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Hiker’s trial begins in Iran The trial of the three U.S. hikers began Sunday in Iran. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal have been detained in Iran since July of 2009 on charges of spying and entering the country illegally.

Shourd was released on bail in September 2010 due to a medical condition and has not responded to Iran’s court summons.

Rain displaces Sri Lankans Flooding in Sri Lanka’s North Central and Eastern provinces have displaced just short of one million people. Almost 1,000 houses have been destroyed, five navy personnel out on relief work are missing and at least five have died during one rescue attempt.

Zoo animals freeze to death Thirty-five animals in northern Mexico froze to death at the Serengeti Zoo Saturday. The zoo owner reports 14 parrots, 13 serpents, five iguana, two crocodiles and a capuchin monkey dead after the temperature dropped to 9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fraternity shooting kills one Police are searching for two suspects in a shooting at an Ohio fraternity house just north of the Youngstown State University campus. The shooting occurred early Sunday morning, killing one student and injuring 11 others.

Assange asks for money online Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have set up a Facebook page asking for donations to his legal defense fund.

The page has raised about $5,700 thus far. Assange faces sexual misconduct allegations in Sweden, but is currently being held on bail in England.

Girl Scouts cut two flavors Girl Scouts have pulled the “Dulce de Leche” and the “Thank U Berry Munch” cookies from the menu as part of a pilot program to help cut down on the surplus of the less popular cookies. The cookies will be pulled from 12 different regions including parts of New York City, Atlanta, Oklahoma, California and Virginia.

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WEATHER

Pipe bursts, water fills Fondren Dallas’ severe weather impacts charities Science after four-day freeze

By ASHLEY WITHERS

By SARAH KRAMER

Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

While snow and ice covered the ground Saturday afternoon, it rained inside Fondren Science Building.

A pipe that was part of the cupola fire secretion system burst, caused flooding in the attic, that then drained down to all three floors of the building.

Assistant to the Dean of Dedman College Melissa Humason and her husband, the chemistry lab coordinator, were among the first people on the scene. Humason received a call around 1 p.m. and arrived on campus about ten minutes later.

SMU police responded quickly as well.

Upon arrival, Humason was not allowed inside until the fire department checked for chemical spills.

Once the building was cleared, it was sprayed with biocide and the floors were treated to prevent mold growth.

SMU Director of Facilities Services, Bob Casagrande estimated that water was pouring out of the pipes at around 200 gallons a minute for one to two hours.

Both Casagrande and Fred Olness, chair of the physics department, said the building was a disaster Saturday.

“There was standing water in the hallways and ceiling tiles were on the ground. It was quite a mess,” Olness said.

The water was controlled around 2 p.m., roughly one to two hours after the pipe burst due to freezing temperatures.

Mooring Recovery Services, which specializes in fire and flood restoration and mold remediation, had cleanup crews begin work at 5 p.m. Crews worked through the night and Sunday

Carter Blood Care, which supplies blood to North Texas hospitals, needs to collect at least 1,100 viable units of blood and platelets every day in order to have enough blood for the Dallas area.

While roads were icy, causing accidents, Carter Blood Care was closed for four days.

They only collected 520 units.

The “Snowpocalypse” impacted more than just Dallas schools, airports and the Super Bowl. Local charities around Dallas, including all the blood drivers and centers, were shut down.

“Our main concern was for the safety of our donors and employees,” Chief Administrative Officer at Carter Blood Care Michelle Stefan said. “Fortunately, patients did not suffer as we were able to bring in blood from other areas of the country.”

Carter Blood Care is community maintained and is asking all eligible donors to help them make up for the donations lost as a result of the weather.

The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), which serves 13 North Texas counties, was forced to shut its doors last week, too.

The food collected through NTFB serves nearly 25,000 people per day, but with weather conditions this food could not be distributed.

“We were closed most of last week and now we are going to have to play catch-up,” Paige Phelps, the media director for the NTFB, said.

One thing the weather has not

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An industrial-sized dehumidifer operates outside of Fondren Science Building Sunday afternoon as crewmembers of Mooring Recovery Services stand outside. A pipe in the building cupola burst Saturday afternoon, causing flooding.

to ensure classes could be held in the building Monday.

The goal Saturday was to move things away from the water and make sure the classrooms were ready for Monday.

“We did not want to miss more classes after missing so many classes this week due to the weather,” Olness said.

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impacted is the NTFB’s “Souper Bowl of Caring.”

The goal of the program is to gather $1.5 million in cash and food items by the time the Super Bowl game is over.

“We are actually up $20,000 from where we were at this time last year,” Cristina Curtis Barbe, the North Texas director for the Souper Bowl of Caring, said.

“Despite the weather, people found it in their hearts to give and give generously.”

In addition to the “Souper Bowl of Caring” donors, there was another man who was not deterred by the inclement weather.

Dallas’ own Soup Man David Timothy and the Soup Mobile worked through last week.

The Soup Mobile is a mobile Soup Kitchen that serves meals to the homeless in the Downtown Dallas area.

“While many businesses and charities have been shut down virtually all week, the Soup Mobile has continued business as usual,” Timothy said. “Our position is that our homeless people need our services in this weather even more than ever.

We are 100 percent committed to continuing our services—regardless of the weather.”

As temperatures rise this week, volunteer and charity services in Dallas should start to get back to their normal routine.

“These charities are community maintained and sustained,” Michele Stefan said.

“We will have to ask the community to help us in a greater way to make up for this loss.”

SUPER BOWL XLV

PROTESTS

North Texas welcomes big game

With Egypt in turmoil, oil, food prices climb

By TAYLOR ADAMS Editor-in-Chief tadams@smu.edu

Dallas has been prepping for it for over a year. Expectations for a major boost in the local economy ran high.

