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Shaq speaks about importance of humor omar majzoub Contributing Writer omajzoub@smu.edu Shaquille O’Neal has accomplished a lot in his lifetime. He spent 19 years in the NBA, won four championship rings and is considered one of the greatest players in league history.

Off the court, O’Neal has released four music albums, appeared in numerous films and starred in his own reality television show. However, it’s O’Neal’s interest in academic humor that he enjoys talking about the most.

“Humor is the Shaquille O’Neal brand,” O’Neal said at the Northeast Texas Humor Conference hosted in the SMU Owen Fine Arts Center.

“I use humor to show people that, even though I have this monstrous frame and I’m a competitive animal, I’m still a normal person and a nice guy.”

O’Neal is somewhat of a humor expert. After graduating from Louisiana State University and retiring from the NBA, O’Neal receivied an MBA from the University of Phoenix and finished his Doctor of Education at Barry University.

O’Neal’s doctoral capstone project explored how CEOs and business leaders use humor in the workplace.

“I modulate 70/30. I’m 70% humorous and 30% serious,” O’Neal said. “But I have to be socially and ethically aware of how I deploy my humor.”

O’Neal was joined at the Northeast Texas Humor Research Conference, titled “Humor in the Professions, Psychology, Philology: Intercultural Perspectives,” by Barry University professor David M. Kopp.

O’Neal and Kopp shared their similar views on using humor as a leadership tool.

“The best leaders use humor as a function of the situation,” said Kopp.

“Humor is a performance driver based on if the follower is confident and willing.”

O’Neal told insightful stories from his playing days that included joking around with coaches and players like Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming.

He also explained about how he is always thrust into leadership roles, so he is constantly in the “CEO mindset.”

He talked to the students about how different situations call for different leadership styles, but humor can always be used to help relieve stress.

“Leaders have to make tough decisions whether to focus on

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Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal spoke to students Friday at the Northeast Texas Humor Conference held in the Owen Fine Arts Center.

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SMU, TCU offer Early Decision to applicants JULIE FANCHER Assignments Desk Editor jfancher@smu.edu

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The historically black Wiley College debate team, famous for its 1935 defeat over USC, battled with SMU Wednesday.

Wiley wins debate with SMU Caleb Wossen Contributing Writer cwossen@smu.edu Wiley College debated against SMU Wednesday to eager response.

Thirty people in the O’Donnell Auditorium sat in reverence as the teams waged rhetorical war on one another.

Fuss and anecdotes bounced off the walls. Words flowed in suites of thick noise and hard data.

Forget the topic – this debate was a test in showmanship.

Both teams worked the crowd, but ultimately Wiley triumphed 20 to 13. However, SMU Director of Debate Dr. Ben Voth didn’t seem to mind.

“I’m kind of one of the worst coaches in debate when it comes to the whole winning thing,” Voth said.

“The first and most important win is that all participants and all observers imagine a world where we can tolerate different points of view.”

It may seem odd for a coach to place free thinking over winning, but not when it comes to competing against Wiley.

Wiley, a predominantly black

college, is famous for out-debating University of Southern California in 1935.

News of a historically black college defeating a, at the time, historically white opponent inspired SMU to take a chance.

Wiley was invited over for a debate that year. Despite the invitation, the moment where two private Methodist colleges overcame race and met as equals didn’t happen until 2009.

Wiley’s success and influence are all due to the power of civil discourse. This remains true today despite evidence of the contrary.

Debate has changed over the years. Today, YouTube videos inspire debate in the comments section. More often than not there are numerous verbal spats or trolling. These posts pay little attention to logic or grammar. This, more often than not, is the usual Internet debate.

“We don’t fully appreciate [debate] today,” Voth said. “We’ve become a culture of amusement more than I’d like.”

Wiley Director of Forensics Dr. Steve Medina places some of the blame on priority.

College debate teams have

notoriously short shelf lives.

Some see a debate team as inessential to academia. Students suffer the consequences when missing out on this invaluable skill, according to Medina.

“Debate stimulates critical thinking and creates advocacy,” Medina said. “We change because of the ideas exchanged between people. If we lose the ability to exchange those ideas, change becomes stagnant.”

However, rhetoric still plays its part improving the world. The revolutions in South Africa and the Middle East are the effect of good rhetoric, Wiley senior Ailey Pope said.

