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Students gather in the Varsity at Hughes-Trigg Student Center Nov. 2 to discuss race issues on campus.

#BlackatSMU initiates campus discussion KATIE BUTLER Contributing Writer kbutler@smu.edu In the wake of an uproar over a theme for a planned fraternity party and recent racist, anonymous post on a Greek-centric website, students and others packed The Varsity in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Nov. 2 to discuss the currnt state of race relations at SMU. Hosted by numerous black student leaders in the SMU community, the 8 p.m. event had to be moved from the Forum, where Student Senate meets, to The Varsity, as the large number of people in attendance posed a fire hazard. In the past few weeks, race has been a hot topic of discussion, beginning with Noura Liben who expressed her frustration about a photograph of her and three other women of color being used to advertise the “African and Middle Eastern Studies Page” on Twitter, sparking backlash online. None of the women pictured were in the “African and Middle Eastern” areas of study. The discussion about race and Greek life on campus has been furthered in the last few weeks due to language used on fraternity party Facebook invite pages and anonymous comments on the website Greek Rank. In response, students created the #BlackAtSMU hashtag and account on Twitter to express their views on race relations and experiences as Black

students at SMU. In light of these events, student leaders organized the program to discuss ways to fix the campus climate and endorse the equal treatment of all people. The discussion began with addresses by Student Diversity Chair Gabrielle Faulkner, African American Senator Garrett Fischer and the National Pan-Hellenic Council President Tien Dang. “It is unfortunate that we have to be gathered under such unfortunate circumstances,” Fischer said. Fischer later clarified that “a lot of the frustration within the African American community is bigger than just these events.” NPHC President Tien Dang relayed to the audience the two pieces of legislation currently being worked on in order to improve race education and stop discrimination in Greek life on SMU’s campus. The first proposed Senate bill recommends first-years interested in joining Greek organizations will be required to go to an interest meeting where all sororities and fraternities are able to explain their organizations. As a result, all of those planning to participate in recruitment will be informed about every Greek organization on campus, including NPHC, the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council and Panhellenic Council, Dang said.

The second proposed bill encourages all Greek individuals to participate in training about cultural sensitivity training. “There has been a lack of communication within the councils,” Dang said. “We are here to educate and communicate with one another.” D’Marquis Allen, president of the Association of Black Students, also spoke to the crowd. “We’ve been running away from this for a long time,” he said. “We need to talk about what is real and what is happening with people on both sides of the pack.” “Things like this have happened in the past, but they have happened for two months or two weeks, but now it is time for us to change the culture of Southern Methodist University,” said Darien Flowers, president of Alpha Phi Alpha, an NPHC fraternity. “We are not trying to hurt the image of SMU, but we are trying to uplift everyone and we are trying to open up this dialogue.” The discussion opened and audience members were allowed to offer their opinions about the culture of SMU and state their experiences or feelings about the campus climate. The discussion not only included the topic of race in the Greek setting, but also in the school setting as a whole. “I walk invisible to you, to white people here, and to even black people here because I am not in Greek life,” speaker

Anthony Moss said. “What can we do to incorporate collaboration?” Others discussed ways to make change last over the years on the SMU campus and what students of all races can do to better understand one another and their differences. Alexandra Douglass, VP Public Relations for SMU Panhellenic, spoke as well. “Diversity has been a huge issue that we have been trying to tackle with the Senate and Panhellenic,” Douglass said. “The only way to combat hateful communication is to combat it with more communication, not silence.” The discussion lasted more than two hours. “You heard something tonight,” Fischer said in closing. “This is not over. I challenge you to not let this die down.” Student Body President Carlton Adams plans to present a proposal to help resolve these issues on campus. The proposed legislation would establish an ad hoc committee on inclusion and diversity in Student Senate. Three members of this committee will be student senators. “The main thing I’m hearing is that no one has seen tangible changes and goals to solve this problem,” Adams said. “The committee will look at code of conduct revisions, the themed party guidelines and further education of Mustangs.” Visit smudailycampus.com for updated coverage on this topic.

