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VOLUME 95, ISSUE 60

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 SMUDAILYCAMPUS.COM

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STATE OF THE UNION

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Let’s seize this moment – to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more

BARACK OBAMA President of the United States

By TAYLOR ADAMS and STEPHEN LU News Editor and Sports Editor tadams@smu.edu; sjlu@smu.edu

President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address at a critical time for both political parties. While stressing important issues, such as the economy and our presence in Iraq, his speech also urged the country to work together. The biggest problem America is facing, its economy, is the issue that Obama addressed first. He explained that while the market has stabilized, there is still more to be done. One initial action will be to put a fee on the largest banks because if they can afford big bonuses, he argued, they can pay back the taxpayers. Along with the banks, Obama’s primary focus in 2010 will be on lowering unemployment. For the president, the solution lays in small businesses. “We should start where most new jobs do – in small businesses, companies

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that begin when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides its time she became her own boss,” the president said. He then proposed taking $30 billion of the repaid money from Wall Street banks and helping community banks give credit to the small businesses. As part of the rebuilding of the economy, Obama wants to keep American dollars inside the country. To accomplish this, he plans to continue the shift from dependence on foreign oil to using clean energy technology. “That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country,” he said. In addition to this, Obama also emphasized promoting exports of our goods. However, Hiroki Takeuchi, assistant professor of political science believes this to be an ambitious goal.

Questions remain concerning reports By BROOKS POWELL Staff Writer blpowell@smu.edu

Confusion ensued among media outlets Monday morning when SMU Police officials listed Hunter Green’s death as a ‘homicide’ on the department’s Web site. Following numerous calls to SMU’s public affairs office, the listing was changed from ‘homicide’ to ‘unexplained death’ around 11 a.m. Monday. Readers of The Daily Campus and other news outlets have asked all week why Green’s case was initially listed as a homicide, especially when the SMU PD has refused to comment further on the case. The 911 call for Green obtained from the University Park Police Department Wednesday said students who found him last Friday afternoon suspected he had committed suicide following a “suspicious” email sent to several students that morning. On Tuesday, the DC reported that SMU officials were simply following FBI protocol by listing Green’s death as a homicide. However, calls Wednesday to the Dallas FBI field office and the Dallas County medical examiner suggest that the ‘homicide’ designation was arbitrary on SMU’s part and may have caused undue concern at such a sensitive time. Special Agent Mark White, a media spokesperson for the FBI in Dallas, confirmed there are indeed standards for reporting crimes that are set forth in the Uniform Crime Reporting handbook issued by the bureau. These crimes are

compiled in a set of statistics that must be published annually under “The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.” However, White said law enforcement agencies and the medical examiner work together to make the final determination on the cause of death in any case, which may take some time. There is not a mandated term agencies must tentatively use to describe a death prior to an official ruling, he said. Krista George, an investigator with the Dallas County medical examiner, said her office has not ruled Green’s case a homicide, but rather that the official manner and cause of death is pending toxicology results. Until the medical examiner rules on the case, George said, SMU can list the case however they want. “They can do whatever they want to do,” George said. She said each police department has its own set of standard operating procedures that determine how cases are listed and investigated. “One department can say, ‘we automatically investigate them as a homicide until we know differently,’ or they can say they automatically investigate them as an unexplained death,” George said. SMU spokesperson Kent Best refused to go on the record with the DC about the ‘homicide’ designation. A formal declaration from the medical examiner’s office will come in eight to 10 weeks once toxicology results are received.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Social networking breeds new degree of stalking Chief Copy Editor and Copy Editor lsmart@smu.edu; gosalinas@smu.edu

Searching out childhood friends, high school classmates, and even an old crush has never been easier. Social media sites, like Facebook, have become the modern high school reunion. Now, instead of only getting the chance to see an old pal every five or ten years to catch up on life, technology has made it a possibility in every second of every day. In the social networking world, your chance of befriending your favorite celebrity or finding a long lost friend has increased drastically. Facebook, which many SMU students use reports that have more than 350 million active users (who have returned to the site in the last 30 days) and that 70 percent of those users are outside of the United States. Glance over at a computer screen in one of your classes on any given day and it is very likely that at least one student can be seen on a social networking site. With readily accessible search engines and social sites at your fingertips, it’s no wonder that many people are taking advantage of these tools.

