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Perkins wins Secretary position, President, VP spots to be decided

Dedman College gets new dean

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Editor in Chief mshamburge@smu.edu

The polls closed last Thursday night, but two student body officer positions are still up for grabs. Students elected Katie Perkins the 2010-11 Student Body Secretary. Perkins beat Austin Poynter by a total of 689 votes. Jack Benage and Jake Torres will face off for Student Body President. Benage garnered 665 votes to Torres’ 618. Alex Ehmke and Austin Prentice will square off for Student Body Vice President. Ehmke received 688 votes to Prentice’s 784. Runoffs are held when no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Polls will open Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. and close Thursday at 5 p.m. Perkins said she was “honored and privileged” to be the new Student Body Secretary and that she was “looking forward to” her new job. Benage said he was excited to be in the runoff and that he’s looking forward to see what happens. He said that although Torres was “a great guy with lots of passion,” students should vote for him because he has more specific goals than Torres, which he will be able to tackle and get done. Torres said he has had fun talking to students about Student Senate, although he’s “ready for the election to be over.” Torres said students should vote for him because he has more experience than Benage and because the issues he’s focused on will “impact a wider audience.” Benage’s main goals include improving Senate from within, motivating senators and building a new student center. Torres’ main

SBO ELECTION RESULTS CANDIDATE

President Jack Benage* Jake Torres* Derek Hubbard Kellie Spano

VOTES

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Vice President

Secretary

Katie Perkins Austin Poynter

ASIAN AMERICAN SENATOR Ann Dao

INTERNATIONAL SENATOR Jieun Pyun

See ELECTIONS on Page 5

DEDMAN II SENATORS Kellie Spano Rachel Fox Zaenab Farzal Sam Mansfield Kyle Johnson Alex Ehmke*

AFRICAN AMERICAN SENATOR Catherine Essig

HISPANIC AMERICAN SENATOR Alejandra Aguirre

STUDENT CENTER GOVERNING BOARD Joseph Esau

*Only if Ehmke loses in the runoff election

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goals include improving services and the relationship between students and SMU and expanding Hughes-Trigg by moving SMU PD to Expressway Towers across Central Expressway. Prentice said he was “very ecstatic to receive the most votes” and to have almost 100 more votes than the second place runner-up. He said his hardest challenge this week will be to get everyone to revote, although he said he hopes to pull a few votes from those who supported Matt Neman since they both support IFC. Prentice said that students should vote for him because, “I’m going to

Austin Poynter James Davidson Madeline Haugh Theodore Belden Jack Dawson Dillon Kruger David Coia

Laura Schur

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* indicates run-off is needed

Claudia Sandoval Alexa Engel Joe Gaasbeck Joseph Esau

SIMMONS SENATOR

William Tsutsui

also received a Master of Letters in modern Japanese history from Oxford

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COX SENATORS

Derek Hubbard Alex Mace Christoph Schmidt Mike Miller Alexa Dow Aden Abiye Giacoma Cusimano

fit between me and my skills and SMU and its strengths were very good,” he said. “I think what is particularly impressive about SMU is the high investment in undergraduate teaching combined with excellence in research and graduate instruction. I think the balance at SMU between teaching undergraduates and conducting worldclass research is really admirable, and I think in the future, it’s going to be intuitions like SMU, urban research universities with a strong undergraduate focus that will be the leaders in American education.” Tsutsui received a Ph.D. in history in 1995, and a Master of Arts in history in 1990 from Princeton University. He

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LYLE SENATORS

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SMU officials announced Friday that William Tsutsui will become the new dean of Dedman College on July 1. Tsutsu, an expert in business, environmental and cultural history of modern Japan, is currently a professor of history and the associate dean for international studies at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. He is also the director of the Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia in KUs Center for Asian

Studies, according to an SMU news press release. “Dr. Tsutsui brings a breadth of experiences that align with the strategic goals of SMU and Dedman College,” Paul Ludden, SMU provost and vice president for academic affairs, wrote in an e-mail interview. “In particular, his experience as Associate Dean for International Programs at Kansas University aligns with SMU’s goal of broadening our opportunities for global experiences.” Tsutsi said when he heard he was selected as dean he was honored and excited. “When I met the search committee and the people on campus I thought the

37.8% 33.1% 25.2% Matthew Neman 3.9% Mohamed Gharib

Students elect student senators

Armando Aguirre

Managing Editor psathianat@smu.edu

Austin Prentice* Alex Ehmke*

STUDENT SENATE

MEADOWS SENATOR

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CareFlite provides medical lesson By SARAH POTTHARST Associate News Editor spotthar@smu.edu