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Contaminants hurting SMU’s ability to recycle PATRICK ENGEL Contributing Writer pengel@smu.edu Cody Nordwall points out a bag of recyclable items next to the dumpsters in front of Hughes-Trigg Student Center on a Tuesday morning in early October. Immediately he notices a stained piece of paper with small bits of brown leaves surrounding it. “There’s some coffee grounds,” SMU’s facility services A2L manager says, surmising that they came from the Einstein Bagel shop in Fincher Hall. “That’s not supposed to be there.” The coffee grounds are just one of the contaminants found in recycling bins across campus that day. Among the other discoveries were empty popcorn bags, a mushroom residueclad cardboard box, multiple bags with loose liquid, a Coca-Cola bottle with soda in it, Styrofoam cups, an Eos lip balm container, red-and-blue cupcakes and cooked pasta. While items like plastic bottles and

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A look at the percentage of total waste that is diverted to recycling centers.

cardboard are recyclable, cardboard with food residue, glass bottles and plastic bottles containing liquid are not. The liquid, residue or other trash items can prevent an entire bag of recyclable goods from being properly recycled when it arrives at a sorting facility in Garland, Texas. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of refuse per day, according to the Center for Sustainability and Commerce at Duke University. Statistics provided by SMU Senior Grounds Manager Ann Allen show that

SMU has produced 2,859 tons of waste through the end of September — 391 of which is recycle. That means SMU’s diversion rate, which is the percentage of the total waste that is diverted to recycling centers, is 15 percent. About 85 percent of waste that SMU produces goes to a landfill. The diversion rate has topped 20 percent in only two of the nine months so far this year. Allen said the goal is to be around a 50 percent diversion rate. SMU has several major pickup locations on campus: behind the

Umphrey Lee Center, the parking lot behind Westcott Field, the north end of the Meadows building, south end of Mustang Parking Center and in front of Hughes-Trigg. SMU Custodial Manager Asad Munir explained the process of collecting recyclable items. Each day, custodians empty recycle bins and place their contents in one of the pickup areas. Bins are emptied in three shifts. SMU’s recycle truck picks up the recyclables from the pickup areas in late morning. When the truck fills up, it drives the recyclables to Garland. From there, a worker sorts through each bag. If the bag contains too many contaminants, the whole bag is taken to the landfill. Despite all of the contaminants, students seem to be aware of and follow recycling procedures. Junior David Ahumada said his recycle bin at his off-campus apartment fills up each weekend. He’s careful that no trash, Styrofoam or large amounts of liquid get in the can. “If there’s an appreciable amount

of beer in a can, we’ll pour it out,” Ahumada said. “I feel like soda would be bad because of all the sugars. That’s also why you can’t recycle pizza boxes, because of the grease.” Fellow student Jack Hemphill is also careful. He puts every recyclable item in the blue bin in his dorm. “I recycle pretty much everything in my dorm room,” Hemphill said. Much of the contaminated recycle was found in the refuse areas behind Umphrey Lee Center and Moody Coliseum on the ride around campus with Nordwall. Each of those recycle dumpsters is close to a major dining hall on campus, which Nordwall estimates is the source of contaminants like the muffins, pasta and residue-laden boxes. Munir noted loose liquids in both recycling and trash bags are a major problem on football game days. Glass is more common on game days as well. “Dump out the liquids and then throw it in an appropriate container,” Munir said. “That would go a \long way.”

