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SkillStorm assists in student job search

Suicide rates increase on college campuses

By TAYLOR REED Contributing Writer treed@smu.edu

SkillStorm is providing the opportunity for college students to get up to speed in the business world. On Jan. 13, the San Diego-based company announced its newest development, SkillStorm Program for Extreme Employees Development. According to Adriana Toro, project manager for SkillStorm, SPEED is built similar to a “competitive training program.” She said after a screening process, applicants are flown to the company’s training site in San Diego for a six week all expense training program, which is set up like a reality show. Toro said participants will undergo sales and recruiting training for a part of the day and get hands-on experience working as a recruiter-in-training. She said each week, trainees with the lowest score will be eliminated until the company has two or three candidates left. Then one of the them will be offered a full-time position in one of SkillStorm’s branches. According to a company press release other schools targeted for the program include University of Florida, Indiana University, the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina and the University of Arizona. SkillStorm Chief Executive Officer Vince Virga said, “We are very excited about the rollout of this new program and look forward to seeing the results nationwide. We are looking for people

According to Medical News Today, an estimated 18 million students have mental health issues on college campuses. By AMBER HARRIS Contributing Writer aharris@smu.edu

Kei Berry, 21, is a student at Northlake Community College. She also works part-time as a bartender at an Irving sushi bar. While at work, she flirts and laughs with customers, but she is hiding a dark secret. “I wake up in the morning and say, ‘I hate myself.’ I hate the person I see in the mirror,” Berry said as tears trickled down her face. Berry, who lives in Lewisville, said her 21-year-old neighbor recently committed suicide. He was getting ready to go off to Iraq. His mother came home and found he had hanged himself. Berry questioned why Patrick Hillard she wasn’t dead Paul Quinn sophomore instead because she feels as though he had a promising life and she did not. That incident led her to have her own thoughts of suicide. Berry said she drinks and uses drugs to push the thoughts out of her mind. “I don’t drink to get drunk. I drink to make myself feel better,” she said. According to a 2007 study in Medical News Today, youth suicide rates have dramatically increased. An estimated 18 million students have mental health issues on college campuses. Research also shows

a 50 percent increase in depression, causing more than twice the amount of students to take psychiatric medication. “In college, there can be a disconnect if the student has not found a good support system, reached out to their support system at home, or experiences challenges with school work, relationships, and adjustments to campus life,” said Missy Wall, director of the Teen Crisis Line in Dallas. Berry is still trying to fight through her depression. She Health Center emergency said her childhood information memories consist During clinic hours (Monday of her watching Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm): her father destroy · Go to SMU Counseling and himself with drugs Psychiatric Services for immediate and helping her crisis intervention and evaluation mother get away on the second floor of the from him. Memorial Health Center Many college · Call 214-768-2277. After clinic hours (Monday - Friday, students believe 5:00 pm to 8:30 am; Saturday & suicide rates have Sunday; Holidays) · Emergency or Life-threatening: increased not just because of unstable Call 911. family life, but also due to the pressure from academics and being socially accepted. SMU junior Yehshen McShan said gossip Web sites such as www.thedirty.com and www.dirtydtown. com greatly contribute to the stress many college students have. Students are able to post pictures of each other and blog about the rumors on campus of specific students. McShan believes people should think about

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Senate debates intramural appropriations By CHRISTINA DIPINTO Contributing Writer cdipinto@smu.edu

Financing SMU’s intramural sports program was a highly debated topic at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting. Jack Harper, the assistant director of intramurals and sports clubs, originally requested $10,000 from the senate to pay student officials for the intramural sports programs. According to Harper, participation in SMU intramurals has increased and the majority of the extra funds will help cover training costs for student officials, as well as help with hiring additional officials and supporting their hours. The students are paid during their training, which Harper said is an incentive to get students interested. Without it, many students wouldn’t participate. “Student officials are an invaluable part of the program,” Harper said, adding that the amount of athletes in the intramural program has “increased by 300 unique individuals” from last year. Senator Joseph Esau, an official for SMU intramurals, spoke in favor of the additional funding. “I cannot tell you how valuable it is to have those training sessions,” Esau said. “Cutting money is not only going to hurt us, but hurt students the most.” Esau said on a personal note that the program taught him important lessons, such as time management and interpersonal skills. Some senators, however, disagreed with the request, citing an already decreasing amount of funds. Austin Prentice, a member of the finance committee said, “That’s going to just cripple us.” Finance chair Josh Espinosa said the finance committee has already approved $7,500 for intramurals and the additional $2,500, which will cause a strain on the budget. The budget will be around $23,000 for the remainder of the committee’s meetings if the intramural program is

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SMU grad organizes annual film festival

253 American Airlines to charge $8 for blankets

By ELENA HARDING

Associated Press

Staff Writer eharding@smu.edu

DALLAS (AP) — If you want a pillow and blanket in coach on American Airlines, it’s going to cost you. The airline will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach class for domestic trips and some international flights longer than two hours, beginning May 1. The international flights are to and from Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Central America. Spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said Monday it was an economic decision. “American evaluates all aspects of the business to ensure that economic decisions are prudent and strategic for the long-term success of the company,” she said. Huguely said blankets will remain complimentary in premium-class cabins and in all cabins for other international flights. The airline will sell a blue fleece blanket with an inflatable neck pillow in a clear zippered pouch, and will throw in coupon for $10 off a $30

