Sports WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 23, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Baylor football moving up in the world That Holiday Bowl trophy really ties the room together

By Daniel Hill mark of 1,012 yards that he posted valued NFL offensive line prospect instead of declaring for the NFL. tact, except for the obvious task of should be in a position to succeed Sports Writer this past season. and it looks as of now, that he will Starting tackles Troy Baker replacing starting Florence. next fall. While running backs typically be returning to Baylor next year and Spencer Drango both return The early favorite to replace During the first half of the sea- To put it lightly, when Baylor receive all of the glory, they can’t with a year of experience under Florence would be junior quarter- son, the Bears’ Achilles heel was football first went to the Texas go anywhere without a solid of- their belts. Baylor will lose two back Bryce Petty. the atrocious play of the defense. Bowl in 2010, it was a big deal. It fensive line. talented wide receivers in Terrance Petty is an athletic quarterback During the latter half of the sea- marked Baylor’s first bowl game Baylor’s offensive line was Williams and Lanear Sampson. with a big frame and a strong arm. son, the Baylor defense started to appearance since 1994. Baylor na- stocked with elite talent and Thankfully, the Bears are still load- He was a highly sought-after high perform at an extremely high level. tion was happy just to go to a bowl experience this season and ed at receiver with senior Tevin school prospect from Midlothian The defense had a coming out game, never mind actually win- that shouldn’t change much Reese, juniors Levi Norwood and who had offers from Arkansas, party against No. 1 ranked Kansas ning it. But times have changed heading into next year. Antwan Goodley. Nebraska, Tennessee and Virginia State in which they had three in- in Waco. The Bears have won two Much of the offensive line Both Norwood and Goodley Tech. terceptions and held the Wildcats straight bowl games with the Al- also returns as the Bears are versatile receivers with im- With Baylor’s successful of- to under 100 yards rushing as a amo Bowl against Washington in only lose two starters in mense potential. Much of fensive schemes and team. Baylor made the sure tackles 2011 and the Holiday Bowl versus center Ivory Wade the offense remains in- a talented offensive and intimidated the Kansas State UCLA in 2012. and guard Cam- line, playmakers at offense, including then Heisman Going to a bowl game is of- eron Kaufhold. running back and front-runner Collin Klein. ficially an expectation now and C y r i l game-breakers The Kansas State game single- winning that bowl game is a must. Richard- at receiver, Petty handedly shifted the momentum Baylor put on a dazzling perfor- son is a or whoever the of the Baylor season. mance in San Diego during the high- quarterback is, After that upset win over the bowl season by shellacking the l y top-ranked team in the country, UCLA Bruins 49-26. the Bears went gangbusters and Senior quarterback Nick Flor- won all three of its remaining ence made his final game in the games—including two over Baylor green and gold a memo- ranked opponents in Oklaho- rable one by rushing for 37 yards ma State and UCLA. and a touchdown and by complet- The Bears’ defense should ing 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards continue to build upon its and two touchdowns. late season 2012 successes to Sophomore running back lead into 2013. Key return- Lache Seastrunk and junior run- ing defensive members ning back Glasco Martin ran are senior safety Ahmad behind Baylor’s supremely tal- Dixon, senior safety Sam ented offensive line to combine Holl, senior defensive for 236 yards and four touch- end Chris McAllister, downs. senior defensive end Next year Seastrunk and Terrence Lloyd, junior Martin will return to lead linebacker Bryce Hag- the Bears’ rushing attack. er and senior line- Seastrunk had a break- backer Eddie Lackey. through finish to the sea- Defensively, the son by rushing for more Bears should also get a than 100 yards in the five boost of the addition of of the last six games of Penn State transfer Shawn the season. Oakman. The junior de- He asserted himself fensive end will be eligible for as the featured running the 2013 season after sitting threat in the Baylor out the 2012 season due to backfield. Whenever NCAA transfer rules. Seastrunk received If the defense can keep double-digit carries, the momentum from the he proved to be a le- 2012 season and improve thal difference maker. over the offseason, the collec- In the last four tive wealth of experience should games of the year, his lend itself to a stout Baylor de- lowest rushing total fense in the fall. was an astounding Robert Griffin III led Baylor 136 yards against Tex- to new heights and Nick Flor- as Tech. Seastrunk had ence followed. Both greatly an electrifying average helped the ascension of Baylor of 7.7 yards per carry football. for the entire season. The foundation has been laid With Seastrunk be- for this current Baylor football ing more prominently team to accomplish something featured in next year’s that both Griffin and Florence rushing attack, look for could not—win a Big 12 cham- Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor him to topple his season pionship. Griffin rejuvenates Washington, makes Baylor Nation proud

By Parmida Schahhosseini one quarterback started to make for 359 yards and five touchdowns. with eight seconds left in the game. the Washington Redskins won the Rookie of the Year. Sports Writer history ­—that was Baylor’s own He followed that up with a Griffin finished off the season Super Bowl. Griffin was a vital part of the Robert Griffin III. 10-win season, including a thrill- winning numerous awards, includ- After the season ended, Griffin Redskins’ success because there As the NFL season comes to an Griffin and the Baylor Bears ing 38-45 win against Oklahoma ing the Heisman Trophy, and led decided to enter the NFL Draft. was pressure on him to score since end after the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, began the season with a 50-48 win at Floyd Casey Stadium in which the Bears to their first bowl victory Before the draft, the Redskins his defense allowed an average of the NFL teams will be looking back over No. 14 TCU in which he threw Griffin threw a touchdown pass since 1992, ironically the same year gave up “the farm,” as many people 25 points per game, though he was on their season trying to figure out called it, when they traded three under the same pressure while at what adjustments they need to first round picks and a second Baylor. make for next season. round pick to the St. Louis Rams While the defensive unit was The Washington Redskins are to move to the second spot to get ranked 28th in the league, there no different. their franchise player. were some key injuries on that side The Redskins have a rich his- The Redskins did indeed pick of the ball, such as linebacker Brian tory. They had the heated rivalry Griffin with the second overall Orakpo and safety Brandon Meri- pick. weather. While many people thought Despite the shortcomings on Sports TAke they traded away the future, Grif- defense, Griffin turned this fran- fin is rejuvenating a once-great chise around and made the Red- with the Dallas Cowboys and won football city. skins relevant again as teams start- three out of five Super Bowls, but In Griffin’s rookie debut, he ed to consider them a threat. they have not been relevant since out-dueled Drew Brees on the road Their pistol offense was enough 1992, the year they won Super at the Superdome, completing 19 to keep defenses on their toes, Bowl XXVI. of 26 passes for 320 yards and two which allowed for more play ac- While they have been in the touchdowns in the 40-33 win. tion passes and bigger plays down playoffs a few times, they only won Despite big plays from Grif- the field. two out of six since then. fin, the Redskins went 3-6 before Injuries to the offense also hurt In 2010, Mike Shanahan was the bye week and people began to as they lost tight end Fred Davis for named the Redskins’ new coach, write them off, but Griffin did not the year and wide receiver Pierre which brought a small glimmer of quit and neither did his team. Garcon for parts of the year. hope for the franchise waiting for a The Redskins went on to win Griffin, however, kept putting turnaround. seven straight games, including a up big numbers with his arm and People started to question Sha- week 17 victory against the Dallas legs leading his team to the play- nahan, however, after he posted a Cowboys for the division title. offs. 6-10 season in his first year and Through that win streak, Grif- The Redskins did lose the wild followed that with an abysmal 5-11 fin made Baylor proud as reached card game against the Seattle Se- record. the 100 mark in quarterback rating ahawks, but many feared that they While Shanahan never had five times, threw 14 touchdowns lost their franchise quarterback af- much to work with in the quarter- and only two interceptions during ter Griffin tore his LCL and ACL. back position, which included the that span. Griffin, however continues to be likes of John Beck and Rex Gross- In the regular season Griffin -re positive and is eyeing a bigger year man, 2012 was destined to be a bet- corded 3,200 yards, a 102.4 passer next year. Who knows, maybe he ter year because Washington final- Richard Lipski | Associated Press rating and 20 touchdowns and five can come back and have an Adri- ly found its franchise quarterback. Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III salutes the crowd as he walks off the field with a twisted knee interceptions, which was an NFL an Peterson kind of bounce-back In 2011 when Shanahan was during the second half of a playoff football game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Washington lost the game. low among starting quarterbacks. year and continue to make Baylor switching between quarterbacks, He is also in the running to win proud. wednesday | January 23, 2013 | the Sports B2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Super Bowl XLVII: Who will win the family feud?

