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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE 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.