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>> GAME ON Baylor BU first Get the low-down on the men’s and women’s basketball games on helps to study Saturday against Iowa State and OU Page 5 iCivics script >> IT PAYS TO EAT Get in a drawing for from $1,000 by submitting a grow review of dining halls Page 3 O’Connor’s 1380s Baylor students project takes On the Web translate ancient off in Waco Austrian text with help from By Brooke Bailey students Reporter An undergraduate research By Dan Henson David J. Phillip | Associated Press Reporter team is piloting a study on an Austrian manuscript dated from Baylor’s Law School and Will bark for beads! the 1380s. School of Education together have Jenna McMullen walks her dog Abigail during the Mystic Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade Sunday Baylor students are the first to brought Former Supreme Court in New Orleans. The annual parade is one of many leading up to the annual Louisiana holiday on study this document. Don’t Feed the Bears Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Fat Tuesday, Feb. 12. “No one’s ever done it,” Lake The sports desk weighs iCivics program from 400 Waco Jackson senior Amy Freeman in on the topic of player and Midway ISD students last said. Freeman has been working on safety in football this spring to 2,000 today. the Speculum Humanae Salvation week. Only on O’Connor’s iCivics program provides primary and secondary since her sophomore year, along baylorlariat.com school students with a learning Allbritton exhibit opens with a team of five other students; experience by teaching them civ- senior Rachel Butch- ics in a fun, er, Leander senior Ian Conn, Viewpoints Internet- Roundrock senior Zerek Dodson, based video window to Baylor’s past Waco freshman Callie Hyde and game for- Waco senior David Welch. The undergraduate group “Ivy League mat. By Kate McGuire tablishments to honor Baylor’s the George Bush Presidential works with faculty members to The stu- Staff Writer legacy in higher education. Foundation in College Station, atmospheres are transcribe and translate the mate- dents “don’t Allbritton was the former and the Lyndon B. Johnson Foun- rial. expensive. Top- even realize A new exhibit allows students publisher of The Washington Star, dation in Austin. He was a mem- “This is rare for undergrads to that they to time-travel through Baylor’s a trustee for National Geographic ber of the Baylor Foundation and tier professors be able to do this kind of work,” are learning history while telling a story of Society, The Presi- chairman for the Baylor College Freeman said. and facilities all about the past alumnus. dent Foundation in Los Angeles, of Medicine. are expensive. Constitu- Berkley Knas The exhibit, “Joe L. Allbrit- Few have access to manu- tion and the ton: A Legacy to Baylor Univer- scripts of this magnitude. To achieve Bill of Rights,” said Berkley Knas, sity,” will be in Moody during the “Most grad students don’t that overnight, director of alumni relations for spring semester. have this research opportunity,” Baylor Law School. “The exhibit not only chron- Dr. Melinda Neilson, a Baylor Baylor would “When Justice O’Connor re- icles the life of Joe Allbritton, it ISR Postdoctoral Research Fel- have to double tired, she became very aware of a gives a snapshot of Baylor’s his- low said. “It’s unique for Baylor lack of understanding of civics in tory,” said Carl Flynn, director of to have these resources at its dis- its prices, and America,” Knas said. marketing and communication posal for students to have.” with our current O’Connor founded iCivics for information technologies and Also known as “The Mirror of to reverse Americans’ declining university libraries. Human Salvation,” the 14th-cen- endowment knowledge and participation in The exhibit includes stories tury Latin manuscript functions there is a good civics in 2009. from The Daily Lariat along with as a teaching mechanism for the O’Connor wanted a way to pictures of construction of Bay- Bible. chance that if incorporate the program into lor’s Moody Library and Presi- The manuscript shows the his- you’re reading classrooms. She challenged Bay- dent Lyndon B. Johnson giving tory of God’s reactions with peo- lor President Ken Starr to develop his graduation speech at Baylor’s ple in pictures and poetry. this editorial you and implement the program in Law School. “It helped preachers in the would not have Waco and Midway’s elementary Allbritton, who died Dec. 14th century break the Bible down,” Neilson said. been able to attend school in 2011. 12, set forth initiatives such as Baylor Law Alumna Wendy the creation of Moody Memo- The document is ornate and an Ivy League May works closely with Justice rial Library; the Baylor president’s contains abbreviations that take Baylor.” O’Connor, as the iCivics Texas house, known as the Allbritton time to translate. State Coordinator seeking out House; Baylor’s Law School Facil- “Transcribing the handwriting Page 2 new schools in which to imple- ity Fund; and the Allbritton Art is difficult,” Neilson said. ment the program. Institute. Freeman said the scribes’ writ- When she joined Starr for Allbritton founded many Bay- ing and editing tells a story. lor buildings and funded Baylor- “You get a glimpse of that part Bear Briefs Photo Illustration by Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor SEE iCIVICS, page 6 sponsored scholarships and es- of history,” she said. Two years ago the Specu- The place to go to know lum was at Baylor, and students, the places to go including Freeman, conducted Christians discuss ethnic boundaries hands-on research with the physi- Get a rocking resume cal document. Learn to impress potential By Sierra Baumbach ony charge caused his green card The manuscript is currently in Staff Writer employers before ever to be revoked. Charlotte as a part of the traveling “I was detained in a detention shaking their hand by Passages Bible Exhibit. The Spec- Christians crossed ethnic center, and in that time I saw how creating a flawless resume. ulum has been on tour all over the boundaries Thursday to explore being detained broke people’s world, Freeman said. Join John Cunningham, how Waco churches serve immi- lives,” Mustakim said. “I was Students study the Speculum a senior lecturer in the grants in the community. sent to Mission Waco’s treatment with digital scans. Freeman said College of Arts and Only a few days after a biparti- center after I was convicted and in some ways it’s more useful be- Sciences, from 4-5 p.m. san group of U.S. senators agreed although I was born Muslim, I cause the high-resolution tech- Tuesday in C105 Baylor on a way to overhaul the current found God then. Four years after nology makes it easier to see all of Sciences Building for a immigration system, Calvary I pled guilty to that charge, an of- the details rather than looking at Baptist Church came together resume writing workshop. ficer came knocking on my door the document itself. with 20 local churches during telling me that my green card had There will be pizza and Freeman witnessed the scan- “God’s Heart toward Immigrants,” been