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ADMINISTRATION

Strader named Student Trustee By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Editor in Chief mshamburge@smu.edu

SMU junior R. Haynes Strader, Jr has been chosen as the 2010-11 Student Trustee. Strader will sit on the Board of Trustees as a full voting member of the Board. “I am greatly honored to have been chosen as the Student Trustee at SMU,” Strader said. “It is a wonderful opportunity to

represent the Student Body to the Board of Trustees, and I look forward to serving SMU to the very best of my ability.” Strader is the current president of the Interfraternity Council and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was named Greek Man of the Year for 2009-10. Strader is also involved in the SMU Ad Club and College Republicans. He is a trainer for Mustangs Who Care. Strader is from Atlanta, Ga.

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SMU standards dictate that smokers must stay a minimum of 25 feet away from buildings and throw away all cigarette ends.

Cigarette Butts cover campus By JORDAN LEE Contributing Writer jolee@smu.edu

Sparkling fountains, shady trees, lush grass and scampering squirrels announce the arrival of spring at Southern Methodist University. Brochures and college recruiters proclaim the campus’ beauty, but a quick trip behind Fondren Library reveals a different image. The ground is littered with discarded cigarette butts. Creighton Holley, a junior corporate communications and public affairs major, explained that this area is a favorite haunt of late-night

students on smoke breaks. “Most of the smokers are at the library—and mostly at night,” Holley said. Holley showed frustration at the smokers’ inability to properly dispose of their spent cigarettes, “It’s such a beautiful campus, the least smokers could do is pick up after themselves.” SMU’s community standards specify that smokers must stay a minimum of 25 feet away from buildings and throw away all cigarette ends. Yet, students continue to casually flick butts on the ground, despite this policy. Some smokers on campus disregard

trashcans and ashtrays even when they are within reach, as evidenced by the butts scattered around the bases of trashcans on campus. One student complained about this behavior. “I do see a lot of cigarette butts in the actual ashtrays, but when I see them on the floor it makes me think someone is really lazy,” Vanessa Tapia, a junior public policy major said. Tapia’s opinion of litters’ lethargy is shared by experts. Apparently, “90 percent of littered cigarette butts are dropped within 10 feet of an ashtray,” according to Amy, Allie and Dave Steinmetz of the No Butts About it Litter Campaign on

ADMINISTRATION

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Learning differently By AMANDA OLDHAM

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Contributing Writer aoldham@smu.edu

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Associate provost Tunks will take time off to teach in Meadows School.

really energizes me.” He said he decided to leave his position in January after he spent the winter break “reflecting on it.” Tunks also said he does not feel as if

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Instead of getting ready to go out for the night, future educators sat down in McCord Auditorium with notebooks and pens in hand on Saturday. The lecture, A New Look at Learning Differences, addressed appropriate ways to help the children they would soon be teaching. “Talk to them; help teachers see that not all kids with learning differences are the same,” Terri Zerfas, Coordinator for the Diagnostic Center for Dyslexia and Related Disorders, said. “We have to be advocates for kids who cannot be advocates for themselves.” Panelists discussed aspects of teaching for students with learning disabilities, like ADD or dyslexia, and techniques for providing the

appropriate accommodations. Among the topics of discussion was the Shelton School, a non-profit school that focuses on providing help for students with learning differences, as well as reasons why some students act up in class: it distracts them from their struggle with the material. “We expect them to get up, struggle all day, go home and do it five to six days a week,” Zerfas said, pointing out the reality of the students’ hardships. SMU graduate Callan Harrison also came to discuss her new book, “The Girl Who Learned Differently.” “I wrote it so children can talk with their parents,” Harrison said. “So they have a way of communicating their learning difference.” Harrison has a learning difference and spoke about her experience as a student in college. The two things

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Drum roll please... Last night faculty, staff and student leaders were celebrated for their commitment to SMU and the surrounding community during the 2010 Awards Extravaganza. The annual event, which took place in the Hughes-Trigg ballroom featured many offices around campus who presented awards for exemplary service and leadership. Faculty members were rewarded for excellence in teaching, and going above an beyond to help students in their learning endeavors. Staff members were thanked

for their dedication to student life. Top honor, or the “M” award, was presented to five faculty/staff members and ten students. The student recipients were Sylvia Bearden, Rob Hayden, Bailey Holyfield, Juliana Jones, Patrick Kobler, Stephanie Markman, Nicola Muchnikoff, Stephen Reiff, Warren Seay Jr. and Astrud Villareal. The five faculty/staff members who were awarded the “M” awards were Missy Bryant, Dennis Foster, Betty Mchone, John O’Connor and Harold Stanley. —From staff reports

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Caruth Hall opens after a long period of construction.