Films and filmmakers from around the world converge once a year at the Angelika Film Center for the annual Vistas Film Festival. Last year, SMU Chair of CinemaTelevision, Rachel Lyon’s “Race to Execution” and “Juror Number Six” were the festival’s featured documentaries. SMU alumnus of 1964 Frank P. Hernandez is the chairman and founder of the Herculano and Elia Hernandez Foundation and organizes this annual film festival. Hernandez was the first Latino to graduate from the SMU School of Law’s day program. After graduation, he became a civil rights lawyer and leader in the Dallas area. He created his foundation to promote Latino culture through the arts—his appreciation of film inspired him to create the Vistas Film Festival to showcase films featuring Latino perspectives. This year, Hernandez said the festival will highlight films

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purchase at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Huguely said. JetBlue and US Airways charge $7 for a blanket-and-pillow set, with US Airways adding eye shades and earplugs. Airlines have steadily added and increased fees for other services such as checking luggage and buying tickets from a reservation agent since 2008, first to help cover jet fuel costs, then to offset large losses. American parent AMR Corp. lost $1.47 billion last year — and $3.59 billion in the past two years — as traffic fell during the recession and competition limited American’s ability to raise fares.

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exploring bi-racial, African American and Hispanic themes. Lizz Eldridge, executive director of operations and management, said that the goal this year is to show a cross section of films from all over the world that share the Hispanic cultural point of view. The integration of different cultures seemed to be a recurring theme at the Texas Black Film Festival, held Feb. 3-7, Eldridge said they decided to run with that idea. The theme is not fully explored in television and movies, as the media typically focuses on themes that mix black and white issues instead of black and Latino issues, according to Eldridge. Executive Technical Director Victor Camara said that the cultures have similar music and values. He said Vistas’ partnering with the Texas Black Film Festival could increase the numbers in the audience for both.

Vistas is still accepting submissions, and is open to anyone who wants to submit a film. Camara said the selection process usually looks for films with a Latin American in an involved role, like director, producer or actor. According to Hernandez, film students at SMU can benefit from attending film festivals like Vistas

because these events give students the opportunity to not only meet people involved in film-making, but to learn about films outside of the classroom. For more information about the Vistas Film Festival or how to submit a film, visit www.vistasfilmfestival.org. For more information about Lyon’s films visit www.racetoexecution.com.

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SMU prepares to take on the UTEP Miners

Ford is turning a prot while Toyota is faltering. Why?

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Last call for winter’s biggest trends By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

Don’t stow away those winter essentials quite yet. Last week Punxsutawney Phil, the all-knowing groundhog who foresees winter’s duration, emerged from the soil and saw his shadow. More like a meteorologist than a rodent, the furry creature’s prediction: six more weeks of winter. Snow could be in the forecast for Dallas today through the end of the week. So get that warm weather spring break destination off your mind, and pull out the necessities to battle the tail end of winter’s brutality. Pile on the jackets, scarves, coats and boots because it’s going to be a cold one. The good news is that you still have time to rock the season’s hottest trends in this final stretch of chilly conditions. Fur came forth full force this season. Faux leopard jackets, brightly colored minks and shaggy vests radiated rock star, while floor-length pelts and shrugs gave off an old Hollywood glamour. Last year feathers were spotted trimming dresses, but this year they appeared drenched on jackets like the black number Kate Moss sports. Statement-making over-the-knee boots also starred as a winter trend this season. The bold boots feature a variety of styles from just over-the-knee flat riding boots like Nicole Richie hit the pavement in, to Rihanna’s high-heeled leather leggings that stretch all the way up the thigh. Showcase the luxe leather look with leggings, skinny jeans, mini skirts and dresses for a full effect. If you’re really looking to turn heads pair both trends together in one ensemble like Khloe Kardashian. Fur plus thigh-high boots would seem a bit much, but the reality television star gets it right with classic jeans and a simple solid tee.

Campus Events February 8-14

SPARC Haiti Pins 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside Hughes-Trigg. Join SPARC as they sell pins to raise money for Haiti. All funds raised go to the Student Senate Fund.

Kate Moss

Mischa Barton

Faux Fur

Katherine Heigl

Nicole Richie

Lily Donaldson

Victoria Beckham

Rachel Zoe

Ellen Pompeo

Carrie Underwood

Khloe Kardashian

Thigh-high Ashley Tisdale

East Asian Student Association Game Night 7:30 to 10 p.m., HughesTrigg M Lounge. Call of Duty Tournament, board games and pizza. Registration required.

Career Fair Prep Day & Speed-Networking 1 to 7 p.m., Hughes-Trigg Lower Level. Get ready for the all-major Career Fair on Feb. 18. Must RSVP.

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Malin Ackerman

Kim Kardashian

Program Council “Valentine’s Day” movie preview

10 p.m. in the HughesTrigg Theater. Join us to preview the movie, “Valentine’s Day.”

“SMU’s Heart Beats for Haiti” Fundraising Drive Donate money for the BushClinton Relief Fund to help the survivors of the recent Haiti earthquake. Ends Feb. 15.

Rihanna

Police Reports FEBRUARY 2 4:09 p.m., Perkins Natatorium/6024 Bishop Blvd.: A student reported damage to his bicycle. Open. 4:28 p.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon House/3050 SMU Blvd.: A student reported he was assaulted by another student. Open.

FEBRUARY 3 7:31 a.m., Hazmat Storage/3027 Dyer: A staff member reported the hazmat storage was broken into. Open.

