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HAITI
Tweet your heart out
Architecture organization promotes Haiti relief
By JORDAN RUTLEDGE
to Baily-Byers. Students will want to tweet in a professional manner,” she said, “employers do check the social media before making a hire. More than one professional in the Dallas market has shared stories of not hiring employees after seeing their Facebook pages, tweets or blogs.” She hopes that students understand that any photographs with drugs, alcohol, or inappropriate clothing could be potential grounds for not being hired. “Students should understand that what they put out on Facebook and Twitter, both words and images, will live forever,” Lee said. “They may be confronted with what they post up now in future years when they are interviewing for a job.”
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Twitter was the last word many people expected to hear while sitting in a room filled with professionals in the field of public relations. However, at the monthly Public Relations Society of America Luncheon, Twitter was mentioned at least a dozen times. Instead of telling others to contact them from their Web site, they were merely instructed to follow them on Twitter. Many questions have been raised about whether or not Twitter is a useful tool. Some see it as a tool to keep friends updated, whereas others, like sophomore corporate communications and public affairs major Taylor Reed, see it as a tool “to keep up with the news.”
Does Twitter have a role in the professional world? Steve Lee, the chairman and chief pathfinder of Quicksilver Interactive Group Inc., claims that paying attention to others’ tweets can help businesses. He explained that it gives their consumers a voice and assists the company in understanding public feelings about a certain product. Quicksilver Interactive Group is a marketing firm that focuses on technology maximizing its clients’ business. The Quicksilver Web site has its latest tweets on the sidebar. This is one way that Twitter enables simple and effective communication in the professional world. CCPA professor Christy Baily-Byers explained that there are uses for Twitter, other than to see what your friends are doing. “[Twitter] can be used for research to gauge trends, to monitor crucial issues
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value,” she said. Often Twitter users ask for responses to questions about products and even
offer deals to dedicated followers. Lee sees Twitter as a useful tool, not only for professionals, but also for students. He says that he has seen some professors use Twitter to keep students updated on noteworthy articles and create discussion groups as a result. In addition to communication with teachers, Twitter also allows students to keep up with potential employers. Sitting in an interview and being able to ask about the company’s current events could mean a new job. ‘Following’ these employers could show that you are dedicated to what their organization is doing. Students are constantly warned to be careful of what goes up on Facebook and the same could go for Twitter, according
After only a few years, user activity on other social network sites, such as Xanga and Myspace, went relatively dormant. The question is if Twitter is headed to the same demise. “Like the proverbial cat, we haven’t even begun to see the many lives of Twitter,” Lee said. “Will it die? No, perhaps never.” He went on to explain that it enables us to keep up with friends, and ‘follow’ our favorite celebrities. Twitter has a wide variety of uses that we have only begun to explore. There are still those who are opposed to Twitter. They deem it as useless, and have difficulty seeing its purpose when there are other ways to get the same information Twitter posts. Chris Howdeshell, a junior mechanical engineering major, says, “its unnecessary to follow people around all the time. It’s just creepy.”
GOVERNMENT
Student Senate deals with fund shortage By CHRISTINA DIPINTO Contributing Writer cdipinto@smu.edu
The Student Senate voted Tuesday to accept the finance committee’s recommendation regarding funds for SMU’s intramural program. Representatives from the program had asked the senate for an additional $2,500, which would bring the total request amount to $10,000. Finance committee members insisted that the senate’s budget could not support the increase, and suggested staying with the original allocated amount of $7,500.
“The burden can’t be solely on us when we are experiencing losses in our budget,” senator David Archer said. Senator Joseph Esau was a strong supporter of the additional funding and has a job with SMU intramurals. He challenged those who were against the funding, which would be used for teaching to attract better referees, stating, “If you don’t know how it works, come out to paid training.” President Patrick Kobler was also in favor of supporting the intramural program with the extra funding because it is a way for students to make friends and have fun without
involving alcohol. “Intramurals, in my opinion,” he said, “is one of the only things that’s effective and popular on campus.” Students who voted against the additional funding expressed a concern for other programs that might not be able to have an event or host a program if it passed. Donation announcements were made for the SMU’s Heart Beats for Haiti fundraising campaign. Delta Gamma chapter president Alex Meaker and vice president of finance Lisa Dickerson presented a $3,500 donation, and President Kobler
announced that $20,000 has already been raised for the Haiti earthquake relief. As the meeting moved to old business senators voted to pass both items on the agenda. The first was a resolution honoring Mrs. Deborah Michel, class of 1985, for a contribution to support student affairs and the Student Senate Scholarship Program. Second was a resolution addressing communication between faculty and students regarding textbooks, which would help students who are trying to save money on class reading material.
By ROSA ESSAW Contributing Writer ressaw@smu.edu
When a societal crisis crippled a nation, Americans jumped in to offer assistance. Presidents, church leaders, NBA players, celebrities and non-profit organizations chipped in to offer the people of Haiti a glimpse of hope. Similarly, the SMU community recognized its moral obligation to give back, so they charted SMU’s Heart Beats for Haiti and raised over $20,000. But, no matter how much has already been contributed, it’s simply not enough. The aftermath of an earthquake that took over 200,000 lives and caused irrevocable damage, warrants constant attention. As a result, Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization, found a creative way to raise money for Haiti. The organization decided to premiere Monterey Media’s inspiring new feature documentary, “One Peace at a Time,” on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Studio Movie Grill on North Central Expressway. Tickets will be sold for $10 and 100 percent of
the proceeds will go to Architecture for Humanity’s long-term reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Architecture for Humanity is an all-volunteer group of design professionals founded in 1999. The non-profit organization promotes architectural and design solutions to global, social and societal crises. It believes that innovative, sustainable
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Ultimately, we hope to inspire those in our community to help in any way they can.” Stephen Lohr Co-founder
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and collaborative design can make a difference in disadvantaged communities. Architecture for Humanity is also working specifically with an orphanage in Port-au-Prince to design new living quarters. The organization decided to host the movie premiere in addition to the overall relief efforts, because they
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CAMPUS
Camp brings college experience to high schoolers By LAUREN MICHAELS Contributing Writer lmichaels@smu.edu
It’s not everyday that high school students get a first-hand look into the realities of college life. The world of cafeteria dinners, upperclassmen, dorm rooms and challenging professors, can make any 11th grader a little nervous before the application process. Fortunately, the girls at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School in Dallas have been given the opportunity to experience the day-to-day college life on the SMU campus for the past two years. The Girls Talk Back camp, supported by the Foundation for the Education of Young Women and SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, is a week-long camp designed to help improve the written and
oral communication skills of young individuals. While most high school girls don’t know what to expect before they get to college, SMU provides a wellequipped study environment for all of the girls to learn. Former GTB camper, Ali Keeter, said she “loved being on the SMU campus.” “Not only was it a beautiful campus, but the buildings weren’t far away from each other and it was nice to be able to walk to the library,” she said. With no more than 40 students per class, each camper attends a writing seminar in the morning, followed by an afternoon with topics on public speaking and professional etiquette. SMU professors, along with other teachers from Dallas public and private schools, teach all three seminars. Communication skills are
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ACADEMICS
Students share findings in 2010 Research Fair By REBECCA MUSGROVE Staff Writer rmusgrove@smu.edu
SMU’s annual Research Day filled the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom on Tuesday afternoon. This event features graduate and undergraduate student research from engineering, the sciences and social sciences. Students from a variety of departments and programs presented their research, ranging from sociology and psychology to chemistry and physics. The research done by the students was presented in a manner that was not only professional, but also student-friendly. The topics of research ranged from personal intrigue, to attempts to answer long-standing or current questions. Ashley Howe an SMU
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seismology student was presenting their research on recent earthquakes in Texas. “Beginning this summer and continuing through today,” Howe said, “small earthquakes were felt in Cleburne.” Due to the lack of fault lines or any other visible cause, the city of Cleburne requested the help of SMU seismology. The presentation showed the process of measuring the earthquakes, as well as the results, and the stations they erected to find the location of the earthquakes. As shown on their map, the earthquakes occurred between two fluid injection wells. “Those wells opened the pores in the rock,” Howe said, “leading to the activity along an old fault line.”
While the seismology presentation was based mainly on a poster and spoken explanation, Ted Andersson and Vijita Patel used their poster to show the surface work of their research and included additional visuals to demonstrate the making of a new chelating agent from TAT, a commercially available chemical. Andersson utilized a model of a chelating agent as he explained how it traps metal ions that can then form crystal structures. In addition to a video showing their successful reaction from start to finish, they also had vials of crystals to show visitors and provide further visual evidence of their success. Andersson and Patel have been working on this project for the past two years, finally achieving a
successful reaction with the help of a lucky accident. After working on a separate reaction, Patel left her site and materials unclean and forgot about it. “About a month later, I figured I would clean it up,” Patel said. “Down at the bottom I found TAT crystals growing.” From that incident, Andersson and Patel found a new crystal structure that aided in the formation of a new chelating agent for potential medical imaging use. The 2010 Research Day was a great opportunity for the students in the sciences and social sciences to share their hard work and the series of events that led to their results.
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FASHION INDUSTRY
Senior shares her New York Fashion Week experience BY SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu
Sitting a row behind Vogue’s Anna Wintour at Diane Von Furstenberg, partying with public relations powerhouse Kelly Cutrone at a People’s Revolution party, and dressing supermodels backstage at the Erin Wasson RVCA fashion show, are just a few highlights from SMU senior Lucy Akin’s New York Fashion Week adventure. The fashion-obsessed advertising major secured her fashion week invite through her internship at Dallas boutique V.O.D., the trendy Victory Park shop that carries lines from Isabel Marant and Vanessa Bruno to Alexander Wang, Luella and Repetto. At V.O.D, where Akin is paid in clothes instead of money, since August and her bosses’ invitation to attend the Fall 2010 shows at New York Fashion Week was a dream come true. “It has been amazing,” said Akin, sitting behind her sleek stainless steel desk at V.O.D. less than 24 hours after her return from New York City. The jam-packed four day trip included stops at VPL, Preen, Michael Angel, Diane Von Furstenberg, Suno, Jenni Kayne, Araks, Ohne Titel and Jeremy Laing, just to name a few. Akin’s favorite show of the week was Alexander Wang, the edgy women’s wear designer who launched his first collection in 2007. Wang’s Fall 2010
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Collection included looks inspired by men’s wear with a dark underworld twist Akin describes as “Goth Wall Street.” “For spring he did the side braid that was really pretty,” Akin said. “Well, this time he gelled their hair to their foreheads all the way down covering one eye - literally caked to their heads.” The collection and entire production of the Wang show were a hit with Akin, who describes the experience as “surreal.” “I loved the music, the lighting, the set-up and it was so good for people-watching,” Akin said. Just as the clothes and trends evolve on the runway, Akin noticed the explosion of new media at fashion week. The talk in the tents was centered on the timely death of famed fashion designer Alexander McQueen and the boom of bloggers that have replaced magazine editors and celebrities in the front row. Akin caught glimpses of bloggers turned fashion celebrities Bryan Boy and Tavi in their wacky fashion week best. “He was wearing these Margiela sunglasses the kind that wrap around your head, latex leggings, giant offwhite fur with crazy combat boots,” Akin said of Bryan Boy, the young blogger who sat front row at Diane Von Furstenberg. “I saw him like six times in one day in that stupid outfit.” Thirteen-year-old fashion blogger
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Relay for Life: Event Kick-off
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Career & Internship Fair
Noon to 4 p.m., HughesTrigg Lower Level. All majors are invited to come out and meet employers from a variety of industries hiring for full-time & internship positions.