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Lack of funds means higher fees for Alternative Breaks ALEXIS KOPP Copy Editor ajkopp@smu.edu If students saw the 5-foot-2-inch, athletically built sophomore on the Boulevard, they would not expect her to be the same woman who drove a 15-passenger van across the Texas-Oklahoma border to lead a group of Southern Methodist University students on an impactful volunteer trip. Mary Parker Johnstone is a member of Alternative Breaks (AB), an on-campus organization that allows students to participate in volunteer trips during schoolwide breaks. Johnstone co-led the AB Trip to Hartshorne, Okla. this past Fall Break with junior Dominque Earland. Their group worked with one house under Habitat for Humanity and another under Rebuilding Together. Both organizations provide families in need with affordable housing. The group landscaped, demolished and installed drywall and painted the exterior of the two houses they worked on. Black mold was found growing inside one of the houses. “We had to go in and get all the black mold out, which was really crazy because all the insulation came out and it was so itchy,” Johnstone said. Although the group of two co-leaders, seven participants and one SMU faculty member faced challenges while volunteering in Oklahoma, they still had fun. “It was exciting because we were all able to bond together through these activities,” first-year participant Sarah Park said. The process to join an AB

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Trip is not difficult. A list of 10 trips as well as a list of social issues are written on an application. Applicants rank the trips in order of which he or she is most interested in, as well as the social issues in which the student is most passionate about. “They kind of try to give you your first choice, but it’s based on when you apply. So, it’s really first-come, first-served,” Johnstone said. The next concern of any college student is cost. Most students go on AB Trips because they do not want to stay alone on campus, but it is too expensive to travel back home. The leaders are given strict, modest budets. “I paid $150 for my trip, Park said. “I personally enjoyed the trip, but I think that it was a little expensive in relation to all the activities that we did, food that we ate and the place that we stayed.” Last year, AB asked Student Senate for more funding. According to the Student Senate spring 2015 budget, Alternative Breaks asked for $56,847.14, but received only $11,426. The money they requested covered all of the trips planned for the semester. Without the support from Student Senate, Alternative Breaks has been forced to raise the participation fee. “We have had a lot of fundraisers trying to

compensate for the lack of funds,” Johnstone said. “We are doing a letter-writing campaign, reaching out to businesses and corporations for money.” AB also held a fundraiser at Grub Burger Bar where a percentage of the proceeds went to their organization. Despite the lack of funds the organization receives, students still attend AB Trips, drawn in by the thirst for adventure and the willingness to serve. Although the trips are student-driven, one faculty member or staff accompanies each group. Cassie Luke, the assistant director for residential life for the South area of campus, went on Johnstone’s AB Trip. “It was really special to see the Student Site Leaders – Mary Parker and Dominique – pour so much work and energy not only into the service project, but also into helping their peers understand more about human needs and rights,” Luke said. Johnstone and Earland led discussions each night for the group to reflect on the day’s work. “Volunteer work is important to our SMU community because it reminds us to be humble and thankful for what we are given here on campus,” Park said.

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Men’s soccer wins AAC championship BRIAN O’DONNELL Sports Editor bodonnell@smu.edu SMU Men’s Soccer won the American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular season championship Oct. 31, defeating Temple and finishing the season with a 12-2-3 record. John Lujano, Jacob Speed, Idi Camara and Danny McQuaid were all honored for Senior Night prior to the game and played their last regularseason home match of their SMU careers. After a scoreless first half, junior Stanton Garcia and redshirt junior Brenden Lee each scored, giving the Mustangs the 2-0 victory. “We knew our goal was

to win tonight and to be champions,” said Garcia, the AAC Player of the Week. “We had to put our foot back on the gas and compose ourselves to come together in the second half. We did it.” Goalkeeper Michael Nelson had a strong game once again, recording his seventh shutout of the season. He was named AAC Goalkeeper of the Week. This is SMU’s first conference title under first-year Head Coach Kevin Hudson, though the Mustangs won four titles when Hudson played for the team from 2000-2003. “It feels great to be the champions,” Hudson said. “It’s the accumulation of

hard work, but it’s not the end. I told the boys that this is one peak in the giant mountain we’re trying to climb. Winning the conference isn’t the end of the season and our goal is greater than that. It’s one of the things we put on the board at the beginning of the year and we can cross that off.” No. 8 SMU will be the No. 1 seed in the AAC conference tournament after racking up a 7-0-1 conference record and will host the eighth-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats in the quarterfinal Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Westcott Field. The remainder of the tournament will be held in Tampa, Florida beginning Nov. 13.

