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Religious studies professor discusses paranormal By KELLIE SPANO Contributing Writer kspano@smu.edu
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SMU student groups and the surrounding community participate in Relay for Life.
SMU community relays for life
Kripal believes that the way to evoke the paranormal capacities is to feel one of two emotions: trauma or love.
By MEGAN ACOSTA Contributing Writer mpacosta@smu.edu
Hundreds of SMU students walked along the Boulevard, showing their support and raising money for SMU’s seventh annual Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society. The event, which started Friday, April 9 at 4 p.m. and lasted until Saturday at 4 a.m., began with a survivors’ lap that celebrated the lives of people who have battled cancer. The caregivers of individuals affected by cancer were also given a special lap, acknowledging their continued support and help through treatment and recovery. Luminaries, tea light candles lit inside of a paper bag, lit the Boulevard honoring loved ones lost to the disease. The names of people affected by cancer glowed on decorated bags as students, faculty, survivors and participants walked along the Boulevard in silence during the Luminaria Ceremony.
Junior, psychology major, Angela Uza was one of the many participants at the event who lost loved ones to cancer. “Relay for Life means a great deal to me. Cancer has stolen several loved ones from me…I Relay for those I’ve lost,” Uza said. “I Relay because I have hope that someday, we will win the war against cancer.” According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 1,479,350 new cancer cases were expected in 2009. Events such as Relay For Life allow ACS to fight back, save lives and research cures. This year, 111 teams participated in SMU’s Relay For Life and raised over $82,000 for ACS. Greek organizations, residence halls and other campus organizations helped raise funds and motivate walkers by providing activities and food. The Mac Users Group sold postcard photos for $1, the MoMc
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SMU Boulevard was closed down from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday.
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Invisible Children film raises awareness
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By LaKEISHA JAMES
Rebekah Bailey, second-year law student at SMU’s Dedman School of Law, is the recipient of this year’s McCleary Scholarship. The Donald C. McCleary Gardere Leadership Scholarship, sponsored by Gardere law firm, is awarded annually to a second-year SMU law student who has demonstrated leadership qualities consistent with the values embraced by Mr. McCleary, a former Gardere managing partner. Bailey has won several moot court and brief writing awards, including “Best Advocate Award” at the ABA Moot Court Competition in the spring of 2009. She also co-founded and co-led the Cornerstone Kids Weekend Ministry at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Fair Park. This program provides a safe and stable environment for children to play and expands their awareness of their community by taking them on various field trips throughout
Children have lived in fear of the Rebel Army and Joseph Kony, the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army for the past 24 years in Uganda. These children live not knowing if tomorrow will come. Some are living by themselves, others are battling HIV and still others are living with a very sick grandmother who cannot provide much support. Some have been abandoned by their mothers, and have witnessed their fathers and siblings being abducted and killed by the army. Erin Hoya, SMU freshman and project coordinator of Students Promoting Awareness, Responsibility and Citizenship, teamed up with the group Invisible Children to put on a Legacy Tour presentation Sunday evening in McCord Auditorium.
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But Kripal wants to change things. Even though he thinks a lot of people are ready for discussion, he believes people lack the language to speak about these things. “I liked how the speaker explained the relationship between having a vocabulary for a phenomenon and people’s willingness and [comfort] to speak about the phenomenon,” junior dance major Christine Harris said. Kripal made it very clear that he does not believe that the paranormal violates materialism in modern science, nor does he think it’s amenable to the scientific method. From the beginning of his lecture, he said that he believes the place for the paranormal is in the sacred study of religion, defining sacred as the divine in positive or negative form—not the good.
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Students, professors and faculty gathered at McCord Auditorium last Thursday night to hear Jeffrey Kripal, professor of religious studies and chair of the department of religious studies at Rice University, speak about his book. He explained how the book, entitled “Beyond Belief, Beyond Reason: Religion, Science and the Paranormal” related to the upcoming film he is co-producing called, “Authors of the Impossible.” The lecture was presented by the SMU religious studies department, but was not limited to religious criticism. Kripal began the lecture with a video clip from his film exploring one instance of the paranormal. He believes that people who want to talk about these things are humiliated, so they stay silent. As a result, the paranormal has become a taboo subject.
Freshman Sheny Palacios said that she found a lot of Kripal’s ideas interesting. “He wants get the public to believe in something small about the ‘paranormal,’” Palacios said. “First he wants to get people to believe that it does exist, then have people believe in his theories about the paranormal.” Kripal explained that he believed consciousness is not bound to the brain or the body. Paranormal events, he said, speak across the gap of ego or the super conscious field, namely that consciousness is out of space and time. Normally, it happens in dreams: he explained this idea with an anecdote about table lifters. “There were three people who would play a game called “table lifting” where they would put their fingers on a table and try to lift it,” Kripal said. “One day it worked and these three people lifted the table for three hours where they saw visions of John Wayne, The Sticks and the person who built house.” Kripal believes that the way to evoke the paranormal capacities is to feel one of two emotions: trauma or love. The point of his film is to offer a middle way that is in between the ‘pure fiction’ devil factor that Hollywood exploits, and the ‘cheesy’ factor that the history channel explores. “We don’t talk about it or a language with which to talk about it, although it has been present since the 1800s,” Kripal said. “However, since the 20th century, we’ve moved away from paranormal. Religions do not like the paranormal because it takes them out of the picture. With the paranormal, any person can have a direct connection with the experience and spirituality.” Palacios addressed his concerns by saying, “I do believe that supernatural things happen, but I did not believe his theories.” The theory he emphasized was the Filter Thesis, which says that the mind is not in the brain and that the conscious and mind are different. This theory is found in psychology and basically says we have an ID , Ego and Superego. Most of Freud’s theories are rooted in the belief of evolution as opposed to creation. “I believe there is a spiritual realm,” Kripal said, “but it should be sought through the right means.”
