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CANCER

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LEGISLATURE

Senate passes LGBT, Texas Equalization Grant bills

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A SIDE OF NEWS

Gadhafi denies Libyan protests

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Online Editor mshamburge@smu.edu

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi denied Monday that demonstrators throughout the country are calling for an end to his rule. He said, “They love me, all my people with me.” In the exclusive interview with ABC News and the BBC. Gadhafi blamed the protests on al-Qaeda and denied reports of violence from his regime.

U.S. issues drilling permit The Obama administration has approved the first deepwater drilling permit since BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil-spill disaster last year. The permit allows Noble Energy Inc. to resume drilling a well in 6,500 feet of water about 70 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Analysts speculate that the spike in oil prices due to the conflict in North Africa could have led the administration to their decision.

Duggard trial comes to close Nancy Garrido confessed Monday to kidnapping Jaycee Duggard in 1991 and keeping her imprisoned for 18 years. Philip Garrido, her husband and a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to 440 years to life in prison for not only the kidnapping and for the repeated sexual abuse of a minor. Nancy Garrido was offered 241 years to life in a plea deal.

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NASCAR driver promotes Relay for Life By PATRICIA BOH Contributing Writer pboh@smu.edu

SMU alumnus and NASCAR driver Robert Richardson made an appearance Tuesday supporting SMU’s Relay for Life. Richardson promoted this year’s theme: Fighting cancer with every lap. Raising money for the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life’s goal this year is to achieve $122,000, which is approximately a $10,000 increase from 2010’s race. During the kick off event, students recieved Relay for Life information, signed up for teams and bought luminaries. Currently, SMU’s Relay for Life teams have raised $12,480. Most of the money has been raised through online and solicited donations, as well

as organized activities. Students Shannon Smith and Kayla Klingseisen organized fundraising events with Pokey-O’s, Pluckers’ and the Dallas Stars. The money raised will go to the American Cancer Society, which works to help prevent and detect cancer at early stages. The society offers free information, services and programs to those affected by cancer. It also funds medical research for cancer treatment. “Our top fundraisers for Relay for Life this year are Celeste Favrot ($3,500), Allison Hollins ($2,320), and Jenny Smith ($1,000),” Smith said. As a committee member, Klingseisen explained different fundraising techniques. Along with soliciting private donations, the committee works to obtain sponsorships from

local organizations. The committee is currently selling luminaria bags. Klingseisen said the bags “will contain a candle and [we’ll] line them on the boulevard the night of the event to represent someone who has battled cancer, is currently battling cancer or who passed away from cancer.” Also involved is freshman Celeste Favrot, chair of the Missions committee. Favrot is responsible for ensuring that Health Initiatives are present before, during and after the event, as well as overseeing activities and disseminating information on cancer prevention and detection. Students have already begun organizing into teams for the relay event.

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SMU ALUMNI

ABC announced the new cast of Dancing With the Stars Season 12. On the list: ‘90s television star Kirstie Alley, World Wrestling Entertainment champion Chris Jericho, former Disney Channel star Chelsea Kane, Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio, model Petra Nemcova, reality-TV show star Kendra Wilkinson and daytime talk host Wendy Williams. The show premieres March 21.

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LECTURE

SMU alumnus optimistic about future of the press By SUMMER DASHE Contributing Writer sdashe@smu.edu

Mark Miller, editor of The Texas Tribune and SMU alumnus, spoke to students during the O’Neil Lecture in Business Journalism on Monday about the changing world of journalism in the face of a perilous future for the press Monday. Regarding the downfall of American media companies, Miller said. “They [media companies] were ailing for a reason, it was a structural reason, and it was probably irreparable.” It was the collapse of these news companies that led Miller to make the transition from Newsweek to the editor position at the one-year old non-profit paper, The Texas Tribune. He spoke about his experience in Newsweek during which a “traditional media company [battled] for its life [trying] to survive in a world in which all of the conventional models are failing.” He explained to students and professors that The Texas Tribune

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Mark Miller is an SMU alumnus and the editor for The Texas Tribune.

was formed based upon ideas. Using other services and web-based news sites as models, he reinvented The Texas Tribune as a constantly updating the media website providing free

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State budget cuts for the disabled affect North Texans By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

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Former SMU football player Jerry LeVias, far right, speaks as part of the Fox Sports Southwest Black History Month Town Hall Forum with Jerry LeVias, Monday evening inside the Mack Ballroom.

LeVias honored as part of Black History Month By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

encourages senators to take Allies training in the Women’s Center, but does not make the training mandatory. During debate, some senators questioned the necessity of the

COMMUNITY

Furtado gives ‘blood money’

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Student Senate passed two symbolic bills during its Tuesday afternoon meeting: a resolution to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students and a resolution declaring the importance of the Texas Equalization Grant (TEG) to the SMU community. The LGBT bill, authored by Sen. Harvey Luna (Dedman 1), states that “Student Senate, acting on behalf of the student body, officially extends their continued support to current and prospective SMU LGBT students.” The bill denounces discrimination against LGBT students and homophobic rhetoric. It also

NASCAR driver Rob Richardson, right, sits at the Relay for Life booth by the flagpole Tuesday as SMU student Bretton Leafing, left, gathers information on the annual event from students Greg Pasiadis and Erica Gliga.

