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AroundCampus.com is a division of University Directories, LLC, a marketing company that provides advertising solutions to campus communities.
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SMU-in-Taos summer school information
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Sports:Interview with Craig James
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A&E:Meadows Theatre opened fi rst of three repertory shows
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On Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. SMU-in-Taos will be hosting an information session where students will be able to get their questions answered regarding summer school in New Mexico.
Students will have the opportunity to pick up an application, talk to faculty involved, ask about scholarship opportunities and win a variety of prizes.
The event will be held in rooms 110-112 in the Blanton Student Services Building. If interested in finding out more about the program’s offerings before Thursday, visit smu.edu/taos.
The Guildhall Game Club will meet on Thursday to discuss careers in the game industry, eat pizza and, naturally, play games.
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The Guildhall at SMU program is a premiere digital game development education program that has graduated over 350 students.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010VOLUME 97, ISSUE 31
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Peruna signs painted by homecoming participants on Tuesday.
Peruna gets themed for Homecoming
Liberty, Justice cause problems
T-shirts that read “Keep Peruna Puny”—that’s one of the suggestions thrown out during Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting to let the university know that students aren’t happy with the increased visibility and role of Liberty and Justice, the two mustangs donated to SMU by Madeleine Pickens’ National Wild Horse Foundation.
Many senators feel that Peruna’s role as the official University mascot keeps diminishing.
Student Body President Jake Torres brought up the discussion during a senatorial forum. Torres, a Peruna handler for the past three years, said he’s frustrated by the situation.
Torres, along with athletic officials and university administrators, sat on the committee that worked last year to incorporate the two mustangs into SMU while preserving Peruna as the official mascot. The committee sought to concretely define the mustangs’ roles, and Torres said it finalized a written agreement.
“So far this year athletics has basically ignored almost all of those agreements, and they’ve gone back on everything they said they would originally do,” Torres said.
A bigger issue, Torres said, was that the University was ignoring the wishes of students and the rest of the SMU community.
“I do think that this is a threat to everything that we stand for,” he said. “I think that if the administration gets away with this then it’s a very, very easy thing for them to continue to just ignore what we have to say and just do whatever they want.”
To demonstrate one way in which the written agreement had been broken, Torres said that the mustangs were not supposed to be on the Boulevard, and yet two weeks ago they lead a parade down the Boulevard.
“[This] is completely against what they originally said they were going to do,” Torres said. “It was based off of June Jones’ wishes; he said that he wanted the mustangs to led the parade, and they just did it without asking anyone else.”
Torres spoke to SMU officials about
the mustangs’ increased role and how it was violating the written agreement. He told Senate that when he spoke to them, “they had their apologies, but they were just going to continue to do what they were doing.”
According to Torres, Jones has said that the football team has rallied around the mustangs and that their presence gets the football team excited and pumped up for the game. Torres said he doesn’t believe that the team really cares about the mustangs.
Student Senate passed a resolution last year declaring that Peruna was the only official school mascot. During Tuesday’s meeting, Dedman II senator Alex Ehmke wondered what further action Senate could take.
“I don’t think we could have passed anything more direct,” he said, “so my question is ‘What do you want us to do?’”
Other senators suggested getting student opinions through petitions and polls. Some suggested t-shirts or buttons. Chief of Staff Alex Mace
By MEREDITH SHAMBURGERSenior Staff Writer
Before going into his life story, Michael J. Fox, known as Alex P. Keaton to some and as Marty McFly to others, re-assured a filled McFarlin Auditorium that the hover board doesn’t exist.
As part of the Tate Lecture Series, this year’s Tolleson Lecture featured the known actor and author as a speaker to offer his story on how he keeps “looking up” through Parkinson’s Disease
Aside from “Where can I buy a hover board?” one of the most common questions Fox receives, as
About 50 people gathered in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center west and central ballrooms for the SMU Vietnamese Student Association’s (VSA) ninth annual Pho Night this past Sunday.
Pho Night, which showcases Vietnamese culture and cuisine, centered around the serving of pho, a Vietnamese dish that consists of noodles, various combinations of meat, vegetables and an assortment
of Vietnamese spices. Tickets for Pho Night were $7
before the event and $10 at the door. All proceeds will be donated to Sunflower Mission, a U.S. based non-profit organization that strives to improve “the lives of the people in Vietnam, mainly through educational assistance programs.” VSA is sponsoring a student majoring in mechanical engineering.
VSA officers and volunteers spent much of the night on the Hughes-Trigg patio boiling water and preparing the pho for attendees.
Sophomore Jessica Sun said that the last Pho Night marked her first time ever eating pho.
“Since then, I’ve just been trying all different types of Vietnamese food,” she said.
Sophomore Hannah Park needed no convincing to attend the event. “I love pho,” she said.
Members of the Hong Gia dance team provided the night’s entertainment by performing a traditional lion dance for a delighted
By ESSETE WORKNEHStaff Writer
Peruna gets “Wicked” and wild this week as organizations go ‘Broadway’ for Homecoming. Organizations are fitting the themes with shows such as “Mamma Mia,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” just to name a few.
Painted Mustangs are near the flagpole this week, displaying the chosen themes.
Organizations have also been building their
floats this week to go in Saturday’s Homecoming parade.
Delta Delta Delta and Sigma Chi announce, “It’s hard to be humble when you’re king of the jungle” with their Tarzan-themed float.
Sana Merchant, the Homecoming queen candidate for Tri Delta, says the building is going “pretty good.”
“We got the trailer, and the guys are doing all the heavy stuff. Now we are going to just do the [other] stuff,” she said.
Merchant also commented that the float is “jungle-themed, with a lot of trees and mountain
things going on.”The first place winner of the painted Perunas,
Alpha Chi Omega and Beta, went “Wicked.” Kim Gardner, a member of Alpha Chi, told The Daily Campus, “We are focusing on the good witch in ‘Wicked,’” emphasizing that their queen candidate is “wicked awesome!”
The sorority and fraternity are mainly portraying the queen aspect because “we thought it looked better on the float,” explained Gardner.
Students have until Friday at noon to vote for homecoming candidates at www.smu.edu/
elections and float building will continue until Friday at 8 p.m.
Wednesday at 5 p.m., Hughes-Trigg is holding the Homecoming College Bowl in the Ballroom.
Finally, on Saturday, the parade will kick off at 11 a.m. on Hillcrest Avenue through the Boulevard, as well as a concert by Jack Ingram from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.. At 2:30 p.m., the game will start, and the Mustangs will take on the University of Houston Cougars with the Homecoming crowning at halftime.
By STEPHANIE EMBREEContributing [email protected]
VSA brings culture to SMUCAMPUS EVENT
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Actor and Parkinson’s disease activist Michael J. Fox speaks at the Tate Lec-ture Series Student Forum Tuesday afternoon in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom.
TATE
Michael J. Fox shares insight with students
By TAYLOR ADAMSNews Editor
See PERUNA on Page 5
See SOUP on Page 5See FOX on Page 5
EventsCampus
Quiz Bowl 5 p.m. in the Hughes- Trigg Ballrooms. Come join in a trivia tourna-
ment against other participat-ing teams!
Distinguished Alumni Award Celebration
7 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas.
The dinner honors outstanding alumni.
Homecoming Parade
11 a.m. starting at Hillcrest Avenue and routing down Bishop Boulevard. Come
enjoy the fl oats and neighbor-hood bands!
Jack Ingram ‘93 Live in Concert
Noon at the quad out- side of Dallas Hall. Bring family and friends - the
concert is free!
Homecoming Game 2:30 p.m. in Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Come support the Mustangs in a
“Blue Out” as they take on the Houston Cougars!
Homecoming WeekOctober 18-24
Police ReportsOCTOBER 17
2:25 a.m. 3200 Binkley Ave. A student is being sent harrassing text messages. Open.
7:40 a.m. Moody Parking Garage/3063 SMU Blvd. An SMU Campus Police officer reported a damaged exit gate arm. Open.
8:54 p.m. Beta Theta Pi House/3058 SMU Blvd. A member of the house reported trash being thrown in the backyard of their house. Open.
OCTOBER 189:05 a.m. McGinnis Hall/6005 Ownby Drive. A staff member reported some that an unkown person sprayed the fire extinguisher, causing damages. Open.
9:14 a.m. Paul Lloyd All Sports Center/5800 Ownby Drive. A staff member reported theft of two laptops. The theft occurred sometime between 10/14 at 4 p.m. to 10/18 at 9 a.m. Open.
7:08 p.m. Chase Bank Parking Lot/2900 Mocking-bird. Dallas Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire. DFD extenguished the fire and cleared the area with no further incident. Closed.
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GAME DAY FASHION
Homecoming at SMU is all blue
Photos courtesy of Forever 21, Urban Outfi tters and Net-A-Porter
By SARAH BRAYStyle Editor
with assistance fromDARBY RADCLIFF
It’s going to be a sea of blue on the Boulevard for Homecoming this weekend. After a first game white-out and a Family Weekend red-out, it’s time to stand out against those red University of Houston Cougars with a blue-out.
You might look like Cookie Monster or a smurf if you attempt a head-to-toe blue ensemble, so try breaking up your outfit with neutral accessories like tortoise shell sunglasses or natural hued footwear. Also try adding some blue with nautical stripes – the classic look is always chic.
There is a chance it could rain on Saturday, so be prepared and stay away from mass amounts of white. If you have wellies, then don’t hesitate to whip them out.
SMU calls for Boulevard blue-out this
Saturday
Sunglasses: Forever 21, $5.21. Dress: Juicy Couture, $160. Bag: Madewell, $98. Boots: Madewell: $298.
Sunglasses: Madewell, $161. Dress: Halston Heritage, $365. Sandals: K Jacques, $235.
Sunglasses: Urban Outfi tters, $14. Shirt: Saint James for JCrew, $85. Shorts: 3.1 Phillip Lim, $175. Watch: Michael Kors, $195. Bag: Urban Outfi tters, $58.
[Above] Sunglasses: Rayban, $145. Shirt: JCrew, $98. Shorts: ADAM, $51. Shoes: Steve Madden, $150. Watch: Michael Kors, $195.
[Right] Sunglasses: Madewell, $161. Romper: See by Chloe, $100. San-dals: Steve Madden, $100.
(Only if it rains!) Boots: Hunter, $115.
The Daily Campus Arts & Entertainment Wednesday, October 20, 2010 • 3
MOVIES
‘Jackass 3D’ gives up close look at popular, absurd pranks
By MICHAEL DANSERPhoto Editor
The Jackass franchise proved once again that you do not need a beautiful screenplay with an intricate plot to rise to number one.
“Jackass 3D,” the third movie that spawned off of MTV’s hit show, “Jackass,” rose to number one in the box office this past weekend, earning just over $50 million.
It had the second largest opening of 2010, behind Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” and the largest gross total revenue for an opening weekend in October ever. This movie comes four years after “Jackass 2.”
“I think it takes about four years to recover from a ‘Jackass’ movie,” director Jeff Tremaine said.
Fans of the first two movies or the TV show will feel at home with this installment. All the familiars are back: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Jason “Weeman” Acuna and others.
Each has set out to prove they are the modern day slapstick comedian kings.
From the beginning, viewers will be on the edge of their seats, laughing as they watch cast members performing stunts involving various levels of danger and audacity.
“The High Five” pits each cast member against a giant hand that unknowingly knocks them off their feet as they walk through a doorframe.
The “Rocky” throws water on the left side of a cast member’s face and then follows up with a right hook from
behind.What makes this more
entertaining is the use of 3D projection technology and super slow-motion playback. Viewers can see the ripples running through Preston Lacy’s stomach fat as a cannon ball is fired into his chest. They can see the fecal matter flying through the air, piece by piece, towards their eyes, as Steve-O is strapped inside a filled port-a-potty attached to bungee cords flying hundreds of feet in the air.
While the common opinion of “Jackass” is that it was once for the crude humor of juvenile delinquents, tides seem to be turning as the series continues to crank out movies. The New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held a screening of the movie last week, which may leave some people scratching their heads.
New York MoMA curator Josh Siegel told The New York Times that “[Jackass] is merely the climax — or the lowest depths, if you prefer — of a tradition that dates back to 1895, when the Lumière brothers drenched a poor sap with a garden hose and filmed it.”
Anyone who has grown up watching the TV series or the movies will not be disappointed.
If you enjoy the occasional movie where you don’t have to spend hours thinking about the plot and just want to enjoy watching some grown men express their love by punching each other in the groins, give it a try. “Jackass” is now in theaters nation-wide.
MEADOWS
First rep play took stage Tuesday night
By LAUREN SMARTA&E Editor
Meadows Theatre sure knows how to put on a show, or three.
Tuesday night marked the beginning of the fall repertory shows and the line up of the three shows on the bill is sure to please.
These shows are dedicated to presenting relevant, recent works in a student-focused environment. The three chosen for this run are “Melancholy Play” by Sarah Ruhl, “In Arabia We’d All Be Kings” by Stephen Adly Guirgis and “The Secretaries” by The Five Lesbian Brothers.
“Melancholy Play”, directed by senior Joel Heinrich, kicked off the two-week run of alternating shows last night.
This play tells the story of Tilly and the way she makes the people in her life feel. SMU junor Janielle Kastner, who plays Tilly, said that the three plays are all very different but they blend together as an intriguing exploration of humanity.
“All these plays have been written in the past 10 years, if not the past five years because we want to capture this moment right now,” Kastner said. “‘Melancholy Play’ fits in this niche that’s made, by wanting to show you what it really means to be a human, but also not trying to be naturalistic in that.”
The play is in essence about the necessary relationship between joy and pain, and the cast successfully explores every way in which a theater experience can force you to examine your own emotions as the audience.
“For me, ‘Melancholy Play’ is about that feeling you have when you [have] an entire day accomplishing so much, and you realize you’ve gone the whole
day without connecting with a human being once,” Kastner said. “It’s about rediscovering that feeling of connecting, of actually living in that moment.”
The cast of this show has managed to create believability in even the most ridiculous elements, which make this show enjoyable, while it tugs at your heart.
And this is only the first of the three shows.
Tonight “In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings” opens, which is a story of New York City and Times Square before it was “Disneyfied.”
The story might be considered slightly darker than “Melancholy Play.”
“The Secretaries” is the third show and expected to produce the most laughter.
This show focuses on women, and through the uproarious use of satire, the struggles, triumphs and downfalls of all things female are scrutinized.
All three of these plays will be bringing life to the Margo Jones Theater in Meadows for the next two weeks. Call the box office and buy your tickets today.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Schedule:
“Melancholy Play” Dates: Oct. 19. 22, 28, 30
“In Arabia We’d All Be Kings”Dates: Oct. 20, 23, 27, 31
“The Secretaries” Dates: Oct. 21, 24, 26, 29
For more information call the box office at 214 768 2787.
CHRIS PIZZELLO/Associated Press
Jeff Tremaine, left, director of “Jackass 3D,” poses with cast member Steve O at the premiere of the fi lm in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 13.
SMU screening of “Winnebago Man”
This hilarious documentary is being shown for free in the Hughes Trigg Student Center, sponsored by the CTV department, Student Filmmaker’s Association, EPIC and Program Council.
October 21, 8 p.m.Hughes Trigg Student Center
Superpages.com Center:Maroon 5
Fresh off their new single, “Misery,” Maroon 5 is bringing their electrifying pop-rock music to the Dallas stage once again. This outdoor concert promises to be a fun night of music.
October 21, 7:30 p.m.Superpages.com CenterInfo: www.livenation.com
The Dallas Opera: “Don Giovanni”
Opening night is Friday for the fi rst opera of the season. There are two affordable options for students who wish to see the show. You can either purchase student rush tickets 90 minutes before the show, or for Friday night only there will be a free, live simulcast of the opera in Annette Strauss Square.
October 22- November 7Winspear Opera HouseInfo: www.dallasopera.org
House of Blues:Ben Rector & Drew Holcomb
These artists have a fun style of music that will be both an acoustic and rock show. If you like Dave Barnes or Five for Fighting, they are defi nitely worth checking out.
October 22 8 p.m.House of Blues.Info: www.houseofblues.com
Undermain Theatre:“The Dog Problem”
Playwright David Rabe’s show will kick off the Undermain season with a play exploring the intrigue and mishaps of a man and
woman’s love affair interrupted by mobsters and a dog.
October 23- November 27Undermain Theatre
2010 Uptown RunThis run is being put on by
Dallas-based U.S. Road Sports and Entertainment Group. This 5-mile run will be a fun way to get to
know this area of town. You can register online or the day of the race.
Oct. 24 , 8 a.m.Info: www.uptownrun.org
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Don’t forget about Sudan!Humanitarian worker from Sudan reminds students of the tense situation in the east African nation
The question of the drinking age has long been a controversial issue, particularly on college campuses where drinking dominates the social scene. Those who argue the drinking age should stay 21 usually rely on incidents of alcohol abuse and statistics. They make claims that drinking has decreased since the 70s when the age was 18. Therefore, the law is effective and normatively good. What many of those supports don’t realize is how easy it is to access alcohol, regardless of this law.
From my experiences in the first two months of college life, I can tell you that attitudes towards alcohol vary drastically from person to person. Additionally, they are usually reflections of one’s high school experiences.
Because of a law that prohibits youths from legally drinking, many law-abiding students get to college and typically don’t know how to handle themselves. The prolific presence of alcohol at social functions on a college campus is a new phenomenon for many freshmen students, who then are unable to show moderation in their consumption.
I’m not saying those who partied through high school have much more resistance, but they certainly know more about their limits. In any case, the high drinking age actually makes many students more vulnerable to dangers. Without a knowledge of their limits, many freshmen begin to drink, and the result is a total loss of control. This is more a function of the lack of contact with alcohol due to legal restrictions rather than a desire to be belligerent or unsafe.
Furthermore, alcohol is so accessible on college campuses that if you want to go drink at a party, no problem, but if you want to go drink while at dinner with your friends and you don’t have a fake, good luck. Now does that really seem fair? Would it not be more reasonable to promote legal drinking in areas that have limiting social standards?
If we can heroically go to war and live independently as adults at the age of 18, why should we not be viewed as responsible enough to handle our drinks? The United States government can’t seem to make up its mind —are we children, or are we adults?
As the argument to lower the drinking age pervades college campuses and communities, I hope the government can finally come to an agreement on the issue. If other countries trust their population to respect alcohol limits, why can’t we at least try it? The government could even make some profit off of it – instead of changing the law, just change the prices. Isn’t that what we usually do?
Alex Stambaugh is a freshman political science and economics major. She can be reached for comments or questions at [email protected].
While the genocide in Darfur was in vogue only a couple of years ago, it has since trickled out of the media, with a consistent loss of popular interest despite the unmitigated violence.