revoked and that was when I giveaways. RSVP in your ning process. She said the high- to challenge how immigrants was detained.” tech scanner and the ancient Hire A Bear account. were seen in the church. Mustakim said that he wanted 14th-century document were an “This is the first time we’ve people to gain a different perspec- unusual sight because of the con- brought all of our churches to- tive from the ceremony. Monica Lake | Lariat Photographer trast between modern technology gether,” Dr. Lydia Bean, assistant “I want people to see that God Calvary Baptist Church hosts ‘God’s Heart Toward Immigrants: A Com- and the archaic manuscript. professor in the Honors College munity Worship Service’ where Naz Mustakim, an immigrant form Singa- sees immigrants as his children Faculty members selected and Calvary Baptist Church rep- pore, gave his testimony to the congregation on Thursday. as well,” he said. “People say ‘we Freeman to conduct research on resentative, said. “We’ve talked to don’t like immigrants because the Speculum with an interna- our own churches about immi- reverends from local African- mala. they take our jobs, our economy tional project, the Green Scholars gration, but we wanted to gather American-based churches and Naz Mustakim, an immigrant is going bad,’ but God always pro- Initiative. collectively and cross the ethnic Hispanic-based churches, as well from Singapore, came to America vides and I want people to under- Studying the Speculum lends boundaries.” as immigrants who came to the when he was 13 years old and was The night’s speakers included U.S. from Singapore and Guate- detained for 10 months after a fel- SEE ETHNIC, page 6 SEE SCRIPT, page 6

Rounding up campus news since 1900 TheLariat Best Student Newspaper three years running| Houston Press Club FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Baylor isn’t trying to be Ivy League - and that’s OK

between the universities is geo- stances is the fact that Baylor was graphic location. not part of those proceedings. No matter how hard we try, A big reason for this, and one Editorial Baylor will never be in the north- of the main reasons that Baylor east. would never fit in with the actual There has been a disturbing ru- That above everything else Ivy League, is that at the time Bay- mor flying around Baylor. binds the Ivy League universities lor wasn’t focused on trying to The rumor often crops up as a together. Their shared geography join any league of exclusive private justification for a nonsensical or helps ensure a shared culture and schools. Its goal, and the goal of incongruous building project. The pool of potential students. How- the university for years after, was question “Why did Baylor do that ever different the schools and how- essentially to provide a good edu- again?” is raised and an inevitable ever bitter the rivalries, they all cation that was affordable for the but uninformed answer is, “Oh, share similar culture and history. children of Baptist preachers, mis- we’re trying to get into the Ivy The idea that Baylor can suddenly sionaries and deacons. League.” acquire that is foolish to the point That is something that no We’re going to ignore the abject of arrogance. amount of bulldozing to create ridiculousness of this statement for green space, no amount of con- a minute to provide some context. struction and no amount of work The Ivy League schools are a “Baylor, with its to become a top-tier research insti- collection of old, rich northeastern tution can overcome. schools. The schools are Harvard, successes and short- So now that we have adequately Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, comings is a pretty established that Baylor will not Dartmouth, University of Penn- darn good school, and ever become an Ivy League school sylvania and Columbia. They’re — end of story — it would be im- bound by their age, history and while we should always prudent of us to not examine the shared Ivy League culture. They are try to improve, there’s reasons why this would not be a all very expensive, very prestigious no reason to try to good idea anyway. and very academically rigorous. As mentioned before, the Ivy The actual organization named emulate something that League is a conference in the FCS. the Ivy League is an NCAA ath- it’s never going to be.” Every year FCS teams play schools letic conference consisting of said like Sam Houston State or North schools and competing in the Foot- Dakota State University (the reign- ball Championship Subdivision. ing FCS champions) in a tourna- of the mitigating factors and was of exclusivity, which ensures that chance that if you’re reading this At first glance, Baylor seems to There was at one point an at- ment for the championship. somehow invited to join the Ivy only the rich who can afford the editorial you would not have been have quite a few things in common tempt to establish a similar associa- If you’re scratching your head League conference, we would trade cost or the absolute cream of the able to attend an Ivy League Baylor. with the Ivy League schools. Baylor tion in the South. trying to remember when the last the entirety of our revenue from crop (who receive generous schol- All of this begs the question, has the small size, religious origin In the late 1950s Vanderbilt, time you saw the FCS tournament the football program. arships) can attend. These schools “Why?” (the Ivy League schools have since Duke, SMU, Rice and Tulane brief- on ESPN, don’t worry. Most games That means no RGIII, no Heis- achieve this through immense Why does Baylor need to try to become unaffiliated with their ly considered creating a “Magnolia don’t get TV time outside of very man, no Alamo Bowl and no Bay- numbers of endowed scholarships, be an Ivy League school? founding religions), and empha- League” of small, academically in- specific markets, which is a bit of a lor Stadium. which Baylor could not hope to The short answer is: It doesn’t. sized business school of many of clined southern schools. shame because some of the games What’s more, the least expen- touch any time soon. Baylor, with its successes and the Ivy League schools. It did not pan out. are quite exciting. sive school in the Ivy League is Ivy League atmospheres are ex- shortcomings, is still a pretty darn Baylor is also an old school. Among other reasons for the In fact, the Ivy League doesn’t Princeton, which over four years pensive. Top-Tier professors and good school. Baylor’s founding (1845) predates failure was the fact that Rice and even participate in the tourna- costs close to twice what Baylor facilities are expensive. To achieve While we should always try to Cornell’s (1865), while not quite SMU were in the then-profitable ment. They have a set ten-game does. that overnight, Baylor would have improve, there’s no reason to try to reaching the hallowed age of Princ- Southwest Conference and didn’t schedule every year and don’t do Ivy League schools make up for to double its prices, and with our emulate something that it’s never eton (1746) or Harvard (1636). want to lose money. much else. this by cultivating an atmosphere current endowment there is a good going to be. The biggest physical difference Most notably for these circum- If Baylor could overcome all Look beyond Texas, Texans; you might like what you see

