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Students rewarded for their Big iDeas Caitlin Clark News Editor csclark@smu.edu

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Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi won the 24th Annual Sing Song with their Chicago themed show. DG’s Kaite Nickell won ‘Best Female Lead.’

Beta, DG win big at Sing Song Katelyn Hall News Editor khall@smu.edu Students, families and alumni flocked to McFarlin Auditorium on Friday as SMU’s most spirited tradition, Sing Song, took the SMU community on a cross-country musical tour of America.

Hosted annually by SMU’s Program Council, Sing Song is an event that highlights the singing, dancing and production skills of various organizations on campus.

This year, the show showcased nine ten-minute acts by campus organizations featuring states across the country.

Winning first place overall was Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi for their Chicago-themed show.

Gamma Phi Beta and Black Men Emerging took second place for their small-town, Texas skit.

Alpha Chi Omega and Kappa

Sigma came in third for their Detroit garage band production.

Judges appointed by Program Council decided first, second and third place awards.

A text-your-vote system was used to gauge audience response, which counted for a percentage of the final scoring.

The judges also decided the best male and female vocalist.

Joseph Griggs of Sigma Phi Epsilon received the award for best male vocalist and Katie Nickell of Delta Gamma took home the prize for best female vocalist.

Participants in Sing Song voted at Thursday night’s dress rehearsal for additional awards.

Best overall and best backdrop went to Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi. Theta Tau and Ambassadors to Prospective Engineering Students (APES) received the award for best costumes and best choreography went to Gamma Phi Beta and

Black Men Emerging.

Best director, chosen by Program Council’s Sing Song Chair, Alex Muñoz, went to Bryna Garrison of Gamma Phi Beta.

Friday night’s show opened with a brief video montage featuring the dress rehearsals and practices of all the groups.

Emceeing the event was campus icon Jennifer “JJ” Jones.

The first act of the evening was third-place winner Alpha Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma which brought Motown to McFarlin with swanky renditions of songs like Tina Turner’s “Rolling on the River.”

The show centered on the Ford Motor Company in Detroit as the employees prepared for a Friday night concert.

With performances like Natalie Coca’s version of Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory,” the show was lively and entertaining.

Next, Kappa Alpha Theta

took the audience to the Big Apple with a Theta-edition of the Apprentice.

Country music and classic rock tunes filled the auditorium as the two rival Apprentice teams competed to make the best promotion for a music festival.

The show then turned from one iconic American city to another with Delta Gamma and Beta Theta Pi’s winning Chicago skit.

In the show, directed by senior Lena Derisavifard and Zachary King, an SMU graduate played by Danny Coonce moves back to Chicago to produce his first play.

Brittney, played by Kenna Rood and Jackie, played by best female vocalist Katie Nickell, hit the stage to compete for the leading roles in Stanley’s production.

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While most students are busy relaxing or skiing on their Christmas break, Jacob Fleming was hard at work on his big idea.

By Jan. 27, he had collected a team of four: Alex Saucedo, Jessica Hart, Joey Ottolenghi and himself.

They proposed their idea to a panel at SMU and received $4,000 to make their dream a reality.

SMU’s Big iDeas program was started by SMU Provost Paul Ludden and has been giving students the opportunity to research and address specific challenges facing the Dallas area for four years.

“There are about 10 awards each year, and they usually get about $3,000 to $4,000,” said John Whaley, SMU’s finance officer.

Whaley helps students understand how to spend the money they have been given.

Fleming and his team were some of the most recent grant winners for their STEM Future Dallas project. Their goal is to create a stronger support for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Dallas.

Each of the four team members is studying either math or science.

And with an electrical engineering pre-med major, an environmental science major, a psych and biology major, it is a well-rounded group.

“Everybody brings something different,” Fleming said.

After whipping up a proposal at their Friday night spot, Banditos, the team presented their goals and ideas as well as a budget proposal.

They received the $4,000 they were estimating they would need. The most any team can be granted is $5,000.

“The program is just awesome because they are willing to give out money to teams who are dedicated to using it well,” Fleming said.

Fleming and his team have until October to use up their funds, by which time they hope

to have their website launched and have presented at at least one conference.

The Big iDeas program has provided incredible experience and opportunity to all its grant winners.

“I am all for providing undergrad research. I’m happy that it’s given me the opportunity to explore this topic more,” Alex Saucedo, electrical engineering pre-med major and member of the STEM Future Dallas team, said.

