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Wednesday | January 29, 2014 Body of bridge worker found after fall By Paula Ann Solis rived on scene at 8 p.m. and pronounced a manlift, which is a scaffold with a bucket workers on site rescued him when he sur- East Texas Medical Center EMS and Texas Staff Writer the person as dead at 8:17 p.m. The name or platform, when, for reasons unknown, faced. Providence Hospital medical staff is Parks and Wildlife responded to the call of the man has not been released because it went into the water with both men teth- currently treating him for hypothermia. for assistance. Divers found what may be the body of a positive identity could not be confirmed ered to it. It fell into an estimated 20 ft. of Swanton said he suffered no other known Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens a missing construction worker Tuesday on scene. water. injuries. are using side sonar search methods to lo- evening in the Brazos River behind the Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton, the public in- The other man, whose identity has Authorities were alerted of the inci- cate the body, although Swanton said the McLane Stadium building site. formation officer for the Waco Police De- also not been released, was able to release dent shortly after 4 p.m. The Baylor -Po Justice of the Peace Kristi DeCluitt ar- partment, said two men were working on himself from the lift and construction lice Department, Waco Fire Department, SEE BRIDGE, page 6 In the ‘Wherever and whenever’ works Local developer to give housing opportunity to grad students

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A new idea in South Waco may give a special housing opportunity to Truett and social work graduate stu- dents. Brenner Campbell is the local real estate developer who has taken up the project, citing it as a chance to practice “intentional community” and calling it Truett Village. Campbell, who completed his master’s of divinity at Truett, has been in real estate development in Waco since 2003. He’s an active duty Air Force chaplain and is stationed at Beale Air Force Base in California. Lindsay Swain is in her last year in the Baylor-Truett social work mas- ter’s of divinity degree program. She’s a consultant for Campbell’s project, leading focus groups to get student ideas about the subject of communal living. President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday in , his sixth address since taking office. “Graduate students have diverse needs,” she said. After talking with graduate stu- Obama promises flexibility in State of the Union address dents who are single, married with and without families, she said she still By Julie Pace “opportunity for all” — while telling law- The president’s address, delivered be- economic fairness and shrinking the gap wants more input. AP White House Correspondent makers he will act on his own “wherever fore a joint session of Congress and mil- between the wealthy and the poor. “The idea is not to just have one and whenever” he can. lions of Americans watching on television, The initiatives Obama planned to type of student living there,” she said. WASHINGTON — Declaring that “America does not stand still and nei- marks the opening salvo in a midterm unveil Tuesday night were tailored to fit Truett Village may be an interest- upward economic mobility has stalled for ther will I,” Obama was saying in his State election fight that will quickly consume those themes. He was to announce execu- ing, affordable housing option mar- millions of Americans, President Barack of the Union address Tuesday night. Ex- Washington. Democrats, seeking to cast tive action to raise the minimum wage for keted for graduate students at Truett Obama is challenging a deeply divided cerpts of his remarks were released in ad- Republicans as protectors of the rich, have and at the school of social work, but Congress to restore the nation’s belief in vance. pressed Obama to focus more on issues of SEE OBAMA, page 6 it’s not associated with the university or the seminary. Campbell said the housing development was named af- ter George W. Truett, who he thinks, represented the teachings of Jesus well. States consider reviving “ does not own George W. Truett’s name,” Campbell said. “There is no affiliation with the old-fashioned executions university or the seminary.” By Jim Salter “This isn’t an attempt to time-warp The housing development, which Associated Press back into the 1850s or the wild, wild Campbell said is to encourage the West or anything like that,” said Mis- concept of living in community, will ST. LOUIS — With lethal-injection souri state Rep. Rick Brattin, who this sit on more than 140 acres, off Uni- drugs in short supply and new ques- month proposed making firing squads versity Parks Drive, past the Ferrell tions looming about their effectiveness, an option for executions. “It’s just that Center. Right now, the project is a lawmakers in some death penalty states I foresee a problem, and I’m trying to privately supported endeavor. Be- are considering bringing back relics of a come up with a solution that will be the sides the cost of land, which Camp- more gruesome past: firing squads, elec- most humane yet most economical for bell footed himself, the building trocutions and gas chambers. our state.” developments are possible through Most states abandoned those execu- Brattin, a Republican, said questions investor support. tion methods more than a generation about the injection drugs are sure to end But Campbell wants to integrate a ago in a bid to make up in court, delaying executions and non-profit business model to benefit more palatable to the public and to a forcing states to examine alternatives. It’s seminary and social work graduate judicial system worried about inflicting not fair, he said, for relatives of students. Ideally, a trust would own cruel and unusual punishments that vio- victims to wait years, even decades, to the rents and financial obligations late the Constitution. see justice served while lawmakers and from the properties, Campbell said. But to some elected officials, the drug judges debate execution methods. The profits would be donated to Tru- shortages and recent legal challenges are Like Brattin, a Wyoming lawmaker

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Editor in chief deserve Greg DeVries* City editor Linda Wilkins* praise, not News editor Taylor Griffin* Assistant city editor scrutiny Reubin Turner Copy desk chief Linda Nguyen* A&E editor Editorial Taylor Rexrode* Sports editor When attending one of the most prestigious and Daniel Hill* expensive universities in America, it’s important for students to make sure they are getting the best edu- Photo editor cation possible from instructors who will meet their Travis Taylor needs. When Peter Xu and Harry Yu created a course Multimedia Editor and instructor evaluation website for Yale Universi- Robby Hirst ty students, more than one-third of the undergradu- ate population started using the site, according to Copy editor . Maleesa Johnson It was also met with hostility from the Yale ad- ministration, leading to Yale forcing the site to be Broadcast News shut down. Producer “Yale Bluebook +” was modeled after the Yale Alexa Brackin* Blue Book course selection website owned by the university. Yale administrators said the decision to While the use of the Yale trademarks is cause sity grounds for wanting changes to be made to the Asst. Broadcast shut down the student site came from concern over for Yale officials to require changes to the website, website, that reasoning alone does not warrant the News Producer the site using the Yale brand and logo, the use of an it should not have been shut down, since doing so university bullying Xu and Yu to shut down the site Leah Lebeau “unduly prominent” numerical rating system and infringes on the rights of the student creators and completely. the site being available to people who were not Yale the students who