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Last week, Student Senate voted on whether or not it should add a LGBT special interest seat. The bill failed to get the needed two-thirds majority to pass.

Senators who voted in favor for the bill numbered 18. There were 13 senators who voted against the bill.

But, a total of 14 senators were not present and could not vote on the controversial bill, which was the culmination of two years’ worth of efforts from the LGBT community to add a special interest seat to the senate chamber.

The Student Senate ByLaws list meeting times as every Tuesday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Libyan rebels in Benghazi say they have begun receiving arms from abroad, but have refused to say who is sending them. In a meeting with allies in Qatar last week, Italy also said arms shipments would be justified, but has not confirmed whether they would be sent. The possible arms shipments come as Gaddafi’s forces continue their siege of Misrata.

Castro asks for term limits Raul Castro, Fidel Castro’s brother who took on the role as Cuba’s president in 2008, spoke Saturday at the first congress of Cuba’s ruling Communist party in 14 years. During his speech, President Castro emphasized that top political positions, including his own, should be limited to two fiveyear terms. This announcement comes as a shock to many as Castro and his brother have ruled the island for 52 years.

Texas wildfires kill at least one Volunteer firefighter Gregory Simmons died Friday while battling a 3,000-acre blaze near Eastland, about 130 miles west of Dallas. Strong winds and dry brush have fueled the fires, some of which have been burning for more than a week and span about 655 square miles. One blaze destroyed 30 homes about 120 miles west of Dallas, and another fire northwest of Dallas prompted the evacuation of 1,200 residents. In total, the three large wildfires have burned more than 400,000 acres.

Correction The Daily Campus apologizes for misspelling Dr. Maria Dixon’s name in the “Faculty, Students honored for achievements at 2011 Awards Extravaganza” article that ran Wednesday, April 13. The Daily Campus regrets the error.

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Fireworks mark the finale of the Founders Day Centenial Celebration Friday afternoon. Following the raising of the Centennial Flag, President Turner ushered in the new century with a display of fireworks that were shot off from the Dallas Hall balcony.

SMU celebrates 100th birthday with Main Quad festivities

By SARAH KRAMER News Editor skramer@smu.edu

The centennial flag was raised and fireworks filled the sky above Dallas Hall as SMU celebrated its first 100 years and welcomed the years to come.

“This is the most magnificent day of my life,” said Robert Hyer Thomas, grandson of SMU’s first president, Robert Hyer. “Today was the true vision of what my grandfather wanted.”

Family members of the first 10 presidents of SMU united with more than 1,000 students, faculty and alumni on the Main Quad Friday afternoon to commemorate the founding of SMU. President R. Gerald Turner honored those who laid SMU’s foundation while emphasizing the focus of moving upwards and forward in the next 100 years.

“Today is a call to action,” Turner said. “A time to reflect and then return to the work at hand.”

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Students promote sustainability at ‘Barefoot on the Boulevard’

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SMU students congregate around a cartoonist during Barefoot on the Boulevard Saturday afternoon.

to listen to music performed by local bands such as Nuggatron, Acey’s Ghost, Southern Soles and Your Favorite Band.

will be the evening’s moderator, asking questions submitted by the community.

The questions will primarily focus on education, city planning, the budget, and the development of South Dallas.

A student steering committee organized the event with KTVT. The Daily Campus political editor, Jessica Huseman led the committee, which includes Chad Cohen, president of

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Many students enjoyed their Saturday afternoon listening to music, buying environmentally safe items and eating free food.

Commemorating Earth Day, Students for a Better Society, in conjunction with SMU Sustainability, hosted Barefoot on the Boulevard. The third annual Music Festival enticed local vendors, musicians and promotional items.

“Students come for the free food and the live music, but while they’re at the event, they learn more about what environmental sustainability is and what all it encompasses,” sophomore student coordinator Jessie Hart said.

The event coincided with the beginning of Earth Week this past Saturday.

Students walking along the Boulevard diverted from their traditional routines

Dallas mayoral candidates will be discussing the city’s issues in our own Hughes-Trigg theater this Tuesday evening with the Campus Debate, hosted by The Daily Campus and KTVT, the local CBS affiliate.

Candidates David Kunkle, Ron Natinsky, Edward Okpa and Mike Rawlings will be asked questions by a panel composed of Dallas media members. KTVT’s Doug Dunbar

Joining Turner was Brad Cheves, vice president for development and external affairs; Caren Prothro, the chair of SMU’s Board of Trustees; Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe ‘85, representing the Dallas area-North Texas conference of the United Methodist Church; Carl Sewell ‘66, the co-chair of the Second Century Celebration Organizing Committee, and others.

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Furthermore, Senate’s Election Code and its Election Information page list eligibility requirements for all senators, including the fact that senators “must attend Senate meetings from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays for the entire 2011-2012 academic year.”

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Storm system sweeps U.S. A vicious storm system that began in Oklahoma has wreaked havoc across the Midwest and into the Northeast, leaving at least 40 people dead. Emergency crews searched for victims in hardhit areas of North Carolina on Sunday, where 62 tornadoes were reported. Death toll could rise as rescuers continue to search through the rubble.

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Three cancer survivors start the annual SMU Relay For Life event on the Boulevard Friday evening. More than 800 people participated in the walk.

Students, survivors walk Boulevard for charity

By JESSICA MEIER Contributing Writer jmeier@smu.edu

Enthusiasm, music and laughter filled the Boulevard on Friday night during SMU’s seventh annual Relay for Life.

