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Former Ark. Gov. Mike Exclusive Huckabee engages, Hucka- bee speaks Mike Huckabee at a campaign Q&A entertains Waco rally held Thursday By Ashley Killough Mike Huckabee,” Powell said. at the with The Baylor Lariat Reporter When Huckabee took the stage, he Waco Hil- by reporter Ashley Killough opened with a joke. “I know that you ton hotel. With a message of faith, hope and free- came to see Chuck Norris,” he said to a dom, former Gov. Mike Huckabee enter- laughing audience. “But don’t feel bad, I tained and inspired a crowd of 1,200 did too. Chuck Norris doesn’t just draw As you know, Waco is home to Baylor, and yesterday afternoon at the Hilton Waco a crowd — he shows up, and the crowd it’s the largest Baptist university in the world. What values do you share with Baylor students hotel. materializes.” and why did you choose to come to Waco? Chuck Norris and his wife accompa- He asked how many students weren’t nied Huckabee on the campaign stop to studying in order to Huckabee: We try to make as many stops in Texas endorse their favorite candidate. come to the rally, say- as possible. As far as sharing values with Baylor “This man has experience, youth and ing jokingly, “now students, most Baylor students would have a vision,” Norris said about the former gov- if Baylor is half the Judeo-Christian worldview, believing that we are ernor of Arkansas. school that I think in fact responsible for our actions, that we have a With people packed shoulder to shoul- it is, every professor purpose for being on the Earth, and that purpose der and country music blasting from that you have will certainly say, ‘If you is ultimately found by knowing who we are, why speakers on the stage, the energetic audi- were at that Huckabee rally, you definitely we’re here, and where we’re going. That means ence of young and old alike chanted “We deserve extra points.’” we got to be in touch with understanding who we like Mike!” After the comedic opening, Huckabee are. We’re here because God put us here. We Greeneville junior Jordan Powell, assis- started his speech, addressing his reason have a purpose that he has given to each of us, tant to the Huckabee campaign manager, for remaining in the race to become the and it’s our responsibility to carry out that purpose. set the tone for the electric event by lead- next president. I think there would be a lot of Baylor students who ing a ‘Sic ‘Em’ with Chuck Norris on stage. “No two television networks have the would find that what I share with them is that I come from a Christian background. Not to impose Powell introduced Huckabee, describing same numbers for how many delegates it on others, but that it gives me a what I would call the governor’s down-to-earth qualities. David Poe/ a “center,” something from which I know who I am, “What you see is what you get with Please see WACO, page 5 Lariat staff what I believe, and why I believe it. How important is Texas on March 4 for you? Huckabee: It’s very important. We know that Texas is going to be a proving ground in many ways. As Hillary Early voting the song says, “The eyes of Texas are upon you,” for Tuesday the eyes of the world are upon Texas. If we win Texas, I think it changes the dynamics of this race totally. And that’s why we put such a on the rise focus on winning Texas. I think people in Texas Clinton to are conservative. Republicans are for sure, and By Christina Kruse as a result of that, it becomes very important that Staff writer conservatives express themselves. In the sense that if Texas just goes along with sort of the con- ventional punditry, then they will be rendered irrel- hold rally in Voter participation in early voting for evant because there’s an expectation that Senator McLennan County has nearly doubled from John McCain is going to win, so what’s the point? 2004 early primary involvement. And that would just affirm that. If we win Texas, In 2004, 1,096 votes were cast in the Demo- then it shows that there really is a race, that there cratic early voting primaries. This year, early should be a sense of choice and voice. And that’s Waco today Associated Press voting yielded 5,485 Democratic votes as of been my point to a lot of people here and in Ohio Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Wednesday. and other states. Why should you let the rest of the By Christina Kruse Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks Thursday at the Ohio University Also, 4,152 Republican votes were cast in country make your choice for you? Shouldn’t you Staff writer Southern Campus Child Development Center during a this year’s early primary, while 3,266 partici- make your own? And the people of Texas have a campaign stop in Hanging Rock, Ohio. Clinton will make a pated in 2004. chance to put this entire election in a whole differ- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is the first demo- stop at 2 p.m. today at the Waco Convention Center. The number of early primary votes will con- ent perspective. cratic presidential nominee to appear in Waco for tinue to rise until the end of early voting, today the 2008 election. In order to reach out to Baylor students and at 7 p.m. Do you see rising college tuition as a problem, She is scheduled to speak at a rally at the Waco Waco residents, the Clinton campaign opened an There are a total number of about 128,000 and how are your policies going to affect col- Convention Center today. The doors open at noon. office on Lake Air Drive last week. registered voters in McLennan County, rela- lege students? The event, which is open to the public, starts at 2 “She has made it a point to stop in Waco,” Baz- tively the same amount as those registered in Huckabee: It’s a huge problem. With a job market p.m. and is scheduled to last an hour. baz said. 2004. that is shakier than ever, students who come out of “We expect great support,” said Kamyl Bazbaz, To generate buzz for the rally, the Clinton sup- The drastic increase in Democratic partici- college may end up with more debt than they could spokesperson for the Clinton campaign in Waco. porters have been passing out fliers and going pation may be attributed to the candidates’ service with the jobs that are available to them. ”New supporters are walking into the campaign door-to-door, but Bazbaz said word-of-mouth is characteristics. That’s truly something that has to be addressed. office every day.” working well, too. “This is a historical election,” Waco spokes- One way is to refine avenues of providing college Clinton will present a plan to pay off school “Friends are telling friends,” he said. “Everyone person for t he Cli nton campaig n Kamyl Ba zba z assistance for forms of national service. Not just loans as quickly as possible. The senator will also is really excited.” said. “The prospect of a first woman or black the military—it could be other forms of national speak about the economy, health care and the Baylor Democrats contributed to the Clinton president is forcing folks to ... participate.” service that would also give students the chance environment. campaign, as well as Obama, through “phone Also in McLennan County, both Barack to earn their way. It’s not just a give away. Many “Hillary understands that Baylor students are banking,” said Alexandra Neville, Boerne senior Obama and Hillary Clinton have opened cam- crushed with the financial burden of loans,” Baz- Please see INTERVIEW, page 5 baz said. Please see CLINTON, page 5 Please see VOTE, page 5
