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Continuing with the celebrations of the inaugural Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge over the Trinity River, SMU’s Meadows Museum welcomed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava by hosting a special exhibition “Calatrava and SMU: A Decade in Motion.”

Photographs, works on paper and a selection of preliminary sketches of the landmark sculpture “Wave” were on display. Museum goers also had a chance to see Calatrava student bridge models and personal inscriptions.

“The exhibition tries to encapsulate the strong relationship and close relationship between Calatrava and the museum. It goes through time,” Mark Roglán, Meadows Museum director, said.

Meadows Museum opened its doors in 2001, highlighting Calatrava work in “Poetics of Movement.” The festival attendees included King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain.

A vase, filled with water from Spain, was given as a gift until the unveiling of the kinetic water sculpture “Wave” at SMU in 2002.

“It was poured into the reflecting pool beneath ‘Wave’ and was mixed with Texas water,” Meadows Curatorial Assistant Shelly DeMaria said. “It was meant to symbolize the aesthetic and cultural bond between the two countries. Dallas and Valencia have become sister cities. There is this whole connection that has been slowly developed through the decade.”

In 2009, the Meadows Museum Plaza and Sculpture Garden were renovated creating a terrace and a fresh view of the

“Wave.” Saturday marked the first time Calatrava overlooked the 40-by-90 foot moving sculpture, which was the original intention of the piece.

“The Wave has a repetition of art however, in a dynamic way. It is moving. The water below multiples and has a multiplying effect, creating more complex symmetry,” Calatrava said.

An architect, artist and engineer from Valencia, Spain, Calatrava’s work is said to be both imaginative and poetic.

Permanent pieces of Calatrava are housed at the Meadows Museum. Sculptures include “Palme” and “Il Dente” which will be incorporated into the new exhibit.

SMU has presented Calatrava with the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts from the Meadows School of the Arts and an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree.

For Calatrava, The Margaret

Hunt Hill Bridge is a functional piece and an interesting addition to Dallas itself.

Moving just a little bit through the cables, of the bridge, the whole physiognomy changes.

Despite claims of self-homage, a common artistic occurrence, Calatrava designed the bridge specifically for Dallas calling the city, “Nueva España del norte [new Spain of the north].”

“The inspiration for the bridge came to me by watching the landscape,” Calatrava said. “There is a huge void between the two riversides. By seeing it in the night it is a very dark place. Friday night I saw the effect of putting these very plastic elements in the middle. All white, in the middle of the darkness. This is what I consider will be the center of Dallas for the 21st century.”

The exhibition is free for SMU students and runs from March 4 through April 22.

PARMINDER DEOStaff Writer

pdeo@smu.edu

Architect Santiago Calatrava, Gail Thomas, president of the Trinity Trust, and Mark Roglan, director of Meadows Museum, in front of Calatrava’s sculpture “Wave.”

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DOES DALLAS HAVE A NEW LANDMARK?

Home of the frozen margarita machine, five professional sports teams, 24 Fortune 500 companies, the largest urban arts district in the United States and an average minimum temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit, there is very little one cannot find in Dallas.

This said, it is not surprising that SMU, located in the heart of Dallas, was named one of the 10 best college towns according to the Princeton Review List’s rankings reported in August 2011. Other universities who are housed in the top 10 college towns include Columbia University, Georgetown University, Tulane University and New York University.

The Huffington Post college area ran these rankings on its site early this year on Jan. 13 in the Internet newspaper.

The fourth largest metropolitan area and the ninth-largest city in the nation, Dallas is a centrally located city that attracts 55 percent of SMU’s student population from outside the state of Texas.

Students flock from 50 states and approximately 90 foreign countries. While SMU’s students bring diverse ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds, these students are attracted to the variety of opportunities offered to them at SMU and the many advantages that come with being located in Dallas.

“SMU making No. 8 spot on the ‘Great College Town’ ranking is not a reflection of the Princeton Review’s opinion of Dallas but of the high regard SMU students (who were surveyed by The Princeton Review for this project) have for Dallas,” Jeanne Krier, publicist for Princeton Review Books and Rankings, said.

Krier said the survey simply asked, “What best describes the city or town where your school is located?” and the answer ranges on a five-point scale from “I can’t wait to leave” to “I could live here forever.”

“You have to reach out and experience the culture of Dallas, because then you experience you,” Jacob Stewart a SMU theater major from St. Petersburg, Fla said.

SMU brings the best of both worlds to its students who are offered a beautiful campus surrounded by a safe family friendly neighborhood just miles away from a metropolitan city with a sophisticated flare.

“The friendly environment gives SMU an overall essential campus vibe that everyone looks for in a college,” Meghan Garlich, SMU senior from St. Louis, said.

Not only is Dallas an up-and-coming city, but it also is one of the wealthiest cities in America.