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North Texas. According to Steve Good, managing partner at Gardere’s, Bailey was selected because of her impressive involvement in school and in the community, an involvement that Don McCleary hopes to inspire. The scholarship program is in its third year at SMU. Among other factors, an applicant has to write an essay. Taylor’s longtime involvement in
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The Legacy Tour presentation consisted of guest speakers and members of Invisible Children. A film overview of three children from different high schools who got the chance to participate with Invisible Children in Uganda was shown. The film showed what has been happening in Uganda. Invisible Children is a non-profit organization that works to transform apathy into activism. The group started when three filmmakers traveled to Uganda in search of a story. They ended up discovering something tragic: the children of Uganda were being used as weapons in Kony’s war. The Legacy Tour presentation was supposed to inspire young people across the world to help end the genocide war in Uganda. The film expressed how Joseph Kony and his army abducted children and used them as his primary source to fight in the war. Children commuted to camps late at night to avoid being
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So You Think You Can Be A Politician 6 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Ballroom East. Learn from TX Reps Dan Branch, Rafael Anchia and Desoto ISD Trustee what it’s like to run and hold office.
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Mr. & Ms. SMU
6 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Theater. Students compete for the title of Mr. and Ms. SMU in this body building competition.
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Netflix gives peek into the future of media consumption By JP COLEMAN Business Editor jpcolema@smu.edu
Remember the days of making it a Blockbuster night? You would pick up a couple of DVDs (or VHS’s) from your local Blockbuster store on a Friday night and return them at the end of the weekend. At the time, that was as good as it got, and Blockbuster was king. Well the king has been dethroned and now all of your current video needs can be met with the click of a button on your computer, video game console, and soon even the cell phone in your pocket. Netflix emerged as a competitor to ‘King Blockbuster’ at the turn of the century and has since successfully surpassed Blockbuster with its video by mail business model. It even thrived during the recession adding subscribers to its DVD by mail service and was up to 12.3 million subscribers at the end of 2009. Netflix has become much more than rental service via mail. It also has a digital streaming component where subscribers can stream digital versions of their favorite movies and TV shows to their computers and TVs. Netflix has also secured deals with the three major game consols, Microsoft’s XBOX 360, Sony’s Playstation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii to allow for streaming through these devices as well as Sony Blue Ray players. Netflix has taken your living room media outlets by storm and they still aren’t done. For a long while Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was somewhat of a fence sitter when it came to committing to “small screen� digital streaming. But with the release of Apple’s iPad last week, so came the Netflix app for the
Police Reports MARCH 18 1:53 a.m. 3000 SMU Blvd.: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed. 3:08 a.m. 3200 Binkley Avenue. A student reported his vehicle was damaged while parked. Open. 3:22 a.m. 3200 Binkley Avenue. A student reported his vehicle was damaged while parked. Open.
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mobile media device. In fact, it was the second most downloaded app on the iPad after the apple book reader application. Netflix also has no plans to stop their penetration into the ‘small screen’ digital market. Currently the company is seeking out digital engineers to develop programs to allow for Netflix digital streaming to Google’s android platform for their smart phones as well as Research in Motion’s Blackberry, Windows’ smart phone that is due to hit the market soon and most likely, eventually Apple’s iPhone. Digital media is clearly the future of TV and movie consumption. Netflix has positioned itself to become the king of the future. Blockbuster continues to struggle and can’t seem to figure out that people no longer want to drive to physical stores, have limited time with the DVDs and worry about late fees. Currently there are more mailboxes than points of download for digital media, but as Netflix has mastered the by mail distribution system, it has also positioned itself perfectly for the growing digital tidal wave. A simple job posting on their Web site for the digital engineers might have been the biggest news to hit the media consumption market in the last 10 years. It not only signifies a shift in Netflix’s overall strategy, but also the direction of the entire industry.
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SMU theater student honored with award By CHELSEA RECKELL Contributing Writer creckell@smu.edu
Rubble and debris helped secondyear graduate student J.J. Wickham win the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional award for scenic design. The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. hosts its 42nd annual American College Theater Festival this year. Eight regional contestants were selected to go on to the national competition. Their designs will be displayed for five industry experts that will judge the design and presentation. Wickham’s award winning design for the play “Trojan Women,” depicts Troy the morning after the Greeks attack. Her design features very realistic elements tied in with a factor of recognition to bring the set to life. “We wanted to make the space incredibly realistic, a familiar place to the audience but not specifically where it was,” Wickham said. “It was very gritty and real.” Some elements Wickham incorporated into her set design
included real dust, fog machines, very textured structures, large projected atmospheric scenes on a backdrop and one ramp which was the only way on and off the stage—symbolizing the
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difficulties of access where the actors were stuck in the rubble. Viewers were engaged as they could even smell the dirt. The spatial design was also an integral part of the set Wickham explained. “It was challenging to create realistic space as you got close to the actors, we wanted to leave the space exposed and we ended up having the audience on stage looking out,” Wickham said. To draw inspiration for the set Wickham looked to history books,
specifically wars from the last one hundred years. She viewed images from these wars and consulted a dynamic team of SMU faculty, the director Michael Connolly and the costume designer Lydia Gracoski-Vauerwill. Wickham also mentioned that she looked particularly at the Palestinian/Israeli war for images. Her comment parallels Mr. Gregg Henry’s, the artistic director of the Kennedy Center Theater Festival Henry “noticed a general trend of students writing about wars…and members returning from home, and the challenges of reentry into society.” In addition, Mr. Henry commented about the SMU program, “the design program at SMU is an extraordinary flagship nationally, there is very high skill level and they keep the bar level high which is good for other students to see this high skill level.” The presentational skills at SMU are also very high. Winners of the national award receive an honorarium of $500 and an all expenses paid trip to New York City for the National Design Portfolio Review at Lincoln Center, as well as
a professional development residency, to be determined according with the recipient’s discipline. In addition, regional finalists will be eligible for design fellowships to
THEATER
Wojewodski directs Beckett’s ‘Endgame’ Wojewodski who was recently appointed Dean of SMU’s Theatre department. Wojewodski is an acclaimed director and producer who most recently served as Artistic Director of the Yale Repertory Theatre and Dean of the Yale School of Drama. The Undermain Theatre is located in a basement space in the heart of Deep Ellum. Tickets for the show range from $15 to $25 depending on the night of the week. The play runs through May 8.
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By JENNIFER SMART Contributing Writer jsmart@smu.edu
“Nothing is funnier than unhappiness,” says Nell, a pathetic character, even by Samuel Beckett’s standards, in his minimalist masterpiece. “Endgame,” is currently on stage at Dallas’ Undermain Theatre, and by the end of the show I guarantee you will understand what she implies. To say that “Endgame” is bleak is an understatement, yet to say it is funny is another. The play, rather ironically, manages to present one of the more hopeless set of individuals ever seen on stage and, whether due to the unbelievable nature of the situation or Beckett’s true comedic genius, out of their misery the characters, especially in this production,
have the ability to elicit peals of laughter from the audience. “Endgame” is the story of four barely alive individuals, who seem to be the only survivors of an apocalypse of sorts. And, in true Beckett fashion, the characters include Hamm, the blind and lame master of the house, Clov his pathetic servant who is unable to sit, and Hamm’s two parents, living upstage in trashcans, unable to move having both lost their legs. Hamm is cruel and bitter, but despite the awareness that lives are mere farce, Clov cannot leave, and the play consists of the two ritualistically re-enacting each day that has come before; nothing ever changes in this universe. Beckett was one of the central figures in the artistic movement referred to as the “Theater of the Absurd.”
Within the movement, artists took their cue from the existentialists: life is absurd and meaningless. This worldview is evident in “Endgame,” as the characters seem trapped in a pointless existence, from which it appears they cannot and have no desire to escape, despite their recognition of its meaninglessness. Undermain’s production of the comedy manages to highlight the comedy while not neglecting the eternal repetition and cyclical nature of Beckett’s universe. Undermain mainstay and founding member Bruce DuBose portrays Hamm, while Jonathan Brooks played the piteous Clov. Laura Jorgensen and Fred Cuchack, who produced the most laughs, portrayed Hamm’s parents Nell and Nagg, respectively. Another exciting aspect of the production was its direction by Stan
the O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights’ Conference and the Shakespeare Theater Company Costume Internship, according to the Kennedy Center.
Currently, Wickham is preparing for the national competition that takes place April 13-15 in New York City.
