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National NEW YORK— Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singeractress Audra McDonald sang “Smile” and bagpipers played “New York, New York” at Joan Rivers’ funeral Sunday, a star-studded sendoff that — like late comedian herself — brought together the worlds of Hollywood, theater, fashion and media.
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Tower Scholars Program gifted over $4 million Claire Kelley Chief Copy Editor cakelley@smu.edu SMU has received donations totaling more than $4 million for its new Tower Scholars Program, an immersion experience for undergraduates in public policymaking through the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies. Highland Capital Management L.P. contributed $2 million for the tower’s endowment, the Hamon Charitable Foundation gifted $1 million, which will fund the Jake L. Hamon endowed Internship Program and The Berry R. Cox Family Foundation donated $1 million to fund endowment and operational support. Additional funds were
donated totaling more than $400,000 toward operation of the Tower Scholars Program fund. Ten sophomores will be selected every year as Highland Capital Management Tower Scholars. Students can apply to the program during the fall of their sophomore year, and the first round of applications are being accepted this semester. The first class of scholars will begin their studies in Spring 2015 leading to a minor in public policy and international affairs. These students will be educated in domestic and foreign affairs, national security and defense and international political economy. They will have access to global and national leaders and policy makers, as well as study
abroad opportunities and senior year internships. “Few American universities offer a program designed for undergraduates with as much real world policy education and experience as does the Tower Scholars Program,” said President R. Gerald Turner in a press release. “The gifts that make this program possible allow students to begin gaining professional perspectives while working toward their undergraduate degrees, bridging the usual gap between graduation and career development.”
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SMU reveals new Mustang Band Hall CHRISTINA COX Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu The Mustang Band Hall opened its doors to band members this fall. The new facility is five times larger than its original, offering more space for rehearsals, performances and expansion. “The old place had a nostalgic feel, but as an overall rehearsal space, the new Mustang Band Hall is a palace,” senior drum major Nick Morris said. “We love it, and we can’t thank our generous donors enough.” The 11,000-square foot building is located on the southeast side of campus at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. New features include practice rooms for ensemble and general use, instrument storage areas, staff offices, conference rooms, a break room and an outdoor performance plaza. More than 1,250 band alumni, supporters, friends and students contributed to the $3
million band hall. “This has been built by many people,” said Associate Director of Development for Student Affairs Arlene Manthey. “It truly took a village to create this building.” The Mustang Band hopes the new band hall will encourage them to become even more involved in on-campus events and will help increase band membership from 88 members to 150. “Thankfully, we have a stateof-the-art facility that will help us recruit better players every year, develop that talent and help us become an even bigger part of life at SMU,” Morris said. Other members agree that the new space will expand “the hub of SMU spirit” to rival other larger schools. “I think the new band hall was necessary to have the program grow,” junior Jackson McMartin said. “In the old band hall, we could barely squeeze in a 90-person
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COMMONS
Students, faculty light the torch on SMU traditions
Boaz Commons wins first Residential Commons Olympics LAUREN AGUIRRE Editor-in-Chief laguirre@smu.edu Boaz Commons won the Residential Commons Olympics Friday. Teams competed in events all afternoon and evening– ranging from kickball to Connect 4 to human battleship. The Boaz Commons Facebook posted this status after the event: “Congratulations to everyone who play[ed] for Boaz pride and thank you to everyone who cheered us on to victory!” Human battleship is basically the traditional Battleship game, but with real people in real canoes in a real pool. The objective is to sink the other teams’ canoes before yours. “Human battleship was the best,” first-year Kay Rodgers said. “It was really crazy.” Another student favorite was bubble soccer – a game with no fouls. Players wear a plastic “bubble” pumped full of air which cushions, and even bounces, the players when they fall down. “It was the coolest game,” first-year Abby Argo said. “If they actually had bubble soccer as a real sport, I would so play it.” Other games included wallyball (a variation of
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Sophomore Nicki Fletcher holds a banner supporting her commons.
volleyball), a cupstacking competition and a rock-paperscissors tournament. Students showcased their spirit with Commons crest t-shirts, banners and flags. One flag, made by Crum Commons, said, “Crum and take it.” Along with being titled champions of the Olympics, Boaz won 100 points for the Commons Cup. The Commons Cup competition is not just limited to one event, or even one semester. It is an on-going, yearly competition between all of the commons to earn points. At the end of the year, the team with the most points will be
crowned champion. Teams can earn points at special events. But they can also earn points by donated canned foods, attending sporting events and for high GPAs. Teams also won 25 points from Mustang Corral at the “Capture the Commons” event. Those teams were McElvaney, Virgina-Snider, and Mary Hay, Peyton and Shuttles. These point totals will be updated throughout the year as teams compete to earn more. To view the feed from the live coverage of the Residential Commons Olympics, visit the live recap page on The Daily Campus website.
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Armstrong Commons sinks after their boat is filled with too much water.
