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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2012
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Pick the right costume PAGE 2
Partisans defend choices PAGE 4
Low stakes, big impact: Mavericks face Thunder
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Victoria Justice talks new film PAGE 6
SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus
Students from different organizations attended Rock the Vote to support their homecoming candidates.A number of students will be
casting their first ballots in the November presidential election. As Election Day approaches, students are finding themselves unsure of what they need to do in order to make sure their vote counts. Uncertainty about both the candidates and the process is turning some away from the polls.
“I am not participating because I do not care for either candidate and I haven’t registered to vote. I also have no idea how to get an absentee ballot,” SMU junior Ross Peets said.
If it is one’s first time voting in a presidential election, one might ask, “Why should I even vote?” College students represent a population known to shift an election. Every student comes from a different background and usually identifies with one of the two parties. But when voting, it’s important to think beyond party lines and consider your life after graduation. Whoever you vote for, their policies will have a very large impact on where you will go when you depart from SMU.
“Students are absolutely important in American
elections. One of the things that helped President Obama get elected in 2008 was strong support and voter turnout among college students,” Matthew Wilson, an SMU political science professor, said. “Trying to duplicate that level of support in 2012 is one of the key emphases of his campaign.”
The last day to register to vote was Oct. 9.
“The registration deadline is always 30 days prior to the election,” Laura Granado, from the Dallas County Election Department, said.
Students do not fret. There is still time left to make your mark.
“Being passive or apathetic only negatively impacts the country. Further, being properly informed on the voting process would increase voter participation and awareness,” SMU junior Kevin McClendon said.
Texas student residents still have a few options. Granado said students can visit the department website at dallascountyvotes.org to download and print a registration application. Students can also visit local post offices, libraries or the Dallas County Election Department Office for on-site applications.
“It takes about a minute to fill out. But, it must be mailed back to our main office because it requires a signature,” Granado said.
Associated Press
POLITICS
DEMI STANLEYContributing [email protected]
Students weigh in on voting
Youth voter turnout has been historically low in the United States.
See ELECTION page 3
TAShIKA VARMAEditor in Chief
“Both candidates showed themselves to be presidential,” Ben Voth, chair of SMU Communications Studies, said.
According to Voth, Monday’s third and final presidential debate proved both candidates to have “strong argumentation skills that were more focused and substantiated than typical.”
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney faced off before moderator Bob Schieffer at Lynn
University during the final session of the debate series.
“This series of four debates will likely stand as the largest ongoing audience of televised debates in 50 years,” Voth said.
With “more than 50 million
KATELYN GOUGhNews Editor
PRESIDENCY
Associated Press
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney debated in the final presidential debate of 2012 on Monday night.
Obama, Romney clash, stand firm in final debate
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Homecoming Week rocks the vote in support of candidates
REPRESENTATION
TIM WELChSenate Beat [email protected]
Senators discuss trash services, parking, rechartering process
With Homecoming week activities going at full speed, students are gearing up for this weekend’s festivities with Peruna painting, banner competitions, float building and the race for Homecoming king and queen.
Students filled Westcott Field Monday evening to support their respective homecoming candidates. Set up like a pep rally, Rock the Vote served as forum in which students could express their school spirit and pride for their organizations and candidates.
This year’s theme, “Homecoming for the Holidays,” allowed organizations to chose a particular holiday as its individual theme.
Dressed in their organization colors, students sported Santa Claus hats, St. Patrick’s Day clovers, flags
boas witch hats to match their organization particular theme.
Holding balloons and noisemakers, each group cheered for their candidate who was out on the field.
Michael Pittman, a member of Student Foundation, acted as the host. He introduced each candidate was introduced by name and organization, and asked anecdotal questions like “What is your ideal date?”
“Rock the Vote is one of my favorite Homecoming events because you really see all the organizations’ spirit and support for their candidate,” Student Foundation President John Angle said.
“RTV [Rock the Vote] is part of the larger spirit points competition that all-together is 25 percent of the overall candidate’s score. Organizations attendance and spirit is required to receive participation points.”
SMU moms and dads stood, cameras in hand, at the edge of the railings, waiting to hear their candidate speak.
Additionally, everyone in attendance was reminded of Pigskin Revue — which is Friday night at 8:15 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium at no cost. Put on by the Mustang Band, the revue is an event to promote school spirit and tradition.
