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In fall 2014, SMU students will enjoy brand new residence halls, a state-of-the-art dining facility, innovative classrooms, seminar space, another parking garage and their very own professors-in-residence — all part of the new Residential
Commons complex.But as construction begins
on the $134.5 million project, current dorm residents already are footing part of the bill for future amenities they likely will not be able to enjoy.
In 2010, SMU officials announced ambitious plans to transfer to a residential commons model with the goal of improving the university academically. Eight years later, SMU has only raised enough donor money for two of five residential halls.
Nevertheless, the university broke ground on April 20 and
has plunged ahead to build the entire complex. In addition to donations, SMU will fund the project through bond proceeds and rent revenue, according to a 2010 news release.
What current students may not know is that they are already paying for these future perks. Dorm rent for this academic year and 2012 to 2013 jumped by nearly $300 per year, nearly twice the $150 increase for the 2010 to 2011 year.
Steve Logan, executive director of Residential Life and Student Housing, said “The rationale for the varied increases
is tied to the Residential Commons model.”
As a Virginia-Snider resident, Will Slack believes paying a higher rent now will indirectly benefit him.
“I think it’s one of those things that’s a shared sacrifice and a shared reward,” he said.
But Ayen Bior, a student living in Cockrell-McIntosh, said she could use the extra money to buy textbooks and school supplies.
“What upsets me even more is that it will more than likely
ACADEMICS
Footing (part of) the bill
When SMU announced human rights as a major, graduation dates changed for two students.
Though they won’t be graduating with the majority of their classmates in May, Shirin Tavakoli and Samantha Matthews will be the first students to graduate from SMU with a bachelor’s degree in human rights.
And, they are doing so in the same calendar year the major was created.
“It’s something I’m really passionate about, so it’s worth staying an extra semester,” Tavakoli said.
Tavakoli embarked on her senior year as a triple major in political science, international studies and history.
Matthews, on the other hand, took two years of business classes then switched to psychology her junior year.
But in September, their plans changed.
Now, human rights is Matthews’ only major and Tavakoli, who is still a triple major, replaced history with human rights.
“If it was a major from the beginning, it would be my only major,” Tavakoli said.
Though it’s Matthews only major, she said it would have made her decision easier from
the beginning.“I’ve always thought to
myself: ‘If only human rights were a major,’” she said. “And now it is.”
Dr. Rick Halperin, the director of the Embrey Human Rights Program, began teaching human rights at SMU in 1990.
Classes were initially taught through the history department, but after receiving a $1 million donation, the human rights program officially launched July 1, 2006.
As more students became interested in the program, the Board of Trustees declared SMU the first college in the South and the fifth in the country to offer the major in September.
Tavakoli, who came to the U.S. from Iran in 2008, said she was sold on SMU after she saw it had a human rights program.
Thus, she was overwhelmed with excitement when she found out she could now get a degree in what she was truly passionate about.
“Part of the reason I chose SMU was because of the human rights program,” she said. “I didn’t even think twice about it. And now that it is a major, I know coming here was totally worth it.”
Matthews, however, wasn’t aware of the program until she came to SMU.
“I actually didn’t learn about the program until
Current residentspaying for future
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With Mitt Romney’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate almost set in stone, the focus has shifted to a new topic: who will be his running mate?
“I want someone who without question could be president, and there are women who meet that requirement as well as men,” Mitt Romney told Larry Kudlow on Tuesday night’s Kudlow Report on CNBC.
With about two-thirds of the Republican presidential primaries completed, Romney has become the sole front-runner in the GOP race.
Only 460 more delegates are needed to secure Romney’s nomination, with 684 in the bag already. His closest competitor Newt Gingrich dropped out of the race Tuesday.
Even though Romney has a strong lead over any other contender in the GOP race, some hesitation surrounds whether or not he would be a strong enough opponent in the general election to beat President Barack Obama.
On the primarily conservative campus of Southern Methodist University, the debate over the strongest contender to knock Obama out of office surges, along with suggestions as to which
POLITICS
Who SMU students want for Romney’s VP
LEXIE HAMMESFAHRContributing Writer
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LECTURE
Politics was the topic of the night at the SMU Tate Lecture on Tuesday in McFarlin Auditorium.
Conservative and Pulitzer prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer and Emmy award winning broadcast journalist Bill Moyers touched on key aspects in America’s domestic sphere.
Keven Ann Willey, the vice president of The Dallas Morning News and moderator of the event, centered the discussion on two central themes: the upcoming presidential election and the current status of the politic.
Both men critiqued Barack
Obama and his policies.“Obama has become the most
imperial president of imperial America. He has his own private drone army and intelligence force,” Moyers said.
For Moyers, who had great aspirations for Obama’s presidency, Obama has failed to deliver.
“He was the apotheosis of 320 years of race relations in America. He had a persona and a vision for the country,” Moyers said.
“But, after the healthcare bill, he has had little domestic success.”
Krauthammer spoke out against Obama’s healthcare policy — the administration’s
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Speakers discuss future of politics
Bill Moyers and Charles Krauthammer discuss Mitt Romney’s chances against President Obama] during Tuesday evening’s Tate Lecture.
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It’s not everyday that a Canadian television star plays an “American Idiot,” but at the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s newest show of the same name, former Degrassi star Jake Epstein tackles one of the three lead roles in the Green Day themed musical.
For Epstein, its a chance to play out a dream he has had since he was 12 years old.
“Green Day was actually the first concert I ever went to,” Epstein said.
Epstein isn’t a stranger to musical theater, or music as a whole.
As a teenager, Eperstein played in numerous bands with his friends.
“I could list them all but that would take all afternoon,” Eperstein said.
In “American Idiot,”
Eperstein plays Will. As Eperstein describes it, Will
is “a stoner, slacker type” that finds out life-changing news in the show’s second number “Jesus of Suburbia.”
