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Floods force evacuation Pennsylvania officials ordered a mandatory evacuation in the northeastern part of the state because of flooding of the Susquehanna River.

The evacuation affects nearly 100,000 people. Three people have been reported dead in central Pennsylvania. The river’s flood trajectory is predicted to max at 40 feet by Friday. The flooding due to Tropic Storm Lee will be the second worstflood in Pennsylvania’s history.

Various communities along the New England coast have issued flood warnings.

Google buys Zagat Google announced on Thursday that the company successfully bought Zagat reviews. Zagat, a New-Yorkbased “restaurant bible,” has been looking for a buyer since 2008. Google’s potential offer has not yet been disclosed.

After failing to buy Groupon, Google managed to acquire The Dealmap last month, which is another daily-deal business that finds local deals and displays them on a map.

Ice cream gets new name Ben & Jerry’s latest flavor “Schweddy Balls” has become an overnight sensation. The ice cream is named after Alec Baldwin’s Saturday Night Live character, Pete Schweddy, a bakery owner whose “balls” are his holiday specials. The new ice cream consists of vanilla ice cream, rum, fudge-covered rum balls and milk-chocolate malt balls.

Galliano found guilty A French court found former Dior chief designer John Galliano guilty for his public anti-Semitic tirade. On camera, he drunkenly makes anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler comments.

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remembrance

Turner reflects on Sept. 11, 2001

By SARAH KRAMER Managing Editor skramer@smu.edu

Nearly 10 years ago, President R. Gerald Turner held an all community meeting at the flagpole to discuss the horrific events that unfolded that morning.

“When you have a university community in crisis, they want to gather,” Turner said in a recent interview.

“It was crucial that we provided that opportunity.”

The day was Sept. 11, 2001 and Turner had a full day of meetings planned.

However, his whole day changed when his assistant informed him that a plane had just crashed into one of the World Trade Towers in New York City.

Turner turned on the TV in his office, watching it as the meetings continued on schedule.

Once it was broadcasted that the second tower had been hit, Turner realized that support and comfort needed to be spread on campus.

“I knew, just immediately, that this would be so traumatic to the campus — to the university community,” he said.

Around noon that day, approximately 2,000 to 3,000 students, faculty, staff and administrators gathered around the flagpole to listen to Turner’s remarks and find places on campus where they could go to find comfort or discuss the day’s events.

“It was one of my proudest days — how the university responded to that incredible shock and how supportive and

responsive we were to people in need and people who felt at risk, particularly our international students,” Turner said.

The Counseling Center and the chaplain made themselves available to students, as well as professors and other faculty.

One of Turner’s main concerns was for SMU’s Muslim students.

“I knew they would feel threatened by this because it was clearly fairly early on that these were Islamic extremists,” he said. “People didn’t know that these were just people who were perverting and using religion for their political issues.”

He was worried that the Muslim students, or any international students, would feel harassed or in danger.

But, that was not the case at SMU. “I was so proud of our community because they weren’t [harassed] here, and in so many places in the country they were,” Turner said.

Unlike many universities on 9/11, SMU held classes for the rest of the day.

SMU was criticized, as people believed the university was not showing proper respect for those who had died.

Turner believed otherwise.

“We did [show respect] by making sure there were opportunities to discuss the issues but mainly we were being careful with our students, our own community,” he said. “People wanted to talk about this.”

Professors made themselves available for students to talk

MOSES ODRIA/The Daily Campus

President R. Gerald Turner consoles the SMU community for the noon vigil at the Flagpole on Sept. 11, 2001. He urged members of the community to pull together.

about the events.

Classes merged with other classes to talk about the day’s occurrences, especially with political science and religion classes.

Though Sept. 11 was a day

that affected the lives of millions of people around the world, Turner believes the support on campus that day, specifically in the classroom, had real value.

“For it to have been such a sad day, I just think it was the

community at it’s best by being responsive to its members,” Turner said.

“It was really a day that the faculty and support staff really served the students extremely well.”

feature

Student honors, volunteers in memory of father

By ALI WILLIAMS Video Editor ajwilliams@smu.edu

As Christina Rancke planted small American flags in the Meadows Museum sculpture garden alongside her aunt and three young cousins, a smile was on her face.

Holding one of the flags, she crouched down near her cousin’s crawling body and took a picture.

She directed other student volunteers in the placement of the 2,977 symbolic markers on the hot

and sunny September day.

Rancke did this in honor of her father, Todd Rancke, who died on Sept. 11, when she was just 11 years old.

“It’s really important what I’m doing now to myself and my family,” Rancke said. “I know they’re very proud because we’ve found a way to turn something so tragic, what happened 10 years ago, and really make a difference from that.”

Rancke, a junior majoring in advertising and communications,

is an intern at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

She is also working with the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility as the student event chair for this year’s anniversary of the tragedy.

“My role as student event chair is a way for me to not only honor my father, but a way to honor all those that died that day,” Rancke said. “We are able to come together as a community the same way we did 10 years ago.”

She said her primary goal is to

raise awareness among the students in the SMU community and to get them involved on campus during the commemorative events.

Student volunteers came out on Wednesday to help Rancke set up the flag memorial, a place to meditate and reflect.

“It’s very important to remember 9/11 because a lot of people’s lives changed that day and they can never get their loved ones back,” sophomore volunteer Courtney Blake Warren said.

She also said that seeing other

Campus

volunteers who are willing to help with the events made her realize how a community can come together.

Warren is a friend of Rancke’s.

Sophomore Sam Wood said he volunteered to remember what happened 10 years ago and commemorate the lives that were lost that day.

“On the day of the attack and the days following, America joined together to bounce back

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response

Theology of terrorism discussed Native New Yorkers share stories of 9/11

By STEPHANIE COLLINS Executive Editor spcollins@smu.edu

Even ten years after 9/11, people across the country still have questions.

What is terrorism, really? Why does it occur? How can such inherently evil acts such as the one that occurred on 9/11 possibly have anything to do with theology?

Dr. William Abraham, a professor of theology, tackled some of these questions from a philosophical and theological perspective Thursday in his lecture, “Haunted Memories and Complex Loyalties.”

“The truth is clear: the highest act of evil was done on 9/11,” he said. “In my bones I knew that our culture had changed dramatically.”

The impacts of terrorism on a country are almost never-ending.

