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Egypt clears Tahrir Square Police in Egypt continued to fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters occupying Cairo’s Tahrir Square as clashes spilled into a second day on Sunday.

More than 900 people have been injured, and three have been killed, according to Egyptian doctors. Demonstrators are unhappy with the military regime that has taken over power before parliamentary elections. The police arrested 18 people and promptly transferred them to a military prosecutor.

Occupy Wall Street responds New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked Occupy Wall Street protestors out on Zuccotti Park on Monday.

In response to Bloomberg’s eviction, protestors camped right outside Bloomberg’s home on East 79th St., and launched a 24-hour -long drum circle that began Sunday at 2 p.m.

Euro debt spreads to U.S. Senior U.S. officials are alarmed by the European debt crisis as more and more American assets being connected to the euro zone.

Banking officials say that as the crisis spreads to Italy, the crisis will inevitably spread to the U.S., because there are holdings of U.S. money-market funds in European securities. These funds were also responsible for the catastrophic “breaking the buck” during the 2008 financial collapse.

Syria violence continues Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ignored the Arab League’s deadline for Syria to end its violent crackdown on protesters. The violence has now reportedly killed 3,500 people. The Arab League has proposed a peace plan that would send a 500-member observer mission to the country to end the conflict. Syria is demanding alterations—such as reducing the observer team to 40, which the League has rejected the demands.

Dallas remembers JFK assassination

By MEGHAN SIKKEL Copy Editor msikkel@smu.edu

At 12:30 p.m. CST on Nov. 22, 1963, 23-year-old James Foley was sound asleep on a U.S. Air Force base in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Minutes later, he was standing under order, awaiting commands, weapon in hand.

The President of the United States had just been shot, twice, while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dallas.

“They had us all ready for what might come next,” Foley said.

But there was nothing he, the military or anyone else could do to prepare for what followed.

At 1 p.m., President John F. Kennedy was declared dead.

Foley was touring the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza one day recently with his ex-wife, who was visiting from Germany.

She specifically requested to see the museum, a permanent exhibit on the sixth floor of the warehouse infamously known as where sniper Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired those fatal shots that ended President

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President John F. Kennedy claps time as his children Caroline and John, Jr. dance in the Oval Office in October 1962.

Kennedy’s life.

Standing no more than 10 feet from the corner window that once served as Oswald’s “sniper’s perch,” Foley’s eyes fill with tears as he recalls the moment he learned the fate of the nation’s

beloved leader.

“Everybody was just waiting for answers, and nobody had them,” he said.

Foley is just one of many who vividly remember that day almost half a century ago.

Similar to today’s generation and its memories of Sept. 11, many who were alive in November 1963 can recall exactly where they were and what they were doing when they learned of the assassination.

Wait, what happened to Thanksgiving?

By MEREDITH CARLTON News Editor mcarlton@smu.edu

“Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.” Wait a minute…

Christmas is still over a month away, yet I see garland on banisters, white lights on houses and attended the tree lighting in Snider Plaza on Sunday with a peppermint mocha in hand. Isn’t there a holiday that comes in-between Halloween and Christmas?

Growing up, my parents would always address this exact concept — what happened to letting one holiday finish before decorating for the next?

I was blissfully unaware at the time when they were talking about this, all too excited that my visit from Saint Nick would be around the corner.

Now that I’m older, and would like to think infinitely times wiser, I can see their point. Black and orange is almost immediately being replaced by red and green.

Many have argued that Christmas

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The Snider Plaza Christmas tree was lit during a holiday celebration Sunday night amidst food and entertainment.

has turned into a commercial holiday and in turn, people have lost sight of the true meaning behind it. Could

this be the reason why Thanksgiving is pushed aside?

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on 5th Avenue in New York City unveiled their holiday windows last Monday.

Even Macy’s, known for their Thanksgiving Day Parade, unveiled their holiday windows in the Big Apple last Thursday.

Is there something wrong with watching a Thanksgiving parade that ends in front of windows decorated for a different holiday?

Upon some additional research, the parade that has rang near and dear to many hearts over the last 80+ years since its start in 1924, began as a parade for a different holiday — Christmas itself.

Being that Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and the biggest shopping day of the year, I can see why stores would want to be decorated in theme. But how bad would it be if they weren’t?

Would people not buy as much?

Would people not be in the holiday spirit? This, we will never know.

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Forty-eight years later, those memories are just as clear as ever.

“People have got very powerful feelings still,” Executive Director

‘Save Darfur’ seen through art

By DOMENICA FULLER Contributing Writer dfuller@smu.edu

Darfur has been in a state of humanitarian emergency since 2003. It is located in Sudan, one of the largest countries in Africa.

However, Sudan has been in a civil war for the past 28 years. So how is

it that nobody knows about the true catastrophes that take place there day to day?

Rape, genocide, exile and slavery are some of the few crimes against humanity that have become a standard for people in Darfur.

“Most of the victims are women and children,” Dr. Rick Halperin,

director of SMU’s Human Rights Education Program, said. “The plague of violence seems to go on in Sudan without any media surveillance on it.”

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Cloudy skies did not stop SMU’s 2011 Battle of the Bands from rocking out on Saturday.

A large stage was set up in front of the flagpole where Southern Soles kicked off the night followed by Team Exceptional Hair, Carrion Wyrm, Carbon and Easterling.

The bands competed in front of a crowd of students, members of the community and three judges for the opportunity to win some top prizes.

Sponsored by SMU Program Council, the bands were judged on a wide range of criteria including originality, preparations, vocals and stage presence.

Groups first went through an application process to be part of the event then went through an audition process in order to be picked as one of the five.

“Each band has at least one current or former SMU student which is really cool,” Allison

Stephens, member of SMU Program Council, said.

The bands played an assortment of cover songs and their own original songs. A variety of genres were covered ranging from folk-like to heavy metal.

The loud music and bright lights attracted first year students Sydney Kamp and Katie Bridges who were on their way to get coffee.