DWTS new cast announced

Nelly Furtado tweeted Monday that she is donating the $1 million the Gaddafi clan gave her for a private concert in Italy. Furtado is one of several stars to perform for the Gaddafi family. Other singers include Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher and 50 Cent. No word yet on whether the other stars will donate their money.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

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In the early 1960s, every Texas high school football player in the state dreamed of earning a full scholarship to play football in the old Southwest Conference that consisted of seven of Texas’ premier universities and the University of Arkansas. So what was so different about this kid from Beaumont who grew up idolizing NFL superstars like Jim Brown and Gale Sayers? He had all the intangibles. He could pass, catch, run with his blazing speed and was a good student in the

classroom. During his senior year at Herbert High School, he scored six touchdowns in one game. But this superstar Texas athlete, who had over a hundred scholarship offers, had one major obstacle standing in the way of his dream. It was not his lack of size. He was officially listed as 5-inch-9-inches, 177 pounds but actually measured closer to 5-feet-10-inches and weighed a mere 140 pounds. For what he lacked in size, he made up in heart and courage. It was also not character issues, a problem that we find too often in athletes of today. No, it was the color of his

skin. The Southwest Conference had seen a grand total of zero athletic scholarships granted to black athletes until to the spring of 1965. SMU head coach Hayden Fry, who was promised he could recruit black athletes when he was hired, signed Jerry LeVias, the aforementioned athlete, and so began a tremendous social change. Before coming to SMU, LeVias was diagnosed with polio

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Six-year-old Armando is learning to count to 20 as part of a personalized lesson at the Child Study Center in Fort Worth. “Thirteen… 14…15…19?” Armando counted out loud. “No, try again. What comes after 15?” Armando’s one-on-one instructor asked. The Child Study Center (CSC) is one of six Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) funded sites that provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

to autistic children. “The intervention is catered to children for their specific needs. For some we are working on things like expressive and receptive language development, with other children we may work on behavioral or selfinjurious behavior,” CSC Autism Service Line Coordinator Matt Robison said. “We also work on feeding programs and also some self-help skills.” Armando has been receiving ABA for a year and a half. He used to be unable to function in the classroom

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Projected special education cost savings

Total state-budgeted costs age 4 to 22

Total actual costs age 4 to 22

Funds provided by the state of Texas for special education

$198,000

$360,000

Early intensive behavioral intervention

$67,500

28% (72% reduction) of special education services for 15 years

$46,200

$84,000

Total cost per child who rrecieves EIBI

$113,700

$151,500

Savings using EIBI per child

$84,300

$208,500 Graphic by HELENA BOLOGNA

Health & Fitness

• Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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EXERCISE

It’s all in the hips: hula hooping burns calories By MEG JONES

Contriuting Writer mpjones@smu.edu

Goodbye yoga mat, hello hula hoop. The bright, sparkly toy ring that once swung around the waists of children in their backyards has gotten wider and heavier and now swings around the hips of fitness enthusiasts around the country. The hula hoop, which established itself as a staple in American households in the 1950s, is making a comeback today in the fitness world. Hula hoop classes are popping up all across the country in cities such as Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. “Dallas has been slower than other cities to pick up hula hooping as a form of exercise,” Jen Rose, director of hooping center Hip Hazel Hoops on South Lamar Street in Dallas, said. “When I was younger I was the champion hula hooper at my country club, and now I am working hula hoops into my exercise routine,” said SMU junior Mari Schoder. Hula hooping parallels other emerging workout routines, including belly dancing and zumba dancing. Hula hoops are also being rediscovered not only as exercise devices but also as meditation tools and dancing partners.

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Women’s Symposium

11 a.m. in Hughes-Trigg. Author Julie Powell will be speaking at the day-long event. Workshops will focus on the theme of “Happiness”

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Hazel Hoops founder and instructor Jen Rose, left, teaches a student during a beginning class Tuesday evening at the South Side on Lamar building in southern Dallas. More information is available at www.hiphazelhoops.com.

According to Anne Lawrence of Hip Hazel Hoops, people who have trouble being still while doing an exercise such as yoga enjoy hooping because you can close your eyes and relax your mind while getting your blood flowing. Hip Hazel Hoops caters to all levels of fitness, hosting beginning,

Visiting Professor Lecture

6 p.m. in DeGolyer Library Dr. Isam Shihada, visiting professor, speaks on the status of women in the Arab world.

Meadows Concert

8:30 p.m. in Caruth Auditorium. Concert presented by the Meadows Jazz Quartet organized by student Derek Hawkes.

intermediate and advanced hooping classes and a free hoop group once a month. Instructors Rose and Lawrence focus on hooping around the waist, arms and chest in a full body workout that they say calms the mind and increases coordination, balance and flexibility.

