Alumni Center out of the Picture? BU Alum’S Play Showcases Hardship of Early by Daniel C

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TheFRIDAY | FEBRUARY 3, 2012*Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 It’s a team effort BU bonds prized ‘GoldenEye 007’ finally here Success of women’s basketball Baylor has instant success At last, what we’ve all been waiting for team relys on more than one selling bonds to finance has entered the pantheon of our player extensive construction “Great Video Game” series Vol. 113 No. 11 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> The good ol’ days Alumni center out of the picture? BU alum’s play showcases hardship of early By Daniel C. Houston which to base its stadium design, and other stadium renderings. sports journalism Staff Writer no final decisions have yet been Nicholas Joos, executive asso- Page 4 made. ciate athletics director for exter- The Hughes-Dillard Alumni “Our architects are working nal affairs, confirmed the athlet- >> Faster than record Center is missing from a model under a set of expectations,” Fo- ics department uses the model to of the proposed football stadium, gleman said, “and they’re putting help recruit prospective student- Baylor track students the third such rendering depict- forward their ideas for a stadium athletes. break boundaries on the ing the north end of campus that would maximize branding Jeff Kilgore, BAA executive field without the home of the Baylor opportunities, connect to the vice president and chief executive Alumni Association. campus and be sufficient for Bay- officer, said the university has not Page 5 Lori Fogleman, director of lor’s growing athletics program.” engaged alumni association rep- media relations and university Images of the scale model resentatives in conversation about spokesperson, said that while surfaced on Facebook this week the future of the alumni center. >> Alumna with Disney Baylor gave its hired architectural when the unofficial “Baylor Fogleman said Populous has Baylor graduate prospers This diarama was posted on the Baylor Bears Facebook page, an unofficial website. It was confirmed to be a legitimate photo by Nicholas firm, Kansas City-based Popu- Bears” page posted a photo album from Page 1 in music industry while Joos, executive associate athletics director for external affairs. lous, a set of broad objectives on including pictures of the model SEE CENTER, page 6 NATE maintaining career with Disney Page 3 Bowl ads Viewpoints may not “If a parent thinks slavery is too be cost terrible for his or her child to learn effective about, instead of keeping the child By Trevor Allison ignorant of our Reporter nation’s dark past, The Super Bowl and its com- he or she should mercials have become a significant cultural event in the United sit down with the States. Many people watch the child and explain game for the football, but others watch it more for the spectacle or, why it is a horrible as many corporations hope, the thing.” advertisements that play during breaks in the action. Page 2 “This year I will watch the game mostly out of social obliga- Bear Briefs tion,” Austin junior Walt Peterson said. He said feels watching the

The place to go to know Super Bowl is something that one Associated Press the places to go is expected to do in American culture. Peterson also said he feels like he has to see the commercials Robert Griffin prays in national arena Here it in the wind in order to talk about them next The Baylor Wind week. Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III attends the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington. Griffin led the closing prayer Ensemble will perform Rogers, Ark., senior Emily for the breakfast, saying, “Sic ‘Em Bears.” He also told President Barack Obama he would play him in basketball “if you ever get tired of at 7:30 p.m. Monday Hile agreed. running the country.” in Jones Concert Hall “I watch the Super Bowl for entertainment value and com- of the Glennis Mc- mercials,” Hile said. “At the end of Crary Music Building. the day, I have no investment in The wind band will be who wins the game.” She said she sometimes watch- Students walk for muscular dystrophy conducted by J. Eric es commercials again after the Wilson, director of By Linda Wilkins Wheeler, executive director of the phy. Muscular dystrophy diseases through the MDA website as game on YouTube and discusses Staff Writer Muscular Dystrophy Association can affect a person of any age, teams, and have been raising bands. Also appearing them with her friends. in Waco, said. Registration for the Wheeler said. money since October, Wheeler Despite commercials being are associate director of Baylor will host Waco’s 2012 event is still open. John Morris, assistant athletic said. Teams or individuals can still the reason many viewers tune in, bands Isaiah Odajima Muscular Dystrophy Association The walk benefits local chil- director for broadcasting at Bay- register by calling the MDA office Dr. Kirk Wakefield, professor of and the five faculty in Waco at (254)399-8221, online marketing at Baylor, doesn’t think Muscle Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday dren and adults who have a form lor, said he is “a big believer in members of Baylor paying for a commercial during at the Baylor Allison Indoor Foot- of muscular dystrophy, Wheeler MDA.” at the MDA website at www.mda. Brass. This event is free the Super Bowl is worth the cost ball Practice Facility, part of the said. When Wheeler approached org or at the event up to 30 min- and open to the public. for a company. Dorothy Highers Athletic Com- Muscular dystrophy is a term Morris and asked to hold the utes prior to the start of the walk, “Basically, it isn’t worth it in plex on University Parks Dr. that refers to about 40 different event at the indoor football field, which will begin at 11 a.m. any case,” Wakefield said. “When The walk celebrates the muscle-wasting diseases. Amyo- Morris said he thought it was a Teams were encouraged to Heavenly voices you do the math, it doesn’t months teams have spent raising trophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), great idea, and he wanted to “help raise at least $74, which equals The Vienna Boys Choir, money to research cures for mus- also known as Lou Gehrig’s dis- in any way.” SEE page 6 a choir of trebles and SEE BOWL, page 6 cular dystrophy diseases, Kristen ease, is a form of muscular dystro- People registered online MUSCULAR, altos based in Vienna will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Austin Av- NATE to the rescue for your campus tech needs enue United Methodist Church, 1300 Austin By Mallory Hisler Pruett also said many online,” King said. Old Main building/s :( #firstdayfail #rookie reporter problems occurring outside Because the Internet isn’t a #baylorproblems,” NATE reported on his Ave. This concert is pre- of regular business hours go feasible medium to expect people official Twitter, @BaylorNATE. sented in cooperation There is a new “student” on campus. unreported, because most experiencing Internet problems Pruett said she and others who helped with the Baylor Univer- Baylor Information Technology Ser- people don’t feel the need to use to report them, NATE uses to create NATE have high hopes for him. sity School of Music. vices) has launched a new way to report to report the issue once they other means. “Right now, he is solely for AirBear, but Tickets are $35 for problems with AirBear using a cartoon get Internet again. “We gave NATE a phone we may roll him out to other IT issues in character named NATE. Enter NATE. The system has number, so you can call or the future,” she said. premium seating, $25 The system, which launched this week, been personified into a blond- text him,” Pruett said. Pruett said everyone should put the for adults and $10 for will give students new options in reporting haired, green eyed, average For now, calling and tex- number in their phones. NATE’s phone students. To purchase, wireless network issues. Joe, but more specifically, a ting is the only way to report number is 23456-4-NATE(6283). call 254-754-4685 or NATE stands for Name, Area, Time and Baylor student. a problem to NATE, but there NATE’s voice will greet callers, and an visit www.austinav- Equipment — the information ITS needs Becky King, associate may be a different platform for automated message will greet texters. to record when there are problems with the vice president for information students to use in the future, such as “Students shouldn’t expect an imme- enueumc.org/ wireless Internet system. technology, said NATE’s char- Twitter. diate reply, because NATE can’t fix their According to Alison Pruett, a digital acter was created so people ex- “The idea for NATE is to make problems,” Pruett said. media and communications specialist for periencing a problem would have him a typical Baylor student,” Pru- “He is a centralized way for us to know university libraries, the idea to create some- something to help them remember ett said. “We even created a Twitter what is going on.” thing like NATE came from the desire to what to do. account for him so people can fol- The voice and text messages NATE re- answer students’ calls for a better wireless “We thought, ‘How could we low him.” ceives will be passed on to ITS so they can system around campus. get information about where His inaugural tweet was gather the data and see if there is a larger “Our library and ITS directors met with problems are happening when about finding his way around problem that needs to be addressed. students that serve as an advisory com- we aren’t there?’ Obvi- campus. “Maintaining an extensive wireless net- mittee to get their opinions,” Pruett said. ously if you are having Baylor University “First day on #Bay- work such as AirBear is a difficult thing, “Their main concern was being able to online problems, you NATE represents the new ITS sys- lor campus! Still lost in communicate issues with AirBear.” can’t fill something out the Burleson/Draper/ SEE NATE, page 6 baylorlariat.com tem designed to help students. Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 3, 2012 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Parents shouldn’t dictate children’s curriculum going, and lacking shared knowledge,” he said. Editorial While parents should be active in their children’s education, how If you don’t want your kids to much control should they have learn about the Civil Right Move- over public school curriculum? ment, the French Revolution, To be able to request alternative gravity or any other number of lessons for any part of the cur- topics, you may consider moving riculum they do not agree with is to New Hampshire. ridiculous. Entire parts of history Recently, lawmakers in New could be ignored simply because Hampshire passed legislation al- parents find them unpleasant. lowing parents to request alterna- Science theories could be skipped tive lesson plans for any school and math teaching methods curriculum with which they changed. disagree. State Rep. J.R. Hoell, The danger of this bill is a R-Dunbarton, sponsored the bill generation of students lacking because of its ability to allow par- common knowledge – things ents to make moral and academic they need to know when they are outside of school. How can a child that was allowed to skip lessons “While parents should on gravity or World War II move on to higher education? be active in their Standardized testing will not children’s education, make allowances for these chil- how much control dren, and neither will professors. This bill is only encouraging ig- should they have norance. over public school Granted, most if not all par- curriculum?” ents will be fine with their students learning basic science and math. But other lessons, such as controversial moments in history, stands in school systems. One force students to think critically, example he listed was a parent which is needed to succeed in the preferring the phonics language workforce. learning system over the “whole An alternate way for parents language” approach. to be involved in their child’s edu- New Hampshire Gov. John cation needs to be found. Rather Lynch, a Democrat, vetoed the than allowing parents to deprive bill but was overruled by both the their child of shared knowledge, state House and Senate. Lynch state officials should encourage voiced concern for the quality of concerned parents to stress fam- education in his veto message. ily values and beliefs at home. If “Even though the law requires a parent thinks slavery is too ter- Parents should be allowed to lesson plans on controversial top- don’t like what is taught in public generations before they pass laws. the parents to pay the cost of al- rible for his or her child to learn voice concerns with school cur- ics may be harmless, but the abil- schools, there is always private Hopefully they will do this be- ternative, the school district will about, instead of keeping the riculum, but there needs to be ity to object to literally anything school or home school. fore Hoell proposes his next bill, still have to bear the burden of child ignorant of our nation’s dark unity in public education. Other- in the curriculum is too much. Lawmakers in New Hamp- which will seek to stop mandatory helping develop and approve the past, he or she should sit down wise we will see a generation with Parents should take responsibility shire need to think about the attendance in public schools to alternative. Classrooms will be with the child and explain why it large discrepancies in common for their children’s education out- possible impact their decisions create a market-based approach disrupted by students coming and is a horrible thing. knowledge. Occasional, alternate side of the classroom, and if they on education will have on future to education. Which advertisers win at Super Bowl? Not many Go see Volkswagen’s Super Bowl ad, are spending $3.5 million for 30 seconds With that in mind, let’s use H&M’s Da- “The Dog Strikes Back,” on YouTube and to talk to a fraction of the audience. vid Beckham ad as a likely failure. Spend $$ to let me know if you like it. I’m guessing The second major issue is a matter of David Beckham has nothing to do you will. relatedness and context. Does the brand with American football. His Q-score Yet, it’s hard to imagine exposure and the advertising fit with the sports/ (a measure of celebrity popularity) in make $$ during the Super Bowl is worth the entertainment context of the Super America is in the neighborhood of 20, 30-second Super Bowl ad cost. The average CPM (cost per 1,000 Bowl? which maybe better than Eli Manning costs through the years households) during primetime TV was Budweiser, Pepsi and Coke may seem (19) or Tom Brady (15) but not any- just over $22 this past year. The CPM for to make sense, as they are a part of the where close to Peyton Manning (40) in Year Cost1 the Super Bowl is over three times that fan experience in many sports venues. recent years. H-M, a UK-based depart- at about $76. If the brand wants to gain The question is do they really gain any- ment store, is not prominent or familiar exposure to its target audience, there are thing else by being in the Super Bowl, to the audience. 2012 $3.50 M far cheaper and better targeted alterna- given that they already hit this audience Obviously they are trying to intro- tives. hard and heavy the rest of the year? My duce themselves in a big way through the So exposure and its associated ob- studied guess is that brand loyalty among Super Bowl. But one look at the ad itself 2011 $3.00 M jective of gaining awareness can’t be the sports fans for these sports advertisers is will tell you the audience will not work reason for advertising in the Super Bowl. no better off because of the Super Bowl, that hard to encode the message H-M is Brands and agencies representing since they have already saturated this Kirk Wakefield | Professor trying to communicate. 2010 $2.65 M mass-marketed and frequently con- market. Since the ad content is irrelevant to sumed products by the majority of Here’s what we know about how ad- to the content will suffer (see last year’s the Super Bowl, few in the audience will 2009 $3.05 M Americans might argue their target au- vertising succeeds in national and inter- Lipton Brisk ad with the Eminem clay- associate the brand with the event. No diences widely overlap with the 160 mil- national sporting events: mation). In an entertainment environ- one will be watching next year for the lion who tune in for at least part of the 1. The brand advertising must some- ment, we simply won’t work that hard to H-M ad, and no one will miss it if they 2008 $2.73 M game. That argument fails first on the how relate to the event. We more easily make the mental connection. are smart enough to save their money in facts of CPM. I love Honda’s 2012 Super process information that is congruent 3. The brand must add value to the 2013. Bowl ad, but will it succeed? or similar. So ads that are entertaining event. Viewers must believe the event Another likely set of losers belong to 2007 $2.73 M What percentage of the audience are and tie into the sport/event make sense. is better off because of the brand. They Hollywood. Movie trailers are already viable targets? Let’s take car manufactur- Last year’s information-based Verizon would miss the brand if it wasn’t there. readily available to movie-goers. Hence, ers like VW and Honda. Americans on iPhone 4 announcement and Home- When fans connect the brand and the the entire exposure is pretty much wast- 1997 $1.63 M average now keep their cars for over 10 Away ad (both ranked in the bottom 20 event like that, the two share the same ed. The intended audience has already years. Let’s suppose maybe even two in percent in USA Today’s Super Bowl Ad mental space. That’s when the fan’s pas- seen it or will see it soon. 1987 $1.10 M 10 is in the market for a new car. That Meter) exemplify this failure. What? You sion for the event transfers to the brand. Not many would be surprised if we means 80 percent of the audience might don’t remember those? Me neither. The Doritos campaign involving fan cre- conclude that some members of Hol- even like the ad, but the information 2. The brand must be prominent and ations of ads for the Super Bowl achieves lywood suffer from pride, which would 1977 $582.0 K is immaterial to them. What we know familiar. Prominent, well-known brands this goal. explain a lot of why the networks can from research is they won’t much like are already stored in memory and easy What brands will fail in the Super continue to raise Super Bowl ad rates the ad because they won’t even pay at- to retrieve. Unknown brands must be and advertisers continue to pay them. 2 Bowl? 1967 $261.1 K tention. Audiences tune out if product learned and associated within the cur- The reason to be in the Super Bowl involvement is low. rent mental framework accessible (viz., (compared to other media options) is Kirk Wakefield earned a MBA in en- 1 Adjusted for inflation. Look at last year’s least popular ads, the Super Bowl) to be recalled. Among for fan passion to transfer to the brand. trepreneurship at Baylor in 1981 and is Source: Business Insider. and you’ll find automotive leading the official Super Bowl advertisers, creative This can happen if the brand is related, the Edwin W. Streetman professor of retail 2First Super Bowl way. All of those Super Bowl advertisers ads where the product is only tangential prominent and adds value to the event. marketing at Baylor.

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Houston search and Innovation Collabora- Staff Writer tive construction and the renovation of the Marrs McLean Science Baylor sold $120 million worth Building. of bonds this week to finance key The Fitch Group rated Baylor’s construction and renovation proj- bonds as a “stable” investment, cit- ects approved by the board of re- ing Baylor’s consistent increase in gents in November. student-generated revenues, such The university sold all the as tuition, as reasons to believe bonds within a two-hour period the university will be able to make Wednesday, Dr. Reagan Ramsow- good on its payments. er, vice president for finance and The ratings report also noted Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor administration, said. the university’s flexible budget- “We had very good demand, ary methods allow it to adjust ex- Tragedy on I-35 very good response,” Ramsower penditures if revenues don’t meet At approximately 1 p.m. Thursday, a Baylor student traveling on the University Parks exit ramp on Northbound I-35 lost control, flipped a mini- said. “There were offers to buy a expectations. Baylor’s operating mum of three times, and ended up in an upside-down position on the ramp. The female driver, as well as the male occupant in the passenger greater dollar amount of bonds margin remained positive in 2011, seat, were taken to Hillcrest Hospital. No information about their condition had been released as of Thursday night. than we had supply.” but weakened for the third consec- The money raised will cover utive year, according to the report. LaRue receives Distinguished Alumni Award By Rob Bradfield to apply. letter telling him he had to succeed plete break?” pines in January. Staff Writer “I just got it in my mind that or go home. LaRue did not disap- He made the break and went to His outstanding academic re- I wanted to go to Baylor,” LaRue point. Princeton. cords are what led the alumni Baylor graduate Dr. Cleo- said. During his time at Baylor, During his time at Princeton, association to present him with phus LaRue has nearly a lifetime Before he applied, LaRue spent LaRue studied both journalism LaRue studied under renowned the 2012 Distinguished Alumni of books, research and academic several years working for KIII- and theology, excelling at New Tes- preacher Thomas G. Long, who Award. Ella Wall Prichard, Baylor honors to his name. If it wasn’t for TV3 in his native Corpus Christi, tament studies. Eventually, LaRue Baylor named one of the 12 most graduate and former regent, was his own drive and the willingness preaching at South Texas Baptist earned a master’s degree in theol- effective preachers in the English one of the association members of a few people in power to take churches and attending Texas Arts ogy and entered Baylor’s church language in 1996. While at Prince- who recommended LaRue for the a chance, however, he might not and Industries University in Kings- history doctoral program. ton, LaRue came into contact with award. have come to Baylor at all. ville. Just before beginning his doc- several prominent individuals, in- “There’s only a handful of Bay- LaRue, Princeton Theological LaRue openly admits his grades torate at Baylor, John B. Davidson, cluding former Baylor President lor graduates who have taught at Seminary’s professor of preaching at Texas A&I were not exceptional, a religion professor LaRue became Dr. Robert Sloan. the premiere institutions of the and rhetoric, was among this year’s even though he graduated in the close to during his undergradu- After completing his doctor- country,” Prichard said. “We have recipients of the Baylor Alumni top 5 percent of his high school ate career, began talking to LaRue ate of divinity, Long approached lots of professors at Baptist uni- Association’s Distinguished Alum- class. This proved a problem when LaRue about expanding his doctoral op- LaRue about becoming a full-time versities, but he’s up there with the ni Award, an award given every he finally decided to apply to tions beyond Baylor. At that time, professor, and LaRue accepted. very, very top graduates from an year to former students that have Baylor and was initially rejected. man that was struggling,” Storm the Texas Baptists were embroiled Since joining the Princeton academic perspective.” gone on to live extraordinary lives. LaRue said his grades in junior col- said. in what LaRue calls the “battle for faculty 15 years ago, LaRue has LaRue was in Waco on Jan. 27 LaRue earned two degrees lege didn’t meet the standards for Storm said he was most im- the soul of the Southern Baptist become a respected authority on to accept the award. Even though from Baylor and has become one transfer students at Baylor. pressed with LaRue’s strong desire Commission.” That conflict and preaching in the African-Amer- he has moved on to the heights of of its most academically presti- LaRue, with help from Steele, for education. the urgings of his professors led ican community and has written the academic world, LaRue still re- gious graduates. LaRue said he first appealed to local school official “He told me, ‘My people are LaRue to apply to the Princeton and/or edited five books on the members the university that gave learned about Baylor from Bunny Glen Huston, who decided to give becoming more educated and they Theological Seminary. LaRue said subject. him a chance, and the people that Steele, a high school journalism LaRue a chance. Huston set up expect their pastor to be more edu- his decision to leave Texas boiled In 2001, he took a trip to In- believed in him along the way. teacher in Corpus Christi. LaRue an appointment for LaRue with cated as well.’ That seemed reason- down to one big question. dia with students from Princeton “I give God thanks,” LaRue said. said it was Steele, a Baylor gradu- Dr. Ralph Storm, a Baylor regent. able to me,” Storm said. LaRue asked himself, “Would I and has since traveled around the “I’ve had a good life because of the ate, that first inspired him to study Storm remembers their conversa- Storm sent LaRue’s case to fu- stay there and be content being a world teaching and learning about foundation that I had at Baylor and journalism, and it was her enthu- tion to this day. ture Baylor President Herb Reyn- pastor at a reasonably sized church Christianity in other countries. His the work I’ve done at Princeton siasm about Baylor that drove him “He came to me and I saw a olds, who sent LaRue a personal in Central Texas, or make a com- most recent trip was to the Philip- over the past 15 years.”

Courtesy photos Baylor alumna Laura Cooksey works with Disney theme parks, Women of Faith conferences and has produced a solo album on iTunes. Alumna utilizes music degree, talent to succeed on iTunes

By Kayla Reeves pop with some soulful influences,” those people.” Reporter Cooksey said, comparing it to the Of all the things Cooksey has sound of Sara Bareilles or Natalie done, she says working with Wom- Baylor alumna Laura Cooksey Grant. en of Faith, a national Christian is thriving in the world of Chris- “Some of it is not overtly Chris- women’s organization, has been tian music with her debut album, tian,” she said. “The last song on her favorite. “Unshakeable.” the EP, ‘Here We Go,’ is not obvi- “Just to lead thousands of wom- Cooksey graduated with a ously talking about Jesus, but it is en in worship every weekend has Bachelor of Music degree from biblically based.” been really, really special,” Cook- Baylor in 2001. Since then, she Baylor School of Music played sey said. “Other than that, I loved has accompanied Christian artists a big part in preparing her for this traveling with other artists to Third like Nicole C. Mullen and Natalie success, she said. World countries or places where Grant, been featured in a nightly “Whether you’re singing pop people don’t speak our language, show at Disney theme parks and music or classical music or oper- but they still know the songs. It led worship for Women of Faith atic music, good singing is good shows that music really is a univer- conferences. singing,” Cooksey said. “They sal language.” After her Baylor singing group, taught me a whole lot of technique, Cooksey will be going on a Sign of Jonah, parted ways, Cook- and those music theory classes that nationwide tour with “American sey moved to Franklin, Tenn., with were not my favorite at the time Idol” star Mandisa starting this her husband, 2003 Baylor graduate came in handy later.” month, and then will continue her Kyle Cooksey. Dr. Jean Boyd, professor of mu- work with Women of Faith in the Soon after, the producer of the sicology at Baylor, taught Cooksey spring and summer. Her goal is to Disney light show “Magic, Memo- in a music history class. get her music and her message out ries and You!” asked Cooksey to “I do remember a bright and there, she said. sing a demo for the show. beautiful young