Tavi, who types her fashion thoughts on StyleRookie.com and skipped school to attend fashion week, also entertained Akin with her quirky wardrobe choice. “Tavi had blue hair and was wearing a turban,” said Akin of the pint-sized fashionista she spotted interviewing models and designers at Alexander Wang. Not only did the amount of bloggers in attendance take Akin by surprise, but so did the abundance of twitter updates happening before her eyes. “It was really funny because I would be on Twitter reading the tweets, and it would be The Cut (New York Magazine) at the same show as me tweeting about stuff that I was watching,” Akin said. Blackberries and iPhones were everywhere, and those “twittering” were of all ages. “At the Diane Von Furstenberg show, this old decrepit woman was literally on her iPhone twittering,” Akin laughed. “She was like, ‘music is blasting like Coco Chanel type jackets.’” Fall’s biggest trend to be on the look out for is yet again leggings. “They were doing a lot with leggings in the fall shows -- they are paneling them or they are going to be suede,” Akin said. “Leggings are not going away at all, they are just changing. “ She said the fashion savvy crowd was already ahead of the game decked out in leather legging galore, along with fur and combat boots. The red
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head with a great sense of personal style admits that packing for fashion week was not an easy task. “I thought about it for two weeks and I was stressing out,” Akin said of styling her fashion week worthy wardrobe. “When it finally came time to pack my friend came over and I showed her all of my different options I had thought of.” The well-thought-out packing
must have paid off because the SMU student was snapped several times by photographers entering and exiting shows. “I was late for DVF because there was so much traffic, so I had to bust in,” Akin jokes. “I had my sunglasses on and I was running up the stairs while all of these people were watching and taking pictures.” She said people dressing over
the top and making a scene was just another exciting part of fashion week. “The nice thing is everyone is dressed crazy, so at the end of the day dressing crazy is the norm,” she said. “So that makes it even harder, you really have to look crazy like a Tavi with blue hair and a turban.” “You have to standout,” Akin said. “Especially if you’re a little intern from Dallas.”
Police Reports FEBRUARY 7 2:11 a.m., 6100 Hillcrest Avenue/ Granada: Four student’s were issued University Park citations by University Park Police for underage drinking. One student was also cited for possessing a fake ID. All four students were referred to the Student Conduct Office. Closed.
FEBRUARY 7 2:36 a.m., Lambda Chi Alpha/3004 Dyer Court: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.
FEBRUARY 7 10:54 a.m., Shuttles Hall/6212 Hillcrest: A student reported theft of her bicycle. Open.
FEBRUARY 11 1:12 a.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon/3050 SMU Blvd.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking and for being in possession of alcohol by a minor. Closed. 10:26 a.m. Moody Parking Garage/3063 SMU Blvd.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for damages caused to a gate arm. Closed.
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ACADEMY AWARDS
Composer returns for a second stint as Oscars music director By LISA COLLINS A&E Editor lccollins@smu.edu
Music has always played a part in setting the tone at the Oscars and this year’s will be a little more playful. Acclaimed composer Marc Shaiman will be returning for the second time as music director and he is definitely not new to the Academy Awards. “I’ve been nominated for five. Never won. Big-time loser,” Shaiman said, in an Oscars’ press call organized by mtvU’s College Media Network. Shaiman’s Oscar nominations were for scores for the films “Sleepless in Seattle,” “The American President,” “The First Wives Club,” “Patch Adams” and “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.” Although he’s never won an Oscar, Shaiman has been a big winner at the Tony and Grammy awards, especially for his hit musical “Hairspray.” Coincidentally, Adam Shankman, co-producer of this year’s Academy Awards, directed the film adaptation of “Hairspray.” “Bizarrely, I first met Adam when he was a waiter at a night club where I was performing,” Shaiman said. “So
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of an orchestra that the Academy Awards should have. “But there are budgetary concerns and set concerns. So, I’m sort of there fighting for the music. I’m the defender of music,” Shaiman said. Besides defender of music, another role Shaiman was asked to play was the villian - the guy who plays the music to cut off acceptance speeches. However, in the end Shaiman hired someone else to do that. “I know the feeling of being up there at the Tony’s and the music coming on. It’s hideous,” he said. “I feel that this time limit and the idea that the music is going to cut you off has perhaps stopped the very moment we’re all kind of hoping to see, which is someone speaking from their heart, having this exhilarating moment in their life. And now I’m afraid we just see people racing, and frightened that they’re going to get cut off.” Shaiman, one of the pioneers of introducing humor into award shows, intends to make this
I feel that this time limit and the idea that the music is going to cut you off has perhaps stopped the very moment we’re all kind of hoping to see, which is someone speaking from their heart, having this exhilarating moment in their life. Marc Shaiman Academy Awards Music Director
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I have fantastically watched as he’s gone from dancer to choreographer to film director and producer. “And it was tremendous that fate put him as director of the musical I co-wrote,” Shaiman said. As music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, Shaiman is in charge of anything having to do with music in the entire production. “I had a fight with them this year about the size of the orchestra, wanting it to be, you know, the size
2010 OSCAR NOMINATIONS The biggest night in entertainment is only two weeks away. Whether you are looking forward to seeing the awe-inspiring gowns on the legendary red carpet, or are in anxious anticipation for which nominees will receive the coveted gold statue, the 82nd annual Academy Awards is an event you do not want to miss. We have the list of nominees for the most talked about categories, as well as predictions from the experts. Start making bets with your friends and tune in at 7 p.m. on March 7 for the Oscars.