Bush denies Students, Wacoans rally recession for a ‘Clean Energy Future’ By Terence Hunt By Shannon Daily Dr. Mary Darden, a part-time lec- The Associated Press Staff writer turer in the department of journalism, has worked with Panter in collaboration WASHINGTON — President Citizens from across Waco and all with TPOWER, Texans Protecting Our Bush said Thursday the country is corners of Baylor’s campus will rally Water, Environment and Resources, and not recession-bound and, despite today at 2 p.m. outside of the Bill Daniel the Sierra Club to get the event off the expressing concern about slowing Student Center to protest Dynegy’s pro- ground. economic growth, rejected for now posed coal plant in Riesel, a city only 10 “It was a team effort. Everybody got any additional stimulus efforts. “We miles away from Waco. together and we talked about having acted robustly,” he said. The Leap Into a Clean Energy Future an event to talk about options for the “We’ll see the effects of this pro- Associated Press rally will focus mostly on why the coal future,” Mary said. growth package,” Bush told reporters plant shouldn’t be put in Waco and how Gummi frogs will also be passed out at a White House news conference, President Bush speaks Thursday during a news conference at the White House in Wash- citizens are fighting it, said Scottsdale, at the event, as a part of the “leap” theme. acknowledging that some lawmak- ington. Ariz., sophomore Paige Panter. Panter has Mary Darden said more than two-thirds ers already are talking about a second been active with the anti-coal campaign of the species of frogs have disappeared stimulus package. “Why don’t we let no question, we’re in a slowdown.” gallon of gasoline is not out of the and helped to organize this event. from climate change, making the frog a stimulus package 1, which seemed The centerpiece of government question once the summer driving “Everyone’s affected by it so we’re natural choice for the rally’s mascot.. like a good idea at the time, have a efforts to brace the wobbly economy is season arrives. Asked about that, encouraging everyone to come,” she Mary Darden’s husband, Robert chance to kick in?” a package Congress passed and Bush Bush said “That’s interesting. I hadn’t said. “It’s just about getting people edu- Darden, associate professor of journal- Bush’s view of the economy was signed last month. It will rush rebates heard that. ... I know it’s high now.” cated.” ism, is one of seven speakers Panter decidedly rosier than that of many ranging from $300 to $1,200 to mil- Bush also telegraphed optimism Panter said in addition to providing brought in for the rally. economists, who say the country is lions of people and give tax incentives about the U.S. dollar, which has been information about the coal plant, she “I want Dynegy to either not put it nearing recession territory or may to businesses. declining in value. will be working with the Sierra Club to there, or use one of more than a dozen already be there. “I’m concerned On one issue particularly worri- “I believe that our economy has have people writing letters to present alternatives that will not lead to birth about the economy,” he said. “I don’t some to American consumers, there to Dynegy as a part of the Sierra Club’s think we’re headed to recession. But are indications that paying $4 for a Please see BUSH, page 5 upcoming letter-writing campaign. Please see COAL, page 5
VOL. 107 No. 71 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2008, Ba y l o r Un i v e r s i t y 2 The Baylor Lariat Opinion Friday, February 29, 2008 Graphic video games not responsible for shootings In the wake of a week that ly new. He’s popped up in the organization that assigns rat- tive rating in the first place. someone such as Kazmierczak saw four tragic extremes of des- wake of every major shooting ings to video games which are The solution to this prob- to throw his life away. peration culminate in school over the past few years to fur- determined by the amount of lem is not to limit game devel- After all, Kazmierczak was shootings, people were no doubt ther his anti-gaming agenda. point potentially harmful content in opers’ ability to respond to a good student, according to asking, “Why?” While many are wary enough these titles. Games rated M for customer demand, which has friends and professors, and The most recent shooting, to dismiss his ideas as baseless of view Mature are not to be sold to shifted toward more mature Counter-Strike was a commonly which occurred on Valentine’s and biased, others are listening gamers under the age of 17, yet themes because the average age played game among students in Day at Northern Illinois Univer- to him and treating video games b y b r a n d o n n i n e somehow these games get into of gamers has risen, but rather his dormitory. sity, resulted in the deaths of six as a stigma. minors’ hands all the time. to enforce sales regulations. However, he had stopped people, including the gunman, Games such as Grand Theft also claim that these games rein- Game sellers are supposed to This would keep these games taking medication two weeks Steve Kazmierczak. Kazmierc- Auto and first-person war simu- force aggressive tendencies. card people who might be under away from those not yet mature prior to the shooting, which zak’s motives are still unclear, lators are most often criticized Critics’ arguments apply 17 before allowing them to buy enough to digest these themes resulted in increasingly erratic but Florida attorney Jack Thomp- because they allow players to most readily to situations where M-rated games, but this only responsibly. behavior. Why he did this is still son appeared on FOX news not enact violence in increasingly games find their way into the happens around half the time. Video games are much like a mystery. long after the tragedy with an vibrant ways, which is thought hands of children who may not Even if kids are stopped from guns in that they can be danger- I’m not saying it’s impossible explanation: video games drove to slowly desensitize gamers to yet be mature enough to realize buying these violent games, par- ous if mishandled. They are not that Counter-Strike influenced Kazmierczak to kill. He specifi- violence. This effect is the main the consequences of acting on ents generally step in and do so inherently corrupting, like pun- Kazmierczak to stop taking his cally blamed the popular first- piece of evidence critics supply aggressive tendencies. in their place without taking the dits such as Thompson would medicine, but it sure is unlikely. person shooter, Counter-Strike. to explain how video games are The Entertainment Software time to assess the reason these have us believe. There’s little to Brandon Nine is a senior profes- Thompson’s stance is hard- corrupting the population. They Ratings Board is a regulatory games were given such a restric- suggest that games would drive sional writing major from Plano.
