The Daily Campus 12/11/14

INSIDE

A look inside the Meadows costume shop

Tips to ease finals stress

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Reasons to believe this year

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Sports editor says farewell

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THURSDAY

DECEmber 11, 2014

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NEWS Briefs World OSLO, Norway— Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India received the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday for risking their lives to help protect children from slavery, extremism and forced labor.

GENEVA — All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like waterboarding as part of former President George W. Bush’s national security policy must be prosecuted, top U.N. officials said Wednesday.

National LOS ANGELES — The growth of ridehailing companies such as Uber and Lyft so far has not been hindered by limits from government regulators and campaigns by taxi cab competitors.

A bigger threat to the new industry’s impressive start could come from customers — if enough people stop using the services over fears that drivers aren’t safe.

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Students and faculty gathered by the flagpole to protest the recent Brown and Garner rulings and to discuss racial issues facing the U.S. today.

SMU unites for die-in and protest courtney cox Photo Editor cecox@smu.edu SMU's die-in was one of many protests around the world in response to race relations.

At 11 a.m. Tuesday, about 30 SMU students and faculty gathered at the flagpole for Black Lives Matter: SMU Die-In and Protest.

Students of many races – black, white, Asian, Indian – joined in throughout the day for a peaceful protest.

Senior and human rights major Michelle Anderson attended the die-in because she thinks this is an important issue SMU students should be talking about.

“It affects all of us as Americans. It doesn’t matter what race you are. Even though I’m not a black person, I think it’s important to be an ally,”

RUDOLPH, Wis.— The Rudolph Post Office receives more than 10,000 Christmas cards annually from all over the world to be stamped with festive markings during the holiday season. This year, the local effort coincides with the U.S. Postal Service issuing stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the popular television special, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

Texas McALLEN — Prosecutors say another suspected Mexican drug cartel member has been arrested in South Texas and charged with money laundering.

Juan Francisco Martinez-Ramirez remains in custody pending a federal court hearing Friday in McAllen.

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Those in attendance signed a poster in support of Black Lives Matter: SMU Die-In and Protest.

Anderson said.

Tyrell Russell started off the event by talking about why the die-in was organized.

“We watched a man die on camera. So what do we do? We

unite,” Russell said.

While the protesters lay quietly on the ground people would take turns getting up and sharing a story about why these racial issues affect them.

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Die-ins are becoming a trend after the Brown and Garner cases.

However, even in the world’s busiest train stations, Grand Central Station, officials will not try to stop die-in protests

“We recognize, of course, Grand Central is public space, open to everybody,” said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the Metro Transit Authority. “None of the protests that have taken place so far have prevented our railroad customers from using the train station at the terminal for its primary purpose, which is getting to the trains.”

Protests have spread worldwide to cities as far as Tokyo, according to Newsweek.

Demonstrators held up photos of the late Michael Brown, as well as signs reading, “Tokyo stands with Ferguson” and “America, the world is watching.” No arrests have been reported.

Protesters in Berkeley, Calif. smashed shop windows with skateboards and went on a looting spree Saturday night before police moved in with tear gas to clear the

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MEMORIAL

Remembering the life of Peter Gifford daniela huebner Contributing Writer dhuebner@smu.edu

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Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Malachi Haines (left) Hunter Rice (right).

Jewish fraternity joins campus Taylor hardy SMU-TV Executive Producer thardy@smu.edu Hunter Rice was not always religious. But that changed when he got to SMU. Walking around a campus where he didn’t know anyone, he started to realize that one connection seemed to bring him the most comfort: Judaism.

Everywhere you look at SMU, there they are: Greek letters, from ΔΔΔ to ∑AE to KΔX and more.

And soon a new set of letters will join them. AEΠ.

Alpha Epsilon Pi is a

predominantly Jewish fraternity with more than 150 chapters in America, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Israel. The fraternity’s mission is to provide the opportunity for Jewish men to join an organization whose purpose is not specifically religious, but rather social and cultural in nature.

Rice thought it was important for Jewish men on campus to join in on that opportunity. So in March he, along with co-founders Oscar Schechter and Ari Colton, worked with headquarters to establish a new chapter at SMU. The fraternity currently has 11 active members

and is in the process of recruiting 18 additional men.

“I think it’s important to bring a community here for Jewish guys to enter a place where they felt comfortable and surrounded by other guys they could relate to,” he said. “We were all willing to take on this experiment and see if it would work.”

