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Ruthie’s food truck features items like grilled cheese and cake balls.

Food truck rolls onto campus TASHIKA VARMA Assignments Desk Editor tvarma@smu.edu SPENCER J EGGERS / The Daily Campus

Head football coach June Jones walks through each of the new recruits with an audience of alumni and Mustang fans at the Doubletree Hotel.

Signed, sealed , delivered KATHRYN RODEN Associate Sports Editor kroden@smu.edu Mustang football announced its gain of 20 student-athletes on signing day, Feb. 1.

This 2012 recruiting class adds strength to the team, which will be competing in the Big East Conference next fall.

Along with the new class, four January enrollees joined the SMU football team — Gehrig Dieter, Christian Holloway, Derek Longoria and Daniel Roundtree.

Dieter is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound PARADE All-American receiver

from South Bend, Ind. He holds the national record for receiving yards in a single game (437) and receiving yards per catch (26.9).

He tops the Indiana records for most career receiving yards (4,326) and in a season (2,171).

He was named the Indiana 4A Player of the Year and is a secondteam SI.com All-American and a three-star Rivals and Scout prospect.

Unfortunately Dieter has torn cartilage in his knee and will not participate in spring practice.

Holloway is also a three-star Rival recruit who only played two seasons of high school football in Torrance, Calif.

However, he racked up 65 tackles,

13 sacks and one interception his senior year.

Holloway is an all-around athlete, like many of the new additions, who participated in basketball and volleyball in high school.

Longoria is another of the nine three-star and above signees and was selected for PrepStar Magazine’s AllMidlands Region Team.

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound linebacker had 115 tackles and three interception returns for touchdowns as a senior. He averaged 41.8 yards as Brownwood High School’s punter.

Roundtree comes to SMU from a California junior college where he notched 46 stops with four tackles for loss and one interception. Jones

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expects him to take the place of graduating safeties.

Roundtree is another three-star Rivals recruit and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

The biggest focus in recruiting this year was for the offensive line.

The graduation of five starters on the line made way for five fresh standouts that average 6 feet 5 inches, 290 pounds.

Head Coach June Jones said the size and depth of the offensive line is one of the biggest strengths of this class and that he expects most of the linemen to compete for starting spots.

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There’s a fresh and innovative new dining option for SMU students every Thursday starting Feb. 16. Ruthie’s Rolling Café hosted a kick-off event with free samples for students on Thursday at the flagpole.

“I think students love food trucks because it’s different from cafeteria food. They’re trendy right now,” Ruthie’s Director of Marketing Robin Skinner said.

“Dallas just recently jumped on the food truck trend, and I think it’s a fun thing to bring to SMU’s beautiful campus.”

The food truck trend started in Los Angeles and New York City.

It made its way south to Austin’s 6th Street before finally arriving to the “Big D.” In Any Event Dallas, a private event-planning agency, owns Ruthie’s Rolling Café. During their events, the company started having requests for a food truck at special private events, and from that,

Ruthie’s Rolling Café was born.

Its first event was Aug. 15, and it has not had a day off since. Known for their gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, Ruthie’s Rolling Café has already become a favorite among students and faculty.

“It’s a fresh idea and something different to have on campus,” freshman Marshall Alex said. “I like it because it adds variety to the dining options on campus.”

Ruthie’s Rolling Café’s menu is customizable, similar to that of Which Wich. Customers can choose their bread, cheese, meat, sauce and toppings to their liking.

If they don’t want to customize their sandwich, customers can opt for the special of the day.

Ruthie’s will be on campus every Thursday for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and for dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will also make occasional late night appearances on campus near fraternity row from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Melissa Guerra, who works in SMU financial aid services, loves the concept. “It’s convenient, different and tasty.”

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Insiders speak out on the death penalty RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was legal in 1976, the state of Texas has executed 978 people.

For many Americans, the death penalty is seen as a part of a complex judicial system that ultimately protects the majority from a dangerous minority.

Except in cases of extreme controversy like that of Troy Davis in September, the death penalty is an issue that often goes ignored by the American public.

“If you think this is not your issue, I would urge you to get out of your naiveté,” Rick Halperin, director of the SMU Embrey Human Rights program, said to a packed McCord Auditorium.

In the upcoming presidential election, candidates on both sides of the aisle are for the death penalty.

“You should really be aware of the implications of your voting. You are voting for people who have said they would kill someone,” Halperin said.

