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When acrobatics meet yoga
Grilled cheese, please
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January must-see movies
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Why Google Glass failed
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World
christina cox Assignments Editor @_christinacox_
YANGON, Myanmar— UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has called Myanmar to condemn Buddhist nationalist monk Ashin Wirathu for making sexist comments about UN member Professor Yanghee Lee. SAUDI ARABIA— King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, age 90, died Thursday after suffering from pneumonia. The King was admitted to the hospital Dec. 31 but his condition was said to have improved a few days later. He is to be buried Friday afternoon.
National LOS ANGELES— Four Los Angeles residents have sued the Department of Water and Power due to allegations regarding that the utility overcharged them and made other errors during the rollout of the new computer billing system. The complaints led to two lawsuits. If the plantliffs prevail, they are entitled to refunds plus interest. GLENDIVE, Mont.— A major oil spill of about 50,000 gallons was detected along the Yellowstone River in public water supplies Monday. Preliminary tests indicated oil from the river infiltrated the city’s water supply. Truckloads of drinking water are now being delivered as a precautionary move before hearing further test results within the next few days.
Texas ROMA — One person was killed in a Border Patrol shooting on the U.S. side of the border Wednesday. Agents were investigating suspected drug smuggling and encountered a group of people in the desert carrying packages of drugs when the shooting occurred.
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President R. Gerald Turner joins students attending the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk Monday.
Simmons honors education advocates with Luminary Awards christina cox Assignments Editor @_christinacox_ Three education advocates were honored Thursday evening with the Luminary Award for their work in education. Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College; The Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children; and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America were recipients of the award. “This year’s awards show the power of individuals,” said Leon Simmons Endowed Dean David Chard in a press release. “We see
mentors give of themselves as they become a consistent presence in the lives of boys and girls who need them. We find teachers and doctors taking extra steps and care to treat children with learning disorders. And lastly, we look to a true leader in higher education who rebuilds confidence and direction in a historically black college.” The Luminary Award was created by the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development in 2009. The award is given annually to three recipients: local, regional and national. It honors organizations and individuals who have demonstrated a commitment
to education. Sorrell has served as president of Dallas’ Paul Quinn College for seven years where he has brought new recognition, programs and funding to the school. Some of his developments include creating a community garden to support food banks and building a new residential center with a $4.4 million donation from Trammell S. Crow. While improving Paul Quinn College, Sorrell continues to study for at the University of Pennsylvania to receive his executive doctorate in higher education management.
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Social Media
The Operational Excellence for the 2nd Century Campaign (OE2C) moved into its second stage for the Procurement Initiative, exploring new ways to cut printing costs throughout SMU. “A preliminary assessment indicates this is an area where we can achieve significant savings,” the OE2C website announced Wednesday. According to SMU, the university spent approximately $150 million on goods and services like food and office supplies. SMU plans on saving $11 million to $15 million annually through changes within the Procurement initiative. SMU installed an application “PaperCut” throughout the campus Wednesday. The application will aggregate print data and evaluate the campus’ printing needs. By calculating the total number of print jobs and paper usage, the university will have data to reevaluate the campus’ printing needs. Only aggregate data will be used and PaperCut will not record the contents of the documents printed. The SMU community is encouraged to continue their printing needs as usual throughout the application’s data gathering.
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Provost presents awards to notable faculty Lauren aguirre Editor-in-chief @laurencaguirre
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Social media apps like Tinder are the newest form of online dating.
Social media lets online relationships become reality Shabnam Amini Contributing Writer samini@smu.edu The prevalence of social apps is helping make meeting new people more efficient, but the question is if it leads to long-term relationship success. More than ever, young adults today are using social apps to meet strangers online and then even taking it a step further and meeting them in person. Tinder, a smartphone app, is the latest big addition to the online social meet-up world. Tinder is simply a source that helps you meet people based on distance from you, age, and gender. All of these three factors
can be adjusted based on personal preference. “It is a new normal,” said Steve Lee, SMU Adjunct Lecturer in social media and app development. “If you start to think about it, we are all strangers at some point and time. That’s how we meet people, we meet strangers. In controlled situations, we don’t just meet them in the streets.” Tinder’s growth has been exponential over the last year as young adults look for alternative ways to meet people. In February, the company claimed to have over 750 million swipes per day, up from just 5 million in December. Today, Tinder manages to have more than a billion swipes resulting in some 12 million
“matches” each day, according to www.marketwatch.com. “Meeting someone through a social app is adventurous, it can be fun, but there is also an aspect where you need to be careful with it.” said Elizabeth Lockett, junior and Accounting Major at SMU. “It could go really well or it could be dangerous and go really badly, and the badly part is unfortunately a part of my personal experience.” Lockett decided to go on a “Tinder double date” with a close female friend recently. She recalls her friend realizing the guy she met on Tinder was not what she expected in real life. “Apps make it easy for us to connect and communicate,” said
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Provost Paul Ludden presented several awards to remarkable professors during the first Faculty Senate meeting of 2015 Jan. 21. President R. Gerald Turner, Faculty Senate President Jody Magliolo and Chaplain Steve Rankin were also in attendance. Three new University Distinguished Professors were announced. Randall Griffin, professor of Art History in the Meadows School of the Arts; Suku Nair, chair of Computer Science and Engineering in the Lyle School of Engineering; and Santanu Roy, chair of Economics in the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. These faculty members were all nominated by their respective deans and recommended for appointment by a selection committee, which includes current endowed chairs and University Distinguished Professors. These recommendations are then approved by the Provost. Only 10 University Distinguished Professors are allowed on campus at one point in time. Ludden also presented a pretenure and a tenured professor with honors. Assistant Professor Blake Hackler, from the Meadows Theatre division, received the 2013-14 Golden
Mustang Award. Associate Professor of Law Meghan Ryan received the 2013-14 President’s Associates Award. Both awards recognize the advancement of teaching and learning in a faculty member. Lastly, two Provost’s Teaching Recognition Awards were delivered. This award honors fulltime non-tenure-track faculty that strive toward excellence and are dedicated to teaching and learning. Andrea Adams, professor of Chemistry, and Debra Branch, senior lecturer and advisor for Sociology, were both recipients. Ludden also discussed the goals laid out in the Centennial Strategic Plan, which will come to a close this year. The Provost was very pleased with the progress the faculty has made toward these goals, and is looking forward to the completion of the plan. Some of these goals include increasing diversity of faculty, staff and students, supporting student-althetes and international students, designing and implementing the new University Curriculum, and integrating the Residential Commons program into university life. Ludden said that he cannot think of a single goal that SMU has not made significant progress toward completion.
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FOOD
FRIDAY n JANUARY 23, 2015 commentary
Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. opens, dazzles Bishop Arts
The shop opened less than a week ago but is already buzzing.
EMILY HEFT Food Editor eheft@smu.edu Dallas Grilled Cheese Company opened January 19 amid buzz and excitement from SMU students and Dallasites. The restaurant, which of course prides itself on cheesy sandwiches, is nestled in the heart of the Bishop Arts District.
Creamy melted cheese doesn’t get better than this.
Its kitschy, rustic-meets-chrome interior ensures its spot as an up-and-coming dinner destination. Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. is far from strictly a cheddar establishment. Notable menu offerings include bacon lollis-mini sandwich skewers with bacon, brown sugar, and maple syrup; fried mozzarella sticks; rustic tomato soup; milkshakes and root beer floats, and, as a finale, house-made cheesecake.
23 craft beers are available on tap.
In the category of sandwiches, one can enjoy anything from a caprese sandwich heaping with tomatoes and basil, to a sloppy joe or bolognaand-cheese, to a PB&J with fresh jam, peanut butter and sweet cream cheese on toasty bread. The restaurant also has 23 craft beers on tap. A commitment to sustainability sets the restaurant apart as well, as many of their straws, cups and such are made of recycled materials. Dallas Grilled Cheese Company’s Facebook
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page has gone somewhat viral among SMU students, with many students sharing it to their profiles; the excitement for its opening was palpable. The page already has 25,000 likes despite only having been open for four days. Dallas Grilled Cheese Co. will surely become an SMU staple, appealing to fans of Bishop Arts’ Wild Detectives coffee shop and Eno’s Pizza.
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Limited-time items for the average college student
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Baskin-Robbins “Icing on the Cake”
Torchy’s Tacos “Jack of Clubs”
Whataburger “Monterey Chicken Melt”
This Funfetti-esque flavor mixes icing with bites of cake, sprinkle, and cake batter ice cream. Is it a bit juvenile? Yes. Is it also neon? Yes. Is it worth the stop to your favorite childhood ice cream shop? Absolutely. The creamy cakelike concoction is the perfect snack or dessert. There’s a BaskinRobbins on Greenville... you know you want it.
