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NEWS Briefs World MEXICO CITY— A clash between two vigilante “self-defense” groups in the troubled Mexican state of Guerrero killed at least four people and dozens more were taken prisoner by each side, a leader of one of the groups said Tuesday. LAUSANNE, Switzerland— With stubborn disputes unresolved, negotiators extended nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers past a selfimposed midnight deadline in an effort to finish the outline of an agreement.
National INDIANAPOLIS— Gov. Mike Pence asked lawmakers to send clarification of the state’s new religiousfreedom law, while Arkansas legislators passed a similar measure, despite criticism that it is an attempt to permit discrimination against gays. NEW YORK— The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 9 percent last year to the lowest level since 1982, according to new State Department figures. The report for the 2014 fiscal year shows 6,441 adoptions from abroad, and about 74 percent below the high of 22,884 in 2004.
Texas AUSTIN— A Texas Senate panel is hearing testimony– including comments from the state’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht– on a bill to decriminalize truancy. Hecht said he supports the idea, adding that Texas has “a real problem with keeping kids in school.” Houston Democratic Sen. John Whitmire is sponsoring a plan making truancy a misdemeanor punishable by graduated fines starting at $100.
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Candidates discuss questions from the audience.
Student senate candidates debate campus issues before election olivia nguyen Managing Editor qonguyen@smu.edu On Tuesday at 5 p.m., students congregated on the first floor of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center to listen to and participate in a debate among Student Senate candidates. Presidential candidates Carlton Adams, J.B. Stockslager, Anna Norkett and Chase Harker, vice presidential candidate Connor Volz, secretary candidates Whitney Babin and James Jang, and graduate affairs officer
candidate Sarah-Michelle Stearns sat on stage. The moderator was Dr. Ben Both, Director of Debate, Advisor to the Bush Institute and Associate Professor. The debate was divided into three parts. Students provided a concise, twominute introduction of their platform before engaging in the debate. Questions written by the other contenders directed to specific candidates were selected and read by the moderator. Each presidential candidate received two questions, while candidates for vice president, secretary and graduate affairs
officer each received one. Afterward, the debate expanded to open-floor where viewers could ask their own questions until 6:30 p.m. when the discussion was concluded. Some common questions candidates wrote to one another pertained to inclusivity of all students on campus, notability of candidates and the sincerity of candidates’ platform ideas. One question was raised by Elliott Bouillion, the 2014-2015 Student Senate Speaker. Bouillion asked each candidate to convince the audience why they should vote for them in just one sentence.
The responses are as follows: Carlton Adams: “The definition of being Student Body President in my mind is being a true liaison to every single person on campus and the administration.” J.B. Stocksalger: “I am passionate about this school and the student body and I will do whatever it takes to make sure they are heard and that their concerns are being met.” Anna Norkett: “Everything I stand for about
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Santos Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship established to honor slain Dallas youth Megan Sunderland Contributing Writer msunderland@smu.edu In 1973, the Senate’s hearings on Watergate began, the Supreme Court decided on Roe v. Wade, and “Schoolhouse Rock!” premiered on ABC. 1973 was also the year that 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was fatally shot by a police officer in Dallas, an incident that is largely unknown to the citizens of the United States, even those of the city, today. Dr. Rick Halperin, a professor and the director of the Embrey Human Rights Program at SMU, was working on his master’s degree at the university when the incident occurred July 24, 1973. “I was shocked at the killing of that young boy. I was certainly not shocked that the riot happened four days later, but the killing was just beyond egregious,” said Halperin. On that morning in 1973, Rodriguez and his 13-year-old brother, David, were dragged from their home by police, handcuffed, and forced into a police car to be questioned about stealing $8 from a soda vending machine. At one point, Police Officer Darrell L. Cain placed his gun to Rodriguez’s head to coax the boy into giving information. He fired the gun once without discharging a bullet, but his second pull of the trigger released the bullet that killed Rodriguez. Through fingerprint evidence, the boys maintained their innocence. Though Cain received a mere 5-year sentence, and only served half, Rodriguez’s death sparked the first and only race riot in Dallas’ history. As the story of the killing has begun to fade from the memories of many Dallas citizens, SMU is establishing the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship to honor and preserve the boy’s memory. Jose Santoyo, a student involved with creating the scholarship, is in his first semester at SMU as a junior majoring in human rights. Before coming to the university,