Dave Martin | Associated Press Mark Humphrey | Associated Press Stephan Savoia | Associated Press San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick celebrates after the San Francisco 49ers’ Frank Gore scores a five-yard touchdown run during Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe celebrates after inter- NFC Championship game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. the NFC Championship game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. cepting a pass during the AFC Championship football game on Sunday.

By Daniel Hill The 49ers are dominant at By Greg DeVries time trying to slow down this sur- By Parmida Schahhosseini only allowed 43 points in the three Sports Writer the point of attack on the line of Sports Editor prisingly productive San Francisco Sports Writer postseason games. scrimmage. With Frank Gore and offense. Despite being known as This game can belong to any- When the San Francisco 49ers LaMichael James in the backfield, The San Francisco 49ers will a defensive team, San Francisco’s At 6 pm, Feb. 3 the stage will be one, but this is the Ravens year. The play their brand of football, they the 49ers were fourth in the NFL in easily win this year’s Super Bowl offense ranked 11th in total yards set for two brothers as their teams 49ers haven’t been as strong against cannot be beaten. In all but one rushing yards for the season. Kae- against the Baltimore Ravens. All and in points per game during the battle in the trenches toward the physical teams such as the Seattle of their losses this year, their op- pernick adds another dimension to eyes will be on second-year quar- regular season. ultimate goal of hoisting a Lom- Seahawks and the New York Gi- ponent jumped out to a quick lead the rushing attack with the utiliza- terback Colin Kaepernick, but the With playmakers like Kaepe- bardi Trophy. ants, and the Ravens play physical and San Francisco couldn’t regroup tion of the zone read offense. On Ravens will not have an answer to rnick, running back Frank Gore, The “Superbaugh,” as many are football. defense the 49ers have six Pro Bowl what he brings to the table. tight end Vernon Davis and wide starting to call it, is going to be a While the 49ers do have Colin players to Baltimore’s two. In his second game of the play- receiver Michael Crabtree, San great matchup as the two coaches, Keapernick, the Ravens did a good Sports TAke It’s nearly impossible to run offs against the Atlanta Falcons, Francisco just has too many weap- Jim and John Harbaugh, will try job on RG3, who plays a simi- against the 49ers front seven, and Kaepernick was 16-21 passing for ons for the Ravens to handle. and earn the victory for their re- lar style, with a depleted defense. and get back into the football game. they generate so much pass rush 233 yards and a touchdown. Even Defensively, the 49ers are stout. spective teams. The Ravens had The Ravens beat the Colts, Peyton The 49ers did suffer two blow- that it’s tough to succeed with the if the Ravens are ready for a quar- They own the line of scrimmage to deal with the injury to Terrell Manning and the Patriots at Fox- out losses this year. The New York aerial attack. With dominant de- terback whose efficiency is as high and disrupt offenses by playing Suggs, the loss of their shutdown borough after trailing 13-6 in the Giants beat them 26-3 and the Se- fense and a diverse offense, the as Kaepernick’s, he can also run the physical football. The team’s lead- cornerback Lardarius Webb, and half. The Patriots were 67-0 when attle Seahawks beat them 42-13. 49ers should outmuscle the Bal- ball. In his first game of the play- ing tackler is NaVorro Bowman, injuries to linebacker Ray Lewis. leading at the half. The Ravens’ The 49ers have learned how to timore Ravens and establish their offs against the Green Bay Packers, who recorded 149 tackles on the However, despite the adversity, season ended in New England last battle back from early deficits. This physical dominance. The Ravens Kaepernick rushed for 181 yards season. To put this in perspective, the playoffs are a different animal. year, but they came back and got is due in large part to the matura- are an aging team on defense. They and two touchdowns. He can beat Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis only The Ravens have been playing revenge. After defeating the Colts, tion of Colin Kaepernick at quar- defeated Indianapolis, Denver and a defense a lot of ways, and Balti- recorded 57 tackles on the year. well. Injured playmakers got back Ray Rice called this team the “team terback. New England in the AFC playoffs, more’s defense is not the Raven’s The 49ers had six players record together on defense in the first of destiny.” An announcer called In the NFC Championship but the 49ers are on a higher tier defense of old. more than 60 tackles on the year, playoff game. Ravens quarterback the Seahawks the “team of des- game, Atlanta jumped out to an physically than those three teams. This Ravens defense ranks clos- and three of them were lineback- Joe Flacco is playing at a high level tiny” after Marshawn Lynch scored early 17-0 lead, but Kaepernick re- Super Bowl XLVII might not er to the middle of the pack. They ers. The 49ers’ pass rush is led by with eight touchdowns and zero a touchdown as they came back grouped, and San Francisco made have much offensive fireworks, but allow 228 yards per game through second-year linebacker Aldon interceptions during the postsea- from a 20 point deficit during At- adjustments to beat the Falcons. it will be filled with brutal hits and the air and another 123 on the Smith. Smith had 19.5 sacks on the son. The Ravens offense has scored lanta’s game against the Seahawks. Kaepernick had an efficient day a physical brand of football. The ground. This ranks 17th and 20th season. Only one player on Balti- touchdowns in nine of their nine Seattle lost 30 seconds later to a and was 16 of 21 passing for 233 49ers will outlast the Ravens in this in the league respectively. more’s defense recorded more than red zone trips. On the other side Matt Bryant field goal. The Ravens yards and one touchdown. heavyweight bout. The Ravens will have a tough five. of the ball, the Ravens defense has are a team of destiny. WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 23, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|B3 Baylor defeats Cowboys, moves to 4-1 in Big 12 play By Daniel Hill game. defensively we were good all game. Sports Writer “Defensively, we just wanted When Pierre gave us that offensive to protect the rim,” Jefferson said. spurt, we were able to get some The Baylor Bears defeated “We are some of what I feel are the momentum in the second half. I the Oklahoma State Cowboys on best shot blockers in the Big 12 and thought in games like this, if you Monday, 64-54. The game fea- we wanted to come out and let ev- can get those loose balls, I thought tured breakout performances from erybody know that on every night. A.J. did a great job, not only offen- freshman center Isaiah Austin and Offensively, we just wanted to play sively, but coming up with some junior forward Cory Jefferson: our game whether it was with the 50-50 balls tonight.” both Austin and Jefferson posted guards or in the post. After that, it’s A team-first and inside-out ap- double-doubles on the stat sheet. just executing everything we were proach contributed to the strong They also clearly impacted the supposed to. We know that every Baylor performance. game with their shot blocking and game gets won by the defense. It “I thought the team really did a interior defense. doesn’t matter what you do on of- good job of making the extra pass “We just wanted to be aggres- fense if you can’t stop anybody. and looking inside early on,” Drew sive,” Austin said. “We wanted to That’s something we pride each said. “Cory and Isaiah were aggres- control the paint and that’s what other on.” sive and successful. That helped we did.” Senior guard A.J. Walton con- some things so credit the guys on Austin had 10 points and 14 tributed to the OSU victory in al- doing a great job hitting the bigs rebounds and five blocks. Senior most every way possible. Walton inside. At the end of the day, we point guard Pierre Jackson led the had 13 points, five rebounds, four know that if you don’t defend then way offensively for the Bears with assists and two steals. you don’t give us a chance to win if 18 