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SMUDAILYCAMPUS.COM FIRST COPY FREE, ADDITIONAL COPIES 50 CENTS DALLAS, TEXAS Newsroom: 214.768.4555 Classified: 214.768.4554 Online: smudailycampus.com VOLUME 95, ISSUE 83 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010 POLITICS INVESTIGATION EXHIBIT CAMPUS EVENTS CAREER Historic health care bill passes By JP COLEMAN Business Editor [email protected]Find out what it means for you on Page 2 Green death ruled accident By TAYLOR ADAMS News Editor [email protected]By MEREDITH SHAMBURGER Editor in Chief [email protected]By KELLIE SPANO Contributing Writer [email protected]World Vision shows campus effects of AIDS FUNDRAISING By TAYLOR REED Staff Writer [email protected]By PRAVEEN SATHIANATHAN Managing Editor [email protected]SMU caters to entreprenuers NATHAN HARRIS/The Daily Campus SMU students participate in an exhibit raising awareness on the affects of HIV on African Children at the World Vision:Aids Experience. SMU gives for Haiti relief The largest hurdle for the history- making health care bill was cleared Sunday when House democrats took the final steps in achieving near universal health care by passing the Senate version of the bill. The 219 to 212 vote Sunday essentially sends the legislation to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The move will extend coverage to 32 million Americans currently without coverage and ban insurance practices such as denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions. Obama is expected to be able to sign the bill as early as Tuesday, but the bill must first quickly work its way back through the Senate to approve minor changes made by House democrats. This is being viewed merely as a formality as Senate democrats are confident they have the votes to pass it on to the president’s desk. A good ole’ fashion song and dance SPENCER EGGERS/The Daily Campus Student Body President Patrick Kobler, International Relations executive coun- cil member Rachel Carey, and Vice President for Student Affairs Lori White stand with former President George W. Bush Friday. Members of the SMU community raised $25,000 and presented it to the Clinton-Bush foundation to support Haitian earthquake relief. Top: 1st place team Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi with their adaptation of ‘Mary Poppins.’ Middle: 2nd place team Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Omega with their adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ Bottom: 3rd place team Kappa Sigma and Delta Gamma with their adaptation of ‘Mulan.’ MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus Various SMU students were singing and dancing more than usual on Friday night, partaking in SMU’s 22nd annual Sing Song event. Program Council chose Disney as the theme for competition; groups chose various Disney favorites to perform. Gammi Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi danced to “The Jungle Book,” Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha sang to “Beauty and the Beast,” Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Chi performed to “The Lion King,” Delta Gamma and Kappa Sigma sang along with “Mulan,” Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon pranced to “Mary Poppins” and Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi took the stage to “Hercules.” Prize money is awarded directly to the place-winning groups. “Mary Poppins” took first place, “Beauty and the Beast” took second, and “Mulan” took third. During dress rehearsals Thursday See SING SONG on Page 5 Photo courtesy of Hunter Green was found in his dormitory room on Jan. 22, 2010. Imagine a five-year-old boy in Sub-Saharan Africa whose father left before he was born. His mother sets off to find work, but doesn’t return. He is left alone with his older brother who starts to abuse him. For many children in Sub-Saharan Africa, this story is not far off from reality. Inside the large white tent you may have seen by the flagpole is the World Vision Experience: AIDS – Step into Africa. The exhibit, hosted by the Park Cities Baptist Church, offers a glimpse of this other world. The exhibit will show in 40 cities throughout the year, and Park Cities hopes to get up to 300,000 visitors, which is double the amount of people who saw the exhibit in 2007 and 2008. SMU junior and president of Logistics for The Hill, Taylor Massey said that he is passionate about being an event planner for World Vision. The exhibit focuses on two things: awareness and a call to action, according to Massey. “You hear statistics everyday about how many kids are dying overseas and how their families are being affected, but this exhibit makes it real,” Massey said, “and takes away the numbers.” The 2,500 square-foot tent puts visitors into the atmosphere of an See AIDS on Page 5 Some students find the idea of owning their own businesses attractive for a variety of reasons: being their own bosses, working the hours they want and getting to be in charge are a few. Of course students can encounter challenges when starting the process. Numerous students across the nation have faced the uncertainty and the challenges that come along with working in a small business context. Recognizing that nationwide the percentage of graduates starting their own businesses is on the rise, the Hegi Family Career Development Center is sponsoring “Careers as an Entrepreneur.” The event will take place 5 to 6:30 p.m. on March 23 at the Ernst and Young Gallery in the Fincher Building. Students will hear a panel of professionals discuss their business challenges and achievements in the development of their own businesses. Students are encouraged to not only attend, but to come with questions, as they will have the opportunity to ask the panel anything they would like, regarding the trials they will face in starting their journey in the business world. Business professionals in attendance include Jasmine Brand, founder and director of Brandpointe, an occupational training company; John Humphrey, co-founder and chairman of Pariveda Solutions, a business and technology consulting firm; Angelo Antoline, founder, president and CEO of Munday Morning Creative, an advertising firm; Alice Oszustowicz, founder of Pokey-O’s (a favorite for many SMU students); and Patrick Brandt, founder, president and CEO of Skywire Software. Cox School of Business BBA Career Services Director Roycee Kerr said they were hosting the event to increase awareness of running or founding a small business. With the country in an economic downturn, the small business sector plays a big role in carrying the economy, she said. With this in mind, students are encouraged to look toward the small business field during hard economic SMU’s Heart does beat for Haiti. Patrick Kobler, student body president, Rachel Carey, international relations council executive and Lori White, vice president for student affairs presented former president George W. Bush with a check for $25,000 on Friday. “While I am not surprised by the generosity of the SMU family, I am truly humbled by it,” Kobler said. The money was raised through the SMU Hearts Beats for Haiti campaign. Kobler continued, “I The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled sophomore Joseph Hunter Green’s death as an accident. Toxicology reports show that Green died from a result of “mixed drug and alcohol intoxication.” Green was found dead in his dorm room in the SMU House at 3004 SMU Boulevard on Jan. 22. Earlier autopsy results were inconclusive. “Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the family and loved ones of Joseph Hunter Green,” SMU said in a statement. “SMU continues its efforts to educate students about the risks of consuming alcohol while taking medication. ” Green transferred to SMU from the University of Central Florida. He spent his first semester at SMU-in-Taos. He was part of a group of students chosen to be the inaugural class of the new fall semester program at SMU-in-Taos. “It’s tough to lose someone in a small group like that, and it’s tough that no one else got to know him, too, because he was really a very unique guy,” Taos classmate Garrett Ruoff told The Daily Campus in January. “I’d never met anyone like him and I’m sure I will never meet anyone like him again.” See AIDS on Page 5 See CAREER on Page 5 TODAY High 75, Low 51 TOMORROW High 73, Low 54 We!re on Facebook & Twitter! facebook.com/thedailycampus @thedailycampus Lacrosse loses against a snowy backdrop Business What!s in the health care bill? 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SMU students participate in an exhibit raising awareness on the affects of HIV on African Children at the World Vision:Aids Experience.
SMU gives for Haiti relief
The largest hurdle for the history-making health care bill was cleared Sunday when House democrats took the final steps in achieving near universal health care by passing the Senate version of the bill.
The 219 to 212 vote Sunday essentially sends the legislation to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The move will extend coverage to 32 million Americans currently without coverage and ban
insurance practices such as denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Obama is expected to be able to sign the bill as early as Tuesday, but the bill must first quickly work its way back through the Senate to approve minor changes made by House democrats. This is being viewed merely as a formality as Senate democrats are confident they have the votes to pass it on to the president’s desk.
A good ole’ fashion song and dance
SPENCER EGGERS/The Daily Campus
Student Body President Patrick Kobler, International Relations executive coun-cil member Rachel Carey, and Vice President for Student Affairs Lori White stand with former President George W. Bush Friday. Members of the SMU community raised $25,000 and presented it to the Clinton-Bush foundation to support Haitian earthquake relief.
Top: 1st place team Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi with their adaptation of ‘Mary Poppins.’ Middle: 2nd place team Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Omega with their adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ Bottom: 3rd place team Kappa Sigma and Delta Gamma with their adaptation of ‘Mulan.’
MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus
MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus
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Various SMU students were singing and dancing more than usual on Friday night, partaking in SMU’s 22nd annual Sing Song event. Program Council chose Disney as the theme for competition; groups chose various Disney favorites to perform.
Gammi Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi danced to “The Jungle Book,” Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha sang to “Beauty and the Beast,” Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Chi
performed to “The Lion King,” Delta Gamma and Kappa Sigma sang along with “Mulan,” Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon pranced to “Mary Poppins” and Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi took the stage to “Hercules.”
Prize money is awarded directly to the place-winning groups. “Mary Poppins” took first place, “Beauty and the Beast” took second, and “Mulan” took third.
During dress rehearsals Thursday
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Hunter Green was found in his dormitory room on Jan. 22, 2010.
Imagine a five-year-old boy in Sub-Saharan Africa whose father left before he was born. His mother sets off to find work, but doesn’t return. He is left alone with his older brother who starts to abuse him.
For many children in Sub-Saharan Africa, this story is not far off from reality. Inside the large white tent you may have seen by the flagpole is the World Vision Experience: AIDS – Step into Africa. The exhibit, hosted by the Park Cities Baptist Church, offers a glimpse of this other world.
The exhibit will show in 40 cities throughout the year, and Park Cities
hopes to get up to 300,000 visitors, which is double the amount of people who saw the exhibit in 2007 and 2008. SMU junior and president of Logistics for The Hill, Taylor Massey said that he is passionate about being an event planner for World Vision.
The exhibit focuses on two things: awareness and a call to action, according to Massey.
“You hear statistics everyday about how many kids are dying overseas and how their families are being affected, but this exhibit makes it real,” Massey said, “and takes away the numbers.”
The 2,500 square-foot tent puts visitors into the atmosphere of an
See AIDS on Page 5
Some students find the idea of owning their own businesses attractive for a variety of reasons: being their own bosses, working the hours they want and getting to be in charge are a few.
Of course students can encounter challenges when starting the process. Numerous students across the nation have faced the uncertainty and the challenges that come along with working in a small business context.
Recognizing that nationwide the percentage of graduates starting their own businesses is on the rise, the Hegi Family Career Development Center is sponsoring “Careers as an Entrepreneur.” The event will take
place 5 to 6:30 p.m. on March 23 at the Ernst and Young Gallery in the Fincher Building.
Students will hear a panel of professionals discuss their business challenges and achievements in the development of their own businesses.
Students are encouraged to not only attend, but to come with questions, as they will have the opportunity to ask the panel anything they would like, regarding the trials they will face in starting their journey in the business world.
Business professionals in attendance include Jasmine Brand, founder and director of Brandpointe, an occupational training company; John Humphrey, co-founder and chairman of Pariveda Solutions, a business and
technology consulting firm; Angelo Antoline, founder, president and CEO of Munday Morning Creative, an advertising firm; Alice Oszustowicz, founder of Pokey-O’s (a favorite for many SMU students); and Patrick Brandt, founder, president and CEO of Skywire Software.
