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Kennedy brings enthusiasm
Highlights of the local beer scene
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A call for campus carry
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A semester spent at sea
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SMU hosts Unity Walk Leah Johnson Assignments Desk Editor leahj@smu.edu Over 40 students faculty and staff gathered in the HughesTrigg Student Center Commons to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday. Others peered over the balconies of the second floor. Reflections by President R. Gerald Turner, Vice President for Student Affairs Lori White and students D’Marquis Allen, Tien Dang and Sorsha Huff kicked off the celebration. “We are in a wave of incredible intolerance,” President Turner said in his reflection about the current state of the United States and throughout the world. “We still have a ways to go and that’s why we march,” White said. At 12:30 p.m. participants took the celebration from Hughes-Trigg Student Center to the street to commence the unity walk around the Boulevard. Executive Director of Student Development and Programs Jennifer Jones led the group in six freedom songs including: “We Shall not be Moved,” “Wade in the Water” and “This Little Light of Mine.”
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President R. Gerald Turner walks with students during Thursday’s commemorative unity walk.
Huff, a sophomore, said she was prompted to become involved in civil rights activities after she participated in the Civil Rights Pilgrimage at SMU. “[The Civil Rights Pilgrimage] was a really good call to action,” Huff said. “The work for human rights and civil rights is not done until everyone has them. Until
then, the march continues.” SMU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Ludden said he aims to participate in Dream Week every year. “I believe in the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s an evolving story that requires participation of the community,”
Ludden said. A recurring theme present throughout Dream Week was the need to continue the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. “Let’s keep Dr. King’s dream alive [and] Pony up,” Dang said. To view pictures of this week’s events search the hashtag #SMUMLK14.
Simmons presents Luminary Award Kian Hervey Contributing Writer khervey@smu.edu
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The Simmons Luminary Award recognized East Dallas Community Schools, the Texas Association for the Protection of Children, the Children’s Defense Fund and Stand for Children Thursday night. “We have just grown,” said Yolette Garcia, Simmons Assistant Dean for External Affairs and Outreach. “When we
started we had a decent turnout. Now we are over capacity.” Hundreds of educators, non-profit organizations and SMU supporters are drawn to the annual Luminary event to celebrate the achievements made by individuals in education. This year’s recipients work closely with children living in low-income areas, advocate
for Child Protective Services reform and focus on leaving “No Child Behind.” “All the recipients have been doing their work for decades-some more than 30 years,” Chard said. “Tonight we’re honoring literally the pioneers in the field.” All the honorees, personally
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Border patrol secures additional funding As temperatures hit the low 40’s Thursday in West Texas, participants shivered at an outdoor kickoff ceremony for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection project to allow private entities and local governments to pay for extra staffing at border crossings to cut wait times. “Just imagine that you are waiting as a pedestrian in line to cross. And you are waiting 15 minutes in this cold, I think that’s too much. Imagine waiting 30 minutes, or an hour or two hours,” said U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso as he addressed local officials and Customs and Border Protection officers at a park near the Paso del Norte Bridge.
Gov. Rick Perry defended Colorado and Washington’s legalization of marijuana on Thursday, saying it was an issue of state rights, while touting initiatives in Texas as national models for keeping minor drug offenders out of jail. Perry’s comments during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland echoed his past comments on drug policy, but they caused a bit of a stir because of how publicly the Republican endorsed lesser punishments for non-violent drug offenders. His spokesman, Lucy Nashed, said the governor was promoting Texas drug courts, which offer treatment instead of jail time for non-violent offenders. But she sidestepped questions about whether Perry supported decriminalizing marijuana in Texas — where having or selling small amounts are misdemeanors — saying only that drug courts have worked in Texas and should be an example to other states and countries. “He’s very much for rehabbing and a diversionary program (rather) than sending people directly to jail, and I think he’s been pretty clear about that during his time as governor,” Nashed said. “This is for non-violent offenders and, for a lot of circumstances, it’s the right policy.” Nashed didn’t have video of Perry making the comments, which according to U.S. News and World Report came during a panel discussion on drug policy that also included former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. But the governor did say that he couldn’t see Texas legalizing pot any time soon. “We certainly would never
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jump out in front of the parade,” Perry said, according to the news magazine. A staunch defender of states’ rights, Perry has often advocated for states setting their own policy on a number of potentially thorny issues — and has sometimes gotten himself into trouble in conservative circles for doing so. The governor has long said that it was fine for each state to set its own same-sex marriage policy — but while running for president in 2011, he clarified that he personally opposes it. Possession of less than four ounces of marijuana is a misdemeanor in Texas, as is selling less than seven grams of it. Many urban counties, meanwhile, only issue a ticket for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana without making arrests. Prosecutors often use drug courts to divert people out of the criminal justice system, where a conviction can lead to longterm unemployment and greater drug abuse. Texas has been at the forefront of diverting people convicted of non-violent drug offenses into treatment programs rather than jail. Even an influential conservative Austin thinktank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, has a 3-year-old “Right on Crime” initiative to decrease the number of criminal laws across the country and reduce the number of non-violent criminals in prisons.
David Chard, dean of Caldwell-Simmons School of Education, speaks at the award ceremony.
