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New year, new UC More changes to the University Curriculum proposed NOAH BARTOS Opinion Editor nbartos@smu.edu The University Curriculum (UC) was originally implemented in Fall 2012 as the foundational “general education” guidelines for all SMU students. It consists of a web of foundations, pillars and proficiencies and experiences that work together to create a “holistic university background of education.”

The implementation of this complex system was met with criticism and has changed significantly since its 2012 founding following feedback from students, faculty, administrators and staff.

And now, the UC is facing even more changes to its model in a proposal called “UC 2016.” The proposal aims to fill the deficiencies found in the current version of the UC. The new version would begin with the incoming class of 2020, who will matriculate to campus in Fall 2016.

In the current version of the curriculum, many students are able to complete the majority of their requirements by freshman year without seriously impacting their academic schedule; however, other complaints remain in regards to the scope and details of the UC. These complaints primarily focus on the complexity of the curriculum, hours required and the lack of availability of required classes.

Eric Hawkins, a junior studying computer engineering, acknowledges the importance that the UC has in providing a general education, but says it still needs some work.

“It needs to be less inconvenient — the various requirements make it difficult for engineers to graduate in four years,” he said.

Marisol Moran, a junior studying marketing and advertising, echoes the same sentiments.

“I think some of the proficiencies miss the point and are a waste of time to be honest,” Moran said. “Many people are forced into summer school to fulfill them.”

These kinds of complaints are what spearheaded the several waves of changes to the UC.

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A look at the proposed changes to the foundations, pillars and profeciencies and experiences of the UC in the UC 2016 plan. The changes to the UC would be implemented with the incoming class of students, or the Class of 2020.

Peter Moore, senior associate dean for general education, stated that the problem with the UC was that there were too many credits, as students needed to fulfill more than 50 credit hours to complete the required pillars.

“Originally the high credits were supposed to be overcome by high double-counting, but it just has not materialized,” Moore said.

Moore said the UC 2016 proposal will permanently reduce the number of proficiencies and experiences from eight to six.

“It also will reduce the pillar credit count from 30 down to 27 hours with more ability for double-counting,” he said.

Not only will the total credit count for the pillars be reduced, but also the actual structure for the pillars and experiences will be altered.

First, the second language requirement will be moved into the foundation.

Pillars will fall into three “columns” or categorizations of pillars: Humanities & Fine Arts; Natural & Mathematical Sciences; and History, Social, & Behavioral sciences.

Students will have to complete the first level of each pillar in these columns, and at least one level 2 pillar in each column grouping.

This requires a total of six level I pillars and three level 2 pillars.

Moore stated that the reason behind reorganizing these pillars was twofold.

First, moving more pillars into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) categorization and creating a pillar for technology and mathematics will require engineers to take fewer UC hours outside of their major requirements.

Second, eliminating the exemptions and controlling what pillar classes students can take makes course scheduling easier for the various academic departments of and prevents students from leaving some UC classes underenrolled while other UC classes do not have enough seats, Moore said.

The goal of this modification is to enable students to graduate on time and to achieve major/minor or double major combinations.

Sophomore Nick McLaughlin is a student member of the University Curriculum Committee. He is confident that the UC 2016 proposal will achieve those goals.

“It will be one of the biggest and most successful changes to the UC thus far,” McLaughlin said.

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SMU alumnus making history on, off soccer feild with young players BRECK SPENCER Sports Editor bspencer@smu.edu

Former SMU football player and men’s soccer Director of Operations Brad Namdar is looking to make a name for himself in the ranks of elite soccer coaches.

Namdar received his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with a minor in philosophy. in 2012, while serving as the Mustangs’ place kicker.

Following his graduation, Namdar continued his education at SMU, receiving his masters in dispute resolution and Conflict management in 2014 while also working with the Men’s Soccer team.

During Namdar’s tenure as an undergraduate, he had the opportunity to serve as a coaching apprentice for former SMU Hall of Fame Men’s Soccer Coach and FC Dallas Coach Schellas Hyndman.

Through his apprenticeship, Namdar learned the ins and outs of running a successful, efficient, elite soccer program.

“When you get to see how [Hyndman] runs his team, his sessions and on a personal level, you learn what kind of person and coach

you need to be in order to be successful,” Namdar said.

