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NEWS Briefs World PARIS — Scores of police patrolled a small town west of the French capital on Thursday night after a tiger eluded a massive search and remained on the prowl in the region near Disneyland Paris.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Car bombs went off outside the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassies in the Libyan capital on Thursday, causing some damage to the long-shuttered buildings but no casualties, officials said.

National CLEVELAND — From his one season in New England with Ryan Mallett, Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer provided a partial scouting report to his teammates on Houston’s quarterback. On Sunday, Mallett finally gets to show it off in an NFL regular-season game.

Texas HOUSTON — Houston running back Arian Foster missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday with a groin injury. Foster, who is second in the NFL with 822 yards rushing, was injured Nov. 2 against the Eagles before Houston’s bye week.

TEXAS BORDER— Four men flew from Istanbul to Mexico City in August. They were captured by border patrol in Texas.

They are allegedly Kurdish resistance fighters.

Larry says, bring this paper to Friday’s basketball game cOURTNEY MADDEN Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu I’m sure you’ve all heard.

Moody Magic begins Friday night when the Mustangs take on Lamar.

While the beginning of the basketball tradition at SMU continues, the fans are encouraged to help build a legacy of spirit.

“I want our fans to respect great play by the other team, but be behind us,” Head Coach Larry Brown said. “I want them to treat people with respect. That would be the most important thing and then we have to figure out what cheers we’re going to have.”

At the game Friday Mustangs are encouraged to bring a copy of The Daily Campus to cover their faces when players from Lamar are introduced.

“I think it would be neat to come up with some things that would be unique to SMU and creative,” Brown said. “It seems like all the teams I have been involved with had things that were kind of unique and it didn’t happen from me. It happened

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Head Coach Larry Brown supports his team from the sidelines.

from a bunch of creative kids coming up with things that made us different.”

This season marks the Mustangs’ 99th season of basketball and in the 2013-14 season SMU had the fourth-

largest increase in attendance.

SMU ranks second nationally in increased attendance since 2012 and the Mustangs have already sold out of season tickets for the 2014-15 season.

“The big thing aside from

supporting us, which they’ve been unbelievable, is just to be considerate of the people we play,” Brown said. “Just be respectful. I would like things to be unique for our school.”

If you have ideas to set

SMU’s fan base apart from others you can email ideas to courtneym@smu.edu or tweet your ideas to The Daily Campus @thedailycampus.

Your idea could be the one to start the legacy of spirit at SMU.

SPIRIT

Peruna 101

The history of SMU’s small but feisty mascot matt sanders Contributing Writer masanders@smu.edu With just a couple of minutes left in the first half of SMU’s football game against Memphis Oct. 25, running back Prescott Line scored the Mustangs’ first home touchdown of the year.

The crowd went crazy, the band played and the players rejoiced.

Then a feisty black stallion ran across the field, his handlers by his side. That stallion is Peruna IX. Tracy Veliz is the adviser to the group of students who handle the horse, and she knows how important Peruna is to SMU. “Peruna is an icon for the university. He’s also a big recruiter because kids love to get pictures with him even before they’re students here,” she said.

Peruna has been the mascot for SMU since 1932, and he got his name as a result of Prohibition.

During the time, there was a medicine containing alcohol called Peruna Tonic that was known for its kick. The name “Peruna” was only fitting for a horse with such a high spirit.

There have been nine Perunas over the years. Peruna is a black

Peruna handlers run the mascot across the field after every touchdown.

Shetland pony, and usually a stallion, or male horse. Two Perunas, II and IV, have been mares, or female ponies. Horses like Peruna range in height from 30” to 38”.

It is not easy for a horse to be chosen as Peruna. It took a year and a half for Peruna VIII to be replaced

by Peruna IX, for instance “It’s hard to find an all-black horse, but we finally found one

after searching horse websites,” Veliz said.

Peruna IX has been SMU’s mascot since 2011, after a 14-year reign of Peruna VIII. Although Peruna VIII’s time as SMU’s mascot ended with a retirement ceremony, several of the previous Perunas died during their time as mascot, including Perunas I, II and IV. Peruna I had his fair share of

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incidents, but he is best known for killing Fordham University’s mascot in 1934. The Fordham handlers got the university’s ram too close to Peruna, resulting in the horse kicking the ram in the head.

Peruna I lived on campus and sometimes spent the night in sorority houses. He was killed in 1934 by a speeding car on Mockingbird Lane after he escaped from campus.

To honor Peruna, Michael G.

Owen, Jr. sculpted a statue in 1937 that is located at Peruna Plaza on the south end of Ford Stadium, where Peruna I is buried along with Peruna VI’s ashes.

Peruna is often considered one of the best live mascots in the country. In 2012, Bleacher Report came out with the ten best live mascots in college football. Peruna came in at No. 2, losing only to the University of Georgia’s bulldog, Uga. The Culwell Ranch in Grapevine became the horse’s home starting with Peruna II. But in 1993, the horse was moved to a secret location for his safety.

“We don’t want schools trying to pull pranks, like what UT students tried to do when we still played them,” Veliz said.

In 1959, University of Texas students said on the radio that they had captured Peruna and shaved him, but they were in for a surprise when they saw the real Peruna standing on the field – with all his hair.

Most people only see Peruna on gamedays or during special events.

Seven students were chosen to be Peruna Handlers for the

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Mushroom soup at The Grape is perfect for the cold.

FRIDAY

November 14 Entrepreneurship Club Distinguished Speaker: Bobby Lyle, Vester Hughes Auditorium in Caruth, 3 to 4 p.m.

Saturday

November 15 Homecoming Parade begins at 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

November 14 HOMECOMING BEGINS Pigskin Revue, McFarlin Auditorium, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday

November 15 Homecoming game against USF begins at 7 p.m.

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Mudsmith This coffee shop smells like rich mahogany, and its curated collection of deer heads reads like a sophisticated home office. Its quality coffee blends and Lower Greenville location keep this trendy study spot ever-popular. With offerings like blood orange kombucha, thick sliced sourdough paninis and extra-dark drip coffee, Mudsmith is as hip as it is craveable.

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FRIDAY

November 14 SMU ISA Presents: Diwali 2014, Hughes-Trigg Theatre, 7 to 11 p.m.