Students gathered around the main quad fountain on Friday to witness how medical emergencies take place. A CareFlite helicopter arrived around 3 p.m. directly in front of Dallas Hall, splashing the fountain water and stirring the fallen spring leaves in front of a multitude of students. The event gave pre-med and other students the chance to learn about emergency airlifts and

speak with the helicopter staff. “A lot of students are interested in emergency medicine [and] this is the front lines of medical emergencies,” said Christine Buchanan, professor of biology and advisor of Alpha Epsilon Delta, SMU’s pre-health honors society. Students were allowed to examine the helicopter and speak with the pilot, flight-nurse and medic and also got to look inside. Then an ambulance arrived on the scene to answer any further questions about emergency care. “Everyone was really impressed

with the equipment used to keep people alive and transported,” Buchanan said. Pre-med student Elizabeth Chung worked for CareFlite and initiated the idea of having an emergency demonstration on campus, according to Merril Raju, senior pre-med student and vice president of AED. Raju said this was a first for SMU’s campus, but that it turned out to be a great experience. “It was very informative and gave good, first-hand experience about what you can pursue in the medical

profession,” Raju said. “It showed that there’s more options available than what comes immediately to mind.” The event was useful not just for pre-health majors, but also for any student who is about to graduate and looking for a job, Buchanan said. “You don’t have to have a medical degree to be a medic on a helicopter. There are job opportunities for students if...they get proper training,” Buchanan said. For more information about CareFlite, visit careflite.org.

CAMPAIGN

Bone marrow drive to benefit daughter of alumni By CAROLINA BRIOSO Contributing Writer cbrioso@smu.edu

Overwhelming struggles that can seem never-ending can drive people to ask for a miracle. Sometimes it can be difficult to recognize those who are suffering, Student Senate discussed a way in which they would reach out to an alumni family in their meeting March 23. John and Nancy Anderson, the former presidents of SMU Kappa Sigma and Tri Delta, respectively, have asked SMU and the Dallas community to help save the life of their 2-year-old daughter, Ann Hinckley Anderson, who has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. According to Aetna

InteliHealth, aplastic anemia is a rare and potentially fatal disease in which the bone marrow does not make sufficient red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets. Because none of Ann’s relatives or family members are compatible donors, she is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Student Senate President Patrick Kobler said to members: “I encourage all of you to spread the word. You should go and take a cotton swab and brush the edges of your mouth. They will run the tests and if it matches they will let you know.” The National Bone Marrow Registry, a private organization, will be in charge of obtaining the results and of contacting potential donors. “It is all confidential, and none of your DNA goes to the Government,”

Kobler said. “If you would like to, you can choose to give a bone marrow transplant. There is no danger to the person donating.” Potential donors might be fearful of the process in obtaining the bone marrow, but Kobler assured the Senate members that there was no need to be afraid. “It is not like it is in that movie with Will Smith, ‘Seven Pounds.’ It is not that painful, you just feel some discomfort,” he said. According to Kobler, the movement to find bone marrow donors will be called, “The Ann Hinckley Bone Marrow Drive.” The Anderson’s would like their daughter’s cause to help raise awareness of the more than 6,000 individuals who are in need of a bone marrow transplant.

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Ann Hinckley “I think it is really important to do this,” Kobler said. “Nancy Anderson was the Student Body secretary. She was one of our own, and she reached out to us.”

See BONE on Page 5 OPINION Why you should vote in the Student Senate runoff elections this week

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What To Do With An English Major

6 p.m. McCord Auditorium. Come to an alumni panel discussion of the many career doors that an English major can open for you! Refreshments will be served.

Meal plan numbers surge as recession forces students to cut back By TAYLOR ADAMS News Editor tadams@smu.edu

When coming to college, many students hear the same sort of stories from parents: make friends, study hard and beware of the cafeteria’s food. However, since the recession began, college students—including ones on the SMU campus have been changing some habits. According to Julie Wiksten, director of auxiliary services at SMU, one significant difference since the fall of 2008 is an increase in participation in the meal plans that SMU offers. “More meal plans are being purchased,” she said, “and students are actually using the plans because they’re not going out.” David Randolph, director of dining services, said that in the past, while students may have purchased meal plans, they would still eat out, spending more money on top of the cost of the meal plan. Recently, however, students have been using their meal plans, eating the meals at Real Food on Campus instead of hitting a hot spot with friends. Randolph would not provide numbers to show this trend. “What we’re really seeing an increase is on the late nights and weekends,” he said. On evenings when students are usually out—going out to dinner with friends or going through the drive through at Taco Bell near midnight—they’re staying on campus and

Same-Sex Marriage Debate

7 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Theater The SMU Political Science Symposium presents a professional debate on the legalization of same-sex marriage with attorneys.