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Tunks takes break After more than 18 years in an administrative role, Thomas Tunks, associate provost, will leave the provost’s office January 2011, take a break and then return to his true passion—teaching. Tunks said he would take a leave of absence during the 2011 calendar year and then return to the Meadows School of the Arts as a professor. Tunks served 12 years in the provost’s office and six years in the Meadow’s Dean’s office. “While I consider myself very fortunate to have been granted the opportunity to be involved in central university administration, and enjoy very much the range of things I do and the many people with whom I work, I had to admit to myself that spending my time being with students and helping them learn is what I really want to do for the rest of my working time,” he said. “It

their awareness website. “It kind of surprises me... our campus is gorgeous, it’s like seeing a zit on a beautiful face; it just looks bad,” Tapia said. The large groups of prospective students visiting campus each week may not find SMU’s blemishes very appealing. Littered cigarette butts not only detract from the beauty of SMU’s campus; they are also harmful to the environment. Smokers may think their discarded cigarette ends will decompose like paper or cotton. However, many

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Attendees celebrate the dedication of Caruth Hall.

CAMPUS EVENT

UP police shut down Code Red Concert By JESSICA HUSEMAN Online Editor jhuseman@smu.edu

University Park Police shut down Program Council’s “Code Red Concert” early last Thursday due to noise complaints. According to UPPD Administrative Captain, Leon Holman, a total of 22 complaints from UP residents were received from “as far west as Preston and from Mockingbird up to the other side of Lover’s Lane.” Holman said that UPPD made two visits to the concert. The first was simply to ask that the music be turned down. Brooke Morin, PC’s concert chair, said, “We turned down the bass a lot and it sounded like we turned it down a significant

amount.” After receiving continued complaints even after the music was turned down, UPPD decided to shut the concert down completely. “I saw them rush the stage, and then it was just over,” Morin said. Morin said that because last year’s concert was a success without complaints from nearby residents, Program Council did not alert University Park that the concert would be occurring. “Being at the opposite end of campus, it didn’t seem like it would be a problem,” Morin said. “We didn’t look up noise regulations. Last year we did the same thing and had no problem, we just did the same thing we’ve been doing and it turned out differently.”

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Corrections

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SMU Board of Trustee member, Bobby B. Lyle, wins the Outstanding Trustee Award presented by Student Body President, Patrick Kobler, Monday evening.

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In a story last week about the SMU Board of Trustees, The Daily Campus incorrectly reported the board selects and interviews the finalists for its student member. A committee that includes the current student trustee and student body president, students on board committees, newly-elected student body officers and two Student Affairs administrators interview the applicants and make a recommendation to the board. The Board of Trustees have final approval for all positions. In last Thursday’s issue, The Daily Campus incorrectly attributed a sports photograph to Mark Duncan of The Daily Campus staff, Duncan is actually a photographer with the Associated Press. Also, The Daily Campus neglected to give credit to photo editor Michael Danser for taking the Board of Secrecy photo. The Daily Campus regrets these errors.

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Business

• Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Ticker Talk NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors snapped up financial stocks Monday after concerns eased about the government’s case against Goldman Sachs. The Dow Jones industrial average ended with a gain of 73 points after sliding for much of the day. The advance followed a drop of 126 points Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs related to mortgage investments.

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5:30 p.m. HughesTrigg Atrium CD. Discussion of how a major airline prepares for and responds to crises in the age of social media.

The Daily Campus

COMMENTARY

Is the Goldman Sachs fraud charge the wakeup call investors need? By JP COLEMAN Business Editor jpcolema@smu.edu

In 1987, we learned “greed is good.” Michael Douglas’s character Gordon Gekko made the line famous in the Oliver Stone film “Wall Street.” The line was meant to convey that greed is the lifeblood of capitalism, and without it, a market economy cannot function. In 2008, we learned that too much greed is poisonous for a capitalist economy, and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) just put one of America’s major ‘poisoners’ on public trial. Last week, the SEC charged Goldman Sachs with fraud for the actions of one of its hedge fund managers, John Paulson, and his role in the financial meltdown. Here is a breakdown of what happened: •Mortgage brokers were giving out huge mortgages to individuals who would probably never be able to afford them. •Those mortgages were packaged together into larger pools, and then divided up into marketable securities. These securities are known as mortgage backed securities (MBS). •Collateralized Debt Obligations

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are larger pools of the MBS that can be sliced into various risk levels for investors. •Goldman Hedge Fund Manager John Paulson made a deal to put together a CDO, but he was allowed to hand-pick the MBS. He chose the worst possible MBS he could get his hands on because the hedge fund was short-selling (betting against) the securities. •The clients purchasing parts of the CDO, ranging from school district pension funds to more sophisticated hedge funds at other firms, were told the MBS were hand selected because of their quality. This is where the fraud charge comes in. •According to the SEC., by January 2008, the portfolio had lost 99 percent of its value, so investors lost over $1 billion. Paulson, who bet against the CDO, was raking in a profit of over $1 billion. The fact that Paulson created the highly combustible CDO wasn’t news, nor is it even really a crime. The crime was committed when Goldman Sachs failed to disclose to investors how truly risky the portfolio was; and even lied about it. Although the fraud charges provide an entity for the public to blame for the financial pain and suffering of

Securities and Exchange Commission said in a civil )QNFOCP 5CEJU The complaint Friday that Goldman Sachs & Co. failed to reveal that of its clients create — and bet against — subprime mortgage CEEWUGF QH HTCWF one securities that were sold to other investors. Aug. 21, 2008: Goldman reaches settlement with regulators after an investigation into collapse of auction-rate securities market; agrees to repurchase securities held by private clients; pays hefty fine.

