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Senators promote transparency, fail to record votes By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER

SMU Student Senators debated a bill at their December 1 meeting that would allow a senator to submit legislation without attaching his or her name to it. Senators were divided on the issue. “I am against this because every student has the right to know what pieces are written and by whom,” engineering senator Joseph Esau said during the debate. “They all have the right to a transparent government.” Jack Benage, former membership committee chair, had a different opinion. He supported the bill and urged senators not to evaluate the bill based on transparency. “Sure the student would not know who authored the piece, but they would know about the piece,” he said at the meeting. The bill ultimately failed, 30-6. It is not known which senators voted for or against this legislation because no one recorded their votes. This is not an unusual situation. A Daily Campus investigation found that student senators rarely practice transparency by using a roll call to record their votes. Based on available records for the past five years, senators have voted on 92 bills, but only used the roll call vote four times, or less than 5 percent. This means that SMU students would find it virtually impossible to judge a senator based on his or her voting record. Senators routinely failed to record their votes even though most votes were split, meaning it was not unanimous. Split votes occurred on 70 bills, including all four roll call votes. Unanimous votes took place on just 22 pieces of legislation. Editor in Chief mshamburge@smu.edu

“I’m thinking they Unanimous Total Roll Call Split Year must have had more than Votes Votes Votes Votes four important votes since 05-06 25 1 3 20 2005,” graduate student By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Ava Damri said. These files are available to the public 06-07* 14 0 3 11 Editor in Chief mshamburge@smu.edu in the Student Senate office. Senate bylaws call 07-08 25 1 7 18 for the roll call vote to Files for the past three years be used “in resolving the In order to determine how often are available online at smu.edu/ 08-09 13 0 6 7 most important issues.” Student Senators recorded their studentsenate. Some evidence suggests votes, The Daily Campus looked at Minutes or agendas for the month 09-10^ 15 2 3 12 Student Senators interpret Student Senate records from the past of December 2006 and the spring 22 70 92 4 Total this as a way of ducking five years, from May 2005 to April semester of the 93rd Student Senate controversial issues while of 2010. were not available in the Student This chart shows the number of bills Senate voted on, the number of roll call recording their votes on Student Senate keeps files for Senate Public Information Files. votes, the number of non-roll call unanimous votes and votes where a split meeting agendas and minutes, easy decisions. occurred (split votes include roll call votes, none of which were unanimous). On October 27, 2009, legislation and governing documents. See SENATE on Page 4 *For the month of December and the spring 2006 semester, records were not available. ^This year will end in April. Votes were counted up to March 6, the last available meeting. senators took a roll call vote on a bill regarding the The Speaker is in charge of deciding how Senate votes McCormack said. McCormack took over as Speaker in donation of two mustangs to SMU by T. Boone Pickens and declaring Peruna the on any piece of legislation. January. SMU students were incredulous to learn how seldom “If it’s something controversial and I don’t want to be official mascot of SMU. Three senators voted against this bill: Cox senator Alex Linn, then-Lyle senator Will senators record their votes. responsible for seeing everyone’s hands, then absolutely “I’m not sure about previous votes, but the fact that the I’m going to do a roll call vote,” he said. “If I know it’s McCormack and Dedman II senator Seth Sloan. But Senators didn’t use a roll call vote when deciding Student Senate did not use roll call voting on the LGBT going to pass 90 plus percent, show of hands is something whether there should be a student referendum on the issue seat makes it appear that the senators did not want to be that I feel comfortable with knowing that they’re [senators] of a sexual identity seat. Instead, Senate voted down the clearly identified as either for or against the seat,” Damri comfortable with it.” said. proposal using a simple show of hands vote. McCormack defines bills as controversial when there are Then-speaker Alaa Al-Barghuti acknowledged adding None of the current members of the Student Senate a large number of people coming to Senate because of the representation for gay students was a controversial issue. interviewed for this story said they plan to introduce bill or when the bill affects a greater number of students. He But, Al-Barghuti added, she “didn’t want a senator to be legislation to increase the number of recorded votes in the noted that some bills don’t really affect students—instead viewed differently or harassed by either side” based on a future. See VOTES on Page 4 recorded vote. “A lot of pieces aren’t controversial,” Speaker Will

Past records show voting methods

PHILANTHROPY

GRADUATION

Kirk named commencement speaker

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Editor in Chief mshamburge@smu.edu

SMU announced Wednesday afternoon that U.S. trade representative and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk would be the 2010 May Commencement speaker. Commencement activities take place on May 15 at 9:30 a.m. Approximately 2,000 degrees are expected to be conferred that day to undergraduate, graduate and professional students during individual school ceremonies throughout the day. “As Commencement speaker, Ambassador Kirk brings the perspective of one whose leadership has been local, national and now international,” SMU President R. Gerald Turner said in a press release. “As Dallas mayor he helped to establish the city as a gateway

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to the global community. Now, as Trade Representative, he is shaping U.S. policy and international relationships to open new world markets and broaden economic opportunities for the United States. Our graduates will be inspired by his words and the example of leadership he has set.” President Barack Obama named Kirk as trade representative in 2009. In that position, Kirk works as a spokesperson and advisor on trading issues, as well as a negotiator with other countries in the area of trade. Kirk served as the mayor of Dallas from 1995 to 2001 and as Texas Secretary of State from 1994 to 1995 under Gov. Ann Richards. He is on the SMU Hart Global Leaders Forum advisory board and was named an honorary alumnus of the SMU Dedman School of Law in 2001. “As mayor of Dallas, Mr. Kirk helped to strengthen our community by reducing crime, encouraging civic engagement and building the city’s capacity to attract major businesses,” Student Body President Patrick Kobler said in a press release. “His experience is a perfect match for the Commencement ceremony at SMU as a university that produces civic leaders who embody a global perspective.”

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Relay for life comes to Bishop Boulevard Friday By TAYLOR ADAMS News Editor tadams@smu.edu

Relay for Life is hitting the SMU campus again this Friday. Students and supporters will walk from 4 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday to raise money and awareness for curing cancer. The Boulevard will be lined with glowing bags, filled with music and loaded with various organizations selling food to keep walkers up the whole night. Various events have been going on through the week to contribute to the cause. Last Friday night an organic contribution occurred as Villa-O hosted “Good Friday for a Good Cause,” with 15 percent of all proceeds reserved for Relay. On

Monday night, Pluckers donated 20 percent of their proceeds from 7 to 10 p.m. when customers said they were with Relay for Life. Wednesday evening was bank night, during which all the organizations brought their donations. However, fundraising will continue through the actual night of Relay, as organizations not only walk around the Boulevard but also sell food or goods to raise a few more dollars for curing cancer. If students have missed out on contributing to teams before bank night, the evening of relay is another chance to donate. While upperclassmen will recognize Relay for Life as an annual event for SMU’s campus, the national organization is under the American Cancer Society. Relay events take place in various parts of the country throughout the spring and summer.

SEXUAL HEALTH

CDC launches National STD awareness campaign By BEN ATEKU

Contributing Writer bateku@smu.edu

Kevin Fenton of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention challenged campus students to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases during a press conference April 7 to mark the kick-off of April as National STD Awareness Month. Fenton is the director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention at the CDC. MTV has partnered with CDC to reach young people through the award-winning campaign, “GYT: Get Yourself Tested.” The campaign encourages

Americans under the age of 25 to talk with their health care providers and partners about getting tested for STD’s. Fenton said that according to statistics, women are more susceptible to infection than men. In 2008, the highest number of infected women fell between the ages of 15-19, followed by 20-24. That year alone, 7.5 million women between the ages of 14-24 had HPV. “Testing is one of the most successful ways to prevent infection,” Fenton said. According to the CDC, people

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ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Rob Epstein speaks on lm industry

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FILM

Which came first, Nicholas Sparks or the Chick Flick?

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By SARAH POTTHARST Associate News Editor spotthar@smu.edu

Nicholas Sparks began writing the screenplay, “The Last Song,” in a much different fashion than he normally does - he wrote it before he wrote the novel. “This is similar to the way it’s gone

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Bridwell Library

All Day. This exhibition features sixty of Bridwell Library’s most significant fifteenth-century printed books.

with movies based on my novels,” Sparks told Daily Variety. “It’s just out of order. Certain opportunities garner your interest, and this was one of those.” The screenplay contains the same thematic elements as Sparks’ previous works: deep love, tragic loss and character growth within the years

One Day Without Shoes

A day TOMS Shoes works to spread awareness about the impact a simple pair of shoes can have on a child’s life

Relay for Life

4 p.m.- 4 a.m. This allnight walk around the boulevard will take place to raise cancer awareness.

of young adulthood. Disney queen Miley Cyrus plays 17-year-old Ronnie Miller, who struggles with trusting others and learning to control her PMS (“Pissed at Men Syndrome,” as her younger brother, Jonah, puts it). She channels the new generation’s rock-indie personality by combining long floral skirts with tight, short band

So You Think You Can Be a Politician?

6 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Ballroom East. A discussion of the experience of running for and holding elected office.

Mr. & Ms. SMU

6 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Theater. Students compete for the title of Mr. and Ms. SMU in this body building competition.

tees and converse sneakers. Her thick, smudged eyeliner, nose ring and dirty hair intensify her fierce attitude when she loses her cool – which happens more often than Britney Spears’ breakdowns. She and her brother move in with their estranged father, Steve, played by Greg Kinnear, at the beginning of the summer not understanding why. Ronnie takes every opportunity to shoot mean glares at her father, ignore him when he speaks to her, and sarcastically back-talking him when she does choose to acknowledge him. He takes this treatment with a grain of salt, understanding where it’s coming from – she hasn’t forgiven him yet for leaving their family. In an attempt to diminish any way of relating to her father, Ronnie stops playing the piano, though she had been playing since she was 5-yearsold, because her father also plays. They used to play and write songs together, until her father left. Lucky for Ronnie, Juilliard University had been following her talent since she was a little girl and gave her an automatic acceptance to the four-year institution, should she consider attending. Initially, she denies the opportunity and has no plans for life after high school. Then arrives, shirtless and with a perfectly quaffed beach ‘do, Ronnie’s love interest, Will. Though he’s

completely her opposite, he falls head over heels for her and will stop at nothing to be with her… Sound like a Sparks story we’ve heard before? (Clue: “The Notebook.”) Ronnie gives Will the cold shoulder at first, much like she does with everyone else, but she eventually warms up to him – and who wouldn’t? He could model for Amercrombie & Fitch. Over mud fights and splashing around in the ocean, she realizes she has deep feelings for him as well. This newfound happiness allows her to lighten up to her family, and also helps her find her way back to the piano. Oh (puppy) love, isn’t it grand? Despite the predictable and (sorry to say, but) cheesy moments found in Ronnie’s childish giggles and a muchto-soon spoken ‘I love you,’ viewers will be pleased with the surprisingly beautiful camera shots. The director, Julie Anne Robinson, took smart advantage of the beachy surroundings and outdoor lighting. One memorable shot is of a nearly neon orange sun setting over highly pixilated grainy sand. Another camera shot with ripe color is of Ronnie and Will swimming in an aquarium tank with large fish and sharks (likely in real life? – probably not). The water was a lustrous array of turquoises and cyans that illuminated the fish and two characters whirling

about in it. The camera also showed range in angles when it got up-close-andpersonal with baby turtles that were struggling to sprint from their sandy nests into the crashing waves of the ocean. The camera got down on the sand with the turtle-pups to show them scrambling amongst the sand from a cute side angle, and with crisp, sharp focus. The artistic measures taken in the production of the film raise its otherwise bland value. Another way in which the film’s ante raises is through its soundtrack. It’s a delightful mixture indie-rock music relatable to both younger and older audiences. With calming voices and guitar strumming found in José Gonzáles’ “Down the Line” and Iron & Wine’s “Each Coming Night,” the film becomes more enjoyable – or maybe just more tolerable. The music choice also includes hit rock bands like Maroon 5 and OneRepublic for an overall pleasant playlist. Though the movie displays a few undesirable elements – like a semigeneric storyline and an actress who’s clearly unaccustomed to making films for an adult audience – the production staff helps pick up the slack in other areas, which makes the film a viable option for a Friday night out at the movie theater.

Police Reports MARCH 16 1:35 p.m. Moody Coliseum/6024 Airline Rd. A faculty member reported theft of an Ipod. Open. 3:38 p.m. Airline Parking Lot: A student reported his vehicle was keyed while parked in the parking lot. Open.

MARCH 16 5:48 p.m. Perkins Hall/6004 Hillcrest Avenue: University Park Fire Department responded to an active fire alarm. It was determined the smoke detector was malfunctioning. The fire safety officer was notified and made aware of the incident. UPFD cleared with no further incident. Closed.

MARCH 17 8:25 a.m. Paul B. Lloyd All Sports Center/5800 Ownby Drive: A staff member reported theft of her computer and a large black canvas bag with SMU logo on it. Open.

MARCH 18 1:22 a.m. 6200 Bishop: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking and possessing a fictitious driver’s license. Closed.

