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Examining the “cat eye” trend
Bring alcohol to Ford Stadium
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Temple players to look out for
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‘American Psycho’ hits Broadway
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Members of Pi Beta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta construct a Fourth of July themed float for last year’s homecoming parade.
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Students, organizations prepare floats for homecoming parade Yusra Jabeen Associate Online Editor yjabeen@smu.edu
floats for their organizations. On the last night of building floats, Program Council organizes a “Pomping Party,” providing music, food and fun for students who work until late at night. Tomorrow will be the last day of building floats. The first 200 people at the event tomorrow night will get a special 2013 Homecoming commemorative item, among other Program Council goodies.
Homecoming is a time when school spirit is high, and it has finally approached SMU. In the midst of attending classes and studying for midterms, students are also working tirelessly to prepare for Homecoming week, painting Perunas, “pomping” and building
Students and faculty gathered at noon Tuesday in Atrium AB of Southern Methodist University’s HughesTrigg Student Center, to discuss the new Residential Commons (RC), which are set to open in the fall of 2014. While the group proved intimate in number, the presentation focused in on various significant aspects regarding the RC, enabling students to catch a glimpse of the five new residential structures. As the largest single financial undertaking the university has invested in, the SMU RC claims $121 million, and draws inspiration from Duke University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, and University of Pennsylvania.
relish each and every moment of Homecoming, said Carole Fineley, president of Program Council. This year’s Homecoming parade theme is “Boulevard Bound: Many Stones, One Tradition” celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of SMU’s first library. The floats will represent books that have become blockbusters. The Homecoming parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday.
Program Council teams up every year with Student Foundation to prepare for this night and create an atmosphere that encourages students to “keep up the good work,” said Samantha Liles, Program Council’s vice president of communication. Realizing that building floats can be a tiring and time-consuming task, Program Council aims to help students remain energized and
“We looked at lots of different places, and we literally had people go to these different places to get a grip on the different residential commons,” said Jeff Grim, Assistant Director of Residence Life for Academic Initiatives, regarding the models for SMU RC. Recognizing that learning happens everywhere, Grim stated that, starting in fall 2014, sophomores will be required to live on campus, and while current academic learning communities will continue to exist, they will no longer exist as housing communities, exclusively. To nurture student development, faculty engagement programs will continue to expand, grow and advance, as more faculty members and professors volunteer to serve as faculty in residence (FiR) — 11
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HOMECOMING CANDIDATES Editor’s note: The 24 Homecoming King and Queen candidates will be featured in groups of eight in Monday’s, Today’s and Friday’s editions. Online voting at smu.edu/elections begins today at 8 a.m. and runs 24 hours a day until Friday at noon. Winners will be announced at halftime of Saturday’s football game.
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Professor Will Power was one of 11 faculty members selected for the Faculty-in-Residence program.
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Kuusisto, a pre-med and biology major, is a member of the Diversity Committee, the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, the Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-medical fraternity, and serves as vice president of Eta Iota Sigma.
Trespalacios, a native of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, is currently serving as student body president. He is an active member of Lyle Ambassadors, a member of the professional engineering fraternity Theta Tau, and is a former resident assistant.
McCarty is the national Residence hall honorary president, a resident assistant, a member of the Alpha Epislon Delta Pre-Med Fraternity, a member of Mustang Mavericks, a receptionist at the Meadows Museum, and serves as Gamma Phi Beta’s recording secretary.
McAuliffe serves on the student senate as the Meadows senator, membership chair and the Dedman II senator. He also serves on the diversity committee for the student senate, is the vice president for the Student Affairs Advisory Board, and is the homecoming chair for his fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi.
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Stanton, an accounting major, is listed on the High Distinction Honor Roll, is the team captain of the SMU Mock Trial team, an orientation leader for Mustang Corral, and served as new member director and director of scholarship for Kappa Alpha Theta.
Miller, a native of Atlanta, is a finance major and a linebacker for the SMU Mustangs, serves on the Interfraternity Council hearing board, and serves on the Pi Kappa Alpha executive board.
