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Students take on green for St. Pat’s By KELLIE SPANO Contributing Writer kspano@smu.edu

Saint Patrick’s Day is an honored, traditional holiday originating in Ireland and annually celebrated on March 17. This holiday, stemming from Christianity, has many different symbols, such as the four-leaf clover symbolizing the Holy Trinity, the color green symbolizing luck and Saint Patrick himself, the patron saint of Ireland. Oddly enough, the original color of Saint Patrick’s Day was blue. Over time it changed to green and now on this special day, people will even dress head-to-toe in green. When you are younger, it’s a day full of wearing green, eating chocolate four-leaf clovers wrapped in green foil and searching for that lucky clover. However, as college students, it means something a little different. Sure no one wants to get pinched and one still may attend a parade to watch Irish dancing and grab something to eat, but the focus seems to be more on

the nightly festivities of Saint Patrick’s Day. SMU freshman, Phillip Hayes, said, “It’s a day to be Irish and have a fun time. It’s a night for feasting and debauchery.” The holiday is not just for the Irish. Sophomore Christina Kearney said, “It’s a fun, festive day that gets people pumped up!” Saint Patrick’s Day is a day for the campus to literally go green. People can relish in the Christian, Irish holiday with a simple, festive spirit by wearing green on Wednesday: enjoy green food, go to a parade and watch Irish dancing on YouTube. Phillip Maxwell, senior history major, said, “It’s funny and odd that the entire city comes together for a day of drinking and debauchery when no one really cares about St. Patrick’s Day or what it means.” Mallory Harrison, senior engineering management and information sciences major, said “St. Patty’s Day reminds me of eating Lucky Charms for breakfast.”

By SARAH POTTHARST Associate News Editor spotthar@smu.edu

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Delaney Mickiewicz joins in the celebration at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 13.

FOOD

TECHNOLOGY

Umphrey Lee aims Online classes: Now at most campuses, but not on Hilltop to please SMU By TAYLOR REED

By ALEJANDRA AGUIRRE

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The management of the lower level in the Umphrey Lee Center does a lot of work in order to please a crowd such as SMU. Aramark’s Campus Dining Services, better known as Real Food on Campus, has provided SMU with the food that is now served throughout the campus. This dining service serves many universities throughout the country. “Aramark and SMU have been able to develop a food harmony for the students,” RFoC location manager Kyle Wilson said. However, there is still a difference between the foods that are served at SMU versus the food that is served on other campuses. According to Wilson, the improvements that have been implemented over the years have allowed SMU to elevate their menu to include such services as the Hydration Station, Fish Fridays and the expansion of the Mediterranean Station. “Every semester we change up our menu, making sure everything is high quality,” Wilson said. The Umphrey Lee Center has provided a full meal solution where students can get an appetizer, entree and dessert. There are also various modifications that go on within the Umphrey Lee Center, such as the deli. For example, several samples of various meats can be brought in for the management to choose from. However, as the real consumers on campus, students are able to voice their opinions through several different methods. There is a student advisory board that allows students to contribute their input on the changes that they would like to see implemented. Along with this, there are monthly gatherings for those interested in voicing their opinions about the food on campus. “I think the food at SMU is probably better than other schools,” sophomore Lana Greene said. One of the more interactive ways

How would you like to sit in your dorm room with the television playing in the background for your English class? How about not having to change out of your pajamas? What about taking tests when you feel prepared, and getting to choose when it fits your schedule? For students who like the sound of this, online classes may be something to look into. Many Texas universities, such as the University of Texas, Baylor University and Texas A&M University, have begun providing online courses for students. Many students across the nation are drawn to the idea of taking a course where they do not have to leave the comfort of their own rooms or homes, shaping the syllabus to their own schedules. This growing trend is providing students with a new way to earn credit hours for graduation. Instead of sitting in a lecture hall with 100 plus students all listening to one professor, adhering to specific due dates and exam times, students can now pick and choose their own schedule and do their work on their own. Another attraction of online classes is that they are typically less expensive than traditional classes. But online classes aren’t perfect. The downside to this new concept of freedom in, and even of, the classroom lacks a structured learning environment, so many students allow their online classes to sink to the bottom of their lengthy to-do list. This eventually leads the student to either an end of semester surge to finish all their work in time, or to just drop the course completely. In spite of how easy it is to fall behind, online courses have gained great momentum over the past few years. According to a Reuters report, online education grew by 13 percent last year, and nearly one quarter of students in the country

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of voicing an opinion is simply by going online and taking a survey. Currently RFoC is running a promotion that allows students to be part of a drawing for a $250 gift card to Best Buy, simply by filling out a survey online. Once the results are attained, Wilson, along with other staff, implements a plan of action for the lowest scoring category of food. With this method, the food is improved and new ideas come about to fulfill the desires of students on campus. “We’re able to fill all the categories of food that the students are looking for,” Wilson said. Besides working on the everyday meals that the students receive, the Umphrey Lee Center management incorporates themes to keep students interested and excited about their meals on campus. This gives the students an opportunity to give their opinion about what the RFoC should be like and it establishes a relationship between the student and the management staff. “This is a very good idea because this way we can interact with the Umphrey Lee management,” freshman Jeannette Hernandez said. The next event that will be hosted by the Umphrey Lee Center will be a competition in reference to “Iron Chef ” the television show. They will bring in four local culinary schools to participate in a cook-off at SMU. There will be about 40 participating chefs, along with those of SMU. The competition consists of creating one menu each, which in total will be four. From there, the students will be able to decide the best plates and overall menu. This interaction, along with all of the other methods to communicate and voice opinions, allows SMU students to do what many other campuses don’t do. That is, to be an influence on menu decisions.

