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BILL from Page 1 TheTHURSDAY | MARCH 17, 2011Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 6 NEWS Page 4 A&E Page 5 Win one, lose one The great debaters Dream come true The softball team splits two The Baylor debate team clinches Bradley Cooper stars in the new thriller games with North Texas, winning a trip to Dallas to compete in the “Limitless” alongside Robert De Niro, the first thanks to great pitching national debate tournament his longtime acting idol and hero Vol. 112 No. 29 © 2011, Baylor University In Print >> Get it while it’s hot Campus gun bill passes committee Zoo Studio of Baylor’s Uproar Records launches By Daniel C. Houston sideration. were addressed in the bill as far as a preorder website for its Reporter Of the Calendar Committee’s [carrying firearms] in the dormi- upcoming EP 15 members, 11 are listed as coau- tory and in the bars, and that’s not Page 5 AUSTIN — A bill that would thors for H.B. 750, all but assuring going to happen. I think we’ve got require public universities to al- it will reach the floor of the House. a good bill. Obviously a lot of my low concealed-carry license hold- A majority of all House represen- colleagues do, too.” >> It’s who you know ers to bring handguns onto public tatives also signed on in support Many of the testimonies on Music duo The Civil Wars university campuses is now one of the bill, making it highly likely both sides of the issue were emo- gains popularity thanks to step away from consideration on the House will pass the legislation tionally charged, as in the case the floor of the Texas House of celebrity endorsements and place its fate in the hands of of John Woods, whose girlfriend Representatives. the Texas Senate. was killed in the 2007 shootings Page 5 The bill, H.B. 750, passed 5-3 Republican Rep. Sid Miller, on the campus of Virginia Tech Wednesday in the Homeland chair of the committee and joint University. >> Out with a bang Security and Public Safety Com- author of H.B. 750, said more “You’re trying to address the mittee after more than five hours than 800 individuals stood before rare day when a campus shoot- Men’s and women’s track and Jed Dean | Lariat Photo Editor of public testimony. The bill was the committee to testify for or ing occurs,” Woods said in his field teams perform well at Rep. Sid Miller of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee then referred to the House Cal- against the bill and three similar testimony, “but what about all the indoor championships listens to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo on Wednesday at the Texas endars Committee, which will ones. the days when campus shootings Capitol as he argues against the passing of the four house bills that Page 6 determine if and when it will ar- “They shared their concerns. would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their firearms rive on the House floor for con- I think most of those concerns SEE BILL, page 8 on public university campuses. On the Web It takes a crowd to excite a crowd By Lindsay Cash Unconventional ideas Reporter Watch Margie Phelps of the controversial Westboro Imagine entering the Ferrell Baptist Church answer Center on a Saturday evening for a huge conference rivalry game. questions from a Lariat Immediately upon arrival, an ar- reporter and others about ray of sounds, smells, chants and her beliefs at a convention in music engulf the fans as they find Ne w York their way to their seats. The thrill of competition and battle be- baylorlariat.com tween rivalries lie just ahead on the court. Viewpoints Who will link the spectators and competitors? The all-girl cheer squad, yell “The Fort Hood leaders and Baylor courtside play- Nick Berryman | Lariat Photographer case was a tragic ers help fans connect with the ac- way for the Army tion on the court. This is only a test The practices and time com- to learn of its mitments of the dedicated cheer- leaders show their loyalty to the dismal ability to A wounded soldier is aided by members of Baylor Air Force ROTC during a staged medical emergency Wednesday outside Draper university. The courtside players Academic Building. keep commanding continually strive to enrich the athletic experience for athletes, officers accountable. fans or even opponents. It should not have Dallas junior Claire Turner of taken the death of the co-ed yell leader squad has School of Social Work celebrates move not only provided the crowd with 13 people to find By Jade Mardirosian 270, the school had outgrown its passion through cheering – she’s that lackluster Staff Writer old location. received it, too. “Fortunately the wonderful “I’ve become a huge Baylor or frightening Baylor’s School of Social Work administration of Baylor Uni- athletics fan through my experi- performances were celebrated its new location in versity is very creative and very ence as a cheerleader. I’m so at- downtown Waco with an open visionary and they made the de- tached to the teams. Win or lose, being wrongfully house on Wednesday. cision along with Gordon Rob- it’s my job to be Baylor’s number evaluated as The event included welcoming inson to prepare this building for one fan,” Turner said. remarks from Dr. Diana Garland, us right in the heart of the com- When it comes to cheering on acceptable, and dean of the School of Social Work, munity we serve symbolizing the the hardwood, Turner notes an in Hasan’s case, Dr. Elizabeth Davis, executive vital relationship between Baylor essential component to amping vice president and provost, and and Waco,” Garland said. the body of Baylor. positive.” Waco Mayor Jim Bush. Visitors The school’s dean described “The courtside players add to Page 2 toured the new facilities located the school building as elegant, the atmosphere and crowd enthu- Matt Hellman | Lariat Photographer at 811 Washington Ave. and said the social work faculty siasm, and we depend on them more than we even know,” Turner Featured artist and Baylor School of Social Work alumnus Mark Menjivar Garland said the school began and students are thrilled with the gives a brief speech during the school’s open house Wednesday at its in 1999 and was located in the new location. said. Bear Briefs new location in downtown Waco on Washington Avenue. The event ex- then-new Speight Plaza Parking hibits Mark Menjivar’s recently completed photography series “You Are Garage. After growing to a faculty SEE SOCIAL, page 3 SEE CHEER, page 3 The place to go to know What You Eat,” expressing his concern for social justice issues. of 18 and a student body of about the places to go Musical event Video game’s simple pleasures enthrall, addict gamers Baylor Symphony Orchestra will perform By Stephen Strobbe release, typically the release just dering enemies. Use the mining and students from theatre Reporter prior to a full release, this past pick to mine stone, which allows arts department will offer December. According to gaming players to make stronger mining First-person shooters, space dramatic readings at “Art website Gamasutra, Persson in- picks and weapons, furnaces or marines, massive guns and huge tends for the game to reach a full stairs. That Changed the World: battles. Most popular video release later this year. Keep mining to find coal to The Siege of Leningrad and games have at least one of these Minecraft, a game by Mojang, make torches, iron, diamond ore the Shostakovich Symphony four elements, but one game de- starts out as a simple enough and maybe even gold. Go deeper No. 7” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday veloper has set out to turn the concept: As soon as a new game and to possibly find a monster- in Jones Concert Hall in entire world of video games on its is launched, a character spawns spawner. Use all the blocks col- the Glennis McCrary Music head. in a randomly generated world lected so far to start building Building. Admission is In May 2009, Swedish pro- map — a map that will continue a house. Put some sand in the free. The event tells first- grammer Markus Persson — now randomly generating essentially furnace to create glass to make more casually known to the gam- hand accounts of Russian forever once the character be- windows. And then use the wood ing world as Notch — began de- gins reaching the edges — where to make planks, and then use the resistance and defiance picked up. Now that wood block velopment on a game that has in everything from trees to cacti to beaches, stone blocks for the planks to make wooden poles, can be used to hit other blocks. to Nazi totalitarianism the time since garnered critical caverns are made of a variety of mountains and so on. What hap- and then use the poles to make Get enough wood blocks and to and militarism during the acclaim, commercial success, a textured cubes. pens next? ladders to climb on the roof of the craft a workbench. Use the work- attack’s earliest months at the popular wiki and a fervent fan- Each cube has different prop- Walk up to a tree, start hitting bench to make shovels, mining close of 1941. base. The game accomplished all erties. There are wood blocks it and after a few seconds that picks and swords to fight the wan- SEE GAME, page 8 this despite only reaching a beta for the trees, sand blocks for the block will drop so that it can be Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club THURSDAY| MARCH 17, 2011 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Being the USA comes with messy, delicate obstacles It is not easy being America. He gets His point across by Maybe that’s why America often killing American soldiers. finds it hard to do. Westboro members spread Being America requires more this hateful perversion of the gospel by showing up at military funerals bearing signs that de- pict images of anal sex and slo- gans like: “God Hates Fags” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” After this carnival of repugnance desecrated the 2006 funeral of a 20-year-old Marine, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, his father, Al- bert, sued