points and was four of nine “Because one thing A.J. does is you don’t shoot well. Hopefully we from beyond the arc. But lately, the he plays hard,” said Drew. “When can keep this effort and keep get- Bears have been all about defense. you play hard, good things nor- ting better. Defending gives you a “I know in the nonconference, mally are going to happen. That chance to stay in games on nights we were better offensively than we means loose balls, rebounds and where you’re not making buckets. were defensively.” said head coach steals. This year, I thought he’s had With a three-guard lineup that we Scott Drew. “I don’t want to jinx a great assist to turnover ratio.” have, we should have more assists anything, but I think we are getting With a national audience than turnovers and we have to con- better at knowing how rotations watching on ESPN, Baylor helped tinue to get better at that.” need to be and what we need to do. set the tone for the kind of team Baylor will take the hardwood I think players really are doing a they hope to be for the rest of the on Saturday against TCU on the good job with listening to scouting year. road. TCU is winless inside the reports and following through with “On Big Monday, everybody Big 12 Conference and only has a execution on the court.” is watching, all around the na- 9-9 overall record. TCU has losses After a tough conference road tion,” Jackson said. “It’s a chance to the likes of Southern Method- loss last week at the hands of the to shot what your team is capable ist, Northwestern, Houston, Tulsa, No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks, the Bears of. Last week we didn’t do a good Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kan- found their stride this past week- job of that. We faced a great Kansas sas State and Iowa State. end with a blowout 107-38 win team. At home, we came out here Baylor has already defeated over Hardin-Simmons and a solid and showed the nation that we can TCU earlier this season at the Fer- win over the Cowboys. compete with the best.” rell Center. The Bears won that The Bears held OSU to only 35 Drew identified the overall game by 11 points, 51-40. The percent shooting from the field in team defense as being key to a Bay- following week Baylor hoops will large part due to an outstanding lor victory. return to the Ferrell Center for a defensive effort. Jefferson had a “I thought the interior defense showdown against the Oklahoma solid bounce-back game against with Jefferson and Austin tying a Sooners on Wednesday night. The OSU after he struggled against school record with 11 blocks was Sooners are proving to be a con- Kansas last week on ESPN’s Big really critical and crucial to our tender this year with a 4-1 con- Monday showcase game. Jefferson success,” Drew said. “It allowed ference record and a 13-4 overall had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six us to get some transition buckets record. blocks against the Cowboys. and get going. I thought in the “There is so much parity in the Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor Together Austin and Jefferson first half, turnovers hurt us in that Big 12,” Drew said. “Every game is Freshman center Isaiah Austin rises up to shoot over an Oklahoma State defender on Monday at the Ferrell tied the Baylor team record for stretch. We gave up some transi- so important, especially your home Center. The Bears won the game 64-54 and are now 13-5 overall. Austin finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds. most blocks in a Big 12 Conference tion baskets but for the most part games.” Griner, Baylor back on track to defend national title By Parmida Schahhosseini and three blocks. percent, blocked shots at 5.8 blocks Sports Writer “Last year, I guess I started get- per game and a rebound margin at ting even more patient,” senior +11.4. The No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears center Brittney Griner said after Baylor has been playing hard- (16-1, 6-0 Big 12) have picked up the win against Notre Dame. “I defense. Opposing teams also where they left off last year as they couldn’t get my hands on the ball, have to worry about Baylor’s third continue to roll through their com- keep moving. Whatever I can do, I ranked offense. petition on their quest to repeat as will do. I took it a play at a time; There have been multiple games national champions. post up strong when I had to. Did where several plays score in double Head coach Kim Mulkey, who whatever I could to help my team digits and several games where stresses defense, has her unit play- out .” they have one or more player with ing well as they allowed only one Griner, who was named Big 12 a double-double. team to shoot over 50 percent Player of the Week on Jan. 21, is Mulkey teaches her players from the field all season. They are gearing up for another productive great work ethic and teamwork. It also 6-1 against ranked opponents, year. is one thing to have talent on the which puts their competitive play Griner currently has 2,796 ca- team, but without a coach putting on display. reer points and is 40 points away them in positions for them to suc- The Lady Bears hope to con- from breaking the scoring record ceed, they would probably end up tinue their streak of consecutive in the Big 12. like the Los Angeles Lakers. conference as they try to win their She also has 651 blocked shots The Lady Bears have team 29th game against No. 24 Iowa State and is 13 blocks away from an chemistry, which keeps their of- at 7 p.m. tonight at the Hilton Coli- NCAA record. fense flowing, but it also allows seum at Ames, Iowa. Griner is not the only rea- them to transition better from of- Baylor did have a little bit of a son the team is winning. Under fense to defense and vise versa. hiccup as they lost to No. 4 Stan- Mulkey, the Lady Bears have been Currently Baylor is on a 49 ford Cardinals, 71-69 on Nov. playing unselfish basketball. home game win streak, the longest 16. While it was a loss, the Bears Their team chemistry allows in the country. learned from it and realized that their game to flow. The team has been competitive the road to a championship will Junior point guard Odyssey in every conference game winning not be easy. Sims averages 12.5 points per game all six so far. During the Stanford game, Bay- and is leading the team with 5.2 as- Whether their opponents were lor allowed its opponent to shoot sists per game. ranked or unranked, the Lady over 50 percent, breaking their Senior forward Brooklyn Pope Bears win in convincing fashion. streak of 217 games without allow- is also having a breakout season as Their closest game a 76-58 win ing a team to shoot 50 percent or she averages 11.4 points per game. against a very physical West Vir- more. On the defensive side, the num- ginia on Saturday. “You don’t ever want to lose. bers of senior guard Jordan Mad- While the West Virginia de- You’re in Hawaii; you’re not un- den continue to improve. fense gave the Lady Bears prob- der the normal circumstances of Four Lady Bears rank among lems, a big 20-5 lead in the early a regular practice schedule. You’re the Big 12’s top 10 in field goal per- first half was enough for them to enjoying the beach and not having centage with Griner’s 59.8 percent sustain the lead. as much time to prepare,” Mulkey at No. 1, senior guard Jordan Mad- “We went over in the scouting said. “We played Kentucky and had den at 57.7 percent at No. 2, Pope report how physical and how hard a quick turnaround to come here. at 56.4 percent at No. 5, and senior they were going to play,” Sims said. It’s a great schedule for us to pre- forward Destiny Williams at 55 The defensive problems led to pare for another national champi- percent at No. 7. the Bears to have 19 turnovers, onship.” The Lady Bears have won 14 which is a season high. The Lady Bears did come back straight games after the loss to The Bears did enough to win and played for a 73-61 win against Stanford. the game, but they expected to do No. 5 Notre Dame. The Lady Bears’ They have been playing at a better. defense frustrated Notre Dame star high level. They have high hopes for the Skylar Diggins as she was 4-of-19 The Lady Bears lead the Big 12 season and very high expectations shooting. Griner, on the other in scoring offense at 82.1 points per after their 40-0 run to the National hand, had 24 points, 14 rebounds, game, field goal percentage at 50.8 Championship.

