ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 109 No. 50 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 © 2009, Baylor University NEWS PAGE 4 NEWS PAGE 3 MUSIC PAGE 7 SPORTS PAGE 10 On-Campus living Disney’s new princess Helping Kenya Saying goodbye CL&L talks on the Director of ‘Princess and the New CD and upcoming Baylor students must upside of living in Frog’, John Musker, talks on concert will benefit bid farewell to BU’s on campus housing his involvement with the film cause in Kenya senior football players

Getting Baylor ready for finals declines Good-to-know info BAA’s that will help you in mastering finals Library hours contact Tuesday Dec. 8 request Wednesday, Dec. 9 BY ADEOLA ARO Thursday, Dec. 10 STAFF WRITER 7 a.m. - 3 a.m. The university declined this semester to provide the Baylor Friday, Dec. 11 Alumni Association the contact list of current students that it 7 a.m. - 1 a.m. uses each year to promote its reduced-price LSAT, GRE and Saturday, Dec. 12 GMAT preparatory courses, ac- 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. cording to the BAA. The BAA said it was tra- Sunday, Dec. 13 ditionally provided with the list after requesting it from the 1 a.m. - 3 a.m. university’s registrar’s offi ce.

However, the organization said MATT HELLMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Monday, Dec. 14 it was told to make the request 7 a.m. - 3 a.m. through the Offi ce of the Presi- dent, which denied the request, Jingle All the Way Tuesday, Dec. 15 according to Beth Michaelis, director of membership and Musical artist Ben Rector performs for Christmas on 5th Street Thursday evening in the Burleson Quadrangle under the lights of the 7 a.m. - 1 a.m. marketing at the BAA. This was 5th Street Christmas tree. the fi rst semester they were not Wednesday, Dec. 16 supplied with the mailing list, Michaelis said. 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lori Fogleman, director of Baylor media relations, said the decision to move requests from Pancake Break outside entities to the Offi ce of Harrington to house art annex the President is the best way to handle all requests because by BY LIZ HITCHCOCK four years, and there were some keeping them in one location, it CONTRIBUTOR people that were adamant about will eliminate confusion. the demolition of the building, “The university is very re- Renovations are underway but those in favor have had a spectful of student information, for the Harrington House, to change of heart and that’s why and we don’t casually share become the new home of the we’re doing this,” said Lois sensitive information, such as Art Annex, starting in mid-De- Ferguson, the facilities utiliza- students’ addresses, with any cember. The new annex will be tion planner. “Many of us are outside entity,” Fogleman said. named the Harrington Art An- thrilled that it will not be com- “We are going to be incredibly nex preserving the legacy of the ing down.” careful and respectful of the historic building. The art department currently wishes of our students and how The Harrington House had has two buildings, the Hooper- Pancake Break we share information regard- served as a faculty center since Schaefer Fine Arts Center and Wednesday, Dec. 9 ing our students. Our students 1974, according to information the smaller Art Annex, located 9 - 11 p.m. expect that from us and we owe provided by the Texas Collec- on Fifth Street and Hopkins St. SUB Food Court that to them.” tion, and is believed to be more “I believe that the move to than 100 years old. Since its re- This semi-annual To compensate for the loss, the Harrington House will be the BAA has placed advertise- placement in spring 2007 by the very good for the department,” Baylor tradition ments in The Baylor Lariat to McMullen-Connally Faculty said John McClanahan, chair- features your favor- make students aware of the pro- Center, the use of the Harrington man of the art department. “The JED DEAN | PHOTO EDITOR A worker gathers materials Thursday for the remodeling of the Har- ite breakfast food: grams it offers. House has been debated. department’s growth, along Tree Lighting “There has been talk of tear- rington House. The Harrington House was built in the early 1900s and PANCAKES! Take a see BAA, pg. 11 ing it down in the last three or see ANNEX, pg. 11 is now being remodeled for the art annex. break from studying for finals and come out and enjoy FREE pancakes, sausages, McLennan County employment increases eggs, and biscuits! BY MEGAN KEYSER (8.1 percent) and the nation (9.5 Baylor contributes to the tributed to employment, have is laid out, we have fewer manu- STAFF WRITER percent) success of Waco’s education allowed Waco’s economy to re- facturers and more distribution Education and health ser- and tourism sectors, Kelly said. main strong. centers,” Billings said. McLennan County continues Page 2 vices, as well as professional When university enrollment in- “All those things are work- Distribution centers consist OPINION to maintain a lower unemploy- services, saw the greatest un- creases – which Baylor has seen ing together to make Waco to be of products coming in and go- ment rate than the state and the employment drop this month, in recent years – it stimulates a a pretty stable economy,” Kelly ing out, with little to no manu- nation. said Sarah Roberts, senior vice growth of jobs in the education said. facturing. Reports from the Texas Work- president of economic develop- sector. Anthony C. Billings, execu- “Distribution centers don’t force Commission show a drop ment for Greater Waco Chamber Baylor also attracts many tive board director for the Heart see layoffs coming nearly as If the true goal in the area’s unemployment of Commerce. visitors to Waco for sporting of Texas Workforce, said Waco’s fast,” Billings said. during the month of October. “Our rate declined at a time events, university tours and ability to maintain a lower un- Although it will likely take is overall From September to October, the rest of the nation was seeing various university events, con- employment rate than the state some time before the recession’s “well-being, the Waco metropolitan area increases,” Roberts said. tributing to the stability of the and country is due largely to effects clear from Texas’ econ- added 400 jobs, leading the un- Economics professor Thom- city’s tourism sector. small companies and more dis- omy, Billings thinks the state

[Lincoln] employment rate to drop to 6.9 as Kelly said education, health These, as well as bond issues tribution centers than manufac- will see a recovery before most percent. This is lower than the care and tourism are some of the in recent years, which Kelly said turers.

university should rates for both the state of Texas most stable job sectors. created expenditures that con- “Because of the way our city see JOBS, pg. 11 require all students to take “ Pakistan: We need more clarity on US plan the fi tness BY GREGORY KATZ needed to do more to fi nd bin try’s cautious response to Presi- faces a strong threat from Islam- Analysts said the lack of a ASSOCIATED PRESS Laden. dent Barack Obama’s new policy ic extremists. public endorsement of U.S. pol- course before “I doubt the information for Pakistan and Afghanistan by “Regarding the new policy of icy is in part a response to ris- graduation. LONDON — Pakistan’s which you are giving is correct declining to endorse the U.S.-led President Obama, we are study- ing anti-American sentiment in prime minister on Thursday because I don’t think Osama bin troop surge. He said his govern- ing that policy,” Gilani said. Pakistan that prevents national defended his country’s efforts Laden is in Pakistan,” Gilani ment needs more information “We need more clarity on it, and leaders from publicly embrac- in fi ghting terrorism, saying he said at a joint news conference. about Obama’s plan to expand when we get more clarity on it, ing expanded U.S. aid — even if didn’t believe Osama bin Laden “Pakistan is fi ghting the war the U.S. military presence in Af- we can see what we can imple- they need the support. This is the last issue was in Pakistan and that Paki- on terrorism, and we have a ghanistan and at the same time ment on that plan.” Since 2001, the U.S. has given of The Lariat for the stani security forces had been good intelligence and defense increase aid to Pakistan. Unlike Brown, who strongly the Pakistani army billions of fall semester. The successful in tackling terrorism cooperation with the United Gilani said Pakistan was supports Obama’s approach dollars to try to get it to fi ght within the country’s borders. Lariat will resume States,” he said, adding that looking into the policy an- and is sending 500 more British Islamic militants along the Af- Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was the U.S. and Britain have not nounced by Obama on Tues- troops to Afghanistan to aug- ghan border. Starting last year, publication for the meeting with his British coun- provided any actionable intel- day, including the suggestion ment the surge, Pakistani lead- the U.S. began a sustained pro- spring semester terpart Gordon Brown in Lon- ligence about bin Laden’s pur- that more covert CIA resources ers had remained silent until gram of covert missile strikes on Jan. 20. don, was responding to Brown’s ported whereabouts. would be deployed in Pakistan, Gilani’s carefully worded com- demands earlier that Pakistan Gilani also signaled his coun- where the central government ments. see PLAN, pg. 11

VOL. 109 No. 50 www.BAYLORLARIAT.com © 2009, Baylor University THE BAYLOR LARIAT 2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 OPINION Inadequate parking causes frustration in staff writer Point of View