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Ramon Trespalacios encourages Armstrong before bubble soccer.
Correction In the Friday, Sept. 5, story in The Daily Campus headlined “‘SMU prepares for emegencies,” the Lockdown Simulation Exercise was incorrectly dated as Wednesday, Sept. 10. The exercise will take place Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Theatre. The Daily Campus regrets any confusion caused by this error.
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MONDAY n SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Fitness
How to avoid the ‘Freshman 15’ with on-campus resources Benjamin Chi Health and Fitness Editor bchi@smu.edu For many first-years, adjusting to a college lifestyle that correctly balances classes, social activities and work is extremely difficult. For many students, emphasis is placed on their social life. For others, their academics take priority. However, nearly everyone has heard of and is worried about the “Freshman 15.” The Freshman 15 is an expression used to refer to the amount of weight that freshman typically gain after their first year of college. The sudden change in lifestyle and eating habits for many freshmen contribute to the sudden weight gain. And even though many studies indicate the Freshman 15 is actually much closer to the Freshman 7 or 8, it certainly is something to pay attention to. For many, the ding of fresh cookies in the Umphrey Lee Dining Hall is irresistible. But don’t worry – Southern Methodist University has a ton of resources to help its students beat the Freshman 15. SMU is already dedicated to fighting off those first-year pounds that many of their students put on. SMU is dedicated to their “Healthy for Life” policy, which includes using fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains. They also promise to serve foods that are lower in sodium and unhealthy fats. Even though
desserts are included in the meal plan, the cafeterias on campus are dedicated to having a wide variety of healthy choices. A big part of avoiding weight gain in college is knowledge. SMU does an amazing job of compiling information about nutrition in general on its campus dish website. These links include websites from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the National Institute of Health, USDA and more. Here you can find the latest news in food science and agriculture. And, if you’re an athlete, vegetarian or diabetic, SMU has links to institutions dedicated to diets and research catering towards these groups. The SMU’s Healthy for Life information illustrates many basic principles of nutrition and wellness. They have the new “myplate,” which is a modern and better representation of what students should eat than the food pyramid. They also have articles on the impact of certain minerals, such as calcium, on your body. The science behind nutrition and dieting can be daunting for many students. SMU has a registered dietician, Lauren Hickman, on campus to help guide students through the information regarding healthy eating habits and the multitude of options on campus. Students can schedule an appointment to talk to her about the
food on campus or eating healthy in general by calling or emailing her. Another huge source of information that is often overlooked by SMU students is the free Campus Dish Menu iPhone and Android application. It contains the menu for the Fresh Food Company at Arnold and the Real Food on Campus at Umphrey Lee. More importantly, it contains full nutritional information for each serving of food at the cafeterias. In addition, foods are able to be searched and organized by calories and even amount of nutrients and minerals. If you’re not eating on-campus, SMU offers a lot of resources and links to websites with huge databases of recipes, specifically geared towards cooking healthy, low-calorie meals. All students get access to the Dedman Recreation Center, which is filled with exercise machines, treadmills and an indoor track. SMU also offers Group-X classes to help spice up a normal workout routine and personal trainers that can help you get started at the Dedman rec. Even though SMU makes it so hard for us to stop the Freshman 15 with its amazing food, they do offer many resources to eat and live healthily with its treasure trove of information, a dietician, food facts application and an amazing recreation center.
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The “Freshman 15” is an expression used to refer to the amount of weight that freshman typically gain after their first year of college.
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The rise of fitness trackers What they do and why people use them Benjamin Chi Health and Fitness Editor bchi@smu.edu Fitness trackers are a broad term for the sleek, easy-to-use devices that claim to help lead people to a healthier lifestyle. They connect to simple iPhone or Android applications that collect data over time on daily activities. Fitness trackers have been on the rise recently with the resurgence of the healthy lifestyle movement. New brands and models of these devices keep popping up in the news. The three most popular brands of these fitness trackers are Fitbit, Nike and Jawbone, but what are these things and what’s the difference between the three brands? Fitness trackers are a new item in technology that help people record things such as calories consumed, distance walked and hours slept. By having this data in a convenient location, people can lead healthier lives. In addition, much of the appeal of these fitness trackers is the social aspect. People using these devices can have friendly competitions with each other over things such as distance walked. In fact, applications have been made to help connect people using fitness trackers, such as matchup. The ideas that formed the foundation of the fitness trackers aren’t particularly new. People have been tracking the food that they eat for years and pedometers are nothing new. Fitness trackers flooded the market when new
technology that allowed them to digitalize everything. The fitness tracker can accurately calculate calories consumed, calories burned and sleep patterns all in one small device and upload it to your smartphone. The rise of fitness trackers can also be due to the improvements on comfort and quality of the items. They started out as clunky “smartwatches” that tracked only a limited amount of data. With the fitness trackers being the pioneer of the wearable technology movement, there are obviously a lot of problems they had to work through first. One of the reasons that these devices weren’t adopted earlier when the technology was available was because they didn’t look stylish. Now with their more modern designs, people have begun to push forward the market of wearable technology. However, studies have shown that these fitness trackers can’t capture the attention of Americans for too long. After only six months, a third of the users will have thrown away their lifestyle-tracking bracelet. Fitbit, Nike and Jawbone fitness trackers all seek to do the same thing. They’re all small, water-resistant, and connect to your smartphone via apps. However, they do have differences between them. The Fitbit bracelet has been criticized for its accuracy in tracking calories, but is still the most popular fitness tracker out on the market right now. The Jawbone bracelet has been praised
as being the most comfortable, and the Nike FuelBand has hourly movement reminders for those who work at an office. The fitness trackers created a new, competitive market. Smaller companies have started to compete with Fitbit, Nike and Jawbone, and Apple has another similar product, the iWatch, in the works right now. Currently, the fitness trackers have only limited resources available to them. As the market continues to progress, new applications and items to supplement the devices will arise. New utilities will be added as each new model comes out as well. However, fitness trackers also have a lot of unexplored potential. Information regarding health and the body rather than just fitness would be a huge step forward for these items. Being able to determine important vital signs and changes in the body’s chemicals detect early signs of disease or heart attacks. Wearable technology is a huge, extremely competitve market right now. Even though many believe that Apple is about to take over the market with its new iWatch, these handy devices are definitely a rising player in the tech scene.
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Daily Campus staff interviews Residential Commons FiRs Rita Kirk
Tom Tunks
Title: Director of Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility, Althshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Studies
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Title: Faculty-in-Residence, Professor of Music
Title: Theatre
Lives with: Wife Jeanne (associate professor of education and director of core curriculum at UNT).
Lives with: Twins Sophia and Omar-Sol, wife Marla and dog Goldie.
Years at SMU: 23
Artist-in-Residence,
Years at SMU: 3 Years at SMU: 34
Favorite academic subject outside of your own: They are all my own — knowledge belongs to us all. I guess right now I read more in the areas of law, leadership (particularly biographies), and I really enjoy reading Pulitizer Prize winning books. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw? Answer: Definitely Ravenclaw. Q: What is the best part about the new Residential Commons system? A: The energy of the students. There is a new dynamic on campus and you can sense that there is lots of life after classes have ended. Q: What made you want to be a Faculty in Residence? A: Back when I was a parent with a son at home, the house was filled with his friends and their parents. It was a lively, happy place. I miss that. I enjoy the random talks, hearing about new adventures and supporting students through their many successes and occasional failures. Armstrong is a happy place. I am so pleased to be a part of that. Q: What is your favorite part about living on campus? A: Walking to work. Since 1991, I have commuted from Colleyville to here. That’s a couple of hours out of every day. Q: Why is Armstrong the best Commons? A: The spirit of the Armstrong family that is
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Rita Kirk.
becoming a part of the Armstrong Commons culture Anyone who knows the Armstrongs know that they are much more concerned about their guests feeling welcomed and happy than their own momentary pleasure. They take great pride in the success of others. They know how to have a great time and invite others to join them. They are classy. They are caring. They are compassionate. And, there is always laughter. Q: If you could design a Armstrong motto, what would it be? A: We have one and I was lucky enough to be a part of that. The motto is “Mens Conscia Recti: A Mind Conscious of Integrity.” I love it. Q: How involved are you, as a Faculty in Residence, with the students? A: Generally, students are in love with my dog. He seems to be the gateway to a lot of great conversations. But relationships take time to develop. My relationship with our RAs is fabulous and we are beginning to have affinity groups drop in for events. That will certainly solidify relationships. Q: What advice would you give to the students living in your Commons? A: Carpe Diem! Seize the day. Pack as much fun and learning and kindness into each day as it is possible to do.
Favorite academic subject outside of your own: Physics, engineering, arts, statistics, history, literature (our own being education and music). Question: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw? Answer: Ware Q: What is the best part about the new Residential Commons system? A: The sense of community we already see developing among the students, RA staff and the Residential Commons Directors and us.
with and respect for the Ware staff and many other residents. They’re a great group, and fun. Q: If you could design a Ware motto, what would it be? A: Actually, I was there and participated when the Ware RCLC students did develop the motto, “Integrity without end,” or “Integritas in Perpetuum.” I can’t think of a better one.
Q: What is your favorite part about living on campus? A: [See above.] It’s been exactly as we’d expected – both beneficial and most enjoyable. Q: Why is Ware the best Commons? A: Of course, each person’s Commons is the best. We have the strongest allegiance to Ware both because we have known, respected, and enjoyed working with various members of the Ware family for a long time, and because we’ve already developed a closeness
Q: What advice would you give to the students living in your Commons? A: Relax, you’re already accepted. Go for the gusto, take academic chances, have fun, and as Professor Kobylka said in his address at this year’s Convocation, “Don’t do anything too stupid.”
