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TheWEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 20,Baylor 2010 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 5 Hips don’t lie BIN there, done that Sense of urgency Shakira releases a bilingual album, Before Facebook there was the Baylor The self-destructing Cowboys are “Sale el Sol,” which will please both Information Network, which gets a running out of time to save their her old fans and gain new ones shoutout in “The Social Network” season, says owner Jerry Jones Vol. 111 No. 29 © 2010, Baylor University In Print

>> Doing time Kappa A man who attempted to blow up a Dallas building gets 24 years in prison Delta to Page 3 close BU >> Movie review “Catfish,” a mockumentary built on a twist, is unconven- chapter tional but entertaining By Carmen Galvan Page 4 Staff Writer

>> Boo birds The Epsilon Chi Chapter of Sports take: A sports writer Kappa Delta Sorority will sus- pend its operations at Baylor on says fans need to stop Sunday, according to a press re- booing college players lease from the National Council Page 4 of Kappa Delta. The statement, released on Monday, said the chapter is being closed due to low membership. Viewpoints “Unfortunately, Epsilon Chi Chapter has struggled with mem- bership for several years,” said “It may seem like Beth Martin Langford, national a single vote doesn’t president of Kappa Delta Sorority. “After much deliberation, the Na- count and that tional Council has made the diffi- asserting our right Matt Hellman | Lariat Photographer cult decision to close the chapter. I want to express my deep appre- to choose is futile in ciation for the chapter members, Toot your own horn alumnae and other stakeholders the grand scheme for all their efforts to make Epsi- of democracy. Baylor University Wind Ensemble performs Tuesday in the Jones Concert Hall located in the Glennis McCrary Music Building. lon Chi a viable chapter.” Baylor was informed by the Logically, this is not National Council of Kappa Del- true. Our one vote ta of their decision on Oct. 14, and members were told of the is part of a larger chapter’s termination on Sun- whole, all made up Exhibit features French artists SEE SORORITY, page 6 of individual votes.” By Jade Mardirosian but be an integral part of campus Staff Writer life,” Hibbs said. “The Honors Col- Page 2 lege is running two courses focus- Two prominent religious artists ing on the exhibition and more White of the 20th century are currently than 50 students, many from the Bear Briefs on exhibit at Baylor’s Mayborn Honors College but also from Art Museum of Art. History and Museum Studies, are attacks The Mayborn Museum and the acting as docents for the exhibi- The place to go to know Honors College worked together tion.” the places to go to bring the exhibit, Sacred Texts, Foster wanted to start a dia- Perry on Holy Images: Rouault’s Miserere logue between art and religion, Pigskin tickets and Chagall’s Bible Series, to Bay- said Rebecca Tucker Nall, chang- Tickets are still on sale for lor. The exhibit features the works ing exhibits manager at Mayborn ethics of French artists Marc Chagall and Pigskin Revue with prices Museum. By Jay Root ranging from $12 to $20; Georges Rouault and is on loan “At the Mayborn Museum we Associated Press Pigskin begins at 7 p.m. from the Mark Foster Foundation, are very excited to fill this role for Thursday in Waco Hall and which was founded by California the exhibition and we hope we AUSTIN — Democrat Bill will also be held on Friday attorney Mark Foster. draw in more people that haven’t White on Tuesday accused ap- This is the first time these two and Saturday. Contact the been to the museum before,” she pointees of Gov. Rick Perry of series have been displayed togeth- said. pressuring Texas teacher retire- Baylor Ticket Office at (254) er. Nall said the feedback from 710-3210 ment system managers to make Dr. Thomas Hibbs, dean of the viewers of the exhibit has been potentially risky investments that V-ball match Honor College, played an impor- very positive. gave state business to politically tant role in bringing the two series Hibbs said he hopes the exhibi- connected companies. Baylor volleyball, with its of prints to Baylor. tion will have an impact on Baylor 10-10 record, will face the A 2009 government whistle- “Mark Foster had read a review students and the community. blower memo released by White’s Kansas State Wildcats at I wrote of an exhibition of paint- “We hope students will come to campaign for governor describes 7 p.m. today in the Ferrell ings of Rouault in Boston and con- an appreciation of great art, of its a series of ethical lapses and insid- Center tacted me about the possibility of importance for liberal education, er deals at the $100 billion Teach- bringing the two series to Baylor,” and of the way these magnificent er Retirement System of Texas, Late-night worship Hibbs said. 20th century artists try to com- where private investment firms A worship service will The Mark Foster Foundation municate perennial scriptural and whose executives made huge con- be held at 9 p.m. today at also founded Fine Arts in the liturgical truths in a very modern tributions to Perry allegedly got Fountain Mall in honor of Academy, which was established artistic medium,” Hibbs said. special treatment. to address the decline of serious The exhibit will be on display Homecoming; the Robbie att ellman ariat hotographer An external investigation into M H | L P appreciation for the fine arts in lib- Seay Band will lead worship through Nov. 28. David Jeffrey the allegations found no illegali- Plano sophomore Amy Miller visits the Sacred Texts, Holy Images: eral arts education among college and Karen Pope will be speaking ties. White said at a Tuesday news Immunize yourself Rouault’s Miserere and Chagall’s Bible Series exhibit for her class students. at upcoming lectures, respectively, Monday at the Mayborn Museum Complex. The exhibit features the “Foster is also interested in hav- Flu shots will be offered on Chagall and the print making SEE WHITE, page 6 work of French artists Marc Changall and Georges Rouault. ing the art not just sit in a museum, process. between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. today on the fifth floor of Cashion Academic Center and between 3 and 5 p.m. Lecture brings math history to life Thursday in 308 McLane Student Life Center By Meghan Hendrickson attract undergraduate students, wheth- Dunham first examined the life of Staff Writer er they’re math majors or not, to math- Newton as a man who was not fit for Pedal for the prize ematics,” Dr. Lance Littlejohn, chair of business and farming, and thus, went Bear Downs, an on-campus When studying calculus and math- the mathematics department, said. to college. bicycle race hosted by ematical theorems, most people think When Littlejohn got the idea to be- Newton invented several things in of numerical formulas, not the people Student Foundation, will be gin this series in 2008, he wanted Dun- his lifetime, including the generalized who created them, said the honorary ham to kick off the lectures. Unfortu- binomial theorem, the method of flux- held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; speaker for the Third Annual Baylor nately, Dunham wasn’t available for the ions, the method of inverse fluxions, bikers should register by Undergraduate Lecture Series in Math- past two years but has devoted some the laws of motion, optics and the re- Friday at www.baylor.edu/ ematics. of his fall break this year to share with flecting telescope. studentfoundation Dr. William Dunham, Koehler pro- Baylor students and faculty. Newton was known to be so pas- fessor of mathematics at Muhlenberg “One of the first math books I ever sionate about mathematics and learn- Role models College, presented a lecture Tuesday bought was Dr. Dunham’s ‘Journey ing, Dunham said, that he would do Baylor Buddies, a mentor titled “Newton and Leibniz: Mathema- Through Genius,’” Brian Streit, a gradu- wild things to make a discovery. For program connecting Baylor ticians at War.” The lecture was open ate student in mathematics, said. “I’ve instance, when he was in college, he students with at-risk Waco to the public and did not include any been a fan ever since.” wrote in his journal about a day when children, will have an mathematical formulas. The second Dunham filled his lecture Tuesday he stuck a stick from a tree in his eye in lecture today, titled “Euler’s Amicable information table Monday with a presentation of in-depth biogra- order to learn about optics. Numbers,” will be geared specifically phies of Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried From there, Newton escalated to Matt Hellman | Lariat Photographer in the Bill Daniel Student toward mathematics students and fac- Wilhelm Leibniz, two of the creators of several prestigious positions in Eng- Dr. William Dunham, a professor from Muhlenberg Center between 12:30 and ulty. calculus. Since their deaths, people have 4:30 p.m. College, gives a presentation on famous mathematicians “The goal of the lecture series is to debated who really discovered calculus. SEE MATH page 6 Monday in the Baylor Sciences Building.

