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Zuckerberg gets hacked

Best sandwich in America Endless Simmer, a widely read food blog, has named the Luther at ChurchKey in Washington D.C. the best new sandwich in America.

The sandwich consists of a brioche donut glazed in maple-chicken jus and topped with warm oven-baked pecans. The brioche is cut in half and stuffed with buttermilk fried chicken and wedges of smoked bacon.

Twitter blocked Twitter is now blocked in Egypt after the mass demonstrations turned violent on Tuesday. Facebook is still being used to organize and broadcast the protests mostly through the group, “We Are All Khaled Said.”

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Senate returns with speaker, legislation

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook fan page displayed an out of character message echoing a line from “The Social Network.” The message received 1,800 likes and almost 500 comments before it was removed.

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Online Editor mshamburge@smu.edu

Sex trafficking rises in DFW

By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

“One little girl finally told her captor just to kill her—she couldn’t do it anymore. The pimp refused, telling her he makes too much money off her. If she wouldn’t do what he told her to, he would kidnap her 8-year-old little sister and pour battery acid over her face while she watched. The little girl complied, living in a dog cage when she wasn’t

UFO in Jakarta Thousands of people are flocking to central Indonesia to look at a “crop circle” in a rice field after rumors circulated that a UFO created it. The pattern was clearly constructed by humans, but police have had to block off the area because the circle has attracted so much attention.

Middleton quits her day job 100 days before the royal wedding, Kate Middleton has quit her job as website designer and photographer for her parents’ site.

According to royal aides, she has handed over work to colleagues so she can prepare for her future life.

Cookie monster A Girl Scout and her mother were selling Girl Scout cookies outside a Florida shopping center when a woman stole all of their collected money. Police have not been able to find the woman.

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being sold to man after man.”

This is a true story, told by a survivor on Traffick911.com From a monetary stance, the pimp was right. On average, one underage girl brings in $200,000 a year.

The industry as a whole makes $32 billion a year, a figure higher than most Fortune 500 corporations.

The “I’m Not Buying It” campaign launched this month

in North Texas by Traffick911, a nonprofit that works toward the prevention, rescue and restoration of human trafficking victims, in an effort to raise awareness for the trafficking of American children.

The campaign began in accordance with the increase of sex trafficking expected by the 2011 Super Bowl.

“The Super Bowl is a huge platform for groups like Traffick911

LECTURE

By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

Bishop T.D. Jakes, founder of Potter’s House, spoke on “Seeking Common Good in the Midst of Growing Diversity” at the Gregg and Molly Engles Lecture of the 2010-11 Tate Lecture Series Tuesday evening.

Jakes compared diversity to marriage, explaining that “just because two people share the same space, does not mean you have the same experience” to a full audience in McFarlin Auditorium.

A marriage is built on a relationship.

Diversity can be overcome with a relationship. Both require people to teach each other and “find the common ground in the midst of differences.”

“Relationships are hard work, but are so fruitful when two groups come together,” Jakes said.

He stressed the importance of the intent and the responsibility Americans have to pursue and understand diversity.

“We are our brothers keeper,” Jakes said. “When it comes down to it, when rubber meets the road, we

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Bishop T.D. Jakes, chief pastor of The Potter’s House Church in southern Dallas County, speaks at the Gregg and Molly Engels lecture, part of the Tate Lecture Series, Tuesday evening inside McFarlin Auditorium.

want the same thing.”

Jakes expressed his fear of the water starting to boil.

We are in a “staggering and changing world,” Jakes said. “We can hide, but if we hide, we run the risk of loosing everything.”

He furthered, explaining that in 9/11 other countries viewed Americans as alike. They did not

attack just whites or just blacks or just Jewish people or just Christians.

Our enemies saw us as one, while we viewed ourselves as different.

“It is dangerous for our enemy to know something about you that you don’t even know about yourself,” Jakes said.

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POLITICS

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SUSTAINABILITY

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to raise awareness,” said Danielle Capper, Traffick911 Media Specialist and SMU alumna. “It’s given us a microphone to talk about trafficking.”

According to the End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking (ECPAT) of Children for Sexual Purposes,

Student Senate’s first vote of the spring semester approved Student Body President Jake Torres’ nomination of Joe Gaasbeck (Lyle) for Speaker of the Senate.

Gaasbeck replaces Laura Schur.

Schur had to step down from her position as Speaker, which she held during the fall term, because of a conflict.

Gaasbeck’s promotion means that his Lyle seat is now vacant.

At least 11 seats are still vacant.

The exact number cannot be confirmed until Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins finalizes and releases the member roster.

Membership Chair Roza Essaw told Senate that her committee would be conducting interviews on Thursday to fill those empty seats. She’s hoping that the seats can be filled in February.

Just after one hour, Obama seemed to throw himself in the political middle of every major issue the United States is facing. In an effort to put America back on track, Obama addressed many problems that people believe to be standing in the way of a revamped economy.

His main message in Tuesday’s State of the Union was that America is making progress, but we need to work together to “win the future,” a phrase echoed more than half a

dozen times throughout the speech in different forms.

Obama opened with what many expected: Arizona. His message that parties needed to cross lines and work together went over well with the audience, where many congressmen sat next to a member of the opposite party as a sign of unity. Left out of the Arizona message, however, was any mention of guns or gun control, perhaps the only major political issue left out of the speech.

The response for his views on energy received a mixed response across the board, especially when

he mentioned stripping government support of big oil. As an alternative, he proposed giving that money to alternative energy companies saying, “Instead of investing in yesterday’s energy, let’s invest in tomorrow’s.”

The president spent much of his time on education policy. He made several mentions of the strides being made in competitor countries such as China, and emphasized the fact that the United States is now ninth in the “proportion of young people with a college degree,”

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From Jan. 23rd to April 2, Southern Methodist University students are once again going to have a chance to prove how ecofriendly they are.

For 10 weeks, SMU will be participating in a nationwide, intercollegiate competition called RecycleMania to see which university can recycle the most reusable materials.

The school’s total amount of recycled material is measured in two categories: the Per Capita division (cans, paper and plastic) and the Targeted Materials division (corrugated cardboard).

To participate, students should place his or her recyclables in the designated recycling bin (any bin with a transparent liner), corrugated cardboard in a separate pile (to be picked up by building custodians) and all other garbage in the trash bins (any bin with a solid-colored liner).

These materials will be collected regularly, and the final count of material output will be released by the end of the year.

There will be weekly reports available throughout the competition.

Jennifer Smith, a freshman double-major in mathematics and civil engineering, said, “I hope that the competition aspect of this gets the student body motivated. SMU already has sustainability efforts,;I just don’t think everyone is aware of them. It’s important to know because we only have one Earth.”

According to the SMU Sustainability Committee, SMU contributed 77.59 tons of material to the contest, earning fifth place out of 21 participating Texas schools in the Per Capita category last year.

This year’s goal is to take SMU to the top.

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Recyclemania, a competition to motivate students to recycle, will run nationwide through April 2.

SMU’s overall sustainability “grade” was raised from a C+ to a B, thanks to the Committee’s push to recycle as well as the efforts of student groups, such as the Environmental Representatives (E-Reps), who are responsible for promoting sustainability in the residence halls.

Keya Davani, an E-Rep for Boaz and McElvaney halls and Student Liaison to the RecycleMania effort, explains her job as an E-Rep as it relates to the overall movement to create a greener campus.

“A lot of people don’t know about sustainability, so we want to tell them what and how to recycle,” Davani said.

“We want to educate people about the effects of the trash build-up that’s slowly consuming our planet. We need to learn how to better manage our resources.”

Sustainability isn’t just about the walk between the recycling bin and the trash bin, according to Tiana Lightfoot Svendsen, Chair of the SMU Sustainability Committee.

Sustainability extends into habits such as walking and biking, carrying reusable water bottles, and turning off lights when leaving a room.

Svendsen reinforces the belief that “little changes can make a big difference,” and encourages students to be green in any way possible.

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Health & Fitness

• Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Daily Campus

DIET

‘My Fit Foods’ closer than ever

BY DEVON KLINE Contributing Writer dakline@smu.edu

On Jan. 2, My Fit Foods opened its doors next to the Southern Methodist University campus, giving students the opportunity to experience fast and healthy and food at an affordable price.

Personal trainer and certified nutritionist, Mario L. Mendias, founded My Fit Foods with one simple goal in mind, “Eat fit. Live Fit.” As a trainer, Mendias found that his clients could not get the results they wanted, simply due to their poor eating habits.

“Eighty percent of your results come from nutrition,” Mendias said, meaning exercise alone cannot yield results. Even though he encouraged his clients to eat healthy, he realized that people either do not have the time to prepare healthy food or are simply not educated enough about proper nutrition. He made it his goal to make those resources available.

Mendias started cooking in his small apartment in Houston in 2004, measuring every ingredient to ensure balanced meals with the proper nutrients the body needs. With only one cook available and an expensive grocery list, Mendias worked hard to share his goal of healthy eating. He originally offered only six menu items but now has more than 45 meals to choose from at over 20 locations in four Texas cities.

The biggest fear for some when it comes to healthy eating is taste. Many people believe that in order to eat healthy, the foods they love must be given up. However, clients agree that My Fit

Campus Events January 26-29

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How to Survive the MCAT/DCAT

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. A panel of SMU students will discuss their experiences with the MCAT/DAT exams.

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Foods leaves nothing out when it comes to flavor.

Customer Kelly Odell said she loves “My Fit Foods because the menu has many classic favorites plus some new foods [she] finds [her]self craving.”

“The best part is that you never notice the missing unhealthy ingredients because the food has so much flavor,” Odell said. With a wide variety menu, from gluten free to vegan items, My Fit Foods offers something for everyone.

Eating My Fit Foods has many benefits from weight loss, to higher energy levels. Its use of unprocessed foods and weekly cooked meals with fresh ingredients receives recommendations from doctors and cardiologists and is endorsed by nutritionists and dieticians.

My Fit Foods encourages people, on their website, to try its 21-day challenge, which is “designed to restore your natural TYLER WILLIAMS/ The Daily Campus energy and reset your metabolism.”

