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Obama speaks up about Libya President Obama spoke with British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday afternoon and announced that Gadhafi’s 41-year reign must quickly come to an end. Up until this point, the Obama administration has kept silent about Libyan protests and the country’s leader Moammar Gadhafi. The White House said that the two also agreed on a full range of possible responses, from an embargo to military intervention, to turn the heat up on Gadhafi.

SDSU student’s body found The body of the missing San Diego State University student who was studying abroad in Spain was found in Madrid’s Manzanares River Tuesday. Austin Bice was last seen 10 days ago at a nightclub close to where the police discovered his body. An autopsy will be conducted but the Madrid government has not yet revealed whether results will be revealed to the public.

Van der Sloot claims insanity Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, will plead guilty to murdering Stephany Flores in Peru, but is claiming temporary insanity in his request to receive a lower sentence. He will use a “violent emotion” or crime of passion defense that would warrant a three to five year sentence. Otherwise, he faces 15 to 20 years.

Disney movie comes to life Scientists, engineers, and two balloon pilots teamed up to replicate the floating house from Disney/Pixar’s “Up”. The house set the world record for the largest balloon cluster flight. They tied 300 multi-colored weather balloons to a 16-feet-by-18-feet house. The house reached an altitude of over 10,000 feet and stayed aloft for more than an hour.

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SMU students Oscar Cetina, from left, Samuel Partida, and Robert Hernandez sign letters written in favor of a bill to create a seat for LGBT community members in SMU’s Student Senate.

LGBT campaigns for seat in Senate By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

As part of the Peruna Equality Campaign Spectrum, an SMU-charted organization for the LGBT community, kicked-off its rally for a LGBT seat in Student Senate Monday. Turn out for the event was low. Students were asked to sign preprinted letters to Student Senate in favor of a LGBT seat. “LGBT is a silent minority. There is a lot of homophobia—not traditional fear, but a lack of knowledge—at school,” Spectrum Secretary Samuel Partida said. “Having a seat in Senate

would bring a presence and a voice to the LGBT community.” Student Senate will vote on the approval of a seat after Spring Break. Sitting in the Hughes-Trigg Commons, Katrina Leshan caught the attention of around 20 students while she played the guitar and sang songs about love. Though Leshan is not a member of the LGBT community, she supports a LGBT seat in Senate. After Leshan sang, film student Jakob Shwarz showed a preview of his film, “The Advocacy Campaign.” In those 10-minutes, a handful of SMU students expressed their views on

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why LGBT deserves a seat in Senate. Spectrum Treasurer and Sen. Harvey Luna (Dedman I) held this campaign in order to bring awareness to the issue as well as receive feedback from students. Currently, Spectrum has 60 members, although Luna knows there are a lot more LGBT students at SMU. “There needs to be a consistent and implicit representation for LGBT in Senate in order to create a level of comfort for LGBT members to communicate with one of their own,” Luna said. Spectrum has been chartered and recognized by the Student Senate since 1991.

campaigning within 25 feet of a polling place or a student who is in the process of voting. Updating the name of the Campus Planning and Plant Operations to its new name, the Office of Facilities Management and Sustainability. Adding a dollar amount of $2 to stake signs. Additionally, the membership chair will no longer be required to take candidates on a tour of the

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LECTURE

HUMAN RIGHTS

Invisible Children calls students to act By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

The crowd was abuzz after Invisible Children’s film screening of “Tony: Lose all. Gain everything,” Tuesday night in the Hughes-Trigg Theater. “This is where the movie ends and where your story begins,” the screen read as the lights came back on in the theater. From the commotion in the lobby,

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RELIGION The Daily Campus apologizes for a mistake made in the March 7, 2011 edition of the paper. In the article “History professor speaks on affect of Nazi Propaganda,” we mistakenly wrote that the lecture was sponsored by the Tower Center of Dallas. However, the lecture was sponsored by the John Goodwin Tower Center.

Student Senate approved changes to its Election Code during its Tuesday meeting, getting ready for the general elections that will be held on March 30 and 31. The revisions are intended to improve the voting process and prevent election wrongdoing. Changes include: Defining “mass e-mails” as e-mails sent from one of the general SMU listservs. Prohibiting candidates from campaigning through mass e-mails, either on their own or having someone send a mass e-mail on their behalf. Changing “double majors” to “multiple majors” to accommodate students with minors or triple majors. Adding a provision to prohibit

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Holocaust survivor Agi Geva shows a serial number tattooed on her left forearm during a lecture Monday evening which was given to Auschwitz concentration camp detainees selected for forced labor.

Reverend sees common misconception in Lent practice

Holocaust survivor speaks on life during, after concentration camps

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As today marks the day for Ash Wednesday, many students will pick something in their lives to give up in recognition of Lent. Starting now and lasting through Easter, many people— not just SMU students—pick something in their lives they feel that they consume too much. However, some choices may not be the most appropriate, according to Rev. Dr. Stephen Rankin, chaplain and minister to the university, who will deliver Wednesday’s service in Perkin’s Chapel. “There’s a lack of understanding about what the purpose is,” Rankin said. “There’s a lot of folk practices that don’t necessarily connect correctly.” For Christians, the time of Lent is to “examine our hearts, our mortality,” Rankin said. In

Holocaust survivor Agi Geva described her experience as a Jew during World War II and what it means to be a survivor Monday night as part of the Division of Communication Studies symposium. On March 19, 1944, the Germans invaded Hungary. Geza, 14 at the time, said, “I had a happy childhood. I couldn’t have dreamed of what was going to happen in the next few months.” After the invasion, Geza, her mother and younger sister were forced to vacate their home and were taken to a ghetto. Soon after, the Nazi soldiers led them to a train and explained they were being “deported.” Approximately 30 to 40 people were shoved into each train car for three days. Little did they know they were being taken to the largest concentration and extermination camp: Auschwitz.