Sept. 22: Changes status to a bank holding company amid investor worry. Oct. 29: Receives $10 billion in rescue funds as part of the government!s $700 billion bank bailout program.

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11:39 p.m. 6000 Ownby Drive/ Bike Rack in front of Loyd All Sports. A student reported theft of his bicycle. Open.

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the last three years, Paulson and Goldman Sachs are by no means the sole conspirators. All investment bankers think alike, and with compensation based on the extreme short-term returns, it is highly likely that other big names on the block—Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase—are guilty in the same right. What does this mean for Goldman and the industry as a whole? Well, Goldman will likely be slapped with large fines, but that is really the least of their worries. The reputation

MARCH 25 2:06 p.m. 3000 SMU Blvd. A student reported some unknown person hit his parked vehicle and failed to leave any contact information. Open.

MARCH 26 1:59 a.m. Boaz Hall/3200 Binkley Avenue. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed. 7:54 a.m. SMU Police Department/3128 Dyer Street. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possessing a fake driver’s license. Closed.

June 17: Says it repaid $10.04 billion received under the government!s stock purchase program, including dividends owed on the investment. July 14: Posts profit of $2.7 billion, even as it pays back federal bailout money; blows past analysts! expectations.

Jan. 13, 2010: Goldman!s chief executive apologizes for the bank's risky behavior. Jan. 21: Responds to criticism of big Wall Street paychecks by putting less money into its bonus pool, helping earn a record fourth-quarter profit. April 16 $160.70

April 7: In letter to shareholders, denies it bet against clients by selling them mortgage-backed securities while reducing its own exposure to such investments before housing market crashed.

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Police Reports 9:46 p.m. 3000 Dyer Court Lot. University Park Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire which also damaged a second vehicle. Open.

Dec. 16: Posts its first quarterly loss since going public in 1999, loses $2.29 billion during its fiscal fourth quarter. May 11, 2009: Bank agrees to pay a $10 million fee and let some 714 Massachusetts homeowners rework mortgages after a state investigation into subprime lending.

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hit will be the most hurtful. Maybe this will be the final blow that will wake Main Street up to Wall Street’s antics. Investors have such shortterm memories, but perhaps this slap administered by Goldman and other major banks to the world’s financial system will have more of a lasting impression. Hopefully, the public will realize

soon that if it looks too good to be true, it actually, with out a doubt, is. Ronald Reagan once joked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government, I’m here to help you.” Hopefully, those words will become synonymous with “I’m an investment banker, and do I have a deal for you!”

Sports

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 •

MEN’S GOLF

TRACK AND FIELD

Kraft, Schovee shine Divide and conquer at Aggie Invitational SMU has multiple top-5 finishes at two separate By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu

The No. 42 SMU men’s golf team finished in ninth place out of 12 teams at the Aggie Invitational. The tournament was held Saturday and Sunday at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas. The Mustangs had two top-20 finishers—junior Kelly Kraft and

sophomore Matt Schovee tied for 18th place at 1-under 215. Kraft shot 72 and 76 in the first two rounds and worked his way from 41st place with a third round score of 67. Schovee shot 74, 70 and 71 in the three rounds, and James Kwon was next in line for SMU, tying for 29th place at 2-over par. Texas A&M golfer Jordan Russell came in first place in the individual scoreboard. Russell shot 10-under par

at the par 72, 7,146-yard course. The Aggies also took home the team win. They shot 38-under par with 346, 351 and 345 in the three rounds. No.1 ranked Oklahoma State finished in second place. The Conference USA Championships are next for the Mustangs. The Championships will be held in Orlando, Fla. from April 25-27.

ROWING

competitions over the weekend

By BRITTANY LEVINE Associate Sports Editor blevine@smu.edu

The Mustang’s track and field team had impressive performances Thursday through Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., and Saturday at the Michael Johnson Relays in Waco, Texas. Between the two meets, SMU had five top-five finishers. Sophomore Simone Du Toit had a top-five finish

and a top-10 finish at the Mt. SAC Relays. Du Toit came in third place in the shot put. Her throw of 16.41m was only .01mm shorter than her seasonbest throw. In the discus, her throw of 51.35m gave her an eighth place finish. Freshman Klara Bodinson came in fifth place with a time of 10:31.32 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. SAC. In the 1,500 meter run, junior Kristine Eikrem-Engeset finished in fifth place

with a time of 4:26.58. Junior Aasha Marietta’s time of 4:48.54 in the 1500meter run put her at fourth place. At the Michael Johnson Relays, which took place at Baylor University, senior Chelsea Wells finished in fifth place in the 400-meter hurdle. She had a time of 1:03.56. The Oklahoma Invitational is Friday and Saturday in Norman, Okla. At last year’s invitational, the Mustangs had a record five regional qualifying marks.