“We were walking by and decided to check it out,” Bridges said. “The bands are great, we really enjoyed them all.”

Students were not the only ones who came out to hear them perform.

Bike riders, dog walkers and local families took the time to listen as well.

Brothers Ethan and Josh Wood, Bill Slagle and Tyler Norris ended the evening of music with their band Easterling.

Easterling claimed the first place prize of complimentary six hours in a professional recording studio.

Carbon took second place honors and received tickets to Dallas’ Granada Theater.

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Will Romney’s faith hurt his campaign?

By KATHERINE BRUCE Contributing Writer kbruce@smu.edu

With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary approaching, candidates have taken turns being in the hot seat. Former Massachusetts’s Gov. and GOP frontrunner, Mitt Romney, has experienced criticism for his affiliation with the Mormon Church.

Polling data from ABC News and the Washington Post suggest in 2011, 60 percent of people said being a Mormon would not make a difference in their selection of a candidate. This is a 5 percent increase from 2008 and an 18 percent increase from 2007. Still, questions have been raised about Romney’s faith. While many agree that religion should play no part when choosing a candidate, interviews indicate religion should be considered solely to understand a candidate’s values.

Whitney Nelson, a junior at Brigham Young University from Ahwatukee, Ariz., believes Romney’s religion will ultimately have a positive effect. Nelson feels Romney’s faith has inspired him to be a better man with strong values. She acknowledges Romney must work hard to overcome misconceptions about the Mormon faith but she is hopeful people will be open-minded.

“We certainly believe in trying to

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets supporters as he enters a town hall event in Peterborough, N.H., Saturday.

live like Christ,” Nelson said.

John Welch, a law professor at Brigham Young University feels Romney’s religion is affecting his campaign like any candidate’s background. The Constitution says there should be no religious test for political figures. Welch believes any effort to contradict the provision is equally unconstitutional.

“It is odd that in America people would think that they could make

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the religion of some candidate’s an issue, but not others,” Welch said.

Religion first became a political issue in the 1960 presidential race between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. People feared the Vatican would influence him during his presidency but that didn’t prove to be true and he was able to assuage the fears of people about his religion during his campaign.

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SMU and a member of College Republicans, feels Romney has not let his beliefs affect his political decisions. When Romney ran for Senate in 1994 he supported prochoice and presented himself as a better advocate for gay rights than his incumbent opponent Ted Kennedy.

He maintained these views in 2002 when he was elected governor of Massachusetts; however he took opposite stances when he ran for

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president in 2008.

“Romney’s religion has shown no effect on his political decisions, which is surprising,” McCaslin said.

In the beginning of October, Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a speech to religious conservatives in Washington, D.C. After he spoke, Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, told reporters Romney’s Mormon faith is “a cult.” Matthew Wilson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University who also teaches a course on religion and politics, felt Jeffress’ comments were inappropriate and thinks people need to be careful when describing one’s religious views as a “cult.”

While Mormons’ practice unorthodox theology from a Christian standpoint there are aspects of other religions that differ from the Christian faith.

“To suggest that being Mormon ought to disqualify someone from the presidency is really off base,” Wilson said. Although Nelson disagreed with Jeffress’ comments, she is not offended and feels that Americans have the right to voice opinions and beliefs.

“My convictions exist in spite of the opinions of others, not because of them,” Nelson said.

Nelson feels Romney’s religious affiliation, like those of other

candidates, would indirectly affect his time in office by shaping his values.

She thinks every candidate runs on the strength of his or her character.

“It would be naïve to say that any candidate could entirely remove the underlying influence of his or her religion. After all, our country was built on freedom of speech and religion,” Nelson said.

Professor Wilson believes religion is important in understanding our leader’s values but feels it’s inappropriate to condemn a particular faith from the White House.

“All voters ought to ask, ‘Does this candidate seem to have a value system I’m comfortable with?’ A part of that answer is going to be based in religion,” Wilson said.

Welch thinks Romney’s religion would ultimately make him a strong and efficient president. He feels Mormons are knowledgeable in working with councils and know how to help large institutions meet individual needs.

Romney’s faith would make him a compassionate, honest and unselfish leader.

“Because of his religion, he understands what it means to be a minority, and also the problems caused by any form of favoritism,” Welch said.

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Team makes historic comeback

By AUSTIN MANIERRE Staff Writer amanierre@smu.edu

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University of Houston running back Michael Hayes makes a catch and run for 60 yards as SMU defensive tackle Aaron Davis pursues during Saturday afternoon’s game against the Cougars in Houston. SMU lost 37-7.

Mustangs fall to Houston 37- 7

By BROOKE WILLIAMSON Staff Writer kbwilliamson@smu.edu

ESPN’s College Game day rolled into Houston Saturday morning highlighting the late season conference match up between SMU and Houston. SMU rallied against Houston without their leading rusher Zach Line in the national spotlight trying to bust Houston’s BCS run.

Houston’s quarterback Case Keenum passed for 318 yards and one touchdown. The Cougar offense struggled in much of the game despite Keenum’s completion record.

SMU forced Houston to use their defense against the Mustangs to pull off a win.

“This is the best defense I’ve ever seen,” Keenum said.

The Mustangs offense sputtered in much of the game and put up a

mere 93 yards and six first downs in the first half. The Mustangs went into the locker room at the half trailing 13-0.

Houston was able to take control in the second half when SMU gave up two turnovers in the third. The Mustangs first drive out of halftime Houston picked off a touchdown pass in the end zone.

From there, Houston’s Michael Hays connected with Keenum with a screen pass. Hays turned that into a 60-yard run to the SMU 2-yard line but the SMU defense forced a field goal.

Another turnover by SMU gave Houston the opportunity to score again late in the third leaving the score 23-0 as they rolled into the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs found the end zone with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter for their first score of the game. McDermott

connected with Darius Johnson for eight yards.

However, by the time SMU took it to the house Houston had scored a field goal and a touchdown in the third quarter making the game 23-7.