January 19 Baylor Ferrell Center West Virginia 76 58 50.9% FG pct. 32.8% 58.3% (14-24) Free Throws 41.4% (12-29) 46 Rebounds 40 19 Turnovers 13 Travis Taylor | Lariat Photographer Griner, 26 Lead Scorer Caldwell, 25 Senior center Brittany Griner reaches out to block a shot from a West Virginia player Saturday at the Ferrell Cen- ter. Griner finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks. Baylor is now 16-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12. WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 23, 2013 | the Sports B4 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Three Bears to try out for pro soccer By Larissa Campos team tryouts that will be held Reporter throughout the next two months. Although Sliwinski, Gilmore, The Baylor women’s soccer and Davis did not get picked up team saw its best season last fall in Friday’s college draft, they are with an overall record of 19-1-5 determined to continue their cam- and made the program’s first-ever paign to play professionally. appearance in the NCAA Sweet The trio plans to travel to Sixteen game against the Univer- Washington, D.C., this weekend sity of North Carolina. to attend the open tryout of the Although the team experi- Washington Spirit. enced a devastating loss in penalty “It would have been awesome kicks to the Tar Heels, three senior to get picked up in the college stand-out players didn’t want their draft,” Gilmore said. “But I think time on the field to end just yet. this will be a great experience for Senior forward Lisa Sliwinski, us. I’ve never done anything like senior midfielder Hanna Gilmore this, and I just feel blessed for the and senior defender Carlie Davis opportunity.” all made the decision to try and As a part of head coach Marci continue their soccer careers in the Jobson’s first recruiting class at newly formed National Women’s Baylor, the three are considered Soccer League. a major part of “building the dy- “I remember sitting on the bus nasty” she envisioned when first Nick Berryman | Lariat File Photo after we lost to UNC and thinking taking the job. Senior left-handed pitcher Whitney Canion will look to bounce back from a knee injury this season. Canion missed all of last year, but two years ago she to myself, ‘this can’t be it’,” Sliwin- Jobson said Sliwinski, Gilmore earned All-American honors for her work on the mound for the Bears. ski said. “I was done playing for and Davis are prepared physically Baylor but I didn’t think my days and their time at Baylor has pre- playing soccer were over.” pared them mentally for the inten- After the demise of the Wom- sity and high competition they will Softball team gets healthy, changes identity en’s Professional Soccer league in be up against. 2012, women soccer players in the “You have to have a consis- By Parmida Schahhosseini The team fought hard and came now. I just have to get back into Southeastern Conference, the Big United States lacked a place to play tent practice,” Jobson said. “Those Sports Writer together, finishing 34-22 and mak- game shape.” 12 lost two softball teams. This at the professional level for an en- coaches may only be watching you ing it to the NCAA Regional in La- Having Canion back isn’t the means that the Bears will have to tire year. for 10 minutes of the whole ses- Baylor softball finished third in fayette, La. The team fell in region- only change the team has made. play more non-conference games. The NWSL was created in place sion. You have to be at the top of the Big 12 preseason poll. al play to the Stanford Cardinal. They also added new players that Moore said it was sad to see A&M of the WPS,= and will start play your game at all moments.” This is the fourth time in pro- “I am very excited,” senior in- will help them transition from a go because it was nice to have that this spring with eight teams in the Jobson also expressed her ex- gram history that the Bears were fielder Kathy Shelton said. “We had speed team to a power team. competition to prepare them for league. citement for the future of the pro- chosen third, but the team has a rough year last year, so I’m excit- “We’ll have decent speed as a the postseason. Sliwinski described the timing gram and said this could be a turn- high hopes that it can finish better ed for our opportunities this year. team but a lot more power, “ head The Bears will have to do a of the new professional league’s ing point for Baylor soccer. and play competitive ball on the I think it’s going to be a lot better coach Glenn Moore said. “So that’s good job of getting tough non-con- creation as perfect. “We are now turning the corner road to go to another world series. than last year.” kind of the direction we wanted to ference opponents in the future. She couldn’t play college soc- to not only be a winning program Last year, Baylor softball made the Having Canion back on the go in for the last couple of years to Many players are still optimistic cer anymore, but she was still fit on the field and in the classroom, post season. The team entered the lineup is a huge confidence booster be honest with you.” that the conference games will still enough from last season to jump but also a developmental program NCAA regional tournament and as several team members noted The players are excited for the be competitive because there are into an intense and competitive for kids who want to play profes- ranked No. 23 despite losing its that their game is different when new offense and hopeful that they many strong teams. soccer environment right away. sionally.” All-American left-handed pitcher she is on the field. Canion took will enjoy more success with their Baylor softball will begin the Each of the eight teams are Davis also thinks pursuing a Whitney Canion after she suffered the team to the College World Se- new power game. 2013 season Feb. 7 at home for the made up of players from the Unit- professional career will benefit the a torn ACL. The team continued to ries two years ago and is an impact Baylor also brings back 10 let- Getterman Classic. The Getterman ed States, Canada and Mexico’s na- program. fight though the adversity as senior player. Canion is doing well as she ter winners and seven starters off Classic will include seven home tional teams. “In the future, girls are going to right-handed pitcher Courtney prepares to get ready for the new the 2012 squad. This season will games and will run through Feb. The college draft took place last see Baylor as a place that can pre- Repka and junior right-handed season. be different not only because of the 10. Friday and added four more col- pare them to play at the next level. pitcher Liz Paul filled in the role “I’m just trying to get back to type of offense the team will play, The opponents will include lege players to each roster. It’s cool that we can set that prec- of pitching. Sophomore outfielder the swing of things,” Canion said. but it’s also who it plays. games against Illinois State, Sam The rest of the spots will be edent for the program,” Davis said. Kaitlyn Thumann also contributed “I’ve pitched three times this week After Texas A&M and the Houston State, Northern Illinois made up of players picked up in with big hits. and hit. Everything feels good right University of Missouri left for the and Southern Mississippi. Wednesday | January 23, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|B5 Golf team What should happen to the faces of steroids? all set for The baseball writers voted to keep every player associated with performance-enhancing the start drugs out of the baseball Hall of Fame. Did the voters make the best decision for the game? By Greg DeVries of season Sports Editor If a player is found to have used By Ryan Daugherty performance-enhancing drugs, Reporter then that player should not be vot- ed into the Hall of Fame. Football season is over in Waco, About 21 years ago, the Base- but another sport is just around the ball Writers Association of Amer- corner. ica voted to permanently ban Pete The Baylor men’s golf team is just a few weeks away from starting a highly anticipated season. Sports TAke The Bears look to start the 2013 season the way they finished last Rose from the Hall of Fame. season: on top. His crime? Betting on baseball Baylor participated in the War- games. rior Wave Intercollegiate in Hawaii Betting on baseball games is last November and came out in definitely not something to be first place, giving them their first taken lightly, but the fact that Rose win in over a year. gambled didn’t help him reach Baylor lost seniors Drew Mc- 4,256 hits, the all-time record. Gee, Joakim Mikkelsen, and Lo- If Pete Rose is permanently Associated Press renzo Scotto but has added two banned from the Hall of Fame, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, shown left to right, have become the faces of the “steroid era.” Despite impressive stats, none have been talented freshmen to the club. then it would be a travesty (and voted into the baseball Hall of Fame. Bonds and Clemens were named in the Mitchell Report, and Sosa testified before Congress about his innocence. One of the newer faces on the awfully hypocritical) for other players associated with cheating team is Andreas Gjesteby, a fresh- of Fame and be remembered as one enhancing drugs? It’s impossible he was a muscular baseball player? to have an honorary place in base- man from Drammen, Norway. of the greatest players of all time is By Daniel Hill to figure out. What if someone al- The voters denied all-time ball’s history books. Sports Writer Though he is one of only two to stay clean and play baseball the ready is in the Hall who used these greats like Barry Bonds and Roger Keeping these players out of freshmen on the roster, Gjesteby way it was meant to be played. drugs? We might never know the Clemens from being first-ballot the Hall of Fame helps the game of has had a remarkable career up Even if the cheating was as The endless debate about the truth. inductees. The bottom line is that baseball in the long run. to this point, winning numerous widespread as some fear it may Major League Baseball Hall of The Hall of Fame is meant to be players like Bonds and Clemens The voters can help make sure tournaments, including two 2011 have been, future players need to Fame is overwhelmingly subjec- the history keeper and preserver of were the defining ballplayers of the that history doesn’t repeat itself. Titleist Tournaments at Skjeberg know that