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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTUESDAY | NOVEMBER 30,Baylor 2010 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 5 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 6 Movie review Research on the rocks Dominance on display “Love and Other Drugs,” a romantic comedy Baylor engineers research concrete, The Bears double up Prairie View starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, aiming to increase its strength A&M 90-45 behind guard mixes romance and medicine while minimizing its cost LaceDarius Dunn’s 20 points Vol. 111 No. 48 © 2010, Baylor University In Print Local >> Sensitive info The Pentagon beefs up security after WikiLeaks education releases thousands of files Page 3 programs >> Joy to the world accredited The School of Music will By Carman Galvan showcase various Christmas Staff Writer tunes in December Page 5 Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas in Waco and of Bell-Coryell Counties in Fort >> Defensive force Hood have achieved national ac- Block master Brittney Griner creditation, the Texas Education led the Lady Bears to three Agency announced Monday. wins in the past week The affiliates tested and passed Page 6 the Communities In Schools To- tal Quality System standards. The standards measure the affiliates’ nonprofit business practices and Viewpoints how well the Communities In Schools model of integrated stu- dent support services in schools “The Times has been implemented, a press re- lease from the agency stated. The should not Texas Education Agency said the NICK BERRYMAN | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER entangle itself Communities In Schools national office developed the Total Quality within WikiLeaks’ Stitching for the holidays System standards in order to set guidelines that ensure uniform hypocrisy. The Carrollton junior Anum Dadwani (left) and Austin sophomore Shivani Kamboj make blankets for children during a Delta Kappa Delta event quality and improved student ex- Monday at Russell Gymnasium. whistleblower perience. site may have “It’s basically like a stamp of approval,” said Doug McDurham, endangered many CEO of Communities In Schools lives and American of the Heart of Texas and lec- ties, and if the turer in Baylor’s School of Social Senate stifles code revisions Work. “The standard that we had Times continues to to meet in the application process work with him in By Sara Tirrito senator Cody Orr presented the and wait for a new bill that had bit less controversial, a little bit covered two things: program- Staff Writer bill at the Nov. 18 meeting. more time for everyone to think more specific in the changes that ming and business standards. The any manner other “All the revisions we were about and consider.” they wanted to make and not so purpose of our agency is to help than for interviews, A bill containing revisions to trying to make were subject to Student Senate president Mi- broad, so I was surprised that ensure that our students are suc- the electoral code was rejected debate, and though most of the chael Lyssy said he was surprised there was so much concern,” Lys- cessful in school by addressing it is allowing the when it was brought before the revisions — I would say the vast by the amount of concern sena- sy said. “It still seemed like the bill non-academic barriers, and part want for a breaking Student Senate at its Nov. 18 majority of the revisions — were tors expressed when the bill was was too broad.” of the standard to help meet that meeting. pretty noncontroversial, there was brought forth because it was ex- Electoral commissioner and goal is our programming — that story to trump The bill was the first of a three- still discussion about a lot of top- pected to be a more acceptable Houston junior Gregg Ortiz said we are reaching students and have the necessity of a part series of bills to revise the ics,” Orr said, “and just the fact version of the original bill pre- he was also surprised by how appropriate services. The other electoral code, but was the second that there was still more discus- sented earlier this month. much controversy remained per- half is the business standard, that free press that acts bill dealing with the topic to be re- sion that could go on I believe was “The bill they brought two taining to the bill. the agency is functioning well as jected in the last month. the reason that a lot of senators weeks ago was supposed to be a ethically and with SEE CODE, page 4 SEE SCHOOLS, page 4 Sugar Land sophomore and wanted to vote down this version little bit more acceptable, a little i n t e g r i t y.” Page 2 Retired professor continues to mentor students Bear Briefs By Yueqin Yang tional