Finally, the countdown was over.

Athletes, celebrities and football fans alike flocked to North Dallas to experience Super Bowl XLV. Change of plans Since the announcement of the location for Super Bowl XLV, talks of economic advantages have been abundant. Hotels, restaurants, party venues and rental car companies were all expected to bring in impressive revenues.

Dallas’s recent weather, however, efficiently stunted that expected growth. Two resorts closed because of the ice and snow, missing out on their anticipated earnings of nearly $60,000, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Visitors who expected to spend money on activities such as golf quickly realized they needed to change their agendas.

Direct spending was expected to exceed $200 million, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a record for a Super Bowl host city.

However, after the ice storm, many stores closed their doors earlier, lowering their chances of a sales increase.

SMU students like Charlie McCaslin, a junior history major, are disappointed with North Texas’ missed economic opportunity, but still find the presence of the game to be of benefit to the area’s reputation.

“It’s sad to see some of the positive economic effects eradicated by the weather,” he said. “That being said, it is a tremendous benefit to the city.”

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The Omni Dallas Hotel stands in the foreground of this aerial view of snow-bound downtown Dallas on Friday.

Ties to the big game While SMU stood covered in ice only miles from the game, its connections were strong to the faceoff between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

One particular alumnus played a significant role in this weekend’s game—Bill Lively (’65) is the president and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Committee, which was responsible for bringing the game to Arlington.

SMU’s presence was also on the field. For the second year in a row, SMU has an alumnus earning a Super Bowl ring. Steelers’ wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders (‘09) graduated

from SMU in 2009, after helping the Mustangs win the Sheraton Hawaii bowl.

Last year, Thomas Morstead, punter for the New Orleans Saints and SMU grad, played in the Super Bowl.

Another SMU alumnus was on an executive side of the game.

Ted Thompson (’75) serves as the executive vice president and general manager of the Green Bay Packers.

Thompson also played for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984.

SMU was also the planned location for the Packers’ practices, but the persistent winter weather kept them off our field.

Amanda Weise, drum major for

the Mustang Band, was more than excited for North Texas to host the Super Bowl.

“I would have to say that the general atmosphere of a Super Bowl city per-say is pretty electrifying,” she said, commenting on all of the team paraphernalia she witnessed last week.

Weise, from Houston, also saw the Super Bowl as a chance to share Dallas with a greater number of visitors.

“I love that it is Dallas, too, because then everyone gets to see the culture of the city itself, even if it isn’t a large amount,” she said.

WASHINGTON — The turmoil in Egypt is causing economic jitters across the globe, pushing up food and oil prices so far, but bigger worries are ahead.

Will popular uprisings and revolution spread to Egypt’s rich autocratic neighbors, managers of much of the world’s oil supply? Will the U.S. see its influence in the region decline and that of Iran and other fundamental Islamic governments surge?

While those are open questions, there’s no doubt the crisis has meant new risks for shaky economies and put a cloud over financial markets.

Instability in the Middle East, if prolonged, could jeopardize fragile recoveries in the United States and Europe. It could limit job creation and fuel inflation.

“If the turmoil is contained largely to Egypt, then the broader economic fallout will be marginal,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. “Now, obviously, if it spills out of Egypt to other parts of the Middle East, the concern goes to a whole other darker level.”

Protesters have toppled the government of Tunisia, with more modest effects in Yemen and Jordan.

“The real worry, I think is if these protests continue indefinitely and there isn’t more reassurance about stability in Egypt and in the broader region,” said Shadi Hamid, a researcher on Gulf affairs at the Brookings Institution’s Doha Center in Qatar.

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Politics

• Monday, February 7, 2011

The Daily Campus

Wave of protests shakes up Middle East

By JESSICA HUSEMAN Politics Editor jhuseman@smu.edu

Protests in Tunisia sparked a wave protests across the Middle East, leading to new or partially new governments in Tunisa, Egypt and Jordan while Yemen’s goverment remains in power.

The protests in each country are explained here.

Tunisia

TUNISIA The Tunisian uprising took the world by what seemed to be mild surprise. Ben Ali ruled the country since 1987, and though his government was criticized by NGOs, major countries such as the United States and France supported it. Its support explains the lack of coverage up until the protests began to shake the country.

In mid-December, 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in front of Tunis’ provincial headquarters after being denied help there when a policewoman confiscated his vegetable cart and its contents. Though he did not immediately die, his actions set off a wave of controversy in the city, leading to a blunt response by police, which inflamed the controversy into outright riots. Though Ali visited Bouzizi in the hospital in an attempt to quell the unrest, he was not successful and protests continued over poor working conditions, unemployment, corruption and the lack of freedom of speech among other things.

In a televised speech on Dec. 28, Ali warned against “use of violence in the streets by a minority of extremists,” saying that he would punish those who continued the unrest. He was ignored, and the protests continued.

In response, he shuffled around some key positions in his government and pledged to create 300,000 new jobs, though his promises seemed to have no effect on the protesters.

Curfews were put in place, though protesters never followed them. Just days before Ali stepped down, he said he would not change the Tunisian Constitution, which stated that no one over the age of 75 could serve as president. Ali is currently 74, so his statement effectively meant he would not run again in 2014.

On Jan. 14, Ali dissolved his government and declared a state of emergency and fled, handing power over to Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. Ghannouchi’s reign was shortlived, as it was soon ruled that Parliamentary Speaker Fouad Mebazaa was the constitutionally correct rule; he was given 60 days to organize a new election.