Scripps is a journalism major and serves as president of the SMU Retail Club, is the SMU Fashion Week Fashion Show planner, has served as editor for SMUStyle, is an SMU Hilltop Stylist and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
LaRose is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, participates in the Cox Analyst Program and the BBA Portfolio Practicum and is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
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FiR Power, wife Teyolia move family to campus Emily Sims News Writer esims@smu.edu Editors’ note: In August 2014 SMU will debut the Residential Commons on-campus living model. Eleven Faculty-inResidence were selected to live among students. This is part eight of 11 FiR profiles. When moving from New York to Dallas a little over a year ago, Marla Teyolia and her husband, Will Power, never expected they would eventually move their family onto a college campus. Teyolia, associate director of the National Center for Arts Research at SMU, and Power, SMU’s Artist-in-Residence, first heard about the Faculty in Residence Program while at dinner with other faculty members who suggested that the couple look into the program. “We had just moved into town and we were like, ‘no we can’t imagine living on campus,’” Teyolia said. “Then I was going to Cox for one semester and I met this one guy who worked in residential life who told me about [FiR]
knowing that my husband was a faculty member. So then I was like let’s just look at it and that’s how we started getting the ball rolling.” The couple, who has six-yearold twins, said the concept of living on campus with students initially felt foreign, but they realized it was an opportunity they couldn’t pass up after they considered the possibilities for their family. Both Teyolia and Power worked with young people in the past and are excited to be able to engage students outside the classroom. Teyolia previously ran a young women’s leadership group, which is an area she hopes to reconnect with through the program. “I am excited to be able to engage with the students. That’s something I had done previously in my life was working with young people — young women specifically,” Teyolia said. “I used to run a young women’s leadership program and I loved being able to work with young women and help them find their voices and figure out what they wanted to do and to figure out their dreams.” According to Teyolia, Power is also excited about having out-ofclassroom opportunities to know
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Trending right meow: the seduction of the cat eye Katherine utley Contributing Writer kutley@smu.edu This biggest and boldest fall makeup trend is indubitably the cat eye. It can be sophisticated and sweet and, with the right smoky smudges, can turn edgy and rebellious, making it the most versatile and loved trend for fall. Women and men alike, including lifestyle blogger for SeanintheCity.com Sean Charles, are falling in love with the musttry staple for the upcoming fall season: the cat eye. “If God had made me female I would be sporting every shape and angle,” Charles said. The cat eye is an extension of the top or bottom eyelid’s eyeliner line, which quite literally mimics the eye of the feline house pet. Although spotted on models at shows such as Jason Wu, Lanvin and Monique Lhuillier in the recent 2013 New York Fashion Week, the cat eye trend is no stranger to the high-fashion makeup sphere. It is reminiscent of old Hollywood glamour and even dates as far back as Cleopatra and her fabulous ancient Egyptian style. With roots stretching back to the Ptolemaic Kingdom, the cat eye is a clear fashion staple. SMU Fashion Media Professor Chelsea Bell said, “as a staple, the cat eye will see subtle evolutions as beauty and fashion trends change…and like any staple its popularity will wax and wane.” Right now, the trend is certainly waxing. The Daily Campus Style Editor Brooke Reagan believes the trend waxes and wanes seasonally. She finds the cat eye prevails during the fall and winter months and dwindles during spring and summer, no doubt due to wardrobe changes. The basic look has also undergone alterations to satiate Fall 2013’s fashion needs. For example, at the Christian Dior
runway show, makeup artists added icy colors to the cat eye, giving it a more modern look. On the other hand, Michael Kors’ backstage artists used black eye shadow instead of eyeliner to offer a more dramatic and edgy look for the show. Another modern tweak made to the incomparable cat eye is the connected and disconnected variations. A connected cat eye is where a line is drawn on the top lid and another line on the bottom lid and the two lines come together in the outer corner. A disconnected cat eye has a gap between the two lines. There is also the reverse cat eye, recently seen on Georgia May Jagger at the 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty launch party. This design reverses the original cat eye so that the extension passes the tear ducts toward the nose. All variations add personal flavor to any ensemble and are easier than one would think to do at home. Melissa McFadyen, makeup artist for a renowned cosmetic company, offers suggestions for when to do what type of cat eye and how to do it at home. During the day she suggests allowing the liner to “make most of the statement,” meaning soften all other makeup. McFadyen recommends using a prime eye look, which is basically a backdrop for the eyelid made of one’s skin-tone colors. A muted shimmer may also be applied to add a more feminine and sweet touch. She encourages applying a dense coating of mascara and even mentions applying a soft, false lash if necessary. She finishes this makeup tutorial with a “bright, bold lip.” For a provocative, nighttime look, McFadyen loves going “crazy with the shadow.” She mentions how jewel tones are another fall trend that match perfectly with the cat eye and give it a shimmering sophistication. For an intense
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Beauty junkies prefer the cat eye for a girls’ night out.
smoky eye, she suggests using a pencil on the waterline, which really amplifies the look. Think Brigitte Bardot-esque. She also advises a connected cat eye style to accentuate the trend. Wearing a soft, subtle lip color keeps the attention on the eyes. McFadyen urges women not to try and apply the cat eye line in one, full stroke. It will turn out uneven and sloppy. Instead, McFadyen recommends applying the liner or shadow in short, overlapping strokes. This is much easier to administer and creates a smooth, balanced look. For maximum sharpness, a small swab of makeup remover can easily rid the lid of unwanted excess. McFadyen likens the cat eye to the red lip: it will never go out of style. “It’s a classic,” she said. Whether one agrees with Charles and prefers the “oh so heavy” application, or agrees with Bell and favors the “noticeable but not overdone” look, the cat eye and all its glory are here to stay.
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Cat eyes are easy to do with practice and a steady hand. It helps to lean your elbow on a supportive surface.
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For a dramatic finish, top off your cat eye with bright red lipstick. If you’re feeling tame, swipe on chapstick.
WEDNESDAY October 23 The Real ER Upclose and Personal, Dedman Science Room 131, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Name of the Rose, Bridwell Library, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Bocce Ball on the Blvd, Dallas Hall Lawn, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Houston, Dedman Center, 7 p.m.