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fter reading this paragraph I invite you to take a few moments to close your eyes and listen. Identify some of the sounds around you. It’s springtime: perhaps you’ve heard the birds chirping and new leaves rustling. Maybe you’re in the Aaron Barnes library or a classroom and the main sounds around you are of computer fans whirring, keyboards clacking, a computer mouse clicking, books and papers rustling, your professor droning on. Are there human voices? Probably. Imagine some of the human voices you hear every day: your teachers, your friends, your family, yourself. Think about the kinds of messages, pivotal and mundane, you convey with your voice. Now imagine silence. Imagine your own silence. You have no way to greet your friends. You have no way to warn your beloved of danger. You have no way of expressing your joy, anger or sadness or your opinion on the game last week or your friend’s new shoes. No way to ask questions and get vital information (What was the answer to question seven on the midterm?). This is one of the most profound side effects of a serious social disease we call oppression. The word itself evokes the imagery of bondage, handcuffs and ropes, a giant combat boot crushing someone’s head, a gun-toting giant standing over a pathetic, cringing figure, chain link fences topped with
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razor wire, a lock without a key. The problem is, systems of oppression are rarely so overt. Silence is endemic to communities under oppression. Conveying the message that you are not welcome, that you have no voice, no vote, that no matter what you say, how loudly or how often you say it, your words will not carry weight, is the most effective way to prevent someone from even aspiring to their full potential. The illegal immigrant who can’t fill out a tax form and thus convey to the government how important her work is to the economy knows it. Suffragettes, battling for the right to vote in the early 20th century knew it. Any child whose parent has disregarded his input at a so-called “family meeting” knows it. Students who identify as transgender, as lesbian, as bisexual, as gay, indeed as any form of “queer,” know this very well. We know how it is to want to say something only to check ourselves with the thought “nobody wants to hear that,” a thought which is only reinforced when we do share an idea or a feeling only to be told “that’s so gay.” Never mind the firm understanding that in some contexts, if we say something that even hints at queerness, our very lives are in danger. Ask the victims of gender-based violence who are slain by the hundreds, if not thousands (silence and underreporting go handin-hand), every year what silence sounds like. What does silence sound like? Every year, beginning in 1996 with the University of Virginia, LGBTQ+ students around the nation have joined together on one day in April to take a short-term vow of silence in order to give their schools a small taste of what the effects of
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The current Student Body president is: a. R. Gerald Turner b. Patrick Kobler c. Allison Reyes d. Peruna e. Jake Torres
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The following special interest seat is not currently present in Senate: a. African-American b. Asian-American c. International d. Hispanic-American e. Transfer students
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When a piece of legislation passes Senate, it: a. Goes into effect immediately b. Goes into effect after 30 days c. Goes into effect if approved by Faculty Senate d. Is given to President Turner for consideration e. Is forgotten
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Student Senate meets: a. In the Hughes-Trigg Forum b. In Dallas Hall c. In the second floor of Umphrey-Lee d. In the Greer Garson Theatre in the Owen Fine Arts Center e. At Plucker’s
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Did a motion in support of a school-wide referendum on adding an LGBT senator pass the Senate? a. Yes b. No
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fter the failed attempt to bomb a Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day, the Obama administration imposed a temporary policy requiring extra screening of every passenger bound for the United States from 14 countries. A new policy by the Transportation Security Administration looks like a real improvement. Officials say it should boost security and reduce the number of people tagged for secondary screening. Currently, airlines receive a list of people on the no-fly list who are barred from air travel, and another list of people tagged for additional screening. Under the new policy, a third list will be generated, made up of people who are potential risks based on specific intelligence information. The airlines won’t receive the underlying intelligence data, only the names. Officials say the new policy should reduce the number of people subjected to extra screening, but
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n the story titled “Senators promote transparency, fail to record votes” published in last Thursday’s Daily Campus, Lyle senator Joseph Esau was quoted as saying that students “genuinely don’t care what’s going on in Senate.” The Daily Campus decided to test this assertion by preparing a “Do You Know Your Student Senate?” quiz. Answers are listed on the bottom of the page.
silence are like. Students will refuse to speak, sometimes opting to deliver answers to teachers and friends via written notes, or often simply sharing a pre-printed card explaining the reasons for his, her or hir* silence and asking for support and otherwise maintaining complete non-communication. The goal of this event is to use this tool of oppression to gain attention and raise awareness of the issues being overlooked and downplayed in our society. It has become a tradition to hold a “Breaking the Silence event” at the end of the day, during which these students can gather to share their experiences, make fresh statements, express their support for one another and ceremoniously turn their silence into sound with a purpose. SMU has now had the honor, for two years in a row, of holding the Breaking the Silence event, hosted by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, which brings together participants from several schools in the area, on its grounds. This year’s Day of Silence will be Friday, April 16. Breaking the Silence will occur from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
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the number will still be above what it was before Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s botched attempt to blow up the Northwest plane. Stewart Baker, a former Homeland Security official in the Bush administration, called the change a “big deal.” He said it will allow officials to use a wide range of intelligence data about risky travelers rather than rely solely on “static lists.” Abdulmutallab represented a major lapse for airline security. He was allowed to board the plane even though he was on a terror-watch list, bought his ticket with cash and had only a small carry-on bag. What’s more, his father alerted U.S. authorities that his son had become radicalized. No system is fail-safe, nor will the best system be effective if run by officials who aren’t alert. But the changes put forward by the TSA add an extra layer, and that may significantly improve security.
