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sex trade on NOBEL from Page 1 I-10 corridor >> Let’s eat By Grace Gaddy from the Immigration and Cus- El Charro Tapatio proves Reporter toms Enforcement and an article restaurants in a small in The Jersey Journal. town can still offer big A 15-year-old girl recounted This case of trafficking- un excitement. her painful story to police. She derage girls is one of many cases Page 4 told them of a man who went by appearing in the United States, “Santana.” The man arranged for said Tomi Grover, director of someone to lure her into his Flor- TraffickStop, an anti-human traf- >> Raising the bar ida residence, where he raped her, ficking education and awareness Baylor soccer beat two recorded images of her unclothed campaign. Grover leads a coali- Big 12 teams this week, and forced her into a life of pros- tion connecting Texas Baptists, continuing the undefeated titution. churches, state conventions and Eric Antwan Bell was arrested season record. other anti-trafficking groups Sept. 1 on counts of producing across the country. child pornography, unlawfully Most recently, organizers Page 5 possessing a firearm, and aiding joined forces to launch an initia- and abetting the sex trafficking of tive known as “10 at 10 for 10.” >> Lecture minors. Bell was accused of sexu- “We hope to unveil for the ally abusing the girls and advertis- The Parchman Endowed tenth of each month to become a ing them for prostitution via vari- focused day of prayer from Jack- Lecture series, consisting ous Internet sites. sonville to Los Angeles along the of four lectures, has Three months after appearing I-10 corridor, because the FBI returned to Truett on Fox’s “America’s Most Want- has named I-10 as the primary Meagan Downing | Lariat Photographer Seminary and will ed,” and following a multi-agency trafficking corridor in the United continue through and federal FBI investigation, Bell States,” Grover said. Thursday. The series was arrested. Authorities traced The initiative debuted at 10 Worship together explores topics and the accounts of sex trafficking a.m. Monday with a conference over several states extending back Nathan Tasker from Australia performs at Kappa Chi Alpha’s Campus Wide Worship on Monday at common questons such as Burleson Quadrangle. to 2008, according to information the role of Christianity in SEE PRAYER, page 6 our culture. Page 3 On the Web Conference simplifies grant funding process

By Robyn Sanders NSF policies and procedures, posals to be accepted. Reporter discipline-specific breakout ses- “To write a successful pro- sions, and new programs and ini- posal is really an art,” Hyde said. Baylor professors and re- tiatives. Dr. Bryan Shaw, assistant pro- searchers planning to apply for NSF representatives and pro- fessor of chemistry and biochem- research funding from the Na- gram officers will be present for istry, said this will be his first Sold out show Associated Press tional Science Foundation will attendees to meet with, ask ques- NSF conference. TCU head coach Gary Patterson runs onto the field with his team before have the opportunity to learn tions and get feedback from. “I expect to learn what this an NCAA college football game against SMU in Fort Worth. Leaders of more about submitting proposals MuteMath’s show Saturday The National Science Foun- funding agency is looking for the Big 12 Conference cleared the way Thursday to add TCU and the at the NSF Regional Grants Con- dation is a federal funding agency in terms of research projects, at Common Grounds was university accepted the conference’s invitation. The move brings in a ference next week. that is responsible for close to 20 research areas, how they have rising program and potentially shores up a league that seemed ready to a hit, with 600 tickets sold The University of Texas at fall apart just a few weeks ago. percent of all federally funded ba- determined to prioritize science and a few people even Austin will host the conference sic research conducted by colleg- funding,” Shaw said. “I also ex- sneaking in to see the on Oct. 17 and 18. es and universities in the United pect to learn some of the rules band play. Dr. Truell Hyde, vice provost States. and nuances of the application See what all the excitement for research, said having the con- About 40,000 proposals are process, which change from ev- was about with a videos of TCU Big 12 move ference in Austin provides a great accepted by the NSF every year, ery few years to every few years.” the performance at opportunity for faculty and staff and of those about 11,000 are Dr. Touradj Solouki, a newly because these conferences are baylorlariat.com funded. hired professor of chemistry and effective early 2012 held only twice a year and are Hyde said because of the ex- biochemistry, was previously typically far from Baylor. tremely exacting standards of the a professor of chemistry at the Viewpoints The conference will feature NSF, it can be difficult for pro- by angela k. brown American Sammy Baugh, who SEE GRANTS, page 6 Associated Press both played in the NFL. More re- presentations on new and current cent alums include New York Jets “Timing aside, TCU accepted an invitation to running back LaDainian Tomlin- Baylor has done a join the Big 12 on Monday night, son and Cincinnati Bengals rook- Americans win Nobel Prize; work seizing an opportunity to be a part ie quarterback Andy Dalton. poor job of making of a conference with natural geo- The Horned Frogs went 13-0 graphic rivals despite the league’s last season and won the Rose Midnight Madness’ recent instability. Bowl. They also went undefeated helps fight global economic crisis The board of trustees unani- in the 2009 regular season, then By geoff mulvihill and presence known on mously approved the move and lost to Boise State in the Fiesta paul wiseman Chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. campus. There are Bowl. Associated Press made the expected announce- “It was a challenge winning the ment in front a packed room of no posters, and all Rose Bowl ... and there’s been a lot Christopher Sims and Thom- more than 200 people. Athletic of people that told us we couldn’t as Sargent have no simple solu- director Chris Del Conte fought the student body do a lot of different things, and so tions to the global economic cri- back tears as he recalled receiving we’re going to take it one step at a sis. But the work that won them has received is four the phone call from the Horned time,” football coach Gary Patter- the Nobel Prize in economics Frogs’ new conference last week son said after the announcement. Monday is guiding central bank- emails from the in which the Big 12 extended an “It’s not going to be easy ... but I ers and policymakers in their invitation to TCU. Baylor marketing do believe that if the Big 12 did search for answers. “This is living proof that not feel like we couldn’t be com- The two Americans, both 68, dreams do come true,” he said. staff about the petitive in the league, then they were honored for their research in The move could provide some wouldn’t have asked us.” the 1970s and ‘80s on the cause- 3-point contest.” much-needed stability for