DYLAN RELEASES TRAGEDY AVERTED STAGNANT RUNNING FIRST ALBUM IN MAN, GRANDSON ESCAPE ATTACK HITS FIVE YEARS PAGE 5 HOUSE FIRE NEAR CAMPUS PAGE 3 SEASON HIGH PAGE 4 ROUNDING UP CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1900 THE BAYLOR LARIAT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 Baylor joins search for alternative fuels Recycling proponents, The U.S. Department of Energy esti- mates that $6 billion a year is spent on researchers say university energy at colleges and universities. It could do more to help also estimates that about 25 percent of that cost could be saved by better energy By Brad Briggs management. Reporter The cogeneration facility located in the Baylor Energy Complex helps to de- Some Baylor professors think the fray some of that cost. The facility gen- planet is in an energy crisis, and prices erates electricity that is routed into the at the pump are just the beginning. city’s power grid and in return, the uni- Dr. John Dunbar, associate professor versity receives a discounted rate on its of geology, and Dr. Peter Van Walsum, energy costs. professor of environmental studies, are Van Walsum said cogeneration is one currently researching ways to stretch re- of the most efficient methods of using sources with alternative fuels. energy, but the production has not been expanded along with the university’s Part 1 of a 3-part series growth over the past decade. on resources and energy “I think Baylor needs to look at that and improve our record,” Van Walsum Alternative fuels are a topic of wide said. discussion, offering a number of pos- Many professors around campus are sibilities to help consumers save on en- actively involved in researching alterna- ergy costs. According to the Web site tive fuels. Dunbar was recently given a fueleconomy.gov, the fuel technologies grant from the federal government to of the future include electric hybrid cars, work on finding sources of methane ethanol, biodiesel and hydrogen fuel hydrate, a naturally occurring gas that cells. Flex-fuel engines are another new could be used as a source of energy. prospect already available. These engines “There are several problems with are capable of running on a combination methane hydrate. The most challenging of fossil and biofuel. is that you have to find it in a sufficient At Baylor, about $9.5 million a year is size to be able to produce it,” Dunbar spent on electricity and $6.2 million on said. gas, according to facility services. About Methane hydrate forms naturally and Kristina Bateman /Lariat staff 370 million gallons of water are con- An abundance of inefficient vehicles, like this Hummer parked in the Researchers at Baylor are attempting to promote fuels that would sumed every year as well. Please see ENERGY, page 6 lot at Rena Marrs McLean Gymnasium, roam Baylor’s campus daily. make driving larger cars less expensive and more fuel efficient. Pearland senior Matt Nieten gets his ear pierced Tuesday at Piercings present dangers Southern Cul- tures on Franklin Certified professionals that use piercing guns, such as Wal- the piercing is also licensed. Avenue. Nieten Mart or Clair’s, former board mem- Needles used in studios should be now has more warn customers against ber of the Association of Professional single-use disposable ones, and the than 10 pierc- questionable practices Piercers Jason King said jewelry should be packaged in auto- ings and said “Piercing guns are not clean or clave bagging and run through an au- he only goes By Analiz González safe,” King said. “(Often) they reuse toclave, King said. Autoclave bags kill to professional, Staff writer the same piercing mechanism and microorganisms by using steam-heat certified pierc- just put new jewelry in. There have and pressure. He said gas autoclaves ers. For many students, getting a new been numerous cases of Hepatitis (B are also used sometimes, but they piercing is part of the college experi- and C) linked with ear piercing guns. aren’t as sanitary. ence. But before driving to the nearest “It is actually safer doing it with “Everything that goes into the hu- tattoo parlor for a new tongue ring, or your mom’s sewing kit needle at home man being should be sterile, not just shoving a needle through your room- than doing it with a gun.” cold soaked,” he said. “All that is pack- mate’s ear, there are a few things you King said it’s important to make aged should be opened in front of the Kristina Bateman/ should know. sure the piercing studio has an updat- Lariat staff It’s best to stay away from shops ed license and that the person doing Please see SAFETY, page 6 Masons survive attacks, NYC pastor controversy for centuries preaches on By Kris Firth with strict white male require- he joined the Masons because faith, reason Reporter ments for membership, the Ma- his father was one. As a young sons have been targets of con- man, Waden joined the order of Black Preachers Conference It’s one of the world’s oldest spiracy theories and anti-Mason the DeMolay, a youth fraternity and largest secular fraternities. groups for centuries. organization sponsored by the offers opportunities for ministers It boasts members such as However, the Masons also Masons. to confront important issues George Washington, Ben Frank- contribute to education, per- After seeing the similarities lin, William Shakespeare, Win- form community services and between the Masons and DeMo- By Claire St. Amant ston Churchill, Neil Armstrong, provide fellowship for men with lay, Waden said, he decided to Reporter the Ringling Brothers and Rob- similar values. ask other Masons about joining ert E. Baylor. “The appeal of Masons is the order. Faith and reason have long been buzzwords on Founded by the builders of what we do and how we do it,” “It’s easy to spot a Mason,” campus, but at the third-annual Black Preachers the European castles around Mason Junior Deacon Thomas Waden said. “They usually wear Conference held this week at the George W. Truett 1200 A.D. and influenced by the E. Waden said. “We perform a Masonic pins (bearing the cus- Theological Seminary, the phrase was echoed by Knights Templar, the Masons lot of charity work and offer the tomary compass symbol) and a fresh voice. have been a controversial and camaraderie of other men who are men of good character who Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, pastor emeritus of Con- influential group since their es- share the same beliefs and goals are looked up to in the commu- cord Baptist Church in New York City, gave the Henry Chan/Lariat staff tablishment. that you might have.” nity.” E.K. Bailey Memorial Sermon on Tuesday morn- With practices that include Waden, who also works in Baylor even has an intimate This Mason engraving on the exterior wall of the Bill ing at Paul W. Powell Chapel. While he didn’t plan secret ritual work and secret the Baylor Information Systems Daniel Student Center is one example of the lasting on speaking about faith and reason when he first modes of recognition, along and Services department, said Please see MASONS, page 6 mark the group has had on campus. came to Waco, Taylor said he couldn’t resist the urge to address the “overly used and widely mis- understood” concept. “When I came across the Waco Tribune-Her- ald and I saw an article on Pope Benedict, I was Legendary golfer Nelson dies at 94 in Irving home drawn not to talk about his recent comments on Muslims, but on his treatment of people who have By Jaime Aron their church. and gentle manner, Nelson had the the PGA Championship in 1940 a deaf ear for divinity,” Taylor said. “I believe his The Associated Press When she greatest year in the history of pro- and ‘45. comments about Muslims may well have been left returned, she fessional golf in 1945 when he won He also finished second once in out, much like some sections of my own sermons, IRVING — Byron Nelson, golf’s discovered him 18 tournaments. He captured 31 of the U.S. Open, twice in the Masters but that is not the issue here. The issue is faith elegant “Lord Byron” whose 11 on the back 54 tournaments in 1944-45. Then, and three times in the PGA. Nelson and reason.” straight tournament victories in porch of their at age 34, he retired after the 1946 played in British Open only twice, Taylor preached at the chapel to a full, respon- 1945 stand as one of sports’ most home, facing season to spend more time on his finishing fifth in 1937. sive crowd who frequently verbalized their praise enduring records, died Tuesday. He the woodwork- Texas ranch. Nelson’s long, fluid swing is for Taylor’s statements in shouts of “Amen!” and was 94. ing shop where “When I was playing regularly, considered the model of the mod- “Preach it!” Peggy Nelson told family friend he got the soli- I had a goal,” Nelson recalled years ern way to strike a golf ball and his “If you look at history, those who only had rea- Angela Enright that her husband tude he used to later. “I could see the prize money kind, caring style with fans and son ultimately failed,” Taylor said. slept well Monday night and every- Nelson find on the golf going into the ranch, buying a trac- competitors made him one of the “Greek drama has only reason and no faith. It’s thing appeared fine as she left for Bi- course. tor, or a cow. It gave me incentive.” most well-liked people in sports.