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HEART from Page 1 TheWEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 6,Baylor 2010 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 Offensive explosion Coffee and a concert Movie review The passing game, which Common Grounds will host a “The Social Network,” starring Jesse exploded against Kansas, helps benefit concert for a Bible-based Eisenberg as Facebook mogul Mark the BU offense reach its potential outpatient eating disorder program Zuckerberg, wins with strong acting Vol. 111 No. 22 © 2010, Baylor University In Print >> Hot Hot Heat Dunn arrested on assault charges A state climatologist says temperatures in Texas will and Dunn turned tures to her jaw, according the arrest war- leading scorer for the team, averaging 19.6 rise each decade Guard suspended himself in to Waco rant affidavit. The fractures were described points per game, and was a second-team police. Dunn was as a left mandibular angle fracture and right All-Big 12 pick. Last season, Baylor men’s Page 3 indefinitely from released from mandibular body fracture. basketball set a school record with 28 wins McLennan County Emergency corrective surgery was com- and Dunn also set school records for points basketball team Jail after posting pleted to fix the victim’s jaw. An eight-hole (704), 3-pointers (116) and free throw shoot- >> L.A. advice $12,500 bail Tues- plate with eight screws was used to repair ing percentage (85.7 on 126 of 147 free Alumnus returns to Baylor By Jade Mardirosian day afternoon. the left side fracture and a six-hole plate with throws). Last year the team finished the sea- to talk about Hollywood Staff Writer On Sept. 27 of- six screws was used to repair the right side son within one win of making its first NCAA with film students ficers were called fracture. Final Four appearance in 60 years. Page 4 Baylor men’s basketball senior guard Dunn to Hillcrest Baptist “LaceDarius Dunn has been indefinitely Dunn was a potential NBA draft pick fol- LaceDarius Dunn was suspended from the Medical Center to in- suspended from all team activities,” head lowing last season but opted to return for his team indefinitely Tuesday after being -ar vestigate an assault. A woman was suffering basketball coach Scott Drew said in a state- final year at Baylor. >> Club success rested on charges of aggravated assault, a from a broken jaw, according to a public in- ment released Tuesday. Baylor University A second-degree felony carries a penalty Baylor club teams men’s second-degree felony. formation release from Waco police. had no further comment. of two to 20 years in prison and a fine not to rugby and women’s lacrosse A warrant was issued Tuesday morning The victim was suffering from two frac- As a junior last season, Dunn was the exceed $10,000. find success on field Page 5 Challenge On the Web addresses cost of education By Sara Tirrito Staff Writer

MTV and the College Board have launched a competition, the Crowder video “Get Schooled College Affordabil- ity Challenge,” asking college stu- BOMBER from Page 1 Relive the excitement of dents to propose ideas that would David Crowder’s church make it easier for students to find music conference with money for school. The Lariat’s video The competition allows students to submit their ideas for dig- baylorlariat.com ital tools, such as games or social media widgets, that would make Viewpoints finding money for college easier. The winner will receive $10,000, and MTV and the College Board “What looks will commit as much as $100,000 like a less strong to develop the new tool. Student Body President and Makenzie Mason | Lariat Photographer slate of opponents Houston senior Michael Wright said he hopes to see Baylor stu- now could become dents participate in the challenge Ridin’ to the Heart O’ Texas a gauntlet 10, and that he is grateful that MTV is Parade participants smile at the crowd during the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo parade Tuesday in downtown Waco. The fair begins Oct. supporting education. 14 and runs through Oct. 16 at the Extraco Events Center. Prices vary by day and by age. 20 or 30 years “I think it just reaffirms that from now. Under the rising costs of higher education are not only felt here on Baylor’s normal scheduling campus, but across the entire na- conditions, tion,” Wright said. “I think it can Waco goes for gold in heart ratings conferences can be very useful when any mode of pop culture is used to promote By Carmen Galvan bronze or honorable mention. aged, if you will, for submittal to Barker said the 10 heart adjust for these education and the positive benefits Staff Writer Waco applied to the assessment the Texas Council on Cardiovas- healthy environment and policy power shifts with of it. That’s going to be very power- program as a mid-size city in cular Disease and Stroke for their indicators are: that ongoing pub- ful and I’m certainly thankful for Waco is aiming for gold from 2003 and was required to create review and grading.” lic information campaigns on car- a few years’ notice. MTV taking the initiative on pro- the Heart and Stroke Healthy City Waco’s Work Group and Power of Waco was first assessed in diovascular disease and stroke are This decision makes moting education.” Recognition Program, a program Prevention Coalition. The coali- 2004 and is now reviewed by the conducted within the communi- The competition is a branch dedicated to promoting a healthy tion currently has nine members council every other year. Due to ty; that physical activity areas are no allowances for of the larger “Get Schooled” cam- heart and stroke environment. and its purpose is to gather and the shifting leadership and reor- designated, safe and accessible to schedule difficulty.” paign launched by Viacom (MTV’s The city will be assessed on present local information on the ganization in the Texas Council citizens; that healthy food options parent company) and the Bill and 10 heart healthy environmental 10 assessment indicators to the on Cardiovascular Disease and are accessible and promoted to Melinda Gates Foundation. “Get and policy indicators by the Texas Texas Council on Cardiovascular Stroke, Waco’s assessment has citizens; and that public schools Page 2 Schooled” is intended to increase Council on Cardiovascular Dis- Disease and Stroke. been postponed by one year, but offer health programs, curricu- high school graduation rates, pre- ease and Stroke, which will deter- “All that information is com- Barker expects the city’s results to lums and daily physical activity Bear Briefs pare high schoolers for college and mine Waco’s level of recognition. piled at the local level and coordi- be announced in February 2011. as well as provide the majority of increase college completion rates. Cities participating in the nated through the health district,” So far the city has earned two sil- employees with worksite wellness The place to go to know On Monday, Arne Duncan, program include metropolitan, Roger Barker, director of public ver recognitions and one bronze, programs. the places to go mid-size and small cities, and health for the city of Waco, said. but Barker hopes to reach the SEE M T V, page 6 are ranked as either gold, silver, “It’s compiled and basically pack- gold level next year. SEE HEART, page 6 CASA Carnival Kappa Alpha Theta will Times Square bomber gets life sentence, warns of attacks present the CASA Carnival at 5 p.m. today at the By Tom Hays from Connecticut used the court- “You appear to be someone Minglewood Bowl beside Associated Press room appearance to rail against the who was capable of education and Brooks College; tickets are U.S., saying the country will con- I do hope you will spend some of NEW YORK — The Pakistani $8, shirts are $10 or $15 tinue to pay for occupying Muslim the time in prison thinking careful- immigrant who tried to detonate a countries. ly about whether the Quran wants if purchased with a ticket, car bomb on a busy Saturday night “We are only Muslims trying to you to kill lots of people,” Cedar- and all proceeds will benefit in Times Square accepted a life defend our religion, people, homes baum said. the local Court Appointed sentence with a smirk Tuesday and and land, but if you call us terror- Shahzad responded that the Special Advocates program warned that Americans can expect ists, then we are proud terrorists “Quran gives us the right to defend. more bloodshed at the hands of and we will keep on terrorizing And that’s all I’m doing.” East Village forum Muslims. you until you leave our lands and The judge cut him off at one “Brace yourselves, because the An open forum will be held people at peace,” he told U.S. Dis- point to ask if he had sworn alle- war with Muslims has just begun,” trict Judge Miriam Goldman Ce- giance to the U.S. when he became at 7:30 p.m. today in the 31-year-old Faisal Shahzad told a darbaum. a citizen last year. “I did swear, but I Blume Seminar/Conference federal judge. “Consider me the Shahzad — brought into the did not mean it,” Shahzad said. room of Cashion Academic first droplet of the blood that will courtroom in handcuffs, and wear- In his address to the court, he Center to determine the fo l l ow.” ing a long beard and white skull- said Osama bin Laden “will be location, size, scope, cost and His punishment for building cap — had instructed his attorney known as no less than Saladin of feasibility of constructing a the propane-and-gasoline bomb not to speak, and Cedarbaum told the 21st-century crusade” — a new on-campus residential and driving it into the heart of the prosecutors she didn’t need to hear reference to the Muslim hero of community called East city in an SUV in May was a fore- from them. the Crusades. He also said: “If I’m gone conclusion, since the charges Village; students are That left the two free to spar given 1,000 lives, I will sacrifice Associated Press to which he pleaded guilty carried over his reasoning for giving up his them all.” welcome to share their This photo taken from video provided by the FBI shows a staged a mandatory life sentence, which comfortable life in America to train Shahzad smirked when the thoughts on how Baylor explosion that prosecutors say replicates the power of the car bomb under federal rules will keep him in Pakistan and carry out an attack judge imposed the sentence. Asked should approach the East Faisal Shahzad tried to detonate in New York’s Times Square on May behind bars until he dies. authorities say could have killed an Village project 1. Shahzad, who pleaded guilty in June to 10 terrorism and weapons But the former budget analyst untold number of pedestrians. SEE BOMBER, page 6 counts, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2010 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Live bears are crucial part of Baylor life It seems as if Baylor’s North and would only allow the mas- American black bears, Joy and cots to attend depending on the Lady, have fallen victim to the conditions for the game, such curse of curves. as noise and weather. The bears handlers also consider Joy’s and Lady’s mood for that day to determine the safety of the situa- tion. Baylor has had more than 50 North American black bears since the student-vote for a mas- cot in December 1914. The animals have been present to rep- resent the institution at football games, homecoming parades, pep rallies and other events. Since Baylor received its first bear, Ted, in 1917, the use of bears at Baylor games has become as important of an aspect Rachel Roach | Sports writer to the environment as any of the members like fans, players, cheerleaders and bands. The United States Depart- Joy and Lady should be able ment of Agriculture has banned to attend events because they’re a the two Bears — Joy, weighing in living representation of the uni- at 345 pounds and Lady at 360 versity and with their attendance — from attending public events comes a boost in morale and because of their size. school-spirit. What other school There have always been rules has live bears on its campus and in place for having the bears in at events? captivity. The only difference Even though there have been now is that Lady and Joy have agreements made between Bay- grown in size. The USDA is con- lor and the USDA about allowing cerned about the consequences Baylor to keep these bears for the of a bear breaking free. rest of their life — what about the While they are large animals future? If the university let’s this that can technically be consid- tradition become compromised ered “dangerous,” the two bears who knows what could be next. have been on campus for eight Because the people in charge and nine years with no brutal of the bears take a number of attacks. The bear attendance at precautions and there have been public events has always been no attacks, Baylor’s