Systems have to be put in place for dealing with perpetrators in our country, precautions have to be taken to anticipate and prevent further attacks, citizens have to trust that their leaders will appropriately handle the issue and politicians have to factor terrorism into every

By SARAH KRAMER Managing Editor skramer@smu.edu

SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/ The Daily Campus

SMU Theology professor Dr. William Abraham discussed the relationship between terrorism and theology at a lecture on Thursday.

decision they make.

In regards to 9/11, “we say that no truly religious person could

ever do this sort of thing,” said

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It was a beautiful fall day in New York City when a 10-year-old girl headed to her 5th grade classroom in Queens, New York.

However this day would change the lives of many, as 19 al-Qaeda terrorists intentionally crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, another into the Pentagon and fourth into a field in Pennsylvania.

“To this day it gives you chills because you watched and listened to all the fear,” Noelle Mulholland, the then 10-year-old girl, said. “It was a difficult time.”

Mulholland, now 20, remembers panicking as she learned that the Twin Towers were collapsing.

“Our principal came on the speaker and said a plane had hit one of the towers,” she said. “I assumed it was a little charter jet.”

About 15-minutes later, the principal came back on the speaker and said a second plane had hit the towers.

Even as a 5th grader, she knew that these incidents were deliberate.

“I panicked,” Mulholland said. “I thought about my parents — my mom worked next to the UN and my stepmom, who was eight-months pregnant, worked cattycorner to the Center.”

Mulholland was not the only student terrified that Tuesday morning.

On the opposite side of the city, Lara Mirgorod, 10, laughed when she first heard the news.

“I thought it was a joke,” she said.

When the what-she-believedjoke turned into reality, Mirgorod could only think about her father.

“My father was supposed to be on the plane to Boston — the one that was headed for the White House — but he missed his flight,”

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FASHION’S NIGHT OUT igh heels, glamorous dresses, packed streets, celebrities, designers and free flowing champagne — sound like New York City?

Try Dallas on Fashion’s Night Out. FNO is a global event that celebrates all things fashion and serves as the start of New York Fashion Week. It was started in 2008 by Anna Wintour of Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA), NYC & Company, and Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg to boost interest in the industry after the economic downturn. Three years later, FNO was still going strong. And the event supported more than just retailers; a percentage of the sales of an exclusive black, white and red FNO T-shirt went to the New York AIDS Fund. Here in Dallas, there was no shortage of stylish happenings. Almost every store in town kept their doors open late on Thursday night and presented guests with a myriad of runway shows, styling events, sweet treats, fabulous DJs and even more fabulous clothes.

Galleria Dallas had the catwalk lined up, the music bumping and the champagne chilled. A constant stream of over forty models donning the hottest fall fashions strutted down the quarter-milelong runway – the longest in North America. The show offered smooth convenience for shoppers, who could view the looks and then purchase them directly in the stores. For those interested in modeling more than shopping, they could get their 15 minutes of fame after the show on the open runway. Dallas philanthropic group The Fashionistas provided

Neiman Marcus, never one to disappoint, had a plethora of options and activities for their attendees. The first level offered trendy Bordeaux hair feathering, luxurious Jack Black facials and hand massages, hand-rolled cigars by City Cigars and a performance by Tom Petty cover band Petty Theft. One slide up the escalator brought guests to a Lagos trunk show, M Missoni and Red Valentino events, a wellplaced photo booth, sketches by the Art Institute of Dallas, a lipstick fortuneteller and a fashion caricature artist. The adventure continued on the third level with the main event of the evening.

Dallas bloggers Amber Venz (SMU aluma, VENZedits.com), Krystal Schlegel (SMU senior, krystal-schlegel.blogspot.com),

FNO-themed miniature bottles of champagne and complimentary beauty tips from cosmetic giant Sephora in their glamorous lounge.

Fashion Group International of Dallas had DJ Brandon Olds spinning the latest beats. Even the beloved Galleria ice rink joined in on the fun with a light fashioned with the Fashion’s Night Out logo that shone down on the ice. Stores housed in the mall welcomed guests with discounts, music and giveaways – including Juicy Couture, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton and Saks Fifth Avenue.

- Grace Davis

and Bradley Agather and Alison Gross (luellajune.com) hosted and styled a chic runway show with fabulous fall looks. As models walked down the runway, the bloggers commented on their top picks – topping off almost every ensemble with Audrey Hepburninspired cat eye sunglasses. Several looks garnered applause from the audience. Towards the end of the show, a glittering Marchesa cocktail dress covered in silver sequins was styled by Schlegel and immediately became a crowd favorite. The cast of Bravo’s “Most Eligible: Dallas” was among the stylish guests who mingled and enjoyed cake pops and cupcakes after the show.

- Shelby Foster

Photos by: Spencer J Eggers & Sydney Hollingsworth

Forty Five Ten, an established designer boutique on McKinney, flew in Cameron Silver to host their fete. Silver is the owner of Decades, a world-renowned vintage shop and archive in Los Angeles. His impressive clientele includes Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie, who love his unique, highly-edited collection. Silver

brought a load of his best pieces and set up a pop-up Decades inside Forty Five Ten available for guests to purchase without a trip to L.A. Treasurers like gold Chanel necklaces and dresses by Prada, Versace, Lanvin and Dior filled the racks and wowed shoppers.

- Shelby Foster

Walking up to the colorful Christian Louboutin boutique in Highland Park Village on the third annual Fashion’s Night Out was sure to be a great start to the evening.

The entry windows held two mannequin heads with very creative hairdos that included a pair of Louboutin pumps to display the collaborative event between Christian Louboutin and Frederic Fekkai.

Inside, guests could experience this collaboration first hand by venturing to the back room to have their hair styled by a professional Frederic Fekkai stylist.

Also in the back room was a polaroid station where guests could pose behind a hanging picture frame with the shoes, their friends and their cocktails.

There was a station near the front window that applied a special line of Christian Louboutin faux

eyelashes to the guests who wanted a little extra dazzle on their lids.

Throughout the shoe-lined store, waiters served hors devours that ranged from cotton candy on a stick to fried macoroni balls.

They also served two different cocktails, one a grapefruit and cranberry vodka drink, the other a mojito inspired drink .

While the guests mixed and mingled in the brightly colored boutique, they shopped for the famously red-soled shoes which widely ranged in style and shape.

Some favorites from the night were a pair of leopard print ankle boots, some spike-studded loafers and a pair of very sparkly pink pumps. There was certainly a style for everyone.

- Christine Jonas

Highland Park Village was definitely the biggest fashion block party in town. Two major open-air fashion shows started and ended the festivities in the parking lot next to the Village Theater. But this was no black tar affair – producer Jan Strimple and her team constructed an incredible

white runway that sat high above the crowd, complete with lights and a bumping sound system, featuring designs by Vince, Billy Reid, Trina Turk, Tory Burch and more.