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SMU student JoJo Shipp poses to show a feather extension clipped into her hair by The Feather Junkie.

Students sport feathers extensions By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

After buying her first pair of feather earrings at Wakarusa, a music festival, in summer 2010, Ashley Featherstone decided to spread “the feather love” in Dallas, Texas. In September, 25-year-old Featherstone started making feather earrings as a hobby in her living room. “People eventually saw them (the earrings) on my friends and family

and would ask if I could make them a pair of earrings,” she said in a recent interview. Once people began offering to pay for the earrings, Featherstone decided she could start a business. So, she did just that. The Feather Junkie was born in September 2010. After selling only feather earrings for a month, Featherstone began to include feather extensions as well.

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After arriving, soldiers began the selection process. Those deemed able to work were sent to the right and admitted to the camp. The elderly, pregnant or sickly were forced to the left and instantly killed. Geza’s mother realized that in order to stay together they could not give any indication they were family. At gunpoint, they were forced to undress and led to showers. The humiliation continued as they were forced to shave the hair off their entire bodies for disinfectant purposes. “Everything was grey in Auschwitz, from the clothes to the blankets to the food. Even the sky was grey,” Geza said. After 10 days, they were transferred to Plaszow. There they were put to strenuous work but Geza decided nothing could be worse than Auschwitz. “One day we heard cannon shots and thought the Russians were coming to save us but the Germans had other plans,” Geza said.

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Health & Fitness

• Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Whole grains fight belly fat By KATIE TUFTS

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Your parents have always told you that eating whole grains is healthier than eating foods made with refined grains; but the whole grains have been found to be even healthier than previously thought. A new study by Tufts University has found that “whole grains can help fight the belly fat that’s linked to heart disease and diabetes,” Tufts researchers said. Typical foods made from whole grains include whole grain breakfast cereal, cooked oatmeal, brown rice, dark bread or bran. Refined grains are found in most bread, English muffins, bagels, muffins, biscuits, white rice, pasta, pancakes, waffles, crackers and pizza. The refined foods sound more typical to the life of a college student, but some people try to take the healthier route. “If there is an option to eat whole wheat, I usually take it because it’s supposed to be the healthier choice,” said junior Adriane Bradway said. Students try to buy the healthier choices when they are available, but going out of their way to keep their refined grain intake is not as common. Some easy ways to eat servings of whole grains are swapping quinoa for pasta, steel-cut oats for refined breakfast cereals and brown rice for white rice. Also, students should look for cracked wheat or whole grain breads

Campus Events March 9-10

Ash Wednesday Service

12 p.m. in Perkins Chapel. The religious service will be held in observance of Ash Wednesday.

Keeping your hard-earned Spring Break body By KATIE TUFTS

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A recent study shows adding whole grains to a diet might prevent excess body fat.

instead of white breads. The Tufts study examined data from the Framingham Heart study, which included 2,834 men and women, ages 32 to 83. Participants were accessed using a food-frequency questionnaire and researchers compared grain intake with amount of belly fat, according to the study. The study also revealed that those who were told to eat three or more servings of whole grains and keep their intake of refined grains to less than one

Brown Bag Lecture

12 p.m. in the Texana Room of DeGolyer Library. Clements Center Fellow Richard White speaks on being a Shawnee in 18th Century America.

10 Wilson Lecture Series 11:30 a.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom. “Seeking a Better Way: SMU as a Leader in Church-Affiliated Higher Education” presented by Chaplain Steve Rankin.

serving daily averaged a 10 percent lower visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume, which is essentially belly fat. Researchers are also finding that people are not getting enough whole grains. The Whole Grains Council recommends eating whole grains at every meal. However, the American Heart Association recommends eating at least three one-ounce equivalent servings of fiber-rich whole grains daily. Whole grain product launches

soared in 2010. According to Mintel, a market research organization, 2011 will have the most whole grain product launches ever. Mintel credits the Whole Grains Council for this increased awareness, as it launched a stamp-labeling program in 2005, according to the Tufts University Health and Nutrition letter. Since then, more than 3,700 whole grain products have been introduced to the market.

Police Reports MARCH 7 10:38 a.m. Possession/Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia/Possession of Marijuana: Daniel House/6610 Airline. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of marijuana and for possession of paraphernalia. Closed.

6:06 p.m. Theft: Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/Varsity Tennis Courts/6000 Airline Rd. A student reported theft of his I Phone. The theft occurred on March 4 sometime between 3:55-5:45 p.m. Open.

4:35 p.m. Theft: Off Campus/5455 Ellsworth. A student reported theft of cash from her purse at her off campus residence. She was informed to report the theft to DPD. Closed.

8:27 p.m. Theft: Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/Bike Rack/6000 Airline Road. A student reported theft of his bicycle. The theft occurred sometime between 7:00-8:00 p.m. Open.