Mustangs take top finishes SMU falls just short at at SIRA Championships National Championships EQUESTRIAN

By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The SMU rowing teams had a great showing at the SIRA Championships this weekend posting strong times and top finishes against formidable opponents. The first varsity eight started slow in their heat on Saturday morning, finishing fifth with a time of 7:01.45 to advance to the rep later on in the afternoon. They picked it up though, and improved their time to take third at the rep, coming in at 6:42.36. Their finish advanced them to the Petite finals, which took place Sunday.

The second varsity eight was equally impressive in their start and even more impressive in their finish. They took third in the heat at 6:57.54 to advance to the Petite finals. “I’m pleased with all of our crews’ significant improvement with regard to times,” head coach Doug Wright said in an interview with smumustangs.com. In the Petite finals, the Mustangs’ first varsity eight was just threetenths of a second away from a first place finish. They were forced to settle for second with a final time of 7:02.90, while first place went to Kansas State with a final time of 7:02.60.

The second varsity eight was determined to do even better and succeeded, capturing first place with a time more than 13 seconds ahead of second place Jacksonville. Their final time was 7:28.80. Coach Wright was pleased with his team’s performance, especially because of the ramifications. “We have, in the past, shown much improvement in speed between the SIRA Regatta and the conference championships,” he said. The Mustangs’ next competition, the South/Central NCAA Regional Qualifier is May 15-16. The race will be held in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

By STEPHEN LU Sports Editor sjlu@smu.edu

The SMU equestrian team just fell short to Oklahoma State at the Varsity Equestrian National Championship. The Mustangs took the Cowboys to a tiebreaker after tying the score at 4-4, only to lose in raw score by 40 points. “I was very proud of the way we competed,” head coach Haley Schoolfield said in an interview with smumustangs.com. “We did very well for being one of the only

schools here without horses and having to battle facility issues the second half of the season. I think we have a lot to build on for next year.” The Mustangs gave their very best and it showed; their performance was the best showing in school history at this competition. Sophomore Mallory Olson had the best overall score for SMU, posting a 162 in Equitation over Fences. Had her score stood, the Mustangs would have taken a 3-1 lead in the competition. However, Oklahoma State refused to back down and

Ally Blais had a near flawless run to defeat Olson, 167-162, and tie the competition. The Cowboys took the next two points, and SMU had its back against the wall. However, Danielle Gersh and Claire Wenholz stepped up for SMU, claiming the last two points to force a tiebreaker. However, in terms of raw score, the Cowboys edged the Mustangs and claimed the victory. This showing at the national championships marks the sixth time in seven years that the Mustangs have qualified to participate.

DALLAS MAVERICKS

Nowitzki leads Mavs past Spurs 100-94 in opener By JAIME ARON

landed. Then Ginobili spun to the rim, flicking it in over Kidd and a latearriving Shawn Marion. San Antonio got a feel for the newlook Mavericks a few minutes later, with Marion and Butler playing hot potato on a fast break, the ball never hitting the ground until after Butler rammed it in.

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DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki opened the playoffs in a high gear, making 12 of 14 shots and scoring 36 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 100-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. The Spurs did a good job of slowing Nowitzki in the first round last year, usually by swarming him with two and sometimes three defenders. They went with only one most of this game and paid the price. Nowitzki shot over guys his size and went to the basket when covered by someone smaller. He took 12 free throws and made them all, adding to a streak of 74 straight made free throws during the regular season. Among his highlights were a 7-0 stretch midway through the third, which actually ended up putting Dallas ahead for good. He scored only four points in the fourth quarter, but his presence was huge as the Mavericks often ran their offense through him. His passing and shooting prevented San Antonio from getting any closer than five points, with Dallas’ lead peaking at 100-88 before the Spurs made it closer during garbage time. “We’re going to need him to keep delivering big-time for us,” Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. Caron Butler scored 22 points and Brendan Haywood added 10 in their playoff debut for Dallas. Both were part of a major trade in February that turned a good Mavericks team into a much better one. They came into the playoffs having won eight of 10 and five straight. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker all looked in prime playoff form — but didn’t get much help. Duncan had 27 points and eight rebounds, Ginobili scored 26 and Parker had 18 points and four assists. George Hill started at point guard, but was scoreless with two turnovers in 18 minutes. A change at point guard might be one move San Antonio makes for Game 2 Wednesday night in Dallas. Don’t be surprised if the Spurs also pull out last year’s defensive game plan by daring someone other than Nowitzki to beat them. “We’re going to see everything before it’s over,” Carlisle said. “We’ll have to adjust when those things happen and make plays.” Jason Kidd had 13 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Mavericks,

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Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki reacts after scoring in the second half of an NBA basketball game in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday in Dallas.

and Erick Dampier had five points, 12 rebounds and lots of bruises from bumping against Duncan. The Spurs actually tried a Hacka-Damp defense midway through the third quarter, but he foiled it by hitting 4 of 6 free throws. Kidd also made San Antonio pay for leaving him open on 3-pointers, making 3 of 6, including a biggie down the stretch in the fourth quarter. The Mavericks won last year’s playoff series in five games, and won the season series 3-1. But this was the first meaningful matchup between these clubs in their current form — since Dallas made its blockbuster trade with Washington in February and San Antonio made Hill the starting point guard in March. Things were intense from the opening tip-off, which Ginobili anticipated being popped to Kidd and intercepted, banging into Kidd as he

Both teams played rugged enough defense that there were few easy baskets. But the Mavs led 23-18 after one quarter, aided by nine fast-break points and four second-chance points while the Spurs had zip in both categories. San Antonio figured some things out in the second quarter, making

seven straight shots and 12 of 17 in the period, plus getting six points in transition. Yet Dallas actually played some decent defense, prying away seven turnovers. The Mavs also did a better job of getting to the foul line than the Spurs, all of which helped Dallas keep a five-point lead at halftime, 5045.