A panel discussion on the death penalty in Texas on Thursday night portrayed an often-untold perspective of capital punishment.

Exonerees Anthony Graves

and Clarence Brandley along with the Rev. Carroll Pickett, a former death row chaplain, presented their arguments against a punishment often described as inhumane.

“Most of you weren’t even born when I went through this hell 23 years ago,” Brandley said.

Brandley was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a 16-year-old student. He spent nine years on death row.

His first trial ended in a hung jury. But just a few weeks later, he was sentenced to death.

Brandley was desperate for media and legal attention when an overzealous prosecution convicted him.

“I passed my polygraph test and no one cared,” Brandley said. “But if I had failed, all the news media would have been all over it.”

He urged the crowd to carefully examine the merits of the justice system in America before deciding on the capital punishment issue.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that your vote doesn’t count,” Brandley said. “I don’t understand how someone can sign a death warrant and go to bed that night. I don’t know what kind of God he serves.”

Brandley’s impassionate

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Temerlin Advertising Institute students were surprised during class when “Mini Cooper” was announced as their new client.

Advertising students get surprise TASHIKA VARMA Assignments Desk Editor tvarma@smu.edu

SMU hosted a special guest for the Advertising Campaigns class in front of the flagpole Thursday. Two Mini Coopers drove down The Boulevard and parked right in front of the flagpole.

Each semester, the Temerlin Advertising Institute’s advertising campaigns course takes on a client and builds an ad campaign.

This semester, the client is Mini Cooper. The class will participate in researching, strategic planning, media planning, career development and report preparations throughout the semester.

Advertising campaigns professor Carl Thompson secured the client through his connections to the executive agency in San Francisco.

The students walked over to the flagpole for the big reveal of the client, where they were met

by Helen Limpitlaw, the market area manager for Mini Cooper, and two new Mini Coopers.

“I’m thrilled to be working with SMU students,” Limpitlaw said. “Mini is hoping to gain awareness of a younger demographic. We had a great year in revenue but hope to expand the demographic to the college demographic.”

The class, divided into five teams, will create a digital advertising campaign targeted to an 18 to 24-year-old age range.

“The students will do a full campaign, including research, media and creative, throughout the semester,” Thompson said.

“They will then present their plans to Ms. Limpitlaw and other Mini Cooper executives in a formal presentation in April.”

The campaign is meant to be extremely progressive, especially since it will be meant for social media, websites, blogs and more.

“Mini Cooper drivers are big participants in the digital world,” Limpitlaw said. “That’s the reason why we’re asking for a digital campaign.”

“We’re really lucky here at SMU,” Dr. Patty Alvey, director of the Temerlin Advertising Institute, said.

“There are all of these

remarkable companies here in Dallas for classes and students to take advantage of. Mini Cooper said they expect SMU to provide them a template on how to reach the college market nationwide.”

Students got a chance to inspect each of the Mini Coopers, a two-door and the newest four-door.

They will also have the opportunity to test-drive the cars during the semester.

“I’m really excited about Mini Cooper as our client because it’s a concept I’m familiar with,” senior advertising major Kenna Foltz said.

“Mini Coopers are fun. Fun is what its brand represents. It’s a great opportunity.”

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Dancers in Pina Bausch’s troupe dance on the streets of Pina’s hometown of Wuppertal, Germany.

‘Pina:’ A dimensional documentary Chase Wade Managing Editor cdwade@smu.edu It’s not often that dance is presented on the silver screen.

However, in the German documentary “Pina,” dance is the driving factor for one of the best 3-D movies ever made.

“Pina” is structured from the dance pieces of legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.

Bausch had a knack for making modern dance numbers that infected audiences with questions regarding age, sex and humanity. “Pina” takes certain numbers from the choreographer’s long career and crafts a beautiful story that pays homage to the recently deceased choreographer.

The movie utilizes 3-D technology

to make Bausch’s stage as realistic as possible. With each kick, turn and leap, the dancers move gracefully through the frame, finally giving valid reasoning for 3-D technology besides the studio’s bottom line.

The film mixes together Bausch’s dynamic choreography with special interviews and segments that pay tribute to the movie’s character. The film was shot in Bausch’s hometown of Wuppertal. The scenic German conclave provides for a vivid backdrop to some of Bausch’s best work.

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of “Pina” happened when the movie was in production, particularly when the movie’s character died.

The film’s director worked with Bausch for 20 years to get the film made and almost ended the movie completely when she died.