For SMU Finance Officer John Whaley, it’s a project he holds dear to his heart.

“It’s a lot of fun for me because generally in my role I’m dealing with other financial people, not so much with the students. Through the Big iDeas program, I get to know the students pretty well. One of them actually asked me to be on Facebook.” Whaley said.

The project is as beneficial to Dallas as it is to the students.

Over the past four years, about $150,000 has been given to about 45 projects.

Each project has actively addressed an issue or challenge faced in Dallas.

“The process of doing this is a learning experience for the students and I think that might be just as important as what is actually accomplished,” Whaley said.

Through the Big iDeas program, students are given an opportunity to turn their ideas into a tangible project that benefits the community.

“People can always talk about how much they love STEM education or how much they love a certain topic, but if they really want to do something about it they need the money and they need the resources to really go out into the world and make a change,” Saucedo said.

For more information on the Big iDeas program, visit http://smu.edu/bigideas/ and attend the Big iDeas Symposium April 25 to see students like Saucedo and Fleming explain their projects.

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PAIGE PARKER Contributing Writer pparker@smu.edu After a successful week of fashion events, SMU Fashion Week ended the week with a fashion show hosted by the SMU Retail Club.

The models, all SMU students, walked the runway with poise. Each collection represented a different aspect of SMU. With collections ranging from class wear to Boulevard attire, the fashion show accurately captured the trends present on campus and managed to add a fresh spring twist to them.

The show took place late afternoon on Friday and was hosted just outside the Owens Fine Art Center of the Meadows school.

Resembling an actual runway, the red carpet that divided the two sides of chairs for audience members gave the Owen Fine Arts Center entrance a high fashion feel. With only 50 chairs set up, but an overwhelming attendance of more than 80 people, founder Grace Davis was overwhelmed.

“When I got up there and walked out, I started getting a little bit emotional because of all the

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A local model walks SMU’s fashion week’s final runway event.

support,” Davis said.

Dressed in a stunning electric blue Rachel Zoe jumpsuit from the Shak at Stanley Korshak, jewlrey by Ali Grace and her own BCBG nude heels, Davis looked Fashion Week ready. With audience members gathered, all dressed in the latest spring trends, Davis, a senior at SMU kicked off the festivities with an overview of the success

of Fashion Week and a warm welcome. After her introduction, the SMU acapella group, Southern Gentlemen, serenaded the audience with their rendition of “Jesse’s girl” and “Stacey’s Mom.” The bold colors SMU students wore in the fashion show popped against the red carpet. With hair done by Osgood O’neil salon, the up-dos gave the ensembles the perfect

finishing touch. Behind the scenes getting ready for the show, Davis said that things were hectic but with all the music going, it was fun.

“My favorite part of the week was seeing it all come together.

The response we have gotten through Twitter and Facebook was overwhelming. Even people who didn’t attend came up to me and said great things about it,” Davis said.

With new stops being built along the Orange Line in what Dallas Area Rapid Transit is calling its Northwest Corridor, DART shows no signs of slowing in its 14-mile expansion from Bachman Station to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Two petitions of support for DART’s use of the Cotton Belt Rail System in Northwest Plano were presented before the meeting.

Those petitions and the lack of disagreement at public hearings add to the atmosphere of support surrounding DART’s expansion of the new Orange Line. This growth will give the local transit system a total of more than 90 miles of rail when it is completed.

DART Director of Media Relations Morgan Lyons believes there was not much disagreement because the Orange Line links more Dallas area colleges together, including North Lake College and the University of Dallas.

In addition to added transportation options for students, Lyons believes that the Orange Line will help create new jobs as well.

For all of its benefits, some are concerned about what security upgrades will come with this expansion in light of recent violence along older routes. Along with the DART website, Morgan Lyons anticipates such concerns.

“We modified our deployment plan so that we have a DART officer on every train,” Lyons said, “not every car, but every train. The next step is to complete the installation of surveillance cameras at each station by the end of this month.”

DART has come up with a new safety option for its passengers as well.

“We are working on a text program where if you don’t feel comfortable calling, you can send a text message to DART police by early April,” Lyons said.

With a safer future in mind and the steel secured for the construction of the Orange Line, Lyons marveled at the past, present and future expansion of DART railways.

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The best places near campus to get a burger KATE PETTY Food Editor kpetty@smu.edu The hamburger is arguably the most essential summer food.

Sure, we eat them all year, but there’s just something about the season that makes a burger sound even better.