Texans are proud of their state, were moving to another corner of whose sole purpose was to make to Texas terrain, the Seattle’s Puget better than the other, they are only and they should be. People are the . I was heartbro- fun of Texas. Sound to Texas’ Gulf Coast. I tried different from one another. proud to live in this state because ken to leave Texas. When our fam- Because I was from Houston, to find any reason to compare the While every Texan loves Texas, Texas has immense history and as- ily left, we stopped at the border I took the brunt of jokes for be- two places. I just have to say that there is more tounding tradition. and took a picture with all of us ing Texan. I quickly stopped do- What makes me like Texas is to the U.S. than Texas. Sometimes I grew up in Texas, and I love posing by the “Texas” sign. ing or saying anything that would what I dislike about Seattle, and the Texas braggadocio can just be things like BBQ, fried foods and When our family moved to associate me with being a Texan. what I like about Seattle is what I too much. every other sort of southern Seattle, I was going into the sixth I stopped saying “y’all” and “fixin’ dislike about Houston. Let’s get over ourselves. charm. I said words like “y’all” and grade. On the first day of school, all to.” I learned that in Seattle, a soda For example, Houston is always I like Texas so much that I even “fixin to,” and embraced every- of the kids laughed at me because I is called a “pop.” swelteringly hot and Seattle is rare- came back here for college. Ulti- thing about the South. I love pick- was from Texas. They all thought I I also learned when it’s raining, ly warm. Most people don’t even mately though, after college, I want up trucks and sodas, especially Dr was a redneck and wondered why I you don’t use an umbrella, you just have air conditioning in Seattle. to settle in Seattle and enjoy all Pepper. didn’t have a cowboy hat. get over it and resume business as The one thing that I love about four seasons and cool summers. I I was a born in Texas and used In reality though, I was just usual. Seattle is how open people were to consider myself to be a Seattle na- to consider myself a Texan. I em- a kid from a suburb of Houston I remember for the first year of people and lifestyles that were out- tive and a Pacific Northwest guy braced life in Texas to the fullest. Daniel Hill| Sports Writer called Friendswood. I wasn’t very living in Seattle, I was constantly side of their beliefs. now. Then when I was 12 years old, country at all. I remember my comparing Texas to Seattle. I com- Finally when I went off to Bay- Daniel Hill is a senior journal- my family moved out of the Lone I remember the night my par- classmates teasing me by quoting pared the Texas heat to the Se- lor, I decided that between Hous- ism major from Seattle. He is a Star State and to Seattle. ents told my siblings and I that we a SpongeBob SquarePants episode attle cool, the Seattle mountains ton and Seattle neither one was sports writer for the Lariat. Downtown Farmer’s Market brings much-needed cultural diversity

I’m going to be honest with you: there before the crowd hits, before some excellent coffee vendors and adventurously. early, I’ve grown to love going to I’m not a morning person. all the good stuff is gone. even a booth that sells brick-oven The Waco Farmer’s Market, the Farmer’s Market. Whenever I wake up before 10 The market is located at locat- pizza. Some of these booths have though, brings me that big-city A short drive downtown at the a.m. or so, I’m groggy, incoher- ed at 400 South University Parks appeared fairly recently — a sign feel: I get lots of choices all in one uncivil hour of 9 a.m. is still much ent and generally unhappy to be Drive. The prices are good and the that the Farmer’s Market is doing place, and exposure to some foods better than driving to Austin. And awake. This semester, the need to market offers variety I can’t often enough business to grow. that maybe I haven’t tried before. the Farmer’s Market is only open fulfill my degree requirements has find without going out of my way. I hope the Waco community To me, food is a gateway: It on Saturday, so there is no road- forced me to enroll in an 8 a.m. In addition to the fresh produce, continues to support this effort. It teaches you about culture. I con- block to sleeping in on Sunday — a class every day of the week. It’s a meat, soaps and other crafts, sev- brings a diversity in cuisine that I sider trying new food an essential perfect, perfect arrangement. language class, too, which means I eral booths offer food that can be had found wanting in the commu- (and delicious) part of cultural I applaud the venders, organiz- have to be on my toes — I’m not taken home or eaten at the Market. nity before. education. ers and customers who contribute naturally gifted where language is It’s a veritable League of Na- When I first came to Waco my For one thing, usually, the food to this effort and keep the farmer’s concerned and need to study hard, tions of food: Crepes from Co- freshman year, I was disappointed is made by those with an under- market going, which, in my opin- participate and pay attention in or- Town Crepes that recall European at the lack of diversity the restau- standing of the culture, so trying ion, represents a healthy commu- der to do well. fare, delicious Vietnamese dishes rants in Waco offered. That’s not the food may help you meet people nity with an interest in diversity Imagine my displeasure. from Saigon, frozen but hand- to say there weren’t any good res- Caroline Brewton| Editor-in-chief of different backgrounds. For ex- and in buying local products from You’d think I’d maximize my made Indian food from Lamba’s, taurants here that offered interna- ample, I ordered Pho at Saigon - local vendors. sleep time on weekends by sleep- and even Mexican food — Sergio’s tional foods. There were — and are. Indian food anywhere, and while and asked about the pronunciation Keep thinking globally and ing until noon on Saturday —­ and Cafe offers delicious breakfast bur- There is lots of good food in one restaurant with a certain cul- of the dish, which actually sounds buying locally, Waco. once upon a time, I did. But thanks ritos and salsa. There are others, of Waco if you know where to look. tural cusine might be offered, the more like “fa.” I got food and a new Caroline Brewton is a junior to the Downtown Farmer’s Market, course: a waffle stand with lots of However, compared to Hous- city must be too small to support understanding. journalism major from Beaumont. I don’t do that anymore. I find my- unique toppings, including eggs ton or Austin, the choices are many. It’s understandable, but un- It’s well worth the price of a trip. She is the editor-in-chief of the self eager to wake up early and get and sausage, sometimes barbeque, much more limited. I couldn’t find fortunate for those who like to eat Even though I have to wake up Lariat.

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FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Dougherty BU dining hall expanding social ideas survey offers at banquet $1,000 reward By Kara Blomquist said. “I think it’s just awareness, Reporter getting the information out to the Mission Waco students, letting them know that The Your Voice Counts pro- they can use this at any time,” she holds annual gram has come to dining facilities said. on campus to tell students that The student responses are in- gathering to their voice does, in fact, count. stant, but the major changes, as The national program allows a result of both the Your Voice honor volunteers campus dining customers to visit Counts program and the semian- a website and complete a survey nual survey, occur once a year, Per- By Taylor Rexrode to provide instant feedback about lowski said. Staff Writer their dining experience said Jessica “We design a program each fall Gallippo, marketing manager for to reflect doing things better and Mission Waco volunteers will Baylor Dining celebrate their past year of service Services. to the Waco community on Tues- Associated Press Participants day. in the survey The Mission Waco Banquet Tragedy strikes again are entered to will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday in A woman comforts a child Thursday after a shooting at Price Middle School in Atlanta on. A 14-year-old win $1,000. Chisholm Hall of the Waco Con- boy was wounded outside the school and a fellow student was in custody as a suspect, authorities said. The daily win- vention Center. No other students were hurt. ner is chosen Dr. Kevin Dougherty, associate from among professor of sociology, will speak at 10 universities the banquet about society’s need to participating “expand the neighborhood.” in the program. “I will talk about the shrinking Everyone who social circles that most Americans Baylor sustainability calls for completes the screenshot find themselves in today,” Dough- survey is en- erty said. “I will propose solutions tered into the on how to expand our ideas on what is the neighborhood. I hope conscious recycling in contest contest. then make minor tweaks of sorts it will be useful in facing the big, Aramark, the food service pro- between the fall and the spring,” he social inequalities in our commu- By Kara Blomquist vider, runs the Your Voice Counts said. Baylor Dining Services may Reporter n it y.” program, but another company, be tweaking its semiannual dining Mission Waco has served the Empathica, oversees the data col- survey. RecycleMania kicks off on Sun- Waco community for more than 20 lection and gives it to Baylor Din- “Those aren’t completely going day. years, and according to their web- ing Services. Gallippo said the away, but we are looking into do- Colleges in Canada and the site, their mission is to build “rela- chance to win the daily prize helps ing them once a year in the fall,” tionship-based, holistic programs” United States will compete in the motivate students to participate in she said. to help the poor and encourage eight-week competition by report- the program. The semiannual survey gives Christians to be involved in the ing the amount of recycling and “The daily prize winner is a nice the dining department more de- poverty discussion. trash they collect each week. little bonus incentive, but I don’t tailed information but may be- Dougherty’s research in sociol- The schools are ranked in vari- think that it completely, you know, come less crucial as the Your Voice ogy brings together religion, orga- ous categories, including which makes the student want to partici- Counts program provides instant nizations, innovations and racial- school recycles the most by weight pate,” she said. evaluation, she said. Baylor Dining ethnic diversity. and which school recycles the most Flushing, N.Y., freshman Brau- Services is providing some opin- He was named “outstanding per student. There are 477 schools na Marks said the chance to win ions of its own. professor” at Baylor in 2010 and participating this year. the daily prize was one of the rea- Because Baylor is one of 10 pi- spoke at Mission Waco’s “No Need The last day of the competition sons she participated in the survey, lot sites for the program, dining Among You” Conference last year. is April 5 and the final results will but the opportunity to share her services reports the data collected He said he looks forward to speak- be posted April 12. opinion was the main reason she to Aramark and gives incites into ing to like-minded people at this The school that wins each cat- completed the survey, she said. how the program is working, Gal- year’s banquet. egory will receive national recog- Students can take part in the lippo said. “I write about these things of- nition along with a traveling award program and provide their feed- “The program will continue to Photo illustration by Monica Lake | Lariat Photographer ten,” Dougherty said. “But not of- made out of recyclable materials back by clicking the Your Voice grow,” she said, as more schools ten do I get to talk to people that that is passed around to the winner Counts icon on Baylor’s campus implement the program on their finish first in the Big 12 and sixth a unique approach to the competi- really want to make a difference. I of that category from year to year. dining homepage, http://dining. campuses. The plan is to continue in Texas, Getterman said. Baylor’s tion. mostly talk to academics, but there Smith Getterman, sustainabil- baylor.edu/en-US/CSSW/Baylor/. the program on Baylor’s campus recycling rate was 28.29; the win- “We don’t want to look at it as a will be 1,000 people that are mo- ity coordinator, said RecycleMa- “It’s a means to leverage tech- indefinitely, she said. ning school, American University’s competition,” she said. “We want to tivated to be there. The opportu- nia gives Baylor a chance to see nology better to get feedback to rate was 85.16. look at it as more of education and nity I have to talk to these change- how it is doing compared to other us,” said Brett Perlowski, director Baylor has beaten Texas A&M promotion, kind of like advertising minded individuals is exciting and schools. “I think it gives us a good of dining services. Baylor Dining recycling.” humbling to me.” barometer