The Daily Campus 11/21/14

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NEWS Briefs World LONDON — In January, freelance video journalist Jason Parkinson returned home from vacation to find a brown paper envelope in his mailbox. He opened it to find nine years of his life laid out in shocking detail.

MEXICO CITY — Protesters marched in the capital Thursday to demand authorities find 43 missing college students, seeking to pressure the government on a day traditionally reserved for the celebration of Mexico’s 191017 Revolution.

Authorities canceled the traditional Nov. 20 Revolution Day parade, but did not give a reason.

National TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University alumnus and attorney who shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday believed the government was targeting him for persecution, detailing his thoughts in a journal and in videos detectives obtained, authorities said.

NEW ORLEANS — An explosion occurred on an offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, killing one person and injuring three.

Texas GRAPEVINE — A part of a Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport terminal was evacuated briefly after someone found what officials say was a “suspicious bag.” An airport statement says the bag was found about 5 p.m. Thursday.

EL PASO — Attorneys and immigration groups in Texas are setting up telethons and hotlines to serve immigrants who may qualify under a new White House plan to protect them from deportation.

Connor Burrell found by Dallas Police Department near Mockingbird Station staff reports daily campus staff smu-tv Senior Connor Burrell was found unharmed by Dallas Police at about 1:15 p.m.

Thursday, according to an email sent to students by SMU Aware.

Burrell was reported missing Nov. 19.

Burrell is a 21-year-old senior. Before he was found, he

was last seen around 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 on the north side of the North Park Center.

The Dallas Police is working with SMU Police on this matter.

SMU said that it, “is grateful to members of the SMU and Dallas communities who provided assistance in locating our student.”

We will update you on this story as more information becomes available.

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Senior Connor Burrell

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Informational flyers were printed and distributed to help find Burrell.

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OE2C: staff layoffs begin in January christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu

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“2002: All Creatures Great and Small” will open to the public Saturday.

A White House Christmas Bush Presidential Library to open holiday exhibit claire kelley Chief Copy Editor cakelley@smu.edu The Bush family’s Scottish Terriers are projected on various walls, playing in the snow to the sound of a cappella holiday harmonies. Giant gold ornaments line the striking red walls and in the middle of a replica of the White House’s blue room stands a Christmas tree, whose height rivals all but the one on Dallas Hall lawn.

The George W. Bush

Presidential Library is opening its holiday exhibit to the public Saturday, and the theme is following that of the White House Christmas in 2002: All Creatures Great and Small.

Hence the puppies.

Along with its decorations and Christmas tunes, the exhibit will feature sculptures of the pets of 11 presidents, ranging from the Coolidges’ raccoons to the Wilsons’ sheep to the Adams’ alligator.

The sculptures were used to decorate the White House

during the 2002 holiday season.

“We’re so excited to open this year’s exhibit to the public on Saturday. It’s kind of hard to think back but in 2002, the country was still reeling after 9/11,” said Amy Polley, the museum’s curator. “The site of ground zero had just been cleared that spring. Having the Christmas theme, and focusing as the year before on homes, focusing this year on pets, the White House, President and Mrs. Bush are still focusing on the comforts of the home

family and friends.”

The Christmas tree features more than 230 original artifacts, including five replicas of indigenous birds from each state, created by five different artists from those states. There are speech cards from the former president’s appearances that year, as well as invitations to holiday celebrations, and letters and gifts from citizens across the country.

“We’re very lucky this year

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Student Senate town hall discusses campus issues Emily Fann Contributing Writer efann@smu.edu The commencement of the Student Senate Town Hall led with an introduction of the board of staff that served as representatives of Southern Methodist University.

From left-to-right sat Executive Director of Health Services Patrick Hite, Associate Dean of General Education Dr. Peter Moore, Professor of Communications Studies Rita Kirk, Director of Operations Todd Robison, Director of Parking and ID Card Services Mark Rhodes, Director of Academic Technology Brad Boeke, and The Executive Director of Dedmen Gym Jorge Jurez. The main reason for the student-held forum at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center on Thursday night was to support the areas on campus in need of change.

The Chair of the Concerned Students Committee, Alexandra Douglas, introduced herself as the moderator for the evening’s forum.

“We provide students with a voice on campus,” Douglas said in regards to her purpose for attending the questionnaire. The main concern that spread throughout the audience was SMU’s position on change. Changes specifically linked to issues with technology, dining hall services, parking availability and students’ safety.

Technology is a way that SMU plans to thrive off of in the near future. Kirk even suggested social media was a way that staff was gathering information about the students’ tastes and preferences about what was occurring on campus. “I monitor Yikyak, because I think it is intriguing. I think there is a certain shock value that students love, but it’s a good source of information for us. The best response to bad speech, is more speech. Use it,” she said.

Students whom attended the forum also expressed their concerns for the supply and demand of food in the dining halls. “When I get out of class around 2 o’clock, there is nothing but cereal and left

overs,” said sophomore Alexis Maloney. Robison responded that monitoring the flow of traffic in and out of the dining hall is a tricky business. Everyone needs to be fed, but there is only so much staff and so much supply. Equalizing the demand and supply is something the school is conscientiously and actively striving for.

The tear down of the Fondren Library Parking area came as a shock to most students. The availability of parking on campus had already seemed limited, and this made finding spots all the more difficult. Rhodes happily replied that parking has actually increased on campus since the building of the new commons. According to him, the parking structure even has spots still looking to be filled. “People are getting very entrepreneurial with parking. There is an app underway that helps with finding available parking spots,” informed Rhodes.

The largest area of concern that stirred up the most conversation was the talk about students’ safety on campus. Almost 45 minutes

past the start time of the meeting entered Police Chief Richard Shafer. He apologized that his late entrance was due to a meeting with the parents of the young boy who was reported missing on Tuesday, and found safe earlier today. Shafer announced that the police staff has increased by five additional officers and one more patrol vehicle. “You should be able to go anywhere alone, that is your right as an American and student. I am retired military. But, criminals typically won’t come after groups of people.

Watch out for your friends,” said Shafer.

The audience applauded and thanked Chief Shafer for bringing home their fellow SMU students safely.

Kirk returned to her microphone to deliver the closing remarks. Her main message was to encourage students to help bring about change on their campus, “It is one thing to address and another to press. If you think of an issue, help us find a solution, and then hold us – the staff – accountable.”

The Operational Excellence for the 2nd Century (OE2C) Office announced Tuesday that staff positions across the University will be impacted after the first of the year.

According to the OE2C website, each vice president and dean have reviewed their organization charts and are creating more effective operational structures for their respective programs and departments, using tools provided by the OE2C project.

This process is in line with the plan of the Organization Design Initiative. The initiative’s goal is to adjust the level of staffing at SMU by consolidating jobs, speeding up work and saving funds for other areas in SMU. The evaluation involved research and collaboration from the vice presidents, deans and the OE2C executive committee.

There is no official timeline for the staff position layoffs and no final decisions will be announced until after winter break. However, the OE2C Office stated that those affected will be notified beginning in the first quarter of the calendar year and continue on a longer timeline.

The OE2C Office announced Wednesday the details for severance packages for those affected in the Organization Design Initiative, which includes severance pay, retirement plans and job assistance.

The severance packages will use a severance pay formula, factoring the years of completed work and unused vacation days.

Released employees will also continue to receive three months coverage from COBRA medical and dental, up to five years of tuition benefits for family members still enrolled at SMU and cash funds from the SMU Retirement Plan.

There will also be assistance in job placement with priority applicant status and outplacement services like networking support and resume development by Right and Associates.

Those who are rehired by SMU within one year of being released will be eligible to regain their original service date for vacation, retirement and service benefits.

The announcement comes

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FRIDAY n NOVEMBER 21, 2014 review

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From left: Stouffer’s, Lean Cuisine, Banquet, Healthy Choice, and Marie Callender’s frozen thanksgiving meals.

Turkey, TV dinner style Finding value in a pricey campus dining

The Daily Campus staff loves Thanksgiving dinner but wishes we could have it more than once a year. So, we put five frozen packged dinners to the test.

All meals, purchased at Kroger, were under 300 calories and $4, with Banquet at only $1.

lean cuisine’s “roasted turkey breast”

Surprisingly, though Lean Cuisine wasn’t our anticipated winner, this was the staff favorite.

The turkey was moist, juicy, thick and authentic, like it had just been carved, and the stuffing marie callender’s was not only perfectly seasoned “roasted turkey and not soggy, it also had fresh breast and stuffing” celery and cranberries.

Our staff actually battled to Though we thought Marie finish the cinnamon apples, which Callender’s turkey dinner was the were crisp and sweet in a spiced prettiest, it was only half as good syrup with a nice consistency. as it looked.

They were good enough to go The turkey measured up to out of our way to purchase again. the rest, but the potatoes were banquet’s “turkey abysmal – watery and gritty – but, breast” in their defense, we didn’t cook them long enough.

The veggies tasted “good, Let us put it this way: we but a bit fake,” as one spit it out. One staffer called the staffer described. potatoes “white sand,” while the If you want to pass off a turkey wouldn’t slice with a plastic frozen meal as home cooking, knife. The entire plate was watery. this would be it, as its authentic Take our word for it. The two look belongs on a holiday plate dollar price difference to upgrade rather than in a tray. to another option is quite worth it.

healthy choice “golden roasted turkey breast”

Another staff favorite, Healthy Choice’s plate was deemed “worthy of Instagram”. The “fresh and crunchy” veggies were a hit, and the stuffing was dubbed comparable to homemade. The turkey was thick cut and juicy.

The cherry dessert was a bit syrupy, but a great sweet ending.

STOUFFER’S “ROAST TURKEY” Stouffer’s is a reliable brand for homestyle favorites like macaroni and cheese, so we assumed it would make a mean turkey dinner.

Unfortuntately, we weren’t too excited about it.

One staffer noted the turkey was a bit rubbery and dry. But, the stuffing was crunchy and flavorful, the gravy thick and hearty and the stuffing was pleasantly crunchy.

This meal did have the best potatoes, creamy, salty and rich.

We scraped the plate clean, and would have loved seconds.

on-campus dining plan

geenah krisht Contributing Writer gkrisht@smu.edu College is often described as a time of newfound freedom, but with freedom comes responsibility. One of the most self-taught lessons in college is personal financing, but a recent Gallup poll shows that more than two-thirds of Americans do not even create budgets.

SMU students pay 79.7 percent more per year for undergraduate tuition than the average American college student. That fact alone is enough to put a dent in their bank accounts. But because food is a necessity, it is often one of the first budgeted items.

“College is a great training ground for students to begin to explore their personal finances,” said Jennifer Jones, executive director of student development and programs.

The estimated total cost for students attending Southern Methodist University during the 2014-2015 school year is $60,586.

Of that, tuition is estimated at $40,770 and room and board is estimated at $14,646, leaving $5,170 for miscellaneous fees. As of this school year, all first – and second – year students living on campus are required to purchase the “All Access 7” unlimited meal plan priced at $2,375 per semester.

