WE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE TheTHURSDAY | OCTOBER 4,Baylor 2012 Lariatwww.baylorlariat.com A&E Page 4 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 5 Say hello to Uncle Jesse All eyes on Scully Rangers upset John Stamos is scheduled to join Baylor professor receives the highest The Rangers will play a one game the Beach Boys in an appearance award given by the Optical Society playoff for the wild card position at the H.O.T. Fair and Rodeo of America for his lifetime work after being swept by the A’s Vol. 113 No. 22 © 2012, Baylor University In Print >> FUN FILLED Romney, Obama exchange jabs in debate Check out all the arts and By David Espo in the 90-minute event that drew entertainment going on and Julie Pace a television audience likely to be around Waco this week Associated Press counted in the tens of millions — like a man looking to shake up the Page 4 DENVER — In a showdown campaign with a little less than at close quarters, President five weeks to run. Barack Obama and Republican The former Massachusetts >> RIDE ’EM Mitt Romney sparred aggres- governor virtually lectured The equestrian team sively in their first campaign de- Obama at one point after the kicks off its first Big 12 bate Wednesday night over taxes, president accused him of seeking competitions this weekend deficits and strong steps needed to cut education funds. “Mr. Pres- on the road to create jobs in a sputtering na- ident, you’re entitled to your own tional economy. “The status quo is airplane and your own house, but not going to cut it,” declared the Page 5 not your own facts,” he said. challenger. Romney said he had plans Obama in turn accused his to fix the economy, overhaul the >> GOING NEUTRAL rival of seeking to “double down” tax code, repeal Obama’s health The Supreme Court will on economic policies that actually care plan and replace with a bet- led to the devastating national revisit the consideration of ter alternative, remake Medicare, downturn four years ago — and of SSOCIATED RESS race in college admissions pass a substitute for the legisla- A P evasiveness when it came to pre- tion designed to prevent another President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday scriptions for tax changes, health financial crash and reduce deficits after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. Page 3 care, Wall Street regulation and — but he provided no new specif- The two men debate twice into rapid-fire charges and retorts somewhat professorial. Romney more. ics despite Obama’s prodding. more this month, but they were that drew on dense facts and fig- was more assertive and didn’t hes- The economy dominated the Said Obama: “At some point first going their separate ways on ures that were difficult to follow. itate to interrupt the president or evening, as it has the race for the the American people have to ask Thursday. Obama had campaign The men argued over oil industry moderator Jim Lehrer. White House all year. Pre-debate themselves: Is the reason Gover- stops in Colorado and then Madi- subsidies, federal spending as a Despite the wonky tone of opinion polls showed Obama nor Romney is keeping all these son, Wis., while Romney was percentage of the GDP, Medicare the debate, Romney managed to with a slight advantage in key bat- plans secret, is it because they’re booked into Virginia. All three cuts, taxes and small businesses make some points by personaliz- tleground states and nationally. going to be too good? Because states are among the nine battle- and the size of the federal deficit ing his comments with recollec- With early voting already un- middle class families benefit too grounds likely to settle the race. and how it grew. der way in dozens of states, Rom- much? No.” ney was particularly aggressive At times the debate turned Obama sometimes seemed SEE DEBATE, page 6 Follow us on Twitter Study explores @bulariat Viewpoints political hate on “There will be no more adoption social media site program. You By Linda Nguyen Moody-Ramirez said. “With the won’t get to stroll Staff Writer masculine stereotype, they com- pare her to men. There are pic- into the Humane Social media has many uses tures where they draw a mustache Society, venture during election season. or superimpose muscles on her This election season, social arms. That would be considered through the media has been used for hate sexist and racist.” kennels, select the speech, according to a recent Moody-Ramirez said she study by Dr. Mia Moody-Ramirez, examined different groups on cutest dog with the assistant professor of journalism, Facebook to determine whether big eyes and take public relations and news media. the groups