traditions carefully regulated. should not have to permanently When walking on campus, suffer by the banning of one of the trainers and Chamber mem- the most important aspects and bers never let anyone get within representations of this univer- a certain distance of the bears, sity: the mascots. which are always on leashes. Rachel Roach is a sophomore The bear’s attendance for any international studies major from event was always on a case-by Phoenix, Ariz., and a sports writ- -case basis. The caretakers took er for The Lariat. Eternal schedule lacks room many factors into consideration Lariat Letters Narrow arts argument for galleries, concerts and plays for power changes in Big 12 I take issue with the editorial would be booked nightly. Profes- of Sept. 29 and its accompanying sionals spend years, even decades ast Thursday the Big 12 released its unable to adhere to all the parameters de- 12’s choice is apparently an unprecedented comic. I do not do so because I mastering their work, so isn’t it future conference schedules for foot- sired. move. Even teams in the SEC, a storied con- disagree with its overall mes- unjust that they not see their hard ball teams. The good news is that de- There is no problem with the actual ference dating back to the 1930s, vary their sage. As an alumnus of the music work rewarded? Lspite losing two members, the conference has schedule per se; it is the bizarre decision to conference matchups each year to some de- school, how could I? It would be Similarly, we’ve spent count- shown its obvious commitment to maintain- apply the same schedule indefinitely that gree. indeed, nice for Baylor students less more hours in prepara- ing a competitive, 10-team league. could cause trouble in future years. The Big Ten and Pac 10 both alter team to attend the concerts of their tion week-by-week than most Unfortunately, the conference has hic- One of the factors in etching the grid, Al- conference schedules as well; some teams peers more regularly. However, other majors on campus, so why cupped in planning the new schedules, len said, was ensuring that no schools would play conference games within the first three I find the viewpoint from which shouldn’t we be appreciated by which, under the current plan, will remain have to play traditional powerhouses in con- weeks. the editorial in question was writ- our fellow students? I, as a musi- the same forever. secutive weeks. Right now, no team plays the In addition to restricting any possi- ten to be narrow, albeit innocent- cian, object to this kind of pity. If There is no variation from year to year as two winningest Big 12 schools, Texas and bly needed change, the Big 12’s permanent ly so. Speaking of our hard work, I had come into the music school to who each team plays each week. Baylor Oklahoma, in consecutive weeks. schedule hinders any opportunity that may the author incredulously posited with any kind of notion that I was will open with Kansas State and Iowa State, But the future is impossible to predict, as arise in years to come. Both Big 12 fans and the question, “why then, are the owed a vast audience of my peers, play Texas A&M and Texas back-to-back and nobody knows how strong any program will the national college football audience now concerts and plays this university then I should be called a fool. If eventually finish with Texas Tech. be decades from now. All it takes is a string know that there will be no Big 12 matchups produces so overlooked?” Musi- I had graduated with that same In fact, the Big 12 website displays each of good hiring and strong recruiting — or a until October or the very end of September cians are overlooked on campus, nonsensical sentiment, and full team’s schedules beginning with 2013 and weak group of coaching and athletes — to at the earliest. because the arts as a whole are — faith that my hard work would simply adds, “also other odd years 2015- significantly change a program. The Big 12 should reconsider potentially everywhere. be rewarded on the basis of it be- 2017-2019-2021-2023-2025, etc.” The extent What looks like a less strong slate of oppo- rearranging conference schedules after sever- Society as a whole has no bet- ing hard work, I would inevitably of the new schedule is literally endless. nents now could become a gauntlet 10, 20 or al years. Of course, the change should not be ter standard of pursuing appre- find an ugly shock at the start of In an interview with Big12Sports.com 30 years from now. Under normal scheduling simply for the sake of changing. If the tradi- ciation of the arts. If he were to my career. We are lucky, though correspondent Wendell Barnhouse, Big 12 conditions, conferences can adjust for these tionally strong teams continue their strength, apply the same standard to the that such pity is not needed. The scheduling coordinator Tim Allen said the power shifts with a few years’ notice. the schedules are fine. But if a nationally national dramatic, musical, and students of the fine arts schools of process underwent painstaking thought of This decision makes no allowances for televised, week two matchup between Iowa artistic scene, he would arrive at Baylor are not fools. They know every detail before a final schedule was re- schedule difficulty. State and Kansas State becomes a guaranteed the same conclusion: that we’re the challenge that lies in store in leased. The Big 12’s long-term scheduling could money maker, by all means, the Big 12 should not appreciative enough of what their futures. It required narrowing between 100 and be justified if it were a normal procedure be prepared to accommodate such a game. trained performers and artists -Andrew Gastler, 2010 alum 200 possible grids, with a computer system from other college conferences, but the Big do. Otherwise, all of the venues

