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Mustangs ride Green Wave By EJ HOLLAND

NEWS BRIEFS

Lung cancer vigil this Thursday “Shine a Light on Lung Cancer” will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to benefit the Lung Cancer Alliance. The event will be sponsored by Alpha Kappa Psi and aims to heighten awareness about the severity of the disease. Statistically, one in five women who are diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked and one in 16 women will develop lung cancer. Many are also unaware that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. The event will take place on the steps of Dallas Hall. For more information visit http://shinealightonlungcancer. kintera.org/faf/donorReg/ donorPledge.asp?ievent=43789 8&supid=305249877 or contact August Knape, the coordinator of the event, at aknape@smu.edu.

Man arrested after bomb scare at Denver International Airport Yesterday, a man was arrested in the Denver International Airport after claiming he had a bomb in his luggage. The man had missed his connecting flight but his luggage had made it. The plane, which was still on the runway, was brought back to the gate and the luggage was removed. This delayed the flight an hour and the man is being charged with interfering with public transportation. This scare comes after Friday’s packaged bomb incident where explosives found in packages addressed to two synagogues in Chicago might have traveled on passenger planes.

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The SMU Mustangs moved back above .500 after a 31-17 comeback victory over Tulane on Saturday afternoon in New Orleans. The Mustangs moved the ball efficiently in their opening drive before Tulane defensive end Austen Jacks recovered a Zach Line fumble inside the Green Wave 10-yard line. Tulane drove down the field with ease behind big runs by freshman running back Orleans Darkwa, who finished the game with a career high 193 yards rushing. However, the Green Wave was unable to capitalize on the SMU turnover as Cairo Santos’ 27-yard field goal kick hit the right upright. Tulane’s defense came up big once again when cornerback Ryan Travis forced Line to cough up the ball yet again, and fellow cornerback Kendrick Washington made the recovery. This time the Tulane offense did not disappoint and made the Ponies pay. Green Wave quarterback Ryan Griffin connected with tight end Cody Sparks on a 9-yard scoring strike early in the second quarter to give Tulane a 7-0 advantage. Mustang kicker Matt Szymanski responded with a 25-yard field goal on the ensuing drive to cut the deficit to four. SMU cornerback Richard Crawford and the Mustang defense created a turnover of their own just before halftime. Darkwa sprinted 22 yards down the field before Crawford prevented a big play by forcing Darkwa to fumble, allowing SMU linebacker Taylor Reed to make the recovery. Szymanski failed to pull the

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Members of the Allen and Garland Special Olympics volleyball teams congratulate each other after a match Saturday at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports.

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IFC hosts 12th annual Special Olympics volleyball tournament By KATIE SIMON Managing Editor katies@smu.edu

Over 250 Special Olympics Texas volleyball players and hundreds of volunteers packed into SMU’s Dedman Center Saturday for the SMU Interfraternity Council (IFC)hosted volleyball tournament. The event, which ran from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., was open to the public and welcomed

students and parents. The IFC provided three courts for the athletes to compete, as well as meals, refreshments, t-shirts and volunteers from SMU fraternities. Fraternity members helped to keep score of each set, judge the lines on the court and hold awards ceremonies. This is the 12th year that the IFC has welcomed the Special Olympics Texas to play at SMU. The players come

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from 18 counties in the Greater Dallas Area (Area 10) to compete in the annual competition. Cyndi Murchison, director of Special Olympics for Area 10, is grateful for IFC’s service. “IFC has taken on all of the sponsorships,” she said. “Several of them even showed up and were

wide receiver Cole Beasley, who was responsible for the Mustangs’ third turnover of the game. Tulane defensive end Dezman Moses forced a Beasley fumble and Jacks scooped the ball up and ran 23 yards for a touchdown on his second fumble recovery of the day. The score gave the Green Wave a commanding 17-3 lead. Line made up for his earlier

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Student senate will vote on two pieces of legislation at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. The first bill seeks to allow students to use laptops in all classes, unless “there are complaints that one student’s use has a negative external effect on other students, in which case that student’s use should be limited.” Bill author Alex Ehmke (Dedman II) said he wants to give students the choice to take notes on their computers instead of writing them on paper, if they wish. Ehmke acknowledged that many students would use laptops for other purposes than note taking, but said it wouldn’t matter if they had a laptop or not: They wouldn’t be paying attention to the class anyways. The second bill aims to implement a four-year scholarship program using a portion of the anticipated student fees increase. Bill authors Catherine Essig (African-American), Alejandra Aguirre (Hispanic-American) and Jake Torres (student body president) want to take $11 out

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Who will win the World Series? Texas Rangers: 80% San Francisco Giants: 20%

