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After several hours of negotiations, a man who barricaded himself inside his shed in the 200 block of Garden Drive peacefully surrendered Wednesday evening and is in police custody. He was in the shed from 2 to 6:45 p.m. Photo Courtesy of Melissa Copp Robert Elmer Evans has been booked in BUILDING COMMUNITY Money raised from the Giving Trees Festival, a Christmas tree decorating competition, will support the Copp McLennan County Jail and is facing charges family, pictured above. for a parole violation. Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton, spokesman for the Waco Police Department, said it was unclear whether or not Evans had a weapon with him. The Waco Police Department was doing a follow-up with a separate theft incident when Giving Trees Festival they spotted Evans, who had two warrants out for his arrest, Swanton said. A SWAT team was Christmas tree decorating contest, dispatched after the suspect entered the shed. Evans, in his 50s, has a record of firearms fundraiser to benefit local family offenses and is named in a burglary of habitation warrant and parole warrant, Swanton said. He is also a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, MEGAN RULE Central Texas Independent Living, which is defined by the FBI as a violent, white Staff Writer a Central Texas nonprofit, they were supremacist gang, Swanton said. able to make the event happen. The “Our negotiators had been communicating event will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Christmas tree decorating will take with him for the past several hours,” Swanton Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday on a whole new meaning with The said. “Obviously he did not want to go to jail. in the Ranger Room in the Waco Giving Trees Festival on Saturday and That was his main concern. We walked him Convention Center where people Sunday, a new fundraising event that through that, and I think he understood that we can view and purchase the donated will help differently-abled individuals were limited on our options with him.” and families in the Central Texas area decorated trees. live more independently through home “The Copp boys have never been modification. This year’s fundraiser able to access all of their home for SWAT >> Page 4 will benefit the Copp family. their own use,” Copp said in an email Melissa Copp, event coordinator to the Lariat. “Consultants have come ONLINE EXTRAS and mother of two boys who will inside our home just to tell us it’s too benefit from this event, said she is much to remodel to make accessible. working with Heart of Central Texas For the last two years, we have been Independent Living on The Giving actively searching for an accessible Watch Lariat TV News Trees Festival. She said the fundraiser home to continue to raise the boys in.” on-site coverage at: came from the need to build her sons Calan and Lawson Copp were Liesje Powers | Photo Editor a fully wheelchair-accessible home. MERRY AND BRIGHT Christmas trees like this will baylorlariat.com Through partnering with Heart of TREES >> Page 4 be decorated for the contest.

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COLUMN EDITORIAL Reach out to Rise above and stop torture those in need Plato wrote “To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; BRADI MURPHY and when a man is compelled to Arts & Life Editor choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might Throughout the have the less.” year, many look The argument of innate human forward to the evil stretches back to the early Christmas season. days of the Greek and Roman It is a holiday that renaissance. How can humans brings smiles and have the power to be so good and laughs as families still commit atrocities against their gather around fellow men? Is it in our nature, luxurious trees or are we taught to behave that and outstanding way? Can we change? All of these meals. Christmas questions circle in our heads when is a cherished holiday with extravagant we watch the news and hear of lights, luminous decorations and bombings, mass shootings and war magnificent gifts. However, during this crimes such as torture. Torture, season, individuals should take a step above all, incites questions of back and remember what Christmas is human morality — how can a actually meant for. human physically, mentally and Christmas is a time for giving to emotionally abuse another person family and friends, but more importantly, for their personal gain? America Christmas is about giving to others who has always labeled itself as the may not have as much as you. There “good guys,” but up until recently, Joshua Kim | Cartoonist are many families who are not able to we did not prove that to be true. celebrate Christmas due to financial The use of torture or “enhanced limitations. Some parents may struggle interrogation techniques” in rationalized: The people being in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) enemy.’ But I tell you, love your to buy one gift for their children or even the United States military is an interrogated are possible terrorists, prison. The story, titled “Where enemies and pray for those who display a tree in their living room. example of just how hypocritical bad people who have tried to kill even nightmares are classified: persecute you, that you may be There are many organizations that we can be in our treatment of other American citizens. Since 9/11, we Psychiatric care at Guantanamo children of your Father in heaven. allow people to give to less fortunate humans. have been on the defensive against Bay,” is a case study in the effects He causes his sun to rise on the evil families by donating gifts or helping In 2014, a United States Senate Islamic extremists and other of intense torture tactics. Navy Lt. and the good, and sends rain on wrap presents. report on CIA interrogations swept faceless monsters who threaten Comdr. Shay Rosencrans tells of the righteous and the unrighteous. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve hosts the country, shocking Americans our safety. From our warm, the untrustworthy, beaten down, If you love those who love you, the Toys for Tots Program, a foundation with the number of grisly acts comfortable homes, it is easy to broken patients, who suffered from what reward will you get? Are not that donates toys, books and other gifts committed at CIA blacksites and generalize, stereotype, and sweep hallucinations, nightmares, severe even the tax collectors doing that? to less fortunate families. prisons under U.S. control. For these dark, depressing topics into a anxiety and many other Post And if you greet only your own Toys for Tots began in 1995 and most of us, it is impossible to corner for a later day. Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) people, what are you doing more today has distributed over 512 million imagine being subject to any of The truth is, most Americans symptoms. than others? Do not even pagans toys to over 237 million children. Their these techniques — our view of will never experience what it is like It’s a novel concept, isn’t do that?” mission is to collect new, unwrapped torture is usually revolve around to be in a torture victim’s shoes. it — That a so-called “enemy While not everyone in America toys during October, November and waterboarding or people being We are blessed to live in a place combatant” could experience the subscribes to Christian values, December each year and distribute those beaten senseless. This may seem where we hold inalienable rights, same symptoms that American there is a lesson to be learned from toys as Christmas gifts to children in the extreme, but the reality is much and there is nothing wrong with heroes wounded in battle this passage — to be the “good community in which the campaign is worse — rectal rehydration, being that. What is wrong is forgetting experience? When you strip guys” we must extend grace and conducted, their website said. squeezed into tiny boxes filled about the humanity of the other away the titles, the hatred and the mercy to those who may not do In high school, my Spanish teacher with all sorts of crawly creatures, side — the fact that these people, misunderstandings between sides, the same for us. Rise above, and hosted a Toys for Tots drive at our being stripped of all clothing and whether they have done bad things each torture victim is human. They prove that Plato was right when he school during December. She bribed tied into an unnatural position for or not, have families, have homes, hurt, they mourn, they even feel said that to choose evil is not in our her students to donate by offering extra days on end — the list goes on and have a bed that they dream of joy. Whether a person is fighting nature. Though the lesser of two credit points for every 10 toys students on. Only recently have stories such going back to. They are people, for us or against us, they are still evils may be leaving us vulnerable brought in. Knowing I could help my as the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” just like us, and they experience a person: As a society that holds to extremist attacks, our moral grade just by buying a few toys. I started revealed what happens behind the a level of emotional, physical and so dearly to inalienable rights and and spiritual health will crumble out by bringing in 10 toys but then was scenes, where prisoners have been psychological pain that most could self-evident truths, how can we under the weight of the greater. hooked. I loved the cause so much that I deprived of humanity, brought never dream of. The New York validate depriving another human Torture is inhumane, and unless went back and bought to more toys. to the brink of death and back Times recently wrote a piece about a of these same rights and truths? we want to lose the humanity we No matter the size or price, donating again, all for the personal gain of retired Navy psychologist assigned Matthew 5:43-47 says, “You strip prisoners of, we need to set could bring big smiles to children as American forces. to examine and treat prisoners have heard that it was said, ‘Love a precedent of intolerance for they wake up Christmas morning and To some, this can be incarcerated for war crimes your neighbor and hate your abusive interrogation techniques. see a present of their own under the tree. I also volunteer at Operation Blue Santa, a nonprofit organization put on by the Austin Police Department. Operation Blue Santa provides families COLUMN with a holiday meal and toys for each child in their household. The nonprofit began in 1972 and this year will serve We’re all just walking each other home over 5,000 families, according to their website. KARYN SIMPSON ourselves. We idolize the “self-made man,” and be found in unity as much as in independence. Through volunteering with them, Copy Desk Chief we’ve turned life into a competition of who We live in a world in turmoil. Monday, a man I have been involved in sorting out needs the least help — in classes, at work, in on an Ohio campus drove his truck into a group donated gifts into age categories, relationships. We look down on those who are of students then ran among them, stabbing 11. wrapping the toys and packaging the We live in a society that handed opportunities and ostracize those who Tuesday, the New York Times reported that ISIS toys with a meal in the warehouse. places an incredibly high seek extra assistance. has dug another mass grave in Iraq, and even While I am not able to see the value on personal ability. A few weeks ago, one of my closest friends as I write this, the police scanner that sits on direct impact that my donating and We are taught from a young shared with me a quote by author and spiritual the desk beside mine screams news of a girl volunteering will bring families, I enjoy age to be independent, to leader Ram Dass that read, “We are all just being held hostage. 