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‘The Love Inside’ review

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NEWS Briefs World ROME—Survivors of a capsized migrant boat off Libya have told an aid group that an estimated 400 people are believed to have drowned. Italy’s Coast Guard said there were many dead given the size of the ship and nine bodies found.

LAGOS, Nigeria— “Bring Back Our Girls” remains a worldwide cause even one year later after the abduction.

The new president will not repeat his predecessor’s failed promise to find them– only that they won’t be forgotten.

Vice President for Student Affairs will leave Hilltop next semester daniela huebner Online Editor dhuebner@smu.edu Lori S. White, the Vice President for Student Affairs at SMU, announced in an email Monday morning that she will be leaving the Hilltop and heading toward Washington University in St. Louis, where she has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Students.

“We are exceptionally pleased to have attracted a talented student affairs professional like Lori White to Washington University.

She brings an abundance of

experience and insight to the position and I could not be happier to have her joining our leadership team,” said Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor of the Washington University in St. Louis, in a statement to his school’s student newspaper.

White served as Vice President for Student Affairs for eight years, overseeing student activities, health and wellness programs, career services, volunteer and leadership programs and various other student life programs.

Under her leadership, SMU established the Caring Community Connections (CCC) program, launched

the residential commons program, broke ground on a new health center, approved plans for a renovated student center and was the major force behind establishing a Greek Life Diversity task force.

White expressed her gratitude to the SMU community, fellow colleagues and students.

“I will miss all of you and am eternally grateful for the opportunity to have served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at SMU,” said White in an email.

White’s new appointment in St. Louis is effective July 1, following Sharon Stahl’s resignation.

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Vice President for Student Affairs Lori S. White.

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National DENVER— A jury was seated Tuesday in the death penalty trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes after a selection process that experts say was among the largest and most complicated in U.S. history. The 12 jurors and 12 alternates were chosen Monday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— A former community college student named Kenneth Morgan Stancil II, 20, was arrested for allegedly shooting his former supervisor, who was gay, and police are investigating the campus slaying as a possible hate crime.

He was found about 500 mi. from campus.

Texas DALLAS— A woman who operated a church at her home has been arrested for allegedly helping starve a 2-yearold boy to rid him of a “demon,” then holding a resurrection ceremony shortly after he died to try to revive him, investigators said Tuesday. Police believe the boy was dead during the ceremony but that his parents took his body to their native country Mexico for burial without reporting the death, said police Lt. Mark Maret.

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Members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

SMU creates Greek Life Diversity Task Force Christina cox Assignments Desk Editor clcox@smu.edu SMU is launching a Greek Life Diversity Task Force to review campus fraternity and sorority life and to determine if changes need to be made to support diversity and encourage interaction amongst student organization.

The task force consists of 29 members of the SMU community including students, faculty, staff, advisors to fraternities and sororities, three members of the SMU Board of Trustees and one fraternity alumnus.

Joanne Vogel, associate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of Student Life, and Creston C. Lynch, director of Multicultural Student Affairs and National Pan-Hellenic Conference

advisor, are serving as chairs of the task fair.

According to Vogel, discussion for the creation of the task force began after recruitment this January. The recently publicized events surrounding discrimination at other universities propelled SMU to getting the task force started quickly.

Members of the task force were chosen based on recommendations. Vogel said that they received more requests then spots available.

“We sought recommendations from other administrators, faculty, staff and other students,” Vogel said. “We tried to combine the list quickly.”

Vogel stated that they chose members based on the broadest representation at SMU and kept the task force smaller so they could move forward efficiently.

The task force will be examining the four Greek Councils on SMU’s campus: the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) or the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). According to Lynch, almost half of SMU undergraduates participate in fraternity and sorority life.

“It is important that student participation in these groups be open to reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of our campus,” Lynch said in a press release.

Vogel hopes that the SMU community and Greek Life Diversity Task Force will work out everything together. She hopes to look at the culture of SMU and what different groups see as areas of importance at the university.

“My goal is to ensure that any student

that wants to join an organization feels like they are able to without any barriers,” Vogel said.

The task force is reviewing various aspects of Greek life diversity including how councils interact, how familiar students are with different areas of campus and collaboration among the SMU community.

Areas of questioning includes barriers to enhancing diversity of membership within each fraternity and sorority; outreach and recruitment practices of current members, alumni and national organizations; historical and current traditions and practices of organizations that may discourage diverse participation; how the presence of organizations impacts positively or negatively the social fabric of

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Eighteenth annual Honors Convocation celebrates students’ academic achievements maddie adams Contributing Writer madams@smu.edu The 18th annual Honors Convocation at Southern Methodist University was held Monday evening in McFarlin Auditorium. The two-hour ceremony

celebrated the academic achievements of more than 400 undergraduate students.

“It is a great day to celebrate the academic achievements of our students, and I hope you enjoy hearing about all of the achievements they will be acknowledged for,” said President R.

Gerald Turner in his opening remarks.

The stage was set with red and blue backlighting and floral arrangements as students, families, faculty, donors, board members and alumni entered the auditorium.

The entire Platform Party was in attendance and seated on stage.

The Imperial Brass Band played throughout the ceremony. Other musical performances included a song by Kelly Silverthorn accompanied by the piano and the SMU Varsity at the conclusion of the ceremony.

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The 2014-2015 SMU Student Senate poses in front of Hughes-Trigg Student Center,

SMU Student Senate Endowment Committee hosts luncheon for alumni, senators, administrators Katelyn hall Contributing Writer khall@smu.edu The Student Senate Endowment Committee will host a luncheon for Student Senate alumni, senators and administrators before the upcoming spring football game. The committee hopes the event will continue to foster alumni relations and help raise funds and awareness for Student Senate scholarships.

The lunch will occur at noon at the Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom Terrace this Saturday. Current Student Body President Ramon Trespalacios and President-Elect Carlton Adams will speak to alumni and guests, as will Vice President of Student Affairs Lori White.

Tim Hettinger, the Endowment Committee’s chair, and Trevor Thomas, the chair of the Scholarship Committee, will also speak to the importance of Student Senate scholarships.

Guests will be entertained by a performance by The Meadows School of the Arts Jazz Band.

This is the second event the committee has

hosted for alumni this academic year.

Hettinger is hoping the event will garner even more support for a scholarship program that gives back to current students who contribute to the community.

“This Saturday, we are looking to match the attendance and giving of our fall event and continue to reach out to Student Senate alumni asking them to help financially support the scholarship fund,” he said.

“These events help to show the great work that Student Senate is doing to members of the the SMU family.”