BY La u r a Re m s o n

Please be advised as the parking and driving rules on campus have changed: No. 1 – Please disregard the strange parallel lines drawn throughout the garages. While at one point in the garages’ history, these stood for parking spots, this is not longer the case. Please feel free to use more than one spot for your oversized trucks and SUVs. Not only do we approve of this process, we recom- mend it. Sometimes it’s a matter of not being able to choose between spots. You can’t devote all of your time and energy into only one spot. The surrounding ones might be jealous. Remember to always be a trendsetter. When you don’t park in the lines, everyone else around you is forced to do the same. Then we all seem like rebels. It’s our wildest dream to one day see every car in Extra wellness class for Lincoln the garage parked haphazardly throughout the garage, regardless of silly things such as functionality or consid- eration for others. No. 2 – As you may know, there are some spots University students with high BMI labeled COMPACT. We are in the process of having this wording removed, but until then, please disregard instruction. Where compact used to mean small and compressed cars, take this to mean any car. The larger unfair requirement for graduating the better. Be warned, cars that the average person can see over will be ticketed. In true Baylor parking police fashion, After working for four years — or more Ethics aside, the Body Mass Index has you will receive more than one ticket for this infrac- — toward a college degree, most students are Editorial proven inaccurate in determining obesity tion. “Invalid/No Decal” $35. “Reserved Area” $25. ready to hurl themselves into post-graduate in many cases. A 2009 study conducted by “Mistaken Privileges” $25. “Eco-Consciousness” $20. pursuits by the middle of senior year. The researchers at The University of Houston “Un-Baylor-ish-ness” $37.59. anxiety that accompanies the final degree found that BMI was consistently inaccurate Don’t expect to get away with less than $100 in audit is universal, since even one missing credit can ruin a chance because of bone density and muscle mass among people of different tickets. In addition, cars not moved within three-four at graduating. After all, imagine discovering in the second semester ethnicities. In fact, bone and muscle density tend to be greater in black hours will be towed to a mysterious and difficult to find of senior year that an HP credit will postpone graduation another men, according to the report, so the test tends to overestimate obesity location somewhere on the outer edges of Waco. semester. within this demographic. No. 2B – We are also removing the Faculty, Main- Seniors at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania whom the university BMI fallibility is especially crucial in the case at Lincoln, a histori- tenance, Visitor and Handicapped parking spots from considers “obese” may face this exact scenario if they fail to take a cally black institution, since 89 percent of the student population is campus. With the $225 you’re paying for a parking pass, university-required fitness course before graduation. African-American, according to collegeboard.com. Lincoln students you are entitled to park wherever you so choose. The newly implemented course, assigned only to students with a whose bodies do not genetically adhere to typical BMI measurements No. 3 – When coming around the corner after a class, Body Mass Index of 30 or more, has many up in arms about the ethics may be subject to the unwarranted labeling that this policy promotes. don’t expect there to be another vehicle innocently try- of such a requirement. For this reason alone, the university should discontinue its current ing to turn the corner. Please drive as fast as possible. The university’s Department of Health and Physical Education requirement. The current Lincoln senior class, the first required to ful- Open your windows as you fly down the ramps. If you chairman James DeBoy, told CNN that this is all part of the honesty fill the fitness requirement, likely did not enroll in the university with don’t hear the hollow thudding noise, you’re clearly go- the administration shares with the students, and that the school wants the knowledge of the new rule. It has the potential to hinder students’ ing too slow. Please move faster. Be conscious of others. to promote overall wellness to help students achieve life goals. graduation plans and put added pressure on seniors who are simply When there is someone around the corner with the Despite good intentions, the university’s method to promote health trying to earn a diploma. audacity to sit there and stare at you, give the driver is tactless and embarrassing to students. The way in which this policy The Lincoln University administration should reconsider the best your most hateful look. Bonus points will be awarded infringes upon students’ modesty is ludicrous. Not to mention the way to promote wellness on campus and discontinue its current for hand gestures, obvious foul language and honking. stigma and embarrassment that can arise from being dubbed “obese” program. The honesty and reasoning behind the policy is admirable, No. 4 – Above all else, remember that it’s your road. based upon one factor, a fallible test. but the university’s discriminatory means of trying to assure wellness The rest of us are just driving on it. The most serious concern has to do with the ethics of requiring is both ineffective and wrong. If the true goal is overall well-being, the As you might have noticed, none of this is entirely people to be judged and categorized based on bodily measurements. university should require all students to take the fitness course before true. The trends however, are entirely accurate. This Discriminating against a student based on BMI is not a far cry from graduation. Not only would this prove a more proactive measure to year it seems like the Baylor student population’s abili- racial or gender discrimination. Sure, some argue that weight is a mat- ensuring health, but it would also eradicate the discrimination and ties to park like a sane person have rolled onto the table, ter of choice and lifestyle, but in many situations, it is simply a matter stigma associated with being labeled “obese” based on a BMI test. then onto the floor. of body type or disease. Finally, these skills rolled out the door – much like the meatball in the song. I plead with all of you; I’m begging on my hands and knees (trust me, if you could see me, I am), learn Opinion Policy to park properly. I know those driving lessons in high school seem like a long time ago, but this is me officially offering my help if you want it. Classes will meet in the The Baylor Lariat welcomes reader viewpoints through letters to the editor and guest columns. Opinions expressed in the Lariat are not neces- Ferrell Center parking lot on Saturday mornings at 10 sarily those of the Baylor administration, the Baylor Board of Regents or the Student Publications Board. Letters to the editor should include the writer’s name, major, graduation year, phone number and student identification number. Non-student writers should include their address. Let- a.m. As a service to the university and all of its occu- ters that focus on an issue affecting students or faculty may be considered for a guest column at the editor’s discretion. All submissions become pants, I’ll do this for free. the property of The Baylor Lariat. The Lariat reserves the right to edit letters for grammar, length, libel and style. Letters should be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to The Baylor Lariat, One Bear Place #97330, Waco, TX 76798-7330. Laura Remson is a senior journalism major from Frisco and a staff writer for the Lariat.

Corrections Policy Afghanistan needs additional schools, not more troops The Baylor Lariat is commit- ted to ensuring fair and accu- Put yourself in Afghan shoes and look at the troop a sinking feeling. President Lyndon Johnson doubled gram, or NSP, which helps villages build projects that rate reporting and will correct buildup. down on the Vietnam bet soon after he inherited the they choose – typically schools, clinics, irrigation proj- errors of substance on Page Imagine you’re a villager living in southern Afghani- presidency, and Mikhail Gorbachev escalated the Soviet ects, bridges. This is widely regarded as one of the most 2. Corrections can be submit- stan. deployment that he inherited in Afghanistan soon after successful and least corrupt initiatives in Afghanistan. ted to the editor by sending You’re barely educated, proud of your region’s his- he took over the leadership of his country. They both “It’s a terrific program,” said George Rupp, the an e-mail to Lariat_letters@ tory of stopping invaders and suspicious of outsiders. inherited a mess – and made it worse and costlier. president of the International Rescue Committee. “But baylor.edu or by calling 254- Like most of your fellow Pashtuns, you generally dislike As with the Americans in Vietnam, and Soviets in it’s underfunded. And it takes very little: For the cost of 710-4099. the Taliban because many are overzealous, truculent Afghanistan, we understate the risk of a nationalist one U.S. soldier for a year, you could have the NSP in 20 nutcases. backlash; somehow Obama has emerged as more en- more villages.” Yet you are even more suspicious of the infidel thusiastic about additional troops than even the corrupt These kinds of projects – including girls’ schools – Subscriptions Policy American troops. You know of some villages where the Afghan government we are buttressing. are often possible even in Taliban areas. One aid group A subscription to the Lariat Americans have helped build roads and been respect- Gen. Stanley McChrystal warned in his report on the says that the Taliban allowed it to build a girls’ school costs $45 for two semesters. ful of local elders and customs. On the other hand, you situation in Afghanistan that “new resources are not the as long as the teachers were women and as long as the Send check or money order know of other villages where the infidel troops have crux” of the problem. Rather, he said, the key is a new textbooks did not include photos of President Hamid to One Bear Place #97330, invaded homes, shamed families by ogling women, or approach that emphasizes winning hearts and minds: Karzai. And the Taliban usually don’t mess with projects Waco, TX, 76798-7330 or bombed wedding parties. “Our strategy cannot be focused on seizing terrain or that have strong local support. (That’s why they haven’t e-mail Lariat_ads@baylor. You’re angry that your people, the Pashtuns, tradi- destroying insurgent troops; our objective must be the burned any of Mortenson’s schools.) edu. Visa, Discover and tionally the dominant tribe of Afghanistan, seem to have population.” America’s military spending in Afghanistan alone MasterCard payments may been pushed aside in recent years, with American help. So why wasn’t the Afghan population more directly next year will now exceed the entire official military be phoned to 254-710-2662. Moreover, the Afghan government has never been more consulted? budget of every other country in the world. Postmaster: Please send corrupt. The Taliban may be incompetent, but at least “To me, what was most concerning is that there was Over time, education has been the single greatest address changes to above they are pious Muslim Pashtuns and reasonably honest. never any consultation with the Afghan shura, the tribal force to stabilize societies. It’s no magic bullet, but it address. You were always uncomfortable with foreign troops elders,” said Greg Mortenson, whose extraordinary reduces birth rates, raises living standards and subdues in your land, but it wasn’t so bad the first few years work building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan was civil conflict and terrorism. That’s why as a candidate when there were only about 10,000 American soldiers in chronicled in “Three Cups of Tea” and his new book, Obama proposed a $2 billion global education fund – a the entire country. Now, after President Barack Obama’s “From Stones to Schools.” “It was all decided on the promise he seems to have forgot. speech on Tuesday, there soon will be 100,000. That’s basis of congressmen and generals speaking up, with My hunch is that if Obama wants success in Afghani- three times as many as when the president took office, nobody consulting Afghan elders. One of the elders’ stan, he would be far better off with 30,000 more schools and 10 times as many as in 2003. messages is we don’t need firepower, we need brain- than 30,000 more troops. Instead, he’s embarking on a Hmmm. You still distrust the Taliban, but maybe power. They want schools, health facilities, but not buildup that may become an albatross on his presidency. they’re right to warn about infidels occupying your necessarily more physical troops.” land. Perhaps you’ll give a goat to support your clans- For the cost of deploying one soldier for one year, it Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times man who joined the local Taliban. is possible to build about 20 schools. since 2001, is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. That’s why so may people working in Afghanistan at Another program that is enjoying great success in Please Recycle This Issue the grass roots are watching the Obama escalation with undermining the Taliban is the National Solidarity Pro-

