The Daily Campus 10/31/14

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NEWS Briefs World JERUSALEM — Israel closed all access to Jerusalem’s most sensitive religious site on Thursday, a rare move that ratcheted up already heightened tensions following the attempted assassination of a prominent Jewish religious activist and the killing of his suspected Palestinian assailant by police.

BRUSSELS — Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a multi-billion dollar deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

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SMU Ghostbusters tackle the legend of the Fondren ghost carleeann allen Contributing Writer carleeanna@smu.edu Stories of the ghost of Umphrey Lee once haunted the student population at SMU, but now that story has become a thing of the past.

The eerie silence in SMU’s new haunt is creepy enough, but combining it with the rows of dusty old books that play with the imagination can spook even the calmest of people.

Welcome to the West Stacks.

The stacks have captured the imagination of SMU students for generations. Stories of a ghost haunted students from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. But today, that is a forgotten myth.

Students still think it’s creepy back there, and there is talk on Yik Yak of students stealing behind the books for furtive make out sessions, but a ghost? Most don’t believe it.

Walk through Hughes-Trigg student center and ask random students if they have heard of the Fondren ghost, and most respond with a blank stare. Some ask to

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The legend of the Fondren Library ghost has haunted students since the 1960’s.

hear the story but most just look at a reporter like she’s nuts.

Janet Allmon is the library specialist at Fondren. She recited a story of the ghost one day recently that every member of

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Texas HOUSTON — A Texas death row inmate whose attorneys contend he is so delusional that he can’t understand why he was convicted and condemned has been scheduled for execution.

Scott Panetti, 56, was set for lethal injection in Huntsville on Dec. 3, according to a Gillespie County judge’s order received this week by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo has a new giraffe with the birth of a healthy male calf.

Zoo officials say the reticulated giraffe already measures 6 feet tall and weighs about 120 pounds. No name has been chosen yet for the giraffe

kept an office on the third floor of Fondren. One late night in 1958, Lee took ill in his office and died. Since then there have been rumors that his ghost haunts the West Stacks.

“Some people have claimed to sense a ‘presence’ on that floor, although I haven’t heard any stories firsthand,” Allmon said.

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the library staff tells those who ask. It goes like this: Umphrey Lee was the first student body president and the third university president at SMU. He retired from the university in 1954 but

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Members from the panel along with Val Erwin.

Panel discusses faith and sexuality zoë Mattioli Contributing Writer zmattioli@smu.edu Six brave members from the LGBTQ community opened up to a small but curious audience about their involvement with faith at the panel event, "Faces of Faith," on Wednesday night.

The panelists represented both the variety of orientations within the gay community, as

well as a huge span of religious preferences, from Methodist to Muslim, deist to Buddhist. This created a conversation in which each panelist had a very unique and powerful story to tell about the role of faith in their lives, as well as any challenges they have overcome with it.

The discussion was led by Val Erwin, program advisor for

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Julie Wiksten has been named the new associate vice president for operational excellence for the Operational Excellence for the Second Century (OE2C) project, SMU announced Thursday.

Wiksten will oversee committees and the work being done in the OE2C project and will work with OE2C project coordinators Bill Detwiler and Julie Forrester.

“We are delighted that Julie has agreed to take on this important new role with OE2C,” Provost Paul Ludden said in a press release. “Her wide-ranging experience, strong leadership capabilities and long-term dedication to SMU will help ensure the success of the OE2C project, which is critical to the future of the University.”

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Julie Wiksten.

Prior to her appointment, Wiksten served as the vice president for campus services and oversaw the SMU bookstore, dining, facility, mail and copy,

parking and ID card and conference services, McFarlin Auditorium and the SMU Faculty

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GOVERNMENT

SMU’s best political minds give election predictions Natalie Yezbick Contributing Writer nyezbick@smu.edu Three of Southern Methodist University’s top political minds gave their election predictions Thursday at a Faculty Club luncheon entitled, “Election Day and Beyond: Blue Skies or Storm Clouds.”

Dedman College professors of political science Cal Jillson and Dennis Simon and Meadows School of the Arts professor of practice Carolyn Barta gave their thoughts on the upcoming state and national elections.

Midterm Election Trends

“Democrats didn’t make a lot of progress in the statewide elections this year,” said Jillson.

He said Texas has had low midterm election turnout in the last decade, leaving the state in anywhere from 49th-51st place in voter turnout rankings with only 30 percent of eligible voters participating.

Early voting is now at the forefront of the country’s political system and is an indicator for other phenomena. According to Jillson, 64 percent of voters voted early.

“That means they made their mind up really early in the process,” he said.

These voters are also likely to have voted straight party ticket,

as 64 percent of voters do, Jillson explained.

“Straight ticket voting always favors republicans,” he said.

According to Simon, voters tend to look at the last two years when making decisions. He pointed to the fact that Obama’s approval rating is similar to that of Bush’s in 2006, and Republicans did not do well in elections that year. Because of the public’s current view of Obama, Simon said that Republicans are wise to associate their opponents with the president.

Voter ID laws have gained attention again this cycle. Jillson explained that at the root of these laws, despite what many Republicans may argue, is a desire

to disadvantage certain groups of voters. Jillson compared the laws to the controversial poll taxes of the past. He disagreed with the figure that 600,000 Texans don’t have the appropriate identification to vote, but he did say that the distance and documents required to obtain an ID can make it difficult.

“Texas doesn’t have the lowest voter turnout by accident,” Jillson said.

Texas Election Predictions As for actual outcomes, the faculty had their own thoughts on

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Clarification: In the Oct. 29 edition of The Daily Campus, the article entitled "Sobriety Society: the truth behind staying sober at SMU" was unclear about who sponsors the Sober Tent at the Boulevard. SMU Student Affairs, the SMU Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Twelfth Step Ministries sponsor the tent, along with several treatment centers including Caron, the Meadows, the Right Step, Capstone and La Hacienda.

We regret any confusion this may have caused.

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FOOD

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The Wild Detectives spices up the Arts District Emily Heft Food Writer eheft@smu.edu

Staff-recommended books snake up the walls on teetering shelves, each accompanied by a small review; the staff also helps customers select books based on their interests.

“I’m a retired Spanish teacher, and this is my first time in, but the Spanish books caught my eye,” said Julie Stack, a customer from North Texas, “as well as the atmosphere. It’s very different from a chain store.”

A small record collection also greets guests at the store’s entrance, boasting an eclectic mix from Kanye West to Arctic Monkeys.

A small bar stands in the corner of the dining room. The diverse customer base includes an elderly couple sharing a glass of white wine and two women discussing a book in animated Spanish.

The bar serves an extensive collection of Spanish and Brazilian wines, craft and domestic beer, and coffee classics like Americano, cappucino and espresso.

“We don’t do flavors, like Starbucks or anything like that.

We stay true to what espresso, what coffee, is,” employee Paul Zuniga said.

The Wild Detectives’ menu is small, yet refined. Its few items

Photographs of men with curious moustaches hang from the brick walls.

A girl in a polka-dot dress crouches on a window seat feverishly writing poems, while a blue-haired man nibbles on a pesto panini.

Books in Spanish lay on a bright red table near a heavy oak door. There is so much to look at, one could stay for hours.

The Wild Detectives opened earlier this year in Bishop Arts District near Oak Cliff.

It is a destination for readers, foodies and explorers alike. An innovative concept, the store is part bookstore, part coffee shop and part bar.

It’s housed in a little orange cottage on 8th Street in a residential area a few blocks from Bishop Arts’ center.

The building blends seamlessly into the neighborhood, distinguishable only by a small sign.

The Wild Detectives prides itself on its curated collection of books. Avid readers will enjoy perusing lesser-known authors and genres like fiction, autobiography and poetry.

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are finely crafted and perfect for nibbling. Paninis, baked empanadas, pastries and cheese plates were strewn across tables as customers enjoyed them while reading.

“Buy your own!” a customer laughed as a friend snuck another bite of her muffin, which did look irresistably warm and fresh.

Zuniga names the pastrami panini as his personal favorite though he acknowledges that customers enjoy all the menu’s selections.

Apart from the food, drinks and books, a main attraction of The Wild Detectives is simply the quiet studious atmosphere.

The Wild Detectives is one of SMU students’ favorite secret study spots.

“Studying there gave me a chance to get off of campus for a while and still be productive,” said SMU alumnae Margaret Fegan.

It’s also a faculty favorite; SMU Poetry Professor Greg Brownderville recommends The Wild Detectives to students.

“It’s just a great place to escape and spend an afternoon with your head in a book,” said SMU alumnae Kim Haller.

One issue, though, is finding seating. Inside, there are only a handful of tables and

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window seats to accommodate many patrons.