On Jan. 17, Mebazaa announced a “National Unity Government,” which immediately picked up criticism because it still held members of Ali’s former government. This led to a cabinet reshuffle a few days later, but Ghannouchi stayed as prime minister, leading to further protests.

Recently there has been talk of Ali’s allies attempting to spread chaos and take back power. As a result, the new minister of the interior shut down all operations of Ali’s former party.

The country continues to increase in stability, but protests still shake the effectiveness of the new ruling government.

Egypt

JORDAN

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Protests have rocked the governments of Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen in past weeks, leading to new or partially new governments in three of the four countries.

EGYPT On Jan. 25, just weeks after the start of the Tunisian protests, protests in Egypt began. Many of the protesters who took to the streets carried Tunisian flags to show the country’s influence.

The majority of the protests focus on such things as the lack of free elections and free speech, the corruption of the current government, low minimum wage and high unemployment, food prices, the state of emergency laws and police brutality.

The primary demand of the protesters is the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in office since 1981.

Soon after the protests began, the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest opposition group threw its support behind the protests and its members began to join in. The Brotherhood has become a leading voice in the protest.

The death toll rose slowly throughout the first few days of protests, but people were being arrested in high numbers.

On Jan. 28, the Egyptian government shut down access to the Internet, texting and mobile phones. Police also issued a curfew, which was promptly ignored by protesters.

The military was ordered to help the police control crowds, but the military took a decidedly more peaceful approach than the police, gaining support and cooperation from the people.

By Jan. 30, the crowds had grown larger and the death toll higher. The military was given permission to use live rounds on the crowds, but refused to do so. Mohammed ElBaradei, a noted Egyptian scholar and former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrived at the center to offer his support.

Al Jazeera said, “You are the owners of this revolution. You are the future. Our key demand is the departure of the regime and the beginning of a new Egypt in which each Egyptian lives in virtue, freedom and dignity.”

The Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups gave him their support as the negotiator to form a new government.

On Feb. 1, Mubarak declared that he would not run for

another term, though he did not intend to vacate his post early, saying that would lead to further destabilization of Egypt’s government. He also called upon the parliament to change the requirements to run for president and the term limits of the presidency.

The next day, pro-Mubarak groups began to clash with protesters. The supporting forces used violence against the protesters, throwing things like Matalov cocktails and stones.

Pro-Mubarak activists also began to attack journalists, leaving over 1000 anti-Mubarack protesters and journalists injured.

Western journalists speculated that the two sides might escalate the fight to a civil war.

In the next two days, The Associated Press reported that Egyptians who had been denied cash due to closed banks were offered money and food to stand up against the antiMubarak forces.

After his speech on Feb. 1, in which he ordered an “orderly transition” that “must begin now,” President Barack Obama was said to have gone into talks with Egyptian officials over a plan for Mubarak to resign immediately and turn power over to Vice-President Oman Suleiman, whom would lead a transitional government.

In an interview with ABC’s Christine Amanpour, Mubarak said he was “fed up” with being in power, but would not resign because he did not want the Muslim Brotherhood to take power and allow Egypt to fall into chaos. He responded to Obama saying, “You don’t understand the Egyptian culture and what would happen if I step down now.”

Though Suleiman has taken a more active roll in Egyptian politics, by engaging in talks with opposition leaders, many Egyptians are unhappy he continues to be involved. The Guardian reports that many are wary the United States is pushing a Suleiman-led transitional government because it will simply be more of the old.

Egyptians continue to protest Mubarak’s continued presidency.

Protests are rare in Jordan, and its stability is often seen as an exception to the rule in an otherwise turbulent region.

Jordan has frequently been labeled by NGOs to be the most stable country in the region. Amnesty International has also consistently labeled the country as having the best human rights in the region, though it still trails most western countries.

But in late January, protests erupted calling for change in the Jordanian government due to complaints of government corruption, denial of rights and joblessness. The protests began in impoverished Bedouin villages, but quickly spread to major cities such as Amman, Jordan’s capital.

According to The Economist, King Abdullah II increased government pensions by 20 dinars (28 USD) a month as a response to the unrest. When that had little effect, he ousted his government and appointed Marouf Bakhit, who comes from the same Bedouin roots of many of the protesters, as the new prime minister.

In a letter to Bakhit, the king instructed Bakhit to “take practical steps, quick and concrete, to launch a process of genuine political reform” and “comprehensive development.”

The king said that former leaders had been resistant to change, which had slowed the development of the country, and urged the new prime minister to review the rights and laws that govern the people in order to “address the mistakes of the past.”

But many are still unhappy with the Jordanian government, as they believe that a new prime minister is not likely to produce speedy results. Many protesters continue to call on the king to do away with a part of the 1952 constitution that gives him the right to hire and fire unelected prime ministers.

Though the protests have noticeably slowed, discontented Jordanians still hold rallies calling for political reform and more protected freedoms.

For a more in-depth discussion of the government rehaul in Jordan, visit www.politically-inclined.com.

YEMEN The protests in Yemen do not pose as big of a threat to the existing Yemeni government as the protests in Tunisia, Egypt or even Jordan do.

Tens of thousands showed up for a “day of rage,” targeted at current Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh due to the poor economy and high unemployment, but tensions have since cooled and few believe the protests to be a significant threat to his leadership.

Saleh has held power since 1978, and has ruled through more tenuous times than these. The Associated Press reports that Saleh “ruled without interruption through Cold War division, civil war, a rebellion in the north, a revived southern secessionist movement and an Al-Qaeda insurgency, among other threats.”