of where we are on the every year since 2007, Getterman Services has set a goal for the num- The banquet will recognize no- national picture,” he said. said. Some of this advertising will ber of responses they receive. table volunteers and contributors This year, with Texas Christian “Before this year, my goal al- take the form of social media an- The hope is to get 10 completed over the past year, including Bay- University and the University of ways was to beat A&M,” he said. nouncements throughout the com- surveys per location per month, he “I think everybody’s goal, no mat- petition, she said. 2D HANSEL AND GRE- PARENTAL GUIDANCE lor’s ZetaZiggaZamma group and West Virginia now in the Big 12, said. Gallippo said dining services TEL WITCH HUNTERS [PG] 1110 425 715 Getterman said he doesn’t know ter what they’re doing, should be Getterman said the main thing [R] 150 610 1020 PARKER [R] 1055 130 Brooks Residence Hall. is meeting that goal at most of its 2D WRECK-IT RALPH 410 725 1000 to beat A&M, but especially for the Baylor community can do [PG] 1135 The event is casual dress and what to expect, but ultimately, it is locations. THE SILVER LININGS A HAUNTED HOUSE PLAYBOOK [R] 1115 225 will serve buffet-style food. about improvement. us because A&M is an ag school, to help sustainability during this “Our smaller locations, like we [R] 1045 1255 300 520 505 745 1025 and we’re a private school. So if we competition is to be intentional 730 945 ZERO DARK THIRTY [R] A table of 10 guests will cost “I’m not necessarily looking for have Season’s Sushi as a location, BROKEN CITY [R] 1130 325 645 1020 we’re beating them, then we’re do- with their recycling. 200 950 WARM BODIES [PG13] $425 and corporate community a placing,” he said. The competi- they don’t quite hit 10, but if we get DJANGO UNCHAINED [R] 1030 1140 1255 205 325 ing pretty well.” “That’s the biggest thing I can 1100 230 615 940 430 630 700 905 1000 partner tables start at $600. Indi- tion is more about the promotion a few for Season’s that’s definitely GANGSTER SQUAD [R] BULLET TO THE HEAD Getterman said he thinks ag- ask students, faculty and staff to 205 440 710 955 [R] 1105 155 425 740 vidual guests may attend for $45. of recycling, he said. “For us, it’s positive in my book,” Gallippo LES MISERABLES [PG13] 1005 ricultural schools tend to be more do is just pay a little bit more atten- 1045 340 700 really about increasing recycling,” said. “For the larger locations, like 3D HANSEL AND GRETEL Today is the last day guests can MAMA [PG13] 1050 105 WITCH HUNTERS [R] 1145 focused on sustainability issues. tion,” he said. 320 535 750 1015 405 815 make reservations for the banquet. he said. the student union building, the 3D MONSTERS, INC. [G] Kayla Udell, student assistant More information about Recy- MOVIE 43 [R] 1120 140 1040 135 Go to www.missionwaco.org to In 2012, Baylor did not win a BSB, we’re hitting that 10 mark.” 500 720 935 3D TEXAS CHAINSAW [R] THE LAST STAND 430 725 935 to the sustainability coordinator, cleMania can be found at http:// [R] 1015 book a table. All proceeds will go national award among 275 par- Since the program began in *** IN DIGITAL 3D! *** toward Mission Waco programs. ticipating schools, but Baylor did said the Office of Sustainability has recyclemaniacs.org/. November, around 300 responses *UPCHARGE for all 3D films have already been submitted, she

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You get to see people roommates.” By Linda Nguyen Linda Nguyen | A&E Editor you haven’t seen for a while.” Holly Shi, a Chinese professor A&E Editor Recipe This was the lone acceptable for- In the United States, we cele- When Choi celebrates here, in the department of modern for- tune cookie from a batch of 24. brate the new year for one day and he does something small with his eign languages, wants to educate Chinese New Year is in a little and even as possible. Do not make then move on. However, in China, friends and his church. He also her students about as much Chi- over a week, so when I was decid- too many, because the cookies have so I pulled out my trusty cooking the New Year lasts for much longer tries to connect with his family. nese culture as possible. ing on a DIY piece for this week, I to be really hot to form and once spray and sprayed the cookie sheet. than that. “Baylor normally has one or “This year, I’m going to do headed over to pinterest and typed they cool it is too late. Start with The only thing with cooking Chinese New Year, or “Spring two events,” Choi said. “I may just something with my students on “Chinese New Year DIY.” Original? two or three to a sheet and see how spray is that it causes the cookies to Festival” as it’s called in China, is a go with some friends. I may kind February 6th,” Shi said, “We call I’d like to think so. many you can do. look oily coming out of the oven. 15-day celebration that starts with of celebrate it a little bit with some it Chinese Language Table. The I ended up finding a fortune 4. Bake for 5 minutes or until It’s not very aesthetically pleasing. the new moon on the first day of friends who are here. I always try theme is Chinese New Year, so we cookie recipe. Not exactly a DIY, cookie has turned a golden color My other problem was how the new year and ends with the full to call my grandparents and Skype will be talking about Chinese New but hey, they’re fortune cookies. I 1/2 inch wide around the outer hot the cookies were. The recipe moon 15 days later. with my parents over Chinese New Year and the traditions, and also mean how do you say no to fortune edge of the circle. The center will says you have to shape the cook- It is the longest celebration on Ye ar.” there will be food.” cookies? remain pale. While one sheet is ies by putting the fortune in the the Chinese calendar, and is a big The Asian Students Association This event is located in 100 Old So, without further ado, how baking, prepare the other. middle, fold the cookie in half and part of Chinese culture. throws a party with free food, live Main. It is free and open to the to make fortune cookies, slightly 5. Remove from oven and essentially bend it over the rim of However, for Chinese students performances and traditional Chi- public. adapted from allrecipes.com quickly move cookie with a wide a cup. If my fingers hadn’t been living on campus, celebrating the nese games in order to celebrate Shi said she tries to make sure spatula and place upside down on burned earlier, they definitely holiday for 15 days may be Chinese New Year. her kids at home know about the Fortune Cookie Recipe a wooden board. Quickly place got burned from trying to with classes, This year, the event is at 7 p.m. traditions of Chinese culture. Yield: 12 cookies the fortune on the cookie, close to shape the cookies. work and Monday in the Barfield Drawing “We usually do something, but Ingredients: the middle and fold the cookie in Apparently, add- other re- Room of the Bill Daniel Student usually it’s something simple be- - 1 egg white half. Place the folded edge across ing two tablespoons sponsibili- Center. The event is open to every- cause we still have to go to work - 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract the rim of a measuring cup and of butter would have ties. one and is a way for a multicultural and go to school,” Shi said. “We - 1/8 teaspoon almond extract pull the pointed edges down, one helped my sticki- E v a n organization to spread more cul- don’t do very complicated things, - a pinch of salt on the inside of the cup and one ness problem. Choi, a se- ture. but we do something so my kids - 1/4 cup unbleached all-pur- on the outside. Place folded cook- Circular batter nior from Senior Lai Jiang went to high know it’s a special day.” pose flour ies into the cups of a muffin tin or would have been Hong Kong, school in Houston, but he was Chinese New Year at its core is - 1/4 cup white sugar egg carton to hold their shape until nice; that prob- remem- born in China. His family still lives about coming together with family Directions: firm. ably would have b e r s there. He partook in some of the and friends to appreciate one an- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Comments: helped with the h o w same traditions as Choi with his other. “Gung hay fat choy” which F. Butter a cookie sheet. Write he cel- I’m going to begin by saying unshapely-ness of Lariat File Photo family in Hong Kong. translates to “May you become fortunes on strips of paper about this isn’t a bad recipe and I chalk my cookies too. ebrated “At home, we sit around a big prosperous” is a common saying in 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. up my problems with this recipe to Finally, don’t leave them to when he lived in Hong Kong. table and eat really good food, and Cantonese that is said during the Generously grease 2 cookie sheets. inexperience. cool overnight. I woke up the next “When I’m at home, usually get money in a small red envelope, holiday. 2. Mix the egg white and vanilla The recipe itself wasn’t too dif- morning and the cookies were soft some families come visit us,” Choi and we also go to the temple,” Jiang Happiness, wealth and longev- until foamy but not stiff. Sift the ficult. The batter is supposed to be and rubbery looking. Store them said. “It’s just one or even more said. “Here, I just go to a good Chi- ity are reoccurring themes. flour, salt, and sugar and blend into pretty runny like the consistency in an air-tight container after you the egg white mixture. of pancake batter, so I had to add bake them. 3. Place teaspoonfuls of the bat- some more water into the batter. All that aside (I know that was FUN TIMES Answers at www.baylorlariat.com ter at least 4 inches apart on one of My biggest problems were kind a long list), it was a fun little recipe, the prepared cookie sheets. Tilt the of related. First off, the cookies very Lunar New Year-like. Maybe Across 1 Treehouse feature sheet to move the batter into round stuck to the aluminum foil and I my parents will be happy I’m fi- 7 Matured, as cheese shapes about 3 inches in diameter. burned my fingers trying to get the nally doing something to embrace Be careful to make batter as round 11 Some condensation cookies off. That was not very fun, my culture. 14 For one 15 One who’s all action 16 Eggs in a clinic ASA to celebrate lunar new year 17 Illusionist’s effect 19 Bushranger Kelly By Rebecca Fiedler vice president. It represents good culture. ASA members will per- 20 Novelist Wiesel Reporter luck, scaring away bad spirits. form a skit explaining the Chinese 21 “Days of Thunder” org. Traditionally, those participat- zodiac and how it came to be. The 23 Duck This lunar new year the Asian ing in Chinese New Year are given Vietnamese Student Association 26 Diplomat’s forte Students Association (ASA) is 28 Feeds without needing sec- money in a red envelope as a gift, will teach visitors a Vietnam- onds bringing the Chinese New Year so to replicate that, participants ese game of luck called Bau Cua. 30 Arrive and its traditions to Baylor. will be given red envelopes with Pendley Party Productions, a com- 31 Major bore At 7 p.m. Monday in the two redeemable tickets. This fes- pany that decorates the entrance of 33 Pull (for) Barfield Drawing Room in the Bill tival has been put on at Baylor for Barfield for events like Christmas 35 Kicked oneself for Daniel Student Center, students nine years, and ASA is trying to on 5th Street, will decorate for 36 BBQ heat rating will have the chance to celebrate replicate Chinese New Year festi- Chinese New Year with adorn- 37 County fair competition the year of the snake with free food vals as they have been done tradi- ments bearing Chinese characters, 41 Flooring wood from Panda Express, entertain- 43 Busy time for a cuckoo clock tionally in Asia, Truong said. Nguyen said. 44 Italian soccer star Maldini ment and games. The event is free The Baylor Activities Commit- “It’s to let the Baylor commu- 47 Many towns have one and open to the public. tee is working with ASA to put nity experience Chinese New Year,” 51 “Voulez-__”: 1979 ABBA album singer 34 One who turns a place upside ASA members will perform on the festival. Washington, D.C. Troung said. “And also it’s for peo- 52 Big name in foil 3 “Makes no __” down skits and game booths will be run junior Pauletta Jordan, program ple that do celebrate Chinese New 53 Make a fine impression 4 Lawyer, at times 38 Foldable sleeper by other multicultural organiza- coordinator for the Year that can’t go home, so it’s 54 Outer limit 5 Renewable energy subj. 39 Blasted tions, including the Vietnamese Baylor Activities like bringing home here 55 Discipline involving slow, 6 Equips afresh 40 Purple hue Student Association, Alpha Kappa Committee said for them.” steady movement 7 Nelson, e.g.: Abbr. 41 Org. with an oft-quoted journal Delta Phi sorority and Hispanic 57 Toppled, as a poplar 8 Hit the road, musically 42 More racy, as humor the commit- 59 Goose egg Student Association. tee partners 9 “__ mouse!” 