woman who I felt To anyone who dreams of be- The producer ended up lik- had the drive and talent to go far ing a successful musician, Cooksey ing Cooksey’s demo so much that in her profession, and apparently I said she both advises having faith Disney kept her voice in the show was correct,” she said. in God’s plan and confidence in permanently, making her name Boyd said it is not easy to study yourself. known to more of the music in- music. “Bloom where you are planted,” dustry, she said. “The course of study one takes Cooksey said. “Be faithful with Her first album, released in Jan- to get a Bachelor of Music degree wherever the Lord has placed uary, is a compilation of six songs, is rigorous and long,” she said. you, whether it’s in Baylor Chapel three of which Cooksey co-wrote. “Being a music major is for the or singing at Common Grounds. The album has a five-star rating on very talented and those with the Whatever it is, do it with every- iTunes. strength of body and soul to fin- thing you have and people will take Her music is “worship-driven ish the degree. Laura was one of notice of it.” *FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 3, 2012 | the Arts & Entertainment 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com ‘The Sports Page’ reveals past era By Candy Rendon television viewers. kind of like soup,” Herold said. Reporter From the skinny ties to the cig- “What draws me most about arette smoke, the play paints all the the characters is that you have a Playwright and Baylor gradu- details of the transitional experi- couple of longtime, grizzled sports ate Larry Herold will showcase his ence during the ’60s. writers,” Russell said. play, “The Sports Page,” at the Stage “People didn’t know that televi- Herold recently finished the West Theatre in Fort Worth next sion was going to be this huge thing play’s video trailer, where he says week. bringing them right to the game, he is taking advantage of televi- The play was the winner of the but it was just getting started,” sion’s present role with the media. 2011 Pandora Productions New Herold said. “All kinds of things Herold posts several interviews Play Festival award and the 2010 were picking up. Newspapers were on YouTube, looking into the his- Texas Playwriting Competition losing a lot of their readers when tory of sports journalism and “The and was a finalist for several other television became the popular me- Sports Page.” prominent playwriting awards. dium for sports coverage. Many In one of these interviews, Herold introduces the screen- writers had to adapt. And then the Mark Oristano, a sports journalist play with a synopsis explaining the women wanted to get in on it.” who once covered the Dallas Cow- world that he brings to life in “The Jerry Russell is the founder of boys, emphasized the play’s guided Sports Page.” Stage West Theatre and explained attention to historical detail. He writes, “Waxahachie, Tex- the varying perspectives in the “In Texas, football is certainly as. The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys are play. a huge part of our lives, but back holding training camp. A young “This is a fascinating story of then it was very rare to find games man arrives, yearning to join the sports history going through one televised. Now every game is on.” pantheon of big-time sportswrit- of the biggest changes in media,” Because of Herold’s play, viewers ‘GoldenEye’ hits the mark ers. But when he encounters a pair Russell said. “There is certainly a will see both the highs and lows of crusty scribes, a glamorous fe- local hook present with the play, of sports coverage today, Oristano male TV reporter, a wily P.R. man but what interests me the most is explained. and a star player who refuses to that national aspect.” Herold, who resides in Dallas, for greatness in gaming speak to the press, his life takes an “Scott is young and ambitious. received his B.A. in journalism unexpected turn.” He shows up thinking he will be from Baylor and continued his Herold, who wrote the play, ex- this great newspaperman. All of a story writing with an MFA in cre- Editor’s Note: This is an article You actually get to play as Bond. eliminated bad guys much quick- plained his passion for sports writ- sudden, television finds him. Does ative writing from Texas State Uni- in our ongoing “Great Video Game” James Bond. If you’ve never been er than shots to the legs or arms. ing and writing the play. he consider making the switch?” versity. He is cofounder of Times series in which readers and staffers a 7-year-old boy, you may not un- “GoldenEye 007” also kept track of “This story is so near and dear Herold said. Square Playwrights in New York alike are asked to submit a few hun- derstand how big of a deal this is. If what percentage of your shots hit to sports fans,” Herold said. “Peo- “The Sports Page” deeply ex- City and is a member of the Play- dred words about a video game that you have, then you know why this or missed and which parts of the ple remember when journalists amines its characters’ faults and wrights’ Center and the Dramatists they consider to be great. This week’s is such a big deal. At that time in body you hit most, which was an- used to be the only ones telling struggles to bring audience mem- Guild. submission is “GoldenEye 007” for my life, killing bad guys was seen other way to prove your supremacy the public what was going on with bers a clear view towards the story, For more information, visit the Nintendo 64. as the highest calling in life. over friends. sports. That relationship between Herold said. When asked how he www.larryherold.com/thes- It was also the first great multi- As great as “GoldenEye 007” the public and the sports writers came to create the roles, Herold portspage. Tickets are available By Trevor Allison player game — anything including was (or still is, to those of us who was very romantic, and this play explained his recollection of differ- through Stage West Theatre at box- Reporter the Mario Brothers notwithstand- continue to play it regularly), shows that relation.” ent colleagues and co-workers he [email protected]. The play is ing. You could finally go head-to- its legacy might be even greater. “The Sports Page,” follows Scott encountered over the years. showing 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, head with your friends in a simple “GoldenEye 007” paved the way for Young, a 27 year old sports writer “Well, first you need to get your 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays O, “GoldenEye 007,” the delight game that didn’t involve mush- other free-roaming shooters such eager to get his career moving for- ideas from experiences throughout and 3 p.m. Sundays. The play will of my youth. This game brought rooms, turtle shells and go-karts. as the “Halo” and “Call of Duty” ward during the big 1960s shift your life, and I happened to know be running from Thursday until infinite enjoyment to an innumer- Not only could you shoot bad guys, franchises, which are some of the from editorial sports journalism a lot of writers over the years. March 18. able number of gamers from 7 but