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NEWS Briefs

Severe storm strikes SMU

A look at the aftermath of Thursday afternoon’s thunderstorm

World ANKARA,Turkey — Turkey’s parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq, and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group.

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HONG KONG— Hong Kong protesters on Friday welcomed an overnight offer by the territory’s leader of talks to defuse the crisis over demonstrations seeking democratic reforms, though they continued to demand he resign and maintained barricades around government headquarters, frustrating staff going to work.

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National

GOLDEN, Colo.— A suburban Denver school board has approved a plan to review the curriculum in some U.S. history classes to promote patriotism and downplay civil disobedience, but with some changes to the original proposal.

Texas DALLAS — Severe thunderstorms packing winds of up to 90 mph tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth area, causing widespread damage and leaving up to 125,000 electric utility customers in the dark.

DALLAS — A Dallas hospital says a man who has Ebola initially told an emergency room nurse that he had no contact with anyone who was ill when he was in Liberia.

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NEW YORK — The stock market sputtered to an indecisive close Thursday, taking a pause after three straight days of losses.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT LIFE

SMU solicits its newest students for more money SaVANNAH LOUIE Contributing Writer slouie@smu.edu

Courtesy of SMU-TV

Senior Christopher Saul speaks with producer Mary Caraccioli and prime time anchor John Seigenthaler.

Al Jazeera America offers insights into newsroom christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu More in-depth story telling, a focus on underreported news, powerful images and videos. That is what differentiates Al Jazeera America from other traditional news cable outlets like FOX, CNN and MSNBC, network officials.

Members of the Al Jazeera America network joined SMU student media for a panel discussion Wednesday afternoon to explain its news operation and philosophy. Prime time news anchor John Seigenthaler, Executive Vice President of Communications Dawn Bridges and Producer Mary Caraccioli were members of the network in attendance.

Caraccioli believes it is the network’s approach to telling a story and asking the hard questions about leading issues, like the U.S. occupation in Gaza, that make Al Jazeera standout from its competitors.

“We get to the heart of issues," Caraccioli said, "putting our boots on the ground across the U.S. where no other networks are going to invest.”

More than 20 faculty and students were in attendance at the discussion in the journalism wing in Umphrey Lee Student Center.

The network officials said they use a different approach to news, focusing more on producing content that takes an in-depth look at the most pressing news stories of the day, but also on stories that often go underreported.

“The goal isn’t just the number of eyeballs,” Bridges said. “It is also to bring stories to light and issues to light that might not otherwise be known.”

For instance, they say they have more journalists stationed in hot spots around the world than other news organizations and pointed to their in-depth coverage of Gaza and Ukraine.

“We were adding bureaus and adding staff when [other] people were cutting,” Seigenthaler said.

Al Jazeera America was launched in August 2013 after the company purchased the CurrentTV network for $500 million. CurrentTV was launched

by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt in August 2005.

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SMU first-year Tom Landers has only been a college student for more than a month, but he’s already racked up an impressive bill.

Tuition, fees and room and board for Southern Methodist University make it one of the most expensive schools in the country, costing students more than $60,500.

This doesn’t include the hundreds of dollars students must spend on required textbooks or money for food However, less than 30 days into the school year, Landers has already been solicited multiple times for donations.

Thinking about giving even more money to the university makes Landers laugh.

“SMU doesn’t need the money,” he said. “Also, I’m just broke.”

SMU began targeting underclassmen like Landers shortly after the semester began in its search for donations through the Residential Commons Challenge.

The RC Challenge is a 10-day long competition held in mid-September among the 11 Residential Commons, which mainly house first-years and sophomore students. The Commons with the largest percentage of students who donate to any area of SMU are awarded with free PokeyO’s ice cream sandwiches, a photo

with President Turner and 25 RC Cup points.

Areas that students can donate to include the Student Affairs Fund, the Parent Fund and funds for each of the colleges within the university.

Annual and Alumni Giving Officer Ben Williams from SMU’s Development and Alumni Affairs department is in charge of encouraging donations from students. He said his department has two major objectives.

The department aims to “educate students on the impact giving has on their education and to offer them the opportunity to participate in SMU’s culture of philanthropy,” Williams said.

This year, Williams hopes to get 1,000 SMU students to make a gift to the university. Donations can be as little as $5. Through the RC Commons Challenge, 274 SMU students made donations, which Williams calls “a tremendous success.”

First-year Darren Poon was one of the students who donated to SMU through the RC Commons Challenge. After receiving an email that encouraged students to donate, Poon said he gave a gift to support Crum, his Residential Commons.

However, some students are not happy with the solicitations. They say they have given the university enough money through pricey tuitions, and do not plan on giving

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SPORTS

FRIDAY n OCTOBER 3, 2014 Football

Mustangs hope to find first win in conference play Engel’s Keys to the Game

Patrick Engel Sports Writer pengel@smu.edu SMU football starts American Athletic Conference play on Saturday with a visit to Greenville, N.C. to take on East Carolina University.

The Mustangs just completed one of college football’s hardest nonconference schedules, and the start of conference season is not much friendlier, especially for a team seeking its first win of the season.

East Carolina (3-1) is ranked 22nd in the AP poll and averages 582 yards of offense per game, which ranks seventh nationally.

“They’re great offensively,” SMU Interim Head Coach Tom Mason said. “Their receivers are probably as good as [the teams] we’ve been playing. The quarterback’s a good solid player.

The thing that’s an advantage [for us] a little bit is we’ve faced all that offense the last [month].”

