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VOLUME 97, ISSUE 29 SMUDAILYCAMPUS.COM
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iPad comes to Verizon On Thursday Verizon Wireless announced it will begin selling Apple’s iPad across its 2,000 stores on Oct. 28. Prices of the iPad will range from $500 to $830 depending upon the specific features. AT&T also announced that it will start selling iPads in addition to Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target. There are also rumors that Apple’s iPhone will be coming to Verizon in early 2011.
October brings Katy Trail pancreatic cancer research walk
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Protestors expected at Presidential Center’s groundbreaking
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NEWS BRIEFS
On Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. students, faculty and staff will be able to attend informal drawing lessons at Meadows Museum. The lessons will be conducted by artist Ian O’Brien and be centered around the museum’s permanent collection. Those participating are strongly encouraged to bring some of their own materials, including a sketchpad and pencils. Attendance is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Senior Staff Writer mshamburge@smu.edu
boobies Graphic by HELENA BOLOGNA
Schools ban support bracelets By MACKENZIE O’HARA Contributing Writer mohara@smu.edu
“I [heart] boobies!” That is the saying found on colorful bracelets worn by students all over the country to show their support for breast cancer research. The bracelets were created as a part of the “I Love Boobies” campaign by the California based, non-profit Keep A Breast Foundation to increase breast cancer awareness among teenagers. Today, the foundation has done more than raise awareness; it has sparked a controversial debate. Many educators around Texas and
the country say the language on the bracelets is not appropriate for the classroom. They argue that the word “boobies” is against dress code policies that prohibit students from wearing anything with sexually suggestive language or images. “It’s all about context,” said Mark Knize of the Administration Department at Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas. The school doesn’t allow students to wear the bracelets during school because not everyone knows they are for a good cause, and those who don’t immediately assume they are about
something sexual, he said. School administrations that have been banning the bracelets don’t have a problem with the support of breast cancer research that the bracelets have promoted among students. Instead, they feel the word “boobies” isn’t appropriate for their students to be wearing. When asked if she had a problem with students wearing the bracelets in class, Tracy Schandler, a teacher at the Hockaday School in Dallas said, “I don’t think ‘boobies’ is a bad word, and if it makes teens aware then I
Don’t expect everyone at the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center to be a supporter of the Bush administration. Peace activists are planning to protest the Nov. 16 ceremony in an attempt to make sure that the library doesn’t whitewash over Bush’s record. “We as citizens must take it upon ourselves to make sure that truth is not buried by spin doctors,” Trish Major, communications director of the Dallas Peace Center, told The Dallas Morning News. Officials are expecting thousands of visitors during the ceremony. SMU is working with area officials and the Secret Service to plan security and traffic details, but
told the DMN that nothing has been finalized. Protest officials say the protest won’t be directed at Bush personally, but rather at his record and his White House legacy. The protestors will include peace activists from across Texas and some members of the clergy. “We saw advisers who said torture was permissible under U.S. law,” Major told the DMN. “We’ve seen economic policy that favors the rich over the poor. We’ve seen unprecedented power invested in the executive branch that has never been quite as blatant. And we’ve seen diminished civil rights with the Patriot Act.” The ceremony will take place a week after the Nov. 9 release date of Bush’s autobiography, “Decision Points.” Construction for the Bush Library is expected to be completed in 2013.
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SPORTS
On Saturday Oct. 23 the 2nd annual Margaret Wilson Memorial Walk will take place on the Katy Trail. The walk will start from Reverchon Park and participants will walk with more than 250 people to help raise money for pancreatic cancer. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of the logistics. A $50 minimum donation fee is required, and all proceeds go to directly to pancreatic cancer research.
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In this photo Luis Urzua, center, sings Chile’s national anthem next to Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera, right, and rescue workers, behind, after his rescue from the mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, on Wednesday.
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SMU runningback Chris Butler stiff arms Tulsa runningback Shawn Jackson as he tries to run for positive yardage last Saturday at Ford Stadium. SMU plays the United States Naval Academy this weekend in Annapolis.
SMU to take on Navy By JORDAN JENNINGS Sports Editor jjennings@smu.edu
The Mustangs pack their bags for away game number three against Navy this weekend in Annapolis, Md. It is the Ponies final non-conference game of 2010. It is Navy’s first home game after three weekends of travel. Navy is currently 3-2 on the season, after a close 28-27 victory over Wake
Forest on Oct. 9. The Midshipmen are currently ranked No. 3 in the country in pass defense, 10th in rushing offense, 18th in turnover margin, 21st in kickoff returns and 23rd in scoring defense. Last weekend, the Mids beat Wake Forest in the final seconds when senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs connected with wide receiver Greg Jones for a six-yard touchdown pass.
Dobbs had his best game of the season with 22 carries for 100 yards and two touchdowns. He has also completed eight-of-19 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns against Wake Forest. Dobbs has tallied 14 touchdowns in Navy’s famous triple option offense this season to lead the nation in scoring.
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Obama hails Chilean president for miners’ rescue ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has congratulated the president of Chile on the rescue of the 33 miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months. Obama told Sebastian Pinera by telephone Thursday that the operation was a tribute not only to the determination of the
rescue workers and the government of Chile, but also to the miners themselves and the Chilean people. Obama said they have “inspired the world.” The White House says Pinera thanked Obama, the U.S. government and the American companies and people who helped with the rescue. The miners enjoyed their first full day of freedom Thursday.