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Eurozone rescue planned France and Germany have agreed to create a €2 trillion rescue fund in order to combat Europe’s economic crisis. French and German leaders believe this plan will be adopted at a meeting of European officials this weekend. This plan would reassure depressed markets in Europe and worldwide ahead of the G20 summit in Cannes, France next month. After mounting pressure on its banks, France agreed to this plan, which could even include a possible downgrade of the country’s AAA credit rating.

U.S. supports new Libya U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged $11 million of dollars of aid to Libya’s new government on Tuesday. Clinton told the interim government’s leaders, “I am proud to stand here on the soil of a free Libya.” The financial aid will go to causes such as the care of wounded soldiers and securing Libya’s weaponry. After a six-week siege, the new government raised its flag over the town of Bani Walid. Only partso Sirte stand as the last of Gaddafi loyalist holdouts.

Malaria vaccine found An experimental malaria vaccination has proven about 50 percent effective among thousands of children across Africa. It is not as successful as vaccines against other formerly deadly viruses such as measles, tetanus and polio, it is the first ever vaccine for malaria. This vaccines is a major step towards preventing hundreds of thousands of malaria-related deaths each year, most of which occur in the sub-Saharan Africa.

Television bad for babies American Association of Pediatrics released a study on Tuesday that recommended that children under the age of two not watch any television for risk of harming their language development. The AAP urges parents to talk and play with their children instead of exposing them to “distracting media.”

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Reaching 20 stories high, The Texas Star Ferris Wheel is the largest Ferris wheel in North America with 45 gondolas rotating 1.5 revolutions a minute. It became part of the park in 1985.

State Fair of Texas brings jobs to Dallas By MEGHAN SIKKEL Copy Editor msikkel@smu.edu

Andre Carter calls out to the masses at the State Fair of Texas, urging passers-by to take a shot at his ball toss carnival game. It’s easy, he says. Just toss the ball lightly against the board, so it falls into the basket. Watch me; I’ll show you how! Throngs of people rush by, paying little attention to Carter as he demonstrates the key to winning big at his booth. The carnival game operator doesn’t seem to mind going unnoticed. In fact, he says the frenzied crowds are precisely why he loves his job at the fair. “I always get to see something different,” Carter said. It is his seventh year to work at the Texas State Fair, which is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary. In order to work at the 24-daylong event each year, Carter saves his vacation days from his fulltime job at FedEx, a practice vice

president of public relations for the State Fair Sue Gooding says is common among employees. “We have many employees that come every year,” Gooding said. “They usually have other jobs but will save vacation time to come out and work at the fair.” With the unemployment rate in Texas at the highest it has been since 1987, 8.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is important to note the event brings more than just fried foods to the Lone Star State — it brings jobs. According to Gooding, there is a spike in employment rates in the Dallas-Fort Worth area when the fair is in session, as a majority of seasonal employees are from surrounding areas. Gooding says there are about 3,500 employees on the fair grounds at any given time during the three weeks it is open. Throughout the other 11 months of the year, the fair employs a fulltime staff of about 30 people. State Fair employee Wilma Everitt has worked in the fair’s Women’s Museum for three years. Although she works full time in

administration at Dallas’ Baylor University Medical Center, Everitt does not have to use her vacation days to work at the fair thanks to the leniency of her boss. “I just leave, and they provide coverage. When I return, I take over,” Everitt said. Everitt says she enjoys working at the fair because she likes meeting people from all over Texas and seeing their enthusiasm. Elizabeth Reid, who does administrative work for the fair’s creative arts department, has been working for the organization for 30 years. She first became involved with the event through her mother, who also worked in the creative arts department. “Since my mother was here, I have just always come in,” Reid, 47, said. “I do what she used to do, except now we type on computers.” As a part-time employee of Walmart, Reid doesn’t have to conserve vacation days to work at the fair, although previous full-time jobs have required her to do so in the past.

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Lead architect Robert A.M. Stern takes time during the Oct. 4 press tour to discuss the Center’s environmentally friendly LEED certification.

Center will be from reused water. “It’s a really holistic view of the future of the building,” Stern said. The landscapers will also use all local products to create a Texas prairie in the park. “This will be a prototype for how you apply sustainable development in the Dallas region,” Mark Langdale said. But beyond the sustainable building, the Bush Center will also be home to a lot of useful and interesting resources for students. The museum will also hold over 42,000 artifacts from the Bush era and will have an archive of over 190 million emails. This is the first presidential library to integrate

“You see everybody in the world that you know, that you don’t know, that you’re going to meet,” Helen Levy, Jake Levy’s mother, who works at the Desperados concession stand, said. Located just outside the Food and Fiber Pavilion, the Levys’ booth has been in the same spot for 10 years. As a result, Helen Levy says they have developed relationships over the years with the neighboring concession stands, Fletcher’s Corny Dogs and Lone Star Pizza. “It’s almost like family,” she said. “Things always happen. So you rely on your neighbors, and they come to you.” Many State Fair employees appreciate the job opportunities the fair offers, even if the crowds can be overwhelming at times. Although he refers to his time at the fair as his “little vacation” from his restaurant on Greenville Avenue, Jake Levy describes working at the fair as a war of attrition. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life,” he said. “But I love it.”

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Bush Center works toward sustainability, certification The George W. Bush Presidential Center will soon be joining the Embrey Building, Caruth Hall and Simmons Hall as the latest LEEDcertified building on campus. The LEED Green Building Rating System is a nationally recognized certification system that promotes green building design, construction and operations. The Bush Center has applied for the LEED Platinum rating, the highest level of certification. This means that the building was designed and built using strategies to improve energy savings, water efficiency, environmental quality and an effective use of resources. According to chief architect Robert A.M. Stern, the Bush Center has been designed to be the most urban and environmentally friendly presidential library to date, but LEED certification depends on more than just the design of the building. It is dependent on how the Bush Center is being built from the ground up. The bricks, which match the rest of the SMU campus, are made from local stone. Most of the products used in construction of the building were manufactured within a 500-mile radius of campus. Primarily using local materials is a big factor in the certification process. One area of the park will serve as a reservoir for rainwater. Around 50 percent of the watering for the Bush

“If I had a job, I’d work maybe on weekends, or I was able to take some vacation time,” she said. “It’s just something that I’ve always done under some capacity.” Reid says her passion for the fair stems from the excitement and the people. “It’s an opportunity to have lots of unique experiences that you don’t get in a lot of other jobs,” she said. Part of the fair’s uniqueness derives from its title as the largest state fair in the U.S. by annual attendance, according to CarnivalWarehouse.com. With more than 2.6 million attendees last year, the Texas fair is a haven for people watchers like general manager of Desperados Mexican Restaurant Jake Levy. Levy, who runs the fair’s Desperados concession stand, says working at the event is the largest sociological experiment he has ever been a part of. “The entire world walks by, both sides of the spectrum and everything in between,” Levy said. “Sometimes it’s frightening. But most of the time, it’s a lot of fun.”

electronic aid. “This is an important venue, not just for tourists, but for locals and SMU students,” Alan Lowe, the director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library, said. Stern also designed the center to have a unique view of the Dallas skyline from several vantage points around the building. “We wanted to lock this building in, not just to SMU, but to Dallas,” Stern said.

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Pinterest redefines virtual self expression By STEPHANIE BROWN Staff Writer stephanieb@smu.edu

Just when you thought Facebook or Twitter had monopolized the entire social media space, Pinterest happened. Pinterest is the new virtual way to express yourself. It allows users to catalogue and “pin” their favorite images from the Internet onto a pinboard. Basically, it’s the ultimate way for you to scrapbook online with or without a focused theme. For example, if you’re interested in decorating a room, Pinterest is a place for you to collect images of different fabrics or accessories for the room. However, it’s not limited to those strictly interested in design. Founder Ben Silbermann collects images of things found in everyday life. The idea is to allow users to share and organize their coveted findings on the Web. The layout is similar to that of other social media sites in that users create a profile, which requires an

email address, that links directly to either a Twitter or a Facebook account to allow for optimum sharing and linking methods. According to Pinterest’s “About Us” section, the idea is “to browse pinboards by other people who share your interests.” However, Pinterest is only in its beta stage, meaning trial stage, so it is an invite only site. The good news is the invite process has a relatively quick response time of about one to two days. Considering Pinterest officially launched in October and already has over 1.5 million active users on Facebook alone, this turnover rate is impressive to say the least. “I spend more time on Pinterest than I do on Twitter or Facebook anymore,” junior Catherine Winston said. “I wouldn’t suggest opening an account when you have anything to study for.” The new addicting site is making its debut to rival the major social media network sites in terms of an extensive active user base. If self-expression is making a run at these established sites with pins, who’s to say there is not more opportunity to be had within the social media space?

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Whole Foods Market stays on top By BETHANY SUBA Health & Fitness Editor bsuba@smu.edu

Marc Vargas was in between jobs when his neighbor suggested he apply at Whole Foods Market Inc. Vargas had been working as a baker for some time and was looking for something new. He started out part-time, moved up to full-time and is now the lead concierge at the Highland Park Whole Foods Market. One of the services he is in charge of is the Whole Foods’ Personal Shopping experience. The Personal Shopping offered at Whole Foods allows customers to send a grocery list to the concierge desk that they will later pick up or have delivered. Customers can do so via phone, email or in person. “It just makes it a lot more accessible for everybody,” Vargas said. The concierge service will ask for a specific grocery list, or you can send them what you like, your budget and how much time you have. “To do this position you have to be a foodie, you have to know a lot about food, and you have to love it, Vargas said. The Whole Foods in Highland Park has offered the Personal Shopping service for a little over five years, and Vargas says it has

been a hit among their customers but he still believes that many people are unaware of it. Whole Foods started in Austin, Texas and has spread to areas all over the United States, Canada and some in the United Kingdom. It prides itself on its commitment to the environment and its relationship with its customers. Liz Burkhart started going to Whole Foods to study when she was in college. She always loved the lifestyle brand and eventually came to work as one of its national media relation’s specialists. She believes that Whole Foods owes part of its success to its values, shoppers and its quality standards for natural and organic products. “It makes me feel proud to come to work everyday,” Burkhart said. Even with the problems with the U.S. economy Whole Foods is still managing to earn a profit. In their most recent quarterly report from July the company’s sales increased from $2,163,181 to $2,399,781. A difference of $236,600 and a percentage change of 10.9 percent. Their operating income, which is the profit earned from their operations, increased by $25,055 and at a percentage change of 21.7 percent. The company as a

whole is selling more and bringing in more money to run its business with. Another way to look at how the company is doing is through a common size analysis of its cost of goods sold and the operating income. Whole Foods change in cost from 2010 to 2011 was 64.9 percent to 64.6 percent, accordingly. The operating income from 2010 to 2011 went from 5.3 percent to 5.9 percent, respectively. These numbers illustrate that a fraction of a change in the company’s cost of goods sold led to an increase in the change of operations. “We are very proud of the consistency of our third quarter results which were once again near peak levels,” Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods, said in the online conference call. The company’s net income increased by 34.6 percent and Robb said that because of the healthy cash balance, the company gave it the ability to accelerate growth plans, increase their dividend and repurchase stock. The company’s loyal customers are a large reason why it has been so successful. Amanda Hughes, a Dallas resident, has been shopping at Whole Foods for over eight years and she says she is a big fan of

