INSIDE
Ted Cruz: to vote or not to vote?
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The Cowboys always take the heat
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A look at the Dallas Film Festival
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Gaining weight isn’t always a bad thing
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NEWS Briefs World PARIS— Former President Nicolas Sarkozy blasted the “lies, denial and impotence” of France’s governing Socialists after estimates showed his conservative party and their allies chalked up wins across France in Sunday’s local elections that saw the left lose nearly half of its councils. SHARM ELSHEIKH, Egypt— A two-day Arab summit ended Sunday with a vow to defeat Iranian-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen and the formal unveiling of plans to form a joint Arab intervention force, setting the stage for a potentially dangerous clash between U.S.-allied Arab states and Tehran over influence in the region.
National NEW YORK— New York authorities say everyone has been accounted for after two bodies were found in the rubble where three Manhattan apartment buildings collapsed after an apparent gas explosion. PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — A house party that dissolved into a hail of gunfire and left seven young people hurt has officials on the Florida Panhandle pondering what to do with a spring break season they say has gotten out of control.
Texas FORT WORTH— Authorities in Fort Worth have found skeletal remains behind an abandoned elementary school after evicting more than 80 people using the area as a homeless camp. A police spokeswoman says the local medical examiner will be responsible for finding out how and when the death occurred. Police used heavy equipment to clear the camp Saturday.
Proposed changes to Boulevard rules are not set, release date of final changes not decided christina cox Assignments Desk Editor clcox@smu.edu Changes may be coming for students on the Boulevard next fall due to the several complaints the Student Affairs Office received throughout the year. According to Joanne Vogel, associate vice president for student affairs, her office received complaints from several different constituents including parents, alumni, students, faculty, staff and other community members. “The concerns ranged from worry about an escalation in dangerous and risky behavior such as overconsumption of alcohol and binge drinking to observations about the lack of inclusivity and sense of community on the Boulevard,” Vogel said.
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Boulevarding is a long-standing SMU tradition before home football games.
According to Jennifer Jones, executive director of student development and programs,
the reports of excessive alcohol use, underage drinking, students getting sick, equipment damage,
leftover trash and bartenders feeling uncomfortable working at student tents were specifics in
these reports. It is important to note that these are all proposed changes to the Student Boulevard Rules. The release date of the final changes to Boulevard Rules has not been set because the rules are still under review and subject to discussion at the university’s upcoming President’s Executive Council (PEC) meeting, Vogel said. The proposed changes to the Boulevard include: • Game day Boulevard wristbands with four pull-off tabs • One Police Officer present in each student tent during the duration of the Boulevard • Alcohol formula: four beers per 21-year-old member; two additional beers for each 21-yearold guest
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electionS
Learn more about your student body officer candidates staff reports In the past, The Daily Campus has endorsed what we thought were the best student body officer candidates. This year, we decided to take a step away from tradition. Instead of endorsements, The Daily
Campus will provide a simple fact box, covering information about each of the candidates. After interviewing all candidates in contested elections (student body president and secretary), we have compiled the main points of each of their platforms. Each interview lasted
around 15 minutes. The points laid out below are a condensed summary of these interviews. We have highlighted the most important ideas that we believe the student body would be most interested in. Over email, candidates in uncontested elections
(student body vice president and graduate affairs officer) answered the same questions. Because these candidates will hold the positions they are running for, we also included this information in the fact box. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name. The
PRESIDENT
carlton adams caadams@smu.edu
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BASIC FACTS Hometown: Dallas, Texas Degree: economics Year: junior
Chase Harker charker@smu.edu
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BASIC FACTS Hometown: Prosper, Texas Degree: management science Year: junior
Daily Campus does not support or endorse any one candidate over another. Our goal in providing this information is to inform the student body on each of the candidates, not just promoting a handful. Polling opens April 1 at smu.edu/elections.
VICE PRESIDENT
Anna Norkett anorkett@smu.edu
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BASIC FACTS Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas Degree: economics, public policy Year: junior
JB Stockslager jstockslager@smu.edu
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BASIC FACTS Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Degree: finance Year: junior
connor volz cvolz@smu.edu
Courtesy of Connor Volz
BASIC FACTS Hometown: Rowlett, Texas Degree: music and finance Year: junior
INVOLVEMENT
INVOLVEMENT
INVOLVEMENT
INVOLVEMENT
INVOLVEMENT
Senate: served for three years Greek: Phi Delta Theta member Academic: Hunt scholar, a founder of United Students Association
Senate: served for three years as general member, Lyle senator, chair of student concerns committee, and chief of staff
Senate: served for three years Service: Mustang Heroes president, College Bound project leader, Alternative Breaks member
Senate: served for one year Greek: Lamdba Chi Alpha president, Alpha Kappa Psi professional development chair
Senate: served for three years Music: saxophonist, bass singer Greek: Alpha Kappa Psi member Sports: SMU soccer team captain
GOALS
GOALS
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Calendar: “There isn’t anything close to an all-university calendar on-campus. In my mind, you’ll be able to filter by organization, holidays, school or basically any way you want. This is a resource I think every student can use.”
SMU and Dallas: “I want to bring SMU back into the fullness of Dallas. I want to get a working relationship with the mayor of Dallas. I want to be in The Dallas Morning News and Channel 8 News. I want to take the presidency to that level. We’re Dallas’ school. Let’s bring SMU back to Dallas.”
Efficiency: “In my experience with Senate, I see that some things are broken and need to be fixed. I want to unite Senate under one vision. I want to hold the senators accountable for actually doing things in Senate. Every senator should be working on at least one or two legislations a semester.”