www.BAYLORLARIAT.com © 2009, Baylor University THE BAYLOR LARIAT NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 3 Baylor dad directs upcoming Disney fi lm BY LAURA REMSON iary — is fi nally back,” from the but we want you guys to run the STAFF WRITER New York Post, are coming in af- animation department because ter the weekend’s show. you guys know what you’re do- John Musker, director of many ing better than we do. Disney movies, including the up- John Lasseter, even though he coming movie “The Princess and Did you have some trouble was the guru of CG animation the Frog,” has a close Waco con- getting this fi lm done using has always loved hand-drawn nection: His daughter, Julia Mus- hand-drawn animation? animation and so he spoke with ker, is a senior at Baylor. us and said why are you guys not His fi rst work was a movie Disney had gotten away from making a movie for Disney? You in a high school gym and now hand-drawn animation about fi ve should be doing it here again. So he has multiple Disney fi lms years ago. They decided people we came back to do this. under his belt. With directing, didn’t want to see that anymore. The people that were most writing and producing credits That was when Michael Eisner against hand-drawn animation for “Aladdin,” “The Little Mer- was still in charge. And they just had left Disney, for one reason or maid,” “Hercules” and “Treasure thought some of the computer- another. Michael Eisner, the peo- Planet,” chances are readers have animated fi lms had done so well ple he had put in charge, those seen Musker’s work. and the hand-drawn ones hadn’t people had been eliminated so Now, after years without a done so well. And they thought that cleared the fi eld to do hand- hand-drawn animation fi lm, audiences didn’t want to see that drawn animations. It’s a little bit Disney is gearing up for its re- anymore. nutty in that no one else was do- lease of “The Princess and the So they got rid of the anima- ing it, but that was a good thing, Frog.” The Grimm’s fairy tale tion desks they use and they got we thought. has its roots with Disney since rid of some of the artists, got rid Now our movie is coming out the time of Beauty and the Beast of the paper and all that and they and people had seen a lot of CG and lived through several differ- just said that’s it. fi lms in the last year, the last sev- ent adaptations both at Disney And (they also got rid of) the eral years. and Pixar. equipment and so we were really But that had sort of gone “The Princess and the Frog” sad at that point. We thought it away. We’re sort of the novelty represents a renaissance for still had a future at that point and now. We’re something differ- hand-drawn movies at Disney, they just said no, we’re not doing ent, so I’m happy we got to do after the many successes of CG it anymore; we’re only going to it hand-drawn. We got to bring animation movies like “Toy do computer animation. back a lot of the artists that ASSOCIATED PRESS Story,” “Finding Nemo,” “Cars” We were sad about that. had worked on “Aladdin” and and “WALL-E.” In fact, my partner and I, Ron fi lms like that, that left when we Princess Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, is shown with frog Prince Naveen, voiced by Bruno Campos, in a “When I was up at Pixar and Clemens, who co-wrote and weren’t doing anymore hand scene from the animated film “The Princess and the Frog.” all the studios down here de- directed this – we had kind of drawn animation. cided they were not going to left Disney. Not just because We got to assemble kind of an do hand-drawn animation any- of the hand- drawn thing, but All Star team of animators. Peo- one a year, even two a year in this. It plays well with audiences more, it broke my heart,” said it seemed like…it was a weird ple that were really the best ani- some cases, which seemed like It’s a good thing in a way. and with audiences of African- John Lasseter, close friend and time. It seemed we weren’t mators in the world that hadn’t too many, I think. So I think they What we didn’t anticipate that Americans and not African- co-worker of Musker. “That’s leaving Disney, Disney had sort had a chance to do it lately. So it are thinking one every couple of there would be so much scrutiny, Americans and the people I have because never in the history of of left us. Disney had changed. was a lot of fun. years. So I do think Disney will but I think it was legitimate in the seen it with generally have en- cinema has a fi lm been entertain- Then there was a big change at step up to it. sense that because it was a fi rst joyed it immensely, including the ing to an audience because of the the beginning of 2006 because Will “The Princess and the that we wanted to do it right. So African- American audience. technology. It’s what you do with Disney bought Pixar. Frog” bring back regular hand- There has been some con- we had some thing going in that I think our heroine is a good the technology.” In charge of Pixar was John drawn movies? troversy in the news about the we changed as we went along. role model for young girls of any According to Time maga- Lasseter, who I went to school fact that this is the fi rst African We did come to understand color. We’ve been down to Disney zine, the limited release to sin- with at Cal Arts [an arts school Well certainly at Disney, -American heroine in a Disney that it’s a delicate thing that we Land and seen of all races includ- gle theaters in New York and where the two studied anima- they’re thinking this certainly movie. What’s your reaction to have to anticipate. We did consult ing white and Asian dressed up Los Angeles made $712,000 tion together]. And we got to isn’t going to be a one-time thing. this? with some people and we did like Tiana and some of them car- over the Thanksgiving week- know each other 30 years ago at They have a couple other mov- invite some African-American rying Tiana dolls and that seems end. Disney’s “The Princess and that school. ies in what’s called “in develop- I think we weren’t aware, when leaders of various groups and really cool to me. the Frog” hits theaters in wide He had kind of always liked ment,” so I think they would like we started the movie, that there we pitched the material just to I relate to her or I’m interest- release Dec. 11. the fi lms we had done and so to keep going with hand-drawn was a such a pent-up almost feel- get their take on things … There ed in her story and I think that Comments like, “The Disney when they bought Pixar, be- animation although I don’t think ing in the air in the African-Amer- were a few things, we got some would be a good outcome for this magic — not to be confused with cause Pixar had been doing so Disney even intends to do it like ican community that they would interesting point of views that we movie if it crossed lines like that the delights of its Pixar subsid- well, said we’re buying Pixar they did at one point. They had love to see a Disney princess like hadn’t anticipated. if it ceased to be an issue.

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20904324(12)_11.5x10.5.indd 1 9/16/09 10:14 AM Gardasil: 20904324(12)_11.5x10.5 THE BAYLOR LARIAT 4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 NEWS Baylor expresses concern for housing remained the same. or late summer. So, you have this year, a fi gure that has risen Student Body President Jor- to go through this sequence of in recent years with the comple- Students, dan Hannah said he and other decision-making processes for “Obviously there are a lot of problems with tion of Brooks Flats and of North student body offi cers are work- nine months in advance before the current living arrangement. So I think it Village. BU work ing hard to understand and help you have a solid number of stu- The administration is still in solve the problem. dents.” is a good idea to expand our dorms.” the planning stage of another to correct “In the spring we are plan- Jackson said that the process residential project, East Village. ning to use campus housing involves taking the number of They are discussing issues, such as an issue of the week topic,” students who apply and then, Shanna Williams as number of beds, a dining hall, crowded Hannah said. based on past number of ap- College Station junior a courtyard and a commons “We want to understand the plicants and transfers, estimat- area. dorms students’ opinions on this issue, ing the approximate size of the The project’s location has to so we are able to take those con- freshman class. class grew instead. Besides working with ad- be decided before fi nal approval cerns to the board of regents and The administration must Jackson said the adminis- missions, the administration by the board of regents. BY BETHANY MOORE administrators.” then watch the number of up- tration is working earlier with has also taken campus housing College Station junior Shan- REPORTER Dr. Kevin Jackson, vice presi- perclassmen who apply for admissions and fi nancial aid to into account in the university’s na Williams is excited about the dent of student life, said the housing in relation to the es- determine the size of the fresh- 10-year vision statement, Baylor possibilities of a new dorm but Hardly a day goes by that a problem of overcrowding on timated number of incoming man class, while also reducing 2012. is doubtful about the adminis- Baylor student doesn’t complain campus is an issue the admin- freshman to fi ll the dorms but the campus housing availability The plan includes 12 im- trations lofty efforts. about parking. The problem istration is working hard to cor- not overfl ow them. for upperclassmen, to make sure peratives to improve the school, “Obviously there are a lot of space is one that faces most rect and avoid in the future. “The challenge this past underclassmen aren’t turned including expanded campus of problems with the current colleges across the country, and “The challenge is we have year was we allowed more up- away. housing. living arrangement,” Williams Baylor is not immune. upperclassmen who go through per class students in earlier, in “The students and commu- The plan calls for a more said. “So I think that it is good However, it isn’t just the the reapplication process for anticipation that our freshman nity leaders have been great residential campus by improv- to expand our dorms, but I don’t parking lots that are overcrowd- housing in the spring, who class might not be 3,100 because with understanding when these ing communal areas on campus, think they are ever going to get ed. The same could be said for are given a certain amount of we were in an economic down- types of situations arise, but like the Student Life Center and 50 percent of the students to on-campus housing. spots,” Jackson said. turn,” Jackson said we would just as soon not cre- the Bill Daniel Student Center, live on campus. You have a lot Since the completion of “And then you have fresh- Surprisingly, Jackson said, ate that environment,” Jackson and having 50 percent of stu- less freedom when you live on Brooks Flats two years ago, the men, who are required to live on the nation’s economic crisis did said. “We would like to have dents living on campus. campus, and college is all about freshman class has continued to campus, who don’t know if they not reduce the number of fresh- 100 percent occupancy, but it’s There are 38 percent of stu- living on your own and the ben- grow. Dorm space, however, has are attending Baylor until early man this year. The incoming not an exact science.” dents living on campus as of efi ts of that.”