There are 115 days this semester— pricing each day of unlimited meals at approximately $20.65. The only problem is that the meals don’t seem to be “unlimited” and are not the students’ first choice.

Therefore, outside spending is almost a given.

“I usually eat off campus at

least three meals a week, and they are always on the weekend as food is not readily available or good on the weekends,” first-year Richmond Dewan said.

SMU Dining Services recently cut back the hours of operation for RFoC at Umphrey Lee, the most central dining location on campus. It now operates from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays and 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays, it is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

David Ter Kuile, senior director and resident district manager of Dining Services explained that they are monitoring traffic patterns to determine the hours when dining locations are open, and he believes that SMU offers a great variety of cuisine.

“Our award-winning chefs put a lot of effort in creating menu items that are exciting and creative,” he said.

Student Body President Ramon Trespalacios dines off-campus four to five times a week.

“The number one reason I choose [to do so] is the quality of the food.

Dining options on campus have decreased in quality throughout the years. It seems like they have focused more on variety without perfecting any recipe,” he said.

Trespalacios feels he is neither getting the quality nor quantity that was promised, especially since the hours were recently changed.

“I’m disappointed. I love the dining staff and have no complaints there, but when it comes to hours, I did not like the recent decision to cut them,” said Student Body Vice President Monica Finnegan.

Finnegan doesn’t feel that her

all-access meal plan was worth what she was paying for it. The cutback on hours of operation is not the only thing upsetting students. Students reported that at times the dining areas are technically open, but food is scarce and diverse options do not exist.

“I have walked into the dining hall at 7:00 p.m.—when it closes at 10:00 p.m.—and witnessed all of the stations closed except for one, and I was told they ‘ran out’,” Dewan said.

According to the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the average daily cost of a healthy adult diet totaled $7.48. Because the SMU average daily cost of food is well above that, students should make sure to take advantage of their meal plans during the current hours of operation and provide Dining Services with the feedback that they clearly need.

“I would suggest to them that they get their money worth through the meal plan, and allow off campus adventures with dining to be a weekly or even a monthly treat,” Jones said.

Ter Kuile explained that SMU Dining Services conducts an annual comprehensive survey, “Dining Styles,” to understand what the customers think, and has been pleased with the results so far.

“We are, however, always striving to improve our dining program, so we reach out to many student organizations on campus on a regular basis during the school year,” he said.

Dewan believes that it is a time for complete overhaul of SMU Dining.

“It’s time to not only feed this campus a good education, a good social life and a good view— it’s time to feed this campus good food. As they say, you are what you eat, and right now it’s not good.”

how to save Plan in advance: Just like your classes, schedule your meals. Adapt to the different dining location hours in order to maximize the value of your plan.

Keep your change: Each time you receive change back at a meal, put it in a safe place. Every $7.48, treat yourself to a healthy off-campus meal.

Avoid your credit card: If you aren’t keeping close tabs on what you are charging, try not to charge at all. And, if you don’t yet have a credit

card, make sure to look out for cards with low interest rates.

Nutrition first: Use the Campus Dish App when seeking daily nutritional information for on-campus food, and be sure to visit the registered dietitian on campus if you have questions or need clarification.

Ignore the bell: If you’re watching what you eat, sprint out of the dining hall when you hear the sweet sound of the dessert bell.

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Lyle discusses methods to fight poverty trevor cadigan Contributing Writer tcadigan@smu.edu

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The Veterans Center is on the third floor of Hughes-Trigg.

SMU student veterans leave lasting impression on peers Addison bolin Contributing Writer abolin@smu.edu Tucked away on the second floor of Hughes-Trigg is the SMU Veterans Center. The walls of the small room are lined with colorful military flags honoring the members who frequent the center.

Comfortable couches surround coffee tables scattered with newspapers and magazines and a coffee machine sits in the corner of the room.

On a recent afternoon, three veterans were found reading newspapers and enjoying coffee. They greeted a curious guest with a handshake, a smile and offered her a cup of coffee.

More than 170 enrolled students at SMU are military veterans. Although they aren’t the typical college student, with growing support from the university, these veterans are encouraged to get their degrees after returning from service.

The majority of most veterans’ tuition is paid for with the help of the GI Bill.

There are currently 72 undergraduate veterans, 79 graduate student veterans and an additional 22 enrolled in professional programs at SMU. With the help of SMU Military Veterans, an undergraduate group sponsored by the Maguire Center, military veterans have become an active part of SMU life. The group participates in public service events and they host a tent on the Boulevard on football game days.

“Most veterans are older and have more life experience than the average college age student, so we made the group to provide support, a listening ear and a place to vent,” SMU Military Veterans president Hannah Wood, 26, said. “As a club we provide support and comradary and just a place for our members to hang out.”

The average age of an SMU veteran is roughly 30 years old. Currently the oldest undergraduate veteran is about 55 years old, Wood said. Many have families, some have parttime jobs and most veterans commute to campus.

Sharing a class with a military veteran can be a learning experience for students. Senior accounting major Monica Pillow has made relationships with student veterans during

her time at SMU. One veteran in particular made a lasting impression on her two years after sharing a class with him.

“I really enjoyed being in class and getting to know veterans.

He had very interesting stories and was very personable and easy to talk to,” Pillow said.

According to Wood, who spent seven years of active duty in the United States Navy and currently serves as a United States Navy reservist in Fort Worth, her fellow students just don’t recognize their older classmates as U.S. Military veterans. Since they are not on active duty, they aren’t in uniform. And unless there is a reason to talk about their service, most veterans tend to blend into the classroom.

“Some of the students don’t really understand what’s going on or don’t really know who we are. And that’s not a bad thing,” Woods said. “But to a student who is wondering what to say to a veteran, just say ‘thank you for your service’ or ‘tell me a story’. We love to tell stories.”

The disconnect between student veterans and the average college age student is typically a matter of varying life experience. SMU president R. Gerald Turner spoke at the recent SMU luncheon to honor military veterans where he said he strongly believes in having veterans in the classroom as an asset to the university.

“Our veterans bring a great deal of experience and points of view to SMU. They have been taught discipline, a strong sense of personal responsibility, judgment, leadership and teamwork. They are great to have in our classes scattered across the university,” Turner said.

Wood agrees and added that the hardest part about going to school with younger classmates is a difference in dedication.

“The level of commitment to school in younger students is much lower,” Wood said.

“If there’s a social event during school or the aftermath of a social event, that trumps school sometimes.”

Sharing classes with younger students isn’t the only difficulty veterans face during their transition from service. Andrew Phillips, 28, president of SMU Cox Veterans in Business, another support group on

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about seven months after SMU began working with Bain & Company for the OE2C project. The project aims to decrease excess costs and restructure operations in order to create sustainable changes and services at SMU. The project is now in its second phase where it is developing and designing solutions proposed. OE2C will continue to develop solutions before it enters its third stage of implementation, which will continue past 2015.

to get, on loan from the White House, the original portrait painting that was used to create the Christmas cards,” said Polley. “2002 was also the first year that Barney Cam was launched. It was a huge success. It was another way that the White House used to reach out to the people and have a little glimpse of the decorations from that year.

Finally, we’re so excited this year to have President Bush’s original painting, a Texas mockingbird, that was used for

campus designed to help SMU Cox student veterans, believes the most difficult part of returning from service is transitioning into the workforce.

“Our veterans are some of the most driven, dedicated and skilled people that we have in this nation,” Phillips said, stressing the importance of encouraging others to give veterans employment opportunities. “They will benefit, the veterans will benefit and we will all benefit as a society.”

SMU Military Veterans opened the Veterans Center in Hughes-Trigg in August. The informal gathering space serves as a central meeting place for the group on campus. Wood, along with many other group members, travel at least an hour to get to SMU every day, so the Veterans Center provides a comfortable place to rest and relax before going to classes.

The opening of the Veterans Center was not the first gesture of appreciation on the part of the university. SMU has been honoring veterans since World War I. When SMU students left the classrooms to fight in World War I in 1917, a librarian stitched a red wool service flag to honor the soldiers. The flag hung behind the reference deck in Dallas Hall while the students fought. Blue stars stitched on the flag spelled out SMU and after the war ended, the librarian covered 11 blue stars with gold stars to honor the students who lost their lives. The flag is now held in the SMU Archives.

Although SMU has honored veterans for nearly a century, they still have a long way to go to catch up to student veteran programs at other schools.

“A lot of schools are better equipped and have handled veteran students longer. But we’re getting there,” Wood said.

Colonel Samuel Nelson, the keynote speaker at the luncheon, expressed his faith in the SMU veteran programs moving in the right direction.

Additionally, Wood believes the most important factor of the program’s growth is the unbelievable support the club gets from SMU. “The best thing about SMU is that the faculty and staff that help advise us really care about us and it’s very apparent,” Wood said.

our 2014 ornament.”

The library and museum will host holiday events, too. There will be various programming in the classroom every Saturday, musical groups performing on Fridays and the center will be open late, until 8 p.m. Nov. 28 for a special Christmas event featuring Santa Claus in the oval office, crafts and activities in the classroom for children, singing groups and more.

Café 43 will have a seasonal menu and special holiday gifts will be available for purchase in the gift shop for the duration of the exhibit.

For tickets and information, visit the Bush Library’s website.

The sounds of knives and forks hitting against plates of complimentary omelets and breakfast burritos rang through the Palmer Conference Center at the Lyle school of engineering on Wednesday. This was the last Download@Lyle event for the fall and the event covered market based solutions for poverty alleviation.

Dr. Eva Szalkai Csaky, director of the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity and the keynote speaker, talked about treating the poor around the world as consumers and producers rather than people who need to rely on charity.

“These are very complex problems that the poor face,” said Csaky. “You cannot take a single-pronged approach. You really need to address multiple, interconnected barriers and problems simultaneously.”

Csaky explained the field of market-based solutions as a possible alternative or supplement to government interventions. She cited a successful example called Project Shakti.

Project Shakti, essentially, trains poor women in India as micro-entrepreneurs to sell their products and create a better life for

themselves. So far, Project Shakti has provided entrepreneurial opportunities to over 65,000 people, including 12,000 Indian women.

People in poverty actually have a base of $5 trillion in purchasing power.

Csaky mentioned a study in Kenya that found over 60 percent of the low-income population had a cell phone and over 83 percent had a SIM card.

“People forego buying food just to be able to buy cell phone minutes,” said Csaky. “[They] use that cell phone because it is so empowering in terms of getting work, finding information, and finding markets for their products.”

She also addressed the scale of global developmental challenges, including the fact that 2.8 billion people are living on less than $2-per-day, one billion children are in poverty, 1.3 billion do not have access to electricity, 2.5 billion are lacking sanitation and almost one billion people are without access to clean water.

The low success rate of market based solutions, though, is what Csaky said adds to the complexity of the situation and presents barriers for adoption, such as various consumer needs and preferences, affordability, distribution and push-products.