Some solve this and take their coffee to go, but many choose to sit outside. A back patio attracts families, whose children enjoy the yard, and customers with pets.

During the week, the inside space is packed with students reading, while the weekend is more of a family time.

The Wild Detectives also hosts open mic nights, book signings, and performances

such as a recent “Shakespeare in a Bar” gathering of SMU theatre students.

Students enjoy the store’s distance from school, though some complain about the commute; all are in consensus that despite the limited street parking, the drive is in fact worth it to explore the surrounding area.

“Bishop Arts has quickly become one of my favorite neighborhoods in Dallas,” said Lauren Jones, an SMU student.

Though Bishop Arts is small in size, only a few square blocks, it’s crammed with things to do and see.

The surrounding area holds restaurants, boutiques, and design and art galleries.

The Wild Detectives, though, stands out in its community feel and separation from the main streets. It’s a word-of-mouth sort of place.

“Dallas has needed a store like this for a long, long time,” said customer Harry Hunsicker.

The Wild Detectives is part bookstore, part coffee shop and part bar.

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The shop also hosts events on its back patio.

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The Gypsy Caravan dancers and musicians perform in the Taubman Atrium in the Owen Arts Center.

The Gypsy Caravan charms its audience CHLOE DINSDALE Contributing Writer cdinsdale@smu.edu All the way from Rajasthan, India, The Gypsy Caravan visited SMU Wednesday afternoon at the Taubman Atrium in the Owen Arts Center. The Meadows School of the Arts hosted the acclaimed music and dance group on its 2014 U.S. tour in the Expanding Your Horizons Brown Bag Concert Series.

The group showcased traditional music and dance from Rajasthan, which is

passed down from generation to generation.

“Music is in our blood,” lead musician Imamddin said.

The performance encompassed songs about saints, folk goddesses, mystical and love songs to promote their roots in storytelling, devotional singing, puppeteers, gypsies and fire dancers.

Dancers expressed very intense movements while balancing towers on their heads. Dancers also balanced on cups, pans and even knives while performing precise hand movements in the traditional

dance. The dances were all about sharp moves, spins and hip hits.

“My favorite dance was when one of the women balanced on knives while also balancing a seven story tower on top of her head, unsecured,” SMU student Ashley Saquic said. “It was very entertaining.”

The group will be performing all over the U.S. in their colorful costumes, mustaches and jewelry playing instruments like the double flute, snake charmers flute and the castanet.

More information can be found about the cause and the tour at rajasthanigypsy.com.

who would be buying business cards with the seal of Texas come January.

Currently, there are 88 competitive U.S. congressional districts in the country, with the other 242 districts going blue or red in “landslides,” said Simon.

According to Simon, Montana, West Virginia, and South Dakota are “in the bag” to be stolen from Senate Democrats who took the historically conservative states in ‘08.

To get a majority, Republicans need to win at least three of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana and North Carolina.

In the lieutenant governor’s race, Republican State Senator Dan Patrick faces Democrat Leticia Van De Putte. Barta labled Patrick’s campaign approach “low key,” saying, “If people don’t know much about you, they’re gonna vote Republican in this race.”

As for attorney general, Republican State Senator Ken Paxton is running against Democratic attorney Sam Houston.

About Paxton, Barta says, “Even if he wins, he may be indicted,” referring to Paxton’s financial disclosure issues. She still believes that Paxton will be the favorite due to Texas’ conservative political climate but says that this could be

NEWS the only race that Democrats have a chance for a longshot win.

Texas land commissioner often leads to the governor’s mansion.

Barta believes candidate George P. Bush is attempting to begin his ascent for that seat, which is why people are paying attention to this race versus former El Paso mayor John Cook.

For Dallas county district attorney, both candidates have a few skeletons in their political closets. The republican candidate Susan Hawk has changed parties twice while Craig Watkins, the Democratic incumbent, has been accused of bullying, intimidation, using his office as a power base and misusing office funds.

For county judge, Barta said that Clay Jenkins has been in the spotlight the most. Although he is a Democrat, he served as the spokesman for the local government when it came to Ebola. According to Barta, this is likely to give him an edge against former city councilman Ron Natinsky.

All of the panelists believed Abbott is going to be Texas’ new governor, but Jillson thought the 16-point lead the Texas Tribune gave him was “a little high.”

Texas has not elected a democrat for statewide office in 20 years.

Should Abbott win, that would be a sign to democrats that it may be 4-8 years before they have a strong foothold in Texas, according to Jillson. “There will be great angst

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among Democrats,” he said.

As for opponent Wendy Davis, Barta said her filibuster was the crest of the wave she has been riding into election week.

Davis was accused of embellishing her personal story by critics. “That was her first real setback,” said Barta, citing her higher poll numbers from last year.

“She’s turned out not to be another Ann Richards,” she said, saying that Davis lacks the charisma and a weak opponent.

“We’re not looking for a Wendy Davis win… The question’s just going to be how much Greg Abbott will beat her by.”

Presidential Election Predictions With almost 60 percent voter turnout for national elections, the electorate has a totally different profile, according to Jillson. He described midterm voters as “older, wealthier, more highly educated, and whiter,” while more minorities come out for national elections.

“If Hillary is a retread, I think we can agree that Jeb is, too,” Jillson said.

Simon said he is waiting for the “ABH” candidate, meaning “Anybody but Hillary.”

He also isn’t confident that the next president already spends a lot of time in the White House, saying that after Obama’s second term is over, “Uncle Joe goes back in the attic.”

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Belo Endowed Chair of Journalism Tony Pederson introduced each speaker on the panel.

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Club and Vending.

Wiksten is a graduate of SMU and has worked on campus since 1978. During these years she chaired and served on many committees and task forces. She currently serves as co-chairperson of the Faculty and Staff Committee for SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign and

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Just looking through past issues of The Daily Campus it becomes obvious that campus reporters have helped keep the rumor of a ghost alive into the 21st century. The mysterious happenings in the West Stacks are written about almost every other year and published in The Daily Campus.

Joan Gonsell is the University Archivist for SMU with an office on the third floor of Fondren.

Gosnell said she has never felt any sort of presence when she is in her office. Even late at night

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SMU's Women and LGBT Center, who facilitated questions that encouraged the panelists to open up about their experiences.

But it didn't take long for the audience, of less than a dozen, to speak up about their own curiosities about the intersection of faith and homosexuality.

One member inquired about her personal studies on the importance of religion and

is a member of the Centennial University Committee.

“As someone with deep roots at SMU, I am honored to serve our community in this new capacity,” Wiksten said in a press release.

The OE2C project is now in its second, diagnostic phase where the Steering Committee is examining data gained by Bain & Company and reviewing more than 230 interviews from faculty and staff to find areas of savings within the university and

implementing potential changes.

With this project SMU is seeking to find ways to become more efficient, increase productivity, reallocate sources from administration to academics, and slow the growth of tuition rates, which have been rising on campuses across the country.

President R. Gerald Turner stated that the OE2C website will be updated frequently with new initiatives in the upcoming weeks.

she is not scared to be up there alone. Allmon believes active imaginations and journalism students are the reason this legend has survived as long as it has.

“I don’t believe in ghosts, I believe in active imaginations so either I have no imagination or he likes the stacks,” Allmon said with a laugh.

Every year at least one student asks her to tell them the story of the ghost.

One of Gosnell’s friends and coworkers is professor Melissa Dowling, the director of classical studies in Dedman College. One of the courses she teaches is titled Gods, Ghosts

and Magic in Ancient Rome.

Dowling also does not believe in ghosts and despite hanging out in the West Stacks late at night, has never even felt the presence of a spirit.

Jon Paul Temple is a senior who works at the front information desk at Fondren Library. He has had some students come to the desk asking about the ghost but no one has ever told him they have seen it.

Some students have told him that they feel like someone is watching them or messing with them but that could simply be a side effect of being in the West Stacks for too long.

asked the panel to share their own experiences in regards to the topic. Another talked about her gay son and their debacle about him coming out to a religious family.

The advice the panel gave appeared to be above and beyond her expectations.

At the end of the night, it didn't feel like a panel discussion of members of the LGBTQ community against nonmembers, but rather an intimate discussion among sensitive, attentive friends.

"It's not hard to talk about the sexuality or the faith, but it's hard to talk about my family," admitted SMU junior Meghan Shaw, who sat on the panel.

"But it's affirming to know no one is going to attack you."

The Women's and LGBTQ Center has held a number of panel discussions so far this year and there are more to come before the semester is over in December.

Follow the Women and LGBTQ Center on Facebook for alerts of upcoming events.