Florida, the Bahamas and California are what students are dreaming about and anxiously waiting to take their flights to locations around the world on Friday. With spring break coming and many leaving the books behind to hit the beach, students have become much more aware about making more trips to the gym. But once students are out of Dallas and away from Dedman, it can be hard to find a place to workout, especially in some smaller vacation spots. For students who are going to beach locations, the beach presents the perfect workout arena. Running on the beach gives a great workout because of the resistance that the sand gives. A barefoot run on partially wet sand will give students cardiovascular and muscle exercise. Also, some sets of sprints will raise the body heart rate if students are looking for a quick way to get some exercise before working on their tans. Students can also do sets of lunges,

push-ups and abdominal workouts on the sand, which will keep their spring break body toned through the week. Aside from running, the ocean presents the perfect place to get in some cardio. Many will already be swimming and snorkeling with friends, and just by getting outside, students can fit in a workout while having fun in the waves. Swimming for 30 minutes can burn about 300 calories, according to Harvard Health Publications. Even snorkeling can burn about 200 calories in half an hour. Utah, Mammoth, and Lake Tahoe are also options for students looking to play in the snow before summer. Students who are leaving Dallas to colder vacation spots can also get a good workout while having fun. Skiing and snowboarding are a good workout and can burn calories. Thirty minutes of skiing can burn about 400 calories, so a couple hours of skiing is equivalent to a good workout (Harvard Health). No matter where students are going to vacation next week, they can stay in shape and have fun.

Arts & Entertainment

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 •

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Radner tackles rom-com By CHASE WADE Assoc. A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

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Emily Scott-Banks (from left), Sherry Hopkins, Ashley Wood and Morgan McClure star in Marc Camoletti’s play “Boeing, Boeing” at Circle Theatre through April 2.

‘Boeing, Boeing’ soars By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

What’s behind door number two? Or in the case of “Boeing, Boeing” – who’s behind door number one, two and three? At one point in Marc Camoletti’s farce, on stage at Circle Theatre in Fort Worth, there is a woman behind every door of Bernard’s apartment and he is engaged to all of them. Bernard, played by Ashley Wood with just the right mix of vanity and vulnerability, has discovered that he can base his love life on the flight schedules of the aircraft that come through the Paris airport. From that flight schedule he has found Gloria, (Sherry Hopkins) the American, Gabriella, (Emily Scott Banks) the Italian and Gretchen (Morgan McClure). At the beginning of the play he is explaining the flawless nature of his system that is “so precise it is almost poetic” to his friend Robert (Andy

Baldwin) – who to add to the fun is staying with him. Throw in a disapproving French maid Bertha (Krista Scott) and it is only inevitable that his gig will be up by the end of the play. Although this play might seem slightly outdated, there is something surprisingly relevant about women finding themselves at the whim of the man who gave them the ring on their finger – and something truly gratifying about an ending when the women get what they want. If Bernard’s strategy seems somewhat repulsive and entirely unrealistic, the conclusion gives the women, including Bertha, the upper hand. The situation seems ridiculous enough, but add in some of the most outlandishly funny characters and you’ve got a play that is pure pleasure. Director Robin Armstrong took a hilarious script (which was eventually adapted to the screen and starred Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis) and she made it even funnier. The three G’s (Gabriella, Gloria and

Gretchen) bring the stereotypes of their characters to life in a way that doesn’t diminish the farce or the humanity. And there isn’t a dull moment when Baldwin’s Robert or Scott’s Bertha is on stage, as they have managed to capitalize on every movement, line and even facial expression, which is especially important on Circle Theatre’s thrust stage. It’s especially refreshing to hear so many accents on stage at the same time without noticeable failings. Fort Worth might sound like a far drive for an SMU student, but if you’re wanting to explore Dallas’ sister city, use “Boeing, Boeing” as a destination. Park on one of the downtown streets or in the Sundance Square parking garage (for free) and grab dinner on the way to the theater. “Boeing, Boeing” performs Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through April 2, Tickets are $25-$30 $20-$25 for students. For more information visit circletheatre.com.

Arts abound this week By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Assuming that you’re not one of the students declaring an unofficial early Spring Break and jet-setting off to Mexico, there are plenty of performances for you to check out this week.

Theater this week: New Visions, New Voices This playwriting festival continues every night through Friday. All performances take place in the Margo Jones Theater at 8 p.m. Wednesday “Ready to Start” is a new play by Jessica Andrewartha about college students wrestling with their future and growing up. Thursday “The Happy Place” by Audrey Gab is a play about seeking happiness and love.

Friday “How to be Black” is Nick Cain’s addition to the festival. It is a play that deals with race and gender.

Music this week: Meadows at the Meyerson This popular spring concert takes place in the beautiful Dallas symphony hall. The Meadows Symphony Orchestra will be performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the Prague and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5, among others. Thursday at 8 p.m. Meyerson Symphony Center Student Tickets: $7 Meadows Opera Theatre will present the monthly Opera Free for All this Friday in the Bob Hope Lobby of the Owens Art Center. They will be performing Giacomo Puccini’s “Sister Angelica” in English. Friday at 1 p.m. Bob Hope Lobby

Film this week:

“Tangled” This endearing Disney classic is being screened by Program Council in the Hughes-Trigg theater this week. Thursday at 8 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Theater

Art this week: Grit and Glory The new exhibit in the Meadows Museum explores the regional tradition of six-man football. It features the work of photographer Laura Wilson. Through April 23 Meadows Museum “I Went Through My Bin Again (with Open Robe):” A Very Short Introduction to Frances Stark This is is a showcase of Frances Stark’s work as a writer and artist. Through March 29 Pollock Gallery in Hughes-Trigg

The SMU Summer Business Institute.

Better than an internship. Too many summer internships are for go-fers. The SMU Cox Summer Business Institute is for go-getters. If you’re a college student or recent graduate with a non-business major, SBI will give you a competitive edge with practical skills in accounting, ﬁnance, marketing, operations management and more. In one high-powered month, you’ll be more marketable and gain an important credential from SMU Cox–one of the nation’s top business schools.

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“Happythankyoumoreplease” features the works of television’s “How I Met Your Mother” Josh Radnor as its premiere writer and director. With a strong showing at the annual Sundance Film Festival, “Happythankyoumoreplease” was a subtly surprising movie that picked up the always-coveted “Audience Award” while at the festival. The film follows Radnor’s character, Sam Wexler, who is a struggling, almost dead-beat, writer who just can’t seem to catch a break. Downtrodden and defeated, Wexler’s life takes an unexpected turn when, on his way to a potential job interview, he stumbles upon a orphaned child who has separated from his family on the subway. Forced by his conscious Wexler decides to take the child under his care until he can find the lost child’s home. The child, Rasheen, who for half of his screen time only communicates with blank stares, adds a sense of whimsy to the sometimes beaten script, but after reflecting on the movie, one starts to question why the kid was even there in the first place. Wexler’s romantic life takes a positive shift as well when he walks into a bar and lays his eyes on the angelic Mississippi, played by Kate Mara. When Mississippi and Sam have their second encounter at the bar Mississippi works at, the two young city slickers end up spending the night together. It is during this time period, that the intoxicated Wexler proposes a plan that involves him and Mississippi avoiding a one-night stand. Wexler scribbles down a contract that binds him and Mara’s

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Writer/director Josh Radner of “HappyThankYouMorePlease” with on screen co-star Michael Algieri in a scene from the film.

character together for a total of three nights, if successful, the two would conveniently avoid the awkwardness of a one-night stand, and who knows, a relationship might come from it as well. However, when Wexler wakes up the next morning, the gravity of the situation takes effect and immediately, with a smiling Mississippi lying next to him in bed, the regret sets in. Much of the film’s plot is dedicated to Wexler and Mississippi’s unconventional relationship; however, Radnor takes a little weight off his main character by intertwining two additional story lines. The first involves alopecia stricken, yet undeniably gorgeous, Annie, played by the Swedish sensation Malin Akerman. Annie, much like Radnor’s character, is stopped at a crossroad in her life. Having to choose from her wild, reckless ex-boyfriend, and the newly found, sweet but dorky, Sam No. 2, Annie’s role is easily the movie’s most dramatic. Constantly using her condition as an excuse to sell herself short, Annie must finally accept that she is worth all of the good things that come her way, and it is from these two relationships,

that she finally learns that lesson. One of the movie’s most heartwarming scenes comes when Annie is out on a date with the determined Sam #2. Trying to call off the relationship and leave things where they are, Annie finally realizes what she deserves, only after a stunning monologue by Tony Hale. The second intertwined story line comes from the young, stereotypical artsy character Mary Catherine, played by Zoe Karzan. After finally being reunited with her long time boyfriend, who has been in Los Angeles in search for a job, Mary Catherine undergoes a series of life changes that involve her potential move from New York to Los Angeles. With the move causing plenty of strife between herself and her boyfriend, Mary Catherine’s life takes on a new focus when she receives news that she never expected to happen. “Happythankyoumoreplease,” despite its cluttered title, is charmingly simple. Radnor’s first stab at filmmaking is quite a formidable one and the film’s stripped down and honest characters are worth the ticket price.

Opinion

• Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Supreme Court decision prompts praise and questions about hate-speech COMMENTARY

Just last week the Supreme Court ruled that Westborough Baptist Church (WBC) held the right to protest soldiers’ Michael Graves funerals and the gay “lifestyle.” This decision gives our entire country something to celebrate. If the Supreme Court upholds these people’s right to speak freely, then they will uphold everyone’s right to an opinion, and give each of us a chance to voice our own ideas and thoughts to the masses. At first, I was genuinely excited for this action. And in most aspects, I still am. I take comfort in knowing that our government is working to not discriminate against certain groups just because it does not agree with the groups opinions or dogma, and I am even more ecstatic that our government is allowing people to

freely practice their religion. If the Westborough Baptist Church can worship and throw their opinions around like they want to, then that means that atheists, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, everyone else can as well. That is a beautiful thing. I do not think that protesting soldiers’ funerals (no matter how much one disagrees with the war) shows respect for their families, but I do support the right to do so. The government has no role in telling us what we should be able to peacefully protest. Although WBC protestors do not physically harm anyone, I have begun to wonder if “peaceful” should only pertain to physical acts. Hate-speech can hurt a person just as much, if not more, than a direct blow to the body. I wonder if it is really necessary for the WBC to use the word “fag” in their protest. This oppressive word can be compared to the “n-word” in the 1960s. People use offensive words to place themselves above others of

a different sexual orientation (just as people widely did with racial slurs before the 1960s civil rights movement) in a social hierarchy. Today, one rarely hears these slurs unless they are talking to a closeminded individual or someone trying to make an extreme point. Even then the line between “statement” and “bigotry” is blurred. Hate-speech can cause people to feel that they are so degraded that it leads to suicide, self destructive behavior, and serious psychological problems. Hate-speech cannot be defined as just a term either. It can be an entire phrase, oration, or series of rhetoric. Would you allow a group to blatantly push someone to the brink of killing themselves? Though WBC is not pushing people off of a psychological cliff, they are bringing them too close to the edge, and encouraging the jump. Should we allow these people to protest in this way? Why can they not say, “Don’t support the war!”

or “Homosexuality is wrong!” Sure, “God hates fags!” and “God hates America!” make much more of an impact, but they state the same message. There is a difference between stating an opinion, and bullying people into submission. So while I do celebrate the decision to allow the WBC to protest what they want, I may not support the decision to allow them to continue using the rhetoric that they have chosen. The key two words here, however, are “may not.” I don’t know. It’s something I am still battling. I urge you to do the same, and while doing so, always think about what your words are doing to the world around you. 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.

