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The U.S. granted a NATO request for a two-day extension to continue its role in air combat in Libya through Monday. A NATO spokeswoman said the extension request was because “poor weather conditions” the past few days but didn’t elaborate further. A U.S. military official clarified that a heavy cloud over Libya has held back the originally planned allied airstrikes.

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Koran-burning protests escalate Protests in Afghanistan continue against Florida pastor Terry Jones’ Koran-burning stunt. After police involvement, 24 people have been killed in the protests, including seven U.N. workers. Protesters returned gunfire and set police checkpoints ablaze Sunday. President Obama has called the pastor’s act one of “extreme intolerance.”

Fukushima workers found The Fukushima Daiichi plant’s operator discovered the bodies of two workers who had been missing since the day of the earthquake and tsunami Sunday. They are the first two workers at the plant to have died in the aftermath of the disasters. The Tokyo Electric Power Company has linked the deaths of Kazuhiro Kokubo, 24, and Yoshiki Terashima, 21, to the tsunami, saying the workers lost great amounts of blood and went into shock.

BP resumes offshore drilling BP has struck a deal with U.S. regulators to restart deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as early as July. Through this deal BP would be allowed to resume drilling but would not be able to tap exploratory wells. This allowance comes amid pressure on the Obama administration to reduce American dependence on foreign oil, after the price has moved upwards for several weeks.

Penguin rescue continues Officials and resident volunteers are conducting a massive penguin rescue operation after a shipwreck leaked thousands of tons of oil, diesel fuel and soya bean near the U.K.’s Nightingale Island. As of Friday, 5,000 penguins have been moved to safer territory. At least 300 Northern Rockhopper penguins have died and thousands more remain in danger, tarred with oil and diesel fuel.

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Engineering students use cans to construct a SMU-related strucutre in the Embrey building as part of a canned food drive competition. Students donated cans to their respected schools March 21 to April 2. The can designs will be on display this week.

Schools design structures from donated cans By MELISSA MAGUIRE Staff Writer mmaguire@smu.edu

This spring, students from the Lyle School of Engineering, the Meadows School of the Arts and Dedman College competed to see which school could collect the most canned foods and money to go to a local food bank in Dallas from March 21 to April 2. After the competition ended, each school used the cans to design

a SMU themed structure. Students from Ambassadors for Prospective Engineering Students (APES) and Dedman College Ambassadors (DCA) spent Sunday afternoon constructing SMU-related structures in the lobby of the J. Lindsey Embrey Building in the engineering quad and the reading lounge in the basement of Dallas Hall, respectively. APES decided to build a replica of Dallas Hall.

“It’s a symbol of pride on our campus. When you think of SMU, you think of Dallas Hall as the most prominent building,” said David Meinberg, a first year electrical engineering major. The APES model was constructed using approximately 375 cans, which the APES students collected in the Embrey building throughout the last week. In addition to the cans, the group also raised more than $1,500 through

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Thousands of people showed up to Addison Circle Park to help fight for a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) on Saturday during a one mile or 5K walk. Among the many people were two groups of SMU students, Mustang Miracles and SMU Wesley. Together the two teams raised approximately $2,000. Mustang Miracles, led by sophomore Hannah Bliss, had 35 members and raised $800, making it the top fundraiser in the school category for teams. The SMU Wesley team, comprised of 13 students and the campus pastor, raised $1,180. Though some ran and some walked, everyone was there to support a great cause - a world free of MS. Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that affects 400,000 Americans and 2.5 million people worldwide. The disease affects the central nervous system and one of the first symptoms is the loss of ability to walk.

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Students participate in local multiple sclerosis walk By MICHAEL MITCHELL

donations and APES T-shirt sales, which were heavily participated by faculty, staff and students in the engineering program. DCA’s construction features a model of Peruna, SMU’s famous mascot, constructed using about 150 cans. DCA also raised approximately $65 from the student body over the course of the week.

Dedman I: Parminder Deo, Savannah Stevens, Steven Robson, Christoph Schmidt, Jacob Watts, Nick Bertasi, An Phan Dedman II: *Alex Ehmke, Alex Mace, Kellie Spano, Alex Morgan, Anthony McAuliffe, Upama, Kadel Cox: Caroline Langley, Cameron Skreden, Ted Belden, Gregory Barro, Jack Dawson, Tyler Harris, Michael Mitchell Lyle: Claudia Sandoval, Joe Esau, Joe Gaasbeck, Christian Genco Simmons: Lucy Needham Meadows: *Roza Essaw, Alejandra Aguirre, Jaimmy Koroma African American: Shanitah Young Asian American: Hanna Kim Hispanic American: Juan Garcia International: Jingjing Yang

The national MS society holds 5K walks throughout the country to show support and solidarity for sufferers of MS. Members of the SMU Wesley team have participated for a few years in support of a team member’s mother who has MS. “So many people struggle with MS and we wanted to show our support for those dealing with this disease and support for the research being done to cure it,” Esther Liu, who participated with SMU Wesley, said. Bliss’s mother was diagnosed with MS about eight years ago, which she describes as “a complete shock to my family and it has changed her life in many ways.” She chose to participate in the walk in her mother’s honor. “When I first sent out information about the walk, I never expected so many people to show such great support,” she said. She hopes the tradition continues to gain support here at SMU.

Students to go ‘One day without Shoes’ By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

As people get ready for class on Tuesday, there are two items many will not put on—shoes. In effort to promote awareness for the millions of children who do not have shoes in the world, SMU students will join with other universities, colleges and people nationwide by walking barefoot

all day. After traveling to Argentina and seeing poverty and poor health first hand, SMU graduate Blake Mycoskie created TOMS Shoes. For every pair of shoes bought, TOMS gives a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One. Last year, more than 250,000 people supported this cause by going barefoot. Junior Kendra Eaton particpated

in last years ‘Day without Shoes.’ Although she is studying abroad this semester, she still plans to spread awareness by going barefoot in London. “It’s an easy way to spread awareness for children who can’t afford shoes,” she said. “Last year so many people went barefoot and I hope more leave their shoes at home this year.”

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earned the distinction over daily student newspapers at Texas colleges and universities including UT-Austin, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, University of North Texas and others. Four Daily Campus student staffers competed in live, on-site journalism competitions that included a first-place finish by current Daily Campus editor-in-chief Taylor Adams in the print news writing event and a third-place finish by former editor-in-chief Jessica Huseman in feature writing. Adams also earned third-place honors in the copy editing

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Members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority perform the opening dance of their syncronized swimming routine for the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash philanthropy event Saturday afternoon at the Dedman Aquatic center.

Anchor Splash raises record amount for Service for Sight charity By STEPHANIE EMBREE Staff Writer sembree@smu.edu

Laughter, cheers and music could be heard as people walked toward the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports Saturday afternoon. More than 21 teams joined Delta Gamma’s mission

to “dive in and do good” in its annual Anchor Splash. With competitions including a walrus race, frozen T-shirt relay and synchronized swimming, sororities, fraternities and other groups on campus raised over $30,000 for the visually impaired and blind. Almost tripling the amounts earned in previous

years, this was a record total. DG sophomore Rose Hurwitz said the event went “so good. It was a better turn out than last year and the weather’s been perfect.” During one of their many relays, the teams had to ‘save’ their coach by

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Politics

• Monday, April 4, 2011

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Dallas magnet schools take hit in budget projections By JESSICA HUSEMAN Politics Editor jhuseman@smu.edu

The Texas Legislature is currently considering a $9.8 billion cut to education. Should it pass, Dallas Independent School District (DISD) will be faced with some tough choices to make – especially with its top ranking magnet schools, Townview Magnet Center and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. “We are looking at anywhere from $150 million to $259 million, depending on what the Texas State Legislature ends up doing,” said Lew Blackburn, the DISD trustee for Townview’s district. “We’re preparing for the best scenario and the worst scenario.” The proposed budgets could cause drastic staff cutbacks at the magnet centers. Townview would get its full-time staff of 90 cut to 25 and Booker T. Washington would go from 59 to 25. The majority of the staff cuts at Townview will be from its Academic Center. Townview is a conglomeration of six magnet schools including law, health, business, science and engineering, education and social services and a gifted and talented magnet. Students take specialized classes in these schools and get their core classes, such as social studies and English, from the Academic Center that serves all schools. The majority of the staff cuts will be from the Academic Center, according to David Lee, a social

studies teacher in the academic center and one of the leaders of Townview’s teachers union. “We don’t know how that would work. Would they force the specialized teachers to teach core subjects? If so, would the specialized classes go away?” he said. “Any way you twist it, Townview won’t be as effective of a school.” Townview has continually ranked at the top of the best schools in the United States. In 2010, the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Magnet ranked No. 1 in Newsweek’s annual rankings, the Science and Engineering Magnet ranked fifth. Booker T. Washington has ranked in the top 120 schools in the country for the past several years. But even given this success, if the budget is approved by the DISD Board of Trustees, Townview and Booker T. Washington seem to be taking a bigger hit than regular high schools in the area. In both scenarios, other schools are forced to let go of anywhere from 15 to 30 percent of their staff while the magnet programs are being hit with at least 50 percent cuts in the best-case scenario. “I don’t know why that is,” Lee said. “You would think they would want to keep their best schools well funded.” Lee said at the beginning of the school year that Michael Hinojosa, DISD’s superintendent, sent a video to the district’s staff that said smaller schools were inefficient and their

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Townview Magnet Center will be forced to cut its full time staff from 90 people downn to 25 in DISD’s projected budgets in order to cope with reduced funding from the state, while other public schools are only being faced with staff cuts of 15 to 30 percent.

budget’s needed to be cut. He feels like the district’s administration is now acting on those words. Blackburn defended the administration, saying that he didn’t believe “anyone wanted to hurt the magnet programs.” Jim Kipp, president of the parent teacher association for the Science and Engineering Magnet, said that the district is playing a bad numbers game. “They are just applying a formula,” he said. “They looked at how much they needed to cut and then put the teacher to student ratio at the same rate for every school.”