Communication Workshop

5:30 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Ballroom. Explore career options and get advice from Dallas business leaders. Bring your resume and portfolio if you can! All welcome.

heading to Umphrey Lee. Randolph reasons that this is because students simply have less money. “I would think that disposable income has gone down for students,” he said. And while there have been more meal plans, there are “less of the premium plans being purchased.” The basic meal plan for unlimited entry into Umphrey Lee’s cafeteria is $2215 each semester. The premium plan, which includes unlimited entry and 450 additional Flex Dollars (preloaded cash on a student’s SMU ID), costs $2573 each semester. Tomasz Kwiatkowski, SMU junior, has the basic plan, which is his main source for meals. “I use it every day,” he said, explaining that while it’s more expensive than purchasing groceries and cooking for oneself, it’s cheaper than eating out. According to the U.S. Census Bureau Web site, most full-service restaurants serve meals SPENCER EGGERS/The Daily Campus priced between $7 and $10, averaging out to $8.50 a meal. With 119 days in the semester and Freshmen Jean Paul Destarac and Ryan Cole wait in line for food service at RFOC. Kyle Griege, SMU sophomore, falls into this half ” since nearly August 2009. three meals needed on each of those days, the category. They put him on the meal plan this year to total is $25.50 a day, and $3,034.50 a semester. “The number one reason [for having a meal reduce extreme spending on food, even though This is assuming students go to these average restaurants. The occasional visit to Sushi Kyoto plan] is to cut down on my eating out expenses,” he lives in an apartment nearly five miles away from campus. across from campus on Hillcrest Avenue, where he said. the average price is $10 to $20, can push that Griege said that with the expense of the meal While students still see the BMWs in the figure way up. plan and how little he uses it, he is not yet saving parking lots and the designer bags on the The parents of some students have put them money. But his parents have plans to change this shoulders of classmates, the recession has at on meal plans to solve this extra spending, but habit. least hit college students’ eating habits. some students still refuse to do it. Griege’s disposable income had been “cut in

SMU Iron Chef Competition

5 p.m. RFoC at Umphrey Lee. Come see Dallas’ best and brighted culinary students battle it out on the Hilltop. Giveaways include Central Market cooking classes and gift cards.

Careers In Sports

5 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Promenades AB. Learn about career paths in sports from a panel of professionals representing different areas.

Police Reports MARCH 4 1:50 a.m., 6000 Bishop Blvd.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.

MARCH 5 1:01 a.m., 3200 Binkley.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.

MARCH 5 6:43 p.m., South Quad Lot/6000 Ownby Drive.: A student reported she witnessed a vehicle being struck by an unknown driver who left the scene without leaving any identification. Open. 10:37 p.m., McElvaney Hall. A public safety officer reported a damaged ceiling tile. Open.

MARCH 6 1:09 a.m., Pi Kappa Alpha /3035 Dyer Street.: Police officers reported they observed an open storage closet near the entrance of the house. Inside the storage closet was plastic tubing with a funnel attached. The plastic tubing and funnel were consistent with equipment used for a beer bong. Closed

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THEATER

Award-winning musical comes to Dallas By JENNIFER SMART Contributing Writer jlsmart@smu.edu

“Spring Awakening” is the rare piece of theater that tells a tale of teenage angst and sexuality that appeals to a wide audience. On opening night for the touring show, the audience was, surprisingly or not, composed mostly of adults. Despite the predominance of the over-forty crowd, the show is not really for them. Maybe “Spring Awakening” was Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s attempt to once again reach out to the younger crowd and try to draw them into the “uppity” theatre world, because this is a show about young people and for young people. Regardless of the intended audience, the show received eight Tony Awards at the 2007 ceremony, including the coveted Best New Musical. “Spring Awakening” is the latest show in the AT&T Performing Arts Center Lexus Broadway Series– what a mouthful– opened last Tuesday at the Winspear. The flashing lights, eclectic scenery and angry music are enough to make many people question what they’ve gotten themselves into. But its 2010 and the Broadway musical is not what it was. “Spring Awakening” follows in the path of such musicals as “Rent,” although it details the lives of a much younger group of bohemians. The subject matter is not for everyone. There was a reason that

