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Libyan rebels recognized

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Online Editor mshamburger@smu.edu

France became the first country to recognize the Libyan rebels as the country’s official government. French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office announced Thursday that it now regards the National Libyan Council as “legitimate Meanwhile, representation.” Moammar Gadhafi is continuing his assault on the rebel-held port Ras Lanuf and bombing the city of Brega.

China quake kills 16 Chinese officials announced that the death toll from Thursday’s earthquake in southwest China is at least 16 and more than 160 are injured. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the ChinaMyanmar border. The area has experienced over a thousand minor quakes since the start of the year, but this is the first over a 5.0 magnitude.

Wisconsin union bill passes Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights on Wednesday. The union-busting bill was the cause of weeks of protesting in the state and most of the state’s residents were expecting to come to a compromise. However, the final vote was 18-1 in favor of the bill.

Correction In the March 9, 2011 issue, the photo included with the story titled, “Holocaust survivor speaks on life during, after concentration camps” should have been credited to photo editor Michael Danser, not associate photo editor Spencer Eggers. The Daily Campus apologizes for this error.

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SMU student Anisha Chandra attempts to throw water on Asad Berani as part of the Holi celebration sponsored by the Indian Student Association Thursday afternoon at Sorority park.

ISA brings color celebration By TASHIKA VARMA Chief Copy Editor tvarma@smu.edu

Indian Student Association (ISA) wanted to introduce SMU to one of its favorite holidays on Thursday. Holi, known as a festival of color, is a spring religious holiday celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. This year Holi is on March 20, but ISA celebrated the festival early in Burleson Park before everyone left for spring break. Holi is a celebration where people throw bags of colored powder and water at each other. Traditionally, people show up in white clothing and by the end of the day their clothing is

a rainbow of different colors. “ISA started Holi at SMU last year because it is a big part of our culture and it’s a fun event to partake in it,” ISA President Sana Merchant said. “I love Holi because you get to throw colors at your friends and just have a good time while getting to learn more about Indian culture.” The cool weather did not keep people from coming to the celebration. This year ISA bought over 100 bags of color, and within 10 minutes of opening the box, there were no colors left. Everyone was covered from head to toe in colors and water.

“I love going to ISA’s events because it is like they bring a part of India to the SMU student body,” senior Ashmi Patel said. “It’s always a lot of fun to do things you haven’t done before. The entire concept is really fun,” junior Alex Ehmke said. This is ISA’s second year of celebrating Holi on campus, and the organization hopes to continue the tradition every year. ISA will also be hosting its annual talent show that showcases Indian dances and musical performances on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium.

Men’s basketball ends season on four-game losing streak By EJ HOLLAND

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other institutions.” In its press release, the university explained that though each text message constituted a secondary violation, “the total number and duration of the texting elevated the violations to major.” SMU reported the violations to the NCAA when Head Coach Matt Doherty learned that the former director of compliance had been wrong. Doherty also corrected his staff on the rules. The NCAA also found an associated violation when SMU failed “to implement self-imposed rules education” after the University reported four secondary violations in 2007 and 2008. Those violations were also related to improper text messages. The NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions commended Doherty’s actions in this case, noting that “the men’s basketball staff sought guidance on rules rather than knowingly circumventing them.” “Further, the committee noted that there is no evidence that more than a minimal recruiting advantage was gained by these inadvertent violations,” the NCAA press release

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Chaplin encourages religious discussions in classrooms Editor in Chief tadams@smu.edu

Mustangs ousted in first round of C-USA tournament

Despite a valiant comeback in the second half, the SMU men’s basketball team was unable to beat Rice University when it most counted, falling to the Owls 58-57 in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament Wednesday night. Senior point guard Collin Mangrum hit his second threepointer of the night with 33 seconds left to bring the Mustangs (17-14, 8-8 C-USA) within one point. But teammate Robert Nyakundi’s long jumper at the buzzer missed, leaving the junior forward shooting just 2-of-7 on the night. In the team’s two previous wins over Rice (14-17, 5-11 C-USA), Nyakundi averaged 27.5 points, including 11 three-pointers. After scoring 55 points against the Owls in the first two meetings, Nyakundi was held to just five points against Rice in the post season. Tied at 27 a piece at the half, SMU surrendered the first 11 points coming out of the break to Rice, allowing its opponent to build a