More than 45 teams and 645 people participated in the event that lasted from 5:30 p.m. Friday to 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

SMU raised more than $51,000 benefiting the American Cancer Society prior to the event.

To kick off the event, survivors walked a lap to celebrate and honor the lives of those who battled cancer. Following was a lap to honor the caregivers, acknowledging their love and support throughout treatment and the recovery process.

“My favorite part of the event was the survivor lap because my mom, who is a breast cancer survivor, was able to come and participate with me,” Lauren

Parma, a member of the Relay for Life Team Development Committee said.

“It meant a lot to be able to honor and celebrate with my mom.”

Several performers, including Funk Radio Show, Tiffany Houghton, Treble Creek, the SAE Band, Mustang Mavericks and Mario Quinones entertained participants throughout the night while participants walked laps, mingled and partook in other activities such as a wing-eating contest and relay races.

“The entertainment for the event has always been good in the past, and this year didn’t disappoint,” sophomore and Relay for Life participant Mary Dill said.

Luminaries, tea light candles lit inside a paper bag, were purchased to line the boulevard in memory of anyone who has survived or is currently affected by cancer.

The luminaries were lit during the Luminaria Ceremony. Students,

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Politics

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Meet the candidates for Dallas Mayor Edward Okpa, Mike Rawlings, David Kunkle and Ron Natinksy will face off Tuesday on live television from the Hughes-Trigg Theater.

Ron Natinsky

David Kunkle David Kunkle has been a public servant and leader in law enforcement and municipal government for nearly 40 years.

He started as a beat patrolman with Dallas Police Department in 1972 and became the youngest Captain in the history of the department. During Kunkle’s tenure at the Dallas Police Department as cheif of police, Dallas saw six consecutive years of crime reduction, and crime went down a total of 36 percent. In 2010, the City of Dallas reached its lowest crime rate in 40 years and had its lowest murder rate in 42 years. Homicides went from 248 to 148. In addition to his extensive experience as a major city police chief, Kunkle took on a primary leadership role in the creation and funding of the Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Kunkle was instrumental in raising over $18 million for the Dallas Police Department from foundation and private donations. Kunkle led the effort to secure the largest grant ever given by a private foundation to an American police department. Kunkle received his Bachelor’s Degree and his Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has taught at the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute in Boston.

David Kunkle and his wife, Sarah Dodd, live in a conservation district in East Dallas.

Ron Natinksy has served on Dallas City Council for District 12 since 2005. In that time, he served as chair of Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee and as a member of the Dallas City Council’s Budget, Finance & Audit Committee; Dallas City Council’s Legislative Committee; Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee; and Dallas City Council’s Transportation & Environment Committee. As chair of the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee, Ron helped attract the world headquarters of AT&T and Comerica Bank to Dallas. He has also helped persuade over 30 international companies to site new offices and operations in Dallas. He is confident that once the economy improves, those conversations will absolutely pay off for the Inland Port and the City of Dallas. For two years in a row, Ron led the council in adopting a “no-taxincrease” city budget. In the most recent tax increase vote, he heeded the voice of the majority of citizens citywide who told him they did not want their taxes raised. A long-time resident of Dallas, Ron attended Hillcrest High School and the University of North Texas (at the time, North Texas State University). He and his wife Nancy have been married for 41 years and they are the parents of two sons.

Campus Events MONDAY April 18

The U.S.-Mexico Border Project Research Symposium at 5:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

Meadows Symphony Orchestra Annual Concerto Concert at 3 p.m. in Caruth Auditorium.

Edward Okpa Edward Okpa is a real estate consultant who serves on the Dallas Development Fund.

He graduated from Harvard’s School of Design, and has been called the smartest candidate in the race by Tim Rogers of D Magazine. He is no stranger to mayoral races; this will be his third time running to be mayor of Dallas and has served as a representative for numerous international trade missions with former Mayor Ron Kirk of Dallas. He serves as a board member on such organizations as the Dallas World Affairs Council, Dallas County Appraisal Review and the Dallas Permit and License Appeal Board. He is also vice-chair of Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, one of Dallas’ oldest chambers of commerce, and chair of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. Okpa is a graduate of both the Dallas FBI Citizen’s Academy and the Dallas Police Citizens Academy. Okpa comes from a family of leaders, as his father served as Traditional Chief of Ihe in the Eastern Region of Nigeria before becoming a member of the Eastern Nigeria House of Chiefs. Okpa is married to an electrical engineer who is president and owner of a Management Consulting company in Dallas.

Mike Rawlings Over the past three decades Rawlings has served as the chief executive of three companies, the largest being Pizza Hut. Under his leadership the company had a major upturn in business, resulting in the highest weekly store sales in Pizza Hut history.

Rawlings’ focus as chair of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau (OVB) was to bring in new revenue by promoting our city. Under his leadership, the CVB brought in events that generated $400 million in direct economic impact to Dallas. While serving as president of the Dallas Park & Recreation Board, he used public-private partnerships to protect our parks and recreation centers, raising more than $1 million in private funding to save these basic services from drastic budget cuts. As Dallas’ Homeless Czar for four years, Rawlings oversaw the construction and opening of The Bridge. Under Rawlings’ leadership Dallas reduced its number of chronically homeless by nearly 57 percent. Rawlings has been awarded the Dallas Historical Society’s Award for Excellence in Humanities, the 2010 Anti-Defamation League’s Humanitarian of the Year Award and 2011 St. Philip’s School and Community Center’s Destiny Award. Mike and his wife, Micki, have two children: Michelle (30) and Gunnar (22). The Rawlings live in North Dallas and attend First Presbyterian Church in downtown.

