ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 109 No. 26 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009 © 2009, Baylor University NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 4 ART PAGE 5 Go Greek, go green Mayor talks money Business is blooming Artistic teaching BU’s Greek life has several Waco’s Virginia DuPuy Local floral design studio Local art center offers plans for becoming talked on ways the city is recently joined the classes for more eco-friendly using stimulus funding Greater Waco-area chamber budding artists TODAY IN PRINT • INDIE MUSIC Lariat reporter Olga Gladtskov Ball tells of the importance of Dow ends day above 10,000 independent artists TIM PARADIS day, the most visible sign yet chief market analyst at Jefferies It was the fi rst time the Dow America economics at Bank PAGE 5 ASSOCIATED PRESS that investors believe the econo- & Co. in Boston. “That is an eye- had touched 10,000 since Octo- of America Merrill Lynch, de- my is clawing its way back from opener — ‘Hey, you know what, ber 2008, that time on the way scribed it as a “relief rally that NEW YORK — When the the worst downturn since the things must be getting better be- down. the world is not coming to an • BAYLOR FOOTBALL Dow Jones industrial aver- Depression. cause the Dow is over 10,000.’” “I think there were times end.” The mood was far from The Bears are facing Iowa State age fi rst passed 10,000, traders The milestone caps a stun- Cheers went up briefl y when when we were in the deep part the euphoria of March 1999, this weekend. Check out the tossed commemorative caps ning 53 percent comeback for the Dow eclipsed the milestone of the trough there back in the when the Dow surpassed 10,000 sports desk’s preview and uncorked champagne. This the Dow since early March, in the early afternoon, during springtime when it felt like we’d for the fi rst time. The Internet PAGE 6 time around, the feeling was when stocks were at their lowest a day-long rally driven by en- never get back to this level,” then was driving extraordinary •BOWL IN JEOPARDY more like relief. levels in more than a decade. couraging earnings reports from said Bernie McSherry, senior gains in productivity, and seri- The best-known barometer Sports writer sounds off “It’s almost like an an- Intel Corp. and JPMorgan Chase vice president of strategic initia- ous people debated whether of the stock market entered fi ve- nouncement that the bear mar- & Co. The average closed at tives at Cuttone & Co. on BU football’s need for STOCK fi gure territory again Wednes- ket is over,” said Arthur Hogan, 10,015.86, up 144.80 points. Ethan Harris, head of North see , pg. 8 a win if a bowl game is in its future PAGE 6 HEART OF TEXAS FAIR Award Schedule of brings events teacher to BU BY LAURA PATTON REPORTER The second of three fi nalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching gave a presentation Wednesday to fulfi ll the requirements for being Thursday: a Cherry fi nalist. Kyle Park, 8 p.m. Dr. Elliott West is an alumni distinguished professor of histo- Randy Rogers Band, SARAH GROMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ry at the University of Arkansas. 9:30 p.m. The Heart of Texas Fair is lined with a multitude of midway games, all of which offer a prize to winning contestants, such as this particular one West and the other two fi nalists in which the contestant must pop balloons to receive a stuffed animal. are required to give a presenta- tion at Baylor and at their home Friday: university in order to possibly become the next Cherry Award Zane Lewis, recipient. 8:30 p.m. West, who has been teach- A fi ne-tuned fair, rodeo“This was originally a glo- ing at Arkansas for 30 years, is Heart of Texas fair Aaron Watson, rifi ed county fair,” said Glenn a “pre-eminent historian of the 10:30 p.m. staff looks to enhance Craig, director of the Belmead American West,” said Dr. Mi- festival’s atmosphere Lions Club. “It had a few mili- chael Parrish, Linden G. Bowers tary exhibits. They used to play professor of American history, Saturday: BY ASH ANDERSON basketball here before the Ferral in an introduction to West’s lec- Calvin Milburn, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Center was fi nished. Originally ture. West is currently on leave 5 p.m. the games area was a big mud from the University of Arkansas Every fall, the streets of Waco fl at. They had to put boards on a research fellow at Hunting- are fi lled with the euphoric down when it rained so that ton Library