2016 has been compared knowing that I am making an impact in control the controllables, to walking each other home.” As someone who is to a dumpster fire where violence, chaos and someone else’s holiday. format our lives so that we fiercely independent myself, I haven’t been able destruction has become commonplace, and in During Christmastime, it is easy to only truly rely on ourselves. to stop thinking about the idea behind these few this time of extreme, global turmoil, it is more forget that there are families who don’t Especially as college short words. important than ever to band together, to unite have decorations or nice meals to gather students, working anxiously We are all just walking each other home. and lean on one another for support, because around on Christmas day. to prepare ourselves for life Amid national and global turmoil, amid we truly have no idea what will come with the Volunteering and donating has made post-graduation, we strive to become survivors, elections, amid competitions for grades, for jobs, next sunrise. me appreciate all I receive at Christmas. men and women who can succeed of our own for approval, this quote serves as a reminder We live in a society that values independence Imagining a little boy's face as he opens volition because placing our fate in someone that we are all walking the same path. We are more highly than almost any other ideological his new truck or race car and the parents' else’s hands is a risk. traveling through life together, experiencing the tenet, but we’ve lost sight of the strength looks of relief that they were able to give This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. same events from myriad perspectives, facing and comfort found in togetherness, in their child a present makes me want to Independence gives us the ability to test our decisions that affect more than simply our own sharing suffering, pain and the burden of life. continue giving. own limits, to learn how capable we truly are. lives. Independence does not have to mean isolation. When volunteering or donating, be But it’s easy to forget that there is also value in Given the opportunity, I have always chosen After all, at the end of the day, we’re all just sure to research the charity, as there are community, in standing together, in leaning on to stand on my own two feet rather than rely on walking each other home. some that do not give all of the proceeds others for support and giving yours in return. others for help, and this isn’t necessarily a bad Karyn Simpson is a senior environmental to the recipients. At some point, we’ve begun to societally thing, but leaning on others does not make you studies and journalism major from Fair Oak Bradi Murphy is a sophomore equate independence with isolation, strength weak – it makes you human, and strength can Ranch. journalism major from Austin. with the ability to need no one outside of

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Elections officials in all three states have expressed confidence in the results. Michigan’s recount could start as early as Friday, though on Campus? a challenge to the recount by Hang out with friends and get connected Trump may delay it. “We simply won’t know at these fun and free* events if there was hacking or interference in this election unless we look at the votes — every vote systematically, impartially and by hand,” Jessica Clarke, a lawyer for the Stein campaign, said during a Thursday, Dec. 1 | Christmas at the Mayborn news conference outside of the 4:30 p.m. Enjoy Christmas cookies, a nativity themed photo-op, a visit from Santa, make your Michigan Bureau of Elections. own holiday decorations and more at the Mayborn Museum Complex. 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KALYN STORY holiday season at the museum,” Staff Writer said Rebecca Nall, assistant director of communication at the The Mayborn Museum will Mayborn Museum. “We want host Christmas at the Mayborn as many families and people to from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. come by.” The event will bring together Activities and events staff, students and community are included in the price of members in a special Christmas- admission. Admission is free to themed event at the Mayborn museum members and Baylor Museum Complex. The event students. will feature holiday-themed Nall said the museum hosts activities. a Christmas event every year to Activities will include a visit bring in the holiday season and from Santa, a special model celebrate with the community. train display from the Central “We would love for as many Texas Area Model Railroaders, Baylor students to stop by and Timothy Hong | Lariat Photographer a nativity-themed photo-op enjoy the museum,” Nall said. and holiday decoration crafting “It is free for Baylor students and STRESS LESS The Woodlands junior Alli Miller throws paint on a canvas Wednesday afternoon on Fountain Mall to station. There will be Christmas it’s a great opportunity for them relieve stress. The event was hosted by Active Minds, a club that has partnered with the Baylor Counseling Center to cookies and refreshments as well. to come by while they’re out for fight stigmas about mental health. “It is a big kickoff party for the Christmas on Fifth.”