“Young people were the ones who generated that change,” Pope said. “But they generated that change through the power of words, the power of debate.”

The effect Wiley had on race relations speaks to the importance of good rhetorical skills.

James L. Farmer Jr. was one of the members of the historic 1935 debate team. Farmer later adopted the role of the “hands and feet” of the Civil Rights Movement.

“If you can’t argue,” Voth said.

“You can’t build your dream.”

SMU and TCU will be adding new options to their respective applications beginning this fall.

Students will now be able to select an Early Decision option, in addition to the Early Action option.

Early Decision is an option used by universities nationwide.

It is a binding application process that allows students to indicate that a certain university is their number one choice.

“As both SMU and TCU rise in academic profile and selectivity, students are eager to demonstrate their commitment to attend,” SMU Dean of Undergraduate

Admission Wes Waggoner said.

“These are very popular schools right now for high school seniors throughout the United States.”

Students who choose to apply as Early Decision applicants are those who are prepared to make a contractual commitment to attend that university.

The Early Decision option allows students to apply to only one school as a Early Decision commitment.

Students who select the Early Decision option are guaranteed to hear back from the school no later than Jan. 1, in order to apply to other schools if necessary.

Students at both universities will still have the option to

apply Early Action, which is non-binding.

Early Action provides students with the university’s decision early in their senior year, but, unlike Early Decision, does not require an immediate commitment.

SMU will also offer students the option of Early Decision II. This second-round option allows students to express their commitment to SMU later in the application process.

SMU and TCU are not the first Texas schools to offer the Early Decision option. Rice University and Trinity University offer it as well.

The entering classes of 2014 at SMU and TCU will be the first to have the chance to utilize the Early Decision option.

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SMU strives to make education worth cost Andrew Hattersley Staff Writer ahattersley@smu.edu SMU professors and others from around the nation gathered at the Higher Ed Symposium Friday to discuss ways to improve the higher education system both at SMU and nationwide.

Professors stressed the importance to uphold certain values and find new innovative ways to engage students.

“We need to be able to justify such a high price tag for an institution,” Michael McLendon, associate dean and SMU professor, said.

One of the areas McLendon emphasized as a good starting point was his own area. He urged SMU professors to do much more advocating of the values

we have at this school to make a difference.

Dr. Marc Christensen, dean and department chair of the Lyle School of Engineering, also brought up the important issue of technology and how that can better a students education when used correctly.

The key however, is this technology must not be used in a way that disrupts the students learning, according to Christensen.

“The technology must be like a waiter or waitress at a fine restaurant: the water glass gets refilled and the plates get cleared, all without disrupting the engaging conversation,” Christensen said.

“If the technology facilitates the engagement and does not distract from it then it

can be a useful part of the learning process.”

The other key issue that came to the forefront was more of a disturbing trend.

In the last portion of the symposium, Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Director of Student Retention Anthony Tillman shared some disturbing trends about diversity and urged teachers to take more of a leadership role in correcting this.

Tillman recounted several anecdotes about students coming up to him with stories about how they were not treated in the same regard as the other students.

“They reported that they have received disparaging comments from professors,” Tillman said.

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HEALTH

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 25, 2013 FOOD REVIEW

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InCinR8 provides intensive training ALEXA HORNER Contributing Writer ahorner@smu.edu

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Start, a healthy fast food option, is located on 4814 Greenville Ave in Dallas, TX.

Start offers healthy food at fast food prices RACHAEL HUBERS Contributing Writer rhubers@smu.edu As an SMU student, we take on a full course load, social obligations and commitments to jobs and campus organizations.

When is there time to prepare a healthy, home-cooked meal?

Rarely, right?

But the good news is that now there is a place that will do it for you, for an affordable price. You can get lean, eat out

and eat quickly at Start. My roommate recently took me there for the first time and it’s a really neat place.

The vibe of the restaurant is earthly, but chic. You feel clean there, like you’re doing something good for your body.

The atmosphere alone encourages you to want to make better food choices even though you’re eating out. That’s easy to do at Start since the items on their menu are healthy, yummy, and available for breakfast, lunch,

and dinner.

For dinner I ordered a delicious “Savory Tater”, which is a sweet potato topped with roasted chicken, spinach, bleu cheese and drizzled with a little house-made buttermilk dressing.

