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SMU disrupts design with new Master’s in art and design innovation SUE HAN Contributing Writer suhyunh@mail.smu.edu Senior mechanical engineering major Ana Rios was not originally planning on completing a Master’s in art and design innovation (MADI) when she first came to SMU. In fact, the program didn’t even exist until fall of her senior year. She was planning on getting her 4 + 1 in mechanical engineering until she took “Building Creative Confidence” taught by Kate Canales, a class that teaches students to get past the fear that blocks creativity through personal projects and assignments. For Rio’s final project in the
class, she decided to do something that was personal and outside her comfort zone. “I felt a sense of respect from everyone and a sense of accomplishment for actually throwing my idea out there,” Rios said. “It was really rewarding to get that confidence in your creativity, and that was when I was like, I’m doing MADI because it pushes my limits.” Now Rios is getting a dual degree in both mechanical engineering and MADI. She said MADI pairs well with her mechanical engineering degree, as she wanted to do something more hands-on and less technical. Rios said she hopes to work with Disney Imagineering in the future to
create different experiences in the theme parks. The mission of MADI is to prepare students to tackle problems using the human-centered design approach which creates with the end user in mind. Human-centered design is a creative approach to problem-solving; it starts with the people you’re designing for and ends with solutions tailored to suit their needs. The program was launched in fall 2015 by Kate Canales after two years of planning. Canales, the director of Design and Innovation Program at the Lyle School of Engineering, is trained as a traditional product designer. She got her start in human-centered design at IDEO, a design and
innovation consulting firm in Palo Alto. After being at IDEO, she learned how human-centered design could inform design decisions and lead to innovation. After giving a TEDxSMU talk in 2011 on “Disruption by Design,” the dean of the Lyle School told her they were looking for ways to teach engineers how to rethink, and asked if she would come work with them. She first tinkered with offering undergraduate classes such as “Building Creative Confidence,” and then started building a master’s program. Fourteen students are enrolled in the program. Some have just graduated and others have come back to school after working.
The backgrounds of the students are diverse with six students with engineering backgrounds, poets, theatre stage managers, teachers, neuroscientists and traditional designers. “All of them are going to use this degree really differently. We hoped that would happen,” Canales said. “It is adding a skillset that allows them to tackle things that are more strategic. Some of them are planning to become entrepreneurs and want to learn how to think flexibly. Several have seen it as an alternative to an MBA that gives you a certain skillset for those who didn’t want a traditional MBA.” Thom Browne is another
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student who started the MADI program in January. After three years of teaching English in Dallas ISD, he wanted to step away from teaching. “I didn’t want your typical master’s degree. I personally believe creativity is key to fixing all these issues in the world. The worlds biggest problems aren’t going to be solved by something someone has thought about before,” Browne said. “We have to be creative. One of the most important things for me is creativity. I believe in it. Most people say that they do. I feel like it is really embodied in this program.” One of the mandatory classes places students in studio classes where they are given a client and a prompt to solve an open-ended problem using human-centered design. The current client is Café Momentum, a nonprofit restaurant that trains and hires juvenile offenders. The problem students have to solve is that many of the young men who work at Café Momentum are unable to get a lease or live in unaffordable housing because of their age. Canales admits that she has no idea how
SMU Campus Weekly to solve the problem. “It’s one of those studio prompts that the instructor has no idea how to solve,” Canales said. However, she said, “students are wanting to build confidence around a skillset that helps them tackle problems that are bigger and fuzzier than design is typically tackled.” Canales mentions the benefit of MADI being at SMU. “It’s a huge advantage being in an environment at SMU where an amazing anthropology school, business school and engineering school are within proximity from each other, and students can get access to all those things,” she said. Students can take two elective courses in almost any subject as long as they can justify why they are taking the classes. She also emphasized that MADI is for anyone. “What I see in common in students who are thriving is comfort with ambiguity. A little comfort with vulnerability,” Canales said. “I think it’s also appealing to students who are willing to go on a journey without knowing where the journey is ending.” Canales hopes SMU’s program will become one of the best in the country. “I have huge dreams. I feel like SMU has given me the permission to do something unconventional, and potentially very exciting and disruptive,” she said.