the Big Associated Press Patterson said the financial and-effect relationship between 12, which lost Nebraska (Big Ten) Page 2 benefit of being in the Big 12 and the economy and government Christopher Sims, left, looks on as Thomas Sargent talks about winning and Colorado (Pac-12) over the resuming those rivalries also will policy. the Nobel Prize for economics during a news conference Monday at summer and will lose Texas A&M Princeton University in New Jersey. Their research sheds light on help Fort Worth. Sims is a professor at Princ- to the Southeastern Conference the cause-and-effect relationship between the economy and policy “Are you going to win 10 to 12 eton University. Sargent teaches next year. Missouri is also explor- instruments such as interest rates and government spending. games every year? Probably not,” at New York University and is a ing a move to the SEC. Patterson said. “But the key is ... visiting professor at Princeton. TCU has a strong football analyze how changes in interest solve today’s crises. Rather, their to have a chance to challenge for Among their achievements, background that includes cel- rates and taxes affect growth and achievement has been to create the conference title, always try to the two Nobel laureates — work- ebrated athletes from the 1930s inflation. mathematical models that central get back to bowl games, and that’s ing separately for the most part — including Heisman Trophy Their work doesn’t provide over the years — devised tools to winner Davey O’Brien and All- SEE TCU, page 6 prescriptions for policymakers to SEE NOBEL, page 6

Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2011 * | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Waco needs more unprocessed foods in supermarkets

If you’re vegan, vegetarian, gluten-intolerant or just love or- ganic and natural food, there are not many options to buy foods that fit your diet. Major cities around the coun- try have an array of options for people with special food prefer- ences to shop at, but sadly, Waco is not one of those places. HEB and Wal-Mart don’t offer the best selection for natural, unpro- cessed and nutritious foods that a Whole Foods Market would offer. I’m not vegan, vegetarian or gluten-intolerant, but I am a Molly Dunn | Assistant City Editor Type 1 diabetic and love to eat unprocessed foods in their natu- with dietary restrictions or spe- ral states. Having diabetes has cific dietary requests be able to opened my eyes to a multitude of select from more food options, healthy food options. but those who haven’t tried or- If there are places that sell ganic, unprocessed foods would natural, un-processed foods have the opportunity to discover that promote healthy diets, then a whole new side of healthy eat- there’s no reason these options ing. shouldn’t be more available to Whole Foods would give cus- other major cities. tomers the choice of brands they BU marketing drops ball It’s a shame that the only op- cannot find in your everyday tions to purchase such foods are grocery store. The market evalu- in the small sections of a few ates every product that they sell grocery stores and other small and makes sure that their prod- shops such as Drug Emporium ucts are free of any artificial pre- with upcoming hoops event on Bosque Boulevard. servatives, colors, sweeteners or Our generation has placed flavors, so everything is basically Baylor hasn’t seen anything of the event. advertised as “Time to be an- more value on knowing exactly natural, and they make sure that like the Moonlight Madness It would have made sense, nounced,” it would have given what’s in the food we eat, how it all of their specialty products event happening at the Ferrell Editorial however, to get the word out students additional time to con- is processed and what the nutri- taste good. Center this Friday since 2003. It sooner about the event, even if sider attending Moonlight Mad- tional benefits it has for us, so it There is even a Facebook should be fun for spectators and the exact date wasn’t yet set. ness. seems logical to have one of the page requesting that Whole athletes alike, and it will give the will broadcast from the Ferrell One Baylor basketball play- Of course avid supporters of largest and most successful or- Foods Market comes to Waco. university more national televi- Center. er tweeted on Sept. 25, “We Baylor athletics have no prob- ganic markets establish itself in Obviously, there is a desire to sion exposure. The recording from the Fer- have a midnight madness this lem shuffling around plans to be Waco. have a large organic market and The problem is that you didn’t rell Center won’t be shown on live year...#winning.” Obviously Bay- at the Ferrell Center on Friday. The closest Whole Foods it would definitely do well in hear anything about it until last television, as Midnight Madness lor knew about plans to host a But for casual fans, changing fall Market is in Austin, but no one Waco. With so many Baylor stu- Wednesday. doesn’t start until 8 p.m. CDT on break plans with a week and a wants to do grocery shopping dents that are vegan, vegetarian Since last Wednesday, Bay- Friday, but it will be incorporated “Baylor has done a half’s notice is difficult. an hour away, leaving those who or gluten-intolerant, it’s logical lor Athletics have attempted to into the program. In other words, Timing aside, Baylor has done buy organic foods to choose to have a larger supermarket for advertise Moonlight Madness, Baylor will be showcased on na- poor job of making a poor job of making Midnight from the limited and small va- them to buy these types of foods. a one-hour program hosted by tional television with a handful of Moonlight Madness’ Madness’ presence known on riety of options in HEB or other the men’s basketball team begin- other teams. presence known on campus. grocery stores. Most of the time Molly Dunn is a junior jour- ning at 7 p.m. Friday at the Ferrell It’s commendable that Baylor There are no posters, and all these options don’t suffice the di- nalism major from The Wood- Center. is regarded highly enough to earn campus. There are the student body has received etary needs of many people. lands and is the Lariat’s assistant Festivities include a dunk an appearance on this nation- no posters, and all is four emails from the Baylor If Waco had a Whole Foods city editor. contest and a 3-point shootout, ally televised program. Efforts the student body has marketing staff about the 3-point Market, not only would those the latter of which will also in- to further integrate students, like contest. clude four students working with the contest that will allow four received is four e-mails.” Baylor athletics’ e-mail news- the players. students to play in the 3-point letter, The Growler, also failed Footage from Baylor’s Moon- shootout, are also great ideas to mention Moonlight Madness light Madness will also be includ- from Baylor athletics. men’s basketball event at least a in its Oct. 5 edition, the same Follow us ed in ESPNU’s “Midnight Mad- Unfortunately, it might be too week and a half before officially day Moonlight Madness was an- ness,” a four-hour program that little too late. announcing