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When The Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development was first created, Dean David Chard was challenged to build a different kind of school. Taking cues from medicine and research, his executive team and faculty decided to build a program based on empirical data — finding tangible and measurable solutions to education. “Other fields have been evidence based for decades,” Chard said. “Back in the 1900s, we used leeches in medicine and after years of research, we know that doesn’t work. Education [needs] that.” Chard and his team in the newly-developed school created The Simmons Luminary Award to honor local, regional and national organizations making a meaningful, measurable impact on students and education. In its fifth year of celebration,
Politics
The five-year pilot project will allow private companies and local governments to pay for overtime at El Paso ports of entry as well as Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the City of Houston Airport System, South Texas ports of entry and the MiamiDade County ports of entry. These locations include all CBP land, sea and air operations. Starting Sunday, CBP will add inspection agents to passenger and commercial vehicle and pedestrian lanes at two border bridges during peak hours. The city will give about $1.5 million a year to CBP to pay for the overtime, said El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser. The goal is to keep wait times under 15 minutes, said Hector Mancha El Paso Port Director.
Nearly 22 million people cross every year in the El Pasoarea bridges, about 1 in 13 of the national total, said David Higgerson, CBP Director of Field Operations in El Paso. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, whose district includes ports of entry at Laredo and McAllen, said that in addition to the new legislation allowing the federal agency to receive money from private entities, another 2,000 CBP agents will be added in the next two years. Also, in the appropriations act passed this year, he said, they introduced language to allow public-private partnerships to also fund infrastructure. One example, he said, is the Anzalduas Port of Entry, which had $7 million to
improve the border crossing but no legal framework to do so. “This provides an alternative,” he said. Sam Vale, president of the South Texas Assets Consortium, said that the plan is to add two lanes to the bridge and in 2015 begin construction of southbound inspection facilities. The South Texas Assets Consortium is a group of ports of entry in Laredo, Rio Grande City, Pharr, McAllen, and Cameron County. Houston Airport Intergovernmental Relations & Protocol Manager Zeljka Momirovic said overtime money will be used to pay for additional staffing at peak hours and seasons. However, they still need to discuss the issue with airlines and CBP.
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Chaplain leads retreat for committed SMU couples Avery Stefan Contributing Writer astefan@smu.edu In today’s western society, it is safe to assume that the average college student is not married. In fact, marriage counseling on campus is a somewhat foreign idea. But take a moment to consider the number of students who are in serious relationships and perhaps even embarking on a path headed toward future matrimony. What in the way of couples counseling is made available to them on campus? SMU’s “Growing a Healthy Relationship” retreat will aim to address this dearth of resources in a two-part event held in HughesTrigg Ballroom Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, and at an off-campus location Feb. 27. Betty McHone, Assistant Chaplain and Coordinator of Religious Life, is facilitating this year’s “Growing a Healthy Relationship” retreat through the Office of the Chaplain, and believes that it provides a truly needed service to couples. “The event filled up within
about three or four hours of sending out the e-mail,” McHone said. “That tells me there is a real need and desire for this kind of information on campus. We just don’t normally think about it because traditionally our undergraduate students are not all getting married.” This year, about 20 couples from the SMU community will participate in the seminar. The “Growing a Healthy Relationship” retreat is sponsored by Center for Relationship Enrichment via a grant awarded to the Office of the Chaplain. The Office of the Chaplain is hosting the seminar for the second year in a row to guide couples, whether married, engaged or seriously dating, and give them the tools to grow as a team. During the retreat, speakers, activities and a follow-up event will aim to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to build loving, satisfying and ultimately lifelong relationships. Although the retreat is based on Christian values, it is open to any SMU affiliate — students and staff
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FOOD
FRIDAY n JANUARY 24, 2014 Drinks
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Revolver Blood and Honey
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Community Mosaic
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Lakewood the Temptress
Dallas area breweries offer unique local beers W. Tucker Keene Managing Editor tkeene@smu.edu The world of beer has changed drastically in recent years, and craft breweries are popping up all over the country and the world to offer people more options than they’ve ever had before. Drinking locally produced beer is now just as easy around the country as eating local produce. It’s just a matter of looking in the right place. Dallas’ beer scene, and Texas’ as a whole, has exploded in recent years, with several new breweries offering unique and tasty brews for all tastes. Here are some of the best local offerings. Community Mosaic IPA Community’s Mosaic IPA is an India Pale Ale hopped with exclusively Mosaic hops, a relatively new American breed that lends a very unique tropical flavor profile to a beer. IPAs usually use a blend of different varieties of hops that work well together, but “Single Hop” beers, as they’re called, are brewed specifically to highlight the subtleties of a specific hop variety. Mosaic’s tropical notes lend
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Men’s Swimming vs. Texas A&M, Perkins Natatorium, 7 p.m.
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Presidential Documents, Bridwell Library, all day
flavors of guava and mango, with a floral, bitter bite to counteract the sweetness. Community Beer Company has only been around for a short period of time, but they’ve already made their mark on the local beer scene. Mosaic IPA is moderately high in alcohol at 7.5 percent and has a solid malt backbone to counteract the traditional bitterness of an IPA.
traditionally bitter stout base. The Temptress adds a hint of vanilla on top of the lactose sugar to add even more sweet complexity. The bitter roasted malt gives the beer a slight chocolate and coffee flavor, that combined with the lactose and vanilla makes a perfect beer to pair with dessert, or even breakfast. For something really special, try to search for the Bourbon Barrel Temptress, the barrel aged version that adds another layer of boozy complexity to an already fantastic beer.