While the Jack of Clubs taco is technically a secret menu item, these special edition tacos do rotate, meaning you should hurry in. This heaping breakfast taco features layers of fried egg, cilantro, sour cream, fiery diablo sauce and potatoes. It’s easily the most flavorful breakfast taco around. Savory and spicy, this Torchy’s taco is a must-try.
Whataburger’s Monterey Melt is a classic, featuring peppers, a spicy sauce and a toasty bun sandwiching a thick patty and pepper jack cheese. Its chicken strip counterpart is even better. This sandwich rivals Cane’s, Chik-Fil-A and all the rest with its crispy thick chicken strips and spicy sauce. This sandwich will only be available for a few months, unless it’s brought back again by popular demand.
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ARTS
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entertainment
Me adows
Friday top five with Amy
Human Rights exhibition opens at SMU
AMY COOLEY Contributing Writer aecooly@smu.edu
Anyway, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, keep your eye o ut for that.
Here are this week’s top five stories. In case you were wondering, I’m sticking with announcements and events from the entertainment industry and not too much gossipy nonsense. I mean come on; I’ve got some integrity to uphold.
2. As if there weren’t enough awards ceremonies to give all these rich and famous people even more recognition, the Critic’s Choice Awards were just held on January 15th. Big wins of the evening went to Julianne Moore for best actress in “Still Alice,” Michael Keaton for best actor in “Birdman” and “Boyhood” for best film. Ceremonies like these and the Golden Globes help give us an idea for what the Oscars will be like. Speaking of which, the nominations just came out! I won’t go through all of them, but the nominees for best picture are “Whiplash,” “American Sniper,” “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game,” “Selma,” “The Theory of Everything” and “Boyhood.”
1. There has been a lot of hype over “American Sniper.” Released January 16th, the movie broke records making $90.2 million opening weekend, the most since “Avatar” in 2009. The story of Chris Kyle made many viewers very emotional, but some are against the movie saying that it is prowar. Actor, Dean Cain defends the movie saying that Chris Kyle is an American hero and not to denounce the film because we don’t know what war is like. All politics aside, there is one fact about “American Sniper” that cannot be denied: in this movie, Bradley Cooper is the father of a fake baby. Out of everything they have access to in Hollywood, the crew gave him a baby doll (like the cheap kind you could find at Walmart) and it is so obvious. Really guys? You couldn’t find a real one? It can’t be that hard.
3. Comedy Central has announced a roast of Justin Bieber and he could not be more excited. You and me both, Bieber. He has apparently been trying to get roasted for years but now it’s finally happening – and perfect timing, too. The roasters should have ample material to hit him with after all the screwing around he has
done in the past year. Plus he just did that Calvin Klein photoshoot so I can’t wait to hear what they have to say about that. They will tape the show March 7, but the air date has not yet been released. 4. Following in the footsteps of NBC’s productions of The Sound of Music Live and Peter Pan Live, Fox has announced a live version of “Grease” to air in January 2016. Grease is a fan favorite so it is sure to be a hit, especially with Julianne Hough playing Sandy and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo. This is so different from Hudgens’ breakout role in High School Musical so it’s kind of perfect and Hough is always good as the sweet girl next door. They haven’t announced which heartthrob will be playing Danny, but so far their cast is off to a great start. 5. Mariah Carey announced her residency at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Her show is titled Number 1’s and will feature— you guessed it—all 18 of her songs that have reached number one on the charts. This could just be the catchiest concert ever. Tickets are on sale now and the show begins May 6.
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Bradley Cooper stars in “American Sniper,” which centers on the life of Chris Kyle.
matt sanders Associate A&E Editor @MattASanders Members of the SMU community gathered in the Bob Hope Lobby Wednesday afternoon. The exhibit for human rights activist Helen Suzman has made its SMU premiere. The exhibit, which will be on SMU’s campus until Feb. 20, gives students and staff the opportunity to look at the life of South American Helen Suzman, who is often viewed as the female counterpart to Nelson Mandela when
it comes to civil rights and anti-apartheid. In attendance of the opening reception was Marla Teyolia, the Associate Director of the National Center for Arts Research and External Affairs. She believes that the timing of the event was perfect for SMU. “It is exciting to have an exhibit about someone who is strong in her beliefs, and it provides a strong connection to SMU’s dream week,” Teyolia said. “This will inspire students and the general SMU community at large to fight for what they believe in.” The group of about 20
people in attendance at the opening came from all different backgrounds, which Teyolia believes helps enhance the exhibit. “It is critical for different kinds of people to come to the exhibit so they can learn how to make a change in the world,” she said. The exhibition is currently on a North Texas tour, with SMU being the third stop. Once it leaves the Hilltop, it will head to UT Dallas starting Feb. 23. For more information about Helen Suzman and her exhibition, visit the Helen Suzman exhibition website.
film
January movies to see in theaters Olivia Nguyen Managing Editor qonguyen@smu.edu Here are some films you might want to catch before they leave theaters.
character Bryan Mills avenges his wife after she is brutally murdered while evading from the CIA, FBI and police after being framed. He searches to find the real killers using his expertise and protect his daughter before time runs out.
1. “The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death” Who doesn’t love a good scare? The sequel takes place 40 years later in London during WWII. Evacuees take shelter at the Eel Marsh house but discover the longer the groups stays, the more haunting and awful experiences happen. The plot seems a little bit cliché, but the setting and spaced out use of “shock tactics” help pace the movie and make it more thrilling.
3. “Selma” The film documents the threemonth period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads his equal rights campaign to vote against aggressive opposition. Director Ava DuVernay tells the story of the march of Selma in the most honest, raw and moving way. The scriptwriters did an excellent job making the script historically accurate and riveting at the same time. This movie will leave you inspired and in awe.
2. “Taken 3” The final installment of Taken will satisfy your desire to watch action-packed car chases, fist fights and admire a noble ol’ ex-covert operative going to extreme lengths to protect his daughter. The main
4. “American Sniper” The all-American true story of Sniper and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle epitomizes the hard work, grit and bravery of life in the military. After 9/11, Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) decides to
serve his country by becoming a Navy SEAL. Kyle’s reputation as a remarkable sniper who never misses makes him a legend; however, with each tour of duty, Kyle struggles to reconnect with his wife and children, becoming more detached. Director Clint Eastwood shoots the film impeccably. Cooper’s performance is gripping and authentic. The interpretation of this story shines a light on an American hero. 5. “Still Alice” The movie adaptation of the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova tells the heartbreaking unraveling of Alice Howland. The renowned linguistics professor happily married with three children receives a devastating diagnosis and starts to forget words. Her family and close friends bond to care for Alice as she loses herself. The emotional depth and brilliance Julianne Moore brings to Howland’s character makes the movie worth watching and deserving of its Golden Globe win.
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OPINION
FRIDAY n JANUARY 23, 2015
International
Communication
Dear SMU, unplug for a day
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Aerial photo showing Kobanî
Kobanî: the Kurdish Alamo For the past three and a half months the Syrian town of Kobanî has been under siege by Islamic State forces. Located right on the border between Syria and Turkey, Kobanî was essentially surrounded by Islamic State forces on three sides with their retreat blocked by the Turkish army. Since mid-October Kobanî has held out against an enemy who is better equipped and vastly outnumbers the town’s defenders. In the early stages of the siege only the People’s Protection Units (YPG) defended Kobanî. The YPG is the armed wing of Syria’s Kurdish Democratic Union Party. Over the course of November and December reinforcements streamed into Kobanî from Turkey and Iraq in the form of supplies and fighters. Turkish Kurds belonging to the PKK, Kurdistan Worker’s Party, and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Peshmerga streamed into Kobanî. With the assistance of the U.S. and Arab League airstrikes the combined Kurdish forces have nearly completely pushed IS forces out of Kobanî’s city limits completely. Kobanî is the Kurdish Alamo. An unlikely alliance between Iraqi, Syrian and Turkish Kurds pushed back a stronger and better-equipped opponent. While the real Alamo was far less successful, it became a rallying cry for the Texans in their war against Santa Anna. In the same vein, Kobanî has become a rallying cry for all Kurds and a symbol of pan-Kurdish nationalism. It’s an accomplishment very few expected and even fewer predicted. Why? The PKK and the KDP have not historically gotten along. The PKK represents a large majority of Turkey’s Kurds and has been diametrically opposed to the Turkish state until a recent ceasefire. The KDP is the dominant party of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Recently, the KRG and Turkey have agreed to a number of economic deals that have greatly benefitted both parties. The KDP doesn’t want to endanger its dealings with Turkey, so it has taken a hard stance on PKK movement inside its borders. Nevertheless, both PKK forces and the KRG’s Peshmerga fought together in Kobanî under joint command.
