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WEDNESDAY
MARCH 28, 2012
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SMU students wore hoods to bring attention to Martin’s death.
Students, faculty gather in protest of Trayvon Martin’s death SPENCER J EGGERS / The Daily Campus
Walter Isaacson spoke to a packed McFarlin Auditoirum in part of the Tate Lecture Series last night. Isaacson spoke heavily on deceased Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
Tate audience remembers Steve Jobs RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu Curiosity, innovation, perfectionism and drive are all elements that made Steve Jobs special. Walter Isaacson, a former Rhodes scholar and bestselling author, was tasked with the life of the now deceased Apple CEO. His book “Steve Jobs” is currently on top of the New York Times bestseller list. He described his findings and his book at the SMU Tate Lecture Series on Tuesday night. “Steve called me a day after he was diagnosed with cancer,”
Isaacson said. “Steve revolutionized industry after industry starting with the Apple desktop and it was great to be able to understand someone who was so complex and innovative.” Jobs is credited with innovations in fields ranging from journalism to animation to music to writing. “His mind was a place where the arts and the sciences and the humanities and engineering came together just like how they do at [Southern Methodist University],” Isaacson said. Isaacson summarized what he thought made Jobs an innovator. “The book is doing very well in China so I joke that Jobs is teaching a whole generation of Chinese how
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Proposed legislation stresses tech Daniella Rivera Contributing Writer drivera@smu.edu During its weekly meeting Tuesday, the Student Senate discussed a legislation that would extend the time allotted between classes from 10 to 15 minutes. Shanitah Young presented the bill to the senate, explaining the fact that it is difficult for students to attend wellness classes at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports, and then walk to a different class in ten minutes. During the debate many concerns were acknowledged including, the scheduling of classes, pushing classes later into the day and accreditation issues. The resolution was tabled indefinitely. However Young does not plan on giving up. “The campus is only going to get bigger and we need to be able
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to succeed: drop out of college, invest all your money in something and be a jerk,” Isaacson said. However, despite his personality deficiencies and aggressive leadership style, Jobs was able to take advantage of a characteristic lost among many in the business community: thinking outside the box. “Steve quickly realized that you have to combine fields in order to be creative,” Isaacson said. After dropping out of college, Jobs audited a calligraphy class, which later influenced graphic fonts on programs like Microsoft Word. The Apple CEO was obsessed with the intricacies of his product. As a seven year old, he and
his father had painted the family’s backyard fence. Jobs only wanted to paint the outside of the fence but his father told him to care about the entire product. “Jobs knew that the real artist cares as much about the seen as the unseen,” Isaacson said. His passion for the entire product led to his passion for perfection. “The thing that made Apple so successful was they Jobs realized that when you have a passion for profit instead of a passion for product, you will not make profits,” Isaacson said. Jobs’ passion for led him to
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AYEN BIOR Contributing Writer abior@smu.edu This week marks the one month anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teenager who was shot by neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman. SMU staff and faculty joined students from across the country on Monday to commemorate the anniversary in a gathering, followed by a silent march and ending with a candlelight vigil. The events were designed to set a stage for participants to express their feelings about the issues revolving around Martin’s death. “It was very moving and it was a very proud moment for me,” said Brittany Dickey, a senior in communications studies. First-year Alaxandria Foreman
came in support but admitted she was skeptical of the silent walk’s ability to cultivate a societal transformation. “If you want things to change, you have to do it by law,” she said. “You have to do it by going to the people that can actually change something.” SMU Law professor Jessica Dixon-Weaver echoed Foreman’s remarks. “It is important that we have laws in the books that don’t allow these things to happen. And the only way you can do that is if you are there and you have a voice,” she said. Dixon-Weaver continued to speak of the idea that all life is equal, but her speech did not ignore the facts of the situation that suggest that in this particular
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Mack Ballroom joins Blanton and Caruth Halls with LEED certifica-
Another SMU building SMU’s inaugural fashion week launches earns LEED certification TAYLOR MARTIN / The Daily Campus
Tootsies boutique played host to SMU’s first fashion week event. The store offered fittings and makeovers.
YOLANDA BATTLE Contributing Writer ybattle@smu.edu SMU’s first fashion week kicked off Monday evening at Preston Center’s trendy clothing boutique Tootsies. Frequented by many of SMU’s fashion-forward students, Tootsies was buzzing with shoppers enamoring over the latest spring collections and bursts of colors that flooded the runways this past fall. By 7 p.m., the launch party was buzzing with a DJ, complimentary beverages and cocktails served on both the first and second floors, along with fashion vendors that donated goodies to the fashion week survival kit. Drinks in tote, shoppers searched for the latest trends to snag. One of those shoppers, Jessica
Gretter, a freshman business major and fashion media minor at SMU, is also a member of SMU’s retail club. She was excited to mix and mingle at Tootsies while perusing some of the latest spring trends. “I love the bright colors this season has to offer,” Gretter said. “I love fashion and mixing and matching things, so you look well put together, but not over done.” As many in attendance anticipated shopping in Tootsie’s boutique with offerings of eyepopping colors, from shades of yellow and red to more modest shades like champagne and charcoal grey, SMU student Rebecca Marin, retail club president and executive member of fashion week, explained why SMU fashion week is about more than just fashion.
“We really want to educate people about the opportunities available to students interested in pursuing the fashion industry as a career,” Marin said. “We want to show students that the fashion industry is attainable.” Tootsies assistant manager Amy Espinosa, a 2008 graduate from Texas Tech University, expressed similar sentiments as Marin. As a human development and family studies major, Espinosa never expected she would be working in the fashion industry, but she is happy she took a risk and followed her passions. “Sometimes you have to start from the bottom,” Espinosa said. “I started as an intern for Nordstroms and worked my way through the industry. In
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SMU proved how sustainable it is again this year. The Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, located on the third floor of the Umphrey Lee Center, received its certification under commercial interiors. “Certified is the lowest rating a project can achieve, but one that still shows the project completed significant measurable green building design solutions,” Chris Mavros, the campus resource administrator in the Office of Planning, Design and Construction, said. “This certification is another step of many to help SMU become carbon neutral.” A U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) plaque will
be installed outside the main entrance to the Ballroom for visitors and members of the SMU community to see. “With this certification, SMU is not only representing a commitment to being sustainable, but the university is demonstrating that each space on campus, be it a classroom or ballroom, can been utilized to support the learning experience,” Mavros said. SMU is now one of only a few projects that have attained a LEED certificate for commercial interiors. Currently there are 31,232 projects with LEED certification; however, only 6,000 of those projects are commercial interior projects. There are nine different rating systems, each with different credentials for certification.
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