It was delicious, unique and filling; and it was only $7.

Start offers unique meals such as this one or more traditional items with a healthy twist such as a “Better Burger” or an “Egg White and Veggie Sandwich” for breakfast (like an Egg McMuffin,

but good for you).

One detail that I really liked at Start is that they encourage you to drink beverages other than soda, which offers no health benefits what so ever. Start offers drinks such as fruit smoothies, herbal teas, fresh fruit and veggie juices and “shade grown organic coffee.”

If none of these strike your fancy, I personally really enjoyed the orange, lime and lemon slices they serve with their water. They are a fun and refreshing touch.

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Core to the Max: A 30 minute fitness workout at 12:10 p.m. in Dedman Rec. Water Fitness: SMU Recreational Sports Aquatics offers water fitness classes as a alternative to traditional workouts. Water Fitness starts at 5:30 p.m. in Dedman Rec.

Tate Lecture Student Forum: M.K. Asante will speak to students and the community about his work at 4:30 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Forum.

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Raytheon Info Session: Raytheon employees will be talking to students about the company at 6 p.m. in 270 Crow.

Tate Lecture Series: M.K. Asante will discuss his work at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium.

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Come to Students for New Learning and hear guest speaker, Dr. John Wise (Biology), talk about the Professor’s side of helping students with learnng disabilities.

Wednesday, February 27th at noon Hughes-Trigg, Portico A Questions? Contact Laura Buck lbuck@smu.edu *Students for New Learning (SNL) is a student organization dedicated to bringing together students with learning differences to share our experiences and learn more from one another. We meet once a month to talk about current LD issues on campus and in our personal lives, as well.

12:41 p.m. Evading Arrest or Detention. 5900 Bishop Blvd. A non-affiliated individual fled from the police. Closed.

5:38 p.m. Fraudulent Use of a Disabled Placard. Commuter Lot. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Officer for altering a placard. Closed.

There is a new fitness studio attracting the attention of Dallas residents and SMU students, called InCinR8. The studio holds classes where participants can engage in a full 50-minute class of intense interval training. The exercise classes implement the 8 Method which is “intervals of optimal aerobic activity [to] incinerate fat,” thus the studio being called IncinR8.

Located in The West Village in Uptown, InCinR8 was created by Danny Connolly, “elite” professional trainer and sport sciences expert.

Connolly has been featured as a highprofile fitness specialist in Seventeen Magazine, Grand Luxe Magazine and even on the hit television series “Big Rich Texas.”

Connolly comes from a background of training in several sports clubs in Dallas and Los Angeles. His key to health success is understanding the “physiology of exercise” and using interval training to “tone, shape and define exact areas.”

The 8 Method InCinR8 involves interchanging short intervals of high intensity fitness using treadmills, stretching, weights and Pilates.

11:46 p.m. Possession of Marijuana.

Martin Hall. Two students were referred to the Student Conduct Officer for having marijuana in their possession. Closed.

11:49 p.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor/Possession of Fictitious License or ID. Sigma Alpha Epsilon House.A student was cited, arrested and booked into the University Park Jail for underage drinking and having a fake ID. Closed.

Used by Olympic athletes, the 8 Method “represents a pinnacle of achievement from being in the fitness industry for over 20 years.”

The classes are anything but low-key and push the trainee to new limits. The studio holds classes everyday at different levels and engaging specific target areas. The greatest thing about IncinR8 is the upbeat music and pump-up spirit of the classes.

Dana Edwards, InCinR8 fan and SMU student, loves the classes for their energizing atmosphere and the instructor’s motivation techniques.

“From playing volleyball, I like working out and having someone there to push me to work harder,” said Edwards. “I like the satisfying feeling after working hard for an hour.”

The classes are available everyday of the week and are at completely affordable prices. The studio even offers discounts for SMU students.

InCinR8 is a great way to get the results of having a personal trainer but not have to pay the immense costs. Also, the classes are fun to take with friends or colleagues looking for a positive and encouraging fitness environment. Most importantly, InCinR8 is the perfect way to tone and get the perfect body for spring break.

FEBRUARY 22 2:32 a.m. Possession of Marijuana/ Possession of Alcohol by a Minor.

Boaz Hall. Two student were arrested and booked into the University Park Jail for having marijuana in their possession. Two other students were referred to the Student Conduct Officer for underage possession of alcohol. Closed.

