ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT VOL. 109 No. 24 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 © 2009, Baylor University MUSIC PAGE 5 SPORTS PAGE 6 NEWS PAGE 3 SPORTS PAGE 6 Jazzin’ it up In the red No cells allowed Power rankings ‘Dynamic’ pianist visits The Bears played great Texas law banning Sports editor Justin Baer campus, will play with red-zone defense phone usage gains ranks the Big 12 teams jazz ensemble today against the Sooners momentum in Waco for the week TODAY IN PRINT • PROFESSOR HELPS OUT Spanish professor runs a non-profi t medical-help Cutbacks prolong school time organization in Mexico Budget cuts are The likely result: more time dent, is now enrolled in just two “They will not graduate on those courses are the fi rst to be in college. courses. He could lose fi nancial time. I hope they will gradu- laid off in tough times. Other PAGE 3 costing students And while that may sound aid, and his plan to fi nish his de- ate at all,” said David Baggins, students are shut out of crowd- agreeable to nostalgic alumni, gree in 4½ years is up in smoke. who as chairman of political sci- ed core courses in their majors • extra college time MUSIC PIRACY to students like Michael Redo- “This semester has put me ence at Cal State University-East by upperclassmen. Some upper- A summit in D.C. looks to BY JUSTIN POPE glia, time is money. Early this back another full year,” said Re- Bay has been bombarded with classmen face an even tougher fi x the problem of illegal ASSOCIATED PRESS semester at San Francisco State doglia, adding that the delay is requests for spots in already road: The upper-level classes electronic music downloads University, Redoglia unsuccess- “killing me fi nancially.” packed classes. they need have been cut entire- fully crashed 26 different classes, Policymakers right up to “Before,” Baggins said, ly because they aren’t popular SAN FRANCISCO — It isn’t PAGE 5 hoping to fi nd space that would President Barack Obama have “there was always a way to help enough. just tuition increases that are move him closer to a hospitality been calling on public colleges the student who really needed A federal study of 1999-2000 driving up the cost of college. •BU SAILING management degree. Outside to move students through more help.” This year, “all I can do is graduates found it takes stu- Around the country, deep bud- The sailing club has been some classrooms, wait-listed effi ciently, and some have been say no.” dents roughly 4.5 years on aver- get cuts are forcing colleges to students took turns standing doing so. But experts say any Some students struggle for age to earn a bachelor’s degree. here since 1970. Read up on lay off instructors and eliminate closest to the door so they could recent progress is threatened by places in the core entry-level About two-thirds of traditional- its current happenings. some classes, making it hard- hear the lecture and not fall too unprecedented state budget cuts classes such as composition and age college students who fi n- er for students to get into the PAGE 7 far behind should they get in. that have trimmed course offer- math because the part-time in- courses they need to earn their see CUTS, pg. Redoglia, a fourth-year stu- ings. structors who typically teach 8 BEAR BRIEFS degree. BU MEDICAL ETHICS DISCUSSION SOCIETY Meeting will be held at 6 Alumna named p.m. today in B110 Baylor Sciences Building. There will be a guest speaker. Greater Waco ASSOCIATION OF BLACK STUDENTS GRAB THE chamber director MIC from 7 to 8 p.m. BY MEGAN KEYSER community, which is a huge as- today in the Bill Daniel STAFF WRITER set,” Ferguson said. “Her work- Student Center Den. This ing for chamber before is a huge is a talent show where The Greater Waco Chamber asset as well. She has a good Baylor students sing, of Commerce elected alumna head on her shoulders as far as Alexis Weaver as director of what’s coming up.” dance, recite poetry and community affairs for the com- As director of community more. Admission is free. munity development depart- affairs, Weaver hopes to con- ment. tinue and build on pre-existing HISPANIC STUDENT Weaver previously worked programs, begin some new ini- ASSOCIATION Al Sabor as research manager for the tiatives and bridge the gap be- Latino: A Taste of Latin economic development depart- tween the Waco community and ment. the local colleges and universi- America will be held at James Vaughan, chamber ties. 7:30 p.m. today in the president and CEO, said Weaver “I want to continue with the Bobo Spiritual Life Center. will be able to quickly come into One Book One Waco program,” There will be free desserts, the position as a result of