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n response to the commentary published April 7 titled “Sick of the health center”: Memorial Health Center’s physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists and staff are committed to caring for students’ physical and mental health. We regret that the commentary writer had an unsatisfactory experience. Our health care team aims to provide all students a convenient, economical medical clinic where their illnesses and injuries can be diagnosed and treated. We continually strive to improve our service and care, and students’ feedback is an important part of that process. The Health Center’s physicians are available by appointment, and students with urgent care needs are given appointments as quickly as possible, including during the lunch hour. We make a concerted effort to care for all students who visit the Center without appointments during office hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours Thursdays until 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To make an appointment, students should call 214-768-2141. In addition, a paramedic is available in the Health Center on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. No appointment is necessary. If the Health Center is closed, students can call the 24-hour nurse advice line for assistance at 214-768-2141. If students need assistance after hours, they can visit urgent care centers in Snider Plaza or at Mockingbird and Abrams (find more information at smu.edu/healthcenter). And in the case of a health emergency, students should call 911. We appreciate feedback and encourage students to let us know how we can better serve their health needs. --Patrick A. Hite Executive Director Health Services
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friend once told me a fascinating story about vending machines in Japan. Apart from Japanese vending machines supposedly selling such oddities as live lobsters, Rebecca Quinn underwear, potted plants and eggs, there is an even more interesting cultural lesson to be learned from these machines in temperance. Indeed, there exists a mythic vending machine in Japan that dispenses two sizes of a soft drink—one small and one large—that both cost the same amount. Interestingly enough, the Japanese are reported to consistently choose the smaller of the drinks, despite the apparent inferiority in value. This choice could not seem more unusual to our own value system. Any red-blooded American with a quarter in his or her pocket would pick the larger drink, regardless of thirst or lack thereof. We always want the better deal. To point, recall the last time you were at the movies. Remember how easily the snackcounter operator persuaded you to order a large drink instead of a medium one (but it’s only 25 cents more!)? The poisonous concept of the “good deal” is a fundamentally American epidemic; having more for the sake of having more, doing everything bigger and better simply because we can. It’s why middle-class America gives away bags and bags full of perfectly good clothes to charity every year. It’s why my mother encourages me to buy two shirts instead of one (but it’s such a good deal!). It’s why the buttons are collectively popping off of our waistbands. But the crown jewel of this take-as-much-asyou-can attitude has to be competitive eating contests, in which contestants sit on a stage and attempt to consume the largest quantity of food possible in a given amount of time in an eat-orbe-eaten frenzy. The horror. The gluttony. The soiled napkins! Last weekend at Relay for Life, when I heard the Buffalo wing eating contest being announced over the loudspeaker, my first instinct was to jump to a very hefty conclusion: surely the eating contest is a strictly American institution. My mind immediately fled towards the Japanese, those stewards of stoicism, those smaller-sodachoosing masters of temperance. Surely they would not participate in such gluttony. After a quick Google search, however, I discovered, to underscore the supreme irony of it all, that Japan was second only to the United States in its love of eating contests. Sigh. Maybe temperance has become archaic, just another passing remnant of values that are no longer relevant. But in living among such excess, I do fear that temperance is the only path to remaining human. Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.
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abducted from their families and homes by the rebels. About 30,000 children have been taken from their homes and ended up dead. Families were forced to leave their villages and live at Internally Displaced Persons camps, which were guarded by government officials. At these camps people were lonely, the government didn’t help and people were sometimes tortured. Hoya got involved with the presentation because she felt that the situation in Uganda was an issue that people needed to be aware of. “In high school I saw my first video regarding Invisible Children. I saw the horrors and I felt that I needed to do something and get involved,” Hoya said. Invisible Children focuses on improving the quality of life for the most vulnerable members of the community, raising up future
leaders through providing access to quality education, enhancing learning environments and creating innovative economic opportunities within communities across Northern Uganda. “Invisible Children does a good job of informing people and allowing them to relate to what’s going on in Uganda with the children,” SMU senior Taryn Baker said. “The key word is awareness.” . Only 1 percent of girls get to go to college in Uganda: boys are the first priority. In this country women are raised to be housewives, girls are trained to take care of their husbands and children. Invisible Children also helps to promote how important it is for these children to attend school. Lanyero Benna, a mentor in North Uganda, shared her experience with Invisible Children. After surviving the war, she got involved with Invisible
Children when they came to Uganda. She ended up getting a job as a translator after she was lucky enough to attend school, which was paid for by her uncle. “I feel that I need to help these girls to get an education,” Benna said. “If I made it, I want to be that positive role model and be an example of somebody that survived. I completely thank Invisible Children for making a difference in my life and allowing me to continue my education through scholarships.” The economy in Uganda is very poor; there is nothing free. Children have to pay to attend school. The Legacy Scholarship Fund changes a child’s life that could have been a life turned into death. The presentation promoted people to help a student attend school. A monthly contribution of $35 was the request. For more information and to learn how to get involved go to www.