With more places to eat per capita than New York City, Snider Plaza, Highland Park Village, Downtown, Uptown and Deep Ellum give students a different place to eat every night. Not to mention the substantial interest in fashion that stems from the many high profile shops and malls that can

be found throughout Dallas. To top it off, Dallas’s

large corporations and businesses give SMU’s students an overwhelming amount of internship and job opportunities.

Karen Drennan, director of marketing and communications for SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, said, “Working in Dallas has made my job a lot easier.”

“Dallas is truly a city on the make, and it has so much going on with regard to innovative development and the investment and relocation of corporate headquarters, it creates the perfect storm,” Drennan said.

Drennan described her purpose as a strategist for the school’s messaging, by finding the connection for what is happening externally with the school.

She works with other schools at SMU including the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering and the Cox School of Business, because like many staff and faculty at SMU she believes the market is broad and students must be interdisciplinary rather than narrowly focused.

“SMU is in a can-do city that has not seen a goal it cannot meet,” Drennan said.

Moreover, it is the duality of the town that puts SMU in the top 10 according to Tommy Newton, director of undergraduate recruitment for Meadows School of the Arts.

Newton does not sell SMU but rather he shares with prospective students as much as he can about the campus and the town so they can figure out if SMU is the right fit for them.

While Newton said he does not put a lot of stock into rankings, he believe SMU has a town that should be ranked greater than the eighth best.

“In the SMU bubble we have a secure area and within walking distance we are a college town where you can get a spray tan, the best cookies from JD’s, the best barbeque from Peggy Sue’s and get your laundry done by Mustang Laundry,” Newton said.

If students stay in the bubble they choose to stay in the college town.

However, the second part of the duality is the major metropolitan area that offers students no disadvantages.

Students can chose to leave the bubble or stay in the bubble but either way the opportunities, variety and diversity are still there for students to pursue and take in.

“Dallas is Dallas; it is not built around SMU. It is not a place specifically geared towards college students. It is a city where you have to communicate with the world,” Alyssa Hanedi, an SMU sophomore theater major from Kansas, said.

Dallas is strong in an array of areas; however, it is not known too well for one specific area.

It is the eclectic mix that offers SMU’s students an opportunity to ultimately find what they want to become through their experiences.

FINANCE

Let’s face it: college only lasts four to six years, depending on the person.

Many seniors right now are facing the imminent “real world” that is right around the corner.

Whether on the job hunt or deciding on a graduate school, students should start building their wealth now.

The best way to do this is to develop a budget and live by it.

A budget allows you to understand where money goes, ensures that a student doesn’t spend more than they make and finds ways to increase overall wealth.

The first step is to make sure your net worth is a positive number.

A net worth is your assets (what you own) minus your liabilities (what you owe).

To develop a budget, calculate

your take-home from your job. Whatever starting salary offered is not in actuality what you take home at the end of the day.

After taxes (federal, state, Social Security, etc.) and retirement and health insurance deductions, your pay can be 35 to 40 percent less than your starting salary.

Don’t freak out, though. Despite these deductions, you can still have a positive net worth.

One way to control your net worth is to track your daily expenses for a month.

This includes what you buy with cash, check and debit/credit card purchases.

After the month is over, take a step back and see where your money goes and how to cut back, especially if you are in a deficit spending situation — when you’re spending more than you can make.

Pay bills on time and in full. This is one of the best ways to ensure building wealth.

When you forget about that credit card bill, your credit score goes down and this can affect

your future decisions such as renting an apartment, buying a house or purchasing a car.

After you land your first job, you should immediately use automatic paycheck withdrawals. Automatic paycheck withdrawal helps reduce temptation to spend your entire paycheck.

As soon as you enter the real world, you should start putting money in a savings account.

It is best to save enough money to cover at least three to six months of necessary expenses, such as rent, food and bills.

This safety cushion of saving will come in handy if you run into a bind like losing a job.

This money will provide three to six months to focus on finding something new.

Entering the “real world” can be nerve racking.

But if you follow these few tips, your financial life will be under control, and you will start to build your wealth as soon as you graduate.

TASHIKA VARMA Assignments Desk Editor

tvarma@smu.edu

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CAMPUS

Dallas named in top best college towns

CAROLINE MOREHEADContributing Writer

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Bridge brings Calatrava to campusMeadows Museum honors Spanish architect for decade of work in Dallas

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MARCH 112:02 p.m. Lambda Chi Alpha/3004 Dyer Court. A non affiliated person was arrested and book into Dallas County jail for outstanding war-rants. Closed.

2:24 p.m. Fondren Library Cen-ter/6414 Hyer Lane. A student reported theft of his bicycle. The theft occurred on March 1 between 2 p.m. and 2:24 p.m. Open.

