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Fondren Library’s Bi-Annual Film Festival Fondren Library’s Bi-Annual Film Festival will focus on the topic of women’s historical achievements in America and their place in society. The festival will be held in McCord Auditorium over a two-day period, Tuesday Oct. 12 and Wed. Oct. 13, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Tuesday, Dr. Joci Caldwell Ryan from SMU’s Women’s Studies Department will speak and three movies will be screened. On Wednesday, segments of “A History of Women’s Achievements in America” will be shown. Admission to the festival and parking in the Daniel Blvd. lot is free. The topic comes at an appropriate time, commemorating the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

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Inventor comes to campus By BILLY EMBODY Online Intern wembody@smu.edu

SMU laboratory reveals potential source for geothermal energy SMU’s Geothermal Laboratory found that the temperature of the earth under West Virginia could be capable of helping with the production of geothermal energy. The laboratory interpreted new temperature data from oil, gas and thermal gradient wells to arrive at its conclusion. According to David Blackwell, director of the SMU Geothermal Laboratory, geothermal is said to be “an extremely reliable form of energy” and could “generate power 24/7.” A detailed report of their findings will be presented from Oct. 24-27 in Sacramento at the Geothermal Resources Council meeting. If interested in viewing a summary the report, visit http:// smu.edu/smunews/geothermal/ documents/west-virginiatemperatures.asp

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Ray Kurzweil speaks at the Oncor Tate Lecture on Tuesday.

The second lecture of the year for the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series packed McFarlin Auditorium with people eager to hear yet another discussion of issues facing the world today. Ray Kurzweil was Tuesday’s speaker for the Oncor Lecture of the series and addressed “The Future of Technology” in his lecture. Being thought of as “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” by Inc. magazine makes him qualified to address this issue. Kurzweil worked to become one of the leading inventors of our time by inventing the first flat bed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition and the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind. His website has over 1 million readers. Kurzweil, a 1999 National Medal of Technology recipient, spoke with SMU students, high school students and other participants in a question and answer session before his lecture in Hughes-Trigg. Freshman Ty Skoro said the informal session before the lecture “sparked a lot of good debate because of the great questions that students posed to Kurzweil.” Kurzweil addressed in his lecture that human beings have two things other beings

do not have. He believes we transcend and go beyond our limits, while also pointing out that “we have an organized body of ideas that is passed down from generation to generation.” Growth in technology is going on at an exponential rate. Each major achievement in technology has come at a constant rate of time between the new idea and the old one. Kurzweil explained this growth in many graphs detailing the growth in technology. This could include computer technology to developments in health and surgery that can add years on to people’s life. The new technology is becoming absorbed exponentially quicker than it used to be in the past. He used the example of the world taking 400 years to start using the printing press on a worldwide basis to Wikipedia and blogs absorbed by society in three years. He explained that because of these improvements our life expectancy will go up during our lifetime, so we should hang on to see the next century of development.

Students’ Fall Break plans vary By LAUREN SCHEININ Contributing writer lscheinin@smu.edu

Fall Break is around the corner, and SMU students have started making plans for the first long break of the semester. From Oct. 8 to12, students have the opportunity to travel home, visit friends or catch up on some much needed rest. Typically, seniors use this break to travel and spend time with one another, while freshmen use the break to go home to visit family. “I’m really looking forward to getting some rest,” said freshman James Long, who is spending the five-day vacation with his mother, grandmother and sister at his lake house in Hot Springs, Ark. “I’ll probably hang out, go boat riding and hopefully, if it’s not too cold, I’ll get to go water skiing,” he said. Rachael Mackin, a senior

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Website makes shopping for craft art just one click away By MEREDITH CRAWFORD Contributing Writer mcrawford@smu.edu

Across the country, buying handmade goods has become increasingly popular, thanks to sources such as Etsy, a website for artists to sell their handmade creations. In Dallas, the craft-collective Etsy Dallas is providing opportunities for local artists to promote their goods and to spread the word on this modern, hand-made movement. “What we do is hardly oldfashioned,” said Stephanie Hindall, co-president and founder of Etsy Dallas. “I would love for the handmade movement to sweep across the SMU campus and reach a hip, young demographic in Dallas.”