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Concealed carry is for defensive, not offensive measures Concealed carry worries many; but without permits, who keeps campus safe? Can you imagine sitting with a barricade across the door in a classroom, with the lights off, hoping that a lone gunman thinks there is no one in there? Can you imagine being a sitting duck at the mercy of someone else’s bad decision when there is nothing you can do to stop it? Tragedy can strike anywhere, and with the current gun laws in Texas, there is nothing that anyone on a college campus can do about it. With a recent bill going through the state legislature, college campuses in Texas may be forced to allow students and professors to carry guns. With incidents such as the Virginia Tech shooting and the shooting at the University of Texas, guns have already made their debut on college campuses across the country. Concealed carry on campus would at least level the playing field. Tragedy can strike anywhere, and with the current gun laws in Texas, there is nothing that anyone on a college campus can do about it. A bill that allows students and professors to carry guns may not be a bad idea. Just because guns are not allowed on campuses now, does not mean that guns will not make their way into a classroom. How many tragedies will it take for people to realize this? Who is going to protect students if a gunman decides to kill? There are three ways to acquire a gun. The first is by legally purchasing a gun. This requires a background check and obviously a payment for the weapon. The second way is by purchasing a gun and having a concealed carry license. This requires two criminal background checks, a 10-hour course, and fingerprints to be taken. The third way is for a criminal to get ahold of a gun illegally. Law-abiding citizens are carrying guns for defensive purposes. They want to ensure they are safe. Criminals carry guns for offensive purposes. Anyone can come onto campus with a gun; it is not like there are metal detectors stopping them. There will be nothing stopping a criminal, including a law that says guns are not permitted. Responsible, law-abiding citizens are going to continue to follow the law regardless and criminals will continue to break it. The only thing changing with this law being passed is the right for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and others against the crazies of this world. No one is exempt from tragedies; they can happen anywhere. Should we create victims by prohibiting concealed carry on campus? Ask yourself if you would rather be defenseless, crammed in a room if a gunman were on campus or if you would rather have a knowledgeable person with a gun to help protect you. Samantha Verrill is a journalism major. She can be reached for comments and questions at sverrill@smu.edu.

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Class of ‘75 returns to honor professor Dr. Cecil Hiawatha Smith taught more than engineering in his classroom By KEN COZETTE

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If it wasn’t for Dr. Cecil Hiawatha Smith, we wouldn’t be back at SMU after more than 35 years. We were the Civil Engineering class of circa ’75, and last week we gathered from busy lives near and far so Dr. Smith could once again hold court in his familiar, unorthodox, irreverent manner. Now in his 80s, we wanted Dr. Smith to know how important he had been – and still is – to each of us. As we hugged, kicked back and exchanged stories of our lives from now and then and in between, we attempted to parse out just what it was about Dr. Smith that made him so important to us. When we first arrived on campus, back when Caruth Hall was an institutional bunker of function over form, engineers had an image problem. It was back in the days when they tended to be associated with black horn rimmed glasses, skinny black ties, plastic pocket protectors and sideholstered slide rules (ever so remotely suggesting a western gun slinger, but without the strut & swagger). Hence, the term “nerd.” In general, our professors did little to discourage this legacy in the way they modeled personal presentation. It

was Dr. Smith who deviated from this norm and introduced us to “campus casual.” If he didn’t show up to class in a faded, wrinkled polo shirt and disheveled shorts, he arrived in his tennis whites, fresh off the court, racket in hand and towel draped over his shoulder. As impressionable undergraduates, Dr Smith’s unorthodox dress code suggested that maybe there was more room for self expression as budding engineers than we ever imagined. Engineering had another public relations “black hole” to contend with at that time: the curriculum was regarded as boring. Although we each chose engineering as an applied science and the promise of what we could do with it as professionals, we had to go through four years of classroom lectures to get there. As I look back on those lectures, they mostly followed a formula much like the formulas they were presenting: an introduction of abstract ideas, followed by assigned problems to be solved individually. It was like being condemned to four years of hard labor. What Dr. Smith did not provide in terms of organized lectures, he made up for in shooting from the hip (with a hint of that otherwise absent strut & swagger).

