Seeking Results Nobel Laureate Visits Baylor Campus, Discusses Journey of Scientifi C Discovery
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STAY CONNECTED >> Connect With Us : Follow us on Twitter @bulariat for all the latest news lash of C p o S lo r A Baylor WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Lariat COMMUNITY PROJECT pg. 6 E o APRIL 7, 2016 BAYLORLARIAT.COMa c THURSDAY st Wa Seeking results Nobel Laureate visits Baylor campus, discusses journey of scientifi c discovery JESSICA BABB “I learned about how an organism speaking about his research and Broadcast Managing Editor worked, but I really missed working some of the obstacles he faced in the lab,” Beutler said. “In some throughout his career. Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce Beutler sense, it felt like a diversion from “Everybody always wants to spoke to students Wednesday about what I really wanted to do.” know how to win a Nobel Prize and his journey to winning the Nobel A er graduating from medical what you attribute to your success,” Prize for Baylor’s Undergraduate school, Beutler immersed himself Beutler said. Research and Scholarly back into research by working in Beutler’s advice to students Achievement week. several labs throughout the years. In hoping to pursue a career in In 2011, Beutler won the Nobel 1993 he became fascinated with an research a er college was to choose Prize in Physiology or Medicine LPS cloning project that attempted an undervalued but important with his colleague Jules Ho man to identify the speci c location of a question, attack a single problem by for their discoveries concerning gene. is lasted for about ve years. being relentless, be con dent and the activation of innate immunity. It became an obsession of mine not prepared for failure and believe ey identi ed key proteins that to the extent I would dream about something can be achieved beyond can activate parts of the immune the gene at night and would do very being deterred from pursing it. system and act as a defense against little else during the day other than “I really enjoyed it,” Denton potentially harmful pathogens. work on trying to tack down the senior Brittany Ladd said. “He Beutler is a regental professor gene,” Beutler said. touched on some things that I and director of the Center for Almost two decades of intense am interested in in medicine, and Genetics of Host Defense at the research later, on Oct. 3, 2011, to hear somebody actually apply University of Texas Southwestern Beutler received an email saying he what I want to do, knowing that it’s Medical Center. Where, he has won a Nobel Prize. possible, is really inspiring.” continued his research, developing “I looked at my cell phone at 2:30 Similarly to Beutler, Ladd plans faster ways to nd mutations in p.m. in the morning, and the subject to one day conduct research in genes. line when I checked my email was addition to becoming a pediatric At a young age Beutler had a ‘Nobel Prize.’ And I thought, ‘ at’s doctor. fascination with plants and animals very interesting. is year they are Ladd said she was impacted in nature and was inspired by telling members of the National by Beutler’s constant persistence several family members to pursue Academy who won the Nobel Prize through his research because there Charlene Lee | Lariat Photographer a career in research early on. A er in a mass email’” Beutler said. “I are many opportunities to make he graduated from college in 1977, thought it was maybe a joke, but it breakthroughs in medical research. VISITING AWARD RECIPIENT Dr. Bruce Beutler, winner of the 2011 Nobel he went on to medical school at the didn’t turn out to be.” Prize in Physiology or Medicine, spoke to Baylor students and faculty on University of Chicago. Beutler now travels the world Wednesday. Chapel speaker talks personality test, God ASHLYN THOMPSON to lead workshops on the Enneagram in Bobo shared laughs as they sat on the Waco Hall stage as she shared how her faith had been shaken Reporter Spiritual Life Center, and spoke with Chapel answering questions tweeted at Stabile by the when her 31-year-old son had tried to commit students Wednesday. audience. Topics ranged from her personal faith suicide last July. Suzanne Stabile shares stories of life, faith At 65 years old, Stabile has held many roles. to advice she could give to college students. “I didn’t feel like God wasn’t real,” Stabile and what to do when God doesn’t feel real From small town Floydada, she dreamed of Students laughed at Stabile’s charismatic said. “I felt like the connection that I thought I “I’m fond of thinking God is all-knowing becoming