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Man arrested for incest An 80-year-old Austrian man was arrested for allegedly imprisoning and sexually abusing his two daughters, ages 53 and 45. The case came to light in May after the daughters escaped following a physical altercation with the father. According to the police, the women have “mental decencies.” This is the second major incest and imprisonment case in Austria in recent years. In 2009, Josef Fritzl was sentenced to life in jail after imprisoning and enslaving his daughter and their seven children.

Billionaire saves bank Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America. His company Berkshire Hathaway will buy up 50,000 shares of cumulative perpetual preferred stock with a 6 percent annual dividend. The bank may need almost $50 billion in order to meet new industry regulations and stay afloat. The shares spiked 20 percent after news of Buffett’s contribution became public.

Diamond planet exists Astronomers discovered a planet that is essentially made of diamonds or crystalline carbon structures. The planet is 4,000 light-years away from Earth and is denser than any other known planet.

Cook “won’t change” Apple Following Steve Job’s resignation from Apple, Tim Cook will be the next Apple CEO. Cook reassures employees that the company “is not going to change” without Jobs. Apple has expressed confidence in Cook’s leadership abilities.

WikiLeaks to release more WikiLeaks announced via Twitter Thursday that it is releasing tens of thousands of previously unpublished diplomatic cables. These cables are reportedly from a cache of State Department reports leaked to the group, some of which were released late last year. Assange is reportedly “frustrated” by the lack of media interest in the diplomatic cables.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011

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SPORTS

CRIME

Mustangs aim for Big 12, BCS

‘Fryguy’ issued criminal trespass warning

By E’LYN TAYLOR Sports Editor ejtaylor@smu.edu

SMU athletics met with The Dallas Morning News earlier this week to discuss its desire to rejoin a big-time conference. In a phone interview with SMU President, R. Gerald Turner, he said that SMU has not applied for an appeal to join another conference, but his meeting with The Dallas Morning News executive board was to simply talk about SMU’s “conference realignment.” “I felt that it was important that the city of Dallas know that there was a opportunity for an AQ school to be in Dallas,” Turner said. “AQ school” is a BCS conference terminology known as a automatic qualifier for one of the six (ACC, BIG10, BIG12, BIG EAST, PAC10, & SEC) American college athletic conferences. President Turner added that SMU athletics were not only looking at the Big 12 as a

prospective conference, but added that they were possibly looking at the Big East and possibly staying with Conference USA (C-USA) if they plan on joining another conference that can get a unified AQ status. President Turner also said that Dallas should have an input on SMU’s conference realignment since SMU and Dallas colleges and universities have produced over thousands of graduates. With the opportunity to play local games with AQ schools President Turner says that SMU will bring in a bigger crowd which could have a economic impact on Dallas. “I have said on many of occasions that we [SMU] want to be your favorite number two,” Turner said. Turner also added that SMU have not heard from the BCS or other conferences and he is uncertain on what the Big 12 will decide, but it’s a opportunity along with the other conferences.

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By SARAH KRAMER Managing Editor skramer@smu.edu

MICHAEL DANSER?The Daily Campus

Junior quarterback Kyle Padron prepares to make a pass during play against TCU Sept. 24, 2010.

SMU issued a criminal trespass warning for Eric Tacker, commonly known on campus as ‘SMU Fryguy,” on Aug. 22. “The university received complaints that he repeatedly attended campus events to which he was not invited,” according to a statement from SMU. Tacker is an employee of Aramark, acampus vendor. He works in Mac’s place, which is located on the first floor of McElvaney dorm. Aramark has been contacted but cannot comment at this time.

RESEARCH

Study shows science careers, families difficult to balance By PATRICIA BOH

Associate News Editor pbohr@smu.edu

Many American scientists seem to have it all: a fulfilling career, professional recognition and financial security. They should be completely satisfied with their lives—right? Not necessarily. In a study called “Scientists Want More Children,” sociologists Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice University and Anne Lincoln of Southern Methodist University found differently. The study shows that 25 percent of American scientists are dissatisfied because of the difficulties surrounding balancing a career and family life. Several SMU science professors agreed with this notion.

“Throughout your career, you’re expected to produce and to be a one-man show,” John Buynak, an SMU chemistry faculty member, said. “Teaching, research, writing papers, labs [and] proposals . . . it’s underestimated just how much all that will require. It could be endless. It could consume your whole life.” Buynak believes that in order to balance a science career and a fulfilling family life, “you have to make time.” Steven Vik, biological sciences faculty member, said, “as a scientist, one often encounters these kind of difficulties when you are working in your lab.” “Experiments tend to take much longer than expected,” Vik said. “It’s not something you can count on, how long things will take.”