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Reducing the national debt and raising awareness with lemonade By MEGAN ACOSTA Contributing Writer mpacosta@smu.edu
SMU students quenched their thirst in front of Umphrey Lee Center yesterday, signing an I.O.U. for 25 cents as part of the Concerned Youth of America’s “E-lemon-ate the Debt Tour.” The nationwide tour started when University of Pennsylvania student Yoni Gruskin and Yale student Martin Sern decided to educate students and the general public about the massive national debt. Gruskin and Serna came up with the idea as seniors in high school and are now traveling to college campuses across the United States, to raise awareness of the threat that America faces because of national debt. “We are trying to raise awareness of the national debt, impact the future
and alleviate the impending crisis,” Gruskin said. “The idea is that we can mobilize generations around a common cause which is their future.” Concerned Youth of America is a student-run organization focused on educating young Americans on the impact of the debt. The organization believes it is vital for all Americans to understand the negative impact of excessive government spending and fiscal irresponsibility. “This is a passion of ours,” Gruskin said. “The consequences of not doing anything is too great for us to sit and do nothing, so we are trying to use a little humor and absurdity to get college students aware and to possibly join our ranks and join the cause.” According to CYA’s research, America’s national debt is over $11
trillion. If each American citizen shares a part of the national debt, they will owe more than $184,000. Gruskin and Serna are raising awareness of these figures so that future generations will not have the burden of paying the debt. Sophomore engineering management information and systems major Claudia Sandoval was one of the few students who stopped by the lemonade stand to sign a mock I.O.U., in which students offer their e-mail address in order to be sent information about the organization and national debt. “It’s a good idea to raise awareness because not a lot of people are in tune with what’s going on,” Sandoval said. “So many times, students are in an SMU bubble and are not aware the national debt.”
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community affairs prepared her to compete effectively to win the scholarship. “In college, I was the Advancement Committee Chair for S.M.U.’s Student Foundation,” Bailey said. “In that role, I worked with the Office of Development and External Affairs to train and provide student ambassadors to important university events.” She also served as the Secretary for Sigma Tau Delta—the English Department honors society. In law school, she held the Donor Retention Chair position with the Association of Public Interest Law. Bailey said she has a strong desire to better the community. “My mom has been involved in non-profit work as long as I can remember and she inspired me
to do the same,” Bailey said. “Given the unique way the law intersects every aspect of life, there are great opportunities to serve the community with and through a career in law.” Martin Camp, Dedman School of Law Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, SMU is in Tier 1, which means that it is among the top 50 law schools in the country. “We encourage our students to be involved in the community in order to be well-rounded,” Camp said. “They are required to serve 30 hours of community service before they graduate.” “Many students go above and beyond 30 hours of community service, and I they find this to be rewarding,” Molly Raynor, a third– year student in Deadman Law School said. McCleary, who passed away in
1996, served as Gardere’s managing partner from 1991 through 1995. His vision for Gardere included participation in local, state and national public affairs, humanitarian activities and pro bono work. He established many of the community outreach programs that have become a hallmark of the firm, including GardereProud, which honors the military service of firm members and their families and the Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, which will celebrate 19 years in 2011. Previous recipients of the McCleary scholarship were Amy Binks Sanderson in 2009 and Ausra Laurusaite-Kromelis in 2008. After graduation, Bailey plans on pursuing a career in criminal law.
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Pride group sold cookies and pins for 50 cents, and a few Greek organizations sold treats, henna tattoos and hot dogs. The proceeds from all of these sales benefited the American Cancer Society. The event included live music by Josh Storie, 8 Tracks, Chase Cundiff and the Co-Pilots, and a live performance by the Mustang Mavericks. Throughout the night, students participated in a wing
eating contest, color wars, the Mr. Relay event, free butt sketches and Lululemon yoga lessons. “Relay For Life is the one time a year that the whole campus can come together to support a really important cause,” senior, psychology major, Amber Roman said. Senior, anthropology major, Jasmine Khaleel attended Relay for Life and enjoyed benefiting a good cause. “I’m here because a lot of people’s
lives are affected by this event and it’s great to be a part of such a large group of people that are working towards fighting cancer,” Khaleel said. Sophomore, business major, Maira Ramirez says she didn’t mind losing sleep to participate. “Even though the event lasted for 12 hours, I’m glad I stayed and helped raise money to fight cancer,” Ramirez said. “A few hours of sleep is worth the cure that could save millions,”
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EMPLOYMENT BEST JOB OFF CAMPUS! A part-time position for administrative duties and management of online sales of www. chromeemblems.com. $10 per hour/ within two miles of SMU/ relaxed environment/ flexible schedule. Contact Jillian Simon at 214-363-3170 or sales@chromeemblems.com. BEST JOB ON CAMPUS! The Daily Campus is seeking a top notch marketing in the advertising department. This is an opportunity for advertising, marketing, or business majors to acquire “real world” experience. Looks great on resume! Flexible hours. Call Diana at 8-4111, come by Hughes-Trigg, or e-mail ddenton@smu.edu. BEST JOB ON CAMPUS! The Daily Campus is seeking advertising sales reps. This is an opportunity for advertising, marketing, or business majors to acquire “real world” experience. Looks great on resume! Earn commission while learning outside sales. Flexible hours. Call Diana at 84111, come by Hughes-Trigg, or e-mail ddenton@smu.edu. HELP LEARNING QUICKEN and setting up files. Organizational skills and accurate typing. Three blocks from SMU. Call 214-535-2666 KIDS COOKING COMPANY is looking for fun, friendly students who enjoy working with children to teach cooking camps this summer! Flexible schedule and great work environment. Contact us at chefs@kidscookingcompany. com or 214-265-9949 to apply! LOCAL COMPANY LOOKING for marketing and office help. Part time positions available. Call 469-853-2039 or e-mail lou@louolerio.com
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2 BED 2 BATH duplex for rent. Intersection of Anita and McMillan. 1250sf, recently updated. One mile from SMU. Call Brian 214-395-5087. $1,250/month. 3423 ROSEDALE. 2/2.5 1600 square feet. Great closets. Updated kitchen/baths. Walk to SMU. Parking. Call 214-5370202 or 214-750-7185. 3735 BINKLEY 2/1 DUPLEX, completely updated and remodeled, granite counter tops, new appliances, like brand new, back yard. Call 214-763-5209. 3BR/2BA BEAUTIFUL HOME. Walk to class! Hardwoods throughout. Two large living rooms. Huge backyard, great condition, visit www.2909Dyer.com for pictures. Call Jim 214-394-3626. $3000/ month.