“‘Jesus of Suburbia’ is one of my favorite numbers in the show,” Eperstein said. “It’s so loud and in your face but it also is essential in moving the story along. A lot happens in that number.”
The performer claims that “American Idiot” is equal parts political statement and rock-musical.
“There are huge political undertones in the musical,” Epstein said. “Green Day’s music is sort of like that...it’s good to listen to but it also has a serious side.”
As part of the show, Epstein tours across America with the
cast members. While the actor admits that the traveling can be a little rough, Epstein says that the cast is incredibly close.
“Honestly, doing this show was the most fun I’ve ever had on stage,” Epstein said.
“American Idiot” runs at the Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center May 8 through May 20.
- Chase Wade
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Director Joss Whedon and Chris Hemsworth on the set of “The Avengers.” Hemsworth plays Thor.
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Joss Whedon may not have a cape around his neck, but Hollywood may soon
be calling him a super hero after his newest directorial venture “The Avengers” opens May 4.
Already a smashing success overseas, “The Avengers” is expected to garner an unheard of $500 million in just 10 days abroad.
Marvel Studios is hoping that Whedon’s seemingly Midas touch triggers the same success across U.S. box offices.
In an interview with The Daily Campus, Whedon discussed the challenges of making such a hyped- about movie.
Whedon was with “The Avengers” from start to finish as he both wrote and directed the story.
“Every time you write a script, you’re dealing with an established universe,” Whedon said. “It’s hard for me not to fall into the cadences of the characters. In fact, it’s a lot easier when you’ve already seen them acted out in
other films.” While the film may be set
in New York, Whedon and Marvel Studios chose to film the movie in Cleveland.
“Cleveland had some financial advantages, rebate wise, and that’s always a big thing for Marvel,” Whedon said. “They were also very accomadating in terms of letting us blow up their city. Filming there was actually a joy.”
Whedon claims that part of the reason he was so drawn to “The Avengers” was that he was able to relate to the characters.
“The Avengers are all really messed up people, I think it is a fine reflection of me,” Whedon said.
In the business, Whedon is known as a miracle maker of sorts. Called in countless of times to rescue a flawed script, Whedon is one of Hollywood’s most dependable script doctors.
However, one could say it’s in Whedon’s genetic makeup to be a script wrtier as both his father and gradfather wrote scripts.
“They were both enormously funny men who worked extremely long hours,” Whedon said. “I learned a great
deal about stories from my dad. Most time just by inadvertently listening to him, watching him or by reading what he did.”
Perhaps some believe that Whedon’s biggest challenge when directing “The Avengers” would be dealing with his high-profile, tightly-scheduled all- star cast. However, Whedon provides the contrary.
“I didn’t have as many problems because my actors actually wanted to be together,” Whedon said. “They enjoy each other.”
Even though Whedon compares his role as director to that of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury (“The Avengers’” gatherer), the director claims that there is one aspect that keeps them apart.
“I can see out of my left eye,” Whedon said, commenting on Jackson’s fake eye-patch in the movie.
A self-proclaimed comic-book geek, Whedon practically grew up with “The Avengers.” When asked what super power he would want if he were a super hero himself, Whedon knew exactly what to say.
“I would have the power of invisibility,” Whedon said. “Then I wouldn’t have to show up for as many shooting days.
-Chase Wade
ON THE STAGE
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Scott J. Campbell (Tunny), Van Hughes (Johnny) and Jake Epstein (Will) in “American Idiot.”
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Anna Faris talks armpit hair, new comedy ‘Th e Dictator’
Last summer, Anna Faris was a hit at parties.
Admittedly, the actress (after a couple of drinks) would raise her armpits and show whoever was interested her freshly grown armpit hair.
“I was very naive about it,” Faris said. “I was sort of thinking that maybe it would grow in kind of thin and wispy. And that was not the case. It was dark and thick and defined my whole summer.”
To some, Faris got off lucky; Sasha Baron Cohen has a reputation for going to the extreme in his films.
In her newest film “The Dictator,” Faris plays opposite Baron Cohen as a hippie/love interest for the actor’s tyranical dictator character.
Faris says the role was not much of a stretch for her.
“She’s [Ana’s character] got a great heart,” Faris said. “She’s sort of passionately naive and very idealistic, to a fault, I think.”
Anyone who know Baron Cohen’s history in film knows that the comic doesn’t miss a chance
to offend or shock his audience. Faris didn’t let his reputation affect her decision to take on the role.
“I feel like I’ve been a part of so many offesive comedies that I’m a little numb to it,” Faris said. “Sasha’s like a crazy genius, he’s very intellectual and thoughtful.”
While Baron-Cohen may not have swayed her into choosing the role, there was one person she was concerned about in regard to the film.
“The first thing I start worrying about is my mom and what she’s going to think,” Faris said. “She
always wants me to play Amelia Earhart or something.”
Even though Faris’ mother may not enjoy the film, the actress hopes the audience appreciates “The Dictator” for the comedy it is.
“I think a lot of will really enjoy the critical political messages. And maybe, you know, people will enjoy it all.”
“The Dictator” opens nationwide on May 16.
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help students who are fully supported by their parents in the first place but it will leave independent students like myself with a gaping hole in our pockets,” Bior said.
In 2014, when the conversion to the Residential Commons takes place, sophomores will be required to live on campus and almost all existing halls will house freshmen and sophomores together.
According to an average of rent figures published on SMU’s housing website, residence hall rates for 2012 to 2013 will cost $8,367 for double or triple occupancy rooms — the common model.
It’s the second straight year in which rents have climbed by roughly $300, doubling the increase from the 2009 to 2010 academic years.
During the groundbreaking of the Residential Commons, President R. Gerald Turner announced that nine donors have committed $1 million or more, with another nine contributing $100,000 or more towards these facilities.
In total, SMU has raised only $47 million out of $134.5 million, according to an SMU newsletter.