Best Motion Picture of the Year: • “Avatar” (20th Century Fox) •
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“District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
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“An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)
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“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
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“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)
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“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
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“A Serious Man” (Focus Features)
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“Up” (Walt Disney)
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“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: • Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side” • Helen Mirren for “The Last Station” • Carey Mulligan for “An Education” • Gabourey Sidibe for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” • Meryl Streep for “Julie & Julia” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: • Penélope Cruz for “Nine” • Vera Farmiga for “Up in the Air” • Maggie Gyllenhaal for “Crazy Heart” • Anna Kendrick for “Up in the Air” • Mo’Nique for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Best Animated Feature Film of the Year: • “Coraline” (Focus Features) • “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox) • “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney) • “The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS) • “Up” (Walt Disney)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: • Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart” • George Clooney for “Up in the Air” • Colin Firth for “A Single Man” • Morgan Freeman for “Invictus” • Jeremy Renner for “The Hurt Locker” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: • Matt Damon for “Invictus” • Woody Harrelson for “The Messenger” • Christopher Plummer for “The Last Station” • Stanley Tucci for “The Lovely Bones” • Christoph Waltz for “Inglourious Basterds” Best Achievement in Directing: • James Cameron for “Avatar” • Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” • Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds” • Lee Daniels for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” • Jason Reitman for “Up in the Air”
FESTIVAL
Heat wilting Rio Carnival street parties By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The hottest temperatures in five decades were melting Carnival revelry Tuesday after five days of dancing, drinking and smooching. “I never thought I would say this, but it is too hot to party,” said 20-yearold Thiago Cerveny, standing on a corner with his girlfriend in Ipanema and debating whether to hit a big street party on the last full day of festivities. Rio’s summer has seen record highs of up to 110 F (44 C). Couple that with the seaside city’s suffocating humidity and the chances that partiers will fall ill increases. It was 106 F (41 C) Tuesday. Dr. Luis Fernando Correa took to the Globo television network to warn those still partying to “drink a lot — but nothing alcoholic.” Taking the booze out of what Brazilians call the world’s biggest bash is certainly a challenge. Health officials say more than 1,400 revelers have been treated
since Saturday, the majority for heatrelated illness. “During Carnival people go out in the street, they party, they forget to hydrate and even take medications they may need,” Correa said. “People, drink water!” The withering temperatures punished participants in Rio’s Carnival parades Monday night, many wearing heavy, elaborate costumes.Geisy Arruda, a 20-year-old student who gained fame when she was expelled in October from her school for wearing a miniskirt, succumbed to the heat toward the end of her 80-minute appearance on a parade float. She was seen tugging at her Carnival dress — a flashy version of the garment that got her thrown out of school — and had to lie down on a and ask for water. She rested and recovered. Other Carnival queens, some with massive headdresses and elaborate wings of feathers harnessed to their backs, slumped down atop massive
floats and asked people 30 feet (9 meters) below to throw them bottles of water. But the heat didn’t stop the majority of the exceptionally trained samba dancers, whose moves and athleticism rival this nation’s famed football stars.Funk dancer and Playboy model Valeska Santos wore a pedometer, and according to the O Globo newspaper she walked 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) during her 80 minutes in the parade early early Tuesday — all the while doing a frenetic samba and wearing a massive feather costume. Though she had been in the hospital with pneumonia for 15 days just before Carnival, Santos wasn’t done though: She also danced atop another group’s samba float a few hours later.This year’s Carnival was the first since Rio was awarded the 2016 Olympics. Security was good for the most part, but police say about 50 tourists were robbed.
year’s awards a little more fun by being more creative with the music that plays as people walk onto the stage. “You know, it’s not like there are big knee-slappers. It’s just a way to loosen things up a little. But I have to look at the presenters this year and start thinking of some hopefully clever ideas.” Shaiman also hopes to collaborate on some parodies this year. He’s been working with celebrities like Billy Crystal to poke fun at the audience and the films they are celebrating. “I got to work with Jack Black and Will Ferrell on two different numbers, which were big steps, I think, for the Academy to be having fun with itself in a way. “The first thing I did with them was write lyrics to the music that plays people off,” he said. “So I wrote a melody, and the three of us wrote lyrics called, ‘You’re Boring.’” Although Shaiman could not disclose any of the surprises he’s working on, his sense of humor, talent and passion for music and the entertainment industry is sure to leave its mark on the show. If You Watch: The 82nd Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC this upcoming Sunday at 7 p.m.