Cox School of Business BBA Career Services Director Roycee Kerr said they were hosting the event to increase awareness of running or founding a small business. With the country in an economic downturn, the small business sector plays a big role in carrying the economy, she said.
With this in mind, students are encouraged to look toward the small business field during hard economic
SMU’s Heart does beat for Haiti.
Patrick Kobler, student body president, Rachel Carey, international relations council executive and Lori White, vice president for student affairs presented former president George W. Bush with a check for $25,000 on Friday.
“While I am not surprised by the generosity of the SMU family, I am truly humbled by it,” Kobler said.
The money was raised through the SMU Hearts Beats for Haiti campaign. Kobler continued, “I
The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled sophomore Joseph Hunter Green’s death as an accident.
Toxicology reports show that Green died from a result of “mixed drug and alcohol intoxication.” Green was found dead in his dorm room in the SMU House at 3004 SMU Boulevard on Jan. 22.
Earlier autopsy results were inconclusive.
“Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the family and loved ones of Joseph Hunter Green,” SMU said
in a statement. “SMU continues its efforts to educate students about the risks of consuming alcohol while taking medication. ”
Green transferred to SMU from the University of Central Florida. He spent his first semester at SMU-in-Taos. He was part of a group of students chosen to be the inaugural class of the new fall semester program at SMU-in-Taos.
“It’s tough to lose someone in a small group like that, and it’s tough that no one else got to know him, too, because he was really a very unique guy,” Taos classmate Garrett Ruoff told The Daily Campus in January. “I’d never met anyone like him and I’m sure I will never meet anyone like him again.”
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Obama’s election rival John McCain has vowed to continue the fierce GOP opposition saying the GOP will “challenge it every place we can.”
High ranking democrats such as Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina compared the legislation to previous historical landmark bills.
“This is the civil rights act of the 21st century,” he said.
Every republican in the house as well as 34 democrats voted no on the bill.
The bill’s passage is largely attributed to a last minute decry from up high. Obama issued an executive order adding stricter anti-abortion language to the bill that affirmed the current law in the legislation banning federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother’s life.
Aside from the political workings of the bill, the much larger picture includes changes that will be felt by every American, insured or not.
The congressional budget office has estimated the bill would cut health care budget deficits by an estimated $138 billion over a decade. The bill will, for the first time, require most Americans to purchase insurance. Families that can’t afford the coverage will be provided with federal subsides. The federal subsidies make up the bulk cost of the bill, which is $940 billion over the decade.
To pay for the bill the the plan is for over $400 billion in higher taxes on wealthy individuals making $200,000 or more per year, and taxes on passive investment income. Also planned is $500 billion in cuts of planned payments to hospitals that treat Medicare patients.
Obama-care passes House: what it means for you
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Quick glance at the health care bill:Coverage: 32 million currently uninsured will receive coverage. That will total 95 percent of Americans covered compared to 83 percent today.
Cost: $940 billion over 10 years
Requirement: Almost everyone will be required to hold insurance or else face financial penalties. This will go into full effect in 2014.
Notable changes: The bill bans insurance practices such as denying coverage for previous medical conditions, and canceling policies because of development of serious medical conditions. Also parents’ health care will extend coverage of children up to age 26, three years longer than the current age cut off.
Relevance to college students: Students can be covered on their parents’ health insurance until age 26 but will be required to have it. Many employers offer a health insurance program, but if unemployed, self-employed, or working for an employer that offers no plan, graduates will have to purchase their own insurance.
Paying for the bill: Raising taxes and cutting Medicaid funding to hospitals will fund the bill. $400 billion will be raised in taxes on the wealthy making $200,000 or more per year.
Abortion: The bill, with help from an executive order from President Obama, keeps a strict separation between federal dollars and abortion. No federally funded insurace plans will cover abortions. Exceptions can be made in the instances of rape, incest and the mother’s life being in danger.
Notable ideas left out: GOP ideas such as funding investigators to search for hospital fraud and money for medical malpractice tort reform were left on the cutting room floor.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drug and hospital companies led stocks higher Monday after House lawmakers ended months of uncertainty and approved the health care overhaul bill.
Investors had expected the health care bill would pass the House, but the approval late Sunday removed some of the anxiety that has dogged stocks of hospitals and drug makers. The bill will now goes back to the Senate for approval. Debate could begin Tuesday.
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Police ReportsFEBRUARY 27
2:31 a.m., Perkins Hall/6004 Hillcrest Avenue: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Another student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of alcohol by a minor and for possessing a fake ID. Closed.
1:30 a.m., Boaz Hall/3200 Binkley Avenue: A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for underage drinking. Closed.
FEBRUARY 27
CampusEventsMarch 23-27
Student Body Offi cers Debate
5:30 p.m., Hughes-Trigg Commons. Having a hard time decided which student Body Of-fi cer to vote for? Come to the SBO debate!
AIESEC Info Session
5 p.m., Hughes-Trigg Por-tico A. AIESEC is the world’s largest student run organization providing internship opportunities in over 100 countries.
French Film Festival: ‘Eldorado’
8 p.m. Hughes-Trigg Por-ticos B/C/D. Non-stop gaming with all of your favorite games. Must bring your own laptop for PC games.
Careers as an Entrepreneur
Work Abroad Panel
5 p.m., Hughes-Trigg Promenades AB. Employers will offer valuable information about their international experiences, and provide networking opportunities to students wishing to transition into the global workforce.
5p.m., Ernst & Young Gallery. Hear a panel of
professionals discuss their accom-plishments and challenges as they started and grew their businesses.