Leadership: “I want to be the boldest president we’ve ever had. The minute after the election, if I win, I will be sending emails to leaders in Dallas and SMU. If something cool is happening in Dallas, SMU wants its own version. For example, the Dallas Entrepreneur Center. It was started by an SMU professor, but there is no connection with that Center and SMU. Cox kind of owns entrepreneurship at SMU. There’s so many entrepreneurial minded students here, but there’s no specific program at SMU. I want to help break down the wall between SMU and Dallas..”
Office hours: “I want to have an online reservation system where you can go and sign up for an appointment with your senator and the student body officers. I want students to be able to put a face to who Senate is.”
Boulevarding: “This is one of the most uniting experiences on campus, but a lot of the smaller organizations can’t take part because of their smaller budgets in comparison to fraternities and sororities. But that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have a place. I want to start a program that allows these organizations to get out on the Boulevard. It’s very feasible for us to do it.”
Funding: “I am a seasoned member of the Senate Finance Committee. The funding of organizations and their unique programs is so vital, yet many organizations – both big and small – find confusion in the intricate filings and requesting processes. I wish to reform not only the Finance committee’s standards and procedures, but also to better the liaison process between senators and their respective organizations they directly serve.”
Safety: “I’d like to have designated Giddy Up stops in different sections of campus where drivers will pull up to like a bus stop. I’d also like to maintain lighting on-campus. I want students to know who to reach out to if they see a light out on campus or in different buildings across campus. There needs to be a crosswalk from the commuter lot to campus as well.” Value Statement: “There should be more visibility of SMU’s value statement on campus. I’d like to implement some kind of signing day for first-years, making it a big deal to sign the statement for the first time.”
Community: “I want to be the bridge between different organizations on campus. I want to have an all-University service day where different groups from across campus come together to work and learn more about each other. Putting all student organizations in the same space will help break down some of those barriers.”
Spirit: “I have worked with SMU Athletics for a couple years now. I was basically the student representative involved in creating the MOB program. We want to get section leaders to explain cheers and chants to the MOB and lead the section. This will get all of the students involved, sober or not. For games, a lot of the time the alumni seats are empty. There should be a way for alumni to, if they know they can’t make it to a particular game, to give their tickets back to the students.”
Boulevarding: “I would like to look more closely into the new Boulevarding regulations. I know other Student Body officers will surely want to collaborate and tackle this issue quickly, in manner that is both fun for all students, as well as preventing any behaviors that do not reflect what a true Mustang acts like.”
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HEALTH
MONDAY n MARCH 30, 2015 TR AINING
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Some struggle to lose weight while others can’t gain.
Strength training is necessary to gain weight.
Gains for good Simple life changes to help put on weight
Carleeann allen Health & Fitness Editor carleeanna@smu.edu Nothing is more frustrating than the person who says, “It doesn’t matter what I do, I just can’t gain weight.” They are frustrated by their own struggles and annoy other people who struggle to lose weight. Some people claim that they can eat whatever they want and that it is because they have such a fast metabolism. Most claim that there is nothing they can do to fix it. There are some ways to gain weight in a healthy way though. These simple life changes can make a big difference in the long run and help you reach your weight gain goals.
Track Calories If you’re trying to gain weight, just like if you’re trying to lose weight, you need to track the calories you’re consuming. Often times people who can’t gain any weight are overestimating how much they are eating. Track how much you are eating so they can know how many extra calories they are consuming every day. People may think they are eating enough calories but they may not be. To seriously gain weight you should eat around 3500 calories a day. Get Stronger Skinny isn’t fun but chunky is worse. Eating extra calories helps add weight to your frame but you
need to increase your workouts to go from skinny to strong. Strength training is an excellent way to build more muscle, therefore gain more weight. Free weights are an excellent place to start; building on that and moving onto other exercises. Doing exercises that work your entire body will help balance your muscle gain. Increasing your workouts is necessary but resting is equally as important. Muscles grow when you rest, so it is important to not t rain daily. Don’t work the same muscles two days in a row so that you don’t overwork your body. Eat More Eat good food, not just lots
of food. Eating Chipotle burritos and extra large pizzas don’t help to build the healthy, stronger body you desire. Eating foods that are higher in calories will help with weight gain. Foods that help with weight gain are pastas, nuts and milk. Simply adding peanut butter to sandwiches is an excellent way to add healthy fats and protein to your diet. Drinking water is also important. Increasing workouts and eating more also needs to be accompanied with more water. Eat Often Eat every three hours to help gain weight. Eating breakfast and munching on healthy snacks throughout the day will help add
pounds to your body. Breakfast is key to kicking off your day in a healthy way. Hit up the omelet bar and fill it with healthy options like spinach and peppers. Throwing in bacon and adding cheese to the top are other ways to add some calories to your breakfast. A smoothie with whey protein is another option for a healthy, protein filled breakfast. After workout meals are necessary to keep calorie intake up. Grilled chicken and mixed vegetables, salmon and tuna are great things to eat after your workouts. Track Your Progress Weight weekly. Keeping track of your progress by weighing in weekly is
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Smoothies with protein are great pre-workout snacks.
very important. Weighing in on a weekly basis can show how much weight you have been gaining. It can be a guide to know whether or not you need to eat more calories. Take pictures. Taking photographs is an excellent way to track progress. Comparing photos over time can show muscle gain. This can not only be motivational but also helpful to track progress. Just don’t do it at Dedman because then you’ll be one of “those guys” and nobody likes those guys. Track your gains. Be sure to watch how much weight you are gaining. When you go up in weight, odds are you have also gained in mass.