His time under Hyndman also allowed for Namdar to meet future SMU goalkeeper and his current Assistant Coach Oscar Pareja.

While Hyndman played a significant role in grooming Namdar’s coaching background and serving as Namdar’s role-model, the Mountain View coach also credits his time at SMU with intangibles which have correlated to his success as a coach.

“When you’re a student athlete at SMU, then a director of operations, you learn the ins and outs of how efficient program is run,” Hyndman said. “SMU has taught me how to be appreciative, how to work hard, network and how to run a program efficiently.”

Namdar’s background in working with the SMU men’s soccer team and under Hyndman, along with coaching Dallas’ St. Mark’s Middle and High School teams, presented him the opportunity to serve as the head coach for the North Dallas High School boys varsity team in 2014.

While coaching at North Dallas High School, Namdar showcased his talent as a head coach and cemented his legitimacy in the eyes of doubters, as the team reached a ranking as

high as No. 3 in Texas.

The following summer, Namdar accepted the head coaching job as both the men’s and women’s head coach at Mountain View Community College.

The year before Namdar’s arrival, the men’s team posted a 1-11 record. During Namdar’s first year at the program, the team recorded a historical record, winning eight games to only six losses.

A similar narrative accompanied the women’s team. Namdar and the women’s soccer team recorded the best record in the past four years, winning five games.

As he looks into the upcoming season, Namdar hopes to capitalize on the momentum the team established during his first year as coach.

“I hope to make Mountain View a national powerhouse that has top players graduating every year and win a national championship,” Namdar said. “I believe that we can do that if we utilize our resources and innovative potential.”

Although Namdar has ambitious goals for the Mountain View college program on the field, his goals for his players and program extend beyond the pitch as well.

Since his time as a student at SMU, Namdar has used soccer as a medium to reach out and provide players with opportunities otherwise unavailable. He believes that the skills developed through sports translate to success in other realms of life.

“Soccer and sports in general do wonders in developing students off the field,” Namdar said. “You learn to work as a team, interpersonal and intrinsic qualities that are important to succeed. At the same time you learn how to work hard towards a common goal.”

While a student at SMU, Namdar started Dream Big Soccer, an organization with the mission of using soccer as a medium for underprivileged children to develop skills that would translate to their success athletically, socially and academically.

“The mission of Dream Big was utilizing soccer as a median, but also promoting education,” Namdar said.

Since its founding, Dream Big has helped over 2,000 kids in Dallas and expanded to eight college campuses.

In addition, Namdar has made significant

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Temple’s three-pointers overwhelm SMU in team’s first loss of season PATRICK ENGEL Sports Columnist pengel@smu.edu

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Shake Milton hunched into his defensive stance on the three-point line, his left foot slightly behind his right to guard against a drive and his right hand extended outward to contest a three-point shot.

Temple guard Devin Coleman stood a foot and a half in front of him, ball in hand.

Coleman quickly faked a drive, rose up and fired a three-pointer over Milton.

Swish. His sixth make in as many attempts extended Temple’s lead to 14 with 7:41 to go, just two minutes after SMU whittled the deficit to five.

SMU allowed Temple to shoot threes from the get-go, and a lot of open ones. The Mustangs held a small lead for the first nine minutes, but mistakes allowed Temple to build a 10-point halftime lead.

Turnovers on SMU’s own side of the court led to easy transition layups and open three-point looks. The Owls entered the game shooting only 31 percent on threes, but SMU seemed content to let them fire away from deep.

Temple’s three-point numbers weren’t impressive coming in, but any high-major team will make open threes if given enough of them. Temple is a streaky team, even during the course of a game, but entering halftime with shooting momentum goes a long way.

The Owls made contested shot after

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impacts with both his North Dallas High School and current Mountain View squad.

In 2014, during Namdar’s one-year head coaching experience with North Dallas High School, he achieved an historic record by having nine senior students graduating and attending college.

Furthermore, in the past year, all of Namdar’s players, men and women, have

contested shot in the second half. Head Coach Larry Brown moved big men Markus Kennedy and Jordan Tolbert out to the perimeter to create a tougher mismatch for Temple’s shooters.

It didn’t matter. Coleman hit threes over Kennedy and Tolbert on his way to a 23-point day in which he didn’t miss a shot.

Giving up open looks from deep isn’t a new issue for SMU. Its opponents score 38 percent of their points on threes, the third-highest percentage in the nation.

Last season, opponents scored nearly 40 percent of points from three-point land, the highest such mark in the nation.Yet it has been a survivable issue. SMU has allowed at least nine made threes seven times this year. It won the first six such games by an average of 12.7 points per game.

But SMU didn’t have 14 turnovers, miss 10 of its first 18 free throws and shoot 3-for-14 from distance in any of those games.

SMU is a good enough team to win when it allows a lot of threes and good enough to win without relying on three-pointers.

But overcoming three-point barrages is hard with so many mistakes, especially when an opponent has a career day as Coleman did.

Fran Dunphy’s team was disciplined and better than SMU in just about every area. It’s a surprise considering the deficits SMU has overcome as of late and the adversity it has faced. The team has six days off before a home date with Memphis, an even worse three-point shooting team than Temple. But as Sunday showed, SMU can’t underestimate anyone.

received offers to play at fouryear universities, including six players who have already signed letters of intent.

“Our team culture is one that puts academics as our No. 1 priority,” Namdar said. “I am very happy of the opportunities my players have been able to earn to play at four year colleges and universities.”

Undoubtedly, the academic culture and high standards Namdar holds his players to has played a significant role in their ability to continue

their educations at four year institutions.

Namdar will continue to strengthen his credentials and develop his legacy as he moves into the upcoming season.

Likely, Namdar will continue to look to continue climbing the echelons of competitive soccer. However, one thing is sure.

Wherever Namdar goes, and whoever he plays, his desire to use soccer as a tool for improving lives and teaching valuable life lessons will follow.

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Head Coach Larry Brown devising a strategy with players Shake Milton and Nic Moore mid-game.

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Student Body Secretary resigns from office CHRISTINA COX Editor-in-Chief clcox@smu.edu Student Body Secretary James Jang announced his resignation via email to members of the Student Senate Tuesday afternoon.

Jang stated that he chose to resign due to personal reasons and his busy schedule.

“There has been a lot going on, and I haven’t really been able to do my job as secretary as well as I know it should be done,” Jang said in his resignation email. “I feel that it’s not fair to the student body to do this job half-heartedly when I am focused on other things right now.”

Jang said in his email to members of Senate that he is still passionate about Student Senate and looks forward to what the chamber will accomplish this upcoming semester.

According to a member of Student Senate, there will be an election for a new secretary.

In Article IV of the Student Body Constitution, it states that to be elected secretary an individual must “have previously served as a member of the Student Senate, be elected only by the currently enrolled full-time and part-

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Senior Emily Dombrowski, another student member of the University Curriculum Committee, believes the changes to the UC will be beneficial for students.

“Though [the new UC]

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time students, serve from their inauguration to the annual Spring inauguration of the following year, and be elected by the majority in a general election or by the majority in a run-off election.”

Individuals interested in being Student Body Secretary must also be enrolled in a full-time degree-granting program or co-op program with minimum hours to graduate, or be a full-time or part-time student seeking a graduate, doctoral or professional degree. He or she must also have a 2.5 semester and cumulative GPA. The secretary’s roles include maintaining all records, serving as an exofficio voting member of

Student Senate; assisting all officers in overseeing the execution of all pieces of legislation passed by the Student Senate; assisting officers in calendar planning of the following year; reviewing and compiling changes to the Student Code; serving as chairperson of the Student Senate Code of Conduct Revision Committee; interacting with the Student Senate and university administrators in the presentation of all decisions of the Code of Conduct Revision Committee regarding proposed changes periodically throughout the year, as designated by the Senate calendar; and accepting petitions of referendum.

might take a little while to explain, I think students will ultimately be able to grasp and be successful while on this curriculum,” she said.

The UC 2016 proposal is still under review by SMU faculty and staff.

According to Moore, the Faculty Senate began reviewing the proposal

Jan. 27 and the University Curriculum Council is scheduled to review the proposal Feb. 5.

The proposal is still subject to change and is an ongoing development.

The SMU Campus Weekly will continue to follow this story as more information becomes available about the proposal.

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A look at the new Harold Clark Simmons Hall

Photos by Mollie Mayfield Top left: The entrance to the new Harold Clark Simmons Hall, which opened its doors at the start of the semester.

Top right: The classic SMU golden dome sits atop the new education building.