The NCAA sanctioned the SMU men’s basketball program for recruiting infractions Thursday after SMU reported that it had inadvertently violated text-messaging rules. The NCAA accepted the university’s recommendations for a two-year probation, in addition to reduced recruiting-person days and official paid visits to the program. SMU has also implemented a two-week ban on initiating communication with prospective men’s basketball players and had all SMU coaches attend an NCAA Regional Rules Seminar in June 2010. The NCAA said in a press release that SMU “sent an estimated 100 text messages” to at least seven prospective athletes’ parents after the former director of compliance advised the staff that text messages could be sent to parents of prospective athletes. NCAA rules prohibit text messages to parents and student athletes. SMU said in its own press release that those seven prospective students “ultimately signed with

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Questions of faith may be entering SMU classrooms, as Rev. Dr. Stephen Rankin would like people to feel more comfortable discussing religion. The chaplain and minister to the university delivered “Seeking a Better Way: SMU as a Leader in ChurchAffiliated Higher Education,” as part of the Wilson Lecture Series Thursday afternoon in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom. Rankin isn’t insisting that Christianity—or any religion, for that matter—be incorporated to every student’s curriculum, but he does feel that professors should feel comfortable

with mentioning it if it’s appropriate. Alluding that some people are confused on the matter, Rankin clarified that “SMU is not a Christian university— it is a Christian-affiliated university.” Professors throughout the room shook their heads in agreement as the chaplain said many students raise questions to their professors about issues unrelated to course content. While a classroom discussion may be appropriate to integrate religion, Rankin said, “many professors hesitate going too far in this direction in their class work.” Rankin does not feel professors should feel obligated to bring religion into the classroom, but to integrate “faith questions wherever we see appropriate and leave them out when appropriate.”

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Dallas celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with annual Greenville parade By CHASE WADE Associate A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

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SMU’s Pappa Dia shoots over Rice’s Lucas Kuipers during second half action in their game of the 2011 Conference USA Basketball Championship Wednesday in El Paso, Texas.

There are two things that Dallas essentially does right, first being the Texas State Fair, the other being St. Patrick’s Day. For some reason, every year around March 17, the city of Dallas lets down its hair and for once has a little bit of fun. This year, one should expect nothing different. Famous for its St. Patty’s Day Parade, Dallas’ lower Greenville area will be hosting perhaps the holiday’s biggest event Saturday. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. However, be sure not have green beer to close in proximity to the parade, as the law has changed towards the once relaxed open container policy. Instead of

asking patrons simply to pour the contents of their alcoholic beverage out, Dallas police officers will be issuing $250 situations to those caught with alcohol within 18 feet of public-right-of-way. If watching floats go down Greenville Avenue isn’t your thing, then why don’t you try running down the street? Dallas’ annual “Dash Down Greenville,” social run will be held Saturday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. The run invites its participants to kick off Dallas’ St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with live music and free food. The best part: it’s free. Starting at noon on Saturday, Greenville gets even more St. Patrick’s

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Arts & Entertainment

• Friday, March 11, 2011

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DALLAS EVENT

‘The Last Lions’ roars onto the silver screen this weekend

SMU participates in Foote Festival

By CHASE WADE Assoc. A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Hollywood has consistently reverted to the animal kingdom for sources of its most dramatic features. With daring territory battles, intense fights for survival, and captivating story lines, who wouldn’t? National Geographic’s latest film, featuring the works of veteran filmmakers Beverly and Derrick Joubert, “The Last Lions,” follows an exiled mother as she fights to keep her three children alive after losing her mate and being forced out of her homeland by a rival pride. Photographing lions for almost 30 years, the Joubert’s visuals are nothing short but stunning. With vast shots encompassing the wild animal kingdom, intimate portraits of certain animals and fascinating footage highlighting nature’s most incredible story, “The Last Lions” could completely dismiss Jeremy Iron’s narration and still be a captivating film. The documentary’s main focus lies on Ma di Tau (Mother of Lions), as she battles the harshness that is the wilderness in hopes of saving

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Against a constant backdrop of African buffalo, the lions of Duba are highlights on a dark canvas.

