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Growing Dallas housing market inflation makes off-campus living search more difficult, costly Hayden Hickingbotham Contributing Writer hhickingboth@smu.edu Kendall Lockhart was on the road Aug. 18 in her packed car, heading from Houston back to Dallas to start her junior year. She was looking forward to the nice apartment in which she would live. But then her phone buzzed with an email from SMU announcing that mold had been found in the Daniel House, an on-campus apartment for upperclassmen like Lockhart. She would have to be relocated immediately — and at a higher cost. “I was really confused on how they had just discovered this the day before move-in day,” Lockhart said. “I had an SUV full of items and freaking out about where I was supposed to live.” The search for affordable, off-campus housing is a problem most college students face. For Lockhart and her two roommates, the prices of three-bedroom homes around campus were pretty shocking. After scrambling to find an apartment when Daniel House fell through, the women ultimately decided on an apartment just north of campus on Rosedale Avenue. The landlord gave the three women a discounted price of $2,500 since they signed the lease after the school year began. However, when their lease is up in May, the rent will return to its original price of $4,000. The women will likely be on the hunt for another house, said Lockhart, since that price is too steep for their wallets. The current rent price for a two-bedroom home near SMU is $3,334 per month — double the average rent price for homes in the U.S. One-bedroom apartments around campus range from $1,200-$1,500. . President of Kent Development Co. and licensed real estate agent Austin Kent said that rents are up because so many people are moving to the area. “The housing market is booming right now with favorable demographics, particularly educated millennials,” Kent said. “The surge in demand for housing has caused prices across all of DFW to spike.” Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that more people moved to the DFW area than any other metro area in the U.S. — more than 140,000 people.

According to those numbers, 393 residents move to the metro area per day in one year. New residents and SMU students are looking to purchase the same units. However, housing market inflation is making it more difficult for SMU undergraduates, recent graduates and millennials moving to Dallas to find affordable and convenient housing, especially if they live alone. Senior marketing major Richmond Dewan is seeing the surge in housing prices firsthand. Even after using online sites and connections, he struggled to find the balance between value and price. Apartments that met his requirements were far over his budget. He was forced to weigh his options. “I would find the perfect apartment, but then it was nowhere near my price range,” Dewan said. “My apartment now — is it everything I wanted? No, but for the price, it’s the value I need to make it work.” Dewan said he pays $1,250 to live by himself. “It would be a lot easier if I had a roommate because I would only have to pay $700-$800,” Dewan said. Rent prices near Texas Christian University are much less than those near SMU. TCU is located an hour west of Dallas in Fort Worth. It is a very similar university to SMU, but Fort Worth has a very different housing market from that of Dallas. A single-bedroom house to rent around TCU, for instance, ranges from $600-$800, which is 50 percent less than what SMU students pay around SMU. Many students prefer to live near their university for walking convenience since having a car is an added expense. However, for SMU students who want to live in popular Dallas neighborhoods such as the downtown area, Uptown and Oak Lawn, rents in high-rise condos cost even more than housing near the university. In her senior year, fashion media major Madison Cansler decided on a high-rise building downtown: The Jordan. She previously lived in a two-bedroom home near campus and paid $800 per month but wanted to move closer to downtown. Some people may find the view and location worth the additional price, but such ammenities come at a premium cost. “I moved into a one-bedroom facing downtown,” Cansler said. “My parents don’t mind paying $2,850 a month because it’s guarded and a safe place to live.”

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Residential builders potentially considering nearby high-rise Laurence Lundy Staff Writer llundy@smu.edu

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SMU students may find their offcampus prospects opened up with homebuilder Toll Brothers’ interest in a high-rise residential property near campus. In December, the company contracted a high-profile building site near the heavily trafficked North Central Expressway, across from campus. With the Pennsylvania-based company moving in on a variety of locations in the

DFW area, SMU students could see more off-campus living options. Toll Brothers has also recently been working on multiple urban apartment projects in West Dallas and the Oak Lawn neighborhood. The company did not return requests for comment. However, The Dallas Morning News reports the location at the corner of North Central and Mockingbird Lane was originally slated as a second-phase residential building. At this time, Toll Brothers’ has not announced a construction date for the location.