it. nounced. will feature analysts talking about Moonlight Madness occurs It is understandable not to If Baylor wants more students on Twitter: the upcoming men’s college bas- the Friday of fall break. This have had the logistics determined to buy into supporting its teams, ketball season. On-site analysts wasn’t so much a choice by Bay- until Oct. 5, but Baylor missed it has to reach out to those stu- will record segments from 11 lor as it was ESPN’s scheduling, an opportunity to get excitement dents. It is not getting the job @bulariat schools; ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla so we cannot criticize the timing generated earlier. Even if it were done for Moonlight Madness. Video game Gears of War proves surprisingly appealing Two Fridays ago, my two best screaming and profanity were cally in the room and he didn’t just to escape from reality? How hours of game play. friends, Jonathan and Xavier, booming from the TV speaker. even respond to me. ridiculous. Everything they said about and I had lunch plans at Collins They were playing the newly What makes this game so in- The following day I decide to the game being an escape was Cafeteria. Before heading over, I released video game Gears of teresting and intriguing? How see what all the hype was about. true. During those four hours, called both to make sure we were War 3. can guys spend hours upon hours I headed over to Jon Jon’s apart- I indulged myself in the video still on for lunch. Neither of them Needless to say our lunch playing “Gears of War 3?” Their ment at 10 a.m. to test my skills at game and set reality aside. answered. plans were canceled due to “un- response: The game provides an Gears of War 3. So ladies, the next time your After a few more failed at- controllable circumstances.” Re- escape from reality. It allows us We began playing at 10:30 a.m. boyfriend or guy best friend tempts at contacting them, I luctantly, I proceeded to sit down to go on a virtual adventure. It We ended at 2:30 that afternoon. ditches you for the video games, drove over to Heritage Quarters and watch these two guys in- creates a scenario that we would Two acts and 12 chapters (levels don’t be offended and take it to thinking they were away from tensely play the video game. Pro- never have a chance to be in, in in the game) later I found myself heart. I suggest you play with their phones and getting ready fanity was pouring out of their reality. craving more of this newly found them or even allow them to get for lunch. When I arrived, I mouths every time something I rolled my eyes in disbelief. escape. We even skipped lunch to away from reality. I think these called Xavier one more time and went awry. These guys cancelled lunch plans continue our virtual adventure. video games might even be the he finally answered. Jon Jon’s cell phone rang as with their best friend to play a “Gears of War 3” is by far the answer to successful relationships. Xavier rushed past me and he received a call from his girl- video game. I know they were most amazing game I have ever dashed for Jon Jon’s apartment. friend. He didn’t answer. She hungry. Why on earth would played. You get drawn into the Alyssa Maxwell is a senior Frustrated, I rushed behind called again. No answer. I asked they postpone eating to play a storyline, making it impossible to journalism public relations major him. As I approached Jon Jon’s if he was ever going to answer his video game? Jon Jon even ig- stop playing. Even I didn’t answer from Katy and is a reporter for the bedroom door, sounds of guns, phone. No response. I was physi- nored his girlfriend. All of this my phone during the intense Lariat. Alyssa Maxwell |Reporter

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TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2011 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Lecture series will focus on faith, preaching By Grace Gaddy headlining theme “The Pastor and Dodson said. “Looking at the titles with ‘pas- Reporter the Gospel.” “But on the other hand, I think tor,’ the pastor part is really focused The four-lecture series will be- that a lot of students on Baylor’s toward seminary students,” Dod- The Parchman Endowed Lec- gin at 9:30 a.m. today in Truett’s campus simply have an interest son said. “But that conversation is tures series is returning to Truett Paul W. Powell Chapel with “Amer- in things of the Christian faith to going to be large enough and inter- Seminary today, offering students ican Evangelism and the Pastor.” At begin with,” Dodson added. “And I esting enough for any person who’s the opportunity to learn about 7:30 p.m., he will present “Univer- think anybody who’s interested in interested in the life of the church.” Christianity. salism and the Pastor.” the life of the church and the min- Dodson said he thinks students Students may want to attend On Wednesday, McKnight will istry of the church will find these — both graduate and undergradu- these lectures because questions continue with “The Gospel and lectures very stimulating and in- ate — should take advantage of the surrounding theological topics — the Pastor” at 9:30 a.m., and will forming.” opportunity. such as the role of Christianity in conclude at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday McKnight, who serves as the “It’s not often that undergradu- our culture — are bound to flash with “The Atonement and the Pas- Karl A. Olsson professor in reli- ate students get an opportunity to through a student’s mind or be- t or.” gious studies at North Park Uni- be invited to events like this at a come part of his or her conversa- Dr. Derek Dodson, professor of versity in Chicago, is a recognized seminary,” he said. “So having Tru- tions, said Dr. Todd Still, associate religion, said the lectures would be authority on the New Testament, ett on our campus and as a part of professor of Christian Scriptures at very interesting for non-seminary early Christianity and the histori- our larger university, I think, is a the George W. Truett Theological students as the topics to be pre- cal Jesus. real plus for students when these Seminary. sented converge with those in the “Scot ... is quite interested in sort of events come along.” The series, presented by Tru- two required religion courses of engaging the broader questions of Of the lecture series presented ett Seminary, starts today and will Baylor’s curriculum. Christianity in culture,” Still said, annually by Truett, the Parchman continue through Thursday. The “The topics he’ll talk about adding that the insight McKnight Endowed Lectures are the “gold series features world-renowned with atonement, universalism, will present would prove invalu- standard” of open theological lec- Courtesy Photo scholar Dr. Scot McKnight, who Dr. Scot McKnight will present four lectures during the George W. Truett theological and historical issues able to the overall experience and tures Still said. Theological Seminary’s Parchman Endowed Lecture Series beginning to- will offer his insight into four areas [will] connect with [students’] expanse of a students’ education — The series is free and open to day and ending on Thursday. of faith and preaching under