and won a $10.9 mil- lion verdict. Westboro appealed. By a vote of 8 to 1, the Justices vindicated the “church.” While noting that the protest- ers’ activities added to the “incal- culable grief” of the Snyder fam- Leonard Pitts Jr. | Columnist ily, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said we may not respond by punishing than simply existing between cer- them. tain geographic lines. Rather, it “As a nation,” he wrote, “we requires vindicating a set of ideals have chosen a different course ­— that are downright dangerous. to protect even hurtful speech on This would include the notion public issues to ensure that we do that all men and women are creat- not stifle public debate.” ed equal and have from birth the And I don’t mind telling you: I right to live, be free and pursue had hoped the justices could find personal happiness. some loophole, some technical, Also that they enjoy freedom legalistic way of restricting West- of — and from — religion, free- boro’s grotesque assaults while dom to assemble, freedom from leaving intact the constitutional random search and seizure. And guarantee of free speech. Part of most dangerous of all: that they me still wishes they had. possess the absolute freedom to But another part of me knows speak their minds. we do that all too often, seek, for Army responds to past neglect at Fort Hood What makes those promises reasons both admirable and re- dangerous is that they entrust pulsive, to compromise our own Central Texas was rocked in The Army has not released any against the nine officers, has people — not the smart people, November 2009 by a gruesome Editorial of the names related to the inci- called for the review of the Army’s not the good people, not the right shooting spree at the Fort Hood dent, citing the protection of the evaluation procedures. people, but the people —with “Last week’s ruling, army post in Killeen. dia has attention faults — that is, due process rights of the officers. He wants to improve the way power. Enough to challenge au- then, repulsive as it was, Now, more than a year later, major media outlets flock to the The Army will be reviewing evaluations work in the Army to thority, make trouble, thwart po- disappointing hot button issues each week but nothing can comfort the families information surrounding the ensure “more accurate and useful lice — even enough to restrain as it was, was also more than knowing a loved one’s once the spotlight has shifted the event and will decide whether the evaluations.” government itself. correct, was also a death was not taken lightly by the media ceases to follow the story. release of any of that information McHugh’s call for a revamp is So yes, sometimes America United States Army. Luckily, that is not the case with would be appropriate. long overdue. The Fort Hood case finds it hard to be America. His- needed reminder On Thursday, the Army an- the Fort Hood massacre. According to ABC News, a re- was a tragic way for the Army to tory is dotted with the big fail- that freedom is nounced it would be punishing This tragedy has affected peo- port from the Senate Homeland learn of its dismal ability to keep ures: the Alien and Sedition Acts, ple over the nation, not just cen- a messy thing. nine soldiers stationed at Fort Security and Governmental Af- commanding officers account- slavery, the Trail of Tears, Plessy It is a reminder that Hood because of leadership fail- tral Texans, and it is promising to fairs Committee details that there able. v. Ferguson, the Japanese intern- ures in relation to Army doctor see that the Army is still investi- were warning signs in the Fort It should not have taken the ment, the Red Scare, COINTEL- strips innocence Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is gating the incident. Hood case. death of 13 people to find that PRO. away like tree bark.

accused of killing 13 and wound- Blame should certainly not be Titled “Ticking Time Bomb: lackluster or frightening perfor- Arguably more insidious are Leonard Pitts Jr. | Columnist ing 29 in the Nov. 5, 2009 attack. wholly thrust upon the backs of Fort Hood Massacre Could Have mances were being wrongfully the smaller failures, the every- “The severity of each action these nine officers, but the Army’s Been Prevented,” the Senate re- evaluated as acceptable, and in day acts of moral cowardice that varies depending on case-specific recent announcement points to port points to Hasan’s “radicaliza- Hasan’s case, positive. come and go in the rush of daily freedoms, weasel out of defending facts and circumstances,” reads an several flaws in the leadership tion” and that many colleagues The more we glean from this events: terror mosque panics and those dangerous rights. Army press release addressing the above Hasan. raised concerns about Hasan. disaster, the more we will — hope- Hispanic bashing, driving-while- Small wonder. Sometimes, disciplinary action. “In certain Accountability and respon- Hasan was given exemplary fully — be able to change for the black traffic stops and the banning those rights protect wrongs. But cases, it may take several weeks to sibility must be top priorities for evaluations and promotions, de- better. Thirteen people lost their of books from public libraries. the thing is, rights too freely ensure that each officer is accord- America’s armed forces, and the spite the present warning signs. lives because of poor oversight. The reason it’s not easy being abridged are not rights at all, but ed appropriate due process and to move to punish these nine leaders Army Secretary John Let’s take this opportunity to America is that there is always a privileges. And privileges can be take final action.” is proof that that Army is com- McHugh, the man who has begun honor them by protecting future temptation to avoid the demands taken away. It is often said that the me- mitted to that charge. “adverse administrative actions” Army officers. of dangerous ideals, a temptation Last week’s ruling, then, repul- to find a more expedient way. sive as it was, disappointing as it That is what adds the taste of was, was also correct, was also a bittersweet to last week’s emphatic needed reminder that freedom Rare treasure: I’ve got a friend in family Supreme Court ruling in favor of is a messy thing. It is a reminder Westboro Baptist Church. that strips innocence away like Westboro, of course, is no tree bark. Yes, it’s painful when When you spend at least 20 friends my whole life, despite of my female cousins (the best more a church than the Playboy America fails its own ideals. hours a week working with the spending the majority of it living friend being the maid of honor, of Mansion is. It is, rather, a boil on But sometimes, it’s painful same group of people, you will an hour and a half away from each course). the buttock of reason, a tiny, To- when America does not. eventually find out their likes, dis- other. This is not because I would feel peka, Kansas-based congregation Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Pulitizer- likes and random pieces of infor- She would spend the whole obligated to put them there since of diseased minds whose entire winning columnist for the Miami mation about them. summer at my house, we would they are family. It is because we raison d’etre is to spread the fol- Herald. The newsroom for the Lariat talk on the phone for hours dur- are that close as a family. lowing bizarre thesis: America is the same way. For instance, be- ing the school year when we could I am a family-oriented person. has grown too tolerant of gays; For more information on the ing that I am a self-proclaimed not see each other and make fre- When I say my family is the most therefore, God has turned against Westboro ruling, see the Lariat’s chatty person, many of my col- quent trips to each other’s homes important thing to me, I’m not America. coverage and video on the web. leagues know that one of my fa- on the weekend. kidding. vorite things to eat are Texas Fries Since we have been best In fact, my family members are from Chili’s (bacon and cheese friends for such an extended pe- my favorite people to be around on French fries may be the best riod of time, she knows more and spend time with. I love them Please recycle combination ever), I hate feet about me than anyone else. Un- because they are my family, but I and I consider my cousin my best like someone who met their best like them because they are enter- this issue To submit a friend. friend in high school or college, taining, interesting people. letter to the editor The first two fun facts being Amanda Earp | Copy desk chief we know each other’s past because Growing up, I thought all fam- please e-mail mentioned in the newsroom usu- we grew up together. ilies were like mine. I thought ev- pieces to The last tidbit, more often than ally lead to me being made fun of When exchanging stories we eryone would pick a night playing Lariat_Letters@ not, leads to a discussion on fam- by various people on the Lariat don’t have to digress to explain a poker with the family over watch- baylor.edu ily members being considered a staff. situation or who a person is in the ing a movie with a friend. Entries must be 300 person’s best friend. Anytime I Apparently, I eat bacon cheese story like new friends would have I’m realizing, however, that is words or less and mention my best friend, it is gen- fries a little too much and my to do. not the case. My family enjoying include contact erally followed by the statement, country accent comes out fairly My cousin is not the only per- each other’s company is an excep- information “You mean your cousin.” strong when I scream “I hate son I’m close with in my family. tion, not a rule. Yes, yes I do mean my cousin. feet!” after watching people take Let’s say I was getting married Amanda Earp is a graduate My cousin is 10 months older off their shoes to rub each other’s tomorrow. The first three brides- student from New Waverly and the than me and we have been best feet. maids in my lineup with be three copy desk chief for the Lariat.