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The most recent Whole Foods Market in the Dallas area opened last March and is located on Park Lane, across from the NorthPark Center.

the company, especially their employees. “[The employees] in the nutrition area are super knowledgeable, and the produce section is always great,” Hughes said. Because Whole Foods takes great care to make sure the products they serve are all organic or reach their quality standards for natural products, the company’s prices can appear to be higher.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY October 20

October 21

Sex Positism: A discussion concerning raunchy culture and feminism led by Harmony Eichsteadt at 2:30 p.m. in Hughes-Triggs Forum

Program Council and TREAT present Open Mic Night; Come show off your talent or watch other people from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the M Lounge

Deadline for Bouldering Day Trip: go bouldering in Lake Balton, Texas from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct.29.

Mingle with the women of Panhellenic at the Panhellenic Ice Cream Social beginning at 7 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom.

and the market discount at the same time,” Vargas said. He also said that if you ask anyone in the store what the best sales are they will be able to help you find the best deals on all the products. “There are major ways to save around the store,” Vargas said. New programs, valued customers, great savings and quality of products have all contributed to the success of Whole Foods.

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On Tuesday a pound of red grapes was $1.49 at Kroger and it was $2.59 at Whole Foods. A head of iceberg lettuces was $1.40 at Kroger and it was $1.99 at Whole Foods. However, the company still manages to keep its customers coming and Vargas thinks that this is because of all the different specials and discounts they offer. “If you shop on Wednesday you get both the weekly discount

PRSSA presents Business Cards & Cover Letters 101 at 6 p.m. in Hyer Hall 200.

FRIDAY

2:56 p.m. Fire Alarm: Mary Hay Hall/3323 Peyton Parkway. A police officer responded to an active smoke detector. The fire panel indicated room 406 was in alarm. It was determined air freshener set off the alarm. Risk Management was notified and the alarm was reset. Closed.

OCTOBER 15 1:21 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A student was issued a University Park citation and referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed. 2:22 a.m. Driving Under the Influence by a Minor: A student was issued a University Park citation and referred to the Student Conduct Office for driving under the influence by a minor. Closed.

2:46 a.m. Consumption of alcohol by a Minor: Perkins Hall/6004 Hillcrest Avenue. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed. 3:52 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: Morrison-McGinnis Hall/6004 Bishop Blvd. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.

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‘Race Movies’ stir audience By NICHOLAS CAINS Contributing Writer ncains@smu.edu

Eighty year-old Maryam Abdullah sat watching a movie in the Hughes-Trigg Theater but could not believe her eyes. In the 1940s, Abdullah was a teenage girl, picking cotton, cutting wood and earning nearly fifty cents a day for her work. In her Tyler, Texas community, seeing movies was a luxury she didn’t have. “There was no electricity,” Abdullah said, her eyeglasses perched at the tip of her nose. “Not in the little slave camps I grew up in.” Abdullah and about 20 more audience members attended the first of a three-week event called the RASC/a Film Series Monday night. The series, sponsored by SMU’s art history department, showcases three movies from the early 1900s, produced originally for an all-black audience starring all black actors. Films that fit this description were called “race films.” “These films are a way of seeing how African American audiences wanted to see themselves portrayed on film,” Lisa Kaselak, assistant professor of film at SMU, said. Of the 500 “race films” producd, only 100 remain, and SMU possesses 15. Now that they are restored, Janis

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Dr. Juan Cole speaks on the relationship between the Pakistani government and the U.S. since Sept. 11.

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A three-week film series sponsored by the art history department kicked off Monday in the Hughes-Trigg Theater. The movies are from the 1900s and were originally produced for all-black audiences.

Bergman, associate professor and chair of the art history department, felt these films needed to be shared with the community. “There are maybe no more copies of these movies in existence,” Bergman said. The first in the series was “The Blood of Jesus,” written, directed and starring African American actor and filmmaker Spencer Williams in 1941. The film concerns the accidental shooting of a woman by her husband and how faith in God brought her back to life.

After the movie, there was a panel consisting of Kaselak and Robert Tajeda, professor of art history at SMU, and was moderated by KERA’s Jeff Whittington. Although most of the crowd consisted of older adults, some thought college students could learn a lot from watching the film. “The media was dominated by the white people who had money in this time period,” Kaselak said. “It’s great for students to learn the full history, not just the abridged one.” Whittington felt that panel

discussions like these are just what the country needs. “It’s important that we talk about the issues that both haunt our country and our existence in society to be able to grow as people,” Whittington said. Next week, the film series will feature another Spencer Williams film called “Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The movie surrounds the life of a performer in a troupe arriving at the Paradise Hotel on the island of Trinidad.

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New breed brings changes, controversy By SYDNEY GIESEY Video Editor sschmidt@smu.edu

Melanie Phillips has been breeding Labrador Retrievers for 13 years. For the first eight years, she bred the standard colors: black, yellow and chocolate. Now she breeds a canine that many people have never heard of, a silver Labrador. “Where did they come from?” “I’ve never seen one of these.” These are typical comments Phillips said she heard when Southwest Georgia Living Magazine wrote an article about her kennel, “Silver Land Retrievers,” and her silver labs in its July/August issue. Phillips said one man who read the article drove hundreds of miles to her home in Georgia in the hopes of buying one of the unusual dogs. The man showed up at her doorstep and asked, “Have you got a puppy?” “It’s not that easy, bud,” Phillips told him. At the time, she did not have a litter. Melanie produced her first silvers by breeding some of her top females with a male silver she bought.This type of breeding produced silver factored puppies. There has been controversy around the silver lab and its origins. Supporters of the breed say it is a purebred Labrador and the silver color is simply the result of a recessive gene. Critics believe the

canine received the silver color, and the corresponding gene, by being crossbred with Weimaraners. “There’s no way to prove it or disprove it, to be quite honest,” Tom Beckert, a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Labrador Retriever Club, said. The club, which is a parent club, develops the breed standards for Labradors. The American Kennel Club then adopts the standards. The AKC does not recognize the silver coat as a color unto itself. The group defines the Labrador retriever coat colors as black, yellow and chocolate. Any other color, or combination of colors, is a disqualification according to the breed standard. The grey coat is considered a variation of chocolate or black. Silver is a dilution of chocolate, while charcoal is a dilution of black. Labradors with white coats are considered a dilution of yellow. The white coat is also a disqualification. Dr. Tyler Foreman, a veterinarian at Hillside Veterinary Clinic in Dallas, said the silver labs he has come in contact with have behaved much like standard colored Labradors. They are fun-loving, friendly and have a lot of energy, but Dr. Foreman said he isn’t entirely convinced they are purebred. “If you put a Weimaraner and a Labrador retriever next to each other, there really is not a large amount of difference to me,”

he said. He said the two breeds are similar in size and shape and have similar temperaments. Whether they are purebred or crossbred, silver Labradors are a small subset in the canine population. Many people don’t even know the breed exists. “I’ve heard of white labs, but I haven’t ever heard of silver labs,” lab owner Susan Bovenzi said, watching her 4-year-old black lab, Nelly Belle, play at the Wagging Tail Dog Park in Dallas. Dr. Foreman agrees the silver color is not very common. “I would probably say I could count the number of times I’ve seen one on one hand,” he said. This exclusivity allows some breeders to put a high price tag on their litters. Some online websites charged up to $1,800 for silver puppies, and consumers are willing to pay the price. Most purebred black, yellow or chocolate labs listed for sale online ranged from $600 to $1,000. White labs appear to be closest in price to silver labs, with several websites asking for somewhere between $1,300 and $1,700 for puppies. “Anytime there’s something new in the dog breed world, especially with a breed as popular as Labrador retriever, it’s bound to become a short-lived fad,” Dr. Foreman said.

Senate

Demographic survey discussed By PATRICIA BOH

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Student Concerns Chair Jaywin Malhi shared the results of the campus-wide survey regarding issues on campus during Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting. “The survey was to gauge student concerns and then follow up and address them through legislation in the senate,” Malhi said. “This was the first part.” Of the 1,438 surveys collected 1,253 were used. The Student Concerns Committee concluded these main points. The majority of SMU students feel “demographically represented” on campus. They are also “satisfied with the campus diversity” and most feel “comfortable” being open about their sexual orientation. Also, many of the questions

pertained to SMU school spirit. For example, many SMU students would attend peprallies before football games and approve of the mascot Mustangs (Liberty and Justice) participating in games. Lastly, the survey noted that many of students do not seem to use the Mustang Express or feel the need to extend services. Malhi explained that now the Committee must decide how to implement programs to promote the survey’s findings. For example, most students are in favor of more ATMS from major banks in HughesTriggs. Malhi feels this might be possible. Some senators questioned the credibility of the survey since the survey did not reach the entire student body. “To summarize the top three [questions] . . . the majority of students feel like they are

the majority,” Lyle Senator Christian Genco said. Does that say anything?” Diversity Chair Kian Hervey asked what was the “make up demographically” of the student who took the survey. Malhi acknowledged the potential limitations of the survey and agreed with Hervey’s point. “This is by no means a scientific representation sample of the student body,” Malhi said. “Naturally, we are limited by the information we get.” Also during the Student Senate meeting, the senate vacancies were filled. Matt Alexander and Hiba Ibad now represent Dedman II. The Cox vacancy was filled by Jason Carlson. Finally, the Meadows vacancy was filled by Meredith Tavallee.

The silver lab isn’t the first Labrador to be part of a fad, according to Becker. “Chocolates were in the same boat,” he said. Becker said chocolates were the fancy 10 years ago. Breeders could charge more for the brown color. Today you don’t pay nearly as much, he said. “When they are rare, people pay a premium for them,” Becker said. “After a while, they become a commonplace thing.” While a small population can bring in big money, it can also cause breeders to revert to inbreeding, also known as line breeding. Phillips said breeders originally had to rely on inbreeding to maintain the silver color. Dr. Foreman said inbreeding can often have negative affects on a dog’s health and is common among purebreds. “For any purebred dog, Labrador retrievers are unfortunately no exception, at some point they’ve been inbred,” he said. Phillips said she’s never had to inbreed. “In human relationships, it would be incestuous,” Phillips said. Regardless of the silver lab’s beginnings, Phillips loves her dogs. They play with her grandchildren. They are a part of her family. “They’re a lab,” Phillips said. “If you love a lab and just want a different color, I would definitely recommend them.”