the 1310 and their 1350 experience,” a point Dodson also underscored. the public. New features enhance tours for potential students By Jade Mardirosian format has recently changed from by a faculty member, who explains “Busy days are a little bit more Staff Writer a conventional piece of paper to a the admissions process. After that hectic,” Carr said. “We have a lot lanyard, which is green and gold presentation, financial aid ques- of people coming through the of- On Monday, 360 prospective and reads ‘visitor’ on the front. tions are answered. The prospec- fice, but I think it adds to the ex- students, parents and family mem- “We now give every student a tive students then take a student- citement of everybody here in the bers visited Baylor’s campus. Co- lanyard. On the back, it has their led bus tour of campus that stops workplace. We get really excited lumbus Day, a national holiday, is a itinerary for the day and professors at the Baylor Sciences Building, the to have a lot of people coming busy day for campus visits. they are meeting with— when and Student Life Center and Burleson through.” Ross VanDyke, assistant direc- where,” VanDkye said. “[The lan- Quadrangle. VanDyke and Carr both said tor of Campus Visits, explained the yards] also help current students, Potential students also have the the highlight for prospective stu- allure of the holiday. faculty and staff on campus in an opportunity to meet with a profes- dents visiting Baylor is the per- “For a lot of [high] schools it’s effort to identify visitors and be sor in the field they are interested sonal interactions they have while a national holiday so [prospective] able to be open or friendly to them in studying, meet their admissions here. students are already out of school,” instead of having that awkward in- counselor and talk with a financial “One of the biggest selling VanDyke said. “Also, it comes at teraction of ‘Hey! Are they a visi- aid counselor. Lunch is included at points for any students is to be able the end of a weekend, so a lot of tor? Can I help them?’” one of the residential dining halls. to be on campus and interact with people are already traveling, so it’s Other new features to enhance “We make a whole day for professors as well as current stu- a good fit. A lot of parents are also prospective students’ visits include them,” VanDyke said. “We take dents,” VanDyke said. off [from work] or want to take off a retro photo booth to capture pic- their availability, match it with the Carr said that student-led cam- because the college decision is kind tures of their visits, Otis Spunk- university’s calendar and make an pus tours improve prospective stu- of a joint decision.” meyer cookies for a snack, and itinerary for them.” dents’ visits. Campus Visits has introduced self-guided tours through Gowalla, Waco junior Sarah Carr works “A lot of people really like the new initiatives to help enhance a location-based social networking at Campus Visits and said busy interaction they have with the tour prospective students’ visits to Bay- website. days like Columbus Day increase guides and how willing they are lor. Itineraries are given to each vis- A typical visit to Baylor’s cam- the enthusiasm of the student to answer questions and find the itor to map out his or her activities pus for prospective students begins workers who show prospective information for them if they don’t Ambika Singh | Lariat Photographer The Campus Visits team has placed a photobooth in the Wiethorn Visitor’s for the day; however, the itinerary with an admissions presentation students Baylor. know it,” Carr said. Center to enhance the experience of visiting students. TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2011 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com MuteMath offers crowd-pleasing show By Emilly Martinez the back porch, feet dangling over Copy Editor Concert REVIEW the roof moved to the beat. MuteMath rundown The band played old and new When I heard this summer that Common Grounds’ largest show songs, including hits like “Chaos,” genre: alternative rock MuteMath was coming to Com- to date, the coffee shop sold over “Control” and “Noticed.” True to hometown: New Orleans mon Grounds, I was extremely 600 tickets, and even more people reputation, MuteMath had epic excited. Unfortunately, a couple of snuck into the venue through holes stage presence and kept the audi- formed: 2003 days later I also found out that the in the fence and by climbing on to ence engaged in the performance concert was sold out. the roof. the entire time. members: Albums: Live albums: EPs: Paul Meany— Mutemath (2006) Mutemath: Flesh and Reset (2004) lead vocalist, keyboardist Armistice (2009) Bones Electric Fun Live at the El Rey (2006) Darren King — Odd Soul (2011) (2007) Spotlight (2009) drums Armistice Live (2010) Todd Gummerman — Luckily I managed to get ahold After the show the band stuck of some tickets and join the masses Despite the high chance of rain, around, talked to fans and even guitar gathered to see MuteMath take the the backyard was packed. More took pictures. stage Saturday in the Common than once people were asked to MuteMath was formed in New Roy Mitchell-Cardena­s— ­­ Grounds Backyard. leave because they did not have a Orleans in 2003. The band was bass MuteMath is one of my favor- ticket. nominated in 2007 for the “Best Emilly Martinez | Copy Editor ite bands and I was surprised they The area had been expanded Short Form Music Video” Grammy venues too large for fans to actually Crowds gather to watch MuteMath perform at Common Grounds on Satur- would stop at such a small venue as into the parking lot area behind enjoy the show but the backyard of Award for their song “Typical.” day. MuteMath was in Waco promoting their new album, “Odd Soul.” Common Grounds. Harts N Crafts but almost every- The show was part of Mute- Common Grounds was the ideal I had heard of the stage pres- one was crowded in front of the Math’s “The Odd Soul Introduc- despite the poor view. Height or- were able to talk to band members size for a large audience to experi- ence MuteMath has —­ often throw- stage, leaving only a few people sit- tion Tour” as the group traveled der should definitely be enforced after the show and that they did ence MuteMath’s performance up ing objects around and hanging off ting in the expanded section. from Oklahoma City to San Anto- at shows, tall people in the back. not just hop on their tour bus and close and at a personal level. rafters as a band member did Sun- The crowd was lively, clapping nio. “Odd Soul,” MuteMath’s third The venue provided a place where leave. day in San Antonio. and cheering – some even playing album, was released Sept. 30. the audience could feel like a part Common Grounds offers an en- Reviews in the Lariat repre- While the concert was not airdrums along with the music. On I really enjoyed the concert of the show and connect with the vironment perfect for music lovers. sent only the viewpoint of the band. I especially liked that fans Often popular bands are booked in reviewer. El Charro Tapatio offers great service, large meals By Matt Larsen clanging of skillets if your timing is dinner. heaped