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Lebak junior Kourtney McMil- “We show up when everyone entirely original, Espinosa said. lose sight of their essential role to lian of the all-girl squad is on her else doesn’t. We light the fire, and “The courtside players use cus- the game of basketball. third year of being an ambassador aim to give our team a home court tom arrangements, meaning we “The players only see the court for Baylor through cheering. advantage wherever we are,” Espi- don’t buy music from the stores. as that square they’re playing on. “I love watching the teams get- nosa said. We make our own musical ar- So we know our job is to amp the ting pumped up, with every fan A home court appearance re- rangements,” Espinosa said. crowd, and let the crowd feed into standing to their feet,” McMillian quires 52 designated members And the courtside players have the game,” Corkill said. said. arriving 45 minutes early before every reason to take pride in the But Espinosa recognizes the “But it couldn’t happen with- tipoff. La Grange senior percus- group skill. Encinitas, Calif., junior relationship of his courtside play- out the band. They yell every cheer sionist David Corkill, whose fa- clarinet player Erika Ukkestad at- ers and the student athletes at the with us and are huge difference vorite song is ‘Dynamite’ by Taio tends games as a courtside player, conclusion of every game. makers in the atmosphere.” Cruz, enjoys teaming up with the even when she isn’t assigned. “The team needs us. The court- Arriving with energy overflow- cheerleaders in efforts to maintain “We love it. Everyone is here side players know the impact they ing the Ferrell Center doors, the the crowd hype. because they want to be. Group have, and they love that moment courtside players do anything but “We love the cheer squads. members come when they aren’t after the games when they ex- hold back. From buzzer to buzzer, They start the cheers and we con- even assigned to the game, like me, change high-fives with the teams,” they sway, sweat and support while tinue them. Then, 10,000 people because I couldn’t imagine coming Espinosa said. “One moment, we relentlessly backing the Bears. are doing it, too. We are their mi- to cheer on the Bears without be- want to be the loudest, most ener- Matt Hellman | Lariat Photographer Dr. Rick Espinosa, director of crophone,” Corkill said. ing a courtside player,” Ukkestad getic, most rabid fans as possible. the courtside players, calls his crew It’s important to note that the said. But the moment we pick our in- the most dedicated fans in Baylor’s “microphone” projecting the mu- Through all the cheering for the struments up, we want to sound The Baylor courtside players provide game music during a women’s bas- world of hardwood sports. sic at Baylor basketball games is Bears, the courtside players never beautiful.” ketball game against Texas A&M Feb. 14 at the Ferrell Center. Baylor won 67-58.

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“We are home to a treasure house of students who have hearts on fire for people in need; we are home to faculty doing research on ending hunger, stopping slavery, strengthening marriages and lift- ing families out of poverty,” Gar- land said. “We have long prepared for this event I cannot think of a more fitting group of people to gather and celebrate with us.” Students have spent this semes- ter at the new location and are en- thused about the opportunities the move has afforded. Waco senior Abigail Felix said the new downtown building has brought attention to the school, among other things. “I feel like it brings a lot more

“This new location is symbolic of the rela- tionship between the school and the uni- versity with our com- munity. It’s not moving off campus but moving campus toward the city, something we at the university need to continue to do.”

Dr. Elizabeth Davis Executive vice president and provost awareness not only to the students at Baylor to let them know we have a school and this major exists but it’s also awareness to Waco,” Felix said. “Part of the reason we decid- ed to move downtown is so that we would have more opportunities to reach out to the community down here, so I think with our move here and our existence letting Waco know we are here would create a good opportunity for us to con- nect with agencies in Waco to help out in any way that we can.” Davis spoke about the collabor- ative process of moving the school to its new downtown location. “This new location is symbolic of the relationship between the school and the university with our community. It’s not moving off campus but moving campus to- ward the city, something we at the university need to continue to do,” Davis said. “Of course the school of social work has been a leader in this regard. They represent the heart of Baylor’s mission, tackling issues that matter.” The event also featured the opening of an exhibit featur- ing award-winning photography taken by Mark Menjivar, a Baylor School of Social Work alumnus. The exhibit, titled “You Are What You Eat,” will be on display at the school until April 29. The exhibit includes 20 of the series’ 36 images made by photographing the interi- ors of refrigerators from across the United States. Garland thanked Menjivar for the exhibit and “for being such an incredible exemplar of this school.” Menjivar graduated in 2002 and spoke briefly at the open house, thanking the school for hosting his exhibit. He also explained the profound role the school has had on his life. “There is a great writer, Freder- ick Buechner, who says that voca- tion is found at the intersection of the world’s greatest need and your deepest desire,” Menjivar said. “The School of Social Work has helped form those two things for me and to show me what those are and I look forward to seeing what occurs inside these walls over the next couple of decades.” THURSDAY | MARCH 17, 2011 | the News 4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Taking debate: Team goes to top By James Stockton Debate Forum. Dallas, Emporia State Univer- which speaks both to the overall Reporter But youth has not stopped the sity and Wichita State University. difficulty of the tournament and debaters from reaching a tourna- In addition to the Cook- to the strength and depth of our Another of Baylor’s teams is na- ment. Baylor has won three times Morgan team, Baylor is sending a current team,” Varda said in a press tional championship tournament in the past, with championships in second team to the national tour- release. bound, but unlike the Lady Bears 1975, 1987 and 1989. Baylor has nament later this month. Olathe, Just like the Lady Bears’ No. basketball team, this team is flying also reached the final four an ad- Kan., sophomore Kendall Kaut 1 seed,being close to home helps under the radar. ditional nine times. and Corsicana junior Nathan Ford them. Gerber said he believes that The Glenn R. Capp Debate John Cook, a junior interna- finished fifth with wins over teams the “home court advantage” of Forum posted a 6-2 record at the tional studies major from Olathe, from the University of Texas at having the championship close to District 3 tournament at Wichita Kan., is the only debater with expe- Austin, Southern Methodist Uni- home will boost the confidence of State University, clinching a trip to rience in the district tournament, versity, Kansas State University, his team. Dallas to compete in the national having won it last season with his University of Texas-Dallas and Participating in a debate close debate tournament. then partner Alex McVey. Missouri State University. to home will also help the team Similar to the Lady Bears, the “Winning last year made it eas- Dr. Scott J. Varda, assistant pro- by providing them with support, Courtesy Photo Baylor debate team consists of a ier to focus on debates that were fessor of communication studies Cook said. Carrollton sophomore Natalia Gutierrez and Lockhart sophomore Mark young squad. going on and not on qualifying,” and associate director of the Glenn “When we go to a tournament Tate (right) ventured to Chile over this past spring break and reconnected “I’ll put it this way, three of our Cook said. R. Capp Debate Forum, is excited that close, we are able to bring ev- with members of a Chilean church, visiting the homes of members they top four debaters are returning Along with his partner Oma- about having two teams qualify for eryone on our team instead of just worked with on a previous trip in December 2010. next year, and only one had expe- ha, Neb., junior Ashley Morgan, the national debate tournament. those who qualified,” Cook said. rience in the district tournament,” Cook placed fourth overall in “It is the first time since 1993 “We are able to get more work