Revolver Blood and Honey Revolver Brewing, based in nearby Granbury, Texas, has struck gold with their American Wheat Ale Blood and Honey. A traditional German Hefeweizen style with added blood orange peel and local Texas honey, Blood and Honey is easily one of the most popular beers in the metroplex, and is always in high demand on tap at local bars. The sweet, yeasty and wheat flavors of the Hefeweizen base (usually described as a mix of banana and clove by connoisseurs of the style) play nicely with the slightly bitter and tangy citrus of the orange peel, and the honey adds a wonderful additional complexity. Recently made readily available in bottles as well, Blood and Honey is a true highlight of the local beer scene.
SATURDAY January 25
SMU Concerto Competition Finals, Caruth Auditorium, 1 p.m.
TUESDAY January 28
Women’s Basketball vs. Cincinnati, Moody Coliseum, 7 p.m.
Peticolas Velvet Hammer
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Peticolas Velvet Hammer
Lakewood The Temptress Lakewood Brewing Company in Garland, Texas, just celebrated their first anniversary in early fall, but their consistently solid beers have propelled them to the top of the pack in the area. Their milk stout, The Temptress is perhaps their most popular and wellregarded offering. A milk stout is a dark beer with roasted malt brewed with lactose sugar to sweeten up the
SUNDAY January 26
Dance Sharp Show, Margo Jones Theatre, 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY January 29
TEDxSMU, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
This English style Imperial Red Ale brewed by Peticolas Brewing Company in Dallas is a local legend. A strong ale at 9 percent alcohol and loaded with bready, English malts and tons of strong, bitter and floral hops, this is a real highlight of the Dallas brew scene. The banana bread and toffee flavor of the malt contrasts beautifully with the very American large hop profile. Peticolas brews a number of fantastic beers, including English Pale Ale “Royal Scandal,” and their Winter Warmer, “Wintervention.” Their double IPA, “Sit Down or I’ll Sit You Down” is another local
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highlight, although it is seasonal and relatively difficult to find. Deep Ellum IPA Deep Ellum Brewing Company, located of course in Deep Ellum, got in a bit of trouble recently for saying that their sessionable blonde ale “Dallas Blonde” “Goes Down Easy,” but their IPA remains as fantastic as ever. Loaded with a wide array of hops, this beer has a noticeable citrus character accented nicely with resiny pine flavors from the hops. A noticeable malt background helps keep the beer very well balanced and not excessively bitter. Martin House Sugar & Spice Sugar & Spice from Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth, Texas is a barleywine unlike any other barleywine. A strong beer at 12 percent alcohol, this is the newest beer on this list and was just released in December of last year. Barleywines are typically strong like Sugar & Spice is, but the addition of piloncillo, a Mexican brown sugar, makes this a truly unique beer. The piloncillo adds some sweet tropical flavors, best described as papaya or cherimoya, as well as a slight molasses flavor. The dark
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fruit malt flavor typically found in barleywines is still there, but much less pronounced, and there is only a hint of bitterness, a quality usually found in barleywines, particularly of the American variety. Only available on draft seasonally, this is worth the search for while it is still around and is a completely different beer experience from most traditional offerings. Other Texas Brews While Dallas has plenty of fantastic beers, Texas as a whole has even more, many of which are easily available within the Dallas area. (512) Brewing Company’s Pecan Porter is a wonderfully dark and roasty beer with a strong nutty pecan flavor, available on draft most places in Dallas. Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston has Endeavor, a double IPA, a highly regarded beer available in bottles across the metroplex. Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, reserves their best and newest beers for sale only at the brewery (and they are certainly worth the trip down there), but their unique sour ales like Das Wunderkind are available at most bottle shops throughout the state.
SPORTS
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Kennedy bringing more than production Billy Embody Sports Staff Writer wembody@smu.edu There’s enthusiasm, confidence and talent oozing out of SMU sophomore forward Markus Kennedy as he takes the court each and every time for practice and games and as SMU gets deeper into conference play, expect his high level of play to continue. “With me it’s just all confidence and being 100 percent, playing 100 percent every possession and every game,” Kennedy said. “For my teammates to have faith in me and to look up to me to be that player to lead the team right now is all I needed to get going.” Kennedy hasn’t had a problem getting going in American Athletic Conference play, he’s leading the team in points with over 14 a game and rebounds with close to nine a game. The big change began when Head Coach Larry Brown put Kennedy in the starting lineup, mainly due to center Yanick Moreira’s injury, but Kennedy has taken advantage. “Coach Brown thinks that I could be a pro. That’s what he wants me to be,” Kennedy said. “He wants me to act like a pro and be a pro in practice, games, off the court and just be a pro in life and that’s really what our conversations turn out to be.” No one knows better than Brown, who isn’t surprised by
teammates because everybody hits a wall at some point,” Kennedy said. “If you have that one player on the court that always wants to be happy and energetic, that’s going to hit a shot or make an open pass it just makes the game easier.” The Mustangs will need players to step up like Kennedy has if the team wants to continue on its track to a possible tournament bid and Kennedy feels like SMU is going to be one of the 68 teams that make the NCAA tournament. “I think we’re on the right track. Our defense is better than ever,” Kennedy said. “The offense is going to come, we’re going to make shots. We’re not just going to keep missing shots all season long.” For Kennedy, it’s been a complete 180 since sitting out all last season to starting for one of the best teams in the AAC, but it’s the team play that has been key. “I think we’re on the right track everybody just has to stay healthy and keep playing the way we’re playing and get a couple road wins and we’ll be fine,” Kennedy said. Kennedy understand the key success now after a year with Brown and that continues to drive him. “Just stay humble and work on being the best man you can be ,” he said, “and give everything 100 percent and everything else that you want will fall in place.”