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SMU Theta, animal activist, dies over the weekend KARLY HANSON Contributing Writer khanson@smu.edu SMU junior Megan Rondini was found dead Friday, Feb. 26, according to an email sent by SMU Student Affairs Monday. She transferred from the University of Alabama this spring and was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Rondini, 21, was from Austin and was studying biology at Dedman College. “Megan had many passions, including animal activism, CASA, mentoring underprivileged children in Tuscaloosa and working on research at both the University of Alabama and SMU,” her obituary read. A 2 p.m. March 3 memorial service is scheduled for Rondini at the Weed-Corely-
Fish funeral home in Lakeway, Texas. Her family plans to scatter her ashes in her “happy place” at a national park in Argentina. Her family requests donations to the Megan Rondini Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank in lieu of flowers. The money will be used to support the causes she was passionate about, the obituary read. According to a Feb. 29 email from SMU Vice President for Student Affairs Pamela Anthony, students who may need support in dealing with their grief are encouraged to reach out to the following resources: Dean of Student Life, 214-768-4564; Counseling Services, 214-768-2277; Office of the Chaplain, 214-768-4502; Residence Life and Student Housing, 214-768-2407.
An evening with Lorne Michaels: SNL creator visits Bush Center NATI BRU Contributing Writer nbru@smu.edu Live from Dallas… it’s Saturday Night! This Saturday, greatness was witnessed. But not just any kind of greatness; the rare form of greatness that sits with his legs crossed, and with a stern smirk prepared for a line of questioning. “Saturday Night Live” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels came to the George W. Bush Presidential Center Feb. 27. Former President George W. Bush walked across the stage and introduced the man of the hour. “I am confident, the writers are thrilled with today’s campaign,” Bush joked. Michaels walked out with panel moderator Will Geist of NBC, and they took their spots. “Are you sure you don’t want to run for a third term?” Geist said to the former president. And then, the line of questioning began. Several topics were discussed, but the most important ones pertained to the media’s interaction with the presidency and campaigns. Michaels explained that most people who watch “SNL” are middle-aged and have a basic understanding of the news. “Educating them about what’s going on,
and being funny about it, is easier when they’ve already seen it,” Michaels said. Geist asked what it took to make a good impersonation when it came to depicting a president. Michaels explained that every impersonation is based on an exaggeration of a truthful feature. He said the best impersonators are those who capture the essence of an honest feature. The Bush Center put together a montage of the best clips of presidential impersonations and the crowd laughed hysterically. “Dana [Carvey] captured something no one else could. It’s much harder to do someone you don’t admire,” Michaels said of Carvey’s impersonation of President George Bush as he addressed the nation on the war in Iraq. The crowd laughed especially hard when Michaels revealed that Sarah Palin’s crazy resemblance to Tina Fey was brought to his attention by the doorman of his building. Michaels noted that one must also know the appropriate time to laugh. After catastrophic events like 9/11 and the Paris attacks, Michaels said sometimes the best way to honor the loss of loved ones is by making them laugh.
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“One of our greatest strengths is that we make fun of our leaders and religion and our safety belt — be a country with a level of confidence,” Michaels said. Throughout the event, audience members were hoping to get a sense of who Michaels was rooting for through this campaign season. While most were unable to detect his unbiased partisanship, he did
mock Trump. “Trump says things we are educated to not say,” he said. Michaels said there is still a long time until the election in November; however, everyone should be informed on the nation’s candidates, their policies and what each has to offer — even if it is portrayed in a comedic matter. “Comedy is light hostility. You say what you want to say and it’s in bounds… without being rude or being unfair,” Michaels said.