MONDAY

November 17 Engaged Learning Workshop: Faculty, Mentoring Tips, Clements G11, Noon to 1 p.m.

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FRIDAY n NOVEMBER 14, 2014 TR ADITIONS

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The History of Homecoming

SMU’s traditions began 88 years ago Taylor Hardy SMU-TV Executive Producer thardy@smu.edu The sun sets as students work away in an almost empty parking garage. Between cups of hot chocolate and chat breaks, men cut wooden structures and hammer them in place while women stuff colorful tissue into a wire base.

Floats, barbecues, parades and banners: the time is here – it’s Homecoming.

Homecoming Chair Max Agadoni, a management science major, described modern Homecoming as of a collection of friendly competitions that foster school spirit.

“It’s one of the only events at SMU where alumni, faculty and staff all come together to celebrate this amazing school,” he said.

Throughout the course of the week student organizations participate in a number of competitions for points. Some of the events include banner painting “canstruction,” in which teams build structures only using canned goods and field day, where teams compete in physical, outdoor activities. The week ends with a parade on Saturday where the organizations present their floats, followed by the homecoming football game.

But Homecoming didn’t always look like this.

The past 87 years have included traditions that are no longer around, like a bonfire, school dance and a friendly game of first-years vs. upperclassmen tug-o-war. There was a year when two homecoming queens were crowned, one without parade floats, and even a few years with no football.

The first Homecoming took place in the spring of 1920. As football is a fall sport, this was one year when the celebration did not center around the game. SMU archivist Joan Gosnell said that it instead served as an opportunity for alumni to return to their alma mater.

“The alumni want to see their old friends and the university,” she said. “They want to remember their old times.”

In 1986 the NCAA punished SMU for illegally paying its football players. In what is now called the Death Penalty, the football program was cancelled for two years (the 1987-88 seasons). For those two seasons, homecoming focused on soccer instead. The head of public services for SMU’s DeGolyer Library Pamalla Anderson was on campus during those years.

“The festivities were all centered

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President Shields crowns the homecoming queen in 1981.

around soccer, which seemed odd,” Anderson said. “Our soccer team was really good back then, so it was nice to have more attention focused on the sport than it would have normally gotten.”

After the Death Penalty,”school spirit surrounding homecoming was at an all-time low. In response, homecoming organizers in the early 90’s worked to create new traditions to increase student participation.

Now every homecoming chair adds something new.

“Every year the Student Foundation homecoming chair makes a few changes to leave their mark,” said Agadoni. “This year, we completely changed the format of Field Day so that teams no longer compete one-on-one, but rather compete against each other in an ‘Amazing Race’ type event.”

While many traditions have come and gone over the last 87 celebrations, some have stood the test of time. One of these traditions happens to be Agadoni’s favorite part of homecoming – the floats.

“Teams put so much hard work and time into making these incredible structures, and I think it is great to see them showcased before the homecoming football game,” he said.

The floats are made in an empty parking garage across from the Park n’ Pony building on SMU Blvd.

Floats have been a staple at every homecoming since at least 1938, with one exception. No floats made an appearance in 1942 due to World War II rations.

“There was gasoline rationing, tire rationing. The university

didn’t want to waste those things on such a frivolous event,” said archivist Gosnell.

Another tradition that has stood the test of time is the homecoming queen.

In the ‘60s nominees modeled in a campus fashion show, and in 1965, for SMU’s 50th anniversary, the ladies entered the football field in a float modeled after an anniversary birthday cake.

But the 1970 race for queen was the most controversial when not one, but two queens were crowned.

According to The Dallas Morning News, the first queen was Dallas native and math major Sally Holland. After her win was announced, the Black League of Afro-American and African College Students (BLAACS) demanded an opportunity to present their queen, which they were previously denied.

After much debate among the alumni and administration, BLAACS was allowed to present its own queen, Jacqueline King.

SMU alum Paige Evans was crowned Homecoming Queen in 2012. In a Facebook message, the Kappa Alpha Theta member described the moment as one of her fondest memories from SMU. “I was overwhelmed with emotion! To be cheered on by a stadium full of people and given the honor of SMU Homecoming Queen – it was certainly the highlight of my college career at SMU,” she said.

This year’s jomecoming parade starts Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with a 7 p.m. kickoff against the University of South Florida.

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FRIDAY n NOVEMBER 14, 2014 music

SMU DJs light up campus, national music scene lauren castle Contributing Writer lcastle@mail.smu.edu People chattered away and the aroma of coffee filled the air one recent afternoon in Café 100.

Electronic music composed of danceable beats and vocals blasted from Chandler Snipes’ phone at one table. Snipes, a first-year student, sat talking about his music and his work as a disc jockey.

Snipes and his friend Adam Lochemes, a student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., make up the disc jockey duo Captain Munch. The two began to produce

and perform music together in high school after Snipes suffered a sports injury. Lochemes asked Snipes to join him in his music work. Since then, the duo has performed all over the country, including at Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Fla. for MTV’s Spring Break 2014.

“I think Chandler is someone who thinks outside of the box and is really creative,” said sophomore Sebastian Keitel, Snipes’ friend and a fan. “He is not afraid to test the limits of new sound, especially today when electronic music is at an all-time high.

I think there is a really big need for different kinds of electronic music.”

Snipes is one of at least a handful

of DJs studying at SMU. Others include juniors Jack Shawkey and Jared Agnew, and sophomore Devin Heller. These student DJs perform at Greek boulevarding tents, sorority philanthropy events and local clubs and music venues.

Snipes performed at the boulevarding tent for Sigma Alpha Epsilon for the SMU versus Cincinnati football game on Oct. 18.

Keitel asked Snipes to be the tent’s DJ even though the fraternity members love country and rap music.

The members were skeptical at first but by the end of the event, the members had so much fun that their dancing broke their stage.

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There is a popular trend for DJs to produce their own music. However, producing is a challenge due to the constant changes in the music genre.

“One thing that a lot of people struggle with playing and producing is the technical aspect of it,” said Heller, from San Antonio. “Producing takes a lot of work. It’s a really long process, a lot longer than people think.”