9:06 a.m. Criminal Mischief. Umphrey Lee Parking Lot. A student drove his vehicle with a boot on and damaged his vehicle. Closed.

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 25, 2013 community

DISD upgrades elementary school security Haley Thayer Video Editor hthayer@smu.edu The Dallas Independent School District is voting on upgrading security at elementary schools Thursday.

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut has pushed officials across the nation to question if there is enough security at the local schools.

Craig Miller, Chief of Police for the DISD, created a task force and went out to the 150 elementary schools in the district. He brought forward the proposal to upgrade security to the DISD Board of Trustees.

“What we found was that we have a lot of holes with regards to

campuses being vulnerable at the elementary level. Doors weren’t shut and doors weren’t locked,” Miller said.

Miller has asked the Board of Trustees for several million dollars from the districts budget of $1.2 billion.

“We will be taking approximately 4.6 million dollars from the bond program. I don’t think there is any question as to if the board will pass these recommendations of not,” Dan Micciche, board of trustees member from District 3, said.

The security upgrades will include buzzer systems, peep holes, card readers outside of the doors and, most importantly, camera systems.

According to Miller, there are

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intricate camera systems already in place at middle schools and high schools. The elementary schools have nothing of the sort.

“By the start of next school year, we will have the camera systems placed on campus,” Miller said.

Teachers will not be armed at the schools. Miller said it is the job of the police officer to protect and the job of the teacher to educate.

“The reality is that we have people that are thinking of compromising our students and our staff and so we must have measures in case those things happen,” Jose Munoz, principal at Cesar Chavez Learning Center, said.

The Board will put these proposals to vote on Thursday.

If it is passed, the upgrades will begin immediately.

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the task or the relationship,” O’Neal said.

“When you’re dealing with humor, you’re focused on the relationship. If your focus is to accomplish a task, you’re dealing with seriousness.”

O’Neal warned students to be careful when using humor that deals with race, gender or social justice because of the value in partnerships.

He believes a successful leader will hire employees that he or she can trust and referred to a quote from general Dwight D. Eisenhower about intelligence and leadership.

“The greatest leaders are the ones smart enough to hire people that are smarter than you,” O’Neal said.

Students had an opportunity to ask questions about everything from O’Neal’s college days, working with Charles Barkley on TNT and his use of Twitter. O’Neal, who is a pioneer

with his use of social media, said he uses Twitter for humor, inspiration, and sales.

It can be difficult and frustrating at times, but he said he appreciates how new technology keeps everyone informed and educated.

“I’ve always had the will to learn, I’ve always had the desire to learn and I’ve always wanted to challenge myself,” O’Neal said. “Twitter keeps me constantly connected and enlightened.”

O’Neal closed the ceremony by effortlessly lifting and carrying SMU professor Owen Lynch in his arms and smiling.

Although many people would be content with everything he has accomplished in his life, O’Neal said he is never satisfied. “ “My mother told me, ‘one day, you’re going to be known for something bigger than basketball,’” O’ Neal said. “And ever since I have known her, she’s never been wrong.”

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“They have not been acknowledged for raising their hand or if they provide a good answer they are not acknowledged as much.”

The effect, according to Tillman, is that it has a diminishing impact on their performance and might cause them to become isolated.

Tillman also shared his views on the difference in opinion between the minorities and other students at SMU. He admitted, for some SMU students, this school is not the high point of their career, but for minorities they see SMU “as a Harvard.”

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The Desi Diaspora

US a comfort zone for Indians now more than ever abhijit sunil Contributing Writer abhijitsunil@gmail.com Over four years ago when the 2008 Olympics unfolded in Beijing, much like the rest of the world, I was glued to my television back home in India. Athletes and sportsmen from different countries competed against each other with the vigor and excitement worthy of such a paramount sporting event.

As I watched a gymnastics event, Raj Bhavsar stepped into the scene. With the fully focused and poised stance of the world-class athlete he is, he went on to put on a stunning performance. I was proud to watch his Indian name being displayed across the television screen during such an event. But all the while, this is what I was more fascinated by: Raj was American, and represented the U.S. This was certainly not something new: I had known Monty Panesar, the Indian origin Sikh player on the English cricket team, and many more such examples of Indian origin people representing other countries which their forefathers had long made home. So I did have an idea of the reach and expanse of the Indian diaspora across the globe.