The Endowment Committee is a group of 12 students who organize fundraising campaigns and ask for fund contributions that support Student Senate scholarships.

They also work to increase the alumni network with a LinkedIn page for Student Senate Alumni.

“While the ultimate goal is to raise money, these events are a great tool for establishing first contact with alumni and bringing them back into the SMU community,” Hettinger said. “Once a relationship is established, then the financial support will follow.”

Professor Brian Stump, the Claude C. Albritton, Jr. Chair in Geological Sciences in the Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in Dedman College, gave the Honors Convocation address.

“It is no exaggeration to say his research and teaching are explosive, earth-shattering, and yes, even world-changing,” Turner said of Stump.

Stump’s message to awardees was a simple message referencing three lessons he may have known but did not appreciate early in life.

These three lessons are to be curious in life, to take risks and accept setbacks, and to give back.

“Uncharted paths, if explored and developed by unanticipated opportunities, provide for growth and development,” Stump said.

The first recognition of the ceremony was for the University Honors Program, a strong academic community within the university.

Awards were given out to members of 16 different honor societies being recognized.

One of the societies, Alpha Chi, is a national college honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines. In order to be a member of the Texas Alpha Omega chapter, a student must be a junior and have a 3.90 or higher GPA. The next recognition was given to National Fellowships and Awards, for which the entire audience applauded each student.

The deans of the schools announced other awards for academic achievement in all different disciplines of the university.

Jehadu Abshiro was a recipient of one of these awards, Outstanding Achievement in Digital Journalism.

“I am really honored to have received this award; my professors are absolutely wonderful,” she said.

Her proud father, Tadele Abshiro, was in attendance at the ceremony as well.

“I am outstandingly proud of her with my whole heart,” he said.

Senior Rahfin Faruk, student chair on the SMU Board of Trustees, was the most awarded student honored at the ceremony, recognized for nine different achievements: Robert and Nancy Dedman Outstanding Senior Student, Dallas Economists Club Nominee Award, Outstanding Senior in Political Science, Outstanding Communication Studies Student in Debate and Speech, University Honors Program, Harry S. Truman Scholar, Rhodes Scholar Finalist, Marshall Scholar Finalist, and Fellows to the Center for the Study of Presidency and Congress.

After the awards were handed out, SMU Board of Trustees chair Michael M. Boone congratulated the awardees.

“You’ve taken full advantage of SMU’s academic quality and experiences to excel in your disciplines. When the university adopted its slogan, ‘World Changers Shaped Here,’ it had in mind students like you,” he said.

A reception for the awardees and their families followed the conclusion of the ceremony in the Mack Ballroom.

The following is a list of students recognized at the M Awards Extravaganza: “M” Award recipients: • Chris Cornell • Elizabeth Dubret • Monica Finnegan • Katelyn Hall • Preston Hutcherson • Geenah Krisht • Clayton Moore • Elishah Ramos • Kenna Rood • Will Slack John L. Freehafer Award recipients: • Carissa Laughlin • David Lee • Quang (Peter) Ngo • Anna Norkett • J. Barrett “JB” Stockslager • Charlie Weber President Awards of Excellence recipients: • Caroline Young – Scholar/Athlete Award • Alex Day – Scholar/Leader Award • Shelbi Smith – Scholar/Volunteer Award SMU Dads’ Club – Outstanding Senior Man Award: • Will Slack SMU Mothers’ Club – Outstanding Senior Woman Award: • Elizabeth Dubret Office of the Chaplain – Sheri Mooney Memorial Scholarship Award recipients: • Kyle Cantrell • Chantelle Conley• Julie Martin • Alyssa Parrish • Cameron Smith Women & LGBT Center – Emmie V. Baine Legacy Award: • Shelbi Smith A. Kenneth Pye Outstanding Greek Leader Award recipients: • Connor Angle • Ender Barillas • Melody Davis • Julius Henderson • Sydney Kamp • Joseph Letter

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Meadows post-graduate employment rates remain high despite low national statistics campbell flemmons Associate Online Editor cflemmons@smu.edu After the economic decline in 2008, many college graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree found that themselves without work. There wasn’t a great demand for artists and creative minds in the job market, and it seemed that having a college degree no longer meant job security.

However, according to former Meadows Dean Jose Bowen, Meadows currently has the highest employment rate of any art school in the country with 68 percent of first year graduates finding work in their field. The percentage of graduates with BA’s who work directly in their field is just 27 percent, according to sample research done by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Also, a study from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project noted that 48 percent of arts graduates received job offers by graduation day in 2014.

Professor and Senior Associate Dean Kevin Paul Hofeditz said that a precise number for arts graduate employment rates would be almost impossible to calculate. He said that many students looking to work in an artistic career can be selfemployed or they are constantly changing careers.

He also said that many students perhaps find a job several weeks or months after graduation, but do not follow up with the university.

“Unlike Cox or Lyle students, Meadows students typically don’t have secured jobs until after graduation,” said senior journalism major Claire Kelley. “I can’t speak for everyone, but I think things like that that might give other students anxiety instead foster hope and optimism in creative-minded Meadows kids.”

These percentages can be misleading and difficult to comprehend particularly when considering that these degrees in art don’t necessarily correlate with a specific field. An article from The Atlantic pointed out that the Fed’s study was extremely specific when calculating what degrees and fields go together. The Atlantic said that in the study a math major would only be considered to be working in his or her field if he were a mathematician, professor or math scientist.

It does not count if that math major goes on to work as a stockbroker, even though that graduate is certainly using the degree skills on a daily basis.

When it comes to art degrees, this process of analysis only becomes more complicated and difficult to assess. In comparison, it would be much easier to measure the number of graduates with degrees in psychology who work in psychological

fields or math majors in mathematics. However, the artistic field is so much harder to define.

Many graduates pursue secondary degrees, and The Atlantic points out that the Fed’s document excluded those graduate degree holders, which then made the employment percentage smaller.

Besides self-employment, art students are also more likely to pursue new careers online that don’t necessarily have the stability of say a job as a doctor. Perhaps a graduate with a degree in acting is making a living by creating online web videos or a graduate with a journalism degree is writing for his or her own blog. While they are making a living and have a job, they’re technically not employed by a particular company, and therefore they’re distorting the statistic for employment rates.

While these statistics may reflect a harder job market for creative careers, students are still pursuing BA’s. One reason for this could be SMU’s willingness to help students find jobs.

