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SMU defeated Stephen F. Austin University in its first home game of the year 52-0.

Mustangs deliver shutout BILLY EMBODY Contributing Writer wembody@smu.edu The SMU football team cruised to a 52-0 win over Stephen F. Austin (SFA) on Saturday night in its home opener to earn its first win of the season after the SMU defense forced 10 turnovers and senior running back Zach Line ran for two scores. “It was exciting to watch our defense take the ball away so many times,” SMU head coach June Jones said. “We talked about, talked about it, and talked about it and had we not done that, we might have struggled tonight.” Junior cornerback Kenneth Acker intercepted two passes and scored two touchdowns by way of a blocked field goal by senior lineman Aaron Davis and an interception return for a touchdown. In all, SMU’s defense forced

six interceptions and four fumbles, but also gave up 428 yards to SFA. The Mustangs defense capitalized on the turnovers by returning four turnovers for touchdowns. The 52-0 shutout marked the first home shutout since a 34-0 win versus UT-Arlington on Oct. 1, 1983. SMU has won six of its last seven home games dating back to last season. The final score was a little deceiving as the SMU offense only managed 328 total yards. SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert went 19-for-36 for 205 yards and threw one touchdown to junior receiver Keenan Holman. Line picked up the offense by scoring the game’s first two touchdowns. Line finished with 61 yards rushing and caught four passes for 39 yards. “I was glad Zach kind of picked us up through that stretch,” Jones

said. “He has the ability to do that.” After SMU’s offense only gained nine yards on its first three possessions, the game’s complexion changed when senior defensive end Margus Hunt blocked a field goal for the ninth time in his career, an NCAA record. “We couldn’t get it going offensively,” Hunt said. “But when the opportunity came to go out and block that kick, we knew exactly what they were going to run, and the play worked.” SMU held some of its key players out of the game due to concerns about injury. Senior receiver Darius Johnson was held out due to a concussion and left tackle Ben Gottschalk was out with a shoulder injury. Gilbert was inconsistent throughout the game, but is still adjusting to Jones’ run and shoot offense after being out of football

for a year. With SMU facing Texas A&M next weekend at home, the team will have to step up even more if it does not want another Baylorlike performance. “We’re not good enough around him yet, I don’t think. We played without a lot of people,” Jones said. “He’s going to get better and better. We have to help him out more. I have to help him more. But I like what I see from him.” SFA outgained SMU 466 to 328 and SFA had 11 more first downs than the Mustangs. SFA had 100 offensive plays compared to SMU’s 70, but even though the SMU offense was shaky, it did enough with all the opportunities given to them by the defense. “It’s good to win. Period,” Jones said. “We’re not where we need to be exactly, but a win is a win and in this business, they’re hard to get.”

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Presidential Center set to be high-tech TIM WELCH Contributing Writer twelch@smu.edu As an entity of the 21st century, it is important that the George W. Bush Presidential Center establish itself as technologically advanced. In fact, the center has distinguished itself as the most technologically advanced presidential center in the United States. “The Center will contain more electronic data than all of the other presidential libraries combined, reflecting the times in which we live,” Brad Cheves, SMU vice president of Development and External Affairs said. “This will keep the center a thriving place of inquiry and ideas for years to come.” More than 200 million emails, 4 million photographs, and 42,000 other artifacts unique to the Bush administration are among these data. “Since Bush was in office during an already technologically advanced time,

it’s a no-brainer that [the Bush Center] has the large electronic data collection,” Samantha Allen, a sophomore management science major, said. Even the bricks and mortar include technological innovation. President George W. Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, wanted the center to include green materials and energy-efficient technology. The center’s “Vision” brochure boasts the building design honors “their commitment to restoration and conservation”. The building attained platinum certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. One of the center’s main goals is to be a competitive source of academic knowledge. The center hopes to attract outside researchers to its facilities through its education programs and interactive museum. “The museum will take visitors on an exciting tour

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Program Council put on Park ‘N Party on Friday. It offered students different games on different levels of Binkley.