Sports

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Monday, February 7, 2011 •

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Mustangs fall to No. 6 Longhorns, prepared for C-USA tournament

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

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SMU guard Alisha Filmore dribble around a Tulane defender Thursday evening inside Moody Coliseum.

Rice Owls defeat Mustangs by 9 points

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

The pressure was on Sunday afternoon when SMU took on Rice in Houston at the Tudor Field House.

Going into the game the Mustangs knew that they had to put a stop to Rice freshman Jessica Kuster. She was definitely the star of the game, and finished with 22 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocks.

During the first nine minutes, the game was tied at 14-14 and SMU had only allowed Kuster to score four points.

Her modesty didn’t last long however, she then fired back and had nine rebounds in the first half to put

the Owls ahead 33-26 when the teams hit the locker room.

Rice was especially successful with their free throws during the first half, making 11 of 14, a significant difference compared to SMU’s 4 of 6.

The Owls only shot 30.3 percent from the field and made 10 of the 33 in the first half.

Christine Elliott led SMU with 12 points in the board for the game, with Raquel Christian in a close second with 10 points. Haley Day had another impressive game and brought in nine rebounds for the Mustangs.

Freshman Mallory Singleton made her debut for the season, and contributed eight points to the Mustangs effort.

In the second half the Owls continued on ahead for a short period until SMU had a 10-0 run thanks to a couple of baskets from Krystal Johnson and Samantha Mahnesmith with 11:46 on the clock and took the lead 42-39.

The Owls then fought back, and led 59-51 with 3:48 left to play just before a media time out.

Unfortunately after the Owls took this lead the Mustangs failed to over come it. Rice succeeded in scoring 10 more points in the final minutes of the game and won the game 69-60.

The Owls had the Mustangs in field goal percentages, with 36.1 and SMU with only 34 percent.

The free throw line was where SMU found themselves in trouble, and where

SUPERBOWL

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Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is dunked with Gatorade by T.J. Lang after their 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game Sunday, in Arlington.

MVP Aaron Rodgers leads Packers to win

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

This year was the first time in 15 years that the number six seed Green Bay Packers had been to the Super Bowl.

The game took place Sunday in the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington. Despite being deprived of a Super Bowl title for such a lengthy time, after Sunday night’s win, the Packers now obtain their 13th title, making them the most successful team in NFL history.

Green Bay quarter back Aaron Rodgers was most definitely the star of Sunday night’s show down.

He threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns. He had the potential for even more success if it hadn’t been for the receivers dropping pretty precise passes.

Rodgers however, got off to a slow start. Fans were beginning to think that such a production on the “big stage” maybe a little too much for Rogers without the experience

of someone like ex Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre.

His loyal fans would not be disappointed though, as he completed three passes after a run from allstar receiver James Starks.

Starks had yet to start a game before the Packer’s first play-off game versus the Atlanta Falcons, but he definitely ignited a flame under his team Sunday night and really got the momentum going.

The first touchdown of the night was made by Jordy Nelson, thanks to a pass from Rodgers at the Steelers’ 29-yard line.

Pittsburgh’s first points of the game came from a field goal from Shaun Suisham from 33 yards. The score at half time was a low 10-6, the first in Super Bowl history.

The second half was full of lots of excitement, but the multiple turnovers really hurt the Steelers.

Statistically, the Steelers deserved the game with 15 first downs at Green Bay’s 9 and 296 yards compared to the Packer’s 21.

Aaron Rodgers had no interceptions and Steeler’s quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had two, significantly hurting the Steelers.

At the break of the fourth quarter, the Packers had the lead but the game looked as if it could go either way. Green Bay quickly changed that, however, when linebacker Clay Matthews bursted through the line to capitalize on opponent Rashard Mendenahll, which forced a fumble and allowed the Packer’s to recover the ball.

This possession led Green Bay to a 28-17 lead.

The Steelers had definitely been in this position before, winning six of their last eight Super Bowl attempts. The Packer’s win gave them four Super Bowl titles, behind the Cowboy’s and the 49ers five and the Steelers six; but Green Bay has high hopes for the future.

The Packers have a strong team of talent and could be looking at potentially many more years of titles to come.

Rice found lots of success. The Owls made 22 of 28 free throws and the Mustangs were only successful in 14 of their 21 attempts.

Sunday’s game was a disappointing loss coming off the Mustang’s exciting win against Tulane last Thursday. Tulane is currently ranked second in C-USA. The loss put the Mustangs at 11-11 overall and 4-5 in conference play and Rice at 14-9 and 6-3 for the season.

The Mustangs next match up is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum against Marshall who is currently 1-7 in conference play.

The SMU women’s swimming team traveled to Austin on Saturday to take on a challenge. They competed against the Longhorns who are currently ranked No. 6 in the nation. The score was 137-89.

It was a young talent that stole the show on Saturday afternoon, freshman Nina Rangelova really made a statement.

She won two events for the Mustangs, the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.59 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:49.82.

Both of these times give Rangelova consideration for the NCAA Championships.

Therese Svendsen also contributed to the Mustang’s efforts. She won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:57.62.

Ramita Dvariskyte prevailed in her event as well, she brought in a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Two important team members came in second for the afternoon, Denisa Smolenova and Audra Egenolf.

Egenolf came in with a score of 300.05 in the three-meter dive and then came in third in the one-meter dive with 264.85 points.

Smolenova placed second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.35, and also help to contribute to the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay team.

Also on the relay team were Emily Vavourakis, Monika Babok, and Genevieve Konicke. The team came through with a time of 1:36.02, several seconds in front of the opposing team who touched with wall with 1:43.54 on the clock.

