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NEWS Briefs World ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Police in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a woman they say is behind the stabbing death of an American teacher and a separate plot to bomb another American’s house, a top official said Thursday as authorities moved swiftly to calm fears of instability in the normally peaceful Gulf nation. SANAA,Yemen — Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen threatened an American hostage who was the target of a rescue attempt by U.S. special forces last month, warning Washington in a video released Thursday not to try again, and giving it three days to meet unspecified demands.
National SALT LAKE CITY— A judge is issuing an arrest warrant for a 77-yearold Utah man who police say was sunbathing nude in his backyard next to a church parking lot. LOS ANGELES— A days-long storm moved out of the drought-stricken state Thursday, dumping more heavy rain that triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in Southern California.
Texas DALLAS — A Dallas-area taxi driver accused in the 2008 shooting death of his two teenage daughters has been named as one of the FBI’s 10 most-wanted fugitives. Federal and local authorities said Thursday that 57-year-old Yaser Abdel Said (sy-EED’) is wanted for capital murder. A reward for information leading to his arrest has been increased from $20,000 to $100,000.
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The popular Dallas restaurant will be replacing Pizza Hut in Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
Pizza sounds good dough Campisi’s Restaurant joining the Varsity this January emily heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu Campisi’s Restaurant will be replacing Pizza Hut in HughesTrigg Student Center this January. The popular Dallas Italian restaurant features beloved pizza and pasta dishes. Student response to the switch has been overwhelmingly positive. “It’s nice that SMU is adding dining options, especially from a hidden Dallas gem. I think the students are going to love the transition,” sophomore Jaci Pellham said. Students savor variety in their daily dining options. “Eating the same food every day when you can’t leave for lunch can get boring,” junior Sara Ann Ziemnicki said. Campisi’s is a time-honored Dallas tradition. The restaurant was the first in Dallas to serve pizza, opening in 1946. It was also one of the first establishments in the state to get its liquor license in 1971 after the
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Campisi’s Restaurant is known for their thin crust pizza.
alcohol prohibition was lifted. There are several Campisi’s across Dallas County, from Mockingbird to Plano. The restaurant caters to students and families throughout the Dallas metroplex. It also has banquet rooms available for use
at its Mockingbird, Downtown Dallas and Plano locations. “Campisi’s is as much SMU [tradition] as the Varsity or Dallas Hall,” alumnus Billy Hightower said. Students are excited about the health benefits of the
switch too. “Pizza Hut’s calorie count for their items available is staggering,” junior Lauren Mensing said. “But, honestly, I’m kind of sad they’re getting rid of Pizza Hut.” Mensing noted that she and her friends enjoy the Tuscani Pastas at Pizza Hut, and hopes Campisi’s will have an extensive menu in its HughesTrigg location, rather than just serving pizza. Either way, the pizza alone seems to have students excited. “I’ll eat there so much. I think I’m going to get Junior 15 next semester though because of it,” junior Wilson Willson said. The switch may be motivated by a desire to get more students into the student center. “I’ll now be going to HughesTrigg much more often,” sophomore Lily Thomas said. Campisi’s is set to be unveiled at the start of next semester. At the current time, SMU Dining has not responded to a full inquiry. Updates will be posted on The Daily Campus online as they become available.
Students launch helpful software Christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu Students from various schools worked together for several months to create a new software startup for the SMU community. Helpple was created to connect anyone at SMU who is looking for help with anyone who is willing to help. “Whether that’s with studying, food delivery, printing resumes for the career fair, or anything else college students need help with on a day-to-day basis,” developer Austin Wells said. To use the site, students sign up with their SMU emails. According to Wells, the site uses geofencing to ensure that only members of the SMU community respond to campus requests. Wells worked with a team of students. Three Lyle students, one Meadows student, one Cox student and one Dedman student collaborated to create the new software. “We’ve definitely got a team that branches over the whole school,” Wells said. The group held a limited launch party Thursday at 4 p.m. in the HuittZollars Pavillion of the Embrey Engineering Building. The software solution is set for public release soon. After its release at SMU feedback from the community, Helpple plans to expand to other universities.