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12:56 p.m. Owens Arts Center/6101 Bishop Blvd.: A non affiliated person reported theft of her cell phone, car keys, case with prescribed eyeglasses and wallet. Open.
9:12 p.m. McElvaney Hall/6000 Bishop Blvd.: A staff member re-ported intentional damage to a ceiling tile. Open.
Mustangs serve up victories against VCU, Southern Miss
Photo courtesy of SMU Athletics Marta Lesniak hits a backhand during one of her matches.
In an article published last Thursday entitled “‘The Game of Kings’ comes to the Hilltop,” The Daily Campus reported that the Miller family was trying to start a polo team at SMU while neglecting to mention that there is already a polo club at SMU, which is trying to get chartered status. The Daily Campus apologizes for this error.
The No. 29 SMU women’s tennis team continued to pile up victories by downing No. 23 Virginia Commonwealth University before turning right around and sweeping Conference USA rival Southern Mississippi University this past weekend.
The match against VCU was scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 20 at Turpin Tennis Center.
However, due to weather, the match was moved indoors to the Bent Tree Country Club.
The Mustangs started off slow, losing the doubles point to the Rams when No. 2 and No. 3 doubles fell. However, No. 1 doubles, consisting of sophomores Marta Lesniak and Aleksandra Malyarchikova, were
able to tally a victory and help the Mustangs avoid a doubles sweep.
However, SMU came to life in singles and nearly swept the board; the only loss was in the No. 3 singles, when Malyarchikova lost to VCU’s Kateryna Yergina. This is only the second loss Malyarchikova has suffered this season. Lesniak, now ranked No. 29 in the nation, claimed victory in straight sets over No. 47 Josefin Hjertquist.
“We came out a little flat in doubles, which I wasn’t pleased with,” head coach Lauren Longbotham-Meisner said in an interview with smumustangs.com. “But, we regrouped during the break and came out with a dominating performance in singles.”
The freshmen on the team continued to impress, as Katerina Vankova, Edyta Cieplucha and Shahzoda Hatamova all picked up
wins in straight sets over the Rams. Senior Pavi Francis, playing at No. 6 singles, did not complete her match.
Less then 12 hours later, the Mustangs were back on the court against a streaking Golden Eagles team. Southern Miss was on a three-match winning streak in which they did not drop a single match.
That changed quickly as SMU claimed four straight victories in singles No. 1 – No. 4. Singles No. 5 and No. 6, played by Cieplucha and Francis respectively, did not finish their matches. Malyarchikova rebounded easily from her loss the previous day, defeating her opponent in two sets, 6-0, 6-2.
Lesniak won again at the No. 1 singles position, 6-4, 6-2. With her two victories over the weekend, Lesniak is now 17-0 on the season in singles.
Over the weekend, SMU men’s lacrosse participated in the Patriot Cup, a weeklong tournament which features high school and college games and exhibitions. The Patriot Cup is an annual event that benefits the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization committed to assisting soldiers who have been injured during service in the Middle East. The Mustangs braved the snow to take on the Texas A&M Aggies, losing 8-5.
SMU has never beaten A&M in previous games and although Saturday’s match was not a win, their defensive had A&M on the run most of the game.
The game began with senior Colin Ward immediately clearing the ball and scoring, putting SMU up 1-0, less than a minute into the game.
A&M answered with two goals in the first quarter, met by another goal from SMU, putting the score at 2-2 going into the second period.
Colin Ward repeated his performance from the first period in the second, putting the score at 3-2. Again, the Aggies answered with two points. The second of their
goals was the second goal of what would prove to be a five-goal game for A&M’s Ben King. Going into halftime, SMU was down 4-3.
The Aggies came out strong in the second half, keeping the ball in SMU’s end for the beginning of the third period.
SMU finally gained possession with a little over 10 minutes on the clock, but A&M was able to steal the ball and King scored his third goal of the game, putting them up 5-3.
Possession went back and forth, with fouls on both teams. The score going into the final period was 7-4, after SMU’s Matt Pierson scored with just over a minute left.
The final quarter had the strongest defensive play for both teams, as they were only allowed one successful shot on goal each. The Mustang offense had plenty of shots on goal, with most of them just barely missing.
“We had a lot of key players out on injury,” coach Alex Poole said. “We had a lot of shots on goal, they just weren’t going in.”
Men’s Lacrosse looks forward to their match at 7:30 p.m. this Friday against Auburn University in Atlanta, GA.
The SMU men’s golf team finished in third place out of 14 teams at the National Invitational Tournament in the Omni Tucson National in Tucson, Ariz. this past Wednesday and Thursday.
The Mustangs shot 587 as a team at the par-72, 7200-yard competition during Wednesday’s two rounds, and four SMU athletes came in the top 30. TCU (No. 22) finished on top at 569 after the first day of play.
After finishing up Wednesday
in a tie for fifth place with Cal, SMU’s tournament-low round of 278 Thursday earned them a third place finish. The team’s final score was 865.
SMU played well, with junior Kelly Kraft and sophomores Matt Schovee and James Kwon all breaking 70 on Thursday. Kraft shot 68 and Schovee and Kwon each carded a 69.
At 215, Kraft and Schovee tied for fifth place and Kwon tied for 12th at 216. Senior Draegen Majors shot 220 for a 24th place finish.
TCU came up with the team win,
shooting 286 in Round 1 and 283 in Rounds 2 and 3 for a total score of 852.
No. 7 ranked Texas came up just three shots ahead of the Mustangs with a total score of 862.
Next, SMU heads to Austin for the 44th annual Morris Williams Intercollegiate on April 5 and 6.
The tournament is held in memory of former UT golf standout Morris Williams, Jr. who died while serving in the Air Force in 1953.