This was the Mustang’s first event since they last competed in Austin at the Austin Grand Prix on Jan. 16.

SMU’s next meet will be the C-USA championships which will take place in Houston on Feb. 23-26.

WEEK GAME SCHEDULE Feb. 12 Equestrian SMU v. Fresno State @ 3 p.m.

Dallas, TX Men’s Tennis Feb. 9 SMU v. Texas @ 3:30 p.m.

Austin, TX

Men’s Tennis SMU v. Alabama @ 12 p.m.

Turpin Tennis Stadium

Women’s Tennis Feb. 10 SMU v. Stanford @ 1:30 p.m.

Palo Alto, CA

Women’s Basketball Feb. 10 SMU v. Marshall @ 7 p.m.

Moody Coliseum

Men’s Basketball SMU v. Tulane @ 7 p.m.

Moody Coliseum Women’s Track Feb. 11-12 Tyson Inviatational @ All Day Fayetville, Arkansas

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Opinion

• Monday, February 7, 2011

Walk like an Egyptian

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It is my last semester at SMU, and I finally found a class on Middle Eastern history that piqued my interest.

It was my Sabeen Faheem fortunate privilege to be a witness to an uprising in that region starting from Tunisia, then Egypt, and most recently in Yemen.

The most compelling movement stems from Egypt, known as the strongest and largest country (in terms of population) in the Middle East. As a complete outsider, not from the Middle East, and a person with extensive knowledge of the region, its history, and its exploitations, I am intrigued to know that those who said that Islam is incompatible with democracy are biting their tongues.

Apparently, Islam is incompatible with authoritarianism too, if millions of Muslims in the region today are

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marching in protest of the oppressing regime that leaves thousands starving every day. When political scientists talk about Islam and democracy they try to sell their theory on the sole basis that there can be no separation of Church and State in an Islamic Republic. They use the example of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, when they know that these are by far the least bit of a good example of an Islamic democracy. The perfect example of Islam, in its most original form is of the Prophet Muhammad, who lived almost 1500 years ago in Arabia. His regime was not of an authoritarian kind, but of a Democratic one. He would consult his companions, who were representatives of each clan and tribe (more comparable today to what states are) chosen by their people, when any decision about the economy, religion, or politics, was to be made that would affect the entire Ummah, or community. This community was not just made of Muslims, but of Jews, Christians, and pagans as well. They all had equal rights and representation in

this parliament and all were protected by their alliances.

It is this example that has reawakened the Muslims in this part of the world. They were blinded by propaganda and promises, but now they realize that if they want peace and prosperity, the right of every human being, they will have to fight for it.

After a long time, since the Ottoman Empire’s height, is an example from the Middle East inspiring movements around the world. If we just look at the recent incident at SMU, insignificant in comparison, but affected by the Egyptians none the less, was the campaign to make sure the school was closed on Thursday. Almost 900 students were on a Facebook group protesting the idea of coming to school is such hazardous weather, and many of the comments on this page referred to this new phenomena “walk like an Egyptian” when rallying up support for the group.

What this says is that the educated youth realizes what the true treasures of the world are: freedom and liberty.

It is these two terms, which resonate in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence of this country that we are to uphold to the best of our abilities.

We may not be able to predict the end of this movement in Egypt and if the Egyptian people will get their rights, but we do know how it took form in the United States. It is with this hope that we should support those in Egypt, whose families and loved ones have died for the cause, to keep strong and stead fast in this fight. More importantly, we need to realize the power of education and enlightenment, networking and community, and how they affect the ideologies of people not only in the Middle East but around the world.

Veritas Liberabit Vos, indeed “The Truth Shall Set You Free.”

Sabeen Faheem is a senior political science and international studies double major. She can be reached for comments or questions at sfaheem@smu.edu.

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EDITORIAL

“Sanctity of marriage” is un-American excuse to deny right to minority group ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Protecting the sanctity of marriage is the absolute worst argument anyone could offer to challenge the legalization of gay marriage.

Not only is it an extremely nebulous term, the “sanctity of marriage,” but it polarizes the issue in such a way that the homosexual community and those in support of their rights are portrayed as the attackers of marriage itself.

The idea that marriage should be between Michael Dearman a man and a woman (with hopes of keeping it sacred) entirely misses the nature of what marriage means or what it needs to be protected from. Divorce rates are through the roof and people talk about protecting marriage as if by keeping marriage between a man and a woman is actually protecting it.

If marriage is just an institution that is fulfilled and broken (and often at that), then why are there people worried about gay marriage ruining an institution that, like most other institutions, is rotting from the inside out?

If people want to talk idealistically, it is those marriages that fail that disrespect the idea of marriage. That is not to say divorce is unjustified, quite the contrary, it is a necessary right and should be utilized as necessary.

What divorce does to marriage, however, is create the idea that it is not a lifetime commitment. There is a clear way out.

For those that denounce the idea of gay marriage, there is seldom any mention of what is to be done about the ridiculously soaring divorce rate. Will we start locking people in a room to make them work out their differences to keep them from divorcing? No, of course not. People should have the freedom to enter and exit relationships as they see fit.

In a nation that preaches freedom as if it were the bread of life, it is contradictory to deny a group the rights that other members of a nation call their own.

The African American community was not allowed to vote until 1870; women were not allowed to vote until 1920 – the gay population is not allowed to marry. Each of those situations has its own political and economic repercussions, not to mention how ethically wrong those infringements are.

Even if gay marriage is not something you support for religious reasons or some other moral stance, we have an obligation to promote the rights of others. This duty is especially true for minorities because we are members of a nation that exhorts the promotion of liberties and freedom.

