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Ke$ha tickets go on sale Tickets go on sale Wednesday at The Mane Desk for the Program Council sponsored Ke$ha concert. Student floor seats cost $15 and the student bleacher tickets are free. Guest floor seats cost $20 and guest bleacher seats cost $10. Each student can purchase up to five tickets. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m.

Contest brings food to hungry Lyle, Dedman, and Meadows are hosting a canned food drive and building competition this week. Each school will be collecting cans through Saturday and building structures with the cans on Sunday at 3 p.m. Contact Jennie Rhodes at jmrhodes@smu.edu for more information.

Gaddafi holds onto hometown Gaddafi’s forces have held on to his hometown of Sirte after the rebel forces’ recent offensive attack. Rebels began advancing westward on Friday, capturing key oil towns along the way. However, rebels say they are now hampered by low and outdated munitions.

Cabinet resigns in Syria The Syrian cabinet stepped down Tuesday amidst protests calling for democratic reforms. President Bashar al-Assad, the country’s dictator for 11 years, hoped the action would work to quell the demands of demonstrators.

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Student Body Vice Presidential candidates Roza Essaw, from left, Joseph Esau and Alex Ehmke participated in the Student Body Officer debate on Tuesday afternoon in the Hughes-Trigg Student Forum.

Student Body Officer candidates duel during annual debate By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Online Editor mshamburge@smu.edu

Student Body Officer (SBO) candidates gathered amid a packed room for the annual SBO Debate Tuesday evening in the Hughes-Trigg Forum. Candidates gave four-minute speeches and then were crossexamined by one other candidate in their category. The debate ended with a 30-minute session of questions from the audience.

Student Body Presidents Student Body President candidates stressed their leadership experience and desire to represent all students. Candidate Austin Prentice, current student body vice president, cited his many pieces of legislation that he’s written while in Senate. Candidate Katie Perkins, current student body secretary, asked Prentice to cite other things he’s done, because she said “there’s a lot more to Senate than just writing legislation.” Prentice defended himself by citing his job as SBVP, saying he made sure the Senate meeting went smoothly. He also added that he implemented one-on-one sessions with individual senators and encouraged people and organizations to come speak to Senate.

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Perkins told the audience that her plan involves organizing Senate. “If the administration doesn’t take us seriously, if the student body doesn’t take us seriously, how are we expecting anyone to take us seriously? We have to organize,” she said.

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If the administration doesn’t take us seriously, if the student body doesn’t take us seriously, how are we expecting anyone to take us seriously?

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Fellow candidate Austin Prentice challenged Perkins, saying that was the job of both the student body vice president and student body secretary. “You don’t have anything on your platform the actual student body president is supposed to be doing, which are tangible things to get done on campus,” Prentice said. Perkins disagreed with Prentice’s assessment. “I think that it’s the president’s job to make sure that everything is

running smoothly in Senate,” she said. “Also, I do have some things on my platform that contribute to the entire student body and would be the president’s job.” Perkins’ platform does include working to create more social events on campus. Perkins asked Mansfield to comment on one of his campaign platforms, transparency. She asked him what he had done during his tenure as senator to increase Senate transparency. Mansfield said he had met with individual students in Dedman College.

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2011 as it enters a new chapter of service upon graduation.” SMU expects to award nearly 2,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in the commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held May 14 at 9:30 a.m. in Moody Coliseum. For more information on this year’s ceremony, visit smu.edu/ commencement.

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President Barack Obama delivers his address on Libya at the National Defense University in Washington on Monday.

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President Obama spoke Monday night presenting his case for United States involvement in Libya. He defended his use of military action saying that the U.S. had to intervene to save the lives of our fellow human beings. “And as president, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action,” he said. “I am convinced that a failure to act in

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will be the commencement speaker at the May 2010 graduation.

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SMU announced Tuesday that U.S. Senator John Cornyn will speak at this spring’s commencement ceremony. The second term senator currently sits on the Senate Armed Forces, Finance, Judiciary and Budget committees. Before becoming a senator, Cornyn served in Texas as a district judge, a member of the Texas Supreme Court and as Texas Attorney General. According to the university press release, the senator is a passionate believer in open government through public service. Student Body President Jake Torres feels that this is what makes him a good choice for his class’s commencement speaker. “Senator Cornyn’s history of public service on both the state and federal levels shows his commitment and dedication to Texas and the country,” Torres said. “His passion for service is shared by those within the SMU community, and makes him a perfect choice to address the SMU class of

The student body vice president candidates grilled each other on what they had done in and out of Senate. Candidates Alex Ehmke and Roza Essaw both took credit for extending dining hours on campus. Essaw, one of the co-authors of a dining hours extension bill that

At least 15 people were killed Tuesday in Saddam Husein’s hometown and dozens more wounded, when gunmen stormed a government building in a north Iraq town. The attackers wore police uniforms but were actually fighting members of the local police force, and were reportedly assisted by a suicide car bomber.