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Senate discusses proposed curriculum

The Student Senate posed a question in its meeting Tuesday that many students and faculty have been wondering about: When and how will SMU curriculum change? Student Body President Patrick Kobler informed the Senate about key changes proposed in the new curriculum, which, if approved, will be implemented for all incoming freshmen in the fall of 2012. The most essential idea behind the new curriculum is proficiency. He said this will achieved by incorporating as much out-of-class experience as inclass experience. “We’re more interested in what you take, instead of how many classes you take,” Kobler said. The curriculum will offer pillar classes that cover modern issues, such as immigration and climate change, so that students will be able “to handle the social issues that we cannot foresee,” Kobler said. The committee who proposed the new curriculum had to adhere to three main guidelines. First, doublemajoring must be made easier for students. Second, the process of transferring should be made easier for perspective students. And finally, the curriculum needs to be conducive for the engineering and performing arts schools. If implemented, the new curriculum will not impede the progress of upper level students. This means that students’ credits from previous semesters will still count toward their majors. “The biggest difference is that [courses] can count for more than one requirement,” Kobler said.

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Day for Gaza By SARAH POTTHARST

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are now taking some type of online courses. With the trend becoming more and more popular among the nation’s students, some SMU students want the opportunity to take these classes instead of being cemented to the traditional classroom setting. SMU freshman Kayla Dietz is interested in online classes because of convenience. “I would take online classes because it would be easier to take at home instead of leaving my dorm and going to an actual classroom,” she said. Others believe that online classes would actually be a disservice to their education, and in the end hurt their grades. SMU sophomore Amanda Snider believes that she wouldn’t have the personal work ethic to get her work for online classes done. “I would not take online classes because I would not be able to sit down and do the work without a set schedule,” she said. “My traditional classes would become my top priority, making the online ones a second priority.” SMU freshman Jess Deware said she believes that online classes could impede effective learning environments. “I don’t think I would take online class, because I think that it is important to learn in an active environment within the classroom,” he said. “I believe that interaction between the professor

ENTERTAINMENT Conan O!Brien will bring upcoming tour to SMU

Associate News Editor spotthar@smu.edu

I would not take online classes in history or political science, because half the fun is the type of professor you get. Ronnie Davis Senior

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and other students is essential to learning.” Some students believe that online classes could be fun and helpful in getting core courses done more quickly. Senior Ronnie Davis thinks that online classes would also be great to get some last-minute courses out of the way. “I would not take online classes in history or political science, because half the fun is the type of professor you get,” she said. “I would be open to take online courses for some of my business courses since the subject matter can be pretty straight forward.” Even though online courses may not be for everyone, many students are interested. It is probably only a matter of time before SMU will begin to provide an online curriculum option.

The Middle Eastern Student Association is hosting Day for Gaza on Wed. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in an attempt to open American eyes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict overseas. The height of the conflict took place in December 2008 in Israel. Roughly 400 children and more than 1000 civilians died. Lina Mattar, president of the Middle Eastern Student Association, said the media in the U.S. tends to demonstrate the issue from the Israeli point of view, giving little voice to the Palestinian refugees. Day for Gaza will present the alternative Palestinian point of view. The event, which will take place in the Hughes-Trigg Commons, will offer artwork from an artist who captures a visual representation of the conflict, as well as three guest speakers at noon. One of the speakers will explain widely misunderstood differences between Jews and Zionists. The speakers will also address effects of the Gaza War, such as distressed children urinating on themselves. Mattar said her interests in this issue does not stem from wanting to represent her people, solely because “it’s a humanitarian event.” Those involved “haven’t done anything to deserve this.” MESA began last semester and currently holds a temporary charter. The organization hopes to establish itself in the future within the SMU community and gain a permanent charter.

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HOLIDAY

NFL business hurts team support

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Style

• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The Daily Campus

From Hollywood party girl to businesswoman Nicole Richie launches her new clothing collection Winter Kate

By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

Sitting in a green room that used to be a dressing room at Neiman Marcus NorthPark Center, Nicole Richie now comes off as a poised and professional businesswoman. This is a far cry from the starlette’s persona five years ago as a Hollywood party girl. In the past, Richie was known for her late night antics, such as hitting the Los Angeles club scene with her now deceased former fiancé, DJ A.M. and the likes of Lindsay Lohan. After a hit reality show, publicized stints behind bars and in rehab, a drawn-out cat fight with former best friend Paris Hilton, a dramatic weight loss and a “New York Times Best-Seller” tell-all book, 28-year-old Richie is on her feet as the designer behind accessories brand House of Harlow and her new clothing line, Winter Kate. Named after the two middle names of Richie’s daughter Harlow, Winter Kate supplements the same vintage aesthetic style of her jewelry line House of Harlow that launched in 2008. “Designing clothes is something that I have always wanted to do,” Richie said. But with two kids under the age of

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6 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Forum. This is the last information session to become a leader for one of these events. Students must attend a session to qualify.

three and a mid-February engagement to long-time boyfriend Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden, the settleddown Richie admits the days of wild partying are behind her. “I knew it would come later on in life because it is a big undertaking,” Richie said, referring to the launch of her career as a designer. “The right opportunity came along and I decided that now was the time to do it.” Winter Kate reflects Richie’s personal style and her love for vintage clothing. It is filled with 60s- and 70sinspired maxi dresses and kimonos. “I would never design something that I wouldn’t wear myself,” she said of the flower-child feel of her 37-piece collection. Richie’s style has evolved over the years from skimpy and revealing red carpet numbers to her now everyday chic, hippie look. “I think that there is a piece out there for everyone,” Richie said of the collection (that starts at $35 and goes up to $598). “We have the really elaborate vintage-inspired kimonos where the prints and the colors are really bold, and then we have the very simple camisoles that are very great staple pieces.” As for fall, Richie is going in a different direction with less color and cuts opposite of the spring styles you see in stores right now.

French Film Festival

7 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Forum. For French Club’s Annual Film Festival, they are showing “Un baiser s’il vous plaît” (Shall We Kiss?).

Equality Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

7 p.m. Hughes-Trigg 313. Zoe Nicholson presents her story on the 1982 fast for the Equal Rights Amendment, where she spoke for the rights of Women and LGBT in America.

“Fall is pretty different. There are much cleaner lines and a lot of black, white and gray,” Richie said. “It is a little bit more sophisticated, because I tend to dress more sophisticated in the fall and winter.” She has her hands full with her clothing line Winter Kate and her accessories line House of Harlow, but the celebrity–turned-businesswoman says there is even more to look forward to in the near future. “I also have a show that I am developing for ABC and a book coming out in the summer, so I have a lot going on work-wise,” she said. Although Richie keeps busy by dipping into television and publishing projects, she says fashion is her true delight. “It is my passion and I do hope that I get to do it for a while,” she said. Judging by the crowd that turned out to catch a glimpse of the petite star at Neiman Marcus in NorthPark on March 4 as she launched Winter Kate, her job as a designer looks pretty secure. Hundreds of people lined up for hours waiting for Richie to make her in-store guest appearance. As she made her way down the escalator from the third floor to the second, customers, fans and even some SMU students in the crowd cheered in excitement.

Free Jazz Class

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Movie Night

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Winter Kate Spring 2010

House of Harlow and Winter Kate designer Nicole Richie

“This is outrageous, but we love Nicole Richie so it is worth it,” SMU sophomore Emily Bates said, one of the fans that turned out to meet Richie. “We waited for an hour to see Nicole,” freshman Taylor Martin said, who carpooled to the event with a bunch of friends from the dorms. Although most admit they came out to see Richie because of her celebrity status, senior Paige Noble made the trip to check out the designs.

“I only knew she had jewelry, so I was really excited to hear she had a clothing line,” Nobles said, who describes Richie’s style as “bohemian and edgy, yet modern and girly.” As for the enthusiastic Dallas fans eager to meet Richie and snag pieces from her Winter Kate collection, the star says she keeps her success in perspective. “I try not to make such big expectations,” Richie said. “I take it as it comes and I feel very blessed.”

Winter Kate Spring 2010

Police Reports MARCH 22 6:36 p.m. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Rd. A staff member reported the theft of his watch from the locker. The locker was found to be damaged. Open. 7:40 p.m. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Rd. A non affiliate person reported the theft of his wallet from the locker. The locking mechanism was found to be broken on the inside. Open.

MARCH 22 9:04 p.m. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Rd. A former student reported the theft of his wallet from the locker but later found with nothing missing. The locker was found to be damaged. Closed.

MARCH 22 10:20 p.m. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports/6000 Airline Rd. A student reported the theft of his backpack from the locker but later found with nothing missing. The locking mechanism was found to be broken on the inside. Closed.

MARCH 23 10:36 a.m. Perkins Chapel/6001 Bishop Blvd. A staff member reported theft of two microphones. Open.