FEBRUARY 4 2:21 a.m., Auxiliary Services/6210 N. Central Expressway: A non affiliated person was issued a criminal trespass warning. Closed.

FEBRUARY 5 12:29 a.m., Kappa Sigma House/3022 SMU Blvd.: Three students were referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed. 2:05 a.m., SMU House/3004 SMU Blvd.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.

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Sarah Silverman begins third season on Comedy Central

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“The Sarah Silverman Program” airs on Comedy Central Thursdays at 9:30.

By LISA COLLINS A&E Editor lccollins@smu.edu

Funny girl and Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman of the “The Sarah Silverman Program” returned to Comedy Central for her third

season on Feb. 4. Silverman’s big break was the year she spent as a writer for “Saturday Night Live”. “It was an amazing experience that helped me for the rest of my life. “SNL” is like New York City in that

if you can make it there, then you can make it anywhere. Not that I made it there, I didn’t,” she said. Silverman’s career after that point included an eclectic mix of movie roles; stand-up comedy and writing, including a part in the movie “School

of Rock”. “By the time I got my own show on Comedy Central I was ready and experienced and knew who I wanted to work with. You want it to be a real, long gradual journey because it’s more fun that way,” Silverman said. Silverman credits her comedic personality to growing up as a Jewish girl in a New Hampshire neighborhood that she describes as very “blonde, Christian, and LL Bean.” “I was very different and I had an instinct to put people at ease around me by being affable,” she said. The desire to put people at ease and make them happy is a trait she has carried through into her career and her personal life. “If I’m with people I don’t know I will kind of go into host mode and try to make sure everybody is having a good time and is entertained, which is probably why I’m a comic,” she said. “The Sarah Silverman Program’s” third season will feature a large variety of celebrity guests, many of whom are Silverman’s personal friends. “Saturday Night Live” cast member Andy Samburg will guest star in an upcoming episode as Silverman’s childhood imaginary friend who

Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids

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By SANDY COHEN Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, “Blame It.” But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to “Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice.” The kids roared. “I changed it so you guys could

sing it,” he joked. Students from four high schools gathered Tuesday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where Foxx helped present new violins, flutes, French horns, trumpets and drums valued at $500,000 to students from 16 schools nationwide. The instruments are part of the Fidelity FutureStage program, an effort by the investment firm to enrich arts education in public schools.

said. Though her character was created purely for comedic interest, there is a side to her that shows that Silverman has put thought into the depth and meaning of this character. “The Sarah Silverman I play on the show is always looking for an identity to put on,” she said. “The real way to go in life is just to discover who you are from the inside out, and she does it from the outside in. “A lot of people do that instead of just looking inside themselves,” she says. Silverman’s memoir, “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee,” comes out in stores April 20. “The Sarah Silverman Program: Season Two; Volume Two” DVD was released in stores Feb. 9, and features bonus materials including animations, behind-the-scenes footage and an audio commentary. An updated Web site for the show will launch this month, featuring exclusive video from Sarah, moments from last season, episode highlights and behind-the-scenes footage. “The Sarah Silverman Program” airs on Comedy Central Thursdays at 9:30 p.m.

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Actor and musician Jamie Foxx, left, poses alongside high school students from Renaissance Arts Academy in Los Angeles who had just received new musical instruments, Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

comes back all grown up and becomes a nightmare. Silverman worked with Samburg and other “SNL” writers, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, when they were just starting out with their comedy troupe, The Lonely Island, as a part of Silverman’s project Channel 101. Silverman has incorporated a lot of what she learned from her “SNL” days into the creative process of her own television show, but says that their style is a little bit more free. “The writing process on my show is really different,” she said. “It’s just about five or six of us writing and we usually start out in my apartment, because we don’t have enough office space. “It’s very free and we need to have a safe free environment where anything goes in order to write the way we write,” she said. The show follows the daily life of a character named after herself, however Sarah Silverman the character and the real Sarah Silverman are very different. “We talk alike and we look alike but my character is a little more dumb. I always think of her as an arrogant ignorant person, which is an awful combination but fun to watch,” she

Founded in 2006, the program provides instruments, specialized training by professional musicians, and a chance for aspiring artists to perform with renowned orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Pops. Foxx told students he began as a classical pianist and eventually won a scholarship to study the instrument in college. “That allowed me to come to L.A. and work on my craft,” he said. “Then I went into acting and comedy, and then it was Ray Charles ...” Foxx, 42, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Charles in “Ray,” got the crowd fired up and had them chanting “mu-sic, mu-sic” before students came on stage to accept shiny new saxophones, clarinets and other instruments. “This is way better than our old stuff,” one student said. Dominic Monaghan hosted the program, which was simulcast in Boston, Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. Students in all four cities performed and received donated instruments. After the program, Foxx praised Fidelity for stepping in where public funding had failed. He also encouraged other companies to participate. “Even if a kid is not going to be the greatest musician in the world, just the fact that you gave him something, the fact that you said, ‘hey, I care about you,’ that’s what it’s about,” Foxx said.