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Endowed Lecture in Jewish Studies: Dr. Steven Fine will speak on how a new discovery has shed new light on the Jewish-Christian split in McCord Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Moral Courage Seminar: A lecture on leadership in the Hughes-Trigg Com-muter Lounge at 5 p.m.

Expanding Your Horizons Brown Bag Series: A Japanese bamboo flute performance in the Owen Arts Center at noon.

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3:42 p.m. SMU Police Depart-ment/3128 Dyer St. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Of-fice for possessing a fake ID. Open.

8:40 p.m. Kappa Kappa Gam-ma/3110 Daniel Avenue. UP Fire Department responded to an active fire alarm. It was determined it was caused from steam units.UP Fire department reset the system and cleared with no further incident. Closed.

Celebrate Noodle Month at Farnatchi Gourmet Oven

Think the month of March is all about spring break and warmer weather?

Think again. March 1 marked the beginning

of National Noodle Month. To celebrate, consider diving

into one of Farnatchi’s delicious pasta dishes.

Located just South of Knox Street and Central Expressway, Farnatchi has been serving up gourmet Italian food for more than two years.

The casual and cozy eatery specializes in authentic dishes with fresh ingredients, many of which are made in-house.

Their sauces are full of flavor and the perfect complement to the food of the month — noodles.

Though Farnatchi offers a whole range of classic Italian dishes, their linguini casablanca may be the best item on the menu. A light red sauce is tossed with savory bites of shrimp, calamari and baby scallops. The effect is a noodle dish that is filling without being too heavy.

If you’re not a fan of seafood but still enjoy the garlicky, herb-laden flavor profile of conventional red

sauces, the traditional bolognese pasta is a good bet.

Or, for a meatless option, consider trying the spaghetti pomodoro.

Another dish worth trying is the rigatoni quattro formaggi. An excellent upgrade for fans of alfredo pasta, this dish is a rich blend of four cheeses and penne

rigate noodles.Farnatchi also allows you to

customize your pasta order. Any dish can be substituted with whole wheat or gluten-free pasta.

Prices range from $10 for a generous helping of the spaghetti pomodoro to $16 for the linguini casablanca.

KATE PETTYFood Editor

kpetty@smu.edu

Farnatchi excells in making delicious pasta dishes like this plate of grilled Salmon, shrimp and seasoned linguini.

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HOLIDAY TECHNOLOGY

Dining website expands to Dallas for easy restaurant meal delivery

There are times when you don’t want to cook a meal and going out to get food sounds like an impossible task.

Blame it on all those late night study sessions or the worst cold you’ve ever had — some days you just aren’t feeling it.

This leaves you with the option to forgo a meal or order in food.

Until recently, foods available for delivery have been more or less limited to pizza, Chinese and Jimmy John’s.

Thankfully, such limited options are no longer the case.

With DiningIn.com, delivery meals from your favorite restaurants are as accessible as the Internet.

By going online to DiningIn’s website and entering your zip code, you are able to browse through all the restaurants that are available in your area.

For the SMU area, there are 75 restaurants to choose from. Restaurants are categorized by cuisine, ranging from local flavors like barbeque and Tex-Mex to cultural cuisines like sushi and kabobs.

Many favorite restaurants that do not typically offer delivery or to-go services are included, such as Village Burger Bar, Kozy Kitchen, Snappy Salads and Bread Winners.

Want to make sure your burger is cooked medium-well? If you like to tailor your meals to your exact tastes, DiningIn allows you to do just that.

After selecting dishes from the online menu for the restaurant of your choice, there is an opportunity to add “special instructions” if you want to adjust the preparation of a particular dish.

DiningIn also offers a generous selection of drinks that can be added to your order.

To ensure your meal is delivered by the time you need it, ordering a fair amount in

advance is best. Delivery takes an hour from the

time you place your order online.However, you can place your

order days in advance – just choose the date and time you want your meal delivered.

You can also count on your meal being delivered right at your specified time.

There is no need to worry about having cash ready for a tip. Before you confirm your order online you are given an option to add a tip for the driver. DiningIn recommends 10 percent of the total meal cost, but they leave the decision up to you.

The price for this convenient service is a flat $6 delivery fee and a $15 order minimum.

Though you may have to order a little more food than normal to reach the $15 minimum, the ease of the process makes it worth while.

If that isn’t simple enough, DiningIn recently created a phone application for their service.

The app is available for download on any smartphone and can receive and process orders just as quickly and easily.

KATE PETTYFood Editor

kpetty@smu.edu

3ARTSMONDAY n MARCH 5, 2012The Daily Campus

The Bridge-o-Rama Festival brought thousands of Dallasites to the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge March 2 through March 5. The bridge, designed by famed architect Santiago Calatrava, will be open to traffic later this month.