Park ‘N Party clears out Binkley CLARA LEMON Contributing Writer clemon@smu.edu Have you ever wondered what Binkley Garage would look like without cars? SMU’s Program Council gave the students a chance to see on Friday when they hosted a new event called “Park ‘N Party” from 9 p.m. to midnight in the structure. The garage was completely cleared of all vehicles, and in their place were balloons, food stands and students having a good time. The party was divided between each level of Binkley Garage. Once students were ushered in, the party began on the second level where there was a photo booth, a T-shirt stand, free chicken from

Raising Cane’s and cookies from JD’s Chippery. The third level was been turned into a casino, where students were playing poker, blackjack, craps and other games with the fake money they received upon arriving. On the fourth level of the garage, a few lights and a DJ had transformed the top level of Binkley into a dance floor, where students could either dance or enjoy a view of the Dallas skyline while sipping a complimentary smoothie. “It’s a really cool idea and really different,” Junior Meredith Tavallaee said. “I’m impressed with how many people came.” In fact, according to Program Council volunteers, more than 400 students arrived by 11 p.m. The food was also a big hit,

and before the night was over JD’s had given away several hundred cookies. “We came up with this idea at a meeting amongst campus leaders,” Program Council Entertainment Chair Stephen Rabroker said, “and we picked Binkley because it’s such a great location.” For Program Council, the student-run organization that plans most of the student events at SMU, this is just one of many great events to come. Rabroker said they will put together anywhere from five to 10 other events later in the semester. He also said they might do “Park N Party” again next year. “I think it’s really creative, and I want them to do this again,” sophomore Bri Evans said. “I would definitely come.”

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The Class of 2012 graduated in Moody Coliseum. However, because of renovations in Moody, the graduation venue for the Class of 2013 will be moved to the Dallas Hall lawn.

Class of 2013 graduation will ditch Moody, embrace Dallas Hall lawn JONATHAN MACHEMEHL Contributing Writer jmachemehl@smu.edu In a less than nine months, the “Big Day” for SMU 2013 seniors will be here. For many, May 18 will be the day they have been working hard toward for the past four or five years. This year the seniors’ special day will be even more memorable, but it depends on whom you ask if it is in a good or bad way.

The 2013 May commencement will be like no other graduations this campus has seen. The ceremony will take place outside on the Dallas Hall lawn. With Moody Coliseum closed for the start of its $40 million facelift, this ceremony could be the only time that the graduation ceremony will take place on the lawn. Provost Paul Ludden has been working with other campus administrators to find

an alternative ceremony location since the renovations of Moody were first announced. The administrators looked at a dozen of sites near campus, but, due to a variety of reasons, each venue did not work out. “For example, American Airlines Center is big enough, indoors, has parking, but because they do not know what their playoff schedule might be, they are unwilling to schedule

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Start: ‘Real Food Fast’ on Greenville ANNE PARKER H&F Editor annep@smu.edu

Are you sick of going through greasy fast food places? Do you hate not knowing what exactly you are eating from a drive-thru? How often do you wonder where your food is coming from and how it is prepared? Would you love to have a quick spot to grab lunch without worrying whether or not it is nutritious? Now, you are in luck. “Real Food Fast” is a perfect way to describe the new fast food restaurant, Start, on Greenville Avenue. Owner Erin McKool’s entire concept was to create a place that is “out of the box” where customers can get a healthy meal fast. “There was not a restaurant doing this kind of food that is quick, natural and organic,” McKool said. “I really love food [and] love to entertain and cook. It has always been a dream of mine to own a restaurant.” What makes this place so special? It is homemade wholesome food that you can eat there or grab to go. Serving everything from

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Start, a new health fast food restaurant, is located at 4814 Greenville Avenue.

breakfast to desserts, all of the food that is offered is as clean as it comes. All it takes is a quick glance at the menu or, even better, a look inside the kitchen to realize that Start only uses mostly organic and all healthy products. According to McKool, all of the meals are “very, very clean with high quality ingredients.” If you have a gluten allergy, this place may be your dream come true. A lot of the meals are glutenfree, with a large selection of gluten free items.

Another attraction about this place is that they offer wine and beer. Very rarely do you find a fast food place that serves any kind of alcohol. And even the alcohol is healthy. The wine comes from “vineyards using sustainable practices” and the beers are “Texas beers as well as glutenfree options,” McKool said. As a student who is always on the go, Start would be an awesome go-to spot to grab a healthy meal. Senior Christie Devine tried Start a couple of weeks ago. “I

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got the quinoa salad and loved it,” she said. “It is so nice to get a fresh and healthy salad when you are short on time.” If you do not live near Greenville Avenue, don’t worry. This will not be the only Start. McKool said that once they have established this one, they plan on expanding to other locations. Start is definitely worth checking out. Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. and lunch and dinner is served until 9 p.m.

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General MOM meeting from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Theater.

Real Talk: Conversation Around Diversity at noon in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Atrium AB.