were hate groups or “The study looks at hate groups that disliked the politics him home. Any groups targeting President or platforms of the candidate. She animal left there Obama,” Moody-Ramirez said. “I said she acknowledges that not all started the study three years ago the Facebook groups that critique for 73 hours will in trying to update my syllabuses President be dead.” to reflect new media and to add O b a m a social media to my syllabuses.” use hate Page 2 While doing research to up- speech. date her course, Moody-Ramirez “I ac- ASSOCIATED PRESS said she noticed several Facebook knowledge Bear Briefs hate groups. that some “Digging deeper, I found of them Striking back for better conditions a large percentage focused on are politi- The place to go to know Obama,” Moody-Ramirez said. cal in na- the places to go Kenyan health workers demonstrate on March 9 in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. Wednesday marked the 17th day on strike for Doctors in Kenya’s public hospitals protesting the dilapidated state of public “So I decided to write a study ture and health care. Emergency rooms in some of Kenya’s public hospitals frequently don’t have gloves or about it. I provide context by they ad- Moody-Ramirez Feel the music medicine, and power outages sometimes force doctors to use the light from their phones to complete looking at historical stereotypes dress po- Don’t miss the Lyceum a procedure. Kenya’s government fired 1,000 of the 2,000 striking doctors last week despite a shortfall and comparing them to what litical satire rather than racism,” Series’ Music Education of skilled medical practitioners was found in the Facebook hate Moody-Ramirez said. “I focus on Convocation with Dr. Lori groups.” both of them in my study.” Gooding from 6:15 to Moody-Ramirez focused on Moody-Ramirez said the re- 7:15 p.m. in the Meadows blackface and animalistic, social actions to her study have been Recital Hall in the Glennis deviance and evil or angry his- mostly positive. McCrary Music Building. Many supplements found torical stereotypes concerning “It’s been so widely received,” African-American people. Gooding is the director Moody-Ramirez said. “It’s been The major stereotypes Moody- cited in the Washington Post. I of music therapy at the Ramirez has found in the hate was interviewed by a company University of Kentucky. to be illegally labeled speech center on comparing out of New York. It’s been really This event is free of charge Obama to an animal or portray- positive with people wanting to and open to the public. ing him in a “ghetto” style. interview me. If you put in the By Garance Burke In addition, many of those and report said. “Supplements that “I found a large number of keywords into Google, people Associated Press other supplements lacked the sci- make disease claims could mis- Put an end to MS what I call ‘animalistic portray- have cited the study.” entific studies recommended to lead consumers into using them Help raise money to al’ where they are compared to The study has caused students SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens support their suggested uses. as replacements for prescription animals, specifically monkeys,” from both the Republican Party find a cure for multiple of weight loss and immune sys- Some products went so far drugs or other treatments for Moody-Ramirez said. “There is and the Democratic Party to think sclerosis by participating tem supplements on the market as to state that the supplements medical conditions, with poten- one picture where they have three about the use of social media and in Walk MS: Waco 2012 are illegally labeled and lack the could cure or prevent diabetes tially dangerous results.” monkeys and one of them has the issues that have been coming on Saturday at Heritage recommended type of scientific or cancer, or that they could help The market for dietary supple- President Obama’s face superim- into play with the election. evidence to back up their pur- treat people with HIV or AIDS, ments — which can include any- Square on the corner of posed on one of them. Another Wichita Falls senior Daniel ported health claims, govern- which is strictly prohibited under thing from Vitamin C tablets to Third Street and Austin portrayal is the ghetto stereotype Cervera, Baylor Young Conserva- ment investigators warn in a new federal law. capsules of echinacea — is a huge Avenue. Register for the where they portray Obama with tives of Texas outreach coordina- review of the $20 billion supple- Consumers may not just be one with hundreds of products. event at walkMStexas.org. gold teeth and do-rags and a lot tor, said the study has provided a ment industry.