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WEDNESDAY April 20

VSA Family Outing Event at 6 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom.

Spring Social at 5 p.m. in the Law Quad, Bush promenade.

“A ‘duet with John Bull:’ African Americans and the Struggle to Win British Support for the Union” at 6:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

“Let’s Raise Some Dough” starting at 10 a.m. at the flagpole.

Turkish Festival- Bake Sale and Folk Dance at 11 a.m. at the flagpole.

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SMU College Republicans; Adriana Martinez, opinion editor of the Daily Campus.

The event is also supported by the Advocate, SMU Debate, SMU Communication Department, College Republicans, the White Rock Lake Weekly and the John G. Tower Center.

The debate will be aired live on KTVT at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

While the majority of seats will be free and open to the public for the event, students may also get seats in the reserved section by emailing a RSVP to dallasmayoraldebate@gmail. com from their SMU accounts.

If you would like to volunteer at the event, please contact Jessica Huseman

at jhuseman@smu.edu.

Candidates for city council will also be on hand in the foyer at informational booths to discuss their campaigns with attendees.

For more information on the debate and the candidates, please visit www.politically-inclined.com.

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occasional recognizable song.

“It was a relaxing event that played good music and allowed for local company advertisement,” freshman Gareth Riley-Ayers said.

Booths lined the northern quad of the boulevard in front of Memorial Heath Center to promote environmental initiatives.

Representatives from the Texas Campaign for the Environment, SMU Sustainability and Coca-Cola’s Reimagine Recycling Showcase were on site.

“We’re really excited about the CocaCola education vehicle. It’s the newest

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Vendors, musicians, students promote Earth Day, recycling

addition to our event,” sophomore volunteer Erin Hedrick said.

Coca-Cola’s Recycling Education Vehicle provided interactive learning tools for students to learn about aluminum recycling and plastic decomposition.

The stationary trailer had touch screen quiz games, T-shirt giveaways and live streamline recycling.

“The Reimagine Recycling Showcase was an awesome addition to the event because it allowed people to place a bottle inside the feeder and watch as it was sorted and recycled,” Hart said.

Frozen yogurt from Pinkberry, sandwiches from Jason’s Deli and burritos from Chipotle were additional

freebies passed out by local vendors.

Promotional booths by NOS Energy, Vitamin Water and Honest Tea provided refreshments for the crowd.

“There was free stuff everywhere.

Everyone was equally eager to give and receive,” freshman Billy Hightower said.

The free caricature booth attracted the most attention.

Henna tattoos, face painting, sunglasses, reusable totes and tiedye shirts were also popular among attendees. Some of the more vocational booths prompted students to be active about protecting the environment.

“It was interesting to see a different

perspective of our campus,” Hightower said. “It was cool to see us taking interest in the environment.”

Sustainability at SMU had recycling jeopardy for students, including categories like water, plastic and recycling.

Residence Life and Student Housing Community Directors encouraged passers by to sign a recycling pledge and purchase recycled T-shirts.

“Barefoot has now become a more widely-known event,” Hart said. “I can’t wait for future years when every SMU student knows what the event is and what it’s all about.”

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survivors and participants walked along the Boulevard in a moment of silence after the ceremony.

Many ignored their desire to sleep and stayed the whole 12 hours to help raise money to fight cancer.

“I stayed the entire time because I knew there was a symbolic meaning behind it. My walking was part of a bigger meaning to support those who have, who have had, and who are affected by cancer,” Parma said.

“I couldn’t be prouder of all the participants and people who stayed the entire time.”

Greek organizations, residence halls, sports organizations and other SMU groups stepped up to raise funds and contribute to Friday night’s festivities. The boulevard was full of eager students hoping to help the cause in any way possible.

“Friday was a success. I think Relay for Life is an event that everyone should attend. It’s for an amazing cause and it brings people together,” Dill said.

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SMU students walk around the Boulevard Friday evening during the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at SMU.

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FOUNDERS’ WEEKEND

President Turner speaks on SMU achievement, growth at celebration

By MELISSA MAGUIRE Staff Writer mmaguire@smu.edu

President R. Gerald Turner spoke on Friday about the achievements SMU has made in recent years and plans for growth and continued success in the future.

The president’s briefing, held as part of Founder’s Day Weekend and SMU’s Centennial Celebration, was designed as a way for President Turner to address the alumni, donors, students and community members about SMU’s productive past and plans for SMU’s bright future.

The briefing spanned a variety of topics, including application and admission statistics, donor giving statistics, student and faculty accomplishments and plans for campus expansion.

Turner began the briefing by introducing SMU as “an institution that reaches far and wide” for quality students and superior professors.

He also gave recognition to the donors in the audience, a list that included figures such as Karen Prothro and Bobby Lyle, whose names sit atop buildings in the Perkins School of Theology and the Lyle School of Engineering, respectively.

Turner also placed great pride and emphasis on SMU’s rise in ranking: SMU reached an alltime high rank of 56 among 260 national universities, according to U.S. News & World Report, which is up 12 spots from last year’s rank.