With an Oscar nomination for Best

Documentary, “Pina” certainly has changed the way director’s approach documentaries. In fact, “Pina” was the first ever 3-D movie to be nominated for an Oscar.

Even to the most casual of viewers, “Pina” is an entertaining piece of art that transcends the screen and invites the audience to experience world-class entertainment of the highest brow.

Director Wim Wenders does a marvelous job translating the language of dance onto film and allowing Bausch’s portfolio to shine. This makes for a refreshing break from the sequels and superheroes we are exposed to today.

“Pina” is now playing in 2-D at the Angelika Theater and in 3-D at Cinemark West Plano.

Director regrouped after unexpected death Chase Wade Managing Editor cdwade@smu.edu Friends Pina Bausch and Wim Wenders always knew that they wanted to make a film centered on Pina’s modern dance choreography.

For 20 years the two talked about the project. They planned it when the topic would come up in conversation, but never actually getting the chance to do it.

However, a couple of years ago, Wim got the chance to make the movie he always dreamed of.

Together, the creative duo began the project that would one day simply be named “Pina.”

“Pina and I wanted to make the film for 20 years, but I didn’t feel like there was the appropriate technology to make it,” Wenders said. “We were basically stalling, hoping better technology would come along.”

The technology Wenders had waited on proved to be a double sword.

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Wim Winders and Pina Baush concepted the film for almost 20 years.

While the film world was evolving and providing Wenders with the ability to film vivid 3-D dances, time also plagued Bausch’s health and the legendary choreographer died of cancer.

“Initially, when I found out about Pina’s passing, I cancelled the film,” Wenders said. “But then I figured out that it was an appropriate way to say goodbye.”

When the project first started out, Pina and Wenders had two

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rules: 1) no interviews and 2) no biographies.

Obviously, after Pina’s death, the film’s format changed as Wenders sought to pay homage to the dancer.

“It was tough to move on, but I had a great cast of dancers behind me encouraging me to make this movie,” Wenders said.

“They wanted to honor the teacher they had learned so much from.”

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Eva, played by Tilda Swinston, anxiously sits with the four different demonic Kevin’s of the film.

‘We need to Talk about’ Tilda Swinton’s newest thriller Chase Wade Managing Editor cdwade@smu.edu By today’s standard, the American horror film is equivalent to stale bread.

It satisfies your hunger, but it’s nothing you’d ever choose to eat.

Production quality and an uncountable number of sequels have made horror movies today more laughable than scream worthy.

However, every once in a while a film comes along that breaks this mold and delivers a truly haunting tale in a fresh style of delivery.

Tilda Swinton’s newest movie, the goose bump-giving “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” is the year’s most terrifying movie.

“We Need to Talk About Kevin” comes about its story organically as it examines the simple mother-son relationship.

Swinton plays Eva, a stylish travel author whose life is turned upside down after delivering her first child, Kevin.

To say that Kevin is simply going through a “stage” would be an understatement. The movie makes it seems as if Kevin was

only put on this earth to torment his mother.

The movie is structured in a staccato manner that flashes between Eva’s present and past.

In a series of stories and events that lead to Kevin’s eventual imprisonment, the audience gets clued in to Eva and Kevin’s twisted relationship.

The obvious star in this film is Swinton’s Eva. With one of the best careers in the industry, Swinton solidifies herself as a flexible film star able to do anything in front of the camera.

The Oscar winning star digs deep to play the movie’s broken mother.

Another notable star comes from the film’s newcomer Ezra Miller.

Miller plays the angst-y teenager Kevin in the film and does so with the evils necessary for the role.

Miller’s jet-black hair and beady eyes combine to form one of the decade’s most chilling villains.

In all reality, “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is as much of a thriller as it is a horror movie.

But thanks to the film’s director,

Lynne Ramsay, the movie scares as much as it thrills.

“We Need to Talk About Kevin” dives into the psyche of a mother who wants only one thing in her life — ­ her son’s love.

John C. Reilly takes a break from being Will Ferrell’s punch line to deliver a stellar performance as Eva’s husband, Franklin.

For some reason, Kevin actually likes Franklin and uses his father’s affection to taunt his mother mercilessly.

Only once in the movie do we see Eva and Kevin have a functioning relationship.

Perhaps the most frightening thing about “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is just how honest the story happens upon its events.

Everyone has a mother, but nobody tortures her like Kevin does to Eva. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is the year’s most puzzling thriller.