Perry, White to face off Tuesday The race between Rick Perry and Bill White has heated to a boiling point. Issues such as education, infrastructure, healthcare and the size of government have sent Texans to the polls for early voting in numbers that crushed records set in the 2006 midterm election, and a winner will finally be decided tomorrow. And while White’s supporters have been touting him as a viable candidate against Perry, poll numbers seem to suggest that he may not stand much of a chance in tomorrow’s election. The latest Rassmussen poll, out Oct. 23, gives Perry 51 percent and White 43 percent. Other polls, like The Dallas Morning News, put Perry up as high as 12 points. Cal Jillson, SMU political science professor and author of “Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State and Pursuing the American Dream,” says that he believes Perry is probably up by eight to 10 points, and that White has “no better than an outside chance” of winning the race. Jillson says that the reason that Perry continues to have high approval ratings in Texas is because he refuses to raise taxes. “Texans know that Rick Perry won’t raise their taxes, they like that. They are a little less sure about Bill White and I think that limits their attractiveness to them,” Jillson said. Bill White has made many promises since the beginning of his campaign, including improved education, expanded infrastructure and better access to healthcare. The problem, says Jillson, is that people understand that these things cost money. Perry, on the other hand, hasn’t promised much at all in his campaign ads. Jillson says that this is common in Texas political campaigns because Texas has always been a state that rejects big government. Texas is still living under the constitution of 1876, which mandates a weak and diffuse state government. Because of this, the position of government is “systematically weak,” said Jillson, who says that this has a lot of implications for the way the governorship works. He says that the Texas governor must “appear to be influential, even though he is not.” In most states, the governor’s power is concentrated in two areas: the ability to appoint high level government officials and the ability to initiate the budgetary process. In Texas, the governor does neither. The vast majority of Texas’ government officials are elected, and the legislature develops and passes its own budget without the help of the governor. And while the position of the governor may not be particularly dominant, it is still perceived to be. Because of this the governor is able to wield his power through rhetoric. “You have the opportunity to mold opinion,” Jillson said. “It’s mostly a rhetorical power, and an exercise of influences where you try to bring people to your point of view.” While Texas has faired well under a weaker state government, Jillson says that this will eventually become

SMU running back Zach Line runs the ball around wide receiver Patrick Fleming during play. Line rushed for 177 yards Saturday against Tulane at the Superdome, putting him at 918 total rushing yards for the season.

Mustangs within one yard before intermission when his 52-yard field goal attempt fell short. Tulane opened the second half with a 17-play, 68-yard drive that chewed 7:54 off the game clock and culminated with a 25-yard field goal by Santos. The Mustangs’ fumbling woes continued when SMU quarterback Kyle Padron completed a pass to

mistakes by rallying the Mustangs with a big 33-yard run late in the third quarter. After the Mustangs moved deeper into scoring position, Line plunged into the end zone from five yards out. Line once again energized the Mustangs to begin the fourth quarter after a 34-yard dash into Tulane territory. Later in the drive, the sophomore scored his second touchdown of the game from 7 yards out to tie the game, 17-17. The Mustangs took their first lead with 8:32 remaining the game when Padron found wide receiver Aldrick Robinson on an 82-yard touchdown bomb. The Green Wave threatened to tie the game on their next offensive possession, but SMU defensive back Chris Banjo intercepted a Griffin pass in the end zone for a touchback. The Mustangs put the final nail in the coffin when Padron once again hooked up with Robinson for a spectacular 5-yard completion, which set up a 3-yard touchdown by Padron to make the score 31-17. Padron completed 18 of 32 passes for 354 yards on the day, and Zach Line rushed ended the game with 177 rushing yards. Beasley (9 rec, 135 yards) and Robinson (5 rec, 182 yards) both eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark. Defensively the Mustangs were led by linebacker Youri Yenga, who led the team with a career high 14 tackles including 8 solos. SMU (5-4, 4-1) will travel to El Paso to take on the UTEP Miners (5-4, 2-4) on Saturday November 6 at 8 p.m.

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a problem for Texas. Because of rising numbers of minorities who tend to be less educated, the inability of a Texas governor to truly reform education will become a problem. “Eventually, Texas won’t have the educated workforce that is required for a vibrant economy, and we are not doing anything really to forestall that problem,” Jillson said. “If we don’t do that then Texas will deteriorate and will be a less interesting and desirable place,” he said. While the problem of an uneducated workforce may not be an immediate problem facing the state of Texas, the looming $25 billion budget deficit is. Whoever becomes governor will have to deal with this problem immediately upon taking office in January. Perry and White have different ways of dealing with the problem. In 2003, Texas faced a $12 billion budget deficit. Perry balanced the budget with two-thirds budget cuts

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Rep. Rick Perry (left) and Dem. Bill White are running for Texas governor in Tuesday’s elections.

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singing to the athletes outside. It was adorable.” Every year, hundreds of athletes, volunteers and coaches sign up for the Special Olympics Volleyball tournament on the Special Olympics Texas website. Once registered, the Special Olympics employees direct athletes and coaches to the program director for their respective counties, so they can join the team in their division. The teams are determined by the skill level of athletes. Traditional volleyball teams involve only athletes with intellectual disabilities. Unified teams, on the other hand, include “partners,” who are players without disabilities and help the players with disabilities. Most of the teams have practices and weekly play, which are similar to weekly scrimmages over the course of the year. The tournament at SMU is where the players put their skills to the test. While the competition serves as a

way for the athletes to stay fit, it also provides them with a social experience that they might otherwise not have. “For most of these athletes, it’s their only time to compete in volleyball. It’s a huge deal for them,” Murchison said. “And they really enjoy SMU; they really look forward to it every year.” Alex Mace, a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, is amazed at how well the players performed. “It’s kind of inspiring,” he said. “A lot of those guys are doing really impressive stuff.” Bradley Rossef, who plays for the Richardson team, said that the volleyball tournament serves as an escape. When he is not working at Super Target, he is coaching basketball and softball and playing volleyball. “I like that it’s exercise and that I get out of the house. And I love sports,” he said. Holding the silver medal that he earned after the Richardson team beat the Special Delivery team, Ian Rawn nods his head in agreement

with Rossef. “I love the people, I love the staff and I love to play sports,” he said. “Volleyball especially.” Rawn has played for the Special Olympics since he was a child in Little Rock, Ark. He joined the Area 10 Special Olympics in 2003. While most of the teams recruit all of their teammates to play in the tournament, some still struggle to get all of their players involved. Cozea Stephens, the head of the Bachman Therapeutic Recreation Center delegation, said that his team has 18 players, but only 11 showed up to play for the tournament. “We’re just trying to scoop the remaining seven people to come out and compete because that’s what we want them to do—we want them to come out and meet people,” he said. “This is their social ground, and we really want them to experience it.” The winning teams from Saturday’s tournament will compete in Austin next February.