My Fit Foods, a restaurant offering pre-packaged foods, opened a new location at 6403 Hillcrest Ave. This challenge involves nutritionist consultations from the staff for 21 days of meals from My Fit Foods. Clients have lost Food foods.”

My Fit Foods is perfect for students who 8 to 15 pounds on this plan and report having Many successes have come from starting are always on the go, or do not like to cook higher energy levels. with the challenge and each store has health and want a healthy home cooked meal. It has My Fit Foods’ website says: “Our 21-Day consultants on staff to help with every step of endless options and none of the menu items Challenge is designed to restore your natural the process of training your body to want and are boring. energy and reset your metabolism while crave healthier foods.

My Fit Foods now makes it easier for SMU building healthy habits. This is accomplished My Fit Foods is has four different locations students to test healthy eating with its new by detoxifying your body and by supplying in Dallas to offer residents and students healthier location on Hillcrest Avenue, which is right 21 straight days of nutrient dense My Fit choices when it comes to mealtime. across from campus.

Chapter Presidents Roundtable

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. A meeting of all of the fraternity and sorority chapter presidents.

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LGBTea

4:30 p.m. Come out for tea time and social time for the LGBT and Ally community at the SMU Women’s Center.

28 Pinocchio Screening 7 p.m. Friends of the SMU Libraries and Hamon Arts Library present Walt Disney’s Classic Pinocchio.

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Student Conductors Concert

8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Come hear a concert led by students in the master’s degree in orchestral conducting.

Menu and Pricing

For breakfast, My Fit Foods offers 13 original items including breakfast tacos, steel cut oatmeal pancakes, which they call “patty’s” and a fruit and yogurt bowl.

Breakfast items range from $3.75 to $9 and come in small, medium, and large sizes, which vary in amount of food and calories in each dish.

Lunch and dinner items can be chosen from an array of low carb or regular meals, which include lean meats like chicken and lean beef and fish with vegetables.

Prices for the lunch and dinner items range from $6.75 to $13, giving students a range of choices and price ranges to choose from when trying to eat a healthy meal.

My Fit Foods also provides snack items and supplements such as fruit or a cookie.

For students who like to have left overs, but do not have time to run to the store, My Fit Foods also sells lean meats in bulk.

Students can buy a pound of turkey, which is perfect for making sandwiches during the day.

Police Reports JANUARY 22 9:58 a.m. Theft: Fondren Library/ Bike Rack/6414 Hyer Lane. A student reported theft of her bicycle. The theft occurred sometime between Dec. 15 10:30 a.m. - Jan. 15 15 4:00 p.m. Open 11:42 a.m. Theft: Owens Arts Center/6101 Bishop Blvd. A student reported theft of his wallet. The theft occurred on Jan. 21 sometime between 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Open.

12:38 p.m. Theft: Cockrell Hall/Bike Rack/5905 Ownby Drive. A student reported theft of her bicycle. The theft occurred sometime between Jan. 19 8:00 p.m - Jan. 22 12:00 p.m. Open.

JANUARY 24 6:03 a.m. Criminal Mischief: Sigma Alpha Epsilon/3005 Dyer Court. A staff member reported some unknown person damaged ornamental lions on the porch. Open.

8:35 a.m. Burglary of a Building: Expressway Tower/6116 Central Expressway. A faculty member reported some unknown person(s) entered two SMU offices and stole office equipment. The burglary occurred sometime between Jan. 22 at approximately 1:00 p.m. - Jan. 24 8:20 a.m. Another office in the same building was also burglarized in is currently being investigated by DPD. Open.

Sports

The Daily Campus MEN’S TENNIS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

SMU serves Mustangs prep for pivotal Conference USA battle against Golden Hurricane up win over A look into Conference USA UTPA

By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

The SMU men’s tennis team took on the University Texas Pan America on Saturday afternoon at Turpin Tennis Center.

The highlight of the day was number one player David Costa from Spain’s come back, he was down 5-1 in the first set and came back to win 7-5 and then went on to win the second set 6-2.

“Costa is one of our top players, he’s also a senior so there will be a lot of leadership coming from him this season. He played a great match, and this win against Texas Pan American was a great way to start the season” head coach Carl Neufeld said.

The team won two lines of doubles and lost one. Winning at line two was Gaston Guadranti and Adham El-Effendi and at line three David Costa and Mischa Nowicki.

Line one of Artem Baradach and Joseph Hattrup lost, but since the Mustangs pulled off two wins they were successful at earning the doubles point.

“Artem Baradach is ranked 27 in the country, and is also a senior, I’m really excited to watch him play as well as see the rest of the team develop” Neufeld said.

The Mustangs won all five lines of singles and only lost one.

This made the score 7-2 for the afternoon, and put them at 1-0 for the season in conference play and 0-0 in C-USA. The Mustangs have a tough schedule this season, and Neufeld claims “it’s probably the most challenging one we’ve ever had. We will be playing a lot of top ranked teams like Baylor, Texas, Notre Dame, Alabama and TCU. That’s what makes our schedule so exciting and gives us an opportunity to really prove ourselves on a national level.”

The Mustangs are excited to host many of these top teams, as well as get the season really started this weekend in Arkansas where they will travel to play University of Nevada at Las Vegas on Saturday and Arkansas on Sunday.

