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SMU community reacts to demonstration against police brutality at Iron Skillet football game LISA SALINAS Interactive Editor lmsalinas@smu.edu Several dozen SMU students and five Mustang Band members gained national attention Sept. 23 for kneeling during the national anthem at the SMU vs. TCU football game. The demonstration was inspired by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has refused to stand during the national anthem prior to NFL games this season. Students organized the silent protest to “take a knee” like Kaepernick after a conversation sparked about ongoing police brutality in the country. By coincidence, the demonstration fell on the same day SMU honored the Dallas Police Department’s fallen officers from the July 13 shooting and Police Chief David Brown after announcing his retirement from the force. Days after the demonstration, conversation continued. Those inside and outside the SMU community have reacted, including participants involved in the protest. SMU senior and Mustang Band member Ashley Isles described her experience on the field. “It was nerve-wracking,” Isles said. “There was a lot going on in my head about the way things would be received and how the audience would react.” Isles said the purpose of this demonstration was to raise awareness on the issues of police brutality in the country. “I did this for my community – for all of the issues that we’ve been facing,” Isles said. She also explained why she chose to “take a knee.” I would love to feel 100 percent protected by our government. I would love to stand for the national anthem,” Isles said. “But I can only do that when I feel like the country stands for me, for my community and for my people.” Ultimately, Isles said she hopes that the demonstration will spark a conversation about the issues of police brutality among those who have remained silent. “If at least one person can see how important this is to me and how important this is to us, and spread it around, then that can make all the difference,” Isles said.

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Five Mustang Band members kneel during the national anthem at the SMU vs TCU game Sept. 23.

The conversation has definitely continued on SMU’s campus. The Associate of Black Students at SMU organized a night of conversation between SMUPD and students on Sept. 26 called ‘Canes, cops and convos.’ Students had the opportunity to discuss their concerns surrounding the issue of police brutality against minorities. SMUPD officers also had the chance to give their perspective on the issue. SMU police officer Juan Vasquez was at this event. He said he viewed the student’s demonstration as something positive. “There is no room for seeing it negatively,” Vasquez said. “It is really a great thing [the students] standing for what they believe in.” SMUPD Capt. Enrique Jammott agrees that the demonstration was well done. However, he was not too pleased with the band member’s decision to “take a knee.” “[The demonstration] was well-organized but the band members made it look like they are representing the entire band,” Jammott said at the event Monday night. Jammott compared the band member’s actions to a hypothetical instance. “If I, as a policeman, express my opinion while in uniform, that is pretty much going to carry on as that’s how all officers think. Others think the demonstration was completely disrespectful. SMU alumnus ‘83 James Hairston wrote that he was not pleased after watching the protest. “They as representatives speak for a

community, and in my opinion their behavior was shameful and not proper or acceptable to our school,” Hairston said. Hairston demanded action be taken against the students who participated in the demonstration. “It is time for the SMU Band Director, the SMU Athletic Department, SMU’s Administration and SMU’s Board of Trustees to condemn this behavior and remove these members from the band,” Hairston wrote. Social media was also a platform for backlash. Stewart Hendrix commented on the

demonstration through Facebook. “Foolish, foolish children,” Hendrix wrote. “It looks like an attempt to be trendy.” Hendrix didn’t discount the students’ freedom of speech, but also thought their actions were shameful. “[The students] have the First Amendment right to do so and I have the right to dislike it,” Hendrix wrote. “Shame on those students!” SMU communications law professor Jared Schroeder favorably views the demonstration, despite the fact that others didn’t. “Even if people were offended by it that’s okay,” Schroeder said. “It helped encourage people to think about the national anthem differently.” Schroeder believes the demonstration can contribute to the overall betterment of society. “Generally, the idea is that we need more speech not less speech,” Schroeder said. “And sometimes it is offensive and unsettling, but generally it helps us grow and become a better society as a result.” SMU released a statement Sept. 23 in support of the student demonstration. “The strength of a great university is reflected in its commitment to the broad exchange of ideas and philosophies. SMU respects the diversity of opinions within the University and supports the right of free expression for each member of its campus community.”