you could shoot bad guys con- most popular games today. to television broadcasting. Young’s Then, like other writing, you kind Links to the YouTube videos -years-old — as I was when it was trolled by your friends. Somehow, “GoldenEye 007” is certainly pursuits are further challenged by of grab your words from the air to mentioned in this article can be released — to 30-plus years old — I think that was actually more fun, one of the greatest games of all Jane Jordan, a young female re- piece together your story the way found on the Baylor Lariat website as it was for my uncles with whom but I’m still not entirely sure why time, not only for its exciting porter growing in popularity with you want it. It’s a mixture of things, at baylorlariat.com. I played the game — and probably this is. But it doesn’t matter why, gameplay but the innovations it even further. because it was awesome and even brought and the impact it still has Rare’s masterpiece for the now I love playing with friends. on video games in the present. Answers at www.baylorlariat.com Nintendo 64, “GoldenEye 007,” Now I will give some reasons FUN TIMES McClatchy-Tribune was unlike anything we had ever involving actual gameplay. It was Does reading this article make seen. It wasn’t the first first-person the first game where users had the you think of a video game that you Across shooter game for a console, but ability to zoom in and take advan- consider great? Please send us an 1 Pre-Columbian Indians it was the first great first-person tage of the scope or sights on a par- email at [email protected] with 6 Went headfirst, maybe shooter. That was a mouthful. ticular gun. This added realism not a suggestion for a “Great Video 10 Persian, for one Basic gist: “GoldenEye 007” was yet experienced in console games. Game.” Please include a few hun- 13 Wild weather mind-blowingly awesome. It still Also, if you shot bad guys in dred words on why you consider 14 Heavy reading 16 Suffix with Seattle is, actually. different parts of their body, they your game to be great and you just Why was “GoldenEye” great? 17 Communications problem? would react different ways. Add- might find your opinion here. 19 Sleep acronym First, you get to be James Bond. ing to the realistic feel, headshots 20 Summary of a shrinking mass? 22 Capital of Colorado? 24 T designation 25 Marlin’s son, in a 2003 film 26 Caused an insurrection 28 Court maneuver 32 Jungle noise 33 Characterize 36 Title for the longest bridge? 40 Two-part answer 41 Vet 42 Bangkok natives 43 Pennsylvania home of Lafayette College 45 Control 48 Well-chosen 49 Colorado native 7 Activity centers 37 “Forget it!” 50 Construction site order? 8 Apple’s G5, e.g. 38 “‘Twas white then as the 56 Signs of press conference 9 Take out new-fa’en __”: Alexander uncertainty 10 Enchantress who lived on Anderson 57 Hardly the award for Cher- the island Aeaea 39 Thing to do in style nobyl? 11 Starters 43 Foil alternative 60 Type of screen, briefly 12 Presto, for one 44 Diamond turns 61 Put down 15 35mm camera initials 45 For real 62 Prey catcher 18 Continue violently 46 Transmission repair fran- 63 “__-hoo!” 21 Draws in chise 64 Marine: Abbr. 22 Medicine, one would hope 47 Screw up 65 City south of Florence 23 Modeling aid 48 Stop on the Métro? 27 Agamemnon’s avenger 51 “Charlotte’s Web” mono- Down 28 Lowly workers gram 1 Co. for surfers 29 “This __ joke!” 52 Beach flier 2 Degree in math? 30 Taper? 53 Yu the Great’s dynasty 3 Work together 31 Its processing produces 54 Famous last words 4 Florence’s river slag 55 Berry used as a dietary 5 Is suspicious 33 Actress Conn supplement 6 Firewood measure 34 Critter in a domed shell 58 Bass ending 35 Cereal killer 59 Protein-building polymer FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 3, 2012 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|5 No. 1 Lady Bears, Two track stars keep not Lady Griners Baylor success going By Savannah Pullin school heptathlon record early last Reporter season, but it was broken by sophomore teammate Henry Vildosola. Women’s basketball proving Rules are made to be broken. Brook reclaimed the Baylor The same could be said for records. heptathlon record with a score of The Baylor track program has 4,944 points, a 322-point improve- perfect record is team effort a strong past. It has presented at ment on Vildosola’s record. least one top 20 performance ev- By Krista Pirtle Nae-Nae (Hayden) and Jordan During a heptathlon, Brook ery year since 1980 and lays claim Sports Writer (Madden) that they will decide competes in seven events, includ- to 2004 Summer Olympic gold if we make it to a Final Four and ing the 60-meter spring, long medalist Darold Williamson and The No. 1 Lady Bears are win a national championship. You jump, high jump, 1,000-meter run, world-class track star Michael undefeated this season, beating know how they are going to guard and other events. Johnson. their opponents by an average of Odyssey, you know what you’re go- Brook, a Houston native, fin- Sophomore transfer Erin At- 30 points. ing to see with Brittney, but with ished in 18th place in the heptath- kinson and sophomore Hunter It would be one thing if Baylor’s Nae-Nae and Jordan, they have to lon last season at the Big 12 Cham- Brook both proved last weekend schedule was a walk in the park, accept the challenge to defend on pionship. they are ready to fill those shoes. but it has the top RPI in the nation, the defensive end, make big shots, In high school, he competed in Both Atkinson and Brook broke playing against No. 2 Notre Dame, get steals and run the floor.” multiple events, including hurdles, Baylor school records while com- No. 3 Connecticut and No. 8 Senior Terran Condrey comes jumps and running, but he did not peting in Arkansas. Tennessee to name a few. in off the bench to fill one of these start competing in the heptathlon Atkinson threw for 67-6 1/4 in Many people credit this spots. until he came to Baylor. the women’s weight throw. To put success to 6-foot-8-inch junior Condrey silently makes plays Brook’s calm and confident de- that into perspective, the average Brittney Griner and only Griner, and can be counted on to hit the meanor with the media seemed to giraffe is 16-20 feet tall. She essen- saying Baylor will fall back into shot to swing the momentum back match perfectly with his competi- tially threw further than the length mediocrity once she graduates. in favor of Baylor. tive strategy. of three giraffes laid on top of each Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey The forward position is also “I just went up there wanting to other. laughs in response. overflowing with talent, made up do exactly what we did in practice,” The throw was far enough to “Well, we won a national of Pope and Williams. Brook said. win the meet and move her into championship without Brittney Pope would start on any other Like Atkinson, he looked at this Meagan Downing | Lariat Photographer sixth in the NCAA. Griner,” Mulkey said. “Do I need team in the nation but comes off meet like every other competition. It was also enough to shatter a to say anything else? Brittney has the bench