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Students help West Dallas Jehadu Abshiro News Writer jabshiro@smu.edu “Dear Sarah, I miss you so much, I hope you do good on your test please come back to Booktown because I miss you.

To: Sarah From: Aden” This note is from Aden, a third grade girl who struggles with school, to Sarah, an SMU student who tutored Aden at the non-profit Readers to Leaders (R2L) during fall 2013.

R2L, developed in 2011, is a program that works with kids who are below reading proficiency from five West Dallas elementary schools. The non-profit specifically concentrates on the area bound by downtown Dallas to the east, the Trinity River to the north, Loop 12 to the west and I-30 to the south.

At the beginning of the 2013-2014 academic year, R2L, a member of the School Zone, needed volunteers to continue supporting the West Dallas students.

“One of the things that really would help them was SMU students,” Center on Communities and Education Communications Director Erin Crosby said. “This was our opportunity for us to support them in another way.”

In 2009 The School Zone, a partnership between SMU, 10 West Dallas public schools, 20 non-profit organizations, DISD, DCCCD, and business, was developed by the West Dallas Education Task Force.

SMU’s Center on Communities and

Education (CCE) takes the lead in the initiative.

The CCE hired nine work-study students to work at R2L. The Catholic Center, who had volunteers with R2L before, recruited and organized transportation for volunteers. Students from the Embrey Human Right’s program and Wellness classes volunteered as part of their service learning commitment.

The nonprofit currently services 240 children and has about 80 volunteers, with about 25-30 volunteers being SMU students.

Three former SMU students are part of the staff.

SMU students give a commitment of a semester and a once a week commitment so children can constantly see a familiar face. The influx of SMU volunteers has brought the ratio between tutors and students up.

“Before we had SMU students involved, we might have a volunteer working with two or three or four students in a group,” R2L Director Norma Nelson said.

“With this wonderful influx of SMU students, we’ve been able to do a lot more of one-on-one tutoring which has been really great give the kids more of an opportunity to move forward when they have the attention just for them.”

The average student at R2L is a tier three student, which means they are functioning below the 20 percentile in a national reading test.

Students are four times less likely to graduate high school.

“It’s very hard to get them caught up once they fall behind,” Nelson said. “ They definitely are coming from at risk situations and

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SMU student Alexandra Thibeaux volunteers in a classroom for the Readers to Leaders program.

they don’t have the ability to pay for high cost tutoring.”

According to the CCE, the 11.5 square mile area’s poverty and unemployment rates are more than double that of the city of Dallas. Less than 50 percent of the population has a high school diploma and about two percent

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SMU Seismologists study North Texas area earthquakes Jehadu Abshiro News Writer jabshiro@smu.edu Azel, Texas and surrounding areas have been experiencing more than 30 earthquakes since November, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

SMU seismologists are currently studying that area north of Fort Worth, Texas.

“It’s a scary thing to live somewhere for 30 years and suddenly there are earthquakes,” associate professor of geophysics Heather DeShon said.

In December 2013, four digital monitors provided by the USGS were deployed to monitor the seismicity in the area.

The SMU research team is deploying several single channel sensors provided

by Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Program.

The team is led by DeShon and includes seismology professor Brian Stump, graduate student Remi Oldham, working on his dissertation, and an undergraduate geophysics major.

Team members visit the area once or twice a week.

Once the instruments have all been deployed the team will no longer travel to the area.

“One of the larger motivations for this project is looking into whether or not the earthquakes are being induced by nearby injection wells related to fracking,” Oldham said.

On Jan. 23, a group of Azel residents traveled to the state capitol to demand that hydraulic fracking is banned immediately in response to allegations that the fracking is causing the earthquakes.

Along with the research, an education and outreach program is being developed.

The outreach program will include a website with frequently asked questions, maps and pictures.

IRIS’s active earth module, an interactive computer-based earth science display, will also be used. A kiosk will be set up in a public area of Azel for citizens.

“If it does turn out that the earthquakes are injectioninduced, emphasis on if, that would be a question for policy and industry professionals,” Oldham said.

Oldham studied geology at Boston University, did undergraduate seismology research there and is currently working on his Master of Science degree.

He will be presenting work on the Azel earthquake sequence on Research Day Feb. 26.

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have a college education, according to the 2000 census.

“You see parents who really want their children to have a good educations, but don’t necessarily have the opportunity to because of their work schedule,” SMU

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The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from the nation’s 47 million food stamp recipients to Southern peanut growers, Midwest corn farmers and the maple syrup industry in the Northeast.

After years of setbacks, the Senate on Tuesday sent the nearly $100 billion-a-year measure to President Barack Obama. The White House said the president will sign the bill on Friday in Michigan, the home state of Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow.