Led by quarterback Shane Carden, a Houston native, The Pirates score 43.3 points per game and pass for 392 pass yards per game, good for 13th and sixth in the nation, respectively. On Sept.

20, they dropped 70 points and 789 yards on North Carolina.

The Mustangs begin conference play against East Carolina on Saturday.

“We’re going to have our hands full to say the least,” SMU Defensive Backs Coach Derrick Odum said.

“But the guys are excited. I said, ‘This is what you signed up for, and if you’re a competitor you want to play against the best. And here you go, you got it.’”

Injuries have taken a toll on SMU’s defensive backfield. The timing is not good for the Mustangs, who will face one of the country’s best receivers in Justin Hardy.

Safety Shakiel Randolph left the game against TCU with an injury

and did not return. Cornerbacks Horace Richardson and J.R. Richardson were limited in the last two games due to nagging injuries.

Randolph’s status for Saturday remains unknown. The extent to which the two cornerbacks will play is also unknown.

SMU’s much-maligned offense showed more signs of life against TCU, but still could not find the end zone.

Making his first career start, quarterback Garrett Krstich led a 15-play, 76-yard drive in the second

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quarter, but it ended at TCU’s 1-yard line when his fourth-down pass fell incomplete. On SMU’s next drive, a touchdown pass from Krstich to Darius Joseph was overturned upon review. But the effort was enough to earn Krstich the start against the Pirates. The offensive line must show improvement, but the Mustangs’ defense faces the real test: stopping the Pirates’ trio of playmakers. Carden has thrown for nearly 1,500 yards and 11 touchdowns. Hardy, a former walkon, has 29 catches for 359 yards and

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Krstich needs to get rid of the ball faster

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Be more productive on first downs- no negative plays

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Convert on third downs.

SMU is 16-66 in 2014 on third down.

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Pressure Carden to help the banged-up secondary.

two touchdowns. Running back Breon Allen has tallied 346 rushing yards and averages almost 10 yards per carry.

The Pirates and the Mustangs are both former members of Conference-USA and last met in 2010. SMU won that game

45-38 in overtime, sealing a spot in the conference championship game. Saturday’s game will be the fifth all-time meeting between two teams, with each team winning twice.

The game kicks off at 11 a.m. and can be seen on ESPNU.

Five players to watch when SMU takes on East Carolina Demetrio Teniente Associate Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu Quarterback Shane Carden So far in 2014, Carden has accounted for 14 of East Carolina’s 22 touchdowns (three rushing and 11 passing).

Carden has also racked up 1,469 yards with a completion percentage of 62.4.

He is a very dangerous player – especially in the red zone, where he isn’t afraid to run it in himself.

Running back Breon Allen Through four games, Allen has compiled 346 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns at a clip of 9.9 yards per rush.

He is also tied for fourth on the Pirates for catches this year with 11.

Not only can he rip off huge chunks of yardage in the run game, but the 5’8” 190-pound senior is also an underutilized receiver out of the backfield.

If East Carolina decides to unleash him completely, he could have a field day on Saturday.

Wide reciever Trevon Brown A true first-year, Brown is tied on the team for fourth in total receptions with 11, but is No. 1 in receiving touchdowns with four.

He is also the Pirates leading return man – averaging 22.2 yards on kick returns and his longest was a 42 yarder.

With other weapons like Justin

Hardy and Isaiah Jones attracting the majority of defenses’ attention, Brown has proven himself to be a dangerous weapon for East Carolina through the first four games.

At 6’2” 206 pounds, Brown is a big target that can really move. Don’t be surprised to see him make a couple of big plays on Saturday.

Linebacker Zeek Bigger The 6’2” 228-pound junior linebacker is leading the Pirates

in tackles with 54 in 2014. He also has an interception and a pass defended. Bigger has a nose for the football and is always around the pile.

It actually rather surprising he hasn’t made more impact plays for the Pirates this year, but expect that to change soon.

Deffensinve back Josh Hawkins Hawkins is East Carolina’s version of a shut-down corner.

He leads the team with three interceptions, four pass breakups

and seven passes defended. The junior started his career with the Pirates as a walk-on in 2011.

At 5’10” and 186 pounds, Hawkins is in his first full season as a starter and has been enjoying a lot of success.

Hawkins also isn’t afraid to get dirty and is eighth on the team in tackles with 17.

Being that it is his first year as a starter, and that he began as a walk-on, Hawkins has a bit of a chip on his shoulder and is undoubtedly looking to prove himself and create some more turnovers in conference play.

golf

SMU compete in Schooner Fall Classic

Courtesy of SMU Athletics Jennifer Park is one of the Mustangs returning for the second annual Schooner Fall Classic.

Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu The SMU women’s golf team travels to Norman, Oklahoma to compete in the Schooner Fall Classic this weekend.

The Mustangs tee off on hole 10 on Saturday at 9:10 a.m. The three-day tournament concludes Oct. 6 on the Belmar Golf Course.

The Mustangs placed 12th at the Schooner Fall Classic in 2013. SMU is returning four of its five players who competed in it. Jenny Haglund (T-12 last year) is returning followed by Jennifer Park (T-48th), Alexandra Rossi

(T-57th), and Lindsey McCurdy.

The Mustangs are also bringing Katie Page.

“It is really fun as a coach to play in a strong field,” Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland said.

“You can see what it takes to win, I think it is possible that the NCAA Champion can come from this group. If we win, we know we can compete with the best in the nation. If we don’t, then we can see what it takes to make that next step.”

Oklahoma State won the 2013 Schooner Fall Classic after shooting 868 (+28). The Mustangs shot (895, +55, 306302-287). The Mustangs are now coming off of the dramatic

victory in the East & West Match Play Challenge in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They want to continue their success and prove they truly can compete with the best.