“It’s that ‘aha! moment’ when you have been working on a hooping skill and realize you’ve been working out for 30 minutes straight,” Lawrence said. Hula-hooping burns an average of seven calories per minute for a total of about 210 calories during a 30-minute hooping workout,

Police Reports FEBRUARY 28

9:28 a.m. Graffiti: Ford Stadium/5900 Ownby Drive. A staff member reported spray paint on walls inside gate four. The incident occurred sometime between Feb. 25 5:00 p.m.- Feb. 28 8:00 a.m. Open.

12:01 p.m. Theft: Smith Hall/6020 Hillcrest Avenue. A student reported theft of a combination lock from his safe and some of his prescribed medication. Open.

2:25 p.m. Theft: Dallas Hall/3225 University Blvd. A student reported theft of his bike’s rear tire. The theft occurred sometime between Feb. 27 2:00 p.m. - Feb. 28 2:30 p.m.Open.

according to a study sponsored by the American Council on Exercise. This calorie count falls within ACE’s accepted guidelines for exercise that can contribute to weight management. “Hooping compares pretty favorably with most other group classes in terms of heart rate and calorie burn. In fact, exercisers can expect similar results from hooping as they’d get from boot-camp classes, step aerobics and cardio-kickboxing— all of which meet fitness criteria for improving cardiovascular fitness,” Dr. John Porcari, program director of the clinical exercise philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, said in the study. Hula hoops date back to the ancient times. Greeks used hooping as a form of exercise, Eskimos used hula hoops to practice hunting skills, and, for Lakota Indians, hoop dancing became a sophisticated art form. Hip Hazel Hoops is located at South Side loft 110, 1409 S. Lamar St. Beginning hula hoop classes include three one-hour sessions for a fee of $55 and a discounted $30 hand made hula hoop.

HIP HAZEL HOOPS Average class price: $$$ Fee: $55 for 3 session class, $30 for the hoop Service: Helpful, attentive. Classes: Loud, energetic. Location: Southside on Lamar Building, 1409 S. Lamar St., Dallas, TX 75215 Hours: Beginning classes Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Also offer intermediate classes Payment Information: Major credit cards accepted, except for Discover. For more information visit www.hiphazelhoops.com

Sports

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Samarrippas on point at SMU By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

Standing at only 5-feet-10-inches, freshman point guard Jeremiah Samarrippas is built more like a running back than a Division I college basketball player. But what he lacks in size, he makes up for in speed and agility. Originally from Bartow, Fla., Samarrippas has made an immediate impact as the youngest starter on the Mustangs’ roster. In 28 games, Samarrippas is 10th in the league with 41 steals and No. 8 in C-USA with 97 assists. “I just try to outwork people and do the little things in the game like getting steals,” Samarrippas said. “Coach [Doherty] says he wants me to be a little pest out there and make the other team mad.” Samarrippas is also third on the team in scoring with an average of 7.5 points per game, thanks in large part to his ability to hit clutch baskets, usually off a steal, from behind the three-point line. “We wouldn’t be in this position where we are with our league record without Jeremiah,” Doherty said. “He gives us an intelligence and spark . . . and puts us in position to win. I wouldn’t trade him. He’s just going to get better and better.” A born leader, Samarrippas also started on his high school’s varsity team as a freshman. Growing up, he was raised by his mother, who balanced raising Samarrippas and his three brothers while also working two jobs. “Where I’m from its not that nice,” Samarrippas said. “I just see how hard my mom works to be successful and how much she’s sacrificed for me so I just try to do as much as I can to make her proud as her first son, and I want to make my brothers see what I’m doing so they follow me and have successful lives.” Samarrippas said his family has been to see him a play a few times this season but he is most looking forward to next week’s game against the University of Central Florida in Orlando where he said he expects a “few hundred people” from his hometown to come out and support him. After starting seven consecutive games beginning at the start of the season, Samarrippas entered a brief slump as conference play got underway. After a handful of games with worrisome assist-to-turnover ratios,

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and was told he was too small to play junior high football in Beaumont by his coaches and his father. However, LeVias had different plans. The first time he touched the ball as freshman he scored a 65-yard touchdown. Once senior year rolled around, LeVias was one of the most sought after recruits in the nation. Surprisingly no offers came from traditional historically black college football powers. They deemed him to be too small, so LeVias began to lean toward University of California of Los Angelos. This was before Fry made a personal visit to the LeVias home, where he captivated LeVias by talking about academics rather than football. “I still can’t say why I chose SMU because I had never heard of SMU but Coach Fry really talked to me as a man not as a football player,” LeVias said. “God works in mysterious ways.” So LeVias made the five hour journey to Dallas, where he immediately faced racial prejudice from his peers in the classroom. To make matters worse, SMU did not allow freshmen eligibility which meant he would have until the 1966 season opener to suit up for the