Opinion

• Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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The philandering golfer’s new ad does not do nearly enough to absolve him of his marital indiscretions COMMENTARY

ike did its best to absolve its golden child for his affairs in a recently released ad, but it is going to take a lot more than staring pitifully into a camera for Tiger Woods to earn my forgiveness. Released on April 7, one Madison Eberenz night before the Masters, the commercial features a mute Tiger with a sorrowful stare—are we supposed to feel bad for him?—while the voice of his deceased father, Earl Woods says, “Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. I want to find out what your thinking was.” Although many interpret the setup to be Tiger reflecting and summoning the voice of his father, many find it an unnerving exploitation. Wieden and Kennedy, the advertising company that created the commercial, drew the audio track from a 2004 interview of Earl for the documentary DVD “Tiger: The Authorized DVD Collection.” This skewing of Earl’s words attempts to address Tiger’s own marital issues. I find it quite ironic that the company chose to have Earl state, “I want to find out what your feelings are. And

did you learn anything?” In fact, Tiger did learn something from his late father, whose record of marital fidelity was far from perfect. In a commentary in AdWeek, Barbara Lippert states, “Going to that shocking place of resurrecting Earl hardly adds credibility and, even worse, it opens up a whole new can of worms.” However, many people praise the commercial, calling it a stroke of advertising genius and applaud Woods for addressing the scandal. I’ll admit the ad is quite powerful as well as provoking, but it says nothing about Tiger’s morals, the thing he has to work on most. One has to ask where Tiger’s heart was in condoning the release of this commercial. With the scandal barely five months past and a possible divorce looming, Tiger’s family has hardly had time to heal its emotional wounds. It seems that Tiger is okay with pouring salt in them at the thought of selling more Nike apparel. After all, he is sporting a Nike cap and vest similar to the one in his collection in the commercial. There are countless other, more tasteful ways Tiger could have portrayed himself in his first ad since the scandal. Tiger was nowhere in sight at the Augusta

National Golf Club on the same day that the commercial aired. The event showcased familyoriented competitors like Jack Nicklaus and Phil Mickelson. Making an effort to show up at this event with his kids would have made me believe him more than the commercial that aired that night. Nike got the attention and provocation it was obviously aiming for and, sadly, all Tiger has to do is start winning again for most to forget the scandal. The commercial only proved one thing to me though—Tiger hasn’t changed. He’s let his fame and self-interest take priority while the relationships that he supposedly cherishes take the backseat. I’m sure his family would join me in saying spare me a sad and sorry-looking Tiger. It’s going to take a much grander gesture for those wounds to heal. Madison Eberenz is a sophomore CCPA major. She can be reached for comment at meberenz@smu.edu.

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The benefits of an unpaid internship

Believe it or not, working without pay has a few perks COLUMNIST

ver the optimist and always the liberal arts major, I am as of late obliged to come to terms with the fact that I will be working this summer sans pay. No matter how fabulous the internship, the story is always the same: If it pertains directly to my interests, an internship is almost never able to sweeten the pot with the customary $9 an hour that constitutes the low-end but Rebecca Quinn nevertheless acceptable wage for a summer job in Texas. Alas, it seems that everything that interests me is under-funded or non-profit, leaving me a summertime pauper. I know I am not alone; many of my friends who do not call the Cox or Lyle schools home are also finding that paying jobs that are not in a restaurant or at the mall are few and far between. However, we the few, the proud, the bookish must not despair in the face of adversity. We must instead seize the day and take advantage of the perks that slave labor provides, the first among them being flexibility. Almost everything about an unpaid internship is flexible, schedule being the most important. You see, when no one is paying you, you can set your own hours. Want to visit the Cape for the Fourth of July? By all means, take the week. Need to leave early for that dentist’s appointment? No problem. Working in such an environment allows underlings such as yours truly to avoid the horrible sensation of asking an intimidating boss for such time off. Believe me, it’s not easy. Further, because employers of unpaid internships are already walking a fine line between slave driver and generous benefactor, they generally only require your presence for a maximum of 20 hours per week, leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the summer or, if you must, pursue that watering job. Indeed, perhaps the most dynamic summerjob duo would be an impressive yet unpaid internship combined with a lucrative yet un-resume-able job such as a nannying position; ask anyone who’s been there—babysitting is a great get-rich-quick scheme. Perhaps I only point out the positives of working without pay because I am sadly subject to such treatment—a fair point. But there is one final and powerful point to my argument: working for free unequivocally proves that you really want the job. Sure, you could be making $20 an hour carting kids to ballet class or organizing files in an office, but you, proud fool, chose instead to archive old photos or counsel refugees or help in a museum. After all, is not the pride of a good summer’s work worth more than a few dollars an hour? Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.