“Looking at over 400 market-

based solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, they have found that only 11 percent of those have managed to scale,” said Csaky.

She stressed that the same technology may not work in every country, and even in the same country a certain technology may not work with every community. But Csaky added the issue of push products is the most critical in developing market-based solutions.

A push product is a technology designed for a specific consumer, but later retargeted to include another, with very different circumstances. Csaky cited an example involving a water filtration system originally designed for yachts, which was later retargeted to include baseof-the-pyramid consumers.

“Someone has come up with a technology without consulting the people that it’s supposed to help,” said Csaky.

One approach to a solution for these problems is through SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity. The institute’s mission statement includes the development of sustainable, affordable technologies that remedy the challenges faced by the global poor.

“There is a lot of trial and error, and testing and piloting before you figure out what it is that is going to work,” Csaky said.

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Three Meadows ensembles will perform together Sunday campbell Flemmons Associate Online Editor cflemmons@smu.edu Meadows Chorale, Diva Dolce and Meadows Concert Choir will all be performing

Sunday Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Caruth Auditorium.

The three groups will be performing seasonal songs in the concert titled, “What Was Said to the Rose.”

The concert is free, and

Meadows is asking that attendees donate food items to the North Texas Food Bank at the concert or through their website.

For more information, call SMU Meadows School of the Arts at 214-768-2787.

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Honor killings pose as a pertinent problem in Pakistan

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Actor Bill Cosby has refused to respond to allegations of rape by multiple women.

Listen to the victims

Bill Cosby’s victims speak out years later after incidents Bill Cosby’s wholesome funny-man image is tarnished.

The loving father-figure on “The Cosby Show” has been accused of raping several women.

For the past nine years, the 77-year-old has been faced with alleged rape charges by five named women.

Some may not have heard of prior incidents of the cases concerning Cosby in 2002 and from 2005 onward, but there is no escaping Cosby’s name in headlines today.

In past weeks, Cosby’s name has been on multiple headlines as more victims come forward to share their story, claiming that they are no longer “afraid of being silenced.”

Joan Tarshis, Janice Dickinson and Tamara Green are a few women that have come forward.

The following is an excerpt of each incident and when it occurred provided by CNN: Joan Tarshis was an 19-yearold actress in late 1969. She met Cosby in Los Angeles. One night after taping “The Cosby Show” the actor invited Tashis back for a drink. He fixed her a “redeye.”

The next thing she recalls was heading to his couch while being undressed. She was shocked that the man she idolized raped her.

Janice Dickinson was a model who met Cosby for dinner in Lake Tahoe in 1982.

He gave her a glass of red wine and a pill she believed was for menstrual cramps. The last thing she remembers is “Bill Cosby in a patchwork robe, dropping his robe and getting on top of me.

And I remember a lot of pain.”

Tamara Green was an aspiring model when she met Cosby for lunch with a group of people in 1970. She was suffering from

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OLIVIA NGUYEN

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the flu and Cosby gave her two capsules to help. She said at first she felt “great,” but then the pills left her “almost literally face down on the table of this restaurant.” Cosby took her to her apartment. He groped, kissed and touched her. She forced him to stop and threatened him; he proceeded to back away and leave two $100 bills on her coffee table then left.

These stories all hold a similar storyline: they were young, beautiful women who felt honored and excited to work with such a big star. He promised them a ticket to Hollywood and a claim to fame.

But as the meeting progressed, the women realized that Cosby had bad intentions. Cosby proceeded to drug his victims and rape them.

Their experience with him was traumatizing.

Many sought professional and legal help, but given the time period and Cosby’s squeakyclean image, people refused to believe the victims. Moreover, victims like Janice Dickinson who tried to tell their story (in her autobiography “No Lifeguard on Duty”), were silenced by Cosby’s lawyers. This left them upset, angry and ashamed for a long time.

Bill Cosby’s latest rebut to selected allegations is that none of it is true. He claims to not know a Tamara Green. He claims

Barbra Bowman is not credible.

He has “no comment” in regards to victim Beth Ferrier.

Bill Cosby better be sweating, cause this isn’t the 70s or 80s anymore.

In the 1960s to 1990s Cosby was untouchable. He was the “it” star and no one could say otherwise. He took advantage of women through his connections and power.

The sad fact for these victims was no one believed them when they sought out for help.

But now, justice can be served.

The uncanny parallels of each victim’s story leads me to believe their stories are true.

How can all these women, who are all unconnected, have similar stories in the way that Cosby led to attack and rape them?

Research from the University of Minnesota Duluth further supports my statement.

According to the “Sociology of Rape” article, most rapists rape again, and again, and again – until caught. Also, most rapes are carefully planned, and are conducted in the same manner if the rapist does it more than once.

Bill Cosby has scarred women and proceeded to threaten them in order to get what he wanted for over forty years. He sold empty promises to young, hopeful women and deliberately manipulated and abused them.

His actions must have dire consequences for the number of lives he has ruined.

There is no excusing his actions and I am glad that these women have fought long enough to spread the word about this truly hideous man.

Nguyen is majoring in business and journalism.

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Honor killings are unfortunately not a thing of the past in many conservative cultures today.

869 deaths were due to honor killings in 2013 according the Pakistani Human Rights watch, but this statistic is an underestimation due to the discreet and private nature of honor killings.

They are largely familial matters that are internally dealt with, and this allows for many killings to go unpunished.