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gap between private patient thera- Common Grounds py and residential in-patient treat- benefit hopes to ment. And that’s why The Sanctu- ary was born.” raise awareness, Kimberly Williams, graduate student at Baylor School of Social funds for those Work, initiated the idea for the suffering from benefit at Common Grounds. As The Sanctuary’s first intern anorexia, bulimia from the university, Williams sent her idea to Jill Mashburn, the own- By Gloria Lee er of Common Grounds. Reporter From its beginning, Common Grounds has been Mashburn’s out- Eating disorders are the No. 1 let to share her heart for Jesus by killer of women under age 65 and allowing the Waco community and have the highest mortality rate of Baylor students to become active any illness, including cancer, with one out of every four females suf- Makenzie Mason | Lariat Photographer fering from anorexia nervosa or body dysmorphia (an obsession with an imaginary or minor defect “We hope that we are of the face or body) in their life- sources along with Donate Blood, Save a Life time. the counseling center Portland, Ore., freshman Brent Bailey and Coppell freshman Patrick Foss chat Tuesday while waiting to give blood in front of Bobo Spiritual Common Grounds will host Life Center. Carter BloodCare was on campus both Monday and Tuesday. a benefit concert on Oct. 8 at 8 to help young women p.m. for The Sanctuary, a Bible- that are suffering. I based outpatient eating disorder really think it’s impor- program. Admission will be eight dollars. tant that we’re aware Sarah Jacobs is the opening act, — that everyone’s Texas temperatures could reach 115 by 2060 followed by Rocket Me Nowhere. aware — that eating Dawn Montaner, founder of Lifeline Foundation of Eating disorders, anorexia LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tri- rest of the state. droughts, crop failures and more the United Nations’ International Disorders and co-founder of The and bulimia definitely ple-digit temperatures will be the Temperatures have been ris- difficulty controlling air pollution. Panel on Climate Change, said the Sanctuary will be speaking at the have a foothold at norm in Texas within a few de- ing since the 1970s, which was the Farmers will need to irrigate more. higher temperatures in decades event, along with Dr. Kevin Har- cades, and 115-degree heat won’t coldest decade in Texas’ recorded The good news is that Texas ahead could reduce the amount of rison, co-founder of The Sanctuary Baylor.” be surprising, according to the history, he said. winters will be milder, which land that can be used for farming. and lead pastor of Victorious Life state climatologist. “Decade by decade it’s been would cut down on heating bills. He predicted a 25 percent decrease Church, and Sonya Yamnitc, The Texas A&M University atmo- getting warmer,” Nielsen-Gammon But the cost to cool buildings in in acres for crops and 10 percent Dawn Montaner | founder of Lifeline Sanctuary’s registered dietitian. Foundation of Eating Disorders and spheric sciences professor John said. “From here going forward, scorching heat will more than off- less for livestock. “The concert will help create co-founder of The Sanctuary Nielsen-Gammon said that models if temperatures keep rising as the set that savings, Nielsen-Gammon The heat “reduces the grass public awareness of our program he’s analyzed show temperatures models project they will, it will cer- said. growth so it reduces the number of and also will provide scholarship rising as much as one degree each tainly be in large part due to global He called rain “pretty much animals you can graze,” he said. money,” Montaner said. “It is the decade, meaning that by 2060 aver- warming.” a wild card,” but said that even if And the heat will further de- very first benefit concert that The age temperatures around the state Two unusually warm sum- there’s enough of it, problems with plete Texas’ aquifers, McCarl said. Sanctuary has planned.” participants in good causes. will be five degrees hotter than mers — in South Texas in 2009 and drought will still probably increase. “It would be pretty hard after 20 Eating disorder treatment in “So this is basically how it they are now. North Texas this year — are signs Bruce McCarl, an agricultural or 30 years to have enough [water] the U.S. is between $1,500 and started — people come to me and Nielsen-Gammon predicts ev- of what’s ahead, he said. economist at A&M who shared for agriculture,” McCarl said. “The $3,000 per day per patient and is say, ‘Hey, can you use Common ery region of the state will become A recent Texas A&M University the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with issue is if it gets warmer you’re not covered by most insurance Grounds as a venue for this cause?’ warmer, although East Texas is ex- news release said the heat could former Vice President Al Gore likely to have increased irrigation plans. and I’m just like ‘Yeah, of course,’” pected to be less affected than the bring water shortages, more severe and hundreds of other members of needs to grow the same amount.” The Sanctuary offers treatment, Mashburn said. including family therapy, at $400 a In the past few years, Common day. Grounds has become a welcoming The Sanctuary also offers schol- venue for a variety of causes. The arships to families who cannot af- coffee house has hosted events for ford treatment. Global Hope, an organization that The money for the concert will sends money overseas to help fund contribute to the scholarship fund. various ministry projects through “We would like to raise enough projects such as the Freedom Cen- scholarship money to award a ter, a social outreach program for scholarship to at least one client Muslims. that is in need of financial assis- Common Grounds has also tance,” Montaner said. worked with Grace House, a home The benefit concert will also for women recovering from alco- raise money for materials such as hol and drug addiction; Mission Bibles, daily devotionals and infor- Waco, an umbrella ministry that mation pamphlets for clients. seeks to provide relief and train- Montaner founded the non- ing to the homeless and impov- profit Lifeline Foundation of Eat- erished in Waco; and Young Life, ing Disorders because her young- a non-denominational Christian est daughter was dying from outreach program. bulimia. Common Grounds has held When Montaner discovered several nonprofit events like the the monetary and emotional cost upcoming benefit concert. After of eating disorders, she realized two months of work setting up she wanted to provide resources this concert, Montaner expressed for families. After two years, the her hope to meet The Sanctuary’s funds they received from Lifelines goals. allowed them to start The Sanctu- “We hope that we are sources ary, a 14-day out-patient program along with the counseling cen- for families. ter to help young women that are “When my daughter was sick, suffering,” said Montaner. “I re- we saw five different therapists,” ally think it’s important that we’re Montaner said. “And sometimes aware — that everyone’s aware — you need a break in the dynamics that eating disorders, anorexia and to kind of refocus and re-center, bulimia, definitely have a foothold and so what we did was we wanted at Baylor.” something that would stand in the