Santoyo received his associate’s degree from Navarro College in Corsicana, TX, and says that he is “considered a community activist and advocate.” “I got involved because of the story, the Santos story, how this young boy’s life was taken away at a very young age, with him not even having the opportunity to finish school,” Santoyo said. He explained that he feels a personal connection to the story because, for some time, Santoyo was unsure that he would be able to complete his education with his undocumented status. Santoyo came to the United States from Michoacán, Mexico when he was 8 years old. In 2013, he was given the ability to work and obtain a social security number and driver’s license through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that gives some who are undocumented the opportunity to become legally employed. The scholarship was announced in conjunction with the unveiling of the new Latino Center for Leadership Development (LCLD) on March 14. The LCLD contributed $100,000 to the scholarship’s fundraising campaign, and allocated $20,000 “so that we can have a scholarship to go live this year,” said Santoyo. Those funds will also extend into the 2016-2017 school year. The goal of the campaign is to secure a $300,000 endowment that will be accessible by December 2016. One student will be chosen each year to receive the $10,000 scholarship annually through their fourth year at SMU, which will be dispersed in increments of $5,000 each semester. Each recipient of the scholarship must be studying human rights, and should be someone who “would represent, and I don’t say this lightly, but represent, with dignity, the name, the legacy, and the family of Santos Rodriguez,” said Halperin. The Rodriguez family was not formally apologized to for the boy’s death until September 2013, when Dallas
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People riot in protest of Santos Rodriguez’s death.
Mayor Mike Rawlings apologized on behalf of the city. According to Santoyo, Rawlings was the first public donor to the campaign, contributing $10,000. Many are working diligently to heal the deep wounds of Rodriguez’s death that have remained open for over 40 years. However, it seems that there has been a recent rise in media coverage of police brutality around the country. “Not young boys handcuffed in a police car, but we still have lots of shootings by police of unarmed people of color ever since then,” Halperin confirmed. Ultimately, the scholarship will bring forth positivity from Rodriguez’s story, something echoed by Roberto Corona, the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Embrey Human Rights Program. “I think that there is also a story of hope, you know, that we can make from something horrible in the history. We can take that as an example and make something beautiful,” said Corona.
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SMU film majors compete in video race riley coven Arts and Entertainment Writer rcoven@smu.edu
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“Dare to Drum” is a documentary directed by SMU lecturer John Bryant.
The DC talks with filmmakers A look at the Dallas International Film Festival matt sanders Associate A&E Editor masanders@smu.edu 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. Filmmakers and actors from half of the competing narrative features attended a press roundtable session promoting their films Thursday. For part two of our coverage, let’s take a look at these competitors: “Dare to Drum” Directed by SMU adjunct lecturer of Drumset Studies John Bryant, this documentary tells the story of five drummers preparing for a series of concerts in Dallas. Things go according to plan, but the concerts are to be held during the week of Super Bowl 45, which came to be known as Icemageddon. With the bad weather, the fate of the concerts is up in the air. The music’s theme is Gamelan, which is the music of Bali in Indonesia. When asked about Galeman music, Bryant said, “It’s charming music, but it’s challenging music because it’s illogical to our Western ears.” “Melville” Directed by James Johnston, this film stars a character named Marcus, a man dealing with some
serious s*** who can’t seem to talk about it with anyone. We’ve all been there, Marcus. Johnston uses hip-hop as inspiration for the film, stating that he always starts with visuals when filming. Melville is a short film, but Johnston hopes to turn it into a series. Producer Red Sanders credits the community for their help with the film. “Since we’re based locally and shot locally, we were able to get the community to help,” he said. “The Day West Shook Texas” All Texans remember where they were on April 17, 2013, the day the plant explosion occurred in West, Texas. Everybody loves that town because of the Czech Stop, so we were all shocked and saddened by the explosion. Thousands of people came to the small town to provide assistance, including the Texas Rangers and Dallas Mavericks organizations. According to director Jim Gerik, “the help turned tears into cheers.” This human-interest film tells the story of West citizens and how they have been rebuilding the greatest small town in America. “One Hitta Quitta” UT Arlington film professor Ya’Ke Smith directs this film that was shot only with iPhones. A young boy who has never been punished for his actions turns to internet violence, which causes him to become violent in real life. “Kids
think it’s ok to do certain things because there are no consequences for their actions,” Smith said. The film shows how people will do anything to become “Facebook famous,” even hurting innocent people for no reason. Thanks, WorldstarFights. “Some Beasts” Cameron Nelson directs this film about modern-day Thoreau Sal Damon. He is a loner in Appalachia who discovers a child living on the land after his neighbor dies. Cameron states that it’s a story of life and death in the country. Because Sal Damon is a loner, lead actor Frank Mosley used his childhood to prepare for the part. “Growing up, I was friends with everybody, but I didn’t have a specific group, so I felt alone,” he said. “We’ll Find Something” For those of you in a relationship, you know that choosing a restaurant can be stressful for a variety of reasons. Casey Gooden directs a film about a couple in New York trying to find a place to eat. It takes them several hours to find and choose a place. Due to filming gear being locked up, the crew only had one night to shoot, which worked out well for Gooden. “The actors were tired after shooting for twelve hours, but that makes it look good because in the movie it takes them four to five hours to find a place.” This is why you order delivery.
Most people spend their weekends relaxing and catching up on sleep that they missed during the stressful weekdays they’ve survived. They watch television, read and generally relax. Instead of any of those activities, this weekend I did the exact opposite. Over this past weekend I broke my own record for longest time awake. My old time of 18 hours was child’s play compared to my new best of 36. The delirium and psychosis of sleep deprivation is quite an interesting experience but not necessarily one I would recommend anytime soon. To explain myself a little further, I didn’t just do this for the fun of it, as enjoyable as it was. I instead worked with a team of other BFA’s within SMU’s Meadows School to participate in a 24-Hour Video Race held in Dallas. This is an event held every year in which teams of people can go to a local theater and receive
a topic, theme, character, prop and other requirements to make a short film out of. The contestants then have a full 24 hours to write, shoot and edit a film under five minutes in length to later screen at the same theater. I worked with a fantastic team consisting of myself, Dani Kubitz, Rachel Cocke, Annalee Walton, and Spencer Reppond. Everyone worked well together and used their talents to piece together a small project we’re all very proud of. Shockingly we weren’t at each other’s throats by the end of it, although we were quite delirious and somewhat starved. It was a great experience however and something I would do again in a heartbeat. What I will say is that this competition is not for the light-hearted. There were very high highs but there were also extremely low lows. Spending four hours at Café Brazil to come up with a story only to walk away in vain is not the greatest feeling in the world. And the ten pounds of pancakes doesn’t help as much
as you might think. Not only was the creative process more difficult than any of us had anticipated, but the use of technology essentially took around five years off our lives. Whether it was the beeping within the microphone that just couldn’t be stopped or the editing software telling us it “quit unexpectedly,” there were quite a few moments of utter despair and unrelenting frustration. All that being said, I’ve never felt such a sense of accomplishment as I did once we had finished. Maybe it was the fact that I hadn’t closed my eyes other than to blink in over a day but I was gleaming with joy at the conclusion of our project. I honestly don’t even remember watching it before turning it in, even though I’m sure we did, but I do remember being extremely proud of myself, my teammates, and our short film. As our idea came to fruition, I watched the smiles of relief on everyone’s faces as we handed in our final copy and only had one thought: “Thank God I can sleep now.”
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Annalee Walton, Dani Kubitz, Rachel Cocke, Riley Coven, and Spencer Reppond competed this weekend.
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community and inclusivity is not for a campaign, it’s just who I am.” Chase Harker: “I will be the most bold president you’ve ever seen. I will create opportunities that you never imagined. That SMU will be more on the map than ever before.” Connor Volz: “This is actually a poster of our student senate. It reads ‘leadership and action, not position.’ And
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I, along with every candidate wants to see action displayed on campus.” Whitney Babin: “To re-ignite the passion and spirit we had from our first day from being Mustangs. If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.” James Jang: “I just want every Mustang to be valued.” Note: Candidate Sarah-Michelle Stearns did not make a statement. The debate interfered with Stearns’ class schedule resulting in an early departure. Polling for the 2015-2016 Student Senate begins April 1 at smu.edu/elections.
