Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Wednesday, September 4, 2019 baylorlariat.com Opinion | 2 Sports | 7 Woke culture fuels Redshirt Strategy fake news Why uninformed Redshirting is social commentary crucial to Baylor is harmful to us all football’s success Alumni, couples remember sacred space Once the location of weddings, Photo courtesy of Shelby Cefaratti SUCCESS SCHEDULE The Baylor University Career Miller Chapel will soon hold cubicles Center has several events planned for September. MATTHEW MUIR Staff Writer Debbie and Eddie Sherman arrived Career Center at Miller Chapel on a hot May day to find the air conditioning switched off, but rather than let that mar their wedding, it became something helps students to look back on and laugh about. Forty-three years later, the Sherman’s returned to Miller Chapel— this time with working air conditioning— for one last prepare for life chance to visit the place they tied the knot. Saturday’s open house at Miller Chapel gave members of the Baylor after Baylor community the opportunity to reminisce about their experiences with the TYLER BUI Baylor University Career chapel. Located in the Tidwell Bible Photo courtesy of Baylor.edu Staff Writer Center for all students. Building, Miller Chapel will soon be NEW PURPOSES Miller Chapel will soon be repurposed for use as office space. With this change, the repurposed for use as office space. The Baylor University Career Center now has The Baylor University statement Career Center has filled three offices on campus. announcing the open house said “The rehearsal was here, and it was it’s probably the last time we’ll see it the month of September “Our central office is Miller Chapel served as the school’s freezing. Then we came in that day and the like this. It’s too pretty of a place just to with events and resources located on the 1st floor, “primary sacred space” for decades. air conditioner was off,” Debbie Sherman see it go away,” Eddie Sherman said. for students, and has west wing of the Sid For Debbie and Eddie Sherman, said. “Something is always going to Debbie Sherman shared recently undergone Richardson Building with Miller Chapel was a natural choice happen at a wedding that is unexpected. Eddie’s view, believing office use changes to better prepare two additional offices in for their wedding because of the Sometimes you can be prepared for it— is a sad end to a historic space. students for the workforce. Paul L. Foster Campus for personal connection to the venue. you can bring your bag of goodies with “I was very sad — I couldn’t believe Last spring, the Office of Business and Innovation, “When we decided on a date to safety pins and bobby pins and needle and that they were going to turn this into Career Management in the Suite 150 and Rogers get married, my church was being thread, but some things you don’t have any office buildings,” Debbie Sherman said. Paul L. Foster Campus for School of Engineering and renovated, so this was the first place control over. We just made the best of it.” Paula McKeehan graduated from Business and Innovation Computer Science, Suite I thought about,” Debbie Sherman The couple only visited Miller Chapel Baylor in 1996 and spent a lot of and the Career and said. “It was, of course, very special a couple of times in the decades since their time in Miller Chapel and in Tidwell. Professional Development CAREER >> Page 4 because [Eddie] went to Baylor, and I wedding. Eddie Sherman said that made “As a student, I had Old and New Office merged, creating the didn’t go to Baylor but I grew up here.” Saturday’s visit even more important. testament in this building, and I would Speaking about the heat inside “When we read that it was being come in here for quiet moments and Miller Chapel, Debbie Sherman said she remodeled it sort of upset my wife, pray— pray for a husband and pray believes no wedding can go completely but she’s more sentimental than I am,” according to plan, and that the lack of air Eddie Sherman said. “We made a point CHAPEL >> Page 4 conditioning didn’t ruin her special day. to come [to the open house] because Students skip town for BU ‘Staycation’ MEREDITH the weekend included HOWARD a replaying of the 2018 Staff Writer Texas Bowl at McLane Stadium, a chili cook off Baylor Kickoff Week- and the football game end, a new event-filled against Stephen F. Austin. celebration of the school Although Baylor’s year’s first football game, Kickoff Weekend pro- took place from Thurs- motions were designed day to Saturday and en- to encourage students to couraged students to stay in Waco over Labor stay on campus and par- Day weekend, others de- Associated Press take in the festivities. cided to go out of town LONG WALK A family walks on a road after being rescued from the flood waters of Hurricane Dorian, near Freeport, Grand Ba- This is the first year to explore other areas. hama that Kickoff Weekend has One of these students been put on by Chamber was Joplin, Mo., fresh- of Commerce, replacing man Davin Ducre, who the previous Traditions decided to take an adven- Baylor students describe families’ Rally event normally oc- ture to Austin with some curring at the same time. of his friends on Sunday. The weekend began Ducre visited the “re- with freshmen and se- ally beautiful” Texas hardships faced from Hurricane Dorian niors signing the Bay- Capitol along with other lor Line and a Class of restaurants and shops, EMILY LOHEC to Virginia and North Caro- ally affected by the hurricane. to know our community will 2023 group photo. All and he said that he en- Staff Writer lina by Friday. Warnings have Naples, Fla., senior Lau- be safe and that the land will freshmen were encour- joyed experiencing the been issued along the coasts ren Mulford said that her not suffer severe damages.” aged to wear their Baylor diverse city community Hurricane Dorian, which of Florida to North Carolina. family took measures to Mulford pointed out that Line jerseys to the event. and exploring downtown. has been cast as a Category In a Monday news con- prepare for possible dam- damage by Hurricane Dorian Athens senior True Ducre said one cul- Two storm by the National ference, Hubert A. Min- age caused by the hurricane can cause major setbacks not Head, who chaired Kickoff tural scene he enjoyed Hurricane Center as of Tues- nis, prime minister of the around where they live, but only to the residential areas but Weekend, sees the Baylor in Austin that he may day night, has killed at least Bahamas, expressed sadness that luckily the storm has to the school districts as well. Line signing as a way for the not see as much of in his seven people in the Bahamas about the recent events, stat- passed over her hometown. “Many of my friends in weekend to incorporate an hometown was the graffiti. Abaco Islands, torn down ing that, “we are in the midst “One of the most common Florida colleges have classes important Baylor tradition. “It’s not vandalism— thousands of establishments of a historic tragedy in parts problems people face after a canceled for a few days,” Mul- “At Baylor, we’re re- it’s art. It’s beauty, and and caused intense flooding. of the northern Bahamas,” hurricane is loss of electric- ford said. “It usually takes a ally ingrained in our tra- it’s great,” Ducre said. The storm was labeled as as well as asking for prayers ity,” Mulford said. “My fam- while to get up and running ditions,” Head said. “Tra- Ducre said his Austin Category Five Sunday night and support for the country. ily [prepared] for the hurri- again after such a big storm.” dition is something that trip was spontaneous, and as Dorian hit the Bahamas The hurricane is centered cane by waiting in long lines Fort Myers, Fla., senior is very important here that he’d like to have more but has since been down- in the Atlantic Ocean and for gas and bottled water and Peyton Hornung finds it hard as compared to other time to visit next time. graded to Category Two. could eventually have effects non-perishable foods. My to be away from family and schools, and it’s such an “It was so neat and Forecasters predict that the in areas ranging from the Ca- parents had plans to travel to friends who live in Florida old university— the Bay- incredible, but you storm may move closer to ribbean to the coast of Canada. Waco to visit prior to news as they prepare for the storm lor Line is something that can’t see everything in areas around Georgia and Some Baylor students of the storm but were able everyone feels a part of.” a day so I need to go South Carolina, as well as up from these areas and their to continue since the storm DORIAN >> Page 4 Other events over families are being person- changed course. It’s a relief STAY >> Page 4 Vol.119 No. 3 © 2019 Baylor University Wednesday, September 4, 2019 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. 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