her children’s lives. Problems arise when Ma di Tau is forcibly made to move to new lands. Standing in the way of her and survival lays hungry crocodiles, scheming lions, and greedy hyenas Perhaps “The Last Lion’s” biggest flaw, however, comes from its celebrity narrator, Jeremy Irons. Iron’s voice is iconic; there is no doubt in that fact. However, at times during the movie, the lines he is delivering

are somewhat exaggerated and occasionally too much to swallow. Despite its misstep in narration, “The Last Lions” is still one of the best nature documentaries to be released in the past decade. What makes “The Last Lions” so enthralling to watch is the emotional connections that the Joubert’s cinematography forces upon you. Midway through the 88-minute feature, you find yourself forgetting that Ma di Tau

Dallas Events As spring break is next week, here are some events around the city Dallas Blooms March 5 - April 10 Visit the Dallas Arboretum to see the largest floral festival in the southwest. This year’s theme is “It’s a Fairy Tale World,” featuring castles drawn from the pages of classic fairy tales.

and her cubs are merely lions. Instead, the fabled felines undergo a metamorphosis into human-like creatures who you can do nothing but root for their survival. Even though “The Last Lions” is labeled as PG, the sometimes graphic images may not exactly be for children, at least not those under the age of 10. At points during “The Last Lions,” the utter reality of the Joubert’s photography is more graphic than even the worst of today’s action movies. While the intense visuals are necessary to forward the story, some children may be eclipsed by their shear honesty. The Jouberts, who are an integral part of National Geographic’s “Big Cat Initiative,” made “The Last Lions” to highlight the sever changes that lions are undergoing due to poaching and the loss of their habitat. “The Last Lions” is a captivating film from beginning to the end. The film invites its audiences to get lost in the tundra of the African wild and successfully does so by combining stunning cinematography and a stellar story line. The film is showing at the Angelika Dallas this Friday.

By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

The metroplex’s Horton Foote Festival begins on Monday with a birthday party for what would be the Texas playwright’s 95th birthday. SMU’s contribution to the event will be an exhibit dedicated to Foote’s writing process. Foote was an acclaimed writer who wrote more than 60 screenplays, plays and television scripts. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his play “The Young Man from Atlanta” and Oscars for his screenplays for “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Tender Mercies.” In the later years of his life, he served as a visting distinguished dramatist at Baylor University until he died in 2009. In 2004, Baylor launched

the first Horton Foote playwriting festival. Kevin Moriarity, artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, generated the momentum for this festival, which features productions of his plays by seven professional theater companies, SMU’s exhibit and several other events and presentations throughout the area. The exhibit at the DeGolyer Library will contain elements important to his compositions from his steno pad to annotated scripts (including his copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird”), movie stills and both of his Oscars. The DeGolyer Library has also published “Farewell: Remembering Horton Foote.” Horton Foote: Photographs and Manuscripts opened March 1 and runs through May 1 at the DeGolyer Library. Admission is free. For the full list of events visit hortonfootefestival.com.

DID YOU KNOW? In a press release distributed Thursday, TeenNick announced they will be setting aside a two hour time block a day dedicated to their classic 90s programming. Welcome back childhood, we’ve missed you.

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2011 Dash Down Greenville

8:30 a.m. at Central Market on Lover’s Lane. The annual 5-K run is the kickoff to Dallas’ St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

Toadies Concert

12 p.m. in the Energy Square Parking Lot. Bud Light presents the Dallas Observer St. Patrick’s Day Concert with THE TOADIES.

Devotchka Concert

9:30 p.m. at the Granada Theater. The Granada presents indie band Devotchka with Telegraph Canyon.

St. Patrick’s Day Party

7 a.m. at Molly Maguire’s Irish Pub & Eatery. Molly Maguire’s will open at 7 a.m. for a special day with live music and DJs.

12:24 p.m. Theft: McElvaney Hall/6000 Bishop Blvd. A student reported theft of her bicycle. The theft occurred sometime betweenDec. 25 -Jan. 1. Open.

MARCH 8 2:42 p.m. Theft: Delta Gamma House/3120 Daniel Avenue. A student reported theft of cash from her purse. The theft occurred on Jan. 8 sometime between 11:00-1:00 p.m. Open.