said Dr. Matthew G. Gerber, assis- the District 3 tournament with that Baylor has had two de- done because everyone is there.” tant professor of communication wins over Kansas State Univer- bate teams qualify for nationals The national debate tourna- Community and director of the Glenn R. Capp sity, the University of Texas at through the district tournament, ment will be held March 25-28. helps fund trip to Chile By Stori Long and fellow church members ate at Reporter the fast food chain in support of the two. The words spring break bring to “I was so humbled by the mind different things for different amount of people who supported people. For two Baylor students, us,” Gutierrez said. “Even those this spring break meant a return friends who didn’t go to church but visit to the earthquake- and tsuna- helped just because they knew it mi-ravaged areas of Chile. was a great cause.” Carrollton sophomore Natalia Savage said their home group Gutierrez and Lockhart sopho- continued to support the students more Mark Tate first went to Chile while in Chile by committing to on a mission trip with their church, pray for them on a daily basis. First Baptist Church of Woodway, While in Chile, the students over the 2010 Christmas break. worked with churches that were The students’ small group lead- destroyed by the earthquake and er Taylor junior Sydney Savage ac- tsunami in 2010. companied them on their first trip “This trip was a lot about being Paul Carr| Director of Student Publications to Chile. proactive in using our blessings in “I was really able to see their order to help our brothers and sis- Back to the beginning heart for the people and for mis- ters in Christ,” Tate said. Accompanying the students on Bill Hartman, 1961 and 1962 Baylor Lariat editor-in-chief, greets the current editor-in-chief, Austin senior Nick Dean, on Wednesday while the trip were pastors, architects visiting with Caddo, Okla., senior Caty Hirst, city editor, and Katy junior Chris Derrett, sports editor, in the Lariat newsroom in the Castellaw “I was so humbled by and engineers who used their skills Communications Center. the amount of people and professions to work with the various churches to discuss plans who supported us. and budgets for how each church Even those friends who could get back on its feet. didn’t go to church but “This trip was the beginning of a lot of great things,” Tate said. helped just because “We were able to get a lot of infor- they knew it was a mation from these churches and great cause.” bring that information to churches in Waco that are willing to partner with a church in Chile and help Natalia Gutierrez | Carrollton them reach those goals.” sophomore Gutierrez and Tate reconnected with the church they had worked with on their first trip to Chile and sions grow,” Savage said. visited many of the church mem- Not long after returning to bers in their homes. school, Gutierrez and Tate resolved While Tate and Gutierrez came to return to Chile over spring break to serve and to help, they were also and immediately began searching encouraged during their time in for ways to make it happen. Chile. “When Mark and I decided to “It was really humbling to see commit to the trip we started call- that despite how rough it’s been ing God Jehovah–jireh, God pro- they are still so joyful and have vides, so that we would remember such a faith in the Lord,” Tate said. that the Lord would come through Gutierrez also said the faith of for us and provide,” Gutierrez said. those she encountered in Chile was The two students began raising inspiring and encouraging. money, and through their work “Regardless of all their difficul- and the support of their church ties, they remembered that God and friends, they were able to raise is faithful,” Gutierrez said. “I had enough money to send them back been reading a lot in John 10 and to Chile by spring break. To raise 11 and was reminded that Christ money, the students partnered is the good shepherd and he takes with Chick-Fil-A, which agreed to care of his flock. And I have no donate a percentage of each sale to doubt that these churches will be Tate and Guttierez. Many friends provided for according to the rich- News Briefs Citizens advised to said the increase was too small to threaten the 39 million people in leave Tokyo and around the capital. TOKYO — Australia, Brit- Times journalists ain and Germany advised their citizens in Japan on Wednesday reporting on Libya to consider leaving Tokyo and conflict missing earthquake-affected areas, joining a growing number of governments NEW YORK — Four New York and businesses telling their people Times journalists covering the it may be safer elsewhere. fighting in Libya were reported The advisories came as the missing Wednesday. crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai- Editors last heard from the ichi nuclear plant in the northeast journalists on Tuesday as they were deepened in the wake of last week's covering the retreat of rebels from earthquake and ensuing tsunami. the town of Ajdabiya, and Libyan Surging radiation forced Japan to officials told the newspaper they order workers to temporarily with- were trying to locate the four, ex- draw from the plant Wednesday, a ecutive editor Bill Keller said in a setback to efforts to cool its over- statement. The Times said there heating reactors. were unconfirmed reports that Tokyo, which is about 140 miles Libyan forces had detained the south of the stricken nuclear com- foursome. plex, reported slightly elevated Compiled by the Associated radiation levels Tuesday. Officials Press. THURSDAY | MARCH 17, 2011 www.baylorlariat.com Arts & Entertainment the Baylor Lariat|5 Album preorder for Uproar’s Zoo Studio now available By Liz Hitchcock Humble, said. produce good quality, clean and the progression of the band’s talent through the album, with simple album can be ordered at the web- Reporter “This year is the first year for us upbeat music.” and creativity. songs and even into the release site www.uproarrecords.com/pre- to release any EPs. The reason we Helmerich said the band is “The album is going to be a p ar t y.” order/. Zoo Studio, a band on Baylor’s are doing this now is because we stretching its sound and explor- lot different from what people are The band, along with two open- The band has made a variety Uproar Record label, launched its want to give bands the tools that ing other types of music with “The expecting. … It is definitely some- ing acts — Sunday Lane and Ty of packages available that include pre-order website for its “The Black they need for when they graduate,” Black and White.” thing that people are going to want Mayfield — will perform at the stickers, T-shirts, a home-cooked and White” EP Monday. Ashcraft said. “The album is going to be a lot to buy,” Michel said. album’s release party, from 7 to 10 dinner by the band or a booking Zoo Studio includes Tulsa se- “They will be able to take their more of alternative rock, but it also Michel said the title of the al- p.m. April 5 at the Bill Daniel Stu- with them. nior Max Helmerich on lead vo- careers to the next level with an EP.” is dipping into an indie style as bum, “The Black and White,” repre- dent Center. “We wanted to put something cals and piano, Carroll senior John Ashcraft said he is excited for well,” Heimrich said. sents the complexity of life and the “Sunday Lane is a feel-good funny up on the website to order, Steen on guitar and Pearland senior the EP release and that Zoo Studio “It is our first solo deal without idea that much of life lands in the poppy sound,” Helmerich said, “but but surprisingly someone already Ben Aguinaga on drums. fits in well with the Uproar family. being incorporated into something gray area— neither black nor white. she has tracks that bring an indie ordered the dinner package. I guess Uproar is looking to further “They have a lot of personal- with other bands.” “The things that are sometimes side to her music as well …and Ty we will have to learn how to cook the career potential of its artists ity and appeal., Ashcraft said. “We The band’s manager, Winfield., the most elegant are clear and sim- Mayfield is a piano-pop, rock kid soon,” Helmerich said. “I don’t by now producing full EPs for its saw that and thought we could do Ill. senior Tyler Michel, said work- ple, black and white.” Michel said. from Dallas.” think that person will want $100 bands, Uproar Records president a lot with them. They are fun and ing with Zoo Studio has shown him “We are trying to convey this idea A digital copy of the band’s new peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.” Taylor Ashcraft, a senior from Bradley Cooper stars in ‘Limitless,’ opening Friday By Carrie Rickey ementary schooler who watches ing as he charms Preston & Steve, Unlike