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254-776-6839 WEDNESDAY| OCTOBER 6, 2010 | the Arts and Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com BU grad urges film students to follow dreams By Meghan Hendrickson one, and I wasn’t coming back until Staff Writer it happened.” Ward’s first job was with an In 2002 Kyle Ward crossed the agent training program in LA. He stage in the Ferrell Center to re- knew he didn’t want to be an agent, ceive his degree in telecommunica- but in his two months there, he was tions with a dream to be a Holly- able to network with directors and wood screenwriter. writers and get a feel for the film Eight years later he is writing industry as a whole. the screenplay for three action “When you leave an agency, films to be released in the next two the names, the players, who’s hot years. and who’s not, is ingrained in you,” Kyle Ward, screenwriter for Ward said. “Fiasco Heights,” “Kane & Lynch” Ward advised that working at and “Hitman II,” came to share his an agency training program is the journey to Hollywood motion pic- best place to start when you get to ture success with Baylor film and LA, because it teaches you every- digital media students on Tuesday. thing. Ward came to Baylor because “I really liked how he told us Brian Elliott, senior lecturer of what he did as a Baylor student, communication studies, is teach- step by step, to how he got in the ing a class called Producing in Hol- door – from graduation day to lywood. where he is now,” Dallas freshman Ward used his experience to Kacey Spivey said. “I really liked explain how the Hollywood “ma- seeing the plan of action that he chine” works. h a d .” “When I was a student here, I During college, Ward had in- wish I could have heard how to ac- ternships with such companies as tually get into the industry in LA,” like NBC Sports to put his toe in Ward said. the water. Ward’s career journey Ward shared details beginning took him from being an assistant Courtesy Photo from his graduation day at Baylor at Endeavor (now William Morris Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg and Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz discuss Facebook strategy in “The Social Network.” to where he is now, getting ready Endeavor Entertainment), Morgan to deliver his most recent script, Creek and DreamWorks. Ward said he found his voice as ‘Social Network’ focuses on relationships “Don’t be timid. Go a writer while working at Dream- after your dreams Works. After a successful pitch of By James Blake Ewing someone who makes outlandish or However, the narrative fram- Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” “Fiasco Heights,” Ward was put on Contributor brash comments in order to elicit ing device has the two friends on “The Social Network” has next to wholeheartedly. ” the map of Hollywood as a screen- heated responses. opposite sides of a court case. The no visual appeal, it’s as straightfor- writer and it has been an exciting Irony runs deep in “The Social Therefore, the huge hurdle “The meat of the film is a series of flash- ward and simple as they’re shot, Kyle Ward | Screenwriter adventure from there, he said. Network,” so deep it drives the film Social Network” must overcome is backs to those formative years of leaving the material and perfor- Now he is a television creator forward, informs the characters that the central character of the Facebook at Harvard and Califor- mances to pull the audience into and writer working with Bruck- and heightens the drama. Mark film is aggressively unlikable. En- nia as recounted by the parties in- the film. “Criminal Macabre,” to his studio heimer films and just pitched a Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), the ter Facebook co-founder Eduardo volve during a case inquiry. The only thing that might take executive in two weeks. show to CBS last week that he said young genius who co-founded Saverin (Andrew Garfield), a busi- These sections could easily be them out — besides people up- Ward said he packed up an RV is “Inception” meets “CSI.” Facebook, may have made the hug- ness student who gives Mark the bogged down in proceedings and dating their Facebook during the and moved to Los Angeles the day He is also getting to do what he est social network ever, with more capital for his idea. He’s a nice, stifled by legal jargon and lawyer movie — is some of the techni- after he graduated. He didn’t know loves for a living as he is working on than half a billion users, but in a easygoing everyman, just another games, but screenwriter Aaron cal and nerdy elements left in the anyone there, didn’t know how to the screenplays for multiple movies simple conversation he’s constantly average college student and the Sorkin (writer of “The West Wing”) film. An early sequence involves make himself known as a screen- about to hit the silver screen. antsy, overcritical and blunt, lack- only guy with enough patience to crafts some of the finest dialogue Mark talking about the technical writer, but he did know that he Beeville freshman Trey Chapa ing common social courtesies. sequences of modern cinema, pep- aspects of gathering all the photos wanted to be a writer. dreams of being a screenwriter or But even more than that, the pering each line with zest, meaning of people at Harvard, explaining Ward’s passion for writing is a director. “But even more than and emotion. little of his computer coder lingo. what has enabled him to succeed “Kyle really showed me what The fantastic ensemble cast However, the biggest laugh the film in Hollywood. Throughout his to think about whenever I’m start- Movie REVIEW that, the power of the brings it to life, nailing a fast-paced got was a joke involving Bill Gates, college career and his professional ing into this industry,” Chapa said. Internet has rhythm and building a tempo, a which just goes to show that today journey, Ward has always been “Before, I had this idea that I’ll power of the Internet has embold- emboldened him, throwback to the golden age of is an age where the nerd reigns su- writing. He said if you