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Sarah Bennett, an SMU junior, says that she tries to limit her time on Facebook in order to avoid being a ‘creeper,’ the name that she assigns to many people whom she knows who use Facebook to stay extremely involved in the lives of their ‘friends.’ “Every once in a while I’ll check recent pictures of old friends I haven’t talked to in a while to see what they’ve been up to,” she said. For many students, Facebook and other social networking sites are a part of their daily lives, and their personal pages are a way to express their personalities and thoughts. In a way, they create their own personal label. Darin Ford, director of the Hegi Family Career Development Center at SMU, said “The number one mistake students make on their personal social media site falls in the category of posting unflattering statements and/or photos on these Web sites while allowing a large number of people access to private information.” The online audience per page ratio is large. Facebook statistics show that the average user spends more than 55 minutes per day on their site with an average of 130 friends—quite an audience. Sean Casa, an SMU junior advertising major,

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laughed off the question of ever stalking someone on the Internet. He made the remark that Facebook stalking allows this generation of ‘creepers’ to ‘poke’ the object of their obsession without receiving a restraining order. A recent story in the New York Times showed that students are not the only Facebook users experiencing the advent of social stalking. Even athletes are noticing an evolution in the way that their fans relate to them. Many SMU students add their favorite celebrities on Facebook, though this may have made things awkward last year for anyone who added Nastia Liukin after she won her Olympic gold. Mason Galloway, an SMU sophomore, occasionally adds his preferred celebrities as friends, most recently an attractive female comic he saw at Hyena’s comedy club in Mockingbird Station. “It’s a good way to keep up with her schedule and see when she’s coming into town next,” he said. “Plus I really liked her and wanted to see what her interests and beliefs are.”

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Donna Halstead, president of the Dallas Citizens Council, focused on public education and called on SMU students to tutor Dallas schoolchildren and become involved in the Dallas community at a meeting of the SMU College Republicans Wednesday night. “The one thing you could do, more important than anything else, would be to spend an hour a week at a Dallas elementary school helping a child,” Halstead said. Mentorship programs, Halstead said, have produced significant gains in student achievement district-wide, lifting underperforming schools to recognized and exemplary status in just a few years. A former science teacher, Halstead said one of the most pressing issues facing the city is its public education system. Halstead said she is encouraged by both a surge in students taking advanced placement exams, as well as by the progress evident in the upcoming class of graduating seniors from the Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. Ninety four to 95 percent of the class will enroll in a four-year college or

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university this fall, Halstead said. Following Halstead’s address, Megan Rutledge, a first-year student from Greenwich, Conn., said she fully supports the magnet plan. “I think that it’s really great to foster kids’ special interests and needs,” Rutledge said. During her tenure as the longestserving president of the influential Dallas civic group, Halstead said the council has been involved with many of Dallas’ most hotly debated topics. Most notable in recent history is the council’s part in the debate over the Trinity River project.

CLARIFICATION In the Wednesday, January 27 issue of The Daily Campus, the article titled “High Roller” needed clarifications. When commenting that Turner’s Salary had reached $1 Million, this number is actually his total compensation including benefits. OPINION !bama!s campaign rhetoric doesn!t work on the job

Health & Fitness

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MENTAL HEALTH

Simple tips make it easier to fall asleep By MARISSA ADAMANY Health & Fitness Columnist madamany@smu.edu

School has officially started (joy...) and life is starting to get crazy again. Between readings, homework assignments, meetings and deadlines, your head can get pretty cluttered with all the things you need to do. All this stimulation can make it next to impossible to shut your brain off at night and fall asleep. What’s a college kid to do? Read below for some rest-well tips that might just help you to stay awake in your next class: Make a to-do list for the next day: Sound counterproductive? Actually, making a to-do list can really help you fall asleep and get rid of a racing mind. Writing down a list of objectives will help put your brain at ease. Since it is on paper, you no longer need to think about it and keep mentally reminding yourself to do it the next day. Stay Active during the Day: Lounging all day could be the reason why you are not able to go to sleep

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Students for New Learning 5 p.m. at the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center.

at night. Even if you are tired from a crazy night, a 15-page research paper or just life, make a point to get at least an hour of exercise. It doesn’t have to be strenuous; a walk around campus or some time walking on the treadmill will do. Keeping your physical energy can cause your body not to require sleep and therefore prevent you from falling asleep. Avoid eating and drinking lots of water before you go to bed: There is nothing more annoying than having to get up five times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. So, in order to get a full and uninterrupted night’s sleep, avoid drinking anything within one hour of your bedtime. Also, eating right before you go to bed can disrupt your sleep cycles and cause you to sleep lighter due to the body’s need to digest the food you just ate. Take a hot shower one hour before bed: The body uses a mechanism to know when to fall asleep: temperature. When you wake up in the morning, your body temperature is at its lowest

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and when you go to bed it’s at its highest. Your body knows to fall asleep when the body temperature starts to drop which happens at the end of the day. By having a hot shower about one hour before bedtime it boosts the body temperature temporarily, which allows for a sharper drop of temperature when you get out of the shower. This sharp drop in temperature helps your body determine that it is time to fall asleep. Turn off the TV: Looking at a bright screen on a computer or television stimulates your body to produce melatonin. Melatonin is what keeps you awake during the day (when there is a high level in your body). This also explains why it is so hard to get out of bed in the morning when it is pitch dark outside. In order to fall asleep faster, turn off that stimulation as early as possible in the evening. So start trying these pointers tonight and get on your way to super sleep every night! Just don’t let the bed bugs bite!