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Ian Bremmer: America the hopeless, or perhaps not Laurence Lundy Staff Writer llundy@smu.edu Ian Bremmer, founder and president of one of the largest political risk and consulting firms in the world, shed new light on America and its geopolitical position during SMU’s Tate Lecture Jan. 30. Throughout the lecture series SMU has hosted a variety of speakers, but on the day of the State of the Union, the university received a new look at the United States’ presumed global hegemony. “Thanks for missing the State of the Union,” he joked, “As long as we don’t launch against North Korea, this will be a

successful [address].” While on stage, Bremmer juxtaposed light-hearted comedy with the reality of political analysis. His words turned from America’s errors to hope in its people. Bremmer proudly stated, “Americans never truly show what they’re made of until things get hard.” Since the end of World War II the United States has shaped global policy, destroying its only rival through a combination of factors that formed American soft-power policy to this day. However, according to Bremmer, “the Pax Americana is over.” For a variety of reasons, America no longer holds unchecked diplomatic and

political power. Going into the early 2000s, the political world was still stable, even with the advent of “the worst economic situation since the Depression.” As he said, “the financial crisis hit, and we had the best G20 meeting ever.” Governments, for all their squabbling, will band together to look strong and competent in the face of a global problem, Bremmer says. Unfortunately, Bremmer believes the United States now has a problem. Bremmer says that the fact the U.S. doesn’t “have a long term [artificial intelligence] plan” worries him. With China investing in technology through

companies supported by its government apparatus directly, we could be “heading towards a digital cold war.” Of course, Bremmer said, “I do not believe the U.S and China are inexorably heading for war.” Now, the problems plaguing the Pax Americana don’t come from a singular sector, Bremmer said. The problem isn’t simply that China has a bigger population, or that America has specifically become complacent or divided. It’s simply much harder to play a game where “the Chinese are setting half of the rules,” he said. Bremmer did say that America, generally speaking, focuses too

much on long-term, treatable problems instead of serious, imminent crises. He compared America’s social problems to those of Israel Unfortunately, “yes, it’s going to get worse,” he said. But things will get better, because “we are seeing experiments” in terms of social reform, he argued.

Mail center supervisor a favorite among students Harriette Hauske Contributing Writer hhauske@smu.edu Although not all students may know it, chances are high that Marcus Smith has helped you at least once during your time at SMU. Smith is the SMU mail center site supervisor. From Monday to Saturday, he can be found hard at work checking packages into the system, giving students their mail and returning boxes. Many students are quick to say Smith is their favorite worker in the mail room. “I like Marcus Smith because he makes a point of getting to know each student by name and says hello,” said Ann Nordin, a sophomore who’s a regular at the mail center. “He makes getting my packages easy.” “He is such a special person to have on campus,” firstyear Louise Doss said. Smith is big on customer service. He said he wants to serve the SMU students and faculty to the best of his ability. His dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. Smith not only handles SMU’s beloved Revolve packages, but is also responsible for more important mail, including care packages to and from home, passports and election documents. Smith also ensures the faculty receives everything they need. “I like to be one of the cogs in that system,” Smith said. “That’s why I think this job is important.” Smith brings energy to SMU mail center. Dawn Kindred,

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Overall, Bremmer’s message was one couched in terms Americans could stomach. Some American exceptionalism here, a few jokes at another countries’ expense there, and at the end of the day, while things may get rough, America will pull through.

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one of the workers in the mail room, said Smith is always singing and making jokes. But what sets Smith apart is his love for his job, said his boss Lynn Hascal. Smith’s favorite part of his job is working with the SMU students and faculty. He recently created an SMU mail center Facebook page to further help students and faculty. He posts tips and tricks about different mailing aspects, including how to address an envelope and how to track a package. “Getting to talk to y’all every day is the highlight,” Smith said. “That’s why I come to work.”

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SMU blows out ECU, 86-61 Phil mayer Assoc. Sports Editor pmayer@smu.edu