Unfortunately, we’ve still got a few more weeks until it’s officially summer.

But with Texas getting a head start on the hot weather, naturally a compilation of the best burgers should ensue.

These three restaurants, all within a five minute drive from campus, serve up a burger worth talking about.

The shining star on the menu at The Porch is the much talked about Stodg burger.

A hefty half-pound of beef is topped off with cheddar cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo and finally, a fried egg.

For those of you who don’t always eat fried eggs on your burgers, which should be the vast majority of the population, don’t let it scare you off.

The egg is a surprisingly great addition. Eggs go with well with each of the ingredients individually, so why not with all of them at the same time?

It is no coincidence that

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Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers is located on the Lover’s Lane near the Dallas Tollway.

“stodge,” distinguishable from the name of this burger only by the ‘e’ on the end, defines a heavy and filling food.

Eat one of these and you definitely won’t have any room left for side dishes or desserts.

The Stodg burger may cost more than you’re used to paying for a burger but for such a large portion, the price is almost justified.

Located on Upper Greenville,

the patio alone at Ozona’s Grill and Bar is enough to pull you into their restaurant.

As the weather warms, it’s nearly impossible to resist their split-level deck and hole-in-the-wall décor. And it doesn’t hurt that they make a pretty mean burger too.

A great facet of Ozona’s burger menu that helped put it on the list is the wide variety of ingredients available. Ozaona will perfectly

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tailor a burger to your tastes.

Begin by choosing from three bun options — sourdough, jalapeno cheddar or wheat.

Then there are six cheese options, including a the classics as well as bleu and jalapeno jack.

The meat isn’t the most flavorful out there, but it is never dry and is consistently cooked to perfection.

A cheeseburger and fries costs a comparatively reasonable $8.45.

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The outdoor patio is painted in bright, festive colors and, though enclosed, allows for a soft breeze to blow across the room.

Tipps also took measures to improve the quality of the food at Chip’s.

Surprisingly enough to Tipps, the food was “pretty good” to start with. Few recipes have changed, but the general preparation of the food has improved.

These changes were enough to give Chip’s a great boost in business.

On a Saturday afternoon it is not uncommon to see a line beginning to form at the door.

Fortunately, things stay moving and there generally isn’t much of a wait.

Besides being in business longer than most, Chip’s is one of very few burger joints in Dallas that uses 100 percent certified Angus beef for their burgers.

The result is an incredibly lean burger, ready for pairing with Chip’s popular poppy seed bun. Of course, other options are available, but they’re known for the poppy seed.

The best part is that a cheeseburger will cost you $4.99.

If an inexpensive, lowmaintenance burger is what you’re after — look no further than Chip’s.

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If outdoor eating doesn’t hold any appeal for you, Keller’s DriveIn will let you eat inside — inside your car that is.

While Keller’s doesn’t have anything truly remarkable about their burgers, there is undeniably a nostalgic draw to eating a meal at a drive-in diner.

The actual burgers are not unlike what you would find at a fast-food restaurant. There is, however, a marginally more authentic flavor profile.

Keller’s, located off of Northwest highway, East of 75, has a certain grittiness that seems to appeal to a less-thanritzy crowd.

But if you can get past appearances, Keller’s doesn’t do too bad for a $2.00 burger.

The last winner on the list is from a place you’ve likely driven past many times without giving much though to.

Chip’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, located at the Northeast corner of Lovers and the toll road, has been in business for 33 years.

Just last year, however, Chip’s received a new owner who has made some fantastic changes to the place.

Brent Tipps sought to give Chip’s a face-lift by lowering prices and building a patio for additional seating.

TUESDAY April 3

WEDNESDAY April 4

“What’s new about immigration” at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

What really happened in the 1970s? at 5:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

“Concept of Home” screening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

Faculty Artist and Distinguished Alumni Recital from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Owen Arts Center.

16th Annual French Film Festival from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in HugesTrigg Student Center.

College Recovery Community Support Group from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Dedman Center’s Conference Room.

10:34 PM. Criminal Mischief: McElvany Hall/6000 Bishop Blvd.

A staff member reported some unknown person damaged the 3rd floor men’s restroom stall door by breaking off the hinges. Open.

9:31 AM. Fire Alarm: SMU Service House/3041 Dyer Street.

UPFD responded to an active fire alarm. It was determined it was caused by steam from a shower activated the smoke detector. UPFD arrived on scene and reset the alarm. Closed.

