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Dancer injured in rehearsal accident CHASE WADE Managing Editor cdwade@smu.edu

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Christopher O’Riley reenacts MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of Dallas Hall in honor of Black History Month.

Reliving the dream

DANIELLA RIVERA Contributing Writer drivera@smu.edu “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” These words, spoken for the first time by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, echoed across the Dallas Hall lawn Friday evening at a live reenactment of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. As SMU students gathered around the steps of Dallas Hall, the old gospel song “He’s Able” by Kirk Franklin drifted through the crowd and people began to sing along. Christopher O’Riley, a graduate student at SMU, proceeded to the podium and began to speak. “I am happy to join you today, in what will go down in history

as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation,” O’Riley said. Not a sound was heard from the audience listening intently as the words from the speech rang out. As the dramatic and revered speech came to a close, Kelly invited guests to gather in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center to enjoy refreshments, “black man and white man together.” Genesis Reed, a student at SMU, enjoyed hearing the speech. “I think it is definitely still relevant and holds a resonant meaning even today,” Reed said. Sophomore Rianna Carter shared this opinion. “I think it is important to remember the past and think about the situation others were in,” she said. Public speaking is not new to O’Riley, as he has given

many sermons, speeches and presentations throughout his academic journey. However, reading the words of Martin Luther King Jr. was a daunting undertaking. “At first I didn’t want to do it,” O’Riley said. “It was very overwhelming.” The night was also very symbolic for O’Riley, as he is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Martin Luther King Jr.’s fraternity. Jibril Rasheed, graduate student, and Alexis Abbey, law student, stood on either side of O’Riley during the speech. As Alpha Phi Alphas, both supported their brother O’Riley in honoring their brother Martin Luther King Jr. Evan Michael Taylor, who designed the event along with Kelly and the Fine Arts Community (FAC) staff, said the idea for the event came about last November.

Taylor and Kelly are both resident assistants in the FAC and began planning it in December. Taylor expressed a wish to make this an annual event showcasing other famous speeches. “We feel like there are a lot of speeches, and especially in the academic setting where there are references to them, that would be useful to know,” Taylor said. He also shared his hopes that this will continue to grow. “Eventually we would like to incorporate the Dallas high schools so that they can come and experience it with the student body,” he said. As Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was relived Friday night, the words resounding off the Dallas Hall steps impacted and encouraged those in attendance. “It is important to see how far we’ve come but also to realize how far we have to go to fulfill the dream,” Rasheed said.

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Health center to undergo facelift RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu The SMU Memorial Health Center was originally a 30-bed infirmary that serviced students in need of minor surgeries and overnight care. A tour through the current health center reveals long hospitallike hallways, outdated lighting and external features and awkward room spacing. “It was time for a renovation and a sense of freshness for our students,” executive director of SMU health services Patrick Hite said, standing in front of a 40-yearold food tray cart. Last week, the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation answered Hite’s call with a $5 million gift to renovate the health center. The center will be renamed in the honor of Dr. Bob Smith, a Dallas pediatrician and SMU alumnus whose contribution is part of the Second Century Campaign’s push to improve university facilities and overall quality of student life. “I am really thankful to President Turner and all the

other people who contributed to making the renovation part of the campaign,” Hite said. “All the other buildings were being remodeled, and we felt left out.” The current center, while up to date in all health-related areas, lacks the amenities of most 21st century buildings. “People should look at how Caruth Hall was before and after renovation. It’s not the academic quality that changed but the entire feel of the building. Our renovation will involve a change in image and not one in healthcare services,” Hite said. Hite envisions that the new center will optimize building space by consolidating different departments into specific areas. “My office is bigger than it needs to be while some restrooms are very small,” Hite said. The new building will make it easier for students to find specific areas in the center. Currently, the pharmacy sits behind the front desk lobby, which congests student traffic. “There are entire parts of the building we cannot use because the building was designed for

a different purpose,” Hite said. “We are now an outpatient facility and have no need for these long hallways and kitchen and bathroom setups.” Improvements for the Dr. Bob Smith Health Center include updated floor plans that will increase the number of patient procedure rooms, counseling offices and private waiting rooms and will better serve the needs of students with disabilities. The renovation also includes upgrades to medical equipment and technology and enhancement of pharmacy and laboratory spaces. Upon its completion in 2014, the Dr. Bob Smith Health Center will serve an estimated 3,650 students living on campus, including those who will live in the new Residential Commons complex which will begin construction this spring. The renovated center will be one of many new structures and facilities on SMU’s campus made possible by generous alumni. “Bob and Jean Smith have a long history of generous support for SMU priorities and have always kept the welfare of students uppermost in their minds,” SMU President R. Gerald Turner said.