Entertainment

The Daily Campus OBITUARY

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 •

COMEDY

Civil rights photographer dies Conan O’Brien tour is By ASSOCIATED PRESS

The world saw glimpses of the civil rights movement through Charles Moore’s eyes: In black-and-white photographs, he captured arresting images of the integration riots at Ole Miss in 1962, the fire hoses in Birmingham in ‘63, a Ku Klux Klan rally in North Carolina in ‘65. The Alabama native recognized the significance of the civil rights movement early on as one of the first photographers to document the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership. Moore is remembered for his striking images of historic and often violent events that required him to get closer to the action than many other photographers would. Moore died Thursday at age 79, said John Edgley of Edgley Cremation Services in West Palm Beach, Fla. The photographer seemed to realize that civil rights demonstrators were not the troublemakers that white authorities depicted them as, said Carolyn McKinstry, who lost four girlhood friends when a Ku Klux Klan bomb ripped through Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham more than 46 years ago. “They were trying to change the future. I think he could understand that,” McKinstry said Monday. Working for the Montgomery Advertiser at the time, Moore began covering the civil rights movement and was the lone photographer at the scene when King was arrested in Montgomery in 1958. One of his images showed two white police officers hustling away King, whose right arm was wrenched behind his back. John Kaplan, a Pulitzer Prizewinning photographer who teaches journalism at the University of Florida, said Moore knew he was witnessing history, and it showed in his work. His relationship with King and other leaders in the movement earned him access to important events. “He had a personal relationship with King. King trusted him,” Kaplan

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said. Later, while working on a contract basis for Life magazine, Moore traveled around the South to cover some of the most dramatic events of the civil rights movement. Moore photographed the riots at the University of Mississippi that coincided with the enrollment of James Meredith as its first black student. In one, white students hold a Confederate battle flag aloft as they jeer. The next year, in 1963, Moore was in Birmingham when black children and teenagers marched through city streets demanding an end to legalized segregation. They were met by police with snarling dogs and firefighters who pounded them with streams of water from fire hoses. In 1965, he photographed Alabama state troopers in masks tear-gassing voting rights marchers in Selma. The confrontation, which became known as “Bloody Sunday,” received worldwide attention, partly because of Moore’s photography. “I’m proud to say my photographs have helped to make a difference in our country and our society, and to show that we’re all children of the same God,” Moore said in a 2005

interview with the Montgomery Advertiser. Moore’s photos stand out because he used short lenses that required him to get close to the demonstrators, said Hank Klibanoff, who won a Pulitzer with Gene Roberts for their book “The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle and the Awakening of a Nation.” “There are images of Charles in the middle of the scrum while other photographers are on the sidewalks, missing the action,” said Klibanoff. In 1991, Moore published “Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore,” which included his biography and some of his most important photos. Around that time, McKinstry came to know Moore through joint appearances and retrospectives on the civil rights era. McKinstry said Moore’s photos helped Americans understand what was going on in the Deep South in the 1950s and ‘60s, even if many were slow to recognize the importance of the events. “It got international attention immediately. In the case of America, it took a lot longer,” she said.

By LAURA COOK

ART

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London Jewish Museum reopens By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A museum tracing the history of Britain’s 300,000-strong Jewish community is reopening after a 10 million pound ($15 million) expansion. The Jewish Museum calls itself the only such gallery in London dedicated

to a minority group. It includes a large collection of Jewish ceremonial art as well as interactive displays tracing the history of Jews in Britain from the 11th century until the present day. Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson helped unveil the venue to the press Tuesday. It opens to the public on

Wednesday. Lawson says the museum aims to show that the history of the Jewish community is an integral part of the history of Britain itself, noting that “the history of the Jews is very much told in terms of persecution. It’s interesting to question that.”

PHOTOGRAPHY

Trash your wedding dress By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS If you asked Erica Cook 20 years ago what she wanted to be when she grew up, taking pictures of lingerieclad women would not have been the answer. But this southeast Texas photographer found a niche in the portrait world, and these aren’t your grandma’s photos. “My favorite quote is, ‘Vision is knowing what everyone else knows, but seeing what no one else sees,’” said Cook, a 1990 graduate of Nederland High School. “Some people are more technical and need to figure things out. Others just see them.” Her vision through the lens and business partnership with Port Neches native Jo Wienshienk have helped bring boudoir photography to the area. In business for about two years, Cook and Wienshienk stumbled on this photography trend when Cook needed a photo shoot of herself. Wanting to do something special for her husband’s birthday, she decided to have boudoir photos of herself taken as a private gift. But the question became, where do you go? “I was hesitant because no one advertised that,” she said. The business partners were, at the time, in a League City photography class together. Both from the area, Cook asked

Wienshienk to photograph her gift idea. Since then, they were in business. “It turns out everyone wanted them, but no one knew which direction to go to find them in a comfortable manner.” The two host boudoir parties. Patterned almost like a jewelry party, customers rent Southeast Texas Boudoir for a few hours one night. The event occurs in the host<s home and includes wine, cheese and personal shoots for every interested guest at the party. “There’s music and girls prissing around,” Cook said with a laugh. “It’s so much fun. It makes you feel good as a woman. Makes you feel sexy.” Beaumont’s Amanda Laman also found her photography niche with local women — one they’re likely to never forget. “Trash the Dress,” as she calls it, might seem like your typical bridal portrait at first, but these brides are getting down in the dirt, sometimes the water, and taking their dresses somewhere other than the back of a closet or down the aisle. “The way I see it, there’s no sense in a beautiful, expensive dress hanging in a closet or being tucked away in an attic, never to be worn again,” said Laman, 31. “What’s the fun in that? Doing these photos is a way to wear the dress again and be free in it. Bridal photos are limiting because

