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WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Eight grads to teach English at TheTUESDAY | MARCH 27, 2012*Baylor Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 7 NEWS Page 4 A&E Page 8 Baylor in Thailand internship Tough end to season CPS needs state help Tragedy remembered Baylor’s loss against Kentucky Texas CPS responds to the backlog The Houston Museum of Natural Science on Sunday wraps up an eventful of cases in Travis County by sending is hosting a special Titanic exhibit year for men’s basketball dozens of investigators to help agency featuring new artifacts and attractions Vol. 113 No. 35 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> Odds in your favor Lady Bears “The Hunger Games” gets a 4-star review for maintaining the integrity of the books Page 8 headed again >> Bears for the win Women’s tennis pulls off a 4-3 win against Kansas State to Final Four on Sunday By Tyler Alley “In practice I shoot a lot,” Page 7 Sports Editor Hayden said. “I knew the time was going to come.” In Baylor’s November match- Defensively the Lady Bears >> In the hot spot up with Tennessee, sophomore were as aggressive as they have Buses made by Motor Coach Odyssey Sims couldn’t buy a been all season, holding Tennes- Industries are being bucket; her only points were from see to 30.3 percent from the floor. investigated after two a pair of free throws. “We’ve been putting in that crashes caused by vehicle “What happened with last year kind of effort all year,” Mulkey malfunctions is done with,” Sims said. “I just said. “ Defense wins ball games Page 4 tried to stay focused.” for you. You better guard people. I Monday’s game was a different learned that from Pat [Summitt].” On the Web story as she tied her season high The game did not start out with 27 points, leading the No. quickly for the Lady Bears as Ten- 1 Baylor Lady Bears to the Final nessee led 9-4 at the first media Four with a 77-58 victory over time out. No. 2 seed Tennessee. A three pointer by Hayden “It’s not just Brittney Griner,” and a layup by Sims put the Lady Tennessee associate head coach Bears in the lead for good. Holly Warlick said. “They all However, with fewer than 12 play well together, and they were minutes to play, Tennessee fought exceptional tonight. They’re out- back to within eight points. standing on the defensive end. But on the next Lady Bears’ The sign of a great team is the possession, they worked through a half court set deep in the shot other people stepping up and clock. making plays.” video With fewer than five seconds Sims and junior Destiny Wil- to shoot, Sims pulled the trigger View some of the biggest liams made the All-Regional and hit from behind the arch, acts featured at SXSW at team. silencing the rowdy Lady Vols Junior Brittney Griner was baylorlariat.com crowd. named the Most Outstanding As the clock wound down to Player. Griner was a block away a minute left in the game, words from a her fifth career triple dou- were exchanged between Sims ble with 23 points, 15 boards and and Shekinna Strickland, result- nine blocks. ing in a double technical. Junior Nae Nae Hayden was ASSOCIATED PRESS Griner, Jordan Madden and a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point Terran Condrey raced onto the Baylor’s Brittney Griner blocks a shot by Tennessee’s Isabelle Harrison during the first half of an NCAA wom- land, recording 18 points on en’s college basketball tournament regional final, Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. the evening. SEE LADY BEARS, page 9 slideshow View some of the Baylor Bears’ best moments in the Diadeloso Kentucky game East Village may baylorlariat.com looms on Viewpoints cut other campus “It was a dream the Baylor trip, a $100 dream trip, television dining hall out commentators said By Daniel C. Houston said. “The dining folks will say horizon Staff Writer we can do it for much cheaper By Rob Bradfield during Baylor’s and provide better food if you let Staff Writer NCAA tournament Administrators are consider- us consolidate, so there’s some ing closing one of the campus discussion about the possibility Diadeloso is right around the game against dining halls after the new East of having to close down a dining corner, and already the university Xavier. The journey Village Residential Community hall.” has a full day of entertainment dining hall opens in August 2013, Although no decision has been lined up. didn’t end in a Baylor dean told a group of stu- reached about whether to close a Festivities begin at 9 a.m. and storybook fashion, dents Monday. dining hall or which