Mustangs. When that date finally arrived, LeVias did not fail to impress as he scored two touchdowns and led SMU to victory. Throughout the rest of the season, LeVias helped SMU beat Texas and Texas A&M. With the Southwest Conference title on the line, SMU traveled to Fort Worth to take on cross-town rival Texas Christian University. During the week, it was reported that LeVias would be assassinated by snipers in the TCU stands. LeVias was last off the bus as he was escorted onto the field by guards. LeVias decided to play, and a good decision it was as he scored a 68-yard touchdown in the first quarter. SMU defeated TCU 21-0, allowing the Mustangs to make their first Cotton Bowl appearance in two decades. LeVias persevered through a season filled with eye gouging, spitting and death threats to earn All Southwest Conference honors. He went on to play two more seasons for SMU and was bestowed All America and Academic All America Honors as a senior. After breaking the color barrier in the Southwest Conference, LeVias was drafted in the second round by the Houston Oilers in 1969 and wrapped

up his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers. “I never thought about blazing the trail but I’m glad I contributed the way I did,” LeVias said. LeVias has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and Texas Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009, SMU honored him by giving out the number 23 to an athlete that most display the attributes and qualities LeVias brought to SMU. That distinguished number is worn today by senior Chris Banjo, who is the defensive captain for the Mustangs. “Just being a part of a great individual, people referring to me and him in the same sentence sends chills down my back,” Banjo said. “Its a great honor.” A special presentation of FOX Sports Southwest’s award-winning documentary “Jerry LeVias: A Marked Man” was shown on campus at the Mack Ballroom on the SMU campus Monday night as a part of Black History Month. An edited special of the documentary will premier on Fox Sports Southwest at 10 p.m. on March 14. “We feel that LeVias plays a major role not only for SMU but for all of college football,” SMU Athletic Director Steve Orsini said.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Mustangs trounce Bulldogs, 6-1 SPENCER EGGERS/ The Daily Campus

SMU point guard Jeremiah Samarrippas protects the ball from two Rice players during play Feb. 24 inside Moody Coliseum. Samarrippas leads the team in assists with 97.

Doherty decided to sit Samarrippas in mid-December. “People say you hit a wall as a freshman,” Samarrippas said. “So I hit my wall for a little bit. I just watched film and looked at what my mistakes were and just worked harder at practice.” Time on the bench served him well. In his first game back as a starter, while SMU fell to Tulane, Samarrippas’ presence on offense proved he was ready to be included back in the starting line up. “He’s grown a lot,” Doherty said. “It’s asking a lot of a freshman to run what we run in a very competitive league but he’s been fantastic.” Prior to coming to SMU, Samarrippas led the Bartow Senior High School basketball team to a 25-5

record and 5A State Championship while averaging 12.3 points and 7.3 assists per game. A starter at the varsity level all four years, he was also the 5A Florida High School Athletic Association Player of the Year in 2010. “I saw a guy with a personality and charm,” Doherty said. “He’s got that confidence and cockiness that people like. He’s a great leader and people want to follow him.” With two games left in the regular season, Samarrippas has his sights set on several post-season achievements. “I want to win the conference and then go on to the NCAA tournament and make the Conference USA AllFreshman team,” Samarrippas said. “I’m really just doing whatever I can to make us win.”

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After a win over Louisiana State University last week, the No. 26 SMU Women’s tennis team claimed their fourth straight win Sunday at Turpin Tennis Stadium. The Mustangs improve to 9-2 overall this spring season after their 6-1 victory over No. 60 Fresno State. SMU displayed their early dominance in doubles competition, earning the doubles point in dramatic fashion. Juniors Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova made quick work of Fresno State pair Marianne Jodoin and Bianca Modoc, 8-5 at the No. 1 line.

The Bulldogs got back in the thick of things after Laura Pola and Abby Haley took down the SMU pair of Kris Roberts and Shahzoda Hatamova, 8-4 . However, Heather Steinbauer and Edyta Cieplucha clinched the doubles point for the Mustangs with a 7-4 come from behind win over Olga Kirpicheva and Melissa McQueen. The 80th ranked duo found themselves down 4-2 early but rallied to capture the final five points. Steinbauer and Cieplucha now hold an impressive 8-1 record this spring. The Mustangs separated themselves from the Bulldogs in singles, taking five out of six matches. No. 5 ranked Lesniak was off the courts first after her impressive 6-3,

6-1 victory over No. 99 Jodoin. This is Lesniak’s 12th win this season over a nationally ranked opponent. Hatamova gave SMU a 3-0 advantage when she destroyed Kirpicheva 6-0, 6-2. The junior is now 9-2 this spring season. Cieplucha, Steinbauer, and Malyarchikova extended the Mustang lead to 6-0 with their respective victories. Modoc helped Fresno State avoid a shutout when she defeated Roberts 2-6, 6-3, 7-6. SMU returns to the courts on Friday at 2 p.m. when they host Conference USA foe University of Tulsa at the Turpin Tennis Center.