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CINEMA

Acclaimed filmmaker Epstein shares the power of film By LISA COLLINS A&E Editor lccollins@smu.edu

The SMU Cinema Television Department’s two-day long symposium, Media and Human Rights in America, kicked off with a tribute to Academy Award winning director Rob Epstein yesterday. Epstein joined students and human rights supporters at the Angelika Film Center for a discussion and a showing of clips from six of his moving documentaries, spanning over thirty years of work. The evening concluded with a screening of one of Epstein’s bestknown films, “The Times of Harvey Milk.” Epstein began his foray into filmmaking as a 19-year-old intern on the set of “Word Is Out,” Peter Adair’s film about the identity of lesbian and gay Americans, and a major landmark in the gay rights movement of the 1970s. Epstein said he was hooked the first day of filming. “Part of what drove me to seek something new is that I identified as an artist, but I had no reason to identify as an artist because I hadn’t found an art form. On that project I got to grow into being a filmmaker,” said Epstein. Epstein’s first exposure in the industry clearly had a major effect on his work, as most of his documentaries have to do with gay rights. However, Epstein said it was not a conscious decision. “I choose stories because there’s just something that sparks,” he said at an interview at the Palomar Hotel. “It has to be something I feel invested in. It’s more gut-intuition than anything conscious.” Epstein’s next project was the groundbreaking documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk,” which follows the political career and tragic assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. The film won the Academy award for Best Documentary.

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“[‘Word Is Out’] was thematically about self-identifying. Society couldn’t identify gay people until we self identified,” said Epstein. “‘The Times of Harvey Milk’ was about the way people responded to that.” Epstein started the documentary while he was living in San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, who was still alive, captured his attention. He says the events of history followed and he just tried to keep up with them. “The rest of the world viewed

it as a passing event. For us it was life changing. I wanted anyone who would see it would experience it viscerally, emotionally, like we had,” said Epstein. The documentary greatly inspired another acclaimed film, “Milk,” in which Epstein was a highly valued consultant on set. It’s there that Epstein met the lead role in his new film, “Howl,” James Franco. “Howl,” which debuted this year at the Sundance Film Festival, is Epstein’s first leap into narrative

feature films. Epstein describes it as a ‘hybrid,’ as it is a feature film based on documentary texts about Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” and the obscenity trial its publisher was put on. Other clips were shown from Epstein’s films “Celluloid Closet,” “Paragraph 175,” and “Common Threads.” As documentaries, the films rely heavily on the willingness of the subjects to be open and share their stories. Sean Griffin, chair of SMU’s CTV department and moderator for the event, asked Epstein to share his strategies for interacting with his subjects and making them feel comfortable. “Most people have some understanding of the value of telling

their story and it’s a question of helping them convey that and feel comfortable,” answered Epstein. “It’s important that they trust your intentions.” One of his many talents is getting people to open up; many audience members were brought to tears by some of the emotional moments in films like “Common Threads,” which follows the first decade of the AIDS epidemic in the US. Although Epstein has never considered himself an activist, he said “the results and responses to the films have been activist in nature. They’ve had a real impact on societies around the world. Over the years I still hear from people, one-on-one.” His documentaries have made, and continue to make an impact on people’s lives. Epstein’s words to students who hope to become filmmakers

encouraged them to go for something more than just entertainment value. “Don’t do it for the money, do it for love,” said Epstein, “Because you believe in the power of film and you think that you might have something to say in the media. We wield a lot of power and it’s up to us as [film]makers to decide what we want to do with that power.” As a thank you for participating in the symposium and for the work he has created, Sean Griffin presented Epstein with an engraving of Harvey Milk’s words: ”Hope will never be silent.” As long as filmmakers like Epstein continue to exist, these words will be true. Learn more about Epstein’s work at www.tellingpictures.com.

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they honor someone or affect the paperwork behind Senate. Junior Miguel Esparza said Senate’s current voting practices make it easier to withhold information about their votes on major issues during election campaigns. “It’s a bit worrisome,” Junior Miguel Esparza said about the lack of roll call votes. “You want to hold your senators accountable.” Study Body Vice President Elect Austin Prentice was surprised at the number of roll call votes during past years. He has a different reason for why senators don’t use roll call votes: the process takes longer than a usual voice or show of hands vote. “It’s just something that most people don’t want to go through the process [requesting roll call votes],” he said. “It’s because they don’t want to extend the length of Senate for that day because it takes a little more time. Voting takes place at the very end of Senate, so sometimes it’s been a long day—people just want to vote ‘ay/nay.’ Prentice said he hopes that no one’s vote would change because it’s a roll call vote, although he likes roll call votes because they make senators take a stand. “But that’s why roll call is there because maybe some people either don’t say ‘ay’ or ‘nay’—They just don’t speak because there are so many other people who speak—but I hope that’s not the situation,” he said. Student Senate Chief of Staff Alex Ehmke also cited a lack of voting among senators. “There will be seven votes in a chamber that has 40 people in

it because people aren’t paying attention, people aren’t taking their job seriously,” he said. Student Body President Patrick Kobler said the decision to use roll call votes was “solely the discretion of the speaker.” “Personally, I think every vote should be recorded—especially if it’s a major vote,” Kobler said. “But I need to respect that this has been going on for 96 years. There’s probably some reason for it.” Prentice says he would like to see roll call votes used more often, but not for every bill. “Some bills come up and they’re very… they’re good bills, that everyone agrees with,” he said. “When you get good debates and when you go back and forth, I think the bill writer should ask for a roll call vote in that situation just so people can take their firm stand.” Esau stressed that students should be more involved in Senate by going to meetings and speaking with their representatives. Esau said that students have to do their part as well as senators in order to have a working Student Senate. “If you really want to talk about accountability, it’s really up to the student body to do something about it, but since I’ve never heard anyone complain about the minutes until now, it shows to me that the student body doesn’t care about Student Senate,” he said. Ehmke said he was in favor of using roll call votes for all pieces of legislation. “I think it’s important for everybody to take a decisive stand on every single issue, for elections so that people know

how everyone stands and also just in general because I think it’s important for Senate to take itself seriously,” he said. McCormack said he thinks the call

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for more roll call votes should come from senators if they want it. “As far as the logistics of it, you know record every body votes, how they vote, their voting record, I think that’s something that should be put in a piece of legislation by a senator demanding that,” he said. McCormack does not have the ability to write legislation because he is Speaker. He said he could use his personal preferences in deciding how senators should vote, but that he doesn’t want to impose roll call votes on senators since Senate has not required them in the bylaws. “I’d be happy to do it if somebody was passionate about making it a rule by putting it in the bylaws,” he said. Junior Elizabeth Neel said the current voting procedures makes

sense. “Most students probably aren’t terribly interested in all their [Senate] work,” she said. “It’s nice to know about big issues, but the small everyday things aren’t so interesting.” Senators took a roll call vote at the same Oct. 27, 2009, meeting on legislation that called for privacy hours in fraternity houses, which would mean there would be times where SMU PD couldn’t enter a house. There were nine senators recorded who were against the bill and six senators who abstained from voting. Senators took a roll call vote in March 2008 when voting on whether SMU should have a campus pub. According to the meeting minutes, only then-Senator Marc Bullock voted against the measure. Then-Senators Michael Goodman and Ryan Pitts abstained. But during Fall 2009, senators did not use a roll call vote on a bill that mandated the Office of the Dean of Student Life to create an internal affairs board or a resolution that would have added a Senate seat for a special needs senator. In January 2008, senators did not use the roll call vote on legislation that encouraged the installation of medical amnesty and Good Samaritan policies. In April of that same semester, senators did not use a roll call vote on a bill that encouraged the administration to reconsider a Task Force recommendation that would have required more Friday classes. In their capacity senators can pass legislation that encourages the University to take action on a particular subject, although this legislation is not binding. Senators

CDC: 19 million in US have STD’s, half under 25 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

under the age of 25 represent half of the estimated 19 million people with STD’s in the United States each year. Other estimates suggest, one in every two sexually active young people will contract an STD by the age of 25—and most won’t even

know it. A lack of information, misconceptions and social stigma keep many people from getting tested. Others mistakenly think they have been tested as part of routine health care. Since many STD’s have no symptoms, most of those who are infected are not aware they have

contracted an STD. When left untreated, STDs can lead to an increased risk of HIV infection, infertility and cancer. Jason Rzepka, MTV’s Pro-Social vice president, said GYT is rolling out a series of new initiatives on-air, online, on college campuses and in more than 4,000 health centers and

clinics across the nation to encourage students to go for testing. GYT has partnered with celebrities such as Paris Hilton to draw attention to this cause. “Top priority is to connect with young people wherever they are,” Rzepka said. HIV testing at SMU has been scheduled for April 22. SMU civil engineering major Matt Bridgeman said most students already know that they should protect themselves if they engage in sexual intercourse. Daniel Stewart, a political science major said the most effective way to avoid STD’s is to practice abstinence, but if you choose to have sex, then you should use protection. Stewart added that while abstinence is encouraged in Texas high schools, the reality that students make the decision to have sex anyway suggests that they should also be taught how to protect themselves. The Web site www.itsyoursexlife. com features a campus challenge to win an all-expenses–paid trip with backstage passes to see Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy and many more in summer 2010. MTV is also partnering with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its network of health centers, the Kaiser Family Foundation and several other organizations, to alert the student population to the need for testing and protection against STD’s.

also can pass legislation that changes the Senate Bylaws, Senate Rules of Order, Student Constitution and Student Code of Conduct. Senators are also charged with giving out between approximately $670,000 and $680,000 to student organizations and individuals from funds derived from student fees. Lyle senator Joseph Esau said transparency was very important in Student Senate. Esau is the current chair of the Research and Recommendations committee, which is revising the four governing documents of Student Senate. “If we don’t relay what we’re doing in chamber and what we’re doing outside Senate, there’s really no point of us having a Senate in the first place,” he said. “It’s very important that we get everyone involved as much as they can.” Senate has set up a Web site and blog, where students can find their senator, as well as view legislation, meeting minutes and agendas. However, Esau said he doesn’t think enough of the student body is getting involved with Senate. “I think that the general feeling when I talk to students is that they genuinely don’t care what’s going on in Senate,” he said. “It kind of upsets me a little bit. There’s a lot of great people in there doing a lot of hard work.” Esparza agrees that many students don’t really care about Student Senate. Esparza himself does not follow Senate closely, although he said that as a minority student he’s more tuned in to Senate happenings. But he said Senate should still be held accountable because they give

away a lot of money. “You want to know that the money is put to good use,” he said. Prentice said he liked the idea that students could use voting records during the election process. “I don’t want to make this a complete, like actual, Presidential interrogation sort of system,” he said, “but I think knowing a little more about what they’ve done in Senate that year and what they stood for would help the process, would help educate the voters to take a stance for one of the candidates.” Ehmke is the author of the failed bill that would have allowed anonymous legislation. He said the bill was intended to show Senate inconsistencies in the governing documents about transparency. “My first concern was that we needed consistency in the constitution,” he said. “So that meant either we had secret votes and secret legislation or no secrets at all. I was showing that it had to be one or the other, and by writing that legislation I was trying to show how stupid one of those avenues was.” Although Ehmke introduced this legislation, he said having it pass and allowing anonymous legislation would have been “awful.” He then noted that even though he didn’t want it to pass, some senators voted for the bill. Kobler said that he believes the Student Senate would record more votes if students asked it to. “Transparency is a big part of us, but it’s also a two-way street. So if an individual organization feels that we’re not being transparent enough, let us know and we’ll work on that,” he said.

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According to the Senate governing documents, senators have four ways of voting: voice, show of hands, roll call and secret ballot. Only a roll call vote puts a senator’s name to his vote. There is no rule that states a roll call vote must be used for specific issues, only “important issues.” There is also no rule that a senator cannot write legislation which would change the bylaws and call for roll call votes to be mandatory. The bylaws state that secret ballot votes should be used “when conducting elections within the chamber, when resolving an impeachment, or if a particularly contentious issue demands secrecy in the voting process.” The Senate bylaws call for a voice vote in most cases, although the Speaker can decide if votes should be taken a different way. Senators can also request that votes be tallied in a different way. The Daily Campus found that Student Senate has voted on 92 bills since May 2005 by reviewing meetings and agendas and keeping a running tally of every vote mentioned. Roll call votes were listed in the meeting minutes by listing each senator and their vote.

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The Daily Campus found that Student Senate has voted on 92 bills since May 2005 by reviewing meetings and agendas and keeping a running tally of every vote mentioned.

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Unanimous votes have been recorded on 22 other pieces of legislation, although they did not use the roll call vote in these instances. Unanimous votes are determined in voice or hand votes if no one speaks or raises their hand during the time for nays or abstentions. While no one votes against a bill or abstains, unanimous voting does not allow verification that every senator present at the meeting actually voted. Split votes, meaning it was not unanimous, have occurred on 64 bills. The Daily Campus found that sometimes numbers were counted on split votes, such as 30-6-0 (30 for, six against, no abstentions), but no record of which senators voted and how is recorded.