TV show fined in Australia for killing, eating rat By TANALEE SMITH Associated Press

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. ITV Studios, producer of “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here,” was fined 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,615) after pleading guilty Monday, the Australian RSPCA said Tuesday. The RSPCA filed a complaint

in December against show participants chef Gino D’Acampo and actor Stuart Manning who prepared the risottoand-rat meal on the wilderness show late last year. Animal activists said the rat squealed in apparent pain and took more than 90 seconds to die. After ITV’s guilty plea, the RSPCA decided to drop its complaints against D’Acampo and Manning, according to a statement from David O’Shannessy, chief inspector for the New South Wales state RSPCA. If convicted, the men could have faced up to three years

in prison. The conviction confirms that killing and preparing an animal for human consumption should not involve unnecessary pain, distress or suffering of the animal, O’Shannessy said. ITV previously said producers had sought health and safety advice about eating the rat but failed to check whether killing it was legal. “I’m a Celebrity” strands C-list celebrities in the Australian wilderness, subjects them to trials involving spiders and snakes, and allows the public to vote them off the show one by one.

Opinion

• Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Chick flicks make us look bad

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Saints’ victory shared by New Orleans

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henever someone hears about New Orleans or Louisiana, images of devastation and rebuilding come to mind. Even years after Hurricane Katrina hit and after New Orleans has almost fully recovered, one cannot help but still hold onto those images, unsure of whether he should let them go or hold on longer. Thanks to the New Orleans Saints, these images are replaced with ones of success Bryan Manderscheid and happiness. Never had I ever seen people rally around a single team like the Saints fans did for their home team. I see the Saints in the news everywhere; I see the city of New Orleans buzzing with support for its team. Even here at SMU, miles away from Louisiana, I walked past a dorm with a sign that said “Who Dat,” the motto of the Saints. Where some cities, such as Dallas and New York, may heckle the failings of their team, New Orleans has shown nothing but love towards a team that embodies the hopes and dreams of millions. After Katrina, many people could not believe what had happened. Cities and towns were trashed by the floods and the winds and some of those images from the news are still flashing in my mind. It took a lot of time for New Orleans to reopen, and even now there is still work to be done to help the city out. Many people outside of the state of Louisiana still did not believe that New Orleans was totally back yet. Things changed after the Saints won the Super Bowl. Tom Benson, longtime owner of the Saints, exclaimed with the Lombardi trophy in hand, “The city of New Orleans is back.” I could not help but fully give my trust to one of the leaders that helped give New Orleans something that it had missed for a long time: hope. After Katrina, there were discussions about moving the Saints to another city, like San Antonio, Oklahoma, or Los Angeles. But rather than move, Benson decided to help the Saints win. He first hired a coach with the most guts and heart I have ever seen in Sean Payton. Payton and Benson then decided to go after Drew Brees, a quarterback who just suffered an injury to his shoulder that could cause him to never play again. Then, in the NFL draft, Reggie Bush, former Heisman Trophy winner and All-Pro running back for the University of Southern California, landed in the Saints’ lap. Everything was slowly coming together. When the Superdome reopened, it was one of the best games I have ever seen. The blocked punt by the Saints that was recovered for a touchdown rocked the entire stadium. I remember how every person there was on their feet behind the team. The Saints are beloved off the field as well as on it. The number of hours spent on community service projects by the Saints is astronomical. Every member of the team cares about his city as the city cares for its team. The Saints represented something greater than themselves. The Saints had never been to a Super Bowl before; the Saints have never been so good before. I believe I know why: it is because the Saints fought with a purpose that no one could stop. The New Orleans Saints served as proof that the city of New Orleans can come back and be the city it once was. The Super Bowl victory was a victory for a city once filled with devastation but now one filled with hope and jubilation. Bryan Manderscheid is a freshman engineering major. He can be reached for comment at bmandersch@smu.edu

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Ford speeds beyond Toyota

The American company turns a profit while the industry’s traditional leader falters STAFF COLUMNIST

f there is an overriding theme that has characterized the first month of the new decade, it is, undoubtedly, “expect the unexpected.” Had you told me six months ago that an American car company would post a Nathan Mitzner nearly $3 billion profit for 2009, barely a year following its taxpayer-funded rescue, I would have replied that that was as likely as the New Orleans Saints playing in the Super Bowl. And, had you forecast that Toyota, whose car owners by-and-large swear by its reliability, durability and safety, would recall 2.3 million vehicles in this country alone and temporarily halt manufacturing of eight of their models because of safety concerns, I would have countered that such an occurrence was about as plausible as a Republican being elected to Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat. The reversal of fortune in the automobile industry has been as remarkable as it has been sudden. An American car manufacturer being profitable, barely a year after American taxpayers kept them afloat? True, Ford, unlike Chrysler and General Motors, did not take public money. Still, it has been nowhere near profitable as of late, having lost $14 billion in 2008. Its stock price had fallen to $1.50 per share, and Wall Street analysts expected continued losses at least through 2011. But on January 29, Ford reported a 2009 profit of $2.7 billion, its first profitable year since 2005. Its swing to profitability is in marked contrast to the misfortunes that have recently befallen Toyota, which is currently struggling to contain the adverse consequences arising from faulty gas pedals in some of its best-selling models. The fallout threatens to taint Toyota’s sterling reputation for quality and reliability that has enabled it to recently surpass General Motors as the world’s largest car manufacturer. The surprising developments at both companies can be used as case studies for what works—and does not work—in the car industry and business in general. Let’s start with Ford. Two primary factors have been responsible for its turnaround. First, it has learned from the best techniques of its competitors. When Alan Mulally became Ford’s chief executive in 2006, he determined that its production system needed to be substantially upgraded. While serving as the CEO of Boeing in the 1990s, he had traveled to Japan to study Toyota’s manufacturing methods, which he considered to be the best in the world. He used those methods to speed up production of his company’s 777 jets. At Ford, Mulally decided that copying from Toyota was even more appropriate. In addition to its efficient and reliability-honed production techniques, he pinpointed what had made Toyota so profitable. By doing so, he gave rise to the other component responsible for Ford’s turnaround—the simple, yet often-overlooked requirement of giving the customer what it wants. He focused on building fuel-efficient cars, upgrading quality, and producing so-called global cars, unveiled at last month’s Detroit Auto Show, to be identically built at plants in Detroit, Europe and China. He even hired a top Toyota executive to oversee the transformation. The result: a dramatic jump in overall quality and fuel efficiency. Ford is now building cars of the type that enabled Toyota to not only dominate the annual JD Powers car rating surveys, but also made it immensely profitable. In 2009, the Powers survey rated Ford’s vehicles the most reliable of the US manufacturers’, with the gap between Ford and Toyota closing. What Ford has accomplished is what American car companies seem to have neglected. Through the 1960s, the “Big Three,” General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, sold more than 90 percent of the cars purchased in this country, producing automobiles that the car-buying public wanted to own.