CRITICS’ OSCAR PICKS Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Christoph Waltz for “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Mo’Nique for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Best Motion Picture “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Animated Feature Film “Up”
Best Achievement in Directing Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”
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Opinion
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The downside of American hegemony
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Celebrating snow days COLUMNIST
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he day before the snow day occurred for us here at SMU, I had my meteorology class and my professor told the class that it would not snow, and if it did, that it would not stick to the ground. Every weather station across Dallas predicted the exact same thing. No one expected that Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, would break numerous weather records when it snowed over 12 inches in one Bryan Manderscheid single storm. Never before has it snowed this hard since records began being kept. It was just so beautiful and mystifying to see so much snow here. No one ever thinks Dallas will get snow, and it has never had this much before. The annual average snowfall in Dallas is between two and two and a half inches, but in total last weekend we had 12.5 inches of snow. This felt so unreal. The last time I ever saw snow like that was when I went to Illinois to visit my grandparents for the New Year about seven years ago. Never would I imagine seeing Dallas Hall covered in snow, with a miniature snow-Dallas Hall in front of it. Snow has an uplifting affect on people. The entire day, I felt completely and unconditionally happy. It was so much fun to see tons of people building snowmen of all shapes and sizes and the numerous amounts of snowballs thrown towards friends and fellow students. The moment class ended was the moment I stepped into the winter wonderland and joined all of the fun that had happened when I was in class. I know normally that the main quad is relatively inactive unless people are moving to class; however, the snow brought almost everyone out there to utilize the large amount of space and snow. Everyone was bustling around in groups that seemed to overlap each other in the end. Almost every moment, someone had a snowball. So many snowballs were used that the ground went from a blanket of snow into a pile of ice because everyone was running around, hoping to blindside a friend or run away from an enemy’s fire. It was an epic duel with everyone against everyone else. I enjoyed being pelted by snow while serving to protect a snow fort that others had made. In addition to all of the chaos at the main quad, it was nice to see all of the snow remain peaceful in some areas, such as the soccer fields and the track. It was like someone covered them with a large, soft blanket of ice. I could not help but be happy with such a beautiful sight in front of me. I loved seeing SMU covered in white. One of the added bonuses of snow was the cancellation of classes on Friday, which meant I could just sleep in and not worry about a thing Friday. I finally had a day to recoup from the stresses of college life. The only complaints I had with the snow coming down happened when it stopped. Snow is so beautiful when it falls, but it is ugly when it melts. It does not melt evenly, and many snowmen remained scattered across campus for days. It was sad to see all the slush of melted snow that had been a blanket the day before. I was even sad when I saw the damage the record snow caused to the trees as they were left in shambles because of the weight of the snow. However, the day the snow fell was the happiest day in a long time for me.
How the Tea Party can become a real movement OPINION EDITOR
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here are some really ticked off people out there and they want to change Washington. They call themselves members of the Tea Party, but the name is misleading. A party suggests Nathaniel French organization, a well-oiled political machine complete with candidates and a platform. The Tea Partiers are better characterized as an insurgency. They’re a coalition of angry groups and grassroots organizers. They don’t get along all that well, and the issues they care about range from guns to immigration to monetary policy. But they’re united by their hatred of big government. Barack Obama serves as the most useful symbol of everything they despise, but the Tea Partiers heap just as much disdain on congressional leaders, governors, and anyone else in the political mainstream. Although a lot of media attention has associated the movement with Republicans, the two groups couldn’t be less similar. Just about everything George W. Bush ever did is anathema to the movement. Unlike most of the punditocracy, I don’t think the Tea Partiers are all stupid and crazy. They have more—much more—than their fair share of wackos and demagogues, but that’s not the whole story. The Tea Party has tapped into a populist current that’s been brimming beneath the surface for years as both major parties embraced mammoth government expansion. Americans have long distrusted government. Our revolution was sparked by frustration with taxes. Our founding fathers wrote a constitution intended to severely restrict the power of the federal government. They’d just fought a war against centralized authority and they weren’t keen on replacing one oppressive bureaucracy with another. The government they agreed upon was small, decentralized, and limited. This model worked for a long time. But eventually problems came about that our leaders felt demanded an expanded role for the national government. The 20th century saw a huge increase in the powers of the federal behemoth, especially those concentrated in the hands of the president. The income tax, the welfare state, the regulatory regime; things we now take for granted were hotly contested in the last century. Not everyone trusted this explosion of power. Many brilliant philosophers and politicians warned of the adverse effects the new programs would have on the economic and social institutions that had served the country well for centuries. They considered their worst fears confirmed in the imperial presidencies of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. It’s in this tradition that the best parts of the Tea Party movement were born. Although both major parties would like to write the movement off as a bunch of blathering fools, some of its ideas aren’t that bad. The Tea Partiers want their civil liberties back, a reasonable request given the warrantless wiretapping and secret prisons of the Bush years. They want their taxes significantly lowered, which is understandable when you look at all the wasteful pork doled out each year. They want the reach of
Washington pared, a dream many share, although the way they want to do it is, to say the least, unorthodox. Even some of the crazier Tea Party proposals aren’t totally illegitimate. While abolishing the Federal Reserve might be a tad extreme, that body’s long history of setting disastrous monetary policy makes reforming its operation a sound proposition. The Tea Party should moderate some of its rhetoric if it wants to be taken seriously, but its problems are more a matter of degree than of complete hysteria. More than that, though, the Tea Party needs to get serious about itself. Right now, its members see it as a way to vent frustration against the establishment. None of them seem to realize that they could actually form a mainstream party and help reform Washington. There’s a long way to go if that’s to happen. First of all, the movement needs to find some real leaders capable of forcefully articulating its philosophy. Sarah Palin is a poor substitute. She has shown time and again that she hasn’t the intellect, the stability, or the drive to be a convincing proponent for anything, let alone a powerful movement of reform. Somewhere amongst the Tea Partiers there must be someone better able to make the case for small government. Secondly, the Tea Party needs to clean up its message. Right now, it allows xenophobes and conspiracy theorists like Glenn Beck to dominate its media coverage. Say what you want about Obama’s policies, but he loves this country and its institutions, and to say that he wants to turn it into a dictatorship is disingenuous at best and dangerous at worst. For the Tea Party to become a respectable movement, it must shed such ignorant propaganda and focus instead on its message of constitutionalism and limited government. Finally, the Tea Party should recognize that change is best made in increments. As a fringe coalition, it can call for the immediate dismantlement of large institutions. If it wants to become a responsible party, it needs to focus on a step-by-step reduction of Washington’s power rather than wholesale iconoclasm. The Tea Party can be a real force for good in American politics. Right now, both major parties stand for massive government intrusion in almost every part of our lives. No one has yet to step up and offer a viable alternative to deficit spending, corporate bailouts, and the ever-growing supply of pork. The Tea Party, if it rallied around a coherent, reasonable platform of moderate reform and reduced government, could become that third way. As it stands now, this seems unlikely. Most of the Tea Partiers seem to prefer the easy rhetoric of demagoguery to the difficult honesty of real leadership. But Americans dissatisfied with their government deserve better. Even if the Tea Party followed all this advice and entered the mainstream debate over this country’s future, many Americans, myself included, probably would not vote for its candidates. But that would be a reasoned rejection of its policies after careful consideration. That sure beats the out-of-hand dismissal the movement currently enjoys. Nathaniel French is a junior theater major. He can be reached for comment at nfrench@smu.edu.