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Thursday April 8, 2010 •

WORKSHOP

Workshop teaches students the art of negotiation

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Students listening to the Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s presentation of “Start Smart” salary negotiation workshop Wednesday evening.

By MEGAN ACOSTA Contributing Writer mpacosta@smu.edu

Wednesday night, SMU students flocked to, SMU lecturer, Pauline Newton’s workshop “Show Me the Money” in hopes of making their education profitable and obtaining the negotiating skills for

getting the highest possible salary after graduation. Women in general earn 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. More specifically, African-American women earn 69 cents and Latina women earn 57 cents for every dollar a man earns. The pay gap continues to widen the father along a woman gets in

her career. This difference doesn’t appear drastic in the beginning, but as the years go by, bonuses add up and the wage gap increases. “Women college graduates will earn $1.2 million less over their work life than the young man standing next to them getting the same degree,” Newman said. Employers see greater liabilities in women because they can become pregnant. With essentially the same experience, qualifications and responsibilities, women accumulate serious losses due to gender bias and stereotyping. Junior anthropology major Diana Gonzalez attended the workshop and was shocked by this information. “I knew there was a wage gap, but I’m surprised to find out how large that wage gap is in reality,” Gonzalez said. Common reasons women accept lower salaries are that they don’t like to argue about salary, or they think that men have something more than they have and sometimes women do not need as much

money as men, according to Newman. “Rent, student loans, transportation, insurance, clothing and utilities are not going to be cheaper for men,” Newman said. Newman provided helpful negotiating skills for women to get the money they deserve. First, salary negotiation begins only after you have the job. Salary negotiation is a discussion about each other’s needs. Doing research and analysis of the company and focusing on the objective criteria not only shows interest in the position, but also gives a reference point for the salary range the company offers. Another suggestion is to always leave the space blank on an application, but have a target salary in mind based on your budget. Always have at least three selling points when negotiating. Don’t get personal on those selling points, though. Salary is based on aspects such as your ability to get the job done. “Aim high but be realistic. Anticipate

HUMAN RIGHTS

SPARC brings Invisible Children, war survivor to raise awareness By TAYLOR REED Staff Writer treed@smu.edu

A soldier at war, seeking to protect his country, lives day-to-day under the constant threat of death. In America, many adults struggle with this reality, but in some places children as young as 5 years old are grasping their guns and fighting wars. Each day children in Uganda lose their childhood years, facing a very adult issue. According to the Invisible Children Web site, for more than 25 years the children of Uganda have been subject to a bloody, brutal rebellion led by Joseph Kony, who believes he is the salvation of the Ugandan people. After running out of volunteer militia, Kony began abducting children from their homes and families, forcing them into the Lord’s Resistance Army, which furthers the rebellion.

Very few people knew of the situation until three American college students, on an adventure to Africa in 2003, stumbled upon this horrific situation. These children were forced to migrate eight miles just to find a place safe enough to sleep. Unfortunately the kidnapping of these children has yet to stop. According to a Human Rights Watch organization’s release, “Between Dec. 14 and 17 of this past year, the rebel group killed at least 321 people and abducted more than 250 others–including many children. According to witnesses, they first asked community members for the locations of nearby schools, in order to locate children.” Upon seeing this, the three college students decided that they needed to act now and assist in helping these children out of their situation, by founding the Invisible Children organization. On Sunday, April 11, Students

Promoting Awareness Responsibility and Citizenship will be hosting an Invisible Children event at SMU to spread the word about the cause. Through Invisible Children’s work and passion for this cause, life for Ugandan children has improved. According to the Invisible Children’s Web site, this organization uses the inherent rights they have in order to inspire the youth of America in an attempt to raise awareness of world genocide. “We use the power of media to inspire young people to help end the longest running war in Africa,” the Web site says. “Our model has proven effective, and hundreds of thousands of people have been called to action through our films and the volunteers that tour them.” Co-founder, Jason Russel, described the need to respond to this international crisis in a recent press release: “We need

to respond with an international body of activists to increase the visibility of this conflict and end Joseph Kony’s reign of terror.” In an attempt to increase the number of activists and the visibility of this conflict, SMU has been presented with a unique opportunity to allow young adults to become involved and learn more about Invisible Children’s cause. Although speaking to Invisible Children about their cause is an honor enough, this time they are bringing someone along. For the first time in the history of Invisible Children, they are bringing Lillian, a survivor of the truly horrific events occurring in Uganda. She will share her story of what really happens to the children of Uganda, and what is still happening there. The event will take place in McCord Auditorium (Dallas Hall Room 306) from 5 to 6 p.m.

employer’s market value to the prospective employer.” Newman said. “Know how your experience fits into their performance goals, products, condition and state how you will contribute to the employs’ company from day one.” “This workshop is really applicable to

me because I’m a woman about to graduate and find a full time job and I don’t want to be paid less than I am worth,” said Junior Tiffany Adams. Visit http://wageproject.salary.comand to find out what you are really worth.

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Not so gaga over Gaga O

kay, I’m sure you’ve all been waiting for it, so here it is: my official statement on Lady Gaga. In the space of 15 minutes, I was subjected to both the “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” music Trey Treviño videos. Let’s begin with “Bad Romance” since it was the better of the two. Lady Gaga herself has described this video as feminist, and I suppose if I really stretch my imagination I can see why. After all, she is horribly brutalized in the beginning and she does kill a man in the end. For those of you who haven’t seen it, let me recap: Lady Gaga lies in a tub, after which she is dragged out by two women, forced to drink some stuff that might be water (or vodka) and then forced to dance seductively for a group of men in a pristine, “2001”-style room. Then after several minutes of such dancing, she is placed alone in a bedroom with the leader of the men, presumably to have sex with him. But right before they do the deed, she sets fire to him and watches the entire bed he was lying on go up in flames. Now there certainly seems to be some hearty amounts of brutalization at the beginning, what with the dragging and the “watka” being poured down Lady Gaga’s throat, and you can see the pain and humiliation on her face as she’s stripped

of her clothes and thrown onto the dance floor. But between the time that she’s thrown onto said dance floor and when she subsequently burns the chauvinistic male pig to a crisp, I think she gets a little too into the dancing. The aforementioned pain and humiliation mysteriously disappear from one shot to the next, as Lady Gaga forgets that this is supposed to be a horrible situation for her character and she begins to throw herself into the performance. She clearly enjoys shaking her hips and thrusting her pelvis, all the while wearing practically nothing. And regardless of the reasons why (maybe she really did forget, or she just likes “performing” too much to let it take a backseat to her acting), it does make the whole feminist argument lose a lot of credibility. Now for “Telephone.” First off, and I acknowledge that this has less to do with Lady Gaga specifically than with music videos in general, I really hate it when a music video tells a story that has nothing to do with the song. Lady Gaga and Beyoncè are singing about being hassled with phone calls from their men while they try to enjoy themselves at a club, but what’s the video about? Lady Gaga’s in prison, then she gets bailed out by Beyoncè, then they go kill Beyoncè’s (presumably) abusive boyfriend, along with everyone else in the diner. That is stupid. It just is. The entire prison sequence, for example, not only has nothing to do with the song, but it also doesn’t further the plot of the video in any way.