in California. Jake Owen, laughter of children and adults 8:30 p.m. people could walk.” Like the presentation from as people of all ages fl ock to the Craig commented on how the fi rst fi nalist, Dr. Roger Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo. the fair has developed as more Rosenblatt, West focused most Tracy Lawrence, What began as a small series of companies became involved in of his lecture on stories and their 10:30 p.m. facilities in the spring of 1952 its operation. place in schools. His approach is now a massive sprawl cover- “It was a ‘mom-and-pop’ focused more on how he uses ing more than 50 acres of land. organization for years — it’s be- stories in his teaching methods Livestock shows are SARAH GROMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER With enough parking to accom- come far more professional.” Rather than be twirled around on one of the fair’s many rides, taking to engage his students and help held all three days. modate more than 3800 cars, 250 As technology has devel- a picture with a monkey is all this young Wacoan boy needs to make them see more sides to history. RV hook-ups, and 700 animal him smile. oped, so too have the attrac- “I fi rmly believe stories are Weather permitting, stalls, the fair is now one of the tions. very important and very pow- carnival rides and leading attractions in the Waco have a new bear show that’s we don’t just accept anybody “We have a new attraction erful,” West said in his lecture. very family oriented. It’s an ed- and everybody,” Metzgar said. games are open all community. that’s called IGX, which stands “One thing I know best about The event gets bigger every ucation story about bears from They fi ll out an application that for Interactive Gaming Expe- stories is we are compelled to tell weekend long year. A record attendance of the Welde family.” requires them to provide a pic- rience,” said Allison. “That is them. It is part of being human. 220,000 last year set the bar for Not only is the staff working ture of their booth. We want to basically a place where they are What I do as a teacher is fi rst try In OPINION this year’s fair. toward the attractions getting better the appearance of the fair. doing Guitar Hero tournaments to convince students that history Wes Allison, president and better each year, but the over- We’re trying to address the sens- and Madden football tourna- is the biggest story of all.” chief executive offi cer of the all ambience of the fair is also es. We have the small of the food ments. Their big thing is they West defi nes history as hav- Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo, getting a boost. Jarrod Metzgar, from the fair and the noise from get patrons to come in during ing “the power to tell us who we said he is working with the staff vice president of promotions, the rodeo and the crowd and the the hours [of operation].” are.” on improving upon last year’s presentation, and competitive band, so what’s left to address is Even as the gates open early Wednesday’s presentation Suddenly fair. events, said a large amount of the sight aspect.” in the afternoon, patrons fl ock to was held in a style of how West “As we do every year, we’re work is going into every aspect But the fair has not always the vendor area in order to grab would oversee one of his classes. getting rid of making adjustments to enter- of the fair. Extra emphasis is been the spectacle it is now; a quick bite. “We’ve been com- tainment, as well as attractions,” on how the vendors set up their 50 years of rodeos and carni- an activity that Allison said. “For example, we booths. val rides have brought many see FAIR, pg. 8 see AWARD, pg. 8 “ “When a vendor signs on, changes. has been part of homecoming for 81 years Unheard student voices is an extreme Groups seek to Open Dialogue’s weekly discus- laborations, such as the one sions say Baylor has limited the between these two groups, are solution, but create unique freedom to express their own essential to furthering good sanctuary beliefs. communication and open-mind- is one that is Sugar Land junior Stan Sta- edness. BY ALYSSA MENDEZ ton, who helped re-establish “We’re very young, and it understand- REPORTER the association this semester, would behoove us as university believes Baylor is not accepting students to explore our beliefs able when The Atheist and Agnostic As- of alternative beliefs or ideas entirely,” Tucson, Ariz., senior sociation, along with a recently that are not in agreement with Erik Bamberg said.