Since that time, they have seemingly put their customers’ desire for quality and reliability on the backburner, allowing foreign auto companies, most notably from Japan and Germany, to make deep inroads in the American market. At long last, it seems that a domestic car company understands and is acting upon the need to produce cars and trucks that Americans want to own. Hopefully, General Motors and Chrysler are paying attention. How ironic that the company from which Ford adopted many of the techniques responsible for its return to profitability now finds itself on the defensive. Recall that reports surfaced as early as last April of unintended acceleration and loss of control in several Toyota models resulting from the gas pedal becoming entangled with the floor mat. Toyota dealers also received hundreds of complaints from drivers who had dislodged their floor mats, as Toyota had recommended, but were still experiencing stuck gas pedals In response, Toyota ordered a recall of the defective floor mats but not of the gas pedal itself. Problem solved? Not quite. Complaints of stuck gas pedals persisted throughout the last half of 2009, often with dire consequences. A recent Los Angeles Times study attributed 19 deaths and hundreds of injuries to the faulty accelerator pedals. Rather than proactively dealing with the problem when the company first became aware of a potential and serious defect, Toyota insisted that its cars were safe and took no action with respect to the faulty pedals. It was not until January 12 that Toyota halted production and ordered a gas pedal recall. Even then, it appears that it did so reluctantly. According to published reports, Toyota was, as late as early January, still resistant to ordering a product recall or halting production but was compelled to do so by the US Department of Transportation. And, as if Toyota does not have enough on its plate of troubles, the last few days have revealed problems with the braking system of the 2010 Prius, its gold-standard automobile. From a public relations standpoint, not to mention from a safety perspective, Toyota’s handling of this entire matter has been shortsighted, callous and potentially disastrous, putting at risk a reputation for quality and reliability earned over many decades. Toyota’s tone-deafness has already yielded the expected results. As reported in the New York Times, U.S. automobile sales saw Toyota’s market share drop from 17.9 percent in January 2009 to 14.1 percent last month, a decline of nearly 20 percent (contrast that with Ford, whose domestic market share last month rose to 16.7 percent from 14.2 percent a year earlier). Going forward, questions about Toyota products will persist at least for the immediate future. In its drive to overtake General Motors as the world’s largest car manufacturer, has quality control been sacrificed at the altar of rapid growth? How much damage to its nearly legendary reputation has Toyota incurred? Can it undo or at least mitigate all or most of that damage? Toyota is hoping that last week’s announcement of a remedy, the installation of a spring-like device to keep the gas pedal from sticking, will finally solve the problem. If that does not prove to be the case and if, as some suspect, the problem lies in its computerized electrical system (which Toyota denies), then all bets are off. In that event, many of its millions of heretofore-loyal customers will begin taking their car-buying business elsewhere—perhaps to Ford. Nathan Mitzner is a junior risk management insurance major. He can be reached for comment at nmitzner@smu.edu.