Houston answered the Mustangs touchdown with a score when Keenum rushed for 16 yards for the touchdown making the score 30-7 with a little over six minutes to play.

The Cougars finished off scoring two touchdowns beating SMU 37-7.

Game ball went to Keenum after he set the Football Bowl Subdivision career record for completions on Saturday passing Graham Harrell from Texas Tech who previously held the record with 1,403 yards.

Keenum now has 1,427 yards after Saturday’s game.

The SMU men’s basketball team mounted the third-largest comeback in team history to beat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at home on Saturday.

The Mustangs were down 49-32 with 15:28 left in the game after an emphatic fast-break dunk by the Eagles.

At this point, a 17-point comeback looked out of the question and the game looked all but over, but the Mustangs fought back.

The dunk that put FGCU up 17 had silenced the crowd to the point where you could hear a pin drop.

However, what it also did was motivate the Mustangs and shift the momentum in SMU favor.

Gradually, over eight minutes of play, they put together a 17-4 run to make the score 49-53.

The Mustangs were within striking distance, and after trading points with FGCU over a few possessions, they eventually took a 63-62 lead on a Robert Nyakundi 3-pointer.

Nyakundi finished the game with 18 points and eight rebounds, including four threepointers, a couple of blocks, and a steal. More importantly, he was instrumental in SMU’s second half comeback.

This 63-62 lead the Mustangs gained was their first lead since 3:27 in the first half. It was a short-lived lead, though.

The Eagles responded with 2 clutch free throws to put FGCU up 1 with 1:50 to play. Time was running out on the Mustangs as they failed to convert on their next possession.

Then, with 21 seconds left on the clock, Ryan Manuel stole

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Senior forward Robert Nyakundi scores against Florida Gulf Coast Saturday afternoon in Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs won 65-64.

the ball and made the game-winning bucket. Defense wins championships, as they say. Well, it also can win you a close game.

The Mustangs had three players in double figures on Saturday.

Nyakundi’s 18 tied his season high, Jalen Jones had 15 and London Giles scored 11. The Mustangs shot just 34.6 percent from the field in the first half, but made 52.4 percent in the second.

A big reason this second half percentage was so high is because during their 17-point comeback, the Mustangs made eight of 12 shots between 11:00 and 2:00.

The team barely missed when it

mattered most.

In an interview earlier in the season, Robert Nyakundi used the word “versatile” many times to describe his team. Another word he might want to start associating his team with is “clutch.”

The Mustangs proved on Saturday that they have what it takes not only to come back from large margins, but that they can also close out games that come down to the wire.

The team will be in action again today as they take on Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla., in another consolation game for the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.

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Female Athlete of the Week: Marta Lesniak

Coach of the Week: Mike Walker

By MERCEDES OWENS Staff Writer mmowens@smu.edu

After spending the past four years on the SMU men’s basketball team, Mike Walker has traded his uniform in for a suit.

Walker played his last season on the team in 2010 before graduating and being asked to take over the program’s video coordinator position.

When asked how he stumbled upon the job, Walker said that it was an opportunity that was presented to him by Coach Doherty.

“I wanted to get into coaching,” Walker said. “It’s a lot of hard work but it is a step into the profession so it is definitely something I wanted to do.”

For Walker, coaching is all in the family. His dad is also a basketball coach and has been a guiding light for Walker since he started playing before he can even remember. As the Video Coordinator for the Mustangs, Walker is in charge of breaking down scatter reports and getting footage of both the Mustangs and their

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opponents.

While NCAA rules restrict video coordinators from working with players on the court, Walker does what he can to help.

“I can help them out in the film,” Walker said. By breaking down film for individual players he is able to give pointers to further their success on the court.

Walker joined the Mustangs as a player all the way from Iowa City in

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2007 when he played 29 games with 17 starts as a freshman.

Throughout his time on the Moody court, Walker played an influential role on the team.

Not only did he serve as a tricaptain during the most successful season SMU has had in over a decade, but he was also a four-year letterwinner. His senior year, Walker averaged a career-best 6.9 points with 1.5 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 steals. Also, the Mustang shot 36.7 percent on 3-pointers and earned the team’s Defensive Award.

Walker is currently working to finish his degree in applied physiology and sports management and happy to still be apart of the SMU basketball family.

“Being on the team and being in the huddles allows me to still have that atmosphere of a family,” Walker said.

Despite the differences between being a player and being a coach, Walker is still able to enjoy being a part of the same basketball program that he spent his entire college career with.

By BROOKE WILLIAMSON Staff Writer kbwilliamson@smu.edu

She loves music, is deathly afraid of planes and won the National Championship in Tennis.

Marta Lesniak, 23, can’t sit still for long; in fact she won’t be here for much longer. She graduates in December and will head back to Poland, where she is from. Just by talking to her, you can tell Lesniak is a fighter and sets her goals high. Most recently she won the National Championship in tennis.

She started playing when she was 4-years-old.

“After I won my first tournament, I wanted more and more and more,” Lesniak said.

Lesniak definitely fulfilled that desire. A national championship in collegiate sports is just about the granddaddy of them all.

The national championship tournament, in her own words, “was amazing from the first day to the last.”

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Lesniak never expected to win the entire tournament. She says it was a “shock.”

She recalls finding herself in the semifinals and being “a little bit nervous,” but once she found herself in the finals she didn’t know what to do. So she played, just like she had done on the court her entire life. The first round she recalls playing really badly. Suddenly it was the championship point, “oh

my god, oh my god, oh my god, it is happening.”

Lesniak was beside herself, beaming with joy.

“It feels amazing,” she said.

Now tennis season is over and she is only practicing eight hours a week, instead of the usual 20. She and her roommate also just got a dog, but Lesniak alluded to the fact that she is going to take her home.

Lesniak’s roommate is someone she said she should have met years ago.

They both attended the same academy in Spain but never met there. Coincidentally, when they both enrolled at SMU they became roommates.