want to be a get there and it will be easy. Now ened him, disconnected him from Hollywood screenwriting. While preme. writer, it has to be a habit. I see that it’s a lot of work, but it’s the impacts of his actions. After he disconnected him there are certain performances that It’s also mind-boggling to re- Ward said he has met numer- exciting even if I just get coffee for gets dumped by his girlfriend, he from the impacts of dominate most of the film, even alize that the film begins in 2003. ous people who come to LA with a someone in the beginning. I really goes online and writes a nasty blog his actions....When mentioning a couple would be to Only seven years ago, the world dream, saying they will give it two enjoyed listening to him describing post about her. overlook that everyone gives their had no notion of a website that years and if nothing happens, they what he did to get to where he is And for every action he takes held accountable, he all for the film and every perfor- would be as widely used as Face- will return home and pursue some- now. I was thinking, I can do that throughout the film, it’s as if he’s becomes hostile, sar- mance is gripping and superb. book, becoming integral to many thing else. too!” mediated his life through a com- castic, spiteful and With “The Social Network,” people’s lives. “I hate when people put a dead- What is Ward’s advice for Bay- puter, avoided all action and taken director David Fincher has com- “The Social Network” isn’t in- line on their dream,” Ward said. lor students pursuing big dreams? a step back from any responsibili- condescending. ” pleted a strange shift in his career. terested in this feat; it’s interested “When I see people put a deadline “Don’t back down,” Ward said. ties. Starting with visually arresting and in showing how the most connect- on their dream, I guarantee you “Don’t be timid. Go after your When held accountable, he James Blake Ewing | Contributor flashy films such as “Fight Club” ed network in the world destroyed they’re going to move back. It’s dreams wholeheartedly. Those op- becomes hostile, sarcastic, spite- and “Se7en,” he’s gradually moved the relationships of those who not something that happens right portunities don’t come up often, so ful and condescending. These are toward more dramatic, perfor- made it. Ironic, isn’t it? away. How passionate are you? I you have to be ready to take advan- traits commonly attributed to what put up with Mark enough to be on mance-driven works with his pre- went out there not knowing any- tage of them when they do.” is known on the Internet as a troll, friendly terms with him. vious two films, “Zodiac” and “The Grade: A ‘Let Me In’ provides drama, alluring suspense, bittersweet melancholy By Cara Leigh tugging you in closer with its allur- skin as he seeks to find solace with- blossoms into a captivating ro- experience the story on your own are eminent and bizarrely appro- Contributor ing suspense and intimate drama. in himself. mance as they find comfort in each time. He tells the tale patiently — priate, and the film never forgets It revolves around the life of Smit-McPhee’s performance other’s strangeness. never afraid to hover quietly over its genre roots. By the time the first credits scrawny, 12-year-old Owen: an throughout the film is deeply in- Their innocence brings forth an an image, letting the emotion and The film briefly compares Owen scrolled, I fell in love with “Let Me odd, mistreated hermit who suf- tense, providing poignancy un- honest and heartbreakingly sincere movement play naturally to the and Abby’s peculiar, forbidden In.” fers each lonely day between abu- matched by most adult actors. love (which, if delivered by teenag- eye. love to that of Romeo and Juliet’s, sive schoolmates and his negligent His refreshingly unremarkable ers or adults, would be tedious and Perfectly complementing the and if it wasn’t for “Twilight,” this Movie REVIEW mother. features also add a level of plain inauthentic). visual elements was the soundtrack nod would be silently appreciated. But with the arrival of a new believability lost in young per- Poor Owen realizes too little of the film, guiding and enhancing Without Meyers’s pitiful “Twilight” neighbor named Abby, Owen formers. too late, however, that he has found emotion with bittersweet melan- series, “Let Me In” would probably A remake of the 2008 Swedish comes to terms with his own iden- Chloe Moretz is chilling and salvation in evil. choly. be heralded as a new precedent for original “Let the Right One In” and tity as well as her startling, sinister moving in her role as the mysteri- Director Matt Reeves proves a For those of you suddenly over- modern monster flicks. tightly based off of John Ajvide secret. ous Abby as well, eliciting from the master of subtlety. He draws out whelmed by the news of a romance, And oh, what a fantastic world Lindqvist’s novel of the same name, Caught amid premature pubes- audience an unexpected sympathy tension and torment, never rush- never fear. “Let Me In” is nothing if that would be! this film soars through its scenes cence, Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) for her conflicted soul. ing the dialogue or action along not a horrifying suspense thriller. with narrative ease, all the while visibly struggles inside of his own Together the pair’s relationship a scene, instead allowing you to Blood, fire, and physical torture Grade: A+

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Sports Writer Griffin was far from the only Follow the Lariat through- star on Saturday, though, as his re- out the week for continued Potential had been the most ceivers did more than their part to updates. elusive word for Baylor football contribute to the program record prior to Saturday’s game against 678 total yards of offense. Round two of the qualify- the University of Kansas. Wright literally did more than ing draw for singles did not go The answer to the question, his job entails when he lobbed a as planned for the men’s team. ‘how good can we be?’ seemed 50-yard touchdown pass down- Senior Sergio Ramirez just out of reach in the Bears first field to fellow receiver Josh Gor- and junior Kike Grangeiro four games but showed in full force don after a lateral screen pass from lost, leaving senior John against the Jayhawks. Griffin. Peers as the lone Bear in the “Robert [Griffin] was extremely Beyond his passing stint, singles