Contributing Writers Voters across 12 states took to the polls Tuesday for Democratic and Republican primaries, dubbed Super Tuesday. Here in Texas, candidates vied for the largest number of delegates available on Super Tuesday: 222 Democratic delegates and 155 for Republicans. Turnout across North Texas hit a record highs, but the polling location in Highland Park was sparsely populated. Nonetheless, the SMU Campus Weekly took to the streets of Highland Park
Middle School lined with political yard signs to ask voters who they voted for and why. Notably, about half of the voters we asked chose not to disclose their candidate of choice. When asked who he was supporting in the election, William Fegan of Highland Park was confident with his choice. “Ted Cruz because he is a principled conservative. There is really no other principled conservative on the list,” Fegan responded. Another male voter, who asked to remain anonymous, expressed his support for Marco Rubio. “Trump scares the heck out of me. I don’t think he represents the values of the
U.S.A.,” he said. Local voter Daniel Crawford did not disclose his candidate of choice, but he did say who he won’t be voting for. “Nobody whose name rhymes with Ronald Stump,” Crawford said. Crawford said he has strong views about prolife causes, so he chose a candidate based on that particular issue. SMU student Kristin Kapusta came out to the polls to vote on Super Tuesday. Kapusta shared that she voted for Bernie Sanders. “I think he has the right idea for the future of America,” Kapusta said. Several voters were
coming to cast their vote for their Congressional nominee. Cristin Parker showed us her Russ Ramsland T-shirt hidden under her sweater. “Russ is the best candidate for the Republicans,” Parker said. Ramsland is running against incumbent congressman Pete Sessions for Texas’ 32nd congressional district, which includes SMU. Polls for Super Tuesday closed at 7 p.m. CST, with Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz winning the presidential primary elections in Texas. For more information on politics, visit Real Talk airing Wednesdays at 7 p.m. CST on SMU-TV.
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SMU women’s track claims fourth place BRECK SPENCER Sports Editor bspencer@smu.edu The SMU women’s track team traveled to Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 28 to compete in the two-day American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. SMU finished fourth overall, totaling 69 points. The Mustangs claimed five podium positions in addition to setting two AAC Indoor Championship records during the meet. Junior Tochi Nlemchi won the shot put with a throw of 16.32 meters, setting an AAC Indoor Championship record and giving Nlemchi her third-straight win in the shot put. Nlemchi’s previous wins came at the Music City Classic and Houston Invitational. In addition to Nlemchi, first-year Latessa Johnson won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.48 seconds, setting another AAC Indoor Championship record. Seniors Lucija Cvitanovic and Craishia Washington each earned second-place finishes in their events, the pentathlon and 60-meter dash respectively. Cvitanovic finished with 3,808 total
points, missing first place by 21 points. She won the 800-meter run, tied for first in the high jump, placed third in the shot put, and fifth in both the 60-meter hurdles and long jump en route to her second place finish. Washington secured her second-place finish in the 60-meter finals with a time of 7.40 seconds. SMU distance runner Karoline Skatteboe finished in third place in the 3,000 meters, recording a time of 9:44.29, finishing ahead of fellow Mustang Holly Archer, who finished fifth. However, Archer finished fourth place in the mile, beating Skatteboe who placed sixth. Skatteboe’s trip to the podium in Birmingham marks her second top-three finish of the indoor season, as she won the mile event earlier in the season at the Houston Invitational. The Mustangs placed behind UConn, Cincinnati and UCF, teams that recorded 110, 98.5 and 98.1 points respectively. The Mustangs will travel to College Station to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships March 12, before competing in the TCU Invitational, UT Arlington Invitational and Texas Relays, before the team moves to the outdoor portion of the season.