As you build a family, there’s lot more things you should be doing than just your science [work].” For Chemistry faculty member Patty Wisian-Neilson, balancing her career and personal life is somewhat less challenging because her spouse is also an academic chemist. “We fully understand each other’s career challenges,” Wisian-Neilson said.. “The biggest challenge was finding two positions in the same geographic area.” Many SMU students majoring in science-related fields identify with these difficulties. “For me, when I was deciding to go pre-med, I went back [and] forth a lot because I want to have kids,” Sarah Whitaker, junior premed student, said. Whitaker also believes that professionals with “high stress

and long hour kind of jobs” need to achieve a “ratio” between their career and family life. Sophomore biomedical engineering student Scarlet Gray worked for a year at the Biomedical Research Institute. Gray personally agrees with the study’s results. “In the lab, the hours are so strange. Because of the experiments, you can be there all weekend, for 24 [straight] hours or leave but have to come back,” Gray said. “It’s not a workday schedule. It’s kind of a neverending job.” “As of right now, it’s difficult [to be a science student] but doable,” Karin Kuusito, sophomore premed student, said. ”In the future I worry about whether or not I’ll have a life at all or just study all day. How much more can I study?”

TECHNOLOGY

PREVIEW

‘Team BlackBerry SMU’ fights back By STEPHANIE BROWN Contributing Writer stephanieb@smu.edu

The underdog is taking a stand. As the ever-dominant conglomerate, Apple continues to infiltrate college campuses nationwide with the iPhone. BlackBerry has decided to fight back. And it’s calling all BlackBerry users at SMU. If that hasn’t caught your attention yet, here’s a final attempt — there is now a new software upgrade that offers the latest version of BBM. That’s right, a new version of BlackBerry Messenger was pushed to all current BlackBerries to install and upgrade. Not only is there a new BBM option, BlackBerry recently released the newest version of their operating system, along with multiple brand new devices. The operating system now offers new services, such as word processor and other tools that could help college students multitask in a more proficient manner while on the go. Some of the new devices offer a touchscreen option in addition to the individual keys as well. While this may sound great, what if you don’t like the upgrades or don’t really understand how to use all of the new functions? Team BlackBerry SMU has your answer.

Block Party kicks off spirit week on campus By CAITIE SHAUGHNESSY Contributing Writer cshaughnes@smu.edu

Courtesy of Connor Sherline

A group of eight students created Team BlackBerry SMU to promote the relevance of the BlackBerry. The group debuted on Thursday.

This new group on campus made its debut at SMU Thursday at a table on the west bridge near Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The team, comprised of eight SMU students, is similar to the Mac User Group on campus, but is geared toward BlackBerry users instead. “BlackBerry is relevant,” Connor Sherline, junior and member of Team BlackBerry SMU said. “It’s not a dying breed and that’s what we’re trying to remind people.” Team BlackBerry SMU will endure the heat to

The study also explained that many leave the sciences or decide against going into the field because of the strain on ones personal life. Sophomore Richard Braxton recently dropped his chemistry major despite having worked for two summers at Drexel University. Although Braxton enjoyed the “friendly” environment of the labs and the “interesting things to see,” he grew tired of the lifestyle restrictions. “It’s very taxing on the social life because your experiment usually determines what you’ll be doing year-round . . . Research involves wading into dark waters, and sometimes things go wrong just ‘because,’” Braxton said. “It can be anger inducing and stressful, and the time constraints don’t help relationships.”

answer students’ questions, BlackBerry users or not, in order to promote awareness of the cell phone’s new features. They are tapping into social media by establishing a Foursquare check-in location at their desk, along with offering free paraphernalia when someone tweets #TeamBlackBerry or @ BlackBerry. The ongoing battle between the iPhone and the BlackBerry continues, so let the software continue to upgrade.

Friday at 6:30 p.m. Program Council, Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Athletics Department will present Block Party on the Boulevard. This event hopes to unify the campus, celebrate a new school year and wish the football team a victorious season. Those attending will receive a free barbecue dinner and giveaways from Muscle Milk, Vera Bradley and Newegg.com. There will also be plenty of entertainment, including a DJ, the Mustang Band, the cheer and pom squads, an appearance from Peruna and a mechanical bull. At approximately 8 p.m., football coach June Jones will give a few words, followed by a performance from artist Brad Cooper. Program Council’s vice president of programming, Jonathan Machemehl, said the event will be unlike any other Program Council has hosted in the past. Machemehl hopes the Block Party will become an annual event on SMU’s campus. Elise McDonald, Program Council president, wants students to come to the Block Party and get “fired up” about

the upcoming football season and centennial celebrations. Overall, McDonald said Program Council’s primary goal was to create an event that the entire SMU student body would enjoy. “I think I speak for everyone in PC, IFC and athletics when I say that we are most excited about Block Party on the Boulevard being a unifying event for the entire campus,” McDonald said. Program Council began planning the event in May. Throughout the summer, Program Council, IFC and the Athletics Department worked to ensure that an event of this size would be feasible early in the school year. They also worked to ensure that no details would be forgotten, including refreshments — Program Council will have over 750 water bottles at the event — and shady areas to combat the sun.

Be sure to check out our website this weekend for photos, videos and more coverage from this event and more.


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