would use the site to rate instruc- The fact that the site was shut down through Staff writer students. tors and classes. threats of disciplinary action screams abuse of au- Jordan Corona When Yale officials threatened to take disciplin- Requiring the website to be shut down wasn’t thority. Staff writer ary action, Xu and Yu were compliant with the de- right because it prevented students from using the Though as a private institution Yale officials have Rae Jefferson mands set by the administrators, most notably re- only known course evaluation program that wasn’t every right to discipline students, it is unethical to naming the site CourseTable to avoid using the Yale directly controlled by the university. Xu and Yu cre- abuse that power, particularly over students who Staff writer trademark. Regardless of the students’ compliance, ated an honest business and complied with the uni- were trying to make the class selection system bet- Paula Solis the site was blocked from the university networks versity when it had complaints. ter for students and give Yale’s website some honest and then was taken down. Since the “Yale Bluebook +” site was both inde- capitalistic competition. Staff writer After much backlash across the Web and sup- pendent of the university and open to the public, it An institution of higher education — particular- Rebecca Fiedler port given to Xu and Yu from officials at Columbia, allowed users to freely express their opinion. It put ly one as prestigious and historic as Yale ­— should Sports writer M.I.T. and Harvard, Yale officials have said they pressure on university officials and instructors to support students in their endeavors to be creative “could have been more patient” with the site de- improve their methods for future classes. Without a and innovative, not reprimand them for doing what Jeffrey Swindoll velopers. This small apology does not justift or fix site like Xu and Yu created, there lacks a checks and they have always been taught to do, which is take Sports writer the huge problem that the university has created for balances system on the university. what they have been taught in the classroom and use Shehan Jeyarajah these two students. The university also should not have shut down it in a practical sense. As of the time of publication, the site has yet to the site since the students met the demands of the And while the university administration has Photographer be officially reinstated. According to CourseTable officials by getting rid of the Yale trademarks and since recognized the error of its ways, the situation Constance Atton website, nearly 700 supporters have signed a peti- changing the site name. will not be rectified until the site is reinstated. Xu tion to bring back the course evaluation site, which While it is true that using the name “Bluebook” and Yu should not be punished for creating an hon- Photographer shows how successful the business has been. and using other Yale branding does give the univer- est business. Carlye Thornton Editorial Cartoonist Asher Murphy* Ad Representative Sarah Witter Ad Representative McLane name suitable for new stadium Lindsey Regan Baylor Stadium or McLane Sta- nation by using the McLane moniker not only the largest single gift in Baylor individual who is part of the very fab- Ad Representative dium, the name attached to our new on the stadium, should not be passed history, but an act of giving that will ric of not only our state, but of our Jennifer Kreb football field should not be the center because the use of his namesake was forever represent what it truly means community and our university heri- of a debate on whether to ‘thank’ the not a condition of the McLane family’s to be a Baylor Bear — a servant-leader tage? Ad Representative McLane family. philanthropic deed. who champions shared aims with hu- Who you surround yourself with, Zachary Schmidt He also said many students were mility and generosity of spirit. where you elect to spend your time upset about the name change, and Though Drayton McLane initially and what you choose to spend your Delivery Garza believed that “thanking” or ac- requested the stadium be named a tra- money on defines who you are and Brian Ham knowledging McLane and his family ditional Baylor Stadium and join the what you value. The McLane family in a manner which they did not des- likes of other college stadiums around values Baylor. Delivery ignate or request could be somewhat the nation that boasts conventional They continue to make investments James Nolen inappropriate. names like Aggie Memorial Stadium, in our future. And for that, we should His con was followed by a pro from Arizona Stadium, California Stadium, be proud to cheer for our team inside *Denotes member the bill’s author, internal vice president Georgia Dome, and Michigan Sta- of a stadium that represents who we of editorial board cabinet member and public relations dium, I believe the regents’ request to are as a community, and with an es- chair Lawren Kinghorn: name the stadium McLane Stadium teemed mentor like Drayton McLane, “I respect and understand the was as thoughtful as it was strategic. who we could be as individuals. Opinion opinions of the senators on this mat- I believe the board of regents got So, as the Student Senate brings The Baylor Lariat welcomes reader ter, but I choose to stand by my bill. I it right when it identified the poten- forward issues voiced by students of think the McLane family deserves to tial positive impact the McLane name the Baylor community, let us take a viewpoints through letters to the editor be ‘thanked’ [acknowledged by nam- would have far beyond the monetary step back and reassess our perspec- and guest columns. ing the stadium after them] on behalf value of the gift. Unlike most collegiate tives as a whole on this stadium name Opinions expressed in the Lariat are Nico Zulli | Reporter of Student Senate for their generous stadium names, Baylor’s McLane Sta- change. gift to the Baylor community,” she said. dium runs deep with significance. There is no question that the not necessarily those of the Baylor After hearing this debate, I felt Drayton McLane’s name embod- McLane family deserves all of the administration, the Baylor Board of As an observer sitting in the Stu- compelled to share some thought on ies, on a national stage, the mission “thanks” we could possibly bestow on Regents or the Student Publications dent Senate meeting last Thursday, the subject in this column. of our institution — “to educate men them. And may we all hope to one day I was confounded as senior student Drayton McLane Jr. and his family and women for worldwide leadership be fortunate enough to be able to dem- Board. senator Trenton Garza explained stu- are visionaries. The McLane family has and service by integrating academic onstrate, in our own way, our deep love dents’ view on this move to be some- been humbly donating to our univer- excellence and Christian commitment for Baylor Nation and all those who what “controversial” on the part of our sity for decades. within a caring community.” follow. university regents. Garza essentially The amount of money that they so Lead by example: That’s Drayton Nico Zulli is a senior journalism argued that the bill, “thanking” the generously donated toward our new McLane. Why would we miss an op- major from Houston. She is a reporter McLane family for their generous do- stadium, more than $20 million, was portunity to showcase a magnanimous for The Lariat To contact Social Media The Baylor Lariat: Newsroom: Like [email protected] Follow and Tweet 254-710-1712 The Baylor Lariat us @bulariat Advertising inquiries: on Facebook [email protected] 254-710-3407 The Baylor Lariat WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 29, 2014* News 3 BIPI aims to give back, train students to serve By Rebecca Flannery nancially supported through BIPI. University as well as the surround- Reporter “They’re really quite extraordi- ing communities. nary opportunities for students