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SMU overcomes sloppy first half, defeats Tulane 74-53 PATRICK ENGEL Sports Columnist pengel@smu.edu Nic Moore didn’t score until nearly 28 minutes had elapsed in SMU’s Feb. 25 win at Memphis. On Feb. 28 against Tulane, the senior needed 24 minutes to record his first point. But SMU’s other Moore, forward Ben Moore, provided 10 first-half points on his way to a 16-point, 12-rebound day. His game-high point and rebound totals led SMU (24-4, 12-4 American) to a 7453 win over Tulane (10-19, 3-13 AAC). Moore also added a team-high two blocks and three steals. He scored eight of SMU’s first 19 points, helping SMU keep the score close despite its point guard’s scoreless half. “He does a little bit of everything,” SMU guard Shake Milton said. “He’s so versatile, he creates so much for us, and I think that really gets us going.” Like the first meeting between the two teams Jan. 17, SMU struggled in the first half, committing 12 turnovers and making 11 of 29 field goal attempts (37.9 percent). SMU used a 9-0 run to take an eight-point lead with 3:46 left in the half, but Tulane
responded with an 8-0 run of its own to take a 29-28 halftime lead. “We put up the number of turnovers and our shooting percentage in the first half and just said we needed to execute,” SMU guard Jarrey Foster said. “Our defense was great in the first half, so we kept that up, and just executed on offense.” The Mustangs pulled away in the second half, using an 18-2 run that spanned nearly seven minutes to take a 66-46 lead with 4:39 to go. They shot 64 percent in the second half and held Tulane to 24 points. Sterling Brown added 15 points while playing with the flu, 10 of which came in the second half. SMU shot 50 percent overall. Malik Morgan led the Green Wave with 15 points and Louis Dabney added 12, but SMU held Tulane forward Dylan Osetkowski to seven points on 2-of-9 shooting. He entered the game with a team-leading 46.7 field goal percentage. “He’s very skilled, but our strength all year has been Markus [Kennedy], Jordan [Tolbert] and Ben [Moore],” SMU head coach Larry Brown said. “Jordan and Ben defensively are as good as it gets, and Markus is getting better.” Sunday’s game looked like a trap game:
A home game vs. a 10-win opponent sandwiched between a tough 69-62 road win at Memphis and the two final regularseason games against NCAA tournament hopefuls Connecticut and Cincinnati. After the sluggish first half, SMU wasn’t going to let its seniors down with just three games left in their careers. “We just wanted to rally around all the seniors, but especially Nic because he’s been through so much and puts so much on his plate throughout the season,” Foster said. “But a game like this when he had just [five] points, we just picked him up and rallied behind him when he was falling down.” SMU’s Thursday night game against Connecticut will be the last for seniors Nic Moore, Kennedy and Jordan Tolbert at Moody Coliseum. Moore and Kennedy have helped SMU go 49-4 at Moody since the start of the 2013-14 season. The 24 wins are tied for the most in program history in a single regular season while the three straight 20-win seasons are a program record. “I just hope everybody comes and realizes what a treat it has been to have him (Moore), Markus and Jordan be doing something pretty special,” Brown said.
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‘Seratones’ hit high note at Club Dada ALLISON PLAKE Contributing Writer aplake@smu.edu Located in the heart of Deep Ellum, Club Dada looks like something out of a kooky fun house. The crowd outside buzzes with excitement waiting for the doors to open. The air is light, a perfect night for a show. The lights in the venue are dim and a small stage hangs in the corner. Little did the audience know, they were in for a surprise. Communion Dallas put on a fantastic show featuring sets from LOLO, Seratones, Whiskey Shiver, and Allan Rayman Feb. 24. The crowd was filled with the younger generation, although it grew larger as the night progressed. Up first was LOLO, a band featuring Lolo (Lauren Pritchard) and her guitarplaying partner. They packed a punch with hits like “I Don’t Wanna Have to Lie” and “Not Gonna Let You Walk Away” off their latest EP “Comeback Queen,” which was released last summer. Young girls flocked to the stage as Pritchard reached down to hug and shake their hands. Her energy was contagious, with a sound to match. Pritchard’s vocals cascaded through the crowd with a soulful twist, influenced by the likes of Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell. The SMU Campus Weekly had the chance to speak with Pritchard after her set. She explained how personal her music is to her and to her
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fans when asked about the song “I Don’t Wanna Have to Lie.” “I had to go through something that was emotionally very hard. I know I am not singular in what I went through,” Pritchard said. What ultimately helped her decide to record it was realizing that she was most likely not alone in going through hardships and that her music could help someone in a similar situation. “There is a line in the song, ‘waves of sadness, waves of grief ’ and I struggled with if that was too real, am I okay to put my feelings out there, what do I do,” Pritchard said. Following LOLO was Seratones, a rock band from Shreveport, La. With his stirring voice, lead singer AJ Haynes had the crowd dancing for the entire set. Their sound might be described as a twist off Alabama Shakes mixed with the sharp crispness that only a heavy-hitting rock band can produce. The audience fell in love with her the second she began to sing. Heavy guitars riffed
through each song and the tinge of red lights from above enhanced their unique vibe. “Necromancer” was the crowd’s favorite. The crowd crowd high-fived and reverberated as they played. Seratones are reminiscent of a mix between jazz and garage rock, all while still creating a unique explosion across the dance floor. After leaving the show, we did some research and came across their music video featuring “Necromancer.” It opens with Haynes, and her sassy self, in an old cemetery, reminiscent of those in New Orleans. She begins to walk and is followed by three “skeletons.” As the song progresses so do the creative qualities. A woman is seen dancing as an array of colors float around her mixed with the occasional “shadow puppet” illuminated on a brick wall. The band’s performance at Club Dada was reminiscent of the colors, lights and sounds seen in their music video. Seratones recently signed to Fat Possum Records and is set to release a full length album soon.