In Pakistan this past May, a pregnant Pakistani woman named Farzana Farzeen Iqbal was murdered by her own family in the busy streets of Lahore, right outside the city’s High Court. She had attempted to seek protection from her threatening family from the court, but the four members of her family got to her before she could enter the building. They proceeded to bludgeon her to death with bricks while her husband, begged nearby police to intervene, but they did nothing.

Farzana was married without her family members’ consent to Muhammud Iqbal, which sparked her family’s outrage and the consequent murder. As a woman under the rule of fundamentalist Islamic culture, honor killings are a just way to deal with a disobedient individual. This is perhaps what makes the idea

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of Farzana’s death so unnerving, as their family was the arbiter of her death, they felt she had shamed their family name and felt it their duty to kill her.

Thankfully, because this particular case was done blatantly in public, the international outcry has ensured a condemnation and trial of these four murderers. They were all convicted November 20th for life in prison, though they made it clear to the public upon conviction that they do not regret their crimes. Hopefully, this example serves as a warning to other possible honor killers, that despite their own fundamental beliefs, human rights is not something that should be considered relative within other cultures.

McGlone is majoring in film and human rights.

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Designer Nickolay Lamm created a realistic Barbie doll with accurate proportions of a young woman.

‘Lammily’ Barbie doll encourages young girls to accept all imperfections The signature Barbie doll look features long, platinum blonde hair, a killer tan, big boobs, a tiny waist and blue eyes.

While this archetype of beauty has remained popular since its release in 1959, the image the doll conveys has been notorious for promoting an unrealistic and unattainable standard of beauty.

This led designer Nickolay Lamm to create a “normal Barbie,” matching the doll’s figure in proportion to measurements of a 19-year-old.

Lamm named the doll “Lammily.”

“Lammily” looks significantly different compared to the typical Barbie doll. She is a head shorter, has a bigger waist, shorter legs and flatter chest. “Lammily” actually looks more human than doll-like.

In addition to realistic measurements of the doll, Lamm decided to include a few stick-on accessories.

They include tattoos, cellulite, stretch marks and facial blemishes. Lamm hopes it will emphasize that a variety of body types are beautiful.

Lamm added these stickers because he wanted young girls to have a doll that represents actual experiences women go through such as puberty, playing in the dirt and getting a few other bruises and scrapes along the way.

He has not forgotten about genetic abnormalities either. Other options for stickers include freckles, glasses and moles.

He chose to make these flaws into stickers rather than permanently on the doll so that the children who purchased it could customize it themselves. He wanted to make the dolls relatable to each individual.

So far he has received an overwhelming number of positive responses. He has recorded a test run by second-graders. A few responses are as follows: “I like her.”

“She looks like my sister.”

“She looks really unique because I don’t have any dolls like this. It looks real.”

“She’s like a real person.”

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fondly remember playing with dolls as a child. I remember owning a multitude of barbies, but none could ever match my proportions or race.

Though the barbie dolls never directly affected me, in later years, especially living in America, made me realize that the barbie dolls were a prelude to the American stereotype of beauty that I could never genetically fit.

Based on my genetics, I cannot be blonde, have blue eyes or be above average height. Growing up I always noticed and over emphasized my imperfections based off of the barbie doll or a person similar to one.

These unrealistic parallels led me to believe that I could never fit any standard of beauty, and that at most, I could be average for my race and size.

But I grew up.

Like most adolescents, I eventually outgrew my insecurities as I developed throughout high school and grew comfortable in my own skin.

Nonetheless, “Lammily” hits home. It alleviates an unprecedented fear I had for my future children that they would grow up being exposed to unrealistic representations of beauty at much too young an age to understand. And that later on, like me, they would connect the dots and feel inadequate when they shouldn’t feel that way at all.

I’m grateful that Lamm created a “real” doll.

And I’m overjoyed that children are able to decipher the differences between Barbie and “Lammily.” It’s a relieving feeling to see children emphasize that “Lammily” looks realistic and embrace her in such a way that promotes beauty in normalcy.

Nguyen is majoring in business and journalism.

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Mustangs travel to Florida to take on UCF Patrick Engel Contributing Writer pengel@smu.edu Coming off a heartbreaking 14-13 loss to South Florida on Homecoming, SMU (0-9, 0-5 AAC) hits the road to take on Central Florida (6-3, 4-1) on Saturday in one of the Mustangs’ last chances to earn a win this season.

SMU played beatable opponents its previous two games, but beating conference power UCF is a tall task.

The Knights are not as strong as they were a season ago, when they won the AAC and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl behind quarterback and eventual firstround pick Blake Bortles.

But this year, they win with a strong defense that ranks first in the conference in sacks (27) and interceptions (17), and second in pass yards per game (173.3) and rush yards per game (111.6).

“They have a really solid defense,” SMU Interim Head Coach Tom Mason said.

“They’re good; I think they’re giving up 295 (total yards) per game. I’d love to be giving up 295 per game. Anytime you play good defense, you have a chance to win.”

A trio of stars lead the Knights defense.

Senior linebacker Terrance Plummer is

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The Mustangs are coming off a 14-13 loss to South Florida on Homecoming.

their leading tackler and has also chipped in 3.5 sacks.

Sophomore defensive back Jacoby Glenn leads the AAC with six interceptions, and senior defensive back Jordan Ozerities has picked off four passes.

But defense is not the only thing the Knights do well. They score 27.1 points per game (fourth in the AAC) and possess the ball nearly 32 minutes per game, top in the conference.

Sophomore quarterback

Justin Holman has done a solid job of replacing Bortles, throwing for 2,009 yards and 16 touchdowns.