“Both teams will be good matches for us, and I’m anxious for the season to really pick up because I feel we have an exciting future ahead” Neufeld said.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Mustangs sweep Road Runners, 7-0

By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

The No. 27 SMU Women’s Tennis team improved to 3-0 this spring season after a 7-0 victory over University of Texas at San Antonio.

The Mustangs began the year with a 7-0 win over UT Pan America and a 4-0 win over Louisiana Monroe.

SMU’s dynamic duo of Edyta Cieplucha and Heather Steinbauer began the day with an 8-3 doubles win over Micaela Silva and Caroline Dedering.

The Mustangs continued their dominating doubles performance as Shahzoda Hatamova and Ashley Turpin earned the doubles point for SMU with their 8-2 victory over Kavya Menon and Mariel Mafefezzolli.

Conference USA Player of the Year Marta Lesniak and her partner Aleksandra Malyarchikova completed the doubles sweep by defeating Stefanie Peana and Isabella Jonsson, 8-2, at the top doubles line.

Lesniak, the nation’s second ranked player, downed Peana at the top singles line 6-0, 6-1.

Steinbauer quickly disposed of Silva, winning 6-0, 6-0 and Cieplucha clinched the match for SMU with her 6-2, 6-2 win over Jonsson.

Mustangs will go to Knoxville, Tenn. this weekend.

In SMU junior point guard Aliaksei Patsevich’s first game of the season, the Mustangs look to snap a 10-game losing streak against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-9, 3-2 Conference USA) Wednesday night in Oklahoma.

Patsevich, a transfer from Collin County Community College, is expected to make an immediate impact for the Mustangs, and help SMU establish their first set of back-to-back wins in league play this season.

“I plan on [Patsevich] being a significant part of the team,” head coach Matt Doherty said. “He is a great shooter who really knows how to play. He’s a lot like Collin [Mangrum] in how he plays so it will be exciting to have him on the floor.”

Patsevich, who missed the first 19

games of the season was cleared to play in December after the NCAA resolved issues relating to his amateur status.

Joining Patsevich and Mangrum is repeat Conference USA Player of the Week, Papa Dia. Dia, with 19.5 points, 9.5 boards and 3.5 blocks in SMU’s games against Southern Miss and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was the second player in C-USA history to record to successful field goals without a miss in Saturday’s win over the Golden Eagles. Dia is also the first Mustang to earn consecutive conference Player of the Week honors since the 2004-05 season.

Freshman point guard Jeremiah Samarrippas has been a tremendous addition to the Mustang offense this season. Samarrippas had a career- high nine assists against Southern Miss.

Fresh off a 79-65 win over Southern

Miss, SMU (11-8, 2-3 C-USA) is 11th in the NCAA in three-point percentage and 14th in the NCAA in field goal percentage. The Mustangs are second in scoring defense in C-USA at 62.5 points allowed per game.

Despite posting the secondlowest scoring offense in the league, Saturday’s win over the Golden Eagles was SMU’s second-best performance in field goal shooting.

SMU, who had four players post double-digit scores, shot nearly 70 percent from the field, while holding Southern Miss, now the second-best scoring offense in C-USA to only 43 percent. Currently ranked ninth in their league, SMU, with only one road win under their belt on the entire season, has yet to win a conference game on the road.

Tulsa, also fresh off a 65-61 win over Tulane, is perfect on their home

court in conference play. With four players averaging double-digit scores this season, the Golden Hurricane have become the seventh in scoring offense in C-USA. Justin Hurtt has been averaging 20.3 points per game, making him the second-leading scorer in C-USA and 18th in the NCAA, while Steven Idlet and Scottie Haralson have been averaging 17 and 12.2 points per game, respectively.

In the last meeting between the teams, Tulsa pulled away with a 63-56 victory over the Mustangs in Dallas. With a 26-17 lead at the half, the Golden Hurricane, led by Hurtt with 17 points, clinched its 10 consecutive win over SMU. SMU has not defeated Tulsa since a 95-83 overtime win in 1995 on the road. Tulsa leads the series 27-11.

As February nears the race for the regular season Conference USA title remains wide open.

Four teams currently have 3-2 records in league play and no team is more than three games out of first place.

UTEP (16-4, 4-1) and Memphis (15-4, 4-1) are currently tied for first place.

The Miners’ sole loss came at the expense of a triple overtime loss to UAB. Since then, UTEP has reeled off three straight conference victories.

Senior guard Randy Culpepper is averaging 19.7 ppg.

Memphis has also won three straight conference games after suffering a disappointing 64-58 loss at SMU. - EJ Holland, Sports Editor

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Opinion

• Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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Embracing diversity means embracing social change ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Bishop T.D. Jakes, in the middle of a very white homogeneous neighborhood, called for acknowledging the shifting Michael Dearman diversity in America.

As the pastor of the Potter’s House, with over 30,000 people in attendance, he has influence that exceeds that of nearly all pastors in the United States.

Jakes addressed the audience with poise in a secular setting, which is quite different from the pulpit he normally preaches from. I could not help but feel that the message he was expounding was truly at home in McFarlin Auditorium, despite the tight rope he had to walk to explain his point.

