WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE STORM from Page 1 TheTHURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 23,Baylor 2010 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com SPORTS Page 5 A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 Volleyball falls short Music in Africa Food fight! The Bears won the first set School of Music students will In an effort to go green, filthy clothes from against Iowa State Wednesday travel to Kenya in May on a the upcoming Freshman Follies will be but lost the match 3-1 mission trip washed and donated to charity Vol. 111 No. 15 © 2010, Baylor University In Print Senators >> ShareFest Area churches to team up for community work projects on lobby for Saturday during ShareFest Page 3 storm aid B S T >> Movie review S W Ben A eck’s “ e Town” receives high marks for its U.S. Senators Kay Bailey seat-gripping narrative Hutchison and John Cornyn put their voices behind Texas’ e ort Page 4 to get a presidential disaster dec- laration for 13 counties that suf- fered ood damage from Tropical >> Golf takes fifth Storm Hermine by sending a let- Baylor men’s golf nished ter to President Barack Obama on h Tuesday at Golfweek’s Wednesday. Conference Challenge “Tragically, this storm claimed Page 5 the lives of eight Texans and dis- rupted communities throughout our state,” Hutchison and Cornyn Viewpoints wrote in their letter. “It is crucial for victims of Hermine to receive federal as- “ e tragedy at sistance, which may be enabled Fort Hood greatly through a Presidential disaster declaration.” a ected the citizens e 13 Texas counties are Bell, Blanco, Cameron, Coryell, Den- of Central Texas — ICK ERRYMAN ARIAT HOTOGRAPHER ton, Hill, Jim Wells, Johnson, Me- N B | L P and America as a dina, Tarrant, Travis, Willacy and whole. Keeping this Williamson. Bell, Coryell and For BU the bell tolls Hill border McLennan County, trial in the public where Waco is located. The bells that hang in Pat Neff Hall are adorned with lyrics from “That Good Old Baylor Line.” The bells can be heard chiming throughout eye allows truth to J. P. DeMeritt, Heart of Texas the day across campus. emanate while the SEE STORM, page 6 world learns what happened that ill- f a t e d d a y.” Waco, students react to recession Page 2 Report nds Despite recovery, students Bear Briefs reasons for prepare for tough job search hope, growth B W C market will have more time to e place to go to know C E straighten out.” the places to go B C G Gardner said students who S W Most people endure high plan on going to graduate school school and tolerate college in will have more time to prepare to Girls ght back Despite declining values in the hopes of nally getting their dream venture into the job market, while Alpha Delta Pi’s h annual housing construction, home sales job. Since December 2007, the eco- students who plan on working “Girls Fight Back” will be and consumer spending markets, nomic recession has put a damper a er graduation need to prepare held at 7 p.m. today in the Waco hopes to increase its eco- on the aspirations of many new now. nomic growth a er reaching its graduates. Bar eld Drawing Room of “If students plan to go straight lowest point since 2007 in Febru- According to the National Bu- into the job market, they have to the SUB; Alpha Delta Pi and ary 2010, according to a report reau of Economic Research, the give a lot more thought to their Baylor Panhellenic invite the from Wednesday’s Economic In- recession ended in June 2009, clos- job search,” Gardner said. “When Baylor campus to attend a dex Media Conference. ing the door on an 18-month eco- the economy’s not so strong, stu- free, interactive workshop Representatives from the Waco nomic downturn. But according to dents need to be preparing along designed to provide self- real estate and construction indus- PHOTO BY DANIEL CERNERO | PHOTO EDITOR some economists, the economy is the way.” defense tips for women tries attended the news conference far from full recovery. Granbury senior Brandi hosted by the First National Bank moderated discussion among par- ects requiring permits within the With a current unemployment Moore, an accounting major, is of Central Texas and the Waco ticipants. industrial and medical sectors. rate of 9.6 percent, students enter- skeptical of the new economic pe- Jazz kicko Tribune-Herald in order to re- Waco o cially entered its re- Roberts reassured participants