and one-third additional revenue. Jillson says that Perry will probably look towards a similar solution to Texas’ current crisis. White, on the other hand, will probably want to cut less than Perry, and will thus look to raising more revenue through taxes to solve the problem. And while White will probably end up raising more taxes than Perry, Jillson says that voters shouldn’t be tricked by the popular Perry claim that White will launch a state income tax. “White is not thinking about an income tax,” said Jillson. Votes can be cast from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at polling locations throughout the state. SMU students who are Texas residents must vote in the district they are registered to vote in. Those who are registered in Dallas County may find their polling location at dalcoelections.org/ voters.asp.

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of the next fee increase to “create a permanent Senate Scholar program available to students from the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.” They reason the program will provide additional financial support to at least four incoming freshmen throughout their four years at SMU. They say the program will help attract DFW students to SMU, who often find the financial hurdle too much to overcome. Torres also said he hoped it would strengthen SMU-Dallas ties.

HEALTH & FITNESS

Debunking infamous food myths, diets By JOVEN LIM

Health & Fitness Editor sylim@smu.edu

We have all heard of the infamous foods that supposedly help us lose weight or the various fad diets that circulate the web. However, I found two foods that have proven effective in the dietary world. Does drinking ice water help us lose weight? The answer is a tentative yes. In high school, we learned that it takes one calorie to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. And unless your urine is ice cold, it is safe to say that your body is expending energy to warm that water to body temperature. Let’s figure out how many calories you burn when you drink a 16-ounce glass of ice water. - Ice water has a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.

- Human bodies have a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius. - It takes one Calorie to raise one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. There are approximately 473.18 grams in 16 ounces of water. In our mathematical problem, your body must burn 17.508 calories to raise 16 ounces of iced water to 37 degrees Celsius, which is a very insignificant part of our daily allowance of 2200 calories. If we follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food pyramid recommendation of “eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day,” we could burn around 70 calories a day. I will grudgingly admit that 70 calories does add up over a period, but I would not recommend being dependent on ice water as a viable diet. Another popular food myth is that spicy foods increase metabolism. It is easy to imagine why, as a spicy kick induces sweating, an increased heart rate and the sensation of exertion in

the human body. Interestingly enough, a recent study found that a spicy dish does temporarily increase metabolism by about eight percent over a person’s normal rate. In the same study, the addition of capsaicin (the compound that gives chili peppers their powerful kick) to an appetizer served to a group of adult men, actually found that they consumed 200 calories fewer than their peers. Food researchers suggested that capsaicin might function as an appetite suppressant. However, spicy foods also worsen the symptoms of ulcers and heartburn. Food myths abound online and are popular quick-fixes for us. Though there is no harm in experimenting, I always recommend doing the proper research and consulting a dietician. Many have tried diets, and a solution remains the combination of hard work and a proper diet.

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What is J Term? January Term or J Term is designed to provide SMU students with yet another option to pursue their academic goals through a focused learning opportunity and a smaller class size. This concentrated program of study allows motivated students to enroll in one 3 credit hour course and productively use this “down time” prior to the start of the spring semester. Are you up to the challenge?

When do classes meet? In January 2011, the academic calendar for J Term will be comprised of eight instructional days spread over a two-week period with one “free” weekend in between. Classes will be held:

Tuesday, January 4 – Friday, January 7 and Monday, January 10 – Thursday, January 13 Most classes meet during the day, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. A few courses will be held in the afternoon and evening, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

submit your application now How do I enroll?

Does ﬁnancial aid apply?

J Term 2011 courses are not available for registration through Access.SMU. You should ﬁrst meet with your advisor to select appropriate course(s) and then complete the J Term application form (visit the website) where you will be asked to list up to three course choices. The form should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23 (before Thanksgiving).

Students considering enrollment in a J Term course should contact their ﬁnancial aid advisor. Most SMU Merit Scholarships are available in pro-rated amounts for J Term courses. Interested students must apply for J Term ﬁnancial aid (using a special form) by Friday, November 19, 2010.

How much does a J Term course cost?

Just 20 miles north of the hilltop, the Plano campus is located off the North Dallas Tollway at 5236 Tennyson Parkway in the Legacy Business Park. This location is easily accessible from all points throughout the DFW metroplex and will prove especially convenient to many SMU students who reside in North Dallas, Richardson, Plano, Frisco and other parts of Collin and Denton counties. SMU-in-Plano offers plenty of free parking and no decal is required.

Students will pay a reduced tuition rate of only $985 per credit hour, the same rate offered during the SMU Summer School program in 2009. The total cost for one J Term course is $2,955 and no other fees will be assessed (with the exception of travel costs for the Environmental Communication course). Payment is due by Thursday, December 16, 2010.

