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WEDNESDAY

APRIL 4, 2012

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RECOGNITION

John Oakes named student trustee TASHIKA VARMA Assignments Desk Editor tvarma@smu.edu

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Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area Tuesday, peeling roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving tractor trailers strewn along highways.

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Wild weather sweeps through North Texas SARAH KRAMER Editor in Chief skramer@smu.edu

If yesterday was any indication for May flowers, then it looks like Dallas will be in full bloom next month. April brought showers and bad weather Tuesday afternoon as an estimated 10 tornadoes ripped through the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the D-FW Red Cross.

Authorities said trailers were tossed around like toys, roofs collapsed, power lines were ripped down and more than 40 flights were cancelled from Love Field Airport. American Airlines announced via Twitter that they were canceling all flights from D-FW International Airport the remainder of the day. Twitter wasn’t only a source for announcements and updates as wild weather spun through Texas. For many SMU students, it was a means of expressing their frustration. With a new alert system in place, SMU’s emergency preparedness team sent out multiple alerts, some of which

weren’t correct, causing aggravated students to tweet about their irritation. At times, students were confused by the alerts — not sure if they needed to seek shelter. “SMU’s emergency alerts are so ill timed you should do the opposite of what the alert advises,” @ErikaLarson tweeted. Junior Conner Sherline got witty with his tweet. “Dear @SMU, there is a story called the boy who cried wolf. You just did that: three times. Question remains, #seekshelter?” Other students were more outspoken, portraying their annoyance with SMU’s alert system. “If I followed SMU’s

emergency alert, I would have ran for shelter, come out, and ran for shelter about 5 times by now. #mustangidiocy,” @SanjivsSMP tweeted. SMU released a statement later that day thanking the university community for their patience. “SMU appreciates the patience of its students, faculty and staff during today’s fast-changing severe weather as emergency personnel worked through technical problems with a new alert system. The emergency preparedness team is reviewing the alert system to identify and address the problems. SMU takes campus safety very seriously and will correct this situation.”

Junior John Oakes has been chosen as the 2012 to 2013 Student Trustee. As the Student Trustee, Oakes will be a full voting member of the Board of Trustees. The Board consists of 41 members, including Oates and serves as the governing body for SMU. Oakes will sit on the Academic Planning, Policy, and Management or Finance Committee in addition to the Executive, Trusteeship and Legal and Governmental Affairs Committees. Oakes will also head up a committee composed of eight Student Representatives and the Student Body President. “I was extremely humbled by my selection as the Student Trustee by the selection committee and am very blessed and grateful for the opportunity,” Oakes said. “SMU is a premiere university that I have loved ever since setting foot on campus and I really look forward to devoting my time and efforts to serving the SMU community in my role as Student Trustee.” The other student representatives selected are Margaret Ellen Crawford (athletics), Brian Horan (building and grounds), William Badarak (DEA), Amie Kromis and Elise McDonald (Student Affairs), Eric Sabandal (Investments), Hannah Bliss (Academics) and James Moreton (Finance/Audit). Oakes is a finance and economics major with a sports management minor. “My goal is to effectively facilitate communication between the Board of Trustees and

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the University community,” Oakes said. Applications for Student Representative positions were due on March 21. The initial application required personal information and responses to three essay questions related to the Student Representative positions. Then, about 15 to 20 students were selected to interview. The selection committee then chose the Student Trustee and eight Student Representatives for next year. “The chance to take my perspective and communication skills into interaction with the decision makers of our university really excited and motivated me to be a part of the Board of Trustees,” Oakes said. “I am really excited to continue ushering SMU in to the second century with the development of issues such as the move to the BIG EAST Conference, the opening of the Bush Library and the construction of the sophomore housing. I look forward to interacting with the other members of the Board over these issues and others that arise during the 2012 to 2013 academic year.”

CAMPUS POLITICS

Speaker

Candidates gather to debate platforms

Lecture focuses on change in immigration

RAHFIN FARUK News Editor rfaruk@smu.edu Catylzed by upcoming Student Senate elections on Wednesday, political interest is at an all time high on campus. Senate presidential, vice presidential and secretarial candidates gathered in HughesTrigg Commons to discuss their platforms to a group of about thirty students who braved tornado warnings to come see candidates speak. The forum allowed each candidate to stress their experiences and ideas as they answered questions from the audience members. For Alex Mace, running unopposed for student body president, the event was an opportunity to emphasize why he is the best candidate for the role. “I’m your only choice but hopefully I’m the best one,” Mace said. “My presidency will focus on communication and community.” SMU’s move to the Big East has sparked debate on how the university can improve its school spirit – an issue that all candidates agree with. “I want to create yell leader positions. I want to see new

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Student Senate secretary hopeful Katherine Ladner speaks during the senate debate in the HT commons Tuesday.

cheers and chants,” Zane Cavender, one of three vice presidential candidates, said. “We are in the Big East now.” The other two vice presidential candidates agreed with Cavender. “I want to bridge the gap between students and sports. It would be great if we could meet with athletes and build their own personal connection with players,” Travis Carlile said. Candidates also agreed on the issue of stronger communication

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between students, administrators and Senate. “We should institute office hours for student senators. Each senator needs to be held accountable to meet with their assigned organizations,” Cohagen Wilkinson said. Katherine Ladner, the only official candidate for secretary, stressed communication as the main issue of her campaign. “I want to bridge the gap between the Senate and the student body,” she said. “It would be great if students could subscribe to Senate minutes.” For vice presidential

candidates, the only students competing for votes, differentiation was a point of emphasis. “I am the only candidate that has experience in the Senate chamber,” Wilkinson said. “It is crucial to know Senate policies.” The candidates also answered more general questions about leadership. All candidates were asked to answer the question: what is the single most important quality of a student leader?

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Ellis Island is a historic symbol of immigration into the United States. It is where many Europeans and other foreignborn Americans got their start and will forever be remembered as a main immigration station in the early 1900s. “Ellis Island, y’know, getting through inspection how terrible it was,” Nancy Foner, distinguished professor of sociology at Hunter College and Graduate Center in New York, said. “Most people got through Ellis Island.” In fact, only two percent of the 12 million who landed on Ellis Island were excluded, according to Foner. Though McCord Auditorium is usually filled with sleepy students, on April 2 at 5:30 p.m. the seats of the Dallas Hall lecture room were, instead, occupied by professors, students and members of the Dallas community. More than 60 people attended to listen to Nancy Foner speak about immigration in the United States. The lecture is the 13th annual George and Mary Foster Distinguished Lecture in Cultural Anthropology.

“It was very informative,” Jim Farrell, an SMU student who has read Foner’s books, said. “There’s certainly a value in coming and listening live to someone.” Many audience members sat intently listening to Foner while clutching one of her many books in their hands. Foner began with a brief history of immigration in the U.S. She compared using graphs and percentages how immigration in 1910 stacked up against immigration in 2010. In 1910, 14.7 percent of Americans were born outside the U.S. That number dipped into single digits for some decades in between, but by 2010, 13 percent of Americans were born outside the U.S. “The U.S. is not experiencing a large-scale immigration for the first time, early 20th century America was as much an immigrant country as it is today,” Foner said. She also explained how the types of people immigrating have changed over the years. In the early 1900s, more Europeans were entering America, however currently the majority are coming from Latin America. She also mentioned that Texas, California and

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HEALTH

The Daily Campus

WEDNESDAY n APRIL 4, 2012

NUtRITION

E xercise

Healthy brain food PARMINDER DEO Staff Writer pdeo@smu.edu Tired after a long day of classes? Finding it difficult to concentrate on homework or while studying? As we age, so do our bodies and minds. There is a simple way of maintaining normal brain health by adding a few healthier food options into our diets. This way brain function and concentration can increase especially with finals about to be knocking at the door. There has always been hype about supplements that will help you focus and even increase your IQ. But do they really work? You may find it is more beneficial to try a more natural approach. You will probably surprise yourself with the difference you will see. Caffeine Used for late night studying and paper writing, caffeine is one stimulant that will keep you alert and focused. Mainly found in chocolate, coffee and energy drinks, it provides a short-term boost of energy. The key work here is short-term. It is important not to overdo it on caffeine because after the energetic effects wear off, it may leave you uncomfortable and edgy.