“This new gift will dramatically improve campus health care resources and provide support services that enable students to do their best academic work and fully enjoy the campus experience. We are deeply grateful for this gift, which will transform an important but outmoded facility into an upto-date campus resource.” The center hopes to ensure that SMU’s rise in academic quality is equaled by its rise in the quality of student facilities. “It is an honor to align the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation with SMU in combining superior academic facilities with excellent student life resources,” Sally Smith Mashburn Foundation president and treasurer and daughter of Dr. Bob and Jean Smith, said. “After all, one of SMU’s greatest responsibilities is to nurture the well-being of students.” Hite believes that the new health center will have a large impact for SMU’s reputation as a quality institution. “UNT, Texas State and Baylor all have much newer and renovated health centers. We want to improve for our students and for our university.”

A routine dance rehearsal took a shocking turn when a junior dance minor broke through a pane of glass in the lobby of the Owen Fine Arts Center Sunday afternoon. The dancer, whose name has been withheld per family request, was rehearsing a piece for SMU’s Brown Bag Dance series. According to SMU police deparment‘s Sgt. Norris, the dancer was treated for her injuries at a local hospital and does not have any lifethreatening injuries. Daniel Borackzeski, the director of Brown Bag, was a witness to the accident. “She is going to be okay,” Borackzeski said. “We are in complete shock. I’ve never seen anything like this.” Witnesses said that the dancer was in the middle of a performance when the accident happened. After the incident, the dancers relocated to a different room in Meadows to complete the dress rehearsal.

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Alternate plans, if any, for the Brown Bag Dance series have yet to be announced. However, Borackzescki hopes that the show can remain in the Owen Fine Arts Center’s lobby. Junior dancer Katelyn McDermitt has her own predictions for the show. “The show must go on,” McDermitt said. The Brown Bag Dance series is slated to happen this week at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

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SMU strives for sustainability KATIE GODBOLD Contributing Writer kgodbold@smu.edu Diminishing natural resources and the environment have become topics of major concern in recent years. Conservatives and liberals alike have started to place an emphasis on environmental issues. Southern Methodist University is jumping on the bandwagon with the launch of its masters program in sustainability and development. The program is being offered as a Master of Arts, instead of a Master of Science, in order to allow engineers and nonengineers to analyze non-science issues, which are critical to the future of the environment. The director of the program, Dr. Andrew Quicksall, says that the program has had a lot of support from SMU faculty and others from outside the SMU community. While the opportunity to enroll in the masters degree program did not begin until fall of this year, the courses have been around for approximately three years for students to take as a certificate program. About five years ago, Betsey del Monte, architect and director of Sustainability for The Beck Group, helped start the program. She wrote curriculums for nine of the courses and has taught approximately seven of them to SMU students. According to Quicksall, acceptance into the program starts with the standard Lyle School application that is reviewed by the Civil and Environmental

Engineering Department. Once accepted, students start by taking five core courses, which are broad engineering classes. After the five core classes are completed, students choose the track they want to pursue green architecture to urban design. At the end of the program, students take a final capstone course, which is typically a seminar or thesis-styled class, to finish out their degree. Quicksall thinks that the creation of this novel program will appeal to a wide variety of students. “I think we are seeing different kinds of students coming in to this program than we would in our traditional programs, and that diversity is a pro for us,” Quicksall said. By allowing for a Master of Arts, non-engineers can earn the degree and apply it to their own field of expertise. Del Monte knows lawyers and artists have showed interest in the program, proving that this degree can be used in a multitude of ways. This view is help by many SMU alumni and members of the community. Elle Carter, an engineering management graduate, believes sustainable engineering is important in preparing for the future and making sure that society has the necessary resources needed for years to come. “[It is] hugely important to the world that people understand how we use resources and [that] the way we use resources impacts every issue of how society moves forward,” del Monte said.

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SMU alum succeeds in Dallas dining KATE PETTY Food Editor kpetty@smu.edu While a student at SMU, Markus Pineyro felt a modest attraction to the restaurant industry. What began as a mild interest, grew into Pineyro’s eventual career: he is now the founding owner of the successful restaurant chain, Urban Taco. Pineyro began at SMU in 2000. He majored in economics and Spanish and was a co-captain of the swim team. Upon his graduation, he began working with Mexican restaurant chain La Paloma. Pineyro explained that he “always had a thing for restaurants and understanding how they operated.” His keen understanding of the industry and the business skills he learned at SMU made Pineyro a good fit with the company. Yet, prior to his employment with La Paloma, Pineyro had no formal experience with the restaurant industry. Clearly, this minor obstacle was no match for Pineyro’s ambition. After a year with La Paloma, just one year after his graduation from SMU, Pineyro opened his first Urban Taco in Mockingbird Station. The idea behind Urban Taco was to create a “modern Mexican kitchen” that featured traditional recipes with a few modifications. When creating the menu, Pineyro drew on childhood memories of the