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SMU forward Markus Kennedy (5) has averaged 11.6 points amd 6.8 rebounds a game and has shot .528 percent from the field during the 2013-14 season.
Kennedy’s success, but knew it would take some time. “He’s had great coaches before in Jay [Wright at Villanova]. Only thing I’m trying to deal with Markus is trying to reach his potential,” Brown said of Kennedy, who sat out last year after transferring. “Not just doing it once in a while, doing it all the time. That’s his issue.”
“He’s been great and he has so much more to give. We’ve only seen a little of what he’s capable of doing.” Kennedy’s work ethic since arriving on the Hilltop has blossomed under Brown, allowing him to find a good weight for his 6-foot-9 frame and for him to become the player he has this season.
“Just knowing your body. I found a weight I was comfortable at,” Kennedy said. “Trying to stay there in season is tougher because you can’t lift as much, you can’t run as much, you can’t put as much wear and tear on your body as the offseason.” A half-mile on the treadmill on off days allows Kennedy to stay in game shape and with Moreira
out a few more weeks, he’ll need to continue to work as he adjusts to being a starter. One of the biggest contributions Kennedy makes is his passion on the court. His teammates feed off of it and look to Kennedy as one of the leaders on the team. “I’m all about the team, just give effort and I think it helps my
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Wheels down to Houston Demetrio Teniente Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu The lady Mustangs will take on the University of Houston on Saturday to conclude a stretch of games that
saw SMU on the road in three of its last four contests (including Saturday’s game). Houston has lost its last seven conference games and has a record of 4-14. SMU on the other hand, is 11-7 overall as Kenana Mays
remains the league’s leading scorer with an average 19.5 points a game. Houston holds the all-time edge over the SMU 29-19. However, the Mustangs have gone 19-10 since Rhonda Rompola took over as SMU’s head coach in 1991.
Press On “My Life is Over” Think about it
Dr. Stephen Rankin Chaplain rankins@smu.edu
Occasionally a student says to me, “If I don’t…(fill the blank) my life is over.” If your dreams come crashing down, God has not abandoned you. If you’ve really messed up and you think all is lost, God has not forgotten you. Take some time this semester and ponder that your God-given purpose is much bigger than your dreams. Think about it.
I grew up in an athletic family. I idolized my older brother, who won the State Indoor 60 yard dash his senior year in high school and was also an outstanding football player. He went to college on a track scholarship.
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First year SMU guard Keith Frazier has shot 33 percent from three point range during the 2013-14 season.
Mustangs set to take on streaking Houston team Samuel Snow Associate Sports Editor ssnow@smu.edu After cruising to their fourth straight victory against Rutgers University, the SMU Mustangs (15-4, 4-2) will look to continue their good fortune. They will travel to Hofheinz Pavilion Sunday to face a formidable foe in Houston at 2 p.m. This match up will feature two teams that are on a hot streak. Since winning five straight to open the season, the University of Houston Cougars lost five out of seven. Since then, however, they’ve beaten University of Connecticut, lost by one point to the University of Cincinnati (undefeated in conference play), and rolled
over Rutgers. The Mustangs will look for solid play from their two best players: Nic Moore and Markus Kennedy. Moore has averaged 10.3 points and 4.8 assists during the win streak, while Kennedy has averaged 15.8 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks and steals. Houston, meanwhile, will need a big game from TaShawn Thomas. Their best player, Thomas leads the team in points, rebounds, steals, blocks and minutes per game as well as field goal percentage. He is arguably one of the biggest game-changers that no one talks about. SMU will have to keep an eye out for L.J. Rose. While not setting the world on
fire with points (9.2 per game), he leads the team in assists with 5.2 per game and keeps opponents honest with a respectable threepoint field goal percentage of .406. As former Conference USA opponents, the Mustangs and Cougars have plenty of history. Houston leads the series 45-24 and swept SMU last season. However, fielding an arguably better team this season, the Mustangs could pull that up to 25 on Sunday. Following the test at Houston, the Mustangs will travel to the University of South Florida. SMU has already beaten the Bulls once this season in a 71-54 trouncing. That victory came at home, though. The clash will take place Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the USF Sun Dome.
I dreamed of similar greatness. Always a little small for my age and with a birthday that came late in the year, I consistently ranked among the youngest and smallest on any team. But every season I competed: football in the fall, basketball in the winter, track in the spring and summer rec league baseball. I loved it. Most of the time.
I had a dre am It turns out, I had slightly above average athletic skill, but a very average body. I used to think that someday I’d grow to be 6’2” tall and weigh 220 pounds and be an All-State running back. My dad was 5’9
and my mom was 5’2”. What was I thinking? But I had dreams.
