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Spring Yields No Break from Drug Violence U2 BROADENS ASIAN INFUSION: HAWKS SOAR TO ‘HORIZONS’ WITH FEELING ADVENTEROUS? ENJOY THE UNIQUE VICTORY OVER NEW ALBUM BLEND OF AMERICAN AND ASIAN AT KITOK LADY BEARS PAGE 4 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009 Spring yields no break from drug violence Armored cars Students all the rage advised not for businesses on border to vacation in Mexico By Michelle Roberts The Associated Press By Ashleigh Schmitz Reporter SAN ANTONIO — The drug violence in Mexico has The U.S. Department of gotten so bad that booming State released a Travel Alert numbers of Mexican and on Feb. 20 about the recent American professionals are increase in violence among having their cars fitted with drug cartels in Mexican- armor plates, bulletproof U.S. border cities, making glass and James Bond-style travel to these cities and gadgets such as electrified others more dangerous. door handles and push-but- This includes students’ trav- ton smokescreens. el plans for spring break. Until recently, it was Dr. Joan Supplee, associ- mostly movie stars, business ate professor of history, said moguls and politicians who that the state department is took such precautions. But generally hesitant to issue now, industry officials say, travel alerts for Mexico the customers include factory because of how valuable owners, doctors, newspaper tourism is to the Mexican publishers and others who economy. However, Supplee have business on both sides said she thinks it would be Associated Press of the border and fear killings, wise for tourists to avoid kidnappings and carjackings Workers outfit vehicles with armor at the Texas Armoring in San Antonio Feb. 26. Due to increased drug-cartel violence in northern Mexico, American companies travel south of the border, by drug dealers or people in say they’re seeing increases in the number of cars they’re asked to outfit with armor plating, bulletproof glass and defensive gadgets like push-button smoke not just to border cities, if their debt. screens and electrified door handles. possible. The customers “don’t have “The real danger in trav- to be ver y big,” s a id M a rk Bu r ton , on limousines, but on Toyotas, He spoke on condition of Last year, Juarez alone had more glass, which bursts into a spider eling is two-fold: kidnap- CEO of International Armoring Hondas, pickup trucks and anonymity, saying he fears for than 1,100 slayings. web pattern but won’t break, ping and getting caught Corp. of Ogden, Utah. “This SUVs. his family’s safety after one of The cartels have killed police, even when shot with an AR-15 in the line of fire during a becomes almost a necessity.” “I feel we need to be in a his sons was the victim of a kid- military officers and civilians assault rifle, a weapon of choice shootout,” Supplee said. One San Antonio company cocoon that is impenetrable,” napping attempt. from Cancun to Tijuana as they among drug smugglers. Every year thousands of said it expects a 50 percent said a businessman who runs The war between Mexican battle for control of drug-traf- Other customers buy a high school and college stu- increase in business this year. factories in Texas and Ciudad authorities and the country’s ficking corridors. package that will turn a Ford dents vacate to Mexico for The modifications typically Juarez, Mexico, and has got- cocaine, marijuana and meth- Customers get not only F-150 pickup or SUV into spring break, and Baylor cost $80,000 to $100,000, and ten two Chevrolet Suburbans amphetamine cartels has killed armor plating but tires that will they are being done not just armored since October 2007. 1,000 people so far this year. run when flat and bulletproof Please see ARMOR, page 6 Please see BREAK, page 6 ONE Campaign One Book soars third in nation through Waco By Brittany Hardy About 50 participants met with By Shanna Taylor tember. Challenges covered a Reporter Aerospace engineers who talked Reporter variety of areas, from designing about their experiences. a ONE themed T-shirt, a chal- Several events are coming up “The attendance was really After months of competi- lenge Baylor won, to hitting the Photo illustration by Shanna Taylor/Lariat staff in conjunction with the Waco good,” said Allan Marshall, the tion for Baylor’s chapter of the phones and encouraging Con- The Baylor chapter of the ONE Campaign ranked as a national finalist for Chamber of Commerce select- director of Community Devel- ONE Campaign, it has all come gress to pass legislation deal- the ONE Campus Challenge. Baylor ranked third out of more than 800 ing “Rocket Boys,” by Homer opment from Greater Waco down to one week, $1,000 and ing with poverty and disease schools. H. Hickam, Jr., for their Spring Chamber of Commerce. a quest for 1,000 names. initiatives. 