the parade of sharks and The Philadelphia Inquirer “Raging Bull” and “The Elephant a flock of young female interns coo instigators and adulterers he so in- Man” on cable in his parents’ bed- outside the studio. “You’d think cisively plays, Cooper is without PHILADELPHIA – As he tells room, and decides to pursue acting there was a Beatle here,” a produc- visible cockiness or swagger. He is it, Bradley Cooper in 1999 is just as a career. er quips. The joke of “Limitless” soft-spoken and unassuming, the another awestruck theater student Fast-forward to the appren- is that this 6-foot-2 Adonis would opposite of Eddie Morra, who an- in the audience of James Lipton’s tice who asks Mr. “You-Talkin’- need the help of drugs to be catnip nounces, “I don’t have delusions of interview show “Inside the Actors to-Me?” about his technique in to women. grandeur, I have a recipe for it!” Studio.” “Awakenings” at the Actors Studio Cooper “practically lived” at Despite, as he calls it, his “his- Then the hunk with the laser- taping. the Eric Baederwood movie the- tory with chemicals,” if he had a blue eyes seizes the chance to ask Enter, screen left, the jour- ater. “I loved what films did to me chance to take NZT, the drug that a question of Robert De Niro, his neyman, riding the bounce from emotionally.” Emotional is the op- makes Eddie omnipotent, Cooper idol, his lodestar, the guy who in- “Wedding Crashers” and “The erative word. Recently, he told an says, “In a heartbeat.” spired him to be an actor. De Niro Hangover,” who sends De Niro a interviewer that he grew up in an Actors speak of their instru- tells him it’s a good one. It exceeds homemade audition tape to get environment “where being emo- ment, of how to tune face and body Cooper’s wildest dreams. cast in the actor/director’s “Ev- tional was not something that was to express emotion. Cooper relies Considering what happens erybody’s Fine.” (The tape earns seen as honorable.” on his translucent eyes, both to dis- next, those dreams are pretty tame. Cooper a brief audience with the Movies let him go there. They arm and to discomfit. In “Limitless,” opening Friday, monosyllabic mumbler, who tells took the self-described “shy kid” The eyes beam when he talks Cooper, the heartthrob from the him, “Not gonna happen,” and out of himself. about food. Friends describe him Philly burbs best known for “The then dismisses him.) If watching De Niro loosened as a terrific cook and a prodigious Hangover,” not only holds his own Behold the actor infamously the tight lid that was the pubescent eater. But, he confesses, he has opposite De Niro, but also in two caught between a tiger and Mike Bradley Cooper, Anthony Hopkins been too busy working (he made scenes his character wipes the car- Tyson in “The Hangover” and be- and John Hurt opened him up. “I “Limitless” and “The Hangover 2,” pet with his idol’s. tween Jennifer Connelly and Scar- was watching ‘The Elephant Man’ which he refers to as “the ‘Apoca- The dark-comic thriller stars lett Johansson in “He’s Just Not when I was 11,” Cooper recalls. lypse Now’ of comedy,” back-to- Cooper as Eddie Morra, a writer That Into You.” Something clicked. back last year) to spend time in the who gets hooked to a drug that lets This player gets the lead in “When I saw Treves” – Hop- kitchen. him use 100 percent of his brain- “Limitless,” a part coveted by kins, the Victorian surgeon who The eyes beam when he de- power. Heath Ledger and Shia La Beouf, sees the humanity in disfigured scribes his best date: “One with a Before long, Eddie gets the at- and billed above De Niro. sideshow freak John Merrick – lot of laughter, where I’m amazed tention of a Wall Street titan (De Cooper and the laconic actor “look at Merrick, I thought, ‘I want McClathcy-Tribune at how relaxed I am, where I have a Niro), the Russian mafia and some become peers, and more. Dur- to do that.’ It felt wonderful know- Actor Bradley Cooper stars in new film “Limitless”opposite his childhood sense of time changing.” long-stemmed socialites. Given ing production, much of it shot in ing what I wanted to do.” idol, Robert De Niro. But ask after actress Renee the spectrum of Cooper’s perfor- Philadelphia (doubling for Mid- He deeply identified with the Zellweger, with whom he has kept mance, not only is “Limitless” the town Manhattan), “we send each sideshow freak: “I felt that Mer- stage fright. “I was not at ease with Cooper appeared in a Hoya pro- company for nearly two years, and title of the movie, it’s also the ca- other mozzarella every day.” rick and I were so similar. The who I was,” he recalls. duction of “Dangerous Liaisons” it’s as if the eyes have retractable reer forecast for a certain 36-year- “I’ve been so fortunate to work way we both hold one hip higher.” “Fortunately, I always had a and was a member of the medal- steel doors that slam shut. Gra- old from Rydal. with him,” says Cooper, who can’t Cooper’s thesis project at the Ac- lot of love from my family and winning crew team. He enrolled ciously, but firmly, he says, “I can’t As a student he wasn’t exactly quite grok that though he’s lost an tors Studio was on Merrick and was blessed with great friends.” at the Actors Studio, where while a answer that.” stalking De Niro, Cooper says idol, he’s gained a friend. Bernard Pomerance’s play “The El- One of them, Brian Klugman, the student he won parts in “Sex and Monday marks another mile- with a laugh during an interview Rare is the actor who looks bet- ephant Man.” screenwriter of “TRON: Legacy,” the City” and in “Wet Hot Ameri- stone on the road to his own per- Monday in the conference room of ter in person than on screen, but The fledgling actor played the has completed a script called “The can Summer” (2001). Recurring sonal Cooperstown: He is the first WMMR. But the Four Degrees of Cooper is that uncommon guy. role of Inspector Fix in the Rydal Words” in which Cooper hopes to roles on television’s “Alias” and graduate from the Actors Studio Robert De Niro is one way to tell He’s very present, a good quality in Elementary production of “Around star. “Nip/Tuck” followed. On Broad- Drama School at Pace Univer- his story. an actor and a man. the World in 80 Days.” But in high After transferring from Vil- way, he co-starred with Julia Rob- sity to be invited as James Lipton’s See the 11-year-old Rydal El- At WMMR on Monday morn- school, the stagestruck youth had lanova University to Georgetown, erts in “Three Days of Rain.” guest on “Inside the Actors Studio.” Internet makes The Civil Wars newest music sensation Associated Press listening to “Poison & Wine”: “You with Jay Leno” and a song place- The music, which relies on White’s White said. we clicked again, so I finally got up can’t push ‘repeat’ on vinyl so I ment on “Grey’s Anatomy,” and dynamic guitar and soaring dual White and Williams agree there the nerve to ask her out as it were.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Here’s a keep setting the needle back on my Williams and White are feeling harmonies, is almost impossible would have been no reason to put “In a musical way,” Williams question the members of the duo record player.” the love, which is just as good as to classify. It’s been called country, them together in a writing room said. The Civil Wars have been contem- And that — combined with a multimillion-dollar advertising folk, Americana, Southern Gothic on the first day of the songwriting “It was very awkward — ‘I plating a lot lately: What’s the value other unexpected national word- campaign. and sliced and diced by bloggers sessions. don’t know what you’re doing later of a star’s tweet? Or two? Or three? of-mouth opportunities — helped “It’s actually better,” White said, and critics into a number of sub- It was random chance that ...,’” White said. “And she totally For Joy Williams and John Paul the band sell five times as many “... because it’s word of mouth,” categories. made no sense on the surface. But could’ve just let me hang out there.” White, tweets by Taylor Swift, Hill- copies of “Barton Hollow” in its Williams said. “No one’s being paid “I don’t really know where we the results were immediate. Instead, she chose a path nei- ary Scott of Lady Antebellum and opening week in February than ex- to do that.” fit,” White said. “But I’m extremely “To be honest, the first day ther of them really ever envisioned Sara Bareilles, among many oth- pected. The album debuted at No. The Civil Wars are at South By happy about that.” when I was with her, we weren’t and it has led them to a kind of ers, helped drive first-week sales 12 on the Billboard 200 with about Southwest in Austin, this week Williams and White — both too concerned about getting cuts freedom they’ve never felt before. of their debut album, “Barton Hol- 25,000 copies sold. After