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Tuesday | March 4, 2014* Slick streets Police caution students in icy conditions
By Rebecca Fiedler Staff Writer
Baylor and Waco police agree — if there’s ice on the road, it’s best just not to drive at all. After attending to 75 ice- related wrecks in the Waco area from Sunday evening into Monday morning, police urged residents to stay off the roads whenever the temperature is be- low freezing. None of the 75 wrecks were reported on campus, though some were near the Kevin Freeman | Lariat Photographer new stadium construction. There was ice on the top floors of all the parking garag- Food court fallout es on campus, and Baylor police blocked these levels off. Students gather around a collapsed portion of the ceiling Sunday in the Penland Dining Hall. The roof leaked briefly before blowing out under the weight of rain and sleet. “Central Texans are not used to driv- ing in those kinds of conditions,” said Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton, Waco police public information officer. The high for today in Waco, accord- ing to the National Weather Service, will be 47 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20 Professor finds center on ice rink percent chance of rain, and the high for Wednesday is 61 degrees Fahrenheit By Rae Jefferson be good at what we do, but he also trains us to become with a 10 percent chance of rain. Staff Writer coaches.” Swanton said he appreciates schools Lyons said she went to a high school that was con- and businesses opening late on days Although the 2014 Winter Olympics have come to a ducive to her participation in the sport. Because classes where roads are icy. close, the fascination with sports that have found a home were only held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, she “There were several businesses and in frigid temperatures has not. was free to practice all day Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- schools that issued late starts Monday Baylor’s own Courtney Lyons, the assistant director day, as well as any other afternoon when she had time. morning,” he said. “That really helped of student success and a lecturer of religion, spends her “I competed until I graduated from high school,” Ly- us as a department. Our city people days in the academic world Monday through Friday, but ons said. “Between on-ice training, yoga, dance classes were able to get out and start surveying when Saturday rolls around, she takes her place on a pair and conditioning, I was probably training 30 to 40 hours the roads and got some of those bridges of blades fit for the Sochi games. a week.” sanded before traffic got heavy. That On July 4, 1992, Lyons set foot on the ice as a little Preparation for a single routine, or program, could really played a part in us not having a girl who had witnessed Kristi Yamaguchi win an Olym- take several months, Lyons said. An average program whole bunch of crashes Monday morn- pic gold medal in figure skating at the 1992 Albertville, could take about five lessons to plan with a coach and i n g .” France, Winter Olympics. choreographer, and successive lessons would be used Swanton said although avoiding icy Lyons said she grew up in the Dallas area and learned to run through it, tweaking things that may need to be roads is preferable, drivers should take to skate at an ice rink in Fort Worth. Beginning with changed or refined. extra caution if it’s crucial that they get “learn to skate” classes, she learned the basics of skating “Now I skate in shows, and I can put together a pro- on the road. and then participated in a beginners’ competition. gram in about a month for a show, but if I were com- “You’re not going to have control of “I enjoyed it, and I did well, so I’ve been doing it ever peting I would want much more time to prepare,” Lyons a vehicle if you start sliding on ice,” he since,” she said. said. said. “There’s not much you can do to As Lyons grew older, her passion for skating in- Each Saturday, Lyons heads down to Dallas for a recover from that other than to be going creased. At the age of 12, she met her current coaches, weekly time of skating and instructing. This summer will slow enough to begin with that hope- husband and wife Peter and Darlene Cain. Peter compet- mark Lyons’ second year as a coach who mostly works fully the car will correct itself before you ed as a pair skater in the 1980 Olympics, and he and his with young children. Waco does not offer services for Courtesy of Courtney Lyons hit anything.” wife have trained nationally-competing athletes as well. people interested in ice skating, and the closest rinks are Baylor professor Courtney Lyons has been skating since Chief Jim Doak, Baylor Police, said “Between them, they have a lot of expertise,” she she was young and continues on the weekends as a said. “Peter is very good at teaching us not only how to SEE SKATE, page 6 break from academia. SEE ICE, page 6 Students shirt up to give back Global stocks slide while
By Madi Allen tensions build in Ukraine Reporter By Steve Rothwell velopments in emerging markets. Stocks Misprinted T-shirts are tacked to the walls, Associated Press slipped in January as investors worried along with Baylor paraphernalia and a card- about slowing growth in China and other board cutout of Batman. NEW YORK — Russia’s military ad- emerging economies. Oversized couches with large tears line the vance into Ukraine rattled global markets Now a showdown in Ukraine has walls. Perhaps the kind found on front lawns Monday. grabbed investors’ attention and stoked with “for free” signs taped to them. U.S. stocks fell the most in a month fears of a tit-for-tat campaign of econom- You step into the kitchen and find a large and the price of crude oil rose sharply ic sanctions between Russia and Western screen printing press sitting on a small, ink- as traders feared Russian exports could powers. stained coffee table in the center of the room. be affected by sanctions. Gold and bond “Financial markets are doing exactly You can barely open the fridge because of the prices rose as investors sought safety. would you would expect them to,” said press’ size. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index had Phil Orlando, chief equity market strate- This is the apartment of Fullerton, Calif., its biggest drop since Feb. 3, following gist at Federated Investors. “You have no sophomore Andy Chon, Frisco sophomore markets in Europe and Asia lower, as idea what is going to happen and how Conner Hatfield, Denton sophomore Mitch- Russia’s military tightened its grip on the this is going to play out.” Courtesy Photo ell Heffington and Flower Mound sophomore Crimea region of Ukraine. The S&P 500 index fell 13.72 points, Baylor students Conner Hatfield, left, and Andy Chon show off their logo shirts It was the second time this year the from their business, The Clothes Bros, which gives a T-shirt per purchase to a homeless person. SEE SHIRTS, page 6 U.S. stock market has been roiled by de- SEE UKRAINE, page 6 Inside
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baylorlariat com Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE University Scholars needs tweak Editor in chief Greg DeVries* City editor Editorial Linda Wilkins* The University Scholars major is one of the most News editor prestigious majors at Baylor. Students are excused Taylor Griffin* from virtually all university-wide requirements and Assistant city editor are given the opportunity to “create their own major” while working with University Scholars advisers. Ac- Reubin Turner cording to the University Scholars website, the idea is Copy desk chief students “develop one or more intellectual foci, while Linda Nguyen* also taking a variety of courses to round out their lib- eral education.” Web Editor Unfortunately, the idea behind this major some- Trey Gregory times falls short. Some students end up treating the major as a pumped up general studies degree and use A&E editor the lenient requirements of the degree to avoid taking Taylor Rexrode* difficult classes. Students should enter the program with a better Sports editor idea of what they want to do and study. Currently, in- Daniel Hill* coming freshmen are allowed to apply to the program, but some students change their majors several times Photo editor when entering college. According to research done by Travis Taylor the Division of Undergraduate Studies at Penn State, Multimedia Editor 75 percent of students change their major at least once. Robby Hirst Students rarely have a clear idea of what they want to study. Copy editor One solution to this is restricting admission into Maleesa Johnson the program to second-year students and ensuring that students have very specific and set goals about what Copy editor they want to study in the program. Eric Vining University Scholars are vetted by the university. There are only about 160 University Scholars at Baylor, Broadcast News Producer which comprises a little more than 1 percent of total Alexa Brackin* Baylor enrollment. One-third of University Scholars are National Merit Finalists. They have to submit es- Asst. Broadcast News says, teacher recommendations and possess high class classics or psychology. The difference is students can For an incoming freshman who is new to the world Producer ranks and GPAs. These are the best and brightest of choose these concentrations and opt to avoid the re- of college, the extra step of trying to really focus their Leah Lebeau Baylor’s incoming class. ally hard classes students in those majors would have to University Scholar experience may be skipped. He or University Scholars are required to maintain a 3.5 take. This is ideal for students applying to graduate and she might just think, “This subject seems like fun, let’s Staff writer grade point average to remain in the program. Addi- professional schools – something a majority of Univer- take a couple classes in this.” Jordan Corona tionally, they are required to take Chapel, Christian sity Scholars choose to pursue. Students are welcome to trial and error, but as a Staff writer Scriptures, Christian Heritage, Great Texts and devel- However, it’s also a cop-out for students who don’t University Scholar, they should have a more mature Rae Jefferson op an independent reading list which they are tested want to take those challenging courses out of fear of view of their education. They should have a better, on during the second semester of their junior year. ruining a perfect or near perfect GPA. Students could more precise view of what they want their undergradu- Staff writer They are also required to complete a senior thesis. Ad- earn a University Scholars degree and never take that ate experience to look like. Paula Solis ditionally, students are required to complete 90 hours dreaded course. Students in the program should strive That’s a very exclusive group, but with a program as a University Scholar. to be academic leaders on campus – taking those hard with this much freedom, a lot should be expected of Staff writer Within those 90 hours, though, students are given classes and excelling in them, challenging themselves students. It should not be viewed as a cop out of taking Rebecca Fiedler virtually free reign as to what courses they take. Again, not padding their GPA. difficult classes, of ensuring a solid GPA before apply- the concept behind being a University Scholar is great. Additionally, the title of a University Scholar is ing into a professional or graduate school. Sports writer It is a wonderful opportunity for students to take class- given to incoming freshmen, and smart or not, the It should be viewed as something meaningful and Jeffrey Swindoll es from many different fields and it is developed for student doesn’t always have an idea about what they prestigious, not a fancified general studies degree for want to study. This is in conflict with the idea that a students who want to take whatever classes they want. Sports writer students who want to build for themselves a more well- rounded and holistic education. student in the program identifies certain areas of focus This needs to be an effort of the students and of the Shehan Jeyarajah However, using this game plan, students can choose or certain themes that he or she wants to focus on as a program to really set it apart, because otherwise, it Photographer concentrations in certain areas such as biology or University Scholar. means less than it should. Constance Atton Photographer Kevin Freeman Photographer Carlye Thornton Editorial Cartoonist Asher Murphy* Ad Representative Sarah Witter Ad Representative Lindsey Regan Ad Representative Jennifer Kreb Graphic By Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor Ad Representative Zachary Schmidt Delivery Brian Ham Alcoholism can hit close to home *Denotes member College alcoholism is anchored in the We cannot afford to continue in the come and help rather than judgment and Delivery powerful illusion of the attractive drunk delusion that Baylor is a place of almost misunderstanding. Alcoholism is not a James Nolen of editorial board — the young college student with a bit of monastic purity simply because it pro- problem of willpower or self-control. It money in his pocket, little responsibility motes Christian standards. We cannot is a disease and it is a death sentence if and a selfish recklessness that appears as persist in thinking the alcohol abuse that nothing is done to treat it. To contact a zest for life. does occur among Baylor students is just For the Baylor community, specifi- His cavalier attitude and wild aban- a normal phase for every one of the par- cally, we need to be honest about what The Baylor Lariat: don make him charming, reminiscent of ticipants and alcoholism is not a serious role alcohol is playing in our social lives. alcoholic heroes such as James Bond or possibility for college students. We need to acknowledge that youth is Doc Holliday. That approach almost killed my no guard against addiction, nor is a dry Newsroom: College alcoholics can play the game friends and me, and it kills nearly 2,000 policy. as well and with as much charm as any college students each year. My friends who dealt with addiction [email protected] binge drinker, but the binge drinker can Many people, myself included, did were not stereotypical low-life alcohol- 254-710-1712 walk away from it with their life while not recognize the signs of alcoholism be- ics. They are normal college students and the alcoholic is left in an uncontrollable cause they were masked by an environ- because of their youth and charm, their spiral toward a grim fate. The frighten- ment in which binge drinking is com- drunkenness was attractive. Advertising inquiries: ing thing is about the attractive drunk, Josh Gill | Reporter monplace, and not just among us. When Addiction is no respecter of age, gen- [email protected] he isn’t trying to deceive anyone. He, everyone is drinking to excess every der, social status or institutional policy. just like my friends and I once did, has weekend, how can we tell who is actually It strikes indiscriminately. That is why 254-710-3407 courage. bought the illusion himself, hook, line Despite warnings, the alcoholic can hooked on the substance and who is just we must all do what we can to help solve and sinker. remain blind to his or her condition practicing youthful recklessness? this issue. The illusion that everything is fine is because addiction does not operate on How do we, as a community, help If we could make this community a strengthened by the fact that the college principles of rationality. I am sure some solve the problem of alcoholism among place where people felt safe being honest years are often a time of denial, a time of us would say that college life in gen- our peers and ourselves? In short, about their issues and where that hones- in which it is uncommon and frighten- eral does not operate on principles of through honesty, awareness and grace. ty was met with love, grace and help, we ing to admit the reality of one’s problems rationality, and if my own experience is If you drink, be honest with yourself would go a long way toward preventing Opinion whether they be small or grave. College any indication, I’d say that’s a pretty true about your motivations and your habits. the damage that alcoholism and other The Baylor Lariat welcomes reader can become a kind of young-adult Nev- statement. That is one more reason why You are the only one who can make the forms of addiction bring to people’s lives. erland in which one can choose never choice to admit to having a problem and As for my friends who suffered from viewpoints through letters to the identifying a problem like alcoholism in to truly face their problems, until it is one’s self or one’s friends during college get help for it if you do have one. Do not addiction, they are in sobriety programs editor and guest columns. Opinions too late to prevent those problems from destroy your life to preserve your pride. now of their own accord and they are expressed in the Lariat are not neces- can be hard and that is why we must be damaging one’s life. honest. Keep a caring eye out for each other moving on toward brighter futures. sarily those of the Baylor administra- For many students, college is a time I am not advocating or demonizing as well. Hearing that you might have Personally, I believe the humility and tion, the Baylor Board of Regents or to grow out of that mindset of denial the use of alcohol, but I am acknowl- a problem is easier if the observation courage they have demonstrated in their the Student Publications Board. and become responsible individuals, but edging that it happens among Baylor comes from a trusted friend. paths to recovery is something toward for the addict, the mindset of denial is students, as does alcoholism. What I am Grace is needed as well. Those who which we should all aspire. a prison from which escape requires an attacking is the dishonest approach we are suffering with addiction need to Josh Gill is a senior English major from earth-shattering degree of honesty and take toward drinking in this community. know that they will be met with wel- Atlanta. He is a reporter for The Lariat. The Baylor Lariat TUESDAY |MARCH 4, 2014 3 News Physics Society hosts competition testing knowledge
By Katdie Norton Reporter
If you’ve ever wondered if you might be smarter than some- one like Sheldon Cooper, you have the chance to find out during a game show-style competition against a team of physics majors. The Society of Physics Students will host the competition at 6 p.m. Thursday in E125 Baylor Sciences Building, but there’s a catch — the topics aren’t physics related. “It’s called ‘Are You Smarter Than a Phys-
Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor ics Major,’ but that’s more of a promotional name,” said Caddo Mills sophomore Christlynn Henderson, president of the Participants celebrate as they pass the finish line at the annual Color Me Rad color run at the BSR Cable Park in acoW on Oct. 26, 2013. Society of Physics Students “Our questions aren’t aimed at any- thing we think the physics majors would have come into contact with more than anyone else.” The game is in Jeopardy format with 11 categories that the Registration begins for Color Me Rad 5K event’s Facebook page has listed as Baylor traditions, modern and classical music, history, geography, science, art and literature, TV and movies, logos, social media and slang and a miscellaneous cat- By Shannon Findley getting fit,” Willard said. “It’s an “Everyone is required to men- In the past, the Color Me Rad egory. Reporter excuse to let loose.” tor their child for at least one hour 5K has had between 3,000 and “There are 11 categories, but only five will be played at a time,” Any person of any age can run a week,” said Baylor student Mor- 10,000 participants. With registra- Henderson said. “So, every team might have a completely new set Music, contests, dancing, and in the Color Me Rad 5K, and reg- gan Hall, Baylor Buddies coordi- tion beginning at $35, Baylor Bud- of questions.” prize handouts are a few of the istration is online at colormerad. nating director. dies can expect anywhere between Teams will consist of three to five people. Participants can ei- many activities that will be hap- com. Running in teams is encour- Baylor Buddies is a locally $10,500 and $35,000 of funding ther pre-form a team, or come by alone and be placed on a team. pening at 9 a.m. on May 10 at aged, and kids younger than 7 recognized mentorship program from the run for the 2014-2015 “Depending on how many teams come, there will either be two Waco’s BSR Cable Park. years old run free. The run on May that is partnered with Communi- school year, Hall said. or three teams playing at a time,” Henderson said. “One person at Runners of all ages will gather, 10 has three different time slots at 9 ties and Schools, a government or- Hall has been involved in the a time will go and they will have to stay until they get their ques- decked out in all white, for the a.m., 9:10 a.m., and 9:20 a.m. The ganization in Waco. The children program for the past three years. tion right.” crazy and colorful Color Me Rad three different time slots have been that are mentored through Baylor Hall is passionate about the im- Also similar to Jeopardy, points will be deducted for incorrect 5K run. implemented to accommodate the Buddies range in age from early pact Baylor Buddies has had on so answers. The Color Me Rad 5K, which large number of participants at the elementary school through middle many kids’ lives in the Waco area Registration is at the door and costs $3 a person, which will ben- has been held in Waco for two race, but the course of the run re- school. Baylor Buddies allows thanks, in big part, to charitable efit the society. People can register as a team or individually. Hen- years running, gets its name from mains the same for each starting Baylor students to act as positive donations from organizations such derson encourages those who plan on coming to join the event’s special color “bombs” thrown at time. Spots are filling up quickly, role models, develop relationships as Color Me Rad. Facebook page called “Are You Smarter than a Physics Major?” racers throughout the course. with the 9 a.m. time slot already with children in the community “I’ve had the same buddy for “We really want people to confirm on the Facebook page,” she “By the end of the run they’ll sold out, so anyone interested in and mature as leaders. three years and it’s just been really said. “That’s kind of like their sign-up, that way we know how look like a kindergarten art project participating is encouraged to reg- The bulk of the 10 percent of cool to see her grow as a person,” many people are coming.” gone oh-so-right,” said Gretchen ister as soon as possible. proceeds that Baylor Buddies re- Hall said. Each member on the winning team will receive a green T-shirt Willard, Color Me Rad 5K direc- Color Me Rad is a for-profit ceives from the Color Me Rad 5K The Color Me Rad 5K brings with “Smarter Than a Physics Major” printed in white. tor of public relations. event that donates part of the pro- will be used to help pay for Bay- excitement to the sport of running The physics majors already have their “dream team” assembled The Color Me Rad 5K run is ceeds of each run to a local char- lor Buddies events such as Baylor through color, loud music and a to- and looking forward to the event. held in most states and is more ity in the city where the run takes basketball games as well as trips tal disregard for speed. “I may be decent at physics, but I am terrible at trivia, so I am about runners enjoying themselves place. In Waco, Color Me Rad’s to Cameron Park Zoo and Waco’s “Everyone is a winner at Color a little worried about dropping the ball on Thursday,” said Pfluger- and having a good time than it is charity partner is Baylor Buddies, Skate Country roller skating rink. Me Rad,” Willard said. “And ev- ville senior Geoffrey Morizot, physics and mathematics major. about winning. a Baylor-based organization that Additional funds will go to mentor ery person wins a great time.” “But overall I think the event will be fun for everyone who attends “The main purpose of Color focuses on mentoring kids from appreciation gifts, and resources and I hope we get a good turnout.” Me Rad is to have fun while you’re the Waco ISD school system. and supplies for mentors. The Baylor Lariat 4 TUESDAY | MARCH 4, 2014 News Baylor improves recycling effort, leads the Big 12 in competition
By Megan Grindstaff pounds of recycled paper, card- As part of the waste minimi- Reporter board and bottles per person. The zation aspect of the competition, weight of collected recyclables is Baylor pledged to reduce waste RecycleMania, which allows divided by the campus population, through the use of environmen- schools from the United States and and the campus with the highest tally conscious printer settings and Canada compete in various recy- number per person wins. Through paper reducing software, the avail- cling challenges, finished up its the third week of the competition ability of reusable plates, cups and third week of competition. in 2013, Baylor had collected 2.98 utensils in the dining halls and cre- As of last week, Baylor is post- pounds/person, as opposed to a ating educational programming to ing better numbers than last year whopping 5.99 pounds/person this inform faculty, staff and students for the three main categories of year. about waste minimization prac- competition, Per Capita Classic, The Gorilla Prize goes to the tices. Gorilla and Waste Minimization. school with the highest gross ton- The improvement on last year’s Out of the 441 participating nage of recycling over the course marks comes from heightened schools from the United States and of the competition. Large uni- awareness and interest in sustain- Canada, Baylor is ranked in the versities with strong recycling ability throughout the student Photo Illustration top 75 in all three components of programs typically dominate the body, said Fort Worth senior Claire Baylor staff members Smith Getterman, Susan Bratton and Burt Burleson seek to incorporate a positive environmental outlook with Christianity. competition. Baylor also leads the Gorilla category. In 2013, Baylor Allen. As a member of the Sustain- Big XII in Per Capita Classic and had collected 52,480 pounds of re- ability Student Advisory board, Waste Minimization. cyclables, but this year the campus Allen plays an active role in get- “The number we really look has doubled gross tonnage, collect- ting her peers involved in going at is the Per Capita,” said Smith ing 105,360 pounds. green on campus. Getterman, assistant director of Waste Minimization measures “In general, we’ve really want- Going green for God sustainability and special projects. the amount of recyclables and ed to focus on social media out- “Because that is the most fair way trash collected by the university reach” Allen said. of keeping track—keeping it even and divides it by campus popu- Getterman said getting back to between us and all the other uni- lation to determine the average the basics by focusing on recycling Baylor staff say respecting environment versities in the Big 12.” amount of waste produced by each is crucial to continuing to become The Stephen K Gaski Per Cap- person. At this point in 2013, each more sustainable as a university. coincides with appreciating creation ita Classic is a traditional Recy- Baylor student had produced 14.77 “We’ll never be finished with re- cleMania competition. In this cate- pounds of waste, but this year the cycling until we are a zero-waste gory, schools compete for the most number is only 11.14 pounds. campus,” Getterman said. By Megan Grindstaff grown up in an age of environ- steps, like recycling bulletins Reporter mental awareness. According and making modest decisions to EnvironmentalHistory.org, regarding lighting and air con- Environmentalism is often- the ‘90s featured huge strides ditioning. Organizations like the times thought of as a social or toward environmental con- Evangelical Environmental Net- political issue, but environmen- sciousness. In 1990, 76 percent work are actively working to tie talism reveals itself as an issue of Americans identified them- together Christian ministry and of faith when Christians analyze selves as “environmentalists” in sustainable practices. Churches biblical text and apply the idea a Gallup poll. During President can take even more initiative by of stewardship to the earth. Bill Clinton’s time in office, he incorporating environmental- Baylor staff members Smith protected 58 million acres of ism into the message on Sunday Getterman, Susan Bratton and national forest, earning him a morning, Getterman said. Burt Burleson hope to help stu- conservation record second only “To not do a sermon at least dents make the connection be- Theodore Roosevelt. Students once every few years on God in tween their faith and their green have been exposed to basic the environment is really miss- responsibilities. green ideas, like recycling and ing a big piece of the pie here,” “This is an issue of how we water conservation, their entire Getterman said. are living our lives, how people lives, so as millennials, it is easy Individuals can make a big see us as Christians living our to take the green movement for difference through small chang- lives, appreciating and worship- granted. es, like the length of a shower ping God and the creation that “With regard to environ- or the temperature at which you he gave us,” said Getterman, as- mentalism, what happened was, set the air conditioning. Getter- sistant director of sustainability for the most part, the church re- man sees environmental efforts, and special projects. flected the values of the culture, like recycling a can or taking a At a Faith Forum in January, which is not at all unusual,” said shorter shower, as little acts of Dr. Susan Bratton, professor of university chaplain Burt Burle- worship. Acting in a way that environmental science, showed son. “The church is sitting in the respects the environment shows students how Biblical texts indi- culture all the time and can be appreciation for God’s creation, cate the Christian responsibility coopted by it.” Getterman said. to preserve the environment. In Amid contemporary politi- To turn these efforts into dai- Genesis, God creates man from cal and social movements for a ly habits will take effort, but the the earth and commands Adam more sustainable society, Chris- dividends to be reaped are well and Eve to be caretakers of the tians can use their faith to shape worth it, Burleson said. Baylor Garden of Eden. In the New Tes- their relationship with the earth. students who live off campus Associated Press tament, Jesus does his preaching “When we think of things have to work particularly hard outside, in nature in Matthew like water or paper or technol- to be green, because they do not Carnival in Spain 5-7, The Sermon on the Mount. ogy, we often write our Chris- always have access to recycling. Examples of stewardship and tianity off,” Bratton said in her “There is no such thing as Revellers known as ‘Los Indianos,’ throw talcum powder over each other during carnival on Monday in reverence for the earth permeate lecture. “We don’t think it can real love that does not involve Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Canary islands, Spain. ‘Los ‘Indianos’ represent the emigrants from the the Bible. In modern ministry, Americas, who returned to the island wealthier. really inform us on something sacrifice,” Burleson said. “In my water is a renewing symbol dur- we think is a technical issue.” mind, that is the message of the ing baptism, Bratton said. Churches can start by taking cross.” Current Baylor students have small environmentally conscious
Battle of the bands
The Baylor Union Board will host Battle of the Bands at 6 p.m. on March 26 in be- tween the Bill Daniel Student Center and the Carroll Science Building. Students interested in signing up can contact stu- [email protected].
Religious freedom in China Diversity award ChinaAid founder and Nominations are being ac- president Pastor Bob Xiqiu Fu cepted by the Diversity Com- will discuss “Freedom of Re- mittee for the Annual BU ligious Expression in China,” Diversity Award. The award and talk about his experience is given to organizations, pro- with persecution in China for grams, and faculty and staff religious beliefs from 6 to 7 within the university that pro- p.m. on March 4 in the Cashion mote diversity through its lead- 30 Banquet Room. The lecture is a erships and practices. Nomi- part of the Leadership Lecture nations for the award must be Series sponsored by The Acad- received by April 1. emy for Leader Development.
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By Ashley Altus also a name-your-own price op- use, and after that they go to team “We would like to help students Reporter tion where people can choose to fundraising activities,” Widick in the future with figuring out if donate more. said. you wanted to go on a mission trip Instead of the routine approach “The song I wrote kind of talks Midland senior Emily Sue with your church or you wanted to of writing letters to family and about being in this dry place of not Hood has participated in the Gha- do a full summer of service, ways friends asking for financial support finding God, or feeling like he’s not na community development trip that Baylor can support you, but for missions, a soon-to-be Baylor there for me,” Burr said. “ I think for the past three years at Baylor. right now we don’t have the funds student decided to raise the money for me it’s just trying to find God in She will be going back for a fourth to do that,” Widick said. by releasing an original song. a more real and tangible way.” year this summer. Her primary Along with his solo work, Burr Jon Burr, Fort Worth sopho- Burr has been promoting his method of raising money for the plays lead guitar and sings lead vo- more at McLennan Community song through Facebook and word- trip has been through letter writ- cals in the band Something Poetic. College, will be joining the Baylor of-mouth. He said the idea of ing. Burr and the band performed class of 2016 this fall. He plans to fundraising by recording a song “I usually send about 50 to 60 last year at the Student Union travel to Edinburgh, Texas on a came about because he didn’t just letters to family and friends and Board’s Battle of the Bands. mission trip during spring break want to ask for money and not give somehow get all the support from The song also features vocals with the Antioch Community anything back in return to his sup- Ashley Altus | Lariat Reporter that,” Hood said. from McLennan Community Col- Church College Ministry. porters. McLennan Community College sophomore Jon Burr wrote and produced The deadline to raise money lege audio-engineer student Jeri- Burr decided to raise the mon- “I had a song that I had been an original song to raise funds for a spring break mission trip to Edinburgh, for the trip is Wednesday. If Burr cha Price. Price is not going on the ey by releasing an original song working on and I also knew that I Texas. As of Sunday, Burr has raised more than $323. doesn’t raise the money in time mission trip and only contributed that can be purchased on his Band- needed to raise money, and I had on his own he said he will still be backup vocals. camp page, jonburr.bandcamp. the idea of instead of handing out Holly Widick, assistant director want to help support them finan- going on the trip and the money “We went into the studio that com. In his song “Meet Me Here,” letters and asking people for mon- for missions at Baylor, said most cially. The letters explain what type will come from his parents or tax morning and I asked her if she Burr plays acoustic guitar and ey, I can give them something in student raise money through letter of trip the students are going on, refund. would do some harmonies on the sings. All the purchases of the song return,” Burr said. writing. why they need the financial sup- Baylor has an endowment fund song, and it sounds great,” said will go go toward funding the trip. Ninety-two students, faculty Students write out a letter they port and how much money they to help students who are struggling Burr, “She was nice enough to As of Sunday, Burr had raised and staff will be going on mission can mass produce to send to fam- are trying to raise. raising money for their mission comply.” more than $323. The song can be trips through Baylor Missions dur- ily, friends and people in their ex- “Letter writing is probably the trip, but Widick said that money is Burr plans to study sociology at purchased for $1.99, but there is ing spring break. tended network they think might first line of defense that students only for Baylor mission trips. Baylor next fall.