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Mustangs look to spoil Temple’s breakthrough season The Mustangs enter this week having squandered an opportunity against Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane was a beatable team and SMU failed to take advantage. The game epitomized the season to this point. The Mustangs got off to a quick and promising start and then made mistakes. The difference between the team that played the first half and the team that comes out of the locker room after the half is night and day. SMU has been unable to keep pace in the second half of games. Coach Morris keeps telling fans how well practice is going, yet the team’s performance remains the same. The games early in the season showed what this team is capable of but it seems unable to maintain that level of focus and effort. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, the road is only getting more difficult. Temple is coming off of a fantastic primetime performance against the notorious and highly-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Despite losing, the presence of ESPN’s College Gameday and the way the Owls fought, proved to the college football world that they should be taken seriously. This Temple team is built on defense. It showed toughness against the Irish and displayed its ability to create turnovers. The Mustangs cannot turn the ball over if they have any chance against the Owls. The SMU offense has largely relied on Courtland Sutton. It won’t be able to do that against a Temple secondary that will be able to slow him down. Matt Davis is going to have to get others involved or run a lot more than he has the last few weeks. Unless Morris and the Mustangs have some offensive tricks up their sleeves, they won’t be able to utilize the only weapon they seem to have — points. Temple will leave Dallas with the victory. PREDICTION: Temple 30 - SMU 17

— Brian O’Donnell SMU CW Sports Editor

This week’s game against Temple will reveal a lot about SMU’s resiliency as a program. After blowing the lead last week against Tulsa and falling into last place in the AAC, SMU needs to make a statement. This week’s game against the nationally-ranked Owls offers the Mustangs the perfect stage to do so. However, Temple is too hungry for a win, especially coming off of its tough loss over the weekend. Temple played an excellent game against No. 9 Notre Dame, but fell just short on a late touchdown pass. The Owls are looking to climb back up in the rankings and build their resume for one of the more highly sought-after bowl games.

The Owls are coming into this week’s game against the Mustangs allowing only 327 yards of offense per game. Temple is also tied for third nationally in interceptions, with 14 on the season. Picks have been a clear weakness for the Mustangs the past few weeks, as quarterback Matt Davis has thrown an interception in each of the last two games. Fans can expect for Courtland Sutton to continue to be the centerpiece of the passing game, especially after an extremely impressive performance last week with two touchdowns and 165 yards. As impressive as Sutton has been throughout the season, Temple will be looking for ways to shut him down. Temple should show up ready to play in Dallas Nov. 6, putting pressure on Davis from the start of the game and forcing at least one interception. Sutton will have another solid game, with a pair of touchdown catches, but it won’t be enough to get the best of Temple this time. PREDICTION: Temple 35 - SMU 17

— Breck Spencer SMU CW Associate Sports Editor

SMU has a short week to prepare for one of the best teams in the AAC. Temple came within a couple minutes of knocking off top-10 foe Notre Dame in primetime last week and leads the conference in total defense, scoring defense and is second in sacks and interceptions. The Owls have top-tier weapons on both sides of the ball in AAC rushing leader Jahad Thomas and AAC defensive player of the year candidate Tyler Matakevich to boot. Scoring against this Temple defense is going to be tough for an SMU offense that struggled for much of October. Even though the point totals may not indicate it, SMU has not put together a consistent offensive performance for 60 minutes in conference play. Defensively, Temple is a better matchup for SMU because it doesn’t rely on big plays in the passing game or a spread-option running game. But stopping Thomas is a tall task. Quarterback P.J. Walker has cut down the turnovers from a year ago, but he’s still completing just 57 percent of his passes. This might be a trap game for Temple and SMU will play hard. The Mustangs played one of their better defensive games against Tulsa, so this could be a lower-scoring affair than expected. But it is unlikely SMU will be able to score on Temple’s defense enough to win. PREDICTION: Temple 31 - SMU 10

— Patrick Engel SMU CW Sports Columnist

SMU takes the field against Tulsa Oct. 31 at Ford Stadium.