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These the editor by sending an e-mail courses give students the chance to classes are sometimes considered less ditional students. prestigious as the classroom. to [email protected] or open up a slot during the regular prestigious than other classes. But in Other Ivy League schools, includ- Students will need online skills as by calling 254-710-4099. semester for an extra course where the recent years, this has begun to change. ing Yale University, have also jumped they enter the work force and online minimester course would have previ- Online learning is becoming a gate- on the online bandwagon. classes will only add to their knowl- ously been scheduled. way into the future of education. One of Baylor’s aspirations as edge and abilities, while also provid- Clarification The addition of minimesters is For example, Ivy League schools detailed in Baylor 2012 is to achieve ing other benefits. a great idea and a step in the right are now offering online courses for top-tier status as an educational insti- If students were able to take classes The Feb. 28 story “Anti-Sem- direction. With that in mind, we hope their students. Harvard University tution. online and on their own time, it would itism Panel Shares Views” incor- Baylor will now consider taking those has started an entire education initia- If Baylor officials want to elevate reduce stress and help to solve sched- rectly identified the location of benefits one step further by offering tive online, called the Harvard Exten- our school to the same level as Ivy uling conflicts. the vandalism as Brooks Resi- online classes as well. sion School. League schools, maybe we should fol- Online classes will just provide dential College. The event actu- In the past, the Internet has Through the program, Harvard low their lead. one more way for Baylor to improve ally occurred in Brooks Flats. not always been viewed as a cred- offers 100 courses online that are This is an example that exposes its quality of education through tech- Both residential halls are sepa- ible source of information and online open to both traditional and non-tra- the myth that the Internet is not as nology. rate parts of Brooks Village. Encounters with homeless can show us the face of Christ I saw him standing there less. I tried to just walk away, encounter. think about Jesus. He was that has stayed with me. He told as I pulled up to the old coffee but his question struck me. I furrowed my brows and homeless. He was a friend to me that it’s strange that when shop. “Ma’am, are you a good per- responded with sincerity, “I’m the friendless and loved all the people see stray animals, they I pulled into the parking spot son?” he asked me. point so, so sorry, sir. I don’t have any- outcasts. He saw the image of feel sorry for them. They might and pulled the keys out of the I knew the ploy and his aim, thing on me.” God in every human and loved offer the animal food or even ignition. I could feel him watch- but I felt compelled to answer of view For once, I actually meant it. them. bring it in the house. ing me as I gathered my books him. Something changed in him I have been guilty of pull- But when people see a home- from the passenger seat. I tried “Well, I guess so. Why?” I b y l e e a n n m a r c e l and he emitted a sort of tension ing up to a red light and star- less man, they shoo him away to take a little longer than usual, responded, trying not to drop towards me. ing blankly ahead as a man will and pretend he doesn’t exist. It’s hoping he would go away. I the load of papers in my arms. his life. I don’t know if it was the He frowned at me and said, stand looking hopefully at me. I true: I am apt to feel more pity looked out of the corner of my He got closer to me. I noticed truth, but I listened anyway. I “We can go to an ATM.” drive right past him. for a stray dog than the man I eye, and I saw him waiting for that his dark eyes had some- knew the what that was coming: I knew that probably wasn’t a Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill meet at the coffee shop. me to get out of the car. thing wrong with them. They he would ask me for money. great idea, so I said, “I’m sorry, I Bible Church in Grandville, What I’m trying to say is I scooted out of the car with moved from side to side, as if he Maybe he was playing off my really am. I would happy to pray Mich., said, “How you treat that instead of treating these arms full of shuffled papers and had no control over them. Christian ring to hook me into for you.” the creation reflects how you people as if they were nothing, notebooks and closed the door “Oh, ma’am, that’s a pretty forking over a few bucks, but He turned away from me and feel about the creator. When we should take the time to listen with my foot. ring you have there,” he said, little did he know that his story muttered under his breath, “No, a human being is mistreated, to their stories. It makes those I looked up and made eye noticing the gold cross on my was for nothing, because I had I can pray for myself.” objectified or neglected, when people feel a little more human, contact with the man before me. ring finger. “Is that a baptism no cash. I felt bad for not being able they are treated as less than rather than nothing. Maybe you He wore a simple white T-shirt ring?” “So ma’am, if you could spare to give him anything. But I had human, these actions are against will catch a glimpse of Jesus and black pants. He had no “No sir. It’s a purity ring that a few dollars for my daugh- no money, and I’m sure he didn’t God.” inside their eyes. backpack or buggy full of cans, my dad gave me,” I said. ters?” he said, bringing up the take Bear Bucks. I once talked to a homeless Lee Ann Marcel is a senior jour- but I knew that he was home- He went on, telling me about ultimate question of the entire This encounter got me to man who told me something nalism major from Richardson.
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For more information, call the Classes in basic law School of Music at 710-3991. returns “I think People’s Law School topics open to public is really useful for the commu- The Baylor Percussion for a day nity since it breaks things down Group will perform at 7:30 p.m. to a practical sense and they can Sunday in the Jones Concert to Waco By Jessica Belmares understand the law better,” said Hall of the Glennis McCrary Reporter Tyler Topper. Plainview law stu- Music Building. The concert dent and president of the Chris- is free and open to the public. By Emily Monti Baylor Law School will be tian Legal Society. For more information, call the Reporter offering the Waco community Tyler said some of its mem- Baylor University School of tuition-free courses with Peo- bers from the Christian Legal Music at 710-3991. The Bible says that if a man ple’s Law School Saturday at the Society will be volunteering Sat- shuts his ears to the cry of the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law urday. He said they had talked The Cultural Awareness poor, he too will cry out and not Center. about partnering with the Peo- Team is sponsoring a Tunnel be answered. This one-day event is ple’s Law School. of Oppression from 6 to 10 This is the message that the designed to make the law user- “It’s something we really care p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Barfield Drawing Room of David Crowder Band and Shane friendly and to educate mem- about and wanted to help with,” the Bill Daniel Student Center. Claiborne said they are hoping bers of the community about Tyler said. The tunnel will demonstrate will inspire the community to their legal rights. Participants were able to life from the perspective of the come and support those less The third-year return of Peo- register for three courses that oppressed. The tunnel experi- fortunate than themselves. ple’s Law School will offer 15 will last approximately an hour ence takes about one hour. In collaboration with Church courses, including three new each, with 40 to 45 minutes of Under the Bridge, University courses offered this year: Judi- lecture and the remaining time Mortar Board, an honor soci- Baptist Church and Mission cial Process, Traffic Tickets and for questions. ety for seniors, is accepting Waco, Crowder and Claiborne Social Security Rights and Ben- Registration for courses applications for the 2008-2009 and putting on a concert to raise efits. ended yesterday but walk-ins school year. Juniors with a money for under-privileged peo- Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. will be accepted Saturday before 3.2 GPA or higher can apply. ple of the world. and the last session ends at courses begin. Applications are available in At 6 p.m. Sunday at Univer- 12:45 p.m. “The 2008 People’s Law the Student Activities office sity Baptist Church on Dutton “It’s good that the law school School will not answer every or online at www3.baylor.edu/ Avenue, Crowder and Claiborne is educating people in the com- question for every specific situ- mortarboard/. will perform a concert called munity and teaching them how ation, but it can help you get a The Texas Ranger Hall of Cry for the Poor to benefit peo- Courtesy photograph to protect and look out for their grasp on some fundamentals Fame and Museum needs vol- ple in Haiti and Kenya. own interests,” said Collinsville that may help you in your day- unteers for a children’s event “All of the money raised is a David Crowder, of the David Crowder Band, will perform with Shane Claiborne law student Adam Davenport. to-day personal and business March 10 to 14 and March 17 complete profit to charity,” said Sunday at University Baptist Church. The Cry for the Poor concert will benefit Davenport said that, as a life,” said Wilson. to 21. Volunteers will work on Ben Dudley, community pastor people in Haiti and Kenya. law student, you learn there are Some of the most popular activities such as fingerprint- of the church, . more intricacies involved with courses include employment, ing and coloring stations dur- During the concert there will law than you think. estate and family law. ing Spring Break Round Up. be a time when the audience will “A lot of it is very practical Employment law will include For more information contact get a chance to make donations between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ell said. and easy to understand, but topics about hiring and firing Meghan Beverung at 750-8631 to further help Mission Waco today. Dudley also said this is a great there are other parts of the law employees, anti-discrimination or [email protected]. and the church raise money for “We are only allowed to hold way for Waco to stand together that are difficult,” he said. laws and unemployment rights. its causes. 