Purpose transcends dre ams I never got close to duplicating my brother’s success. Reality took over and I saw my dreams crumble to dust. I was miserably depressed. For a while. Then something began to take over. Someone rather. By God’s grace, through relationships with people far wiser than I, I began to see that one’s purpose transcends one’s own dreams. Life was far from over. It had just begun.
Stephen Rankin is Chaplain and Minister to the University. He is finishing a stint as Interim Dean of Student Life and spent time also as Interim Interfraternity Council Advisor. Originally from Kansas, Chaplain Rankin grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan. He’s married to Joni and has four grown children and two grandchildren. Chaplain Rankin has worked in higher education for almost 20 years. He considers it a holy privilege to work with students and loves good conversation about all kinds of topics. The Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life at SMU is located in Suite 316 on the third floor of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Melissa Dale at mdale@smu.edu
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OPINION
FRIDAY n JANUARY 24, 2014 smu sound off
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He did so much in that time period. A lot of people couldn’t even walk down the street without being harassed, or were unlawfully put in prison or in some cases even killed, and how just that by itself today in America I can walk down the street as a black woman and not have anybody mess with me...We should celebrate him not because of his legacy but because of the sacrifices he made as a person, as a figure to the whole world. —Maya Jones, SMU sophomore
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I think it’s important that we celebrate MLK Week because it reminds us how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go. Martin Luther King ,Jr. called for change. Change in the way humans treat each other in American society and the world. He reminds us to judge not by our differences, but rather, something we all share, character.
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When you talk to people who talk about America, generally the black eye of our history is civil rights. It was atrocious, it was terrible, it was wrong on all home fronts but he broke that down. He single-handedly led a group of people, peacefully, on top of that, to get rights and to tear down those walls. And it’s important that we celebrate that to remember all that he did and how he did it, and to continue to progress in civil rights.
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I think everyone should aspire to voice their beliefs the way MLK fought for equal rights. We should always take the time to celebrate MLK’s dream that lives on today because if it weren’t for his leadership during the civil rights movement society would not even be near to what it is now. —Geenah Krisht, SMU junior
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Discrimination still faced on MLK weekend gareth riley-ayers Contributing Writer grileyayer@smu.edu Over Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend of my last spring semester at SMU, I headed to Uptown with my girlfriend to meet old friends and possibly make new ones. I wore a blue and white checkered button down, black slacks, a black belt and black Nikes. I had been to Uptown the most out of my group, so I suggested that we go to Primebar. They had an open space and played pretty good music when I’d gone before. And it was my girlfriend’s first time Uptown, so I was excited to show her around. When the bouncer took my ID at the door, he gave it a couple looks, glanced at my pants, shoes and then denied me entrance. “Pants too baggy. We’re running a tight ship tonight. No sagging allowed,” he blankly stated. I was confused. These black dress pants are one of my favorites due to their professional fit. They’ve been worn with blazers and button downs at formal SMU events. I even wore them the week before to a country club back home in Atlanta. I raised my shirt in hopes of erasing doubt from his mind. “Apologies sir, but my pants aren’t baggy or sagging at all. I understand it’s dark; but see, they’re belted at my waist.” “Please step out of line, you’re too baggy,” he repeated. His gaze weaved around me the entire time, looking down at my pants and shoes, then side to side around my face beyond me. In spite of my fixed gaze, this bouncer and I never made eye contact. Another person in my group, a Dallas native, was denied entry for cargo pants; he didn’t say a word to anybody and drove home. I figured I would just button up and tuck my shirt and try again. I waited in the back of the line and went to the other bouncer this time. He eyed my ID, then glanced me up and down. “Your pants are too baggy. Please step out of line, sir.” I was speechless. I’ve never sagged in my life, and I don’t own a pair of baggy pants. Most of my pants fit tight because my thighs are comparatively larger than my waist. And the week before, my father and I had just discussed the importance of the fit in my pants in relation to professionalism. “Baggy” is something that I am not. On the other hand, I looked in line and
many other patrons were allowed entry with wrinkled button downs, tank tops, loose fitting jeans, Vans, ripped jeans and white washed jeans—comparatively more baggy. My girlfriend looked at me with a furrowed brow from the other side of the felt rope. I didn’t understand. “They didn’t let you in because you’re a black man, Gareth,” she revealed to me. “The only people turned away from this club have been black guys.” All the while many definitively more baggy people were granted entry. But my girlfriend was right: those baggy people were white, and I am black. I watched as many more groups of baggy people entered the bar and other “baggy” groups were excluded. They wore jeans, dress shoes and blazers, but were too “baggy” to enter. Two police officers stood at the door; I approached one, a white officer. “Do my clothes look baggy to you? Are my pants sagging? The bouncer said my pants are sagging.” “You look alright to me, kid. But I don’t make the rules. I’m sorry.” My girlfriend left our group inside the club to stand with me. We stood outside the bar with the rest of the “baggy” guys and their girlfriends. I felt emasculated and embarrassed. My ride was inside the bar. I promised to show my girlfriend a good time at a fun bar, and I couldn’t even get inside. We had both heard anecdotes about racial profiling in Uptown, but I had never seen it. Many times, I’ve vouched for Uptown as a fun area, since I myself never experienced discrimination. I thought: it wouldn’t happen to me; they just didn’t know the dress code. And if Uptown was so bad, I would certainly experience it the same even if I only went out with my white friends, right? After being denied again at 2 a.m., a second, black, police officer called out to me and pulled me aside. He stood about my height with a graying moustache. I could recognize that he was about the age of my father. “What are you doing, kid? Look, you’re obviously dressed very nicely. But they are giving you the run around…you don’t want to give your money to this kind of place anyways. They do this to everybody. Don’t give them that power. Just don’t mess around with these folks anymore.”