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Try these top pizza places MADELEINE KALB Contributing Writer mkalb@smu.edu There is no way to possibly rank favorite Dallas pizza restaurants. Each restaurant provides a uniquely curated dining experience and many mouth-watering tastes. To compose this list of SMU’s favorite pizza restaurants, the SMU Campus Weekly surveyed the SMU student body and went out to investigate the most-talked about pizza restaurants. The best way to pick a pizza restaurant would be to ask one’s appetite what it’s craving today. A greasy New York style pizza? An authentic and clean Neapolitan pizza? Craft? The SMU Campus Weekly has the solution for them all. Cane Rosso: Cane Rosso is a specialty sit-down pizza restaurant that is true to the craft of the Italian Neapolitan-style pizza. Their wood-burning oven imported from Italy; is one of a few dozen in the United States. “Cane Rosso is the best pizza place in Dallas for sure, the quality never waivers,” customer Arturo Hernandez said. “Good ingredients, good beer, good atmosphere and a good-looking staff!” The pizza is cooked for less than 10 minutes in front of diners who are seated at the pizza bar. The texture of the pizza is doughy and the ingredients are inventive. We ordered the “Zoli” which is a 14-inch pizza that features sausage, soppressata, hand-crushed san marzanos, house-made mozzarella and basil. Customers cannot buy the pizza by the slice, but after one bite, one slice would not do. Serious Pizza: Known for supersized slices and cheap beer selection, Serious Pizza is one of the coolest places to eat in Deep Ellum. Wash your massive 30-inch pizza down with a bottle of Old English
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before you hit up a club show in the neighborhood. Diners can expect to hear the eccentric tattooed staff singing along with Rick Astley, Starship and Kim Carnes on their throwback music playlist. The restaurant has now expanded into the retail space next door, providing ample booths and seating for its customers. “It’s the embodiment of Deep Ellum,” customer Chad Higgs said. “Affordable and quality beer and pizza, great music, fun staff. What more could you wan?.” The drool-worthy slices are so large it’s probably equivalent to two or three slices at another restaurant. Diners can order by the slice or buy a whole pie. ZaLat: This late-night favorite stays open until 4 a.m. to cater to all the Dallas night owls and party animals. The patio of this restaurant has a ping-pong table and arcade games for late-night customers waiting for their take-out. “Our hours are helpful to our business since we get a lot of business after 2 a.m. We are always busy,” ZagLat employee Jane said. Chris Green, a ZaLat customer, described the pizza as real, authentic Brooklynstyle pizza. “ZaLat is where it’s at, and even great for a hot date if you’re on a budget,” he said. This pizza place is for the straight up pizza eater who doesn’t want a fancy “craft” experience. ZaLat doesn’t sell by slice. Customers can decide between
a 14-inch or an 18-inch pie. Piggie Pies Pizza & Pasta: There are two types of customers to this pizza restaurant: those who come for Piggie Pies’ pasta and those who come for the pizza. One happy customer dined in on a fresh, green salad and a bowl of pasta. Other customers rushed in and out, picking up their take-out pizza. The crust of their pizza is doughy and delicious. The restaurant itself was quiet and there was little space to dine-in making it seem like customers are urged to take-out. They open at 11 a.m. everyday and close at midnight, except on Friday and Saturday when they close at 1 a.m. They also deliver for free! Eno’s Pizza Tavern: Eno’s Pizza is a carefully curated dining experience featuring antlered chandeliers, wooden antique furniture and an everchanging supply of craft beer from all over the country. While we were seated at the bar, the craft beer selection was updated within an hour! “All of our ingredients are from local farms pretty much delivered everyday,” Eno’s employee Brent said. “Our produce is grown without pesticides, farmed with ladybugs in hydro-chronic farms.” Eno’s pizza is cooked in a stone fire oven. They are famous for their “Pig Smiley” pizza. According to Brent, the Pig Smiley is ordered 20-to-1. Eno’s does deliver pizza, but customers cannot order by the slice.