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Finding Acceptance The Church and the LGBTQ Community HANAN ESAILI Contributing Writer hesaili@smu.edu When people think of the church, “LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, questioning/ queer) friendly” is not the first thing that comes to mind. Many times, younger people are turned away from the church and their faith because of a bad experience. Many churches that shut their doors quote the Bible as the main reason they turn them away. In many books, it does condemn homosexuality as a sin. If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable: Leviticus 20:13. In 2009, First Baptist Church of Dallas Senior Pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress gave a sermon titled “Why Gay Is Not O.K.” He drew protestors, and in an interview with WFAA said “even though culture changes, God’s word doesn’t change.” Hateful experiences and harsh words from the church has some members of the LGBTQ community running away from organized religion and faith. Shelbi Smith, a Southern Methodist University senior, said that it may have been “too little, too late” because she was turned off of religion entirely due to early criticism from her grandmother. “My grandmother always taught us that it was a deadly sin and all gay people would burn in hell. Luckily, my parents didn’t believe that. But she was basing her belief off the teachings of the Nazarene Church, that was her defense. I’ve come to realize that obviously that’s not how all churches are; it’s not the idea across the board. But it just makes you want to leave it all,” Smith said. According to the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide, LGBTQ youths who are unaccepted by their families and communities are eight times more apt to attempt suicide than those who are accepted, six times more susceptible to depression, three times more likely to get involved in drug and alcohol abuse, and three times more likely to contract HIV/AIDS and STDs. But what those who treat the
LGBTQ community badly fail to recognize are the books and verses that say not to judge and love everyone. Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you: Matthew 7:1-2. SMU Sophomore Kat Kendrick was turned away by her the church in high school because of her sexuality. “I’m from a small town, so I kind of got burned by the church. I was kind of involved in this church, I really liked it,” Kendrick said. “I noticed my friends were bringing their significant others, and the girl I was dating at the time, I couldn’t hold her hand in church without the fear of being shunned or exiled, or how it would change my place in the community.” But Kendrick found her way back to religion during her college years through Kunëo, a bible study-type group that meets at Union Coffee shop on Tuesdays. “It’s the only church I’ve ever been involved with that I’ve felt comfortable... I really felt like I had a group of people who I could be involved with, plan things, really just celebrate our religion together without my sexuality being a factor at all. It’s not something that mattered,” Kendrick said. The majority of religions have not accepted same-sex marriage as something that should become a law. But, many churches like Unity on Greenville, do not look at members of the LGBTQ community as outcasts and sinners, but as equals. “We look at each person as having been born in the image and likeness of God... We believe that we need to live the principles by which we believe,” Unity Spiritual Leader Karen Romestan, LUT, said. “We interpret the bible metaphysically rather than literally. Our mission at Unity on Greenville is that we are a beacon of spiritual light and a loving and supportive community expressing our oneness with God. We practice the teachings of Jesus: love, life, happiness and abundance. We make no judgement on how a
person lives their life.” Acceptance goes further than just letting the members of the LGBTQ community into the congregation. It includes fostering community outside the church and in public. “A lot of people are religious and queer. It’s very hard to find a place to express the two at the same time. [Kunëo] made such a huge impact on my life,” Kendrick said. “To have a place like Kunëo, where I can worship God and have a community that accepts me for who I am, and in turn, has helped me find a deeper sense of self acceptance.” Although a lot of the portrayals of the church and LGBTQ community in the media are negative, a lot of churches have begun opening their minds and their doors to everyone. According to Believeoutloud. com, an online network that empowers Christians to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, the United States alone has more than 5,000 churches that intentionally embrace the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Four of the United States’ largest Christian denominations, representing some 10 million people, have passed inclusive policies ranging from statements of LGBTQ affirmation to LGBTQ ordination and marriage equality. Other denominations are actively working to pass similar policies in the near future. “If you’re using God and the gospel as an excuse to hate something, you’re doing something wrong. One of the biggest messages in Christianity is the idea that we are supposed to love our neighbor and love one another,” Kendrick said. “Even if you disagree with what someone is doing or you don’t think it’s ‘okay,’ that doesn’t mean that you can be hateful toward them. To take the gospel and God’s word to use it as a weapon against people, to hate, to hurt them for who they love, how is that any better than being gay? How is that any more righteous and noble? You should use God’s word to love people.”