CHURCH from Page 1 program that can help the children bit,” Humphrey said. “Honestly, a that the church sits in is “the poorest ministry, one of the ways that they Humphrey said. “To go to school is through the program’s use of the lot of the reasons why they’re in [the neighborhood in McLennan County.” get new volunteers is through the new they have to wear uniforms, so [the third-, fourth- and fifth-graders as program] is because sometimes they “I think that WiN was kind of the member class,” Humphrey said. money] pays for their uniforms, and tribe leaders for the younger kids. come from families that don’t have a first move to build some trust in the Other ways to recruit volunteers it also helps with school supplies and There are six groups, or “tribes,” of lot of structure and don’t have a lot of community,” Humphrey said. “To be include advertisements during the any of the WiN fees [for snacks and first- through fifth-graders, and the positive leadership opportunities for able to reach into the neighborhood main service on Sundays, links on the games].” tribe leaders are in charge of making them to see or engage in themselves. and to open up our doors and go into website and Wauson herself going Humphrey said he would like the sure the younger kids in their group It’s an opportunity for them to the school and those things… we’re to different Adult Bible Fellowship college ministry to possibly sponsor a are doing what they’re supposed to. lead and grow as young, little, tiny just scratching the surface.” and Connection Group classes and second child next year, along with the Audrey Wauson, the director of WiN, leaders.” One thing church leadership talking about the program. child they are currently championing. said this was a way to keep the older LaGrange, Ky., sophomore Heidi encourages church members, regular “Once you’re interested, typically “I and the college students kids participating in the program Keck, a regular attendee at Highland attendees and college students to you’ll end up talking to [Wauson] sponsor a girl in the first or second while teaching them important Baptist Church, said she thinks think about is volunteering with the and then you do the background grade,” Humphrey said. “We raised leadership skills. the WiN program is great for the WiN program. check and go through all those kinds the money to sponsor her, prayed for “The program is free to [the community and hopes it will continue “If you want to volunteer, there’s of hoops, and then you’re assigned,” her, and we get updates from time to third- through fifth-graders] as to develop and grow. a variety of ways,” Humphrey said. Humphrey said. time about her and her family and long as they participate as a leader, “What the WiN program is The first way is by volunteering at People typically sign up to things like that.” which means that they have to clean doing is providing something that the program itself. volunteer with the program for one The WiN program, Anderson said, up, keep an eye on the little kids, every family wants, which is more When WiN first started, it had day out of the week, due to the time was a way for the church to tell the help with the tutoring and take on opportunities for their kids to get 20 children with a lot of volunteers of day and time commitment required children and their families that “we all the responsibilities of a regular interaction and engagement,” Keck because the strong involvement when of it. hear you, we listen, we love you and volunteer,” Wauson said. “They’re said. “The fact that Highland is something is new dies down after “As with any program, it is the we’re going to be here for you.” not old enough to be in charge, but ... willing to provide a safe place for it has been around for a few years, volunteers that make the program “It’s been so great to see the church they do everything that they can do so kids to go during those couple of Wauson said. work well,” Wauson said. body at Highland give back to these that the volunteers can supervise and hours is something that’s good for the Now, the program has 40 kids, but The second way to become kids [through championing a child] do the things that grown-ups know.” parents and the community to hear. It there are not enough volunteers to involved with the program is by because they see the impact that this Drew Humphrey, the college builds trust between the families and meet the desired number of one adult becoming a WiN Champion. A WiN [program] can have,” Anderson said. pastor at Highland Baptist Church, the church.” to every two or three students, which Champion is someone who sponsors For more information about said putting the older kids into a Before the WiN program was was a goal primarily for the tutoring one of the students in the program by the program or how to become a position of leadership was beneficial launched, the relationship between section of the program. Wauson said providing funds to take care of things volunteer or a WiN Champion, go because the older kids know what to Highland Baptist Church and the she only has two or three volunteers that the child needs. Each student to WiN’s webpage on the church’s expect within the program. neighborhood was virtually non- on Wednesdays and Thursdays requires roughly $270 each school website or contact go@highlandbc. “It’s also a great way for them to existent, and where it did exist, it was as opposed to six volunteers on year to attend WiN. org. have some ownership and leadership, not on the best terms. Humphrey said, Mondays and Fridays. “That helps pay for a lot of things and it helps them to grow up a little as of a year ago, the neighborhood “Since it’s an official Highland that aren’t even related to WiN,”

