The Daily Campus 11/17/14

INSIDE

Staying fit is not cheap

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Minorities are not ‘exotic’

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Agent 00-Moore dominates

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Upcoming movies to watch for

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NEWS Briefs World BEIRUT — The Islamic State group released a video Sunday of a masked militant standing over a severed head it claimed was Peter Kassig, a former U.S. soldier-turnedaid worker who was taken hostage while delivering relief supplies to Syrians caught in that country’s brutal civil war.

JERUSALEM — An Israeli man was stabbed in Jerusalem on Sunday, apparently by a Palestinian assailant, police said.

The incident adds to tensions in the city that that have spiked in recent weeks, mostly over disputed claims to a site that is holy both to Jews and Muslims.​

National NEW YORK — U.S. health officials say travelers from Mali will be subject to the same screening and monitoring as people arriving from three other Ebolaaffected countries.

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Beta Theta Pi’s and Delta Gamma’s winning homecoming float depicting characters from “Toy Story” for their theme of Woody and Jessie.

SMU celebrates 88th homecoming Christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu

The 88th Homecoming ended Saturday evening with the annual homecoming parade and crowning of homecoming queen and king.

This year’s theme was Dynamic Duos: Better Together, celebrating famous pairs from movies, history and television like Mickey and Minnie and Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

Participating organizations created floats throughout the week with images and characters from their respective theme.

Beta Theta Pi and Delta Gamma took home first place with their float of Andy and Jessie from “Toy Story.”

Second place went to Alpha Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha.

Third place went to Delta

FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. military is accelerating its efforts to train and advise Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants.

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Queen Caroline Georke and King Kyle Cantrell with President R. Gerald Turner and Brian Baumgartner.

Delta Delta and Sigma Chi. The parade began later this year at 4:30 p.m. and also took a different route, beginning on SMU Boulevard by the Bush Library and moving throughout SMU’s

campus to end on the Boulevard.

This year’s grand marshal was actor Brian Baumgartner ’95, known for his role as Kevin Malone in the hit television series “The Office.”

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Texas LA PORTE,Texas— DuPont company officials say it remains unclear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at a suburban Houston plant, killing four workers and injuring a fifth.

ODESSA,Texas— Authorities in West Texas say they’re investigating allegations that a couple locked their children in a room while at work.

Odessa police say the 27-year-old father and 29-year-old mother are charged with child endangerment.

There were also appearances from President R. Gerald Turner, the Mustang Band and special floats celebrating “The Year of the Faculty.”

There were also performances

from local high school line dancers and baton twirlers.

After the parade, students, alumni, faculty and staff participated in Boulevarding before making their way to Gerald J. Ford Stadium for the game against USF. The homecoming king and queen candidates were crowned during halftime.

Candidates were judged based on resume/GPA, interview, spirit points and popular vote.

Chi Omega’s candidate Taylor Georke was crowned this year’s homecoming queen and Beta Upsilon Chi’s candidate Kyle Cantrell was crowned homecoming king.

First runner up was Monica Finnegan of Alpha Chi Omega and Clay Moore of Beta Theta Pi. Second runner up was Morgan Allen of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phil Morley of Kappa Alpha Order.

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The Mustang Band has performed at Pigskin Revue for more than 80 years.

Pigskin Revue amazes audience halle levitt Contributing Writer hlevitt@smu.edu For the last 81 years, the Friday night before homecoming brings students, faculty and alumni together in McFarlin Auditorium to celebrate homecoming and the SMU spirit at the Pigskin Revue.

This year’s theme was "Dynamic Duos."

“The show has always highlighted the talents of SMU students. The Mustang Band has served as the backbone in organizing the event and serving

as both a feature-performing group and as background to many singing performers,” Pigskin Revue Director Don Hopkins said.

Aside from the Mustang Band, performers included Southern Gentleman, Belle Tones and Mustang Strings.

They closed the show with a beautiful medley of Lennon/ McCartney hits showcasing the music from arguably the most famous dynamic duo in music history performed by the Mustang Band.

There was a rap about forgotten third members of dynamic duos that had

the mostly full auditorium laughing hysterically.

Student vocal performance majors showcased their talents by performing famous duets from musicals including “Wicked” and "The Prince of Egypt."

The evening was a great opportunity for alumni, especially Mustang Band alumni, to experience a long-standing SMU tradition.

It also provided an opportunity for students to see the Mustang Band perform outside of Ford Stadium.

It’s late Monday night. Brian Berner, a senior engineering major at SMU, struggles to fall asleep. The only thing on his mind is the reoccurring battle he seems to always lose when it’s time to wake up for his 8 a.m. class.

To suppress his thoughts and wind him down, he turns on the TV and reaches for his cell phone.

Perhaps scrolling through a few tweets and Facebook posts will tire his eyes.

What Berner doesn’t know is that he just did the opposite: he gave his body a natural cue to wake up.

Cell phone, TV and computer or laptop screens serve as our worst enemies when we struggle to fall asleep.

They, along with various electronics and energy-efficient light bulbs, are known to emit blue light—light in the blue spectrum, with wavelengths within the 420 to 480 nanometer range.

“We have a master clock in our brain that is regulated by blue

light, ” says Brian Zoltowski, an assistant professor of chemistry at SMU. “It communicates to our body to basically tell us what time of day it is.”

Higher frequencies like ultraviolet and blue light are more prominent during the day.

When the sun is setting, light travels a longer distance, and lower frequencies, such as red light, pass more easily.

By engaging with our electronics during the evening, we’re essentially convincing our bodies that it’s morning already, which throws off our circadian rhythm, forcing us to stay awake throughout the night.

“I do notice I’m more alert after scrolling through my phone at night, “ says Eleann Martinez, a senior political science major at the University of North Texas in Denton. “It takes me longer to fall asleep, too.”

The circadian rhythm is our biological clock for a 24-hour period.

Our circadian clocks respond to light and temperature to estimate the time of day, and react to it. This is how our body

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HEALTH

MONDAY n NOVEMBER 17, 2014 E XPENSES

The price of staying fit

Students struggle to find an affordable gym on a tight budget Christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu In the midst of late-night food runs and fast food cravings, SMU students try to maintain a normal exercise routine to keep the “freshman 15” far away from their own lives.

The task is not always an easy one as fitness classes, gym memberships and specialty classes run for as high as $175 per month for unlimited use.

Online and television ads often downplay the price of costs and services to these facilities, which know that losing weight typically equates to spending large amounts of money. According to StatisticBrain.com, over 45 million Americans have gym memberships to 29,750 health clubs nationwide.

This number usually spikes during the New Year when Americans are making resolutions.

According to Marketdata Enterprises, Americans spend more than $60 billion annually trying to lose weight through gym memberships, weight loss

programs or even diet soda.

However, starting a new fitness program should not break the bank.

Most facilities in the Highland Park area offer student discount for monthly memberships and free-trials.

At Equniox, SMU students get zero initiation fees and about $100 off per month for their membership.

“A lot of my monthly expenses goes to my gym membership,” junior and Equinox member Hayley Young said. “It’s more of a motivation for me to go to classes since it is so expensive.”

Young values the upscale, athletic training atmosphere Equinox provides and is willing to pay for the membership because of the various amenities available to clients.

However, without the student discount of 30 percent off, Young would not continue going to the gym.

“Without the discount, membership is around $150 per month and I would not be willing to pay that much,” Young said.

Students can also make use of flexible payment options at 24 Hour Fitness, the largest

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Pure Barre offers different payment plans for their classes - a monthly unlimited pass for any classes or a fixed price per class taken.

gym in the country. Monthly dues range from $25 to $50 per month depending on sport level, in addition to the initiation fees of $40 to $100.

Life Time Fitness offers a similar discount with monthto-month membership options so members can fluctuate their usage of the facilities.

Members can also save

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money by making use of the discounts at hotels, retailers and entertainment venues like AMC and Best Buy with their monthly membership fees of $134.

“With this fee members get access to the entire facility, group fitness classes and about 95 percent of locations nationwide,” Life Time Fitness worker Jessica, who declined to give her full name, said.

Students often prefer to exercise at specialty classes as well like Pure Barre, Beyond Pedaling and City Surf Fitness, whose single classes run for $20 each. All of these facilities offer student discounts as well.

Junior Bryce Nayden chose to purchase a Beyond Pedaling membership of 10 classes because it was half price at $100 and because she enjoys the class atmosphere.

“I just went to Dedman for the first two years of college but I like this a lot more than going to the gym,” Nayden said.

Pure Barre employee Holly

Cogan knows that the price tag of classes are hard for students to work with, where one month of unlimited classes is $175.

“People definitely do pay a decent amount for it but it’s worth the investment,” Cogan said.

Students who have trouble paying for fitness classes can opt for pay-as-you-go plans, no commitment passes or negotiate prices with owners.

Those who cannot afford gym memberships can visit community recreation centers or perform at-home exercises by using on-demand workout videos or YouTube videos.

Despite the price tag on fitness classes, health professionals and students agree that the benefits outweigh the costs.

By maintaining a healthy lifestyle, students will save future money on doctor’s bills and future surgeries.

Sometimes grocery bills go down as well because students will eat less to stay full throughout the day.

The Dedman Recreation Center on campus offers free admission with an SMU ID. Students can climb the rock wall, swim in the lap pool, lift weights or run on the indoor track or a treadmill.

Dedman also offers Group-X fitness classes. These classes range from power yoga to suspension training to kickboxing.

An unlimited class pass will cost you $75 for the semester, but an individual class is only $4. There is also a 10 class plan for $25.