Homecoming Pomping Party, 6200 N. Central Expressway, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Pigskin Revue, McFarlin Auditorium, 8:15 p.m.
Women’s Soccer vs. USF, Westcott Field, 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 20 OCTOBER 19 8:05 PM. Fire Alarm. Perkins Administration Building. UPFD and officers responded to a fire alarm activation at this location caused by a leak in the sprinkler system. Closed. 11:52 PM. Criminal Mischief. Umphrey Lee Center. A cement trash receptacle was damaged at this location. Open.
1:38 AM. Criminal Mischief. 2900 SMU Blvd. Two student were referred to the Student Conduct Officer for removing a sign belonging to the City of University Park. 2:21 AM. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. 6000 Block Bishop Blvd. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Officer for underage drinking. Closed. 7:28 AM. Criminal Mischief. Hughes Trigg Student Center. An of-
ficer reported two damaged cement trash receptacles at this location. Open. 7:55 AM Criminal Mischief. Main Quad. An officer reported two cement trash receptacles turned over at this location. Open.
OCTOBER 21 4:31 PM. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. A non-affiliated individual was cited and released for having drug paraphernalia. Closed.
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50 years later, Dallas has changed Following the assassination of President Kennedy, Dallas worked to change its negative image Katelyn Hall Contributing Writer khall@smu.edu Ten years after the John F. Kennedy assassination, Dallas Mayor Wes Wise was at a convention of mayors when someone asked him how it felt to be the mayor of the “Town that Killed Kennedy.” “I didn’t even realize, but I clenched my fists,” said Wise, who was mayor from 1971 to 1976. “People called Dallas the city of hate and so forth, but I never bought that — it could have happened in any city.” After Nov. 22, 1963, people all over the nation had opinions of Dallas. Some called Dallas the “Town of Hate” or the “Killing Town.” Others sympathized with the people of Dallas. Still others thought Dallas was nothing but a cowboy town waiting to be noticed. Now, 50 years after the Kennedy assassination, Dallas is far from the place it used to be. Here is a look at where the city came from, how it changed and where it is going.
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his students better. “One of the things [Power] talked about was getting to know the students in a different way. There is something to be said about engaging young people with the totality of who they are outside of the classroom. Since we’ve both worked with young people in the course of our lives, that’s something that’s important to us. For him as a professor and as a faculty member, it’s really exciting to have this whole other way of engaging and having [an] impact,” Teyolia said. In addition to having an impact on students’ lives, Teyolia and Power are excited about the FiR Program’s impact on their personal lives. Prior to moving to Dallas, the couple lived in a small town an hour north of New York City. Teyolia describes it as a funky artist town where, unlike Dallas, they were able to walk everywhere. By moving on campus where they both work, their lives will return to being more walk-able. Despite the walk-able appeal
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individuals currently selected — and faculty affiliate (FA) — 23 individuals currently selected, with a goal of 50 members. “All sophomores will be sprinkled among first-year students,” Grim continued,
The Dark Days The mood in Dallas leading up to JFK’s 1963 visit was a mix of high-anticipation, excitement, resentment and even hate. Hugh Aynesworth, who reported on the Kennedy assassination for The Dallas Morning News, recalls a city with a hateful atmosphere where the Dallas Citizens Council made most political and business decisions. The Dallas Citizens Council started in 1937 as an organization of civic-minded businessmen. In addition to running their businesses, these men influenced the political landscape of the city. The group primarily endorsed business elite, who at the time, were mostly white males. “It was a very small, but very instrumental, very powerful group,” Aynesworth said. “Just ask anyone who tried to run against them.” Aynesworth believes that most of the anger came from this one small, but powerful, sector of the city. “They were very vocal; they were haters,” he said. Wise, who at the time was a reporter for KRLD-TV, recalls a
similar atmosphere. “Things were going haywire in Dallas at the time,” Wise said of the high-intensity political climate in the days leading up to Kennedy’s visit. “The rabid crowd seemed to feed off each other.” “The city was set in its ways, and in many ways, segregated racially and politically. When the president died, so did the old Dallas because the city was in shock,” Wise said. “Everyone was showing emotion at that time,” he said. While Dallas was in shock, the rest of the country reacted to the city, often in negative ways. Aynesworth recalls stories of cab drivers kicking Dallasites out of their cars in other cities. “Everyone hated Dallas,” he said. Big D in Transition The mood in Dallas did not shift quickly. It took time, energy and commitment from community leaders. Lyda Hill, president of LH Holdings and a lifelong Dallas resident and philanthropist, remembers the city as it tried to redefine itself.
of on campus living, the couple is most excited about the impact the FiR Program will have on the lives of their children. “On a personal level, there is something really exciting for me about the kids having part of their childhood be on a college campus. We have friends who are faculty in residence at Vassar and it has been a really positive experience for their kids. I’m excited that for the kids a college campus will be something that’s very normal and familiar and they see college is something that you do and a college campus becomes normalized. For me as a mother that’s very exciting as well,” Teyolia said. Although Teyolia and Power have discussed possible events they want to plan with the students, Teyolia said they feel it’s important that the decisions are co-created with the students rather than forced on them. According to Teyolia, both health and wellness and arts and culture are areas of importance to them and they are interested in hosting Sunday movie nights with smoothies or going to the theater or a show once a month. “We are in the process of
trying to coordinate a meeting with our residential director and residential student leaders,” Teyolia said. “I think for both of us it’s having a balance of doing something that’s very student led. We both really strongly believe that, as adults, we lead from behind and really support what young folks want to do.” Teyolia attended University of California, Berkeley for undergrad and Columbia University for graduate school and wishes that she had the experience of a faculty in residence in her academic career. Not only does she feel it provides students the opportunity to engage their professors, but also acts as a good networking tool for after graduation. “I think I missed out on having people advocate for you and be a really great resource as you move through your academic career and through your professional career,” Teyolia said. “As we build these relationships, we can really speak [to] that persons character and if someone is interested in the things that we are we can really help them navigate professionally.”
explaining that the project includes 1,250 new beds in five new residence halls, and the renovation of facility spaces within six existing residence halls. A full and complete “transformation of campus,” the RC will provide what Grim described as a “common experience,” creating a “microcosm of SMU in each
residential hall.” “We’re having a tent for Residential Commons,” Grim noted, encouraging students to stop by on the Boulevard this weekend. For more information regarding the SMU RC, follow @SMUResCommons on Twitter, or check out www.smu. edu/residentialcommons or www.smu.edi/rc.
“Dallas, after the assassination, had to return to its roots and pull itself up by its boot straps,” Hill said, who has lived in Dallas for over 60 years. It took a series of city leaders, including mayors Erik Jonsson and Wise, to change the city’s identity from what it was before the assassination to one that was more accepting and broaderminded and less racially charged. “There was a very conscious effort to do something, a very conscious effort to pull Dallas together,” Hill said, who has given millions of dollars to local institutions and landmarks, including KERA and the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Jonsson purchased the land that now hosts DFW International Airport and sold it back to the city for only a dollar more per acre than what he paid for it. He also founded the Dallas Central Library, and started Goals for Dallas, a program to involve a wider swath of citizens from around Dallas in city planning. “His motivation was that he was trying to pull Dallas out of this image of the killing town,” Hill said, who graduated from The Hockaday School and recently gave $20 million to the all-girls school. The Dallas Cowboys became America’s team when it started appearing in playoffs and winning Super Bowls in the late ‘60s and ‘70s. The television show “Dallas” took off in 1978 and humanized the Big D for many people outside of Texas. Wise won mayor without being associated with the Dallas Citizens Council, whose influence was waning as people
from more diverse neighborhoods and socioeconomic backgrounds became more involved in the city. “By that time, I think a lot of that atmosphere had evaporated,” Wise said. Dallas and its Challenges While Dallas has advanced in many ways, it still struggles with some fundamental challenges, including the quality of its public schools and the disparity between socioeconomic classes. Garland resident and SMU senior Jaywin Malhi notices the gap. “While the rich in Dallas are very, very rich, there is also a very large underprivileged population that is often overlooked,” Malhi said. In the Dallas Independent School district, for instance, more than 86 percent of students are economically disadvantaged, according to the Texas Education Agency. Also evident is the ethnic and racial divide in the city. While 29 percent of Dallas residents are white, 23 percent are black and 44 percent are Hispanic, according to Dallas Economic Development. Many of these groups are geographically separated, with lower income minorities living in the southern sector and affluent whites in the northern area. “There’s some challenges on the racial side,” said Tom Leppert, mayor of Dallas from 2007 to 2011. But still the city is evolving. Dallas Morning News editor Bob Mong has witnessed a shift in the Dallas mindset. For Mong, who has been editor of the paper for the past 12 years,
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the transformation of the city was most evident in the election of Ron Kirk as mayor in 1995. “I am certain Dallas would not have elected a black mayor a generation before,” Mong said, who estimates we will see a Hispanic mayor of Dallas in the next 10 years. New City and New Opportunity When Dallasites describe their city today, they often talk about economic opportunity, city growth and developing arts. “Dallas just has so much big stuff happening,” Hill said. “Dallas has a name around the world.” New additions to the downtown cultural landscape like the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Klyde Warren Park and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science have established Dallas as a cultural hub, not just a business one. Leppert describes Dallas as a vibrant, optimistic place. “In a lot of ways, it has blossomed,” Leppert said. The Dallas Citizens Council still operates, but the group also now includes women and minority business leaders and is no longer seen as a divisive force. SMU student Alicia Arnold decided to attend college in Dallas because of the sense of opportunity in the city. “I always thought that Dallas was a very good business place where there were a lot of jobs,” said the sophomore from Cape Girardeau, Mo. “What differentiates Dallas in dealing with its challenges is that the city has an optimistic attitude,” Leppert said. “People in Dallas think of the best days as being ahead.”
