Baylor Lariat WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE Wednesday, January 22, 2020 baylorlariat.com Opinion | 2 A&L | 6 Sports | 7 Show care with Little Women Softball re-wear on the big Two graduate Reuse and buy screen players return sustainable What the flick to join an clothing does excellently experienced BU USMCA passes, to replace NAFTA deal MEREDITH PRATT Staff Writer On Jan. 16, the U.S. Senate passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This new trade deal will replace the North American Lariat File Photo Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), FROM BAYLOR TO THE OVAL OFFICE Ken Starr, former president of Baylor University, speaks at the dedication of East Village Residential Hall on which has been in effect since 1994. October 19, 2013. Starr served as Baylor’s President from 2010-2016. Starr recently joined the Trump legal team for the Senate impeachment hearings. The deal was signed in late 2018 by President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Since then, it has been ratified in Mexico and now the United Former BU president Ken Starr States. The agreement vote will be held in Canada on Jan 29. The agreement passed the U.S. Senate in an 89-10 vote, with 2020 Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders now serving Trump’s legal team being one of the 10 to vote against the deal. VIVIAN ROACH early as a University Scholar. He is maximum of 24 hours of talking it is possible that four Republican Sanders, also an opponent of Staff Writer now the executive director of the from each side. senators will vote to bring in new the NAFTA agreement, said that McLennan County Democratic Shortly before the impeachment witnesses to allow new evidence to the USMCA did not do enough to Ken Starr, former Baylor Party. trial opened on Tuesday, edits were be introduced,” Flavin said. “I think combat climate change and improve president, has been introduced to “Interesting to see [Starr] added to McConnell’s proposed that it is more unlikely than likely, it environmental practices. President Donald Trump’s legal step into a role where he is trying rules. There was strong opposition seems like the public would like to A press release on his website team ahead of the Senate trial, to protect a president from the to McConnell’s proposal from see new witnesses, with John Bolton states, “There is a reason why virtually which opened Tuesday morning, allegations made against him, both Republican and Democratic coming forward we will see what every major environmental group is and continued debate late into the and covering up crimes of this senators, who called for an extra day happens.” opposed to Trump’s NAFTA 2.0. This night. president,” Mungiguerra said. to be added for opening arguments. Now, with the extra day agreement does nothing to stop fossil Starr served Baylor for 6 years, “But comfortable trying to Moderate senators opposed two for opening arguments, the fuel companies like Exxon Mobil and was a professor of law at uncover another president’s sexual days of opening arguments, arguing impeachment is expected to end and Chevron from dumping their Pepperdine University. misbehavior.” the hearings would be going late by Feb. 4, running six days a week. waste and pollution into Mexico and Starr was last seen on Capitol Senate Majority Leader Mitch into the night if each side took their Trump’s State of the Union speech destroying the environment.” Hill in 1999, when he investigated McConnell first proposed that any allotted 24 hours. Additionally, the will also occur on Feb. 4. Alternatively, Houston resident president Bill Clinton during decision regarding witnesses be House is allowed evidence from its It isn’t the first time this would and president of the International his impeachment trial. Starr left done at a later point. A vote can impeachment hearings, and calling occur - President Clinton also gave Association of Drilling Contractors, Baylor in 2016 and was a Fox News be taken at any time to allow the new witnesses is still in debate. his State of the Union speech in Jason McFarland, sees the new contributor before joining the Senate to debate privately without Pat Flavin, associate professor of the midst of his own impeachment agreement as a “huge win for Texas.” president’s legal team. cameras or non-Senate members. political science at Baylor said the trial. However, Trump is running In an article from the Houston Baylor alum Peter Mungiguerra These two rules were also in play most important vote is to decide if for reelection, unlike Clinton. Chronicle, McFarland said that the worked at the State Legislature with during the Clinton trial. new witnesses will be allowed. The Associated Press contributed USMCA will promote the oil and Rep. Terry Meza after graduating McConnell called for two “The vote is very unlikely, but to this report. gas industries, which are a “critical days of opening arguments and a component of Texas’ economy.” The USMCA promises to streamline energy trade by guaranteeing automatic export approval and enforcing zero tariffs. On Jan. 19, Trump made an Baylor Democrats host voter registration appearance at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention and Trade Show in Austin. He stated that the USMCA will “massively boost drive amid tense national election season exports” for farmers and ranchers, encouraging yet another of Texas’ MATTHEW MUIR them to actually register my family more,’ we just largest economic sectors. Staff Writer to vote here in McLennan tell them about how they Baylor global business professor County,” Penales said. need a separate card for Wayne Hampton teaches his classes Local groups are trying “They just put their Bear their actual state,” Penales about different trade theories and to boost Baylor’s voter P.O. Box. It’s recommended said. “[For registering in likened the new USMCA agreement registration numbers. that you vote in the district McLennan County] it’s just to 17th century mercantilism because Members of Baylor where you live most of the a mere change of address surpluses with other nations are Democrats held a non- t i m e .” and they have to ensure encouraged. partisan voter registration Texas residents can that they put [their local] The opposite of a trade surplus is drive on campus Tuesday. check their registration address when they’re going a trade deficit, which occurs when a Texas’ primary election, status online. Those still to go register and it’s easy country imports more than it exports. which is open to all looking to register in from there.” The U.S. currently has a deficit with registered voters, takes McLennan County can Frisco senior Lakin Mexico of $81 billion and $20 billion place on March 3 with a fill out a form in person Hinton stopped by the voter with Canada. Trump has said he is voter registration deadline at the local Elections registration table Tuesday, hopeful that the new trade agreement of Feb. 3. The 2020 general Administration Office or is looking forward to voting will boost American wages and job election on Nov. 3 will download a mail-in form. for the first time, but said as growth as well as reduce our trade include the presidential Registration forms may a graduating senior, she’ll deficits. race, Texas’ Senate election also be available at various have to account for moving “Many economists believe that free and congressional races government offices such as after graduation. trade is a positive-sum game in which around the country. the post office or DMV. “I’ve never voted before all nations involved win. President Shreveport, La. According to Texas and there’s just a lot of Trump seems to approach trade as freshman Veronica Penales, College Democrats, only things going on in our a zero-sum game, with winners and Baylor Democrats’ vice 3% of Baylor students nation right now,” Hinton losers,” Hampton said. president, was one of the are registered to vote in said. “I like Donald Trump, Baylor researcher and former volunteers at the event. McLennan County. Penales so I would like him to professor of International Trade policy, Penales said that while said others may choose to continue… I think [voting Dr. Joseph McKinney’s evaluation of many students’ permanent remain registered in their for the first time] will be the USMCA agreement is not one of addresses are out-of- hometown or state. super interesting.” complete approval. town or out-of-state, they “If someone asks, ‘So I Tuesday’s voter Brooke Giacin | Multimedia Journalist McKinney has testified on NAFTA can choose to register in want to vote for my local registration event was VOTE READY Zach Tufenkjian, a sophomore political before state and national legislative McLennan County instead. representative. I know science major from Hoffman, Ill. fills out his voter registration form for the 2020 election. “We’re encouraging them more, they impact VOTER >> Page 4 USMCA >> Page 4 Vol.118 No. 33 First copy free, any additional copies 25 cents © 2020 Baylor University Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] EDITORIAL COLUMN #OscarsSoDead Lack of diversity in nominations will lead to award show’s demise MATTHEW SODERBERG representation just hasn’t translated Sports Writer into more nominations. People make fun of the British Academy of Film and The nominations for the 92nd Television Arts due to its history of Academy Awards were announced and discrimination, but the Oscars are well almost immediately #OscarsSoWhite on their way to that kind of ridicule.