The Knights also have one of the conference’s best receivers in Breshad Perriman.

“They run a little more spread offense than what Bortles did,” Mason said. “Their quarterback is a little more athletic as far as running with the football.

They’re going to be a physical football team; they always

have been.”

For SMU, Matt Davis will make his third start at quarterback.

He has improved throwing the ball but has made electric plays with his legs that have helped SMU’s offense become a bigger threat.

He has also brought a better deep arm that has helped the Mustangs stretch the field a couple times.

The Mustangs played good defense for three quarters against South Florida, but were gashed when Mike White entered at quarterback and led two fourthquarter touchdown drives, including the game-winner with four seconds left, to seal the win.

UCF is a better offense than USF, so SMU will have to force a turnover to slow it down.

“If we get a turnover, we have to make them pay, and if we turn the ball over, we have to force them to kick,” Mason said.

SMU has three games to get in the win column, and even if the Mustangs can’t, Mason has been pleased with his team’s effort in the trying season.

“This team has been amazing as far as not going in the tank and just playing forward,” he said.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 11 a.m. central time and is televised on ESPNews.

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SMU volleyball returns to Moody Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu SMU volleyball plays three matches at home before wrapping up regular season play on Nov. 28.

The first match begins Friday when SMU hosts Connecticut at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum and return Sunday Nov. 23 to take on Temple at 1 p.m. where the seniors will also be recognized.

The Mustangs remain in Moody for their next game which comes Nov. 26 against Tulsa at 2 p.m. And the Mustangs conclude the regular season Nov. 28 at East Carolina.

SMU enters the weekend 22-6 overall and 11-5 in the American Athletic Conference, play. They are currently in a three-way tie for third in Conference play.

Mustang leaders begin with setter, Avery Acker, who leads the league and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 11.54 assists per set.

She recorded 49 assists before suffering an injury late in the fourth set of the loss against UCF Sunday.

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Another standout is Morgan Heise who is second in the league with 5.06 digs per set.

As only a sophomore, Heise ranks fifth in a season all-time at SMU with 541 digs this season.

Heise only needs 85 to break Sidney Stewart’s singleseason record of 625 digs, set in 2011. She has also been named Defensive Player of the Week three times in The American and is now 32nd individually overall.

Next up is senior Caroline Young who leads the Mustangs with at least 200 kills, scoring 324 during her senior season after sitting out for three matches.

Young went down with an ankle injury in the first set of the Memphis game.

Abbey Bybel sits at second for the Mustangs with 317 kills, and third with 271 digs.

The Mustangs play Connecticut Friday, sitting at 10-17 overall, 3-13 in conference play. Connecticut has lost 13 of its last 14 games after a 6-1 start on the season. Oddly enough, that included a 3-0 win against Temple, currently second in the

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Young is one of the seniors being recognized this weekend.

She ranks 10th in The American with 317 kills and 3.12 per set.

Young has scored at least 10 kills in nine of the last 10 matches, including four doubledoubles moving her season total to seven.

Young played two matches in the back row after her ankle injury. She has scored at least 10 kills in 22 matches and her season-high of 23 came against then-No. 24 Oklahoma.

In her SMU career Young has 1,347 kills, ranking sixth all-time at SMU.

Defensive specialist Julianne Scheidler is another senior being recognized this weekend.

Sheidler’s career-high 12 digs came in a four set win at Connecticut.

That was after she recorded nine against Temple and went on to record 11 digs in three sets at Houston.

Senior Carla Armstrong will also be recognized this weekend.

In the 2013 season Armstrong played 75 sets over 26 matches with six starts, recording 97 digs on the year with a season-best 10 against San Francisco.

Be sure to ome out and support your Mustangs and the seniors this weekend as they approach the end of the regular season.

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FRIDAY n NOVEMBER 21, 2014 music

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Movies to get you ready for Thanksgiving RILEY COVEN Arts and Entertainment Writer rcoven@smu.edu With the holiday season quickly approaching and everyone returning home to visit their families, there’s never been a better time to sit down and enjoy some holiday movies. Here are a couple that that are sure to be great time for the whole family.

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“Dare to Drum” centers on the collaboration between Smith and The Police drummer Steward Copeland.

Musician makes it to the big screen Alison Glander Contributing Writer aglander@smu.edu [DALLAS –] Strange music circulated through the air as a gypsy percussion ensemble, adorned with colorful costumes and oddly shaped instruments, performed in the atrium of the Meadows School of the Arts lobby at SMU. Ed Smith, a musician himself and an accompanist for SMU’s dance program, stood in the corner tapping his foot, fully engaged in the unique sounds being created in front of him.

Ed Smith’s passion for all things music-related developed was he was very young. One February evening, Smith’s older brother told him to tune into the Ed Sullivan show to watch the Beatles perform as the guest artist that night.

Smith said, “I remember feeling the amazing energy coming off of the television screen, and I knew right away that music was something I wanted to do.” The rest became history.

After seeing the television show that changed his life at the ripe age of 10, Smith set his priorities straight. He wanted to grow up to be a famous musician that had all the ladies swooning and screaming in the audience. In order to get to that point, he had a lot of work to do.

He began playing anything and everything that would produce a sound. He beat and banged on pots and pans until finally his parents bought him a snare drum.

Smith began his official training in junior high with the music director at his school, and learned how to read rhythms.

Smith’s knowledge of the English language developed at the same rate his ability to read music did.

“Music is my other language,” he said.

Smith was a drummer throughout high school, and he didn’t switch over to melodic percussion until his first day in college. He discovered the marimba, and switched over to mallets for two years of school.