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OPINION

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Most young adult females plan their Halloween costumes a month ahead, going to extremes to look good when the night comes.

How to look prime on Halloween A satirical take on women’s obsession with looking sexually provocative It is that time of year again.

Halloween is upon us, and you know what that means: it’s time to party.

Ladies and gentlemen, get your clichéd costumes ready.

Women, get your cat ears on your head to justify your corset and fishnet tights!

Men, don’t forget to leave your shirt at home. It doesn’t matter if the weather is cold and you nip. The world needs to see your abs and huge shoulders and chest.

At what age did it become appropriate to start dressing in such a way?

I believe it was when we hit puberty and became old enough to disregard our parents’ consent for our outfits.

We had just grown into our bodies.

Girls finally had boobs to fill those skimpy bodycon dresses and boys had worked out long enough to develop an admirable physique (ahem, a good set of abs never goes unappreciated).

But does the magic of puberty justify the revealing costumes – especially for women?

I think not.

People tend to think Halloween is every woman’s free pass.

They are able to wear as high of heels, tight of tops and lack of skirts they want and will receive no backlash for doing so.

Because the rest of the world is so harsh towards women, they take advantage of this opportunity.

Speaking from experience, the preparation for Halloween has some rewards, but the process is a lot of work.

Here are a few things that I’ve learned to prep myself for Halloween.

1. Avoid eating sweets You must abstain from all the candy corn, fun-size candy bars and other Halloween treats that you love so dearly.

How do you expect to have a size 24 waist to fit in that corset with that extra love (handles) from stuffing your gluttonous face with all that high-fructose corn syrup goodness?

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Instead of candy, you’ll be ingesting salad, salad and more salad. Occasionally you’ll treat yourself to some non-fat, vegan, carb-free entree, but all palatable sweets will not be in your reach.

2. Go to the gym more than you want to Most college students have already figured out a gym routine that works for them. After going through the freshman 15, we know what we should be doing to maintain our bodies to keep us healthy and strong.

However, if we want to look drop-dead gorgeous and make heads turn faster than Miranda Kerr at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, we’ve got to put in extra work.

That means increasing your cardio, repetitions per exercise and abs.

I want to point out that I am not saying to go to the gym every day of the week until you are on the brink of death. I am saying that you are working harder at the gym, and choosing to do so for the sole purpose of looking good for one night.

3. Find your angles Last, but definitely not least, is finding out what poses complement your body and your sexy costume.

That means vainly staring at yourself in front of a mirror for a few hours everyday and trying on your outfit to make sure it still fits (And no, you wouldn’t gain that much weight to the point at which you wouldn’t fit your costume. It’s just a form of reassurance).

On the night of Halloween, you and your posse will most likely be taking an excessive amount of photos for your Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Tumblr.

That means you’ll need to

figure out what angles you look best in. You’ll go through the hand-on-hip, the butt-out-tomake-a-thigh-gap, the seemingly candid (but we all know it’s not), and the classic sorority squat.

It’s a lot of poses to figure out, but hey, I’m not judging.

Of course, this list excludes a lot of things. I didn’t mention actually finding a Halloween costume, trying to find matching accessories, nor did I include test driving different make up and hairstyles.

That in itself could be a whole different article.

But the point I’m trying to make is why do we torture ourselves during the month of October when it’s supposed to be a time to have fun?

I fondly remember going to the pumpkin patch with my friends and family and carving pumpkins that I had picked. I also remember wanting to dress up as a vampire but I wanted to be spooky and I thought it was scary and original.

The conscious decisions I made as a child were to satisfy the joyful youth in me that wanted to partake in the spirit of Halloween.

I never thought about trying to look super cute so all the other boys on the block thought I was when I was eight.

I never thought about giving up all the candy I received after trick-or-treating. And I never thought that Halloween was something more than one night of fun.

I didn’t stress about it. I didn’t obsess about wearing a size small in my costume nor did I care that much if another girl had the same costume as me.

The stigma that Halloween gains once we become young adults has taken a lot of fun out of the holiday; and I think it’s time for us to put fun back in.

So don’t overthink or stress about what you’re going to be or wear. Just be creative, eat some candy and have fun with it.

This past summer, the world watched as Brazil hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup. As a soccer fan, it is one of the most exhilarating sporting events to witness, and I am excited for the next tournament.

However, Russia was just awarded by FIFA as the 2018 host nation for the tournament.

Due to the Kremlin’s disparaging human rights record, I cannot accept the nation’s prestigious role as host nation, despite that the competition is my favorite event sports has to offer.

This past winter’s Olympics were the most expensive games to date, and in preparation for the games, Russia was forced to entertain a media fire storm. Journalists reported severe human rights issues that served to conflict with the upcoming games. The Kremlin’s ratification of a discriminatory anti-gay law, as well as the government’s displacement of thousands of Russian citizens to make way for Olympic infrastructure, bluntly showed the world how the government will carry on in its oppressive rule.

Today, Russia has been under even more scrutiny due to its involvement in the Crimean Crisis of Ukraine. The facts surrounding the Russian involvement are largely obscured to the world by Russian denial, but there is hard evidence of election tampering as well as military intervention in attempts to secure the

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territory with hard power.

The tragically ironic part of this entire episode is the worldly nature of the World Cup and the Olympic Games. They are supposed to bring the human race together, but doing so by unethical means – as Russia seems intended to do – is nothing we should participate in, even as spectators. It validates its actions, and makes it more difficult when a worse transgression occurs, to hold the guilty parties accountable.

Thus, the world should consider what exactly it is supporting, before people watch the next World Cup. Russia enjoyed relative international acclaim in hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. If we continue to participate in such events and ignore the ethical conduct of a nation, we serve to undermine the very idea of human rights and international law.

McGlone is majoring in film and human rights.

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Sexy costumes are cool and all, but I’m just trying to dress like a Ninja Turtle I love Halloween because it’s the one time of year when you get to be someone else for a night.

You can be a character on your favorite TV show, a spooky villain or a childhood animated character.

It would be the best night of the year, if it weren’t for one thing.

Every women’s costume option is sexy. Every single one of them.

Sexy Elmo. Sexy Cop. Sexy Chinese Takeout.

It’s a little ridiculous.

I do want to make one thing clear. It is perfectly fine to wear a sexy costume if you want to. Wear it if it makes you happy. You absolutely have the right to look however you want, especially on Halloween.

Well, as long as it doesn’t offend marginalized groups or, you know, get you in trouble with the law.

The problem is when you don’t want to be sexy. Personally, I prefer funny costumes. That’s just who I am. I want to wear that Teletubby suit, the ridiculous koala onesie or a rockin’ Ninja Turtle costume.

But these costumes aren’t available in women’s sizes and I want to know why.

OK, I know why. Apparently, sex appeal is the

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only thing women should have to offer.

I disagree. A woman’s sexuality and sex appeal are just a part of who she is. If she wants to embrace her sexuality, that’s awesome. If she doesn’t, that’s awesome, too. As long as she’s doing what she wants.

I just hate that many women can’t find other options because they just aren’t available. You can make your own costume or attempt to fit into an entirely too big men’s costume. But your options are limited.

You should be whoever you want to be, and premade costumes shouldn’t keep you from doing that.

Flemmons is majoring in journalism.

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Above are just a few examples of the sexy women costume trend.

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Cross country competes for fourth consecutive AAC Championship Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu SMU cross country is in Tulsa this weekend for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship.

The Mustangs are competing for their fourth consecutive conference championship and their sixth conference win in the last seven years.

SMU is ranked fourth in the South Central Region, trailing Arkansas, Baylor and Lamar.

Head Coach Cathy Casey is in her 11th year as a Mustang and was named the conference’s Coach of the Year last season.

The Mustangs received three votes in the most recent USTFCCCA national poll released on Oct. 21.

At last year’s championship SMU had six Mustangs finish in the top 11.

The top finish for the Mustangs came from Agnes Sjöström who placed fourth in the field of 75 runners.

Sjöström is a sophomore from Sweden who is making her mark here in the U.S. She has already had four top-

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SMU has several returning impact runners to help lead them to another conference title.

six finishes so far this season, including a first place finish at the UT Arlington Invitational in September.

Also returning for the Mustangs is junior Karoline

Skatteboe who has had three top-ten finishes, including one at the Bear Twilight Invitational in August.

Junior teammates and best friends Holly Archer and Shanoah

Souza will also be competing this weekend. The duo combined for five top-ten finishes this season.

Souza had a third place finish at UT Arlington, marking her season best. Archer’s best was

also at the UTA meet where she finished sixth.

During the 2013 season Archer, Sjöström, Skatteboe, Souza and junior Melanie Stemper earned all-conference

honors after all placing in the top 11.

