STRRRRRIKE! ‘The CHARIOT’ invADES SOFTBALL PLAYER NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE: ART AMBUSH TONIGHT BREAKS SCHOOL GO BEHIND THE SCENES AS A STUDENT FOR LIVE CONCERT RECORD PREPARES FOR THE MISS TEXAS PAGEANT PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 3 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009 Database aims for policy accessibility of the university are now in ed to address that,” Leeper said. site that will be complete with needs to know all the policies policy of another department By Sommer Ingram approximately the third year of “We want to make the policies displays of different university on a certain subject, they would onto their site and doesn’t check Staff writer meetings that focus on updat- easily accessible and search- policies, and a search engine. be able to find that,” said John when the policy of the previous ing old policies, reconciling able, create a systematic way of The committee is also working Allen of Information Technol- department is updated. Efforts to improve upon and inconsistencies among conflict- reviewing and revising these to have a place on the site where ogy Services. “That’s one thing “That’s a problem, especially consolidate university policies ing policies, and gathering all of policies, get all of the appropri- policies that are being proposed we certainly don’t have today: an over time,” Leeper said. “So what into an accessible online data- them into one place — specifi- ate stakeholders involved in the can be posted for public com- accessible repository.” we’re going to do is go to much base continue to progress. cally, online. process, and then educate the ment. One prevailing problem the more of a linking kind of idea. Dr. Karla Leeper, chief of staff “Over the years a lot of policies community on what the policies “We categorized these committee has found is a lack We’re going to stop doing t his cut to the president, and representa- were lost or had been changed to are.” policies and applied keyword of consistency when one depart- tives from various departments different versions, and we need- In the workings is a Web searches to them so if someone ment copies and pastes the Please see POLICY, page 6 Man stabbed after passing gas By Nick Dean Staff writer Flatulence upset a man to the point of assault Tuesday at the Clarion Inn on South Fourth Street. J u a n A n t o n i o S a l a n o Castellano, 35, was Jacky Reyes/Lariat staff sharing a hotel room with four Flaunting the flautists other indi- viduals. At the time of Baylor University’s Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Eric Wilson, director of bands, practices Wednesday afternoon for the upcoming President’s Concert on April 18 at the Jones the crime, Concert Hall. one room- Ramirez mate was showering and two were outside on their cell phones. While eating in the hotel room with another man, Castel- lano passed gas. The flatulent TCU offers dorms for gay students act enraged the man, who threw a large kitchen knife across the The Associated Press dents and allies, heterosexual eight students have committed another for fine arts and three 1998 at the University of North room, Waco police said. The classmates who support them, to live in the apartments. other themed housing arrange- Texas but had closed by 2001, hurled knife cut Castellano on FORT WORTH — Eight stu- will have the chance to live “Well I’ve been trying to cre- ments. University of North Texas his leg. dents have signed up for Texas together, the Fort Worth Star- ate a safe space on campus for It’s all part of the universi- spokeswoman Sarah Bahari The man then walked across Christian University’s desig- Telegram reported in a story the queer community,” Newk- ty’s living-learning communi- said. the hotel room, picked up the nated on-campus housing for posted Tuesday on its Web irk said Tuesday in an interview ties, designed for students who Neither Cooper nor Newk- kitchen knife and stabbed Castel- gay students and their support- site. with Dallas-Fort Worth televi- want to live with others who irk had received any criticism, lano in the left side of his chest, ers, in what may be the only “It’s a chance for students sion station KDFW. “We’re not are like-minded. they said. the Waco police said. such college housing in North to be part of a unique experi- creating just like a bubble for Living-learning communi- “Surprisingly, I found noth- The other roommates walked Texas. ence,” said David Cooper, TCU ourselves, but creating a space ties are common at universities ing but support,” said Newkirk. in the hotel room to find Cas- The DiversCity Q commu- associate director for residen- where we can have open dia- i n Denton a nd Ta r r a nt cou nt ie s , She said she was prepared for tellano had been stabbed and nity will open in the fall in a tial life. logue and students can be com- but none has an on-campus liv- criticism. “Sometimes those attempted to take him to the near- section of the Tom Brown-Pete TCU sophomore Shelly fortable.” ing program for gay students. things can bring a community est emergency room. Once the Wright apartments. Lesbian, Newkirk, who is gay, applied TCU will also open two A fraternity for gay and together,” she said. “It doesn’t gay, bisexual, transgender stu- to create the program. She said Christian-based living groups, straight students opened in have to tear us apart.” Please see STABBING, page 6 QBA professor Missionaries seek highest-rated to restore safety By Brittany Hardy opportunities. Staff writer Jason Pittman serves as the on BUbooks.com executive director of the organi- Two Baylor graduates have zation. He writes grants to help By Shanna Taylor A: I’ve looked at it occasion- made one of the poorest ZIP manage finances, and creates Reporter ally. It’s not something that codes in the nation their home various strategy plans. He leads every semester I look and see and dedicated their lives to a Bible study for local parents As students start preparing what they’re saying about me. restoring safety and security for and other adults in the commu- to line up their schedules for It’s pretty rare actually, but I neighborhood families. nity. next semester, many of them have looked at it. Jason and Angel Pittman, Angel Pittman serves as the will turn to sites like bubooks. who met while attending Baylor director of development. She com for insight on just which Q: Did you know you were as undergraduates, work with works primarily with volunteers ranked so highly? professors they should sched- Shanna Taylor/Lariat staff Touching Miami with Love. and enhances communication ule classes around, and which A: I knew it was pretty high. The organization is based in within the organization. ones to avoid at all costs. One Sometimes students’ parents, Dr. Fred Hulmes waits for his classroom to fill with students before a class on Miami, Fla., and has a strong “My husband I have been in name that comes highly recom- particularly people I know here Wednesday afternoon on the fourth floor of Cashion Academic Center. Hulmes focus in the community of the ministry together our whole mended is Dr. Fred Hulmes, in the Waco community, will is the highest-rated professor on the popular Web site bubooks.com. Overtown, which provides vari- m a r r ied l i ve s. I pa r t ner w it h h i m who teaches Quantitative Busi- call and say “Oh, we were look- ous forms of children, youth on pretty much everything else ness Analysis, or business sta- ing at different teacher choices, and adult ministries. we do,” Angel Pittman said. tistics. Hulmes is the highest and we saw that you were way watching the stock market. has a lot of negative stuff in The organization conducts The organization plays host ranked professor of those with up there,” and just teasing me it, and you just never know. I its ministries through after- to 350 to 500 volunteers each 25 votes or more on bubooks. about it. So I do know that it’s Q: Do you ever read other just don’t put a lot of faith in it school programs, summer s u m m e r a n d f o u r t o e i g h t i n t e r n s pretty high, but I don’t come in teachers’ feedback and try to camps for children, bible stud- who stay for seven weeks. The Q: Do you ever check online every day and see, “Oh, has it get advice from it at all? ies, field trips, life-skills classes rankings like bubooks? gone up or down?” It’s not like A: I really don’t, because it Please see HULMES, page 6 and leadership development Please see MIAMI, page 6 VOL. 108 No.86 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2009, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 2 The Baylor Lariat OPINION Thursday, April 9, 2009 Tattoos, body art no longer deserve negative stereotype Grandmothers are supposed foot. Not a skull or crossbones is a particularly widespread own tattoo of the Texas flag and ment or as a reminder of what is to love their grandchildren no or a naked lady, but a butterfly. notion, yet altogether incorrect. state outline. It was his pride in important in life.