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you’re so afraid of staining the dress — literally and figuratively — or otherwise defiling it. The result is stunning, innovative photos of you in your wedding gown.” Laman, who has been a photographer for about 7 years, said the id ea came from work by Las Vegas photographer John Michael Cooper. Inspired, she helped start a new southeast Texas trend — personally. “I submerged my dress in several fountains in downtown Houston, and it’s cleaner now than it was after my outdoor wedding,” she said of her own “Trash the Dress” photo shoot, captured by Conroe photographer Jennifer Davis. “My main motivation in trashing my own wedding gown was to know how it feels on both sides of the camera. I also never took bridal photos 8 years ago when I got married, and only had a couple of candid shots of me alone in the dress. Now I have a ton, and they’re amazing.” Some locations used for “Trash the Dress” shoots include water, sand, the beach, and ponds, Laman said, and curious brides need not worry. “It’s not necessary to ruin a dress to get great images,” she said. “Concept photography, themes and out-of-the-box thinking work as well. I encourage brides — young and old — couples marriages don’t.”

Get out your planners Team Coco because Conan O’Brien is coming to SMU. The ex- host of “The Tonight Show” will be performing at the McFarlin Memorial Auditorium May 13 at 6 p.m. O’Brien will be making 30 stops on his “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour,” which begins April 12 in Oregon and ends June 1 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster and range from $39.50 to $695 for the meet and greet package. The tour has been advertised through Twitter messages to O’Brien’s 600,000 online fans and is already almost sold out. O’Brien thinks the tour is the right step forward after the Jay Leno and NBC controversy earlier this year where Leno took back the 11:35 p.m. slot pushing Conan’s show to 12:35 a.m. After weeks of disputing,

O’Brien left NBC and is rumored to be working on a show for a new network. Until then, O’Brien will be spending the spring touring across the United States giving his fans the best “thanks for the support” gift of all—a chance to see him live. To see the funnyman perform his first gig since working for NBC, visit ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets.

Who: Conan O’Brien Where: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium When: May 13 at 6 p.m.

Opinion

• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Congressional leaders flout democratic procedure OPINION EDITOR

he debate over health care reform is finally gasping its last breaths. Democrats, led by President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have announced they plan on holding a final vote Nathaniel French in the coming days. Pelosi keeps assuring us—and, it often seems, herself—that she will be able to marshal her caucus to approve the bill. Except it looks like neither she nor her Senate counterpart, Majority Leader Harry Reid, have the votes they need. Reid, deprived of his filibuster-proof majority and wanting to avoid the indignity of courting Republican votes, will be using a controversial parliamentary tactic called “reconciliation” to get the bill through. Under this plan, the House will adopt the Senate’s previously-passed bill and the two chambers will work out a package of changes to

be considered separately. Reid hopes to in this way circumvent the filibuster the bill would inevitably confront if brought before the Senate under normal procedural rules. Reid’s decision has upset many people who believe that such subterfuge is not becoming of so important a piece of legislation. But it’s nothing compared to what Pelosi is thinking of doing. According to the Washington Post, Pelosi floated the idea on Monday of using what’s called a “self-executing rule” or a “deem and pass.” In the face of widespread Democratic defection in her chamber, Pelosi may have her members vote for the “reconciliation” changes and just imply that they accepted the Senate bill. In essence, she would pass the bill without it ever coming up for a vote. Once upon a not-so-distant time, Pelosi, Reid and Obama argued the importance of the filibuster and minority rights. Had George W. Bush and his congressional allies tried something this devious, the Democratic trio would have been up in arms. But now in power, they’re willing to do anything to ram this unpopular legislation through Congress.

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Throwaway culture part of a larger trend COLUMNIST

Logan Masters is a junior sociology major. She can be reached for comment at lmasters@smu.edu.

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Nathaniel French is a junior theater major. He can be reached for comment at nfrench@smu.edu.

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ast weekend I went to Target with a couple of friends to pick up some essentials. I needed Rice Krispies and marshmallows to fulfill a craving, and my friend needed some disposable products because of his incapability to fulfill domestic responsibilities. Paper plates, paper napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, plastic ware and plastic cups: $25 worth of disposable goods to be specific. Logan Masters I’m sure at this point some of you are anticipating an article scorning his wasteful purchases, but I honestly could not care less. Personally, I have a strong negative attitude towards this “green” thing. Environmental preservation? Great, let’s do it. Trendy, consumerist tendencies with infants wearing onesies proclaiming “Protect the Planet”? No, absolutely not. Develop your brain, formulate an opinion; then you have the right to broadcast your political orientation on your over-priced garments. But the actual purpose of this article is to look at the implications associated with this mass consumption of disposable goods. A disposable product is intended to provide short-term convenience at a minimal price. It is designed to be bought, used once, discarded and re-bought forming, a cyclical fashion. Many scholars call this phenomenon a “throwaway ethic.” Unfortunately, this ethic has evolved from Gillette razors and Dixie cups into a throwaway culture. We live in an era where everything is temporary and nothing is durable. We buy a book at Barnes & Noble for 20 bucks and toss it after giving it a once-over. We buy the perfect $200 dress to show off at Victory and are instantly forbidden to wear it again because—gasp—our friends may have seen it before. It’s called obsolescence: a sudden disregard in the utility of an item based on the development of something newer, something better. This is the reason I have four pairs of blue jeans. Bellbottoms went out with the fourth grade and ripped jeans re-circulated when Ke$ha hit the American Top 40. Even though my bellbottoms are in better shape than my ripped jeans, I refuse to wear them. This throwaway culture, however, doesn’t just stop with consumerism. In fact, it actually consumes our relationships. Friendships seem to have a shelf life of a few years because they tend to be based on convenience. We choose to be friends with whoever is most accessible, comes with the least amount of risk and fulfills a personal purpose. Once we have changed our location (i.e. high school to college) we hold on to them in hopes of future consumption. This future consumption is most commonly known as networking. But it’s a forgivable sin, because by Facebook standards, we are all still “friends.” Further, serial monogamy and one-night stands are arguably socially acceptable today. Willing suppliers fulfill a demand for sexual pleasures. Both parties are then consumed and thrown away just as quickly and stoically as Brawny paper towels. Divorce rates continue to see a steady incline at 41% for all first-time marriages; the number is 73% for third-time marriages. Is it embarrassing that our society has gotten to the point where it is necessary to keep statistics on third-time marriages? Perhaps it’s time we reconsider the benefits of these disposable products.

The American people do not want this bill. As if the polls showing massive opposition weren’t enough, the fact that neither Reid nor Pelosi, despite huge majorities in their respective chambers, can muster the votes for passage should prove that the bill has little support. But the Democratic leadership can’t accept that the American people have spoken. They assume we’re too stupid, too short-sighted and too selfish to decide for ourselves what’s in our best interest. The overwhelming rejection of the bill can’t possibly have anything to with the massive costs or specialinterest kickbacks contained within it. No matter how important our leaders think a piece of legislation is, they can’t force it upon us without our consent. Reid and Pelosi have decided to pretend otherwise. Voters should make it clear this November that they don’t appreciate having their will subverted.

Will Obama’s legacy be remembered as lackluster? His early focus on health care has distracted him from fulfilling campaign promises COLUMNIST

very president is defined by the major legislation passed during his time in office. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is famous for his New Deal legislation passed in the 1930s to pull Claire Sanderson our country out of the biggest economic crisis of our time. Ronald Reagan will always be remembered for “Reaganomics,” his supply-side legislation and broad, across-the-board tax cuts. In his first year as president, Barack Obama has been more productive than was George W. Bush—at least on paper. It is true that Obama has passed nearly double the amount of legislation in the same amount of time as had his predecessor; however, one has to wonder if his legislation will affect us. Will his relentless effort to reform health care leave a lackluster legacy? According to the White House’s official website, since his inauguration in January 2009, Obama has signed 17 pieces of legislation into law. Obama has also been busy writing 45 executive orders, giving 74 presidential memorandums and 104 proclamations. All this he has accomplished in a 14-month time period—in other words, the president has been a busy boy. But has he been busy fulfilling the promises at the heart of his campaign? During the 2008 election, Obama focused on all the things he would “do when [he’s] President of the United States,” a phrase he used 16 times in the October 2008 presidential debates. Obama promised to reform health care in the United States, end the war in Iraq, pull the economy up and reform Social Security. So far, out of the 17 pieces of legislation with Obama’s signature on them, arguably only three are aimed towards any of the goals Obama so fiercely supported. The “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act,” “Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act” and “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” were all meant to stimulate and support the economy. However, the rest of the 14 remaining acts

ranged from legislation supporting volunteerism, extensions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and various military expansion acts—a surprising fact considering Obama was promising an end to the war in Iraq. Conversely, in his first 14 months Bush passed nine pieces of legislation, barely half the amount of his successor. However, the situations of the two presidencies were very different. Bush’s 2000 campaign hinged on tax cuts, reinvigorating the military, restoring civility to the political system and overhauling the Medicare, Social Security and public education systems. His first two pieces of legislation (pre 9/11) accomplished some of these goals; his famous tax cuts and “Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001” hit two of his goals on the head. After 9/11, Bush had to completely rethink his presidency and throw out his plans. The remaining acts of that year focused on fighting terrorism and making what friends we could in the Middle East. Then, in 2002, Bush jumped right back on his platform and passed “No Child Left Behind” to combat the poor public education system. This was followed shortly by the “Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002,” an attempt to restore civility to politics. Despite a national crisis and an unplanned military conflict, Bush was able to stick to his guns and sign legislation he had promised into law. Thus, the question is raised: Why hasn’t Obama been making his mark on history as Bush did? Instead of doing that, he has been traveling around the country, basically campaigning for his health care reform platform. However, he hasn’t been listening to the country—which has responded with surprising gusto. In his relentless effort to pass health care reform, Obama is walking a fine line between making history and falling through its pages. Claire Sanderson is a junior CCPA and political science double major. She can be reached for comment at csanderson@mail.smu.edu.

our years ago, Ladainian Tomlinson, running back for the San Diego Chargers, was one of the most dynamic players in the league. He had all of the right skills to make him Bryan Manderscheid elusive, strong and fast and he set the record for most touchdowns ever in a season not by a quarterback. Now, Tomlinson is 31 years old, cut from the team he spent nine seasons with and has signed with the New York Jets. He was the man in the Charger blue, so why would such a player leave a team when he struggled only last year? The business of the game is one of the most infuriating parts of football for NFL fans because it is business that cuts legends from their teams. For example, in 2003 the Dallas Cowboys cut Emmitt Smith, now a Hall of Fame running back, because he was just not a viable option at running back anymore. Three years ago, the Green Bay Packers traded away future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre because they were ready to move on without him. Now, Ladainian Tomlinson is not on the level of Emmitt Smith, but he is still a very good player who was okay the past two years and fantastic the years prior. He was hurt and missed two games, so you could attribute his lack of success to that; however, a change of scenery would do Tomlinson good. He still has the skills to succeed, so that will not be a problem. The problem is when teams cut or trade away their star players. What if the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints or New England Patriots released their star quarterbacks because they were “too expensive” or “unproductive”? I would be outraged. Those players are the face of their teams, so losing a player like that would spark a mob attack by the fans, in addition to nearly destroying these teams. The Saints, despite their love for their former safety Darren Sharper, who had nine interceptions and helped lead the Saints to the Super Bowl this year, would not give the money that Sharper desired, despite this season being an uncapped year for him. As a matter of fact, only two teams seem to be going on a spending spree this off-season, and even those two teams are trying to keep salaries low. I am a bit surprised overall that teams would cut star players rather than try to sign them for another year. No team wants to be like the New York Yankees in baseball and spend tons of money to find success. But losing star players whom the fans love is bad for both ticket sales and the overall love for a team. Then again, when you have a player who was a superstar but who is fading away, the logical answer is to cut him to make room for the next superstar. Business dominates the logic, but we fans want a few players to stay because we love them. What would you do if you had the choice to cut your favorite player from your favorite team when that player’s production began to sink? Bryan Manderscheid is a freshman engineering major. He can be reached for comment at bmandersch@smu.edu

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Mustangs finish strong in two Walsh stands out as SMU falls in Richland matches over break Spring Break competitions By STEPHEN LU

By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The SMU men’s golf team had a pair of solid performances over Spring Break, taking 10th place at the Louisiana Classics before finishing in fifth place at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in North Carolina. Junior Kelly Kraft was at the top of his game in Louisiana, finishing in sixth place at the end of the twoday event. At the end of the second round, Kraft was sitting in 12th place, but an even par 72 in the third and final round propelled him into the top 10. His final score was a respectable 1-under 215. As a team, the Mustangs shot 887, just 23 strokes over first place winner LSU. The Tigers also had the winning

medalist Andrew Loupe, who finished at 8-under 208. Four teams finished with only one or two strokes better than SMU. The University of New Orleans and the University of Southern Mississippi both carded an 886, while the University of Alabama-Birmingham and Texas State University both finished at 885. At the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, Kraft was not as dominating, but fortunately the rest of the Mustangs stepped up and four SMU players finished in the top 30. As a team, SMU finished with an 891 for fifth place. Virginia Tech took first with an 876. Senior Ben Tewes led the Mustangs with a final score of 223, which was good for 21st place. Kraft and senior

Draegen Majors carded identical scores of 224, tying them for 26th place. Sophomore James Kwon tied for 29th place with a final score of 225. Sophomore Max Buckley, playing unattached to SMU, finished in a tie for 18th place with a final score of 222. He finished strong over the final 36 holes, hitting 72-72 to cement his standing. The Mustangs head to Tuscon, Ariz. next to participate in the National Invitational Tournament, one of the top major college golf events of the spring season. The event will span over two days, March 17-18, and 54holes. Of the 14 teams that make up the field, four are ranked in the top 20 and five are ranked in the top 50. SMU is ranked No. 35.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

SMU dives into NCAA Championships By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu

SMU had two strong standouts at the Zone Diving Championships this past weekend at Texas A&M’s campus in College Station. Junior divers Matthew Culbertson and Audra Egenolf both earned a spot at the NCAA Championships They each qualified for the 1M, 3M and Platform dives.

Culbertson earned a score of 534.1 in the platform and came in ninth place. He placed fourth in the 1M with a score of 676.55, and in the 3M his score of 739.70 gave him a sixth place finish. Egenolf ’s score of 538.45 in the 1M gave her a seventh place finish. She came in eighth in the 3M and had an impressive second place finish with a score of 503.40 in the platform. Senior Britney Yancey was only

three points away from earning another trip to the championships. Her score of 603.00 in the 3M gave her a ninth place finish. This will be Culbertson’s first appearance at the NCAA Championships and Enegolf ’s third. The men’s championships will be held at the Ohio State campus March 25-27, and the women’s will be at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. March 18-20.

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Spring Break did not quite turn out the way the SMU men’s tennis team hoped that it would, as the Mustangs dropped both their matches over the break in Richmond, Va. On Thursday, March 11, SMU took the court against No. 61 Virginia Commonwealth University. The event started off well, as all three doubles teams won their matches to sweep the doubles point. However, in singles, it was all the Rams, as VCU took five of six matches to seal their victory.

Junior Darren Walsh won the only singles point for the Mustangs, defeating his opponent in two sets, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Walsh also teamed up with fellow junior Adham el-Effendi to win No. 2 doubles earlier in the event. After a day of rest, the Mustangs hit the court again on March 13 to play No. 21 Virginia Tech. Walsh and el-Effendi, again won their doubles match, but the Hokies won the other two matches to claim the doubles point. Junior Artem Baradach, who defeated No. 7 Dimitar Kutrovsky from Texas, returned to his winning ways with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 47 Yoann Re.

Baradach, who is ranked No. 99 in the nation, lost his match against VCU’s No. 52 Thibaut Charron. Walsh continued to shine with another victory in the No. 4 singles position. He defeated his opponent, Patrick Daciek, in two sets, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Now back from their trip to Virginia, the Mustangs will finish out the regular season at home in the Turpin Tennis Center. Their next event will be a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 17 against Columbia University at 2 p.m. and Prairie View A&M at 6 p.m.

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Obama fills out bracket again for ESPN BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — President Barack Obama predicts Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova to make the men’s basketball Final Four. Obama filled out a bracket for ESPN for the second straight year. This time, he’s also making picks for the women’s tournament, selecting Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford and Tennessee. ESPN will reveal the full brackets Wednesday. His interview about the men’s tournament will air that day during the 12 p.m. SportsCenter, with the discussion of the women’s tourney broadcast Friday during the 9 a.m. show.

Obama’s Final Four Men’s Tournament: • Kansas • Kansas State • Kentucky • Villanova President Barack Obama fills out the 2009 Presidential Bracket

Last year, Obama correctly picked North Carolina to win the national championship. His bracket ranked 903,125th overall, just above the 80th percentile in the ESPN’s online contest.

Women’s Tournament: • Connecticut • Notre Dame • Stanford • Tennessee

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ACROSS 1 Perform in a play 4 Skilled 8 Check signers 14 1950 Edmond O’Brien suspense classic 15 Sliding __ 16 Hide out 17 49th state’s largest city 20 Parking spot money taker 21 Sly 22 Grating sound 23 1/60 of a min. 25 “Was __ hard on him?” 27 E.M. Forster classic set in fictional Chandrapore 35 “What __ is new?” 36 Washroom, briefly 37 Is ahead 38 __ for tat 39 Houses with sharply angled roofs, and what this puzzle’s four longest answers literally have in common 42 Point to pick 43 Sam of “The Piano” 45 Dapper guy? 46 __ about: approximately 47 Classic Italian “farewell” song 51 Far from tanned 52 Conclude 53 Loud crowd noise 56 Community service org. 59 Popeye’s creator 63 Two-part drama that won two Best Play Tonys and a Best Miniseries Emmy 66 Freezing period 67 Pesky kid 68 Acne spot 69 Clinton press secretary Myers 70 Tax time VIPs 71 Commercials

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DOWN 1 Eve’s mate 2 Ice cream holder 3 Diplomat’s forte 4 Has a crush on 5 NYC’s Bronx, e.g. 6 Bread purchase 7 Thus, to a logician 8 __ win: go all out 9 Afflict 10 Beginning of time, figuratively 11 Film lioness 12 Korean soldiers 13 Trade 18 “Steppenwolf” writer Hermann 19 Way off the turnpike 24 Young cow 26 Lubricates 27 Health Net rival 28 One with a trade 29 Moving about 30 Needle-toothed fish 31 Give the slip 32 “Hawaii Five-O” nickname 33 Figure of speech 34 Stars, in Latin 39 Thomas __ Edison

Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved

3/17/10

40 Scuff or scratch 41 Suffix with differ 44 Interpret via mouth movements 46 Neatness 48 Paris palace 49 Moore of “Ghost” 50 Maps within maps 53 Vice squad action 54 A single time

55 “The African Queen” co-screenwriter 57 “The Suze Orman Show” channel 58 50-and-over org. 60 City near the Sphinx 61 Word before rain or rock 62 Sewer rodents 64 The “L” in XL: Abbr. 65 Goat’s cry

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