As of now the fraternity is recognized by both AEPi and SMU as a colony, which means they are awaiting official recognition. They hope to meet the requirements and

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Beep. Beep. Beep. The loud siren blares from Katie O’Neil’s bedside alarm clock. It’s 8:30 a.m. Slapping the alarm’s snooze button and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she slowly gets ready for her first class of the day: Wellness.

“Even though it was an early class, Dr. Gifford always made it worth it,” said O’Neil, a former student of Dr. Peter Gifford’s.

Gifford spent 41 years at SMU, serving as a teacher, mentor and inspiration to many of his students and fellow colleagues.

As the former department chair and associate professor of applied physiology and wellness, he strived to live each day to the fullest.

Gifford had pancreatic cancer and passed away early this November, but he never let his illness slow him down. He taught senior applied physiology courses all the way up until May 2014.

“He was 69, but he always seemed like he was 35,” said his wife Diane Gifford.

Everyone agreed that Gifford was special. The SMU community

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Dr. Peter Gifford.

held a memorial service for Gifford Nov. 21, and hundreds of family members, friends, faculty, staff and students packed inside the Perkins Chapel to honor and commemorate his life.

“The ceremony was beautiful,” said Chris Scott, a former student of Gifford’s. “It was great to remember what he’s built, especially in a program that I was a part of.”

Gifford was born in Winchester, Mass. May 7, 1945.

He grew up in the nearby town of

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HEALTH

THURSDAY n DECEMBER 11, 2014 finals

‘It’s the most [stressful] time of the year’ Students juggle tests, research papers, stress at the end of the semester Carleeann Allen Contributing Writer carleeanna@smu.edu Everyone is stressed around this time of year.

Finals have crept up on us and the holiday rush is in full swing.

There is no time to sleep and coffee is keeping students alive.

How do we deal with the stress and what should we change so that life doesn’t have to be so stressful?

As the first rays of sunshine began to shine through the windows of Fondren Library, Abby Argo is still studying after pulling an all-nighter.

She has her two hardest exams on the first day of finals and has no time to waste.

She’s stressed, tired and Christmas break has never felt further away.

This seems to be the trend in college.

Everyone is stressed because of class, jobs, internships and relationships.

Near the end of every semester with finals approaching and papers due, you’re lucky if there is time to sleep or even shower.

First-years go through their own sort of hell as they face their first college finals.

On the other end, seniors are stressed out as they hit the pavement in search of jobs and prepare to leave the SMU bubble.

Meaghan Poulin is a senior double majoring in communication studies and public relations, who is stressing about how to balance her senior workload with an internship.

“I would definitely say [I’m stressed about] completing my senior thesis and working at my internship during the school year,” said Poulin. “The uncertainty after graduation can also be really stressful.”

Amy Cooley is a first-year advertising major feeling the pressure as due dates creep closer.

“I'm most stressed about finals,” said Cooley. “Or more so my final writing assignment which is just a really big paper due soon.”

So how do you get through the stress of finals? And with the holidays coming up, how can you cope with all the extra tension that comes from travel,

family drama, holiday pounds and J-term?

Dr. David Crow is a psychology professor at SMU. He explained the scientific reasons for why stress has such a negative effect on us.

It overwhelms our bodies and releases a hormone called cortisol.

Cortisol suppresses our immune system, which makes those who are stressed more susceptible to becoming ill.

Crow’s advice is to try and procrastinate less, exercise more and write about the stress you’re facing in a journal or in a note to yourself.

“The pressure of the time frame gets students because everything happens at the end of the semester,” said Crow.

“Writing emotionally about the stress in your life has been proven to lower stress levels.”

Stress often results from negative life experiences or life events and is a well-known contributor to mood, mental disorders and suicide risk.

Everyone has his or her own way to handle stress.

Some people like to go to Dedman and workout, while

tips to avoid stress The key way to handle stress, according to HelpGuide.org, is to identify the sources of stress in your life and then learn how to cope with them.

• Avoid unnecessary stress

• Accept the things you can’t change

• Alter the situation

• Make time for fun and relaxation

• Adapt to the stressor

• Adopt a healthy lifestyle

For more information and tips on handling stress visit helpguide.org.

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Sara Schaffer writes a paper for her British Literature class in Fondren Library.

others like to hunker down in their rooms and watch an episode or two on Netflix.

“I try to give myself a mini vacation every day, whether it's going for a run, grabbing a Starbucks or reading a few Buzzfeed articles,” said Poulin.

“I think it's really important to give your mind a break to increase productivity.”

Alan Winkelman is a junior environmental science major who plays video games to relieve stress.

Working out also helps combat anxiety about gaining the “Freshman 15,” an expression that is used to describe the weight gain that happens to most freshmen when they enter college.