With a stellar cast, an interesting story line and an ultimately gut-wrenching conclusion, “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is the only birthcontrol a person will ever need.

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PerunaNet: a problem that won’t go away SCARLET GRAY SCARLETG@SMU.EDU

We’ve all been there, from our dorm rooms and student lounges to Fondren Library. Trying to connect to PerunaNet by repeatedly pressing reconnect, restarting our computers, or moving five feet away, until we are finally able to establish a connection with a wireless network that allows an email to be sent with the same speed as manually delivering a letter across campus.

It boils down to whether stable and instantaneous access to the single largest information source on the planet in any location on campus at any time is too much to ask.

Many believe it is not.

Although the student body has become accustomed to limited connectivity, it is a problem that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

“It’s the technological equivalent of always walking around with a rock in your shoe,” says computer science and engineering faculty member Mark Fontenot. “We’ve become desensitized to the issue.”

While tuition rises by over five percent annually, students find themselves departing from campus to places like Starbucks, with unwavering connection for the price of a tall coffee. Students like Gavin Benedict feel that for paying the equivalent amount per year for school as the sticker price of a brand new luxury car, students shouldn’t have to put up with this.”

PerunaNet is no luxury. Students depend on the internet now more than ever for accessing, completing, and submitting their class assignments. Greg Thompson, a freshman at SMU says that when he uses PerunaNet, service will randomly drop and break the webpages he has open, including online homework services.

This is a problem that not only affects students, but also faculty.

Professor Fontenot, faculty-in-residence in Cockrell-McIntosh Hall, said that having access to the Internet is a vital part of what he does.

Living on campus and being at the mercy of PerunaNet introduces many challenges: “When I hold office hours in Cockrell-McIntosh, teaching computer science almost always requires access to the Internet.”

He adds that the state of the current Internet is a contributing factor in deciding whether or not he will continue as a faculty-in-residence after this year.

In addition to the numerous reasons students find to procrastinate, an internet connection should not be another hurdle in the race to be productive.

Tyler Douglas Anderson comments that if the wireless Internet were capable of running smoothly, he would take about half the time to do his work.

“You sit down and take about 20 minutes trying to connect, succeed, and suddenly five minutes later you’ve been kicked off the network and have to spend more time reconnecting.”

Assuming that the problems with the wireless network can be resolved like most (by throwing money in its general direction) I hypothesize that as a whole the SMU community would appreciate their invested tuition being allocated towards creating a miraculous wireless network.

“We have established our internet nomenclature to be based on that of a Shetland pony,” states student Trigg Burrage, “So we need to upgrade to MUSTANG NET.” There is currently an online petition circulating throughout the student body in effort to bring attention to the overall dissatisfaction with PerunaNet and can be found here: http://www.change.org/petitions/southern-methodist-university-oitprovide-better-internet-service-to-the-campus (assuming you are able to connect).

Scarlet is a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering.

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Internet activists protest against the international copyright agreement ACTA in front of the European Parliament office in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday.

ACTA is SOPA on an international level RICHARD GEE rgee@smu.edu Although much public interest has recently been directed toward stopping SOPA and PIPA from passing the U.S. Congress, an international trade agreement called ACTA, the AntiCounterfeiting Trade Agreement, has been in the works for almost three years and makes SOPA and PIPA look like child’s play.

SOPA and PIPA were successfully blocked in the United States through petitions to congress and blackouts by major websites like Google and Wikipedia. Congressional support for SOPA and PIPA reversed almost overnight.

ACTA, however, has failed to reach the same level of public scrutiny. Negotiated in secret, it’s a multi-national agreement involving 39 countries, and the individuals who have been involved in negotiations are

not democratically elected representatives and cannot be petitioned in the same way SOPA and PIPA could.

During negotiations, both the Bush and Obama administrations rejected requests to make the text of ACTA public under the pretense that doing so would be dangerous to national security.

Obama has already done us the favor of ratifying ACTA on behalf of the United States, without congressional approval. His administration, however, insists that ACTA is not a treaty that needs to be authorized by congress but an “executive agreement.”

I checked the constitution and found no authorization to be such a thing.

Under the original text in ACTA, a multi-national body would create criminal sanctions by making Internet service providers legally responsible for what their users do online.

This effectively turns ISPs into

private copyright policemen and judges in the naming of protecting patents — protections that would never exist in a free market to begin with.To avoid legal trouble, the inevitable result will be censorship of the Internet.