MARCH 9 6:44 p.m. Theft: Umphrey Lee Center/3300 Dyer Street. A student reported theft of his cell phone. The theft occurred sometime between on March 8 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. Open. 8:39 p.m. Failure to Leave Identification: Delta Gamma/Sorority Lot/3120 Daniel Avenue. A student reported some unknown person struck her vehicle and drove off. Open.

5:35 p.m. Theft: Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Road. A student reported theft of his iPhone. The theft occurred sometime between 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Open.

7:20 p.m. Theft: Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Rd. A student reported theft of his I Phone. The theft occurred sometime between 4:00-5:30 p.m. Open

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Rwandan genocide film conveys power of communication By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

Over the course of 100 days, 1 million people lost their lives as a result of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Ten thousand people a day were murdered. “This would be the entire population of SMU murdered in just over a day,” Kenyan filmmaker Patrick Mureithi said as he put a global human rights issue into context for the audience. Mureithi screened his film “ICYIZERE: hope” Wednesday night as the conclusion of SMU’s Communication Excellence Week. The documentary focused on the African Great Lakes Initiative and its Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC) program. HROC is a three-day workshop in which 10 survivors and 10 perpetrators of the genocide come together to work through their grief, remorse and post-traumatic stress disorder. “I made the film not to point the finger, but to show that reconciliation, working through pain, was possible,” Mureithi said. The film closely followed four participants—three survivors and one peretrator—in a 2008 workshop, taking the audience through the Rwandans’ journey to be at peace with themselves and with others. Mureithi was inspired to create the film back in 2004 after seeing a PBS documentary on the genocide that shook his worldview. “Before that documentary I believed that people were inherently good. The documentary challenged that belief,” Mureithi said. “It was happening so close to me and I had no idea. Imagine that happening in Missouri or Kansas and you didn’t know.” The filmmaker’s passion to communicate the story of the Rwandans inspired Communications Studies and Public Affairs professor Dr. Ben Voth to show the film at SMU. “I want my students to ask, ‘what is my role as a communicator?’ They can say something, they can express something, communicate something to a greater and more positive effect,” Voth said. “I feel empowered and inspired to use my voice to broadcast these atrocities,” sophomore Roza Essaw said after viewing the film and listening to Mureithi. The film screening and Mureithi’s speech were a part of the Communication studies program’s “Better Communication for Better Leaders for Human Rights” theme week. “Violence doesn’t happen because there are guns or because of the weather. It happens because someone puts that idea in your head,” Voth said. “These are really problems of communication.”

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Day action as the Granada theatre hosts its annual “St. Patrick’s Day Parade Patio Party.” The event, much like everything else on St. Patrick’s Day, is free. The party will feature the bands like The Raspas, Dave Willingham Procket, Melody Memory, Sing Kuba and the Mystic Heights. Dallas-based band The Toadies will be adding to the St. Patrick’s Music scene as it performs one of its first concerts in Dallas in three years at Energy Square Plaza. The band is the headlined name for the Dallas Observer’s concert that will feature other artists like Here Holy Spain, True Widow and Ishi. As always, Dallas’ St. Patrick’s Day festivities are second to none. With seemingly limitless amounts of free food, free concerts and free drinks, there is no excuse to put on a little green and have a little fun this weekend.

Friday, March 11, 2011 • News SMU’s ethics award honors NCAA: Recruiting days limited national philanthropist By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

Renowned civic and nationally recognized philanthropic leader Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler was honored as the 2011 recipient of the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Thursday. The presentation included tributes by Former First Lady Laura Bush, SMU President R. Gerald Turner and Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. Altshuler is the first person in the United States to receive all three national service honors – the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year Award from the National Society of Fundraising Executives; the national Alexis de Tocqueville Award of the United Way of America; and the Distinguished Service Award given by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and

Colleges. Globally she was honored with the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service from the Salvation ArmyInternational in London. Altshuler has also been honored with SMU’s Distinguished Alumni Award. She is one of SMU’s longestserving trustees, a former chair and a current member of the board of trustees. She is a co-chair of the Second Century Campaign Leadership Council and previously served as a co-chair of the campaign for SMU. She also is co-chair of the Second Century Celebration Organizing Committee. The Jonsson Ethics Award is presented annually by SMU’s Cary Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility to individuals who exemplify the spirit of moral leadership and public virtue.