“We need to keep improving on what we have been doing all year, getting the ball to the hole and believing in ourselves.”

Sutherland said. “They can compete with anyone if they do not give up on a shot. We did a nice job of this at Michigan and we look to carry it over to Oklahoma.”

You can check back with The Daily Campus on Monday to see results from the Schooner Fall Classic.

soccer

Men’s soccer heads to Florida for conference match Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu The Mustangs take on UCF for an American Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday.

UCF is coming into the match with an overall 1-5-2 record and a 0-0-1 mark in conference play.

The Kinghts’ win came over Florida Atlantic on Sept. 5.

SMU also took a 3-1 victory on Sept. 5 against Duke.

The Mustangs are coming off a 2-0 win over Northern Illinois on Oct. 1. In that game Mustang

Abdul Yassine scored his first collegiate goal in the 69th minute and Idrissa Camara’s came less than two minutes later on Wednesday evening at Westcott Field. The Mustangs are now 5-30 on the season and 5-1 at home.

“I think our offense did an excellent job,” Head Coach Tim McClements said. “In the second half NIU came out and pressed us, which threw off our rhythm a little bit, but after a while we were able to get through and generate a number of quality opportunities.”

SMU is on a four-match win streak for the first time since

2012. The Mustangs have won five of the last six games.

“The main thing is that we get the win,” McClements said. “It’s the game of soccer and you have to be patient and fortunately it came tonight.”

The Mustangs and UCF sit even at 3-3-3 and in games at UCF the Mustangs are 1-2-1.

Keep an eye on SMU’s Stanton Garcia and Mauro Cichero who were both selected as all-league performers for their performance in the 4-2 conference opening victory against Tulsa.

Kickoff against UCF is set for Saturday 7 p.m.

FRIDAY n OCTOBER 3, 2014 POLITICS

NEWS

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Democratic Party host Davis v. Abbott debate watch party kelly baylor Contributing Writer kbaylor@smu.edu Courtesy of Shabnam Amini

The Al Jazeera America staff answered questions during the discussion.

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The channel announced in January 2013 that it sold itself to Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera Media Network.

The Al Jazeera Media Network is based in New York and has 70 bureaus around the country and world, including one in Dallas.

Bridges said that the news organization is not worried about the bottom line or corporate profit and is instead focusing on getting the business up and running.

However, the U.S. expansion has been both difficult and expensive for the network, which averages about 17,000 prime time viewers, according to an August report in the Columbia Journalism Review.

The low viewership could be contributed to the few cable providers that carried CurrentTV and, more notably, the doubts that some Americans may have about the organization’s association with the Middle East.

The Al Jazeera Media Network is owned by the state of Qatar, where the network originated in the 1990’s.

Since then, it has gone global.

It was the choice of Al Jazeera Arabic to run tapes after 9/11 of Osama bin Laden defending and justifying an attack that cemented the connection for many Americans between the news network and the Middle East.

In the tapes, Bin Ladin claims, “America has been hit by Allah at its most vulnerable point, destroying, thank God, its most prestigious building.”

The U.S. government accused Al Jazeera of engaging in propaganda

on behalf of terrorists, but Al Jazeera said that it was only making the informationa available to the public.

Bridges noted that any other news organization, like CNN, would have run the footage if it received the tapes first.

Students in the discussion expressed concerns about the network’s funding from the Qatari royal family and its influence on media coverage.

“What guarantees this separation in the network?” senior Christopher Saul asked.

Seigenthaler, who was formerly an anchor for “NBC Nightly News,” said that reporters still have editorial independence from the network’s founding country.

Caraccioli stated that just because the network has an Arabic name and icon does not mean the company is biased or has a Middle Eastern focus.

“We don’t stray. We plow straight ahead,” she said. “We make sure the story is shown in a fair and in an indepth way.”

Al Jazeera America hopes to remarket itself over time to a younger generation more open-minded and unafraid of the network’s origins.

The network hopes to accomplish this through in-depth reporting and a digital strategy that encompasses smartphones.

The Al Jazeera America staff is looking forward to the future of their news organization.

“It’s been a ride and we’re just starting,” Seigenthaler said.

A boisterous, vocal crowd of more than 200 people – reminiscent of sports fans watching their favorite football teams – watched the final debate for governor of Texas on the big screen at the Angelika Theater Tuesday night. Most of the audience knew that this was a Democratic event and were there to support Wendy Davis.

The debate was moderated

by KERA’s Shelley Kofler, while Gromer Jeffers from the Dallas Morning News, Brian Curtis from NBC5, Peggy Fikac from the San Antonio Express-News and Norma Garcia from Telemundo 39, posed questions to the candidates during the one hour segment.

Some in the audience at the Angelika had different motives for attending. Nailan Beal, 19 and soon-to-be first time voter, came as a requirement for a class where she was told to compare and contrast the candidates.

Beal explained, “If it wasn’t for this class I probably wouldn’t have even known the election was going on.”

While Beal was misinformed in thinking that if Davis won the election that she would be the first female governor of Texas (Miriam A. Ferguson was in 1925) there were some very informed attendees at the event as well.

Amanda Delossantos, former president for the League of United Latin American Citizens, Dallas Young Adult Rainbow Council,

came to “support Wendy Davis and be around like-minded people,” she said. While the polls have Greg Abbott, the Republican, with a 12.6-point advantage over Davis, according to Realclearpolitics.com, Delossantos hasn’t counted Davis out just yet.

“I think it will take a big push for the Latino vote and Davis needs to address her plan with education tonight. That’s what those of us with families are looking for,” she said.

Education is just one of the topics that was covered during Tuesday’s debate. Ethics, transportation and tollway plans, along with the last minute surprise of the issue surrounding Ebola, were subjects that dominated this final debate.

The debate occurred just hours after federal officials confirmed the first diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S. was a patient in Dallas, where the debate was held.

The biggest cheer at the Democratic watch party came when Gromer Jeffers began to pose a question to Davis that she would be facing an overwhelmingly Republican legislature, unless Democrats got everything they wanted in November. The audience at the Angelica, who clearly only acknowledged the latter part of Jeffers statement where the Democrats “got everything they wanted in November,” missed the rest of Jeffers’ question as the cheers reached an octave that exceded movie theater volume.

As in many debates both candidates overstepped the allotted time limits, both attempted to dodge the hard questions and

GREEK LIFE

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Amanda Delossantos and Celina White prepare to watch the debate.

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Courtesy of Alpha Psi Lambda

Alpha Psi Lambda is holding interest meetings this semester.

Co-ed Latino fraternity returns to campus CLAIRE KELLEY Chief Copy Editor cakelley@smu.edu Alpha Psi Lambda, the nation's first and largest coed Latino fraternity, is returning to SMU. The organization was originally founded at Ohio State University in 1985. It arrived at SMU in 1991, but went dormant in 2010.

Alumni are looking to recolonize the Delta chapter and held the first interest meeting in Hughes Trigg Wednesday night.

During the meeting, alumni and current members explained the fraternity's history and mission, as well as what sets it apart from other Greek organizations.

"The biggest thing about us is our being coed," said UNT student and current member Mayra Trujillo.

"Latino culture is big on family and that's what we try to encompass.

We want that 'familia' feeling."

Raul Avila, a graduate of SMU who joined the fraternity in 1996, believes a co-ed fraternity can do more to prepare its members for life after college.

"Life is coed," said Avila.

"Why shouldn't an organization that's going to help you grow be coed, too?"

The mission of Alpha Psi Lambda is, "to promote continued

personal and collective growth of our membership, success and unity through education, leadership, cultural awareness and community service." The organization's main philanthropy is the Boys and Girls Club, but it does work for several other charities, including the American Heart Association and Habitat for Humanity.

Members will have the opportunity to volunteer, plan social events and fundraise as a group to pay their dues.

The organization is open to all students, not just those of Latin American descent, who meet GPA and other requirements.

Annette Fuhr is one of the 13 original founders of the fraternity and was also present at the meeting, explaining Alpha Psi Lambda's origins and her excitement about its surprising growth.

"We felt like we needed an organization to promote our goals and desires for the future," she said. "We finally did it and it's just grown since then. I never imagined it would get this big."

Fuhr, who still does volunteer work as a result of her involvement in Alpha Psi Lambda, emphasized its lasting effect on members.

She said, "It's continuous.

It's never ending. It's growth and progress."

the university even more.

Alex Estopinal, a resident from Ware Commons is another first-year who has been targeted to donate. Estopinal says he has not made a donation yet, nor does he have any plans to.

As the most expensive university in Texas, SMU already requires students to make a significant financial investment.

And, with most of his allowance money going toward extra food and schoolbooks, Estopinal says he doesn’t have any leftover money for donations.

“Tuition here is pretty high,” he said. “The only reason I’m here is because I’m on scholarship. We’re paying that much, why do they need our students to donate?”

Williams says that the Alumni Affairs Office understands that SMU is a big

financial commitment, and recognizes that students may be reluctant to give back to the university. However, he hopes that students will consider the effect that donating can have on the university.

“SMU could not operate without the giving of others.

Each year, thousands of SMU alumni, friends, parents, faculty, staff and students give back to the university,” he said. “We believe that educating students on the impact giving has on their education is very important.”

The importance of donating to the university is especially significant for alumni, as the US News & World Report uses the percentage of alumni giving to help determine annual rankings.

The 2014-15 school year is the last opportunity for the university to set a new record for alumni giving through its Second Century Campaign.

The campaign was launched in September 2008 to raise

Courtesy of Kelly Baylor

Democratic volunteers Alex Lengford, Christopher Smaby, and David Babb (from left to right) pose with support signs.

both deflected to issues in their competitor’s campaigns. However, some of Greg Abbott’s admissions, like “candidly not looking at the math” on homeowner insurance rates, sounded like he stole a page right out of George W. Bush’s worst quotes. Curtis summarized one of Abbott’s answers on education by stating, “So you believe we can create the No.1 education system in the nation by spending below the national average per pupil.” Darlene Ewing, the chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Party, said“The guy graduated from Vanderbilt. He’s not a dummy, but he treated us like dummies tonight.”

Some of the answers Abbott came up with didn’t seem to be good responses to the questions.

When Garcia asked a question about how the candidate would address a 10-year-old child about gay marriage, Abbott responded in a way Liz Wally, a Democrat member of the audience, referred to as “the Republican rhetoric.”

After he finished, Garcia shockingly stupefied stated, “That’s what you would say to a 10 year-old child?”

Abbott just smiled in response almost as if he was confused by his own answer.

Davis certainly did not play the passively female role in Tuesday’s debate, and surprised at least one Republican in the audience with her strong presence.

Davis wasn’t afraid to call Abbott out for “not telling the truth,” or “talking out of both sides of his mouth.” Audience member Karla Zemler screamed in the middle of the theater, “Go Shelly, Go!” as Kofler questioned Abbott blatantly why he didn’t know certain things about the audit of Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund.

