Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Tuesday, February 18, 2020 baylorlariat.com Opinion | 2 A&L | 5 Sports | 7 Scruff’s DJ says Tame Impala’s Softball new album goodbye to Baylor sweeps Waco Different style Getterman “Look out for brings new Classic each other.” personality Tournament Professor named editor-in-chief of major science journal PRANAY MALEMPATI the journal, which is extremely important Staff Writer as Environmental Science and Technology Letters has grown to be among the most Dr. Bryan Brooks, professor of impactful in the area environmental science and biomedical of environmental studies at Baylor was named by the science.” Associated Press American Chemical Society as the new Dr. George Cobb, SEEKING HEALTH People arrive from Wuhan, China, Friday, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland editor-in-chief of the national publication the environmental in Texas. U.S. officials on Thursday, announced the country’s 15th confirmed case of the new Environmental Science and Technology science chair at coronavirus — an evacuee from China who had been transported on this flight and was under Letters. Baylor and member quarantine in Texas. The ACS is a nonprofit organization of the ACS Executive chartered by Congress with the mission committee, said of “advancing the broader chemistry the qualities he has enterprise and its practitioners for the observed in Brooks COVID-19 cases to stay in benefit of Earth and its people.” will help him have a tremendous positive Glenn Ruskin, vice president of impact as editor-in-chief. external affairs and communications at “The editor position for the journal that the American Chemical Society, said the Dr. Brooks is taking over is very important quarantine at military base group believes Brooks is uniquely qualified for cutting-edge research in environmental to lead the journal into the future. science to get things out in a very timely “Dr. Brooks is a recognized global manner, to have the potential to alter, in MEREDITH PRATT quarantine upon their arrival to confirmed case. expert through his transdisciplinary a good way, the way we do science and Staff Writer the U.S. “This case does not change research examining environmental issues consider environmental problems,” Cobb After spending the federally risk of infection for people in and how chemistry can bring about said. “[Brooks] is very diligent and focused Officials with the Centers for required 14 days in quarantine San Antonio or other parts of sustainable solution,” Ruskin said. “He also in the things that he takes on as tasks. He Disease Control and Prevention at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas because the patient has presented a very compelling multi-faceted confirmed Texas’ first case the patient was moved to the been under quarantine” they strategy and vision for the future growth of of coronavirus, referred to as Methodist Hospital in San said. “The risk for all Texans EDITOR >> Page 4 COVID-19, on Thursday. It was Antonio where they are now remains low.” the 15th case to be reported receiving treatment. Seth Christensen, in the U.S., and the virus has According to chief medical spokesperson for the Texas infected over 71,000 people officer at Methodist Healthcare Division of Emergency In the Feb. 13th article “Accusations of bias follow globally. System Dr. Paul Hancock the Management, said that, if the CORRECTION: Chapel speech,” The Lariat incorrectly reported that Chapel guest speaker The infected patient had patient is currently “stable with need arises, the state is equipped Kaitlin Curtice addressed her prayers to “Mother Mystery.” Upon review of recently traveled to the Hubei mild symptoms.” to provide the necessary care Chapel recordings, it became clear that Curtice said “oh mystery.” Potawatomi Province, where Wuhan, China The Texas Department of for infected patients. Nation was also misspelled. The Lariat regrets these mistakes and strives to ,is located. They were one of State Health Services tweeted achieve the highest level of accuracy in its stories published in print and online. 600 travelers put into federal updates on Thursday about the COVID-19 >> Page 4 ‘Dark and wicked’ cirque brings the paranormal to Waco TYLER BUI & VIVIAN ROACH hair,” Holland said. “She takes it and ties it all Assistant News Editor | Staff Writer together, and then she’s suspended with no hands, no nothing. She flies around and does The Paranormal Cirque promised Waco a tricks in the air—it’s amazing, it’s something weekend full of “scares, screams and laughs” else for sure.” as the performers made a five-day stop on Sonya Black, scare actor, said she doesn’t their tour, which ended Monday night. have a performance arts background, but The show followed European styles always enjoyed horror and costume making. and incorporated a scare factor into its “My character is sort of a shape-shifting Photo courtesy of Veronica Prince performance. The Paranormal Cirque gave demon. I guess she’s just a little piece of LECTURE LOVE Veronica Shelton (fourth from left), a marriage and family therapist, stands with the audience “dark and wicked” show, filled chaos. When I first got here, I really had no members of Baylor’s Delta Sigma Theta sorority after the forum on Monday. with a combination of acrobatics, magic, idea what I was doing,” Black said. “I just horror, cabaret and theater. had to study everyone around me and pick Upon entering the cirque, audience up their little habits and mimic. It’s weird members were greeted by clowns, skeletons because one day this shift just happened and and chainsaw-carrying zombies. The I knew exactly what to do. This character Mental health nothing to play show began with a dark, distorted voice came out and I’ve been developing it ever and led into the acrobatics portion of the since.” performance. The cast consists of about 52 people, and with for Delta Sigma Theta Dancer, magician assistant and on- they are on the road 11 months out of the site media rep Olivia Mattice said the year while performing at a new venue every MATTHEW MUIR including instances of discrimination, medical Paranormal Cirque is unique and set itself week. Staff Writer malpractice and experimentation like the apart with its daring performances. During Holland said his favorite part about his the show, Mattice danced with fire and Tuskegee syphilis experiments. Shelton said the job is the people, and that he appreciates Societal pressures and stigma keep many performed magic tricks. attitude of “what goes on in this house stays in the opportunity to see so many different in the African-American community from “Aside from our horror theme that this house” also prevents many from seeking places while on tour. However, he said that seeking mental health services. Veronica separates us from other circus acts, we have a help to address the issues they face. traveling comes with its setbacks. Shelton, an African American marriage and lot of magic involved and we have traditional “Reasoning has nothing to do with this, “The most interesting thing is that of all family therapist, wants to change that. circus acts, but we are more about pushing we’ve got to be real about things and people the different places, everywhere is kind of Shelton, a military veteran who now the human limit,” Mattice said. “We are very don’t want to tell what happened to them…We the same. That is what brings us all together,” practices therapy in Killeen, spoke at Monday interactive, and we like to pull people on want to keep everything to ourselves,” Shelton Holland said. “[However], you don’t really night’s Mind Games forum. Hosted by Baylor’s stage. We are very theatrical.” said. have a home, you can’t really count on things Rho Eta chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Ben Holland, contortionist, scare actor Shelton said she has been through this cycle like that. A lot of days I’ll wake up and think, sorority, the lecture covered why seeking help and stage and production crew member, herself after surviving abuse as a child. Failing ‘Where am I?’, and have to go onto Google for mental issues is important, particularly for gave his performance by beginning his act to address her trauma led to patterns of risky maps. But everybody here is so nice, and members of the African-American community. trapped in a cage. He said his favorite act in behavior. Shelton said she was first forced to it’s one big family that travels around. We’re The African-American community, Shelton the show is the “hair-hanging lady.” seek help when these issues culminated into a only in any given place for a week at most, so said, has a deep-rooted stigma surrounding “We have a lady here who hangs and does breakdown. we all know each other and help each other medical treatment. Much of this, she said, an exorcist [performance] and hangs by her out .” stems from the United States’ history of racism, MIND >> Page 4 Vol.118 No. 41 First copy free, any additional copies 25 cents © 2020 Baylor University Tuesday, February 18, 2020 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] EDITORIAL COLUMN Prayer to ‘Mystery’ is not paganistic EMILY COUSINS she was sharing her story and the way she Contributor connects with her heritage. She was also making it clear the way There have been very strong reactions to Natives have been treated by the U.S. Kaitlin Curtice’s chapel speech Wednesday, government has been cruel. She was bringing specifically over her prayer and the content up things that make white Americans of her message.