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Obama faces Congress’ criticism

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Obama officially notified Congress about military action in Libya, after a third night of airstrikes. Republicans in Congress are growing increasingly critical of Obama’s decision to use force in Libya. The U.S. is near its goals for the initial strike on Libya, according to The New York Times. However, analysts feel a stalemate is increasingly likely.

American victim found in Japan Officials have recovered the body of the first U.S. victim of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The body was identified as Taylor Anderson, a 24-year-old English teacher. Anderson had taught for two years in Ishinomaki when the quake struck. She is believed to have survived the earthquake but to have then been swept away by the tsunami, as she rode her bike from the school to her coastal home.

Yemen leader to make deal Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and a top military general are in the process of discussing a deal for a peaceful transition of power. This new deal would allow Saleh to stay in place for the rest of the year. The discussions come after three top generals changed their point of view and declared their support Monday for the protesters and the end of Saleh’s 32-year rule.

AT&T proposes T-Mobile merger AT&T and T-Mobile announced a $39 billion proposed merger Sunday. This deal would leave just three major carriers in the United States. Analysts and consumers alike are worried that significant price increases will occur. AT&T maintains that this move will be better for consumers because it will improve network quality.

Amazon sued over app store Amazon opened “Amazon Appstore” for Android smartphones at midnight Tuesday. Apple immediately responded with a lawsuit, saying the online retailer has improperly used its “App Store” trademark. Apple applied to register the “App Store” trademark, but Microsoft filed to block the move; the matter is currently before the courts.

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Starting on Aug. 1, 2011, any person without an University Park resident parking permit will no longer be allowed to park on neighborhood streets surrounding the SMU campus Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students voice concern over new parking regulation By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

On March 15, the University Park City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to establish a residential parking district that will require residents living within the district to have a parking permit. This ordinance that will go into effect Aug.1 has caused much commotion on SMU’s campus. While many students rely on the twohour parking limits, others welcome the

Allie Feldman, who currently does not live on a street included in the district, acknowledges that the streets are often crowded. “Some residents can get frustrated when there is no parking in front of their homes; however, these residents knew about the street conditions prior to moving in,” Feldman said. Feldman was considering moving onto Rosedale next year. “Now, with these new

results of the nearly year-long study in response to the complaints from UP residents. As a resident of McFarlin Boulevard, one of the streets included in the district, junior Annie Bures approves of the ordinance for she often finds herself frustrated as she searches for parking spots. “The problem is not simply that non-residents park on the street, but that they often park in sections of the block designated to residents by their landlords,” Bures said.

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Health care reform law still misunderstood after one year By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

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under fire last year and a recent study by the Kaiser Foundation shows that public opinion has not shifted much in the year following its enactment.

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Many students relieved Texas gun laws not mandatory for private schools Contributing Writer pboh@smu.edu

Gun rights have been an issue in America since its origins. Two hundred years later, the American public still disagrees on the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms and its implications. Texas State Legislature recently proposed legislation that would allow people with concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) to carry guns onto college campuses. However, guns cannot be carried inside buildings. The new law mandates public universities to comply, but allows for private universities to decide whether to uphold the law or not. “I’m glad SMU is a private institution and is therefore not bound to this law,” sophomore Katrina Leshan said.

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an exact number, but personally knew at least seven students. Sen. Soniyyah Blue (Perkins) asked Beachum to talk to more student athletes to see how they felt. Beachum said he would. Several senators wanted to know what student athletes had done to express their concerns. Beachum noted that some athletes had run in elections, but he said no one had talked to the Student Concerns Committee. Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins asked whether just having a regular meeting with someone from Senate, such as the Student Body President, would work. Beachum said it would, especially since they have a monthly meeting. “As student-athletes, we have different concerns and issues while at school and there hasn’t previously been a way for us to have our voice consistently heard,” Beachum wrote. After the meeting, senators had mixed reactions to Beachum’s proposal. Sen. Jonathan Ishmael (Dedman I) does not think a special seat is needed. “I believe that if they would like more representation than they currently have, then they should actively pursue the open Senate seats that are available for them to pursue,” Ishmael said. “I definitely think that student athletes do have special concerns, but I think some of the

