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How to stay healthy on campus

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McDonald’s add is super generous

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Mustangs defeat UCF

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Northern National headlines for Max Frost

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MONDAY

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NEWS Briefs World CAIRO — A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars. His two Egyptian colleagues remained jailed in a case widely condemned as a sham by human-rights groups.

AMNAM, Jordan — Jordan remains “as committed as ever” to a U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State group, the kingdom’s foreign minister said Sunday, amid heightened fears for the life of a Jordanian fighter pilot held by the militants.

National ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police say a woman selling drugs made a big mistake that landed her in jail — she mistakenly called an Albuquerque police detective.

KOB-TV reports that 30-year-old Renea Lucero was arrested last week when she called the detective at his departmentissued cellphone and made the officer an unexpected offer.

LOS ANGELES — Asians have been slower to sign up for President Barack Obama’s reprieve for young immigrants in the country illegally.

Community advocates are ramping up efforts to reach thousands more who are eligible for his expanded immigration plan.

Texas HOUSTON — An ill passenger on a Carnival cruise ship is in stable condition after a Coast Guard helicopter airlifted her to a hospital. The Coast Guard said Sunday that it received word Saturday night that a 51-year-old woman was having respiratory problems on the Carnival ship Magic.

Authorities dispatched a helicopter Saturday night to a ship more than 180 miles offshore from Galveston.

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The sign room used to be located on the third floor of Hughes-Trigg.

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Now, the sign room is situated near the 24-hour entrance by the post office.

Student Center Sign Room relocated over winter break due to ventilation concerns CHRISTINA COX Assignments Editor clcox@smu.edu When students returned to campus in January, they realized something was different about Suite 300 in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The chairs were in their places, the doors were open, but the popular student Sign Room was no longer in its spot in Room 327.

The door was locked with a note stating: “All Sign-Room Materials have been relocated to the main level of the Student Center.”

Richard Owens, director of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center, said that the Sign Room was relocated due to recommendations from Facility

Services, Risk Management, and the University Park Fire Marshall, who all stated the site needed to move to an area with better ventilation.

“The original sign room had little to no ventilation, which caused a build-up of fumes that were unpleasant, and at times toxic to breathe,” Owens said.

“The back dock/service area was determined to be the best location to alleviate the health and safety concerns while still maintaining the availability of the sign room materials.”

The new Sign Room is located on the first floor of Hughes-Trigg, toward the back of the house where the after hours entrance and exit for the center is.

Students understand the

reasons for the move, but are frustrated they were not contacted first. Student Body President Ramon Trespalacios is disappointed the Student Senate was not involved in the conversation about the health concerns and possible move.

“They did it without the student body president and without the student governing board,” Trespalacios said.

According to Trespalacios, the room was historically built as a Sign Room for students to use for promoting events and organizations throughout the campus.

Nohemi Mora, junior and president of College Hispanic American Students (CHAS), used the new Sign Room for the first time this past week. She

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understands the reasons for the move, but wishes there was a simpler way to organize working and accessing materials.

“It is a little bit inconvenient because we have to contact the building manager to get access and get supplies and stuff,” Mora said. “And now we have to work on the floor.”

Materials must now be checked out with an SMU ID from the Staff Offices during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. After 5 p.m. students must contact the building manager.

Before, all materials were located in one central area, but were not accessible at all times.

“The sign room materials are now available whenever the building is open vs. the former sign room, which was only open

during weekday business hours,” Owens said.

Students appreciate this change because they can work at all hours of the day and night.

Members of CHAS already took advantage of this change by working late Thursday night.

However, despite this change, students wish they still had a space or room to hold their work while they are gone.

Jackie Romero, senior and vice president of CHAS, wishes there was another space for them to go.

“I wish they had made another room for it,” she said.

“You could start, leave it there and come back and finish later.”

Romero and Mora suggested placing shelves in the new Sign

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FEBRUARY

Caruth Foundation gives $2.5 million to Lyle School of Engineering, Retina Foundation of the Southwest campbell flemmons Associate Online Editor @campbell_mccall The Retina Foundation of the Southwest and SMU’s Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering are collaborating to create the Clinical Center of Innovation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration to be housed at the Retina Foundation thanks to a $2.5 million grant award from the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT). The center will work to generate new diagnostic and clinical treatment approaches focusing on the specific needs of patients who are losing their vision to agerelated macular degeneration.