According to the SNAAP study, 70 percent of recent graduates felt their institution helped them with network and relationship building skills. This statistic would suggest that students have more contacts in creative fields who helped them find work. Many SMU students feel that Meadows is very focused on helping students with networking to build their careers.

“I think SMU has been really helpful in preparing Meadows students to find jobs,” said Kelley. “I’m constantly getting emails about internships and job opportunities, and people are really willing to hire SMU students. In fact, I’ve had a few internships that have been offered exclusively to SMU students because so many students are smart and capable even before they meet us.”

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Students celebrate International Global Brigades Week Christina cox Assignments Desk Editor clcox@smu.edu April 12-16 marks international Global Brigades Week, a week dedicated to honoring the work and mission of Global Brigades: to empower volunteers and under-resourced communities to resolve global health and economic disparities by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement on the planet.

Global Brigades began in 2003 when Duffy Casey, Shital Chauhan and Jeff Bodle traveled with a group of students from Marqette University to Indiana and Honduras to provide medical care to rural communities. Now it has expanded and spread to universities across the nation to communities around the world.

To honor Global Brigades (GMB) Week, the SMU Chapter of GMB is educating members and the SMU student body on what GMB is and how it can impact the community worldwide.

“We’re launching a social media campaign with daily facts and testimony from 2014 brigaders,” said President of the SMU Chapter of Global Brigades Hilary Hopkins.

The SMU chapter works with communities in Panama every summer to work in a mobile medical clinic in underserved regions. According to Hopkins, the group travels there due to the physician shortage, economic disparity especially among indigenous groups, lack of health education, and unimproved sanitation access.

According to Hopkins, there are only 1.5 physicians for every 1,000 people, and 95 percent of indigenous people fall below the poverty line.

More than half of the population does not have access to improved sanitation.

“Global Brigades identifies rural communities, often times indigenous, and works with them to improve their health, health education and community resources to create sustainable and holistic change in the community,” Hopkins said.

During the week-long brigade, students work for three days in a free clinic and organize Charlas, or lectures, to educate Panama’s children and adults. The clinic runs for eight to ten hours per day.

“Students volunteering get hands-on experience taking vital signs, medical histories, and shadowing Panamanian physicians, dentists, and pharmacists, assisted by translators to help break the language barrier,” Hopkins said.

In the Charlas, students teach adults about STDs and STIs and children

about the importance of dental hygiene and nutrition.

According to Hopkins, the trip is transformative. After her first brigade, she said she redeveloped her passion for healthcare and her desire to care for underserved populations.

The trips also influenced her to pursue a master’s degree in public health with an emphasis in global health.

“What impacted me the most was the prevalence of easily treatable disease,” she said.

“Access to clean water and Tylenol would cure the majority of cases I’ve seen.”

Hopkins stated that during her two brigades, the most common diseases she saw were malnutrition, high blood pressure, scabies and other skin rashes, and intestinal parasites.

Senior Ashley D. Romo also found that her trip to Panama solidified her desire to serve rural communities through medical practice.

During her trip to Panama, Romo implemented a case study with SMU Engaged Learning, entitled “A Case Study: Medical Practice in Rural Panama,” to examine the factors that play into diseases prevalence in underserved, rural areas.

“Volunteering with Global Medical Brigades gave me the opportunity for many ‘firsts’: my first time traveling outside the country, first time working in an underserved community in Latin America, first time shadowing a rural physician, and first time designing and implementing a case study,” Romo said.

Courtney Thrower also traveled to Panama with SMU Global Brigades and Engaged Learning. In August 2014, Thrower worked with nine other brigaders to provide medical attention, encourage healthy living and empower 414 Panamanian community members.

“My experience working with SMU GMB and with global and local community members has been awesome,” Thrower said. “It has provided me the chance to understand health and wellness first hand and keeps me inspired in my journey to become a medical doctor.”

Thrower said that her trip to Panama also allowed her to conduct a weekend workshop with a local non-profit, Brother Bill’s Helping Hands, to provide similar services.

Those involved in the SMU chapter of GMB hope that Global Brigades Week and their personal experiences will inspire others to look into the opportunities that Global Brigades and Engaged Learning has to offer.

Students and supporters can follow updates from the SMU GMB chapter at www.facebook. com/SMUGMB.

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SMU with respect to diversity; and other issues from discussions about Greek life diversity on campus that could impact the SMU student experience.

The task force is also looking into positive programming within residential commons to encourage diversity among students regardless of Greek affiliation; new Greek traditions that could positively contribute to diversity; strategies for enhancing connection, communication and community across all four councils; and additional ways the university can support each organization in their

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that feels and confront my pain,” Johnson said.

Although culture is more accepting of tattoos, people with them still feel they are perceived in a certain way.

“By my choices, I have ruled out corporate life,” Click said. “I like these tattoos enough to sacrifice what’s going to come my way. They mean more to me than other things.”

Johnson realized how people view her and her tattoos during her first job out of the military. She was a nanny for a Pakistani family in Highland Park.

The mother of the family said if her neighbors saw Johnson walking into the house they would probably call the police.

“I realized what I put out there physically is not the energy I think I put out there,” Johnson said.

Johnson wonders what professors think of her. She worries they assume she doesn’t take school seriously.

“I just have to make sure my actions speak louder

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new practices.

According to SMU, the task force will be looking for solutions both within and outside of SMU to develop new practices that enhance diverse participation in Greek organizations and “ensure that all members demonstrate personal responsibility and sincere regard and respect for others.”

The Greek Life Diversity Task Force will issue a final report to the vice president for Student Affairs in December 2015 to be reviewed by President Turner and the SMU Board of Trustees. However, the Greek Life Diversity Task Force and Student Affairs Office may implement recommendations before the issuance of the final report.

The Daily Campus will continue to update this story as more information becomes available

than my arms,” Johnson said.

Tattoos do not define people. They become part of an existing identity. They become so ingrained in people that they often forget they even have tattoos.

“I basically forget that they’re there,” Johnson said. “It’s just my skin.”

Having tattoos is deeply personal and individualistic, but the individual also becomes part of the larger tattoo community.

“I’ll go up to a stranger in a museum and say, ‘You have a beautiful tattoo,’ and we’ll talk for hours,” Click said. “It brings up conversations with people I normally never would have associated with.”

Tattoos are permanent. They are a continual process of therapy. They are a permanent reminder of memories and source of motivation. They are a permanent source of self-expression and connection with others.

“It puts who I am out there without me having to try,” Johnson said. “Rather than me being someone who went through all of those things that I did and then walking around as if none of it happened, I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve.”