five weeks looking for more buzz. They’ll married, but to other people — on the project,” White said. “We “I can see your wings getting low,” to levels they didn’t expect. it’s climbing steadily at 50,000. perform at least 10 times at and didn’t set out to make the kind were just like, ‘Who are you.’” larger and larger as we do this, They sold out one tour and now After catching a show in Nash- around the conference, including of music they do. Williams, a na- “’Where have you been my en- too,” White said to Williams near have a more ambitious schedule ville, Swift told fans she and a a few high-profile events that will tive Californian who lives in east tire musical life?’” Williams said. the end of the interview. down the road, had their video friend bought T-shirts “cause we’re surely bring more clicks. Nashville, was attempting to make “But neither one of us said that “There’s no confinement. added by CMT, and now have at superfanssss. They RULE live!” Of course, word of mouth usu- the step from gospel music to pop. out loud at any point,” White said. There’s no walls. There’s no hole their fingertips limitless possibili- Perhaps not coincidentally, a ally doesn’t happen when there’s no And White, of Muscle Shoals, Ala., The two got together for an- that this has to fit through, no ties that good old-fashioned word tour earlier this winter sold out basis for it, and the duo has earned was a rocker whose record deal fell other songwriting session and the topic that this has to fit under. It’s of mouth brings in the Internet with fans looking in through the the kudos with an exciting debut through. chemistry was undeniable. Yet still like we have no rules with what we age. windows at some venues. A larger that’s satisfying in a couple differ- They might never have met if neither broached the idea of team- do. We’re lucky in that what we do “Instantly, with one click, five tour later this year is already ap- ent ways. not for “Band X,” a country proj- ing up in a permanent way. together seems to have this general million people knew our names,” proaching sellout. The musicianship and song- ect both were asked to write for “I was a little jaded and so nucleus to it but we just chase the White said of Swift’s tweet. Add in an endorsement from craft are simple, direct and evoca- by their music publishers. Neither was she,” White said. “I thought, muse wherever it takes us.” Swift threw her support behind Bareilles, an out-of-the-blue ap- tive, simultaneously old-fashioned saw how they fit in the picture. I’m just going to write songs for a the duo when she told fans she was pearance on “The Tonight Show and new with a focus on mood. “And we both tried to cancel,” while. We went into the studio and

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By Lindsay Cash could get to perfect,” Coach Todd history, Townsend earned her 14th championship. And I know it’s do- women to finish 10th overall team her personal best, with her leap Reporter Harbour said. career All-America honor. With able,” Townsend said. wise. Finishing 10th overall is sec- of 43 feet, 6.75 inches, giving her Senior Tiffany Townsend and her blazing speed in the 200 meters Both races and her 14th honor ond best in Baylor history. sixth overall. Concluding the indoor season freshman Tiffani McReynolds at 22.90, she ranks seventh in the gave Townsend three records to After spending a few months in White finished 10th overall in with a bang, Baylor’s track and were spotlight representatives for world this year. She also grabbed take home, but she wasn’t finished. and out of meets and competitions, the shot put with her third-best field team hit College Station last the women’s side. For the men, third in the 60 meters. Townsend earned her 15th honor one of Baylor’s tiniest athletes has throw ever. Friday marks the be- weekend to compete in the Indoor senior Marcus Boyd and juniors “I’m thankful for the honor. and tied former Baylor star Tony made a powerful and mighty name ginning of the outdoor season Championships. The NCAA meet Woodrow Randall and Whitney I’m blessed,” Townsend said. “But Miller for most ever at Baylor. for herself. when TCU hosts the invitational was at the Gilliam Indoor Track Prevost earned their way to the I’m already looking forward to out- Randall hit his career best time “I’m a huge sports fan, and I’m in Fort Worth. Stadium, and nine Baylor field championships. Sophomores Drew door and bettering my times.” in his 60-meter heat win at 6.65, saying that Tiff is one of the top “We are a stronger outdoor members attended. Seale and Zwede Hewitt joined the It’s safe to say Townsend is hun- gaining his first career All-Ameri- athletes on this campus,” Harbour team. With all the finals we’ve The track athletes exceeded ex- action for the relay team, and field gry for the future, as she finishes ca honor. His time was the sixth- said. made in indoor, you just see those pectations as a team, with the men representatives included junior her career at Baylor. fastest overall and the second-best McReynolds finished second transition to outdoor, then build making their biggest move in his- Jessica Ubanyionwu and sopho- “It’s bittersweet, being a senior. time ever at Baylor. He also reached at 8.03 in the hurdles, earning her on that,” Harbour said. “You really tory to 16th place and the women more Skylar White. I’ve had a great experience here personal best in Friday’s prelims. first All-America honor, and broke don’t lose anything transitioning to entering into the top 10. Townsend didn’t waste any and I know it’s almost my time to McReynolds contributed with her own record for the sixth time. outdoor, just gain.” “This meet was as close as we time. Starting the meet by making go. But I want to grab a national eight team points to project the Ubanyionwu’s final jump was Women’s Softball wins 1 of 2 By Lindsay Cash couldn’t get the save as Courtney tennis Reporter Bradshaw hit a two out walk off double, topping Baylor 9-8. The No. 15 Baylor Lady Bears In game one of the double- sweeps went 1-1 against the University header, thanks to a three run shot of North Texas Wednesday night, over the right field wall from junior dropping the last game of the dou- Kayce Walker, Baylor topped the Kentucky ble header in nine innings. University of North Texas 6-1. North Texas struck first in the Sophomore Kathy Shelton led By Will Potter bottom of the third thanks to a off the game with a walk and made Reporter Mallory Cantler grand slam off it all the way around the bases, Baylor’s pitcher, freshman Liz Paul, thanks to a stolen base, a sacrifice From the first toss to the last making the score 4-0. bunt by Walker and a Turk single to winner, the 10th-ranked Baylor Baylor tied the game at four in left field, taking a 1-0 lead. women’s tennis team dominated the top of the fourth, as freshman North Texas tied the game by the Kentucky Wildcats Wednes- Clare Hosack brought in two runs scoring on a fielding error. Jed Dean | Lariat Photo Editor day. The Bears swept the dual with a single up the middle, fresh- In the second, sophomore Kelsi Junior Nina Secerbegovic strokes a ball against Alabama’s Courtney McClane. On Wednesday, Secerbegovic match 7-0 and did not drop a set man Shelbi Redfearn hit a sac fly to beat Kentucky’s Marni Venter, 6-2, 6-0, to help women’s tennis beat the Wildcats, 7-0, and improve to 10-2. Kettler and Hosack both got on in singles play. left and Hosack scored on a wild base due to left field singles. Walk- The match was the second win pitch by Brittany Simmons. er then emptied the bases with her for the Lady Bears in singles losing the win but said he is convinced ter,” Nakic said. “I am playing very in a row for the Lady Bears and North Texas jumped on top homerun, upping the score to 4-0 only two combined games in their there is still room for improve- relaxed and trying to stick to my marked the second time they have again in the bottom of the fourth The Lady Bears didn’t score respective matches. ment. game plan every match.” completed a 7-0 sweep of a team 7-4 with an RBI single by Cantler again until the fifth. The runners “All of our players are very en- “Good news for us is that we Every match is vital to moving this spring season. and a two run double by Mariza advanced a base due to a sacrifice ergetic,” junior Diana Nakic said. are not even close to peaking yet,” the team forward to their ultimate “We have an experienced team Martinez. bunt by Kettler. Hosack’s sacrifice “Even the ones who don’t play are Scrivano said. “We need to con- goal of an NCAA title. so they understand that the next Baylor came back to tie up the fly and Freeland’s single to center so great. They are always cheering tinue to be motivated to push our- “The key is for the girls to want match