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Australian EDM duo to light up Lizard Lounge Nov. 7 CLARA LANE Assoc. A&L: Entertainment claral@smu.edu Following the May release of their newest album ‘Dark Night Sweet Light,’ Australian duo Hermitude launched their North American tour Oct. 29 in New York. Luke Dubber (“Dubs”) and Angus Short (“Elgusto”), multi-instrumentalists from Australia, first began collaborating as teenagers in a band operated by Elgusto’s dad. The electronic pair first fell in love with hip-hop, but soon began making beats that evolved into tracks, coming together to form their first EP, “Imaginary Friends,” in 2002. Thirteen years later, with the release of their fifth album and an international tour, Hermitude is at the top of their game. With musical influences ranging from dubstep to reggae and jazz, their variety of musical preferences translates over to their own

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musical styling, which is full of smooth R&B beats paired with soft and snappy “electro soul.” “We try to listen to the current music that everyone is vibing on and creating and just let it soak in as an influence in to what we do,” Dubs said. “We’ve never been the kind of people who can recreate or copy a sound, we just let it seep into the way we write and let it come out in its own way as we make our own version of it.” The duo, originally from Blue Mountains, Australia, is extremely well known throughout their home country

and has won numerous awards, including the AIR Award for Best Electronic Album, as well as defeating Flume and other major electronic artists for the Australian Music Prize. In the States, Hermitude’s music has gained them much recognition, and they have performed at major music festivals including New York’s Governor’s Ball, New Orleans’ Buku and SXSW in Austin. The Aussies will be returning to the Lone Star State Nov. 7 for their performance at Dallas’ Lizard Lounge.

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Sweden-native, indie-rock band The Royal Concept is gaining notoriety in the U.S. for its catchy riffs and lyrics. Popular songs from the band include “Gimme Twice” and “On Our Way.” The Royal Concept continued to impress Dallas audiences last week at Club Dada. Before the concert, the SMU Campus Weekly sat down with lead singer David Larson and guitarist Filip Bekic, who teamed up to answer questions. SMU Campus Weekly: How did you guys come together to form The Royal Concept? Bekic: David and I met in high school. We started forming bands back then. Larson: They all sucked. Bekic: Yeah, they did suck. Then, we met our drummer and he kinda put us into shape. He’s much older than we are; he was a well-known drummer back in Stockholm. SMUCW: How many bands did you guys form before The Royal Concept? Larson: A lot of them, like one every week basically. SMUCW: What made them all fall apart? Bekic & Larson: Sh***y songs. Sh***y band names. That’s about it. SMUCW: What made you settle on your band name now? Larson: We were actually The Concept in the beginning. Then a week before we were

supposed to release our first EP here, we found out that there was already a rapper named The Concept here, so we had to change it. We snuck into our venue [in] Stockholm and put our name on the sign outside of the venue and we just added different words in between. And it works. Larson: I think that we got to actually play in front of people and try songs out and learn. That’s the problem with Stockholm right now is that there are too few live venues because the DJ scene basically took over. We have crazy good DJs back home so I understand that, but it’s a shame because we need venues like this. SMUCW: Do you like being on the road more because you can go to these different venues? Larson: Yes and we also get to meet new people and practice our English. SMUCW: What is the inspiration behind your music? Larson: We’re just musicians from the beginning. We also listen to very different kinds of music. The only music that we all enjoy is good jazz and Paul Simon. We listen to a lot of Paul Simon. Bekic: Our drummer is a big Daft Punk fan. We’re more into singer-songwriters. SMUCW: I know you guys had a couple big hits, does that add more pressure to you when you’re creating new music or does it make you more excited for the future? Larson: With this new EP we felt like doing something different, so