one could be continue until 7:30 p.m. Dr. Jeff Doyle, dean for stu- targeted, Doyle confirmed he has MEAGAN DOWNING | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER Morning activities kick off but the general Dr. Jeff Doyle, dean for student learning and engagement, and panelists dent learning and engagement, been a part of several meetings in with student musicians, the Dia discusses the layout of East Village on Monday in the Bill Daniel Student Queen competition and a dog consensus among displayed detailed plans for the which closing a dining hall was Center den. Baylor students living and dining areas of the new weighed as a future option. show. facilities at a town hall forum or- “I don’t think one is emerging Throughout the day, Baylor When asked which dining the Brooks Residential College who traveled to ganized by student government, as the one to shut down because students will be able to test their Great Hall would be undesirable also responding to questions we’re not even sure if we’re going halls would be likely objects of mettle in a variety of athletic com- Atlanta was loud considering how central it is to about how East Village will fit in to have to shut one down,” Doyle potential closures, Doyle said petitions featuring everything the Brooks community. and clear: Baylor with the university’s master plan. said. “The hope is to try to keep Penland Food Court serves a from campus golf to tug-of-war. Memorial Dining Hall and did the right thing.” “Some folks are saying, fiscally, them all open, but I don’t want large number of people and is a Registration for these events more likely candidate for renova- opens March 27, and registration Page 2 it’s going to be costly to run five to do that if it causes you guys to residential dining halls,” Doyle have to pay a lot more for food.” tion than closure, while closing SEE TOWN HALL, page 9 fees vary from $5 to $35. Bear Briefs Food options include Austin food trucks Blue Dog Pizza, and The place to go to know Yume Burger along with local fa- the places to go Libraries to have monthlong celebration vorites like Taqueria La Milpa and Penguin Pete’s Snocones. Celebrate creation By Mallory Hisler and a big end, and we just filled The celebration’s first event stuff planned for that day to cel- The afternoon’s entertainment The Sustainability Student Reporter it in with great stuff,” Kathy Hill- will be a workshop by Jan Epton ebrate the swing dance culture in includes the fiery comedic stunts Advisory Board will host man, director of special collec- Seale, 2012 Texas Poet Laureate. Texas.” of the KamiKaze Fireflies, a pro- its Second annual Creation The Baylor community can tions and one of the event coordi- The workshop will be at 1 p.m. As part of the Celebration fessional hypnotist, camel rides Celebration event from 10:30 expect a large dose of Texas over nators, said. Wednesday in Armstrong Brown- of Texas music, Dick Gimble, provided by the Texas Camel the next month. Programs, such as reading ses- ing Library. a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday McLennan Community College Corps, and a student organization “A Celebration of Texas: Lit- sions with two Texas authors, will The two biggest events of the in the Vara Martin Daniel professor and Texas swing expert, activity carnival. erature, Music and Film” will be be offered to “enrich the Baylor, celebration will be the “Celebra- will be playing Texas swing mu- Plaza. Local community The main stage will host a on Wednesday and run through Waco and surrounding commu- tion of Texas Music: Getting in sic with his band while the Bay- lineup of student musicians as groups and student organi- April 26, and will feature writings, nities in Central Texas,” according the ‘Swing’ of Things” at 7 p.m. lor Swing Dance Society dances. well as Uproar Records artists and zations will have booths set music, swing dancing and movies to the event’s website. Thursday in Moody Memorial Gimble and his band will play at Baylor students David Dulcie and up with information about about Texas. All of the events are free and Library’s Albritton Foyer, and the 7 p.m. Thursday in Moody Me- Ty Mayfield. Headlining the event honoring God’s creation, Although the original idea was open to the public, and coordina- “Celebration of Texas Film: The morial Library’s Albritton Foyer. is the Virginia-based pop-rock sustainable living and how to not meant to be such a long-term, tors said they encourage people to Cultural Impact of ‘Giant’ (1956) “The Swing Dance Society will band, Parachute. get involved. large-scale event, organizers said join in the celebration.