There is no criminal mischief reported for this day.

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Remember the Student Senate DEBATE IS THIS TUESDAY IN THE HT COMMONS @ 5PM Come see the candidates duke it out!

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A‘Big Gigantic’ mess JOE RICHARDSON Staff Writer joeyr@smu.edu

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Theta Tau and the APES perform a Mario-inspired version of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in McFarlin Auditorium Friday evening at Sing Song, for which they won the “Best Costume” award.

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appearance as SMU President R. Gerald Turner offered a priceless comedic relief to the production.

Theta Tau and APES took the audience on an adventure through Georgia and Italy in a Mario themed production.

Their performance of The Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Devil went down to Georgia” brought down the house.

Next, Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Alpha Order brought Louisiana to center stage as small town girl Mary Anne, played by Catherine Norton, headed to New Orleans to become a dancer.

Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha had the audience California dreaming with their spring break skit featuring catchy pop tunes “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus and “California Girls” by Katy Perry.

Next up was Kappa Kappa Gamma and Beta Upsilon Chi with a Mississippi River Boat show.

Then, Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon surfed onto stage in their Hawaiian themed production.

Finally, Gamma Phi Beta and Black Men Emerging concluded the show with their Texas themed skit.

While Sing Song is a competition, it brought the SMU community together.

Matt Powell, who performed with Gamma Phi Beta and Black Men Emerging, said Sing Song gave him the opportunity to work with people he wouldn’t have otherwise.

“Sing Song was probably the best time I’ve had at SMU so far.

It was so much fun getting to know the girls from Gamma Phi Beta,” he said.

“The other acts were amazing,” Powell said. “Overall, I think Sing Song was a huge success because everyone had some pretty awesome performances.”

Lauren Ford, a part of Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha’s cast, agreed.

“My favorite part about Sing Song was definitely seeing SMU come together and getting to see the school spirit of the student body,” Ford said.

Overall, Sing Song Chair Alex Muñoz thinks Sing Song was a success.

“We had a great, enthusiastic audience, and all of the groups gave it their A game,” Muñoz said.

Audience members agree.

Aryana Johnston, a freshman Alpha Chi Omega said, “It’s my first time at Sing Song and I loved cheering on all my sisters. It was an amazing atmosphere!”

Jack Sperco, a member of Beta Theta Pi at rival Texas Christian University, came from Fort Worth to cheer on his girlfriend in Delta Gamma and his Beta brothers at SMU in their performance.

While he came to support one act, he loved all of the performances. “They were awesome—I’m so glad I came!”

Sperco said.

The noise drifted from the basement of the House of Blues.

It smacks you in the face like a handful of pennies thrown by a petulant child. The noise jars any coherent thought from the mind.

The noise is loud. The noise is pulsating. The noise is what some people call “music.”

On Thursday night, three “bands” came to desecrate one of Dallas’ many cathedrals to homemade melodies.

Big Gigantic, a saxophone and drum based electronic group from Colorado, was the main event. The act is made up of saxophonist Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken.

Good, coherent, enjoyable, deep, enlightened, fun, interesting, entertaining; none of these words can be used to describe WiZard and Griz— the two opening acts for the redundantly named Big Gigantic.

The two opening performers were as forgettable as a mediocre potato salad. Both spent the majority of their sets with their faces glued to their laptop screens and their fingers fidgeting with some knobs and dials.

The resulting sound of both

acts was reminiscent of music in the same way that a crushed vehicle resembles a car.

Their manipulation and torture of innocent notes makes one long for the days of talent and instruments.

So, kids, if you want to make it big in the music world, forget music classes, forget voice lessons and forget hard work. Just do what WiZard and Griz did, buy an expensive computer that will write your music for you.

If you ever need something that a magic music-making machine cannot do, just steal whatever it is from people with talent. Remember Cage the Elephant’s “Ain’t no Rest for the Wicked” sounds much better when its been mangled by computer programs.

When Big Gigantic took the stage there was a ray of hope.

Instruments.

A saxophone and a drum set.

It was a small glimmer, but a glimmer nonetheless.

When they began to play, however, that hope dissipated. The reliance on prerecorded sounds played at a high volume and confusing light displays robbed the musicians of most of the respect I had for them.

The one highlight of the evening was the drummer, Salken.

He skillfully kept the rhythm and consistently hit his mark. It’s a shame that his talents were not

displayed appropriately. Distracting racket and light displays hid his true talents.