the spectrum is just bigger for us. We were also tired of the Phoenix comparison, even though they are one of my favorite bands, so we were trying to d something they would have never have done. Not just the Phoenix but every band, we are trying to stand out. It’s also important that we show the label that we are kind of unpredictable. SMUCW: What’s your favorite song to perform? Bekic: It’s different every night. Right now probably the new songs since they’re new to us too. SMUCW: Do you guys have any traditions or things you do before you go on stage? Larson: Filip is from Croatia. Bekic: Yeah I do a Croatian pep talk. Larson: No one knows what he’s saying still. SMUCW: What do you like about being on the road? Larson: When it comes to venues, you never know what to expect. It’s fun to be on that level when you don’t know what to expect. It’s also fun to be on social media and YouTube. We have only released two EPs in the States but we have released a sh**load of songs back home and suddenly you can end up in Kansas City and someone is requesting a demo of yours from four years ago just because it’s out there. Bekic: We actually added a song right now for tonight because people were requesting it so we had to learn it again.

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The Paleo Diet advocates eating “like the cavemen did.”

Students return to roots with Paleo Diet MIA WENNICK Contributing Writer mwennick@smu.edu Two-thousand-fifteen is known as the year Americans went back to the future, but many are returning to the ways of the past, for an unexpected reason. The Paleolithic (Paleo) diet, also known as the “Caveman” diet, revolves around the idea that eating the way that ancestors did will help the nation achieve a healthier lifestyle. Dietitians acknowledge there are both positives and negatives to this diet, just like there are with any lifestyle change. Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist and author of The Paleo Solution, agrees that the Paleo diet is a superior diet, as it works in partnership with one’s genetics to help reach the best quality of life. The Paleo diet is the healthiest way to eat, as the modern diet is full of refined foods and trans fats, Wolf said. The diet is simple; eat only foods that were available in the Paleolithic time period, taking great care to avoid refined and processed foods. “If cavemen didn’t eat it,

then neither should you,” SMU Dietitian Courtney De La Rosa said. This is the central motto of the diet and the guiding principal that followers look toward. “So foods that can be hunted, fished, or gathered (ex: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, vegetables, roots, berries and fruit) can be eaten, everything else should be eliminated from the diet (ex: grain, dairy, legumes, sugar, salt),” De La Rosa said. The diet is relatively easy to follow, as it revolves around this main idea; however, criticisms of the diet include the reduction of carbs and abundance of protein. Recent news regarding the correlation between processed meats and cancer may worry some who follow the high-protein Paleo diet, but true followers eat organic produce. Intense followers do all that they can to get as much out of the food they are eating, some even going as far as to buy grass-fed meat, as it has an abundance of omega-3’s. Because the Paleo diet works with genetics, it is designed to give the human body exactly what it needs,

while cutting out foods that taste good, but may not offer many health benefits (such as white bread and processed foods). “Advocates of the Paleo diet argue that our bodies are genetically inclined to eat this way, and blame agricultural revolution and the addition of foods such as grains, legumes and dairy for chronic disease such as obesity and heart disease,” De La Rosa said. In addition to reducing chronic disease, the diet also yields other health benefits, such as increased energy, better sleep patterns and weight loss. “While on the Paleo diet, I felt as though I had much more energy, I slept better, and I also felt really good about knowing I was eating cleanly and I was doing something really good for myself,” Paleo diet believer Laura Dickens said. To many, the diet has become more than just a fad, but a way of life. “After doing the Paleo diet for a few months, I am so happy with the results that I want to keep doing it for as long as I can. It’s so easy to incorporate into my day to day life,” Dickens said.