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Tattoos are more than art to SMU students and faculty NIKKI DABNEY Contributing Writer ndabney@smu.edu Prison inmates, sailors and drug addicts are no longer the only ones with tattoos. In a higher learning environment like SMU, many students and faculty members choose to get tattoos as an expression of their identities.

To this community, tattoos are more than body doodles; they express the deepest parts of who they are. Karen Click, the director of SMU’s Women & LGBT Center, has about 20 tattoos.

The first tattoo Click got was her name in Tai: Pailin. She was a high school exchange student in Thailand, and she returned to teach English there, so Thailand is a special place to her. Click has two completely different lives when she lives in Thailand and when she lives in the U.S. For instance, in Thailand, she bows to gender expectations and female inferiority. In the U.S., she is a strong feminist and acts as an equal to others.

“They are both my life,” Click said. “I put [my tattoo] at my wrist because that’s where you take your pulse. It’s like you’re feeling yourself. I’m not just feeling Karen, but I’m feeling Pailin too.”

Even tattoos that may hold not as deep of a message still represent the person in some way.

Sophomore Kate Moody has a tattoo of Texas on her butt. It has a star marking the location of the

camp she and her two best friends grew up going to together. One Sunday during their senior year of high school, the girls went to church together and then went straight to the tattoo parlor.

“My tattoo is funny, and I like to think I have a good sense of humor,” Moody said. “It reflects the person I am.”

For junior Allison Johnson, her tattoos represent the period of her life she spent serving in the military when she was 18 to 22 years old.

From her hip to her knee, she has a tattoo of an anchor with a rose attached to a rope that’s tied around a crow flying away, and the rope is severed. She got the tattoo the day she left the military.

“Everyone gets anchor tattoos to celebrate the military, but I got it as my release from all that and leaving that life behind,” Johnson said.

Johnson also has a tattoo that says, “selfefficacy” on her shoulder. When her life got really difficult in the military, she participated in an outpatient mental health program where they focused on self-efficacy – the belief that people can accomplish something for themselves. The physical process of getting her tattoos was a therapeutic process for Johnson.

“I had to take what I went through and sit through the six hour process and think about how

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‘The Love Inside’ crosses boundaries, shocks audience blair croce Arts and Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu People fall into two categories when it comes to love. One minuscule collection of lucky individuals has romance all figured out. However, the people in the dominant group have an impressive ability to mess everything up. Writers/directors Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot fall into the latter category of poor souls and decided to make a movie about it called “The Love Inside.”

In this tragically realistic film competing in the Narrative Feature competition at the Dallas International Film Festival, three couples spend one toxic, unforgettable weekend in a remote cabin in Texas.

One couple consists of the innocent and kind-hearted Kate (Betsey Phillips) and the less sugary sweet Vaughan (Zachary Knighton).

The two coordinate the weekend getaway for the group to announce their engagement.

The next couple consists of Joel (Joey Kern), a sexually adventurous oversized child, and Gemma (Ashley Spillers), Joel’s rambunctious playmate. The last

couple, Erica and Brian, presents the problem.

Back in their college days, Erica and Vaughan dated for three years, yet Vaughan has no idea that Erica is dating his best friend or much less coming to his engagement announcement extravaganza. As one could infer, things quickly go south but not just for Erica and Vaughan. The unfinished sexual and emotional tension between Erica and Vaughan leads everyone in the house into making one terrible decision after the other.

As the film comes to a close and their disastrous weekend ends, the characters have done a 180 degree flip, and every relationship has changed. Though this film might seem like a hilarious story idea, it’s not so funny when you hear the directors say it actually happened.

People say that art is a form of therapy. Well, Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot certainly listened to them. A couple weeks back when I attended the round table press session, the directors revealed that the film’s storyline was drawn from personal experiences.

Half-joking, Smoot even added during the interview, “I’m actually missing an appointment

with my therapist for this.” This film certainly appeals to those who have been burned in the romantic arena. The duo of directors incorporate raw sexual scenes, poignant dialogue and tense argumentative scenes that bring a heaviness to the film.

Sometimes too much is simply too much. Smoot and Irvine might have not considered that.

The film’s intended message might have been “love sucks.”

However, the picture the film actually conveyed was a group of sexually uncontrollable, shallow adults, with the exception of the kind-hearted Katie character.

The technical aspects were almost too subtle, which created even more emphasis on the weird tensions between the characters.

The actors did portray their characters with uniqueness and believability, but that was also the problem. Though this film was supposed to appeal to people working through emotional problems, the characters just weren’t likable.

The cynicism in the writing wasn’t even endearing but landed more on the side of offensive. All in all, some might enjoy this jaded little love story, but I personally felt it was too sexual, too jaded and too odd of a narrative.

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Andy Irvine and Mark Smoot teamed up to make the edgy romantic film “The Love Inside.”

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Students team up with The Dallas Morning News riley coven Arts and Entertainment Writer rcoven@smu.edu Closely approaching is this year’s annual Academy of Country Music Awards. On April 19, Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton will be hosting the 50th installment of this awards

show. Many news outlets will be covering this event, including some of SMU’s own, but in a unique way. Four students from the communications department are assisting The Dallas Morning News with coverage, by snapchatting the event on the @GuideLive profile. The four students, all seniors, Fabiola

Castillo, Ellen Handa, Caroline Robinson and Paige Stenberg are nicknamed the “Street Team” and will be all over the show Friday and Saturday night. From the red carpet to maybe even backstage, SMU’s own will be taking a step in a new frontier: the combination of local news reporting and widely spread social media.

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“The Love Inside” combined lots of sexual scenes with a lot of on-screen fights.

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Four students are teaming up with The Dallas Morning News to cover the awards this weekend.

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The best looks and outfits from Coachella this weekend Gabriella Bradley Style Editor gjbradley@smu.edu

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If you are reading this right now, then it is officially half way through the two-weekend music festival extravaganza that is Coachella.

That means you’ve already been through one weekend of too many too long Snapchat stories, a steady stream of hazy filtered Instagram posts and hours of listening to your friends recount every band that went up on stage.

Even if you aren’t in the indie music festival scene, Coachella offers a front row seat to the best offering of festival fashion. Since they huddled over their computers relentlessly refreshing the page for tickets to go on sale, attendees have been meticulously planning and orchestrating flawless outfits for

this highly anticipated weekend.

Flower head bands are considered staples, as are printed kimonos, gladiator sandals and cropped tops. Although there is a familiar uniform that can be found on every other girl you find there, there were some new and exciting looks sweeping the desert field.