The Mustangs finished eighth in the tournament last year.
SMU swimmer’s, Therese Svendsen and Sashcha Van den Branden, along with SMU diver, Audra Egenolf traveled to the University of Purdue to participate in the NCAA Championships this past weekend.
Egenolf qualified for the championship during the Zone Diving Championships held at College Station two weeks ago. She placed seventh. This was her third opportunity to compete at the NCAA Championship and she finished in 11th. This was the best SMU was able to do this weekend. Teammate Britney Yancey missed the qualification by a mere three points.
After the first two days of the championship, SMU was ranked
Long Stick middle player Taylor Harbison of the SMU Lacrosse team scoops up a stolen ball against Texas A&M Satur-day during the Patriot Cup at Ford Stadium.
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Dallas weather shocked the masses once again with its decision to
snow this weekend, although this time it wasn’t greeted with the same excitement or reverence as it was the last time.
I’ll never forget Feb. 11, 2010, when I woke up to find Narnia outside my dormitory
window, but this past Sunday didn’t provide me with the same “Oh, my God” feelings. When I conducted a very scientific poll, gathering data on the first five Dallasite’s weather-related Tweets, I realized I was not alone.
To explain the strong attitudinal difference I have three theories: 1) it’s late March, 2) it happened over the weekend so school wasn’t canceled and 3) we’ve gotten to the point of such ungratefulness that miraculous weather only impresses us once a season.
Personally, I coped with the weather by taking a little trip to NorthPark. Clearly, Dallas’s finest shopping emporium provided the perfect escape from the snow. There’s nothing like frolicking around man’s concrete jungle with man-made weather and the nectar of the gods: Jamba Juice.
But when the skipping tired me out, I decided to engage in some serious sociological research: people
watching. Or, as my professors prefer, naturalistic observation. What I quickly began to realize was that just as NorthPark served as an escape for me, it also provided a specific and individual purpose for every other mall rat in sight.
Preppy, goth and surly youths surrounded me at every table in the food court. Their conversations ranged from Abercrombie and American Eagle T-shirt sales to debates on whether Robert Pattinson looked hotter on the “Twilight” or “New Moon” DVD covers. For these tweens, the mall provided a place for freedom. I remember the days when my parents wouldn’t let me cross the street without an adult but said it was okay for me to shop at the mall for five hours on a Saturday afternoon. The mall is a place where nine to 14-year-olds grow up and explore their independence.
On the other end of the spectrum, the elderly also like to congregate in the food court. I saw a lot of 80+ men in navy velour jumpsuits with their noses in books. Every once in a while you can catch them peeking up to smile at a little girl with one hand in her mom’s, the other around a Sonic milkshake. For these people, NorthPark provides an escape from the lonesome La-Z-Boy in an empty house.
For the upper-teens, the food court provides a crash course in the real world. Pick any fast food establishment and you can witness a young man taking his first steps into the workforce, learning the ropes of responsibility
and hoping to fill his pockets with a little cash (probably to be recycled back into NorthPark).
Every so often I see a woman powerwalking, desperately trying to stick to her New Year’s workout regime in spite of the weather while trying to save money by not signing up for a gym membership. I also see babies, wide-eyed in their own world, trying to process the chaos. For these children, the mall is a place to learn, witness interactions and explore something outside of the Disney Channel.
And last but not least comes the sometimes overlooked but greatly appreciated janitorial staff. These workers are generally middle-aged women who speak broken English. They work flawlessly without complaining even though they undoubtedly have one of the toughest jobs in the area. NorthPark provides the custodial staff with a uniform that, I’m convinced, is a shallow attempt at giving them some form of visual dignity: a mock tuxedo. But that’s a rant for another time.
Simply put, NorthPark provides the community with a lot more than somewhere to participate in consumption.
Logan Masters is a junior sociology major. She can be reached for comment at [email protected].
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Logan Masters
In a recent appearance on “Face the Nation,” Karen Ignagni, the
president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the principal lobbyist for health insurance companies, was asked why health premiums are so high.
She gave two reasons. First, she said that many customers had cancelled their coverage
during the economic recession, resulting in a reduced overall insured-pool, thereby driving up premiums on a per-patient basis. Second, she argued that major increases in the cost of medical services charged by health care providers necessitated rising premiums. While her first reason strikes me as disingenuous at best, considering that premiums had been rising considerably beyond the rate of inflation well before the economic downturn began to take hold in early 2008, there can be little doubt that spiraling medical costs are the leading force in premium inflation.
The proposals I offered last week, namely tying charges for medical services to a rational cost or profit basis, rather than setting them at the provider’s discretion and providing the patient with an up-front cost estimate, are, together, the first step in a two-step process intended to make health care more affordable. In order for such savings to reach their intended beneficiary, the American public, health care providers need to pass along those savings to their customers in the form of reduced premiums.
There are those who have called for a radical restructuring of the private health insurance market. Proposals have ranged from more strictly regulating health insurers to doing away with private insurance altogether, to be replaced by a government-run, single-payer system, much as exists in Canada and Europe. Political philosophy aside, those proposals ignore a little reported fact: the vast majority of Americans are satisfied with their existing health insurance. In a recent Gallup Poll, 74 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with their health coverage. By comparison, the president’s approval rating hovers around 50 percent, cable TV companies’ at around 30 percent, and Congress’s in the high teens. Accordingly, it would seem that selectively targeted reforms, enabling the vast majority of Americans to continue to afford their premiums, rather than a systematic overhaul, would be appropriate.
This is what I believe to be the most effective reform proposal as a follow-up to cost containment. Prior to cost control taking effect, a health care cost index would be established in each state, creating a cost base year. Each year thereafter, the index would be revised, taking into account cost savings from the previous year. For each dollar of savings, the insurer would keep 25 cents and would pass on the remaining 75 cents to its customers in the form of lower premiums. This would
align the interests of insurers and their customers, allowing the former to reap significant benefits from cost reduction while dedicating the majority of cost savings to the latter. If Ignagni is to be believed that spiraling health care costs are the primary cause of premium increases, she should be most comfortable with this proposal.
Why not provide for a single national cost index rather than a separate one for each state? In order to incentivize each state to seek meaningful cost reductions from their state-licensed providers (e. g, doctors, hospitals, clinics) so that the savings can be passed on to those within the state. A national index would allow states to refrain from enacting cost-saving reforms while reaping the benefits from other states having done so.
Wouldn’t mandating health insurers to pass on the majority of cost savings to their customers constitute a step toward socialized medicine? No more than the regulation of electricity, water and cable TV rates constitute a socialized economy. Indeed, insurance companies are currently duly licensed and regulated by each state in which they do business. They also receive hundreds of billions of government dollars annually for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients.
Finally, why wait for health care cost reduction to require insurers to lower their premiums? Shouldn’t this be required immediately, considering the industry’s near-record profits in 2009? Here is where we cross the line from targeted reform to radical overhaul, which is neither in the public’s best interest nor sound policy. My plan to reduce insurance premiums presupposes a reduction in health care costs, a tangible benefit to health care providers being brought about by government policy. In this case, it is not only reasonable, but also prudent to require that insurers share their windfall. In the absence of health care cost reductions, however, the government would be unable to point to a tangible monetary benefit to insurance companies and would legislate arbitrary reductions in premiums. That would be a step toward socialism.
Perhaps this is all just an exercise in wishful thinking. Can we expect government to bring about meaningful health cost reduction, given annual double digit increases in recent years? Perhaps not. But only by doing so can we hope to deal effectively with what most burdens our health care system. The president’s health care proposal, which barely passed the House on Sunday, is not only too costly but, as I indicated last week, is also way too timid in tackling health care cost reduction. What is needed is a two-pronged approach: effective cost reduction giving way to more affordable premiums. For that is what is needed and that is what the public most wants. Anyone listening?
Nathan Mitzner is a junior risk management insurance major.
reported that nearly 50 people were killed in a series of violent events that can only be deemed a consequence of the country’s ongoing problems with its drug cartels.
This devastating news hit particularly hard stateside, as Americans related to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juárez were gunned down in an attack that appeared to be related to the drug violence. Violence in sunny Acapulco, a favorite of American vacationers, further prompted the U.S. State Department to issue a travel warning for Mexico, fearing that the wave of Spring Breakers headed to that country’s beaches might become casualties of the drug war.
Frustratingly, however, in portraying our students as potential victims of this conflict, we seem to have lost sight of their potential complicity, directing little attention towards the party-all-the-time college culture that in no insignificant way has contributed to the very problems Mexico now faces. The ethical implications of drug use should make Americans, and particularly American college students, think twice about illicit drug consumption. Frankly, Americans’ buying and using of drugs could very well cost someone south of the border his life.
This is not to say that all drug-related violence in Mexico is the fault of college-aged drug users. Clearly, Mexico’s too-easily-corruptible government and fledgling third-world economy, coupled with the world demand for drugs, holds a much larger share of the blame for the violence. But both studies and common sense show that a large proportion of hard drugs consumed in the United States come either from or through our southern neighbor, and that drug use among college students is on the rise.
Sadly, most students have only egocentric reasons as to why drug use might be bad—damage to health, risk of punishment, high cost and risk of addiction are the only deterrents that seem to cross our minds when deciding whether or not to snort, swallow, smoke or take a hit. However, news coming out of Mexico proves that self-damage is only the tip of the ethical iceberg.
Essentially, it comes down to basic economic theory—as long as we provide demand for drugs, there will be a supply. We in the United States are the world’s largest consumers of Mexican heroin, Mexican marijuana, Mexican methamphetamine and Columbian cocaine, which, incidentally, comes through Mexico. And as long as there is a supply of illegal drugs and a government fighting to stop it, there will be human casualties.
Most college students care about human rights and how their actions affect the world around them—just look at the success of the “green” movements, mission trips and third-world-aid programs started and funded by college students. But our generosity and global consciousness cannot simply stop when they become inconvenient. If we refuse to apply the same world-conscious logic to our substance use and abuse, we will undoubtedly be left with blood on our hands.
Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at
consider the harmful effects of the narcotics trade
EDITORIAL
The Daily Campus endorses...
The Daily Campus Editorial Board interviewed all but one candidate in the Student Body Officer elections between last Sunday and Monday.
Secretary Candidate Austin Poynter did not respond to interview requests and therefore was not considered in the Editorial Board’s endorsements.
Each candidate was given 15 minutes with the Editorial Board to speak about his or her platforms and to answer questions from the Board.
Members Nat French and Lisa Collins could not attend interviews and deliberations due to scheduling conflicts. Member Stephen Lu took part in Sunday activities, but could not participate in Monday activities due to a scheduling conflict. Member Jessica Huseman, who is a Student Senator, removed herself and took no part in any activities.
Student Body PresidentThe Daily Campus endorses Derek Hubbard for Student Body President
in a 4-0 vote. Hubbard has identified and plans to focus on three areas: Academic Life, Community Life and Student Life. Within all of these areas, Hubbard plans to address issues which affect every SMU student and that can be attained during his term as Student Body President. His hands-on leadership and preparedness show that his promises won’t go unkept because he simply did not put in the work. Hubbard is active is on the SMU campus, having served in Student Senate, Student Foundation, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the Hilltop Ambassador program. During this time he has cultivated impressive connections with SMU administrators and officials, with whom he will be working closely as Student Body President.