for Mulkey and aver- No. 22 Sune Agbuke tosses the ball up while No. 32 Brooklyn Pope blocks He said he went out there ready school record to which she already never won one. The team, the ages eight points and five boards a Kansas out on Saturday at the Ferrell Center. to perform and do his best, not held the title. program, we’re going to continue contest. even thinking about breaking a to go on. We recruit well, one of the Atkinson transferred from record. Southern Illinois after last season. top. We may not have that presence “While Brittney and To prepare for the meet, Brook of 6-8 or another that dunks, but Baylor Sports this Weekend “I transferred for a lot of rea- said started going to bed early, eat- Odyssey get all the sons,” Atkinson said. “This is just there will be great players that Today : Saturday, cont.: ing right, and really thinking about continue to come here. We’ve attention, we’ve got a better place for me. It’s a better the meet and the benefits he could environment.” proven in 12 years that we’re going All-Americans around Equestrian Women’s Basketball bring to his team. to keep on keeping on.” When: 11 a.m. When: 7 p.m. Atkinson said a lot has changed He also prayed multiple times Alongside Griner in the green them.” Who: New Mexico State Who: Kansas State since she’s been at Baylor., includ- throughout the week and before and gold are three fellow All- Where: Willis Equestrian Where: Manhattan, Kan. ing her maturity. the competition. Americans: sophomore Odyssey Kim Mulkey | Head coach Center “I’ve really grown up and been Brook’s strategy for competing Sims and juniors Brooklyn Pope Acrobatics & Tumbling able to listen to my coaches more,” is simple. He takes one event at When: 9 p.m. Atkinson said. and Destiny Williams. Williams starts and offers a dif- Track & Field a time and focuses solely on that Who: Azusa Pacific It seems as if head coach Todd “While Brittney and Odyssey ficult choice to opponents: they can When: All day and Saturday performance. Where: Azusa, Calif. Harbour predicted Atkinson’s re- get all the attention, we’ve got choose to jump from guarding her What: New Balance “Once you start thinking about cord-breaking weekend during an All-Americans around them,” to helping on Griner, leaving Wil- Invitational it, that’s when you start messing interview last week. Mulkey said. “Destiny Williams liams open for an elbow jumper, or Where: New York, N.Y. Monday: up,” said Brook. “The hardest thing “Erin Atkinson’s ready to pop is averaging a double-double. help off the weak-side wing, leav- to do is to forget about the event a big weight throw,” Harbour said. Brooklyn Pope is coming off the ing that player an open three or a Women’s Basketball you just did.” Saturday: “I’m looking forward to seeing bench. They’re not surrounded open driving lane. When: 8 p.m. Brook said he did not look at what she does.” by average [players] but by All- “It is hard to keep Destiny Women’s Tennis Who: Oklahoma the points total at all throughout Atkinson said she had been Americans. That’s what makes us Williams off the board when you When: 12 p.m. Where: Ferrell Center the entire meet. training hard, but did not have any a better team: We have depth, we are trying to keep Griner off the Who: Florida “I was just excited to be done special expectations. score, we are not selfish and we boards; same thing with Brooklyn Where: Hurd Tennis Center with it more than anything, espe- “I knew I threw it far, but I accept roles. They came here with Pope and it’s the depth in those po- cially after the 1,000. It was tough,” didn’t know how far. I can’t re- the understanding that they would sitions, too,” said Oklahoma head Men’s Basketball Brook said. ally convert meters into feet in my play with Brittney Griner. That tells coach Sherri Coale. When: 12:45 p.m. When he found out he had bro- head,” Atkinson said. you how unselfish they are.” In short, Griner may be the Who: Oklahoma State ken a Baylor record, he said he was Like Atkinson, Brook also At point guard, Sims brings a face of the program, but she has Where: Stillwater, Okla. pretty excited and shocked, but still broke a record that he held be- spark to the offense and intensity so many solid athletes around her Preview story Online wanted to do better. forehand. Brook had broken the to the defense, leading the Big 12 that it’s hard for opposing teams to “You can’t have a perfect meet.” in steals with 3.5 a game. truly match up. In the comeback win against “I’m just lucky to have the then-No. 2 Connecticut, head teammates that I have around me,” (254) 710-3407 coach Geno Auriemma noted Griner said. “I wouldn’t trade any his team was more focused on of them. Everybody contributes. 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Wakefield gave the example of the stadium according to the broad I’ve never seen show all kinds of He stressed the project is still reaching viewers, which is mea- He said Volkswagen, which is movie trailers shown during the guidelines provided, which include possibilities, but we are a long way in a very early stage and the specif- sured in dollars per 1,000 viewers. advertising during the Super Bowl Super Bowl. ensuring ease of travel to and from from making any kind of deci- ics, such as bridges and walkways Wakefield said advertising during for the third consecutive year, “The majority of people are not campus. sions.” leading to campus, are still subject the Super Bowl costs companies views the advertising as a success- in the target market for any given She said the university is not The model depicts an open to change. “It’s still very much a $76 per 1,000 viewers, while the ful expenditure, citing positive movie. Not everyone cares about in a position to comment on “any- patch of grass and what appears to concept and we’re still figuring out average rate for the rest of the year feedback from social media out- that genre,” Wakefield said. “Sec- thing related to construction” be- be a crossing set of walkways where how to put it together in a cost- is $22 per 1,000 viewers. ond, if you are a frequent movie- cause it has yet to approve any as- the alumni center currently sits. effective manner,” Joos said. Even with the increased spend- Super Bowl XLVI goer, you’ve already seen it, or you pect of the plans. Upon review of the model, Joos Brian Nicholson, associate vice ing, the spectacle of the Super Bowl When: Sunday will see it soon.” “We are still in that architec- said he is unsure what the crossing president for facility, planning and brings a boost in exposure. Corey The problem, Wakefield said, is tural rendering stage,” Fogleman pattern is supposed to represent, construction, was not available for Proffitt, product communication Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. that companies are spending mil- said. “All of those designs some of but said it could just be a “design comment by Thursday’s deadline. spokesperson for Volkswagen of lions of dollars to expose viewers America, said his company sees lets. to something they either don’t care the Super Bowl as a valuable inter- Despite a positive outlook from about