And indeed, I had seen the statistics and numbers on how Indians are in every continent in the world, and possibly also every country on the world.

All this had not prepared me to envision the sheer number of my countrymen I would encounter once I landed in the USA, let alone at SMU, as a student over a year ago.

When I saw certain classrooms full of Indians, and only Indians, I knew I had grossly underestimated the legendary Indian grit to break out of comfort zones, and not stop at opportunities close to home for making dreams come true. We moved and we moved fast. And of course, this large “brain drain” from India has benefited both the

countries they settle in- in the form of critical skills in technological and research fields among othersas well as back home in the form of foreign currency remittances and much more.

But setting aside the sociopolitical implications of migration from the perspective of an Indian who reaches the U.S. for the first time, does he feel much more at home now to see this multitude of his own countrymen here?

Surely, life is much easier for the newcomers. There is already a variety of Indian restaurants and supermarkets here that sell almost everything mother makes. You can seek advice regarding almost any kind of specific difficulties you may face while you are settling into a home away from home.

But above all this, what I noticed is that all such conveniences and well-beaten paths can make some of us too comfortable.

I have known too many fellow Indian students who had never made serious attempts to intermingle and gel with nonIndians throughout their graduate school life in the US. That’s not just because they never had an opportunity, but they also never needed to. They had everything they ever needed to live socially inside the large circle of Indian friends. Indeed, they need not even take the pain to explore more and understand the wonderful different cultures that are right around them, and all over their expatriate lives.

We are all at a lucky place in history where the world is as interconnected as ever, where we can mold our identities into much more than what we were born into.

And when so much is possible with so little effort, why not make the best of it and be more?

Sometimes, comfort zones can make us too comfortable.

Sunil is a graduate student in The Lyle School of Engineering.

education

Don’t forget to enjoy the learning experience katherine ladner Contributing Writer kladner@smu.edu A couple of weeks ago, I received a high grade on a paper over a novel I had to read for a class. Due to the fact that all of my classes require a lot of out of class work, I did not make quality time to truly enjoy the whole book. As a result I had to use a lot of online resources to familiarize myself with the whole storyline and theme to pull together my essay.

Though I was very excited about my grade, it occurred to me that in the end it was my loss. I missed the opportunity to truly absorb the novel and grant myself the privilege to say that I’ve read it.

As college students we become overwhelmed with exhaustive readings, papers, exams and various other assignments to the point where classes just become something to survive on top of our extracurricular and social activities.

With that being said, I am reminded that sometimes it is easy to forget that college is meant to enlighten us with knowledge and refine our thoughts so that we can fully contribute to the world one day.

Additionally, specifically at SMU, we are receiving a quality education

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“This is my midlife crisis, the bangs. I couldn’t get a sports car. They won’t let me bungeejump. So instead, I cut my bangs.”

—First lady Michelle Obama on cutting her hair “I don’t want to hurt people’s feelings, but I guess that’s what we’re required to do.”

—Nicki Minaj on harshly judging “American Idol” contestants veterans

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United States soldiers prepare for combat at a training facility.

SMU MilVets strive to create community santiago martinez Contributing Writer santiagom@smu.edu In March 2003, missile attacks rained down on Baghdad marking the beginning of a U.S. led campaign to topple the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. In April 2003 U.S. forces advanced into central Baghdad. During these events I had been sworn into the Delayed Entry Program with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Although I never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, most of my veteran friends did, and were deployed more than once.

When I got out of the Marines in 2008, I immediately enrolled into community college where I first experienced the difficulties in transitioning from the military to college.

Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law in 2008, student veterans claiming educational benefits rose from

that for many young Americans represents an unfulfilled aspiration, so our short time here is something to really take advantage of.

No matter what your major is or how busy you are, try and take in everything that you are learning because it is really adding to who you are intellectually and you never know when you might need it. If you are an engineer or have a major that is far from the liberal arts, you still have basic curriculum classes to round out your experience with interesting topics, so take CF and perspective classes that sound interesting you.

Again, I am well aware that it is sometimes difficult to give one’s full attention to all classes, much less want to show up to those outside one’s comfort zone, but it always helps to find small ways to enjoy them all. Consider doing your assignments in a relaxing environment, or maybe tweak how you manage your time so that you can enjoy your reading.

