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Mustang Welcome Weeks provide entertainment to integrate community JACQUELYN ELIAS Online Editor jelias@smu.edu As night came after the slightly damp day Aug. 26, Blue Apollo took their places on the Dallas City Limit stage. At this point in the night, a decent crowd had gathered for one of the several performances of the event, hosted by SMU Program Council. The event, also called “DCL” capped off the first week of the annual Mustang Welcome Weeks. “The success of this event has definitely been a great experience for the start of the new year,” said Joanna Khorey, SMU junior and a programming chair of Program Council, which brought more than 600 students to Dallas Hall Lawn throughout the day. MWW 2016, funded by Program Council, currently consists of 13 social events hosted by SMU organizations and is welcome to any SMU student during the first six weeks of school. “Mustang Welcome Weeks’ purpose and goal is to help integrate newcomers into the SMU community and to introduce SMU and greater Dallas as a whole,” said Hanna Dodd, second-year and one of Program Council’s programming coordinators. SMU Student Senate yearly allocates $55,000 for MWW programs, according

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SMU Program Council set up its Mustang Welcome Week Event “DCL,” short for Dallas City Limits on Aug. 26 on the Dallas Hall lawn.

to Katie Butler, Mustang Welcome Weeks Director. The activities kicked off with The Big Chill, hosted by the Association of Black Students on Aug. 22 and will conclude on Sept. 30 with Broomball, hosted by Asian Council. Program Council features different

organizations to encourage students to try different groups to find their specific niche. This year’s involved organizations include Spectrum, Association of Black Students, Asian Council and several others including the engineering fraternity “Theta Tau,” BYX and Phi Lamb, STUMO, East Asian Student Association, CHAS and Sigma Lambda Beta.

“Whether it’s finding your passion, your new best friend, or just a fun way to spend your night once a week, we all want everyone who experiences MWW events to become more involved on campus,” said William Hagens, MWW coordinator. Last spring, organizations applied to Program Council for funding to put on these open campus events. “Program Council facilitates it and stands by to assist if needed, but the majority of the work is done by other organizations on campus,” said Hagens. While some events such as Dallas City Limits have come and passed, other annual events such as Drag Bingo and Stroll at the Flagpole are expected in the coming weeks. Furthermore, Program Council is also hosting a new event this year called Sugar Rush, which will feature candy galore, free T-shirts and music. Once these six weeks are over, Program Council has other events planned throughout the semester to continue providing avenues for Mustang interaction. “I hope that people take advantage of the events that MWW puts on, so that they can find the people that are interested in the same things they are, and have a great time at events that other students work hard to put together,” said Joanna Khorey, SMU junior and a programming chair of Program Council. To find more information on MWW, email ProgramCouncil@smu.edu or follow them on Twitter @SMUPC.

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Social media provides Bay Area rapper releases guide for navigating Dallas poetic studio record RILEY COVEN Arts and Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu “x Infinity” is the latest effort from San Francisco-based rapper Watsky. This is the fifth studio album from the 29-year-old hip-hop artist, and his musical maturity absolutely shows. One of the most notable influences that can be heard throughout this album is Watsky’s poetry. Watsky began as a slam poet and has made a name for himself in that world just as much as he has in the hip-hop scene. He even became the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry champion and was named Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam champion in 2006. His poetic ability really shines in this album as every song is a detailed photograph that the listener is thrust into. The descriptions are vivid, the pronunciations are crisp and the music floats and pools around the lyrics that Watsky envelops around his audience. Whether or not you like the album, it is impossible not to visualize everything that Watsky is conveying song after song.

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Rapper George Watsky debuted his fifth album “x Infinity.”

He rises and shrinks, switching his cadence and tempo every other bar. Each song is its own journey, guided by the navigator, George Watsky. More than just the imagery that Watsky creates throughout his album, his lyrics also benefit from his crisp and overpunctuated delivery. He’s able to spit his rhymes

with gusto and speed that would normally be unintelligible, but with his incredible enunciation, every line is as clear as it can be. There’s no confusion about what Watsky is saying, literally or metaphorically. The lyrics are well thought out, and even provide an insightful gem every once in a while. The album isn’t full of mindless word spew, which is unfortunately a tendency others fall into. Watsky avoids these pitfalls and creates a cohesive, entertaining and sonically pleasing piece of art that has a clear thought behind it. The album is a terrific output from Watsky that only leaves the blooming artist room to grow.