However, Brad Cheves, vice president of development and external affairs, said that fundraising for the commons is on track.
Logan believes this $134.5 million venture is worth it.
He says SMU is one of the few institutions in its peer group that requires its students to live on campus for only one year.
He hopes the new model will “continue to attract the high end students academically to SMU,” similarly to what he has seen at Vanderbilt and Rice.
Logan said that in researching this project, SMU has found that universities with two-year live-on requirements have a better campus community.
Sophomores, he said, will have a stronger connection with the university and the campus will see a heavier concentration of students, adding to the vibrancy of the SMU experience.
Allie Feldman, a senior at SMU, said living on campus for two years was a great experience.
“Everything is much more convenient, and you feel more integrated into campus life than you do when you move off campus,” she said.
La Tina Jackson, the residential community director of Cockrell-McIntosh, visited both Vanderbilt and Rice to learn about their residential commons.
Vanderbilt has 10 different residential communities, a student union, cafeteria, gym, convenience store and classrooms exclusive for first-year students.
“It is their selling point when students come for the tour and see, ‘Wow, we have our own community,’” Jackson said.
Some attribute the high retention rate at Vanderbilt to its residential communities.
Its first-year retention rate is 96 percent, which is seven percent higher that SMU’s retention rate of 89 percent.
Vanderbilt has received an increasing number of applicants each year since the implementation of its residential commons model in 2008.
SMU hopes to achieve the same success that Vanderbilt has accomplished.
One way of doing that is by transitioning to a two-year, campus living requirement.
Although developers are taking ideas from different campuses to make the model
work, “ours is going to be our own hybrid SMU model,” Logan said.
In addition to multi-class living, one faculty member will live in each residential commons, serving as the academic head of that community.
The faculty will have apartments so they can host students for dinner, movies and discussions. In some cases, they will also teach classes in the commons.
Anthropology adjunct professor Martin Authier already serves as the faculty-in-residence for Virginia-Snider, the honors hall on campus.
He said his position helps him appreciate the complex lives students live outside of class.
For students, “it makes the faculty less intimidating when the students see them doing laundry or carrying their groceries into their apartment,” Authier said.
As SMU hikes up dorm rents to switch to a completely new residential model, Boaz resident Michele Keyes says she is neutral on the subject because she doesn’t pay the bills.
“But I’m sure my dad wouldn’t like it,” she said.
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AARO, so it did not influence my decision to come here,” she said.
“But now that I’m here, I see it was definitely meant to be.”
Since declaring human rights as their majors, both girls admit the last few months have been a challenge.
“Being able to waive my language requirements helped me
a lot,” Tavakoli said. “I’m in a field I’m really interested in, so while it’s been stressful, I love it.”
Matthews echoes Tavakoli’s outlook.
“It’s very exciting. Perhaps a little overwhelming trying to finish in one year,” she said.
“But, overwhelming in the best sense because I’m taking classes I want to be taking.”
Yet, both girls say it’s been a relief to have the support of their parents.
“They know how important this is to me and couldn’t be more encouraging in my decision,” Matthews said.
While Halperin expects the number of graduates with a degree in human rights to increase over the next few years, he acknowledges
that Matthews and Tavakoli are “an historic first for the university.”
“These first two graduates are clearly special in that they break a barrier for all future SMU graduates with a bachelor’s degree in human rights,” Halperin said.
“We will clearly remember this very first graduating class of two wonderful people.”
DEGREE: Human rights to get first graduates after fall semester
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E-reader pilot programs are popping up all over the country, bringing a new way of reading to K-12th graders, who are cracking the spine on alternative reading tools.
The Grand Prairie Independent School District is testing out Barnes and Noble’s Nook Books in the classroom. Combining technology with reading, Grand Prairie hopes to boost literacy using 21st century technology. Three middle schools in the area are part of this program.
“We each have 30 Nooks at each campus and 10 are available for checkout. The other 20 are available for use on campus,” Lisa Howell, the instructional media specialist at James Fannin
Middle School, said.Because Nooks are still geared
to the consumer markets, the costs are pricy, but many believe the educational payoff will be worth it.
“We have 30 [Nooks] worth $200 and then we have carrying cases,” Howell said. “Then we had to buy the e-books on top of that. So, it was definitely a financial venture, but one that we believe will prove to be extremely beneficial to our students.”
Teachers say the arrival of e-readers is creating an excitement for the age-old pastime – changing how students feel about reading one Nook at a time.
“It was amazing,” Howell said. “The students have been so excited. We have a waiting list of over 50 students at this time.”
The e-reader pilot program is expected to last though the end of the year.
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5NEWSWEDNESDAY ■ MAY 2, 2012The Daily Campus
vice presidential candidate might help Romney become president. Conversations with a handful of conservatives provide a sampling of sentiment.
“If the American population is stupid enough to not realize the economic downfall we have been experiencing due to current office decisions,” sophomore communication studies major James Mangum said. “Reelecting Obama as president is the worst possible decision, and will leave the U.S. in a worse economic condition than Greece within five years.”
“I would only vote for Romney if he changed his platform to reflect the two most important issues to me: reforming the banking system and humbling our foreign policy,” sophomore political science major Richard Gee said.
Millennials, or anyone between the ages of 18 and 30, are known to affiliate more with the Democratic Party than with the GOP. Only 36 percent of Millennial voters are affiliated with the GOP, according to a Pew Research Center for the People and the Press study. The study also found that enthusiasm for politics in the Millennials has cooled since Obama’s 2008 campaign and for his message of change.
Though some conservatives, like Gee, don’t necessarily agree that Romney is the answer to the country’s problems, most agree that to even have a shot at winning the presidency, a strong running mate is a necessity, such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio or Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
“Choosing Marco Rubio might help him win Hispanic voters. Paul Ryan might help him win the younger crowd, but I don’t think he can beat Obama,” Charlotte, N.C. native Gee comments. “Romney gives off a slick Republican vibe that is hard to get excited about.”