Also, Michael Graves, a representative of The Union, encouraged every organization to participate in the Homecoming Giving Challenge. All this week, members are asked to donate to SMU, and the organization with the highest participation will receive $1,000 to be given to the campus area of their choosing. Winners will be announced at the Homecoming football game on Saturday.
Winners for field day, window painting, banner competition and Peruna painting were announced.
Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Kappa Alpha took home first place in banner painting and field day.
Field day’s second place and third place spots went to Association of Black Students and Asian Council and Pi Beta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta, respectively.
Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi took home first place for window painting, tied for first place in banner competition and received third place in for their Peruna painting.
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon took home second place in window painting.
Third and fourth place for window painting went to Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and College Hispanic American Students (CHAS) tied for third place in window painting. MGC and Chas also tied for second place in the
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Three items of legislation appeared on the Senate agenda Tuesday: one regarding trash services in the graduate halls, another regarding game day parking in the law garage and the last regarding the rechartering process for campus organizations.
Currently, there are no trash rooms in the graduate dorms — Hawk, Moore and Martin — in which residents can dispose of their waste. The resolution authored by Student Body President Alex Mace calls for Resident Life and Student Housing to designate trash rooms in those buildings in which trash cans and recycling bins will be placed.
The second resolution was prompted by the Oct. 18 home football game. Usually on the day of a home game, all student parking is redirected from Binkley Garage and other lots on the
south side of campus to the Law Garage and lots on the north side. This system works reasonably well on weekends, but this past Thursday’s game was in the middle of the week, and caused much inconvenience to law students taking night classes since they couldn’t park anywhere.
Law students already pay fees to use the Law Garage on the north side of campus.
However, because of those spots being taken by many undergraduates, the law students were unable to park there, and thus had to pay to
park elsewhere. In some cases, classes were even canceled.
The resolution authored by Sen. Christopher Cornell encourages the SMU Athletic Department to “manage on-campus parking in such a way that on the days of weekday home football games enough spaces are kept open for the use of law students.”
The last resolution, authored by Sen. Emily McIntosh and Organizations Chair Jacob Watts, amended the process of rechartering an organization. Previously, if an organization had lost its charter, when it reapplied it would have the same standing as a completely new organization.
This resolution amends the temporary status period to only one semester for an organization that has lost its charter within the past four years.
These resolutions are to be voted on next week.
During the speaker’s podium segment of the meeting, A’Rielle Gatlin, president of the National
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Police Reportsoctober 20
1:12 a.m. Public Intoxication/Assault/Resisting Arrest. 6600 Durham Street. A student was arrested and booked into the University Park Jail for being in-toxicated in public, resisting arrest and assaulting officers. Closed.
9:47 p.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor/Assist Other Agency. 3230 Daniel Ave. A student was referred to the student conduct officer for having a party
Campus Events
that was serving alcohol to minors and students were cited and released for underage drinking. Closed.
WEDNESDAYOctober 24
THURSDAYOctober 25
FRIDAYOctober 26
John McCaa: Rosine Smith Sam-mons Lecture in Media Ethics in Caruth Auditorium from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Cloud Nine in Margo Jones Theatre at 8 p.m.
Food Chain in Hughes-Trigg Student Center from noon to 1 p.m.
Cloud Nine in Margo Jones Theatre at 8 p.m.
Opera Free For All: It’s Elemental, My Dear in Bob Hope Theatre from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Cloud Nine in Margo Jones Theatre at 8 p.m.
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6:28 p.m. Possession of Alcohol by a Minor/Possession of Fictitious License or ID. Main Quad/Fra-ternity Tents. This is a late report which actually occurred on Oct. 18 at 6:28 PM. A student was cited and released for being underage and having alcohol in his possession and for having a fake ID. Closed.
12:13 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Moore Hall Parking Lot. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Officer for underage drinking. Closed.
Halloween costumes 101: what to wear this year
WeDNeSDAY n october 24, 20122holiDAY
HILLARY SCHMIDTStyle editor
Halloween is right around the corner, which means it’s time to get your costumes ready.
SMU students are known for going all out when it comes to Halloween costumes. Check out some of these ideas if you’re not quite sure what you want to be this year.
For college students, Halloween isn’t about the candy anymore — it’s about finding the perfect costume that will turn heads.
