ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 109 No. 33 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 © 2009, Baylor University NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS PAGE 3 SPORTS PAGE 5 A&E PAGE 4 Motorhead threads A man of ethics Florence in China Fright Night 2009 Students help plan a Visiting lecturer and BU starting quarterback Annual haunted house Harley Davidson NPR reporter tells about visited Beijing on mission put on to help fashion show his life in journalism and represented the Bears Waco’s YoungLife Obama signs broad hate crime law BEN FELLER committed against people be- forced to look over their shoul- Republicans. Obama signed the ming in 1998. The same year, community,” said Jarrett Barrios, ASSOCIATED PRESS cause of gender, sexual orienta- der because of who they are, or combined bill in a separate cer- Byrd, a black man, was chained president of the Gay & Lesbian tion, gender identity or disabili- because they live with a disabil- emony earlier on Wednesday. to a pickup by three white men Alliance Against Defamation. WASHINGTON — Presi- ty. It also loosens limits on when ity.” Conservatives have opposed and dragged to his death in Hate crimes law enacted af- dent Barack Obama on Wednes- federal law enforcement can Civil rights groups and their the legislation, arguing that it Texas. ter the assassination of Martin day signed and celebrated hate intervene and prosecute crimes, Democratic backers on Capitol creates a special class of vic- “We must stand against Luther King, Jr., in 1968 centered crime legislation that extends amounting to the biggest expan- Hill have tried for a decade to tims and could serve to silence crimes that are meant not only to on crimes based on race, color, protection to people based on sion of the civil-rights era law in expand the hate crimes law, but clergymen or others opposed to break bones, but to break spirits; religion or national origin. sexual orientation, sealing a decades. fell short because of a lack of co- homosexuality on religious or not only to infl ict harm, but to Some 45 states have hate long-fought victory to gay ad- “No one in America should ordination between the House philosophical grounds. instill fear,” Obama said. crimes statutes, and the bill vocates. The president spoke of ever be afraid to walk down the and Senate, or opposition from The bill is named for Mat- Groups pushing for the ex- would not change current prac- a nation becoming a place where street holding the hands of the President George W. Bush. This thew Shepard and James Byrd, panded civil rights protections tices where hate crimes are gen- “we’re all free to live and love as person they love,” Obama said time, the bill got through when whose family members stood rejoiced. “This is a landmark erally investigated and prose- we see fi t.” in East Room reception, sur- Democrats attached it to a with Obama. Shepard, a gay col- step in eliminating the kind of cuted by state and local offi cials. The new law expands fed- rounded by joyous supporters. must-pass $680 billion defense lege student, was murdered and hate motivated violence that has eral hate crimes to include those “No one in America should be measure over the protests of found tied to a fence in Wyo- taken the lives of so many in our see HATE, pg. 6 Poverty summit expands, features world leaders BY JENNA THOMPSON “This is the fi rst year that REPORTER we’ve done a student commit- tee,” said Luisa Moeller, Poverty Baylor will hold the second Summit marketing director. annual Poverty Summit next The members of the com- week featuring speakers from mittee have been promoting the around the world coming to- event, and they have sent out gether to discuss local, national invitations to about 25 different and international poverty. schools, with confi rmed guests The conference will take from TCU and Texas A&M. place from Nov. 6 to 8 and will “In planning, I contact dif- be composed of breakout ses- ferent community members and sions with speakers focusing on radio stations, newspapers and aspects of poverty, such as edu- TV stations, asking how we can cation, ministry and economics. be advertising for Poverty Sum- “We want it to create dialog,” mit,” Moeller said. “I don’t want said Amanda Allen, Baylor Ser- this to be just a Baylor students’ vice earning liaison and co-orga- thing.” MATT HELLMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER nizer of the summit. “Gathering Marianne Magjuka, coordi- all these different disciplines of nator of Service Learning Initia- Row, Row, Row Your Boat people: that’s what I’m excited tives, was responsible for start- about.” ing the fi rst Poverty Summit at Roswell, N.M., sophomore Matt Fisher paddles