that Along with projects, BIPI en- The deadline for students to ap- are interested in doing in-depth sures that education in poverty ply to the Baylor Interdisciplinary disciplined service,” Townsend is also a main component of its Poverty Initiative summer intern- said. program. BIPI also partners with ship and fellowship programs is Although not one of the five several non-profits throughout Friday. Only five students will be available positions being applied Waco, lending time and resources selected on Feb. 15. for this week, another internship that Baylor has stipend to where “I am very proud of the stu- available to students through the they’re needed most. dents that participate in the intern- BIPI office is the Shepherd Pov- “It presents our students mean- ships,” said Rosemary Townsend, erty Alliance. ingful, challenging opportunities the director of business affairs The Shepherd Higher Educa- to be a part of service that impacts and community partnerships for tion Consortium on Poverty is an poverty, social justice, and human the Initiative. “It’s been extremely organization that exists to unite col- capability,” Townsend said. “But popular. It’s a big part of what we leges and universities nationwide it’s also broader and deeper than do,” under the purpose of educating that.” BIPI, as it’s referred to, is ad- students on issues in and beyond Townsend oversees many of ministered through the Division of their com- the projects done in the depart- Student Life and is a main com- munities. ment. She, along with many oth- ponent behind all campuswide This institu- er faculty appointed to the BIPI community service projects. The tion recog- board, makes sure projects under program also focuses on sending nizes Baylor BIPI run smoothly. students out to serve communities as a leader “We never send students out around the nation through intern- among the to do service if they don’t go well ships with reputable nonprofits. community prepared and with a true under- BIPI is a program that was started in exposing standing of the project they’re go- as a collaborative effort in the sum- students to ing to serve,” Townsend said. “We mer of 2007 for faculty, staff and co-curricu- have a commitment to excellence community members to provide lar service Townsend in the process of serving.” a way for students to better serve projects The goal of BIPI is to ultimate- the environment around them. throughout the school year. ly give back to the community Projects such as Campus Kitchens, What being a Shepherd Scholar through service. On a personal lev- community gardens and Meals on means to the students is deter- el, BIPI hopes to train students to Wheels all originate from BIPI and mined by the work they do in graduate ready for the workforce its dedication to involve students their internships. Baylor alum and with a desire in their heart to serve in service projects. Shepherd Scholar, Kylie Aspegren, wherever they go. The five students chosen to par- was chosen to partake in the BIPI “I am absolutely positive that ticipate in the internship this year internship in the summer of 2012. after young men and women are will have an opportunity to serve She was placed at the Atlanta, food educated at Baylor University that either locally or internationally, bank for eight weeks, serving in its they are going to graduate well through food banks, community community gardens. trained in their chosen profession,” gardens and other non-profits. “Baylor gave me lots of knowl- Townsend said. “But it’s also my Associated Press Some students previously in edge and information to know belief that they will graduate with Winter weather shocks southerners the BIPI program have been select- about nutrition and eating and a heart for service ... I know they’ll ed as Fulbright Scholar nominees, also poverty,” Aspegren said. “But be excellent teachers, doctors and Clay Keith goes airborne as he slides down a hill in a kayak in downtown Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday. as well as one Truman Scholar- when I got the internship, it gave lawyers, but I’d also like to think Though the Waco community has been feeling the chill of the same cold front, it has gone without snow or ship nominee. Another participant, me context for all that knowledge.” they’re going to be better com- ice this week. However, areas south of Waco have gotten ice resulting in various school and road closures. Richmond senior, Jolene Damoi- Baylor was invited to join 18 munity members and of service According to the Weather Channel, there is no chance of snow in Waco for the remainder of the week. seaux, has been asked to speak at other universities in the SHECP to whatever community they live Yale University this spring about program because of what BIPI is in because of their experience at her research in Kenya that was fi- doing in the community of Baylor Baylor.” Seats vacant in Student Senate By Allyssa Schoonover system that we have in place, they Davis, the senior class president, Reporter always get filled.” said they look for enthusiastic The remaining vacancies are candidates with bright new ideas, Student Senate is seeking to fill one seat in the senior class, three not just someone who is looking to six more vacant seats this semes- in the junior class and two in the boost their resume. ter. sophomore class. “Once you’re an upperclass- Arlington junior Dominic Ed- The process of filling these man, people have found their niche wards, student body internal vice seats starts with students submit- and don’t want to jump into some- president, said it is imperative ting applications to the internal thing new, and that’s when people these positions be filled so that the vice president. He then distributes just apply to be able to put it on Student Senate can function in the those applications to the respective their resume,” Davis said. way that its constitution requires. class officers, who review the ap- She also said although filling “Basically there are 52 student plications and interview the can- the senior senator seats has been senators, 13 per class,” Edwards didates. The class officers select a problem in the past, the class of said. “If someone resigns or stud- one person per vacant seat, and a 2014 is an exception. ies abroad, or maybe just can’t committee of student senators then “We almost have too many come back to Baylor for some confirms his or her acceptance. Fi- good applicants. It has never been reason, then they resign their seat. nally, it is passed with a majority an issue since I was a freshman un- So then from there, we have to fill vote of the Student Senate. til now,” Davis said. their seat via the class officers.” “It’s really about a balance of These vacancies are a regular The class officers have five powers of the legislative and ex- occurrence each spring, but they weeks to fill the vacant seats, and ecutive branch, that way we aren’t are not necessarily bad. if they are not filled during that just choosing our friends,” Ed- “It’s kind of just like a legisla- time frame then the responsibility wards said. tive body, in the sense that it feels is shifted to the student body presi- Katy sophomore Lawren King- like we always have new and fresh dent. Although the vacancies do horn, the public relations chair, and ideas because people are continu- not the Senate’s ability to other officers recruit Senate candi- ously coming in,” Edwards said. function or vote during meetings, dates and spread the word around The Student Senate’s responsi- this does slow down productivity. campus. Kinghorn said they rarely bility is to advocate for the student “Each year, especially around have trouble filling the vacancies, body to Baylor’s administration. spring semester, there become however it is usually a little slower Students can access the appli- vacant seats,” Edwards said. “It for upperclassmen. cation online at www.baylor.edu/ doesn’t impair our job, but with the Hickory Flat, Ga., senior Haley student_government.