“She is the best person I know,” Lesniak said.

When she is not thinking about tennis, she is listening to music — her other passion. She is so passionate about music that the back of her tracksuit reads, “House Music.”

She describes her four years at SMU as a great experience, in which she has left her legacy here on campus as a leader and a champion.

VOLLEYBALL

After loss to UCF, team prepares for final match of the season

By CESAR RINCON Staff Writer crincon@smu.edu

The SMU volleyball team was defeated in a tight face off against UCF Sunday afternoon at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs dropped their overall record to 14-17 and their conference record to 10-9, while the Knights improved to 11-8 in the conference and 19-11 for

the season.

The sets went back and forth, as they were being won one by one by both teams. The first set was a tight fight, but the Knights took the set with a 25-21 win. UCF actually had the most errors, but they had more kills and were more offensive on the court. The Mustangs were able to take the lead four times, but they only had a one-point lead, which

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was not enough to take control over the set for a victory. The Mustangs fought harder on the second set and took it from UCF to tally up a 1-1 score. SMU had three more service errors than UCF, but were clearly more offensive then the Knights.

The Mustangs had 14 kills that lead them to the 25-18 victory of the set.

The Knights dominated the third set and took it with a 25-20 victory.

The Mustangs never showed up for a comeback, as they could not even tie the set at any point. The Mustangs responded in the fourth set by taking control of the match. The Knights managed to tie the match at 3-3, but never got back in the set as SMU went on to lead them by 13 points at 25-12. SMU forced the match in to a fifth set, which would determine to victor of the match.

The set looked like was going to be taken by UCF, as they lead the Mustangs with a score of 9-2.

Sophomore middle blocker Caroline Daly got a block in, and the Mustangs were on road for a comeback. SMU was piling up aces and blocks that lead them to a 13-13 tie. The set then had to be won by two points in order to declare the winner. The Knights took the win home with a

set score of 18-16, and a final score of 3-2. SMU tied the school record for most blocks in a five-set match with 19.0 blocks, the second time this season the Mustangs have blocked 19 attacks.

The Mustangs will host Tulsa for the final match of the regular season on Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. SMU will honor its four seniors in a ceremony before the match.

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of the Sixth Floor Museum Nicola Longford said.

Longford says she hears new stories from visitors every day, many of which are highly emotional.

“I think Dallas particularly is still scarred from that time period,” she said.

According to Longford, the Sixth Floor Museum aims to serve as an outlet for people, local and foreign, to share the powerful feelings evoked by the incident.

“Our job is to reach out to as many people [as we can], and let them know we want to hear if they have something to share, even if they don’t think it’s important,” she said.

Described as “an educational examination of the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy within the context of American history,” the museum uses historic films, photographs, artifacts and

informative displays to chronicle the assassination and legacy of JFK. “The exhibit is special because it’s actually on the sixth floor; it’s still connected to the historic space,” Longford said.

Since opening in 1989, the landmark has attracted visitors from all over the world, including Australian Jeffrey Mitchell, who was recently visiting the museum while traveling through Dallas.

Mitchell was on the other side of the world in Ballarat, Australia at the time of Kennedy’s assassination.

Despite his distance from the incident, Mitchell said he knew about JFK’s death almost immediately.

“Somehow I must have heard it on the radio or something like that,” he said.

Then 18 years old, Mitchell remembers exactly where he was when he heard the news.

“I was at home, standing near the cupboard,” he said.

In addition to meeting visitors from all over the world, like Mitchell, Langford often hears stories from people who were in school in the U.S. at the time of the assassination.

She says they remember watching their teachers cry or coming home to find their mothers in tears.

Many recall being too young to comprehend the event at the time.

“They didn’t really understand what had happened,” Langford said.

James Casey, who was 14 in ‘63, is one of those people.

The day of JFK’s assassination, Casey’s ninth grade English teacher was floating on air after spending breakfast with the president, who spoke at a Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast that morning.

“I remember she came into school and was talking about it and was all excited,” Casey said.

“Then, when they announced over the loud speaker he was dead, she just cracked up.”

Touring the Sixth Floor Museum for the second time, the Fort Worth native said he didn’t quite understand what had happened or why everyone was so upset that day.

He was just excited to go home for the weekend.

“I was 14. It was Friday afternoon. I didn’t care,” he said.

Matt Quinn, who was 12 years old at the time of the assassination, shared a similar experience.

He recalled hearing the announcement of the shooting over his junior high school’s PA system, followed by the students being released from school.

“I remember being with

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a bunch of friends, kind of walking home, and most of the kids not realizing what had really happened,” Quinn said.

“I don’t think most 12-year-old kids, including myself, realized at the time what an event it was.”

Then living in Westchester County, N.Y., Quinn said the television coverage of the event was constant during the week following the assassination.

“It was the first event like that, so everywhere you went, it was on television,” Quinn said.

“Everybody was watching.”

“I think people were just shocked,” Longford said.

“They just wondered what on earth was happening to the world.”

Although she was an infant living in England at the time of Kennedy’s death, Longford says she feels a certain connection with the story.

“It wasn’t part of my memory

or part of anything I grew up with, but that doesn’t mean I don’t find it interesting and compelling,” she said.

As the anniversary of the assassination approaches, bringing larger crowds to the Sixth Floor Museum as it does every year, Longford says she hopes museum visitors leave the experience feeling inspired.

“We have a very compelling story to tell,” Longford said. “It’s a very powerful visit.”

Walking through the exhibit, former Air Force member Foley pauses at a window facing Elm Street.

He gazes down at the road where the presidential limousine was traveling when John F. Kennedy was fatally shot.

“It’s just like it happened yesterday,” he said, his voice wavering.

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Darfur” Friday night in Meadows hoping to raise awareness about the issues.

The night consisted of a silent auction of artwork by SMU students and two human rights speakers.

Paulette Cooper, a volunteer from the Dallas Peace Center, spoke about her experiences while visiting Darfur in 2008.