cheating will not be tol- tive. Baseball writers want to pro- baseball history. How can the Hall era. If the voters send a powerful GK and Kragero GK respectively, erated. tect the integrity of the Hall of of Fame pretend like the historic Baseball simply can’t pretend message and keep all of the known and the 2012 Norges Cup at Not- It’s like the old adage your Fame and not let anyone with any home run record chase of 1998 be- like steroid use was never a part of steroid abusers out of the Hall of teroy GK. Gjesteby, however, isn’t mother used to tell you. connection whatsoever to steroids tween Mark McGuire and Sammy the game. Fame, then players who are tempt- satisfied. “If everyone jumped off of a or other performance enhancing Sosa didn’t exist? Who is to judge Everybody now knows that ed to use the next popular drug He is eager for the UTSA Oak cliff, would you do it too?” drugs in. whether or not Jeff Bagwell did ste- steroids were rampant in baseball will see what is happening now Hills Invitational in San Antonio Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens How do the baseball writers, roids? Bagwell had some muscle on throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s. and will know people will find out on Feb. 11 to arrive. and Sammy Sosa seem to have or anyone else for that matter, play his frame, but he was never linked It was part of the history of the in the future. “I am really excited to start jumped off of that cliff, and there is judge and jury to know whether or to steroids. How can the Hall of game, and the Hall of Fame can’t The only way to get into the Hall playing tournaments again. We no climbing back up. not someone used performance- Fame punish Bagwell just because deny it. have had a really long pause now,” Gjesteby said. “Who’s going to San Antonio isn’t final yet, but I’m go- ing to do everything in my power to get a spot on the team.” Gjesteby is well prepared for the season but he can already spot differences from golf in Norway. “We tend to play more rounds of golf outside tournament than I did back home in Norway where I spent most of my time grinding short game, putting or technique,” Gjesteby said. Gjesteby joins an already tal- ented squad of golfers. Among those golfers is senior Ryan O’Rear. O’Rear has appeared in three consecutive Big 12 Men’s Golf Championships, and he is motivated to make one last run during his last season as a colle- giate golfer. “It’s my last go around so I’m just going to give everything I’ve got and do whatever I can to help my team get back to nationals,” O’Rear said. Being a senior, O’Rear now steps into a mentor-like role for in- coming freshmen such as Andreas Gjesteby. O’Rear has advice for the Bears’ newest additions for being success- ful on the green. “Just work hard,” O’Rear said. “Work on your game. You know they’re very talented, very good golfers, so they don’t need to change anything. Going back to what I’m saying, they’ve played hard golf courses and tough competitions. They’ll be fine. Just be themselves.” As the season nears, both Gjest- eby and O’Rear have certain goals they wish to accomplish. For Gjesteby, he looks to carry over his dominance from Norway. “My main goal would be to play all the tournaments this spring and hopefully place top 10 in at least one of them,” Gjesteby said. “Other than that I keep working on my g am e .” As for O’Rear, his goal is for the team to achieve similar success as it did his freshman season. “It’s mostly team related. You know I want to win a tournament individually but all my goals are just getting our team back where we were freshman year,” O’Rear said. O’Rear’s freshman season was a success. He finished 12th overall at the Big 12 Championship, a career best. When asked about how he felt about the team’s outlook this sea- son, O’Rear sounded confident. “I think we’ll be fine. Our guys have played for their national teams,” O’Rear said. “I don’t think it’s going to be anything new for them. They’ve played in big events so I expect big things out of them.” The team will tee off for the first time in 2013 on Feb. 11 at the Uni- versity of Texas - San Antonio for the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational. WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 23, 2013 | the Arts & Entertainment B6 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com

‘Hipster’ style invades record stores, thrift stores, Waco

By Rebecca Fiedler sented on the page, declares that over want to lose recognition within their popular. “It’s just more of a personal like everybody else than they’d want to Reporter half of a hipster’s persona consists of own culture. thing.” imagine,” Divita said. “unwarranted self importance.” Divita described hipster style as an Divita said being insulted or feel- Whatley said the stereotyping of They can be found walking around Dr. Lorynn Divita, associate pro- evolving trend. After people in main- ing hurt or angry when a trend one has hipsters as narcissists is natural because college campuses in their vintage fessor in the department of family and stream culture saw hipsters wearing a personal connection with becomes of what hipsters do, which is things for clothes, listening to the strange music consumer sciences, categorizes hipsters some of their signature hipster clothes, popular is not unique to hipsters. She themselves. of obscure artists through their head- as a type of “style tribe,” just as “goths” those in mainstream culture began to said there is a big tendency in any style “‘Hipster’ means that you are -- to phones. or “preps” are types of style tribes. follow suit. tribe to regard anyone new to the scene break down narcissism -- self-orient- Many people follow their style prec- She credits hipsters with being the She said that after a while, people as less authentic. ed,” Whatley said. “Thoughts of self, edent, yet many find them too egotisti- first to bring to modern popularity began to develop a taste for hipster Patterson said hip culture is about thoughts of one’s own perspective on cal to stand. They are hipsters, and they vintage T-shirts, trapper hats, Buddy style, then the hipsters had to move on. being more aware. He doesn’t see it as things, thoughts of one’s own prefer- are taking America’s thrift shops and Holly glasses, the mountain-man trend “I can tell you only one thing about narcissism. ences, thoughts of how other people record stores by storm. including big beards and flannel shirts, ‘coolness,’” Divita said. “Once every- Patterson said he disagrees that re- view and receive you as a person.” According to “The Indie Cred Test,” handlebar mustaches, and, most re- body’s doing it, it’s not cool.” jecting popular culture is necessarily a Patterson said that people might a humorous book on the indie and cently, three-wolf-moon T-shirts. In terms of the music aspect of the factor in the hipster style. think that, as hipsters, he and hipster culture by Henry H. Owings “One thing that separates true hip- hipster culture, however, Whatley finds For example, when he’s at work, Pat- Whatley reject “main- and Chunklet maga- sters from ‘wannabes’ is an appreciation terson said, sometimes he loves to hear stream style” peo- zine, what sets of the very obscure; a knowing about Katy Perry music because he thinks ple, but that he has a “hipster” baby the trivia involved with various aspects “One thing that sepa- that she’s talented, though his reasons m a n y friends apart from of music or art or beverages, even,” Di- rates true hipsters for liking her would be different than w h o don’t share any normal vita said. from ‘wannabes’ is an someone else’s. He really does like to his par- infant, Hipsters, she added, are no differ- listen to her, Patterson said, because he ticu- a m o n g ent than any other style tribe. The hip- appreciation of the likes her music and not to mock her. o t h e r ster movement contains three distinct very obscure; a know- Whatley said that he intentionally things, groups that are characteristic of a style ing about the trivia pushes himself outside of his comfort is that tribe: those people who are innovators zone and listens to new types of music. w h e n of the style, those people in the major- involved with various For a while he said he dumped out hav- ity, and finally those people who are aspects of music or art, a lot of his iTunes library and put late “wannabes” or posers. or beverages, even.” 1970s to 1990s hip-hop on his iPod so Davita said that one trait that that he wouldn’t have his comfort sets hipsters apart from other style Dr. Lorynn Divita | Associate zone of musical styles and would tribes, however, is their affluence. be forced to explore that type of “They don’t really stand for any- music. thing, unlike some other groups,” Eventually he found him- Divita said. that hyper-accepted, popular music self only wanting to listen to Divita said the common theme of doesn’t dissuade him. It actually makes hip-hop. After he learned more being a hipster is an appreciation of the music more comfortable to him. about it and gained a respect for irony. Everything they do is adopted What bothers him is when bands that it, he was able to appreciate it. in an ironic sense. he was really into and whose music he Divita said all style groups think “When the mainstream adopts had a personal connection with become that they’re better than everybody else, it,” she said, “it’s without irony. popular. not just hipsters. All style groups They’ve seen it and gotten used to it, He says that he accepts “his” music have an egocentric viewpoint, ing a diaper changed, the hipster child and they think it looks cool.” becoming popular because it’s music’s she claimed. will likely stare at the popcorn ceiling Jake Patterson, a Common Grounds job to grow up, but he feels less con- Hipsters, she added, are and make connections to a Stephen coffee shop employee and self-pro- nected with a band once it takes off. one of the most recent tribes to Hawking theory. claimed hipster, said he had difficulty “It’s not because everyone knows spring up; that’s why she believes As opposed to normal bedroom defining the hipster style and that to about it and now it’s not cool,” the narcissism stereotype is trappings, a hipster child will have their him, it is a collaboration of things that Patterson said in regards to put on hipsters. lar style. room decorated with “black and white can’t be put into words. losing connection with “I