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Student makes case for campus carry katelyn gough Editor-in-Chief kgough@smu.edu The two words that likely create one of the fastest divisions between persons of varying political views are “gun” and “control,” in that respective order. The devastating, destructive wave of public shootings, especially those concentrated in the last two years, has fueled both sides of the debate and ignited in many Americans either a vehement opposition to or strong support of increased firearm laws. But when it comes to the case of the public schools that have been the site of a disturbing number of young deaths, I stand firmly behind those districts across the U.S. who have developed policies allowing faculty members to carry guns on campus. Only one of many examples, Argyle ISD in Denton County , Texas was the most recent to rule a specified number of selected teachers and staff would carry weapons school campuses.
The safety provided by having a registered, trained,and psychologically tested (as in the case in Argyle, Texas) faculty member carrying a gun is common sense. When a person is willing to create and execute a plan to shoot and kill, there is no realistic way to stop that threat fast enough other than by using a gun in response. There is no martial art, negotiation technique or blunt-force object that will take down a school shooter quickly and effectively enough to match the advantage of a gunman. That gunman holds in his corner the element of surprise and victim immobilization by the isolation of classroom space. Security guards are commonplace in many middle and high schools across America—but elementary schools, which totaled out to more than 67,000 schools in 2009-10 according to the National Center for Education Statistics, often rely on the security at the nearby upper-level schools for emergency protection. Budget restraints make hiring an
officer for each and every school near impossible. In the School Improvement Network’s survey of more than 10,000 educators last year, 38.4 percent of superintendents do not feel their schools are safe from gun violence. That’s a substantial enough number that the hesitancy to enact safety measures such as these should not overrule the risks of violence. Campuses have too often been targets for gun violence at deadly costs to be left defenseless. By creating district policies that carefully select a few undisclosed faculty members to carry guns after completing extensive gun safety and training programs, passing oft-repeated psychological evaluations and receiving scenario-based preparation in event of an oncampus shooter, U.S. schools will have a legitimate deterrent that could stop a shooter from even following through on a plot. Parents worry about the safety of children when there are guns present, regardless of training or mental evaluation of
those teachers who could carry them. These fears are completely warranted—what if a child gets a hold of the gun? What if it falls into even worse hands? And, will the marked presence of firearms in an elementary school make children feel even less safe, as if they must be in imminent danger if their teacher could very well have a gun in the back cabinet? Fighting violence with violence, overall, should not need to be the answer. There should be stricter gun control laws better regulating registration and carrying to work toward combating violence. But, if guns are outlawed as intended means of protection before the system is correctly streamlined, criminals will still have a plethora of back doors to obtain what they need. It is now a highly unfortunate reality that firearm security in our schools—when wielded correctly—has become a necessity to stop the tragic targeting of our students. Gough is a junior majoring in journalism and theater.
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The empty piece of land is part of the entire project “Encore Park” where an amphitheater will be built. The amphitheater will serve as a venue for various performances from all artists, including homeless artists.
‘Encore Park’ begins construction downtown yusra jabeen Contributing Writer yjabeen@smu.edu Strolling down the sidewalk near the corner of Young Street and Park Avenue in downtown Dallas, a cream-colored building greets you with its zig-zag modernarchitectural charm and its musical history. Blues lovers from around the world travel to see and touch the walls of this iconic building, commonly known as “508 Park.” It was built by Warner Bros. Studios in 1929, and contains a movie theater and a recording studio. The famous blues singer and musician Robert Johnson recorded two of his sessions in the 1930s in this historic landmark. Abandoned and vacant for more than 20 years, 508 Park has seen a lot of deterioration. Today, however, its fate is starting to shine once again. The leadership of The Stewpot, a nonprofit that has been serving homeless and at-risk individuals since 1975, announced that it would restore the structure and preserve its history as part of a bigger endeavor called Encore Park. The news about building Encore Park together with the restoration of 508 Park has received an overwhelming response from people all over the world, said Rev. Dr. Bruce Buchanan, director of The Stewpot and associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Encore Park is an innovative outreach project, which integrates community outreach programs like those The Stewpot and other nonprofits provide with the arts and entertainment culture around downtown Dallas. Located on both the east and west side of Park Avenue, in between Young Street and Canton Street, the entire project covers an area of approximately 133,000
square feet. The leaders of The Stewpot bought the property when real estate prices went down in 2011, helping “the dream [of building Encore Park] come closer to reality,” Buchanan said. Funds for the Encore Park project have been pouring in from private donations, Buchanan said. The total cost of the project has been estimated to be $12 million and about half of it has been raised so far. Encore Park will allow The Stewpot to expand its services, as well as create new space and opportunities for the homeless and at-risk individuals to rebuild their lives. Many of the services offered by different programs and nonprofits that are part of The Stewpot have outgrown their physical space at 408 Park Ave., Buchanan said. It was almost karmic that The Stewpot purchased 508 Park at the same time as the idea of expansion of the entire Encore Park came about, said Betty Heckman, administrative coordinator of The Stewpot. “The historic nature of the building coincides with what we do in our overall programming at The Stewpot,” Buchanan said. The Stewpot prides itself on providing resources that help homeless and at-risk individuals take care of their mental health. It does that through various programs, such as its Open Art Studio where clients get fine arts education, and find different ways to express themselves. However, the Open Art Studio has outgrown its 500-square foot of space. “A lot of the members in the program are very prolific,” so there is need for more room to store their work, Cynthia Brannum, art program director, said.