Newspaper of the Year | Texas APME TheLariat Best Student Newspaper | Houston Press Club WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 20, 2010 | the Opinion 2 Baylor Lariat www.baylorlariat.com A social trend that was once artful mastery

By Samreen Hooda That’s 100 times faster,” Bigelow Reporter and Pelli wrote. “Authors, once a select minority, will soon be a It seems that anyone and ev- majority.” eryone wants to write a book Clearly, book publishing is in- these days, even if they don’t dicative of a literate, knowledge- know how. able society, but when everyone The sheer volume of bad can easily publish his or her books pays homage to a deterio- work, the competition becomes rating ancient art rapidly becom- more and more mediocre. ing an absentminded check mark And with the supply so high, on nearly everyone’s to-do list. the demand suffers, forcing real Whether it’s Sarah Palin’s writers to fight for shelf space “Going Rogue,” a venting plat- against writers advised by their form masked as an autobiogra- biased mothers that their writ- phy speaking to anyone conned ing is important for the world to into reading about life on the read. Russian border of Alaska, to So when they are surprised to Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret” se- find that no one wants to publish ries professing to know the deep their manuscript, do they realize secret of life, which in reading the that maybe the writing just not book you realize is no real secret, up to par? everyone is attempting to write a Of course not. They self-pub- book. And the list goes on: Lau- lish instead. ren Conrad’s “L.A. Candy” se- According to a Publisher’s ries, Hillary Duff’s “Elixir,” Bill Weekly article, self-published O’Reilly’s “A Bold Fresh Piece of books are now the highest num- Humanity,” Madonna’s children’s ber of published works. book “The English Roses” (as “A staggering 764,448 titles well as all the others), “The Jersey were produced in 2009 by self- Shore Uncovered,” and the pleth- publishers and micro-niche pub- ora of self-help books declaring lishers, according to statistics their ability to help you change released this morning by R.R. your life are all viable examples of Bowker,” Jim Milliot, author for unfortunate mishaps introduced Publishers Weekly, writes. as books into our world. “The number of nontradi- Don’t get me wrong. As a tional titles dwarfed that of tra- writer myself I don’t advocate ditional books. Taken together, a “Fahrenheit 451” approach of total book output rose 87% last The value of our votes book burning to outlaw progress. year, to over 1 million books.” f college students call for more oppor- In Texas, early voting began Monday and These historic decisions stand as proof that Although, burning certain books I guess we will just have to tunities to give our input, more respect ends Oct. 29. Those who wish to vote by mail the United States’ system of government, laid that somehow make it out on the grow our ability to sift through as a generation or more opportunities to can apply online at the Texas Secretary of State’s down so many years ago in the Constitution, shelves and into our e-readers expressI ourselves in an effort to change our website for a mail-in ballot and the application is the most effective means possible of assuring the sand dunes to find the words may actually be progressive. in all the noise. nation, we must first take a small step for must be received by Oct. 26. For residences that we will have a say in our nation’s future. So why is it that everyone With the confusion of blogs ourselves, but a giant leap for Generation Me of other states, visit the appropriate Secretary Our future. wants to write a book these days? and websites, e-readers and chain — we have to vote. of State website for applications and deadlines. Some may say that they do not know, or Is it simply easy money, or book sellers, it seems the days of By simply picking up a pen or touching a Sometimes it may seem like one vote is too simply do not care, enough about the issues does everyone have something being able to walk into a local screen, we can make decisions that change the insignificant to change anything. It may seem and offices at stake. so crucial to say that they believe shop and find a rare book trea- course of history. Whether it is on bond issues like a single vote doesn’t count and that assert- With the Web and its information at our the other nearly seven billion sure have dissipated into thin air. or who to elect for public offices, these deci- ing our right to choose is futile in the grand disposal, it is not hard to find necessary infor- people in this world haven’t al- What happened to the days sions do make a difference in the community scheme of democracy. Logically, this is not mation on candidates, including past voting ready thought up themselves? when writers wrote because they we call “home.” true. Our one vote is part of a larger whole, all records, pet projects, previous experience and According to Seed magazine, just couldn’t bear the thought of Though we may not live in our home coun- made up of individual votes. This is the ulti- political alliances. as literacy rates grow and tech- not setting pen to paper, of not ties where we are registered, these people and mate symbol of democracy, not just for its po- As America’s young adults — our lives wide issues still affect our friends, families, schools, litical characteristics, but that united, individu- open in front of us with futures bright and full nology makes it easier to publish allowing the creative surge that neighborhoods and the other people and als can make an impact. of promise — it could be argued that we have your opinion, the number of peo- took them over to pass without places that made us who we are now. For those For example, when Thomas Jefferson was more reason to care than any other generation. ple who want to be published au- relating it to the world at large? of us who can’t be physically present in the elected president in 1800, the election was We have more reason to stand up for our thors has dramatically increased. I think the writer Charles Bu- county we are officially residents of on Election decided by just one vote in the House of Rep- views and ideals in the hope that the nation we In their essay “A Writing Rev- kowski put it best in his poem Day, early voting (either in person or by mail) resentatives after a tie in the Electoral College. wish to live in will become reality. olution,” authors Denis Pelli and “So You Want to Be a Writer”: makes it easy for us to still support the people The decision to annex Texas was decided by However, we have more than hope. We Charles Bigelow say authorship is and issues we believe in. two votes in the Senate. have a choice. We have a voice. We have a vote. a growing trend. “…Don’t be like so many “We found that the number writers, don’t be like so many of published authors per year in- thousands of people who call creased nearly tenfold every cen- themselves writers, don’t be tury for six centuries,” Pelli and Journalism is profession of ethics dull and boring and preten- Bigelow wrote. “By 2000, there tious, don’t be consumed I do not believe in “citizen Now comes last week’s report of because he produced a syringe? were 1 million book authors per with self-love. journalism.” a bizarre plot to embarrass CNN Of course not. But every Tom, y e ar.” The libraries of the world have Yes, I know that’s heresy. Yes, I correspondent Abbie Boudreau, Dick and Harriet with a blog is a Part of the reason for this yawned themselves to sleep know the old model has changed: who was seeking an interview. “citizen journalist.” growth seems to be the capacity over your kind. the monologue is now a dialogue. O’Keefe had apparently planned Worse, they are spreading like for people to share their opinions Don’t add to that. Yes, I know ordinary people with to lure her aboard a boat filled the common cold. Ask Shirley through online mediums, such Don’t do it. cellphone cameras now “report” with sex toys and secretly record Sherrod if you don’t believe me. as Facebook, Twitter or personal Unless it comes out of newsworthy events and bloggers their meeting; thankfully, one of Sometimes it feels as if there are blogs. your soul like a rocket, are indispensable to the national his henchwomen warned Bou- more “citizen journalists” than When these go well and you unless being still would dialogue. dreau off. citizens. It is hard to know how to already have an audience, it be- drive you to madness or So I’ve had it up to here with THIS is journalism? No. feel about that. comes easier to sell your case to suicide or murder, people calling James O’Keefe III a Journalism is hours on the After all, it used to be that a publishing house and sell your don’t do it.” journalist. phone nailing down the facts or you couldn’t enjoy freedom of opinions in a larger book format. Last year, you may recall, pleading for the interview. the press unless you could afford “Currently, authorship, in- Samreen Hooda is a senior jour- O’Keefe was lauded by political Journalism is obsessing over to own a press. The Internet has cluding books and new media, is nalism major from Dallas and a conservatives for “investigative Leonard Pitts nit-picky questions of fairness and opened the public square to more growing nearly tenfold each year. reporter for The Lariat. journalism” that helped bring context. voices, and you can’t complain down ACORN, the financially praised O’Keefe and his conspira- Journalism is trying to get the about that. troubled group whose sinister tor, Hannah Giles, for “exemplary story and get it right. But I don’t believe in citizen Letters works included advocating for actions as government watchdogs “Citizen journalism,” we are journalism because journalism Letters to the editor should poor and middle-income people. and young journalists ...” told, is supposed to democratize like any profession worthy of the include the writer’s name, O’Keefe, in a hidden camera sting, A year later, the “young jour- all that, the tools of new technol- name — has standards and ethics, hometown, major, graduation posed as a pimp and filmed some ogy making each of us a journalist and if you don’t sign on to those, I year, phone number and nalist’s” star is, putting it mildly, student identification number. of the organization’s employees fading. unto him or herself. It is a mark of can no more trust you than I can Limit letters for publication advising him on how to facilitate Earlier this year, prosecutors the low regard in which journal- a doctor who refused the Hippo- to 300 words. Non-student his supposed illicit business. It declined to prosecute ACORN ism is held that that load of bull cratic oath or a lawyer who failed writers should include their made him the toast of the blogo- employees amid reports that the pucky ever passed as wisdom. If the bar exam. address. Letters that focus on sphere and earned him the admi- videos were selectively and mis- some guy had a wrench, would You cannot be a journalist an issue affecting students or ration of Fox News. A resolution leadingly edited. Meanwhile, that make him a citizen mechan- citizen or otherwise if credibility faculty may be considered for honoring him was even intro- ic? If some woman flashed a toy matters less to you than ideology. a guest column at the editor’s O’Keefe and three others were discretion. All submissions duced in the House of Represen- arrested for trying to tamper badge, would you call her a citizen So please, let’s find something else become the property of The tatives. with telephones in the office of police officer? Would you trust to call James O’Keefe III. Baylor Lariat. The resolution, which failed, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. your health to a citizen doctor just If you want, I have a few ideas.

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WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 20, 2010 www.baylorlariat.com News the Baylor Lariat|3 Movie mentions Baylor’s social network By Dorian Davis ence on Facebook. inson senior Lauren Woodruff, a film and my first job,” Rich said. Woodruff said that once BIN was no Reporter The Social Network focuses the con- digital media major and former graphic Rich said that one of the highlights longer in operation, Baylor students began flict and litigation that ensues when Zuck- design artist for BIN. Woodruff said BIN during his tenure as technical director focusing their attention on Facebook. Since its release, students have been erberg is accused of stealing the idea for was entirely operated by a staff of hired included the opportunity to write a pro- “The impact that BIN had was seen talking about the movie “The Social Net- Facebook from his fellow classmates dur- students. gram that would be used for the student through Facebook,” Woodruff said. “The work.” A scene of particular interest to ing his time at Harvard University. Rich said BIN began in an empty closet elections, giving students the ability to way people interacted with each other Baylor students includes the Baylor Infor- “It was definitely exciting to see Baylor located in the Bill Daniel Student Union vote online. Once launched, Rich initially carried over to Facebook where it was ab- mation Network. mentioned in the movie,” Brandon Rich, a Building. While it wasn’t the coziest set- feared it wasn’t tallying votes correctly. s or b e d .” The scene takes place in a restaurant 2004 graduate and former technical direc- ting, he was pleased they had their own “At one point, I thought something had Woodruff points out that although during a conversation between Mark Zuck- tor of the BIN staff, said. “We did a lot to room to operate in. gone wrong with the calculations,” Rich they’re classified as social networks, BIN erburg, co-founder of Facebook (played by get it working and customized,” Rich said. “It was big enough for three small desks said. “For a minute, it didn’t tally anybody and Facebook had key differences con- Jesse Eisenberg), and Sean Parker, played The Baylor Information Network web- and a computer,” said Rich. “When we first and I panicked for a second. Then I real- cerning people’s information and privacy, by Justin Timberlake. The two converse site, once simply known as “BIN,” was started, we felt real lucky.” ized there was no mistake in the math and such as a personal profile. about the next stage of Facebook, which the starting point for Baylor’s online stu- Rich, now a software engineer working it was working the whole time.” “It was nothing like a profile that you meant an expansion to other universities dent services between 2003 and 2008. The for the University of Notre Dame’s infor- According to the Lariat in 2008, the put out there on the Internet,” Woodruff besides Harvard, where it began. website integrated e-mail, campus news, a mation technology department, credits website was taken down by school admin- said. Though Parker doesn’t make the sug- message board, classifieds, restaurant re- BIN with the opportunity to apply the istrators after a security breach took place. Woodruff believes that had BIN re- gestion that Baylor be included in the first views and other features. computer programming skills he learned “We were never told specifically; we mained in operation, it would have seen phase of expansion, he does make a refer- “It was essentially a craigslist for the while studying at Baylor. were just told that there was a security significant upgrades. ence to the Baylor Information Network, Baylor community, but you were required “I had pretty good grades, but I think problem and that it would be shutdown,” “We were on the verge of having