When moving to a new city, it can be hard to find the best local spots. Combine that experience with adjusting to a new school into the mix, and it can feel downright impossible. The best way to discover a city is by exploring the art it has to offer. Whether that is the art of perfecting the taco or the art that graces the sides of buildings, Dallas is a city that is not lacking in artistry. Photo by The Rustic Facebook Four students share their A popular weekend day at local restaurant The Rustic. favorite spots in Dallas that are guaranteed to both that visits for the annual of art that are meant to be fill you up and fulfill your during Family Weekend. enjoyed and captured. Senior Instagram goals. Senior Meredith Mills, a Emma Wessel, blogger for One common theme in popular blogger for her own her site www.emmaandree. all three students’ posts is the site Meristocracy.com in com, shows her take on prevalence of food. Dallas is which she discusses fashion photographing one of the a “foodie” city: what better and food, recommends Mi famous buildings after eating way into the heart of a city Cocina both for food and at Brain Dead. than through its stomach? photos. She says her go“I actually went to Brain One restaurant in to order is the Rico salad Dead brewery next to it a particular takes the No. 1 “Ricardo” style with salsa. few days before and saw spot for this list: The Rustic. Her tip for making an ordinary the mural and loved it!” Known for its Texas-sized picture extraordinary is all in Wessel said. drinks, live country music the background. Grab a slice of pizza at and great outdoor vibes, this Choose a background that Serious Pizza, or start the day spot is perfect for those post- is “interesting and different, with a donut from Glazed, Boulevard blues. but still neutral enough so and take a few hours to look at Of course, a Dallas tour is that they don’t take away the artwork. not complete without a stop from you, your outfit or The artists have for tacos, so take sophomore whatever you’re trying to truly transformed the Christina Weiss’ advice and highlight in your photos.” neighborhood into a gallery go to Velvet Taco for truly Of course adding an adorable of craft food and street art. one of a kind tacos that are puppy in the mix can Finally every firstalmost too pretty to eat but only help. year must learn the art definitely pretty enough for a For the ultimate “Tumblr” of multitasking. picture. post, make the trek over to Follow Junior Cheyenne The next stop is a bit closer Deep Ellum. Tilford’s advice, and take a to home, as it’s located only This area is not only break from studying while a few blocks from campus. known for its music scene, keeping cool in the Texas Highland Park Village is the but also for the artwork heat by going to Sprinkles ultimate shopping mecca that adorns almost every Ice Cream. for Dallas. building’s surface. Added bonus: this will With its ivy walls, gourmet From mythological guarante that much-needed food and high fashion, it is creatures to beloved pets, sugar boost to make it bound to impress any parent these murals are truly works through the week.

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Mustangs will rely heavily on newcomers for the 2016-17 season PATRICK ENGEL Associate Sports Editor pengel@smu.edu Chad Morris and his staff have been complimentary of SMU’s freshman class. But Morris won’t rush to play all of the freshmen right away. Speaking Aug. 26 evening on his Tempo Talk radio show, Morris said 10 to 12 of the 25 true freshmen will play this fall. He urged patience with those who will redshirt. “They all come out and think they’re ready to play, their parents think they’re ready to play,” Morris said. “Sometimes they’re not ready just yet. They’re going to be ready, they’re going to be phenomenal players and we’re excited to have them, but this is a grown man’s game.” “If you’re not mentally ready, that’s my job as a coach to make sure we don’t put them out there.” Most of the freshmen arrived on campus in June, with running back Aphonso Thomas as the lone January enrollee. They took summer classes and participated in team strength and conditioning workouts. The 2016 signing class was heavy on defensive players – 14 of the 25 signees were recruited to play defense for SMU. A defense that gave up 45.7 points per game in 2015 will welcome reinforcements and young talent. Morris mentioned three players in the secondary who will help immediately– cornerback Eric Sutton, cornerback Christian Davis and safety Mikial Onu. The defensive line won’t be without freshmen either. That’s one area where Morris is pleased with the competition and improvement. “Improvement on our defense starts up front,” Morris said. “We feel like that’s an area, coming out of fall camp, that has really developed depth. We’re more athletic and we move better.” On his show, Morris didn’t name any true freshmen expected to help on a defensive line that experienced a lot of turnover. But, a few names are clear based on chatter and watching a few scrimmages.

