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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE AWARDS from Page 1 TheTUESDAY | MARCH 20, 2012Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 6 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 7 Rapper takes the stage Spoken word in ministry Bears reach Sweet 16 Eminem blasts the Austin Music Hall Traveling artist and poet uses Men’s basketball defeats 11-seed stage at the South By Southwest spoken word as “holy art” to spread Colorado on Saturday to play in music festival in Austin message about Christianity semifinals of the South Region Vol. 113 No. 31 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Who’s who at SXSW Alum makes capital gift to stadium View a photo spread of several performers who Daniel C. Houston move forward and give a gift where others appeared at SXSW in Austin Staff Writer could follow.” Page 6 Administrators intend to name Baylor’s efforts to explore building a the new facility Baylor Stadium at the new on-campus football stadium were McLanes’ request. >> Headed to Florida bolstered last week when the university an- While Baylor administrators hope to Women’s basketball will play nounced the largest capital gift in school account for a significant portion of the No. 9 seed Florida at 6:05 p.m. history to help fund the project. stadium cost with donations, they are pre- Drayton McLane Jr., Baylor gradu- pared to seek a variety of revenue sources today in NCAA tournament ate and former chairman and CEO of the to make the project a reality, according to Houston Astros, and his wife, Elizabeth, Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman, direc- Page 7 offered an undisclosed amount of money tor of media communications. as a leadership gift to kick off a fundraising “It’s too early to say anything with cer- campaign to cover part of the $250 million tainty,” Fogleman wrote in an email to the >> Storm ahead estimated stadium cost. Lariat, “but we would expect that the entire Flood, hail and tornado Prior to the McLane donation, Baylor’s project will include some combination of warnings spread through the largest capital gift amounted to $20 million private philanthropy and bond financing, Midwest for next several days in 1998 to construct the Sheila & Walter as well as public support.” Umphrey Law Center. Nicholas Joos, executive associate ath- Page 6 “Baylor is at an incredible point right letics director for external affairs, also COURTESY OF BAYLOR UNIVERSITY now to be in the Big 12, and they’re the stressed the importance of community only major Division 1-A school that does contribution toward the stadium cost, not- project, so we are deeply grateful for to participate.” On the Web not have a stadium on campus,” McLane ing the McLane donation would not single- the leadership gift provided by Drayton Although the university has begun ask- told the Lariat Monday after speaking on handedly supply Baylor with the resources McLane and his family, for their generos- ing for financial donations in addition to campus at the invitation of Baylor’s Delta to fund the project. ity,” Joos said. “But in order to make this Sigma Pi business fraternity. “We needed to “We are actively fundraising for the happen, we would need all of Baylor Nation SEE DONATION, page 8 Former student strikes gold at AMA Awards By Rob Bradfield base in Texas and have developed Staff Writer their own unique flavor of the Austin vibe. During the festival, A former Baylor student was they could be found standing among the big winners at the on Austin’s Sixth Street wearing Bears in victory 2012 Austin Music Awards. cardboard signs advertising free Cody Ackers, trombone player hugs and high fives to anyone View a comprehensive for the Austin-based band Quiet that wanted. During the past few slideshow of the Big 12 Company, joined Willie Nelson as years they have headlined shows basketball championship at the second Baylor dropout to be at some of Texas’ biggest venues. baylorlariat.com honored by the Awards. Playing with Quiet Company Quiet Company won a total at the Austin Music Awards were of nine awards, including Band of a laundry list of artists that have Viewpoints the Year, Album of the Year and gained fame both in Austin and Best Rock Group. across the country. “Numerous In the individual awards, Qui- Other acts included one-time universities have et Company’s lead singer Taylor reunions of the Grammy-win- Muse took Best Male Vocalist, ning Christopher Cross group, declared their Best Songwriter and Musician of and popular Austin-based neo- support for passage the Year, while Jeff Weathers took psychedelic Sixteen Deluxe. Best Drums. The rest of the band The ceremony also featured of the [DREAM] received nominations in every eli- performances from recent Aus- act, and