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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 1915 - 2015 Founders’ Day WEEKEND SCHEDULE OLIVIA NGUYEN Managing Editor qonguyen@smu.edu

The 2015 SMU’s Founders’ Day Weekend will occur from April 16-18 and focus on the University’s theme “Year of the Student” for its 101st celebration on the Hilltop. The following is the full itinerary for this year’s events:

APRIL 16 9 a.m.— Golden Mustangs Reunion

HPISD superintendent joins SMU’s Simmons School of Education Natalie Scott Contributing Writer nscott@smu.edu After years of collaboration between SMU’s Simmons School of Education and HPISD Superintendent Dawson Orr, Ph.D, Orr will officially join Simmons as the Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Education Policy and Leadership in August 2015.

Under this title, Orr will be spearheading two new programs: PK12 Leadership and Higher Education Leadership. Launching in Fall 2015, both programs will provide opportunities for Master’s degrees. The programs are designed to provide comprehensive courses in teaching, research and service.

The vision is to combine education with business to prepare students to become principals and superintendents.

The program will be co-taught with the

management department of the Cox School of Business.

“To hire someone like Dawson, who has enormous community credibility and wealth of experience to understand how schools and districts operate and how you use evidence to enhance what those schools do for students, (makes him) the perfect person to come in and lead a department,” Dean of the Simmons School, David Chard, said.

But moving from Highland Park ISD to SMU will be bittersweet for Orr. “I will miss the rhythm of the school and the fun being around engaged young people,” Orr said. “It’s just easy to have connections here.”

While at HPISD, Orr worked to bring global perspectives to the classrooms. He wanted students to understand different cultures and viewpoints.

Born in Columbia, then raised in Mexico and Guatemala until the age of

11, Orr grew up in the field of education.

Both of his parents were teachers and administrators.

After moving to the U.S., Orr followed his parents’ footsteps to their alma mater, the University of Alabama, where his father also served as the dean of education.

Orr then finished his education by getting his Ph.D. in educational leadership and planning at the University of Texas.

Dawson and his wife, who he met at the University of Alabama, moved to Columbus, Ga. for his first professional job teaching high school social studies.

He took another job as a headmaster in 1981 at a private school in Mexico. Five years and two daughters later, the Orrs decided to move back to Texas to raise their family.

Orr took his first job as a superintendent in Pampa, Texas, and later moved to Wichita Falls.

“This is where I thought I would finish

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HPISD Superintendent Dawson Orr.

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APRIL 17 10 a.m.— Golden Mustangs Reunion 11:30 a.m.— Meadows Museum 50th Anniversary Commemoration and Exhibition Preview 1 p.m.— Inside SMU powered by TEDxSMU and Peruna Palooza 5:30 p.m.— President’s Associates Reception 7 p.m.— SMU President’s Briefing

8 p.m.— Sing Song “Earth”

APRIL 18 10 a.m.— Community Day: Meadows Museum Open House Noon— Community Day: Mustang Fan Fair and Student Senate alumni reunion 1 p.m.— Community Day: SMU Football Spring Game The Daily Campus will provide coverage for Inside SMU powered

by TEDxSMU, Sing Song and PerunaPalooza on April 17.

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Founder and President Brittany Underwood with women of Akola in Uganda.

SMU alumna aids in local non-profit’s founding, global expansion in Dallas jacqueline francis Contributing Writer jfrancis@smu.edu On a mission trip during her sophomore year at Southern Methodist University, alumna Brittany Merrill began a 10-year journey that allowed her to make an extraordinary impact on impoverished women and children of Uganda by training them in business and ways to provide for themselves and their families.

In 2006, Merrill built an orphanage for the children she had come to know while volunteering in Uganda for a number of years. It soon became apparent that the women in the countryside also needed help raising their children, so Merrill created two vocational centers in Uganda where volunteers trained and employed 250 Ugandan women, who had with no

education or work experience, to make high-end jewelry. The model focused on helping the women understand basic arithmetic of counting. Eventually, the women, who had also learned about saving, began to open local businesses.

“It was a model that was sustainable.

It was a pathway to care for more orphaned children. It was a means to help other women facilitate their dreams,” said Merrill in a previous interview with Conscious Magazine. Soon, Merrill transformed that model into the Akola Project, a mission related jewelry business that supports and empowers some 400 Ugandan women.

Akola’s jewelry line consists of four different materials: paper bead necklaces made from hand rolled paper that takes about 10 minutes per bead, Ethiopian metals and crosses made from melted down artillery shells found in farm fields,

African Akole horn jewelry made of a horn from cattle native to Uganda, and Kenyan sea glass jewelry sourced from the African coast.

Since Merrill founded Akola in 2007, the non-profit has made a remarkable impact; more than 63 Ugandan women own businesses in their village related to Akola, and the project brings in more than $142,516 in wages for 409 women and sustains an estimated 4,000 children. In addition, Akola most recently launched their first flagship store in Dallas, Texas, which employs and trains women of New Friends New Life, women and girls who have been sex trafficked.

According to Akola Engagement Officer, Hannah Paul, the non-profit recently received a purchase order and launched in 12 Dillard’s Department Stores. This allows Akola to further expand on a national scale. The mass

amount of inventory needed to complete this purchase order gave Akola an opportunity to expand their Akola-Dallas program to West Dallas, where lowincome women are now partnering with the Ugandan women and helping create the jewelry for the Dillard’s Department stores. While the Ugandan women hand roll the paper beads, the women in West Dallas now assemble the jewelry for the purchase order.

“I love how both of our programs now connect the women that are in Uganda and connect the women in Dallas.” said Paul. “They’re working together to empower each other and themselves.”