In the next 100 years, he hopes SMU will break into the top 50 schools.

He then turned his attention to the fact that all three of SMU’s MBA graduate programs are

ranked in the top 15, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

In the last year, SMU had over 12,500 students apply for a first-year class of 1,400 students, a record high for the university. If these numbers continue to rise, as the president hopes they will, SMU’s rank could potentially increase as a result.

While explaining the Carnegie Classification System for Undergraduate Research Activity as it applies to universities across the United States, Turner referred to a chart that showed SMU in the middle tier and TCU in the bottom tier. He jokingly drew attention to this “happy coincidence” and continued with his explanation of how these types of classifications help boost SMU’s overall rating.

Some key factors that influence school rankings include the number of applicants to the university, the number of students accepted, the size of a university’s financial endowment, alumni affiliation rates and the accomplishments being made by professors and researchers.

Turner’s friendly demeanor remained evident as he spoke of the university’s plans to build sophomore housing units, known as the “Residential Commons,” as well as a new indoor and outdoor tennis facility across the street from the SMU bookstore.

He closed his speech with a witty remark regarding the road construction around the Bush Presidential Library.

“We want to finish that as soon as possible. With football season around the corner, we’ve got to keep our priorities straight,” he said.

Turner encouraged audience members to further their support for the university as it moves forward into its second century.

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‘The Skriker’ soars at Margo Jones Caryl Churchill’s famous play sheds new light on London

By CHASE WADE Assc. A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Technically, “The Skriker” could be classified as a fairytale.

That’s only if we base our definition of fairytale as a story that involves a fairy. Because if you were expecting this staged play to have knights in shining armor, a storybook princess and a happy ending, then “The Skriker” will leave you wanting more…much more.

The play takes place in presentday London, but believe me when I say this, this isn’t your postcard’s London. “The Skriker” paints its urban landscape with as much gloom and grunge as possible. In this play, living in the city is neither glamorous nor desired; instead, the city acts like a prison, housing the lost souls that walk its streets.

Beginning the play with a well-worded, but often confusing, monologue is no other than “The Skriker” herself, Aleisha Force.

The monologue, which borrows

heavily from almost every cliché ever muttered, is just as wordy as it is genius. Force formidably delivers the monologue with the precision needed to get through tough lines that any seasoned actor would find difficult. Her performance is so good in fact, that one does not even have to pay attention to the words of the monologue, the looks on Force’s face alone tell a story in its self.

The bulk of “The Skriker,” follows the lives of sisters Lily (Gracyn Mix) and Josie (Rachel Werline). Josie, who we meet while she is staying at a mental institution, is the first character to have contact with “The Skriker.” After wishing the evil, but desperate, fairy’s temptation on her sister, “The Skriker” begins to stalk pregnant Lily.

In Caryl Churchil’s twisted logic, “The Skriker” thrives off infants, and will do anything in her power to lure one into her dark underworld. “The Skriker” carries her conquest of evil by shape

shifting into different characters, all which stalk Lily and tempt her with wishes and gifts. From a homeless woman, to a small-child, even to a stalker-esque boyfriend, “The Skriker” does everything in her power to woo Lily.

Perhaps the play’s darkest moment comes when Josie accepts an invitation into the haunted world of “The Skriker.” Costume designer, Samantha J. Miller’s, vision was spot on, making the world of “The Skriker” both disturbing and intriguing. With a bone clad crown, Force strutted around the stage effortlessly delivering powerful lines with both ferocity and finesse.

What really seperates “The Skriker” from most plays are the intertwining yet completely different sub-stories that happen around the main characters.

There is a rather interersting story involving a man who is in desperate attempts to catch his very own fairy.

At the end of the play, you see the same man in a wheelchair, feeble and defeated.

The compelling supporting cast only makes “The Skriker” a better play to watch. With just Lily and Josie’s storyline alone, the play would still be a great piece of work, but with stories like the Lost Girl, and the constantly dancing Passerby, “The Skriker” has layers of narrative just waiting to be folded back.

There are many messages that “The Skriker” conveys. With both of its main characters dealing with personal problems after chilidbirth (later in the play you learn Josie killed her ten-day old and baked her in a pie), Churchill’s reasons for “The Skriker” are both sensitive and profound.

With acting so strong and a story so captivating, “The Skriker” is easily one of the best Meadow’s productions this year. While the context is rather surreal, “The Skriker” makes you question the logic around you and allows its viewers to have second thoughts on reality.

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‘Rio’ rises to top of box office

By CHASE WADE Assc. A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu

Looks like audiences have a new wind beneath their wings with the animated feature “Rio.” The family friendly film beat out the usually heavy-hitting “Scream 4” as it took home the prize for the weekend’s largest haul.

Grossing an estimated $40 million, “Rio” broke the record for this year’s largest grossing on an opening weekend.

The film, which was created by the same studio that made films like ‘Ice Age” and Horton Hears a Who,” stars the voices of Oscar nominees Anne Hathaway and Jessie Eisenberg.

With perhaps one of the more disappointing opening weekends this year, the highly buzzed about horror film “Scream 4,” only

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In this publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, animated characters, from left, Raphael, voiced by George Lopez, Blu, voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, and Jewel, voiced by Anne Hathaway, are shown in a scene from “Rio.”

managed to gather an estimated $19.4 million this weekend. While the film garnered decent reviews from the media, it seems as if “Scream 4’s” R rating took a stab at its earnings.