Pakistan issues often oversimplified By RAHFIN FARUK Staff Writer rfaruk@smu.edu

Dr. Juan Cole, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan, discussed the relationship between the Pakistani government and the United States since Sept. 11 during the Scott-Hawkins Lecture Monday night. “Pakistan is important because of the struggle in Afghanistan. But we often oversimplify the issue,” Cole said. The tribal region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is one of real contention, according to Cole. “We often think that the Taliban proper is the only group we are fighting against,” Cole said. “In reality, there are four groups in the region.” Two of the groups in the border region were created by the United States during the Cold War. In an effort to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan and stop the spread of communism, the American government gave billions of dollars to mujahideen or “freedom fighters.” “The Jalaluddin Haqqani group based out of Waziristan and the Gulbadin Hikmatyar in the Eastern Pashtun provinces are also fighting American troops,” Cole said. For centuries, nations like Great Britain and the Soviet Union have tried to control the borderlands. “People fail to realize how multicultural and diverse the region is,” Cole said. “Even the

Pakistani government classifies the region as administratively inaccessible.” Systemic problems in Pakistan’s infrastructure have also hampered the fight against insurgency forces. “Pakistan’s military is paranoid about Indian agents being everywhere,” Cole said. “The intelligence community is a state within a state.” Pakistan’s ailing economy is another source of concern. Five percent of the population controls 66 percent of the land. It is consistently named a failed state by international organizations. “Egalitarianism is a recruiting tool used by the Taliban,” Cole said. “The crushing poverty in Pakistan has great political implications.” The rural crisis in Pakistan is the main source of regional instability. Autonomous politics in the borderlands do not help. “The United States cannot hope to control an area that is confined by artificial borders drawn in 1892 by the British,” Cole said. Cole’s lecture, hosted by the Asian studies department and the Tower Center for Political Studies, underlined the growing problems in dealing with Pakistan’s inability to control forces within its borders. “The United States must weigh these systemic problems before developing a new policy with Pakistan,” Kevin Matejka, an international area studies student, said.

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Homecoming for a homeboy Homecoming is a couple of weeks away. Once upon a time, we three suave and sophisticated freshmen in Cockrell, more like Curly, Larry and Moe, endeavored to wow our three lucky ladies with a Homecoming they wouldn’t forget. For this special occasion, it was time to break out the high school graduation gift of Musk by Jovan, a complete men’s set which included the soap on a rope and a fragrance that I now use on trees Rick Larson down at the deer lease in order to imitate rutting season. I met my date from Morrison slathered in Musk and dressed to the nines (the movie “10” hadn’t come out yet) in a suit from a resale shop and gleaming patent-leather shoes. Using 409 on the vinyl part is the secret there. I am sure she smelled quite nice too, but the Musk trumped the “Charli” she was wearing. It was the late 1970s and I was trying to get all I could of the era before it ran out. We drove with my buddy and our dates in his Cutlass Supreme over to Bagatelle, a swanky French restaurant two blocks away at Energy Square. What was in my wallet was better suited for ParketMarket, located across the street. We heard one of the girls whisper dreamily, “I hear it’s really nice.” My buddy nodded at me in the front seat to interpret, very expensive. When we walked in, I thought the place was closed. It was so dark that I tripped over a man, who I later learned owned the Cowboys, while I was on my way to the bar, not coming from it. When the menus came, I requested the one written in braille. My date sat next to me but I could barely see her through the candlelight. Later, I didn’t make out with her at all. When my eyes finally adjusted, all I could see was a lot of stuff I couldn’t buy. The tip, alone, from just ordering the crackers would be $4. One of the dashing young men ordered a “scotch and coke.” The French waiter, who really was from France, tried to save him. “A scotch and SODA, sir? Excellent.” The dasher snapped back, “No, a scotch and COKE, and easy on the ice.” If anyone blushed, I didn’t see it. Like I say, it was very dark in there. I figured that if I let my date order what she wanted, I could eat the bread and we’d be okay. Nothing doing. The other gents rifled off various appetizer orders and then ordered steaks. These were the first I’d ever seen that weren’t battered and fried. When the dinners were finished, they ordered “bananas flambé.” Back in Crockett, at the Dairy Queen, we’d eaten banana splits but had never set them on fire. Finally the bill came and I just took off my jacket and rolled up my sleeves and whispered to the manager, “Where’s the kitchen?” In the nick of time, one of the gents grabbed the bill and said, “It’s on me, er, dad!” I didn’t argue. Instead, I sat back, ordered another drink and made a toast. “To SMU. Truly the RIGHT school for ME.” The alumni guy

Rick Larson, the Alumni Guy, is a 1981 graduate of SMU as well as a member Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He has been a stockbroker/investment banker for 26 years. He can be reached for comment at richardelarson@ gmail.com