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Junior Kelvin Beachum’s proposal to add a student athlete special interest seat to Student Senate bought lots of questions from the chamber at the beginning of Tuesday’s Senate meeting. But this was Beachum’s goal: to get Senate to look into the idea and “get back to us with ideas.” “There are roughly 450 studentathletes at SMU, a large portion of the undergraduate population,” Beachum wrote in an email after the meeting. “This large number in itself should express the need for specific representation in Senate. There are schools like Lyle and Meadows that have less than 500 students and yet still have two or more senators.” The big questions from Senate were whether student athletes had special concerns and whether a seat could address them. Beachum told Senate that there was a disconnect between Senate and student athletes, noting that athletes don’t always know what’s going on in Senate. Beachum said that having a special chair or seat in the chamber could help facilitate the spread of information, especially since many athletes are inundated with emails. “We want to keep the lines of communication wide open between the Senate and the student-athletes,” Beachum wrote. “There are events, workshops and other programs that both groups miss out on because of the disconnect between groups. By working together and having a student athlete in the Senate meetings, we can ensure the messages will be heard loud and clear on both ends.” Senators questioned Beachum on the number of student athletes who are interested in a special seat. He said he couldn’t provide

It boils down to the bad guys having guns or both the bad and good guys having guns.

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Brad Cheves, vice president for Development and External Affairs, said, “While the intent of the proposed legislation is laudable, we believe… this legislation will have unintended consequences that cause greater risk to…the university community.” Applying for a CHL demands several rounds of scrutiny, including classes,

psychiatric evaluations, application and class fees, shooting tests and background checks. Applicants must be either over 21 years old or in the military. Those in favor of this law argue that persons with a CHL are less likely to commit a crime and could protect students in the event of a shooting. CHL holders are also taught to protect the area where they are in the event of a shooting, not to seek out the shooter. History major Michael Hamel has had his CHL for over a year. “By definition, criminals don’t follow the law,” Hamel said. “It boils down to the bad guys having guns or both the bad and good guys having guns. Criminals are going to bring guns

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Four creative advertising students partnered with a Dallas entrepreneur to create a social media iPhone app.

Dallas entrepreneur, four students launch app at South by Southwest By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

With the help of four SMU students enrolled in a social media marketing class, Dallas entrepreneur Taylor Cavanah marketed and launched his free social media appLocaii-this past week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. However, Cavanah also wanted Locaii to have a presence on SMU’s campus. The group of four students in Professor Steve Edward’s social media marketing class— Haley Gatewood, Sarah Crane, Heather Kelldorf and Natalie Postgate— thought it would be a good idea to raise awareness for Relay for Life through the app. So, that is what they did. “It was perfect. Our app is a social media channel but at the same time we needed a social media presence on campus,” Cavanah said. What makes Locaii different from other apps: It’s a conversation

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Locaii is an interactive app that allows users to post polls, questions and photos at different locations.

starter. Unlike other check-in apps such as Foursquare, Locaii is interactive. Followers can post questions, polls,

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Health & Fitness

• Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Back from break, spring fever sets in By KATIE TUFTS

Health and Fitness Editor ktufts@smu.edu

Though the warm Dallas weather acts as a friendly welcome to the Hilltop for SMU students coming back from spring break vacations, it also makes it hard to get focused and back to their studies. The mindset of spring break often causes students to struggle through the last weeks of classes. But with a little over a month until finals, students still have work to do before the semester is over, and the beautiful weather provides students with many workout options that will help them get focused and succeed in school. According to John Ratey of the Harvard Medical School, fitness-based exercise makes the human brain more ready to learn. This could be exactly what students need to get back studying and thrive through finals. Dallas has many parks and outdoor places for students to get a good workout and enjoy the warm spring weather. The Katy Trail is one of the most popular places in Dallas to run, walk, rollerblade or bike for students. The Katy Trail runs through Uptown and Oak Lawn and follows the old path of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The trail begins close to the SMU

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White Rock Lake is celebrating 100 years and is still a popular location for Dallasites to get outdoor exercise.

campus just near the end of Hillcrest Avenue and runs about three and a half miles to Victory Park and the American Airlines Center. “I live really close to the Katy Trail and it is perfect to run on when the weather is nice,” said Nicolle Keogh, a senior at SMU. “I take my dog, too. There are always people with dogs on it, which is fun.” Friends of the Katy Trail, a nonprofit group that recruits members

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and donors to aid in the upkeep of the trail, also puts on events. According to the friends of the Katy Trail website, “Although it is a city park, the Katy Trail is maintained and improved with membership contributions. The Katy Trail is what it is today because of people who contribute. Be one of those people be a Friend of the Katy Trail.” Coming up on May 12, the Katy Trail will host the Michelob Ultra

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Bishop Medardo E. Gomez of the Lutheran Church of El Salvador presents a public lecture at 7 p.m. in the McCord Auditorium.

The Eco-Fashion Show is at 6 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg student center. The show will showcase designs using at least 75 percent eco-friendly materials.