students could attend with Since make presentations or deliver poet, a writer and an editor. He The place to go to know Contributer no payment. early 2009, speeches, which he and the oth- has published 21 books, written J.R. LeMaster, emeritus pro- LeMaster ers critique, offering suggestions hundreds of poems, taught in- the places to go Every Wednesday and Fri- fessor of English, retired in 2006 has vol- to make them stronger. numerable classes and assisted Spring travels day at around 2:15 p.m., a silky- after 47 years of teaching. The unteered “I was afraid of delivering a countless students. haired old man, accompanied by Learn about spring break woman is his daughter, DeNae, his time, speech because I forgot every- His only son died suddenly a woman in her 50s, teeters into born to his first wife. The students energy thing before my classes,” Sunny last year. Wanda, his wife of 43 opportunities at 3 p.m. today the conference room at the Cen- are a group of international stu- and effort Gao, a senior from Shanxi, China, years, passed away more recently. at Dr Pepper Hour in the ter for International Studies on dents from China, Korea, Viet- helping said. “I enjoy being in his classes, Student Activities Service the second floor of Poage Library. nam, Japan and Mexico. interna- “But now I feel better. I have and I have learned a lot, not only and Learning Office in the Usually, a few students have LeMaster suffers from severe tional stu- LeMaster learned a lot from his classes, es- knowledge, but a way of life,” Rui Bill Daniel Student Center. gathered in the lounge, waiting degenerative arthritis of the spine dents with pecially confidence.” Zhang, a graduate student in eco- Spring Break trips this year for their arrival. It is 2:30 p.m. as well as other infirmities. He their English speaking and writ- LeMaster also tells them about nomics from Henan, China, said. include the Civil Rights The meeting begins around a ta- cannot drive, and his daughter ing. He coaches them, encourages his childhood, his teachers, his Born in Pike County, Ohio, Tour, Texas Hunger Trip and ble capable of seating 10. This is a drives him to campus from the them, and more importantly, tells students and his wife. non-credit class, and any interna- SEE PROFESSOR, page 4 the Anti-Human Trafficking other side of Waco twice a week. them about life. Group members LeMaster, 76, is a professor, a Trip. Makin’ a list Written a good book lately? Amateur authors practice Santa’s Workshop Student Steering Committee will host By Nydia Perez along with additional writing during nity for personal growth. a volunteer open house from Reporter the day to meet his daily quota. “To me, NaNoWriMo is a powerful 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in the “I try to shoot for 2,000 to 2,500 a self-motivational tool for disciplining Bill Daniel Student Center Thousands of writers across the day,” he said. “I shoot for that to have oneself to write every day,” Talley said. dining area for students, globe will attempt to wrap up a month- Thanksgiving off and go to the Baylor “It is an opportunity to give yourself an long novel challenge before their mid- staff and faculty who wish to football games and watch them win.” absolute deadline and goal, and then night deadline today. The first year Tuya wrote only fulfill it. The act of writing the 50,000 wrap presents, decorate the In November writers have been 14,000 words, but his interest was ig- words is really not that hard — it is the McLane Student Life Center participating in NaNoWriMo (derived nited rather than discouraged. discipline to remain true to that creed. gyms or help during Santa’s from “national novel writing month”), “The first year I horribly failed, but The hope is that in writing consistently, Workshop, an uplifting a challenge to write a 175-page, 50,000- it sparked something. It let me be cre- not only will you become a better writ- Christmas event for Waco word novel in one month. ative in my own way so I started plan- er, but also learn more about yourself children. Students are Many of the participants are stu- ning and preparing to do it again,” Tuya and what you can do.” invited to stop by to sign up dents who have chosen to accept the said. Talley participated for the first time for a shift or ask questions challenge despite having the burden of Tuya said while winning is consid- last year. schoolwork. about the program. Santa’s ered to be producing 50,000 words, the “Last year I had no idea what to Port Neches junior Edward Tuya is biggest reward is the sense of accom- write about, so I started on November 1 Workshop will be held from one of the municipal liaisons for the plishment.

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