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Both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum came out at the top of the Super Tuesday elections, but no clear frontrunner could be found at the end of the evening.

No end in sight

Super Tuesday results fail to deliver GOP frontrunner RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu The race for the Republican presidential nomination has been a long and costly process.

Since the start of electioneering in summer 2011, many candidates have entered the presidential process with great promise.

Rick Perry, behind support from social conservatives and super PACs, gained traction in the polls when he

entered the race in August. But, his support slowly died down with poor debate performances including a now infamous speech where the Texas governor forgot the name of a government agency he wanted to reform.

With Perry’s fall, businessman Herman Cain rose in the polls because of a strong stance on foreign policy and a 9-9-9 taxation plan. Cain stood at the top of the GOP pyramid for a few weeks until accusations of sexual harassment from multiple women

weakened his campaign.

After Perry and Cain called it quits, the race for the presidency came down to four candidates: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum.

Romney, the candidate most believe will gain the nomination, faced tough competition from Santorum and Gingrich during separate periods of the race.

Santorum’s success in Minnesota and Missouri offered many Republican voters an alternative to

the fiscally conservative Romney, who is widely seen as a moderate on social issues.

“There are also folks who many not agree with us on a lot of our tax and spending policies, but they agree with us on the importance of the family and faith as an important part of building this country up,” the former senator from Pennsylvania said to a crowd of supporters in

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SPRING BRE AK

DPS discourages travel to Mexico COURTNEY SCHELLIN Contributing Writer cschellin@smu.edu Spring break is a time for college students to take their minds off school and enjoy a week of doing whatever they please.

During this break, students jet off to different vacation spots across to relax.

A big destination that is a spring break hot spot is Cabo San Lucas, where college students head south year after year.

During the day, visitors are only footsteps away from hotels, restaurants and bars lining the beach, while at night they can hit the dance floors at local clubs.

Although the U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning to U.S. citizens about the security situation in Mexico this year, SMU sophomore Amie Hazama plans to stay safe in the country by sticking with her friends.

“I have no concerns because many of my friends have been and say that there is nothing to be worried about,” Hazama said.

Cabo San Lucas is not the only city in Mexico that students are choosing for the ultimate getaway.

Puerto Vallarta is attracting many college students with a music festival exclusively for spring break called Electro Beach. Multiple disc jockeys from around the world come to perform on the beach for massive amounts of vacationing students.

With beautiful beaches and live music day and night, students are finding Puerto Vallarta fits their desires as the perfect spring break location.

In an email sent out Tuesday to SMU students and faculty, the Texas

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Freshman guard Jalen Jones takes attempts a jump shot during Saturday afternoon’s game against UTEP in Moody Coliseum.

Mustangs head to championship MERCEDES OWENS Sports Edtor mmowens@smu.edu It’s that time of the year again. March madness is here and the men and women of Conference USA basketball are making their way to Memphis to gear up for the 2011-2012 Championship Tournament.

Starting tomorrow, SMU men’s basketball will have their first and possibly last game of the tournament against Marshall.

Going into the match-up, the Mustangs hold the No. 11 seed while Marshall has the advantage at the No.6 spot in

the first round on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Whichever team comes out on top will then go on to face off with the No.3 seed Tulsa at the FedExForum on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

After a victory over UTEP to close regular season play, SMU will be coming fresh off a win and working their newfound love, the 44-game offense.

Team captain Robert Nyakundi leads C-USA in 3-point percentage and hasn’t taken long to get hot in recent games.

Opening the 57-48 victory over UTEP, Nyakundi started SMU off with a 25-7 run.

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Soldiers put final touches on a giant “No More Weapons” billboard made with crushed firearms placed near the U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Feb. 17, 2012. President Felipe Calderon unveiled the billboard Thursday and urged the United States to stop the flow of weapons into Mexico.

Department of Public Safety warns Spring Breakers wanting to travel to Mexico.

There has been a occurrence of continuing violence in the country.

According to the U.S. Department of State, the number of U.S. citizens reported as murdered in Mexico increased from 35 in 2007 to 120 in 2011.

Also many U.S. citizens have fallen victim to homicide, gun battles, kidnapping and rape and sexual assault.

Another destination is the Bahamas, specifically Paradise Island.

According to TripAdvisor.com, Paradise Island offers beautiful beaches, pools and activities — ranging from swimming with dolphins to golfing — to keep visitors

of all ages entertained.

Hotels in Paradise Island offer allinclusive packages, allowing students to head to the Bahamas for spring break without completely emptying their pockets.

When looking to have some fun in the sun over the break, Destin, Fla. also offers plenty to visitors. Every year, Destin attracts college students looking for a safe beach destination because it’s located in the U.S. and boasts white beaches lined with rental homes and different hotel options.