vid- giving the impression that it had an influ- to have a Baylor username to login,” Rob- the work then contributed a lot to getting Woodruff said. eos, like a Baylor YouTube,” Woodruff said. Man sentenced to Court 24 years in prison convicts for bomb plot Saudi By Jeff Carlton decoy provided by undercover FBI Associated Press agents, then rode away to watch prince of the explosion. DALLAS — A Jordanian man Smadi dialed a cell phone num- murder caught in an FBI sting trying to ber from the roof of a nearby park- ing garage, where he had planned blow up a Dallas skyscraper was Associated Press sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in to watch the explosion. The num- prison after telling the court he ber was supposed to set off his was ashamed of his actions and re- truck bomb. It instead alerted tac- LONDON — A Saudi prince nouncing al-Qaida. tical agents hiding in a stairwell, was convicted Tuesday of murder- Hosam Smadi, 20, faced up who swarmed the rooftop and ar- ing one of his servants in a fren- to life in prison but received a rested the teenager. zied attack in a British hotel. reduced sentence after pleading “Every day, I want you to think A jury in London’s Old Bai- guilty in May to attempted use of about the people in that build- ley criminal court found Prince a weapon of mass destruction. U.S. ing,” Lynn said while sentencing Associated Press Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al District Judge Barbara Lynn could Smadi. “They are your sisters. They US. Attorney James T. Jacks speaks during a news conference after the sentencing of Hasam Smadi in federal Saud guilty of murdering Bandar have sentenced him to a maximum are your teachers. They are your court Tuesday in Dallas. Smadi, a Jordanian man caught in an FBI sting trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper was Abdullah Abdulaziz at the Land- of 30 years under the plea agree- neighbors. And you were prepared sentenced to 24 years in prison after telling the court he was ashamed of his actions and renouncing al-Qaida. mark Hotel in London on Feb. 15. ment. to end their lives.” The 34-year-old prince, whose Just before being sentenced, Smadi showed no emotion as a lower sentence, but we’re satis- ing and strategic insight to commit and plant a bomb. grandfather is a brother of the cur- Smadi addressed the court. he heard the sentence, but his fa- fied the process was fair,” defense terrorism. “How grateful we should be rent Saudi king, faces a possible “I’m so ashamed for what I did. ther and sister sobbed. attorney Peter Fleury said after the Posing as members of an al-Qa- that law enforcement found him life prison term in prison when he I’m very sorry for my actions,” In an unusual move, Lynn hearing. ida sleeper cell, three undercover first,” federal prosecutor Dayle is sentenced on Wednesday. Smadi told Lynn just before he was agreed to let Smadi spend two In his closing address, Fleury FBI employees monitored Smadi Elieson said. The jury deliberated 95 min- sentenced. “I could not live with hours with his family later Tuesday argued that the FBI had created a beginning in January 2009. Elieson also discounted tes- utes before returning its verdict. myself if I had hurt anybody.” before he is taken to federal prison. terrorist instead of catching one. After he shared his plans to timony from Smadi’s father and Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw Smadi also renounced al-Qaida She recommended that he receive But government lawyers argued blow up the office tower, they neighbor in Jordan, both of whom said the prince had abused his aide and called its leader, Osama bin mental health and drug abuse they prevented a would-be terror- helped him secure a truck and said the elder Smadi regularly beat in the past, showing jurors video Laden, “a bad man.” treatment while in prison. ist from killing innocent people. fake bomb used to carry out the his son. shot in the Landmark’s elevator Smadi acknowledged leaving Lynn did not order him to pay “We didn’t pick the target,” said mission, according to court docu- Smadi also suffered greatly after which appears to show the shaven- what he thought was a truck bomb a fine because she said he wouldn’t Robert Casey, the head of the FBI’s ments. his mother’s death, the men said. headed prince, dressed in white, in a garage beneath the 60-story be able to afford it anyway. Dallas office. “It was our job to Had they not intervened, of- “While he has a tough back- throwing his 32-year-old servant Fountain Place building in Sep- He will be deported after serv- manage the aftermath.” ficials said, Smadi could have ground, there are a lot of people around and battering him. Pho- tember 2009. ing his sentence, U.S. Attorney The FBI said it discovered made contact with actual terror- from the same background who tographs of Abdulaziz stored on Smadi said he parked the truck, James Jacks said. Smadi as he was looking on an ex- ists, instead of the undercover FBI don’t bomb buildings,” Elieson a mobile phone “plainly proved” activated a timer connected to the “We of course would have liked tremist website for financial back- employees who helped him secure said. that there was a “sexual element” to the abuse, Laidlaw said. Al Saud originally told police that he and Abdulaziz had been Civilian nurses testify against Fort Hood shooter drinking into the early hours of the morning, and that when he awoke at 3 p.m. he could not rouse By Angela K. Brown the three soldiers. The prosecutor building where soldiers get vac- breathing heavily amid the screams Abdulaziz. Associated Press asked if he was sure the gunman cines and other medical tests be- and rapid series of gunshots in the Jurors rejected a claim by his saw the civilian staffers, to which fore deployment, both said they background. defense lawyer John Kelsey-Fry FORT HOOD — Three young Coukoulis replied, “Yes.” recognized Hasan as the gunman “The shooter just came in and that the prince was guilty only of soldiers were fatally shot while Based on various soldiers’ testi- because about a week before the shot soldiers and started shoot- manslaughter. protecting civilian nurses hiding mony about where the 13 victims shooting, the major had been un- ing!” a frantic Hairston told the The prince was convicted of under a desk during last year’s were in the building that day, the cooperative while discussing vac- 911 operator. both murder and a second count deadly rampage at Fort Hood, wit- three soldiers were Staff Sgt. Justin cinations at the medical center. The facility’s chief nurse, Regi- of grievous bodily harm with in- nesses testified Tuesday at a mili- DeCrow, 32; Spc. Jason Dean “J.D.” Several witnesses at the hearing na Huseman, also called 911 while tent relating to the attack in the tary hearing for the Army psychia- Hunt, 22; and Pfc. Michael Pear- have said the gunman in an Army barricaded inside her office. elevator. trist charged with the shootings. son, 22. combat uniform shouted “Allahu “He’s coming back in! He’s got “Beneath the surface this was a “All three of these kids just Among the 13 killed, only one Akbar!” — “God is great!” in Ara- all of us! He’s still walking around. deeply abusive relationship which stood their ground. They didn’t was a civilian: Michael Grant Ca- bic — then opened fired in the ... I don’t know where he is,” the the defendant exploited, as the flinch. They weren’t afraid of him,” hill, a physician assistant who was crowded building. clearly terrified Huseman said. assaults in the lift so graphically Theodore Coukoulis, a nurse who shot after trying to hit the gunman Guerra said that the shooter Staff Sgt. Michael “Chad” Davis demonstrate, for sadistic reasons, worked in a medical building on with a chair, according to testimo- reloaded three times before mov- testified Tuesday that he was shot for his own personal