In retrospect, he knew his stuff. But since he improvised many of his lectures, the material felt fresh as it was reassembled in real time, often integrated with some real-world references from his consulting work. He more often than not made the material accessible and engaging, requiring us to collaborate on problem solving together in class. But even that would not have been enough for all of us to converge back to our roots from busy lives. There was something more, something unique, something he offered that transcended the normal engineering student experience of that time. Of the many phrases and axioms I have encountered since then through my real world education in the art of persuasion, there is one in particular that has caught my attention: “They don’t care what you know till they know that you care.” To the extent that traditional classroom education is not an especially natural construct for learning, our professors had to persuade us to learn under less than ideal conditions. Once upon our time at Caruth Hall, most of our classroom learning was about knowing and not much more. What was unique about Dr. Smith is that our education through him was not just about knowing, but of also

being known. He cared for us and cared about us. He related to each of us as individuals, letting us know that we were more than just students in his classrooms, all the while maintaining that delicate and perilous balance between teacher and – something more than teacher. From Dr. Smith we learned engineering; but we also learned about being cared for, raising the bar in both what to look for and what to offer in our future mentor relationships. That’s why we came back. He is why we came back. It was more of an education than we ever knew was possible. Hopefully, in another 35 years, there will be a similar gathering of students from any of the current classes; and they, too, will count the inconvenience of returning to campus a privilege so as to honor him, her or those who launched them into life with more than just a diploma. Ken Cozette is an SMU alumna from the class of 1975. He received his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He can be reached for comments or questions at kencozette@sbcglobal.net.

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By November, The Feather Junkie was providing feathers to local salons in Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina. Every Wednesday, Featherstone does “feathers and coffee” at the Starbucks in Park Cities Plaza on Mockingbird Lane from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. However, she is always willing to stay later for SMU students who have night class. Junior JoJo Shipp got Featherstone’s contact information from an employee at Nordstroms with feathers in her hair. After contacting Featherstone, Shipp met her the following Wednesday at Starbucks. Currently Shipp has one feather in her hair but wants at least two more, maybe three before spring break. “I wanted feathers because they’re unique and no one really has them and I never dye my hair so this is a way to switch it up,” she said. Featherstone also works out of her apartment in Euless, Texas. Lacey Crisler, who has been to many raves and electronic concerts, saw the feather extensions and decided to visit Featherstone at her apartment. “I had just wanted it [a feather extension] for a while so three weeks

ago I found her on the Internet and went to her the next day,” she said. The Feather Junkie also offers lockets, which is one extension consisting of eight feathers. Currently, Crisler has a locket called “Do you LILAC it?” Her feathers are a mixture of purple, brown and yellow feathers. Because the extensions are clamped in the hair with a microlink, the installation process takes a few minutes. “It honestly takes longer to pick what color combo you would like than to install the feathers,” Featherstone said. Feather extensions range from $20 to $45 and last between one to four months. However, they can last up to six months or longer with a quick maintenance visit. Feathers can be washed, brushed, curled and straightened, “just like real hair,” according to Featherstone. They can also be removed at anytime. Featherstone gets the feathers from different rooster farms in the United States. “They are pre-washed and dyed before I receive them,” she said. “No birds are harmed in this process.”

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it seems as if SMU students and Dallas community members will be doing just that. Everyone was talking about what they had just witnessed and about the power of a few college students to actually change the world. “I think that this whole Invisible Children movement shows that peace is not meditation in a corner. Peace is not alone,” Brenton Harris, a student teacher at the School of Metaphysics in Dallas, said. “It’s active, it’s real and it can move in the minds and hearts of the people who have a passion for it.” The film documented the life of Tony, a young Ugandan man, over the course of eight years as he struggled to live in a war-ravaged country. The three founders of Invisible Children, all college students and filmmakers, met Tony on their first trip to Uganda in the spring of 2003. Tony’s story drastically changed their lives and

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the film documenting his experiences was designed to call other young people to action. Uganda has been plagued by civil war as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph

Kony, has terrorized the countryside for the past 25 years. Kony abducts children from the villages and forces them to become soldiers in the LRA. The war in northern Uganda is Africa’s longest running war and has been largely ignored by other parts of the world. After the screening, Tony came out and answered audience questions and encouraged viewers to get involved with the Invisible Children campaign. Many audience members waited in the lobby after the screening to sign up to sponsor a Ugandan child or to donate to the Invisible Children Protection Plan. First-year Deborah Ogali first got involved with the organization in high school and was excited to see Invisible Children on SMU’s campus. “This has reignited my commitment to Invisible Children because I’ve put it on the backburner since coming to college,” Ogali said.

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They were once again forced onto a train. After days of traveling, the doors opened and they were back in Auschwitz. Again, they encountered a harsh selection process. With the weight they had lost and their physical exhaustion, it was difficult to demonstrate their capacity to work to the Germans. Both her mother and sister made it past the soldier and were sent to

the right. When the soldier came to Geza, he pointed to the left. She pleaded with him and convinced him she was healthy and ready to work. After much deliberation, she succeeded in joining her mother and sister. A short time later, she, her family and others sent to the right were transported to a small labor camp in Rochlitz, Austria. Here they were trained to do factory work. After several months at a factory

in Cawl, Germany, the women were forced on a march of 400-kilometers. On April 28, 1945, American soldiers liberated the women on the march. At 19, Geza and her sister moved to Israel. Five years later, their mother joined them. Today, Geza lives in Washington, D.C. where she is currently a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Pointing to a picture of her family, Geza said, “No one in this picture would be here if my mother hadn’t

saved my sister and me. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about that.” March 7 to 9 marks the Division of Communication Studies’ fourth annual “Communicating Excellence Symposium” at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. The purpose being to promote “better communication for better leaders on human rights.”