main draw, beginning sharp, knew where he was go- Wright hauled in five passes for 61 Makenzie Mason | Lariat Photographer Thursday. ing with the football, and then I yards to become one of four Bears No. 1 receiver Kendall Wright resists a tackle from Kansas’ No. 19 cornerback Isiah Barfield on Saturday at Ramirez lost to Mississippi thought we had some guys make to pick up more than 60 yards re- Floyd Casey Stadium. Wright caught five passes for 61 yards in the Bears’ 55-7 win over the Jayhawks. State’s Malte Stropp 6-1, 6-1, plays after they caught the ball,” ceiving on the day. and Grangeiro lost to Chris head coach Art Briles said. “It was Wright joined sophomore re- waiting for him to break through. ron Landor was not surprised to Landor added. Mengel of Duke 6-2, 6-1. complete today. We played with a ceiver Lanear Sampson, who had He is starting to be a player for us.” see what they could do. As the commander of the of- On the doubles side, Bay- purpose.” a team-high nine catches, in doing Though pleased with Gordon’s “We have deathly receivers,” fense, Griffin was not surprised lor duo of sophomore Roberto The offense and passing game the dirty work, as neither picked ability to shine, the second-year Landor said. “I’m just glad to see to see his team display its poten- Maytin and Peers dropped in particular attracted attention up a touchdown. quarterback was happy to several it coming together and mixing out tial and expects to see more of the their second round qualifying across Baylor nation as well as the Sophomores Josh Gordon and players at impact positions get the there on the field.” same in the rest of the conference draw match, 8-5, to Oklahoma nation, as sophomore quarterback Terrance Williams snagged the opportunity to have an impact. The senior, who led Baylor with season. State’s Aleksey Bessonov and Robert Griffin III earned Big 12 spotlight with two touchdowns With four touchdowns and 434 10 total tackles Saturday, knows “Whenever we are clicking, we Rifat Biktyakov. Player of the Week honors for his apiece and 161 and 101 respective receiving yards against the Jay- that the offense production has a can put up some big numbers,” Earlier in the day in first- career-high 380 yards in the air yards. hawks, the Bears picked up over significant impact on how the de- Griffin said. “In the Big 12, people round action, Maytin and and three touchdowns. “When you run a 94-yard 114 yards more through the air fense plays as well. said it [Briles’ offense] wouldn’t Peers defeated North Carolina “That’s just Robert being Rob- touchdown, people are going to than they have in any of their pre- “If we get production from our work, but now we’re starting to fig- State’s Jaime Pulgar and Dave ert,” junior Kendall Wright said. notice,” Griffin said of Gordon’s vious games this season. offense, it gives us fire. It gives us ure out what we have to do to move Thomson. “We just come out in practice and record-breaking reception off a After defending his teammates’ motivation for us to run out there the ball and get big yards. It’s just The women’s team’s lone work hard; that’s why he’s clicking screen pass. “We have just been aerial attack in practice, safety By- and get a quick three and out,” going to continue to grow.” competitor in the ITA/Rivera Women’s All-American, junior Sona Novakova, has a day Join the Club to ponder her deep tournament run. While students pack Floyd great starts. take care of them.” straight games in a row, including a son starts in the spring. Her third-round qualifying Casey Stadium and the Ferrell Rugby moved up Rugby Maga- The program won a national victory over a ranked Texas squad, The squads are two of a multi- draw match against Stanford’s Center to see Baylor’s NCAA zine’s national Division II rankings championship in 2001. en route to a tournament title. tude of club sports at Baylor. Bay- Mallory Burdette was delayed teams compete, Baylor’s club from No. 17 to No. 12 after open- Lacrosse, which ended its sea- “[Beating Texas] gives us a lor has eight men-only teams, five Tuesday by rain with Burdette teams are working just as hard ing its season hosting the Cher- son in fourth place among 13 col- positive outlook for the upcom- just for women and nine co-ed leading 4-3 in the first set. and enjoying just as much success rybone Tournament. Baylor went legiate teams in the Texas Women’s ing season,” Leander senior Kelli club sports. Beginning in the prequalify- as anybody in the nation. 3-1, beating teams from Texas Lacrosse League, has started the Kanode said. “We recruited a lot ing draw, Novakova has won A&M and Texas. year positively. The club partici- of experienced girls this year, and Is your club team enjoying four straight matches in the By Tyler Alley “I feel like we’re going to take pated in a tournament in Austin I think we have a good shot at the success? The Lariat wants Reporter the state championship this year,” that was part of the Rock the Box championships.” tournament. Houston senior Travis Bonning 20-city lacrosse tour. Baylor en- Rugby’s regular season begins to know! Information compiled by Two club teams, men’s rugby said. “There are a few contenders tered three teams into the tour- in November, running through Send your updates to: Lariat reporter Krista Pirtle and women’s lacrosse, are off to in our division but I think we will nament, and one team won six March, and lacrosse’s regular sea- [email protected] and sports editor Chris Derrett WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2010 | the News 6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com