SMU sophomore Billy Embody plans to make his way over to Destin for his spring break.

“It’s a great safe place to chill on the beach, and it’s also inexpensive,” Embody said. “Destin is more easy on the minds of my parents because of it being in the States as well as

spring break friendly to students.”

Although most students head to warmer weather for the break, SMU sophomore Hillary Dunklin has chosen to ski the powdery slopes of Vail, Colo.

“I’m excited to go skiing while we are there, but I will also enjoy shopping, being in the snow and just being with my awesome family,” Dunklin said.

Vail is known for its premium ski resorts and slopes, naturally appealing to college students for spring break.

Visitors can hit the mountain for some daytime skiing, then spend time shopping, indulging at different restaurants or even just cozying up by

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Senate denies Spectrum funding, extends drop date SARAH KRAMER Editor in Chief skramer@smu.edu On Wednesday, Student Senate voted to extend the drop/add date by two weeks.

After Chief of Staff Alex Mace and First-year Sen. Monica Finnegan met with Provost Paul Ludden, the provost agreed that extending the time period would benefit students.

Now, the piece of legislation is pending approval from Faculty Senate before it can go any further.

Sen. Joseph Esau (Lyle) was concerned that by extending the time frame, SMU’s academic level would decrease.

“This idea gives students the ability to cherry pick their schedules and chose easier classes,” he said.

Sen. Savannah Stephens

(Dedman I) raised the point that for students enrolled in night classes, the extended date would provide them the opportunity of attending more than just one class.

Sen. Esau was the only Senator present who voted against the bill.

After being denied funding from the Finance Committee, Spectrum appealed to Senate, asking for $1,500 to bring wellknown transgenderqueer femme radical activist and performance artist JAC Stringer to campus for an event Spectrum is holding in April.

Spectrum argued that they had already considered local transgender speakers but felt that Stringer would be most beneficial.

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HEALTH

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Six tips to stay healthy on spring break

ANNE PARKER H&F editor annep@smu.edu Midterms are over and students cannot get out of town fast enough.

While spring break is a time to relax and spend time with friends and family, it is also a time when everyone is worried about their physical appearance.

Many of you have been eating healthy and exercising in preparation for the big week to feel good in your new bathing suit on the beach.

However, the last thing you should do is a crazy crash diet or starve yourself between now and when you leave on your vacation.

If you are worried or do not feel confident, intensify your workouts for the next few days and try eating five small meals a day consisting of lean proteins, leafy vegetables, fruits, whole grains and healthy fats. Aim to get six to eight hours of sleep for the next few nights and drink plenty of water.

If you starve yourself, you will probably end up eating everything in sight once you get to your destination so there really is no point.

Of course you should enjoy yourself but, there are so many ways to continue your healthy streak even while on vacation without being obsessive.

dumb bells or resistance bands for strength training.

Check out where you are staying to see what kind of fitness facilities it offers. If there are tennis courts, bring your racket.

Or, try something new! You will be happy you did.

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

This seems to always be the one thing that gets neglected on vacation. While you should not skip out on treating yourself, sneak in some nutrients whenever possible.

Make sure you do not skip meals. This will leave you feeling even more hungry and you may find yourself indulging much more than necessary.

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Here are 5 tips to help you make stay healthy on your vacation and leave you feeling just as good as you did before you left: Be active everyday. Do not spend all of your time in the gym but do your best to get in some form of exercise everyday.

If you are indulging in delicious vacation eats, you will feel so much better if you get moving at least once a day.

For you lucky ones that are going skiing, hitting the slopes is plenty of exercise. But for you sun worshipers who will be lounging on a beach, go for a leisurely walk with a friend or a short run. Walking in the sand burns double the amount of calories as walking on the pavement.

Where ever you go, don’t forget to pack your sneakers.

Running is the most accessible form of exercise and you can

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Campus Events

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do it anywhere, anytime. If you have room, throw in a few light

Police Reports MARCH 3

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Women’s Symposium: A day of forums and lectures on women as change events in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center all day.

The First Two Hundred Years of Charles Dickens: A collection of books, art and other memorabilia related to the life of Charles Dickens.

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A good way to go about this is to set a goal of healthy eating

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FRIDAY March 9

Saudi Women Revealed: A discussion on the rights and aspirations of Saudi women in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom at 12 p.m.

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1:01 a.m. McElvaney Hall. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Closed.

8:17 a.m. Park Cities Plaza/3036 Mockingbird Lane. University Park police arrested an unaffiliated person for being intoxicated in a public place. Closed.

7:30 p.m. A student reported the theft of her iPad from her car, she later called and said she found her iPad. Closed.

1:40 p.m. McFarlin Auditorium.

Several high school students were involved in an altercation. Open.