Whether you want to stick to something more traditional or go with something a little more unique, there are plenty of options for whatever you are looking for.
TraditionalSome of the best traditional
costumes are superheroes, storybook characters, iconic decade dress and sports team fans. These are easy to find in any store.
Movie-InspiredWanting something more
uncommon? A great way to keep your costume fresh is to base it off a recent box-office film.
The Hunger Games and Twilight-inspired costumes will definitely be popular this year.
Dress up as Katniss Everdeen by wearing a windbreaker, black shirt, cargo pants and a braid.
And for all you Twihards: show off your excitement for the upcoming Twilight movie by dressing up as your favorite character.
Another great idea is to try Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman from The Dark Knight Rises. This costume should be easy to find at any Halloween store.
TV Show-InspiredTV shows are another great
place to get inspiration from. Ciera Tabb, an SMU freshman, said, “I am planning on being a Workaholics bear because I love Workaholics and it isn’t a common outfit.”
Another show, Toddlers and Tiaras, inspires both a funny and easy-to-make costume. In order to channel your inner pageant queen, all you need is a tutu and a tiara, to curl your hair into tight curls and load on the makeup.
Honey Boo Boo has recently become a huge hit. Throw on a pink party dress (preferably poofy) and matching shoes for her look.
Music-InspiredIn the music realm, “Gangnam
Style” became a YouTube sensation, creating a great costume
opportunity. Guys can wear a royal blue blazer, a white button down, black bow tie, black slacks and sunglasses.
Book-InspiredLove the book 50 Shades of Grey
like the majority of the female population? Girls can dress up like Anastasia Steele by wearing a plum colored dress like the one Christian Grey adored so much.
For guys, dress as Christian by wearing a suit and a gray tie. The costumes will look best if worn as a pair.
Recent EventsAnother idea to reflect recent
events in your costume is to pay a tribute to Steve Jobs. His iconic outfit is simple to pull together. All you need are jeans, a black turtle neck and sneakers.
Bringing back the Olympics is another great inspiration for your costume. Have a group of five girls? Go as the Fab five gymnasts by wearing leotards and medals. Put your hair up in a slicked-backed bun and add lots of glitter.
Election-InspiredThis year, take advantage of the
upcoming election when deciding
what costume to wear. This is easiest for the guys, who can dress as their favorite candidate — either in a serious or satirical manner.
You can find masks of politicians to pair with their iconic apparel, or utilize the color of your party for the foundation of an election-inspired costume.
Looking for something funny? Go with “unemployed Big Bird” by creating your own version of Big Bird: attach yellow feathers to a yellow dress, or a yellow T-shirt and leggings.
To finish it off, wear a big sign around your neck that reads “unemployed.”
HomemadeIf you want to save some
money, homemade costumes are the way to go. They are unique, look great, fit you well and are much more creative.
Stores such as Wal-Mart and thrift stores such as Buffalo Exchange are other option to find what you need at a low cost.
If you are looking for a store where you can buy an entire costume, check out Costume World, Party City, Spirit Halloween and Electrique Boutique, all located in Dallas.
But be sure to hurry — stores run out fast!
Photo illustration by SiDNeY holliNGSWorth/the Daily campus
3NEWSThe Daily Campus WEDNESDAY n OCTOBER 24, 2012
In order to register, you must provide a Texas driver’s license number or a personal identification number issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. You may also use the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have any of these numbers, you must state that in the designated area on the application.
If students register to vote in Texas, and choose to vote on the actual voting day, Nov. 6, they must go to their assigned precinct. Precinct assignments can be found on the Dallas County website listed above.
Students living away from home have options for how and where they choose to vote. SMU junior Samantha Williams went through a different process to register.
“I registered for an absentee ballot as a Republican in the state of Arizona,” Williams said. “It was super easy. I just went online and filled out a form.”
Alicia Philips Pierce, the deputy communications director for the Texas Secretary of State, said students can’t be registered to vote in both their home state and Texas.
“If you consider your parents’ address to be your permanent residence, you may use that address as your registration address. If you would like to register to vote at your college address, you may do so,” Pierce said.
Early voting is available for both in-state and out-of-state students from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2.
“There are 29 early voting locations spread out through Dallas County and they can
vote in any of those locations,” Granado said.