with vegetables and more take in the unashamedly Tex-mex Guest Contributor Restaurant REVIEW just right. The regular menu prices appear chicken, steak and shrimp than décor. Your second (but friendliest) tempting until she points out the your two tortillas can handle. Breakfast comes just as quickly If you’re not grinning before Weather not so hot? Or, more greeting comes in the form of a evening specials. And that’s where the rice comes just as satisfying and at equally en- you amble up the wooden ramp likely too hot? Step inside to find disarming smile on the face of the The $3.99 taco plate will do the in, providing a welcome compan- ticing prices. and set foot on the deck of El Char- a seat of your choice in the under- waitress. Breakfast, lunch or din- trick if you seek a filling dinner at ion for the remaining meat and While the breakfast burrito ro Tapatio, expect that to change sized but welcoming interior. ner: Take your pick. the cheapest price. For two dol- veggies. comes with two ingredients for fast. There are no secrets here as She will forewarn you about the lars more, however, the aroma and No need to budget extra time $2.99 and extras come cheap, the Rough Mondays or even tough most tables offer some sort of view green salsa, smile through your popping of sizzling fajita meat that for the fajitas, either. Between taco plate comes equally as inex- days in general don’t make it past behind the counter and into the mispronunciations and keep the greeted you upon your entrance downing chips and bobbing in pensive and boasts three packed the vibrant piñatas and the breeze- kitchen. complimentary chips and salsa will pay you a personal visit as part your booth to catchy Latino tunes, tortillas. ruffled banners dangling from the Kichen staff greets you upon coming. of the Parrillada Wednesday night the fajita platter comes through the These hefty tacos cover the plate rafters of this outdoor oasis along entrance with the aroma of siz- Chips and salsa come just as special. swinging door and glides toward and their size might make you take Waco Drive. zling fajita meat and the occasional freely at breakfast as they do at The Parrillada skillet arrives your table before you can fully them home for lunch. Opinion: Brad Pitt, zombies, FUN TIMES Answers at www.baylorlariat.com McClatchy-Tribune Across 1 Windy City paper, familiarly 5 Baroque musical family guns and the meaning of life 10 “__, can you see ...” 14 Like molasses By Joshua Madden I will, however, point out the obvi- 15 “Snowy” bird 16 Nevada gambling city A&E Editor SWAT RAID ous: even if this does mess some 17 Visit the local watering hole Commentary things up — like the film schedule 20 Honda Accord, e.g. In one of the most bizarre — isn’t it kind of funny? 21 In concert events to happen this year, a ware- Assuming no one goes to jail, it 22 San Diego attraction house full of weapons being used “Family Guy” style cutaway. sounds like no one will be physi- 23 “I can’t remember it, Miss in Brad Pitt’s upcoming Zombie Ironically, it speaks to some- cally harmed because of this inci- Ilsa. I’m a little rusty on it” film “World War Z,” was raided by thing deeper about the meaning of dent. This is one of those moments speaker a SWAT team in Budapest. life — we can never be quite sure that makes life better than fiction. 25 Give a barbiturate to 27 Breaks, as in a wall Police seized automatic weap- what is going to happen next and No one could have possibly pre- that’s what makes life fun. 30 Lambs’ moms ons that were supposed to be used dicted that this would happen a 32 Arctic dwellers of Scandi- as props in the movie. 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By Tyler Alley are not open for long.” Baylor tied things up again with a Sports Editor The Bears received a big spark 15-yard pass from Griffin to senior in the third quarter when junior receiver Kendall Wright. Despite some early struggles, defensive end Gary Mason Jr. The touchdown was Wright’s Baylor defeated conference rival stripped the ball from Iowa State 8th of the season, which ties him Iowa State 49-26 in a big rebound junior quarterback Steele Jantz at for the second-most receiving from the loss to Kansas State last Baylor’s 8-yard line. Sophomore touchdowns for a single season in week. defensive end Tevin Elliot picked Baylor history. He is also the first “The first few games we wanted the ball up and ran it 86 yards for Baylor receiver to have 3,000 yards to win,” head coach Art Briles said. the touchdown. in a career. “This game tonight, we had to win. “I haven’t ran like that since “It means a lot,” Wright said That’s a tough, tough situation for high school when I played a little about the records. “I’ve worked your football team to be in for your receiver,” Elliot said. “I couldn’t hard for it but I couldn’t have done coaching staff [and] for your uni- have made the play if it weren’t for it without all my teammates. They versity. To be able to do that says a Gary Mason. He made them fum- help me.” lot about your football team.” ble and all I saw was the ball and Baylor took a 21-14 lead go- Senior running back Terrance I just knew I had to get to the end ing into the half and never looked Ganaway and junior running back z on e .” back. Ganaway would score all Jarred Salubi each fumbled in Iowa Briles said Elliot’s TD was the three of his touchdowns in the sec- State territory to end potential play of the game, as it gave Baylor a ond half. Combining those scores scoring drives for the Bears in the 21-point lead in the third quarter. with Elliot’s play led to Baylor con- first quarter. Ganaway would more Iowa State started strong with trolling the second half and ulti- than make up for the fumble with a a 43-yard flea flicker pass from mately the game. career-high 200 rushing yards and junior quarterback Steele Jantz to Ganaway’s two rushing touch- three touchdowns on the day, aver- senior receiver Darius Reynolds downs in the fourth quarter were aging 8.7 yards per carry. on their first offensive play of the the first touchdowns the Bears “Great players bounce back,” game. The Cyclones would score have scored in the fourth quarter Ganaway said. “It did help moti- on a 10-yard pass from Jantz to all season long. vate me to keep playing hard and Reynolds. Griffin finished the game com- Matthew McCarroll | Lariat Photographer keep playing through the little arm Baylor could not respond until pleting 22 of 30 passes for 212 No. 8 running back Glasco Martin dives into the endzone for a touchdown to give the Bears their first lead in tackles. It was a bad thing that the second quarter, but it finally passing yards and one touchdown, the game against Iowa State Saturday at Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears celebrated a 49-26 victory over the turned good. The O-line played did with a 10-play, 87-yard drive as well as 107 rushing yards and a Cyclones to move to 4-1. a really good game. Sometimes it capped off by junior quarterback rushing touchdown. Griffin said he “It was great,” Griffin said. “I five touchdowns and lose a football was 20 yards down the field be- Robert Griffin III running in the was happy to see his team able