On Tuesday, Sunday Andrea Ladu, ALARM’s Regional Coordinator for Khartoum in Sudan, visited
SMU, eager to talk to students and elucidate the current and complicated situation in her country. ALARM is a faith-based, regional 501c3. It was started by a Rwandan man whose Hutu family was massacred in a backlash of Tutsi violence. He believes in the power of the local individual to affect change. In fact, this is the only effective agent for change.
Despite the good that external aid can do, it is only the local person who truly understands the culture, customs and needs. Furthermore, by actively working to improve the situation in one’s own country, both the individual and the society are positively affected. The result is cathartic and self-perpetuating, as the individual is positively motivated by his contribution and continues to work towards this end.
Specifically, ALARM provides workshops about conflict resolution and reconciliation, teaching mediation, forgiveness and communication. While these are skills that we often take for granted, a human being who has never know peace and lived only in a society of hatred and anger benefits from the instruction. It may seem counter-intuitive that Ladu and her colleagues teach women forgiveness as the violence rages on around them, but in reality, she describes it as a survival mechanism. The burden of anger, hurt and resentment is too much to carry.
Either one feels these intense emotions, or one focuses on surviving. In this way, ALARM’s profound lessons are essential basics.
Ladu is also spear-heading efforts to teach micro-financing classes to women who are interested in beginning their own small businesses. The training sessions are beyond their capacity, with approximately 50 women attending each. As Ladu explained, “Everybody wants to come!” With the $100 loan that they are given, Sudanese women have opened small-scale tea shops, stands in local markets and beaded jewelry businesses.
Ladu explained that in addition to the genocide in the Darfur region of the country, the less popular north - south conflict has been escalating, leading to additional displaced persons from the south of the country. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) seek refuge in the UN run IDP camps in the north.
When I heard this, I could not help but feel some sense of comfort. At least the UN has a presence in this war torn region. Yet, Ladu’s pictures of the overly-crowded, under-staffed and resource depleted camps were a less than encouraging reality.
Despite the optimism of Ladu’s endeavors, I was shocked by the contrast of the destitution in which many Sudanese are living. A stick hut with a coat of plastic for protection is home to six people. There is half of a water jug with some dirty water that serves as the sink. Occasionally there are mats on which the residents sleep, but this is not always the case. And this is in a UN-run camp for internally displaced persons. Clearly, my sense of hope was based on an idealistic perception of the UN, not the reality on the ground.
Today, the tension in the country has escalated to such a drastic degree that on January 9, 2011 there will be a referendum held in the Southern region of
the country to determine whether secession is the best alternative. Ladu emphasized that everyone in the South wants to secede. Separation from the North should, idealistically, guarantee the elusive peace and stability that the country has not been able to obtain. However, this is not the case either. Again, my idealism prohibited me from understanding why. Ladu was clear: “Everyone is preparing for war.” Yet, the people are tired of war: “We don’t want war! Enough!”
I could not believe what I was hearing. Despite being a conscientious political science major, I was shocked at the desolation of this country. The Sudanese people truly feel abandoned. They are alone, suffering grave abuses including hunger, thirst, injustice, homelessness and torture. There is not enough food in the IDP camps; often 4,000 people are getting water from the same insufficient source; people are still being hung for felonies committed; homes are made of sticks; and people are witnesses to rapes and beatings.
I am not writing this to guilt trip anyone. It is not my intention to make any one person feel culpable. But, in this case, some discomfort may go a long way. We should hold ourselves accountable for not only that which is happening in our immediate geographical vicinity, but also for the well-being of our neighbors on the other side of the world. Ladu left instructions about the best means through which we can provide effective aid. These include writing letters to government officials and fundraising. If you are interested in helping, please contact me. We should respond to this plea.
Adriana Martinez is a political science, public policy, French and history major. Adriana can be reached for
comments or questions at [email protected].
Student business initiative alleviates financial burden on
fellow SMU students My name is Memo Torre,
and I am a senior here at SMU. The idea surged in May 2010.
My semester was ending, and I was looking forward to getting rid of my textbooks. I knew that my only easy, quick option was the bookstore. So, I headed over to SMU’s Barnes and Noble. I handed
my books to the sales person and received a meager $150. This came out to be 18.75 percent of the $800 I paid for the same textbooks at the beginning of the semester in January.
You don’t have to be a business major to realize this is one of the worst business deals. And yet, most of us passively engage in this unreasonable transaction every semester. My frustrations from this situation led me to think of an alternative. I was desperate for a better option.
I started brainstorming. I wrote down everything that came to my head about potential alternatives that would avoid financial intermediaries from reaping unfair gains and at the same time provide benefits to those buyers and sellers wishing to partake in this option.
I called Federico, my brother, updated him on my idea and agreed that the optimal solution to this alternative would be to create an internet website that provides an online marketplace with exclusivity to students within that campus. For example, registration on www.campustk.com/smu requires only an SMU
e-mail address. All you need to do is register to post an item for sale and anyone can browse the listings posted by SMU users, even without registering.