Student Body Vice PresidentThe Daily Campus recommends Alex Ehmke for Student Body Vice
President in a 3-1 vote. Several candidates left good impressions with the Editorial Board, but Ehmke stood out for many reasons. Ehmke has served in Senate both as a senator and as a member of the Executive Board as Chief of Staff. This will help him as Vice President because he will be able to navigate the rules and expectations of Senate to accomplish his goals. Furthermore, Ehmke has authored several pieces of legislation during his time in Senate including bills on textbook prices, Peruna and parking. Ehmke favors full transparency and accountability in Senate. Ehmke’s goals as Vice President are not unrealistic. These include helping students with textbook prices, improving the Giddy Up service for girls who live on Sorority Row and working with Residence Life and Student Housing to improve the housing selection process. Ehmke has shown that he’ll tackle the big issues through the smaller aspects, working to make actual changes while serving as Vice President. Lastly, Ehmke is not disproportionably attached to any one group on campus. The Editorial Board feels that this shows he will work for all SMU students without showing favor to one group.
Student Body SecretaryThe Daily Campus endorses Katie Perkins for Student Body Secretary in
a 4-0 vote. As Secretary, Perkins will be responsible for maintaining Senate records and will oversee the Student Code of Conduct revisions. Perkins is fully prepared for all of her responsibilities. As the current organizations chair, she already sits on the Student Code of Conduct Revision Committee. In addition, Perkins has already come up with ways to clean up and provide better records for both Student Senate and the public, including recording all meetings and using the recording as she prepares the minutes of each meeting. The Editorial Board is confident she will do a thorough job.
night, performers from all groups got a chance to vote for their fellow groups.
Categories for these votes included Best Costumes, which went to Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi for their rendition of “Hercules.” Best Backdrop, Best Choreography and Best Performance overall awards went to Gamma Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi’s adaptation of “The Jumgle Book.”
Groups were also awarded acknowledgements such as Best Director (Cassy Revella, Gamma Phi Beta) best male vocalist (Patrick Probst, Sigma Phi Epsilon) and female vocialist (Annie Bures, Pi Beta Phi).
Sing Song Chair for Program Council Kate Herman said this year’s performances were impressive for many reasons, setting this year’s standards above others before it. “The competition was much more stiff than usual,” Herman said. Herman had to cut three groups, as she explained, “to make everything top quality.”
While she doubts any groups were upset about the judges’ results, Herman did say that after the judges reviewed the final numbers, they did change their minds.
“They weren’t happy with the numbers,” she said, explaining that they did alter what the numbers reflected which were different results than what the judges felt overall.
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African Village. Each person gets a set of headphones with the voice of one of four children telling his or her story. These children represent over 25 million people affected by AIDS either personally or through the lives of those close to them, finding hope in World Vision.
The voices of the children, Babirye, Matchabo, Kombo and Emmanuel, offer tales of their parents being taken by AIDS, abandonment, rape and living a homeless life.
“You felt like you were going through their daily life and experiences with them,” sophomore Helena Yueh said.
The simulation provides students with a chance to experience every part of the children’s lives: how they ended up stuck in their specific situations, how they live on a daily basis and how they stay hopeful. Different rooms include articles of their clothing as well as photographs of their homelands and friends.
In the clinic room, students are stamped on the hand as either HIV positive or negative according to the child whose story they followed through the exhibit. This stamp serves as a reminder to students for the rest of the day about the experience.
“I had no idea it was going to be a maze,” Yueh said. “It made the experience more personal.”
The journey ends in a room lit by candles with walls that are filled with photographs of people whose lives have been taken by AIDS. The room provides space to sit and a Bible to reference passages. Paper is provided for those who wish to write a prayer for the children.
The exhibit offers sponsors’ packets containing information about a child who is experiencing situations similar to the children recorded on the audio.
“World Vision is a wonderful organization to raise awareness,” exhibit marketing coordinator Roza Essaw said.
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times, whether they decide to work in a small business or start their own.
“It sounds interesting, I would definitely like to go learn more about the environment and challenges of working at a small business,” SMU junior Erin Rueas said. “I would also love to know what to expect in the coming years.”
The “Careers as an Entrepreneur” event is a precursor for their next event, The Dallas 100 Talent Expo. The talent expo provides an opportunity for students to meet with small business that are part of the Dallas 100. E-mails with more information should be sent sometime this week to all students.
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Sigma Chi and Kappa Alpha Theta perform their adaptation of “The Lion King” on the McFarlin stage Friday Night.
No.26 place overall, according to smumustangs.com.
Saturday, Van den Branden joined the Mustangs in the pool. She competed in the 100-yard freestyle and did not qualify for the next stage of the tournament.
Svendsen also finished for the season after she didn’t qualify with her time in the 200-yard
backstroke.SMU finished with 22 team
points.The University of Florida
Gators won the championship after 28 years of failing to do so.
The Mustangs will participate in their final event of the season April 1 to 3 at the Columbus Grand Prix.
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hope this amount along with the prayers given and awareness raised for Haiti will bring hope to those in need.”
Bush and former president Bill Clinton created the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, a relief organization, which was a response to the Haiti earthquake.
The campaign, which was organized primarily by Kobler, Carey and Nicola
Muchnikoff, an intern for the human rights program, lasted from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15.
Several student organizations also joined in to raise money for the campaign by planning events and collecting money for the SMU effort.