2012 vision provokes Assistant Dean talks on discord among students perks of campus living BY SABRINA LANDWER REPORTER “When we all lived on campus together, [we] KIM DOUGLASS campus are more satisfi ed same time, we want all up- REPORTER with their college experi- per-division students [who Baylor’s 2012 vision to de- were in such frequent contact with each ence, have a wider circle of want] to live on campus to velop more on-campus hous- other, and this resulted in a There are many things friends, have better GPAs have that opportunity. ing has sparked disagreement that are pivotal to the college and, best of all, are more It’s a defi nite blessing to among students, some believing more unified class.” freshman experience, but liv- likely to graduate. have students wanting to the goal is unrealistic, with oth- ing in a dorm could be one of Again, freshmen have continue living on campus ers believing it is admirable. Grant Adsit the most important. more opportunities to make after their freshmen year and The plan would allow 50 per- Lake Kiowa junior Terri Garrett, interim as- lifetime friendships through it’s our department’s mis- cent of students to live on cam- sistant dean for Campus Liv- shared Baylor experiences sion to provide a residential pus, as opposed to the 37 per- ing and Learning, answered that can only happen while experience for all students. cent of students who currently living on campus either,” Stacey when you’re a freshman or a questions about the process living in a community such live on campus, according Dr. said. sophomore, seeing as though of assigning on-campus as a residence hall. Academi- What happens when dorms Kevin Jackson, vice president of Lake Kiowa junior Grant the fi rst two years of college are housing and other informa- cally, students are more sup- are fi lled, but students still student life. Adsit is a strong supporter of crucial to developing in a social tion in an e-mail to the Lar- ported and thus, GPAs are need housing? Though not all Baylor stu- the 2012 vision’s imperative to aspect as well as becoming fa- iat. better. Living in community dents are interested in spending eventually house 50 percent of miliar with your campus,” Sears with the convenience of liv- We can create 200 extra their entire college careers living students on campus. said. “Living in an actual house What’s your role in campus ing on campus, along with beds by using extra beds in in on-campus housing, many “I really like the idea of uni- or duplex, on the other hand, housing? the simplicity of no shared some community leaders’ expressed support for the 2012 versity life being centralized,” allows a student to engage in bills, make it a great place to rooms, while also recreating vision of making Baylor a more Adsit said. “Comparing my more adult-like situations such I serve as the director be for a college student. fl oor lounges into student residential campus. freshman and sophomore years as paying bills and fi xing appli- for the department of cam- rooms. Dallas junior Lahmeik Stacey to now, I really enjoyed seeing a ances when needed.” pus living and learning and How many incoming stu- If more spaces are still has lived on campus for three substantially higher amount of Though Adsit agrees, he said oversee all aspects of the on- dents do you place in hous- needed for freshmen, we will years and enjoys the benefi ts on- my friends, whereas now many living on campus is and will be campus housing experience ing per semester? extend an offer to upper- campus living provides. of them live off campus. When more benefi cial. for students. division students to cancel “Living on campus generally we all lived on campus together, “Nearly all of my friends We have 4,650 beds that their contracts with us. facilitates many things,” Stacey [we] were in such frequent con- who move off-campus search Do you feel it is important comprise 39 percent of the said. “Going to class, dining and tact with each other, and this re- for some way to remain con- to live on campus your fi rst undergraduate population In the past, some fresh- meeting with friends is not only sulted in a more unifi ed class.” nected to campus through an year? at Baylor. men have had to either live much more simple to do while Aside from the 37 percent of activity or program,” Adsit said. in upperclassmen dorms living on campus, but likewise, students who live on campus, “Otherwise, they quickly fi nd Absolutely. Freshmen What do you feel is the hard- or off-campus. What mea- less expensive when consider- many of the remaining students themselves losing the tight con- who live on campus are est part of placing students? sures has Campus Living ing the amount of money put live in houses or duplexes not nection with campus that many more likely to return to Bay- Do you face any complica- & Learning put in place to towards fi lling your gas tank to too far from campus. students living on campus en- lor for their sophomore year tions in this process? avoid this? do such things if you live off- Some students argue that liv- joy.” than those who received campus.” ing on campus is best suited for For students who prefer to an exemption and lived off When we don’t have We set aside a designated However, Stacey said that students in their fi rst few years stay on campus for all four years campus with their family in enough spaces for everyone. amount of spaces for fresh- he would not mind moving off- of college. of their college career, Baylor McLennan County. Having a freshmen residency men, and as such, may not be campus if given the opportu- Gainesville senior Brian Sears 2012 will only broaden that op- Research nationally, as requirement means that we able to accommodate all the nity. said living on campus for all four portunity for them. Likewise, well as here at Baylor, shows need to hold spaces for each upper-division students who “It is, after all, nice to be able years is a possible hindrance to students who choose to live off- that students who live on year’s freshmen, but at the want to live on campus. to have a place to escape to ev- a student’s transformation from campus at some point will not ery now and then that is not the a teenager to an adult. have that right taken away from campus. I have no regrets with “Living on campus is nice them. Luikart’s Foreign Car Clinic Since 1976 Noted for Honesty, Integrity and Skill Servicing Mercedes, BMW, VW, Volvo, Toyota, Nissan, Lexus, Infinity We Also Do American Cars! 254-776-6839 THE BAYLOR LARIAT NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 5 ‘Ceremony of Carols’ serves as study break BY MATT RUSSELL Colon will jointly present an eve- Colon will conduct an all- eryone in the community. their normal hectic Christmas it will be a challenge for all mem- CONTRIBUTOR ning of worship featuring Ben- female treble choir accompanied “For some it’s incredibly pain- routine. bers of the community to attend, jamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of by harpist and lecturer Juliette ful because of something that’s “(Christmas) has become a he is certain that ceremony will As the days grow shorter, Carols.” The event will begin at 6 Buchanan. gone on in their life,” Burleson time where people are consumed pay dividends. shopping lines get longer and p.m. in Powell Chapel at George Both men are confi dent that said. “Maybe they’ve lost some- and concerned with a lot of “If somebody is moved to students prepare for the inevita- W. Truett Theological Seminary. the combination of soul and song one. Or a dream.” things,” Colon said. “It will be a experience something of the di- bly diffi culty of fi nals, you aren’t The ceremony, which will be will foster an environment of re- Burleson is optimistic that the time to breathe and refl ect.” vine, I think that’s a success,” likely to fi nd Christmas spirit held in conjunction with Advent, fl ection and inspiration to those service will provide an outlet for Students may want to use the Burleson said. “And I’ll feel that around campus. is designed to combine classical who attend. those in need. time as a breather from studies, (Sunday).” However, two members of the music with a traditional church “We’re hoping that this will “We’re trying to respond to Burleson said. Burleson and Colon expect to Baylor family are aiming to re- service. provide something fresh and in- the campus by creating oppor- “You’re sitting there studying perform again next year with an claim a true piece of Christmas in “We’re using concert music in spiring that will be also connect- tunities within the community for some biology test, and you’re original score created specifi cally a unique, yet classical way. association with Christian litur- ed with an artistic tradition the for people to worship together,” not feeling very much like Christ- for the Baylor community. On Sunday, university chap- gy,” Colon said. “It’s something church has lost,” Colon said. Burleson said. mas during fi nals,” he said. “May- For information on the cer- lain Dr. Burt Burleson and Waco that hasn’t been done in a long However, the holidays are not Colon sees the moment as be this could do this for you.” emony, contact Burt Burleson at composer and conductor Carlos time.” necessarily a joyful time for ev- a way for people to break from Though Burleson knows that [email protected] Australian man dives face-fi rst into deadly jellyfi sh