ing the work force will still have riod of expansion. ceive an updated economic report cession in September 2008 and with Ingham’s economic analysis, plenty of competition even with “I’m graduating soon, and I’m e Baylor Jazz Ensemble compiled by Karr Ingham, a pro- saw a 6.3 percent economic de- which states that “the decline in the lack of continual economic still a little weary of the economy will perform its rst concert fessional economist and owner of cline until February 2010, Roberts 2010 is not terribly surprising in decline. and how it will a ect my job of the semester at 7:30 p.m. Ingham Economic Reporting. said. Since then, Waco has steadily light of the strong growth in 2008 “Baylor students are facing a search,” Moore said. “I don’t think today in Jones Concert Hall Although Ingham was not pres- moved out of its recession. and 2009, which would suggest a di cult job market,” Dr. Stephen the economy is as stimulated as of the Glennis McCrary ent to introduce his ndings, Sarah However, last month Waco natural cyclical retreat, in addition Gardner, chairman of the econom- they think. It’s still not that great of Music Building Roberts, senior vice president of experienced a 0.6 percent decline to the generally sluggish condition ics department, said. “Education an economy.” economic development for the because of a fall in the value of of the Waco economy.” will prepare them well to compete Moore said she plans to forgo Greater Waco Chamber of Com- building permits. is drop signi- in the job market. Plus, by the time SEE WAC O, page 6 SEE RECESSION, page 6 Acoustic Cafe merce, summarized the report and es a lower number of work proj- they’re done with grad school, the Acoustic Café, hosted twice a semester by the O ce of Campus Programs, is at 8 p.m. today in the SUB Kicker Jones aces eld goals Den; students will perform original music at this free with cool nerves, lucky socks event B M L Possibly his most noteworthy kicks, but he also hit another S W kick came this past weekend on 48-yarder Sept. 11 against Buf- the road against No. 4 TCU, when falo. Fall Premiere Calm, cool and collected. he nailed a 48-yarder to put the ough Jones seems to have Fall Premiere allows high ree qualities you want in your Bears on the board. a knack for 48-yard kicks, he school students, transfer president, accountant and also “It felt real good,” he said of the actually won the spot in Baylor’s students and their parents to your kicker. kick. “I had hoped it might spur spring game with an even longer explore the Baylor campus When Baylor football coach our team on to greater things. It boot of 53 yards. and meet current students Art Briles went in search of a was only 14-3 at that point. It was “ at really just cemented it and Baylor professors and starting kicker this past spring great to be close to home and play in my mind and I think in a lot of will be happening all day a er junior kicker Ben Parks in- in front of an opposing crowd.” the coaches’ and players’ minds, jured his back, he settled on a guy Jones entered Baylor as a pre- too,” Jones said of snagging the Saturday throughout campus he says ts all three. ferred walk-on, meaning he was starting job. “It’s a good advantage to have, recruited to come kick for the Even before the kick, Jones felt Soccer match knowing that whenever you get Bears but didn’t immediately re- good about his chances. Accord- inside the opponent’s 30-yard line ceive a scholarship. ing to his holder, fellow redshirt Women’s soccer will face you are going to put three points A er earning the starting freshman Brody Trahan, Jones’ Stephen F. Austin at 3 p.m. on the board, which has been the job this past spring, the 6-2, con dence probably came from Sunday at Parker Brothers case a couple of times this year so 175-pound former soccer player the kicking competitions held Sport Complex on La Salle far,” Briles said. nicknamed “Stork” by his head during the spring practices. Avenue A redshirt freshman from coach also earned himself a foot- “Before the spring game, we MAKENZIE MASON | LARIAT PHOTOGRAPHER Crowley, Aaron Jones is ve of six ball scholarship. would come out every day and No. 43 kicker Aaron Jones kicks a fi eld goal as No. 13 quarterback Brody on eld goals and has hit all nine e long eld goal against Trahan holds against Buffalo on Sept. 11. extra points thus far for the Bears. 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