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The Mustang Band Hall has a rehearsal space for a 150-member band.
quickly and improve the overall ensemble sound,” Morris said. The closeness of the Mustang Band Hall to Ford Stadium and the Residential Commons Complex is another advantage of the move. The band will still march the parade and eat lunch with the Diamond M Club during home games, but they will no longer waste extra practice time traveling to and from the band hall. “The location will help so
Tom Tunks.
Q: How involved are you, as a Faculty in Residence, with the students? A: We’d like to be as involved as students want us to be. We’re constantly there, and interact with students quite a bit. However, it’s important to give people their space. We want them to know we’re always available, but we also know well that students don’t come to college for the purpose of hanging out with geezers. They’ll be quite capable of determining how much we interact, and it will certainly vary across students.
Q: What made you want to be a Faculty in Residence? A: The chance to interact on a regular basis with students outside the classroom. We’ve done this before for shorter periods at SMU-in-Taos (SMU’s first living-learning community), alternative break trips, and other retreats. It gives everyone a better sense of the “real” people they’re with.
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band, which is fairly small compared to other schools around the area.” The band’s previous rehearsal space was located below Perkins Natatorium, where members could hear people swimming while they were practicing for upcoming events. “I remember the first time I tried to visit the old place, I got lost, because I’d never seen a band hall that looked like a swimming pool before,” Morris said. McMartin stated that the old band hell felt more like a janitor’s closet than a rehearsal space. Sixty years ago the space worked for a smaller band; however, now the group needed top-rated facilities where they could hear each other play. Already the band has noticed an improvement in overall band sound, where musical tones are darker and richer. “The acoustics are fantastic, so we’re able to fix mistakes more
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much during football season,” McMartin said. “It’ll make things so much easier when we need to change our uniform before halftime.” Before, the band would trek from Ford Stadium to what once was Perkins Natatorium to change from their pre-game uniform to their halftime uniform. The proximity of the new band hall eliminates this move and also makes it easier for members to retrieve items they might have
Favorite academic subject outside of your own: Education and Theology
left behind. The new performance plaza, located just outside the Mustang Band Hall, will be used to uplift school spirit after football games. “Our post-game concerts, which last 20 to 30 minutes, can be heard by everyone as they leave the stadium after a football game,” Morris said. The Mustang Band will be officially dedicated Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at “Friday Night Stampede.” The event is both for the new band hall and a to celebrate 100 years of SMU spirit. The Friday Night Stampede includes a special performance by the Mustang Band, food trucks, speeches and a pep rally. According to Manthey, the Friday Night Stampede will help start a new tradition for both the Mustang Band and SMU students and fans.
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Question: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw? Answer: Gryffindor Q: What is the best part about the new Residential Commons system? A: Well, I’m excited about a lot of things. The thing that has been the best part is that I’m able to engage students that aren’t in theater. At the university, prior to this, I was primarily engaging with theatre students, but now I’m also having conversations with philosophy or biology majors and civil engineers. It all comes down to storytelling and I’m able to play a mentor role. I feel like its making me a better teacher and I’m even having a bigger impact than before when I was only in Meadows. Q: What made you want to be a Faculty-in-Residence? A: Quite frankly, for my children. I feel like they are getting so much out of this. They’re really looking up to the college students. I don’t want them to ever feel like the college experience is something they can’t master. Hearing words like dissertation and finals and commons and those types of things, I hope that they’ll own that experience. They’re young now, they’re 7, but in 10 years they’ll be on the precipice to take off. Q: What is your favorite part about living on campus? A: I was born in New York City and raised in San Francisco proper and even though I’ve traveled extensively, I’ve mainly stayed very walking-friendly areas. I never fully adjusted to driving all the time. I can’t get rid
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Will Power.
of the car, but I like the idea of living where I work and working where I live. The most innovative cities are the ones that have a lot of walking. Q: Why is Kathy Crow the best Commons? A: It just is. I think it is the best because of the programming that we’re starting to do. We’ve already had a few events with a lot of numbers. Sunday, we had 45 people in our apartment making smoothies. Everyone can get into it. Q: If you could design a Kathy Crow motto, what would it be? A: “Through deep roots comes abundant growth.” What it means is the deep, strong roots are the foundation, whether that’s through education at SMU or culture. You all are the leaders in 20 years and the foundation is now. Q: How involved are you, as a Faculty-in-Residence, with the students? A: My wife is starting a community garden for Kathy Crow. We’re going to start putting together groups to grow fruit and vegetables. We want to put student in the center of it, producing it. Q: What advice would you give to the students living in your Commons? A: It’s a combination of me looking back at when I was young and to keep learning. Keep growing. Have fun, but don’t get crazy. Make mistakes, but not too much. Lay foundations for the long haul. Do things now that will come to fruition and blossom 30 to 40 years from now.