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Opinion Editor

I’ve been considering some of the past opinions I’ve written in the last couple of months, and one theme that I’ve noticed is Brandon Bub that whenever I bring up the subject of SMU itself I’ve often been very critical of the school. Of course, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Much like how I believe that the most patriotic among us are the ones willing to point out how their country could improve, so too do I think that appreciation for one’s school can be demonstrated by calling the institution out when it does wrong. But at the same time, I don’t want to develop a reputation as the unappreciative student constantly attacking his school without offering anything constructive to say. That’s why I think it’s also important to discuss what I love about this school and what I feel it does well. Last week I was reminded just how fortunate I am to be at this school when I received an e-mail outlining next semester’s course offerings through the University Honors Program. In addition to many of the stellar honors classes offered every semester, the school is offering three special travel

courses in the spring that will go to places like New York City, Italy and France during the end of winter break, spring break and May term (respectively). Though I’ve not yet taken any of these classes, I can definitely recommend SMU honors courses that encourage travel abroad. Last semester I was fortunate enough to be able to enroll in Professor Kobylka’s “Law, Politics and the Supreme Court” honors research seminar. In addition to intensively studying constitutional law and Supreme Court history, we also had the chance to spend a week in Washington D.C. doing firsthand research with the papers of various Supreme Court justices at the Library of Congress. We then spent the rest of the semester organizing and studying our research so we could produce a scholarly term paper outlining what we had learned. The course was certainly intense and not for anyone looking for an easy A, but it was also one of the best learning opportunities I’ve had up to this point here at SMU. Not only that, but the opportunity to travel was a ton of fun. Getting to spend a week with my classmates and professor really helped all of us bond, and to this day, I’m still good friends with many of the people I met in the class. There’s nothing like getting lost in the nation’s capitol on the metro to bring you closer together with a

group of people. And the best part about it was that it was paid for in full by the Richter Foundation. For many students who are already paying outrageous sums to SMU for tuition and boarding expenses, study abroad opportunities are often out of the question because of the costs associated with them. Courses like these are great because they offer students unique chances to learn outside the campus while not burning a hole their individual wallets. While some of these courses aren’t always paid for in full, the University Honors Program (UHP) is also great about offering additional scholarship opportunities to help offset costs. UHP is committed to offering opportunities to qualified students, and their continued efforts are definitely something to be commended. Additionally, UHP has really impressed me with one of its course offerings for next semester, the New York Art Colloquium for J-Term. Originally only offered to Meadows students to get art or art history credit, UHP has now decided to let students who take the class receive honors perspective credit, greatly extending the amount of possible students who would be eligible for the class. Finally, UHP deserves recognition for the quality of professors that it works with in creating many of these

classes. Next semester Bonnie Wheeler and Jeremy Adams will be teaching “Joan of Arc: History, Literature and Film,” which will be traveling all across France during May of next year, and according to the course description, “Joan of Arc will never seem the same, and neither will you.” I would be remiss if I didn’t take the chance to plug Professor Wheeler’s class while I have the chance. She’s one of the finest professors our English department has to offer; even if you don’t have an interest in medieval studies, you will after spending any amount of extended time with her (and I don’t just say that to kiss up to her; she’s not actually teaching any of my classes this semester so my grades aren’t dependent on her.) So kudos to the University Honors Program. It continues to exceed my academic expectations and it has demonstrated a strong commitment to creating unique educational opportunities for all of its participants. If you’re a student member of UHP, definitely take advantage of these chances while you can; you likely won’t find them anywhere else. Brandon Bub is a sophomore majoring in English and edits The Daily Campus opinion column. He can be reached for comment at bbub@smu.edu

Football player asks, where’s the spirit? contributor

College football is a chance for a school to unite around its team and build spirit and camaraderie between its Stephen Nelson students, faculty and athletes. Most collegiate football schools get this, where students camp outside ticket offices or fans drive hours to cheer on their team. Most schools thrive in this, except SMU. After having a dream come true with the invitation to walk-on to the football team in fall 2010, I believed I’d be able to be a part of watching SMU rise from the ashes and become a powerhouse. After back to back bowl trips and a 5-1 season record including a win over archrival TCU, I

thought surely the days of empty stadiums and an uncaring student body were over. Boy was I wrong. The UCF game was a testament to how stubborn and pathetic our student body is, and how our school has completely failed to capture the attention of a city. It wasn’t halfway through the second quarter when students began to whine about the heat and leave. I’m sorry you guys had to sit in your air conditioned homes during the summer while my teammates and I sweated in three months of 100 degree heat preparing for the season. I’m sorry a 38-17 whooping of the defending conference champs wasn’t thrilling enough for you. Our coaches and my teammates have spent countless hours in the film room and meetings getting ready (not to mention bringing national

attention and thousands of new applicants each year) and this is how our community thanks us? Don’t be surprised now when I say it’s more fun for us to play on the ROAD than it is at home. At least the opposing team’s fans show up, and the game experience resembles what I dreamed about rather than the pee-wee football experience we have here where it seems only the players’ parents are in the stands. Granted, thanks must be given to the loyal student body that remains the whole game and actually knows what “Beans” is and the season ticket holder who had to endure years of embarrassment. But those true fans only go three rows deep in the student section and are spread throughout the rest of the stadium. Part of the reason no one stays/comes in the first place

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is because the game experience is pitiful compared to what it could be. We as players thrive off the energy of the crowd; it provides us with that extra boost to perform at our highest level. Hey, sound guy, turn the music up because I shouldn’t be able to hear my friend next to me. Hey, announcer, let me know when it’s third down so I can scream my head off. I mean if TCU can set up an impressive billboard 100 feet from our stadium, I feel SMU can do better. We as a football team set the goal at the beginning of the season of being the BEST. Not average or good. The best. I suggest the student body and school do the same. Stephen Nelson is a sophomore majoring in business with a minor in Spanish. He can be reached for comment at snelson@smu.edu

Sports

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 •

Who Caught Our Eye Coach of the Week By MERCEDES OWENS

SMU standout and Dallas Cowboys player, Donald Mitchell. “I spent some time talking to the coaches about the offense,” Morrison said, “Ironically I was doing it in the same office I’m sitting in now.” In those offices is where Morrison began with the “Runand-Shoot” offense. Starting a new job with a new program is never an easy task, but Morrison enjoyed joining a new program and said, “it was really fun.” One of his favorite moments while starting his new job include working with players such as Emmanuel Sanders, who is currently a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. This season, Morrison is working closely with SMU’s starting quarterback J.J. McDermott. “I think he has a dimension that is really special,” Morrison said in reference to McDermott. When it comes to his goals for the season, Morrison is not concerned with focusing on the number of wins the Mustangs earn. To Morrison, victory is obtained by focusing on the smaller things and by doing so, he is confident “the wins will take care of themselves.”

Contributing Writer mmowens@smu.edu

If you haven’t seen him on the sidelines at football games, you’re sure to have seen his work. For the past four years Assistant Head Coach Dan Morrison has played an influential role in the SMU football program. Morrison is a born educator with a tremendous amount of passion. After a back injury ended his football career at UCLA, he discovered that coaching was where he was going to find happiness. “I’m an educator first and foremost, but I found I had a real passion for coaching when I started doing it,” Morrison said. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in education, Morrison began teaching and coaching for his hometown high school in Santa Monica, Calif. His love of coaching led him to the University of Hawaii where he became the quarterback’s coach. Morrison had a nine-season stint as the quarterback’s coach for the Warriors before helping Head Coach June Jones bring the “Run-and-Shoot” offense to Ford Stadium in 2008. When he got to SMU, Morrison didn’t waste anytime before guiding a pair of freshmen quarterbacks

Female Athlete of the Week

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to a record breaking season. The Mustang offense ended the 2008 season ranked 17th in the nation in passing offense. During the 2009 season, Morrison began training then freshman Kyle Padron when SMU’s starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell suffered from a shoulder injury. With the help of Morrison, Padron had an MVP earning performance during the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and finished fifth in the nation for a 159.9 passer rating. Before Morrison had even begun coaching for the Mustangs, he was already familiar with the campus. Nikki Mitchell, Morrison’s daughter, graduated from SMU and married former

By Cesar Rincon Sports Writer crincon@smu.edu

This week’s Athlete of the Week is Kaitlyn Eidson. The senior central defender has been an upgrade for the SMU women’s soccer team since last season when Eidson made the switch from midfielder to central defender. Eidson was awarded the Conference USA Defensive player of the Week Award the last week of September for her performance in the first two games during the start of conference game-play action. The Mustangs obtained a perfect start during opening conference play, as they won the first three conference matches. Eidson scored two goals in two different matches that served as key victories. While facing off against No. 19 UCF on Sept. 23 at Westcott field, Eidson was the only player of the match to find the back of the net. The lone goal marked her first goal of the season. She was also responsible for the shutout, as she was in charge of defending outside and inside the penalty box while the Knights outshot the Mustangs 13-5. The victory for the Mustangs was the first win over a ranked opponent

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since Nov. 15, 2002, when they knocked off the then No. 11 Texas out of the first round of the NCAA tournament. “The key for the victory was to outplay them. We talked about it all week,” Eidson said as she emphasized the idea of taking advantage of the opponent’s mistakes. “You have to play your best: you have to be sharp in offense, defense and minimize the mistakes,” Eidson said. The team has been focusing on benefitting from opponents’ mistakes in order to put them out of reach from a victory during a match. “And that’s what we did, we capitalized on their mistakes,” she said. Eidson again held the key role

in defeating Southern Miss the following Sunday afternoon at Westcott Field. The Mustangs maintained a clean sheet during the first 80 minutes of play. Eidson may have given up a goal in the 81st minute, but she made up for it five minutes later when she capped off of a corner kick with a header and put the match out of reach for the Knights. The C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Award is not just the first for Eidson, but her second weekly honor of her career after being named Offensive Player of the week in 2010. Eidson has also gained national publicity and recognition from both Soccer America and CollegeSoccer360.com. The senior was named to the Soccer America Women’s Team of the Week and earned a spot on the CS360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll. “The hardest part of being an SMU athlete is missing class and having to make up assignments all the time,” Eidson said. Being an SMU athlete is a full time commitment that must given a significant amount of time and dedication in order to succeed. “Before the game I listen to my iPod so I can focus on what I need to do in the game,” Eidson said as she explained her actions prior to all matches.

Male Athlete of the Week By AUSTIN MANIERRE Contributing Writer amanierre@smu.edu

Panevezys, Lithuania is a long way from Dallas. However the distance did not stop junior Mindaugas Sadauskas from coming all the way to Southern Methodist University to join SMU’s swimming team. Sadauskas took the team to 32nd place at the NCAA tournament last year. For Sadauskas, swimming has been practically a lifelong passion. Although he notes that swimming is not very popular back home, Sadauskas got into swimming at an early age. “I became interested in swimming when I was in second grade,” Sadauskas said. “I wasn’t expecting to start my swimming career at that time, but my coach from back home told me I could be a good swimmer, and I believed her.” His decision to pursue swimming brought him to the

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United States, which he describes as his biggest dream when he was a kid. The SMU swim team is multi-cultured with swimmers from Canada, Mexico, Australia, Thailand, Slovenia, Sweden, South Africa and Denmark in addition to players from across the United States. “I decided to come here because SMU had a couple

guys from Europe and I knew that it would work for me. The SMU coaches were very nice to me. They helped me with all the paperwork and communications.” Sadauskas was especially successful in the Conference USA championships last year, where he took second in the 50-yard freestyle, first in the 100-yard backstroke, and helped the 400-yard freestyle and the 400-yard medley relay teams take first place. But despite these performances, Sadauskas believes there is room for improvement. “I think we could do better,” Sadauskas said. “I am sure we will be able to compete against the fastest college swimmers and rank higher at the end of the year.” They have an intrasquad meet Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., but their first competition will be at the Southwest College Invite Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 in Mansfield, Texas.

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Arts & Entertainment

• Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Daily Campus

Theatre

Meadows Prize winner helps rework classic play in ‘Alice Underground’ By JOE RICHARDSON Staff Writer jrichardson@smu.edu

f you stumble down the rabbit hole or pass through a looking glass Wednesday night, you might just find yourself in the Margo Jones Theater in the Owen Arts Center. “Alice Underground” is a brand new production developed and directed by the 2010 Meadows Prize winner Will Power. The production will open Wednesday at 8 p.m. and will run through Sunday in the Margo Jones Theater. The production will be an entirely unique one according to Power. “We created it here. This version has never been seen before,” he said. “The process that we took to develop this was one of ensemble building, which means we didn’t come in with a finished text or script. We all together built the show.” The production is based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland,” but the show will be a whole new animal. “We had a blueprint because it’s the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ story so we knew it, but we remade it, we re-imagined it and we kind of presented it new,” Power said. “It’s never been seen before. It’s a unique piece of theater.” “It’s the same story, but we are reimagining the characters, reimagining some of the situations, and reimagining the issues of it.” Power has been seeing theater performances since he was 5-yearsold. When he was ten he got involved with a children’s theater company in San Francisco. “It just

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Award-winning playwright and actor Will Power’s adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” brings Lewis Carol’s timeless children’s classic out of the dark ages and on to the modern stage; it will play in the Margo Jones Theater in the Owen Arts Center through Sunday.

was a great way to kind of express myself,” Power said. “There were a lot of crazy things going on in the neighborhood at the time. A lot of drama and violence and stuff, it was kind of my way to express the world around me,” he said. He’s been involved with theater, television and film ever since. Power was awarded the Meadows Prize in 2010. The Meadows School of the Arts

awards the prize to two artists each year. This prize comes with a fourto-eight-week residency and a $25,000 stipend. The show was crafted by a group of SMU students and has no script. Much of the show will be largely improvised — based on the actors’ creations. Power was fascinated by Alice’s wrestling with the world she learned from her parents and

what the world really is. “A lot of times some of us might come from a sheltered background and we haven’t had the opportunity to meet people from different classes, different ethnicities or different political views,” he said. “Some of us live in a homogenous community so when we go to college or we get out there those beliefs that we’ve incorporated from our families or

our communities are often times tested. I was really fascinated by the fact that Alice stumbles into this world that makes no sense. What about the world today does not make sense? Because the world today does not make sense. So you have to kind of make sense by not making sense in the world.” Adam Anderson is a junior acting major. He has been an actor all his life. Anderson attended the Middle

School of the Arts in Florida and he specialized in theater. “I was thrown into it. I loved it. I think it’s natural for me. I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. I’m a very creative person.” “When I heard of [Power] I was all ears. I was ready to jump on board because it was something new,” Anderson said. “Meadows has never done it before, and this guy was coming in and bringing a different life into our theater department. So it was really awesome to get to be a part of that. I had to jump on board immediately.” According to Anderson, no one knew what would come out of the project. “We just went in and threw out ideas and we went with the best ideas and that’s what the entire process has been, just going and submitting to the best idea in the room. And I think it’s done well so far,” he said. He believes that the production ignites something special in everyone. “It sparks ideas because it’s such a different idea, it’s a different beast. It sparks this world of creativity. It breathes new life into the entire Meadows School of the Arts and possibly even SMU to see that there is something different that can be done through a mixed medium.” Power believes that students should come see the show not only because it’s unique, but also to support fellow students. “It’s a great piece. There is nothing like it on SMU’s campus, there is nothing like it in Dallas, there’s nothing like it in Texas, I don’t even know if there’s anything like it in the United States.”

Questions with the queen Actor Jakeem Powell discusses his gender bending role Q: You are playing a role traditionally reserved for females, how are you approaching it as an actor?

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A: I’m not looking at the role as me playing a girl, I’m still male just a little more feminine. I’m going to put a little more spice in my step. Q: Describe the story of your character and how she came to be? A: When Will [Power] approached us with the concept for “Alice Underground,” he wanted to blend these traditional characters with underground American socities. My

character could be who she wanted to above ground, so underground she can be her real self. And underground she rules everything, she’s the queen. Q: What was the hardest part about the whole production? A: The hardest part about “Alice Underground” was the fact that we had no script. We have some set lines, but a lot of the stuff was created in production. Q: I’ve heard the show has singing and dancing? Are you a singer? A: I’m not a traditional singer but I can sing when asked.

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Q: Describe the show in one word. A: Fierce.

-Chase Wade A&E Editor