The Senate passed the bill 68-32 after House passage last week. The bill provides a financial cushion for farmers who face unpredictable weather and market conditions.

It also provides subsidies for rural communities and environmentallysensitive land. But the bulk of its cost is for the food stamp program,

which aids 1 in 7 Americans.

The bill would cut food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent.

House Republicans had hoped to reduce the bill’s costs even further, pointing to a booming agriculture sector in recent years and arguing that the now $80 billion-a-year food stamp program has spiraled out of control. The House passed a bill in September that would have made a cut to food stamps that was five times more than the eventual cut.

Those partisan disagreements stalled the bill for more than two years, but conservatives were eventually outnumbered as the Democratic Senate, the White House and a still-powerful bipartisan coalition of farmstate lawmakers pushed to get the bill done.

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Lyle receives cyber security donation Kian Hervey Contributing Writer khervey@smu.edu SMU publicly announced its plans to get into cyber security last September with the installment of Fredrick R. Chang as Lyle’s Endowed Centennial Distinguished Chair in Cyber Security.

Funds to build a Cyber Security Institute in the school of engineering have finally become available thanks to a generous donation from billionaire Darwin Deason.

“I was absolutely delighted when I learned of Mr. Deason’s gift,” Chang said. “It is simply wonderful news for SMU, for Dallas and for the nation because of the importance of cyber security today.”

Deason donated nearly $8 million to support an institute for cyber security and innovation gym at SMU. About $3 million of his donation will support operational functions of the institute and gym that will eventually bear his name.

The additional $5 million will support teaching, research and programming at the school.

“The Deason Institute will bring together some of the world’s best researchers to work on one of the most pressing problems of the next century,” said Lyle School Dean Marc Christensen. “This gift ensures that the Lyle School can sponsor challenging, creative programming.”

Christensen said the Deason Institute is currently being housed in Expressway Tower. Plans to move the Deason Institute to a permanent home on campus will be worked out in the coming

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The Lyle School of Engineering has received an $8 million donation to support a cyber security institute at the school.

years. The Innovation Gym already has permanent space on the first floor of Caruth Hall.

Computer science major Gavin Benedict considers Deason’s gift a definitive step in defining Lyle as one of the leading engineering schools in the country.

“It’s exciting not only as a CS major to see our department grow, but also to see a donation to support the Innovation Gymnasium,” he said. “It is one of the best, unique parts of SMU Lyle in my opinion.”

While the gym serves as a lab for students to learn how to solve cyber crime and prevent security breeches, the Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security will work toward developing a science of cyber security.

“The field today is playing

‘catch-up’ in that something bad has to happen and then we respond,” Chang said. “Our research will include a ‘problemdriven’ component as well as a more basic component... to [help] close the skills gap.”

In Deason’s day, there were limited options to learn about cyber security. The self-made billionaire built his computer services company, Affiliated Computer Services, from scratch and later sold it to Xerox for more than $6 billion in 2010.

“My business career was built on technology services, so clearly the issue of cyber security is something I take very seriously,” Deason said in a January press release. “The work of the institute will have a far-reaching impact.”

For Chang, that impact is

needed now more than ever.

Reflecting on the explosive growth of the Internet, he said cyber crime is inevitable. He hopes students across all disciplines will get involved in cyber security.

“Working in cyber security gives you a sense of working for something ‘larger than yourself.’

We are fighting cybercrime and each success makes you feel good about your work,” Chang said.

The Deason Institute will adopt an interdisciplinary approach to cybercrime. Students with interests in technology, criminology, social sciences, policy, law, business and more are encouraged to participate in the growing program.

For more information, contact the Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security at 214.768.3189.

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The art of collaboration: Past, present and future kelsey reynolds Style Editor kreynolds@smu.edu In a mere four days Target will debut their latest design collaboration, Peter Pilotto for Target. Over the years Target has nailed down partnerships with numerous designers, including the classic Missoni and FLOTUS favorite Jason Wu. It is not just Target who has gone collaborative, Kate Moss for Topshop will unveil a collection this April and it was recently announced that beloved actress Zooey Deschanel collaborated with All-American designer Tommy Hilfiger for a capsule collection.

Collaborations that used to debut once in a full moon are now popping up in every storefront and online shopping portal. As the trend only continues it begs the question, “Is the hype still there and will it continue?”

How It All Began Collaborations can be traced back to 1983 when Roy Halston debuted the collection, Halston III for J. C. Penney. Halston was unfortunately ahead of his time in the wrong way.