or will see anyway. action with potential customers. Volkswagen, Wakefield said the Hile said she is entertained by NATO surprised by U.S. combat plan “We view it as a product to ads aren’t worth the money be- the commercials, but doesn’t feel as By David S. Cloud Removing all combat forces Thursday morning that Afghan get consumers talking about the cause people watch the Super Bowl if they influence her purchases. Tribune Washington Bureau in 2013 would be a year ahead of army and police personnel would brand,” Proffitt said of the compa- to have fun, not to think about “I think that the commercials schedule, but French officials say be in the lead “by mid-2013,” as ny’s Super Bowl ad spot. This year, buying products. bring brand awareness, but I’m BRUSSELS _ A U.S. proposal the faster timetable would help the Panetta had said, but at an evening Volkswagen produced a 60-second He said even the companies not sure they really compel me or to step back from leading combat ad to promote its redesigned 2012 that spend the most, such as Coke, anyone else to purchase products,” alliance extricate itself from the de- news conference he said he needed Beetle. Pepsi and Budweiser, and whose Hile said. operations in Afghanistan by the cade-old war. “We must not leave to “clarify a few issues.” Proffitt said the company rec- products are consumed frequently Peterson also said he thinks middle of 2013 divided NATO on the most difficult tasks for the end,” Apparently concerned that the ognizes that many viewers have by the public, still don’t necessarily the commercials may be helpful to Tuesday as some allies objected French Defense Minister Gerard U.S. announcement would lead fond memories of the Super Bowl, gain any new customers. some brands but sees their effect as to being caught by surprise, and Longuet said in an interview. other members of the alliance to and Volkswagen sees the event as Another factor that makes Su- limited. “I might be open to buy- France suggested that the alliance U.S. officials favor handing over withdraw their troops next year, a chance to remind them of their per Bowl advertising difficult is the ing a product I see on a commer- completely end its involvement in lead responsibility for fighting the Rasmussen pulled back from his fond memories of the company as diverse audience, Wakefield said. A cial,” Peterson said, “but I feel like fighting over the next two years. insurgency to the Afghans next earlier optimistic statement that well. significant part of advertising is ap- most of my decisions on products Germany, Britain and other year, but keeping U.S. and allied Afghan troops would assume secu- “We feel this is an opportunity pealing to a target audience. With I purchase are already made at this NATO members complained in combat troops there until the end rity responsibility throughout the to tap into people’s stories with more than 160 million viewers, this point in my life.” closed talks at alliance headquar- of 2014. country in 2013, with NATO tak- ters here that they had been blind- U.S. officials insisted that the ing a support role. NATE from Page 1 sided by Defense Secretary Leon transfer of duties to the Afghans “It may be 2013. We don’t know E. Panetta, who described the U.S. did not mean the U.S. would cease yet. It depends on the situation on because there are lots of parts,” dents remember those items and she said. “We are really hoping that plan to reporters on his way to combat operations entirely, but the ground,” he said. King said. recognize the importance of re- students use it, and we hope that it Brussels on Wednesday, according several U.S. and NATO officials ini- Panetta offered reassurance King said it is important for ITS porting problems. is well received and seen as a sin- to a senior NATO diplomat. tially had trouble explaining what that U.S. forces would still engage to have the information that NATE “Most students just blow [IT cere attempt to provide a better European governments, after the change would mean in practice. in combat even after the Afghan stands for, and she hopes the acro- problems] off, but if we’re having service.” backing the unpopular Afghan war The announcement also seemed army takes the lead role next year. nym and character will help stu- capacity issues, we need to know,” for years despite little public sup- to spook both Afghan officials and “Everyone understands that there’s port, said the U.S. plan was being U.S. military commanders, who going to be a transition here,” Pa-

from Page 1 viewed in news reports as an indi- worried that it meant U.S. troops netta said after a day of meetings at MUSCULAR cation that Washington was eager would be pulled out more quickly NATO headquarters. the cost to fund one minute of re- team, local Uproar artist Holly coaches to expose our team to op- to leave Afghanistan, which would than expected _ an impression “The Afghans will be in the search for the diseases, Wheeler Tucker and Bruiser the mascot will portunities to commit their time make it harder for them politically that, despite multiple efforts, U.S. lead, and we will continue to pro- said. Those who reached this goal be at the event to show their sup- and resources to a cause. to keep their own troops there, the officials did not entirely dispel. vide support.” will receive a T-shirt. port for the MDA. Though we are giving, we re- diplomat said. A senior NATO official brief- Panetta said U.S. forces would Wheeler said the MDA is open Moore is going to be the “Ce- ceive more than we give,” Moore Reflecting those concerns, of- ing reporters explained the U.S. train and advise Afghan units, con- to any donation. lebrity Starter” for the walk. He said. ficials confirmed that France in- plan this way: Panetta “said that the duct special-operations raids and Morris said they need to have as is “community-minded,” Morris As part of the celebration, tended to pull its 2,500 remaining combat role will come to an end. be available to assist other troops many Baylor students as possible said, noting how Moore changed Wheeler said attendees, including combat troops from Afghanistan But he also said that combat will in emergencies. and the community involved. the practice times on Saturday so those individuals with a muscular by the end of 2013, and they sug- continue, and that’s exactly what I He said they would only “en- Wheeler said the celebration the full coaching staff and wom- dystrophy disease, will take a “non- gested that the rest of the alliance am saying.” gage in combat operations as nec- will include a pep rally. The Baylor en’s softball team could attend the athletic” victory lap around the consider whether to do the same, The U.S. plan also seemed to essary,” a major shift away from the Spirit Squad, Baylor softball coach event. track of the indoor football field. according to a senior French dip- rattle NATO Secretary-General U.S.-dominated approach of the Glenn Moore, the Baylor softball “We have a responsibility as lomat. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. He said last decade.

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