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throughout the day and save room to treat yourself at dinner.

Drink plenty of water and limit your alcohol intake.

Water is the best thing to leave you feeling refreshed and the fluids will leave you feeling less bloated from the alcohol.

Especially if you are doing vigorous activities or will be in the sun all day, staying properly hydrated is really important.

If you want to feel good, do not make your spring break a drink-a-thon. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a few drinks but for every beverage you have, have two glasses of water to help

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balance everything out.

Pack healthy snacks.

Don’t want to get in a bind if there is nothing healthy to eat?

Have emergency snacks on hand. Stash some healthy nonperishable items in your suitcase.

Granola bars and almonds are great snacks to pack if you think you will be in a bind.

Enjoy yourself. Have fun with friends, catch up on sleep and do not stress if you miss a workout or eat something unhealthy, just do the best you can.

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Recyclemania looks to turn trash into art ERIC SHEFFIELD Video Editor esheffield@smu.edu It’s that time of year again to dig through the trash can and create some art. The “Art of Recycling” contest, put on by SMU’s Sustainability Committee, is challenging SMU students, faculty and staff to create their best work of art using goods that would otherwise be garbage.

Entries to the contest are expected to be at least 75 percent reused materials that would

otherwise end up in a dumpster.

“When searching for medium for your art piece, look around at everyday items that we have in abundance and think ‘What can that become?,’” Kelly Milazzo, the member of the Sustainability Committee who is organizing the competition, said.

Judges will analyze the art projects based on their overall appearance, theme and how well recycled materials were used in the creation of the project.

The only requirement is that the piece of art is not larger than

3 feet by 3 feet and must include a brief description of the materials that were used to make it.

Entries must be submitted by noon March 21 on the first floor of the Laura Lee Blanton building.

The winner of “Art of Recycling” will take home a brand new 18-speed mountain bike.

Some of the most notable entries in previous years have included a piece of artwork shaped like a smiling face using only pieces of scrap wood and

boards that the artist found in a campus trash bin.

“The best use of recycled materials that I have seen to date was a curtain made out of old CDs,” Milazzo said.

The eco-friendly event is organized to support SMU’s participation in the nationwide RecycleMania competition.

RecycleMania is an eightweek competition for college and university recycling programs to promote recycling.

All participating schools across the United States and Canada

are required to report their weekly recycling intake and will be ranked in various categories every week until March 31.

RecycleMania is a nonprofit organization that is sponsored by both the student Environmental Society and the SMU Sustainability Committee.

The recycling competition began in January 2001 as a challenge between Ohio University and Miami University to promote recycling on campus, and it has grown an incredible amount since then.

Last year alone, 6.3 million people from 630 colleges around North America recycled 91 million pounds of materials during the competition.

The Grand Champion winner of the RecycleMania competition for the past two years has been California State University-San Marcos.

The SMU Sustainability Committee is a group of faculty, students and staff who promote sustainability and increased environmental awareness around campus.

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the fire in the ski lodge with some hot cocoa.

Although many SMU students plan their weeklong getaways to different destinations, others opt to stay in Dallas.

With spring break trips carrying hefty prices, many students opt out on taking a trip in order to save cash or get ahead in work. SMU senior Danny Blackburn plans to stay in Dallas for this reason.

“Although I would love to spend my spring break in Cancun, Cabo, Florida or the Bahamas, my financial burden as a college student won’t allow me to do so this year. Instead, I’ll be staying

in town, working at my internship and applying for other jobs for the summer,” Blackburn said. “It’ll be nice to get away from school for a while, even though it’ll only be by about 25 miles instead of 1,500.”

This year for spring break one thing is certain with SMU students.

Whether it is heading to the snowy mountains for some springtime skiing, vacationing on the beach to catch some rays of sunshine or staying in Dallas to work, SMU students plan to make the most of their week off by keeping their minds on anything but schoolwork.

Technology followers and avid Apple fans have long been awaiting the arrival of the Apple iPad 3, which is expected to hit shelves on March 16.

The world waits for iPad 3 STEPHANIE BROWN News Director stephanieb@smu.edu Wednesday concludes a noteworthy week for Apple Inc. Apple has made headlines around the world for three significant events within the past week.

On Feb. 29, the company joined only six other companies that hold a market capitalization higher than $500 billion. The five other companies include Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp., General Electric Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp.

The technology companies listed broke into this elite group during the technology bubble in 1999 and 2000. Exxon Mobil, the more recent addition, joined in 2007.

At end of day Tuesday, Apple’s market cap closed at $530.98.

Despite the feat of breaking the $500 billion market cap, none of the five companies listed have been able to maintain such high market caps.

Noting this trend, it will be interesting to track Apple’s valuation going forward.