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said. “The committee also concluded the erroneous guidance from the former director of compliance strongly mitigated the staff ’s responsibility for the violations. Finally, the committee noted the head coach kept up to date on rules education, which led him to discover the recruiting violations.” An outside firm hired by SMU conducted an investigation into the matter, according to the University. That investigation found 16 impermissible text messages had been sent over a three-month period to parents of recruits. “Because the text messaging occurred over two years (2007-2009), the NCAA and SMU estimated the total number of impermissible text messages to be not more than 100,” SMU wrote in a press release. Athletics Director Steve Orsini

said SMU is “committed to full compliance with NCAA regulations” in an SMU press release, noting that they had already taken corrective measures. Orsini noted that SMU had changed its compliance staff and were “increasing the number of staff members in view of the fact that technology is adding new dimensions to the compliance environment.” Orsini added that the University had expanded its programs to keep its staff up to date on NCAA regulations and that it has “instituted a state-of-the-art system” to monitor text messaging. “The fact that this problem was self-reported and proactively addressed reflects our commitment to maintaining a culture of compliance and accountability regarding NCAA regulations,” he said.

The Sanctions: Public reprimand and censure. Two years of probation from March 10, 2011, through March 9, 2013. Two-week ban on initiating communication with basketball prospective student-athletes beginning April 28 and concluding May 11, 2010. For the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years, the number of recruiting in-person days available to the men’s basketball staff will be reduced by 15. As a result, the total number of days will not exceed 115. For the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years, the number of official paid visits available to the men’s basketball staff will be reduced by two. As a result, the total number of official visits will not exceed 10. All coaches of all sports at the University were required to attend the NCAA Regional Rules Seminar.

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Drew Konow

In a week, I may just have the answer to the question every senior fields at least once (usually thrice) a day - that is, "What are you doing after

graduation?" That question has haunted most of my fourth-year cohorts and me for the past two semesters. Undoubtedly because the most honest answer has been (and still is) a resounding "I don't know." In response to this uncertainty, I engrossed myself in applying to program after program that interested me. Diving head first into a sea of applications, I kept my eye on the prize: graduate school, teaching programs or service programs. Today, only a few strides away from the finish line, it feels surreal that college is almost over, that the "real world" is beckoning us forward, and that the SMU experience will soon be a memory. In many ways, the transition has

already begun. We've had many a lasts at this point - the last football game, last first day, last Celebration of Lights, etc. Much of our SMU experience is already a memory. Amidst this transitional state, it's easy to submit to a fatalistic, depressed advice that seems to have crept in. Indeed, the primary refrain of advising adults submits that "college days are the best times of your life." At the mere age of 21, many would have me believe that I should begin to plan my funeral. They mean to tell me that I've already reached my peak, my crescendo, my prime. After this, there are only bills, my 401-K, responsibility and insurance? After college, I’m condemned to a life of quotidian bore? First revelation: my life does not end on May 14, 2011. I mean, give me a break. We're not dying, we’re just graduating. For many, college may be the best time of their life. For those people, I mourn. That's not to say college has not been great. It has been ridiculously fantastic, outrageously fun and unimaginably transformative. But, all of those qualities are equally possible outside

the context of the university setting. If the rest of my life is boring, empty, and dejected; a good look in the mirror is probably far overdue. Another all-too-prevalent piece of advice for seniors is that what we choose to do after graduation is of utmost importance. That is the underlying assertion in the question, "What are you doing after graduation?" It is also the assumption of many a career counselor or parent imploring, "you need to find a good job right after graduation, you need to make sure you make the best decision for your post-graduation fate," etc. Sure, economists do suggest that the way in which one enters the economic market does affect pay for the rest of one’s time in the work-field. But, again, seriously? Am I really going to be economically debilitated for the rest of my life if I travel the world for the next year? Or still, if I choose the wrong job? Second revelation: one year is just one year. So, I can decide to work for "corporate America" or for the burger joint on the corner. And if I am miserable after a year, well it's only a year. It's not going to condemn me for the rest of my life to poverty, misery or deficiency.