her ex- Weaver said. She said she would aguas frescas, coffee, arts perience with the chamber. like to expand the program by “She already has some ex- and crafts, displays, music getting churches more involved and by providing additional and much more. opportunities for discussion by “I’m interested in offering discussion guides and STEPPING OUT You can how you engage stu- possibly movie viewing. still Register for Steppin’ dents so they actu- Vaughan called Weaver’s Out, a day of campus- current position relatively new ally participate in and said her predecessor, Allan wide service for the Waco the community,”” Marshall, a 2007 Baylor alum- Community. You may nus provided a strong founda- register online at www. Alexis Weaver tion in the One Book One Waco baylor.edu/steppin_out. Director of Greater program, on which Weaver can Steppin’ Out will be held Waco Area Chamber expand. As one of the newest on Nov. 21. parts of chamber, the commu- nity affairs position is less than three years old. Looking for Things to do perience,” Vaughan said. “The “I think she will strengthen in Waco? Come by the learning curve is pretty short. I the program that Allan helped Student Government Of- think she will be able to hit the establish,” Vaughan said. ground running.” Weaver said she would also fi ce on the 1st fl oor of the SARAH GROMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Virginia Ferguson, director Bill Daniel Student Center like to continue to work with the of programs for the community Heart of Texas Homeless Coali- for information about local Building Blocks of Backdrops development department, said tion by doing a job fair for the attractions. Irving frehman Chris Ramerez helps build set pieces Monday for the upcoming Baylor Theater Weaver’s experience with the homeless, providing assistance production “Fuddy Meers,” which opens at the beginning of December, in the Hooper-Schaefer chamber and community ties to the homeless community in To submit a bear brief, e-mail Fine Arts Center. give her an advantage as she be- gins her new position. see CHAMBER, pg. 8 [email protected]. “Alexis is pretty tied into the In OPINION Globally-minded leaders Congress Potential BU student group seeks to create world thinkers BY CATY HIRST are welcome. “It’s an incredible network should pass COPY EDITOR Today, AIESEC is the largest of leaders to work with, and student-run organization in the they’re all very excited to work “the Free Flow Baylor was approved for an world. with the Baylor expansion in the AIESEC chapter on Sunday after Albany, Ga., senior Stephen coming years.” a student pitched for recognition Wehner traveled to New York Wehner said the three main of Information at the National Presidents Meet- City on Thursday to represent goals of AIESEC are leader- ing of AIESEC United States in Baylor at the national confer- ship development, exchange Act as New York City. ence. The organization ap- programs and working with AIESEC was started in 1948 proved Baylor as an offi cial ex- the global network. AIESEC by French students in reaction to tension of AIESEC International members are a part of a global originally the atrocities of World War II. on Sunday. network of students that make The goal was to ensure that “AIESEC United States’ Na- connections around the globe. future generations would be tional Presidents Meeting was The members work in their local envisioned, more globally aware, and that fantastic; the Baylor expansion community to coordinate intern- the tragedies of World War II was offi cially approved on Sun- ships for foreign members. to protect would never occur again. They day to thunderous applause,” “I think one of the really cool began AIESEC as a student-run Wehner said in an e-mail to the parts about it is that it focuses “ internship program for econom- Lariat. so much on leadership devel- American ics and commercial sciences. “As a student-run organiza- opment. I think the uniqueness The full name for AIESEC, tion, leadership summits are of it is that it will be primarily journalists Association Internationale always exciting — students run focused on international leader- des Etudiants en Sciences the whole show, and as leaders, ship as opposed to local leader- Economiques et Commerciales, we really get to take ownership ship,” said Brent Edwards, the and preserve is no longer used because the of AIESEC. Through all the dis- director of the Baylor Global COURTESY PHOTO original purpose of the program cussions, legislative drafting Network and a faculty adviser has expanded, and students of and planning, we’re able to put Albany, Ga., senior Stephen Wehner poses in front of the “Laguna de freedoms.