Merrill’s efforts and impact with the Akola Project have not gone unnoticed.

In 2013, Merrill received the Emerging Leader Award from SMU. In 2014,

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Uncle Uber’s sandwiches are served on buttery bread.

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Frank’s common table allows guests to dine with the chef.

Deep Ellum restaurant roundup PEPE’S AND MITO’S

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Pepe’s and Mito’s is a traditional Mexican restaurant.

It specializes in tamales, enchiladas and more, as well as sauces with tomatillo zest and roasted pepper spiciness.

Tacos are made with fresh corn tortillas, and the salsa is the beloved almostwatery kind found in West coast mexican restaurants. In all, authentic.

But it does have a twist: the restaurant describes itself as “Mex-Tex” instead of the other way around – predominantly Mexican cuisine with hints of Southern flavor.

The show “Diners, Driveins and Dives” featured this Dallas favorite. It’s worth a visit.

Angry Dog is a traditional American pub-meets-restaurant, complete with quality burgers, friendly wait staff and a busy vibe.

The Deep Ellum favorite has a longstanding history of being the go-to spot for casual dinner in Deep Ellum.

Appetizers include favorites like nachos, cheese sticks and chicken wings, and entrees range from gourmet hot dogs to BLTs and grilled cheese.

It’s safe to say that Angry Dog isn’t a revolutionary restaurant, but there’s nothing wrong with a good old American burger bar.

Located on Commerce Street, Angry Dog is in the middle of the action in Deep Ellum and easily accessible from almost any part of it.

Frank is an offbeat restaurant concept involving a months-long wait list with acceptance through a lottery, a common table of only around 20 people, two chefs who love gourmet cooking and enjoying it with their guests and a steep price tag per person.

According to the select few who were accepted and then reviewed Frank on Yelp, the restaurant is an eclectic and dazzling experience.

From themed menus like color palette dinners, music-inspired dishes and more, to the teeny-tiny wooden dining table, Frank is worth the wait.

Want more information? Stop in. From what I hear, the chefs and owners are delightfully hospitable.

Uncle Uber’s is a sandwich shop with an ambience as quirky as its expansive menu.

With a constantly rotating menu, the only guarantee is a big selection of sandwiches and craft beers.

This shop is especially busy during lunchtime.

Have patience.

You’ll love a grilled steak sandwich or traditional smoky pulled pork.

Other highlights include a BLT on buttery grilled bread with avocado and Gorgonzolatopped burgers on brioche.

Don’t forget the grilled chicken on baguette.

Uncle Uber’s also has a full bar and a hopping happy hour.

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Merrill was named the “Best Person in the World” by Yahoo and was honored by Levi as one of the 50 women globally who have “changed the political, cultural, and spiritual shape of the future.” She has been featured on CNN’s Young People Who Rock, Modern Luxury, Christianity

Today, and most notably, the Katie Couric Show.

Most recently, in 2015, Merrill also decided to give back to her alma mater by joining the faculty at SMU, where she teaches a course on Social Innovation.

Merrill’s initial goal was to create a “global brand that trains, empowers and employs marginalized women around the world,” she said, and within only a few years, she has made that goal a reality.

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Classic Southern dishes altered for vegetarians paige kerley Contributing Writer pkerley@smu.edu For the moms and pops who grew up with classic Southern dishes like fried chicken, grits and collard greens for Sunday supper, a meatless option is as appealing as eating the asphalt outside. But if you’re below the Mason-Dixon and want to ditch meat during meals, you’re not alone.

The plant-based eating trend has been growing in the U.S.: roughly 9 million Americans consume a vegetarian or vegan diet.

Luckily, there are ways to creatively reinvent Southern-inspired dishes for your vegetarian and vegan friends.

“We’re really going for comfort,” said Sara Tomerlin. Tomerlin is the owner of Dallas-based vegan restaurant Spiral Diner. “I grew up here,” she said, “so I want things like biscuits and gravy, burgers, and shakes. We just make them in a veganfriendly way.”

Heather McClees, a blogger for One Green Planet and The Soulful Spoon, agrees with Tomerlin.

“Us southerners love a few things that are actually healthy (shocker!) such as greens, corn, spices like paprika, pepper, and simple pantry items…along with canned tomatoes and hot mustard, all of which southerners love to use,” said McClees, who hails from South Carolina.

Both food-loving ladies have tips and tricks on how to stay true to your roots when cooking up a classic meal.

Smart substitution is key.

“For items like porridge in the morning, it’s also easy to use non-dairy milk and yogurt in place

of regular milk to flavor the dish,” said McClees.

“Coconut butter is one of my personal favorites for replacing dairy butter and is so good for you!”

She recommends almond milk for smoothies or dairy dishes, and butters like coconut, almond or avocado.

Get creative.

“So many people hear vegetarian and think ‘tofu’ or ‘salad’,” said Tomerlin. “We think comfort.” Tomerlin said being uneasy with tofu isn’t uncommon, so replace it with a vegetable you know and like. Spiral Diner features a “Louisiana Po’ Boy” sandwich starring fried zucchini instead of shrimp– a menu choice that even carnivores enjoy. Root vegetables are also good choices to fortify a meatless entrée It’s OK to stay simple.

Vegetarians and vegans do eat yeast and grains, so carb-lovers rejoice: bread and grits are not off the menu. Grains join a list of “southern” items that are naturally vegetarian and vegan-friendly like collard greens, grits, corn, regular and sweet potatoes, all kinds of beans, and onions. Does this sound like Sunday supper? Good, it does to us, too.

Go easy on the processed stuff.

