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FDA cracks down on unsafe foods Bad eggs, contaminated peanut butter, tainted spinach—the last few years of unsafe food have pushed the U.S. government to keep a closer eye on its products.

Tuesday, Senate passed an overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration, keeping unsafe foods from reaching markets and restaurants.

WikiLeaks founder on most-wanted list WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made himself newsworthy for exploiting secrets of the government. Now he’s on Sweden’s most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes.

The Stockholm Criminal Court issued an international arrest warrant for Assange two weeks ago for suspected rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force, according to CNN.

Google ready for its own e-book Google Editions, Google Inc.’s e-book, is in its final stages of being launched, according to The Wall Street Journal.

After fixing a number of technical and legal problems, Google executives plan to launch its e-book this summer.

Volunteers call for Super Bowl halftime show The producers of the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLV halftime show are in search of 600 local men and women to assist the crew, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Volunteers will help run the stage to the filed and assist in other tasks. They must attend rehearsals and be over the age of 18.

Prospective volunteers should go on to www.superbowlproductions. com for more information and to register.

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SENATE

Nobel laureate shares views on future of U.S. economy

Senators reject resolution of support for DREAM Act

By SARAH KRAMER Staff Writer skramer@smu.edu

By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Senior Staff Writer mshamburge@smu.edu

Nobel laureate and specialist of global economics Joseph Stiglitz shared his pessimistic view about the aftermath of the financial crisis last night at the SMU Tate Lecture Series’ Jones Day Lecture.

Stiglitz, who is currently a professor at Columbia University, admitted that “America is stuck and the only way to get out of this crisis is a second run of stimulus” to a sold out audience in McFarlin Auditorium.

He believes the sources of the global financial crisis stems from the bursting housing bubble, the excess supply of houses, banks going bankrupt, excess debt and a high unemployment rate.

Stiglitz is concerned that if unemployment rates do not lower quickly, America “will risk facing a new normal.” America will have a difficult time getting people back into the labor market not only because of the high unemployment, but also because there is a demand for full time employment and the banks cannot afford to give loans to individuals or businesses.

“For the first time, the United States has faced long term unemployment,” Stiglitz said.

“Now 40 percent of those unemployed have been unemployed for over six months. Young

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Nobel Laureate and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz speaks Tuesday evening inside McFarlin Auditorium as part of the Jones Day Lecture, presented by the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series.

Student Senate ended the semester with a first: their first rejection of a piece of legislation.

Senate voted not to pass a statement of support for the DREAM Act after debating the measure for about 30 minutes. The vote was 8 for and 19 against with no abstentions.

The DREAM Act would allow undocumented students to become active in their communities by being able to legally work and use their higher education degree, as well as serve in the military. The proposed legislation stated, “The student body of Southern Methodist University supports the DREAM Act.” Bill co-authors Sens. Alejandra Aguirre (Hispanic-American) and Claudia Sandoval (Lyle) said they respected Senate’s decision not to pass the resolution. Sandoval said she was just glad that Senate was able to learn about the DREAM Act while it was up for discussion.

Opponents of the bill made several arguments against passing it. Sen. Alex Ehmke (Dedman II) told Senate that he had a problem with writing a bill based on a national issue that

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Senate couldn’t have an impact on.

“What we say here has negligible impact on Washington,” he said.

Sen. Jason Sharp (Law) told Senate that he felt that the DREAM Act itself was “fatally flawed.” He also argued that the issue was not in Senate’s purview.

Supporters of the bill argued with detractors that the DREAM Act would be beneficial to students and that the passage of the resolution would send a positive message to undocumented students.

Sen. Grant Barnes (Perkins) told Senate that he couldn’t “in good conscience vote against the bill,” since he supports the DREAM Act and found that the constituents he talked to were also in favor of the Act. Fernando Salazar, coordinator of Latino Student Services at SMU, spoke to Senate at the beginning of the meeting and also urged them to pass the resolution.

At the heart of much of the discussion was whether Student Senate should speak for the student body at all about the national issue. Sen. Rachel Fox (Dedman II) argued that she was uncomfortable voting on the bill, since

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RETAIL

Donated organs provide second chances Clothes

By ASHLEY WITHERS Staff Writer awithers@smu.edu

The Southwest Transplant Alliance works to educate the Dallas/Fort Worth area on the importance of organ donation.

After undergoing major heart surgery, Gregory’s heart began to bleed. He was too weak for another surgery, and his chance of survival seemed slim unless his blood could coagulate quickly.

“My wife was told that I probably would not survive, and that she should contact family and friends and prepare them for the worst,” said Keith Gregory, heart transplant recipient and retired SMU press director.

His blood finally thickened, but he still had a severely damaged heart and was having problems with arrhythmia.

Gregory was put on the transplant list in August 2001. In January 2002, his condition worsened, and he was moved to the hospital to wait for a miracle.

On the evening of Feb. 19, Gregory received a phone call.

“A transplant coordinator told me that a heart had been found for me and that the transplant would take place after midnight,” Gregory said “It was an

exciting moment. It meant I had a chance to live.”

More than 100,000 people wait for organs in the United States, and every day 18 to 20 people die while waiting for a viable organ.

More than 10,000 people on the transplant list

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reside in Texas.

The Southwest Transplant Alliance in Dallas/ Fort Worth has been working to increase the number of registered donors in Texas and to educate Texans

on the pressing need for organ donors.

“The registry gives consent up front, so we can walk in and say to the family that we are only here to act for him,” said Pam Silvestri, the public affairs director at The Southwest Transplant Alliance. “It unburdens the family.

It takes pressure off of them to make a tough decision in a difficult situation. It makes sure that your decision gets carried out.”

Today, Keith Gregory is healthy and active and will get to spend another holiday season with his family.

For him, one husband’s decision to donate his wife’s organs gave him a second chance at life.

“There are more people needing organ transplants than there are donors. As a result, many people die waiting for organs that never come,” Gregory said.

“My donor had told her family that she wanted to be a donor when her time to die would come.

She had her wish to be a donor indicated on her driver’s license… she wanted her unpreventable death to give life to others. Because of her loving decision and her family’s, her heart beats within me,” Gregory said.

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the worst humanitarian crises all around the world and offers life-saving care and assistance to refugees. The Dallas IRC is a huge part of this organization.

In life, many people face adversity. From our day-to-day lives, many people face adversity with their jobs, family, finances and personal life.

