STAY CONNECTED >> Subscribe to the Morning Buzz : Get today’s top headlines in your inbox Baylor LariatWE’RE THERE WHEN YOU CAN’T BE LTVN: Baylor Lariat Radio engages fans MARCH 1, 2017 WEDNESDAY BAYLORLARIAT.COM Truett student arrested on sexual assault charges KALYN STORY Staff Writer George W. Truett Theological Seminary student Benjamin Nelson was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting a child and engaging in Liesje Powers | Photo Editor deadly conduct, according to the Whitney Police COMMUNITY AND SERVICE Krissy Wicklund, Linda Pitzer and Linda Gilmer meet for a friendly game of bridge on Tuesday at the World Department. Cup Cafe, one of Mission Waco’s facilities. The women try and play together at least twice a month. Nelson is currently being held at Hill County Jail, and bail was posted at $755,000 — $375,000 for each of his two counts of aggravated assault of a child and $5,000 for engaging in deadly conduct, according to an employee at Hill County Jail. Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman confirmed 25 Years of Service that Nelson is a first-year seminary student but said she could not comment further due to student Mission Waco celebrates anniversary with ceremony privacy laws. Nelson is also a pastor at Peoria Baptist Church MEGAN RULE various gift shop items help provide wages see poverty first hand, to see children that in Hillsboro, according to the church’s website. Staff Writer for people around the world and, on this were dying, as a Christian to see people that KWTX reported that Nelson was found having particular day, Jimmy Dorrell, president and didn’t even know the name of Jesus and to sex with a 13-year-old girl in his car parked outside It’s a Friday morning, and the scent of executive director of Mission Waco, reflects be confronted by this duplicity of how much the girl’s home. They reported that, according to fresh coffee wafts down 15th Street in Waco. on the past 25 years of service with Mission I have and how little they have.” the affidavit, when the girl exited the car and was Focus in on the World Cup Cafe, and plates Waco. Dorrell moved to North Waco about 40 standing behind it with her mother, Nelson drove of hot food are being served in the blink of “My wife and I did an around-the-world years ago and said he felt called to work the car in reverse and attempted to run them over. an eye. Inside the cafe, men and women are trip that was a life changer,” Dorrell said. Whitney Police are asking for witnesses or being trained in the food service industry, “It was an overwhelming experience to anyone with more information to come forward. ANNIVERSARY >> Page 6 New Texas abortion bills left pending in committee RYLEE SEAVERS purposes. birth abortion. Staff Writer One of the bills, SB 8, would “We see a lot of abuse, in that prohibit partial-birth abortion and regard, on [a] number of laws. The Texas Legislature heard would result in a state felony for Immigration, for one, folks have testimony on three new bills anyone who violates this section, opted not to enforce the law. regarding abortion on Feb. 15. unless the mother’s life is in It’s just another step forward The bills were left pending in danger, but would not allow a in trying to clarify the law and committee – a form of delayed woman on whom a partial-birth make sure to protect unborn action, according to the House abortion was performed to be children and mothers,” said Research Organization – and prosecuted. Texas Representative Charles have not yet been rescheduled for Under federal law, partial- Anderson. public hearing, according the the birth abortion is already SB 8 would allow the donation Texas Legislature website. prohibited, except in a case of fetal tissue to accredited If passed, the new bills where the life of the mother is universities with the consent would provide regulations on in danger. The supremacy clause of the woman. It would also the disposal of any fetal tissue of the Constitution says the laws criminalize soliciting monetary resulting from an abortion, of the United States will be the compensation in exchange for prohibit dismemberment and “supreme law of the land,” taking having an abortion with the partial-birth abortions and only precedence over state laws, intention of donating the tissue or Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer allow authorized facilities to which brings into question why giving consent to the donation of PROTEST A truck challenging abortion sits outside the Waco Planned Parenthood. donate fetal tissue to accredited state legislative action is being universities for research Three new bills on abortion in Texas were left pending and have not been rescheduled. considered in