Just like the cardinal rule of any healthy diet, it’s better to make foods yourself than buying them processed in the grocery store. “Simple, whole foods are packed with dense nutrition that your body will recognize and appreciate much more than foods with fillers, chemicals and funky ingredients,” said McClees. She notes that it’s OK to pick up a container of hummus from the grocery store every once in a while, but give yourself a culinary challenge and create something like homemade veggie burgers or a veggie-packed pasta dish.

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my career,” he said. “It was a great opportunity to learn and serve in a diverse community.”

When Cathy Bryce announced her retirement as HPISD superintendent in 2009, Orr recalled his search consultant telling him, “you can turn down jobs. You cannot turn down interviews.”

He went to the interview.

Just two months after taking the job in Highland Park, Orr met David Chard and the two began talking about potential collaborations between HPISD and SMU. Together, the duo set a vision.

“How do we combine all of our knowledge and assets to really produce exceptional leaders?”

Orr said. “It is the marriage of the knowledge and expertise of the academy with focus on research, data and validation of learning, and the realties that the practitioners bring in the ways that organizations work and the constituencies that people bring to that. There is a great opportunity to bring those two things together and SMU is exceptionally equipped to do it.”

With such close proximity to Highland Park, Simmons’ students are able to see for themselves what happens within a well-organized, highfunctioning school district by participating in

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practical classroom experiences.

“Our students need transformational leaders in their schools, and I am happy to hear that Dr. Orr will be leading the charge to fuel leadership in education at SMU,” Joey Maxwell, a Dallas Independent School District teacher through Teach for America, said.

“After going through the education minor here at SMU, I am so happy to hear that they are starting to prepare students for these kind of leadership positions,” Sarah Meyer, a senior psychology major, said.

Orr has expressed his desire to maintain the connection that he has built between HPISD and SMU. With the global connections that SMU has to offer, Orr would like to incorporate some of these connections into the education for both students and teachers within Highland Park.

“HPISD should tap into the resources and opportunities at SMU. I have kindred belief about the importance of collaboration,” he said. “My intent is to help foster partnerships with Highland Park and other districts.”

Simmons is still in the growing period as a school and Orr has the vision to take it where it needs to go, Chard said. “Being the youngest school within the university, his maturity as a mentor will be invaluable to us.”

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HPISD Superintendent Dawson Orr, PhD, will join Simmons as the Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Education Policy and Leadership next semester.

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FRIDAY n APRIL 17, 2015 politics

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Bush backs confirmation of attorney general nominee Lynch

Perkins hosts minister and former Chief of Staff

JILL COLVIN EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press Likely presidential contender Jeb Bush said Thursday the Senate should confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch despite objections from many of his fellow Republicans.

The former Florida governor appeared Thursday night at a GOP “Politics and Pies” event on the eve of a gathering Friday that will bring together more than a dozen other potential and declared contenders for the nomination.

Lynch was nominated by President Barack Obama in November, but Senate Republicans have delayed a confirmation vote.

Bush said presidents should have the right to pick their teams, adding that Lynch’s confirmation would at least speed up the departure of current Attorney General Eric Holder, deeply unpopular with the GOP. “If someone is supportive of the president’s

policies, whether you agree with them or not, there should be some deference to the executive,” he said.

“It should not always be partisan.”

In Jackson, Mississippi, earlier, Bush said he will make up his mind “in relatively short order” whether to seek the Republican nomination and is not concerned that several rivals have a head start in declaring their candidacies.

“I’m on a journey to kind of measure support,” Bush said. “Other people’s processes are not really that relevant to me. I’ll make up my mind in relatively short order. I’m excited about just the possibility of being in a position to consider it.”

In Concord, Bush took questions for nearly an hour from voters gathered at the Concord Snowshoe Club. One asked why two families are so dominant in presidential politics— the Bush family and the Clintons.

“I have enough self-awareness to know that that is an oddity,” said Bush, the brother and son of

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Nathan Baldwin Contributing Writer nbaldwin@smu.edu The Rev. Kathleene Card and Franklin Pierce University President Andrew Card visited SMU’s Perkins School of Theology Friday as part of the Personal Life|Personal Faith Colloquium to discuss how their faith impacts their careers.

The Rev. Card is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and her husband Franklin Pierce University President Card has an extensive history in politics, most notably as Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush.

President Card was the first to inform President Bush about the 9/11 attacks. First Lady Laura Bush asked the Rev. Card to counsel the many White House employees who wanted to leave their positions following the terrorist attacks. The Rev. Card said during this counseling she tried to “give the necessary comfort that the Lord provides.”

President Card recalled his wife’s journey to becoming a minister. “There was an aura about her,” he said. “It was something that was very special, which was her relationship with the Lord.”

He added that his wife’s pursuit of her own faith “helped [him] in [his] journey in faith.”

Perkins professor Ted Campbell, who mediated

discussion, asked President Card about other topics, such as immigration reform. He answered, “I’d like to see more people as citizens, not guests.”

However, he added that most people in the U.S. do not know what its like to make the decision to come to this country. He even related the subject back to his faith. “The church itself has not been as inviting to people that are different, “ he said.

And in his current job, he is striving to encourage religious faith in a school that he feels is more secular. “I feel I’m in a time to lead the university in transformation in a noble way...it’s a great calling.”

SMU alumna Katherine Glaze Lyle enjoyed the way the Cards explained their focus on not setting boundaries between their careers and their religion. “We are so quick to draw boundaries today,” she said. “But that doesn’t take you anywhere.”

The event was a precursor to a luncheon, featuring further discussion with the Cards. The luncheon is a substantial fundraiser for the Perkins School of Theology. Both events took place in the Great Hall of Elizabeth Prothro Hall.

The colloquium was free and open to the public. The audience of about 40 consisted mainly of Perkins faculty and members of the Highland Park community.