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Grilled chicken is best for after a workout.
HABITS
How much caffeine is too much? Carleeann allen Health & Fitness Editor carleeanna@smu.edu College kids are notorious for living off of coffee or energy drinks. With life pulling us in every direction, sleep is constantly put on the back burner. Caffeine is our friend when we stay up all night studying or our saving grace when the work starts at 8 a.m. and you feel like you aren’t going to make it through the day. There is nothing wrong with indulging in a warm cup of coffee with friends but how much caffeine is too much? The American Dietetic Association recommends not drinking more than 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine a day.
Drinking more than 400 milligrams, or 4 cups, can have harmful effects on your health. The side effects of drinking this much caffeine include feeling jittery, nervous and jumpy. Coffee can have a negative impact on your sleep cycle as well. Drinking coffee later in the day can make it hard to fall asleep at night. When you do wake up, you’re run down and automatically reach for another cup to help push you through your day. For some people who are avid caffeine drinkers, this can become a serious problem. Caffeine is highly addictive and lots of people have experienced the effects of
caffeine withdrawal. Headaches, irritability and trouble concentrating are just a few symptoms of caffeine withdrawal that lots of people experience. For those who feel like they have an unhealthy reliance on caffeine there are steps to ease back on the amount of caffeine you are consuming. A caffeine detox is an unpleasant experience but can be good for you in the long run. Begin to ease up on the amount of caffeine you’re drinking on a daily basis. Exercise will also help you feel better. Getting plenty of sleep and eating healthy will also help relieve some of the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal.
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Coffee can be highly addictive.
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Not just a pretty face
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• Each member is allowed 2 guests; each member is allowed 5 guests during Homecoming and Family Weekend • Guest List must be submitted to the Dean of Student Life Office two business days prior to each Boulevard • Each organization must provide a roster of all members who are 21 years of age and older before the first home game • No Boulevard tents larger than 20 ft. x 40 ft. • One location for amplified sound provided by SMU Program Council • Each group must appoint a cleanup crew to make sure all trash is disposed of • All student groups requesting Boulevard tent must attend a Student Boulevard meeting before the start of the football season • Each student group will provide extra security personnel to be stationed behind the bar with the bartender to ensure the policies for the service of alcohol are enforced • Student groups must appoint 2 TIPS trained sober monitors for their Boulevard tents • Each group providing alcohol at their tent must have, at a minimum, a 2 to 1 ratio of water to alcohol available • Student groups that have alcohol at their tent must also provide non-salty food at their tent • At least one representative from each student group with a tent on the Boulevard is required to attend a Boulevard debriefing meeting to be scheduled for the week following each football game, to review the past weekend’s Boulevard and to work with student and campus leadership to ensure the Boulevard is operated in accordance with guidelines descried in this document The rules regarding obtaining a game day wristband, providing two officially licensed bartenders from the SMU Athletics’ concessionaire, prohibiting liquor and drinking games, consuming liquor out of paper or plastic cups, shutting down vehicle traffic on the Boulevard and enforcing rules and consequences for conduct and behavior issues are the same. These possible changes come from the programming subcommittee of the President’s Committee on Substance Abuse Prevention, according to Vogel. According to Jones, the subcommittee gathered 15 students from different communities and campus groups to participate in the initial discussions. Half of these students are involved in sororities in fraternities and, as a group, represent organizations like Student Senate, Program Council, New Century Scholars, Hunt Scholars, Resident Assistants and graduate students. “Additionally, the proposed guidelines were shared at a Vice President of Student Affairs Advisory Board meeting where several more students provided input,” Vogel said. SMU Student Body President Ramon Trespalacios understands that some students are discontent about the proposed changes in the set of guidelines. To ensure that every voice is heard, Trespalacios encouraged students to email him with any thoughts as well as solutions to problems they see. “Let’s work together to tackle the situation productively and create a set of suggestions for change,” he said on his Facebook page. He believes that having the proposed guidelines released now is beneficial because it gives students two months to voice their opinions and suggest changes. “Let’s act promptly, respectfully and constructively to ensure a fun and safe environment for the SMU Community,” he said. The Daily Campus will continue to update this story as more information
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SMU senior Devin Kerns is the newly-crowned Miss DFW Rebecca Ragsdale Contributing Writer rragsdale@smu.edu Devin Kerns was just five years old when she sang “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” in her first beauty pageant at the Payne County Fair in Stillwater, Oklahoma. When it came time to sing the line “root, root, root for the home team,” she had a tough time pronouncing the r’s. One day, that little blonde girl would be crowned Miss DFW. Currently a senior communications major and a member of the Chi Omega sorority at Southern Methodist University, Kerns, 22, competed in the Miss DFW pageant Feb. 8 against 11 other contestants from around Texas. “It felt awesome,” said Kerns, who speaks fluent Italian. “I was just psyched.” Kerns’ current title, Miss DFW, is affiliated with the Miss America organization, a scholarship pageant founded in the 1920s. When contestants win an affiliated pageant, they automatically advance to the Miss
Texas pageant. The winner from the Miss Texas pageant will then participate in the Miss America pageant, which is expected to be held in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Kerns was also named Miss Northwest Tarrant County in February 2014. She participated in the Miss Texas pageant after that win. Now that she is Miss DFW, Kerns will vie once more for the Miss Texas crown. The contest will be held June 27 to July 4 in Richardson, where more than 50 young women are expected to compete. Although she appears to be the picture of poise and elegance, this self-proclaimed “nerd” is a down-to-earth young woman who enjoys good food, reading true-crime novels and attending concerts. She’s also someone who wants to make cyberspace a nobullying zone. “I was cyber-bullied in high school,” said Kerns. “I was so humiliated.” Miss America system participants also arrive with a platform or a cause that contestants choose to bring
campus
awareness to. Kerns’ platform, “staying social media savvy,” educates young people about how to be aware of and prevent cyber-bullying. To help spread the word and to bring awareness to the issue, Kerns talks to numerous community groups. Kerns has participated in about 20 pageants over the years. For the Miss DFW talent portion of the pageant, she sang the song “Gimme, Gimme” from the Broadway production “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” “I have had the most training in classical voice,” said Kerns, who began singing at the age of 10. “However, I have quite a bit of experience in Broadway.” After graduating from SMU, Kerns hopes to attend law school and become a criminal prosecutor. She interned for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office last semester. Kerns, who will receive minors in Italian and Law and Legal Reasoning in addition to her Communication major, stands out among her peers not only in pageants, but in school.
