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Dallas Hall shines bright By TAYLOR ADAMS News Editor tadams@smu.edu

Celebration of Lights brings cold weather, cheerful SMU students Candle flames flickered in shivering hands Sunday night, dimly lighting the faces

of students who stood on the lawn in front of Dallas Hall for Christmas carols and holiday lights. Student Foundation hosted the 33rd annual Celebration of Lights Sunday, initiating the holiday season on campus

with the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree. Hot chocolate and cookies were served on the Main Quad to start the event and to keep attendees warm in the evening’s 45-degree weather.

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Around 7 p.m., candles were lit, people passing flames to friends and strangers around them. After Student Foundation President Andrew Conwell welcomed the audience to the ceremony, voices from the stage and the audience sang Christmas carols, reading the words from the program by the light of their candles. After “the First Noel” and “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” the song of the evening came on: “Silent Night.” As voices sang, more than 380,000 lights turned on with “all is calm, all is bright.” Senior Beth Mably has come each of her four years at SMU to participate in the 33-year-long custom. “It’s a nice way to wrap up the semester,” she said. “I like the lighting of the candles and when we sing ‘Silent Night.’” Senior Leigh Armstrong carried on the tradition from her mother who graduated in 1982. “My friends and I all had our moms come down for it too for a fun mother-daughter thing,” she said. “I just love everyone taking part in the Christmas spirit and singing carols.”

“Jingle Bell Rock” could be heard just outside the doors of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. By the time “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” came on, people had taken over the lawn in front of Dallas Hall.

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Trustees Children take part in fun prepare at Celebration of Lights to party By JESSICA HUSEMAN Editor-in-Chief jhuseman@smu.edu

By JESSICA HUSEMAN Editor-in-Chief jhuseman@smu.edu

At its Friday meeting, the Board of Trustees established the Second Century Celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of SMU’s foundation and opening. The celebration will begin Jan. 1, 2011 and run through 2015, mirroring SMU’s establishment in 1911 and opening in 1915. At the meeting, the Board also established SMU’s Founders’ Day, to be held on every third Friday of April. This will commemorate the institutions, organizations and individuals that established the University April 17, 1911. The next Founders’ Day will be celebrated April 15, 2011. “We are going to try and make it sort of a spring homecoming,” said President R. Gerald Turner, who noted that trustees Carl Sewell and Ruth Altshuler are co-chairing the volunteer planning committee for Founders’ Day, while Provost Paul Ludden and Vice President

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SMU students and faculty weren’t the only people enjoying Celebration of Lights Sunday night. Fifty students from Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Dallas were bussed in by Student Foundation to enjoy the festivities with an SMU student sponsor. The elementary schoolers, ranging in age from 8 to 11, were chosen by teachers and counselors at Cesar Chavez for good behavior. Student Foundation placed sign up sheets in its office, and SMU students

chose students to sponsor. As a sponsor, these students were responsible for attending Celebration of Lights with their child and purchasing a gift for them based on the child’s wish list. Rebecca Wolfe, a sophomore CCPA and psychology double major, was the Student Foundation member in charge of the event. She said that in past years, Student Foundation has had to step in to sponsor children because not enough students volunteered. “This year I am incredibly proud to say that every child has a sponsor,” said Wolfe. “We actually had more

Student Body President Jake Torres appreciates the celebration for the crowd it brings. “I go because I love seeing my campus come together to celebrate the holidays. I love seeing everyone from all corners of the SMU community together at once,” he said. He also appreciates the many voices heard on the festive night. “My favorite part is definitely the carols,” he said. “We have so many gifted students and I love listening to the sing as well as hear the whole campus sing together.” Student Body Vice President Austin Prentice went to the event for the third time and sponsored a child from Cesar Chavez for his second year. “I go because of the tradition and the excitement that bringing the whole SMU together generates,” he said. “Celebrating the night with friends makes the evening great.”

sponsors who wanted more kids and we had to tell them no.” The children met their sponsors before the event, and were taken to the Hughes-Trigg Commons in order to get to know their sponsors and munch on cookies before heading to the big event: Celebration of Lights. Tau Sigma, the engineering fraternity, sponsored four children, according to sophomore mechanical engineering major Daniel Windham. The chapter as a

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Rita Kirk to lead SMU’s Maguire Ethics Center By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Senior Staff Writer mshamburge@smu.edu

Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Professor Rita Kirk has been named the incoming director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. Kirk will take the reins on Jan. 1. Kirk replaces Tom Mayo, an associate professor in the Dedman School of Law. Kirk is an Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and a Meadows Distinguished Teaching Professor. Kirk was also a member of a Peabody Award-winning team of CNN that helped cover the 2008

presidential election. Kirk received her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1986, her M.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1978 and her B.S.E. from the University of Arkansas in 1975. The Maguire Center was founded by a $2.5 million endowment from Cary M. Maguire in 1995. The Center is dedicated to “seek to recognize, honor, and model ethical behavior; provide moral reflection on the contemporary issues; and celebrate ethics that reflect SMU’s fundamental goals throughout the campus and in the Greater Dallas community,” according to its website.

FOOTBALL

Mustangs crumble to C-USA champions By EJ HOLLAND Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

The SMU Mustangs attempted to win their first conference title since 1984 but came up short after a 17-7 loss to Central Florida Saturday morning in Orlando, Fla. “I am proud of the kids. They played real hard. We had a lot of injuries during the game. They showed a lot of character to play as they did,” SMU head Coach June Jones said. “I thought the defense really played well, enough to win. We knew we had a real challenge going against them, our offense against their defense. We just were not good enough today,” he said. With the loss, the Mustangs finished as the runner-up in Conference USA after playing in their first ever conference championship game within C-USA. “It was something we talked about at the beginning of the season in training camp,” SMU quarterback Kyle Padron said. “Obviously we came up short, but we did reach our goal. [We] did not maximize the opportunity, but I think we will be back next year and will set that goal again.”