a Kayak out on the Brazos River during his Wildlife Ecology lab Wednesday after- Last year’s Poverty Summit Baylor last year, a one-day event. noon. was the fi rst time that such a Magjuka continues to have a vi- conference was held at Baylor sion for expansion in the coming and more than 250 people at- years. tended. This year the summit “I’m most excited about has expanded to multiple days engaging college students in and speakers from various orga- these issues and how they can Reporter offers new take on ethics nizations and disciplines, such make a difference,” Magjuka as David Johnson, the founder said. “I think we hope to in- of Silent Images, a nonprofi t or- clude students and faculty from Jim Zarroli uses to try and make a point to you ganization that sells images of other universities outside of the anectdote to talk on [Baylor students] the impor- the impoverished to raise mon- state.” tance of integrity in everything ey for the poor. On Friday all are invited to a corporations, ethics that you do. Integrity is some- The summit is also different welcome session and an exhibi- this year because it is organized BY KELSEY MOHR thing that really is absolutely tion featuring service learning by a newly formed Poverty REPORTER critical to you being a success for our society,” Maness said. Summit Planning Committee. see SUMMIT, pg. Maxey Parrish, journalism 6 The Dale P. Jones Business senior lecturer, introduced Zar- Ethics Forum began Tuesday roli. night with a lecture by Jim Zar- “The person that we have to- roli, business and economy re- night as our guest, Mr. Jim Zar- porter for National Public Radio, roli, is with an organization that U.S. covering corporate governance. has steered clear of the polar- World “We’ve been trying to really izing market-driven entertain- emphasize ethics to our students News Briefs ment based news that we see in and to the campus for a number so many outlets today,” Parrish & of years,” said Terry Maness, Pakistan Bombing Health Care Reform said. Peshawar, Pakistan Washington dean of the Hankamer School of Zarroli based his ethics lec- A devastating car bomb House Democratic lead- Business. ture on a personal analogy tore through a market ers have scheduled a rally The forum was originally linking his position as a board Wednesday in the north- for Thursday where they titled the Business Ethics Focus SARAH GROMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER member for his co-op apartment west city of Peshawar was plan to unveil legislation Week in 1978. Thirty-one years that was a type of housing that Jim Zarroli, a business and economy reporter for National Public Radio an attack aimed at civil- to overhaul the health care later the forum is centered on (NPR), covers a wide range of economic subjects during his lecture at is run much like a publicly trad- ians and marking a clear system, and they hope to the topic ‘Where Finance Meets Cashion Acadenic Center on Wednesday ed company where the tenants escalation in the Taliban take it to the House fl oor Ethics.’ acted more as shareholders than campaign. next week. “There seems to be a recur- property owners. like more of an honor than it the confl ict he encountered as a ring cycle of signifi cant lapse in “Four years ago I was nomi- really was.” Zarroli said that member of the board. ethics as people are practicing nated to serve on the board. he served on the board for his and so we amplifi ed our efforts [That] probably makes it sound apartment and recollected on see ETHICS, pg. Swine Flu Vaccine Google GPS Phones 6 Washington Mountain View, California Despite months of plan- In a turnabout that has ning and preparation, the been remarkably swift H1N1 vaccine shortage is even for the fast-moving Meyer worked to stop suffering threatening to undermine technology business, sales public confi dence in gov- of stand-alone GPS units Paul Meyer, Baylor fer, and he was determined to lence Funds. The couple also Alumnus Honoris Causa award, do something about it.” provided funding for the Paul J. which honors non-Baylor gradu- ernment, creating a very have plunged recently as alumnus Honoris The honored philanthropist Meyer Arena at the Ferrell Cen- ates who provided tremendous public test of Obama’s more people turn to their Causa died at 81 and contributor to Baylor, died ter in 1988. contributions to the university competence. cell phones for directions. MEGAN KEYSER on Monday at age 81. Meyer gave many contribu- and made high achievements, STAFF WRITER Meyer and his wife, Jane, tions and provided numerous said Lori Fogleman, director of supported and endowed numer- scholarships to Baylor athletics. media communications. Others Iraq Corruption GMAC Finances Paul J.