True freshman defensive ends Demerick Gary and Michael Badejo have stood out. In the spring, Morris praised ends Michael Scott, Delontae Scott and defensive tackle Chris Biggurs after each redshirted in 2015. SMU brought in two veterans to provide depth in the middle: junior college defensive tackle J.T. Williams and Iowa State graduate transfer Terry Ayeni. The Mustangs also moved Nick Horton to defensive end, after spending his first three seasons at linebacker. “(Horton) was out of position,” Morris said. “He didn’t move well, he was slow, he was stiff, just really didn’t look like what we expect at the linebacker position. When you move guys four yards closer to ball, it’s amazing how much better they become. This is a natural position for him. He feels comfortable and feels at home at that defensive end position.” In addition to Nick Horton’s move to defensive end, the senior won the right to wear former SMU wide receiver Jerry LeVias’ No. 23 for the season. In 1965, LeVias became the first black player in Southwest Conference history. “It’s a great honor,” Morris said. “When he won the award, he was extremely emotional. He got his teammates up to celebrate with him.” In other recent football moves, SMU added former Arkansas quarterback Rafe Peavey to its roster in the past week as the fall semester began. Peavey started fall camp with the Razorbacks, but decided to transfer midway through. He enrolled in classes on SMU’s first full day of school and announced his transfer on Twitter a day later. Morris said he recruited Peavey at Clemson. “Rafe loved what we did at Clemson,” Morris said. “But we had already had a quarterback committed in DeShaun Watson and Rafe was committed to Arkansas. After two years, he decided he wanted to transfer. He loves what we do on offense here.” Peavey did not throw a pass in two seasons at Arkansas. He will have two years of eligibility left starting in 2017. The Mustangs’ 2016-17 season will begin this weekend on Sept. 3 as they play against the University of North Texas Mean Greens at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

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SMU QB Matt Davis comfortable after finally finding continuity PATRICK ENGEL Associate Sports Editor pengel@smu.edu In Matt Davis’ first four years of college, he had four offensive coordinators at three different schools. Every offseason, he had to learn a new scheme. This past offseason, he didn’t. For the first time in his career, he will go backto-back seasons with the same offensive staff and the same system. “It’s easier just doing the same things,” Davis said Aug. 30 “It sounds simple, but that’s what it is. Every year I’ve been forced to learn something new, get adjusted to a new coach, a new scheme. For once, I got to sit back and say, ‘same people, same scheme, let’s get better at it.’” In year two under Chad Morris, SMU wants to play faster offensively than it did last year. SMU drifted away from its speed and shrunk the playbook after a few games in the 2015 season because the defense couldn’t get consistently stops. Morris is going back to his emphasis on playing uptempo this season. The coaches think Davis will benefit from the extra snaps that come from playing faster now that he’s been operating the scheme for a second year. “He knows our system in and out, makes the proper checks, gets us in the right protections, and he can do it at a fast pace,” offensive coordinator Joe Craddock said. “The biggest thing that helps him is that we’re going

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SMU quarterback Matt Davis takes off running in a game vs. University of North Texas on Sept. 12, 2015.

to snap it more plays in the game and give us a chance to score more points.” SMU has worked to limit the hits Davis takes in the running game this year. On some of his team-high 187 carries in 2015, he didn’t slide and took some hard hits. “Matt has done a great job in fall camp of pulling out some baseball slides,” Craddock said. “He learned his lesson the hard way last year. This year, from a designed run standpoint, we’re going to run him when we need him. But when it’s not a designed run and we haven’t scripted that he’s going to run more than six, seven, eight times a game and he pulls it and runs, he knows now he needs to get down.”Morris has previously that he wants to avoid depending on Davis too much in the running

game. Davis led SMU in carries, rushing yards (761) and 100yard games (four) in 2015. That’s 35 more carries and 127 more yards than SMU’s top running back, Xavier Jones, posted last season. With increased comfort in the offense thanks to continuity, Davis feels he can stay in the pocket and throw instead of take off and run. “As a quarterback, you like to sit back there and get touched as little as possible and let your playmakers make plays,” Davis said. “I did learn the hard way with some things last year, waking up at 3 in the morning after the game and hurting pretty badly. I’m going to try and avoid that as much as possible and just be smart. I have been practicing my slide. I can’t promise I’ll do it every time, but I’ll at least think about it on Saturday.”

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Why the Battle for the Iron Skillet is the must see game for the 2016 season REECE GRAHAM Contributing Writer rgraham@smu.edu Let me take you back to the morning of Saturday, Sept. 27 2014. SMU football had officially hit rock bottom. The Mustangs started the 2014-2015 season with three of the worst successive losses in program history, being outscored 146-12 by Baylor, North Texas and Texas A&M in those games. Head coach June Jones resigned after the Mustangs were blown out by UNT 43-6 in Week 2, citing personal reasons as the cause of his departure. To make matters worse, SMU’s nemesis from Fort Worth was on the bus to Dallas. It was a slaughter. TCU’s quarterback Trevone Boykin threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more. Receivers Deanté Gray, Kolby Listenbee and Josh Doctson combined for 217 receiving yards and three TDs. The Horned Frogs moved the ball 614 yards in total. TCU-56, SMU-0. Fast forward to September 2015, this time in Fort Worth. With 8:20 left in the fourth quarter, SMU’s Chad Hedlund hits a 32-yard field goal. TCU-42, SMU-37. The SMU Mustangs, who had been shutout the year before, were now within five points of the No. 3 team in the nation – on the road. Why am I telling you all of this? Forget for a second that TCU eventually pulled away to win that game 56-37. With just eight months of Chad Morris’ coaching under their belt, the Mustangs went from being arguably the worst team in college football to coming a few big plays away from knocking off the third-best team in the nation. Don’t get me wrong – the 2015 Mustangs were not a great football team. Much of Morris’ up-tempo spread genius could not be used to its full potential simply because the Mustangs did not have the depth to sustain it. SMU’s defense also gave up a total of 6,026 yards and 548 total points. The only team scored on more than SMU was Kansas. Despite all of that, we cannot ignore almost brought home the Iron Skillet in 2015. It certainly would have made SMU’s

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SMU and TCU compete in the Battle for the Iron Skillet in 2015.

2-10 finish look much better. TCU, for the foreseeable future, will be a better football team than SMU. It’s unfair to fault SMU for that. TCU has been committed to rebuilding its program since Gary Patterson took over as head coach in 2000. However, the Mustangs are conducting a rebuild of their own, and the stars are aligning to make this year’s Battle for the Iron Skillet must-see football. In last year’s game, Trevone Boykin

threw for 454 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran the ball for six once. Boykin now backs-up Russell Wilson in Seattle. That’s a good start. Two of Boykin’s TD passes were hauled in by his go-to receiver Josh Doctson. He went for 171 yards on only five catches. He now plays for Washington. Basically, the two players who combined for 36 of the 56 points TCU posted against SMU in 2015 now play in the NFL. Get the picture?

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Coach Morris walks out the SMU football players as they prepare for the 2016 season.

Now, of course, TCU has the resources to replace Boykin and Doctson’s production. KaVontae Turpin, Deanté Gray, Jaelan Austin, Taj Williams, Isaiah Graham and Ty Slanina will all combine to replicate that production. The Mustangs will also have to deal with former Texas A&M dual-threat QB Kenny Hill, who transferred to TCU last year and will most likely start for the Frogs in Ford Stadium. TCU will always have the personnel to win, but the connection between Boykin and Doctson that proved so devastating for SMU is a thing of the past. Courtland Sutton might just be the most underrated receiver in the country, mostly because he was double-teamed on almost every play last season. Teams, including TCU, knew where Matt Davis would be throwing. Not anymore. SMU’s receiving corps is stacked, and the unorthodox strategy of log-jamming Sutton will not fly. Alex Honey, James Proche and Xavier Castille are all valuable targets that will open up space for Sutton. Morris said during the Tempo Talk radio show Aug. 26 that freshman Myron Gailliard will also see action after an impressive spring. Upsetting TCU at home will not be easy. SMU must find a way to protect Matt Davis, contain Kenny Hill and prevent giving up big plays. But the Mustangs have a lot going for them – the game takes place on Family Weekend, on a Friday night, and is televised on ESPN. It’s going to have that biggame feel. When Larry Brown and SMU Basketball took down No.7 Cincinnati at home in 2014, we all knew the Mustangs had made it. This year’s Battle for the Iron Skillet could be the game that shows Chad Morris and Co. have made it, or at least are getting closer. To clarify, no one is calling an upset here. That being said, if SMU somehow finds a way to pull this one off, it will be a surprise. SMU and TCU have questions to answer on both sides of the ball and this game could very well be competitive. The Mustangs’ current senior class has been outscored by TCU 160-54 during their time on The Hilltop. They want this win, and if there’s any truth to that old adage about superior will overcoming superior talent, this will be a game SMU fans cannot afford to miss.