Center Right: The building sits on Airline Road, across from Fondren Library.

Center: The Teacher Development Studio resides in the new building.

Bottom left: Harold Simmons Hall includes several administrative and faculty offices.

Bottom right: The Budd Center for Involving Communities in Education is located inside.

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Designer footballs up for auction in honor of Super Bowl 50 EMILY WARD Fashion Editor eward@smu.edu “Well, I like navy/light blue, so I guess I am rooting for the Broncos/Panthers.”

For fashion lovers who aren’t also fans of football, jersey color may be the only determining factor when choosing between rooting for the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl 50 Feb. 7.

So while the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the NFL may seem an unlikely pair, the result of their collaboration is truly dazzling.

The two have teamed up to design custom bespoke footballs to be auctioned off with proceeds going to the NFL Foundation.

Fifty CFDA members, including wellknown names like Kenneth Cole, Prabal Gurung, Vince Camuto and more, were tasked with putting a personal and fashionable spin on Super Bowl 50 footballs.

With many of the designers taking golden

inspiration for the championship game’s 50th anniversary, their creations put the fantasy in football.

From tassels to bedazzled bling to flowers, and everything in-between, these game day accessories are sure to catch even the most not-sporty fashion lover’s eye.

For Kendra Scott enthusiasts, check out her football featuring the custom shapes, techniques and materials of her jewelry.

Scott’s natural stone embellished football includes a hand-crafted gilded mesh of gold and iridescent elements.

Tiffany & Co’s football is based on the coveted Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy and is comprised of 12 pounds of sterling silver and .23 pounds of yellow gold.

Check out these top six chic twists on footballs, then catch all 50 through Feb. 14 at NFL.com/Auction.

Craving more fashion and football duos?

Check out the 48 one-of-a-kind football helmets created and auctioned off for Super Bowl XLVIII back in 2014 at bloomingdales.com/ fashion-touchdown.

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Alice & Olivia’s fantasy football is inspired by their iconic Staceface artwork.

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Inspired by Day of the Dead, Nicole Miller’s football features silk flowers and metal studs.

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Paul Andrew created a feminine football of Italian hand-made Specchio flowers.

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Left in the end zone to bloom, Tanya Taylor’s football features the past Super Bowl logos.

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According to the cellophane and enamel confectionary football by WHIT, victory is sweet.

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Peek inside designer Jenny Packham’s Spring 2016 collection EMILY WARD Fashion Editor eward@smu.edu Since its launch in 1988, Jenny Packham’s design house has become one of the UK's most successful and independent fashion brands.

Her distinctive signature style has contributed to revolutionizing the bridal industry and introduced a contemporary approach to design and styling.

Today, her label includes ready-to-wear, resort, bridal and accessory collections with flagship stores in London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong.

The collections are also available in select stores like Neiman Marcus. In fact, Packham visited the flagship Neiman Marcus store in Dallas this past November for a special viewing.

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Red carpets around the world are graced with Packham’s designs worn by some of the most iconic, talented and influential women of this generation.

Fans of her work include Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Emily Blunt, Kate Hudson and Taylor Swift — just to name a few.

Another famous lover of Packham's gorgeous designs?

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.

With the winter blues officially here for a few more weeks, take a peek at the five most girly collections from Packham's Spring 2016 collection for a daily dose of sparkle.

For more drool-worthy designs, check out her latest bridal collection, which is inspired by Shakespeare’s enchanting tale, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

With sparkling red rosettes sewn all-over, this red romper is sure to steal the show.

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Inspired by flower petals, this gown includes an embellished collarbone and deep V-neck.

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This shimmering royal blue dress has a lacy, floral pattern and three-quarter length sleeves.

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Pale pink, named Rose Quartz by Pantone, is one of the two colors of 2016.

This knee-length white dress features a bejeweled waist and plunging neckline.

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The rich color, luxe pattern and beading of this gown are regal.

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This flowing gray gown features yellow blossoms with gemstones cascading down.

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The overall airy look and feel of this dress is the new definition of ethereal.

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On any given day, I can be found deep within the recesses of SMU’s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering — by recesses I mean 1,500 sq ft. of space called the Deason Innovation Gym. There I can find food, an arcade machine, a 3D printer, people writing code (not “cracking codes”) and solving problems. The last thing on my mind is what I’m wearing — or what anyone else is wearing.