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Many SMU students are lucky to spend a semester abroad. From London to Latin America, Mustangs venture to other countries gaining a unique understanding of international cultures. While a typical American teenager might spend Sundays watching football and Fridays tweeting about Jennifer Lawrence, teens in other parts of the world have never had access to the internet. Nine SMU students experienced just that on a Semester at Sea voyage. The program is a multiple country study abroad program sponsored by the University of Virginia, but open to students from over 300 universities, to gain hands-on experience in over 20 disciplines. “I saw how different socioeconomic statuses of countries affects many aspects of people’s lives, including their sources of entertainment,” junior Jody Barnhardt said. Barnhardt and her colleagues visited 16 countries in Europe,
Africa and South America. Despite these countries’ lack of access to technology, they had a wealth of entertainment. According to Barnhardt, she and her peers visited Ireland during the Gaelic Football Finals and the experience was unforgettable. “The amount of hype was comparable to that of the Superbowl in America,” she said. “It was interesting to see the similarities in sports enthusiasm.” For junior Meredith Carey the sporting events weren’t the only activities that made her experience undeniably memorable. Carey’s mother went on a voyage decades ago, and she still cherishes the memories she made at sea. “My mom voyaged in the 80s and has such great memories from her friends, travels, and professors,” Carey said. “I wanted to experience the same.” Carey and the other students at sea spent months without any access the Internet or other forms of technology. However, in Brazil they did have access to a movie theatre. “A bunch of friends and I
went to see the newest ‘Hunger Games’ film, ‘Catching Fire,’ which was being shown in English with Portuguese subtitles,” Carey said. Nonetheless, seeing the other teens react to the film the same way she and her friends let them know the only real difference between them and their Brazilian counterparts was their language. However, even linguistic barriers didn’t prevent Mustangs from enjoying their voyage abroad. “I learned how to communicate when there is no traditional form of communication,” Carey said. “When you’re in a Moroccan bus station at 4 a.m. and no one speaks English, hand signs are the only way to go.” In addition to learning about cultural acceptance, Barnhardt said the experience solidified the students’ appreciation for the the life she has in America. “I gained a different world perspective that really showed me how privileged I am to live in America and have the resources that I do,” she said.
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Local theatre group open 33 years Clara Lemon Contributing Writer clemon@smu.edu Without the usual popcornthrowing, beer-drinking crowd that attends the main shows, the small group at the Pocket Sandwich Theater’s Tuesday night improv comedy show feels like a family gathering. In fact, the theater itself— lined with tables and chairs that encircle the stage and decorated with gaudy paintings, mismatched chandeliers, a moose head, and wall-to-wall photographs of past actors—feels more like a funky living room than a theater. But it seems to be just what appeals to theatergoers in Dallas. In its 33rd year, it has even exceeded the expectations of the two men who founded it. Rodney Dobbs and Joe Dickinson wanted to create a venue for producing their own shows, but expected it to last a few years at most. It began in a sandwich shop on lower Greenville Avenue,
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not slow. The theater produces both melodramas as well as spoofs, alternating between serious pieces and slapstick comedy, when the audience is allowed to throw popcorn at the actors. On some nights, it is impossible to see the floor from the mess. In fact, the theater has already plowed through more than 100,000 pounds of popcorn since the tradition began. “The weekends can get very rowdy,” actress Liz Robinson said. “Some people arrive already drunk.” But it is this ambiance that seems to attract customers each week, and at pretty affordable prices, (ranging from $7-$30) it is one of the few places that offers easy-to-access theater to the greater Dallas community almost seven nights a week. “Critics said we wouldn’t last more than a year or two,” manager Shannon Dickinson, said. “But we’re still here, and where are they?”