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Urban Taco, founded by SMU alum Markus Pineyro, is located on McKinney Avenue in Uptown and Mockingbird Station across from campus.

foods his mother prepared at their home in Mexico. For example, barbacoa normally refers to a certain preparation of goat or lamb meat. Pineyro and his head chef opted to cook the dish in the traditional manner but chose shredded beef to avoid the gaminess that goat meat usually affords. Another recipe Pineyro helped

create that employs this idea of tradition and modernity is the roasted peanut habanero salsa. The ingredients signify tradition; all are commonly used in Mexican dishes. The recipe, however, is new and innovative. Urban Taco also brought innovation to the Dallas dining scene by being one of the first restaurants to

build on the gourmet taco idea. Pineyro saw that while there were plenty of fast-food style places to eat a taco in Dallas, “there weren’t many restaurants who thought to serve them on a ceramic plate.” In the past five years, Pineyro has expanded Urban Taco with additional locations in Uptown, the DFW airport and San Antonio. The menu has extended to include a wider variety of items, but the authenticity is unyielding. When searching for a new dish to add to the menu, Pineyro admitted to frequently calling home to ask his mother, who still resides in Mexico, for input. You don’t get much more authentic than that. Though Pineyro did not follow the typical path of an economics major, he regards his time at SMU as immensely valuable and beneficial. His four years as a Mustang gave him opportunities to grow, mature and learn the basics of business. Pineyro fondly remembers many occasions when a professor described a life lesson that seemed irrelevant at the time. Yet, nearly seven years of successful entrepreneurship under his belt, Pineyro remembers his professor’s teachings that “will make sense when you least expect it.”

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TangoTab hosts “feeding frenzies” to raise awareness about the company.

Website fights hunger KATE PETTY Food Editor kpetty@smu.edu TangoTab is another company along the lines of Groupon and Living Social that allows people to find discounts via their website, tangotab.com. The difference with TangoTab is that they only deal with restaurants and pledge to give back to the community. Calling themselves “the TOMS of food,” TangoTab seeks to combat the global hunger program, beginning with the immediate community. The company’s slogan, “When

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Campus Events MONDAY

February 26 Brown Bag Dance Series: An original dance performance by Meadows dancers at 12 p.m. in the Bob Hope Theatre Lobby. Interfaith Panel: Local religious leaders discuss faith commonalities between Christianity and Islam at 7 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Commons.

you eat, they eat,” is a simplified explanation of their business model. When a customer claims one of the offers, TangoTab makes a donation to a local food bank or other such charity. By going to their website, people can make an account and browse through offers in their area. With the click of a button, an offer can be claimed and then used at the restaurant. For little extra effort on your part, you can feed a hungry person. If you’re planning on going out to eat anyway, why not take a look at TangoTab and help out the community at the same time?

TUESDAY March 22

The Inaugural Black Excellence Ball: A semi-formal event that includes dance, elements of theatre, music and a lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom. Big Love by Charles Mee: A modern retelling of Aeschylus’s story at 8 p.m. in the Margo Jones Theatre.

WEDNESDAY March 23

THURSDAY March 1

Green Deen: A discussion of the relationship between Islam and environmentalism at 7 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Commons.

Son et Lumière Film Series: A screening of 20th century European film and cinema at 7 p.m. in the Greer Garson Screening Room.

Living Out by Lisa Loomer: A complicated story about a Salvadoran nanny and Anglo lawyer at 8 p.m. in the Margo Jones Theatre.

Interim by Barbara Cassidy: A play of hypnotic rhythms, unpredictable characters and lyrical language at 8 p.m. in the Margo Jones Theatre.

FRIDAY March 2

Stars of Tomorrow Concert: MSO features the “stars of tomorrow”– winners of the annual Meadows Concerto Competition who will perform orchestra pieces at 8 p.m. in Caruth Auditorium Brown Bag Dance Series: An original dance performance by Meadows dancers at noon in the Bob Hope Theatre Lobby.

FEBRUARY 23 There are no criminal incidents to report on this date.