it is time gible category. tin Music Hall of Fame inductees “We worked hard and we’re like singer songwriter Patty Grif- for Baylor to step really proud of the record we put fin and Latin music star Joe “The up and do the out and I’m glad to see that other King” Carrasco. Austin roots rock people are enjoying it,” Ackers standards Carolyn Wonderland same. America has said. MATT HELLMAN | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR and Ruthie foster teamed up for a much to offer these According to Ackers, some Quiet Company, an indie rock band based in Austin, won nine awards at the South by Southwest music festival joint set that culminated in a cov- of the band’s biggest inspiration AMA Awards. Cody Ackers, trombone player for the band, attended Baylor in 2006. er of Bob Marley’s “No Woman students, but they comes from the Beatles, as well as No Cry.” have much to offer groups like The Smiths, Weezer band grew up in the ’90s and own sound.” country, opening for bands like The audience stood and ap- our country as well. and other contemporary musi- never got done listening to the Since the group formed in Eisley and Los Lonely Boys. Even plauded as Foster called for an cians. ‘90s pop-punk stuff,” Ackers 2005, Quiet Company has played while touring cross country, they This act could be “Most of the guys in this said, “We’ve mixed that with our more than 500 shows across the have tried to maintain their fan SEE AWARDS, page 8 the first step toward truly sharing in those benefits, and Student fills need in career fair saving what would otherwise become for nonprofit organizations lost talents.” By Trevor Allison Career Services to make it a real- Warner said means the business Page 2 Reporter ity. makes a profit but has a “non “Lindsey initiated the dialogue profit vision.” Bear Briefs Baylor Career Services will and helped with marketing the Warner said Raven and Lilly present the Make a Difference fair among employers,” Carolyn was started by a Baylor graduate Career Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. The place to go to know Muska, associate director at Bay- and sells jewelry made by women Wednesday in the Barfield Draw- lor Career Services, said. the places to go in Africa that are HIV positive. ing Room on the second floor of Warner said she and a couple She said the jewelry may cost Women in power the Bill Daniel Student Center. of her friends helped plan and more than some would expect, Global Business Forum will The fair will give students a do research for the fair, as well as but the money goes to support host the film “Awakening: chance to find part-time and full- cold-call organizations to ask if these women. time jobs, internships and volun- Empowering Women they were interested in attending. Warner said her experiences teer opportunities. Warner was also instrumen- at Baylor and at Raven and Lilly Through Microloans” from Representatives from 19 tal in getting the word out to her have helped her decide what to do 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today on groups, including government or- peers in her major — non profit with her life. “I found my own ca- the fifth floor of the Cashion ganizations, nonprofit businesses marketing — and beyond, Muska reer path,” Warner said. “I’m now Academic Center. The film and for-profit social businesses, said. focused on social entrepreneur- documents the social and will be attending. The fair is open Kevin Nall, associate director ship and social business.” economic empowerment to students of all majors. of Baylor Career Services, said At the fair Wednesday, stu- of women in Afghanistan Baylor has had similar career Warner marketed the fair through dents can find ways to make a and India whose roles have fairs in the past, but they focused on government organizations word of mouth, and noted that difference and jobs with socially traditionally been restricted students telling their peers about conscious companies or organiza- by their cultures. such as the Peace Corps and Federal Bureau of Investigation. events can be more effective than tions, some of which are local. Houston senior Lindsey Warner other types of announcements. “There are numerous oppor- said she realized during her sum- Nall said he hopes the new tunities here in Waco,” Muska mer 2011 internship at a for-profit approach of getting students in- said, noting the Waco Founda- ASSOCIATED PRESS social business that Baylor wasn’t volved will carry over into the tion, KWBU-FM radio and Heart reaching its full potential in help- future and help all the career fairs of Texas Goodwill. 3-pointer hits bull’s-eye ing students get jobs with non- grow in number of organizations Most of the other companies Baylor guard Brady Heslip celebrates after hitting a 3-point bas- profit and social businesses.