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Roadkill: It’s what’s for dinner
The art of the homeless
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2014 is ‘Year of faculty’ Claire Kelley Contributing Writer ckelley@smu.edu The bells of SMU’s Fondren Science Building ring out an old hymn, reminding the campus that it’s noon. Gordon Birrell walks into his German literature class, chats with a few students individually in German, then begins the hour by announcing that he won’t be administering a midterm, a statement that’s met with a cheerful chorus of “dankes,” “thanks” in German. Today, the professor is sporting one of his signature unusual neckties, a maroon one covered in lions, zebras and giraffes. “My favorite is the gorilla tie because I didn’t notice until my junior year that the big silverback gorilla has a little gorilla under its arm,” senior Madi Spence said. Spence, a biology and German double major, has been one of Birrell’s students since her first year at SMU. Spence said she appreciates Birrell’s brilliance and involvement in his students’ lives, in addition to his charismatic wardrobe. Whether it’s their clothing or their kind gestures or their senses of humor, professors at SMU in every department are inspiring their students. As a part of its Second Century Celebration, SMU has declared 2014 “The Year of the Faculty,” during
Lyle begins datacenter systems degree JEHADU ABSHIRO News Writer jabshiro@smu.edu
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Gordon Birrell sports one of his signature unusual ties during a discussion with his German Literature students.
which the university will recognize extraordinary achievements by its staff. The faculty is made up of more than 700 full-time professors, so it’s impossible to give each one a shoutout. The efforts of good teachers, however, do not go unnoticed by their pupils. Professor Mark Fontenot, for example, is a favorite among computer science students. Trevor Youngblood, a senior who decided to major in the field, appreciates Fontenot’s proficiency in teaching students who have no prior
knowledge of the material. “I went into his class knowing absolutely nothing,” said Youngblood, “and I came out confident in my programming abilities.” First-year JD Francis is another fan of Fontenot and values the way he makes himself accessible to his students. He’s had breakfast with the professor several times, and the first morning was particularly memorable. Fontenot’s students convinced the restaurant staff that it was his birthday. “They brought him out some
dessert and he was really mad at all of us,” Francis said. “And there was a balloon guy who brought [him] a balloon hat.” Fontenot isn’t the only professor who dedicates time outside his teaching schedule to students. History professor Jeremy Adams hosts a weekly teatime in his home. Senior history and philosophy major Ali Aenehzodaee calls Adams his history department mentor. He recalls a day during his freshman year when he went to Adams’s office
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SMU will offer a new master’s degree in datacenter systems engineering in fall 2014. A typical student would have a bachelor of science in an engineering discipline, computer science or one of the quantitative sciences or mathematics. “This is a multidisciplinary masters degree program, first of its kind,” said Senior Associate Dean of Lyles Volkan Otugen. “This program puts Lyle School of Engineering at the cutting edge of datacenter engineering leading the world in this arena.” The program, opened to full-time and part-time graduate students, is available on the Dallas campus and through the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering’s distance education program. Current professionals in industry and government, as well as undergraduates in engineering, science, mathematics and business preparing to enter the field are expected to enroll. “This new MS degree program addresses an urgent need in datacenter industry by educating engineering
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The SMU Pom Squad heads to the NDA Collegiate Dance Championships to win a fourth title.
at Nationals. “Since we are doing jazz, it’s kind of something that everyone can get and can clean,” CoCaptain Emily Wolfe said. “It’s really fun and exciting to watch.” Derrick Schrader, a choreographer based in Los Angeles created SMU’s routine. At Nationals, the team will be judged on a variety of categories including technique, choreography, degree of difficulty and uniformity. Each category is worth 10 points. “We will have only those two minutes to prove to the judges that our artistry, technique and synchronization is among the best in the nation to earn a spot in the National Finals,”
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heavy competition. Some teams have dance majors. According to Todd, Meadows School of the Arts does not allow dance majors to be on the Pom Squad. Unlike SMU, a few of the schools in the division do not have basketball teams. This allows the teams to devote more time to practice. “We are competitive. If we go out there and put our best foot forward we will be competitive we can go to finals,” Todd said. Due to the open division, any dance style can be performed. Before the start of the season, the seniors on the Squad voted to perform a jazz routine
professionals and managers in a complex, highly technical and rapidly evolving industry,” Otugen said. “SMU’s datacenter systems engineering MS program will prepare professionals for leadership roles in this fast growing field.” According to the U.S. Department of Labor, at least four million workers currently are associated with datacenter operations, and that is expected to increase by 800,000 in 2016. That number will increase by an additional 2 million by 2018. Approximately 70 percent of these workers will have bachelor’s degrees or higher. Approximately 50 datacenters exist within the greater Dallas area. “Our society has become intimately linked to a variety of digital networks including social media, search engines, e-commerce, gaming and big data,” Dean of the Lyle School Marc Christensen said in a press release. “Data center design is a fascinating challenge due to the millions of dollars lost per second of outage.” The degree is built around five core courses that address the industry broadly, while offering
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SMU pom squad competes in nationals The SMU Pom Squad does more than sideline dances. Fresh off from competing at the Collegiate Championship of the American Dance/Drill Team, the team is heading to Daytona Beach, Fla. After a two-year hiatus, the team will be competing at the National Dance Association Collegiate Dance Championship Wednesday through Sunday. Preparation for Nationals started in the summer. The first step was to qualify at the NDA Collegiate Camp. This will not be the first time the squad has competed at NDA. SMU is a three-time title-holder. The team won the Division 1A Open national title in 2006, 2008 and 2009. SMU was the first team to win a title in the division. The last time the Pom Squad competed was in 2011. SMU’s Coach Lori Todd believed it was time for the squad to focus on SMU and game days. “They have worked so hard at redefining who the SMU Pom Squad was,” Todd said. Only two members on the team have experience competing at NDA. “It is also extremely exciting for Emily and I to be able to share this experience with the other girls on the team,” Co-Captain Tracy Olson said. “We both competed our freshman year and their determination to compete and do well energizes us to finish our season strong.” At NDA, the Pom Squad will compete against 17 other college dance teams from around the country, and faces
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Olson said. Before heading off to NDA, the team performed its competition routine for the SMU community. The team hoped to bring awareness to their hard work and dedication. “Since not a lot of people know the difference between Pom and Cheer, I think it is a good thing for them to see what we can do,” Wolfe said. “The fact that we are trying to make it such a big event is really important so that we get support from the people we are supporting all year.” After Nationals, the SMU Pom Squad will be holding tryouts for the 2014-2015 team April 26-27.