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Daily Campus ‘cheers’ for step toward spirit SMU Athletics and administration are finalizing plans to serve beer and wine in Moody Coliseum and Ford Stadium beginning with Moody’s reopening Jan. 4, 2014. The service will be a reality “barring some unforeseen development or obstacle,” according to Rick Hart, director of athletics and a co-chair on the President’s Task Force on Athletics Marketing, Attendance and Community Outreach. The Daily Campus supports this decision, one of 79 task force recommendations, as a proactive step toward bringing more fans to events in the two venues. We recognize that serving alcohol to fans is not a perfect solution to address the longstanding campus and athletics issues of school spirit and attendance. However, we see this decision as what the task force meant it to be: one of 79 recommendations working toward increasing attendance, enhancing fan experience, enhancing the SMU brand and maximizing revenue. And we think it will work. Beer and wine have been permitted on the Boulevard for many years. Extending that
service to Ford and Moody will bring an aspect to gamewatching that SMU fans already expect prior to watching a game. Students will no longer flee the Boulevard in search of other places to socialize when the music stops and beer ceases to flow. Instead of dispersing to homes, apartments, Greek houses and bars, those who want a drink while supporting the team can congregate in Ford. We do not see the distribution of alcohol at the venues as a substitute or solution to school spirit. We see it as a first step of many in building that spirit for SMU athletics. When more fans are brought into Moody or Ford, whether undeterred by the past fear of losing their buzz or attracted by the thought of an ice-cold beer in the August heat, they bring energy. That energy will be seen, felt and heard by SMU athletes. Looking up to filled seats that erupt after a score is much more motivational and adrenalinboosting for an athlete – whether fans are holding beers or not. That motivation push won’t instantly improve our teams, but support certainly won’t hurt them. Spirit will begin to build for
all students, not only those of legal drinking age. Underclassmen will follow the lead of their elders. Whether 21-year-old juniors and seniors are going to the game for the beer or not, underage first-years and sophomores will be drawn to attend because the older students set that standard. Safety is a concern and overconsumption will occur. However, those prone to drinking too much will do that no matter where they obtain the alcohol. We are confident that the security and distribution decisions made by SMU Athletics and administration have been well researched and discussed. We believe that the use of 21-and-over wristbands similar to those used on the Boulevard, additional security in student sections and a distribution cutoff at the start of the fourth quarter are necessary and effective safety precautions. We also agree with Hart’s view that if an unsafe environment is a result, alcohol in the venues “may be short-lived.” The Daily Campus supports efforts to increase SMU spirit and community. If that means having a beer while rooting on the Mustangs — cheers.
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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Football too blue-collar a past time for SMU SMU’s problem with football attendance goes back decades. Even before the death penalty, the Daily Campus ran editorials deploring the horrific rates of attendance. It isn’t an issue of the team not being good enough to attract supporters. The problem is that the SMU student body is simply too rich and elitist. Enjoying sports, particularly football, has always been a favorite past time of “average” Americans, not the elite group of “Southern Millionaires” which populate a sizable portion of SMU’s student body. The weakness of football team isn’t what is driving the attendance issues. It isn’t a lack of some vaguely defined “community” or “school spirit.” Students are plenty proud of their school, but the alumnus they’re most proud of isn’t Football hall of famer Eric Dickerson, but Enron’s Jeffrey Skilling. And no amount of alcohol in Ford Stadium is going to solve that problem.
“I would match my voting record against anyone’s and I’m seriously thinking about maybe giving another opportunity for you to vote for or against me a few years from now. I’m seriously giving that a lot of thought. I’m certainly getting a lot of encouragement from our business community.” —Senator John McCain on the possibility of running for Senate again in 2016 “It’s great to be back home – I’ve spent the past month in Washington, D.C., and it is great to be back in America!” —Senator Ted Cruz, making a joke on Twitter at the expense of the Obama administration “I paid my way in. My family’s in the Mafia. A couple of threats and bunch of cash goes a long way.” —Actor Chris Hemsworth, commenting on how he broke into Hollywood letters
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The idea of serving beer and wine at SMU football and basketball games as a solution to getting students and alumni to attend games is seriously flawed to the point of almost being laughable. In our combined 100 years of attending SMU sporting events, we have never heard one alumnus say they would attend more SMU sporting events if only they could drink a beer or two. We have observed, over this same time period, several students at football games who could barely function because of their partaking of alcoholic beverages or other stimulates. The Daily Campus of May 1, 2012 had its lead article titled, “Athletics Deficit Still on the Rise.” The main reason for the deficit as stated in the article was the low attendance at football games. The article pictured a human Peruna in an empty student section just
after half time at an SMU Homecoming game. SMU has tried liberty and justice, the push to double the size of the Mustang band and a plan to provide special incentives to fraternities and sororities if they attend more sporting events, but so far the stands remain void of the majority of SMU students. Since SMU students have a strong predilection towards drugs and alcohol, it seems that more beer is like throwing “fuel on the fire.” Doesn’t the Boulevard provide the students enough beer and wine as it is? As stated in The Daily Campus of Sept. 14, 2012, Boulevarding is the real party so why should students go to the games? The solution to the sporting event attendance problem is to bring back the Spirit of SMU where the students want to attend SMU football and basketball games because of the rich history of SMU athletics
and the accomplishments of the University and her alumni. According to The Dallas Morning News, two schools that have elected not to serve beer at their football games are Texas A&M and Baylor University. Both these schools have used the spirit of their students and alumni to fill their stadiums even when they had losing records in both football and basketball. More beer is not the solution to filling the seats at Moody Coliseum and Ford Stadium. As Ramon Trespalacios, the outstanding president of the SMU student body, was quoted as saying, “It’d bring out students who usually go to the bar instead of a game.” How many students would that be?
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Attack stressors, anxiety with fresh perspective on insignificant problems zain haidar Contributing Writer zhaidar@smu.edu Taking it easy has never been so hard. We live in a society run by problems. Issues, stress and anxiety push us to the edge and looking down at the raging river of failure motivates us to survive. From entering grade-school, to paying college tuition to starting a family, life is fueled by stressors, but recently, the camel’s back has been creaking. According to a report by USA Today, 26 percent of college students have deeply considered getting therapeutic help for their anxiety, a fear fueled by the task of picking a career that will absolutely change one’s life. Packed tightly in between paying off student loans and getting a job (something that hasn’t been particularly easy, especially since the 2007 recession), college stress levels are peaking, and as a testament to the sureness of stress, almost every human on the planet is feeling it more and more on a daily basis. We forget the simple fact, as we make massive to-do lists in our head and climb into OCD turtle shells, that anxiety has a simple, well-known, but rarely
followed cure: relaxation. On an evolutionary level, it’s not difficult to see why we incorporate stress so readily in our lives. It’s an instinct to hunt, hide, run from fierce creatures and resist starvation. But, let’s face it people, we aren’t facing an ice-age, and although we may feel the urge to hide behind our curtains whenever census-takers knock on our doors, we are not being chased by sabertoothed tigers. We’re, quite obviously, advancing into an age of easier altruism and leisure time. This isn’t the industrial revolution and we aren’t hunter-gatherers, so put down that wrench, those berries, or whatever outdated philosophy you carry, and accept the fact that we have an opportunity never afforded to any culture before. We live in a society that has most of the answers; we just don’t accept them for their simplicity. The problem with cliches is that they are so right, but beaten out enough to where nobody wants to listen to them. If you’ve ever looked up in an elementary school classroom or in a dentist’s waiting room, you’ve seen a motivational poster, and odds are it was cheesy. Simple phrases such as “Hang in
there,” “Keep calm” and “Life is a garden; dig it,” make us squirm, as we have a cultural tendency to shun cheese. It’s problematic because these posters are right: issues are often not as bad as we spin them to be, and hanging in there, keeping calm or “digging” life could be the true path to happiness, we are just so averted to simple answers that we refuse to acknowledge them. In our minds, there has to be a convoluted answer to the question of happiness or relaxation, when in all reality the solution to stress and anxiety is to simply relax. I’m not saying everyday problems aren’t significant. Problems are relative. One man’s issue-packed week is another man’s weekend vacation to the Virgin Islands. It’s insensitive and irresponsible to denounce other people’s problems because we all fight a battle, and to brand other’s as ridiculous is hypocrisy. I would never say that someone’s problem is insignificant, but I will always stand by the belief that although you may have a whole heap thrown at your feet, you can always take a deep breath and start climbing. Haidar is a junior majoring in journalism.
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Student reflects on grandfather’s example matthew costa Associate Sports Editor mcosta@smu.edu I have a lot to be thankful for in this world, nothing more so than my name, handed down by generations of hard working and brilliant minds, led by my grandfather, Joe. Here is a man renowned for his dedication to work and the love and respect he has for everyone in his family. Someone that is so easy to look up to, but so easily overlooked by those who wouldn’t appreciate what he’s done. It would be easy for me to do the same, considering I had no real understanding for what he’d do each and every morning for years. Being less than 10 years old will do that to you. Now that I at least have a little better appreciation of what it means to work for a living, I’m in shock by just how incredible this man’s work ethic was. After waking up at 3 a.m. Monday through Friday, he’d spend the next eight hours on the New York City docks, preparing shipments and completing a truck route until noon. Even
when he had to get to sleep early, he still had time to read, “A Fly Went By” to his first grandson, wondering what the hell kind of book this was the whole time. I had no idea why Grandpa would leave and return so early, but I knew he did it because he needed to make means for his family. Honestly, that’s all he ever cared about: family. I’ve never been on this earth and seen a birthday of his he seemed to care for; not that he wasn’t grateful for the life he’d lived or the times he was a part of, but because he never wanted the spotlight on himself. Everything my grandfather did was for the improvement of his family’s lives. He brought three incredible children into this world that I’ve always been proud to call members of the elite fraternity of Costa. Each of them furthered the legacy and gave him 11 grandchildren that have been honoring our name in ways I’m sure Grandpa’s proud of. Some of the lessons he’s taught me have been things I’ve taken for granted for years. Grandpa is the type of man who told everyone what was on his
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mind at all times. If you were out of line, he’d let you know you’re nothing short of a knucklehead. My favorite quote he ever spewed was when my Grandmother asked him if he would like to try some new food to which he quickly shot down with a jab of, “Mary, I’ve been alive 80 years. I think I know what kind of food I want.” Even with that, the best thing I’ll ever take away from my Grandpa is his unprecedented love of my Grandmother. They’ve been a partnership for more than half a century, aided in part to an easy yet beautiful pair of rules of never going to sleep that night with any anger for one another and never forgetting to say “I love you.” He’s an inspiration to my daily life and that of so many others on this earth. Even now in the twilight of his life, his love of family is something I aspire to compare to one day. So Grandpa, even though you may be far away, you’re always with me. Costa is a senior majoring in journalism.
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Five Temple Players Wheels up to Memphis to watch for Saturday Demetrio Teniente Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu
Billy Embody Sports Writer wembody@smu.edu Quarterback P.J. Walker First-year quarterback P.J. Walker was inserted into the starting lineup to replace Connor Reilly, who was struggling and 0-4 as a starter. Walker led the Owls to their first win of the season over the Army Black Nights last week and threw for over 200 yards, completed 62 percent of his passes and two touchdowns. With Walker at the helm, the Owls offense has shown some serious improvement, but still is a serious work in progress. His 197.8 QB rating from last week is something to build on for the Owls, but if the SMU defense can get a good pass rush, Walker may get rattled. Running Back Zaire Williams The first-year running back for Temple, Zaire Williams, has come on strong the last two
weeks for Temple. Williams has rushed for 136 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns the last two weeks. Against Cincinnati, Williams also showed why he’s a threat in the passing game, catching three passes for 51 yards. Williams is a big part of the Owls’ 1-2 punch and has taken on more of a role as Walker took over at quarterback. Running Back Kenneth Harper The junior from Florida has had an up-and-down year so far, rushing for 100 yards against Fordham, but just 28 against Louisville. Harper is the Owls’ bigger back at 6-foot, 225 pounds and will be expected to have a big impact against SMU to take some of the pressure off of Walker. If Harper can combine with Williams for a good game, Walker will just have to manage the game instead of win it for the Owls. Linebacker Tyler Matakevich
Sophomore linebacker Tyler Matakevich has been a tackling machine so far for the Owls, racking up 78 solo tackles along with seven tackles for loss and an interception. While Matakevich has not had a sack, he flies around the field and disrupts plays for the Owls. SMU’s blocking schemes will have to adjust to keep an eye on him in the running game because Matakevich is more than capable of stuffing plays at the line. Defensive Lineman Matt Ioannidis Another sophomore is defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis who has had a solid year so far for Temple. The 6-foot-4, 285 pound tackle has 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks on the year. His size inside helps Temple against the run, but the Owls ranked 102nd against the run. If Ioannidis can break through the SMU offensive line though, the positive momentum that Traylon Shead has coming into this game from the Memphis game, will quickly go away.
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GOLF While both the men’s and women’s golf teams have had strong starts to their 2013-14 campaigns, they both hope to keep the momentum flowing next week, as the men will compete in the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Tournament in Dallas, and the women will head to the University of Texas at San Antonio Alamo Invitational. One week ago, the ladies of the SMU women’s team had a successful outing, placing fifth in the Betsy Rawls Invitational, against tough competition such as the University of Texas and University of California, Los Angeles. The Mustangs were led by sophomore Alexandra Rossi who finished with a season-low 69 on the final day on her way to a team leading four-over 292. As for the men, they tied for third two weeks ago at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate Tournament in Erin, Wisc. Senior Harry Higgs had his best day at the Hilltop with a one-under 71 in the last round of the tournament.
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The Mustang’s volleyball team (13-8 overall, 5-3 in American Athletic Conference) continues to impress in the first season of AAC play, and will look to do so again as they square off at home against Houston this Friday. Coming off a dominant 3-0 sweep against the University of Central Florida, SMU was able to end a brief two-match losing streak in Dedman Center Sunday. It was an impressive defensive outing for the team, as they were able to tally 10 blocks versus the Knights, while also racking up 48 digs. Sophomore Cailin Bula led the charged attack for SMU with a game-high 12 kills, while her running mate Caroline Young finished in double-digits as well with 10. The Cougars are 13-10 with the same record in conference play as SMU, meaning whoever wins this game will be one step closer to claiming AAC superiority.
Despite a first round loss to Texas Christian University opponent Millie Nichols, SMU’s Hristina Dishkova went all the way to the consolation semifinal round of the consolation tournament during the ITA Texas Regional Tournament. Although the sophomore from Germany’s record now stands at 4-4, she was very impressive at the tournament. After dropping the first round to Nichols, Dishkova won four straight matches, including a victory over UTSA sophomore Alena Shishkova, and Rice’s Solomiya Zinko twice. Dishkova was eventually defeated in the semifinals by Texas’ Pippa Horn, but the strong showing by Hristina was nothing to scoff at. The entire Mustang team will get back to work in early November when they head to Denton for the Metroplex Mania Tournament. -Matthew Costa, Associate Sports Editor
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The last time the Mustangs took the field, Sophomore Leobardo Vazquez posted his first career hat trick, earning him a trio of awards on the national and conference level. SMU is hoping for an equal offensive effort from its entire team on Wednesday when it travels to Memphis, Tenn. to take on the Tigers. Vazquez was one of 11 other student-athletes selected to the topdrawesoccer.com National Team of the Week and was honored as the Conference Offensive Player of the Week, as well as College Player of the Week for Dallassoccernews.com. Vazquez is the fourth Mustang to garner recognition in the AAC; he joins senior Jaime Ibarra, sophomore Alfred Koromaand, and first-year Deshawon Nembhard who have all won some sort of AAC honor this season. Ibarra was named the Conference Goalkeeper of the Week Sept. 23 and Nembhard was named the Rookie of the Week ept. 16, while Koroma has made the conference honor roll on several occasions. Ibarra is fourth in both saves and saves-per-game in the AAC and has registered 47 saves, while averaging 3.62 per game. Koroma sits tied for fourth in
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Sophomore Eddie Puskarich has three points in 2013 (one goal and one assist).
the conference with two match winners and 10th in shots with 32. Nembhard is tied for seventh with three assists and tied for eighth with .231 assists-per-game. Memphis is eighth in the American Athletic Conference standings with a conference record of 2-4. The Tigers are led by senior Mark Sherrod, who leads the team with 12 points (five goals and two assists) while sophomore Cody Uzcategui has
registerd 40 saves in 14 games in goal. Uzcategui has recorded five shut-outs and has a 1.12 goals-against average. SMU has a history of being out-shot by its opponets, which could spell trouble Wednesday. Memphis has outshot its opponents 203-161. The Mustangs have an all-time record of 8-2 over the Tigers but one of its two losses came in 2012 when Memphis outlasted SMU for a 2-1 victory.
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‘American Psycho’ moves to Broadway michelle hammond Associate A&E Editor mhammondtova@smu.edu On Dec. 3 London’s Almeida Theatre will welcome a Broadway performance different from anything it has ever seen before. The sinister story of Bret Easton Ellis’ charmingly handsome serial killer, Patrick Bateman is finally making its way to the stage. “American Psycho” was published in 1991 and was later turned into a film starring Christian Bale in 2000. The novel caused a great deal of controversy due to its graphic violence and sexual nature. Bale portrayed Bateman’s character perfectly, from his physical attributes to his haunting emptiness. Unfortunately, he won’t be taking part in the Broadway adaptation of the novel.
Sorry ladies. However, Doctor Who’s Matt Smith will be taking the role as Ellis’ bloodthirsty Manhattan businessman. Smith will be leaving his role as the eleventh doctor in the long-running British sci-fi classic “Dr. Who” this Christmas to join the cast members of “American Psycho.” Other cast members include Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Cassandra Compton, Holly Dale Spencer, Susannah Fielding, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Gillian Kirpatrick, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner. Rupert Goold will be directing while Tony award-winning composer Duncan Sheik, will be composing the music for the show. Sheik won two Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for
his work in the 2006 musical “Spring Awakening.” “The show is an interesting piece because it’s kind of a thriller in a way, but there’s obviously a lot of social satire and a lot of humor and clearly a lot of dark stuff about the human psyche and the human condition in this time of late capitalism,” Sheik said in an interview with Broadway.com. Important members of the creative team also include Es Devlin, in charge of set design and Katrina Lindsay, in charge of costume design. Lynne Page will be choreographing, and Paul Arditti will be taking charge of the sound design. Both Goold and Sheik hope the show is successful enough to make its way to New York audiences. The play premieres Dec. 3, opens to the public Dec. 12 and runs through Jan. 15, 2014.
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Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman in the 1991 film, “American Psycho” but will not reprise the role on stage.
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This Sept. 21, 2013 file photo shows Drake performing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.
Drake falls short in comparison to Kanye caleb wossen A&E Writer cwossen@smu.edu The Toronto-born rapper recently spoke in Billboard Magazine on his desire to become and surpass his hero. Don’t ignore Drake’s aspiration to become Kanye West, but please consider the fact that he’s deluding himself. Kanye West exists alone. His lengths to produce then commoditize forward-thinking sounds based in rap are peerless. The model didn’t exist before him. Put it this way – one could think metal wasn’t fully metal until Judas Priest spit out the blues, added leather and twin guitars. But we probably wouldn’t be talking about them if they hadn’t discovered the first Black Sabbath album. First is first, and in a paradigm shift first is everything. If society recognizes Kanye as the vanguard of a new pop music, or as “God” as he might prefer,
Drake is easily his Lucifer. Practically speaking, he’s the brightest phenomenon of the Kanye era. Kanye himself said as much at this year’s OVO Fest. Fine, but Drake feels as if he’ll out-God Kanye at his own game. “Paradise Lost” and Dante’s “Inferno” say otherwise. Creators aren’t beaten by products, they profit of them. As successful as Drake is, he’s
a testament to Kanye’s influence. One cannot help but remember Drake naming himself the new Jay-Z in 2010. The comparison is more sound – both rappers came of age under the shadows of one or several vanguards to emerge number one. Funny how Drake wants to abdicate the throne now. Maybe he doesn’t like sharing the sandbox with a certain someone.
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Kanye West released his sixth studio album, “Yeezus” in June 2013.