She spoke with tears in her eyes as she described her life-changing encounter with a 14-year-old girl.

All it took was one picture to make many in the room cry:

a picture of this 14 year old in shackles.

“She wanted to go to school and her dad wanted her to marry his 53-year-old friend,” Cooper said.

“When you are standing with this kid who is crying because she can’t go to school, it leaves a mark on your soul.”

Dr. Halperin spoke at the event as well. He urged people to “serve as human rights advocators” and warned everyone that, “when you do nothing the status quo continues.”

After hearing both Dr. Halperin

and Cooper speak, Ali Anwar, a member of Students For a Better Society, was touched by the event.

“I think that more people need to get involved with things like this,” she said. ”Turning your back on human beings is unforgivable.

All it takes is being a part of something like this.”

Tears, artwork and words of inspiration were all shared by the end of the night. However, Cooper’s statement that, “one person always makes a difference” sparked inspiration in the minds of all who were present.

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that they would not be able to turn their stores into a winter wonderland in time for the holiday season without decorating before Thanksgiving, why does everyone else (towns, organizations and individuals) have to jump on that bandwagon?

Here at SMU some sorority and fraternity houses are decorated, some of which have been decorated for weeks.

Preparations for Celebration of Lights are well underway and passersby can now see Dallas Hall and the surrounding area

dressed in white lights. Even driving around University Park one can see the excitement of Christmas.

I do commend Highland Park Village, and those other towns, organizations and people for holding off on their decorations until after Thanksgiving.

Even if it’s the day after, like Highland Park Village’s tree lighting event, “A Village Holiday,” on Friday.

It allows people to be fully invested in the Thanksgiving holiday without having a constant reminder of the next holiday to come. Nordstroms

has also held off on the decorating because, according to their signage, they enjoy “the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time.”

As you continue to listen to Christmas carols over the radio and hold your Starbucks red cup, think about the holiday that you will be celebrating on Thursday and the true meaning behind it.

I’m not trying to sound like a Grinch, because I do like the Christmas cheer, but don’t let the excitement of Christmas, which is still over a month away, take away from the holiday at hand.

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Maintaining Composure Senior Armando Aguirre’s fanfare wins prestigious Dallas Symphony honor

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By NATALIE BLANKENSHIP A&E Editor nblankensh@smu.edu

He began playing the saxophone in middle school and created his own music at an equally young age.

Now, a fanfare he wrote premiered at the Dallas Wind Symphony Concert earlier this month.

Armando Aguirre, a senior creative advertising major and music minor at SMU, became one of the seven Dallas Wind Symphony composition competition winners from all around the world.

His award winning fanfare, “Fanfare Euphorie” was performed by the Louisiana State University Brass Ensemble on Nov. 8 at the Myerson Symphony Center.

Aguirre started writing music in the eighth grade and would make up basic melodies, attempting to imitate his favorite composers.

“Back then, before I knew

what I was doing, I would just blindly type notes into the computer until I found something that I liked the sound of,” he said.

But now he does things a bit differently.

“For me, writing music is first and foremost about having a melody — something that someone would be able to whistle or hum,” he said.

He describes his method of composing as “horizontal,” or placing importance on melody and development on the piece rather than “vertical,” taking each second of the music into consideration.

With all the music theory aside, he believes everyone should enjoy music, regardless of whether they know music theory or not.

“I strive to write music that I would like to listen to, and in doing so hope others will find it agreeable as well,” Aguirre said.

And this was the case

with the Dallas Wind Symphony concert.

“When I found out I was one of the chosen winners of the fanfare competition, I was very excited, and even more surprised,” he said.

After entering several of his pieces to numerous competitions before, he never expected to become a winner.

This time, he won.

Pleasantly surprised with the outcome, Aguirre enjoyed the experience of the night and the recognition, but doesn’t expect to become famous anytime soon.

“Writing music isn’t something that is going to make you a celebrity or get you your own reality TV show,” he said.

“But that’s alright, I just do it because I love to.”

After becoming a winner of this competition, his dreams will only continue to grow.

Aguirre plans on writing more music and hopes to write music for films and commercials.

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‘Breaking Dawn’ breaks record

By NATALIE BLANKENSHIP A&E Editor nblankensh@smu.edu

This weekend “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I” released with a largerthan-life following.

Scoring the fifth largest U.S. film opening ever, the newest addition to the Twilight series pulled in $139.5 million domestically and $144 million overseas.

Not only did the film break records both in the U.S. and overseas, it also surpassed “New Moon,” the series’ previous installment.

Worrying about keeping their vampire-loving audience happy, Summit President of distribution Richie Fay said they got as close to “New Moon” as they possibly could.

Because vampires have recently formed its own market in the economy, females are found to make up 80 percent of U.S. ticket buyers.

Although many young teens lined the movie theaters this weekend, “Breaking Dawn,” attracted an older crowd, with 50 percent of the audience being age 25 and up.

Along with the recordbreaking opening of “Breaking Dawn”, another film sequel was released.

Before the weekend began, Warner Brothers expected “Happy Feet Two” to compete with “Breaking Dawn,” but that expectation was not met.

“Happy Feet Two” brought in only $22 million domestically compared with the original “Happy Feet” which brought in $42.7 million.

Following “Breaking Dawn” at the number one spot and “Happy Feet Two” at number two, “Immortals” came in at number three and “Jack and Jill” at number four.

For vampire lovers or just plain Twilight fans, the next addition to the saga, “Breaking Dawn Part II” will release late next year.

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British actor Robert Pattinson talks with the media before a film premiere of “Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1” in Barcelona, Spain.

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As of Sunday, CNN is reporting that the super committee charged with creating a compromise on budget cuts Brandon Bub will not be able to reach a deal by its Wednesday deadline.

I suppose I could rant about how this shows a lack of effective leadership on the part of our elected officials and note my utter disappointment that it’s really coming down to this, but I think the saddest part about this situation is that I’m simply not surprised in the slightest.