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Performers dazzle students, families during Family Weekend talent show NICHOLAS PETRUCELLI Contributing Writer npetrucelli@smu.edu SMU hosted the 41st annual Family Weekend Talent Show Sept. 23. Hundreds of family members and fans crowded into McFarlin Auditorium at 7 p.m. to see their students perform and to be entertained. The half-full auditorium hosted nine acts total performed during the show. Afterward, a panel of judges declared a winner on performance-based criteria while the audience selected the “crowd favorite” of the night. The two award winners receieved a $750 and $200 prizes. The winner was Alison Nichols, whose act was singing and playing the guitar, winning the $750 grand prize. She said she didn’t expect to win, bu added it felt great to do so. The crowd favorite was the Belle Tones, who performed their original version of “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Chainsmokers. They won a $250 prize for being the crowd’s favorite act. SMU President R. Gerald Turner said he believed the show was a success. “The talent show is one of the things I like most about Family Weekend,” Turner said. He added he was also glad he was not a judge because “all the groups were great.” The talent show was organized back

in January. The first round of auditions featured many student groups performing and attempting to make the final cut and ultimately being able compete for the final prize of $750. “I think the talent show went great, it was so much fun for everyone and I’m glad it went so well,” said Ciara Cooley, Family Weekend chair. In between each act, a group of five student emcees and a little dog mimicked the Wizard of Oz and introduced each act with a witty skit. The acts ranged from singing, ballroom dancing, country dancing, poetry and more. SMU graduate Chris Jensen, who has a daughter in her first year at SMU, enjoyed the talent show. “I thought the winners were very deserving. We were impressed with the groups and the solo acts,” Jensen said. Other events during SMU Family Weekend included the first-ever SMU Family Weekend Musical, presented by SMU Program Council. This year, the featured musical was “Hairspray,” featuring an all-student cast, with two performances on Sept. 25. In addition, student groups Blue Apollo, Southern Gents and the Belle Tones performed at The Rustic on Sept. 25, and parents and students were invited to attend the SMU v. TCU game and Boulevard on Sept. 23.

For the third time, SMU’s Speech and Debate team hosted a debate viewing and discussion. Forty-five students crowded into an Umphrey Lee classroom Sept. 26 to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the 50th anniversary of the first televised debate. The evening began with a brief lecture from Dr. Ben Voth, an SMU professor and debate expert. “This is fundamentally important to American civics,” Voth said in preparation of the event. He went on to emphasize that “the debates do matter, they always matter.” At 8 p.m., the debate began with an introduction from Lester Holt, the lights were dimmed and the two presidential

nominees took their positions. The two battled it out with many attacks from each side and a lot of genuinely funny moments. Holt moderated as best he could but with two extreme personalities combined with obvious dislike between the candidates, much of the debate got out of hand. The debate ended around 9:40 p.m. and the discussion among students began, with many different viewpoints. Some favored Trump citing his conviction for their stance, others believed in Clinton and her honesty during the debate. “I think it’s important to have an unbiased room,” senior Jessica Winter said. Numerous students in the room echoed this sentiment, including another senior, Austin Whittles. “The benefits are watching with people that might have different ideologies than you,” Whittles said when asked about the importance of the viewing event.

Students present impactful concepts for Big iDeas contest SARAH ELLINGTON Contributing Writer sellington@smu.edu While the tagline for a Big iDea Pitch Sept. 23 was “less searching, more discovery” with 15 very different pitches in two hours, the deliberation was quite the opposite. It seems only natural the contest started with a student’s idea of a gun attachment that would change the sound of the gun’s firing – allowing for officers to differentiate between their own guns and others – as well as initiate the demand for a perfect pitch in the presentations to come. Defined as “an idea that has the potential to make a big impact on society” according to SMU’s Big iDeas website, students have just 90 seconds to convince a panel of judges in order to get more details on the project, which often included the standard “How is this different from an existing program?” If the time constraints and foreseeable industry competitors were not sufficient, the pressure of competing against 15 other passionate presenters – of which eight contenders win – to gain the $1,000 prize definitely was. Without the funds for any major action to get concepts off the

ground, the majority of pitches were still in the planning stages, meaning that one grant of seed money could potentially be the difference between an up-and-coming program and an old idea collecting dust in a few years. However, based off of the determined presentations, the latter may not even be a possibility for any candidate. Beyond the quality of the pitch, the judges also needed to get a grasp the character and talent of each innovator to ensure their chosen winners have the qualities necessary to turn a complex thought into a prototype or pilot in three months time. By continually pressing, “What is your background in this?” the audience and judges soon learned many students have been developing these projects for years. From a young man who was bullied growing up desiring to create an anonymous social media app geared towards positivity and encouragement, to a dancer seeking acceptance of all body shapes through a leotard business, to a swimmer-turnedengineer who wants to revolutionize training with LED lights along swimming pool lanes, the event was not short of energy and entrepreneurship.