I am a male engineer who does not own any designer clothing, knows little about women’s style and has never written any kind of journalism piece before.

So why am I writing about the style of Lyle women? I am writing because I have not read such a ridiculous and borderline ignorant article about women in the campus newspaper since my freshman year. More importantly, I want to write about what I think Lyle style is, and should be.

Lyle professors and staff, in my opinion, care a lot.

They care about the quality of work my friends and I submit, they care about us trying in our classes and they care about our safety.

But they do not care about style. If Lyle women are comfortable and do their best work in jeans and a T-shirt, or sweats, then great. If you do your best work in baggy clothing, go ahead; if you want to look nice, don’t let anyone else stop you. Do you want to wear opened-toed shoes and jewelry? Sure, but change when you enter areas that use sharp objects, heavy materials or power tools. That’s what a female

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engineer told me before she trained me on that equipment.

Your clothing does not give you any kind of competitive advantage in Lyle, the only reason you would be told to change is for safety around tools or machinery.

The original article implies that women dressing femininely means they are

dressing like people in Greek life, as if those things are one and the same. Well, those two do not go together all the time. I have seen Greek letters proudly displayed by all engineers on bags, laptops, jackets, shirts, etc.

And if you fear any kind of backlash, then I encourage you to don those letters. You will see that people don’t care.

I also encourage you to wear layers, because it’s cold out.

In Lyle, we have members of fraternities and sororities as TAs, graders, ambassadors and leaders of honor societies.

We also have people not affiliated with Greek life in those positions because your

letters, like your fashion, do not define you.

In Lyle, we are proud of our engineers. We are proud of our female students traveling to Bolivia as part of Engineers without Borders, our female interns at places like Microsoft, and our female directors in the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership, the Deason Innovation Gym, the Hunt Institute, etc.

Their only style is breaking down barriers in an industry historically dominated by men and they dress however they want doing it.

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KARA FELLOWS Arts and Life Associate Editor kfellows@smu.edu Yes, you read that correctly.

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” hits theaters Feb. 5, and it’s everything you could hope for with a title like that. It’s a movie that delivers all the romance of traditional adaptations while upping the stakes and never taking itself too seriously.

Adapted from the bestselling novel with the same name, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” follows the same basic plot line of Jane Austen’s original novel, “Pride and Prejudice” except that zombies are a real and dangerous threat to London.

The five Bennett sisters are capable women who curb-stomp zombies’ heads without flinching and then flounce off to a ball in search of husbands. All your favorite parts of “Pride

and Prejudice” are still there — including swoon-worthy eligible bachelors — but the zombies give the movie new life.

“It’s a romance drama but then throw into that anytime you’re maybe getting a bit bored a big zombie attack,” Bella Heathcoate, who plays Jane Bennett, said “So it really just makes it a very sort of exciting romp and quite scary and funny.”

A killer cast joins Heathcoate, including Lily James, Sam Riley, Douglas Booth and Matt Smith, who all had fun tweaking their timeless characters.

“The laws of the universe are slightly heightened and the characters that exist in it can therefore be slightly heightened,” Smith said.

“We had knife pins in our kickers like we could do anything we want,” James added.

The fight scenes are hilariously sprinkled with

Austen’s flowery dialogue, but the two extremes work brilliantly together thanks to amazing choreography.

Austen’s dialogue naturally has a bit of a rhythm to it and the choreographed fighting parallels that rhythm, adding a new layer to the verbal sparring from the original novel.

“It’s almost like the themes and relationships in the book become heightened and really clear,” James said. “Like Liz Bennett gets to beat the crap out of Darcy, which is a really physical expression of all her sexual frustration.”

It’s not exactly high in nutritional value, but the movie delivers on what it set out to do and is already one of my guilty pleasures.

It’s fun and funny and so out of the box that it works.

‘Turnpike Troubadours’ truck to Billy Bob’s Texas RILEY COVEN Arts and Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu Next month, the Turnpike Troubadours will be at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth playing their latest self-titled album.

The country music band has been making waves recently as their music has been topping the country charts across the nation.

Called the “New Bad Boys of Country Music” by Playboy, the band has become a

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Turnpike Troubadours rocking a show. country sensation to many.

On Feb. 6, that venue is the Their fans all enjoy the famed Billy Bob’s in Fort live renditions played as the Worth. The band will be Oklahoma natives rock every playing their hits as they venue they set their eyes on. rock a sell-out crowd.