Here are some of the most notable trends you should be taking from the festival to your closet:

This season’s it-bag The Chloe Drew chain shoulder bag was the partner in crime to every blogger and fashionista this weekend. It’s adorned with perfect gold hardware to compliment the wide variety of luxe colors and patterns the satchel comes in.

Everyone from fashion blogger Julie Sariñana to Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Hunington-

Whiteley was spotted sporting this chic carryall.

Two-piece wonders Last spring we saw the emergence of the two-piece ensemble look, and it came back strong again at this weekend’s festivities. Choose from a matching set or go for a retro glam look (see top right photo).

White with lace all over White lacey pieces were abundant at every party, campsite and stage front. This romantic look is a favorite this season and could be found in all forms, from tops, to jumpsuits, to dresses. My favorite look of the three days definitely has to go to Rosie HuningtonWhiteley for her stunning little Chloe slip dress (see second to the bottom, left).

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One student’s thoughts on diversity at SMU SMU is a remarkable university with great opportunities for students to excel professionally and build connections in the work force. It has made great strides in academics, great strides in alumni giving and great strides in making a presence nationally and internationally. However, diversity is still lacking on the Hilltop; black students still feel alienated at social events and organizations. When will this cutting-edge university make great strides in diversity?

Fall of 2012, I came to SMU as a transfer student from a public university. I was also a graduate of a public high school. I heard whispers that SMU was more diverse than ever. They were faint whispers, but nonetheless, whispers of change at the university. I believed them. And, they were wrong.

A beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon, I traveled to campus to tailgate at the highly talked about, highly anticipated, Boulevard. Tents covered the campus and students pranced around the Boulevard dressed in blue and red displaying their enthusiasm for our lackluster football team. Everyone dressed the same. Everyone looked the same. White.

The vibe in the atmosphere was exclusion.

Immediately I felt unwelcomed when I tried to join my classmates under certain tents. With my pride bruised and my dignity shattered, I migrated to the Association of Black Students table where I was greeted, welcomed and embraced.

Monday morning I was notified by one of my new friends from ABS that their sign had been placed in a tree upside down. This is when I knew that SMU students did not care about my history, my people, or me. My heart was chilled. My brain was puzzled. I felt discouraged from ever feeling like I could make SMU a safe place or carry the same abundance of pride as my fellow classmates.

The problem at SMU is a problem a lot of people face in society. People tend to cling to other people who look like them or come from the same neighborhood.

When placed in a new setting we exclude those people who appear to be different than we are used to.

Unconsciously, we ask ourselves, “What do we have in common?” We assume nothing because their skin might be darker or fairer. Separating ourselves by these standards is damaging because there’s no room for diversity. Exclusion will happen - and it has taken over the SMU campus.

One could argue that maybe this ideology could be

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brandom brigham Contributing Writer Courtesy of AP

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carried into the admission process, consideration of leadership roles, faculty and staff. Leaving many people excluded from the University.

President Turner addressed racism in higher education as the nation paid great attention to the bigotry that happened with the men of the Greek organization, SAE, at University of Oklahoma.

“Our responsibilities include encouraging and exhibiting respect for each other, supporting the diversity that SMU values as an institution of higher education,” he wrote in an email.

I assessed his words carefully and wondered if it’s just persuasive rhetoric or a call for action.

He encouraged the entire university – staff and faculty included – to have meaningful conversation about the disparaging and racial comments made at OU. Again, great rhetoric, but the change is among the students’ interaction with one another. Of course, the SMU community could use more black faculty and staff members. I’ve been at SMU three years and only had two black professors.

The backbone of this issue will be students reaching out to people who don’t look like them. It’s important to encourage interaction among the students of all different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. This will inspire students of color to feel like they are an intricate part of campus and they’re not forgotten. This interaction among all students can reach outside of campus and inspire more students of color who have the idea that they’re not welcomed to want to go to SMU. SMU is a nationally ranked university and should be viewed as an institution of diversity to match its level of academic and research achievements.

Brigham is majoing in journalism.

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New emojis, new problems Apple’s newest update, IOS 8.3, introduced hundreds of new emojis. Now users can pick and choose between various shades of white and brown emoji skin color. A new and wider range of skin tones was designed to better reflect the numerous ethnicities around the world.

A more Simpsonesque yellow replaced the previous generic “white” emojis. While the original emojis are still available, Apple included more colored emojis to promote diversity. The update also includes samesex partners, diversified sports emojis, and dozens of new flags.

IOS 8.3’s emoji update came with the intention to solve the “white dominance” problem of Apple’s emojis, but as the old adage follows: No good deed goes unpunished.

Celebration quickly turned to calamity. Some people rejoiced and celebrated this victory of racial inclusion. However, others continued to express their disgruntled concerns. Soulless gingers cried, “Where are the emojis with the red hair? We have feelings, too.”

No one can doubt that the new golden emojis look more like a feverish yellow. It’s almost as if the emojis’ kidneys are failing. Or they look like they received the Midas touch, but Midas touched them in wrong places. Are they supposed to represent the general public?

I don’t know about Apple, but I’ve never seen a yellow person. And if Apple intends for these yellow emojis to represent my people (for those who don’t know, I’m Asian), that’s going to cause problems. Now I personally don’t mind, but it could upset other people in the community.

In the words of the late, great Notorious B.I.G., “More emojis, more problems.” That may or may not be accurate. Nevertheless, while Apple intended for these emojis to solve the racial issue in its keyboard,

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nickson chong Opinion Editor

Why there should not be an eighth ‘Fast and Furious’ movie The “Fast and Furious” franchise increasingly ramped up its explosive stunts, bikini-clad models, and most importantly the jaw dropping, eye-popping, awe-inspiring beast machines.

Universal Studio’s latest installment, “Furious 7’ crashed through boundaries that no other racing movie could ever imagine.

An action sequence ignited the storyline that in any other movie would’ve been the climax. Cars went where no cars have gone before: parachuting from a C-130 cargo plane, leaping through the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi.

Thrilling racing sequences, tense moments of near-death scenes, and exhilarating combat that would beat down any other action movie dominated the length of “Furious 7.”

But, even with all the jampacked, keep-you-at-the-edge-ofyour-seat scenes, the movie still made room for the hilarious and jaunty banter between Ludacris and Tyrese Gibson, emotional connections with Dom helping Letty remember her past and Brian fighting to protect his family, and an even more swole Dwayne Johnson.

In addition to the already A-list crew, the movie introduced an even more star-studded cast: Real-life MMA expert Ronda Rousey, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Tony Jaa, Djimon Honsou, and the ever bald, but still badass Jason Statham.