Where is SMU-in-Plano? What about parking?

J Term 2011 Course Listing COX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (for non-business majors & business minors)

BL 3310

SIMMONS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION EDU 2308 Career Development Theory and Practice

Legal Perspectives and Business Law

Darin Ford

Barbara Kincaid

MKTG 3310 Marketing Concepts Charles Besio

LYLE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

{EMIS 5390

David Lei

DEDMAN COLLEGE

ME 2342/ Fluid Mechanics ENCE 2342 Paul Krueger ME 5391

ANTH 2301 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ME 5392

David Son

ENGL 3367 Ethical Implications of Children’s Literature

MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ADV 2374

Dante’s Poetic Vision

ADV 2375

Dayna Oscherwitz

HIST 2311

Out of Many: U.S. to 1877 Edward Countryman

HIST 3364 History of Consumer Culture in the U.S. Alexis McCrossen

PHIL 1317

Business Ethics Nenad Popovic

{ADV 4397/ CTV 4301

Adam Herring

{CCPA 5302 Public Speaking in Context Ben Voth

CCPA 5305 Environmental Communication: Lessons from the BP Oil Spill Nina Flournoy (permission of instructor by 11/15)

Michael Lindsey

Travel Study Program to New Orleans/Gulf Coast (estimated expenses $1,500)

Crime and Delinquency Richard Hawkins

CTV 1302

Media and Culture Derek Kompare

SPAN 2302 Intermediate Spanish II Leticia McDoniel

TV Commercial Concept & Production Glenn Griffin & Mark Kerins (permission of instructor by 11/15)

ARHS 1308 The Epic of Latin America

PSYCH 1300 Introduction to Psychology

{SOCI 3363

Advertising Ethics Carrie La Ferle

Brandy Alvarez

FREN 4356 French Language and the Media

Survey of Advertising Steve Edwards

Martha Satz

FL 3393

Organizational Leadership Andrew Weaver

Ronald Wetherington

CHEM 1304 General Chemistry II

What Engineers and Scientists Need To Know about Running a Business David Nowacki

Faith Nibbs

ANTH 3351 Forensic Anthropology

Ethics in Engineering Thomas Siems

MNO 3310 Management Concepts

CTV 2332

SPAN 3310 Readings in Spanish

American Popular Film Rick Worland

Olga Colbert

{SPAN 3358

Advanced Spanish Grammar Veronica Leon

{STAT 2301

Statistics for Modern Business Decisions Wenhao Gui

STAT 2331 Introduction to Statistical Methods Tony Ng

MSA 1315

Mass Media and Technology David Sedman

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Nathaniel French

It must be tough to be Barack Obama. For one thing, being the leader of the free world can’t be easy, especially when you’re confronted with two wars, terrorists foreign and domestic, increasing political polarization and the largest recession in decades. And then there’s the opposition. Republicans in Congress have proven exceptionally adept at making life difficult for the president—a political strategy that might not be the most admirable, but that certainly

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Dr. Curran failed to adequately negate Catholic teaching on abortion COMMENTARY

You can’t be Catholic and ProChoice. Catholic SMU Professor Charles Curran would Bennet Rawicki cringe at that bumper sticker, and he tried to refute it in his recent talk entitled “The U.S. Catholic Bishops and Abortion Legislation: A Critique from within the Church.” Dr. Curran rejected that banning abortion is a doctrinal absolute under Catholic moral theology, and instead viewed abortion like adultery or lying—wrong, but not meant for legal prohibition. Through a scattershot of arguments, Dr. Curran tried to unite the pro-choice position with Catholic teaching, but even if those arguments were valid, he still could not bridge the void between being pro-choice and Catholic. Not all wrong acts under Catholic morality should be legally prohibited. The Church does not seek a ban on lying, contraception or even adultery. Church teaching is obviously not pro-adultery, but it is pro-choice on adultery. Legally, people have the choice to commit adultery even though the Church condemns it as a sin. But “pro-choice” cannot be society’s entire approach; some acts require government prohibition. Dr. Curran admits this, and rejects the pro-choice stance on murder, capital punishment and torture. Abortion,

however, is on the pro-choice side, according to Dr. Curran. Dr. Curran offered no specific argument on why abortion should be in the pro-choice category, alongside lying and adultery, as opposed to the no-choice category of murder and torture. He attempted to show uncertainty in the Church position on abortion, but his arguments were flawed and misdirected. He stated that the Church does not agree on when the soul enters the human, citing Aquinas and an encyclical by Pope John Paul II. Apart from a tenuous misreading of the encyclical, which states only that the soul’s presence “cannot be ascertained by empirical data,” Dr. Curran’s argument cannot object that the Church has always opposed abortion from the moment of conception. Dr. Curran admitted the Church’s consistent stance, and even supported it by not disputing the metaphor that killing a fetus when unsure if it yet has a soul is like a hunter shooting at a rustling bush without first checking that it is a deer and not a person. Under Catholic morality abortion has never been a choice, because murder is not a choice. Dr. Curran moved on to argue that voting for a pro-life candidate may not be the best way to stop abortions, as a pro-choice politician’s social programs may actually stop more abortions. Even if that premise is valid, the argument is primarily a debate on economic policy and does not alter whether the Catholic position on abortion can be pro-

choice. Finally, Dr. Curran argued that abortion bans are not justified by abortion being intrinsically evil, for adultery is also considered intrinsically evil but is not banned. Unfortunately, this argument says nothing about whether abortion should be in the pro-choice category or the no-choice category. Intrinsically evil acts like murder and adultery are not equal, but rather sit on a spectrum from pro-choice to no-choice. The debate among pro-choice and pro-life Catholics is where to draw the line between what should be legally banned and what should be left to the confessional. It is far more compassionate, far more careful and far more reasonable to put abortion in the no-choice category with murder. If torture and capital punishment are in the no-choice category, as Dr. Curran believes, then abortion should clearly be included. Abortion procedures are gruesome torture to the fetus, and capital punishment victims at least get a full trial to plead for life. Abortion should remain the primary focus of the U.S. Catholic Bishops because no other act kills 3,700 people per day. Even if Dr. Curran sees only 3,700 rustling bushes, he still cannot justify shooting. Bennett Rawicki is a candidate for juris doctor at Dedman School of Law. He can be reached for comments or questions at brawicki@smu.edu.

Women, shouldn’t we showcase our mental rather than physical assets on Halloween? STAFF

What ever happened to witty Halloween costumes? Sure, this is a hackneyed sentiment, but I am entirely fed Rebecca Quinn up with sexy Halloween costumes. Yes, you look sexy in your sexy cheerleader, sexy Dorothy, sexy pirate, sexy bee, sexy mermaid, sexy

construction worker, sexy lumberjack, sexy cheetah, sexy nurse, sexy scuba diver and sexy taxi-driver costume. That sexy cheap sexy polyester sexy uniform sure is sexy. Sexy. But then again, so is everyone else’s. Unless I am mistaken, at the heart of every good Halloween costume is the desire to stand out—for your fellow party-goers to be shocked and awed at the originality of your costume. Nowadays, you’re just another sexy someone in a crowd full of other sexy somethings.

So why not break free from the mold? Every year I scan the Halloween crowds, hoping to see some beacon of creativity shining through the fleshy mass. But alas, I am always disappointed. Then again, who knows, maybe next year there will be some more celebration of your well-formed wit rather than your well-formed buttocks? Rebecca Quinn is a senior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.

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Vietnam to supply Japan with minerals: Vietnam has agreed to help supply Japan with rare earths, as Tokyo tries to reduce its dependence on China. The two countries have also agreed on greater nuclear cooperation, with Hanoi virtually awarding Japan contracts to build two reactors in Vietnam. Since China has blocked shipments to Japan after a dispute over the ownership of the East China Sea, Japan has had to look to other sources of earth minerals.

MIDDLE EAST

Bomb found on plane in Dubai: One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said. It contained the powerful explosive PETN, which is difficult to detect. Yemen has meanwhile granted conditional release to a woman student who was arrested on suspicion of mailing the devices, her family and officials said. The woman’s mobile number was reportedly left with one of the two U.S. cargo firms, UPS and FedEx, who were told to ship the packages containing the printer cartridge bombs to synagogues in the U.S. city of Chicago.

SOUTH ASIA

Afghan president criticizes U.S. and Russia: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised the first joint operation by Russian and U.S. agents to destroy drug laboratories in his country. On Friday, the head of Russia’s drug control agency said its agents had taken

part in an operation on Thursday to destroy a “major hub” of drug production near the Pakistani border. Karzai called it a violation of Afghan sovereignty and international law.

EUROPE

Suicide blast in Turkey: A suicide bomb blast in the centre of Istanbul has injured 32 people, including 15 policemen. Police say the bomber tried to board a police bus in Taksim Square. No group has said it carried out the attack, but a two-month-old ceasefire by Kurdish rebels was due to expire later on Sunday. Police identified other bombs nearby and have been working to disable them.

LATIN AMERICA

Brazil’s presidential election: Brazilians are voting to choose a new president to succeed the popular Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Opinion polls suggest the governing Workers’ Party candidate Dilma Rousseff has a clear lead over Jose Serra of the opposition Social Democratic Party. Ms. Rousseff has enjoyed the full support of President Lula, who is leaving office after two terms with record popularity ratings. If she wins, she will become Brazil’s first woman president.

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Search for missing plane in Wyoming: For seven days the small passenger plane has been missing in the mountains of Wyoming. The plane had four people on board, members of a Minnesota family, according

Go vote: exercise your right! Being a political expert is not a requisite to voice your opinion in this year’s elections. COMMENTARY

On Friday, I carpooled to my hometown, DeSoto, Texas, with my mom to vote. I was adamant that I should vote and make my Jordan Johansen voice heard. However, my mom was not planning to vote because she had not been following the election and did not feel comfortable voting for candidates that she knew nothing about. I corrected some of her ignorance in a brief conversation, explaining the main platforms of the major candidates. Though this was not the most thorough debrief, I convinced her to vote. While your vote should not be based on ignorance – I don’t want my elected leaders voted on because they have a professional-sounding name or just because they identify with a certain party – ignorance can be easily fixed and should not stop you from voting. You do not have to be a political expert to find out who the candidates are and on what platforms they are running. Organizations like the League of Women Voters publish information about each candidate and their stance in the candidate’s own words. There are readily available quick synopses on most major news sources. And of course, never discount the helpfulness of a quick google search. I encourage all SMU students, faculty and staff to vote tomorrow. Learn about the candidates and their positions. Stand in that long election line. Vote. Take advantage of this opportunity that so many people around the world never have. Exercise your rights. Go Vote! Jordan Johansen is senior history, music and anthropology triple major. She can be reached for comments or questions at jjohansen@smu.edu.

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seems to be working. Nothing can be as frustrating to Obama as his allies on the left. Anticipating large losses in the upcoming midterm elections, progressives have asserted that it’s Obama’s fault for not being aggressive enough in his liberalism. With friends like these. There are a lot of things to be said about Obama, and regular readers of my column know that I’ve said an awful lot of them. But only the most cuckoo, deranged, out-of-their-mind commentators can possibly think his problem is that he’s been too moderate. One of Obama’s first acts in office was to pass a stimulus bill brimming with long-cherished Democratic priorities, the whole of which cost almost a trillion dollars. That alone would have established him as the most liberal president in decades. But that was nothing compared to his most significant legislative accomplishment to date: health care reform, which is easily the biggest liberal triumph in over 40 years. It’s precisely because of these mammoth achievements that Obama’s party is in such dire straits. The stimulus was highly unpopular; a CBS News/The New York Times poll conducted a year after the bill was passed found that only six percent of those surveyed believed the stimulus had created jobs up to that point, and that 48 percent thought it never would. But it’s the health care bill that is the single most important contributing factor to the expected Democratic losses. Time after time, in poll after poll, Americans emphatically told their leaders that they did not want the health care bill. In the midst of the health care fight, a special election was held in Massachusetts to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat. The bluest state in the Union went Republican and elected Scott Brown, erasing the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Exit polling found that a full 42 percent of voters in that election said they cast their vote specifically to block the health care bill. Democrats ignored the clear will of the American people and passed the bill anyway. In some ways, Obama deserves respect for sticking to his legislative agenda when it was so clearly unpopular. Leaders are made great by doing what they think is right even when it is difficult to do so. Obama certainly fits that mold. Obama may well lose his majorities in Congress on Tuesday. If he does, he will bear much of the blame. But he will have lost not for abandoning his principles, but for standing by them. Liberals can ask for no more.

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to the Fremont County, Wyoming, Sheriff ’s Office. It took off from the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, airport on Monday. It was bound for Riverton, Wyoming, en route to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. Snow, high winds and low visibility have hampered the search since it began. Source: BBC News

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Football: SMU beat Tulane in the Conference USA on Saturday, 31-17. As a result, the Mustangs move up 4-1 in Conference play. The Mustangs will seek their fifth conference victory at UTEP this Saturday at 8:05 p.m. Art: SMU’s museums offer interesting exhibits Meadows Museum: SMU’s Meadows Museum and the Prado Museum of Madrid have formed a partnership enabling three annual loans of paintings from the Prado to Meadows, starting with El Greco’s masterpiece, “Pentecost” (c.1600). DeGolyer: Mexico: Porfiriato to Revolution, 1876-1920 includes photographs, manuscripts and printed materials from Mexico, including pictures of the fighting and carnage of the Mexican Revolution, Porfirio Diaz and other government leaders, native peoples, railroads, mining, agriculture and the Mexican 1910 Centennial celebration. Bridwell: “Heresy and Error” - The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800 presents books that have been historically censored.

Sports

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

Mustangs pounce Wildcats By EJ Holland

“I think we’re playing good soccer now, and I think we’re able to do that because we have the stability of people who are doing the right things over and over and over again - and those are our seniors. We have talented freshmen, but this team’s built on the strength of our older players,” McClements said. Soto got things started early for the Mustangs as he opened up the scoring in the fifth minute on a free kick from 30 yards out. “I was actually trying to cross it,” Soto said. “I got lucky, and the goalie came out.” Less than five minutes later, freshman forward Juan Castillo made a beautiful cross into the box, which allowed fellow freshman midfielder Zach Barnes to bury the ball in the back of the net for his fifth goal of the year. “Juan [Castillo] crossed the ball and I was there for the simple tap in,” Barnes said. “He did all the work and I was just at the right spot.” Castillo’s fourth assist of the season gave him his team leading 22nd point of the year and the Mustangs a 2-0 lead. SMU and Kentucky played very physical soccer the rest of the first half, which resulted in a red card for the Wildcats just four minutes before halftime. Kentucky lost midfielder Jacob Kemper, who was red-carded after a brutal take, leaving the Wildcats down a men for the rest of the game.

Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

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SMU forward Kenzie Scovill receives a goal kick from SMU goalkeeper Courtney Webb, and attempts to pass Tulsa midfielder Jordan O’Brien, during play Thursday evening at Westcott Field.

Lady Ponies tie Golden Hurricane By JOHN BONADELLE Contributing Writer jbonadelle@smu.edu

The SMU women’s soccer team battled back from an early goal in the third minute to tie the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1-1 Thursday in the last game of the regular season. The game was also senior night for SMU, marking the last time the seniors will play on Westcott Field. “It was definitely bittersweet, but it is a good feeling to have people out there supporting the team,” senior and captain Kristin Medeiros said. The Mustangs made the seniors’ last experience on Westcott Field a dramatic one. After allowing the early goal, which beat the diving attempt of goal keeper Courtney Webb, SMU’s defense held tough for the remainder of the game. Offensively, the Mustangs settled down after the Hurricane’s goal and managed 24 shot attempts against the Tulsa defense. As the game ran down to under twenty seconds in the second half, it seemed as if SMU was going to be

dealt a frustrating 1-0 loss. Shelby Hartweck dumped one last cross into the 18-yard line and hoped her ball would connect with one of her teammates. Kenzie Scovill made a run in front of the goal and managed to get her head on the ball and beat the Tulsa goalkeeper’s outstretched hands for the goal. Scovill immediately ran towards the Mustangs’ bench and celebrated with her teammates. “It was amazing. Everyone just jumped and the whole bench went crazy,” she said. “It was a relief to finally score the seniors a goal.” The goal tied the game and sent the two teams into a 20 minute, golden goal style overtime. After 20 minutes of intense play in which seven fouls and two yellow cards were given between the two teams, neither Tulsa nor SMU could find the back of the net. Although disappointed that they did not secure a win, SMU walked off the field satisfied that they had stolen a victory from the Golden Hurricane and got a point for the draw. After the game, the fans and team

honored their three seniors, Jessica Bartol, Kristin Medieros and Lauren Shepherd. “You cannot understate the value that they have to the team. I see them in the locker room. You saw at senior day the signs of emotion from the other players. I think everyone here knows that the bedrock is laid for an unbelievably successful soccer program here,” head Coach Brent Erwin said, reflecting on the leadership his three seniors have provided throughout the last four years for his program. The lady’s soccer team now looks to the Conference USA tournament in Orlando, Fla. After finishing conference play 6-4-1, the Ponies will be seeded number four in a six-team format. The Mustangs head to Orlando to compete in the Conference USA tournament Wednesday through Sunday. For further coverage of SMU women’s soccer, check smudailycampus.com.

The No. 5 SMU men’s soccer team clinched the Conference USA regular season title on senior night with an emotional 2-0 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night at Westcott Field. SMU head Coach Tim McClements said that the game was tough to win because of how hard Kentucky worked to win. “When we got the second goal, I felt like the main thing was to manage the game. Too often during the year, we’ve found a way to give up a goal in that situation and today we didn’t,” McClements said. “That’s really a testament to the players and their maturity. You can tell we’re getting better every game. We did what we needed to do to win the game,” he said. McClements is extremely proud of his senior bunch and how they have performed throughout the regular season. Goalkeeper Craig Hill, defender Leone Cruz, and midfielders Kekoa Osorio, Josue Soto and Pana Vasquez were all honored in the pre-game senior night ceremony. McClements discussed the culture of the team and the seniors’ commitment and contribution towards making a difference on the team. The seniors, he explained, have played a large part in changing to how things are done on a day-today basis.

The Mustangs coasted through the second half behind great defense and ball control to secure the 2-0 win. “The red card took a little wind out of their sails,” McClements said. “In the second half, we were just worried about keeping control and doing the right thing. We were up 2-0, so we didn’t need goals.” Craig Hill recorded his third shutout of the year and led the Mustangs defensively with five goals. “It was [a] great feeling coming out here and putting on that kind of performance, and coming out with a clean sheet and the win,” Hill said. “We did what we were supposed to do and limited their chances.” Barnes was happy to help earn the the win and the conference championship for the seniors. “As a freshman, we are at the bottom and they’ve gone through everything during their four years —and they set the example for us,” he said. “It’s pretty special to win the championship with them.” SMU will head to Miami to face Florida International on Friday at 6 p.m. “When we started off [the season], we set goals for ourselves,” McClements said. “One was to win every game, and we came one short of that, but a good run nonetheless. The first goal after that was to win the regular season conference championship, and we did that.”

VOLLEYBALL

SMU Mustangs slay UCF Knights By EJ Holland

pressure and won the final set 15-10 by converting on 80 percent of their sideouts. SMU also finished with an overall attacking clip of .149. SMU junior right side hitter Jessica Oliver finished with a season high 24 kills and .488 attack percentage. The junior’s performance marks the highest hitting clip this season with over 25 swings for the Mustangs. Outside hitter Dana Powell recorded her 16th double-double of the season with 12 kills and 15 digs. Fellow outside hitter Kathryn Wilkerson also posted double digit kills with 10 and added 15 digs. Wilkerson is SMU’s all-time digs leader.

Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

Down 2-1, the SMU volleyball team stormed back to win two straight sets and defeat the UCF Knights on Friday night at Moody Colesium. With the win, the Mustangs preserved the second place standing in Conference USA and moved to 18-5 overall and 10-2 in conference play. SMU took the first set 25-21, but then dropped the next two sets to the Knights 19-25 and 20-25. The Ponies regained their confidence by taking the fourth set 2521, which set up a pivotal fifth set. The Mustangs were cool under

Junior setter Kelli Becerra registered a match high of 51 assists, and junior libero Sidney Stewart had a game high of 25 digs. Stewart was impressive yet again after garnering Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors last week. Sophomore middle blocker Courtney Manning was also a key factor in the Mustangs’ victory. Manning posted solid numbers with 10 kills and five blocks. The Mustangs played great defense in the final set and finished the night with 15 blocks. SMU will continue their four-game home stretch through Sunday.

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Arts & Entertainment

• Monday, November 1, 2010

FILM

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Tudors grace the stage By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

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James Franco stars as a mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder in acclaimed director Danny Boyle’s latest movie, “127 Hours.”

Boyle charts new territory By CHASE WADE A&E Intern cdwade@smu.edu

Spawned from a true story that shocked the world, “127 Hours” is Danny Boyle’s directorial response to his smash success, “Slumdog Millionaire.” The film, which features James Franco as its lead actor, is an emotional roller coaster that takes the audience from euphoria to an almost horror like state, but still manages to do so with dignity. The movie is based on the true tale of the mountain climber Aron Ralston’s time trapped in a boulder. From a directorial standpoint, Boyle is at his near best. With the film being so different from any other films he has directed, it is refreshing to see Boyle actually try his hand at a biopic. Boyle’s use of arid cinematography, creative camera angles and unconventional story –telling make “127 Hours” a true

work of moving art. To complement Boyle’s fine directing, Franco takes hold of the character of Ralston and makes the role his own. At the beginning of the film, Franco showcases Ralston as this relaxed, almost detached man who lives for trekking the outdoors. However, when the forces of nature decide to hold Ralston captive, Franco flexes his dramatic muscle and unveils the layers behind Ralston’s true character. An unusual, but interesting, facet of the “127 hours” is the unconventional objects that Boyle forms into characters in his film. For instance, Boyle directs the audience’s attention to small bugs that are crawling around Ralston during his time in the cave. These bugs, further into the film, become a sort of supporting character, proving to Ralston that there is still life around him, which strengthens his will to live. Boyle does the same thing with water.

Boyle described his filming process and remembers having to constantly remind Franco to dry his lips, knowing that the audience would not believe that Franco is actually dehydrated if his lips were wet. Even though this film is quite good as a whole, there are some decisions and scenes that leave you scratching your head. One scene in particular involves Franco hallucinating his past. During this scene, Boyle breaks away from nittygritty cinematography that is uniform throughout the movie, and instead opts for a more “psychedelic” feel. Although its best chance of winning an Oscar will come through Franco’s acting, “127 Hours” is still a great film that showcases one of America’s true heroic stories. The film hits theaters Friday. Visit smudailycampus.com for more of the interview with Boyle.

If you’ve been craving another installment of “The Tudors” or if you’ve been looking to combine your love of Reformation history with your love of the opera, then The Dallas Opera has a treat for you. Their second production in the 53rd season is based on Henry VIII and his transition between wife number two and wife number three. This entire season is dedicated to “Dangerous Desires,” and it seems that the fall season is focused on history’s greatest womanizers. Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” is another strong installment with beautiful orchestrations, strong performers and the always-pleasing bel canto vocals. From the moment the opera begins, Henry VIII is already in love with Anne Boleyn’s lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour.

Rather than focusing on the lustful romance that “The Tudors” draws out of this story, the opera shows the savagery and the deception in this world of divorce, both from his wives and the church. Despite receiving a dose of karma herself, the opera’s heroine is very obviously Anne Boleyn, both in the forgiveness she offers Jane, but also in soprano Hasmik Papian’s performance of her. Papian and tenor Stephen Costello, who plays Anne’s true and former love, Lord Percy, give the strongest performances of the evening. Papian’s voice lends an additional strength to the gracious character of Anne that makes her an excellent example of girl power, especially when she offers Jane her forgiveness. Unfortunately, Jane is sung without very much grace by Denyce Graves. Whether the part was too vocally challenging for her, or she was sick opening night, her bel canto

was anything but beautiful. All the other vocalists sang their parts with expert tenacity. Oren Gradus is a strong Henry VIII and Mezzo-Soprano Elena Belfiore makes a stunning U.S. debut as Smeton, a court musician in love with Anne Boleyn. The set was aesthetically pleasing and versatile, but was a bit too clunky to be elegant during scene changes. Overall, the elements of this opera, led by the strong performance of Papian, come together for an enjoyable night at the Winspear. Don’t forget that the opera offers students the option of $25 tickets 90 minutes before the show. It’s a great chance to see the opera at an affordable price and grab some food at one of the restaurants in the Arts District while you’re down there. For more information, visit: www.dallasopera.org

MUSIC

Weekly event features classics By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

When was the last time you were somewhere and more Haydn was demanded? Yes, I do in fact mean the classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn. Thanks to the creative minds of local musician Kristin Center and music lover Michael Jackson, this is one of the more typical requests made at their weekly Classical Open Mic nights. Every Tuesday at the Buzzbrews Kitchen on Lemmon Avenue, the talent of classical musicians is utilized in a night of music unlike anything else in the area. Although this event is open to any

local musician, it has been taken up with great enthusiasm by Meadows students. Center describes the night as “our attempt to bring classical music to the public.” Last week was their biggest night yet, with 15 performers on the schedule. Dan Burrowes, an SMU graduate student, opened the night with a post-modern piece by Hans Werner Henze, “Serenade for Solo Cello.” This was the beginning of a set of pieces that eventually led to Jackson and Center requesting something with more tonality, something like Haydn. The energy generated by musicians performing songs they are

proud of makes this an event that is not to be missed. After every performance, the hosts ask the performers a few questions about their piece, which makes this night accessible for anyone. And even though most restaurantgoers listen quietly to the songs, the unavoidable noise in Buzzbrews make this an environment John Cage would be proud of. If on a Tuesday night you are looking for something to do, or want some music to accompany your homework, be sure to check out your fellow students at Buzzbrews. You can get food, take advantage of free wifi or just go to socialize. For more information, visit: www. classicalopenmic.com.