However, people from around the world face adversity at a much greater magnitude and live right here in Dallas.

“I’ve seen mothers rummaging through neighborhood dumpsters. Before they came here back home, they were constantly worrying about avoiding stepping over land mines with their threeyear-old child strapped on their back, husbands watching their wives getting raped and families avoiding going shopping with their kids because of suicide bombers,” IRC Dallas volunteer Mathew McNulty said.

Albert Einstein originally founded the IRC in 1933. It was designed to help refugees relocate and to rebuild their lives that had been tarnished.

The IRC is a government-funded program with 90 percent of their funding spent directly on aiding

Contributing Writer jjennings@smu.edu

With the season of giving upon us, retail sales are reaching their peak.

As sales increase, so do returns, according to Joseph LaRocca, the Retail Federation’s senior asset protection adviser in a recent interview with Cleveland.com Most companies accept returns and put them back on the shelves; others take more drastic measures.

Employees of companies like Ralph Lauren, Borders and others say that these retailers destroy returned or damaged items, rather than reselling or even donating them.

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and assisting refugees. Only six percent of the committee’s funds are spent on administrative fees and four percent is spent on fundraising promotions.

Today, the IRC operates in over 40 countries worldwide and in over 22 cities in the U.S. Dallas plays a significant role in the IRC and is a new home to over 10,000 refugees.

Debi Wheeler, executive director of IRC Dallas, said, “So many of these families faced a lot of hardship prior to coming here. Every year, the IRC is allowed only a certain number of

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Dallas IRC helps refuge neighbors Contributing Writer bnamdar@smu.edu

By JORDAN JENNINGS

In July 2010, company representatives at a JC Penney store in Pennsylvania leaked to a local news station that they were forced to destroy unsold or out of season items from Penny’s – exclusive Ralph Lauren Living line.

Despite an angry response from the public, Ralph Lauren did not change its policy.

Ralph Lauren Living is not the only Ralph Lauren clothing line being sent to the trash. Employees from Ralph Lauren stores in Dallas admit that they too cut up clothes “marked out of system” on a regular basis.

“We cut up every month, it just depends on how much stuff we have.

We try to clean pen marks out as

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By BRAD NAMDAR

trashed with minor damages

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Retail Club hosts holiday party at Kate Spade

By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

The SMU Retail Club is celebrating the holiday season in style this Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Kate Spade boutique in NorthPark Center.

Not only are members of the club invited to the fashionable fete, but the club has also extended the invitation out to all SMU students who are interested in future careers within the fashion and retail industry.

At the event attendees will have the opportunity to learn the history of the Kate Spade New York brand, famous for its playful prints, bold bags and spunky shoes, whilst enjoying sips, snacks and 20 percent off everything in-store.

Students are encouraged to dress the part of the iconic brand and channel Kate Spade’s signature look.

The guest whose attire best represents the spirit of Kate Spade New York will receive a prize.

Junior Emily Bates says she is huge fan of the brand and admits she has already organized her outfit for Wednesday night’s festivities.

“I plan on wearing a hot pink blouse with a ruffle collar, a cream fringe skirt with a black waistband and my brand new Kate Spade polka

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dot tights,” Bates said.

Retail Club president, sophomore Shelby Foster, plans on getting into the social spirit, but says she won’t be dressing up for the event.

“My personal style is very preppy, so I can’t say that I would be ‘dressing up’ for the event—I dress like that all the time!”

Photo courtesy of Kate Spade Photo courtesy of Kate Spade

laughs Foster. “I will probably be sporting

Hanukkah begins at sundown today!

By SARAH BRAY Style Editor sabray@smu.edu

This Saturday SMU alumna Brittany Edwards Cobb will celebrate the one year anniversary of The Dallas Flea. Cobb, the Dallas Editor for DailyCandy. com and a contributor for Lucky Magazine and The Dallas Morning News, created the chic flea market a year ago to help bring the Dallas community together in an effort to support local artisans.

“Dallas has welcomed the Flea with open arms,” Cobb said. “Shoppers seem to love the mix of products, price points and supporting local talents.”

The trendy flea market features more than 60 Photo courtesy of The Dallas Flea artisans selling everything from vintage clothing and handmade stationary, to one-of-a-kind furniture and Local artisans set up shop at the Dallas Flea this Saturday. home accessories.

Saturday will be Cobb’s fifth flea market over the past year, of Introspection, Kate Reed Designs and Urban Cottage and for the occasion the entrepreneur is hosting a slew of Dallas. new vendors, including Dallas based creative-types like House Cobb’s retail recommendations for the savvy SMU shopper are Amber Venz, SMU grad with killer costume jewelry; Arteriors Too, with groovy lamps at wholesale prices perfect for dressing up some first digs; Jarma, former SMU student with great vintage clothing and fashion accessories; Southern Fried Paper, with hip paper goods – including her smart greeting cards like “I love you more than Diet Coke”; and Uptown Country Home, an edited mix of shabby chic home furnishings from SMU grad Jenny Grumble’s Snider Plaza store.

The event is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Southside of Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar Street. Parking is free and admission is $5. Bring individually packaged applesauce or fruit cups to support local charity Hunger Busters and receive $1 off admission.

Photo courtesy of The Dallas Flea

brown stockings with a high waist-ed khaki Photo courtesy of Kate Spade

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Celebration of Lights

7 p.m. on the SMU Main Quad. Come out for hot chocolate, caroling and lights!

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skirt and of course ballet flats.”

The Kate Spade soiree will be the last Retail Club Meeting of the semester. To RSVP, call 214-368-0003.

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Photo courtesy of Kate Spade

Over 60 vendors will be at The Dallas Flea selling one-of-a-kind clothing, jewelry, furniture and home decor.

Police Reports NOVEMBER 22 11:09 a.m. Cockrell Hall/Basement Lounge/5905 Ownby Drive. A staff member reported some unknown person broke into the Coca Cola machine, causing damages to the coke machine and stole all of the beverages. Open.

NOVEMBER 28 12:21 a.m. Boaz Hall/3200 Binkley Avenue. A police officer responded to a damaged exit sign on the east hall. Open.

NOVEMBER 29 12:06 p.m. Dedman Center/6000 Airline Rd./Bike Rack. A student reported theft of her bicycle. The theft occurred sometime between 11/19 10:00 a.m. -11/29 10:00 a.m. Open.

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people lose skills, which is a risk of depreciating the human capital.”