Republicans kept their distance Tuesday from a Louisiana congressman who asked for forgiveness after a newspaper published a video it says shows him kissing a woman who isn’t his wife. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said he was pleased U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister offered an apology. But Cantor declined to say whether he thought the Louisiana congressman should remain on the job, as the fall-out threatened McAllister’s November re-election. McAllister spokeswoman Jennifer Dunagin said Tuesday that the woman in the video, Melissa Peacock, “voluntarily resigned effective yesterday.” McAllister apologized in a statement late Monday pledging “to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I’ve disappointed” after the video surfaced. The GOP congressman hasn’t returned calls from The Associated Press, and Dunagin didn’t answer questions about whether McAllister intended to continue his planned re-election bid. But in an interview with The News-Star, he said he’ll be on the fall ballot “unless there is an outcry for me not to serve.” The freshman lawmaker ran as a political outsider, noting he’d never been to Washington before he was elected to Congress. He relied on his own personal wealth and the national and local attention drawn to his election bid with an endorsement from the bearded men of the popular “Duck Dynasty” reality TV show. But he also ran on a platform of faith and family, raising questions about whether McAllister’s apology will be enough to
satisfy voters who supported his candidacy. Cantor, of Virginia, said McAllister’s constituents deserved the apology. He said he would “reserve further judgment” on the burgeoning scandal. The Ouachita Citizen posted what it said was Dec. 23 surveillance video from inside McAllister’s congressional office in Monroe, showing McAllister and a member of his staff kissing. The surveillance video was filmed just a month after McAllister won a surprise landslide victory in a special November election to represent Louisiana’s 5th District, covering the northeastern and central regions of the state. A political unknown only months before the campaign, McAllister managed to defeat the establishment candidate and presumed front-runner with little outside help and no heavyweight fundraising. Jason Dore, executive director of the Republican Party of Louisiana, wouldn’t answer questions about whether the GOP congressman should stay in office or resign. “We’re certainly disappointed in the news about Congressman McAllister. His family and constituents definitely deserved an apology, so we’re glad he issued a statement.” Dore said in an email. Joshua Stockley, a political science professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, said the video could generate election competition for McAllister. “Before this happened, crickets were chirping. No Democrats or Republicans were seriously looking at this race as a possibility,” Stockley said. “There are some names floating around now.”
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The evolution of Coachella: Music to fashion paige corwin Contributing Writer pcorwin@smu.edu
of Indio proved to be the ideal setting for the harmonious blend of musical talents. Festival Fashion
“The elders might have sniffed at the sexual, and potentially revolutionary, undertones inherent in the new music, but here at last was a genuinely popular culture, endorsed by the masses and met by a seemingly non-stop flow of hard-up heroes armed simply with attitude and a guitar, ” Mark Paytress, rock journalist of Q magazine. The words of Mark Paytress evoke the true spirit of music festivals, whose initial stirrings can be traced back to the late ‘60s and early ‘70s during the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll. Music festivals became a cultural phenomenon, a movement to express the vision of love, peace and freedom, inspired by the lyrics and beliefs of the musicians themselves. Legendary music festival Woodstock didn’t intend to mark an apotheosis for the world of music, but those three days in Bethel, N.Y., manifested one of the most powerful musical statements of modern times. Origins of Coachella Paul Tollett created and founded the two-day Coachella Music and Arts Festival on the
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A Coachella attendee channels her inner hippie with a fringe shirt.
fields of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. – just months after the disastrous re-creation of Woodstock in 1999. Coachella was the first festival in the U.S. to attempt to capture the style and essence of European festivals, such as Glastonbury and Reading. The success of the first Coachella music festival was attributed to offering an array of music genres, including rock’ n’ roll, electronic, hip-hop, pop and alternative. The expansive grass fields encompassed by the idyllic desert mountains
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Today, every Coachella festival brings a new perspective, providing festival goers with the interminable power to express their diverse style year after year. The evolution of festival fashion did not originate at Coachella, but rather is a transplant theme from European festivals. As Coachella continues to progress in the music scene, it has also become an established venue in the world of fashion. In 2013 The Los Angeles Times said, “In recent years, the festival has achieved another notoriety: as a world-class fashion parade where, to paraphrase the old Guns N’ Roses lyric, the grass is green, the girls are pretty, and laid-back streetware choices can define the women who wear them at least as much as their musical predilections.” As much as it is a music festival, it is also a fashion show, a place to see and be seen. Fashionistas go into Coachella weekend with impeccably styled ensembles, part flower child and part indie rocker. California native and third-year Coachella veteran Kate Wilson said, “It’s always such a fashion scene at Coachella. With all the celebrities, musicians and artists, there are always photographers around.