SWAT TREES from Page 1 from Page 1 born with a very rare family is in,” Copp said. “We the price is set in stone, in the other in the name of our Hey Sugar! Candy Store, mitochondrial condition that have met with numerous contest. Trees that haven’t Lord,” said Julie Melton, Barefoot Campus Outfitters went undiagnosed for six builders and have seen been sold will be auctioned owner and director of Hope and Mary Kay will decorate Ray Arias, a resident of the and a half years, Copp said. dozens and dozens of homes off after judging on Sunday. and Believe Therapy, a custom trees. A full list of neighborhood, said his house Their condition requires until we found the one they The event features guest champion sponsor of the categories, tree decorators was robbed two nights before. them to use wheelchairs and could call home. The home judges Senator Brian event. “Just spreading the and sponsors can be found He said Christmas presents walkers all the time due to met all the criteria for us to Birdwell and Christi Proctor message of love and of Jesus on the event’s website. were stolen from his trailer. It spastic and low muscle tone make accessible. However, from TLC’s Trading Spaces. is exciting, and it’s a great “This year, we decided is unclear who the thief was; in their legs. Cops said there we need help raising the According to the event season to do that. It’s all to be a sponsor. We are however, Evans is a current is no cure or prognosis, and funds to make it the dream website, funds raised will about giving and showing not decorating a tree; we suspect for theft in the area, the boys require physical, home our boys need to live help aid in the purchase of love.” just contributed a financial according to Swanton. occupational and speech in.” roll-under bathroom sinks, Admission is a $5 donation to be a sponsor. The “Our investigation will therapy as well as adaptive The event website a roll-under kitchen island, donation at the door both Copp family is a family we continue. We are working a equipment. describes the event as a an accessible shower and Saturday and Sunday. Some knew, so we wanted to honor follow-up originally here. That “Imagine your children “wonderland of inspiring integrated ramps at the front of the categories the trees them,” Melton said. “We just individual is, at this point, a never being able to access and creative Christmas and back doors of the home. will compete for include feel really blessed to be in person of interest,” Swanton their own backyard, wash trees.” Local businesses, “I think just the Most Valuable Tree (a.k.a. a position to give. With any said. “He was considered their hands in their bathroom churches, organizations and opportunity to bring people the tree that raises the business there are ups and armed and dangerous ... or bake cookies in the individuals have submitted together and to celebrate most money), Best Use of downs, and for us to be in a but again, it was a peaceful kitchen with their mom. trees to support the event a lot of wonderful lives is Lighting, Most Colorful position to help support this resolution based on his That is the heartbreaking and to be judged and sold at important because we’re all Tree and Most Surprising event is a blessing, and we’re decision to come out of the and unbearable situation our a buy-now price, meaning here to love and serve each Tree. Companies such as very honored.” home.”

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4:30 p.m. — Christmas at the Mayborn. Baylor students and museum members can enjoy free Christmas cookies, a nativity-themed photo-op, a visit from Santa and the ability to make their own holiday decorations and more. Mayborn Museum Complex. Free

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6 p.m. — Christmas on Fifth Trey Honeycutt | Lariat File Photo Street. Enjoy a variety of LIGHT IT UP Fraternity Kappa Omega Tau holds its annual Christmas tree lighting during Baylor’s Christmas on Fifth Street on Dec. 3, activities such as a petting 2015. Christmas on Fifth will begin at 5:30 p.m. today at the Burleson Quadrangle and throughout the Bill Daniel Student Center. zoo, pictures with Santa and a Christmas tree lighting. Burleson Quadrangle and Kappa Omega Tau gives back with Christmas on Fifth the Christmas Marketplace on the third floor of the Bill BEN WOOLLEY event is a lot of work, especially charities, The Last Well and The charities. T-shirts will be $15. The Daniel Student Center. More Reporter considering it only lasts three Jubilee Food Market. Comfort Colored T-shirts will be information available at baylor. hours. We are named chairs in The goal of The Last Well is $15 and will be sold near the tree edu/christmason5th Christmas lights have returned April and have dozens of meetings to make clean water available and at the concert in Waco Hall to Burleson Quad as Christmas on and hundreds of calls before we to every person in Liberia. The during Christmas on Fifth. Fifth Street will finally commence actually even see the tree,” said charity is partnered with several “I love that this event brings the at 5:30 p.m. tonight. Among all Austin junior Joey Phillips, a KOT organizations both in Africa and entire Baylor community together,” of the events, Kappa Omega Tau Christmas tree lighting chair. “As in the United States to maximize said Nashville, Tenn. junior Corey >> Friday will hold its annual Christmas hard as it is, it’s a great feeling their reach. Fawcett, who is a KOT member. tree lighting, which is one of knowing we have an opportunity Every $3,000 donated produces “To see so many people gather to the longest-lasting Christmas to help so many people through a another well and another celebrate the season and the birth 5 p.m. — Waco