Alaina Leggette, a freshman economics major from Baton Rouge, La., thinks Rubio is the right choice as well. “Once he realizes he can help get Obama out and America back on track, I think he would go for it if Romney asks him to be his vice president,” she says.
Rubio has claimed, since summer, that he will not accept an offer to become Romney’s running mate. In an interview last week with CNN en Español’s Ismael Cala, he firmly said, “I’m not going to be the vice president. I’m not.”
Incoming SMU College Republicans President W. Tucker Keene disagrees regarding
Romney’s chances. “Absolutely, I think Romney can beat Obama! I don’t think it will be easy, but it is definitely possible,” he said.
Sam Welles, a junior history major from Wellington, Fla., believes Romney can secure the presidency as well.
“I think he can beat Obama because I feel that most people have lost faith in Obama and his ability to lead this nation in a positive way,” he said.
Keene, a sophomore political science major from South Dartmouth, Mass., believes that Romney’s biggest problem in winning votes right now is skepticism from the right over his largely moderate-to-liberal record as governor of Massachusetts.
He thinks Paul Ryan would be the best option for a vice president.
“Ryan’s budget is wildly popular with conservatives, and picking him as vice president would be a signal to the right that Romney isn’t going to abandon us,” he said. “His budget will already be on the table too. Obama and the Democrats are going to demagogue it to no end. So if the demagoguing is inevitable, why not put the man who defends and articulates its argument best on
the ticket?”Rubio and Ryan seem to stand
out as favorites among conservative-minded SMU students.
These two options are seen as the best aid to Romney in the race, who has the support of 45 percent of registered voters when compared to the 47 percent supporting Obama, according to a CNN Poll of Polls released Wednesday.
Wyatt Mesh, a junior engineering major from Kansas City, Mo., believes that for Romney to beat Obama, he has to use the president’s own words and actions against him and develop a clear, simple message that resonates with the common voter.
“Romney should exploit Obama’s weakness as a leader, especially given the fact that he couldn’t get most of his agenda through Congress when the Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate in 2009 and 2010,” Mesh said.
Mesh also believes the “obvious choice” is Rubio, who will bring “fire to the somewhat boring Romney camp,” along with securing the Hispanic vote and helping Romney to carry the key battleground state of Florida.
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
signature piece of legislation.“The Supreme Court will
probably overturn the individual mandate because of the federal government,” he said.
“Obama’s presidency has intruded on the life of the individual.”
Krauthammer went on to state that Obama’s policies have pushed America closer to European social democracy — commonly referred to as socialism in the American political sphere.
“Barack Obama was out to transform America and not amend it. Obama is interested in large things — healthcare, energy and education,” he continued.
However, Moyers asserted that America is far from being a socialist state.
“It is a straw man argument to allude to Europe. I see Obama following the progressive molds of previous Democratic administrations,” he said.
“I am the son of one of the poorest white men in Marshall, Texas. But, I benefitted from public services and institutions to become a good American from taxpayers I will never know.”
Both journalists spoke on the polarization of politics. Since the election of Obama, the rise of the Tea Party and the reemergence of social conservatism have resulted in increasing tension between Republicans and Democrats.
“We are having a great national debate — small government versus large government. Two parties are debating on the relationship of the federal government to the states,” Krauthammer said.
“But, in more grand terms, we are debating on the relationship between the government and its people.”
Krauthammer encouraged Mitt Romney to capitalize on what he sees as the weakest point in the Democratic platform.
In 2010, grassroots fiscal conservatives won control of the House of Representatives.
With greater power, Republicans have opposed and stopped many of Obama’s legislative appeals
on the national budget and security policy.
“2010 was a response to Obama’s government and its ideologies — healthcare and a large stimulus bill,” he said.
“If 2012 could look like 2010 and become a debate on ideas, the Republicans will win,” he said.
However, Moyers warned that it would be difficult for the 2012 presidential election to grow into an ideological debate.
“I think Obama and Romney are two of the weakest candidates to even run in a presidential race,” he said.
“And Romney has as little political experience as Obama had when he was running for office.”
Krauthammer echoed this sentiment.
“The primary process has definitely weakened Romney. Six months ago, the GOP was looking like it would win the election. Now, it is fifty-fifty,” he said.
“But, Romney can still have a coherent policy that focuses in on small government.”
However, the journalists disagreed on the fiscal platform of the Republican Party.
Moyers disagreed with Krauthammer’s assertion that the Republican Party has a small government platform.
“Both parties have largely increased our national debt. We should not forget that Bush bailed out the banks,” he said.
While both men embraced different political tendencies and stressed different policy points in their discussion, they both encouraged political compromise.
“All major policies in our past were supported, to some degree, by the opposition party.Obama passed the healthcare bill without Republican support,” Krauthammer said.
Throughout the night there was sporadic applause for Krauthammer and Moyers, but no statement received more applause than Moyers’ articulation on moderation — a possible signal of the public’s sentiment towards politics.
“We need compromise and peacemaking and not all out partisan war.”
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TATE: Call for less polarization in politics
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All right, everyone, we need to keep our cool.We’ve come to the end. We have no more scheduled class. Finals are today, and we’re getting ready for the big push
towards summer. Right now I’m sure many of you are in libraries or Umph,
studying, eating, wishing you were finished for the semester, at home or a party and relaxing for the first time in months.
But really, keep your cool.The next five days will be challenging. We all know this. Many
of us have been through finals week before. Our fingers turn yellow from tobacco use, or our minds buzz from caffeine. Some of you will sport terrifying looks of despair in Starbucks, and others will look like demons lurking through the West Stacks of Fondren with blood-shot eyes.
Hey, I know this is a stressful time of the year. But really, everyone, take a break.
Cool your jets. Let your mind relax. Eat something good for you.
