NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PAGE 3 U.S. POSTAGE BIBLE STUDY: TEXAS HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER BIBLE STUDY ELECTIVE PAID BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008 Baylor gears up for March Madness Lady Bears Bears battle Boilermakers awarded No. 3 Thursday Men’s basketball take on No. 6 NCAA seed Purdue in first NCAA tournament Baylor will tackle No. 14 Unlike the men’s team the day appearance in 20 years before, the Lady Bears success dur- Fresno State University ing the season allowed them to By Will Parchman in the first round of relax through the duration of the Sports editor women’s tournament show knowing not if the Lady Bears would advance to the postseason It all finally sunk in for head coach Scott Drew play Saturday but when. early Monday morning. Still, Rachel Allison said it was As Drew painstakingly digested the first few By Justin Baer still a relief to see Baylor’s name spools of Purdue University game tape at 1:30 a.m. Sports writer appear on the screen in the final in preparation for Thursday’s first-round match-up, quarter of the show. the situation hit him like a runaway locomotive. Pack your bags Baylor fans, the “It was definitely cool,” the Baylor is headed to the NCAA Tournament Lady Bears are heading to Albu- Jonesboro, Ark., junior said. “We for the first time in 20 years, and Drew’s massive querque, N.M., once again for the weren’t really sure if we were going rebuilding project has finally come full circle. women’s NCAA Tournament. to be a three or four (seed).” Just five years ago, Drew was turning over Several hundred fans were on Baylor’s last three games have every rock he could find — including Baylor’s own hand Monday night in the Stone been testing of the Lady Bears’ McLane Student Life Center — for walk-ons to fill a Room at the Ferrell Center to wit- depth, or lack there of. Baylor had completely decimated roster. Drew used to attend ness the Lady Bears (24-6, 12-4) two opportunities to close out the Baylor intramural games and warm-ups to look fifth straight selection to the tour- Big 12 regular season title, includ- for the talent everybody else missed. At present, nament. ing a home contest against Oklaho- Drew is deep in preparation for Baylor’s fifth Men’s Baylor earned the No. 3 seed ma State University. But Mulkey’s NCAA Tournament in program history. in the Spokane Regional, and will squad was unable to prevail in Baylor, a No. 11 seed, faces No. 6 Purdue at head to the Enchanted State for the either contest. 1:50 p.m. Thursday in Washington D.C. It will be second time in three years for the Last week in the Big 12 Tour- Baylor’s first game since suffering a disappointing NCAA Tournament, this time to nament, the Lady Bears lost their 91-84 double-overtime defeat in the first round of play Fresno State University. opening game against the Univer- the Big 12 Tournament against bottom-seeded Uni- “I feel like Albuquerque has sity of Texas, who earned the No. versity of Colorado. become our second home in the 8 seed in the Greensboro, N.C., “The best thing for us was that Colorado game NCAA Playoffs,” head coach Kim bracket. because nobody liked the taste of that,” Drew said. Mulkey said. “Maryland beat us But that is not a point of major “I think we were anxious to play again and we’ve there, but we also made it to our concern for Mulkey, as she said all had a couple good days of practice. I think we’re first Sweet 16 there too. I know that three teams they lost to were all definitely going to have a better performance.” Fresno State is in the WAC and I extremely talented squads. An incredible five-year turnaround? Perhaps. But don’t know anymore about them. It “The Big 12 is the number one David Poe/Lariat staff Drew said he isn’t immersing himself in the hoopla would be premature for me to tell RPI conference in the country and Lady Bears’ Angela Tisdale points at the screen as Baylor is named the number three just yet. There’s still a game to be played, and there you what their strengths and weak- seed in the women’s NCAA tournament during the watch party Monday night at the nesses are.” Please see FRESNO, page 6 Ferrell Center. Please see PURDUE, page 6 Armstrong-Browning director’s contract not renewed By Anita Pere Program. cials to of libraries.” the academic life at Baylor, and Prickett who feel they now must Staff writer Although Prickett said he is c o m m e n t Rita Patteson, librarian and particularly the Armstrong- “alter (their) plans significant- unsure of the university’s rea- on person- curator of manuscripts in the Browning Library,” the student ly.” The Armstrong-Browning s on s for cont r act non rene wa l , he nel issues, Armstrong-Browning Library, said. Prickett said he may contin- Library will lose director Dr. acknowledged the university’s but noted, will serve as the interim direc- Another English doctoral ue to advise the students as a Stephen Pr ickett in May because legal right to take the action. “The direc- tor of the library. student, who preferred not to be consultant to the university. of university officials’ decision Prickett, also a professor of tor of Arm- In addition to overseeing the n a m e d , s a i d t h e u n i v e r s i t y m i g h t Jeffrey also expressed regret to not renew his contract. This 19th-century British literature, s t r o n g Armstrong-Browning Library lose potential English graduate for the university’s decision to news comes amid contention said he does not know if this Browning and teaching, Prickett advises students without Prickett. not renew Prickett’s contract. regarding tabling the proposal decision stems from the Eng- L i b r a r y 11 English doctoral students. “People come specifically “Dr. Stephen P r ickett is a ver y for the comparative studies in lish department or University is under One of his students, who pre- to work with him,” the student great scholar, one of the top four religion and literature doctoral Libraries. University Prickett ferred not to be named, called said. or five in the world in religion degree, which Prickett co-wrote Director of Media Relations L i b r a r i e s Prickett’s release a “tragedy.” The student also said he and literature, and an eminent with Dr. David Jeffrey, distin- Lori Fogleman, said university a n d r e p o r t s “He’s a fine scholar and has knows of English doctoral guished professor in the Honors policy does not allow for offi- to the dean and associate dean many ideas on how to improve students hoping to work with Please see LIBRARY, page 5 Baylor law student charged with unlawful carry of a weapon By Christina Kruse charged with unlawful carry mately 11 p.m. After Scruffy Also, the police report indi- The office of judicial affairs beverages. Staff writer of a weapon. Murphy’s closed, Blomstedt cated that Blomstedt revealed is currently handling Blomst- If convicted, Blomstedt Blomstedt was released on a came back to the bar around a handgun tucked in his edt’s case. could face from two to 10 A Baylor University law $5,000 bond from the McLen- 2:30 a.m., according to the waistband to an employee as According to the Texas years in prison and a fine of student was arrested March nan County Jail on March 8. report. he walked away from the bar. Penal Code, unlawfully carry up to $10,000. 7 after Waco police say he According to the Waco Blomstedt said he was Blomstedt was arrested a short of a handgun becomes a third- A trial date has not been revealed a handgun in the police report, Blomstedt had returning to talk to a man he time later, police said. degree felony if the offense is set because Blomstedt has parking lot of a local bar to been kicked out of Scruffy had a quarrel with in the park- Baylor Law School associ- committed on any premises not been indicted, a McLen- one of its employees. Murphy’s, a bar located on ing lot of the bar, according to ate dean Leah Jackson refused licensed or issued a state per- nan county jail spokeswoman Matt Blomstedt, 22, is Speight Avenue, at approxi- the report. to comment about the case. mit for the sale of alcoholic said. Director of Human Genome Project to discuss God versus science By Lee Ann Marcel it all pos- is known for its achievements in distinguished professor of engi- a rural missionary hospital in ago. The two developed their Reporter sible,” said mapping out DNA. Scientists are neering. Nigeria. friendship as they both lectured Collins, able to detect problematic genes In his book, which was on “Dr. Collins can only accept at the University of Michigan The issue of God versus sci- who is also that cause disease and attempt The New York Times best-sell- a very small percentage of the Collins also took part in ence has been a battle fought for the recipi- to isolate them.