Heller hopes to pursue a career in producing after college.

Heller became a DJ in high school. He plays at sorority and fraternity parties, and local venues including Homebar in Dallas and Club Rio in San Antonio.

“He is making a name for himself,” said sophomore Jack Howard, Heller’s friend and fan.

“Which I think is pretty cool to do, especially since we have one of the top music schools in the nation and he is not involved in that school.”

According to Howard, Heller’s music is similar to Deadmau5 and Adventure Club. He likes to play loud and danceable music.

“He always tries to engage the crowd in a positive way, whether that is through his music or through his actions, said Howard from New Canaan, Conn. “He likes dancing on the stage and he

likes screaming to the crowd to turn it up.”

Student DJs are inspired by many well-known artists including Diplo, Porter Robinson and Skrillex.

“I think Skrillex is very musically talented all around,” said Heller. “I think everything he does is pretty impressive.”

Student DJ duo Shawkey and Agnew are not only inspired by well-known artists, but also SMU alum Dave King. King was a student DJ. He played at student events and local venues while attending SMU. Student DJ duo Jared Agnew and Jack Shawkey started playing music at parties in high school in their hometowns of Los Angeles and Memphis, Tenn. Agnew always played songs on his iPod when getting together with friends. Shawkey believes being a DJ was naturally the next step from playing his music collection at parties.

Unlike Heller and Snipes, Shawkey and Agnew do not want to have a career in the music industry. The duo likes to DJ for fun and believe that producing music will change their mindset.

When preparing for an event, the two men look at their playlists to figure out what songs are best for the occasion. New songs are

updated to the playlists each month. Their playlists consists of songs in a particular order that flow together.

“Jack has the most ridiculous playlist that you have ever seen,” said Agnew a marketing major.

Some of their songs include oldies, 90s rap and house music.

House music is a form of electronic dance music which started in the early 1980s. DJs in the genre include Swedish House Mafia, Avicii and Calvin Harris.

Agnew and Shawkey not only play at venues but also at random locations. The GoPro camera inspired the two to perform “mobile mixes.” The duo will find a random location and set up their DJ equipment and perform.

“Setting up on a car or dock with a disco ball,” said Shawkey.

The two hope to one day perform a mobile mix on a boat while the other person wakeboards.

To contact the DJs, email Captain Munch (captmunch25@ gmail.com), Devin Heller (dheller@smu.edu), and Jack Shawkey (jshawkey@ smu.edu) and Jared Agnew (jagnew@smu.edu).

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President George W. Bush stopped by Barnes and Noble this morning to sign his new book on his father.

President Bush attends book signing meredith carey Assignments Editor mbcarey@mail.smu.edu People huddled together Thursday morning, braving the 30 degree temperatures, to wait for a few seconds in front of George W. Bush.

Signing his newest book, “41: A Portrait of My Father,” the former president greeted each patron on

their way through the line with “thank you’s” and sports talk with individuals wearing Cowboys gear.

“What do you think?” he asked.

“Won’t make it to the playoffs,” the fan said.

As the ex-president was fed book after book, he never looked down to check his signature, instead focusing his attention on the growing line in front of him, stopping signing only to pose handing a copy to a baby.

After standing in line for an hour, winding in and out of the Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park, across from Northpark, each person received a signed copy of Bush’s biography of his father, former president George H. W. Bush, through his own eyes.

The book covers the 41st president’s service during World War II, his political rise to president, and influence on the young George W. Bush.

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DJ duo Jared Agnew and Jack Shawkey perform at fraternity and sorority events, including boulevard tents.

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Bateman, Sudeikis, Day talk ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ riley coven Arts and Entertainment Writer rcoven@mail.smu.edu Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to take part in a conference call with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day about their upcoming film, “Horrible Bosses 2,” which releases on November 26th across the country.

Emily Rudick: Does the movie have any kind of reference to your life getting to the point where you are now having any kind of horrible bosses that you’d like to maybe murder or kidnap?

Jason Bateman: I started acting so young I never had any traditional bosses but I’ve certainly worked for some prickly directors, movie stars, producers, studio heads, but no real horrible stories that I can think of.

But my knees are bent; I’m waiting for a real son of a b***h to come my way. I’m prepped.

Charlie Day: This is Charlie Day. Jason Bateman: Charlie, you don’t have to tell people ‘this is Charlie Day.’ Those honey pipes…

Charlie Day: Well I don’t have a good answer. I just wanted to say my name.

Hayden Wainers: I was just wondering have you ever been a horrible boss yourself ?

Charlie Day: No, I don’t think so.

I think we’re pretty fair guys, pretty nice guys. No one has filed any complaints yet that I know about.

Jason Bateman: I tossed my 2-year-old into the car pretty quickly this morning. I think she’d probably tell you that I’m a real a**hole, but we were late for school, g*******t.

Katrina Bell: “Horrible Bosses 2” has primarily been made due to the financial success of the film in the United States. Do you believe that this fact is reason enough for a sequel and why?

Jason Bateman: You get asked to do sequels, you’re exactly right, when it makes enough money to warrant it.

It did really well overseas, which is not terribly common for a comedy, so New Line and Warner Brothers

wanted to do another one and we were certainly open to it because we had such a good time doing the first one. And what we didn’t want to do is make a film that was not at least as good as the first film and we worked really really hard to attempt to do that, and hopefully you’ll like it as much and hopefully more.

Charlie Day: Yeah, there’s the financial side of it where if a movie studio doesn’t make enough money on the first one then they’re not going to spend money to make the second one because it’s a business.

And that’s their business; that’s not ours. Then there’s the creative side of it where, you’re right, does it make sense to do a second story and Jason and Jason and myself had a lot of lengthy conversations about what the second story could be and we weren’t going to do a movie if we couldn’t find a story that, for us, made sense.

The business side, of course, that’s part of it, and creatively I think we got it to a place where it made sense for us to want to do it.

Kelly Mitchell: Since you’re all a funny cast, what’s the funniest thing that happened behind the scenes?

Were there any pranks that went on?

Jason Bateman: I don’t know if there were any pranks. There was a lot of goofing around and making each other laugh, on camera, off camera. We were all chuckled out so we didn’t have to try to keep it light.

Sometimes you’ll get practical jokes when there’s a necessity to kind of lighten the mood on set but we had to actually try to simmer things down and be serious to get some work done sometimes.

Charlie Day: Not a lot of whoopee cushions on that set. We wanted to make sure everyone gets home to their kids but you know, we had fun making it.

Felicio Alversa: Having your movie being so great with reviews and everything else, how do you expect viewers to react to the sequel?

Charlie Day: I’m hopeful that they’re really going to like it. I expect people to be skeptical and I hope that they’re pleasantly surprised.

Jason Bateman: I’m pretty fair about being objective and I really enjoyed the first one just as a viewer and I watched this one with that same perspective and I genuinely liked it even more than the first. So I’m actually feeling kind of bullish so if people see it the way I see it they’re going to be very happy with this one, so I’m feeling good.

Felicio Alversa: So do you think it’s going to be a lot more humorous than the first one?

Jason Bateman: It’s every bit as funny and the pace and the action and the way it looks and the plot twist. It’s a lot more than it needs to be I think.

Alejandra Martinez: It’s been about three years since the last film; I was just wondering what it was like to revisit these characters. How have things changed for them since the first movie?

Charlie Day: It was really fun for the three of us to get back together again because we enjoy each other’s company and we had such a great time making the first one. And as characters it’s a terrible thing for the three of these people to get back together again because they keep getting themselves into some serious trouble here.

Jonathan Diaz: You had such great chemistry in the first film. The second time around were things easier or did you feel a little bit of pressure to make things as good as the first?

Jason Sudeikis: We certainly felt a pressure amongst ourselves and then on behalf of fans of the movie but that pressure gets released the second you start working. And the harder you work the looser you get and we just have a good time making each other laugh and trying to have the thing make sense.

Jason Bateman: And it would be pressure packed if we were doing the same material. I don’t think we could do that first film. I don’t think we would be able to repeat the performance in that film again but this is all new material so we haven’t seen it done before so basically we get

a nice clean shot at it.

Shea Frasier: Do you find that you love acting in comedies such as ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ or do you prefer a different genre of film or TV and are you looking to experiment in a different genre?

Jason Sudeikis: It all feels the same. We’re lucky to get to do any of it, much less all of it. No complaints over here.

Charlie Day: I haven’t met a lot of actors that really strongly prefer one thing or the other. Most actors are lucky to get to do it so it’s fun to do any of it. And in terms of exploring other things, yeah, you always want to try other things too.

Jason Sudeikis: Yeah, what do you got?

Riley Coven: You changed directors for the second movie and I was wondering what Sean Anders brought to the project, if any, and how was working with him?

Jason Sudeikis: It was great. Him and his writing partner John Morris are two of the best scriptwriters in Hollywood right now. They did a great job of rewriting “We’re the Millers” and it was like having two more writers on set with us. And then there’s a whole chunk in the middle where it almost looks like a goshdarn Steven Soderbergh film that he had in his head. And then even the stuff of us starting the business, all the visual elements to it that feel like a Fincher movie, it’s like something right out of “Fight Club.”

Charlie Day: He walks a really good line of not completely reinventing it so that you don’t know what movie you’re watching and yet when it makes sense for the film to get a little more stylized he put a little more style into the second one and it fits the story.

So I think he did a really good job that way.

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Bateman, Day and Sudeikis return in “Horrible Bosses 2.”

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NEWS

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COMMONS CORNER MARY HAY • PEYTON SHUTTLES The residents of Mary Hay-Peyton-Shuttles prepared their “Green Eggs and Ham” themed Peruna and banner this weekend for Homecoming. The banner features Sam-I-Am, a Dr. Seuss character who tries to get another character to eat

ARMSTRONG

a plate of green eggs and ham, while the Peruna highlights other Seuss characters, Thing One and Thing Two. -Kayla Graves MHPS Commons

LOYD The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Dynamic Duos” and Loyd Commons is feeling dynamic. Loyd’s duo is Mike and Sully from “Monsters Inc.,” or more specifically,

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On Nov. 8 and 9, Ware residents gathered in the main floor to work on the Peruna to get ready for the Homecoming weekend!

-Lily Li Ware Commons

Monsters University. You’ll find this pair tearing up homecoming activities all week, so watch your closets!

-Cabell Hickman Loyd Commons

Over the past weekend, Armstrong residents came together to make their own Homecoming banner and Peruna.

Using paper origami

flowers, residents created a Mulan-inspired Peruna.

-Becky Wirth Armstrong Commons

COCKRELL-McINTOSH

CRUM Be on the lookout for Snoopy and Woodstock this week because Crum is ecstatic to represent the dynamic duo as we participate in SMU’s homecoming traditions, including the banner, Peruna and Rock the Vote.

“Let’s Crumpete!” said Homecoming Chair John Peña.

-Gabrielle Bear Crum Commons

The past few months have been filled with great times at Cockrell-McIntosh. Everyone in the commons has truly become close. You can stop into one of our four lounge areas and see a group of residents laughing and having a great time. Our FiR Beth has been a great help with the bonding experience. Every Tuesday night, she hosts a salon in her room where there a delicious treats and drinks.

Tuesday night salons are definitely

a favorite among the residents and gives us the opportunity to hang out with everyone in the commons. We are very excited that our very own Kyle Cantrell is the BYX homecoming king nominee.

He definitely has the support of us all. This year is definitely going to be filled with great memories for the Cockintosh residents.

-Marissa Robinson Cockrell-McIntosh Commons

BOAZ This week has been very busy at Boaz, as many residents get ready for the exciting Homecoming festivities.

Our Homecoming theme and dynamic duo of Mac & Cheese was well received by the Boaz community.

Lots of people came out to help decorate our Peruna on Sunday evening, which is now on display with our festive Mac & Cheese banner.

Many Boaz residents prepared for and anxiously awaited Rock the Vote on Monday evening and the nonparticipating students, especially first years, were excited to

watch the spirited event take place.

Besides homecoming, this week also kicks off the Residential Commons Energy Competition.

From Nov. 10 to the 28, Boaz will be making an effort to turn off lights, unplug electronics not in use and decrease our thermostat usage in the hopes of reducing energy and winning 25 Commons Cup points!