2009 One Book, One Waco pro- The next event is a Blast Off The ONE Campus Challenge “You are ranked based on gram. Student Book Discussion, at announced national finalists on what you do on your campus to players, spirit squad members projects,” said Kimberly Cade- Three times a year, the Waco 7 p.m. April 14, at Barnes and Wednesday, and Baylor earned promote the ONE Campaign,” and even Bruiser to sport ONE na, the national press secretary Chamber of Noble. This the third spot out of over 800 said Chesterfield, Mo. junior gear during the game, Krale- for the ONE Campus Chal- Commerce event is a participating schools. Justin Kralemann, the presi- mann said. lenge, adding that the last chal- selects one “It is already starting to f a c i l i t a t e d The group will now be com- dent of the Baylor chapter and The Baylor chapter, along lenge has no specific guidelines book for their d i s c u s s i o n peting with other schools from an intern with the ONE Cam- with the other finalists, will so that students feel free to use One Book, generate quite a buzz.” dedicated to the top 10 for the grand prize, a paign that helps develop chap- receive a $1,000 grant to host their own creativity. One Waco high school free concert by Vampire Week- ters on new campuses in Texas, an event on campus in March “We’re really excited to see program. Brian Fonville students end held on the winner’s cam- Louisiana and Mississippi. that raises awareness of the what Baylor will do,” she said. “Rock- Student Body President reading the pus in April. Groups earned points for goals of the ONE Campaign. “The top 10 schools have a et Boys” is book. After The competition, which activities like setting up tables Each school will submit a time frame to come up with the the story of that, there is encouraged student groups on to encourage students to join video to the national commit- best event to promote the ONE Homer Hickam, who, in 1957, at an October Sky movie screen- campuses across the nation to the campaign and getting tee, and the winner will then be campaign on their campus,” age 14, decided to begin build- ing at the Waco Hippodrome at raise awareness about issues involved in sporting events. chosen by the committee and Kralemann said. “We’ll be hav- ing his own rockets. 7:30 p.m. on April 30. Everyone of global poverty and disease, The Baylor group cam- the online votes of members of ing several days of events, and There was a Meet and Greet is welcome. allowed campus ONE chap- paigned at a women’s basket- the ONE campaign nationally. with Local Rocket Boys on ters to earn points in weekly ball game this season where “From here each of the Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at challenges beginning in Sep- they “ONE the game” by getting schools will develop their own Please see ONE, page 6 the McLennan County Library. Please see ROCKET, page 6 Physics circus emphasis more Hawking than Barnum By Sommer Ingram week (March 9-13). There will students to Waco to see the cir- tive globally much less fill the dents apply science concepts to that a scientist can be hip and Staff writer be one performance each day cus,” said Dr. Truell Hyde, vice open STEM jobs that are now real-life experience. This year’s cool as well as intelligent.” at 12:30 p.m., and admission is provost for research and director being vacated as people retire presentation is titled “How Big Hernandez developed a two- The circus has come to town $5. The circus will be performed of CASPER. “In general, we’ve from these fields,” Hyde said. is the Universe?” and focuses on week curriculum for teachers of for students in the Waco and entirely in Spanish on March 19 got every seat full--two shows a “Since these areas are ones the characteristics and compo- students currently in the eighth LaVega school districts. from 6 to 8 p.m. This perfor- day for over a month. “ directly related to the economic sition of the universe. and ninth grades, as well as a Baylor’s Center for Astro- mance is free to the public. The Physics Circus was start- health and overall security of “The script for the show cor- kit with science materials to use physics, Space Physics and Engi- “The Circus has proven over ed in the 2000-2001 school year the nation, this is a problem relates 100 percent with what during classroom instruction.
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