March 3 continued to publicize Apple’s achievements when a Chinese man downloaded the App

Store’s 25 billionth app.

In just four years since the opening of the App Store, Apple has generated more than 25 billion downloads offering more than 550,000 different apps.

To drive hype about reaching this milestone, Apple launched a competition for the person who was to download the 25 billionth app. Mr. Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China won the contest when he downloaded the free version of “Where’s My Water?” He will receive a $10,000 iTunes gift card.

“It’s incredible that Apple has had that many downloads,” junior Jerry Anderson said. “I’m only mad I wasn’t the one who downloaded

the 25 billionth app.”

The unveiling of the next generation iPad at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco completes the third global headline for Apple this week.

Today, Tim Cook will take the stage and present Apple’s newest gadget.

According to technology blog Mashable, one of their sources confirmed that the next iPad will be called the iPad HD. Consistent with the latest iPhone called the iPhone 4S, Mashable’s source sounds reliable, but it’s too early to tell.

Live streaming of Apple’s event will begin at noon.

Student Senate holds town hall meeting CHASE WADE Managing Editor cdwade@smu.edu Student Senate held a Town Hall Meeting for students to come voice their concerns about their campus Monday in HughesTrigg Student Center Commons.

Senators and representatives from the Information Technology office, SMU athletics and Park N’ Pony were there to answer questions and concerns of the students.

Student Concern Chair Jaywin Singh Malhi introduced all the representatives there and welcomed everyone to the event.

The town hall meeting is meant to be an “open and productive conversation between students, senators and school officials,” according to Malhi.

The floor was then open to questions from students.

SMU student Jan Anderson approached the microphone and asked about updating the Mustang Express route to weekend service.

Student Body Vice President Alex Ehmke explained how it is too expensive for Park N’ Pony to run on the weekend. The services are based on supply and demand.

“The weekend service has been a long term issue for us,” Mark Rhodes, the representative from Park N’ Pony, said. Park N’ Pony has worked on this by partnering with DART. “Our challenge is recognize

how to contain that service. Giddy Up is a high volume project and program,” Rhodes said.

Brad Boehke, the representative the Office of Information Technology, addressed issues of the SMU website.

“Our goal is to make the website available to as many people as possible,” Boehke said. “We’re trying to standardize message and tools to make the website more usable.”

A SMU student brought up the issue of going in and out during a football game. The pass out policy would allow SMU students to leave and come back during football games. “The Pass Out policy is in review. We are trying to figure out the logistics of it,” Leonard said.

When asked if Peruna is ever going to be replaced, Sutton replied, “Peruna is our mascot.”

Sen. Ramon Trespalacios asked each of the representatives what they thought the biggest challenge for SMU. Responses varied from the wireless capacity, engagement of the student body and filling Ford stadium.

“It was a really good event. I’m glad I came and heard the concerns of fellow students,” first year Lila Friedlander said.

Junior Tomin Kozhimala agrees.

“This event shows we can calm and productive dialogue between students and faculty personnel. I hope to see more events like this in the future.

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Washington on March 1.Political analysts hoped that Super Tuesday would decisively declare a frontrunner for the nomination.

Historically, Super Tuesday has served as a final indicator of which candidate would secure enough delegates — 1,144 delegates are needed for a nomination – to gain the favor of the GOP. However, in 2012, where Super

Tuesday brought voters from Vermont to Alaska to the polls, results promised to extend the GOP race as both Romney and Santorum won key states.

Santorum won North Dakota, Tennessee and Oklahoma while Romney triumphed in Idaho, Virginia, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Romney failed to land a knockout blow against his social conservative

rival. The implications for the Republican Party are far-reaching Santorum, supported by grassroots conservatives and Romney, bolstered by the Old Guard, will both vie for Republican votes in the future months.

“This is a process of gathering enough delegates to become the nominee, and I think we’re on the track to make that happen,” Romney

said Tuesday in Belmont, Mass., to a gathering of his flock. Much of the American politic is looking forward to a two-man race between President Obama and a Republican hopeful.

“I think people want to see an end to this process. As a politically engaged citizen, I want to start comparing the platform of the incumbent with what the conservative side has to offer,” Mehdi Hami, a first-year, said.

Alex Vernon, Spectrum’s activist co-chair, believes holding a transgender event is crucial for students at SMU, and other nearby colleges and universities, as many students struggle with their identity.

“A lot of the time the ‘T’ in LGBT gets left off and it’s very important to us to have a transgender speaker come and talk to us,” she said. “It’s an issue that doesn’t get talked about a lot. And, we have students who identify as that.”

Spectrum expects anywhere from 50 to 100 people, both members of the LGBT community and allies, to attend the event, which isn’t confined to the

SMU community.