The weekend long festivities kicked off on Friday with a sold out celebration party headlined by a performance by Lyle Lovett and his large band.

At Friday’s event, performers meandered through the crowd in 14- foot Calatrava-inspired costumes.

Guests sampled from the chef of Trinity Groves, an upcoming 60 acre project in West Dallas.

Saturday morning, the eighth annual Trinity River Levee Run began by the bridge.

A large street fair overtook the bridge Saturday afternoon, offering food vendors, artwork and attractions such as a parade of builders, which highlighted those involved in constructing the bridge.

Dallas-based band Jonathon Tyler and Northern Lights performed in the evening, and a fireworks finale concluded the day’s entertainment.

Bridge-o-Rama events ended on Sunday morning with the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration Sunrise Blessing and Ribbon Cutting.

The event also featured musical performances by the Orchestra of New Spain and the Street Corner Symphony.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke of the bridge’s significance to the city as a symbol of unity between West Dallas, a primarily minority community disconnected from the Dallas, and the city as a whole.

“It is a symbol for that transformation that continues to make us a great city,” Rawlings said.

The past three mayors of the city, Ron Kirk, Laura Miller, and Tom Leppert, also spoke at Sunday’s ceremony.

Miller admired the sense of community the bridge created.

“I hope we see Dallas in the future with all of feeling the unity and the participation and the sense of great spirit and love that we felt this morning standing on the bridge,” Miller said.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson acknowledged the tremendous work that went into the bridge and the effect it will have on Dallas.

“The greatest reward for a public servant is to fight hard against real obstacles, to stick with it, and then see the end result, and say, it was really worth it,” Hutchison said.

Johnson said, “I spent all day yesterday in West Dallas, and the people are so pleased about finally feeling that they are connected.”

Architect of the bridge, Santiago Calatrava admired the “capacity to celebrate” at Bridge-o-Rama and spoke of the symbolism of the bridge he designed.

“This bridge is a monument to your faith in the future of your city. This bridge is a monument to your courage,” Calatrava said. “And this bridge is a monument to the love you all feel for your city.”

Among the thousands of participants at this weekend’s festival was SMU freshman Jackson McMartin, who attended the closing ceremony early Sunday morning.

“I decided to go to Bridge-o-Rama because I’m new to Dallas, but I think it’s a wonderful city, and the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge represents Dallas’ future and growth as a community,” McMartin said.

“I found the community leaders’ speeches moving and encouraging,” he said.“I hope the spirit of this bridge percolates into the greater community.”

While Bridge-o-Rama ended this weekend, students can still take advantage of related events, such as the Calatrava exhibit at the Meadows Museum.

KATelyn HAllAssociate A&E Editor

khall@smu.edu

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Bridge-o-Rama celebrates opening of new Calatrava Bridge

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the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge weekend festival celebrated its new archi-tectural addition to the Dallas skyline.

‘Rent’ comes to Casa Manana

Casa Mañana’s production of “Rent” directed by Tim Bennett, captures the spirit of Larson’s passion-laden score fantastically. The energy of performance started off a little slow, but quickly picked up as the ensemble flooded the stage for the opening number, “Rent.”

There are times during the show when the combination of the Sondheim-inspired music and intense passion, energy and raw talent of the cast create an absolutely electric atmosphere. This was truly an all-star cast, and the same cannot be said for many shows.

The show’s best moments came from the iconic songs like “La Vie Boheme,” or “Take Me or Leave Me.” However, Maurice Johnson’s (Tom Collins) reprise of “I’ll Cover

You” was one of the most beautiful and skilled displays of acting and vocal talent I’ve ever seen onstage.

Jason Wooten (Roger) has an incredible voice and so understands what he’s doing onstage.

It is often the tendency of a performer in a musical to simply sing a song.

Wooten, however, understands the difference between a concert and a piece of musical theater. He also plays Roger well, particularly in scenes with Karmine Alers (Mimi).

Walter Lee Cunningham Jr. (Angel) succeeded in making a character

It’s easy to rely solely on quirks and features of a character like Angel to get through a performance, but Cunningham’s understanding of Angel’s importance in the piece as a whole really came through in his performance.

Unfortunately, portions of the dialogue, both spoken and sung,

were inaudible or incomprehensible, due to sound issues and the lack performers’ diction.

Luckily this was rare enough not to hinder the total experience of the show, but it’s not what one can expect from a powerhouse like Casa Mañana.

Minor issues aside, performances like Casa Mañana’s illustrate how “Rent” attained cult status.

In those moments when the cast truly gives 110 percent, the magic of Jonathan Larson’s masterpiece comes to full fruition, flooding the theater with this kind of raw, shimmering energy that just makes your eyes widen and gives you goosebumps it’s so good.”

“Rent” is one of those rare musicals that’s more about people and life than chorus lines and mylar curtains.

It’s a story that speaks to us, not at us, and music that resonates in all of us.

AleX HOSKInSStaff Writer

ahoskins@smu.edu

After a month of several rehearsals, late-night practices, and an unexpected injury to a fellow dancer (who requests to remain anonymous) the Brown Bag Dance series attracted large audiences of students and faculty.

Junior dance major, Kaitlyn McDermitt, said, “We all work so hard on these performances and we all put a lot of time into our work. I love to perform in front of others and I love to feed off of the energy of the crowd.”

A junior dance minor was injured during a dress rehearsal in which she hit the back window of the Own Arts Center Lobby causing the glass to shatter. The window was fixed and the stage

area was cleaned up in time for the dancers to still put on shows in their preferred setting. Nine dances were performed each day in styles that ranged from lyrical and ballet to jazz and hip-hop.

“You must have patience, time, positive energy, and commitment to your work in order to succeed in choreography,” McDermitt said.

Any student in the dance department was able to sign up to choreograph for Brown Bag.

Freshman dance minor, Melissa Wallace, said, “The time commitment was a little stressful, but overall it was really fun. I loved it and I know all of the other dancers love it too.”

Wallace participated in a hip-hop piece named “And you are…?” choreographed by Meg Southscott. While the audience heavily applauded each performance, this

particular piece received laughter as well. The choreography involved a comical aspect that included a guest dancer, Travis Carlile.

Audience members burst into laughter as Carlile played the part of a nerd who was rejected by female dancers playing characters that were “too-cool” to give Carlile the time of day. The comic relief added a sense of fun to the show that included other pieces that were more serious and presented heavy emotions.

“I have seen Brown Bag every semester since I’ve been at SMU,” audience member, Andrea Maciejewski said.

“Each show is different and each show is stronger than the last,” McDermitt adds. “I love seeing all of their beautiful creations. I am so blessed to be working with these dancers.”

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Brown bag proves show must go onHIlARy HIRSCHFelD

Contributing Writerhhirschfel@smu.edu

It starts out innocently enough. Women terminate pregnancies for easily defensible reasons — maybe it’s a case of rape, or maybe there’s a fetal disease, something that directly threatens the life of the mother. Over time, this practice becomes the norm.

The next step is that children set to be born into financial or familial instability will be aborted, as will children who show early signs of mental or physical handicaps. The mothers will say it’s for the best, and maybe it will be, but one way or another, the institution will expand.

And what if a woman just flat out doesn’t want a kid? Is it really fair to make somebody carry a leech for nine months as punishment for one careless night?

So yeah, abort the accidents, too. It’ll save money, if nothing else. Killing a kid is cheaper than raising one.

It won’t be long before nearly every sexually active woman in the United States will have had at least one abortion, because naturally everybody will be having more sex, and why bother with contraception when you can just terminate the next morning?

If your insurance funds the procedure, all the better. Abortions are wonderful. You can have all the fun with none of the worries.

Women, as we know, are prone to addictions. In this case, though, who could blame them? Abortions will be the drug of our generation. Women will come to crave them. They’ll actively seek out the thrill, the feeling of power that goes with swaying the balance of life and death. Some might even enjoy the sensation. Abortophilia, it will be called. (You can put the vacuum back in the bedroom, honey.)

Will the madness end there? I think not. Humans have little to no capacity to distinguish

right from wrong. When the boundaries of abortion have been pushed as far as they’ll go, we’ll be left with no choice but to expand our idea of what an abortion is, in the most basic sense. Why not abort children after they’ve been born?

It’s brilliant, actually. Some kid has Down’s syndrome, so cut open his head and suck his brain out. It’s the humane thing to do.

Since we’ve started after-birth abortions, we might as well euthanize while we’re at it. (Say goodnight, Grandma — your darling boy can’t afford to keep you on life support.)

We’re now a utilitarian nation, so I see no reason why we shouldn’t begin giving the death penalty to all convicted felons. They had their chance, and room and board is costly, you see, even in a prison environment. Speaking of which, can we please go back to execution by firing squad? Bullets are so much cheaper than those new-fangled chemicals.

As we devolve into heartless, murderous beasts, society will crumble. We will have no concept of the value of a life. We will kill for money, for personal gain, for sport, for no reason at all. Eventually only one killer will remain, and when that one dies, the tombstone of the human race will read, “It all began with an abortion.”

Eli is a sophomore majoring in human rights and English.

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ELI HOLLAnDecholland@smu.edu

Those pesky Republicans are at it again.

In the past couple of weeks it has become common knowledge that they are hell-bent on taking away every woman’s God-given right to birth control.

In a concerted media attack led by neanderthal Rush Limbaugh, they have tried to sully the reputation of the brave Georgetown Law Student, Sandra Fluke, who wanted only to shed light on the grave injustice done to her by her school.