think they’d be He claimed that it’s more important photos of infamous heroin addicts.” It “The idea of a hipster or ‘hip’ culture a band’s music disappointed to for a person to be true to who they truly also offers a statement to hipsters. is the rejection of whatever the social that has be- hear they’re are; their specific interests are not as im- “A lot of people just despise you. norm is,” Patterson said. c o m e m o r e portant. You’re living in the last days. You’re the Holden Whatley, Patterson’s co- “Don’t ever hide,” Whatley said, ad- butt-end of postmodernism, the ulti- worker and another self-proclaimed vice for anyone in the mainstream cul- mate shipwreck of American culture, hipster, said the hipster culture is a ture. “Don’t ever tell yourself that the embodiment of self-absorbed nihil- primarily college-aged move- you need to follow the social ism with a dumb haircut,” said Owings ment for people who re- trend, this norm, to be and Chunklet in the book. ject being labeled, accepted, loved and Photos by Matt Hellman | Lariat Photo Editor In a chart on Cracked.com writ- but do not respected by ten by Amaya Perea and designed by any on e .” Randall Maynard, Perea interprets a number of things that hipsters say as really meaning, “I think I’m better than you.” Further down the page, past the big chart, a satirical pie chart, anonymous- ly pre- WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 23, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Arts & Entertainment the Baylor Lariat|B7 ‘Hobbit’ fails to impress those who loved book

By Ashley Davis even disillusionment for when that Copy Editor thing (or person) inevitably fails Movie REVIEW you. Nothing will ever sway my Category: Action and Adventure, love for the books, but seeing “The

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hobbit” movie was one of the low- Associated Press Run time: 2 hr. 50 min. est, most underwhelming points of This undated publicity photo released by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. shows Jessica Chastain, as Maya, Directed by: Peter Jackson my life. the story. The brown wizard isn’t in a member of the elite team of spies and military operatives stationed in a covert base overseas, who secretly de- Written by: Philippa Boyens, Peter First of all, splitting it into three the book at all, and the “pale” orc voted themselves to finding Osama Bin Laden in Columbia Pictures’ new thriller, “Zero Dark Thirty.” Jackson, Fran Walsh, Guillermo del movies? Unnecessary. I think it’s a was unnecessary as well as inac- Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien sham and an exploitation of true curate. 65% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes Tolkien fans’ time. I hated “The I understand that for produc- Hobbit” movie, but I’m going to tion purposes there must be some ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is fiction For those of you that saw “The see the next movie and the next leeway given for the sake of time Hobbit,” please hear me out. If you because I have to see whether Pe- and details must be reworked to fit disagree with my views, feel free to ter Jackson will destroy Tolkien’s a video timeline, but in this case it good work again or do a halfway was too much. that reflects reality about CIA contact me, and we’ll hold a pub- lic forum at your earliest conve- decent job. The acting was subpar. Gandalf By Caroline Brewton for some to see the film, if other nience. The movie was incredibly long. (Ian McKellen) was the only re- Editor-In-Chief elements like dialogue or plot had Movie REVIEW Reactions to these kinds That’s what made it all the more deeming presence among the lot. been weaker, the strength of the ac- of movies can always be disappointing. The whole time, Bilbo, played by Martin Freeman, tors would not have been enough. divided into two catego- was true to character in looks and Category: Drama Filmmakers face a monumental ries: 1) those that have had a good start. But after they Run time: 2 hr. 37 min. task to create suspense in a movie read the books 2) left the Shire, it was downhill Directed by: Katherine Bigelow where the audience already knows those that haven’t. I from there. Written by: Mark Boal how the story will end. By reveal- to undergo torture again. However, fall into the former. The special effects 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes ing details about the inner work- one prisoner named Ammar, who If you haven’t were disappointing ings of the CIA during the period, is kept at a CIA cite for interroga- read the books, as well. Through- Zero Dark Thirty is a spy-thrill- including controversial depictions tion, only answers the agents’ ques- most of this col- out the movie, I er that blends fiction with details of torture, the movie achieves the tions once the agents have taken umn will not ap- couldn’t under- dug up by the film’s creators in suspense necessary to carry the au- him out of his cell and given him a ply to you. stand why the conjunction with the CIA. Even dience through. meal, and not under torture. On opening special effectsthe film’s trailer, which shows cen- The film’s depiction of torture, Instead of revealing a clear posi- night, I came were so crummy sor bars being erased from the title, which drew criticism from some tion, I believe the film leaves room to the theater when The Lord of implies that secrets will be uncov- quarters, mostly occurs early in the for ambiguity; it suggests you can’t with high ex- the Rings trilogy, ered. “Thirty” recounts the hunt film. While it’s uncomfortable, it form neat groups of good guys pectations, as made years ago, for Osama bin Laden. isn’t so explicit that I had to leave and bad guys. Instead, these larger I loved the was amazing in The movie follows the story of the theater (I’m personally uncom- groups -- Americans versus their other Lord quality with less Maya, a young intelligence agent fortable with graphic depictions of enemies -- are made of individu- of the Rings advanced technol- who joins a task force to help in torture). Instead, the heavy stuff is als whose distinct narratives help movies. ogy. the search for bin Laden. Maya is implied: for example, the battered to form impressions of the whole. This was I will concede that played by Jessica Chastain, whose face of a detainee is shown as op- The good guys in this film use perhaps my the soundtrack was delicate features and young-sound- posed to the actual beating, and torture. The bad guys are shown downfall. great, but you should ex- ing voice belie the strength of her the filmmakers rely heavily on the vulnerable, naked and at the mercy As an avid reader pect nothing less of Howard character. Chastain’s Maya is tough use of dialogue to convey the gist of of their American captors. And of science fiction and fantasy, I Shore. Peter Jackson, on the other and dedicated; it is Maya’s dogged what’s happening. some are cowardly -- spilling se- have great respect for J.R.R. Tolk- hand, should’ve known better. steeliness, the movie suggests, in my mind I kept saying, I wouldn’t call the film pro-tor- crets so as not to be hurt. ien’s works. I’ve read the Lord of Bottom line, this movie was that ultimately led to bin Laden’s “This is going to get better.” But it ture, although some have argued It’s about individuals. Real na- the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit hard to get through. Even putting capture. Maya’s character, who, never did. And then it was over. the film suggests the torture of de- tions --real stories-- are about in- respectively and think they are aside my more critical expecta- based on her traits and personality, When I stood up to leave my legs tainees ultimately led to finding bin dividuals who don’t follow a fairy great books that everyone should tions as a journalist and as a fan could have been shallow and un- were hurting, and not because the Laden. I can see where that inter- tale format with clearly delineated at least be familiar with. of the books, it was hard to get developed if portrayed by a lesser seats were uncomfortable. pretation comes from: such might moral lines. When you admittedly and un- through. actress, shone through Chastain’s I also think the director took be the case of one elderly gentle- This film is brilliant because it ashamedly love something, you set Shame on you, Peter Jackson! performance. way too much creative license with man who answers Maya’s questions provides a look at real life through yourself up for disappointment or While the acting was a draw eagerly after expressing a wish not the lens of fiction.

oil changes, state inspections, batteries and tires. wednesday | January 23, 2013 | the Arts & Entertainment B8 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com Baylor students host Waco’s first music and film fest By Rob Bradfield It was a small film festival held at in the music lineup. Texas music scene to draw in tal- filmmakers exposure beyond what event at a currently undisclosed lo- Assistant City Editor Common Grounds. The Expo’s schedule blends lo- ent for the music side of the Expo. they could get at their Universities. cation for participants in both the “Even though not all of us are cal music staples like Kat Dixon “We love promoting arts in “Universities are great for many film and music festivals, and a se- A small group of people is try- from Waco initially, we are all Wa- (Married with Sea Monsters) and every facet that we can,” Butler things, but it’s not their prerogative lect number of Gold Pass holders. ing to change Waco’s image in the coans in our own right,” Wilson O, Loveland with up-and- said. to give people exposure,” Palich “‘After’ was an idea to give film- music and film world. said. coming bands from The film portion said. makers and musicians a chance The group is Waco Arts-Media The Expo is divided into two across the state such of the Expo will The list of films showing hasn’t to mingle and build connections and their event is the Waco Inde- parts. The film festival will be held as headliner Bobby be hosted in the been released yet, but they will all between those communities,” Mc- pendent Media Expo. on March 6 at the Dancing Bear Jealousy (Austin) backyard of the be student or independent short Grath said. The Expo is the brainchild of and the music festival will be held and Hydra Melody Dancing Bear, films from across the state. The Tickets range in price from $10 the