Opinion

• Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Freedom is calling: will you accept the charges? America should support the protesters in their fight for freedom COMMENTARY

Dominoes are falling in the Middle East, and nothing will set them up again. From Iran to Libya, Joe Richardson government buildings and palaces are shaking as the footsteps of change grow closer and closer. The message of the people is loud. The message is universal to the region. Dictators must go and take their oppressive regimes with them. Liberty in the Middle East is inevitable. While the Middle East burns, the United States has a decision to make. The administration will either stand behind the people, or

they will do what is convenient and align themselves with the oppressors. There is a complicated but clear answer. The U.S. must show their support for the people and pressure the current despots to step down. Egypt and Tunisia are large indications that the people will win. People can only be pushed so far before they push back. Pushing will eventually lead to bloodshed if the U.S. and other free countries do nothing. The people want freedom and they are reaching out for it, but treaties and alliances are keeping the aid of the United States just out of their grasp. The government’s reticence to take a stand is understandable. In a region like the Middle East there is a constant worry about what would take the place of the regimes the people oust. The words extremist

and anti- American are the common vocabulary of this discussion. But the issue is freedom—freedom from oppressive governments, oppressive religious leaders, and oppressive social constraints. Should the United States take a stand with the people, the protesters and those fighting the tyrants will always view America as a friend. The U.S. has a rare opportunity. The young people of the region are no longer willing to accept the boots on their necks and the gun barrels in their faces. Fear has lost its hold on the people. The administration has a chance to make critical allies in the region. Imagine it: allied with the people themselves and not with the few who hold the power. The president recently called for Gadhafi to step down. The United Nations froze Libya’s assets, placed

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Sheen forces way into news agenda

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Denial of EPIC funding for Ke$ha concert is illogical, missed opportunity

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The decision not to give Program Council Evening Programs Initiatives Contributions (EPIC) funding for the upcoming Ke$ha concert, we feel, was a large mistake on the part of the funding committee. Based on the rules of the committee, which provides funding to events taking place on a weekend night that do not involve drinking, this concert should have been a shoe-in. Instead, the committee based their decision not to fund it on supposed negative externalities over which the Program Council has absolutely no control. The idea that a concert could encourage people to go out and drink is not off base. But then, we are college students. Basically everything is an excuse to go out and drink. Funding should not be based on what students may or may not be encouraged to do after leaving the event. Additionally, the argument that Ke$ha’s lyrics are against the ideals of EPIC funding because they frequently deal with drinking and partying is equally as poorly thought out. College students will go out and drink regardless of whether Ke$ha tells them to do so. The decision by the committee sets a poor precedent for funding events. It tells organizations that they’ll fund the massive events they are putting on, just so long as the artist they’ve gotten does not mention drinking, advocate partying or perhaps cause the audience to have so much fun that they might want to take the party to a bar afterwards. So basically, Program Council should probably just stick with indierock bands and musical artists that are just as unlikely to get people on campus to attend as the lecture the anthropology department put on last Tuesday. Isn’t one of the administration’s main complaints that students don’t spend enough time on campus? Isn’t that why we are spending millions of dollars on things like mandatory sophomore housing and epic (excuse the pun) failures like the constantly empty “M-Lounge”? If there was ever a chance to use funds to attract students to campus, this was it. The school spends thousands on gimmicks to attract students to go to football games, and sends out an e-mail every single day advocating that we attend “Lunch with Coach Doh.” And people still leave at halftime, and very few (if any) have attended the lunch. This was an opportunity to use school funds to actually attract students back to campus. Why not use our money towards actually doing what EPIC was intended to do? Keeping kids on campus and keeping them out of bars—at least for the time they are at the concert. The school cannot feasibly control the actions of their of-age students after they leave campus, and the fact that they can’t do that shouldn’t be a reason to deny Program Council funding for this event. The Daily Campus’ Editorial Board urges EPIC to consider the ramifications of their denial of funding, the inadequate logic on which it based the decision, and also to reconsider their ultimate decision.

an arms embargo, and set up other sanctions against the regime. The actions are late, but they are a good start. The crisis in the Middle East, however, is far from over. Rebels are still taking to the streets, begging for liberty, and they need the world to listen. The way will not be easy. People will die. Innocent people always die in the fight for liberty. But with the support of America and other players on the world stage, no amount of King Khalifa’s bullets or Colonel Gadhafi’s goons can stop the flood that is coming.

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Four-step process is valiant, best attempt to deter ‘creepers’ COMMENTARY

One would think that sitting with your earphones in would deter people from coming to talk to you. Michael Graves Not that I don’t love talking; all of my friends can attest to the fact that I could carry on a conversation with a brick wall. However, when I have my headphones in and bury my nose in a book, it is because I am trying to avoid my creeper. Yes, it’s true, there are creepers in the world, and they plague SMU’s campus like beer cans after Homecoming. These professional “knee-flexer” and “arm-T-rexers” really know how to pick a prime time when you are trying to get your work done. There is almost a pattern that they all follow to suck you into a 15 minute conversation, and possibly (if you’re a pushover like me) coffee or a date. How can us creepees avoid them? Know “The 4-step process.” (1) Eye Contact. A creeper always makes eye-contact first. Once your