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So because Townview and Booker T. Washington have small student teacher ratios, they took the biggest hit. “Putting 30 students in a classroom at Townview or Booker T. is not the same as putting 30 students in a classroom at Hillcrest or Sunset. You can’t teach specialized programs to 30 students at one time. It’s impossible,” Kipp said. “I mean, how would Booker T. teach a piano class to upwards of 30 students at one time?” State Representative Eric Johnson, who serves the area where Townview is located, said that across the state schools are looking at drastic student

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hundreds of tax exemptions that exist in our current state tax system.” But there aren’t many in the Texas Legislature who agree with this plan. In fact, there are few that agree on any plan. Few believe that the state will agree on a budget before the legislative session ends on May 30. The governor will then have to call a special session to pass the budget. A recently released statement by Johnson’s office said that there is already talk of the governor doing this in July. Given that school districts are currently required to release their budgets to the state in June, not releasing the state’s budget until July leaves schools unable to make the June deadline, according to Michael S. MacNaughton of Dallas Friends of Public Education. “I’m sure there would be some sort of a waiver allowing schools to present their budget later but that doesn’t help much when school starts in August,” he said. “At some point, school districts have to know how many teachers to cut and where to trim their budgets.” Kipp stressed the need for legislators to push off politics and focus on education. He said the state needs to figure out another way to fix the budget instead of on the backs of students. “The most dire cuts are to the magnet high schools. But it doesn’t mean that this is OK for the other schools. This is a tragedy for all Dallas high schools.” He said that because of the budget, the magnet schools’ high rankings will “steadily decline.”

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to teacher ratio hikes. He said some DISD classrooms may have as many as 35 students in each classroom. Rolando Velasquez, a student at Townview’s Law Magnet, said that he thinks his school would suffer greatly with an increase in the student to teacher ratio. “Thirty-five plus kids per classroom could devastate the educational gains we have made,” Velasquez said. “We cannot afford to maintain our academic excellence with the extra burden on the teachers, who are so valuable to us. What makes the system so different is the small teacher to student ratio and that is why we are able to do so well.” Johnson said he favors using Texas’ $9 billion “rainy day fund” to help solve the budget problems and alleviate the need to cut so many teachers. While the fund has been approved for use this year, it has not been approved going forward. “[The rainy day fund] was meant to provide additional funds during years when there are disruptions in the economy,” Johnson said. “The budget shortfall we face this session is unprecedented in its size and scope. If this isn’t the time to use the resources of the Rainy Day Fund then I don’t know when would be.” Johnson said that he feels the state budget cuts are a mistake that will cost the state “far more” than it will save in the budget. He thinks that the state should focus more on finding additional sources of revenue “through modifications of the

TUESDAY April 5

WEDNESDAY April 6

Skype Session with American University of Cairo Students in the Hughes-Trigg Forum at 9 a.m.

“Modern Iran and Revolution in the Middle East” lecture in McCord Auditorium at 5 p.m.

DCA Pick Your Major Event in the HughesTrigg Ballroom at 11 a.m.

Kyung Seu Na Artist Certificate Cello Recital in Caruth Auditorium at 5:30 p.m.

“Waving the Flag” Documentary and Discussion in Hughes-Trigg Theater at 7 p.m.

KDChi Founders Day Celebration at the Flagpole at 11 a.m.

Arabian Nights Party in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom at 8 p.m.

TOMS Day Without Shoes happening all day to raise awareness.

MAC User Group Meeting in the HughesTrigg Atrium AB at 3 p.m.

11:11 a.m. Failure to Leave Identification: Moody Parking Garage/3063 SMU Blvd. A student reported some unknown person stuck her vehicle’s bumper while it was parked at this location and failed to leave any contact information. The incident occurred sometime between 3/13 4:00 p.m. 3/18 11:45 p.m. Open.

9:30 p.m. Reckless Damage or Destruction: Law Parking Garage/3330 Daniel Avenue. A student reported an older man parked next to her opened his vehicle door and caused a small dent to the passenger side of her vehicle. Open.

MARCH 31 7:38 p.m. Criminal Mischief: McElvaney Hall/6000 Bishop Blvd. A police officer responded to damages of ceiling tiles on the 3rd floor of McElvaney Hall. Open.

APRIL 1 Public Intoxication/Driving While Intoxicated/Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: 6100 Bishop Blvd. A student was arrested and booked into University Park jail and referred to the Student Conduct Office for driving while intoxicated. Another student was issued a University Park citation, arrested and referred to the Student Conduct Office for being intoxicated in a public place. Closed.

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taking them across the pool, succeed in a water balloon toss and pass on a frozen t-shirt. “It [the frozen T-shirt relay] was impossible. We ended up ripping it because we couldn’t get it apart,” CCPA major Elizabeth Langdon said. Langdon, who competed with Alpha Chi Omega, enjoyed her Saturday afternoon. “I think it was a lot of fun. It’s good to have that community and the DG’s are great,” she said. Inside, the lap pool was transformed into a stage for the synchronized swimming. A few of the 14 routines included Beta splashing to Justin Bieber’s “Baby” and Fiji members jumping in to make their introduction song, “It’s Raining Men” a reality. The teams were coached by a DG for all competitions. “They did pretty good. I was proud of them; they had a lot of spirit,” Sigma Chi coach Meghan Poage said. There was a tie for first place in

Senior biology major and DCA President Brittany Fawcett said, “It’s a fun way to show school spirit, get involved in the competition and do something great for the community.” The Meadows team, MAPS, due to the lack of adequate student participation, was unable to compete in the construction competition. The can designs will be on display from Monday through Friday in the previously mentioned locations. As part of the competition, the

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Tri Delta raises money for St. Jude By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

the synchronized swim between the Christian Fraternity BYX and College Ministry One28. Seth Thomas, who wore a seashell top, was a member of BYX’s synchronized team. “It was shorter than we normally do,” Seth Thomas said. “But I think we did really well.” There were three other categories the teams could win prizes for: best costume, best spirit and overall winner. For the girls Gamma Phi Beta was chosen for best costume with their black and pink theme, Delta Delta Delta won for best synchronized swim and Chi Omega received best spirit and the girl’s swim team was deemed the overall winner. Joining BYX and One28 in the guy’s winning circle was Beta for best costume, Fiji for best spirit and Sig Ep taking first place overall. As a whole, the Anchor Splash was received well. “We love Anchor Splash and this is my third year to do it. I can’t wait until next year,” Thomas said.

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structures will be judged on the number of cans used and the overall quality and creativity of the design. The structures will then be deconstructed at noon on Friday. The canned food drive and subsequent design contest were held as a way to foster positive and productive competition between the different schools at SMU. The Cox School of Business and the Annette Caldwell Simmons school of Education did not participate in this year’s canned food drive.

Cancer survivor and former St. Jude’s patient Regan Peel threw out the opening pitch of the championship game during the Tri Delta Triple Play softball tournament Sunday afternoon. The annual philanthropy event brought out 14 teams from fraternities, sororities, sports teams and other campus organizations to participate in the tournament at Glencoe Park. Each team paid a fee to participate and all of the money went to support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. This year the tournament raised around $2,000. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, which is located in Memphis, Tenn., costs $1.8 million per day to operate. SMU Tri Delta hosted the competition as a fundraiser to help support children like 13-year-old Peel. Peel, who has also thrown the opening pitch at a Texas Rangers game, has been cancer-free for five years but still goes back to St. Jude’s once a year for check-ups and to participate in cancer research. “We think it’s pretty special,” Tri Delta Philanthropy Chair Keara O’Brien said. “This is the first time

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Students participate in Tri Delta’s Triple Play softball game to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital on Sunday at Glencoe Park.

anyone from St. Jude has gotten to come out and see the event.” The tournament was run elimination bracket-style. The final round came down to the team from Sigma Phi Epsilon and the team of SMU soccer players. After a close game, Sig Ep claimed the championship title.

“We just came out to raise money for St. Jude and have a good time,” junior Aaron Davis said. Davis played on a team with several other SMU football players. Local businesses also donated to the St. Jude charity and helped provide equipment and food for the softball tournament.

“It went way better than I had hoped,” O’Brien said. “It was a great success and it made it all worth it when Regan threw the first pitch. It was very meaningful and I’m so thankful for everyone’s participation and Tri Delt’s enthusiasm about the event.”

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competition. The 2010 edition of the Rotunda yearbook earned 15 individual and staff awards in the statewide contest — up from 11 awards in 2010. Both SMU student publications have chronicled the SMU community since 1915. The independent student media are student-managed and published under the auspices of the SMU-based Student Media

Company, Inc. “The honors awarded to the staffers of our two student publications are testaments to the hard work and dedication put in by our students to deliver outstanding coverage of the SMU community,” said Jay Miller, executive director of the Student Media Co., Inc. The Daily Campus is published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring terms and is distributed at more than 55 locations

across the campus. The newspaper is available online. Production of the 332-page 2010 Rotunda yearbook was overseen by co-editors-in-chief Jordan Chlapecka and Amy Koshy and distributed to the SMU community in October 2010. The 2011 Rotunda currently is in print with Whitney Van Way serving as editorin-chief. Both books are available for purchase by calling (214) 768-4545 or visiting smurotunda.com.

Established in 1909, TIPA is the largest and oldest press association of its kind in the United States. TIPA works to open channels of communication and cooperation among student media programs at two- and four-year colleges and universities in Texas. Some of those media include student newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and radio and television stations. For a full list of our awards go online at smudailycampus.com.

Opinion

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How burning of Koran elicits national attention and response ASSOCIATE EDITOR

This past week, President Barack Obama condemned the burning of the Koran by Florida Michael Dearman pastor Terry Jones, which then led to the murder of 20 people in Afghanistan and the injury of more than 80 people. I want to make it clear – I am neither affirming nor criticizing Obama’s condemnation of both Jones’ actions and the riots in Afghanistan. I merely wish to comment on the actions of both Jones and those in Afghanistan as well as address the comments I have read on several stories about this event. Jones accomplished nothing by burning the Koran. It did not promote any sort of idea other than hate. He is, of course, within his rights to burn the Koran, but it is really just a waste of time and life. It did not improve relations with Middle Eastern nations.

It did not uphold the rights of others. It did not rally the morale of troops in Afghanistan. I believe Jones deserves a pat on the back for doing nothing more than angering and motivating the death of people in another nation – good one Jones. Likewise, the riots in Afghanistan accomplished nothing. People have been killed out of anger and UN workers have been caught in between. Their riots have not changed the opinions of right-wing religious figures like Jones. In fact, it probably only encourages them to anger Muslim nations more. It is sad that religious sentiment comes to this. Although it must be said that riots would probably not erupt in the U.S. over the burning of the Bible or an American flag, religion means much less in the U.S. While both parties, I believe, are wrong in their actions, and Jones was exercising his First Amendment rights, it was not a wise action. There is a responsibility that one has in light of the rights that he is given. Inciting violence because of speech is wrong. Of course, inciting violence in another

country may be wrong on a moral level, but the law is unconcerned about that. What really alarms me, however, are not the actions of rioters in Afghanistan or Jones’ fringe antics but the hateful commentary of Americans with regards to this incident. One comment on the article which was posted on The Daily Beast stated, “At least they are killing some of their own as well. If we keep burning Korans maybe they will kill themselves off.” In addition to this disgustingly ignorant and hateful comment, another comment worth highlighting was that “condemning the pastor only serves to validate the actions of the Koranimals who have no qualms about rioting and resorting to violence against their neighbors.” These are despicable comments, dripping with the ignorance of people who support the discrimination of other groups. In addition, there are plenty of gross generalizations about people of the Muslim faith, that they are full of hatred and murderous intent. I would bet that none of the

individuals making these comments about Islam have ever actually conversed with, let alone befriended a Muslim. People are people. It does not matter the color of their skin or the faith they follow, we all function in similar ways. Americans would be up in arms because of the desecration of the Bible. The only reason that rioting might not occur is because religion does not permeate mainstream American culture like it does in Afghanistan. That difference, however, does nothing to promote the bigotry spouted off by those commentators. All in all, the absolute ignorance with which people speak about other cultures, the hateful language used and the violent, inciting symbolism wholly offends me as an American. We should be speaking out against this kind of speech, not lifting it up as if it were sacred and characteristic of all Americans. Michael Dearman is a first year majoring in the pursuit of truth and the overthrow of systems. He can be reached for comments at mdearman@smu.edu.

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EDITORIAL

Private insurance companies neglect children In lieu of the recent natural disaster in Japan, it seems people have forgotten the crisis that America still faces and is battling, healthcare. While browsing the New York Times: Texas section the other day, I came across an article about a 12-year-old girl and her grandparents who could not get child—only healthcare for her. They are ready to retire and depend on Medicaid for their insurance but their granddaughter, who they have raised since she was born, has little to no options for insurance. The story shocked and disgusted me. I understand that not everyone wants socialized medicine or some form of it. I respect both sides of the argument and think both privatized healthcare and government-controlled healthcare have great consequences, but at the same time great benefits. But now we have let the argument affect our children’s health? I thought we did better. A child rarely has the freedom to make his or her own life choices and most under the age of 19 do not have the means to pay for their own insurance. These children should be in school and worried about student council, track practice, doing their homework and building life-skills, not wondering if their parents can insure them. When the government or private sector cuts off a child’s resources, everyone suffers. By not offering a child-only insurance plan, many private companies are punishing children because their parents cannot afford to insure them. That, my friends, is a travesty. Many people against “Obamacare” claim that the bill acts as a death penalty for the elderly, that we will just leave them to die. Why are we not fighting for the children who are being put in the same situation as the elderly? Because it’s not cost effective? Are we really about to stoop so low as to put a price on a child’s life? It seems so simple that by moving money around or even raising taxes by a small percentage that we could ensure that every child in this country, that so often claims to be the most desirable in the world, would be insured. Think of your brother or sister, nephew, niece, any child in your life. What if they were diagnosed with an infection that could easily be treated but they did not have insurance and their guardians could not pay for treatment? Could you look those caregivers in the eye and say, “I’m sorry. In America’s selfish quest for money and extravagance we decided that your child’s life is just not worth the money?” If we really want to think of ourselves as the best country in the world we need to start caring for our people, and what better place to start than with children who have virtually no control over their environments or economic status? Are we really about to tell these children that they’re not worth it? Private insurance companies are telling parents just that. Without a child-only insurance option children are left untreated, unable to regularly visit a doctor and their quality of life is diminishing. Something has to be done to break that cycle. Are we willing to save a new pennies at the expense of a child? Michael Graves is a first year religious studies and communications studies double major. He can be reached for comments or questions at mwgraves@smu.edu.

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Despite health trouble, elderly can curb effects of muscle deficiency COMMENTARY

Open letter to my retired, still active colleagues and administrative personnel of both genders. I am sure that you Professor Novak noticed as I did, that our body changed, primarily in loss of skeletal muscles, as we aged. This factual phenomenon was first described by Dr. I. Rosenberg in 1997. She provided a fitting name for it as sarcopenia. Sarco, from Greek, denotes flesh (muscle) and penia indicates deficiency. Thus sarcopenia translates as deficiency of muscle and this term is used now to refer specifically to the gradual loss of skeletal muscle and strength that occurs with advancing age and simultaneous increase in body fat. Sarcopenia has been associated with increased frailty, falls, broken bones, morbidity and increased mortality in the elderly. The onset of sarcopenia is appearing as early as the fourth decade and is also commonly associated with disuse, meaning decreased participation in physical activity as age advances. Muscle loss occurs in people of all fitness levels, even master athletes, as they age. However, people who have

less muscle mass to begin with will pay a higher price as they grow older. Women in particular face increased risk from loss of muscle mass because they have about one-third less of the entire body muscle mass compared to men. As a person’s muscle mass decreases, muscle strength decreases and concomitant loss of physical function follows. As a consequence, the ability to do everyday activities, such as grocery shopping, housework, climbing stairs or taking brief walks declines. Recent estimates indicate that approximately 45 percent of the older U.S. population is sarcopenic and that approximately 20 percent of the older U.S. population is functionally disabled. In older persons, physical disability is associated with an increased risk of nursing home placement, home health care and hospital use, as well as health care expenditures. Because the number of older Americans is increasing, the economic costs of sarcopenia will escalate unless effective public health campaigns aimed at reducing the occurrence of sarcopenia are implemented. Just to provide clear understanding of the estimated direct health care costs attributable to sarcopenia in the U.S. Herewith, the number of dollars are provided. In 2000, the cost was $18.5 billion ($10.8 billion in men, $7.7

billion in women, which represents about 1.5 percent of total expenditure for that year.). On the individual level, $860 is spent for every sarcopenic man and $933 for every sarcopenic woman. A 10 percent reduction in sarcopenia prevalence could result in savings of $1.1 billion (dollars adjusted to 2000 rate) per year in U.S. health care costs. While sarcopenia cannot be halted completely, it can be slowed down in its onset and therefore making it possible to remain active into one’s 80s. I can vouch for it. That goal could be accomplished by starting with low intensity walking outside, weather permitting, or inside at SMU’s Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. For inactive people, a low-level program could begin with walking at a comfortable pace for 15 to 20 minutes three to four times per week. Beneficial results will be felt after two weeks already. So, find a partner, have enjoyable discussions while walking. Psychological support will keep you on track to sustain your physical activity and for improvement your overall well-being. Ladislaw P. Novak is professor Emeritus of Anthropology. He can be reached for comments or questions at lnovak@smu.edu.

Statistics indicate positive view of Islam, education still necessary Most Americans believe that Islam is not, in fact, a violent religion. Those who do hold that as their opinions are in the minority. A better understanding of Middle Eastern culture and Islam may lead to less discrimination and hatred.

Sports

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Monday, April 4, 2011 •

WOMEN’S TENNIS

BASEBALL

SMU claims fifth win against UCF 5-4 at home By EJ HOLLAND

Associate Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

After an impressive 6-1 win over No. 66 UC Santa Barbara last week, the No. 37 SMU Women’s tennis team claimed its fifth win in its last six games Saturday at Turpin Tennis Stadium. The Mustangs improve to 14-4 overall this spring season after their 5-2 victory over Conference USA foe Central Florida. UCF upset SMU in doubles play after forcing two tie breaking matches. SMU’s only victory came at the top line where juniors Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova just edged Genevieve Lorbergs and Courtney

Griffith 9-8 (8-6). The Black Knights clinched the doubles point in dramatic fashion when Jenny Frisell and Alexis Rodriguez downed Heather Steinbauer and Edyta Cieplucha in a tie-breaker 9-8 (7-1). UCF also earned a win from Andrea Yacaman and Taylor Dubins who breezed by Kris Roberts and Shahzoda Hatamova, 8-4. The Mustangs separated themselves from the Black Knights in singles play, taking five out of six matches. No. 117 Malyarchikova was off the courts first after her impressive 6-0, 6-0 victory over Lorbegs. Cielpucha was off next after dismantling Rodriguez 6-2, 6-1 which gave SMU a 2-1 lead.

After being named Conference USA Player of the Week last week, No. 9 Lesniak made quick work of Frisell 6-1, 6-2. Hatamova and Steinbauer also earned victories over Griffith and Jenna Doerfler respectively and extended the Mustang lead, 5-1. Josephine Haraldson helped UCF avoid being swept in singles action when she defeated Roberts 6-2, 6-2 . SMU returns to the courts Tuesday at 2 p.m., hosting cross town rival No. 52 TCU at Turpin Tennis Stadium.

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Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus attempts to turns a double play over Round Rock Express’ Esteban German during the third inning of an exhibition baseball game on Wednesday in Round Rock, Texas.

WOMEN’S TRACK

Mustangs place third in Rangers start season with sweep Bobby Lane Invitational By ASSOCIATED PRESS

By ZANDER GERONIMOS Contributing Writer zgeronimos@smu.edu

The Mustangs’ track and field squad performed well at the Bobby Lane Invitational this past weekend in Arlington, Texas, placing high in multiple events. The Mustangs dominated the throwing events by gaining the most points in all three events, as well as taking top spots in the high jump, the 1500-meter race, 3000-meter race and the 400-meter dash. Overall, the No. 20th ranked Mustangs finished third with a combined score of 93 during the 19-event invitational. Simone Du Toit and Ayla Gill contributed significantly to the team’s overall placement through their performance in the throwing events. Du Toit posed 16.64-meter in the shot put and 58.81-meter in the discus throw. She finished first in the discus and

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placed second in the shot put, falling just short behind Michelle Carter of the University of Texas, with a 17.73-meter throw. Gill gained the winning title in the hammer throw with a 53.17-meter throw. Du Toit was also titled the Conference USA Athlete of the Week last week due to her recent performances in the shot put and discus. Lovisa Lindh and Klara Bodinson placed second and third place in the 1500-meter race with season best times. Lindh finished with a time of 4:33:07 and Bodinson finished with a time of 4:33:07. The duo finished close behind winner Cate Westenover who was timed at 4:30:96. Monika Kora placed second in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 13:11:23:1 narrowly finishing behind the winner Chloe Winner of Abilene Christian University.

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Amber Evans placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a season best time of 54.23. In the high jump event, Viktoria Leks won with a 1.75-meter jump,and Lisa Egarter placed third in the event with a 1.70-meter jump. Leks’ jump in this event ties her season high. The Mustangs have also been successful in their last two competitions at the Mean Green and Stanford Invitationals. The squad will travel to Austin next to compete in the Texas Relays from April 6-9. Following the Texas Relays, the team will travel to Walnut, Calif. for the Mt. Sac Relays After all of those comes the Conference Championships in Houston, Texas. The team’s long season will not conclude until mid-June.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz became the first set of teammates to homer in each of the first three games in a season, and Matt Harrison pitched the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and a sweep of their season-opening series. David Murphy and Mike Napoli also homered as Texas’ first three hits and four of five were all solo shots. The reigning AL champion Rangers really thumped the favorites for this year’s pennant, hitting 11 home runs on the way to outscoring them 26-11 in the series. The teams won’t meet again until Aug. 22 at Fenway Park. Texas is 3-0 for the second time in three years. Boston fell to 0-3 for the first time since 1996, a season that began 0-5. The Red Sox are off Monday, then will try to snap out of their funk starting Tuesday in Cleveland.

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Kinsler and Cruz came into the game as only the sixth set of teammates to homer in the first two games of a season. Kinsler also had become the first player to hit a leadoff homer in each of the first two games. Clay Buchholz (0-1) walked him in the first inning to avoid any chance of making it three straight, then Kinsler delighted in going deep in his second plate appearance. Cruz’s homer was notable, too, as it was just the second by a righthanded batter to reach the upper deck in right field at Rangers Ballpark. For all the long balls, Harrison (1-0) really was the star of the game. The left-hander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, tying his career high with eight strikeouts and walking two. He was dominant from the start, striking out two batters in the first inning and five his first time through the lineup. Adrian Gonzalez came into the game 5 for 9 without a strikeout, and fanned in his first two at-bats swinging, then looking.

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When the Red Sox made contact during the first six innings, it often was slow rollers. A leadoff walk in the seventh showed Harrison was fading. He gave up a one-out RBI single to Carl Crawford — his first RBI since joining the Red Sox — then faced the bases loaded with two outs. Harrison got out of it by striking out Jacoby Ellsbury, prompting smiles and fist bumps between manager Ron Washington and pitching coach Mike Maddux. Murphy got Texas going with a homer in the second inning, then Kinsler followed in the third. Napoli went deep in the fifth, Cruz in the seventh. The only run not driven in by a homer was an RBI double by Michael Young in the eighth. The Rangers had a chance to pile on more runs in the eighth, loading the bases with no outs. But Jonathan Papelbon struck out the next three hitters. Their next game is Monday versus the Mariners.

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Arts & Entertainment

• Monday, April 4, 2011

THEATRE

The Daily Campus PERFORMING ARTS

‘The Violet Hour’: brilliant play, stunning production By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Upstart Productions brought to life another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of design; a journey into a wondrous land with boundaries limited to the audience’s imagination – Next stop, “The Violet Hour.” Even if the words are borrowed from Rod Serling, the description is accurate: Upstart has some good things going on with its current production of Richard Greenberg’s surrealist play. Greenberg is a genius in his own right and this play is an especially brilliant work that pays a due homage to T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” (this critic’s favorite poem). When you walk into the theater, you must walk through the door of Cindy Ernst’s stunning set, which is impeccably designed to look like a period office. The year is 1919 and the play begins with John Pace Seavering

(Marcus Stimac), a budding publisher, listening to his assistant Gidger (Linus Craig) expatitate about his life. Seavering’s office is in disarray, covered in countless sheets of paper, as he is attempting to choose the first book he will publish. He must decide between an extensive novel titled “The Violet Hour” written by his college buddy Denis McCleary (Austin Tindle) or the not-so-true memoirs of his black mistress Jessie Brewster (Candy Williams). The approval of McCleary’s future father-in-law depends on the promise of a published novel, but Seavering’s love life hangs in balance with Brewster’s book. A tornado of a plot twist surfaces when a mysterious, noisy machine is delivered, and it begins to print page-upon-page of unexplained manuscripts of books that have yetto-be-written. Only Gidger and Seavering are aware of these books, some of which

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Candy Williams and Marcus Stimac star in Upstart Production’s ‘The Violet Hour’ onstage through April 23.

contain details of the characters’ own future. Stimac plays a steady Seavering, allowing himself to be a strong center

for the play to spiral in and out of control. Craig doles out the charm as the effeminate Gidger. Tindle’s boyish charm is paramount in his romantic portrayal of McCleary. There is a slight inconsistency in the pacing of the show, which makes the sexy moments between Williams and Stimac more awkward than sensual. Williams, the least familiar face on stage, spoke with a jazzy cadence that added a special richness to the play. But this review would be remiss if I didn’t mention the jaw-dropping costumes of Ryan Matthieu Smith. There is a sort of decadence deserving of a couture runway. The production is like a beautiful, entertaining dream that sweeps you away into another dimension. “The Violet Hour” runs through April 23 at the Green Zone in the Design District.

FILM

April not fooling around with box office By CHASE WADE Assoc. A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

It is not often that April plays host to films that are both reveled by the press and enjoyed by the masses. As the month before the studio’s grand summer blockbusters are set to come out, April is usually just a waiting ground for films of lesser depth. However, this April it seems as if the box office will receive a muchneeded boost, as a number of films have promising outlooks. Starting the month off right, the family-focused animated movie, “Hop” matched the yearly record for a weekend box-office haul as it brought in close to $38 million in

projected ticket sales. Finishing second behind “Hop” was the science fiction action thriller, “Souce Code.” The film, which features box-office star Jake Gyllenhaal, received a considerable amount of buzz when the trailer was released. While “Source Code” may not have been the box-office champ for its opening weekend, be assured that the film will have legs for weeks to come. Opening weekend aside, April’s biggest releases come later in the month as stars like Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren and James Franco grace the silver screen. Mirren, alongside British funnyman Russell Brand, stars in

April’s most promising comedy, “Arthur.” The film follows Brand’s character as he risks losing his family’s large inheritance after falling for a woman that his family deems ill-fitting. Mirren plays Hobson, a wing-man/ trainer for Brand’s “Arthur.” A sleeper hit is in the makings with Cate Blanchett’s “Hanna.” Starring “The Lovely Bones’” Saorise Ronan as a cold-blooded assassin, foresightedly trained by her father to someday carry out an unknown mission. The famous horror film franchise “Scream” comes shrieking back into theatres with its fourth installment, “Scream 4.” The film is a modge-podge of

sorts in terms of its cast. Mixing original characters from its early success like Courtney Cox and Neeve Cambell and up-and-coming actresses like Hayden Panetierre and Emma Roberts, “Scream 4” hopes to return to the franchise’s roots of a successful horror film. Two of the box office’s biggest names, Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon, team up to tackle the lead roles in the book adaptation, “Water for Elephants.” Rounding up April’s notable releases is no other than spring-season regular, Tyler Perry. Continuing with his uber-succesful Madea motif, Perry’s latest film is titled “Madea’s Big Happy Family.”

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From left to right, Yolanda Williams, Lucia Welch , T.A. Taylor and Kevin Moore perform in a scene from ‘The Young Man from Atlanta.’

‘The Young Man from Atlanta’ falls flat from Foote’s original By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Horton Foote’s Pulitzer-Prizewinning play, “The Young Man from Atlanta,” tells the story of Will Kidder and his wife Lily Dale, an older couple struggling with the recent death of their son. The play, set in Houston circa 1950, opens on Will as he is edged out of his company by the younger Tom. At the same time, Will must plan for the future as an unemployed 60 year old and deal with a mysterious friend of his recently deceased son who wants to remain in contact with the parents of his best friend. Will’s refusal to speak with the friend is justified when he discovers his wife has been loaning this mysterious friend large sums of money for various “crises.” Lily Dale, Will’s naïve wife, needs the mysterious ‘young man from Atlanta’ to affirm her son’s religiosity as a way to cope with her loss. It soon becomes apparent to the audience, however, that Lily Dale is living in denial of their son’s true nature and the reason for his sudden death. Will is living

in a delusion of his own as he is forced to come to terms with the reality of the 1950’s corporate world while he struggles to find a way to fit in. The play closes with only a few of the posed questions answered. Director Marianne Galloway’s interpretation of Foote’s play focuses on comedy, which is sometimes to the detriment of the themes that should resonate with the audience. T.A. Taylor turns in an excellent performance as the somber Will, but Lucia Welch, as his wife Lily Dale, plays the role as a melodramatic caricature instead of a character the audience can relate to. Taylor and Welch are flanked by a talented supporting cast including noteworthy performances by Gordon Fox, Blake Blair and Yolanda Williams. But in the end, the production leaves the audience without a true sense of Foote’s insightful commentary on youth, family, denial and deception. “The Young Man from Atlanta,” which opened Friday night at the Kalita Humprhies Theater in Turtle Creek is Uptown Players’ contribution to the two-month long Foote Festival currently underway at Dallas-area theaters. The play will run through Aug. 17.