h, the modern fairytale. We have all seen it at one point or another—a film about a single and successful female in her early thirties with a high-powered career who seems to find success in all of her endeavors—other than Rebecca Quinn love. It is the modern fairytale formula in which our heroine undergoes a powerful transformation, all with the help of a dreamy yet stubborn costar. Here’s how the story goes: We meet our fashionable, well-heeled protagonist as she rushes around in the morning, latte in hand, on her way to work. At her job, she holds an established if not under-appreciated position in which she can express her wonderfully feminine creativity in a fast-paced environment. Think wedding planner, fashion designer, home stager, interior decorator, magazine columnist, television personality or gallery owner. The story establishes that although she seems to have it all (fancy clothes, fancy apartment, fancy job), she is still missing the man of her dreams; if only she could pencil in the time to meet him. But find him she does. Enter our ruggedly handsome and yet pestering costar, someone with whom our heroine is obliged to work due to unavoidable outside circumstances. The two are forced together by a series of unlikely circumstances and, as much as she tries to fight it, there is strong chemistry between them. They of course fall in love and the tale climaxes when one finds out that the other is not who he or she says they are. The offending party runs to find their forlorn counterpart at an airport and they patch it up. Cue happily-ever-after-sequence. Not to forget the subtle variations on this classic formula. Sometimes she already has her man--a fabulously wealthy fiancé that she has convinced herself she loves (remember “Leap Year” and “Sweet Home Alabama”?) But we, the audience, know better. She will forsake stock options and a house in the Hamptons to be with her dream man who, hopefully, has a cute European accent. This is the twenty-first century after all; she can fork over her own half of the mortgage, thank you very much. Even more fascinating is the transformation our contemporary Cinderella must undergo in order to get the guy. She must ditch her serious corporate updo in favor of a more relaxed and less career-oriented down-do. She learns to live with a little dirty laundry and holds her temper if her rugged costar forgets to put the seat down. The surge of these films in the past five to ten years is astonishing. Off the top of my head, I can name almost a dozen: “Leap Year,” “When in Rome,” “The Wedding Planner,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” “The Ugly Truth,” “The Holiday,” “Knocked Up,” and “The Proposal.” The pattern is undeniable. What comes next is the question, “What does this say about us?” In many ways, entertainment is one of the best hallmarks of culture; it defines and describes the tastes of a given period and allows us to better understand the mood of an era. So what is the moral of all these stories? Are we trying to tell ourselves that women spend too much time on their careers and not enough time on themselves? Have we lost balance and lost touch? Is the best anecdote to a corporate woman’s bossiness a man? Call me crazy, but it all seems pretty Victorian to me, an age in which the cure for hysteria was, appropriately enough, a hysterectomy. I can be a hopeless romantic, and I enjoy chick flicks with cute clothes and cute costars as much as the next twenty-something, but I do hope that a century down the road historians will not measure our social and cultural climate by the latest Katherine Heigl film. Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish, and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.

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esterday’s Daily Campus reported that SMU grad students raised $5,000 to aid Haiti. The Student Senate continues to solicit donations for the Clinton-Bush Foundation through “SMU’s Heart Beats for Haiti.” Students all across campus have pitched in to send money and supplies to the devastated country. This outpouring of support by SMU students has been remarkable. Organizations and individuals have spent many hours and many dollars to provide relief to people they’ve never met. The whole school has rallied in its humanitarian efforts. Many people write off SMU as filled with rich brats unconcerned for the world around them. This characterization has always been unfair and untrue. Anyone doubting our students’ engagement with issues of social and political justice need look no further than the front page of yesterday’s Daily Campus, the Web site of the Student Senate, the tables in Hughes-Trigg, to see how wrong the stereotype is. Keep up the good work SMU. --Nathaniel French Opinion Editor

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[who] are willing to work hard in exchange for big financial rewards and career growth.” SkillStorm, which provides consulting, outsourcing, and staffing solutions to companies in the information technology and engineering fields, was founded by UCF graduates in 2006. Ranked 24th on Dallas Business Journal’s “2010 Largest Contingency Executive Search Firms List,” this

opportunity aims to assist any upcoming graduates to find the right job, fast. SMU freshman Anthony Palmer found the program appealing. “It sounds like a good opportunity for college graduates. I think finding a job in a market as competitive as the business world is hard enough, especially in this economy,” he said. “Any help would be both beneficial to the graduates, as well as the companies

since they’d be hiring, hopefully, more prepared employees.” Freshman Rebekah Reistad said that if she is given the opportunity to apply to programs such as this one, she will. If you are an upcoming graduate interested in the program, e-mail collegerecruiting@skillstorm.com or visit skillstorm.com. Additional Sathianathan.

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the long-term effects of what they say about others because when something is posted on the Internet, it never goes away. College campuses can help prevent suicide by educating students about the signs and symptoms of depression and how to help a friend in need, according to Wall. Campuses can hold health fairs, especially during the month of September, which is

suicide awareness month. Common signs of depression include: an increase or decrease in appetite, increased irritability, loss of interest in daily activities and hobbies and concentration problems. If a person is suffering from depression and begins to talk about ending his life, he should seek help immediately. He can call CONTACT Crisis Line at 972-233-2233 for assistance or call 911.

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Top 2 Dem. gov. hopefuls talk jobs, death penalty Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Democratic hair care businessman Farouk Shami guaranteed Monday that he would create 100,000 jobs available to everyone, offer free electricity and an enact a moratorium on the death penalty if elected governor of Texas. In the first and possibly only debate involving Shami and three-term former Houston Mayor Bill White, the two most well-funded Democrats running for governor, Shami made sweeping promises while White mostly ignored him to focus on Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Perry. Both Democrats, however, agreed on the importance of jobs — a key item in their campaigns. “Creating jobs is my specialty,” Shami, 67, of Houston, said in the debate broadcast statewide before a small audience from a TV station in Fort Worth. “When I am governor, everybody is going to go to work.” He also promised to pay the state $10 million — the same amount he’s budgeted for his election effort — if 100,000 jobs aren’t created under his watch. He did not provide specifics, though he’s previously touted highway and landscaping projects. White, 55, said the way to create jobs is to retrain unemployed people and ensure they have a job at the end of the training.