you play is always the big- game scoring a run an inning in the field scored the two Lady Bears on and supporting us while we are on selves to the next level.” to improve,” Scrivano said. “Atti- gest match on the schedule,” head fifth, sixth and seventh, sending the base, topping their lead to 6-0. the court. We are playing very well The match was closed with tude will fuel that change in their coach Joey Scrivano said. “The game to extra innings. Canion was in the circle for together right now.” relative ease using a complete per- game. We have to be wanting to girls came out focused and deter- Both teams went scoreless in Baylor allowing one run on five The fourth, clinching point for formance by Nakic who defeated get better every single day and that mined today and did not let up.” the eighth, but Baylor took advan- hits, walking one, and striking out Baylor came when No. 34 junior Khristina Blajkevitch of Kentucky desire has to come from within the Baylor took the doubles point tage of a double to right center by eight. Nina Secerbegovich defeated Mar- 6-3, 6-3. Nakic missed all of the fall players.” to dig the Wildcats in an early 1-0 senior KJ Freeland, scoring redshirt The Lady Bears have a week ni Venter 6-2, 6-0. season with a wrist injury and has The Lady Bears will have a hole and when singles play rolled sophomore Whitney Canion who off until they host a double-head- Despite having clinched the been steadily improving her game chance to continue to improve on around, Kentucky was clearly out- reached on a fielding error, leading er against Florida International, match, the team did not let up and to return to top form for Big 12 their season and their Big 12 win- matched. for the first time of the game 8-7. their last game before the confer- steamrolled through the rest of the play. ning streak as they host the Kansas Sona Novakova and Abby Canion, who came on to pitch ence schedule begins against Texas matches to win 7-0. “My mindset is to work to State Wildcats in the Big 12 home Stainback were first off the court for the Lady Bears in the seventh, A&M. Scrivano said he is happy with change things to make myself bet- opener on Friday. THURSDAY | MARCH 17, 2011 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|7

Season Review A look at the key games Drew’s press conference ends season that shaped Baylor’s year day, hope to hear to day, but you 12/18 - Gonzaga never know because its their Then No. 9 Baylor comes up Coach looks timetable,” Drew said. short against unranked Gon- Of course, Jones could zaga, 68-64, in Dallas in the to future choose to declare himself eli- Bears first mild test. gible for the NBA draft, a choice 12/23 - Washington St. that standout forward Ekpe A late comeback falls short after tough Udoh made after helping the in a 77-71 loss. Baylor cuts a Bears to an Elite Eight appear- 20-point deficit to one, but it ance in 2010. Jones will sit down ultimately learns a hard lesson 2010-11 year with Drew soon and talk about in how to close a game. the decision. By Chris Derrett “We usually give our guys 1/8 - at Texas Tech Sports Editor a week or two and bring them The Bears’ first step in confer- in, and at that point discuss what ence play is forward as they After a whirlwind end to an they’re thinking,” Drew said. “Per- manage a road win against the undoubtedly disappointing sea- ry comes from a great family, and Red Raiders. The problem: this son, men’s basketball coach Scott they’re going to do what’s best for would be just one of two road Drew held his final press con- Pe r r y.” victories in Big 12 play. ference of the 2010-11 season The last week has been tough Wednesday. for Jones, who found it difficult 1/15 - at Iowa State “We’ve had so much success to sit on the bench and watch his Though on the road, this loss and enjoyed postseason so much. team drop its last contest of the hurt. The Bears became one And this year, you’re just left with year. of just three teams to fall to an empty feeling. Hopefully, that’s “I know he lost eight pounds. the last-place Cyclones during something that will help moti- That kind of sums up the week,” the conference stretch. vate and lead Drew added. to a great off- Jones is not 1/17 - vs. Kansas season,” Drew the only Bay- In this Big Monday matchup, said, alone on “When you lose, the lor player that the ESPN national audience the podium, could enter the watched the Jayhawks keep last thing you can do is as players were NBA draft. Af- the Bears at arm’s reach in not made avail- watch other teams play.” ter setting the Waco. 85-65 was the final. able. Big 12 all-time Scott Drew | Head coach 2/5 - at Texas A&M Drew and scoring record Junior Anthony Jones put back the Bears during his se- a missed shot just before the watched Sun- nior season, overtime buzzer to beat the Ag- day as the NIT selection show LaceDarius Dunn might also go gies, 76-74. The Bears needed revealed Baylor would not receive pro. a victory after a tough loss on a bid to the tournament. Falling As Drew ponders the absence the road at Oklahoma. short of postseason play ended a of his two leading scorers next three-season streak. season, at the same time he wel- 2/15 - vs. Wayland Baptist “From talking to committee comes new personnel in standout Nick Berryman | Lariat Photographer Some might say “a win is a members before [the announce- recruits Deuce Bello and Quincy No. 24 senior LaceDarius Dunn scans the court in the Bears’ March 5 game against Texas. The Bears lost, 60-54. win,” but the all-too-close 64-50 ment of the tournament teams], Miller. The Bears will also have On Wednesday, coach Scott Drew discussed the season as a whole, saying he hopes for more success next year. nonconference victory saw I know they take everything into next year in California transfer the Bears shoot poorly from account. 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CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER Durant, Thunder top Heat (PG) (1:30) 4:00 GREEN HORNET (PG13) (1:00) 4:00 6:45 9:30 By Tim Reynolds Miami had a chance with 3½ games behind Chicago and Boston LITTLE FOCKERS (PG13) (2:00) 4:30 7:00 9:15 Associated Press minutes left, Wade getting the ball in the race for the No. 1 seed, but in SANCTUM (R) 9:15 in transition and the Heat down actuality, the gap is wider than that. SEASONS OF THE WITCH (PG13) 6:45 9:30 MIAMI — Oklahoma City had by seven. He missed a layup and Chicago and Boston both are four TANGLED (PG) (1:45) 4:00 6:30 9:00 one of its worst shooting nights of contended he got fouled — replays games ahead in the loss column, THE FIGHTER (PG13) (1:15) 4:15 7:00 9:45 the season. The way the Thunder showed he clearly had a case, with plus hold tiebreakers over Miami. YOGI BEAR (PG13) (1:30) 3:45 6:30 played defense, hardly anyone no- Serge Ibaka grabbing him from be- “You know they are going to find ticed. hind — but nothing was called. ways to win games,” Thunder cen- Except the Miami Heat, that is. That is, until Wade overreacted. ter Kendrick Perkins said. “Come Kevin Durant scored 29 points He slammed his hand into the playoff time, they are still scary. on 12 for 21 shooting, Russell West- padding around the basket sup- Coming into this arena, knowing brook added 18 and the Thunder port, an unusual display for him, that you have to play those guys, is gave Miami’s offense fits on the way and Greg Willard responded with still scary.” to a 96-85 victory over the Heat on a technical after Harden made a Oklahoma City (44-23) stayed Wednesday night. 3-pointer. Heat coach Erik Spoel- 3½ games ahead of Denver for No. “Our defense was as good as stra earned a technical as well, 4 in the Western Conference. it could possibly play,” Thunder Durant made one of the two free Wade tried giving Miami a lift coach Scott Brooks said. throws, and the Thunder lead was with 8 minutes left, lurking from James Harden scored 12 points 11 with 3:11 left. behind to swat a layup attempt by for the Thunder, who have won Afterward, James and Wade Eric Maynor several rows into the five straight. Oklahoma City shot both saluted what Oklahoma City seats. But on the continuation of just 40 percent, and had been 7-13 did defensively. Oklahoma City’s possession, for- when connecting on less than 43 “Tonight is not one of those mer Heat guard Daequan Cook — percent of its chances this season. games where you feel awful about one of the players Miami cut loose It didn’t matter Wednesday af- how you played,” James said. to free salary cap room last summer ter holding the Heat to 38 percent Ibaka finished with 12 rebounds — made a 3-pointer to stretch the shooting, plus having a dominat- and three blocks, and the Thunder Thunder cushion to 76-66. ing 24-10 edge in second-chance outrebounded Miami 51-40. Durant followed with a 20-foot- points. Miami shot a season-low 29 “We have some of the best at- er on the next trip, the lead was 12, percent after halftime. tackers in the game. They usu- and the league’s reigning scoring “One thing we’ve gotten better ally go over the top,” Spoelstra said. champion was finally in position to at is closing games out,” Durant “They were being met at the rim. knock off one of James’ teams for said. They forced us into some tough op- the first time. Chris Bosh had 21 points and 11 portunities. Regardless of whether They had met six times before rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 21 we feel there was contact or not, Wednesday. But the results had points and LeBron James finished you have to give them credit with always gone James’ way, includ- with 19 for the Heat, who had won their defense.” ing each of the last three where the three straight and were averaging The loss reduced the almost- Thunder had great chances enter- 114 points in their last two games. nonexistent margin for error Mi- ing the fourth only to be thwarted. “We missed some pretty good ami has in the Eastern Conference, Not this time, though Durant chances,” Bosh said. where the No. 3 seed looks like it shrugged it off afterward. And the Heat were hopping will be reality entering the playoffs. “It was a great win for the Okla- mad as this slipped away. The Heat (46-22) are now three homa City Thunder,” Durant said. THURSDAY | MARCH 17, 2011 | the News 8 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com BILL from Page 1 aren’t occurring? What will you nized the likelihood that H.B. 750 do when someone gets mugged on would pass and proposed amend- campus, pulls out a gun but isn’t ments that would mitigate what fully prepared to use it, and that are, in their opinions, the negative firearm gets used against that per- effects of the bill. The most com- son for something much worse? mon amendment requested was Will you call her parents?” that individual public universities Woods went on to say none of and colleges be allowed to deter- the survivors of the Virginia Tech mine the weapons policy on their shootings of which he is aware, nor respective campuses, as private the families of the victims, support institutions like Baylor are allowed allowing concealed firearms on under the bill, rather than having college campuses. to comply with a statewide policy. “These bills are about an ideo- The committee did not make any logical agenda, not about campus such amendments to the bill before safety,” Woods said, “and I urge you voting to pass it. to vote ‘no’ on all four.” Dr. William Holda, president Scott Lewis, the Texas legis- of Kilgore College and chair-elect lative director for Students for of the Texas Association of Com- Concealed Carry on Campus, said munity Colleges, questioned the when concealed-carry legislation rationality behind allowing private first allowed handguns to be tak- institutions to opt out of the policy en onto public premises about 15 while not allowing public institu- years ago, Texas legislators were tions to set their own policy. concerned about its experimental “The state gives $300 million a nature and banned them in sensi- year in tuition equalization grants tive areas like churches and college to private colleges, so that tech- campuses. Now, Lewis believes the nical argument that they receive evidence shows those concerns no state funds is really not true,” were unfounded. Holda said. “I’m not saying, ‘Don’t “I think it’s important to keep let them opt out.’ I really am not. in mind that this is about person- I think our association would like al security, not campus security,” our local boards to have that op- Lewis said. “We’re not suggesting tion also.” that concealed handgun license- The state’s numbers reflect pri- holders be tasked with protecting vate institutions received closer to campus; we’re not trying to cre- $212 million in tuition equaliza- ate some sort of amateur security tion grants during the 2010-2011 force. We are suggesting that in- fiscal biennium and stand to lose dividuals be allowed the means to up to $87.4 million over the next protect themselves.” two years, according to the Texas Of the individuals who testified Legislative Budget Board’s original against the legislation, many recog- budget proposal this session.

GAME from Page 1 house and start on a second floor. dust to create circuitry in order to Maybe now the addiction po- build an ALU (the math part of a tential of Minecraft is becoming CPU) capable of performing sim- clear. So much so that some us- ple mathematics within the game. ers on the Minecraft forums have It would seem, given the freedom jokingly referred to the game as to do anything, people have tried “Minecrack.” to do everything. Baton Rouge, La., senior John “I think the best thing about it Mark Lowry started playing the is that I just get to do whatever I game recently. want,” Lowry said. “There aren’t re- “I heard about it from one of my ally any objectives other than just brother’s friends who had played making things and I enjoy hav- for a while and just kind of men- ing free rein over this little digital tioned it in passing,” Lowry said. world. Whether I want to just go “When he was telling me about the around and mine things or build a game, he said ‘It’s this video game crazy big house or even just level a that I just kind of play casually’ and mountain, whatever I want to do, then explained the game to me. So it’s fun to figure out how to accom- I thought, ‘OK, good, sounds great.’ plish that using the items that they The main thing I got was that he give you and then figuring out how played it casually, so I downloaded to craft it into whatever you need. it and started playing. And then ultimately accomplish- “The first week I probably ing goals that you set for yourself.” played two to four hours a day The Minecraft wiki is home depending on what kind of time to more than 600 articles devoted I had. So seeing how addicting it solely to the game and, according was, I just sent him a Facebook to analytic data from Martijn van message that said ‘Casually?’ He de Kerkhof, the wiki’s head admin- messaged me back saying, ‘Haha, istrator, the site is frequently ac- gotcha.’” cessed by about 2.6 million people The game has an incredible per month with 970,000 of those range in what can be both mined users coming from the United and crafted. There is “redstone States. dust” that can be used to make The low-resolution graphics simple circuitry, an entire other may put off some gamers who have region called the Nether full of grown accustomed to only the ab- blocks with other wordly charac- solute highest tier when it comes teristics, the ability to create mine to their video games’ graphics. But carts and mine cart tracks on Minecraft seems to have taken the which to ride (think Rollercoaster unique approach of valuing quality Tycoon, but even more expansive). gameplay mechanics over flashy or There are enemies, known as even impressive visuals. Creepers, that exist to just wan- This little independent game, der around, explode and destroy with practically no advertising your beautiful creations. There are whatsoever and no official re- multiplayer maps where users can lease, has been an incredible suc- join forces and create entire cities cess, selling over a million copies. together. There is a creative mode Gamasutra also reported at the end where the inventory of blocks is of February that Persson has plans endless. And since the game is still to port Minecraft over to both iPad in beta, updates are fast-coming and iPhone. and frequently bring entire new di- Looking to the game’s future, mensions to the gameplay. Persson said on Minecraft’s official Despite all these features, gam- website, “I’ve got a few plans and ers may be surprised by what the visions, but my only true design game lacks. There are no bosses to decision is to keep it fun and ac- beat and no quests to complete, at cessible.” least not yet. Players can only sur- Lowry offered a warning to in- vive and build. And people have terested gamers: “I would just warn done just that. Some people have people that, if you’re gonna try it built 1:1 scale replicas of Minas out, it’s definitely addicting. Start Tirith, the capital of J.R.R. Tolkein’s it when you have some spare time fictional Gondor from “The Lord and not when you’re gonna want to of the Rings,” or Star Trek’s U.S.S. skip things so you can play it.” Enterprise —­­ literally block by The game currently costs about block. In a way, it’s like playing $20, available only on Minecraft. with life-size Lego blocks. Others net. It is expected to go up to about have used the ability of redstone $28 by the full release.

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