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Review: ‘Tristan & Isolde’ ALEXANDER HOSKINS Staff Writer ahoskins@smu.edu

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Located in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center, The Pollock Gallery exhibits Robert Moskwitz’s “Works on

Pollock Gallery curates new contemporary art PARMINDER DEO Staff Writer pdeo@smu.edu Vast open skies of different colors and intensity, paired with shadowed skyscrapers, smokestacks and birds. All of them in contrast with the small paper they are painted and drawn on. The Pollock Gallery introduces “A Shower of Forms: Works on Paper by Robert Moskowitz,” the new installation located in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. Bursts of spray paint interrupt the paintings, blackening the open sky filled objects of man’s design and creation. The Empire State Building is stripped of any detail leaving only a rectangle tapered to a point. “I find myself drawn to the gallery as an escape from my daily activities. There I am reminded of the bigger picture in life through the creativity and beauty of art,” sophomore Brianna McIntyre said. A New York native and contemporary artist, Robert Moskowitz brings his abstract

expressionism combined with minimalist inspired art to the students of SMU. There is no need to turn your head when viewing the art, simply let the art reveal what there is to be seen. Dark, austere and poetic are common trends revolving around Moskowitz’s paintings fashioned in mainly oils and pastels. ''When people look at my work,'' Moskowitz said, ''I want them just to discover it in a quiet way — not unlike when you're walking down the street and see something and then realize it's just there, in a very physical or literal way.'' Moskowitz sometimes described “an artist’s-artist” made it in the art scene in the early ‘60s at the age of 25. He is well-known through the New Image Painters, a collective name for artists after the 1978 Whitney exhibition. The Whitney exhibit influenced a return to a figurative style of painting with an incorporation of minimalism. Notable works of Moskowitz include: “Stack,” “Skyscraper,” “Empire State Building,” and “Untitled.”

“Tristan & Isolde,” one of Richard Wagner’s musical masterpieces, tells the story of Isolde, an Irish princess who is taken to marry against her will to King Marke of Cornwall. Tristan, the knight transporting Isolde, naturally becomes the object of Isolde’s hostility. In an attempt to poison Tristan, Isolde accidentally gives him and herself a strong love potion, and the two fall madly in love. This is a tragedy. However, the trouble really begins when the ship finally reaches the expectant King Marke, who is soon to discover his

betrothed is taken. It’s difficult to find fault with any vocalist in a Dallas Opera Production. Most of the principal singers are carefully selected singers from around the world. Each voice is so full and lustrous that it fills the entire opera house with sound so rich and colorful you can almost see it. There are no microphones to amplify a voice in an opera. What really makes “Tristan & Isolde” an unforgettable experience is the fusion of both visual art and Wagner’s score. The Dallas Opera, suffering from some financial cutbacks, had originally intended for “Tristan & Isolde” to be staged as a concert, rather than a full opera. Thanks to donations and the

implementation of visual projections, the full-fledged opera came to life. Rather than use traditional physical set pieces, this production uses a series of sliding screens onto which moving images and backdrops are projected. The use of the projections creates some of the most visually stunning sets in recent Dallas theater history. The Dallas Opera always seems to pull together to make some of the stunning productions the Winspear Opera House has ever seen, and “Tristan & Isolde” is absolutely no exception. With the precise and truly fantastic projections, Wagner’s epic score, and world-class singers, what’s not to fall in love with?

“Art teaches students about life. That is why it’s imperative that students visit the gallery. Life without art is like reading a story with no plot. Just pointless wandering and thoughtless babble,” sophomore Paz Beatty said. The Pollock Gallery was designed as an extension of the studio classroom. With the location set in Hughes-Trigg, students, staff and faculty can view the carefully selected art on display. “The Pollock Gallery is great as it reminds students how passionate SMU is about art,” sophomore Kian Hervey said. “With easy access in the Hughes Trigg Student center, the gallery brings students, the arts, and culture together in a great, interesting way.” The Pollock Gallery is open to the public free of charge. The Robert Moskowitz exhibition will be on display through March 17, followed by the “Master of Fine Arts Qualifying Exhibition.”

