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ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 110 No. 47 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 © 2010, Baylor University OPINION PAGE 2 NEWS PAGE 4 A&E PAGE 6 “While the rough tackling and head Divine Undergrad Enchanting Theatre slamming of the NFL isn’t likely to change, Sophomore will lecture today Baylor Theatre performs piece the league’s recent study of brain injuries in on award-winning paper about highlighting transition from players is a proactive step.” Dante, Aquinas and Trajan dreariness to enthrallment Student court upholds disqualification presidential race, according to gardner said. disqualification,” Ortiz said. and Emanuel Gawrieh, the chief Baumgardner vice president for student life If Jackson upholds Baum- Gregg Ortiz, the associate “That’s essentially what brought justice of the student court sep- denied by Kevin Jackson. gardner’s disqualification, a electoral commissioner, oversaw the suggestion to the table.” eratelty on Friday student court, Baumgardner, currently a runoff election may occur be- the Thursday night hearing said Baumgardner said follow- “It was a student-led process, sophomore senator, was dis- tween Falls City sophomore Baumgardner failed to remove ing Thursday’s hearing he im- and it was in the best interest of waits for qualified from this year’s stu- Michael Lyssy and Austin junior items from his Facebook page, mediately drafted a brief asking the process to hear the appeal,” Jackson’s decision dent government election by the Ross Watson, according to elec- including a YouTube video and for an injunction, however, two Jackson said. BY KATY MCDOWALL electoral commission Thursday toral commisioner Bill Dunker. a campaign slogan below his hours later the student court de- Gawrieh said the court de- REPO R TE R night. Baumgardner said Thursday profile picture, within 24 hours nied his appeal. cided to hear the case because Baumgardner received 50 night’s 8 p.m. hearing lasted two of an April 19 hearing. The student court’s denial it was in the best interest of the Student court unanimously percent of the votes during last to three hours before a decision Dunker was counting ballots prompted Baumgardner to ap- student body, and the court vot- ruled Sunday night to uphold week’s election and Falls City was made. at the time of Thursday’s hear- peal to Jackson. ed unanimously to uphold the Louisburg, Kan., sophomore sophomore Michael Lyssy was “At 11 o’clock they deemed ing. Jackson said he met with decisions made by the electoral Paul Baumgardner’s disquali- second with 26 percent of the me to be ineligible and disquali- “In black and white terms, Baumgardner, two representa- fication from the internal vice vote. fied me from the race,” Baum- Mr. Baumgardner qualified for tives of the electoral commission see ELECTION, pg. 8 Garland reflects on stint as BU’s interim president BY CATY HIRST “The first one was just sort STAFF W R ITE R of re-establishing a positive cli- mate for discussion on campus,” Dr. David Garland, interim Leeper said. “That was really president of Baylor, held his of- critical for us to be able to move fice for about two years. With forward. And then I think the that, he never lost his love of the second thing was the close at- small things life offers. tention he paid to Baylor’s rela- “I will miss my parking space tionship with the community.” at the Ferrell Center. That is very Dr. Diana Garland, dean of nice,” Garland said. “I will miss the School of Social Work and the staff. The things I am most David Garland’s wife, said they proud of were the things that both had I was able to do for individual to make staff, professors and students.” adjust- “And I will miss the ability ments to to be able to do those kinds of fulfill their things, make decisions that I felt respective very proud of and that had a roles. positive impact on various peo- “ T h e ple’s lives. That, to me, brought b i g g e s t me the most gratification and challenge joy.” was ad- Garland has served as Bay- j u s t i n g MATT HELL M AN | STAFF PH OTOGRA ph ER lor’s interim president since David Garland to my June 2008, when Dr. John Lilley husband Explosive Overture was forced out of office. being the Garland believes he has ful- boss of filled his role as interim presi- my boss Fireworks explode to the sound of the 1812 Overture played Saturday at Fountain Mall during the Gala Outdoor Concert: The Presi- dent. and learn- dent’s Concert, featuring the students and faculty of the School of Music. “I do feel like Baylor is ready ing to say for the next president to come ‘yes, sir’ and take off,” he said. “I think for the when I first started, things were first time in a mess, and I don’t think they in 40 years are now. People may not like of mar- me or like what was done, but I riage,” Di- BAA bids seniors a new farewell do feel like we are in very, very ana Gar- BY LAURA RE M SON and cotton candy. A local band announced and given away ev- for gifts has been an enjoyable good condition.” Diana Garland land said. STAFF W R ITE R performing will also perform ery 15 minutes, Michaelis said. experience and that there has The board of regents unani- “ T h a t during the event. Modern Day “So the door prizes they’ll been much support and excite- mously approved Garland’s ap- truly was For graduates, the only Drifters lead singer Kristen Kel- register for, and then we are ment for the event. pointment, and many believe a challenge because we have things between them and the ly will perform a set with a few also going to give away a class “We’ve spent part of last Garland brought with him an always been partners, and we “real world” are finals and members of the group. ring. If they already have a class semester and this semester ability to unite the Baylor com- have been in the same academic goodbyes. The group is going to have ring, you don’t need to register planning,” Michaelis said. “We munity. institution for most of those The Baylor Alumni Associa- approximately $7,500 in gifts for that,” Michaelis said. “The knew we had to come up with “When he took over, we had years and we have never been in tion will be putting on its first that it will give out throughout grand prize is we’re going to something, a way for us to con- just gone through a very difficult the same line with one another.” Senior Send Off, from 3 to 6 p.m. the afternoon. give away $1,000 Visa gift card gratulate seniors, a way for us time,” Dr. Karla Leeper, chief of She said they were careful to fol- today at the Hughes-Dillard “We’re trying to get some that actually was donated to us to celebrate this milestone with staff to the president, said. “We low procedures by the book. Alumni Center. name-recognition people here,” from US Bank, who’s our credit them.” were struggling to find some “We were really very, very “It will just be one big party,” said Julie Copenhaverm, online card affinity partner.” While the event is free, the sort of direction. The univer- careful, almost to a fault, of be- Beth Michaelis, the director of marketing and communications This event is not just for May BAA will ask for future contact sity’s relationship with John Lil- ing sure that I did not try to in- marketing and membership of coordinator for the BAA. “We’re graduates. “We’re planning on information as a graduate’s tick- ley did not end on a high note, fluence him as president nor did the association, said. really excited. I think it’s really doing it every spring and it’s for et into the event. and so we were just trying to he try to tell me what to do as There will be a number of going to be activity galore in the all 2010 graduates, not just May As the Lariat first reported look for a way to begin to move Dean without going through the carnival-like activities, such front yard of our building.” graduates,” Michaelis said. forward.” provost,” she said. as cardboard face cutouts for Leeper believes Garland T-shirts, door prizes and a Michaelis said the process of see BAA, pg. photos, horseshoes, popcorn number of larger gifts will be going to the community to ask 3 helped Baylor in two ways. see GARLAND, pg. 8 Research team flocks to Austin, investigates birds’ habitats BY SARA TIRRITO ter understanding of how the “They only make their nests repeated fires, White said. STAFF W R ITE R woodlands of Central Texas de- out of the shredded bark of the The research team will be velop through time. Currently juniper and they only eat the looking at natural factors such With approximately $70,000 we have a very poor knowledge caterpillars that [come] down as fires and human activity. worth of recently received of how these communities come from the canopy. That’s why this “You have a species that lives grants, Dr. Joseph White and into existence, how they develop, part of the world is so important in the early phase of the vegeta- students in Baylor’s spatial ecol- how they go out of existence,” for them,” White said.