SMU Director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility Rita Kirk knows the beauty queen very well. Kerns assisted Kirk in her research with CNN during the 2012 Democratic National Convention. “Devin consistently exceeds my expectations,” said Kirk. “Her communication skills and the coursework she completes are, without a doubt, outstanding.” Emily Towler, a close friend of Kerns, believes that the beauty queen is a triple-threat. “She’s multifaceted. She’s a great student, a talented singer and an ambitious worker,” said the SMU junior. “She isn’t catty or just a pretty face.” Tailor Cook, also a friend of Kerns and a fellow pageant participant, thinks so too. Kerns was one of the first Cook considered as a bridesmaid for her upcoming wedding. “From doing Pitbull impersonations to doing ridiculous selfies in serious meetings, I can’t think of a better girl to be Miss Texas,” said Cook. “But, more importantly, a friend for life.”
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Kerns is set to compete in the Miss Texas pageant this summer.
Kerns gives most of the credit for her success to her mother, Susan Kerns, who continues to be one of the most influential people in her life. So what’s her secret for pageant success? Kerns thinks it’s all in how you carry yourself. “A lot of it is about confidence,” said Kerns. “It’s all about showing off who you are and I try to be as much of a positive role model as possible.”
SECRETARY
Whitney Babin wbabin@smu.edu
james Jang jhjang@smu.edu
GRADUATE AFFAIRS OFFICER
Sarah-Michelle Stearns sstearns@smu.edu Courtesy of Whitney Babin
BASIC FACTS
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The fair featured professionals from journalism and communications.
SMU Communications Job Fair offers students networking opportunity Sierra Uselton Contributing Writer suselton@smu.edu The Dallas Morning News, TracyLocke and D Magazine were just a few of the notable companies in attendance at the SMU Communications Disciplines Job Fair Monday March 23 in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom East. The event gave students majoring in journalism, advertising and public relations the chance to network with over 30 employers and speak with professionals about internships and full-time positions in their field. Students like senior advertising major Justin Gibson attended the career fair to gain a further understanding of the companies he could potentially work for after graduation. “The career fair was a viable chance for me to test the waters with specific employers in anticipation for graduating and
job hunting,” Gibson said. Seniors graduating in May seeking full-time employment to first-years deciding on a major benefit from attending the SMU Communications Disciplines Job Fair because of the one-onone interaction they will have with credible companies and recruiters. Students received firsthand information about companies in the field they are pursuing that will help them have a better understanding of the types of positions, work and expectations that are to come when they enter the work world. “This event has value for the senior who is looking for a full-time opportunity to the first year student who is in the stage of career exploration and wants to learn how about different career paths or how to prepare for the next three years,” Assistant Director of Employer Relations at the Hegi Family Career Development Center Alicia Love said.
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Hometown: Houston, Texas Degree: mechanical engineering Year: sophomore
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BASIC FACTS Hometown: Louisville, Texas Degree: management science Year: sophomore
BASIC FACTS
INVOLVEMENT
INVOLVEMENT
Hometown: Dallas, Texas Degree: law degree, masters in economics Year: graduate
Senate: served for two years Greek: Sigma Phi Lambda co-founder and president Spirit: Mustang11 director
Senate: served for two years Service: co-founder of non-profit FACT, Big iDeas winner Other: SMU Ambassador
INVOLVEMENT
GOALS
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Dedman Law: involved in several organizations, common goal of all is to provide network and learning opportunities to students
Inclement Weather: “The first thing I want to get done is revising the SMU inclement weather policy. It severely needs some revision. It’s absolutely ridiculous that we don’t know if classes are canceled until 6 a.m. Most of the time, all the school districts around us have announced cancellations before or at midnight. I think it’s a fair time and we have plenty of forecasts to go on by then.”
Updates: “There’s a lot of times where Student Senate passes legislation and campus has no idea what we’re doing. I think that they should know how that’s affecting them. A monthly email which summarizes what Senate is doing would help that communication barrier. Also, when something big happens, like the UC, I would like to send out a campus-wide email about it right away.”
GOALS Representation: “My main goal is to advocate on behalf of graduate students so that their needs are met.” Community: “I would like to be a part of the process in finding ways to build a greater sense of community at SMU. I am excited to work with students on the main campus to achieve the common goal of making SMU an even better place.”
Spirit: “Chad Morris truly wants to get more students involved and I really want to be that liason between the football program and the students. I believe that with Morris, the entire feel of football season will change dramatically. I want to get more students excited about football.”