Open Mic Night at the M Lounge 10 p.m. in the M Lounge in Hughes-Trigg. See student performers on stage on a firstcome, first-serve basis.

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Donate money for the BushClinton Relief Fund to help the survivors of the recent Haiti earthquake. Ends Feb. 15.

Thousands of recent veterans could get benefits upgrade with military review KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder. The military has agreed to review the records of recent veterans discharged with PTSD to decide whether they were improperly denied benefits. The agreement stems from a judge’s order in a class action lawsuit originally filed by seven combat veterans. They alleged the military illegally denied benefits to those discharged, at least in part, because of the disorder during a six-year period that ended Oct. 14, 2008. Legal notices are currently being mailed to about 4,300 veterans informing them they can “opt-in” to the lawsuit until July 24 to be part of the expedited review. Attorneys for the veterans estimate that millions of dollars could be paid to veterans under the agreement, with some veterans receiving hundreds or more dollars in increased monthly benefits. Former Army Sgt. Juan Perez, 36, of Owosso, Mich., said the development in the suit, filed in 2008 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, was a relief. Perez, a father of five who did two

tours in Iraq, said he has migraine headaches and an eye injury related to a head injury sustained in Baghdad. He also has nightmares and takes medication for his mood related to PTSD. Since he left the military, he said, he and his wife were laid off from their jobs and declared bankruptcy, in part because of medical bills from the birth of his two youngest kids. “I’m glad that they are finally moving forward and reevaluating the soldiers that need to be reevaluated and doing the right thing,” Perez said. Another of the veterans who filed the suit, former Marine Cpl. Tyler Einarson, 28, of Moorhead, Minn., who was shot twice while serving in Afghanistan in 2005 and has PTSD, said Monday the suit could make a signficicant financial difference for veterans like him. “It’s a fight every day. Something like that changes a person, and not necessarily in a good way,” Einarson said of his war experience. PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after a terrifying event in which the person was physically harmed or felt threatened. Symptoms can range from flashbacks to problem drinking. At issue is the disability rating given by the military to veterans discharged with PTSD. Each of the

seven plaintiffs was given a rating of 10 percent or less. The law requires the military to assign a disability rating of at least 50 percent to those discharged for PTSD, said Bart Stichman, co-executive director the National Veterans Legal Services Program, a nonprofit organization that represents the veterans. Since October 2008, the military has given the 50 percent rating to those discharged with PTSD, Stichman said. The higher rating ensures that the veteran receives lifelong monthly disability payments, free health care for the veteran and the veteran’s spouse, as well as health care for the veteran’s minor children. If a veteran qualifies for a higher disability rating, he or she may receive back pay as well as reimbursement for health care expenses. To help the affected veterans, the National Veterans Legal Services Program and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP law firm have coordinated about 100 volunteer lawyers to offer free counseling. Stichman said it’s possible some veterans will qualify as part of the class action suit who did not serve in combat, but instead were discharged for PTSD related to some other type of traumatic event, such as rape.

Police Reports JANUARY 25 8:58 a.m., Hughes Trigg Student Center/3140 Dyer St.: A staff member reported theft of a rug with SMU logo on it. Open.

JANUARY 25 9:31 a.m., Commuter Lot/3000 University Blvd.: A staff member reported the Daily Campus newspaper box had been knocked over and damaged. Open.

JANUARY 25 9:39 a.m., Off Campus/Huntsville Texas: A student was arrested on an active warrant from Walker County Sheriffs Department for aggravated sexual assault. The student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possessing a fake ID. Closed.

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OBAMA: urges for cooperation

in continued rebuilding “To promote exports, the U.S. products and the U.S. workers must be competitive in the global market,” Takeuchi said. “These necessary conditions to promote exports suggests the necessity of a few policies, which is economically sensible but politically difficult.” Along with improving the economy, President Obama also has major plans to develop our country’s education, by giving underprivileged families a chance to send their children to college. His plans include a bill to revitalize the country’s community colleges and give families a $10,000 tax credit for four years of college. Student Body President Patrick Kobler believes that Obama may be “implementing reactionary policies due to Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, including a three year spending freeze.” “I do not think the American people are that naive not to see through it,” he said. “And it is insulting that Mr. Obama believes we are.” Nevertheless, in order to accomplish any of his plans for the future, he needs cooperation and so he urged everyone to work together, whether Republican or Democrat. Cal Jillson, a professor of political science at SMU, believed this to be easier said than done. “President Obama gave a very effective speech, highlighting the need to reduce partisan bickering and effectively confront the problems most important to the American people,” he said. “Whether this speech brings them together remains to be seen, but if you had to bet, you would bet more stalemate.”

