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Obama to speak on budget White House senior advisor David Plouffe announced Sunday that President Obama will deliver a major budget address this week detailing a more aggressive path for deficit reduction. The president’s 2012 budget has reportedly already laid out plans to reduce the country’s deficit by 10 trillion dollars over the next ten years.

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Online Editor mshamburge@smu.edu

Gaddafi gains on rebels Gaddafi fighters launched a surprise attack on Ajdabyia, the last city before the rebel capital, Sunday. Rebels claim to have repelled the attack, but are still blaming NATO. NATO says they have been active in the west, destroying 15 of Gaddafi’s tanks near Misrata.

Middle East protests continue Middle Eastern cities were filled with violence Saturday. More than 25 protesters were killed in Daraa, Syria and two protesters were killed in Homs. In Yemen, security forces killed one protester and wounded 15 in the government’s first attack on demonstrators since snipers killed 52 people three months ago. Though the bulk of the unrest in Egypt seemed over, two people were killed and dozens wounded as the military tried to empty Tahrir Square.

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Members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority perform a soundtrack-themed medley during the dress rehearsal for Sing Song 2011 Thursday evening.

Students reveal talent in Sing Song By MELISSA MAGUIRE Staff Writer mmaguire@smu.edu

Men wore eyeliner and girls were thrown into the air during this year’s Sing Song competition Hosted annually by SMU’s Program Council, Sing Song is an event that demonstrates the dancing, singing and script-writing skills of different groups on campus. This year, each group chose a music genre to incorporate into their play. Genres spanned time periods and cultures, including soundtracks, Motown, Broadway and Latin. The first place award went to Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta

Iraqis protest U.S. presence Iraq’s Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his followers staged a massive demonstration on Saturday demanding that both U.S. troops and civilians leave the country by the end of the year. The rally followed a visit by the U.S. Defense Secretary, who suggested Friday that the U.S. may not leave Iraq for several more years. In a message read by his party official, Sadr threatened that continued U.S. intervention would provoke “escalating the work of the military resistance and re-activating the Mahdi Army.”

France fires on Ivory Coast French helicopters fired rockets at the Ivory Coast’s incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, witnesses say, after Gbagbo’s forces reportedly fired on the French ambassador’s residence. As fighting continues in the capital, the U.N. says it has found more than 100 bodies in the west of the country, apparently victims of further ethnic violence by both sides. A week ago, several hundred bodies were found in the town of Duekoue.

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Pi for their soundtrack-themed show. Second place went to Gamma Phi Beta and Lyle School of Engineering for their jazz-themed murder mystery skit. Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Order won third place with a Motown-themed act. First, second and third place awards were decided by judges chosen by Program Council. This year, a text-your-vote system was used to gauge audience response, which counted for 10 percent of the final scoring. During dress rehearsal Thursday night, each group voted for other groups in categories. Best costume went to Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX) and Delta Delta Delta.

Best backdrop, choreography and overall performance went to Gamma Phi Beta and Lyle School of Engineering. Sing Song 2011 opened with a video consisting of interviews with directors from each group. The montage, which was serious in nature, was followed by an interpretive dance by Nick Cains, emcee for the event. The first act of the night was performed by Tri-Delta and BYX. Their genre was funk, The story revolved around one group’s recovery of “The Funk,” which was stolen by the Boogie Monster Man. The good guys were aided in their efforts to recover “The Funk”

by a group of divas, the girls of Tri Delta. The act concluded in a funkoff, during which both sides ended with a truce. This was followed by the Motown-themed play of the Delta Gamma sorority and the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. The plot was revolved around Laura, a popular schoolgirl being pursued by Jack, the stereotypical jock. Laura received love letters from Jack, who was using Steve, a nerd, to write the letters for him. Steve, whose writings reflected his own true feelings for Laura, spent the duration of the play trying to find