Hometown playwright to be honored in Dallas By LAUREN SMART Chief Copy Editor lsmart@smu.edu

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Frank Wedekind’s play, which the show was based on, was banned in 1890’s Germany. The show presents everything from abortion, to homosexuality, to sexual abuse and just when you think the mood is going to lighten, it darkens once again with another heart-wrenching song. Sheik and Sater, the atypical successful musical authors have managed to create a story that can cross generations. T he play is full of music that has energy and passion, but also contains a deep sorrow, yet somehow manages to balance the two emotions perfectly. The energy of the show is

contagious and I guarantee you’ll want to go back. The choreography, by the masterful Bill T. Jones only adds to the infectiousness of the score. You’ll want to dance and you will assuredly leave with a different attitude. The show plays Dallas until Sunday, April 4 so there are still several opportunities to see the show. And, for an entirely new theatregoing experience, a select group of individuals have the opportunity to sit on stage to get an even more up close and personal look at the action on stage. For more details visit attpac.org or call 214.880.0202.

Planning ahead? Well, if you’re anything like local theater companies, you’re already looking at next year’s calendar. Spurred by Dallas Theater Center’s artistic director Kevin Moriarty, at least 10 professional theater companies and other organizations will be taking part in a groundbreaking festival celebrating the work of late Texas playwright and screenwriter, Horton Foote. The proceedings will begin on March 14, 2011, with a party for what would have been Horton Foote’s 95th birthday. Then, over six weeks, his entire repertoire of 49 plays will be produced by local theaters such as

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Kitchen Dog Theater and Uptown Players, among others. The Dallas Film Society will be screening his films, which include his Oscar-winning works “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Tender Mercies.” Turns out that SMU will play a role in this as well, because The DeGolyer library has served as a storehouse for all of Foote’s scripts. The library will host an exhibit in connection with the festival next year. Which theaters will put on what shows is still in the works, according to dallasnews.com, and the list will be announced alongside the companies’ individual seasons. This festival is just one more way in which Dallas is proving to be a pioneer in the world of theater.

Opinion

• Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Looking for answers in health care confusion

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White House should develop a simple site to help voters wade through the contradictory rhetoric COLUMNIST

he sky is falling! Or so it seems. You remember Chicken Little, the clueless chicken who, struck by a falling acorn which she mistakes for a piece of the sky, bursts into hysterics, convincing every animal she Rebecca Quinn meets along the way that doom is upon them. A sly fox, manipulating the animals’ panic to satiate his own appetite, demonstrates the folly and potential danger of jumping to conclusions. Our nation’s congressmen and political correspondents must not have paid very good attention in their second grade Language Arts classes; the moralizing tale of Chicken Little seems to be lost on them. Case in point: the right would have us believe that we might as well punch in our tickets now—if the bad doctors that are to be the inevitable byproducts of socialized medicine don’t kill us, the taxes surely will.

On the other, equally frustrating hand, instead of inciting mass hysteria the left would prefer us to rejoice in the streets in utopian gratitude that salvation has finally come and every man, woman and child in America will be taken care of. With no access to clear and relevant information, I find myself mighty confused. You see, for a democracy to even feign functionality, it requires an informed populace. But with mass panic being preached on cable news, on the radio and in our newspapers, it has become nearly impossible for us to sift fact from fiction. And the prospect of actually reading the health care reform bill, whose page number soars into the thousands, is even more distressing. However, even if anyone had the patience to read through that massive piece of legislation, they would almost certainly be looking to answer only one question: How is this going to affect me? The Obama administration should acknowledge this need to satisfy our selfish curiosity by allowing us easy and straightforward access to the heart of this controversial legislation. In my opinion, it is time

the White House got a bit more tech-savvy. I propose that the executive branch launch an interactive Web site in which visitors can insert all of their personal statistics—age, income, medical history and current insurance information—to see exactly what changes will come their way in the next few years. It would take little time to create and it would allow concerned citizens to digest the goings-on of Capitol Hill and become betterinformed voters. Launching such a site in the wake of this controversy would be an interesting case study, hopefully paving the way for a move towards honesty and straightforwardness in the politics of the Digital Age. Such a drastic change for the better might be, however, too good to be true—something that will happen only as the sky begins to fall. Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.