“I'm a little worried about the Freshman 15 after Thanksgiving break and with finals coming

up, which means stress eating,” said Cooley.

Sara Schaffer is a junior art history and English major.

The pressure of the real world is beginning to surpass the pressure finals used to bring.

“Finals obviously are a big thing, but there’s more stress as a junior because the pressures of the real world are creeping in,” said Schaffer. “It makes me nervous about what I’m going to be doing post-college because I am not sure about that yet.”

SMU has counseling and psychiatric services for students who need it.

From individual counseling to group counseling, the Health Center works to accommodate everyone’s needs.

Mental disorders affect a large percentage of college students. Stress, lack of sleep,

and unpleasant life events all contribute to feelings of despair and sadness.

Depression is more common than most think, especially among college-aged people.

14.5 percent of college students have depression and 30.3 percent have “felt so depressed it was difficult to function” at least once in the last 12 months.

For more information please visit the Suicide Prevention Resource Center website.

Please visit the SMU Health Center website for more information about CAPS or call 214-768-2277 to schedule a triage appointment.

With the right balance of sleep, eating and studying, any student can make it through finals week without any huge mishaps.

holiday

Baylor University Medical Center decks the halls to improve morale caroline hicks Contributing Writer cahicks@smu.edu The holidays are a time for family and friends to be together and enjoy the cheer and happiness of the season.

Baylor University Medical Center is enabling patients and visitors to feel at home while in the hospital.

“We do quite an extensive review of our decorations for the holidays,” said Joe Valenzuela, manager of guest relations.

“We actually have a designer that comes in that’s worked with us for 10 years who will put up decorations all throughout our main waiting areas,” Valenzuela said.

As patients walk through the hospital, their spirits are lifted by the holiday cheer in the form of Christmas decorations, like the 12 Christmas trees on Baylor’s campus.

“The holiday decorations were actually put up this last weekend,” said Healing Arts Performance coordinator Benny Barrett.

“They had a crew of about 50 people that just came in here and within four hours totally changed the whole environment,” Barrett said.

In addition to the poinsettias, wreaths and trees, 62 different performers will be in and out of the hospital this season spreading holiday cheer.

“We gear it for the patient, their family and friends,” Barrett said.

“We have two other events

with our Santa Claus,” Valenzuela said. “We have a huge event for all patients to come down and take a picture with Santa Claus down here in our main lobby near administration, and then we have an event that involves our NICU where Santa will go up to the NICU and be with patients and babies,” Valenzuela said.

Through decorations, live music and events, Baylor University Medical Center is making each patient’s stay away from home feel like a true home for the holidays.

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The Southern Gentlemen performing in the lobby of the Owen Arts Center.

Sing your heart out, boys

Southern Gentleman impress at winter concert lauren castle Contributing Writer lcastle@smu.edu

Sixteen men wearing black blazers, white shirts, and blue jeans stood in front of a crowd of around 50 people. It was the Southern Gentlemen's winter concert on Tuesday night. The group performed in the lobby of the Meadows School of the Arts’ Owen Center.

The audience yelled members’ names to show support during the concert. Vocal performance major Marissa Pyron attended

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crowds, arresting 13 people.

Recently, President Obama called for U.S. protests to remain peaceful despite upset responses to the Brown and Garner rulings.

“As painful as these incidents are, we can’t equate what’s happening now with what

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become a legitimate chapter within the next year.

Of the 6,661 students at SMU that reported a religious preference, 128 affiliated with Judaism – only about 2 percent of the population.

Rice noticed among many of his friends that the lack of Jewish presence on campus nearly deterred them from attending the university.

“We hope to change that for sure,” he said. “We want to influence people 10 years down the line and be a part of their decision making process when they’re applying to college.”

AEPi member and senior Malachi Haimes said they do so through recruitment events that are meant to be casual and fun.

They host cookouts, take trips to Top Golf and watch sporting events together.

“It’s really like a friendship making process,” Haimes said.

“We’re not trying to force them to do anything. It’s just relaxed.”

with friends.

“I am trying to support my fellow a cappella groups,” said Pyron, a member of the new coed a cappella group Stampede.

Pyron likes that the Southern Gentlemen is composed of a variety of majors and not only vocal performance.

The all-male a cappella group performed 10 songs which included seven group numbers and three solos. The songs’ genres ranged from oldies to soul to Top 40 music. Sophomore Luke Nassar performed John Legend’s 2006 song

“Save Room.”

“Save room for my love. Save room for a moment to be with me,” crooned Luke Nassar while strumming his guitar.