When the committee first started meeting in September after weeks of negotiations surrounding raising the debt ceiling, I was in no way optimistic about these talks going anywhere.

A tremendous amount of congressional Republicans have signed onto Grover Norquist’s pledge to not raise taxes under any circumstances, and Democrats are similarly wary of discussing entitlement cuts.

Basically, there are no new means

of revenue increases that anyone can agree upon nor are there any cuts that satisfy a majority either.

When the government doesn’t take in more money or spend less money, basic math dictates that you’re not going to balance your budget.

But that’s not to say that Congress has been entirely unproductive the past few weeks. In addition to the overly broad “Stop Online Piracy Act” that I discussed in a previous column, last week Congress demonstrated a rare moment of bipartisan good faith when both houses voted to declare pizza a vegetable.

I am not kidding. Here’s the story: as Congress was debating a bill that covered subsidized meals available in school lunchrooms, they wanted to reduce the number of fatty foods on the menu as a hedge against this country’s increasingly salient chronic obesity problem.

Naturally, the frozen food industry wasn’t particularly happy about this idea, so to keep lobbyists happy Congress decided that since schools have to provide a certain amount of vegetables on the menu, pizza

ought to count as one of those vegetable servings. According to the nutritional value of tomato paste, two spoons of the stuff are enough to qualify pizza as a vegetable.

I don’t have a lot of memories of elementary school, but I’ll never forget the pizza they served in the lunchroom. That awkward mix of processed cheese and burnt dough could hardly be considered “pizza” in my book, so the audacity of going one step further and calling it a vegetable astounds me.

Now, you’re probably thinking right now, “How could this country’s lawmakers do something this stupid?”

However, this law is actually brilliant. Think about it: most children detest eating healthy.

It’s always an upward battle getting them to eat their fruits and veggies.

So if we take all the junk food that they crave and suddenly try to convince them that it’s good for them, they’ll stop eating it. Of course, by that logic they might simply stop eating anything entirely and just starve, but at least they wouldn’t be obese anymore.

Rationalizing a law like this in my mind proves difficult in light of this country’s political circumstances. If our congressional representatives can’t agree upon a working budget but can agree that pizza is suddenly a vegetable (which doesn’t even make sense because tomatoes technically weren’t vegetables in the first place), we’ve got a problem.

I don’t foresee the budget problem being resolved any time soon. The most likely situation is that Congress will change the deadline for when the automatic cuts that were passed as part of the debt compromise in August kick in and put the problem off until after the next election so representatives will be less worried about losing their seat. On the bright side, thanks to SMU’s school cafeteria at least I’m getting my daily-recommended dose of vegetables now.

Brandon Bub is a sophomore majoring in English and edits The Daily Campus opinion column.

He can be reached for comment at bbub@smu.edu.

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Keep your private time private Between the onslaught of demanding classes, your oh-socontemptible part-time job at the Olive Garden (you know, the one where your boss makes you come in extra early on Sunday), and your psychopathic roommate who — in spite of your repeated pleas to Resident Life and Student Housing — will not be moving out at the end of the semester, finding a moment to sit in silence and ponder the meaning of life can be difficult for a college student.

However, there is one place where peace and quiet are essential, and soul-searching meditation is not only possible, it’s tantamount to the entire bathroom experience. Indeed, atop that porcelain throne, we have the divine opportunity to contemplate our futures or browse Perez Hilton on our iPhones — whichever comes first.

To a troubled college student, bathroom time is sacred, and to infringe upon those precious moments of tranquility is equivalent to restroom blasphemy. Among the most cardinal of lavatory sins: talking on your cell phone while on the toilet.

The reasons why those of us on the receiving end of your toilet talkfest would be disturbed are clear. After a grueling day of business classes and the biology test from hell, we have no desire to listen to you grieve over your missing Prada pumps, and the fact that you’ve searched all over your apartment for them means nothing to me. Furthermore, we really can’t imagine a worse time to prattle on about which fraternity your best friend should join next semester. We’ll see your “Fiji” and raise you a “Shut up we’re trying to concentrate.” Because, really, do the people you’re talking to know what you’re doing, or do you just tell them you’ve gone spelunking in the Ozarks and, “the intermittent splashes you’re hearing? Oh, just ignore them.”

We all understand that your time is precious, and multi-tasking truly is the way of the future. Who hasn’t shot off an email from their cell phone mid-bowel movement? Nevertheless, some things require your full, undivided, attention. On at least two occasions, one of us has walked into the men’s restroom to find a fellow patron standing in front of a urinal, conducting his business hands-free, texting as if his life depended on it. (For those born without a male appendage who don’t know, urinating without a proper grip is like letting go of a garden hose — you’re liable to make a mess.)

Is it really so important that you text your friend back before you’ve had the chance to zip up? And could that sorority gossip not wait until after you’ve finished using the toilet paper you just unrolled? If you feel no remorse for the lavatorial denizens listening in the stall next to yours or the unsuspecting dupe on the other end of the line, the least you can do is show some self-respect and catch up with your mother when you’re not sitting on a human waste collector. You’re infringing on my quiet time, and, what’s more, it’s just awkward. After all, you’re better than that, aren’t you?

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America’s future depends on Asia When President Obama left on his ongoing trip to the Asia Pacific countries, opponents grumbled that he should have stayed at home. He needed to keep a laser-sharp focus on urgent domestic issues like the flagging economy and the budget deficit, they complained. To counter such criticism, Obama has laced almost every public statement he has made on this trip with references to bettering economic ties with Asian partners, which he argues will create more jobs here in America.

Jobs are undeniably important.

But the Obama administration’s desire to engage actively with the Asia Pacific is driven by even more profound imperatives. We lose sight of these at American’s long-term peril. There are at least two compelling motivations — and they impact our future as the world’s economic and strategic superpower.

The first is the need to maintain the strength of the U.S. economy as the global leader.

Job creation, crucial though it is for the well being of Americans, ultimately serves a more essential goal. The president’s trip is more fundamentally about reaching out to partners who can help the U.S. stay ahead economically.

To meet the challenge from China, we have to be aggressive in forging closer economic relations with those countries

whose potential we can use to benefit us.

As Europe struggles through its debt crisis, it is booming Asia that represents the strongest engine of growth. Figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce show American exports to the Asia Pacific have risen about 80 percent in the last decade. That is twice the rate of export growth to the European Union. In absolute terms, Asia is already a bigger market than the E.U. Our trade deficit has generated some backlash. It is however important to remember that China with its undervalued currency accounts for much of that deficit. Our trade gaps with key trading partners like Japan, Korea and Taiwan have narrowed in recent years, and we even have trade surpluses with other Asia Pacific countries. The U.S. stands to gain much more by encouraging greater trade openness with those partners.

Besides trade, it is often overlooked that businesses from the Asia Pacific constitute a fast-growing source of direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. These businesses — whose stock in this country amounted to $362 billion in 2010 — create millions of American jobs. They have rebounded faster than Europe since the 2008 global financial crisis and make up an expanding

share of foreign investment in the U.S. FDI from Japan, Australia, and Southeast Asia — not China — are the major sources from Asia. They fortify American growth and mitigate China’s reach into the U.S. economy. At the same time, the Asia Pacific has seen phenomenal growth for American investments abroad.

American-owned companies worth $611 billion operated in the Asia Pacific last year. These firms take advantage of businessfriendly environments to produce wealth that eventually find their way back to our shores.

By bolstering economic interdependence, the U.S. will also be significantly contributing towards reinvigorating its strategic alliances in the Asia Pacific. This is the second compelling reason for the U.S. to put sustained effort into engaging closely with the region.

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted in an article in the latest issue of Foreign Policy, the future of global politics will be decided in Asia. China and India are poised to play starring roles.

Since it began transforming itself economically two decades ago, China has incrementally taken on a more activist approach in the Asia Pacific. China recognizes that the rich resources and dynamism of its neighbors can be harnessed for its own aspiration to become a global

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power. It is proving effective at integrating the interests of Asian countries with its own.

Benign neglect on the part of the U.S. has aided China’s rising influence.

Asia Pacific countries are not sanguine about China’s expanding sphere of influence.

China has sometimes flexed its muscles, for example, in its handling of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and that raises concern in the region about Chinese hegemony. An overwhelmingly powerful China in Asia is bad for the U.S.: it means ceding eminence in a vibrant part of the world and will inevitably diminish America as a global leader. President Obama’s trip — his third to the Asia Pacific — represents the continuing aim of re-positioning the U.S. as an involved, dominant actor. By preserving its presence in the region and strengthening alliances with the likes of Japan, Australia and Indonesia, America protects its long-term strategic supremacy.

LaiYee Leong is a research fellow at the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University. She can be reached for comment at lleong@ smu.edu

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n this side of the pond, not many people know who Simon Curtis is.

The British director keeps a relatively low profile and is mainly known for his work on television.

In fact, Curtis is almost the exact opposite of his new film’s subject, Marilyn Monroe.

His new movie, “My Week with Marilyn” follows the iconic actress during her time in England where she filmed 1957’s “The Prince and the Showgirl.”

The film is entrenched with history.

The movie was even shot in Britain’s historical Pinewood Film Lot, the English equivalent to Hollywood studios.

“There was a ton of research that went into this movie,” Curtis said. “We had the film of which was based on and the diary that was written about it.

I enjoyed excavating history and giving it a modern view.”

Considering the film revolves around such an embattled figure as Marilyn Monroe, Curtis had to walk a fine line when it came to portraying the star.

“People were angry when they first heard we were doing this film,” Curtis said. “Marilyn was a very polarizing figure, so one can only expect that the reaction to a movie about her would be that way too.”

When word came out that Curtis chose Michelle Williams to play Monroe, many were worried about the actress’ skill.

Curtis believed in her from the very beginning.

“I’ve worked with Michelle

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Curtis claims that casting was essential to the movie. In the film, Marilyn has a short love affair with

said. “Eddie and Michelle had the perfect chemistry for Marilyn and Collin.”

One thing the film doesn’t lack is authenticity. Since the film takes place at Pinewood, the cast was fortunate enough to shoot on the same stage Marilyn and Laurence

“This film had a magical sense of nostalgia I’ve never felt before.”

Colin Clarke, a third assistant director for “The Prince and the Showgirl.”

Clarke wrote the book the film was based on. Playing Clark is Eddie Redmayne, a British actor who recently won a Tony for his work on Broadway.

“Eddie is a phenomenal actor who I always thought would work well with American audiences,” Curtis

Oliver shot “The Prince and the Showgirl” “Being at Pinewood was great,” Curtis said. “Everything we did was already done by Marilyn herself. Michelle even got to have Marilyn’s same dressing room.”

Being at Pinewood also had its setbacks.

“My Week with Marilyn” was

being shot at the same time as “Captain America” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“It was a sort of crazy experience shooting at Pinewoods,” the director said.

“One minute you would see a throng of German soldiers and the next moment you are looking at something from the ‘Pirates’ movie.”

Curts, like most directors, was very particular during the shoot. Everything from hair and makeup to what type of seating was around was scrutinized by the filmmaker.

“It would have been a shame if we didn’t get the small stuff right,” Curtis said.

“I would go to the costume designer and said ‘I want Michelle to look exactly like Marilyn in every frame, no mistakes.’”

Also adding to the complexity of Michelle’s role was Marilyn’s well-known phyiscological disorders.

“Michelle had to essentially play three different characters,” Curtis said. “She had to be the Marilyn we saw in films, the Marilyn who struggled with pills and the Marilyn the public

loved.”

Michelle and Eddie’s portrayals are nothing short of amazing.

Curtis credits the actors for making the film what it is.