SMU fell behind early as the Knights scored on their opening possession. UCF marched 73 yards down the field behind freshman quarterback Jeff Godfrey, who completed a 5yard touchdown pass to running back Latavius Murray, giving the Knights a 7-0 lead. SMU’s first opportunity to put points on the board came early in the second quarter when kicker Matt Szymanski missed a 47-yard field goal wide right. With less than two minutes remaining before halftime, Godfrey engineered a perfect quick drive down the field that allowed UCF kicker Nick Cattoi to tack on three points as time expired. On the Knights opening second half possession, Murray scored his second touchdown of the day, this time on a 36 yard run up the middle, giving the Knights a commanding 17-0 lead. SMU responded with a big drive down to the UCF 27-yard line, but Padron was intercepted by UCF defensive back Josh Robinson. A 22 yard touchdown pass from

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UCF defensive linemen Troy Davis, left, and Darius Nall celebrate after stopping SMU quarterback Kyle Padron on a fourth down play with only seconds left in the Conference USA championship game in Orlando, Fla., Saturday afternoon. UCF won the game 17-7.

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for Development and External Affairs Brad Cheves are co-chairing the campus-wide committee. The event will include several programs, including “Inside SMU,” a day of classes opened for alumni, parents and friends of students. Exhibits chronicling the history of SMU’s development and contributions to the surrounding Dallas community will also be displayed. Other plans call for a commemorative picture book and academic symposia to be planned by the committees. “SMU’s founding arose from a vision of excellence in education, shared by leaders of Dallas and what is now the United Methodist Church,” Turner said. “A century of distinguished academic programs has contributed far beyond this community and region. Celebrating this milestone honors the scholars, leaders and others who have shaped SMU. It also enables us to focus on current achievements and the potential for even greater impact in SMU’s Second Century,” he said. The Board also reviewed the initial layout of the five new residence halls, which will be built where Mrs. Baird’s Bakery previously stood. Turner said that there will be “a lot of changes” to the original schematics for the dormitories, and the Board will work with the architectural firm to ensure that they are made. The Board also changed the name of two majors. The division of cinema-television is now the division of film and media arts, and corporate communications and public affairs will now be called the division of communication studies. The Board also approved a new master’s degree of music in theory pedagogy, effective fall 2011. Two new master’s program specializations in the Simmons School for Education were approved, including a specialization in higher education to begin next fall and a specialization in urban school leadership which will begin this coming summer.

Campus Events December 6-8

DEC. 6

Last Day of Classes

You did it. You made it. Take a deep breath. The semester is almost over because classes officially end today!

DEC.

Reading Day

Reading day is today, so use this time to organize your notes, finish papers, and study for finals!

DEC. 8

Final Exams Finals start today and last through Dec. 15. Good luck!

The Daily Campus CHARITY

‘Soup Man’ to host sixth annual event, feed 500 homeless people By ASHLEY WITHERS Staff Writer awithers@smu.edu

The “Rocky” theme song is blaring as a hundred members of the high school band play the triumphant melody. Snow is falling and a 75-foot red carpet stretches toward the door of the Hyatt Regency, lined with nearly one thousand people cheering. This Christmas Eve, the star treatment is not for any celebrity, but instead for the 500 homeless people from the Dallas area who will participate in the sixth Annual “Celebrate Jesus” event, hosted by the “Soup Man” and his team of volunteers. “The real inspiration for the event came from the Bible,” said David Timothy, better known as the ‘Soup Man.’ “Two thousand years ago, there was no room at the inn for Baby Jesus. There is nothing we can do about that today, but we can do something for the 500 homeless people this year,” he said. Timothy’s ministry, the Soup Mobile, began in 2003 and has grown steadily since then. The Soup Mobile serves meals to

the homeless in downtown Dallas; today, it serves more than 200,000 meals per year. The “Celebrate Jesus” event began in 2005 with only 50 homeless participants and has now expanded to 500 people and more than two thousand volunteers for the weekend. At nine in the morning on Christmas Eve, buses will bring homeless people to the Hyatt for their red carpet walk. After registering, each one will receive new clothes donated by the Haggar Clothing Co. and additional gifts. That night, a huge banquet will be hosted in their honor. The homeless sit at tables and are served by volunteers dressed in tuxedos. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert is the chief server at the event. The homeless are shown to their rooms in the Hyatt Regency and given “room in the inn.” “When they wake up on Christmas, it’s not in a cardboard box in South Dallas, it’s not under a bridge, it’s not in an abandoned building,” Timothy said. “It’s in a warm, safe bed in the Hyatt.” The Kennard family, of Dallas,

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has volunteered every year at the “There are a lot of them that are “Celebrate Jesus” event. good people and good Christians that “It has become a part of our are just down on their luck,” Rusty Christmas tradition. It makes our Kennard said. holiday more meaningful,” Betsy “Miss a couple of paychecks, and Kennard said. “It is a joy to watch that could just as easily be one of us.” them eat, and it’s a joy to serve them.” The Kennards’ three children To get involved: also volunteer at the event. www.soupmobile.org Their son Will, 12, has been To see more: volunteering since he was eight years old. www.facebook.com/ “My favorite part is having pages/SoupMobile the pleasure to serve the homeless and seeing the [smiles] on their [faces] when they get clean clothes, a bed and a shower,” The Soup Mobile and the “Celebrate Jesus” event receive Will Kennard said. Rusty Kennard is a member of the funding from individuals and families. Board for the Soup Mobile and has It costs $100 to sponsor one homeless been part of the “Celebrate Jesus” person for the Christmas Eve event. event since its inception.

DECEMBER 1 12:31 p.m. Moody Parking Garage. A student reported her car was side swiped while it was parked in the garage. Open.

DECEMBER 2 7:15 p.m. Fondren Library/6414 Hyer Lane. A student reported theft of her wallet containing a bank card, cash and drivers license. The theft occurred between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Open.

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Padron to wide receiver Aldrick Robinson would prove to be SMU’s only score of the contest. The Knights’ defense kept the Mustang offense in check all day and forced Padron to throw his second interception of the day. The interception was made by defensive back Reggie Weams with just over five minutes remaining in the game, which all but sealed the Knights’ victory. “I just threw it. You can not throw it, especially on the opposite hash behind the receiver,” Padron said. “I just have to be more consistent and put the ball up front.” Wide receiver Darius Johnson and running back Zach Line were two bright spots on what otherwise was an anemic SMU offense. Johnson finished the game with nine receptions for 105 yards and Line chipped in 94 yards rushing. Defensively, the Mustangs were led by Taylor Reed who recorded 11 tackles and two sacks. The defense held UCF to only 17 points despite losing starting linebacker Youri Yenga and defensive back Sterling Moore during the game. “I thought Justin Smart came in and played really well, and Tom

Mason [defensive coordinator] adjusted the game plan to do what he can do very well and that is blitz. I thought that we helped keep everybody going,” Jones said. “I think the defense made enough plays. I thought the defense played good enough that we probably had a chance to win the game. If we make a couple plays then they don’t have them, and it is a different ballgame.” The Mustangs are headed to bowl games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1983 and 1984, and will take on Army in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The game will take place on Dec. 30 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and will be televised nationally on ESPN at 11 a.m. “We are going to have to play another physical game again against Army; it looks like if that is where we are ending up heading,” Jones said. “At least we have extra weeks to prepare for it, but they will be a real challenge for us. We have not beat Army the last two years,” he said.

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SMU quarterback Kyle Padron is sacked by UCF defensive end David Kelly, causing a fumble that was recovered by SMU running back Zach Line. Padron had two fumbles for the day, both recovered by Line, in SMU’s 17-7 loss to UCF. SMU will face Army in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 30 at Ford Stadium.

MEN’S SWIMMING

Aggies drown Mustangs at College Station 136-98 By ZANDER GERONIMOS Staff Writer ageronimos@smu.edu

On Saturday, SMU’s men’s swimming and diving team fell to Texas A&M in an all day meet at College Station. Texas A&M won 10 out of 13 events, beating SMU 136-98. This was SMU’s final meet before the winter

break. Texas A&M is currently ranked 17th in the NCAA men’s swimming rankings whereas SMU has been ranked 27th. Despite this major difference in rankings, Texas A&M’s head swim coach Jay Holmes gave respect to SMU in a recent news release. “Anytime you swim against SMU, you can count on it being a great meet,”

Holmes said. Texas A&M would start the day with a win in the 100-yard backstroke by junior Amini Fonua as well as take first place in the 400-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. SMU’s dive team lost to Texas A&M in both the one meter and the three meter springboard events. Despite A&M’s victory in these events, junior diver Cameron McLean

slipped on the board during his dive, scratching his back and falling back into the pool. McLean did not suffer any major injuries and still placed third in the event. “I saw Cam’s back-splat on the second dive, and I think we were all scared for him,” Holmes said. The Aggies were led by sophomore swimmer Omar Enriquez, who

notched a hat trick as he won all three of his individual swims. “I was very happy with the times I swam today,” Enriquez said. “Especially for this time of year, the racing becomes more important than the times. But I was still happy with how I swam.” SMU’s loss is not devastating as they still maintained a high score of 98 against a much higher ranked Texas A&M.

The Mustangs’ diving team will be heading to the Tennessee Diving Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn. on Jan. 3 for three all-day events. The swim team will face off against the University of Georgia at Perkins Natatorium on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. Georgia is currently ranked 12th in the NCAA and should prove to be a highly competitive match for the Mustangs.

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THEATER

Santa shows his dark side By ASHLEY WITHERS Staff Writer awithers@smu.edu

A far cry from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas’ presentation of “The SantaLand Diaries” is a new kind of Christmas classic. “The SantaLand Diaries” chronicles author David Sedaris’ experience working as Crumpet the Elf at the SantaLand display in Macy’s Manhattan. The show stars Dallas native and Contemporary Theatre of Dallas (CTD) regular, Nye Cooper. A seasoned performer in the Dallas area, this is his sixth time as the grown man in candy cane stockings. The one-man show recounts unbelievable interactions with

holiday shoppers during the Christmas season. Cooper executes the show perfectly with just the right amount of audience interaction and dramatic pauses to account for the audience’s hysterical laughter. Sedaris moved to New York to land a role on his favorite soap opera, “One Life to Live,” but quickly discovered that big breaks do not come around as often as he imagined. So as a 36-year-old out of work actor, he applies for a job as an elf, and thus Crumpet is born. Crumpet’s tales of life in Santaland will definitely have you believing that “Santa” really is just an anagram for “Satan.” The show feels like a one-on-one conversation with a hilarious best

friend. Every member of the audience laughs with Crumpet as he talks about “The Walrus,” the obese elf who pathetically believes he is the Brad Pitt of Santaland. He forces you to think twice about ever letting your child sit on Santa’s lap after describing all of the different Santas he works with. There is Santa Howard who makes all of the kids describe in detail the type of cookies they will be leaving out for him and Santa Doug who spits when he talks. There is even a delusional Santa who never steps out of character, not under any circumstances. More so than the other workers in Santaland, the parents in search of the perfect photo of their child on

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Georgie Henley is shown in a scene from, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

Latest Narnia movie a holiday delight By ASHLEY WITHERS Staff Writer awithers@smu.edu

Powerful swords, dragons and evil mist lurk on the other side of the painting portal to a magical world of fantasy. Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are back in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader,” and this time the siblings find themselves transported to King Caspian’s royal ship, The Dawn Treader. Since the siblings’ last visit, Caspian has set off on a quest to find the seven lost lords of Narnia, and now Edmund, Lucy and their cousin Eustace, a newcomer to Narnia, are there to join the hunt. This heroic journey leaves Caspian and the others to their own devices to fight off a variety of enemies. They take on everything from dufflepuds, tiny people each with only one giant foot to hop around on, to the dark mist that takes on the form of your worst fear. The film delivers perfectly timed comedic relief, thanks to the swashbuckling and smart-talking field mouse, Reepicheep, and the siblings’ haughty

cousin’s diary. The movie’s plot follows the book closely, but non-readers and fans alike can enjoy “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” Returning for the latest installment, Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes play Lucy and Edmund respectively. Ben Barnes also reprises his role as Caspian the King of Narnia, and Liam Neeson gives a powerful voice to Aslan once again. The older Pevensie siblings do not have a real role in “The Dawn Treader,” however both Anna Popplewell (Susan) and William Moseley (Peter) make small cameos in their younger siblings’ dreams. For fans of the film series, the audience gets to see growth in the returning characters, particularly Lucy. She is now a teenager and struggles with insecurity and appearance like most girls her age. Viewers get an inside look as she learns to deal with coming of age. “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” is now a product of Twentieth Century Fox, after a breakdown of the Disney and Walden Media partnership. While no longer a part of the

Disney empire, “The Dawn Treader” is surprisingly more family-friendly than the previous two. The film includes several battle scenes, but they are “all-age appropriate,” and some of the necessary intensity is lost in this decision. The latest installment of the Narnia series also takes on a new director, Michael Apted, a British filmmaker. These changes on the production side have changed the look and feel of the Narnia series, and the Christian metaphor developed through C.S. Lewis’ series is more explicit in this film. The dark forces that have taken over parts of Narnia tempt the characters and test their faith in Aslan, the God figure. The ending also has a Christian tie in talking about Aslan as a figure in the real world. He says he has another name and they must seek him and follow him. The film transports viewers to a magical world for a short while, and the journey is full of adventure. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” is the perfect film to see with the whole family this holiday season.

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Celebration brings Christmas tidings

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SMU students Grace Ann Shoreside, left, and Rachael Von Gonten, sponsored two students, Melissa, left, and Alba, from Dallas Independent School District’s Cesar Chavez Elementary Sunday evening at the Celebration of Lights ceremony. Grace Ann and Rachael accompanied Melissa and Alba to the ceremony and provided the Dallas ISD children with Christmas gifts.

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whole pitched in to buy gifts, and several members came to the event to celebrate with the children. “I think this is good community outreach, and its nice not to just get our name out but pull the community in and, in a seasonal spirit, make as many people as we can happy,” Windham said. Destiny Gipson, 9, and her brother Michael, 11, were both sponsored by members of Phi Gamma Delta. Michael said that they were chosen because they “turned in all of their reading logs,” and followed the rules. Destiny hoped that her sponsors were able to get her the babydoll she

asked for, while Michael was waiting in anticipation for a New England Patriots cap. “I’m really excited,” said Desiny. “I really want to play bingo.” Eric Sabandal, a sophomore member of Phi Gamma Delta, said that this was a “great way to get involved,” and that he was enjoying spending time with Destiny and Michael. At Celebration of Lights, the children spent their waiting time running through the lawn in front of Dallas Hall and jumping into the piles of leaves that were strewn around SMU. They sang along with the carols and listened intently to President R. Gerald Turner’s reading

of the Christmas Story. After the event, the children were escorted back to Hughes-Trigg where they were met by Santa and two elves, one of whom was Rebecca Wolfe, who gave them the presents from their sponsors. Destiny happily opened up her baby doll, and was surprised with a Barbie Doll as well. Michael wore his New England Patriots cap with a smile, as he tossed his new football with his sponsor. A new basketball sat Santa and the elves then led the children in games, which rounded out the evening. The children left with smiles as they boarded the bus to be taken back to Cesar Chavez.

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Two SMU students dance in front of Dallas Hall after the 33rd annual Celebration of Lights ceremony that took place Sunday evening. Many gathered after the conclusion of the celebration to dance and enjoy the company of friends while surrounded by the Christmas lights on the North Lawn. Go online to www.smudailycampus.com for more images from Celebration of Lights.

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MUSIC

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The Daily Campus declares top five albums of 2010 By STEPHANIE BURNS Contributing Writer sburns@smu.edu

It’s December. To most this means fighting the weekend crowds at malls in search of Christmas gifts, but it also means that 2010 is coming to a close and it’s time for the annual “Best Of ” lists! 2010 had so many great album releases, it was difficult to narrow down to only five. But if you have a music lover on your Christmas list, or if these are missing from your collection, here are the must haves!

5. Sleigh Bells, “Treats” If you have walked into an Urban Outfitters any time recently, you likely heard a track off of this duo’s fabulous debut album “Treats.” They are quoted as being “an American noise pop duo” that employs distorted guitars and hard hitting electronic beats. The female vocals have the same “sugar in the raw” graininess of Beach House, but their sound can also be just as aggressive as “Fragile” era Nine Inch Nails or Yeah Yeah Yeahs before Karen O went sober.

While it’s hard to pick a few tracks that shine above the rest on this album, a great two to start out with are “Infinity Guitars” and “Kids.”

4. The Black Angels, “Phosphene Dream” This native Austin band is quite reminiscent of 1960’s dark psychedelica groups such as Velvet Underground, Doors and the Stones. The Angels’ sound has broken vocals, heavy bass, vintage organs, and is dripping with reverb. I find that this record is great to put on at a party, especially with groovy tracks like “Telephone.” It is also perfect for a solo drive with dark and chilling songs like “Bad Vibrations.” This haunting album can make you dance or give you chills all while transporting you back to another time. That’s a good album in my book!

3. Vampire Weekend, “Contra” Whenever a band reinvents themselves after a largely successful

debut, they always run the risk of loosing critical acclaim and devoted fans. If they do it right, like Vampire Weekend, they will take the music scene by storm. This follow up album still has all the pieces we love about VW: the playfulness, rapid fast guitar/bass work and great tempo changes meshed with African style percussion. This new album tries a daring dip into electronic, even using “auto-tune” gracefully on one track. Overall the album was recorded with such squeaky clean sonic precision that is an absolute joy on headphones or blasting in a club. Check out manic tracks like “Cousins” or playful tunes like “Run” and “Diplomat’s Son.”

2. Gorillaz, “Plastic Beach” This long awaited album most certainly did not disappoint. Damon Albarn melds the most diverse collection of guest musicians that you get a taste of almost every sound and genre. This album preaches the message

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of waste and global deterioration subtly and gracefully with mind blowing tracks containing legends such as members of the Clash, Lou Reed, Bobby Womack, Mick Jones, Snoop Dog, Mos Def and Swedish electronic group Little Dragon. With songs that make you shake, to those that make you cry, there is a little something for everyone. Personal favorites of mine include: “To Binge,” “Rhinestone Eyes” and “Some Kind of Nature.”

1. Deerhunter, “Halcyon Digest” My favorite album of the year goes to Deerhunter. The fuzziness mixed with echoing reverb of the recording allows for a duality of grit and beauty. It contains some of the most simple yet soul destroying lyrics I have heard in a while. There is something very child-like and otherworldly about “Halcyon Digest,” all while being relatable and enjoyable to the ear. If you’re looking for a good cry check out “Helicopter” or “Basement Scene” or if you want to move a little check out “Coronado” and “Revival.”

THEATER

Horton Foote Festival plays announced By LAUREN SMART A&E Editor lsmart@smu.edu

Come March, the entire metroplex will be remembering one of the great local playwrights, Horton Foote. “Horton Foote is widely considered to be one of the most influential American playwrights, and the most

influential Texas playwright of the 20th century,” Kevin Moriarty, artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, said in a press release. Among other accomplishments, Foote won the Academy Award for his adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Almost all of the local theater

companies and many of the local museums are getting on board to celebrate this native Texan. SMU will even be participating. Dallas Theater Center: “Dividing the Estate” Kitchen Dog Theater: “3 Foote: An Evening of Three One-Act Plays”

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas: “A Trip to Bountiful” Theatre Three: “The Roads to Home” Uptown Players: “Young man from Atlanta” SMU: The Life and work of Horton Foote, an exhibition at DeGolyer Library

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“Friends have told me that I should have majored in European Party Studies with a minor in Clubology. Sadly, Vanderbilt University had no such curriculum, so I wrote my own syllabus.” Such reads author Katherine Chloe Cahoon’s message to readers in her new book, “The Single Girl’s Guide to Meeting European Men.” The guide reads as a detailed course catalog to her curriculum, complete with tips for meeting men, how to dress and even where the best places to pick up men in each country are. While laid out as an easy-toread guide, useful for readers and men-seekers, most of the book also serves as a platform for Cahoon to share stories of her and her group of friends’ male conquests during semesters abroad in Europe. Luckily for her friends, Cahoon does not name names. Instead she gives them all monikers attached to their actions with their European men, such as “The Sexcapader” and “Miss Scorned.” She also gives nicknames to some of the men mentioned, including the few she has dedicated her guide to: “the Spaniards of Kapital who made my European Scarlett O’Hara fantasy a reality” and “Romantic Danish Party Thrower.” The guide is divided into four main sections: Fulfilling Your Personal European Man Fantasy, Types of Single Girls, Forty Flirty Tips, and European Men and Their Hotspots. Cahoon’s flirty tips are broken down into several how-

to subsections, teaching women everything from how to act, to how to handle menacing men. While much of her advice is either obvious or ridiculous, there is one piece of advice Cahoon gives that readers should definitely heed. She warns men-seekers to be careful because “STDs are not the European souvenirs single girls seek.” The European Men section lists the hottest spots to meet men divided up by country and each “hot spot” has been visited by Cahoon and her friends, so they can attest to the man-getting success of each. Cahoon has even detailed each hot spot with a “Man-Meeting Tidbit” that gives another piece of her tried and true advice to readers. Cahoon has also created her own language in “The Single Girl’s Guide” and she defines all of these terms in her “Single Girl’s Slangtionary.” In this “slangtionary” she gives some helpful words for meeting men who speak different languages and also clarifies some of the acronyms she uses in the book. “SGA” stands for the ‘Single Girls Association,’ and “GRGG” means ‘Getting Rescued by a Gorgeous Guy,’—two very important terms for understanding Cahoon’s guide. Overall the guide seems to just be a way for Cahoon to publish her man-catching success stories from her European semesters abroad. While she does give some insight into places to go, those studying abroad would do better to invest in a Lonely Planet travel guide rather than “The Single Girl’s Guide to Meeting European Men.”

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It’s official: Last week, the Pentagon announced that after nine months of studying the issue, it can see no compelling Nathaniel French reason to continue “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy that for 17 years has kept openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces. Of course, we didn’t really need a report to tell us that. Every rightthinking person already knows that, ignorance aside, there’s no

justification for discriminating against homosexuals, particularly those brave enough to serve in uniform. The Pentagon’s report further undercuts the argument of those who would cling to prejudice. Now it’s up to Congress to uphold the Pentagon’s findings. Although I usually have little faith that our elected officials will behave in a reasonable and decent manner, enough prominent Democrats and Republicans have come out in favor of repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the past few days to give me hope. The biggest disappointment of the week has been John McCain, who lashed out against the Pentagon’s findings. I’ve always admired McCain

as a statesman and a war hero, and I was sorry to hear him come down on the side of discrimination. It’s never pleasant to learn that an otherwise good man is blinded by prejudice. We live in a complex world. More and more often, I find myself unsure of what to think about contentious political issues like health care and taxes. Questions of absolute right and absolute wrong are rare. But the crusade for equal rights for our gay brothers and sisters is one of those cases. Those who continue to stand against equality are on the losing side of history. They were wrong when they said that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. They were wrong when they

said that blacks were second-class citizens. They are wrong when they say that gays don’t deserve every right and opportunity the rest of us enjoy. Someday, their children’s children will study this period of history in school and won’t believe anyone could have been so ignorant. At a time when America is engaged in two wars, there are gay men and women willing to fight and die for their country. The least they deserve is the respect a grateful nation owes all heroes. Nathaniel French is a senior theater major. He can be reached for comment at nfrench@smu.edu.

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Pardon my French:

Foreign languages may not be so foreign after all

Response to “Engaging ‘Hermit Kingdom,’ Changing U.S. foreign policy may pacify North Korea” I noticed some factual inaccuracies and had some commentary on the editorial article. First, the DPRK withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003, according to www.U.N.org, so they are not violating it. The article also states that “Russia also expresses fear with a border just over 100km away from DPRK.” Russia in fact shares a 19km border with the DPRK. The following is mostly opinion based: The DPRK was in fact isolationist before the Bush administration even came into office. In the 80s they were responsible for a bombing that killed members of the South Korean Government, bombed a South Korean airliner and kidnapped Japanese citizens. The DPRK has continually harassed its neighbors, most recently by shelling an inhabited

Rebecca Quinn is a senior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at rquinn@smu.edu.

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of their nuclear program, and they have consistently said no. North Korean isolationist policy is a choice made by North Korea itself, not one that is imposed on it by other countries. They consistently alienate China, their primary ally, and threaten relations with South Korea, Japan and the United States. Six party talks stopped because they failed. The fact is, North Korea does not cooperate, and while I’m usually in favor of talking to people, in this case, we have exhausted our options. Until they make some sort of promise of verifiable progress, there is really nothing that talks will achieve. While I respect your position, I have to disagree Thank you for your consideration. Jesse O’Sullivan

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Ah, French. It is the language of culture, romance, Voltaire and Rousseau; it is the vocabulary of art (think oeuvre) and ballet (think grand-plié), diplomacy (rapprochement) and war (reconnaissance). Although learning French is not an easy task, you may be surprised how much you know already. Be you avant-garde, a part of the nouvelle vague, or stalwartly loyal to the ancien régime, Rebecca Quinn improving your vocabulary will give you carte blanche access to a whole new world of delights. For example, tossing in a French word in a debate about the bourgeoisie may add a little bit of je ne sais quoi to your conversation; just be careful not to commit any faux pas—you do not want to come across as gauche. If you dine one evening chez you-know-who—that attractive someone in your French class—you will want to maintain a smooth façade and not let your true excitement show. In lieu of planting your derrière too quickly in his or her chaise longue, you may wish to remain standing with a slight air of ennui to keep your cool. It is never de rigeur to come off as overzealous or déclassé; it may put him or her en garde. Au contraire, in such delicate situations, the most important thing is to relax. And if you fail? Oh well, c’est la vie. There are plenty of other life situation in which the right French word can bring you to your rhetorical coup de grace. For example, you may be enchanté to meet the parents of your fiancé. You can order your sides à la carte at your favorite bistro. You can discuss the recent coup d’état and debate over the military leader’s true identity that lurks behind his nom de guerre. When you finally figure it out, don’t hesitate to shout j’accuse! You may wish to dress au courant and spend all of your money on haute couture. Try to find a little something with panache so you can dress with a stunning amount of élan. Or if you prefer to keep news-related stories in your dossier, you can consider knowing French for reading a fait accompli in our global society. Is reportage not your preferred milieu? If the study of economics is your raison d’être, you can debate with your friends over laissez-faire policy or just let it be. No student of French is né with the savoir-faire necessary to speak a new language—it is all about hard work. But whether you decide to pursue French or a mélange of new languages, you must put your whole heart into it. Because if you do learn some French, you must remember it well, or you might get caught with l’espirit de l’escalier.

South Korean island. They commit terrible human rights atrocities. Given all this evil, one would think that we have to play tough with them. All this doesn’t say that the economic route is a bad idea, but we’ve already tried it. The DPRK accepts thousands of tons of food every year from the United States. It’s worth noting that their nuclear weapons program was being developed at a time when the DPRK was experiencing massive famine, and the U.S. was shipping them huge amounts of food. According to this report to Congress, the United States gave $1 billion in foreign aid to North Korea between 1995 and 2005, 60 percent of which was food assistance, 40 percent of which was energy assistance. We have consistently offered aid in exchange for a halt

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Take a risk: consider creativity as a career When I came to SMU, I knew exactly what I wanted to study: political science and economics. Since the fifth grade, I had Alex Stambaugh never considered studying in a field of which I didn’t know if I would have a job upon graduating. Recently, my wellness teacher showed our class an interesting lecture by Sir Ken Robinson. In this lecture, he describes how fewer people dedicate their lives to studying in the creative fields, including art, dance, writing, acting, etc. His hypothesis for why this occurs is that schools often stifle creativity at a young age. I had never considered this; I just always assumed that those who chose OPINION INTERN

to study painting or dance were so passionate about their work, they would risk the possibly of not being wealthy as long as they were doing something they loved. As he spoke of more and more examples of kindergarteners being taught not to fit round blocks into square peg holes, my mind started questioning whether there was merit in what he had to say. Two hundred years ago, it was almost unheard of to go to school past the elementary level. Today, it’s almost unheard of not to go to college and still be able to find a job. Instead of studying multiple subjects superficially, children were forced into apprenticeships where they learned one thing deeply. So which is a better system of education? Well, it is hard to say. The one thing I know is that the greatest authors, artists and scientists

that we are taught to learn from today were once so passionate in their field that they had to be specialized in that area to have been so successful. Some of the greatest works of art have been produced by people who never went to college and pursued their passions independently. Some of those geniuses include: William Shakespeare, Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Walt Disney and Frank Lloyd Wright. I know some may not agree with me, but I think many schools have lost the essence of passion and risk. If schools can force students into studying math, science and English, why can’t they mandate taking an arts class too? Sometimes it’s important to have that one class in which you can let loose and just let your mind imagine. Furthermore, does a core curriculum serve to help us, or hurt us? Would studying one area allow us the time and energy to become

such experts that we can provide a life based on that one study? I ask you these questions because I truly don’t know the answer. I guess they are just some things to ponder as we go about our daily lives learning new information and the ways of the world. Even though I never considered taking my love of acting and turning it into a career, I have always admired those courageous artists and writers who take a risk and dedicate their lives to their creative work. A part of me will always wonder what it would have been like to come here and study theater or cinematography. So, to those who have taken the risk, I commend you. Alex Stambaugh is a freshman political science and economics double major. She can be reached for comments or questions at mstambaugh@smu.edu.

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‘The Fighter’ more than boxing story By CHASE WADE A&E Intern cdwade@smu.edu

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Nye Cooper stars as the disturbed, cranky elf in “Santaland Diaries.”

Paramount’s newest picture, “The Fighter,” features an allstar cast that includes the acting talents of Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams. The film, which is based on the true story of famous Irish boxer Mickey Ward, is an inspirational tale that’s main message echoes its title. His first feature film since 2004, the movie’s director, David Russell, is hoping for a knockout with his return to the silver screen. The movie’s premise revolves around Mark Wahlberg’s character, Mickey Ward, and the many struggles he encounters throughout his boxing career. However, much of the story is also derived from Wahlberg’s supporting characters, his halfbrother Dicky Eklund, played by Christian Bale. His love interest in the film, Charlene Fleming, is played by Amy Adams. With a stellar cast of

characters, the film’s acting is sure not to disappoint. In preparation for his role of Dicky Eklund, Christian Bale went through a drastic change in both diet and fitness in hopes of slimming down his bulkier physique. Fresh off of the set of “The Dark Knight,” Bale lost his bulk and embodied the character’s true persona. David Russell, whose last major film came in 2004, channels the true nit and grit of the boxing world in terms of his direction in the film. Russell and Wahlberg have become quite the Hollywood pair, as the two have now worked on three films together. With the last film the two worked on together being the charmingly quirky, but still a flop, “I Heart the Huckabees,” their new film allows the two to once again test their working friendship. Although the movie is about boxing in its entirety, don’t let the film’s title fool you. The story also includes dynamic aspects about the two main character’s

oddball family. Russell, choosing to tackle this aspect of the film differently, uses the family as a comedic aspect to the sometimes-dramatic film. As finals come around, and the pile-up of studying starts to begin, “The Fighter” can be the perfect film for a quick study break.

In fact, the film’s distributor, Paramount Pictures, is offering 50 free student passes to advanced screening of the film on Tuesday as well as Dec. 14. The film will officially hit theaters Dec. 17 and is sure to get the critics talking.

DIARIES: Sedaris tells story of Crumpet the elf

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Santa’s lap are the real characters. Crumpet tells stories of New Jersey families with perverted fathers, crying kids and of the Candy Cane Forest becoming a wasteland of dirty diapers on Christmas Eve. The only disappointing part of Crumpet’s show is the ending. It simply ends too soon, and the audience is left with a stitch in their side and no closure. “The SantaLand Diaries” is directed by Coy Covington, a third time director of the piece with a special connection to the story.

Covington spent time as a Singing Sugar Plum at Macy’s and backs up Sedaris’ story saying, “You can’t make this stuff up.” The show is not for the easily offended. Crumpet has a less than jolly elfin spirit, and the play is rated “R” for good reason. “The SantaLand Diaries” runs until Dec. 23 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas. To make this play a part of your holidays visit www. contemporarytheatreofdallas.com.

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ACROSS 1 Try to obtain sensitive info using an Internet scam 6 Chase down, as a fly ball 10 Falls behind 14 “Tiny Bubbles” singer 15 Tip-top 16 Towards the sheltered side, at sea 17 Specialized jargon 18 “__ call us, we’ll ...” 19 Red sky, to a sailor 20 Sidewalk periodical vendor 23 __-Locka, Florida 24 Gut courses 25 Edwards or Langley, e.g. 31 Political corruption 32 Police busts 33 Revolutionary statesman Franklin 36 Knocks on the door 37 Response to a fencing lunge 38 Nothing, in tennis 39 Picnic invader 40 Intimidated 41 Tendon 42 Court-ordered parental obligation 44 Show hosts 47 Actor Mineo 48 Philanthropic group chartered by auto execs 54 Notion 55 Univ. sports group 56 Liberate from the hitching post 58 Shakespearean king 59 Tiger Woods’s ex 60 Allow to pass 61 Benevolent order 62 Cowgirl Evans 63 Cropped up

By Donna S. Levin

DOWN 1 High-tech organizer, briefly 2 English or French instrument 3 “Picnic” dramatist 4 Braggarts 5 Lively nightclub 6 Thompson of “Family” 7 Hula __ 8 Green Gables girl 9 Prepare 10 Taoism founder 11 Hypoallergenic skin care brand 12 Davis who played Thelma 13 Transmits 21 Bogey beater 22 Impertinence 25 Taj Mahal city 26 Pakistan neighbor 27 Engrossed 28 Move like a baby 29 Like some seals 30 Feathered friends 33 Sonny of Sonny and Cher 34 Happily __ after

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Sports

• Monday, December 6, 2010

The Daily Campus

MEN’S SOCCER

DOCUMENTARY

ESPN to feature SMU documentary By EJ HOLLAND

Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

CASEY LEE/The Daily Campus

SMU midfielder Arthur Ivo reacts after a missed shot on goal against William and Mary Nov. 28 at Westcott Field. Ivo scored SMU’s only goal against The University of North Carolina Friday evening in a 1-1 tie. SMU failed to advance to the next round on penalty kicks.

SMU bounced out of NCAA tournament By EJ HOLLAND

Sports Editor eholland@smu.edu

The No. 5 seed SMU men’s soccer team’s run through the NCAA tournament came to an abrupt halt on Friday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Mustangs suffered a dramatic loss in the NCAA quarterfinals on penalty kicks (4-2) to No. 4 North Carolina after a 1-1 tie at the end of two overtime periods. “It was just a tough game, and unfortunately we came out on the wrong end of it,” SMU head Coach Tim McClements said. “We are all disappointed and devastated, but it was just a hard fought game.” SMU opened up the scoring early on as midfielder Arthur Ivo notched his 10th goal of the season in the fifth minute. Midfielder Robbie Derschang fed the ball to Ivo down the center of the field and the junior buried the

ball in the back of the net from 14 yards out. “I got the ball out wide and I just touched it by the right back, and I looked up and saw Ivo,” Derschang said. “I knew if I put the ball in the center, he would make the right run, and he did and finished it beautifully.” The Tar Heels responded immediately and got on the board in the 10th minute when midfielder Kirk Urso scored from 12 yards out on a cross from forward Enzo Martinez. The goal was Urso’s fifth of the season and knotted the score, 1-1. North Carolina put the pressure back on SMU in the 12th minute when a shot by midfielder Michael Farfan forced SMU goalkeeper Craig Hill to make an amazing diving save by punching the ball over the crossbar. On the ensuing corner kick, midfielder Stephen McCarthy almost

gave the Tar Heels the lead, but his shot bounced off the top crossbar. The rest of the first half saw tough physical play on defense as the score remained 1-1 heading into halftime. In the second half, North Carolina took control of the ball and outshot SMU 12-2. “They are a technical team, but they are incredibly athletic,” McClements said of North Carolina. “They started playing more direct at times and started picking up the ball after playing direct. They threw a different look at us, and it opened things up for a while.” In the 56th minute, Hill again made another leaping save on a Farfan shot from 20 yards out. With nine minutes left in regulation and the game still tied at 1-1, the SMU senior captain made yet another big play and stopped an Urso bullet to send the game into overtime.

Hill finished the night with three saves. In overtime, SMU midfielder Zach Barnes just missed the upper right corner of the goal in the 108th minute. North Carolina’s best chance to score in extra time came in the last minute when SMU blocked a header and two shots to force a penalty kick shootout. The Tar Heels won the shootout 4-2, as Leone Cruz and Josue Soto both failed to convert on their attempts for SMU. “Our PK kickers are really good, and we usually finish them,” Hill said. “It just was not our night tonight.” SMU’s 2010 season included the regular season Conference USA title after a 7-1 record in conference play and a 16-2-2 overall record. The Mustangs were awarded the No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight.

ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series will take a look at SMU football in the 80’s when wealth and greed ruled Dallas and the events that conspired leading up to the infamous death penalty in 1987. “Pony Excess,” a product of SMU film school alum Thaddeus Matula, revisits old news clips, presents numerous new facts and features special commentary from all involved, who include NFL Hall of Famer Erick Dickerson to former Dallas Morning News writer and current ESPN analyst Skip Bayless. The documentary takes an in-depth look at the culture of Dallas at the time along with the reason why SMU was the target of the darkest scandal in college football history. “It is a story of Dallas in its golden era, when the Cowboys were America’s team, and the TV show was the world’s gateway into one of the great cultures of all time,” Matula said. It was a time of big hair and bigger oil, fast cars and faster women; it was an idea, a dream, and a place to dream big. Everything in Dallas was shiny and new; if you wanted it bad enough you could get it in Dallas, and every purchase financed with the currency of excess. Almost 30 years ago, SMU ruled the college football world and was considered by many as the best team in the nation. But how did the Mustangs get so good so fast? By cheating. In a time where recruiting rules were broken by teams across the nation, SMU was the king, and the Mustangs were dubbed as the best college football team money could buy. “I was eight when the Mustangs got the death penalty; it felt like my heart had been ripped out. SMU football [was] something that had been mine, so special to me [that] had been taken away. Obvious to me now is the fact that grown men at the time felt the exact same way,”

Matula said. “I learned the good guys don’t always win, and had to question whether the good guys are truly good or whether they are good just because they are yours.” One of the main issues addressed in the documentary was the recruitment of Eric Dickerson, the lead back in the dynamic Pony Express backfield. Dickerson, a Sealy native was considered the best running back recruit in Texas and the nation. He led reporters to believe he was going to Texas A&M and claimed the Aggies made the down payment on a brand new Pontiac Trans Am. Dickerson however, opted to commit to SMU and boosters helped him cover the car payments and gave him a cash bonus. Matula correlates the big economic boom in Dallas with SMU’s need to satisfy a money and football hungry population. Wins became the only thing that mattered to the University and soon the greed and power all came crashing down along with the Dallas real estate market. The city went into recession, and SMU was left without a football program for two years. No school since has paid such a severe price after the punishment led to the team’s disappearance from any form of serious contention in college football for the next 25 years. The death penalty also led to the demise of the Southwest Conference and forever changed the game of college football. Matula ends “Pony Excess” on a bright note by showcasing the Mustangs 2009 45-10 Hawaii Bowl victory and the job June Jones has done to turn around the once proud program. “Pony Excess” will premier on ESPN at 8 p.m. on Saturday immediately following the Heisman Trophy presentation amid the “Pay for Play” allegations against Heisman trophy favorite and Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.