The Mustangs do have one less team to worry about this year as 2013 second place team, Louisville, moved into the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Mustang’s biggest threat for the conference title will come from UConn, UCF and USF. In 2013 the Huskies placed third at the AAC Championship and are now ranked No. 12 in the Northeast Region.

Junior Anne-Marie Blaney leads the UCF team and finished fourth place last season right behind UCONN. Blaney has continued to strive this season and has recorded four first place finishes.

Ironically, Blaney’s sister, Caroline Blaney, paces the USF team.

The “little” sister has four top-five finishes and has finished second to her older sister twice.

The 6K race will begin at 10 a.m. at the Mohawk Sports Complex on Friday.

After the conference championship the Mustangs head to the South Central Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.

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Two Mustangs help lead SMU golf to an eighth place finish at the Alamo Invitational Patrick Engel Sports Writer pengel@smu.edu The SMU women’s golf team finished eighth at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio thanks to strong performances Tuesday from junior Alexandria Rossi and senior Jennifer Park.

“We got better as the event went on,” Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland said. “We were a little more consistent and made putts we needed to. We showed signs of being a great team and we plan to build on that.”

Rossi shot a 3-under 69 and was par-or-better on all eighteen holes on Tuesday. She finished the event at three under par,

which tied her for 11th place, her third top-20 finish of the year.

“Alex was great again,” Sutherland said. “She put together two very strong rounds to end the tournament. She fought for each par and made good putts for the birdies.”

Park also tied for eleventh after she shot a 2-under 70 on Tuesday. She was par or better in

each of her three rounds.

“Another solid tournament from Jennifer,” Sutherland said.

“I think she might think she left some shots out there but she did a great job. She has gotten better each week.”

Sophomore Lindsey McCurdy shot a season-best 1-under 71 on Tuesday as part of her three round total of 224.

Sophomore Evelyn Doyle shot a 227 in the tournament, her first competition with the Mustangs after transferring from Virginia.

Junior Jenny Haglund shot a 73 on Tuesday after she was disqualified from Monday’s match. LSU cruised to a firstplace finish at the event, which was played at Briggs Ranch Course. Caroline Nistrup led

the way for the Tigers with an 11-under 205, which earned her second place. LSU shot a combined 23 under par and finished seven strokes ahead of second-place Arkansas.

The Alamo Invitational was the last event of the fall season for SMU. The Mustangs’ spring season starts in February with the UCF Invitational.

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The Mustangs enter their third season under Head Coach Larry Brown.

Mustangs picked to finish second in AAC Courtney Madden Sports Editor courtneym@smu.edu The American Athletic Conference men’s basketball media day was held on Wednesday at the New York Athletic Club in New York.

Head coach Larry Brown as well as seniors Cannen Cunningham

and Ryan Manuel traveled to represent SMU. The league announced Tuesday SMU men’s basketball was picked to finish second in the American Athletic Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll.

Nic Moore and Markus Kennedy were also tabbed as unanimous all-conference first team selections.

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Haunted places for Halloween fun hanan esaili Online Editor hesaili@smu.edu

crawling out and you take the place of the Spider Lady. Legend has yet to be confirmed.

Halloween is a time for fun, costumes and candy. But for the few brave souls who love a little adventure and a bit of fear, there’s plenty of haunted places around DFW that come at no cost, except maybe your screams.

The Daily Campus went out and investigated places with haunted histories that range from fearing for your life to tributes to dead celebrities.

Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas, Texas) Right off of Hall Street and 75, Greenwood Cemetery is a dark contrast against the bright lights of the Dallas skyline. The gates seem to be locked at all times, but if you’re feeling like trespassing, hop the fence into the darkness.

Multiple prominent people rest here, including and verterans of every American military involvement since the War between the States.

The spirits are said to haunt the grounds, and it’s even creepier because there’s absolutely no light in the cemetery.

Spider Lady (Lancaster, Texas) Within the gates of Edgewood Cemetery lie many graves and statues of angels.

But deep in the middle of the grounds stands a statue of a woman with no hands: Spider Lady.

There are many legends that this woman, the most prominent being that her hands once held spiders that came alive on a past Halloween night.

A word-of-mouth legend is that if you climb up on the statue and touch her eyes, spiders come

Smiley’s grave (Garland, Texas) According to the legend, the Smiley family died on same day and it seems the family was killed in a murder/suicide. The father killed his entire family, then killed himself.