Africa celebrates Oscar win for Kenyan actress
By Jason Straziuso landing her breakout role alongside Associated Press Brad Pitt. Nyong’o had been considered a NAIROBI, Kenya — “You are the front-runner in a category that in- pride of Africa,” Kenya’s president ex- cluded Jennifer Lawrence and Julia claimed on Twitter as he celebrated Roberts. When her name was called Kenya’s first major Oscar win by ac- Sunday, she bent over in her seat as the tress Lupita Nyong’o. audience erupted. Just before her win, Nyong’o was the topic of the day on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is- Kenya’s radio and TV stations Monday, sued a statement saying Nyong’o’s ac- the day after her Oscar win for Best complishments testify to her talent and Supporting Actress in the movie “12 the determination to go the extra mile Years A Slave.” that success demands. At a conference at the United Na- At the end of her Oscar speech, tions headquarters in Nairobi, more Nyong’o asked that her win remind than 300 people broke out into ap- “every little child that no matter where plause after Wanjira Maathai — the you’re from your dreams are valid.” daughter of the late Kenyan Nobel Maathai spoke Monday, which is Prize winner Wangari Maathai — Wangari Maathai Day in Africa, to mentioned her mother and Nyong’o in honor the Nobel prize winner’s dedica- the same sentence. tion to the environment. She said that “We all had hoped of course that like her mother, Nyong’o is another she would win. Everybody feels a sud- Kenyan who has reached great heights. den attachment to her, she’s a Kenyan “She (Nyong’o) attributes to her Constance Atton | Lariat Photographer woman,” Maathai said in an interview success to a lot of other black actresses later. “A lot of her work, a lot of her ex- who made her believe she could be Who’s going to Pigskin Revue? perience in film started in Kenya.” something and that she could make Nyong’o, 31, was born in Mexico it in film,” Maathai said. “And I think to Kenyan parents but was mostly it’s so important to have role models, Kappa Omega Tau ended the 2014 All-University Sing season with the first place act. They were followed by Delta Delta Delta in second place and Alpha Tau Omega in third place. The other five acts returning to the Waco Hall stage for Pigskin Revue in the fall are raised in Kenya. A graduate of the Yale so important to have people who you Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Chi/Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta. School of Drama, Nyong’o had starred can say, ‘Ah, if she made it, maybe I can in several productions in Kenya before t o o.’”
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1 Rosary counters 6 Fall faller 10 Long hike 14 Review of business books 15 Girl in a J.D. Salinger short story 16 Wound-up fire engine item 17 Jim who sang “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” 18 Prohibition-era saloon 20 Budget accommodations 22 Chafing dish heaters 23 Basilica recesses 25 Spanish “a” 26 John Kerry’s domain 33 Flirt with 34 Tops, as cupcakes 35 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 36 From the U.S. 37 Dwindled Difficulty: Easy 39 “The Wizard of Oz” lion Bert 40 Little, in Lyons 41 Fictional plantation 42 In __ fertilization 43 Supermarket convenience 47 Tolkien giant 48 Le __, France 49 Rodeo rider, at times 53 Put on an extra sweater, say 57 Complete ninny 59 Alvin of dance 9 Showcased 41 Choir member 60 Midday 10 Aries 42 DVD forerunner 61 __ Reader: alternative media digest 11 Chestnut horse 44 Take exception to 62 Sunday song 12 Petro-Canada rival 45 Boxer “Marvelous” Marvin 63 PDA entry 13 Janitor’s janglers 46 Adam’s mate 64 Lewd look 19 Adoptive parents of Superman 49 Roman moon goddess 65 Itty-bitty 21 ‘60s hallucinogen 50 Perched on 24 Popeye’s favorite veggie 51 “Quit it!” Down 26 Physical condition 52 Repetitive learning 27 “It takes a licking ...” watch 54 Actor Alda 1 Composer of fugues 28 Wolfed down 55 Kinfolk: Abbr. 2 Multinational currency 29 King beater 56 “Goodness gracious!” 3 Big fusses 30 Muse for a bard 58 Single in a wallet 4 Absolute ruler 31 India’s first prime minister 5 Increase the slope of 32 Fortunetelling card 6 Tenant 37 Opposite of thrifty 7 Psychic’s claim 38 Horace’s “__ Poetica” 8 Iowa State home 39 “Ditto” Sports Tuesday | March 4, 2014 6 The Baylor Lariat Bears take down Texas Tech, host Iowa State in home finale By Shehan Jeyarajah trailing by as much as 16 in the from the field in the loss, but only 16 Iowa State in Waco. Sports Writer second half, Tech went on an 18-5 18.2 percent from three and 7-for- Iowa State is heavily dependent to trim Baylor’s lead down to five 17 from the free-throw line. on scoring from senior forward For the last 8:05 of the Texas points with only 2:21 remaining. On the night, Baylor out- Melvin Ejim, senior guard DeAn- Tech game, Baylor basketball did Over the final stretch, Baylor rebounded the Red Raiders 40-24 dre Kane and sophomore forward not make a single field goal. The hit seven of eight free throws, while behind O’Neale’s 12 rebounds. Georges Niang. Bears missed five straight jumpers, Tech missed four free throws and Only one Texas Tech player fin- The trio combines to average all three-pointers, but somehow four of its five field goal attempts ished with more than four re- 52.0 points, 19.7 rebounds and managed to hang on with a victory over the remainder of the game to bounds on the night. 11.4 assists. They have accounted on Saturday at the Ferrell Center. propel Baylor to a 59-49 victory. “You have to compliment Bay- for 60.8 percent of Iowa State’s “If we went into the game and O’Neale led the Bears in scoring lor. They dominated the boards,” scoring this season. All three play- said we are going to shoot 30 per- for the second time in three games, Smith said. “Even though they ers average more points than any- cent and Isaiah, Cory, Kenny and finishing with 16 points on 7-for-12 were struggling shooting the ball I one on Baylor’s roster. Gary are going to be 2-for-[24], shooting and no turnovers. He also think we did an adequate job out In the last match up of these two most people would have said we notched his first double-double of there defensively. We just could not teams, then No. 9 Iowa State pulled were going to be in trouble,” head the season with 12 rebounds. Over limit them to one shot. That was away late in an 87-72 win over No. coach Scott Drew said. the last six games, he is averaging pretty much the ball game.” 7 Baylor in Ames. Kane played the But a 40-24 Baylor rebounding 11.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.8 Baylor shot 30.3 percent on biggest game of his Cyclone career, advantage turned out to be the dif- assists on 67.5 percent from the the night, but they grabbed 21 of- finishing with 30 points, eight re- ference in the game as Baylor (19- field and 53.3 from three, five of fensive rebounds, compared to 15 bounds, nine assists and five steals. 10, 7-9) hung on to a 59-49 win which have been Baylor wins. defensive rebounds for the Red Franklin added 15 points and four over Texas Tech (13-16, 5-11) on “Royce is very talented,” Texas Raiders. assists in the loss. Saturday afternoon in Waco. Tech head coach Tubby Smith said. What that means is that if Bay- The Cyclones lost 80-73 at the Baylor struggled to shoot right “I like his game. He is a good, solid lor missed a field goal, the Bears hands of Kansas State in Manhat- out of the gates, but Texas Tech player and doing such a good job. were 16 percent more likely to get tan, Kans. Ejim finished with 30 could not find a way to take advan- He is the one that made a differ- the rebound than Texas Tech. points and 16 rebounds in the loss. tage. The Bears shot only 34.5 per- ence.” To put that into perspective, if The Wildcats’ bench outscored the cent in the first half and commit- Senior guard Brady Heslip add- Texas Tech missed a shot, Baylor Cyclones 38-2 in the win. ted seven turnovers. They found ed 14 points on 4-for-11 shooting was 36 percent more likely to get “I want to get this win to punch themselves able to stay in the game from three. Jefferson, sophomore the defensive rebound. our ticket,” Franklin said. “I’ll be thanks to their rebounding. center Isaiah Austin, junior point “In practice, we had an em- sad that it’s my last game, but I’d Texas Tech shot a respectable guard Kenny Chery and senior phasis on the board because last rather it be my last game than play 42.9 percent from the field in the guard Gary Franklin combined to time we played them, they out-re- NIT games here again. I would first half, but Baylor out-rebound- shoot 8.3 percent from the field. bounded us by a lot,” O’Neale said. love to get this one. I think the stat ed the Red Raiders 24-11 in the Austin finished with zero points. “We put an emphasis on rebound- is that Iowa State scores 62 percent first half. Senior power forward Junior guard Robert Turner led ing offensive and defensively, and of their points within 10 seconds of Cory Jefferson, sophomore for- the Red Raiders in scoring with 12 that was one of our main keys.” getting the ball, so transition de- ward Rico Gathers and junior for- points on 6-for-8 shooting. After the win, Baylor sits as a fense is key.” ward Royce O’Neale each grabbed Freshman forward Aaron Ross bubble team on the edge of the Baylor will play Iowa State at 6 five boards in the first half. and sophomore guard Todrick NCAA Tournament. p.m. today at the Ferrell Center in Texas Tech exploded offensive- Gotcher each added 10 points and The Bears will look to punch Waco. The game will be nationally Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor ly in the second half, while Baylor’s three assists. their ticket to the NCAA Tourna- televised on ESPN2. The game will Texas Tech shot 47.6 percent ment on Senior Night against No. serve as Baylor’s Senior Night. Senior forward Cory Jefferson elevates for a jumper over a Texas Tech offense turned nonexistent. After defender in Baylor’s 59-49 win Saturday at the Ferrell Center. Senior night honors three notable contributors By Shehan Jeyarajah Where is Baylor? Now, everyone Behind Jones, Sacramento this program. Cory is a guy who’s against Colorado in the Sweet Six- “It’s been a great experience, on Sports Writer knows Baylor, whether it’s football Kings’ forward Quincy Acy and worked hard, not given up. He’s teen by scoring 27 points on nine and off the court. Everyone in the or basketball.” Denver Nuggets forward Quincy had pros in front of him at this three-pointers. locker room have been guys who Baylor will close out its 2014 Jefferson’s freshman year was Miller, Jefferson averaged only 10.5 position. For most, that’s discour- He had an off season during I’ll definitely invite to my wedding home campaign on tonight against 2010, the same year current Mil- minutes per game off the bench for aging, but Cory is the true defini- the 2013 season as Baylor missed someday. I made friends for life.” No. 16 Iowa State at the Ferrell waukee Bucks’ big man Ekpe Udoh Baylor. tion of hard work, and obviously the NCAA Tournament, but he has The Baylor senior class of 2014 Center with its annual Senior played his year of Baylor bas- “It was very difficult to wait it’s paid off.” emerged on one of the key players is unique in that it does not possess Night. ketball. As a freshman, Jefferson behind pros, but my family and Heslip originally committed to on the 2014 team. He is averaging a single regular four-year senior. After this season, Baylor will played only 4.6 minutes a game, teammates helped me through it,” play basketball under Al Skinner 11.4 points per game on a career- However, this year’s senior class graduate three seniors: guard Gary reaching the 15-minute mark only Jefferson said. “I just kept praying at Boston College. Coming out of high 46.2 percent from three. He has been key in turning Baylor into Franklin, guard Brady Heslip and once in Baylor’s 2010 campaign and just learning from there.” Canada, he took the fall semester will leave Baylor with the highest a Big 12 and national power. power forward Cory Jefferson. that ended in the Elite Eight. Jefferson broke onto the scene off to play prep ball at New Hamp- three-point field goal percentage in “I know senior nights are al- “The longer you spend time Heading into the 2011 season, in his junior season, when he aver- ton Prep (N.H) before joining BC team history with players over 200 ways emotional for everyone be- with anyone, the stronger your Jefferson was asked to redshirt aged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and in December. Soon afterwards, attempts. cause it is the last time you’re go- bond,” head coach Scott Drew said. after the commitment of current 1.9 blocks while averaging a Big Skinner and his staff were fired. Franklin originally committed ing to see these guys on the Ferrell “Our staff, Baylor fans have had a Oklahoma City Thunder forward 12-high 61 percent from the floor. New Golden Eagles coach Steve to play basketball at California, but Center court,” Drew said. “You chance to grow and know Cory, Perry Jones III. He was named All-Big 12 Honor- Donahue did not see Heslip as transferred to Baylor in the middle think back of all the positive mem- Brady and Gary, had a chance to “Nobody’s excited to redshirt, able Mention for his performance. part of his plans, so Heslip chose to of the year. After sitting out the re- ories and are thankful that they see how they developed on and off but I think after people spend that His season culminated with an transfer to Baylor. quired year, he debuted for Baylor went to Baylor.” the court.” year off, they see how it’s very ben- NIT All-Tournament Team selec- “I know how hard he’s worked,” during the 2012 season. Baylor basketball will hold its Jefferson was recruited in Bay- eficial,” Drew said. “Cory, just like tion during Baylor’s NIT champi- Acy said after Heslip hit nine three- Franklin quickly became a fan- 2014 Senior Night against No. 16 lor’s 2009 recruiting class out of Ekpe Udoh and some other guys onship run. pointers in a NCAA game back in favorite as a dynamic guard off Iowa State at 6 p.m. today at the Killeen High School. Jefferson who have taken a year off, really Jefferson is averaging 13.0 2012. “When he came in, we knew the bench, averaging 35.8 percent Ferrell Center. The game will be was rated as the 89th prospect in took advantage of that. They got points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks how good a shooter he was. Every from three-point range in his first nationally broadcast on ESPNU. ESPN’s Top 100. bigger, stronger, worked on their per game in his senior campaign. time I went to the gym at night, I full season as a Baylor Bear. He is For the Bears to earn a bid to “I remember, I think I was in skill level, not only worked on their “I’m sure Cory has meant ev- would see him in there sometimes currently averaging over 25 min- the NCAA Tournament, winning middle school when the [Dennehy skills in practice, but got everyone erything. He’s been here since day twice a day. He works for it.” utes per game, highest of his career. this game against a top-ranked tragedy] went on, it was all over the else better too.” one, right?” Franklin said mock- Heslip averaged 10.2 points per “Sometimes we put so much on Cyclones team would be highly news for a while,” Jefferson said. “I Jefferson returned to action ingly, poking fun at Jefferson’s game in his first season, while aver- basketball, we don’t notice the finer beneficial to their chances of play- remember people asking, why Bay- for the 2012 season as a redshirt fifth-year senior status. “No but aging 45.5 percent from the three- things in life, which are relation- ing in college basketball’s premiere lor? Why are you going to Baylor? sophomore. really, he does mean everything to point line. He broke onto the scene ships with people,” Franklin said. postseason tournament. The Baylor Lariat TUESDAY | MARCH 4, 2014 7 Sports Lady Bears can win share of Big 12 title
By Jeffrey Swindoll been the go-ahead layup with just point shooting, but against the Lady Sports Writer seconds left on the clock on the en- Bears they only shot 3-for-25. suing play. ISU head coach Bill Fennelly The Lady Bears had the ball and a The Lady Bears were in tears as gave credit to Baylor’s defense for one-point lead with just over 30 sec- the reality began to settle in their the Cyclones’ low scoring that night, onds left against West Virginia on minds that they missed their chance but also said his team usually is a Sunday. The Big 12 regular season to win the Big 12 regular season title three-point shooting powerhouse. title was within reach. Coming off a on senior night at the Ferrell Center. The Cyclones rely on their perimeter timeout, both teams had the words “We’ve got to move on,” Sims shooting for offensive production. of their coaches ringing in their ears said. “We’ve got a quick turnaround Mulkey’s occasional decision and understood their responsibili- Tuesday.” for press defense on Iowa State was ties for the wild finish the game was Sunday’s loss devastated the effective and forced crippling turn- bound to have. young Lady Bears as well as the up- overs for the Cyclones. “I thought the setting was per- perclassmen, notably Sims and se- The press defense suffocated an fect to win a Big 12 Championship, nior guard Makenzie Robertson, but Iowa State team that was already but we just didn’t get it done there Mulkey reminded her team to keep struggling to make shots. at the end,” Baylor head coach Kim in perspective the season as a