to eight catches for 69 yards and one was talking to Ganaway on the game, like we did against K-State. fore I got touched so when there 1-yard touchdown. win convincingly even though his touchdown. sideline. I told him I could care So for me it’s fun to win. I enjoy are holes like that [I] try to speed Iowa State scored on its next stats, though not bad, were not as Baylor scored at least 35 points less about stats and numbers be- winning.” through them because I know they drive to re-take the lead before high as usual. for the fifth straight game, a first in cause you can throw for 300 and Wright finished the game with Baylor school history. Soccer rolls through weekend with two big conference road wins By Daniel Wallace victories marked the first time against a Big 12 opponent since Hannah Dismuke. In the 36th her third goal of the weekend, her proud of their hearts and effort.” Sports Writer in more than 10 years that the Oct. 11, 2009, in a contest at Iowa minute, Dismuke drilled a free fourth of the season. She teamed Freshman midfielder Alexa team has won both weekend road State. kick from 40 yards out onto Sliwin- up with freshman forward Jus- Wilde scored the final goal of the The Baylor soccer team has games. This feat had not been ac- For the second time in her ca- ski’s head, which put the ball in the tine Hovden, who with Sliwinski weekend in the 64th minute of its best record through 15 games complished since the weekend of reer, junior midfielder Lisa Sliwin- back of the net for the 1-0 advan- worked a two-on-one on the Cy- Sunday’s game. It was an unassist- since 1996 and went undefeated Oct. 13-15, 2000, when the Bears ski scored twice on Friday at the tage. The middle goal of the game clones’ side of the field. Sliwinski ed high looping ball just over the this weekend, beating two Big 12 knocked off Colorado and Texas Jayhawk Soccer Complex. Sliwin- for the Bears came from junior for- launched it in the back of net from outstretched arms of the Iowa State teams, both on the road. Tech on the road. ski scored the team’s first goal and ward and leading goal-scorer Dana 10 yards out in the 59th minute. goalkeeper. The Bears kicked off the week- The three goals Friday against its final one, when she carried the Larsen. It was Larsen’s sixth goal of Hovden assisted Sliwinski for her Senior goalkeeper Courtney end in Lawrence, Kan., with a 3-1 Kansas were the most for the Bears ball down the field and kicked it in the season. Dismuke also assisted second assist of the season. Seelhorst recorded her Big 12-lead- win at Kansas (8-6-0, 1-3-0) on this season since Sept. 2, when the from 18 yards out to give the Bears that goal and leads the team with “We had another great day that ing ninth shutout and made three Friday. The Bears then blanked Bears found the net three times, the 3-0 lead and seal the victory in four assists. made for a great weekend,” head saves on Sunday. Iowa State (6-7-1, 0-4-0) Sunday shutting out Louisville on the road. the 72nd minute. Sliwinski continued her scoring coach Marci Jobson said in a press Baylor (11-2-2, 3-1-1) will face evening in Ames, Iowa, surging Additionally, the three goals were Sliwinski’s first goal of the game streak on Sunday in Ames, Iowa, release. “We had players step up all Missouri (10-5-0, 1-3-0) at 7 p.m. past the Cyclones 2-0. The two the most the Bears have scored was assisted by senior defender against Iowa State. She recorded over the field, and I am extremely Friday at Betty Lou Mays Field. Volleyball defeats Tigers after winning three straight sets

By Krista Pirtle racked up a career high with 18. in kills per set, racked up 27 kills, to step up, and they did,” Barnes Sports Writer All three hit over .340 in the the highest total against Baylor this said. “We just weren’t executing match, including Tolbert’s .441. season. at all, and the seniors did kick in The Baylor volleyball team As a whole, Baylor’s offense hit Defensively, Baylor had six and play like seniors. We started overcame a 2-0 set deficit to rally over .300 in four of the five sets, players record at least six digs, in- serving them with more pace and three straight, defeating Missouri with the exception of the second cluding senior libero Allison King’s got their server off the net, which 3-2 (23-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-20, set, totaling a .289 hitting percent- team-high 19. Senior Qian Zhang turned out to be a big difference.” 15-9). age with 69 total kills. added 17 digs, while sophomore Once Barnes flipped the switch, The comeback from down two Junior setter Kate Harris, who Kayci Evans nine. the Bears rallied on a 12-2 run, sets was the third in Baylor volley- transferred from Missouri after her “We just started playing with dominating with kills and taking ball since 2002. freshman year, started her fourth heart,” Adom said. “We just started advantage of Missouri errors. The Tigers began the match match at setter and had her third playing Baylor volleyball.” “When we have a sense of ur- with a lot momentum, cruising In the first set, Baylor went on gency things get going and we through the Bears in the first cou- a 4-1 run to lead the Tigers 13-11, don’t like them to stop,” Tolbert ple sets. “We needed to work but Missouri took advantage of a said. “We like to keep the momen- After the break, Baylor found and come together at Bears’ blocking error and scored tum on our side, everybody giving itself down again. some point. Just do 10 out of the next 14 points. each other energy not letting up at A timeout from Barnes seemed A Tiger service error and two any point.” to flip the switch, fueling the come- what we needed to do. Baylor blocks pulled the Bears to Tolbert went to work in the back. We just started playing 24-23, but the Tigers prevailed fourth set with seven kills, and “He just got straight to the Baylor volleyball.” with a kill. Adom responded to her team- point,” sophomore outside hitter The next set was one Baylor mate’s power at the net with a Zoe Adom said. “We needed to Zoe Adom | Outside-hitter would want to soon forget. handful of kills in the fifth. work and come together at some The Bears led 12-11, but Mis- Baylor’s next match will end its point. Just do what we needed to souri fought back to dominate the four-match home stand but will be d o.” set. a nonconference game as it takes Through two sets, Adom had career-high total of the season with Missouri’s momentum seemed on the University of North Texas at e Baylor Lariat is the easiest and most widespread advertising source on campus. seven kills, junior middle blocker 57 assists and adding 10 digs for a unstoppable as it carried through 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Torri Campbell had six and senior double-double. halftime, landing it an 8-2 lead in Baylor leads the series against middle blocker Briana Tolbert had For Missouri, sophomore the third set. the Mean Green 15-7. The two four, but Adom and Campbell outside-hitter Lisa Henning, who “After those first two sets, I felt teams’ last meeting was in 2005, each finished with 17 and Tolbert entered ranked fifth in the league like our juniors and seniors needed when the Bears won 3-0.

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Place Your Ad Today! • 254-710-3407 • Place Your Ad Today! TUESDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2011 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com TCU from Page 1 PRAYER from Page 1 going to be our goal is to do it like be required to give the 27 months’ be down to six football schools call for each time zone. The plan we’ve always done it: one game at notice to leave the Big East but without TCU: West Virginia, Lou- encourages participants to “adopt” a time.” must pay the exit fee. He declined isville, Cincinnati, South Florida, points along the I-10 route such as Big 12 Interim Commissioner to confirm it was the $5 million re- Rutgers and Connecticut. a local truck stop or mile marker Chuck Neinas told the crowd that quired by the Big East policy. SEC leaders also met Monday at which they can focus on prayer, TCU has an outstanding academic Several Big 12 coaches wel- for their regularly scheduled fall raise awareness by posting infor- record as well as athletics. comed the idea of having TCU in session but took no action on ex- mation against trafficking, or any “Chancellor, TCU has trav- the league. pansion. other activity God opens for them eled a long path, been to different “They’re an excellent program,” The league will have 13 mem- to shine light into the darkness, or- places. Sir, I’d like to welcome you Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. bers once Texas A&M joins in ganizers said. home,” Neinas said. “You see what they’ve been do- July, leading to speculation about The I-10 prayer came about TCU currently competes in ing throughout the year. I love the whether Missouri or other schools through efforts by Texas Woman’s the Mountain West Conference proximity for the fans. It’s another will be added to balance things out. Missionary Union, which seeks to and was set to join the Big East game that’s relatively close and in As for the Big 12, adding TCU mobilize people to combat human next July. Instead, the Big 12 went this region, so I think it’s great.” would give it 10 members going trafficking through WMU’s larger public with its interest in TCU Also Monday, Big East school into next season without further national initiative spanning two last week and set the stage for the leaders authorized the conference changes. years, known as Project HELP: Hu- private university to stay closer to to add enough members to have 12 Kansas State coach Bill Snyder man Exploitation. The project is in home. teams for football. said he has “always been in favor of its second year. It officially joins the Big 12 on With Syracuse and Pittsburgh a Big 12 Conference with 12 teams, Carolyn Porterfield, multicul- July 1. leaving for the Atlantic Coast and two divisions and a champion- tural consultant for the WMU of Del Conte said TCU will not Conference, the Big East would s h ip.” Texas, said the I-10 prayer strategy is a step in the right direction.

from Page 1 Grover affirmed her stance, NOBEL noting that the largest section of that highway runs through Texas. bankers and other leaders can use and companies adjust their expec- changes engineered by the Fed and “So many people have access to to devise policy proposals. tations as conditions and policies other central banks typically have I-10, and it is the primary east-west “We’re just bookish types that shift. less effect on the economy than route,” she said. look at numbers and try to figure Using such models, for exam- previously thought. On the other Therefore, it provides the main out what’s going on,” Sargent said ple, Sargent argued in 1981 that hand, policies that involve taxes route to facilitate human traffick- in an interview on the Nobel web- public expectations were crucial and spending tend to play a bigger ing, Porterfield and Grover said. site. to combating high inflation. At the role than many economists had as- “Our hope is that people will Sims said he had no sure-fire time, many economists assumed sumed. really become serious about pray- advice to offer policymakers in the it would take many months, even “They’ve really been giants in ing [about] how they can be in- U.S. and Europe: “If I had a simple years, of high interest rates to re- the field,” Rolnick said. “The fun- volved for a solution, a difference answer, I would have been spread- duce inflation. damental insights they had over in this issue,” Porterfield said. ing it around the world.” But Sargent argued that infla- the years radically affected the way In 2006, The U.S. State Depart- Still, Sims said, “I think the tion could be tamed much faster we thought about policy at the ment released a report stating an methods that I have used and Tom if central banks acted decisively Fe d .” estimated 14,500 to 17,500 people has developed are central to find- to dispel public expectations that “It is not an exaggeration to say are trafficked into the United States ing our way out of this mess. ... I prices would continue to rise rap- that both Sargent’s and Sims’ meth- each year. The CIA estimated that think they point a way to try to idly. ods are used daily ... in all central number to be higher, between Photo illustration by Matt Hellman | Photo Editor unravel why our serious problems That’s basically what happened banks that I know of in the devel- 40,000 and 50,000. That equated to develop, and new research using shortly afterward: Paul Volcker, oped world and at several finance one person every 10 minutes, ac- Austin freshman Dallas Miller kneeling in the street to pray for an end to these methods may help us lead us then the Federal Reserve chair- departments too,” Nobel commit- human trafficking on the I-10 corridor. Organizers hope to declare the 10th cording to the TraffickStop website. out of it.” man, shattered inflation expecta- tee member Torsten Persson told of every month a focused day of prayer to put an end to human trafficking “It’s really very multi faceted in Sargent and Sims have been tions by raising rates sharply and the AP. along the I-10 corridor, stretching from Jacksonville to Los Angeles. the ways people can be involved,” friends since the 1960s, when both quickly. Expectations of inflation, Warsh said their work is help- Porterfield said. “It’s a dark issue. were Harvard graduate students. it turned out, were even more ing policymakers