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Friday Swimming – Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams will travel to Mesa, Ariz. for the Mesa Grand Prix.

Women’s track and field – The women’s track and field team travels to California this weekend for the 57th-annual Mt. San Antonio College Relays.

Men’s tennis – The fourth-seeded Mustangs will begin play at the American Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Championship

No. 9 Romo-Manning shootout in Arlington This the second installment of a ten story series and the 9th place finisher in The Daily Campus’ Top Ten most exciting moments in DFW sports history (since 2000).

Nikki Chavanelle Associate Sports Editor @NikkiChavanelle Tony Romo and the Cowboys couldn’t win their first 500-yard game in history but Romo did throw five touchdowns in the shootout against Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

The 2013 Cowboys-Broncos game played in Arlington, Texas will go down as one of DFW’s best sports moments as well as one of the most entertaining NFL games of all time.

Unfortunately, it is only No. 9 on the DC’s top 10 list because it resulted in a loss for the Boys.

The Cowboys got off to an early 14-0 start in the first quarter but a quick touchdown from the Broncos and a 21-point second quarter made it a very tight game.

However, Romo pulled a Romo in a game with 1,039 yards of total offense combined in the

Saturday Women’s rowing– SMU will host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane for the fourth annual Lawless Cup Saturday at White Rock Lake.

Football– SMU will have its annual spring football game at Ford Stadium at 1 p.m.

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Dallas vs Denver on October 6, 2013, will be remembered as one of the greateset games ever played. fourth-highest scoring game in NFL history and tied for the

second-highest in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in

1970, according to STATS. Romo threw five touchdowns

to four different receivers and the Cowboys had over 500 passing yards for the first time in franchise history.

Unfortunately, Peyton Manning was on track for one of the best seasons of his career, also throwing for four touchdowns and 414 yards on 33 completions.

In the fourth quarter with 2:44 left, Manning handed it off to Knowshon Moreno to tie up the game 48-48.

Romo and the Cowboys drive down the field and Romo passes short right intended for Escobar but is intercepted at the Dallas 24 yard line.

Manning moves the Broncos down the field but instead of driving it in the endzone and giving Romo a chance to score, the Broncos waste the clock and kick a 28-yard field goal.

The Cowboys lose 51-48 and the Broncos move to 6-0 and eventually made it to the Super Bowl with their MVP quarterback.

Romo and the Cowboys went 8-8 and didn’t qualify for the playoffs that season but the Broncos game was a memorable one indeed.

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Coaching students get lessons from SMU’s own Patrick Engel Staff Writer @Patrick_Engel94 Speaking in sports performance leadership professor David Bertrand’s coaching and leadership class, SMU head football coach Chad Morris, women’s golf head coach Jeanne Sutherland and women’s soccer assistant coach Nicole Nelson shared their insights from their coaching experience and their keys to successful coaching.

“All coaching is, is relationships.

Developing relationships on more than just the football field,” Morris said.

“This is a powerful platform, discovering things about yourself you never thought you had.”

Morris, who took the SMU job in December, said relationships between a head coach and his assistants, his players and even fans are essential to success as a coach.

How are those relationships formed?

All three coaches agreed

they are formed through good communication.

Good coaches must be good communicators.

“My mom used to ask me, ‘Did you talk to your player? Did you listen to your player?’ That’s the best advice I’ve gotten from coaching,” Sutherland said, speaking from 19 years of college head coaching experience.

Communication helps coaches understand their athletes on a personal level and how to best coach them. Nelson said that each athlete has a

different way of learning.

But without any type of communication, coaches can’t expect to earn their athletes’ trust or learn how to bring out the best in them.

“I use the example of emotional bank account,” Nelson said. “If you’ve put money in and spent time with every player, you can approach them a little bit differently,” “What the athlete brings to the relationship is just as important as what the coach brings,” Sutherland added.

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OPINION

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is escorted through the Iowa Statehouse.

Here’s why you should be ‘Ready for Hillary’ After months of waiting, a Democratic candidate finally initiated the start of a campaign.

On April 12, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her second bid for the presidency, asking to be the everyday American’s champion.

Unlike most of her Republican opponents, Clinton announced her presidency in a prepared video. Her video showcased a diverse group of real “everyday Americans,” whatever that means.

Nevertheless, it’s nice to see real people in a presidential campaign ad as opposed to a video filled with stock photos and buzzwords. (I’m looking at you, Ted Cruz.)

Currently, Hillary Clinton is the only Democrat in the running and possibly the most qualified candidate thus far.

Serving as Secretary of State, Senator for New York and an empowering First Lady, Clinton holds experience that outweighs those of the Republican candidates and then some.

The emerging Democratic majority could exemplify their unity and strength by allowing an uncontested nomination for Hillary, giving her time to concentrate more on securing the swing states for the presidency rather than securing the nomination itself.

With the copious years of experience comes the elephant in the room, her advanced age. As Republicans and every other news network seem to highlight, let it be known that Hillary Clinton will turn 69 by the 2016 elections. Many argue that her age could impede her ability to lead, and the contrast between her and her younger opponents doesn’t help. Voters will see Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and unfortunately Ted Cruz as candidates full of vitality and vigor while Hillary as simply spry for her age.

What do her opponents expect from her age? She’s younger than Ronald Reagan when he was elected. It’s not like Clinton will offer leaders of the world hard candy, sweater knit in the situation room, or play bingo with cabinet members.

If you’re on the border with Hillary, here are my thoughts on her positions.

Foreign policy She advocates a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. And with a four-

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year tenure as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton no doubt will have the confidence and pragmatism to lead the U.S. towards greater relations with other countries.