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Tim Jankovich promotes Jay Duncan to assistant coach REECE GRAHAM Contributing Writer rgraham@smu.edu More staff changes have been announced by SMU basketball. Just days after the program announced the hiring of Western Kentucky’s Shawn Forrest as a new assistant, former director of basketball operations Jay Duncan is being promoted internally to assistant coach. Before coming to SMU, Duncan spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach under Jay Wright at Villanova. Duncan also served as head coach of the Global Sports Academy U.S. team in the summer of 2015, leading the team to a 5-0 record on their European tour. “Jay Duncan is one of the most passionate and loyal assistants we have worked with at Villanova,” Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright said in the announcement on the SMU Athletics website. “His knowledge of the game is second to none. We’re

proud that Coach Jankovich is giving Jay this opportunity.” “Jay has an impressive background, and has been an incredibly valuable part of our program the past four seasons,” said Jankovich. “Before arriving at SMU with Coach Brown and myself, he played for Rollie Massimino and worked for Jay Wright. I am excited for him and for us that he is moving into this position with our team.” Subsequent staff changes have also been made to accommodate the hiring of Forrest and the promotion of Duncan. Former assistant coach Jerry Hobbie will now serve as the director of recruiting and Sean Stout will serve as director of operations. The 2016-2017 SMU Men’s Basketball season will begin Friday, Nov. 11. The Mustangs are currently lined up to play Gardner-Webb at Moody Coliseum. The SMU Campus Weekly will provide more update on sports news as they become available.

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Jay Duncan stands with the Mudiay brothers and Jordan Tolbert in Moody Coliesum. Duncan was recently promoted to assistant coach by head coach Tim Jankovich earlier this week.

SMU volleyball places second in DoubleTree Classic REBEKAH BOSLER Sports Editor rbosler@smu.edu SMU Volleyball opened up its regular season Aug. 27 with a runnerup finish at the DoubleTree Classic in Moody Coliseum. The team played its first match Friday at 12:30 p.m., sweeping past Montana 3-0. They went on to play UTSA at 7 p.m. After losing the first set, the team came back to win the second. Unfortunately, it could not continue the comeback and lost in four sets. In the final match on Aug. 27, the Mustangs beat Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0 and finished the tournament in second place. Redshirt junior Katie Hagerty, who scored a career-high 23 kills in the match against Arkansas-Little Rock, received all-tournament honors. Senior and team captain Morgan Heise was named the Best Libero.

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No. 30 Morgan Heise, libero, celebrates with teammate No. 24 Brittany Adams, outside hitter, after winning a point.

The volleyball team also celebrated its 2015 American Athletic Conference win, a first for the program, with a banner unveiling before the match Aug. 26 and a ceremony in the Miller Event Center at the conclusion of the

tournament Aug. 27 During the ceremony, members of the 2015 AAC Championship team received their highly sought-after conference rings. Graduated senior all-conference team

members Avery Acker, Cailin Bula and Abbey Bybel were also honored. Avery Acker was the first member of the SMU team to be named conference player of the year. Last year’s team finished with a 27-6 record en route to becoming AAC Champions, earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament. This year, the SMU volleyball team returns all-conference team members, Janelle Giordano and Morgan Heise. It also adds five freshmen, one at every position, to the already talented team. “This is one of the largest classes we have ever brought to the Hilltop,” AAC Coach of the Year Lisa Seifert said in an SMU Athletics press release. “While they are all very talented in their respective positions, the thing I am most excited about is that they understand and fit the program’s culture. Needless to say, they will make a huge impact in our gym.” SMU will be on the road for the next few weeks and will not play at home again until conference matches begin Sept. 22, when the defending champions will play East Carolina.

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The hot pants that stole the VMAs red carpet GABRIELLA BRADLEY Style Editor gjbradley@smu.edu Regardless of whether you actually tuned in to the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend, you most likely heard about it. Britney Spears made a triumphant return to the stage that she once donned a Burmese python on, Drake was not shy about his love for Rihanna and we’re not sure if she feels the same way, and Beyonce did what Beyonce does best, slay. All in all, it was the average music award show.

What wasn’t average, however, was the red carpet fashion. While the VMAs is no Academy Awards, the attending stars really brought their best to a show that usually sees tragic attempts at red carpet fashion that doesn’t involve ball gowns. More notable than Beyonce and Blue Ivy’s matching ensemble was the prevalence of pants on the red carpet. Halsey and Hailey Baldwin both sparkled in skintight, neck-high, bedazzled jumpsuits, while Cassie and

Joan Smalls went for a widelegged pants with a minimal top, which included an open blazer for the singer and a leather bustier for the model. The winners of the “pants showdown” that night were Holland Roden and stylish model-designer duo Stella Maxwell and Jeremy Scott. Roden’s summer-white outfit was completed with a floorlength cape. Maxwell and Scott opted for a more colorful and patterned approach with their fabulous pantsuits featuring a crop top for Maxwell and jacket for Scott.