Also opening this week, only to limited audiences, was the movie

adaption of the famous book by Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged.” Earlier this week, “Atlas Shrugged” made headlines as someone involved with the production said it was anchored toward the political group, the Tea Party.

Sean Penn also opened this weekend with the film “The Conspirator.” The film centers around the trial of Mary Surratt following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The film only managed to collect $3.9 million from 707 locations.

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MEN’S TENNIS

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SMU wins seventh consecutive match over Wichita State 5-2

By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

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SMU sophomore Gaston Cuadranti returns a serve against UC Santa Barbara during doubles play April 10 at Turpin Tennis Center. SMU lost to Rice this weekend, 5-2.

Mustangs fall to Rice 5-2 in final season match

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

The Mustangs traveled to Houston this past weekend to take on the Rice Owls. Rice won the match 5-2 to make SMU’s final season record 16-8 and 3-2 in conference play. The Mustangs were ranked 59 going into the match and the Owls were 42.

First up was doubles where the Owls won all three lines.

First off the court was the number one duo of Tobias Flood and Joseph Hattrup against Oscar Podlewski and Harry Fowler. The Rice tandem defeated the Mustangs 8-4.

Next finished was Adham ElEffendi and Darren Walsh who took their match to a tie breaker, but just couldn’t quite seal the deal and lost 7-5 in the breaker to Christian

Saraavia and Michael Nuesslein.

Last done was the No. 88 pairing of Artem Baradach and Gaston Cuadranti who also lost in a tie breaker 7-3.

Next up was the singles play where the Mustangs took two of the six matches and there were a few three setters.

Mischa Nowicki made quick work of his opponent Saravia and won 6-4, 6-1. No. 44 Baradach also won his match in a third set against No. 96 Harry Fowler. The final score was 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. This was Baradach’s second match back since being injured, and first victory coming off a loss against TCU last week.

Cuadranti also battled a close match against Oscar Podlewski. They went to a tiebreaker for the second set but then Podlewski capitalized in the

second to win 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.

The last third set for the afternoon and the final one to finish was Flood against Nuesslein. Flood won the first set 6-1 lost the second 6-4 and the third 6-1.

This was the last regular season match and now the Mustangs have a short break before traveling to Tulsa this coming Easter weekend for the Conference USA Championships.

After the C-USA tournament is a long break and then comes the NCAA tournament at Stanford.

This is a tournament players must each qualify for, and last year Baradach participated and he along with the rest of the team has that goal in their minds for the weekend ahead.

The No. 32 SMU women’s tennis team traveled to Wichita, Kansas and claimed its seventh straight victory Saturday over Wichita State, 5-2 in the regular season finale.

The Mustangs finished the season by winning 10 of their last 11 matches to improve their record to 19-4 overall this spring season.

The Mustangs found early success in doubles competition, as they claimed the point in dramatic fashion.

Heather Steinbauer and Edyta Cieplucha were first off the courts and gave SMU the early 1-0 advantage after they defeated Lutfiana Budiharto

and Raphaela Zotter, 8-3 Wichita State knotted up the score when Delia Damaschin and Carla Venticinque took down Shahzoda Hatamova and Ashley Turpin, 8-3.

SMU juniors Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova sealed the doubles point for the Mustangs as they beat Veronika Blaskova and Montse Blasco Fernandez in a tight match, 8-6.

The Mustangs saw similar success in singles play, taking four out of six matches to secure the victory over the Shockers.

No. 9 Lesniak earned her 16th consecutive singles victory as she made quick work of Budiharto 6-0, 6-2, while her doubles partner No. 117

Malyarchikova trounced Blaskova to set the tone and give the Mustangs a 3-0 lead.

Wichita State appeared to be right back in the thick of things after Fernandez trimmed the lead with her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kris Roberts.

However, the Shockers could not continue to rally, and SMU clinched the match after Steinbauer cruised past Venticinque 6-2, 6-4.

Also picking up a win for SMU was Cieplucha, who was last off the courts after her 7-6, 3-6, 10-3 win over Zotter.

SMU returns to the courts on Thursday, April 21 when they travel to Orlando, Fla. to take part in the Conference USA Championships.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

SMU celebrates best season in eight years at 2010-2011 awards banquet

By JENNIFER BUNTZ Associate Sports Editor jbuntz@smu.edu

The SMU mens basketball team finished its season 20-15, its first time to get 20 wins since the 1999-2000 season. The Mustangs also made it to the CollegeInsider.com tournament semifinals. They had their most wins in C-USA with eight, and led the league in field goal, free throw and 3-point percentages.

Their awards banquet was held at the Doubletree Campbell Center last

Thursday.

At the banquet Papa Dia received five awards including MVP, Screener, Blocks/Deflections, Rebounds, and Charges. He was selected to the 2011 CIT All-Tournament Team and named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year.

Junior Robert Nyakundi was named Most Improved Player.

Ryan Harp recieved the Coaches’ Award for his final season as a Mustang and Mangrum earned the Hustle Award as well as the C-USA

academic medal in his only season at SMU. Mike Walker got the Defensive Award and freshman Jeremiah Samarrippas was given two awards including the Best Assist to Turnover Ratio as well as Good Plays.

Aliaksei Patsevich earned the team’s Academic Award and was also named to the Conference USA Commisioner’s Honor Roll.

Head Coach Matt Doherty along with the six speakers also spoke at the event about the season.