BY KRISTEN GELINEAU The man, from the Queen- sible for many deaths that were ASSOICATED PRESS sland capital Brisbane, was in attributed as drownings or heart serious condition Friday at Mac- attacks, said marine biologist SYDNEY — A man dove kay Base Hospital in Mackay, 600 Lisa Gershwin, who has spent 11 face-fi rst into an extremely ven- miles (1,000 kilometers) north of years studying the animals. omous, peanut-sized jellyfi sh in Brisbane, a hospital spokeswom- “It’s extremely serious,” Ger- waters off northeast Australia an said. shwin said. “One of the very and medics fl ew him to a hospi- Australia is well-known for worst stings I’ve ever seen — tal intensive care unit to treat the its myriad deadly creatures, but sting as in permanent heart dam- potentially fatal sting, offi cials the Irukandji remains rather age — was just three dots on the said Friday. mysterious. fi nger.” The 29-year-old man, whose It is a distant relative of the The most common Irukandji name has not been released, was more notorious and widely measures just 0.4 inches (10 mil- on a yacht Thursday off north- feared box jellyfi sh, the sting of limeters) in length and has ten- east Queensland state. which can kill an adult within tacles as thin as a strand of hair As a precaution, he was wear- 2 minutes. But the Irukandji is that can grow up to 3 feet (1 me- ing a full-length “stinger suit,” a virtually impossible to see and ter), Gershwin said. Scientists lightweight version of a wetsuit is tiny enough to pass through still don’t know whether it’s the that covers everything but the nets meant to keep jellyfi sh away Irukandji’s body or tentacles that face, feet and hands and helps from popular swimming spots. cause Irukandji syndrome, she protect against venomous jelly- The jellyfi sh’s sting can lead said. fi sh that are common in northern to “Irukandji syndrome,” a set of Even more discomforting for Australia’s waters during the symptoms that includes shooting swimmers: there is no antivenom, Southern Hemisphere summer. pains in the muscles and chest, and people generally don’t real- But when he dove into the vomiting, restlessness and anxi- ize they’ve been stung at fi rst. water near South Molle Island, ety. Some symptoms can last for The initial sting causes little he was immediately stung in the more than a week, and the syn- pain, and it may be up to half an face by a potentially lethal Iru- drome can occasionally lead to a hour before a victim starts to feel kandji jellyfi sh, Central Queen- rapid rise in blood pressure and the effects. sland Helicopter Rescue Service heart failure. And those effects, Gershwin spokeswoman Leonie Hansen In 2002, two tourists were says, can be disastrous, with said. killed in separate incidents after some stings causing blood pres- He was taken back to the is- being stung by the tiny creatures sures to soar as high as 280 over ASSOCIATED PRESS land, where a rescue team rushed off northeast Australia — the fi rst 180. to his aid. recorded Irukandji fatalities. The creatures are found In this April 18, 2002, file photo taken at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, a tiny but fully grown “The crew said he was shiver- But because the jellyfi sh leave worldwide, from North Wales to deadly Irukandji jellyfish lies next to match sticks for size comparison. A man was flown to a hospital intensive ing and in shock and in a great almost no mark on their victims, Cape Town in South Africa, Ger- care unit after diving face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in the waters off northeast Australia, officials said Friday. deal of pain,” Hansen said. scientists believe they are respon- shwin said.

Local ranch raises rare breed of cattle

BY JOANNA WUERTZ to pull a cart. They are a docile CONTRIBUTOR breed and easy to handle. Warren, the owner of the cat- At Warren Ranch, in nearby tle and a vegetarian, began this Whitney, Mike Warren and Ken- business along with Woodell neth Woodell are raising what three years ago when they dis- could be the “greenest” cows. covered that some of their cattle The breed of cattle at War- carried DNA linked to a high ren Ranch is Criollo, the Spanish quality of meat. word for “pure descent.” “We found out the quality of “We are 100 percent grass-fed,” the meat, and decided to make said Woodell, the ranch manager. it our program,” Woodell said. As part of the American Criollo Since then, they have bred and Beef Association, Warren Ranch raised Criollo cattle for beef, doesn’t use antibiotics or growth with particular emphasis on hu- hormones on the cattle, nor do mane practices. they tamper with the cattle’s “We don’t want our animals genes for special breeding. stressed out,” Warren said. This In addition to being a natural means calves are born in the pas- COURTESY PHOTO form of beef, these Criollo are also ture and kept near their mothers. Warren Ranch, in nearby Whitney, is home to Criollo cattle and some of sustainable. They spend their en- Herds aren’t split when rotating the “greenest” cows in the country. Criollo is the Spanish word for “pure tire lives out in the pastures much pastures and horses are used to descent.” more effi ciently than other breeds herd the cattle, not ATVs. When of cattle because they forage for the cow is mature, at about 24 to fore it’s harvested,” Warren said. “With someone else in control, different types of grasses and veg- 28 months, it is sent to a USDA- They also DNA-test calves when it would’ve been put together etation. They are highly adapted inspected facility for processing. they’re weaned. much differently,” Warren said. to the climate of the Southwest The meat itself is of a supe- The only medication they give Although this breed of cattle is and can help reduce brush and rior quality because of the high the cattle is vaccinations and sick- economical, don’t expect to fi nd restore the plant habitat. standards Warren and Woodell ness in the cows are rare. the beef just anywhere. There are Criollo cattle originally come keep at the ranch. It’s marbling Right now, their business is only about 5,000 Criollo in the from Spain and were brought to is equivalent to that of Angus or mainly providing for individu- country. However, the effort is America on Columbus’ second Kobe beef, and the tenderness is als and at farmers’ markets and paying off for Warren Ranch. In voyage. In order to survive the higher than Angus and equal to health food stores. Warren said a time when society is looking for voyage and be useful in their new Kobe. there is an advantage to running ways to be greener, they’ve bro- surroundings, the cattle had to “We DNA test every animal his own business instead of work- ken the mold and set an example be good for beef, milk, and able for tenderness and marbling be- ing for a larger company. that other breeders may follow. THE BAYLOR LARIAT 6 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 NEWS Fleeing robbers India to slow carbon emissions growth BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS bon intensity had dropped by injure 4 at 17.6 percent from 1990 to 2005, NEW DELHI — India pledged and that government experts Thursday to signifi cantly slow the agreed further reduction was growth of its carbon emissions possible. day care center over the next decade, becoming Per capita emissions are low the last major emitting country to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the police chase. Duhamell said in India — the government says announce a climate change policy those injuries weren’t serious. the average Indian produces before a U.N. summit opens next INDIANAPOLIS — Two rob- He said police arrested two one ton of carbon dioxide a year, week. bery suspects fl eeing police lost people in the SUV, one of whom compared with about 20 tons per The plan is less aggressive control of their sport utility ve- required stitches to a hand. person in the U.S. Its 1.2 billion- than those announced by the U.S. hicle and crashed into a day care Offi cers were chasing the strong population is what makes and China in the last two weeks, center Thursday, injuring four SUV following an armed rob- it one of the world’s leading emit- and one critic called it nothing children and an employee in a bery at a nearby Family Dollar ters of greenhouse gases. more than a reiteration of the sta- The U.N. convenes a two- tus quo. week 192-nation conference But the pledges gave momen- on Monday in Copenhagen in- “It’s chaos — there’s a big car in the room, tum to negotiations on emission tended to fashion the outline of a limits, which had been snagged treaty to control greenhouse gas through the wall. The parents are very for months while three of the emissions. The agreement, to be shaken about it.” largest emitting countries waited completed in six to 12 months, for each other to make the fi rst seeks to check the rise in global Kara Hardister move. temperatures that scientists warn Day-care employee The emissions measure, could lead to devastating results known as “carbon intensity,” in rising sea levels, shrinking ac- means India’s emissions will cess to drinking water, shifting keep rising but at a quarter of the agriculture and spreading dis- pace they would otherwise have shower of bricks and other de- store when the crash occurred, eases. done. bris, police said. Duhamell said. Also Thursday, the European “We must be fl exible without About 18 children were inside Police apprehended two men Union outlined its key objectives compromising basic national in- the Stepping Stones Child Care at the scene, identifi ed as Darron for the summit, calling for a peak terests,” Ramesh said, acknowl- when the SUV slammed into the S. Crowe, 21, and Theo Sanford, of global greenhouse gas emis- edging that emissions will con- brick building on the city’s north 19. Duhamell said the pair will sions no later than 2020 and for tinue to grow as India moves side about 12:15 p.m., Lt. Jeff Du- face several felony charges that quantifi ed pollution targets for toward a more energy effi cient hamell said. likely will include armed rob- major developing countries. By economy. Kara Hardister, who runs the bery, fl eeing police and reckless mid-century, the EU said, carbon India ranks fi fth in world car- church-owned day care, said the driving causing injuries. emissions should be half what bon dioxide emissions, account- crash sent bricks and debris fl y- Tenants in a nearby building they were in 1990. Developing ing for 4.7 percent of the world’s ing into a room for 3-year-olds said the crash sounded like gun- countries should rein in their emissions. The U.S. and China just before their afternoon nap fi re. combined emissions by 15 to 30 emit roughly 40 percent of the time. As the SUV sped toward the percent compared to their cur- world’s emissions, with Russia rently predicted growth rate. The car burst into fl ames day care, narrowly missing a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and Indonesia completing the top shortly after the crash, but of- telephone pole, it tore through The proposal is certain to meet fi ve emitting countries. fi cers quickly extinguished the shrubbery, scattering branches James Brown carries his daughter Julie from the Stepping Stones Child- resistance from India, China and One critic dismissed India’s fi r e . across the center’s parking lot care Thursday in Indianapolis after two robbery suspects fleeing police other major developing econo- lost control of their sport utility vehicle and crashed into the day care plan as insignifi cant. It merely “It’s just senseless, just sense- before plowing into the build- mies who say setting a peak and center. justifi es the low standard set by less, that innocent people have ing. a global emission cap would limit the U.S., said Sunita Narain of the to go through this,” Hardister Hours later, it remained their prospects for growth and New Delhi-based Center for Sci- said. lodged in the side of the center. was dropping out of my purse,” Hardister, who choked back prosperity. ence and the Environment. One of the four children was Whittney Rutland said she she said. “I was so scared.” tears while talking to reporters, In India’s Parliament, the en- “This reiteration of India’s in critical condition but stable at raced to the day care center to Hardister said 40 to 45 chil- said she was angry at the two vironment minister described a existing domestic commitment Methodist Hospital, while the check on her 3-year-old son, Ar- dren are typically in the building suspects, one of whom she said rigid path to slowing its emis- so close to Copenhagen is being other three had non-life-threat- mohni (ar-MON’-ee) Preswood, midday. smashed out a window as the sions. The government will intro- done to provide a cop-out for the ening injuries, Duhamell said. after hearing about the crash. At the time of the crash, she men tried to fl ee the scene. duce mandatory fuel effi ciency Americans ... and will endorse A woman working at the day She ran through the police was with about two dozen of “It’s chaos — there’s a big car standards in 2011, enforce green the weak, meaningless commit- care center suffered a broken leg tape and found out that her son the center’s youngsters about 5 in the room, through the wall,” building codes for greater energy ment of the Americans,” she told when she was struck by bricks, was safe and had been taken to a miles away in downtown India- she said. “The parents are very effi ciency and deploy cleaner The Associated Press. and another person was injured nearby day care center. napolis for a performance of Dis- shaken about it. The phone in- technology in coal-fi red power Ramesh said that India’s car- when the SUV hit a car during “I ran through there and stuff ney on Ice. side is ringing off the hook.” plants, Ramesh said. THE BAYLOR LARIAT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 7 Christmas CD, concert blend music, philanthropy