Perhaps most disconcerting in all of this tenuous advice is a fundamental misinterpretation, or at least mistrust, of life. Third revelation: live vibrantly in the moment. Life is full of curve balls, flower-beds and grand adventures. Nothing will change that. No transition can remove that. No amount of loneliness, fear, doubt, shame or (dare I say) failure will drain life's potential for vibrancy. So maybe in week I'll know what the next year of my life will look like, but that doesn't mean that the world will start spinning differently. I've been in the real world all my life; graduation won't induce that. I've considered myself an adult for a while now, a diploma won't make that official. Despite the circumstance, I'm going continue to live my life to its fullest; I'm going to continue to have fun; I'm going to take the next step with passion and fervor; I'm going to live in the moment - even as an official adult in the "real world". Drew Konow is a senior religious studies, foreign languages and literatures major. He can be reached for comments or questions at dkonow@smu.edu.

EDITORIAL

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Concealed carry on campus bill proposes greater threats, not safety With the support of more than half of the state’s House of Representatives, Texas may soon pass a concealed carry on campus law. While supporters argue self-defense, passing the bill would provide college campuses with more threats than safety. Cowboy hats, boots and guns: the images that come to mind when picturing the state of Texas. They’re all icons that represent the Lone Star State and symbols that have a place in many Texans’ hearts… but in the classroom? Now that’s going a little too far. A bill that has the support of over half the members of the Texas House of Representatives will allow concealed guns to be carried on the state’s university campuses. It won’t be long until the bill reaches the hands of Gov. Rick Perry, a notorious gun holder, making those against the bill feel uneasy. Supporters of the legislation insist that college campuses would be safer if students carried concealed handguns for “self-defense.” Many have said that massacres such as the one at Virginia Tech could have been avoided, had students been allowed to carry concealed guns. Surely, they say, an armed student could have shot back and ended the assailant’s killing spree. But, say a victim was armed in the event of a school shooting. How would that affect the role of the police officer? An officer arriving to the scene of a shooting will target the first person he sees with a gun, which could very well be a victim in this case. The gruesomeness of school shootings shouldn’t be desensitized. But school shootings are so rare that allowing students to walk around with guns in their pockets every day, “just in case,” poses a much bigger threat to the campus. Passing the concealed carry on campus bill would create a lot more issues than it would solve. Students would flinch at the drop of every backpack. Professors could become intimidated by gun toting students (grade inflation, anyone?). Of course, only licensed individuals would have the “privilege” of carrying concealed weapons, but that creates a whole new problem in itself. Ever heard that individuals need to be 21 to obtain a license to firearms? How about that you need to be 21 to enter a bar and consume alcohol? The amount of underage drinkers is not a surprise to any college student. Having the privilege to drink legally is a status admired and envied by those underage, and the same jealousies may occur among those too young to own a gun as well. Unqualified and immature people would be handling guns. Don’t think underage gun handlers would act irresponsibly? Just think about how many underage drinkers get in drinking and driving accidents. Think about the lethal combination of alcohol and firearms. Parties involving alcohol occur in dorms and fraternity houses, both of which are located on campuses. Not to mention the tailgate parties that occur on campuses before football games and even the games themselves: how comfortable would you feel in a closed-in stadium knowing that at least a fraction of the attendees (many possibly under the influence) were carrying concealed weapons? Clearly, a campus is no place for guns and the passing of a concealed carry on campus bill will lead to more gun violence on campus, not less. Nicolle Keogh is a senior journalism and french double major. She can be reached for comments or questions at nicollekeogh1@yahoo.com. Opinions expressed in each unsigned editorial represent a consensus decision of the editorial board. All other columns on this page reflect the views of individual authors and not necessarily those of the editorial staff.

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Despite state budget cuts for tuition, student protest can make difference COMMENTARY

The state of Texas is broke. Recent projections put the current state budget shortfall at approximately $27 billion. As Jake Torres the state seeks to balance the budget, many programs and services are receiving large reductions in funding and many are being eliminated completely. Among the programs and services currently on the chopping block is the Texas Equalization Grant, also known as the TEG. The TEG is the state financial aid program for financially needy Texas students attending private colleges and universities in the state of Texas. Since it was founded in 1971, the TEG program has given students from low income and middle class backgrounds a broader range of college options. The 81st Legislature appropriated

$105.8 million dollars of TEG funds for each year of 2010-2011. That amount was less than 1 percent of all the funds appropriated for higher education. Currently 42 Texas institutions have students that receive funding from the TEG. These institutions include, Rice University, Austin College, Southwestern University, Texas Christian University, Abilene Christian University and of course, SMU. This program is extremely valuable to many SMU students. SMU has 1,526 students who have been awarded TEG funds for this academic year alone. The funds given to SMU students amounted to $6,324,641. As the state looks to close its budget gap these funds may be eliminated. It has been proposed that 40 percent of the current level of funding for students be eliminated in the next state budget for continuing students. The amount of money for incoming students, current high school juniors and seniors, could be reduced to zero.

I recently visited the state capitol to speak with state representatives and senators about this issue. Currently the political climate is so hostile that the idea of raising taxes or dipping into the state’s rainy day fund are very unlikely. A high ranking state representative told me that the only way to save the TEG and other similar programs would be to dip into the state’s rainy day fund. There is high pressure from Gov. Perry and other political figures not to takes these steps. If these funds are not maintained, the impact on SMU and similar institutions would be catastrophic. The hundreds of students currently enrolled at SMU may not be able to make up the reduction on grant money that could occur. SMU is a very expensive institution and many of our fellow Mustangs would be unable to attend this university without this state support. As we continue to recruit the most talented students from across the state, regardless of their economic background, we as a university need

the TEG in order to be able to offer students financial aid packages that make a SMU education possible. The idea that this program may not be available for the SMU classes of 2015 and 2016 is terrifying. It can be intimidating knowing that the lawmakers in Austin hold such tremendous power over so many of our fellow Mustangs. But we too hold an enormous power. As our student counterparts across the globe have shown in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the power of students to make change should never be underestimated. We are in this together as a university. A reduction of financial assistance to any Mustang is a threat to the entire SMU community. God Bless Texas and God Bless SMU. Jake Torres is a senior Spanish and English double major. He is also the Student Body President. Jake can be reached for comments or questions at sjtorres@smu.edu.

Sports

The Daily Campus WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Miners thrash Ponies, 75-57 By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

The Mustangs traveled to El Paso Wednesday night to participate in their final season game against University of Texas at El Paso at the C-USA championship. The Miner’s ability to sink nine three pointers and have five players contribute in double digits gave them a 75-57 victory over the Mustangs. UTEP’s Kayla Thorton and Gloria Brow each had 17 points along with three others who contributed 10 or more points. As for SMU, Christine Elliott and Alisha Filmore were the only two to score in double digits, Elliott totaled 18 and earned her third double-double of the season and Filmore had 15 points and a pair of steals. SMU’s success from the field fell 16 percent behind UTEP. The Mustangs completed 20 out of 65 shots and UTEP succeeded in 29 of their 63 attempts. In the opening minutes of the game UTEP had the lead by 14. SMU then reacted to its gain and narrowed the gap to five just before the half. The Mustangs then hit the floor after the half with a couple of baskets to make the score 33-31, but after consecutive three pointers from the Miners, the Mustangs fell behind by 11 and never recovered. UTEP continued to increase itslead and the score was 63-41 with 8:31 left in play. The Miners managed to lead by 22 a second time during the second half with 2:14 remaining. SMU managed to prevent UTEP from scoring in the final two minutes and put up four free throws just before the buzzer.

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38-27 lead. But as the clock wound down, SMU answered back with two free throws from freshman point guard Jeremiah Samarrippas to cut the Owls’ lead to 55-53 with 3:32 remaining. Rice’s Arsalan Kazemi increased the lead again with two successful shots from the line, but again the Mustangs responded with a bucket from senior forward Papa Dia to put SMU back within one point. Dia, in his final game as a Mustang, scored a team-high of 22 points accompanied with 15 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and 27th of his career. Before Wednesday’s game, Dia was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Year in addition to being named to the All-Conference USA FirstTeam on Monday. In the final minute, the Owls missed two shots, but an inside shot from Bryan

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SMU point guard Alisha Fillmore attempts a drive at the C-USA NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday against UTEP. SMU fell 75-57..