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Tom Brokaw, Doris Kearns Goodwin speak about 2016 presidential election LILI JOHNSTON News Staff Writer lsjonston@smu.edu “If you’re not confused, you don’t know what’s going on,” David Gergen said at the Sept. 20 opener of the 201617 Tate Lecture Series. Gergen has spent 21 seasons with the Tate Lecture series. As moderator, he sat in a red arm chair on the stage in McFarlin Auditorium with two other guests to his right: Tom Brokaw and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Brokaw has spent some 50 years at NBC, more than any other media personality. He is also the first to host all three of NBC’s major programs: “Nightly News,” “Today” and “Meet the Press.” Goodwin, a political and presidential historian, also graced the stage. Though the buzz of this year’s Clinton-Trump campaign consumes the political discussion, Gergen urged the guests to think about both the past and future. “We know what made leaders great in the past. We don’t go look back at that anymore,” Goodwin said. The current democratization of the electoral process only dates back to the 1950s and ‘60s. Prior to this era, nominees were chosen by their parties. This two-party backbone,had the power, according to lecturers. Though Goodwin argued this past system was a better one, you can’t take the voice away from the people once they have it. “It’s hard to go backward when you have democracy in place,” she said. In her opinion, it is this power to the people that has allowed Republican nominee Trump to prevail. Brokaw defined it as a “celebrification.” “If you can explain the Kardashians, you can explain Donald Trump,” he said. “He’s known for being known.” Though he said that statement pejoratively, he remained neutral. “It’s also dangerous if Clinton gets elected,” Brokaw said. To say the least, there is a dissatisfaction with the 2016 election. Gergen asked the speakers a series

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of difficult questions, such as: “How important is temperament?” “Who is better qualified?” and “Size up the trust issue with Clinton...” “Temperament is the central component to any president,” Goodwin said. “All great leaders have been through adversity and prevailed.” Neither of these assets categorize Trump, she argued. Goodwin called Trump a six-foottwo filter-less personality. “That worries me,” Goodwin said, “that part of his temperament.” “The presidency is so much more complex than Trump understands,” Brokaw echoed. Brokaw cited Trump’s stance. For eight years where he claimed that Obama was not born in the U.S., despite evidence that proved otherwise. Just last week, Trump said Obama was born in the U.S., “period.” Trump has a lack of regard for the truth. Brokaw and Goodwin also had much to offer on Clinton. “Clinton does not have a reservoir of support for her personality,” Brokaw said.

Goodwin pointed out Clinton’s lack of trustworthiness and her inability to confront the issues. “When you meet Clinton, she is a different person than who you see on the campaign trail,” Goodwin said. Goodwin said that Clinton truly prevails when she looks at herself from the outside. In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Clinton said, “I’m better at governing than I am at campaigning.” Clinton fails to look at herself from this perspective often, Goodwin said, adding that she lives in the shadow of her past. “Even the fact that she is a woman, a true milestone in America history, has yet to surface in a positive light,” Goodwin said. Instead, Clinton more often than not glimmers in the darkness of negativity, Goodwin said. “This election is not over,” Brokaw said. “I told people, ‘go ahead and order the pizza now.’ These debates will be bigger than the Super Bowl.” Gergen led both guests to the questions of the future: What does each nominee have to do to succeed

in the debates, and, whoever wins the presidency, what will they have to do going forward? Brokaw called for Clinton to present a genuine agenda, not one that furthers the Obama administration or that of her husband, but step-bystep what she will do within week one, week two and so on. “Clinton has a hard time connecting with people beyond her supporters,”

Goodwin said. Goodwin said that Trump will have a better chance if he can manage to sound presidential, a tone that he only sometimes projects. “The best thing would be to take him off Twitter,” Goodwin said jokingly. Brokaw called for Trump to convey a thoughtfulness and reflectiveness in his responses, as opposed to relying on his intuition. And moving into the future, Brokaw and Goodwin said both Trump and Clinton’s jobs would be the same if either were to be president: knit the country back together. “I have two tips,” Goodwin said. She proposed the president should go on train trips around the country to “get out of Washington and to have congressmen over for breakfast, lunch and dinner — a move from the LBJ playbook. “There’s a specific fear and anxiety,” Goodwin said. “With increased globalization, there is a loss of community in modern life. People are looking for a leader who brings stability.” “We’ve never been through anything like this before,” Brokaw said.