Big Gigantic focused on spectacle rather than substance.

While technology in music is not a bad thing, machines and computer software writing music for any act is lazy and undeserving of any praise.

The audience did not share these views. The sea of people undulated in a large mass like a clothed orgy made possible by alcohol and terrible music.

A woman wandered the crowd covered in fluorescent paint, another woman stumbled around in just her bra, and a man and his date clumsily struggled to stuff marijuana into one of those fake smokeless cigarettes.

It was like a small scale Woodstock without the mud, good music or social awareness.

Something terrible has happened to music, dancing and the perception of talent. People in the crowd moved like marionettes being controlled by drunk puppeteers.

These groups are not worth the effort to see live. They are not worth the effort to download. They are not worth the effort to listen to at a friend’s insistence. If your friend tries to pressure you into listening to this kind of music, talk to a parent or a mentor. Say no to electronica.

Say no to dub step. Say no to thieving DJs.

Photo Courtesy of Chad Smith

Big Gigantic performed at Dallas’ House of Blue last Thursday with their dance, electronic and hip-hop beats.

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GOP fringe rises, Muslims lose RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu In recent years, the emergence of the Tea Party has shifted the tone of GOP politicians and pundits. Even a decade ago, Republican candidates for the presidency understood the importance of moderation.

In 2012’s push to defeat the “anti-religion,” “Socialist” Obama, candidates continue to portray themselves as strong Christian men. The leader of the pack was grassroots conservative favorite, Rick Santorum, who has voiced byte after byte about his thoughts on religion (at the pleasure of many social conservatives) and said this in a 2007 speech: “What must we do to win [against Islam]? We must educate, engage, evangelize and eradicate…and that’s the final thing.

As I said, this is going to be a long war. There are going to be pluses and minuses, ups and downs. But we have to win this war to — fight this war to win this war….Until we have the kind of discussion and dialogue with Islam — that democracy and freedom of religion, along with religious pluralism, are essential for the stability of the world and our ability to cohabit in this world. Unless Islam is willing to make that conscious decision, then we are going to be at war for a long time.”

Santorum’s country – or at least his perception of it – idealizes America as a nation of God-fearing, homogenous Christians. As more and more candidates embrace Santorum’s tone and vision, effects will continue to occur. An ICNA report revealed the following facts: 24 states are considering or have already passed anti-Sharia legislation, and 42 million dollars has already been pumped into anti-Sharia organizations.

In Tennessee, Muslim mosques have been burned to the ground. In New York, Arab Americans are nine times as likely to be pulled over by the police for ‘random’ searches. After 9/11, the number of immigration cases opened against Arab Americans increased by more than double fold.

For American Muslims, stereotypes that link Islam and terrorism into one entity still exist. There is no better example than the angry protests and backlash that came from the Manhattan community center.

A 2010 TIME survey continues: 61 percent of respondents oppose the construction of the Park 51/Cordoba House project, compared with 26 percent who support it. More than 70 percent concur with the premise that proceeding with the plan would be an insult to the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Anti-Muslim discrimination and prejudice can no longer be classified as outliers. As more and more Americans continue to embrace the rhetoric of the GOP, the Cordoba Mosque project petitioners and the political exclusionists, Muslims will have to ask themselves: Is my religious identity worth saving in the face of growing bigotry?

I hope that my children can confidently answer “yes” to that question.

Rahfin is the News Editor. He is a freshman majoring in mathematics, economics and public policy.

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Why our appearance and personality really do matter PAUL KROEGER Opinion Editor pkroeger@smu.edu Last month, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened an exhibit showcasing the work of Cindy Sherman. Sherman’s artwork consists of self-portraits in which she poses in elaborate costumes and makeup, often in front of intricate backgrounds. Her photographs have been described as “one-frame films,” and one of her series consists entirely of photographs that recall old noir, foreign films, or B-movies.

Other collections include photos in vulnerable, sexual positions with prosthetic genitals and body parts that immediately replace the beauty of the human form with horror and discomfort. Sherman’s most recent self-portraits target wealthy middle-aged women, who desperately try to overcome age, but clearly fail.

The overall effect of Sherman’s work, at least to me, is a questioning of identity. We go so far to make ourselves appear a certain way.

Most of Sherman’s characters are incredibly detailed and obscenely staged, but Sherman usually allows the viewer to see right through them.

For example, the hypersexualized women are horrifying, rather than attractive. The middle-aged dames, for all their attempts to cover their age, instead accentuate the years that they try to hide.