Following the J. C. Penney collection, department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman stopped the selling of his higher priced line. Fast-forward almost 20 years and designer Isaac

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Mizrahi released a capsule collection with Target in 2002. Mizrahi’s collection was wildly successful and ultimately launched the highlow collaboration. It has been 12 years since Mizrahi’s collection and collaborations are now becoming a norm.

Designer Collaborations Target has become a powerhouse for designer collaborations and Sunday Peter Pilotto makes its debut. Designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos, the brand is known for vibrant colors and high-definition prints. In a recent press release, Pilotto explained the line’s aesthetic.

“Our brand is about print, yes, but it’s also about the emotional feeling you can get from color and color combinations,” he said.

Most items in the 70-piece collection will retail for under $60 with a price point of $14.99 to $79.99.

Target’s previous collaboration was with Philip Lim and came under a bit of scrutiny. The pieces for Target were almost identical to his high-end designs and posed the question, why shell out the big bucks for a coveted designer piece when a low-end version may be made later? The flip side is that many view collaborations as a blessing to score their favorite designers at prices they can afford.

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An embossed dress from the Versace for H&M line that debuted in 2011.

A happy medium may be found in the Peter Pilotto collaboration. Working with Target allowed Pilotto and De Vos the flexibility to expand their designs; designing for a mass retailer allowed them to create swimwear pieces, sunglasses and even towels.

H&M is another retailer known for scoring infamous designers to collaborate on lines. This fall, Isabel Marant released a collection for the store and back in 2004 legendary Karl Lagerfeld designed a collection. London based

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retailer Topshop also collaborates with designers but more recently has started collaborating with celebrities.

Celebrity Collaborations The public has long been fascinated with what its favorite stars are wearing and it seems retailers are tapping into this craze. In spring 2014 Topshop is releasing the celebrity line, Kate Moss for Topshop. Moss did a stint between 2007-2010 for Topshop and is back this April with a 40-piece collection of womenswear, accessories and footwear.

The celebrity hype doesn’t end with Topshop. Mega retailer, Nordstrom is releasing a collection with Sarah Jessica Parker this month. Launching on Feb. 28 is the “SJP Collection” featuring over 25 Italian-crafted shoes, handbags and a rumored trench coat. Parker is notorious for her role as shoe-lover Carrie Bradshaw in “Sex and the City” and pays tribute to that in her new

The Instagram account for the SJP Collection launching Feb. 28.

line. The price point for the shoes is mid-range at, $195-$500. She is not a designer releasing a couture line, which would mean a higher price, or a designer releasing a collaboration for mass retail, which would mean a lower price, she is creating a collection to appeal for the everyday woman. Parker will be making appearances at select Nordstrom stores to promote the line, including Dallas’ very own NorthPark Center March 9.

The Future Will collaborations continue to dominate the retail industry or eventually fade out? David Wolfe, creative director of trend forecasting agency The Doneger Group, told Forbes in January 2013 that collaborations are, “in danger of reaching a saturation point” he explained. “There are simply too many to generate the trill that initially propelled customers into the store for these limited collection. The best collaborations were first.”

Perhaps that is why retailers have started moving from designer collaborations to

celebrity collaborations and even blogger collaborations.

SMU Meadows senior Lee Lynch believes in the longevity of designer collaborations but not celebrity collaborations.

“Though there are celebrities who have great taste and design talent, such as Victoria Beckham, many celebrity collaborations fall short because the collections lack the authenticity of a new design. The ability to choose your own wardrobe is not synonymous with the ability to design new pieces that command the attention of high fashion. In my opinion, celebrity collaboration takes the magic of good design and turns it into a consumerist and transparent fashion.”

Lynch has a classic style that includes numerous investment pieces. She values the creative process of designers and their timeless creations versus celebrities’ trend pieces.

Over 30 years past their debut, numerous collaborations are on the horizon for 2014.

Although there is a change in the type of collaborator the foundation is still there.

NEWS

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Abbott calls for additional funding for border security Associated Press Republican Greg Abbott pledged Tuesday to double border security spending if elected Texas governor while deflecting talk of Democratic opponent Wendy Davis and her scrutinized biography that has dominated the race in recent weeks.

“It’s time to move beyond all this,” said Abbott, the state’s attorney general. “It’s time that we do exactly what I’m doing today, and that is focusing on the issues that matter most to Texas.”

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The White House has been mostly quiet as Congress worked out its differences on the bill.

But in a statement after the vote, Obama said the bill would reduce the deficit “without gutting the vital assistance programs millions of hardworking Americans count on to help put food on the table for their families.”

He said the farm bill isn’t perfect, “but on the whole, it will make a positive difference not only for the rural economies that grow America’s food, but for

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volunteer Genesis Reed said.

“It’s been a interesting and great learning experience.”