Etsy Dallas was founded in September 2007 at a time when a local, cohesive collective of artists in the area did not exist. “We were all sort of spread out doing our own thing,” Hindall said. “I saw the need for leadership and put out a call for people to join me.” Three years later, Etsy Dallas is the leader of the hand-made movement for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and has inspired the creation of groups like Etsy Austin and Artisans of Houston. One of Etsy Dallas’ team members, Dylan Dowdy of Dowdy Studio, creates hand-printed, silk-screened T-shirts in his studio in Richardson. He joined Etsy Dallas to promote his shop and connect with other artists in

the area. “When I started designing and making my own tees, I thought it was pretty important to make some connections locally and meet some like-minded individuals that could spark a lot of creativity and make something pretty cool happen in Dallas,” Dowdy said. In addition, Dowdy discovered that the Etsy Dallas community also serves as a support system for its members. “We all support each other with our crazy dreams and adventures,” Dowdy said. “Having that strength has helped myself stay strong as a struggling, small-time artist.” This strong collection of artists

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GREEK LIFE

Kappas kick for cause By DAILY CAMPUS STAFF SMU girls decked out in 80s gear went to get a workout at Kickin’ it with Kappa Tuesday night in Dedman. The series of exercise routines served as a way to raise money for a Ugandan orphanage and as a social event. “I’d do this workout everyday if I could,” freshman Kimmy Matthews said, noting that Kappa was also doing well in helping the orphanage. Kappa senior Alex Parker has heard a lot about the orphanage, as the knows of the alumna who started MEREDITH SHAMBURGER/ The Daily Campus it. “I think it’s incredible that one Kappas join in with others in light aerobics to raise money on Tuesday in person can do so much,” she said. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. At the same time, she felt the event was a fun way to “blow off a little steam” while socializing.

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Galileo’s “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican” is on display, along with 36 other prohibited books, through Dec. 17 at the SMU Bridwell Library.

Bridwell focuses on early Christian press censorship By BEN ATEKU Staff Writer bateku@smu.edu

An unusual scene greets visitors to the exhibition hall at Bridwell Library this fall. The overbearing silence coupled with the dim lights illuminating a larger-than-standard, damaged Bible commentary with some passages excised intrigues visitors. The pages were deliberately removed by representatives of the early church in Europe in a bid to contain heretical or erroneous teachings. Perkins School of Theology’s Bridwell Library is hosting an exhibition entitled “Heresy and Error.” The exhibition focuses on the historical evidence offered by the intentional alteration and

suppression of books by Christian censors in Europe during past centuries. Of the 62 books and broadsides displayed, 37 were prohibited, enduring either the physical expurgation or the threat of destruction. Initially, censorship of the press was enforced locally. However, with the spread of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church required a more centralized and organized approach. It formed the Council of Trent (1545-1563), which printed rules for censorship and listed individual banned titles as well as authors whose writings had been condemned. Catholic theologian Desiderius Erasmus and Protestant Reformer Martin Luther are among authors whose books were banned. The officials also published lists

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Style

• Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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Dress rental website Rent the Runway builds up buzz on college campuses

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By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

For college women on a budget, keeping up with ever-changing fashion trends can be expensive and exhausting. Wearing the hottest brands and latest styles to events, formals, dates and nights out with friends takes quite the upkeep, especially if you have a phobia of being an outfit-repeat offender. But, for most people, unless you’re Serena from “Gossip Girl” or Kim Kardashian, wearing a dress only once is impractical. Dress rental websites like RenttheRunway. com are revolutionizing the way women shop for special occasions. The site allows you to rent current season designer apparel from over 95 designers for 90 percent off retail for either four or eight day periods. The way the site works is simple. You just select the date of your upcoming event, your size and the zip code of where you want the dress shipped. Then Rent the Runway filters a selection of dresses that are available in your size at the timeframe of your event, at the price you are looking for and even by your specific body type. On Rent the Runway you can have a $2,800 Hérve Léger bandage dress for four days for $200. Less expensive designers like Catherine

SMU Rent the Runway campus representatives senior Lindsay Perper, from left, Junior Jordan Kragen and Sophomore Caroline Wright.

Malandrino, Tibi and Nicole Miller, whose designs retail in the $300 to $400 range, will run you anywhere between $50 and $75 for four days. Finding the correct size and getting the right fit is the negative aspect about shopping online. But on Rent the Runway your rental price always includes a second size. If you’re concerned about whether or not the style of dress you selected will flatter your figure, just choose a second style on the site. Second style options are always a set price of

$25, and like all dresses on the site, they too include two sizes. Senior Alex Parker wanted a couple of new dresses to wear for SMU Family Weekend, so she decided to give the site a test-run. “I rented two dresses, and they got to my house on the Friday of the TCU game,” Parker said. “I was able to wear one to the Boulevard and game that night, and the other for the Saturday night Family Weekend events.” The dresses Parker selected ended up working out, and she said she will definitely

Dresses available for rent on RentTheRunway.com

use the service again in the future. “There are a ton of choices, and it was really hard to decide what to order,” Parker said. “But the ones I ended up getting worked out perfectly, and they were so cute.” As far as returning the dresses, Parker says it was simple. “I just put them in the box and sent them right back,” Parker said. “It was so easy. You can just drop it off at any postal service. It’s pre-stamped and ready to go!” SMU junior Jordan Kragen found out about Rent the Runway last semester when she was having trouble finding the perfect dress for a formal. “Everything I liked elsewhere was too expensive,” Kragen said. “It was last minute and I didn’t have a dress!” Kragen’s dress dilemma was solved when she came across the dress rental site. She found an affordable dress that she liked and got it in time for her formal. Now Kragen interns

with the company and is an SMU campus representative, along with senior Lindsay Perper and sophomore Caroline Wright. Wright says the best part about the site is that there is no catch. “When you click on a dress you can see the whole look with the jewelry and everything. Each dress has user reviews and comes drycleaned,” she said. The site launched in November 2009, but is just now gaining buzz on college campuses like SMU. “It’s still slow picking up on campuses right now,” said Perper, who found out about the company through a family friend. “It’s going to take word of mouth and seeing other girls wearing the dresses to really get Rent the Runway rolling.” Kragen, Perper and Wright get the word out about the company through their “SMU Rent the Runway” Facebook Fan Page and special promotions targeted at SMU students. Sign up this week on RentTheRunway. com/SMU and receive $20 off with the code “FALLRUNWAY.” For more information email smu@ rtroncampus.com

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has much to offer SMU students who want to buy local, hand-made goods. “What’s so special about… cheap ‘Made in China’ piece of junk jewelry from a mass-producing commercial outlet who employs poor labor oversees?” Hindall said. “In my opinion, nothing.” “Buying hand-made [jewelry], especially locally, directly affects the local economy,” Dowdy said. “Each purchase is putting dollars right back into the community’s hands, which in turn, keeps the community strong,” Dowdy said. According to Hindall, style is not sacrificed when buying hand-made goods. “For SMU students in particular, there are many trendy, modern and fashion-forward crafters in Dallas,” Hindall said. “What better way to move with the times than buying

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journalism major, is using the break to travel to Los Angeles with a group of her friends. “We’re trying to plan as many girls’ trips and crazy getaways before we have to enter the real world in May,” Mackin said. Senior markets and culture major Alison Parke agrees. “Being a senior makes me want to be with my friends more. In the past, I have usually laid low and gone to visit my siblings at their respective colleges. This will be my first Fall Break experience with friends,” she said. Meanwhile, some upperclassmen are using the break to get a head start in the business world. “A lot of seniors are using this time to get their names and resumes out in the open,” Mackin said. “If they aren’t interviewing, they’re taking the time to visit New York, Los Angeles and other big cities to get in touch with companies they are interested in working for after college,” she said. One senior, Jieun Pyun, is using the break to explore her interest in politics. Pyun is traveling to Washington, D.C. with the Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Hilltop on the Hill program. “I’ve always been interested in politics, and I’ve been to Washington, D.C. a couple of times, so I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for me to see how advocacy groups and politicians work up there,” Pyun said. The Hilltop on the Hill program provides students with a behindthe-scenes experience to learn how communication functions on Capitol Hill. For other students, SMU’s Outdoor Adventures is offering a Fall Break Matagorda Island coastal kayaking trip. Limited to a small group of five, students will spend three nights camping and two days sea kayaking across the Intracoastal Waterway from Port O’Connor, Texas, to the barrier island of Matagorda, Texas. “We believe that beyond what happens in class, this is also a very important learning experience,” said Albert Mitugo, outdoor adventure coordinator. SMU’s Outdoor Adventures was started in 2005 with the hopes of educating students and strengthening leadership skills through outdoor activities. “Students look forward to going on more trips and feel change in their lives, and it’s for this reason that we continue to offer these programs,” Mitugo said. Though SMU offers students the opportunity to travel through the school, many upperclassmen still prefer to use the long weekend as a getaway with friends. “This is one of our last opportunities [to be together] before we all disperse into our desired cities to pursue careers,” Parke said.

something trendy and hand-made from a fellow neighbor?” Along with selling their products on the Etsy website, SMU students can shop and discover local talent at Etsy Dallas’ two craft fairs. The Jingle Bash will be held on Nov. 20, and the Spring Bash will be held on April 30 next year. Both shows are free to attend. “The Bash events showcase an incredible collection of top-notch, hand-picked, hand-made goods from all around Dallas and beyond,” Hindall said. These craft fairs feature hand-made apparel, jewelry, accessories, bags, art and more. Shoppers can also enjoy live DJ music, goody bags and free, do-ityourself crafts. “It’s more like a party than a craft show,” Hindall said.

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of expurgations which identified specific passages to be deleted from every copy of a book that they deemed somewhat unacceptable. One of the exhibits features an essay by Henric Van Cuyck, bishop of Roermond, in which he comments that the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg resulted in a world infected by “pernicious lies.” Books could be censored for stating a position different from the Bible’s. Galileo Galilei’s book, “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernica,” created controversy by placing the sun, not the Earth, at the center of the solar system.

This contradicted the biblical statement in Joshua 10:13 that God had made the sun stand still in the sky over the earth. Galileo’s book remained prohibited until 1824. Both the writers and the printers assisted the censors in successfully implementing censorship rules. “When the Index came out or a decree was issued, it would be the responsibility of the authors and printers to ensure that their works met the standards,” said Eric White, curator of Special Collections at the Bridwell Library. The exhibition contributes to a fuller understanding of the role of post-publication censorship in religious controversies of the past. It will run through Dec. 17 and has the same hours as the library.

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Student Code of Conduct may see changes By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Senior Staff Writer mshamburge@smu.edu

Student Senate is seeking proposed changes to the Student Code of Conduct as part of its annual process. Members of the SMU community may submit proposed revisions online at smu.edu/studentsenate no later than Friday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. The Student Code of Conduct outlines university polices that all students must follow. The SMU community is able to suggest changes to any part of the Code that they deem necessary. Proposed revisions will be reviewed by a committee and voted upon. The committee is comprised of a

representative from RLSH, the Greek community, the director of Student Activities, the student body president, two senators and a staff member who oversees judicial affairs. Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins will chair the committee. The committee will then present the proposed changes to Student Senate. If approved, the revisions will be given to the dean of Student Life, Office of Legal Affairs and vice president for Student Affairs for comments. Those offices will return comments to the committee and then Student Senate will vote on them again. If approved, proposed changes will then be presented to President R. Gerald Turner for approval.

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News around the world ASIA-PACIFIC

Indonesian president cancels trip: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called off a state visit to the Netherlands because of a threat that he could be arrested. A separatist group, the Republic of South Moluccas (RMS), has asked a court to order his detention in connection with alleged human rights violations. Indonesian authorities crushed the RMS after it declared independence in 1950. It was revived following the fall of President Suharto in 1998 and is currently based in the Netherlands, Indonesia’s former colonial power.

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian girl accused of spying: Tal al-Mallohi, a 19-year-old student blogger, has been held for the past nine months for allegedly spying for a foreign power. Mallohi, who is due in court in the next few days, has been denied access to a lawyer and until recently was unable to see her family. Last month, international rights groups voiced concern for the young woman and called for her immediate release.

SOUTH ASIA

New Indian language discovered: The language Koro was discovered by a team of linguists on an expedition to Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. The team was part of Naional Geographic “Enduring Voices.” Koro has never been written down and is only spoken by between 800 and 1,200 people. It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family, which includes around 150 languages spoken in India.

EUROPE

Hungary battles toxic spill: A state of emergency has been declared in three western counties after the chemical waste burst from a reservoir at an alumina plant. Officials are trying to stop the toxic sludge from flowing into major waterways. Four people have died, with 120 injured, and six more are missing. The clean-up operation could take up to 18 months, the minister told the BBC, and would require a “really vast amount of money” that would probably require an application for support from the E.U.

LATIN AMERICA

Hopes to rescue miners by weekend: Engineers drilling to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile say the men might be rescued as early as this weekend. The miners have begun to send prized possessions and mementos which they don’t want to leave behind up to the surface using small capsules, known as “doves,” in which they have been receiving supplies through narrow boreholes.

US & CANADA

Times Square bomber sentenced to life in prison: The man convicted of an attempted car bomb attack in New York’s Times Square has been sentenced to life in prison. Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty in June to 10 weapons and terrorism charges. In the courtroom, Shahzad warned Americans to “brace themselves” for a war with Islam. “We don’t accept your democracy or your freedom,” he said, adding that he rejected the court’s authority because “Muslims don’t abide by human laws.”

SMU

Volleyball: SMU vs. Tulsa, or “Pack the House,” is this Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum. Source: BBC News 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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Test your Supreme Court trivia knowledge STAFF

This Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States began its newest term with its newest member, Associate Nathaniel French Justice Elena Kagan. To celebrate this momentous event, I’ve put together a quiz of obscure Supreme Court trivia. All you avid Courtwatchers out there should find this enjoyable; hopefully, some of you who don’t consider yourself constitutional enthusiasts will have some fun too. 1. Here’s a freebie from your high school history classes: Which early Chief Justice of the Supreme Court created for the Court the right of judicial review? a. Thurgood Marshall b. John Marshall c. John Jay

d. Earl Warren 2. Which quality that President Obama said he’d found in Sonia Sotomayor did Republicans most object to at Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings? a. Her anti-semitism b. Her openness to all religious systems, including her brief experiment with Druidism during her time at Princeton c. Her impeccable fashion sense d. Her empathy 3.Which president tried to stack the Court by giving himself the power to appoint a bunch of new justices of his choosing? a. Theodore Roosevelt b. Franklin Roosevelt c. George H. W. Bush d. George W. Bush 4. Did it work? a. Yes b. No 5. Who is the only former president

to join the Court? (Hint: He didn’t get along too well with bathtubs.) a. William Howard Taft b. Calvin Coolidge c. John F. Kennedy d. Richard Nixon 6. Griswold v. Connecticut, one of the most important cases establishing the right to privacy on which Roe v. Wade would later be decided, was all about: a. The environmental protection of groundhogs against the encroachment of a development firm in Hartford b. The right of a small business to test its employees for drug use c. The right of married people to use condoms d.Whether or not a school can search its students’ lockers without just cause 7. Bonus: Which justice called the Connecticut law in question an “uncommonly silly law,” but not an

unconstitutional one? a. Hugo Black b. Potter Stewart c. Felix Frankfurter d. William Rehnquist 8. Short answer: Write me at nfrench@ smu.edu to tell me your favorite Supreme Court case. Be creative. The best answer will get a shout out in my next column. Thanks for playing. Hope you had as much fun as I did. If you did, I suggest seriously considering taking up a new hobby. Nathaniel French is a senior theater major. He can be reached for comment at nfrench@smu.edu.

Answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-B, 4-B, 5-A, 6-C, 7-A.

Obama creates “Fatal Conceit,” students should vote to avoid trap COMMENTARY

The choice for today’s college students is to do again what they did in their youthful exuberance of 2008: follow the Teleprompter-Reader-inChief or choose to grow up and look at the reality of the economic doom and Spenser P. Matthews joblessness around them. Students need to realize that the “Pied Piper” of 2008, Barack Obama, has led them and America down the wrong path and has done little to improve economic conditions in this country. He has increased our debt more than any other president in history. Forbes wrote a piece not too long ago estimating that the U.S. accumulated debt plus long-term unfunded commitments is 70 trillion dollars. I have heard other numbers estimating 100 and 140 trillion even. The world GDP is right at 61 trillion. Meaning, every human being in the entire world could not pay off this debt our country owes. That’s the path Keynesians like Obama wants us to continue to follow in November. Foolish. When Obama says he has “created” more wealth through government jobs, he is wrong. Government cannot create wealth; producing something of value and selling/trading it at a price creates wealth. Giving grants and bailouts to individuals, corporations and special interest groups is redistributing the wealth. F.A. Hayek called this “Fatal Conceit.” Think about it. Where does government get the money to give a grant? From taxes. And where does the government get taxes? From individuals that produce a taxable wealth. All government programs

are forms of redistribution. How many promises has Obama broken? Many. Why are there very few democratic candidates asking for the President’s support in November? Because not even they support him. The Tea Party movement, which was begun by Libertarians decades ago, is one that should attract many youth who want to reinvigorate our country and its freedoms. And it has. We, the University Libertarians, have 47 members in our economic reform sub-group focusing on Austrian Economics. In fact, the economic reform sub-group is hosting Craig James on Oct. 8. Mr. James is a prominent ESPN college football host and is promoting free market economies. Check your Friday Update for more details. Obama is so arrogant, that he has written off the Tea Party. When a grassroots movement rises up in protest, a president should listen. Obama has not and has in turn alienated even his primary Democrat base supporters. Obama knows there will be a blood bath on Nov. 2. You could tell by the tone in last Thursday’s speech. His voice and approach have changed from challenging and bolstering to chiding and berating. Tea Party principles are what our Founding Fathers had in mind when our country was conceived. Returning to those roots and adhering to the Constitution as written will preserve us better than increasing the size and scope of governance. The Tea Party has principle. Obama, throughout his speech, pointed his finger at Bush for starting this mess. I agree with him. Bush started this mess and the landslide of big government. However, he has been out of office for two years now.

If what Bush was doing was so bad, why has Obama perpetuated it? He has had two years in office to “change” the failed policies of the current administration. He has done nothing but agree with Bush. Yes, we are pulling out of Iraq. Great! But we are moving right into Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries. Obama is continuing the policing policies of Bush. The underlying subtext of his recent speeches has been, “Without government to help, you’ll never be able to make it.” That is not the American Dream. That is not what we fled from Great Britain to pursue. Students, November is right around the corner. Register to vote and end this madness. End the failed Keynesian policies being passed everyday. Vote for a constitutionalist. But be weary of imitators. Platforms tend to shift around election time and then shift back when it comes to voting on legislation. If the candidate you are voting for was foolish enough to blindly vote for bailouts, either under Bush or Obama, Democrat or Republican, don’t vote for them again. They do not have principle or an understanding of economics. Remember, Libertarians vote on principle: a vote for us means we will follow the Constitution. We will never vote for bigger government, and we never have. Spencer Price Matthew is a senior marketing major. He is also the vice president of University Libertarians, www.universitylibertarians.com. He can be reached for comments or questions at smulibertarianparty@gmail. com or spmatthews@smu.edu.

Students should be aware of women’s rights movement COMMENTARY

Fall is here and midterm examinations are now behind us. I have been able to take a step back from my studies for a moment to contemplate an issue that has been incubating in my mind, an issue that is equally as chilling as the weather. Adam Ingram Why do women run my life? All of my professors are women, and I am beginning to think that there is more going on than my class schedule preferences. Is my concern unjustified and sexist? I believe it is neither; however I do feel that all students should be aware that the movement for woman’s rights is very active and dynamic both politically and socially, both internationally and at SMU. This is a movement that is both relevant and important for our time. On the international level, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have a particular focus on aid to women. The eight goals, which are supported by all 192 members of the United Nations, seek to cut poverty in half by 2015. Target 3: “Eliminate gender disparity in primary

and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015.” Target 3a:“Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio.” Target 3b:“Achieve universal access to reproductive health.” On this level it seems foolish to not have a focus on women when considering cutting poverty by half in less than five years. After all, women are the ones who take care of the health and education of the next generation, especially in developing countries. In making a transition of thought to a local SMU setting, consider Hanna Rosin’s article in The Atlantic titled “The End of Men,” as she asks, “What if equality isn’t the end point? What if modern, post-industrial society is simply better suited to women?” The facts stated in this article pertaining to college life are that for every two males who get a college degree this year, three females will so the same. This point hits home with me as I look around my communications class and count six males out of a total of 80 students. I don’t think that we are simply noticing roles of women in institutions that have been present all along. I think that women have felt like the

underdogs for years, and now have the gumption and confidence to step into leadership roles because the positions are particularly suited for a woman’s personality. In particular a woman is more suited to consider the opinions and attitudes of others. In a classroom setting a woman professor makes learning more interactive, as knowledge in the class is socially constructed. In general I have observed that men use strength and aggressiveness to achieve their goals, while women will use delicacy and vulnerability to achieve theirs. Much still has to be done before women are seen in the same light as men, and this recent push for women’s rights should be observed and heralded as a simple shift of the balance of power between sexes. Stepping out into the fall air I shiver, but not because I fear woman oppressing men sometime in the near future. I shiver because it’s cold outside, and I didn’t take a woman’s advice to wear a coat today. Adam is a sophomore CCPA and international studies double major. He is also a member of the SMU Model United Nations team. He can be reached for comments or questions at aingram@smu.edu.

Sports

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 •

VOLLEYBALL

BRIEFS

Volleyball up close, personal

WOMEN’S SOCCER SMU’s keeper, Courtney Webb was named Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Week, after posting two shutout wins over the weekend. The Mustangs beat East Carolina 1-0 and Marshall 2-0. On Friday, Webb blocked a penalty kick and made a season-high 10 saves against East Carolina. On Sunday, Webb stopped another penalty kick and added four saves for SMU’s win over Marshall, and her second shutout of the week. Webb currently has a total of six shutouts this season, tying most shutouts in Conference USA in comparison to the four she tallied in 2009. The senior keeper currently has a .81 goals-against average and a .845 save percentage.

By JORDAN JENNINGS Sports Editor jjennings@smu.edu

SMU volleyball is coming off of a weekend of wins, as they begin to prepare to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday. The team defeated Tulane in New Orleans on Friday, after winning five sets over the Green Wave. The Mustangs returned home on Sunday to defeat Southern Miss 3-2. The start of the 2010 season is the best yet in program history with 12-3 on the year and 4-0 in C-USA play. “Each game is a different healthy respect to that opponent. Winning is awesome; we allow the team and ourselves to appreciate the win on the day of the win, and the next day it’s time to move on,” said head Coach Lisa Seifert. Seifert credits this year’s success to the experience, chemistry, commitment and goal dedication that each member of the team possesses. Junior outside hitter Dana Powell is one of the team’s most awarddecorated players. Already this season, Powell has been named C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 30), earned MVP of the Baylor Classic, and recorded 20 kills and 18 digs to help the team beat TCU. Last season, Powell earned AllAmerican Honorable Mention honors and was named MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, registering a total of 440 kills in 2009. According to Seifert, Powell doesn’t let all the recognition go to her head. “Dana Powell doesn’t care at all about the awards. She would rather

FOOTBALL Quarterback Kyle Padron was named Conference USA Player of the week, and one of five Manning Award National Stars of the Week after completing 24 of 32 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns against Rice. It is the first time that SMU has defeated Rice in Houston since 1986. The score was 42-31. Sophomore Padron stepped up his game after a rocky start this season, completing a total of 395 yards of total offense, 371 passing and 24 rushing against the Owls. This ranks him 11th all-time in a game for SMU. GOLF Kelly Kraft takes runner-up honors at the Cabo Collegiate Tournament over the weekend at 4 under 212. SMU finished fourth at 878.

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Members of the SMU Volleyball team prepare for play during a match at Moody Coliseum.

see the team win, than get an award,” Seifert said. “There aren’t words to describe this human being. She is someone that I am priviledged to get to know, and I would say that about all of them. Other standouts this season include outside hitter Kathryn Wilkerson, who has registered 1,238 career kills, and middle blocker Courtney Manning, who is ranked 19th in the nation for her 1.33 block per set average. SMU is currently coming off of a five-game winning streak. “I look at our five set matches, and there are two reasons why we succeed. Chemistry is the X-factor,

and physically we are in better shape. We are strong and more physical than other teams,” Seifert said. On Wednesday the SMU volleyball team will host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Moody Coliseum for this year’s “Pack the House.” Tulsa is currently 13-2 in season

play and 4-0 in conference play. SMU encourages the student population to come out and support the program. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. Admission is free for all SMU faculty, staff and students.

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ACROSS 1 Hitchcock’s wife and collaborator 5 Floater with a ladder 9 Garnish on a toothpick 14 Radio tuner 15 Peace Prize city 16 Kind of spray 17 Ringing sound 18 Hurricane zone 20 Unflappable 22 Playful swimmer 23 Craft 24 __ in November 25 Bodybuilder’s pride 28 Alternatively 33 “Time out!” 37 TV ad-skipping aid 40 “M*A*S*H” role 41 Palo __, Calif. 42 Dismay at the dealer 45 1970 World’s Fair site 46 Hearth burn consequence 47 Jacuzzi, e.g. 50 Polite oater response 54 Destroyer destroyer 56 Sprinter’s device 60 Sign of corporate success, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 33-, 42- and 56Across 62 Con 63 Supple 64 Cornerstone word 65 Spotted 66 Prayer opening 67 Ball holders 68 Coastal raptors DOWN 1 Appends 2 Ray of “GoodFellas” 3 Some Musée d’Orsay works 4 Pool problem 5 Optimistic

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Arts & Entertainment

• Wednesday, October 6, 2010

MUSIC

The Daily Campus STUDENT TALENT

John Legend continues Salomón Bautista invited to perform at ViB Lounge to produce saucy soul By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

John Legend is a hit-making machine, with a sound that is all his own, proven once again by his newest album “Wake Up!” Yet this release is different from the more pop-driven chorus’ of previous releases, such as “Save Room,” or the easy melody of “Ordinary People.” On “Wake Up!” Legend has

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“Wake Up!” is a collaborative effort of Legend and The Roots.

By BROOKS IGO collaborated with The Roots, a group known for their jazz-infused hip-hop. This additional talent combined with songs that are meant to be highly evocative, seems to be an attempt to encourage the listener to “Wake Up!” Yet this album fails to make any sort of progress, either lyrically or musically. In fact, this album sounds rough compared to Legend’s usual smooth and often seductive vocals. What this CD does deliver on is Legend’s trademark attitude. His music has always pushed boundaries, as he is constantly making overtly sexual lyrics marketable to an otherwise conservative crowd. The song that stands out as the one effective work on this album is “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free,” which allows Legend’s unmatchable vocals to shine through. Unfortunately this song is only joined by the ballad “Shine” as worth listening to. These two songs almost make up for the rest of the album’s lack of

Contributing Writer bigo@smu.edu

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John Legend has been churning out the hits since he hit it big with “Ordinary People.”

personality in their satisfying sound. Unfortunately it seems that Legend teaming up with The Roots was a bad decision.

FESTIVAL

Compare your ACL schedule with The Daily Campus’ It’s that time again. The time of the year when thousands of hungry music lovers head to Zilker Park for Austin City Limits to hear the diverse selection of bands on the schedule. This annual music festival conveniently lands on the weekend of fall break, but unfortunately, some of the best bands do play on Friday when there’s still class.

This year’s line up includes some up-and-coming bands, such as Matt & Kim, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Miike Snow. Some of the more established artists include Muse, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and The Black Keys. If you’re planning on going, or wish that you were going and you

haven’t made a custom schedule, you can go to 2010.aclfestival.com/ login and use Facebook connect to sign in. You can also check out The Daily Campus’ schedule on our website, share yours in a comment and keep up with the festival all weekend on our blog, The Daily Gaggle.

Opportunities have a funny way of being born out at unexpected times. SMU junior Salomón Bautista was casually strumming his guitar while attending Reformed University Fellowship’s (RUF) fall leadership retreat when one of the hosts asked Bautista to play a of couple songs. Bautista obliged. The host, Dallas Mavericks president of basketball operations, Donnie Nelson, was impressed and insisted that Bautista perform at the ViB Lounge. The ViB Lounge is a unique venue for aspiring musicians to display their talents in front of friends as well as people in the music industry. Each show generally features six artists performing three to five original songs. After a temporary hiatus, ViB Lounge will be returning to Gilley’s Dallas on Nov. 6. The plan, which is still being discussed according to Nelson, is expected to have two events each month. Nelson first cast the vision for ViB Lounge two years ago. The ViB Lounge was originally an old, closeddown clothing store inside Gilley’s Dallas on Lamar Street. Nelson and Johnny Dela Valdene, one of the founding fathers of the ViB relaxation beverage, filled the store, now named Gilley’s Saloon, with a makeshift stage and inexpensive musical equipment. “ViB Lounge is an “American Idol” stage for local artists to gain exposure and meet industry folks that will give

some helpful advice,” Nelson said. “It’s pretty awesome. It kind of just fell in my lap,” Bautista said about the opportunity to play at ViB Lounge. Bautista is no stranger to performing. On top of being a music composition major, Bautista has made multiple appearances on KPNI SMU Radio and leads worship for Young Life and RUF. However, Bautista cannot help but admit that this opportunity is something he has not had before. “I haven’t played for people where people come to see just me play,” Bautista said. “It’s kind of glamorous.” Bautista, who hails from Edinburg, Texas, or as he likes to call it, “The Valley,” has been playing music since he was very young. He credits his mother and sister for introducing him to the piano. He did not start making his own music until he and a few high school buddies decided to start a band, dubbed Square One. He plays the saxophone, guitar, ukulele, piano and trumpet. Bautista did not pick up a guitar until he and his sister came across someone playing “Hotel California” on a street in Mexico. According to Bautista, learning to play the guitar was merely part of satisfying the desire to impress his sister with the mastery of this song. “I try to learn from everything I listen to, whether I like it or not. If I hear something I like, I try to figure out what it is I like about it and make it my own,” Bautista said. “Same thing for something I don’t like. It’s always good to have a toolbox

of ideas that you can use to get your ideas across.” His wide range of musical influences includes Radiohead, Harry Connick Jr., Johannes Brahms and The Books. As far as his set list for ViB Lounge is concerned, Bautista has two original songs in mind, entitled “Something Better” and “To: The Sun,” but the third is still in the workshop. Bautista said he wrote “Something Better” during a long journey back home on a Greyhound bus. “‘To: The Sun’ is less deep, I guess. It’s about a girl,” Bautista said, grinning. The most exciting thing about the ViB Lounge for Bautista is the opportunity to share his music with a large group of people, especially at a venue such as Gilley’s Saloon. “I get [music]. I’m able to connect to people through music,” Bautista said. According to Dela Valdene, one of the coolest things about ViB Lounge is the chance for artists to go back to their roots. Bautista is hoping this could just be the beginning. Bautista, who considers himself a better music brain than a performer, said he is waffling between being a composer/classical musician and a popular musician. “I don’t really know what I want to do. I’m just going to take the best opportunity out there,” Bautista said. Maybe, like the ViB Lounge, that opportunity will fall right into his lap.