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Grammy Awards by scoring record of the “People thought the helmets were market- 8 p.m. year and album of the year trophies. ing or something, but for us it was sci-fi Friday But to another section of the popula- g l am .” Common Grounds tion — those willfully ignorant of this A generation older than their non- year’s Coachella lineup, for instance — the masked contemporaries in the electronic question Sunday might have been: Who Jon Foreman, lead singer of dance music field — including Skrillex, were those masked robots? 26, and Avicii, 24 — Daft Punk’s relative Switchfoot, will perform at Thanks to Daft Punk’s abiding silence anonymity remains intact in an era of Common Grounds. Tickets are at the awards podium, its members’ identi- rampant over-sharing and fame for fame’s $25 in advance and $30 at the ties obscured by futuristic helmets straight sake. door. VIP tickets are $50, giving out of Isaac Asimov’s imagination — not “Daft Punk creates music and visuals ticketholders early access to the to mention the mystique cultivated by re- in a very pure way,” the group’s manager, concert and a meet and greet maining off camera for more than half of Paul Hahn, told the Los Angeles Times in with Foreman. The doors open at their performance of the ubiquitous “Get October. “It starts with self-identity. The 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased Lucky” with Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Wil- band doesn’t say to itself, ‘This is avant liams and Stevie Wonder - the French duo at facebook.com/cg.wacotx or at garde so it should be underground. More, spoke volumes about their selective em- they ask, ‘Why not? Why can’t our music Common Grounds. brace of the celebrity spotlight. be a big event?’” Contrary to misperceptions, Daft On Sunday, after walking off with top >>Sacred Harp Sing Punk’s and Guy- Grammys honors, De Homem-Christo Manuel de Homem-Christo speak flu- and Bangalter finally removed their hel- ent English. And despite rarely granting mets to host a lavish after-party, taking 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. interviews, the two are hardly shy about over two floors at Los Angeles’ venerable Saturday, Feb. 8 expressing themselves. club venue the Park Plaza Hotel — Daft George W. Truett Theological Splitting time between Paris and Los Punk’s first public celebration of “Ran- Seminary Angeles, they operate their production dom Access Memories” since its 2013 pre- company, Daft Arts, out of Hollywood’s release. Wally Skalij | Los Angeles Times Jim Henson complex in the shadow of a The 13th annual Baylor Sacred Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter of the group Daft Punk arrive for Before a celebrity-studded crowd that giant Kermit the Frog sculpture. Harp Sing is an event focused the 56th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. reportedly included Jay Z and wife Be- Since 2001, however, they have refused yonce; Madonna and her teenage daugh- on the participatory singing to appear in public as Daft Punk without look like beneath the helmets. nic melancholy, De Homem-Christo is ter, Lourdes; Paul McCartney; Trent of hymns. The event will start their robot disguises. Few outside of a core Bangalter is tall and slim with a head the more intense of the two, all pensive Reznor; actress Ellen Page and 30 Seconds with a coffee and doughnut group of collaborators and friends could full of corkscrew brown curls and two- silences and halting remarks. to Mars frontman-turned-Oscar nominee introduction and singing school pick De Homem-Christo and Bangalter, days’ growth of stubble. Imagine a hip- Refusing to divulge their division of Jared Leto, Bangalter — or at least some- where the tradition of shaped both 39, out of a police lineup. ster version of Michael Richards’ Kramer labor, the group members have remained one several sources identified as “the tall note singing, the tradition This correspondent interviewed Daft character from “Seinfeld” — albeit one in lock step regarding Daft Punk’s un- one with gray hair” — ascended to the employed in the event, will be Punk in 2010, the year the duo aban- who can speak impressionistically on the compromising artistry — its avoidance DJ booth to spin choice tunes including explained. The event is free doned funked-out Big Beat electronica to merits of Japanese anime, psych-rock and of market-driven trends (basically aban- a remix of Daft Punk’s “Lose Yourself to venture into symphonic music with the and open to the public for both violin arpeggios — and you’re on the right doning the EDM sound that spawned a Dance.” soundtrack for “Tron: Legacy,” and can track. thousand imitators) in favor of pursuing Was it really a member of Daft Punk? participants and observers. report on what the men (who collaborator Half a head shorter, matinee-idol their own quirky agenda (i.e., the labor- Whoever the disc jockey was, he let the Pharrell simply refers to as “the robots”) handsome and exuding an air of Byro- intensive, handmade disco aesthetic of music do the talking. Motley Crue calls it quits, announces farewell tour By Gerrick D. Kennedy er, , Nikki Sixx, and The band even had its attorney on hand farewell tour is when a band does (one) “We feel there’s a lot of bands out there that Los Angeles Times Mick Mars unveiled plans for a last hurrah. to present a formal agreement that, effec- and then gets back together and does an- don’t have dignity. We started this band, via McClatchy-Tribune They even sat behind tombstone markers tive at the end of 2015, bars any of the band other (one) and breaks up and gets back and we want to call it a day and be proud.” for an additional morbid flourish. members from using the Motley Crue together until there’s no milk left in the ... As for any chances of them collectively LOS ANGELES _ “All bad things must The Final Tour, as it’s aptly titled, kicks trademark _ which they all signed. and it’s a rip-off to the fans.’ “ changing their minds to come together come to an end.” That’s how Motley Crue off July 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will Lee smiled and pounded the table with “We don’t want to be one of those again, Sixx vowed that band members broke the news it was calling it quits. head overseas next year. Alice Cooper will his fist after signing his name on the docu- bands that maybe have one guy left in it, or were “going to stick to our word.” The influential, and infamous, L.A. join the Live Nation-produced trek. ment, and Mars shouted “R.I.P.” into a mi- somebody’s brother. We wanted to go out As for any chances for new music be- rock band turned Beacher’s Madhouse in Unlike countless other rock bands and crophone. with the four founding members ... and go fore going on the road, Sixx said fans will Hollywood into a circus Tuesday morning pop stars who have announced farewell The plans had been in the works for a out on top,” Neil added. “just have to see.” as more than 100 media outlets packed the tours to only return to the road for one few years. Sixx said, “We started talking “It’s because we are on top, we are hold- Tickets go on sale to the public on Fri- hot spot to hear the band’s announcement reason or another _ or set up shop in Las about how we want to go out. We don’t ing it together, we are playing better and day through Ticketmaster, and the band of a 72-date farewell tour. Vegas _ Motley Crue’s members insisted want to hobble off into the sunset. sounding better. We want to leave a legacy announced that it had priced seats as low After more than three decades togeth- that when this run of shows ends, that’s it. Tommy said it best when he said, ‘A and have some dignity,” Sixx continued. as $15 to $25 to keep shows affordable.

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He had just Sports Writer first half, compared to nine for the missed a couple the time down be- whole West Virginia team. After fore, maybe it’s a different game.” Baylor looked like one of the finishing with only three assists Similar to the game against best teams in the nation a few in the first half against Texas, the Oklahoma, Baylor failed to get a weeks ago. Baylor’s only loss Bears had eight in this one. shot off in the final 3.1 seconds. coming into conference play was Once again, Heslip opened “If you watch the replay, Cory against Syracuse, a team now things up with a three-pointer. was wide open under the basket for ranked No. 2 in the nation. Baylor Sophomore forward Rico Gathers a dunk,” Drew said. “But we didn’t is falling right out of the conversa- received the ball in transition and execute. Let’s credit West Virginia tion for the NCAA Tournament slammed down a SportsCenter Top pressuring the ball. I’ll take our and that was accentuated Tuesday 10 worthy dunk to get the crowd chances of Cory making a dunk night in Waco. on its feet. Junior forward Cory Jef- anytime.” Baylor basketball (13-7, 1-6) ferson followed with an authorita- Heslip led the Bears in scoring fell to conference rival West Vir- tive slam dunk of his own. with 13 points on four three-point- ginia (12-9, 4-4) for its fifth con- That sparked a seven-point ers to go along with three assists. secutive loss and sixth in the last Baylor run that ended with Jef- Junior guard Kenny Chery added seven games after the 66-64 loss ferson making a basket to tie the 10 points, four assists and three to the Mountaineers. This was the game at 47-47. Baylor and WVU rebounds. first Baylor loss to West Virginia. traded baskets for the next couple The frontcourt of Austin and Baylor opened the game with of minutes. Jefferson struggled to get anything a three-pointer from senior guard Trailing 64-60 with 2:48 left, going offensively. The duo finished Brady Heslip, but immediately Baylor forced a shot-clock viola- with a combined 12 points on gave it back to West Virginia on a tion on West Virginia and then 5-for-12 shooting and five turn- three-point play to West Virginia forced a that led to a overs. forward Devin Williams. Baylor nailed three from Heslip to cut the Staten led the Mountaineers in would score four straight, but then WVU lead to 64-63. scoring with 15 points and nine as- allowed five right back. “When we went to the three- sists. Sophomore forward Taurean guard lineup, I thought our defense Baylor struggled in its two Prince scored seven straight points was incredible,” Heslip said. “We weakest categories once again, free to cut the lead to 17-16, but Baylor forced a shot-clock violation and throw shooting and turnovers. subsequently allowed eight straight a turnover. We had opportunities.” The Bears had 17 turnovers on the points to junior forward Remi Junior guard Juwan Staten night, including 11 in only the first Dibo and West Virginia pushed its missed two free throws for West half. Baylor shot 61 percent (14- lead to 25-20. Virginia and Gathers knocked for-23) from the free-throw line. Baylor fought back to cut the down one of two at- “We knew that they play pres- lead to 27-26 after a Heslip three- tempts to tie the game at 64-64 sure defense coming in, and we pointer. Baylor once again let its with less than a minute left. Staten thought we had a great gameplan chance at the lead slip away by foul- earned redemption by hitting a for it,” Heslip said. “The turnovers ing junior forward Kevin Noreen game-winning layup with 3.1 sec- hurt it. It’s so difficult to stop a and giving him two easy points. onds left to give West Virginia the live-ball turnover. You have to give Sophomore center Isaiah Austin 66-64 victory over Baylor. Staten credit, he’s really fast.” “The frustration is definitely Baylor will look to turn things hit a three-pointer, but Baylor took Carlye Thornton | Lariat Photographer a 36-33 deficit into halftime. there,” Gathers said. “If I make that around at 1 p.m. on Saturday when Sophomore forward Rico Gath- free throw, I would have fouled the Bears travel to Stillwater to take Senior forward Cory Jefferson elevates for a slam dunk over a West Virginia defender. The Bears lost 66-64 to Staten down on the other side and on No. 8 Oklahoma State. West Virginia on Tuesday night and fell to 1-6 in Big 12 Conference play. Lady Bears host Tech

By Jeffrey Swindoll di Whitaker, in her first season led all scorers in the game with 18 Sports Writer coaching the Lady Raiders, will points. face Baylor for the first time in her Freshman forward Coming off a big road victory seven-year career. was named the Big 12’s Freshman against Oklahoma State, Baylor Texas Tech lost in overtime of the Week on Monday after earn- jumps back into conference play 85-76 against Iowa State, another ing her fifth straight double-double against Texas Tech at 7 p.m. today game the Lady Raiders came up in the OSU game. at the Ferrell Center. just short, but Baylor is well aware Davis averages 13.5 points a Although Tech’s record (6-13, of the mental and physical prepara- game and leads the team with 8.2 0-8) may indicate it is an inferior tion a conference game demands. rebounds a game, and has devel- team to Baylor (16-3, 6-1), the “We’re going into this game oped into one of the most consis- Lady Raiders are a team with grit like we go into every other confer- tent freshmen for the Lady Bears and determination. ence game,” senior guard Maken- this season. “If you just look at [Texas zie Robertson said. “They’re big “I think it