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Passed resolution encourages tutoring options

NEWS BRIEFS

RED OUT Show your support for the SMU Mustangs this Friday by wearing red to the Boulevard and football game. The Mustangs will take on their rivals, TCU Horned Frogs, at 7:00 p.m. at Gerald Ford Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN. Pony Up!

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Senior Staff Writer mshamburge@smu.edu

SMU Family Weekend Mustangs will have the opportunity to do a variety of activities this weekend with their families. Starting on Friday, parents will be able to attend classes, grab barbecue on the Boulevard and watch the Mustangs take on the Horned Frogs at Ford Stadium. Saturday is filled with a variety of events including afternoon tours of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a fish fry with the Association of Black Students and National PanHellenic Council, “Taste of Dallas” dinner and the popular talent show at McFarlin Auditorium. On Sunday, the fun continues with visits to Meadows Museum, the College Hispanic American Students’ luncheon and Asian Council dinner. For more information visit http:// blog.smu.edu/parents/2010/09/ good_times_at_family_weekend_2_1. html.

Personal computer users prefer Apple An American Customer Satisfaction Index report, released Tuesday, showed that although consumers are happy with their personal computers, they prefer Apples to PCs. In the survey, PCs scored 78 points out of 100 while Macs scored 86 points. Some say this preference might be attributed to the fact that Apple is “innovative” and that they have many other popular products, such as the iPhone and iPod. However, it is important to note that Apple only makes up about 9 percent of the personal computer market, most likely, due to their high pricing.

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The dedication of the Annette Caldwell Simmons Education and Human Development Building will take place on Friday.

Education and Human Development building to be dedicated Friday By SARAH KRAMER Contributing writer skramer@smu.edu

Not only is the Annette Caldwell Simmons Education and Human Development Building that opened this fall a symbolic home for the education school, but it unifies faculty and students and enables SMU to have a greater impact on the community, said David Chard dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.. “Before the opening of this building, the faculty and staff had been in over 11 or 12 different buildings. We didn’t see one another…it [made] it difficult for students to find faculty,” said Chard. As a discipline, education has been part of SMU’s curriculum since 1914 in “some shape or form,” Chard said, but it was officially reinstated as a school five years ago. There were a lot of functional problems for the Education

and Human Development School prior to the completion of this building. “We existed five years ago, but when no one sees you, it’s really hard to gather much momentum around student interest and alumni interest,” Chard said. The building was a gift of $20 million from Harold and Annette Simmons. Mrs. Simmons, for whom the building is named, is a graduate and former professor of education at SMU. The dedication of the new building, located on University Boulevard near Airline garage, will take place on Friday at 10 a.m. The event will consist of brief talks by President R. Gerald Turner, Dean Chard, a member of the Board of Trustees and a faculty member. An open house will follow the ribbon-cutting

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Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday afternoon that encourages the university to increase academic tutoring options on campus for specific areas, as well as for junior- and senior-level classes. “What I want done about it is to make sure that the individual colleges and schools of SMU make an effort to review whether this is sufficient academic resources on campus and for the A-LEC to identify where there could be more tutoring—especially junior-, seniorlevel classes,” bill author and Senate Parliamentarian Joseph Esau said. Esau reminded Senate that passing the bill does not mean it would automatically go into effect.

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Live TEDxChange webcast leaves lasting impression By ASHLEY WITHERS Contributing Writer awithers@smu.edu

“The Future We Make” was the premise behind Monday morning’s live webcast of the TEDxChange conference, sponsored by TEDxSMU and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, held in the Collins Executive Center on campus. The conference featured speeches by four prominent figures and officials on topics surrounding the progress of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There was also a live music performance by Bajah and the Dry

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Eye Crew, a hip-hop group from Sierra Leone. The conference was hosted in New York by TED’s curator, Chris Anderson, and was simulcasted to 82 different locations in 38 countries, including the SMU campus. Anderson provided the background information surrounding the conference. In 2000, 189 world leaders gathered together to create the UN’s MDGs to be completed by 2015. The goals are measurable and designed to improve the quality of life for people in all countries by working toward lowering poverty rates, child mortality and gender equity.

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“This is just a stepping stone, a statement from the student body saying ‘We would like to have more opportunities for tutoring. We would like to have more tutoring on campus because there’s a problem,’” Esau said. The bill also encourages students to provide academic assistance to other students. “Hopefully we can try to get more academic support for all subjects on campus,” Essau said. Senators also passed a bill that called for first-year elections to be pushed back to the fourth Wednesday and Thursday of September. Senate bylaws call for the student population to ratify the changes within three school weeks of the bill’s passing because the bill would amend the Student Constitution. Senate officials

SMU senior Christene Dino sings “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” as students participate in the Gordie Day candelight vigil at the flagpole last fall, Sept. 23, 2009.

‘Gordie’ leaves SMU By ELENA HARDING Features Editor eharding@smu.edu

The Gordie Foundation office on Swiss Avenue is not quite empty.

Although the Andy Warhol style portraits of Gordie are gone, along with the furniture in the waiting area and conference room, remnants of a once busy office remain.

An area rug, which once carpeted the waiting area, is rolled up against the wall. Spare furniture, office supplies and tools litter the floor and

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Ambassador Robert Jordan came to the Tower Center to speak to students and faculty about U.S. relations in the Middle East on Monday. As the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2003, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, Jordan worked closely with President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell to strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties and encourage Saudi accession to the World Trade

Organization. In his speech, Jordan primarily described Saudi Arabia’s relations with other Middle Eastern countries, most notably Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine and Turkey. Some of the most pressing topics included Iran’s nuclear power program, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the rebound of the United Arab Eremite’s (UAE) economy after economic downfall and the attempt of many Middle Eastern countries to modernize their economies.

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Style

• Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Hot or Not? Students fire back at latest fashion trends New York City just wrapped up MercedesBenz Fashion Week, where more than 90 of the world’s most established and up-andcoming designers presented their spring 2011 collections. Designers have set the trends for the upcoming season, but are you ready to sport the latest looks? Students voice what new trends are hot and which ones are not.

Crop Tops

Isaac Mizrahi

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“Crop-tops are hot” – Amie Hazama, freshman “At this point, it just looks like you are trying to get attention” – Chris Ayala, sophomore “I think the crop-top trend works if you have the body to pull it off” – Lucy Blundon, freshman “These are skanky, but they look okay to me” – Ajay Babaria, sophomore “I would never wear crop tops, it’s not the 90s anymore” – Meredith Byrd, senior “These are a yes! The less clothes the better!” – Randall Joyner, freshman “I only like crop-tops with high-waisted things” – Whitney Wilcox, sophomore

“I like crop tops. I’m from Cali and we love our belly shirts!” – Carina Lukas, freshman

Parents Weekend September 24-26

SEPT.

Football vs. TCU

7 p.m. Bring your parents and friends to Ford Stadium and watch the Mustangs stomp on the Horned Frogs!

SEPT.

Boulevard Barbeque

4:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. The event will be located next to Clements Hall on the south lawn.

SEPT.

Family Luncheon

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Hughes Trigg Ballroom.

Michael Kors

“I like tight pants on girls, not this” – Randall Joyner, freshman “My grandma would wear that…actually she does wear that” – Chance Dyson, junior

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Milly

Tory Burch

“I personally like orange because it works well with my complexion” – Alex Nunnery, freshman “I don’t like orange” – Mackenzie O’Hara, junior

Jason Wu

“Turbans are interesting…” – Tara Tong, sophomore “I like turbans that are skinnier because they look like headbands” – Julie Collins, junior

“I don’t like the wide-leg trouser trend because I think they’re not flattering” – Vanessa Mavel, junior

“Orange only looks good on people who are tan” – Whitney Wilcox, sophomore

“I personally don’t like turbans because I think they look like towel wraps on your head” – Maggie Miller, freshman

“Well they at least look comfortable” – Katie Viola, senior

“I think the orange is fun, bold and risky”– Halle Organ, senior

“Maybe the half turban look, but the full-blown turban – no!” – Ajay Babaria, sophomore

“This whole wide-leg trouser thing…I’m just going to go ahead and say N-O!” – Chris Ayala, sophomore

“I would wear an orange dress, eww but not a pant suit!” – Kelsey Knobloch, sophomore

“I’m not daring enough for a turban, I’m too plain-jane” – Mackenzie O’Hara, junior

“I can never figure out how to wear orange” – Afsana Gurisha, sophomore

“It looks like something you would wear cleaning a house in the 50s”– Keara Dunshea, sophomore

“You have to be skinny for this look” – Caroline Morehead, freshman

“I have never seen girls wearing these; it looks like a dress” – James Talbert, senior

Meet the Faculty

2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Have your parents meet your pofessors! Various locations across campus.

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“It looks hippy-ish”– Scott Schneider, sophomore

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Orange

Oscar de la Renta

“If you are wearing this you probably don’t have taste” – Lucas Miller, junior

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Turbans

Wide-Leg Pants

By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

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NEW YORK CITY FASHION WEEK

Talent Show

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Fifth annual Parents Weekend Talent Show. Tickets are $10.

SEPT.

“I like the color orange because it makes me feel happy” – Toshica Rathore, sophomore “I already have a closet packed of orange, so I’m glad to hear it’s the ‘it’ color for spring. I can’t wait to pop it out next semester!” – Elizabeth White, senior

SMUniversity Worship

11 a.m. - Noon. All students are welcome to join in worship services every Sunday at Perkins Chapel.

SEPT.

Hegi Career Center Workshop

5:30 p.m. at SMU, beginning at Meadows Bob Hope Lobby and ending in the Hughes-Trigg Commons.

OCT.

“I don’t know what trend these designers are trying to start with the turbans” – Alex Nunnery, freshman “No thank you, I will never wear that”– Amy Andres, senior

SMU Football at Rice

6 p.m. at Rice University. Cheer on your Mustangs while they battle the Owls on their home turf!

OCT.

Tate Lecture Series

4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ray Kurzweil gives the Tate Lecture on “The Future of Technology.”

OCT.

Football vs. Tulsa

7 p.m. in Ford Stadium. Come cheer on the Mustangs while they take on the Golden Hurricanes!

OCT.

Fall Break Enjoy a free Monday and Tuesday before classes resume on Wednesday!

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have not worked out the ratification logistics yet. The bill’s authors say the pushback will get more freshmen involved by allowing more time for candidates to sign up. They also say it will increase voter turnout. The bill is intended to “streamline the process,” according to Senate chief of staff Alex Mace, one of the bill’s

authors. “It’s [moving the election] kind of a small thing,” he said, “but it’s an important thing.” The bill is also intended to lessen the amount of stress put on the Senate membership chair, who must also fill Senate vacancies and recruit general committee members at the start of the academic year.

ceremony. Junior education minor, JoJo Shipp, said she has been inside the building but has not had a tour. “I’m excited to see all the new aspects of the building at the open house,” she said. The school focuses on three functions: developing research and evaluation in the human service area, continuing development of strong professional preparation, and striving for community impact. The building permitted the coalescence of these functions. Students can only minor in education at the undergraduate level in Texas. However, there is a new major for undergraduates in applied physiology and sports management. The school also offers doctoral programs and teaching certificates at the graduate level. While there are many new classes, the school hopes to offer a master’s degree in higher education, expand the doctorate program as well as offer a master’s degree or specialization in

urban school leadership. The primary purpose of the Education and Human Development School is not to increase enrollment. Currently there are 163 undergraduate students, 35 of which are majoring in applied physiology, and 947 in the graduate program, which includes both masters and doctorate students. However, not all of these students are housed on the Dallas campus. “We don’t intend to be a very large school. What we really hope though, is that [our programs] will be model programs. We want to create wellrespected programs that other [colleges and universities] will want to know why they are so good,” Chard said. Dr. Scott L. Davis, assistant professor of applied physiology, feels one aspect of the building that will separate this school from other schools is the new technology, specifically in the new lab for applied physiology and sports management. “Without this building, we wouldn’t be as effective,” research associate Kelyn Rola said. The new building has six classrooms

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desks. The back storage area is practically bare. Over this past summer, the Gordie Foundation packed up and shipped the bulk of its materials to Virginia. On Sept. 16, the Gordie Foundation officially merged with the University of Virginia’s Center for Alcohol and Substance Education Center to create the Gordie Center for Alcohol and Substance Education (Gordie CASE). Both organizations work to educate students about the dangers

and two labs. Also located in the building are offices for faculty and staff. Although the building serves to unify the school, two degrees are not offered at the Dallas campus. Counseling and dispute resolutions, both master’s degrees and/or certificates, are only offered at the SMU campus in Plano. “They are established there and very successful. We have a familycounseling center there where students do their family practicum. [It’s] the only thing in Collin County where families or individuals can get counseling for either low cost or no cost,” said Yolette Garcia, assistant dean for External Affairs and Outreach. As for the new Simmons Building on campus, there’s still some work to be done, according to Shipp. Though the labs are still waiting for equipment and not all of the doors are properly labeled, “the big difference is that everyone is in the same building,” she said.

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On the topic of Iran, Ambassador Jordan expressed the Middle East’s growing concern over Iran’s acquisition of nuclear power and the fears of armed-nuclear conflict. Ambassador Jordan relayed the UAE and Saudi Arabia’s desires for stronger U.S. intervention on the issue, stressing that the matter has brought local countries together. “Because of the threat of Iran, Israel and the Arab states have more in common against a common enemy, and there is some truth in that,” Jordan said. “But there also is a lot of truth in this long standing enmity between the two that they are never going to sing ‘‘kumbaya’’ together; they are never really going to become culturally together.” The ambassador spoke of the U.S.’s efforts in the IsraeliPalestinian peace talks with disappointment and pessimism, stating the “U.S. hasn’t done enough to aggressively seek a resolution” in the unsolvable conflict. He did, however, give “a lot of credit” to the Obama Administration for “trying in the early stages of his administration.” In 2008, the UAE was crushed, like many other economies, as a result of the explosion of the “real-estate

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bubble.” Two years later, Abu Dhabi has found the path towards economic growth once again. With the surge in development of resources, improvement in infrastructure—including an emerging new financial district modeled of the New York financial district—and commitment to improving education, especially for women, the UAE has managed to lead its neighbors in economic growth. Along those lines, the ambassador described some of the Saudi Arabia’s efforts to expand their economies and modernize their infrastructure. Jordan specifically mentioned King Abdullah’s University of Science and Technology. The university is being used as a model to “expand into further economic and educational zones,” and is meant to rival MIT in both research capacity and quality of professors. The briefing was held by the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies, an institution housed by Dedman College. The center promotes the study and discussion of politics and international affairs, and engages students in public service through insightful teaching and hands-on research.

of hazardous drinking and emphasize peer-to-peer intervention. The university’s center had been doing so for 17 years when the Gordie Foundation was founded in 2004, the same year Gordie Bailey died. The Gordie Foundation is responsible for educating millions of students nation-wide as well as around the world. Brooks Powell, an SMU alumnus, was the educational programs coordinator for the Gordie Foundation. He brought the Gordie Foundation and Gordie Day to SMU three years ago. He said he was motivated because of three alcohol- and drug-related deaths at SMU that occurred between fall 2006 and spring 2007. Powell is the only employee of the Gordie Foundation left and is in charge of closing the Dallas office. The Foundation was created

by Leslie and Michael Lanahan in memory of their son, Lynn Gordan “Gordie” Bailey Jr., to educate college students about the dangers of binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, peer pressure and hazing. Gordie was an 18-year-old college freshman at the University of Colorado when he pledged the Chi Psi Fraternity. He was found dead from alcohol poisoning on Sept. 17, 2004. The Foundation “was something that would allow Gordie’s memory to live on and would also let [the Lanahans] sort of take a step back,” Powell said. Even though the Gordie Foundation has moved from Dallas, it has left a lasting impression at SMU, according to John Sanger, director for the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention at SMU. He said that SMU has benefited

from having the Gordie Foundation here in Dallas and that he will continue to make Gordie Foundation materials available to students. “I think it’s a message that not only resonated well with students, but it’s one that students are really stepping forward now and planning to carry on,” he said. Megan Knapp, lecturer of applied physiology and wellness, said many students already know about Gordie when they go to wellness classes to talk about alcohol and drug prevention. “I hate to see the Gordie Foundation leave Dallas,” Knapp said. “I think they’ve done a lot of good here... but I think there may be some cool new opportunities that may come through this partnership.” National Hazing Prevention week is Sept. 20 to 24 and Gordie Day is Sept. 23.

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Hans Rosling, professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute and co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, focused his attention on the measurability of these goals, particularly on the misleading of statistics about Africa. Rosling shared that his own research showed most countries in Africa are actually on the right track. Melinda French Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and organizer of the TEDxChange event, emphasized that the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) need to learn from innovators in all sectors. She used the example of CocaCola’s worldwide success to show that all types of campaigns should be inspirational. “We think that if people need something, we don’t have to make them want it, but we need to understand what people want in health and development,” Gates said. Mechai Viravaidya, founder and chairman of the Population and Community Development Association, and Graça Machel, president of the Foundation for Community Development, both spoke about social mobilization and the difference tha giving power and information to local people can make. After the simulcast, Robert

Freling, of the Solar Electric Light Fund, spoke to the audience live at SMU about providing energy and electricity to all people. This is a goal that he claims is central to achieving the eight goals that have been set out by the UN. Freling also talked about his own personal project in Benin, where he and his partners have built a solar market garden to grow fruits and vegetables in order to provide for an entire village that previously had no access to any type of energy source. “Without modern energy, especially electricity, the Millennium Development Goals will never be met,” Freling said. “Energy is the fuel that

powers development.” The World Affairs Council, community members, SMU students and a small group of Ursuline Academy students attended this TEDxChange satellite event. “I thought it was really informative,” said Maria Cordova, an Ursuline Academy student. “The fact that energy is essential was, I thought, very interesting.” NGOs and the UN will continue to meet to assess the progress on the MDGs and to determine a course of action for the next five years. For more information on the MDGs, go to un.org/millenniumgoals/.

Sports

• Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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FOOTBALL

BRIEFS • The SMU men’s soccer team currently ranked No. 9 in the NSCAA Poll this week. The Mustangs are currently 7-0-0 this season. The team won the Bradley Tournament last weekend.

• Cross country team moves up one spot to No. 21 in this week’s USTFCCCA.

• Men’s soccer player Juan Castillo was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals and making an assist in last weekend’s Bradley Tournament.

• Four U.S. Air Force T-38s will fly over Ford Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. for kickoff.

• SMU will play TCU on Friday.

COMMENTARY

Fried frogs served a la carte CASEY LEE/ The Daily Campus

The TCU offense prepares to snap the ball against the SMU defense during the Oct. 3, 2009 State Farm Battle for the Iron Skillet game at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

COMMENTARY

History behind tradition of SMU-TCU rivalry EJ Holland

Associate Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

“The Battle for the Iron Skillet” is a moniker given to the annual game between the SMU Mustangs and TCU Horned Frogs. Separated by only 40 miles, the SMU vs. TCU rivalry dates all the way back to 1915. SMU and TCU have played each other in all but six football seasons and the Horned Frogs lead the all-time series 43-39-7. The first game between SMU and TCU was played in 1915 in Fort Worth. That year was SMU’s inaugural season and the team’s mascot was the Parsons, not the Mustangs. The Horned Frogs cruised to a 43-0 victory in the first of 89 meetings against SMU. The Mustangs won their first game against TCU in 1923, when the Horned Frogs joined the Southwest Conference (SWC). SMU romped TCU 40-0 en route to an undefeated season and the team’s first conference title. Ownby Stadium was built in 1926 and SMU hosted TCU in their first ever homecoming football game. The Mustangs came away victorious with a narrow 14-13 victory. In 1935, the Mustangs were ranked

No.1 in the country, and played second-ranked TCU and its star quarterback Sammy Baugh for the unofficial national championship. The winner would earn the right to play in the Rose Bowl against Stanford on Jan. 1, 1936. SMU jumped out to a 14-0 lead before Baugh rallied the Horned Frogs to a 14-14 tie. However, wide receiver Bobby Wilson scored a touchdown on a crucial 4th down early in the 4th quarter and the Mustangs were able to hold on for the 20-14 win. SMU won back-to-back Southwest Conference (SWC) championships in 1947 and 1948 but failed to beat TCU in either one of those years. The teams played to a 19-19 tie in 1947. In 1948, RB Doak Walker rushed his way to college football’s greatest individual award, the Heisman Trophy. Walker also led the team to a 9-1-1 record and a 21-13 victory over Oregon in the Cotton Bowl but couldn’t manage to propel the Mustangs over their biggest rivals. TCU played SMU to a 7-7 draw, which prompted a five-game series win streak for the Horned Frogs that lasted until 1954 when the Mustangs were finally able to pick up a win. During the 1960’s, TCU and SMU

enjoyed respective victories over each other as neither team dominated the series but things would change in the 70’s. 1971 would be the last time TCU would beat SMU for a long while. In 1972, the Mustangs defeated the Horned Frogs 35-22, setting off a 15 game series win streak that would last until 1989. In 1982, SMU enjoyed an undefeated season which included a 20-9 win over TCU and a 7-3 victory over QB Dan Marino and the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Cotton Bowl. The Mustangs were controversially ranked No. 2 behind Penn State in the final rankings despite their status as only undefeated team in college football. SMU would continue their dominance over TCU until the death penalty was enforced in 1986. In 1989, the Horned Frogs defeated the Mustangs 28-10 in their first meeting since the death penalty. In 1995 the SWC diminished and died off, and both SMU and TCU moved on to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Mustangs defeated the Horned Frogs, 27-24, in their first battle as WAC teams in 1996.

TCU moved into Conference USA in 2001 but both teams kept the rivalry going in a yearly non-conference game. Ironically the Mustangs joined Conference USA in 2005, the same year the Horned Frogs joined the Mountain West Conference. That year, an unranked SMU beat then 24th ranked TCU for SMU’s first win against a ranked team in 19 years (since October 1986). TCU had won the previous seven football games played against SMU. Last year the No. 11 Horned Frogs throttled the Mustangs 39-14 in Forth Worth. Mustangs QB Bo Levi Mitchell threw two interceptions and the Horned Frogs nearly doubled SMU’s total yardage output. 2010 is a whole different year. Although, the Horned Frogs are ranked No. 4 in the nation, the Mustangs are coming off their first bowl victory since 1984, and pony pride is at an all time high. The two rivals will square off Friday night at 7 p.m. in Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The game will be nationally televised as the 17-point underdog Mustangs will try to pull off a historical upset against the Horned Frogs.

Katie Perkins

On Friday, the SMU Mustangs will play the TCU Horned Frogs in a matchup unlike any other.

The Battle for the Iron Skillet is a tradition that students look forward to every year, as is the friendly rivalry between the Frogs and the Mustangs. Most students are of the opinion that SMU cannot win on Friday. Well, they are wrong. The Mustangs have played the Frogs every season but six since 1915, no matter what conference of which the two teams were a member. Of the 87 games that SMU has played against TCU, seven games were tied, SMU won 39, and TCU leads with a mere 41 wins. TCU may have won the most games thus far, but the Mustangs have the longest winning streak to date. SMU proudly kept the Iron Skillet from 1972-1986 as the result of a 15 game winning streak. The Frogs have only managed to win seven games in a row; a streak that was wiped clean by an SMU victory in 2005. That season, by the way, was a season where TCU was undefeated, that is, until they played

the Mustangs. Mustangs have a history of stopping the Frogs in their tracks. The rumor of how The Battle for the Iron Skillet got its name is a prime example. Before a game between SMU and TCU, a Mustang was frying up Frog legs. A TCU fan scolded the Mustang for the display and said the two should let the football game decide who goes home with the frog legs and the skillet. I have no doubt that the Mustangs got to keep the Frog legs and the skillet that day. With the leadership of June Jones our football team has risen to a competitive level that is more than capable of dealing with the TCU Frogs on Friday. Their team has lost some key players and ours has gained more than a few. With the support of the student body and a full stadium on Friday, I do not see how the Mustangs can lose. So, this Family Weekend, bring your brothers and sisters, bring your moms and bring your dads, because SMU is going to be dominating all the Horned Frogs out there. Who knows, this Battle of the Iron Skillet could spark another winning streak for the Mustangs. Katie Perkins is the student body secretary. She can be reached for comments or questions at kperkins@ smu.edu

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Opinion

• Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Random news from around the world Chicago to hold first film food festival: On Friday and Saturday audiences at the MCA Warehouse will have the opportunity to watch their favorite foods up on the screen while enjoying them in the theater. The festival will feature 10 films ranging from documentaries to shorts—all dedicated to different kinds of food. Over 500 people are expected to attend and watch films featuring the most appetizing items, including hamburgers, okra and ice cream. None of the films will feature animal slaughtering. George Motz, a successful filmmaker who has previously held the event in New York City, created the concept. Brazilian airport gets waterfall: After the malfunction of an airconditioning system in the Brasilia International Airport, employees and travelers ducked for cover from spewing water out of the ceiling. The deluge of water drenched a terminal and caused flight delays. Baby elephant breaks the scales: A male calf was born in Australia’s Melbourne Zoo earlier this month with a whopping 315 pounds, well above the average 200 to 250 pounds for newborn elephants. The grueling pregnancy lasted 22 months – almost two years. The Asian elephant is expected to reach nearly 12 feet in height and top 11,000 pounds at adulthood. Adult elephants can eat 375 pounds of food, which helps them to produce a massive load of elephant droppings: up to 165 pounds a day. Legless, armless French man swims English Channel: Philippe Croizon, who lost his arms and legs 16 years ago, completed his trek across the English Channel Saturday in just 13 ½ hours. With flippers, years of training and sheer determination, he became the first quadruple amputee to swim the channel. In preparation, he swam 35 hours a week for two years using prosthetics and flippers. Croizon hopes his accomplishments will inspire others with disabilities to pursue “overcoming their limits.” World’s oldest leather shoe found: What is believed to be the world’s oldest leather shoe was found in an Armenian cave, near the Iranian and Turkish borders. The leather has been dated to be approximately 5,500 years old cowhide. It seems that the shoe was personalized for the user and remains in fairly good condition to this day. North Carolina woman charged with “pickle jar” assault: After a heated debate regarding a chicken stew dinner, a 49-year-old North Carolina woman was arrested for using a pickle jar to cause severe damage to an acquaintance. World’s shortest man: 24-year-old Colombian Edwardo Nino Hernandez is just 27 inches tall, and he weighs only 22 pounds. Hernandez loves to dance reggaeton and dreams of owning a Mercedes. Political reporter live Tweets his own heart attack: Tommy Christopher managed to update those following him on Twitter, even during his own heart attack. He has no regrets, but wishes he had been wittier in his posts. Source: CNN news, BBC news, bizarrenews.com Opinions expressed in each unsigned editorial represent a consensus decision of the editorial board. All other columns on this page reflect the views of individual authors and not necessarily those of the editorial staff.

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I LOVED the article “Memoirs of a senior.” It really moved me because I seriously empathized with everything that was said. This is a scary, yet incredibly exciting time in our lives when we decide to pursue our dreams with all of our hearts or not. A couple days ago, I went to the career fair, and I’m not going to lie, there were a ton of great companies there, but I just didn’t feel “excited” to be doing the whole “real world / job” thing. At that moment, I realized just how important our time here on campus is. We all possess the ability to impact and influence others—whether it be a smile or simple compliment! We have the power to change lives. I then realized that this was my calling: as cliché

as this may sound, I want to be a blessing to others and to CHANGE the world! People often get caught up in the technicalities and details of what the future holds. Here’s a tip: When you find your passion, DO NOT put a label, major or a job title on it. A passion is not an ability, but an emotion – a state of mind where you can work late hours into the night and have all the energy in the world! I want to change the world. What does that look like exactly? Well, I know I will be able to utilize my skills, education and relationships to achieve my objective. But once I have completed the task at hand, I have the privilege of taking a step back and saying, “OK, now how else can I be a blessing to others?” This opens the door to possibility, to another career, another city or maybe even a new companion.

My point is simple: Don’t EVER limit yourself. You are powerful beyond belief; all you have to do now is believe it! I don’t know where that rant came from, but I know that it has been stirring inside of me and came out as a result of your inspirational writing. Thank you, Rebecca, and keep up the good work! And don’t be afraid to Dream Big! Respectfully, James Matthew Parker James Parker is a senior majoring in marketing . He can be reached for comments or questions at jmparker@ smu.edu

Indignant law student speaks out against nonsensical parking policy In February 2008, the SMU’s President’s Executive Council (PEC) passed a mandatory health insurance requirement. Such policy guarantees that all enrolled students will have cost-effective access to medical care at facilities such as our own SMU Memorial Health Center, which provides convenient medical diagnosis and treatment of illness or injury for students, faculty and staff. Unfortunately, it appears that the University has not been entirely genuine about how “convenient” they want medical care to be. The closest student parking lot to SMU Memorial Medical Center is the Binkley garage, approximately 450 yards away. Such a walk will take five to six minutes for the average student. A closer available alternative is less then a dozen parking meters located directly outside the center. These meters require students to pay for their parked time in spite of the fact that they have already purchased a parking sticker. This is notwithstanding that a sizable parking lot exists at SMU Memorial Health Center that is reserved exclusively for healthy, ablebodied staff and residents. This worrisome issue was brought to my attention on Sept. 9 when I personally received a ticket for an expired parking meter as the result of medical care

that lasted longer then anticipated. Immediately bringing my concerns to the Park N’ Pony office, I was informed that University employees lacked the discretionary authority to handle such matters and an appeals process is required. The appeal board specifically concluded that “[a]ll meter spaces are to be paid solely for the duration of usage for any reason at any time. Please observe all parking signage.” While I can appreciate black and white rules, it is paradoxical to penalize students for utilizing healthcare that our institution has mandated we purchase. Does the appeal board expect students to ask their physician to wait while they run outside to feed the meter? What if they are bleeding? What if they are sedated? According to the Park N’ Pony appeal board’s decision, all of those factors would be irrelevant. The University is sending the message that sick students must decide between risking a parking ticket or walking one-third of a mile while conferring curb-side access to their healthy doctors. This situation is distinguishable from all of the other parking dilemmas plaguing our campus because it is the only one that deals directly with students’ health and access to medical care.

Consider that, come winter, an ill student might elect to worsen their condition with a five-minute walk through sleet and snow. Alternatively, and far more realistically, students will forgo seeking proper medical care altogether. Our highly qualified faculty does deserve prioritized parking, but not above the needs of ill students. Students do not want curbside access to classrooms—this is about being able to see a doctor. Changes must be made to the current system that marginalizes our students. To ask students to pay for a parking meter in addition to their student parking permit, ticket them for doing so, and ultimately add insult to injury by denying any appeal on hard line policy grounds is gravely unjust. I pray Park N’ Pony will give this issue the attention it deserves. Some remedy for the parking situation and the appeals process must to be found. -Jason Sansone Jason Sansone is a law student at SMU and serves as vice president of the Student Bar Association. He can be reached for comment at jasansone@smu.edu.

Rating residence halls: Students take closer look at on-campus housing For most incoming students, choosing a resident hall is one of the hardest decisions to make freshman year. It not only marks the beginning of a new, independent life, but usually influences who you become friends with, how much time you’ll spend in the dorm and whether you should stuff that fourth suitcase or not. So where are the best places to live? Just hear what their residents have to say: Virginia-Snider “Virginia-Snider is an amazing hall to live in. It’s filled with fun and interesting people, yet still manages to be fairly quiet at night. Residents are respectful of each other’s study habits, but also know how to have fun around campus. V-S is known as one of the more creative and academic communities on campus, but there is much more of a social scene than would be expected. Many people know each other and like to hang out in both the study and ‘party’ lounges. While some people not living here think it is too quiet, I believe it has the right balance of being an academic and social atmosphere, making it the best hall to live in on campus.” -Anthony McAuliffe Shuttles “Living in Shuttles is wonderful; I love it! Everyone is extremely nice and welcoming, especially the RA’s, who really seem to care about your well-being and make an effort to have people on the floors know each other. With nice centrally located lounges on each floor, many students get together and study or do work since there are huge tables and nice couches. One of the best perks – the suite style bathrooms. I love not having to carry my stuff to the bathroom or deal with the awkward, early morning teeth-brushing conversations. Shuttles has students from all years, so you are sure to get to know more than just freshmen. It’s a great study atmosphere, and it is so close to many of the buildings, especially Umphrey Lee and the shops across the street when you need that late-night snack.” -Kaylin Flores

Mary-Hay & Peyton “The Fine Arts Community (FAC) on the SMU campus is comprised of Mary-Hay and Peyton residence halls. While other halls have their distinct advantages and ‘cultures,’ none can compare to the creative uniqueness of the FAC. When one enters through the door of Mary Hay, it is not uncommon to be greeted by rapturous piano music and voice accompaniment. With this background and the natural spunk of the artistically inclined, living in Mary Hay or Peyton has the feel of an arts conservatory in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple.” -Adriana Martinez Boaz “Boaz is the best dorm on campus. I love the fact that every time I come back it is like coming back to a little family of friends that all hang out, go out and help each other out. At any given time you can pop your head in a room and talk to someone. Some people think you can’t study, but the lounges and your room are easy places to study in, just like the other dorms. A huge part of college is meeting people, and if you’re looking for that, and a good time, then Boaz is the place to be.” - Billy Embody Morrison-McGinnis “MoMc is a great place to live and has one of the best basements on campus, stacked with leather couches, a flat screen and even a Wii. There are suite style dorms, doubles with a community bathroom and even singles if you’re the type of person who needs time alone after a hectic day. If the size of the rooms and the basement do not make MoMc sound good, perhaps knowing that it has had the best hall council for the past two years, will prove the point. Housing students of all years, it is definitely one of the quieter dorms on campus, and you do have to make an effort to know your floor. The only complaint is that it is so far from most academic buildings. We do have Mac’s Place right across the quad though!” -Tarry Machaka

McElvaney “McElvaney is one of the best choices for freshmen. First off, it’s an all-freshmen dorm, so you get to meet many people who are in the same boat as you. Of course, you have the community bathrooms, which get a little interesting at times, but you eventually get used to it. There’s also a little more commotion at nights, but that’s typical for a freshman dorm. The best part about Mac is definitely Mac’s Place. The fact that we don’t have to leave the dorm to get food is pretty awesome. Plus some of the food at Mac’s is way better than Umphrey Lee, so you really can’t go wrong living in this dorm. Just be prepared for some noisy hallways at times.” -Max Hamburger Cockrell-Mackintosh “I anticipated empty lounges, quiet hallways and residents more interested in sig figs and complicated formulas than maintaining a social agenda. However, life amid the engineers has not proven boring, dull or quiet in any sense. Neighbors leave their doors open, friends study and socialize in the lounges, residents actually go out, even during the school week. In addition, the suite-style dorm [rooms] beat the tight quarters of McElvaney and are both convenient and clean. “CockIntosh” provides you with the environment necessary to succeed academically, but, at the same time, gives you the opportunity to bond with a diverse group of individuals. It’s definitely a work-hard, play-hard atmosphere.” -Mackenzie Ferch Smith & Perkins “Perkins is the best hall to live in! We are allowed to keep our doors open, giving us the opportunity to meet people. We have activities like tye-dying parties, ice cream socials, decorate-your-cookie parties and a Smerkins’ dance. All of the RA’s were Hilltop Scholars in the past; they are willing to help no matter what the problem or condition because they honestly want to make our freshman year the best yet.” -Amanda Thornton

Arts & Entertainment

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 •

MEADOWS

Glenn Close encourages CTV, theater majors By CHASE WADE Features Intern cwade@smu.edu

Glenn Close, the Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning, Oscar nominated actress, partook in a question and answer session with a theater filled with wide-eyed and excited film and theater students. Close (“Fatal Attraction,” “101 Dalmatians,” “Hamlet”), was in Dallas securing funds for her newest film project, “Albert Nobbs,” accompanied by two of her colleagues: producer Bonnie Curtis (Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan) and composer Paul Bogaev (Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine). The three answered questions ranging from their favorite moments in the entertainment industry to their lowest points while working in Hollywood. During the session, Close repeatedly pointed out the importance of a liberal arts education and encouraged the thespians before her to pursue anything they found interesting and to never stop learning. In a sit-down interview with The

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Glenn Close sat down with A&E Editor Lauren Smart and Features Intern Chase Wade during her visit to campus Tuesday.

Daily Campus, Close echoed her earlier statements. “As an artist, you should stay curious about things other than what you are focusing on,” Close said. “The more you are curious, the more you are informed in life.” Having only visited Dallas one other

time in her illustrious career, Close had the opportunity to visit SMU’s Meadows Museum and experience Dallas’ art community first-hand. “I was very impressed with the Meadows Museum,” Close said. “The whole arts community here is very impressive.”

A highlight during the question and answer session came when Close was explaining that a good actor has a way of “summoning the forces.” Close chose to demonstrate to the audience the act of looking into the light. By simply raising her chin, Close mesmerized her audience. Earlier in the day, while at Meadows, Close taught one of SMU’s masters of acting classes. Attended mainly by juniors and seniors, the class allowed Close to be not only an actor, but to be a teacher as well. A senior, Yevgeniya Cats, said she was thrilled when she learned that an acting legend was teaching her class. “She gave us her point of view on a lot of things in the acting world,” Cats said. “It was nice to know that we are being taught the same stuff that a legend like Glenn Close regards as true.” Stan Wogewodski, the Meadows theatre chair, was also pleased with Close. “Glenn [Close] teaching in the Masters of Acting class was quite splendid,” Wogewodski said. “She was

a really great person to have come and speak to the students and encourage them on their acting endeavors.” To further expand her reach on Dallas’ art scene, Close will also be visiting Dallas Independent School District’s art magnet Booker T. Washington High School. In their newly built auditorium, located in the heart of Dallas’ growing arts district, Close and Bonnie Curtis will be discussing the arts and its importance to the school’s students. Later in the week, Close will be hosting a cocktail party to raise funds for Booker T. Washington High School and will finalize funding for “Albert Nobbs,” a film Close and Curtis are producing together. The

film is based on the play Close starred in more than two decades ago. “Playing the part on stage allows me to know what a challenge the film concept of the play will be,” Close said. Even though Glenn’s time on SMU’s campus was fairly short, her impact on the students and staff here will be remembered. “Glenn was by far the biggest and most distinguished talent that we have had come through Meadows,” Cats said. “I really hope that Glenn can be the catalyst for more things to come at SMU.”

FILM

Director’s film would need to work harder to receive ‘Easy A’ By Robert Clements A&E Intern rclements@smu.edu

“Easy A,” the latest high school flick starring Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes begins with promise, but never adequately develops any of the many plots thrown at the audience. The film is presented as a comedy about two high school misfits who team up to take on the establishment - but this film isn’t the classically witty high school comedy it is made out to be. It would seem at the beginning to be a commentary on high school life, a la “Mean Girls”, but this film lacks the biting wit and complexity of characters to pull that off. If you could gather up a band of unfortunate misfits fresh out of every state fair nationwide, you would have the characters in this film. Set in a redneck California town that for simplicity’s sake we’ll call “Not San Francisco,” this film

quickly develops into a 93-minute white trash freak show and every small town bumpkin comes along for the ride: the ‘Jesus-freaks,’ the town gay, the smug misunderstood hipster girl, the hot boy next-door, the burnouts, etc. Instead, what director Will Gluck has given us is a film about a stuck-up small town girl who is so bored that she begins to create rumors about herself for money. “Easy A” is just about as asinine as it sounds. A gay guy and his female friend pretend to sleep together. He pays for the favor, which allows him to fit in with the straight, macho crowd. Although he is entirely too flamboyant to realistically pull it off, the school believes the lie and suddenly he is the talk of the school… well, for about five minutes and then he disappears. The school’s students are clearly morally bankrupt but surely not blind and neither is the audience who is suddenly left wondering, ‘Where did

he go?’ The film is funny, but the laughable qualities were unintentional creations and the characters were actually meant to be taken somewhat seriously. So, the writers don’t deserve much credit for the humor. Given the story, the cast does pretty well. Amanda Bynes, however, quite adequately plays out her new life on the Hollywood D-List. In other words, she was awful. Emma Stone’s character, Olive, has a desperate air about her throughout the film, a kind of Katy Perry type, an otherwise conservative and boring girl who just wants to shake things up a little. She may not have actually kissed a girl and liked it, but for the sake of her reputation perception is reality. But it is not long however before every sleaze in school starts offering up Home Depot gift cards in exchange for a virtual one night stand, or in one case, a trip around virtual second base. To make matters worse, Amanda

Bynes’ band of “Jesus-freaks” follows Olive around the school protesting her promiscuity. To respond, Olive attaches a red ‘A’ to her clothes, as her life suddenly begins to mimic that of Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter,” which they are studying in English class – of course. As if butchering one traditional American work was not enough, Olive’s gay friend finally reappears at the end of the film in a nasty parallel to Huck Finn. I’d like to think the writers of this film were as sarcastic as the sassy Hester Prynne they wrote; that is the only way to justify a film that seems to encourage adultery, prostitution, homophobia and eating at Red Lobster. So if you’re looking for an mildly entertaining film with loose morals and a very small heart, “Easy A” might be the film for you. Or maybe you can hold onto your dignity for something better.

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MATH, STATISTICS TUTOR for MBA, college, high school students. Highland Park, Austin College, SMU alumna; M.S. Math; 20 years Texas Instruments; 2 years college math instructor; 11 years professional tutor. Sheila Walker 214-417-7677.

ACROSS 1 Cabo locale 5 Fall, as home prices 10 Havana howdy 14 Distant start? 15 Insured patient’s med cost 16 Mideast nation 17 *Coconut dessert 19 State bordering eight others: Abbr. 20 Krazy of comics 21 Backsliding event? 22 Tourist attraction 23 *Facetious name for a fund-raising circuit entrée 27 Some campus sisters 29 Big repair bill reaction 30 “Hee Haw” prop 31 Kuwaiti currency 33 Fairy tale legume 36 Where it’s laughable to see the answers to starred clues 40 Old curse word 41 Overhangs 42 Canal that Sal worked on, in song 43 Stud farm stud 44 Groundbreakers 46 *Mixer holder 51 Mindful 52 Rankles 53 TV channels 2 to 13 56 Lisa’s title 57 *Yellow slipper? 60 “Agreed!” 61 Put an __: stop 62 Janis’s comics mate 63 Sale caution 64 County northeast of London 65 Oceanic flora 1 2 3 4 5

DOWN Eponymous German brewer Heinrich Caribbean color “Don’t worry about it!” River isle Surgical coverage?

TUTORS WANTED HOMEWORK COACH NEEDED for two boys ages 9 and 13. Job requires after school hours

M-Th. Please email mwatsonllc@ me.com. Job location Hillcrest and Lovers Lane area. Responsibilities include helping 3rd and 7th graders with homework and school projects.

By James Sajdak

6 Raccoon ___, “The Honeymooners” fraternal group 7 Like some echelons 8 Printemps month 9 Joe-__ weed: herbal remedy 10 Like smart phones, e.g. 11 Vacuum shown lifting a bowling ball in TV ads 12 Tilting pole 13 1997-2006 UN leader 18 Goya’s “Duchess of __” 22 Prefix with scope 24 Sch. near the Rio Grande 25 Bops 26 ’50s Red Scare gp. 27 Kitchen meas. 28 Saintly circle 31 One going down 32 Assure victory in, slangily 33 Gut it out 34 Cut out, say 35 Bridge assents 37 Take by force

9/22/10 Monday’s Puzzle Solved

38 Container allowance 39 Keyboardist Saunders who collaborated with Jerry Garcia 43 Range rovers? 44 Loc. with billions in bullion 45 “__ girl!” 46 Island where Robert Louis Stevenson died

47 Furry Endor inhabitants 48 Hawaii’s Pineapple Island 49 Pickles 50 Speak formally 54 War, to Sherman 55 Hardly a big ticket-seller 57 Sewing circle 58 T or F, on tests 59 Karachi’s country: Abbr.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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