INSIDE
Furstenberg shares new line
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Debating Big Bird
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SMU professor stands out
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Mavs reload for preseason PAGE 5
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 10, 2012
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LECTURE
Professor stresses common themes among faiths, sects JAN ANDERSON Staff Writer jnanderson@smu.edu
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Regis Philbin, entertainer and television personality, spoke at the SMU Tate Lecture Series on Tuesday night.
Regis shares life lessons KATELYN GOUGH News Editor kgough@smu.edu “How do you start?” Regis Philbin wove an answer to his posed question with a collection of stories Tuesday night that chronicled his rise to becoming a “household name.” The acclaimed television personality, actor, singer and author spoke to a full house in McFarlin Auditorium as part of the Tate Lecture Series at SMU. Preston Hutcherson, a sophomore, described the event as “dashes of humor and ghost stories mixed in with Regis’ rise to fame.” A stark contrast to the most recent Tate Lecture—a heated debate between political
commentators William Bennett and Chris Matthews—Philbin’s lifetime spent in entertainment proved “a little different from the usual Tate lecture.” “I thought it was very funny. It was refreshing.” Hutcherson said. Philbin told students to take advantage of every opportunity during their four years at SMU. “This is your chance to learn what you want your profession to be,” Philbin said. “It’s never going to be laid out for you like it is here in school.” Philbin said he knew when he was 8 years old that all he “wanted to do was be Bing Crosby.” He didn’t get his start in entertainment until after four years at Notre Dame and several
years in the Navy. But as soon as he started, Philbin always went above what he could comfortably do to build the best career he possibly could. He started with small jobs — watching and listening to gain any and every skill he could. Once he had that, his drive and determination took over. “I wanted to do it on my own.” One of his highlights was meeting his lifelong idol Bing Crosby and serenading Crosby with “Pennies from Heaven” — the song that had become his anthem after hearing Crosby sing it nightly over the radio. The next day, Philbin had a record offer. He marked that experience as one of his biggest learning lessons
and greatest regrets. “When someone gives you ambition, inspiration, opportunity…you should always say ‘thank you.’ I never thanked Bing Crosby, and I’ve always regretted that.” Philbin said it was that “loss” that brought him back to one of the greatest pieces of advice he had ever received—courtesy of the Notre Dame football coach following a loss in one of the team’s greatest winning streaks. “He reminded us that we’re going to lose…and [we have] to use this loss to build ourselves up and win.” And with all of Philbin’s success came a number of
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REPRESENTATION
University of Michigan Latina/o studies professor David Ramirez shared the history of Methodism, Pentecostalism and the role of the Holy Spirit at the 2012 Craven Wilson Evangelism Lecture. Hosted by Perkins School of Theology, the lecture “Methodist and Pentecostal Histories from Below” was held in Prothro Hall on Monday, Oct. 8. Ramirez grew up in an extended Pentecostal family that included two Pentecostal preachers, but after interdenominational experiences in graduate school he transferred to the Methodist Church. Ramirez’s experiences with both denominations made him uniquely qualified to speak on the history of the two Christian movements. He used songs and music to look at Hispanic Pentecostalism. “What we sing shows what we believe more than any other data point,” he said. UTD graduate student Esmeralda Sanchez, who also grew up in a Hispanic Pentecostal church said she was “expecting a more general perspective of the role of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.” Hearing about the historic relationship between the Methodist church and the Pentecostal church through music surprised her. Sanchez
remembered her father singing a number of songs Ramirez listed. Ramirez’s connection between the word and song also pleased SMU Perkins graduate alumna Jeanette Cobbins, who now works at First United Methodist Church in Dallas. “It expresses the condition of one’s soul as faith is expressed and the soul expresses what is happening in the community where people are,” Cobbins said. Ramirez used a tree metaphor to describe Methodism and Pentecostalism. Both have common roots, separate branches and the common “shade” of a brooding Spirit. According to Ramirez, the Pentecostal movement has its roots in Methodism. He said Methodists today need a warm Pentecostal heart, while Pentecostals need some of the sobriety of modern Methodism. Ramirez also talked about the growth of Pentecostalism, which arrived in Chile in 1909, three years after it began in Los Angeles. Pentecostalism has since spread in Latin America. Ramirez estimated that today one in three Latin Americans consider themselves either Pentecostals or charismatic. He concluded with an encounter he had with an undocumented Guatemalan at a New Year’s Eve church event in Mexico. The encounter showed him that “Jesus is not just our personal redeemer, but also the redeemer of the world.” The Craven Wilson Evangelism Lectures bring leaders from across the church in the field of evangelism to Perkins and the Dallas area.
TECHNOLOGY
Senate seeks to improve student life TIM WELCH Senate Beat Writer twelch@smu.edu Two important items of legislation were passed by the Senate this week, both of which directly affect student life at SMU. The first concerns Park ‘N Pony’s practices regarding parking violations. Under the current system, Park ‘N Pony tickets vehicles for parking violations on campus without notifying the car’s owner — sometimes multiple times a day. Thus, tickets can pile up on one’s car without one ever knowing about it. With parking such a major concern at SMU, Student Senate, via a bill authored by Sen. Jaywin Singh Malhi, voted to amend the way Park ‘N Pony tickets car owners. Now, the student will receive an email notification of the ticket, which is intended to decrease the number of tickets leveled upon one car for the same violation. The second bill, authored by Sen. Shanitah Young, Chief of Staff Savannah Stevens and Secretary Katherine Ladner, calls for a “Unity Boulevard.” In keeping with the Senate’s dedication to diversity and tolerance, and in light of the recent vandalism on boulevarding weekends, Student Senate and Multicultural Student Affairs will now co-host a tent in front of Dallas Hall on Boulevard Saturdays. The tent will be located
among many of the campus Greek organizations, and is intended to “send the message that we are a united student body.” Aside from legislation, the Senate also heard from SMU’s athletic director, Rick Hart. Two months into his position, Hart wanted to establish that he is “absolutely at your service to improve your experience as a student” through SMU’s athletic program, and that he is accessible via email and Twitter. He also reiterated the perennial theme within SMU’s sports programs: “You [the students] drive the energy in the stands.” Students as fans play a major role on game day, and that “positive visibility” is what makes a game day a success. When athletes are deciding what college to attend, they consider the spirit a school possesses. Thus, spirit extols excellence. Regarding the coming Big East move, Hart discredited as a misperception the thought that this transition will foster an influx of
money into the program. Indeed, more financial and logistical expenses will present themselves on which the athletic department must suffice with its annually decreasing budget — from $8 million in 2008, to $4 million in 2012. As Hart said, “The good news is it’s a national conference, the bad news is it’s a national conference.” After Hart, Zain Rizvi, president of Muslim Student Association, asked the Senate what fasting is, to which one senator spouted, in a textbook response, “It’s the voluntary non-consumption of food or drink […] as a measure of one’s devotion to the Divine.” Rizvi then informed the chamber about Fast-A-Thon, an event on Thursday Oct. 18th in which students can sign pledges that they will fast from sunrise to sundown — 6:11 a.m. to 6:53 p.m. Local businesses will make donations to the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation based on the number of pledges attained. The purpose of the fast is “to put everyone in the shoes of Muslims during Ramadan.” Thus, the event is open to all interested students regardless of religion. Breakfast will be served before dawn at the Radisson Hotel across the street from SMU, and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Spiritual fasts, such as forgoing angry thoughts, are also acceptable for those with dietary concerns.
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iPhone 5 sales have not met investor predictions over the first month of sales.
Apple’s iOS 6 faces scrutiny BRAD SCHMIDT Tech Beat Writer baschmidt@smu.edu Apple’s latest update has had a rocky start, and the road to improving the technology just keeps getting bumpier. iOS 6 users found a massive bug in the system where the operating system uses cellular data instead of connecting to WiFi. Across the country, people are getting hit with big monthly bills from their cellular provider for unsuspected data usage. CNN writer Julianne Pepitone dug around the CNN and Apple discussion boards and found people being plagued
by this problem. One user burned 1.8 gigabytes of data over five days on his iPhone 5 despite being connected to Wi-Fi 75 percent of the day. Pepitone noted another user’s queasy reaction to the bug. “When I first noticed the issue, I actually felt sick,” the user said. Apple has acknowledged the issue on its support site, promising to “resolve an issue in which, under certain circumstances, iPhone 5 may use Verizon cellular data while the phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network.” A spokesperson for Verizon said customers “will not be charged for any unwarranted cellular data usage.” But Pepitone found that the “problems appear to be with the
iOS 6 software,” not Verizon. AT&T has not commented on the subject and Sprint admitted it was just made aware of the issue on Sept. 28 after a call from a CNN Money reporter. Although it appears that the companies are working to fix the glitch, there’s no clear indication that any one knows how to fix it. Apple only addressed Verizon iPhone 5s, but the issue also appears to not be carrier specific. Any phone using iOS 6 could be open to the glitch. Apparently, the issue is tied to the manufacturer of the router producing the Wi-Fi network.
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