45 Tote Lariat File Photo 60 1967 #1 hit for The Bucking- 10 In one’s Sunday best 46 Sugary suffix At the booths, visitors can play with multi- hams, which can describe 17-, 11 Make a bank deposit? 48 “Oh, __ won’t!” and win tickets that are redeem- cultural or- 31-, 37- or 47-Across 12 Top of the world 49 Tunnel effect able for prizes. A photo booth will ganizations 65 Traditional London pie-and- 13 Lump 50 Five-finger discounts, so to be set up with a snake prop that to help them mash ingredient 18 He played James speak people can take pictures with, and plan and cre- 66 New newts 22 Half-__: coffee order 56 Audiophile’s setup T-shirts bearing a snake’s image ate events. The 67 Stereo knob 23 2002 Olympics host, briefly 58 Witch costume stick-on will be available for $15. 68 Funny, and a bit twisted 24 “As if!” 59 Wet behind the ears committee has a 69 One way to run “When they play the games, major hand in put- 25 How shysters practice 61 “Spring forward” letters 70 Nine-ball feature 27 Small crown 62 One of four in a grand slam they earn tickets, and they trade ting on the Chinese 29 Onetime Beatles bassist Sut- 63 Wildspitze, for one the tickets in for prizes like Asian New Year celebration. Down cliffe 64 “__ willikers!” candy, snacks and drinks,” said “Everyone goes for 1 Slurp (with “up”) 32 Led __: “Stairway to Heaven” Pearland senior Rachel Nguyen, the food, because it’s free 2 “Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?” group, to fans Difficulty: Evil ASA internal vice president. food,” Truong said. “But The USA Chin Woo Lion and then a lot of people like to Dragon Dance Team, a line dance do the booths and stuff too, team from Richardson, will per- because they get tickets and form a line dance and give a kung- end up getting prizes.” fu performance. A line dance is Visitors will also have traditional, said Chau Truong, the chance to learn more Houston junior and ASA external about Chinese and Asian

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By Daniel Hill to the Sooners and allowed Okla- Baylor and Iowa State have By Parmida Schahhosseini Baylor displayed its mental Despite a 17-point win against Sports Writer homa to shoot 53 percent from the identical overall records at 14-6. Staff Writer toughness after playing a relatively No. 21 Oklahoma last Saturday, field. The Kansas Jayhawks are in the Big clean game through all the physical head coach Kim Mulkey empha- The Baylor Bears will travel to After giving up a sizable lead 12’s driver’s seat with an unblem- The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears contact. Baylor kept its composure sized the problem they had with Ames, Iowa on Saturday to take to Oklahoma, Baylor head coach ished 7-0 conference record and (19-1, 9-0 Big 12) will take on when Texas Tech began to make foul shots, going 11-of-25 for 44 on an Iowa State team that is un- Scott Drew tinkered with the line- 19-1 overall record. Oklahoma State (15-4, 4-4 Big 12) runs after making clutch buckets. percent. Baylor responded on defeated at home in Big 12 Confer- up and played with four guards Baylor is tied for second place at 7 p.m. Saturday in Stillwater, The Lady Bears’ ability to make Wednesday by shooting 71.4 per- ence play. and only one post player. in the Big 12 standings at 5-2 with Okla. halftime adjustments has kept op- cent from the line. The Bears were off to an -ex This lineup allowed Baylor to Kansas State and Oklahoma. Iowa This will be the second meet- ponents on their heels. After allow- Baylor also addressed the issue ceptional start in big 12 play but make a 10-0 run and get within State is tied for third place with ing between the two teams. Baylor ing five 3-pointers in the first half of finishing games. The bench also faltered against Oklahoma to lose one point of Oklahoma before ul- Oklahoma State at 4-3. defeated Oklahoma State 83-49 on against Texas Tech, Baylor only contributed points in the closing their first Big 12 home game. Bay- timately losing 74-71. Baylor has yet to beat top- Jan. 6. allowed two in the second half minutes as they extended the lead lor looks to regain momentum by Drew most likely will start his notch conference competition on Oklahoma State is coming off by putting pressure on perimeter to 30. giving Iowa State its first loss at preferred three-guard lineup, as he the road this season. Its only Big of a 67-61 loss against West Vir- players. Griner had a big offensive James H. Hilton Coliseum. has all year, against Iowa State. But 12 road games have been victories ginia, and has lost two of their last Baylor’s defense turned up the night,scoring 40 points and grab- The Cyclones have been for- Drew might go back to the four- over Texas Tech (2-5) and TCU (0- four against unranked teams. Stop- pressure as they used their speed bing 15 rebounds. The rest of the midable at home, including a win guard lineup since it worked well 7). ping Baylor will be a tough task. off of transitions to disrupt the offense found their rhythm as they over No. 11 Kansas State. against Oklahoma. Saturday’s showdown with a The Lady Bears have momentum Texas Tech offense. Texas Tech had combined for 50 points. Griner The Bears have to improve their Iowa State has four players tough Iowa State team in a hostile and are coming off a 30-point win trouble getting set, which is what will try to add to her Big 12-best defense from Wednesday nights averaging double figures in scor- environment could prove to be a against Texas Tech on Wednesday allowed Baylor to keep their op- point and block totals Saturday as home loss to Oklahoma. ing: Will Clyburn, Tyrus McGee, pivotal game for the future of the after a solid showing on both sides ponent under 50 percent shooting, Baylor tries to extend its regular The Bears conceded 74 points Georges Niang and Melvin Ejim. Bears’ season. of the ball. holding them to 34.3 percent. season wins