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Republican debate goes south PAUL KROEGER OPINION EDITOR pkroeger@smu.edu On Wednesday, Republican candidates running to replace Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the U.S. Senate participated in a debate. In attendance were former Dallas mayor and CEO of Turner Corporation Tom Leppert, former Solicitor General of Texas Ted Cruz and former SMU football star and ESPN announcer Craig James. Instead of getting bogged down in the myriad of less relevant topics to the senate race, these illustrious candidates focused on a matter of utmost national importance: Leppert’s decision to march in two gay pride parades as mayor of Dallas. What ensued was a stunning demonstration of how fast each candidate could run away from the gay portion of his electorate. Cruz led the charge by criticizing Leppert for marching in the parade, saying, “when the mayor of a city chooses to march in a parade celebrating gay pride, that’s a statement. And it’s not a statement I believe in.” Former mayor Leppert did not stand his ground. Like any noble candidate, he quickly sought to distance himself from oppressed special interest groups as quickly as possible to fall in line with his other conservative, Christian, wealthy, white male competitors. Visibly irritated, Leppert claimed that it was his job as mayor to represent all of the city’s citizens, but that he stood firmly against gay marriage. This does raise the question as to how Leppert was helping his more oppressed citizens by walking alongside them in a parade, but I’m sure that will be addressed in a future debate. The next portion of the contest was a competition to see which candidate was the most Christian. Leppert put his holiest foot forward: “My role as a Christian is to reach out and touch everybody.” He also reasserted that, “marriage should be defined as one man and one woman.” But Leppert was trumped by James, who referenced Christianity and children. James warned that, “our moral fiber is sliding down a slope that’s going to be hard to stop if we don’t stand up with leaders who don’t ride in gay parades. … Our kids out there need to see examples. I know you’re a Christian, Tom, but you have to stand up. James then stated that being gay is a choice. James certainly won the most self-righteous candidate position: “God’s going to judge each one of us, but in that case, [gays] are going to have to answer to the Lord for their actions.” Pony up, Mr. James. I am quite impressed by your ability to fight your own gay tendencies. If only the weaker members of our society (the ones eating at our moral fiber) could follow your example. It is so much easier to give in, take the low road and face homophobic slurs, hate crimes and government-led inequality. Never mind the fact that LGBT youth are four times more likely to commit or attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts or a recent study by Dr. Hatzenbuehler of Yale University showing that LGBT people have significant increases in anxiety after their states pass discriminatory laws banning gay marriage. It is fortunate, then, that we have Craig James to lead the way with his firm morals. I am particularly proud to call James an SMU alumnus. During his time at SMU, James took improper money offered to football players by SMU and now he is showing his best as a candidate who could possibly represent me in the senate. More and more Americans are starting to support gay rights. It is time for our politicians to move away from this as a topic of debate. In particular, the idea that being gay is a choice is appalling and uninformed. I can say from personal experience that being gay is hard and I have it easy! I also know from personal experience that there are a lot of people who are afraid to come out because the culture around them is so hostile to gay people. Why on earth would someone choose to subject himself or herself to intolerance and misunderstanding? When politicians who do not know anything about what it is like to be gay stand up in public forums and spread intolerance, I am offended. Right now, our nation has a lot more to worry about besides what Americans do in their bedrooms or who they marry. And Mr. Leppert, I appreciate you walking next to gay people twice, but if you disapprove of gay people and want to withhold rights from them, then please walk somewhere else during this year’s pride parade. Paul is the Opinion Editor. He is a junior majoring in voice performance.

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Obama should consider investing in United States oil, gas ANDREW FIEPKE afiepke@smu.edu In recent, President Obama weeks has gotten one of his campaign tactics from 2008 turned against him. In 2008, candidate Obama would regularly blame the two “oilmen” in the White House as the cause of high gas prices. Yet, now that the price of gas, which has risen from an average of $1.85 when he took office to $3.65, is rising rapidly and he is facing criticism from his Republican rivals. President Obama does what he always does and blames everyone but himself. He even goes so far as to say that under his administration, the oil and natural gas industries have never produced or drilled as much. Surprisingly this is true. However, Obama fails to acknowledge that the person who made this possible was his predecessor, George W. Bush. It is interesting that this is the one area that Obama doesn’t give Bush credit for, considering the terrible economy, high unemployment and the dicey foreign policy situation are the result of Bush’s policies, according to the President.

However, the record level of energy production is the one issue that can actually be traced entirely to Bush. During his presidency, the rate the government gave oil and natural gas drilling and exploration permits was the highest in recent history. Bush’s goal was to reduce foreign oil dependency through increased domestic production. Now that most of these facilities have come online, our foreign dependence on oil has gone down considerably. Bush would have liked for the amount of domestic drilling to increase even more. However the Democrats fought him every step of the way and so the government still does not allow drilling in ANWR, large parts of the Gulf and off of other coastlines, where billions of barrels of oil are located. Since Obama has been in office, the rate that the government gives permits to drill or even to explore has fallen precipitously. Obama has blocked the Keystone pipeline and refuses to allow more exploration on federal lands. His claim that his administration has increased oil production is frankly laughable.