“I do not think the governor of Texas has control over the global economy,” White said. “I think the governor can do what we can to prepare our work force for the future. As mayor of Houston, I brought businesses to Houston, but that alone won’t be enough.” The question of a death penalty moratorium in the nation’s most active capital punishment state was a major item of disagreement, with Shami declaring “a lot of innocent people” have been put to death. “We cannot be bragging on how many people we have been executing,” he said, insisting he wouldn’t support resuming executions unless he was “110 percent sure” of a convicted person’s guilt. White said a blanket suspension wouldn’t work “because that would disrespect the juries and the victims and the criminal justice where there is no question ... about the evidence used to convict.” The two men also disagreed on Shami’s proposal for free electricity, which Shami said could be achieved in 10 years through expansion of wind and solar energy use. White called the goal unrealistic in Texas, saying he had examined the prospects as mayor of the state’s largest city and “would not want to be in a building” in the summer that was powered only by wind or solar energy.

Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls businessman Farouk Shami, left, and former Houston Mayor Bill White each reach to shake hands in the television studio before their first debate in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

He also turned the question, which was focused on energy deregulation, on Perry, saying the governor “doesn’t hold himself accountable” for higher electric rates as a result of energy deregulation. The Democrat who wins the March 2 primary is hoping to claim the Texas governor’s mansion after 16 years of GOP control. White, responding to a question about voter ID laws, called it a “wedge issue” and continued his emphasis on Perry. “That is a classic illustration of where Gov. Perry has brought partisan politics of Washington to the state house,” he said, adding that under

former governors George W. Bush and Ann Richards, “people did work together.” The Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary often has taken a back seat to the high-profile Republican slugfest between Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who have participated in two similar debates with activist Debra Medina. Perry spokesman Mark Miner called Shami and White “liberal Democrats” and said that like Hutchison, they “are all pro-choice and they are all big government advocates.” “Gov. Perry is the only candidate in this race with a proven record of creating jobs, cutting taxes, and

“Everyone, whether they choose to admit it or not, wants to be socially accepted,” said Paul Quinn sophomore Patrick Hillard. SMU senior Alex Odiari said students have access to help on campus and should take advantage of it if they are having thoughts of self-harm or are feeling depressed. Odiari also feels that students should be more sensitive to each other’s feelings.

upholding fiscally conservative values that have made the Texas economy resilient during a national economic downturn,” Miner said. White appears to be mainstream Democrats’ choice after abandoning his original plan to run for U.S. Senate. Shami is fueling his bid with his fortune. Shami is a Palestinian born outside Jerusalem and parlayed his development of chemical-friendly hair care products and a flat-iron hair straightening tool into a business worth tens of millions of dollars. He called his candidacy “proof the American dream is alive” and compared the change he advocated to the election of Barack Obama. Like the president, he said, he has “an unconventional name.” White is a lawyer, former U.S. deputy energy secretary and oil industry investor. He grew up in San Antonio as the son of two teachers. No Democrat has held the Texas governor’s office since Richards was bounced by Bush in 1994 after a single four-year term. Republicans hold all statewide elected offices and have crushed Democrats by huge margins since the late 1990s. Five other candidates are on the Democratic ballot in the but only White and Shami were invited to the debate by north Texas public broadcast station KERA and its media partners.

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given the money. Student Body President Patrick Kobler called for a compromise among the school, the intramural program and the students, stating: “This is something that should be paid for by the university.” The Senate voted to set aside the issue until their next meeting, at which point they will vote on whether or not to approve the funds. The Senate also addressed financial difficulties in a piece of legislation regarding purchasing textbooks that Chief of Staff Alex Ehmke introduced to the Senate. The proposal calls for professors to submit a final copy of their textbook list to the SMU bookstore two weeks before classes begin. With this system, students can find cheaper alternatives to the SMU bookstore before classes begin. Ehmke said that a personal experience as an resident assistant inspired this legislation, when a “student broke down in my room crying,” because she couldn’t buy her books.

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Sports

• Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

SMU prepares to bury Miners Mustangs look for revenge against University of Texas at El Paso

By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

The SMU men’s basketball team will shoot for their fourth consecutive win at Moody Coliseum against Conference USA leader UTEP tonight. The Mustangs are looking for revenge against their in-state rival after falling to the Miners 49-45 in El Paso, in the first conference game of the season on Jan. 6. After defeating Tulane and

THE BREAKDOWN SMU Mustangs

(11-11, 4-4 conference) vs.

UTEP Miners

(17-5, 8-1 conference)

Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas

02/10 Tip-off: 7 p.m.

improving to 11-11 overall and 4-4 in conference play, the Mustangs find themselves tied for sixth in league play. SMU’s last win at home was a 70-60 win over Memphis in January. The Miners (17-5, 8-1) come to Moody riding a seven-game win streak since mid-January. So far this season, the SMU’s defense has been the deciding factor, as the team has managed to hold off opponents by an average of 15.4 points. The Mustangs have also managed to hold three league opponents, including UTEP, to fewer than 50 points for the first time since the 1957-58 season. SMU’s defense also leads the conference allowing just 55.9 points per game. Derek Williams leads the team with 17.3 points per game, putting him third in league standings. The senior, and one of three team captains, has scored 20 or more points in eight games this season, including five out of the last seven games. Papa Dia is looking for his eighth double-double of the season. He is currently ranked fourth in conference

play, with nine rebounds per game. Averaging 14.5 points per game, Dia ranks seventh in scoring in the CUSA. The Miners post the No.3 scoring offense with 76.9 points per game and have the No.6 scoring defense (64.3 PPG). In league play, UTEP ranks last in free throw percentage, a category the Mustangs have excelled in during recent wins. Derrik Caracter leads the Miners with seven double-doubles on the season and a 14.4 point per game average paired with a 9.1 rebound per game average. In the 36th meeting between the teams, the Miners hold a distinct 2114 advantage. The Mustangs lost 13 of the last 14 games. The last time SMU defeated UTEP was in a 99-96 doubleovertime win in Moody Coliseum in March of 2008. When both teams played in the Western Athletic Conference, SMU held a 9-5 advantage on the series, but have only gone 1-7 against UTEP since the teams joined C-USA in 2005.