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letter to the editor ing moment for us all, including Dr. Turner, I presume.
To the The Daily Campus: SMU undergraduates today may think that June Jones has been at SMU forever; however, we had another guy as head football coach before June Jones. His name was Phil Bennett.
Watching SMU versus Baylor Sunday night, I saw a familiar face with the Baylor team. Yep, there was Phil Bennett, one of the current Baylor coaches. I would like to take this opAbout 10 years ago, SMU was embar- portunity to nominate Coach Bennett rassed by a lopsided score similar to as the “Hypocrite of the Decade,” and that of SMU vs. Baylor on Sunday eve- to congratulate June Jones for mainning. Coach Bennett approached the taining his cool as always. head coach of the opposing team after that game and screamed at him for Sincerely, “running up the score against SMU.” H. Charles Baker Bennett’s action caused an embarrass- Professor Emeritus, SMU Courtesy of gcflearnfree.org and Bella NYC
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Fear Of Missing Out causes anxiety in social media users olivia nguyen Opinion Editor qonguyen@smu.edu There’s nothing worse in college than missing out on a big event that “everyone else” seems to be going to. Your Instagram feed and Snapchat stories are endless streams of people videoing the venue, the crowd dancing and everyone’s outfit of the night. You have a minor panic attack caused by social anxiety. Why did you stupidly decide to study rather than go out on a Friday night? You vow to yourself to go out more, be more extroverted and have as good of a time as everyone else in college is. This leads to non-stop partying, binge drinking and late nights. You feel as if it’s a bit too much, but you don’t want to feel as lonely as you did that one time you decided to stay in. Congratulations! You’ve developed FOMO. FOMO- fear of missing out, has become a major form of anxiety in the 21st century. With the development of technology, all the social media apps on our phones allow us to see what all our friends and classmates are doing 24/7. The unhealthy attachment
that has formed between humans and their phones only encourages this problem. People are constantly checking multiple media outlets to see what fun things their peers are doing. A 2013 survey actually states that 56% of social media users are “afraid of missing out on events, news and important status updates if they are away from social networks.” That means over half of people with a Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram are checking to see who is with who, who went where and who is wearing what. This mentality of “keeping up with the Joneses” is unhealthy. If you see a photo of your friends on Instagram, you should like it and scroll on. But with FOMO, that same photo depicts that your friends went out without you and it looks like they’re having the time of their life. And that causes you stress. What also intensifies FOMO is the fact that social media users tend to over emphasize how “amazing,” “awesome” or “crazy” their nights are. Most likely, they did have a good time, but with a clever caption and a few appropriate emojis, followers may think they missed out on a night too epic to repeat. The solution to this problem
is to see past the perfectly edited photos, captions and statuses people post- especially on nights where you stay in, do work and watch Netflix. On days when you’re doing nothing and it seems like everyone else in the world is out at a party, running a marathon or helping end world hunger, remember that it’s impossible to be doing something active, philanthropic or exciting all twenty-four hours of the day. People sleep. People don’t go out seven days a week (hopefully, for their liver’s sake). People may even be watching Netflix in their rooms just like you. Don’t allow social media to fuel insecurity. There’s enough reason in the world to feel stress. FOMO should not allow yourself to feel inadequate for wanting a little alone time. While fear itself can push you to step out of your comfort zone, fear of missing out should not force you to dress up and go Uptown if you don’t want to. The next time you’re feeling depressed or anxious about not going out, just turn your phone off and enjoy what you’re doing now rather than hating yourself for what you’re not.
Nguyen is majoring in business and minoring in journalism.
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“I really didn’t come to say goodbye. She didn’t believe in goodbyes. I came to say hello.” -Kolu Baysah on Joan Rivers’ funeral Sept. 5 “Russia must stop the steady flow of weapons and other support to an insurgent force heavily implicated in gross human rights violations.”
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SMU students start Twitter trend #FireJuneJones olivia nguyen Opinion Editor qonguyen@smu.edu Minutes after the SMU versus UNT football game this Saturday, SMU students flooded social media feeds to talk about SMU Head Football Coach June Jones. The Mustangs lost 43-6 at Apogee stadium one week after losing to Baylor 45-0. Students were riled up to the point that the phrase #FireJuneJones trended in Dallas on Twitter. Angry users continued posting tweets after the game. “Rumor has it June will be gone sometime this week. Crossing fingers. #FireJuneJones.” “June Jones is simply collecting a pay check to retire on the island of Hawaii. Save us all the misery and #FireJuneJones.”
“When I die, I want June Jones to lower me into my grave so he can let me down one last time #FireJuneJones.” Jones has yet to publicly release a statement regarding the SMU versus UNT game. His most recent comment was on last week’s game SMU v Baylor for his team. “The message is you have got to do your job. We didn’t play well, we didn’t coach well,” Jones said.”We didn’t do a lot of things that you have to do to win and we’ve got to improve everybody.” Jones has not been active on any social media since the game. His last post was on Sept. 5th on Twitter in which he retweeted a “Happy Birthday to @SMUMustangs legend Jerry LeVias! #PonyUP.” The head coach currently has 13,000 followers on his Twitter. After this weekend, I think he should expect to lose a couple thousand. #PonyUp
Nguyen is majoring in business and minoring in journalism.
