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Bellhops: Moving company moves in to Waco 4 The new Waco branch of Bellhops offers a unique method of employment. see BUSINESS, page 3 baylorlariat com The Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Clean it up or take it down: a Snapchat account used by students reveals a less than classy side of Baylor. see Opinion, page 2 Wednesday | April 1, 2015 Alpha Kappa Alpha suspension lifted By Madison Miller cess, which included the requirements for sorority was suspended on campus. “They are working with a director at inter- fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Reporter membership. This is the sorority’s first for- Some members of the sorority were nationals and they should be coming back There are 10 different regions that gov- mal rush since 2012. suspended by their headquarters in May this semester.” ern over the individual Alpha Kappa Al- After being suspended for two years by According to the application, interested 2013 with their suspension ending this Marie Crommett, graduate apprentice pha chapters. The Pi Mu chapter at Baylor the national headquarters for hazing alle- parties are required to have a minimum of May. The names are posted on the list of for Greek life, wrote in an email to the is under the South Central region. gations, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc 2.5 cumulative GPA as well as having com- suspended members on the Alpha Kappa Lariat that information regarding the re- The Lariat reached out to the Depart- will return to campus this spring, accord- pleted a minimum of 30 hours to be con- Alpha Sorority Inc website. instatement of the sorority is confidential. ment of Greek Life for comments. In an ing to the national website of the sorority. sidered for membership. “We have no idea of a definite date,” Other organizations that have been re- email to the Lariat, Austin Hayes, coordi- National Pan-Hellenic Council posted According to the Baylor student poli- said India Fordham, secretary of National ported for hazing cases in the past three nator of Greek life, wrote that members of an application on its twitter account to cies and procedures website, a hazing case Pan-Hellenic Council, when asked about years include Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the Greek life staff could not comment at apply to the sorority’s formal rush pro- was reported in the fall of 2012, and the when the pledge class would be revealed. Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi this time. He is risen: Student Senate Professor’s error to delay talk sheds IVP Kinghorn’s light on formal apology By Kalli Damschen Easter story Staff Writer Katy junior and Internal Vice President Lawren King- By Madison Miller horn’s apology to the Student Senate has been delayed by Reporter a procedural oversight. After the Student Court’s decision in the McCahill, In anticipation of Easter, the religion Hardy v. Kinghorn case which found Kinghorn guilty on department hosted a lecture Tuesday cen- one count of violating the Baylor Student Body Consti- tered on New Testament accounts of the tution and three counts of violating the Student Senate Resurrection, given by Dr. Lidija Nova- Bylaws. Dr. Elizabeth Palacios, Dean for Student Devel- kovic, associate professor of biblical studies opment, needed to approve the decision. The court failed and the New Testament. to contact Palacios in time, however, and Kinghorn was Novakovic’s research includes topics of unable to deliver her apology last Thursday. Jesus’ resurrection and historiography, or “I could not constitutionally see the decision as a deci- according to her book, the writing of his- sion, because if I went along with the decision that was tory based on the critical examination of unconstitutional, then I would be acting unconstitution- the sources. She has written two books and ally, which kind of put me in a very awkward position,” contributed to scholarly research regarding Kinghorn said. the Gospels. Now that the court has recognized the error, it are “Coming out of her research on the working to get their decision approved so it can set a new Gospels and the resurrection, her lecture date for Kinghorn’s apology to the Senate. today is the story of a missing body, the “We are working with Dean Palacios to expedite that New Testament accounts of the discovery approval process and ensure that is taken care of,” said Ro- of the empty tomb,” said Dr. Derek Dod- swell, N.M., junior and Chief Justice Cody Coll, “and then son, lecturer religion. we’ll move forward from there.” During the lecture, Novakovic dis- Although the oversight has delayed the process, Coll cussed N. T. Wright’s book, “The Resurrec- said the delay will have little impact on the case. tion of the Son of God,” which