“I’m incredibly lucky to have had the cast I did,” Curtis said, .”If these actors weren’t brave enough to tackle the roles they did, I wouldn’t have a film at all.”

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Modern, washer/dryer, near High Park High. $750/month. internet ready. 214-682-6772. or e-mail macpotts@ymail.com

FOR RENT 2BED-2BATH CONDOMINIUM University& Greenville (4800 Northway) $1,200/Month updated!!!

Private garage& private balcony.

Walk-in closets, refrigerator , flat-top stove, marble fireplace, jacuzzi& bathtub. 2-pools. Gated community- quiet & safe! Mike 214-300-1514

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TUTOR SERVICES

GRACIE ACADEMIA BRAZILIAN JU-JITSU. Start your blackbelt journey today.

Flexible training times. SMU STUDENTS (MALE/ FEMALE) WELCOME. Academia is 8 minutes from SMU(11329 North Central 75243). 214-325-0352 email: graciejujitsu@ymail.com

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE TUTOR. Voted “The Best” for 16 years.

College is more fun when you have a tutor. Lee Lowrie, CPA, MBA 214-2081112. SMU Dallas, Texas. Accounting 2301,2302,3311,3312,6301 - Finance 3320 - Real Estate 3381

SPANISH LANGUAGE TUTOR: Spanish (EC-4)and ESL certified; Native Speaker; 8 years experience as bilingual educator- Contact Jabbelb2@hotmail.com

ACCOUNTING, MATH, CHEMISTRY, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Physics, Rhetoric, Tutoring. “Learn to work smarter not harder.” David Kemp Tutorial Services. Call 469-767-6713.

ROOMMATE WANTED Female SMU 2010 grad looking for clean, non-smoker, respectful roommate. 2-bedroom, Uptown, midDecember move-in. Please contact Emily Gray at EmilyEGray@gmail.com, 678-907 0097

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MATH, STATISTICS TUTOR for MBA, college, high school students.

Highland Park, Austin College, SMU alumna; M.S. Math; 20 years Texas Instruments; 2 years college math instructor; 11 years professional tutor Sheila Walker 214-417-7677.

ACCOUNTING TUTOR 12 YEARS experience teaching/tutoring accounting students. Results-based tutoring. Let me help you excel this summer! Jason Rodriguez CPA, MS, MBA. 985-414-5331.

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11/21/11

DESIGNER UPDATED LOFT Knox-Henderson Travis-Walk Neighborhood. 2story 1bed/1bath Stainless Appliances washer/dryer included. Walking distance to Katy Trail Starbucks Toulouse and more. $895 per month. Christina 214-789-6546 FULLY FURNISHED THREE BLOCKS FROM SMU private upscale home, private entrance parking full bath kitchen washer dryer new construction new furniture available $1,300/mo Jan. 1, 2012 utilities paid.

Donna 214-535-2666 ROOM FOR RENT in Executive Home for the right student. Two blocks from campus $600/ month. - Furnished 2 Bed /2 Bath condo, 5 minutes east SMU. Available Dec $1150/ month.

214-528-9144.

HAIR SERVICES FREE HAIRCUT with purchase of color or Keratin service. Take advantage of this amazing holiday special with Debbie, colorist/stylist Salon 2122, 2122 Boll St 214-563-5599. Now thru Dec. 3.

LOOKING FOR A GREAT HAIRCUT? Maggie at Village Barbers, 25 Highland Park Village Suite 211 (above Patrizio’s) Great Haircut at a Great Price $17.

214-528-2497. Closed Mondays.

For solutions to our Sodoku puzzles, checkout our website at www.smudailycampus.com/puzzles. © 2011 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.

ACROSS 1 Like some shortterm committees 6 How a lot of music is recorded 10 Narrow-necked pear 14 Museum with many Spanish masterpieces 15 Eight, in Spain 16 Figure skating jump 17 Consumed 18 Postal delivery 19 Knish seller 20 Henna, for one 21 Tokyo monetary unit 24 Hawaii’s coffee capital 25 Reader’s __: magazine 26 1983 Lionel Richie #1 song 31 French city where Joan of Arc died 32 Wooden nickel, e.g.

33 Milk units: Abbr.

36 Old Italian money 37 Parcel of land 39 New Age-y emanation 40 Single 41 Wine vintage 42 Thread holder 43 Desolate title tree in a 1936 Fonda/ MacMurray Western 46 It’s north of the border 49 Cle. hoopsters 50 TUMS target 53 Long sandwich 56 Vaulter’s need 57 “Today, __ man”: stereotypical bar mitzvah announcement 58 Hospital staffer 60 __ even keel 61 Shoemaker McAn 62 Spud 63 Camping shelter 64 Talks and talks 65 Hanker, and a synonym for the ends of 21-, 26-, 43- and 50Across

By Donna S. Levin

DOWN 1 Copied 2 Open-sided cart 3 Loathe 4 “__ on a Grecian Urn” 5 Unite 6 Tuba sound 7 March Madness org.

8 Facial feature with a cleft, perhaps 9 Distributed sparingly 10 No-goodnik 11 Daisy variety 12 Tennis great Monica 13 Eastwood of Dirty Harry films 22 Namibia neighbor: Abbr.

23 Perform with the choir 24 Common scrape site for a kid 26 Woody’s son 27 Butcher’s cut 28 Entice 29 Ivan the Terrible et al.

30 Partners’ legal entity: Abbr.

33 Je ne sais __

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34 Cyclo- ending 35 Shopper’s delight 37 Persistence 38 “Norma __” 39 iPhone downloads 41 Wizened “Star Wars” guru 42 Interstate speed limit, often 43 Bemoan 44 __ razor: logical simplicity rule

45 __-jongg 46 Hundred bucks 47 Make amends (for) 48 Texas Rangers president Ryan 51 Often sarcastic joke response 52 In a frenzy 53 Mlle., in Madrid 54 Exploitative type 55 Swiss capital 59 Abu Dhabi’s fed.

Can’t wait until tomorrow for Crossword solutions?

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