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Beauty novice reviews budget-friendly skincare SYDNEY DAWSON Contribtuing Writer sedawson@smu.edu College students may not always have the time or money to focus on skincare needs. Sephora and Ulta can be overwhelming places with beautiful shelves full of expensive products many cannot afford. But what many don’t know is that skincare treasures lie just beyond those sliding glass doors in the not-so-glamorous aisles of Wal-Mart and CVS. After four years of testing products and trying methods, eventually a quality skincare routine can be integrated without breaking the bank. And the best part? These five products are just as effective as their

top-shelf counterparts. Approved b y college students and Dallas-based esthetician Alicia Houdek who said less expensive products often have the same ingredients as their top-shelf alternatives. Your skin won’t know the difference between brands if the ingredients are the same.

POND’S COLD CRE AM , $4.99 Pond’s has stood the test of time. Created in the early 1990s, this three-inone product acts as cleanser, makeup remover and moisturizer – saving more money along the way by being multi-purpose. Compare to: Crème de

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ST. IVES APRICOT SCRUB , $3.49 In addition to a cream or gel-based cleanser, Houdek suggests using an exfoliating cleanser three to four times per week to remove excess skin and dirt from the pores. Compare to: Kate Somerville ExfoliKate, $65

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Eco-friendly, homemade bath bombs make waves ELISE O’BRIEN Contributing Writer emobrien@smu.edu Every Saturday morning, SMU political science major Chloe Canton picks out a bath bomb from her collection at home. She pops one into the tub to help ease her muscles and relax after a long week. Coming in a variety of colors and scents, bath bombs have become the newest bath-time craze. These fizzy soaps can be found from Neiman Marcus to Whole Foods Market. Prices usually range from $3-$8. People buy them for the fizz, but what is in them that causes this fun reaction? SMU pre-med student

Chanel Johnson said the bath bomb would have some baking soda in them, so that when it hits the water, it will react and send off CO2. “AKA the bubbles,” she said. Ingredients in bath bombs, such as Epsom salts, can be good for skin and muscles. Johnson also said the bombs are easy on your skin since they usually have Epsom salts, which are a key muscle relaxant. In the water, Epsom salts break down into magnesium and sulfate. Once the salts dissolve your body absorbs the solution, which can help relax muscles and loosen joints. Lavender oil is a beneficial, essential oil that is commonly added to bath

bombs. It is known to help relax the body. Also, the oil helps skin become more smooth and reduces fine lines and wrinkles. Known benefits include skin regeneration, reducing sun spots, and shrinking scars. Dermatologist Amy Wechsler said it works well with all skin types. “I think bath bombs not only make your skin and muscles feel great, but they are even more fun to use,” Canton said. Although some can be relatively inexpensive other gold-encrusted bath bombs have sold for $50,000. For a cheaper option, they are easily made at home for a more affordable price. Here’s how:

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Volleyball begins conference play with two consecutive wins PHIL MAYER Sports Staff Writer pmayer@smu.edu SMU volleyball started conference play with two straight wins last weekend. The Mustangs entered the AAC conference play with a 7-5 reccord beore matches against East Carolina on Sept. 22 and Cincinnati on Sept. 24. Their conference opener came against the previously undefeated ECU Pirates, and SMU took the match three sets to one. Katie Hegarty registered 16 kills and four aces. Setter Kendall Patterson racked up 48 assists. After dealing ECU their first loss of the season, the preseason AAC favorite Cincinnati Bearcats came to town. The teams split the first four sets and SMU won the fifth and final set 15-10. Senior Janelle Giordano, a preseason

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all-conference selection, had 16 kills and five blocks. The Mustangs will hope to carry the momentum on the road when they play Tulane and Houston the weekend of Sept. 30.

SMU lands second basketball commitment in Everett Ray REECE GRAHAM Sports Staff Writer rgraham@smu.edu SMU men’s basketball earned another commitment for its 2017 class on Sept. 22, the program’s second commitment in a ten day stretch. Everett Ray, a 6-7 power forward from Addison announced his commitment to SMU on Thursday morning through Twitter. Ray is currently homeschooled and played his junior season with the CHANT homeschool sports organization. He formerly played for Trinity Christian Academy in Addison. According to his MaxPreps profile, Ray averaged 20 points per game during his

junior season with CHANT. Ray is a three-star prospect in 247Sports composite rankings. He garnered interest from a variety of programs before deciding to play on the Hilltop. According to 247Sports, Ray chose SMU over offers from Arkansas, Houston, TCU, Tulsa, Stephen F. Austin, Boise State, Central Michigan, Furman, Lehigh and Pepperdine, as well as offers from Ivy League schools including Brown and Princeton. Ray is SMU’s first commitment from Texas in the 2017 class. He joins threestar point guard Elijah Landrum, who committed to SMU earlier this month. Both are expected to sign their letters of intent in November.