CARTOON

COMMENTARY

Restaurants exploit consumers

COLUMNIST

ubway has recently reinstated its famous “Five-dollar foot-long” submarine sandwiches and I am especially thrilled on two accounts. First, I get to save money on quick and healthy food. And second, I get to experience more of Subway’s mastermind concept. Personally, Subway provides much more than just a quick-service dining establishment, because for once in my life I get to be the muse. It is my Logan Masters taste buds that direct the strokes of the sandwich artist in determining exactly how to construct a one-of-a-kind work of art. At Subway my opinion matters and I, as consumer, serve a vital role in the production of my product. This I like. Recently, however, I’ve started to notice other franchises picking up on this model and I have some mixed feelings to discuss. Think Snappy Salads at NorthPark, Which Wich and Genghis Grill. Thanks to a coupon, I had a discounted meal at Genghis Grill with my boyfriend. Initially, I thought the schematics of the restaurant were genius: build your own perfect Mongolian stir-fry bowl with over 70 ingredient options. Conceptually, it seemed brilliant, but in execution it was awful, dreadful, appalling, etc. The first step of this endeavor is being greeted by a host and directed to a table. Then the server comes to your booth, interrupts your stressfree environment and escorts you to the cooking station where you are instructed to “build your bowl.” You are then forced to guess at proportional amounts of meat, seasoning, vegetables, starches and sauces that could potentially taste good once aimlessly thrown together on a large circular wok. And there’s the flaw. If I wanted to cook, I would have stayed home. And if I wanted to work to eat, I would have done a job where I am provided with compensation. I go to a restaurant because I cannot season my own meat as well as a professional chef. I do not pay $13 for a combination of ingredients, I pay $13 for the expertise with which they are assembled and cooked. I pay $13 for the service I cannot, nor wish to do. But instead, at Genghis Grill my $13 entitled me to become a member of the prep staff, give a sad attempt at being a chef and become a food runner. On that note, I’d like to expand Marx’s theory of the exploitation of the worker to include the newest stage of corporate corruption: exploitation of the consumer. In order to cut back costs, executives on the top rung of the corporate latter have “brilliantly” decided to withdraw services once provided to the customer. But don’t you think they have gone too far? Since when is it okay to have a restaurant without a chef ? Genghis Grill isn’t alone. Consumer exploitation occurs on many levels where we are forced into situations that appear on the surface to be to our advantage, but really just exploit us for the financial benefit of the producer. Hanes makes me buy a 10-pack of socks when I only wanted two. J. Crew forces me to spend $150 so I can get free shipping. Apple makes me buy a wall charger for my iPod because I don’t have the privilege of owning my own computer. Expiration dates are set so far in advance that I’m struck with the fear of the Lord to buy more Mayfield 2% milk. Buyers beware: We are a target for exploitation because what is lost at our expense is worth something to business moguls. Logan Masters is a junior sociology major. She can be reached for comment at lmasters@smu.edu.

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Reality shows could use a reality check

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Lady Gaga achieves absolutely nothing before she’s bailed out by Beyoncè, so why is it there? Because it gives Lady Gaga a chance to dance in nothing but lingerie whilst making out with the butch lesbian stereotypes that occupy the prison. Remind me again how this could potentially not be offensive or degrading to women? And then there’s the scene in the diner. “Let’s make a sandwich!” Um, why? Oh, so we can see that she poisoned it! Wait, why are we killing this guy again? All we’ve seen him do is insult Beyoncè and “flirt with” another woman. That doesn’t mean he should die. Then we find out that Lady Gaga poisoned everyone in the diner. How is that empowering? Normal people don’t want to go on a killing spree. Serial killers want to go on a killing spree. But in the video’s zeal to come off like a Tarantino film, the production team glorified killing and made Lady Gaga and Beyoncè dress in (once again) practically nothing so they can dance amongst the dead bodies. Then the pair drives off into the sunset to safety, but my question is: Who’s safe from them?

Samantha Verrill COLUMNIST

Letter to the Editor

n Tuesday’s article titled “The Importance of Being Greek,” SMU’s Greek community was once again unfairly targeted. As usual, the word Greek was used only to reference members of the IFC community. Panhellenic, NPHC, MGC, business, Christian, academic and pre-law fraternities, all of which play a vital role in our campus culture, were conveniently removed from the article’s premise, even though SBO candidates who are members of these Greek chapters were either elected or advanced to a run-off. Perhaps this was done so that the IFC community could once again be labeled as a negative aspect of our campus culture: a bunch of rowdy, well-connected, wealthy young men who never go to class, always buck the system, drink constantly and are in need of a major culture change. The argument of Tuesday’s article, however, was a new development in the continuous battle waged against the IFC community. Apparently, having three IFC members elected student body president the past three years is wrong, as is having several members elected senators and officers and appointed chairs of the Student Senate. Is this the culture we need to change? The author is correct in pointing out that many members of the current Student Senate affiliate with a Greek organization, a factor of Greek life that should be celebrated, not condemned. The author is wrong in her claim that “other organizations aren’t equally represented.” Having served in Student Senate for three years, I cannot recall a single time when a Greek chapter was given any amount of finances. In fact, the highest amount budgeted to any council – not chapter but council - this past year was $2,000 given to Panhellenic, most of which will be given to Relay for Life. Additionally, out of all the issues raised and legislation passed this past year, only two pieces of legislation focused directly on the IFC community. One urged the Interfraternity Council to mandate that all of its new members be TIPS trained and become Mustangs Who Care – a notion of realistic responsibility that was embraced by IFC’s leaders. The other issue raised was thwarting the SMU Police Department’s ability to enter our houses - the places where we eat, sleep and shower without notice, whenever it pleases and with as many officers as it sees fit, without reasonable or probable cause.