Wonderland, traditions on campus. simple event.” community with access to clean of Jesus Christ is a really special “Nothing gets me more ‘lit’ for drinking water. KOT has a $30,000 thing and is something that only a month-long celebration of Christmas than the tree lighting goal for this organization. happens at a place like Baylor.” food, fun and cheer. Events will and Christmas on 5th,” Woodlands “To see so many people The Jubilee Food Market is part The tree lighting will begin include various performances, sophomore Connor Weaverling of Mission Waco and is a nonprofit at 8:15 p.m. at the Burleson carnival rides, a petting zoo, gather to celebrate the serving an underprivileged area Quadrangle. There will be a said. fireworks and a tree lighting. In its 51st year, the KOT season and the birth of that was without a grocery store concert to follow featuring Texas Christmas tree lighting will have a Jesus Christ is a really within walking distance. These country artists Cory Morrow and Heritage Square. Event is free, 34-and-a-half foot tree decorated people eat mostly food from gas Prophets and Outlaws beginning but certain attractions are $5. top to bottom in lights and special thing.” stations, which is detrimental at 9 p.m. and ending at 11:15 p.m. ornaments. to their health and overall well- in Waco Hall. 6:30 p.m. — Dr Pepper The tree was reserved in June Corey Fawcett | Kappa Omega being. The project has already Tickets for the concert can be as the second largest tree on the Tau member received almost two-thirds of their bought at the Bill Daniel Student Christmas. Tour the museum farm by KOT member Price Peters. $450,000 dollar goal. Building ticket office, at Waco decorated for the Christmas The tree came in on a three-day Proceeds from T-shirts and Hall during the event or online at season. Dr Pepper Museum & shipment from Maryland. This year, all the proceeds from tickets sales from Christmas on baylor.edu/tickets. Tickets to the Free Enterprise Institute “The preparation for this the event will be donated to two Fifth will go directly to the two concert are free for students.

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In a 247 sports article from Monday, Travis Haney reported that Baylor was moving on Who does from its negotiations with Morris due to several complications. The first of which was a possible link between Morris and Texas A&M, if the Aggies were to fire Kevin Sumlin after dropping Baylor four of their last five games following a 6-0 start. The second was concerning the asking price for Morris, considering the offensive performance Navy displayed against the Mustangs on hire next? Saturday. The sports division of the Dallas Morning NATHAN KEIL News, Sportsday, reports that Morris countered Sports Writer an offer made to him by Baylor with a five-year, $24.5 million offer, which Baylor rejected. It With football’s regular season reaching its also reports that the source said that if Morris conclusion on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va., declined the offer, then Baylor officials would one question is burning in everyone’s mind: deny any claims that an offer was made. Who will be the next head football coach at With Morris’ name out of the mix for now, a Baylor? new name has emerged as the focus of Baylor’s Acting head coach Jim Grobe reiterated at search: University of California head coach his weekly press conference on Monday that he Sonny Dykes. The Golden Bears are coming will not be the head coach of Baylor football in off of a disappointing 5-7 season, and after four 2017. seasons at Cal, Dykes is 19-30. “I told the players and coaches when I came Dykes has ties to Texas, being the son of that I was just here to help. I didn’t come to former Texas Tech head coach Spike Dykes. He restart a career. I really just wanted to help these also runs a high-speed, up-tempo offense that guys get through a season,” Grobe said. “Mack could translate well to Baylor and the offensive [Rhoades] was very concerned as the season system that is in place for the Bears. was progressing that we were playing well, that Mark Schlabach of ESPN also reports that I understood that he was considering me. I former San Francisco 49ers coach and former wanted him to know early on that it has nothing Baylor linebacker Mike Singletary and Arkansas to do with anything that has happened over the State’s Blake Anderson are potential other Associated Press past five games that I was not a candidate, that candidates. Haney reports that North Carolina’s I was here to help for a season and then I would BAYLOR BOUND Southern Methodist University head coach Chad Morris (left) and University Larry Fedora and Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre be out of here, and that he needed to start his of California head coach Sonny Dykes (right) are being discussed as Baylor’s next football head could also be targets for Baylor as well. search and be focused to find the next best guy coach. There is no timetable for Rhoades in bringing for Baylor.” in the next head coach at Baylor. However, The search for Baylor’s next head football interested in Southern Methodist University’s of Texas to replace Charlie Strong, and on with a bowl game looming and an important coach has been well under way since before head coach Chad Morris and the University of Tuesday, sources close to Morris say that he told recruiting season approaching, the quicker the Grobe’s reiteration on Monday. It had been Houston’s head coach Tom Herman. However, his staff that he would return to the Mustangs decision, the quicker Baylor can get a fresh start previously reported that the Bears were Herman was hired on Saturday at the University next season. and get back to business.

