RUN LIKE THE WIND: BAYLOR TRACK TRAVELS UP I-35 FOR MEET AT NORTH TEXAS PAGE 4 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007 Five quarterbacks battle for top billing Offensive Two transfers at top starting role after Bell’s injury said. “It’s not fair to any of the In addition to his job of cul- coordinator Lee cost him the rest of his career. quarterbacks to have to come tivating and developing talent, Hays (front) of depth chart going There wasn’t much of a choice in and replace somebody where Hays also has to help Morriss and head Coach into spring game for Morriss after redshirting certain things might work a lit- pick a starter, which he said is Guy Morriss freshman quarterback Tyler tle different.” “the toughest part of coaching.” analyze the By Will Parchman Beatty and with the only other Senior Michael Machen, Machen especially, Hays offense during Sports writer spring drills. The quarterbacks on the depth chart junior John David Weed and said, has given the coaches a Bears wrap up being walk-ons. Szymanski sophomore Ryan Roberts, all new, much more experienced spring practice With Baylor football’s annual threw for 647 yards and three transfers, have risen to the fore- route to travel should they so at 1 p.m. Sat- Green & Gold Game on Satur- touchdowns, with six intercep- front while Szymanski has been choose. urday with the day, head Coach Guy Morriss is tions, in his three starts, all trying to hold on to the starting Coupled with experience is annual Green still dissecting a couple of key blow-out losses. job he claimed last fall. All three his size, which at 6-foot-6 and & Gold Game position battles. But things have changed. are transfers, Machen from Kent 240 pounds presents obvious at Floyd Casey None of them is more critical There are now five options at State University and Weed and benefits. Stadium. than the one at quarterback, a quarterback for the coaching Roberts from junior college and “Mike’s 25, got a little bit more position still in flux after a tu- staff to choose from. Szymanski Division II, respectively. maturity, been in a few systems multuous end to the 2006 sea- and Beatty are the lone hold- Since quarterbacks coach and is pretty savvy about some son. overs from last season, and nei- Wes Phillips left the program things,” Hays said. The quarterback position ther has had many reps with in February to join his father on Machen took advantage of an proved to be a contentious issue the first team offense so far this staff with the Dallas Cowboys, NCAA transfer rule which al- last season after Shawn Bell’s spring. Hays has upped his role with lowed him to graduate early and knee injury ended his season And of course, Bell is gone. the quarterbacks. While he’s still transfer without losing eligibili- on Oct. 28 against Texas A&M “With Shawn, we’d put a lot busy establishing the spread of- ty. That will give the 25-year-old University. of the reps in and Shawn was fense he installed a year ago, one year to make his mark in Blake Szymanski, then a really savvy with the offense,” Hays has become the team’s de Baylor Photography freshman, was thrust into the offensive coordinator Lee Hays facto quarterbacks coach. Please see HAYS, page 3 Senate allocates $9,800 Kappa Sig kickball, concert receive money from Student Life Fund By Kate Boswell Staff writer Student Senate voted Thursday to allocate funds to Kappa Sigma, Men of Valor and Tau Kappa Epsilon, as well as passing several support resolutions and a campaign reform bill. Senate voted unanimously to allocate $4,000 to Kappa Sigma for its kickball tournament, Kick- in’ It with K-Sig. Children from local schools will be brought on campus to play in the tournament alongside Baylor students. “All the money for this event is to build a play- ground for a local elementary school,” Christo- pher Paxton, a Houston freshman, said. “These kids have a really run-down playground right now, and this is a really good cause.” Senate voted 24-4 with two abstentions to allo- cate $4,600 for NSIGHT: Nations Saved by Inject- ing God’s Holiness and Truth, a week of service that will be followed by a concert. The event is put on by Men of Valor. The concert, featuring artists Shai, Essence, Flame and 1:16 Clique will be at 7:30 p.m. April David Poe/Lariat staff 27 in the Greater New Light Church and will be free to the public. “The concert is a way to express how Christ can Play with your food specifically infect one aspect of culture,” Houston Please see FUND, page 3 Two students wash off Thursday during Chi Omega and Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Food Fight Mixer at the field behind South Russell Residence Hall. Latin Dance Society to embrace culture workshop By Star De La Cruz Hispanic culture through popu- will be an “invasion of salsa Some visitors will include ciety has brought the event to and it’s a time for participants Reporter lar dances,” said Houston fresh- and Latin culture.” Xibuke Dance Co. from San An- Waco for free. to show off what they learned,” man Ace Infante, special events Salsa Congress will be a tonio, Sal Rica Dance Co. from The first event, Friday Night she said. It’s time for students to put coordinator for the society. three-day event with a variety of Austin and Houston and Salsa Social, will begin at 8 p.m. today Ugalde said about 150 peo- on their dancing shoes and pick He also said the workshop is activities, including professional Passion Dance Co. from Dallas. at Club Legacy at 300 Martin ple participated in the event a partner. meant to bring people with di- dance workshops, performances Austin junior Cally Luera, Luther King Blvd. last year, and the group expects The Latin Dance Society will verse backgrounds together to and dance contests. the society’s vice president and Luera said the dance con- more this year. hold its third annual workshop, socialize. Ugalde said professional choreographer, said when these tests will be an opportunity for “These types of events hap- Salsa Congress, this weekend. Luis Ugalde, an Eagle Pass dancers will conduct the work- events are held in other places, the “rookies” to compete against pen all over Texas, and we would “The purpose of this event is senior and president of the Lat- shops for different levels of the cover charge is $200, but one another. to teach the community a bit of in Dance Society, said the event dance experience. this year the Latin Dance So- “The socials are like mixers, Please see SALSA, page 3 Texas lawmakers haggle over budget By April Castro Lawmakers started the day 14-year-old lawsuit over health Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, who The Associated Press by taking turns declaring their care for poor children. The set- voted against the budget, argued spending preferences in the tlement terms, which still must against saving money for prop- AUSTIN — The Texas Senate $152.6 billion two-year budget, be approved by a federal judge, erty tax cuts in two years when on Thursday adopted its ver- arguing for more funding for will cost the state about $700 Texas ranks highest in the sion of a state budget that would their priorities. million in improving access to number of uninsured children stash away about $3 billion for “The budget is balanced, it Medicaid services. and ranks high in the number future tax cuts and fund a mul- is conservative and fair and it The settlement will be fund- of high school dropouts. Shap- timillion-dollar legal agreement focuses funding on all of our ed by cutting money spent on leigh, D-El Paso, said the move to help poor children get health priorities: public safety, health other state agencies by about a was “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” care. care, education, transporta- half percent across the board. “You’re banking these tax The 26-5 vote clears the way tion and the environment,” said The budget leaves about $3 cuts for political purposes for for the budget to move to a con- Republican Sen. Steve Ogden of billion unspent to use for school 2010 and 2011 and who pays the ference committee, where select- Bryan, who heads the Senate’s property tax relief in the next tab is the children of the state of Associated Press ed members from each chamber budget-writing committee. two-year budget. More than $4 Texas,” Shapleigh said. Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, defends his budget bill Thursday during a Senate can negotiate the differences A highlight of the spending billion also is saved in the state’s debate at the Capitol in Austin. between the two bills. plan involves a settlement in a so-called Rainy Day Fund. Please see BUDGET, page 3 VOL. 106 No. 93 www.baylor.edu/Lariat © 2007, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 2 The Baylor Lariat OPINION Friday, April 13, 2007 Extension shows skewed priorities of BU athletics Last week, Baylor adminis- ances and a national title, puts discussed for any coach in a But it shouldn’t take a math two best seasons since joining tration gave a 10-year, $10-mil- her in elite company. non-revenue sport. The problem whiz to see that neither Baylor’s the Big 12, he’s had to watch val- lion-plus contract extension to Instead, it’s an indictment of is purely economic.