Oh, and spoilers (but not really significant), Iggy played a part in the movie for about 15 seconds.

Totally ruined the movie, but not really.

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nickson chong Opinion Editor

nicksonc@smu.edu

The soundtrack played well with the scenes, the plot weaved itself throughout the movie, and the final tribute to Paul Walker hit home.

With all the production and creativity that went into making the movie, it’s no surprise that “Furious 7” broke the box office by bringing in $384 million worldwide on opening weekend alone. The movie tied up loose ends left in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, a movie that without the 7th movie would’ve stood out like Iggy Azalea trying to rap.

With all the hype and momentum F&F holds, Universal now has to determine if there will be another installment. More money will always be a temptation for the studio, so if anything drops into the discussions of another F&F movie money will be a huge variable.

On Jimmy Kimmel, Vin Diesel teased an eighth installment set in New York – though it is yet to be officially confirmed. Beyond the location, Diesel didn’t mention any other hints.

But as much as I would love to see another “Fast and Furious” movie, I think it’s time for the

franchise to retire. “Furious 7” gracefully handled Paul Walker’s sudden death in the middle of production, but no one can doubt the ever-lingering presence that “Furious 7” will always be Paul Walker’s last act. Other than Tokyo Drift, Paul Walker played the protagonist in the Fast movies, but with his absence now the franchise won’t be the same.

“Furious 7” Director James Wan respectfully retired Walker’s character rather than kill him off.

If an eighth were made, Brian O’ Connor would likely stay home to spend time with his family rather than dodge bullets and drive shiny cars.

Kurt Russell’s mysterious G-man character would likely play a role in the possible next movie, perhaps assigning the crew for a new mission. It’d be nice to see Eva Mendes’ character from “2 Fast 2 Furious” 2 come back 2 the franchise. SPOILERS. Just kidding. Wan also ensured that “Furious 7” ended with someone not dying so we’re likely to see that character somehow come back. Excuse my vagueness; I’m trying to refrain from ruining the ending.

Without a doubt, “Furious 7” races past all previous F&F movies, injecting you with bigger, ballsier, ludicrous/Ludacris steroid-zapped dose of “Fast and Furious” entertainment.

But lets leave it at seven: A grand tribute to Paul Walker’s amazing performance in the piston-pumping franchise.

Chong is majoring in finance and economics.

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politics they created more problem than solutions.

The criticism over IOS 8.3 goes to show that Apple will never solve the racial problem. I don’t blame society, only certain individuals of society for employing the well-intentioned new range of emojis in discriminatory contexts.

Blaming Apple for racism following the release of the new emojis is like screaming, “White supremacy” at Club Penguin for a complementary white belly present in all of their penguins. Okay, that’s a bad analogy, but hopefully you get what I’m trying to say.

Let’s stop pretending that Apple is to blame for the negativity surrounding the new emojis. It’s the users that are using them in a controversial light.

There will always be someone who questions the motives of big businesses, but can we please drop the stigma that all companies are in it for the money? If an organization can promote their brand while promoting tolerance within society, why is that such a bad thing?

With the hundreds of new emojis available, there is still no taco emoji. Now that’s the real issue here, but I guess that’s something Apple doesn’t want to taco about.

Chong is majoring in finance and economics.

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Terrorism isn’t part of a religion Barack Obama refuses to use the word Islam when referring to the terrorists gripping the world with fear. Perhaps because Obama’s father was a Muslim, he realizes that these vile people have no legitimate ties with the true Islamic religion.

As a nation, we are uneducated about the Muslim religion and many people do not know any Muslims personally.

Muhammad Ali, an Islamic convert, in a highly controversial and famous stance, refused to serve in the Vietnam War, citing Islamic pacifism.

The Quaran preaches a “turn the other cheek” philosophy allowing only for self-defense, never promoting war.

In fact, Muslims greet one another, by saying “Peace be upon you.” Even the word Islam comes from a root word meaning submission and peace.

The word jihad refers to a follower’s inner struggle to be good and avoid iniquity, certainly not to do harm to another (Muslim or non-Muslim) or to engage in war.

In a clear example of the terrorists’ monstrous and revolting acts, they murdered 132 Muslim school children in Pakistan.

When most of those of Muslim faith despise and disavow the terrorists and their acts, how can we call the terrorists Muslim and lump them together with the 23 percent of the world’s population that is Muslim? Common sense should tell even the uninformed that 1.6 billion people are not terrorists.

Unfortunately, there will always be evil people who irrationally cherry pick certain passages of a religious book to support their deranged objectives.

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Hitler was raised in a Catholic home. He even referred to himself as “fighting for the work of the Lord,” but at some point, he abandoned his family, culture and religion of origin.

The Quaran, the Bible and the Torah have and will provide misguided militants with aggressive scripture to justify their determination and heinous acts. These terrorists have abandoned the sacred teachings of Islam and distorted the truth. That makes them manipulators, not followers, of this Abrahamic religion.

For those of us who know Muslims intimately, we understand these extremists show no resemblance to the people we know and love. It is ignorant to think otherwise. Ignorance is dangerous. Muslims are most affected by the Islamic Terrorists moniker, because with it comes an undeserved shame and fear of retaliation.

We, rightfully, don’t call Hitler a Christian. Don’t call these terrorists Muslims. Don’t compound their appalling acts with unjust labels.

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Top Ten

Another DC top 10 It is that time of the year again. The part of the semester when we at The Daily Campus give you a list of our favorite sports things.

This year we want to pay homage to those moments that really got your blood pumping.

You know, the ones that made you jump and holler unintelligible phrases at your set?

But not out of anger- no, we want to honor the ones that might have made you thump

your chest as much as they would have made you cry.

We would also like to point out that to be inclued in our list it had to take place after the year 2000.

To be more clear, this isn’t a list of best games, plays or players.

This is a list of the best moments in sports- the ones that evoked the most (positive) response with you immediately after they happened.

The entire sports staff submitted their favorites and the submissions ranged from: plays, playoff series and indivdual feats, to off season acquisitions and culture changes.

Ultimately we decided on these ten as the best. If you disagree passionately, let us know on Twiter @smusportsdesk.

-Denetrio Teniente Sports Editor

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The fourth-seeded Mustangs face off against the fifth-seeded Tigers Thursday in Tulsa at noon.

SMU looks to tame Tigers Patrick Engel Staff Writer @Patrick_Engel94 Fresh off a regular season finale 6-1 win over Abilene Christian, the SMU women’s tennis team will take on Memphis in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The fourth-seeded

Mustangs face off against the fifth-seeded Tigers on Thursday in Tulsa at noon.