This exclusive SMU online marketplace not only creates visibility of what is available by the SMU community for the SMU community, but it also offers a high degree of quality because you know and are guaranteed that these items are from within the SMU community.
With these positive characteristics in mind, by mid-June, Fede and I finally started to concretize our idea.
Due to some programming difficulties with the website, I was convinced I was going to have to hire a freelance website designer to create our website. Here is where my brother came to the rescue.
We made a formal contract and created a business partnership. This seemed like a strange and unnecessary step to take to work with my brother, but we decided that the more professional every aspect of our endeavor was, the better.
Federico applied himself, learned the computer languages necessary and created www.campustk.com/smu.
He met the deadline for the launch on August 23, 2010.
Keeping true to our original motives, CampusTK (Campus Trading Kit) is a non profit, exclusive online marketplace for the entire SMU community. It serves as a platform where students can buy, sell and trade. Its objective is to facilitate the transferring of resources from one student to another. Categories include apartments, academic services, appliances,
babysitting, bicycles, computers, electronics, sporting equipment and textbooks.
Many students have already benefitted from this platform, and much appreciation has been shared. This is a testimonial from Lucie Wang: “My name is Lucie, and I’m a senior at SMU. I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you for finally having CampusTK.com happen at SMU. Ever since I transferred to SMU from Hawaii Pacific University last fall, I’ve been wondering why there’s no such an access at SMU. It doesn’t make any sense! My school HPU has a great and mature system, which definitely spoiled me. So, thank you! And moreover, I would love to help and contribute in any way. Thank you, pioneers!”
Be sure to help build this site by creating an account so that this can become a useful tool for the campus. It is a necessary venture that serves to benefit every student on campus. There is no reason why other universities should have access to such resources, while SMU does not. No longer will that be the case.
On behalf of CampusTK.com, thank you. I hope you find this exclusive SMU online marketplace helpful. Furthermore, if you would like to see any changes or any possible improvements to the website, please let me know. I hope this will be a useful service and alleviate the unnecessary cost that we, as students, have incurred in the past.
Guillermo Torre is a senior economics with financial applications major. He can be reached for comments and
questions at [email protected]
The age-old drinking question
reconsidered
OPINION EDITOR
Adriana Martinez
OPINION INTERN
Alex Stambaugh
COMMENTARY
Guillermo Torre
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suggested Senate write legislation “condemning” the university for the broken agreements.
Law senator Jason Sharp suggested Senate bring in a representative from the football team to find out how they feel about the mustangs. Mace suggested Senate conduct a poll to find out how students feel because he knows many students don’t really care one way or another about the mustangs.
Lyle Senator Claudia Sandoval suggested Senate use Homecoming to gauge the reactions from the SMU
community.Senate as a whole did not formally
decide on a specific course of action. Torres did say that would begin writing the legislation suggested by Mace.
“I think that if we as a body ignore this, and we allow those big horses to continue to become more and more important and Peruna’s role to be diminished,” Torres said, “then that is basically going to help erode a lot of the power and authority that we have because we’ve already said that we don’t necessarily want these horses.”
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PHO SOUP: Students experience Vietnamese traditions
audience. According to VSA Vice-
President Khang Le, the lion dance is “an ancient tradition from dynastic China, used to bring in fortune, good luck and prosperity.”
Three students modeled traditional Vietnamese formal wear, treating attendees to a fashion show.
Pho Night’s activities concluded with a round of open karaoke. President Ankita Krishnan kicked off the performances with a rendition of Jason Mraz’s song, “I’m Yours.”
Although many people raved
about the pho, several students stressed that the food was not their only incentive for attending the event.
“I don’t even like pho, but I’m here. I just wanted to experience the culture,” sophomore Grace Choi said.
“This is my first VSA event, and I thought it would be nice to learn about someone else’s culture by coming here,” junior Courtney Kelly said.
VSA meets every other Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg porticos BCD. Students interested in joining the organization should contact Krishnan at [email protected].
he said, is what the “J” in his name stands for. He claimed that he always gets a “polite laughter” when he replies that it stands for “geniune.”
Fox—whose middle name is Andrew—insisted on the name change when another actor possessed the name Michael Fox when he came to Hollywood.
“I hesitate to call myself, Michael… A. Fox,” he said.
Luckily, he came to the J. as a replacement after watching Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde.
At 16, Fox, who looked about 12, auditioned for a TV show in his hometown in British Columbia, Ontario. After making about $600 a week in the show, he decided to drop out of high school and move to Hollywood.
“Being a poor, starving actor is a lot more fun in retrospect,” he said.
In his early acting days, he had to clean dishes in his shower while quitting eating regularly and avoiding the IRS.
“In fact, I sold out my sectional couch section by section,” he said. “And it was to the same guy.”
According to Fox, days before taking himself and his few belongings back up North, he got a call back for a new TV show, “Family Ties.”
He got a six-figure offer to play the young, witty Republican. The rest of his career was fame.
“I filmed ‘Back to the Future,’ and nothing was ever the same,” he said.
The girls, friends and money kept coming in.
“People ask if I watch ‘Entourage,’ I say, I lived ‘Entourage,’” he told his audience.
The best decision he felt he ever made was marrying his wife. One day in 1991, as things were still
rolling well for him and his family, Fox noticed a change.
“There was a slight, constant tremor in my pinky finger,” he said, “and I couldn’t stop it.”
Thinking it was from a hangover from a fun night before, he didn’t think much of it at the moment.
“I’d keep it still for four or five seconds, but like a cheap wind up toy, it’d start up again,” he said.
A neurologist ran tests and gave him the results, “flat out,” as he said. Fox then got a second opinion. And third. And a fourth. And Fox then knew he really had to deal with the disease.
He said that while it took him time to accept it himself, it took the longest to admit it to the public.
“That was the last step in owning up,” he said of releasing his condition to the public in 1998.
He wasn’t surprised when he
turned on MSNBC afterward.“When they play you in slow
motion,” he said jokingly, “you know you’re either dead or under indictment.”
Fox started the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research purely to help the development in finding cures for the disease, stating that they didn’t start it to focus on financial growth.
“The Fox Foundation was going into business to go out of business,” he said.
Fox slipped on his glasses before answering a few questions from his audience.
When asking where he would go if he had his own time machine—whether or not it was in a Delorean—he had a simple response.
“I’m more curious about the future,” he said, “but I’ll wait until we get there.”
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FOX: Actor, author gives insight, humor
SMU’s Sustainability Committee makes blue-out Homecoming green event
Homecoming will not only be about school spirit this year but also about the environment.
SMU’s Sustainability Committee will be implementing three-Earth friendly measures during the weekend.
First, the football game will be
carbon neutral. SMU purchased renewable energy and carbon credits that will essentially remove the equivalent carbon and energy expended from the game.
That includes travel, transportation and all electrical usage during the game.
Next, students, faculty and staff are asked to donate old shoes on game day that will benefit the Shoe Bank, an organization that provides footwear to
those less fortunate. Barrels will be placed along the
Boulevard and by the entrances to the stadium.
Lastly, bins will be placed in Gerald J. Ford Stadium, so all fans can recycle their aluminum cans, plastic bottles and paper products.
Blue recycling bins will also be placed next to the trash cans on the Boulevard.
As an additional green action, all Homecoming floats will be recycled.
For more information on the committee, students can visit smu.edu/sustainability.
The committee has various events throughout the year, offering information on sustainability and opportunities for students to get involved.
By MEREDITH CARLTONAssociate News Editor
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The Daily Campus Sports• Wednesday, October 20, 20106
Pony Express’ Craig James energizes SMU campusSPEAKER
EJ HOLLANDAssociate Sports Editor
SMU legend and alum Craig James returned to the Hilltop Monday night and delivered an intriguing speech about politics, business and sports to a lucky audience of SMU students.
James wasn’t just here to talk football, but rather to encourage students to get involved in the future of America, especially by voting.
“The number one thing facing [America] right now that we have to do is speak up,” James said. “We can’t let a small percentage of Americans run what happens.”
The best way to avoid this happening, he explained, is by having knowledge on the issues and voting.
“So if we get involved and we vote, I think we have a chance to make a difference,” he said.
The former Mustang is a successful businessman, entrepreneur and family man. James is on the board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative-based organization in Austin that advocates limited government and running universities more like businesses.
He entertained the idea of running for a U.S. Senate seat earlier this year and has not ruled out making a run in Republican politics.
“I believe that this country has the opportunity to be great again but the only way we can do that is if we get the young Americans to be engaged and to understand how important they are to this whole process,” James said. “If we do that we’re making progress.”
James’ love of politics and business began at an early age, and his interest only grew during his time as a student athlete here at SMU.
“I always had this inner drive to want to excel and I’m a big free markets guy. Capitalism—I
love it,” he said. “When I was young I started a little car business, and then I learned real estate in the off-season of my football years. Being in Texas is a great place to have an entrepreneurial spirit, you can get things done.”
At SMU, James is best known for his skills on the gridiron during the Mustangs’ glory days.
After setting the Texas high school football 4A rushing record with 2,411 yards in 15 games and leading Stratford High School to victory in the 1978 Texas class 4A state championship, James chose to play football at SMU.
“I stumbled into something great,” James said. “I had great teammates, I had great classmates, I was in Dallas, I was here at this education and at this degree and it was just phenomenal.”
Once a Mustang, James teamed up with NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson. The two combined to rush for 1,239 yards as freshmen in 1979, and the “Pony Express” was born.
James made a name for himself in a heartbreaking 46-45 loss to BYU in the 1980 Holiday Bowl. He rushed for 225 rushing yards and averaged 9.9 yards per carry, which were both Holiday Bowl records that stood for 13 and 15 years respectively.
As a senior in 1982, the star running back led the Mustangs to an undefeated season and a Cotton Bowl victory over Pittsburgh. James shined for the Ponies that year and set a new record for the longest scoring play in Southwest Conference history after a 96-yard touchdown reception
against North Texas. He also led the SWC in punting with a 44.9 average which allowed
him to become the first player since Rice’s Billy Howton in 1951 to be named All-SWC at two positions.
James was taken in the seventh round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots but opted to sign a contract with the USFL’s Washington Federals who drafted him with the fourth overall pick in the spring league’s inaugural draft.
As a rookie, he rushed for 823 yards and 4 TDs in 14 games and also caught 40 passes. The following year, James suffered a knee injury and was released by the Federals which allowed him to join the Patriots for their training camp in August.
With the Patriots, he was named Offensive Player of the Year in 1985 and started in both the 1985 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XX. James rushed for 1,227 yards that year and became the last white player in the NFL to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, which earned him the nickname “The Great White Hope.”
James is proud of the nickname and doesn’t believe any other white running back is currently a threat to eclipse 1,000 yards and break the 25 year streak.
“I did something special and I hear it all the time,” he said.
“Records are meant to be broken. Somebody will come along sometime, and a white running
back will gain 1,000 yards but I don’t see it on the horizon.”
After his retirement from football in 1989, James entered the broadcasting business and went on to become a radio analyst for SMU college football games before moving on to ESPN. He still follows the Mustangs closely and is pleased with the job June Jones has done to get the football program back on its feet.
“June [Jones] has done a nice job of building excitement and hope and a belief in his system,” he said. “They are a better team. They are a good team and I strongly believe we’ll contend for the conference title and be a bowl team.”
James is now an analyst on ESPN’s Thursday night and Saturday afternoon games. He also appears on College Football Live and helped reveal the much anticipated BCS rankings on Sunday night.
“With all of the uncertainty in college football right now, there will be changes every Sunday night,” James said. “I’m fired up to be a part of the show, and as we get into November it’s going to mean something.”
Through all of his success, James is proud to be a graduate of SMU and attributes a lot of his triumph to the University.
“SMU allowed me to get around a lot of people that are successful and had an interest in doing something with their lives,” he said. “The foundation of learning and teaching is just remarkable.”
James will be featured on ESPN’s Thursday night broadcast of Oregon vs. UCLA this week and will be speaking in Austin at the University of Texas on Nov. 8 as the Craig James Tour makes its final stop.
Photo by STUART PALLEY
Former SMU running back Craig James speaks with a member of the press inside Hughes Trigg Monday afternoon before speaking to members of the SMU community.
Men’s Mustang soccer to take on Tulsa Golden Hurricanes on WednesdaySOCCER
By JORDAN JENNINGSSports Editor
SMU is calling for a “Red Out” at Westcott Field on Wednesday night, when the No. 6 Mustangs take on their rival, the No. 17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Last season the men’s soccer team defeated then- No. 16 Tulsa 3-2. SMU has as 24-6-3 all-time series record against Tulsa.
The Mustangs are currently 11-1-0 on the season and 3-1-
0 on Conference USA play, while the Golden Hurricane is 7-3-0 on the season and 1-1-0 on conference play.
The Mustangs were recently ranked No. 6 in this week’s NSCAA/HendrickCars.com National Rankings, and first in the Midwest regional rankings.
Last week, the Ponies downed Marshall 2-1 on Oct. 10, and No. 18 South Carolina 3-1 on Oct. 6. The team was also ranked second in the country in the first NCAA Ratings Percentage Index.
On Oct. 10 at Westcott Field, freshman Juan Castillo
scored the first goal of the game at the 25th minute mark, followed by Marshall’s goal in the 40th minute. Freshman midfielder Zach Barnes scored the game winning goal in overtime. It was his fourth of the season and second game winner.
Barnes was named C-USA Player of the Week and to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for his performance against Marshall and South Carolina. Barnes scored a goal in each game.
Tulsa had their best start to the season in school history
after beginning the year with six game wins.On Saturday, Tulsa tied Marshall 1-1. Tulsa was lead by
Ashley McInnes with the only goal of the game and nine goal attempts. He currently has six games on the season.
SMU will face Tulsa at 7 p.m. at Westcott Field. The game is a “Pack the House” event. SMU students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join their SMU athletes in the stands. Admission is free for those with a student ID.
Following Wednesday’s match, the Mustangs will travel to Memphis to face the Tigers on Saturday.