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Breadwinner’s This brunch Mecca offers everything you need to make it through Saturday morning. When you walk in, you’re immediately greeted by a seemingly endless display of fresh baked pastries, beautiful cakes and homemade bread. If you’re lucky, you’ll be seated in a room full of plants with a bright open skylight (and let’s face it, you need as much oxygen and sunlight as you can get right now). To make it even better, shortly after being seated, a sampling of Breadwinner’s breads is placed in front of you just in time to keep your stomach from eating itself. Don’t miss the fried chicken and waffles or the mimosas (if you’re 21). 3301 McKinney Ave. (214) 754-4940. Blackfriar Offering a full menu and great music, Blackfriar provides a relaxed, local-centric place to eat and drink. An Irish-owned pub, Blackfriar’s front porch has been converted into a beer garden overlooking McKinney’s cobblestoned streets with colorful strings of lights providing a warm glow from above. When you go inside, be sure to take note of the intricate, antique woodwork throughout the room—it came from a castle in England owned by Pete Townshend of the Who, and was shipped here in full in 1982. 2621
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McKinney Ave. (214) 953-0599. The Idle Rich Pub This cleverly named pub is owned by the same folks at Blackfriar, but it offers a more whiskey-centric bar menu and some excellent finger food options. The Idle Rich pub is a wonderful place to enjoy a relaxed meal with friends, especially out on the porch. They also have a pretty delicious brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-4pm. 2614 McKinney Ave. (214) 965-9926. Avenu Notorious as a late-night SMU hangout, Avenu offers the classic club atmosphere—low lighting, a packed dance floor and ultra bass accompanying Top 40 hits. Come here if you want to dance the night away, and don’t wear a jersey. 21 & up. 2912 McKinney Ave. (888) 369-1411. So&So’s New kid on the block So&So’s claims to offer up “Something For Everyone,” and so far the promise has been kept. It features the obligatory porch and picnic table combo, plus some really excellent food from Executive Chef Nick Amoriello. Some favorites include the Caramel Bacon Popcorn that accompanies the complex and generous meat and
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cheese board and the coconut curry mussels. 3309 McKinney Ave. (214) 393-6473. The Standard Pour The Standard Pour combines two excellent things: carefully crafted cocktails and decadent takes on American staples, such as lobster nachos and pizza fries. It has been voted one of the best cocktail bars in Dallas, and there’s an even greater incentive for ladies to go. Every Wendesday, Standard Pour does Dame’s Dinner Club, which means that women who make a reservation get a free three course meal. That’s right, a FREE three course meal. Make your reservation early. 2900 McKinney Ave. (214) 935-1370. Crooked Tree Coffee House A small shotgun house off McKinney Avenue has been converted into Crooked Tree, a local coffee house that offers a quiet atmosphere in three small rooms. They feature artwork from local painters and have live music on Saturday evenings. Some SMU students also work there, so stop by for the most beautiful latte you’ll ever have, and make a new friend before you hunker down to get that O-Chem done. 2414 Routh St. (214) 953-1142.
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Music venues shine in Dallas Blair Croce Arts & Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu Looking for an upbeat show to relieve your stress? Want to see a crooning singer/ songwriter light up the stage with talent? New and big name artists are set to come through Dallas this fall, and this city offers a variety of concert venues to assuage your particular music appetite. Here’s some information to aid you in picking your new concert scene. Perhaps the most famous venue for both indie artists and huge stars in Dallas, House of Blues is one spot you have to visit sometime in your four years at SMU. Diverse events such as gospel brunches, opening shows for eclectic indie beginners and concerts with huge stars like Adele give this venue a diverse feel and an artsy vibe. With its many rooms, backdoor passageways, main stage, and restaurant, the House of Blues rivals the performer in pleasing the crowd. House of Blues is located at 2200 N. Lamar St. Upcoming shows include Lily Allen (September 15), Citizen Cope (September 25), The Preatures (October 7),
Kodaline (October 8) and Sam Smith (October 9). Elton John, Coldplay, The Police, Brad Paisley and several others have commanded the stage at our next venue, Gexa Energy Pavilion. Opened in 1988, Gexa, an amphitheater, seats 20,000 people in two different sections, the covered chair portion and on the lawn area. The beautiful fall weather right around the corner will further add to the appeal of Gexa’s outdoor atmosphere. Gexa Energy Pavilion is located at 1818 1st Ave. Upcoming shows include Kings of Leon, Young the Giant, and the Kongos (September 12), Zac Brown Band (October 7), and Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr (October 25). Found in Deep Ellum, one of the coolest neighborhoods in Dallas, Trees presents an option for lovers of music not typically heard on the Top 40 countdowns. However, larger indie rock bands such as Arcade Fire, Radiohead and Pearl Jam played shows at Trees. Right in the heart of a sea of enticing restaurants, music and art, Trees typically appeals to those with a love of all things
creative. Trees is located at 2709 Elm Street. Upcoming shows include Royal Blood (September 24), Nick Jonas (September 30), Vance Joy (October 17) and Charli XCX (October 18). Home to Dallas’ own Mavericks and Stars sports teams, the American Airlines Center accommodates some of the biggest names in music. This grand venue holds 20,000 sports or music fans with general seating and 142 suites. If you want to experience an event, not just a concert, the AA center will satisfy your criteria. The American Airlines Center is located at 2500 Victory Park Ave. Upcoming shows include Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (September 26), Katy Perry (October 2-3), Paul McCartney (October 13), The Black Keys (November 16) and Justin Timberlake. Whether you love the artsy or arena scene, Dallas has a venue for you.