three co-founders of Waco on March 7 at Common Grounds. (San Antonio). at 1117 Spei- film area at the Dancing Bear will for the film festival and $15 for the Arts-Media: Owen McGrath, According to the event coordi- The music starts ght Ave. On its be 18 and up, while the inside will music festival. A silver pass is avail- Abilene senior Mackenzie Wilson nators, the Expo will try to connect at 1 p.m. and con- website, the Expo remain 21 and up. Interested film- able for $20, which grants access to and Waco senior Ben Palich. the Waco music and film scenes tinues all day. promises to screen makers may submit their shorts for both film and music, and a limited It was born out of an idea to ex- with each other and the larger Tex- Common Grounds’ some of “the best in- the festival until Feb. 28 by sending number of gold passes are available pand The 8th Street Film Festival, as communities. live event coordinator, Wes dependent and student Palich an email at Ben_Palich@ for $30 that include entrance to the a project started in part by Palich “It’s more ‘Texas local’ than Butler, has been working closely films made in this great state of baylor.edu with a link to their film festival, the music festival and and Wilson, and to help put Waco solely ‘Waco local’,” McGrath said. with the Waco Arts-Media team Texas.” Vimeo or YouTube account. the “After” event. on the increasingly growing Texas The idea of “Texas Local” and is an eager partner. He has According to the organizers, The third part of the event is the Tickets can be purchased at wa- independent entertainment map. comes through most prominently been using his experience in the the film festival is a way to get new little-talked-about “After.” It’s an coartsmedia.com. Meet your maker: Searching for the perfect cup of coffee

By Stacy Downs At The Roasterie in Kansas City, vorite overall. I tasted the full body cups. extraction. The flavor was divinely makers, this one tasted burned _ The Kansas City Star Mo., owner Danny O’Neill hooked of the coffee first, not the water. -Expensive (roughly 60 cents rich. My favorite! and this was just after it brewed. Via McClatchy-Tribune me up with coffee tasters, Some The equipment: Chemex drip per cup vs. 15 cents if you grind My least-favorite cup. There’s a of the company’s top baristas also coffee carafe. Grounds should be your own). VACUUM (Best for show-off reason these fell out of favor in the So deep is my passion for cof- joined us to determine the flavor placed in the cone-shaped filter at -Flavor is watery because ex- entertainers and mad scientists.) early 1970s. fee that I’m excited each night to differences produced by a variety the top and hot water poured over traction time is so short (1 min- The equipment: Laboratory- wake up to it each morning. I love of equipment. We used one bag of them. The wood collar with leather ute). like glass chambers heated by a LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH the ritual of grinding beans, pour- beans and seven kinds of makers. tie serves as an insulated handle. -Coffee can be stale in the pre- flame at the bottom. Butane burn- (BUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A ing filtered water and brewing, Pros: packaged cups. ers work best. Here’s how it works: NEW ONE) because it results in a product that MAKING A DIFFERENCE -Makes more than one cup. Stacy’s tasting notes: We re- Pour water into the bottom glass Honestly, my $30 coffee maker looks, smells and tastes divine. At the Roasterie’s cupping -Allows control of placed the Keurig K cup and insert the top chamber. Heat doesn’t have much going for it Recently, my darling drip ma- room, we put seven sets of equip- brewing time and with an Ekobrew the burner, adjusting it for a slow except that it’s cute and cheap. chine died. I’d always been forgiv- ment in five categories of brew temperature so the reusable filter and boil. Water will rise into the up- “It’s only got one button, which is ing of its temperamental nature be- methods both machine and manu- coffee is just the way freshly ground per glass and saturate the waiting good,” says Helt. Here’s what he cause it delivered such a satisfying al and to the test using filtered wa- you like it. beans. Although the grounds. Wait about 2 minutes advises: cup. I sought a quick store replace- ter, clean equipment and the same -Also allows you cup was filled to the for flavor to be extracted from the - Look for the absence of un- ment because the thought of going bag of whole beans, the Roasterie’s to get up close and max, the result was grounds, remove the flame, and necessary features. a day without home-brewed coffee Don Quijote of Costa Rica. The personal with your still a watery, weak the condensation in the bottom - The wattage should be higher was just too much to bear. beans were ground just before coffee, watching cup of coffee. Al- bowl will create a vacuum and will than 1,000. I found a cutie of a coffee brewing. the brewing pro- most a tie with my draw the coffee down through the - Thermal carafes are good. It maker, better looking than my last cess. least-favorite cup. tube and filter into the lower glass. keeps your coffee warm. My for- one. This new model was white ev- POUR OVER (Best for baristas Cons: Pros: mer maker kept it warm for hours. erywhere, except a glass carafe. It and foodies.) -Requires its DRIP: MULTI- -Looks super-cool. My new one, with a glass carafe, featured the stylish simplicity of The equipment: The Hario V60 own kind of paper CUP (Best for a -Produces a clean stays only hot (burned tast- just one button. And the price was ceramic funnel. It’s a manual brew- filter that you can’t household with brew. ing) or cold. right at a little more than $30. ing method, allowing you to brew always find at the gro- working parents and Cons: - Check out the But it wasn’t the same. It left a coffee right into your cup. cery store. young kids.) -Pricey (burn- filter. You want burned aftertaste and produced a Pros: -You have to baby your coffee, The equipment: A machine that ers need to be one that requires muddy cup. So I went looking for -Rich flavor. watching the kettle for the right can brew 10 cups of coffee at the purchased sepa- paper filters. The Mr. Goodpot. -Allows control of brewing temperature and wetting the filter magic number temperature of 200 rately). permanent filters I’m not alone in my search. time and temperature so the coffee before adding coffee. degrees. Stacy’s tasting get stained with old Coffee makers are a popular home- is just the way you like it. -Although it’s manual, it re- Pros: notes: This coffee coffee, which affects related holiday gift, especially one- -You can get intimate with your quires more equipment, including - Brews a lot. reminded me of the flavor. Conical ones cup machines like the Keurig that coffee, watching it bloom and brew. a scale and kettle. - Cone-shape filter for proper brew from the Che- are best. allow you to brew French roast, Cons: Stacy’s tasting notes: I tasted extraction. mex. Both contain - Invest in a burr French vanilla or whatever strikes -You have to baby your cof- the water first, coffee Cons: a noticeably clean grinder. This slices rath- your fancy that day. And then fee, watching the kettle for the second. Although it - Expensive taste. er than smashes whole there are manual methods like right temperature and had a clean-water Stacy’s tasting notes: This was PERCOLATOR beans. Burr grinders start French press and pour-overs that wetting the filter be- taste, that’s what my third favorite cup of coffee, fol- (Best for those who at about $50. are becoming popular at coffee fore adding coffee. I didn’t like about lowing the French press and V60. want their home to smell - Keep it clean. Marty Roe of shops. Percolators are even making -Although it’s it. I could taste the coffee first, water just like Grandma and Grandpa’s.) About the Coffee suggests using a nostalgic hipster return. manual, it requires second. The equipment: A pot with a 1 tablespoon of citric acid (from I wondered if more expensive equipment, in- DRIP: ONE-CUP small chamber at the bottom close stores such as Whole Foods) to 1 drip machines were worth the cluding an elec- (Best for divided FRENCH PRESS (Best for lovers to the heat source. A vertical tube gallon of water to clean your ma- price tag. In my quest, I sought sci- tronic gram scale households and for of bold coffee.) leads from this chamber to the top chine a few times a month. entific knowledge. (about $30) to those who don’t want The equipment: Stainless steel of the percolator. Just below the - Clean the pot and filter bas- Ben Helt of Benetti’s Coffee Ex- weigh ground it strong.) with a Pyrex glass liner. upper end of this tube is a perfo- ket daily. For manual equipment, perience in Raytown, Mo., is a cof- coffee and wa- The equip- Pros: rated chamber for course coffee clean with liquid dishwashing de- fee roaster who teaches home cof- ter and a kettle. ment: A cup - Extracts oils from the coffee. grounds. tergent and rinse well. To remove fee-brew classes. We analyzed my Models with an of premeasured - The least-expensive method. Pros: coffee oils (the brown staining that $30 coffee maker and determined electronic reading are best because grounds is inserted into your sin- - Not much babying. - Incredible aroma, like coffee is rancid coffee, not “seasoning”) how to make it better. 200 degrees is the magic number, gle-serving machine. Cons: potpourri. Roe recommends Puro cleaner. Marty and Tooti Roe of Ser- rather than the boiling point of Pros: - Hard to clean (it contains no - The price is right. vice Call clean coffee machines 212. Those will set you back $60. -You can have hot cider one filter). Cons: COFFEE-WATER RATIOS throughout the area at indepen- One way to save money is to buy day, coffee another, hot chocolate - Leaves a trace of grounds in - A harsh-tasting cup of cof- Recommended ratio for that dently owned shops and at fast- a plastic funnel instead of a Hario another. your cup. fee, because the water has gotten perfect cup: 2 tablespoons freshly food chains. About a year ago they V60. 