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Everyone is vying to catch their [the photographers’] attention with their distinctive style.” With the various types of music fans co-mingling, it’s always bound to be an interesting display of street fashion. My First Coachella Intrigued by the promising lineup and the opportunity to go to one of the most aesthetically pleasing festivals in the country, my girlfriends and I decided to make the journey to the desert for the first weekend of Coachella 2013. It was a first-time experience for all of us, armed only with stories from past festival devotees and our own expectations for the weekend. Our expectations were not only met but exceeded. Coachella proved to feature some of the most inspiring exhibitions of style and innovation – in art, music and fashion. My festival companion Alexandra Sisto explained the significance of style at Coachella, describing the festival as “a place where people can freely express whatever they would like through their style.” “It’s a weekend free of judgment and convention, where everyone gathers in unison for their love of music and fashion,” Sisto said. “It truly has become a destination to showcase your individual style. The entire weekend is visually exciting.” Elements of Coachella Whether you are a fashion blogger seeking fame, an exhippie looking to relive your glory days or a true fan who can’t live without the music, Coachella is your festival of choice. An extravaganza filled with visually stunning art installations, an unending flow of fashion and tents of international DJ’s spinning until the early hours of the morning. Coachella is a sensory overload. Full version continued online at smufashionmedia.com.
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The crop top styled and worn different ways for spring on the runway.
To do: Rock the Crop michelle hammond Contributing Writer mhammontova@smu.edu While they are certainly nothing new to the fashion scene (nothing ever really is, is it?) there is no denying crop tops are up there on the list of this season’s spring must haves. With the recent return of the highwaisted skirt though, the crop top’s comeback should come as no surprise. Slowly but surely, this small piece of clothing has gone from being ‘90s girl band attire to gracing the runway of designers
like Dolce & Gabbana, DKNY, Chanel House of Holland and many more. Naturally, it has trickled down to some of the more accessible stores like Urban Outfitters and Forever 21. What we may have once deemed tacky, uncool and even unflattering is back and apparently cooler and classier than ever. What better way to welcome the warm weather than by showing off some of that soon-tobe sun-kissed skin, right? I still can’t decide if I’m for them or against them, but all I can say is: wear them wisely. There is a vast difference between an undergarment and a top. That being said, rock that crop ladies.
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Black is the new black hailey curtiss ruthie burst Contributing Writers hcurtiss@smu.edu rburst@smu.edu Black, once again, stands as the core color in many fall 2014 ready-to-wear fashion lines. “At New York Fashion Week, black was all over the runways – as I’m sure it will be season after season,” said Justine McGregor, an intern for Tomboy KC who attended multiple New York shows. For example, Tory Burch, a clothing line known for color, is showcasing many all-black looks for Fall 2014. The line focuses on black with a splashes of deep red. Marc by Marc Jacobs fall ready-to-wear line followed this same trend: black on black with deep red hues in the detail. People often say that a color is the “new black.” From season to season, different colors may be in the spotlight. Whether a
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clothing line revolves around the shade or the hue is softly revealed within details, the latest “it” color remains the focus of the season’s trends. However, there’s only one color that will always be in style: black. Black is the new black, and it will always be the new black. This statement stands true for multiple reasons: 1. Black is the most flattering of all colors. It is slimming, luxurious and gives off an overall polished look. 2. Black pieces can be paired with anything. A black top can be styled with any color bottom. Vice versa, a black bottom – jeans, for instance — can be paired with any color top. 3. Black is sexy. The color looks good on everyone and can be dressed up or down yet still hold a quietly seductive look. 4. Black is always in style. It can be worn with any trend at any time of year. 5. Black is simple and sophisticated.
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SPORTS
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Counting down the 25 greatest Mustangs Last year, around this time, the Sports Desk gave you a list of the top 10 Professional athletes in the Dallas/ Fort worth area. Our countdown was a
large success with our readers that we decided to bring you another list. Only this time, we will stay on the Hilltop and count down the top 25 athletes to ever wear the red and
blue at SMU. While you may recognize some of the athletes on our list, it is our hope that by doing this countdown, you will have better knowledge of
the rich athletic history of SMU. Once we narrow it down to the best of the best, we will give you the top five one at time until the semester is over.
Keep in mind, this list was compiled through numerous e-mails, complicated scientific formulas and talking monkeys. So, if at any point you think
we placed someone to low or if you would like to nominate someone for consideration feel free to shoot us an e-mail.
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Keena Mays’ 691 points in the 2013-14 set a new SMU record for points scored in a single season.
Number 19: Keena Mays SaM sNOW Associate Sports Editor ssnow@smu.edu In her final year, she averaged 21.6 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game. She also piled up 111 assists and had 74 assists. Not to mention she shot nearly .400 from three point range. Her senior season was one of the best seasons by any SMU Mustang, and that’s why she ends up on this list. When stretched out over the entire season, Mays’ 21.6 points per game came out to 691 points, good for best in SMU history passing her Head Coach Rhonda Rompola. Mays transferred to Southern Methodist University from the University of Kansas to play her final two seasons at the Hilltop. Her impact was immediate.
Before her spectacular senior season, she made a huge impact as a junior. She averaged 18.4 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 88 assists. While SMU basketball featured a resurrection of sorts this season, Mays played a large role at SMU as a junior as well. Mays played a massive role in SMU making it to the National Invitational Tournament as well as finishing over .500. In her junior year, she was named the Conference USA player of the year, first-team AllC-USA and C-USA Newcomer of the year. In her senior year — and first year of the American Athletic Conference — she was named an All-American for the conference. While SMU didn’t get to the NCAA Tournament, the fans of
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Ross averages 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 20.4 minutes per game on 42 percent shooting in the NBA.
Number 18: Quinton Ross Omar Majzoub Contributing Writer omajzoub@smu.edu
SMU basketball got to witness one of greatest players to have passed through the women’s basketball program. Mays answered the call to be SMU’s leading scorer with Akil Simpson as her solid sidekick. Without Mays, SMU would have struggled to stay above .500 for the past two seasons. She may be leaving, but Mays had one of the greatest careers — even if it was only two seasons — in SMU history.
Ross, a native of Dallas, played four years at the Hilltop (19992003) and finished as the programs fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,763 career points. In 119 total games as a Mustang, Ross averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He was also the 2002-03 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention for the 2003 All-American team. Ross, listed at 6-foot-6 and 195 pounds, went undrafted in the 2003 NBA Draft and played overseas in Belgium for one season before joining the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004. He made his NBA debut Nov. 5 of that season and played four
years with the Clippers before getting traded. Ross eventually played for four more NBA teams (the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Wizards, and Nets) from 2004 to 2011. For his career, Ross is averaging 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, one assist and 20.4 minutes per game on 42 percent shooting. He has played in 370 NBA games, including 58 starts, and hopes to return to the league soon. At age 32, Ross played professionally in France last season with the Boulazac Basket Dordogne and spent a couple months in the NBA Developmental League. Ross is one of the most influential basketball players ever from the DFW area. He took Kimball High School, the same high school current SMU player Keith Frazier graduated from, to
the state finals and played under Head Coach Royce Johnson for four years there. Ross is one of the few players to ever play basketball in Dallas at the high school, college and professional level. He remains in the Dallas area today during the offseason and was recently seen supporting his alma matter at the SMU vs. California game during the NIT Tournament at Moody Coliseum.
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hours to ask a simple question about an assignment. “I didn’t even get to ask the question,” Aenehzodaee said. “He sat me down and talked to me for two hours, just about everything. So we built a relationship and it’s really meaningful to me.” First-year Katy Perry attributes her decision to major in psychology to her Introduction to Psychology professor, Dr. Mary O’Boyle. She brought bagels to class the day of the final exam and held review sessions every Sunday night before tests. “There weren’t very many people that showed up, maybe four out of the whole class,” Perry said. “That she cared enough to do that really made an impression on me.” Other students are attentive to their professors because they support the same causes. Economics professor Beth Wheaton is CEO of a nonprofit organization called Equip the Saints and works to raise awareness about issues like human trafficking and child labor. Sam Ligon, a first-year marketing major, approached Wheaton one day wanting to learn more about the work she’s doing. They met for coffee and Wheaton spoke about an award she had received and her reluctance to deliver the acceptance speech in front of an audience. “She’s introverted but she doesn’t act that way in class,” Ligon said. “She’s one of those best friend teachers.” Then there are professors whose quirks are enough to keep students entertained. Junior Troy Castle’s favorite professor, Dr. Larry Ruben in the biology department, is kind to his students and straightforward about exam material. But Castle’s favorite trait about Ruben has nothing to do with either of those things. “He wears socks and sandals every single day to class,” Castle said. “Rain or shine, jeans or shorts, it’s always socks with sandals.” Students can browse featured professors and submit their own praise and anecdotes at SMU’s Year of the Faculty Blog.
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Baronet collects homeless signs as art Amelia Hollow Contributing Writer ahollow@smu.edu Everyone knows the drill. Pull up to a stoplight along the service road. Spot a homeless man or woman on the corner clutching a sign. Quickly avert eyes and tap leg until the light changes. Zoom off. SMU professor Willie Baronet takes a different approach. For the past 21 years, he has been stopping at corners to offer the homeless money in return for their homemade signs. Baronet is the visiting executive-in-residence as part of the full-time faculty in the creative advertising subset of the SMU Temerlin Advertising Department. He has worked at SMU for three years, but his passion is his art. Baronet uses the signs in various art projects. He has been featured in galleries and shows across the country. He has hundreds of signs from across the world. If students or friends buy a sign for him, he reimburses whatever they spent. He estimates spending around $6,000 on the hobby. “This for some reason feeds me in a weird way,” he said. Baronet said he’s only ever bought two signs while on foot. Typically he drives past a homeless person and asks to buy their sign. Usually, they agree and name a price. As long as it is under $40, Baronet makes the exchange. One man, who Baronet describes as extremely polite, refused any sum of money for his sign. A woman once sold him a sign and then burst into tears, explaining that the sign belonged to her late husband and had his signature on the back. The idea of his sign being featured in a work of art was what made her willing to part with it. As a professor, Baronet’s
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The wall in Professor Willie Baronet’s office is decorated with signs he’s bought off of homeless people.
