WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTHURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2,Baylor 2010 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 NEWS Page 3 A&E Page 4 Volleyball team cruises Tips for success Apple does it again The Bears waste no time Baylor’s Academic Support and Apple’s Steve Jobs announces product upgrades sweeping UTSA, giving the team Counseling Services offer advice that are sure to please students, including an overall record of 3-1 on study habits, sleep and more improvements to iPod, iTunes and Apple TV Vol. 111 No. 4 © 2010, Baylor University Viewpoints “Casual fans and QB Griffin prepares for first big hit those indifferent By Chris Derrett sophomore still completed 16 Sports Editor of 23 passes for 166 yards and a to sports need touchdown. not memorize On Saturday, thousands of “I know coach [Art] Briles is statistics or paint people will collectively hold their going to blow that whistle pretty breath when a certain player hits quick,” Griffin said. “Take two up and scream the new turf at Floyd Casey Sta- steps, and there it is.” dium. Briles understands the im- rabidly for every Baylor quarterback Robert portance of Griffin to both the minute of every Griffin has not been tackled since offense and the team, but he has Baylor’s 68-13 win over North- no qualms about his signal caller game. Just being western State last year. Through inevitably being tackled. there, standing up spring drills and fall camp prac- “I’m not anxious at all for him tices and scrimmages, he has to get hit,” Briles said. and being loud at sported a red, no-contact jersey “I understand that it is going important moments traditionally worn by quarter- to happen but he is well. He is backs or other players recovering healthy.” trumps the silence from injury. Although Griffin still brings of empty metal Griffin was asked what he his rushing ability on each play, will do when he takes the first hit he also used the injury time to bleachers.” on his surgically repaired knee consider his decision making against Sam Houston State. when faced with the dilemma to “Get up,” he said. slide or run out of bounds instead Page 2 “I mean, other people are ask- of face a tackler. ing (if) I want to just get hit and “I will try to play smarter and get it out of the way. I’m not really only run when I have to. I have On the Web looking to go out there and just the talent with these skilled guys run into somebody… Whenever around me that I don’t have to I get hit it will happen, and I’ll run,” Griffin said. get up from it and wave to the “The past couple of scrim- c row d .” mages I’ve just been throwing the Each time Griffin had an op- ball and not really running at all, portunity to make a play with his and we’ve been moving the ball.” feet, drawing excited gasps from Griffin has shown during crowds watching the team’s first scrimmages that he has not lost DANIEL CERNERO | LARIAT PHOTO EDITOR fall scrimmage on Aug. 14, the any agility from the injury. If the No. 10 quarterback Robert Griffin practices Wednesday at the practice field behind the Simpson Center. Grif- referee’s whistle stopped the play. SEE page 6 fin will be making his first appearance since suffering a knee injury last year against Northwestern State. The Copperas Cove redshirt GRIFFIN, I’m on a Boat. Get involved The Lariat spoke with From assistant professor to first female provost staff from Acts Christian Fellowship, University By Sara Tirrito that students would take the time ties have an obligation to create provost. Starr said that he took has also been an associate profes- Staff writer to e-mail and understand the sig- equality wherever possible. With that opinion into consideration, sor of accounting, acting chair of Baptist Church and First nificance of what this means for Dr. Davis’s appointment, Baylor is but out of a desire to keep the uni- the accounting department, asso- Baptist Church Woodway When Dr. Elizabeth Davis me and the university.” now a leader rather than a follow- versity moving forward quickly, ciate dean for undergraduate pro- about college ministries planned her career path years Dr. Lenore Wright, an as- er with respect to women’s roles in he decided not to conduct a na- grams in the Hankamer School and what they offer to the overall and how students can get ago, she didn’t know becoming sociate professor in the Baylor Christian higher education.” tional search. of Business and vice provost for program. involved a university provost was even an Interdis- President Ken Starr said the Davis said that although she financial and academic adminis- “Organizations will get medals and it will kind of have an Olym- option. ciplinary decision to appoint Davis was knows some wanted a national tration. pic feel to it,” Hill said. “The good baylorlariat.com Today, she is Baylor’s first fe- Core who made after taking into account the search, the university needs to Dr. Karla Leeper, chief of staff male provost, helping to open the teaches a opinions of various groups. trust Starr’s judgment. to the president, said Davis’ time thing about it is that it won’t be just door to another level of admin- course on “I had a very long process of “No one has said to my face in the business school allows her Greeks. Everyone will be able to istrative positions for women at philosoph- conversations with the communi- that the president made a bad to bring a unique perspective to participate.” Bear Briefs Baylor. ical issues ty, with the faculty, with the staff, decision, but I am aware that that the provost’s office. The Green and Gold Games Davis was named interim pro- in femi- with administrators,” Starr said. sentiment exists,” Davis said. “I “Someone who brings that is a one day event taking place Oct. 9. Organizations can enter as The place to go to know vost in 2008 and was announced nism, said “I listened a lot, and out of those think we just have to be willing to business background, I think, is as executive vice president and teams or individuals, depending the places to go she is glad listening sessions, the conclusion rely on President Starr’s judgment going to have a very important provost in July. to see Bay- emerged that she was perfect for that this was what he wanted to do contribution to make, and she has on the event in the Green and Gold “[The reception has] been Davis lor making the position. Part of that was that at this time.” always brought that to the pro- Games tournament. For example, “Chalk Talk” overwhelming and humbling re- a step for- she had served with such ability Before working at Arthur An- vost’s office,” Leeper said. “It is not the rock wall event will require only one participant per organiza- Baylor football coaches ally,” Davis said. “I’ve had so many ward in women’s equality. and excellence as the interim pro- derson & Co. as an auditor for that the university is a business, faculty colleagues tell me how re- “As a Baylor faculty member, vost, so it was a very natural deci- three years and then going on to but so many of our academic de- and players will discuss lieved they are that the ‘interim’ I am proud to see Baylor model- sion to make.” receive her Ph.D. at Duke Uni- cisions have to be attentive to fi- from Page 1 the team’s upcoming was taken off my title, and staff ing equality in the world,” Wright However, some were of the versity, Davis began her career at nancial implications and the aca- Griffin as well. I’ve gotten e-mails from wrote in an e-mail to The Lariat. opinion that there should have Baylor as an assistant professor game versus Sam SEE page 6 students. That was really touching “I believe Christian universi- been a national search to find the in 1992. In her time at Baylor, she DAVIS, Houston State from noon to 12:30 p.m. today in the Bill Daniel Discovery Channel gunman Green and Student Center Den killed in shootout; hostages safe By Sarah Brumfield suspect. Police had not released Gold Games, Traditions Rally Associated Press the gunman’s identity. County Police and firefight- kickball new The Baylor Traditions SILVER SPRING, Md. — A ers Wednesday night looked at a Rally, the annual man who railed against the Dis- laptop screen that showed an im- to intramurals football home opener covery Channel’s environmen- age of a body lying face-up, sur- tal programming for years burst rally and tailgate, will rounded by blood. Authorities By Kevin Tamer into the company’s headquarters also sent in a robot to disarm the Reporter Dream Connection begin at 6:30 p.m. today with at least one explosive device explosive on the gunman’s body. TattoosTattoos && BodyBody PiercingPiercing at Fountain Mall and strapped to his body Wednesday Police Capt. Paul Starks said the Baylor Intramurals is offering and took three people hostage at will feature live music suspect had shot a gun at least a variety of new sports this fall, gunpoint before police shot him once. He also said police believe allowing students of athletic and Were Moving Just up the Street and free food to death, officials said.