Due to some explicit topics that would be addressed in Stringer’s presentation, Senate felt that he may not be appropriate for SMU. Instead, Senate suggests Spectrum invite a local transgender to speak at the event.

Senate was also concerned that the event wouldn’t appeal to students outside of Spectrum.

Finance Chair Rachel Fox added that Senate already allocated $6,000 to Spectrum at the beginning of the year.

During the meeting, Program Council announced that they are working to hold the Republican Senate Debate at SMU again this year in April.

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Value communication, appreciate silence PAUL KROEGER Opinion editor pkroeger@smu.edu I suppose my entire professional life revolves around communication. As an opera singer and voice performance major, my primary goal after all is said (sung) and done is to communicate the text of a piece with an added dimension: music.

I also greatly appreciate listening to music, which communicates emotions. Occasionally I actually feel a little strange because I can tell that music affects me in a different way than many people.

When I hear some pieces of music performed with artistry, I feel an almost debilitating pleasure, and I have trouble focusing on anything else.

Another component of my interest in singing is my love of languages. By the time I graduate SMU, I should have at least a year of French, German and Italian as well as diction classes in each language. I enjoy the feel, look and especially sounds of languages. I love to see similar words in different languages, and I have a secret passion for etymology.

At The Daily Campus, my job is to communicate through written editorials and to share other students’ opinions.

With the exception of my job at this paper, the vast majority of my life involves communication through sound. I use sound so frequently in my life that I learned to take it for granted.

This was brought to my attention when I recently went on a date with a guy who cannot hear. Although my uncle is deaf, I do not know American Sign Language. Suddenly, I was forced to communicate visually instead of orally and aurally.

The effects of this rapid transition to a different mode of communication were surprisingly positive and the date was much less awkward than I expected.

At first, we sat in a coffee shop and typed to each other on my laptop. Within a few hours, I had learned a rudimentary amount of sign language. By using a combination of written and visual communication, we were able to correspond quite clearly, albeit slowly. Because I could not communicate in the same way that I normally do, I really thought about everything that I wanted to say. As hearing people, we seem to have a fear of silence.

Particularly on a first date, silence is deadly and painful.

Most of us avoid awkward silence by filling our time with insignificant chatter. I know I am guilty of speaking for the sake of making sound. I really should record myself on first dates, because in my attempt to mask silence with my voice, I probably spew out enough opinions to fill this newspaper for a semester.

But as soon as communication became more difficult, I quickly and necessarily adapted. By the end of the day, I felt like I knew this guy more than I know most people in the same amount of time, even though we exchanged a fraction of the words that one would use in a spoken conversation. There was something incredibly different and intimate about trying so earnestly to communicate with someone.

As we go about our daily lives, we should remember the importance of sound. Many of us use sound wake up in the morning, communicate during the day and relax before bed.

But more importantly, let’s remember the value of silence. This experience taught me that sometimes the moments in which nothing is said are the best moments of all.

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Student responses target Monday’s opinion page Monday’s opinion page garnered vehement responses from the student body.

Eli Holland wrote an opinion piece on abortion. Although the RACHEL BUCHANAN rbuchanan@smu.edu Monday, I opened the latest edition of The Daily Campus only to be disgusted by an entire opinion page filled with hateful sentiments against women. More specifically, Eli Holland’s article, regardless of its title (which was changed after publication), was offensive. I would like to take the time to respond to it.

Holland wrote a slippery slope argument, which lead to a reductio ad absurdum that all women would recreationally seek abortions for their promiscuous behavior. If satire was Holland’s aim, as he later claimed, it was immensely clumsy. Satire makes it evident that the positions the author is expressing are being held up for ridicule. Holland failed to accomplish that, as evidenced by the numerous outraged responses that required him to defend it.

The entire article was repugnant far beyond satire’s goals of humor or social criticism. Instead of introducing a fresh and challenging perspective, Holland only rehashed incendiary arguments that have previously been leveled against

NANCY FUENTES nfuentes@smu.edu Eli Holland writes, “It won’t be long before nearly every sexually active woman in the United States will have had at least one abortion, because naturally everybody will be having more sex, and why bother with contraception when you can just terminate the next morning?”

First of all, the morning after pill is not the same as the abortion pill.

Abortions are conducted through various methods, and are not a one-fits all solution. Many women,

SAMMY PARTIDA BREANNA DIAZ JESSICA BARNER This past Monday’s edition of The Daily Campus has unfortunately been plagued by misogyny, ignorance and flawed arguments.

First, each article has been written and strung between a rigid gender binary and have heavily relied upon a rhetoric that only propagates superficial and oppressive gender stereotypes.

If concepts such as these are unfamiliar, then please seek more information. We believe it is vital that objective and comprehensive education is obtained before adding to the debate — in fact, if these were taken into account, articles like these would never be written in the first place.