gratification,” the Army post, said at the Article ny. All the wounded were soldiers. ing from the front area, “in one in the back as he crawled from be- Laidlaw told the jury. 32 hearing. “All three looked di- Coukoulis said he heard the motion, dropping a magazine and neath a desk. Under cross-exami- “The abuse extended beyond rectly at the shooter. They were slow, deliberate steps as the gun- up came another one.” After the nation, he told defense attorney physical abuse. There was plainly looking at death and they knew it.” man walked around, stopping rampage ended, Guerra locked the Lt. Col. Kris Poppe that he didn’t Associated Press an emotional element and psycho- in one area “because there was doors to make sure the gunman see the shooter and that the bullet The hearing will determine if In this courtroom sketch, Theo- logical element to it.” Maj. Nidal Hasan — charged with nobody left to shoot.” The spent would not come back inside, and may have pierced the cubicle wall dore Coukoulis, a civilian nurse, The prosecutor said Abdulaziz 13 counts of premeditated murder rounds of ammunition had be- she saw the carnage amid the room before hitting him. testifies in the Article 32 hearing of surrendered meekly to the fatal as- and 32 counts of attempted pre- come stuck in the tread of the darkened by thick smoke from the “I’m pretty sure there was no Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan inside the sault. meditated murder — should stand shooter’s boots. gunfire. direct line of sight, so he [Hasan] U.S. Magistrate court Tuesday in “He was killed without appar- trial for the Nov. 5 shootings. “You could hear the ‘clack, “All I saw was soldiers, just bod- heard people over there or it was a Fort Hood. Three young soldiers ently ever having fought back be- showed no fear and didn’t try to Shemaka Hairston, another clack, clack,’ as you could hear the ies all over the floor — bodies and ricochet,” Davis said. cause the defendant was complete- ‘bang, bang, bang,’ of the gunfire,” blood,” she testified. “No one was At some point after the hearing, hide in the face of certain death as ly unharmed, without any mark at nurse who worked in the building, a lone gunman approached them Coukoulis said, adding that the moving.” Col. James L. 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By Cara Leigh events transpire, brother Rel Shul- ingly. The swift pace of the movie Contributor man and filmmaker Henry Joost is intoxicating, along with the con- decide to film every moment of the tagious enthusiasm of Nev’s docu- The trouble with reviewing this lovebirds’ strange relationship. mentarians. The clever incorpora- movie is the fact that the premise Soon enough the three young tion of Internet media assuages a is based on a twist —­ a dramatic, men end up embarking on a pe- potentially jerky or flat story, fill- bizarre and astonishing twist that I culiar road trip to discover the real ing in character blanks, enhancing cannot reveal. Megan Faccio. The truth about her emotion and ripening the film’s proves fascinating, and disturbing. unique identity. Movie REVIEW The reality of the situation “Catfish” does an adequate job makes this film endearing and all of making substance from a char- the more insane. There have been a acter — be it Abby, Megan or any “Catfish” is a charming, home- number of mock documentaries in member of their family — whose made tale (all the actors in this film the past couple of years (“Paranor- only bona fide connection is via a play themselves) about a photog- mal Activity,” “The Last Exorcism,” virtual community. Character im- rapher named Yaniv “Nev” Shul- “The Fourth Kind,” “Paper Heart” pression is left entirely to Nev’s 15- Associated Press man, who begins a friendly corre- and “Cloverfield”), most of which inch laptop screen, leaving him to Shakira performs on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas on her tour titled “The Sun Comes Out spondence with an 8-year-old fan were excellent and entertaining, helplessly navigate each relation- World Tour.” The singer will travel to 12 countries this year while on tour. and child prodigy. This girl, Abby, but demystified by their artificial ship through clicks of his mouse. paints and sells her own version of natures. The audience knows it isn’t What we see and know is only his photographs, and together they real, no matter how true it feels. as much as what he sees and knows, strike up a lovable companionship. By default, “Catfish” is inter- and without a hint of expression, Shakira returns to Latina Through his and Abby’s budding esting, if only minorly so. But the sight, touch or sound, Nev had friendship (and a tangled web of fact that there is no script or pre- sampled the dangerous flavors of her Facebook family), Nev soon designed plot heightens the action long-distance love in a viral world. finds himself in a long-distance to a state of excitement and anxi- It goes to show that in such a rock roots with new album relationship with Megan Faccio — ety only attainable through a true place, it’s hard to trust anybody By Lahmeik Stacey Seis (Before 6)” recalls the roman- overwhelmed or confused. Abby’s older sister. story. anymore. Contributor tic lyrics of which most of her de- One treat included on the al- Megan soon proves to be quite Nev’s presumably stable life but album, “Pies Descalzos (Bare bum is the song “Waka, Waka” the elusive and mysterious vixen, starts to unravel quickly and rivet- Grade: B+ Nearly a year after the release of Feet),” was composed. (This Time for Africa), which and after a series of suspicious her sixth studio album, “She Wolf,” Although “Sale el Sol” is aimed served as the official anthem for the Shakira presents to the world her primarily at the Spanish-speaking 2010 World Cup. Also included is a most recent work, a bilingual al- market, the album also includes cover of U.K. indie band, The XX’s bum titled “Sale el Sol.” English songs. The Merengue- song “Islands,” and a guest collabo- influenced “Loca,” which features ration by Cuban rapper, Pitbull on U.K. rapper Dizzee Rascal, cur- the song “Rabiosa (Rabid)” album REVIEW rently serves as the album’s lead While Sale el Sol proves to be single. In the song, Shakira pro- an album that is retrospective of “Sale el Sol” which translates fesses that she’s “crazy, but you Shakira’s early musical career — to “the sun comes out” in Eng- like it, ‘cause the kind of girl like one that her longtime fans will lish, sees Shakira focusing less on me—they’re running out of at the appreciate most — the Colombian the electro-pop genre that defined market.” superstar has proven time that her “She Wolf.” Instead, she returns to A Spanish version of the song albums are not so one-dimension- her musical roots, the same rock- also exists. The music video for al. Her music has a bit of every- influenced beats and romantic both versions of the song can be thing to offer to everyone. lyrics that brought her to fame in viewed on YouTube. “Sale el Sol” finds Shakira re- Latin America almost 15 years ago. For fans of Shakira’s 2005 hit visiting the old ingredients of her The opening song, “Sale el Sol,” “Hips Don’t Lie,” this song is guar- music to create a new and excit- for example, features the heavy anteed to please. Like the record- ing recipe. It will prove to satisfy guitar licks prominent throughout breaking song, “Loca” incorporates old fans while reeling in new ones, McClatchy Tribune News Service her sophomore album, “¿Dónde just enough Spanish words for the Spanish-speaking or not. están los Ladrones?” (Where are average American to sing along to Nev Schulman is on a road trip in a reality thriller that is a shocking product of our times. “Catfish” is a story of love,, the Thieves?). Ballad “Antes de las and feel cool without becoming Grade: A deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue.