SMU is an expensive gift that lasts a lifetime, so look for opportunities to deepen your experience by reflecting on each learning experience.

523,344 in 2007 to 923,836 in 2011 (VA data). A recent study

by Operation College Promise and the Pat Tillman Foundation recently cited by the New York Times suggests student-veterans thrive in supportive schools.

Eric Anderson, assistant to the director of the Maguire Center for Ethics. said, “When I got out of the Marines in 2005, I had a tough time transitioning from combat to the classroom. I couldn’t relate to the traditional students I was surrounded by and it wasn’t until I got involved with the veteran community at TCU that I found my stride.”

The SMU MilVet organization is truly focused on replacing the peer group veterans lose when their service is over.

Many veterans on campus praise SMU for providing support and resources on student veteran issues, such as help with complex financial aid.

Since the SMU MilVets began

in fall 2011, we have focused on building a support network for SMU veterans – composed of undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff. We feel that the best way to build a strong group is by focusing our energy on helping others through service projects.

The service project the SMU MilVets have been most enthusiastic about is organizing military care package drives.

We’ve sent more than 150 care packages averaging about 50 per semester. We solicited unit addresses for loved ones serving overseas from SMU students, faculty and staff members during each care package drive. This last fall, we sent packages to a Marine Unit deployed in Afghanistan, where a brother of one of our SMU MilVet students is serving.

Andy Davis, U.S. Marine veteran and engineering student said, “Receiving care packages makes you feel appreciated, as

if someone actually cares about what you’re going through.”

And the care package drive is a service event we will continue to do until there are no more of our brothers and sisters in combat. This semester we will have another focus.

David Ford, Air Force veteran and current president of the SMU MilVets said, “This semester we want to be more active among SMU’s student population in hopes of connecting with them.” Ford is a junior studying computer engineering at the Lyle School of Engineering.

This past Valentine’s Day, the organization decided to sell Sprinkles Cupcakes at the Flagpole. That was our way of saying, “We’re here and we want to be a part of your community.”

Martinez is a senior majoring in communication studies.

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Ladner is a junior majoring in political science and English.

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Men crowned Conference USA Champions, women take third Catherine Welch Contributing Writer cwelch@smu.edu C-USA Championships ended Saturday with the men’s swimming and diving team in first place with 967 points. The women’s team placed third with 664.50 points.

Coach Eddie Sinnott was honored as co-men’s swimming coach of the year while diving coach Jim Stillson earned men’s diving coach of the year.

Top swimmers and divers were honored at the end of the four day meet including SMU’s Mindaugas Sadauskas who won men’s swimmer of the meet, and sophomore Devin Burnett winning men’s diver of the meet.

Women’s swimmer Isabella Arcila won swimmer of the meet.

This is the fourth season in a row that an SMU swimmer has won this prestigious award, and the seventh time in the last eight years.

The SMU men’s swimming and diving team brought in first place finishes and broke a couple records along the way. Nicolai

In second place, David Larsson finished the 100-yard freestyle clocking in a final time of 43.78. Women’s swimmer Nina Rangelova also finished second by just a one-hundredth of a second in the 100-yard freestyle at 49.15.

Deanna Matthews placed second in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:57.54.

Third place finishes included: Junior Ryan Koops at 43.94 in the 100-yard freestyle, Matas Andriekus at 1:45.51

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SMU swim team prepares for Classic at SMU at Perkins Natatorium on Jan. 19, 2013.

Hansen, Ryan Koops, David Larsson and Sadauskas set a meet and SMU record clocking in a time of 2:53.17 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Sadauskas set a meet record for the 100-yard freestyle finishing in 42.77 seconds. Hansen also brought in a first place time with 1:57.60 in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Men’s sophomore diver Burnett earned gold in platform diving scoring 387.90.

The women’s team also clocked in many first place times. Isabella Arcila finished the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.86 while Rachel Nicol finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke

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For just the second time in league-play, the Mustangs (20-6, 11-2 C-USA) lost Sunday to Conference USA bottom-feeder Houston (1214, 6-7 C-USA), 65-58.

The Mustangs, who are just 2-2 in their last four games after starting conference play 9-0, shot below 40 percent, which has been happening frequently as of late.