-Katherine Grayson Boaz Commons

VIRGINIA-SNIDER Over the weekend, residents banded together to paint and decorate their banner and a wooden Peruna cutout as part of the Homecoming portion of the Commons Cup competition.

What started as a few members of commons council setting out supplies turned into an exemplary show of community and creativity.

Residents from all floors stopped by to lend a hand, sip

some hot cocoa or admire the artistic ability of their fellow residents. After almost 12 hours, residents proudly displayed both a banner and a wooden Peruna that exemplified the our Homecoming theme of “Horton & the Whos.”

-Kim Kooker Virginia-Snider Commons

Homecoming Schedule 2014 Friday, Nov. 14 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Reunion Year Alumni: Stop by our registration area located inside Meadows Museum to pick up your weekend registration packet containing name tags, tickets and other important reunion information.

11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - Mustang Showcases: Interactive SMU experiences hosted by a sampling of SMU’s schools, units and Residence Life and Student Housing showcasing SMU faculty and student resources.

8:15 p.m. - Pigskin Revue: The Pigskin Revue features SMU students in music, dance and comedy acts and the Mustang Band playing new music as well as old favorites from past Revues. For ticket information, call 214-SMU-BAND.

saturday, Nov. 15 4:30 p.m. - Homecoming Parade: View parade floats and other entertainment as they march through campus in celebration of SMU Homecoming.

3 p.m. - The Boulevard: The pregame celebration on The Boulevard includes new options for food, beverages, fun children’s activities and SMU gear.

7 p.m. - SMU vs. USF: Catch the spirit of Homecoming game day as the cheerleaders and Mustang Band take you into Ford Stadium, where the Mustangs will take on the University of South Florida.

For a full list of events visit SMU’s website.

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2014-2015 school year, but getting the job is not easy.

Senior markets and culture and Spanish double major Elishah Ramos is in his second year of being a handler, so he knows what it takes.

“You have to be really spirited, and you have to love running because you run the length of the field,” he said.

What Peruna does for his fans on the Hilltop is a result of hours of preparation and hard work by the handlers. Gamedays for Peruna begin hours before the first boulevarders even arrive.

Peruna handlers spend a lot of time on the farm prepping Peruna for games. When there isn’t a game to be played, the handlers still go to the farm to not only exercise with Peruna, but to keep the personal connection they share with him.

“When we’re on the farm with him, he looks like a puppy playing because he has this one ball that he really loves,” Ramos said.

Handling Peruna for a home game is a challenge in itself, but having to get him to an island is a

whole new story.

Brad Ray, who completed his mechanical engineering undergraduate career in 2013, was a Peruna handler for four years.

“Getting Peruna to Hawaii was quite an experience,” he said during a phone interview. “It’s not every day you have to ship a horse.”

Peruna is asked to appear at numerous events, ranging from sporting events to weddings at the Mansion on Turtle Creek.

“He kills more than our team,” senior theatre major Jesse Karmazin said. “It’s like an event whenever he is here.”

As exciting as it is for fans to see him on campus, Peruna handlers are just as excited to work with him.

“It is a really cool opportunity because you get to represent SMU, and it feels like Peruna actually knows you because you’re with him so much,” Ray said.

For those who want to be a handler one day, Ramos offers some advice.

“Be really passionate, and love what you do,” he said.

Although the handler positions have been filled for this year, it is not too early to start preparing for next year’s tryouts.

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An 81-year SMU tradition carries on tonight in McFarlin Auditorium. The Pigskin Revue, an annual vaudeville show, is held every year the Friday night before homecoming.

Past performers at the event include Cheryl Tiegs, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bob Hope. Aaron Spelling (90210) produced the show in his time at SMU. The show will be this Friday night at 8:15 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Tickets are free for the SMU community and available at the Mane Desk or at the door at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature performances from students and the SMU band.

“The show this year follows the homecoming theme: Dynamic

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Duos. We have adapted to the new Commons system and for the first time, students will get commons cup points for attending Pigskin Revue,” said Student Producer Matthew Bruemmer.

The reason behind the show is really to showcase all the talent that SMU is home to and to provide students with a platform to perform.

It also provides a great opportunity for alumni who have headed back to campus for homecoming to feel welcomed back with something comforting that they recognize.

“For anyone who has never attended the revue - come check it out. You will enjoy yourself,” said Director Don Hopkins.

The show provides an evening showcasing the talents of the SMU campus and getting the audience into the homecoming spirit.

Holland named Meadows dean lauren aguirre Editor-In-Chief lcaguirre@smu.edu Samuel Holland has been named dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, according to the office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affiars. He will also hold the school’s Algur H. Meadows Chair.

Holland is an internationally renowed music educator. He has provided strong leadership to Meadows in both teaching and administrative roles for more than 20 years.

“We are delighted to have a distinguished leader who is already a highly respected member of the SMU family and the Dallas arts community to assume this important position,” SMU President R. Geralod Turner said in a press release. “Sam Holland brings

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Samuel Holland

experience and success not only in teaching and performing, but also in fundraising, external outreach and impact on his profession.”

Holland has been director of the Meadows School’s Division of Music since 2010. He has served as Meadows dean ad interim since July 2014, after the departure of former dean José Antonio Bowen.

The Music Division Holland led was named the top program in the U.S. in the 2014 Factual rankings, as reported by USA Today.

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Peruna shines for SMU’s centennial TREVOR CADIGAN Contributing Writer tcadigan@smu.edu The windows of SMU’s Expressway Tower were dark, reflecting only the light from Dallas’ skyline until a 49-foot-wide, 26-foottall bright red Peruna illuminated itself for the first time in honor of SMU’s centennial.

The lighting of the cupola on the Laura Lee Blanton Administrative Building and the Armstrong Residential Commons also joined.

Robert Bucker, assistant vice president for strategic affairs, said Peruna and the two cupolas will be lit bright white whenever the Mustangs have a game at home and will turn bright red if the

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Pigskin Revue showcases talent Halle Levitt Contributing Writer hlevitt@smu.edu

Have a floatin’ good time Students decorate Homecoming floats

Contributing Writers Ashley Almquist aaalmquist@smu.edu Carleeann Allen carleeanna@smu.edu

Courtesy of Trevor Cadigan

This Peruna will be lit for all home games.