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Cafe Lyle creates community for engineering students campbell flemmons Associate Online Editor cflemmons@smu.edu The Cox School of Business has Einstein Bros. Bagels. Meadows School of the Arts has P.O.D. and the atrium. Almost every school has its own area where students can congregate while snacking, studying or socializing. However, the Lyle School of Engineering does not have such a place. Sophomore engineering major Caleb Kyle wanted to change this. This Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Kyle hosted a pop-up area in the Caruth atrium called Cafe Lyle. With support and funding from professors and staff, Kyle was able to provide snacks, coffee and a place for engineering students to hang out. “I think our school could really benefit from something like this,” Kyle said. Several weeks ago, Kyle submitted a formal proposal to the Lyle faculty. He said that Lyle needed a community space and a place where students could unwind, relax and work with friends. He believed it would provide a stronger sense of community and collaboration among students. Within minutes of setting up, students were already flocking toward the area grabbing coffee and pastries. “It’s been really well received,
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Cafe Lyle is a pop-up shop created by sophomore engineering major Caleb Kyle.
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Cafe Lyle provided coffee, pastries and other treats for students.
more so than I thought it would be,” Kyle said. When he began advertising the event, students were eager to help and excited about the potential benefits of a cafe. Sophomore pre-med human rights major Cecilia Emden Hands heard about the cafe and was glad to help out and promote Cafe Lyle to fellow students. “It’s a place where people with different projects can come in to share information and ideas and to potentially come up with new ideas and new projects that wouldn’t have been possible without this casual interaction,” Emden Hands said. Students seemed to really enjoy the free treats and social area. One side of the atrium had a table and chairs for those who wanted to focus on work while the other side had couches where many students were sitting and chatting. There were even a few white boards where students could write what they were thinking. There are no current plans for a permanent cafe or additional pop up cafes, but Cafe Lyle showed that this type of area is what many engineering students are looking for. “I think it would be really cool to get a permanent space,” Kyle said. “But maybe until then we could do more of these for the community because it seems to be really working well.”
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‘Favor’ food delivery app comes to Dallas emily heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu
Cake balls on a stick become cake pops, their portable counterpart.
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Cake ball queen
Senior Jamie Javor crafts delicious pastries emily heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu Jamie Javor is known on campus for her cake balls she shares with friends and classmates. Journalism professor Jayne Suhler raves about her delicious dessert. “I’m Italian. So I cook all the time,” Javor said. She named her greatgrandmother’s Italian wedding soup and lasagna as other favorites she cooks. “I brought the cake balls to work one day and now my coworkers expect them,” she said. Try her customizable recipe:
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MONDAY December 8
Last day of classes.
Bake a boxed cake. Any kind. Get a container of icing and when the cake is still hot from the oven use an electric mixer to combine in a large bowl. Put the bowl with mixture in the freezer until hard. I usually leave it overnight, but it should be okay after about an hour. Roll into balls. Set up some wax paper on the counter next to the stove. Melt almond bark on the lowest setting on your stove. I use a really small sauce pot. This way the melted chocolate is deep enough. Throw a few balls at a time into the chocolate. I use a spoon to roll them until fully
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“Look Homeward, Angel” by Ketti Frings, Meadows School of the Arts, 2 p.m.
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coated and then pull them out and onto the wax paper. Quickly add sprinkles on top. The chocolate hardens quickly. Leave at room temp or freeze, but absolutely do not refrigerate. They will sweat when you pull them out if refrigerated. If you do plan to freeze them I would wait until the day after you make them. That way you know they are 100 percent cooled. I play around with different combinations of icings, cake mixes and flavors of almond bark chocolate. I also add food coloring to the cake and chocolate to coincide with whatever holiday it is.
SUNDAY December 7
“10 B*tches and a Stage,” Meadows B450, 11 p.m.
THURSDAY December 11
Finals Week begins.
The mobile app Favor is every college student’s dream. Have you ever wanted latenight Chipotle, but didn’t want to get out of bed? Download Favor, and someone can bring it right to your doorstep for a small fee. Simply download from the app store, create a login and enter your credit card information. All of your information, including your address, is saved for future purchases. Favor’s website claims it will deliver “almost anything” to your doorstep, from dry cleaning to takeout. All deliveries are a flat $6 fee plus 5 percent of the order total. Favor delivers in Dallas
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. The website cites their wait time as around 35 minutes. Throughout the process, customers are updated on their Favor driver’s location and their order status. Students say that sometimes their wait is much longer. “Sometimes the delivery takes forever,” junior Tyler Coffin said. She says her past orders have taken more than two hours. “I was miffed,” she said. The wait may be worth it for others. Junior Jacqueline Stoner loves the app’s ability to customize food. The ordering function allows the user to write a full pargraph describing the order. The ease of ordering is sure to make the app popular during finals week, when
stressed students crave Chickfil-a or Zoe’s while holed up in the library. Students can also become Favor drivers and earn between $9 and $15 dollars hourly. The application is available on the sidebar of the app.
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Sneaking your veggies: how to eat healthy without trying emily heft Food Editor eheft@smu.edu Did you know you should be getting 5-8 servings of fruits and veggies a day? (And no, pizza doesn’t count, sorry.) Most college students don’t get nearly enough produce from cafeterias, and while having your own kitchen is nice, if you only make mac ‘n’ cheese, it’s not much better. You can squeeze healthy foods into your favorite recipes without eating a single kale salad. First, try subbing a banana for the eggs in cookie recipes. Chocolate chip banana, oatmeal raisin banana, M&M banana — you do you.
Adding this fruit into the batter of your favorite cookies makes them sweeter, softer, and adds feel-good potassium and a filling thickness. Just mash the banana with a fork, warm it for a few seconds in the microwave, and stir in. Try adding 1 cup puréed sweet potatoes or pumpkin to your pancakes. Sweet potato, as well as pumpkin, is full of vitamins and fiber, both necessities for a busy college student. They both add a subtle flavor to pancakes and make them fluffier than before. Simply add to your favorite mix and blend. Another option is to toss frozen spinach into your smoothie. Trust me, it doesn’t affect the taste.
Chocolate chip banana cookies are better than the originals anyways.
Spinach has folic acid and many other vitamins, and when mixed with frozen fruit and juice, helps make a supersmoothie. A handful should do. Blend until the smoothie is all one consistency. If you’re looking for savory, try carrots to complement spaghetti sauce nicely. Add a cup of grated carrots to meat sauce or marinara and let it simmer. They’ll add a chewiness and richness to the sauce, as well as good-for-you vitamins like K and C. Finally, try slicing a zucchini for your pizza. Zucchini makes a great underthe-radar pizza topping because when it’s thin-sliced, you can hardly tell it’s there. Grill the slices beforehand for a crunchy pepperoni-like texture.
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ARTS
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SMU drama captivates audiences Ridglea willard Associate A&E Editor rkwillard@smu.edu
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Chamblee Ferguson impresses as Scrooge from beginning to end.
‘A Christmas Carol’ dazzles blair CRoce Arts and Entertainment Editor bcroce@smu.edu “Bah Humbug.” Classic Scrooge. For those of you who are currently channeling your inner Scrooge due to finals (yes I used the f-word) and cannot seem to find the light in your study caves, I bring you good news, my fellow comrades. Thanks to my friends in the SMU Theatre department, I was able to attend the press opening of “A Christmas Carol” last night. Thanks to this incredible production and a small Christmas miracle, I actually forgot about my academic to do list. I’m an artsy nerd and a Christmas enthusiast. (It’s 20 days away if you were wondering.) I have seen “A Christmas Carol” presented both terribly and charmingly. Never though have I seen this show done brilliantly. Until now. The Dallas Theater Center’s performance of “A Christmas Carol” exceeded my expectations and has me even more eager for Santa’s arrival. This tale centers on wretched, old Ebenezer Scrooge and the one enchanting night that brought hope, joy, and Christmas cheer back into his
life, changing him forever. The show was extremely intimate, which kept me engaged and entertained throughout the production. A child actor was literally sitting at my feet at one point. The characters marvelously waltzed around Wyly Theater’s small setting as if we weren’t even there. The stage, props and lights were impeccably utilized and helped to construct some of the most beautiful scenes I’ve had the pleasure of viewing in a theatrical atmosphere. My favorite touch was the festive lights lining and illuminating the entire theater, which created a captivating and warm space that is often hard to attain with basic theater lighting. Led by director Lee Trull and choreographer Jeremy Dumont, the cast of the DTC’s “A Christmas Carol” blew me away. Chamblee Ferguson paved the way as Ebenezer Scrooge, who balanced charisma, vulnerability and an air of iciness with skill. Sabina Zuniga Varela, the Ghost of Christmas Past, brought a sense of kindness as well as mystery to her character and dazzled with her twisted rendition of a classic Christmas tune. This was one of my favorites moments of the show.
Also Julie Jones was hilariously entertaining as Mrs. Fezziwig and Mrs. Dilber. Tiny Tim just took adorable to another level. Seriously, the kid should win an award for being that cute. In addition to these esteemed cast members and many others, five SMU students took the stage in this production. Heather Arney (Sister-in-Law), Morgan Laure (Lucy), McClendon Giles (Peter Cratchit), Kristin Lee (Belle), and Brandon Murphy (Young Scrooge) wowed as their characters and made me proud to be a Meadows student. Well done, guys. For those of you who need a break from studying for f***als (better?) and want a rewarding way to spend your free time, this show is a must-see. If you prefer to keep drudging through your notes until your last exam, “A Christmas Carol” runs through December 27th at the Wyly Theatre, so you can still catch it after the semester ends just in time to renew your Christmas spirit. Tickets can be purchased by calling 214-880-0202 or visiting www.DallasTheaterCenter.org. In the meantime, try not to be a complete Scrooge, talk to other human beings every once in a while, and just remember that it’s still the most wonderful time of the year.
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SMU student Morgan Laure impressed in “A Christmas Carol” as Lucy.
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The SMU Meadows School of the Arts Division of Theatre proudly presents “Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life” by Ketti Frings. The tear-jerking, chill-inducing production, directed by Benard Cummings, shows from Dec. 3 to 7 in the Greer Garson Theatre. “Look Homeward, Angel” is set in Altamont, North Carolina in 1916. The plot centers on the dysfunctional Gant family. Parents Eliza and W.O. Gant, played by Tiana Johnson and Timothy Paul Brown, are trapped in a loveless marriage teeming with tension. Meanwhile, their sons Ben (Kamen Casey) and Eugene
(Robert George) are forced to deal with the backlash of their parents’ detached manner and constant fighting. Additionally, a large portion of the strife the family encounters is rooted in either Eliza’s greed or W.O.’s alcoholism. Ultimately, the performance is a must-see because it truly causes audience members to reevaluate priorities after seeing W.O.’s wasted opportunities while encouraging people to show affection for their loved ones after watching Eliza continually push people away. Although the production is fraught with drama and emotion, there is also well-timed comedic relief to provide balance. In conclusion, everything from the creative set design to the well-executed lighting and
scene changes worked flawlessly in conjunction with the plot of the production. Ultimately, there are no words for how well each cast member performed. The portrayal of grief and loss throughout the play was phenomenal. Every emotion represented during the show felt genuine and made it easy to empathize with even the most unlovable of characters. The cast, from top to bottom, performed flawlessly. “Look Homeward, Angel” is a true testament to the theatre program’s talent and professionalism. The hard work and persistence displayed in this show should make every Mustang sincerely proud to call such gifted actors and actresses family.
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“Look Homeward, Angel” focuses on the Grant family and the trials they face.
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human rights
The ‘Black Experience’ The archetypal “Angry Black Male” doesn’t even scratch the surface in defining my rage. If nothing else, black people have one thing in common. We’ve all been asked about our “Black Experience.” Well, read closely. You enter kindergarten beaming, fresh-faced with anticipation. Your body quakes with excitement at the prospect of knowledge, friendship and, of course, identity. Here’s the gotcha. Your identity is chosen for you. Prior to starting school, your parents send school officials a disclaimer about your awful behavior, just because. In fact, they criminalize you in a manner so vile and perverse that the school decides to develop an action plan about how they will deal with you. When you sneeze too loudly, they blindly assume that you’re on the brink of a tantrum. When you make a sudden movement, they assume the onset of a behavioral disturbance. You cannot win for losing. To make matters worse, your parents are the start and finish of your newfound plight. Now, you wonder, “Why doesn’t my little brother face the same amount of betrayal from our parents? The same wrath and dih-skrim-uh-ney-shuh-n? Am I still any good? Am I still smart?” You meddle through these questions while still holding on to the painful realization that you have no one, not anyone, in your
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corner but yourself. Now that’s sad, and I mean sad in every sense of the word. This is what black people see, America. In some convoluted way, this country has managed to morph institutions that we pledge to believe in, the government, healthcare system, prison system, education system, the system, into sworn enemies that behave like they will go through hell and high water to see us destruct. On paper, these institutions play an odd yet comfortably familiar role. To serve and to protect. But no, maybe that expectation is too utopian. The outlook is grim but it’s real. In this country, we witness (some more than others) a divided house. Mom and dad, properly known as the executive, the judiciary and the legislation, play favorites. Okay, that’s cute or whatever. But it doesn’t stop there. The child, black people, who gets the short end of the stick, better keep quiet about her frustrations, or else. The other child, the coveted, sacred sibling, says nothing about the dysfunction because… why would he? (Unless he’s really,
really good). As a black person, I know that my rage is not my own. It is controlled by someone else, a power. Maybe it is controlled by the same power that makes me sit in class each morning, quiet and subdued, despite my rage. You see, when people ask me, “What is it like to be black?” I assume that they are insolent and, awfully, lazy. I turn inward and I ask myself, “Isn’t it obvious?” I mean come on, we know this stuff. “Studies show that police are more likely to pull over and frisk blacks or Latinos than whites. In New York City, 80 percent of the stops made were blacks and Latinos, and 85 percent of those people were frisked, compared to a mere 8 percent of the white people stopped. In 2010, the U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that African Americans receive 10 percent longer sentences than whites through the federal system for the same crimes. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics concluded that an African American male born in 2001 had a 32 percent chance of going to jail in his lifetime, while a Latino male has a 17 percent chance, and a white male only 6 percent,” according to dosomething.org. The “Black Experience” is being pushed down and getting back up again.
Four children beheaded A tragic example of ISIS’ terror tactics undermining ideological agenda Regardless of one’s individual beliefs, religion’s role in modern geopolitics cannot be denied. Currently, extremists who call themselves the Islamic State (ISIS) have formed a transnational institution, which uses terror to promote their ideological agenda. They have taken to publicized beheadings of nonviolent journalists and foreign aid workers alike, in order to demonstrate to the world of their religion’s power. However, this method of fear tactics as a way to attempt religious conformity undermines the very goal they hope to immorally achieve. They intend to appear powerful, but are seen only as cowards. ISIS’ most recent terrorist showmanship was the beheading of four Christian children who could not accept the Islamic doctrine. The children remained steadfast to Jesus despite the imminent death ISIS threatened them with. All four of the children were under the age of 15, and all of them refused to abandon Jesus as their savior in favor of the prophet Muhammad. It is a horrific story, but one cannot help but admire the courage these children retained in the face of such fear. Their bravery stands in stark contrast to the actions of the Islamic State. Forcing someone to accept doctrines that conflict with their own beliefs is unethical behavior, but doing so at the threat of death is criminal. The interesting aspect of belief systems like religion is that they are primarily evidential in
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one’s mind. Hypothetically, it would have been a physically simple task to verbally accept Muhammad, and remain loyal to Jesus in their souls. However, these children viewed such a concession as spiritual surrender, and they refused. The strength of their devotion is a sole source of light in this dark story. The point of this piece is not to discredit one religion or praise another, but to examine how this instance shows both positive and negative extremes that religion and its human subjects are capable of. We are all looking for something bigger than ourselves to believe in, but it is in our individual quest for a higher power that we can learn to satisfy the soul, not something that can be forced upon us. Using violence to teach a religion of peace is a counter intuitive measure that not only will not work, but also will serve to spark more international condemnation of ISIS and discredit their cause.
McGlone is majoring in film and human rights.
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fitness
How to cope with holiday weight gain Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed all my clothes shrinking. I assumed it was the washing and drying machines or it was my neglecting the correct washing instructions. Alas, I was very, very wrong. I had been avoiding the fact that I fell victim to holiday weight gain. With increasing amounts of homework and hours put into studying, I had neglected eating properly and was not as productive during my short trips to the gym. Instead of actively choosing the healthier option, I became lazy; Panda Express, Chipotle and Salata were my go-to meals when I was in a rush or off campus. Although I had controlled when I would choose to indulge, the orange chicken, burrito bowl and dressing-drenched salads came back to haunt me. I slowly began to notice the difference once my favorite leggings failed to make my butt look amazing and I had to hoist the waistline up past my stomach to keep everything shapely (girls, you know what I mean). From there, it only got worse. I came home for Thanksgiving break greeted by my loving, but brutally honest family. The problem with having blunt family members is that they aren’t afraid to tell you exactly what you look like – especially if you haven’t seen them in a while. One in particular (who shan’t be named in case she reads this), mentioned that my face was “rounding out.” It was said with love, and she obviously knew I hadn’t been keeping up with my normal eating and workout habits, but it still stung. I knew it was time. I weighed myself to see how much heavier I’d gotten. Averaging about four to six weeks of neglecting my health, rarely sleeping, and eating too much and
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too late, I had gained roughly five pounds. I knew the world wasn’t over. But I also knew that my unhealthy eating patterns were contributing to my diminishing good looks (whatever was left) and sluggishness. And right as I reflected on this, I realized I had ripped the bandaid off. I had come to terms that I wasn’t my regular size anymore. I had come to terms that I don’t have my high school metabolism which let me eat McDonald’s three times a week and still weigh around 100 pounds (this is sadly true). And I had finally come to terms that I need to make health a real priority in order to maintain my physical and mental wellness. It’s not just about fitting into size zero skinny jeans or looking good in a sports bra and spandex. It’s about making sure your blood levels are maintained at normal levels and that your sodium and cholesterol levels won’t be so high you’ll have a heart attack by 30. Yes, holiday weight gain sucks. The fact that it’s almost winter break tempts me more to just wait until 2015 and make a New Year’s resolution to get fit and stay healthy all year. But I know that once I get back into my routine, as hard as it may be with Christmas cookies and candy canes tempting me, I’ll be better and happier off in the long run.
Nguyen is majoring in business and journalism.
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The annual Christmas tree lighting at SMU was held Dec. 1.
Celebration of Lights reminds us the coming of Christ is near Monday night, Dallas Hall Lawn was alit to the joy and wonder of those who were gathered together for Celebration of Lights. Before the lighting, though, there was great anticipation. As we sipped hot chocolate, nurtured waning candle flames, and sang songs like “Silent Night,” we longed for what was to come. This longing within us seems to be characteristic of the holiday season. We long to be through with exams, we long to be home with loved ones, and we long for a white Christmas morning when all will be made right in our lives and in the world. We know that things are not right at present, but we want to get to that place where all that is wrong will come untrue. We put our hopes on Christmas and long to see them realized. The good news, though, as President Turner read on Monday night, is that our hope has been realized – He has come. The story of the Bible is that
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our deepest longing is to know and be known by God. Pslam 107:9 says, “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” We were created to see and savor God, and it is in Him alone that we find life, joy and peace. The apostle Paul says in Romans that we are unable to enter into this relationship with the living God because we have all “exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature [ourselves] rather than the Creator.” Because of our sin, that is, our active, glad-hearted rebellion against a holy God, we are all cut off from God, under His wrath, and without hope in ourselves. “But God, being rich in mercy,” sent His only Son, Jesus
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Christ, into the world some two thousand years ago “to seek and to save the lost.” Jesus says in the Gospel of John, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” The implication is that there is existence but there is no such thing as life outside of Him. Jesus calls sinners to “repent and believe the good news” (Mark 1:15). He calls us to turn from our sin and believe that He – He who lived a perfect life, died a sinless death and rose to victorious life – can reconcile us to God. “He became sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus Christ is the ultimate joy and ultimate wonder of all of life. He is the light, the one true light, through whom we can know the Father of lights, God. He is the one whom we long for, and He has come and He will return.
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Co-rec football brings students together Addison Bolin Contributing Writer abolin@smu.edu
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SMU breaks southern stereotypes Savannah Louie Contributing Writer slouie@smu.edu It’s almost midnight on a wintry Sunday night, and Hannah Claire Brimelow is sitting outside of the SMU box office, waiting for tickets to the upcoming SMU men’s basketball game to be released. The wind whips Brimelow’s face, but the cool January weather is no match for her dedication to the basketball team. She sticks it out through the night in order to secure her spot in Moody Coliseum’s student section, finding relief in a tent, blankets and lots of layers. Brimelow and her friends spent 19 hours camped out in front of the SMU box office before tickets were released at 7 a.m. the next morning. She and her friends were among dozens of dedicated students camping out for tickets. “The weather and everything can get pretty bad, but you just have to persevere. It’s worth it,” Brimelow said. It’s fair to say that the SMU men’s basketball fandom has completely overshadowed that of the other sports on campus. As the team prepares for another successful season, SMU students say that the university is breaking the southern football school stereotype. An anonymous user on the social media application Yik Yak recently posted with what appears to be a growing attitude among SMU students toward SMU’s football and basketball teams. “This school is not southern at all. Everyone hates football and loves basketball. Never thought I’d experience this in Texas,” the user said. That’s because at most Texas and southern universities, football is king. With its 0-11 record, though, the SMU team is considered by some a joke. Most students do not attend football games and those who do are usually gone by halftime.
Most students congregate around Dallas Hall lawn three hours before kickoff, where they eat, drink, dance and socialize. Three hours of continuous partying, potentially in the intense Dallas heat – not to mention any pre-games held before the Boulevard – and many students say they are just too tired to attend the game, especially to watch a team that doesn’t win very often. Junior Tori Taylor has only attended one football game while at SMU. “I’m usually way too exhausted to go to the game after Boulevarding,” she said. “I’d rather go home and take a nap instead of watch our team lose another game.” However, the traditions now taking hold around basketball call for more involvement from the university’s student body. Besides camping outside the box office for tickets, students show their support for the team by the clothing they wear at the games. Dressing up in crazy costumes like lobster suits and elf costumes has gained popularity over the past couple years. Students with the most outrageous attire can often be seen on the Jumbotron at games. Another basketball ritual involves members of the basketball team. While students wait outside the box office all night, Coach Brown and some of his players have been known to make appearances for casual, impromptu meet and greets. Coach Brown has also been known to bring coffee and donuts for the dedicated fans. However, there are some SMU students who are not as enamored by the men’s basketball team. Senior Andrew Piepenburg is one of them. “I hate basketball. Never understood it. It’s just not my sport,” he said. “Hell, I’d watch golf over basketball.” Morale has also shaped basketball and football culture at SMU. Students are more apt to favor a basketball game with
an optimistic, competitive vibe, than a football team with an unattractive record and dismal atmosphere. Paul W. White, a freelance journalist who specializes in Texas sports and politics, credits the bad morale to the NCAA death penalty given to SMU’s football program in 1987. The death penalty cancelled the university’s program for the remainder of the year and only permitted away games in 1988. Additionally, 55 scholarship positions were lost, along with off-campus recruiting privileges and four full-time assistant coach positions. White argues in a story on his personal website that since the death penalty, SMU football culture has taken a serious hit. White found that home attendance during the height of SMU’s football program in the ‘80s averaged 41,000 fans per game. He compares this to the 2008 attendance average, when the football team’s record was 1-11: a mere 20,000 fans. White attributes this disappointing fanbase to disinterest in an unsuccessful team. However, SMU’s basketball program has experienced an impressive increase in fans over the past year alone. According to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Attendance Division I Summary, SMU has experienced the fourth largest increase in average attendance between 2013 and 2014. The summary shows a 2,210 person increase in average game attendance, with a 3,443 average in 2013 and a 5,653 average in 2014. Junior Jacqueline Stoner has been a fan of men’s basketball since her freshman year. Stoner said the Mustangs have seen a dramatic surge in basketball game attendance over the past couple of years. “When I went to games freshman year no one was there,” she said. “It’s cool seeing how much men’s basketball has changed since then. I love seeing our team do so well.”
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With IDs in hand, students form a line and patiently wait on the intramural field to be checked into the night’s game. The intramural referee checks his roster, tells the boys to tuck in their shirts and the girls to take off their jewelry. Players pick up flags and wrap them around their waists. The line is set, the ball is hiked and the fight for the 2014 SMU Co-Rec Flag Football Champion title is underway. “Co-rec is more fun because with guys and girls together it makes for a more enjoyable time,” said Julius Henderson, a senior biology major and flag football participant. “But no matter what, we just want to win the championship.” According to SMU Intramural Supervisor Marin Powell, a senior international studies and sports management major, there are roughly 30 co-rec flag football teams playing in three different leagues this year. Co-rec teams are made up of both guys and girls. In addition to flag football, there are co-rec basketball, indoor and outdoor volleyball, and indoor and outdoor soccer leagues. Most open leagues are made up of all-male teams, but females are allowed to participate. According to Powell, the leagues that are offered vary semester to semester depending on the level of interest in each sport. Under SMU intramural corec flag football rules, four girls must be on the field at all times as opposed to open leagues, where there are no gender restrictions. Although significantly less competitive than the open leagues, co-rec flag football is a unique way to get women participating in the typically male-dominated sport, Powell believes. “Co-rec is cool because it gets a lot of people involved. Since we don’t have a women’s league, co-rec provides an opportunity for girls to play flag football,” she said. During her three years as an intramural supervisor, Powell has noticed the majority of guys who play on co-rec football teams also play on open football teams. “I think a lot of the guys also play in open leagues but they do co-rec just to hang out with their girl friends,” Powell said. “It’s a little more lighthearted and fun.” The form requires a roster with team members’ names and ID numbers and a $25 registration fee. A credit card on file is also required to charge $25 for every forfeited game or missed captains’ meetings. Forms can be dropped off at the intramural office in the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. Unlike open leagues, co-
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rec leagues have specific rules to encourage female players to get involved throughout the game. The rules allow women to play important, contributing roles on the team while preventing men from taking over. Team captain of The Playas, Elliott Haifleigh, is a fan of the rules in place. “I like to think the guys we play with would include us regardless of the rules, but it just does a good job of really making the games more fair,” she said. There are several rules that help, but the main rule responsible for leveling the co-ed playing field is that every other play is designated as open or closed before the play begins. When the play is open, anyone on the team can touch the ball. Typically when a play is open, teams use a male quarterback to throw to another male teammate. When the play is closed, a female must be involved, either as the quarterback or as the receiver. The play doesn’t switch back to open again until a woman is used to create forward progress during the closed play. Additionally, when a woman is involved in a scoring play, the team receives nine points for the touchdown instead of the standard six points earned if a woman is not involved. Haifleigh thinks the co-rec rules in place are extremely beneficial in helping women feel included. “Without the rules in place I think it would definitely be more intimidating for girls to play with the guys,” Haifleigh said. “The competitiveness of the boys in corec leagues might take over and games wouldn’t be as laid back and fun.” Haifleigh, a senior accounting major and captain of a co-rec team, said she decided to start a team this year to bring her group of friends together. Haifleigh’s team, The Playas, was the number one seed going into the playoffs this year. The team is an example of a group of friends who use intramural flag football as a time to hang out, catch up and get a workout in. “I really put the team together to spend more time with my friends,”
Haifleigh said. “There are only four girls on our team and we’re all best friends. We used to be roommates, so flag football gives us an excuse to come together once a week since we don’t see each other as much this year.” Cheering from the sideline during a recent playoff game, Tyler Steudel, a first-year accounting major, came out to show his support for an on-campus group he’s involved with. Although he chose not to participate firsthand, he got involved by cheering on his team. “I’ve done a lot of things with the East Asian Student Association so I’m just here to support the club,” Steudel said. The 16-seed East Asian Student Association team was taking on The Playas in the second round of the playoffs. Although The Playas eventually came out on top, with the EASA Pandamorium going in as the underdog, Steudel felt his support from the sideline was more important than ever. “I’m having fun watching them go against the number one seed because I heard it was going to be pretty brutal,” Steudel said. “But they’re holding it back pretty well.” As a participant on both co-rec and open league teams, Henderson, who also plays for The Playas, believes the level of football skill and technique is what differentiates co-rec from open league games. “With the guys it’s a little different because it’s a lot about the strategy, it’s not just about having fun,” Henderson said. “Of course we want to win no matter what team we’re on, but the open league is just more focused on the little details.” In co-rec games, when flags are torn off, players from the opposite team will often pick them up off the ground and hand them back to their opponents. According to Powell, the competitive nature of the maledominated open leagues can lead to a lack of sportsmanship. “I have way fewer problems with co-rec teams than I do with open leagues because co-rec is competitive but it’s not as competitive,” Powell said. “But when you get Greek teams going at it, it’s just a blood bath at points.”
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Congratulations, Peruna Professors!
William J. Abraham Professor of Wesley Studies and Albert Cook Outler Chair in Wesley Studies Perkins School of Theology
Mark E. Fontenot Lecturer of Computer Science and Engineering Lyle School of Engineering
Roy L. Heller Associate Professor of Old Testament Perkins School of Theology
Susan Holland Professor of Practice in Applied Physiology and Wellness Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Melissa Murray Lecturer of Music Theory Meadows School of the Arts
Sam Ross Sloan Lecturer of English Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Gregory A. Sommers Clinical Professor of Accounting Cox School of Business
Elizabeth G. Thornburg Professor of Law Dedman School of Law
The student body and the entire SMU community thank and congratulate these Peruna Professors. In the Year of the Faculty, the SMU student body selected these professors and lecturers as examples of how the outstanding SMU faculty shapes future world changers. They engage students in the classroom and instill a lifelong passion for learning. As mentors, they inspire and develop young people as scholars, leaders and engaged citizens. And they do it all with unbridled patience, generosity, humor, passion and devotion.