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The ten worst leaders in the world A Letterman-esque list of ignominious distinction

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mong the most popular features of David Letterman’s long-running “Late Show” on CBS is his nightly “Top Ten” list, his humorous take on people, places and events (recent example: “Top Ten excuses from Republican Nathan Mitzner National Committee to explain recent spending controversy.” No. 1 reason: “If we can’t spend $2,000 at a sex club then the terrorists have won”). Not to be outdone, I thought I would present my own list, albeit hardly humorous. In fact, those appearing on it are malevolent and tyrannical dictators who have accounted for countless death and misery throughout the world. With that in mind, here is my Top Ten list of the world’s current worst rulers. 10. Hugo Chavez. The mercurial and increasingly dictatorial leader of Venezuela, Chavez has steadily consolidated power by silencing critics and rigging elections. His oil-rich nation has suffered from power shortages and other deprivations. 9. Isyas Afewrki. This thuggish dictator of Eritrea since 1991 continues to abuse human rights and freedoms. Afewrki recently stated that elections would need to be postponed for three or four decades because they “polarize society.” 8. Fidel/Raul Castro. 50+ years of repression and abuse of an industrious nation earns them a prominent spot on the list. 7. Muammar Al-Qadaffi. Qadaffi’s personalitycult leadership has controlled Libya for more than 40 years. He tortures opponents and his erratic policies have resulted in an economicallychallenged oil-rich nation. 6. Hu Jintao. Jintao is the head of a Chinese government that represses 1.3 billion people. For more details, see my column from four weeks ago, “The New Evil Empire.” 5. Ali Khamenei/Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This Holocaust-denying, human rights-violating and

election-rigging pair leads Iran, the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism. 4. Than Shwe. Shwe is the head of the military junta that rules Myannmar (Burma), the government that rivals North Korea as the world’s most secretive and repressive regime. Shwe delayed access to foreign aid following Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, resulting in tens of thousands of needless deaths 3. Omar Al-Bashir. The president of Sudan recently indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Bashir is the primary instigator of the Darfur massacres. 2. Kim Jong Il. The “Dear Leader” of North Korea, perhaps the world’s most repressive regime, Kim’s country is essentially a large prison. Millions starved to death in famines during the 1990s. His rule is characterized by brutality and secrecy. A flaw I find in many of Letterman’s lists is that the top selection often is not as humorous or biting as those further down the tally. I do not intend to make the same mistake. Therefore, the world leader whom I have chosen to top this list of shame needs to be deserving. The depths of his exploits must exceed the atrocities perpetrated by his fellow tyrants. To be worthy of this unenviable status, he must have turned a prosperous nation into an economic basket case of historic proportions. He must have turned a country that respected human rights and the rule of law into an absolute dictatorship that jails political opponents and violates human rights and personal freedoms. He must have turned, through incompetence, despotism and racism, a proud, hardworking and productive people into a desperate populace, many of whom risk their lives attempting to cross its borders into neighboring countries. There is only one man whose resume can claim to have achieved each of these ignominious milestones. He is Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Mugabe was sworn in as the first prime minister of Zimbabwe on March 4, 1980. Upon taking power, Mugabe led a nation that was known as the breadbasket of Africa. Zimbabwe’s

thriving import-export business, highly productive farms, excellent education system and sound infrastructure were vital in establishing a growing middle class among whites and blacks alike. With a free press and, following the establishment of power-sharing and, ultimately, majority rule, respect for human rights and adherence to the rule of law, Zimbabwe’s future seemed bright. 30 years later, still holding on to power at age 86, Mugabe now rules a desperately impoverished nation. His policies, especially the illegal confiscation of white-owned farms that not only fed the country but were also the source of much-needed hard currency, have driven the country to economic bankruptcy. In 2008, Zimbabwe had the dubious distinction of setting a modern-day record with an inflation rate of three million percent. Its onceenvied education system is in shambles. Most parents are unable to afford the two-dollar annual fee needed to send their children to public schools. The country’s infrastructure is crumbling. Respect for human rights and the rule of law has practically vanished, most notably evidenced during last year‘s presidential election. After finishing behind Morgan Tsvangirai in the preliminary balloting, Mugabe made sure that the runoff would go his way by murdering hundreds of Tsvangirai’s followers, forcing Tsvangirai to withdraw his candidacy. Meanwhile, an estimated 3.5 million Zimbabweans, nearly one-third of the entire population, have fled the country, most, illegally and often at great peril, to neighboring South Africa. The dramatic plunge in Zimbabwe’s fortunes that Mugabe has caused is unique among current world leaders. As evil as the other leaders on the list are, the plight of their respective countries is not appreciably worse than when they assumed power. Not so with Mugabe. For his reign of utter devastation of a once vibrant country, he is deserving of recognition as the world’s worst ruler. And proud he should be. To beat out miscreants like Kim, Bashir, and Ahmadinejad is no mean feat. Nathan Mitzner is a junior risk management insurance major. He can be reached for comment at nmitzner@smu.edu.