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Rovner introducing General Kehler and Gavin.
Tower Center hosts discussion on nuclear weapons, national security Kasey Ruth Contributing Writer kruth@smu.edu Due to the United States continuing to deal with nuclear weapon threats and the overall threat to national security, SMU Tower Center brought in distinguished speakers to hold a discussion over nuclear weapons followed by a Q&A. John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies hosted “The Once and Future Role Of The Bomb” event at 5:30p.m Thursday, March 26. Nearly 80 students and prospective guest attended this event in the Perkins building on campus. The speaker’s of the event were Francis J. Gavin, Frank Stanton Chair in Nuclear Security Policy studies and Professor of Political Science MIT, General C. Robert Kehler, Former Commander of United States Strategic Command, and Joshua Rovner, Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics & National Security Policy and director of studies for Tower Center. The Security and Strategy program found it important to host this event due to the United States becoming increasingly active in regional conflicts. “Our principle mission is to prepare SMU undergraduates to become leaders in government service, academia, and industry.” – Tower Center Rovner opened up the discussion by saying “nuclear weapons are everywhere in the news, you cannot avoid them.” Rovner also imposed the question, “what is the
value of nuclear weapons?” To further answer concerns in regards to nuclear force, Rovner introduced Gavin to share his thoughts on where the US stands in the nuclear weapon debacle. Gavin spoke for nearly 20 minutes, and during his speech he stated that there are two trends when dealing with nuclear force: one being the so called ZeroMovement, which is where the world should rid itself of nuclear weapons, and the other being increasing war in politics- in which nuclear weapons would be the highest importance to achieving national security. After Gavin spoke, General Kehler took the stand. The commander shared many of his thoughts on the issue at hand, one being that nuclear deterrence will not eliminate all conflicts, and never will. Rover, Gavin, and Kehler then opened up a Q&A discussion where they answered some tough, yet necessary questions. One woman asked whether nuclear weapons deteriorate situations like the Boston Bombing, while another gentleman asked about the likelihood of a terrorist group getting ahold of nuclear bombs. SMU Sophomore Nati Bru, political science and journalism major, expressed her gratitude to SMU for allowing her to attend such an event. “We were so fortunate that SMU was able to bring in these speakers from such experienced backgrounds. It was amazing to hear everything they had to say based on their professions and studies,” said Bru. To listen and watch the full event, go to http:// www.c-span.org.
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Twenty-five feats accomplished from ‘inside’ the chamber It is interesting—and very distressing—to see how students from all over campus are persuaded into overlooking the amount of work our Student Senate has put into SMU over the last few years. Senate is comprised of the Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, Chief of Staff, Speaker of the Senate, Committee Chairs, special interest seats, general members and one elected senator for every 300 students enrolled in each school. “Looking back, this team has silently changed the fabric of this University,” Chief of Staff Chase Harker said. “Our efforts are found in a myriad of forms, which all share the common strand of getting things done.” A claim has been made that “Senate doesn’t really do much” for our campus. This baffles me because this “inside” info is both untrue and unsubstantiated. “As an officer, it is our job to ensure Senate balances the mechanical tasks, the new initiatives and time sensitive tasks,” Student Body Vice President Monica Finnegan said. “Along with meeting with administrators regularly, we create teams of senators who will work on the projects or conduct research for our proposals.” I have been a member of Senate for one year. It did not take me long to realize that almost every Senator sitting in the chamber each Tuesday has made a commitment to better SMU. “I would argue that this year we had one of the most engaging Senate chambers,” Finnegan said. “More than ever, I saw that chamber of student leaders work with each other for a common purpose of bettering our school.” “We may have issues communicating to the larger student population, but the body of work Senate has produced in the last 18 months is impressive and should not be overlooked,” Cox Senator JB Stockslager said. It is silly to attempt to persuade you because these are facts. Do yourself a favor, read everything below and decide for yourself. For the sake of accountability, please enjoy 25 feats your SMU Student Senate has accomplished in just the last 18 months. 