BY BRITTANY HARDY raising money to build this wa- it’ll be really fun, though. I hope one can do this year is download hoping to help UBC raise money happen,” Dudley said. OPINION EDITOR ter well, which will hopefully to see some of my friends in the the CD, then that’s really great for its annual trip to Kenya, cre- The hope is that this concert be made a reality after this con- crowd. I hope my mic is turned ated the idea. will raise enough money to fund “Christmas for Kenya” is a cert, featuring Wes Cunning- way down and Laine’s is turned With the monetary suc- the building of a water well for downloadable Christmas CD ham, Jesse Holcomb performing way up because she is an amaz- “The artists like to cess and enthusiasm received the Pokot Tribe in Kenya. The resulting from the collaboration with Laine Edwards and Justin ing singer.” from 2008’s CD, Dudley said tribe is nomadic, because the air of University Baptist Church, Horrell performing with Hilary Last year’s CD raised $3,000 share their talents the church was excited to bring in Kenya is very dry and they Common Grounds and many lo- Brubaker. and featured Jillian Edwards, and it’s a way for us the project back for a second travel from location to location cal artists. This year’s CD features Andy Loxsly, Adeline, Lauren Eggers, year. Dudley worked with Jus- in search of water and relief. One hundred percent of the Hannig, Wes Cunningham, Jesse Reeve Hunter, Harmon Li, Kaley to spread Christmas tin Horrell, who is the Common The addition of this water proceeds acquired from the CD Holcomb, Laine Edwards, Jus- Eggers and Monike Garabi- cheer and give Grounds booking agent. The well would not only bring physi- and an upcoming concert at 8 p.m. tin Horrell and Hilary Brubak- eta, GHOSTMAN, Seth Woods, something back to two men contacted local musi- cal reprieve, but may be able to Tuesday at Common Grounds er, Loxsly, The Whiskey Priest, Andy Hannig, Jenne Blackburn cians who they are friends with, shield the tribe from war. As the will go to building a water well Adeline, The One and Only, and Sarah Rogers. the community who or who often play at Common tribe moves, wars often begin for the Pokot Tribe in Kenya. John Galanis and b-ritt. Both last “It’s really just fun, too. If supports us.” Grounds or who have a strong over the desire for certain areas This CD marks UBC’s second year’s and this year’s CD may be people can’t donate, who cares?” local fanbase. These artists were of land. year to raise money for Ke- downloaded for free from www. said Ben Dudley, community Ben Dudley responsible for creating and sub- “If you can build them a wa- nyans through the talents of christmasforkenya.com, with pastor at UBC. “The artists like Community pastor at UBC mitting their songs. ter well, it really helps end vio- Waco artists. This year brings donations welcomed. Tuesday’s to share their talents and it’s a “Everyone donated their lence in their area,” Dudley said. new changes, however, includ- concert will be $5. way for us to spread Christmas time. The artwork and Web site “Christmas is about peace. Our ing a partnership with Common “I hope it’s not too, too cold, cheer and give something back and Merry Christmas!” were created for free. It was re- high hopes for the future of this Grounds. where my fi ngers hurt on the to the community who supports Kailey Eggers, who was a ally just a complete collabora- tribe refl ect the nature of this Common Grounds has been guitar,” Holcomb said. “I think us in all that we do. If all some- Baylor senior last year and was tive effort by people to make this holiday.” Push Play seeks a Juliet with hit single ‘Midnight Romeo’ BY TAYLOR HARRIS certs continue to impress, Push are truly dedicated to their craft bum “Found.” “The record has and emotions that creep into the These truly genuine guys show CONTRIBUTOR Play could very well be the next and have what it takes to be the been an effort that we put to- lives of every young adults scat- class far beyond their years. big thing in the ever-changing next bona fi de rock stars in 2010,” gether for about a year now. If tered throughout the rest of the Don’t forget that they are still The newcomers who make up pop-rock genre. said Ken Phillips of Ken Phillips you listen to the record, you can album. fun-loving, skateboarding kids, Push Play are pushing through Hailing from Long Island, the Publicity Group. see there are songs that are more With previous album, “De- though. Deturris chimed in to competitors and climbing the foursome consists of music-lov- Although these guys have immature than some of the oth- serted,” produced in Baran’s mention a good example of this. music charts with their hit single ing skaters. With CJ Baran as lead herds of “Juliets” piling into ven- ers on the record. You can see basement, it was easy to fi nd a “We’re playing Sega Genesis on “Midnight Romeo.” vocalist, Steve Scarola control- ues before every show, don’t con- that that’s just the result of how fi tting name for Push Play’s fi rst the bus right now.” This barely-legal quartet has ling the guitar, Nick Deturris on fuse them with a boy band like things have changed. Now we’re release with Wind-Up Records. Push Play, along with Uncle a combination of catchiness and bass and Derek Ries completing the Jonas Brothers. This is not completely different people than Professionalism can be a rar- Kracker and others, will be per- playful raciness with its fi rst sin- the distinct sound with his drum- your everyday cotton candy, com- [we were] last year,” Scarola ex- ity in today’s fast-paced, highly forming during Alice107.7’s “A gle from Wind-Up Records. ming, these young musicians are mercial group with no substance. plained. exposed world of stardom, es- Not So Silent Night 3” this Sun- Right now, these pop rockers aiming for success and doing Though they may be eye-candy, “Found” has scandal that pecially when it comes to the day. Online or in concert—this may be in the “I like this song well. this edgy quartet brings essence leaves an innocent smirk on your younger rising stars of this gen- upcoming band will have you but have no idea who sings it” “Push Play [is] a refreshing no- and heartfelt words to life. face in “Midnight Romeo;” an “in eration. However, the members yearning for more. category to many. As their tunes nonsense rock band with some of This is more than evident your face” fi rst impression with of Push Play could be the epito- For more info, go www.push- gain popularity and their con- the catchiest songs today. They with their recently released al- the fi rst track “Watch it Burn;” me of modern day role models. playsite.com.