Sugar Do not get confuse this with table sugar but with glucose. The body metabolizes sugars and carbohydrates which provides glucose, the main source of fuel for the brain that keeps it energized. However, too much sugar or refined carbohydrates at one time can actually deprive your brain of glucose. By doing this, the brain’s energy supply is slowly compromising the power to concentrate and remember. Instead if grabbing a sugar loaded candy bar, try snacking on a banana or an orange. Not only are fruits a healthier option, they contain natural sugars that will keep you from packing on the pounds. “There have been varies of studies conducted that show that eating right and keeping in shape helps increase mental abilities and keeps away diseases like Alzheimer’s,” sophomore Reem Abdelrazik said. “My P.E. teacher in high school used to say that if your body is sluggish, then your mind’s not far behind.” Eat breakfast It turns out that breakfast is one, if not the most, important meals of the day. Studies have shown that students who eat breakfast perform significantly better than students who do not.

Researchers have found that dairy, fruits and high-fiber whole grains are the best for concentration. So, make sure to think twice before skipping breakfast. Fish Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for proper brain growth and function. Incorporating it into your diet has been linked with lowering dementia and increasing memory overtime. Popular foods that contain omega-3s are fish, seeds and nuts. Always strive for a balanced diet that is filled with a variety of different food groups. Try not to over or under eat by constantly providing your body with clean fuel. “Your body is like a car and you have to give it the proper fuel,” Ashley Garney. said. “You would never put lemonade in your gas tank so why would we put unhealthy food into our systems?” Try combining these brain foods with proper hydration, regular exercise and a good night’s sleep. Your brain will thank you. You will see a difference over time in the energy you have from eating clean, and your concetration throughout the day will improve.

Campus Events

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Runners on Dallas’ Katy Trail were at the mercy of extremely high pollen levels this weekend.

Beat pollen this spring ANNE PARKER H&F Editor annep@smu.edu For those of you with seasonal pollen allergies, nothing is more miserable than doing your workout outdoors this time of year. Dr. Steven Cole of Park Lane Allergy and Asthma Center said, “I always tell people to make sure they are limiting their activities outdoors if they do suffer from allergies especially on days with

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

M.A. in Sustainability and Development Information Session: Lyle’s newest engineering program presents its degree plan in the Texas Instruments Board Room at 11:30 p.m.

Movie Screening: The Birdcage will be shown in front of Dallas Hall at 8 p.m. Free Raisin’ Canes will be provided.

Film Screening: A screening of the award-winning film Lone Star or El Norte in McCord Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY April 6

There will be no campus events today. The campus is closed.

2:04 a.m. 6100 Airline Rd. A student was issued a University Park citation, arrested, booked into University Park jail and referred to the Student Conduct Office for being intoxicated in a public place. Closed.

6:14 p.m. Lambda Chi Alpha/3004 Dyer Court. Six students were referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of alcohol by minors. Closed.

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1:02 a.m. Kappa Alpha House/3004 SMU Blvd. A student was issued a 5:55 p.m. Moore Hall/5810 Hillcrest University Park citation and referred Avenue. Some unknown person dam- to the Student Conduct Office for aged a ceiling tile, trashed the ground underage drinking. Closed. floor and scratched some profanity on a residence door. Open.

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outdoors can help alleviate some of your systems. According to Cole, Zyrtec, Claritin and Allegra are the three best options and they will not leave you feeling fatigued. “Pollen will stick to you,” he said. So, after you come inside change your clothes and, “make sure to rinse or to shower.” Try taking these preventative measures and if you are still not feeling well, it may be best to do your workout indoors for the time being.

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high pollen counts or days that are dry and windy.” He says that the best time to exercise outdoors is when the air is a bit heavier because pollen does not fly as fast on days after it rains or days that are more humid. For many, the time of day will make a difference in how you feel. “People will often find that early morning or late night the air is heavier,” Cole said. Taking an antihistamine a couple of hours before you go

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12:03 a.m. Cockrell-McIntosh Hall/5904 Bishop Blvd. UPFD responded to an activated fire alarm. It was determined it was caused by steam from the shower. Two students failed to evacuate in a timely manner and were referred to the Student Conduct Office. Closed.

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SPORTS

Recent grad Kelly Kraft scores invite to Masters KATY RODEN Associate Sports Editor kroden@smu.edu Last August recent SMU grad Kelly Kraft overcame the No.1ranked amateur in the world to win the U.S. Amateur Championship. Along with his trophy, Kraft also received invitations to the 2012 Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. After his win, Kraft told amateurgolf.com, “When I got to SMU, winning the U.S. Amateur probably wasn’t a thought.” However, the victory has led to Kraft teeing off at the Masters Thursday at 10:24 a.m. with defending champion Charl Schwartzel and PGA Champion Keegan Bradley. Kraft’s group will precede four-time champion Tiger Woods, South Korea’s SangMoon Bae and Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez. Kraft is the third SMU player to win the U.S. Amateur in the past 14 years, following Hank Kuehne in 1998 and Colt Knost in 2007. Kraft, a Denton native, said Monday, after the Masters conclude, he will turn pro. This means he will forego his invitations to the 2012 British Open in July and U.S. Open in June. “[The Masters] is the main prize,” Kraft told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “This is what I stayed amateur for, to play in this thing. It’s been great so far.” Kraft, the No. 6-ranked amateur in the world, can still qualify for

SMU Athletics

The SMU polo team won Regionals this past weekend, clearing the path to the National Championship.

Polo heads to nationals KELSEY CHARLES Staff Writer kcharles@smu.edu

SMU Athletics

SMU Alumni Kelly Kraft will be attending the 2012 Masters this year.

the British Open and U.S. Open. According to the Dallas Morning News, he is also hoping to depend on sponsors’ exemptions to enter PGA Tour events such as the HP Byron Nelson Championship in May in Irving and the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in May in Fort Worth. He began practicing rounds in Augusta in January and returned

Saturday to play 18 holes on Sunday and Monday. The Denton RecordChronicle reported Kraft playing only 9 holes Tuesday. The short day was likely a decision to save some energy for the intense four days ahead of him. Thursday’s live coverage will begin at 10:45 a.m., on Masters. com, and live TV broadcast will begin at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

The Southern Methodist University mascot is a mustang, so naturally a polo team is a necessary addition. In 2009, Enrique Ituarte, a freshman at the time, came to SMU and realized there wasn’t one. Ituarte had played polo at the charter school he attended back in Indiana and wanted to bring the sport to SMU. With the help of his family and his old coach, his dreams were able to come to fruition. The program currently has 15 horses, a considerably smaller number than other schools who have around 40 horses in their stables. Despite their small size, both the

men and women’s teams have made great strides as new organizations. This past weekend, the men’s team won Regionals and gained entry into the National Championship tournament. Meanwhile the women’s team barely missed their shot at Nationals after losing in the final match to a favored Texas A&M team. This is SMU’s first time in history to make it to Nationals for polo. “It’s unbelievable. This is the third year we’ve even had polo at the school, our second year at tournament level, and we had both teams make regional level,” coach Tom Goodspeed said. In addition to their success as a team, several standout players have made significant accomplishments of their own. In the Regional tournament,

four women and four men are selected to an “All-Star” team to represent the best players from the six attending schools. Two SMU men, Ituarte and August Schearer and two SMU women, Chloe Carabasi and Pamela Flanagan were named to the team. This is an incredible feat to name these four players to the “All-Star” team from such a new program. The polo season runs from midNovember to late April and everyone is welcome to come tryout — no horse or experience is needed. “Anyone who wants to try is welcome to come try. We want this to be a long lasting program at SMU,” Ituarte said. The National Championship tournament will be held in Ithaca, New York from April 16 through April 22.

FOOTBALL

Mustangs begin spring practice, focus on fundamentals BILLY EMBODY Staff Writer wembody@smu.edu The Mustangs came together on the Pettus practice fields for the start of spring practice Monday and will focus on fundamentals throughout the spring. The team will hold 16 practices and then a public game on April 28. The six-week offseason program included grueling conditioning sessions as well as a weight lifting program. SMU has the latest spring practice start date of any team in Conference USA due to the additional practice for bowl games. “We had 44 extra days before the bowl game and that is why we are starting late because the kids haven’t really had any off time so we gave them some off time and then we had a good offseason,” Coach June Jones said after practice Monday. The coaching staff is impressed with how well the players did in the offseason program even with the extended bowl season. It was an important time for

players to recover and get stronger for the spring practices. However, some notable players will sit out during the spring due to injuries. Star running back Zach Line is sitting out his third consecutive spring after recent toe surgery. Line is expected to be ready for fall camp. Linemen Beau Barnes, Kevin Grenier, and Joey Fontana are sitting out with injuries as well. On Monday seniors Taylor Reed and Darius Johnson were told by Coach Jones that they need to take care of some business before returning to the field. They are eligible and not injured, but Jones made the decision last week that they will sit out until he decides they have done enough to return. “They’re returning,” Jones said. “It’s just a matter of when they return. They’re our two best players.” Two new coaches, offensive line coach Bob Palcic and co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach Jason Phillips, were added to the staff. Palcic worked with Jones in

Atlanta and has coached three Outland trophy winners during his 40 plus years of experience. Phillips comes from conference rival Houston where he helped direct one of the most successful offenses in NCAA history with quarterback Case Keenum. Phillips will work with other coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Morrison on game plans and tweaking the playbook with Jones. Palcic replaces Adrian Klemm who left for UCLA. “I’m still going to call the plays and everything. Every year, Jason and Dan have a little bit more input and eventually they’re going to have to call it and I’m going to go play golf,” Jones joked. There has been turnover on offense where all five starting offensive linemen and quarterback J.J. McDermott graduated. Palcic will be charged with developing the new linemen’s fundamentals and helping them grasp SMU’s complicated blocking schemes. Wednesday is SMU’s pro day for graduating seniors so the team will not practice. Practices without pads continue

until April 9. Coach Jones wants to make

sure that there are no spring injuries while younger players are

developing as the team gears up for fall camp.

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SMU’s architecture creates facade

Each student senate candidate brings a special set of skills, ideas and abilities to the table. This year’s election, however, disappointed the populist whims of the board because of a lack of competition in the political arena — Alex Mace is the only candidate running for student body president and Katherine Ladner is the only official candidate for secretary. Despite running unopposed, Mace has a strong platform that focuses on communication and community. He intends to institionalize town hall meetings, require all Student Senators to attend at least one meeting per semester and reduce abuse of on-campus listservs. He also plans to reach out to the business community, allow in-and-out access to SMU football games and push for graduate access to all sporting events. However, Mace’s platform has a few issues that could be corrected. While his platform is aggressive, it is too optimistic in its approach. Reaching out to the business community is not as simple as distributing posters to vendors. Institutional and cultural change will need to occur before SMU football fills stadium seats once again. Moreover, SMU IT is already working on an email opt out option — something that Student Senate has little to no

Dallasites are not afraid of bold architecture. From the Meyerson Symphony Center and the Fountain Place sky scraper designed in the 1980s by I.M. Pei (the same architect who designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris), to the more recent Norman Fosterdesigned Winspear Opera House and the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge by Santiago Calatrava, Dallas buildings are on the cutting edge of design. It is with great pride that I introduce guests new to Dallas to our one-of-a-kind skyline. And yet SMU, arguably this city’s premier institution of higher education, has taken the precisely opposite approach to its campus’s architecture and design. Instead of saying “let’s create the future,” SMU’s Georgian revival architecture says “let’s pretend we still live in the past.” The Turner Quadrangle behind the Blanton Building could as easily have been built in 1911 as in 2011. The same could be said of the recently opened Caruth engineering building’s façade. A prospective student could be forgiven for coming to the false conclusion that these new structures are dinosaurs of SMU’s past, rather than multi-million dollar projects meant to propel SMU as a leader into the 21st century. I am not calling for the destruction of Dallas Hall or anything of the sort. Instead I am asking why the new SMU buildings are not reflective of the time in which we live? I do not see SMU students walking around in petticoats or top hats worn by people in the 1800s. I do not understand why our brand new campus constructions look as though they were lifted out of a PBS Masterpiece Classic remake of some 19th century novel. The effect is one where these buildings seem to lack authenticity. It seems that the campus architecture is a matter of university policy rather than resources. Many of SMU’s benefactors are the same people who have supported Dallas’s most iconic buildings. The new constructions cost millions of dollars, and this money could as easily be spent on a more original design that will put people in a state of awe as on a Georgian revival design plan. Melding the old with the new is not nearly as problematic as people fear it to be. In fact, it is one of the things I appreciated the most during my year abroad in London. There is a certain joy of surprise in seeing how centuries’ old bridges hold their own next to the most modern feats of engineering design. There is a certain excitement in stumbling across an old ruin hidden amidst towering glass monstrosities. But you can rest assured, no one in London tries to build brand new structures that look as if they were built a couple hundred years ago. Maybe you like the Georgian style and find it pleasing. Perhaps you commend SMU’s attempt at visual conformity. But this is not really about personal taste. I doubt that the Perots would want their private home to have the same spaceship-like textured gray façade as the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science off of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway. Instead this is about how a building’s design sets the tone, how great design can inspire and create a sense of wonder. We should be aware of what our architecture communicates about our school. Do we want it to say we are chained to the past, worshippers of uniformity, reproducers rather than inventors? Or do want our buildings to say that we are innovative, forward looking, and intent on blazing our own path for others to follow?

Marsha P. Johnson was the drag queen and transgender gay activist, that reportedly threw the first brick in retaliation to the police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NYC. This incident would later be regarded as the moment that would inaugurate what would eventually become the modern LGBTQ Rights Movement. She was one of society’s faggots, trannies and dykes—people that refused to assimilate, refused to be erased from society and blatantly rejected social norms in the face of brutal and fatal threat, effectively giving birth to the modern LGBT movement. She was not “normal,” she was subversive in her engagement of gender and sexuality. By virtue of action and identity, this activist was a radical; one of many who served as the shakers and movers—true embodiments of activism and resistance in their unwillingness to conform. As such, we LGBTQ activists owe a great debt to these people who were both unafraid to be the first out of the closet and unwary to kick, scratch, and even bleed to not be forced back in. Two past articles, written by Paul Kroeger, have disturbed me by their rhetoric of “normalcy.” They present exclusionary arguments that push for conformity and in doing so, they have made

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and other pertinent information to the student body. Although she is the only official candidate for secretary, An Phan, a current Dedman I Senator, is running as a write-in candidate. Because of the specifity of Ladner’s plan, especially in comparison to Phan’s platform, this board supports Ladner’s candidacy in the upcoming elections. This year’s elections disappoint the board because of a lack of political discourse and communication. However, the candidates for the presidency and secretary bring experience and workable platforms to the political bargaining table. As for the vice presidential candidates, this board strongly supports Cavender’s bid because of his unique stance on finance — the only true differentiation between vice presidential platforms. This board wishes each candidate the best of luck not only in the upcoming election but also in their future pursuits.

EDITORIAL BOARD Sarah Kramer Paul Kroeger Chase Wade Rahfin Faruk Meredith Carlton Tashika Varma

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unique insight into how Senate can be improved from within. The board also believes that his role as vice chair of the Senate Finance Committee gives him additional perspective on perhaps the most important issue to the student body — Senate funding. He plans to appeal to different organizations and institutions at SMU to increase the amount of money that is allocated to Senate to distribute to a growing number of student organizations. This is an issue that is largely ignored by the other two vice president candidates. While all candidates agree that campus spirit, transparency and communication need to be improved, Cavender is the only one who addresses a recent trend: a decline in the amount of allocated funds campus organizations are given. Cavender wants to create a yell leader position, which would have little impact among cheerleaders, Mustang 11, pomsquad, band and the Peruna handlers. It would only add another redundant position to an already apathetic student body. Ladner, the candidate for student body secretary, brings extensive experience and knowledge about Senate to the table. She has served as a Senator and chair in her two years at SMU. The board appreciates her pro-communication platform that seeks to deliver Senate minutes

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control over. All in all, Mace is an excellent candidate — despite aggressive aspirations in his platform — and has the support of this board. However, the real competition is a race to who will be Mace’s right hand man. There are three candidates running for student body vice president: Cohagen Wilkinson, Zane Cavender, Travis Carlile. Wilkinson brings experience to the race — he is the only candidate that has been a Senator. Although this board agrees that Park N’ Pony has logistical problems, the current Cox Senator — as seen through much of his platform — takes an unrealistic approach in solving the university’s parking problem. Carlile has a long resume of high school and college achievements and has connections to the SMU football team as a former player. But, Carlile’s lack of knowledge about the internal affairs of Senate is troubling to the board. As vice president, he would have to oversee the Senate chamber and a lack of technical knowledge could be problematic. However, with due respect for Wilkinson and Carlile, this board endorses Cavender as the best candidate for vice president. While critics have mentioned his lack of Senate experience, this board finds that an outsider enjoys certain advantages — a

unfortunate assumptions of what it means to be part of the LGBTQ community, depending heavily on definitions of appropriate (i.e. moral) behaviors. The history of the LGBTQ movement stands counter the argument presented by Kroeger — we cannot privilege the normal (i.e. the most heterosexual looking/ acting) and marginalize those that don’t represent that. If we do, we are counter intuitively perpetuating homophobia and gender normative ideologies. Our movement must incorporate a diverse continuum of experience, both “normal” and not. In the attempt to assert the normalcy of gay men (and reducing the various sexual/gender groups the movement represents to just gay, cisgendered men), Kroeger posits the apparently gay-specific problem of hypersexuality. First off, hypersexuality is a systemic problem, not just one perpetuated by the LGBTQ community. It is inaccurate to claim that almost-naked go-go boys and anonymous fondling in the streets characterize Gay Pride Parades. Because these parades are sponsored and attended by members of a controversial community, they are observed with an unnecessary scrutiny, conveniently forgetting that the same problems afflict the “heterosexual world,” like Mardi Gras or even spring break. Highlighting and subsequently

implying that immoral behavior is endemic to the LGBTQ community is a traditional political strategy used by opponents (such as moral Republicans) to pressure our community with compulsory heterosexuality through notions of morality — in the process, justifying homophobic oppression. A second problem is its notion of a universal personhood: the idea that regardless of x, y, and z, the gay individual is a “person” and thereby the same as the majority. This too works to the movement’s disadvantage. I am composed of a consistently shifting intersection of (political) categories: race, sexuality, gender, ability, etc. As the feminist movement first asserted, the personal is political, and as such I am not just a social being. I am not just a person. I am a political being. In terms of my sexuality, I am not just a student who happens to be gay — I am a gay student. My gayness, along with the other factors mentioned above, is an inherent part of who I am and is therefore always in the foreground of my experience, shaping how I inhabit the world and how people engage with me. In stating that I am “x” and just happen to be “y,” I disregard “y” completely, distancing a fundamental part of what defines me, and thereby falling into an assimilationist trap that caters to the biased majority. On a larger scale, in separating

from the supposed fags, dykes and trannies when we talk about the need for normalcy, we divide our movement only to our detriment. We cannot be afraid of pushing the boundaries of a system that inherently oppresses and confines. We cannot be afraid of being “not-normal.” We cannot be afraid of self-expression — to do so is suicide. We cannot act with the burdening fear of not being accepted. To put it bluntly, it’s not simply about acceptance; our objectives cannot be about “acceptance” as much as they should be about “equality.” This is to say that despite homophobic attitudes, I work to be recognized as a true citizen of society. I work for the rights and freedoms of “normal” people, arbitrarily afforded them because of their apparent heterosexuality. When we shift the perspective from one that centralizes assimilation (framed in the terms of acceptance) as the method through which we barter for equality to one that acknowledges and revels in potential and difference, we realize that in the pursuit of equality, we must have the courage to define ourselves. If we don’t, we will be as feminist Audre Lorde puts it: “crunched into other people’s fantasies… and eaten alive.” Sammy is a sophomore majoring in anthropology and women’s and gender studies.

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WEDNESDAY n APRIL 4, 2012 Theater

SMU students tackle Shakespeare play

Thespians perform a contemporary rendition of Shakespeare’s classic, ‘Lear’ in Meadows’ Doolian Gallery CASSANDRA ROBINSON A&E Editor cassandrar@smu.edu Within the limited yet intimate space of Doolian Gallery in the Meadows School of the Arts, SMU theater students tackled another Shakespeare parody this past weekend. Unlike the majority of Shakespeare comedic interpretations, SMU theater students commendably and gracefully performed “Lear,” a play by Young Jean Lee, with genuine humor and drama. The natural and unadorned setting amongst a bare Doolian Gallery forced the actors to color the atmosphere for the audience with their theatrical skills. The play’s costumes were a homemade collection of garbage bags as capes, and cardboard and playbills as royal dresses. With ultimately nothing to physically work with, the actors wowed their audiences with their line deliverance but mostly with their audience engagement. Throughout “Lear’s” duration, each actor had “hands-on” with the viewers. Audience members that weren’t getting a kick out of the play’s hilarity had fearful faces — wishing that an actor would cite their monologue while caressing someone else’ face. Cordelia, played by SMU junior Afomia Hailemeskel, put the audience into hysterics. With a sense of ease, Hailemeskel allowed her arrogant and deranged character to become the most relatable and hilarious character from King Lear’s three daughters. The other four actors in the play fed off the audience’s laughter as well. The two sons of Gloucester — Gloucester being an advisor to King Lear — acted more like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum than members of the court. And the audience loved it. As the events of the play

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SMU theater students concluded a weekend of “Lear,” performances on Sunday. “Lear” was directed by SMU sophomore theater major Josh Kumler.

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Christians observe Holy week with Good Friday, Easter JAN ANDERSON Contributing Writer jnanderson@smu.edu

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While the spot of President is running unopposed, three candidates are vying for the chance to be VP.

SENATE: With elections on Wednesday, VP spot up in the air Continued from Page 1

“Compatibility is a critical issue. I want people to come in and tell me to get things done and suggest things to be done,” Cavender said. Each candidate took a unique approach in answering the question. “Initiative is the most

important thing for any student leader. It is actually doing what you say you are going to do,” Carlile said. Wilkinson added to Carlile’s point on leadership. “It is about responsibility more than anything. You have to be able to keep promises that you make in the election

process,” he said. The forum was helpful for students who were undecided about the vice presidential race. “The forum really helped me understand who stood for what issue,” Binh Doan, a first year, said.

LECTURE: Demographics of immigration changing over time Continued from Page 1

Florida are the most popular immigrant locations. “I was able to learn about the similarities between the current migration movement and the one that happened in the 1900s,” Kasey Yanna, an SMU graduate student, said.

The differences were shocking to many audience members who nodded or widened their eyes in hearing some of the statistics. “It’s hard to get into the U.S.,” Foner said. To put this in perspective, in 2012, a U.S. citizen who wants to

sponsor an unmarried adult child from Mexico has to wait about 19 years before the application will be processed. Though Ellis Island no longer facilitates the process, immigration is as present in the 2000s as it was in the 1900s.

Sunday, April 1 through next Sunday, April 8, marks the Christian observance of Holy Week, which includes the eight days from Palm Sunday to the Sunday of Easter Day. There are two really important times in the church year. One is the 12 days of Christmas. This week is the other. “The great joy of celebrating Holy Week is that we in the church are brought into a day-by-day experience of the last week of Jesus’ life,” SMU Canterbury Commons lay leader Paul Wheatley said. Holy Week is one of the most important events on the Christian calendar. Holy Week forms a bridge between the 40-day season of fasting, penance and reflection known as Lent and the traditional 50-day celebration of the season of Easter, which culminates with Pentecost Sunday. Observances of Holy Week vary within Christianity. The Eastern Orthodox use a different liturgical calendar and will celebrate Easter Day on April 15 this year. Some Protestant Christian denominations commemorate just Psalm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Day, while more liturgical denominations also mark Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday. Psalm Sunday, which starts the eight days of Holy Week, marks the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Many congregations start their worship outdoors then process indoors, waving palms fronds while singing.

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are often referred to as the Triduum, three days which, SMU associate chaplain and coordinator of religious life Judy Henneberger said, “call to us as church community, the significance in which the church community therefore and afterwards continues to gather.” Henneberger said they give us the opportunity to enter into God’s time and get lost in the significance and understanding of who God is. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper in which Christ and His disciples celebrated the Passover together for the last time during Christ’s earthly ministry. Passover is the annual Jewish commemoration of deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Wine and unleavened bread play an important part in the Passover ritual as well as the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion which is based on the Last Supper. Many congregations observe Maundy Thursday by having a special celebration of Holy Communion, that in addition to the sharing of bread and wine (or grape juice), includes the washing of feet. In some places, the clergy wash the feet of all the members, while in others a member of the clergy will wash one person’s feet and that person will then wash the feet of the person behind them and so forth. Some congregations also strip their altars of all decorations at the end of this liturgy. Another practice by a number of congregations is to have an all night vigil of prayer

on that evening. Wheatley calls this “a different sort of all-nighter,” though in some places people take turns, signing up for one hour during the night. Good Friday is a solemn day of prayer that commemorates Christ’s trial and execution by crucifixion. Some congregations have special liturgies from noon to 3 p.m., which include readings and prayers connected to Good Friday. The last day of the Triduum is Holy Saturday, a day of waiting. The most, in terms of public worship, that might happen during the day at a church, would be a prayer gathering. Since the liturgical calendar follows the ancient Jewish tradition of the next day beginning not at dawn or midnight but at sunset, some congregations celebrate the first worship of Easter Day, the Great Vigil of Easter, starting after the sun sets on Holy Saturday. The Easter Vigil is a time when many congregations baptize adult converts. Other congregations will start their celebration of Easter Day with a sunrise worship gathering. Highland Park United Methodist is holding an outdoor “Sunrise Service” this year next to Prothro Hall, so the residents of Moore Hall should not be surprised if they wake up to singing and ringing bells on Sunday morning. “Easter is a time of wonderful soul surprise,” Henneberger said. “On Easter, we are suddenly surprised because [Christ] is here in our midst, so once again we can be spiritually awakened, renewed, excited.”