1,000 people for the event, and as a city and show its support Professor of Law Patricia Wil- Family law topics include Baylor Democrats will be Dr. Jimmy Dorrell, executive right now there are only about for the rest of the world. son said she expects anybody divorce and child support. holding a voter information director of Mission Waco, said 250 tickets left, so we are defi- Dudley said that Crowder, from retirees, businesspeople, Wills and estate planning will table today from 9 a.m. to 5 some of the money will be used nitely anticipating a sell-out,” who started the church to get employees and employers to include topics such as require- p.m. on the first floor of the Bill for the mission trip to Haiti over Dudley said. more students involved with attend. ments of a valid will and basic Daniel Student Center. spring break. Tyler senior Crystal Brewster ministry, thought it was a great “We expect a cross-section of estate planning. To submit a bear brief, e-mail “We are taking 20 people and said she got her ticket early. idea to put this all together. people,” said Wilson. “People’s Law School is a [email protected]. we will be water well drilling, “I think Crowder’s music has “It’s a great way for people to The courses will be taught really generous thing for the setting up a free clinic for a few a great message,” Brewster said. hear young prophetic voices that by Baylor professors, local attor- law school to do, and I hope the days, and giving talks on how to “Mission Waco does a lot for the should be heard in the church neys and attorneys from as far community chooses to attend,” live morally,” Dorrell said. “We community and really shows its today,” Dorrell said. away from El Paso. They work or said Shreveport, La., law student CONTACT US also raised money in order to love through action.” Claiborne also has worked practice in the specified area of Bradley Thomas. give 50 children scholarships so Colleyville junior Tyler with Mission Waco in the past, law they will teach Saturday. For more information includ- that they can receive an educa- Mitchell will also be attend- and decided to collaborate with Students of Baylor Law also ing a list of courses People’s Law tion.” ing the concert. Mitchell has Crowder and the church to put will be donating their time School will offer, visit law.bay- Editor 710-4099 Dudley said people can also worked at Sky Ranch, a summer on a show. and efforts to the People’s Law lor.edu and click the People’s Newsroom 710-1712 donate money to any of the camp that sends students to do “Anything that is important School. Law School link. 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Jade Ortego simultaneously. Reporter This makes the process yield quicker results than when run- Baylor is now home to one of ning on a regular computer sys- the biggest research computers tem. in Texas. Rather than requiring pro- Baylor recently purchased a fessors to purchase equipment, new $1.25 million research com- such as this computer, them- puter, a High Performance Com- selves, Baylor can now provide it puting (HPC) cluster named for several professors to share. “Kodiak.” “Before, people working on “This is really a huge step tenure couldn’t afford to come for Baylor,” said Pattie Orr, vice here and do their research,” president for information tech- said Carl Bel, senior analyst and nology and dean of university programmer. libraries. Bell said the hope is that Kodiak is 35 times faster than Baylor will be able to approach the research computer it will be prospective faculty with this Jeff Leslie/Lariat staff replacing. purchase, Bell said. That computer, “Fozzie,” has “There are people that we f lat 64 processors and Kodiak has cannot talk to without this kind Larping’s a lark 1024. of equipment,” said Dr. Truell Fozzie was Baylor’s first HPC Hyde, vice provost for research. James Whatley, a Dallas junior, spars against his High Fantasy Society fellow, Cypress senior Ariel Cisne. HFS practices with medieval weapons in cluster. Kodiak also motivated High preparation for larping, the act of simulating historical battle techniques and weaponry. HFS is part of Ampguard, an international organization devoted It was purchased in 2003, Performance Computing Across to medieval weapon simulation. “when Baylor started to get Texas, or HiPCAT, a consortium serious about research,” said of Texas institutions that use Mike Hutcheson, academic advanced computers to enhance and research computing sys- research and development, to tems manager in the Electronic offer membership to Baylor. Library. The group allows universities Broken pipe damages SLC offices “Systems like this play a just to share resources and provide as important part in research as opportunities for researchers to metals to be together, which in “We had the equipment water seeped down into the a science lab used to,” Hutcheson collaborate. Belinda Colunga this case connects copper and removed, but not much,” Broad- offices occupied by Dr. Dub Oli- said. “Now we can play with the Reporter steel tubes, Walter said. dus said. “A few wet books, a wet ver, vice president for student Kodiak was purchased in big boys,” said Tim Logan, direc- “You can’t have both metals computer and wet furniture.” life, and Dr. Elizabeth D. Pala- December and is being config- tor of the Electronic Library. After a broken pipe flooded touching each other and last,” Broaddus said that much of it cios, dean for student develop- ured now to begin use in the HiPCAT members include the office of the dean for Student he said. is dried off now, but the equip- ment. spring. Rice University, Texas A&M Learning and Engagement in The pipe began to leak soon ment still remains out in the Oliver said there were minor Kodiak will be used for par- University and the University of the McLane Student Life Center, after it failed. The leaking may hall. damages in his office, but Pala- allel computing applications Texas. staff had to clear out wet furni- have started at about 7:15 a.m., Fans and dehumidifiers, cios did have to relocate because that require many processors “You have to ‘ante-up’ to ture and computers and bring in and was discovered by 7:45 a.m., provided by Target Restoration, of the severity of the damages. and grid computing. play,” Orr said. “Kodiak is that the fans. soon enough to save much of the occupied the office in order to Regardless, Oliver’s had to It will facilitate research in ante.” A pipe above the office broke equipment, Walter said. dry much of the furniture and conduct his meetings out of the the areas of particle physics, bio- Given the nature of comput- during the middle of the night As soon as the flood was dis- carpet. The fans also serve to office due to the noisy fans, but chemistry and astrophysics. er development, Kodiak will be Wednesday resulting in a flood- covered, Target Restoration was remove moisture out of the air, other than that, he’s still able to “Kodiak can tackle real prob- comparatively obsolete soon. ed office and other damages, called in to repair the dialectic he said. work in there, he said. lems, problems you can pub- “The next step is to ask: said Jim Broaddus, assistant union, he said. “You stepped on the carpet, Depending on how fast the lish,” physics professor Walter How do you keep this current?” dean for Student Learning and “Fortunately, because it was and you could see water come water dries Palacios and Oli- Wilcox said. Hyde said. Engagement. found pretty quickly the damage out,” Broaddus said. ver should be situated back in Kodiak uses 128 compute Twice yearly a list of the “We’re all mystified,” said Jeff was minor,” Dr. Frank Shushok, However, the damage reached today, Oliver said. Since most of nodes with 16 gigabytes of RAM top 500 supercomputers in the Walter, assistant direct for Stu- dean for Student Learning, more than just a few books and the damage was upstairs, it will and 72 gigabytes of local storage world is compiled. dent Life Facilities, in reference said. computers. take longer to get the furniture in each. “If we would have had this to what could have gone wrong Broaddus, whose office was “Water looks for a way down,” and equipment back in. An HPC takes large com- resource last summer, we would with the pipes. But he said he also affected and located right Broaddus said, referring to the As soon as the moulding puter-intensive problems, like a have been on the Top 500,” was certain that the dialectic next door to where the pipe damaged offices below that were is replaced around the walls, weather prediction model or a Hutcheson said. union, a connector that fits on broke, said the water required also occupied by fans. Shushok said he hopes every- protein-folding simulation, and Considering advancements the end of the pipes, failed. removing some furniture and While most of the damage thing will be back in order by splits them up into smaller sub- in the field, Baylor won’t be on The connector allows two computers. happened in the second floor, the middle of next week. problems and processes them the list this year either, he said. Super Sing Look & Lease Special