This is especially problematic because it is the one sector of the economy that is booming. Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the past decade have been created in the energy industry. This is because of the discoveries of new deposits of oil and natural gas. Shale oil has been discovered all over the country. North Dakota especially is booming. Its unemployment rate is only 3.7 percent and it now produces more oil than any state but Texas and Alaska. Unfortunately, Obama remains completely unsupportive of this energy revolution. Harold Hamm is the billionaire owner of Continental Resources, the oil company developing the North Dakota oil fields. Hamm told Obama that the energy revolution in North Dakota could be repeated across America and that the United States has enough energy resources here at home to challenge OPEC’s supremacy. Obama waved him off saying: “Oil and gas will be important for the next few years. But we need to go on to green and alternative energy. [Energy] Secretary Chu has assured me that within five years, we can have a battery developed that will make a car

with the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon.” It is ridiculous that the President would want to limit the growth of any American industry because of some technology that might reduce demand sometime in the future and considering only 7,000 Chevy Volts were bought last year (and a lot of them by the government). It appears as if that point is a long ways off There is an energy revolution going on in America. The millions of people who work in this industry are excited about it. Yet, this revolution is being undermined at every step by the President in favor of his friends in green energy, who have a mixed track record at best. The President runs around the country claiming he wants to bring manufacturing and industry back to America. Mr. President, it’s here already in the form of the energy industry, and it would be nice if you got on board. Andrew Fiepke is a sophomore majoring in finance, French and markets and culture.

‘And deliver us from our rights’ Why we need more freedom, less rights

ELI HOLLAND echolland@smu.edu The equation is simple: More rights means less freedom. Maybe this seems counterintuitive, but let’s get our terminology straight. Rights are what we are given, whereas freedoms are what can’t be taken. It’s an important distinction. More and more, you hear people complain that their rights are being infringed upon. You see it especially with issues of religion. One Million Moms thinks that Ellen DeGeneres is an unfit spokeswoman for j.c.penney, because they send the message that it’s OK to be openly homosexual is an affront on traditional values. Then there’s prayer in schools, the “War on Christmas,” the resistance to using religious symbols in public spaces. All of these are considered issues of religious rights. Somewhere along the line, Christians got the idea that freedom of religion means the right to do whatever they want.

People cry, “Constitution!” but they don’t know what it means. I’ve got news for you, folks: it’s not only that you don’t have any religious rights, you don’t want any religious rights. You don’t want the government involved in faith. If rights are what we are given, then they are also what can be taken away by whoever gave them to us in the first place. The best option for everybody is to keep religion as far away from the public sphere as remotely possible. One of the most brilliant aspects of the Constitution is that it creates a governing framework without providing anything that can be guaranteed by freedom. Our government was not intended to give us much of anything; it was meant simply not to rob us of rights endowed by an omnipotent authority. So this whole notion that Christianity is under attack is absolutely absurd. The government can’t touch Christianity, because Christianity has no place in the government.

Religion is not a right — it’s a freedom — and it’s only when that changes that people of faith will have reason to fear. The issue that has had Catholics hollering — mandatory reproductive services that contradict belief — is not a religious issue. Nobody will ever be forced to have abortions or to use contraception. People say that making Catholic insurers provide these services is like making Muslims eat pork. It’s not. It’s like making a Muslimowned restaurant serve pork, and again, that’s not a religious issue. It’s much, much bigger. The federal government is steadily infringing upon the freedom of all its citizens as it extends itself into the private sector. This is something that should be feared by Christians and non-Christians alike. Nobody except everybody is threatened. As certain groups gain certain rights, we as individuals lose our freedom. If all women, according to the U.S. government, have the right to equal access to

reproductive services, then private corporations lose the freedom to not provide those services. Similarly, if efforts are made to provide Christians with specific legal rights, the inevitable consequence is that those who don’t adhere to Christian dogma lose freedom, and that Christians begin to relinquish control of what goes on within their own institution. I’m not going to venture to say that the expansion of rights is inherently bad. Surely absolute freedom would be a terrible thing — it would be anarchy — and the vision of equality for all is a noble one. But we need to understand that as the domain of what we have the right to expands, the domain of what we are free from diminishes. The more we are protected and provided for, the less we can protect and provide for ourselves. Eli is a sophomore majoring in human rights and English.