Mustangs win. The idea has been under discussion for nine months.

Bill Vanderstraaten, alumnus and former president of the alumni board, proposed the idea to light up SMU landmarks, saying, “if they can light up the UT tower bright orange, then we can light up our domes bright red,” according

to Bucker.

The large metal Peruna with LED lights was funded by a group of SMU alumni, while the Blanton family provided funding for the Blanton Administrative Building and the Armstrong family provided funding for the Armstrong Residential Commons.

Float building and pomping have taken over the parking garage on SMU Boulevard, across from Expressway Towers.

The women of SMU’s PanHellenic community have been pomping since Monday.

Junior Andrea Champlain, member of Chi Omega, enjoys float building and sees it as way to bond with the women in her own chapter.

“It’s a great way to bond with everyone and be involved in homecoming,” said Champlain.

Lise Anderson is a member

of Delta Gamma and enjoys the activities despite the cold.

“I honestly love it. It’s a great time to get to know members of your organization better and you feel awesome when it’s done because you helped make it,” Anderson said.

The gents, on the other hand have mixed reviews on the float building process.

These men strap on their tool belts and plug in their power tools to build the floats for the women to decorate. They get the chance to show off their skills in construction and engineering.

Junior Pi Kappa Alpha Jay Miller believes float building is a positive experience that brings members of different

organizations together.

“Float building is a chance for Greeks and other organizations to come together to unveil their skills and creativity,” said Miller.

Other builders don’t see the purpose of the experience.

Daniel Garcia, junior and Lambda Chi Alpha member, thinks float building is a waste of time.

“I think it’s an enormous strain on a student organization’s time and resources that could and should be spent on things the organizations are meant for,” said Garcia.

Whether they like it or not, these groups will continue working until Friday afternoon, and the floats will be displayed in the homecoming parade Saturday.

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Alumni honored at awards ceremony preston hutcherson a young executive in charge Contributing Writer of retail management and phutcherson@smu.edu Full-length fur coats and portable heating stations fought back frigid temperatures Thursday night as 700 SMU alumni and community members gathered for the Distinguished Alumni Awards.

The dinner and awards presentation has become a cornerstone event of homecoming week, hosted annually by SMU President R. Gerald Turner and the Alumni Board. Each year three outstanding alumni and one young Emerging Leader are honored for their contributions to their university and community.

Emerging Leader Alexandra Dillard Lucie ‘05, spoke about the challenges she faced as

merchandising at Dillard’s, and credited her training in the Cox School of Business as essential to her success. Three Distinguished Alumni Award winners followed Lucie with gracious acceptance speeches of their own. Mary Brinegar ’69, has devoted her life to civil involvement, most notably as a teacher and president and CEO of the Dallas Arboretum.

She called her time at SMU life changing, saying, “I left selfassured and more centered than when I came.”

Following Brinegar was Frank M. Dunlevy ‘71, a U.S. Army veteran, collegiate swimmer, . Dunlevy offered high praise for many members of the SMU community both past and present, calling President Turner “simply the best university president on

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the planet.” Brinegar served on the SMU Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2012 and remains involved in various leadership roles across the university.

The final honoree was Dr. John Frank Harper, a celebrated cardiologist and SMU ’68 graduate. Harper was quick to give credit to the “remarkable” faculty of SMU, mentioning several by name including English Professor Marshall Terry, who he called a mentor and friend.

Several SMU student leaders attended and were impressed by the passionate words of the award winners.

Student Body Vice President Monica Finnegan agreed, saying she was excited one day to join the ranks of these distinguished SMU alumni. “Events like this truly make me proud to be a Mustang.”

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2014 Homecoming rocks student body and campus

Mexico’s response to government’s crime of the century

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SMU Homecoming is finally here!

This year’s homecoming week kicked off with Rock the Vote, which took place Monday in Moody Coliseum.

If you attended the event then you have an idea of just how pumped some SMU students get for homecoming.

The winners out of the 22 homecoming king and queen candidates will be crowned during Saturday’s football game against the University of South Florida, which will be an interesting sight to see if the weather permits.

Here at SMU the biggest homecoming traditions are decorating Peruna and the float parade. It’s really neat to see how each organization decorates Peruna to fit this year’s theme of Dynamic Duos.

People get really creative and the floats that are built for the parade are based on the design each organization created on its Peruna.

I would encourage each student to check out the homecoming parade Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

You might just see Beyoncé and Jay Z on a float.

Another great aspect of homecoming isn’t just for the students, but for the alumni to come back and enjoy the homecoming festivities.

For some students homecoming isn’t anything special but just another football game on the schedule.

This could be due to lack of involvement on campus and lack of enthusiasm when it comes to school spirit.

rachel scruggs Contributing Writer rascruggs@smu.edu

However, the Debby-downers of the campus won’t keep students from enjoying the Boulevard.

The idea of, “We don’t tailgate. We boulevard,” will be in full effect Saturday before the football game, but with the dismal weather we have had recently, we can only hope that the Boulevard will pull in its usual large crowd, so bundle up and be sure to come out.

I know a few of you are wondering, “why should I go out in the cold just for this stupid event? This isn’t high school.”

It isn’t. It’s college; that means you should have even more school spirit for your university by putting yourself out there and making long lasting memories with your friends.

Homecoming is honestly what you make of it, so for those who are unaware of what homecoming is, try it before you knock it because your college years are supposed to be some of the best years of your life.

Scruggs is majoring in sports management.

celebrity

Kim Kardashian is one cheeky mother America’s favorite voluptuous celebrity, Kim Kardashian, has yet again made headlines for her latest cover in Paper Magazine.

Two infamous shots have circulated the web since the release of the December issue. The cover photo depicts Kardashian in a black vintagestyle gown popping a bottle of champagne while balancing a glass on her buttocks. In the second photo Kardashian is tastefully butt-naked showing off her best asset.

There are plenty of comments on every social media outlet about the beloved Kim K right now. Her portfolio of sexual and provocative photos seems to just keep growing.