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Falling oil prices could hurt SMU Back when I was in lower school, I remember riding with my dad almost every weekend in his Chevy Suburban to go find gas. We would drive down Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta — where there were about a dozen gas stations within a couple-mile stretch of each other — to find the lowest price. The cheapest gas price I ever saw on our weekend trips was $1.16, and to this day I still haven’t seen it any lower. But with the price of crude oil at its lowest mark since 2003, I might soon see a gallon of gas below $1.16. While low prices at the pump have great immediate effects for consumers, they can have potentially dangerous effects on the economy as a whole. At SMU, a school whose financial fortunes have risen over the last decade, thanks in large part to the U.S. shale revolution, students should be concerned about these deflated prices. To understand the dangers of low oil prices, we first have to look at how those prices fell. The U.S. shale revolution caused an unprecedented spike in domestic oil production and, coupled with high crude prices, created a perfect environment for the U.S. energy industry to flourish. High domestic production meant that the U.S. was taking away market share from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s crude output. In late 2014, OPEC decided to increase production in order to defend its market share. Prices fell sharply from above $100 to the current price of below $30. At these prices, almost no wells in the U.S. are profitable to drill. We’ve already seen tens of thousands of layoffs in Texas, where millions of its residents are employed by the energy industry. Much of SMU’s financial
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success in the past decade can be attributed to the strength of the Texas economy, which has been fueled by the energy industry. SMU officials have noted that the university’s endowment is more heavily concentrated in oil and gas investments than at most other universities. In the past year, publicly traded energy companies have lost half their market value. If SMU’s endowment were to decline in value, then administration would be forced to make budget cuts. (I’ll go into more detail about this possibility in my next column.) With several construction projects making it harder for students to walk across campus, it may seem like the oil drop is having no impact on SMU. But there is a lag between when oil prices fall and when energy companies start running into problems. Most companies
have been able to survive up to this point, but will start running into major problems in the near future. When prices began to fall, most oil companies had hedges in place that allowed them to lock in prices 12 to 18 months in advance. Even as their hedges roll off, these companies have been able to borrow money by issuing bonds to weather the downturn. But now that some companies have run out of borrowed money, the last hope before bankruptcy is private equity funding. These funds see low oil prices as an opportunity to make attractive investments. But if prices do stay lower for longer, many oil companies in the U.S. will cease to exist. We’re creeping closer to this scenario becoming a reality. Most investment banks have a less than positive outlook on the future of the energy industry. Investment research from Goldman Sachs uses the theme “Lower for Longer” to describe the state of the oil industry. According to the research, the U.S. shale revolution has created a new landscape in the energy industry that will cause
a “new era of volatility” and will “trigger a supply correction toward a new equilibrium.” In other words, the energy industry must learn to cope with low prices for many years to come. With the energy industry in turmoil, SMU faces potential risk in its largest donors, many of whom amassed their fortunes from producing oil, and who might slow down their giving. But, SMU may be able to lean on the strength of the Dallas economy to cope with the fall in oil prices. According to Dr. Bud Weinstein, an economist and professor at SMU’s Cox School of Business, Dallas’ economy is relatively diversified comparative to Texas as a whole, allowing it to “weather the storm” of low oil prices. Weinstein believes the Dallas economy can continue its steady growth, and that Dallas can remain insulated from the shock of the oil decline. If Dallas continues to grow in this environment, then SMU can leverage the local economy to continue to expand its campus, construct new buildings and grow as a national university.
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Six stunning looks from the 88th Academy Awards EMILY WARD Fashion Editor eward@smu.edu Sunday night’s Oscars were a bit of a whirlwind – all three and a half hours. Chris Rock addressed the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity in Hollywood within the first seconds of his opening monologue. “Mad Max: Fury Road” swept a majority of the little golden statues. Lady Gaga gave an emotional, goosebump-inducing performance about increased awareness for sexual assault that had all the guests on their feet. And viewers didn’t know whether to laugh or cringe at most of the jokes. But despite all the debates surrounding the ceremony, one thing is indisputable: the red carpet was filled with beautiful, jaw-dropping looks. Saoirse Ronan Although Saoirse Ronan didn’t take home the Best Actress award for her performance in “Brooklyn,” her Oscars ensemble was an absolute winner. Ronan’s custom Calvin Klein Collection dress featured swirling emerald sequins throughout. She paired the slinky, backless gown with coordinating Chopard diamond-and-emerald earrings. Alicia Vikander Belle, is that you? Although Alicia Vikander’s look seemed Disney-princess inspired, the Swedish starlet was shining all her own. Vikander took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in “The Danish Girl,” made her co-star Eddie Redmayne cry during her acceptance speech and held everyone spellbound in her dusty yellow taffeta dress, custom silver heels and chandelier earrings, all by Louis Vuitton.
Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams wowed as an investigative journalist in Best Picture winner “Spotlight,” but even more so on the red carpet. Her emerald August Getty Atelier gown, which fit like a dream, featured a major silky train and open back. McAdams enhanced her look further with Stuart Weitzman heels, Piaget diamond drop earrings and a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch. Charlize Theron The glowing goddess and face of J’adore Dior, otherwise known as Charlize Theron, looked red-hot in a plunging custom Dior Haute Couture dress in poppy – proving that sometimes simple is best. The “Mad Max: Fury Road” actress presented the first award of the night with Emily Blunt, but her Harry Winston jewelry, including a nearly 50-carat diamond necklace, stole the show. Naomi Watts The glitz, the glam and the oh-soshowstopping jewelry of Naomi Watts’ Academy Awards look was spot-on. Watts wore a purple and blue Armani Privé gown with a sequin chevron pattern that was reminiscent of Rainbow Fish, but in the best way possible. Her impeccable style was completed with a statement Bulgari diamond necklace and coordinating clutch. Cate Blanchett “Carol” star and Best Actress nominee, Cate Blanchett, made a major entrance after choosing an attention-grabbing dress for Hollywood’s biggest night out. Blanchett donned one of the season’s top colors – a minty sea foam green – in a custom Armani Privé gown with hand-sewn details, like the allover floral appliques, topped with Tiffany & Co. Blue Book jewelry.
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Mix jumpsuits with fur and sneakers for an eclectic look.
During New York Fashion Week, the real fashion show is on the street MARY SANFORD MCCLURE Contributing Writer msmcclure@smu.edu At New York Fashion Week, the real show isn’t on the runway, but right outside. As the week comes to an end, it’s time to review some of the hottest trends seen on the street. As editors, bloggers and stylists make their way to each show, they make statements, turn heads or even look like clowns. It’s often
more entertaining to watch the people that attend the events than the women who walk the runways. Diego Zuko, a photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, braved New York’s winter chill to capture some of the finest moments of Fashion Week’s street style. Olivia Palermo and Anna Wintour are among street style’s usual suspects, but Zuko also captured lesser known women who are making just as much of an impact.
The ease yet sophistication that is shown by wearing an oversized wool coat, cropped denim and oxfords can be mimicked without spending a fortune. The flared pant was a common sight for street style photographers this week. Women channeled the 1970s with dramatic bellbottoms in a variety of mediums, including denim, silk, and wool. These two women adorned dark-lensed sunglasses and loose curls to complement their
looks – one in a structured coat atop knee-high boots meeting a layered skirt, and the other in a light blue jumpsuit and fur jacket finished off with white sneakers. With such a fashion-forward student body, you can recreate these looks on campus. You may not be hitting the streets of New York, but make the Boulevard your street-style runway. Pretend a crisp breeze is blowing through your hair and photographers are mesmerized by your style.