whole. “I take this on myself,” ISU for- Mulkey said. “We can still win the Big 12 ward Hallie Christofferson said. With a five-second difference be- Championship,” Mulkey said. “They were playing good defense, tween the shot clock and the game “We’ve got to regroup. We’ve got to but I just didn’t make some shots I clock, West Virginia and Baylor go to Iowa State and we need to take should have.” faced the inevitable — Baylor had the emotion from this game and Iowa State is looking to continue to create a play and get a shot off if move on.” its recent three-game win streak West Virginia did not foul. If Baylor The Lady Bears face Iowa State after beating Oklahoma State and failed to reset the shot clock, West (20-8, 9-8) tonight in Ames, Iowa, Kansas on the road. Virginia would get the ball with at and still can win the No. 1 seed for The Lady Bears on the other least five seconds to make a play of the upcoming Big 12 tournament hand, are coming off their first home its own to win the game. this weekend. loss in four years and a consequen- As the shot clock was winding Baylor handled Iowa State com- tial loss against West Virginia. Both fortably in the last meeting 89-51 teams have emotions to sort out down, senior guard Odyssey Sims Constance Atton | Lariat Photographer tried to find an opening through the earlier in the season. prior to their final regular season Baylor senior guard Odyssey Sims aims her shot in Baylor’s 71-69 loss to West Virginia on Sunday at the trap, but errantly turned over the The Cyclones are a characteristi- matchup against each other at 7 p.m. Ferrell Center. The loss was the Lady Bears’ first home loss in four years. ball. Sims missed what would have cally high-percentage team in three- at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Heavy reliance on single player can end up failing team
By Shehan Jeyarajah the final sequences of the game on “She’s a very good player, and to Sims’ outstanding offensive jersey over her face. Junior post first place turned out to be the Staff Writer two separate plays, but her efforts we just had to make her work for performance. Fields clanked her Sune Agbuke came to console Sims same reason the Lady Bears lost. in both resulted in disaster. her points,” WVU post Asya Bussie free throw off the back iron. Sims who was bent over in the timeout Sims’ talent demands that she have Odyssey Sims was a one-man With the lead and a few time- said. “We changed up our defense grabbed the rebound and looked after her miss. Sims’ individual ef- the ball in clutch moments. Mulkey show against the West Virginia outs, Sims turned over the ball from the last time we played them, straight down the court. Coaches, fort and talent were not enough said she would not have strategized Mountaineers on Sunday. The se- with 19 seconds left. and just defended her very differ- players and fans all knew Sims was this time to save her team. the last play differently, it was just a nior guard from Irving has carried “I was trying to keep the ball in ently from the first time.” going to take the last shot. As the Lady Bears move for- matter of making the shot. the team all season. Sims’ ability my hands,” Sims said. “I thought Open looks were tough to Sims sprinted down the left side ward and look to make a confer- “If I did it over again, the ball to put her team’s chances of win- they would foul. I turned it over. I find for the Lady Bears. Besides of the court, utilizing her quick ence title run, as well as a hopeful would be in [Sims’] hands,” Mulkey ning on her shoulders game in and gave the ball up too quick.” Sims, the Lady Bears shot 7-for-21 feet and agility to blaze past some Final Four appearance, the rest said. “Got two, three timeouts, she game out has been the sword that The Mountaineers picked it up against the mountaineers. Mountaineers trailing after the free of the team needs to perform at knew that, and they have to foul the Lady Bears lived and died from and came down the court on a fast- Not only is seven baskets a throw. Sims had three players on a higher level than against West you there because I think there this season. break and converted the turnover relatively low offensive total, but her as she drove to the basket for Virginia to win. The West Virginia was only five-second difference be- Sims poured all she had into the into two points and had the chance only shooting the ball 21 times the game-winner, she pulled up the game showed just how much of a tween the game clock and the shot game on Sunday, and consequently to convert a three-point play after compared to Sims’ 13-for-30 indi- ball and tossed up her signature slippery slope it is to put the re- clock so we are going to let them the post-game emotion was des- senior guard Makenzie Robert- cates an imbalance of play and the floater layup shot. It bounced off sponsibilities of winning on Sims’ foul us.” tined to be joyous celebration or son fouled West Virginia forward confidence the Lady Bears have the right side of the rim. Freshman shoulders so often. She has done well with the bur- devastating heartbreak. There was Averee Fields on the fastbreak. shooting when Sims is not the one forward Nina Davis fought for the They counted on a play from den in the past, and the Lady Bears no middle ground. Sims expected The Lady Bears were rattled shooting. rebound, but ended up pushing the Sims to bail the team out once are in the midst of a strong regular it from herself to win the game. by West Virginia’s frantic style Even after a nearly absent af- ball out of bounds with just over again against West Virginia, but season run, but if Sims has an off- She put the weight of the Big towards the end. Sims tried to ternoon from the other Lady Bears two seconds left. the stakes were higher than at any night or cannot make the clutch 12 regular season title all upon her. break through the defense against on the scoreboard, if Fields missed Sims realized the gravity of her other point in the season. basket, it may prove to be the The was ball in her hands to win in double-teams and triple-teams all the free throw, Baylor still had the miss, and in a swing of high emo- The reason the Lady Bears even end of their season in the coming night. chance to win the game thanks tion, she pulled the collar of her had the chance of winning in the weeks of elimination play. Equestrian falls to KSU, OSU
By Caroline Lindstrom for the OSU meet the next day,” ju- rode closer than our scores reflect.” Sports Writer nior Samantha Schaefer said. Schaefer said the back-to-back White said the Bears battled road meets were tough since the The No. 5 Baylor equestrian freezing weather throughout the team only had three days to pre- team suffered two losses during weekend. pare after finishing the Fresno State the weekend, dropping its record Colder temperatures can put Invitational. to 8-5. The Bears fell 11-9 to No. 7 the horses on edge, which resulted The team now has three weeks Kansas State University and 11-7 in two riders falling from their to prep for the Big 12 Champion- to No. 4 Oklahoma State Univer- horse. White said that was the first ships March 28 and 29. sity. Both meets were on the road time she had seen her riders fall “We have been preparing all for the Bears. from a horse. year for this meet and we have “We went into these meets The OSU meet proved to be an- home field advantage, which is a knowing they were an uphill battle, other trial for the Bears at Animal bigger benefit in our sport than any but I am still pleased with our per- Science Arena. Baylor lost horse- other sport,” Schaefer said. formance,” head coach Ellen White manship 4-0, fences 3-2 and rein- White said the women have said. ing 3-1. The Bears only win came done a great job all season prepar- The Bears lost 3-2 in the fenc- in the flat event with a score of 4-1. ing for the Big 12 Championships. es, flat and reining events. Baylor Sophomore Mary Brown and After spring break the team will managed to pull out a 3-2 victory junior Parris Rice rode in the rein- hit it hard with inner squad scrim- in the horsemanship event. The ing event for the first time. White mages. The riders will defend their Bears will remain ahead of KSU said she is excited to see what these spots in the lineup and sharpen in the Big 12 standings because of women will accomplish in the fu- their skills before the champion- their 15-5 victory over the Wild- ture for this event. ships. cats in the fall. “It’s always hard to go back and The Big 12 Championships will “Kansas State hasn’t lost at watch video of a meet and see what be held on March 28 and 29 at the home in a couple of years, so losing the judges missed and think, that’s Willis Family Equestrian Center in by one rider kept us in good spirits a shame,” White said. “I feel like we Waco.