- Shelby Foster

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LECTURE: Terrorism questions answered Continued from page 1

Abraham.

He added, this kind of evil act cannot be understood without examining potential theological motives.

For a few chilling minutes, Abraham reviewed the training, indoctrination, and religious rituals that the terrorist agents in the Sept.

11 attacks went through prior to taking thousands of innocent lives.

Prayer was involved in

every step.

The attackers prayed for victory and for the forgiveness of their sins, which Abraham noted most likely included their attendance at strip clubs.

They coated themselves in perfume and prepared themselves for death and their subsequent arrival in “paradise.”

They pored over excerpts of the Quran, spending extra time on the

one that said that, if God willed it to be so, small groups could sometimes overtake larger groups.

They sharpened their knives, planned each detail, and prayed again that security would overlook their weaponry.

These details, Abraham said, are not speculation.

Instead, they were taken from the diaries of the agents who executed the attacks.

Because what happened on 9/11 ten years ago cannot be put into context without discussion about theology, Abraham said that post 9/11, “we also cannot understand ourselves in this ‘new normal’ without theology.”

In closing, Abraham chose to use the words of the Eastern Orthodox Church to commemorate the lives lost that day: “May the memory of those who died be eternal.”

STUDENTS: Memories of 9/11 live on Continued from page 1

SPENCER J EGGERS/The Daily Campus

Junior Christina Rancke lost her father on Sept. 11, 2001. He was on the 104th floor in the south tower.

Continued from page 1

from the tragedy that happened.

‘United We Stand,’ as the saying goes,” he said. “If we don’t stay together we’re not going to be as strong.”

Although Rancke’s life was directly impacted when the terrorist attacks took the life of her father, who was working for a financial firm on the 104th floor of the South Tower, she said everyone across the country was affected in some way that day in 2001.

She wants students to know they don’t have to experience a loss to participate in the memorial events. “[I want] to share my story and hopefully inspire many to come out and realize what exactly happened that day and how we’ve

she said.

Although Mirgorod knew her father did not make it on the plane, she still could not get in touch with him because there was no phone service.

As the day continued, the intensity grew.

Students in New York City were having a near impossible time contacting their parents and the fear of losing a parent, if not both, was common among many.

“Classes stopped,” Mulholland said. “We were listening to the radio and kids were being taken out of school.”

Mulholland was one of the last

students to be picked up by her family.

“All modes of transportation were shut down,” she said. “My mom had to walk 13 miles from Manhattan to Queens.”

Mirgorod’s parents, however, picked her and a few friends up within three hours of the collapsing of the Twin Towers.

“It was more of a day to help my friends,” she said, adding that three of her friend’s fathers died in the Twin Towers that morning.

“I just remember watching the news and seeing men jumping out of buildings.”

Now, 10 years later, Mirgorod,

who has a stuttering problem, says she never stutters when talking about Sept. 11 and still gets a disgusted feeling in her stomach when thinking about the events of that day.

“I’m not going to cry everyday but it’s definitely an empty feeling — something’s missing — not necessarily in my life, but in general, in the architecture, downtown,” she said.

Although airport security has increased, Mirgorod still worries about her father who flies frequently for his job.

“I was never afraid of him flying until 9/11 happened,” she said.

“Now, I’m always afraid. I hate him flying, especially because he was supposed to be on that plane.”

Today Mulholland is proud of how the city came together on 9/11 and in the months following the tragic day.

“It definitely leaves a hole, it was such a monumental skyline with those towers,” she said.

“It represents a real loss for New York.”

Mirgorod agrees. To her, it was a day that affected everyone’s lives, not just New Yorkers.

“When talking about the events of 9/11, you’re always going to hear a story,” Mirgorod said.

grown,” she said.

Although she said she will never fully heal from what happened, she knows everything she’s doing on campus is making a difference.

“I’m extremely proud [of her] to be putting everything together,” Blake said. “She has the biggest heart.”

Rancke believes what she is doing for this year’s 9/11 anniversary would definitely make her father proud.

“I did have to grow up quickly as a result of the tragedy,” Rancke said. “I learned at a young age to cope with losing a loved one and what I’m doing today with the 9/11 anniversary events on campus is in his honor, as well as the other victims.”

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Your game day guide to tailgating at SMU

By ERICA PENUNURI Associate Sports Editor epenunuri@smu.edu

Bring on the red and blue masses, the cowboy boots, the

country tunes, the glorious white tents, and the celebratory drinks - these boots were made for Boulevarding.

Fast-forward 11 years.

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“Boulevarding” is one that does get mucked up with other notions such that term, “tailgating.”

That would bring shame upon the Hilltop’s altercation of the

BOULEVARDING IS SIMPLY QUINTESSENTIAL SMU

part take in one of SMU’s greatest traditions.

The festivities begin around four hours before kick off and takes place on SMU Boulevard and in front of Dallas Hall.

White tents are lined up along the Boulevard across the green lawns of Dallas Hall.

Plenty of food and drink is available for all, accompanied by music and games.

However, for many, the term

On any other campus, tailgating attire would be a simple school shirt accompanied with jeans.

However, here at the Hilltop students put together outfits that closely resemble one’s Sunday’s best — country style.

“Girls always wear a sundress and cowboy boots,” Chapline said.

“Boys: Khakis, button up, snazzy tie or suspenders, classic belt, boat shoes, wayfarers and croakies. Girls: sun dress, flats, simple necklace and earrings, big smile,” sophomore Michael Graves said.

This particular weekend is “White Out,” where SMU calls on all students to wear white to show support for the Mustangs.

The apparel, although responsible for the reds, blues and whites being splashed across

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It’s the first football home game of the season on Saturday.

There is much anticipation to become a part of the roaring crows in Ford Stadium at kick off.

However, the true rowdiness starts somewhere outside the stadium ­— the Boulevard.

“The Boulevard is the social event of the weekend and the semester,” junior Victoria Petersen said. “It’s a place to go, hang out with your friends and get crazy before a football game.”

The first official SMU Boulevard took place on Sept. 2, 2000 when Ford Stadium hosted its first football game against the University of Kansas.

The grand opening of the new facility featured: cheerleading, a procession of the band and hundreds of SMU fans and students gathering at the Boulevard.

pregame event. From the attire being sported to the white glossy tents, it’s easy to note the unique factors of SMU that separate this “tailgate” from all others.

