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baylorlariat com The Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE The Waco Relay For Life hosted its annual meet this weekend. See how the Waco community came together to fight cancer in our video online. Tuesday | April 28, 2015 Baylor students endeavor to aid Nepal By Kalli Damschen tals are overcrowded and are running out Staff Writer of space for bodies. Many important historical and cultural The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that buildings were also damaged by the earth- devastated Nepal on Saturday has impact- quake. Famous temples, statues, towers ed people worldwide, and Baylor students and squares have all been destroyed. are banding together to aid in fundraising “Because of the earthquake, Nepal lost for relief efforts. most of its national heritage,” Acharya As of Monday afternoon, over 4,000 said. “We lost almost all of our heritage.” people have been confirmed dead, with an The United Nations children’s agency additional 6,500 injured. The earthquake reports that over one million children are was the worst Nepal had experienced in in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. over 80 years. Since Saturday there have Political discord within Nepal may add been more than 100 aftershocks, including extra difficulties to relief and rebuilding one with a magnitude of 6.7. efforts, making the international response The quake also caused devastating more important. avalanches on Mt. Everest which killed 18 “The thing with disaster and hunger climbers. Three of them were Americans. relief is that there are stages,” said Dr. A number of international Baylor stu- Cynthia Harr, a professor in the School dents are setting up a table in the Baylor of Social Work. “They’re in the first stage, Sciences Building on Tuesday morning to which is the emergency of trying to get collect donations for the Red Cross Society people out. The kind of people they need that will directly aid Nepal. there now are the people who can do the “The Red Cross is really proactive, and searching.” has many people, first responders that go Shortly after the immediate need for on the ground and help a lot of people,” trained rescue teams, Nepal needs basic said Swastika Raut, a doctoral candidate in necessities and supplies. biology from Nepal who has helped orga- “Soon is the need for water, food, medi- nize the fundraiser. cal help, and depending on the time of Associated Press The international students are also year, shelter and blankets to keep warm,” planning a candlelit vigil for the victims of Rescue teams search for bodies on Monday in the collapsed Sitapyla church in Kathmandu, Nepal. A strong earthquake shook Nepal’s Harr said. capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday. The catastrophe has overwhelmed Nepal’s government, with the chal- the earthquake on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Although some people might be eager lenge expected to worsen as the death toll climbs. Four thousand people were confirmed dead Monday. but the location is currently undecided. to get directly involved with aid efforts, the “As humanity, we should do something five years ago, but many of his friends lost The earthquake was so severe that destroyed, both in villages and in the capi- need for financial assistance is more dire, for crises because we don’t know if this their lives in the earthquake. Others are tremors were felt in neighboring China tal city of Kathmandu. Homeless refugees said Joben David, a graduate student from is going to happen to us tomorrow,” said still suffering from the limited resources. and India, even though the epicenter of have established tent cities in Kathmandu, India pursuing his master’s degree in the Shiva Acharya, a sophomore biochemistry “Hunger is really bad,” Acharya said. quake was in the Gorkha district of Nepal. while others are fleeing the city in hopes of School of Social Work. major who was born in Nepal. “Life is un- “We want to do as much as we can to pro- People worldwide have banded togeth- finding a safer area with more resources. “There’s a lot of things in the world that predictable, so we should help those who vide them with food and everything, and er to send aid to Nepal. Entire villages in The quake has caused shortages of you say ‘don’t just throw money at it,’ but in are in need.” medical kits. Most of the people have phys- the remote mountainous areas were de- food, water and medical supplies. There Acharya and his family moved to Texas ical wounds.” stroyed by rockslides. Many homes were have also been electricity outages. Hospi- SEE NEPAL, page 5 Old H-E-B Students give may become Clothesline advice with apartments By Rebecca Flannery marketing Staff Writer By Shannon Barbour Pending a city plan commission meeting at 7 p.m. today, Reporter the former H-E-B on Speight Avenue will be torn down and replaced with a new apartment complex. This isn’t “Fixer Upper,” but Baylor students are Just one block away from The View, another apartment helping Mission Waco fix up The Clothesline, Mis- complex is proposed to go up in place of the abandoned sion Waco’s resale shop. H-E-B. Austin-based developer American Campus Com- Dr. Rochelle Brunson, Family and consumer munities would build on the newly-designated development sciences professor, teaches a visual merchandising land. The project is estimated to cost $40 million. and promotion class which proposed several im- Beatriz Wharton, city planner for the city of Waco, said provements to The Clothesline Monday afternoon there was a 7-3 vote during the last planning meeting in fa- in Goebel Building. vor of making the area sustainable for a new development. “I loved it,” said Michelle Felkner, manager of Meeting the maximum allotted height for a building in the The Clothesline. “They had some really good ideas. area, the complex is designed to reach 600 feet, or five sto- I can’t believe they did it on such a small budget.” Brunson proposed working with Mission Waco ries, which is a cause for concern among those voting on Kevin Freeman | Lariat Photographer the proposal. to her students who were then given a budget of “Three members were concerned about the building An eerie glow $500 to make improvements to the downtown Waco location. blocking the Baylor skyline,” Wharton said. “However, the A shelf cloud looms over campus in the late Tuesday afternoon. Severe weather developed through- out Texas over the weekend and generated up to softball sized hail and a few tornadoes. SEE H-E-B, page 5 SEE CLOTHESLINE, page 5 National Weather Service: Over 8 tornadoes hit Texas on Sunday
Associated Press Hail described as the size of know until it was too late,” Basoco ping pong balls, and larger, show- said. DALLAS — A band of torna- ered the area, and several inches of National Weather Service does that swept across parts of rain caused flash flooding and in- forecaster Lamont Bain said ear- rural Texas over the weekend flat- undated roadways. lier Monday that severe weath- tened buildings, tore the roofs off Storm chasers Spencer Basoco er reached Comanche, Erath, other structures and forced people and Lawrence McEwen were pur- Somervell, Bosque, Hill and John- to rush for shelter, the National suing the storm south of Stephen- son counties. He said Glen Rose re- Weather Service said Monday. ville on Sunday when 1-inch hail ceived more than 4 inches of rain. National Weather Service me- suddenly gave way to ones measur- Part of the Waxahachie po- teorologist Matt Bishop confirmed ing 4 inches or more. lice headquarters south of Dallas Monday that at least eight tor- Hail shattered in the roadway flooded as water several inches nadoes touched down in an area ahead of their vehicle but then be- deep rushed into the building. Associated Press southwest of Fort Worth late Sun- gan striking McEwen’s windshield, Anita Foster, spokeswoman for John Kuethe, owner of Green Acres Farm, surveys the damage to his barn that was partially uprooted, damaging day. destroying it. two tractors and much of the building on Monday. Residents east of Rio Vista clean up after a severe storm system No injuries have been reported. “There was no possible way to SEE TORNADOES, page 5 swept across parts of Texas Sunday night.
Vol.115 No. 98 First copy free. Additional copies 25 cents each. © 2015 Baylor University Opinion Tuesday|April 28, 2015 2 The Baylor Lariat Gas chambers are cruel, unusual A procedure which y should in Arizona in 1999. Since then, le- Editorial have been completed with one thal injection has been the primary In response to a shortage of dose was protracted to almost means for corporal punishment. drugs used in lethal injection, sev- two hours. Witnesses who were at Although the Supreme Court eral states that wish to continue us- Wood’s execution said Wood spent has never ruled on the constitu- ing the lethal injection as a form of over an hour of the execution tionality of the gas chamber, sev- punishment are looking at alterna- “gasping and snorting.” eral legal experts argue that the use tives — one being the gas chamber. An attorney for Wood said al- of the chamber violates the Eighth This past week, Oklahoma gov- though he is not sure whether or Amendment of the U.S. Constitu- ernor Mary Fallin signed into a not he suffered, one thing is cer- tion. law a measure that would institute tain: the first attempt was unsuc- In 1996, U.S. 9th Circuit Court the nitrogen-backed gas chamber, cessful. of Appeals upheld a decision by a law currently pending approval One of the prevailing reasons U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. from the U.S. Supreme Court. for using these “experimental” Patel in San Francisco three years Fallin said she believes ”capital chemicals is the fact that many earlier, who stated in her decision punishment must be performed ef- states that still use capital punish- that the gas chamber was “inhu- fectively and without cruelty,” and ment are running out of the drugs mane and has no place in civilized the bill she signed gives Oklahoma for lethal injection. society.” another death penalty option that Texas’ state department con- At the heart of the issue lies one meets that standard. firmed last month that the state question: Does the person being But considering execution by only had enough dosage for one le- executed feel pain during the gas gas chambers in the past have thal injection left. Europe supplies chamber execution? This was the caused asphyxiation to inmates, the U.S. with many of these drugs. basis of the switch for many states often leaving them gasping for Europe has placed an embargo on from electric chairs and gas cham- breath for in some instances al- the drugs pentobarbital and so- bers to lethal injections. most 20 minutes, Fallin is severely dium thiopental, which are com- Fallin claims that these nitro- mistaken. monly used for lethal injection, gen-based gas chambers will have Over the past year, a number of so many states are facing the same a similar effect that proponents of a conclusion on execution pro- If scientists were to “test” an worth considering. capital punishment cases employ- lack of drugs. lethal injection used to champion cedures, since medicine does not individual to see whether or not However, if a state is to employ ing lethal injection have come un- Catherine Ashton, who served the penalty. position itself to intentionally take they experienced pain during the capital punishment as a means of der the national spotlight. as the vice president of the Euro- Hydrogen cyanide and car- a life. procedure, there would be no way punishing individuals who com- This is primarily because trials pean Commission at the time the bon monoxide have been used in Zivot, who is the assistant pro- to tell whether or not the deceased mit heinous crimes, there needs to using lethal, experimental drug embargo was passed, said it was the past for the gas chamber. Fal- fessor of anesthesiology and sur- person experienced pain. It’s a no- be a complete assurance that the cocktails have been deemed un- passed as part of the European lin says nitrogen gas would cause gery at Emory University School of win situation. the means of execution is humane. successful. Last year, Joseph Wood, Union’s wider effort to eradicate the person being executed to fall Medicine, said, “There’s no thera- It is not clear whether or not Otherwise, another method an inmate convicted and sentenced the death penalty nationwide, ac- unconscious almost immediately, peutic use of nitrogen gas, and the death penalty should be abol- should be used. The nitrogen- to death for the 1989 murder of his cording to an article published by therefore rendering the execution there’s no way to ethically or prac- ished completely. based gas chamber method does ex-girlfriend and her father, was The Independent. in a sense, humane. tically test if nitrogen gas is a hu- There are several arguments not meet that criterion and should injected 15 times with a lethal dose The gas chamber was a form Dr. Joel Zivot, however, says it mane alternative,” in an interview for and against the form of pun- not be employed. of drugs. of execution last used in the U.S. is “ethically impossible” to reach with the Huffington Post. ishment that are at the very least From the Lariat blog It’s not about the clothing label
Just a week ago, hordes of shoppers piled cal customers have been coupled with com- into Target stores across the country and ments on the disparaging of the line and its punched in their credit card numbers online. reputation, which seems to be more country All this for a shot at small quantities of the club than style. Lilly Pulitzer for Target line, which sold out The people who are criticizing those who the same day the collaboration was released. bought the Lilly Pulitzer for Target products The collaboration with Target included should stop boasting of their more expensive Palm Beach inspired products such as pillows, products, or as some have been calling it, “the umbrellas, dishes and clothing. real Lilly.” This is nothing out of the ordinary. Fast- Just because someone spent more money In Monday’s New York Times, the newspaper fashion stores often collaborate with well- on nearly the same, not-so-fashion-forward known designers to provide an affordable al- product doesn’t mean he or she is above those challenged the status quo. Its interior sports ternative for the average shopper. who can’t afford to or simply don’t want to buy H&M, Topshop and Target have all collab- not as loud as I have recently. the more expensive version. section was like nothing I’ve seen the orated with the likes of Lanvin, Stella McCart- People are outraged and disgusted that Lilly Money can buy that “real Lilly” product, news giant produce. As I flipped through ney, Jason Wu and most recently, Lilly Pulitzer. Pulitzer would dare collaborate with Target so but it doesn’t stop someone from being an in- Shoppers burst into Target stores to grab all the average consumer could also enjoy these sensitive elitist. each section — honestly, looking for the they could — some for their own collections products. These avid supporters and consumers of SportsMonday portion to throw away — I and others to sell online. This caused some With the release of this new collection, Lilly Pulitzer should be more sensitive to the outrage by those who also wanted to go home these avid Lilly Pulitzer fans have shamed different reasons people choose to purchase stopped, confused by what I saw. with something. But it didn’t cause as many is- those who purchased the new products from cheaper products and shouldn’t be as con- sues as the fact that Lilly Pulitzer chose to col- Target. cerned with the label on their clothes. — Jonathon S. Platt laborate with Target. How dare those people go buy something Shannon Barbour is a senior political science in a more affordable version, they cry. Web and social media editor I’ve heard the complaints before with the major from Harbor City, Calif. She is a staff release of other designer collaborations, but These complaints from the company’s typi- writer and regular columnist for the Lariat.
Baylor community should research, visit, ask questions to learn truth about SeaWorld
I moved to San Antonio in 1987 is truly our number one priority. I would trainers could help rescue and rehabili- claims made by animal rights activists. I from Barrow, Ark., where I worked with not work here or have dedicated my pro- tate stranded sea lion pups. SeaWorld encourage members of the Baylor com- marine mammals for eight years. I have fessional life to caring for these animals has already rescued more than 500 sea munity who have questions about our worked with the animals at SeaWorld if that wasn’t the case. In fact, we are lions in 2015, and over the past five facilities or animal care standards to visit San Antonio as a veterinarian since mov- strictly regulated by government agen- decades, has rescued more than 25,000 AskSeaWorld.com, or better yet, pay a ing here and was disappointed to learn cies, including the U.S. Department of animals. visits to SeaWorld to learn the truth. of the decision by the Baylor Alumni Agriculture, and accredited by both the Additionally, SeaWorld has contrib- It would be a pleasure for show them Network to relocate its summer trip Association of Zoos and Aquariums and uted millions of dollars to global conser- around, answer questions, and allow from SeaWorld due to concerns over the the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & vation efforts. Most recently, SeaWorld them to see for themselves how our care of our animals. Aquariums. committed $10 million in matching animals are cared for. As someone who cares for the ani- SeaWorld goes above and beyond and funds to study endangered killer whales mals at SeaWorld San Antonio every day, cares for the animals outside our parks in the wild. — Dr. Les Dalton Lariat
Letters Letters I can wholeheartedly say that SeaWorld’s as well. A few weeks ago in San Diego, A lot of misinformation has been Veterinarian animals are healthy and thriving, and the for example, we closed our sea lion and spread about SeaWorld as a result SeaWorld San Antonio care and conservation of these animals otter show in San Diego so that our of the “Blackfish” documentary and
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Phi Iota Alpha is holding an informational meeting on its scholarship pageant at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Cowden Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. Female students who are inter- ested in receiving scholarship money should plan to attend. For Uproar Records hosting more information, contact Ro- Summer Send-Off event [email protected].. Uproar Records is holding its Finals week approaches Summer Send-Off event at 7 p.m. Thursday at Common Grounds. There will be no classes Mon- There will be performances by Associated Press day or Tuesday as they are the Trannie Stevens, Luke Hicks, T. A man throws a brick at police Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African-American who died of a spine injury while in police custody, in study days before finals start. Fi- Ryan and Before 94. Tickets are $5 Baltimore. A curfew has been put in place amid riots. nals will take place May 6-11. and can be purchased at the door For the official finals sched- or online at www.cgwaco.com. For ule, visit the Office of the Regis- more information, contact Taylor_ trar website at www.baylor.edu/ [email protected]. State of emergency in Baltimore registrar. Memorial renovation holds By Tom Foreman Jr. in her first day on the job, said pepper spray to keep the rioters Emergency officials were con- Dodgeball tournament: countdown block party Amanda Lee Myers she would send Justice Depart- back. For the most part, though, stantly thwarted as they tried to Play games, raise money Associated Press ment officials to the city in com- they relied on line formations to restore calm. Firefighters trying to Memorial Dining Hall will ing days. A weeklong, daily cur- keep protesters at bay. put out a blaze at a CVS store were Pi Beta Phi is hosting a tourna- close completely for renovations BALTIMORE — Rioters few was imposed beginning today Monday’s riot was the latest hindered by someone who sliced ment, Dodge the Arrow, to raise at 8 p.m. Friday after dinner. It will plunged part of Baltimore into from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the mayor flare-up over the mysterious death holes in a hose connected to a fire funds for Read>Lead>Achieve. reopen in Fall 2015 as 1845 Memo- chaos Monday, torching a phar- said. At least 15 officers were hurt, of Freddie Gray, whose fatal en- hydrant, spraying water all over The dodgeball tournament rial. macy, setting police cars ablaze and some two dozen people were counter with officers came amid the street and nearby buildings. will be held from 6-11 p.m. Fri- There will be a party from 4-7 and throwing bricks at officers arrested. Two officers remained the national debate over police The smell of burned rubber day in Russell Gym. There will p.m. Friday so students can say hours after thousands mourned hospitalized, police said. use of force, especially when black wafted in the air in one neighbor- be three divisions: guys, girls and their goodbyes to the old Memori- the man who died from a severe “The National Guard repre- suspects are involved. Gray was hood where youths were looting a co-ed. al and see the concept of 1845 Me- spinal injury he suffered in police sents the last resort in restoring African-American. Police have liquor store. Teams can have five to seven morial. Students can take pictures custody. order,” Gov. Larry Hogan told a declined to specify the races of the Police stood still nearby as players. The cost is $5 per player with the Memorial staff team at a The governor declared a state news conference. “I have not made six officers involved in his arrest, people drank looted alcohol. Glass and includes a T-shirt. For more photo booth and sing karaoke with of emergency and called in the Na- this decision lightly.” all of whom have been suspended and trash littered the streets, and information, or for the link to a DJ. For more information, con- tional Guard to restore order, and Officers wearing helmets and with pay while they are under in- other small fires were scattered sign up, contact Cara_Duniven@ tact [email protected]. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, wielding shields occasionally used vestigation. about. baylor.edu. Theater shooting trial tries to look in shooter’s mind By Sadie Gurman from wrong when he slipped into that took hold of his mind and Associated Press the theater, unleashed tear gas and commanded him to kill. He some- killed 12 people and wounded how thought slaughtering people CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Two 70. He’s charged with first-degree would set things right, and was so versions of the unstable mind of murder, attempted murder, an ex- sick afterward that he licked the James Holmes were presented to plosives offense and committing wall of his jail cell, his defense said. a jury Monday as lawyers revealed an act of violence for the mayhem King and Spengler referred to many more details about his con- he caused on July 20, 2012. the seemingly delusional rants in version from a promising grad Holmes has pleaded not guilty a journal Holmes mailed to his student to a gunman capable of by reason of insanity. His defense therapist just before the shootings opening fire on hundreds of unsus- hopes jurors will agree and have as proof that he had lost his mind. pecting moviegoers at a “Batman” him indefinitely committed to a Brauchler pointed instead to premiere. mental institution. Under Colo- emails Holmes sent his parents, The lead prosecutor displayed rado law, prosecutors must prove where he seemed to communicate an image of the theater door on a Holmes was sane in order to have rationally and downplay his emo- TV screen as he told of a sinister him executed or spend the rest of tional decline. but sane killer who methodically his life in prison. All the while, Holmes was carried out the 2012 mass murder “Mental illness can sure sound buying an arsenal of weapons, to make himself feel good and be like an excuse, but in this case, it’s ammunition, tear gas, explosive remembered. not,” King said. “There will be no chemicals, body armor and re- “Through this door is hor- doubt in your minds that by the mote control detonators, and go- ror. Through this door are bullets, end of this trial, Mr. Holmes is se- ing to a remote shooting range to blood, brains and bodies. Through verely mentally ill.” practice what he described to an this door, one guy who thought as Holmes sat quietly, harnessed ex-girlfriend as his “evil plan,” the if he had lost his career, lost his to the floor by a cable that ran prosecutor said. Associated Press Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., top right, presides over the opening of the trial of Colorado theater shooter James love life, lost his purpose, came to through his pants leg as the law- Just a few hours into a trial ex- Holmes, far left, Monday in Centennial, Colo. execute a plan,” said District At- yers described his emotional rise pected to last four months, it be- torney George Brauchler, standing and fall. came clear that prosecutors will the weapons Holmes used to kill no need to spend months describ- Insanity defenses are success- before a scale model of the theater. Defense attorneys said mental try to prove Holmes had no excuse, them on a TV screen. “Boom!” ing such horrors; they acknowl- ful in only 25 percent of felony “He tried to murder a theater illness ran through both sides of and miss no opportunity to remind he repeated, describing in detail edge Holmes was the killer. His trials nationally, even less so in full of people to make himself feel Holmes’ family, including an aunt jurors of the lives he ended or ru- how bullets pierced organs and de- state of mind is what’s in dispute. homicides. Most mass shooters are better and because he thought it with schizophrenic affective disor- ined. stroyed limbs. To prove beyond a reasonable killed by police, kill themselves or would increase his self-worth.” der. Holmes attempted suicide at Holmes’ victims included two “Four-hundred people came doubt that he was “NOT insane,” plead guilty. A review of 160 mass Brauchler said two previously age 11, had “intrusive thoughts” in active-duty servicemen, a single into a boxlike theater to be enter- Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., told the shootings found killers went to secret court-ordered psychiatric high school, and his mental illness mom, a man celebrating his 27th tained, and one person came to jury, the state must show he had “a trial 74 times, and just three were exams found Holmes to be sane. “revved up” in his 20s, his attorney birthday, and an aspiring broad- slaughter them,” the prosecutor culpable state of mind.” If Holmes found insane, according to Grant Public Defender Daniel King Katherine Spengler said. By grad caster who had survived a mall said. Many more people would acted with deliberation and intent Duwe, a Minnesota corrections countered that Holmes suffers school, his “psychosis bloomed,” shooting in Toronto, and a 6-year- have died, but a magazine on his — willfully taking actions that he official who wrote the book “Mass from schizophrenia, a diagnosis King said. old girl whose pregnant mother AR-15 assault rifle jammed, leav- knew would kill people -- then Murder in the United States: A confirmed by 20 doctors. By the months before the lost her baby and was paralyzed. ing 218 bullets unfired, Brauchler even if he had mental problems, he Hi s t or y.” Jurors must decide whether shootings, Holmes was the throes “Boom!” Brauchler said as he said. should be found guilty of murder, The defense hopes to add Holmes was able to know right of psychosis, suffering delusions showed pictures of the victims and Defense attorneys said there’s the judge said. Holmes to that very short list.