pupils meet, they feel invited to say hello, and will begin to approach. How to counter: You’re stuck on this one unless you wear two eye patches. (2) The Approach. Once they approach your sitting area/where you are standing, they begin with, “Hello!” and it’s downhill from there. After you respond, more questions can arise, reeling you into a conversation that you don’t have (nor want) time for. How to counter: Short answers are best, but depending on the level of creep this creeper employs, this tactic will not work. (3) The Move. After conversation, a creeper will either (a) leave you alone to think about the conversation, or (b) ask you out. How to counter: Make excuses, or if you’re blunt and brave, simply say no. (4) Attachment. After giving in one time, a creeper will attach himself to you. After this happens, you have lost hope. Give up. There is nothing you can do without seriously hurting the other person. All of these signs can be predicted and noticed, and many of these tactics work. You could always be downright rude, but no one likes a mean person. So, what if you’re a softy and just can’t seem to ignore

your creeper or lure them away from you? There is no hope. An experienced creeper will take your non-action as you communicating to them, “They like me!” This is often not the case. Of course, I’m sure many of you are wondering at this very moment why this pretentious sounding guy is writing about creepers. You are thinking, “I’m sure he has been a creeper for someone else at some point!” Of course I have! The term “creeper” is too subjective. I’m sure there have been those who I have unknowingly creeped out, but we all have. That’s why we are all really experts at heart. Don’t believe me? Do you really think you have never creeped on anyone? Ask around to your friends. Get the scoop from someone else. Of course, that is a creepy act in itself. Creepers. We all have them. We’ve all been them. We can’t get rid of them. What’s the world to do? PS, “Don’t forget to smile!” Michael Graves is a first year religious studies and communications studies double major. He can be reached for comments or questions at mwgraves@smu.edu.

I am the first to admit that I love celebrity gossip. I guiltily take pleasure in watching the latest Hollywood train wreck happen right before my eyes. However, when I am seeking out this type of gossip I have specific places I turn to (Perez Hilton and E! News). I certainly don’t expect to turn on CNN or ABC and be inundated with the latest in the Charlie Sheen saga. I can see where mentioning that he will no longer be on CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” qualifies as news. It was the channel’s highest rated show and his dismissal occurred during the February sweeps period. This information, I suppose, can be justified. Instead, most of the stories focused on Sheen’s alleged drug use, hooker scandals and rampant alcohol abuse. Maybe I’m judgmental, but don’t all celebrities do drugs of some kind? So why should all of this Charlie Sheen “news” matter to me? Yes, his quotes are funny (“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”), but so are a lot of crazy peoples quotes. Moammar Gadhafi, the leader of Libya, also had some pretty delusional and interesting comments, but Gadhafi hasn’t been bringing in the ratings the way Sheen has. Sheen’s appearance on Piers Morgan helped the CNN show gather the highest ratings since the series’ premiere. I watched the clip. Charlie Sheen successfully wriggled his way into my news agenda and I took time out of my day to see what was going on with him. It was hysterical and I was not surprised so many people were enjoying laughing at him. But where was my news that mattered? Where was the inspiring call to action or the greater impact that I can take away? I want news. I hunger for knowledge of international affairs and would like to be at least competent when it comes to discussing politics. I depend on stations like CNN to deliver this kind of information to me. But this week I was told to forget about the protests in Libya, Texas budget cuts and the heavier side of news, apparently all I was supposed to take away from the news is that Charlie Sheen is “tired of pretending [he’s] not a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars.” Ashley Withers is a junior journalism major. She can be reached for comments at awithers@smu.edu

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Gore Verbinski talks ‘Rango’ By CHASE WADE Associate A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Life is tough for a chameleon with identity issues, especially in the new animated movie “Rango.” The movie, set to release this Friday, features the voice of Johnny Depp as a confused amphibian who ends up lost in a clichéd Western town where he can finally live out his dreams of becoming a Wild West hero. Gore Verbinski, a newcomer to the field of animation, directed the film. Although animation may not be his genre of choice or experience, Verbinski still used his vast knowledge in live-action filmmaking to adapt to “Rango.” “During production, we’d get up and act out scenes,” Verbinski said. “Eventually, we had 40 animators bonded together talking about each other’s shots and knowing what’s going on underneath the skin of the character at any moment in the film.” Being the director of the hugely successful “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, Verbinski has had numerous times to work with Johnny Depp. Naturally, when it came time to casting the voice of the movie’s main character, Depp was the first choice. “With Johnny and I doing so much work together, we’ve developed a shorthand of such in terms of communication,” Verbinski said. “I mean, a lot of times I’ll speak in sound effect and nonsensical words.” The actor and director’s friendship started in a bar in London where the two bonded over similar music interests and found themselves talking until three in the morning, from there,