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The last 12 months have been This year has also served as Guy Ritchie returns to this tumultuous for the fi lm industry. a launching platform for several side of the Atlantic with “Sher- While experts projected that, actors, directors and fi lmmakers. lock Holmes” after releasing despite the economic decline, Oren Peli, writer and director the UK-only “Rock’n’Rolla” last “everyone will still go to the mov- of what is now the most profi t- year. Unfortunately his earlier at- ies,” May was an all-time low for able fi lm in history, “Paranormal tempt at a crime drama, “Revolv- the month over a 10-year span. Activity,” has been approached er,” didn’t live up to the massive Great actors have passed, to write and direct several other praise of “Lock, Stock and Two great direc- features. Smoking Barrels.” tors have Neill Blomkamp, director of With Robert Downey, Jr. and returned to “District 9,” managed to defy all Jude Law at the forefront of the the set and odds and create an epic, compel- fi lm, one can only hope that it de- great fi lms ling science-fi ction drama for $30 livers on the spectacular stories have been million. Take that, “Transformers: of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. made. Also Revenge of the Fallen” ($200 mil- Ultimately, this year has pro- notable is lion). vided both fi lmmakers and pa- the stark And, of course, who could for- trons alike with a new reason to c o n t r a s t get Christoph Waltz’s eccentric make movies and go to the mov- in themes and charismatic performance as ies: better fi lms are coming out when com- Standartenführer Hans Landa in each week. paring this Anderson Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious If the fi lmmakers don’t take year’s fi lms A&E Editor Basterds”? advantage of what’s in front of MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS with previ- Most importantly, though, the them, no one is going to care ous years. year represents a return to form Christoph Waltz accepts the award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Waltz won for his what they have to say, much less Char- for much of the industry. While portrayal of Nazi Hanz Landa, the “Jew Hunter,” in Inglourious Basterds. go see their fi lm. acters are somber, situations are 2008 had its gems (“The Dark So, as we move into 2010, take dire (or close to it) and relation- Knight,” “The Wrestler” and as the year drew to a close. magic of going to the movies re- surprised if it turns out to be a solace in the fact that the New ships are strained in many of the “Frost/Nixon” to name a few), it However, such bad news was turned. disaster. Year will provide quality fi lms more serious fi lms. was, in my opinion, a lackluster not the case in 2009. Ticket sales I can only hope that Holly- I mean, come on. It doesn’t and actors, as well as brilliant Many more mature themes year comparatively. were up (despite increased prices wood is able to carry this mo- matter if the guy directed “Titan- new ideas. have been explored, as evident The magic with which fi lms in some areas – we have the ab- mentum forward into the next ic.” If someone came up to you But, as always, just remem- by Lars von Trier’s brilliant “An- are normally made seemed to solute luxury of paying only $5 three weeks and 2010. James and asked for $400 million dol- ber: tichrist” and Kathryn Bigelow’s have dwindled in the middle a movie in Waco), more projects Cameron’s “Avatar” looks to be lars to make a movie, you would If it don’t make Reel World “The Hurt Locker.” Comedies months, and disappeared entirely were green-lit and the overall spectacular, but I wouldn’t be laugh at them, and that’s exactly Sense, it ain’t worth seein’. YouTube star climbs charts with popular debut album BY BEN SISARIO “Doggystyle” in 1993. try Boyle’s sales are a reminder which operates 154 large music history, according to the Offi cial rendition of the song “I Dreamed THE NEW YORK TIMES Only 6 percent of the sales of a large and often forgotten and media stores throughout UK Charts Co., and it reached a Dream” from the musical “Les for “I Dreamed a Dream” were audience: older listeners who, the United States, “I Dreamed a No. 1 in Australia, Canada, Ire- Miserables.” According to Vis- For most of Susan Boyle’s fans, digital downloads, far below the whether they are less tech-savvy Dream” was the top seller last land and New Zealand. ible Measures, an American com- buying her new album last week industry’s overall ratio of physi- than younger consumers. or they week, and Kevin Ball, the compa- “The feeling was that it was pany that computes viewership meant getting a shrink-wrapped cal to digital sales. As recently as simply prefer to hold purchases ny’s vice president for marketing, going to do very well,” said Silvio of Internet videos, it has been CD, not a download. three years ago CDs – which are in their hands, favor CDs over said he expected the album to re- Pietroluongo, Billboard’s director watched 310 million times in all Boyle’s album, “I Dreamed more profi table for record labels downloads. main its No. 1 through the holiday of charts, “but when the numbers of its forms. a Dream” (Syco/Columbia), than downloads are – accounted “The reason that this record season. “The demo of the custom- came out, they exceeded what But as a woman of modest and sold 701,000 copies in the Unit- for 94 percent of the market. The really did what it did,” Steve er for this CD in Hastings stores most people in the music indus- unfashionable means who rose to ed States, according to Nielsen previous week’s No. 1 release, Barnett, chairman of Columbia tends to be the adult music lovers try were expecting.” a stardom she was not prepared SoundScan, the biggest opening- John Mayer’s “Battle Studies” Records, said in a telephone in- who have traditionally purchased Boyle, 48, was a frumpy un- for, Boyle, who still lives in her week sales for any album this (Columbia), sold a notable 45 per- terview on Wednesday, “was that their music on CDs,” Ball said. known before appearing as a family home in tiny Blackburn, year, eclipsing superstars like cent of its opening-week 286,000 people wanted to get it and own “I Dreamed a Dream” is a contestant on “Britain’s Got Tal- Scotland, has what most You- Eminem and U2, and the best for copies digitally. it, to feel like they’re a part of it.” global sensation. It has become ent” in April, stunning the judges Tube sensations lack: a compel- a debut artist since Snoop Dogg’s For many in the music indus- At Hastings Entertainment, the fastest-selling debut in British and audience with a crystal-clear ling story. THE BAYLOR LARIAT SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 9 Mulkey’s emphasis on defense defines team success

By Ma t t La r s e n appearances and a .869 winning a n d Je s s i c a Go o d l e t t percentage, still the highest ever Re p o r t e r s in women’s basketball. For Mulkey at least, it was not The sound of Baylor fans’ too difficult to sway the old ball Nike’s, Sperry’s and Toms simul- coach. taneously stomping on wood and “I love my spring and summer steel floors rings about the Ferrell because I love golf,” Barmore said. Center. The hoarse guy and the “But in winter [I would] get bored screeching lady two rows back and miss basketball. I wouldn’t combine for a pitch harmonious have done this for anyone except only to a sports fan’s trained ear. Kim.” The guys with the large block let- Perhaps it was their 15 years ter “D” and white picket fence coaching together at Louisiana hoist their signs in rhythm with Tech, or perhaps it was just Bar- the chanting. more’s Favre-like inability to stay Sounds rather cult-like, right? away from the game, but whatev- Just another day at the Ferrell er the cause for Barmore’s return, Center for the Lady Bears. the two are used to walking out When it comes to Baylor onto the same court. women’s basketball coach Kim The first time they set foot on Mulkey’s philosophy, the chant the hardwood together was dur- says it all. ing Mulkey’s college career as a Or at least almost all. Lady Techster. The Women’s Basketball Hall “Kim was my point guard,” of Fame inductee known for her Barmore said. “And we win 130 stingy, man-to-man approach has games and lose six, go to four fi- not always been so defensive- nal fours, win two national cham- minded. pionships. The girl was a winner. “As a player I wasn’t defen- She made me a good coach. She sive-minded. I don’t think any was a floor leader, just so competi- great players ever think they have tive. Just competed play after play, to play defense,” Mulkey said game after game.” with a smile. “But when you get to That rooted competitive nature Je d De a n | Ph o t o e d i t o r college and it’s demanded of you, has carried over to her coaching you then start seeing the benefits career and in Barmore’s opinion, Head coach Kim Mulkey exhibits a defensive drill during practice against assistant coach Damion McKinney. Mulkey credits coaches like Leon Bar- more and Pat Summitt for instilling great defensive habits and knowledge into her game. of playing defense. And playing ranks among her best intangible for Pat Summit and Leon Barmore qualities. and how much those coaches “She settles for nothing but the er. She gets you going when things defenders follow their designated Brittney Griner. enthusiasm through the team to stress defense, you can’t help but best out of herself and in turn the are really quiet or when there’s a opponents from the other team. “Her height and her ability to get the bench involved and get ev- pick it up.” players. She’s just a smart basket- turning point in the game,” junior This is different than a zone de- block shots definitely allows us to erybody excited.” “We both played point guard,” ball coach. She drives herself first guard Melissa Jones said. “She just fense in which defenders cover pressure the ball more, so that if it It’s clear around the locker Lady Bears assistant coach and and her team second,” he said. has that spunk and that energy a designated “zone” on the floor does go inside, she has that presence room that being able to play on fellow Women’s Basketball Hall Mulkey savors the opportuni- that really livens up the game.” and guard whoever comes near. there that kind of is intimidating to the defensive end of the floor is of Fame inductee Leon Barmore ty to spread her energy and drive Jones went on to say that she 1-3-1 and 2-3 are typical zone people who drive,” Jones said. crucial to the Lady Bear basketball said with a chuckle “And we only and believes it’s her passion for thinks Mulkey gets that fire from formations that are used to force According to Jones, pressuring program. played enough defense to get the game that fuels her. her background and the way she opposing teams to pass and shoot the ball is key to defense. It intimi- “For Coach Mulkey, if you’re by. She was more of an offensive “I love competition,” she said. was raised, which ultimately was from the perimeter. Man defense dates the opponent and opens up going to play, you’re going to player. I think she learned that “I just think every day when I to remain tough. This toughness relies on a team’s ability to work opportunities for steals. Combin- have to play defense,” Jones said. you’re only as good as your de- wake up, I realize I have some- is what has shaped Mulkey’s through screens and provide ing these steals with a man-on- “It’s the thing that kind of sets the fense can be.” thing to challenge me. Coaching man-on-man defense. backside help. Thus, the key to a man defense means more oppor- tone for the way we play basket- Mulkey coaxed Barmore out of challenges you; It brings out the “Coach Mulkey is more of a man defense is communication. tunities to run the floor and get ball here at Baylor.” retirement to work as an assistant highest of highs and the lowest of tough and aggressive type coach “You can guard somebody all those key transition buckets. For Mulkey, defense wins coach for her Baylor squad in fall lows. But it gives you something and I think man, to her, shows day, but if you don’t talk and tell For years, this is exactly why championships. “It wins basket- of 2008. to get your blood boiling and your toughness and shows aggressive- who’s help side, who’s ball side, Mulkey has stressed defense, and ball games for you. If you look at After 20 seasons at the helm of adrenaline going, and how many ness. And I think if you can guard then it’s not really a team. It’s kind it hasn’t really changed. the championship teams through- the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters people go to work every day and somebody in man, you can guard of everybody’s for themselves,” “I think Coach Mulkey really out the history of the game, they program, Barmore hung up his can say that?” them in the zone,” junior point Griffin said. stresses defense because when usually have defense stressed,” clipboard in 2002, but not before And that adrenaline is exactly guard Kelli Griffin said. “So that’s What works in the team’s you’re playing defense and it’s Mulkey said. “No matter how compiling a national champion- what the team sees in Mulkey ev- probably why we play man more.” favor this year is that the Lady exciting to play defense and you good you are offensively, you’re ship (1988), four NCAA runner-up ery day on the court. Mulkey’s go-to defense is a Bears now have a woman who is get those steals, it brings the of- going to have bad nights, but you finishes, nine NCAA Final Four “She’s kind of a little firecrack- man-on-man defense where the 6-feet-8 inches tall, freshman post fense,” Griffin said. “It also brings can always play good defense.” THE BAYLOR LARIAT 10 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 SPORTS Briles, Baylor bid farewell to football seniors By Ke v i n Ta m e r Sp o r t s w r i t e r