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order to do this, people can give up something on which they may be dependent. “If we’re sort of attached to anything other than God, it might stop spiritual growth in some way,” Rankin said. He referenced one colleague who gave up Dr. Pepper because he genuinely feelt like he depended on it. Rankin also mentioned his sister, who used to give up mashed potatoes because she loved them so much. What one gives up should be some aspect of weakness in his or her life, according to Rankin. By ridding the dependency, Rankin said, people then grapple with aspects such as sin and mortality,

which all tie into Easter. Rankin explained that Lent developed out of the season for people to prepare to convert to Christianity. Today, it is still a time for people to come to Christianity, where they fast, study and pray in the time leading up to Easter. Lent is traditionally celebrated by Roman Catholics, Orthodox and some Protestants, starting on Ash Wednesday—when ashes are placed on adherents’ foreheads as a sign of repentance—and going through Easter Sunday. The Ash Wednesday service in Perkins will be held Wednesday at noon. All are welcome to attend.

Greek houses. This revision does not prohibit the chair from doing so. Several Senators expressed concern about this revision during the March 1 meeting, saying that it was a good way for non-Greek candidates to meet Greek students (and viceversa). However, Membership Chair Katherine Ladner told Senate that she would be taking candidates to Greek houses in the upcoming election. Student Senate also passed two pieces of legislation during Tuesday’s meeting. The first bill allows probationaryand temporary-chartered organizations to access the Use of Campus Grounds Form, which allows them to use campus grounds. The bill, authored by

Parliamentarian Joseph Esau and Organizations Chair Bethany Mackingtee, gives the organizations chair the power to indicate that Student Senate is the sponsoring organization on the Use of Grounds Form and other authorizing documents for organizations that have been granted probationary or temporary charters. Many Senators expressed their support for the bill. “I think it’s a great idea,” Sen. Rachel Fox (Dedman II) said, “because how are you supposed to see how an organization is going to function if you charter it if you don’t allow them to function as an organization?” However, Sen. Christian Genco (Lyle) had issues with the bill’s

wording. Although he said he supported the bill’s concept, he was concerned that the language could potentially lead to probationary- or temporary-chartered organizations blocking groups who already have charters. “I would like to see something in there that says ‘Organizations in probationary status will not have precedence over already-established organizations,’” he said. The second bill, authored by Student Body Vice President Austin Prentice, Chief of Staff Alex Mace and Scholarship Chair William Badarak, reestablishes the Student Senate Endowment Committee. This committee will be responsible for growing the Senate Endowment, which funds Senate Scholarships.

Currently, this job is under the jurisdiction of the scholarship committee. The authors told Senate that the scholarship committee had mainly set aside their job of increasing the endowment so that they could focus on awarding Senate scholarships and that the job was big enough to merit its own committee. Student Senate used to have an Endowment Committee, but they later abolished it. The newly re-established committee will have a vice chair to oversee it. It will focus on growing the endowment through fundraising. It will also be charged with creating and maintaining a list of Senate alumni, as the authors believe this list will be helpful in fundraising.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Mustangs set to face Owls in first round of C-USA Tournament By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

Coming off their best season since joining Conference USA for the 20052006 season, the SMU men’s basketball team enters the Championship as the No. 7 team in the league, the highest seed SMU has received in the four years in playing in the tournament. Finishing 8-8 in league play and 1713 on the season, SMU takes on the No. 9 Rice Owls Wednesday as the top team in C-USA in field goal and three-point percentage, led by senior Papa Dia and junior forward Robert Nyakundi with 18.5 and 15.1 average points per game, respectively. Dia, in his final season with the team, is fifth all-time at SMU with 838 career rebounds and 14th all-time in scoring with 1,353 points. The 6-foot-9-inch forward is also fifth in school history with 132 career blocks and 67 on the season. Through 30 games, Dia had an average of nine rebounds per game while shooting a team-high 58.2 percent from the field. “[Dia] sets the tone for us. To me, he’s the best player in the league,” Head Coach Matt Doherty said. “He’s a very imposing figure on the defensive end. It begins and ends with him and everyone feeds off that.” Nyakundi, despite getting only one shot off form behind the arc in the team’s loss to University of Central Florida, continues his reign as the leading threepoint shooter in the league. In SMU’s win over Rice University, Nyakundi had a career-high 26 points, including four three’s against one of the worst three-point defending teams in the league. On Monday, both players were named to the 2011 All-Conference USA Team. Dia, a first-team selection remains in the running for Player of the Year, while Nyakundi was selected to the third team. Dia was named to the third team last season and was a preseason All-Conference USA selection and has been named Player of the Week three times in his career. He was also named C-USA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday. But while the Mustangs have proven their success on offense, the team struggled in the final three games of the regular season, giving up 54 points off 52 turnovers. “We’ve got to take better care of the basketball,” said Doherty after Saturday’s loss to University Texas at El Paso. “We did not rebound the ball well enough and we didn’t box out. That’s a problem we have because we’re not the biggest team in the world so we get beat up on the offensive boards.”

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SMU forward Haley Day attempts to drive toward the basket against Rice forward Brianna Hypolite last Thursday inside Moody Coliseum.

SMU draws UTEP in opening round of C-USA Tournament By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

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UTEP forward Jeremy Williams attempts to draw a charging foul from SMU forward Papa Dia as Dia goes for a jump shot Saturday afternoon inside Moody Coliseum.