Some are in favor of this; ride or die Kardashian fans continue to give momentous support for all of her actions-- whether it’s plastic surgery, getting married for a third time or voluntarily stripping down for every photo shoot, her fans will always see her as the goddess she is.

Others hold contempt for the sensational star. After going through a few comments on her Instagram and cover shoot photos, her haters are adamant and never hesitate to spend time writing spiteful and malicious remarks about her appearance, personality and life choices.

After looking through the photos and reading Kardashian’s interview in Paper Magazine, I found four things that really made me cringe.

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Everything heavily Photoshopped.

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Naturally, magazines Photoshop models and celebrities who are featured. Photographers change facial dimensions, remove blemishes and even skin tones, and slim down fatter areas.

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OLIVIA NGUYEN Opinion Editor

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Usually Photoshop is noticeable, but it is used to enhance features in a wholesome way.

The level of Photoshop used on Kim Kardashian is unprecedented. The only thing I am slightly sure about is that her butt is the only thing not Photoshopped. The face, arms and waist are manipulated to the point that she looks like a curvy Armenian version of Barbie.

2. The idea behind the photo is controversial for being racist.

The photographer Jean-Paul Goude, who conceptualized the idea for Kim’s photo shoot, has been accused for “objectifying and exorcizing black women’s bodies” in the past.

While Kardashian is obviously not black, her cover photo balancing the champagne glass is a recreation of his 1976 shoot, “Champagne Incident,” featuring a naked Carolina Beaumont charismatically balancing a glass on her arse while popping champagne.

The photos are somewhat similar. The intention behind each is not. Goude’s artistic vision was to worship and celebrate Kardashian’s fame for “breaking the internet,” while Carolina Beaumont’s photo sparked racial tension as many believed Goude depicted Beaumont as a “slave who lived to serve.”

3. Kim a mother.

Kardashian

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The famous Kardashian is 34 years old. In her past, she has posed nude for Playboy, Maxim, GQ and more (let’s not forget her sex tape either).

Her body is well known for being curvy, womanly and booty-and-boobie-licious.

But now that she has a 1-yearold daughter, wouldn’t she think it’s time to round up the girls and focus more time and attention on her baby rather than vain indulgences like taking nude photos and provocative selfles for the world to see?

4. Her butt is way too oily.

This is the last thing I’m going to say about the whole predicament. I don’t know why, but the fact that her butt is more oiled up than movie theater popcorn or a porn star’s behind makes me feel really uncomfortable.

What’s wrong with just having a normal, healthily moisturized bottom? Did it look too flat without adding oil (if that’s even possible)? Is having a matte bottom not in style?”The decision to do such a thing creeped me out. I also send my condolences to the make-up artist who had to rub it on her arse.

I can’t say that I hate Kim Kardashian. The reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is my guilty pleasure on the E! Network. I won’t deny that she is beautiful and that she has a donk bigger than three of me combined. But I don’t support the way she carries herself, especially now that she is a mother.

However, at the end of the day, people will do what they want despite all the hate they receive. So you do you, Kim.

Nguyen is majoring in business and journalism.

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Corrupt police abducted 43 Mexican students in September.

After months of protest across the country demanding information on the missing students, the Mexican government informed its citizenry that the students were murdered, their bodies incinerated in a garbage dump, and their ashes thrown in a river.

Violent demonstrations have broken out across Mexico as a result.

The 43 students were studying to become teachers at a college in the rural Mexican town of Ayotzinapa, when on Sept. 26 they travelled to nearby Iguala to protest the lack of funding for their school.

Allegedly at this event, police officers handed the group of young men in their 20s to members of the Guerroros Unidos drug cartel. These thugs massacred the 43 and disposed of their bodies.

The story is almost too evil to believe.

Unfortunately, the truth is often scarier than fiction. The Mexican federal government, however, does not see the crime as a national priority.

President Peña Nieto has been publicly condemned for travelling to China for Mexican business interests during the ongoing investigation, an indication of the government’s sentiment towards its concerned citizenry.

Perhaps more unnerving is that the initial order to stop the demonstration in Iguala was given directly by the town’s mayor to the police chief, who did not want the protest to disrupt his event. What knowledge the mayor had about the horror that would happen subsequently is unclear.

Regardless, one thing is clear: the Mexican public is angry.

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brendan mcglone Contributing Writer bmcglone@smu.edu

Tens of thousands marched in Mexico City earlier this week, and across the nation various demonstrations have turned violent.

A crowd set the state congress of Guerrero ablaze, as well as the education department’s audit office, and the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s (PRI) regional headquarters.

In a separate incident, protestors marched on Acapulco’s airport, blockading the runway for three hours as they fought with police. The destruction they are causing is the only way they can actively express such immense disdain for their government.

However desperate for justice they may be, this display of violence only serves to undermine the cause for which they fight.

The massacre of 43 students is a crime of government negligence.

It should not be the burden of any nation’s public to hold their government accountable for crimes, but that is the reality of modern politics.

Public officials are bought and sold by big businesses, and the public interest is largely ignored. The people of Mexico are fed up, and if the government does not change its priorities, the violence will only grow.

McGlone is majoring in film and human rights.

education

Professors are people, too I learned more in college than I ever have before it.

No surprise.

Every teacher and parent at my high school told me to expect this. These were going to be the “best four years of my life.”

I had these conversations often because I tend to talk with older people.

Maturity, wisdom, stories, experience--whatever is contained in that age-attracts me.

Thankfully, I went to a small school. The teachers care for the students. They desire to see them succeed. They enjoy watching young people grow to become less-young people. I was able to have friendships with a small group of those teachers. We had conversations between classes, over lunch or in study hall.

Professors teach small classes at SMU. This was rare to see in my other college visits.

Colleges with large class sizes did not interest me. I worried I would get lost in the crowd of students and never know the professors. And worse, the professors would never know me.

Some friends agree with me.

Others stand opposed.

They enjoy the anonymity of a big class, and the lower pressure that comes with it. But my time at SMU reinforced my position.

I began to wonder why students avoided making friendships

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taylor henry

Contributing Writer thenry@smu.edu

with professors. This question annoyed me for months. The first satisfying answer arrived during breakfast with a professor/friend.