In terms of sharing, ACTA effectively took a centuries-old legal concept — innocent until proven guilty — and turned it on its head. Shared content is guilty until proven innocent, and massive costs will be inflicted upon service providers to clean up what their users share.

Therefore, the police burden therefore turns to the private sector, and increased costs will effectively raise the cost of copyright compliance to the point where amateur sharers will simply get out of the business.

We live in a world where anyone can share something online through Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, YouTube and everything in-between.

Audio and video files can be shared by a 12-year-old kid on YouTube, and the time may soon come where if his class project uses an unauthorized clip of a copyrighted song or music video, it will be censored from the internet.

We share things that we make, share things that we find and share things that we make with what we find. This horrifies many industries, and SOPA, PIPA and ACTA are only the beginning of the music industry trying to protect its interests by preventing competition.

Many of the overbearing provisions of ACTA have been stripped away after its text was finally released to the public, but it should be noted that Internet censorship will undoubtedly be tried again, and we should all be ready to fight it when it comes.

Richard is a sophomore majoring in political science.

Defense bill makes SOPA, PIPA look good AYEN BIOR abior@smu.edu The recent threat of SOPA and PIPA -- congressional efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites ­— released world-wide backlash as outraged citizens questioned the government’s attempt to disrupt free expression on the Internet by regulating the most recognized civil liberty of all time.

The Internet has undoubtedly become the leading resource for information.

Information flooded search engines and inboxes on Jan. 18 as countless public figures weighed in against Congress and encouraged others to do the same.

Although the boycott earlier this year did not abolish the infamous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or its partner, Protect Intellectual Property/Internet Protocol Act (PIPA), it sent a clear messsage to Washington.

The people will not stand still as their government slowly whittles away their civil liberties.

To oversimplify, with SOPA and PIPA, the consequence of posting undesired contents on a website would result, at worst, in the blockage of that entire site.

For most cases, it is unlikely that a consumer would be detained for an indefinite period due to posts on Wikipedia or the sort.

However, another bill has surfaced and has received far less attention but its implications are

more significant than SOPA and PIPA combined.

Coded with the language of the Department of Defense, this bill alludes to indefinite detention of U.S. citizens, legal residents and anyone else who threatens national security.

The act approves the arrest for “belligerent acts” while it remains indistinct on the extent of that meaning.

Its name is the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The staggering 500 plus page bill states that it exists to “ authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes”( emphasis added).

The vague nature of the term “other purposes” highlights potential inconsistencies that the bill — mainly Sections 1021 and 1022 — may have with the United States Constitution.

Section 1021 addresses indefinite detention without trial, a clear breach of the Constitution. Subsection (c) states, “ Detention under the law of war without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force.”

And also, “Transfer to the custody or control of the person’s country of origin, any other foreign country or any other foreign entity.”

Phrases such as “the end of hostilities,” fail to present a plan of action and time frame that potential detainees can adhere to.

It is critical that the law ties these very loose ends and provides a clearer sense of intentions with its suspects -- especially when dealing with American citizens and lawful permanent residents.

In an official White House statement, President Obama said, “I want to clarify that my Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens.

Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a Nation.

My Administration will interpret Section 1021 in a manner that ensures that any detention it authorizes complies with the Constitution, the laws of war and all other applicable law.”

However Section 1022 continues to say, “[T]he Armed Forces of the United States shall hold a person… who is captured in the course of hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force in military custody pending disposition under the law of war.”

Although it has expanded to protect citizens and lawful residents, Section 1022 creates more uncertainty.

According to the president, Section 1022 was specifically signed into law because it allows the executive branch expansive

authority to determine how to best implement it.

The president has the capability to waive any military custody requirement if deemed necessary.

Obama insinuated in his White House address that the legal meaning of these two clauses remains unclear, although his team is working tirelessly to ensure this law is interpreted in a way that sustains the safety of all Americans.

Still, the potential abuse that the executive branch could carry out is undeniable.

The impending conflict between security and liberty is not a new concept.

In fact, one of our Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, chose death if it meant forsaking liberty.

It may be easy to assume that the Founding Fathers had no way of foreseeing the threat of the new millennium, but it was them who authored the Constitution to protect the American lives that the NDAA threatens.

The limits they placed on the Executive Branch were not coincidental but a strategic move to ensure the president does not potentially abuse the rights of his citizens.

Nonetheless, the people of this nation will once again have to decide how much liberty we are willing to forsake to gain security.

Ayen is a junior majoring in journalism

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks with strong safety James Ihedigbo during practice on Thursday. The Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5.

Former Mustang to play in Super Bowl BROOKE WILLIAMSON Sports Editor kbwilliamson@smu.edu

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Emmy award-winning journalist and SMU football fanatic Gary Cogill introduces Coach June Jones at the Signing Day event Wednesday evening.

RECRUITS: SMU signs top players

Millions of people will tune into NBC this Sunday.

Like every other Super Bowl Sunday, it is a toss up whether people are watching the game or waiting for the commercial breaks.

Then, there are those select people who just wait for the halftime show.

However, many SMU students will watch as former Mustang defensive back Sterling Moore storms the field as the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants in a re-match of the 2007 Super Bowl.

Playing at SMU from 2007 to 2009, Moore is the third Mustang to appear in the Super Bowl in three years.

Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders played for the Steelers in last year’s game while Thomas Morstead, a punter, helped the New Orlean’s Saints win in 2010.

Just two weeks ago, Moore knocked the game-winning

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The new offensive linemen include Chauncey Briggs (6-5, 330), Christian Chamagua (6-6, 290), Seaver Myers (6-6, 290), Sam Rice (6-4, 270) and Chase Walling (6-6, 270).

Myers is from Friendswood, Texas and was ranked the 67th-best overall player in Texas, a Texas Top 100 prospect by the Houston Chronicle and the 59th best offensive lineman in the nation.

Other standouts include defensive backs A.J. Justice and Ty Law. June Jones expects Justice to not redshirt, although he anticipates more redshirts in this recruiting class than in the past.

Justice was rated the 64th-best player in Texas by Scout and was firstteam All District. He also lettered in basketball and track at Stratford High School in Houston.

Law was rated the nation’s No.

52 corner by ESPN and turned down offers from West Virginia, Washington State and Memphis among others to play for the Mustangs. Jones named Law as one of the players that will play multiple positions.

Another player that will play more than one position is Shakiel Richardson. Jones expects him to play both safety and receiver.

Justice’s high school teammate linebacker Jarvis Pruitt was described

by Jones as one of the best players on the new recruit list. He was named first-team All-District and notched 90 tackles including 20 for-loss and four sacks in his senior season.

The second pair of high school teammates are Lincoln Richard and Horace Richardson from Everman, Texas. They are both three-star Rivals prospects and lettered in basketball and track.

Richard was the 95th-rated

best player in Texas and 67th best linebacker in the nation. Richardson played corner, running back and receiver with 43 carries for 443 yards and five touchdowns plus five more receiving touchdowns.

The 2012 recruiting class brings SMU a new quarterback: Neal Burcham from Greenbrier, Ark. Jones described Burcham as a “special player.” He was a four-star ESPN and three-star Rivals recruit who was camp MVP at the prestigious Elite 11 Showcase. ESPN also ranked him 20th in the nation’s quarterbacks.

Prescott Line is the Mustang’s second PARADE All-American and will play alongside his brother, Doak Walker Award semifinalist junior Zach Line. Line was named Michigan’s Mr. Football and was featured in the Jan. 30, 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated. He was the nation’s 55th ranked linebacker prospect. He

totaled 37 touchdowns in 2011 and 128 tackles his senior year.

The two PARADE AllAmericans, Dieter and Line, match SMU with Alabama, Auburn, Cal, Florida State, Ohio State, Oregon and South Carolina as the only universities with multiple PARADE picks.

Other 2012 SMU recruits include defensive linemen Brian Cramer and Elie Nabushosi, wide receiver and defensive back Collin LaGasse, defensive back Ajee Montes, linebacker Damien Neroes and wide receiver Daijuan Stewart.

The Mustangs’ 2012 schedule has been announced.

Highlights include home games against Texas A&M and TCU. The season will open Sept. 1 at Baylor.

touchdown pass out of Ravens’ wide receiver Lee Evans’ hands to help the Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game.

His performance on the field that day is referenced as a “Sterling Performance.”

Because of his game-saving play in Foxboro, Mass., he has a lot to live up to as he leads the Patriots’ secondary.

The national spotlight will be on the weakest passing defense in the NFL. In recent years, the pressure faced by athletes in the Super Bowl has dramatically increased.

In 1967, the average Super Bowl ticket cost $9 while advertising time only cost $42,000 per minute.

Last year, the average Super Bowl ticket cost $900 while advertising time cost up to $3 million for the same amount of time.

Moore isn’t too concerned about the pressure of the event.