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n 2004, a crude animated puppet movie was released titled “Team America: World Police.” Though the film was filled with lewd dialogue and was wildly inappropriate, at a very basic level it had a valid Claire Sanderson point. America is, in many ways, considered the “world police.” During the mid-20th century, the United States established itself as a powerful and wealthy country. Since that time, America has remained the hegemonic power other countries in the world have come to rely on. The extent of America’s influence is evident in countries across the globe—McDonald’s has franchises in six of the seven continents, excluding Antarctica. But the power of America is not simply in the sharing of its unhealthy fast food chains. The countries of the world rely on America to give them support, both military and financial, when in need. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United States is the top donor to humanitarian causes, followed by private donations (individuals, the Red Cross, etc), Sweden, Canada, and Germany. The gap between the donations of our country and of the rest of the wealthy countries illustrates and reinforces our hegemonic role in the world. As the character Uncle Ben from Spiderman famously said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Haiti is a perfect example of the responsibility that comes with being the most powerful country in the world. Immediately after the earth shook in Haiti, killing upwards of 200,000 people and destroying the capital city of Port-auPrince, Americans reacted with their hearts and their wallets. The U.S. military sent in 13,000 troops, and by Feb. 1, 2010, the United States had contributed 20,000 troops and 26 Navy ships, including vessels that doubled as emergency hospitals for the injured and dying Haitian people. Since the earthquake, the Pentagon has spent $234 million in the aid operation. Government relief is not the only aspect of American aid. Programs such as the Red Cross and the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund have raised millions of dollars for the relief effort. Hollywood spoke and sang for Hope for Haiti Now, which has raised over $58 million for the people of Haiti. The American response in the Haitian earthquake tragedy is not atypical, but is rather how America has responded to tragedies worldwide. Our government pledged over $350 million in the 2004 Tsunami disaster and has given nearly $314 million to help with relief in Sudan, which is 97% of all the aid Sudan has received. Canada follows the United States in Sudanese aid, giving $3,761,905—the dramatic gap between Canadian and U.S. aid is unfortunately typical as well. According to OCHA, as of Feb. 16, private donations lead in aid raised for Haiti at $844 million (42.9%), followed by the United States at $599 million (30.4%). We are followed by Canada, who has given $81 million (4.1%). Again, there exists the same dramatic gap between the philanthropic tendencies of the United States and other countries. Though America has unquestionably been the most active country in generating aid and donations for emergencies worldwide, it is always under attack for being as active as it is. Other countries have chastised America for acting as though it has the right to take charge in any situation internationally. France initially had a negative response to the US control of the airport at Port-au-Prince, and a top Italian disaster official, Guido Bertolaso, criticized the U.S.-led relief effort in Haiti, calling it a “pathetic failure that is merely a vanity show for the TV cameras.” Though the Italian government quickly separated itself from Bertolaso, this sentiment is not uncommon. The international community never spares the United States from criticism when it interferes in other countries, yet is quick to ask the United States for help when disaster strikes. America gives more to the international community than has ever been given to it. While many countries did lend help when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico states, they gave less when terrorists devastated the iconic World Trade Center on 9/11, killing nearly 2,800 innocent people. When America called on the United Nations to support its efforts in combating terrorism, it was met with hesitation and many cold shoulders. Where was the international knight in shining armor? When the hegemonic leader needs help, there is no one else willing or able to come to its aid. The world expects so much out of the United States when assistance is needed while it simultaneously dwindles in its support of U.S. military efforts on the other side of the globe. Why are we the responsible ones? With a national debt quickly climbing to $12 trillion, how can we afford to be so giving while receiving so much less? A brilliant professor once explained that this is the burden of hegemony. America is powerful; we are rich and we are a strong, caring people. We take care of the world because we have to. We are the hegemonic country, and it is our responsibility. America takes care of the world, but who takes care of America? Claire Sanderson is a junior CCPA and Political Science double major. She can be reached for comment at csanderson@mail.smu.edu.
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Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — This famously quirky city that formally recognizes pets as companions and their owners as guardians put a leash on dog and cat sales Tuesday. The West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously to ban stores from selling cats and dogs in a move aimed at curbing puppy mills and kitty factories. Pet shops will be permitted, however, to offer animals from shelters, once the law goes into effect in September. West Hollywood officials acknowledged the new ordinance would have little bite — no pet stores in the city currently sell animals — but they’re hoping it will have a lot of bark and other municipalities will follow suit. “You have to start somewhere,” said Michael Haibach, deputy to Councilman Jeffrey Prang, who sponsored the legislation. “The more people who jump on the bandwagon the better.” A socially liberal enclave surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, West Hollywood has long held a reputation as a trailblazer in animal welfare rights. It became the first city in the country to prohibit cat declawing in 2003, a measure that has since spread to dozens of other cities, including Los Angeles. Another West Hollywood ordinance officially terms pets as “companion animals” and gives their “guardians” a local tax deduction for pet adoption fees. Since the pet sales ordinance was introduced earlier this month, the city has received dozens of inquiries from other municipalities across the country, and even from Europe, interested in replicating it, Haibach said. West Hollywood, however, is not the first city with such a rule; South Lake Tahoe adopted a similar ban last year.