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helped the government after WACO from page 1 BUSH from page 1 being told “that their assistance degree to which we don’t need a whole lot of was legal and vital to nation- INTERVIEW from page 1 external government. The need for additional have been attained by Sen. McCain or by me. If got the fundamentals in place al security.” ‘’Allowing these government is commensurate with our own it’s such a perfecting, absolute science, how come for us to ... grow and continue lawsuits to proceed would be things I found is that it’s not just the tuition, but unwillingness to control ourselves. For exam- no one’s numbers match up?” Huckabee asked. growing, more robustly hope- unfair,” he said. the cost of college textbooks is really out of ple, if everybody in business practiced ethical “But here’s the number,” he said. “Until some- fully than we’re growing now,” More important, Bush added, sight. College is an important investment to business practices, you would need virtually one has 1,191 delegates, we don’t have a nomi- he said. “So we’re still for a “the litigation process could make, but it is one that is increasingly chal- no regulation at all, none. A pound would be nee yet. And if we don’t have someone who has lenging for many, many students. a pound, an ounce would be an ounce, and a strong dollar.” lead to the disclosure of infor- gallon would be a gallon. And nobody would those delegates by the time of the convention, Bush also used his news con- mation about how we conduct Based on your appearance on SNL and need any form of government regulating them. then the convention decides. And this party ference to press Congress to give surveillance and it would give reputation for having a good sense of Regulation is the result of somebody cheating has historically been a strong party and wins telecommunications companies al-Qaida and others a roadmap humor, what motivates you every day to and saying, “Well, we’ve got to make it so we elections when we hold fast to our conservative legal immunity for helping the as to how to avoid the surveil- have a positive attitude? have a way to punish the cheaters.” The more principles.” government eavesdrop after the lance.” laws we have are an indictment on our lack The governor then shifted the focus to moral Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Senate passed its ver- Huckabee: I think a lot of it is my own back- of moral rights. That’s why I think sometimes issues, stating the importance of human digni- He continued a near-daily sion of the surveillance bill ear- ground and past. It was not easy for me, and I when people try to act as if a democracy in a ty. “The principle of life is that whether it is an effort to prod lawmakers into lier this month, and it provides never had it handed to me. I appreciate life and government like ours can operate in a moral unborn child or an elderly person with a ter- passing his version of a law to retroactive legal protection for every minute of it, and I feel incredibly blessed vacuum, the truth is it cannot — it will collapse minal illness, we treat that person with dignity, make it easier for the govern- telecommunications companies to live the life I live. I think if you look back within itself. Our Founding Fathers understood respect and honor because that is the way we ment to conduct domestic eaves- that wiretapped U.S. phone and see where you come from, you can really that very clearly, that tyranny is ultimately the would want to be treated.” dropping on suspected terror- and computer lines at the gov- appreciate, more so than ever, where you are. result of lawlessness. Regarding the fight against terrorism, Hucka- ists’ phone calls and e-mails. ernment’s request and without I consider every day a gift from God, and I bee said, “the battleground of the world is really He says the country is in more court permission. The House have a responsibility to use that gift in a way I think a lot of students want to know what a battleground of whether we will be a culture of danger now that a temporary version, approved in October, that’s going to maximize it. your favorite Chuck Norris joke is. life or a culture of death.” He denounced Islamo- surveillance law has expired. does not include telecom immu- Fascism as an ideology that commits terror for You said in your book that we have moved Huckabee: The one I like the best is that Chuck The president and Congress nity. from a “society with a shared, confident Norris doesn’t do push ups, he just pushes the the “politics of a cause.” are in a showdown over Bush’s Telecom companies face sense of right to a society of relativism and earth down. Oh, and also my plan for border The crowd responded strongly when Hucka- demand on the immunity around 40 lawsuits for their moral decay.” How do you plan to bring security — two words: Chuck Norris. bee elaborated on his FairTax plan. “Let’s stop issue. alleged role in wiretapping their back the values that will recharge Amer- taxing productivity,” he said while ripping apart Bush said the companies American customers. ica’s moral status? And what values are What’s (Chuck Norris’s) favorite? a 1040 form on stage. “Let’s kill the IRS before it those? kills every last business in America.” Chuck Norris: My favorite one was, “They Huckabee finished his message with a chal- said Rebecca LaFleur, Katy Huckabee: One of the things sometimes wanted to put Chuck Norris on Mt. Rushmore, lenge: “Give your heart and your soul and your CLINTON from page 1 senior and Clinton supporter. people forget is that freedom only operates in but the granite wasn’t tough enough for his effort, because if we win Texas, I’ll be on my way Clinton isn’t the only can- the context of responsible, moral choices. The beard.” to becoming the 44th president of the United and Baylor Democrats presi- didate campaigning in Waco. degree to which we are self-governing is the States of America.” dent. Republican presidential can- Thursday morning, Clinton didate Mike Huckabee, former made an appearance in Ohio governor of Arkansas, spoke at ment in the activist community had never been active before, he from Public Citizen, a non-profit and stopped in Beaumont later the Hilton Thursday, and there COAL from page 1 when TXU Energy made plans said. public interest group founded that day. After she is finished are reports that Sen. John McCa- to fast-track a large number of “The citizens told one of the by Ralph Nader; a spokesperson today in Waco, the presidential in, R-Ariz., will hold a town hall defects or not lead to autism for their proposed coal plants, four most powerful organizations from TPOWER; Emily Stone hopeful will be speaking in San meeting Monday. the people living right up next to of which would have been in the in the world no,” Robert said. from the Sierra Club and a repre- Antonio. LaFleur said she was not sur- it,” Robert said. immediate McLennan county “Finally (TXU) backed down, sentative from Baylor’s Environ- As of Wednesday, nearly prised at Clinton’s scheduled Robert said he’ll be giving his area. and here comes along Dynegy mental Concern Organization. 10,000 McLennan County vot- rally. “I was wondering when she personal opinion on the subject, “They’ll be dumping dirty, and they put want to put up a 10-year-old environmental ers had participated in early was going to come,” she said. backing his thoughts up with dirty coal and pumping arsenic bigger (coal plant) even closer.” activist Micah Osler will also voting for the primary. Of those Even though Obama has not current research. and mercury into the air. It’s my The technology the plant speak. 10,000, the democratic primary appeared in Waco, LaFleur is “I don’t want to be able to get town and my air, and I had no would use hasn’t been improved “He’s hilarious,” Panter said. yielded 5,485. Early primary unsure as to whether Clinton’s up and see this kind of Dante’s choice but to join them,” Robert since the 1800s, he said. “He’s just such a precocious, voting began on the 19th and appearance will generate new inferno flame out my window,” said. “So here we go again. I would cute, little boy, and he’s inter- ends today. support. he said. The potential for this kind much rather be in bed,” he said. ested in all of this.” “She is a woman that I have “A lot of people have already Robert said he was originally of ring of fire around Waco led Other speakers for the rally Panter said Osler will present looked up to since I was a child,” made up their minds,” she said. spurred to increase his involve- to an unprecedented level of include Waco County Commis- facts on why the Dynegy plant Godspeed by Ben Humeniuk activism from people who sioner Joe Mashek; Tom Smith wouldn’t be good for the area. Kathy E. Van Wolfe said. VOTE from page 1 The ballot will also contain t he n ames of t hose who a re r un- paign offices. ning for senate, district judge, Republican presidential and county chairpersons. nominee candidate Mike In addition, the McLennan Huckabee made an appearance County voting system has gone Thursday and Sen. John McCa- from paper ballots in 2004 to in is also scheduled to stop in electronic for this year’s elec- Waco. tions. “There are lots of candidates McLennan County was on the ballot, not just presiden- mandated by the state to make tial candidates,” McLennan switch from paper to electronic County elections administrator voting, Van Wolfe said.