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SMU toppled the East Carolina Pirates 86-61 Sunday afternoon, getting back on track after a loss to Connecticut. The victory was a superb all-around effort. Each of SMU’s five starters scored in double digits, as Jahmal McMurray and Jimmy Whitt led the way with 20 points each. Ethan Chargois added 16. As a team, SMU shot 61.8 percent from the field and 55 percent from 3. No starter shot worse than 50 percent from the field. The sweet shooting performance was relieving for SMU after the team shot 28.1 percent against UConn. “When you shoot it good, basketball is really fun and when you shoot it really bad basketball is a miserable existence,” Tim Jankovich said. Ben Emelogu led the way for the Mustangs in the first half, piling up 13 points. He swished a high-arcing 3-pointer from

the corner at the halftime buzzer to extend the SMU lead to 44-33 going into the break. The Mustangs let the Pirates hang around in the first half, partially due to some sloppy passing. SMU turned it over eight times, some of which were airmailed passes that landed out of bounds. In the second half, SMU turned on the heat. The Mustangs blew the game wide open with a 28-11 in the first 10 minutes of the half. SMU was getting good looks at the rim and beyond the arc, while it tightened up its defense on the other end. The Mustangs are playing with just eight scholarship players after injuries to Jarrey Foster and Everett Ray. With limited depth, the team needs to fight for its victories. “We all got to be in a fever pitch mindset because we’re small, we’re not deep, we’re young, we’re inexperienced,” Jankovich said. “Because of that, we have to scratch these out. We got to do it on heart and togetherness and intensity and toughness and all those kind of things.” Shake Milton played just

31 minutes, one of his lowest totals of the season. He scored 11 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. Jankovich mentioned that both of Milton’s hands were bothering him. McMurray’s 20 points marked his highest scoring game since joining SMU. The the team is relying on the junior guard to make plays since he took over for Foster in the starting lineup. Aside from his career-high 20 points, Whitt shined in SMU’s zone defense, moving around well and shutting down his side of the floor. “Part of me being able to help the team is defensivewise because that’s a bigger part than me on offense right now,” Whitt said. SMU also honored a program great Sunday afternoon. Former Mustang guard Gene Phillips had his No. 23 jersey retired. Phillips played three seasons for the Mustangs from 1968 to 1971, averaging 26.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Next, SMU will hit the road to take on Tulsa Thursday, Feb. 1.

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SMU loses Jarrey Foster, Everett Ray for season Phil mayer Assoc. Sports Editor pmayer@smu.edu

Jarrey Foster is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.

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Two SMU basketball players will miss the rest of the season with injuries, Tim Jankovich announced Monday, January 22. Junior guard Jarrey Foster has a torn ACL and freshman forward Everett Ray has a broken foot, Jankovich said at “The Fast Track” Monday night. “The first thing is how badly you feel for those guys,” Jankovich told the crowd at Ozona’s Grill. “When you start taking away minutes from someone’s career, which is what injuries do, I don’t know that there’s too many things more sad than that.” Foster went down with

a left knee injury while going for a layup in SMU’s win against Wichita State Wednesday. He was one of SMU’s best players, averaging 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He also provided valuable versatility on defense, covering players inside and outside the arc. Jahmal McMurray took his place in the starting lineup and will stay there for the foreseeable future. Ray was averaging 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game before breaking his foot in warm-ups before SMU’s win over Tulane on Saturday, January 20. Ray had missed time with a sprained ankle earlier in the season. He was one of SMU’s three “big men,” along with Akoy Agau and Ethan Chargois.

SMU is now down to eight eligible scholarship players, but the Mustangs have been here before. They won the AAC with just seven scholarship players last year. “They’ve already had this,” Jankovich said. “We played our first 10 or so games with eight guys, and three returning players total. Now we have two returning players total on a college basketball team. Having said all that, these guys are going to fight. We’re going to still compete. I believe we can still win. That’s the message we have.” Without Foster and Ray the Mustangs fell to Connecticut last Thursday. Since then, SMU rebounded with a victory against the ECU Pirates on Sunday.

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The best moments of the 2018 Grammy Awards kelly kolff Assoc. A&L Editor kkollf@smu.edu The 60th Annual Grammy Awards opened last Sunday with Kendrick Lamar, who took home four Grammys, including Best Rap Album for “DAMN.” He kicked off the show with a fiery performance of his song “XXX” featuring U2 and a few spoken word pieces by comedian Dave Chapelle. “The only thing more frightening than watching a black man be honest in America is being an honest black man in America,” Chapelle said in the performance. A dark commentary on patriotism and what

it means to be black in America, Lamar’s passionate performance set the political tone for the night. Other memorable moments of the night came from Kesha’s performance following an emotional introduction by singer Janelle Monae. “We are also daughters, wives, mothers, sisters and human beings. We come in peace, but we mean business. And to those who would dare try and silence us, we offer you two words: Time’s up,” Monae said. The singer called for a reform to the music industry, imploring men and women to work together to change the current culture. “Just as we have the power