The concept has developed into one of the greatest lessons I learned in college: professors are people.

As all good lessons, principles and clichés do, this phrase functions as catch-all explanatory wisdom. Much insight loses its wisdom, becoming mere advice, because it loses its context.

“Professors are people” does not change professors.

It changes the perception of professors.

They keep the expertise and life experience which usually sets them apart from students in the first place.

The differentiation between student and professor is natural and beneficial for our social order. I do not propose that professors lose or students gain authority in a way that equalizes their roles. But students and professors share humanity.

Expertise differentiates us from them.

What if that expertise motivated conversation instead of discouraging it?

The process of making friends with professors is difficult.

Is that surprising?

The process of making friends is difficult. Delicate and unspoken expectations create a series of obstacles. The risk of messing up seems higher.

What does that mean for those who make it through?

There is only a small number, and thus there is esteem. I love the imagery of a bull in a china shop. This is a critical statement because we judge the actions (rather than the intentions) of the bull.

Does it matter that the bull has no intention of destroying the precious china? (Stay with me.)

The china is broken. But what if the china maker knows the bull doesn’t intend to break it? What if both want the bull to appreciate the work? A friendship between a student and a professor is of enjoyment to both. The student approaches with humility and the professor with grace.

Make a friendship with a professor this year. Be curious.

Be humble. And remember, professors are people.

Henry is studying for a master’s degree in applied sciences in engineering education.

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FRIDAY n NOVEMBER 14, 2014 club soccer

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Tuesday and Thursday night lights, SMU club soccer halle levitt Contributing Writer hlevitt@smu.edu Tuesday and Thursday nights under the stadium lights of the intramural field behind Moody Coliseum, one of SMU’s winningest teams meet to practice. The practice squad of about 25 to 30 players makes up the SMU men’s club soccer team.

The team has a perfect record this season so far with 13 wins, no ties and no losses.

In fact, the team has yet to trail a single minute in more than 1,100 minutes of soccer. The team is made up of six firstyears, five sophomores, two juniors, and a few seniors and graduate students.

“It has been a truly awesome feeling leading this group of guys to such a successful season. We have had such a great turnaround from last year and I have to attribute it all to the commitment and hard work of the boys this year,” said Head Coach Cryus Mansoori, who is a senior mechanical engineering and economics major.

One of the more unique aspects that comes from being a club team instead of a varsity team is that the coach is also a student. Mansoori will sometimes even joins his team on the field.

“Overall our team is very

laid back and we have great chemistry,” said first-year Chad Solomon, a player on the team.

While the team does not have a spring season, they will have try-outs for next season in the fall of 2015. Mansoori encourages interested students to be on the lookout for the date because the team is always looking for talented players. However, this is a serious team. Most players have either been playing from a young age or transferred to SMU from schools where they played in Division 1 through 3 soccer programs.

On top of the team’s extremely impressive win record, the team has received a bid to play in the national championship after winning their regional bracket. They beat Texas A&M, the No. 1 club team in the region, in the finals.

The team will travel to Memphis on Nov. 19 to compete against 23 other teams for the National Championship.

While the practice roster has between 25 and 30 players, the actual game roster has closer to 20 players, and these are the players who will be traveling to Tennessee.

It has been an exhilarating season for all the young men on the team, but it has also been a very exciting season for their fans.

“The men’s team has been really impressive this season.

They’ve worked really hard to make it to nationals and they deserve to win,” said first-year women’s club soccer player Nikki Chavanelle.

These young men know what it takes to be champions and they are hungry for their next win. After a season like this, it is hard to imagine them as anything other than a family, able to understand their teammates so well that they are unstoppable on the field.

“They are very dedicated and it means a lot to them. They are like a family,” said Chavanelle.

This team has caught the attention of many students on campus.

“I didn’t even really know we had a team, but now I can’t wait to see how the team does in Memphis,” said junior Alex Ringhoffer.

The players are understandably excited about a win in Memphis and remain hopeful that they can finish with a completely undefeated season. However, the team isn’t letting their success get to them.

“Matt Montsinger also wanted me to say that he is by far the greatest center-back in the SMU Club Soccer team’s illustrious 6 year history,” Mansoori said.

Courtesy of SMU Club Soccer

The team will travel to Memphis Nov. 19 for the National Championship.

SMU basketball opens the season against Lamar

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Last season the Mustangs set a program best with 18 victories at home.

Demetrio teniente Associate Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu They’re back. The No. 22 SMU Mustangs open the 201415 season on Friday when they host Lamar at Moody Coliseum.

It will be the first time SMU takes the court since last season’s NIT Championship game.

SMU was 27-10 last year in what was just the second under Head Coach Larry Brown.

The Mustangs are picked to finish second in The American Athletic Conference by the league’s coaches, while No. 17 Connecticut is picked to win the conference.

Again, that is how the league’s coaches see it playing out, but media outlets including Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Athlon Sports and

ESPN predict SMU will win the AAC. SMU juniors Nic Moore and Markus Kennedy were unanimous preseason allconference selections.

However, right now, Kennedy’s eligibility is in question.

There are numerous reports online that say he ineligible, but Brown has denied those reports and says there has not been an official ruling yet.

It is more than likely that Kennedy will not to play in the opener.

This year SMU holds a 58-40 record in season openers and 63-35 in home openers. Brown coached NCAA teams are 4-0 when they open the season at home.

Last season, the Mustangs set a program record by winning 18

home games-- including a 12-1 record in Moody Coliseum.

SMU and Lamar have squared off three times and the Mustangs have beaten them every time. This will be their fourth meeting and their third at Moody. The last time these two teams faced each other, SMU won easily 102-70 on Nov. 21, 2010.

Given the depth and talent of this year’s version of SMU, Friday’s matchup shouldn’t be any different than the rest of the series.

It should be a nice warmup game for SMU and Brown should have plenty of opportunities to play around with different lineups.

Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. and if you couldn’t get your hands on a ticket, you can watch the action on ESPN3.

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The Mustangs are coming off of a third-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championships on October 31.

SMU runners to watch are juniors Holly Archer and Shanoah Souza along with sophomore Agnes Sjöström who all earned all-conference honors by finishing in the top 15 at the conference championship.

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