Immigration Clinton supports President Obama’s use of executive power to reshape immigration policy.

A policy protects five million immigrants from deportation and allows many to legally work in the country, but no path to citizenship. To those who believe that immigrants are stealing jobs from Americans, remember that they’re taking jobs that require little skill and low pay, jobs that most “everyday Americans” shy from performing. Also, since 2000, the number of nativeborn Americans working has increased by 2.6 million.

Social issues On abortions, Clinton strongly supports legal access to abortions.

“Family planning is an important part of women’s health and reproductive health includes access to abortion,” she said at a Congressional hearing.

On gay marriage, Clinton states that her opinion on same-sex marriage has “evolved.” I think it’s great that Clinton advocates legalizing gay marriage, but it’s rather convenient that her perspectives on this controversial issue evolved when the majority of the nation shifted its support toward gay marriage.

NSA Clinton believes that the National Security Agency needs to be more transparent while finding a balance between security and privacy. It’s too easy to chortle at the idea of transparency coming from a Secretary of State that deleted over 33,000 private emails and

employed a private domain and serve for public business.

Taxes Ah, taxes, the political dragon that every presidential candidate promises to slay.

Clinton aims to close tax loopholes and cut taxes for the middle class. I applaud her for a reasonable tax cut, rather than the pablum of a flat rate tax or the radical abolishment of the IRS. (Ted Cruz, please stop.)

After watching Clinton’s announcement video, I wasn’t impressed or inspired to vote for her. Despite her drive to Iowa to form a more personal connection with voters, Clinton still sounds disconnected from the everyday American.

She reminds me of a stern grandmother who tries to form a relationship with her grandkids by baking cookies, but the cookies turn out to be oatmeal and raisin.

Do I agree with Clinton’s positions on the issues? Not necessarily. Do I stand by Clinton regarding her email scandal? Of course not. But do I support Hilary Clinton, believe in her ability to lead, and have faith that she would make a great president? Yes, yes, and absolutely, without a doubt.

President Obama voiced his support for Clinton, celebrities tweeted their support and even Republicans stand by her, albeit anonymously. This is support and star power that no amount of PAC money can buy.

Regardless of whatever negative aspect she may have, Clinton is crafty, intelligent, and holds decades of experience.

Sure, the younger Republican candidates appear charismatic and ambitious, but you can’t lead a country solely on ambition. It’s with ambition coupled with experience and passion for public service that advances and strengthens the U.S. A formidable Democratic nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton may have already won the 2016 election. With the excitement of electing our first woman president, experience in foreign policy and down-toEarth pragmatism, Clinton is ready for the country and the country is ready for Hillary.

Chong is majoring in finance and economics.

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What will you do after you graduate? Will you start a new job in your desired field, or head to graduate school? These are big questions, and beginning this year, SMU is asking all graduating students to answer them as part of an important new survey.

I know that graduating students may be ready for a break from any and all “tests.” However, only you can provide the correct answers to this brief confidential survey about your future. And by doing so, you can help future students and their families.

How will your answers help others? Students coming to a university, and parents sending students to a university, want to know whether the time, effort and expense they put into receiving their degrees will lead them to their desired outcomes.

Those outcomes vary for all students and parents, but might include being able to get a desired job, working in a desired field or being admitted to graduate school.

In fact, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) now requires institutions of higher education to publish measures of student achievement online, including information about what students will be doing after they leave their institution. The only reliable source of that information comes from students themselves, most often through a survey such as the one emailed this week to graduating students.

Provost Paul Ludden and Vice President for Student Affairs Lori White are overseeing the survey, which students are required to complete before graduating. This requirement will help SMU provide the best data for the greatest number of students possible.

Previously, SMU’s individual schools collected information from their graduates. Centralizing this

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survey means that every graduate will take only one survey no matter how many majors or degrees they are completing. And every school will have information about all of their graduates.

In addition to helping future SMU students with your survey, you can help the University know about your successes. The survey provides the chance to reflect and voice your opinions about SMU and your departmental experiences. You might also be motivated by the free SMU Alumni T-shirt that you’ll receive after completing the survey!

Regardless of your motivation, your feedback allows future students, parents, alumni, graduate schools and employers to see that student achievement is important at SMU, demonstrating clearly that what our Strategic Plan promises students CAN achieve is what students DO achieve at SMU and well into the future.

If you have any questions or concerns about this new survey, please email graduationsurvey@ smu.edu. Thank you for sharing your achievements, and congratulations!

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Toddlers and technology Why parents should be concerned about the increasing number of tech-savvy tykes Two-year-old twins, Taylor and Sloane, like coloring, swimming and talking to Siri. Yes Siri, the personal assistant with the robotic voice that lives inside your iPhone.

“Hi Siri! How are you today?” Taylor asks as she holds down the round button at the bottom of my iPhone 5, making Siri come to life.

Taylor and Sloane’s parents are actually very strict when it comes to letting the girls play with smartphones or tablets. But even with extremely limited access to these devices, the two-year-old twins still know how to unlock an iPhone, talk to Siri and even take a selfie.

We live in the 21st century where a technological device is almost always within arms reach. Because of this it is becoming increasingly hard for parents to limit their children’s access to technology. Babies see their parents use their smartphones and tablets all the time. Even parents that are strict on screen time struggle to resist letting their children look or touch the devices when they are using them.

As a result, children like Taylor and Sloane are part of a growing generation of tech-savvy tykes.

By 24 months, most toddlers know as much about using a smartphone or tablet as many of the Baby Boomers.

I fear the day that I walk into an Apple store and standing behind the Genius Bar is a crew of diaper strapped toddlers, eagerly waiting to help update my newest iPhone.