American society is not homogenous, nor should it be. We are individualists and the moment you denounce the fundamental rights of others, you cease to promote a system devoted to the individual.

One cannot put gay marriage to a vote in America. There is a reason they are referred to as a minority. If you place a minority against a majority in vote, the majority will come out on top every time. And if you allow the majority to overrule the rights of minorities, one ceases to observe the idealistic nature of the American social experiment. Denying someone the right to marry is un-American.

Michael Dearman is a first year majoring in the pursuit of truth and the overthrow of systems. He can be reached for comments or questions at mdearman@smu.edu

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The value of leisure may provide excuse for procrastination

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As I finalized Superbowl plans with friends Sunday afternoon, I was surprised to discover that I was not the only one who had failed to do school work during the snow break of now six days.

I cannot deny that my first reaction was frustration at our lack of focus and the huge waste of time. I could have been so far ahead in all of my classes if I had just been more adamant about making good use of the unexpected break.

Adriana Martinez However, this initial exasperation at my now nearly professional procrastinating abilities, soon gave way to a more profound reflection.

While I had not accomplished much on my academic to-do list, I did spend quality time with both family and friends, enjoying unusual weather for Dallas, watching thought-provoking films and considering topics that while not on my syllabi, are arguably equally or more important for a fulfilled and balanced life.

Taking the time to watch good films, read for pleasure, peruse newspapers, have intellectual (and not so intellectual) conversations with friends, enjoy long meals, play in the snow are simple pleasures that counter a culture which places value on the rat race for professional success.

In another time period, Plato articulated his belief that the “great men,” the leaders of a society, were those who had the ability to be leisurely. His logic was that only with free time can one ponder the truly important life questions.

To be able to make decisions about the “good life,” one cannot be wholly encompassed by meticulous, day-to-day, quotidien activities.

While I am not advocating neglecting these duties, Plato may have had a point.

The value in leisure is entirely under-rated in our society. To take a moment to breathe, to think, to reflect has negligible value today. Yet, how else is one to understand oneself or the world that surrounds us? How else is one to make determinations about where one is and where one is going?

Specifically as university students, we have the capability to make this time.

Along with our substantive course material, the friendships made, the different perspectives considered and the conversations we had will broaden the lens through which we view the world.

This too enriches our understanding of ourselves and our world.

Perhaps there is something to this idea of changing of pace. While the daily activities in which we engage are significant, I am certain that the pursuit of leisure is also well worth our time.

Adriana Martinez is a political science, public policy, French and history major. She can be reached for comments or questions at adrianam@smu.edu.

Editor’s Note: The impact of the current protests in Egypt and throughout the Middle East on the Muslin Brotherhood will be one of the most important outcomes. The growth of the Brotherhood has the potential to affect key alliances both in this volatile region of the world and beyond.

Arts & Entertainment

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THEATER

MEADOWS

‘True West’ delivers quick, poignant humor

By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

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Cast members Jason Solis, from left, Dee Donasco, and Chris Harrison perform a scene from “Orpheus in the Underworld” during a dress rehearsal Thursday evening in the Bob Hope Theatre.

‘Orpheus’ brought fun, heat to Bob Hope stage

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

Call me cliché, but the show must go on.

Despite four long days of snow and ice, two scrapped shows, and a series of cancelled dress rehearsals, SMU’s production of “Orpheus in the Underworld,” still managed to hit the stage on Saturday night at Bob Hope Theatre in the Owens Art Center.

The opera buffa, which is a modern take on the 18th century cult classic of the same name, follows the mangled relationship of Hollywood’s “it” couple of the moment Erydice and Orpheus.

When Eurydice, an aging Hollywood has-been, wants to leave her husband, the supposed to be suave and debonair celebrity violinist, Orpheus, things get a little complicated.

Eurydice, played two show-stealing proportions by Katrina Galka, finds herself in an affair with the hippy stock character of Aristeus, who is really just Pluto, god of the underworld, in disguise. Like all things coming from the underworld, Pluto has a trick up his sleeve. Right when Eurydice is ready to run off with her supposed to be lover Aristeus, the scheming Pluto lures her into the bowels of Hades.

Forced by Public Opinion, an actual character in the show played by Cara Nowling, Orpheus has no choice but to try to save his wife from Pluto’s

grasp, while at the same time saving his reputation from Nowling’s everpresent character.

To save his wife, Orpheus enlists the help of Jupiter, king of the gods, played by the uproarious Njabulo Mthinkhulu. As king of the gods, Jupiter has a cast of godly children including Cupid, Mars and Mercury, all whom he invites with him to Hades to rescue Eurydice.

Once the entire cast finds themselves in the underworld, that’s when things start getting interesting.

Being a modern take of an old opera, “Orpheus in the Underworld,” is plagued with celebrity clichés that somehow never get annoying. From bold tabloid headlines used as the set to the pre-Madonnas that are the male and female leads, the opera makes a clear stance against all things celebrity.

As already stated, the play’s female lead is performed to near perfection by Katrina Galka. With mile-high hair, and a somewhat boozy façade, Galka’s high notes were the highlights of the night. In a particular number, one that involves Jupiter as a deceiving fly, Galka stole the show with her comedic gestures and spot-on vocals.

As good as the female lead was, it was a shame to see such a lack of male support for her part, particularly in that of her on-stage husband Orpheus, played by Paul Kroeger.

Kroeger was not bad, no, not at all, but his sometimes-muted vocals

and under-convincing acting left me desiring much more. Imagine the show with two characters as grand as Galka’s, both pitted against each other but forced to stay together, fireworks surely would fly. Instead, the audience was left with just almost a spark.