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 27, 2012 Men’s Basketball

Mustangs fall short to Houston cougars AUSTIN MANIERRE Staff Writer amanierre@smu.edu SMU men’s basketball lost a close one on Saturday night, narrowly losing 59-62 due to clutch free throw shooting from Houston. Robert Nyakundi had a big game, scoring 24 points and hitting 6 threes, recording three steals, and grabbing two rebounds. Jeremiah Samarrippas picked up six points, nine assists and two steals to go along with only

two turnovers. Shawn Williams led the team in rebounding on Saturday with seven, while also scoring six. Nyakundi’s 24 points were a big reason the Mustangs hung in the game down the stretch. Of the final 15 points the Mustang’s scored, Nyakundi had 12, all coming from behind the arc. These threes kept SMU within striking distance, but ultimately were not enough. As SMU, down two points with less than 15 seconds left, began fouling, Houston responded with clutch free

throws to close out the game. Jonathon Simmons and Joseph Young of Houston both went to the free throw line in the final 10 seconds, and each player made both of their free throws. The first pair of free throws from Simmons put Houston up 56-60, then Samarrippas hit a three with four seconds to go. SMU quickly fouled Joseph Young after Samarrippas’ three, and Young made both of his foul shots. Young, a freshman, was the leading scorer of either team with 27 points. The guard hit 4

threes, and was both clutch and efficient from the free throw line, going 7-7 on the day. Simmons had a strong game too, getting eight rebounds and scoring 12 points, although he did have six turnovers. The Mustangs won the turnover battle, having 5 less than Houston, but lost the game because they were outrebounded and outshot. Houston combined to have 30 total rebounds, while SMU had only 21. The Cougars also shot an impressive 54.8 percent from the field, while the Mustangs

shot just 40.4 percent. If SMU had narrowed the differential in field goal shooting just a little on Saturday, they would have come out winners. The Mustangs are now 12-17 overall, with a 3-11 conference record. There hopes of passing Houston in the C-USA rankings before the season ends are now dashed, but SMU is still tied for the worst conference record with Tulane and East Carolina and could potentially move past these teams. SMU’s next game will be away against a Southern Miss

team that’s undefeated at home and second in conference. A victory here would easily be the Mustang’s biggest win of the season, and would come at a very important time. Only two games remain before the C-USA tournament, and any momentum going in could be crucial, not to mention the benefits of improvement in conference standings. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night. Live video, stats, and audio for the game can be accessed at smumustangs.com.

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Seniors win big against Tulane KELSEY CHARLES Staff Writer kcharles@smu.edu The SMU women’s basketball team came away with a huge win against Tulane last night at home with a final score of 54-49. The game was important for many, especially because it was senior night. “You want your seniors to finish their career at Moody in style,” said Coach Rhonda Rompola. Seniors Heidi Brandenburg, Christine Elliot, Samantha Mahnesmith, and manager Tiffany Hoffman were all honored at center court before the game. During the game, the Mustangs outperformed the Green Wave in almost every category — a major improvement from their previous matchup when they lost 75-63. Junior guard Alisha Filmore led the team with 12 points and 7 rebounds, while Akil Simpson added 6 points and 13 total rebounds. Krystal Johnson put up eight points for the Mustangs, and Raven Short added another seven to the board. The Mustangs were 31.5 percent from the field, and 28.6 percent from the three and impressive improvement from previous games. “It doesn’t matter, you can make all the adjustments you want

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Freshman forward Brittney Hardy Tulane during Sunday afternoon’s game.

... It boils down to making shots,” said Rompola after the game, when asked about how her team adjusted their performance to get a win. The Mustangs smothered Tulane under the basket, holding center Brett Benzio to a mere five points, a far cry from her 22 that she scored in the previous meeting

between the two teams. Tulane’s Jamie Kaplan and Olivia Grayson added 13 a piece, but it wasn’t enough to get the Green Wave a win. The Mustangs head to Oklahoma this week to take on Tulsa in their last game of the season.

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Facebook’s imminent switch to ‘Timeline’ looms NICOLE SHEALY Contributing Writer nshealy@smu.edu

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Dr. Alonso Gutierrez of the University of Texas Health Center in San Antonio spoke on the impact of physics on medicine.

Talk combines medicine and physics PARMINDER DEO Contributing Writer pdeo@smu.edu Medicine and physics make a connection. Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), SMU’s Health Preprofessional Honor Society, and the physics department presented guest speaker Dr. Alonso Gutierrez on Friday. The lecture highlighted the increasing use of image-guided, stereotactic radiotherapy techniques in cancer treatment. An SMU graduate, Dr. Gutierrez works as an assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. “It is astonishing to see that you can treat cancer, something you can’t see, with something you still can’t see and it goes away,” Dr. Gutierrez said. In today’s world of medicine, the physicists actually play the roles in assessing and making sure the machines for cancer