Genius Bar babies is an absurd idea, but so is the fact that 38 percent of babies under the age of two use tablets or smartphones regularly, up from 10 percent in 2011 (report by San Francisco-based Common Sense Media).

Toys like blocks, floor puzzles and cardboard books are being replaced with interactive electronic gadgets and apps. It is not unusual to see a toddler pick up an iPhone and confidently start pressing buttons, swiping from screen to screen.

As if teaching toddlers to talk, walk and use the toilet wasn’t hard enough, if these trends continue we can plan on adding social media etiquette and e-mail 101 to the under-two to-do list.

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This product begs the question, do children who still “dribble and drool” really need technology within fingertip distance?

I am a millennial. I am part of the most technologically savvy (and possibly obsessed) generation to date. I tweet, check Facebook and post Instagrams like it is my part-time job. And even I say this is absolutely ridiculous.

The American Association of Pediatricians recommends no screen time for children under the age of two, noting that “a child’s brain develops rapidly during these first years, and young children learn best by interacting with people, not screens.”

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine warned “that using a tablet or smartphone to divert a child’s attention could be detrimental to their social and emotional development.”

But despite an increasing amount of research suggesting the negative affects of technology on children, the popularity of technology continues to increase amongst bottle wielding tots. A recent study by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center found that kids ages 2-5 spend an average of three and a half hours a day watching TV and 25 percent of children under the age of five use the internet daily.

I took Taylor and Sloane on a walk one Saturday afternoon. “Look Ms. Bekah! It’s a nimbus cloud!”

Sloane said to me.

“Nimbus cloud?” I think. I quickly rack my brain trying to remember what I learned about clouds in middle school science class.

And then it hits me, literally. A cold wet rain drop plops down on my forehead.

Nimbus, the rain cloud.

Taylor and Sloane are light years ahead of most two-year-olds. No, they aren’t geniuses, but their parents are. Their mom and dad made a choice to pour knowledge into their children through face-to-face interaction, not through a screen. And as a result, their girls challenge me to remember science facts, not to beat their score on the latest and greatest “educational” tablet game.

This is how it should be.

Tate is majoring in journalism.

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‘Unfriended’ appeals to millennials hanan esaili Contributing Writer hesaili@smu.edu

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“Ex Machina,” which opens today, is a mind-bending sci-fi film that will leave you breathless.

‘Ex Machina’ exceeds expectations blair croce Arts and Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu I have this issue with sci-fi movies. Either some random robot or alien tribe loves us unconditionally or wants to destroy us completely. There’s no “I’m fine with tolerating you” or “I kind of want to kill you, but that seems to be frowned upon on earth” attitude portrayed in film. Though these movies are plenty entertaining, I just can’t help but think the chances of these situations actually happening are pretty low. So naturally, I walked into Alex Garland’s new film “Ex Machina” with somewhat of an underlying skeptical attitude.

I expected a robot. I expected some weird stuff to go down.

I even expected some humans to be tossed around. And I was right. But I didn’t expect one outcome. I didn’t expect to come out saying, “That was the best film I’ve seen this year.”

And ladies and gents, you better believe I did.

Written and directed by Alex Garland (who previously wrote “28 Days Later”), “Ex Machina” centers on a young, gifted programmer, Caleb (Domhnall Gleason). Caleb works for a search engine company called Bluebook headed by genius inventor Nathan (Oscar Isaac).

After submitting his work for a company-organized competition, Caleb wins a chance to spend a week with the boss himself. But for years, Nathan has hidden himself from public view, living alone on a massive piece of land in an effort to protect his latest project.

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Though Caleb has absolutely no clue what’s going when he arrives at Nathan’s massive estate, his cryptic boss quickly reveals his purpose for being there. In one week, Caleb is supposed to play the human component in the Turing test with Nathan’s newest invention, a full-functioning robot model with artificial intelligence. If you are completely on track with what I just said, then congratulations you’re smarter than me (or a fifth-grader considering they are probably interchangeable). But if you are on my level and lack the slightest clue of what I just said, then here’s your breakdown.

The Turing test, developed by Alan Turing (“Imitation Game” anyone?), is an assessment used to evaluate whether a machine can display humanlike characteristics and behavior.

The simple version of this test is carried out by asking a series of questions that analyze the machine’s responses. So in “Ex Machina,” Caleb tests Nathan’s beautiful creature, Ava (Alicia Vikander), in six sessions over the course of the week. Sounds simple enough right? Caleb stays caged in his protected, mic’d box. Ava behaves herself (like a human. Good one, Blair). And Nathan takes his notes. Well, that’s not exactly all that happened.

After a day, Caleb starts to pick up on some suspicious power cuts in the house, hears startling comments from Ava, and discovers some of Nathan’s mysterious irregularities. Yet as the week progresses, Caleb and Ava grow close. Very close.

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film more than any film I’ve written about, I can’t say much more. But I will say that the last half of the movie is too wildly complicated and mind-blowing to reveal. As the film was ending, my jaw was actually dropped for a good thirty minutes. Lesson learned: when you have a hot robot, a suspicious genius, and a skilled problem-solver in one house, some weird stuff does actually go down. And for the first time leaving a sci-fi film, I was genuinely worried if parts of the movie have already happened in the real world or are coming in the future.

As I was walking out of the theater, one of the other movie critics, who specializes in sci-fi films, said, “Well, that’s as good as sci-fi gets.” And he could not have said it any better. “Ex Machina” matched and, dare I say, exceeded the brilliant execution of suspense found in last year’s “Gone Girl.” The narrative shocked me, shocked me, and then shocked me again, yet the twist and turns in the writing were fluidly portrayed onscreen throughout the entire film.

Garland’s directing style resembled the choices of the infamous David Fincher, which also sparked more moments of a “Gone Girl” comparison.

Anyone remember that unforgettable scene between Neil Patrick Harris and Rosamund Pike? If you saw “Gone Girl,” of course you do.

Well, “Ex Machina” throws in several of those what-on-earthis-happening moments. The setting was sleek and spotless, which cleverly contrasted with the content of later scenes.

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Throughout the film, I felt like I was watching a masterpiece.

Albeit a frightening masterpiece.

The actors’ portrayal of their characters exceeded any of the performances I’ve seen in recent films. Domhnall Gleason brought an innocence and charisma to Caleb that kept his protagonist status clear throughout the tumultuous week. Also, I have to give the casting director major props for hooking Oscar Isaac. He was downright perfect for the role of Nathan. His natural edge gave Nathan an undeniably perplexing image and made his every move questionable. Now onto Ava. Oh Ava. That was by far the sexiest robot you’ll probably see in a film this year (and she looked the way she did for a reason. You’ll have to see it to know why.) Alicia Vikander played Ava, well, like the epitome of a human. Like a very attractive, deceivingly naïve and slightly creepy human.

All around, “Ex Machina” is a film that everyone would love. You could be a sucker for romance flicks, action blockbusters, or films about acrobatic cats for all I care, but I guarantee you this: “Ex Machina” is worth the price of a ticket no matter what your favorite genre is. I must warn you though. Your adrenaline level will be shot for about 24 hours, and you might possibly develop a fear of well, everyone.

The anticipation is killing me for you, so go see “Ex Machina” and relieve me of my stress. I hope no aliens or robots crush us all before you get a chance to see it. That would really suck for both of us.

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A group of seemingly innocent friends log into Skype to chat after their day at school. But an anonymous user who hacked into their dead friend’s account is listening in on their conversation – and they can’t hang up on it. Weird stuff ensues.

“Unfriended” is a horror-comedy film. Sometimes, I read that genre and I immediately run away because these movies usually suck. But “Unfriended” didn’t suck. It was kind of entertaining and had the right amount of gore.

This film was supposed to be a made-for-MTV movie that received such a strong reaction on social media that Universal was like “Hey, we should put this in theatres.” And they made the right decision.

The movie opens with a video of Laura Barns, “the dead girl,” shooting herself in the middle of her school’s lawn. Maybe due to cyberbullying, maybe due to demons, the world never really finds out.

Slowly, but surely secrets come out about her friends on this Skype chat. A girl cheats on her boyfriend with his best friend. Another girl starts a rumor about the cheating girl having an eating disorder. One of these people is the one that posted the video that made Laura Barns kill herself. These are horrible people.

As one woman put it “from the very beginning, I just wanted them to die.”

The ones left over play a game of never have I ever with the anonymous user. If you don’t answer before the timer runs out, you die. Ultimate game of life right here. There’s a final plot twist that honestly, I never saw coming. But I’ll leave it to you to go see it.

This film will probably be very successful due to a list of different things.

Courtesy of Facebook

“Unfriended” is told with a computer.

It’s aimed at us, college students, millennials, Gen Y, whatever you want to call us. We watch more movies than anyone before us and social media controls our lives. We all know someone who has been affected by cyberbullying. A horror movie based on social media, cyberbullying and demons? Obvious moneymaker right there, what more do you want?

The entire movie plays out on a computer screen. Genius. 1. This is genius because of the low budget it required ($1 million). 2. In the movie world, if they lose any money, it’s not that big of a loss. But this film is expected to make at least $48 million.

It’s gory, but not Saw series gory, and makes you jump, but still provides laughs. Not sure if that’s what they were going for, but it works. For those of you that cringe at the thought of scary movies, I’d say this is the one for you to see. It’s mild, but still very entertaining.

Would I see it again? Maybe when it’s live-streaming on Netflix, but I wouldn’t go back to the theatre.

It left me a little jumpy as I left the theatre, and it didn’t suck. If I were to give it a letter grade, maybe a B-.

Pretty good grade in my book.

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AP Was There Original AP report of Oklahoma bombing JUDY GIBBS Associated Press A car bomb ripped deep into America’s heartland Wednesday, killing at least 33 people and leaving 200 missing in a blast that gouged a nine-story hole in a federal office building.

The dead included at least 12 youngsters, some of whom had just been dropped off by their parents at a day-care center.

The government had received calls from six people saying they were from different Muslim groups, asserting they were responsible for the deadliest U.S. bombing in 75 years.

“But there is no way to know if the calls are genuine,” said a Justice Department official, who declined to be identified by name. “They could be hoaxes.”

At least 200 people were injured— 58 critically, according to Fire Chief Gary Marrs.

Scores were feared trapped in the rubble of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

“I was in Japan for the Kobe earthquake and saw the devastation,” said James Lee Witt, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The area impacted here is just as bad, if not worse.”

Three people were pulled from the rubble Wednesday night but two died a short time later, said Assistant Fire Chief Jon Hansen.

He said a 15-year-old girl was taken from the building in critical condition. He also said a woman trapped in the basement said there were two others with her. She didn’t know if they were dead or alive.

The death toll was certain to rise.

“Our firefighters are having

to crawl over corpses in areas to get to people that are still alive,” said Hansen.

The first of four urban search and rescue units activated by the federal government was headed into the building early Thursday, using dogs, acoustic listening equipment and tiny cameras to look for victims.

Attorney General Janet Reno refused to comment on who might have been behind the attack.

President Clinton called the bombers “evil cowards,” and Reno said the government would seek the death penalty against them.

