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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE ABORTION from Page 1 TheTHURSDAY | OCTOBER 13,Baylor 2011 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com NEWS Page 4 SPORTS Page 10 A&E Page 6 Pricey peanuts Where we go from here A man of many talents A tough season that led to a After A&M’s move to the SEC and George Clooney delivers in his fourth peanut shortage has consumers TCU officially joining the Big 12, the film as director and star keeps audiences paying more for the popular food Bears have much to look forward to entertained with numerous plot twists Vol. 112 No. 26 © 2011, Baylor University In Print >> Not so bad “Breaking Bad” ends its Baylor, A&M face final ‘Battle’ fourth and possibly best season Sunday with an By Tyler Alley Texas A&M sits one spot lower episode expected to prove Sports Editor at No. 21 in the AP poll, a rank- why it’s still the No. 1 show ing that may portray how equally- After conference exits, un- on television. matched the two teams are. signed waivers, a maroon bill- The offenses are also closely Page 7 board on I-35 and a whole lot of ranked; Baylor ranks third na- trash talk between the students, tionally in yards per game and >> Hole in one the game is almost here. fourth in points scored, while At 11 a.m. Saturday at Kyle Texas A&M ranks 12th in yards The women’s golf team Field, Baylor football will finally and 18th in points. captured its second straight face off against the Texas A&M A big part of the Aggies’ of- title, proving the No. 21 Aggies in the 108th “Battle of the fense is the rushing game, with spot is well deserved. Brazos,” marking the final chapter running backs Christina Michael Page 11 in the longtime rivalry. and Cyrus Gray. “You’re going to have big “They’ve been threats every games that mean a lot on the field time they’ve stepped on the foot- >> Making a difference but mean a whole lot off the field ball field,” head coach Art Briles Baylor graduates are as well,” senior linebacker Elliot said. “[They’re] extremely fast, bridging the education gap Coffey said. “So I think that the good moves, good vision and with Teach For America, fact that that’s here and we have good balance. That’s why they’re which places teachers in the chance to play. Man, A&M a potent running attack. Those high-risk schools week you’re ready to go from day guys are almost mirror images of one. You’re ready to just get it.” each other. When you add [Ryan] Page 3 The Bears come into this game Tannehill to the mix, then it really ranked 20th in the AP poll, the makes you play assignment foot- MAKENZIE MASON | LARIAT FILE PHOTO highest ranking for any Texas col- On the Web Jay Finley, former Baylor running back, protects the ball while being tackled by Texas A&M defenders Nov. 13, legiate football team. SEE BATTLE, page 12 2010. A&M will play Baylor on Saturday for their final Big 12 game. A&M officially joined the SEC in September. Coming together, bridging the hunger gap By Ashley Yeaman Texas Hunger Initiative, the state address hunger. We’ve already Reporter is fifth in the nation for child food got resources allocated right now insecurity. in Texas to ensure access to three AUSTIN— Government, non- Todd Staples, Texas commis- healthy meals a day, seven days a profit and corporate leaders came sioner of agriculture, said that w e e k .” together to celebrate the state- these high numbers can be re- Bill Ludwig, the USDA Food Photo of the day wide launch of the Texas No Kid duced. and Nutrition Service Southwest From Zumba to opera on Hungry campaign Wednesday at “We have a situation where regional administrator, said there campus, the Lariat had Capitol Hill in Austin. too many Texas children are go- is no reason any child should go many photos to choose Also in attendance were more ing hungry,” Staples said. “Texas to bed hungry. from but could only pick than 100 school children from is a leader in many things. Child “We have 15 national nutrition Austin, Waco and Connally Inde- hunger should not be one of them. programs that are designed to end one photo of the day. pendent School Districts. And we have resources in Texas to hunger, not only in Texas, but also See it now on The No Kid Hungry campaign help bridge the gap and to build a across the United States,” Ludwig baylorlariat.com unites the Texas Hunger Initia- better future for all children.” said. tive of the Baylor School of Social Jeremy Everett, director of Ludwig said a national per- Viewpoints Work with Share Our Strength, a the Texas Hunger Initiative, said spective will help to utilize these national nonprofit organization, the resources that are available programs. ASHLEY YEAMAN | LARIAT REPORTER “As tuition becomes to end childhood hunger in Texas can provide all children access to “We need an organization like Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples addresses children by 2015. food. Share Our Strength because they from Austin, Connally and Waco Independent School District Wednesday a more and more Texas has been ranked the “Five and a half million people bring knowledge about hunger at the No Kid Hungry campaign launch in Austin. second-hungriest state in the na- are considered food insecure in issues across the United States,” difficult issue tion, and one in four children Texas, which means they don’t Ludwig said. “They bring experi- and boots on the ground to end Share Our Strength and Texas for students and go without food, according to a know where their meal is coming ence. They have an understanding hunger, and they’re here to help Hunger Initiative unites not only report by the U.S. Department from,” Everett said. “[But] there’s of hunger, but more than any- us end hunger in Texas.” their families to of Agriculture. According to the actually a number of sources to thing else, they bring resources The partnership between SEE HUNGER, page 12 address, it is great to see the university acknowledging BU law students ranked that fact and creating one more alternative for nation’s most competitive students who By Jade Mardirosian Swenson said students polled program at Baylor Law School. It Staff Writer at other law schools might be de- is a very demanding process and deserve the Baylor scribing a type of cutthroat envi- there are challenges at every step,” experience but The Princeton Review has ronment among students, where Swenson said. “We work our stu- ranked students at the Baylor Law students at Baylor are describing dents hard every year. When they might struggle with School as the most competitive in the type of competition they face compare notes to people they its 2012 edition of the “Best 167 in courses. knew as undergraduates, they feel its cost.” Law Schools.” “People will take a different they are being worked harder, but Page 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS According to the Princeton An anti-abortion activist shows a plastic doll depicting a fetus during a meaning from the ranking,” Sw- they feel like they are learning protest Sept. 26 against Mexico’s Supreme Court in Mexico City. The Review, rankings were tallied enson said. “There may be some m ore .” Bear Briefs Supreme Court began discussions this week to consider whether state based on surveys from 18,000 stu- that wrongly think that our stu- Becky Beck-Chollett, assis- governments can legislate on abortion. Abortion in Mexico City has been dents at the 167 law schools. On dents are in a cutthroat competi- tant dean of admissions, said the The place to go to know legal before the fourth month of pregnancy, since 2009. average, 107 students were polled tion mode. I think our students admissions process in itself is dif- at each school. the places to go are heavily invested in compet- ficult. The ranking for most com- ing in that that is a skill they are “Gaining admittance is very Going mad petitive students was based on learning for their future as a prac- competitive,” Beck-Chollett said. The Baylor men’s Abortion foes push student answers to survey ques- ticing attorney.” “We are always striving to enroll basketball team will tions on the number of hours Swenson explained that with a diverse and well-rounded enter- they study outside of class each a large number of polls available ing class and a high-credentialed tip-off the 2011-12 fetal heartbeat bills day, the number of hours they that rank law schools on a num- c l a s s .” season with ‘Moonlight think their fellow students study ber of aspects, not too much em- Beck-Chollett said Baylor re- Madness’. The one-hour by Ann Sanner is part of the coalition, said the outside of class each day, the de- phasis should be put on Baylor ceived more than 3,100 applica- formal program features and Julie Carr Smyth 50-state push was not a response gree of competitiveness among students being named most com- tions for the fall of 2011. a 3-point and dunk Associated Press to a bill moving through the Ohio students at their school and the petitive. Of those applicants, 500 were contest and a 20-minute Legislature that would outlaw the average number of hours they “It is dangerous to attach too accepted and the entering class A nationwide coalition of anti- intrasquad scrimmage.