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North Texas hands Mustangs second straight loss Patrick Engel Staff Writer pengel@smu.edu SMU traveled to Denton to take on University of North Texas looking to bounce back after a 45-0 opening-week loss to Baylor. But for the second week in a row, the Mustangs were routed on the road, this time falling to the Mean Green 43-6. “All losses are tough, but this is very frustrating,” SMU Head Coach June Jones said. “You’ve got a group of young guys who you try to teach how to win, you’ve got to take ownership. The coaches have to do better, I’ve got to do better and somehow we’ve got to find a way.” Offensive issues plagued SMU once again. The Mustangs failed to run the ball effectively for the second straight game, finishing with eight rushing yards. SMU quarterbacks passed for 266 yards, but five turnovers and four sacks prevented the Mustangs from posing a serious threat on offense. They converted just one of eleven third downs. The Mean Green led 3-0 after one quarter, but then exploded for
SMU wide reciever Stephen Nelson recorded 60 yards on four receptions against the University of North Texas Sept. 6.
20 points in the second quarter sparked by three Neal Burcham turnovers. SMU continued to turn the ball over in the second half, helping UNT score 20 more points. The Mustang’s lone touchdown came on a Hail Mary pass from Kolney Cassel to Nate
Halverson on the game’s last play. The touchdown was the first of the season for the Mustangs and the first in 10 quarters dating back to last season. “The biggest disappointment is turning the ball over,” Jones said. “And we’ve got young guys on special teams making
bad decisions on kickoffs and punts, and it puts our defense at a disadvantage.” SMU’s return game was especially weak. Cedric Lancaster fumbled on a punt return, which UNT recovered and quickly turned into a touchdown. Deion Sanders Jr. averaged 9.7
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yards on seven kickoff returns, largely due to poor blocking. The turnovers and special teams mistakes led to generous field position for North Texas. The Mean Green started seven drives on its own 40-yard line or beyond, including three inside SMU’s 31-yard line. Regardless,
the Mustangs struggled to stop UNT’s run-heavy offense, allowing 245 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns. Missed tackles plagued SMU, especially against the run. Jones played three quarterbacks again, but for a different reason than last week. Burcham played the first half but did not see the field after. Kolney Cassel played most of the second half, and Matt Davis saw action on one series. “Neal hurt his elbow, so he didn’t play the second half,” Jones said. “Kolney does some good things, but he’s just really young. I think he’s going to be a really good player one day.” Jones was not concerned about Burcham’s injury. He said Burcham will have the bye week to heal and expects him to be ready to play against Texas A&M. Jones also acknowledged that Davis and defensive end Zelt Minor suffered injuries, but said neither are considered serious right now. SMU has a bye next Saturday before taking on the Aggies on September 20 at Ford Stadium. The game will be the Mustangs’ home opener.