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Believers beware: Gaga has gone religious STAFF

Next to Facebook, Stefani Germanotta (more commonly known as Lady Gaga) is likely this Drew Konow biggest pop culture enigma of the twenty-first century. The diva captured our musical attention at “Just Dance” and has sustained fame with downright danceable, sticky pop jams; fashion-forward, ever-changing attire; and outrageous publicity stunts.

Progressively, however, Lady Gaga has moved from the realm of simply enigmatic and into the expressly religious.

The first signs came with the video for her single “Alejandro.”

Not only does Gaga don a dark red nun’s habit and process down a road carry something closely resembling the Sacred Heart of Jesus, she also swallows an entire rosary and grinds on a group of men with a bright red cross on her groin.

This provocative use of Christian symbols garnered a response from several groups, including the

Catholic League. However, at this point in her career, Lady Gaga stuck to taking already present religious emblems and deconstructing their given meanings. In essence, Gaga had cornered the market on sacrilege.

The results were often shocking, racy and controversial.

With the release of her new album, “Born this Way,” Lady Gaga seems to have transitioned from her sacrilegious campaigns against religion to an outright attempt to create a new religion. Yet, this does not mean she has made her peace with religion or with religious discourse.

Rather, Gaga has begun creating a religion of her own distinct (at least in her eyes) from the other religious options available.

Interestingly, the religion that Lady Gaga seems to be creating starts with a creation story. In her new video “Born this Way,” the lady tells the story of the creation a new race.

A creation story, for every religion, is a mainstay. Within this story of creation, Gaga appropriates both the origin and role of good and evil forces. The video even gives moral and ideological prescriptions. Not to mention the chorus of the song is nothing short of theology, asserting

Newbies can keep mouths shut EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I understand when someone starts a new job and his performance isn’t exactly up to par.

This patience extends into the Taylor Adams service industry: when a waiter may not be keeping up with the crowd or open the bottle of wine with extreme ease, I understand.

However, in the past month I have encountered two different waiters at different establishments, both of whom gave fair warning of the dining trauma that was to come.

I immediately lowered the bar in my expectations. In fact, what each of them warned about turned out to be true.

The first waiter brought us food in the time I could have gone to the grocery store and cooked it. She also couldn’t remember if we had sweet or unsweetened tea, and I didn’t even bother complaining when the wrong side came out.

The second waiter took nearly 10

minutes after ordering to tell us the restaurant didn’t have the wine we wanted. He then proceeded to break the cork while opening the bottle of our second choice Cabernet before pouring me and my date glasses (without letting my date taste it.)

These less-than mediocre experiences wouldn’t be worth remembering if the waitress and waiter had not given me the warning beforehand.

When coming to my table and saying, “Hi, I’m sorry if your dining experience is inadequate because I’m new,” I translate that to, “Hi, I hope you don’t mind wasting your money because I just started this gig and am not even going to try to do an impressive job.”

At least both people were nice.

I’ve worked in the service industry, I know it isn’t a blast 100 percent of the time. But at least put in the effort and don’t give your performance an excuse before the appetizer.

Taylor Adams is a senior journalism major. She can be reached for comments or questions at tadams@smu.edu.

“I’m beautiful in my way ‘cause God makes no mistakes.”

With the release of her new single “Judas,” the Mama Monster is sure to heighten the religious rhetoric and the use of religious symbols.

While all of these qualities seem to be the basis for a religion, they are indeed irrelevant if not accompanied by religious practice.

The first necessary ingredient is a religious leader. Lady Gaga herself obviously fills this role, often professing a passionate message of self-acceptance, self-expression and embracing differences on and off the stage. These are the “teachings” of Lady Gaga.

Moreover, Gaga has begun to refer to herself as the “Mother Monster” and to call her fans “little monsters” and “baby monsters.” This positions Gaga as both creator and messiah (i.e. deity) and her fans as both her followers and her children (i.e. created).

But, Lady Gaga is not alone in her practice of this pop-religion.

Countless fans worship her music, her style and her ideas. Interviews with fans reveal countless testimonies of “finding a place,” “understanding oneself,” and “feeling empowered.”

This suggests that the fan's encounter

results in both emotional and spiritual effects with Gaga. Many "monsters" express the kinds of transformation usually associated with religion.

Nonetheless, the religious practice does not stop with passive transformation. Many little monsters go on to mimic their “mother,” dressing like her, adopting her teachings and listening obsessively to her music.

These practices, Gaga’s teachings, and the employment of traditional religious components (i.e. morality, creation story, theology) suggest that the “Lady Gaga” phenomenon is itself religion.

Indeed, understanding Lady Gaga within the context of religion allows one to more critically and objectively understand the content of her work and its impact on society.

Not to mention, it may make you think twice before you just dance with your disco stick, get caught in a bad romance, call my name Alejandro, start telephoning me or profess the way you were born.

Drew Konow is a senior religious studies, foreign languages and literatures major. He can be reached for comments or questions at dkonow@smu.edu.

LGBT seat can corrode Senate CONTRIBUTOR

A proposal has been set to establish a permanent LGBT seat in the Student Senate.

To the LGBT community, Aleksander Bologna this may seem like a good idea, always having a voice in the Senate, always having a vote on current bills that may affect your group. But in reality, why should the rest of the SMU community be forced to have a LGBT view on every bill it wants to pass.

Student congress is for elected students to develop the school as they campaigned; they are not guaranteed positions because of their views, race or religion.