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LEAVE: Tunks recollects on SMU experience

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he is stepping down. “Actually, I think of it as ‘stepping up’, because in my book there is no better job than professor,” he said. “Teaching students is my first academic passion—the reason I went into university faculty work in the first place.” Tunks said he would continue to teach the acoustics (Physics of Music) course with Fred Olness, physics professor. He said he has told the dean of Meadows, Jose Bowen, and music division director Samuel Holland that he will teach what is needed.

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Program Council did alert local Highland Park residents in the closest proximity to the concert. According to HP Community Relations Officer Marty Nevel, no complaints were received from HP residents. However, SMU is not in the jurisdiction of Highland Park, so even if residents did complain they could not have shut down the concert, said Nevel. PC president Ryan Moore said that he felt that Morin made no mistakes in planning the concert. “I think that Brooke did everything that she should have done to prepare for the concert,” Moore said.“The sound went further than we anticipated, and its standard procedure to notify those that live around us.” The concert location was changed less than 24 hours before the concert was set to begin, said Morin, which complicated many of their plans. The stage was originally set up at the head of Doak Walker plaza alongside Dedman Recreation Center, but the fire department complained about the location and it had to be moved to the final position shortly before the concert began.

“I would love to participate in developing a course or courses in the new university curriculum, especially the Nature of Scholarship area,” he said. “I really enjoy both teaching music courses for non-majors and teaching in the Music Education/Psychology area.” Tunks said he has been involved in many areas on campus and does not think his leaving the provost’s office will change that. “I have always been a participant in department, school and university committees and projects, and see no reason to change that,” he said. “If called upon by the provost’s office, dean’s office, department chair or others

on campus I will be happy to pitch in where needed.” Tunks said although many things were accomplished under his leadership he does not consider them his own. “I don’t [and don’t want to] feel pride about things, but I do have a sense of accomplishment about many areas of improvement,” he said. “It is important to know that I don’t regard these as my accomplishments, but rather the accomplishments of many people working as teams in which I was privileged to participate and sometimes lead.” “I really think teamwork is the key to progress in any institution,” he said.

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Grammy winner and member of hip hop group, Outkast, Big Boi performs at the Program Council’s Code Red concert last Thursday evening at Doak Walker plaza.

“Maybe if it had been in the original location there wouldn’t have been a problem,” Morin said. “The sound would have been pumped out towards fraternity row instead, and not the direction it ended up going.” Moore said that due to the problems

that occurred this year, Program Council will most likely hold the concert indoors in the future. “Brooke always wanted it to be outdoors because it is a more fun, collegiate atmosphere,” Moore said, “But it’s not worth what happened this year.”

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she found most helpful at SMU were the “Semester-AtA-Glance” sheets and talking with professors to make the accommodations necessary for her success. Two short films were played that led into the panels; the first was entitled “Laura’s Story,” and it was a personal look at one girl’s struggle and determination to learn with her learning difference. Laura Fields, the subject of the film, has a processing speed disorder, which lengthens the amount of time it takes for her to process any information she receives. However, with the help of her mother Katha, she has worked with her teachers in order to learn efficiently and stay on track to graduate from high school.

“Now our story is out there for more to see,” Katha Fields said. “Please teach them, they want to learn. Just give them the chance.” The film was directed by Liz Johnston, a graduating SMU student. Her relationship with the Fields inspired her to educate others on the impact of teaching students with learning differences. “I wanted to arm education students and current teachers with knowledge about how to help children with learning differences so that students like Laura didn’t have to go through all of the struggles and fight the battles that Laura and Mrs. Fields had to because of ignorance,” Johnston said.”

websites like CigaretteLitter.org and WhyQuit.com tell another story. These sites inform visitors that, like all litter, cigarette butts harm the environment. Almost every cigarette filter contains acetate, a material similar to plastic that can take upwards of 20 years to biodegrade. WhyQuit.com explains that while decomposing, cigarette butts release toxins like nicotine and tar into the environment. These toxins harm ecosystems and can kill wildlife and even leak into water supplies. If aesthetic and environmental health concerns will not compel smokers to walk those extra few steps to the trashcans, perhaps money and numbers can offer a more persuasive argument. The Steinmetz’ stated that

each year in America 176,000,000 pounds of butts wind up on the ground and this can cost the average university around $30,000 to clean up their campus. According to Campus Planning and Plant Operations, SMU spent more than twice the average to remove cigarette butts from our campus with cleanup totaling just over $66,000 in 2008. Kathe Lee, a transfer student from Richland College said. “It bothers me tremendously to see cigarette butts on the side of the road or dumped in a pile beside a vending or trash collecting area. It should be illegal.” Littering in Texas is illegal. Since cigarette butts are considered litter, violators can be and are punished. The Don’t Mess With Texas’ website reveals that people who litter face fines of up to $500 for initial offenses and up to $2,000 and 6 months of jail time for multiple

infractions. Regardless of the law, butts are still littered. Many advocates of proper cigarette disposal like the Steinmetz’, WhyQuit. com and CigaretteLitter.org suggest that smokers litter by habit, rather than with malicious intent. These groups argue that if educated of cigarette butts’ harmful effects smokers would quit littering. Keep America Beautiful has developed the Cigarette Litter Prevention Plan, which relies heavily on education. Keep America Beautiful reported an average success rate of 46 percent reduction of cigarette litter in participating communities. Interviewed SMU students like Holley agreed that higher awareness is the best route to prevention. Even smokers who admitted to littering, but wished to remain anonymous, listed better enforcement and education as keys to reducing litter.