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Why you should vote in the Student Senate runoff elections

nly about 2,000 students voted during the recent Student Body Officers election, which is supposed to decide the three leaders of Student Senate. We commend those 2,000 for completing their civic duty and recognizing that these elections really are important. The rest of you (and those 2,000) will get another chance to vote for the candidate of your choice in the upcoming runoff elections for President and Vice President. We’ve got more detailed information about runoffs on Page 1, but basically no candidate in either of those races earned more than 50 percent of the vote. So the top two candidates are battling it out this week. Perhaps you’re wondering why you should even care about Student Senate at all. One reason: Student Senate is in charge of allocating approximately $680,000 worth of student fees. $600,000 goes to the annual budgets of student organizations such as Program Council. $80,000 is doled out weekly to student organizations or individuals. Another reason: Student Senate wields considerable influence. Student senators, and particularly student body officers, work with the administration to improve SMU. Passed legislation, while not going into effect, does go directly to President Turner for consideration. One last reason: Student Senate is in charge of modifying the Student Code of Conduct. Don’t like one provision? Your student senators can work to eliminate it. This is why you need to vote in the runoffs on Wednesday and Thursday at smu.edu/elections. Your vote will decide who gets to run this influential organization. Why leave this important decision up to others? In conclusion: go vote.

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A plan to reduce underemployment America’s extroardinarily high corporate tax rate is stifling business growth and keeping companies from hiring workers STAFF COLUMNIST

ith President Obama and Congressional Democrats still savoring their victory on health care reform, it is time to refocus attention on what resonates most with the American public: putting people back Nathan Mitzner to work. Put another way, the remainder of 2010 should primarily be about jobs, jobs, jobs. One need only to look at the numbers to appreciate the urgency. Officially, the nation’s unemployment rate stands at 9.7%, down from a high of 10.2% last November. But the official rate masks a more ominous picture of an increasingly disenchanted work force. According to a Gallup daily tracking poll taken at the beginning of this month, the rate of underemployment in America stands at 19.8%. Underemployment takes into account those (i) officially classified as being unemployed (those who do not have a job despite actively seeking one), (ii) who are jobless and have given up looking for work (who are not counted in the official unemployment rate) and (iii) who are working part-time but desire full-time work. At just a shade below 20%, the underemployment rate is double the official jobless rate reported each month by the Department of Labor. Nearly 30 million Americans, one-fifth of the work force, desire but are unable to find full time work. As an indication of how underemployment affects the overall economy, Gallup also reported that during February, those underemployed reported spending 35% less on a daily basis than those fully employed. Since consumer spending is the engine that powers the American economy, accounting for 70% of gross domestic product, the underemployment rate not only affects those individuals and families being directly hurt, but also the overall American economy as well. Despite its overriding focus on the health care bill, it would be inaccurate to accuse the Obama administration of relegating job creation to a second-

tier concern. Indeed, less than 45 days after taking office, the president signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package designed to jumpstart economic growth and create between one and 2.3 million jobs. Unfortunately, from all indications, the stimulus has been more noteworthy for massively adding to the budget deficit than for creating jobs. While economists differ on the numbers, the general consensus is that it will wind up saving or creating less than the one million target. Last week, amidst the final push for health care reform, the president signed a jobs bill designed to incentivize employers to hire the jobless, providing employers with an exemption from the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax through the end of 2010 on workers they hire who have been unemployed for at least 60 days. However, despite rosier forecasts from the administration and Congressional Democrats, most economists predict that the bill will have only a modest impact on employment, creating less than 200,000 jobs that would not otherwise have existed. So what is left to be done to effectively deal with an unemployment crisis that stubbornly persists despite bookoo-bucks being thrown at it by Washington? Here’s an idea that most Democrats might find anathema but that could be the right antidote to get employers—large, medium and small—to loosen-up their no-new-hiring mindset. The federal corporate income tax rate of 35% is the highest of the 30 developed economies that comprise the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. When state and local taxes are added, the corporate tax rate in the United States is 39.27%. Only Japan’s rate, at 39.54%, comes in higher. The average corporate tax rate for all OECD countries is 26.6%, meaning that corporations here are taxed one and one half times as much as their overseas competitors. Business lobbyists have long maintained that high tax rates are preventing their clients from expanding their operations and hiring additional workers. It is also widely assumed that foreign companies and start-ups are leery of opening or expanding operations in the United States in view of the 40%

tax bite. It would be a considerable understatement to assert that the American business community views Obama and his administration with suspicion. They consider him to be a big taxing, big spending liberal who rarely misses an opportunity to upbraid them for one thing or another, qualities that do not exactly inspire confidence as businesses seek to convince indebted, underemployed and spendthrift consumers to purchase their goods and services. What is needed is for the president to reach out with a dramatic confidence-building gesture that the business community will enthusiastically embrace. Obama should send a bill to Congress that lowers the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%, with annual 2% reductions to be phased in over five years. With one dramatic act, the business community’s view of the Obama administration would shift 180 degrees, provided that the president and his Congressional allies work as hard in pushing for its enactment as they did for their signature health care proposal. Lowering the tax rate, most economists agree, would entice business to hire more workers in anticipation of planned expansion. Foreign companies debating the merits of opening American subsidiaries would no longer be deterred by inordinately heavy taxes. This would be a win-win situation all around—for Obama, for the business community and for the one in five Americans currently underemployed. Unfortunately, the chances of this happening are, at best, a long shot. Too many of the president’s core constituencies, most notably liberals and unions, would rebel at anything perceived as being helpful to business, never mind that those businesses hire workers and pay the taxes that fund the entitlements they so eagerly embrace. Would the president risk alienating these groups? It would take an act of tremendous political courage for him to do so. Stranger things have happened. Nathan Mitzner is a junior risk management insurance major. He can be reached for comment at nmitzner@smu.edu.

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SMU Dining creates Iron Chef experience By NICHOLAS CAINS Contributing Writer ncains@smu.edu

Some see eating on campus to be boring. The same food over and over again drives many students off campus in search of variety. SMU Dining is combating that urge by delivering its own Iron Chef Competition in the Real Food on Campus Dining Hall at Umphrey Lee on Wednesday, March 31. This, along with other ideas, stemmed from the Dining Services Advisory Board Meeting held bimonthly on campus. Students attending these meetings can suggest ways to improve the quality, convenience and variety of dining directly to managers who control these decisions. Christene Dino, the dining services marketing intern, began this meeting with new business, including SMU’s Iron Chef Competition. Four culinary schools in the Dallas area will compete on campus by creating a six course menu from a cultural theme (Mexican, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Italian) and serve it in the RFoC Dining Hall. “All of the schools are excited to come,” Kyle Wilson, location manager of the RFoC Dining Hall, said. “Their menus were due today and everything

looked delicious.” Students will have their choice from all four themes on Wednesday and can also vote on the winner that evening. “I’m excited Umphrey Lee is incorporating schools from the Dallas area in something like this,” first-year student, Max Diener said. “I hope they can continue that for the future.” To keep new programs like these coming in the future, Dino urged all attendees to complete the Dining Styles survey on SMUdining.com. The survey is one page and all participants are automatically entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card to Best Buy. “All changes to campus dining are based on this meeting and the online survey,” Wilson said. “The online responses are instantly sent to every

manager’s Blackberry, so we can start considering your feedback immediately.” The last topic on the agenda was the secret shoppers selection for March. Dino explained that students are encouraged to visit a dining location twice, and submit a comment card online about their experience. As an incentive, all secret shoppers receive $10 of flex on their ID card. “These responses will not get someone fired or anything,” Victor Perli, director of operations, said. “We just use your feedback to help everyone improve.” Dino adjourned with an announcement of the next meeting on April 14. She encouraged all attending students to bring their friends to the next meeting if they are interested in improving the quality of dining on campus. “The only way things change is if we get students to help us make their dining experience exactly what they want,” Wilson said. Eating on campus does not have to be boring. With managers reaching out to the student body, improvements are just a comment card or a click away.

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do what I say,” and because he will be “there for the people.” Ehmke said it was “pretty exciting” to come in second place, but he notes that he has “a lot of work to do” in the coming week to get people to recast their votes. He said his campaign strategy has changed from trying to convince people to vote for him to a “get out the vote” strategy. Ehmke said students should vote for him because he has more experience than Prentice and has written legislation during his tenure— something he noted Prentice has not done. Ehmke and Prentice differ on the

RUNOFF ELECTIONS Begins: Wed. 12:01 a.m. Ends: Thurs. 5 p.m. smu.edu/elections issue of special interest seats. Prentice favors adding special interest seats, including one for sexual orientation, while Ehmke feels that they are unnecessary. Prentice’s name appears on the LGBT seat legislation. Prentice challenged Ehmke on his stance during last week’s SBO debate: “Looking out at this crowd right now, you cannot tell me that we

are not a diverse student body,” Prentice said during the debate. “You cannot tell me that having African-American, AsianAmerican, Hispanic-American, international senate seats does not add a vital, vital part to the Student Senate.” “When I look out on this group, I don’t see a single person I don’t think I could talk to, who I don’t think I can communicate with, find out what’s concerning them on campus and address that concern,” Ehmke said during the debate. “I don’t think there’s any issue that is so complicated or so esoteric to one group on campus

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Mustang Masti showcases talent

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SMU student Abigail Nakhro performing “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga Saturday night at the Mustang Masti Talent Show at McFarlin Auditorium.

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Kobler was not the only one who agreed with the importance of individuals supporting the foundation. Student Body Senator Jasmine Carr also begged students for help. “We should not only encourage students to see if they qualify for the actual transplant, but also encourage them to do it even though they do not qualify. Since their name can be registered in the registry, you can

potentially save another life who is a match,” stressed Carr. There will be several bone marrow drives in the upcoming month held by the National Bone Marrow Registration. “Be The Match” will be at SMU this Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, the organization will be at Hughes-Trigg, and on Wednesday they will be at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports.

The next drive will be held on March 27, in Jacksonville, Fla. According to “Be The Match,” if you can’t make it to the drive, you can register for the online drive. The organization will send you a kit containing a cotton swab that you can mail back to them. For more information, you can visit their Web site, bethematch.org.

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University in 1988 and graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies in 1985, according to his biography on the KU department of history Web site. Ludden wrote that it was Tsutsui’s education and his reputation at KU that made Tsutsui the ideal candidate. “His academic credentials at Harvard, Princeton and Oxford,

in addition to his record at KU are well suited to SMU’s ambition for its place among leading universities,” he wrote. William Lawrence, dean of the Perkins School of Theology, who was the chairman of the search committee, wrote in an e-mail interview that it was a combination of things that made Tsutsui stand out among the other four candidates.

“The committee was tremendously impressed with his energy, his knowledge of the University, his deep intellectual gifts, his gifts for visionary leadership, his capacity for understanding the different interests of the departments in Dedman College and his openness to work effectively with the faculty and staff as well as the students in the College,” Lawrence wrote.

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32 Happy Meal extra 34 Lariat loop 35 Poet Khayyám 36 “That’s not news to me” 37 Soda-making process 40 Topeka natives 41 Insertion marks 42 The Donald’s daughter

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Sports

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS

SMU team bounces back on California road trip By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The No. 27 SMU women’s tennis team was unable to upset No. 7 Baylor on March 25, but was able to pick up two victories on the road this past weekend in California against Fresno State and Saint Mary’s. The Mustangs’ loss to Baylor snapped a five-match winning streak that dated back to the beginning of March. The Bears struck first, claiming the doubles point with victories in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. With the doubles point decided, No. 1 doubles was left unfinished. Play then continued into the singles matches and the first singles match to conclude was No. 1 singles, pitting No. 29 Marta Lesniak against No. 5 Lenka Broosova. The conclusion, however, was an unfamiliar sight for the Mustangs. Lesniak, who had been undefeated in singles coming into the match, was shot down by Broosova in just two sets 6-2, 6-1. Senior Pavi Francis was also defeated in No. 6 singles match by Karolina Filipiak 6-3, 6-2, giving Baylor another point. The deciding point came in the No. 2 singles match when No. 18 Nina Secerbegovic defeated freshman Katerina Vankova, 6-3, 6-1,. With the match guaranteed to go to Baylor, the other three singles matches were called off early, despite the Mustangs being ahead in No. 4 and No. 5 singles. No. 3 singles, featuring No. 97 Aleksandra Malyarchikova against Taylor Ormond, was close to going into the tiebreaker when the match was called. The Mustangs had little time to rest, as they had to fly out to California the next day in preparation for their matches. However, the Mustangs came out gunning and captured the doubles point for both matches. Lesniak, under the pressure of her first lost this season the previous

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Junior Darren Walsh has a six-match winning streak and is part of the No. 29 doubles team in the nation.

Juniors lead Mustangs to win By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The SMU men’s tennis team continued to roll, picking up their third straight victory after downing Lamar University, 7-0, on March 28 at the Turpin Tennis Center. Over the past three matches, the Mustangs have dropped only a single point. The Mustangs dominated from the start, claiming all three doubles matches for the first point of the match. No. 1 doubles team, comprised of juniors Adham el-Effendi and

Darren Walsh and ranked No. 29 in the nation, was able to claim victory over Lamar’s No. 1 doubles team, 86. No. 2 and No. 3 doubles also fared well with both winning by a score of 8-4. Walsh, who has been perfect in his past five matches, continued his singles winning streak to six with a win over Lamar’s Denis Ernilov 6-2, 6-1. According to head coach Carl Neufeld, Walsh is playing his best tennis of the year. Junior Artem Baradach, No. 57 in the nation and No. 1 singles for

SMU, lost the first set of his match but rebounded to win the final two sets for the victory over Richard Filkuka 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. Senior Chris Hooshyar also claimed a victory in three sets, beating Marton Horvath 6-2, 6-7, 10-7. Hooshyar has only recently begun playing at No. 4 singles. He began the season at No. 5 or No. 6 singles. With this victory, SMU is now 10-9 on the season and 3-1 on its current 11-match home stand. The Mustangs will return to action April 3 against Notre Dame.

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Sophomore Marta Lesniak, ranked No. 29 in the nation, is no longer perfect in singles play, but still has an impressive record of 18-2 on the season.

Thursday, picked up her second loss against Fresno State’s Renata Kucerkova 7-6, 3-6, 10-7. However, the other Mustangs picked up the slack and rebounded from their loss against Baylor by beating Fresno State, 6-1. The match against Saint Mary’s went even better for SMU, as the Mustangs swept all seven points from

the Gaels. Lesniak rebounded from her two losses by battering her opponent, Alex Poorta 6-2, 3-0 before Poorta was forced to retire. Saint Mary’s did not go down without a fight though, as three of the matches went into a tiebreaker before the Mustangs pulled off the sweep.

Season concludes with tough loss to Tennessee-Martin By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu

The SMU equestrian team had its last competition of the regular season last Friday. The Mustangs competed against Tennessee-Martin and lost with a close score of 6-4. Sophomore Claire Wenholz had a

successful day going 2-0. In her first fences competition of the year she won with a score of 78 and also won flat with a score of 82. Senior Kristen Collins and freshman Danielle Gersh also brought some wins to the Mustang team. Collins won the fences with a score of 75 and Gersh won the flat with a

score of 74. Gersh is now 5-1 in the flat for the year. The team’s year-end record is 3-7. SMU’s postseason fate will be known when the Varsity Equestrian National Championship selections come out. The Championships will take place in Waco, Texas on April 15-17.

TEXAS RANGERS

Cruz homers to lead Rangers past Rockies By ASSOCIATED PRESS SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Neftali Perez reared back and fired and the stadium scoreboard didn’t have enough digets on its radar reading to tell the full story. It read 01. Perez threw a perfect ninth inning, striking out Chris Nelson on his second 101 mph fastball of the day, and the Texas Rangers edged the Colorado Rockies 7-6 Monday. “He left it out there,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said. “We talked to him about pitching, that sometimes you go out there and try to please everybody. We told him to leave it out there because he can get you three outs in a hurry.” Feliz’s fastball earned him a quick

path to the majors and he didn’t disappoint, posting a 1.74 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 31 innings. His preference to start led the Rangers to evaluate him in longer stints though he eventually ended up back in the bullpen. “I’m going to go out there whatever they give me and give 100 percent effort,” Feliz said through teammate Julio Borbon. “Heading out there in the last inning, with the game on the line, I locked in and was focusing on the hitters. Thank God I’m 100 percent healthy and ready to go.” Rangers starter Matt Harrison threw seven innings in his longest spring outing, allowing six runs — five earned — on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts. “I’d rather have the seven but not

the six runs,” Harrison said. “It was good to get seven innings in. I haven’t done that in a long time.” Harrison allowed four runs in the second and third, two coming on Ian Stewart’s first home run of the spring, as Colorado opened a 4-1 lead. The Rangers rallied for three runs on five hits in the fifth off Rockies starter Jason Hammel, including Nelson Cruz’s fifth home run, a tworun shot onto the grass batters eye behind the center field fence. Hammel allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks over five innings with four strikeouts. “Obviously the line wasn’t great but my arm felt good,” said Hammel, who threw more than a dozen sliders for the first time this spring. “I’m ready to start making them count.”