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Mustangs’ offense stalls as SMU falls to TCU 33-3 in Iron Skillet Battle REECE GRAHAM Sports Staff Writer rgraham@smu.edu When quarterback Ben Hicks marched SMU’s offense down the field during the Mustangs’ opening possession Sept. 23, SMU fans had reason to be excited. Even though SMU settled for a field goal on the 69-yard drive, the Mustangs showed they could move the ball against one of the top defenses in the nation. Little did SMU fans know it would be the last time the Mustangs would score on the night. In a game where the defense shined early, the Mustangs burned countless opportunities to put points on the board when the ball was in their hands. The Mustangs failed to reach TCU’s redzone after their first possession, an entire 56:43 of play. The farthest SMU reached into Horned Frogs’ territory came late in the second quarter when the Mustangs opted to attempt a field goal on 4th & 2 at the TCU 29. The 46yard kick from Josh Williams was shanked wide left. “We didn’t score a touchdown tonight,” Hicks said in the postgame press conference. “We scored three points. We can’t do that and win.” Similar to the first three games, the Mustangs came out strong on the defensive side of the ball. SMU only allowed TCU’s highly explosive offense 66 yards in the first quarter. Also, the Horned Frogs did not earn a first down until the 1:25 mark in the first quarter. TCU amassed 215 total yards by halftime but trailed in time of possession by over three minutes and had not yet converted on third down. “I think defensively we’re playing well enough to win,” SMU head coach Chad Morris said postgame. “You just can’t put them on the field as many snaps as they’ve had to play.” “We can’t finish anything right now, Hicks said. “We’ve got to find a way to finish drives, score touchdowns and keep

our defense off the field.” Keeping the defense off the field will be key moving forward, as the Mustangs still do not have the depth to sustain their coverage for four quarters. SMU’s defense started to show wear on the first play of the second half when a missed tackle allowed TCU QB Kenny Hill to connect with wide receiver John Diarse for a 75-yard TD. “Very disappointing, the way that we responded in the second half,” Morris said. “Especially after playing as hard and as well as we played in the first half. Didn’t see that coming.” Morris said the Mustangs must do a better job of executing on offense so that the defense can become a bigger factor later in games. “We got opportunities to make plays and we’re unable to make them and then they capitalize on mistakes,” Morris said. “We just didn’t connect. In games like this, when you call your shots, they got to stick.” Unable to keep the defense off the field, the Mustangs started to lose control of the game as key members of their secondary had to sit. With 10:37 left in the second quarter, linebacker Anthony Rhone picked off a pass from Hill at the SMU 5-yard line. Safety Darrion Millines levied a brutal helmet-first hit to the intended TCU receiver in the endzone and was ejected for targeting upon review. In the third quarter, cornerback Jordan Wyatt went down with an injury and was assisted off. He would return in the fourth quarter, but the absence of Wyatt and Millines helped the Horned Frogs run up the score. Penalties, injuries and exhaustion will affect any team. But Morris is plaguing SMU most: youth. “You’ve got a bunch of babies out there on the field and they’re having to learn against some ranked opponents,” Morris said. “The season truly starts tomorrow. We start conference play next week. We’ve got to get this one behind us, make the corrections and move forward.”

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On Friday night, five SMU band members knelt while playing their instruments during the national anthem in front of Ford Stadium, receiving national attention. This also took place in front of SMU president Gerald Turner, students, faculty and school staff, athletic department personnel, alums, family members, donors, guests and TCU fans. Also in attendance were University Park Fire Department members who were honoring a fallen fireman, and the Dallas police chief who was representing DPD and honoring the fallen officers

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who died recently due to violence. These young band members, dressed in SMU band uniforms, in the SMU stadium on the SMU campus are the “Pride of SMU” and like any other athlete, student, administrator, or board of trustee member, they represent SMU while in their capacities of the office or team they represent. They as representatives

speak for a community, and in my opinion their behavior was shameful and not proper or acceptable to our school! These members, as individuals, can exercise their free speech at any time in their space – not affiliated with SMU at any time. But, during the national anthem or anytime they are representing SMU in any capacity this is unacceptable. It is time for the SMU band director, SMU athletic department, administration and board of trustees to condemn this behavior and remove these members from the band. The school is bigger than these individuals. We

have students, parents and donors who look at SMU as a place to send their children, invest their resources to help enable to continue to educate students and alums – proud of their school – whom I feel were disrespected by the band members in a public and humiliating fashion. To see these band members disrespect the community, the city of Dallas and the country is not acceptable to me. James Hairston graduated from SMU in 1983 with a B.S. in psychology. He has 12 family members who have graduated from SMU and is currently the president of New Capital Funding Dallas.