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Brandon Roselius Contributing Writer broselius@smu.edu
This mutual defense should not be overlooked, and it represents a huge step for Kurdish aspirations across the Middle East. However, just as Kobanî has been a showcase of Kurdish success it has also highlighted the dangerous position that Turkey plays in Kurdish development. Coinciding with the siege of Kobanî have been increased protests across Turkey’s Kurdish territory. The Turkish government has prevented a great deal of aid from reaching Kobanî, going as far as to completely close the border down and prevent any movement in or out of Kobanî. Furthermore, Turkey has been recently accused of aiding IS forces with supplies and desperately needed medicine. These accusations have angered Turkey’s Kurdish population, and led to increasingly violent clashes between state forces and Kurdish civilians—clashes that more often than not have resulted in casualties for the Kurds. Increased tensions between Turkey and Turkey’s Kurds endanger much of what the KRG has accomplished in recent years, but swearing off support for Turkey’s Kurds and siding with Turkey could potentially damage the KRG’s position within Greater Kurdistan. While the Siege of Kobanî will most likely result in a Kurdish victory and perhaps even come to represent a moment of pan-Kurdistan unity, Turkey’s role, or lack thereof, in Kobanî cannot be ignored. With Turkey an economic ally of the KRG and South Kurdistan and an enemy of the PKK and oppressor of North Kurdistan, the Kurds most difficult task has yet to be broached. How do the Kurds maintain and take advantage of the unity they have gained in Kobanî in the face of Turkey – an enemy to one and an ally to the other? Roselius is majoring in history and political science
Humans of SMU
Walking to my 8 a.m. class today I realized something horrible: I forgot my cellphone at home. Panic struck me as I thought of how many text messages, emails, Facebook notifications, Snapchats, Twitter posts and Instagrams I would be missing in the next four hours while I was in class. I always have my phone attached to my hip. Between jobs, campus organizations, friends and life as a student, I typically have quite a few emails to go through each day and a need to respond to them as quickly as possible. People will worry about me, I thought. Colleagues will be frustrated that I’m not responding as soon as I usually do. I will miss something important happening today. These were all fears that ran through my head, and we’re only talking about emails. We live in a world where instant gratification and rapid response time are the norm. Information floods our minds as we jump from one app to another, constantly refreshing our short-term memories with the latest update, message, Snapchat. There is no longer a moment of silence between classes, time to decompress, a moment to breathe. Everything must happen now. But maybe about five times faster then you’re already doing it. In my moment of panic I realized something innately wrong with the world I live in. We are so stuck to our phones, our virtual worlds, that we no longer look up. We stay buried beneath this counterfeit life we build for ourselves online that we do not notice anything around us. We are literally always looking down. Now communication happens in 140 characters and relationships are built through
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seven-second photos. This is not reality. Without my phone I took moments to smile at people walking to class. I was completely focused when my teachers were talking. I didn’t feel like I was missing something; I actually felt like I was experiencing something others were missing entirely. So, my fellow SMU students, I encourage you to unplug for a few hours. “Accidently” leave your phone at home. Ignore Facebook for a day. Go outside. I am probably guiltier of it than most. Yet I am thankful I forgot my phone today because it taught me that I do not need it to function. The world kept turning even though I responded to a few text messages hours later and got back to those emails in the afternoon. Yes, my plea and realizations have been mentioned before and I’m sure our generation is tired of hearing about it. But, until you experience it for yourself, you will never fully understand it. Cox is majoring in business and journalism
Technology
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Google co-founder Sergey Brian wearing Google Glass
Why Google Glass failed It’s 2015, the year “Back to the Future” predicted that the world will be filled with selftying shoes, hoverboards and … Google Glass? Okay, so I’ve never watched “Back to the Future,” but we can be thankful that Google announced that it would end the Explorers program and take Google Glasses back to the lab. Google Glass was intended to be wearable hardware that would give us the hands-free ability to search the web, video chat on the go and take photos. Unfortunately (or perhaps for the good of society), these reality-augmenting glasses never left the Silicon Valley. And before we start bemoaning the loss of this innovative and revolutionary technology, here are four reasons that you would never have bought Google Glass. 1. It’s expensive.
“Why do you like playing next to her?” “She’s very intutitive. She just feels the music and just goes right in.” “What about you?” “When I first heard her play I felt that I already knew her. The first time we played music together was our first conversation.”