relation to partial- ABORTION >> Page 6 >>WHAT’S INSIDE Delta Tau Delta to host bone marrow drive opinion FAITH MILETELLO Kelly Baker said. Because Reporter of that, the organization has Good job student the most success on college regents: Students’ voices Be The Match is an campuses, Baker said. and votes do matter. pg. 2 organization that provides “The patient has a better a bone marrow registry for chance of surviving the those in need of blood or bone transplant with a younger marrow transfusions. Baylor’s donor,” Baker said. “So doctors arts & life Delta Tau Delta fraternity has love college-age men because partnered with Be The Match to there is typically no reason that Waco Civic Theatre offer students the opportunity defers them from giving blood honors Jackie Robinson to join the registry. immediately.” with performances of “Be The Match is a national Ernst said Be The Match “Jackie and Me.” pg. 7 organization. Basically, what is the first place doctors go you do is show up, get your when a match is needed, so it mouth swabbed, and they is important to have as many put it in a huge registry and people on Baylor’s campus then categorize you based on swab their mouth to be able to your blood,” said Huntington possibly save someone’s life. junior Taylor Ernst, Delta Tau The Delta Tau Delta chapter Delta philanthropy chair. “The at Texas A&M hosted Be The information will be put in Match in the spring of 2015. sports the database and help people They hosted it for a 10-year- who are in need of a blood old-girl who needed a blood Junior forward transfusion.” transfusion, and the girl’s Johnathan Motley set to Be The Match targets people blood type match came from take March Madness one ages 18 to 44 to join the registry, a member of the Delta Tau Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer game at a time. pg. 8 Be The Match community HOW TO SAVE A LIFE Students have the opportunity to donate blood or bone marrow to the Be A Match organization, which has partnered with Delta Tau Delta. engagement representative BONE >> Page 6 Vol.117 No. 76 © 2017 Baylor University Wednesday, March 1, 2017 2 The Baylor Lariat opinionbaylorlariat.com GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? We want to hear it. Send us your thoughts: [email protected] COLUMN EDITORIAL Freeman is We make our voices heard the key to As of Friday Feb. 17, Baylor student regents now have a voting say in university matters, along our success with other previously non-voting members. In an unprecedented THOMAS MOTT move, the Board of Regents Reporter agreed to adopt many of the recommendations put forth by the The Baylor men’s basketball team is governance task force, and then well on their way to a possible No. 2 or some with the approval of student 3 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament. regents in their second term given However, they the ability to vote. currently enter the Through combined efforts from final leg of the regular the Lariat, student government, season with a very groups like Bears for Leadership noticeable limp. The Reform and individuals concerned return of junior guard about university governance, we Al Freeman might be effectively shared our message, the remedy the Bears and that message was heard. This need to make a deep is how the student body should tournament run. be able to interact with their Think back to respective school. This is right – January 28. Baylor this is what democracy looks like. had just knocked off SEC opponent Ole Now, the future of how students Miss sat atop the Big 12 standings with are involved in university-wide a 20-1 record. They were poised to be a decisions has changed for the major threat to the Kansas Jayhawk’s 12- better, thanks to everyone’s efforts. year grasp on the Big 12 title. Those times It shouldn’t go without saying that feel like ages ago as the Bears have gone on we are appreciative of the Board of to lose five of their last eight. Regents willingness to listen to our The blame for the recent bumps in collective voice. Joshua Kim | Cartoonist Baylor’s road can be placed on several Students, clearly our voices moment. So it went at Princeton, since when has that stopped great With this being said, continue things: Manu Lecomte’s injury, Johnathan matter. As the majority of the Baylor when students protested to have leaders and thinkers of the past? to call your legislators. Continue to Motley’s disappearance against Texas population, we have significant the name of the Woodrow Wilson The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King write letters to the editor expressing Tech, the general lack of scoring help from investments into the university, school of International and Public Jr.