Dr. Karl Csaky, Chief Medical Director and T. Boone Pickens Senior Scientist at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, will be leading this joint venture along with Dr. Marc Christensen, Dean of SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering.

Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive, degenerative disease of the retina and is the most common cause of vision loss for individuals 50 years and older. Currently, there

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Marc Lamot Hill (right) with the Rev. Al Sharpton (left). Hill will be speaking on campus as a part of Black History Month.

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Left to right: Marc Christensen, Monica Egert Smith, Brent Christopher and Dr. Karl Csaky.

are 18 million Americans who have some form of age-related macular degeneration. It is projected that the population over the age of 60 will double by the year 2030, which will dramatically increase the number of individuals affected by this disease. At present there are few effective treatments for the majority of patients who suffer from age-related macular degeneration.

“I am extremely thankful to the Caruth Foundation for providing their generous support for a unique approach to help patients with age-related macular degeneration,” said Dr. Csaky. “This one of a kind

initiative will focus on leveraging the strengths of two preeminent Dallas institutions.”

This $2.5 million award from the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT recognizes the immense need to develop an innovative approach to medical research for age-related macular degeneration, adapting new technologies and treatments that directly correlate to the patients’ disease state.

“This type of unique partnership between a top engineering school and a clinical research organization has the potential to be replicated in

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President Ford officially named February as Black History Month in 1976.

Before this, many college campuses, mayors and city officials had been setting aside the second week of February as “Negro History Week.”

This week recognized the achievements of black Americans and people of African decent.

SMU and Student Affairs will be celebrating Black History Month during all of Feburary with these events.

Feb. 12 – CineBLACK: “12 Years a Slave,” HTSC Atriums CD 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 4 – Black Wednesday, NPHC Yard Show, HTSC Commons 2 to 5 p.m.

Feb. 25 – Carnival (cosponsored with CHAS), HTSC Commons 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Feb. 5 – “Dark Girls” screening, Hughes-Trigg Theater at 6 p.m.

Feb. 27 – CineBLACK: “School DAZE,” HTSC Atriums CD 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Feb. 20 – CineBLACK: “Selma, Lord Selma,” HTSC CD at 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 – 4th Annual Black Excellence Ball, MAC Ballroom at 6 p.m. (Black Tie Attire and RSVP required.)

Feb. 23 – Our Place in the Movement, HTSC Forum 6 to 8 p.m.

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HEALTH

MONDAY n FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Flu Season

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Fighting insomnia one night at a time CArleeann Allen Health and Fitness Editor carleeanna@smu.edu

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Flu season has arrived at SMU.

How to stay healthy on campus CArleeann Allen Health and Fitness Editor carleeanna@smu.edu Those who have made it to February without having to visit the health center are very lucky.

They must have an immune system that can get them through anything.

It seems like almost everyone on campus has been sick, and there is no way to avoid them.

After googling tips to stay healthy or how to avoid the flu, it is clear these tips were not written with college students in mind.

The first thing the search pulls up says to stay at home and get plenty of sleep.

This is comical to students who have class, internships, jobs and meetings to go to.

So how do you avoid getting sick (again) or run down during the chaos that is spring semester?

1. Drink plenty of fluids.

Water, orange juice, chicken soup and hot tea will be your best friends until the campus is healthy again.

Orange juice will give you an extra boost of vitamin c and hot tea will sooth your throat.

Hydration is key to staying healthy when everyone around you is coughing and sneezing through lectures.

2. Stay rested.

The immune system needs energy to battle all of the germs that are coming at it.

With the first round of exams rapidly approaching this will be hard, but taking a weekend off from parties or skipping a gym session so your body can recuperate will be more beneficial in the long run.

3. Don’t drink alcohol.

If you are sick or if you’re feeling sick alcohol is not the answer.

Some people argue that the alcohol will kill the bacteria in your throat therefore you will feel better after drinking.

This is false. You wont feel better; in fact you will feel worse. Dehydration will most likely occur and if you have a sore throat alcohol will only dry your throat out more.

4. Wear a mask.

If you have the flu, wear a mask. The mask will catch some of your germs and protect those around you.