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Student Senate will vote on a piece of legislation at its Tuesday meeting that would add a Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Senator (GISO) to its chamber. The GISO senator would represent the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at SMU. Luna authored the bill with Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins, Sen. Soniyyah Blue (Perkins) and Sen. Rachel Fox (Dedman II). The legislation defines the GISO senator as a special interest senator, similar to the African-American Senator or International Senator. Under the legislation, LGBT students would have the option to self-identify as LGBT through the Registrar’s office. Only those students who self-identify as LGBT could vote or run for the seat. “One of the main concerns from last semester, and this is something now Student Body Vice President-elect Alex Ehmke suggested, was having an election mechanism for the senator,” Luna said. The bill adds a clause that if the LGBT constituency makes up at least 15

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HUNT INSTITUTE

Libraries promote National Library Week with cookout By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

In recognition of National Library Week, the Central University Libraries (CUL) will hold their fourth annual CUL cookout Tuesday and Wednesday in the courtyard of Fondren Library West. CUL will serve free hot dogs, cookies and drinks to students from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. while promoting library services. While the CUL committee enjoys the smell of the hot dogs on the grill, they like discussing the resources that the library has to offer.

“Our Library Public Services staff will be on hand demonstrating several of our online resources, such as the library catalog and Discovery platform,” said Terre Heydari, a library specialist and vendor liaison for CUL. This year, the Ask-a-Librarian service, which unites students who need assistance in finding information with librarians will be available. “[The event] celebrates the ways in which libraries are important to the communities in which they reside and how they make a difference in the lives and education of the people,” Heydari said.

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Congress debates federal funding cuts for Planned Parenthood By BETHANY SUBA Copy Editor bsuba@smu.edu

Planned Parenthood is in the hot seat as Congress debates whether or not it should cut federal funds to the organization. The controversial group, sometimes described as an abortion clinic, welcomes all women in need of medical care. The government needs to cut funds somewhere and banning funds to Planned Parenthood is a start, say some legislators. On Feb. 18 the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut the federal funding to Planned Parenthood, but on March 9 the Senate rejected the original proposal, giving the organization a little breathing room for the time being. The bill is still being reviewed in the Senate and there is talk of revising the House’s proposal.

If the bill passes, the Planned Parenthood’s in northeast Texas won’t be hit as hard as other Planned Parenthood locations. Only 25 percent of the Planned Parenthoods in northeast Texas receive funding by either the state or federal government; approximately 10 to 15 percent is federally funded money. However, other Planned Parenthood’s are funded close to 50 percent by the federal government. Supporters of the bill believe that cutting Planned Parenthood’s federal funding may prevent abortions from happening as often. Those against say that there will be more abortions if funding to the organization is cut. If the government cuts funding to Planned Parenthood, that means cutting funds for birth control pills. This will take away access

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SMU engineering student Joe Nelson helps apply mud to the side of an Ubuntu Blox shelter on display during the Lyle School of Engineering Hunt Institute’s Engineering and Humanity week.

Sustainable village comes to life through engineering By ASHLEY WITHERS Associate News Editor awithers@smu.edu

The Hunt Institute’s Engineering and Humanity Week kicks off Monday with the opening of the Living Village and a series of community lectures on topics regarding ethical engineering and innovative action. The event was created to raise awareness of the conditions that half of the world’s population lives in. The Hunt Institute hopes to inspire participants to create solutions for these engineering and humanitarian issues. They

also want students to see that they can make a difference globally. “I hope the kids get more excited about solving these kinds of engineering problems,” Lyle School of Engineering Dean Geoffrey Orsak said. The Living Village will serve as the physical representation of the week’s theme. Engineering students and volunteers spent the weekend constructing nine different structures on campus. “People at a school like SMU have no concept of what it means to live on one dollar or two dollars a day,” Orsak said. “The Living Village will

help provide a window into the lives of 3 billion people in the world.” During the week, 25 students will live in the Living Village. The students will live, cook, and sleep in the temporary shelters designed for refugees. “I’m really excited about living here,” first year Samuel Beyer said. “I’m looking forward to showing people around the village and raising awareness for problems at emergency sites.” Beyer will be one of the students living in the United Nations Refugee Tent (UNHCR) for the week.

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