Sherman has a point. We often attempt to create a persona that is not our own. In the Republican primaries, Romney tried his best to appeal to the southern states. At a NASCAR race, Romney was asked if he follows the races. He replied, “not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners.” Oops. I don’t think average NASCAR fans would be friends with team owners.

In another speech, Romney began with, “Mornin’ y’all!” and

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Supporters pray over Santorum at Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney, Texas. Santorum has made religion an important part of his public image in the Republican primaries.

continued to talk about his southern breakfast of bacon and “cheesy grits.” Romney is to southern as Velveeta is to cheese; both Romney and Velveeta can mimic the real thing, but it takes a lot of artificial ingredients and manufacturing to make a poor substitute for the original product.

But the other candidates played their parts too. Santorum, who grew up in Pennsylvania, suddenly developed a habit of dropping the Gs on words like helpin’ and hostin’. Meanwhile, Gingrich talked about how important grits are and made fun of small, environmentally friendly cars. He also joked that you can’t fit a gun rack in a Volt.

But perhaps Romney is on the right track in valuing his appearance.

Consciously or unconsciously, we value outer looks far more than we care to admit. In 2005, Princeton researchers showed test participants black and white headshots of the candidates in 95 senate races from 2000, 2002 and 2004. If the participant recognized either of the candidates, the researchers moved on to the next pair of pictures. Participants were asked to choose the winner based solely on the headshots. Surprisingly, the participants were able to accurately

guess the results of the election in 71.6 percent of the races on average. Follow up studies have revealed similar results in more recent senate and gubernatorial races. In addition, taller candidates have a higher likelihood of winning an election. Taller people also tend to make more money, as do more handsome people.

But some issues, like the race of a candidate, are so obvious to voters that they make us uncomfortably aware. In my opinion, the minority (but still widespread and ongoing) accusations that Obama is not a citizen, is Muslim and is a Socialist are indicative of deep-seated white fear of a black man holding America’s highest office. No other U.S. presidents have faced such irrational, false, and outrageous rumors, with the possible exception of Kennedy, our first Catholic president.

Whether voters recognize their bias or not, voter bias has been prevalent enough to warrant a flurry of research on the subject, particularly in the late 20th century. In California’s 1982 gubernatorial race, the black mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley, was predicted to comfortably defeat his white opponent, George Deukmejian, based on the poll

results before the election. To the surprise of many, Bradley narrowly lost the race. Subsequent elections at various levels of government have repeated the trend, sparking research into the phenomenon.

Today, we call this result the Bradley effect. Some political scientists postulate that polled voters are more likely to say that they would vote for the minority candidate out of fear that they would appear racist or not politically correct otherwise. Then, when the voters actually get to the polls, a majority of undecided voters choose the white candidate and some voters switch to the white candidate.

Even if we do not want to admit our visual bias, it would seem Sherman has a point. We justly place a high value our appearance, but sometimes, as evidenced Romney’s “southern” guise, we fail to fully hide our authentic selves.

Perhaps we should reexamine everything from the way we dress to what we say and how we vote.

What exactly are we trying to hide anyway?

Paul is the Opinion Editor.

He is a junior majoring in voice performance.

To gain acceptance, conform PAUL KROEGER Opinion Editor pkroeger@smu.edu In the past couple of years, I have been to two Dallas gay pride parades and passed through Divers/ cité, a large gay pride festival in Montreal. I have also seen pictures and heard stories of other pride festivals and parades around North America.

The concept behind the events is effective and well intentioned, but not new. Pride parades follow the general trend of mass political activism in America: gather a large group of people with similar values in a public space to draw attention to your cause. Some attendees feel an espirit de corps with previous political movements, such as the civil rights marches in the 1960s.

Organizers and participants alike market the events as semi-

political functions. The gatherings are supposed to highlight gay rights, increase the visibility of LGBT organizations and challenges, and generally encourage activism on behalf of the LGBT community.

LGBT-oriented businesses advertise and cater to the large number of visitors, and groups like Lambda Legal, a non-profit organization that provides legal support for LGBT rights and those with AIDS, often attend the events. In addition, corporations frequently advertise or fund the events to show support.

In this way, I fully support gay pride events. They draw LGBT resources together and encourage activism and societal acceptance.