gives me more con- Tech’s] record, you’ll be misled,” games, and we know from the Kan- fidence,” Davis said. “I feel like I’ve head coach said. “If earned more of the team’s trust.” you look at the games, you’ll see The Lady Bears have struggled they’re battling. Our players un- “We’re going into this with taking the open look shots in derstand that Texas Tech is not the past. Robertson said the team going to come in here and just lay game like we go improved in that area in the past down.” into every other few games, which saw senior guard The Lady Bears have outscored conference game. and league leader in points per opponents 281-175 this season but game, Odyssey Sims uncharacter- continue to struggle in maintain- They’re big games, istically struggle. ing that margin in the second half, and we know from the “We’ve all got to step up and tying opponents 236-236 in total. Kansas game that take the shot when it’s there,” Mulkey admitted her team has Robertson said. “We need to help not yet put together two produc- anyone can [Sims] and alleviate some of that tive halves against Big 12 Confer- pull out a win.” pressure from her.” ence opponents. Sims’ points per game average Mulkey stressed Texas Tech’s Makenzie Robertson | guard has dropped from 34 to 29.7, but record is not a representation of Mulkey said it is simply a rough the team’s ability and overall pro- patch in the season. duction in conference play. “Sometimes players just go “They are working hard, and sas game that anyone can pull out a through that wear-and-tear in the they’re running some good stuff,” win. So we know we’ve got to come season,” Mulkey said. “I’m glad Mulkey said. “I really like what into this with the right mindset.” she’s missing the shots now rather Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor they’re doing on the out-of-bounds Robertson posted an impressive than later.” Senior Odyssey Sims drives to the basket in Baylor’s 71-48 win over Kansas State on Jan. 22 at the plays.” outing against OSU, converting six The game will be televised on Ferrell Center. Baylor (16-3, 6-1) is first in the Big 12 and Texas Tech is in last place (6-13, 0-8). Texas Tech head coach Can- out of 10 three-point attempts and Fox Sports Southwest. The Baylor Lariat WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 29, 2014 6 News Texas schools struggle with BRIDGE from Page 1 provision of health-care law Associated Press Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/ eligible under the Teacher Retire- MqFkiD). ment System of Texas, she told the HOUSTON — Texas schools For instance, the Fort Bend In- Chronicle. Gayle Fallon, presi- are scrambling to meet a provision dependent School District posted dent of the Houston Federation of the federal health care overhaul job openings for 74 educational of Teachers, said limiting hours that compels them to offer health assistants, one at each campus, isn't in the spirit of the law and insurance to employees who work who will essentially be full-time wouldn't even be an option in the at least 30 hours a week, according substitutes eligible for benefits. Houston Independent School Dis- to a newspaper report published Those positions should help trict, which struggles with substi- Tuesday. take pressure off the district's pool tute shortages. Substitute teachers, bus drivers of 1,000 part-time substitutes, "That's the sort of shoddy be- and others already are eligible for administrators said, although the havior we were worried about," health coverage but tracking com- district would still face the in- she said. pliance is proving difficult for ad- creased cost of providing benefits She applauded the Houston ministrators. Compared with tra- to more employees. district's move to begin offering ditional employers, school systems Groups of school districts are this month a basic $5-a-month rely on more variable-hour work- considering creating co-ops that health insurance plan to employ- ers and follow a different calendar. could share and provide benefits ees earning less than $25,000 a "It's kind of a nightmare. It's ex- for full-time substitutes, Murphy year. tremely complex," said Holly Mur- said. The most common solution "HISD did very early compli- phy, senior attorney for the Texas will likely be to limit the variable- ance," Fallon said. "We have para-

Association of School Boards. hour workers to 29 hours, or three professionals and clerks and food Travis Taylor | Photo Editor Some systems may cap part- workdays a week, she said. That service and custodial (employees) Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton of the Waco PD answers questions regarding the construction workers’ accident time employees' hours, while won't necessarily mean that sub- who can afford insurance for the near the site of the new stadium during a press conference held Tuesday. others may create new full-time stitutes and other employees will first time, and we got told instantly positions to ease the demand lose access to insurance, however. it was the Affordable Care Act that possibility still remains that the Swanton said the manlift is be- river. from hourly workers, the Houston The vast majority are already did this." man swam to shore elsewhere. lieved to be 20 feet below the He said from the window he A dive team from Austin’s Texas surface. could see a man being pulled out Parks and Wildlife Department Several Baylor law students and covered with a blanket. TRUETT from Page 1 is on its way to in the said they heard reports of the in- The identities of the two men search, Swanton said. cident around 5 p.m. and could have not been released as author- ett and the school of social work of social work graduates to make Baylor owns Browning Square Waco Police Department is see the search crews along the ities are waiting to contact their like an endowment and to fund sure the funds get to the seminary and the Quadrangle for graduate classifying this incident as an in- riverbank from inside their class- families. scholarships. and the school of social work. student housing, but not specifi- dustrial accident, Swanton said. rooms. Waco Police Department is “It would not be owned by “It’s been a desire of mine to cally for those at the seminary. It is unknown at the time if wind Houston first-year law stu- classifying this incident as an in- Baylor or the seminary,” Campbell do a student housing development “As a real estate developer, I was a factor in the collapse of the dent Taylor Giusti said he was dustrial accident, Swanton said. said. specifically for Truett and social said ‘ hey, I know Baylor’s not go- manlift. in a review session when news It is unknown at the time if wind The non-profit trust would be work graduate students,” Camp- ing to be doing any housing for the The Brazos River ranges in began to spread around the law was a factor in the collapse of the made up of seminary and school bell said. seminary, so I’ll just do it myself,’” depth from 15 to 20 feet and campus that a man was in the man lift.

