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STAY CONNECTED >> Lariat TV News Online: UMatter hosts King’s Feast over Thanksgiving Baylor Coaching changes at BU: pg. 6 LariatWE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE DECEMBER 1, 2016 THURSDAY BAYLORLARIAT.COM SWAT team negotiates with man barricaded in shed GAVIN PUGH Digital Managing Editor 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. Deadline for course evaluations draws near MCKENNA MIDDLETON the effectiveness of the instructor and Null said. “In addition, course The survey allows students to not have a chance to share,” Null Page One Editor the course itself. evaluations are used as one of many respond to statements on a scale said. “The university is very proud of Dr. Wesley Null, vice provost for factors, including peer evaluations, from “Strongly Agree” to “Strongly the high-quality instruction that we At the end of every semester, undergraduate education, oversees that are taken into consideration as Disagree” and to open-ended offer and that course evaluations are Baylor students receive an email the administration of the course faculty are evaluated each year.” questions by writing in an answer. an important feedback mechanism urging them to complete course evaluations. Course evaluations offer students “Course evaluations are a key that demonstrates to students that evaluations. An evaluation for a “Course evaluation feedback is the opportunity to anonymously opportunity for students to provide their feedback matters.” single course takes about five minutes used by instructors as they consider provide feedback about the classes feedback to their instructors, to complete and asks questions about making revisions to their courses,” they have completed that semester. feedback that they otherwise might DEADLINE >> Page 3 >>WHAT’S INSIDE Church reaches community through tutoring opinion MEGAN MCCASLAND work. Contributor Jamie Hipp, the Go pastor, Torture isn’t OK: the or missions pastor, said WiN is a U.S. should re-evaluate To get all the wiggles out, 40 great opportunity that lead pastor its interrogation first- through fifth-graders, chatting John Durham began three years techniques. pg. 2 excitedly with the volunteers who ago when he came to the church. picked them up, walk two blocks “It’s holistic in the sense of every day after school from Dean providing for a number of areas for Highland Elementary School to those kids,” Hipp said, “but at the arts & life Highland Baptist Church. Once same time, it’s a time for us to be there, they play on the playground, able to care for them and love on Kappa Omega Tao have snacks, go through a rotation them as they’re from a variety of supports charities between a Bible story, play different backgrounds.” through Christmas on games, receive tutoring and finish Callie Anderson, a volunteer Fifth Street. pg. 5 homework. at WiN since September, said she This program is called WiN, loves being able to show Christ’s which stands for “Wisdom and love to the children. iNstruction from the Lord,” and is “Laying the foundation of faith sports a mentoring and tutoring program early in these kids can absolutely change the trajectory of their Waco announces its that happens every Monday lives,” Anderson said. minor league baseball through Friday after school for Liesje Powers | Photo Editor three hours in between when the Another part of the WiN team’s name. pg. 6 HIT THE BOOKS Highland Baptist Church, through its WiN program, which students get released from school stands for “Wisdom and iNstruction from the Lord,” partners with students and when their parents get off from CHURCH >> Page 4 from Dean Highland Elementary School for after-school tutoring. Vol. 117 No. 48 © 2016 Baylor University Thursday, December 1, 2016 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] 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.

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