Unfortunately, alcohol, nearly naked men and hyper-sexuality drown the message out. Attend a pride parade, and you will no doubt see many shirtless, often drunk men touching random strangers. Bars

and clubs frequently hire men to stand outside in their underwear or sponsor a float advertising a nightclub with more male models in underwear.

In practice, for many of the participants, pride parades are an excuse to get drunk, wear less clothing and be more promiscuous than normal. In effect, this mentality not only negates the positive, activist elements of a pride parade, but is actually detrimental to the cause of gay rights.

The effectiveness of any event like a pride parade lies in the visibility of a large number of like-minded people. Therefore, participants in gay rights parades and marches should be more conscious of their behavior, not less. To put it bluntly, gay men are to blame for ruining the message of these events. Instead of calling attention to legal inequality and

social stigmas, gay men highlight the differences in their sexuality and behavior. For some reason, I rarely see lesbian or transgender participants making fools of themselves at pride events.

For better or worse, when a minority group wants equal rights and social standing, it has to meet the majority halfway. It is not enough to demand that the government and society accept LGBT people for who they are.

If gay men want to be socially accepted, they have to conform to society in highly public events. In their everyday lives, most gay men I know do not act like the men I see at pride parades. If they really do want equality, they need to act the part.

Paul is the Opinion Editor.

He is a junior majoring in voice performance.

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Mustang men, women close out Indy Grand Prix KELSEY CHARLES Staff Writer kcharles@smu.edu The SMU swimming and diving team had a strong showing in its last meet of the season this weekend at the Indy Grand Prix.

Senior women’s swimmers Denisa Smolenova and Therese Svendsen finished out their careers as Mustangs with three top-five finishes and one top 10 finish between the two.

Svendsen, a backstroke specialist, placed fourth in the 100-meters, with a time of 1:02.31, and fifth in the 200-meter event, touching the wall at 2:14.60.

Smolenova finished strong herself, tying for fourth in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:00.01. She clocked in at 2:12.56 in the 200-meter butterfly to earn the

seventh spot.

Fellow senior, Raminta Dvariskyte, finished 10th overall in the 200-meter breaststroke after placing second in the consolation finals with a time of 2:31.81.

Dvariskye also took 18th in the 100-meter breaststroke, touching the wall at 1:11.98.

Sophomore star Nina Rangelova had an impressive meet herself, securing a spot in the finals in three separate events. Rangelova took second in the consolation final, all while placing 10th in the 400-meter freestyle, 11th in the 200-meter freestyle, 20th in the 50-meter event, and competing in the 200-meter individual medley relay.

Freshman Isabella Arcila finished her rookie season with a bang, grabbing two top 10 finishes in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke

events.

To finish out the meet, Svendsen, Smolenova, Dvariskyte and Rangelova all teamed up to compete in the 400-meter medley relay, nabbing a first place finish, with a stellar time of 4:13.70.

Senior Mindaugas Sadauskas represented the men’s team with a seventh place finish in the 100-meter freestyle event. Sadauskas clocked in at 49.98, just 0.24 behind U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps, who placed second in the event.

Sadauskas had a top 15 showing in the 50-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 23.25.

Also competing for the Lady Mustangs were Monika Babok, Erica Donadon and Emily Vavourakis, while Julian Fletcher and David Larsson helped represent the men.

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Freshman Emma Roberts has been named a 2012 All-American in equitation over fences by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association

SMU gallops on towards nationals as No. 5 seed AUSTIN MANIERRE Staff Writer amanierre@smu.edu SMU’s equestrian team will compete in the National Collegiate Equestrian Championship, which will begin on April 12.

The Mustangs will face the University of Tennessee-Martin at 8:30 a.m. that day.

SMU holds the No. 5 seed in its respective bracket, while UTM holds the No. 12 seed.

In the Mustangs’ bracket, the strong competitors look to be the top seed Auburn, second seeded South Carolina and third seeded Georgia.

However, it seems the biggest competitor in this year’s tournament is Texas A&M. A&M has one team of riders

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in SMU’s bracket, known as the Hunter Seat bracket, while the Aggies’ better team is in the western bracket.

The team in the western bracket is dominant, to say the least.

Not only did they go 10-2 this season, the Aggies have won the National Collegiate Equestrian Championship for the past three years.

If the Mustangs can make a deep run into the tournament, they will probably run into either A&M team at some point.

Texas A&M will be competing in the Big 12 Equestrian Championships, where they are the defending championships of that tournament as well.

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TCU has a No.10 seed in the western bracket and an No.8 seed in the hunter seat bracket.