Cowboys on verge Save the date nd of playoff berth February 2 7:00 PM BARRY WILNER sensations Ezekiel Elliott, the Associated Press league’s leading rusher, and quarterback Dak Prescott. If Here’s a measure of just the Vikings can get some sort “Booze gave me permission how good things are going in of penetration through the Big D. One team can clinch best offensive line in football, a playoff berth this weekend: they could have a chance. to do and be whatever I wanted.” the Cowboys. But they must steer clear of Drinking, Dallas visits Minnesota on falling behind against Dallas, tonight. With a victory and something most Cowboys either a loss by Washington opponents haven’t avoided. or a loss/tie by Tampa Bay The Cowboys are ranked gets the Cowboys into the atop the AP Pro32 as they blackouts, postseason parade. go for an 11th straight win Minnesota’s defense since their opening loss to the should provide a decent Giants, who they take on next challenge for rookie week. and seeking power beyond the bottle: A Conversation with Sarah Hepola Thursday, December 1, 2016 The Baylor Lariat Sports 7 Tiger Woods returns to golf

DOUG FERGUSON Associate Press

NASSAU, Bahamas – Everyone is watching, everyone is curious, and Jordan Spieth had the perfect view of Tiger Woods for his return to golf. Spieth was on the 17th green and looked across a narrow pond to the ninth tee at Albany Golf Club where Courtesy of Ventura Sports Group Woods stood over his tee Associated Press BIG LEAGUES The name and logo for BlueCats, Bellmead’s Southwest League of Professional Baseball team, was selected from shot during the Wednesday over 700 different submissions. BlueCats are a nod to the largest species of North American catfish, popular in the Brazos River pro-am. He saw the swing, CHAMP IS BACK Tiger and Lake Waco. but he lost sight of the ball in Woods walks from the the glare of the tropical sun. seventh tee during the “Where did it go?” Spieth Pro-Am at the Hero World Challenge golf tournament said as he tried to gauge on Nov. 30 in Nassau, where the ball might land. Bahamas. “Not in the fairway.” He looked again. Play ball, Waco “Whoa! There it is - him so debilitated at times WAY down there,” he said. that he wondered if he “Damn.” would ever play. Waco minor league team unveils name The shots and the score He tees off at high noon don’t count until Thursday in the Bahamas with Patrick JORDAN SMITH $11 million multi-purpose ballpark teams. SWL president Mark Schuster at the Hero World Challenge Reed, who idolized his golf Sports Writer with a capacity of 2,000 to 4,000 seats. is excited to bring baseball back to the with an 18-man field, small so much as a teenager that This ballpark will have many features Waco area for the first time in more than but strong. Woods is playing he wears black pants and a including artificial turf, a children’s play half a decade. for the first time in 465 days. red shirt on Sunday. For the first time in 60 years, there area and luxury suites. The Ballpark Schuster said he is ecstatic for both will be a professional baseball team The expectations have rarely Reed is but one example at Bellmead will also potentially host the choice that the area has made for the been this varied. The interest of the golf landscape to playing with the city of Waco’s name on a multitude of events, including D-II, name and look of the new team. their jerseys. is as high as ever. which Woods returns, one D-III and junior college baseball, as well “We love the name and the logo,” “He’s the only person ... of seven players in the 18- This new independent league team as professional soccer matches, rugby, Schuster said. “The chosen name met will be called the Waco BlueCats and in the last 30 years in golf man field who were not even concerts, festivals and high school all three criteria for selection, including that any expectation you set, on tour when Woods last will be located in Bellmead. This team football. the name having some tie to the Waco will be a part of the Southwest League of he’ll somehow prove to you won a major at the 2008 U.S. The winner of the naming contest market, the nickname being unique to that he can do better,” Spieth Open. Another is Russell Professional Baseball, which will debut was Waco resident Steve Fischer. With professional baseball team names, and in the spring of 2018. said. “But I think with this, Knox, who said recently, his winning submission of the BlueCats it’s a name that kids will embrace.” I just hope that everyone “My short career will never The city put up a community vote name, he was awarded with lifetime The last time Waco had a baseball on what the name of the minor league gives him time. I hope he be over until I play with season tickets for the BlueCats’ games. team was in 1956 when the Waco Pirates has the time to fall into a Tiger Woods.” ball club would be named. Out of the However, this isn’t his family’s first rodeo played their final game in Waco at Katy 1,800 submissions that were sent in, the rhythm and just get enough It was only three years in selecting professional ball club names. Park which now is home to a parking tournaments where he can ago that Woods won five BlueCats came out the winners. BlueCats Fischer’s grandfather, Houston lot for Magnolia. The ballpark opened field manager Stan Hough was happy to kind of build up that seeing times and was PGA Tour resident Bill Neder, won a contest that its gates on April 6, 1905, and closed the shots under competition, player of the year. That still see the community be involved with the named the Colt .45’s of Houston in 1962 its doors in 1956. A decade later, the team already. under the gun.” wasn’t the dominance he prior to their name change in 1965 to the ballpark was demolished to make way Woods last played on once had over the game, “We’re thrilled to have the community current name Houston Astros. for a parking lot. so engaged in the process of choosing Aug. 23, 2015, when he for he finished in the top 10 “Naming professional baseball teams Fans can begin to purchase official closed with a 70 at the only 53 percent of the time, the name after a 60-year absence of must run in my blood,” Fischer said. BlueCats caps on the team website professional baseball (in Waco),” Hough Wyndham Championship his lowest rate in a dozen This is the first team that has been starting at 9 a.m. Friday at www. to fall out of contention years. said. announced to join the Southwest wacobluecats.com. Fans can also The BlueCats are set to play in The and tie for 10th. Two back “I’m going to try to win League, a brand new independent league purchase season tickets at this time by surgeries followed, leaving this thing,” Woods said. Ballpark at Bellmead, which will be an that will host several mid-sized city calling (254) 709-2995.