a basketball coach. A er college, she and honest answers, especially when she said had with him wasn’t real. It felt like a breach… and all-benevolent.” Stabile said. “I can’t be in coached at several high schools before returning the word “sexy” multiple times just to make that I as a mother didn’t know that this was love with a God I’m afraid of, and I kind of want to her alma mater and serving as SMU’s rst Richardson uncomfortable. A brief anecdote going on.” to be in love with God.” women’s basketball coach a er Title IX . Title about her Catholic-priest turned pastor- When asked how she would explain her faith Stabile, expert on the Enneagram IX ensures that students are not discriminated husband had students roaring. to someone who didn’t understand it, Stabile Personality Test and co-founder of Life in the based on sex. She realized she had a passion for “It’s an odd thing to go on a date with a 40 answered simply, “I am trying to serve a God so Trinity Ministry, is has known vulnerability as spiritual teaching, and for the past 20 years has year old man when it’s his rst date ever,” Stabile perfect that no matter what I do I can’t mess it a speaker. She has spent more than 20 plus years served as an inspirational lecturer — traveling said. “He took me to Chili’s. He asked if I wanted up.” teaching young people about the Enneagram the world to share her story, and the importance to share a hamburger.” Perhaps the greatest piece of encouragement Test, a personality test meant to help people of the Enneagram test. A question of the trials she has faced within that came from the conversation was when realize one’s personal strengths and weaknesses. Chapel leader Ryan Richardson introduced her spiritual journey led Stabile to open up She visited Baylor on Tuesday and Wednesday Stabile as a “professional encourager.” e two about family matters. e audience grew silent CHAPEL >> Page 4 >>WHAT’S INSIDE opinion Poetry festival starts with awards KALLI DAMSCHEN Ho er Book Award and several Reporter other awards. e judge of the ction category Students were awarded cash was ction author, critic and prizes for their entries in poetry essayist Carmen Maria Machado, and ction yesterday at the Annual whose work has appeared in e Student Literary Awards, which New Yorker, Paris Review, NPR and kicked o the 22nd annual Beall the Los Angeles Review of Books. Poetry Festival. “Showing up for the Student e Festival is a free, three-day Literary Awards ceremony is really celebration of contemporary poetry cool,” said assistant professor of consisting of poetry readings, panel the department of English Arna Editorial: Students discussion, a lecture and the Annual Hemenway. “It’s the kick-o of the should be more careful Student Literary Awards. festival, but also each of the winners when driving in the “It’s one of the top poetry events read a little bit of their work and it’s parking garages. pg. 2 in the United States,” said professor a chance to feel like you’re a part of of the department of English Dr. Charlene Lee | Lariat Photographer it and that it’s something you might Richard Russell, who has organized achieve as a student.” AND THE WINNER IS... Student Literary award winners for the 22nd the Beall Poetry Festival for the last In the poetry category, Bryan Annual Bealls Poetry Festival were announced on Wednesday at 101 six years. sports Carroll Science Hall. senior Landon McGee was awarded e Student Literary Awards rst place and $200, Waco senior Coming Back: Men’s honor the winners of the annual Tirzah Reilly placed second and tennis turns season around Student Literary Contest. e to both undergraduate and graduate English professor in the fall, was the was awarded $100, as was the with UT defeat. pg. 8 awards were sponsored by the students of all majors and includes judge of the poetry entries. Honum second runner-up, Bloomington, English department and the Beall a category in poetry and in ction. is the author of “ e Tulip-Flame,” Poetry Festival. e contest is open Award-winning poet Chloe which won Foreword Review’s Honum, who will be teaching as an Book of the Year Award, the Eric POETRY >> Page 4 Vol.116 No. 93 © 2016 Baylor University Thursday, April 7, 2016 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: LariatLetters@baylor.edu COLUMN EDITORIAL Be responsible; do ample research before voting HEATHER TROTTER force and paying bills and taxes. erefore, it is Reporter our job to know who and what we’re voting for. I know too many people my age who As we all know, a very important presidential know almost nothing about our political election is coming up this November.