passion for creativity and thinking outside the box are contagious. “Willie refuses to accept that a student is not creative,” said Mallory Massa, a student of Baronet’s. According to student Ashley Almquist, his classes are upbeat and there is always a smile on his face. She said Baronet inspires creativity in every student. “He really encourages us to try new things and expand our horizons, not just in class but in life,” student Madison Herring said. “Because of him, I became a much more openminded and creative person.” A favorite sign of Baronet’s reads, “have you ever felt invisible?” This sign stands out to him because of all the times he passed by homeless people begging on street corners in the past. Often pretending they didn’t exist was less awkward than refusing to give them money. “‘Cause I used to think ‘oh they’re
all going to buy liquor, they’re just faking it, or whatever,’ which I think is complete bulls*** now,” he said. According to Baronet, 90 percent of the time he is surprised by how wrong his preconceived notions are going into a conversation with a homeless person. “Because all the stories I make up about the homeless, that’s the s*** I’m projecting, I have no idea until I go talk to them,” Baronet said. This realization that he was inventing false background stories to explain how each person came to be homeless is what drives Baronet in his collection. Creating dialogue, getting the people who view his works of art to think differently about homelessness and what it means to be home, and even inspiring selfreflection are the things that make Baronet happy. He even went so far as to hire
a homeless man to come to the opening of his first solo art show involving the signs. The man walked around drinking wine and chatting with Baronet’s friends. “I would look over and he would be deep in conversation with some friend of mine, and I thought ‘If that’s the only thing that happens, I’ll be very happy about this whole show,’” Baronet said. “That kind of stuff makes me happy. I like to provide space for those kind of conversations.” Additionally, he speaks publicly about his projects in settings like his 2012 SMU TEDx talk. “It’s very gratifying to talk about this and have people comment that it really has an impact on them,” he said. One project, “Homeless Hopscotch” asked viewers to remove their shoes and jump across signs that were displayed on the floor like
a hopscotch board. The symbolism of asking them to step on the signs in a game-like setting was intentional and impactful. He describes his own discomfort in situations as a signal to himself that he is feeling a necessary emotion. His art encourages others to confront emotions that would be easier to ignore. “I’ve always liked to provoke people. I like making people uncomfortable. And I also like when people’s minds change a little bit,” Baronet said. “Whatever their predispositions are, I like it that the conversations start.” This summer, Baronet will embark on a 31-day journey across the country collecting signs and filming a documentary about his projects. The movement is gaining momentum thanks to his Facebook page and blog, both titled “We are All Homeless.”
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Politician campaigns on legalizing consumption of roadkill Sarah Bell Contributing Writer sabell@smu.edu What’s for dinner in Texas? Roadkill, if it were up to Tink Nathan. Nathan, a Republican and founder of Tink’s Deer Scent Company, recently ran for state representative in district 53 in Texas. Nathan, of Centerpoint, Texas, lost the primary election March 4 to Rob Henneke and Andrew Murr, who are now in a runoff, but his campaign raised the question: should Texas revisit its roadkill law? The human consumption of road kill is actually legal in most states, with the most recent convert being Montana. Texas is one of just three states that doesn’t allow any collection of roadkill. The other states are Washington and California. Nathan’s campaign platform promised that, if elected, he would make reforms to the Texas wildlife code and allow Texans to consume roadkill. Many states have restrictions on the types of animals that can be collected or require permits to pick up the dead animals. In Alaska, New York, Florida and others any roadkill carcasses can be collected for personal use or for food charities. Montana State Representative Steve Lavin, a highway patrolman and the man responsible for that state’s pro-roadkill bill, said, “All we did was legalize something that’s been going on for years and years.” The Montana bill that passed in 2013 requires that the person who wishes to eat the roadkill obtain a free permit from a state peace officer within 24 hours of finding the carcass. America has a long history with roadkill, especially in states where deer collisions are common. In Pennsylvania, where the numbers on deer vs. car collisions are the highest in
the country, the damages can be expensive. With each damage claim averaging over $3,400 and almost 115,000 collisions occurring in 2012-2013, as reported by State Farm, that’s almost $400 million in damages. But if people were harvesting the deer that caused that damage, that’s an astounding 8,600,000 pounds of meat. Lavin has found that such roadkill can serve a much better purpose than being left to rot on the side of the road or being sent to a landfill. He once found a fresh elk on the road and sent it to a soup kitchen. “The food banks will use it to feed needy families,” Lavin said. He also recalls hearing from fellow Montana residents that this new source of free meat has been vital to being able to feed their families on a tight budget. But with Texas lacking in the big game animals like elk, moose and bear that are common roadkill in Montana, what exactly could be found were road kill legal to eat here? iNaturalist runs a citizen scientist project that allows average people to upload photos of roadkill they find and document the area to contribute a broader array of data to the research project ASC Road kill Observations. Recent observations across the state of Texas include a greater roadrunner, a coyote, several crawfish frogs, a cottontail rabbit and a raccoon, none of which are great options when searching for a free roadside meal. While rabbit and frogs legs are a popular treat for some, this type of game is too small to be considered edible once it has been squashed by a car. “I’ve been driving across Texas for years and I have never seen a deer on the side of the road,” Professor Ben Wallace said. So is a change in the law really worth it in Texas?