The point is. most of what the Student Senate, which supposedly “keep[s] [IFC’s] best interests in mind,” actually focused on this past year were issues that did not specifically cater to the Greek community. The Student Senate created a diversity committee, addressed academic concerns centering on blackboard usage and textbook fees, brought diplomas back to graduation ceremonies, successfully advocated for much needed light-up crosswalks, brought forth environmental and sustainability concerns and added a student to the Faculty Senate calendar committee. In fact, one of our biggest debates was expanding representation by creating senate seats for students with disabilities, transfer students and the LGBT community, a motion supported by almost every senator who is Greek. It would be in the best interests of the entire SMU community if we drop the Greek versus non-Greek debate. Recognize and promote the uniqueness of all SMU communities and stop unfairly targeting one specific segment of our campus culture—a very positive segment at that. The IFC community is not just “a powerful card to be able to play” and saying so is a grave disservice to the entire student body. It is a community that thrives in the face of adversity, obtaining an average GPA above that of the all male average, fundraising for a multitude of charities, having high extracurricular involvement and opening its doors every week to host non-alcoholic late night programming. In short, IFC is a collection of 18 to 22 yearold males who come together and overcome the constant stereotyping that is thrown at them on a daily basis and do so with flying colors. The efforts of this community should be praised and its involvement in Student Senate is but one demonstration of its ability to produce civic leaders. This is a community that I will stand up for, as I would for any community of its stature that is unfairly targeted. --Patrick Kobler Student Body President Pi Kappa Alpha

Samantha Cangelosi

s we write this article, the ninth season of “American Idol” is being broadcast on the local Fox channel. We both watch this show in amazement, not because of the singing but because we are shocked by how long this show has actually lasted. The concept of the show is quite good: Average Joe/Josie gets a chance at pop stardom by winning America’s heart with his/her “unique” voice. Well, that was all fine and dandy the first four seasons, but now it’s getting ridiculous. It is not

music to our ears. Every season has had an annoying 16 yearold acting cute and innocent in interviews. Every season thus far has had some struggling parent who wants to make a better life for his child. Not to sound cruel or stonehearted, but we need a new cast. The current one is not only annoying, it’s also old! That leads us to our main point: reality shows and how lame they are getting. Producers are running out of ideas. There are about five versions of the “Real Housewives” series floating around in your television set. Some have lasted only a few episodes, such as “The Secrets of Aspen” and that horrible attempt at portraying Highland Park and Turtle Creek women in “Dallas Divas and Daughters.” We were embarrassed by that show; ashamed even. We felt like that show did everything it could to portray the most extreme case of snobby Texas women. Not everyone is like that around here. Sorry Hollywood. How about the 60 billion types of dating shows that are always on? VH1 has about 10 reality dating shows every season! “Rock of Love,” “For the Love of Ray J” and “I Love New York;” it never ends! And what is even worse is that there are multiple seasons of this stupidity! Reality shows aren’t even reality! A perfect example is “The Hills” series. It is amazing how the producers happen to catch every catfight and every gossip session on tape! Wait, no it isn’t. Show producers set those encounters up! So lame. The fact of the matter is, there is nothing wholesome, entertaining (anymore at least) or educational about this genre of television. The only reality show we think is even worth stopping on while we flip throw channels is “The Biggest Loser.” Anyone who isn’t touched by someone dropping practically half of his body weight has issues. These people actually have a real life struggle that a large chunk of Americans, unfortunately, is dealing with. So reality shows are lame. If someone can prove to us that they aren’t a load of made up manure then, by all means, share your comments. Samantha Cangelosi is a sophomore journalism major and Samantha Verrill is a junior journalism major. They can be reached for comment at scangelosi@smu.edu and sverrill@smu.edu, respectively.

Sports

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Thursday, April 8, 2010 •

HOCKEY

Blackhawks win 4th straight, beat Stars 5-2 By ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — The Chicago Blackhawks are peaking as the playoffs approach. Marian Hossa scored 36 seconds after the opening faceoff, Colin Fraser had the first of his two goals in the final minute of the first period, and the Chicago Blackhawks stretched their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. Patrick Kane scored his 30th goal for the Central Division champs, who matched a club record with 107 points and have three games left to pass San Jose for top playoff seed in the West. “Our objective is to finish first,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “We want to be playing our best game heading into the playoffs,” said Fraser, the fourth-line center who helped his cause to earn a spot on the playoff roster. “Everyone wants to contribute. I’m just going to play as well as I can down the stretch and hopefully that will be good enough to get in.” Chicago’s Antti Niemi made 26 saves in his sixth straight start, and Jonathan Toews contributed a shorthanded goal for the Blackhawks. “You want to get on a roll this time of year,” Blackhawks defenseman Ben Eager said. “Everyone’s playing together and we’re a handful for other teams. We want to keep rolling right into the playoffs.” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville hasn’t officially named Niemi as his playoff starter over Cristobal Huet, but that seems to be the direction in which Quenneville is leaning based on recent starts. Steve Ott connected on the power play to reach the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career, and James Neal scored his 27th goal of the season for Dallas. Rookie Matt Climie stopped 33 shots for the Stars, who have been eliminated from playoff contention and have two games left.

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Chicago Blackhawks center Colin Fraser, left, collides with Dallas Stars defenser Matt Niskanen (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday April 6, in Dallas.

“We looked like a team that had been eliminated from the playoffs,” Dallas coach Marc Crawford said. Climie drew a difficult assignment against one of the highest-scoring teams in the league. “They have a number of good forwards who can shoot the puck, so I knew it was going to be a challenge coming in,” Climie said. “I was prepared for that, and maybe I gave them a little too much respect. At the same time, I’ve got to hold my own

and give the team a chance to win.” Dallas will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season, something that hasn’t occurred since 1987 and 1988 when the franchise was in Minnesota. Hossa gave Chicago early momentum when he skated around Dallas defenseman Nicklas Grossman and to the net where he converted Toews’ centering pass for his 24th goal of the season. Fraser’s deflection at 19:28 of the

opening period pushed Chicago’s lead to 2-0. The Blackhawks dominated the first period with a 15-5 edge in shots. “It wasn’t the greatest effort to start the game,” said Stars center Brad Richards, who assisted on Neal’s goal for his 91st point, tying a career high. “They out-battled us and outcompeted us in the first.” Toews capitalized on a 2 on 1 rush during a penalty kill for his 24th goal of the season at 5:58 of the second period to give Chicago a three-goal pad. Ott struck on the power play 1 minute and 4 seconds later to pull Dallas within 3-1. Fraser scored his second of the night and fourth of the season at 2:27 of the third period, and Kane made it 5-1 with his 30th of the season at 9:53 of the third. Neal’s goal at 12:45 of the third narrowed the deficit to 5-2. NOTES: The teams split the four-game season series. ... Dallas has gone 7-10-2 since the Olympic break to fall out of the playoff race. ... Former U.S. goaltender Jim Craig performed the ceremonial puckdrop before the game. ... Dallas LW and captain Brenden Morrow was scratched due to a bruised foot sustained in Saturday night’s 2-1 loss at St. Louis. ... Climie made his fourth career NHL appearance in what will be his only start this season. Coach Marc Crawford will use Marty Turco and Kari Lehtonen in the final two games. ... Brad Richards assisted on Neal’s goal for his 91st point, tying a career high.