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Across 1 Use chicanery on 5 Pole worker? 8 Lots 12 Author __ Stanley Gardner 13 Islamic mystic 15 Work on, as a bone 16 Fit of fever 17 Roosevelts’ successors as first family 19 Festive event 20 Desert with a view of Beer- sheba 22 One studying saucers 24 Awfully long time 26 Popular pâté 27 He’s not always a beast 31 Cat chaser 32 Take the stand again 34 Mass unit 38 Gen. Robt. __ 39 Gather 41 Arizona river 42 It has a floor on Wall St. 43 Good feeling that lingers 45 Common Mkt. 48 Achieves via trickery 49 Lets up 5 Educ. guess 36 Ointment ingredient 53 Metric energy unit 6 Island cookout 37 Animal mouths 54 Working hours for night owls 7 ‘60s sitcom set at Fort Cour- 40 Actor Auberjonois 56 Libya neighbor age, literally? 44 Like a once-in-a-blue-moon 60 Creamy cheese 8 Skimpy bikini part, literally? event 61 Volunteer 9 Studio warning light 46 Hook shape 63 “La maja desnuda” painter 10 Wood for model fliers 47 Small to mid-size salmon 64 Stare at impolitely 11 Deals with, as a fly 49 Macaroni shape 65 Words before then 14 “__, Sing America” (Langston 50 Plaint from a pirate 66 Pita sandwich Hughes poem) 51 It turns a lot in rush hour 67 Playground shout 18 Arrived at a base, in a way 52 Stereotypical poodle name 68 Co. whose logo features 21 Promises 55 __-drive Mercury carrying a bouquet 23 War on Poverty org. 57 Fluctuate wildly 69 “What __ around ...” 25 “It must have been someone 58 Combustible pile else” 59 New Mexico resort Down 27 St. Paul’s architect 62 Gun, in slang 1 Official with a list 28 Hard to hold 2 Attempt to persuade 29 AAA suggestions 3 Outlet connection 30 Filmmaker Wertmüller 4 Online IRS document submis- 33 Mythical Himalayan sion system, literally? 35 Brooklet Object: Each column row, and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 20, 2010 www.baylorlariat.com Sports the Baylor Lariat|5 Jones: Cowboys’ Sports take: Fans should stop booing own players time dwindling Collegiate athletes By Jamie Aron what we want it to be," said Jones, Associated Press whose $1.2 billion stadium will aren’t professionals host the Super Bowl. Miles Austin couldn't stop be- "Everybody is aware of that." Everybody wants his or her rating himself Monday, calling his Since the NFL went to a six- team to win and wants to rub it flag-drawing, celebratory leap- team postseason in 1990, only five in people’s faces, plain and simple. frog of teammate Roy Williams of the 97 teams started 1-4 made Having the bragging rights of a win "dumb," then "stupid," then "crazy the playoffs. None fell to 1-5, feels pretty darn good. People enjoy and unexplainable and unexcus- which makes the upcoming Mon- going to a game where the team you able." day game against the New York support crushes the opponents. But And, get this: It wasn't even his Giants "as important as it can get," what happens with the alternative fault. Phillips said. outcome? How do people react? Rachel Roach | Sports writer Carl Johnson, the NFL's vice "Every game is important and With complete chaos and violent, president of officiating, told the all that stuff, but playing in the mass riots? No, that would be un- and a social life like everyone else. Cowboys a little later Monday division and winning division called for. Instead, superficial fans Student-athletes spend time at that even though Austin was an- games can help you get out of a turn to insulting and discrediting practice and in the weight room nounced as being guilty of un- hole," he said. coaches and players. to improve their skills and become sportsmanlike conduct and an Only the 2002 New York Jets Some might argue that it is the better. Everything they have been official on the sideline told coach continued bumbling; they were athletes’ duty to perform, because working on is tested and showcased Wade Phillips the same thing, the 2-5 and got into the playoffs at 9-7. after all, their schooling is paid for. during games. So as if it isn’t disap- penalty actually was against Sam The other clubs all bottomed out It’s their “job.” pointing enough for them to lose Hurd for mimicking the "Hook at 1-4, winning at least their next Technically yes and technically and see that their hard work didn’t 'em Horns" hand gesture that Wil- three. The 1993 Houston Oilers no. Collegiate athletes signed into bring a victory, I’m sure it doesn’t liams flashed. won all 11 remaining games. their particular program as student help having the rest of the school

Truth is, any Dallas player cel- Dallas has more than blind Associated Press athletes, the words being in proper belittle their efforts. ebrating during this quickly dis- faith to support hopes of joining No. 19 Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin jumps over teammate order. They are students first. After An unfortunate example of this solving season is doing something the turnaround list, and not the Roy Williams following Williams’ touchdown during the first quarter of their being students, and fulfilling those was displayed in a story from the wrong. pile of 92 teams that didn't. game against the Minnesota Vikings. The now 1-4 Cowboys lost, 24-21. requirements to the best of their Associated Press. Recently, a Ne- Penalties and turnovers once The Cowboys have outgained ability, the participants move onto braska player was taunted by his again conspired to wipe out an their opponent every game, and winning score, but Mike Jenkins plays need to be made, the Cow- fulfilling the requirements in the own “fans” after leaving a game. otherwise victory-worthy per- their losses have been by six, sev- yanked on a receiver's jersey on boys either don't or they make athletic realm, also to the best of The story read, “Already feeling formance on Sunday, this time en, seven and three points. Take a third-down incompletion for a mistakes. their ability. defeated by the 20-13 loss against against the equally struggling away a penalty here, an intercep- pass-interference penalty that kept Romo suggested it might sim- While they are the primary peo- Texas, Niles Paul was heckled by a Minnesota Vikings. tion there, or maybe come up with alive a clock-draining drive. Aus- ply be bad luck. ple involved in the game’s success group of Cornhusker fans as he was The head-slapping part about a turnover here and stop a kickoff tin erased his own 68-yard touch- "We're kind of snakebitten or failure, they have good inten- walking to his car. Paul said that he the celebration penalty was that return there, and things could be down catch by getting called for right now," he said. tions. It’s not like teams go out for even had to deactivate his Facebook the Cowboys had one in the fourth drastically different. offensive pass interference. Phillips said he's told the team a game thinking, “All right, guys, after receiving numerous insulting quarter of the previous game and "If we stop beating ourselves," So even though Dallas ranks to stop any sort of celebration let’s make everyone hate us! Ready? messages regarding the game.” it directly contributed to that nar- defensive end Marcus Spears said, among the top 10 on offense and whatsoever. He also said Romo's Break.” People need to give teams a little