“Boulevarding is simply quintessential SMU,” junior Tom Chapline said.

With two years of Boulevarding under his belt, Chapline has nailed the definition of the event. It truly encompasses all factors of SMU, including its distinctive style.

J.J. McDermott/ QUARTERBACK Although the Mustangs came off a crucial loss to Texas A&M, McDermott is coming off one of his best performances. If McDermott plays as confidently as he did in front of the enormous crowd at Kyle Field on Sunday, there’s no doubt that he will put up even bigger numbers in the home opener against the UTEP Miners. McDermott’s biggest role will be to draw the speedy UTEP defense away from the run so that Zach Line can take advantage of their weak rush defense.

Terrance Wilkerson/ WIDE RECEIVER Terrance Wilkerson returned to the playing field for the Mustangs against the Aggies in last week’s game after sitting out the entire 2010 season. Terrance was excited to get back on the field and he showed it with his play. Wilkerson caught 6 passes for 85 yards, including a 28 yard pass from backup J.J. McDermott in the third quarter. Wilkerson showed no rust even though he missed all of last season, his routes were crisp and he showed off his great hands throughout the game.

Margus Hunt/ DEFENSIVE END Honorably mentioned to All-Conference USA and junior defensiveend Margus Hunt left his print at SMU. Hunt set a new NCAA record with seven blocked kicks during the 2009-2010 season he also doubled the old SMU record of four blocks. While starting in 13 out of the 14 games last season, Hunt recorded three sacks, 45 tackles, and 6.5 tackles for loss’s..

His infamous field goal blocks were present at important games against teams such as Texas Tech, Tulsa and Army at the Armed Forces Bowl.

campus, is not the only colorful element of the Boulevard.

“My favorite memory would be during homecoming, when it was raining and muddy, and Jack Ingram was playing live,” Chapline said.

Entertainment is key in the Boulevarding experience.

Music ranges from country, to rap and hip-hop and of course the traditional ‘80s rock and some weeks, live entertainment.

Besides these elements of fashion and entertainment, what makes Boulevarding so grand?

Other versions of tailgating at SMU have been popular for many years.

“My parents, and all my aunts and uncles are loyal SMU alums…

They have been [boulevarding] for 30 years or so, which I think is awesome,” Chapline said.

Boulevarding has proven itself

SMU-praiseworthy not just year after year, but generation after generation.

“This only increases my Mustang Pride, as I am doing what my whole family was doing 30 years ago,” Chapline said. “I am a man of tradition, so I think that’s really cool when I get to boulevard with them.”

And it is tradition that roots so many to, as sophomore Rachel Wilson puts, “the “pony-themed, sun soaked march of glory.”

The Boulevard fulfills its purpose of uniting the student body and reviving school spirit.

“Students get to see friends, socialize with new people, and show our support as a whole for our fantastic school,” Graves said.

“School spirit is encouraged by everyone parading around, and helps others embrace SMU pride as well.”

Nick Lamaison/ QUARTERBACK Most colleges open their seasons against bad teams, in which critics call tuneup games or cupcake games. Due to this, junior Nick Lamaison’s 365 yard, three touchdown performance against Stony Brook was a grain of salt. What makes it even worse, Lamaison threw two interceptions and the Miners had to take the game to overtime to snag the victory. The UTEP secondary has done their share of beating themselves up for their play against A&M so it is guaranteed that they will be glued to the UTEP receivers.

Donavon Kemp/ WIDE RECEIVER Donovan Kemp has caught every pass all four years he has played.

During his game against Stony Brook, Kemp had 4 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown came on UTEP’s first play during overtime. Kemp showed that he has the speed to get up the field and the athleticism to make the big catch. The UTEP secondary will to have to zone in on Kemp to make sure that he does not make any big plays down the sidelines on Saturday.

Bernard Obi/ DEFENSIVE END Senior defensive end Bernard Obi has been a constant team player for the UTEP Miners. In the 2009-2010 season, Obi registered his career-high 6 tackles against Houston. He also accumulated 28 tackles and 2 sacks, including 2 quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery. Obi registered his season-high of four stops against Houston and Memphis. He also registered his first half-tackle for loss and 12-yard interception against BYU in the New Mexico Bowl.

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SMU takes on UTEP in home opener

By NICK KARAGEORGE Contributing Writer nkarageorge@smu.edu

The UTEP Miners come to the Hilltop Saturday to face the Mustangs, who are looking to rebound after a disappointing loss to Texas A&M. UTEP is also coming off a disappointing performance against Stony Brook. However, the Miners managed to squeeze out a 31-24

win in overtime.

This game opens Conference USA play for both teams.

SMU is hoping for a win to start defending their Conference USA West title.

One thing to watch for on Saturday will be SMU’s new starting quarterback. The team is switching from Kyle Padron to J.J. McDermott.

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against the Aggies on Sunday after Padron threw two interceptions on SMU’s first two drives.

McDermott played well enough to earn the starting spot this week.

He threw 254 yards and one touchdown, but was sacked repeatedly for not getting the ball out his hands quick enough and for poor offensive line pass protection.

After McDermott’s sophomore year at New Mexico, he transferred to SMU in 2009. McDermott was a solid addition to the team, but due to NCAA transfer rules, he was ineligible in his junior year at SMU. The fifth-year senior played three games last season for the Mustangs, throwing for 33 yards and no touchdowns.

Coach June Jones said that Padron will most likely see playing

time too.

As long as the offensive line keeps the quarterback of choice upright this weekend, SMU fans will see a better showing from the SMU offense.

A potential area of concern for SMU going into the game is how the secondary, the kicking and receiving team, is going to deal with UTEP quarterback Nick Lamaison.

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Saturday, Sept. 10 SMU vs. UTEP Ford Stadium, 6 p.m.

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Connecticut at Tulsa, 11 a.m.

Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola at Loyola, 3 p.m.

Women’s swimming prepares for season

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The SMU’s women’s team has three returning swimmers who competed at the NCAA championships

By ANDY GARCIA News Director agarcia@smu.edu

With little more than a month before their season opener against Rice University, the SMU women’s swim team is hoping to set a high standard in their first meet.

On Oct. 15 the team will travel to Houston to compete against Rice, the defending Conference USA champions.

Last year Rice won its first conference women’s swim title with a score of 702 points. SMU placed third with 658 points. This was the first time in five years the Mustangs had not won the title.

Despite losing the title last year to Rice the SMU women’s swim coach Steve Collins is looking forward to the faceoff against their conference rival.

Collins believes the meet will show his team where they are in relation to Rice thus setting the pace for the rest of the season.

Collins also thinks competing against the defending champs will provide additional motivation for his team.

The meet against Rice will

also provide new swimmers on the team their first opportunity to compete for SMU. Collins believes this meet will provide the team a chance to come together.

The first-year-students do have strong leadership in their upperclassman teammates.

Captain Therese Svendesen won six races at the Conference USA championship in February.

For her success Svendesen was named Swimmer of the Meet.

Individually, Svendesen set records in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke, and won the 200yard individual relay. She was also a member of three winning relays.

In March Svendesen later placed ninth in the NCAA championship for her 100-yardbackstroke and 19th for 200-yard backstroke.

Two other returning swimmers competed in the NCAA championship. Nina Rangelova placed 27 in the 200-yard freestlye, while Genny Konicke placed 53 and 54 in the 100 yard-freestlye and 500-yard freestyle respectively.

Collins considers the returning NCAA swimmers to be a strong

asset to the rest of the team.

“Each of the returning NCAA swimmers will lead by example, and give confidence to their teammates that they can achieve this type of NCAA success,” Collins said.

For Denisa Smolenova the season also marks an opportunity to prepare for a possible return to the Olympics.

In 2008 Smoelnova represented her home country of Slovakia in the 2008 Bejing Olympics. She competed in the 200-meter butterfly.

She has won the 200-yardbutterfly at the Conference-USA Championship the last two years.

With strong leadership the team is hoping to win back the Conference-USA championship.

Before they get there the team is hoping to win the support of the SMU community.

Following the meet against Rice SMU women’s swim team will host their annual invitational on Oct. 21 and 22. They will be hosting three top ten teams including number six, the University of Texas.

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Campaign supports SMU move to BCS

By ASHLEY WITHERS Editor-in-Cheif awithers@smu.edu

After winning the U.S. Amateur Golf Championships, The Daily Campus sits down with SMU’s newest sports star

Q: What did it feel like to win the U.S. Amateur Championship?

Winning the U.S. Amateur was the most thrilling experience A: of my life. It is the hardest amateur golf tournament to win and to win a National Championship like that was just great. It was probably the best day of my life. It was that much fun.

Q: Any word on future plans to stay an amateur or turn pro? future plans are to play in the Walker Cup and represent A: theMy USA against the Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) team.

After that I will remain Amateur to play in the Majors (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open) and turn pro shortly after that.

Q: What has been your favorite experience the SMU golf team?

My favorite experience on my golf team was winning our first A: tournament up in Minn. two years ago. I won as an individual as well and it was great celebrating with the team. Winning as a team is just a great experience and a lot of fun.

Amidst the uproar surrounding Texas A&M leaving the Big 12, the idea of SMU rising up and playing in a bigger conference began to circulate.

In an article by ESPNDallas, SMU Athletic Director Steve Orsini was quoted saying, “We want the best regional conference we can get in this part of the country. Strength is in expansion, not minimalism, like having 10 members in the Big 12, when four of the BCS conferences have 12 members. Let’s add to it.”

Within days of SMU expressing interest in joining a BCS conference, a new campaign, SMU2BCS, sprung up online.

The campaign includes a website with reasons in favor of the move as well as endorsements

by Dallas public figures and a growing social media presence.

“It’s time for SMU to be recognized as the all-around university that it is,” Hanson said. “Athletically, we want to play with the best.”

A small group made up of

Q: How can the SMU student body help support the golf team?

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I think the student body at SMU does a fine job already of supporting the team. Golf is not your biggest college sport program, so it’s obviously going to have a smaller support base, but I know when I played at SMU I received a lot of support from many students.

Q: Any advice for aspiring golfers? golfers out there I would say set many A: goalsForandallsetaspiring them high and work hard to reach them. Keep balanced time between golf and social lives, because you can’t always play, you need a break sometimes. Also, always stay positive and learn what you can from a bad round and then let it go.

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members of the SMU Letterman’s board, Mustang Club board and citizens of Dallas who are non-SMU affiliated started the SMU2BCS campaign.

“It’s become an organic movement within the SMU community,” Hanson said.

SMU2BCS has gathered support from Mark Cuban and Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings.

“Dallas is the football capital of the world,” Hanson said. “There’s no reason we shouldn’t have the schools in our region playing here.”

SMU2BCS is actively seeking the support of alumni and Dallas citizens for their campaign.

“Texas is a special place,” Hanson said. “The fabric of the state is pride and football is at the heart of that. We want to touch on that fabric and say this is the right thing for all of us.”

Although the benefits to SMU are clear, Hanson and the SMU2BCS group know that their hope could be dashed by the conference at any time.

“The way I look at it, there’s no downside,” Hanson said. “We have nothing to lose.”

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Hello SMU Football Fans, “Thank you.” to all the fans, particularly SMU students, who showed their spirit by traveling to the game last week against Texas A&M. And a special thank you to Student Body President Austin Prentice for spearheading the student road trip.

This Saturday, September 10, 2011, is our first home football game against UTEP. I hope to see everyone at the game, wearing white, to show your support for our Mustangs. Please also show our SMU hospitality by being welcoming to our guests from UTEP. This Saturday will also be our first Boulevard of the year and I want to remind everyone of the Boulevard Guidelines and our Student Game Day Code of Conduct: • Alcohol may only be consumed by individuals who are 21 or older and who possess a valid ID. • All students who want to be served alcohol must obtain a game day Boulevard wristband from an ID table. The wristbands are non-transferable and are required in order to be served alcohol by any groups or organizations.

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• Alcohol must be consumed in paper or plastic cups. Open containers, kegs, glass bottles and aluminum cans are prohibited.

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• All alcohol service ends 15 minutes prior to game time.

• Students visiting from other colleges and universities are expected to abide by all of the game day guidelines.

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Inappropriate behavior may result in sanctions by law enforcement authorities and forfeiture of tailgating privileges. Sanctions could include referral to SMU or any visiting student’s University Conduct Office, criminal citations and/or arrest.

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Thank you for helping us create a Boulevard experience that everyone can enjoy as we look forward to our victory against the UTEP Miners!! And remember, do not provide alcohol to minors or Miners!

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‘Warrior’ hits hard with family drama

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

Perhaps the one thing Hollywood needs the least is another movie about fighting brothers.

A genre almost in and of itself, this overused storyline dates back all the way to the Bible.

However, when done well, not much can beat it.

Using this recycled storyline at its best is Lionsgate’s new feature “Warrior.”

Starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as the estranged Conlon brothers, “Warrior” combines strong dramatic tones with thrilling action scenes to create one of this year’s biggest surprise hits.

As the industry’s first attempt at creating a movie that revolves around mixed martial arts (MMA), “Warrior” is the classic boxing movie, updated for a new generation.

Even though MMA may not be the first place one would look to find a consise, dramatic

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storyline, “Warrior” carries one of best and most creative stories of the year.

After going their separate ways when their parents split,

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Tommy and Brendan Conlon both decide to go with a different parent.

Tom Hardy’s Tommy goes with his mother, who eventually

dies of cancer. While Edgerton’s Joel stays with his washed up, alcoholic father played perfectly

by Nick Nolte.

When Tommy finds his way

THE FIGHTER STEP BROTHErs A true story based on junior welterweight winner “Irish” Micky Ward, this flick takes viewers on a journey through the lives of two brothers fighting in the ring. Half-brother and trainer, Dicky, struggles with drugs and crime, eventually landing himself behind bars.

Meanwhile, brother Micky wins several matches and earns multiple titles, making him eligible for the world championship.

A pair of grown up unemployed children who still live with their single parents end up having to move in together as their parents get married. Now stepbrothers, they immediately can’t stand each other and war ensues.

Baseball bats and punches are thrown, and the parents eventually threaten to kick them out of the house if they don’t find jobs. In the end, these “brothers” bond over their commonalities and decide to start a business together called “Prestige Worldwide.”

back to his Pittsburg upbringing after a tour in Afghanistan and a battle with drugs and alcohol, he and his brother unknowingly enter in the same MMA tournament.

Joel, who despite years of training as a UFC fighter, is now a high school physics teacher struggling to make ends meet.

When the bank threatens to foreclose on his home, Joel turns to fighting to save his family’s well being.

However, his plans backfires as news of the parking-lot fighting physics teacher makes its way back to the school, and Joel is put on a semester long suspension.

When a prized fighter at Joel’s gym becomes injured, the downon-his-luck physics teacher gets a chance at five million dollars in the fictitious “Super Bowl of MMA” tournament called “Sparta.”

At Sparta, the two brothers breeze their way through the first three rounds and find themselves in the event’s championship, forced to fight each other.

In what will go down as one of the most dramatic scenes of the year, director Gavin O’Connor (Miracle) makes the story of “Cain and Able” look like child’s play.

“Warrior,” progresses to make its audience want both brothers to win.

So when the two fighters find themselves in the same cage, a stalemate seems to be the only option that the movie has left.

However, punches soon land and the brothers come together to resolve their issues the only way they know how — by fighting.

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton surpass expectations as the Conlon brothers, and Nick Nolte’s portrayal of their father Paddy is right in his wheelhouse.

The trio as a whole are almost unbeatable as an onscreen broken family.

While no one could quite predict it, “Warrior” certainly packs a punch.

“Warrior” opens in theaters nationwide Friday.

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Two brothers band together to rid the world of wrongdoing.

After accidentally killing mafia thugs and turning themselves in, they are released from jail and begin to knock out evil one mafia gang member at a time. Directed by Troy Duffy, “Boondock Saints” stars Willem Dafoe and Sean Patrick Flanery.

A classic musical film about a young man in search of a bride, who goes into town and convinces a young woman named Milly to marry him the very same day. She comes home to him only to realize he has to take care of her new husband and his six messy brothers.

Because of this, she sets off on a mission to get all six brothers married. It’s a warm and fuzzy film filled with multiple love stories.

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Religion has no place in government legislation contributor

While the subject of marriage between samesex couples makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, conservative, anti-gay organizations in the media have increased their efforts to convince the public that same-sex marriage is morally contemptible.

Groups such as the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) have saturated media outlets with their condemnation of same-sex marriage and gay rights, advocating for the legislative Spencer Eggers enforcement of traditional, Christian values in America.

One television advertisement created by NOM went so far as to claim that homosexuals want to take away our freedoms and interfere in our lives. The self-entitled “Coming Storm” commercial describes marriage between same-sex couples as a dark force that, unless stopped, will destroy everything we once held dear. This commercial, and others like it, are prime examples of the idiotic, fear mongering rhetoric used to distort the true intentions of American citizens who want nothing more than to have the same basic human rights that everyone else in this country is afforded.

I am astounded when I hear someone support a bill or a law because “the Bible says so,” and I am perplexed when I hear someone respond to an equal-rights advocate with the words, “That’s not what God would want.” I myself am a devout Christian, but I also recognize that we live in a country in which the separation of church and state is a fundamental part of our government. Bringing your theology into our legislative system isn’t just wrong, it’s unAmerican. The beliefs of one religion should not be forced upon the rest of society. Just because your church does not allow same-sex marriage does not mean that our government can’t allow it.

Each of these groups makes no attempt to hide the fact that their primary objective is to enforce Christian faith, ideals, and the Bible upon all Americans (be they Christian or not). Those against same-sex marriage often claim that gay-rights advocates would like to force us all to accept their views. They say that gays and lesbians don’t have a right to redefine marriage for the rest of us; they don’t have a right to force us to accept their beliefs.

And yet, these same individuals want to alter our constitution to specify that marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman, in accordance with Christian theology. Their intention is to legally force all Americans—regardless of their beliefs—to accept their religiously-based view of marriage. The word “hypocrite” is too kind to describe what they’re doing.

Let’s be honest: gays and lesbians don’t need you to accept their lifestyle. However, they do need you to accept their inalienable right as American citizens, under the United States Constitution, to get married just like anybody else, to have full access to their hospitalized loved ones just like anybody else, and—dare I say it—to be able to file a joint tax return just like anybody else. It’s not a question of theology; it’s a question of basic civil rights.

If you have a problem with homosexuality, that’s fine. If you don’t agree that homosexuals should be allowed to get married, good for you. You are entitled to your opinion, but remember that our government does not exist to enforce your religious ideals.

That is why I ask, from one human being to another, please stop using the Bible, religious doctrine, and theology to support anti-gay legislation. It doesn’t belong there. Your religion does not belong on Capitol Hill, so please stop acting like it does.

Spencer J. Eggers is a senior majoring in Accounting and Spanish with a minor in Photography. He can be reached for comment at seggers@smu. edu

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As students who only attend college for four years, it can be difficult for us to fathom just how much SMU has changed and grown over the Brandon Bub course of the past few decades.