OBAMA from Page 1 new federal contracts, help the long-term woman in Congress, Rep. Cathy McMor- in the House gallery, too, courtesy of a Re- to pass a minimum wage increase for all posal with the administration. Those peo- unemployed find work and expand job- ris Rodgers of Washington state. The GOP publican congressman. American workers, a proposal that gained ple weren’t authorized to discuss the plan training programs. He also planned to re- wants to empower everyday Americans Keenly aware of Congress’ slim record little traction after he first announced it in ahead of the announcement and insisted new his calls for Congress to expand the and not the government, she said in re- of recent accomplishments, White House last year’s State of the Union address. on anonymity. minimum wage increase to all workers, marks prepared for delivery after Obama’s officials see a robust rollout of executive But White House officials feel some- Obama will also tout an initiative to se- pass a sweeping immigration overhaul and address. And Obama’s policies on the actions as the most effective way to show what optimistic that they could get back- cure commitments from big corporations increase access to early childhood educa- economy and health care are making life the public that Obama still wields power as ing this year given that some Republican not to discriminate against the long-term tion programs — all initiatives that stalled harder for those Americans, she said. the clock ticks on his presidency. lawmakers have also indicated an interest unemployed during hiring. Representa- after Obama first announced them in last “Our mission — not only as Republi- Yet much of what the president can in working on income inequality and eco- tives from major companies will join the year’s State of the Union address. cans, but as Americans — is to once again do on his own is limited, as evidenced by nomic mobility issues. president at the White House on Friday to While unemployment is falling and ensure that we are not bound by where we the minimum wage proposal officials pre- Washington’s current focus on inequal- promote the effort. financial markets are soaring, Obama ac- come from but empowered by what we can viewed ahead of Tuesday’s prime-time ad- ity comes as many parts of the economy Some Republicans have warned that knowledged that many Americans have become. That is the gap Republicans are dress. are gaining strength. But the soaring fi- the president’s focus on executive orders yet to see effects of any broader economic working to close. It’s the gap we all face, be- The executive order will increase the nancial markets and corporate balance could backfire by angering GOP leaders recovery. tween where you are and where you want minimum hourly payment for new federal sheets stand in contrast to the millions of who already don’t trust the White House. “The cold, hard fact is that even in the to be,” said McMorris Rodgers, who ranks contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10. But people still out of work or struggling with “The more he tries to do it alone and midst of recovery, too many Americans fourth in the House leadership. because the measure affects only future stagnant incomes that don’t stretch as far do confrontation, the less he’s going to be are working more than ever just to get by, As the president prepared to make the contracts, its immediate impact will be as they used to. able to get cooperation,” said John Feehery, let alone get ahead,” Obama says. “And too short trip from the White House to Capi- minimal. Seeking to address those issues, Obama a former top House Republican aide. many still aren’t working at all.” tol Hill, lawmakers and an eclectic array of “The question is how many people, Mr. will also announce executive actions on The president will still try to score a few Obama’s go-it-alone strategy, with guests were filing into the House chamber. President, will this executive action actu- job training, boosting employment oppor- legislative victories this year, namely an modest steps for now, is aimed both at Among those sitting with first lady Mi- ally help?” Boehner said. “I suspect the an- tunities for the long-term unemployed and overhaul of the nation’s broken immigra- jump-starting his stagnant second term chelle Obama were two survivors of the swer is somewhere close to zero.” expanding retirement savings for low- and tion laws. and prodding a divided Congress to take Boston Marathon bombing and Jason Col- The White House says the wage hike middle-income Americans. The Senate passed landmark legislation economic fairness and shrinking the gap additional action to boost economic op- lins, an openly gay former NBA player. would most benefit janitors and construc- The retirement savings proposal is last summer, but the effort stalled in the between the wealthy and the poor. portunity for millions of Americans. Republican House Speaker John tion laborers working under new federal geared toward workers whose employers Republican-led House. Conservatives are The initiatives Obama planned to But there’s little indication lawmak- Boehner brought business owners from contracts, as well as military base workers don’t currently offer such plans. pushing back against the president’s call to unveil Tuesday night were tailored to fit ers are ready to follow along, particularly his home state of Ohio who say Obama’s who wash dishes, serve food and do laun- The program would allow first-time create a pathway to citizenship for the 11 those themes. He was to announce execu- as the nation barrels toward the midterm health care overhaul is hurting their com- dry. But officials did not say how many savers to start building up savings in Trea- million people living in the U.S. illegally. tive action to raise the minimum wage for elections. panies. people would fall into those categories. sury bonds that eventually could be con- And some Democrats would prefer to Republicans offered their vision in a re- Willie Robertson, a star of the televi- Obama will seek to build on the execu- verted into traditional IRAs, according to use the unresolved issue to mobilize His- SEE page 6 OBAMA, sponse from their party’s highest-ranking sion show “Duck Dynasty,” scored a seat tive order by renewing his call for Congress two people who have discussed the pro- panic voters for this year’s elections.