according to “In practical sense, it means very little except for the Google books, forces the reader to view the change in the timeline,” Coll said. “The court’s opinion Easter narrative as two parts — the empty was released the Wednesday following spring break, and tomb and Jesus’ appearances. now we are in the process of getting it approved by Dean “For a number of evangelical scholars, Palacios, ensuring we go through the constitutional steps. proving that Jesus’ tomb was found emp- Nothing will change in the opinion except we’ll issue a ty equals the proving that Jesus has been new order changing the date for the apology.” raised from the dead,” Novakovic said. “In This delay means that the case is ongoing, as the court’s many churches, the only text that will be decision needs to be officially approved before the verdict read during the Easter service next Sunday is final. The delay has not derailed the case, however. is the story of the discovery of the empty “While certain things might seem awry, really we’re tomb from one of the Gospels.” still in process,” said Student Body President Dominic Ed- Novakovic said she agrees with scholars wards. “We’re still seeking approval from the dean for stu- who say the empty tomb is important, and JESS SCHURZ | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER dent development. The defendant has not been officially is part of the reason she chose this as the Spring sketches sanctioned. The plaintiffs have not officially been handed topic of her lecture. She said she believes, down a decision that’s been approved. So really it’s still in however, the accounts of his appearance Guadalajara, Mexico sophomore Natalia Vazquez (top, right middle) and San Antonio freshman Marijose process and will continue to unfold.” after the resurrection is just as important. Garza (bottom, left middle) enjoy the spring day outside sketching Burleson Quadrangle. Both are majoring SEE EASTER, page 4 in interior design and sketching for their Graphics II class. SEE KINGHORN, page 4 Tax cuts not ignored as House works to finalize $210B budget By Paul J. Weber first legislative session under Ab- get. Partisan battles over anti-abor- Associated Press bott, the biggest tax cuts in Texas tion programs and school voucher in a decade are in the pipeline and plans still potentially loomed. AUSTIN — The first state bud- some measure of relief for con- In the hallway outside, lobby- get under Republican Gov. Greg gested highways has wide support. ists hovered near the House doors Abbott slogged toward a major Gone is a trough of taxpayer dol- and waited for lawmakers to exit, vote Tuesday that inched him lars for risky corporate startups while Republicans inside defended closer to sending hundreds more and money to test high school ath- leaving $8 billion in available funds armed troopers to the Texas-Mex- letes for steroids — both quickly on the sideline. ico border but muddled his pro- dismantled fixtures of former Gov. “This allows us plenty of room posed prekindergarten makeover Rick Perry’s 14 years in office. to negotiate with the Senate, and that has underwhelmed educators. Calls to abolish film incentives for tax cuts,” said Republican state Debate over the $210 billion that subsidized a Dallas Cowboys Rep. John Otto, the House’s lead spending plan was on track to ex- cheerleader reality show and ef- budget writer. tend well into Tuesday night before forts by Democrats to mandate The budget is Abbott’s biggest its expected passage by the GOP- reports on equal pay fizzled early canvass to start leaving his own controlled Texas House. as the House churned through 350 mark, but there’s a long way to go. ASSOCIATED PRESS With two months left in the amendments tethered to the bud- State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, author of House Bill 1, raises a finger Tuesday to vote to table an amendment as SEE BUDGET, page 4 debate for the appropriations bill began at State Capitol at the state Capitol in Austin. Vol.115 No. 86 First copy free. Additional copies 25 cents each. © 2015 Baylor University Opinion Wednesday|April 1, 2015 2 The Baylor Lariat Baylor_snaps: x T Take down the account or clean it up swiftly pictures make it on, as the manager selects Editorial what makes it on or not. The Snapchat app developed a bad repu- The selection process is where the prob- tation almost as soon as it launched. The lem lies. The Snapstory has a range of inap- app allows users to send picture or videos to propriate images, ranging from pictures of friends who can then view the media messag- illegal drugs to nudity. Apart from recogniz- es once for a maximum of 10 seconds. After ing who people in the pictures are, there is no that, message disappears, usually never to be way of knowing who sent in the snap.