“Four years ago, I was working at Best Buy. It’s been a long road and I’m grateful for the opportunity,” Moore told the media on Thursday.

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Men’s basketball faces UCF Saturday

AUSTIN MANIERRE Sports Writer amanierre@smu.edu

After losing to East Carolina on Wednesday, the Mustangs will play UCF, which has won six of its last nine games, on Saturday.

SMU, on the other hand, has lost its last four games.

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In the game against ECU, SMU was without leading scorer and rebounder Robert Nyakundi.

He is also a Conference USA Player of the Year candidate.

With Nyakundi gone, freshman guard Jalen Jones stepped up for the Mustangs.

Jones had 11 points on 4-6 shooting, while the Mustangs as a whole shot 43.6 percent.

Jones also grabbed eight

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No other Mustang scored in double digits on Wednesday.

The key difference in the game was from behind the arc, where SMU went zero for 11.

East Carolina took a lot more shots from outside, making 10 of 28 three-pointers.

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dropped two spots below Tulane and East Carolina into the last place spot. SMU’s conference record is 2-6.

Fortunately, the Mustangs will be playing five of their next six games at home, where they are 6-2 this season.

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though.

They’re 16-6 in the season, with a conference record of 5-3.

The Knights are led by junior forward Keith Clanton, who leads the team in rebounds and averages 15.5 points a game.

The other player to watch out for is UCF junior guard Marcus Jordan, son of the great Michael Jordan, who is also averaging 15.5 points per game and leads the team in assists.

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played for UCF this season until Air Jordan’s older son Jeff recently left for personal reasons.

Although Jeff didn’t have much of an impact on the team, the less Jordans to worry about on the court, the better.

The game against UCF will tip of at 2 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.

The Mustangs will try to right the ship and turn their losing streak around.

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speech for political activism was followed by the Rev. Pickett’s discussion on the evolution of his views on the death penalty.

“I was in favor of the death penalty because my grandfather was murdered when my father was just 12,” Pickett said. “I assumed that no one was just found to be guilty without cause.”

Pickett was known as the death chaplain at the Huntsville prison because he was the last religious figure that saw death row inmates before their executions.

The former chaplain now regrets his former stance on the death penalty issue.

“I buried 4,000 inmates who died in prison and watched over 95 executions,” Pickett said.

“The longer I was at the prison and talked to people, I

realized that the death penalty was wrong.”

Pickett listed multiple reasons for why the death penalty was not a practical punishment.

He listed the high public costs of the death penalty, cruel and unusual treatment of prisoners and the ineffectiveness of the death penalty as a crime deterrent as reasons to look at other punishment alternatives.

However, Pickett saved his best reasons for last.

“We have executed innocent people because of faulty eyewitness testimony,” Pickett said. “And even worse, before someone dies, they strip search him and leave him naked in a 9-by-9 room waiting to die.”

A silent crowd, shocked by the horrors of capital punishment, listened to Anthony Graves’ story

on how he spent 18 years in jail.

Graves was wrongfully convicted of killing four children, one teenager and an adult woman.

“I didn’t even know the family. I didn’t live in that area,” Graves said.

A single personal statement caused the Texas Rangers to pursue Graves for the crime.

“It was never about seeking the truth [in my case]. Someone just had to pay for the horrendous crime,” Graves said.

Graves criticized the lack of accountability and checks in the judicial system.

“Prosecutors have total immunity. Politicians have no accountability,” Graves said.

“This whole notion of ‘innocent until proven guilty’ should be thrown out the window.”

According to Graves, there is a very real racial problem in the American judicial system.

“The post-racial era is a myth.

Ask my mother if race doesn’t matter when you go to prison and you’ll know the truth,” Graves said.

In front of an audience that did not take its eyes off the emotional Graves, he called for individual action from everyone in the crowd.

“No one here cared when I was locked up, and it’s because all of this is being done in your name,” Graves said.

“You should never buy into the story that the death penalty makes society better and safer.”

“All the power rests in your hands. It’s time to hold people accountable.”

FINANCE

Make money selling back your books PARTH SHETH Video Editor pmsheth@smu.edu Do you still need to get rid of last semester’s books but want to get the most money for them?

Sometimes stores offer to buy the book back for less than half of the price that you paid for it.

An alternative to just going somewhere and getting rid of all your books is to sell them all on eBay separately.