The demographic in the United States is constantly changing and never stagnates. It is easy, however, to ignore this fact. What people find themselves doing is pulling more and more into a bubble to remain with people that are like them. Society cannot and will not

remain functional if it is so divided.

He spoke on the institutions that used to pull people of different backgrounds, races, and ethnicities together. Factories, mines, the industrial age itself, pulled people together, but those days are long since gone. In the middle of the Information Age it is easy to sit behind a computer screen and remain faceless Jakes wants something drastically different for the United States: a more cohesively diverse nation. He wants us to extricate ourselves from the bastions of homogeny we are comfortable with and completely challenge comfort zones.

By placing ourselves in communities that are entirely different from what we are used to, we can learn about the “others” in society. Jakes mentioned a few visits he made to Latino churches, that he understood next to none of the culture, but loved every minute of it.

He encouraged everyone in the audience to take similar initiatives.

There are larger forces at work in the nation than our own little communities of which we are a part. Jakes pleaded that the very diverse and oftentimes

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conflicting opinions of communities would become “compliments not competition.”

Jakes bridged the gap between racial and socio-economic communities proficiently on Tuesday night. “We are not so different. We want the same thing,” Jakes said with conviction.

To truly embrace that sort of discovery, however, we have to be willing to get uncomfortable for a time.

Meeting and bonding with people drastically different from you is never easy and takes work. Surely, Bishop Jakes does not assume that people get along in some utopian commune.

No, I am fairly certain he understands exactly what it is that it takes to bring people together.

“Exposure is critical,” he said.

Children need to witness other communities different from their homes. A wealthy community, though able to insulate itself from the rest of society, needs to see what occurs in the lives of those less fortunate.

The same holds true for the lower socio-economic status. They need to be informed about the ability to move up and down through society. One way to

accomplish this is through the positive involvement of college students in the community.

Some of the most important impacts we, as students at SMU, can make in the lives of young people in the community is to take our knowledge of what it takes to be a successful student and pass it on to those that are struggling.

Instead of embracing apathy, we should take a proactive role in changing the mindset of society.

Bishop T.D. Jakes left the audience empowered Tuesday night with these words that I have taken to heart, “life is a fleeting vapor and we’ll soon be gone.” In that vein, take advantage of the opportunity to change the community around you for the better.

Michael Dearman is first year philosophy and history major. He can be reached for comments or questions at mdearman@smu.edu.

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Higher education is failing Recent study shows universities don’t increase student intelligence CONTRIBUTOR

“How much are students actually learning in contemporary higher education? The answer for many graduates, we have concluded, is not much,” writes Richard Arum, a professor of sociology and education at NYU and coauthor of the new book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses.

Among the book’s findings were that 45 percent of students “did not demonstrate Brandon Bub any significant improvement in learning” in their first two years of college and 36 percent of students “did not demonstrate any significant improvement in learning” during their entire four years of college (You can read more about these findings at insidehighered.com).

If these findings scare you, you’re not alone.

The New York Times on Tuesday, Jan.18, asked a group of educational professionals and college professors about their takes on these findings.

Some like Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, blamed the problem on the universities themselves. He said that many students in the K-12 educational system come to college without “any affection for voluntarily using one’s mind in the rigorous, sustained and frequently counter-intuitive way that leads to innovation and the advancement of knowledge.”

Rather than challenging students with rigorous work, colleges merely push students through the system to keep their graduation numbers up.

Botstein’s words are rather harsh, and I’m not sure I agree. The onus ought to be on the students to take the initiative to learn. It is not the responsibility of a professor to guarantee learning.

The same study found that 50 percent of the students “don’t take a single course in which they must write more than 20 pages over the course of a semester.”

If students aren’t challenging themselves and merely see the degree as the goal and not the process that leads up to it, then of course they are not going to learn anything. A college education is not just about collecting credits; it’s about opening your mind and acquiring new ways to learn. A college education is more so about learning to learn than about acquiring a nice piece of paper.

What is my ideal solution? Take at least one class completely removed from your major that will genuinely challenge you.

You pay to come to SMU to learn, so you might as well get your money’s worth.

Brandon Bub is a first year English major. Bub can be reached for comments or questions at bbub@smu.edu.

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An unexpected hobby Pipe smoking improves quality of life CONTRIBUTOR

Often it is said, that tobacco is the devil’s best friend, but I must disagree.

Pipe smoking is a Joseph Gilbert very unique activity and I must speak up for it. In fact, I can think of three reasons why pipe smoking is such a wonderful hobby and why my life is better because of it.

The first reason concerns the tobacco itself. Pipe tobacco is considerably different from cigarette tobacco. Not only are there different blends that, for example, mix the sweet Virginia leaf with the smoky flavor of Latakia.

Also, the actual chemical nicotine is handled differently. Nicotine if puffed quickly, as it is in a cigarette, becomes a stimulative. However, when smoked slowly, as in the case of a pipe, it becomes a sedative and produces a calming effect.

Not only is the mind-set different between a cigarette smoker and a pipe smoker but the chemistry is distinctive for the pipe smoker as well.

Pipe smoking also encourages community.

In today’s college environment, people are so busy that day’s are planned down to the minute, which is terrible.

Since the school week demands so much, people do not relax until it is the weekend (and sadly loud parties do not make for good conversation).

Over the course of my smoking hour, I sit on the benches and dialogue with people from all sorts of places. I learn and grow with quality individuals that are Hindus, Jews, and Christians. It’s always going to be an adventure when I leave my dorm room with pipe in hand.

The third reason is that it is simply enjoyable. There is something delightfully relaxing and pleasurable about pulling out one’s prized pipe, filling it with quality tobacco and settling down.

One has to respect the pipe, tamping it when the embers grow weak, puffing at just the right pace, and then relighting at just the perfect time.

When finished, you must respect your pipe and clean it well; otherwise the next smoke will be poor and sour.

It might sound like work, but it is pure pleasure, and when done properly, one can almost hear Handel’s Messiah playing from the heavens.

The simple point I want to make is this: pipe smoking requires an entirely different frame of mind than any other form of tobacco consumption. It is not based on any crass addiction.

Rather, it has value because it relies on the taste of a good blend, the skill of the smoke and the pleasure of friendship. Pipe smoking is a beautiful thing that should be given its fair chance in society and my life is better because of it.

Joseph Gilbert started pipe smoking two years ago in the mountains of Canada and never looked back. He can be reached at Jgilbert@smu.edu

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Just a thought from the opinion editor...

Despite often referring to myself as Facebook-illiterate, I cannot help but be constantly impressed by the ever-increasing and profound role that this form of social media has in our world.

In 2008, Oscar Morales, the Bush Institute Fellow for Human Freedom, utilized Facebook to organize an international protest de-legitimizing the FARC terrorist organization as the “people’s army” in Colombia, the 2009 Iranian Green Movement communicated and publicized information almost exclusively through Facebook, and just this week, the Egyptian protest that led to three deaths was advertised through Facebook as well. Facebook is consistently on the big screen and in the headlines of major news sources around the world.

Checking Facebook is the one non-biologically necessary activity that five hundred million people engage in on a regular basis. Try as I might, I cannot think of an equivalent historical phenomenon.

Facebook has become not only the most successful tool for procrastination, but also one of the most efficient and effective means of communication around the globe.

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AND THE WINNER IS...

YouTube’s ‘Life in a Day’ premieres

By JOSHUA PARR Managing Editor jrparr@smu.edu

On July 24, 2010 thousands of people around the world woke up in different places, picked up different types of video cameras and videotaped different aspects of their daily lives all for the same purpose – to capture life in a day.

On that date, YouTube launched this global experiment to create a user-generated feature film. It’s a documentary that is shot in a single day, by people all around the world.

“Were trying to explore in a serious way what it’s like to be alive

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Colin Firth and Geoffery Rush received Oscar nominations for their portrayals of King George VI and Lionel Logue in “The King’s Speech.”

83rd Academy Awards nominations released

By CHASE WADE Associate A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Oscar race has officially begun. Yesterday morning, clad in a silver, sparkly dress, last year’s Best Supporting Actress winner, Monique, announced the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards. While most of the nominations came as expected, the Oscars still delivered their fair share of snubs.

Monique, along with Academy’s President Tom Sherak, took to the early hours of the morning to reveal who would be in the running for the industry’s most coveted prize.

Leading the pack with 12 nominations, the British drama “The King’s Speech,” was the morning’s most mentioned name.

In the newly expanded category of Best Picture, the 10 nominees were nothing to buzz about. Of course, this year’s three films that are squaring for Best Picture, “The King’s Speech,” “The Fighter,” and “The Social Network,” all slated their bids for one of the tightest Best Picture races in recent history.

It seems as if Julia Roberts got her way as Javier Bardem earned a nomination for his role in the Spanish language film “Biutiful” in the Best

Actor category. Joining him is Golden Globe winner Collin Firth, and perhaps the most under-appreciated performer of the year, “127 Hours” James Franco.

One of the morning’s biggest snubs came when the nominations for Best Actress were announced. As expected, Annette Bening and Natalie Portman, the category’s frontrunners, each received a nomination. However, Bening’s co-star in “The Kids Are All Right,” Julliane Moore, was left out.

Moore’s performance in the summer film was humorous and sincere, and it’s a shame to see that the Academy did not recognize her for that.

Another snub came in the Supporting Actor role. Even though Christian Bale is almost 100percent certain to win the award come late Feburary, “The Social Network’s” Andrew Garfield, once considered formidable competition in the category, was snubbed. Garfield’s performance as Mark Zuckerburg’s right hand man was sublime. Already classic one liners like “lawyer up asshole,” made Garfield’s performance one of the best of 2010. Besides, Garfield could have easily taken Mark Ruffalo’s spot in the category. His performance in, “The Kids Are All Right,” is anything but Oscar worthy.

The Supporting Actress category

honored both Amy Adams and Mellisa Leo for their roles in the “The Fighter,” but did not include Mila Kunis or Barbara Hershey in “Black Swan.” Both actresses vaulted the movie to new heights. Right now, it looks as if this category is up in the air as both Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech) and Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”) have an equal chance of snagging an Oscar.

Perhaps the Oscar’s biggest snub, at least in this writer’s opinion, took place in the Best Documentary category. Popular docs like “Exit through the Gift Shop,” and “Inside Job,” grabbed nominations, however, one of this year’s best documentaries “Waiting for Superman,” was surprisingly snubbed. “Superman,” encompassed everything a good documentary should have. It highlighted a hot button issue and presented facts and stories from a wide array of sources.

While the Golden Globes seemingly gave a nomination to just about anyone (Yes, I’m talking about “Burlesque”), the Oscars were far stingier. In just 32 days, the much anticipated awards show will roll out it’s famous red carpet and finally put a cap on an already stellar awards season.

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today, or what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July,” Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) said in a video interview posted on Youtube.

“With all the pain and violence and horror but also love and happiness and hope and expectation that was present in that day, that is present in every day.”

For the past six months, MacDonald and a team of editors have sorted through over 80,000 clips (and more than 4500 hours of footage) and compiled them into a 90-minute film that gives a glimpse of what a human life is like in a day.

“The things most striking to me watching all the clips are how similar we are all around the world,” MacDonald said.

Google announced the project on July 6, 2010, which is executiveproduced by Ridley Scott, the director behind “Gladiator and Black Hawk Down.”

People who submitted footage that makes the final cut will be credited as co-director in the documentary.

Life in a Day will be broadcasted live on YouTube for the world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

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Jan. 29: JJ Grey & Mofro This band is described as ‘contemplative country music,’ with lyrics that tell personal stories and gritty melodies.

Granada Theater 7 p.m.

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Jan. 28 Releases: “The Rite” Starring: Anthony Hopkins “The Mechanic” Starring: Donald Sutherland “Kaboom” Starring: Haley Bennett

Jan. 30: Line and Form: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Wasmuth Portfolio This new exhibit will be at the DMA through July 17.

Dallas Museum of Art

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He also pushed the need for quality teachers, even going so far as to directly call for young people watching the speech to consider becoming teachers.

His most controversial education message was a call for Congress to reconsider their previous vote against the DREAM Act. Obama stated that “it makes no sense” to send illegal college students and graduates back to their countries to compete against us.

On healthcare, Obama made it clear to Republicans that he was “eager” to work with them, but he wanted to “fix what needs fixing” and “move forward” without rehashing the two-year-long battle over current healthcare law. He urged an avoidance of a complete repeal, saying it would increase the deficit and take away necessary benefits from many Americans.

The speech was chock-full of awkward moments, including when the Republican leadership failed to come to their feet after Obama’s message to Muslim-Americans, emphasizing that they were “part of our American family.”

He also encouraged Congress to follow his lead in displaying online their meeting schedule with lobbyists, an idea that had no one on their feet. He also pledged to veto any bill that came to his desk with earmarks in it, to which very few stood, though John McCain (R-Arizona) looked very enthusiastic.

One seat was filled during the meeting. Soniyyah Blue will serve as a senator for the Perkins School of Theology.

Alex Ehmke (Dedman II) introduced two pieces of legislation during the meeting. The first piece of legislation would change the finance committee’s budgeting process.

Instead of having annual budgets, Ehmke’s bill proposes that the budgeting process be done on a semester basis.

Senate’s allocated student fees would be split into two groups, one for each semester.

Organizations would be allocated money for a fall budget. Any money not used during the fall would be given back to Senate. Organizations would then go through a spring budget process.

The main reason Ehmke, a finance committee member, is proposing these changes is that more money is spent during the spring semester than the

WFAA sportscaster speaks on covering recruiting scandal

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CHARLES DHARAPAK/ The Associated Press

President Barack Obama is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday evening, prior to delivering his State of the Union speech.

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fall, but organizations get their annual budget during the fall.

This means that many organizations save their money until the spring. The problem arises when an organization doesn’t spend all of their allotted money during the year. Unused money goes back to SMU at the end of the year, not Student Senate.

If an organization doesn’t use all of its money by the end of the year, then there’s no opportunity to give that money to another organization that could have used it during the year.

“A lot of money sits around for the whole year,” Finance Chair Janet Leung said.

Leung said the changes would allow Senate to give more money to active organizations because less-active organizations would not tie up unused funds in their bank accounts.

“I think that every single organization that you could, that you would want to know would benefit from this process,”

Ehmke said, especially “all those organizations that came before Finance Committee this year, which there are dozens, where we said to them ‘We think what you’re doing is worthwhile, we wish we could fund it, but because we have scarce resources, we are unable to give you the funding you deserve despite the fact that we’d really, really like to.’”

Ehmke’s second bill requests that notations for ‘A-plus’ be included in student transcripts. His bill would not alter the current grade point system; GPAs would still be on a 4.0 scale.

The A-plus notations would help students applying to law or medical school, Ehmke explained, by giving them a leg up in the competition since many schools take ‘A-plus’ notations into account during admissions.

“I’m not wanting to adjust the GPA system,” Ehmke said. “I just want to change notation.”

Dale Hansen, a sportscaster for WFAA and Peabody Award winner, spoke about his breaking coverage of the Southern Methodist University football recruiting scandal Tuesday.

Hansen was welcomed with a warm applause and laughter as he conversed with approximately 100 SMU alumni and faculty at a luncheon hosted by the SMU Faculty Club.

When discussing his role in SMU’s death penalty Hansen said, “I don’t apologize shutting down the football team. I’m sorry it was true.”

The reason for his unapologetic attitude in a room full of SMU graduates and faculty was his childhood belief in the “character building part of sports.”

Hansen told of the many threats he

received, including a letter from a law firm addressed to his wife claiming evidence of his adultery, illegal drug use and calling for his resignation.

But the question Hansen has for all of the drastically loyal mustang fans out there is: “Did your parents ever give you a free pass because every one else did it?”

Assistant Provost Anthony Tillman said, “I think [Hansen’s] comments were very insightful and though provoking…I think his approach to the issue of the death penalty as SMU was straight forward and unapologetic was very genuine.”

Currently at SMU, the death penalty is still sourly remembered.

However, Hansen gives an important piece of advice to students: “Enjoy the journey, enjoy the process, scream like crazy, and when the game is over let it go.”

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The industrial stage brought people together for people relied on other’s strengths, but now, the information stage is bringing people back to square one, according to Jakes.

Like a marriage, power and money affect diversity. People cannot compete, rather they must understand each other and get along.

“Education cannot be used in isolation,” Jakes said.

Professors and students at SMU agreed with Jakes that people should try and step out of their comfort zones at school.

“This is one of the most meaningful talks we have had at SMU,” CCPA professor Dr. Maria Dixon said. “This is an opportunity for us to move past what we’ve heard on TV.”

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around 100,000 U.S. children are forcefully engaged in prostitution or pornography each year.

“They get them at an age where they can control them and convince them that they’re worthless,” Capper said. “The young victims are literally enslaved by it.”

The United States is the number one demand country for trafficked children as well as the number one supplier.

“It could happen to you, your little sister or right down the road to a Highland Park middle school student,” Capper said. “I just think that most people don’t realize it’s happening right here.”

The need for organizations such as Traffick911 was demonstrated by the results of a recent study funded by the Dallas Women’s Foundation.

The study found that in Texas, 740 underage girls were being marketed for sex in a 30-day period.

Two hundred fifty-six of these girls were in the North Texas area.

This number only accounted for girls sold through online publications such as backpage.com and escort services. Girls sold on the street, in massage parlors and by other means were not counted, meaning that the actual number of victims could be much higher.

Driving down I-35, a recently placed LOVE146 billboard reads, “I am a slave in the land of the free.”

LOVE146, an organization that focuses on prevention and aftercare solutions for trafficking victims, has also launched a new campaign entitled, “It’s Not My Fault.”

“We are trying to get out the message that it’s not their fault; children can never be complicit to this,” LOVE146 Global

Communications Director Christian Elliot said.

Each billboard and campaign material also says, “Get Help. 1-888373-7888.”

“One of the important things our campaign brings, besides awareness, is it brings the Human Trafficking Hotline to more people,” Elliot said.

To get involved with the “It’s Not My Fault Campaign,” visit itsnotmyfault.org or attend the interest meeting at Irving Bible Church this Friday Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.

The reality of this issue in the area has more than just non-profits getting involved. Dallas area police are working towards community awareness and prevention as well.

“Most people think of trafficking as women and children smuggled across the border or from countries over seas; however, domestic trafficking is a significant problem in DFW and the rest of the country,” Walters said.

The North Texas Trafficking Task Force was started in September 2010 as a way to combat the growing problem. The task force is comprised of the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations and leaders of 16 other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including six Texas police departments: Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano and Garland.

“The North Texas Trafficking Task Force formed to not only attack the criminals, but to find, help and assist the victims of human trafficking,” ICE officer Carl Rusnok said.

In addition to the task force, ICE has instigated the “Blue Campaign” to increase its efforts in educating the public about the plight of human trafficking victims.

“Trafficking has been present in the DFW area for a long time. It will

be present before, during and after the Super Bowl,” said Jim Walters, a Department of Justice liaison and SMU police officer.

During the Super Bowl last year, combined efforts of the police and non-profits rescued 45 girls from the bonds of sex trafficking.

Despite staggering statistics and a growing problem, human trafficking in the DFW area can be combated.

Awareness is the first step.

“The more intelligence gathered, the more we can crush this abhorrent crime,” Elliot said.

How You Can Help -Sign the petition at change. org asking the Super Bowl Host Committee to join forces with the “I’m Not Buying It” campaign.

Full text of the petition request can be found on the website.

-“It’s Not My Fault” is hosting an informational meeting this Friday at 7 p.m. at Irving Bible Church for all who are interested in getting involved with the LOVE146 movement.

-Join a likeminded group of people with a Dallas LOVE146 task force. Check out 146taskforce.org to find your nearest group or start a new one with your friends.

-The Traffick911 “I’m Not Buying It” tailgate will take place Saturday, Feb. 5, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aristide Event and Conference Center in Mansfield, Texas. The event will include musical performances, art booths and speakers, including Dallas Cowboy Jay Ratliff. For more information visit traffick911.com/ page/tailgate-rally.