Government decreases
As moving-out day approaches, Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries fluoride and Baylor have joined forces to make it easy and convenient for you to recycle your gently used items. By Mike Stobbe Associated Press
NEW YORK — The govern- May 7- 15, 2015 ment is lowering the recommend- ed amount of fluoride in drink- ing water because some kids are getting too much, causing white splotches on their teeth. It’s the first change since the government urged cities to add fluoride to water supplies to pre- vent tooth decay more than 50 years ago. Now, fluoride is put in toothpaste, mouthwash and other products as well. One study found about 2 out of 5 adolescents had tooth streak- ing or spottiness. It’s primarily a cosmetic issue, said Deputy Sur- geon General Boris Lushniak, in announcing the new standard Monday. Today, about 75 percent of Americans get fluoridated water. The Baylor Lariat TUESDAY | APRIL 28, 2015 5 News
Nepal from Page 1 Tornadoes from Page 1 the American Red Cross, said in a city library and other locations for as of Monday morning, and mod- statement Monday that her agen- people to seek refuge. erate to heavy rainfall was forecast cy is assessing the damage and More severe weather was fore- through the day. providing assistance to families. cast for North and East Texas Strong thunderstorms in the “Overnight, Red Cross teams through Monday, with forecasts Houston area Monday brought provided cots and blankets for calling for winds up to 70 mph, heavy rain, downed trees and the shelter set up in Maypearl, hail and the possibility of torna- damaged homes and buildings. and stood by for shelter needs in does. The Texas Department of Johnson, Hood and Erath coun- Other parts of Texas, mean- Transportation reported down- ties,” she said. “The event is still while, were lashed by heavy rains. pours have led to standing water unfolding with flash flooding The weather service on Monday on roads in Alto and other parts throughout the area.” issued a flash-flood watch for of East Texas, and in Hardeman Stephenville police said shel- parts of the Panhandle. Amarillo County, northwest of Wichita ters were opened Sunday at the had received up to 2 inches of rain Falls near the Panhandle. Baylor students endeavor to aid Nepal tals are overcrowded and are running out of space for bodies. Many important historical and cultural buildings were also damaged by the earth- quake. Famous temples, statues, towers and squares have all been destroyed. “Because of the earthquake, Nepal lost most of its national heritage,” Acharya said. “We lost almost all of our heritage.” The United Nations children’s agency reports that over one million children are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Political discord within Nepal may add extra difficulties to relief and rebuilding efforts, making the international response more important. “The thing with disaster and hunger Associated Press relief is that there are stages,” said Dr. Cynthia Harr, a professor in the School Locals watch rescue teams try to remove the body of a 12-year-old girl from a collapsed home Monday in Kath- mandu, Nepal. of Social Work. “They’re in the first stage, which is the emergency of trying to get disaster situations they need help “It’s important to check out the earthquake damage for an ex- people out. The kind of people they needquickly,” David said. “It’s one of which organizations you give to,” tended period of time, so inter- there now are the people who can do the those cases where a lot of money is Harr said. national aid will be an ongoing searching.” needed. Financial support is a big Some reputable organizations process. David said that one of Shortly after the immediate need forthing.” that both Harr and David recom- the most important ways to help trained rescue teams, Nepal needs basic Harr and David both said mon- mended were Doctors Without Nepal is to stay up-to-date on de- necessities and supplies. etary donations are significantly Borders, World Vision, Compas- velopments in Nepal and continue Kevin Freeman | Lariat Photographer “Soon is the need for water, food, medi-more helpful than donations of sion International, the United Na- donating money throughout the cal help, and depending on the time of clothing or food, since it’s easier tions and church or denomination- recovery process. year, shelter and blankets to keep warm,” and more affordable for organiza- al organizations. “Stay on it,” he said. “Get in- Flinging green and gold Harr said. tions to acquire such supplies lo- “It’s oftentimes a really good formed. Give when people stop Although some people might be eager cally. idea to give to an organization giving.” Tampa, Fla., sophomore Lauren Shedd, Cypress junior Rachel Mann, Denver, Colo., sophomore Koua to get directly involved with aid efforts, the Before donating money to aid that is already there functioning The Associated Press contributed Vang and Cypress sophomore Caleb Mann take part in a paint fight Sunday before Baylor baseball’s series need for financial assistance is more dire,Nepal, research organizations and and working, and will probably be to this story. closer against Kansas State. said Joben David, a graduate student from discover what percentage of their there afterwards,” Harr said. India pursuing his master’s degree in the money goes directly to aid efforts. Nepal will be recovering from School of Social Work. “There’s a lot of things in the world that from Page 1 you say ‘don’t just throw money at it,’ but in H-E-B plan is well within the limitations Belton junior Darius Ewing fort to create something that’ll be a SEE NEPAL, page 5of city requirements.” lives past the lot and passes the benefit to the community.” Based on artist renderings, the structure on his way to classes American Campus Communi- the H-E-B building will be demol- daily. He said building a new apart- ties was unable to comment on the ished and rebuilt to take up the en- ment in the abandoned lot’s place plans for development at the time tire piece of land. Stretching from will create some unwanted traffic. of publication. However, the ren- Students give Speight Avenue to James Avenue “The prospect of an apartment dering drawn for the citywide pro- and from 11th Street to 12th Street, being there with all of the traffic is posal show amenities including an the plot will contain enough units a little daunting after seeing how onsite parking garage for 620 ve- to house 702 people. much traffic was added by The hicles, a pool and a covered court- Clothesline Wharton said the decision from View,” Ewing said. “That coupled yard accessible to all residents. city planning meeting today will with 11th Street Flats going in According to the American then go to the May 19 city council makes it a little overwhelming.” Campus Communities website, its meeting, which will determine if Dale Fisseler, Waco city man- mission is “to be the premier pro- advice with the land will be built upon. ager, said he believes the new vider of quality student housing “There’s no timeline yet for the complex will be a positive effort communities and services through demolition and building of the in creating new housing for Baylor a unique understanding and unre- property,” Wharton said. “That will students. lenting commitment to students, marketing become more of a reality after the “Well, I miss the old H-E-B,” parents, educational institutions city meetings are finished on May Fisseler said, laughing. “But I know and investors.” By Shannon Barbour 19.” they’ve taken a lot of time and ef- Reporter
from Page 1 This isn’t “Fixer Upper,” but Baylor students areClothesline helping Mission Waco fix up The Clothesline, Mis- sion Waco’s resale shop. Dr. Rochelle Brunson, Family and consumer sciences professor, teaches a visual merchandising and promotion class which proposed several im- provements to The Clothesline Monday afternoon in Goebel Building. “I loved it,” said Michelle Felkner, manager of The Clothesline. “They had some really good ideas. I can’t believe they did it on such a small budget.” Brunson proposed working with Mission Waco to her students who were then given a budget of $500 to make improvements to the downtown Waco location.
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Hannah Haseloff | Lariat Photographer First lady Alice Starr and Dr. Rochelle Brunson, Family and consumer sciences professor, pose with the visual merchandising and promotion class. The class created a new interior design and marketing plan for Mission Waco’s Clothesline.
First lady Alice Starr attended Hughes said. “Part of why we’re and other ways to improve the aes- the proposal and said she was im- doing this project for Clothesline thetics of The Clothesline. pressed by the students’ ability to is to increase their sales revenue Felkner and Joyce Brammer, make significant improvements by allowing our work to be funda- supervisor of The Clothesline, said with a strict budget. mentally changing to the aesthetics they plan on using the suggestions “I thought that each student to their store.” on improving signs inside and out- stood their own ground and truly Hughes and her classmates side the store in addition to chang- made an effort to make enhance- proposed The Clothesline increase ing the paint colors immediately. ments that were cost effective,” their online and social media pres- Felkner, Brammer and mem- Starr said. “They wanted to do as ence in addition to improving their bers from The Clothesline’s board much as they could on a very tight aesthetics. were pleased with the suggestions budget to help Mission Waco.” “I think our proposals are well and the effort that each student Associated Press Danae Hughes, Lake Jackson rounded,” Hughes said. “I think we gave and would like to continue John Kuethe, owner of Green Acres Farm, surveys the damage to his barn that was partially uprooted, damaging two tractors and much of the building on Monday. Residents east of Rio Vista clean up after a severe storm system senior, said she used her experi- present an aesthetic appeal and a working with Brunson’s classes in swept across parts of Texas Sunday night. ence in merchandising to help The business appeal. We’re proposing the future. Clothesline build their business. something that’s feasible.” “Very applicable, not out of rea- “Visual merchandising helps Students discussed changing son,” Brammer said. “They clearly increase a company’s business,” the color scheme, adding curtains put a lot of time and effort in it.” Arts & Entertainment Tuesday | April 28, 2015 6 The Baylor Lariat Jamie Barton wins ‘Heisman’ of music world By Verena Dobnik Associated Press
NEW YORK — The prize dubbed the Heis- man Trophy for singers is going to a Georgia native with an earth-shattering voice — and an earthy style. Announced Sunday, the winner of the 2015 Richard Tucker Award is mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton. The opera star recently appeared bare- foot in jeans, giggling and cradling a glass of Oregon wine — off- stage, chatting with a friend on YouTube. Onstage in cos- tume, she’s being com- pared to the past cen- tury’s finest vocalists. The $50,000 prize Barton goes to a major young American singer. It’s named after Tucker, the late tenor and Brook- lyn native who started out as a cantor in syna- gogues. Barton said she started out listening to bluegrass, the Grateful Dead and The Beatles Hannah Haseloff | Lariat Photographer “in the middle of nowhere” — a small farm- house near Rome, Georgia, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. “My parents were Festival focuses on films hippies.” Her teenage rebellion was to dip into opera (Left) The Waco Hippodrome was the site of the 2015 Black Glasses Film Festival Monday evening. The annual event honors films made by Baylor students. (Top right) — and discover she had a voice. But she said Woodway master’s candidate Brynn Sankey, fifth from the left, celebrates the “best film” win of his film “Stray” at Black Glasses with friends and family. (Bottom right) half her iPod is still filled with bluegrass. The event included a merchandise table with T-shirts. A total of 18 student films were screened the evening of the festival. “There are many stigmas attached to op- era: that it’s only for people who have a lot of money, that it’s more boring than church,” she said with a laugh. Not true, insisted Barton, speaking by phone from Houston, Texas, where she’s sing- Winehouse movie ‘misleading,’ family says ing in a production of Wagner’s “Die Walkure.” She said it’s as exciting as “going to a Pink Floyd Associated Press movie did not reflect the “huge concert; it’s an experience.” effort from all concerned to help Of the people she’s convinced to see their LONDON — The family of Amy at all stages.” first opera, “I have a 90 percent survival rate; Amy Winehouse has criticized a “Fundamentally, the Winehouse they return,” she said. “But the hardest thing is documentary about the late singer family believes that the film does a to get their butt in the seats.” that is due to have its premiere at disservice to individuals and fami- next month’s Cannes Film Festival. lies suffering from the complicated A statement issued Sunday by affliction of addiction,” it said. Tag us on Instagram family spokesman Chris Goodman The filmmakers said in a state- said director Asif Kapadia’s “Amy” ment that they began work with @baylor lariat is “misleading and contains some “total objectivity” and the support basic untruths.” of the Winehouse family. They said The statement said the film the documentary was the result of suggested family members did too interviews with about 100 people little to help the singer, who died who knew the singer, including in July 2011 at age 27 of accidental “friends, family, former partners alcohol poisoning. The soul diva, and members of the music industry whose 2006 album “Back to Black” that worked with her.” won five Grammy Awards, had Kapadia won wide acclaim with
Associated Press battled drug and alcohol abuse for “Senna,” a documentary about the The family of Amy Winehouse has criticized a documentary about the late singer that is due to years. late motor racing champion Ayrton have its premiere at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. The family statement said the Senna.