who are trying fruits of their efforts while watch- work in a community to build a It’s probably an issue that most They later taught at the same time important than inflation itself in to determine whether govern- ing Gov. Rick Perry sign Texas Sen- safe house [for victims]. You’ve got of us don’t want to have to know at the University of Minnesota. shaping economic behavior. ments should be cutting deficits or ate Bill 24, which made it easier to to have people that raise money. about. It’s a very complex issue. In This semester, they are teaching a Economists are at a disadvan- spending more to help invigorate prosecute traffickers. Texas House You’ve got to have people in job some ways it’s a hidden issue.” graduate-level macroeconomics tage compared with researchers the global economy. Bill 3000 also created a new first- training. So there’s just a lot of But it’s something organizers course together at Princeton. in many other fields. They can’t In a way, their message is so- degree felony charge in the penal moving parts.” say must be addressed. Their awards extend Ameri- experiment on economies the way bering for policymakers and cen- code, meaning that offenders con- And the I-10 prayer strategy is In addition to covering the “I- cans’ dominance in the Nobel eco- scientists experiment with labora- tral bankers: Because people and victed on at least two trafficking of- one of the most important parts, 10 pipeline” in prayer, participants nomics category. tory rats or chemicals. businesses often don’t respond to Grover said. can engage in a variety of efforts, Thirteen of the 15 most recent “We’ve got to glean it from the policy changes predictably, “at- “Without prayer, we will not from individual to international, winners of the prize in economics information that’s out there,” said tempts to intervene in the econo- “I don’t think that there see opportunities for us to experi- Porterfield said. have been Americans. Art Rolnick, former director of re- my are more complicated than we ence God, to respond to God and Getting involved might begin is ministry without Robert Lucas, a University of search at the Federal Reserve Bank thought,” said Rolnick, now senior to be involved in anything that will with a simple self-education of the prayer. Otherwise we’re Chicago economist who won the of Minneapolis. fellow at the University of Minne- include prevention, intervention laws concerning trafficking, she Nobel in 1995, said the work of Before Sims and Sargent, many sota’s Humphrey School of Public just doing it in our own [and] restoration,” Grover said. “I said. Sargent and Sims is timely now economists had underestimated Affairs. don’t think that there is ministry Then people could encour- power.” that policymakers are debating the complexity with which busi- The economics prize capped without prayer. Otherwise we’re age lawmakers to pass legislation whether to do something to stimu- nesses and people respond to eco- this year’s Nobel announcements. Tomi Grover | director of just doing it in our own power.” aimed at the issue of human traf- late the U.S. economy. nomic events and government ac- The awards will be handed Dec. 10, To minister to the needs that ficking. TraffickStop “We want to know what hap- tions. The two showed how hard the anniversary of prize founder trafficking creates, prayer is the Suzii Paynter, director of the pens if we do it, what happens if we it is to predict public responses to Alfred Nobel’s death. hardest but biggest work of all, she Texas Baptist Christian Life Com- don’t, what are the long-term con- policy changes. The economics prize is not fenses are punishable with up to a said. mission, is working to do just sequences,” he said. Sargent and “People form their own ideas among the original awards estab- life sentence, and “a second convic- “I learned a long time ago that that. The CLC regularly visits with Sims “got their hands dirty, using about what’s going to happen inde- lished in Nobel’s 1895 will but was tion warrants life without parole.” prayer is the work, and ministry is Texas lawmakers on behalf of vari- data, trying to forecast, trying to pendently of what the economists created in 1968 by the Swedish “There’s a lot of moving parts,” the reward. So when we start pray- ous Texas Baptist interests such as see what works, what doesn’t.” say is going to happen,” said David central bank in his memory. Paynter said. “You’ve got to have ing, people become aware, and fighting human trafficking. In its citation, the Royal Swed- Warsh, an author who writes the Asked how he would invest his people that go to the Legislature. then they respond to what God’s In May, the group witnessed the ish Academy of Sciences said Sar- blog Economic Principles. half of $1.5 million award, given You’ve got to have people that doing,” she said. gent showed how statistical models Sims reached the surpris- the turbulence of today’s financial could help analyze how households ing conclusion that interest-rate markets, Sims said: “First thing I’m

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University of Maine and said he these days, evolves and changes. Solouki said he has submitted pro- attended multiple NSF workshops There’s a lot of new things, a lot of posals to the NSF before. while there. new research topics, a lot of new “Some have not been success- “I’ve also been in a lot of NSF procedures to follow, and so I’m ful, and some have,” Solouki said. review panels,” Solouki said, really excited and looking forward “Any funding is great, but espe- “which is a really fantastic way to it that I only have to drive an cially NSF.” of learning how proposals are re- hour and a half to get there,” So- Hyde said NSF research fund- viewed and what’s the best way to louki said. “And it was very nice ing is very prestigious, so he en- get your grants submitted and be that it was encouraged by the uni- courages faculty members to at- successful.” versity.” tend the conference. Solouki said although attending Solouki’s research focuses on “My goal is always to help our NSF conferences is not new for environmental and biomedical sci- faculty to be successful,” Hyde him, there is still plenty to learn. ences, as well as instrument devel- said. “That, in turn, is helping Bay- “NSF, like many other things opment for biomedical research. lor and our students.”