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Blogger Hannah Hagler in a summery romper and wedge sandals

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“I think if I had to do it all over again, what would I have done? Would I have worn a leather shirt?” -Kanye West at the VMAs

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Halsey wore a Yousef AlJasmi jumpsuit.

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Joan Smalls wore an OffWhite ensemble.

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Cassie wore a Balmain jacket paired with Gucci pants.

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Hailey Baldwin wore a Georges Chakra jumpsuit.

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Holland Roden wore a KAYAT cape and jumpsuit.

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Stella Maxwell & Jeremy Scott both wore Moschino.

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Clinton’s proposed programs will prove too expensive Hillary Clinton’s website is packed with policies and commentary on numerous issues facing America today. Many of these are issues are foremost in holding back America’s progress and need to be discussed. However, the issue is that of the 40 or so “issue” links on her page, with nearly each one Clinton is advocating for one or more federally funded programs, which will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Clinton wants to “guarantee up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave” while imposing “no additional costs on businesses, including small businesses” by increasing taxes on the wealthy. Additionally, she wants to “make debt free college available to all

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Americans” and subsidize loan refinancing for those who already have college debt, further increasing the cost of her policies. Furthermore, she plans on spending money on installing half a billion solar panels, modernizing America’s infrastructure, providing workforce training, and launching a $60 billion clean energy challenge. In addition, she proposes spending even more money on education promising to elevate the teaching profession, rebuild

America’s schools, and investing in new STEMfocused curriculum. Many of these policies address incredibly important issues and many of these programs will likely be worthwhile investments. However, there are so many promises and programs that her campaign has put forward that we certainly cannot pay for them all as a nation. Clinton’s explanation for how she will pay for them is to ensure that the rich “pay their fair share” and to increase taxes on corporations. First, I question whether there is enough money in the pockets of the rich to pay for all of these plans. Secondly, in closing loopholes for corporations – personally, it seems as if they will always

find some way to open a new loophole or operate in a different way to avoid any tax increases. In our slow recovery, is it really a good idea to increase the burden on businesses, even the “ rich” ones? Essentially, Clinton’s campaign issues come down to a massive expansion of government program and spending – with new programs suggested on every page of her website. If you believe in big government and government expansion, then Clinton is the candidate for you. If you are worried about your taxes dramatically increasing while regulations and government programs abound, then it would be wise to think twice before voting for Clinton.

Clinton compromised by controversy Hillary Clinton’s campaign is yet again bogged down in controversy. Evidence has arisen that during her time as Secretary of State, Clinton gave special access to big donors to her charity foundation. A recent Associated Press story stated “more than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money – either personally or through companies or groups – to the Clinton Foundation.” The AP article also stated 85 donors Clinton met with “contributed as much as $156 million” which could lead to “possible ethics challenges if elected president.” The New York Post has gone even further in their accusations, stating that

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“It is becoming clear the foundation was a center of influence peddling” and that rich people, both foreign and domestic, expected access to the government in exchange for their donations. USA Today is confirming that there is proof that she granted “special access” to donors, but that there is – as of yet – no evidence proving that she exchanged special favors with these donors. So technically, there is no evidence of corruption.

The Clinton campaign has been quick to cry that this is yet another misunderstanding, blaming the AP’s analysis. But this clearly is no rightwing conspiracy. There is no way that this controversy was manufactured by the Republicans. This scandal is a direct result of Clinton’s actions and lack of ethics, not the fault of anyone else. The question is, how many more scandals can Clinton endure before being deemed unfit to be president? Her time as Secretary of State was supposed to be her key qualification as president, but it is proving to be her Achilles heel. First Benghazi, then the emails, and now the donor scandal. How many more

crimes can she commit? I doubt Clinton will ever be convicted of any crimes, and there may never be any evidence of corruption actually occurring during her time at State Department. But when the Associated Press is questioning herethics, then one should be sure to take notice. Clinton is a compromised candidate, and she will make for a compromised president. Her continued scandals, while decried by the left as always being someone else’s fault, clearly indicate that she is a person who is ethically challenged and prone to use her power in whatever way benefits her or her donors. And that is not who we need running this country.

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