Chapecoense soccer club to rebuild after devastating plane crash

MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press

CHAPECO, Brazil – Six players, a handful of support staff and deep sorrow are all that remain of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer club. They will still try to play again. Because they know that’s what their 19 teammates who died when a charter plane ripped into an Andean mountainside would want them to do. “In the memory of those who died and to honor their families, we will rebuild this club from scratch so it is even stronger,” club director and local businessman Cecilio Hans said. “We had material assets and human assets. Now Associated Press we’ve lost nearly all of our human assets.” Other clubs in Brazil’s top league are offering TRAGEDY Rescue workers recover a body to loan players to Chapecoense, with a proposal from the wreckage site of an airplane crash, in that the modest club in deep southern Brazil is La Union, a mountainous area near Medellin, guaranteed to stay in the top division for the Colombia, on Tuesday. next three years. “The club will rebuild, I am sure,” said Walter opponent Atletico Nacional proposed - it would Feldman, secretary general of the Brazilian qualify for next year’s Copa Libertadores, the Football Confederation. “Eight clubs have Champions League of South America which already called me to offer concrete, material begins in February. solidarity. We are studying ways to best help.” Data analyst Victor Hugo, one of the key Monday’s crash occurred as the team was assistants to coach Caio Junior, who died in the on its way to the two-game final of the Copa crash, said very little remains. Sudamericana - the No. 2 tournament on the “We have a couple of doctors, two continent. Only three players survived, and physiotherapists, two locker room staffers, all are recovering at a hospital in Colombia: one nurse, one masseur, one goalie coach and defender Hélio Zampier, commonly known as me,” he said, speaking at Chapecoense’s Arena Neto, defender-midfielder Alan Ruschel and Conda. goalkeeper Jakson Follmann, whose right leg Hugo said the staff members and six players had to be amputated on Tuesday. not selected for the big match in Colombia - Goalkeeper Marcelo Boeck said he and some because of injury, others because of the several players had deals to leave the club new coach’s decision - are trying to cope with the one next year. He said they’re reconsidering. tragedy. “We know this is a different moment, and “That disappointment over not being chosen we are part of it,” he said. “We hope we can help to be there was quickly replaced by that horrible rebuild in the memory of our team.” mixture of grief, and with some relief just to be The rebuilding could start Dec. 11, the date alive,” he said. “That will stick with us forever.” scheduled for the final round of league matches Veteran goalkeeper Nivaldo was not selected in the top Brazilian league. Games have been so he could prepare for his 300th game with the called off this weekend for a period of mourning. club on Sunday against Atletico Mineiro in the Chapecoense’s acting President Ivan Tozzo last game of the Brazilian league season. told reporters on Wednesday the club hopes to “My teammates would want us to play that play that match against Atletico Mineiro using a match,” a teary and emotional Nivaldo said. “I primarily junior team. just don’t know how I could stand a full stadium After that match, there is uncertainty over with people calling the name of the players that Chapecoense’s future. If the team is awarded died. We will have to try, I think. But that is the Copa Sudamericana tittle -like its final going to be hard.” Thursday, December 1, 2016 The Baylor Lariat 8 News The Baylor Roundup Yearbook Capturing student life since 1896 1st in the NATION Associated Collegiate Press National Conference

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