The early voting process involves a student casting a ballot by mail. You must request an early voting ballot to be sent to your college address or wherever you will be during election time. Early voting by mail is also offered for students who are registered at his or her parents’ residence and will be away from that county at the time of the election. To apply for a ballot by mail, visit VoteTexas.gov.
Pierce said, “the last day for the early voting clerk to receive an application for a ballot to be voted by mail for the November election is Oct. 30.”
With the information you need to register available online, there’s a way to vote for what you want to see in the future.
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Katherine Boomer cheers for Chi-Omega candidate Jennie Pearson at Rock the Vote Monday evening at Westcott Field.
eLection: Early voting, absentee ballots encourage youth voter turnout
viewers [watching] each of the debates,” Voth said that Monday’s debate was a prime opportunity for either candidate to make their final strides in gaining voter support.
“Both men seem to retain prospects for winning and it is unclear if Obama has sufficiently dented the momentum gained by Gov. Romney in [the first] debate,” Voth said.
Monday night opened with questions regarding the Libyan embassy attacks — which was also a heated topic during the previous debate.
Accusing Obama of not actively preventing terrorist attacks such as the one in Libya, Romney made clear that he wants “to make sure that we’re seeing progress throughout the Middle East.”
“My strategy’s pretty straightforward: go after the bad guys,” Romney said.
The president did not hold back in his rebuttal when calling out Romney on what he viewed as the Romney campaign vacillating significantly between assertions and solutions.
“I know you haven’t been in a position to actually execute foreign policy, but every time you’ve offered an opinion, you’ve been wrong,” Obama said.
Schieffer extended the time for discussion of this facet of foreign policy, and both candidates submitted volleys and pointed responses to their opponent.
While there were moments
of heated volley and argument between both candidates, Romney seemed to take a less-assertive approach throughout most of the foreign policy-focused session.
“Romney appeared to offer a strategic loss in this debate designed to confirm the discretion of the commander in chief on foreign policy,” Voth said. “[He] allowed the president to have the upper hand in the debate [while] retaining the persona of a competent challenger.”
But Romney did not back down when justifying the U.S. as an essential world leader.
“It appears that this was a strategy and may have been designed to further consolidate [Romney’s] gains among independent voters who would be offended by [foreign policy] attacks on a sitting president,” Voth said.
Romney said that for America to fulfill its role in the world, “America must lead.”
“I absolutely believe that America has a responsibility and the privilege of helping defend freedom and promote principles that make the world more peaceful,” Romney said.
Obama echoed such sentiments, saying that his presidency had, in fact, established America as such leader. When the focus shifted to the Syrian conflict, Obama justified his cabinet’s success strategies.
“We are making sure that those we help are those who will
be friends of our in the long term,” he said.
As the session continued and the candidates furthered their articulation of policies and future plans, Obama singled out Romney’s policies as “wrong and reckless,” accusing him of never having definite, proposed solutions.
“Governor Romney has taken a different approach throughout this campaign,” Obama said.
Romney brushed the accusations off, reassuring his audiences that he did, in fact, have strategies in place to move the country forward.
“I’ve got a policy for the future and agenda for the future,” he said.
Voth said that while many hot buttons regarding foreign policy were hit Monday night, it is still the one topic many Americans “may not find so important just two weeks before the election.”
“Neither candidate scored a knockout punch to disqualify their adversary,” Voth said.
And in regards to Romney’s “relatively mild strategy” of sidelining aggressive rebuttals regarding foreign policy, Voth said only “time will tell” if it was effective.
“It appears candidate Romney may have lost the war on foreign policy to win the battleground states,” Voth said.
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poLicY: President, governor discuss America’s role in the world
Peruna painting competition.Delta Delta Delta and Lambda
Chi Alpha won second place in the banner competition, while Gamma Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi took home third place.
Meadows took home first place
in Peruna painting and SPECTRUM took home second place.
Groups will continue to work on their floats all week, which will be apart of the parade Saturday at 11 a.m. During halftime in the game against Memphis, Homecoming king and queen will be announced, as
well as the winners of Homecoming overall. Kickoff for the game will be at 2 p.m.
“I could not be happier with the Homecoming Committee’s work so far, and with how Homecoming is going,” Angle said.
Additional reporting by Tim Welch.
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ScHeduLe: Eventful week ahead
Panhellenic Council, announced that several organizations will be performing their step show at Pigskin Revue on Saturday at 7 p.m.
“Homecoming is a time of unity,” Gatlin said. “In light of the recent sign vandalism, this comes at an appropriate time.”
Last month, a Boulevard sign that said “MSA” was vandalized. Many Muslim students feared that the MSA sign, which was actually a sign for the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs was mistaken as a sign for the Muslim
Students Association. Tickets for the event are
currently on sale until Friday for $5, and will be available for purchase on Saturday for $10.
Travis Carlile addressed the chamber and asked them to extend Alpha Kappa Psi’s charter. The business fraternity’s charter was considered for revocation due to an absent signature on their Mandatory Organization Meetings (MOM) meeting sheet.
President Alex Mace voiced his support for the organization: “[Alpha Kappa Psi] makes a
big impact on campus, and is sponsored by one of the best professors on campus [Barbara Kincaid of the Cox School of Business].”
It was decided that the organization’s simple error was not egregious enough to warrant a loss of recognized status, and the Senate voted to extend the group’s charter.
Alpha Kappa Psi, the second largest business fraternity on campus, offers its members networking opportunities critical to future employment.
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ruLeS: Business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi keeps Senate charter
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At Monday night’s debate, Mitt Romney passed the test and showed that he would be a successful commander in chief. Foreign policy had long been a stumbling block for Romney, but he fixed that problem and then some.
It was widely viewed that while Barack Obama won the debate, he didn’t do so in a decisive enough way to move the needle as much as he needed. Further, several people in the media, including CNN’s David Gergen and Fox’s Chris Wallace, brought up that Obama came across as if he was the challenger in the debate, and Romney was the incumbent. Obama was largely seen as the more combative and negative of the candidates, and he was attacking Romney’s agenda much more than he was defining a budget of his own. This was pointed out by one of Romney’s best lines of the night, “Attacking me is not an agenda.” This isn’t a good position for Obama to be in this late in the game, and I think it’s clear at this point that he recognizes that.
Obama did manage to get another silly one-liner in that is clearly the “Big Bird” and “binders” of this debate, in “bayonets.” His comment about bayonets, part of a response to Romney about modernizing the military, represents another pointless non-sequitur that is dominating the discussion of the debate.
Romney had mentioned that the navy and air force had their forces cut significantly under the Obama administration, and Obama had claimed very sarcastically that the reason we have a smaller navy was because it was an outdated force in our military, and for the same reason we have fewer horses and bayonets. Bayonets are actually still widely used in the marines, and bayonet manufacturers were not happy with Obama’s derisive tone toward them. Again, this is hardly a real issue of the campaign, and a needless distraction from the important problems this country is facing.
Obama also made use of the now very tired phrase “nation building here at home,” which irks me to no end. The line has been used far too much on both sides of the political aisle, but it is largely meaningless. When we talk about nation building overseas, we are talking about building basic structures of government, democratizing dictatorships and changing the hearts and minds of that country’s citizens to be more open to free, fair government.
All that needs to be done in the U.S. is tinkering around the edges. Our nation is already built, it just needs a new paint job. To say that what we need to do here in the U.S. is anything like nation building is absurd, and belittles the scale of the task at hand in these other nations.
The one thing that was very conspicuously missing from the debate: Libya. It was the first question, but it was barely touched on in the answers to the question, and was never brought up since it. I suspect neither Romney or Obama wanted to talk about it. Romney was likely scared of repeating his mistake from last week’s debate, and Obama certainly didn’t want to remind voters about the colossal mistakes made there either.
In general, Romney did a good enough job that he won’t end up sacrificing any of his momentum, but Obama still needs an October surprise to regain a consistent lead.
Keene is a junior majoring in political science, economics and public policy. He can be reached for comment at [email protected].
W. TuCkER kEENEOPINION EDITOR
WEDNESDAY n OCTOBER 24, 2012
On Monday, I voted in my first presidential election. I’m a registered voter in Dallas County, and I voted for President Barack Obama.
My vote was effectively wasted — the likelihood of the president winning Texas’ 38 electoral votes come election night is probably only outweighed by the chances that Taken 2 will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards next year (sorry Liam Neeson).
My vote was irrational in this context. The only justification I can give for it is that President Obama stands for some of the kinds of principles I find so dear to my heart that I would take 45 minutes out of my day just to pretend I could have some control over the outcome of this race. And sometimes, discerning those principles can be a tough exercise.
In 2008 I could have given you a laundry list of reasons why I supported Obama. I wanted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought to a conclusion. I wanted Guantánamo Bay closed. I wanted gay marriage legalized. I wanted comprehensive immigration reform, single-payer universal healthcare, stronger regulations on Wall Street, higher taxes on the country’s wealthiest citizens, investments in cleaner energy, tougher environmental regulation and more federal funding for secondary schools and student loans — I wanted a massive and comprehensive overhaul of the way our government works, and I wanted everyone to agree upon it too.
In short, I wanted every single leftist dream of mine to come true. Because people like Jon Stewart and Bill Maher had been telling me to want these things since I was old enough to know what the phrase “electoral college” meant.
It’s easy to tell that I did not get everything I expected from Obama’s first term. However, that’s not a wholly negative thing. I am extremely disappointed that Guantánamo Bay remains
open, and I’m concerned about the president’s continued authorization of drone strikes abroad. But “don’t ask don’t tell” has been repealed, and the president has at least attempted to circumvent Congress stymieing his efforts on immigration reform with his new policy towards young, undocumented citizens. Moreover, it’s probably good that a lot of my wishes didn’t come true. I’ve come to believe that the federal government throwing more money at our country’s educational system is highly unlikely to make a difference, and a single-payer health care system would probably cause as many problems as it solves.
What these past four years have taught me is that I can’t authentically commit myself to a rigid partisan ideology. I tend to vote Democrat, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have disagreements with the party. By forcing yourself to accept your party’s doctrine as incontrovertible fact, you essentially turn off your mind. Don’t try to shield yourself from new information, even if it comes from people who might disagree with you. Moreover, even if the candidates you support for office win, don’t expect that all of your wildest political fantasies will come true. Our Constitution is meant to guarantee that politics is a game of compromise (a word that has received a poor reputation in recent years).
I don’t want to act as Obama’s cheerleader. Most of you have already determined which candidate you support, and my rhetoric won’t change that. Instead, I encourage you to take this advice: vote. Even if it makes as little sense for you to put in the effort as it did for me, do it anyway.
Take advantage of the opportunity. Inform yourself. You are a member of one of the freest polities in the world. Learn as much as you can about the issues and seize the privilege. Ultimately, that choice of yours means more than any debate between talking heads on TV ever will.
Bub is a junior majoring in history, English and political science.
For me, in this election, it was a given that I would not vote for Barack Obama and another four years of broken promises, failed policies and political stalemates. In my opinion, his past four years are at best comparable to President Jimmy Carter’s term in office.
However, as a general rule I consider myself to be a conservative leaning libertarian — so a talking sweater vest like Rick Santorum would not have done it for me. I had hoped that the GOP would present a candidate who understood the troubles of the economy, who did not favor overreaching government and who was also capable of taking on the incumbent — and present they did.
Mitt Romney is a business man who has proven his ability to generate income as his immense fortune was largely self-made. He is a man of great personal moral stature and is committed to the advancement and protection of the American way of life.
Since Obama took office, the national debt has increased over $5 trillion to a total just over $16 trillion, he spent the better part of two years pushing through the Affordable Healthcare Act (legislation approximately 52 percent of Americans now want repealed) and, in matters of foreign policy, has caused America for the first time since its eclipsing of Great Britain to come across as limp-wristed.
Coming from a family in the medical industry, the Affordable Health Care Act was something I recognized from the beginning as trouble, and I was not alone. People did not want to be forced by the government to buy something or face a considerable tax as an alternative. Americans were assured it was not a tax, but merely a penalty meant to encourage people to obtain health insurance.
However, just this year, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the penalty by calling it a tax, which Congress is entitled to levy. Oops.
As this act will go down in history as perhaps the greatest component to this term, besides the killing of Osama bin Laden, this is a policy gaffe of epic proportions and in my opinion indicative of inept leadership from this administration.
Furthermore, in 2008 President Obama assured voters that he would be held accountable for the turn around of the economy, and that if conditions had not improved in 3 years, he would not seek re-election.
Adding $5 trillion to the national debt and an all time high of 47 million Americans on food stamps is in no way an improvement on conditions. Furthermore, his fallback answer of blaming President George W. Bush has gotten really old, especially when you consider Obama has added more to the deficit in four years than Bush did in eight. The thought of how much more damage he could do with four more years is terrifying.
Foreign policy is yet another area in which the Obama administration has failed miserably. He can deny it all he wants, but President Obama in an address in 2009 in Strasbourg, France, he characterized America as having been at times arrogant, dismissive and derisive going on to weakly qualify it by mentioning anti-American European sentiments.
The attacks on the U.S. embassies in the Middle East are only the latest example of this administration’s ineptitude in foreign policy as they failed to provide our embassy workers with adequate protection, and dismissed the deaths of four of them as “not optimal” during a campaign appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
When I vote, I want a man that does not think putting more Americans on government safety net programs and this country further into debt is economic progress. I do not want a president that qualifies international anti-American sentiments by casting aspersions on the history of American foreign policy.
I do not want a president that exploits policy loopholes to pass legislation contrary to what the American people want. Romney is a man of strong character with a track record that shows he is much more capable of stimulating economic growth, more willing to present strong leadership in matters of foreign policy and committed to repealing the Affordable Health Care Act. For all of these reasons and more, I am voting for Gov.Romney.
Dunn is a junior majoring in political science.
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Suffering a sweep against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs less than a year ago, the Dallas Mavericks look to continue the NBA’s preseason on the road tonight.
After defeating the New Orleans Hornets 87-74 Monday, Dallas will have to battle a much more difficult opponent as Oklahoma City will use all five regular starters in its second to last preseason contest.
Dallas became the first defending champion since the 2006-2007 Miami Heat to be swept 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs, but it has done much to recover from last season.
The Mavericks acquired centers Chris Kaman and Elton Brand along with guards
Darren Collison and O.J. Mayo to combat the likes of the Thunder’s stars: Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
Conversely, Oklahoma City did not need to make any drastic changes from last season, coming off an appearance in the NBA Finals.
Durant, last season’s scoring champion, has given Dallas fits in his five years in the NBA, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer as time expired to give the Thunder the win in the Mavericks’ third game last season.
The 6-foot-9-inches forward will be the central focus of Dallas’ game plan, but the ability to shut down his teammates, Westbrook and forward Serge Ibaka, will prove to be the reason the Mavericks win or lose tonight.
Dallas was unable to keep a close watch on players besides Durant last summer and it proved to be a
huge part of the playoff losses. The Mavs will be without star
forward Dirk Nowitzki who is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery and is more than likely out of the lineup for a month.
However, reports from ESPNdallas.com have reported Nowitzki may return sooner.
Kaman will also be absent from the starting lineup with a strained right calf, but the extra depth gained by Brand should at least keep the Mavericks within striking distance by the fourth quarter.
Dallas will hope for another defensive game, such as the one Monday night, in order to keep pace with the fast and healthy Thunder.
If Durant can be kept in check for his portion of the game, and Mayo can score consistently, Dallas will have a shot to win its fourth preseason game.
MaTThew COSTaStaff Writer
Mavericks look for revenge in preseason clash with the Thunder
SMU Mustang Senior Gaston Cuadranti lost in the quarter finals of the USTA/ITA Regional Championships Monday afternoon.
Cuadranti defeated the No.2 recruit in the nation, Texas A&M freshman Shane Vinsant
He went on to also defeat the No.5 seed in the tournament, David Holiner from the University of Texas.
Sophomore Arturs Kazijevs, also advanced past the first round as he defeated the top seed in the tournament Mate Zsiga 7-5, 6-2.
After the first day of the tournament Mustangs head coach Carl Neufeld applauded his team-players’ effort.
“It was a great day,” Neufeld told SMU Athletics. “Our top players had a great day and had breakthrough matches.”
The most impressive win of the tournament for Cuadranti, before losing in the quarterfinals, was to Vinsant.
Cuadranti was able to beat the highly-touted freshman in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Despite losing in the quarterfinals to TCU’s Nick Chappell after a grueling four-hour match, Cuadranti once again played a stellar game.
Even though Cuadranti lost, he still impressed his coach with the quality of tennis he played despite that this was his fourth
match in three days.“He played his best at the
end,” Neufeld said to SMU Athletics. “That shows he’s got great fitness, and he’s where he needs to be.”
Cuadranti rallied from five opposing match points and had four of his own before finally bowing out.
Additionally, Kazijevs
reached the round of 32 before losing to Nick Naumann of Texas 6-3, 6-2.
Cuadranti was seeded 22nd to start the tournament for the Mustangs, while Kazijevs was unranked.
Up next for the Mustangs is a trip to College Station for the Conference Challenge, which begins Oct.26.
Mustang shines in Texas Regional
Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West drives to the basket against New Orleans center Robin Lopez.
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Victoria Justice talks new film ‘Fun Size,’ co-star Chelsea Handler
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Victoria Justice, comedian Chelsea Handler and Thomas Mann in the new Halloween movie ‘Fun Size.’
It was during the filming of the third season of Victoria Justice’s hugely popular Nickelodeon television series Victorious when the 18-year-old superstar received the script for Fun Size.
Justice had been looking at a lot of scripts lately and she mostly passed them up because they came across as too “fluffy.”
Fun Size was different. “Nothing was cool, you know?”
Justice said during an interview in Downtown Dallas’ Hotel Joule. “Fun Size was hilarious. I was literally laughing out loud as I read it. I liked that it was kind of edgy and more mature.”
As the poster girl for pre-teens across the nation, Justice was
cast as the film’s main character Wren, a high school senior whose Halloween night is all but ruined when her neglecting mother, played by Chelsea Handler, forces her to take her eccentric little brother Albert trick-or-treating.
Handler, a mainstay on late night cable television, is certainly not the actress Justice is used to working with.
“She’s really cool. I think people think she must be crazy but she wasn’t,” Justice said. “[In} the few scenes we had together we shared some great improv moments.”
Considering that both Handler and Justice come from the world of television, shooting a film is slightly out their elements.
“Obviously there is no laugh track in film,” Justice said. “I’m used to being on set and pausing
for laughter but for Fun Size I had to break that habit.”
While Handler may not be film history’s best mother, Justice claims that Fun Size is more about family than what the trailer leads one to believe.
“The real message her is that family, no matter what you home life may be, is all you’ve got in the end,” Justice said.
Even though Fun Size may be Justice’s first featured role for the silver screen, the actress has a huge following from her hit television show.
Justice is hoping that that same fan base will support her as she releases her first single (sans Nickelodeon’s Victorious) early next year.
“I want to show the world that there is more to Victoria than just Victorious.”
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Klyde Warren Park set to open with style this weekend
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Klyde Warren Park looks to connect Uptown and Downtown Dallas.
In the 1960s, a gaggle of Dallas businessmen spent serious time and serious money lobbying for the construction of Woodwall Rogers Freeway.
The freeway, they claimed, would be the great connector between downtown Dallas and its surrounding cities and would make commuting for suburbanites much less stressful.
Eventually, Woodwall Rogers was built and has emerged as one of Dallas’ busiest, most congested roadways.
Enter Klyde Warren Park, an expansive 5.2 acre slab of foliage positioned right above Woodall Rogers Freeway. It too is being billed as a “connector,” this time merging together Downtown and Uptown Dallas, two areas
torn in half by the construction of Woodall Rogers.
It took 10 years and close to $110 million to bring the park to Dallas.
It is now going to be considered the heart of the city, located between Pearl Street and St. Paul Street above the recessed Woodall Rodgers Freeway.
The park will be privately managed and operated by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation.
Klyde Warren Park will be a buzz with daily free programming. Concerts, book signings, and outdoor films will be provided for park visitors.
Shaded walking paths, a performance pavilion, a dog park and unique water features were all added into the design and building of the park.
This attractive setting is perfect for the highly programmed park.
Award-winning landscape architect Jim Burnett was hired to create the common ground between pedestrians and downtown. The idea behind the design was to create and promote a sense of discovery within the park.
It might even have a little glimmer of SMU’s campus with more than 322 trees planted around the park.
Klyde Warren Park’s debut is this weekend Oct. 27 to Oct. 28. The park will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
There will be over 50 free events and activities taking place such as the ribbon cutting, movie night and music festivals. The festivities will conclude with a fireworks display.
Klyde Warren Park is now Dallas’s version of Central Park that has been incorporated into our concrete jungle.
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