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By Cody Soto Tech 4-0 at the Hawkins Indoor our entire regular season and now Sports Writer Tennis Center to cap off a success- in this post-season tournament. ful run in the conference champi- I’m just so excited for them.” Winning never gets old, ac- onships. Originally scheduled to be cording to the eighth-ranked Bay- “I’m just so thrilled for our played at the Hurd Tennis Cen- lor women’s tennis team. upperclassman: Ema, Kiah, Blair. ter, the match was moved indoors The Bears were all smiles after They’ve experienced this before, after lightning and rain delays capturing the team’s eighth Big but they had to lead the way this prolonged the men’s title match 12 tournament title Sunday after- year,” head coach Joey Scrivano on Sunday. It did not seem to af- noon. Baylor blanked No. 16 Texas said. “Our rookies were fantastic fect any aspect of the Bears’ game though. The win avenged a rough 4-2 loss to the Red Raiders on April 4 in Lubbock, almost putting BU’s Big 12 regular season title at risk. “It’s really satisfying,” sopho-
more Blair Shankle said. “We want- Hannah Haseloff | Lariat Photographer ed to prove we were the best in the No. 8 Baylor women’s tennis celebrates together and holds up the Big 12 tournament championship trophy after a league, the Big 12. They played dominant 4-0 win over No. 16 Texas Tech at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility on Sunday. extemely well in Lubbock and got the best of us, but we came in and five of six opening sets in the to another Big 12 title. nament’s Most Outstanding Player really wanted this one.” Big 12 championship final. Bur- “Texas Tech was playing tough, after she had an impressive show- Doubles play started out close gic avenged a loss against No. 69 and a lot of games were at deuce ing in doubles and singles play over between Baylor and Texas Tech. Kenna Kilgo as she went on a nine- so it could have gone either way,” the weekend. With the amount of Senior Ema Burgic and freshman game run to win 6-3, 6-0 at the top Shankle said. “I just wanted to fin- newcomers on the team this year, Theresa Van Zyl struggled at the of the lineup. ish out my match and get it to 3-0. it made it that much more special, top of the lineup and dropped a “I really wanted to go back out Van Zyl clinched the match for Scrivano said. quick 6-1 decision to give Texas there and beat her,” Burgic said. “I the third straight day, but it was “Kelley has come such a long Tech the early advantage. was just thinking, ‘One point at a not easy. She maintained a steady way. She’s so coachable, she’s every The No. 42 freshmen duo, Kel- time. I got this.’ I kept my focus flow throughout the match against coach’s dream,” Scrivano said. “For ley Anderson and Leolia JeanJean, more than she did; I broke her at Sabrina Federici, and with a late me, it’s a great experience and it’ll returned the favor as they blew past 3-all, which made a big difference. push she won 6-2, 7-5 to seal the never get old, but I love seeing the Lynn Kiro and Sabrina Federici 6-2 From then on, I just didn’t let her 4-0 sweep. rookies win a championship and on court two. With the point being come back at all.” “I just brought the energy and experience it as well.” decided on court three, Shankle No. 37 Shankle provided Baylor hoped for the best,” Van Zyl said. Baylor will await its seeding for and junior Kiah Generette took a with the second singles win of the “I just played the match, and what- the 2015 NCAA Championships 6-3 win for the 1-0 Baylor lead. afternoon. The Dallas native kept ever happens happens. I’m happy next. The selection show will begin at Hannah Haseloff | Lariat Photographer While Texas Tech took early pace at the No. 3 spot as she de- I did it for the team, and that’s the 4 p.m. today, and the team will host leads on several singles courts, feated No. 114 Sarah Dvorak 6-2, goal for me.” a watch party open to the public in Head coach Joey Scrivano holds up the Big 12 tournament championship the Stone Room of the Ferrell Center. trophy, his eighth tourney crown since arriving at Baylor 13 years ago. the Bears did not let up and took 7-5 to push Baylor one step closer Anderson was named the tour-
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Courtesy of Fairmont State University Athletics Baylor acrobatics & tumbling competes during the individual competition on Thursday during the national meet at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, W.Va. The Bears captured their first national championship with the win. Flying on top of the world Baylor acrobatics & tumbling captures national crown
By Jeffrey Swindoll clared the final scores. Oregon’s score was was good enough.” Sports Writer called out first: 98.87. Then came Baylor’s Winning the national championship score: 101.96. Most of the Bears heard just triggered many emotions for the players. Baylor acrobatics & tumbling posted the first number of the score and already For the freshmen, it was their first time in impressive season and managed to go knew it – they had just won the national experiencing the pressure of national through unscathed despite a brutal sched- championship. Sophomore Kiara Now- tournament and seeing the results. For the ule. However, Baylor A&T saved its best lin and senior Keegan Johnson admitted seniors, it was the ultimate payoff from a for last. they still don’t know the final score of their remarkable 12-0, Johnson said. The Bears won the program’s first -na team routine. “We have been through a lot ever since tional championship Saturday at the NCA- “Just the feeling of when all your hard I got here,” Johnson said. “This year, we got TA National Championship team finals work pays off is the best feeling in the the brand new coaches and it was an amaz- hosted by Fairmont State University in world,” sophomore top Kiara Nowlin said. ing feeling, just an amazing feeling, just to Fairmont, W. Va. “It’s so hard during the season that day-by- be able to share this with my teammates. Baylor led for the entirety of the meet, day you don’t really see a lot of progress, It’s a great way to leave Baylor acrobatics but after a couple slip-ups in the tumbling but then at the end, when it all comes to- & tumbling.” event, Oregon’s chance for a comeback gether it’s the most amazing feeling.” Just from looking at the acrobatics & seemed likely in the final event. It all came “For us, there was kind of no pressure. tumbling team during its meets, one can Courtesy of Fairmont State University Athletics down to the team routine. Essentially, We felt like we had a great season and any- easily tell the team likes to have a good Baylor acrobatics & tumbling throws up a Sic ‘Em after winning its first national title. whichever team won the final event would thing that happened in the postseason was time, head coach Felecia Mulkey said. This win the national championship. just going to be icing on the cake. We just attitude of enjoying the moment was on After the scores were counted, the wanted execute each heat, each skill and full display in the Bears’ most important cused for an hour and a half, sometimes beginning to the end, they improved every crowd was silent as the announcer de- do our best. At the end