to shape culture, we also have the power to undo the culture that does not serve us well. So, let’s work together, women and men, as a united music industry committed to creating more safe work environments, equal pay and access for all women,” Monae said. Nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Vocal Performance Kesha took the stage to perform her nominated song, “Praying.” Backed by a white-clad chorus of female vocalists including Cyndi Lauper, Julia Michaels, Andra Day and Camila Cabello, Kesha passionately told her story of redemption and anger stemming from the aftermath of her sexual assault lawsuit

against former producer Dr. Luke. Bruno Mars swept the show, coming home with six awards, including Album of the Year, for which he was up against Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino. As an award show known for picking “safer” options, this came as no surprise to many. Even though the Time’s Up movement was apparent at this year’s Grammys, the lack of female representation in the winner pool was noticeable. Before the show began, there was some controversy over Lorde, the only female artist up for Album of the Year, allegedly not being asked to perform a solo act. The singer showed up in

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a dress with feminist prose from artist Jenny Holzer sewn into the back of her red Valentino dress. Although she gave a harrowing performance, Kesha was beaten for the Best Pop Vocal Album by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for his album ÷ (Divide). Newcomer SZA also left without an award, but not

before she gave an energetic performance of her single “Broken Clocks.” As the show came to a close, Bruno Mars emphasized the purpose of his winning album 24K Magic. “Those songs were written with nothing but joy and one reason and for one reason only, and that’s love,” Mars said.

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Up-and-coming artist Phoebe Bridgers talks creating, performing riley coven Arts and Life Editor rcoven@smu.edu Phoebe Bridgers is on her way to Dallas, ready to put on a headlining performance at “Three Links.” The Los Angeles-based singersongwriter will be in town Feb. 8 to celebrating her debut album “Stranger in the Alps.” Her soothing tones and delicate instrumentals have led to critical acclaim, including being named the No. 1 best new artist of 2017 by The FADER. Bridgers spoke on the phone with SMU Campus Weekly about her new album and tour. Campus Weekly: I saw you recently released your debut album. What was that experience like? Phoebe Bridgers: I feel like I’ve considered myself a musician and singer songwriter forever but this was kind of like, I did everything except for release an album. So, I had a seven-inch out, I was touring all the time and it took forever to record that record. I was writing a lot so it just felt kind of weirdly like the beginning of something. It just took me so long to do that so now I feel like, alright, it’s official, I have music out. It feels really good. CW: Was there any big difference in making that album outside of the music you’d been recording before? PB: Yeah, I’d never really worked with a producer that I gelled with before. This album was different because Tony, who recorded the album, was a little bit like musical boot camp. He just has a completely different skill set than me. He’s super into music

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theory and crazy synth noises and stuff. It was a true collaboration, which I liked, because I would come in with these bare-bones folk songs and they would be spit out as this other thing I could never have done by myself. CW: Is having a lot of input and collaboration important to your creative process? PB: I think so. Obviously, it depends on the person. I’ve had such frustrating experiences before that I end up liking my demo that I did by myself more. Since this experience, I definitely think that I’ll end up looking for people that do that same thing for me in the future. I try to learn as much from people as I can. I got so much out of this experience. I bought two synthesizers right after the record and my baritone guitar that I play live. So, I had a lot to gain. CW: On the new album, do you have a favorite song in particular? One that you would recommend to first-time listeners.

PB: Maybe the one that I would recommend to first-time listeners isn’t the right one for first-time listeners, but “Smoke Signals” was really easy for me and was the only song I never second-guessed myself about. Actually, that’s not true, and this is a testament to Tony’s producing as well. I had thrown it away and we were trying to record a different song and I knew that this point was coming. I didn’t have very many songs, actually, that I was super proud of. So, he said, “Play something else. What have you been working on,?” and I said, “I don’t know, I have this one dumb idea,” and we recorded it, and two seconds later were like that’s a song on the record. So, probably that one. That’s why it’s first, I wanted it to be the first thing people heard. For more from Bridger’s interview, visit smudailycampus.com.