A Department of Public Safety dispatcher in El Paso, Texas, told the El Paso Times that an alert had been issued from the DPS for two people who may be bloodied and may be trying to cross into Mexico at Laredo, Texas. The bulletin said the information was on the authority of the FBI. The bomb was believed to be in a minivan with Texas plates, owned by National Car Rental, said Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Kim Hughes. An axle of the vehicle was found about two blocks from the scene, said a police source who requested anonymity.

Their clothes torn off, victims covered in glass and plaster emerged bloodied and crying from the building, which looked as if a giant bite had been taken out of it, exposing its floors like a dollhouse.

Cables and other debris dangled from the floors like tangled streamers in a scene that brought to mind the car bombings at the U.S. Embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983.

“I dove under that table,” said Brian Espe, a state veterinarian who was giving a slide presentation on the fifth floor. “When I came out, I could see daylight if I

FRIDAY n APRIL 17, 2015 looked north and daylight if I looked west.”

Mayor Ron Norick said the blast, which left a crater 30 feet long and 8 feet deep, was caused by a car bomb. He said the vehicle had been outside, in front of the building.

“Obviously, no amateur did this,” Gov. Frank Keating said. “Whoever did this was an animal.”

Police Sgt. Bill Martin said that 12 of those killed were children.

Earlier in the day, paramedic Heather Taylor said 17 children were dead at the scene, a figure later disputed by police. Dr. Carl Spengler, one of the first doctors at the scene, said the children, all at the day-care center, ranged in age from 1 to 7, and some were burned beyond recognition.

About 20 of 40 children in the day-care center were missing late in the day.

The search continued after nightfall, with about 100 Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers activated to help with rescue and security operations in the downtown area.

The explosion, similar to the terrorist car bombing that killed six people and injured 1,000 at New York’s World Trade Center in 1993, happened just after 9 a.m., when most of the more than 500 federal employees were in their offices.

The blast could be felt 30 miles away. Black smoke streamed across the skyline, and glass, bricks and other debris were spread over a wide area.

The north side of the building was gone. Cars were incinerated on the street.

People frantically searched for loved ones, including parents whose children were in the building’s day-care center.

Christopher Wright of the Coast Guard, one of those helping inside the building, said rescuers periodically turned off their chain saws and prying tools to listen for pleas for help, “but we didn’t hear anything — just death.”

“You’re helpless really, when you see people two feet away, you can’t do anything, they’re just smashed,” he said.

Doctors had to amputate one woman’s leg to free her.

“She was lying underneath a beam. It was obvious that she could not be extracted alive,” said Dr. Andy Sullivan. “The attempt to remove the concrete beams would have caused the rest of the building to collapse.

So at that point there was no decision made other than to crawl into the space and perform the amputation to get the patient out.”

The building, which opened in 1977, has offices of such federal agencies as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Social Security, Veterans Affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Housing and Urban Development, and a federal employee credit union and military recruiting offices.

The bomb was perhaps 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, said John Magaw, ATF director. As for whether his agency suspected terrorists, he told CNN: “I think any time you have this kind of damage, this kind of explosion, you have to look there first.”

Bob Ricks, agent in charge of the FBI in Oklahoma, said that there were hundreds of leads and that the bureau was treating them all seriously. “At this point we do not speculate as to who is responsible,” he said.

Keating said he was told by the FBI that authorities were initially looking for three people of Middle Eastern descent in a brown pickup truck.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol put out an all-points bulletin for the three, but Keating later downplayed the report, saying it was one of many leads being checked.

Keating also said they were checking whether the rental of a vehicle in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was tied to the explosion.

Dallas is about 200 miles south of Oklahoma City.

The explosion heightened

U.S. fears of terrorism. Federal buildings in several cities were evacuated because of bomb threats, and the government ordered tightened security at federal buildings throughout the country.

In 1920, a bomb blast in New York’s Wall Street area killed 40 people and injured hundreds.

Authorities concluded it was the work of “anarchists” and came up with a list of suspects, but all had fled to Russia.

After Wednesday’s blast, emergency crews set up a first aid center near the federal building, and some of the injured sat on the sidewalks, blood on their heads or arms, awaiting aid.

Carole Lawton, 62, a HUD secretary, said she was sitting at her desk on the seventh floor when

“all of a sudden the windows blew in. It got real dark and the ceiling just started coming down.” She then heard “the roar of the whole building crumbling.” She managed to crawl down some stairs and was not injured.

The explosion occurred on the second anniversary of the fiery, fatal ending to the federal siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. That siege began with a raid by ATF agents a month and a half earlier.

Oklahoma City FBI spokesman Dan Vogel wouldn’t speculate if there was a connection. The FBI’s offices are about five miles away.

In the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993, a rented van blew up in a parking garage beneath the twin towers.

Four Muslims were convicted.

Courtesy of AP

A gravestone identifying the resting place of seven unknowns from the USS Oklahoma is shown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

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presidents. “It’s a serious question and campaigns need to be about the future, not the past.”

He also broke his strict diet, digging into a slice of blueberry pie.

Earlier, Bush attended a bill signing ceremony with Republican Gov. Phil Bryant in Jackson.

The law Bryant signed is based on a program created in Florida when Bush was governor.

Mississippi will issue $6,500 vouchers for a small percentage of the state’s special education students. Families can use the public money to pay for private

school tuition, tutoring or other education services outside the public schools.

Bush, while not a declared presidential candidate, has been campaigning like one for some time.

He said his family supports his exploration of a presidential bid.

“In a campaign, no matter if it’s running for governor or running for president or anything else, you’ve got to go earn it,” Bush said. “You’ve got to go earn people’s respect and persuade people that your ideas are better, that you have leadership skills to make it happen. You’ve got a heart for people. Those are the things that matter. Who’s winning, who’s losing? Who cares?”

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