For an affordable exercise location off-campus, the Katy Trial is free and open to the public.

Students can run along the 2.25 mile track outdoors, surrounded by beautiful foliage on either side. The trail is about 6 minutes away by car.

With a useful monthly budget and use of discounts, SMU students can get fit outside of the classroom and not break the bank.

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The colloquialism “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is much more accurate than many people believe.

A new study shows that “teenagers who eat breakfast regularly eat a healthier diet and are more physically active throughout their adolescence than those who skip breakfast.

Years later, they also gained less weight and had a lower body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight in relation to height used to measure obesity.”

The importance of breakfast and weight loss is the development of healthy eating habits. While eating the correct things is important, so is consistency and feeling full longer throughout the day.

Eating a filling breakfast prevents binge eating or snacking throughout the day.

Breakfast is a good time to get a start on a nutritionally complete diet.

It also substaintially raises concentration and performance in classes throughout the day.

Breakfast also lowers your cholestrerol level.

Glycogen reserves are much lower upon waking up. Eating breakfast can help restore these resreves and provide you with energy throughout the day in order to do physical activities.

Breakfast, according to the American Dietetic Association, is even more important for children and adolescents.

Students who eat breakfast do better in classes, have better coordination, problem-solving skills and hand-eye coordination.

Breakfast, obviously, can’t do these things unless it’s balanced and healthy.

A breakfast of donuts won’t promote healthy habits. Aiming for things high in fiber content as well as a balance of carbs, fats and protein is perfect to start the day off.

“Compared to the bagel eaters, overweight women who ate two eggs for breakfast five times a week for eight weeks as part of

a low-fat, reduced-calorie diet, lost 65% more weight, reduced waist circumference by 83%, reported higher energy levels, and had no significant difference in their … blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels,” Dr. Nikhil V. Dhurandhar said.

Breakfast prevents unnecessary weight gain by reducing hunger throughout the day and by making better food choices afterwards.

Skipping meals by reducing calories is not an effective way to lose weight.

Another theory people have is that breakfast is often associated with exercise.

More than 80 percent of people in a study who lost weight and kept it off ate breakfast on a regular basis.

BBC News also says that “skipping the first meal of the day increases the chances of becoming obese, developing diabetes or even having a heart attack.”​ Eating a healthy breakfast consistently can go a long way to improving and maintaining your health.

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Students speak out about blue light emergency phones Christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu It is Thursday at 10 p.m. as junior Tyler Coffin pulls into Airline Parking Center. She drives through the garage and scans her surroundings as she strategically picks a parking spot near the east staircase. Coffin does not choose this spot because she’s lazy; she picks this spot because she’s scared. She knows SMU’s campus is generally safe, but the risk of an assault or attack becomes more feasible when she is alone at night.

The emergency blue light phones placed strategically throughout SMU’s campus are meant to ease these fears.

According to a map created by the SMU Police Department, there are over 55 blue emergency phones in operation in the exterior areas of campus, parking garages and parking lots. These lights are monitored

by SMU PD and are maintained by the SMU Management and Facilities Office.

SMU Police Chief Shafer said that the blue light phones are used by students, but stated the department does not keep track of the number of calls they receive.

“Most people call on [their] cell phones,” Shafer said.

When an emergency blue light phone is activated, it will contact the SMU Police Department and an officer will dispatch to its

location. According to the SMU PD website, the telephones are made to facilitate reporting to the police department while on campus.

This is why the phones are located in several, different locations across campus, at varying distances.

Students may use their cellphones to report crimes or suspicious activity to the police, but the blue lights remain on campus because of their durability, reliability and safety.

The emergency phones that are on campus are regularly tested once a month by the SMU Police Department and submit work orders for those in need of repair. In these work orders are reports for replacement lights and any other physical hazards.

However, when Chief Shafer was asked about the placement of the blue lights, he said he did not know the answer and redirected the question to Kent Best, executive director of news and communications.

“The phones are placed in areas that allow for easy access from a variety of locations on campus and in coordination with SMU Police recommendations,” Best said.

This discrepancy in information brings something into question for the SMU community: do the blue lights truly make an impact on this campus?

For SMU students, they do make a difference, despite if they

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There are over 55 blue light emergency phones strategically -placed throughout the SMU campus.

are used are not.

Senior Lauren Shamoon believes the emergency lights are necessary because they provide a sense of security and act as a warning to those who may want to commit a crime.

“Even if they don’t provide a lot of light, they are a threat to anyone who wants to feel like they have the power to attack,” Shamoon said.

She is not alone in this thought. Several other students were questioned about their use of the blue emergency lights on campus. All said they had never used the blue lights, but believe

that they are needed because of the peace of mind they provide.

A few other students felt like more lights need to be added to the campus to make it a safer place for those to walk around at night.

