STAY CONNECTED >> Subscribe to the Morning Buzz : Get today’s top headlines in your inbox Baylor LariatWE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Lady Bears seeded No. 1 for March Madness: pg. 8 MARCH 14, 2017 TUESDAY BAYLORLARIAT.COM Baylor Taxes handles play key more role in Title IX where scrutiny to retire JOY MOTON MEGAN RULE Staff Writer Staff Writer While students were away for Although retirement isn’t Spring Break, Baylor’s situation on the radar for many college regarding Title IX lawsuits students, paying attention to the and sexual assault scandals effects of taxes on retirement continued to unfold. is something that should be in the back of everyone’s mind, Officials from the as experts say state tax plays an Department of Education’s important role in deciding where Office of Civil Rights paid to live after a career is over. Baylor a visit. “Save for retirement,” said Officials from the U.S. Rocky Mengle, senior writer Department of Education’s Penelope Shirey | Lariat Photographer and analyst for Wolters Kluwer Office of Civil Rights visited THE EDITOR IS IN New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet speaks at South by Southwest on Saturday Tax and Accounting. “That’s not Baylor on Thursday and Friday about coverage of the 2016 election and other challenges journalists face today. really a tax issue, but just save as part of an investigation into a for retirement. Be careful how complaint filed by former Title you spend your money so that IX coordinator Patty Crawford. when you do reach retirement According to Lori age, your state tax liability Fogleman, Baylor’s Assistant Joys of Reporting won’t be such a large factor, and Vice President for Media you’ll have more flexibility to Communications, the Title IX live wherever.” Office’s office hours were for NYT Executive Editor speaks at South Tax liability is the total students, faculty and staff to amount of tax on your income, meet directly with the Office of by Southwest about modern journalism and can also include self- Civil Rights representatives to employment tax, household share their experiences regarding employment tax and tax Baylor’s efforts to prevent and penalties, according to The New York Times Executive “Our job is not to be the address sex and gender-based KAITLYN DEHAVEN TurboTax. Editor Dean Baquet and The New opposition to Donald Trump; it’s harassment and violence. Arts & Life Editor The taxability of retirement York Times Media Columnist Jim to cover the hell out of Donald “The visit was a normal step PENELOPE SHIREY Rutenberg spoke to packed room Trump,” Baquet said. “We’re benefits varies from state to in OCR’s process,” Fogleman Lariat Photographer state, according to a press at South By Southwest in Austin supposed to cover the hell out of said. “There was no new release from Wolters Kluwer Saturday to discuss coverage of powerful people, and he’s the most information or investigation.” The New York Times, praised Tax and Accounting. This means the 2016 election and challenges powerful man in the world.” “The university remains by many yet called “the enemy of that if someone is approaching facing modern journalism. Baquet also said that these next committed to eliminating all the American people” in a tweet by retirement age, it is important to Baquet said that the core values few years are vital for the life of forms of sexual and gender-based President Donald Trump, is at the look at tax liability, especially of the paper necessitate covering center of a pivotal time for modern someone thinking about moving Trump without attacking him. TITLE IX >> Page 5 journalism. EDITOR >> Page 5 to another state. In the mix of weather and proximity to family and accessibility to health care, state tax liability should be a factor as well, Mengle said. More information about Texas Senate passes new bathroom bill various taxes and the effects of them can be found on the Wolters RYLEE SEAVERS press release. The bill states that in public Kluwer website. Wolters Kluwer Staff Writer “My thanks go to the entire schools, public, single-sex, multiple- is a company that provides committee and all of the witnesses, occupancy bathrooms and changing tax law information to various The Texas Senate Committee on who listened and contributed to facilities may only be used by a “Really, it’s tax professionals, and Mengle State Affairs passed Senate Bill 6 on the debate. Ultimately the Senate person of the biological sex that the not an issue of has been in the tax publication Wednesday. The bill is referred to as Committee agreed that we must put facility is designated for. In public business for nearly 20 years. the Texas Privacy Act and relates to the safety, privacy and dignity of our buildings, a political subdivision safety. It’s an Mengle also said the regulations and policies for using children above anything else,” said or state agency with control over taxability of retirement benefits bathroom and changing facilities. Texas Senator and bill author Lois a multiple-occupancy bathroom issue of them typically comes into play when The bill has now been passed to the Kolkhorst in a press release. or changing facilities must adopt someone is thinking about full Texas Senate, according to a a policy that would require those [transgender moving. There are seven states facilities to be designated for and people] existing that do not tax individual used by only people of the specified income, and Texas is one of biological sex. in society and the seven. The other states The bill defines biological sex are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, as “the physical condition of being being present.” South Dakota, Washington and male or female, which is stated on a Wyoming. New Hampshire and person’s birth certificate.” The state of Texas does issue birth Jessica Green | Montgomery junior, RETIRE >> Page 5 certificates with updated gender if a court order is received indicating president of Baylor a sex change and after the proper Democrats application is filled out, according to the National Center for Transgender >>WHAT’S INSIDE Equality. that building. “We must provide clear direction The bill also establishes a penalty opinion for school districts, open-enrollment to public schools and government buildings,” Kolkhorst said in a charter schools, state agencies or Alcohol awareness: We press release. “The Texas Privacy political subdivisions that violate the need to focus less on Act is non-discriminatory and policy. It also increases the severity of abstinence and more on inclusive because the act provides any offenses, such as murder, sexual safety. pg. 2 assault or harassment that occur in a personal accommodations for special bathroom or changing facility. circumstances while also respecting Exceptions to this policy those who do not consent to a man arts & life are allowed for custodial and entering a female restroom.” maintenance purposes, medical Jathan Young, chairman of South by Southwest in emergencies, to accompany a person Young Conservatives of Texas, is Austin attracts film fans, needing assistance and, in public a supporter of the bill because he music lovers and many buildings, for a child younger than 8 believes that it is meant to ensure more. pg. 6 years old that is entering a bathroom that people are using the bathroom for the biological sex opposite theirs. for the genitalia that they have, and Additionally, the bill says that a to prevent men from saying that they sports identify as a female and using the private entity that leases or contracts Men’s basketball Dayday Wynn | Lariat Photographer a building that is owned or leased women’s restroom. “It doesn’t really matter what you selected as No. 3 seed for BATHROOM BILL Senate Bill 6 was passed on Wednesday by the Texas by the state can not be required upcoming NCAA Senate Committee of State Affairs and outlines that bathrooms in public or prohibited by that state or any feel at that point. For example, If I tournament. pg. 7 schools and public buildings should be used by a person of the biological sex political subdivision from adopting that the facility is designated for. a policy on the use of bathrooms in BATHROOM >> Page 4 Vol.117 No. 79 © 2017 Baylor University Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] COLUMN EDITORIAL Disney sparks some 'beastly' Don't drink the punch? If you say “Don’t webpage. backlash drink the punch” to The recent any Baylor student, addition of the KASSIDY WOYTEK odds are his or her Beauchamp Addiction Reporter mind will race back to Recovery Center will freshman orientation “dramatically enhance Although the new live-action “Beauty when the catchy, Baylor’s efforts to and the Beast” film doesn’t officially come abstention-geared foster the holistic well- out until Friday, one phrase was considered being of its students character already sufficient alcohol in a manner that ‘came out’ to the education for first-year reflects the university’s public last week. students. As freshmen, values as a Christian The film’s most students are briefed community where recent trailer showed on the consequences wholeness, spiritual Gaston’s sidekick of using alcohol, but growth and academic LeFou dancing with the conversation success are priorities,” another man, and fails to extend to according to a the film’s director future education statement from Baylor. has since confirmed and awareness for the character’s students who may face The Beauchamp homosexuality. Many people have reacted situations involving Addiction Recovery by boycotting the film and encouraging alcohol in the near Center will provide others to do the same.