to 32 games in a row. FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com SCRIPT from Page 1 iCIVICS from Page 1 more than an academic perspec- his “On Topic” series last spring, tive for Freeman. It has also played O’Connor pointed out that the a role in her spiritual life. original purpose of founding pub- Freeman said her appreciation lic schools in the U.S. was to teach for scripture and tradition has only civics, as well as the fact that many grown. states are pulling civics from the “I feel so much more connected curriculum entirely to focus on to the community of saints,” Free- mathematics and science. man said. “It’s not just us. We have According to third-year law the whole church. Manuscripts student Alaina Smith, the law have helped us realize this more.” students originally started by sit- Freeman said she hopes to ting in on classes and answering continue her research in medieval questions at Bell’s Hill Elementary literature and manuscript stud- School, until Baylor Law decided ies in graduate school. Teaching to get more involved. manuscript studies to youth is also “The Baylor Law representa- a possibility. tives are concentrated into fourth Talking to people outside of her and fifth grade classes,” Smith said. field about her research has been Smith, along with two other rewarding, Freeman said. Baylor Law School representatives, “It sparks a new interest when wrote lesson plans, called iPlans. I’m in conversations, especially These iPlans were designed to working at kids camps in the sum- be user-friendly, requiring only 10- mer,” Freeman said. 15 minutes of preparation for the Some kids have become inter- law students to conduct in-class ested in areas such as history and discussions. Latin. The image of the manuscript They included essential ques- makes it seem more real, Freeman tions for the law school students to said. discuss with the class, step-by-step We have a responsibility to do instructions of what to do while excellent work and pass tradition leading the school children in dis- Travis Taylor | Lariat Photographer to future generations, Freeman cussions, as well as additional re- said. sources, such as the Bill of Rights. “It’s really humbling as a schol- “The students loved it,” Knas Take a brake ar to see what a heritage we’ve re- said. “They got to meet law stu- Omaha, Neb., freshman T.J. Kotouc works on a car during a Baylor Driving Club meeting on Thursday. The club members primarily rebuild and ceived,” she said. dents. They learned what an attor- repair cars and attend and compete in races. The Initiative provides oppor- ney was and what a judge was.” tunities for intensive research on items in The Green Collection, the largest collection of rare biblical ar- ETHNIC from Page 1 tifacts and texts. Hobby Lobby President Steve stand that God wants the best for Rodás said he would never here, or else we would have died.” For the past three decades, the two “The tremendous need that is an Green oversees the collection. everybody.” forget the day he crossed the Rio The Rev. Alan Bean, Friends of major parties in the United States everyday situation. There are peo- Green visited Baylor in June 2012 Testimony was also given by the Grande. Justice Representative, said Latinos have been competing to see who ple being deported and families be- for the first conference of LOGOS Rev. Herman Rodás, who came to “It was Oct. 20. 1986. U.S. im- are overwhelming, in favor of com- can be the toughest on the un- ing left behind. If we can join with at Baylor. the U.S. from Guatemala during a migration took ahold of me and to passion and comprehension of im- documented and the incarcerated. the African-Americans, the An- The Green Scholars Initiative war when he was 17 years old. my surprise, thanks to politics at migration reform, with 60 percent Christians have begun taking their glos, and do something more orga- recently established Baylor as its “Many ask why we are here,” the time, I could stay in the coun- of Hispanics knowing someone moral cues from secular politics nized, we can do something great. major research partner. The part- Rodás said. “I was forced to come try,” he said. “But I was 17 with no who could be deported at any mo- and entertainment; we buy into the We can make a difference in Waco.” nership between Baylor and the in- to the U.S. in 1986. The guerillas parents to correct me or punish ment and a quarter of them know- punitive consensus without even The service ended with the en- stitute provides major research op- had taken over so many places in me; I got into drugs and alcohol. ing someone who has. knowing we are doing it. Be not be couragement to participate in the portunities for students interested the country, and the country need- But a man spoke to me about Jesus, “Most of us in the Anglos com- conformed, be transformed by the “I Was a Stranger” challenge. A 40- in papyrus and manuscript studies. ed soldiers. They didn’t ask if you and he changed my life. It has been munity don’t know anybody who is doings of your mind” day program that requests partici- Researching ancient manu- wanted to be a soldier; they took eight years since I’ve been a pastor in prison, we don’t know anybody The Rev. Frank Alvaredo, of pants study one Bible passage per- scripts gives students a marketable you. Your chance of living in the and I understand the need of the who could be deported tomorrow,” First Spanish Assembly Church, taining to immigration a day and skill for graduate school, Neilson war was 40 percent. Many of my Hispanics. Many of us can judge Bean said. “And so our heads are said he could not relate to the im- pray for the immigrants and the said. friends became soldiers, and many for ourselves why the Hispanics confused because our hearts have migrants at first but came to un- elected officials who make policies When the research is published of them came home in coffins. My come to the U.S., but the U.S. is not gone cold. Friends of Justice speaks derstand what it was to be an im- that affect them. in a couple of years, the students parents said I needed to go to the ready to help us, to comprehend of a punitive consensus. Politi- migrant. will get credit as authors. U.S.” us. For some of us, we had to come cians disagree on many things. “I see the need,” Alvaredo said.