In an opinion piece titled “Dear SMU, please light your campus” in The Daily Campus Wednesday, sophomore Olivia Nguyen voiced her concerns about walking home from work late at night because of the lack of light from Hughes-Trigg Student Center to the new Residential Commons Complex.

“This ten-minute journey

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always makes me go through a roller coaster of emotions,” Nguyen wrote. “Students should not be fearful walking alone at night around a small campus like SMU.” In an attempt to illuminate areas of darkness on campus, SMU hosts an “Annual Lighting Walk” for student leaders and campus officials to review lighting and identify areas of concern. This year’s Annual Light Walk took place Tuesday at 7 p.m.

There are no laws or codes to govern what the emergency blue lights look like or where they

are placed on campus. Because of this, there is a discrepancy in distances of the blue light phones in different areas of campus. Some places, like the parking centers, have at least two emergency phones on each level.

Other areas of campus are not as well equipped.

The biggest gaps in blue lights are around Ford Stadium and Westcott Field, Fondren Science Center, the Law Quad and, ironically enough, the Boulevard from Perkins Chapel to Umphrey Lee Center. From Hughes-Trigg to sorority row, the blue light phones are 0.20 miles apart, and from Perkins Chapel to Umphrey Lee, the blue light phones are over a quarter-mile apart.

Another large discrepancy is along fraternity row. There are only two blue emergency blue light phones along this area of campus, and both are between the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha houses.

The phones are placed in these locations per recommendations by the SMU Police Department, but students believe that major areas of campus are not provided with the same level of security.

“I would say parts of Dallas Hall area, definitely Rosedale, Greek Row, the outskirts of campus aren’t very well lit, until up by the flagpole area,” Shamoon said.

Coffin was not even sure where the closest one to her was.

“We just need more of them overall,” she said.

academics

Basketball fans use ‘The Daily Lyle hosts annual Campus’ to hide the competition research day MALLORY PAUL Contributing Writer mmpaul@smu.edu Lyle hosted its second annual research day Wednesday in Caruth Hall.

The event showcased all the different research Lyle engineers are working on.

Forty-seven engineering students presented throughout the day.

As if the research wasn’t enough, free pizza, espresso and Pokey O’s ice cream was also provided for guests in attendance.

“It’s always interesting seeing the different topics from all the different departments,” senior engineering major Emily Dunn said. “And there’s always ice cream which is not a bad thing.”

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knows when it’s time to eat, go to bed and then wake up.

Our body “knows” when to do these things as a result of chemical releases occurring within the body.

Melatonin — a hormone released by the pineal gland that aids in our sleep and wake cycles — is supposed to be released around 9 p.m. and then suppressed around 7 a.m., just in time for us to wake up.

Being exposed to blue light at bedtime suppresses the body’s release of melatonin, thus throwing off our circadian rhythm.

Jennifer Walsh, a journalist for Business Insider, tapped into Zoltowski’s research and published an article titled, Your Smartphone is Destroying Your Sleep. In her article, Walsh

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The light emitted from cell phones can keep one up at night.

deemed blue light as “witch magic.” Unfortunately, it appears we are the witches, doomed to invent technology that interferes with nature.

“Personally, I’m sure that my computer and phone habits play a role in my late-night activity

— it makes perfect sense, ” said Walsh in an interview about her story.

As in many other cases, though, newer technology is aimed at fixing this problem.

Aside from putting the phones and tablets away a few hours

before bed, you are now able to download the app f.lux, for your phone or computer, which automatically reduces blue light emissions and increases red light during evening hours.

Walsh, who uses this program, said she notices a difference while utilizing f.lux. “It’s really tiring looking at a red screen, and I end up going to bed earlier, “ she said.

Zoltowski mentions whether you choose to use the app, restrict your tablet usage before bed or decide to read a book, you should find a way to avoid blue light at night, allowing your body to rediscover its natural rhythm He stressed how dependent our bodies are on our circadian clocks. Failing to listen to our clocks could also be linked to stress, diabetes and possibly cancer.

“Follow what your body does.

It’s actually pretty intelligent,” he said.

The event lasted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It included a morning session with 47 speakers, a Q&A, lunch, poster session and award ceremony.

Awards were announced at the end of the day.

Matthew Tonnemacher, who is working on his PhD in electoral engineering, was able to present during the morning session. His research was given the hashtag nickname #iBreathBeacons.

“The goal is to show off to all the other grad students and anyone else who cares what we’ve been doing for the past sometimes three or four years,” Tonnemacher said.

Researcher topics varied and many were given hashtags like #MultiComponentDiffusion and #RealTimeTrafficSimulation.

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OPINION

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Minority women face adversity when dating outside of their race.

Minority races should not be fetishized for personal pleasure I recently read an article by the Washington Post regarding the struggles of interracial dating.

The author Maureen Evan Arthurs shared her shocking experiences as a black woman married to a white man.

Although she wears her diamond ring prominently on her fourth left finger, many times men approach her, husband in a close radius, and ask “how much” is she worth.

Because Arthurs is a beautiful black woman with a white man, others automatically assume she is a prostitute.

These incidents continued over time. Sporadic yet scarring, after four years of reoccurring events, Arthurs decided to see if any other black women had experienced the same thing.

She did a bit of research and stumbled upon a survey done via Twitter by Ebony editor Jamilah Lemieux.

The writer tweeted “RT if you are Black woman (trans or cis) and have been assumed to be a sex worker by a White man.”

It was retweeted over 150 times. The following are a few responses: “@AmourAmour- All the time, by creepy old white men in their late 50’s who want to relive their time as colonial in West Africa.” “@Dr.Jozie- In a club having a great time with friends when approached and asked, ‘Are you working tonight?’” “@YvoneJones- Since I was ten.”

After scrolling through and reading pages of responses, I was dumbfounded.

These black women have been assumed by white men that they are sex workers simply because they find these women attractive, see them associated with another white male or find

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them out at a bar or club.

The presumptions made by ignorant individuals cut deep for these women.

For Arthurs, she hid these accusations from her husband because she felt so ashamed.

For the other women on Twitter, plenty have stated “I’m used to it,” or “I hate that this is a regular thing.”

It should not be this way for any minority or any woman.

As an Asian-American, I’ve had multiple experiences both in America and Singapore where I’ve had some older white male hit on me.

While it is not as extreme as Arthurs case, it has still had a huge impact on me.

I’ll be going out with my friends, when I feel that dreaded shoulder tap. I already know what’s coming. I turn around and see an older white male trying to flatter me. I politely try to decline and go about my way, when one last shot in the dark is made.

“You know, I have yellow fever.”

And on cue, I would roll my eyes and run as far away as possible.

I’m sure a lot of minority women will empathize with me for the following pick-up lines: “You’re (insert race here)?

That’s so exotic.”

“I find (insert racial group here) so cute!”

“You’re pretty hot, for a (insert race).”

I don’t think the people saying these things realize how blatantly

offensive and creepy they appear.

Now I realize that’s obviously not their intention. To them, it’s a foolproof pick-up line that’ll get whatever “exotic” girl they’re trying to reel in to come home with them.

But most of the time it fails to do so. Or if it works, it later leads to girls feeling guilty for submitting to this feeble attempt at ethnic appreciation by sexually aroused white males.

I just want it to stop.

I have no problem with any male trying to show cultural appreciation. I praise you for having an open mind.

However, I do have a problem when males insinuate demeaning qualities about me as a person based on my race or when males try to fetishize my race.

Just because I am Asian does not mean I’m going to appease any male for having some odd sexual disposition towards my race.

Just because I am Asian and you are white, black or whatever race other than Asian, does not mean I owe anything to you if you “usually don’t find my race attractive but I’m an exception.”

If you happen to find any woman of a different race attractive, then please emphasize the immediate qualities that made her catch your eye rather than her race.

Compliment her hair, smile or eyes without immediately pulling out that “you’re so exotic because you’re from ________” card.

There are plenty of ways to approach and flirt with someone without sounding offensive.

While I know that’s not your intention, please don’t make us think otherwise.

Nguyen is majoring in business and journalism.

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I have a very serious problem that’s simultaneously ruining my life and making it 100 times better.

That problem is the comedian memoir, and it is taking over my life.

I’ve read more comedian memoirs than a normal person should. I’m still not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

Of course, I try to branch out and read other kinds of books, but something about these books keep reeling me in. They make me laugh, cry and think. They only take a few hours to read. They almost always bring some sort of new insight about the author or the industry they are in.

And I love it. I love these books so much. I’ve read many of them multiple times and I have a few audiobook versions that I’m embarrassed to admit how many times I have listened to them. These books are my favorite way to spend my time.

So, since I’m kind of an expert when it comes to this genre, I thought I’d share with you my top picks.

1. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey If I ever get married, I plan on having someone read from “Bossypants.” It’s that important to me.

Fey is funny and honest as she talks about her early years in improv, time at SNL and creating 30 Rock.

2. “Egghead: Or, You Can’t Survive on Ideas Alone” by Bo Burnham This one is a little different. It’s a book of short poems and great doodles. Burnham is a seriously talented writer who can make you laugh, cry and question the meaning of life all within one sitting.

3. “Yes Please” by Amy Poehler I just finished reading this one yesterday, so we’re still kind of in the honeymoon phase. This book just made me happy that Amy Poehler is a person we have in the world. She talks about her life, her kids, her divorce. She’s unapologetic about who she is, and I love that.

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White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and then Turned 16” by Moshe Kasher Did you read that title? Yes, it’s as good as it sounds. It’s humorous, heartbreaking, and Kasher’s life is so completely different from anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s awesome.

5. “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)” by Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling is very important to me. She completely understands my love for TV, food and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s friendship. She talks about what it’s like being a female minority in an industry that is predominately white males and how she’s never let that stop her from doing what she loves. She is who she is and she wants to do what she loves.

6. “Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life” by Steve Martin We all know and love Steve Martin. This book is so great because it’s mostly about his early life in standup in a time where standup comedy isn’t really a career option. It was more common to have variety acts or to be a magician than a standup comedian. It’s also very fun to read about how as a teenager Martin would ride his bike to Disneyland to his job where he only paid $0.25 for lunch. What a world.

Of course, honorable mention goes to all of Chelsea Handler’s books and Ellen DeGeneres’ books. They’re pretty great, too.

Flemmons is majoring in journalism.

4. “Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a

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A model poses with three variations of facial hair: a beard, mustache and clean-shaven.

Men, the way to a woman’s heart is a through a nicely trimmed beard With No Shave November in progress, men and women have grown out their hair to spread cancer awareness and donating the money used for shaving and grooming to cancer prevention.

The iconic song lyric by Miley Cyrus, “I can’t be tamed,” applies to men’s facial hair as their clean-shaven faces progressively become bountiful beards.

And it is beautiful.

Not only is No Shave November for a good cause, but it has also been proven to make men look increasingly more attractive.

According to a 2013 Australian research study (released in April 2014), women prefer men with heavy stubble and full beards.

Disclaimer: it depends on the environment.

If the majority is clean-shaven, then women rated the men with heavy stubble and full beards significantly more attractive. But if the majority would be men with facial hair, the turnout would be the opposite.

However, when women

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preferred facial hair on a man over clean-shaven, it was by a large margin.

But why is it so? What is it about that scruff that women seem to love? Does the facial hair subconsciously ignite a woman’s primal instincts?

According to Prof. Rob Brooks, the evolutionary factor driving this result is the simple fact that “beards tend to make those men who can grow them look more masculine.”

Here’s the science behind this: during puberty, the ability to grow facial hair kicks in, transitioning from a boy to a “man.” The prominence of facial hair on a man visually shows a woman that yes, he is a man. And based on the thickness and perhaps even

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style of the beard, it shows just how masculine that man is.

This trend of facial hair has started becoming popular within the past few years. Hipsters started this aesthetically pleasing trend and so far it has been a success.

Personally, I 100 percent support this fashion statement. I find beards sensible and attractive.

It’s basically winter; beards keep your face warm. It’s like mittens for your face.

Moreover, beards give guys that rugged, just-finished-cuttingwood look. And if that doesn’t get most girls hot and bothered, nothing will.

Last, it’s No Shave November.

Nothing is more attractive than doing something for an important cause.

For all you bearded men out there, keep growing that facial hair and look beautiful while doing it.

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Men’s basketball opens season with 93-54 victory Patrick Engel Contributing Writer pengel@smu.edu SMU Men’s Basketball opened its season with a 93-54 win over Lamar at Moody Coliseum Friday night. Starting in place of not-yet-eligible Markus Kennedy, sophomore forward Ben Moore burst onto the scene, scoring 22 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out five assists. He also added two blocks.

“He’s been like that every day [in practice],” SMU Head Coach Larry Brown said. “He’s been playing on the perimeter, so we’d been trying to experiment if he could be an extra ball handler, but we’re shorthanded up front.

But he was great. We’re going to need him.”

Senior center Cannen Cunningham echoed Brown’s praise.

“We see that every day in practice [from him],” Cunningham said. “I don’t want to put any pressure on him, but you could get used to that.”

Moore’s frontcourt running

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Smu takes on No. 13 Gonzaga on Monday night.

mate, senior Yanick Moreira, scored 19 points and shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field. Moreira played in only 23 games last season because of a knee injury, and he had a limited impact in some of those games because he was eased back into action. But over the summer, he played for the Angolan national team in FIBA World

Cup and dominated. He entered the season entrenched in the starting lineup.

“He’s been good in practice all year. He tries. He’s so coachable,” Brown said.

SMU scored its first points of the game on a Nic Moore jump shot and never relinquished the lead. The Mustangs galloped

out to an early 15-5 lead, but the Cardinals showed a little fight when they tightened it to 20-14 with about 10 minutes left in the first half. Senior forward Justin Martin’s three-pointer on the next possession sparked a 21-2 run for SMU, which took a 46-20 lead into halftime. The Mustangs led by as many 43 points in the second half.

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Mustangs travel to Florida, two teams in one weekend Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu The Mustangs traveled to Florida this weekend to take on USF Friday night and UCF Sunday afternoon.

In Tampa, Fla. Friday night the Mustangs won against USF in a 3-2 victory. SMU improved to 22-5 overall and 11-4 in the American Athletic Conference.

It came as no surprise when Avery Acker recoded her 22nd double-double of the season with 39 assists and 18 digs. Junior Cailin Bula finished with nine kills, hitting .290 and zero errors, while senior Caroline Young led the Mustangs with 14 kills. Abbey Bybel ended with 10 kills, 13 digs and her 10th double-double of the season. Morgan Heise had a team-high 22 digs. That 22 was not enough to top the Bulls’ player Erin’s 35 digs and 20 kills.

In the first set, SMU won 26-24

on a kill from Kristen Stehling. In the middle, the Mustangs trailed 17-13 after the score went backand-fourth for a while. SMU fought hard to score six of the next seven points for a 19-18 lead. The Mustangs then took the lead, 23-20, but the Bulls fought back and from there it was a point-to-point battle.

In the second set USF pushed for a 25-20 victory over SMU. The only time the Mustangs led the set was when they scored the first point and were not able to fight back.

The Mustangs came out strong in the third set taking a 12-6 lead.

SMU only trailed once when the score was 3-2, but they went on a run and finished the set 24-21.

Bybel had the final point on a kill.

SMU finished the set hitting .300 which was the first time to hit above .200 in the match.

SMU breezed through the fourth set taking an 11-3 lead to start the final set. The Mustangs

took the momentum and ended the set 25-10. SMU hit .591 in the set and Bula finished with five kills in the set. USF hit -.069 with only five kills and seven errors.

The Mustangs had a day off before taking on the UCF Knights Sunday. The match was close, but SMU fell in a heart wrenching 12-15 loss in the fifth set. SMU lost Acker in the fourth to injury and McKenzie Shea came in to replace her.

Stat leaders on the match started with Young and Bybel who led the Mustangs with 17 kills, while UCF’s kill leader finished with 15. Acker had 49 assists for SMU and Heise had 30 digs.

The Mustangs return home for three of their last four matches.

The first match back home is against Connecticut Friday night in Moody Coliseum at 7 p.m. SMU’s three seniors will be recognized after Sunday’s match against Temple at 1 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.

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Avery Acker left the fourth set on Sunday with an injury.

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Lamar shot just 31.4 percent from the field and was limited to 25 percent on three-pointers. Senior guard Anthony Holliday led the Cardinals in scoring with 12 points.

He was their only player to score in double figures.

“We got overwhelmed,” Lamar Head Coach Tic Price said.

“They’re long, athletic. If you don’t

get back, they’ll blow you out of the gym.”

Despite the lopsided score, SMU made some mistakes.

They sent Lamar to the free throw line 30 times. Lamar’s three-point percentage was low, but it was because of his poor shooting. A chunk of the misses came on makeable, open shots, not contested, low-upside shots. The most glaring mistake was the 20 offensive rebounds SMU surrendered to its far less talented and athletic opponent.

The Mustangs grabbed only 11 offensive rebounds.

“I thought all our big guys offensively were really good,” Brown said. “I think we just need to be more concerned about rebounding the ball a little bit better.”

Still, the Mustangs’ offensive performance gives them a reason to be confident heading into their Monday night road matchup against No. 13 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs pounded Sacramento State in their opener Friday, 10458. The game tips off at 10 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN2.

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The name’s Moore, Ben Moore Sophomore leads SMU over Lamar

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Ben Moore is 6’8”, 205 pounds. He finished with 22 points on 8/12 shooting.

Demetrio Teniente Associate Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu I had been saying it for a while, and I had been saying it a lot this past week: Ben Moore is getting ready for a breakout season.

When the news hit Wednesday night that Markus Kennedy would likely be ineligible for the first half this season SMU fans were distraught.

SMU is a rising power and unfortunately, that means that a large majority of its fans are just getting to know the team this season.

That also means that most of them maybe heard about center Yanick Moreira dropping 38 points against Australia over the summer while playing for the Angola national team in the 2014 FIBA World Cup, but still had no idea how good he would be.

And if they didn’t know that, they wouldn’t have known that

Moore was this secret weapon, head coach Larry Brown hadn’t “[figured] out how to use” yet.

“We’ve been trying to experiment to see where he can be an extra ball handler,” Brown said. “Unfortunately he’s been playing on the perimeter. But now we are short handed up front.”

With Brown’s hand forced, Moore got the start at the four and was unstoppable.

He finished with 22 points on 8/12 shooting, nine rebounds, and five assists in 28 minutes.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, he blocked two shots, too.

The sophomore’s 22 points and 28 minutes were new career highs, while his rebounds and assists tied his previous career highs.

“He was great and he’s been like that everyday,” Brown said.

“We’re going to need him.”

Perhaps the greatest thing about Moore’s offensive dominance on Friday is that as

good as he is offensively, he might be even better defensively.

Moore is 6’8”, 205 pounds and ridiculously athletic. He has the motor and the tenacity to guard one through four and was my pick to be SMU’s defensive MVP. Now for a little perspective: Lamar is not a very good team; they have won seven games over the past two seasons.