Student defends decision to kneel On Nov. 24, 2014, Tamir Rice was gunned down while playing outside by police, receiving national attention. On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile was gunned down by police during a routine traffic stop, receiving national attention. This also took place in front of his girlfriend, her four-yearold child and anyone else watching the Facebook Live stream of the situation. These two individuals, as well as Rekia Boyd (2012), Oscar Grant (2009), Amadou Diallo (1999) and a myriad of other unarmed black people have been killed by the hands of police officers

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BIKO MCMILLAN Class of 2017 bmcmillan@smu.edu

who were not brought to justice. It speaks volumes that there are people more upset about a group of students kneeling during the national anthem than they are about lives being unjustifiably taken by those who are sworn to serve and protect us. This type of selective, convenient anger is very different from our anger born out of survival.

On the issue of accountability, these students being removed from the band and losing their scholarships would undoubtedly be more punishment than the police officers from the previously mentioned cases received for unjustifiably taking a life. We as demonstrators are clear on where our priorities lie, but we question whether or not the same can be said for many who are critical of the demonstration. This country is bigger than this school. We have people who look to the U.S. to be a place of freedom. To see people who look like myself killed unjustifiably under the cover of the law is

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not acceptable to me. We get you’re upset about the demonstration– truly we do. But we’re also upset about a system that protects murderous policemen. So until we see the words “land of the free” apply to the many oppressed groups in this country, we will gladly protest the anthem. Dialogue is, of course, welcome, but we seek no one’s permission to stand up (or kneel) for the right to live in these United States. Biko McMillan is a senior pre-med and Spanish major. He was born and raised in the Virgin Islands.

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RILEY COVEN Arts & Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu Two flights of stairs and a hallway lead into a musicfilled studio in a Highland Park attic. The walls are covered with vinyl album covers of David Bowie, The Who, Fleetwood Mac and the Beatles. The studio is the perfect blend of collegeaged disorganization, young professionalism and budding talent. This is where Blue Apollo, a band of SMU students, practices. A recent Sunday had the five members meeting in the wake of a well-received live performance at The Rustic, a local watering hole popular with SMU students. Rather than resting on their laurels, they joined together to practice their latest pieces and get ready for their next show, a requested second performance at The Rustic, Sept. 25. The group includes Luke Nassar, Rodman Steele, Mitch Gruen, Jeremiah Jensen and Grant Wolf. They assembled the band as firstyears, but now in their third year, the group has released a full-length studio album “Light-Footed Hours” and is consistently booking shows around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. “I love their music so much, it gives an upbeat and relaxing vibe,” said Haley Duncan,an SMU junior and avid Blue Apollo fan. The guys trickle into their studio on a sunny, Sunday morning, immediately going into the logistics of their next show and setting up their

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equipment in a seamless integration, working together like a well-oiled machine. As they’re getting set up, the guys start to joke with each other. After a quick vocal styling from Gruen, a business major, which is accompanied by laughter from the lead singers of the band, Gruen quips back: “You guys think I can’t sing but I’m actually nailing these A minor sharp notes.” The jab is a little hard to follow, but the rest of the group breaks out in laughter. The band only has an hour to practice, so they decide to work on a pair of their new songs “Make it Happen” and “Circles.” A few seconds into “Make it Happen,” Nassar stops the song. There’s something wrong with Steele’s amp, so he and Gruen take a minute to figure it out. Gruen turns to Steele and asks, “When are you free this week cause we’re going

to have a tone day.” Steele, a music performance major, laughs and agrees the amp needs some work. The group starts in on their second piece of music for the day, “Circles.” Before they begin, Nassar plugs in his iPod and puts on Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound.” He lets the intro roll for a minute and then informs the band: “This is kind of the vibe I’m going for.” It’s easy to see why. The sound is very ethereal and light and provides a nice contrast to the first song, a heavier piece with a stronger vibe. As the clock strikes noon and the band realizes they’re out of time, high-fives are thrown around and the guys begin to unplug and pack up. Immediately, the group begins excitedly talking about their next practice and how to improve. They make it clear that while this practice may be finished, they can’t wait for the next.

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