Students Promoting Awareness Responsibility and Citizenship designed pins and sold them in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Pi Kappa
Alpha organized a date auction and the Vietnamese Student Association donated proceeds from their Boba tea sales to the campaign.
Platinum donors or those organizations, which donated more than $1,000, included Tri-Delta, Phi Gamma Delta and Delta Gamma. Kappa Kappa Gamma contributed between $100 and $499 and was labeled a silver donor.
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The Meadows Museum proudly presents, “Royal Splendor In the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector,” and concurrent complementary exhibits “Contours of Empire: The World of Charles IV,” and “Goya and Lopez: Court Painters for Charles IV.”
The exhibition was made possible through the Meadows Museum’s collaboration with Patrimonio Nacional (the Spanish National Heritage), a Spanish government institution that manages Spain’s royal art collections, palaces and monasteries.
The exhibit is curated by Patrimonio Nacional, curators Dr. Javier Jordan de Urries y de la Colina and Dr. Jose Luis Sancho.
This is the first major exhibition to showcase the extensive art collection of King Charles IV of Spain (1748-1819), known to have had impeccable taste and a passion for the arts.
The Meadows Museum will be the only venue outside of Spain to host the exhibition, and many of the works in the collection have never traveled to the United States.
The exhibition features more than 80 works of fine and decorative art from Charles IV, officially known as “King of Spain and Emperor of the Indies,” and his wife, and first cousin, Queen Maria Luisa reigned from 1788
to 1808, when they were forced into exile by Napoleon.
Their reign was at the end of the enlightenment period in Spain, and exemplified 18th-century opulence.
“During his reign, Charles IV created a highly sophisticated, refined and cosmopolitan court for which the arts played a major role,” Meadows Museum director Dr. Mark Roglan, in a press release, said.
“The combination of collecting works from the past as well as investing in those of the present, especially in the field of decorative arts, became part of the daily life of this king, whose artistic taste was among the finest in his time and in the history of the Spanish monarchy,” Roglan said.
Charles’ personal experiences influenced his choices and are reflected in the collection.
Born in Naples in 1748, Charles had a fondness for Italian art.
There is also a variety of French art, due to the network of relations that linked the Bourbons of Versailles to those of Madrid in the 18th-century.
Queen Maria Luisa was also a granddaughter of the French King Louis XV.
The works encompass a variety of art including furniture, textiles, clocks, porcelains, paintings and sculptures.
They were selected from the Casas de Campo (country estates) and royal palaces of Madrid, Aranjuez, El
Escorial and El Pardo. The Spanish court moved among
these palaces and country estates from season to season. Charles was very involved in the furnishing and decoration of his many homes.
Two of his royal residences in Madrid, El Pardo and El Escorial, are landmark construction of Spanish Neoclassical architecture, whose extravagant furnishings still remain.
Highlights of the collection on display include the queen’s gilded ceremonial throne with an 18-foot-tall embroidered canopy, an ornate sedan chair in which the queen was
carried by footmen; the king’s shotgun made of wood, steel, gold and silver; a porcelain and enamel bird cage clock; and Neoclassical dessert centerpieces made of semi-precious stones, lapis lazuli, gilded bronze and enamel.
The exhibit also includes works by Francisco de Goya, who was the first court painter for Charles IV. His 1789 portrait of the king is making its only appearance outside of Madrid in 200 years.
Other works include a painting by Diego Velazquez, as well as paintings by Luis Melendez, Juan de Flandes, Anton Mengs and Giovvani Panini are on display as well.
The exhibition is being shown in the Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue produced by the Meadows Museum.
A documentary is included that features HD video of the rooms and gardens of the palaces highlighted in the exhibition.
Concurrent exhibits, “Contours of Empire: The World of Charles IV,” and “Goya and Lopez: Court Painters for Charles IV,” add context and depth to the main attraction.
“Contours of Empire: The World of Charles IV,” includes rare books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers and more from SMU’s DeGolyer Library that help to illustrate what was going on during this dynamic time in history.
The exhibit is shown in the museum’s first floor galleries.
“Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector,” was organized by the Meadows Museum and Patrimonio Nacional, and was funded by a generous gift from The Meadows Foundation.
The Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Spain-USA Foundation and the Embassy of Spain, Washington, D.C provided additional support.
All three exhibits will be on display until July 18 at the Meadows Museum.
Additionally, a student gallery talk, “Francisco Goya, Public and Private,” will be led on Thursday, March 25 in the Virginia Meadows Galleries by Meadows art history student Anne Hargis.
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Gallery of Cardenal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga, 1761. Oil on canvas, 48.5 x 63.5 cm. El Escorial, Casa de campo del Príncipe, National Heritage, Inv. No. 10032717
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The combina-tion of collecting works from the past as well as investing in those of the present, especially in the fi eld of decorative arts, became part of the daily life of this king, whose artistic taste was among the fi nest in his time and in the history of the Span-ish monarchy.
Dr. Mark RoglanMeadows Museum Director
Francisco de Goya, Carlos IV, 1789. Oil on canvas, 152.5 x 111.5 cm. Madrid, Royal Academy of History, Inv. No. 76.
Manuel Muñoz de Ugena (designer); José López (wood-worker); Ramón Melero (guilder), Juan Caraltó, Domingo Gómez de los Ríos, and Lorenzo Moreno (embroiderers); Ceremonial Throne of María Luisa, 1793-1794. Wood, silk, 141 x 80 x 68 cm. Madrid, Royal Palace, National
François-Louis Godon, Table Clock. Gilded bronze and porcelain bisque, 6 7 x 42 x 35 c m. Aranjuez, Royal Palace, National Heritage, Inv. No. 10002416
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