In all seriousness, it’s important for us to remember to take care of ourselves, both physically and mentally, during this next week.
Many of my friends love to exercise during finals week because it relieves stress.
Sure, I love to work on my physical fitness, but let’s be honest, I’d rather go to Digg’s Taco Shop.
However, whether it’s eating out or working out, taking a ride on a bike or strolling through the park, a few minutes of relaxing can go a long way while you’re studying for hours in libraries and coffee shops.
There is no reason why you should be locked up in the scary, World War II submarine that is Fondren Library. There is little sunlight and a lot of processed air in there. Who knows what that is doing to your brain.
And even though drinking fifty-four ounces of coffee seems like a great idea when you’re tired, there will come a point when your body will shut down. Then you will be that awkward person who falls asleep and drools on themselves on the couches in the Meadows Library. You wouldn’t want that ending up on the SMU meme page, would you?
Every hour, take a ten minute study break. Stand up, move your butt and get the blood flowing through your body again.
Keep with you, hydrate yourself and don’t take odd pills to stay awake. Partying before those three finals probably isn’t the best idea. Save it for the big finish, should that be your prerogative.
When in doubt, take a nap. A rested brain is a functional one. And remember, there isn’t anything on these tests that you don’t already know.
These days are designed for you to review your knowledge and show the professors what you’ve got! I’m sure everyone will be fine.
Classmates, peers, it has been fun and a good semester. So let’s get to it, enjoy the summer and I’ll see you next year.
Michael is a sophomore majoring in communications studies and religious studies.
MICHAEL [email protected]
During my time at The Daily Campus, I have seen a lot of changes.
I first started here in 2009 as a staff photographer for the then photo editor Michael Danser — who taught me everything I know now about the field of photojournalism.
I’ve worked for six editors
in chief: Sarah Kramer, Ashley Withers, Jessica Huseman, Taylor Adams, Meredith Shamburger and Nicole Jacobson, and I have taken hundreds of thousands of photos at over a thousand separate events at SMU and abroad.
I’ve attended lectures, dinners, concerts, gallery openings, sporting events, red carpet premiers and runway shows.
I’ve met with professors, students, athletes, chefs, businessmen, artists, politicians and celebrities.
Since President Bush started visiting campus, the Secret Service has given me more background checks than I care to find out.
I’ve even taken photos at more restaurants than I’ve ever actually patronized.
In short, my time at The Daily Campus has opened up a world of opportunity to me that I could have never imagined when I first arrived at SMU.
It feels very strange to think about my graduation.
Sometimes, I forget that I won’t be a student here anymore; I imagine that, come August, I’ll be back, sitting at my desk in The Daily Campus office or watching a movie with my friends in Virginia-Snider.
I picture myself sitting in chapter with my brothers in BYX, or waking up wondering whether it’s worth my time going to class that morning.
Then I remember the illusion that it is.
Receiving a plaque from my fraternity as a symbol of my departure, the constant emails from SMU reminding me about graduation … even the casual invite to the SMU Alumni group on LinkedIn.
They all serve as harsh reminders that my time here has come to an end, and — ready or not — my future awaits.
In spite of all the people whose hands I’ve shook, whose photos I’ve taken or all of the wonderful experiences I’ve had serving as photo editor, what I value most of all are the people I’ve worked with day in, day out to produce this newspaper.
We’ve shared countless hours together coming up with quippy headlines, cracking jokes at other people’s expense and beating our heads against our desks because it’s midnight and we’re still not finished.
This semester has been no exception, so thank you Sarah, Tashika, Chase and Rahfin for putting up with me and allowing me to be a part of your lives.
Each of you made my time here all too memorable, and you each caused me less agony than you could have (except for Rahfin).
And for that, I say, “Go Grizz.”
If you had told me four years ago that I would be editor in chief of SMU’s school paper, I would have looked at you like you were crazy (you all know that look).
I would have smiled, and then *politely* said, you are mistaken — I will be president of my sorority in four years.
I’ve had those two sentences planned for the past two years knowing that my day, just like EICs before me, would come to say “goodbye.”
But now that my time at The Daily Campus is coming to an end, I’m at a loss of what to say beyond that.
I simply cannot put into words what The DC means to me.
If it weren’t for Rachael Borne, my roommate freshman year and one of my best friends to this day, I wouldn’t be a journalism major, and might not even be aware that The Daily Campus exists.
If she hadn’t spoken so highly of Tony Pederson’s ethics class,
I would be heading to graduate school to get my master’s degree in art history. So RB, when it all boils down to it, I have you to thank.
But being a journalism major only attributes to half of my experience on the Hilltop.
One of the best decisions I made at SMU was submitting an article to The Daily Campus.
I remember Professor Barta calling me (how she got my cell phone number is beyond me. But she IS Barta, after all) to tell me that my article on the dedication of The Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development Building was running in The Daily Campus the next day.
After writing a few dozen articles the remainder of the semester as a staff writer, Taylor Adams, the EIC at the time, told me I should apply for news editor.
I became a member of The Daily Campus family the spring semester of my junior year.
And, it’s history ever since. The memories and friendships
I have made during my time at the paper are ingrained in my heart forever.
From laughing so hard I had to use my inhaler to crying over trivial matters, I knew y’all had my back.
Spencer J, I honestly wouldn’t have made it through this semester without you. You weren’t just the photo editor to me. You were my other half, babycakes. Aside
from being the person to whom I vented/cried/laughed/yelled/etc., you are the sole reason everyone on staff got paid. I think I speak for all of us when I say, “Thanks.”
Tashika and Rahfin: I know I’m leaving the paper in good hands. I have no doubt in my mind that The Daily Campus will excel next year. I won’t be that annoying graduate who retweets or “likes” every story, but know I’m looking forward to seeing that newsletter every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Chase: I know I wasn’t always, easy, to deal with. But, you helped me to become, a, better journalist. I don’t know what I’ll do next year, without, someone constantly, making fun, of me. Now that we are, no longer co-workers, I’m ready, to go, on, a, date. Disney World?
To the rest of my Daily Campus family: I think we can all agree that this semester started off a little shaky with four people quitting within the first month. But as I think about every person on staff, I can’t imagine a better group of people to work with.
I wish I could address each of you, but know that you have made my last semester at college truly incredible.
I have learned something from each one of you, and I can only hope it’s reciprocal.
Remember you are a family. While it’s one defined by InDesign and late nights, I think it’s safe to say we don’t have a
deadline for keeping in touch. I can’t predict what will
happen in the semesters to come, but always have faith in what you do and stand your ground.
Keep in mind: we are independent of SMU and have been since 1915.
Most importantly: work on the lines, make sure there is always a pica of space, don’t be embarrassed if journalism professors and SMU administrators are in your favorites on your phone and ALWAYS sign out of your Facebook/Twitter and email accounts.
I think it’s only fair I say thank you to all my non-Daily Campus friends, too. Y’all have been more supportive and understanding during hectic days and long nights. You put up with my rants, tears and unfortunately, silent treatments, too. Thanks for making me feel like I never missed a Thursday night at HomeBar because my phone was constantly buzzing due to our group thread. But what means the most to me is that y’all were excited about “breaking news” on the Hilltop and were never hesitant to snap a photo of someone reading the paper on campus.
While I could probably write another 200 words, the opinion page isn’t getting any bigger.
So, like Ashley Withers said last semester, I’m only a tweet, phone call or email away.
And, maybe if I’m lucky enough, I will be fortunate enough to work with some of you in the future.
When I was younger everyone would tell me that college would be the fastest four years of my life and that the years only go by faster as you get older.
Well, I wish I took those words more seriously.
I remember my high school graduation from Northfield Mount Hermon, a small boarding school in Western Massachusetts, as if it was yesterday.
I can tell you what I was wearing, who I sat next to and naturally, what I did to celebrate.
But sitting here, less than two weeks away from my college graduation, I am absolutely floored by the memories I’ve had at SMU.
From the moment I stepped onto the Hilltop, I knew it was the place for me.
My mom was pleasantly
surprised as we were flying back east when I told her I had made my decision to attend SMU.
We had visited 10 different schools and the May 1 decision deadline was quickly approaching.
After my first month on the Hilltop I already had a close group of friends, many of whom are still dear to me, and had adapted very well to the Texas heat.
Although I acclimated well into the SMU community, there was one vital thing I was missing … a major.
Business classes were my first go to which lead me to an academic warning my first semester.
Although the term ended on a high note, I knew business was not my calling.
Advertising then entered the picture and a year later, journalism.
My first journalism classes were similar to many other students in the division, ethics of convergent media and writing and editing.
My professors, Tony Pederson and Pam Hackett, were some of the most intriguing people I had met and I quickly grew to enjoy both courses.
Second semester sophomore year I declared both my advertising and journalism majors and decided to get involved
… some people say a little too involved.
Through these various involvements, I’ve had the opportunity to showcase my talents and to learn from my mistakes.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of my professors at SMU, but particularly those in the division of journalism. From my beginning interactions with Pam and Professor Pederson I should have known I would consider you all a part of my journalism family. People in other departments do not understand the bond we all share … but they don’t need to.
To everyone in the division — I ’ve spent countless all nighters with you, cried with you and laughed with you.
If I look back on my time as a first-year I would never think some of my most vivid college memories would be in the J-school wing of Umphrey Lee. From early mornings to late evenings, we’ve made it through and we have done it truly as a team.
Although I am unaware of which journalism path I will take, I want to especially thank the broadcast class I’ve grown up with. Who knew so much could happen in two years? We have learned not only from our professors, but from one another, and that is by far the greatest gift
of all. I could truly call any of you no matter the situation and know you’d be there — this also includes our broadcast professors (and our non-broadcast professors).
Long evenings at the paper also made me into the person I am today.
Thanks for the memories — you all know who you are and if you don’t, look at The Daily Campus staff list for the last two years.
Although I can’t imagine my life without the people I’ve been blessed to meet and get to know at SMU, I wouldn’t be the person I am today without my family.
We’ve certainly had our ups and downs but you have always placed 100 percent faith in me and that has always kept me going. You’ve encouraged me to go beyond my limits and you’ve put up with all of my crazy adventures and requests.
To all the other students at SMU that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting or not meeting, I want you to take this goodbye to heart.
Do everything life throws your way, take advantage of all the opportunities that await you in your years at SMU and push yourself to limits you never thought imaginable … because after all, college is likely to be the fastest years of your life.
Editor in chief signs off
SARAH [email protected]
MEREDITH [email protected]
Co-news director bids farewell
SPENCER J [email protected]
Photo editor’s fi nal frame
7SPORTSWEDNESDAY ■ MAY 2, 2012The Daily Campus
The 2012 Iron Skillet will be more of a match-up than ever next season, when the Mustangs take on the TCU Horned Frogs at home in Ford Stadium this fall.
This past season, the Mustangs defeated TCU 40-33 in overtime to take home the trophy in the 76th meeting of the two teams.
The Horned Frogs lost several key players last season in a high-profile drug bust in which 17 total TCU students were arrested. The four athletes who were arrested, Tanner Brock, D.J. Yendrey, Devin Johnson and Tyler Horn, were all removed from the team following the incident.
Brock, Yendrey and Johnson were all prominent defensive players for the team and their removal has left a gaping hole in TCU’s starting lineup.
Brock, a junior linebacker, was the leading tackler two seasons ago and was a starter this season before being benched due to an ankle injury in September. He was also named an All-Mountain West performer in the 2010 season.
Yendrey, a junior defensive tackle, led TCU interior linemen in tackles in 2011 and was named honorable mention by the All-
Mountain West.Johnson, a junior cornerback
for the team, started eight games in 2011 for the Horned Frogs in which he had an impressive 47 tackles and two and a 1/2 sacks.
Johnson was formally charged with three cases of delivery of marijuana between one-quarter ounce and five pounds. Each case carries a penalty of up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
Despite the enormous loss of some of their strongest players, TCU has managed to bring in some promising talent for the upcoming season.
The Horned Frogs signed several strong players including tight end, Griffen Gilbert, from Austin, Texas and Devonte Fields, a defensive end from Arlington, Texas.
Not only will a loss of players challenge TCU, but their move to the Big 12 will also bring a harder conference schedule too.
The Horned Frogs will now face Texas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State Big 12 super powers that have proven themselves to be a far cry from previous TCU opponents in the Mountain West conference.
SMU is looking to start their final year in Conference USA strong.
With additions like former University of Texas-Austin quarterback Garrett Gilbert and a solid list of three-star recruits, they
are heading in the right direction.Gilbert will head to the Hilltop
this summer to begin taking courses in graduate school and will be eligible in June to play in the upcoming season this fall.
“I’m just excited about getting back out and being able to practice again,” Gilbert said in a recent interview with Billy Embody.
Gilbert was a top recruit out of high school, so expectations for him are high. He had 3,301 yards passing and 13 touchdowns in his career at the University of Texas.
SMU is known for its passing offense, something that Gilbert is familiar with after coming from a school like UT, and a trait that will be important as SMU gears up to move to the Big East in 2013.
Overall, things are looking up for SMU football. With spring practice wrapping up, Coach June Jones is looking ahead to the start of a new year and the unveiling of a newer, stronger team.
“Our kids have really worked hard. They’re in good shape,” Jones said in a recent interview at practice.
Both SMU and TCU have made significant changes in their teams over the past season, which will prove interesting in their upcoming match up next season.
The Battle for the Iron Skillet will take place at SMU on Sept. 29.
The defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants will host the Dallas Cowboys in the 2012 NFL season opener Sept. 5.
The divisional rivalry is the first NFL game scheduled on a Wednesday since 1948 when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Detroit Lions.
The Cowboys’ Wednesday night away game is followed by a favorably rare two-game stretch: a trip to Seattle to play the Seahawks who finished last season 7-9, and a home opener against the Buccaneers who lost their final 10 games of last season to finish 4-12.
Dallas, no stranger to primetime games, hosts the Chicago Bears to end the first quarter of their season in a Monday night game on Oct. 1.
The Cowboys’ early bye in week five translates into a final 12 games with no break.
Dallas fans will only see their hometown team play in Jerry
Jones’ Cowboys Stadium once from week five to week 10.
The first game of this stretch is in week six with a tough game against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens made it to the AFC championship game this previous season.
Dallas then has a short trip from Baltimore to Charlotte, N.C., to play the famous Cam Newton and his Panthers.
Newton will be the first quarterback the Cowboys will face in the 2012 sesason, baring injury, who possesses talent similar to Mike Vick and Robert Griffin III.
The Cowboys return home in week eight to play the Giants for a second time.
By this point in the season the Cowboys should have solidified their defense.
During this previous year, the defense allowed an unimpressive five fourth-quarter comebacks this previous year.
After adding young cornerbacks Brandon Carr, through free agency, and Morris Claiborne, through the draft, the Cowboys secondary will
have no excuses when they get into divisional play which will ultimately decide who wins the division.
Of the Cowboys final eight games, four are split among the division rivals Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins.
Dallas will have had experience with an athletic quarterback in playing Newton, but game planning for the athletic quarterbacks in Philly and D.C. could make or break the Cowboys’ season.
The Cowboys concludes its season with five home games in six appearances before playing the Redskins in its regular season finale.
The Cowboys hope to make up ground or solidify themselves within the division towards the end of their schedule, which has not happened over the last few years in the competitive NFC East.
Despite obstacles presented by the schedule, success for the Cowboys will be defined by their performance within their division in the 2012 NFL season.
Cowboys’ streaky schedule may defi ne 2012 season
OPINION
Out of the frying pan,into the fi re
KELSEY CHARLESStaff Writer
MICHAEL DANSER/ The Daily Campus
SMU football defeated cross-town rivals TCU 40-33 in over time for the 2011 Iron Skillet in Fort Worth.
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Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and Jerry Jones pose with fi rst-round draft pick Morris Claiborne
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FRESH BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS, loft 2 blocks west of campus. Loft $575, 1 Bedroom $700 and $800. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath beautiful condo all bills paid near Central/W.Northaven + pool. $1550. Temp housing til Aug 20th ok. 214-526-8733.
FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENT three blocks from SMU - private entrance, parking, full bath, kitchen, washer dryer, newer construction, all utilities paid. $1,300 Donna 214-535-2666.
FURNISHED ROOM prefer Female Student Rent $650. Furnished 2 Bed/2 Bath condo. Utilities included. Nice quiet complex with pool. Available August 15th thru May 15th. $1450/ month. 214-528-9144.
ITEMS FOR SALE
IVORY SOFA $190NEGO glass table, Text: 214-828-4882 ask photos Mockingbird @Camden mile from SMU
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
* SMURENT.COM PROVIDES FREE help for students looking to lease, rent, buy, or sell. Walking distance, uptown, town homes, apartments. SMU alum owned. SMUrent.com 214-457-0898 [email protected]
#1 MUSTANG REALTY GROUP - The premier name real estate brokerage. Let our professional team show you why we are the best at helping the SMU community Buy, Sell or lease properties near the campus. Visit our web site www.mustangrealty.com or call us at 214-563-1131.
SERVICES NORTH DALLAS FAMILY needs afternoon driver for child carpool. 1.5 Hours per day Monday thru Friday 3:00pm to 4:30 p.m. Very close to campus. $100 per week. Female prefered. Driving record history required. [email protected] for inquiries. Summer opptis also available. Non-smoker.
TUTOR SERVICES
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE TUTOR. Statistics tutor. Voted “The Best” for 16 years. “College is more fun when you have a tutor.” Lee Lowrie, CPA, MBA cell 214-208-1112. SMU Dallas, Texas. Stats 2301- Accounting 2301, 2302, 3311, 3312, 6301 - Finance 3320 - Real Estate 33811
ACCOUNTING, MATH, CHEMISTRY, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Physics, Rhetoric, Tutoring. “Learn to work smarter not harder.” David Kemp Tutorial Services. Call 469-767-6713.
MATH, STATISTICS TUTOR for MBA, college, high school students. Highland Park, Austin College, SMU alumna; M.S. Math; 20 years Texas Instruments; 2 years college math instructor. Sheila Walker 214-417-7677. [email protected]
TUTOR WANTED
SEEKING PRIVATE MCAT tutor June and July E-mail resume to [email protected]
NORTH DALLAS FAMILY needs afternoon driver for child carpool. 1.5 Hours per day Monday thru Friday 3:00pm to 4:30 p.m. Very close to campus. $100 per week. Female prefered. Driving record history required. [email protected] for inquiries. Summer opptis also available. Non-smoker
Sudoku 05/02/12
© 2012 Michael Mepham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
By Michael Mepham
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Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved
By Steven L. Zisser 5/2/12
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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SMU and The Union would like to THANK YOU for making your gift back to SMU this year!
*These seniors made a gift back to SMU each year they were on campus! 4 YEARS IN A ROW!
Thanks for making SMU a better place!
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Brooks Igo Robert Isakson Virginia Ann Ivey Lizette Jaeger Grace Jameson Meghan Janette Samantha Jarvis Mallory Johnson Nicholas Jones Meg Jones Lauren Jones Bo Kamensky Jacob Kay Caitlin Keen Kristi Keith Collier Kelley Claire Kelley Emily Kellogg Suzy Kelly Rachel Kelting Kandiss Kendall Mary Kerr Landen Kerr Bailey Kessing Philip Kilgore Michelle Kim Dalton Kim laire Kinchen Haley King Kristina King David King Jordan Kirksey Austen Klauser Kayla Klingseisen Minkyung Ko Kendrick Koch Helen Kohnke Casey Kole Natalie Konstant Logan Kornman Jennifer Kowalski Jordan Kragen* Geenah Krisht Anna Kurkjian Ekaterina Kuznetsova April Liz Lake Mike Lamar Lindsay LaNasa Caroline Langley Eric Lapeyre Allison LaRoche Tiffany LaRose Rachael Larson Wesley Lavender Kristin LeBrasseur Han Lee Alyson Lembcke Nick Lesuik Katherine Lewis Ester Liu Robert Lloyd Amy Lockridge Abby Lowman Carina Lukas Kristen Luke Annie Luo Francesca Lupo Lee Lynch Lauren Lyngstad Ryan Maag Alexander Mace Tariro Machaka Jonathan Machemehl John Mahaffey Bernabe Maldonado Lauren Malone Austin Manierre Emily Mankowski Kathleen Mannelly Michael Marabito Martin Marak Megan Marchant Scott Marks Elyse Marriott Frankie Martin Mary Taylor Martin Sara Martin Angela Martinez Chandler Mason Kelly Matthews Zoe Mattioli Matthew Matusek Scott McCall Rachel McCartha Erin McCarthy Kevin McClendon MK McCloskey Chelle McCoy Elise McDonald Brandon McElroy Lauren McKaig Douglas McNabb Ashley McNeil Alexander McRae Morgan McVicker James McWilliams Jessica Meier Levi Mellen*
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Scott Daniel Snyder William Snyder Paola Sotomayor Spencer South Olivia Speck Kyle Spencer Victoria Spickler Thomas Spielberger Alex Spinazzola Jennifer Spivack* Evan Stafford Charles Staiger III Ashley Stainton Dennis Stanley Sarah Stanton Hillary Stapp Morgan Staub Courtney Steele Gloria Steinke Hayley Stenger Thomas Sterritt Christopher Stimpson Michael Stinebaugh Sawyer Stone Kathleen Strauss Mira Suarsana Bethany Suba Christen Summers Jessica Sun Zach Taher Travis Talaric Stephanie Tatum Brittany Taylor Jim Templeton Kelsey Thomas Hannah Tighe John Tighe Molly Tilton Lexi Tocci Lily Toland Sarah Torrence Alexandra Totah Richard Townsend Renick Townsend Jamie Trenkner Ramon Trespalacio Olga May Trespalacios Katie Tumminello Mary Liz Tuttle Kate Urquhart Monica Vallarino Molly Vaughan Nicole Veale Jenna Veldhuis Charles Velie Alexandra Vernon Taryn Viole Rafael Virzi Sean Vogel Troy Volkel William Vonderfecht Chase Wade Evan Wakefield Samantha Wakely Casey-Lee Waldron Hayley Warmack Winter Warren Timothy Watson Jacob Watts Loring Weaver Genny Weaver Jessica Webb Nancy Webre Lauren Werner Andrea Wertz Sarah Wheeler Chris Wheelis Alexandra Whelan Caroline White Meredith White Virginia White Janet White Jasmine White-Killins Mallorie Wicker Ginna Wilbanks Michael Wilburn Jacqueline Wilcher Whitney Wilcox Caroline Wilcoxon Damon Wilkins Daniel Williams* Nancy Williams Megan Williams Bailey Wilson Jake Winstell Krysta Wirkala Rebecca Wolfe Trevor Wolfe Catherine Worth Charles Wysocki Adrienne Yim Shanitah Young Jiewei Yu Samatha Zager Katherine Zimmer* Coleman Zimmerman Samantha Zivin