Keena Mays, the Mustangs’ top scorer usually, had a rough day shooting, making only six of 21 shots taken. Mays finished with 15 points.

Akil Simpson, the bright spot of SMU’s offense, was six of nine from the field and finished with 12 points.

Although the Mustangs didn’t have much to cheer about, there was one good thing that came of the loss.

Alisha Filmore, who finished the game with nine points on four of nine shooting, became just the 20th player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career.

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The Cougars, coming off a blow out loss to UTEP, were able to pull out the unlikely victory over the Mustangs with help from Alecia Smith.

Smith finished the game with a game-high 18 points on seven of 15 shooting. Four of Smith’s shots made were from three-point range.

Neither team played particularly well in the first half, with both the Mustangs and Cougars shooting about 30 percent from the field.

The Mustangs, despite making two more shots than the Cougars, went into halftime with a one-point deficit, 26-25.

Unfortunately for the Mustangs, Houston’s shooting improved, as they hit 43 percent of their shots taken. The Cougars also converted six of 11 three-point attempts.

In the end, it was Houston’s clutch free throw shooting that helped them upset the top team in Conference USA, using a 19 to four advantage of free throw attempts to its advantage.

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with a time of 2:11.00. Finishing in 49.14 seconds, sophomore Nathalie Lindborg earned first place in the 100-yard freestyle. The women’s 400-yard freestyle relay team, including Arcila, Monika Babok, Nina Rangelova and Emily Vavourakis, also won gold with a final time of 3:18.62.

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SMU loses 65-58 to Houston; Filmore scores 1,000th point Scott Sandford Staff Writer wsandford@smu.edu

Mustangs walk the plank; lose to ECU Pirates 72-69 bILLY eMBODY Staff Writer wembody@smu.edu Even after being up by as much as 17 points in the game, the SMU Men’s basketball team still managed to lose a heartbreaker 72-69 to East Carolina at home on Saturday.

The Mustangs had a monster performance from Jalen Jones, who had 18 points and 11 rebounds including six offensive rebounds. Jones was a big reason why the Mustangs jumped out to an 11-point lead at the end of the first half.

That lead was taken away from SMU by ECU with a big play from Akeem Richmond who came off the bench and scored 29 points.

Richmond has been tough for teams to stop recently, averaging 21.5 points in his last four games.

Even though the Mustangs saw this lead get taken away from them, the team had a chance to win it at the end.

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The Mustangs fouled ECU then got the ball with eight seconds left after two Maurice Kemp free-throws and got Cannen Cunningham in position to hit a game-tying three-pointer.

Cunningham’s shot did not find the mark and the Mustangs dropped to 3-3 in one possession games on the season.

SMU held a moment of silence before the game for John Ofoegbu, the father of current Mustang Uche Ofoegbu and former Mustang Ike Ofoegbu.

The Mustangs wore a black patch with “JO” on it to honor Ofoegbu, who passed away on Wednesday.

The Rice Owls come to Dallas to close out Moody Coliseum for the Mustangs on the season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Mustangs beat the Owls earlier this season 61-39 in Houston with a dominating defensive performace.

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The SMU women’s swimming and diving team will compete in the Last Chance Meet in Austin on March 3. The men’s team will also compete in Austin at the American Short Course Championship beginning on March 7.

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Spring Brown Bag week begins ‘Girls’ season two does not disappoint REbecca keay Associate Photo Editor rkeay@smu.edu Music blares from the speakers of studio b100 in Meadows as dancers contort their bodies in the style of modern dance.

The group moves only to sounds of beats and spoken word, yet they all move together with such precision.

A student stands in the back watching the performers carefully, nodding along as the dancers execute the choreography she put together.

SMU dance majors put on student-choreographed pieces in a weeklong performance entitled the Brown Bag Dance Series.

Brown Bag is a biannual event that is compiled of 10-12 dances.

Brown Bag performances this year are next week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon and Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

Students in the dance program are all invited to choreograph a dance for the event, but there is no guarantee that their dance will make the final cut.

Sophomore dance major Kelly Zitka is choreographing her first Brown Bag piece this year and was nervous about her piece getting through adjudication.

Adjudication is the process when the dances preform in front of a board of three dance professors who normally specialize in different types of dance.