President Obama rounded out his speech by acknowledging his promise to the American people that he would pull the United States out of the Middle East and that he was fulfilling his promise. “As a candidate, I promised that I would end this war, and that is what I am doing as President.” Obama stated that combat troops would be out of Iraq by the end of August but that his administration will continue to support the Iraqi government in their elections. His goal is still to promote “regional peace and prosperity” with the Iraqi people. As he neared the conclusion of his speech, President Obama briefed his other efforts. Referencing the efforts of former presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, he plans to have an arms control treaty between the United States and Russia. “To reduce our stockpiles and launchers, while ensuring our deterrent, the United States and Russia are completing negotiations on the farthest-reaching arms control treaty in nearly two decades,” Obama said. After reminding the public that he continues to secure our borders and aim for women’s equal pay, he finished with telling the public to keep their American spirit. “The spirit that has sustained this nation for more than two centuries lives on in you, its people,” he said. “Let’s seize this moment – to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more.”

INTERNET: faster connections allow for faster creeping

Well, you may be surprised to hear that this evolved phenomenon of online stalking has also crept into the corporate world, and the audience of your online personal site may also include a potential employer, or not, depending on what they find on your site. The Web site job-hunt.org gives a list of the top 50 companies who are no longer just looking at applications to determine whether you should be floating around in their applicant pool, but companies like IBM, PepsiCo and even the U.S Department of State are

searching you out and even recruiting on Twitter. “I believe some ethical employers and recruiters are carefully reviewing this public information for data that would positively add to an applicant’s status or finding data that would quickly devalue that status when comparing to others in the applicant pool,” Ford said. Take tweeting for example, the new term for the action of up-dating one’s personal status on the social networking site Twitter. Next time you become passionate

about something or think this spring break’s photo on a beach is ‘great,’ remember to consider if IBM or PepsiCo would think this post is as ‘great’ as you do. Just because we can ‘friend’ celebrities, it doesn’t mean we can afford to live out their rock star lives along with them online. Keep in mind that it is just as easy for you to search for someone as it is to become a victim of online stalking.

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STUDENT REACTION

SMU responds to State of the Union Daily Campus editors pitch in their thoughts

Obama’s State of the Union Address left a lot to be desired in terms of foreign policy. He only addressed Afghanistan briefly, only mentioned Iraq in terms of getting out, and didn’t mention Guantanamo at all. Much, I assume, to the dismay of protesters everywhere. Fortunately though, Obama did mention the don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy and his desire to rid the U.S. Military of the out dated rule. It was his first public announcement of support since Oct. 10, when he spoke at the Human Rights Campaign dinner. This, I believe will go a long way in actual progress in this area. He also addressed the issue of nuclear energy, which is really refreshing. Nuclear energy is something that can, and will, really help America become self-sustaining in terms of energy. He followed this up with something completely contradictory: biofuels. Biofuels will achieve the opposite of foreign reliance. There is simply not enough farming in America to sustain the amount of product that we would need to make that happen. And even if there were, it would be much more logical to use that food to feed people rather than make fuel out of it, considering how energy inefficient biofuel actually is. The mention of helping college students out with our outrageous loans should be something that we are all enthralled about. He seemed to be willing to stretch the limits of anything that has been done before to lend us a hand. I hope he follows through with encouraging universities to lower their costs as well. If only private schools had to follow such advice. JESSICA HUSEMAN Daily Campus Online Editor

In his State of the Union address, President Obama combined his newfound moderation, with his old determined self. It worked for him. He sounded humble, yet bold— pragmatic, yet hopeful. If he follows through with that tone, last night’s speech will go down as the turning point of his presidency. Obama’s first year wasn’t great. Many people thought he spent too much time worrying about massive legislative projects and too little fixing the economy. Many analysts blame the recent, stunning Democratic loss in Massachusetts on this disconnect with the needs of the American people. Obama seems to have learned from these mistakes. He made jobs the centerpiece of his speech. He proposed a $30 billion program to help small businesses. To move the American economy into the new decade, he proposed major new education initiatives, including financial aid to college students. “One of the best anti-poverty programs is a first-class education,” he said. He pitched even his most ambitious programs, like environmental regulation, through the prism of the economy. He also sounded more moderate than usual. He came out for nuclear power and offshore drilling. He proposed a freeze in discretionary spending on non-military and non-entitlement programs. He acknowledged the importance of banks to our economy even while chastising their recklessness. But Obama made no apologies for being liberal. Despite the ever-growing opposition to the health care bill, he redoubled his efforts to get it passed. His case was persuasive enough to draw a standing ovation from the same Republicans that are doing everything they can to block the bill. He credited the massive spend-fest of liberal pet projects the Democrats sold last year as stimulus for saving and creating two million jobs. Although most outside analysts doubt those numbers and many economists question the real value of the bill, Obama called on Congress to pass another. The message: Big government is here to stay. All in all, it was a reasonable speech. If Obama begins to exercise the caution and conciliation he promised last night, he’ll be able to keep pushing for the programs closest to his heart. Obama’s first official State of the Union will then be remembered as the speech that got him back on track. NATHANIEL FRENCH Daily Campus Opinion Editor

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Feel better about yourself; reach out to others CHIEF COPY EDITOR

here has been a lot of bad press for our school recently. It seems that everything bad hits at

once. From a student death to a student arrest, I will avoid jinxing us and saying anything about it not getting any worse. But it makes me wonder how this psychologically affects students on campus. Lauren Smart Or more importantly, are these student tragedies related to SMU culture? Coming to school here is an easy decision. The campus is beautiful, the people are gorgeous and the professors are ranked fairly high for a school of this size. Although the school is expensive, scholarships are given out to a large percentage of students. There are plenty of reasons to come here. But a lot of students have a hard time finding a reason to stay, especially those who don’t join a sorority or find their place right away. SMU is pretty publicly defined as a party school with some of the prettiest girls of any school in the nation, but what if you’re not a party person? I’m not here to complain about SMU. In fact, I have recently come to love this school, but I think that a lot of girls (and maybe boys) might agree with me that staying at this school all four years of college forces you to battle your insecurities. My parents always told me that there is always going to be someone better than you, but they never sat me down to say, “You will come across about 200 girls every day who have 20 times more money than you and whose pretty blonde hair is never out of place.” But here’s the thing. If you’ve ever experienced a moment of self-doubt or insecurity, or if you’ve watched a friend struggle with an eating disorder or worse, you might acknowledge that something needs to change. It’s time to be more considerate; it’s time to smile at the people you see walking to class. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” I’m not implying that anything in the past could’ve been changed or that any of the recent campus events have been a result of anyone’s actions--you cannot change people. But if you want a boost in confidence, try reaching out to others and maybe, just maybe, you’ll find this campus to be a more pleasant place to spend “the best years of your life.”

If you call that paper short, What do you call “Ulysses?” Professors may think they’re going easy on us, but they’re not STAFF COLUMNIST

Trey Treviño

his campus is just chock-full of different kinds of teachers who run the gamut of personalities and cover every extreme in behavior and demeanor. Some teachers are completely against texting, some simply ask you to be considerate and don’t get

too loud with it. Some say no laptops allowed while others simply expect you not to Facebook and to actually take notes with it. Some have rather stringent rules on absences and tardiness and some don’t even take attendance. Some are friendly, some are grouchy; some are easy to reach, some are impossible to reach; some are native, some are foreign. Some believe that they shouldn’t have to do anything beyond writing some scribble on the blackboard and talking about it for an hour while others, and these are my favorites, genuinely care about making you understand the concepts they try to teach you (it is the subject they care so much about that they decided to get a Ph.D. in it, after all), so they will take all the time they need to find a way to make you understand the material. These teachers may be my favorite, but there is something they share with all the other teachers, and indeed, there is a single unifying factor that equalizes all teachers in my eyes. Let me give you an example… When I first came to SMU about a year and a half ago, I got started immediately in Rhetoric II because I already had the credit for Rhetoric I. I had to write three different papers, all of which were described in the syllabus as “short.”

The first two were 3-4 pages; the third was 4-5 pages. That was alright, but then I took a class the following spring that had a term paper, once again categorized as “short,” that was 4-6 pages. Last semester, I had to write a “short” term paper that was 8-10 pages, and this semester, I will be writing a “short” research paper that is also 8-10 pages. Are you seeing the pattern here? It seems that no matter what kind of class it is, and no matter what kind of teacher you have, if a term paper is assigned--it could be five pages or twelve pages or whatever number of pages--it will be defined by the teacher as short, guaranteed. The reason for this is that the teachers who assign these papers have all been to grad school, where they constantly had to write term papers that were 20 pages or more (and that’s a lot), not to mention that to get their doctorate, they had to write a thesis, which all by itself is longer than all the papers you’ll ever write in your undergraduate career put together. They are, therefore, completely unsympathetic as to the lengths of the papers they assign, as any of the papers we have to write seem short to them. All the same, however, I feel like we need some kind of organizational system to categorize paper lengths more efficiently, if only for the benefit of us undergrads. Because you know what? I don’t think 10 pages is short, I really don’t. I’d say it’s more like a medium paper or something. Trey Treviño is a sophomore CTV major. He can be reached for comment at ttrevino@smu.edu.

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Lauren Smart is a junior creative writing major. She can be reached for comment at lsmart@smu.edu

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want you to use your imagination for a moment. Close your eyes and try to guess what the worst thing that could possibly happen to the American public be. Nathaniel French Another wouldbe terrorist slipping through aviation security? A massive hurricane advancing on Florida? Fox announcing it was canceling “Glee”? Wrong. The gravest threat to Americans today is…a Supreme Court ruling on campaign advertising. Last week, the court ruled that federal laws prohibiting corporations from airing spots for or against political candidates are unconstitutional. It’s a thorny issue, hinging on whether corporations, which in many ways are treated by the law as individuals with rights and responsibilities, are protected by the First Amendment. It’s an important question with far-reaching consequences. Corporations, which already wield tremendous political power, just got a whole lot more. On the one hand, I think most of us can agree that that’s not in our best interests. On the other, there’s that pesky issue of the Bill of Rights. I’m not a legal scholar, so the subtler constitutional points of the decision are lost on me. I won’t presume to wade into the argument over whether the court made the right call. Barack Obama, though, has no such conniptions. And he’s hopping mad. “I can’t think of anything more devastating to the public interest,” he said. He must not have seen the most recent episode of “The Bachelor.” In his defense, Obama is a legal scholar, so he’s a lot more credible than most of the other people who’ve thrown in their twocents. But even if this was the stupidest, most irresponsible Supreme Court decision ever (and there have been some stupid, irresponsible ones over the years), does Obama really think this is the most devastating thing that could happen? Obama was elected because he gives great speeches. It’s what made him a star at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. It’s what got him past the Jeremiah Wright scandal. It’s what the cult of hope and change was built around. But back then, Obama’s rhetoric was about the way things could someday be. It was about looking forward to a better future. Sometimes it was a little overdramatic (some said naïve) but it inspired people nonetheless. These days, Obama still has his penchant for hyperbole. Only now it’s all about anger. The Supreme Court made a ruling he disagreed with and bam: It’s the worst thing that could possibly happen in the history of terrible things. Democrats lost Massachusetts and bam: It’s all because people hate Bush. Obama has thrown his lofty rhetoric in the gutter. America’s great orator of hope has become a demagogue of fear. The skill that once made Obama the country’s knight in shining armor, his sweeping moral vision, has turned against him. On the campaign trail, it works to talk in absolutes. But the reality of governing is full of shades of gray. It’s about accepting setbacks, making compromises, and taking measured action. Obama would do well to rethink the way he sees the world. Then, when he suffers defeats, he can see them in their proper scale and address them appropriately. If he did that, he’d have a lot less to complain about.

Nathaniel French is a junior theater major. He can be reached for comment at nfrench@ smu.edu

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Thursday, January 28, 2010 • 5

CONVENTION

Comic Con comes to Dallas By PRAVEEN SATHIANATHAN Managing Editor psathianat@smu.edu

Comic fans who have not taken the annual pilgrimage to the industry event Comic Con in San Diego can now sample a slice of everything comic/Sci-Fi related in the Metroplex. This weekend, Jan. 30-31, the Dallas Comic Con, will bring everything to life. The event sponsored by OfficialPix takes place at the Richardson Civic Center Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to meet creators of comic books and celebrity guests who have starred in comic-related movies and television programs. Attendees also have the opportunity to participate in question and answer sessions with those in the industry as well as learn about upcoming films. There is also an art auction featuring all things Dallas Comic Con. The auction will begin at 3

p.m. on Saturday. Industry professionals who are slated to appear at the event include Pat Broderick, artist of Green Lantern and Captain Marvel, James O’Barr, the creator and artist of The Crow, and Harold LeDoux, the artist of the comic strip Judge Parker and Todd Nauck, the artist of the Barack Obama Spider Man story. Celebrities who are making special appearances include: Charisma Carpenter, who starred as Cordelia in “Buffy” and “Angel”; Daniel Cudmore, who starred as Felix in “Twilight Saga: New Moon” and Colossus in “XMen 2 and 3.” Both are to appear on Saturday. Sean Patrick Flanery, who appeared in Young Indiana Jones, will appear Sunday. A celebrity access pass is needed to gain access to the celebrity areas. The cost is $20 and covers admission for both days, and includes entry into the exhibition hall and artist alley. General admission is $10 per person, each day, cash only and is

available at the convention. The Richardson Civic Center is located at the southwest corner of Arapaho Road and Central Expressway. Parking is free. For information, please visit dallascomiccon.com or follow event details on Myspace at myspace.com/sciflexpo.

•Where: Richardson Civic Center •Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. •Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. •Auction: Saturday at 3 p.m. •General Admission: $10 per person per day (cash only).

Confusion bars children’s author from curriculum By TRACI SHURLEY

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Comic Con Jan. 30-31

LITERATURE

Charisma Carpenter

Daniel Cudmore

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — What do the authors of the children’s book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and a 2008 book called “Ethical Marxism: The Categorical Imperative of Liberation” have in common? Both are named Bill Martin and, for now, neither is being added to Texas schoolbooks. In their haste to sort out the state’s social studies curriculum standards last week, the State Board of Education tossed children’s author Martin, who died in 2004, from a proposal for the third-grade section. Board member Pat Hardy, who made the motion, cited books he had written for adults that contain “very strong critiques of capitalism and the American system.” Trouble is, the Bill Martin Jr.

who wrote the “Brown Bear” series never wrote anything political, unless you count a book that taught kids how to say the Pledge of Allegiance, his friends said this week. The book on Marxism was written by Bill Martin, a philosophy professor at DePaul University in Chicago. Bill Martin Jr.’s name would have been included on a list with author Laura Ingalls Wilder and artist Carmen Lomas Garza as examples of individuals who would be studied for their cultural contributions. Hardy said she was trusting the research of another board member, Terri Leo, when she made her motion and comments about Martin’s writing. Leo had sent her an e-mail earlier in the week, alerting her to Bill Martin Jr.’s listing on the Borders.com Web site as the author of “Ethical Marxism.” Leo’s note, however, also said she hadn’t read the book.

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ACROSS 1 Type of large TV 7 Erwin of ’50s TV 10 With 13-Down, opportunity for better luck? 14 Swinger in a box 15 “__ making a list ...”: Christmas lyric 16 Et __ 17 Looking to be helped out, maybe 18 Cardinal point suffix 19 Go-go go-between? 20 Strung along 21 Irene of “Fame” 22 Teen affliction 23 Lofty bills? 26 Shore shoe style 29 “Incidentally ...” 33 Excavated areas 34 Author Godwin 36 __ Lama 37 Messenger __ 38 Superior bills? 40 Razor-billed bird 41 Curly-tailed dog 43 Oklahoma native 44 To __ 45 “Jeepers!” 48 Ancient septet 50 Adored bills? 52 Julie Kotter’s spouse, in a ’70s sitcom 55 Erotic deity 56 Gushes 60 Sign 61 Toon Chihuahua 62 Author Allende 63 __ Accords, 1993 Israel-PLO pact 64 Word spoken with a head slap 65 Swiss cough drop 66 Occupant of a tiny house 67 Tokyo-born artist 68 One way to be aware DOWN 1 “Dr. __” 2 Ticket window sight 3 Somewhat

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

38 Folded fare 39 High time? 42 Acetaminophen brand 44 Much of a Sunday paper 46 Exert to excess 47 “It’s our turn to perform!” 49 Monster nickname 51 “Tiny Bubbles” singer

52 Well-behaved 53 Kid’s assertive retort 54 Ringer 57 “Heaven’s __ vault, studded with stars ...”: Shelley 58 Gusher source 59 Elicit guffaws from 62 Vex

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Sports

6 • Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Daily Campus

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Mustangs prepare for toughest test yet By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus

SMU forward Robert Nyakundi taking a three point shot Wednesday night against UCF.

MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus

SMU forward Justin Haynes going for a layup against UCF Wednesday night at Moody Coliseum.

Living up to potential By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

SMU clinched their biggest win of the season in a 65-43 victory over the University of Central Florida Knights (10-10, 2-4) Wednesday night in Moody Coliseum. Holding UCF off by at least six points throughout the entire game, the Mustangs (9-10, 2-3) never faltered, as they went on to record their second largest winning margin in conference play and hold their opponent to the second lowest point total. “It was a fun game from start to finish,” head coach Matt Doherty said. “I thought our defense really set the tone. They put us in position to have a good first half until we changed our tempo offensively.” Senior Derek Williams, with 12 points and 10 assists, became the first player in SMU history to get a doubledouble in points and assists since Bryan Hopkins did it in November of 2002. “I didn’t know Derek would be this good,” Doherty said. “He’s been really sensational. He’s fast and tough.” Although Williams set SMU records, it was sophomore Robert Nyakundi that prevailed for the Mustangs. Midway through the first half and just when it looked like the Mustangs

would surrender the lead, Nyakundi came through in the clutch, sinking back-to-back three pointers after nearly five minutes of SMU not scoring. He put the Mustangs ahead 19-7 with 7:27 left in the first half. Nyakundi went on to finish the night with a game-high 18 points, paired with a perfect 4-4 performance from the free throw line. SMU’s win over UCF also denied head coach Kirk Speraw of becoming the coach with the most wins in UCF’s history. SMU ended the half at 41-16, crushing their opponent by 25 points after shooting 7-of-12 from the long range and 54 percent from the field. Junior, Papa Dia and Nyakundi with seven and 14 points, respectively, combined for over half of the Mustang’s first-half points. “At halftime you’re up 25 points and your biggest concern was thinking about UAB,” Doherty said. “We wanted to finish the job and I thought we did a pretty good job of that. I’m very proud of the effort and it was a team effort.” The second half started out slow, with the Mustangs scoring only four points in six minutes. SMU’s defense, however, led by Justin Haynes with seven boards, allowed the Knights

to score only 27 points in the second half. SMU finished the night shooting 53 percent from the field and 44 percent in three’s topped off by a 79 percent performance from the charity stripe. Wednesday night’s game was the fourth consecutive time the team has shot over 50 percent. The Knights, in comparison, hit only 17 of their 47 attempts from the field, led by Keith Clanton with 11 points. Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, finished the night with only six points, over six points below his point per game average. It wasn’t just Jordan’s son that

THE BREAKDOWN SMU Mustangs

(9-10, 2-3 conference) vs.

Memphis Tigers

(15-5, 5-1 conference)

Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas

01/30 Tip-off: 2 p.m.

struggled against a fired up SMU defense, the Knight’s struggled for boards as the Mustangs pulled down 29 rebounds compared to the UCF’s 27. The Knight’s performance from the line also hurt the visiting team, as they surrendered their second consecutive loss, shooting just 38 percent in free throws. The win over UCF marked the first time this season the Mustangs have strung together three consecutive victories in the wake of last week’s wins over Rice and Houston Baptist. “Winning does a lot. Losing is hard. I’ve been getting kicked in the gut for 3 1/2 years and I know this was a rebuilding project,” Doherty said. “Winning makes the food taste better, the flowers look brighter, the jokes are funnier.” The Mustangs host the reigning Conference USA Champions this weekend at the University of Memphis Tigers (15-5, 5-1) come to Moody Coliseum on Saturday at 2 p.m. The SMU athletic department has organized a “Red Out” against the Tigers. Fans that attend the game will receive a free red t-shirt, courtesy of the SMU athletic department.

The No. 23 SMU women’s tennis team will face stiff competition and put their perfect record on the line when they travel to the NCAA Regional Indoor Championships this weekend, Jan. 29-30, in Gainesville, Fla. The Mustangs (4-0) will have to start out strong, as they will first face the No. 32 Florida International Golden Panthers on Jan. 29. The Golden Panthers (2-0) won their season-opening match in a convincing fashion, disposing of Florida Atlantic University without dropping a point, 7-0. Against their second opponent, Troy University, FIU also won handily, 5-2. The Mustangs, however, are no slouches themselves. SMU was awarded the preseason rank of No. 23, and they have given no reason for the critics to doubt their choice. SMU, like FIU, is perfect so far this season and have only dropped a single point in their four matches. Sophomore Marta Lesniak, playing No. 1 singles for SMU and ranked No. 47 in the nation, is a big reason for the Mustangs’ success. The Poland native is perfect so far this semester with a 7-0 record. Lesniak’s doubles partner, sophomore Aleksandra Malyarchikova, is equally as impressive in the No. 2 singles

spot. Malyarchikova is ranked No. 76 in the nation and also has not dropped a match so far this season. When the two of them step on the court as SMU’s No. 1 doubles tandem, they are ranked No. 30 in the nation and have only dropped a single game this season. After the match against FIU, the Mustangs will either take on No. 8 Florida or No. 64 BYU on Jan. 30. Following the NCAA Regional Indoor Championships, SMU will travel to Tulsa, Okla. to play their first conference match against Tulsa University.

THE BREAKDOWN SMU Mustangs

(4-0, 0-0 conference) vs.

Florida International Golden Panthers (2-0, 0-0 conference)

Ring Tennis Complex Gainesville, Florida

01/29 Time: TBA

SPENCER EGGERS/The Daily Campus

Freshman Shahzoda Hatamova returns a ball against Louisiana Tech on Sunday, Jan. 24 at Turpin Tennis Center at SMU.

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

No rest for weary It seems that the SMU Men’s swimming and diving barely took a breath this winter break, but there will be no rest for the team as they host Texas A&M in a dual meet Jan. 29 at Perkins Natatorium. In the 2008-09 season, SMU just barely out-touched A&M for a win (122121) in College Station. This is the team’s second to last dual meet of the season. When looking at mutual components, both teams tend to have similar results. SMU is currently ranked No. 23 out of 25 teams and A&M is currently ranked No. 19. SMU was the only addition into the top 25 this season. Following the dual meet, SMU will participate in the U.S. Diving National Championships Feb. 1-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The only SMU male to participate will be junior, Matthew Culbertson. In the middle of the Championship, SMU will host their final dual meet of the season against the number one team, University of Texas on Feb. 6. The upcoming meet is sure to heat up the pool this Friday, as A&M heads to Dallas to take on the Mustangs to return the favor from last season. Dori Shockley Associate Sports Editor

TRACK AND FIELD

SMU trekking on path After their first two performances of the season, the SMU track and field team has a solid foundation to build upon as they attempt to hold on to their Conference USA championship title. This weekend, the Mustangs will travel to Norman, Okla. to participate in the J.D. Martin Invitational hosted by the Oklahoma University Sooners. Although the complete list of competitors is unavailable, SMU can expect competition from No. 15 OU, and No. 21 Oklahoma State, Tulsa University and the University of Texas at Arlington. When SMU competed at this event last year, former Mustang Ilyssa Pettigrew had two top-five finishes for the Mustangs. Pettigrew finished fourth in the 800m and fifth in the mile. Current junior Gayla Cloud also did well, taking sixth in the 60m hurdles. Stephen Lu Sports Editor