So, why should the LGBT community have the benefit of political immunity at our school?

This could cause corruption among people who might want a bill passed to give "favors" or "gifts" to the LGBT community, knowing that if they keep the LGBT community happy, they will always have that vote in the Senate

because their seat is guaranteed.

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely," as Julius Cesar put it, could you imagine if one of America's political parties had permanent seats in Congress? They would never be held accountable for their views or votes and would eventually seek the greatest benefit from their divine seat by selling their vote to the highest bidder.

If the LGBT community is voted a seat in the Senate, then I demand we have a seat for all Italians on campus since we're a white minority on campus. And I know all of the girls on cheer squad are going to want their voices heard, so let's add a cheer seat.

And how about an animal rights seat, we can't forget to represent the SMU squirrels.

I'm being sarcastic, but the point I'm making is that by allowing this seat today, we are opening the door to every organization on campus having a permanent seat in the Senate and the ensuing chaos afterward.

Aleksander Bologna is a first year political science major. He can be reached for comments or questions at abologna@smu.edu.

Wake-up call: Demands in relationships need to change COMMENTARY

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It seems that the days of door opening, courting, and gentlemanly behavior have passed. When I talk to my mom or any of my Frannie Lupo friends’ moms, they paint a completely different picture of what it meant to “date” a boy in college.

Random hook ups, rarely planned formal dates, and minimal monogamy mark my generation’s concept of love and romance. Of course there are exceptions to this observation, but I think it is safe to say that this generation of the male population has lost its sense of chivalry.

I have heard it before that our generation is nicknamed the “hook up generation.” But I think we are underestimating how serious this is.

We do not take sex seriously or treat it with respect.

It seems that dating has evolved over time. In my grandparents generation dating was usually done under the watchful eye of a chaperon. Then it was considered acceptable to go on intimate dates such as dinner and a movie in my parent’s generation.

But today dating almost does not exist. It is all about the hook ups that transpire under social situations, usually under the influences of alcohol.

The partying causes college students to have an excuse for a hook up. It is not seen as a conscious decision but one made under the influence of a good time. This attitude causes very minimal monogamy.

The lack of monogamy is just the start. It is safe to say that it is like pulling teeth to try and get a male student at SMU to commit to one girl.

I often overhear my male friends make fun of their fraternity brothers who are in relationships. I have consulted my other friends from campuses all over the country, and this seems to be a reoccurring theme. Women seem to be disposable to men.

But to me, this is the least of our problems. I would be fine with a guy wanting to date other people. After all, this is the one time in our lives we have the great opportunity to date around. It is the lack of respect and appreciation that has inspired me to write this.

Most of my friends’ relationships are nothing like the wholesome relationships you would expect to find on a beautiful campus such as this.

It seems that date nights are almost

nonexistent. It upsets me to hear from my parents about all their friends who found their spouse in college, because few of the relationships I see forming around me seem strong enough to grow into something substantial and lasting. The simple gestures of opening a door, buying lunch or even handing over a jacket when a lady is cold seem to be prized gifts when they are offered.

I believe that the reason for this is peer pressure. It is not looked upon well by their male peers if they treat a girl as if she were something special.

Instead they are called “whipped.”

Being college students, what our peers think is important to us. So until being chivalrous is “cool,” I don’t think we will see a change in our relationships.

And I also need to point out that all the blame cannot be made on the male population. Girls need to start respecting themselves more and expecting a man to treat them as more than a hook up.

The ways of our culture are hindering any intimacy in our relationships as well. All communication is done through texting and Facebook. This allows there to be little emotional or face-toface connection between couples. The

most chivalrous thing men need to do is send a smiley face at the end of a text. I know I personally would not know how to react to an old fashion love note or flowers from a boyfriend.

Our intimacy is getting lost through the translation of technology.

In my opinion, the most frustrating part is that men don’t seem to realize that if we are treated as valuable, we will do anything for them. Women are nurturing. We love to love and be loved. It is in our genetic makeup to take care of people. So throw us a sincere compliment by treating us with respect every once and a while and you would be treated well in return.

I want this to be a wake up call to both men and women. We are at the point in our lives where we need to grow up and create more substantial relationships. There needs to be a give and take. Being a gentleman will get you far, and women need to start expecting it. All I can do is hope that something changes before the hopeless romantic inside of all women gives up.

Frannie Lupo is a sophomore communications studies major. She can be reached for comments or questions at flupo@smu.edu.

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of the senators who missed the LGBT vote Tuesday night, asking them why they were not present. Eight senators responded.

Sens. Justin Amos (Meadows), Michael Boulos (Law), Sam Mansfield (Dedman II), Katie O’Neil (Lyle) and Scott Rogers (Law) have not responded to The Daily Campus after nearly a week.

Sen. Alex Ehmke (Dedman II), Student Body Vice President-Elect, told The Daily Campus that he had to

leave at 5:15 p.m. because of “family things,” noting that he tried to find out if he could record his vote early, but couldn’t because it is against the rules.

Sen. Rachel Fox (Dedman II), one of the bill’s co-authors, said she was “panicking to get a research paper finished.”

Sen. Hiba Ibad (Dedman I) said she “had a family emergency that came up and had to leave immediately” before the vote, although she was there for the bill’s debate.

Two senators, Sen. Aden Abiye (Dedman I) and Sen. Wes Davidson (Cox) left the meeting early because they had a 6:30 p.m. class.