The teams met in the regular season on April 3, with Memphis knocking off SMU 4-0 in Memphis.

SMU ended the regular season at 15-6 and 3-3 in conference, as well as a No. 70 national ranking.

The Tigers finished their

regular season at 9-13 and 4-2 in conference play. They ended their regular season with a loss at Michigan.

Both teams earned a first-round bye in the event.

The winner will play either topranked Houston, or the winner of Wednesday’s UConn-East Carolina match if either beats Houston, Friday at noon.

Equestrian

Mustangs head to NCEAC for fourth straight season Patrick Engel Staff Writer @Patrick_Engel94

SMU Equestrian heads to Waco Thursday for its fourth consecutive trip to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship.

The team starts the three-day event with an 8:30 a.m. matchup

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against Kansas State.

The Mustangs posted a 7-7 regular season record, going 3-0 at home, 1-5 on the road and 3-2 at neutral sites.

Four of the seven wins came against ranked opponents, including a victory over defending national champion and top-ranked Georgia.

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This the first installment of a ten story series and the 10th place finisher in The Daily Campus’ Top Ten most exciting moments in DFW sports history (since 2000).

Demetrio Teniente Sports Editor @Demo36 Jump into our timemachine (all the newspapers have them).

Let’s take a trip back to 2007.

Sean Kingston was still relivant, and you we were all Partying’ Like Rockstars with the Shop Boyz and Cranking that Soulja boy.

Tony Romo was in his first full season as the Cowboys quarterback, hadn’t broken his ribs, back or even our hearts (more than once).

After the botched hold in Seattle earlier that year, Dallas moved away from aging Martin Gramatica and placed their trust in rookie kicker Nick Folk.

In the fifth week of the season the 4-0 Dallas Cowboys went on the road looking for their fifth staright victory.

Romo did everything he could to make sure that didn’t happen- throwing five interceptions and losing a fumble.

But he also did everything he could to make sure it did happen- leading two clutch last minute drives.

It was a preview of things to come- the aggressive and often way too risky style of play NFL fans would come to love and hate Romo for was all over this game.

Romo threw two interceptions in the first half and both were returned for touchdowns.

With 20 seconds left in the game, Dallas scored nine points to schock Buffalo and remain undefeated.

Romo led dallas on an eighty yard drive- culminating with a four-yard touchdown to Patrick Crayton with 20 seconds remaining.

State in the in the United Conference Championship.

Kansas State has won three of its last four and has wins against five of the 12 teams in the NCEA field.

The four straight appearances in the NCEA Championship ties a program record.

SMU has won its opening round matchup in each of the last three seasons before falling in the second round each time.

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After Nick Folk kicked the game winning field goal in Buffalo, the headlines in papers the next morning read “Folk Hero.”

Dallas tried for two, but Terrell Owens was stripped of the ball in the end zone.

So the Cowboys tried the onside and Tony Curtis recovered for Dallas.

Two plays later, Folk nailed a 53-yard field goal- but Buffalo called a timeout just before the snap.

It didn’t matter though, because he nailed his second try too and Dallas won it 25-24.

I should also point out that

Folk hit four field goals- a 47, 29 and a 37-yarder.

He made the game-winning kick twice....no big deal.

And to make things worse for Buffalo, the loss came on their first Monday Night Football appearance in over 13 years.

Dallas would go on to do nothing else noteworthy that season as far as awards go...but on October 9, 2007 they gave us something to cheer about- and for that, we thank them.

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Solution: 04/13/15

Across 1 Request an ID from 5 Classic milk flavoring 10 Degs. for choreographers 14 Yours, to Yves 15 One making a leaf pile 16 Wild speech 17 Key collection of records 19 Command to Fido 20 Trophy 21 Slyly suggest 23 Religious offense 24 Common "terrible twos" responses 26 Quiet time 27 Canadian crooner with four Grammys 32 Came out with 35 Protein-rich beans 36 Sushi fish 37 Scratching post users 38 Peeper 39 "Divergent" heroine __ Prior 40 Uplifting wear 41 Oil magnate Halliburton 43 Feared African fly 45 Telltale white line 48 Home to Sean O'Casey 49 Take to court 50 Buzzy body 53 Aspiring rock star's submissions 57 Mineral used in water softening 59 Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" 60 Not even close to an agreement ... or, literally, what 17-, 27- and 45-Across have in

common 62 Like some beers 63 Visually teasing genre 64 Continuously 65 Creepy look 66 Smallville family 67 Zilch Down 1 Tent sites 2 Centipede video game creator 3 Pitcher's gripping aid 4 Ding-a-ling 5 "Close the window!"

6 Like a boor 7 Crispy fried chicken part 8 Cartoon collectibles 9 "No Spin Zone" newsman 10 Enterprise helmsman, to Kirk 11 "Hey hey hey!" toon 12 Gross subj.?

13 38-Across sore 18 Counting word in a rhyme 22 Well-worn pencils 25 Med. condition with repetitive behavior 27 Conservatory subj.

28 So far 29 Fair-hiring initials 30 Flowery rings 31 Ultimatum ender 32 Long-range nuke 33 Rani's wrap 34 Deadlock 38 Aboveground trains 39 Golf gadget 41 Exude 42 Go wild 43 Ft. Worth campus

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WEDNESDAY n APRIL 15, 2015 politics

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With legalization possible, pot Obama to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terror list growers become lobbyists LISA LEFF Associated Press California’s marijuana farmers have existed in a legal gray area during the 18 years since the state became the first to allow residents to use the drug for medical purposes.

Now, veteran cannabis growers are emerging from the shadows to make their voices heard at the Capitol as the groundwork is being laid to legalize pot for recreational use in the state.

Marijuana producers from Northern California’s infamous Emerald Triangle are hiring veteran lobbyists, forming political action committees and taking elected officials on fact-finding tours — even though large-scale pot farms remain illegal under federal law and growers risk being raided and prosecuted.

The growers’ coalition says it’s worth the risk to ensure their interests are represented as lawmakers, and ultimately voters, consider regulations that could allow them to do business aboveboard.

“This is democracy in action,” said Casey O’Neill, who grows flowers, vegetables and marijuana in Mendocino County and serves as secretary of the 750-member Emerald Growers Association. “Every other industry sends lobbyists to tell government how to think, so finally as an industry we are realizing if this is how it works in America, we are going to have to play ball.”