While he enjoyed learning new instruments, he felt as though he had found his true calling when he discovered the jazz vibraphone.

Smith immediately fell in love with improvisation, and he yearned to pursue improv in a less elementary setting. The capital of vibraphone music was in Boston, so he dropped out of school to pursue his passion. While

Smith realizes nowadays that he wouldn’t have been able to do so, he is still glad he made the choice to leave school and study privately in Boston and later New York.

Smith grew up in Garland, though, and realized that he wanted to go back to Texas. He returned and began making a name for himself in Dallas while having the opportunity to record with many jazz groups, including performances with John Cage, Phil Woods, and Johnny Mathis.

In addition, he began playing live music for dance classes at SMU, which since has become an additional passion for him, as well as an important aspect to his musical career. Playing for dancers gives Smith the opportunity to improvise and explore, while the parameters of traditional dance classes guide his exploration in different ways than if he were playing freely. Smith felt that this has been crucial to furthering his talent and artistry as a musician.

Smith’s musical talent has brought him all over the country and internationally as well. In 1995, he traveled to Bali for the first time, hoping to delve into another culture and expand his musical horizons.

Smith, a huge advocate of traveling and experiencing new things, said, “You can add a new kick-start into your life by studying another culture’s music.”

Smith, who now teaches private vibraphone and improvisation lessons at SMU and the University of North Texas, fell in love with the music in Bali. He feels as though the music is so beautiful and complicated, and he loves how important music is to the Balinese culture.

He also teaches Balinese Gamelan to the pupils who are willing to pursue world music, and is a member of a Balinese Gamelan group here in Dallas, called D’Drum. For most people who aren’t familiar with these exotic instruments, Balinese Gamelan is the traditional Balinese orchestra composed of various forms of percussion.

Smith’s passion for Balinese Gamelan has garnered attention from all kinds of audiences, most notably Steward Copeland, the drummer of The Police. After receiving an invitation to compose a work for D’Drum, Copeland immediately accepted, as he was fascinated by the Gamelan and wanted to learn more. Copeland traveled to Dallas to collaborate with D’Drum, and the experience

left Smith awestruck.

“Copeland was always one of my heroes,” Smith said.

Through exploration and improvisation, they created an innovative concerto. The Balinese Gamelan makes music on a 5-tone scale, which isn’t tuned to western pitch. What they did was revolutionary – they had a Gamelan maker in Bali customize the instrument to make it capable of playing on a 12-tone scale.

This allowed D’Drum to play the Gamelan like a piano and make western melodies.

John Bryant, an established film director and a friend of the group’s saw promise in the work.

He formed a page on Kickstarter and was able to raise $95,000 to create a documentary about the collaboration.

The film, called Dare To Drum has a tentative release date of January and will be playing in theaters in Dallas, specifically the Angelika Film Center. The film was even submitted to the Sundance Film Festival in early September.

While music has brought Smith wonderful opportunities, it has mainly been a way for him to express himself. Smith’s music has always been fueled with emotion and personal stories, but the recent death of his sister gave his music an even deeper meaning.

In honor of her, he created a piece called Sekar Helen, which is the Balinese word for flower combined with his late sister’s name, thus translating the title to “Flowering Helen.”

“The music produced by the Gamelan is hard, fiery and energetic. I wanted to turn my grief into this composition to make sort of a lullaby; to make something sweet, like a music box.

The piece has finally come to its fullness and the sound expands like a bouquet of flowers,” he said.

When asked if Smith had any advice for aspiring musicians and improvisers, he said “Keep at it and eventually you can learn to express your deep emotions; but don’t be frustrated when it is challenging.”

Smith said, “Performing music is second nature. You get to this point to where you’re beyond producing notes and produce something else, something deeper, something more beautiful.”

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Don’t miss the hilarious Found Footage Festival tonight with hosts Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett.

Found Footage Festival hits Dallas ridglea willard Associate A&E Editor rkwillard@smu.edu On November 21st at The Texas Theater, The Found Footage Festival will descend upon Dallas to show its compilation of film clips that is

unmatched in both eccentricity and hilarity.

The hosts, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, offer humorous live commentary to the video clips they have resurrected from thrift stores, garage sales, and dumpsters throughout the country.

Their venture has gained popularity and the festival has even been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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‘Home for the Holidays’ (1995). With a fantastic cast lead

by Robert Downey Jr. and Holly Hunter, this comedy tells the story of a woman going home to her dysfunctional family for the holidays. With countless situations piling against her, Claudia tries to stay positive with

the Thanksgiving spirit.

‘Pocahontas’ (1995). This Disney classic will bring back fond memories for some and be a wonderful new experience for others. There’s plenty of heart throughout and the messages within the film will reach out to any generation.

‘The Blind Side’ (2009).

Not necessarily a standard Thanksgiving movie but the themes of family and togetherness are enough to add it to the list.

With an amazing turn from lead Sandra Bullock, the film’s message of doing what’s right in the face of adversity makes it one that can be watched countless times.

‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ (1987).

The Steve Martin and John Candy classic still holds up after all these years. The hilarious duo star as an unlikely pairing of strangers doing whatever they can to make it home on time for Thanksgiving.

‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ (1973). For parents the animated special will be a fond reminiscence of their youth, and for kids it will be a wonderful new tradition to celebrate. The special based on Charles Schultz’s comic is as heart-warming as ever, and is a beautiful custom on any Thanksgiving day.

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A classic Thanksgiving film like “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” gets you ready for that delicious turkey.