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Texas one of few states yet to outlaw texting while driving Erik OstbErg Contributing Writer eostberg@smu.edu Dallas resident Bobby Jones was driving down Lovers Lane when a white Cadillac Escalade suddenly swerved over the curb and proceeded to slowly merge back into the lane as if nothing had happened. Jones pulled up next to the driver and noticed her looking down at her lap with the bright light from her cellphone shining up on her face. “I couldn’t believe it,” Jones said. “She was looking down the entire time and she had no regard to the fact she nearly drove across someone’s front yard.” Texas stands as one of the last nine states that have not outlawed texting while driving. Although it appears to be a no-brainer that texting while driving should be banned, the issue is more complicated than just making it illegal. Laws are hard to enforce and evolving technology keep raising the ante. Those who continue to text while driving increase the risk for other drivers because they make the extra effort to discreetly
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selected by Chard, use evidence to make decisions about their offered programs. The award is two-fold in motivating other nonprofits to adopt similar practices and encouraging non-profits to continue using empirical data. “It’s also about acknowledging our honorees and communicating to the community our values,” Chard said. “There are many that could be awarded, but we look for those that are doing a great job.” North Texas Honoree, East Dallas Community Schools
hide their actions. “People that want to text put the phone below the mirror level, so they have to look down to see it and it makes it harder to drive,” said Dennis Christiansen, the director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). In a vote on April 17, the Texas Congress, including Governor Rick Perry, vetoed a bill that would ban texting while driving. Perry’s administration said that “texting while driving is a matter of personal responsibility.” Christiansen said the bill and the governor’s decision left people confused by Perry’s position. TTI is a program that seeks solutions to the problems and challenges faced by all modes of transportation. Christiansen is somewhat ambivalent to the legislation, but argues that texting while driving is largely an unenforceable law, as seen in Austin, Texas. Austin is one of few cities in Texas that has banned texting while driving. Christiansen said that last year, Austin issued between 250,000 and 300,000 traffic tickets. Of those violations, only a
double-digit number were for texting while driving. Regardless of the specific numbers, the ratio demonstrates how unenforceable texting while driving really is, he said. “It requires a team of officers,” Christiansen said. “One on the side of the road scouts the drivers and then radios ahead to another officer.” According to a study done regarding cellphone usage by the University of North Texas, Americans sent one million texts per month in 2001, which increased to an astounding 110 million texts per month in 2009. These shocking statistics show how dependent people have become on their cellphones. From social media to texting, Americans expect this information to be available in an instant. The need for information raises this question: how much information can a human being consume without having their brain overloaded? According to a study by Christine Yager of TTI, writing a text message delays one’s reaction time by 2.5 times while
reading a text message delays it 1.9 times. However, the problem stems further than just phone usage. Christiansen said the increase in automobile technology is contributing to the overload of information that drivers are receiving. While texting and driving is its own issue, the multimedia touch screen devices installed in most modern cars are creating more distractions than ever for drivers today. “My car is loaded with touchscreen navigation and my entire iTunes library is available at the touch of my finger,” SMU senior Mathew Rohleder said. “I find myself glancing down at the screen way more than I should be when driving.” According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. Imagine what that number would be if the issues associated with multimedia touch screens were added to that statistic. For now, the problem is centered around texting while
driving, which has already been banned in many states. California, for example, banned texting while driving in 2009 when Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor. Hailey Del Palacio of Los Angeles is one of the victims of the new rule change. “I had just gotten off work and as I went to see if anyone tried contacting me, a motorcycle officer came up to the right and looked into my car and saw my cellphone in my hand,” Del Palacio said. Del Palacio received a $161 ticket and she wasn’t even texting. Adding to the problem is that drivers still want to access their phones, but they now have to take an extra step in hiding their phones from view while driving, ultimately making their driving more dangerous than it had been before. Despite the controversy over making texting while driving illegal, it has been widely accepted as a problem that can only be solved, or at least temporarily helped, by banning it. While Dallas still hasn’t conformed to this new ban, Christiansen speculates that
(EDCS) provides montessoristyle education to youth in highrisk, low-income areas in Dallas. Montessoris, typically associated with upper to middle-class youth, give children a head start in education. “There are all kinds of schools in Dallas, but the focus of these schools is to give low-income children the opportunity to have Montessori education,” Garcia said. “It’s a first [for these kids].” Regional honoree, The Texas Association for the Protection of Children, is a relatively young advocacy group that pushes for Child Protective Services reform in Dallas and across the state. The group supports statewide
prevention programs and teaches at-risk families about “positive parenting.” Simmons recognized a mother-son duo for the national award. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), and Jonah Edelman, co-founder and CEO of Stand for Children, took home awards for their respective strides in education. Marian Wright Edelman, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., started CDF to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged youth through health care, nutrition and education. Jonah, inspired by his mother, founded Stand for Children to improve
public education for students from pre-K to college. Garcia said both have had an “enormous effect.” “When education is under a microscope and there are many stories of failure, [these organizations found] success,” she said. “People leave the awards energized by their story.” Besides offering attendees encouragement and inspiration, the award ceremony helped raise scholarship money for Simmons students. A new part of the presentation, Simmons solicited funds for endowed, annual and Dean scholarships, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000. “It’s a way to stay competitive
with other schools and give students the opportunity to come here,” Simmons Director of Development Patti Addington said. Donors dug deep and offered to financially support Simmons’ tradition of growing in academic strength and excellence. “The Luminary Awards shine an important light on what we need to advance,” Chard said. “Children deserve a healthy childhood and good education.” For more information on this year’s recipients and past Luminary Award winners, visit Simmons School of Education online at www.smu.edu/Simmons.
within the next two congressional terms Texas as a state will most likely pass the bill to make texting while driving illegal. The statewide bill would be a way to cause less confusion for drivers, but Christiansen does not think that will solve the problem entirely. According to his agency’s research, widespread compliance will not come as a result of the legislation. Rather, the compliance will come from an educational process that can take some time. Christiansen believes the success of limiting texting while driving comes from education and cultural changes learned over time. “Seat belt usage increased more due to education than enforcement, and drinking and driving has become frowned upon in large part due to education,” Christiansen said. Advertisements asking drivers to take the pledge to not text and drive are already widely used. While these are the beginning steps to text-free driving, only time will show the outcome of this ever-growing issue.
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