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Terror suspect’s trial announced The trial for Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the man charged with the Sept. 11 plot, will be held as a military commission at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday. The decision marks a sharp political setback for President Obama after his repeated pledges to use civilian courts to try the terrorism suspects as a way to demonstrate the fairness of the U.S. justice system. It also put to rest rumors that the suspects would be moved to the empty Illinois state prison.
U.N. intervenes in Ivory Coast U.N. and French helicopters fired on the weapons sites of Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo Tuesday. Gbagbo has refused to step down since losing the election in November. Opposition forces have surrounded his presidential palace after fighters loyal to elected president Alassane Ouattara, entered the city of Abidjan five days ago. Sources say Gbagbo is now negotiating his surrender.
U.S. drops financial sanction The United States dropped financial sanctions against Musa Kusa, the former Libyan foreign minister and Gaddafi confidant, who defected from the dictator’s regime and fled to London last week. The government hopes that unfreezing Kusa’s bank accounts and allowing him to conduct business deals will lure other top Gaddafi officials into defecting from the regime as well. Relaxing the sanctions has proved to be a sensitive diplomatic decision because of Kusa’s previous implication in a bombing and mass murder.
Boeing 737s to be inspected The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Monday it will require airlines to conduct further inspections on older-model Boeing 737s. These inspections come after a hole opened in a Southwest Airlines jet Friday and forced an emergency landing. The directive will apply to about 175 aircraft, 80 of which are registered in the U.S., and most of those are operated by Southwest. Boeing said in a statement that it is cooperating with the FAA and will recommend lap-joint inspections on certain 737-series aircraft.
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An SMU student participates in “A Day Without Shoes” by going the day without wearing shoes around campus. The event is organized annually by TOMS shoes to promote awareness for the millions of children who do not have shoes in the world.
Students bare ‘soles,’ support TOMS shoes By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu
Students bared their ‘soles’ Tuesday as they walked across campus. In an effort to promote awareness for the millions of children who do not have shoes in the world, SMU students joined with other universities, colleges and people nationwide by walking barefoot all day. Junior Lindsay Sockwell has seen children without shoes first hand. In order to spread awareness, she has participated in “One Day Without Shoes” for the past two years. “I spent some time in Zambia last summer and most of the kids either had no shoes or had borrowed illfitting shoes,” she said. “I think it is important for awareness to be raised about this.”
“One Day Without Shoes” started in 2008 as a campus movement. Today, it is recognized globally as companies and other organizations draw attention to the injury and illness resulted from the lack of proper foot wear in developing nations. An estimated four million people suffer from Podoconiosis (Podo), also known as mossy foot, in the world. People contract the disease when silica soil enters the feet and gets into the lymphatic system. Podo is common in tropical climates such as in Africa, Central America and Northern India. For people with Podo, walking is difficult, and sometimes impossible. One pair of shoes can help reduce the number of people affected by this disease. After traveling to Argentina and seeing poverty and poor health first
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Laughter filled the Hughes-Trigg Theater as misconceptions about Nigerians and American immigration appeared on the big screen. A small group of community members and SMU students came out Tuesday night for the premiere of Dallas filmmaker Victor Adetipa’s documentary, “Waving Flag.” “The main purpose was just to shed a light on Nigeria, Africa as a whole,” Adetipa said. “The media tends to paint Africa in a negative way, and as a filmmaker I thought it was my
responsibility to show it with a more holistic view.” The film touched on issues of racism, cultural differences and language, or rather, accent barriers. Adetipa interviewed a group of Nigerian immigrants and NigerianAmericans about their experience growing up and moving to the U.S. The African Students Association (ASA) hosted the screening. “We just thought, this is the perfect opportunity to branch between SMU and Dallas,” ASA leader Samira Abderahman said.
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Dr. David Nirenberg used examples from different scripture to explain that if every person converted to the same religion there would still be violence and intolerance in the world. Nirenberg, The Debra R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor of Medieval History and Social Thought at the University of Chicago, spoke to approximately 80 people on “Scriptural Community, Scriptural Conflict: Judaism, Christianity,
wording. The second revision seeks to clarify the roles and duties of the director of student activities and multicultural student affairs. The current Student Code of Conduct lists several duties that the director no longer does. Senate received no complaints on these proposals since their
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Sociologist speaks of revolution in Middle East By JESSICA MEIER Contributing Writer jmeier@smu.edu
Students and professors welcomed Iran sociologist and professor of sociology at Texas Women’s University, Dr. Mahmoud Sadri. Sadri spoke on “Modern Iran and Revolution in the Middle East” Tuesday evening as part of The University Honors Program’s 2011 Gartner Lecture. Sadri began his lecture by giving background information about Iran as well as discussing the current trials and triumphs of the Middle East in
McCord Auditorium. June 13, 2009 marked the beginning of the first civil rights movement in the Middle East, the Green Revolution. Following the 2009 Iranian elections, protests broke out in major Iranian cities and across the world. After a controversial election period and the announcement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President, supporters of the opposing candidate, Mir- Hossein Mousavi, took to the streets to protest. Many wore green armbands and attire, reflecting Mousavi’s campaign color and
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NFL scouts arrive on Hilltop for Pro Day Former SMU players participate for shot to play professional football
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Islam” as part of the Department of Religious Students Tenth Nate and Anne Levine Endowed Lecture in Jewish Studies Tuesday evening. He used different theological stories and references to portray the similarities in traditional scripture. According to Nirenberg, one scripture has the ability to unite and divide people into an eternal struggle. Nirenberg used the Bible as an example by saying that one verse can be translated different ways and punctuation changes can alter its meaning.
Monday morning was supposed to mark the first day of spring practice but due to intense thunderstorms, practice was canceled. Luckily for Aldrick Robinson and other SMU seniors, the weather cleared up in time for SMU Pro Day, which was held Monday afternoon at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. SMU Pro Day allowed Robinson and company to showcase their skills in front of scouts from across the NFL including the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers and others. The former Mustangs took part in 40-yard dashes, agility drills, shuttles and position drills. “It felt good being out here today,” Robinson said. “It was a little windy and we had kind of a bad weather day but I felt like I did good.” Most scouts on site were present to watch Robinson who is projected to be drafted anywhere from rounds 4-7. As a senior wide receiver at SMU, he recorded 65 receptions for 1,301 yards and 14 touchdowns. Robinson is a tad undersized at 5’9 184 pounds but could easily be an effective NFL slot receiver. After an impressive NFL Combine performance in which he clocked in at 4.43 in the 40, and
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Historian believes all scriptures borrow answers, truths By SARAH KRAMER
Student Senate voted to approve two revisions to the Student Code of Conduct at its meeting Tuesday. The first revision says that events and party themes “should reflect the university’s mission in commitment to the dignity and worth of all persons and cultures.” Former Membership Chair Roza Essaw submitted this proposal, which covers Section 3.10 in the student handbook. The Student Code of Conduct Committee changed the wording after Essaw proposed it. The original wording banned events and party themes that were “sexually, racially, religiously or culturally offensive.” Essaw approved the changed
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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. Last year, more than 250,000 people supported this cause by going barefoot. A strong supporter of TOMS, SMU junior McKell Favrot also left her shoes at home. “I love not wearing shoes,” she said. “It’s such a good cause…even though I get lots of stares.” While some went barefoot because of their love of TOMS or because they had seen children suffering first hand, sophomore Albert Huang did it for moral support. Although he hurt his feet walking barefoot, he will still leave his shoes in his closet and bare his feet next year.
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Former SMU wide receiver Aldrick Robinson catches a pass during SMU Pro Day. Scouts from various football organizations attended the event.