EXECUTION from Page 1 States consider reviving this month offered a bill allowing final words were, “I feel my whole rible things deserve to have terrible 1994. the firing squad. ’s attor- body burning.” things happen to them,” Campbell In recent years, there have been ney general and a state lawmaker Missouri threw out its three- said. three civilian firing squad execu- have raised the notion of rebuild- drug lethal injection procedure Richard Dieter, executive direc- tions in the U.S., all in Utah. Gary old-fashioned executions ing the state’s gas chamber. And a after it could no longer obtain the tor of the Death Penalty Informa- Gilmore uttered his famous final Virginia lawmaker wants to make drugs. State officials altered the tion Center in Washington, D.C., words, “Let’s do it,” on Jan. 17, electrocution an option if lethal- method in 2012 to use propofol, cautioned that there could be a 1977, before his execution, which injection drugs are not available. which was found in the system of backlash. ended a 10-year unofficial mora- If adopted, those measures pop star Michael Jackson after he “These ideas would jeopardize torium on the death penalty across could return states to the more died of an overdose in 2009. the death penalty because, I think, the country. harrowing imagery of previous de- The anti-death penalty Euro- the public reaction would be revul- Convicted killers John Albert cades, when inmates were hanged, pean Union threatened to impose sion, at least from many quarters,” Taylor in 1996 and Ronnie Lee electrocuted or shot to death by export limits on propofol if it were Dieter said. Gardner in 2010 were also put to marksmen. used in an execution, jeopardizing Some states already provide death by firing squad. States began moving to lethal the supply of a common anesthetic alternatives to lethal injection. Utah is phasing out its use, but injection in the 1980s in the belief needed by hospitals across the na- Condemned prisoners may choose the firing squad remains an option that powerful sedatives and heart- tion. In October, Gov. the in eight states: there for inmates sentenced prior stopping drugs would replace the stayed the execution of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Ken- to May 3, 2004. violent spectacles with a more and ordered tucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Oklahoma maintains the firing clinical affair while limiting, if not the Missouri Department of Cor- Tennessee and Virginia. An inmate squad as an option, but only if le- eliminating, an inmate’s pain. rections to find a new drug. named Robert Gleason Jr. was the thal injection and electrocution are The total number of U.S. execu- Days later, the state announced most recent to die by electrocution, deemed unconstitutional. tions has declined — from a peak it had switched to a form of pen- in Virginia in January 2013. In Wyoming, Republican state of 98 in 1999 to 39 last year. Some tobarbital made by a compound- Missouri and Wyoming allow Sen. Bruce Burns said death by fir- states have turned away from the ing pharmacy. Like other states, for gas-chamber executions, and ing squad would be far less expen- SEE EXECUTION, page 6death penalty entirely. Many have Missouri has refused to divulge Arizona does if the crime occurred sive than building a gas chamber. cases tied up in court. And those where the drug comes from or who before Nov. 23, 1992, and the in- Wyoming has only one inmate on that carry on with executions find makes it. mate chooses that option instead of death row, 68-year-old convicted them increasingly difficult to con- Missouri has carried out two lethal injection. Missouri no longer killer Dale Wayne Eaton. The state duct because of the scarcity of executions using pentobarbital — has a gas chamber, but Attorney has not executed anyone in 22 drugs and doubts about how well Franklin in November and Allen General Chris Koster, a Democrat, years. they work. Nicklasson in December. Neither and Missouri state Sen. Jackson Miller, a Republican in European drug makers have inmate showed outward signs of Kurt Schaefer, a Republican, the Virginia House of Delegates, is stopped selling the lethal chemi- suffering, but the secrecy of the last year suggested possibility re- sponsoring a bill that would allow cals to prisons because they do not process resulted in a lawsuit and a building one. So far, there is no bill for electrocution if lethal injection want their products used to kill. legislative inquiry. to do so. drugs are not available. At least two recent executions Michael Campbell, assistant , New Hampshire and Miller said he would prefer that are also raising concerns about professor of criminal justice at the Washington state still allow in- the state have easy access to the the drugs’ effectiveness. Last week, -St. Louis, mates to choose . The last drugs needed for lethal injections. Ohio inmate Dennis McGuire took said some lawmakers simply don’t hanging in the U.S. was “But I also believe that the process 26 minutes to die by injection, believe convicted murderers de- in Delaware in 1996. Two prison- of the justice system needs to be gasping repeatedly as he lay on a serve any mercy. ers in Washington state have cho- fulfilled.” gurney with his mouth opening “Many of these politicians are sen to be hanged since the 1990s and closing. And on Jan. 9, Okla- trying to tap into a more popu- — in 1993 homa inmate Michael Lee Wilson’s list theme that those who do ter- and in