While it isn’t stylish, your roommates will thank you.

Remember to put it over your nose and mouth to effectively catch all the germs

you are breathing out into the communal air.

5. Keep tissues and cough drops with you.

This is necessary while in class or studying at Fondren to limit coughing or sniffling.

Puffs Plus with the Scent of Vicks and Halls Breezers Cool Creamy Strawberry cough drops are personal favorites of many.

Keeping your throat protected and sinuses clear will help keep illness at bay.

College students are some of the most sleep deprived people out there.

Getting the eight hours of sleep that doctors recommend is almost unrealistic due to the busy schedules college students have to balance.

According to a study at Brown University 73 percent of college students have occasional sleep problems.

18 percent of males and 30 percent of females report that they suffer from insomnia.

Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which a person has trouble falling or staying asleep.

People with insomnia wake up feeling tired and often awaken during the night and struggle to fall back asleep.

There are simple ways to beat insomnia and build good sleep habits. • Avoid caffeine, alcohol and nicotine later in the day.

Stimulants like these can keep you from falling asleep.

• Exercise regularly, but avoid working out late at night.

Endorphins are stimulating and will make it hard for your body to relax and fall asleep. It is a good rule of thumb to not work out three or four hours before the time you plan on going to bed. • If you stay up late at night worrying, make to-do lists before bed. It can help ease your mind if you have a plan for the next day. • Keeping a sleep schedule can help. Going to bed or waking up at the same time each day can help. Try not to take naps during the day, because that will make it harder to fall asleep at night. • Avoid watching TV or looking at your phone screen in the dark. Looking at bright screens or artificial light in the dark can suppress melatonin secretion, therefore affecting sleep patterns. Melatonin is a major hormone involved in sleep and waking cycles and when it is suppressed it can result in trouble sleeping.

• Don’t eat heavy meals late in the day or at night.

Small snacks can help with falling asleep, but large meals leave you feeling bloated and therefore can cause trouble falling asleep.

Insomnia may or may not be related to other health conditions and can last anywhere from a few days to months.

Insomnia can be caused by life stresses such as moving or a serious break up.

Certain types of medications can lead to insomnia or major changes to a normal sleep schedule, like pulling allnighters.

Insomnia can be caused by more serious problems though.

Chronic stress, depression and anxiety can all be causes of insomnia.

If insomnia persists and interferes with day-to-day functioning, seeking medical help is recommended.

The SMU Health Center is a good place to start if you feel like you are suffering from insomnia.

6. Shower.

This seems like an odd point to make, since we are in college and most people have effective hygiene habits.

Taking a hot shower when you’re sick can help clear out sinuses to relieve pressure.

Staying clean is the key to staying healthy.

Staying healthy is hard, especially when sick people are all around in residence halls or class.

Following these simple tips will increase your chances of staying healthy during the cold and flu season.

Visit the SMU Health Center if you are worried about being sick.

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Insomnia can make it difficult to fall asleep.

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2, 2015

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Room 131, Dedman Life Sciences Building 5 p.m.

ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

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NEWS

MONDAY n FEBRUARY 2, 2015 NEGOTIATIONS

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Union asks refinery workers to strike ASSOCIATED PRESS The United Steelworkers Union called for its refinery workers to stage their largest walkout in more 30 years Sunday, saying its negotiations with Shell Oil Co. broke down less than two weeks after they began.

The union asked about 3,800 workers at nine refineries mostly in Texas and California to strike shortly after their previous contract expired after midnight.

Negotiations over a new contract started Jan. 21. The call for a strike happened after United Steelworkers, or USW, rejected Shell’s fourth contract offer.

The union said Shell refused to provide a counter offer and that the company’s representatives had left the bargaining table.

“We had no choice but to give notice of a work stoppage,” USW International President Leo W. Gerard said in a statement.

A Shell representative said in an email that the company remains “committed

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Room location so they could leave their work and return later.

Mora said the shelves would help them stay out of the way of maintenance workers while they are working. They also suggested adding a table to the area so students would not have to work on the floor.

The Sign Room’s move stirred up other concerns for SMU students like Trespalacios, who worry that the Student Center is becoming less centered to serving students.

“The student center is the only place we have,” he said.