therapy are highly accurate and provide precision modeling. Medical physicists work to characterize the radiation and standardize an accurate dose calibration for patients. Tumor cells are not efficient in repairing themselves as normal cells. This flaw in the tumor cell is what doctors use to their advantage when it comes to cancer therapy. By fractionating the amount of radiation delivered to a patient, you allow time for the normal cells to repair while the cancerous cells are slowly being treated and degenerated. “Everything in life is related to physics in one way or another. A lot of it is having to get over the initial hesitation that physics is a challenge for students. It is different — it isn’t like biology — but I think pre-med students gain a lot from it,” Gutierrez said. The joint venture between AED and the physics department was designed to show pre-medical students that there is a field that combines both physics and

medicine and the application of the two can make a difference. “We knew that many premed students think that physics is not relevant to their career, and we thought that this [lecture] would be a nice way to bridge the gap between medicine and physics. To also show that there is an actual junction and there are a broad range of careers with a physics degree,” Physics Professor Jodi Cooley said. Medical physics has become a fast-evolving field, primarily attributed to technology. The skill set necessary has also diversified with the increasing study of molecular biology to physics interactions with radiation. Due to the fast nature and adaption of new technologies provides numerous opportunities for research and development. “When you can see the application of physics and biology, it is fascinating because physics is underneath it all. You can answer the questions of why things act a certain way,” junior Holly Howard said.

In December of 2011, Facebook introduced a new update option to users called Timeline. In January 2012, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that every Facebook profile would imminently be switched to the Timeline layout soon. “To be honest, I absolutely hate it,” SMU sophomore Sara Martin said. “I’m really considering just completely deactivating my Facebook.” According to Facebook’s blog, Timeline is a new kind of profile that lets users “tell a story” of their life beginning all the way back to birth. The first blog post on Dec. 15 of last year described it as a way to rediscover the things you shared from years ago. Users can highlight their most important posts, such as the music they listen to or how many miles they just ran. The timeline profile was optional, and users didn’t have to make the switch. However, a Jan. 24 post said that over the next few weeks, all Facebook profiles would be switched over to Timeline. Timeline allows users to choose a cover photo, which is a large horizontal photo across the top of their page in addition to their profile picture. The cover photo, according to Facebook’s blog, allows users to enhance their personalized profile. A sidebar on the right-hand side of the profiles lists years ranging from present to “born.” Users can click on a certain year on a profile to find all of the posts, photos and events that were posted in those 365 days. What users are frustrated

with, however, is the odd and confusing layout that is completely different from all previous Facebook updates. The wall has been replaced with boxed posts all over the page in no apparent order. “The layout is weird. I don’t like it at all,” Martin said. “Even my grandmother has a Facebook, and I doubt she will be able to figure it out. It’s not very user-friendly.” SMU sophomore and Tate Lecture Series Chair for the Student Foundation Bo Kamensky also commented on the new layout. “It’s really terribly configured,” he said. “It makes no sense. I made a timeline better than that in first grade.” The fact that Timeline easily unearths the complete history of all of a user’s posts, photos and friend additions is concerning to many SMU students. “It’s too much information about me all in one place,” Martin said. “I don’t want people to be able to go back and see what I was posting in 2007 as a high school freshman.” A Facebook user commented on the original post and quipped that Timeline seemed “tailormade for stalking.” According to the blog post, users have a seven-day period where they can edit their Timeline and make sure that nothing they want to be private is public. After the seven-day grace period, their Timeline goes live for all of their friends to see. However, for many users who have been with Facebook since 2008 or earlier, this hiding and editing could be a lengthy process. SMU sophomore Hannah

Rittenberry doesn’t like the new changes at all. She said that with all of the schoolwork she has already, the process of editing her Facebook Timeline is just going to be another hassle. “I’m uncomfortable with all of that old information [becoming] so easily accessible,” she said. “I knew it wasn’t off the Internet forever, but before, no one could click on a year and see everything I posted or said that certain year.” Martin said that she could really care less about people knowing her story, and she doesn’t care much for other users’ stories, either. “Facebook is a place where I can post photos of me and my friends or post links to their wall, not share with my entire friend list what I ate for dinner or how well I ran a mile,” she said. “I’m pretty sure that’s why people have Twitter.” With all of the new changes and apprehension to accept the new Facebook layout, there is the question of whether or not Timeline could be the catalyst that breaks many students’ apparent Facebook addictions. “How could you delete it?” Kamensky said. “I don’t check it very often, but it’s still the best way to stay in touch with people, especially people you don’t talk to regularly. It’s email but without an actual address.” “Society is way too caught up in Facebook for many people to delete it,” he added. “But at the same time, people should complain.” “I doubt this will make many people completely delete their Facebooks,” Rittenberry said. “They will whine for a while, but like after every update, we will all get used to it and whine when they change it again.”

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