As the college football sea- son comes to an end each year, teams across the country are forced to say goodbye to their graduating seniors. Some pro- grams are more affected than others, but overall, losing se- niors is a tough experience for any team. It won’t be any easier for the Baylor football program, which will be forced to start the 2010 season without a talented core of 19 seniors that are depart- ing in either December or May. JORDAN LAKE: The free safety started 36 games. He finished Despite posting a 4-8 record in JOE PAWELEK: The linebacker started 46 games and finished with J.D. WALTON: The center started 36 games. 422 career tackles—second in Baylor history. Pawelek was All-Big He was an All-America, Outland Trophy and his career with 329 tackles and was twice named first-team their final season, Head Coach 12 all four years at Baylor. Rimington Trophy candidate entering 2009. All-Big 12. Art Briles is proud of his seniors and said they will be missed on Photos by Jed and off the field. Dean, Matthew “They are not only great Hellman and players, but great people and Sarah Groman that is evident by them perse- vering,” the second-year head coach said. “If you stay in a system for four or five years and stay involved in a program for that amount of time, then it says something about you as an individual. They’re not just BLAKE SZYMANSKI: The quar- going to be missed on the foot- DAVID GETTIS: The wide receiver started JUSTIN AKERS: The tight end started terback started 20 games and ball field; they are going to be JASON LAMB: The defensive line- 29 games for Baylor and finished with 1,555 23 games and finished with seven career finished with 27 touchdowns and missed off the field because of man started 43 games. He finished career receiving yards. He was 2009 Honor- touchdowns and 896 receiving yards. 4,166 yards. their leadership.” his career with 150 tackles. able Mention All-Big 12.

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Andrew Judy Jeremy Sanders T.J. Scranton Sam Sledge Ernest Smith Jeremy Williams Big Slot Linebacker Safety Big Slot Wide Receiver Safety THE BAYLOR LARIAT NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 11

BAA from pg.1 ANNEX from pg.1 “We hope that recent actions their rings and told the history with its lack of adequate capacity, Art department professor, Dr. from the art department’s hub, “The location of the Har- that keep us from doing our job and meaning of the more than made it the best candidate for ex- Julia Hitchcock will teach begin- Hitchcock said it will benefi t fac- rington House is more towards will cease and will not contin- a dozen historic symbols on the pansion.” ning drawing classes in the new- ulty and students alike. She said the center of campus and it will ue,” said Jeff Kilgore, executive ring. The BAA holds the ring The Harrington House is al- ly renovated Harrington Art An- that with a larger space, the stu- make the department more avail- vice president of the alumni as- ceremony Baylor’s campus. most three and a half times the nex starting next semester. She is dents will have a greater quality able to the rest of the campus and sociation. “We want to continue (The BAA is also licensed to sell square footage of the current also responsible for transforming experience in the drawing lab. give it more visibility,” Hitchcock to do our job in serving alumni the offi cial class ring.) Art Annex, Ferguson said, and the rooms of the house to accom- Students will also benefi t from said. “There is more activity on and supporting Baylor as we Fogleman said the alumni should be sustainable for the de- modate instructional and studio the move by having 24-hour, sev- that side of campus and some- have for the past 150 years.” association is free to make a re- partment’s problem of capacity. space for faculty and students, en-days-a-week access to the new thing we hope to do is draw in Earlier this semester, the quest to use Baylor facilities. Before the Harrington House McClanahan said. annex. “Because so many stu- the rest of the student body and university asked the BAA to “Outside entities periodi- is ready for classes, it must un- The plans for the house in- dents frequent the annex, it’s dif- faculty so that they are aware that dissolve its charter and absolve cally use university facilities dergo a rigorous renovation clude studio spaces for faculty fi cult to keep their work there,” there is good art coming through itself of its independent status for ceremonies and events,” process. The construction work- and students, faculty offi ces, a said Nacogdoches senior Hunter Waco and Baylor.” in order to merge with the uni- she said. “We have a process in ers will strip all of the original student lounge, storage rooms Chambers, “And since there are versity. However, the university place for facility requests from rooms of any sheet-rock, mold- and a gallery space. Hitchcock different professors, it’s hard to recently withdrew its offer to outside groups and organiza- ing, baseboards and any ancient said she plans to hold a variety of keep all the still lifes in the cor- JOBS from pg.1 merge. tions. We make those decisions adhesives in the wall. Basically shows, including student, invita- rect places, or even fi nd place for In the event that another on a case-by-case basis.” only the studs and doorways of tional and juried exhibitions. multiple still lifes at all.” states. decision is made impacting the Fogleman said the univer- the house will be left intact, in or- “We plan on using the gallery Chambers said there is only “It took a little longer to hit us,” BAA, Kilgore said the organi- sity is continuing to support the der to rid it of asbestos and create space to promote more visiting one downside to the move, which Billings said. “I think Texas will zation will think of ways to re- BAA in its decision to remain a safe environment for students, artists,” Hitchcock said, “These is that the location is so far from recover faster than northern group and deliver programs in independent. Ferguson said. artists will correlate with the the Hooper-Schaefer building. states.” another medium. “Right now we’re looking “We are doing our best in shows. They will have gallery He said it will be diffi cult for Roberts is optimistic about Michaelis said another ser- at every way we’re intertwined this process to save as much of talks, lecture series and the stu- students to have time to transi- Waco’s economic future within vice provided by the BAA that and when we fi nd ways that are the original look of the house as dents will actually get to work tion from class to class with the the context of the recession. could potentially be affected inconsistent with their indepen- we possibly can,” Ferguson said, with them for the duration of tools they will need when the “We’re usually the fi rst to pull in the future is ring ceremony, dent status, we make adjust- “I’m lobbying strongly to keep the time they are here, which we buildings are on opposite sides of out {of recessions],” Roberts said. where students are presented ments,” Fogleman said. the traditional fi replaces and hope will increase due to having campus. He believes that this will “We are optimistic that our un- molding — it preserves the char- a larger space for guest artists.” change with the addition of stor- from pg. acter of the house.” Although the move will be far age space for student materials. employment will continue to go PLAN 1 down.” against militant targets close to ban is paying off now. They have the border. their tails up.” The results have been mixed. Gilani said his government While the army has taken on the expects to learn more about U.S. Pakistani Taliban, it has failed to plans when Gen. Stanley Mc- go after Afghan Taliban leaders Chrystal, the top U.S. commander who base their operations in the in Afghanistan, and Adm. Mike tribal areas in the border region. Mullen, chairman of the Joint At the same time, anti-Western Chiefs of Staff, visit Pakistan. sentiment, spurred by the secu- Gilani has been lukewarm to rity forces, has grown. the idea of a troop surge, saying Many Western offi cials and he fears it would merely push Af- analysts believe Pakistan is play- ghan militants across the moun- ing off both sides — accepting tainous border region into Paki- U.S. funds to crack down on stan. Pakistani militants while tolerat- The U.S. and Britain have been ing the Afghan Taliban in the ex- putting pressure on Pakistan to pectation that the radical Islamic root out the militants already on movement will take power in its side of the border, in a lawless MAKE THE Afghanistan once the Americans area from which they frequently withdraw. attack NATO and Afghan troops. Shaun Gregory, an expert on Senior U.S. offi cials, including Pakistani security at the Univer- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sity of Bradford in Britain, said have castigated Pakistan for its SEASON MERRY. the Pakistanis will take note of failure to fi nd al-Qaida chief Osa- Obama’s pledge to start bringing ma bin Laden, believed by many Ring in the holidays with apps, games U.S. troops home from Afghani- to be hiding in tribal regions of stan in July 2011. Pakistan. and music for more than 50 phones. “The Pakistanis are smart Gilani stressed Thursday that enough to read the signals com- Pakistan has been “extremely ing out of Washington,” Gregory successful” in tackling terrorism said. “It seems to me that the and that most Taliban terrorists army’s longer-term strategy of are not in Pakistan but in neigh- broadly backing the Afghan Tali- boring Afghanistan.

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People gather around the 5th Street Christmas tree during the annual Christmas on 5th Street celebration Thursday evening. The event included several concerts, a tree lighting, a market place, a petting zoo, carriage rides and free hot chocolate and coffee.

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Above: Meredith Andrews sings with the Baylor Religious Hour Choir at Christ- mas on 5th Street. The Baylor Religious Hour Choir this year reinstated an old Baylor tradition of holding a religious worship hour every week for the Baylor community to attend.

Right: 3 year-old Jil- lian Davis of Waco enjoys a steaming cup of hot chocolate, provided by Common Grounds, at Baylor’s annual Christmas on 5th Street, Thursday.

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photographers. Top right: The Columbus Avenue Baptist Church bell choir rings out a Christmas song on 5th Street.

www.baylor- Bottom right: A young child embraces a goat in the Christmas on 5th lariat.com Street petting zoo Thursday evening in the Student Union Building bowl.

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