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SMU Debate falls to Wiley
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Debating alcohol at Ford
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Men’s soccer faces tough test
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ACADEMICS
Tower Center offers new scholars program KATELYN GOUGH Assignments Desk Editor kgough@smu.edu
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SMU last played Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, TX in 2010, when they lost 35-27. Tech has beaten SMU in 14 consecutive games.
Ford sells out against Tech Billy Embody Sports Writer wembody@smu.edu The Mustangs will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders tonight in a sold-out Ford Stadium. All reserved stadium seats as well as 3,000 general admission lawn passes were claimed, marking the first advance sell-out in the stadium’s history. “Everybody is ready to play that’s for sure. Everyone is ready to see a different colored jersey,” SMU Head Coach June Jones said. Jones enters his sixth season at SMU having only won one season opener, which was against Stephen F. Austin in his second season. SMU also begins its first season as a member of the new American Athletic Conference, which should prove to be a tougher conference than Conference USA, SMU’s previous conference. “We’ve had great effort and concentration in practice and
conditioning wise, this is the best conditioned team we’ve ever had,” Jones said. SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert enters his second season as the starter and the pressure is on the former Texas transfer to improve and take Jones’ offense to the next level. With Gilbert displaying his running ability late in the 2012 season, there are expected to be more designed runs for Gilbert. Jones added assistant coach Hal Mumme this Spring to mix in some of his Air Raid offense. Mumme, the passing game coordinator, has added two-back shotgun formations, a more uptempo pace to the offense and possibly more formations with a tight end on the field. A key for the offense will be to control the clock and keep the fast-moving Texas Tech offense off the field and that responsibility rests on Traylon Shead’s shoulders. The former Texas Longhorn is expected to have
a solid season for SMU, and Jones had very high praise for him. “I think the transfer running back Traylon Shead from Texas is maybe the best running back that I’ve had play the position,” Jones said. Returning for the Mustangs on defense, who have just 17 seniors on their roster, are linebackers Randall Joyner and Stephon Sanders, who are expected to produce in a big way for the young SMU front seven. In the secondary, SMU returns a wealth of talented depth and is expected to be the strength of the defense with preseason All-AAC first-team selection Kenneth Acker and senior safety Jay Scott leading the way. Playing against Texas Tech, which loves to air it out, the secondary will have to be at their best, especially if SMU struggles to get a pass rush with an entirely new defensive line. In a nationally televised, highprofile matchup to open their
season, with a true first-year at the helm, it will be on the Mustangs to get pressure on Safety Davis or Quarterback Mayfield to rattle them early. “Really it’s a home game for us and our opener so if we want to be anybody we have to win home games. It’s going to be fun for the kids to see a full stadium,” Jones said. “We emphasize it all the time. You cannot lose home games.” Ultimately, the key for the game will be scoring first for SMU. Over the last two seasons, SMU is 15-0 when scoring first and 0-13 when the opponent scores first. SMU has struggled against Texas Tech over the years, losing 14 straight games to the Red Raiders, and are just 16-32 against Texas Tech all-time. The last time SMU beat Texas Tech was 1989 and SMU had its most success against Texas Tech from 1981-1986, when SMU won six straight. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Presidential LIbr ary
SMU boasts an impressive array of scholars and honors programs to challenge, reward and enlighten students during their four years on campus. The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies will be one of the newest to introduce a scholars program to the community. One of its most unique aspects, however, is the absence of monetary scholarship. With an aim for a “longerlasting impact” than simply offering courses and lectures, Professor Diana Newton, one of the creators of the Tower Scholars program, explained that the end result for the scholars will be outstanding first-hand experience working in the real world of public policy. This means working for some of the biggest entities in the Dallas area to identify and solve a serious policy issue. “The intention is to give the Tower Scholars an education in policy making and real-world policy issues,” Newton said. The scholars program will open for sophomore-level application in the fall of 2014, with an estimated 10 students to ultimately be invited to the program. The highlyselective nature of the program allows the scholars to be sent out into Dallas, where they will be educated on a current policy issue faced by a company. “Getting a chance to have a real client...they would be tasked with a policy problem that entity is actually facing,” Newton explained. Scholars will not be left on their own to solve their policy issue, however. One unique aspect of the program will be coming back to campus for the semester to work weekly not only with faculty, but with a policy maker week-to-week, creating a stronger mentorship
Students travel to Zambia with Bush Institute Emily Sims News Writer esims@smu.edu Four SMU students were selected to travel to Zambia with the Bush Institute this past June. Junior Prithvi Rudrappa, senior Katie Bernet, and sophomores Melanie Enriquez and Tyrell Russell, helped renovate one of the clinics that is a part of the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon program. This is a flagship program in the Global Health section of the Bush Institute that deals with cervical and breast cancer. Finance and biochemistry double major Rudrappa already had a summer internship lined up when he received an e-mail from Dr. Eric Bing stating that he had been recommended for the program. After sending Dr. Bing his resume and having an interview, Rudrappa was told on June 1 that he would be leaving for Zambia three weeks later. Luckily, his internship allowed him to take a week off. “I probably would have quit if they didn’t let me,” Rudrappa said. “I knew I couldn’t miss this opportunity.” Hannah Abney, director of media relations at the Bush Institute, described the purpose of this trip as two-fold. “The first is to support the work of Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon
by renovating the cervical cancer screening area so that women are able to come to the clinic and get comprehensive health care that includes screening for cervical cancer,” Abney said. “The other purpose of the trip is to remind people that to who much is given much is required.” In 2011, George and Laura Bush traveled to Zambia. They worked with the Zambian government to renovate a clinic that gave women access to breast and cervical cancer screenings. According to Dr. Eric Bing, senior fellow and director of Global Health at the Bush Institute, this clinic saw 10 percent of all cervical cancer cases in the country. This number is 2.5 times the expected percentage of cases, if there had been an even distribution among the 25 clinics in Zambia. After renovating the first clinic, George and Laura Bush knew they wanted to go back and do it again. This time, they decided to bring volunteers, including four SMU students. The students, along with Dr. Bing, left on June 21. After 21 hours of traveling, they finally arrived at the clinic. Rudrappa said his first thought when he saw the clinic was “we have a lot of work to do in five days.” Although the clinic was still functioning, Rudrappa was overwhelmed to see how animals
were littering their waste outside the clinic. “It was in pretty bad shape,” advertising major Bernet said. According to Bernet, the previous crew had done the majority of the construction. It was up to them and the group of volunteers and Zambian construction workers to finish the job. “We painted the whole exterior, the roof, and the interior,” Bernet said. Working alongside the Zambian people was one experience that stuck out for Bernet. “It was so cool since he was around our age and we got to hear all about his life,” Bernet said. “It gave us an idea of what our life would be like if we lived in Zambia.” Russell, a biology major, encountered a little boy when he and the rest of the group decided to walk through one of the villages to hand out clothes and supplies. The boy was standing away from the rest of the group crying. Russell walked over to him, asked him what was wrong and referred to him as “big man” — a name that Russell was called when he was younger. As the boy stopped crying, Russell said he had a realization. “I am no different than this little boy who lives on the other side of the world,” Russell said. “By being aware of that oneness, it made both my experience in Africa and my
perspective on global health a lot more meaningful and personal.” For Dr. Bing, the interaction between the students and the Zambian community was one part of the trip he found rewarding. “When [the students] worked with the Zambian people, not only did they get to understand them but the Zambians were also able to understand Americans,” Bing said. “The students, I think, were amazed to see how similar we are and even though their opportunities aren’t the same, their hopes and dreams and wishes for life are really no different [from] our own.” The students also had the opportunity to visit Livingstone General Hospital. For Rudrappa, it was this visit that had the greatest impact on him. Dr. Bing arranged for the students to visit the cervical cancer ward and talk with the doctors, nurses and patients about their day-to-day lives. “We were able to talk to the patients about their battles and how some had to convince their husbands it was okay to go to the clinic,” Rudrappa said. “Hearing the patients’ life stories really had an impact on me.” Although there are not any upcoming trips to Africa planned, Abney recommends students interested in these types of issues apply for internships at the Bush Institute within the Global Health program.
than a rotation of lecturers would. When giving a student the same responsibilities as a professional in the field of public policy, students need to be able to “be thrown into a project, be good to go, and serve as a functioning colleague from the get-go.” Professor Chelsea Brown, cocreator of the program, said that applicants will need more than just an interest in public policy. Brown explained that “there’s that third area that’s really hard to quantify” when students want to know how best to prepare their applications for success, and she said it’s “people skills.” “We want really professional students that we can confidently send out into the marketplace that we know have a base level of skills and a certain level of professionalism,” Brown said. The program encourages all majors to apply. Brown explained the scholar program “is not going to create additional hours,” and will instead compliment a student’s major. Understanding public policy is something that can be essential in every career field. “[Students] will be able to look at their area of study with...a more global perspective...and understand its implications in the real world,” Newton said. Brown added that the program will graduate students who “understand the bigger picture” and “know the political implications” of policy decisions within any business. “[Scholars] will walk out of here with [their] degree and a professional network that is really something above and beyond your standard student network,” Brown said. “They have something that is really a step above with people you can call, people you can mentor and people you know.” The Tower Center will hold information sessions for interested applicants throughout the fall semester.
Dining
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“Provisions on Demand” offers new, healthier options for students.
‘POD’ opens in Meadows Leah Johnson Contributing Writer leahj@smu.edu It’s the year of SMU Dining. SMU Dining will unveil yet another addition to its program: P.O.D. or Provisions on Demand Market. This new campus convenience store was designed with students in mind as the concept was framed around meeting the needs of students looking for healthy, fresh and convenient grab-n-go dining options without leaving the comfort of their academic environment. “Our research found that students were looking for freshly prepared foods and everyday essentials in one convenient
location on campus,” David ter Kuile, director of operations for SMU dining, said in a press release. “Our goal was to develop a highlycustomized solution that delivers quality, convenience, variety and value.” There are options for any time of the day that include breakfast sandwiches, burritos, wraps, sushi, salads, fresh produce, bakery and coffee selections, as well as traditional items found in a convenience store. P.O.D is located within the Bonelli Commons in Meadows School of the Arts and will replace the Starbucks cart. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays.