INSIDE
Food for the fall
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‘Sister’ explores family bonds
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Mustangs lose key C-USA game
Election won’t end the world
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POLITICS
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President Barack Obama zeros in on states that are up for grab.
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Garrett Haake, an SMU alumnus, is currently an embed NBC reporter for Mitt Romney’s campaign.
SMU alumni active in elections KATY RODEN Sports Editor kroden@smu.edu With the election a day way, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaigns are going at top speed. The same goes for the work schedules of three SMU alumni who scored jobs in the 2012 election. Emily Minner (’05), Garrett Haake (’07) and Morgan Parmet (’09) have all lived and breathed the candidates’ every move since the campaigns started. “I can tell you almost anything about each campaign because I’ve heard their speeches backwards and forwards,” Parmet, NBC’s media manager of digital content, said. Parmet graduated with a major in journalism and with several internships, including those at WFAA, 30 Rock and NBC Mobile, under her belt. Her first
job was on the NBC News Desk in Washington, D.C. Parmet was given opportunities on the MSNBC desk field producing at the White House and in the control room. A promotion came seven months later and Parmet took on the job of pulling footage for the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MSNBC, NBC News Channel and Meet the Press. Her first political role also came—helping organize Decision 2010 footage. She then became a researcher for the Decision 2012 Political Unit. A normal day on the campaign for Parmet consists of making sure NBC is rolling on all campaign events, helping producers select the best shot or bite for a story and working late during every single debate or convention. “I might work 12 hours a day for six days a week,” she said. Although it requires a lot of hours, Parmet is an expert at
what she does. “I think the coolest part about my job is if a producer calls me in a panic saying, ‘I need Romney saying something about Big Bird’ or ‘Give me [Joe] Biden saying he’ll put people back in chains’ and I immediately know what they’re talking about, what day it is and where to grab it.” Haake, a four-time Emmy nominee, also works for NBC. He is an embed reporter on the Romney campaign. His job focuses on traveling the country to cover the governor’s every move. While working on his degree in journalism at SMU, Haake had the opportunity of an internship at NBC’s Nightly News. This internship, through continued contact, led to his current job. “About a month before graduation, I got a call from my old boss asking me if I wanted to come back for an entry-level job at the network,” Haake told The Daily
Campus in February. Among his many duties in his busy job, Haake tweets his opinions on the campaign and writes news stories for NBC’s First Read. He was unavailable for interviews due to his heavy travel schedule. Minner has been working on the Atlanta CNN Political Desk as assignment editor since Nov. 2011. She agreed with Parmet that a job in political media brings a lot of knowledge. “I love being in the know on everything as it happens,” Minner said. “Working the assignment desk literally puts you at the central hub of all news gathering. We are the ones who find out about the news first.” The second presidential debate at Hofstra University was one of Minner’s favorite memories this year.“I got to see Obama’s Air Force
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Touted BLVD apartments fail to impress students GEENAH KRISHT Contributing Writer gkrisht@smu.edu Students at Southern Methodist University practically raced to sign leasing contracts for the new apartments being built on SMU Boulevard earlier this spring. Although The BLVD apartments are not classified as student housing, the reasonable prices and close proximity to the university have definitely made an impact on the people living there. A large amount of students call the apartments home. Students get the chance to enjoy living amongst people of the same age and enjoy a rambunctious quality of life, which complex management could never have predicted. “The management is not prepared for the type of activities that go on here. They are not
accommodating or flexible to fit the obscene amount of college riffraff that takes place every night,” resident Tori Titmas said. When launching the apartments, the goal was to pinpoint a social area of Dallas without compromising luxury. The sundeck, fitness center, high-end appliances and resident lounge appear luxurious, but many residents have had some not-soluxurious experiences. A main issue tenants have faced is the unreliable elevators. They have been slower than normal and several residents have been stuck inside non-airconditioned elevators. “Not only are the elevators slow as a [convenience issue], but also as a safety issue. Also the elevators do not have A/C,” resident Chris Fisher said. The BLVD apartments pride themselves for being a green,
sustainable community. When building the apartments, the water system, electricity, walls and windows were designed to maximize energy conservation. These features have many advantages, but Fisher believes the lack of insulation in the recycled walls is a reason for the noisy environment. “[The air conditioning] doesn’t work in half of my apartment and the fix for it makes it super loud. [Maintenance] came back to try and fix the noise. Now it’s rattling,” resident Lucy Sidford said. Residents believe that enforcing rules and improving customer service from the managerial side would improve the current living conditions. Several features intended to improve resident life, such as the electronic keys and numbered parking spaces, have supposedly backfired. When asked whether or not
there were serious complaints about the apartment complex, BLVD leasing agent, Randy, said he had not received any complaints. “Our electronic lock malfunctioned and we were locked in our apartment for a few hours until someone was sent to cut the entire lock off the door,” resident Sara Handa said. Handa’s parking situation is equally frustrating “I pay $30 each month for a parking spot and there are always people parking in it so I barely get to use it,” she said. Because of such reoccurring mishaps, residents may reconsider their future plans at the BLVD apartments. Titmas is debating whether or not she will renew her lease at the end of this school year. “So far I am not pleased,” she said.
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REEM ABDELRAZIK KATIE GODBOLD Contributing Writers kgodbold@smu.edu rabdelrazi@smu.edu As the most expensive presidential election comes to an end, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney are zeroing in on the states that are still up for grabs. Their focus is on the battleground, or swing states, which are worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. North Carolina, Colorado, Ohio and Wisconsin are some states that will be facing a whirlwind of last minute speeches and campaign ads that are enough to overwhelm a nation. Obama, who is fighting to stay in office four years after his historic victory, is focusing on the Midwestern states that won him the election last time. Romney, who’s in his second run for the presidency is trying to secure critical states like Florida and Virginia in the closing days. But will all this campaigning make a difference in the outcome? North Carolina In 2008, Obama was the first Democrat to win North Carolina since Carter in 1976, but this year the state is proving to be much more of a challenge for Obama than it was four years ago. Catherine Worth, a SMU political science major and a native of North Carolina, believes that her state will vote Republican because it traditionally has in the past. According to Politico, this may very well be the case as Romney leads with 49.8 percent and Obama falls short with 46 percent in the polls. Worth notes that her state is “for the most part rural, with ‘old money’ in the cities, and several military bases which all skew Republican.” Worth also said she thinks North Carolina will choose Romney because “young voters are much less excited about Obama than they were in 2008.” She said that the North Carolina economy is hurting and that the Republican voters were not as
fired up about McCain in 2008 as they are about Romney now. Florida The Sunshine State was at the center of the controversial 2000 election, when George W. Bush beat Al Gore by only a few hundred votes and a recount was called. Florida’s northern half tends to be quite conservative, but is interspersed with heavily Democratic cities like Miami. Florida native and journalism major at SMU, Billy Embody doesn’t think anything like what happened in 2000 will happen again. Embody has been following the 2012 campaign closely by monitoring a few news sites each day to stay up to date on the election, and said he believes that Romney will win Florida. As for the popular vote, he said Romney will be the winner because Romney, “has made the best connection with the elderly, has swung enough of the minority vote to his side and will bring Florida the best chance to get back to being a successful state.” All those things will be pertinent to do to win this state, as it has a high percentage of Latinos and senior citizens, for which issues like immigration, Medicare and social security are important. Currently, Romney is leading this state in the polls by 0.3 percent. Virginia Unlike Worth and Embody, Ginna Wilbanks, from Virginia, believes President Obama might win her state this year because he won it in 2008. It and North Carolina were the only two southern states - other than Florida – to vote for Obama in the last election. Over the past 50 years, Virginia generally favored the Republican candidate and now Romney is leading the state by just 0.5 percent, according to RealClearPolitics.com. “It was a shock when Obama won Virginia’s vote in the 2008 election,” Wilbanks said. She believes that since 2008, Virginia has shifted slightly back towards the right, but it is just too close to tell right now who will end up being the victor of her state. Colorado Since the 1972 election, the state of Colorado has voted for
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HEALTH
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Stay fit this season with these 5 fall foods Rachael Hubers Contributing Writer rhubers@smu.edu It’s that time of year again. Halloween is over and school work is starting to pile up before final exams. The days are getting shorter and the weather is finally starting to cool down. While you may feel tempted by all of the comfort foods during this season, do not let these urges get the best of you. Try these fresh fall foods instead of your left-over Halloween candy to get the nourishment and energy boost you need to power through until Thanksgiving break. Many of the below nutritional facts were based off of online articles from Huffington Post Healthy Living and the Livestrong website. Apples Ever wonder why people say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away?” Aside from being crunchy and delicious, there are several reasons why you should reach for an apple as an on-the-go snack. One medium sized apple… •Has four grams of fiber for only 95 calories. Fiber helps your digestive tract function smoothly and will bind to and remove “bad” LDL cholesterol from your
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Apples are a great way to stay healthy and fit this fall because of its low calories and energy boost.
blood stream. •Satisfies 14 percent of your daily vitamin C needs for powerful immune system function. •Lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke because of the high antioxidant and
fiber content. •Gives you an extra boost of energy for long workouts since it contains quercetin — an antioxidant that aids in endurance by making oxygen more readily available to the lungs.
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Pumpkins Carve a face in one and eat the other because pumpkin is a yummy, healthy fall food staple. To prepare: cut pumpkin “meat” into slices, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, pepper and roast
them in the oven. You can also try sprinkles of brown sugar and cinnamon for a sweeter flavor. Half a cup of cooked, mashed pumpkin…. •Has over 100 percent of the recommended daily intake for vitamin A, which aids vision. •Contains compounds called carotenoids that give pumpkins their bright orange color. One carotenoid called beta-carotene is a cancer-fighting antioxidant. •Is a good source of fiber with three grams per one cup, 49 calorie serving. The seeds in pumpkins are also great for you, and they’re easy to prepare. To do so, just spread and roast on a baking sheet in the oven. Pumpkin seeds •Are rich in plant-based chemicals called phytosterols that are shown to reduce “bad” cholesterol that clogs the arteries. •Contain an amino acid called tryptophan that is crucial to the production of mood-altering serotonin. Eating pumpkin seeds might just help you be more positive. Pomegranates Fun ways to incorporate pomegranates into your diet include sprinkling the seeds on top of a salad, sipping pure pomegranate juice or
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incorporating pomegranate juice into drizzled syrups and jellies. Pomegranates (particularly the pulp surrounding the seeds)… •High in cancer-fighting antioxidants. •A good source of fiber. • Packed with potassium — a vital electrolyte for fluid balance, transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contraction and more •A good source of vitamin C that boosts immune system function. Chestnuts Sing it with me, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose.” OK, the addition of chestnuts to our fall foods list may be jumping the gun, but they are worth mentioning because they contain substantial nutritional value... •3g of fiber per 100g, higher than walnuts, pecans and pistachios •High in essential fatty acids or “good fats” for cardiovascular health •Contain vitamin C , an antioxidant that enhances immune system function •Has minerals such as potassium, copper and magnesium for proper body functioning •Contains cancer-fighting antioxidants Go on and try them. What are you waiting for? Time is running out.
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Diego Velázquez: The Early Court Portraits from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Jack and Nancy Hamon Galleries.
Fall Dance Concert from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Bob Hope Theatre.
Góngora/Picasso: Graphic Poetry from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Jack and Nancy Hamon Galleries.
Meadows Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Caruth Auditorium.
10:20 PM. Possession of Alcohol by a Minor: McElvaney Hall. Two students were referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of alcohol by a minor. Closed. 11:56 PM. Public Intoxication: Bishop Blvd. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office, cited and transported to the University Park Jail for Public Intoxication. Closed.
November 1 11:16 PM. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/Possession of Marijuana: Mary Hay Hall. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of a drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Closed.
Alpha Epsilon Delta The Health Preprofessional Honor Society presents
CAMPUS-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: A MODEL FOR OUTREACH, EDUCATION & INTERVENTION Across the country thousands of college volunteer EMTs respond to emergency medical calls on their campus. Efforts are underway to establish such a program at SMU.
Our guests will be Paul Rosenberger, Assistant Director of the UT
Southwestern EMT Training Center, Lee Arning, SMU Director of Emergency Preparedness, and SMU student Zac Friske of Mustang EMS. They will discuss this unique field of emergency medicine and how the lessons learned can prepare you for a successful career in health care.
Wednesday, November 7 , 2012 Room 110, Dedman Life Sciences Building 5 p.m. with refreshments ALL MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
3:31 PM. Theft. Cox School of Business/Einstein’s Bagels. An employee reported the theft of her purse. Open.
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Gillian Anderson, a single mother of two vacationing in the opulent Swiss Alps, feels compassion towards a twelve-year old thief in the Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear winning film, ‘Sister,’ directed by Ursula Meier.
French orphans discover siblinghood bond together CHASE WADE A&E Editor cdwade@smu.edu In the French film, Sister the limits of siblinghood are explored and stretched in a beautiful and melancholy way. The story takes place on the peaks of an idyllic Swiss ski resort. Amidst the picturesque mountains and the wealthy, often clueless visitors is the sibling pair of Simon and Louise. Simon and Louise are presumably orphans, and cling to each other the way an inexperienced climber clings to
a cliff. Louise works at the ski resort to support herself and her brother. While Louise’s income is enough to continue their meager existence, little brother Simon starts to steal from the resort’s fat-pocketed guests and sells the lifted property for cash at the bottom of the mountains. While the movie’s premise may lead one to believe that Sister is full of light-hearted, petty criminal mischief Sister is actually filled to the brim with heartache and depth absent from even the most downtrodden features. Kacey Mottet Klein and
Lea Seydoux play Simon and Louise. Klein, who is relatively unknown in the French and American film industry, is a powerhouse acting machine who shows the maturity of an Academy Award winner despite just being a mere 14 years old. During certain scenes in Sister, the material becomes so entrenched with sadness that one gets the urge to leap from his or her seat and let Klein know that it will all be OK. Lea Seydoux as Louise is just as convincing and heartfelt. Seydoux transcends the movie’s
title and convinces the view that she and Simon are actually related. Expect Seydoux to make a Marion Cotillard-like run to American cinema after her performance in Sister. Despite its genuinely sad storyline, Sister is a must-see film for anyone with close sibling bonds. While the French film might be a tad heavy on the story side, the film features a complete and well-acted cast worthy of praise. Sister is currently playing at the Angelika Dallas.
Meadows satisfies students’ sweet tooth and ears with chamber music and cookies. On Friday, a casual lunchtime concert called the Chamber Music Cookie Concert was a treat for audience members in the Taubman Atrium in the Owen Arts Center. Six different performances filled the atrium with classical music that transported listeners away from the hustleand-bustle. The event provided an indulgent atmosphere for concert goers that skipped lunch and just had the cookies. “I love the casual environment and the ability for music to be taken lightly. We spend so much time taking ourselves and our music so seriously that it’s refreshing to perform in a low-pressure environment,” senior classical guitar performance major Katrina Leshan said. Period music from artists Albinoni, Mozart, and Paganini were all presented and provided for a relaxing break.
Meadows once again displayed its student talents with performances on pianos, trumpets and violins. Chamber music is designed for an intimate setting between the performer and audience. Matt Albert, visiting artistin-residence and director of chamber music, achieved the warm atmosphere with various sonatas and quartet pieces. Also a notable violinist and violist, Albert is the co-founder of the Grammywinning new music ensemble eighth blackbird. “Not everybody has the chance to come to concerts late at night because they are busy,” sophomore vocal performance major Kelly Silverthorn said. “To have the opportunity to come to this during the middle of the day, if you don’t have classes or during lunchtime, is a great way to get exposed to different types of music throughout Meadows.” The Chamber Music Cookie Concert was free for the SMU community. People can expect more events like this to take place at Meadows and bring a reprieve from the busy day.
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Votes for the losing candidate still matter Michael Graves Contributor My last article stated that even if you’re not voting with the majority of your state your ballot still counts in the local elections. Today, I’m rewording my opinion. History will be made tomorrow as we all vote for the next president of the United States. What a huge deal. As I’ve previously stated, my father is running for local office and I cannot wait to go home tomorrow to support him as he embarks on this magnificent journey as (hopefully) a new district judge. But I’m also excited to cast my ballot for the president. My family has always been politically active not only through local politics, but through the act of voting as well. I can’t remember an election where every member of my family hasn’t gone to the polls on Nov. 6 or voted in the early voting period. My paternal great-grandparents, before they died, always had a picture of the current president in their home. It didn’t matter if the President was a Democrat or Republican, or if they voted for him or not. They supported the leader of our country, and I plan to do the same even if the candidate I want to win pulls through at the national level. Even so, I have a candidate in mind who I want to see in office for the next four years. I was a bit concerned, however, while trying to decide for whom to cast my vote. Not only was I concerned for the significance of my ballot, but for my friends who may not vote the same way the majority of their state votes for the national elections. I spoke with my father about it, and he provided me with some incredible insight. If you’re voting against the majority in your state, don’t feel like your ballot doesn’t count. I have several friends from California who have complained about the political makeup of their state. They are Mitt Romney supporters, but California will most likely go “blue” just as it has in elections past. However, those who vote Republican will still be a part of the opposing percentage of popular votes. Those votes, which stand against the majority, say to the winning candidate that not everyone supports their views, policies and outlook on the country’s future. Every person who does not vote for the majority candidate in their state expresses their opposing opinion through the popular vote. A good president will see this and remember that these people do not agree with him or her. Although this may be optimistic, I have hope that our next leader will take these votes into consideration while making decisions for our country. Furthermore, no matter who is elected on Nov. 6, I will try my very hardest to support that candidate throughout the next four years as our country’s leaders continue to lead us through a war, economic crisis and social issues. I will express my opinion at the polls, even if it does not coincide with the majority of people in my state. (But who says it doesn’t?) I not only encourage you to do the same, but think about the strength of one ballot, and go out and vote.
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White slavery is among the many things that are neither part of Obama’s plan nor are likely to happen if he is re-elected.
Election of either presidential candidate will not be a disaster W. Tucker Keene Opinion Editor tkeene@smu.edu Regardless of the outcome of the election on Tuesday, some people on the losing side will claim that the result marks the beginning of the end of the world, and probably make some joke about the Mayan calendar. Any number of commenters on the internet will tell you that if Barack Obama is re-elected there won’t be an election in 2016 because Obama will have declared himself president for life or something. Commenters on the left are similarly hysteric, and claim that a Mitt Romney win would set women’s rights back fifty years, and send race relations back even further. Anyone who claims that the world will end because of the results of the election are simply crazy. The electoral doomsayers on all sides vastly overestimate
the extremism of the opposing candidate, and the amount of power the candidates will have if elected. There are countless checks on the power of the president, and neither of the candidates are anywhere near as extreme or power hungry as internet users seems to think they are. Obama is a relatively mainstream Democrat, not the socialist Kenyan colonialist Marxist that so many seem to think he is. He’s a constitutional scholar, and has not expanded the powers of the presidency far beyond where President George W. Bush set them. Romney is a moderate centerright Republican, and is unlikely to roll back women’s rights or anything else. That’s simply not who he is. On abortion rights for example, Romney is best known for flip-flopping left and right, and not for being a hardliner dead set on repealing Roe v. Wade. Romney is a moderate, pragmatic guy, and he’s not the
far-right reactionary that some seem to think he is. The system of checks and balances that was set up in our constitution is still very strong. Even when Democrats had total control of the government in 2009 and 2010, they weren’t able to get a whole lot done. The system isn’t set up to allow for the kind of sweeping reforms that many on the right were afraid would pass. Obama didn’t take away our guns, he didn’t bow down to Iran, he didn’t nationalize the banks and he certainly won’t do these things in his second term either. There will be real policy implications if either candidate wins, but they won’t be nearly as disastrous as some seem to think. The Senate and House of Representatives are likely to remain split, and anything that does get through would have to be bipartisan. Generally, people need to
relax. This election is not going to cause the end of the world, and it is irresponsible for anyone to scare voters into thinking it might be. Roe v. Wade might be in danger of being repealed, but even that wouldn’t ban abortions nationwide. Its repeal would merely make it a state decision again. Obama might raise taxes, but it would only affect a very small percentage of Americans, and the House of Representatives probably wouldn’t let even that happen. If we are going to raise the discourse of American politics, one of the things we must do is speak realistically about the results of any particular election. Let’s start by not accusing our opponents of bringing on the end times.
Keene is a junior majoring in political science, economics and public policy.
Unexpected benevolence of Americans renews hope for international student Abhijit Sunil Contributor abhijitsunil@gmail.com It was a tricky situation, and I had almost given up hope. I was six months into living in the U.S., and I was desperately searching for a new temporary place to stay until my new apartment would be ready. I had almost given up hope and had made up my mind to make due at a corner of the library when suddenly — the phone rang. “Abhijit? This is Walt Byerly. We had been thinking about you, and I called to tell you that you can come right over. We can make room for you as long as you wish to stay.” Those words will be etched into my heart for a lifetime. Here was an elderly couple who had met me before for a total of three hours, and they were ready to extend out an invitation for me into their home.
It takes more than actual physical space in one’s heart to extend out an invitation like that to an almost stranger. They were in fact the family “assigned” to me by SMU as part of the “Friendship Program” to reach out and learn about the American Culture. That phone call alone taught me more than one lesson and not just about America either. When I arrived in the U.S. as an international student, like with anything new, I was in a fast learning mode to understand the American culture and society. Just three days after I had arrived, I went to visit a friend in an affluent suburban neighborhood of Dallas. I was taking a morning walk, and then, suddenly, was stopped by a police patrol. She wanted to know what I was doing there. Apparently, someone in the neighborhood thought seeing a strange young
fellow walking around was suspicious. Then it hit me: in India, my bespectacled, well-toned appearance would project me as an educated middle-class collegiate. And I would have been the last person who would be “suspicious” in a suburban neighborhood. But here in the U.S., I am a brown foreigner, and I would stick out like a sore thumb in any crowd. If I don’t watch it, I can appear to be extremely suspicious. From that experience, to months later, when the Byerly family offered me to stay with them just out of sheer benevolence, I got a perspective of the American society in its raw form: bold and careful; receptive but selective. The famous British historian A.L. Basham in his book “The Wonder that was India” described the Indian Society as being fatalistic: accepting tragedies
as well as glory with a characteristic resignation to a higher power, or nature, that they cannot control. The American society on the other hand has to be the diagonally opposite. America had left its mark everywhere around the globe. It has fought, and fought bitterly sometimes to enforce modern democratic values in many dark pockets in the world. And that’s what makes it so fascinating to a new visitor: to understand more about a culture that is so much like a giant jigsaw puzzle. The unexpected benevolence of strangers, the spurious suspicions of the pseudo elite and the constant watch by Big Brother. This gets more and more interesting every day. Sunil is a graduate student in the Lyle School of Engineering.
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SMU drops out of C-USA tournament; four players earn All-Conference honors demetrio teniente Staff Writer dteniente@smu.edu SMU’s women’s soccer team was eliminated from the C-USA tournament in the semifinals by No. 20 University of Central Florida (UCF) on Friday in a tough 2-0 loss in El Paso, Texas. The Mustangs defeated Rice last Wednesday 3-1. The team relied on strong play from sophomores Shelby Redman, Rachael Larson and Rikki Clarke, who scored all three goals. UCF pressured SMU for most of the first half, but could not get past the Mustangs’ solid defense. In the closing minutes of play the Mustangs had an opportunity to tie the game off a header from Kenzie Scovill that just missed the left post. Shortly after the missed opportunity the Mustangs defense broke down allowing UCF to
break away and close the scoring at 2-0. "We competed absolutely as hard as we could compete, and that's all you can ever as of your team," head coach Chris Petrucelli told SMU Athletics. "They were good. They worked hard, and they fought every minute of the game. I was actually really proud of the way our kids played." The Mustangs have now been eliminated three times in the semifinals. In 2006, SMU lost 4-1 to Colorado College and twice by UCF. The first loss was a 2-0 loss in 2010. Earlier this week Redman and Clarke, along with Mallory Baum and Courtney Smith, received AllConference USA honors. Clarke was named to second team All-Conference. She was fourth on the team in points and scoring all of her goals in conference play. Smith earned third team All-
C-USA honors for the second consecutive year. Her league-leading nine assists made SMU a threat to score all season long. Smith is No. 18 in the nation in assists. Redman was also named as a second team All-C-USA honoree after a breakout season where she led the team with 22 points. She also posted two game-winners in 2012 including a thrilling lastsecond 40-yard shot to beat TCU. For the second straight season Baum earned first team All-CUSA. This season, she has tallied 10 points — one of which was a game winning penalty kick against UTEP on Sept. 28. Baum was also acknowledged for her schoolwork and community leadership by being named to the C-USA AllAcademic first team. This will be the last time the Mustangs play in the tournament as next year all SMU sports move to the Big East.
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Courtney Smith was named to third team All-C-USA for the second year. She is No.18 in the nation in assists.
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Zach Line rushes against Texas A&M. Line beat SMU’s all-time yards record after his 96 yards against UCF.
Mustangs 4-5 after loss to UCF, Line surpasses rushing record Christopher Saul Contributing Writer csaul@smu.edu The Mustangs suffered another setback on the team’s quest to become bowl eligible Saturday, and fell to the University of Central Florida (UCF)Golden Knights 4217 in Orlando. The Golden Knight offense, led by quarterback Blake Bortles and tailback Latavius Murray, put up almost 400 yards in the rout of the Mustangs. Garrett Gilbert, who was riding high into the game against UCF after a stellar performance at home against Conference USA ne’erdo-well opponent Memphis, was brought painfully back to reality as the UCF defense held him to 133 yards — a 55 percent completion percentage, and no passing touchdowns on the day.
However, Gilbert did had one rushing touchdown, and so did running back Zach Line. Line, who became a major contributor to the stalled Mustang offense, chalked up 96 yards in 21 carries and outgained Reggie Dupard, a great SMU tailback from the 1980s, in all-time yards. Special teams also seemed to fall upon hard times. Punt returner Kenneth Acker muffed a punt in the second quarter, which led to a UCF Murray touchdown. Penalties were an issue for the Mustangs, who gave up seven for 53 yards.This loss was a bad one for the Mustangs hopes of bowl eligibility this season. A bowl game at the end of this season would mark head coach June Jones’ fourth appearance in a row in bowl games with the Mustangs. Despite the lackluster performance in Florida, the
Mustangs chances of making it to a bowl this year look very promising. The Mustangs currently sit in second place in Conference USA,behind Tulsa, who is undefeated in Conference USA play. The Mustangs have three games left to play: two against cupcake squads and the regular season finale versus Tulsa at home. Winning any two of the next three games would ensure bowl eligibility. With a little luck and a win against Tulsa, SMU could win the Western Division and play for a Conference USA title. The road to recovery begins next week at home against University of Southern Mississippi — a team that has yet to win a conference game all season. The Golden Eagles are outgained in nearly every statistic by its opponents, and should, barring a complete meltdown by SMU, be an easily defeated opponent.