On Saturday SMU faced a 59-56 loss to the University of Texas at El Paso Miners and extended the Mustangs’ losing streak to three. Earlier in the season SMU strung together five conference wins, a team best in league play. However, the players are not letting the recent derailment distract them. “I want to see all eight teams we lost to but we’ll feel comfortable with whoever we play because we don’t play having 18 turnovers,” senior Collin Mangrum said. “The past four or five games we’ve been turning the ball over like crazy so I feel if we cut that out we have a chance to win.” With two wins over the Owls already this season, including a 76-66 overtime win at Moody Coliseum on Feb. 23, SMU has experience in defending the league’s leading rebounder in Arsalan Kazemi. “It’s hard to beat a team three times. It’s what puts the madness in March,” Doherty said. Kazemi, the 6-foot-7-inch sophomore

forward leads his team with an average of 15 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Joining Kazemi is 6-foot-2-inch junior point guard Tamir Jackson with an average of 13.9 points per game and a team-high 41 steals and 6-foot-1-inch junior point guard Connor Frizzelle with 10.6 points averaged per game. Rice, heading into the tournament fresh off a 72-57 win over Houston, is 3-4 in the post season, including a win over Marshall in last year’s opening round. The Owls lost to University of Tulsa in the following round. Last time the teams met in the post season, SMU came away with a 61-59 win over the Owls under head coach Jimmy Tubbs. “If you don’t win the first one, you don’t get the play in the second one,” Doherty said. “If you don’t win the first one, you don’t get to cut down the nets. The first one if huge and that’s the balancing act you play. You have to win four games to win it but you can’t do it without winning the first game so it’s one game at a time.” In last year’s opening round of the tournament, the No. 8 seeded SMU lost to No. 9 University of Central Florida, 69-53. The Mustangs have not advanced past the first round of the C-USA Tournament since the 2005-2006 season when they defeated Rice 61-59. SMU lost in the quarterfinals that year to University of Alabama at Birmingham. The winning team in Wednesday’s game will face No. 2 Tulsa on Thursday at 8 p.m. on CBS College Sports.

The Mustangs hard fought season finally comes to a close in El Paso, TX at the Conference USA tournament starting today. SMU has won six out of the last seven games against University of Texas at El Paso and they are looking to continue that trend. SMU tied UTEP, the host of the tournament, for their first round competition. The Mustangs have a good feeling about their opponent, having beat them twice this season. The first was a close call at Moody Coliseum. SMU edging the Miners by just two points 81-79. The next go around, SMU won by a comforting but still close six points 70-64 in El Paso. Raquel Christian, the star of that particular game, scored an all time high of 32 points. The Mustang’s overall track record against the Miners is 24-7. Since SMU joined the conference in 2008, they are 9-4 with the Miners.

SMU is relying on its aggressive first half play for success in the C-USA tournament. They have taken a lead into halftime 13 times this season and won 11 of those games. Rebounds are also crucial for SMU. When they have capitalized on rebounds, SMU has been 9-0. The Miner’s overall record succeeds that of SMU’s by just a few wins. They are currently 15-13 while SMU is 14-15 for the season. In C-USA standings, UTEP is 6-9 and SMU is 7-9. UTEP played their last game at home against the University of Tulsa’s Golden Hurricanes and won 65-62. The Miners are second in C-USA in field goal percentage with 42.8 percent as well as three-point field goal percentage with 33.3 percent. UTEP averages around 69.6 points per game with Gloria Brown usually in charge with around 12 points per game. SMU had a memorable match up with the Miners in 2008 when they played them and won 73-57 for the C-USA tournament title.

This was a big upset for the Miners, giving them their first loss against a C-USA team that season. When SMU has played UTEP in El Paso they have won 10 out of the 14 times. As for history in the C-USA tournament, the Mustangs are 5-3. This will be senior Haley Day’s last go around and her team is relying on her to continue the success that she has had in past tournaments. She has averaged 11 points in the last two years. Other leading scorers for the Mustangs are predicted to be Delisha Wills who averaged 7.9 points in her tournament participation and Christine Elliott who averages 8.3 points. Samantha Mahnesmith will also be one to watch, scoring at least 10 points in 13 of the last 19 games. The Mustangs are also relying on their bench, having outscored their opponents in 16 of the last 20 games when being put into the game. If SMU defeats UTEP, they will take on the No. 1 seed Houston for their second round.

MEN’S TENNIS

Sajovich leads SMU to 5-2 victory over conference foe Memphis By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

After taking down University of Texas at San Antonio on Saturday, the SMU men’s tennis team defeated Memphis 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at Turpin Tennis Center. With the win, the Mustangs improve to 5-5 overall this season. SMU began the match by winning the doubles point as Tobias Flood and Joseph Hattrup beat Joe Salisbury and David O’Hare 8-5.

The Mustang duo of Robert Sajovich and Adham el-Effendi clinched the doubles victory by defeating John Taylor and Leon Naseman 8-6. SMU continued to display their dominance in singles play, winning four out of six matches. David Costa beat Salisbury 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the top spot while Gaston Cuadranti and Sajovich defeated Nasemann 6-3, 6-4 and Taylor 6-2, 6-1, respectively. Also earning a win for the Mustangs

was freshman Mischa Nowicki, who defeated David Henry in a tight match 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Picking up wins for the Tigers were Johnny Grimal who defeated elEffendi 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (9-7) and O’Hare who upset No. 49 Artem Baradach 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. The Mustangs will host a doubleheader on Thursday at Turpin Tennis Center beginning at 2 p.m., when they square off against in state enemy Abilene Christian. Following that match, the Mustangs will take on