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She added 12 Invitational and just six horses gave Baylor the edge they that strong talent on the team weeks until the national cham- needed, but the next day would should be able to pull to reverse pionship, the Baylor equestrian be different. their slump. team faces two final competi- “On Friday they came out The Lady Bears will travel tions before post-season play breathing fire, and we showed to Texas Christian University begins. the same horses on Saturday, March 8, to finish out the regu- Riding a two-game winning only they didn’t come out the lar season. Baylor will need a streak, the Lady Bears play host same,” coach White said. “On strong showing as they prepare to a former Baylor rider and her Saturday they were like, ‘are you for the Big 12 Invitational in Luis Noble/Lariat staff University of Tennessee at Mar- kidding me?’” Manhattan, Kan., March 28. Sacramento, Calif., sophomore Jessika Bradley hustles to the opposing basket of the University of Colorado. Baylor tin team at 10 a.m. Saturday, at The Lady Bears pulled “Kansas State has a strong defeated the Buffaloes 76-62 Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. the Willis Family Equestrian through with a 9-5 victory over team this year,” Armstrong said. Center. Fresno State, but the compe- “I think they’re even with (Okla- “It’ll be exciting to show tition went against the Lady homa State University) and against her team,” senior west- Bears’ trends. (Texas) A&M (University).” Lady Bears to face Aggies ern rider Ashleigh Carlson said. “We had been strong on The team lost twice to the Brenna Buris, Tennessee- jumping, but I thought we were Aggies, twice to the Cowboys Martin’s head coach, was the weaker on jumping this week- and split the year’s record with By Justin Baer 3-pointer of the day with 38 Takia Starks, a 2007 All-Big 12 co-captain of the first Baylor end and stronger on our flat the Wildcats. The tournament Sports writer seconds to play giving Baylor a First Team selection, from man- equestrian team, but left for the work,” head coach Ellen White will be held in Manhattan, Kan., one-point advantage. handling the Lady Bears’ back- volunteer state in 2007. said. this year, which is an advantage Baylor has its first of two The Lady Bears were able to court. “I coached her for three years,” Baylor did receive points for the Lady Bears, Armstrong opportunities to clinch at least hold on for a 59-56 victory, but The 5-foot-8 Houston junior assistant Baylor coach Trista from Heather Healy, who has said. a share of the Big 12 Champion- it will likely take another strong has averaged 14.2 points per Armstrong said. “She knows the five fence points on the year, and They know the horses there ship when the No. 8 Lady Bears performance from Tisdale to game in her five appearances drill. She knows what I do.” Nicole Brown, who has eight. from the previous competition (24-3, 12-2) travel to College Sta- notch a victory on the road against Baylor, but with the Baylor’s last performance Junior Shelby White, coach and will be well versed in their tion on Saturday to take on the against a guard-laden Aggie Lady Bears’ shallow depth at was composed of two back-to- White’s daughter and also an habits, she said. No. 18 Texas A&M University team. the guard position, Starks is Aggies in a game of significant “We just know they will salivating at the chance to delay magnitude for both teams. harass you,” the Austin native Baylor’s Big 12 Championship The Aggies were selected in said. “They have good, quick hopes. the preseason to win the confer- guards that will do anything But Mulkey said if the Lady ence in the Big 12 Women’s Bas- for you not to penetrate. We just Bears are unable to capture their ketball Coaches Poll. have to be smart and take care second Big 12 Championship, But after a stint in January of the ball.” the only excuse Baylor will have that saw A&M lose three out of Even more pressure lies on is not being as talented as the four games, the Aggies slipped the shoulders of Tisdale this other team on the floor — not to fourth place in the standings, time around against the Aggies. outhustled. and are currently battling for With Bay City junior Jhasmin “I don’t know if we’ll win the a first-round bye in the Big 12 Player out for the season with a Big 12 Championship,” Mulkey Tournament. torn anterior cruciate ligament said. “But I have preached it “When you are playing a team and Humble junior Jessica Mor- to them before; they have put who is fighting for a fourth seed, row questionable for Saturday’s themselves in a position a lot of that’s hard,” head coach Kim matinee after she suffered a heel people would like to be in. Now Mulkey said. “They are playing injury in Wednesday night’s let’s go play as hard as we can their last two games on their game, the role Tisdale will and see if we can’t play better home floor, and they are pulling have to play against the Aggies than the opponent that night.” out all their stops to get people becomes even more pertinent. Tip-off for Saturday’s game is out there. It’s going to be diffi- Tisdale’s options at guard are set for 1 p.m. and will be tele- cult, we know that. But we are the inexperienced yet talented vised nationally on Fox Sports going to go out there and give freshmen duo of Kelli Griffin Net. Free bus transportation them our best effort.” and Melissa Jones. will also be provided to College In the two teams’ previous Griffin is coming off of a Station. meeting Jan. 12, the Lady Bears season-high game in which she Buses will leave Waco at 10 trailed throughout the duration recorded 11 points. An even a.m. For more information con- of the game until senior guard bigger concern the Houston tact Cheryl Ervi at (254) 710- Angela Tisdale hit her first native will face is preventing 4214. 8A The Baylor Lariat sports Friday, February 29, 2008 Softball Win over Colorado assures finishes Bears 4th spot in Big 12
By Will Parchman a game that’s setting up to be a fourth double-double in a row. Palm Sports editor potential make-or-break post- “I think guys are definitely play- season situation for either team. ing with a bigger sense of urgen- While the Bears’ most recent Head coach Scott Drew said cy now, knowing that any slip 68-57 win against the hapless the Bears aren’t letting that fact -up in a game could definitely Springs University of Colorado Buffa- distract them from the task at change some things.” loes Wednesday won’t help their hand this weekend. The Tigers For Carter, the buzz around strength of schedule much, the don’t consistently beat them- the Baylor basketball program timing couldn’t have been much selves and currently lead the and the team’s blossoming post- Classic, better. league in turnover margin and season hopes are exactly why It helped further break up the are second in the conference in the McDonald’s All-American congestion in the middle of the assists. chose Baylor. Big 12 men’s basketball stand- “I think with our team we’ve “It was always knowing that 4-2 ings, mostly in favor of Baylor. showed we can play with any- we were going to turn it around So with the University of body,” said Drew, who’s guided and get it together at some point By Will Parchman Missouri (15-13, 5-8) coming the Bears to their most Big 12 here at Baylor and do some great Sports editor to town 3 p.m. Saturday to take wins ever this year. “This year things,” Carter said. on Baylor at the Ferrell Center, with not having a loss over 10 Missouri’s offense couldn’t The second the ball rolled the Bears have another chance points we’re right there in our be much different than the one off Jenny Isham’s hand into the to distance