Yes, Eli Holland’s article was meant as a satire while the other was of a more serious and genuine nature. However, regardless of the title, this “satire” was poorly executed and anything but funny.

The article was confusing and demonstrated a misunderstanding of the topic and its arguments. Its

writer meant for the article to sound pro-choice, many readers interpreted the opinion as anti-abortion.

Andrew Fiepke reacted to

Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student who testified in Congress in favor of making birth control coverage mandatory.

She garnered

national attention, particularly after conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” in his program.

supporters of women’s legal right to access abortions and contraception coverage by insurance companies.

This is how reproductive rights satire is done, Mr. Holland: “Instead of being concerned about abortions, we should eliminate the source of the problem: sperm. It should be legally mandated that every person born carrying a Y-chromosome must have a vasectomy by the age of eight, and if they are already over the age of eight, they must go immediately to a clinic to have this performed. It is a quick out-patient procedure, with low chance of complications. Once a man knows he is ready to become a father, he can have reversal surgery. Now we don’t need selective abortions for any other reason than to save a mother’s life, or reduce her suffering, then we no longer have to debate the ethics of abortions.

Problem solved. You’re welcome America!”

Alongside Holland’s article was another opinion by Andrew Fiepke, which began with a more successful attempt at satire. His article focused on the Congressional testimony on contraception given

by Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law

student. While I have no problem with an editorial written from a particular political position, I do have a problem with forwarding that argument by suggesting that Fluke is unqualified to testify before Congress and that she was misleading in her testimony about the cost of birth control. Fiepke did both.

It’s important to note that Fluke was under oath on an issue of just access to medicine. Fluke’s testimony demonstrates that lack of access to contraception is discriminatory against females. If this is an issue of fairness, then Viagra and birth control should be treated the same way by insurance companies. Both are used by married and unmarried persons. Their use doesn’t indicate promiscuity. In fact, there are many medical reasons why women benefit from taking a contraceptive pill outside of preventing pregnancies.

Nevertheless, even if forestalling pregnancies was the only benefit from using contraception, Fiepke’s economic argument fails, because fewer unplanned pregnancies means fewer births, which means reduced insurance premiums.

Turning to Feipke’s skepticism

whether religious or not, don’t want abortions. Their other options include parenting and adoption.

Women have options, and rightfully so abortion is one of them.

Also, “after-birth abortions” is an incorrect term. The correct term is “infanticide.” There are many reasons (war, poverty, etc.) for infanticide, but this can be prevented and decreased with abortion and adoption.

In conclusion, the article clumps all women together without considering ideological differences.

There are many pro-life women

out there. Also, the women who side with pro-choice are not serial killers or antisocial people: “They’ll actively seek out the thrill, the feeling of power that goes with swaying the balance of life and death. Some might even enjoy the sensation.

Abortophilia, it will be called.”

If a woman were to choose the abortion option, she is faced with stigma. Many undergo counseling because societal pressure has brewed guilt. Others are content with their decision because they know they would not be a good caretaker otherwise.

My last comment is on the following: “Women, as we know, are prone to addictions. In this case, though, who could blame them? Abortions will be the drug of our generation.” This is sexist and factually incorrect. Actually, men are more prone to substance addiction. Furthermore, it takes a certain kind of personality.

In conclusion, the article lacks correct information and is based on an age-old fallacy.

language and content unwittingly attacks women in its haphazard and generalized sexist claims concerning women’s psychology and sexuality and does not undermine the arguments of right-wing or prolife proponents.

Andrew Fiepke’s article is more egregious. It suffers from the same problems, but for its writer, this article digs a deeper hole that verges on abysmal. The Fluke article disregards the context of Planned Parenthood coverage, such as lower prices for uninsured women as well as that of providers that will not cover birth control. Fiepke should read the private vs. public debates, religious reasons, taxes, etc. — there are decades’ worth of Supreme Court constitutional cases concerning these issues.

Regarding the issue of “universal birth control,” law of general applicability is constitutional, thus any rhetoric of “attack on religion/ religious liberties” is inaccurate and in need of re-evaluate.

Additionally, each “I think” statement presented (almost as logical fact) misinformed opinions and came from a place of privilege — such rhetoric is common in

propaganda or contemporary political debate that is full of lies to manipulate women and their allies.

The statements are misleading and insensitive because they disregard the complex variables, such as class and geographic location. These variables can impede women from access to contraception and women’s health care, so disregarding these factors denigrates women.