The school’s high rankings, new buildings, and excellent academics are all factors we might take for granted since most of them have been there since we started school, but these improvements didn’t just come out of nowhere.

Indeed, when it comes to the university’s growth, especially during President Turner’s tenure, the school has a lot to be proud of.

Since 1995 we’ve added 30 new buildings to the main campus.

Over the past 10 years, our average SAT scores for incoming students have shot up over 125 points, and the number of education abroad opportunities has increased from 18 programs in 12 countries to 145 Opinion Editor

programs in 48 countries. SMU’s campus was chosen to host George W. Bush’s Presidential Center, a significant development that will guarantee the school a bigger spot on the national stage. And of course, there’s the one point the school never fails to mention: our ranking in U.S. News and World Report has gone up from 68th in 2010 to 56th in 2011.

These developments are all important, and all of them make me feel fortunate that I can attend SMU now of all times. However, even though the school’s recent accomplishments warrant some bragging rights, I fear that the school borders on gloating. For instance, on Aug. 31, Newsweek ranked us the 11th happiest school in America. And how exactly did they quantify how happy our students were? They found a random set of grades for dining, housing, and nightlife from College Prowler, counted the number of sunny days per year, and crunched all those numbers with the faculty/student ratio and average indebtedness of a

student at graduation. Sounds like some grade A statistical analysis, no?

I don’t have a problem with Newsweek using a questionable system to determine the happiness of our college’s students. However, I do have a problem with SMU bragging about this ranking on its website. Of all the things that we can celebrate, we choose this?

I’m not one to say that Newsweek was wrong in their analysis; after all, I’m relatively content and I imagine most of my friends here are too. But when other sources like Princeton Review can conduct similar studies and get completely different results, it really calls into question the integrity of the study, and it doesn’t seem like something our administration needs to call attention to.

I can understand the logic in SMU wanting to both publicize and capitalize on articles like this one.

If we want to continue growing in the manner that we are, then it’s understandable we wouldn’t pass up on good press. That being said,

I do worry about us growing smug.

SMU is certainly a great school, but it’s also far from perfect, and it will continue to face challenges in the coming years. What about the rankings we don’t see SMU gloating about, like the jump from 16th to 12th most LGBT-unfriendly campus this year according to Princeton Review? Again, the rankings aren’t the only thing that matter, but if they’re something we’re going to consider, then we ought to consider both the positive and negative ones.

As SMU enters its second century, its accomplishments warrant a fair amount of boasting.

But we as a school should not become complacent; if we hope to keep improving in both U.S. News’s rankings and the general public’s image, this kind of self-contentment isn’t going to help.

Brandon Bub is a sophomore majoring in English and edits The Daily Campus opinion column. He can be reached for comment at bbub@ smu.edu

Football fans have much to anticipate I’m about to turn your world upside down, Mustang fans.

In case you live under a rock, you know the first home football game Brad Ray is this weekend.

The Ponies are going to be taking on the dreaded UTEP Miners.

Now. I’m sure none of this has shocked you yet, so you are probably wondering, “What is up with this guy’s opening sentence?

It makes no sense! My world is completely right side up!” Well, you impatient The Daily Campus reader, you…Here’s the shocking revelation: There are two halves in a football game! contributor

Crazy. I know. Before we get to the concept of football games with two halves, though, I know you freshmen probably haven’t been to a football game at SMU yet, so for the sake of new Mustangs reading this, I’ll give you the run down on the whole game day experience.

First, there’s Boulevarding.

Here is the chance to wear your most awesome and/or obnoxious SMU gear. The sky is the limit here, really. You hang out at tents and essentially eat, drink (lemonade), and be merry. It’s kind of like tailgating, but about fifty times better.

After that, there’s a parade led by Peruna, SMU’s awesome mascot. Peruna, the cheerleaders, and the band lead the march down to the stadium, which starts at the flagpole about an hour before

kick off. Be sure to join in and accompany them to the stadium!

By the way, make sure to brush up on the lyrics to “Hail to the red and the blue…” because we will sing it loud and proud several times during the parade.

After you get to the stadium, go over to the Student Entrance by Doak Walker to get your free entry with your ID card. Then, proceed into the student section by the band. Make sure to stand up on the bleachers, cheer really loudly, and essentially cheer yourself hoarse for the Mustangs.

Now, here’s the mind-blowing part. After about an hour and a half, the teams will run off the field.

Don’t fret! The game isn’t over! In about fifteen minutes, they will come back and continue playing! It is vital that you don’t leave during

this part, no matter what the fair weather fans do or say when they leave. Stay for the second half: don’t even think about leaving. I guess its okay to go get a $4 hot dog or a $5 Coke, but you better be back in the stands before the kick off! After the game ends for real after the second half, Peruna and the team will come over to the student section to sing Varsity. Make sure you know the words and sing them proudly.

No matter the score (though, we WILL win), football games are a great time to be at SMU. You only get to experience game days six times a year, so make the most of it. You won’t regret it.

Brad Ray is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He can be reached for comment at bray@smu. edu

In elections, who’s offering change? contributor

This week President Barack Obama announced a new jobs plan to congress as legislators return from vacation. This Michael Wilburn may seem like many other presidential duties, but amid a conflict over scheduling and the race for a republican presidential candidate, many are already looking for deciding factors for the next election. The early interest may stem from widespread government disapproval. Though early, it is never a bad idea to analyze candidates to determine their worth.

Let us begin with Barack Obama. To quote him from the foreword of Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

2009 to describe his actions, he said “That is why we took necessary, but not necessarily popular, steps to shore up the financial system and America’s auto industry…

Even as we took these steps, we also pursued a broader effort to bring about meaningful change.”

The president has brought about meaningful change.

His main fault seems to be that his changes have not changed enough, they could have been better structured, and that he has not done much since 2009. He has also been criticized for his willingness to compromise his position greatly as well.

Many are upset with the current government because of the bitter division and discord. There is an outcry for an environment of cooperation and compromise. There need not be complete agreement on all issues, but a mere understanding and common desire to lead the

American people to meet current challenges and surpass them.

Lyndon Johnson responded to the nation’s problems of that day in his State of the Union address in 1968 by saying, “We know that we cannot change all of this in a day, it represents the bitter consequences of more than three centuries. But the issue is not whether we can change this; the issue is whether we will change this.” So to change the government, we need a leader who will actually strive to implement change to solve our governing crisis.

Who is the one who will change the system?