the two have collaborated on some of Verbinski’s biggest hits. “With Johnny, there was an incredible amount of trust when making ‘Rango,’” Verbinski said. “He agreed to the project even before reading the script.” While “Rango” is pinned as an animated film, Verbinski likes to link the movie to the Western genre. As a kid, Verbinski grew up watching Western classics like “Duck, You Sucker,” and “Once Upon a Time in the West,” so naturally “Rango,” draws heavy inspiration from the genre Verbinski loves. “We take the two concepts of an identity crisis and a Western and splice them together,” Verbinski said. “There’s something about the desert where you are always trying to cast the silhouette of the protagonist.” Being set in the West leads “Rango” into some pretty intense scenes, scenes that some say are too intense for children. However, Verbinski still claims that the film was made with families in mind. “Why does animation have to be linked with a Happy Meal, ya know?” Verbinski said. “My kids love ‘Rango,’ but you know, my kids like ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’ In particular sections, where it becomes more emotional, you see kids stop squirming and being transfixed by the film.” Even though “Rango,” is Verbinski’s first and only venture into animation, the Hollywood director is itching to get back to the more traditional, live-action, and style of filming. “In animation you have to fabricate

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Director Gore Verbinski works with his team of animators.

every frame from zero, there’s no motor here, you’re just completely generating everything,” Verbinski said. “I’m actually looking forward to going back to do something that is immediate, intuitive and not frontal lobe.” While live-action may be Verbinski’s genre of choice, the director claims to have developed new skills and appreciations for certain aspects while working on “Rango.” New skills, that he claims he will use when he starts back at his latest project. “I’m going to listen to the sound a lot more,” Verbinski said. “So much of the movie is with just pencil and paper, with nothing moving. Everything is sound. I have developed a huge respect for animation directors.” “Rango,” opens in theatres nationwide Friday. The film features the voice-overs of Johnny

Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin and Ned Beatty. While branded towards kids, the film still features enough action and adventure to satisfy any moviegoer and the film’s identity crisis plotline is sure to add intellectual intrigue. “I never really set out to make a movie for an audience,” Verbinski said. “I’m just trying to make a movie that I like and would like to see. I hope there are enough peole that agree.”

SMU Graduate Student Jonathan Norton almost didn’t enter TeCo’s annual New Play Competition this year. His experience with the contest last year had shaken his confidence, and if it wasn’t for the prodding of Artistic Director Teresa Coleman Wash he might have passed up on this opportunity. His decision to enter prompted his new one-act play “The Last Supper” and made him $1,000 richer when he took home the prize. TeCo Theatrical Productions is located in the Bishop Arts district and is focused on cultivating and producing multicultural works. This competition is in its ninth year and gives regional and brand-new playwrights the opportunity to submit and stage their work. Audiences are then asked to vote for their favorite and the overall votes are tallied at the end of the three week run. Norton submitted a dark comedy about a mother and son who sit down to dinner, only to have Jesus join them. “I was on my lunch break from

work turning over this idea that I’d had for a long time,” Norton said. “This competition became a fun way to revisit something I’ve been turning over for a while.” Norton completed his undergraduate studies at Marymount University and was hired by Allison Tweedy to be an administrative assistant at SMU and is now pursuing a master’s in liberal studies. He had taken Gretchen Smith’s playwriting class as part of his MLS program and is currently a semi-finalist in the Eugene O’Neil Theater Center’s National Playwright Conference. He acheived this status with a play entitled “My Tidy List of Terrors,” which will be produced in its entirety later this year at the South Dallas Cultural Center. He said that his experience at TeCo has been incredibly encouraging as he considers future endeavors. “I was so incredibly nervous going into the experience,” Norton said. “But it wasn’t even about the prize for me, I was just happy I could redeem myself with the audience.” You can check out his play on Youtube.com, just search: “The Last Supper” by Jonathan Norton.

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LGBT bill. Sen. Jonathan Ishmael (Dedman I) said there were no hate crimes or suicides last year and pointed to SMU’s Clery Act report. “None of these issues have taken place on campus,” he said, later elaborating that he didn’t think that Senate needed to address this problem. The 2009 Clery Act report lists one hate crime in 2009, described as a “simple assault” on SMU’s main campus. There were no hate crimes in 2007 or 2008 on any of SMU’s campuses. Student Body President Jake Torres supported the bill. He responded to Ishmael’s argument with one of his own: just because no one has drowned in the pool at Dedman Center doesn’t mean that SMU shouldn’t hire lifeguards. Sen. Rachel Fox (Dedman II) and Alex Ehmke (Dedman II) also supported the LGBT bill, bringing up the argument that not all hate crimes get reported. Some senators had issues with the wording of the bill. Chief of Staff Alex Mace, who supported the bill, first pointed out that the original wording made it seem like Student Senate didn’t support LGBT students before the bill was written. He said that it was untrue

and suggested that the wording should be changed to reflect this. Senate later passed an amendment to reflect Mace’s point. Torres authored the second passed bill, which stated the importance of the TEG to students who are attending private colleges and universities in Texas and are in need of financial assistance The Texas legislature is facing a major budget shortfall, meaning that many programs and services will see cuts in funding. Torres’ bill states, “The student body of SMU respectfully requests that the only cuts to the TEG be those that are absolutely necessary.” The bill also requests that the legislature “make every effort to maintain its commitment to the TEG.” Torres authored the bill in the hopes that he can take it with him when he goes to lobby the legislature on the TEG issue. Torres, along with a group from SMU that includes Organizations Chair Bethany Mackingtee and Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee Student Representative Laura Baez, traveled to Austin Tuesday evening. SMU has 1,526 students who have received TEG funds totaling $6,324,641 for the 2010-2011 year. Student Senate passed the bill unanimously and with little debate.

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Freshman Damilola Salako said that she and several of her friends are forming a Virginia-Snyder team for the relay. Salako feels that Relay for Life is “a great way to raise money for cancer research” because it “actually works…a lot is accomplished.” Leading up to the main event, there will be three “Team Captain Meetings.” They will be held on March 8 , March 22 and April 1 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30

p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Forum. For more information on teams, please contact Allison Hollins (jhollins@smu. edu) or Cori Bray (cbray@smu.edu). The relay will take place on April 15 and 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Bishop Boulevard. For more information about Relay For Life events, please check the SMU teams’ website at relay.org/smutx or friend Relay SMU on Facebook for more updates.

information to its viewers. “There are practically no good new ideas anywhere in the world; there’s only the appropriation of other people’s ideas and customizing them for your own use,” Miller said. In this case, that means changes in layout and content providing viewers with streaming media and equal coverage using multimedia, slideshows, audio, video and traditional stories. “We want to provide a greater level of insight and sunshine into the workings of government,” Miller said. He explained aspects of the site that complete transcripts of current situations on Senate and house floors. His goal is to have these transcripts up in less than 24 hours. “It took a fair amount of prodding to get them to give us access to the feed,” Miller said. He also noted that people tend to gravitate toward media

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companies with political viewpoints that are similar to their own, noting that The Texas Tribune is nonpartisan. The Tribune is partnered with multiple other media sources, including The New York Times. Articles taken directly from The Texas Tribune are published in The Times twice a week.

The anniversary of The Texas Tribune, Nov. 4, marked many milestones for the media outlet in terms of both profit and viewership. “We completed year one with 23 million total page views, which was infinitely more than, I think, they had anticipated,” Miller said. The Texas Tribune is a completely non-profit organization and uses

donations as a means of revenue. “Major gifts, which we define as $5,000 and above,” Miller said. “It’s kind of an NPR model.” Those who donate are granted special benefits, which Miller admits, the company is still working out. They have so far made $8.2 million and are projected to make a total of $10 million by the end of 2011. Miller emphasized the importance of multimedia and convergence, terms with which SMU journalism majors and business majors are very familiar. “I’ll probably never buy a newspaper again,” Alex Lokken, a freshman business major, said. Many are accustomed to this phrase in today’s changing world of media. According to Miller, many readers are reading news on the Internet, a switch that cannot be ignored. “I don’t think we’re [The Texas Tribune] [newspapers] going away any time soon,” Miller said.

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setting, but recent testing has revealed significant improvement. His teachers are hopeful that he may one day be able to function on par with his age group. However, in the proposed 2011 state budget, the state Senate plans to cut the funding for the DARS program in half, and the Texas House proposal would cut the program entirely. If the budget is approved, autistic children like Armando will lose access to ABA services near the end of the summer. “We will have to shut it down at the end of August. We will try to transition the kids, but unfortunately there rarely is a better option,” Director of the Center for Policy and Innovation David Hagerla said. “If it is cut

in half, we will have to reduce the number of contractors.” Currently, the DARS program receives $6.6 million from the Texas government to fund these service options. So far the pilot program is only available in the Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin areas. The centers that have received funding must service large spheres of interest. Fort Worth’s Child Study Center provides ABA therapy to children in 63 counties. Last year, 232 children were enrolled in the intensive program statewide. “If the current proposal passes, families will have to try to find these services elsewhere,” Hagerla said. “In the past this has been difficult because they couldn’t locate them or they were cost prohibited because

insurance doesn’t cover ABA.” Doreen Schaefer’s son Brian was diagnosed with moderate autism and mental retardation. He is now 24 years old and has received services for the past 14 years. When Brian was a child, the ABA program did not exist; however, his mother credits state-funded home and community services with any success Brian has had. She believes cutting services like ABA will harm the autistic community as a whole. “Without the home and community services program, he would sit at home not doing much and it would not be a good situation,” Schaeffer said. “I would not able to work because I would have to stay home with him.” Although the state legislature wants to end funding as a way to cut costs and lower the deficit, a recent

study by Chasson, Harris and Neely shows that in the long run the DARS program saves the state money. According to their estimates, the state of Texas would save $208,500 per child across 18 years of education. If applied to the 10,000 children with autism in the state, Texas would save a total of $2.09 billion. The DARS program helps prevent autistic children from having to use expensive medical treatments or be placed in state-funded institutions. “People want to keep their disabled children at home with them and not have community services force some families to place their children in institutions,” Schaefer said. “All people, regardless of disability, deserve the opportunity for a full life, to be with their family, and in their community.”

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