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Students eager to try their hand at cooking dishes like squirrel potpie can check out deadfood.com for roadkill recipes.
“Eating roadkill seems like it would only appeal to very few Texans, I personally would not participate in eating roadkill, but to each his own, I guess,” English major Jessica Gardner said. Gardner’s attitude seems to be the norm on the SMU campus, where students cringe at the mere mention of squirrel stew. Still, the pro-road kill community continues finding new ways of roasting, frying or grilling their free meat. Roadkill recipes can be found at www.deadfood.com where the website not only caters to Americans looking for a new and exciting way to cook skunk, but also to people all over the world who are simply wondering, “What can I do with that wallaby?” On deadfood.com you can find recipes for things
like sweet pickled beaver, French fried skunk, or even squirrel potpie. Most people bold enough to add roadkill to their menus have done their research and have experience with butchering animals. This eliminates the health concerns some may have with eating roadkill. “It’s pretty easy to tell if the meat is good,” Lavin said. “The people utilizing this law have experience hunting.” Even PETA has made statements of support for people eating road kill, calling it “The meat without murder.” “If people must eat animal carcasses, roadkill is a superior option to the neatly shrinkwrapped plastic packages of meat in the supermarket,” the PETA website said. But what makes some nature
enthusiasts in Texas wary is the idea that passing such a law could lead to people using their cars to hunt. Kathy Rogers of Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins, Texas is certain that this is the kind of behavior that would result. She’s seen
it happen. “When I’ve asked volunteers to find squirrels that my raptors would eat, there are over exuberant ones who would actually go out and hit them on purpose,” Rogers said. “Needless to say they are no longer associated with our organization.”
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wednesday n April 9, 2014 journalism
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katelyn gough Editor in Chief kgough@smu.edu A large majority of Americans are informed about what’s going on directly — and only — by what’s seen on the news. In the past month, this has meant Americans know about the Crimea crisis and the missing Malaysian flight 370. And these are the big stories...but that’s according to the country’s dominating media sources. There are many other crises going on throughout the world that Americans may be aware of but likely forget to give thought to. South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Central African Republic, North Korea…these only begin the list. These situations are, unfortunately, no less tragic
— and in reality rival, if not to some views advance past — the main stories U.S. homes are bombarded by when turning on Fox or CNN each night. The cartel violence in Central America is destroying communities across the continent, but refugee status is rarely granted to those ultimately deemed “illegal immigrants” seeking safety and survival in the U.S. and even Mexico. As drug lords are captured and cartels simultaneously continue to massacre families and groups of villagers, neither side of the war on — or of — drugs garners much media attention. With less public awareness comes even lesser chance of refugee considerations being extended to those fleeing transnational cartel brutalities because there is little public pressure on legislators. The granting of protected, stable residency is the difference between life and death for many around the world, and the countries just below the nation’s southern border are no exception, though they often are treated as though that is the case. And yet, an on-air slot nodding to the crucial and
devastating violence is simply not ever present. The Syrian crisis dictated much of the media’s airtime subject last fall. Now, barely six months later, one is hard-pressed to find any television note of a Middle Eastern catastrophe that has expelled millions of Syrians from their home state — pushing not only refugees past neighboring borders, but also a fair amount of the violence. Serving as only one example, Lebanon’s stability is faltering due to the intake of more than one million refugees to its territory alone. While foreign policy is extremely contingent upon economic, militarily and territorially strategic ties, the argument that the U.S. stays out of certain conflicts and not others should not translate to media coverage. Journalism has the ability to play a proven, key role in shifting public opinion, and therefore, to a certain extent, U.S. policy, by crafting the issues Americans are exposed to, knowledgeable of and magnetized to bringing change to. If one were to actively seek news outside the topics of Russian expansion and aviation tragedy,
there are extensive, incredibly well-written articles on crises around the world online — one simply needs to browse Al Jazeera America, The LA Times, The New York Times, and certainly others. CNN has numerous videos online of on-going coverage focused on a plethora of international news issues. If all of the material is available, why is it so rarely a priority on television time slots? Airtime is precious, yes. But it seems that recently, the same couple of stories have been playing on a loop on the major networks — just look at CNN’s extensive, if not exhausting, coverage of Flight 370. These issues are important, but why so much more important than all of the other decisive crises? How much should the media capitalize on the public’s love for sensationalist media, and how much should the media step in and educate — rather than conform to — what the mass public seems to crave from its televisions?