Southern Gentlemen had the crowd dancing and singing along to their rendition of The Isley Brother’s 1959 hit “Shout.”

First-year Matthew Moròn believes Southern Gentlemen stand out compared to other allmale a cappella groups.

“They have a certain charisma,” said Moròn, a vocal performance major. “They make you want to listen.”

was happening 50 years ago,” Obama said.

“This is in response to police brutality. Like many universities and cities around the country, we’re going to do a die-in. We’re going to lay on the ground like dead, prostrate bodies,” graduate student Forrest Turner said.

Another aspect of the SMU protest was to take to Yik Yak, a social media avenue where posters

remain anonymous.

“We decided to infiltrate Yik Yak in a way. We constantly posted #BlackLivesMatter,” Russell said. “That’s all it took for there to be an uproar. Where was all that anger before when people were being killed?”

Some students did not take kindly to this presence on Yik Yak and responded to the #BlackLivesMatter posts.

Rice said the long-term goal of the organization is to attract more prospective students in order to foster a stronger Jewish culture.

Jewish Studies Professor Shira Lander is enthusiastic about the culture growing on campus.

“It’s emerging into its own,” Lander said. “I think it’s a very energetic and robust culture and I see that not just amongst the undergrads but among the graduate students as well.”

In her time as an undergraduate at Yale University, Lander belonged to a Jewish organization called Hillel, an experience that she said added tremendously to her college experience.

Hillel is an organization for undergraduate and graduate Jewish students. Senior member of SMU’s chapter Heather Solov said the group provides students with a blend of social and cultural program.

“It’s really meant to serve as a home away from home for Jewish students,” Solov said. “We host Shabbat dinners, outings to places like Dave and Busters,

holiday celebrations, and classes and discussions on a wide variety of topics.”

Professor Lander is excited that another outlet for Jewish students has come to campus.

“Any institutional contribution to Jewish life at SMU is going to improve the life at SMU generally,” Lander said. “I think anytime there’s active, vibrant student activity with positive goals it enriches the campus community all around.”

Haimes said the organization has been a support group for him.

“I really like the guys,” he said. “Once I met them and started hanging out with them I noticed they were really genuine, which is what I look for when I’m making friendships.”

Rice stressed the strong bond that creates between the members of the fraternity.

“It’s important for us to stick together, especially with what’s going on in the world right now,” he said. “There’s a lot of hate out there and it’s important to have each others backs and be there to support each other.”

Newton before going on to obtain his master’s degree and Ph.D. in exercise physiology at the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University.

He came to SMU in 1973 with a strong concept of wellness and how it should be implemented into the curriculum.

He went out and researched dozens of different universities around the country to compare their wellness programs, but no one really had anything to offer. Gifford changed that. He pioneered the program at SMU, which became the model for anyone who wanted to look at a wellness program.

“He believed there was something about your own self agency that you needed to develop in order to become a well person,” said David Chard, dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. “He hired people that he believed could deliver that message.”

The wellness program at SMU is two-fold, but its overall focus is to offer classes that reflect the University’s philosophy of a wellrounded education enhancing the social, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual welfare of students.

PRW I is a one credit hour course required for graduation that is designed to strengthen the relationship between the student and the university. The course focuses on the transition into college and how to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. PRW II is a fitness course also required for graduation that focuses on the physical side of wellbeing. Students can choose from a variety of individual and fitness classes, including power yoga, weight training, rock climbing, jogging and even scuba.

Working as a PRW I and senior applied physiology instructor, Gifford’s lessons reached many students. He was always involved in many aspects of campus life. He even played his hand as the PRW II ping pong teacher one year.

“He played every class, talking to each person and telling them

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Gifford had an impact on several of his students throughout his career.

what they needed to do to improve,” said Samantha Canonico, one of Gifford’s five children. “He never felt like he was above his students.”

Gifford believed that wellness plays a major role in each person’s life. He always said that if you have the desire and affirmation to make it a great day, it’s going to become a great day. He was an inspiration to those in his private life as well as his public one.

Gifford received numerous letters from former students before he passed. One of those former students, a male in his 30s, had been battling cancer on and off for quite some time. He was depressed and didn’t want to live anymore. But after looking back and remembering Gifford’s teachings, even from so long ago, he decided to take on a positive attitude and became determined to beat his illness. And he did.

“He was just one of those people where every time you met with him, you walked away with a little something that you didn’t have before,” Chard said.

Gifford was passionate. He believed and communicated to his students that people get to decide their future, whether you’re going to have a good day or a bad day, it’s all under your control.

“He always said that you can’t try. You either do it or you don’t do it,” Diane Gifford said. “He believed that, he told his students that and he taught that.”

He wanted to empower his students, to break them out of their shells. He thought that each one was special and could contribute things

to him that he didn’t already have.

Before each semester, Gifford would print out the names and photographs of each of his students and study them carefully so that he could acknowledge them by name.

“Going to class and seeing this man smile just put all of my troubles and worries aside,” Scott said. “It was incredible to see a man so proud of life.”

Both inside and outside of the classroom, Gifford inspired all those around him with his positive energy, radiant smile and uplifting spirit. He was a loving and giving father, husband and friend. His wife, Diane, has four binders full of songs he wrote for her. His family members said they could count on one hand the number of times he ever got upset, and it usually involved something mechanical.

“He was always smiling,” daughter Lauren Gifford said.

“I think that’s something he’ll be remembered for.”

While Gifford struggled with many health issues, including two knee and hip replacement surgeries, he was always optimistic, even in his final days. He never complained, but instead focused on making every experience a positive one.

“We had many discussions, toward the end especially, where I asked him how I was going to do this, how I was going to live without him,” Diane Gifford said. “And he said to me, ‘you have to get up every day and you have to say you’re going to make it a great day, and you might not believe it at first, but eventually it’s going to be a great day.’”

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OPINION

THURSDAY n DECEMBER 11, 2014

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Keep the magic of Christmas alive Remember when Christmas was the most magical time of the year? Twinkling lights, freshlybaked cookies and the thrill of waking up in the morning to find presents and that Santa and the reindeer had eaten the cookies and carrots.

And it seems the magic fades away for most when we stop believing in Santa. There’s just something so thrilling about believing in something that brings such happiness to everyone.

In my house we have a motto around Christmas: “If you don’t believe, you don’t receive.”

Honestly, I believed until I was like 15. My parents did a freaking amazing job of making sure the magic lived on as long as possible. Those were the most magnificent winters of my life.

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My heart was broken when I found out it was really my neighbors putting the presents under the tree while we were out “looking for Santa.”

Recently, a young girl told my 9-year-old sister that Santa wasn’t real. The hurt and pain in her eyes was something I never wanted to see. Her heart was crushed that another magical creature to believe in had died.

I did my best to tell her that the girl was wrong, and she was just mad because she got coal

last Christmas.

I can only hope she believed me rather than the young girl who liked to crush dreams. Why do we have to stop believing in something that brought us such happiness as children? Why ruin happy things that bring us joy when our world is so horrible sometimes?

Believing in whatever it is you believe in should be a personal experience that brings you joy and should be shared if others welcome it. Don’t ruin the wonderment for others.

If believing in something makes our days a little brighter, why ruin that for someone else?

Everyone deserves to enjoy the magic as long as possible.

Esaili is majoring in journalism and minoring in human rights.

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A call for mutual respect Recent occurrences in Ferguson and New York have sparked protests across the country.

On Monday, SMU students participated in a die-in protest. Many participants in such protests have claimed that the two recent high-profile white-on-black shootings represent the issue of racism in America. Others have claimed the shootings represent the increase in police brutality to American citizens.

I respectfully disagree with both claims. The issue is much more serious than racism or police brutality. These publicized deaths illustrate a grave inability to respect one’s neighbors.

A lack of mutual respect was present in the Michael Brown and Ferguson police encounter.

When Michael Brown was approached by Ferguson police, it is not disputed that a confrontation ensued between them. Likewise can be seen from the video between NYPD and Eric Garner.

While Brown and Garner clearly disrespected law enforcement personnel, the police also failed to display respect to the individuals.

Each scenario resulted in the loss of life. Any destruction of life exhibits, on some level, a lack of respect for life.

Focusing on issues such as race and police brutality are unlikely to put a permanent end to situations, such as Ferguson and New York, that include a lack of respect.

While I support the right to free speech, protests on these issues only perpetuate divisive attitudes within society: citizens versus cops and whites verses blacks. In order to make any progress, society needs a uniting message that doesn’t promote divisive rhetoric.

Such unification must come from an idea that everyone can agree upon: mutual respect. No

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James lomeo Contributing Writer jlomeo@smu.edu

single person can enforce mutual respect upon an entire population.

However, each demographic in society can take action to ensure they respect everyone.

For example, citizens can display respect to police officers during lawful encounters by following all commands and treating the officers with dignity. Officers by utilizing non-lethal force in the instances where force becomes necessary.

The idea of mutual respect is not just limited to law enforcement circumstances. The notion should be applied in everyday life such as driving, walking to class or by participating in charitable works.

Perhaps people who are motivated to action by these recent issues can use the motivation to make a positive impact on their communities. Instead of spending time laying on the ground in protest, demonstrators should aim to make a bigger impact by engaging in uplifting positive action.

While the issues at hand are emotional, that should not be an excuse for unconstructive action.

Protestors can make a more lasting impact through exhibiting mutual respect.

Hopefully, citizens and community leaders can use these events and the upcoming holiday season to unite upon a message of promoting mutual respect.

Lomeo is majoring in computer science.

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The Victoria’s Secret 2014 Fashion Show was held in London last Tuesday and aired Dec. 9.

2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show astounds audiences Last week I predicted that the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show would be one of the best shows the company has produced.

And I was correct.

The show took place at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Add super-hot models wearing luxurious sleepwear and you already have a show set up for success.

There were six themes throughout the show in no particular order: gilded angels, exotic traveler, dream girl, university of pink, fairy tale and angel ball.

Dream girl was the first section to be displayed. Its inspiration was drawn from having the “best slumber party ever,” amplifying playful looks with lace and fuzzy-toed heels.

Frontliner Taylor Swift sang her hit “Blank Space.” She worked a silky pink and black nightgown with a matching robe that ran for miles just like her legs.

Memorable moments from

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this section were Lily Aldridge wearing powder-puff wings and Karlie Kloss wearing an all-lace ensemble.

Another glorified moment of the show was Ed Sheeran’s performance.

Sheeran sang “Thinking Out Loud” from his newest album “X” as supermodels and angels Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio revealed the two fantasy bras.

Lima and Ambrosio wore matching matador-inspired outfits. The red and blue jeweled costume had strands of crystal beads wrapped around the models as capes followed both behind.

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Mindless A poetic response to racial issues in America Look at this world, what has it come to?

We live in a corrupt place where lies are told And it’s so hard to tell the truth.

We live in a world where all we hear is negativity, Don’t you think that suppresses our youth?

It’s like planting a flower, but not giving it enough sunlight to grow And expecting it to bloom.

You see growing up, things were very watered down.

It was like I was trapped in the womb.

But as I grew older and became educated and intelligent, I realized This place leaks a lot of fumes.

“I was born here. Growing up, I study a lot of politics. I got a bachelor’s degree in political science. The unique fabric of our country, I respect.”

traditional creations from Asia and Europe for the exotic traveler section.

For the fun, spunky portion of the fashion show, Ariana Grande performed with her dancers while models displayed this year’s university of pink outfits.

Grande sang a welltransitioned five minute medley of songs from her second album “My Everything.”

The Pink clothing line had colorful patterns and graphic print following an urban theme.

While I won’t go into detail about every segment throughout the show, I will say that my favorite part was definitely the fairy tale theme.

The description read, “flowing frocks in earthy tones topped with iridescent details.”

Nature-inspired colors like sheer pink, mint and ivory complimented every model.

So I asked myself what could I do; how can I make this world a better place?

I mean it’s just me, a little voice in this big world full of space.

Then I looked in the mirror and realized I was a certain race.

For a minute I started thinking… Damn am I a disgrace?

Is it my fault I’m a certain color and I can’t change the look on my face?

But then I snapped out of it and realized I can do whatever I want, As long as I do what it takes.

You see people go through life speeding as they were in a car with no brakes, But me, on the other hand, I need to work twice as hard. I can’t afford breaks.

Now let me get on the topic of racism, and if you don’t think racism still exists, you need to go ahead and look deep within.

Time and time again I’ve been judged for the color of my skin.

It’s crazy how you can be born a certain color and all stereotypes come within.

Just because my skin is dark doesn’t mean I’m going to end up in the pen.

It doesn’t mean that when I’m walking down the street I’m going to commit a crime Nor does it give the right for a cop to shoot me six times.

It’s sad that when I walk down the street I feel like I’m at the wrong place at the wrong time.

I feel like I need to dress a certain way, I need to talk a certain way while all these eyes are watching me climb.

I feel like an outcast.

I feel as if people are still living partially in the past.

But the problems are a little different, You see racism isn’t the same as it was back then.

I wouldn’t even call it racism, I would call it racial bias.

The media is the center for this and they all want us to buy this.

They will show your kids that colored people are the root of all violence.

So when they grow up they already have a preconceived notion… mindless.

By Ajee Montes Montes is a junior majoring in business.

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Meadows Costume S hop shows creativity, spirit of students Campbell Flemmons Associate Online Editor cflemmons@smu.edu In the basement of the Owen Arts Center behind a seemingly ordinary gray door lies a magical treasure trove that few students outside of Meadows know about. Entire rooms are packed with hundreds, if not thousands, of costumes from SMU plays, operas and dance recitals. Dresses, doublets, vests and pantaloons that seem to have been lifted straight out of a history book or old painting are hanging on racks and hidden away behind cabinets.

There are also accessories like hats, gloves and hoopskirts in the rooms and rolls of fabrics of intricate patterns and bold colors. The fabrics will be used for designs that will soon be brought to life.

This little corner of campus is the Meadows Costume Shop. It’s a unique and exciting wonderland for students seeking costumes old and new for a production. It is also a place for graduate design students to practice their craft.

“I think what I most like about the costume shop is the welcoming and creative atmosphere it has,” said graduate design student Amanda Macarthur.

The main room is filled with design supplies, sewing machines, mannequins and in-progress costumes. There are also a few faculty offices and a special corner for costume laundry and fabric dye.

Costume Shop Manager Melissa Panzarello is the one who supervises the area. She is in charge of overseeing the build, or costume production, per show, purchases, costume stock, budgets, allocating funds and managing the workload.

Depending on the budget for a show, Panzarello will buy or rent the costumes or have them made.

“About 25 to 50 percent of the

costumes are built for the show,” she said. “This process involves either the staff pattern maker and stitcher, professional over hire or students from class.”

This year Meadows needs costumes for 11 shows, and the exact number per show varies.

One show could require 200 pieces while another may only need 60.

This amount of work could never be completed without two key staff members: Cutter, Draper, and Pattern Maker Genie Stallings and First Hand / Stitcher Marika Wynne. It’s a lot of hard work, but the collaborative efforts of the costume shop and the students help this process run smoothly.

All designers have individual approaches to the creativity process, but everyone is committed to creating the best pieces possible.

Macarthur said that she starts with multiple readings of a script to better understand the characters she is designing for. From there, she meets with the director and other designers.

“These meetings are often a discussion on research, collected images and individual perspectives that are melded into one vision,” she said.

After these meetings, the designer begins the sketching process. He or she creates looks that will best suit a character and that will work with the production and actors.

Then they move to the shop where they assemble the costumes.

This involves several steps such as making patterns, sewing the look together and final fittings.

When students have completed their designs or renderings, Stallings begins creating a pattern. This pattern is what will be used to create the physical garment. She takes the design and turns it into a reality.

“I love how excited a young designer becomes when they see that their work has come to life,”

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The Meadows Costume Shop provides costumes for all the poductions on campus.

said Stallings.

Each show is different, but the process is fairly similar. Stallings finds patterns in stores or online that fit the show. Then she finds all the right measurements and makes sure that the end product will capture the designer’s vision.

When Stallings is finished making the pattern, SMU alumnae Marika Wynne (BFA Dance Performance ‘12) takes over. Her job is to stitch.

She cuts out the fabrics based on Stallings’ patterns and stitched those pieces together. Wynne typically uses a sewing machine, but some of the details need to be hand stitched.

The complexity of the garment varies, but ultimately, the process is about knowing how to piece together fabric. Currently, she is working on pieces for the upcoming play “Look Homeward, Angel.” During the interview, she was working on a jacket that had 13 parts as well as lace detailing. One time at a summer internship, she had a sleeve of a blouse with 48 pieces.

“I like the instant gratification,”

she said. “I like that I’m producing something tangible.”

The fitting process is important to many designers because it allows them to make sure their vision is physically working with the actor. During this process, designers get to start creating the physical garments based on of their ideas. They collaborate with actors to create costumes that make a fictional character a reality.

“That is visceral and really breathes life into the characters that for so long have merely been on the page,” said Macarthur.

Fittings are also important for the actors. It’s the first time they are trying on these costumes, and this is where they get to feel like their characters.

“The first time you try on a costume is the first time you feel the character breathe into you,” said senior acting major Andrea Flowers.

Her character in “Look Homeward, Angel” is Madame

Elizabeth, a stylish, bold woman who owns a brothel.

Her costumes reflect this character, and she loved that both she and the designer were eager to create such a look.

Graduate acting student Taylor

Harris and cast member in “Look Homeward, Angel” felt similarly about the costume process.

“One of my favorite things in every costume fitting is when the designer picks up a costume piece that they really love, and you immediately love it, too,” said Harris.

“That’s when you know that that shirt or hat or jacket is really going to tell the story you want to tell.”

After it’s used, every piece is stored away in the Owen Arts Center basement.

The costumes may then be used for Meadows events or loaned out to other universities.

Students are not allowed to borrow costumes for their own personal use.

The costume shop keeps the costumes to reuse for additional shows.

However, at the end of each year, Panzarello checks to see if there are any pieces that can’t be reused.

These pieces are either repurposed or donated.

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SMU women’s basketball loses against Texas A&M Addison Bolin Contributing Writer abolin@smu.edu The SMU women's basketball team (4-5) lost to the undefeated Texas A&M Aggies 70-62 Tuesday night during the first white out game of the season.

With only 97 students in attendance at tip-off, according to the student entrance attendance log, SMU fans were outnumbered.

Texas A&M fans filled the bleachers behind the Aggie bench and spilled over into the SMU student section.

In an effort to "white out the Aggies," white SMU basketball shirts were given to the first

300 fans. The T-shirts ran out before tip-off, but a majority of fans opted out of wearing their free shirts.

With little white in the crowd and a lack of fan participation, the game was ultimately an unsuccessful white out.

The game was promoted

by SMU Panhellenic. Sorority women were encouraged by their chapters to attend the game in support of the team and the Panhellenic organization.

One sophomore member of Alpha Chi Omega attended the game but didn't see the turnout Panhellenic was hoping for.

"We were supposed to come to represent our sorority, but I don't really see anyone here,"

Catherine Lehman said.

With finals around the corner, one student in attendance believed that finals were the reason there were so few student fans.

"A lot of people aren't here because it's finals time and they're studying I'm sure," sophomore business major Tess Nemec said.

The women's basketball team plays their next home game against Houston Jan. 3 in Moody Coliseum.

The Mustangs also play on Dec. 20 and 21 in the St. Johns Invitational in Queens, New York.

Mustangs take on Indiana State Dec. 20 and then play Auburn/St. John’s on Dec. 21.

Thank you, SMU

Student-athlete reflects on her time at SMU

Courtesy of Courtney Madden

Courtney Madden at the 2014 AAC Track & Field Championship.

Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu As I approach my final days as a student at Southern Methodist University, I feel every emotion possible. Most people say “bittersweet,” but I think even that word isn’t enough to express the way I feel. I am so honored to receive a degree from, what I believe to be, the greatest university in the nation. Three and a half years ago at my high school graduation my classmates and I were told the best days of our lives were yet to come… and they were right.

All my life it was my dream to be a collegiate athlete and never in my life did I think that was possible. I want to start by thanking my coaches for giving me the opportunity to pursue my lifelong dream. College track and field taught me lessons and boundaries I will carry out in every aspect of my life. From diversity and respect to timeliness, commitment and dependability, SMU athletics taught me ethics, ideals and values that I will forever cherish.

As a collegiate athlete, I experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Now as a person in the ‘real world” I will forever strive to feel the thrill

of victory again. I will always remember the agony of defeat I felt on the track and the times I worked through the pain to feel the thrill of victory again. I will never forget how incredible that feeling was and how worth it that moment of victory turned out to be.

If I could go back in time I wouldn’t change one thing. I am so thankful for this University and the faculty and staff who helped all of the students grow. Walking into a classroom where the professor knows your name is something you can’t find at every university.

Although that didn’t always work in our favor attendance-wise, it gave all of us some sort of obligation and standard we felt we needed to meet. In most cases, I found myself not wanting to let my professors down.

My advice to you would be to take a step back and never rush anything. That research paper you’re dreading and thinking you won’t ever be able to finish, you’ll finish and you will do fine. What they didn’t tell us at high school graduation is how precious life truly is.

Live in the moment, make memories, make mistakes and learn from them, and never ever forget to tell the ones you love how much you care about them.

Appreciate the people in your life, appreciate the time you have with them and realize how precious these moments are.

Realize what you have today could easily be gone tomorrow and most of the time life isn’t fair.

Most of my favorite college memories were made with my best friend Hannah Catherine Moss, who suddenly passed away from an undetected heart condition in her sleep. Speaking at my best friend's funeral was never in my college plans, but what I realized is we’re never given something we can’t fight through.

Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Hannah, especially with college drawing to an end, and I will never forget the precious moments we shared. Hannah’s motto was, “When it hurts most – laugh.” So I encourage you to just simply laugh.

Things will get hard, but you will get through them. Cherish every moment, every memory and count your blessings everyday.

In closing, I’d like to thank The Daily Campus, for giving me the opportunity to serve as the sports editor. I had the absolute time of my life. I can't wait to look back in a few years and see how much all of our teams have grown.

Thanks for the memories SMU! Pony up.