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BIG 12 TOURNEY GOIN’ gREEN, HUNGRY SENSES FAIL CALLS SOCCER FOR KEEP WACO GREEN STAGES MATURES WITH SECOND TIME PAGE 6 HUNGER STRIKE TODAY PAGE 3 NEW ALBUM PAGE 7 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT WEDNESDAY, OCtoBER 25, 2006 Ticket pickup limited for BU students By Brad Briggs on Thursday,” said Kevin Huff- Reporter ine, assistant director of market- ing and promotions. Tickets for Saturday’s football “We’re expecting a pretty big game against Texas A&M are crowd,” he said. going fast, and now there is ex- Students can also pick up tra incentive for students to get tickets at Floyd Casey Stadium their tickets before gameday. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Tickets won’t be available Friday. free-of-charge for students on Lines were long at the Stu- Saturday. dent Ticket Office Tuesday. If students do decide to pick “I just wanted to make sure up tickets at Floyd Casey Sta- I got a ticket,” said Dallas fresh- dium, they will be able to pur- man Vanessa Musharaf. chase a regular-priced one at the Other students said they ticket office. were made aware of limited The athletics marketing de- ticket availability through the partment expects a large crowd e-mail. Kelly Moore/Lariat staff for the highly anticipated game “It doesn’t really bother me against the No. 22 Aggies. that we have to get it before- An announcement notify- hand,” Dallas sophomore Alan Sweet night on campus ing students of the changes and Viosca said. “That’s just part of ticket office hours was sent in a it, and it’s convenient too.” Laura Nazzario, 4, digs for candy while her brother, David, 10, waits his Russell Residence Hall. Schwada is one of many students who dealt out campus wide e-mail Monday. Many students said they were turn outside Edmond, Okla.., freshman Abbey Schwada’s room in South treats yesterday for Campus Living and Learning’s Family Treat Night. “We’re extending our hours in the Bill Daniel Student Center Please see GAME, page 8 BSM shows off Global Village Nations across world over came to share experiences can do with their different ma- graduated from Baylor and spread information about jors. They hope to bring a real- The Robertsons said their represented as part how students can get involved. ity factor to everything students main goal is to make for vil- of Missions Week “This is a way for students are involved in now with their lagers an oral Bible in differ- to step out of the bubble,” said major and show them how they ent African languages. They’ve By Kori Chappell Jaclyn Jensen, a Dubuque, Iowa, can connect with the rest of the translated hundreds of stories Reporter sophomore. world.” with the help of villagers who Participants said the purpose Some of the missionaries have been teaching them the At least 10 countries, includ- of the event was to help give stu- were Baylor graduates, like Car- language since July 1979 when ing U.S. organizations that work dents direction for when they ol Robertson, who now works in they arrived, Robertson said. all over the world, were repre- graduate. West Africa. “I’m getting to do something sented Tuesday afternoon in the “We really want students to “It’s been a great place to I was born to do,” he said. “And Global Village in Fountain Mall. see where their life is leading raise a family,” Robertson said. that’s nice.” Kristina Bateman/Lariat staff As part of Missions Week them,” Nadine Maalouf, a Fort She and her husband met at Nate Sprinkle and his wife sponsored by Baptist Student Worth junior, said. “It helps Baylor and were married in Mill- Faith Kirby, a Central Asian missionary, explains her work Tuesday to Meagan Ministries, missionaries from all students realize what all they er Chapel. Both of their children Please see VILLAGE, page 8 Farber, a Truett Seminary student from Blue Springs, Mo. Texas Gov. Rick Flame protection Perry calls Bell Perry, fore- ground, takes the hand of Rep. Tommy Merritt, leads to facial injury ‘liberal’ on tour R-Longview, center, as he speaks to sup- By Christine M. Tamer cial Affairs. By Kelley Shannon harder to deport illegal immi- porters Tuesday Staff writer In an e-mail interview, Cham- The Associated Press grants. in Longview. ber homecoming chairman “If that isn’t bad enough, Mr. Perry compared After attempting to squelch Andrew Morris, a Tulsa junior, LUFKIN — Working to whip Bell showed how liberal he is Democratic the eternal flame, a student now said the incident was an unin- up conservative support in East when he voted in support of al- gubernatorial has a broken nose and is taking