from Page 1 HEART from Page 1 MTV U.S. Secretary of Education, Jason campuses across the country.” Other factors include the pres- Rzepka, vice president of MTV College completion remains ence of a comprehensive tobacco public affairs, and Gaston Caper- another issue. Although the $3.5 control program; a plan to reduce ton, president of the College Board, billion College Access and Comple- disparities in cardiovascular dis- spoke about the “Get Schooled” tion Fund proposed in January was ease and stroke; training programs challenge, college affordability and not passed by Congress, Duncan in place to improve the rate of the importance of a college degree said the Department of Education bystanders’ emergency response; in a press conference call. will continue to push the issue. and emergency response materi- Through the campaign and “At the same time that I think als such as defibrillators. The final competition, MTV hopes to pro- we’ve done a great job recently of indicators are that stroke is treated vide more resources to lower-and increasing accessibility and making as a medical emergency and that middle-income students as they college more affordable and more health care sites in the community choose schools and look for finan- accessible, I think we can be much encourage primary and secondary cial aid, Rzepka said. more creative in focusing not just prevention of cardiovascular dis- “We would like to come up with on the front end, but on comple- ease and stroke. a tool that will help college students tion, on attainment at the back end,” “We’re hoping for the gold be- understand their options, to know Duncan said. “So we’re thinking cause the new point system gives that a four-year private school isn’t through a number of ideas to really us a 10-point latitude where we’ve the only way to go, that there are reward those universities and those had some issues in the past with lots of different options and that a states that are building cultures regard to disparities in address- two-year technical school, a voca- around college completion.” ing equal access and availability in tional school are also very credible Despite the importance of a col- health services for all of our popu- pathways toward a better life and lege degree in today’s global society, lations,” Barker said. greater opportunities for your life,” 56 percent of college students take “That’s an area we still have Rzepka said. “And then also to make six or less years to graduate, with 27 more work in, but I’m confident it easier to navigate this financial aid percent graduating from communi- that it will probably weigh out maze.” ty colleges in the same time frame, more favorably this next round, As one of his education goals, Caperton said. The remainder of and we’ve also modified our smok- President Barack Obama wants students either take longer to grading ordinance where it’s easier to America to again have the largest ap- uate, or they don’t graduate at all. monitor and enforce.” portion of college graduates world- “What we don’t want to see at Barker said the smoking ordi- wide by 2020. Currently, America is all are people wasting their time in nance addresses certain areas as ranked ninth worldwide. But high high school coming to college and smoke-free, but the city has not college costs keep many students not completing their education,” adopted a city wide smoke-free or- from finishing school, Duncan said. Caperton said. “That’s really a dou- dinance. “The president’s goal can only be ble loss — not only is it difficult to Dr. Michael Attas, professor of attained if an unprecedented num- pay, but then not to get the reward medical humanities at Baylor and ber of Americans enroll in and then of a college education.” a practicing cardiologist in Waco, complete college,” Duncan said. Duncan said he would also like said he is pleased with the city’s “And for millions of students, pay- to see candidates for the upcoming past recognition. ing for college is the biggest barrier elections judged for their stances on “It’s a very great thing for Waco to completion. So one of our most education funding and that it is im- to have been recognized with,” At- important tasks is to make college portant for students to vote. tas said. more affordable, and the president “With elections coming up here Matt Hellman | Lariat Photographer “To be given recognition for and we are committed to doing in November, I just encourage every prevention and awareness shows everything we can to help students young person to get out there and that health care is meeting the Gone fishin’ for advice pay for college.” vote and to challenge candidates needs of our people.” The progress made by the De- to figure out what their stance is Houston junior Abby Yeakle goes fishing Tuesday for a Starbucks gift card among a pile of tips on how partment of Education, such as im- around education reform, around to protect yourself from identity theft provided by representatives of Bearaware during Dr Pepper Hour proving and simplifying the FAFSA, pre-K to 12 funding, around higher in the Bill Daniel Student Center. increasing the number of Pell grants education,” Duncan said. “Your and implementing the Direct Lend- voice desperately needs to be heard ing program, has helped to reduce in this national conversation.” from Page 1 the financial barrier, but more must Voters must find elected officials BOMBER still be done, Duncan said. who will increase taxes for educa- if he had any final words, he said, intended that it would kill large rorist who betrayed his adopted pleased with the sentencing. “We’re thrilled with the prog- tion improvement even if it is un- “I’m happy with the deal that God numbers of innocent people and country.” “We tried the case in a civilian ress we’ve made, but we know we popular, Caperton said. has given me.” planned to do it again two weeks “We have to be concerned about court, we were able to use every- have to go further,” Duncan said. “I think we have to find some Afterward, the head of the FBI’s later,” Fedarcyk said in a state- homegrown terrorists given recent thing that he said and everything “States and colleges and students political leaders that are willing New York office, Janice K. Fedarcyk, ment. “The sentence imposed today events. We’re working as hard as we that we uncovered for intelligence themselves need to find ways to to take those risks of raising the cited evidence that Shahzad hoped means Shahzad will never pose that can to make sure we don’t have an- collection purposes,” he said. “His make college more affordable. This money that you need to do in order to strike more than once. threat again.” other event like that,” Bharara said. trial served no propaganda purpose contest ... I think will unleash some to balance budgets and to be able “Shahzad built a mobile weapon U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara White House spokesman Nick for al-Qaida, and only underscored of the fantastic creativity and inno- to offer citizens what they ask for,” of mass destruction and hoped and called Shahzad a “remorseless ter- Shapiro said the administration was the strength of our justice system.” vation that we’re seeing on college Caperton said.