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• Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Daily Campus

UPTOWN

McKinney trolley continues to bring in volunteers

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By LAURA COOK

Everyone is related in some way to someone who has worked on the railroad.

Associate A&E Editor lecook@smu.edu

Richard Moore stands at the front of the trolley, with a wooden handle in one hand that keeps the streetcar on the tracks, and another hand on the black iron break. As he chugs along Cole Avenue, he steps on a brass pedal causing bells to chime that warn pedestrians and cars the trolley is turning. When the red trolley comes to a complete stop in front of Boarders Books, he cranks the gold brass steering wheel to set the parking break, steps off to welcome new passengers onto the most historical transit in Texas, and he does it all for free. “People volunteer to conduct the streetcars for all different reasons. For me, I get to relive my childhood and take people on a journey through history,” said Moore, who grew up in Dallas during the 1940s. For the past 20 years, the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority has been operating the largest volunteer-run transit system in the world. The more than 50 volunteers that keep the transit authority running, have gone through intensive training to become certified to drive the streetcars.

John Landrum

Chief Operating Officer of McKinney Avenue Transit Authority

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The SMU line in 1915 on what is now the corner of McFarlin and Hillcrest. Dallas Hall was to the right of these tracks.

Photo Courtosy of John Morris/ McKinney Avenue Transit Authority

The ‘Green Dragon’ making its way through the streets of Uptown. This streetcar was originally used to transport SMU students from campus to downtown in the 1920s.

There are four cars that operate daily, taking passengers throughout uptown and downtown Dallas, free of charge. The transit authority is a volunteerrun system in large part because the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority as well as the Uptown and Downtown Public Improvement Districts pay for

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the annual operating expenses. The MLine also makes profits from gift shop retail sales, advertising companies, private donations and membership fees. “There is an American love affair with the steel wheel and the steel rail. Everyone is related in some way to someone who has worked on the

railroad. This romance to the rails keeps the M-Line prevalent,” says John Landrum, the Chief Operating Officer of the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority. The electric trolley was invented in 1902 and was very popular in San Francisco and Chicago but the city of Dallas did not have a trolley system until 1917. In the 1920s, University Park was a “streetcar suburb,” taking people in and out of downtown Dallas for work. Southern Methodist University

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was a hub for the streetcar in the 20s as well. SMU students nicknamed their trolley the Green Dragon because of its green exterior. The car is still in use, and to this day remains known as the Green Dragon. By the 1950s the trolley fad died, and the Dallas Railway and Terminal Company shut down the streetcars in 1956. In 1989, the transit authority brought the trolleys back and was bombarded by eager volunteers willing to conduct the cars. Some volunteers have an interest in certain models of trolley cars, but for most, the trolleys represent beloved element of childhood memories. “When I was a kid, I lived on Graham Street in downtown Dallas, and my older sisters would take me on a trolley and we would go to the Forest Lane Theater. Those memories sparked my love for the cars,” Moore said. The McKinney Trolley recently celebrated its 20th anniversary last September, and the transit’s oldest car, Rosie, turned 100, making her the oldest running trolley in North America. Such milestones have led way into a lot of publicity and a wave of new passengers. Morgan Predieri, an SMU junior marketing major, has been riding the

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trolley ever since coming to SMU three years ago. “It is just really cool to get a whole new perspective on the city of Dallas by riding the trolley, especially when it is a nice day.” There is no doubt that by riding the trolley one learns interesting facts about passing buildings and landmarks. Such Information could not be heard by riding a bus or car. While passing the McKinney Tavern, Moore points out to the passengers that the tavern was owned by Jack Ruby, the man who killed JFK’s assassin. On North Haskell Avenue, Moore points to North Dallas High School and tells the story of a boy named Fred Avery who graduated from the high school in 1929 with an idea of a cartoon character that became known in 1933 as Bugs Bunny. This love of history keeps many passengers loyal. Parents bring their children for a day on the town, and commuters enjoy an alternative ride to work. Last year alone, the transit authority had 309,106 passengers traveling on the trolleys. There is a new youth volunteer group at the M-Line that offers children from ages 14-18 to act as junior conductors. Landrum says he hopes this will help encourage young people to have an interest in streetcars, an interest that is shared with all of the transit authority’s volunteers. “It’s not every day that you can have fun driving a 26 ton vehicle while also performing a useful job,” Moore said.