row loss. "we're 5-0." defense, the Cowboys are 2½ non-passing hand, which was If people want to grill someone, bit more credit for all the work they Sunday’s 24-21 defeat dropped Just look at what happened games behind in the NFC East. heavily wrapped after the game, how about they choose the people do. We should recognize the time them to 1-4 and was followed Sunday. Should they get back into the was only bruised, and that right whose sole profession is playing the and effort they put into things and by what's becoming their typi- Dallas limited Randy Moss to wild-card chase, their 0-3 start in guard Kyle Kosier, who left the sport? Not to discredit the efforts remember that they’re human and cal Monday routine: guys talking 55 yards receiving, Adrian Peter- conference play could bite them game with an injured Achilles' of student-athletes, but they’re not students like us. We’re all on the about needing to clean up their son to 73 yards rushing and the when it comes to tiebreakers. tendon, is sore. An MRI showed professionals. same side. mistakes, Phillips pointing out all Vikings to only 188 total yards, yet "There are some good things — that Kosier had no serious dam- Baylor is a Division I school, The next time you want to criti- the things they're doing right and Minnesota still won. in fact, there's some outstanding age. which means that teams com- cize an athlete or team, take a min- everyone vowing to keep fighting The Cowboys blew it by al- things that we've done," Phillips Rookie Dez Bryant had a stim- plete at the highest level against ute and think: can you do better? If to turn things around. lowing Percy Harvin to return a said. "But it all goes away on the ulation machine on his right ankle tough opponents. The university so, perfect! Call the athletic depart- The only thing missing was kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown wins and losses." Monday, but said his ankle and participates in the Big 12 Confer- ment and inquire about a try out. the disclaimer there's still plenty at the start of the second half. By Everyone in the organization is ribs are fine. Having caught the ence against massive schools like Baylor could sure use your skills of time left. Even ever-optimistic Tony Romo throwing two inter- grasping for answers. first touchdown pass of his career the University of Texas and Texas rather than your sass. owner Jerry Jones realizes how ceptions that led 10 points, in- The team still has a roster con- probably helped. A&M. Rachel Roach is a sophomore long the comeback trail is getting. cluding the winning field goal sidered among the most talented "It felt great," he said, "but at On top of having to compete international studies major from "We're running out of the op- with 4:03 left. Romo might've in the NFL and players are still the end of the day it really didn't against other top Division I institu- Phoenix and a sports writer for The portunity to make this season had another chance for a tying or trying hard. It's just that when mean anything." tions, athletes are balancing school Lariat. NFL’s rule bans dangerous, UIL changes concussion flagrant, head-to-head hits guidelines By Bob Glauber NFL vice president of football coaches know the rules, the play- McClatchy Newspapers operations Ray Anderson, who is ers should know the rules. And so By Associated Press in charge of enforcing safety rules, if you are in violations of the rules In the wake of several helmet- made it clear Monday that the _ particularly one of those trying AUSTIN — The governing to-helmet hits from Sunday’s NFL league will adopt a no tolerance to protect against head, neck inju- body for Texas public school games, some of which caused in- policy for these types of hits, and ries _ we’re going to hold you to a sports has approved new rules for juries, the league will immediately did not rule out the possibility of higher standard.” concussions that will require ath- begin suspending players for dan- suspensions from the weekend’s He added: “We are just going letes to sit out a least a day after gerous and flagrant hits, it was an- games. to enforce the existing rules much Associated Press sustaining a head injury. No. 86 Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap takes a head-to-head nounced Tuesday. Anderson clarified earlier Tues- more to the letter of the law so we hit from No. 31 New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather dur- The University Interscholastic There could also be suspensions day that the league is not consid- can protect our players. If it’s an ing Sunday’s game. The NFL now suspends players for dangerous hits. League on Monday unanimously handed down as a result of some of ering any change to existing rules, illegal hit under the rules, then adopted the recommendation Sunday’s hits. Eagles wide receiver but will more rigorously enforce you’re going to be held account- in those situations, and that the level, at the pee wee level, because of its medical committee. New DeSean Jackson, for example, suf- them. a b l e .” league will communicate with offi- we are the standard bearer and guidelines will be in place Aug. 1, fered a concussion after being He also said in an interview on When asked specifically about cials “so their authority to eject will we are committed to safety at the 2011. slammed in the helmet by Atlanta ESPN Radio that referees will be Meriweather’s hit, in which he be clarified.” highest level. The UIL currently allows cornerback Dunta Robinson. given clearer guidelines as to when launched himself at Heap, An- Anderson said he believes ad- “So we will take all the criti- players to return if they show no Browns receivers Joshua Cribbs a player should be ejected from a derson said: “That in our view is ministering the rules currently in cism and all the backlash against symptoms for 15 minutes. New and Mohamed Massaquoi were in- game after a vicious hit. something that was flagrant, it was place won’t diminish the physical those that say we are acting too rules will require them to sit out jured on hits by Steelers linebacker “We need to get our players egregious. And effective immedi- aspect of football that many fans aggressively in this regard. We are the rest of the day and return only James Harrison. Harrison was later firmly in line with the current ately, that’s going to be looked at at find popular. not going to be apologetic. We are after a licensed medical profes- fined $75,000 but not suspended. rules,” Anderson said. a very aggressive level, which could “We understand this is not just not going to be defensive about it. sional clears them. Patriots safety Brandon Meri- “What we’re trying to make include suspension without pay.” about the NFL,” Anderson said. We are going to protect our players The new guidelines also will weather’s hit on Ravens tight end sure our players understand is that Anderson said that officials “This is about safety at our level, at and hopefully players at the lower eliminate the grading of concus- Todd Heap brought a $50,000 fine. you should know the rules. The have the authority to eject players the college level, at the high school levels as well by example.” sions for severity.

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MATH from Page 1 SORORITY from Page 1 land, especially following his first “winner of the war.” a quote from Wolfgang Bolyai, a day. The chapter’s last active day Council of Kappa Delta to close was similarly closed by its national published book, “Principia Math- “The history is the greatest Hungarian mathematician known will be Sunday, the day after Bay- the chapter and that Baylor was council. ematica,” which has been called the thing I took away,” Penelope senior for his work in geometry, to bring lor’s Homecoming. It is also the not involved in the decision, nor “Baylor’s Greek life is strong, greatest scientific book ever writ- Molly Veselka said. “I didn’t know peaceful closure to the war be- day that chapter members will be did the chapter violate university and Kappa Delta has contributed ten, Dunham said. tween Newton and Leibniz. named as alumnae of the soror- policy. to this community through tra- However, as important as the “It seems to be true that many ity, said Matt Burchett, director The closing of the Epsilon Chi ditions such as Sing, Pigskin and book may be, Leibniz beat Newton “These mathemati- things have, as it were, an epoch in of student activities at Baylor. The chapter of Kappa Delta will leave Homecoming,” Burchett said. to publishing his mathematical dis- cians struggle and get which they are discovered in sev- sorority has been active on campus a gap in the Baylor Panhellenic “This is a rare situation and one we coveries. it wrong, just like we eral places simultaneously, just as since 1983. Council and in Greek life. are deeply saddened by today.” In 1674, Leibniz published “The violets appear on all sides in the Different members of the Bay- “We’re disappointed to hear Kappa Delta Sorority is a na- Leibniz Series.” Leibniz was known struggle and we get it springtime,” Dunham said. lor community expressed concern that the chapter is terminating,” tional organization that was estab- as a universal genius who could be w r o n g .” Dunham hoped that by ap- and sympathy for the Epsilon Chi Emily Riley, president of the Pan- lished in 1897 and has more than incredibly successful at almost any- proaching the lecture from a his- chapter members of Kappa Delta. hellenic Council, said. 200,000 members in 212 chartered thing, Dunham said. Dr. William Dunham torical angle, people would think “We are primarily concerned “It has been a valuable member collegiate chapters and 506 char- Dunham pointed out that both Professor, Muhlenberg College deeper about mathematics. for the women in Kappa Delta on a of the Panhellenic Council for 27 tered alumnae chapters nation- Newton and Leibniz deserve credit “I think if you saw that, you personal level and for their overall years and we will miss their pres- wide. for simultaneously discovering cal- wouldn’t think of math lines,” Baylor experience,” Burchett said. ence on campus.” It also serves philanthropic ef- culus, and that their names both there was so much history behind Dunham said. “Just like writing a “They’ve dedicated their time and The university hopes to sup- forts such as the Girl Scouts of live on today in mathematics and it. I’m a math major, but I had no novel or a symphony, you write a energy to Kappa Delta and we are port the chapter members through the USA, Prevent Child Abuse in the grocery store. Both Newton idea it was such a contested battle. theorem. These mathematicians working to support them during their experience. America, Children’s Hospital in and Leibniz have cookies named I love the fact that calculus was struggle and get it wrong, just like this challenging time.” This is the first time a Greek Richmond, Va., and Orthopaedic after them. Following the lecture, developed simultaneously without we struggle and we get it wrong. Burchett also emphasized that chapter has closed at Baylor Uni- Research Awards. Dunham offered the cookies to even realizing it.” We have a lot more to learn from it was the decision of the National versity since 1994, when a sorority students to try and choose their Dunham closed his lecture with them than we think.” WHITE from Page 1 conference that the dealings still surprise in the governor’s race, and and there is no ‘there’ there,” the tersen, who has given Perry more Jackson acknowledged the con- Perry as a phony conservative. were improper and he called for held his news conference in front Republican said. than $300,000, according to elec- tributions Tuesday, but denied the She said other than being “a pretty ethics reform to restrict political of the retirement system’s Austin The memo was written by Mi- tronically available records at the other allegations in the memo, in- good shot,” Perry has a failed re- dealings and contributions by pri- offices Tuesday while standing in chael Green, who directed the Texas Ethics Commission. sisting he is not a placement agent. cord and did nothing but “talk and vate fund managers. front of a chart illustrating money private markets wing of the retire- Other firms that were initially He said he knows members of the talk” about border security. The leaked memo was written flow at the system. White also fo- ment system’s in-house investment turned down but later approved retirement system board, and has The debate was sponsored by by the retirement system’s former cused on the issue during a guber- department. He declined to com- by the retirement system include made presentations to the board, the Austin American-Statesman, director of private market in- natorial debate Tuesday night that ment when reached by The Associ- HM Capital Partners, formerly but never has recommended where The Dallas Morning News, Fort vestments. Executives associated Perry didn’t attend. ated Press. known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & the funds’ money should be invest- Worth Star-Telegram, Houston with companies mentioned in the “Rick Perry takes care of his In the memo, Green said pro- Furst, the memo said. Executives ed. Chronicle, San Antonio Express memo have given Perry hundreds friends because they take care of fessional staff had been “manipu- associated with the firm also have Jackson called Green’s memo News, Austin public television sta- of thousands of dollars in cam- him, and that philosophy trick- lated by board members” appoint- given large sums to Perry, includ- “politically driven.” tion KLRU and Austin public radio paign contributions, records show. les down,” White said in a state- ed by Perry, all to the detriment of ing Tom Hicks, a billionaire and The memo also caught atten- station KUT-FM. The retirement system issued ment issued earlier Tuesday by teachers who depend on the fund former chairman of the University tion during Tuesday night’s tele- Perry, after his speech in a statement Tuesday saying an his campaign. “Now we see Perry for retirement income. The docu- of Texas Investment Management vised debate in Austin, with White Abilene, said he’s reaching more external party investigated the al- donor-appointees have been tak- ment says in-house investors faced Company. saying Perry had unleashed crony- Texans through his regular media legations after the memo was writ- ing money out of teachers’ pockets, repeated pressure to approve in- The memo also alleges staff ism and mismanagement in his 10 interviews and wasn’t sure whether ten in spring 2009 and “found no and Perry donors have reaped mil- vestments with favored firms. were required to approve invest- years as governor. residents were paying much atten- improprieties with respect to how lions in fees.” The chief investment officer at ment recommendations for system Green Party candidate Deb tion to debates. the investment decisions in ques- Perry, campaigning at Abilene the retirement system, Britt Harris, managers who had retained Alfred Shafto, when asked if she could Perry has said he won’t debate tion were made.” The results of the Christian University, dismissed the “pressured TRS’ staff and adviser Jackson, a managing partner in say something good about Perry’s White until White releases all his investigation also were sent to the accusations. to change their recommendations Capital Point Partners, as a “place- reign, said: “I can’t think of any- tax returns from his years in public State Auditor’s Office, the state- “That has been fully investi- to decline investments with” at ment agent” for teachers’ pension thing offhand.” service. White, who has released ment said. gated by an outside group and by least two EnCap funds, according money. Jackson has donated more Libertarian Kathie Glass returns from 2004 to 2009, when White, Houston’s former mayor, the TRS and it was forwarded on to the memo. EnCap is led by se- than $90,000 to Perry, records seemed to steal the show with a se- he was Houston mayor, said Perry is treating the memo as an October to the appropriate audit committee nior managing partner Gary Pe- show. ries of one-liners as she portrayed is scared to answer questions.