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SKATE from Page 1 ICE from Page 1 not open for public skating. cause of the focus she would have to put lose weight, the skater’s center of gravity, drivers should have both hands “It’s inconvenient, for sure, but it has a into school, as well as the lack of access to which is essential to maintaining balance on the wheel in icy conditions and Sabbath sort of rhythm to it,” she said. a skating facility. Meeting Lyons showed during jumps and spins, changes. should not be texting or talking on Houston freshman Lucy Thompson her that she could still enjoy the “sanctu- “You have to be incredibly adaptive the phone. has been able to catch a glimpse of this ary” that Lyons spoke of. and flexible,” she said. “It requires such a “When sliding on ice, never jerk “Sabbath,” with Lyons inviting her to Dal- “Courtney has helped me realize that wide skill set — it’s not just brute strength. the wheel trying to correct the car,” las a few times this past semester. skating will always be there, and it will al- There’s also balance, coordination, grace. Doak said. “All that does is exacer- “I hadn’t met anyone else at Baylor that ways be a part of who I am,” she said. Skating is very hard.” bate the spin. Try to turn into the actually skates,” Thompson said, refer- Lyons also said she treasures an es- Thompson said the sport has taught direction of the slide, which will ring to her first months at Baylor. “When cape from the cerebral life she lives as a her about the importance of perseverance. allow you to perhaps get a grip, if I heard about this professor that did, I scholar and administrator at a university. “No matter how many times you fall, you’re lucky.” thought, ‘Oh, that’s really cool,’ but I never Although she said she enjoys the work she you get up again,” Thompson said. “It Doak and Swanton both warned thought we would actually go skate to- does, having a community where intellect teaches you to never give up.” of the dangers of “black ice” on the gether.” is not the primary focus is important to Lyons also said figure skating has roads. Black ice was the cause of Thompson met Lyons through a friend her. helped shape her character and work ethic. many of the Sunday and Monday who took Christian Heritage, a religion Of all the years of skating, competi- “Figure skating has taught me how to wrecks. class, with Lyons this past semester. tions, awards and medals Lyons has expe- take feedback, work well under pressure “You can see when the roads are Lyons said the ice has been her escape rienced, she said the most rewarding as- and prepare over a long period of time for covered in snow, or if we get a freez- from stress ever since she was a child. Fig- pect of the sport has been sharing it with evaluation,” she said. ing rain or sleet in pellets,” Swanton ure skating has given her a sense of stabil- her 3-year-old son Stanley. The two even Training the body for skating is a ma- said. “You can start to see it accu- ity in the face of life’s challenges, and the skated in a show together this past Christ- jor challenge, but the reward of accom- mulate on the roads. However, most weekly trip she makes to Dallas allows her mas season. plishing those goals is worth the work, of black ice occurs when that snow to be more productive during the week, “He started skating about a year and Lyons said. or sleet starts to melt, and freezing she said. a half ago,” Lyons said. “He’s very much a “Honestly, it feels like flying,” she said. conditions refreeze it on the road. “When I step out there, I don’t take any beginner, but it’s so much fun for me to be “It’s like you get to go on a roller coaster in It makes the ice pretty transparent. of my problems with me,” she said. “That on the ice with him.” your body.” The term ‘black ice’ comes from the is my place — my time. That is my sanctu- Lyons said some of the physical chal- Lyons said she has plans to skate well Courtesy of Courtney Lyons look of the asphalt that it’s on. You ar y.” lenges of skating are due to the ever- into the future. Lyons spins and glides on the ice as a child, a don’t realize that the ice is there till Thompson said she thought coming to changing nature of the human body. As “As long as I’m able, I’ll continue to past time she still enjoys outside of the class- you’ve hit it and your car is spin- Baylor meant hanging up her skates be- children grow taller, or adults gain and skate.” room. ning around.” Swanton and Doak said bridges and overpasses are most likely to ice SHIRTS from Page 1 UKRAINE from Page 1 over. “The cold comes from under- neath the bridges and freezes them Chris Wells, the creators behind “The for my rock wall climbing team earlier one buys one of our shirts, we donate or 0.7 percent, to 1,845.73, the biggest drop since so much faster,” Doak said. Clothes Bros,” a T-shirt printing com- this year,” Wells said. “So I came back one to the homeless. We were inspired Feb. 3. Police noticed Sunday night pany based out of their kitchen. and asked the guys if we could buy the by Matthew 25:36 that says ‘I was na- The index was down as much as 25 points at that bridges over water, such as the “The idea started when Chris came equipment and do it,” ked and you clothed me.’ This is a way one point before recouping some of the ground it Waco Suspension Bridge and oth- back to our dorm room last year and Although Wells never made the for us to minister and be a blessing.” lost. ers over the Brazos River, became told me about a guy he heard talk in shirts for his rockwall climbing team, According to the Clothes Bros The Dow Jones industrial average dropped iced over first, Swanton said. Warm Blaine McCormick’s class who sold T- the bros could now print T-shirts website, they use the connection made 153.68 points, or 0.9 percent, to 16,168.03. The water rises in a fog from the water shirts in college and made a business themselves on their press. Their first through donating the shirts to spread Nasdaq composite fell 30.82 points, or 0.7 percent, below and freezes on the bridges. out of it,” Heffington said. and original design, the shape of Tex- the gospel and build relationships. to 4,277.30. Doak said it’s even more dan- The four students started their as, has become their signature logo, “We just gave away our first two European markets fell even more. 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JPMorgan funds. “So, Europe would be a lot more it on a bike or scooter, you’re going After the students printed their gan their “shirts for the streets” mis- The current dream for the team directly affected by a trade war with Russia than down. In a car you have the chance original design, they wanted their sion, a one-for-one process that do- would be to see people they don’t the United States would.” to spin and perhaps avoid hitting business to make a difference and nates a shirt every time one is bought. know wearing their shirts. Kelly says that the most likely scenario is that things. But if you lose traction on a have since teamed up with Mission “We started our ‘shirts for the “As awareness of the Clothes Russia and Western powers, including the U.S., motorcycle or scooter and you start Waco to donate shirts to the homeless. streets’ program because we realized Brothers grows, awareness of our mis- will reach a compromise relatively quickly. That going down, hopefully you have a “Our business really started when I we had so much to give and wanted sion grows, so we just want to get our would send stock prices higher. helmet on. Same thing on a bicycle.” was asked if I could make the T-shirts to give,” Wells said. “So anytime some- name out there,” Heffington said.
Global stocks slide while tensions build in Ukraine velopments in emerging markets. Stocks slipped in January as investors worried about slowing growth in China and other emerging economies. Now a showdown in Ukraine has grabbed investors’ attention and stoked fears of a tit-for-tat campaign of econom- ic sanctions between Russia and Western powers. “Financial markets are doing exactly would you would expect them to,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strate- gist at Federated Investors. “You have no idea what is going to happen and how this is going to play out.” The S&P 500 index fell 13.72 points,
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