Baylor also has two teams in the tournament, one a No.4 seed in hunter seat, the other a No.7 seed in the western bracket.

As SMU looks ahead to the tournament, they can look back on a pretty successful season.

Led in part by freshman Emma Roberts, the Mustangs are 7-6 this season. Probably their biggest win came against Texas A&M on Feb. 3, when SMU upset the Aggies 6-4.

If the Mustangs can make a run in the tournament, this could be a preview of an upset in the National Collegiate Equestrian Championship.

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Perez, Chin place top-five at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays KELSEY CHARLES Staff Writer kcharles@smu.edu Despite only having five competitors in the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, the SMU track and field team was able to place two of them in top-five finishes.

Sophomore Helena Perez placed third in the shot put with a throw of 14.93 meters, earning her third-straight top-three finish this spring season.

Freshman Rayann Chin took the third spot in the discus, with an impressive heave of 48.66 meters. Like Perez, this is Chin’s third top-three finish of the season.

Senior Ayla Gill finished in the top 15 for the hammer throw with a toss of 53.16 meters — an improvement on her season best of 52.79 meters, which she threw at the TCU Invitational on

March 15.

Senior sprinter Amber Evans finished 33rd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.80 seconds, while Maresha Carrie took 58th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time

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MEET THE CANDIDATES ALEX MACE

TRAVIS CARLILE

PRESIDENT

WHO HE IS

Alex Mace is a junior from Missouri. He is majoring in political science, economics and Spanish. Mace is a President Scholar and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Southern Gentlemen.

HIS PLATFORM

If elected president, Mace wants to require all Student Senators to attend at lease one meeting per semester for Liaison Organizations. He also hope to reduce abuse of on-campus listservs primarily through an email unsubscribe option. Mace also wants to develop strong ties with SMU’s immediate community and allow in-and-out to SMU football games.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Mace was elected to senate as a first year senator in 2009 and then was appointed chief of staff in 2010 and 2011.

KATHERINE LADNER

ZANE CAVENDER

COHANGEN WILKINSON

VICE PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

WHO HE IS

WHO HE IS

WHO HE IS

WHO SHE IS

Travis Carlile is a junior from Illinois. He is majoring is public policy and economics with a premed concentration. Carlile is a former football player and has served as the vice chair and secretary of the HughesTrigg Student Center governing board.

HIS PLATFORM

Carlile hopes to strengthen ties between the SMU community and athletics. He also hopes bring the SMU closer together by establishing tradition in all different aspects. Finally, he wants to increase transparency in senate itself.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Carlile has served on senate’s communication committee.

Zane Cavender is a sophomore from East Texas. He is majoring political science and minoring in business. He is a Hunt Scholar and a member of Beta Theta Pi and SMU College Republicans.

HIS PLATFORM

Cavender hopes to increase senate funding. Each year organizations are added, but the same amount of money is allocated to the student body.

Cavender also wants to improve access to senate by improving transparency and accountability by maintaining the Liaison Program. Finally, Cavender wants to create yell leader positions for athletic events.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Zane served as finance committee general member and then as the vice chair of student senate finance committee.

Cohagen Wilkinson is a junior from Nebraska. He is majoring in business administration in business management with a minor in computer science. Wilkinson is the president of Southern Gentlemen and the accounting chair for SMU’s Relay for Life.

HIS PLATFORM

Wilkinson hopes to take the existing office hours system and move theme to each senator’s respective school. He also wants to improve the representation on Senate. Wilkinson wants to ensure that senators will be more accountable for keeping up with their responsibilities.

He also wants to increase transparency in the financial aid office and with Park N Pony.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Wilkinson is the senate representative for Cox School of Business and as well as a member of student concerns committee.

Katherine is a sophomore from Allen, Texas. She is majoring in political science and English with a minor in Russian area studies.

HER PLATFORM

Ladner hopes to strengthen the duties of secretary by helping senators better service their constituents. She also hopes to facilitate effective communication between senate and student body by having students subscribe to minutes from senate meetings. Finally to hopes to contribute to making new legislation as needed.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Ladner was elected to senate as a first year senator and participated in communications committee and membership committee in 2010. She was then appointed membership chair in 2011.

The Daily Campus contacted An Phan, who is running as a write-in for secretary. However, she did not reply by production.

READ WEDNESDAY’S DAILY CAMPUS FOR THE EDITORIAL BOARD’S OFFICIAL CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS.