UNLUCKY 13: LADY BEARS 13-GAME WINNING STREAK ENDS WITH A LOSS TO OKLAHOMA STATE, 77-67 PAGE 6 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 Voters on the street McCain takes GOP top spot What do you think of the Super Tuesday results, Clinton, Obama and will it affect your battle to lead vote on March 4? Democrats Garrett Thornbrugh Plano freshman By David Espo The Associated Press “I’m not r e a l l y WASHINGTON — Sen. John e x c i t e d McCain swept a string of delegate- about the rich, East Coast primaries Tuesday fact that night, reaching for command of the H i l l a r y race for the Republican presiden- (Clinton) is tial nomination. Democrats Hillary pretty far Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama ahead. I’m traded victories in an epic struggle a Republi- can and from Connecticut to California. ( J o h n ) The former first lady said, “I look McCain Thornbrugh for ward to continuing our campaign and (Mike) and our debate about how to leave Huckabee are the ones that I like this country better off for the next so the fact that McCain is up right generation.” now, I like that. I’ll probably vote for McCain, the early Republican (McCain) to keep him on top.” front-runner whose campaign near- ly unraveled six months ago, won in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Drew Waggoner and Delaware to gain all 198 del- Carrollton freshman egates at stake there. He also put Illi- nois and Oklahoma in his column. “I’m not Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Associated Press too happy Huckabee won a series of Bible Belt a b o u t Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, R-AZ, stands Tuesday with his wife, Cindy, as he speaks to reporters after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor H i l l a r y Please see TUESDAY, page 8 Airport. (Clinton). I’m not a big fan. I s u p p o r t Winning candidates (Barack) Poll says Huckabee, Obama O b a m a . I’m not Clinton too happy Huckabee Romney Baylor students voted about the Waggoner Arizona Gravel came in last with 3.7 per- fully Democrats will back off from results so Alabama Massachusetts cent of the votes. those because people are recog- Arkansas Arkansas Minnesota McCain, Clinton far because Hillary seems to be California Georgia Montana runners-up There were a total of 521 votes. nizing that it doesn’t look good,” leading. I’ll still be voting Obama Massachusetts Tennessee North Dakota Republicans had a slight lead at Neville said. “It’s better to try to in March because it will still be a Oklahoma West Virginia Utah By Ashley Killough 278 votes over the Democrats with get a Democrat in the White House close race then.” New Jersey Reporter 243. rather than putting each other New York Delegates Delegates Student political groups have down.” Tennessee won to date: won to date: With the Texas primary set for also been gearing up this week for Vincent Harris, a Fairfax, Va., Billy Cho 91 127 March 4, Baylor students are tak- the upcoming primary by holding sophomore, believes that Hucka- Dallas senior Delegates ing part in a political fever that’s information tables in the “Rock bee will be the top choice among won to date: spreading across campus. the Boat” campaign, where stu- Texas Republicans. “I honest- 170 To promote political enthusi- dents could learn more about each “Texas is his backyard. He went ly think asm on campus, Student Senate’s candidate. to Southwestern Seminary, and u n l e s s Obama McCain Too close legislative relations committee Alexandra Neville, Fair Oak he preached in Texarkana for 20 (Barack) sponsored a straw poll Tuesday, Ranch senior and president of years,” Harris said. “I feel like his O b a m a Alabama Arizona too call brings Alaska California where students placed a piece of Baylor Democrats, weighed in on economic message will reach out straw hay in a labeled box for their the significance of Super Tuesday. to a lot of Texas, and I can see him some- Colorado Connecticut Democrats in thing Connecticut Delaware New Mexico favorite candidate. “With all the different states easily winning the state.” In the straw poll results, Gov. voting, the results will give us a Harris is a Huckabee blogger to the Delaware Illinois table that Georgia Missouri Mike Huckabee came in first for clear picture of what lies ahead,” and was the online director for hasn’t Idaho New Jersey the Republicans with 37.8 percent Neville said. the Iowa campaign, and he’s found b e e n Illinois New York of the vote. Sen. John McCain fol- With a close race between strong support for the former gov- brought Cho Kansas Oklahoma lowed with 26.6 percent, Rep. Ron Obama and Clinton, Neville said, ernor among Baylor students. up right Minnesota Paul had 20.5 percent, Gov. Mitt Democrats may have a strong pull “Many students at Baylor respect now, I think (Hillary) Clinton will Missouri Delegates Romney placed fourth with 13.7 in the upcoming Texas primary. Gov. Huckabee for his deep, deep beat him. But (John) McCain pretty North Dakota won to date: percent, and Alan Keys finished “Everyone always says that faith, and I think a majority of much has it in the bag. I plan on Utah 367 last with 1.4 percent of the votes. democrats don’t have much hold them will vote for him.” voting for (Hillary) Clinton in the pri- For the Democrats, Sen. Barack in Texas, but I think people will be Sam Chen, an Allentown, Pa., mary, but I haven’t seen (Barack) Source: Delegates Obama won with 74.9 percent, surprised,” she said. senior, is an associate justice on Obama’s thing lately. I think I’m won to date: Results based on NBC News projections going to do more research.” 128 as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday Sen. Hillar y Clinton placed second “I’m sure we’re going to see a lot with 21.4 percent and Sen. Mike of attack ads on the air, but hope- Please see ELECTION, page 8 Author of controversial Iraq studies to speak Thursday By Lynn Ngo in the Outback Room. the 2004 study with another According to the medical credible,” Northcutt said. “But he way off.” Reporter Robert’s first study was pub- in 2006. Together, the stud- studies conducted by Rob- didn’t give any evidence for why Northcutt became involved lished in the medical journal The ies gained international media erts and other American and it’s not valid.” in planning and organizing the Waco Friends of Peace will Lancet in 2004. attention, Northcutt said, and Iraqi researchers, an estimated The studies also received crit- local event for Waco Friends hold an event featuring Les Rob- “When this research first were met with criticism. 655,000 Iraqis have died as a icism from Michael O’Hanlon, a of Peace after learning of the erts, one of the authors of con- appeared, I was stunned by it,” Using information from the consequence of the war. member of the Brookings Institu- study. troversial studies on the civilian said Alan Northcutt, member United Nations, the Brookings The results were based on tion, a group that tracks deaths “I think Waco is very con- death toll in Iraq since the 2003 and organizer of the Friends of Institute estimated about 62,000 cluster samples of random house- in Iraq. servative, and there’s a narrow U.S. invasion. Peace event. “I was startled by civilian deaths at the time Rob- holds taken throughout Iraq. In October 2006, O’Hanlon atmosphere here,” he said. “This Roberts will speak at 7 p.m. the numbers.” erts’ second study was pub- “When the article came out, told the BBC, “I do not believe Thursday at Poppa Rollo’s Pizza The researchers followed up lished. (President) Bush said it was not the new numbers. I think they’re Please see ROBERTS, page 8 Waco mammoth site Texas Ranger statue rejected By Victoria Mgbemena of the museum at a watch stance, holding gets $100,000 grant Staff writer a rifle. Plans for funding the statue, to be dedicated with the title “Watching Over $3.2 million goal. The donation A 77 ft tall likeness of a Texas Ranger Texas,” were officially declined 5-1 by the By Stephen Jablonski will be applied toward a $1.5 will not be towering over Interstate 35 in city’s representatives. Reporter million matching grant provid- the near future. The Waco City Council City Council Member Jim Bush spoke ed by Paul and Jane Meyer that voted Tueday to decline the donation that on the negative perception that the proj- With a $100,000 grant from was announced in October of would have put the construction for the ect gradually generated from the people The Bernard and Audre Rapo- 2007. Luis Noble/Lariat staff statue in line for completion by the 40th as a result of the perceptions initiated by port Foundation, The Waco Waco mayor Virginia Dupuy The Bernard and Audre Rapport Foundation presents anniversary of the Texas Ranger Museum. the media. A graphic of the statue posted Mammoth Foundation is within The Waco Mammoth Foundation with a $100,000 If completed, the statue would have depict- $200,000 of the first phase’s Please see MAMMOTH page 8 grant. ed a Texas Ranger from the 1890s in front Please see RANGER, page 8 VOL.