Georgetown is a Catholic university, so in their student health plans they do not cover birth control because it goes against the teachings of the church.

Barbarians.How can they find it moral

to refuse to give Fluke and other female friends access to birth control?

It places an undue financial burden on female students, to the tune of $3,000 over the course of law school.

Faced with the insurmountable cost of this necessary drug and the university’s unwillingness to break with millennia-old church teaching and help her out, Fluke naturally went to Congress to get some help.

Her testimony almost went unheard, but luckily she found a sympathetic ear in the members of the enlightened Democratic Party.

The Republicans, meanwhile, prevented her from speaking on their misogynistic panel of religious experts.

They invited only men to be on the panel. Can you believe it? On the topic of birth control?

The amount of disrespect for women’s health the Republicans have shown is disgusting.

Any woman considering voting for the Republicans in November is crazy.

This is the media narrative that has prevailed over the past couple of weeks surrounding the administration’s decision to mandate that birth control coverage be provided for everyone.

All of this media outrage is ridiculous.

No Republican wants to prevent anyone from obtaining contraception when they want to.

They just reject the notion that anyone else but the user should pay for it.

If you mandate that insurers provide free contraception, everyone’s premiums go up.

This means that Catholic hospitals, schools and universities would in effect be forced to pay for contraception

against their will. The first amendment

of the Constitution reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

By forcing religious institutions to go against their will, Congress and the Obama administration are in clear violation of the first amendment. This is the argument Republicans have been making.

But think of the women who are being bankrupted by the cost of their contraception!

After hearing the media scream about this issue, you might find this surprising: in the United States, the issue of providing contraception to anyone who needs it has been solved for quite some time.

Fluke claims to spend $1,000 a year on contraception.

I reject this number completely.

If she is actually paying that amount, she is being robbed.

I think Fluke is a pretty intelligent person, I mean she goes to Georgetown Law, where genius and woman’s rights expert Bill Clinton went to school.

But, if she is not intelligent enough to go online to the Planned Parenthood (half-taxpayer funded by the way) website and find that birth control costs from $15 to

$50 per month, I question her qualifications to testify before Congress.

Another fun fact I looked up: there is a Planned Parenthood 1.5 miles away from the Georgetown Law School.

In addition, birth control at Wal-Mart and Target can cost as little as $9 per month.

So, any reasonable person who did some market research would find that in fact birth control and most other contraception methods are very affordable, and cost nowhere near $1,000 a year.

Yet, Fluke thinks that her right to have free birth control is more important than her university’s right to have a religious conscience.

Except for one thing: her university’s right to practice its religious beliefs is established in the Constitution, and the right she is trying to establish for herself comes from some weird sense of entitlement.

Of course, there is always another way of dealing with the problem of expensive contraception that would help both men and women: personal responsibility and less sex.

Andrew is a sophomore majoring in finance, French and

markets and culture.

On the morning of Feb. 28, political reporters were focused on Michigan. In just a few hours, the Republican presidential candidates would be tested in Michigan’s Republican primary. Tensions were high as the candidates attempted to rally more voters.

Like Texas, Michigan has an open primary. In open primaries, voters do not need to be registered with the party in order to vote. So in this election, when only the Republicans are holding primaries, registered Democrats are allowed to vote in the primary as well.

Rick Santorum’s political action committee, Freedom’s Defense Fund, began sending automated phone calls to Michigan Democrats just hours before voting began. The phone calls directed attention to Romney’s opposition to an auto industry bailout in 2009, a very contentious issue for unionized and financially hurting Michigan auto industry workers.

The voice on the recording encouraged Democrats to vote against Romney in the open primary. It used inflammatory language too, pointing out that, “Romney supported the bailouts for his Wall Street billionaire buddies,

but opposed the auto bailouts. That was a slap in the face to every Michigan worker.”

The call ad failed to mention that Santorum also opposed the bailout. At the end of the recording, the call claimed to be supported by “hard-working Democratic men and women and paid for by Rick Santorum for president.”

Needless to say, Mitt Romney was not happy about this last minute line of attack, using Democrats to tip the balance in the Republican primary.

We see Santorum’s automated calls as an interesting political ploy, but not necessarily dirty politics. Michigan voters chose to have an open primary, so this kind of voting is perfectly legal. Santorum was only trying to harness a portion of the primary electorate that Mitt Romney had neglected.

However, the fact that many states have closed primaries shows that open primaries themselves are not fully accepted. After all, most registered Democrats would not vote for the Republican candidate in the presidential election, so why should they help select the Republican candidate in a primary?