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Retailing at $1500, I doubt the average Joe would run to the Google store and pick one up. TechInsight dismantled Glass and found that its components cost $79.78, including assembly costs. And if you’re expecting the glasses to be worth the price, you have another thing coming. With Google Glass, you can take 5 megapixel photos and videos, check the weather, get directions, and get notifications and emails (if you can maintain the dodgy connection). All of these functions last
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nickson chong Opinion Editor nicksonc@smu.edu
for only 3.5 hours. In other words: not worth it. 2. Everyone’s privacy feels invaded. Privacy is probably the biggest concern for Google Glass. During the hype, Google Glass already encountered several cases of discomfort with the public (I’ll let you Google those cases on your own). Taking hands-free photos and video may be cool to the wearer but to everybody else, it’s invasive. If anybody disagrees, imagine having a conversation with a Glass wearer for ten minutes. In that time, the wearer possibly took hundreds of photos of you. Now imagine a gallery of those photos – food in your mouth, yawning, sneezing and other unattractive photos – floating around on the Internet for all to see. And you were none the wiser. Not so cool anymore. 3. Google Glass simply lacks style.
if you’re a glasses model, otherwise its an awkward half-computer on the side of your face. These glasses are like your great, great grandpa’s glasses but subtract the glass and add a dull, grey bar running across the forehead with a tiny glass prism dangling over the right eye. Need I say more? 4. What’s the point? Glass allows the wearer to check the weather, receive notifications, and other Googly stuff. But here’s the thing: its nothing new. In our pockets, we have smartphones that accomplish ten times more and cost ten times less without the awkwardness of Google Glass. Don’t get me wrong, reality-augmentation devices look amazing but not through the lens of Google Glass. Google pulled their glasses off the shelf, but Microsoft released their own pair, HoloLens. While HoloLens remains a prototype, with more research, testing and luck, maybe we’ll be able to experience an augmented reality. But until that day comes, we’ll continue to use our phones.
Chong is majoring in finance and economics
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SPORTS
FRIDAY n JANUARY 23, 2015 Men’s Basketball
Team effort propels Mustangs over Tulane Patrick Engel Sports Staff Writer @Patrick_Engel94 The phrase “team win” is often just a way of giving every player credit for a win, even if a couple players did little to actually help. But a “team win” is the best way to describe SMU’s 66-52 win over Tulane Wednesday night in New Orleans. Six players scored between six and 18 points. SMU made 22 field goals, 18 of which were assisted. Six players also had two or more assists. If numbers like those don’t signify a team win, then the phrase should be forgotten. At this point, Keith Frazier’s situation is old news. Sterling Brown started in his place again on Wednesday. In Saturday’s win over East Carolina, Brown and guard Ryan Manuel stepped up and replaced Frazier’s scoring. SMU would be in a favorable spot come March should Brown and Manuel continue to replicate their respective performances from Saturday. But, as Wednesday showed, they don’t have to. Replacing Frazier can be a team effort. Everyone can play
a role in replacing his scoring and defense, not just Brown and Manuel. While this was a good win because of SMU’s previous road struggles, it wasn’t anything flashy. The Mustangs shot 43.1 percent from the field, a middle-of-the-road number. They missed a fair share of layups, but otherwise executed the basics well. They patiently moved the ball on most possessions, made the extra pass and constantly attacked the rim. Markus Kennedy missed a couple layups but still provided his usual spark off the bench with 14 points. Yanick Moreira also chipped in 14 and eight boards. Cannen Cunningham showed some energy with a seven-point, 10-rebound performance. The big men deserve a lot of credit for their aggressiveness that got Tulane’s big men in foul trouble from the start. Tulane shot 33.3 percent from the field and managed only an 11:9 assist-to-turnover ratio. SMU didn’t play lockdown defense, as the Green Wave missed a fair share of open shots, but Tulane never got into a groove offensively either. Credit SMU’s “team defense” and execution for keeping
Tulane uncomfortable. Since the Frazier news broke, team-centric play has been the difference for SMU, which is faced with the loss of a key player for the second time this season. During Kennedy’s earlyseason absence, SMU sometimes looked disjointed. Now 10 weeks into the season, every player has grown into a role in which he is comfortable, and each of those roles is an essential piece to the team. But most importantly, the Mustangs have a leader in Nic Moore, whose uncanny poise in recent games has helped keep the team calm on the court through the adversity. Moore hasn’t been a lights-out shooter recently, but was still an effective scorer in Wednesday’s 6652 road win over Tulane, scoring 18 points. The stat of the day, though, was his 7:1 assist-to-turnover ratio and zero fouls committed. Since a turnover-filled first half at Temple on Jan. 14, Moore has two turnovers and has been called for one foul. That’s poise and execution, which is what SMU must keep showing to keep playing at a high level without one of its stars.