There’s also a less exciting theory: a natural disaster killed them.

The grave holds the entire family, and supposedly if you lay down on the grave t midnight (some say on Halloween), it becomes extremely hard to get up due to invisible ghost arms trying to add one more member to the family grave.

The Mickey Mantle Mausoleum (Dallas, Texas) This one has a creepy element, but is not as scary as the rest. Mickey Mantle was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player for the New York Yankees.

Originally from Oklahoma, it’s odd he’s buried in Texas at Sparkman-Hillcrest Cemetery.

But in June of 1995, he received a liver transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas after learning that he had inoperable liver cancer. Soon after, his cancer spread and he died in Dallas at the age of 63.

Fans young and old come set baseball cleats and gloves at his grave as a symbol of respect.

The creepy part is when the morning arrives, the objects are completely gone and the staff that mans the grounds says they don’t remove it.

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Jake Gyllenhaal impresses as the creepy yet talented Lou Bloom.

‘Nightcrawler’ thrills audiences riley coven Arts and Entertainment Writer rcoven@mail.smu.edu “You have to make the money to buy a ticket.” The selfproclaimed philosophy of Lou Bloom, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, drives the brutal and sleek story of Dan Gilory’s ‘Nightcrawler.’ From the very first scene to the last the audience follows Bloom and his attempts to do whatever it takes to be successful.

He is brutal, sleek and unrelenting. In a fantastic performance from Gyllenhaal we watch as he continues on his mission to be somebody and become increasingly desperate as time goes on.

Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut creates a beautiful and violent world of crime throughout Los Angeles and the constantly evolving story brings the viewer into the film with rapt attention.

The constant suspense throughout the film is what makes is such an effective thriller. Even in simple scenes when Gyllenhaal maintains conversations with other minor characters, the sense of danger is always present.

The legend of the Smiley family continues to puzzle those who visit the famous gravesite.

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Because Greenwood Cemetery is hard to enter and unlit at all times, it is an extra creepy spot.

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To Miley: Happy Halloween! Don’t get too turnt up;) From: Nicki

To: Mary Abood You scare the scarecrows!

But I love you.

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You all make coming to work much less scary.

Boo, y’all! ~Sheldon YoYo, Natalie and Mauri, Welcome aboard!

We’re so glad you are here. ~SMC Team

To: Sarah, Estelle, Akiko, Jin Ae Happy Halloween! Hope you’re enjoying the Autumn season :-) From: Murna

Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Omicron chapter: Have a Boo-tiful time this Halloween! ~ S41 Ghost

Jay and Dyann, Thanks for making this a terrifyingly terrific place to haunt!

~C

Highlighted by a chaotic and evolving score, Lou Bloom becomes a character that is enthralling and unnerving at the same time. With a screenplay filled with terrific and terrifying monologues for Gyllenhaal to feast on and brutal scenes of shocking violence, the film continues its fast paced and chaotic arc.

With other strong performances surrounding Gyllenhaal’s, there is never a dull moment and the film never ceases its excitement.

Specifically, Riz Ahmed’s turn as Rick is worth mentioning.

Playing Bloom’s employee throughout the film, his fear and logical style of thinking both counter Bloom’s recklessness well.

The interaction between the two is terrifying and full of anxiety.

Ahmed’s performance plays well off of Gyllenhaal’s and together they create some fantastic scenes.

While there is a lot to be said for the strong points of the film, there were some weaknesses as well.

The script, while full of gripping dialogue, left some story elements to be desired.

While the fast paced excitement of the film was engaging, it sometimes affected the story itself

and occasionally felt rushed. There were multiple scenes that either felt unnecessary or weren’t fleshed out enough to be satisfying. The multitude of characters that were introduced helped maintain the unrelenting chaos in the movie but could’ve been much better had they been properly explored.

What made this movie so interesting was the originality of the subject and idea but with a rushed feel it fell victim to clichéridden scenes every once in a while. The best thing this movie had going for it was the new ideas and social commentary on today’s media but with no real moments that touched on the ideas they were trying to portray it occasionally fell flat.

There were sections of the movie that realized its message very clearly and created some thought provoking scenes but overall the uneven pacing held it back from fully saying what it wanted to.

Overall, the film was a very good one and very well made. Dan Gilroy had an impressive debut as a director. The performances were enthralling and the only real downsides were the rushed script and odd pacing.