One Book to Unite Waco

ITUNES DISCOVERY lady BEARS ARE YOU MORE trendy OR COMPatIBLE? DOWNLOAD: Baylor SUFFER TOUGH LOSS ARE YOU MORE MAC OR PC? PAGE 3 ALUm — ADDISON TO TEXAS, 61-51 ROAD PAGE 8 PAGE 6 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008 One Book Sen. Obama to set up to unite Waco campaign office By Christina Kruse to establish statewide. nus Ryan Young, creator of the Staff writer “People are uniting and want- Baylor for Obama group, said. ing to get the word out in Waco,” Fifteen staff members from In the state where President Boerne senior and Baylor Demo- Obama’s national campaign Waco George W. Bush currently owns crats president Alexandra Nev- headquarters arrived in Waco a ranch and was once governor, ille said. Tuesday afternoon to seek out democratic presidential nomi- National headquarters and establish a physical location Community wide reading program nees are ardently campaigning noticed Waco because of the for the campaign office to get underway with Spring read for 228 Texas delegates. numerous Obama groups that The Obama staffers plan on Democratic presidential have formed on Baylor, McLen- setting up the office within 48 Same Kind of Different as Me hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, nan Community College, and to 72 hours, according to Young. By Sommer Ingram Associated Press D-Ill., is even bringing his cam- Texas State Technical College “Once the office is open, it will Staff writer Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, paign efforts to central Texas by campuses as well as the city of generate more of a buzz.” D-Ill., makes remarks Wednesday during a town hall rally setting up office in Waco. This is Waco. The staffers also spoke to The power of a good story to stretch across in Waukesha, Wis. Obama is setting up a national cam- only one of ten campaign offices “We are tying to pull the dis- the boundaries of race, gender and background paign office in Waco. that the Obama campaign plans parate groups together,” alum- Please see OBAMA, page 9 to unite people together in an appreciation of diversity withstands the test of time. One Book, One Waco, a community wide reading program, has been reinstated this year after a three-year hiatus. The program is a branch of a national project created to promote education, literacy and Belle of thoughtful discussion. Two external vice presidents in Student Government engi- the ball neered the project in 2002, but after they served their term the project wasn’t given asked much attention, said current external vice president Bryan Fonville. To ensure the program’s return to leave every year, the community development Riverboat owners receive department of the notice to remove boat Waco Chamber of Commerce has taken control, he said. within 30 days “One Book, One Waco is an educational move- ment that is a part of a larger national project By Victoria Mgbenema designed to bring knowledge about education Staff writer and reading,” said Allan Marshall, director of community development. “Its goal is to encour- The Brazos Belle Riverboat off age thoughtful discussion through a series of Interstate 35 continues to sink into books chosen to be read.” the Brazos River. A book is chosen every spring, summer and The riverboat is sinking in more Luis Noble/Lariat staff fall for the program. The book for this spring, ways than one. The City of Waco Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Den- posted a notice Saturday in the Waco Photographed Tuesday the Brazos Belle Riverboat sinks into the Brazos River. The City of Waco has sent out notice to the riverboat’s ver Moore, is a stor y about the unlikely fr iendship Tribune-Herald asking the owner of owners that the boat must be removed within 30 days or the city will do so. between an upscale art dealer and a modern-day the private property to remove the slave, chronicling their encounters and lessons boat within 30 days, or the city will priate its own funds to take care of “The city sent out the notice on ized a financial report entailing the learned along the way. be forced to take action. it.” Saturday as part of a last ditch effort expenses to dispose of the boat. “The themes in this book are relative not only “The city has given an additional Ownership interest entails any to reach the people with ownership The city’s options are to move the on a local level, but national and worldwide,” legal notice to the registered owner additional owners of the riverboat interest,” Waco Assistant City Attor- boat, destroy it, or sell it to public Fonville said. “It is a very engaging story in the or anyone who has ownership inter- that may be signed on its contract ney John Patterson said. “We will bidders. fact that it deals with homelessness, race rela- est in the property to remove the for ownership. The corporation that take legal action against the compa- “The city is trying to have it tions, life after death, development of friendships boat from its location,” Waco City owns the boat, Brazos Leisure Inc., ny to recover the funds should the claimed and moved according to and much more. This is everything a good book Attorney Leah Hayes said. “If the has failed to respond to the city owners not comply with the city’s the orders that have been sent since owner does not comply with the since the city mailed out notices to request.” Please see BOOK, page 9 request, the city will have to appro- the company in November. Hayes said the city has not final- Please see BELLE, page 9 Environmental concerns stand out in presidential election By Sarah Rafique tal issues are starting to seriously party will have a good chance Sen. Hillar y Clinton, D-N.Y., both cap and trade system. paign Web site, this system will and Charly Edsitty affect the standard of living,” said of competing effectively,” Brown have statements on environmen- “When you burn gas, coal or ensure that all polluters will pay Reporters Dr. Larry Lehr, senior lecturer of said. “Students should want to tal issues, with Clinton promis- oil you produce carbon dioxide. for every ton of emissions they environmental studies. register their opinion and should ing to transform the economy The idea is to limit companies to release, rather than giving these Environmental issues are Dr. Joseph Brown, associate be a part of from carbon-based to clean and a certain amount of carbon diox- emission rights away to coal and among the several topics of con- professor of political science, the demo- energy efficient. ide, measured in tons, that they oil companies. cern with the upcoming primary explained that the primary elec- cratic process Obama is promising to invest can emit,” Lehr said. “I’ve got “It’s almost allowing some election on March 4. With Bay- tions are used by each party in because they $150 billion over 10 years in mixed emotions about that.” people to be irresponsible. It’s lor’s recent strides to become a order to select the best candi- are going to clean energy. Both candidates Lehr explained that if a com- encouraging people to be more more sustainable campus, deci- date. be affected set a goal of eliminating carbon pany doesn’t fully use its grant- efficient in their process, but sions about env i ronment al issues “If students want to play a by the policies made by the gov- dioxide emissions by 80 percent ed allotment, it could sell the people who aren’t efficient are are coming to the forefront. role in the selection process they ernment.” by 2050. remaining tonnage to another allowed to avoid the whole thing “We are in a position in the must vote in the primary so that Democratic party candidates The plan for achieving this company to use. United States where environmen- in the general election, their Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and goal is through a market-based According to Obama’s cam- Please see ELECT, page 9 Associated Press Tax rebate checks will be in the mail by Spring By Jeannine Aversa starting around May. Congress, percent said they would save or refinance into more affordable President The Associated Press Bush, the Federal Reserve and invest it. Only 19 percent said they mortgages. Bush Wall Street are hoping the money would spend their rebates. The emergency plan marked smiles Wednes- WASHINGTON — The checks will burn such a hole in people’s The measure Bush signed — a rare moment of cooperation day as he aren’t in the mail, but they will be pockets that they won’t be able to a $168 billion rescue package among political rivals fearful that signs the soon. resist spending it. And the spend- passed with lightning speed by an ailing economy during an elec- Economic President Bush signed legisla- ing is supposed to give an ener- Congress last week — includes not tion year would invite voter retali- Stimulus tion Wednesday to rush rebates gizing jolt to a national economy only rebates for individuals but ation. Act of ranging from $300 to $1,200 to that is in danger of toppling into a also tax breaks for businesses to Bush, who called the measure 2008, in millions of people, the center- recession if it hasn’t already. spur investment in new plants and “a booster shot for our economy,” the East piece of government efforts to Whether people actually spend equipment.

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