Sens. Yasmin Aceval (Cox) and Jamison Joiner (Cox) had doctors’ appointments.

Sen. Alejandra Aguirre (Hispanic-American) was too sick to attend the meeting.

To read the complete responses from the eight senators who did respond, visit the Hilltop Politics blog at hilltoppolitics.wordpress.com.

CHARITY EVENT

Arrowspike raises more than $6,000 to support literacy

By MELISSA MAGUIRE Staff Writer mmaguire@smu.edu

Students joined together on the Dedman Center’s sand volleyball courts Saturday afternoon as part of Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy event, Arrowspike.

“It’s a great way to kick-off spring,” junior Pi Phi Rachael Borne said. “It’s fun to be outdoors and raise money for a good cause.”

Arrowspike, a bracket-style sand volleyball tournament, raised money and awareness for the First Book literacy initiative.

First Book is a non-profit organization that works to provide access to books to children of lowincome or otherwise disadvantaged families.

This year, Pi Phi hosted a book drive leading up to Arrowspike as a way to get

all fraternities and sororities involved in the cause.

However, many non-Greeks also participated by donating and forming sand volleyball teams.

At the time of publication, the final count of books donated was unknown.

This year, Pi Phi raised approximately $6,880 in donations and 16 teams participated.

The event also doubled as a costume showcase with team costumes ranging from American flag swim trunks to bunny ear headbands and white loofah sponges safety-pinned to the backs of swim trunks.

Many participants enjoy Arrowspike because it unites the Greek community.

This year, even a group of Pi Phi’s from TCU participated.

Sydney Smith, a first-year Pi Phi,

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said, “Arrowspike is a great way to get all the Greeks together, and it benefits a good cause, so it’s especially great to see so many people out here participating.”

Ramon Trespalacios, a Sigma Phi Epsilon, agreed.

“What I love about Arrowspike is that it brings together all the Greek life,” he said. “Philanthropy breaks down the friendly rivalries.”

This year, Sig Ep had two teams participate.

In one game in the semi-final round both Sig Ep teams had to compete against one another. SigEp won and advanced to the finals.

The final game came down to Sig Ep and Fiji.

Fiji took home the prize, which was a set of gift cards to restaurants around the area.

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Members of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority compete in a dodgeball game against members of the women’s soccer team at Sunday afternoon’s Theta Dodgeball event to raise money for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Kappa Alpha Theta holds annual dodgeball competition for CASA

By FRANCESCA LUPO Contributing Writer flupo@smu.edu

Kappa Alpha Theta held its annual “Theta Dodgeball” tournament Sunday. The event, which sponsored Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), raised approximately $3,600. CASA helps support volunteers who represent the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected in their home life. CASA advocates the protection of these children in the courtroom.

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This year, there was a total of 18 teams, which consist of both Greek and non-Greek members of the student body.

The bleachers of the Dedman basketball courts were filled with cheering onlookers as teams such as the girl’s soccer team, Kappa Alpha Order and Pi Beta Phi competed against each other. FIJI sophomores won this year’s men’s bracket and the soccer girl’s team won the female champions.

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CENTENNIAL: Mustangs celebrate 100th birthday, focus on future CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

of the Mustang Band helped the crowd “Walk Down Memory Lane” by playing an assortment of popular songs from 1915 to 2011.

Alumni traveled from all over to take part in the celebration.

Ruth Morgan, Provost Emerita and former president of Faculty Senate, worked at SMU for more than 20 years and said she would not have missed this event.

“SMU is very near and dear to my heart,” she said.

Gene Mallory ‘48 agreed.

Traveling from across Texas, he said he was ready to participate in the “big party.” Mallory was also excited to see other Golden Mustangs and his Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers.

Dorothy Thompson ‘53 said she has “always been a loyal supporter of SMU.” Living in Dallas today, Thompson and her late husband were one of the first couples to be married in Perkins Chapel.

While alumni enjoyed returning to campus, students were also thrilled to be a part of the Founder’s Day weekend celebration.

“It’s a really big deal that we are 100 years old,” freshman Jennifer Smith said. “It only happens once, so it’s neat to get to be a part of it and to get to bring out kids here someday and say, ‘we were a part of this.’”

Junior Trigg Burrage said, “It’s great that the SMU centennial is so forward-focused. It’s as much about

where are we going in the future as it is what we have done.”

While Turner acknowledged SMU’s emergence from the cotton fields into an accomplished university, he encouraged former and current students to continue to make SMU a leader and innovator with a growing international prominence “Let’s carry the torch they [the founders] carried across the century and lead the university into the second century with energy and commitment,” Turner said.

The Centennial Celebration was the first of many events celebrating SMU’s 100th anniversary. Festivities will continue until 2015, the centennial of the year Dallas Hall’s doors first opened to students.

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Members of the SMU community sign the “SMU Unbridled” banner wishing SMU “happy birthday” Friday afternoon.

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Dallas Hall is illuminated with red and blue light Sunday evening, the actual 100th anniversary of the founding of SMU, as part of the centennial celebration that took place on campus over the weekend. Dallas Hall will stay lit every evening for the next nine days, a total of 10 days, that will represent SMU’s 10 decades of existence.

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SMU President R. Gerald Turner addresses the crowd at Friday afternoon’s Centennial Celebration, ushering in the next century of SMU’s presence in Dallas.