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LOSS: Owls clip Mustangs, 58-57 Beasley to Kazemi put Rice back up by three with 53 seconds left. Mangrum’s three-pointer and steal from Connor Frizzelle followed, but Kazemi’s rebound of Nyakundi’s missed shot sealed the Mustangs’ fate. Kazemi, in only his second year, had a game-high 24 points coupled with 13 rebounds. SMU finished the night shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent in three’s, compared to 35.7 and 25 percent from the Owls. But as was the case in the Mustangs’ final three games of the regular season, turnovers hurt SMU, as Rice was able to collect 25 points off SMU’s costly mistakes. Mangrum, who was named to the C-USA All Academic Team, had his sixth double-double of the season with 12 points and eight boards. Samarrippas, in his first post-season appearance with SMU, scored 11 points. In the series against Rice during

the regular season, SMU had defeated the Owls in the past seven out of eight games. The last time the teams played against each other in 2006, SMU came away with a 61-59 win in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament. Earlier in the season, the Mustangs established their longest winning streak in conference play, going on to win five straight games before falling to the University of Texas at El Paso. SMU also finished over the .500 mark for the first time in Head Coach Matt Doherty’s five years, finishing with three more wins than last season’s total. On the season, the Mustangs finished first in the league and seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage and first in C-USA and 13th in the NCAA in three-point percentage. SMU’s 49.3 shooting percentage also ranks second in conference history.

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The SMU men’s golf traveled to Lafayette, La. to take part in the Louisiana Classics. The Mustangs finished sixth at 882 in the 15-team two day event that took place at the 6,898-yard, par-72 Oakbourne Country Club. SMU bounced back from two subpar rounds in which they carded 297 to post its lowest score (288) on the tournament’s final day, which helped the Mustangs secure their sixth place

Honor Roll. Also competing for the Ponies were juniors Marc Sambol and Max Buckley, who finished 45th and 51st, respectively. Freshman Harry Higgs finished in 62nd with a12 over (218). No. 6 Illinois won The Louisiana Classics at 854 while Louisiana State University took second at 860. Kent State’s John Hahn won the individual title with a 10 under (206). SMU will return to the course on March 14 when they head to San Diego to take on both The University of San Diego and San Diego State.

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Style

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SPRING BREAK FASHION

Students sport current trends: tribal, bold color, 70s By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

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DARBY RADCLIFF & GRACE DAVIS Photos by MICHAEL DANSER Photo Editor mdanser@smu.edu

Michelle Clinton, Sarah Stanton and Mackenna Scripps model looks from Dallas retailers at SMU’s sand volleyball court and tanning pool.

TRIBAL Clinton (left): hat, Jenna B’s Boutique; Free People dress, Jenna B’s Boutique. Scripps (center): Cynthia Vincent romper, The Shak at Stanley Korshak; Elizabeth Carlock necklace; Oliver Peoples sunglasses, Goo Goo Eyes. Stanton (right): Silk orange maxi dress, Jenna B’s Boutique; Elizabeth Carlock cuff.

BRIGHTS Stanton (left): Gracia Fashion top, Melanie Gayle; Krisa white linen shorts, Melanie Gayle; Orange beach bag, Melanie Gayle; Prada sunglasses, Goo Goo Eyes. Scripps (center): Robert Rodriguez orange romper, The Shak at Stanley Korshak; Marc Jacobs pink quilted bag, Nordstrom; Elizabeth Carlock lime green necklace and ring. Clinton (right): Madison Marcus yellow top, The Shak at Stanley Korshak; Jcrew pink shorts; Elizabeth Carlock hot pink necklace and ring.

70s Boho Scripps (left): Alexander Wang Dress and shell, The Shak at Stanley Korshak; Missoni headband, Scoop NYC; Elizabeth Carlock necklace and bracelet. Stanton (right): Missoni tunic, Scoop NYC; Elizabeth Carlock ring and cuff; JCrew straw beach bag; red straw hat, Jenna B’s Boutique. Clinton (top center photo): Mike Gonzales tank, The Shak at Stanley Korshak; Alice & Olivia shorts, Scoop NYC.