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the winning candidate in every election except for two. Colorado has only voted for the Democratic representative twice, however in recent years they have become friendlier toward the Democratic candidates. Registered Republican and Colorado citizen, Evan Carter, is guarded about which candidate she thinks will win her state. Polls currently have Romney and Obama tied in Colorado with both at 47.8 percent. At this point in time, Carter has no idea who will win her state because the numbers are so close. “One day Obama is winning and the next day Romney is,” Carter said. Wisconsin Wisconsin has been a reliably blue state for the better part of 30 years. However, recently it has shown a willingness to turn red despite Obama’s 15 percent lead in the polls, according to Politico. “I’m going to vote for Romney. I know I’m kind of going against the stereotypical grain, especially where I go to
school,” Matt Zeesmer, a senior from Wisconsin, said. “There just been so many things that have happened in the last four years that there hasn’t been that much change. You can tell there’s a lot less enthusiasm. Obama wasn’t all he was cracked up to be.” Misbah Palla agreed with the lack of enthusiasm, and said she would vote for independent runner Jill Stein, but feels like it would be a waste of a vote. Instead she’s settling for Obama. “I feel like it’s kind of the only option,” she said. “I completely understand the fiscal reasons that people would want to vote Republican right now. But I feel like if someone is voting for Romney solely because of his fiscal stand point and ignoring all of his social standings – I feel like that is a really dumb way to vote.” New Hampshire New Hampshire is becoming steadily more Democratic in the recent years partly because of liberal migrants from neighboring states that are moving there. It also has a large number of independent voters that are fiscally conservative, but
more liberal on the social issues. “In the circles that I’m kind of in I would say [New Hampshire is more conservative], but there is tons of influence coming from all around,” Bryce Johnson, a SMU student from who is from this swing state, said. Johnson believes that the state will continue to be Republican, despite recent polls that show Obama in the lead. “I think if Obama were to win New Hampshire it would be pretty big,” Johnson said. “ If Obama were to win New Hampshire I think it would state a trend to him actually winning the election, which I would not be happy with.” Iowa Iowa is a true swing state, with the east part of the state leaning more Democratic and the west more Republican. Obama is leading in the polls by just 2 percent, however Iowa has a large percentage of white and rural voters – characteristics that usually benefit the republicans. Rebecca Reay, who lives in the city of Des Moines, said that younger voters seem to be leaning more towards Obama while older
voters are for Romney. “I think that the youth is more focused on the social issues right now,” she said. “All the adults and everyone else wants to see an economic change in our country and so they’re leaning towards Romney because they want to see that change.” Reay said another big factor toward the uncertainty in her area has to do with the Des Moines Register endorsing Romney. “Before the Des Moines Register endorsed Romney, I would have said Obama for sure,” she said. “But now it could go either way, honestly.” Ohio Ohio is considered to be one of the most important swing states in the election. This state will give 18 electoral votes to its winner. Currently Obama is leading in this Ohio, which may partly be because of the president’s support of the bailout of the country’s car industry. For Romney, this
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state is essential. No Republican candidate has ever won the election without winning Ohio. But that may not happen according to Ohio State University junior Balpreet Kaur. “I just don’t connect to Mitt Romney, even on a personal level,” she said. “I’ve never gotten that caring vibe from Mitt
Romney. I’ve tried listening to him. I’ve tried being as unbiased as I can possibly be, but he never seems to connect with me and my family’s story. I don’t think he gets it.” But in the end, the state may go either way, Kaur said. It all depends on who goes out and votes.
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One arrival, attend the debate and celebrate moderator Candy Crowley with a champagne toast,” she said. Parmet named her coverage of the Iowa primary as her favorite moment. She started work at 7 a.m. that morning and spent the day making sure there was footage rolling of voters, candidates and ballots. “Covering nine candidates at once is quite a challenge and try[ing] to type every single word they say is even harder. I didn’t leave my computer all day long. My fingers were raw by the end of the night,” Parmet said. She was “hopped up on coffee and candy” all day anxiously watching the ballots come in. Romney and Rick Santorum were neck and neck all night.
“Finally, Mitt Romney was declared the winner around 2 a.m. I was talking gibberish to my counterparts in New York by the end of the night because I was just so exhausted,” she said. Parmet left the office at 5 a.m. and returned for the next day at 8 a.m. Despite her mere three hours of sleep, Parmet looks back on the night as one of her best at CNN. A lack of sleep is the norm in Minner, Parmet and Haake’s jobs. “Working in new and politics does not allow for a normal work schedule,” Minner said. “You will work every day of the week and every hour around the clock. It never stops.” Parmet said she misses sleep. “That’s definitely the downside to my job, but it’s worth it to get everything on the air. When you see
the final product on TV, you can’t help but smile,” she said. With Nov. 6 quickly approaching, there is a light at the end of the 24/7 tunnel. “Once election season is over, everything will calm down,” Parmet said. “I have to say, as exciting as this election has been, it’s also been exhausting.” Parmet recognizes that all her hard work throughout the campaigns and elections makes an impact. “I really like that I get to see the nitty gritty of the election,” she said. “I have to admit it makes it really easy to decide who you want to vote for because you learn the campaign platforms backwards and forwards. You make sure the public knows as much about it as possible so they can best decide which candidate they want to vote for.”
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