Zemler wasn’t the only vocal audience member on Tuesday night.

When the debate reached the point where Davis got an opportunity to ask Abbott a question, Wally spoke over the debate, as if Abbott could hear her and proposed the question she really wanted an answer to, “Will you step down?”

Without surprise Ewing and many others at the Democratic watch party shared this viewpoint that Davis ”kicked his butt. She came out swinging.”

With the election just weeks away, Davis must hope that her performance Tuesday tonight will close the gap in Abbott’s lead.

Greg Abbott or Wendy Davis?

Ewing passionately stressed that the important thing that these debates bring to audience members is to “establish distinction among candidates, to show voters there are consequences to their vote.” She said. “You’re making real choices.”

The election is scheduled to take place on Nov. 4.

money for improvements to infrastructure, scholarships, research and faculty positions.

Because gift giving improves SMU’s national rankings, the value of an SMU degree also increases. SMU currently has an endowment of more than $1 billion.

While Development and Alumni Affairs has been working to generate donations directly from students, it has also recruited Commons RA’s to encourage their residents to donate.

Emails have been sent to Commons RA’s, promising an incentive of two free basketball tickets to the RAs that get the highest percentage of their students to donate. Jamie Hinz, a Ware RA, said she received three emails over the course of two days, reminding her to encourage her residents to donate.

The emails Hinz has been asked to forward to residents employ language purposely used

to encourage more donations.

One email enthusiastically tells Hinz and her residents to “Help Ware Win!” while another says, “Ware needs you to help win the Residential Commons Challenge.”

RAs have also directly approached residents to solicit donations. Landers said that his view on making donations had been shaped after an exchange with his RA. “My RA told me to basically pay to win points for Crum, is how she described it,” Landers said, who decided he would not donate.

While the RC Challenge ended in mid-September, students will have plenty of other chances to donate to the university. Other opportunities include a similar competition that will take place during homecoming week, along with a brunch hosted by President Turner for graduating seniors who give a gift to the university.

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OPINION

FRIDAY n October 3, 2014

Education

EDITORIAL BOARD

From SMU and back Latino Leadership critical to classrooms and country This Hispanic Heritage Month, I’m thinking a lot about my former students.

Although they’re never too far from my mind, for the first time in three years, I am not teaching during this important holiday.

I graduated from SMU in 2011 and joined Teach For America where I taught high school English in Southeast Dallas. When I came to SMU to study English, I knew that I wanted to give back as a teacher and a coach so TFA was a natural fit.

I taught at W. W. Samuell High School in Pleasant Grove.

Although my students were living and learning just 20 minutes from SMU’s campus, some days those two worlds couldn’t seem more different.

My students arrived at school with big ambitions and dreams for their families, but were confronted with the deep inequities that plague our country’s education system.

More than 88 percent of my students were considered “economically disadvantaged” and rather than receiving more resources to overcome the challenges of poverty, too often they received less.

Fewer than 30 percent of students at my high school were enrolled in AP or IB classes. While here in Highland Park, 89 percent of students were enrolled in “college-ready” AP and IB classes.

This disparity is staggering and all too widespread.

I experienced this first hand growing up in a rural Texas community and again while teaching in the heart of Dallas. But I also know this struggle is not unique to Texas.

Millions of kids growing up in diverse communities do not have access to the opportunities that will empower them to reach their full potential.

As a generation, we can choose to take action and change this for all children. Teach for America offered me the opportunity to do just that.

On and off the field, my identity as a Hispanic male teacher influenced every interaction I had with my students and their families. Being Hispanic meant we shared a common nucleus – language, food, and, of course, sports – and that my students trusted me to push them beyond their limits.

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jake torres Contributing Writer jtorres@smu.edu

As “Coach Torres,” I encouraged my soccer boys to practice hard and prove what is possible.

After a year of hard work and with the support of the entire school, we finished our season 12 and two and made it three rounds into the playoffs.

Our small, dedicated team from Southeast Dallas became a one of the top 16 soccer teams in the state – a finish that the boys themselves didn’t always believe was possible.

Back in my English classroom, I encouraged my students to work just as diligently.

Some of my favorite days with my students were spent watching them read Sandra Cisneros or seeing them recite Caesar Chavez’s famous speech to the United Farm Workers.

It was crucial for my students to see their culture not only reflected in the curriculum, but also celebrated in the classroom. Embracing my own identity helped many of my students take pride in theirs.

Now as I begin my first year of law school back at SMU, my students are never far from my mind.

In fact, some of them have joined me on campus as they begin their freshman years at SMU — an accomplishment I’m proud and privileged to have been a part of.

As a TFA alumnus committed to a lifetime of advocating for low-income students and families through law and policy, I am humbled to have been a teacher and coach to students whose determination never ceased to amaze.

As you imagine your own future, I hope you’ll join us.

Students should not worry about contracting Ebola Two days ago, as everyone in Dallas and the United States knows, a Liberian man was diagnosed with the Ebola virus.

He was originally sent away from the Dallas hospital with antibiotics for a cold but was later rushed back after showing the violent symptoms of the deadly illness that is sweeping across Africa.

Some news sources report that he came in contact with at least 100 people, others say even more. One thing is for sure: Dallas has developed Ebola hysteria.

Here are just a few things, we, The Daily Campus staff, would like to clear up.

1. SMU will not cancel class. Note: this is a response to an actual statement made by an SMU student who was worried about catching the virus in class.

One person has been diagnosed and is in isolation. Nearly everyone who came in the vicinity of this man is in quarantine and so far, not a single one has shown symptoms.

Those symptoms include fever of more than 101 degrees, vomiting, diarrhea and unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising). An individual is not contagious until they show symptoms.

2. Ebola is not, we repeat, is not airborne. The Ebola virus moves from one person to another via close contact with blood and other bodily fluids.

If someone throws up around you, step away.

We sincerely hope that is your first instinct anyway.

Don’t touch people who are bleeding. Again, we feel this is a pretty obvious precaution but with the way people have been talking, we wanted to throw it out there.

There is no need to buy a mask. We’re serious.

3. Please understand that we live in a country with an established health care system and ways to deal with infectious and deadly diseases so that we can, in fact, stop it from spreading.

Also, your water is sanitized and the food you eat is processed, meaning that the chance of you getting Ebola from poor sanitary conditions is highly unlikely.

4. Stop. Stop using Ebola as an excuse to get out of class. Stop using Ebola as a reason to call home. And most of all, stop using Ebola as a joke.

In Africa, where many of the countries facing Ebola outbreaks are considered third world, there are people dying. Lots of them. Don’t tease your friend with a cough about the chance of catching Ebola because for plenty of people, that risk is real. Fortunately for you, SMU students, that risk does not apply.

In the words of the director of the CDC, Dr. Tom Frieden, “I have no doubt that we will control this importation, or case, of Ebola so that it does not spread widely in this country.”

So please, for our own sanity, calm down.

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Actors Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart played main characters Bella and Edward in the Twilight saga.

‘Twilight’ short films will air on Facebook, tries to reconnect with female audience to no avail Author Stephanie Meyer has decided to revamp (pun intended) Twilight by selecting five female directors to create short films based off the famous saga.

The short film series will be titled “The Storytellers- New Creative Voices of ‘The Twilight Saga,’” supporting Women in Film organization.

Meyers believes that this project is to help promote feminism.

I find this to be ironic.

The entire plot of Twilight is Bella giving up her friends, family and mortality for her lover Edward. Each of the five movies shows her growing dependence for her vampire boyfriend. In the second movie ‘New Moon,’ she is infatuated with him to the point where she considers suicide when he leaves her.

The unhealthy relationship between the main characters dominated every silver screen over the course of four years. Adolescent girls (and some boys) fawned over the hauntingly beautiful cast and their odd relationships, wishing to have their own Edward or Jacob.

But as a reformed fangirl, I know better now.

In real life, if I were to have a relationship like

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Bella and Edward’s, I would be miserable. I would not be able to see my friends nor family. I would have to constantly lie and censor myself. And I would constantly try to live up to an expectation that I could never reach.

This twisted, manipulative and complicated relationship that Bella and Edward possess hardly promotes feminism in the slightest.

With Twilight’s entirety based off of a drunkoff-love girl falling in for a vampire, the five selected female directors have a lot of work to do in order to convince their older audience members that the saga supports their cause.

Nguyen is majoring in business.

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Last week the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals announced that it is now legal for people to take unwanted, provocative photos of you without your consent.

This includes photos or videos that are taken in a bathroom or private dressing room such as upskirt photos and photos targeting the breast and buttocks area.

Multiple appeals have been made for this to happen, but only one man made this act legal. His name is Ronald Thompson.

Thompson, a 53-year-old, was originally charged with 26 counts of improper photography.

He took photos of 73 children at a water park, specifically aiming for sexual areas.

He justified his acts by claiming it was a violation of freedom of expression.

The court seemed to agree.

They ruled that the current law, prohibiting these photographs to be taken, is now legal.

Their claim is that a law cannot restrict a person’s thoughts. It is technically a violation of the First Amendment, specifically

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freedom of expression.

This makes me sick.

The fact that Thompson can now run around more water parks and take more photos of children disgusts me.

And there are plenty of other sadistic, perverted individuals out there. They can now whip out their phones whenever they please to take a photo when you bend over or record you when you happen to be at the swimming pool.

The best part is that they won’t ask; they don’t have to anymore!

It’s legal.

They won’t get in trouble, and you can’t do a damn thing about it.

As a young woman, I find this ruling concerning.

It is very upsetting to me that precious, innocent

children are going to be in some perv’s spank bank.

Moreover, I’m concerned for teenage girls and young women that may be targeted by other aberrant individuals.

Do I have to cover myself up even more now? Should I throw away all my skirts and dresses? If I want to wear a sports bra and shorts when I run on the Katy Trail should I bring a jacket even though its 90 degrees out?

These are the questions I’ll have to ask myself even more than I already do when I choose to go out and be a part of society.

I already have to check if my shorts are long enough. If my tank top is loose enough. If my boobs are hidden enough.

And I find this to be enough.

The fundamental right for some degenerate to be able to take a photo or video of exposed children and women is wrong.

The overall safety and respect for women and children need to be evaluated and ensured as it is for men, and apparently now, perverts.

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‘Black Snow’ production runs through the weekend Emily Heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu SMU’s theatre program is lighting up the stage with “Black Snow” this week.

The show opened Wednesday night in the Greer Garson Theater in the Owen Arts Center.

The play runs Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday and Sunday too.

With an Inception-esque plot of a play within a play, and set in Moscow in the 1930s, it’s unlike anything the theatre division has done before. It satirizes the theatre world in Russia – the main character, Sergei Leontievich, is a playwright attempting to get published. The play deals with the stress of the theatre world, which the actors themselves may feel.

Though the themes in the performance are sometimes dark, as castmember Jon Garrard, senior, describes it as “ridiculous”

and “grotesque,” it’s also lively and entertaining.

The fast-paced play was described as a “marathon” by castmember Ally Van Deuren, also a senior theatre student.

“As soon as the lights go up in act one for the first time, I am almost continuously moving until curtain call,” said Van Deuren.

Cast preparation for the show, led by director Blake Hackler, included “Suzuki training” which is a highintensity process of walking, strength training, focusing movements and positions, developing disciplines, and pushing the actors.

In addition, rehearsals have been constant for months, as the cast auditioned last spring semester for all the shows this season.

Putting on a show can be demanding, those involved are far from bored.

Garrard notes while the process of play production, from audition to rehearsal, has been the same as previous ones, “in this play, theatre rules are broken, the ridiculous is

welcomed and it is overall a very stylized piece.”

He notes Hackler encourages actors to get crazy, trying new things each time they perform.

“A lot of the best moments in the show came from us fooling around or making a mistake and it ending up being brilliant,” said Garrard.

“My favorite part about theatre is telling the story to audiences and bringing them into our very odd and very specific world,” said Van Deuren.

Many of the cast’s seniors hope to pursue acting in the professional field next year.

Junior Megan Harrington is excited to see the show Saturday night. She’s attending to see her Art of Acting professor on stage.

“Growing up, I did theatre,” she said. “I love that in college I’m able to go back to an old hobby and see a great show.”

Tickets are available through the Meadows website. Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $7 for students, faculty and staff.

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Black Snow centers on Sergei Leontievich, a struggling playwright.

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Nick Jonas wowed the audience with his new sound on Tuesday night.

Nick Jonas impresses at Trees Hanan Esaili Online Editor hesaili@smu.edu Amidst the screaming girls and dads who were forced to tag along, a crowd seemed to be anticipating a Jonas Brothers concert, but what they received instead was a totally different show.

Top 40 hits slowly faded into Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” a homage to Nick Jonas’ new chapter in his life. Jonas took the Trees stage with his hands up as Sinatra belted out the final “I did it my way” and immediately began to love on Dallas, his hometown. He came out on a mission: to prove he’s grown as a person, an artist and is not the skinny, lanky Jonas Brother you once fawned over.

The audience got a glimpse of Jonas’ new music and heard the strength and power of his voice in covers of Jhene Aiko’s “The Worst,” who he calls one of the influences for his upcoming

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debut album which is scheduled for release on November 11, and “Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” But what was different about this show was the maturity Jonas showed on stage. His music reflected his relationship with his current girlfriend, Olivia Culpo, people he loves and being vulnerable.

“The thing I’m most excited about [with this new album] is showing people where I’m at now and what it is that I want to say and the kind of music I’m feeling and loving. I think there’s some major growth in this record and I’m just really looking forward to the world hearing it,” Jonas said.

Jonas spoke multiple times during the show about how happy he was to be back in his hometown and how grateful he was that family members, like his grandmother and his youngest brother, Frankie, were in the audience.

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I really don’t do anything, which is nice,” he said with a little laugh.

The theme of growth, as a person himself and with his music, was the overall theme for the night and his new album.

He spoke of how he loves his new fans, but is happy that most have stayed along for the ride while he and his music went through changes.

“It’s interesting I think that most of the crowd now is college age, which is cool to see. I mean it makes sense. When we started out it was sort of the 14 to 18 bracket and now I feel like the main audience is probably 18 to 25,” Jonas said. “I just wanted to say as I’m growing, they’re coming with me and we’re on this journey together.”

If the journey is as powerful and anything like Tuesday night’s show, what an adventure it will be.

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Meredith Carey Assignments Editor mbcarey@smu.edu Jimmy Ciff: Honda Stage on Friday, 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

This reggae legend sings some of the greatest hits out of Jamaica.

Think “I Can See Clearly” and “The Harder They Come.” This early Friday concert is the perfect slow jam to kick off the weekend. Listen Now: “You Can Get It If You Really Want” Bleachers: Miller Lite Stage on Friday, 3:15 – 4:15 p.m.

You may only know Jack Antonoff as the lead guitarist of Fun. But he deserves a lot more credit than that. His new band is running with a new stream of indie pop classics. Their brand of music lends itself to great live shows and though they have a relatively early timeslot, they’re worth driving up early. Listen Now: “I Wanna Get Better” Childish Gambino: Honda Stage on Friday, 6:15 – 7:15 p.m.

Has Donald Glover ever disappointed? Spitting his lyrics on stage, Gambino always brings his A-game, and a little taste of his comic flare to his sets. He’s in the can’t miss pile for every music festival. Listen Now: “Freaks and Geeks”

Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe No, that is not the name of a band. But in all honesty, grab a schedule, and pick a random band, preferably one that comes on before 4 p.m. and cheer them on. Not because they need the support but because these homegrown bands are really great. So try something new.

You won’t regret it.

The Head and the Heart: Samsung Galaxy Stage on Saturday, 6:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The American answer to foreign folk bands, The Head and the Heart bring a calmer, less banjo-filled sound, perfect for a festival singa-long. It’s the lyrics and glorious harmonies that make it for this band. Listen Now: “Rivers and Roads” Major Lazer: RetailMeNot Stage on Saturday, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Come for the twerking. And I mean real twerking. DJ Diplo, with Jillionaire and Walshy Fire, bring dancehall beats to the electronic scene and truly know how to make a scene. Expect SOCA music and booty-shaking. Listen Now: “Watch Out for This (Bumaye)” Gramatik: Miller Lite Stage on Sunday 3 – 4 p.m.

If you’re over the regular dubstep fare, check this Slovenian who brings a new hip-hop flair to the genre.

A mix of glitch, rap and dubstep, Gramatik mixes great spin-off of vintage tracks but also tosses in a few pure instrumentals. Well, we’re considering a mix board an instrument. Listen Now “Talkbox Intended” Phantogram: Miller Lite Stage on Sunday, 5 – 6 p.m.

They’ll be in Dallas next week (thanks for the leftovers, ACL) but it’s worth stopping by to bliss out to their own brand of electronic rock.

They play the kind of music that carries you far away from Zilker Park. Listen Now: “When I’m Small” Here are the shows The Daily Campus staff will be covering: Friday: 2:15 p.m. Capital Cities, 3:15 p.m. Hozier, 4:15 p.m.

CHVRCHES, 5:15 p.m. Sam Smith, 6:15 p.m. Foster The People, 7:15 p.m. The Glitch Mob, 8:15 p.m.

Outkast Saturday: 2:30 p.m. Rebelution, 4:30 p.m. The Head and the Heart, 5:30 p.m. Iggy Azalea, 6:30 p.m.

Lana del Rey, 7:30 p.m. Broken Bells or Major Lazer, 8:30 p.m.

Eminem Sunday: 3:30 p.m. KONGOS, 4 p.m. Fitz & The Tantrums or Spoon, 5 p.m. Phantogram

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FRIDAY n OCTOBER 3, 2014

Say ‘Hola’ to Good Food

Dallas’s best mexican, from Tex Mex to Authentic emily heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu As a Californian, upon my arrival to Dallas, I couldn’t help but be confused by Tex-Mex. Gone were the bean and

cheese burritos from corner shops, the spice and tang of real carne asada, and the refried beans topped with crumbly cotija cheese.

I searched for a restaurant like the ones I knew and loved, but they were few and far between.

But after a while I soon learned to love queso, and now I embrace both the traditional and the Texan.

So here’s my rundown of the best of the best. Agree, or agree to disagree, but either way, eat some guac in my honor.

Best of Tex Mex For Somewhere New: PEPE’S AND MITO’S CAFE

For To-Die-For Queso: CHUY’S

Head over to Deep Ellum if you’re feeling adventurous and try Urbanspoon’s highest-rated Tex-Mex. From flautas to tacos, they boast a standard menu of well done favorites.

Deep Ellum is an up-and-coming destination for exploring in Dallas. The change of scenery coupled with piping hot taquitos make for a memorable night.

Chuy’s. Yes, it’s a chain. But that doesn’t dampen the fun cantina vibe of this Knox Street favorite. Sit outside if the weather is nice on the spacious patio.

The queso is the perfect balance of cheesy and spicy. The accompanying chips are paper-thin and salty. The salsa is mild yet smoky.

Go during happy hour and enjoy not only bottomless queso, but all-you-can-eat bean dip, salsa, chips and ground beef. And what could top bottomless queso?

For Breakfast Tacos: TORCHY’S

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Chuy’s thin chips complement their creamy queso.

Torchy’s breakfast tacos have a cult following. Some mornings you just need a giant taco, not just a flimsy corn tortilla with a bit of eggs.

Torchy’s delivers just that, with thick flour tortillas, crunchy bacon, and big portion sizes.

The tacos are inexpensive enough to have several if one isn’t enough.

For brunch, add one of their famous mimosas and you’re good to go.

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Phi Pi Arrowspike, Dedman Sports Center, 11 a.m to 3 p.m.

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LGBT Dialouges: The Rainbow Pony in a World of Red and Blue, McElvaney first floor Lounge, Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Teach for America Info Session, Hegi Career Center in HughesTrigg, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

SUNDAY

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Mr Mesero’s outdoor patio overlooks uptown.

Best of real Mex For A Classy Night Out: MR MESERO Mr Mesero in Uptown has a gorgeous Latin vibe with flickering candles, soft cloth napkins and the smell of grilling vegetables and savory chicken wafting through the dining room and outdoor patio.

It’s the perfect place for a date night, as the prices aren’t too high but the food is delicious, from the smoky pulled chicken in enchiladas topped with flavorful tomatillo sauce to the juiciest steak around. Plus, they serve mole sauce, a hearty tangy chocolate-based (yes, really) salsa that is as authentic as it gets.

However, the menu also features an American classics side for those who just aren’t feeling adventurous, so Mr Mesero is the best of both worlds.

For The Best Taco Shop Around: SAN DIEGO TACO SHOP Tex-Mex’s fresh taste is perfect for the average taco craving, but sometimes you just have to have the flavorful, orange-cheesy, re-refried beans of a little family-owned taco shop, and you just can’t get that at Mi Cocina.

If you’ve ever tasted a truly amazing carne asada burrito – sorry, no not Chipotle, I’m talking the California kind, with the orange cheese and the French fries and creamy guacamole – you must make the trek to San Diego Taco Shop.

Yes, it’s almost 25 minutes away near Irving, but when you’re driving back, warm floury burrito in one hand and a bottled Coke in the other, you won’t mind at all.

October 5

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WEDNESDAY October 8

Underground in Hughes-Trigg Theater, Noon to 12:40 p.m.

For Authenticity: EL TIZONCITO El Tizoncito on Lemmon Avenue has horchata, aguas frescas, and tamarind margaritas – even their drinks are traditional Mexican.

Famous for their Tacos al Pastor, featuring pork infused with pineapple and peppers and then slow-roasted, flautas, enchiladas and more, the taqueria is loved by Dallasites who crave the flavor and spice of Mexican classics.

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Tacos El Pastor are the best at El Tizoncito.