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‘The Finest Hours’ not worth the time to watch RILEY COVEN Arts and Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu Craig Gillespie’s latest venture is not quite as aptly named as one would hope.

“The Finest Hours” is a film that, while not the worst movie of the year, definitely isn’t one of the best.

Based on a true story, the film follows U.S. Coast Guardsman Bernie Webber and his crew as they attempt to rescue a destroyed ship in the middle of one of the worst storms in history. The film takes place in 1952 and stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and Holliday Grainger.

While it seems on the surface that the film is focused on the daring rescue of the downed oil tankers, it instead

mainly follows the love story between Webber and his girlfriend Miriam.

Their love story takes place over an oddly-paced time line in which they meet, go on several dates, and then decide to get married. All of this happens right before Webber dashes off into the biggest storm of the century without telling Miriam.

The confusion of their relationship dynamic wouldn’t be as much of an issue if it weren’t the attempted focal point of the film.

While the film’s main problem was its lack of story development, there were other issues as well.

In a period piece like this the performances are typically what can save the film, but

instead they made it worse.

Pine seemed to be the only one interested in making the film a worthwhile production. The rest of the cast seemed to be doing their best to be caricatures with silly accents instead of the people they were supposed to be portraying.

As a whole, the film had a lot of key elements that could have made it successful. The story had potential, the actors have enough talent and the time period in which it was set is one that often lends itself to an interesting film.

Unfortunately, all of these pieces were not enough to complete the puzzle. The film could have been the finest hours for Gillespie and his company, but instead it was anything but.

Explore Dallas, have fun on a budget CARLEEANN ALLEN Arts and Life Associate Editor carleeanna@smu.edu A new year means new possibilities and resolutions.

The harsh reality is that most of the resolutions people were determined to keep on Dec. 31 have been broken or forgotten by the time people near February.

Whether it is to work on personal fitness, kick a nasty habit or save money, everyone can acknowledge what he or she needs to work on. But most are unsure of the steps it takes to reach their goals. For young people, or college students who are trying to save money while living on a tight budget, there are easy ways to cut costs while keeping the lifestyle that you want.

Living on a tight budget, and trying to keep up with friends who seem to have pockets deeper than the Mariana Trench, can be a daunting task.

Having fun with low funds isn’t impossible; in fact some of the best things in Dallas are free. From date ideas to skipping out on the cost of a monthly gym membership, there are endless ways to save money and live an exciting life.

Dallas has a large collection of art museums, which are perfect places to go on dates or take visiting friends or family.

The Dallas Museum of Art has free general admission every day, and the Nasher Sculpture Center is free admission every first Saturday of the month.

Some of the other museums in town charge anywhere from $10 to $21 per ticket, but checking online for

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special days and deals can help you save money.

Klyde Warren Park is Dallas’ pride and joy and is known for adding a patch of green to the concrete jungle, but most people are unaware that most park activities are free.

Save money by attending the weekly yoga, Tai Chi and Zumba classes or bring friends, or a date, to the park to explore the botanical gardens, play foosball in The Commons area or play on the putting green.

Klyde Warren Park’s website has a long list of events for kids, dogs and adults to enjoy that are easy on the wallet. Gym memberships and boutique fitness centers can cost a pretty penny.

To save money, look for free trial classes or get a month of unlimited classes to bring the cost per class down. Some fitness stores like Luke’s Locker or Run On offer free social runs or training sessions. Staying fit doesn’t need to burn a hole in your wallet.

Saving money is the

hardest on the weekends when everyone wants to go out to dinner or hit the bar scene.

Splitting Uber rides with friends, finding cheaper menu items or avoiding the top-shelf alcohol are just a few ways to avoid spending your entire paycheck.

Other helpful hacks are drinking before you go out to avoid the overpriced drinks at the bar, avoiding places with a cover charge, ordering pitchers when possible and setting a budget for the night.

It’s still possible to enjoy a night on the town while living on a budget.

And don’t forget to use your student ID whenever you can. Stores and restaurants around campus often have a discount that students can take advantage of, but lots of companies have a discount that applies to all college students.

From Amazon to J.Crew and Club Monaco to Eurail, there are dozens of companies that can help you save money on clothes, technology and even your first car.