Stop making sequels The movie industry is obsessed with making money. So much so, that Hollywood would rather crank out sequels, reboots and re-makes of popular films. This summer, “Transformers 4” and yet another “Godzilla” remake will grace the silver screen. While a few of these sequels and remakes do turn out to be decent movies, the vast majority of them don’t. Most of them actually suck. Badly. Take “Fast and Furious 6” for example. We need better original movies like “Lucy” set to release this August. Not only is it action-packed, but it has a female protagonist who is not there just for the male gaze. “Her,” a romance between a guy and an operating system, is another great example. Unfortunately, Hollywood won’t change. Why? Because these poorly-made sequels and remakes earn money. If you want to see better movies, don’t go to “Fast and Furious 7.” Stay home and rent a decent movie for once. —Lauren Aguirre, Online Editor
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Senate seat about more than representation samuel digiovanni Contributing Writer sdigiovann@smu.edu In the past few weeks my friends have come to me asking for my opinion about the LGBT Senate seat, which ultimately failed to pass by a two-thirds majority last week. As one of the only LGBT people in my group of friends, everyone was curious to know how I felt about it. In my initial discussions, I told them that I am always in support of anything on this campus that promotes equal representation and LGBT rights. However, I was not sure how the seat would be used in day-today Senate operations, as I do not think a gay person would have a differing opinion on the 20142015 Senate budget based on his or her sexual orientation. When the seat did not pass I took some time to think about what that meant. I’ll admit I was surprised. I have been lucky to have
the most incredible group of friends who have been nothing but supportive over the years. Maybe my friends have deluded me into thinking the entire SMU population felt the same way as they did. Clearly 41 percent of them do not. It happened, the seat lost again, and so I gave even more thought to the issue. I wanted to reach a rational conclusion on why the seat might be important or useful. The conclusion I came to was that this Senate seat was not about practical application, day-to-day senator duties or anything really “senate-y” at all. It was about something much simpler: support. When I walked onto this campus freshman year I was alone and scared. I had the chance to start a new life, develop a new identity and grow as a young adult. Instead, I spent almost the entire first year of my college experience creating the man
everyone wanted to see. I dated women, went to frat parties, drank a lot and tried to stomach the idea that my sexuality was something I’d soon have to face. But that story isn’t specific to me. Similar stories are told by every single LGBT person who has struggled to discover who they really are. And trust me, whether you are at SMU or Cal Berkeley, coming out is a struggle. But the difference lies in what these strugglers perceive. When I was coming out I had no one to talk to, no confidant or role model who had gone through what I was going through. I had no one to tell me, “It’s going to be okay, I was right where you were.” This seat would have been a much-appreciated guiding light on the difficult path toward coming out. I’m not saying this senator would (or should) become SMU’s personal LGBT shrink,
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waiting patiently for closet-cases to approach them and talk about their feelings. I had hoped, rather, this seat would allow anyone hurting to know there is at least one other person on this campus who has struggled like you, hurt like you, cried like you, but ultimately overcame whatever demons they may have faced. And on top of that, they have decided to stick their neck out further and represent you on this campus. SMU students still struggling with their identity would know the highest law in the SMU land recognizes that LGBT people are worthy of representation and more importantly, validation. I by no means think this seat would solve even a tenth of the problems LGBT students face here, but it would be a great place to start. Digiovanni is a senior majoring in marketing.
Here’s one for you: pretty, wealthy girl gets accepted into Yale University. Decides to study English. Finds her creative voice thanks to a supportive faculty. Writes a play to be produced at the New York International Fringe Festival. Accepts a job at The New Yorker. Graduates Magna Cum Laude. Dies in a car accident five days after her university’s commencement. That’s Marina Keegan’s story, in a nutshell. She achieved national acclaim when, in November 2011, she wrote a column in The New York Times decrying the rapacity of consulting firms and i-banks in their recruitment of Ivy League college students (as she noted, every year 25 percent of employed Yale graduates go into consulting and finance). But she certainly planned on no vow of poverty for herself; this girl, like many privileged Ivy graduates, had the world at her fingertips. And then one night in May of 2012, she was gone. I hesitate to quote a comic book villain in a somber context like this, but the situation can’t help but remind me of something the Joker said in “The Dark Knight” movie: “Nobody panics when things go according to plan.” But when the plan derails like this, panic might be the only justifiable reaction. Keegan’s family this week released a collection of her essays and short stories entitled “The Opposite of Loneliness.” I bought a copy of it Monday and began reading through it. What struck me about this book was not the profundity of her voice, but the feelings of an imagined kindred connection the pages could evoke between
the late writer and me. I read her short essays and realize that they make a lot of the same points I argue in this opinion column some weeks. I listened to her try to impose meaning on this ostensibly purposeless existence — she voices many of the same doubts as me about life’s significance. I bet, were we classmates, we would have had deep conversations about Camus and Coleridge together. I probably would have had a huge crush on her. She wrote a lot about all of the things she wanted to do before she died. But the irony there is that, at the age of 22, death is hardly real. Even if we’ve buried friends and family members, it is unfathomable to think that we, the invincible youth, could be struck down tomorrow. It’s such an absurd notion. And yet, look at what happens. I think what’s most tragic about this situation is that Keegan would have resented people reading her work just because she died tragically, yet I can’t honestly say I would have picked this book up otherwise. In some ways it’s pointless to ruminate on why this had to happen to her and not someone else, or what else she might have written had she lived. As Kurt Vonnegut once said, “Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” What else can we do sometimes except carry these stories with us? Keegan, in her words and example, does not teach us anything novel, but her words are worth keeping close to the heart. “What we have to remember is that we can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over. Get a post-bac or try writing for the first time. The notion that it’s too late to do anything is comical. It’s hilarious. We’re graduating from college. We’re so young,” she said. “We can’t, we MUST not lose this sense of possibility because in the end, it’s all we have.” Bub is a senior majoring in English, history and political science.