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SMU forward Mohammed Faye driving to the basket against Tulsa Jan 13 at Moody Coliseum.

MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S GOLF

Mustang tennis splits weekend outcomes By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

Over the weekend, the SMU men’s tennis team was forced to settle for a split, falling to No. 25 Wisconsin, 4-0, before easily defeating the University of Chicago at Illinois, 6-1. In their first match against the Wisconsin Badgers, junior Artem Baradach went toe-to-toe with No. 20 Marek Michalika. The match was called due to time restraints. Before it was called, Baradach was up a set and trailing in the second by a single game

(7-6 (8-6), 5-6). The same thing happened in two other matches. Junior David Costa and freshman Pablo Perez-Espanaola also had their matches called due to time restraints. Like Baradach, Costa was in the lead against Wisconsin’s Patrick Pohlmann (7-6 (9-7), 4-4) and had a good chance of winning the match in the second set. The second match of the day against the UIC Flames gave SMU more trouble, in comparison to the Badgers. The Mustangs swept through

the doubles matches, winning all three to earn the point. In singles, the Mustangs won all but one match. Nate Kirk of UIC defeated SMU senior Bryan Griffin in three sets (6-4 (2-6), 10-2) for the Flames’ lone point. No other match went farther than two sets, and junior Darren Walsh had just won the first set when his opponent was forced to retire. The Mustangs return home to host Lamar University on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Turpin Tennis Center.

SMU poised for victory after 2nd day By DORI SHOCKLEY Associate Sports Editor dshockley@smu.edu

The SMU Mustangs have been well represented the past two days by the men’s golf team at the USD Callaway Invitational. The final round is scheduled for Tuesday, but the end results will not be immediately available. Sophomores Matt Schovee, James Kwon and Max Buckley, junior Kelly Kraft and senior Ben Tewes are the five players that traveled to San Diego, Calif for the invitational. SMU is currently in first place by six strokes

after a sensational second round. SMU Sophomore Marc Sambol is also competing in the invitational, but he is playing unattached. Sambol currently holds 39th place after the second round. Individually, Schovee stands in first place, but he is just one stroke better than second. Kwon is the other Mustang in the top 10, currently in ninth place. Kraft is tied for 14th, Buckley is tied for 35th and Tewes is tied for 51st. A total of 71 golfers from 12 schools are participating in the invitational. SMU was in third place at the end of the first

day. Then they claimed the lead on the second day of the tournament. The host school, the University of San Diego, is tied with Fresno State in second place right on the heels of the Mustangs. The University of California-Irvine is in fourth place, 16 shots behind the Mustangs. Next, the team will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate on Feb. 17 and 18. Teams such as the University of California-Berkley, the University of Arkansas and the University of Hawaii will be participating in the competition.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Women’s golf returns home after loss By DORI SHOCKLEY Associate Sports Editor dshockley@smu.edu

The SMU women’s golf team returns home after three days of competition in sunny Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Tia Gannon, Tanya Wadhwa, Jennifer Hooper, Kalie Presti and Liz Wells all competed for SMU in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 7-9. The women placed 15th out of 16

total teams. On the individual level, Gannon tied for 32nd, Wadhwa tied for 46th, Hooper tied for 69th, Presti tied for 79th and Wells tied for 84th. There were 86 women in the classic. Florida State University took first overall with a final tally of 872 strokes. SMU finished ahead of Penn. State University with 953 strokes. Other schools in attendance

were: Indiana University, Iowa State, University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma, University of Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Baylor University, Florida State University, Northwestern University, Kent State, University of Georgia, Oklahoma State and Purdue University. Now that the team is back in the states, they will have almost a full month to prepare for the UCF Invitational March 1 and 2.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Mustangs unable to handle Longhorns By DORI SHOCKLEY Associate Sports Editor dshockley@smu.edu

David fell to Goliath over the weekend when the SMU swim program competed in a dual meet against the University of Texas. Both the men’s and the women’s teams hosted the Longhorns at Perkins Natatorium Feb. 6. The SMU men’s program, ranked No. 23, finished 48 points behind UT’s No. 1 ranked program, 158110. SMU came in first in only three

events. Junior Pontus Renholm and Senior Fabian Brunetti took first and second place respectively in the 200yard backstroke. Tom Cole, Mark Reese and JJ Wojcik finished first, second and third in the 200-yard breaststroke. The final event of the day, the 200yard freestyle relay, allowed SMU to take first, second and third place again. Despite a higher rank, the women experienced a similar drastic loss, 158-110. The Mustangs are ranked

No. 18 and the female Longhorns are ranked No. 3. After a day of losses, SMU secured their first event win when Therese Svendsen finished the 100-yard backstroke in 55.77 seconds. SMU got their stroke back in both the A and B sets of the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing first and second. The C-USA championships are next on tap for the SMU team: they will be held in Houston Feb. 24-27. The women’s team will compete first in the Grand Prix in Columbia, Mo. Feb. 12-14.

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A SMU swimmer during a freestyle race against the University of Texas Feb 6 at Perkins Natatorium.