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Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.” However, in his speech he also claimed that though he does not support the Gaddafi regime, he will not use American troops to dismantle it. This claim met criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. Democrats still believe the operation looks very similar to George W. Bush and the Iraq situation, despite

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Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, from left, Dallas Morning News Vice President Keven Ann Wiley, and Harlem Children’s Zone President Geoffrey Canada look at the audience response when asked whom had seen the documentary “Waiting on Superman,” which Canada was cast in, during the Omni Hotels lecture as part of the Tate Lecture series Tuesday evening inside McFarlin Auditorium.

Speakers say americans must innovate to improve education reform By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

With the education budget issues the nation is currently facing, former U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, and founder and CEO of The Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada, shared their concerns about

education in America during the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday. Keven Ann Willey, editorial page editor for The Dallas Morning News, moderated as Spellings and Canada tackled the issue, “How will we teach America’s children?” to a sold-out audience in McFarlin Auditorium.

Willey began the conversation by saying the current education issue is the “civil rights issue of this century.” In order to see any change in the education system, both Spellings and Canada believe the U.S. must be

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Student Body Vice President candidate Alex Ehmke was found not guilty of an election complaint filed against him by a hearing of the Membership Committee on Monday. The complaint, filed by fellow SBVP candidate Rosa Essaw, alleged that Ehmke slandered her by saying she did not care about the Greek community. The hearing found that his actions did not violate the Election Code. When asked about the incident, Membership Chair Katherine Ladner told The Daily Campus, “It is not my place to make a statement about this event, but it has been taken care of,” and later directed questions to Ehmke and Essaw.

The complaint revolved around a candidates’ meeting with the Interfraternity Council. Essaw was unable to attend the meeting because she had a night class, where she had a paper due. Ehmke used her absence to make the point that Essaw did not care about the Greek community since she had spoken to several dozen organizations in the three days before, and that “this was the kind of attention that they could expect from a Vice President if she was elected.” “I still maintain that I did not lie,” he said. “I expressed my opinion that she did not care about the Greek community.” But Essaw told The Daily Campus

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Students still in danger of UV tanning Probiotics are the “friendly bacteria” By KATIE TUFTS

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With the snow and freezing temperatures behind and summer approaching in a few short weeks, students are looking to start building a good base tan for the warmer months or keeping up their spring break glow. “Tanning is the skin’s reaction to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. When skin is exposed to UV rays, cells called melanocytes produce the brown pigment melanin, which darkens the cells of the epidermis. This darkening of the skin cells is the skin’s natural – if imperfect – defense against further damage from UV radiation,” according to the Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF). However, what some students don’t realize is that the hours that they spend in the direct sun or tanning bed can cause permanent damage to their body and skin cells. “The sun’s [ultraviolet] rays damage the DNA of the skin’s epidermal cells, triggering enzymes that race to repair the damage. However, these enzymes do not always repair the DNA successfully, and all this unrepaired damage can lead to mutations that increase the risk of skin cancer,” the SCF’s website said. The website also mentions that repeated or constant sun exposure can cause photo aging, which is premature

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Florida Spring Break. Students should always make sure to wear suncreen and sunglasses while out in the sun.

wrinkles, sagging skin and spots from sun damage. According to the Livestrong Foundation website, “Long exposure to the sun may inflame your skin and cause it to swell. Even longer exposure results in burning, with blistering and peeling, and possibly heatstroke, which causes the temperature-regulating mechanism of your body to give up, which can make you very sick.” “I don’t indoor or outdoor tan because I have fair skin and I know that I would get burned really easily,” Maret Delf, a junior at SMU said. “I do get a spray tan every once in a while though.” Both indoor tanning and outdoor

tanning harm skin cells. Although many indoor tanning salons like to say they are safer because they control the amount of UV exposure, the Skin Cancer Foundation says that indoor tanning can be just as, if not more, harmful than outdoor tanning. “We know now that UVA is a carcinogen, and studies have revealed that tanning salons frequently exceed “safe” UV limits. Study after study has shown that sun bed tanning increases the risk of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers,” the Skin Cancer Foundation website stated. Though tanning can be harmful to the skin, there are alternative ways to get that golden glow that so many

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people want when the weather gets warm. Sunless tanning is a good option for those wanting to protect their skin. Sunless tanners can be purchased at drugstores and can be applied as a lotion. Students can also go to a tanning salon that provides UVfree airbrush tanning. If students do want to tan outdoors or indoors, they should take precautions to protect their skin as much as possible. Students should wear and consistently reapply sunscreen with a high SPF, as well as wear sunglasses that block UV rays. Students should not spend more than about an hour in the direct sunlight, especially during the midday hours when the sun is at its strongest. If students do get a sunburn, they should treat it immediately and continue to treat it until the burn completely heals. Students can apply aloe vera lotion several times a day to the burn. They should also hydrate the body by drinking fluids and plenty of water and apply antibacterial ointment if the burn blisters or swells. Most importantly they should stay out of the sun and seek medical attention if the burn does not start to heal after a few days.

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Probiotics are a relatively unknown health supplement to most, and have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, but more information and studies are being conducted on live cultures and finding out possible benefits of the supplements. More commonly used in alternative medicine, some studies have shown probiotics can be helpful. Most know probiotics and other live cultures exist naturally in yogurt, and are heavily advertised in the marketing of popular frozen yogurt. However, the live and active cultures can be taken separately from eating yogurt, and other foods with the live and active probiotics, which is what many do not know about. “Probiotics are live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to beneficial microorganisms found in the human gut,” the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine said.

“They are also called “friendly bacteria” or “good bacteria.” Probiotics are available to consumers mainly in the form of dietary supplements and foods,” said the NCCAM. Though students should speak to a doctor before taking any probiotics, they can be helpful for several reasons. When taking antibiotics, many of the “good bacteria” are killed along with the bad bacteria, which can leave some feeling worse than before they started the antibiotics. However, by taking probiotics with the antibiotics, it has been shown to help with the side effects that would otherwise make taking antibiotics uncomfortable. Probiotics can also help to regulate many digestive issues that can develop from unbalanced bacteria in the degestive tract. Studies are currently being done at Tulane University and Tufts University on the effects of probiotics and more information will soon be available.

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Town Hall Meeting in the Hughes-Trigg Commons at 4 p.m.

Lillith Clark Senior Voice Recital in the O’Donnell Recital Hall at 7 p.m.

Glenn Ayars Junior Voice Recital in the O’Donnell Recital Hall at 7 p.m.

Job/Internship Workshop for Grad Students in the Hughes-Trigg Forum at 5 p.m.

Spring Dance Concert in the Bob Hope Theater at 8 p.m.

French Film Festival presents “Daratt” in the Hughes-Trigg Theater at 7 p.m.

Spring Dance Concert in the Bob Hope Theater at 8 p.m.

Jennifer Crane Elective Cello Recital in the O’Donnell Recital Hall at 8:30 p.m.

SYZYGYsmusic Wind Ensemble Concert in Caruth Auditorium at 8 p.m.

9:43 a.m. Criminal Mischief: Owens Arts Center. A staff member reported someone had cut a bar from a fence on a third floor balcony that blocked access to the roof. Active.

MARCH 26 5:51 p.m. Theft: Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. A student reported the theft of their backpack. Active.

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innovated and create a sense of urgency among citizens. According to both speakers, the problem lies within our nation. Currently, America is trailing behind other nations in global competition. “Look across America. We are not competing across the nation and we don’t think of it as a crisis,” Canada said. “Other countries are beating us where it really matters.” Canada believes that many Americans’ focus is on Iraq and the Middle East, rather than on problems taking place in the United States, such as the education future generations. “Our middle class kids are behind other nations. People got to realize what’s at stake here and act on it,” Canada said. Spellings also noted that many privileged Americans only care for their children, believing that someone else will confront the education of less privileged children. “Until we get our expectations for other kids on the same level as we do for our kids, we are going to fail,” Spellings said. Both believe innovation has to happen in order to see change in, what is now considered, a “broken system.” “Competition created innovation,” Canada said after explaining that people are competing to create something newer and faster to better society. Yet, there has been no change in education. “When people try to change it [education reforms], people go crazy,” he said. Spellings agrees innovation is one of the keys to change, though, she also thinks people need to be more strategic and look at the problem from top to bottom. “We need to put the resources around the object,” she said. “It’s all about structure. We do not use time and people effectively.” Canada, admitting he has a radical view, thinks teachers who cannot teach must be fired. “We are driving talent to the wrong end of the scale,” he said. Spellings agreed, saying there must be great principles and great teachers because at present how children are being education is measured by the effectiveness of the teacher. Thus, she disagrees with

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passed unanimously, said that she met with the managers of both Umphrey Lee and Mac’s Place to discuss extending dining hours. When they weren’t receptive, she did research, interviewed students and brought the input to Senate. “When the first-year senators were able to pass it with the unanimous passage of legislation and with a lot of research, it’s no surprise that we have extended dining hours for Umphrey Lee and Mac’s Place,” she said. Ehmke, however, noted that it took his and some other senators’ follow-up meetings after the legislation’s passage to get extended dining hours. “They wrote the legislation and then nothing kind of happened for a couple of months until myself and two other senators worked with Umphrey Lee staff, worked with the director of external services in order to make sure that extended dining hours would not just be on paper, but it would actually happen,” he said. Ehmke quizzed Essaw on this point after she spoke, noting, “You can’t just write legislation and have it be done.” He asked her to cite incidences where she followed-up legislation. Essaw responded by citing the dining hours bill, saying it got passed unanimously and she went around and got petitions from the student body. “We had hundreds and hundreds of signatures, so when they saw those petitions, when they saw the unanimous passage of the legislation, that’s one way I affected that aside from just writing legislation,” Essaw said.

President Obama’s desire to cut back on student testing. In order to see the progress of children’s education, there needs to be annual testing in mathematics and reading, according to Spellings. Spellings and Canada both think marking the student’s performance at the beginning and end of the year is imperative in order to see the progress in both teaching ability and child education. “We need to reward the best people for being in challenge settings,” Spellings said. While Canada and Spellings know this is not an issue that will be solved in a month or even a year, they think action must be taken now. “We can’t study the problem forever…it ain’t gonna ever be perfect,” Canada said. “Lets get to work…get hands dirty and get things done.”

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that she does care about the Greek community. “The problem is, the entire Greek community… doesn’t know that I don’t hate them, and I have a problem with that because I really wouldn’t be running for Vice President of the student body if I didn’t care about organizations on campus such as Greek life, which is a vital component of what makes up SMU,” Essaw said. Essaw said she has since reached out to members of the Greek community through email. She noted that she has many Greeks on her campaign committee, as well as the fact that she has visited sorority and fraternity houses and introduced herself. Essaw said she did not intend to get Ehmke disqualified from the election and that she wanted to win “fair and square.”

But she said she wanted a formal apology from Ehmke. Ehmke disapproved of the way Essaw handled the matter, citing his own actions when he felt Essaw had made false or misleading claims about him, which was a phone call. “I think that formal complaints should only be used in the most egregious of situations,” he said. Ehmke also said the entire meeting was “incredibly unprofessional” because he was not informed of the hearing until 10 minutes after it was scheduled to start. As a result, Ehmke did not have a chance to prepare a statement or gather witnesses. “I got a call at 8:10 from someone who wasn’t even on the tribunal, telling me ‘Oh, the tribunal’s about to take place. You need to be here.’ I was eating dinner at the time,” he said.

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Obama’s reassurances otherwise. Republicans disagreed with his decision to make a move without consulting Congress. “When our men and women in uniform are sent into harm’s way, Americans and troops deserve a clear mission from our commander-in-chief, not a speech nine days late,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said. Cal Jillson, an SMU political science professor and member of the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, offered his opinion on Obama’s next move. “The Obama administration will try to step back and let NATO take the lead,” Jillson predicted. “If Gaddafi falls to NATO pressure, the Obama strategy will look pretty good. On the other hand, if Gaddafi’s support

holds in parts of the military and the country, we could end up with a protracted civil war and that would look like a failure of administration policy.” The crisis in Libya and the U.S. involvement has dominated headlines for over a month, but many SMU students have been left wondering why a country so far away should matter to them. Jillson argues that students should definitely be following the action in Libya. “Over the last several decades, as democracy came to many other parts of the world, the Middle East seemed impervious,” Jillson said. “The Middle East dictators are toppling, whether democracy follows remains to be seen. It’s a show worth watching.”

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Editorial Board endorses Student Body Officer candidates After conducting 15-minute interviews with all of the candidates, consulting the platforms that they submitted to the Daily Campus, and listening to the Student Body Officer debates, the Editorial Board of the Daily Campus has chosen to endorse Austin Prentice for Student Body President, Alex Ehmke for Student Body Vice President and Martha Pool for Student Body Secretary. All of the candidates showed formidable potential and creative ideas that would positively contribute to the student body of SMU. We would like to commend Katie Perkins’ dedication and hard work as Student Body Secretary this semester. She has tirelessly endeavored to increase communication between Student Senate and the student body throughout her entire tenure in senate. Sam Mansfield’s innovative perspective brought up good ideas that had often not been considered. His contributions are insightful and applicable. For attaining perfection in his knowledge of the rules of order and the juridical standing of Senate and its committees, Joseph Esau deserves recognition. He has sharpened and made Senate a more professional organization by his efforts. Roza Essaw’s perseverance in perceiving and achieving the requests and needs of SMU students is admirable. Toward this end, she is limited by neither the traditional means of achievement, nor by a negative response. However, Austin Prentice had the most practical and direct platform, a commanding presence and articulate presentation, and legitimate and useful experience after having served a year as Student Body Vice President. His macro-level plan to improve the “quality of life experience” for the student body encompasses the necessary micro-level details. Platform goals that appealed to the Editorial Board are his efforts to reduce fees for graduation, along with more catered and specific parking passes. He has both legislation on which he had already begun to work on, and innovative ideas for the upcoming academic year. Similarly, Alex Ehmke has approached this election with maturity and eloquence. He has worked to forge relationships with administrators to further the interests of the student body. He speaks with positive and negative experiences from his three years of active membership in Senate. The platform he proposes has concrete goals that, while idealistic, have potential. The Editorial Board supports his proposal to recommend a more representative appeals process for Park ‘N Pony. We believe his goals to require earlier publication of syllabi and institutionalize the permission to use laptops in the classroom will be challenging, but they are worthwhile endeavors. Martha Pool, despite running uncontested, is a strong candidate. As a freshman she has identified pockets of misrepresentation and actively responded. She has addressed the needs of veterans on campus, a demographic that has previously been unconsidered. She began the Town Hall meetings after taking leadership of the Student Concerns committee. This position was last-minute and polemic, but she made the best of the appointment. Her organization and creative ideas will benefit the student body and senate. The Daily Campus wishes all of the candidates the best of luck and encourages the student body to exercise its right to vote for its senators and student body officers. Editor’s Note: It should be noted that both Meredith Shamburger and Jessica Huseman recused themselves from this Editorial Board. They were neither involved in the interviews, nor in the determination of the endorsements.

EDITORIAL BOARD Adriana Martinez Taylor Adams

Chase Wade Sarah Kramer

Ashley Withers

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CONTRIBUTOR

The hotlycontested issue of concealed weapons on campus tends to pop up in The Daily Campus articles on a frequent Wade Bruner basis. As a longtime firearms supporter and sportsman, I have noticed that these articles tend to focus on only the aspect of school shootings. There is little, if any, attention paid to the other issues of concealed carry. Allow me to introduce other areas of debate pertaining to concealed carry. Concealed guns accomplish more than prevent active shooters. Laws that allow concealed carry have been passed in nearly every state. When these laws were made, care was taken to outline the four major instances where it is justified to use a weapon in defense. These four instances consist of preventing murder or grave bodily harm, halting rape and violent sexual assaults, stopping kidnappings and preventing arson. A shooter on campus falls in only a small subset of the first instance. Yet this tends to be the focus of 99 percent of the arguments I hear, either for or against concealed carry. Serious considerations to the other occasions need to be addressed and debated. In all fairness, any crime on SMU’s campus is rare, but the frequency

of violence and sexual assaults on campus is multitudes higher than our history of shooting sprees. To be honest, I have the muscle mass of a jellyfish, and I don’t intend to spend all of my time learning karate. Any violent attack against me is highly likely to succeed. Even so, as I walk down the sidewalk, I notice that the female population of SMU is far more vulnerable than I am. If an attacker were intent to do ill unto them, there is very little that can be done. It only takes a few seconds to incapacitate a victim. Speaking from personal experience, as noble as our police force is, it is near impossible for them to react in time to prevent a crime. Unfortunately, by the time they arrive the police are only able to deal with the aftermath. Firearms have been called “The Great Equalizer” for proven reasons. In a past age, society would just have to deal with “the strong rule the weak” mindset. But in the present, every person is guaranteed an equal share to live their lives. While the tangible effects of concealed carry are about preventing violence, the true essence of an armed individual is to create a final and true equity. Concealed firearms empower the physically weaker members of society to live in a manner that liberates them from the fear of hostile aggression. The ability to defend yourself against force is a universal right. And to outlaw any reasonable form of protection is to infringe on this basic right. Denying

concealed weapons, the current gold standard of personal defense, to licensed individuals is at best unjust. If a person does not feel that he or she have the responsibility or ability to protect himself, then he has the free choice not to exercise that right. But for those people to call for restrictions on another responsible citizen’s civil liberties in addition is entirely unreasonable. A concealed carry license is not a license to kill, as many people seem to envision it. It is legal proof that the carrier is a law abiding citizen who is willing to take up the obligation of defending themselves from threat. But self-defense is not the only job concealed carriers must work for. The duty to save another person from the gravest of circumstance is one that concealed carriers take up every day. No self-respecting concealed carrier wants to use her weapon on or off campus; I know I don't. But if a circumstance arises that threatens lives, those present should hope that concealed carriers are willing and able to use it to save themselves and the people around them. To deny concealed carry to students because one believes that they will act only on base instincts ignores all of those who have already proven themselves to be reliable and trustworthy, not only to the state, but to their peers.

Polls on concealed carry

Wade Bruner is a senior majoring in computer science. He can be reached for comments or questions at wbruner@smu.edu.

Required knowledge of own country not met by most Americans

Designer war makes retreat Perhaps it is time to question SMU’s demand for haute couture

COMMENTARY

Last year for Christmas I had one thing on my wish list: a leather Saddleback messenger bag; color, coffee Michael Graves brown. I was obsessed. I waited until Christmas day to open the gift, of course, and couldn’t stop raving about the bag until at least a week into school. I talked about its durability, the 100-year warrantee, history of the company, and of course, name dropped it like crazy. I had fulfilled my duty as a “designer snob.” My life is at times consumed with Brooks Brothers, Cole Haan, Lacoste and Polo. I shop online way too much, love Northpark more than most men should, and regularly stop by Highland Park Village to see what

Ralph Lauren just put on the racks. I am deeply and seriously in the middle of the SMU clothing war. I get many compliments on my dress, and try to give just as many, if not more, in return. I ask people where they shop, buy, search and answer those questions for frequent inquirers. Most assume they know where I like to shop: J. Crew, 7 For All Mankind and Neiman’s shoe section. However, I feel like it’s time for me to confess. I rarely buy from any of those places and I rarely pay outlandish prices for my clothing. My favorite shirt that everyone always compliments me on was $3 from Old Navy. My belts come from thrift stores or eBay. My watch is vintage, my shoes were on sale, and my polos were my mother’s in the 80s. I look fly (most of the time), and rarely have anything on worth mentioning. Am I ashamed? Not at all.

In fact, I take pride in knowing that my style is timeless while high fashion seems to change every day. We get so consumed here with patterns, labels, flashy designers and price. The newest Louis makes its debut on campus just days after its release, and high fashion trends are no stranger to SMU’s students. I’m not saying this is a bad thing at all. Fashion is an art that can be appreciated by all, even if you don’t sport the high-end designers. But all of us get a little caught up in what we’re wearing now and then, and wouldn’t it be nice to break away some days? I remember thinking that when I got to college my days of dressing well for school were gone. I was going to wear gym shorts, a T-shirt, flipflops and hats. Dressing up would be for weekends and events, not English and communications class. Why do we feel such a need to strut around campus like it’s a

runway? Is it something our parents taught us? Did we all do this in high school? Maybe we just feel more comfortable when we’re dressed up for the day. If anything, I try to just keep myself in check with what I’m wearing and not get consumed in what my shirt tag says. Maybe I’ll wear a comfortable pair of sweats and hoodie to class one day, and not one from Polo or Calvin Klein. I’m talking Target. Anyone who knows me can see that I am the last person to walk around looking un-put-together, but maybe it’s time to “let my hair down.” Or better yet, maybe it’s time for all of us to take a day to put our hair up, and contain it in a hat. 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.

Sports

The Daily Campus

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 •

EDITORIAL

CREW

Season in review: SMU men’s basketball By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobse@smu.edu

I hate being proven wrong, especially when it’s by a bunch of boys. But for the first time in my five years spent covering SMU Athletics, I can honestly say I’m grateful someone was able to put me in my place. The 2009-2010 season for the SMU men’s basketball team finally ended at 9-21. The team won only three games in league play and was winless on the road. For the third year in a row the Mustangs failed to advance past the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. The thought of playing in the postseason was almost non-existent. Fortunately, the group of 16 young men making up the 2010-2011 roster were much more optimistic than me. At the beginning of last season, I had made the switch from covering the women’s team and was there every step of the way to witness the men’s team pick themselves back up after every loss and try again. I’ll be honest, it was becoming incredibly challenging to find a tactful way to recap another loss. That season ended with back-toback losses to Houston. Finally it was over. In November of last year, when most schools across the country are gearing up for basketball season, SMU was more focused than ever on the school’s football team. Starting off the 2010-2011 campaign with two consecutive losses was not the way to get students’ attention if the basketball team had any hopes of competing against the football team for game day admissions. I feared another dismal season was on the horizon for the Mustang’s basketball team. I remember on Nov. 20 leaving Ford Stadium just before 5 p.m. to make it over to Moody Coliseum in time for tip off against University of California at Riverside. Less than 1,500 fans were present. Not even the band could be bothered to show up. The basketball team lost by four points that night, posting their third loss in four games.

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Fast-forward to today and you’re presented with a team that had one of the most impressive seasons in program history in over a decade. Somewhere between then and now they found their focus. Starting things off with a five-game winning streak before league play began, the Mustangs had already tied the total number of wins they had last year. SMU then went on to defeat the University of Memphis for the second time at home in the opening game of league play. But even that feat wasn’t good enough. Two weeks later, the Mustangs went on another five-game run in league play, putting them in a tie for third place, the highest ranking the team had achieved since joining C-USA during the 2005-2006 season. Students caught on and started paying more attention to the team as they began to realize that SMU finally had a team to be reckoned with. As talk of the conference tournament began surfacing, students actually used the words “SMU” and “March Madness” in the same sentence in a positive way. For the time, people were excited about SMU basketball including a beat writer who never expected to see the team produce more than 10 wins. I thought SMU would win against Rice University in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament. Remaining neutral was impossible. I remember sitting at home and watching the game online when I saw the final score blink across the screen. I was crushed. I wasn’t ready for the season to be over. Before word of a postseason appearance got out, I accepted the 17 wins SMU had racked up as good enough. The team had far surpassed my expectations. When I learned SMU would be playing in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (never mind no one had heard of this tournament), I was in Las Vegas with my mom celebrating her birthday. Over dinner I was glued to my phone getting score updates. When the team won, I think everyone in the Bellagio casino knew I was an

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After kicking off the spring season with a fourth place finish at the Oklahoma Invitational, the SMU women’s rowing team took down Creighton this weekend in Wichita, Kan. The two teams have already collided once at the Oklahoma Invitational. The first match saw the Mustangs sweep three races, cruising past the Blue Jays. Two weeks later and it feels like the same story as SMU took three races despite unfavorable weather conditions. SMU was led by Emily Carstens and Haley King who navigated their team to victory in the Varsity 8 and

the second Varsity 4. The rest of the Varsity 8 team was compromised of Ali Smith, Claira McElroy, McKenzie Redman, Hannah Hansing, Courtaney Miller, Emily McCombs and Colleen Costello. Halley Learned and Lauren Hadaway paired with Carstens and King in the second Varsity 4 win. SMU’s third victory came in the first Varsity 4 race behind freshmen Deanna Patton, Samantha Peltier, Mo Lohry and Lauren Moore. The team of Megan May, Amanda Scott, Laura Kade and Nicolle Sliwa also notched a victory in the first Novice 4. The Mustangs next competition is slated for April 2 and 3 at the San Diego Crew Classic in San Diego.

WOMEN’S TENNIS BRIEF SMU junior Marta Lesniak, who is ranked No. 9 in the nation, was named Conference USA Tennis Athlete of the Week after going 4-0 in matches against Baylor University and UC Santa Barbara. Against Baylor, Lesniak downed

No. 11 Sona Novakova 6-4, 4-6 (1412) in singles action. This is Lesniak’s third Athlete of the Week honor this season and eighth of her SMU career. The junior from Poland is 14-2 this spring and 32-5 overall this season.

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SMU guard Justin Haynes goes for a layup during play against Santa Clara Saturday evening during the CIT semifinals inside Moody Coliseum. SMU lost the contest 72-55.

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Arts & Entertainment

• Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Spring Dance Concert returns

Big D hosts big films with International Film Festival Associate A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Dallas’ very own International Film Festival opens its fifth year this Thursday with a slue of events and honors that are sure to start the star-studded event in grand fashion. The festival, which runs for 11 days from March 31 to April 10, will feature a total of 157 films representing 26 countries. The DIFF will host nine exclusive world premiere and six U.S. premieres. Over 1,000 guests will be in attendance to the film festival’s Opening Night Gala, which will take place in the Dallas Arts District. Receiving one of the festival’s multiple awards, the Dallas Star Award, is Steve James, who has made his career as a producer, director, director of photography and editor of documentaries. James is the first documentary filmmaker to win the award. “For the 13 years that I have been involved in film festivals, a filmmaker that consistently delivers and brings excitement to our audience is Steve James,” Micheal Cain, chairman of the Dallas Film Society Board of Directors, said. “Steve James has a unique ability to delve into the soul of every character in his films and consume his audience in the process.” Other award honorees for the festival are Ann-Magret and Liener Temerlin. The gala will also feature the premiere of the Sundance Film Festival standout, “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.” The film, which follows the life of Kevin Clash, the man behind the iconic Sesame Street character, Elmo. While “Being Elmo” may be the festival’s grand entrance, 156 different films ranging from documentaries to familyfriendly films are waiting in the wings to keep the 1-day event up and going.

Here is a breakdown of some of the festival’s best offerings:

By A&E Desk

SEE AT THE THE DCʼS MUST DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TRISTAR PICTURES

By CHASE WADE

The Daily Campus MEADOWS

FILM

Meadows is home to some of the most talented undergraduate dance students in the country, which makes the Hope Show in the fall and the Spring Dance Concert treasures for the SMU community. This year, the Meadows Dance Ensemble will present ballet pieces, as

well as contemporary works. They’ve announced that the program includes a work “Prayers” by the acclaimed New York choreographer Jessica Lang and one from the guest artist-in-residence Jean Paul Comelin named “Camille… a Poem of Intimacy.” There will also be a preview of the upcoming Martha Graham Dance Company performance presented by

Texas International Theatrical Arts Society that will be performed in its entirety on April 30 at the Winspear Opera House. The Spring Dance Concert runs Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for students, SMU faculty and staff. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 214-768-2787.

MUSIC

Hest brings soulful music By LAUREN SMART

Arts & Entertainment Editor lsmart@smu.edu

SOUL SURFER “Soul Surfer” chronicles the inspirational story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm from a shark attack, and the subsequent trials that she and her family go through in both her physical recovery and her emotional battle to continue surfing. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb, Lorraine Nicholson, Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo, Jeremy Sumpter, Ross Thomas, Sonya Balmores Chung and Chris Brochu.

BEAUTIFUL BOY In Shawn Ku’s emotional drama, “Beautiful Boy,” a married couple on the verge of separation struggle to deal with their own personal loss whilst trying to find refuge from the public and the media after their son commits a mass shooting and kills himself. The film stars Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk and Moon Bloodgood.

OK BUCKAROOS Patrick Tourville’s documentary “OK BUCKAROOS” is the story of Jerry Jeff Walker, whose music has led him from the nation’s biggest arenas to hundred-year old honky-tonks. Among those appearing in the documentary are Jerry Jeff Walker and Willie Nelson.

He’s had songs in “Private Practice,” “One Tree Hill” and recently the feature film “Lincoln Lawyer,” but singer/songwriter Ari Hest remains true to himself in all of his music. His recent EP, “Sunset Over Hope Street,” is following his successful “Twelve Mondays,” which had a wide range of heartfelt songs. His style is comparable to Amos Lee or Ben Harper, with songs focused on sincere lyrics and melodies heavy on guitars. He writes beyond the usual poppy love song, getting to the heart of issue, but Hest said this is not something that he is doing consciously. “My music comes from a very honest place,” Hest said. “I like a lot of pop music, so I don’t think I’m choosing to write differently than anyone else. I’m just writing music.” Hest has found his songwriting taking new directions recently, especially on “Sunset Over Hope Street,” which deals with more ‘adult’ issues. Songs like “If I Knew You’d Say Yes” and “How Would I know” deal with the passage of time and the future. Then there is the more politically charged “Business of America.”

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Singer/Songwriter Ari Hest will be performing at Rock House Films for “Swank Presents...” on April 6.

Hest said that this is probably just related to growing up and what he is preoccupied with when he sits down to write a song. “There are times when I’m not doing that much when I get writer’s block,” Hest said. “And sometimes on the road I get really inspired but I have no time to write because there is so much going on.” Now Hest bring his music back to Dallas to play at Swank Presents at Rock House Films on April 6. He’s played here several times before and Hest said that this is the type of venue that Hest said he really

enjoys playing. “Sometimes the best places to play are the ones that weren’t built as music venues,” Hest said. “I’m excited to come back to Rock House and be in Dallas again.” Don’t miss your chance to check out Hest’s soulful music to Dallas. Rock House Films is located at 3006 Cole Ave. in Uptown. Tickets range from $20-$25 and the venue is BYOB. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m.