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The DC’s player of the week: Nic Moore SMU athletes churned out some impressive performances this past week, such as men’s swimmers Devin Burnett and Christian Scherübl earning American Athletic Conference diver and swimmer of the week, respectively. But this week’s player of the week goes
to guard Nic Moore of the red-hot SMU Men’s basketball team, which has won 13 of its last 14 games. Moore has been a catalyst during this hot stretch, totaling 42 points and 18 assists in SMU’s last three games, all wins. Better yet, Moore has
committed just two turnovers and two fouls in his last 100 minutes. The junior’s scorching play has helped SMU play its best basketball of the season thus far. The Mustangs’ next game is Jan. 24 vs. Houston at Moody Coliseum. -Patrick Engel
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Lady Mustangs fall to ECU 67-49 Sebastian Keitel Sports Staff Writer skeitel@smu.edu The SMU Women’s basketball team fell to the East Carolina Pirates at Moody Coliseum Wednesday night, 67-49. A rough first half left the Lady Mustangs (4-14, 0-7 AAC) down by 21, after only recording one total assist. However, the Mustangs moved the ball better in the second half and outscored ECU by three points. ECU (13-6, 3-3 AAC) was led by strong performances by I’Tiana Taylor and Jada Payne. Taylor put up 16
points and 10 rebounds, and Payne led all scorers with 17 points and 6 boards. Destynee Hives-McCray was the high scorer for the Mustangs for the second game in a row with 11 points. SMU held the Pirates to
36.4 percent shooting, but could not get shots to fall, only shooting 29.1 percent. The Mustangs will stay in Dallas as they take on UCF Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. at Moody Coliseum.
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Solution: 01/21/15
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Lee. “They also make it easy for predators, but they also make it so we have to be smart. Be smart, be selective and be suspicious.” Like any successful internet service, Tinder enables people to fulfill some basic evolutionary and social needs. Tinder enables people to get along, in a somewhat sexual and superficial way. It also enables people to get ahead, nourishing our competitive instincts by testing and maximizing our dating potential. The Tinder app is built around a simple gesture: swiping. By a simple swipe of a potential match’s photo to the left, you tell the app you are not interested. A swipe to the right indicates that you are interested and will show up on that person’s stack of photos. Once two ends of the Tinder users both “swipe right,” Tinder allows the matches to chat with each other internally through the app. Tinder also enables users to satisfy their intellectual curiosity by finding out not only about other people’s interests and personality, but what they think of ours. If a Tinder user sees a picture, but they are not sure if they are interested in that person yet, they can click on the picture to see an “About” section. This section is open to users to write whatever they would like to describe who they are as a person. “Their [social apps] success is telling me that we want them,” said Lee. “Why do you think we spend
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Several of them have already been reached. Magliolo, Faculty Senate president, recapped the activities of last fall and laid out plans for this spring. The Senate plans to continue to further the work of the Operational Excellence for the Second Century project (OE2C). The Senate discussed the Organization Design Initiative last semester. This Initiative resulted in a staffing reduction, as The Daily Camps reported. Procurement, Finance and
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This year’s regional award goes to the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Waites was established in 1965 as one of the first programs to identify and treat children with learning disorders. It was the first to define dyslexia in 1968. The center also developed a
FRIDAY n JANUARY 23, 2015 our lives with a phone in our hands?” But not everyone is okay with meeting total strangers online. Though the idea is slowly being accepted, it does not mean it is totally normal yet. “I think meeting someone new from within the same community or social group you are in is okay,” said Kaitlyn Hatfield, a sophomore at SMU. “But if it was someone that you didn’t have any other connections with, I think that would be too risky.” It is hard for young adults to meet new people. Fundamentally, people are tribal. Usually individuals stay in groups that have homogenous thinking. It is natural for a human to look for more people to be with and apps like Tinder give people the opportunity to broaden their horizons, both from a romantic relationship and an intellectual relationship. “It’s a way to reach out and meet new people. We have thousands of people at this school, but how many actually sit there and talk to everyday?” said Lockett. “I met a guy on Tinder who goes to Texas A&M; University and we are great friends now, I never would have met him because he goes to a different school, even though we are pretty similar.” We may be moving closer to a whole new era where meeting people online is a new normal without anyone thinking twice about it. “With the younger generations, you look at their functions and behavior, you find very quickly that they can have electronic touch relationships that don’t have any human touch, and they are perfectly fine with that,” said Lee. “In 20 years we are going to see if that matters or not.”