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Former NBA Player Charles Barkley delivers TNT report at Jam Session at the Dallas Convention Center.
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Jack Frost swept into Dallas Thursday morning, dumping a record breaking 12.5 inches of snow in the metroplex which dampened the kick-off for the 2010 NBA All-Star festivities. Dallas’ prized All-Star, Dirk Nowitzki, could barely be seen on The Bank of America Plaza building wrap during Thursday’s snowstorm. The Renaissance Hotel was another host of Hewlett-Packard’s precise detailed and quality image printing of NBA All-Star themed wraps that kept Dallas buildings dressed up and warm for the All-Star weekend. Though festivities were off to a bleak start at Thursday night’s opening ceremony, with a performance from Grammy award-winning Mary J. Blige that was expected to bring in a record breaking crowd, Friday afternoon’s NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Dallas
Convention Center brought the crowds out into the snow covered streets. Alexis Urias, 17, along with his younger brother Yahvel, 15, and bestfriend Rene Jordan, 16, traveled 300 miles from Midland, Texas for the NBA All-Star festivities. “I saw Charles Barkley getting ready for his TNT report and Scottie Pipen walking around [at Jam Session] and that was really cool,” Alexis said. The teenagers went up against each other in NBA’s Fit for Adults obstacle course, among many others, and challenged each other’s basketball skills and athleticism. But Sunday night’s 2010 NBA AllStar Game at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas took the icing off the top. Dallas finished off with a recordbreaking crowd of 108,713 attendees on Sunday night at the 2010 NBA AllStar Game. The halftime show, with performances by Shakira and Alicia Keys, lit up the stadium in a concert-like
understand Haiti is in a critical situation and desperately needs assistance. “We hope to raise awareness and possibly educate the audience on the challenges that we [as a human race] face around the globe,” co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, Stephen Lohr said. “Ultimately, we hope to inspire those in our community to help in any way they can.” Directed by Turk Pipkin, “One Peace at a Time” seeks to find the answer to one basic question: Can we provide basic rights—water, nutrition, education, healthcare and a sustainable and peaceful environment—to every child on earth? The movie has already been shown in various cities and upcoming screenings will take place in Dhaka, Auckland, London, Dallas, Houston, Portland and New Haven. The non-profit organization hopes for an impressive turnout from the Dallas area at the premiere and encourages the SMU community to
attend. “We hope that those in the administration and the student body that want to see the film and want to help with the rebuilding effort join us for the screening,” Lohr said. Additionally, the non-profit organization encourages anyone (even those without a design background) to join its goal of making a difference. The co-founder believes working for Architecture for Humanity is a rewarding experience because it provides the opportunity to initiate positive changes. “Educating the people of Haiti in good building techniques for earthquake regions; helping to design houses, schools and hospitals that respond to the needs of the local people; and doing all of it through Architecture for Humanity’s Open Architecture Network is one of the most exciting and rewarding ways that I can give back to those in need,” Lohr said.
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fashion and people seemed to have forgotten they were at a basketball game. The boys were excited to be a part of the crowd and there was no denying that they came for the game, but after Sunday night’s All-Star Game it was obvious that they were star struck. “I passed out when I saw Shakira [on stage] but they caught me before I hit the floor,” Rene said. The boys carried on with laughter and Yahvel chimed in, “Alicia Keys was cool and we had really good seats.” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knows how to put on a show, entertain and put Dallas on the map. Jones’ stadium and Dallas are on the road to hosting many more show stopping events: up next in March is the Manny Pacquiao v. Joshua Clottey fight and surely we’ve all heard about the invasion of the 2011 Super Bowl.
examined through various writing forms, including essays, poems and presentation styles. The girls also work on interview preparation skills and complete group projects that are designed to help them develop a strong, powerful voice. Following a full day of academics, the girls stay in an SMU residence hall, where they experience college life outside the classroom. At least two to three times, the young girls have the opportunity to talk to different SMU students or a residence hall assistant about college life and their experiences over the years. “We try to do fun things in the evenings like you would do as a first year,” Marilyn Swanson, director of programming, said. “This is a good opportunity for them to see what life is like on campus,” she said.
By the end of the week, the young girls have learned to develop their voices in ways that will further empower them both academically and socially throughout college. The seminars are built to improve their communication skills, boost selfconfidence and polish their writing styles before entering college. At the GTB camp, young women like Keeter have the opportunity see how college life works on a daily basis. Former camper, Natalie Stefanelli, holds her memories of camp dear to her heart. Today, most of her favorite conversations at Irma Rangle still begin with the phrase, “Remember, over the summer, at SMU…” To volunteer as a college speaker or resident assistant during the Girls Talk Back camp, July 18-23, contact Marylin Swanson at mswanson@ smu.edu.