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to/from Baylor Wednesday | January 23, 2013 www.baylorlariat.com Arts & Entertainment the Baylor Lariat|B9 Cafe to add variety to Waco scene by opening club By Ashley Davis room for cards, chess or reading. close at 10 p.m. and the upstairs customer Amara Oji expressed songs and poetry occasionally on Located at 723 Austin Ave., Copy Editor Lafayette said dues would be club would be open from 10 p.m. enthusiasm and support for the Legacy’s jazz nights (Fridays). Legacy Café has been a new music $50 per month and VIP cards to 4 a.m. upstairs club. She said she hopes Though the café is located in and art venue since it’s opening in After almost two years of oper- would be issued to participat- Though the upstairs club is still it improves Lafayette’s business. “I prime real estate in the center of June 2011. ation, Legacy Café and Art Gallery ing customers once they pay for under construction, Lafayette said think it can be a good thing if it’s downtown Waco, Lafayette said The café features the work of is looking to energize its clientele. membership. Members will have he hopes it will be ready for a dry done successfully and managed business is slow. local artists and live musicians on James Lafayette, owner and man- to present the VIP cards to gain run in April and ready for full busi- well,” Oji said. The Hippodrome Theater, lo- weekends. ager of the café, has announced access. ness by Sept. 1. Lafayette said the Oji said she is aware that busi- cated directly across the street, is The art displayed on the walls plans to open a private club in the “I want it to be different from café has struggled along with the ness has been slow for Lafayette. undergoing renovations and the and in the hall of the café are those upstairs section of the building Treff’s or Metro,” Lafayette said. rest of downtown Waco for the “I think it would be best for developers have announced plans of aspiring artists in the Waco area that has been largely unused. “My inspiration was just talking past several months. him to promote his café’s location to reopen the building as a theater/ and many pieces are for sale. Lafayette said the club would to people and seeing what they “Business is rough, but it’s bet- and make it known to people who restaurant. On Friday, Legacy Café will feature a TV/lounge area where wanted.” ter when I have music. We don’t want to do events,” Oji said. “With- “I’m not sure how this will af- host Solid State, a jazz band made customers can relax. There will Lafayette said the club would do a good job of promoting down- out the right advertisement it’s go- fect business,” Lafayette said. “The up of Baylor students and then be two adjacent rooms, one for also have a stage and live music town as a whole in Waco,” Lafay- ing to be hard for him to find new city needs more diversity of things Dreamboat on Saturday. foosball and air hockey and other scheduled on Fridays and Satur- ette said. customers.” to do. Not another bar or restau- Both shows are free and open to arcade-like games, and one quieter days. The downstairs café would Southlake senior and frequent Oji also performs original rant.” the public. World-renowned pianist comes to BU for Lyceum series

By Rebecca Fiedler to the public. 10 or 12 young virtuosos that have of nuance to her playing that you communicate to an audience. Her that often define her character. It’s Reporter “She, in my opinion is the most this amazing technique that ev- wouldn’t expect from someone 26 sense of timing is more mature our quirks that make us have per- complete pianist of her age I’ve erybody’s years old. You expect it from some- than other pianists. sonality, and it’s a balancing act be- Baylor University sees its share heard ever in my lifetime,” said Dr. excited one who’s lived this full career.” Her characterization of sound tween letting those quirks get out of talent come and go as it often Bradley Bolen, lecturer in piano about, and Bolen said playing piano music is great, Bolen said. She is versatile, of control and then doing what we hosts famous guests, and it will and member of the Lyceum Com- very often involves a balance of doing what playing a variety of music. think the composer wants us to do. uphold that legacy by hosting criti- mittee, the organization that will they don’t the performer wants with the mu- Bolen found it impossible to She walks that balance very well.” cally acclaimed pianist, Joyce Yang. be hosting Yang at Baylor. ever ma- sic and playing how the composer explain the intangibles that charac- Three students will play for Yang will perform at 7:30 p.m. Bolen said Yang is not an av- ture,” Bo- wanted the piece to be played. terize Yang’s playing. He described Yang in a master class, which is a Thursday in Roxy Grove Hall, as erage pianist. Yang won the silver len said. “It’s not like pop music where I it as “sophisticated” and colorful.” small lesson given to a few people part of the Lyceum series. Yang will medal at the 12th Van Cliburn In- “ S h e do what I want when I want to do “There’s a certain amount of in front of an audience. She will be treating audience members to a ternational Piano Competition in comes not it,” he continued. “You’re trying to mystery that goes into music mak- give each of them a lesson in their plethora of musical pieces, from 2005, at the age of 19. only with create this window through which ing, and if we understood it all, we playing after they perform for her. works of Chopin and Beethoven Bolen said this was a young age Joyce Yang the techni- people can kind of travel back wouldn’t necessarily be attracted “I’m really excited to meet her,” to George Gershwin’s “The Man I for a pianist to be winning a medal cal pack- through time.” to it. She has that quality of being Bolen said. “I hope I get to talk to L ov e .” at the “Olympics of pianists.” age, but she is such a mature mu- Bolen said Yang has a deep un- provocative when she plays. It’s the h e r.” Yang’s concert is free and open “In every generation you’ll have sician,” Bolen said. “She has a lot derstanding of style, and can really intangibles you hear in her playing Artist uses Hostess snack cakes to re-create historical pieces of art

By Martin Griffith buy 12 boxes with 10 Twinkies the spring St. Louis breeding area Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla., Associated Press each to turn a profit on eBay or to the summer nesting habitats said he finds Peppin’s artwork — Craigslist. throughout the world. Populations and use of Twinkies as a metaphor “I needed art supplies,” said are heaviest in the North American to explore various subjects — clev- Long before Hostess Brands’ Peppin, who uses Twinkies and 7-11 meridian,” she wrote. er, humorous and imaginative. plan to shut down made Twinkies their packaging to create some of St. Louis and 7-Eleven stores “In some ways, she takes this the rage, Nancy Peppin found her pieces. She also features ren- both share a long history with kind of silly item and treats it as a something special about the derings of the snack cakes in wa- Hostess and its brands. cultural artifact and imagines it as cream-filled snack cakes. tercolor paintings, mixed media, She updated the Audubon se- a subject of scientific studies,” he No, she doesn’t have a sweet prints and artwork. ries after Hostess shut down opera- said. tooth for them. Her works include her tions in November: “It went from “She’s an excellent illustrator But she has featured Twinkies “Twinkies in history series,” which being the most popular snack cake and the way she pulls these (works) in hundreds of pieces of quirky, portrays how scientists such as in the world to sudden extinction together is amazing. They’re fas- satirical artwork because of an ob- John James Audubon, Charles due to consumption by raptors — cinating and draw you in, even session with what she calls the “ul- Darwin and Leonardo da Vinci capitalist vultures (cathartes wall- though the subject matter is un- timate American food icon.” would have sketched and writ- streetidae).” u s u a l .” The prolific Reno artist says she ten about Twinkies in journals or Her painting titled “The Last Peppin foresees no end to her was first influenced to focus on books. Snack” is a takeoff of da Vinci’s obsession. With many potential Twinkies in 1975 by Andy War- Peppin, an Oakland, Calif., “The Last Supper” featuring buyers lined up for Hostess brands, hol, who demonstrated that even native who earned a bachelor’s Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos she says, Twinkies will survive into a Campbell’s soup can could be an degree in anthropology from the and other Hostess products at a ta- the future. object of art. University of California, Berkeley, ble with the same arrangement and Hostess is expected to an- “He showed you a new way of in 1966, conducted extensive re- background as da Vinci’s classic. nounce a bidder for Twinkies and looking at a familiar object,” said search to make the series seem as Her parody of a “girly” calendar its other snack cakes this month. Peppin, who has sold and exhibited authentic as possible. from an auto body shop features a Other interested parties will be her artwork. “That’s what I’m doing Her Audubon series on partially undressed “Miss Twinkie” able to make competing offers once with Twinkies. I’m having people the “North American Twinkie standing next to her Harley. the top bid is announced. look at Twinkies in a brand new (twinkopus hostus)” includes illus- The artwork reflects the off- “It’ll become a mutation of the way and in an entertaining way.” trations of three “important sub- beat sense of humor of a woman species, but it’ll perpetuate the spe- Shortly after Hostess Brands species — Cream-bellied Twinkie, who by day creates special effects cies,” Peppin said. Inc. announced plans to go out Strawberry-throated Twinkie, animation for Reno-based Inter- “There are all sorts of history of business last year, Peppin was Golden-backed Twinkie” — as well national Game Technology, one applications that I haven’t exhaust- among those who joined the rush as writings describing the “birds” of the world’s largest slot machine ed like Twinkies being found in the Scott Sonner | Associated Press to stores to fill shopping carts with and explaining their migration makers. ruins at Pompeii.” Artist Nancy Peppin poses with her artwork titled “The Last Snack,” mod- boxes of the spongy cakes. patterns. Steven High, executive direc- eled after Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,’’ one of dozens of pieces But unlike others, she didn’t “Twinkies radiate out from tor of the John and Mable Ringling of art she has created using Twinkies and other Hostess products.

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