Many people use eBay because it allows for as many people as possible to see the item you want to sell; but many people do not use it because selling on eBay can be rather tough. However, if you follow these suggestions, you will be able to sell any of your possessions for a great value.

The auction headline is where it begins. If you have a catchy, informative title for the item you are trying to sell and use words people search frequently, you will

attract more bidders. Always try to use powerful adjectives like rare, new, or top-notch in your title so people will be more inclined to look at the item, but do not exaggerate or lie in the title.

Lying to the buyers is the easiest way to get negative feedback, which will severely hurt your chances of selling anything later and can even get you kicked off of eBay. Second, remember that a picture is worth 1,000 words.

When selling something on eBay, it is typical for the buyers to be suspicious of how you describe the item you are selling.

If you take clear pictures, there is a smaller chance that the buyer will be suspicious of the condition of the item.

When taking the pictures, make sure they are of good quality and the prospective buyers are able to zoom in so they can see item details. Also, take pictures of the item from all

different angles so the viewer can see all of its dimensions.

This ensures that the buyer will purchase exactly what he or she wants and will be likely that they will return the product back to you.

Third, learn all about shipping and how it works. You can control how you ship the product to the buyer, so research the different shipping methods before posting the item on eBay. The different ways to ship can vary in terms of reliability and price, so choose an option and post it in the description for the product; this allows for the buyer to anticipate when he or she will get the item after they win the auction.

Fourth, when putting a price on an item, a good rule of thumb is to start low; the most important thing is to have as many people look at your listing as possible, and posting a product for a very cheap price is the easiest way to

ensure this.

The more bids your item has, the more customers it will attract and the higher the price will go during the auction.

It is not uncommon for items priced at $200 to receive no bids; if that same item is listed for 99 cents, it could receive many bids and potentially sell for more than $200.

Finally, do whatever it takes to keep your customers happy because happy customers lead to good feedback, which is the key to survival on eBay. This includes answering emails immediately, accurately describing your item, packaging the item carefully, shipping in a timely manner, etc.

Following these steps will ensure that you will be able to make as much money as possible for the items you post; even if you think your item is junk, there will always be someone willing to buy it.

CAMPUS

Faculty Senate meets for first time this year KENT KOONS Video Editor kkoons@smu.edu SMU Senate Faculty met for the first time this year on Wednesday afternoon in HughesTrigg Student Center.

President R. Gerald Turner as well as other members of the faculty discussed various issues that affect the student body.

Among the topics discussed was SMU’s move to the Big East Conference. President Turner expressed both excitement and caution about what needs to happen for the move to be successful.

“We’re not going to stay in the Big East unless our attendance goes up,” Turner said.

He pointed out that Temple University faced that problem before they left the Big East, but he seemed confident that it would not be an issue at SMU. Continuing the Big East talk, President Turner addressed the idea that joining the Big East would mean more travel for the Mustangs.

Turner turned down the idea, comparing the travel load to the WAC days, saying it’s just flying in a different direction.

President Turner also discussed the groundbreaking of the new residential commons, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014, the accreditations for the schools and the need for more “scholarship support than we have.”

Some members of the faculty voiced concern over the words of Dr. Stephen Rankin, university chaplain, when he said, “Our view of reality flows from the fundamentals of the Christian faith.”

Dennis Foster, chair of the English Department, brought up the issue, saying that religion

is something that “the senate needs to know about and think through.” cFoster reinforced the fact that despite SMU’s involvement with the Methodist church, SMU is a non-sectarian school.

Foster also discussed the new program in faith and learning scholars, which asks students about their personal relationships with Christianity on its application.

Foster believes this application excludes non-Christians.

Vice President for Student Affairs Lori White said that the chaplain is being misunderstood.

“The chaplain’s office has been and will continue to be open to students of all faiths,” White said.

Senior Associate Dean Peter Moore also defended the chaplain.

He pointed out that at least one member of the faith and learning scholars is not Christian.

It was agreed upon to invite the chaplain to the next senate meeting to clear up the issue.

SMU Director of Engaged Learning Susan Kress gave a presentation about the program’s goals and services.

Accompanying Kress were two students who were “unbridled learners” through the program and had their projects accepted.

The students were senior Lindsay Sockwell, who went to Zambia and taught dance, and Michael McCarthy, who developed a database to help doctors and nurses better monitor their patients past medical records.

Kress said that the program can help students attain grants, as well as help them answer the questions, “What do I care about?” and “What do I plan to do about it?”

The next Senate Faculty meeting will be Feb. 15.

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