Their first at-bat is a Wednesday hearing for a bill that would require medical marijuana growers to obtain permits and subject them to environmental inspections. The association is bringing members to Sacramento for advocacy training and to support the legislation with visits to legislators’ offices and T-shirts reading, “I am a farmer.”

The author of the bill is Assemblyman Jim Wood, a Democrat whose sprawling, 300-mile-long district encompasses the prime, sun-grown marijuana territory of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties.

Wood said he doesn’t know how his constituents will be received, but he hopes his colleagues will keep open minds.

“It’s one of those things that here in Sacramento, when you start talking about it, some people, if you don’t live in the world where this comes from, they are uncomfortable,” Wood said.

To prepare for the hearing of the Assembly

Agriculture Committee, nine members of the growers’ association put on slacks and dresses for a meeting in their lobbyist’s 25th floor office within blocks of the Capitol to plot strategy and messaging.

They decided to highlight their community as consisting largely of responsible farmers who are good environmentalists and employers but have been forced to operate as outlaws and unfairly lumped in with unscrupulous drug gangs that steal water for illegal pot grows on public lands.

“The more consistent we can be in reminding people that unregulated agriculture is the problem and for all of the problems the solution is regulation, the better off we’ll be,” said Emerald Growers Association Executive Director Hezekiah Allen, a third-generation pot farmer.

In Oregon, Colorado and Washington state, where marijuana already has been legalized for recreational use by adults, pot growers have engaged in political advocacy in concert with and in opposition to consumer and business groups that fought for full legalization. Ongoing issues include price differences between legal and recreational pot and whether longtime growers are getting locked out of a more tightly regulated environment.

California’s growers want to avoid such scenarios.

Association members say the state’s medical marijuana laws are too loose to offer guidance or protection, so they have been collaborating with the drug reform groups that are crafting ballot language for a 2016 legalization campaign.

The growers’ organization says pot farms should be overseen by the state agriculture department like vineyards and that any licensing system should employ a tiered approach that leaves room for small “craft cultivators.”

One sign that the growers are being heard was a two-day field trip that California Cannabis Voice Humboldt, an advocacy group, organized last week for two members of the state tax board, which is providing input for the drafters of the legalization initiative on how recreational weed could be taxed. The elected officials toured a seedling nursery, a pair of specialty farms, and a horticulture supply company, posing after the outing for a group photo with their hosts.

“A farmer made that happen,” said group Treasurer Luke Bruner, who organized the visit. “The weed fairy doesn’t bring this stuff to the dispensary.”

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JULIE PACE Associated Press President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries.

The terror designation has been a stain on Cuba’s pride and a major stumbling block for efforts to mend ties between Washington and Havana.

In a message to Congress, Obama said the government of Cuba “has not provided any support for international terrorism” over the last six months. He also told lawmakers that Cuba “has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.”

Cuba will officially be removed from the terror list 45 days after the president’s message was sent to Congress. Lawmakers could vote to block the move during that window, though Obama would be all-but-certain to veto such a measure.

Cuba’s top diplomat for U.S. affairs hailed Obama’s action. “The Cuban government recognizes the president of the United States’ just decision to take Cuba off a list in which it should never have been included,” Josefina Vidal said Tuesday night. “As the Cuban government has said on many occasions, Cuba rejects and condemns all acts of terrorism, in every form, as well as any action aimed at encouraging, supporting, financing or concealing terrorism.”

Tuesday’s announcement comes days after Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met on the sidelines of a regional summit in Panama.

The historic talks marked the first formal meeting between the leaders of their countries in a half-century.

The U.S. has long since stopped actively accusing Cuba of supporting terrorism. When Obama and Castro announced a thaw in relations in December, the U.S. president expressed his willingness to remove Cuba from that list.

However, he held off on making a final decision amid indications that the White House was reluctant to grant Cuba’s request until other thorny issues–such as restrictions on U.S. diplomats in Havana–were resolved.

The president’s final decision followed a State Department review of Cuba’s presence on the list.

Removing Cuba from the terror list could pave the way for the opening of a U.S. Embassy in Havana and other steps. Administration officials said they were optimistic about the prospects of opening the embassy, but did not provide any specific updates in timing.

Cuba was designated a state sponsor of terror in 1982 because of what the White House said was its efforts “to promote armed revolution by organizations that used terrorism.”

Those efforts included support for leftist guerrilla groups in Central and South America that carried

out attacks on civilians in their efforts to overthrow U.S.-backed governments.

State Department reports on the terror list specifically mention Cuba sheltering members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and the Spanish Basque separatist group ETA. Cuba has also given shelter to black and Puerto Rican militants who fled to the island after carrying out attacks in the United States.

Cuba renounced its direct support for foreign militants years ago, and is sponsoring peace talks between the FARC and Colombian government.

Most of the terror list’s direct legal impact is on relatively narrow issues that don’t affect Cuba due to the longstanding trade embargo on the island and deep historical enmity between the two nations. For example, the listing bars U.S. arms sales and other aid to Cuba, an issue that’s been moot for more than a half-century.

However, Cubans say the listing has badly damaged their ability to conduct international financial transactions by frightening banks away from doing business with the communist government. Those who do businesses with state sponsors of terror are vulnerable to lawsuits in U.S. courts.

Cuba’s removal from the terror list will likely make it easier to get credit from non-U.S. banks, transfer funds between countries and conduct a host of other international financial transactions.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that taking Cuba off the terror list does not change the fact that the U.S. has differences with the island nation’s government.

“Our concerns over a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions fall outside the criteria that is relevant to whether to rescind Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism,” Earnest said.

The terror list has been a particularly charged issue for Cuba because of what the government there sees as the U.S. history of supporting exile groups responsible for attacks on the island, including the 1976 bombing of a Cuban passenger flight from Barbados that killed 73 people aboard.

The attack was linked to Cuban exiles with ties to U.S.-backed anti-Castro groups. Both men accused of masterminding the crime took shelter in Florida, where one, Luis Posada Carriles, lives to this day.

Iraida Malberti, the 78-year-old widow of Carlos Alberto Cremata Trujillo, a member of the flight’s crew, said Cuba’s removal from the list was “a joy.”

“Cuba never should have been on the list,” she said, minutes after the decision was announced.

“No decision will bring the victims back to life, or erase the humiliation, suffering and pain that this has caused us.”

Until Tuesday, the communist island nation remained one of four countries on the U.S. list of nations accused of repeatedly supporting global terrorism. The others are Iran, Sudan and Syria.

Desmond Boylan/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paintings are displayed for sale in the street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries.

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