According to Stiglitz, the consequences of the financial crisis are affecting America’s relative position globally.

“We will still be the largest economy in the world, but our influence will be diminished and our ability to get what we want will be greatly diminished,” he said.

Audience member Rebecca Frank

agreed with Stiglitz’s analysis of the future of the United States.

Her main concern is that Americans are “failing at who we can be collectively—collective wisdom and potential.”

Although Stiglitz realizes “trade with Mars is limited” and investments are constrained, he thinks growth expenditures will boost the economy, especially investments in technology.

An investment banker who attended the lecture agrees with Stiglitz on the

factors of the crisis. However, he believes that Stiglitz is “relying on growth expenditures instead of putting faith into the supply side of the economy.”

“The American economy, as well as the world economy, was on an artificial respiration system,” Stiglitz said about the economy prior to the financial crisis.

According to him, now “we are stuck. We are not going to get the kind of money we need” to have any effect on the current global market.

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much as possible, but items that are unwearable are destroyed,” said Bo Nowakowski, operations manager of the Ralph Lauren store at Highland Park Village.

According to a former manager at the West Village Ralph Lauren location, clothing that has been returned washed or with holes, pen marks or stains are marked out of system.

Employees, who are encouraged to wear Ralph Lauren apparel, generally have a month to purchase these items at 10 percent the original price before items are trashed.

The company return policy allows customers to return items “in like new condition” at full purchase price up to 60 days post purchase, and 30 days for sale items.

Former Ralph Lauren manager at West Village, Travis McHenry says that the most expensive thing he has seen cut up was a $1,200 suede dress that had a red pen mark on the bodice – a stain that can be easily removed with window cleaner according to thriftyfun.com “It’s not just taking jeans and cutting them into shorts, the clothing is destroyed so that it is no longer recognizable or salvageable,” McHenry said, who has witnessed a number of items destroyed, including sunglasses that were snapped in half, and an entire box of socks thrown out.

Genesis Women’s Shelter, a Dallas shelter for battered women and their children, has a thrift store which accepts clothing and other donations that are sold to benefit Genesis clients.

“All proceeds go towards helping our clients. Companies that choose to destroy their goods are doing society a disservice, especially when people can benefit from their unsold products,” Dallas Genesis Benefit store employee Suzy Edgars said.

McHenry says that he believes that the company destroys their products for asset protection, in order to keep up their high-end name.

W.R. and Judy Howell, director of the JC Penny Center for Retail Excellence, and Associate Professor at SMU Dr. Edward Fox said retailers like Ralph Lauren destroy their items because they don’t want to create secondary markets that compete with themselves. High-end companies want to remain exclusive.

“I feel like it’s not only a waste of people’s time and energy, it’s a waste of a good thing,” McHenry said.

“I think ‘marked out of system’ items should be donated; even shoes are thrown away,” he said.

Local resale and donation stores like Buffalo Exchange accept used clothing items on a daily basis.

“Everything we buy is used.

Some things are in perfect condition, but nothing is in horrible condition. It just depends on what it is,” Stevie Poulos, store manager at the Buffalo Exchange Greenville location, said.

Poulos says that customers may donate unpurchased items in any condition to the Genesis Women’s Shelter, which receives donations from Buffalo Exchange daily.

Genesis Benefit Thrift store accepts donations of all kinds.

According to Edgars, whatever cannot be used, or restored is sent overseas, or passed along.

“We ask for donations that are

new or gently used, excluding rips, tears or stains,” Edgars said.

While Ralph Lauren employees did not comment on why clothes were not donated to companies like Buffalo Exchange or the Genesis Women’s Shelter, they did mention other Ralph Lauren philanthropies.

The Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation supports numerous nonprofit organizations and philanthropic initiatives across the country, including cancer research, education and service projects that can be found listed at www.ralphlauren.com.

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Communications office failed to return calls, and other employees in the Dallas area refused to comment on the topic.

Borders In January 2010, Borders, a nationwide book retailer, and Waldenbooks chain announced that it was closing over 200 stores by the end of January.

According to an article published

by The Huffington Post, all unsold books would be trashed.

Borders has been scrutinized for their policy before, and has since joined in alliance with Gifts in Kind, an international charity.

Borders now donates nonreturnable goods, though The Huffington Post reports that books are still discarded daily.

Rachel Hughes, one of the managers at Border’s Greenville locations in Dallas, denies personally disposing of books and says she is glad the policy changed.

“Borders now donates books.

People usually come to us for donations, or we will take them to

places in need,” Hughes said. “It happens all the time, at least once a week.”

Bonnie Schmick, part of Border’s Corporate Communications office confirmed that unsold product is now either donated or recycled.

Borders recently instituted a recycling program in response to customer feedback.

“Any non-returnable books, CDs, DVDS and gift items that have not sold will be donated to charities or schools within the communities we serve,” Schmick said in an email.

Schmick also mentioned that like Borders, most large booksellers purchase books on a returnable basis.

“To get credit, retailers send only the cover back to the publisher, proving that the book can’t be returned for credit and later resold,” Schmick said.

Many avid readers, like history major Adam Voll, who was appalled that companies like Borders once destroyed books, suggest donating all unsold books to libraries as an alternative.

BookEnds, Dallas Public Library’s Used Book Store accepts all different donations and materials, which are resold or donated to organizations in need.

“I accept whatever I can accept. We might be able to use any donated items,” said Frank Medrano, the unit manager for BookEnds, and former employee of an unnamed bookstore.

Medrano, who was aware of Borders’ former policies said, “I think those books can be used for a better use. Books are made to be read and enrich the community.”

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refugees to enter the U.S…. Dallas has a large refugee population.”

The United States only allows 70,000 refugees to enter the country every year.

When refugees come to the United States, they need help from the IRC with things like learning about U.S. culture, housing, clothing, enrolling children in school, finding jobs and learning English.

Volunteers are a vital part of the program. IRC volunteers serve as mentors for the refugees and often do more than what is asked.

“We need to get the word out about these kids and families—a volunteer for each family would help them out tremendously,” McNulty said.

They are people just like us who want a better life for their families” IRC Dallas is only allowed to assist refugee families for the first six months of their residency in the U.S. After that, refugee families are forced to fend for themselves and lose

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support from IRC’s federal funding and its agents.

That is why many volunteers serve as mentors for refugee families after their six month aid period ends.

Eve Kyoma, development manager for IRC Dallas, said, “Many of the refugee families that come here rely on the volunteers as their go-to people for any issues that arise…they really do become a part of the family.”

The refugee families are appreciative of the help from IRC and its volunteers.

The relationship the volunteers and refugee families form is often strong, and many volunteers feel that they become part of their families as well.

Kwo Htoo, an 11 year-old boy from Thailand, is a refugee who was rescued by the IRC. “They always want to help us with everything, and we like to cook food for them when they come over,” Htoo said. “They also like to play sports with us and taught me American football.”

Byma Xingtaou is refugee with

four children from Nepal.

Two of her children were born inside a refugee camp before they were brought to Dallas by the IRC. “The IRC people are very nice, and they are part of my family forever,” Xingtaou said.

While the volunteers and employees of IRC are dedicated to their refugee families, IRC still needs more volunteers for the refugee families they bring over.

“With the amount of refugees we have in Dallas and the growing population, we need more volunteers to help, so we can help as many as we can,” volunteer Amanda Moore said.

“There is only so much we can do.”

IRC Dallas offers the opportunity for Dallasites to help people from all around the world.

“Just a couple of hours a week can make a world of difference for our neighbors,” McNulty said.

While many problems are occurring worldwide, the IRC demonstrates compassion and care for all people.

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there wasn’t an obvious consensus among the student body.

Sen. Shana Ray (Meadows) proposed changing the wording of the legislation from “student body” to “Student Senate” since senators did not properly gauge how the student body actually felt about the DREAM Act. “If the Senate passes this bill [with the amendment], then we can know that we’re not passing false legislation,” Ray said.

But Parliamentarian Joseph Esau and Student Body President Jake Torres contended that Student Senate was acting in its elected capacity to speak for the student body and that the original wording of the bill should be left intact.

“Whenever we pass something, that is the voice of the student body,” Torres said. “I don’t think that we necessarily speak as an organization.”

Esau put forth a similar argument and also read the Student Body

Constitution aloud. That document establishes Senate as “a forum to represent all students.”

Senate ultimately voted on the legislation with its original wording after first accepting Ray’s proposed amendment and then discarding it.

Senate also passed a resolution that amended the Senate policies and procedures so that it could be consistent with current finance committee policies.

Questions of whether the proposed wording changes gave too much power to the committee itself lead to an amendment that formalized the complaint process for funding requests.

Under the changes, the finance committee will make decisions regarding funding requests during a meeting and individuals or organizations must file any complaints on their decisions no later than 24-hours before the next committee meeting.

Recapping the Semester Student Senate funded more than $21,000 to various student organizations during the fall 2010 semester. They also awarded 20 students $22,000 in scholarships.

Compared to previous Student Senates, Student Body Secretary Katie Perkins said the semester had “gone really well.” She expects better legislation out of Senate next semester, since new senators have learned the ropes.

Perkins said she was “really proud” that Senate has been able to send meeting minutes and summaries to the student body directly.

Student Body President Jake Torres also said he was proud of the work that Senate has done this semester.

“I think we built on the hard work of the Senate before us,” he said. “I am proud of the work we accomplished, and I look forward to serving the SMU student body next semester.”

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The Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry is the official list for the state.

Before it was created, Texas only had a “Yes” or “No” option on driver’s licenses, and “No” was the default answer.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) removed the option 15 years ago because, despite the information on a person’s license, hospitals still had to go through the victim’s family.

While the license served as a symbol of intent, it never placed the victim on an indisputable list.

The official Texas Donor Registry did not go into effect until 2006, making Texas one of the last states to start a registry.

Despite the state’s slow start, Texas hit the one million mark in

March and is now the third leading state in actual donors.

The Texas Department of State Health Services maintains the registry and only professionals from the state organ procurement organizations can access the database.

The program is funded by voluntary donations that Texans can make while applying for or renewing their government identification cards or driver’s licenses.

Information about registering online is now available to potential donors at Texas DPS offices.

Nefeterius McPherson, a May 2008 SMU Law School graduate, has told her story in Southwest Transplant Alliance videos played at DPS offices in an effort to encourage more people to register.

While McPherson was in law school, she became ill. Originally

thought to have gallbladder issues, she sought the care of many doctors, but no one could pinpoint the cause of her health issues.

Eventually, she was diagnosed with secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a rare bile duct and liver condition.

Although she is currently stable, McPherson still has cysts in her bile ducts and liver, and doctors have warned her that sooner or later, she will have to have a liver transplant.

“I’m pretty lucky, but there are other people who aren’t so fortunate. If someone is so generous [as] to donate their organs when they die, that goes a long way,” McPherson said. “[My] speaking out is very rewarding because it is humbling. I made a difference today. That person signing up to become an organ donor is going to save someone’s life in the future,” she said.

Common donation myths Donate Life Texas gives the facts about organ and tissue donation Myth: If you are in an accident and the hospital knows you are a donor, they will not try hard to save your life.

Fact: Organ and tissue recovery takes place after all efforts to save your life have been made, and you have been declared legally dead. The medical team treating you is also completely separate from the transplant team.

Myth: Many religions do not support donation.

Fact: Most mainstream, organized religions approve of organ, tissue, and eye donation and consider it an act of charity.

Myth: You are too young or too old for donation.

Fact: Organs may be donated from newborns on up, and tissues have been recovered from individuals in their 80s. Medical professionals will determine whether your organs or tissues are usable at the time of your death.

Myth: Because you have a history of medical illness, no one will want your organs or tissues.

Fact: At the time of your death, medical professionals will determine whether your organs and tissues are usable. With recent advances in transplantation, more people than ever before can be donors.

Myth: Only your heart, liver and kidneys can be transplanted.

Fact: Organs that can be donated include the heart, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver and intestines. Tissues that can be donated include corneas, skin, bone, heart valves and tendons.

Myth: Donation will mutilate your body.

Fact: Donated organs and tissues are removed surgically in a routine operation that does not disfigure your body or change the way it looks in a casket.

Myth: Your family will be charged for donating your organs or tissues.

Fact: No costs directly related to organ or tissue donation are passed on to the family. A non-profit organ procurement organization will pay these costs.

Myth: Wealthy people and celebrities are moved to the top of the waiting list faster than others.

Fact: The organ and tissue allocation and distribution system is blind to wealth and social status. The time it takes to receive a transplant is governed by many factors, including blood type, length of time on the waiting list, severity of illness and other medical criteria. *Adapted from donatelifetexas.org

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Snider Plaza attracts loyal client base 83 years running

By VICTORIA AHMADI Contributing Writer vahmadi@mail.smu.edu

Snider Plaza keeps ‘em coming back.

After 83 years the University Park shopping center still possesses tradition and charm.

German-native Karl Kuby came to Dallas in 1959 and worked in a meat store near McKinney Avenue and Knox where he felt mistreated as an employee.

M.R. Newnham, a customer of Kuby, suggested that he start his own business in one of Newnham’s Snider Plaza buildings.

“Young man, you shouldn’t be working for this man; he is not honest,” Newnham said.

These words would change the course of Kuby’s life.

In December of 1960 Kuby took Newnham’s advice and left the meat store. On Feb. 13, 1961, Karl Kuby launched his Sausage House in Snider Plaza selling German meats.

“On the first day of business I took in $27,” Kuby said.

Almost 50 years later Kuby’s Sausage House still functions as a family-owned, German specialty store offering a wide variety of homemade sausages and cold cuts.

The authentic German meat market and deli offers an extensive assortment of imported and gourmet products, and authentic German restaurant.

Kuby’s is one of the hundred gems that make up Snider Plaza.

University Park’s Snider Plaza has been home to theaters, upscale boutiques, dining establishments and meat markets for generations.

Long-time business owners recall the history of the plaza as they know it.

In 1927, real estate mogul Ralph Porter developed Snider Plaza for oilman C.W. Snider of Wichita Falls.

Snider Plaza was located at the corner

of Hillcrest and Lovers Lane.

Ralph Porter Co. is the oldest residential real estate firm in Dallas County, managing and controlling approximately 50 percent of the buildings in Snider Plaza today.

The newly built center remained mostly undeveloped throughout the Great Depression.

Southern Methodist University attracted families and prospective students REBECCA HANNA/The Daily Campus to the Park Cities over time. University Park Snider Plaza is home to many local favorites, from restaurants to bookstores. For the past 83 began as a cluster of years this area has retained local customers by maintaining a small town feel. homes surrounding days were the busiest days at the the fledgling university.

Woodcook and her husband SMU is synonymous with Snider theatre. Construction workers, unable opened their upscale antique store in Plaza because of its close location and to work in the rain, would pack into 1989. the theater to catch a flick. social fluidity.

Snider Plaza has made headlines From 1996 to 1997 the theater was of local newspapers regarding the In 1929 the Varsity Theatre opened in Snider Plaza. The theatre, seating renovated and the beautiful marquee issue of parking. over 1,000 people, was one of the removed. The structure still exists, but There have been numerous attempts first businesses to open in University is nearly unrecognizable as it has been to solve the issue but none that everyone Park. converted into multiple retail stores. could agree on. Snider Plaza consists In 1957 it became the Fine Arts In the 1960s, Ralph Porter’s son of over 20 independently owned Theater, showing foreign films among Buddy began buying properties in buildings. others.

Snider Plaza and he soon became the Woodcook said that the parking Those who patronized the theater plaza’s largest property owner. Buddy problem has been around for ages, have strong reminiscences of the Porter transformed his father’s small and everyone knows that.

Spanish village interior as well as business into one of the Park Cities’ “It’s not going to change. It has twinkling stars painted on the ceiling. most powerful real estate firms. been like this from the very beginning, James Brychta, owner of Snider Dallas residents, as well as students and people expect it,” she said.

Plaza Hair Styling, distinctively and faculty of Southern Methodist The parking issue has not detracted University have been the center’s from Snider Plaza’s appeal yet. Eightyremembers the theater. three years later it is still one of Dallas’ “They had the best popcorn,” primary consumers for decades.

Brychta said. The structure stood three Martha Woodcook, owner of most desired shopping centers.

What makes the plaza so unique? doors down from his hair salon.

Snider Plaza Antique Travel Group, In later years, the theater was says that the only way Snider Plaza Woodcook has an idea: “I love known as the Plaza Theater and the will lose its traditional charm is if the small-town atmosphere here, and Park Cities Playhouse. It transitioned someone buys the entire center and everybody knows everybody.” from a family theatre to one featuring renovates it, which she doesn’t see adult films. Brychta says the rainy happening any time soon.

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A&E update:

Everything you need to know

By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Box office: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1” overwhelmed the box office across the world last weekend, earning $330.1 million worldwide, which included $125.1 million domestically and $205 million internationally.

Movies: Dec. 3 Releases: “Black Swan” Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder and Mila Kunis “I love you Phillip Morris” Roadside Attractions Starring: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor “All Good Things” Weinstein Company Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst

Theater:

The winter season is beginning at nearly every theater in town this weekend.

Dec. 2 “Gint” Broken Gears Theatre Project brokengearstheatre.com Dec. 3: “A Christmas Carol” Dallas Theater Center Kalita Humphries Theater dallastheatercenter.com “Santaland Diaries” Contemporary Theatre of Dallas contemporarytheatreofdallas.com Dec. 4 “Umlauf ’s Bicycle” Ochre House Theater ochrehousetheater.com

Dec. 6 “Drowsy Chaperone” Theatre Three theatre3dallas.com Dec. 7 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Lexus Broadway Series attpac.com

Ballet:

“The Nutcracker” Now through Dec. 5 Texas Ballet Theatre Winspear Opera House attpac.com

Symphony:

Christmas Pops with Marvin Hamlisch Dec. 2-4 Meyerson Symphony Center dallassymphony.com

Holiday Events:

MetroPCS Holiday in Fair Park This event includes free entry to all the museums, a christmas tree lighting, fireworks and more.

Fair Park Dec. 4 7 a.m. - 9p.m.

Celebration of Lights This SMU tradition is the official tree lighting, with holiday songs and stories.

Dec. 5 7 - 9 p.m.

Celebrities: Leslie Nielsen died Sunday night of pneumonia complications at the age of 84.

Reports are coming in that ABC is writing a show about a mother/ daughter show starring Idina Menzel.

Still can’t get over Ryan Reynolds as the sexiest man alive. Really baby face? Really?

Julie Taymor aired a TV commercial for Spiderman, and it looks awesome!

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SMUMUN I: Inaugural high school Model United Nations competition will be held at SMU Worlds collide on Feb. 12 as SMU hosts its first Model United Nations conference, SMUMUN I. High school students from all over the Dallas area will compete for honors during an all day event that matches political skill with contextual wit. Each student will debate as a particular character in one of many committees ranging from the historical to the fictitious.

Imagine having the opportunity to rewrite the Constitution or decide who will survive the Evian Conference.

Imagine responding to Iranian nuclear proliferation or reacting to the outbreak of a deadly infectious disease. Committees on the Mexican drug war, West African natural resource protection and even Harry Potter, all promise to challenge and delight for a

whole day of rigorous debate.

Model UN was created with the goals of furthering understanding about the

United Nations, educating participants about world issues and promoting peace and the United Nations through cooperation, conflict-resolution and diplomacy. Conferences like the World Model United Nations conference

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(World MUN) provide an opportunity for students to debate these issues in an environment that simulates the activities and constraints facing the United Nations system today.

SMUMUN I expands the traditional boundaries of Model UN conferences, providing innovative committees.

Inventive crisis simulations hone the skills necessary for international diplomacy.

Their dynamic character demands quickthinking and resourceful collaboration.

The historical scenarios give students the opportunity to alter the course of history.

SMU’s very own Model UN team and International Relations Council are organizing the event. Schools like Georgetown, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University host Model UN conferences that offer a national forum for elite high school students. SMUMUN I marks the first step toward developing an intercollegiate conference at SMU. For all involved, preparing substantively and logistically for the fast-approaching conference has been

a whirlwind of activity. As committee chairs prepare their background guides and plan their crisis trees, each member of the Model UN team and the International Relations Council is learning the value of teamwork and good organizational skills. This new endeavor will offer SMU the prestige and national recognition awarded to an improving and up-and-coming Model UN organization, especially after the team has been lauded at national and international conferences.

It is also worth mentioning that an influx of over 100 local high school students will experience SMU at its best and interact with over 30 current undergraduates.

For SMU, for the conference staff, and for the high school participants, SMUMUN I will be an unforgettable experience.

Sabeen Faheem is a senior political science major and the undersecretary for communication of the SMU Model United Nations team. For more information or opportunities to get involved with SMUMUN I, Sabeen can be reached at sfaheem@smu.edu.

CARTOON

COMMENTARY

Community urges SMU students to act against animal abuse To the Editor, Recently, in Richmond, BC, Canada a ban on puppy sales was placed on local pet shops. This means that pet stores in this Richmond are no longer legally allowed to sell puppies. This is following a similar law put into place in Richmond earlier this year banning the sale of rabbits. Both of these laws were unanimously approved by the city council in response to the city being overrun with abandoned pets.

Many argue that banning the sale of an animal in only one town will have no effect because residents can simply go to a neighboring town to purchase pets. However, I argue that this is simply the first step in the right direction towards ending animal abandonment. By forcing people to work more to purchase a pet, for example by making them find a pet store in a neighboring town and then travel to it, this should reduce the number of pets that are bought on impulse.

This would lead to a higher percentage of pets being purchased by owners who have thoughtfully considered what exactly it means to be a pet owner, thereby reducing the number of abandoned animals.

Hopefully, Richmond’s example will lead other towns to follow suit. I personally am wondering when the bans on the sale of other animals, especially kittens, will be put into effect.

Sincerely, Kristene Welch

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When a college student moves off campus, they enjoy a number of luxuries that they did not have during dorm life: the chance to have their own room, to be able to throw parties, and to have a driveway to park their car. One luxury that many students take advantage of is the ability to own a pet. The question is, even though the students are mature enough to be on their own and live in an unsupervised dwelling, are they mature enough to be a pet owner? In my opinion the majority are not. Very few students seem to understand the lifelong commitment that they should be making to the animal when they become its owner: the expenses for food, proper grooming and medical care, the need to set aside time for playing with the animal and keeping it company. With students normally not making a salary during the year and not even having time to get eight hours of sleep a night, how are they going to care for an animal?

Another issue with college students becoming pet owners is that when the spring semester comes to an end and they need to move back home or travel cross country for a job, is it possible for them to bring the animal along with them? Many parents are probably unaware that their child has purchased an animal, and do not want it coming into their house when their son or daughter moves back in for the summer. So the student is left with the decision of what to do with their pet. While some go the correct path of finding a good home for the animal, or even giving it up to a shelter, there are still students out there that will just release the pet out onto the streets fend for itself in a world that it has never known to either starve or freeze to death, fight with other feral animals, increase the population of strays already out there, or eventually be hit by a car. So if you were to ask me, college students should not be allowed to become pet owners.

Sincerely, Julia Susan

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China frustrated by North Korea: Officials in China have expressed frustration with communist ally North Korea, according to leaked classified U.S. diplomatic cables. A recent Wikileaks disclosure reveals that China’s vice foreign minister, He Yafei, told the U.S. charge d’affaires in Beijing that North Korea was behaving like a “spoiled child” to get Washington’s attention in April 2009 by carrying out missile tests.

MIDDLE EAST Israel’s blockade on Gaza: Aid agencies and rights groups working inside the Palestinian territory report there has been “little improvement” for people in Gaza since Israel announced it was easing its economic blockade of the territory six months ago.

A ban on most exports from Gaza is “crippling” the economy, they say. Jeremy Hobbs, director of Oxfam International, declared, “Israel’s failure to live up to its commitments and the lack of international action to lift the blockade are depriving Palestinians in Gaza of access to clean water, electricity, jobs and a peaceful future.”

SOUTH ASIA Fears over nuclear arms in Pakistan: The documents, released by Wikileaks, warn that Pakistan is rapidly building its nuclear stockpile despite the country’s growing instability. Reports reveal U.S. and U.K. diplomats fear Pakistan’s nuclear material could fall into the hands of terrorists. Another cable concerning a U.S. intelligence briefing in 2008 said: “Despite pending economic catastrophe, Pakistan

is producing nuclear weapons at a faster rate than any other country in the world.” Another report confirmed that Russia shared in this concern.

EUROPE Debt crisis rises: The cost of borrowing for Spain, Italy and Belgium increased as worries over the eurozone debt crisis intensified. The difference between the yield on German government bonds— considered the safest—and yields for those three countries has reached the highest in the euro’s 12-year history. Late on Tuesday, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s placed Portugal on credit watch over the country’s huge debts.

AFRICA FIFA chief denies bribery claims: Senior football official Issa Hayatou has denied bribery claims made in a BBC documentary and has threatened to sue.

Hayatou, vice-president of football governing body FIFA, said money that the BBC’s Panorama alleged was a bribe was in fact paid to the Confederation of African Football (Caf). He said it was part of a sponsorship deal with sports marketing firm ISL. Hayatou was accused by Panorama alongside two other Fifa officials - Nicolas Leoz, from Paraguay, and Ricardo Teixeira, from Brazil. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also announced it would look into the claims because Mr Hayatou is also an IOC member.

LATIN AMERICA Haitian elections declared valid: Haiti’s general

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election on Sunday was valid despite “serious irregularities,” international observers have said. The joint mission from the Organisation of American States and the Caribbean regional grouping, Caricom, said delays at some polling stations were not reason enough to cancel the election. Most opposition presidential candidates had called for the vote to be annulled because of alleged vote-rigging.

U.S. & CANADA

Pentagon study backs gay troops: Allowing gay troops to serve openly in the U.S. military would carry only a low risk to fighting ability, a Pentagon study has found. The survey also found a large majority of personnel would have no problem serving with openly gay comrades. Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress to repeal the ban but said the military would need careful preparation before a new policy was implemented. Under the ban, gay troops may serve but must hide their sexual orientation.

The report lays out how repeal would affect “unit cohesion,” benefits, housing and training. It supports arguments by opponents of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that the U.S. military could adjust to openly gay comrades.

Source: BBC News

SMU

SMU men’s soccer advances to Elite Eight with a 1-0 victory over William & Mary last Sunday.

They will now face No. 4 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC to advance to the NCAA College Cup. Source: www.smu.edu

Sports

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SMU set to take on Mustangs prepare to travel to College Station Arkansas Pine Bluff

By ZANDER GERONIMOS Staff Writer ageronimos@smu.edu

By JOHN BONADELLE Staff Writer jbonadelle@smu.edu

The loss to TCU served as a wakeup call for the Ponies. After a shaky 0-2 start to the season, the SMU women’s basketball team has righted the ship and rattled off three consecutive wins against UTSan Antonio, Arkansas State and Akron.

In their three straight wins, SMU is averaging 77 points per game, and their defense is only giving up an average of 64 points to their opponents.

SMU hosted the Hoops for the Cure Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The Mustangs kicked off their tournament by playing Arkansas State Friday night. SMU needed double overtime to overcome their opponent’s 86-80 in a high scoring affair.

The Ponies were on the brink of losing the contest during regulation when they fell behind by as many as 19 points during the second half.

After the Mustangs rallied for a dramatic comeback to force an overtime, they again needed to come from behind in the first overtime period.

Down by three with seconds left on the clock, junior guard Samantha Mahnesmith banked in a shot from behind the three point line to tie the game up and force a second overtime period.

The Ponies did not wait around in the second period for Arkansas State to gain control of the scoreboard again.

Instead, SMU took command early and extended the lead to six points to take a commanding two possession lead with little time left on the clock.

Arkansas State was unable to battle back, and SMU earned an important tournament victory.

On short rest, SMU took to the court again the next day at Moody Coliseum to face off against the

Akron Zips for the Hoops for the Cure championship game.

The Zips fell victim to a wellrounded SMU attack that featured five girls scoring in double figures.

Sophomore guard Alisha Filmore led with 18 points. Delisha Wills had an equally impressive game; she recorded her second consecutive double double with 12 boards and 11 points.

It was the second consecutive game in which the senior managed to record a double double for her team.

Her efforts throughout the weekend were rewarded when she was named to the all-tournament team.

Wills’ dominance in the paint and the high-powered scoring attack

by SMU proved to be too much for Akron to handle.

SMU cruised to a 75-67 victory and celebrateed the victory and successful tournament on their own court in front of the hometown Mustang supporters.

SMU returns to action this Wednesday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

The Mustangs look to gain another win against a weaker Arkansas team that has endured big losses to both Marquette and Arkansas State.

The Lady Lions are led by 6-1 forward Jasmine Abrams, who is averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Abrams is a second year starter for Arkansas Pine Bluff. Last year she was awarded SWAC newcomer of the year after averaging over 10 points per contest.

With a new sense of confidence and a three game winning streak, the Mustangs hope to ride their momentum all the way to conference play.

SMU has a tough road ahead of them with a non-conference schedule that includes the University of Kansas, UT-Austin, University Nevada Las Vegas and Wake Forest.

On Saturday, Dec. 12, the SMU men’s swim team will compete in a meet at Texas A&M. The swim meet will be an all-day event and the sixth competition for the team in the 2010-2011 season.

This will be the last meet before winter break.

The team is currently ranked 27th in the NCAA and is certainly looking to improve its position in the meets to come.

The season opener for the Mustangs proved to be a tough loss, as they faced off against the Air Force on Oct. 23 at Perkins Natatorium.

The match was close with the Air Force winning 124-119.

The most significant contributions came from sophomore Mindaugas Sadauskas who won both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle, as well as from freshman Matt Roney winning both the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle.

“On the swimming side, we had some good early season swims, but the guys are determined to get faster,” head Coach Eddie Sinnott said.

After the face off with the Air Force, the Mustangs went on to

compete in the Southwest Collegiate Plunge where they would finish fifth.

Sadauskas placed second in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.

“I am confident that we will get better as the season goes on,” Sinnott said.

In the Mustangs’ most recent meet at the Houston Cougar Classic Invitational on Nov. 20, the team placed a solid second in the competition, in both men’s and women’s.

The first place in men’s and women’s went to Louisiana State University.

Sadauskas, Roney, junior Mitchell Thompson and freshman Julian Fletcher each had notable contributions to the team’s placement in the meet.

Sadauskas finished second in the 100-yard freestyle, third in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. Sadauskas’ performance was key in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays in which he was the lead swim in both.

The rest of the most notable contributions came from Roney who would finish runner up in both the 200-yard free style and the 200-yard butterfly, Thompson who

took third in the 500-yard freestyle and the 1650-yard freestyle, and Fletcher with a third place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Prior to their solid performance at the Cougar Classic, SMU competed in two all-day meets at Houston on Nov. 18 and 19.

In the opening act of the 2011 side of the season, the men’s team will be facing off against the University of Georgia on Jan. 7 at Perkins Natatorium at 6 p.m.

Georgia currently is ranked 12th in the NCAA with 275 points in the standings.

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Sports

• Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Daily Campus

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NFL

Romo back on the practice field

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tyler Williams/The Daily Campus

SMU forward Papa Dia goes for a slam dunk during play. SMU (4-3) takes on Louisiana Tech (5-2) tonight in Ruston, La.

Mustangs prepare to take on Bulldogs in non-conference battle

By NICOLE JACOBSEN Senior Staff Writer njacobsen@smu.edu

The Mustangs look for their first road win and fourth consecutive victory of the season as they take on the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (52) Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Thomas Assembly Center.

Riding a three-game winning streak, SMU (4-3) continues to show improvement following a recordsetting 72.3 percent performance in shooting from the field in the team’s 102-70 win over Lamar University.

Led by senior Papa Dia and junior Robert Nyakundi in scoring, the team has been averaging 48.4 percent from the field, with Dia averaging 16.6 points per game and Nyakundi adding an average of 14.7 points per game.

Dia, who had his second double double of the season in Sunday’s win over Central Arkansas, leads the team in rebounds with an average of

8.6 boards per game.

However, the Bulldogs out rebound the Mustangs, with SMU averaging just 27.3 boards per game compared to the Bulldog’s 39.1.

SMU’s defense has also shown tremendous improvement, holding Central Arkansas to only 32 points in the first half and 48.3 percent (28of-58) shooting in the entire game.

The Mustangs trail 7-3 in the series but won the last meeting between the teams in a 73-70 at Moody Coliseum in 2005.

Wednesday’s game marks the first time the teams have played each other since SMU made the move from the Western Athletic Conference to Conference USA at the end of the 2004-05 season. SMU is 1-3 against the Bulldogs on their home court.

SMU, who trailed Tech by as many as 16 points, chipped away at the Bulldogs’ lead in the second half to come back and win the game 73-70, making it the Mustangs’ third

largest comeback in school history.

Tech, led by DeAndre Brown with a 17.1 point per game average also has the support of Olu Ashaolu and Brandon Gibson with 14.6 and 10.7 points per game, respectively.

As a whole, the Bulldogs have been shooting 44.5 percent from the field. On defense, the Bulldogs have held their opponents to just 41.6 from the field.

The Bulldogs host the Mustangs after coming off a 74-65 loss to the University of Arkansas LittleRock but had previously won five consecutive games, all of which came on their home court.

The Mustangs return to Moody Coliseum this weekend to host the Grambling State Tigers (1-5) on Saturday at 5 p.m.

For more men’s basketball coverage please visit smudailycampus.com.

Since breaking his left collarbone, Tony Romo has done all the prescribed rehabilitation work and kept the rest of his body in shape. He goes to all meetings and watches games from the sideline.

And Monday, five weeks after he was hurt, Romo was back on the Dallas Cowboys practice field throwing passes.

They were only soft tosses during warm-ups, but it shows progress and his desire to return.

“The mindset we have as an organization is to get him as healthy as we can as quickly as we can,” interim coach Jason Garrett said. “He has his mindset to come back as quickly as he can.”

Romo broke his left collarbone on Oct. 25.

The target date for a return has been the second-to-last game, Dec. 25 at Arizona.

Based on that, he would miss three more games: at Indianapolis on Sunday, then home games against Philadelphia and Washington.

Dallas already is 3-8 and guaranteed not to have a winning record, so it

could be pointless to risk further injury to such an important player.

“I don’t want to get into a hypothetical,” Garrett said. “We will make those decisions when we cross that bridge.”

The Cowboys have made a return possible by not putting Romo on injured reserve.

The injury did not require surgery, just rest and rehab.

“We have to make a medical decision,” Garrett said. “How is he doing? Is that thing really healing up?

Can he play in an NFL game here? ...

It’s a serious injury for everybody, but particularly if you are trying to play quarterback in the NFL. You’ve got to make sure that thing healed right.”

The Cowboys were 1-6 coming out of the game during which Romo was injured. Backup Jon Kitna has gone 2-2 and put up remarkably similar numbers.

Rookie Dez Bryant has become a bigger part of the offense and running back Felix Jones has become the main ball carrier.

The biggest change is that Garrett was promoted from offensive coordinator. Dallas has been playing much better in his three-game stint,

and Romo may feel like he’s missing out on the fun.

“He is engaged with our football team,” Garrett said. “He is in the training room getting his stuff done.

But he is in meetings and really been involved. He has certainly been involved in the preparation leading up to a game and on the sideline during a game. That’s an important part. He is one of the real leaders on our football team. So it’s an important time for him even though he is not on the field.”

Romo has lobbed balls on the field before each of the past two games, but this was the first time he was seen throwing to teammates during the portion of practice open to media.

Running back Marion Barber missed practice Monday because of a strained calf.

He was hurt during a loss to New Orleans on Thanksgiving.

“It’ll be a day to day thing,” Garrett said. “We’ll just see how he responds as we go.”

Barber remains the starter, although Jones has surpassed him as the primary ball carrier.

If Barber is out, Jones likely would start and Tashard Choice would back him up Sunday at Indianapolis.

WEEKLY BRIEFS Football Padron earns honors SMU quarterback Kyle Padron was named Rivals.com Conference USA Player of the Week and Manning Award Star of the Week for his efforts against East Carolina on Friday.

Padron threw for 331 yards and 3 ouchdowns as the Mustangs clinched the C-USA Western Division with a 45-38 win. He currently ranks 10th in the nation in touchdown passes.

Free tickets

All SMU students are eligible to receive free tickets to see SMU vs.

UCF. Students should present their ID at gate 11 of the Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando., FL.

Film “Pony Excess” A special screening of ESPN Films’ “Pony Excess” will be shown at the Lakewood Theater on Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m. The documentary is part of ESPN’s critically acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series and is directed

by SMU alumni Thaddeus D. Matula.

This documentary portrays Dallas in the 1980’s and the greed, power and corruption that spilled from the oil fields onto the football field and all the way to the Governor’s Mansion. Matula also chronicles the rise, fall and rebirth of the once mighty SMU football team. “Pony Excess” will be aired on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

Men’s soccer National honors SMU defender Ian Kalis and midfielder Josue Soto were both named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week for their efforts against William & Mary on Sunday.

The duo led the Mustangs to a 1-0 lead over the Tribe which sent SMU to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Against William & Mary, Soto scored the lone goal in the match and the assist was provided by Kalis. The goal was Soto’s seventh of the year and the assist was Kalis’ third of the season.

The Mustangs will take on No. 4 North Carolina in the Elite Eight on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C. at 6 p.m.