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3 BED 2 BATH Hardwoods, Stainless Steel Appliances, Large Rooms, Large Closets, Flagstone patio, Circle Drive Way & Rear Entry drive way, Marble Fireplace, Study area, call Michael at 214-317-9276, 4084 Purdue, University Park
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LOWER 2B/2B/1CP, for sale or lease, 5 minutes from SMU. Great location, quiet, lovely courtyards. Furnished or unfurnished, washer/dryer. 1,000 sq. ft. $125,000. Rent $850-$950. Will consider short term. 214-528-9144 or 214-5526265.
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CONDOS FOR SALE in The Remington. Across Hillcrest from The Meadows. 2 bed, 2.5 bath, extensively updated, bamboo floors, travertine tile, granite, etc., excellent plan for roommates, largest floor plan in the complex, priced at $289,900.00, seller may consider lease. 2 bed, 1.5 bath, updated, fresh paint, granite, wood laminate floors, new carpet, ready to move in, priced at $245,000.00. Both will be open Sunday, April 10th, from 2:00 to 4:00. Contact: Sonnetta Palmer, RE/MAX DFW, 972-393-9658.
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A C R O SS 1 Part of DMV 6 Need a backrub, say 10 “__-daisy!” 14 Nobel Peace Prize winner Root 15 Walk like a drunk 16 Entre __ (between us) 17 Using a treadmill, e.g. 20 29-Down, for one 21 The Beatles’ “__ Loser” 22 Relating to flight technology 23 Laurel and Getz 25 Medicine amount to take 26 Regional air travel brand since 1984 31 Either Bush, e.g. 32 Round-buyer’s words 33 Baker’s meas. 36 Leftover bits 37 “I don’t think so!” 39 “__ boy!” 40 On the authority of 41 Friend 42 Vietnamese, e.g. 43 Aviator who said “the lure of flying is the lure of beauty” 47 Corp. heads 48 Hospital staffer 49 Beer unit 52 Former telecom giant 53 Former Pakistani president 56 Movie DVD special feature, perhaps 59 Encircle 60 Fiber-rich food 61 “Dog the Bounty Hunter” network, and a hint to the theme in this puzzle’s four longest answers 62 Many MP-3 player batteries 63 Game with six colorful characters 64 Google alternative DOWN 1 Honeyed liquor 2 Land O’Lakes product
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3 Run out of gas 4 “I’ve got you now!” 5 Add insult to injury 6 Major or Minor tarot card group 7 So-so mark 8 Penta- plus one 9 Mt. Fuji statistic 10 Dweebish 11 Leaves for the holidays? 12 Sleeping girl in an Everly Brothers hit 13 “Hang on __” 18 All-in-one Apple computer 19 Crest 23 Mmes., in Madrid 24 Kids’ outdoor winter project 26 Resting on 27 Trifling 28 Old-time breaking news cry 29 Bambi’s aunt 30 Actress Adams of “Enchanted” 34 Marquee name 35 Gasp 37 Org. with Senators and Capitals
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49 The Star Wars films, e.g. 50 “Squawk Box” network 51 Bush advisor Rove 53 Brass component 54 Prefix with China 55 Awfully long time 57 Fraternity letter 58 Word before break or care
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MEN’S TENNIS
The Daily Campus BASEBALL
Mustangs upset BYU in dramatic fashion By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu
The SMU men’s tennis team (13-10) received a big boost of confidence over the weekend when they upset No. 34 Brigham Young University, 4-3, before taking down Grambling State University, 6-1. The victory over BYU was the first win over a nationally ranked opponent for the Mustangs. The Mustangs gained momentum early by capturing the doubles points with victories in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. No. 1 doubles, made up of the No. 29 duo Adham el-Effendi and Darren Walsh, played a hard-fought match, and were able to edge out their opponents, 9-7, for the win. No. 3 doubles, which is Artem Baradach and Chris Hooshyar, were also victorious
with a final score of 8-4. The singles matches were much more tightly contested than doubles. At No. 1 singles, No. 68 Baradach fell behind early, but was able to make up ground and eventually grind out the win in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Although the Mustangs lost No. 2 singles, Darren Walsh continued his impressive winning streak by defeating his opponent in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Hooshyar clinched the winning point for SMU, though it took a wild finish to get it done. After taking the first set, 7-5, Hooshyar fell behind in the second, 25. However, he was able to reel off five straight games to claim the match and the win for the Mustangs. After their tough match in the afternoon, the Mustangs were almost able to breeze by Grambling in the
second part of their double header. SMU dropped only a single point as they claimed their second victory of the day, 6-1. No. 1 doubles did not give up a single game to their opponents, winning 8-0. The Mustangs took the doubles point when No. 2 doubles won as well, 8-6. Singles was even easier for SMU; singles No. 1 through No. 5 won in straight sets. Grambling claimed their only point in No. 6 singles, when Victor Semerdjiev defeated Kyle Van Buskirk in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 10-5. Next up for SMU is the continuation of their match against Texas Christian University. The match was postponed earlier this season, with the Mustangs up, 1-0, after winning the doubles point.