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Sports

• Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Daily Campus

WOMEN’S TENNIS

BASEBALL

SMU seniors hope to leave as repeat champions

Rangers no-hit into 7th, rally to beat Blue Jays

By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The No. 29 SMU women’s tennis team has one final match as a tune-up before they head to Tulsa to defend their Conference USA crown. The Mustangs will host C-USA rival Rice on Saturday, April 10 at the Turpin Tennis Center. The match against the Owls will be the final match for seniors Nicole Briceno, Pavi Francis, Casey Kennedy and Sophie Quist. All four were members of the team last year when SMU won their first C-USA title and their first tournament title in school history. Francis is the most decorated of the seniors with an overall singles record of 74-36. Her 74 wins are already enough to place her in the top-10 all-time for singles victories, and she can also reach a third 20-win season, after going 24-9 as a freshman and 21-10 as a sophomore.

Briceno has been a career doubles player for the Mustangs, going 29-4 in doubles while racking up a 30-28 record in singles. Last year, Briceno had a stellar doubles season when she went 23-2 to help the Mustangs win the C-USA championship. Kennedy has done well in her final year for SMU, going 13-4 in doubles in dual matches. Over her career as a Mustang, Kennedy is 17-14 in doubles and 14-12 in singles. Quist is 14-8 in doubles and 18-21 in singles for her career and was perfect in doubles as a junior, 5-0, when the Mustangs won the championship. The Owls are 11-7 this season, which matches their win total from last season. Rice is ranked No. 42 in the nation and their top player is No. 104 Rebekka Hanle while their top doubles team is No. 68 Julie Chao and Ana Guzman.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Mustangs play at Waco for final tune up By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu

The SMU women’s golf team will travel to Twin Rivers Golf Club in Waco, Texas for the Baylor Invitational Monday and Tuesday. Last year at the invitational, SMU finished in seventh place out of 14 teams when they shot 941. The big story, however, was the performance of then senior Kate Ackerson, whose three-round total was 223. Ackerson finished in first place, shooting 74, 74 and 75 at the par 72, 6,349- yard course. Current sophomore Jennifer Hooper also played well last year, shooting

233 and tying for 14th place. Sarah Dodson came in 31st place, shooting 238. The Mustangs came home from the Ole Miss Golf Course in a tie for 14th place at the Rebel Intercollegiate last weekend. SMU shot 920 and tied with Oklahoma. They barely beat out the University of Wisconsin, whose three-round total was 922. Freshman Tanya Wadhwa had SMU’s top score. She shot 227, just three shots ahead of junior Tia Gannon. The Mustangs also have the C-USA Championships to look forward to in Hattiesburg, Miss. April 18-20.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas — There was all the pomp and pageantry, the energy of a sold-out crowd and the expectations fueled by team president Nolan Ryan’s repeated insistence that the Texas Rangers should win at least 92 games this year. Yet, the Rangers went into the seventh inning on opening day against Shaun Marcum and the Toronto Blue Jays still without a hit. Thanks to two big hits from Nelson Cruz and a two-run rally in the ninth, though, Texas has taken the first step toward Ryan’s goal after a 5-4 victory Monday. “We showed out character out there,” manager Ron Washington said. “We got no-hit for six, got our first hit in the seventh, but they played nine innings. ... They never quit. I tell you what, that clubhouse is something special.” Texas, which won 87 games last season, scored twice in the ninth off Blue Jays closer Jason Frasor. “What a way to start the season,” Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. “We start with almost a no-hitter and it leads to a loss.” Michael Young, the longesttenured Texas player in his 10th season, had a leadoff double before Josh Hamilton took a called third strike. Vladimir Guerrero then had an infield single, though second baseman Aaron Hill made a diving stab deep behind the base to prevent the tying run then. Nelson Cruz then hit an RBI double down the right-field line that tied the game before Chris Davis was intentionally walked to load the bases. Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s flyball to right-center was well out of reach for the drawn-in outfield for a gamewinning single. “It was an unbelievable feeling.

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Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz throws in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas, Monday, April 5.

I’ve never done that before,” said Saltalamacchia, the catcher who will platoon with Taylor Teagarden to start the season. Marcum missed last season recovering from elbow surgery. The right-hander didn’t allow a hit until Guerrero’s one-out single in the seventh, after walking Hamilton. Cruz, who hit 33 home runs last season, followed with a three-run

homer that tied the game at 3. Marcum struck out six and walked one as the first Blue Jays pitcher since 2002 other than Roy Halladay to start the season opener. Halladay, a sixtime All-Star who won an American League Cy Young Award in his 12 seasons with Toronto, was traded to Philadelphia over the winter. The back-to-back hits in the seventh were the only ones allowed

by Marcum. Scott Down took over with a perfect eighth. “I never expected that. But you never expect a no-hitter. All in all I felt good,” Marcum said. “The home run he hit was a good pitch. Give him credit for getting wood on it and getting it up in that jet stream.” Cruz reached out and poked the ball the opposite way, sending it nearly 400 feet from home plate to the Rangers bullpen in right-center field. In what was a sort of home opener for him, Vernon Wells had three hits. He had a two-run homer in the first and an RBI single in the eighth to give Toronto a 4-3 lead. Wells, the longesttenured Blue Jays player beginning his 12th season, grew up in Arlington and still lives in the area. Wells’ go-ahead hit in the eighth came on a 98-mph pitch thrown by Rangers reliever Neftali Feliz, the 21-year-old fireballer who remained a setup reliever after being given a chance this spring to be in the rotation. Scott Feldman, who started last season as a long reliever before moving into the Rangers rotation and winning 17 games, gave up three runs on a pair of home runs. The 27year-old right-hander struck out three and without a walk, three days after getting a new contract through 2012 worth nearly $14 million that adds a team option for 2013. Adam Lind hit a solo homer and was 3 for 3 with two runs scored for Toronto. He had a two-out single before Wells’ homer in the first, then was intentionally walked to load the bases in the eighth before Wells singled. Lind, the 26-year-old designated hitter who hit .305 last season with 35 home runs and 114 RBIs, has a new $18 million, four-year contract that includes three additional cluboption years.