Funding: “It really takes a week longer than it should for organizations to get funding from Senate. I would like to have organizations pitch their ideas directly to Senate and during that same meeting, Senate will vote on whether or not to give that funding.”
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OPINION
MONDAY n MARCH 30, 2015
politics
Cars
Why I’m not voting for Ted Cruz
‘Greenness’ of electric cars depend on where you live
Ted Cruz officially launched his presidential campaign March 23, at Liberty University, which reveres itself as “the largest Christian University in the world.” I watched the speech and he always looks sad or like a man trying to smile through the pain. A Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz became the first Republican to declare himself a candidate. His announcement drew a large crowd of nearly 11,000 college students and faculty. And while the address received a sonorous applause, concerns arose about the seriousness of Ted Cruz as a candidate. Cruz delivered speech in a stadium packed with seemingly enthused students waving miniature American flags. However, news came out that students were mandated to attend and failing to do so would result in a $10 fine. I won’t delve into this browraising move because other sources already placed their commentary. But I will say that Cruz’s team chose a strategic environment for his announcement: required attendance by college students, appearing to attract young adults, and a Christian University, drawing the Christian vote. The Republican Party may have let him loose so that other viable Republican candidates seem more moderate. It’s hard finding a reason to vote for Ted Cruz and there exists only one reason I would vote for him: as of writing this, he’s the only official presidential candidate. But even so, Cruz’s team would have to drag me to the polls or impose a $10 fine. “Imagine young people coming out of school with four, five, six job offers,” Cruz said. Preaching about jobs to college students or the nation will always draw applause. Every presidential candidate talks about making more jobs, Cruz asks young adults to imagine several jobs, but like any other candidate before he doesn’t talk about how he will turn that imagination into reality. He continues to ask the audience to imagine his potential presidency creating millions and millions of high paying jobs. Really? Millions and millions sounds redundant and perhaps he should consider hiring more speechwriters. Again, he preaches about creating more jobs but leaves out how. I don’t believe Ted Cruz himself knows how he intends to fulfill this lofty promise. Now imagine millions and millions of voters flocking to the polls to vote for Ted Cruz. Imagine Ted Cruz as our next president. Ha-ha. Ted Cruz is the son of a Cuban immigrant who came to America with a measly $100 in his pocket. As a Hispanic candidate, Cruz appears to have secured the Hispanic vote, however the Hispanic vote lies far beyond his reach. His harsh criticisms on President Obama’s policies on granting temporary work visas to illegal immigrants present a problem for a possible Hispanic voting base. When asked about his solution to solve illegal immigration, Cruz supported tripling the amount of troops and erecting a wall in parts of the border. First, the Berlin Wall stretched 96 miles and still failed to prevent thousands of crossings. Similarly, constructing walls in parts of the 1,954 miles U.S. border with Mexico will not solve the core problem of illegal immigration. Second, the U.S. has more than tripled the number of troops patrolling the southwest border yet millions of illegal immigrants successfully crossed over. In 1992, one border patrol agent apprehended 306 illegal immigrants. Since then agents have increased, yet apprehensions per agents decreased dramatically to 19 in 2012. Still 1.65 million illegal immigrants reside in Texas alone. Securing our border won’t
STAFF COLUMN
nickson chong Opinion Editor
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solve the illegal immigration issue. Setting up free and fair trade agreements with Central America will create more jobs in Mexico and lead to fewer people attempting to cross the border. Tripling border patrol and constructing a wall come with enormous costs and I fail to see how Cruz intends to finance this reform while he wants to replace the current progressive tax rate with a flat tax rate. This change will not only decrease the government’s income but upset people in lower income brackets. Imagine that Cruz establishes a flat tax rate of 20 percent; those who used to pay 10 and 15 percent now pay more while those who pay 25, 25, 33, 35, and 39.6 percent pay less. A great move for taxpayers in higher brackets but a move that will surely enrage taxpayers in lower ones. Now while I don’t pay taxes, everybody always complains how they pay too much. Cruz’s solution to easing the taxpayers’ troubles lies in abolishing the Internal Revenue Services completely. In his speech, he wanted to create more jobs, but by eliminating the IRS, he will put roughly 90,000 employees out of the job, one that collects the $2.4 trillion collected every year. $2.4 trillion that funds the military, scholarship, border patrol, transportation, technology programs, NASA and other services that we use everyday. It’s not easy to take down the government, but removing the tax collection services is certainly a step closer. Perhaps the roughly 90,000 displaced employees can find new work patrolling the border. Cruz emphasized the huge role his faith plays in his politics and desires the Evangelical vote, however Evangelicals and Christians in general may not be interested in Ted Cruz as president. I believe he lost the Christian vote when he gave a speech at a gala event hosted by In Defense of Christians where he didn’t express his ideologies with Christian leaders but rather berated them for not supporting Israel. The crowd booed him off stage. “The last 15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all the theories that they are expounding, there should have been warming over the last 15 years. It hasn’t happened,” Cruz said On the issue of climate change. Yet, NASA, Greenpeace and other credible organizations and scientists have generally agreed that climate change represents a real problem. Society perpetuates a stigma that one can’t trust a politician; in the case of climate change I’m placing my bets on the scientists who devoted their lives to research and analyses as the environment. NASA symbolizes an organization that supports humankind’s destiny to explore space and the planets beyond. Ted Cruz holds a history of attempting to cut the budget and unfortunately he is now in charge of agency budgets. It’s ironic that Ted Cruz presented his presidential announcement to college students, yet he stands against everything that the younger generation stands for. “Instead of a federal government that works to undermine our values, imagine a government to defend the sanctity of human life,” Cruz said. He opposes abortions even in the case of rape and incest, yet wants to defend the sanctity of
human life. Is Cruz forgetting the sanctity of children who are already born yet remain homeless? What about the sanctity of women who can’t financially support a baby, women who can’t bear the mental disruption of carrying her rapist’s child, a woman who’s too young to have a child. Defending the sanctity of human life means defending the sanctity of women, women’s right to choose, and the exclusion of another man’s opinion on how she should treat her own body. He continued, “To uphold the sacrament of marriage,” of which he means exclusively between a man and woman. Increasingly more people support the rights of two people to marry despite their sexual orientation. The sacrament of marriage shouldn’t be about the matrimony between a man and woman but the love between two people, whether they’re gay or straight, who care and endear one another. In the Senate, Ted Cruz spent most of his time and resources blocking policies of which he personally disagrees. In his tenure, he has only supported 1 out of 112 bills that became law. Cruz doesn’t represent a man who will reignite the promise of America but will stunt it. He isn’t a man who will support broader rights for all Americans but will impose restrictions on various groups. He is not a candidate who desires to advance the nation but rather to advance his own beliefs, broadcasting his own ignorant selfrighteousness into the heart of t he nation. “Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of the next generation, that every single child, regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of wealth or ZIP Code, every child in America has the right to a quality education,” Cruz said in his announcement speech. He failed to mention regardless of sexual orientation; an issue that the younger generation ardently supports. Last time I checked, every child already has the right to a quality education. There’s no law restricting certain groups from attending certain schools and restricting different qualities of education. If Cruz means improving the quality of education throughout the nation, he has yet to state how or where he will find the funds to accomplish such a task with his mission to form a flat rate tax and abolish the IRS while he triples border patrol and finances an impregnable wall. The civil rights issue of the next generation can wait for the next generation. This is our generation and our generation’s civil rights issues stands for fully legalizing gay marriage, securing women’s rights to choose, net neutrality and slowing climate change. Achieving fame by vehemently opposing President Obama on every issue while alienating his own Republican Party, Ted Cruz is not a candidate that speaks for the younger generation or one that speaks for the United States of America, but a candidate that speaks for himself. A candidate with his own agenda, one that doesn’t speak for the people he represents but is interested in his own self-promotion. Vote for a candidate who looks to bring America into a better and brighter future rather than bring our great nation five decades back. Vote for a candidate who speaks for your values and beliefs. One that will look out for your well-being and advance society’s moral issues based on the people’s beliefs rather than his own. Vote for a candidate who will ensure America’s prosperity and power throughout the world. And finally, vote for any candidate other than Ted Cruz. Chong is majoring in finance and economics.
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Long thought a thing of the future, electric cars are becoming mainstream. Sales in the United States of plug-in, electric vehicles nearly doubled last year. Credible forecasts see the number rising within a decade to half a million vehicles per year, which would easily exceed sales of the Toyota Camry today. Although the technology for electric cars is improving quickly, the industry still depends heavily on public policy such as the $7,500 subsidy that the federal government gives everyone who buys one. The rationale for such aggressive policy support is, in part, rooted in the idea that these cars cause less pollution. Indeed, conspicuously “green” consumers dominate sales of electric vehicles, just as they did initially for hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius. But whether electric cars are actually greener depends on where the electricity comes from. Our research, along with other studies, finds that electric cars are not necessarily the environmentally friendly choice when it comes to the emissions of carbon dioxide the pollutant of greatest concern for climate change. It is true that electric cars have no tailpipe emissions (they don’t even have tailpipes!), which means they can help clear local air. But the electricity used to charge these vehicles comes mainly from power plants that burn coal or natural gas, with coal being the biggest emitter. Other sources of electricity wind, solar, hydro and nuclear _ generate zero emissions. Figuring out whether the electricity is more environmentally friendly than just burning gasoline directly in cars depends on statistical sleuthing to estimate changes in emissions within the overall electricity grid in response to the additional electricity needed to charge an electric car. We’ve done this using data on every hour of every day for recent years across the nation, and the results are striking. Where and when electric cars are charging affects how their emissions compare with the alternatives of a conventional or hybrid car. In some places and at some times, electric cars generate more emissions. We find, for example, that charging an electric car at night in the upper Midwest will generate more carbon dioxide per mile driven than the average conventional car that burns gasoline. In contrast, electric cars in the western United States and Texas always generate lower emissions than even a hybrid, and this arises because natural gas rather than
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coal tends to be used for generating the additional electricity in these regions. Our findings are based on how electricity is actually generated and current technologies that determine the efficiency of vehicles. But how might things change in the future to affect whether electric cars will reduce emissions and therefore help address climate change? We know the fuel economy of non-electric cars will increase in the coming years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has nearly doubled the average fuel efficiency goal for cars by 2025. Meanwhile, the manufacturers of electric cars are seeking to significantly increase the distance that one can drive on a charge. But the critical driver of electric-car emissions is how the electricity is generated. And this is where the future of electric cars as a means for addressing climate change is related to the future of power plant regulations. The EPA is in the process of developing its “Clean-Power Plan” to reduce emissions from power plants. This, along with other rules, will make the electricity sector cleaner and help ensure that electric vehicles are the green choice down the road. More than 100 years ago electric vehicles were the dominant and most promising technology for powering personal automobiles. But oil won that battle and reigned over the 20th century. Now electricity is poised to make a comeback, and might yet power the transportation sector this century. The push is due in large part to concerns about climate change, so it is important to have policies that ensure electric cars are part of the solution rather than the problem. Originally printed in Los Angeles Times on November 16, 2014.
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The excitement of movie trailers I love movie trailers. There are people that get up to leave when they play before the movie at the same time I’m intentionally arriving early to see them. When a movie that I’ve been looking forward to for months finally releases a trailer, I stop everything to go check it out. “The Avengers” is one of my favorite action movies ever, and as soon as I’d heard they had released the trailer for a sequel, I got way too excited. I love watching the clips that are intentionally made to hype you up for the movie. Seeing all the characters doing their super hero stuff that they tend to do and listening to James Spader’s intimidating and chilling dialogue was fantastic, and I pretty much bought tickets on the spot. To be fair I’m a huge nerd when it comes to Marvel movies, but it was still the trailer that sealed the deal. It was well made and interesting and showed some incredible action sequences without giving away too much of the movie. Bottom line, May 1 can’t come sooner. Recently the “Mission Impossible” movie released their first teaser as well. I at least knew a little about “The Avengers,” so
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I was prepared, but I didn’t even know they were making another “Mission Impossible” movie. Honestly, at this point I should’ve just figured they would, but I digress. Overall it was a pretty normal trailer until the end when, oh my god is that Tom Cruise riding on the side of a plane in midair? It was and just that shot alone was enough to draw me in. I’m down Tom, I’ll be there. The bottom line is that nothing makes a movie more exciting for me than the trailer. The anticipation of waiting to see the full thing after that sneak peek is what keeps me going to the theaters and I hope it doesn’t ever change. Coven is majoring in film.
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MONDAY n MARCH 30, 2015 commentary
In defense of ‘The Kraken’
the weekend Wrap up
Friday Men’s Swimmming – A 15th-place finish in the three-meter, earned Devin Burnett Honorable Mention AllAmerican honors on the second day of the NCAA Championship. Men’s Golf– On the second day of The Goodwin, SMU moved into third place- improving by six positions EquestrianSMU defeats New Mexico State and advanced to UEC championship round. Women’s Soccer– Mustangs Defeat Mississippi State, 1-0, In Spring Action Women’s Tennis– In its first outdoor match of the season, the 62nd-ranked SMU women’s tennis team defeated UAB, 6-1
Saturday Men’s Golf– The Mustangs picked up its first win of the 2014-15 season, using a final round surge spurned by its two co-captains to tie UAB at 23-under and share the victory at The Goodwin at the Stanford Golf Course. Men’s Swimmming – Devin Burnett placed 21st in the platform competition at the NCAA Championship
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Another look at the controversial signing of Greg Hardy nikki Chavenelle Associate Sports Editor @nikkichavenelle The Dallas Cowboys take heat for everything they do, so why not make the controversial yet smart move and sign Greg Hardy? Hardy is one of the best passrushing defensive ends in the NFL and since he’s not going to jail on domestic violence charges, he’s free as a bird, and Jason Garrett wants him in his cage. Hardy, though he had to miss playing time for the Carolina Panthers, evaded jail time when his girlfriend refused to cooperate with authorities to testify against him. The Dallas Cowboys are making the right move for their football team; for their organization as a football team. Read: football team. Not law enforcers or domestic violence protestors. As long as the law has Hardy on the streets, it should make no difference to the Cowboys he takes a stroll down to Arlington to play some football, not to mention to make the organization a bunch of money. The NFL can investigate Hardy’s criminal or non-criminal behavior and while they do that Hardy can sack some
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The signing of former Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy has sparked debate and brought heavy criticism to the Dallas Cowboys front office.
quarterbacks and win some games. The Cowboys are only contracted to pay Hardy $745,000 at this point unless he is fully cleared by the NFL then he could earn up to $13 million. On the Cowboys’ end, it’s a
worthwhile risk. I’m not saying I’d like to go work for the Cowboys’ Public Relations department any time soon but as far as winning games goes, Hardy stands a good chance at helping them
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This weekend SMU announced its participation in the Texas Rangers and FOX Sports Southwest University Days program. The partnership will allow SMU students, alumni and fans to receive discounted tickets for the Rangers vs Mariners game at Globe Life Park in Arlington April 27.
Mustangs defeat OU and UTA
The SMU women’s volleyball team hosted UTA and OU on the Hilltop for scrimmages to kick off the spring season Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs defeated UTA in just three sets and beat them in an extra fourth set for more practice. After a short break, the team faced OU in Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs won the first two sets then struggled and gave up the third. However, the team remained composed and put away the fourth set for the win. The team was communicated
should make Hardy their poster boy or give out free Hardy bobble heads to the first 1,000 fans at AT&T Stadium but they deserve to go after the best players available and Hardy is one of the best.
ANNOUNCING UNIVERSITY DAYS
Strong spring start nikki Chavenelle Associate Sports Editor @nikkichavenelle
do that. Jason Garrett said that it’s just about football at this point and so long as Hardy is a football player who’s free of criminal charges, he should be able to play. I’m not saying the Cowboys
and handled problems as a unit, which helped them defeat their opponents. Despite it being the team’s first time back in action since the fall, they worked together like a well oiled machine. Last season’s MVP and Best Defensive Player Morgan Heise handled UTA and OU on the defensive end with help in the back from Izzy Sotelo whose serves were key to disorganizing the other team’s formation. The Mustangs will play at Texas April 3, compete in the Collegiate F.A.S.T. Tournament in Houston April 11, and conclude the spring season at home April 21 against North Texas in Moody Coliseum.
“We’re excited to continue to present University Days with the Texas Rangers,” FOX Sports Southwest Senior Vice President/General Manager Jon Heidtke said. “We deliver the ideal platform to bring together several of our collegiate partners with our Major League Baseball partner to provide compelling offers for Rangers fans from universities throughout our region.” The University Days promotion also includes a limited edition Texas Rangers cap in the schools’ colors, on-field pregame participation by coaches, players or noted alumni, and recognition of the university on FOX Sports Southwest’s live broadcast. SMU students and alumni can purchase the exclusive ticket discount online at: texasrangers.com/smu. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m.
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MONDAY n MARCH 30, 2015 film
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“Red on Yella, Kill a Fella” centers on an outlaw running from the law and a greater evil.
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“The Love Inside” focuses on romantically-challenged people just like us.
The DC talks with filmmakers of the Dallas International Film Festival blair croce Arts and Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu Well folks, It’s that time of year. No, I am not talking about the time for sunbathing on Dallas Hall lawn. No, I am not talking about the time for relentlessly eating popsicles at Steel City Pops (it’s not like I’ve done that or anything). No, I am not talking about the time for spring shopping when you should be studying (sorry, “probably” should be studying). Though these things deserve an article of their own, I’m talking about the time for the 9th annual Dallas Film Festival. The Dallas International Film Festival premieres narrative feature films, which compete for festival awards, and shows more popular new releases as well. The festival takes place April 9-19 with movies screening all day. On Friday, filmmakers and actors from half of the competing narrative features attended a press roundtable session promoting their films. For part one of our coverage, let’s take a look at
these competitors: “Echoes of War:” A spin off-of an earlier short film, this Civil War-era feature centers on a man who returns home from the war only to find his family in yet another battle with a harsh rancher. Producer and writer John Chriss noted that he is “really against calling our film a western because what we set out to do was to make an anti-western: to take out all the bullsh*t gunplay, shooting pistols out of people’s hands, roping bad guys, the whole notion of good and bad with the black and white hats, and all this silly western stuff we grew up on and get to the core of films like ‘No Country for Old Men’ or ‘There Will Be Blood.’” “The Adventures of Pepper and Paula:” Based on the true story of Pistol Packin’ Paula, “The Adventures of Pepper and Paula” follows Paula on her journey to recovery after an accident in one of her famous Wild West shows.
Thanks to her dog, Pepper, Paula channels the motivation and energy to face her mischievous replacement in the show. Star of the film Mindy Raymond was actually trained in only two weeks by Paula herself. When asked about the experience of playing a real person, Raymond responded, “I’m very fortunate to be one of the few actors to play a person who was actually with me every day when we were shooting. To play her and to tell her story was awesome. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity!” “The Love Inside:” From directors/writers Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot, “The Love Inside” is about something we can probably all relate to: romantic problems. The film takes place in a rural cabin in Texas where Vaughan’s best friends are supposed to get to know his fiancée. Well, things don’t go as planned when one of his good friends brings Vaughan’s exgirlfriend. Things quickly go awry in this painfully realistic romantic company. Speaking of realistic,
Irvine and Smoot revealed that a lot of the writing for this film involved “drawing from personal experiences.” Awkward much? “Red on Yella, Kill a Fella:” In this western film with a horror twist set in the early 1900s, Claude Barbee is on the hunt for money hidden after a railroad heist gone wrong. But in addition to the law, something else is hunting Barbee that shows no mercy. Director Justin Meeks said that Dallas is a great place to premiere the film considering the film was shot in Texas. Meeks noted, “Texas is a character itself. It’s just as rough and rugged as the outlaws.” “The Jones Family Will Make a Way:” In this documentary centering on a gospel group, a Pentecostal minister bonds with an unlikely new friend, a secular music critic. The film follows the evolution of their friendship as The Jones Family Singers spread their lifegiving music. On Friday, the critic in the film, Michael Corcoran,
said, “There has been a lot made about how I am an atheist or non-believer, and they are totally Christian. But really, the way they feel about God is the way I feel about The Jones Family Singers.” “The Outfit:” From producers Kelly and Hutch Snowden and director Yen Tan, “The Outfit,” a short film with a comedic edge, shows how one congressman’s choice of clothing triggers a media storm questioning his sexuality. When asked what about the story caught his eye, Hutch responded, “Well, it’s just about people learning to accept who they are and their choices whether it be their clothing or what they do. It’s just interesting to see the pressures people go through to be themselves.” Kelly added, “We like that it’s a lighter piece to deal with some heavier issues.” “Treading Water:” Director/writer/lead actor Liz Cardenas Franke brings audiences a raw look into the painful reality of caring for an
elderly parent in a declining medical condition. In fact, though the film isn’t technically a documentary, Franke is actually facing this same situation in life right now (the film was even shot in her dad’s house.) Franke, J.B. Edwards (who plays her father in the film), and producers Hutch and Kelly Snowden sat down and talked openly about the hardships of making such a heavy film Friday. While tearing up, J.B. Edwards said, “I actually met Liz’s father. It was interesting acting in it because it was scary in a lot of ways because that could be the future for a lot of people.” And when Liz was asked if this film was her form of therapy, she replied with tears in her eyes and a cracking voice “Yeah, it really was.” It doesn’t get more real than that. Have a favorite? Want to see which film wins? Check out these films and others at the Dallas International Film Festival beginning April 9.