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The No. 29 SMU women’s tennis team defeated the No. 42 Rice Owls, 6-1, Saturday for their final victory of the regular season. The Mustangs (223) will now travel to Tulsa to defend their Conference USA crown. “I was very happy that we came out focused,” head coach Lauren Longbotham-Meisner said in an interview with smumustangs.com. “Rice has beaten some really talented teams this season and I knew that they would bring all that they had today. I told the girls to be ready for a fight and
they came out with really good energy, and I am very pleased with that.” The Owls struck first in the match by taking No. 2 doubles and only needed to win one more doubles match to claim the point. However, No. 3 doubles, made up of senior Casey Kennedy and freshman Edyta Cieplucha, quickly cut off Rice’s momentum with an 8-6 win. The No. 1 doubles team, sophomores Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova, wrapped up the match soon after to give the Mustangs the first point of the match. In singles, the Mustangs continued to dominate, as Cieplucha, ranked
Cruz homers, Rangers top Indians 4-2 in 10 innings By ASSOCIATED PRESS
WOMEN’S TENNIS
By STEPHEN LU
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Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz, right, is greeted by Joaquin Arias after Cruz’s two-run home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jamey Wright in the 10th inning of a baseball game yesterday in Cleveland.
No. 123 in the nation, dropped her opponent in straight sets, 62, 6-1, for SMU’s second point. Malyarchikova followed suit by also taking out her opponent in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Freshman Shahzoda Hatamova claimed the fourth and decisive point for the Mustangs, winning 6-1, 6-2. The Owls managed to claim a point when Daniella Trigo defeated Sophie Quist in three sets (2-6, 7-5, 10-4) in No. 6 singles. And finally, No. 34 Lesniak defeated No. 104 Rebekka Hanle in three sets, 6-3, 3-6 (11-9) for the final point for the Mustangs.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his fifth home run of the season, connecting in the 10th inning and sending the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over Cleveland on Monday, spoiling the Indians’ sold-out opener and manager Manny Acta’s home debut. Cruz leads the AL in home runs. His line shot onto the pedestrian home-run porch at Progressive Field wrecked an otherwise pleasant day for Cleveland fans, who have to be concerned about the club’s shaky bullpen. Frank Francisco (2-2), who lost his job as Texas’ closer on Sunday, pitched a perfect ninth. Neftali Feliz, Francisco’s temporary replacement, earned his third career save throwing fastballs at nearly 100 mph. Shin-Soo Choo homered for the Indians, who lost four in a row. One day after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth in a loss at Detroit, Cleveland’s fill-in closer Chris Perez loaded the bases in the ninth without getting an out. He threw three straight balls before
giving up a double to Joaquin Arias. Taylor Teagarden followed with a bunt that Perez fielded cleanly, but the righthander’s throw to third was high and not in time to get Arias. Perez then walked Elvis Andrus and was pulled by Acta. Tony Sipp got pinch-hitter Ryan Garko to pop out before Acta, forced to mix and match with closer Kerry Wood on the disabled list with a sore back, brought in Wright to face Michael Young. On the first pitch, Young bounced into a double play, ending the threat. Wright wasn’t so fortunate in the 10th as Cruz helped the Rangers improve to 2-9 in road openers since 2000. While his relievers may give Acta some early-season heartburn, manager Ron Washington must feel better about his bullpen staff. The Indians put the go-ahead run in scoring position with one out in the eighth but Darren Oliver struck out Travis Hafner and Jhonny Peralta to keep it tied 2-2. Texas starter Rich Harden, who signed a one-year, $7.5 million free agent contract with the Rangers in December, allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.
Cleveland’s Fausto Carmona had his second straight respectable start, allowing two runs and five hits in eight innings. The Indians didn’t have center fielder Grady Sizemore, who missed his second straight game with tightness in his back. Sizemore’s injury is not believed to be serious, but his absence from the lineup is noteworthy because the three-time AllStar once played in 382 straight games. It was actually the Indians’ third opener in eight days. They opened in Chicago last week and played in Detroit’s first home game on Friday. “We lead the league in home openers,” Acta joked before the game. They went 0-3 in them. Texas took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on Young’s two-out RBI single and Carmona’s wild pitch. Cleveland tied it in the sixth off Harden on Hafner’s sacrifice fly. The Rangers kept it tied when center fielder Julio Borbon threw out Hafner trying to score from second on Matt LaPorta’s single. Hafner barreled into Teagarden, but the catcher held onto the ball.