1. We increased the amount of money available to allocate to student groups by $50,000+ by renegotiating contracts. We now allocate over $1 million in student fees to chartered organizations, student groups, and individuals. 2. We created the initiative for the new student center, which is a task that deserves attention. The plan’s finalization wasn’t expected for 10 years, but Senate’s hard work has led to President Turner approving the feasibility study. 3. We created and implemented the SMU Value Statement: I, as a citizen of the SMU community, commit myself to upholding the values of intellectual integrity, academic honesty, personal responsibility and sincere regard and respect for all SMU students, faculty and staff. 4. We created the “Not On My Campus” campaign against sexual assault. It has now been adopted by 11 other college campuses and was featured on USA Today. 5. We established the first Student Senate Parking Taskforce in which we actually sat in a room with Mark Rhodes (Director of Parking and ID Card Services), threw a map of the campus on a boardroom table, and discussed ways to improve the parking experience. 6. We established relationships between our Student Concerns Committee and SMU Dining. They now meet routinely to voice your concerns. 7. We made significant progress in extending the add/drop date by meeting with all involved departments/organizations—registrar, provost, Faculty Senate, etc.—preparing extensive memoranda laying out all of the reasons and stats in favor of extending the add/drop date. It is now on the Faculty Senate Academic Policy Committee’s list of issues to address. 8. We have fostered a strong relationship between Faculty Senate and Student Senate by speaking with Faculty Senate during their meetings to bring to their attention items we need their help on, meeting with the Faculty Senate
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President to discuss issues they need our help on, and working closely with all of their committees. 9. We created the 100 Letter Campaign, celebrating our centennial and welcoming the Bush family to campus. We curated and compiled 100 letters from students addressed to President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. He now flaunts this book of student letters at his home. 10. We created the Investments Committee allowing students to manage $400,000 to use in case of an economic downfall. 11. We wrote legislation to bring beer to Gerald J. Ford Stadium. 12. We established a Transfer Senator seat to address transfer student needs. 13. We created a database of over 2,000 alumni and held our first alumni reunion in several years. 14. We held an “It’s On Us” signing day with the administration, raising awareness of the national campaign against sexual assault and encouraging students to put an end to it by holding each other accountable. 15. We distributed over $150,000 in scholarships, and broke our record for scholarship applications—twice. 16. We created and fulfilled a resolution on lighting the commuter parking lot for your safety. We created a protocol for lighting on campus in which our student representatives held facilities accountable for dead light bulbs and faulty timers. 17. We created a bill to make sure that the Office of Information Technology seeks input from the Student Senate as representation of the student body before making decisions that impact 100 percent of the student population. 18. We approached the administration with grievances of too few classes tagged with pillars and proficiencies to which they responded by increasing the number of tags and abridging the University Curriculum for the first two cohorts. 19. We passed a bill by an overwhelming majority, despite ten previous years of failed votes, to establish an LGBT Senate seat, thereby bringing to the forefront issues which plague this underrepresented community. 20. We worked with the office of risk management to better prepare the campus for the threat of an active shooter and overall safety. In fact, this was the first active shooter training on a campus in the state of Texas. 21. We have met with the Athletics Director and department as a whole to discuss spirit and student engagement at sporting events. We addressed the problems and concerns with the Varsity Student Loyalty app to make sure that individuals were checking themselves into games. 22. We increased the operating hours of the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports on football game days so that students could utilize the gym they are paying for. 23. We were able to move the Sign Room location back to Suite 300 where it is more easily accessible to all student organizations. 24. We began live tweeting all of the Senate meetings to increase transparency and make sure you know what is happening in the chamber. 25. We requested that 2015, the last year of the Centennial Celebration, be the “Year of the Student.” It is. This is your SMU Student Senate. Let your voice be heard. I am proud to be a member of the SMU Student Senate and cannot wait to see what the future holds.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in a news conference asking for clearer legislation on the state’s religious freedom law.
Indiana’s new religious freedom law upsets LGBT community and supporters It’s April 1st, March has come to an end, but the madness continues. Unfortunately, I’m not taking about the Final Four but rather Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, or simply “Religious Freedom” law. A near unanimous Congress passed the RFRA in 1993 under President Bill Clinton. The law states, “governments should not substantially burden religious exercise without compelling justification.” Indiana Governor Mike Pence and his associates defend their bill, despite the national uproar, justifying that they don’t want to force business owners to act against their religious beliefs. Advocates continue to argue that the law doesn’t openly allow discrimination so it poses no threat to the LGBT community. Supporters of the new law argue Indiana modeled their RFRA law after the 20-year-old federal one and other state RFRA laws created by 19 other states. While a significant portion of Indiana’s RFRA parallels the federal and other state’s RFRA laws, Indiana’s leaves out a provision that specifically protects civil rights laws. These laws would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, Indiana state laws allow for business owners to fire a person because he or she is gay or landlords to deny housing to people who are transgender. More people today support LGBT rights than ever before, so for a state law that still explicitly allowed for this type of discrimination is upsetting. It simply shows that the LGBT community and society as a whole still has a long road ahead. Technically, gay and transgender people never lost their rights as a person in Indiana because they never really held any in the first place. When the law passed, Annette Gross organized a protest against the bill and hoped for at least 100 people. Instead, thousands rallied against the bill in downtown Indianapolis. The crowd chanted, “No hate in our state,” and “Pence must go.” Several persons held signs stating, “No hate in our state,” and “I’m pretty sure God doesn’t hate anyone.” Several organizations, politicians and celebrities also denounced the bill. Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterie announced he will cancel his company’s plans for a $40 million expansion in their Indiana headquarters. Salesforce.com founder and CEO
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Marc Beinoff tweeted that he will no longer send employees or customers to the state. The mayors of San Francisco and Seattle have canceled city-funded travel to Indiana. Hillary Clinton, Charles Barkley, and Ashton Kutcher also voiced their outrage. In a newspaper interview, Pence said, “I just can’t account for the hostility that’s been directed at our state. I’ve been taken aback by the mischaracterizations from outside the state of Indiana about what is in this bill.” What do you expect when you sign a bill that paves a path towards discrimination. I hope the protests didn’t just take you back but blew you away and out of office. People dislike governors who prohibit the rights of any group, overtly or otherwise. Gov. Pence, I know you’ll probably never read this article but I ask you: What’s the difference between discrimination between black and colored people and gay and transgender people? Discrimination is wrong no matter how one may try to frame it. People are people, whether we’re born gay or identify as another gender. Alongside Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long said, “This law does not discriminate, and it will not be allowed to do so.” They continued to ensure that they would encourage their colleagues to adopt a measure to clarify the misconceptions about the bill. As of writing this article, Governor Mike Pence stands behind the controversial bill and reiterates, “We’re not going to change the law.” Well Governor, only time will tell.
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY n APRIL 1, 2015 Women’s Tennis
Analysis
Nikki’s Numbers
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Nikki Chavanelle Associate Sports Editor @NikkiChavanelle
Men’s Golf – The Mustangs travel to Nashville for the Mason Rudolph Championship, Last weekend, SMU tied for first place with UAB at The Goodwin in Palo Alto, Calif., led by junior Austin Smotherman’s career-best 62 on the final day. Men’s Tennis– SMU hosts American Athletic Conference opponent South Florida at the SMU Tennix Complex at 6 p.m. The 36th-ranked Mustangs are 17-5 on the season and fresh off a March 31 victory over Texas-Arlington. Women’s Tennis – Both tennis teams are in action Friday as 61st-ranked SMU travels to Tennessee to take on Memphis at 10 a.m. Women’s Track and FieldThe Mustangs will begin the San Diego Crew Classic Saturday. Women’s Rowing– SMU women’s rowing team hits the water against Kansas at White Rock Lake in Dallas.
Saturday Men’s Golf– Mason Rudolph Championship Day 2
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The Mustangs are 14-4 overall and 13-2 at home this season
SMU takes down UTA Nathan Baldwin Sports Staff Writer @NathanBaldwin The SMU women’s tennis team defeated UT Arlington at the SMU Tennis Complex on Tuesday, with a score of 4-2. Doubles partners Vasvilizsa Bulkagoza and Dasha Sharapova (No. 1) won their doubles match 6-0 against Angeles de los Rios and Ekaterina Tugarinova. Macie Elliott and Mary Wright (No. 3) won their match 6-2 against Jessica Birowski and Augustina Serio. Hristina Dishkova (No. 1), Sharapova (No. 3) and Holly Verner (No. 6) each won their respective singles matches for the Mustangs. Dishkova and Verner each took down their opponents in straight sets. Dishkova defeated UT Arlington’s de los Rios 6-4, 6-3, and Verner defeated Birowski 7-6, 6-4.
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Sharapova needed three sets to edge Serio. After falling behind in the first set, Sharapova recovered and took control. The final score of her match was 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. The 61st-ranked Mustangs are now 14-4 overall and 13-2 at home this season. The 14th win ties the most ever in a single season under Head Coach Kati Gyulai. The 2012-2013 team went 14-10 for the season and ended up 51st in the final rankings. UT Arlington was able to win two matches Tuesday. Elizabeth Thoms (No. 2) defeated SMU’s Anna Kate Anderson 6-4, 6-2, and Christina Foote (No. 5) took down Vasvilisza Bulgakova 6-1, 6-0. The Mavericks are now 10-4 this season. The Mustangs’ next match will be on the road against Memphis on April 3 at 10 a.m.
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The SMU men’s golf team tied with UAB for tournament champion at The Goodwin at the Stanford Golf Course. Austin Smotherman carded a career-best 62 in the final round Saturday to help the team tie UAB, who led by one stroke with four players in the clubhouse. Smotherman and Bryson DeChambeau, co-captains, combined to shoot 13-under par in the final round. The Mustangs dominated par 5’s throughout the tournament, posting an average score of 4.38 on the course’s longest holes. DeChambeau led the way, averaging 3.89 strokes on par 5’s in the tournament, landing himself in the top five performers for the tournament.
2 The SMU women’s volleyball team won two games this weekend in scrimmage play against UTA and OU.
The Mustangs downed UTA in three sets and played an extra fourth set as well. Then the Lady Mustangs defeated OU in four sets, winning the first two, dropping the third, and winning the fourth.
17 The SMU men’s tennis team is now 17-5, recording their most wins in a season since 2011. The Mustangs defeated Dallas Baptist Saturday 7-0 and are currently ranked No. 36 in the country. The Mustangs also have their best record through 22 matches since the 2001 season, when the team went 24-3 and reached the NCAA semifinals.
8 Nic Moore is now the eighth Mustang in SMU history to receive All-American honors. The AAC’s Player of the Year Award winner was named to an AP All-American Honorable Mention. Moore had a great season and led the Mustangs in scoring (14.5), assists (5.1) and steals (1.3). The guard from Indiana started
all 34 games for the Mustangs and was the conference leader in freethrow percentage at 87.5 percent and three-point percentage with 41.6 percent. Moore is the first Mustang to receive All-American honors since Quinton Ross in the 200203 season. He is the third SMU junior to earn the accolade, joining Gene Phillips and Jim Krebs.
13.21 First-year Isabella Marten was named the AAC’s Field Performer of the Week for her performance at Texas State last weekend. Marten’s winning triple jump was 13.21 meters, which is not only the top jump in the AAC so far this outdoor season, but also the top jump in the country so far. In addition to the triple jump, Marten also finished fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.65 meters. The Mustangs return to action Friday. The sprinters and field performers head to Waco for the Baylor Invitational, while the distance runners are set to compete in the Stanford Invitational.
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STYLE
WEDNESDAY n APRIL 1, 2015 Shopping
Get a head start on spring’s hottest items, trends Gabriella Bradley Style Editor gjbradley@smu.edu With the weather warming, it is time to forget about your chunky sweaters and over-the-knee boots. Spring time is here, and that means dresses, shorts and sandals for the sunny days ahead. As you pack away your heavier winter items and pull out your warmer options, you may be feeling the need to spruce up your spring and summer wardrobe. Before you tackle all that Northpark or Highland Park Village has to offer, it is best to make a list to narrow the search and save you from wandering aimlessly through the shopping center. To save you time and keep you sane, here is a compliation of the hottest trends and pieces to add to your closet and where to find them. Gingham Steal this classic picnic print to add an edge to your spring staples. Choose from black and white or a bright color to mix it up. Denim Double denim is even bigger this year, so pull out your favorite jean items and layer them for an all denim look or play it safe and pair it with your everyday looks. Marigold This sunflower shade was big on the runways, getting a nod from Cushnie et Ochs, Micheal Kors, and Rosie Assoulin, among many other designers. This color is perfect for beach days and boat rides this summer. White Lace & Cutouts Romantic whites are always a good idea, and this season designers are paying special attention to them. These pieces are worth investing in because they will last you far beyond just this summer season.