'Hero' Builds Bridges in Kenya

WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE HERO from Page 1 TheTUESDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2010Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 Time for a whooping Help is on the way We’re with Coco Volleyball defeated Texas A&M in Baylor faculty and employees He’s back! After being dumped by NBC five sets Saturday, sweeping the make a difference by participating earlier this year, late-night host season series against the Aggies in United Way’s annual campaign Conan O’Brien returns to television on TBS Vol. 111 No. 40 © 2010, Baylor University In Print >> No disaster funds Jones Gov. Rick Perry’s appeal for a tropical storm disaster declaration was denied Page 3 fires >> In the studio Uproar artist David Dulcie Phillips and the Ragtag Army record By Jaime Aron their first-ever EP Associated Press Page 4 IRVING — Jerry Jones never >> Tennis roundup wanted to change coaches this season. As the blowout losses Baylor tennis teams stay mounted, and Wade Phillips’ de- busy with tournaments in fense was mostly to blame, the New York, Austin and Waco owner-general Page 5 manager of the Dallas Cowboys had no choice. Jones fired Phillips on On the Web Monday and promoted of- Phillips fensive coordinator Jason Garrett to take over the 1-7 club DANIEL CERNERO | PHOTO EDITOR on an interim basis. Defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni was Band of brothers promoted to replace Phillips’ other role as defensive coordinator. Saxophone players in the Golden Wave Band race with their legs tied together Monday during Band Follies at Minglewood Bowl. Jones decided enough was enough following a 45-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was the Cowboys’ fifth straight loss and the third straight Best of the week that wasn’t even close. Be sure to browse a “I recognized that after the slideshow of The Lariat’s ‘Hero’ builds bridges in Kenya game we just weren’t playing win- best photos of the week, ning football and our best chance By Sara Tirrito “They have transformingwas to make a change,” Jones said. including shots of men’s and Staff Writer power, these bridges, for com- This is the first time Dallas women’s basketball and the munities,” Parker said. “That’s the has made an in-season coach- Dr Pepper Museum He’s been robbed at gunpoint. thing, people just don’t under- ing change. Garrett also becomes baylorlariat.com He’s contracted diseases ranging stand it — we all take bridges for the first former Cowboys player from malaria to dengue fever. He’s granted. But especially my moti- to take over the job previously Viewpoints been carjacked and had numerous vation is, first of all, I want lives held by the likes of Tom Landry, break-in attempts at his home. to be saved — lives that I’ll never Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells. Harmon Parker has persisted know about.” The 44-year-old Garrett has “Media through these challenges while Parker’s devotion and persis- never been a head coach on any building 46 bridges in Kenya, tence has led him to be chosen level. Yet he sure seemed ready outlets should where he has begun a nonprofit from more than 10,000 nominees judging by the confidence dis- not perpetuate organization, Bridging the Gap, to for a spot as one of CNN’s Top played at his introductory news help communities traverse rivers 10 Heroes. He now has a chance conference. Olbermann’s hazy filled with crocodiles and hippo- at becoming the CNN Hero of “Wade is no longer the coach. form of opinion- potami more safely, giving them the Year and winning $100,000. I am the coach and what we’re go- easier access to schools and mar- Parker hopes the competition can ing to do going forward (is) get infused journalism ketplaces on the opposite side. help to heighten awareness of the ready to have a great meeting, a Parker, who has now lived in but should instead COURTESY PHOTO need in Kenya and said that if he great walkthrough and a great Kenya for nearly 20 years, persists wins, the money will go directly to practice on Wednesday and give strive to provide Members from a Baylor team work with locals to build a bridge in Kenya in his bridge building, buoyed by Bridging the Gap. in 2005. The team worked with Harmon Parker, who founded the non- a love for the work and a desire to clearly labeled profit Bridging the Gap and is nominated for CNN’s Hero of the Year. SEE HERO, page 6 SEE PHILLIPS, page 6 and high quality save lives. reporting and c o m m e n t a r y.” Education summit to engage Waco community Page 2 By Carmen Galvan decision to go ahead and establish strate the responsibility of the com- nity. new programs, DuPuy said. The Staff Writer an initiative,” said Leah Jackson, as- munity to share in the education of “Our focus this year is building programs must also be designed Bear Briefs sociate dean at the Sheila & Walter its citizens through education pro- partnerships at home,” DuPuy said. with the intent to improve educa- The Greater Waco Commu- Umphrey Law Center. “We ended grams and by supporting the needs “The overall interest is to encour- tion based on the eight assump- The place to go to know nity Education Alliance will host up coming up with a plan, the of others with understanding. age the building of partnerships, tions of the alliance. the places to go its third education summit at the summit, three years ago and es- “The initiative is to develop tutoring and working with the dif- “The alliance is really all about Waco Convention Center begin- sentially we came up with ways to the understanding that every citi- ferent schools, with Communities ensuring that the education efforts Peace Corps visit ning Nov. 17. The three-day con- learn and do what we can to ensure zen shares the responsibility of the in Schools, Baylor University and out there are making measurable ference will focus on building re- they are prepared and pursue their education of every citizen,” DuPuy the Baylor School of Education. changes and that they are meeting The Peace Corps will be on lationships at home and within the postsecondary education. Every- said. “A higher level of education We are utilizing the rich resources one of those assumptions,” Jackson campus all day today on the community in order to improve thing we’ve been doing is to engage creates a better prepared work of our community to stimulate dif- said. first floor of the Bill Daniel education, said Virginia DuPuy, the community; we must look at force that, as a result, improves the ferent areas of work in our com- Each of the assumptions are Student Center, providing executive director of the alliance. the whole education system and learning capacity and the quality of munity.” based on a different stage of a information to students “As we pulled people together how it will affect community.” life for all its citizens.” The summit is an opportunity child’s growth, ranging from age 0 about how to get involved to get a good understanding of The primary goal of the initia- DuPuy said she hopes to cre- for members of the community to to 19 and above. The assumptions after graduation. how our children are engaged in tive, which will take 15 to 20 years ate this understanding by building come together and share ideas to the community, we grew into a to fully implement, is to demon- partnerships within the commu- either improve existing or to create SEE SUMMIT, page 6 Have your say Students can voice their opinions about parking, campus resources, Baylor tops Texas law schools in bar exam pass rate tuition and other issues By Meghan Hendrickson it is reflective of a very excellent students.” by partaking in Student Staff Writer group of students that work and Toben has been at Baylor Government’s Issue of the get worked very hard. It is a hard- since 1983 and has been the dean Week survey from 11:30 a.m. Baylor School of Law was list- working group and the results of the law school since 1991. He to 1 p.m. today in the first ed as having the highest passing show up in the objective data.” said that in order to practice law, rate out of the nine law schools floor lobby of the Bill Daniel Brad Toben, dean of the Bay- students must pass two exams: in Texas on the Texas State Bar lor School of Law, attributed the the Texas State Bar Exam and the Student Center. Exam after the scores were re- school’s success to several factors. Multi-State Professional Respon- leased for the exam that was ad- “We matriculate in bringing sibility Exam, an exam on profes- Choirs combine ministered in July. to the law school very bright and sional ethics. Two of the major choral This is the 14th time since highly capable students who are Law school students typically ensembles at Baylor, the 2001 that the law school has among the best students across take the bar exam after complet- Women’s Choir and the come out on top in regard to its the nation,” Toben said. “We ing the three-year law school pro- Men’s Choir, will present a students’ pass rate on the bar, have a very significant focus on gram and studying for, as Toben combined concert at 7:30 which was 94.64 percent this year.

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