This denigration is most evident in the writer’s final statement proposing that “personal responsibility and less sex” are the methods that will help both men and women on this issue. For the record, birth control, as well as other means of family planning, IS personal responsibility — its purpose is to legally validate women’s control and choice over their bodies and to acknowledge that women have autonomy in how they want to lead their lives. By limiting access, we are revoking that control, that choice and that autonomy. Furthermore, this statement is pure sex shaming at its worst. With its juxtaposition of responsibility and less sex, the statement implies that the only women that seek abortions are sluts and whores who deserve to carry a

child because they were too wild in their sex lives.

When reading these articles, one thing became very apparent: that sexism and patriarchal ideology is rampant. Unfortunately, they are phenomena that can afflict all sides of the discourse on this issue.

Neither of the articles acknowledge the individual realities (economic, social, racial, etc.) of those who choose to undergo abortions or desire access to other means of birth control. There will always be a need for abortion. If women do not have access to an abortion due to legality or cost, they will seek out illegal abortions, which leads only to darker consequences.

Birth control is not merely used to prevent pregnancy. Pregnancy is a medical condition. Women should have the right to elect to be pregnant.

No woman should be forced into pregnancy. This is essentially a discussion of human rights.

about Fluke’s estimated cost of contraception: consider that the local Walgreens sells an Ortho-Evra patch for $90.99, which includes three patches for one month of medicine. If Fluke used this form of medication, then her costs out of pocket would be over $1,000 per year, or over $3,000 during her three years in law school.

Just because one form of birth control is cheap doesn’t mean that that particular form is appropriate for all women. There are a number of severe side effects to a variety of birth control medications, and taking the cheap one would cause many women to become seriously ill. All birth control should be covered by insurance, not simply the ones that have outgrown their patents.

It’s time to stop talking about women as if abortions, rape and being marginalized for centuries is funny. It is not. No more poor excuses for satire; no more emulating Rush Limbaugh. Grow up, be mature. If you want to talk about issues of justice, let’s do it.

Rachel is a senior majoring in philosophy and psychology.

Nancy is an anthropology major and women and gender studies minor.

Sammy is a sophomore majoring in anthropology and women’s and gender studies; Breanna is a senior majoring in political science; Jessica is a senior majoring in anthropology.

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This year will be Nyakundi’s final go-around at the C-USA Championships before graduating from SMU in May. Nyakundi will be entering the tournament as a two-time All Conference-USA Third Team Honoree and most recently an All-District U.S. Basketball Writers Association Team member.

The Mustang women will also be facing the Marshall Thundering Herd during the first round of playoffs tomorrow.

SMU has a record of 1316 for the season and 6-10 in conference play.

The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a win for the Mustangs despite a majority of the team being sick with the stomach flu.

“When we played against Marshall we were all sick on the plane and when we got there we won,” Akil Simpson said.

Simpson scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the game- the final score was 55-53.

The Mustangs are 7-1 all time against Marshall.

The Thundering Herd is 16-13 overall for the season and 7-9 in conference play, giving them the seventh seed for the tournament.

They’ve won three of their last five games, losing one in overtime to East Carolina.

Marshall is solid on the offensive end, shooting 37.5 percent from the field and leads the conference in 3-point field goal percentage- shooting 32.3

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Freshman guard Kristin Askew goes up against a Tulane defender on Feb. 26.

percent from the arc.

Players to look out for will be Lateidra Elliot, Erica Woods, Shynisha Johnson and Shay Weaver.

Elliot, a senior guard, is averaging 7.3 points per game, while Woods, a sophomore guard, is averaging 6.6 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game.

Johnson, a junior guard for Marshall, leads the team in shooting, making 37.3 percent of all her attempted shots while Weaver, a freshman guard for the team, has proven to be strong from behind the arc- shooting 33.9 percent.

The winner of the game

between SMU and Marshall will move on to face the No.2 seed Memphis in the quarterfinals.

Memphis is sure to be a tough team to beat, coming in to the tournament with an overall record of 23-6 for the season.

The Tigers have only lost three games in conference play and are coming off of a four-game winning streak at the end of the regular season.

The Mustangs are 5-3 alltime against Memphis, falling to the Tigers 60-55 in their last matchup at home on Feb. 9.

Tip off for tomorrow’s game against Marshall is at 1:30 p.m.

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Kennedy finished her career at SMU as the all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage.

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book Review

‘Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter’ puts supernatural spin on history Joe Richardson Staff Writer joeyr@smu.edu Ten score and three years ago, a man was sent to Earth to destroy slavery, unite a broken country and vanquish vicious vampires.

Abraham Lincoln was not only our 16th president, but he was also on a lifelong mission to destroy these undead, blood sucking devils.

But the vampires that the Great Emancipator sets out to destroy are not your teenage sister’s sparkly, lovesick, whining vampires. At least that’s the picture painted by Seth Grahame-Smith in his novel “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”

This June, a movie based on the book hits theaters. Judging by the book, the new movie, produced by Tim Burton and directed by Timur Bekmambetov, will be incredible.