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02/17/10
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Sports
• Wednesday, January 17, 2010
The Daily Campus
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Team looks to rebound against Rice tonight By NICOLE JACOBSEN Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu
The SMU men’s basketball team will look to rebound from a two-game losing streak tonight when they host the Rice University Owls (8-16, 1-9). Despite losing to Houston over the weekend, and the University of Texas at El Paso just three days before, the Mustangs have won five of their last eight games and three of their last four home games. Posting a 2-3 record in Conference USA play at Moody Coliseum, SMU was able to defeat Memphis, the defending C-USA champion. Senior Derek Williams and junior Papa Dia are leading SMU, averaging 17.2 and 12 points, respectively. Williams, who is in fourth place in C-USA for average points per game, has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season, five of which were conference play. The last game between the Owls and Mustangs was on the road and ended in a 73-65 win for SMU. Williams led the team that game with 22 points, and Dia had 21 points and nine rebounds. SMU has a 115-74 winning record over the Owls heading into the 190th meeting between the in-state rivals. The team’s record against Rice is SMU’s highest, with the Mustangs winning five of the
last four match ups. Playing in his final year at SMU, Williams is only seven points away from becoming the 18th Mustang in SMU history to score at least 800 points in a two-year span. Dia also leads SMU’s defense alongside senior Mouhammad Faye, holding opponents to 15.2 points off their scoring averages. Averaging a career-high season in points and rebounds, Dia is fifth in the league in rebounds per game (8.6), giving him the most double-doubles this season (he has seven) since Ike Ofoegbu in 2006-07. Falling to last place in C-USA rankings, Rice has been averaging 64.7 points per game, led by 6-foot-2-inch guard Jackson Tamir with 11.3 points and game. Arsalan Kazemi, a 6-foot-7inch freshman forward, with 11.2 points per game, has been averaging nine rebounds per game with four doubledoubles on the season. In comparison, SMU has been averaging just under 70 points per game, consistently defeating their opponents by a 3.2 margin. Coming to Moody after losing to Southern Miss, but defeating Texas A&M International, the Owls have yet to string together a pair of wins since the start of their season in November. Tonight’s game will take place at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.
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SMU center Papa Dia going for a layup during play against UTEP Jan. 10 at Moody Coliseum.
MEN’S GOLF
NBA
Mustangs head to Hawaii
Dallas plays host to largest crowd ever
By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu
SMU men’s golf will be competing in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in Honolulu, Hawaii. The tournament is hosted by the University of Hawai’i and is played at the Leilehua Golf Course. The competition is now in its 34th year. 16 teams from some of the country’s top-ranked programs will compete in the 6,916-yard, par 72 course.
Local competitors include UTEP and Texas A&M. SMU finished in ninth place last year. Current sophomore James Kwon took third place, carding a threeround total of 9-under 207. SMU junior golfer Kelly Kraft is on the Watch List for the 2010 Ben Hogan Award. The honor is given to the top men’s college golfer, according to all competitions during a 12-month period. It is the most prestigious award in men’s college golf. Semi-finalists will be announced April 14 and the Hogan Award presentation will be held on May 24.
By CAROLINE WELLS Contributing Writer cwells@smu.edu
Over the weekend, Dallas traffic was backed up for miles. Cars were driving on the shoulders of highways to break loose of the gridlock. People had driven in from all over the country. Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington, and other license plates proudly represented their states in the traffic jam. Everyone had traveled to Dallas for the biggest NBA All-Star game in history. Cowboys Stadium is the largest dome in the world; it’s capable of holding over 100,000 people. Anna Petterson, 19, traveled from the University of Kansas just to attend the game. Petterson had never visited the stadium before and at first sight she was “speechless.” The sheer magnitude of the stadium struck her with awe. One of the main questions of the night was exactly how many people would attend the game. Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban stood center court and yelled, “Does Dallas, Texas, know how to throw a party or what?” Then he announced the numbers in attendance, a Guinness World Record of 108,713 people. It was the largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game. Carey Patterson, 20, a game attendee, said“I’m so excited to be a part of [a] Guinness World Record. Now when I see the book, I can say I was there, and that’s priceless.” Dallas Mavericks’ forward Dirk Nowitzki thanked the crowd for coming out to the game. Nowitzki then stated, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” However, a big crowd can bring big issues. Cowboys Stadium is designed so that the ticketholders must go in a certain entrance in order to access their seats. This caused a huge jam of people trying to enter into the stadium. The lines did not move for over 20 minutes, and people began cutting in line to ensure they saw the opening acts. Kate Colwill, 20, traveled straight from her college in South Carolina for the game. She was among the thousands trying to get to their seats on time. She said, “I stood in line for so long. It was ridiculous, cold, and unnecessary.” Colwill continued, “I got in five minutes before starters were announced. Had I not seen [the opening] I would have been upset!” Security finally sped up the process, and most of the crowd made it to their seats before the tip-off. Once inside, the spectators, took their seats in front of the biggest television in the world and waited for the events to start. When the lights went dark, Usher emerged from under the stage singing his new single “More” to the cheering
Photo courtesy of Associated Press
Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki goes for a layup in the 2010 All-Star game in Dallas.
crowd. Petterson said, “Usher was my favorite part of the night, and I loved his performance.” He gave way to the AllStars rising from the floor onto the stage in a blur of fog and lights. Hometown host Dirk Nowitzki received one of the loudest cheers as he made his first appearance in the All-Star game as a starter. Throughout the night, there was always a performance taking place on the floor that entertained the crowd, from the game itself to acts performed by the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Inflatable mascots of the various teams even came onto the floor with a choreographed routine. They “moved so freely, I didn’t know it was possible to bounce on your head like they did,” Patterson said. At one time it looked like a mascot actually ate a cheerleader, when he picked her up and she disappeared in his mouth. Brooks Igo, a sophomore at SMU, said her favorite part of the entire night was watching the antics of the mascots. Jumping off the trampolines toward the basketball hoop, the mascots would do some sort of trick and attempt to dunk
the basketball. The halftime show was filled with just as much excitement and special effects as the rest of the acts. Shakira rose up from the ground in a cage surrounded by smoke. A spectator at the game, Cat Shaw, said, “[Shakira’s] synchronized dancing was outstanding. Her voice was great live, and it was definitely my favorite part of the night.” In the final act, Alicia Keys sang “Empire State of Mind,” but changed the words “New York” to “all-star,” which drew loud cheers from the crowd. The game itself was relatively close the entire time, and at the end it came down to the wire. There were five seconds left, and the Western Conference was down by two points. The crowd was on its feet, yelling for the biggest shot of the game. However, Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony’s shot fell short, and the West lost by a score of 141-139. Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat won the MVP. His 28 points and five steals were enough to secure the win against the West. It was truly one for the record books.