Meadows World Music Ensemble: Jammin in the Atrium from noon to 1 p.m. in Taubman Atrium.

Larry Palmer, harpsichord and organ: Faculty Artist and Distinguished Alumni Recital Series from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Caruth Auditorium.

Alexander Betts: Humanitarian Innovation: Refugees, Technology and the Private Sector from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Tower Center Board Room, Room 227.

Greek Picnic from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the flagpole.

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Start offers a variety of healthy foods.

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9:12 a.m. Public Intoxication. Off Campus/Baylor CampusWaco. Baylor University Police reported they arrested an SMU student for being intoxicated in public on 09/02/2012. Closed.

12:03 a.m. Fire Alarm/Possession of Marijuana/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/Possession of Alcohol by a Minor/Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Kappa Sigma House. Officers and UPFD responded to this location after the fire alarm system was activated. A student was referred to the conduct officer for having marijuana, drug paraphernalia and alcohol in his room. He was also referred for underage drinking. Closed.

1:03 p.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Morrison McGinnis Hall. Officers responded to the report of intoxicated individuals and three students were referred to the conduct officer for underage drinking. Closed.

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that until about a month in advance,” said Provost Ludden. Last May, graduation had about 2,000 students participate at the commencement. The 2013 planning committee has taken that number into account and will have seats for all graduates and about 7,000 visitors. The main stage will be located at the front of Dallas Hall. Chairs will be set up to the end of the grass and on the sides into the trees. As for Moody Coliseum, the committee plans to have giant projection screens around the lawn so visitors in the back can still see the stage. But with any outside graduation, there is a chance of rain. If it does rain, committee workers will hand out rain ponchos to all attendees. Umbrellas will be discouraged since they can impede the view of other visitors. “In the past 12 years, it has only rained on that morning once and it was two-tenths of an inch,” Ludden said. Stephanie Dupaul, associate

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vice president for Enrollment Management, said the area will be adorned with festive decorations as guest walk up to the ceremony from the flagpole and the side areas. Water stations and paper fans will be available for guests wanting to stay hydrated and cool. The committee is also looking at moving up the start time for the commencement to 9 a.m. for cooler weather. For guests who would rather not sit outside, live streaming of the ceremony will be set up in buildings across campus, including the Hughes-Trigg Theater. Preparation for the event will begin May 17 but will not interfere with Baccalaureate and the tradition of passing through Dallas Hall. Cox School of Business will use the same setup for its graduation ceremony later in the day. “I think it is a really great opportunity for the university to try something new and it could be a beautiful new tradition. I am, however, a little worried about rain or heat,” senior John Angle said. In a survey of 175 seniors, about 61 percent said they liked the idea of having graduation on

the Dallas Hall lawn. When asked their opinion on the rain plan, about 52 percent said they did not feel it was adequate. “This is the centennial era. This will be a once in a century event that will kind of add to the memories of this.,” Ludden said. “The students who graduate outside in front of Dallas Hall will remember that as a unique and special day in their undergraduate and graduate experiences.” Regardless of weather, the ceremony will go down in the SMU history books. With SMU’s landmark Dallas Hall serving as the backdrop for this year’s graduation, May 18 has the potential to be a beautiful day. Students in later graduating classes hope that SMU continues the tradition. “I would totally be up for graduating on the lawn instead of in Moody,” sophomore Mehdi Hami said. “Graduating from Dallas Hall. SMU’s most prominent building, will be an experience. It could all go downhill, especially for graduating classes, if it rains come this May.”

Cafe 100 worker Dan Sly goes beyond call of duty DANIELLA RIVERA Video Editor drivera@smu.edu He makes coffee and gives advice. He cheers for athletes. His personality and never-ending smile instantly attracts students. Dan Sly has touched many on the Hilltop. “Mr. Dan asked me what my name was freshman year and he’s always remembered it,” SMU junior Bre’Ann Berger said. “He is so lively and fun every morning. He is the perfect person to work at Café 100.” Sly has worked at SMU for almost nine years, but originally only planned to stay for six months. But after working in what used to be the Pizzeria, Sly grew attached to the campus. Dubbed “Dan the Coffee Man” years ago by a ninth-grade science class touring SMU, Sly remains in the coffee shop where he can make a difference in the lives of students and faculty, one cup of coffee at a time. “I never ever thought I’d still be here, but this campus just has a hold on me. I feed off of the young people’s energy, and I love interacting with everyone,”

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Employee Dan Sly has worked at the Cafe 100 since its opening.

Sly said. Director of SMU Dining Mark Marr is another one of Sly’s many fans. “Dan is absolutely fabulous, and I think he gives the greatest customer service,” Marr said. Sly’s coworkers also respect and love him. “Dan is the best supervisor. There’s nothing but good words from him,” K’Shuna Newhouse, a barista at Café 100, said. Whether Sly is meeting people for the first time or sees them everyday, Sly greets them amicably.

“A smile is something that doesn’t cost anything. You give a smile and you get a smile back,” he said. Sly has lived in New Jersey, Alabama, Florida and Texas, and has years of experience working with food. “I love to cook. There’s nothing I can’t do in the kitchen,” he says. Sly works Monday through Friday in Café 100, but he has other plans for cooking. He wants to start a family-operated roasted peanut business in Dallas, bringing his homely spirit to the community beyond SMU.

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behind the scenes of the critical decisions of the Bush presidency,” the Vision brochure reads. “Through an interactive tour, [researchers can] hear directly from President Bush on what factors influenced critical policies.” The Center’s mission is to “inspire ideas, innovation, and action for a freer and better world”. Innovation and technology are at the center of

that world. At the Bush Library, both have become ubiquitous. The Center strives to be “a resource for the region, the nation and the world.” Bush believes his library will be a paragon of the future. “It will be the focus of our attention, the place where we pursue our passions, and the forum for our public service for the rest of our lives,” he said at a Bush Center event on May 2009.

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Filling the Stands: A Simple Formula Good news, Mustangs. Ford Stadium will be full next week. The predominant color will be Texas A&M maroon and not Harvard red or Yale blue. The home team might as well be playing in Hawaii. After the death penalty, a period of time rarely referenced on campus, SMU’s football program — once the jewel of a university and a city — rapidly declined. Ever since, the Mustangs have had problems filling Ford Stadium and selling tickets. Whenever a thunderous roar can be heard from the field that was once home to a dominant defense and the speedy duo of Eric Dickerson and Craig James, one can safely guess that the roars belong to Texas high school football fans or TCU fans that decided to drive down from Fort Worth. Recently, athletes and administrators alike have criticized students for Boulevarding instead of making the walk down to the stadium. Students, it seems, have made a conscious decision: free alcohol and a venue for socialization is a better choice than cheering on their fellow peers. But, one must ask why. Why is there no excitement about a well-funded, well-staffed football program? Is it a lack of football culture? Penn State, even after Sandusky, has great school spirit. When Penn State played Virginia on the road on Saturday, students followed suit and could be heard outside of the stadium chanting, “We are Penn State!” Besides, SMU didn’t lack a football culture in the 1980s when we were the envy of much of the Southwestern Conference. Individuals from, the suburbs to the inner city made it out to SMU games. We were Dallas’ team. Neither Dallas nor the university has had a major demographic shift since then. If not culture, is it a lack of initiative by the university? University administrators and student body officers have tried year after year — and promised in campaign after campaign — that they would increase student and community enthusiasm at football games. These initiatives have been moderately successful in pushing students and community members to attend games. But, the results have not been phenomenal. Just last week the athletic department and Student Senate, along with a few other university bodies, reinstated an old tradition: the Mustang Band will now march from the steps of Dallas Hall all the way to Ford Stadium in an effort to encourage students to leave the sacrosanct Boulevard. The stadium was not full against Stephen F. Austin [SFA], however. The initiative just might be another respectable initiative by the university. This board believes that the SMU’s latest game against the Lumberjacks provides the solution to the original question posed: Why is the Boulevard a sweeter spot than a seat in Ford Stadium? It is simple. It has to do with wins. We can dump millions into our program, but if we don’t have results, no one will show. Just like a business, our product must be worthy, or the opportunity cost of attending a football game will be giving up a beer for a less-than-decent view to a horrible blowout. If SMU can continue its win streak, especially on the scale of our SFA win, there is no question that the student body and the community will once again be excited to watch the Mustangs. And then, after years of continued success, SMU can afford to have a down season or two. Penn State has sold out of home game tickets for the 2012-2013 season.

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People unhappy with the Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee decision protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

Efforts at campaign finance reform simply do not work W. Tucker Keene Opinion Editor tkeene@smu.edu This year, Mitt Romney is doing what was thought to be impossible during the primaries: he’s consistently raising more money than President Obama, who had previously set a lofty goal to raise $1 billion. That goal was always a bit of a pipe dream for Obama, but it was virtually a given several months ago that Romney would be outspent. I personally remember in the primaries talking about how the only way Romney was able to win in the primaries was with an overwhelming money advantage, and that because he wouldn’t have that in the general election, he wouldn’t be able to win then either. I wasn’t alone in making that argument. When I first heard in May that Romney had out-raised Obama in May, I was pleasantly surprised. It was reassuring to me after reluctantly coming to support Romney after the primaries. I was similarly thrilled to hear he had done it again in June and July, and he appears to have done it again in August. Naturally, the Obama campaign has blamed this on Wall Street, Super PACs and the Citizens United decision, but those are largely peripheral

to the issue at hand. Obama’s big money in 2008 came largely from Wall Street, and now that he’s gone full “Occupier” this election, the Wall Street money is drying up. Besides, further reform to campaign finance laws wouldn’t do a darned thing. Campaign finance laws are a case study in unintended consequences and loopholes. Money always finds a way into politics, and it often comes with ridiculous restrictions like the “Eight Magic Words.” Money could be spent only on issue ads, not on ads in support of a candidate, and ads in support of a candidate were defined as ones using any of the eight magic words: “vote for,” “elect,” “support,” “cast your ballot for,” “Smith for Congress,” “vote against,” “defeat,” “reject” or any variation thereof. Needless to say that this restriction was easily worked around, such that advertisements could be seen to a reasonable person as being in support of one candidate or another and not use any of these words or any like it. Why bother with a restriction this useless and laughable? Wouldn’t it be easier to just let the money be spent in clear support of a candidate, instead of this wishy washy “issue ad” designation that fools no one?

The Citizens United decision two years ago created the idea of a Super PAC, which is similarly ridiculous. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart did a tremendous job of criticizing the idea of how there can’t be “coordination” between a candidate and a Super PAC earlier this year, and how useless that law is. The definition of coordination as it stands now lets people who are definitely affiliated with a campaign run a Super PAC without any legal trouble. There is no way the former deputy press secretary of the Obama White House is not in step with his reelection campaign, for example. All this does is let politicians get away with horribly negative advertisements and still be able to claim they had nothing to do with it, which is a laughable assertion. We can’t hold politicians accountable for the ads run by former staffers. “Banning” Super PACs wouldn’t solve anything either, because another entity even more laughable than Super PAC would pop up in its place. It’s a pointless endeavor to try to stop money in politics, and every effort to do so makes the whole process of running ads and raising money for an election all that more absurd. The only real solution would

be to get rid of laws regulating this process entirely. Sheldon Adelson, for example, will find a way to donate tens of millions to Romney without any trouble. Why force him to do it in some roundabout way when the end result is the same? Why not let that money go directly to Romney instead? What use is this pointless distinction? The free speech implications of campaign finance law are hard to avoid either. Regardless of what the Occupy Wall Street folks say, money is speech. When you buy a Pepsi, you are actively saying that Pepsi is better than Coke. What purpose is a boycott of Chick-fil-A if not voice dissatisfaction with the groups their CEO donates to? Showing support of a product through purchasing that product is free speech. Protecting free speech in politics is far more important than in any other realm, and limits on spending on political candidates clearly infringe upon that fundamental right. Campaign finance laws trample on first amendment rights and they are ludicrously ineffective at their stated goal. Keene is a junior majoring in political science, economics, and public policy.

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After making cuts last season, Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is holding open tryouts on Sept. 18 to fill his 2012 to 2013 roster.

Coach Brown to hold walk-on tryouts ANDREW HATTERSLEY Contributing Writer ahattersley@smu.edu SMU basketball head coach Larry Brown, in a continued effort to quickly turn around a struggling program, is searching for answers inside the SMU community. Coach Brown will be holding tryouts Sept. 18 for students at Southern Methodist University to walk onto the team. “Walk-ons are an important part of our team, they have a special place in every good college basketball program,” Larry Brown said in an interview with smumustangs.com.

“We hope to find one or two students that can help our team.” According to SMU’s website, students must have a completed physical on record at the Health Center to be eligible to try out. Prospective players must meet all the NCAA eligibility requirements and be enrolled in at least 12 hours of academic credit to be eligible. Any walk-ons would add to the six newcomers Brown recruited to turn this team around in anticipation of their move to the Big East at the start of the 2013 season. In May, SMU welcomed transfer Crandall Head from Illinois to add

some scoring at the shooting guard position for the team. In April, Brown opened many students’ and players’ eyes when he cut four players from the team, including former starting point guard and team captain Jeremiah Samarrippas. This move was bold and many wondered why Brown would scrap part of the roster so soon after arriving on campus. “He basically told me I wasn’t good enough to play for him,” Samarrippas told Daily Campus reporter, Mercedes Owens, in April. This shocking move set the tone early that Brown was going

to drastically change the roster around at SMU. Brown was close to landing a big transfer in July when former Arizona standout Josiah Turner originally committed to SMU before deciding to turn pro. This, combined with Crandall Head, would have provided a massive boost to this roster. Brown is certainly looking to try and find one or two players that can help create a foundation for the team to build upon in their opening years in the Big East. He also wants to provide a nice opportunity for students at SMU to say that they tried out to play for a Hall of Fame coach.

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Denise Lee, James Chandler, Matt Purvis and Megan Kelly Bates with their puppets for Theatre Too’s Avenue Q. The show has been a major success for the playhouse and has enjoyed two extended runs.

Puppetry perfected in Theatre Too’s ‘Avenue Q’ CHASE WADE Arts & Entertainment Editor cdwade@smu.edu In a frigid basement just below Uptown Dallas’ Theatre Three sits the much smaller, more intimate, Theatre Too. A little brother of sorts to its upstairs sibling, Theatre Too is known for staging impressive shows, despite its lacking square footage. In the case of Theatre Too’s current production, Avenue Q (you know, the show that infamously beat out Wicked for the Best Musical Tony in 2004), the small space

works in the show’s advantage. In fact, after seeing Avenue Q in such an intimate format, one couldn’t imagine the tongue-in-cheek musical on a stage any bigger. Avenue Q sings the story of a run down, quirky New York neighborhood and its rund own, even quirkier residents (who are all puppets, a la Sesame Street). We are introduced to these characters through the eyes of Princeton, a recent college graduate who finds himself jobless with a seemingly useless degree in English. Princeton is new to the adult world and Avenue Q acts as his

harsh welcoming party. Princeton is quick to find out that adulthood isn’t at all it’s cracked up to be. With bills to pay and a job to find, Princeton becomes obsessed with pursuing his purpose in life. This quixotic quest is the show’s primary catalyst. Helping Princeton along the way is the mash-up of odd neighbors that call Avenue Q home. First and foremost is Princeton’s apartment superintendent, Gary Coleman (yes, Gary Coleman from television’s Different Strokes). Despite his recently deceased status, Coleman isn’t the oddest

character on stage. Princeton also shares the street with love interest Kate Monster. Monster is a kindergarten teaching assistant who also has a purpose — she wants to open a school exclusively for monsters (a minority in the Avenue Q world). Despite a small love triangle introduced in the show’s second act, Princeton and Monster fall for each other. Also on Avenue Q is the bickering engaged couple of Christmas Eve and Brian. Brian, a struggling comedian played by Chester Maple, is more of a buffer than

anything for the show. However, Christmas Eve, played by Olivia de Guzman Emile, provides much of the show’s abundant comic relief. Making up the rest of the neighborhood are roommates Rod, Nicky and Trekkie, who is a porn-obsessed monster. While the characters are superb and well portrayed, Avenue Q’s real strength lies in its musical numbers, originally penned by Jeff Max (book by Jeff Whitty). Marx’s sharp lyrics ring just a true today as they did in 2004. From social commentary numbers like “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” to “The Internet,” Avenue Q’s songs transcend its fictional world and make the entire audience either nod in understanding or fidget in their seat due to the uncomfortable truth. Kudos to the cast for going beyond the regular musical actor duties of just singing and dancing. With puppets to control as well, the entire cast of Avenue Q had to not only remember lyrics and steps, but also had to mime their puppets’ mouths in sync with the song. This could

not have been an easy task. With such an astounding cast, it’s hard to note a standout on stage. Megan Kelly Bates and Matt Purvis make for a great couple on stage as Monster and Princeton. The two pull off their dual roles as Rod and Lucy well too. Cater belts as Gary Coleman. But, without a microphone, some of Carter’s lyrics were lost in the rafters. However, when working with a small stage (and a presumably small budget) the show’s director, Micheal Serrecchia had to make decisions as such. In terms of the artistic cast, Jac Adler’s take on Avenue Q’s set works perfectly for the small venue. With mock-up stoops and bustling windows, Avenue Q’s set needs to be functional, or else the show would falter. With a rock-solid cast and timeless material, Avenue Q is a big success, despite its small stage.

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