themselves from the losses — and with our wins we the Bears faced in Boulder, Colo. black of night, she knew some- pack. don’t blow a lot of people out. Wednesday. thing was wrong. “We know it’s going to be Give credit to the Big 12 for While Colorado often After the Baylor softball an up-and-down game,” sopho- great parity this year.” chewed up the entire shot clock team won its first two games more guard Tweety Carter said. Ever since a crushing over- with its deliberate offense, Mis- at the Palm Springs Classic “We’re going to be prepared for time loss to Oklahoma on Feb. souri employs former University last weekend, Isham, a McLen- it and get ready. Don’t look past 19 when Curtis Jerrells missed of Arkansas head coach Nolan nan County Community Col- Missouri because they’re a pret- two potential game-winning free Richardson’s ‘40 minutes of hell’ lege transfer, entered the circle ty good team, and they’re going throws at the buzzer, Baylor is philosophy. to pitch Saturday night against to come in and play hard.” 2-0, including a win over then- The offense places empha- defending champion University Both the University of Okla- No. 24 Kansas State University sis on constant movement and of Arizona. homa and Texas Tech Univer- last weekend. A five-overtime offensive quickness. It makes By the end of the first inning, sity lost Wednesday to drop loss on Jan. 23 started Baylor’s for full-court traps, hounding Isham had given up three home each of their Big 12 records to original skid when it lost six of defensive full-court pressure runs, including one to the lead- 6-7. Baylor and Texas A&M Uni- seven games. and pushing the pace at all off hitter. versity’s wins Wednesday lifted Now, things around the times. Lucky for the Bears, that’s “We’re both really good about both schools to 7-6, which puts Baylor locker room couldn’t be their forte as well. talking things out, and the first Baylor in possession of fourth much different. “Missouri (is) a much more thing she said to me was ‘I threw Alex Song/Lariat staff place with its head-to-head tie- “It’s definitely different,” up-and-down team,” Drew said. three fastballs,’” junior pitcher breaker over the Aggies. The said forward Kevin Rogers, “We like to go up and down so Brittany Turner said. “She knew Boerne sophomore Josh Lomers fights for the ball against Kansas State’s Luis two schools play for the second who recorded 24 points and 11 it should be an exciting game for she messed up.” Colon Saturday at the Ferrell Center. Baylor beat the Wildcats, 92-86. time on Wednesday in Waco for rebounds Wednesday for his our fans and our players.” The final score was an ugly 12-0 loss for Baylor, a game that ended through the mercy rule in the fifth inning. Isham’s stat Men’s golf finishes 6th at All-American Intercollegiate line was just as ugly: four bat- ters faced, three home runs sur- rendered and a lot of reasons to By Joe Holloway “It’s always good to start your us to take these next two weeks tournament.” Williams also cited depth as move on. Reporter spring season off with a win,” he before our next tournament to The Big 12 tournament, an attribute lacking in previous “You can’t forget about it said. “It was a good win.” really practice and grind hard,” scheduled for April 25-27, should teams that is present this year. completely, but I knew that in The men’s golf team is head- The Bears faced a somewhat he said. prove to be a tight competition. “We have a lot of good play- that game, my pitches weren’t ing into its current break in stiffer field in the All-American The Bears will now focus on However, Allcorn remains opti- ers,” he said. “Any one of our moving,” said Isham, who went action with one title and one Intercollegiate. the Border Olympics tourna- mistic. guys you can put in the number on to pitch six solid innings in a sixth-place finish under its belt. After two days, they appeared ment to be held on March 14 in “Everyone is really good in one spot or the number two spot win against the University of Cal In their first competition to be in good shape but hit a sea- Laredo. the Big 12 this year,” he said. “If and they will do a good job.” State Fullerton the next day. “It of 2008, the Bears took first son-high 310 on a windy third “ We h a v e t o p u t (t h e A l l - A m e r- we can keep building up to the The Bears will be relying on wasn’t because I’m a bad pitcher, place in the Rice Intercollegiate. day of competition to drop to ican Intercollegiate) behind us Big 12 Tournament, and (keep) every one of them throughout it’s just that night I really didn’t Abilene junior Bill Allcorn said sixth overall. and get ready for Laredo,” Priest doing well, we will be all right.” the year, including Williams have it. Knowing that, it allows though it wasn’t the strongest “We just played very poor said. Jacksboro sophomore Colton himself. you to recover from it.” field of competition, it was cer- that last day,” Priest said. “We’ve According to Priest, the team Williams, who gave Baylor its “Colton has definitely been Just as Isham rebounded, so tainly important to start the just got to bounce back and go has peaked too early in the past highest individual finish in the one of our top performers,” did the rest of the team. year off right. tee it up again and see what hap- but that this year he hopes to All-American Intercollegiate, Priest said. “For us to play well The Lady Bears finished the “It was a good starting point pens.” use the early tournaments as also said that he felt the Bears as a team, he is going to have to tournament with a 4-2 record, for us,” he said. “Hopefully we Allcorn said that he hopes the building blocks. have a good shot at competing. play very well.” improving their overall record will get better and better each mediocre showing inspires the “We seem to keep getting bet- “If we really learn to finish Priest also cited Allcorn as an to 9-3. week.” team to do better down the road ter,” he said. “Hopefully by the tournaments off, I think we can important piece of the puzzle. Moore told the team before Head coach Greg Priest and focus during the upcoming time we get to Arizona State we be a strong team,” he said. “I feel “Bill’s a very steady player,” the tournament that team-wide agreed, stating that they were break. are rolling on all cylinders and like we can compete with any- he said. “That’s what we need improvement, not necessarily fortunate to have the early win. “It puts a little motivation in getting ready for the conference body.” him to continue to do.” getting wins, was priority No. 1 over the six games in four days. “We put Isham out there in the toughest setting and on the most visible stage she had ever THIS WEEKEND IN BAYLOR ATHLETICS been in, and quite honestly she didn’t perform that well,” head coach Glenn Moore said. “But M��’� B��������� as an all-inclusive weekend, it was very productive. I was very SATURDAY at 3:00 �.�. pleased with the weekend over- all.” Moore didn’t discuss t hat A r i- zona aberration with the team too much, focusing instead on # the upcoming spate of games. 13 #13 vs Isham said that approach allowed the team to move on and complete what Moore called a “successful weekend.” vs As a result, Turner said the vs team is in a good place enter- Illinois ing a three-game series with the University of Louisiana-Monroe W����’� T����� (6-8) this weekend. GAME TODAY! “I think we really did grow. We found out what we were 6:30 �� SATURDAY made of,” Turner said. “We had vs TODAY! a bad game but we were able to 2:00 �.�. (DH) bounce back positively, so I real- 5:00 �.�. ly do think it was a good time of growth for us.” One of the issues Moore will QTI Baylor Classic be facing this weekend — as he SUNDAY said he likely will all year — is February 29-March 2 vs SUNDAY that of power production. 