November is going to define 2015’s music trends. Anyone who is anyone in music is releasing high caliber tracks and albums this upcoming month. Check out some of the best new music to look forward to in November. 1. Adele — “25” In her first print interview in three years, Adele spoke with i-D magazine about her ambitions with “25,” as well as her reservations. “I think the album is about trying to clear out the past,” she said to i-D magazine. “Becoming a parent and moving past my mid-twenties, I simply don’t have the capacity to worry

about as many things that I used to really enjoy worrying about.” Expect record-breaking tracks (the “Hello” Vevo video was viewed 27.7 million times in 24 hours, surpassing Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” record, Entertainment Weekly reports), evocative ballads and powerful lyrics. 2. Justin Bieber — “Purpose” If you didn’t already know, Justin Bieber is releasing an album — check out his shameless self-promotions on Instagram full of memes and promotional graffiti. With producers like Skrillex, Diplo, Md and newcomer Blood, “Purpose” will feature Bieber’s most productionfocused album to date, if singles “What Do Ü Mean?”

and “Sorry” are of any insight. Here’s to hoping the album lives up to the endless hype. 3. Ellie Goulding — “Delirium” If Goulding’s singles “On My Mind” and “Lost and Found” are any indication of her upcoming album, it will be much more substantial than her two previous albums. “I’ve written a lot of songs about relationships and break-ups,” she said. “I feel like my next album is going to be about something completely different.” She’s focusing less on boy problems in her lyrics this time around. Goulding told The Sun that nature was her main influence in “Delirium,” especially David Attenborough’s documentaries.

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Editors advocate for free speech, open dialogue In the past week SMU has been under a firestorm from local and national media for the insensitive and racist comments posted both publicly and anonymously on various websites and forums. We, as an editorial board, deplore these statements as they do not reflect us as SMU students. We are proud members of this campus community, but are discouraged that the voices of few are being attributed as the opinion of the whole. As alumnus and former

Editor-in-Chief Rahfin Faruk said, “we should rise above the easy narrative.” The SMU Campus Weekly is diverse in itself with staffers who are of different ethnicities, races, backgrounds, socioeconomic standings, countries and religions. We have members who are in Greek life and those who are not. However, we do see and agree that SMU has room for improvement in terms of open dialogues and cross-

organizational integration. Moving forward, our main concern is the uncertainty of how the community as a whole will implement these ideas. As an editorial board and as journalists, we are proponents of free speech where all views, even those in stark opposition to the majority, should be acknowledged. The crux of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is based on the freedom of speech. We fear that some of these discussions will lead

to sanctioned speech on this campus in terms of sensitivity training and safe speech zones. Censorship is not the answer to this debate. What will this say about us if we condemn speech? What will this say about us as leaders if we go against one of the basic principles our nation has always stood for? There is power in speech and power in discourse. Continue the conversation; support your community; stand behind your university.

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What a week we had leading up to my favorite holiday: Halloween. Personally, I love to dress up in costume and enjoy being a character of my own choosing. Unfortunately, several of my fellow students have taken the opportunity to remove their masks this week and let us know what they really think about me and my fellow minority students. I just wanted to take a minute and explain to many of you why “bring[ing] out your bling, jerseys and inner thug” to a party is a problem. First, it’s lame. The movie “Dear White People” (for which I was provided free passes from SMU to see last year) already addressed how tacky, distasteful and violentprovoking such a party can be. You don’t have to like everyone on this campus, but you have no right to humiliate anyone. Second, who even wears jerseys on a regular basis anymore? It’s 2015. How many students have you seen with a gold grill or exorbitant gold chains on campus? We all dress

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OLUTOMI ODUKOYA Law Student oodukoya@smu.edu

how we like. You can’t dress,

talk or act “black.” The concept does not exist. And why would you even want to? Be who you are. And if that is not enough, take a long look in the mirror and fix yourself. Lastly, for those of you who even made it this far in the article, how many “thugs”

do you see on this campus? Absolutely none! Everyone is here to get an education and better themselves. Regardless of how you feel about someone’s outer appearance. For the rest of this guest column editorial please visit bit.ly/1k9v7YC.

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