R2L tests the students to see at which level they are reading, and then, with the tutoring, the students are able to gain one and a half months of skills for every one month of tutoring. Last year, 42 percent of students met their grade level proficiency or within two months of their proficiency. “[SMU students] are able to get a great quality education and they’re able to pass that off to the kids,” Nelson said. “They are

Abbott said those issues for him are public safety, education and transportation. Unveiling his most comprehensive policy rollout since launching his long-expected candidacy in July, Abbott outlined a nearly $300 million border security plan that includes an extra 500 troopers along the TexasMexico border.

Federal data show a decrease in violent crime along the border, which tracks with national trends.

But Republicans and the top officials at the Texas Department of Public

Safety reject those statistics because they don’t include such crimes as public corruption or human and drug trafficking.

The presumptive GOP nominee recalled a former South Texas prosecutor convicted last summer of accepting bribes, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme that allowed a convicted murder to escape.

“This creeping corruption resembles third-world county practices that erode the social fabric of our communities,” Abbott said.

Davis’ campaign seized on the “third world” language and characterized his plan as a rehash of get-tough Republican views on immigrants who are in the country illegally. Davis has spent much of the previous two weeks fighting back criticism after small discrepancies in her personal story about going from a trailer park to Harvard Law School emerged.

“Actions speak louder than words, and Greg Abbott’s actions are downright hostile,” Davis spokeswoman Rebecca Acuña said.

“(His) positions don’t vary much from the ‘stop the invasion’ rhetoric we’re hearing from his allies.”

Abbott said he also wants all state agencies checking the immigration status of employees under the federal E-Verify system. When asked why he wouldn’t instruct lawmakers to impose the same requirement on private businesses, Abbott said the state should first show that the system works and set a standard.

Also left unclear is whether the state currently has a problem with giving jobs to immigrants who aren’t

authorized to work in the country.

“We’ll find out,” Abbott said.

Abbott said his border security plan would be paid from state general revenue, which lawmakers wield the most control over — and causes the most friction in the Legislature, even when state coffers are flush with cash. He claimed that taxpayers are already forking over $150 million annually for county jails to house immigrants in the country illegally, and cited that as an area where savings could be found if his policies work.

our nation.”

Obama praised the bill for getting rid of controversial subsidies known as direct payments, which are paid to farmers whether they farm or not.

Most of that program’s $4.5 billion annual cost was redirected into new, more politically defensible subsidies that would kick in when a farmer has losses.

To gather votes for the bill, Stabenow and her House counterpart, Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., included a major boost for crop insurance popular in the Midwest, higher subsidies for Southern rice and peanut farmers and land payments for Western

states. The bill also sets policy for hundreds of smaller programs, subsidies, loans and grants — from research on wool to loans for honey producers to protections for the catfish industry. The bill would provide assistance for rural Internet services and boost organic agriculture.

Stabenow said the bill is also intended to help consumers, boosting farmers markets and encouraging local food production.

“We worked long and hard to make sure that policies worked for every region of the country, for all of the different kinds of agricultural production we do in our country,” she said.

The regional incentives scattered throughout the bill helped it pass easily in the House last week, 251-166. House leaders who had objected to the legislation since 2011 softened their disapproval as they sought to put the long-stalled bill behind them.

Leaders in both parties also have hoped to bolster rural candidates in this year’s midterm elections.

Conservatives remained unhappy with the bill.

“It’s mind-boggling, the sum of money that’s spent on farm subsidies, duplicative nutrition and development assistance programs, and special interest pet projects,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

“How are we supposed to restore the confidence of the American people with this monstrosity?”

McCain pointed to grants and subsidies for sheep marketing, for sushi rice, for the maple syrup industry.

The $800 million-a-year savings in the food stamp program would come from cracking down on some states that seek to boost individual food stamp benefits by giving people small amounts of federal heating assistance that they don’t need. That heating assistance, sometimes as low as $1 per person, triggers higher benefits, and some critics see that practice as circumventing the law. The

compromise bill would require states to give individual recipients at least $20 in heating assistance before a higher food stamp benefit could kick in.

Some Democrats still objected to the cuts, even though they are much lower than what the House had sought. The Senate-passed farm bill had a $400 million annual cut to food stamps.

“This bill will result in less food on the table for children, seniors and veterans who deserve better from this Congress, while corporations continue to receive guaranteed federal handouts,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said. “I cannot vote for it.”

able to talk about going to college and how important getting an education is.”

Volunteers work with students during school by reading with a student for 30 minutes during the school day away from other students or in an afterschool program. During the afterschool program the child reads to the volunteer from one of the 5,000 books in the R2L library and the volunteer in turn reads to child from a higher level book.

The program does other handson activities such as the reading challenge that encourages students to read outside of the classroom and tutoring sessions.

R2L also attempts to work

parents’ concerns in with their program by setting up students with extra tutoring or during homework time.

Antonio, who was tutored

by SMU sophomore David Palumbo, struggled with math and reading. When Palumbo first started working with him, he could do about five multiplication problems in a minute during the homework time.

Antonio improved to about 20 problems with a minute.

“He went from being behind to being one of the more proficiency ones in his class,” Palumbo said.

Palumbo worked with the R2L after seeing a pamphlet around campus and then begin tutoring

three to four times a week last semester.

Reed, political science and human rights major, had a similar experience with a student she was tutoring at C.F. Carr Elementary School. She had been working with a boy for about two or three weeks. She walked into the room and saw he was reading a book he hadn’t been able to read by himself before.

“He was like, ‘Look, Miss, Miss I can read this without you this time,’” Reed said. “That was really cool. When you help them, they catch on and remember and they keep it with them. It’s been like that with every child I’ve worked with.”

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People stop to look and take pictures of a makeshift memorial.

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman

zain haidar Contributing Writer zhaidar@smu.edu Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his West Village apartment Sunday morning. At 46 -years-old, Hoffman overdosed — leaving behind a wife, three children,and scores of fans that were touched by his acting.

Officers found bags of what appears to be heroin along with muscle relaxers and synthetic opioids in Hoffman’s residence. Hoffman’s playwright friend David Bar Katz made the discovery and alerted the authorities. Emergency responders declared Hoffman dead on the scene.

It’s difficult to say precisely what we lost with Hoffman’s death, not because the actor had little impact but rather because he had so much.

In these weird little inventories we make after people die, we feel better having monumental achievements to tick off a list in remembrance. Actors complicate this process.

I could list off Hoffman’s movies and well-known roles in an attempt

to jog your memory of a favorite scene. You have Wikipedia for that.

More important than the individual characters is the tone of Hoffman’s acting. Hoffman approached movies with a somber, quiet talent and a painful dedication to the craft.

His characters spanned the spectrum from ridiculous to haunting, but in each role Hoffman emanated a pained energy. You could see in his eyes that skeletons were wrestling in Hoffman’s closet.

Beyond our affection for his movies, we’re touched by Hoffman’s death because drug addiction has affected us all in some way. We might have a parent or close friend with an addiction. We might know a famous celebrity who’s died from drug abuse. We might be addicts ourselves.

Talent and skill are great at hiding hurt and depression. We don’t want to believe that experts have deep inner pain because we see them as greater than ourselves — representatives of our best qualities at large.

But everybody has an issue.

Some of us ruin relationships with our issues and some of us ruin lives with our issues. No matter how much damage we’ve caused, however, it’s important to know we can share our pain and bring it to light rather than hiding it in the dark, in an empty apartment, in a needle.

Haidar is a junior majoring in journalism.

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And now we wait Marvel has become a central part of my life. From “Iron Man” to “Avengers,” I’ve been a huge fan. All are great movies, but the wait between film releases is agonizing. But I can handle it.

Now, Marvel has extended its cinematic universe to TV. “Agents of SHIELD,” while not the best show on television, holds its own. Basically, the show is supposed a weekly dose of the Marvel universe to keep fans occupied between feature films. But so far it hasn’t been. The show went on a random hiatus at the beginning of January. And at the end of this week’s returning episode, I find out the show won’t be back until March.

What? Why? Really?

You’re not coming back for a month. For no reason. After a huge cliffhanger. I cannot handle this.

—Lauren Aguirre, Online Editor

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katelyn gough Editor in Chief kgough@smu.edu Immigration reform has been an increasingly dominant issue in American politics over the past years; yet the wedge that it creates in this country makes a solution seem far off.

I spent this past summer along the Arizona-Mexico border. The trip forced me to re-explore, reassess and re-define my stance on proposed immigration reform plans.

There is a significant gap between what are perceived to be the immigration “problems” and what the actual realities are.

There is a perceived distinction between the needs of the two

sides of immigration—the case of border security and the future of the immigrants already in the U.S. However, the basis of the two arguments I found along the border itself does not necessarily fall within those lines.

Immigration was, overall, grouped into two categories that were not blatantly border versus illegals: they were drugs and people.

The drug side of the immigration issue was attributed almost entirely to border security. Beneath that surface level was the fact that drugs are coming into America because there is an enormous market for such. Many people’s question was, “If the government is going to throw money at a drug problem, why not address the American source?”

Because that is not a plausible response, the focus remains on the physical border. But the response from many I spoke with was that increased financial build-up at the border will not solve the problem.

The border itself needs to be fixed, not blindly encouraged to grow. It is one thing to propose a solution from a policy perspective in Washington,

same “solution search” as that for the documentation status of our nation’s community of families, workers, DREAMers and students.

The crime organizations are based—and for the most part, remain—on the south side of the dividing fence. Their drugs may come across to the American market, but virtually anyone caught at the wrong place and the wrong time can be forced to be a drug mule. There was a case just in the last year when an American woman was arrested for unknowingly having drugs under her bus seat before crossing back into Arizona.

Looking at immigration and trying to connect the dots between politics, economics and basic realities is frustrating. Stereotypes based on exclusivity and fear seem to rule over the facts of the objectively human side of the situation, but the fact stands that there are facets to the problem that cannot be generalized, over-shdowed or left out of the equation.

Gough is a junior majoring in journalism and theater.

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Atheist finds prayers for conversion offensive

brandon bub Contributing Writer bbub@smu.edu One of the most explicit messages found in the Bible is that of the importance of Christian evangelization. For instance, consider Mark 16:15: “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.’”

Sharing the “good news” of Christ’s message has been a central tenet of Christianity since the religion’s inception.

After all, when you feel as though you’ve learned the reason for existence and the secret to eternal happiness, it would be downright selfish to keep such news to yourself.

Yet keeping this commandment to its fullest extent can sometimes produce tensions, especially when evangelization becomes an act of attempting to convert people of different faiths or no faith at all.

This conflict is one I know all too well. In the years since I’ve “come out” as a nonChristian, I’ve received all kinds of responses, most of which have been supportive. Some family members like to believe I’m going through a phase, which I don’t mind because we already have enough to argue over at the dinner table. Others have expressed agreement with some of my beliefs in their own spiritual journeys but have yet to go public with them for fear of rocking the boat (I can’t say I blame them).

However, one trend that has perturbed me lately is that of my loved ones praying for me to find my way back to the Church. I know that such prayers only come from the most loving place in these people’s hearts, but I can’t help but feel slightly offended.

Again, if you feel that God has entered your life and brought you unlimited fulfillment, it’s natural to want that same thing for those closest to you.

But when people explicitly pray for me to have a religious conversion, it communicates to me that I’m thought of as broken, incomplete, and unhappy.

I’m not the cheeriest person in the world. My counselor tells me I probably have a mild anxiety condition. My favorite authors are misanthropes like Fitzgerald and Vonnegut.

That being said, to say that I live an unfulfilled life would be completely wrong. My friends and family support me beyond desert. My academic life is richly fulfilling. I fall in love, and fall apart, like all other people. My health is good, my finances are secure, my future is somewhat stable. I am happy beyond description. If I’m missing something without God, I’m apparently none the wiser.

I begrudge no one for centering their life around God, nor do I think evangelization is ipso facto patronizing. To live one’s life as an example of good and faithful virtue epitomizes the Christian mission in its highest form.

But I ask that no one assume my happiness to be any less valuable in spite of its being founded outside of Scripture.

Bub is a senior majoring in English, history and political science.

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“In such cases, moral destitution can be considered impending suicide. This type of destitution, which also causes financial ruin, is invariably linked to the spiritual destitution which we experience when we turn away from God and reject his love.”

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D.C., miles away from the most dense concentration of the problem.

It’s another to live the problem day-to-day.

The answer to the border security question was one never offered with a solution, but tied rather to a list of “do nots.” Perhaps this is the reason border build up is one of the only acceptable solutions that has been considered so far in addressing the drug migration.

On the human side are 11.1 million people in the U.S. working, going to school, and building lives that benefit—economically and culturally—entire communities.

Many people in Tucson and Nogales, Ariz., say the majority of the undocumented immigrants would be a substantial loss to the economy and culture. They came here to work and receive an education, and they need those opportunities to afford to stay here—there are no free tickets if they want to make a life in the U.S., contrary to what some arguements may propose.

The issue of the drug trade cannot be generally grouped in the

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Christian evangelism through conversations

michael dearman Contributing Writer mdearman@smu.edu When Brandon Bub told me he wanted to write about evangelism this week, I was taken aback. How would a discussion on Christian evangelism go when taken on by a committed atheist and a devout Christian? Bub gets the general idea of evangelism correct – Jesus Christ called his disciples to share the good news and that call distinctly shapes the Christian mission.

Bub is also correct in saying that vocalizing and performing one’s commitment to following Jesus Christ is of central importance to the Christian witness.

For many Christians concerned with sharing their faith, the question is not “if ” but “how.”

How can the Christian be honest and faithful to her commitments while still respecting the vast differences in worldviews that she will inevitably encounter? The trend in some Christian circles is to speak of evangelism as a “conversation,” not as a nasty word full of the linguistic baggage of oppression, insensitivity or fist-pounding anger. In my own experience, conversation makes up much of what sharing the Gospel is. The analogy of evangelism to conversation captures four specific aspects that can create vibrant dialogue amongst people of different faith backgrounds: it is (1) relational, (2) grace-giving, (3) genuine and (4) unique.

(1) Relational – Evangelism must start from the personal level in which people can develop a common understanding of each other’s differences in beliefs, experiences and desires. This affirms the common worth and humanity we all share while taking seriously that while drastic differences may exist in how we understand the world, peaceable disagreement and dialogue is possible. Friendship and love abounds even where conflict lives.

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(2) Grace-Giving – Evangelism is about an offer of grace from Jesus Christ to become his disciple.

The extension of grace through the Holy Spirit to the individual does not begin in a conversion experience, but from loving another person where they are. This requires one to put off frustration, to shrug off offensive comments, to admit one’s own ignorance about answers to questions. And one must also strive to not frustrate others, not to belittle their beliefs, and to seek mutual trust in the midst of disagreement.

(3) Genuine – Do not misunderstand me; I am not calling for a Christian to affirm another’s worldview in such a way as to negate the truthfulness of the Gospel. No one, regardless of faith background, has to agree with or treat as equally valid the religious and philosophical claims of others.

If one believes that to follow Christ is to experience the fullness of life, then one should affirm that in all one does. While one can be honest about one’s spiritual commitments, the Christian cannot begin a relationship with a non-Christian from the intent to convert. For readers who do view evangelism in this way, my question for them is simply, why? What do you gain from viewing individuals as projects instead of as people who are called to be followers of Christ?

The impetus for faith comes from the Holy Spirit, not from your own efforts to change someone’s beliefs.

(4) Unique – Lastly, because every moment of evangelism is a moment of conversation, each moment is unique. There is no settled way to talk about faith.

“Conversation starters” are for the unadventurous. It takes a certain boldness to proclaim what you believe, but it doesn’t have to start with you, it can start with the person you minister to. What do they believe? How do they understand God? What are their experiences like? Everyone has different answers, and those differences necessitate unique responses. You must bring your own knowledge, faith, and experiences to the table in order to answer questions, to bridge gaps, and to boldly proclaim the “reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15).

Dearman is a senior majoring in political science and philosophy.

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Kennedy flies home Top 5 recruits to watch to surprise mother Billy Embody Sports Writer wembody@smu.edu

Omar Majzoub Contributing Writer omajzoub@smu.edu SMU basketball star Markus Kennedy flew home after the team’s big victory over Memphis to surprise his mother and say goodbye before she leaves on her last tour of military service.

All week, the only thing Kennedy could talk about was beating Memphis Saturday.

After the SMU basketball team dropped a disappointing game on the road at South Florida, Kennedy and his Mustang teammates were focused on bouncing back with a victory over the Tigers at home.

However, as soon as the game was over, Kennedy’s focus quickly shifted with a surprise announcement from his Hall of Fame head coach.

SMU and Larry Brown got in touch with the Kennedy family and figured out a way for Kennedy to fly home and see his mother, Barbara, before her final tour of military service.

Barbara was expected to leave Philadelphia Monday at 6 a.m. for Kuwait for the next eight months.

It will be her third tour of duty as an Air Force sergeant, but her first one since Kennedy was a little boy.

“I was really upset that I

wasn’t going to be able to see her, so it was rough on me,” he said.

“It was great to be able to go back and see her before she left. I know she was really surprised because she had no idea I was coming home either. She started crying. I just feel so blessed to have a mom like that and I hope it’s the last time she has to go away.”

Kennedy’s aunt and Coach Brown coordinated the trip for him at the perfect time in the Mustangs’ schedule.

However, SMU had to wait for the NCAA to give Kennedy a waiver that cleared him to fly home on a flight paid for by the school.

“We looked at our schedule and we had nice break between games, so I thought it would be a great opportunity for him and the NCAA allowed us to do that,” Brown said. “People always write bad stuff about the NCAA, but this is amazing. He could have missed practice until Thursday if he needed it. I know this really meant a lot to him and it worked out great.”

Brown asked SMU point guard and good friend of Kennedy, Nic Moore about whether or not he should tell the big man about his trip before or after the Memphis game.

Moore advised his coach to wait until after the game and Kennedy had his best performance of the season.

He scored 21 points on 10

for 10 shooting and grabbed 15 rebounds in the 15-point victory.

“Markus was so focused on that game that I thought it was better for them to wait until after,” Moore explained. “If they would have told him before, he would have been understandably distracted because he is such a family-orientated guy.”

Kennedy has been playing great lately for the Mustangs and is averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds over his last seven games.

He said he works hard everyday on and off the court because his mom sets the example for his whole family.

“My brother, my sister, and I are all really close and my mom is such an important part of our family,” Kennedy explained.

“Now, she is going to serve our country. It’s going to be tough, but I am nothing but proud of my mom for doing what she does.”

Kennedy didn’t get back to Dallas until 4 a.m. Tuesday because of a snowstorm in Philadelphia that delayed his flight.

The morning he came back, Kennedy found everyone in the SMU program to say thank you for what they did.

“I really want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart,” Kennedy said. “It means a lot to me to know that people here at SMU care so much about me.”

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1. Daniel Gresham- FB, Ft. Worth, All Saints’ Episcopal HS (TX) The number one fullback in the country has had a wild recruitment process, committing to Texas then Louisville before finally landing at SMU after new Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino pulled his offer.

The 5-11, 230 pound forward back with 4.5 speed will be the big back that June Jones likes in his offense. With Traylon Shead deciding to pursue a career in professional football, Greshman will compete for immediate playing time along with Prescott Line and K.C. Nlemchi.

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3. Kadeem Goulbourne- WR, Cypress Bay HS (Fla.) With Keenan Holman graduating, SMU is in need of another big-bodied receiver and while Goulbourne did break his foot in October and he is still recovering.

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Coach Jones’ pass-heavy offense and SMU’s private education made the SMU offer something Goulbourne couldn’t pass up.

Goulbourne will have the chance to compete with JaBryce Taylor on the outside once he is fully recovered.

Goulbourne was planning on enrolling in the Spring, but instead decided to continue his recovery process in Florida.

4. J.R. Reed- S, plano, Prestonwood Christian Academy (TX) Another local Dallas-area player that Jones and company were able to land was J.R. Reed. Reed tore

his ACL in a gruesome way in the playoffs, but he has plenty of talent.

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5. Jordan Severt- QB, Austin, Westlake HS (TX) Austin, Texas, Westlake High School has produced the likes of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles and now Jordan Severt is poised to begin his career at SMU. Severt is only a two-star by most recruiting services, but his mechanics are excellent, his decision making is good and his footwork is great.

Severt reminds is like a taller, but less highly-touted Aaron Murray, the former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback.

Severt needs to work on his arm strength a little bit since some of his deep balls hang in the air occassionally, but in the short to intermediate passing game, he’s extremely quick to deliver an accurate ball.

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‘Cock’: a ‘stimulating’ play Second Thought Theatre explores sexuality

kathleen bennett Contributing Writer kgaskins@mail.smu.edu With a title like ‘Cock,’ one hopes that the play will satisfy its audiences, or at the very least be stimulating. Luckily, with this production of the awardwinning drama by Mike Bartlett, theatregoers get that and more.

This past Friday, Second Thought Theatre opened up its 2014 season with a thoughtprovoking production that questions love, sexuality and the labels that come with them.

The production begins with the actors entering the room and tracing shapes projected from above onto the stage. It soon became obvious that these shaped demarked different spaces in which scenes from the play occurred.

The play is uniquely written, organized not in chronological order, but rather by the main character, John’s, played by Justin Locklear, relationships with his two love interests, M, Blake Hackler, and W. Danielle Pickard, until both stories come together in a climactic dinner shared by all.

Act I begins with John’s relationship with M, and follows them through their story from living together to their break-up and on through John’s confession to M that he has had another relationship… and with a woman no less! Then we see John in his relationship with W, from their first meeting to their first sexual experience together and on to John’s invitation to a dinner with M and W so he can decide between his two lovers.

In Act II, chaos insures as John is forced to choose between his two loves at a dinner party, at which they are joined by M’s Father F, played by Robert Ousely.

Watching this show was a

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Actor Justin Locklear starring as John in ‘Cock’.

master class in acting. With each new scene, a new level of both relationships was revealed and it became easier and easier to understand John’s struggle to choose between M and F. While each scene was beautifully crafted, the one part of the story that was missing was John’s remorse in the situation. He showed no sorrow for the pain he caused both of his lovers, but rather the emphasis was placed on his internal struggle.

Keeping in theme with the rest of the performance, the costumes were simple and effective. All of the characters were dressed in black and white with red accents, except John

who was dressed in gray.

The play was masterfully directed by Alex Organ, a graduate of the renowned MFA program at Yale University School of Drama and an Associate Artist with Second Thought Theatre. His vision was simple and effective. With minimal set, soft lighting and hardly any music, the emphasis was placed on the actors and the scenes.

This play was entertaining, engaging and enlightening, and what should be expected from every theatrical performance.

‘Cock’ will run until its closing date of Feb. 22.

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