1:00 �.�. 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By Billy Collins the beauty of Texas weather. And Walter showed his abil- and their own “Love Wins,” Contributor Well, it was “beautiful to a Cana- ity to control his voice in the before turning down the volume dian,” she said. upper range, but tended to sing and allowing the mood to chill A Common Grounds face-lift Coffee house gigs don’t lower giving the melodies less out in true Robbie Seay Band came with perfect timing, leav- always turn out the best vocal variety. However, the band’s fashion. ing some to believe the local performances, but Paquette, a musical variety among its six- Feedback from Seay’s micro- coffee shop was actually part of singer/songwriter from Hous- song set proved to be highly phone and a new smoke machine Baylor 2012 ... if only that were ton, British Columbia, was an entertaining. that comically engulfed drum- the case. obvious exception. The final song mirrored mer Tank in thick fog proved In her mixture of songs about something like “Ghost Riders mildly entertaining and kept the SHOWREVIEW small towns, confusing college in the Sky” and featured a pedal mood relaxed. relationships and getting old, steel guitar, an obvious reminder Technological issues aside, Its revamping has attracted she maintained excellent vocal of the group’s southern roots. the band demonstrated its pas- many musical artists to the control, providing the perfect Robbie Seay, a pastor’s kid, sion for musical creation. Lyrics Baylor Bubble, including a melody to her guitar’s harmony. and his band from Houston from the songs “Go Outside,” Wednesday night show featur- Paquette sprinkled her set with (Texas, that is) made its way on “Beautiful Scandalous Night” ing the Robbie Seay Band and anecdotes that showed off her stage and began the song, “Rise,” and “New Day” fit perfectly with Dutton, whose front men are dry sense of humor and ended from the 2007 release Give Your- the outdoor venue. both Baylor alumni and have with the chorus from “‘Tis So self Away. Seay often asked fans to close ties to University Baptist Sweet to Trust in Jesus.” Courtesy photo Seay’s raspy voice and laid- interact by singing along and The Robbie Seay Band performed its signature mellow Christian music Thurs- Church. Logan Walter and his band day night at Common Grounds, along with local band Dutton. back demeanor blended perfect- raising lighters, cell phones and Jill Paquette also joined the of four, Dutton, took the stage ly with the coffee house environ- even laptops. crew on the cold Waco night. next. Walter braved the cold in to the indie atmosphere at the strong Christian faith. A heavy ment. Soon many of the band’s All three groups boldly pro- But temperatures in the low a T-shirt claiming, “This Is Not show. bass line grounded their songs fans found themselves drawn fessed a strong faith in Jesus 50s didn’t seem to hinder a full- Here,” while other band mem- The band promoted its latest and allowed all instruments into the Robbie Seay Band sing- through their artistic creations house crowd from showing up. bers performed in black-rimmed album, The Surface, which is an to be heard through the coffee a-long. The band followed with and visited with fans after the As she took to the stage solo, glasses, looking like something interesting experiment of musi- shop’s smaller sound equip- “Song of Hope (Heaven Come show. Paquette made a remark about straight out of Weezer, adding cal creativity and the band’s ment. Down),” a Travis cover, “Sing,” Grade: A Janet’s ‘Discipline’ dons fun, futuristic feel
By Amanda Robison song, “What’s Ur Name.” Entertainment editor Stand-Out Tracks: The album’s namesake MOVIE doesn’t make an appearance Janet Jackson is back in con- “Rollercoaster,” “Luv” until the end of the album, at trol, and her Discipline is paying and “The 1” track 20. MINUTENew releases for Feb. 29 off with a solid album. “Discipline” is a smooth, Miss Jackson may have been down-tempo track, with a decid- stuck in a slump for the last few but carefully caressing the edge edly slow drawl and some PG-13 albums, but Discipline brings with a dance beat clapping along S&M undertones. back some unadulterated classic behind her sweet harmonies. Janet even channels Michael The Other Boleyn Girl Janet, reminiscent of her glory The cheerful mood contin- on a few tracks, like her quick Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett days in the late ’80s and early ues through “Rock with U” quips of “Come on” on “2Nite” Johansson, Eric Bana ’90s. and “2Nite,” which are both that sound eerily like the other deceive some when they realize solid tracks with well-produced Jackson thriller. Two sisters contend for the affection of ALBUMREVIEW the list of 22 tracks only con- vocals and plenty of background The only downfall of the King Henry VIII. tains 13 actual songs. effects to keep the listener from album is the overkill with the Discipline is a pure pop and But those 13 songs make up boredom. interludes, which become a dis- R&B mix, produced by Janet’s for the silly interludes, which But the next track, “Can’t traction from the actual music. boyfriend, music mogul Jer- don’t really add much to the B Good,” (which isn’t terrible) Overall, Janet really knocked maine Dupri. album except to expand on becomes symbolic as it signifies the ball out of the park on this It takes her music to a new the futuristic undertones, as the start to the slower selection album, with consistently good Semi-Pro level — the future. Janet mainly converses with her of songs that that may bring on tracks, all of which could be Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrell, Despite heavy resemblance robot, which even garnered a the boredom. released as successful singles on André Benjamin to earlier-era Janet material, the name — Kyoko. Slow songs are definitely not the pop or R&B charts. album is focused on the future, The first single, “Feedback” Janet’s forté, as demonstrated in If you’re looking for some Jackie Moon, the owner-coach- from the overarching concept to kicks off the musical portion the overly-cheesy “Greatest X.” futuristic feel-good tracks with player of the American Basketball Association’s Flint Michigan Tropics, the actual musical production. of Discipline with bang, as a This mid-album lull lasts plenty of pop substance and th rallies his teammates to make their The album begins with Janet drumline and synthesized bass until the 15 track, when it soft, synthesized vocals, or you NBA dreams come true. having to provide “I.D.” (by voice pound “sounds of the future” gets “So Much Betta,” as Kyoko just need a new dose of classic recognition) to enter the futur- into your ears and continue into and Janet seem to duet, while Janet — Discipline is the album istic world of Discipline, which the upbeat “Luv,” which has a singing, “I’m what you’ve been for you. comes complete with a robotic happier feel. missing.” Source: IMDb, The Internet Movie Database maid/assistant of sorts (think Janet gets on a roll — literally Rapper Missy Elliott joins Grade: A The Jetsons’ Rosie), who appears — with the happy feeling as it Jackson for “The 1,” which com- multiple times throughout the continues into “Rollercoaster.” bines clanging symbols with album. The happy-go-lucky song synthesized vocals to equal a student activities presents “I.D.” is the first of nine “inter- works for Janet, while not cross- completely danceable track, ludes” on Discipline, which may ing the line into cheesy-land, then continues into the softer
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