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Graduate art students bring Outside the bubble: music multimedia to Pollock Gallery festivals to precede summer meredith carey Contributing Writer mbcarey@smu.edu For SMU’s Division of Art masters students, their two years spent on the Hilltop have culminated in one final show. “Dense Fog Advisory,” on display in the Pollock Gallery in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center, showcases Kiernan Lofland, Emily LaCour, Tim Best, Melissa Tran and William Binnie’s final exhibition on campus. “The thesis show is the end of our MFA. It’s what our whole study has been pushing towards,” said Lofland. The free exhibition highlights the multi-media talents of the five graduate students and features sculptures, paintings, short films, photographs and audio stories. The students worked off their own personal themes, uniting to form one cohesive exhibition. “‘Dense Fog Advisory’ is a title that stems from the landscape of both body and site we all address in our work and it also touches on the way in which academia can cause foggy conditions,” said Emily LaCour, who focuses on her Louisiana heritage in abstract paintings of sugar cane plantations.
William Binnie’s works in the Pollock Gallery, centering on themes public suicide, features the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, located in Taos, N.M. With recreations of the gorge in a variety of mediums scattering Binnie’s corner of the gallery, it is hard to take one’s eyes off of the dizzying video playing on loop, showing the view looking down from the bridge. Binnie also adds text to his pieces, offering a small book to visitors, further explaining “a select history of pubic suicide in the United States of America.” Artist Tim Best uses manipulated photographs to convey dark subjects. desire, surveillance and exhibitionism according to gallery Curatorial Fellow, Sally Frater. His large artworks do not utilize digital manipulation, though. Instead Best cuts, twists and crumples printed photographs to create a web of curiosity. Visitors must inspect Best’s works at near and far distances to truly grasp the grandeur of these pieces. Lofland’s works master the space, filling the center of the gallery with interesting textures, shapes and concepts.
“Do you ever remember standing somewhere, in front of a body of water when the light makes it seem like a mirror, or overlooking a landscape that is a picture of something else your eyes have seen before, but only experienced in other images, not in ‘real time,’” Lofland said. “The sculptures are built so that they occupy many different spaces, as in they remind us of different things, or look like multiple different things all at the same time.” Melissa Tran’s work brings a personal twist to the exhibition. A dual rocking chair accompanied by audio of her grandfather hides in the back corner invites participants to not only sit and enjoy the view of their surroundings, but to listen as well. “Dense Fog Advisory” engages many of the senses and emphasizes each individual’s personal style and creativity. The exhibition is open in the Pollock Gallery through April 19. A complimentary exhibit of additional works by all five students can be viewed at Beefhaus Gallery, 833 Exposition Ave.
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Hollywood icon Mickey Rooney dies at 93 years old associated press Mickey Rooney’s approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood’s top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He epitomized the “show” part of show business, even if the business end sometimes failed him amid money troubles and a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. Rooney died Sunday at age 93 surrounded by family at his North Hollywood home, police said. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office
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said Rooney died a natural death. He was nominated for four Academy Awards over a four-decade span and received two special Oscars for film achievements, won an Emmy for his TV movie “Bill” and had a Tony nomination for his Broadway smash “Sugar Babies.” “I always say, ‘Don’t retire — inspire,’” Rooney said in an interview with The Associated Press in March 2008. “There’s a lot to be done.” This from a man who did more than just about anyone in Hollywood and outlasted pretty much everyone from old Hollywood. Rooney was among the last survivors of the studio era, which his career predated, most notably with
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jehadu abshiro News Writer jabshiro@smu.edu The March Madness Music Festival might be over, but festivals are just getting started in Dallas. Here are five music festivals coming up that are just minutes away from the Hilltop. If you want to go to a country music event, Celebrating Uptown at the Rustic is featuring Texasbased Cory Morrow, J Charles & The Train Robbers and the Hazardous Dukes. The third annual event celebrates Uptown and takes place Thursday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For a combination of rap, EDM and trap music, The Door is hosting the Rageville Music Festival, presented by Intelligent Grind. The festival combines both EDM and hip-hop culture in one night. The Door will be featuring artists like Travi$ Scott, ETC! ETC!, and bemybestfriend April 19. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and tickets range from $20-$45. Later in the month, Edgefest, which is more than 20-years-old, has the likes of BECK, The Avett Brothers and Switchfoot playing two stages. The day-long festival, sponsored by 102.1 The Edge, is happening April 24 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Other bands playing include Cage The Elephant, Bastille, Grouplove, New Politics and The Neighbourhood. There are still some tickets available from $50 and up. Right before exams take over college lives, Plano, Texas, hosts a two-day festival that mashes several genres together at the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. David Guetta, Alabama Shakes, J. Cole along with Texas-based Alpha Rev and Midlake take the stage May 3 and 4. Hiphop, alternative, blues and country music will also be playing. Tickets range from
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Music artist BECK is set to perform at Edgefest 2014.
$60 to almost $300 and that’s before the price hike April 20. For a break during exams, try Homegrown May 10. Homegrown is a festival that only features Texan artists. This year’s line-up is built of 14 acts performing many genres and styles of music on two main stages. The Main Street Garden will be filled more just music. Art demonstrations, a dog park and
local vendors selling everything from food to art will also be an option. The tickets only cost $20. Sarah Jaffe and Seryn will perform. Any one of these music festivals outside the bubble will make the next month a little less of a struggle. So take a break from your studies and break in summer with a little music for the soul.
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