For this reason, Trespalacios

to resolving our differences with USW at the negotiating table to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement.”

USW Spokeswoman Lynne Hancock said the union wants a three-year contract and is focused on health care costs, safety, the use of contractors and staffing concerns, as well as wages.

United Steelworkers represents about 30,000 workers at refineries, terminals, petrochemical plants and pipelines across the country. Shell is serving as the lead company in national oil bargaining talks with the union.

Any agreement reached between the union and Shell would then be used as a pattern for negotiations involving local unions.

The union called for a strike at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, the Shell Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas, and the Tesoro Carson Refinery in Carson, California, among other locations.

and other members of the Student Senate are writing legislation to move the Sign Room back to its original location. They are also working on gaining student support for a possible renovation to the student center.

“This is the first time students are coming together to begin legislation to start the renovation of a building,” Trespalacios said.

Faculty and staff are on board with this possible renovation and created a Student Center Task Force, composed of student leaders and Student Affairs professionals, to address student concerns and research the renovations.

“Renovating or building a new student center is an incredibly

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Ledbetter to speak at Women’s Symposium Natalie Scott SMU Live Contributor nmscott@smu.edu

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Flags representing students’ countries of origin hang in Cox.

Culture of Cox Rebecca Ragsdale SMU Live Contributor rragsdale@smu.edu It’s no secret that the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University is an internationally acclaimed part of the institution.

As students and visitors meander throughout the halls, one particular image that stands out is the plethora of flags that hang from the ceiling near Einstein Bros. Bagels.

“Those flags are changed out each year to reflect the student body,” said Steve Denson, the Director of Master in Business Administration Diversity Initiatives at the

complex process,” Owens said.

According to Owens, the Task Force has visited Student Centers around the country and is gathering information to make a proposal, Owens said.

“The Student Center task Force will be presenting to the Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee in February, we hope this will move the beginning of a new student center closer,” said Executive Director of Student Development and Programs Jennifer Jones.

At this time there is not an established date for a renovation.

Students with concerns or ideas about how to make the student center better are welcome to speak with Owens.

Cox School of Business.

As of this year, about 36 countries are represented by international students – that’s just in the business school alone. Some of these countries include territories like Brazil, Canada, Australia and England.

There are also many organizations that all students can get involved with regardless of nationality. This includes clubs such as SMU Women In Business, Minorities in Business and the International Club.

The flags represent different nationalities.

However, they also symbolize the international spirit and melting pot culture that is present in the Cox School of Business.

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other areas of medicine as well,” said Brent Christopher, President and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas. “This model of pairing disparate disciplines to tackle challenging medical issues is the transformational approach Will Caruth would have championed.”

Since 1982, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest has been on the forefront of basic research to better understand age-related macular degeneration and how it works to destroy central vision, which is necessary for reading, writing

This March, the Women and LGBT Center is hosting its 50th Annual Women’s Symposium featuring an equal pay spokeswoman who inspired President Obama’s first bill signed into law.

This all day event draws in women and LGBT rights activists from across the country. SMU students can register for free; registration includes the luncheon, book signing and award dinner.

This year’s theme, “We’ve Shaped

Our History. Let’s Create our Future,” celebrates feats while focusing discussion on equality for the future.

This year’s speaker, Lilly Ledbetter, has been an activist for equal pay and women’s rights for 10 years. Her hard work includes lobbying, fighting her own Supreme Court case, the creation of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act and authorship of Grace and Grit, a book about her personal experience with unequal pay.

The symposium is on March 4 from 11- 8 p.m. Registration closes Feb. 25 at midnight.

Sean Lowe to visit SMU Natalie Scott SMU Live Contributor nmscott@smu.edu Sorry ladies – he’s taken.

Season 17’s star of “The Bachelor,” Sean Lowe will be making an appearance at the SMU Bookstore Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.

The reality TV star will be signing copies of his tell-all book, “For the Right Reasons.”

If you want the inside scoop to why the “nice guy” always finishes first, you can join SMU senior, Katie Bonds as she waits in line to get some faceto-face time with “the hottest bachelor ever.”

and driving. The Foundation also works closely with patients in a clinical setting to better understand the vision loss they are experiencing over time.

SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering is dedicated to the role of innovation in finding solutions to real-world problems and has a dedicated space for those pursuits – the Deason Innovation Gymnasium.

The Lyle School will help to accelerate the clinical application of technologies.

“We are grateful for this opportunity to collaborate with Retina Foundation doctors to help develop and prototype treatments tailored to patient needs,” said Christensen. “For

example, we’ll be in a position to tackle problems such as the delivery of medication to the retina through polymer chemistry and mechanical engineering.

Engineering and medicine can partner in astounding ways, and we are excited to see how our framework for fostering innovation accelerates solutions to medical challenges.”

The opportunity presented by the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT to collaborate with the Retina Foundation of the Southwest supports SMU and the Lyle School in the University’s commitment to increased research being advanced by the Second Century Campaign.

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OPINION

MONDAY n FEBRUARY 2, 2015

technology

Don ’t Be A Hipster

Not caring about the Super Bowl doesn’t make you cool

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GoPro’s new lineup.

Will Apple run GoPro out of business?

GoPro Inc. shares took a nosedive after Apple Inc. acquired a massive portfolio of patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including one for a remote-controlled camera system.

Shares fell by $6.91 or 12.17 percent before reaching a low of $49.81.

Now I know what some people might be thinking: “$6.91? That’s it? Pshh! I make more than that in an hour.” Well, $6.91 represents a lot of money on Wall Street, where stocks fluctuate a few cents a day.

Investors are concerned that the patent will allow Apple to create an action camera similar to GoPro, but with a few improvements.

And when I say a “few,” I mean the perfect action camera. Improvements such as stabilization technology, wrist-worn remote control system, and underwater capabilities (like taking pictures and recording sound underwater).

It’s easy to see why GoPro should be worried. But does this spell the end of GoPro? Not necessarily.

Every year, Apple receives thousands of patents that almost never lead to products for the average consumer. If the tech giants considered patenting a camera to rival GoPro’s, they would’ve created their own out of Cupertino.

The question plaguing the thoughts of GoPro executives: “Will Apple run GoPro into the ground?” To which my roommate Brian Balke answered succinctly, “No.” A powerful, albeit lacking pith, response.

STAFF COLUMN

nickson chong Opinion Editor nicksonc@smu.edu

While Apple may not release a camera to compete with GoPro, other companies like Sony have unveiled new high-resolution cameras to chip away at GoPro’s market share.

GoPro controls such a large portion of power in the market for action cameras that a new supplier is unlikely to put them out of business.

Apple inadvertently demonstrated their dominance in the tech world. By simply acquiring a patent for a remote controlled camera, GoPro’s shares plummeted.

If that’s not market power then I don’t what is.

And its not hard to see why investors would be eager to sell GoPro shares after the acquisition, Apple sold more than 270 million units of their products in 2014 alone. Actions cameras similar to GoPro’s could easily be one of them.​

There are very few things that make me angry in this world.

The list includes things like bad wifi connections, Zayn Malik not being my boyfriend and the fact that Chipotle makes a big deal of it when you ask for the cilantro-free rice.

There is one thing that surpasses all of those and that is when people intentionally hate something everyone else loves. Specifically, when people act like they’re too good for the Super Bowl.

We all know that person. They make a big deal about not watching the game. They’ll probably bring up the fact that they don’t know who is playing or when the game is. They’ll say it in a way that makes you feel stupid for caring about a football game.

I do not understand this person. It is 2015.

Stop it. You know who is playing and you know when the game is.

This person just wants to feel good about himself or herself, which is fine. What’s not fine is that he or she wants you to feel bad about yourself for liking something popular.

I’m not going to lie. I don’t care that much about the Super Bowl. I’ll probably watch it, and I’ll probably root for the team with the hottest players because I know absolutely nothing about either of the teams. But what I’m not going to do is sit around and make fun of people who care.

I think it’s awesome that people are passionate about sports.

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campbell flemmons Associate Online Editor

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Millions of people have found confidence through playing on a team and entertainment through rooting for their favorite team. Why else would there be so many ESPN channels?

What I’m trying to say is this: don’t put people down for liking something because you want to seem cool. Stop caring about what other people think about your opinion. In the words of the great Tina Fey, “Do your thing and don’t care if they like.”

You can like sports or you can hate sports. No one cares.

Just stop trying to make a big deal out of it.

Enjoy your football game or enjoy celebrating Harry Styles’ birthday. Whatever you’re doing, enjoy it. And don’t try to take away someone else’s joy for your own personal gain.

Flemmons is majoring in journalism, French, and fashion media.

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Social Media

Breaking the online wall of Instagram and Twitter STAFF COLUMN

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They discovered a surplus demand for Instagram tattoos. I didn’t even realize I needed this until I heard of it. Now I want an entire arm sleeve of my photos.

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But I say its still worth it.

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Poettweet Who says that being a poet is tough? With Poettweet, you can become a modern day Yeats with your daily tweets.

If you’re low on inspiration and coffee isn’t quite giving you the juice you need, hop on Poettweet and get inspired. If you need a poem for English class, what better source of content than you’re own twitter feed?

São Paulo’s B_arco Contemporary Culture Center created Poettweet that digs up data from your Twitter history and compiles your random 140-character thoughts into a beautiful poem.

The process is simple: enter your Twitter handle, select a poem style (sonnet, rondel, or indriso), wait one poetic moment, and in an instant you’re a world-class bohemian Homer.

And there you have it, two ways to play with your social media profiles. Not the websites we deserve, but the ones that we needed.

Chong is majoring in finance and economics

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McDonald’s is spreadin’ some lovin’ with new Super Bowl commercial “You payed with love and that’s all we need,” from the McDonalds $4.5 million Super Bowl commercial, thus kicking off a new campaign int the new month.

If you didn’t watch yesterday’s Super Bowl Commercials, you most definitely missed out on McDonald’s newest promotion.

McDonald’s is spreading some “lovin” by allowing randomly selected customers to pay for their meals with affectionate acts like telling your mom you love her, giving a hug, or sending a selfie.

The campaign will span from Feb. 2-14, and if you haven’t watched the commercial yet, watch it now.

I was so moved from watching McDonald’s heartwarming commercial that I called my mom to tell her that I love her.

After my call, I almost got up to take time out of my day and reunite with a Quarter Pounder with cheese.

Almost. Then I remembered why I’m on a six year streak being McDonald’s free. I remember the documentary “Super Size Me,” where a man ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month. At the end of experiment, he gained 25 pounds, fell into depression, developed heart palpitation, and sexual dysfunction.

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Being in college, I’m constantly on the hunt for free food so the question arises: “If it was free, would I stoop so low as to order a Big Mac?” The answer is no. And I didn’t need any more than three seconds to think about it.

My roommate Brian Balke begs to differ: “If given the option of a free meal at McDonald’s, I would find something on the menu worth consuming.” I hope its worth the cholesterol bud.

Well, I hope he orders the fat-free water.

Despite Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara’s documentary to show viewers that McDonald’s contains semi-real ingredients, I continue to imagine that pink slime in their beef.

McDonald’s novel Super Bowl commercial will move you to show your family how much you love them, but will it move you to the register to order off their menu?

For Brian it might, but for me

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I’m steering clear of the golden archs.

If you were to google “Is McDonalds healthy,” the search will come up with a slew of articles shedding light on the true ingredients of McDonald’s menu.

Granted, other fast food restaurants remain as guilty as McDonalds but that’s another story for another time.

For those who can stomach food from McDonald’s, get pumped for possibly free food.

For those who are looking for a reason to consume McDonald’s, here’s your excuse: possibly free food.

I’m going to step away from the hating and let those who are genuinely excited, be excited.

I’ll admit, I’ve watched their Super Bowl commercial several times because it really got to me.

There are no breaks on this feels train.

And while money can’t buy love, love can buy you McNuggets, Hot and Spicy and the tempting Mcflurry with M&M’s. ​ Chong is majoring in finance and economics

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 2, 2015 Men’s Basketball

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SMU gets its own throwback on “Throwback Night” Patrick Engel Sports Staff Writer @Patrick_Engel94

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SMU guard Ryan Manuel posted a season-high 22 points in Saturday’s win.

Manuel throws it down, leads Mustangs in win Demetrio Teniente Sports Editor @Demo36 SMU’s Ryan Manuel scored a season-high 20 points against the UCF Knights Saturday in Moody Coliseum.

It was the senior guard’s best offensive performance since 2012, when he scored 24 against Rider in the Mustangs fifth game of that season. That season, Manuel started all but one game for SMU. “It’s been a long time [since I scored like that],” Ryan said.

I was just playing like I usually play. The only thing [different] about it was that I took some jump shots, because in practice when I don’t shoot it, Coach Brown gets mad. He just tells me to shoot it every time I get it” On Saturday, Manuel was almost perfect from the floor, shooting 90 percent and grabbing four rebounds and four assists.

“He is getting better every day,” head coach Larry Brown said. “Everyone knows he defends great, but he is doing a lot

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of other things. It’s great, (it’s his senior year) seeing him step up.

He made a three, made a jump shot on an isolation play. You know, without Keith [Frazier] and without Justin [Martin], his role became more and more important.”

Markus Kennedy also added 13 points and 11 rebounds, for his first double-double of the season.

SMU improves to 18-4 overall and 9-1 in conference play. The Mustangs are on an incredible eight game conference-winning streak; it is the first time they have posted such a streak since 1973.

Despite winning 16 of their last 17 games, SMU remains a half-game behind Tulsa (9-0) in conference standings.

Up next for the Mustangs is a re-match against Cincinnati, who handed the Mustangs their only conference loss of the season back in early January. If not for the Bearcats, SMU would be on a 17 game winning streak.

Expect the Mustangs to come out with a little extra motivation when they host Cincinnati on Feb. 5.

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Fast forward to late November, and expectations had changed for reasons we all know. SMU scuffed in the early going without its star big man and with its onceprized recruit playing across the globe.

Even into January, after the Mustangs’ 56-50 loss at Cincinnati, the mood wasn’t great, and the Keith Frazier eligibility rumors were just starting. A return trip to the NIT looked like a real possibility.

Now, fast-forward four weeks and eight straight wins, and SMU’s fortune has taken a complete 180-degree turn.

For the first time all season, the lineup of Ben Moore, Kennedy and Moreira took the floor, and just like we expected, it was pretty gnarly on both ends of the floor.

UCF’s frontcourt couldn’t muster points or stops when the longawaited trio was on the floor.

They went big, and then we decided to put Ben there,” SMU head coach Larry Brown said.

“So then it’s imperative for guys to shoot the ball, because if you give up outside shooting, people might have a tendency to zone (defense) you a little bit.”

As fun as it was to see a closest-yet-to-fully-in-shape Kennedy wreak havoc with 13 points and 11 rebounds in his first double-double of the season, the

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SMU center Yanick Moreira (2) posts up against UCF’s Stephen Blain (52) in the Mustangs win on Saturday.

season’s biggest surprise stepped up with a career day.

Be honest: you didn’t think Ryan Manuel was going to be a key player this year. But when Sterling Brown was forced to sit a majority of both halves because of foul trouble, Manuel filled in with 20 points on 9-of10 shooting, which included a couple jump shots and a rare three-pointer.

“I just play like I usually play,” Manuel said. “The only thing I did different was I took some jump shots, because in practice when I don’t shoot, coach Brown will get mad.

He just tells me to shoot every time I get it, and that’s what I did today.”

“He’s getting better every day.

Everybody knows he defends

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Overheard in the Locker room

I believe its just about rhythm and chemistry of the team right now.

We are winning games with him coming off the bench so I don’t feel like we need to change things up.

And coach is a bit superstitious, so he might want to keep that the same.

”

-SMU guard Ben Emelogu on Markus Kennedy coming off the bench instead of starting.

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great,” Brown said. “He’s doing a lot of other things, and it’s neat his senior year seeing him step up…Everybody gets caught up in him going 9-for-10, but he gets four assists and he gets rebounds.”

And if it wasn’t enough, Ben Emelogu broke a season-long shooting funk by making all three of his three-point attempts, showing the long-range shooting ability he displayed at Virginia Tech last year. He added three rebounds and two steals in 18 turnover-less minutes.

“The support from the coaching staff was huge; it’s kept my spirits up high and my confidence up high,” Emelogu said. “They’ve supported me all the way through, and pushed me hard every practice.”

Now this wasn’t SMU’s best performance of the season. UCF was only down six at halftime.

The Mustangs made just 13 of 22 free throws and had 14 turnovers, both eyebrow-raising numbers for the wrong reason.

But to see that big lineup that so many dreamed of, to see Emelogu shoot well, to see Markus make double-doubles look easy, and heck, to see Jonathan Wilfong play in the first half of a game, surely made Mustang maniacs throw it back to the summer’s expectations.

It’s only fitting it happened on a night that SMU threw it back to honor its 1972 Southwest Conference championship team.

It would be even more fitting if this year’s squad finished with the same result.

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 2, 2015 concert

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Northern National and Max Frost performed at House of Blues on Saturday.

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Northern National took the stage in the Cambridge Room.

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Northern National is a new alternative band from Dallas.

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Max Frost combines funk, R&B. and soul for an eclectic and catchy sound.

Northern National wows crowd with headliner Max Frost Blair croce Arts and Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu On Saturday night, alternative band Northern National opened for soulful artist Max Frost at the House of Blues in downtown Dallas.

A room full of lighthearted people in their twenties crowded into the Cambridge Room to hear the two acts.

There’s nothing like the feeling of attending a fun concert on a Saturday night in a lively venue.

But last night, I had an entirely new experience walking in and out of the show.

In the main room downstairs, a certain screamo band delicately named Cannibal Corpse was

playing a concert as well. Now I want you to take a second here and consider what kind of crowd a band with both cannibal and corpse in their name would draw.

If you guessed a bloodthirsty, Satan-loving, and just generally hostile one, you are correct, you smart devil you (sorry, I just had to).

I knew Cannibal Corpse played a “successful” set when I walked out to find two guys clad in blood-splattered tees with bloody noses. Oh what a night.

Anyway, the point is my life and limbs were in danger, but thanks to Northern National and Max Frost, the risk of death by mosh pit was undoubtedly worth it.

Northern National’s performance surpassed most opening acts’ performances by a

mile (see my interview with band member Michael Kanne online).

The band took the stage with confidence, passion, and talent and pumped up the scarred and scared audience (shout out to you, Cannibal Corpse).

The trio of Michaels in the band opened the show with their upbeat title track of their first album released last September called “Young & in Love.”

Now I don’t think it’s any secret people don’t typically bounce around for the opening artist.

However, Northern National immediately impressed the crowd and got everybody moving.

Next, the band slowed things down with their groovy track “Gotta Dare.”

Keyboard player and percussionist Michael Kanne

led the crowd in a classic side-toside “Hitch”-esque sway (if you haven’t seen the movie “Hitch” and have no clue what I am talking about, I feel sorry for you.) during this song.

Next up was “I’ll be Okay,” a song “about finding love” according to lead singer Michael Rossi, which was just on the TV show “Cougar Town.”

A creative mashup of cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” and Jason Mraz’s “Remedy” followed along with their romantic tunes “Dance with Me Endlessly” and “You’re the One.” To close the show, Northern National played their hit single “She” and a song composed of only two chords called “Crazy Now.” The Michaels of Northern National slayed their set just

as the people downstairs were slaying each other and were kind enough to chat with fans before and after the show.

Hopefully, they will make it to SMU this spring for a special show. Well done, guys.

I would like to take a second and give a shout out to three people who I believe deserve honorable mentions from Saturday’s show: 1. Shout out to the oldest man in the place who worked those air guitar movies the entire show. I know no one noticed your talent, but I saw you. I appreciate you, you wannabe Jimi Hendrix.

2. Shout out to the guy beside me. I have never seen a guy place his hand on his date’s head and direct her like a puppet. Thanks to you, I now know what that looks like. Thanks, man.

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3. Last but certainly not least, a major shout out to artist Max Frost. I honestly had no clue who you were, but I certainly do now.

You are truly one of the most talented and soulful performers I’ve ever seen. I already have your music on repeat. Mustangs, do yourself a huge favor and go check Max Frost out. You won’t be disappointed.

So let’s review your homework (yeah I said the h-word). You have four tasks: 1. Listen to Northern National 2. Listen to Max Frost 3. Watch “Hitch” (you think I’m kidding) 4. And lastly, do not ever, unless Northern National and Max Frost are playing a show, enter the vicinity of a Cannibal Corpse concert. I prefer my readers alive.