ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 109 No. 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 © 2009, Baylor University Disney buys Can you tie a tie? Marvel See how others did at baylorlariat.com PAGE 5 PAGE 7 Police release footage of theft suspect BY MEGAN KEYSER Tower,” Doak said. STAFF WRITER There were also some indi- viduals who were personally Baylor University Police re- affected by the robbery. Ac- leased surveillance footage of a cording to Doak, since only a possible suspect in the August small number of people were 19 burglary of Clifton Robinson personally impacted, personal Tower and are offering a $1,000 losses are being addressed in- reward to anyone with infor- dividually. mation, a Baylor press release In response to the burglary, said Tuesday, August 25. additional measures have According to Baylor Police been taken to secure the vari- Chief Jim Doak, surveillance ous offices housed in Robinson videos showed images of a male Tower, as well as any personal suspect entering Clifton Robin- information handled in those son Tower, as well as footage of offices. the suspect in the act of com- mitting the crime. “The video showed very “People think Baylor clear pictures of him in the is immune.” position of committing the crime,” Doak said. “There’s Chief Jim Doak Engineers With a Mission no question it’s the same guy.” Baylor Police Chief Since the video release and reward offer, Baylor Universi- ty Police have received a num- aid Honduras, Rwanda ber of calls, Doak said, which Several cameras have been is exactly what they hoped for. added within the tower, and BY JENNA THOMPSON erator, providing the villagers “We’re looking for any tips,” he other measures are also being REPORTER with continuous electricity for said. implemented but have not yet the first time. In Pueblo Nuevo, The case is being taken very been completed, Doak said. This summer, Baylor stu- the students began to develop a seriously and is being “vigor- Although many people dents involved in Engineers hydro-electric generator, which ously investigated,” Doak said. were shocked by the news of With a Mission traveled the is predicted to provide electric- “Three investigators are work- the burglary, Doak said it didn’t globe, using their skills to help ity for more than 60 homes. ing full time on the matter. We surprise him. “People think those in need. From install- “I enjoyed the children. take this personally, and we’re Baylor is immune,” he said, ing generators that provide They were so excited and pretty angry about it.” “but when there’s opportunity, electricity to remote villages wanted to do anything they A mass e-mail, sent shortly people take it.” in Honduras, to developing could to bring [the village] after the burglary, stated that The surveillance footage water purification systems for electricity,” said Spring senior some of the items taken in the of the suspect is available for schools in Rwanda, these stu- Diana Joseph, a member of the robbery included “cash and viewing on baylorlariat.com dents applied their engineering group. “It was cool to see dif- checks associated with business Anyone with information per- knowledge and hard work to ferent kinds of engineers unite transactions occurring earlier in taining to the burglary or the help meet basic needs in unde- together for a common goal. It the day at Tower offices.” individual in the video is en- veloped nations. brought to life the Bible verse Due to the various adminis- couraged to contact the Baylor Engineers with a Mission is that talks about being the ‘light trative offices housed in Clifton University Police Department a nonprofit student organiza- of the world.’”In addition to Robinson Tower, there were “an at (254) 710-2222. Callers may tion that was founded at Baylor the trip to Honduras this sum- undisclosed number of offices remain anonymous. in 2004 by Leah Richter, a Bay- mer, the group sent another violated throughout Robinson lor alumna. There are currently group of students to Rwanda 75 members in the organiza- on a second mission. tion. The students who traveled According to their mission to Rwanda worked closely statement, Engineers With a with an elementary and high Mission is “committed to train- school in a village called Mu- ing, mobilizing, and sending sanze. Their activities included engineers and engineering stu- calculating details needed to dents of all disciplines, for the lay pipelines for a well on the purpose of providing appropri- school grounds, and water pu- ate technical solutions and sup- rification efforts. port to the missions community Water purification was an serving in the underdeveloped important task, said Brian Fis- COURTESY PHOTOGRAPHS regions of the world.” cher, a senior from Phoenix, The organization has been AZ, because the people in Mu- (Top) Members from Engineers With A Mission and other work- making trips to Honduras for sanze were often not boiling ers haul a pipe that will aid the group in their water purification four years, said Greenville se- water for the amount of time efforts in Honduras. (Middle) Engineers work here in Waco at nior Greg Bond, president of necessary for purification. the World Hunger Relief Farm to utilize their skills and talents Engineers With a Mission. Thanks to the new system, in effective ways. (Above) A piece of pipe is laid in the ground In May, some members of Fischer said, the water used for by workers this summer in Honduras. Building pipelines to the group traveled to two Hon- cooking and drinking in the help with purification was an integral part of the Enginneers duran villages. In Danta Uno, school is now safe to consume, COURTESY OF BAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT With A Mission group’s plan in Honduras. the first village, students de- and the boiling process is no A currently unknown man that was caught on surveillance tape at Clif- voted their energy to installing ton Robinson Tower is the main suspect of Baylor University Police in piping that completed a gen- please see HELP, pg. 8 the theft of money and cashier’s checks from the tower. Economists demystify link between health care, national debt BY OLGA GLADTSKOV BALL portance of thinking long-term important. financial decisions, the study of REPORTER in economic policy. “Business cycle fluctuations economics is much broader. “You enjoy that jelly dough- get all the press, but long-run Dr. James Henderson, Ben In the midst of the current eco- nut in the short-run, but the long- growth is a much more important Williams Professor of Econom- nomic situation, Baylor econo- run consequences if you keep determinant of our well-being ics, stated that economists treat mists discuss the misperceptions eating them are bad: weight collectively and as individuals,” the crisis like doctors treat a dis- that people form of the health gain, health problem, and a need Green said. ease and look at the symptoms. care policies that the government to buy new clothes,” Green said. Dr. Charles North, associate Henderson said the three major implements. “In the same way, the actions professor of economics, stressed symptoms of the crisis are eare Dr. Steve Green, professor and taken to improve the economy the importance of understanding spending too much money, not director of graduate programs in in the short-run in recent months economic terms and the defini- getting enough quality health- economics, stressed the impor- may well have bad long-run con- tion of economics. care and have problems with in- tance of understanding economic sequences. We’ve jeopardized “The biggest thing that hap- surance coverage. policy. our economy’s ability to allocate pens is that people think it’s While most people agree that “People seem to not under- savings to their most productive about certain subjects like the there are problems with the sys- stand just how large the deficits uses, and that can lead to consid- stock market or the Federal Re- tem, Henderson pointed to sev- are facing Social Security and erable reductions in our standard serve System, while most econo- eral beliefs as misconceptions. Medicare. The adjustments that of living in the future relative to mists feel that economics is about He said that you cannot cover will need to be made, whether what it could have been.” studying human choice,” North uninsured people and lower in terms of increased taxes or Although the policies that said. costs simultaneously. reduced benefits, will be huge,” media discuss focus on short- North explained that while Green said. term need, Green deems the economics is customarily ap- please see ECONOMICS, pg. 8 Green also stressed the im- long-term consequences as more plied to studying monetary or VOL. 109 No. 2 www.BAYLORLARIAT.com © 2009, Baylor University THE BAYLOR LARIAT 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 OPINION Lariat Letters Steroids Mother of two praises Baylor’s BearBucks policy The Waco community in MLB welcomes back our BU stu- dents with all their youthful enthusiasm and investment in our economy! tarnish Bearbucks has always been a great and convenient way to help students with their food, grooming and image other necessities. I applaud Baylor for including the policy that the card be used only for alcohol-free establishments. Point According to the ‘Restriction on Bearbucks leaves few of dining options’ editorial in the Lariat on Aug. 24, the View statement that the current rule does not allow for responsible decision-making BY MEGAN DURON is questionable. Students can still pay for their own drink if they choose to. An option could be to We live in a society that is allow Bearbucks in these obsessed with instant perfor- restaurants also, but disable mance enhancement.