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Mustangs find first win of 2014 season at home on Westcott Field Demetrio Teniente Associate Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu After dropping its first two contests of the 2014 season on the road, the SMU Mustangs returned to Westcott Field on Friday and defeated Duke 3-1. “We have a great young group and I felt like we competed against Michigan and Michigan State, but there were some things we needed to work on,” Head Coach Tim McClements said. “We got back
at it in practice this week and took a look at Duke, and they’re a great team, and they’re the kind of team we like to play.” The Mustangs benefitted early on from a first half goal courtesy of Sophomore Stanton Garcia. In the 35th minute, Garcia took a through ball from junior John Lujano into the 18 yard box and fired it into the lower right corner, just beyond the arms of Duke’s keeper Joe Ohaus. It was Garcia’s first collegiate goal. Nine minutes later, Colten
Habecker corralled a loose ball in the box and gave the Mustangs a 2-0 lead going into the half. In the 80th minute, Duke ended and hopes SMU had of a shut out when Nick Palodichuk found the back of the net from almost 40 yards out. However, by that time SMU was already sitting comfortably in the lead after senior Andrew Morales converted a penalty shot in the 54th minute to give the Mustangs a 3-0 lead. Redshirt first-year Abdul Yassine was fouled inside the 18-yard
box to set up the penalty shot. “We’re improving day-by-day and that’s our first goal of the season. Just making sure that we’re getting better every training session and every game,” McClements said. “We came out and gave it our best with a young group and had couple injuries this week and had to move some players around and we’re really proud of the way the guys responded.” SMU now moves to 1-2 on the season while Duke falls to 1-1-1. The Mustangs outshot the Blue Devils 15-9 during the match and
7-3 in shots on goals. Last week, redshirt first-year Michael Nelson, was named to the American Athletic Conference’s weekly honor roll. Nelson made two saves in goal for SMU. The Mustangs have 17 first-year and sophomores on their roster this season, and the coaching staff knows that their will be growing pains with such a young group of players. “We are going to make some youthful mistakes [as the season goes along] and we understand that,” McClements said. “But we have to
put the effort forth and that will really make the difference. We did that against Michigan State, and we did that tonight and it was nice to get a victory.” Up next for the Mustangs is the first day of the SMU Classic Sept. 12. SMU will play Missouri State at 7:30 p.m. for their first match of the tournament. Their second match is set for 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 against Stony Brook. Live stats and video will be available at SMUMustangs.com.
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Despite being the agressor early on during its match against Oral Roberts Univeristy on Friday, the SMU women’s soccer team left Westcott Field with 2-1 loss to the Golden Eagles. SMU tallied to early shots, one from Rikki Clarke and one from first-year midfielder Claire Oates. Clarke’s shot was blocked by Oral Roberts keeper Maddie Rhodes, while Oates’ shot sailed just wide of the net. “We had some chances early that could’ve changed the game,” said Head Coach Chris Petrucelli. “But, we responded
well in the second half and fought really hard.” After the loss, SMU sits on a 1-4-0 record as Oral Roberts picked up its first win of the season and climbs to a record of 1-2-2. ORU grabbed the lead after Madison Valenzuela took teammate Megan Giles’ cross and found the back of the net in the 26th minute. In the 60th minute, SMU evened the score at 1-1 when Shelby Redman converted on a penalty kick after first-year forward Chinelo Odobulu was fouled. The score was Redman’s 20th of her career. First-year Vanessa Valadez did everything she could to give her
Mustangs the lead in the second half, but SMU couldn’t convert. In the 79th minute, Valadez had a big shot from inside the 18 yard box, but ORU’s keeper tipped the shot and it bounced off of the crossbar. Two minutes later, Valadez beat a defender got the ball past ORU’s goalie, but the shot was deflected. Odobulu, grabbed the rebound but her shot was wide. Junior goalkeeper Lissi Lonsberry recorded three saves in her third career start in net for the Mustangs. SMU returns to Westcott Field on Sunday to host UTSA Roadrunners at 7 p.m. CT. For ticket information, please visit SMUtickets.com.
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‘There is no earthly way of knowing which of these QBs are throwing’ SMU struggles to find an effective quarter-back Demetrio Teniente Associate Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu Not only did SMU get embarrassed in Denton at the hands of UNT, but for the second straight week Head Coach and Offensive ‘guru’ June Jones seemed completely lost strategically. We are at the beginning of life after Garrett Gilbert and so far, it is pretty darn ugly. Jones doesn’t seem to know what to do offensively and what’s worse, he doesn’t seem to have a quarterback. Coming out of training camp, it seemed as if Neal Burcham had matured from the jumpy ineffective freshman we saw at the end of last season when Gilbert was injured. Burcham was in a heated
battle for the starting job with transfer Matt Davis and Kolney Cassel. Somewhere around the second week of camp, Burcham established himself as the starter and consistently demonstrated that he was superior to the other arms on the roster. The problem is he did all this in practice. So far in live action, he has been awful. You know it, I know it and June knows it. Against Baylor, Burcham threw for 59 yards on 15 of 26 passing. He only played one half in Denton and finished the day with 99 yards and two interceptions on 12 of 22 passing. We expected to see another quarterback in the second half, and we did. However, what we actually got was weird and worse than what we got from Burcham. June decided to implement
a bizarre rotating quarterback strategy with Davis and Cassel. Davis only attempted a couple throws and ultimately Cassel saw the bulk of the snaps. Even still, it was weird to see Davis throw an incomplete pass, run off the field so Cassel could throw an incompletion and then run back on to hand it off. Ultimately the pair finished with 167 yards and one touchdown on 12 of 23 passes. Keep in mind that the bulk of that yardage came in garbage time and the touchdown was the result of a Hail Mary with four seconds left in the blowout. I don’t know who SMU’s quarterback will be, and I don’t think anyone can say for sure. What I do know is that June doesn’t seem to have any answers, and that’s not good.