Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Tuesday, October 1, 2019 baylorlariat.com Sports Big weekend for Baylor sports Rhule recieves * extention until 2028. Volleyball ranked * No. 1 in nation See more on Page 7, 8 USDA grants Baylor professor $5 million TYLER BUI rural parts of Texas during the can receive them through the reduced-price meals at lunch- receive the meals. in the summer through a meal Staff Writer summer. Federal Summer Food Service time at school with the num- “Transportation is a huge delivery program. Krey said that one in five Program during the summer. ber of kids who are partici- barrier that we have found West Chicago, Ill., graduate Dr. Kathy Krey, assistant children suffer from food in- This program allows students pating in the Federal Summer […] because as you can imag- student Andrea Skipor worked research professor and director security in Texas, which is to receive meals in a congre- Food Service Program, there ine, trying to get to a meal site as an intern at the Texas Hun- of research and administration higher than the national aver- gate setting such as schools, is a dramatic gap,” Krey said. when you don’t drive, and es- ger Initiative. She said the for Baylor’s Texas Hunger Ini- age. While federal nutrition churches or community non- “That tells us that there’s a big pecially when you live in a ru- program is important because tiative, has been awarded a $5 programs provide supple- profits. However, Krey said need being met when you have ral area, is a big barrier,” Krey it can give students living in million grant from the USDA. mental meals to children, she that many students are unable the convenience of the school said. rural areas access to proper The grant will be used to said many students are unable to utilize these resources and day, but then is not being met Krey and her colleagues nutrition. fund a three-year research to access these meals during are left food insecure during in the summer.” at the Texas Hunger Initiative “Summer is one of the big- project that will improve the times outside the school year. the summer. Krey said a big problem have created an innovative gest times that [students] can’t accessibility and distribution Currently, students who “If you compare the num- with the program is the lack of solution to make meals more of food for students living in qualify for supplemental meals ber of kids getting free or transportation for students to accessible for rural students GRANT >> Page 4 POPS WITH COPS Fair informs students about world missions for Christians MEREDITH HOWARD Staff Writer Baylor Missions Fair includes a variety of events aimed to get students involved in and connected to various programs and organizations to serve those around them. Kristen DeHaven | Multimedia Journalist Monday’s Chapel services had missions-oriented NEW ACQUAINTANCES The Baylor University Police Department hosted “Ice Pops with Cops” on Monday, encouraging speeches and videos, and following the service, stu- students and faculty to meet the officers who work diligently to keep campus safe. dents were invited to explore informational booths outside Waco Hall. These booths moved to the Fer- rell Center after Monday’s Vertical Ministries service, and free food was given to attendees. Today, the mis- sions organizations will be connecting with students at Dr Pepper Hour. The missions fair is a part of Missions EDU, a group created at Baylor to educate students about Professors discuss humility, service opportunities. Missions events like these “cre- ate awareness among our Baylor family and constitu- ents of our Baylor Missions programs, current mis- sion trends, missiology and mission opportunities with other agencies.” openness in arguments Maddie* is a missions mobilizer with Cafe1040, and she attended the missions fair to help Baylor stu- dents find their place in the mission field. Cafe1040 is MATTHEW MUIR a missions organization named and modeled after the Staff Writer “10-40 window.” “It’s the latitude lines 10 and 40, so it’s this region Openness and understanding were two of the world where 3 billion people live and less than of the primary topics discussed at Monday’s 1% of them are Christian, and less than 5% of mis- Faculty Panel on Civil Discourse, where sionaries are sent to that part of the world,” Maddie members of the Baylor professor panel said. “So that’s why our organization specifically will pushed for humility and understanding send young adults who are interested in being mis- over competition and persuasion when en- sionaries to places in the 10 and 40 window, so that gaging in discourse. way they can see what it would be like for them to live The panel of professors, hosted by Bay- in those places long-term.” lor president Dr. Linda Livingstone, fielded Cafe1040 offers a three-month overseas missions questions during this Baylor Conversation mentoring program for young adults who are de- Series event at the Mayborn Museum The- ater. Dr. Elesha Coffman, Assistant professor MISSIONS >> Page 4 of American intellectual history, Dr. David Corey, professor of political science, Dr. Nathan De La Cerda | Multimedia Journalist Greg Garrett professor of English, and Dr. DISCUSSON As part of the discourse on the issue, members of the panel addressed Leslie Hahner associate professor of com- topics ranging from freedom of speech, to political divisions and the fall of civility. munication discussed the importance of civil discourse. did something surprising afterward. strict productive discourse. Hahner said a “radical humility” was “What’s most remarkable… is that Dou- “People who are part of our gated com- necessary when discussing conflicting ideas. glass then turns around and extends the munity are us and people on the outside of “The best communication practices principle of free speech to his opponents, the walls are them… At their best they are aren’t to persuade someone to your side, but the anti-abolitionists,” Corey said. “Why ignorant and uninformed and at their worst to open yourself to that engagement with would he allow, when so much is at stake… they are stupid and evil,” Garrett said. “That the possibility that you could be radically the same principle of free speech to those itself is the absolute opposite of a diagnosis changed by that encounter,” Hahner said, “If he adamantly disagrees… The answer is he for what makes discourse possible. When you can’t open yourself that way then it’s not doesn’t ground free speech in political expe- you don’t believe you have to have discourse going to be the best form of engagement.” diency, he grounds it in right.” on the other side of the wall, there is no rea- The panel said this “radical humility” Members of the panel discussed the rela- son for you to do it. Why would you talk to and willingness to let opponents argue their tionship between political polarization and people who are stupid, wrong, evil and ac- views should be applied to all sides of a de- civil discourse in modern society. Garrett tively pursuing ends that you oppose with bate. Corey read a segment of a speech by said society has divided itself into “gated Mireya Sol Ruiz | Multimedia Journalist famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass in communities” based on identities related to MISSIONS At the fair, pictures and flags were defense of free speech. Corey said Douglass politics, race and sexual orientation that re- CIVIL >> Page 4 displayed to represent countries to be reached. Vol.118 No. 11 First copy free, any additional copies 25 cents © 2019 Baylor University Tuesday, October 1, 2019 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] EDITORIAL Steer clear of distractions Know when it’s time to hand over your keys Many people only think of cellphones or road) and cognitive (mind wandering). drugs and alcohol when it comes to distracted Be observant. Keep your eyes and mind or impaired driving. However, impairment can on the road while driving. If you’re crying or come in many forms: emotional distress, zoning close to falling asleep, you’re in no way fit to out, eating or drinking, rowdy passengers, etc. be operating a vehicle. Fatigue can be just as You may think you’re “fine,” but if something impairing to driving as alcohol. 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