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LGBTea is at 4:30 p.m. in the Women’s Center for the LGBT and Ally community at SMU.

No criminal incidents or fire alarms reported.

MARCH 20 2:08 p.m. Fire Alarm: Mary Hay Hall/3323 Peyton Parkway. UPFD responded to investigate a smell of smoke. UPFD could not determined the cause or location of the smell. UPFD cleared with no further incident. Closed.

Katy 5K. Runners or walkers can participate in several different races and competitions. “The Friends organization has approximately 1,200 due-paying members who host a range of events to raise awareness and funds for the Trail, the largest of which is the annual Katy 5K Run held the third Thursday in May. Membership contributions help keep the Katy Trail clean, safe and beautiful,” The Friends of the Katy

MARCH 21 1:06 p.m. Theft: McElvaney Hall/6000 Bishop Blvd. A student reported theft of his bicycle. The theft occurred sometime between 3/11 5:00 p.m.- 3/21 9:00 a.m. Open. 4:06 p.m. Possession of Marijuana: Off Campus/4800 Cowper Avenue. HPPD issued a student a citation, arrested and booked him into Highland Park jail for being in possession of marijuana. The student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possessing marijuana. Closed.

Trail website said. Another place for students to enjoy the sun and get a workout is White Rock Lake. White Rock Lake is a man-made reservoir that covers 1,254 acres, celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Only about 10 minutes away from the SMU campus, it has a hike and bike trail that is also a great place to jog, walk, or ride bikes. “For the Love of the Lake,” is “an enthusiastic, energetic group of volunteers dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of White Rock Lake Park as an urban oasis,” according to their website. For those who are looking for a longer workout, maybe on a weekend, White Rock Lake’s trail is just over nine miles long and even hosts an annual marathon. For those wanting to stay in the neighborhood, both University Park and Highland Park have parks and outdoor areas to exercise. At the corner of Lovers Lane and Dickens Avenue is Curtis Park, which has a running trail, outdoor pool and outdoor tennis courts. Tennis is another outdoor activity that students can enjoy with the warm weather

and get some exercise. Another park where students can workout at sits in the middle of Highland Park, next to the Highland Park Presbyterian Church. This park has soccer fields and a path to walk or jog around and is close to campus for those not wanting to venture very far. For students wanting to stay on campus, the outdoor track, pool, or stadium are great places to get a workout outdoors. For runners the track is a good place to get some cardio exercise while being able to watch other things going on, like lacrosse practice, or to simply enjoy working out outdoors. Running the stadium stairs can also be a great cardio workout and strengthen, as well. If it gets too hot or students are looking for cross training, swimming is a great exercise and that a high calorie-burning workout. According to Gina Garcia, the assistant director of fitness at SMU, “if you do a good cardio workout at least three times a week for 30 minutes to one hour at a time for a month, you will feel much better overall. This includes your mood, energy levels, and health.”

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answers can be from within their own organizations.” Student Concerns Chair Martha Pool says this concern should definitely be addressed. When she last ran for Cox Senator, her platform included looking into the issue of student athletes being too busy too get involved. “I don’t know if this position is warranted; I’ll need to do some research,” she said. “But for sure we need to do something about that.” Student Body President Jake Torres has no problem with giving student athletes a special interest seat. Torres said if student athletes feel underrepresented, then Senate should address it. “It’s something that we should talk about,” he said, later adding, “There’s nothing wrong with looking at restructuring Senate.” Speaker Joe Gaasbeck is also in favor of the seat. “I think it’s something that we can potentially put a little amount of effort in to change how the structure works and get a great result for getting students more connected with Senate,” he said. Parliamentarian Joseph Esau said he’d be willing to work with student athletes on this issue. “Students can definitely make a better push on accommodating student athletes and getting them more involved in student government here at SMU,” he said. “So definitely, that’s something I would like to work with them on.” For more information, visit the Daily Campus Hilltop Politics Blog at hilltoppolitics.wordpress.com.

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on campus to hurt people regardless of what the law states.” Journalism major Paz Beatty is in favor of the new law. “Guns and Texas go hand-inhand, so why shouldn’t they be allowed on college campuses? Most campuses are open to the public anyway, unlike secondary schools, so the need for defense is as high as if you were walking the streets,” Beatty said. Agreeing with Beatty, political science major Harvey Luna believes this law would benefit “faculty and staff that own guns but can’t bring them to their place of work… it would put a check on how much damage a person with mal intent can cause.” However, many students oppose it. Freshman Brittany Levingston is “petrified” at this prospect. Levingston does not believe “solving school shootings by allowing guns” has merit. English professor Vicki Tongate is “very uneasy” and does not “think it will promote safety,” but rather “an atmosphere where more tragedies could happen.” Tongate acknowledges the use of guns for the purposes of hunting and home protection, but believes they are inappropriate for a college campus. International students Rodrigo Garza and Kristoffer Balteskard disagree with the new CHL legislative. Garza does not find it necessary to possess a CHL. “In Mexico, it would be necessary to carry a gun, but I don’t think in America you should,” Garza said. “In England, most police don’t even have one. Guns just escalate the violence,” Balteskard said.

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regulations, I am more hesitant to live on the street,” she said. Bures also believes the real problem is that SMU parking permits are too expensive for many students, faculty and administration. “If the school could provide a cheaper parking option for students and employees there would be no need for them to park off campus,” she said. Currently, students can purchase parking passes for a minimum of $130 per semester. William Floyd, a resident of

Rosedale, agrees with Bures. “It is often hard to find parking anywhere even though I have a reserved spot,” he said. Floyd also raised the concern that the regulations may not be enforced. “There are already parking ‘restrictions’ on those two streets (McFarlin and Rosedale) which are never enforced,” he said. “So what will make students think that they will be (enforced) with the new ones?” While residents are concerned with the parking rules, many non-residents also think it will be a hindrance to visit

friends who live in the district. “The new rules will make it a pain to visit people on those streets during the weekdays,” junior Marshall Hernandez said. Hernandez added that he parks on streets, usually Rosedale, to visit friends not to go to class. “I doubt the majority of people parking on those streets are doing it to avoid a semester parking permit,” he said. The new restrictions will only apply Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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photos or all three to start conversations as they check into various places. Users can check-in on Twitter and Facebook. “We thought it was interesting because the whole social media and social conversation through apps on phones are really relevant to our generation,” Gatewood said. People using Locaii can “friend” ThePipePiper and follow him as he checks into places on and around campus. “It’s a ‘Where’s Waldo?’ type of game,” Cavanah said. ThePipePiper is relaying up for Relay for Life by giving away food to

people as they check into the same places as he does. “The more followers Locaii has, the better it works,” Gatewood said. “It’s different, it’s helping to gain interest in the university community and charities like Relay for Life.” Gatewood and her group, as well as Cavanah, believe “that [they can] make a major impact in bringing in lots of people who are non-greek” to participate in Relay for Life through Locaii. Cavanah hopes to continue working with other charities in the future, such as The Red Cross. “We are doing it for a good cause, not just to get users and make money,” he said.

After watching Twitter launch in 2006 at South by Southwest (SXSW) and then Foursquare in 2009, Cavanah decided to pre-launch Locaii in December before officially launching at SXSW. Locaii was one of 12 apps partaking in SXSW Interactive’s launch package, which included advertising, a news conference, social media blasts and a trade show booth. Cavanah worked on Locaii while working in nanotechnology for Zyvex Corp. and DCG Systems Inc. Now, he works on Locaii full time.

American voters still seem to be divided almost in half over the PPACA. The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll found that 46 percent viewed the law unfavorably and 42 percent have maintained a favorable view. Just over half of Americans, 53 percent, say they are confused about the law as a whole.

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A comparable percentage, 47 percent, reported that they lacked enough information to determine how the law would affect them personally. “The law is very large and complex, and a lot of the details aren’t in the statute; they’ll emerge from thousands of pages of healthcare regulations issued over the next six years,” SMU law professor Thomas Mayo said. Public opinion of the law also held true to partisan divides. More then two-thirds of Democrats favored

the law in this month’s poll and 91 percent of Republicans opposed it. The Kaiser analysis states that these results remain “essentially unchanged” from the previous year. “Health care economics and policy is an abstruse field that many people don’t have the time or inclination to master, so they are largely dependent on the chattering class and politicians to explain the meaning of the law,” Mayo said. However, the law is still hotly contested across the country. Texas Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison spoke Tuesday about what she believes are the damaging effects of this law. “It becomes clearer every day that we must repeal the health spending law,” Senator Hutchison said in her speech. “We must replace it with commonsense, step-by-step reforms that Americans want and will actually lower health care costs,” she said. Mayo disagrees and thinks that the PPACA has begun to fulfill its function. “The main purpose behind PPACA was to reform private health insurance to curb what were widely perceived to be abusive and counterproductive underwriting practices, expand coverage, and begin to rein in spiraling health care costs,” Mayo said. “There’s a nod in the direction of improving quality, but that will have to come later.”

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EDITORIAL

Will blogging become next Facebook? When I meet someone, one of the first things I do when I get back to my room is add them on Facbeook. From there, I can find out a lot about their lives; our common interests, likes, their birthday, what they regularly do, and really get to see if this is a quality person that I could see myself being friends with. It may sound creepy or superficial, but that is the culture we live in. However, the other day, I met a guy and we started talking. Soon I asked him if he had a Facebook. He said yes, but told me to follow his blog. Follow his blog? These are things I do for well known writers, not new friends. What was I supposed to do? Can I comment on it? Will there be pictures? As much as I liked this new friend and wanted to get to know him, I really don’t care to read pages and pages about someone’s adventures unless they are a good friend. Boy, was I in for a surprise. This guy’s blog was filled with pictures of his recent adventures, things he liked, people he had met. There were comments from other people, music playing in the background, and lo and behold, the boy had “followers.” It was like MySpace on steroids. So, is blogging the new Facebook? I did not think that blogging had really caught on until I started thinking about how many of my friends have their own blogs, and they’re all different. One friend is blogging about Lent. Another about general life as a student at Louisiana State University. One is all about fashion. And my new friend’s blog was about anything and everything he wanted to put up. We’re beginning to open ourselves up and share more about ourselves online than ever before, and quite frankly, I don’t know if I’m comfortable with it. I don’t know if I really want people to see everything about my life, and I don’t need another place for people to message me. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, GoogleProfile they all seem to be enough! Do I really need to pick a topic, and begin updating a page at least once a week? My strategic communications professor would say yes. He thinks that blogging is important to hone your writing skills, and become an unofficial expert on a particular topic. “Mommy Blogs” are some of the most influential marketing tools in the nation, and they are run by some pretty average people, not trained journalists. My friend, however, would argue no. We were chatting about this (ironically on Twitter) and in response to my question if blogging was becoming the new Facbeook she replied, “I hope not, writing is an art most cannot master.” I think I have to agree with both. I like the idea, to some extent, of being considered an “unofficial expert” on something, but at the same time, I don’t want to have to browse through 100 pages of mindless posting when I meet a new friend that wants me to follow them. But, we could very well hear “follow me” a lot more than “add me” in the near future. Get your sheep on. Social media could be taking a major shift. And it wants you to follow. Michael Graves is a first year religious studies and communications studies double major. He can be reached for comments or questions at mwgraves@smu.edu.

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President Turner addresses Texas Legislature with students’ futures in mind To the university community: Although most schools, colleges and universities enjoyed spring break last week, the Texas Legislature remained active in session. Vice President for Legal Affairs Paul Ward and I spent March 15 visiting with legislative leaders and members who are SMU alumni. Our major concerns are the proposed cuts (up to 40 percent) in Texas Equalization Grant (TEG) funds and another proposal that would allow concealed handguns to be brought on campus. With half of the legislative session remaining, there has been some significant progress on both of these concerns. First, the governor has agreed to cover a part of the state’s current budget shortfall by utilizing approximately $3

billion of the state’s Rainy Day Fund. Continuing discussions on how to ease the shortfall for the next biennium appear to be productive. Hopefully, these discussions will result in the mitigation of the anticipated TEG cuts. Although we anticipate some cuts to occur, the 40 percent proposed reduction would be disastrous to our Texas students receiving this needbased support. Regarding the concealed handgun proposal, on March 16, HB-750 was passed by committee and will go to the full House for vote. However, through the efforts of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), the bill, as passed by committee, contains an “Op-Out” provision that will allow private institutions to still prohibit the

carrying of concealed handguns on the private property of their campuses. The same language is in the Senate Bill that should be considered this week. The recent visit to Austin by Jake Torres and other student leaders was very effective because it provided the opportunity for legislative leadership and our alumni in the legislature to meet some of the outstanding students who are receiving TEG funds. Also effective have been the efforts of these student leaders to have personal letters written by our Texas students to their legislative representatives. I urge all Texas students and other members of the university community residing outside the Park Cities to do the same. Our local legislators, Rep. Dan Branch

and state Senator John Carona, are in support of the university’s efforts. The particular information to be included in your letter can be obtained from http://smu.edu/newsinfo/ stories/2011/teg-talking-points.asp With the future of Texas crucially tied to having an educated citizenry and workforce, it is imperative that need-based financial aid continue to be available to motivated high school graduates who will benefit from attending private colleges and universities such as SMU. R. Gerald Turner is the President of Southern Methodist University.

More women graduate from college than men, gender ratios change in workplace America’s complicated gender situation to be addressed by panel Saturday COMMENTARY

Last summer, the dean of my college wondered in an email what to make of a simple demographic Professor Newman fact: More American women than men graduate from college every year. This has been the case since 1982, and in 2010 the ratio reached three to two. You haven’t noticed that there are significantly more women than men in your classes? You must be an engineering or business major. The higher proportion of male students in Cox and Lyle makes it possible for SMU to avoid an admissions tactic now being followed by some colleges and universities around the country: an under-the-radar policy of affirmative action for men. What does this mean for you, assuming you are a student, as you graduate and enter professional life? Does the disproportionately high number of women with college degrees mean that we are achieving real gender parity in the professions, which draw upon degree-holders to fill

their ranks? And if so, does numerical parity translate into other forms of equality—of leadership, power and pay? And what about men—are they in any danger of falling behind? I’m fairly certain that the answers these questions are no, no, and no. But don’t take my word for it. This Saturday, you’ll have a chance to hear from a group of distinguished experts. On March 26, Dedman College and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host a symposium titled, “Women, Men, and Professional Work in the Twenty-First Century.” Mary Frank Fox, Professor of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will explain why gender considerations are highly relevant to education in the sciences and engineering. Jerry Jacobs, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, will consider the progress women have made in the professions over the last few decades, as well as the hurdles still to be cleared. Panels of local professionals representing the medical, legal, corporate and non-profit worlds will tell us what they know about the opportunities for women and men in their fields, assessing whether there is equal opportunity all the way up the ranks. Those panels will be rounded

out by SMU faculty members Dean Geoffrey Orsak of the Lyle School of Engineering, Professors Sheri Kunovich and Anne Lincoln from sociology, and Professor Dennis Simon from political science. You can make your own preliminary, not-very-scientific study of gender in professional life by looking around at your classmates this week—and then looking at the person at the head of the class, at the other faculty members in that department, at the dean of your college, and then at other positions of power here at SMU up the chain of command. You will find, as you go up the ranks, that the proportion of women falls. Precipitously. The relative paucity of women in powerful positions at SMU reflects a general trend in American universities—and in society at large. Some institutions have taken serious steps to rectify this imbalance, only to be dogged by the usual claims about the lowering of standards. Take M.I.T., which was in the news Monday morning. The headline in the New York Times read “Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors—At M.I.T., a Sense of Unfair Advantage.” The gains: a near-doubling of female professors in the schools of science and engineering.

Among the drawbacks: a perception that these women benefitted from a lowering of standards (as male college applicants currently do at some selective colleges and universities). The dean of M.I.T.’s School of Science, Marc A. Kastner, repudiates this perception vigorously. But the issues surrounding gender and the professions involve more than progress (or drawbacks) for women. What happens to women in the professions affects professional men, too—and the professions (and society) overall. The openness of professions and institutions to members of both sexes is a complicated dynamic, and by no means a zero-sum game. I hope you will join us on Saturday in McCord Auditorium in Dallas Hall, from 9a.m. until 4:30p.m., as we consider whether—and how—the professions have been affected by that three-to-two ratio with which I began. Registration is free; you can find us by entering “conference professions” in the SMU search engine, or going to http://www.smu. edu/dedman/21stCenturyWorkplace. aspx. Beth Newman is associate professor of English and program director of Women’s and Gender Studies. She can be reached for comments or questions at bnewman@smu.edu

Arts & Entertainment

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 •

THEATER

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Dashboard Confessional’s Carrabba talks Dallas return By LAUREN SMART

Arts & Entertainment Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Photo Courtesy of Broken Gears

For a lot of 20-somethings “Screaming Infidelities” and “Hands Down” served as anthems of adolescence. Dashboard Confessional gave a voice to the angst, lust and discontent of teens with lyrics that remain relevant into adulthood. If you missed your chance to see Chris Carrabba serenade the crowd when he was here for his acoustic show a couple years ago, or you weren’t an SMU student when he came to campus, you have a chance to see him Sunday at the Palladium Ballroom.

“I love Dallas and my guitar player John Lefler is from there so it’s going to be nice to be back,” Carrabba said. One of the things that Carrabba does well is create music that varies in style, but he remains committed to the art of songwriting. He’s not interested in faking it. “Anybody can make a record with all this new technology that makes everybody better,” Carrabba said. “But I’ve been finding that songwriting with gear that isn’t perfect is making me better.” His trip to Dallas is part of the third leg of his current tour. Playing with a full band, after spending so much time on the road acoustic, has

“The Magdalen Whitewash” by Valerie Goodwin received its American debut at the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival and is now on stage at Broken Gears Project Theatre.

Goodwin tackles dark issues with ‘Whitewash’ By LAUREN SMART

Arts & Entertainment Editor lsmart@smu.edu

In my opinion, a powerful story is one of the most important components of a good play, which is the redeeming factor of “The Magdalen Whitewash” currently on stage at Broken Gears Project Theatre. This play, by Valerie Goodwin, is about the Magdalen Laundries, which were run by the Church and State of Ireland as a place where a family could send their “tainted women.” The young women would give birth to their illegimate children and earn their keep by doing chores until their families returned for them, although this was often not the case. Even if the women should leave, they were branded as “Maggies” and had a difficult time reintegrating. “Whitewash” focuses primarily on a girl named Mary, a victim of incest. The opening scene is Mary’s daughter coming from America to find her birth mother. The play then rewinds to the days surrounding Mary’s arrival in the convent.

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Goodwin said that she was fascinated and appalled by the stories of women like Mary who were institutionalized for a crime that in some cases wasn’t even their own. “Sometimes I need to write a play,” Goodwin said. “My best feedback was from children of the “Maggies” who saw it [in Dublin] and said ‘thank you for telling my mother’s story.” To be sure, this play has a powerful story at its core, but Broken Gears’ production is far from polished. With a cast of 18, (some strong actors; others pretty shaky) the small space looks cluttered and scene transitions involve a lot of shuffling on and off stage. Cassie Bann, Lorina Watts and Lulu Ward shine onstage in this production as “Maggies,” and Lauren Morgan gives a compelling performance as the adult Mary. One thing that this play does well is give the fathers and sisters who run the convent a sense of humanity despite the inhumane nature of their actions. The play is a two-act play, but Director Nathan Autrey cut it into

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Literary Festival hopes to bring authors, excitement to SMU By CHASE WADE Associate A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Starting Thursday, SMU’s creative writing department will host the revived Literary Festival. The festival spans the course of three days and features a spread of authors that will be on hand to perform readings of their latest books, as well as provide insight on the world of professional writing. The event, which will take place in specified rooms at SMU’s DeGolyer Library, was assembled partly by senior Sarah Bennett. “I love working as a student that organizes the Literary Festival,” Bennett said. “It really is an event for the benefit of students.” Although the event may seem to be directed towards writing majors exclusively, the event’s faculty advisor, David Haynes, begs to differ. “Literary Festival is an opportunity for everyone on

campus to come and hear some of the best poets and fiction writer working today,” Haynes said. “These dynamic writers know how to engage with audiences and have important things to say. These will be really entertaining events.” With readings planned from authors that range from Rosalyn Story to Cynthia Phoel, the Literary Festival is certain to be both intellectually stimulating and equally engaging. “Each writer and poet is different, so you never know when you will have a really strong response,” Bennett said. “You find their story or poem to be really interesting or entertaining for you.” After being revived on campus from a hiatus two years ago, the people involved with the Literary Festival hope that the event will continue to prosper on campus. “Each year we try to get more and more students interested in the event,” Bennett said. “Each time that we can expand local knowledge of the events and campus attendance

will only help the event be more enjoyable.” While the event may only last three days, Bennett and Haynes said that the Literary Festival required months of planning in advance. “Planning for the festival begins early in the fall semester,” Bennett said. “First with selecting a date, and then with securing which authors will participate. From there, we start getting students involve in various ways, whether that means preparing the programs or organizing gift baskets for the authors.” The Literary Festival will also offer its patrons to enter numerous drawings that will reward the winner with signed copies of the books being read. The reception for the Literary Festival will take place this Thursday and will be held in the Texana Room at the DeGolyer Library. For a full schedule of the readings visit smuliteraryfest2011.wordpress.com.

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Sports

• Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Mustangs advance to CIT Final Four behind Dia’s career-high 21 rebounds By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

In their 14th postseason tournament, the Mustangs cruised to a 57-50 win over the University of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the CollegeInsider. com Tournament Monday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Led by senior Papa Dia with 17 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, the Mustangs (20-14) climbed ahead of the UNI Panthers by 13 points just six minutes into the second half to seal their 20th win of the season. Dia, who came off the bench in the opening game of the tournament, had his 16th double double and 29th of his career, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 boards in the second half. Dia’s rebounds tied the most by a Mustang since Jon Koncak’s 1985 season. “He was a man out there,” Head Coach Matt Doherty said about Dia, who had been playing with a bad back. “We wouldn’t be in this position where we’re winning 20 games for the first time in 11 years without him.” After falling behind by 4 points in the opening minutes of play, SMU took control of the lead for the remainder of the game off a three-pointer from Dia. The Mustangs finished the night shooting 50 percent from the field compared to only 27.5 percent from Northern Iowa. Mike Walker, an Iowa City native, drained a three-pointer with 1:04 left in the opening half to give SMU a commanding 31-23 lead at the break. Another three from Robert Nyakundi in the first minutes of the second half led to SMU’s largest lead of 13 points. The Panthers managed to come within five points following a layup from Kwadzo Ahelegbe with 23.5 seconds left but Dia blocked his opponent’s next layup attempt to put the ball back in SMU’s possession. SMU, in its best defensive showing of the year, held UNI to just 26.9 percent shooting from the

field and 1-for-11 in three-pointers in the second half and out-rebounded the Panthers 30-24. Adding to SMU’s effort was senior Collin Mangrum with 11 points and three assists and Nyakundi, back from missing most of last weekend’s game against Jacksonville with an eye injury, with 11 points and one block. Leading Northern Iowa was Ahelegbe with 18 points and Jake Koch with 11 points. Northern Iowa, in its third consecutive postseason appearance, received a bye in the second round following a first-round win over Rider, and saw its third consecutive postseason appearance come to a close with the loss. In the opening round of the CIT Tournament, SMU defeated Oral Roberts University in a 64-57 overtime win at Moody Coliseum. Three days later, they knocked off Jacksonville University 6362 with two free throws from Dia with .1 second left. The Mustangs’ win over ORU was the team’s first time to clinch a win beyond the regular season since 1988 when SMU defeated Notre Dame in the NCAA Championship. The back-to-back wins marked the first time SMU has won two games in the same postseason since the team’s appearance in the NCAA Final Four in 1956. “This tournament gives us an opportunity to grow as a program,” Doherty said. “To see the seniors grow and bring this program from three losing seasons to a 20-win season to these semifinals of a national tournament, it’s a lot of fun. We don’t want it to end.” With 20 wins, the team posted its highest win total since the 1999-2000 season, clinching eight wins in league play, the most for the Mustangs since joining Conference USA in the 20052006 season. SMU’s 15-6 home record also ties the school record for most home wins since the 1984-1985 season. SMU will play the Santa Clara (2214) in the semi-finals CIT on Friday at Moody Coliseum at 7 p.m.

Craig James highlights SMU’s 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame Class By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

Former Pony Express great Craig James is one of six new members that will be inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. James paired with Eric Dickerson to form the most lethal backfield duo in SMU history. The tandem led the Mustangs to Southwest Conference (SWC) Championships during the 1981 and 1982 seasons. James finished as the third all-time leading rusher in SMU history with 3,743 yards.

The three-time All-SWC selection was drafted by the New England Patriots and went on to play in Super Bowl XX. James returned to the Hilltop in October as a part of the Craig James Tour to promote involvement. The SMU alum discussed everything from sports to politics and pushed for students to become involved in the future of America. The 2011 class will be inducted on May 6 at the Hilton Anatole and will also feature A. R. Barr, Tommy Bowers Sr., Lisa Cole Zimmerman, Luchi Gonzalez, and Gene Phillips.

MEN’S TENNIS

SMU wins ninth straight home match, defeats Tulane 5-2 By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

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The University Northern Iowa’s Marc Sonnen, left, looks to shoot as SMU’s Jeremiah Samarrippas, right, defends in the second half of a College Insider.com tournament basketball game Monday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. SMU won 57-50.

The SMU men’s tennis team brought home another win on Sunday against conference rival Tulane University. This was their third consecutive win for the weekend. The Mustangs came off of a double header against Bradley and Prairie View A&M, defeating the Braves 5-2 and Panthers 7-0. The match against Tulane started out with the Mustangs earning the doubles point, with Robert Sajovich and Adham el-Effendi taking the first victory against Takuma Ohashi and Adam Bernstein 8-1. On the next court over, Mischa Nowicki and Gaston Cuadranti edged the duo of Shaye Wali and Rodrigo

Rappaccioli 8-5. The line one pairing of Joseph Hattrup and Tobias Flood fell to Ian Mark and Joe Young 8-5. In singles play for the afternoon, three of the five matches finished off in straight sets. In the number two position, Cuadranti beat Young 6-1, 7-5. ElEffendi handled his opponent Ohashi 6-3, 6-3, and Nowicki defeated Wali 7-5, 6-3. Sajovich and David Costa both faced three setters and Sajovich picked up a win 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 in the third set. Costa however fell to his opponent along with Griffin who lost in a third set tiebreaker. The Mustangs improved to 12-5 this season and 3-1 in Conference USA action.