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Callie Rosenwasser Opinion Editor crosenwasser@smu.edu Considering more than half of SMU’s undergraduate population wears Greek letters, it may surprise no one I’m in a sorority. I joined a Panhellenic chapter in the Spring of 2016, and I’m happy. I feel at home with my sisters, I’ve learned skills from experiences with my chapter, I’ve forged deep friendships. While every chapter of every sorority is unique, you won’t find a house without women who’ve had the same experience. That’s right, going Greek is not a mortal sin. But I won’t pretend the sorority system is flawless. From the start, the process of joining a sorority can be brutal. I remember sobbing when I rushed two years ago, not because I was sad, but because I was too mentally exhausted to work through another outlet. Even once in a sorority, it’s intense, from all the practice it takes to perfect chants when everyone’s lost their voices to late nights setting up for the next day. And that only scratches the surface.

Just as Greek life isn’t an unforgivable offense, neither is choosing to abstain. Even trying it out and leaving early is an option, albeit sometimes an expensive one if dues have already been paid. However, to each their own. A problem arises when that choice is made for an entire population of women in one fell swoop. I would be more surprised that policies affecting women are enacted without consulting a single one about it if that wasn’t a notable American habit. Harvard University enacted penalties on all members of single-gender organizations. Affecting the Fall 2017 freshmen class, the institution is barring members from leadership positions in recognized student organizations, becoming varsity captains or receiving endorsements from Harvard for prestigious fellowships like the Rhodes scholarship. This is a bold move from a university that refuses to officially recognize Greek organizations, of which Harvard had four fraternities,

four sororities and several similarly-structured clubs. In response, two fraternities and five final clubs have opened membership to both men and women. Both Alpha Epsilon Pi and Kappa Sigma disaffiliated from their national organizations to do so and rebranded themselves “Aleph” and “KS,” respectively. Harvard president Drew G. Faust set these penalties in May 2016. Now, the goal is to “phase out” all social groups from the campus by 2022. Supposedly, the administration is looking to stop discrimination that arises in the selection process, which apparently justifies discriminating who of their students can hold other positions and fellowships through Harvard. The initial reason for the change? A 2016 report linking single-gender social clubs to women being sexually assaulted. One more time: sororities are being attacked because women are getting assaulted by men, particularly those involved in fraternities and final clubs. This isn’t a one-off. In November, Florida State University instituted a

temporary suspension of Greek life after a fraternity pledge died and two fraternity members were arrested on drug trafficking charges. Similar crimes at Louisiana State and Texas State University led to bans on all Greek life last semester, again on the part of fraternity men. And yet, sorority women are punished. In response to Harvard’s prejudiced initiative, sorority women across America took to social media with the hashtag “Hear Her Harvard.” Each told the same general story: sororities support their members and should not be penalized for the criminal activities of fraternities and male final clubs. In any organization, there are issues that aren’t in the news, sororities included. But I also know my personal experience and the experiences of thousands of other women don’t add up to nothing. Don’t generalize to make your job easy. Leave women their safe spaces with their sisters; don’t remove them and claim it will stop sexual assaults. Punish the parties responsible, not the victims.

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Paris haute couture embraces feminism Merrit Stahle Fashion Editor mstahle@smu.edu Paris Couture Fashion Week 2018 is a dazzling display of femininity. As a broken world struggles to find beauty and wrestles with the issues of feminism and gender equality, the true artisans of the fashion world painted a vision of hope, strength, and light. The city of lights welcomed couture houses Chanel, Zuhair Murad, Giambattista Valli, Ralph and Russo, Givenchy, Dior and many more to present their Spring/Summer 2018 couture collections. Haute couture translates literally from French as “high dressmaking.” The art of custom dress making in France is very serious. In fact, the term haute couture is protected by law in France. Fashion houses must meet strict criteria in order to earn the right to call itself a couture house. Ateliers must employ at least 20 staff. Couture houses are required to show their couture collections twice each year and reveal at least 35 creations. Couture gowns have estimated price tags because they are created as one of a kind designs for customers who have no price limit. The designers and dressmakers will spend hundreds of hours creating one gown to be worn by one specific model. The challenge is formidable but the collections are divine. Couture collections are the highest art form of fashion design. Chanel celebrated the feminine form in traditional

pinks and tweeds amidst a French garden theme. Kaia Gerber, daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, made her first couture appearance in the show. Karl Lagerfeld gave a nod to transitioning times when his bride donned a tuxedo and wore trousers. Maison Margiela caused a commotion when the black fabric his models wore

materials including taffeta, feathers, and tulle. It was the exquisite craftsmanship in her tailoring and restraint within the glamour; however , that stole the show. Her use of black during this particular season is significant and should attract those requiring gowns for red carpets. Ralph and Russo’s

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