It is good that Moore had a great game, but now go do it against Gonzaga-- go produce at a high level against one of the best teams in the country.

If he can do that then all of our praise for him over the past three days would have been warranted.

Side note: The number on Moore’s jersey is 00-- so we at The Daily Campus have decided to call him Agent 00Moore, ala James Bond.

So when SMU plays Gonzaga and Ben Moore does something note worthy, talk about it on Twitter using #00Moore.

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‘The Theory of Everything’ impresses annalee walton Contributing Writer’ alwalton@smu.edu The movie that made the viewers cry simply in the previews has exceeded expectations.

Directed by James Marsh, ‘The Theory of Everything’ has given us hope for Hollywood. The film follows the remarkable life and love story of the renowned theoretical physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane, as well as Hawking’s incredible discoveries as a scientist.

The story begins with his Oxford days and transitions to his doctoral work at Cambridge where he meets Jane shortly before he is diagnosed with motor neurone disease (ALS).

Expected to live two more years, Stephen Hawking defied medical assumptions and continued to build a family, receiving his doctorate for his breakthrough of the Big Bang Theory. Hawking faces everyday challenges such as kids and marriage as well as speech loss and physical disablement, while still keeping an incredibly charming humor throughout the trials.

Eddie Redmayne, who plays Hawking, has truly set a standard with this role. His remarkable portrayal of Hawking is something outstanding. I had the pleasure of speaking to Eddie over the phone (who is marvelously charming as

well as witty by the way) a few days ago about his part in this film.

When asked about his preparation for this role he explained that four months before filming, “I went to a nuerology clinic in London in somewhere called the Queen’s Square Nuerology Clinic and I would go there every week or two over that period and meet with the specialists there and she would introduce me to people suffering from this really brutal disease”.

He purposefully studied the disease from three dimensions-scientific, emotional, and Hawking himself-- to get a complete knowledge of ALS’s effects on not only the body but also families and relationships. Eddie notes that “some of them would invite me to their homes so you could not only see the physical effects of ALS but also the emotional ones and also the extraordinary humor and passion for life that many people who are suffering from this disease have.”

He clarified that he had chased the role of Hawking for some time before he got it and remarked the feeling of receiving the role as an “extraordinary excitement followed by a sucker-punch of fear. Filming a progress disease, he explains, was particularly challenging because films shoot the story out of order.

One day he might’ve been playing

Hawking as an old man with children and the next as him in the early stages of ALS. An incredible feat, Eddie delivered an award deserving performance that has challenged everything.

The interview also included the immensely talented screenwriter, Anthony McCarten. What struck me throughout the film was the complex presence of God especially in Stephen and Jane’s marriage. When I asked him to expand on these references, specifically Christian, he clarified that “it was absolutely incumbent on me to include the question of the existence of God mainly because it impacted on the marriage…and secondly Stephen’s ideas applied almost take us to the threshold of that question… his entre professional career was dragged into the God question and that was another reason why that any telling of his life had to deal with it on some level.”

As you can see, ‘The Theory of Everything’ addresses a stunning array of topics-- love, science, God, etc.-- while still maintaining an entertaining charm that is hard to ignore. I laughed, I cried, I cried so hard I laughed and repeat. And that was only in the trailer. Wait until you see the entire thing. You’ll be an emotional wreck. But don’t worry, you’ll be happy about it.

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The third movie in the “Hunger Games” series comes out this Thursday.

Upcoming movies to look for in theaters riley coven Arts and Entertianment Writer rcoven@smu.edu “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1:” With Francis Lawrence taking the helm and Jennifer Lawrence reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen, the third installment in this series looks to continue it’s success as action films with smart social commentary. The film follows Katniss after having defied President Snow, returning to Disctrict 13 and leading a nation with the courage she has found within herself. (Nov. 21) “Horrible Bosses 2:” The

sequel to the hit comedy of 2011 has Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day reunited as three people trying to make it in the world. With new villains, new heroes and new bosses, “Horrible Bosses 2” looks to be a worthy successor of the first. (Nov. 26) “The Imitation Game:” Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the famed British code breaker who had an instrumental role in ending World War II. The film focuses on the life and times of Turing, his rise to glory, and his fall from grace. (Nov. 28) “Exodus: Gods and Kings:”

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‘The Theory of Everything” centers on the life of Steven Hawking and his marriage with his wife Jane.

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Renowned director Ridley Scott’s latest epic stars Christian Bale as Moses in the tale of one man becoming the leader he never thought he would be. In 3D the film promises to blend outstanding visuals with the famous story in a film that won’t be easy to forget. (Dec. 12) “Inherent Vice:” The next film from lauded writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson reunites him with Joaquin Phoenix in the story of a man thrown into a world of crime he never expected.

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“Exodus: Gods and Kings” focuses on the story of Moses.