The professors, who have never seen the pieces before adjudication, then pick the dances that they think fit into Brown Bag. “It is probably the most stressful part of the show because you put two weeks worth of work into the adjudication and if it doesn’t make the show…people will never see it.

People will never know what your work was,” Zitka said.

If the piece makes the final cut, there are normally around three more rehearsals and one

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Brown Bag performances kick off Monday, Feb. 25 in Owens Fine Arts.

dress rehearsal until the first official performance.

Brown Bag works on a very tight schedule, so both the choreographer and the dancers have to come extremely prepared to each rehearsal.

According to Zitka, she never pictured herself choreographing a dance, but because of all of the opportunities SMU gives for student choreographing she couldn’t turn it down.

Choreographing has allowed Zitka to learn new things about herself and the dancers in her piece.

According to Zitka, choreography is not solely about the choreographer’s idea. It is give-and-take between both the dancers and the choreographer.

“You help your cast, you are inspired by them,” Zitka said.

Sophomore Hattie Haggard is choreographing her third Brown Bag piece this year and wants to choreograph professionally in the future.

“Whenever I hear good music or a good song, I automatically start seeing dances to it. When I found a good song that I feel influences me a lot, I want to make an actual piece to it,” Haggard said.

SMU dancers spend a lot of time on the Brown Bag performance, often staying up until 11:30 p.m. or later practicing.

Michael Saunders, a junior philosophy and Spanish major, is

finally able to express his passion for dance in his Brown Bag debut.

It is extremely rare for non-dance majors to be allowed to perform in Brown Bag, and Saunders is not taking this honor lightly.

For the past three years when Saunders was only a spectator, he said that every time he watched Brown Bag he felt a burning passion in his heart, but ignored it.

When he finally took a dance class last semester, he fell in love with it.

“I want people who see me in Brown Bag to want to follow their dreams, to never say no,” Saunders said.

He followed his dreams to dance and now is preforming in the very series that inspired him in the first place.

Performing alongside dance majors has been the strangest part for Saunders, because in his mind he is still sitting in the front row as the spectator.

Brown Bag performers put hours of hard work into the week long series, and preforming in Brown Bag is some of the dancers’ highlight of the year.

“Brown Bag for me is really about the entertainment aspect and showing the SMU student population what we love. I want them to see how much I love dance,” Zitka said.

Brown Bag is a free performance that is about an hour long and takes place in the lobby of Meadows.

When you’re young, TV shows that your parents disapprove of are the ones that give you the most incentive to watch, but as you get older the limitations brought on from mom and dad are diminished.

“Girls” on HBO is a fitting example.

Lena Dunham was talented enough to get an HBO show at the age of 25, and she maybe somewhat insane to undertake so many responsibilities such as writer, producer and actor to name a few.

Now that “Girls” is on its second season after winning two Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild Award, who isn’t tuning in?

Ultimately, many people, namely adults, are appalled by the freedom brought on by HBO’s lack of rules with the invitations of nudity and

as much inappropriate language as possible.

Despite this, Dunham’s constant nudity will alter the view of nakedness in future television productions. Dunham’s mother, artist Laurie Simmons, who was a guest on “Girls,” said about her daughter’s nudity, “She may not mind, but her father definitely has difficulty watching the show. As does her mom.”

The fact that Dunham used family members and her childhood friends in her work is another fascinating aspect of her work. Dunham puts everything she has out in the open with a “like it or not” attitude.

The show was looked down upon due to its lack of racial diversity or political diversity for that matter.

Naturally, in the season two opener we find our protagonist dating an African American Republican.

It was giving into audience reactions, but only so much that it was something that I think the creators of “Girls” agreed with

going into the second season, a lack of diversity that is.

A woman leading the television industry is not a new idea because they have been key parts to many successful programs in front or behind the camera.

Television programs with a majority female cast are not a fresh brainchild and neither is a show about America’s youth experimenting with sex, drugs and life in general.

Nevertheless, “Girls” has used the freedoms of HBO to make a statement in a different sort of way, not glamorous, but realistic and relatable.

Don’t let the title fool you; the premier episode had 56% of its viewers define themselves as male.

Dunham’s name rolls in the credits a few times due to the incredulous number of roles that she takes on in her series, thus being a strong voice of our generation.

Watch “Girls” on HBO 8 p.m.

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HBO’s hit show“Girls” stars Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Marnet.