In this way, we understand

Romney’s frustration. We also see Santorum’s phone calls as intentionally deceitful. When the calls chastised Romney for going against the auto bailout, it implied that Santorum supported Michigan by voting for the bailout. Furthermore, Santorum often touts his own deeply conservative values, and all of the candidates in the Republican primaries have tried to distinguish themselves as the most conservative. Therefore, either Santorum’s appeal to Michigan Democrats or his position as the most conservative candidate is insincere.

The word choice was also inflammatory. Santorum’s call ad honed in on a divisive factor that has plagued Romney almost this entire campaign: Romney’s wealth.

In effect, not only did the call attempt to deceive the voters, it also highlighted Romney’s wealth in a way that would seem offensive to most financially hurting auto industry workers and galvanize voters against Romney.

Santorum defended his actions as a way to attract Democratic voters for the general election, but still came in second place in the primary. Considering Romney

barely came out victorious suggests that Santorum’s politics were at least partially successful. In fact, 9 percent of voters in the primary identified as Democrats.

Democratic participation is already encouraged in Michigan’s open primary, however Santorum failed to reach Democrats on appropriate terms. In the end, the calls were probably less offensive than many political smear campaign ads and they were completely legal. Everyone knows politics is a dirty game but does Santorum really want to be known as a person who deceives voters and garners temporary and insincere support in a roundabout way?

Michigan’s left wasn’t left out with Santorum

Fluke fails to impress need for contraceptives in testimonyANDREW FIEPKEafiepke@smu.edu

Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student, appears before the House to testify in favor of birth control coverage.

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5NEWSMONDAY n MARCH 5, 2012The Daily Campus METROPOLITAN

Urban debate uplifts DISD, helps SMU

The Dallas Independent School District has a graduation rate of 43 percent.

Thirty-two percent of all Dallas teens will end up in prison.

Four percent of West Dallas high school seniors read at a 12th grade level.

DISD’s problems have been difficult for policymakers, intellectuals and teachers to solve.

Within the last decade, the district has also had to confront fiscal scandals and money mismanagement.

For SMU and its Second Century Campaign, DISD — the university’s local school district — is critical for campus enrichment and diversity.

Prestigious universities like the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics have immersed themselves into the local community.

The University of Chicago has established scholarship funds and outreach programs for its inner-city students.

As SMU hopes to move up the academic rankings, it will need to follow the models established by other top schools.

“DISD needs to improve, and SMU needs to see what is working and help the process,” Andrew Flores, a DISD alumnus and current community college student, said.

“I graduated in the top percentile of my class and I couldn’t dream of coming to SMU.”

Most experts say that the problem with low matriculation rates is the lack of students like Flores.

A majority of DISD students are not prepared for the academic pressue at Tier 1 universities.

“The real challenge for me and my peers was training us to avoid the academic

performance gap between elementary school and high school and putting us in the right situation to succeed,” Flores said.

Beneath all the rubble rests the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at B.F. Darrell.

The school is based around the concept of training individuals for a career in service, inspirational oratory and public affairs.

A visit to the junior high reveals an aura of discipline and cordiality.

Students, instead of teachers, present class curriculums to visitors. Students formally introduce themselves — handshake and all — to every new person they see in the hallways.

The non-traditional school employs a fitness gym with treadmills and weights instead of the usual football field for athletic activity.

At the heart of the school, Brian Hennig and his debate team practice concepts foreign to most — disadvantages, counterplans and critiques.

His debate team travels around the state to present arguments on complicated topics like alternative energy proliferation and the Senate’s political capital with the American people.

“Speech and debate helps kids in so many ways. Complex concepts help with my students in their English and history classes,” Hennig said. “Teachers always comment on how my students are able to think critically.”

Students who participate in some form of competitive speech and debate have seen increases in literacy scores, grade point averages and attendance rates.

“I feel like debate gives me an advantage over all my peers in and out of the classroom,” Mario Gutierrez, a junior varsity debater, said.

Obama Leadership Academy students plan to

participate in debate at the high school level.

“I want to do this when I get older, and maybe it will turn into a future career for me,” Gutierrez said.

The importance of debate and inner-city activism is a sentiment shared by the SMU debate team.

“I have seen so many students come to the realization that there is more after high school,” Tyler Murray, SMU debate captain, said.

“When I work with kids on debate strategies, I want to make them believe that it is something within reach.”

University participation is necessary to keep underfunded programs in DISD schools viable in the long run.

“I used to work at an affluent school district, and we had a huge budget,” Hennig said.

“When I came to work in DISD, I didn’t even have a budget to work with. I can’t just go out and hire help or buy supplies for the team.”

SMU students regularly volunteer with debate programs in DISD to supplement a lack of human capital, resources and funding.

“We host small debate tournaments and are always available as mentors to debaters that want the help,” Murray said.

SMU, DISD and inner-city extracurricular programs are increasingly dependent on each other.

“I hope that SMU students and faculty start reaching out even more to DISD. The district really needs a lot of aid. When the district benefits, we benefit,” Murray said.

Murray, a student who has volunteered with DISD debate programs for more than three years, understands that SMU needs quality students to fill its future classes.

“As we become a leading university, we cannot leave our local district behind.”

RAHFIN FARUKNews Editor

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It’s tournament time for SMU basketball. After closing their season with a win against UTEP, the men’s basketball team will take on Marshall March 7 in the first round of the Conference USA Championship tournament in Memphis, Tenn. Meanwhile, the women’s team is also facing Marshall March 7 in the first round of the Conference USA Championship.

Track and field will close their

indoor season from March 9 to March 12 when they begin their competition in the NCAA Indoor Championships. Following this, the outdoor season will begin with the TCU Horned Frog invitational on March 15.

Men and women’s golf are both in the beginning stages of their spring seasons.

The women’s team will next compete in the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. The men’s team will start the Louisiana Classic in Lafayette March 5.

Men and women’s tennis

continue their spring season as well.

The men’s next tennis match will be against Toledo at home on March 10. After playing Princeton on March 4, the women will play at the University of Texas on March 10.

The swimming and diving teams continue their impressive seasons March 9 with the NCAA Zone Diving Championships for men on and the USA Grand Prix for the women. Both the men and women’s teams competed in the Conference USA Championships two weeks

ago, and both teams came out with first place finishes.

The Equestrian team will continue their season with a competition against the University of Georgia on March 9.

The Rowing team will also be competing on the March 9 in the Oklahoma Invitational.

SMU has only one year left in the C-USA after spring seasons end before the move to Big East play, so SMU will be looking to leave it’s mark with successful seasons in all sports with the time they have left in the conference.

Three seniors were celebrated on Saturday afternoon while the SMU men’s basketball team beat Conference-USA rival UTEP 57-48 matchup in Moody Coliseum.

An 25-7 run in the first half by the Mustangs set the tone as SMU dominated the UTEP Miners.

Robert Nyukundi, Rodney Clinkscales, and Aliaksei Patsevich were honored before the game at center court for their career accomplishments. Nyukundi is close to becoming one of two SMU players in history to lead C-USA in three-point shot percentage for two consecutive years.

SMU beat UTEP in points in the paint and points off of turnovers as the Mustangs pounced on a weak UTEP defense.

Nyakundi led the Mustangs with 14 points while Clinkscales had 11 points. Leslee Smith had nine rebounds and four assists in an impressive performance.

“To me, it shows that in light of several losses our guys have continued to work and get better and that is a tribute to their character and

their parents,” Coach Matt Doherty said of the team’s effort.

Nyukundi believes the team has kept the right mind set throughout the year.

The Mustangs win was only their fourth this season in C-USA play.

The Mustangs lead the conference in scoring defense allowing only 60 points per game on the year. They are 22nd in the NCAA in that category.

“A lot of teams could have backed down and coasted it,” Nyukundi said. “We came into the right attitude each and every day in practice that you know we got to get better.”

Ten players played 13 minutes or more in the game . SMU’s bench players outscored UTEP’s bench 21-15.

This game marked the tenth this year that SMU made 10 or more three-point shots.

The Mustangs outhustled and outrebounded the Miners 37-35 and shot a better percentage from the floor, which led to the Mustangs never trailing in the game.

At one point in the second half, the Mustangs led by 21 points.

An announced crowd of 3,300 was on hand to watch the Mustangs stifle the UTEP Miners and finish off their home schedule with a

conference win. UTEP was led by Julian

Washburn who had 21 points and Gabriel McCulley who had six rebounds.

The Mustangs (13-18) have lost six conference games by seven points or less on the year.

The statistic is a tribute to the equity in the conference. Excluding Memphis, which Doherty believes is superior to all of the teams in the conference.

“We’ve been looking for something to get us over the hump so hopefully this will give us a lot of momentum going into the tournament,” Clinkscales said about the tough stretch of games.

The momentum-building win should give SMU a boost going into the Conference-USA tournament where Doherty has an 0-5 career record.

Coach Doherty believes that the streak will help SMU in the tournament and Nyukundi believes there is a way to get it done in the tournament.

“For the conference tournament it is a different atmosphere,” Nyukundi said. “I feel like for the conference games it’s about who comes out with the most energy.”

As the eleventh seed in the Conference-USA tournament, SMU

will face sixth seeded Marshall on Wednesday in Memphis, Tenn. at

2:30 p.m. SMU lost both times it played Marshall this year.

Mustangs celebrate win against UTEP on senior dayMeN’s bAsketbAll

Freshman center Cannen Cunningham attempts a basket with assistance from freshman guard Ryan Manuel during saturday afternoon’s game against UteP in Moody Coliseum. the Mustangs came out victorious 57-48.

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