of the day our best meets this season. you overthink. This team has decided to single day. We even upped our start values Prior to Bears’ semifinal meet, senior not let wins and losses define them. I know coming into the national championship, Brandi Hanford found a pair of swimming that sounds cheesy, but that’s really what most teams can’t do that.” goggles in the locker room. Hanford wore carried us through the national champion- Thanks to this national championship, the goggles during the team’s warmups and s h ip.” Baylor will be one of four teams vying for asked Mulkey if she could wear them dur- The Bears have been on a climb all sea- national championships every year from ing the competition. son. Each meet, the Bears would increase now, Mulkey said. The excitement sur- Mulkey said she was not sure if the their score. The team’s attitude and work rounding the sport is building and for the rules allowed it and would instead wear ethic eventually shone through: Baylor ac- Bears to win their first national champi- them herself. Mulkey is willing to do any- robatics and tumbling finished the season onship is just another step in growing the thing, within reason, to keep her team with its best meet score of the entire season sport at Baylor and across the country, happy and motivated. The team and trav- (286.690). Mulkey said. eling fans loved it, Mulkey said. “I told them at the beginning of the year “Of course there’s going to be more “We decided in the locker room that in our very first team meeting, ‘If you’re pressure [as the national champion] than we know we compete better when we’re going to win this whole thing, you’re going there was this year, but I think we’re ready having a good time,” Mulkey said. “We de- to have to deserve it and there’s a lot that for it. We’re still hungry and we’re not just Hannah Haseloff | Lariat Photographer cided, whatever the outcome, let’s have a goes into deserving,’” Mulkey said. “They going to rest on the fact that we won once. Baylor picked up a big win against No. 2 Oregon in Waco on April 13 that allowed it to stay blast and I know that sounds crazy because were very deserving at the end.” We want to win as many times as we can.” undefeated down the stretch. Coach Felicia Mulkey formerly coached at Oregon. it’s different from most sports. If you’re fo- “This team not only improved from the Baylor women’s golf captures first Big 12 championship
By Jeffrey Swindoll title, marking their fourth straight junior Laura Lonardi finished sec- and in the playoffs she hit the ball worked hard on all week was keep- course, Goble said, noting exams Sports Writer NCAA tournament appearance. ond in the individual champion- great." ing it normal, the same as usual as and final projects due in the final Baylor was then announced as the ship. Lonardi shot 2-under 70 in In the five-player lineup for far as, ‘We’re going to bed at this week of classes at Baylor. He said In a big weekend for Baylor six-seed in the San Antonio Re- the third round for an overall score Baylor’s championship-winning time, eat here, start warming up he trusts his team to still do the athletics, Baylor women's golf gional on Monday. of 4-under 212. Her final score tied team, three of them were fresh- starting at this time,’” Goble said. right things, like practicing and brought home some hardware of Baylor’s final score (867) was Oklahoma State’s Kenzie Niesen men – Dylan Kim, Giovana May- “They felt really comfortable all staying focused on what’s expected its own. The Lady Bears won their the program’s best at a Big 12 after regulation, forcing the two mon and Lauren Whyte. Goble week and they looked like they of them. first-ever Big 12 conference title in Championship and second in into a sudden death, winner-take- said their poise on the way to the were ready to win.” Overall, the team’s motivation the Big 12 Conference Champion- conference championship history. all playoff for the individual title. program’s first-ever conference Three Baylor players (Lonardi, ahead of the national champion- ship at The Dominion Country Furthermore, the Lady Bears’ first Lonardi also tied a program re- championship in their first time Davis and Kim) were named to ships this week could not have Club in San Antonio on Sunday. round score (282) was the lowest cord with her score in the individ- competing for one was admirable. the All-Tournament team, tying been better, Goble said. Baylor finished the championship first round score in Big 12 champi- ual championship (70) that is now “They didn’t crack,” Goble said the program’s record previously set “Our last two events we ended with 12-stroke lead. onship history. co-held by her and senior Hayley about the three freshman. “That in 2005 by Josefin Svenningsson, up in second and first place,” Goble “It means a lot to our team “More than anything. I’m just Davis. Adding more to her fantas- means our future’s bright and Anna Rehnholm and Sian Red- said. “It’s big-time confidence, and our program,” head coach Jay really proud of [the team] and the tic showing at the championship, things are looking good." dick. especially when we move into Goble said. “It shows Baylor is well way they fought all week and they Lonardi broke Baylor’s 54-hole Though it was the first time “We didn’t talk about the lead, regionals so quickly. Going into rounded and great at all sports. were in complete control of their total at the Big 12 Championship competing in the Big 12 Champi- the scoreboard. We were talking regional, the girls will have good We've been so close the last couple games,” Goble said. “I didn’t look record with a 213. onship for most players, Goble said about finishing the race, going memories of our last two tourna- of years, just knocking on the door. at leaderboards all week, the team “Laura stepped it up big time his team tried to keep the formula out there, hitting every shot with ments. I believe the momentum is The first championship is a lot of didn’t look at them either, but I this week,” Goble said. “She’s defi- the same way it has been all year. conviction all the way through the going to help a lot. fun. There's a lot of hard work that could tell that they were in com- nitely a vocal leader with our team. The team went as far as keeping the round and leaving it all out on the “If we’re sticking to basics and goes into the first one.” plete control. Watching them play I know that in the past she wasn’t pre-game eating menu the same as golf course. We weren’t trying to we’re playing one shot at a time The Lady Bears earned an au- and seeing the shots that they were completing some of the rounds the it has been this season. This helped play perfect golf. We were trying to and we’re controlling what we can tomatic bid to the 2015 NCAA hitting, I knew we stood in a place way she wanted to, but she looked the team stay calm and loose in a play our game.” control, I think the possibilities Division I Women's Golf Cham- all week.” like a superstar the whole week. rather tight situation, Goble said. The Lady Bears players have are pretty much endless with this pionship thanks to the Big 12 In addition to the Big 12 crown, All the way through the 54 holes “Something that we really tried a lot going on right now off the t e am .”