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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Friday | May 2, 2014 Acclaimed journalist visits campus Williams, Starr cover topics from politics to Mandela By Josh Gill issue of political gridlocking over contro- Reporter versial issues. “As an African-American journalist In the midst of ever mounting public in a mostly white newsroom, he gained a frustration with the federal government, unique perspective, especially on race and Fox News commentator Juan Williams, Civil Rights,” Garland said. a man with over 20 years of experience The Civil Rights movement struggled as a journalist covering America’s politi- with political gridlocks in Washington, cal scene, featured as the guest speaker in D.C., much like the issues of health care Baylor’s “On Topic with Ken Starr” Thurs- and economic reform have in recent years. day evening in Waco Hall. When asked by Starr how bad the cur- Williams and Starr covered a range rent political state in Washington, D.C., of topics during their exchange, from the was, Williams said, “Pretty bad.” current political gridlock in Washington, Regarding the political problems in D.C., to the Civil Rights Movement to Wil- Congress and the politicians involved, liams’ relationship with Nelson Mandela. Williams said it was an unfortunate repeti- The overarching theme of the exchange tion of similar impasse in America’s past. was the polarization of America, both in “I think that these people are locked current time and in history. in a political gridlock that does not allow Dr. David Garland, dean of Truett the aptitude of their character or spirit to Seminary, said Williams’ experience as a show,” Williams said. CARLYE THORNTON | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER journalist at the Washington Post over 23 President and Chancellor Ken Starr’s On Topic featured Juan Williams, a journalist, speaker, and political commentator, Thursday in years ago was particularly relevant to the SEE JOURNALIST, page A11 Waco Hall. Starr and Williams conversed about the country and important issues facing America. 55 US schools Leaving face federal sex a legacy assault probes Ferdon to retire By Kimberly Hefling the University of California, Berke- Associated Press ley and Arizona State, to private after 32 years of schools including Knox College WASHINGTON — From huge in Illinois, Swarthmore College in state universities to small colleges Pennsylvania and Catholic Uni- teaching at BU and the Ivy League, 55 schools versity of America in the District across America are facing federal of Columbia. Ivy League schools By Madi Allen investigation for the way they han- including Harvard, Princeton and Reporter dle sexual abuse allegations by their Dartmouth are also on the list. students. The government emphasized Over the past For the first time, the Educa- the list was about investigations of three decades, Dr. tion Department revealed its list complaints, not judgments. Educa- Douglas Ferdon has of colleges under investigation on tion Secretary Arne Duncan said seen some of the Thursday — though no details of there was “absolutely zero pre- biggest changes this the complaints — as the Obama ad- sumption” of guilt. CONSTANCE ATTON | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER university has expe- ministration sought to bring more Few details of individual cases rienced. From the ex- openness to the issue of sexual vio- are known, but some are. One, at Sing a sweet song pansion of women’s lence on and around the nation’s the University of Michigan in Ann sports under Presi- campuses. Arbor, involves allegations of mis- McGregor junior Trannie Stevens performs her original song, “Twice,” Thursday as Up- dent Herbert Hal roar Records celebrated their annual EP release party at Common Grounds. The event The schools range from public Reynolds to the ful- SEE page A11 also included artists Manifest Music Company and Luke Hicks. universities, including Ohio State, ASSAULT, fillment of the Bay- Ferdon lor 2012 program developed by President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and the national profile of Baylor that President and Chancellor Ken Starr has cultivated. Ferdon has seen this university grow in numerous ways. Bombing suspect: Can’t use ‘betrayal’ argument And after 32 years of teaching, advis- ing and investing in student’s lives, Ferdon By Denise Lavoie the same crime. of several so-called “aggravating factors” and it is surely very widespread. But the of the journalism, public relations and new Associated Press Tsarnaev is awaiting trial on 30 feder- prosecutors listed in their notice of in- fact that he had only recently become a media department will retire this month. al charges in the 2013 marathon bomb- tent to seek the death penalty. citizen, standing alone, does not increase Before coming to Baylor, Ferdon worked BOSTON — Lawyers for Boston ing. Twin bombs placed near Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lived his moral or legal guilt, and it should not at Arizona Community College, Sam Hous- Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar the finish line of the marathon in the former Soviet repub- be permitted,” Tsarnaev’s lawyers argue ton State and Panama City College. Tsarnaev say federal prosecutors ripped into crowds gathered lic of Kyrgyzstan and later in in the motion. “When I first came to teach at Baylor, I shouldn’t be allowed to use his status as to watch the annual event, Russia before moving to the A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney realized I was in the big leagues here,” Fer- a new American citizen to argue that his killing three people and injur- U.S. at age 8 with his parents Carmen Ortiz declined to comment and don said. alleged “betrayal” of the United States is ing more than 260. At least 16 and siblings. said prosecutors will respond to the de- His first role at Baylor was as the adviser one reason he should be put to death. people lost limbs. The family settled in Cam- fense motion in a written court filing. to The Baylor Lariat in 1982. In a court filing Thursday, Tsarnaev’s Authorities say Tsarnaev, bridge. Tsarnaev was granted In their notice to seek the death pen- Former student Beth Haller, who gradu- lawyers say prosecutors are trying to use then 19, and his brother Ta- asylum and became a natural- alty, prosecutors said: “Dzhokhar Tsar- ated in 1983, recalls when Ferdon first came Tsarnaev’s foreign birth and immigra- merlan Tsarnaev, 26, built the ized U.S. citizen, about seven naev received asylum from the United to Baylor. tion history against him. pressure cooker bombs and months before the marathon States; obtained citizenship and enjoyed “We had just had a big scandal at The They say citing his status as a newly placed them near the finish Tsarnaev bombing. the freedoms of a United States citizen; Lariat, and he came in after and had to re- naturalized U.S. citizen implies he is line to retaliate against the U.S. for its ac- “Resentment of Tsarnaev’s immigra- and then betrayed his allegiance to the build the trust of the paper,” Haller said. “He “more deserving of the death penalty” tions in Muslim countries. tion status and history is perhaps natural, United States by killing and maiming came in and was a foreigner to our Texas than a native-born person who commits “Betrayal of the United States” is one given the nature of the crimes charged, people in the United States.” SEE FERDON, page A11 Inside NEWS p. 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