IT initiatives are also in their opening stages under the OE2C. The Senate also plans to continue engagement with the University Curriculum and may look into how to sell the newer curriculum to prospective students. Finally, the Faculty Senate announced it will continue to support the University’s agenda regarding Title IX and sexual misconduct on campus. The Senate will support the University’s efforts and may discuss the possibility of writing suggested language about this issue to include in future syllabi.
two-year intervention program, the Dyslexia Training Program, which is used throughout the U.S. It provides training, evaluation, research and treatment to children struggling with dyslexia. The final, national award recipient is Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The program, created over 100 years ago, acts as mentor program for over 300,000 children in the U.S. and the world. The program pairs mentors with children ages 6 to 18 to
develop positive relationships and encourage positive behavior. Children in the program have better grades and are more likely to graduate high school. All three recipients have impacted their community by empowering individuals and encouraging education efforts throughout the country. “Their work exemplifies what all of us can do to elevate what’s important to the development of children and youth,” Chard said.
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Courtesy of Yoga Movement Dallas Facebook
AcroYoga combines acrobatics with yoga to create a fun, healthy form of therapy.
AcroYoga promotes self acceptance Shabnam Amini Contributing Writer samini@smu.edu SMU students are introduced to a new way of de-stressing. AcroYoga instructors enjoy a sunny day on the Boulevard and inadvertently invite observers to see for themselves the therapeutic and physical benefits of the exercise form. A few students complained of back pain from the demands of their schedules and immediately had relief after “flying.” The weekend prior to midterms, SMU students put down their studies and enjoyed a beautiful Friday on the lawns of Dallas Hall when a couple’s version of relaxation caught their attention. Jeremy Wittenverg laid on his back and hoisted his partner Jenny Parum in the air with his legs. Parum spread her arms and legs in an X position and balanced for a few moments. At first glance, it looked as if the couple was in love and playfully enjoying a childish game of “airplane.” The seemly intimate moment turned into a spectacle as the man dutifully supported the woman who slipped from one acrobatic pose to the next. It was evident that this wasn’t just a hobby for the couple, they were acrobatic yoga professionals. Timid students Snapchatted and Instagrammed from afar, it was a sight that is rarely seen on the manicured lawns of SMU’s
conservative campus. A few brave souls approached the couple to ask if they could try. “We were just sitting, relaxing, enjoying the afternoon’s sun and Ursa has actually done this before and told us all about it and it was very interesting. So we thought we’d just try it out,” said freshman swimmer Kirsty McLauchlan. McLauchlan’s teammate Ursa Bezan had previously experienced AcroYoga at The Yoga Movement, a small yoga studio on Airline Road. Eagerly the group of girls kicked off their shoes to be “flown” by AcroYoga instructors Parum and Wittenverg. The swimmers trusted Parum and Wittenverg’s leg strength as they each took turns resting their abdomen on their designated instructor’s feet who were then pressed into the air. “We just decided to come get some sun,” said Wittenverg. “We’ve just known each other for a couple years and we just play.” “Bring this knee into your chest and stretch up and over his feet into a backbend,” said Parum. McLauchlan was in a backbend, grasping her ankles to balance herself in the air as Wittenverg twisted her back with his feet. He took over instructing McLauchlan in his calming English accent after Parum left his side to teach a male student. “How’s your back?” asked Wittenverg. “Amazing. Especially this whole week, I’ve just been
bending over like this like even in the cafeteria because my back has been so sore,” said McLauchlan. Parum is a petite powerhouse. She laid next to Wittenverg and lifted the tall sophomore Nick Miller into an airplane position to teach him the mechanics of flying. Within a few minutes Parum trusted Miller enough to have him bench press her in the air while she held a perfect handstand. “Acrobats meet yogis and we make stuff up. It’s been around for years, it’s just been slow to be organized in Dallas. So we’re kind of the hub for that in Dallas,” said Parum. She continued to hang up side down and talk to the growing group of curious students. “There’s two sides to it. There’s the more acrobatic side which is the whimsical fun side. And there’s also a therapeutic side – twists, backbends and contractions.” said Wittenverg. “So it’s just a fun way to play.” “Playing” and “not taking yourself so seriously” is what the technique is focused on. Wittenverg advocated for balancing work with play. “I have a corporate day job,” said Wittenburg. “I wear a suit and a tie and I work for a big company that does steel stuff.” AcroYoga classes are held every Friday from 7- 8:30 P.M at 4931 Airline Road. Because the studio is donation based, a drop-in class costs $10-$15. For more information visit yogamovementdallas.com.