The book begins in a market in New York in 2010. The author is given a unique gift: ten old, leather-bound books completely filled with writing. These are the secret diaries of Abraham Lincoln.

In this introduction, Smith claims that our image of Abe Lincoln is the result of varying levels of dishonesty and omission.

What follows is the life story of a Lincoln no one knew existed.

This pseudo-biography follows the 16th president from his childhood in the wilds of a young America all the way to Ford’s Theater on that fateful night.

Early in his life, Lincoln discovers that vampires have been a part of American history since the first European settler hopped off a boat. Lincoln then makes a vow: “I hereby resolve to kill every vampire in America.”

The future president tries to do just that. He drives stakes into a few of the vampires here.

Photo courtesy of Meadows School of the Arts

Director of Orchestral Activities Paul Phillips conducts the Meadows Symphony Orchestra in competition.

Meadows Concerto showcases student talent Daniel Bouchard Contributing Writer dbouchard@smu.edu

Photo courtesy of Seth Grahame-Smith

Artist rendering in “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter” depicts Abe Lincoln amongst the bodies of his vampire victims.

He cuts some of their heads off there. He even lights a few on fire.

Up and down the Mississippi, he chops through the undead like he’s clearing a forest for some creepy railroad.

Vampires don’t make good books. Most vampire related media is the worst scourge against good literature. But when the vampires are getting hacked apart by the 16th president, it works.

This book is different. It’s not like most of the slop that has been written about vampires lately.

“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is one of the most exciting, interesting things to come out in a long time.

Smith isn’t content to just make things up. He blends fact with fiction in a way that makes

you want everything in the novel to be true. He knits the story together like a blanket made from the threads of history, violence and myth.

It takes an expert storyteller to take a story that everyone knows and make it new. We all know how Lincoln’s story ends.

But Smith makes Lincoln’s life come alive in a way that other biographers couldn’t. Sure he may have added more vampires than a historian would but why not?

Why can’t one of the greatest presidents we ever had be an axeswinging, vampire slayer?

The new movie may be good, but it may be terrible.

The film will take a step toward making history more interesting.

On Sunday, March 2, the Meadows Symphony Orchestra presented their Annual Concerto Concert under the direction of Paul Phillips in Caruth Auditorium.

The concert specifically focused on the three winners of the Meadows Concerto Competition, a contest created to showcase the most talented performers in Meadows School of the Arts.

The concert opened with John Adams’ “The Chairman Dances,” an outtake from his larger work “Nixon in China.”

The piece is a musical representation of a dance between Chairman Mao and his bride Chiang Ch’ing.

As the orchestra played, one could envision the two figures dancing around the room as the music sprang forth in modern melodies and rhythmically stimulating sections.

The orchestra embodied the idea behind the piece so well that it came alive and leapt forth, embracing the audience.

Adams’ piece was followed by “Arvo Pärt’s” fratres. What was interesting about this particular piece was the constant repetition of the melody over a

continuous drone that played beneath the orchestra.

Because the melody was constant, the most delicate changes in dynamics and articulation rang forth to recreate the familiar melody.

The ensemble swelled smoothly into rich, beautiful crescendos and diminished with such tenderness that the communication between Maestro Phillips and his ensemble was palpable.

To complete the first half of the concert, the orchestra played Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra,” featuring Michael van der Sloot, a graduate cellist and composer.

His interpretation of the piece was so personal, and his presentation so intimate that the audience was invited to join his musical conversation with the orchestra as the two discussed the various themes.

His command of the cello was absolutely compelling as he brought forth the haunting melody.

After a short intermission, the orchestra returned with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B flat Major,” featuring John Searcy, an undergraduate bassoon performance major.

In the first movement, Searcy displayed his virtuosity with rapidly arpeggiated passages

and rushing scalar figures.

This rhythmically charged movement contrasted with his beautiful lyricism that sang forth and enthralled the audience in the second movement.

His attention to the slightest details was apparent in his stunning presentation.

The orchestra concluded the concert with Franz Liszt’s “Totentanz,” performed with soloist Hando Nahkur, a postgraduate studies pianist.

The piece opened with a menacing chant melody, and the force behind the orchestra’s sound riveted the audience to their seats.

Hando’s fingers blurred as he flew through difficult passages full of ever developing scales, arpeggios and motivic elements.

His presentation was so natural and effortless, it was hypnotic to behold, and the orchestra’s final blasts rang through captivated silence in the hall.

As a whole, the concert demonstrated the magnificent talents of Meadows School of the Arts students.

Alongside the talented soloists, the orchestra mesmerized the audience, and the depth with which they interpreted their pieces and their emotional sensitivity made for a concert that was truly astounding.

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