Rick Perry has not shown the ability for significant change in his past. He simply has been one to steer the ship in the direction it is moving, but he has never turned the wheel and gone into uncharted water. Mitt Romney may know how to run a business, but are those

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cutthroat principles of deregulation and competition going to lead to change? No, they are the ideology that led our government into its current position. Barack Obama has relented in his efforts at change recently.

This may cause grumbling from many, but it does not change his past record of changing things for the better. To rid ourselves of the plague of a gridlock government, we must choose people who have shown the propensity to change things to represent us. That person at the presidential level is Barack Obama, yet we must also accompany this with electing others who will change the system as well come next November.

Michael Wilburn is a freshman majoring in Political Science with a minor in Religious Studies. He can be reached for comment at mwilburn@ smu.edu

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Use DART to explore, save on parking Senate vetoes Honorary Degree Committee Per onal Finan e

By MARK AGNEW Contributing Editor magnew@smu.edu

If you’ve ever been to NYC, you know how liberating it can be walk everywhere and take the subway.

We’re definitely not Manhattan, but we’re trying.

There’s no denying that Dallas is a city built primarily for automobiles, but ditching the car on occasion could save some serious dough.

Tolls, gas, parking and regular maintenance all add up.

With gas prices averaging around $3.50 per gallon, why not take advantage of the $5 SMU Transit Pass, which allows students, faculty and staff unlimited DART usage.

The destinations are numerous

and frankly you’re paying for it every time you make a purchase in Dallas.

Sales tax in Dallas is 8.25 percent and DART automatically receives 1 percent of that figure.

So next time you’re headed to the American Airlines Center or Fair Park, take the DART to see how your tax dollars are paying off.

Not to mention, the parking savings alone are worth the ride.

The SMU Transit Pass also provides access to the TRE that goes directly to DFW International Airport.

You can avoid traffic, the hassle of bumming rides from friends and possible parking costs.

We’ve all seen the bus sitting in front of the business school on the Boulevard.

There is no need for a SMU Transit Pass to use the Mustang Express. Simply hop on and show an SMU ID. The Mustang Express shuttles students to nearby campus locations like Mockingbird

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Station and various apartment complexes.

If you get off at Mockingbird Station, you can venture to places like White Rock Lake, downtown or NorthPark using the rail service.

SMU also provides shuttle service from Mockingbird Station to campus on football game days.

Vespa’s can be a fun way to get around. They are cheaper than a car, not to mention the ease of parking. Check out the store on Greenville Ave. You’d need to invest in a scooter license and a good helmet.

The weather has been great and let’s face it – there’s nothing cheaper than using your own two legs to get around.

Take a walk to Snider Plaza or a scenic bike ride down Beverly Dr. to Highland Park Village.

The exercise will do the body good and keep gas in your car’s fuel tank.

Just get off campus and forgo the car keys for a change.

By PATRICIA BOH

Associate News Editor pboh@smu.edu

Faculty Senate discussed the potential of a Centennial Honorary Degree Committee during its first meeting of the semester Wednesday.

Of the many topics discussed, they voted against the Centennial Honorary Degree Committee.

If approved, it would create a process by which SMU faculty could award fellow members honorary degrees as part of the Centennial Celebration.

Many Faculty Senators objected to this committee because honorary degrees are inappropriate, they allow faculty members to award themselves subjectively and it creates major conflicts of interest.

Faculty Senate approved many committees including Academic Policies

Committees, All-Universities Finance Committee, Athletic Policies Committee, Committee on Ethics and Tenure, Student Policies Committee, Committee on Research and the Internal Review Committee.

Earlier in the year, the Legal Affairs Committee worked to amend the wording of the termination clause in the faculty handbook.

The clause currently reads that grounds for dismissal are “program discontinuation, misconduct and other adequate cause.”

The Faculty Senate moved to reword “misconduct” and clarify “adequate cause.”

Faculty Senate’s suggestion would clear up any potential gray area so that faculty terminations would be indisputably fair.

They agree that SMU terminations are usually fair, but this amendment would continue to protect the faculty.

The Legal Affairs Committee will met Thursday to decide on the request.

Student Body President Austin Prentice also made an appearance at the meeting to connect with the Faculty Senate.

The next senate meeting will be Nov. 2 in the Hughes-Triggs Student Center Ballroom West at 3:10 p.m.

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For solutions to our Sodoku puzzles, checkout our website at www.smudailycampus.com/puzzles. © 2011 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.

ACROSS 1 Spread __ 6 Rises to great heights 11 Short nightwear?

14 Series 15 Speedpass brand 16 Space in time 17 “Big Girl in the Middle” co-author Gabrielle 18 Longtime DieHard rival 19 Fake it 20 Faultfinding brother?

23 Spat end 24 Carmelite, e.g.

25 Daughter of Laban 27 Lighten up 29 Debris in the hayloft?

34 Shivering causes 36 Each 37 WWII intelligence gp.

38 Impervious to chutzpah?

42 Jordan was part of it: Abbr.

45 Dreamcast maker 46 Dona __ pacem: grant us peace 50 What Michelle Kwan might do in a financial emergency?

54 Pretense 55 First daughter of the ’60s 56 Boomer’s kid 58 Basso Berberian 59 Haystack-hiding Ottoman?

65 MGM motto word 66 D-Day beach 67 Wedding memento 68 Blow without distinction?

69 Not fresh 70 Green shampoo 71 Balaam’s beast 72 Radiate 73 Finishing stroke DOWN 1 Canal protector 2 Colorful rings 3 Caribbean island nation

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4 Dearth 5 “__ America Tour”: 2006 CBS News event 6 Arizona’s “Red Rock Country” 7 Team members 8 Wheelset component 9 Mythical birds 10 Arty type, maybe 11 Controversial testing component 12 Nocturnal scavengers 13 Friday was one: Abbr.

21 Heart 22 Tirana is its cap.

26 Stars of “Two and a Half Men,” e.g.

28 Work unit 30 Knock on 31 “Fresh Air” airer 32 Friend of Pooh 33 Knowledgeable about 35 Reason for grounding, perhaps 39 Coin in Tirana 40 Airport near Citi Field, briefly

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41 Dandy 42 Sabres’ org.

43 Former U.N. secretarygeneral __-Ghali 44 Charges 47 One taken in 48 Sharon, notably 49 London classic, with “The” 51 Cassis apéritif 52 Yoga command 53 Date

57 Requested answers 60 Eastern beef city 61 It gives you the big picture 62 Half a sitcom signoff 63 Ohio State basketball coach Matta 64 Flag 65 Grammy-winning Steely Dan album

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