While Kroeger may have been lacking in the area of robustness, his co-star, god of the underworld Pluto, played by Jason Solis, had some in excess.

With a devilish laugh and deviant demeanor, Solis’ approach to all things evils was quite refreshing.

Instead of being this dark, aggressive character, Solis was playful. Yes, that’s right, I just said the Devil was playful. It felt as if Solis actually enjoyed playing the villain and that the entire plot was just a fun game that he was a part of. Regardless if Solis’ Satan was harsh enough or not, it was obvious that the audience loved him, as they ate up everything Solis was dishing out.

“Orpherus in the Underworld,” ends with a riot of a final act that features the characters doing the can can, wearing more boas than a burlesque show, and dancing as if they belonged in a Disney Channel series. It was truly a sight that could only have been seen. Frankly, “Orpheus in the Underworld,” is the perfect mix of a musical and an opera that more than heated up the stage on a cold winter’s night.

At the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, self-destructive art has taken on a whole new meaning with their production of “True West.”

The classic Sam Shepard play about sibling rivalry opens on Austin (Mike Schraeder) and Lee (Gregory Lush) in the kitchen of their mother’s house, where they are staying while she vacations in Alaska. Contention runs high between the two brothers from the moment the lights come up.

Lee is the prodigal son, who spends his life roaming the desert; Austin has accepted a more straightlaced life and has been working on getting his screenplay produced with a Hollywood big-wig Saul Kimmer (T.A. Taylor).

Lee’s arrival threatens the stability of Austin’s life and their forced proximity underneath the roof of their mother’s home causes everything to deteriorate.

By the end of the play, their mother’s plants are dead, the stage is strewn with alcohol and Lee has demolished Austin’s typewriter,

and their very lives are hanging by a thread.

Director Cynthia Hestad has given this complex and difficult play a quicker pacing than usual, which allows the comic timing of Schraeder and Lush to really shine.

The lack of pregnant pauses not only keeps the run time down, it also brings out the humor in the brother’s relationship, which could easily be overshadowed by Lee’s manipulative anger.

This choice throughout the play reverses the significance of Mom’s entrance in the last scene, when she arrives home early from Alaska. What could be considered one of theater’s greatest comic entrances, feels poignant and distressful.

Laura Yancey captures the humor of the character, but also brings a great deal of sadness to the role. Her demand that her sons fight outside of the house and her plea as she retreats to a motel “I can’t stay here, this is worse than being homeless,” are heartbreaking.

For the most part, these decisions serve the production well, but some of the shorter scenes felt rushed, which gives the play an awkward energy.

This is easily ignored in light of

Photo Courtesy of Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

Sam Sheperd’s classic tale of sibling rivalry stars Gregory Lush and Mike Schraeder.

the strong performances from the four actors in the show and the humor that feels so true to life.

“True West” plays on CTD’s stage through Feb. 27. Student rush tickets are available for $10, 15 minutes before curtain time.

For more information visit, contemporarytheatreofdallas.org.

FILM

‘Illusionist’ appeals to diverse audiences

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

In the slew of animated films that were released this year, not too many can boast that they are just as appealing to adults as they are to kids. However, the British feature film “The Illusionist,” isn’t just for children, but for the young at heart as well.

Set in between France and Edinburgh, the film follows an aging magician as he struggles to a find venue that still supports his dying art of magic. With the popularity of rock music, the illusionist is struggling to compete with the fictional band “The Britoons,” similar to The Beatles.

Desperate for anyone to appreciate his magic, the illusionist finally finds his audience from a remote Scottish island that is

celebrating the arrival of electricity.

It is there that the story really takes off. After performing a show that was much appreciated by the crowd (a rarity for his act), the illusionist leaves the quaint village to travel to the large city of Edinburgh, Scotland in search for more work. However, on his way out of the small village, the illusionist is accompanied by the story’s other main character Alice.

Instantly forming a father-daughter relationship, the illusionist and Alice live together in a small Edinburgh flat.

Alice was accustomed to a nicer life than what the illusionist can provide for her. To satisfy Alice, the illusionist begins to work odd jobs at night trying to make ends meet, all while performing his nightly show.

The story is more about growing up and letting go, than it is about growing old. Throughout the film the illusionist is faced with the fact that one day

Alice, the girl he loves as his daughter, will meet some handsome man and move out.

Don’t go into “The Illusionist,” expecting the razzle and dazzle of modern-day animated films illustrated in the classic, two-dimensional style of animation, watching “The Illusionist,” is like being in a Monet. The soft colors and golden light combined with the spoton 1950s décor make “The Illusionist” just as good of a film as it is a work of art. By stripping down animation to its purest form, “The Illusionist,” doesn’t rely on technology to tell its story.

The film provides a necessary escape to the sometimes cringe-worthy animated films that are offered in mainstream theatres. If a vacation is what you need, then a trip to the Edinburgh countryside with “The Illusionist” is just right. The film is playing at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station.

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ACROSS 1 Steve of Apple 5 Snug, as jeans 10 Agile 14 Old-fashioned exclamation 15 One-way street sign symbol 16 Draft classification 17 New perspective 20 Turkish topper 21 U.S., French and Australian tournaments 22 Hurdles for future attys.

23 Emissions watchdog org.

24 “Dites-__”: “South Pacific” song 25 “Doesn’t bother me a bit” 34 Deathly white 35 Did electrical work 36 Roman peace 37 Inst. of learning 38 “__ the loneliest number”: ’60s song lyric 39 First name in jeans 40 Word after box or cable 41 Burst of growth 42 ’90s candidate Ross 43 Listen very carefully 46 Section of L.A.?

47 Commercial suffix with Water 48 __ Dei: lamb of God 51 Prophets 54 Barfly 57 How the poor live 60 Rivers, to Rosita 61 __ cum laude 62 Hummus holder 63 Grand Ole __ 64 Thrown weapon 65 Put in the overhead bin DOWN 1 Bezos of Amazon 2 Grimm baddie 3 Folksinger Joan 4 ’60s militant gp.

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5 New York’s __ Zee Bridge 6 “Dies __”: hymn 7 Boyish smile 8 __ d’oeuvre 9 Seesaw complement 10 Knocks off 11 “Only Time” New Age singer 12 Pedal pushers 13 Soviet news source 18 “Come on, let’s go for a ride!”

19 Bank robber “Pretty Boy” __ 23 Barely made, with “out” 24 Lyon ladies: Abbr.

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51 Piece of cake 52 Outskirts 53 Sicilian smoker 54 One of a deck’s foursome 55 Maestro Klemperer 56 Melting period 58 Early hrs.

59 Covert __: spy missions

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• Monday, February 7, 2011

The Daily Campus

NFL

Media Day brings out silly, serious sides of Super Bowl players

By LEE GLEISER

Contributing Writer lgleiser@smu.edu

Media Day is the day the National Football League proffers Super Bowl players to the press for questions and antics that range from the serious to the absurd.

Tuesday was no exception as a sea of jerseys, microphones, TV cameras and more covered the field of Cowboys Stadium despite freezing temperatures, icy roads and an expiring collective bargaining agreement between the players and the owners.

Clad in neon green underwear, black tights and an orange cape, Pick Boy of the Nicktoons channel stalked players, microphone in hand.

A beautiful woman in a glittery sleeveless dress tottered on the turf in high-heeled shoes. She’s Ines Sainz from TV Azteca. Last year she came clad in a wedding gown and asked every player to marry her.

Another Latin American reporter was “wearing” his own cardboard interview booth.

“This is my fifth Super Bowl, CINCO!” he shouted. “I deserve my own booth just like the players!”

Ross “The Intern” Mathews of Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” cornered Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman. He offered him a soft pink football covered in black leopard stripes.

“Isn’t this the kind of football you want to cuddle with?” Ross asked.

“You wouldn’t drop this football would you?”

Redman laughed so hard he had to bend over to catch his breath. He was seen cuddling the football 10 minutes later as he gave interviews to other members of the media.

Pittsburgh defensive end Brett Keisel has a full beard that makes him look like a Viking. Someone handed him a black curly wig. He

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Ceiling tiles and building debris lay in ruin within a biology lab inside Fondren Science Sunday afternoon after flooding occurred in the building.

Photo Courtesy of Paul L. Gleiser

Former SMU receiver Emmanuel Sanders, now a receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, speaks with members of the media Tuesday afternoon at Cowboys Stadium for part of Media Day.

put it against his face as a new beard before he tried it on his head.

One radio reporter declared she was determined to ask the dumbest questions of the day.

“Who has the best eyes on the team?” she asked a Packers player.

“Who takes the longest showers? Who needs to take a longer shower?”

She may have won the prize.

But not everything at media day was witty and comical.

Tyler-born Texas Tech grad Matt Flynn, the Packers second string quarterback, was eager to talk serious football.

“You don’t want me to play,” Flynn said. “If I do, it means something bad has happened to Aaron [Rodgers].”

When asked what he thought about this whole experience he

said, “I’m enjoying the ride…I’m in Texas…It’s a dream come true.”

SMU grad and Pittsburgh wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders sported giant diamond earrings and a wide smile as he took it all in.

“I’m comfortable [in Texas],” he said. “I feel at home.”

The Steelers have won six Super Bowls and have awarded a wide receiver the MVP in three of them.

“I pray every day and will do everything I can to get that,” Sanders said.

He admitted he has a chip on his shoulder. Although he was drafted in the third round, he thought he should have been drafted higher.

“I can be one of the top wide receivers of this class,” Sanders said.

Sanders visited SMU last week to eat Freebirds burritos and visit

Coach June Jones and his former teammates.

Sanders encouraged SMU football players too “stay humble, stay hungry, stay focused.”

As the scoreboard clock counted down the event’s final minutes, one reporter asked Brett Keisel the question lurking in everyone’s minds: What will happen when the collective bargaining agreement between NFL players and owners expires next month?

“I truly hope they’ll get this thing figured out,” Keisel said. “I just want to work. I love my job. Let me do what I do.”

The clock hit zero, and the circus came to a close. The silliness may have ended but the seriousness lingers on.

FLOOD: Fondren Science fills with water CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

According to Humason, originally five to seven classes needed to be moved into different classrooms, but as of Sunday afternoon, only one class needs to be held in a different room.

Olness said of the 12 physics faculty offices, six offices were hit but three received severe damages.

“Luckily the research labs were spared but the offices were hit hard,” he said. “It was raining in the offices.

Water was pouring in from the ceiling tiles.”

The west side of the building acquired more damage than the east side, according to Professor Stephen Sekula, whose office is on the east side.

Sekula was impressed with the

efficiency and professionalism of the cleanup crews.

“Police were sweeping the building very frequently to watch for any attempt to remove property from the building and the cleanup crews were asking for names of people who were in the building to make sure they were there for a good reason,” he said. “They were very professional and it set me at ease to see them working so hard to recover the building.”

The cost of the damages could not be estimated as of Sunday evening. No one is certain at this time of what lab equipment is damaged or what books will need to be replaced.

Classes will still take place in Fondren Science Building Monday. However, the elevator will not be up and running until around 12 p.m.