tentional. Texas, Republican Gov. Rick lowing United Nations election nominee Chris the issue to Judicial Affairs. “From the information I have Perry lumped Washington lib- monitors to oversee elections in Bell to liberal Virginia Beach, Va., junior been able to gather throughout erals and Democratic opponent America,” Perry told supporters politicians on Justin Brown said he was hit in the day, a student was acciden- Chris Bell together Tuesday for in Lufkin. “Explain that one to Washington, the face with a lacrosse stick by tally hit on Thursday,” Morris criticism during a tour through the folks in East Texas.” D.C. a group of freshmen Thursday said. “From the Chambermen the region. Some congressional Demo- morning at Fountain Mall. that were present and I have Perry talked up his efforts crats tried to get U.N. election “I had two one-liter bottles of spoken to, I have gathered that to fight crime along the Tex- monitors involved in the 2004 water, and I figured that while the incident was obviously an as-Mexico border, including election to avoid the irregulari- the freshmen were distracted I accident. Chamber members sending National Guard troops ties that occurred in the Bush- would come from the other side immediately confiscated the la- there even before President Gore campaign of 2000. After Associated Press and try to extinguish the flame,” crosse stick to ensure the safety Bush asked them to go. the U.N. rejected the request, Brown said. “The group of fresh- of all students present.” He said again that he’ll ask Bell voted against barring the men was big enough to block my Brown said he later went to the Legislature for $100 mil- use of funds to request the with another jab. attacking me. If he worried this momentum and then, wham, I the emergency room where they lion to sustain border crime- U.N. monitors, Bell spokesman “Another day, another silly, much about doing a good job was hit right on the ridge (of my told him he had a broken nose. fighting programs. Jason Stanford said. pathetic attack from a failed as governor, he wouldn’t be in nose).” “I am feeling OK now,” Brown Perry said that as a con- “With votes like that, it’s governor,” Bell responded in an this mess.” On Tuesday, after he fully said. “My nose is still bruised, gressman Bell voted against no wonder that Chris Bell isn’t e-mailed statement from Stan- One Perry supporter, 48- realized the severity of his inju- and my doctors said it will take using military troops to patrol running on his record,” Perry ford. “Rick Perry is so worried ries, Brown said he decided that the border and for making it said, livening up the crowd about this election he can’t stop Please see PERRY, page 8 he would take the issue to Judi- Please see NOSE, page 8 Overweight elevator may be at fault in death of Ohio State freshman By Doug Whiteman The count came from a medic so without a doubt it probably State spokeswoman Shelly Hoff- top of the elevator and the third 2003, including the most recent The Associated Press who interviewed survivors after exceeded the weight,” Smith man said. floor, police said. one, conducted July 24 the Friday night accident, said said. Andrew Polakowski was the Polakowski had chest and Some students said they have COLUMBUS, Ohio — Twenty- Doug Smith, a battalion chief for However, authorities have not last person to enter the eleva- abdominal injuries and died of had minor problems with eleva- four people had crowded onto the Columbus Division of Fire. concluded that the extra weight tor on Stradley Hall’s third floor asphyxia, Franklin County Cor- tors in the 11-floor dormitory, a dormitory elevator before it He said the elevator had a ca- caused the elevator to malfunc- when it began to descend with oner Bradley Lewis said. which has more than 400 resi- pinned and killed an Ohio State pacity of 2,500 pounds. tion, and the case remains un- the doors open, campus police The state Department of dents. University freshman, exceeding “If you take the average fresh- der investigation. said. Commerce released documents University President Karen its weight capacity by as much man college kid, you’d probably “We can’t speculate or draw Polakowski, 18, of Erie, Pa., showing the elevator had passed Holbrook told school officials to as 1,100 pounds, a fire official average their weight somewhere any conclusions at this point was pinned when he tried to es- every safety test conducted by arrange for an independent re- said. between 140 and 150 (pounds), until we have all the facts,” Ohio cape through a gap between the Otis Elevator Co. going back to view of all dormitory elevators.