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MONDAY OCTOBER 29, 2012
VOLUME 98ISSUE 32
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INSIDE
How to be healthy with sweets PAGE 2
Pros and cons of dropping a class PAGE 4
DMA discovers rare painting
PAGE 3Men’s soccer beat Marshall PAGE 5
ACADEMICS
Ever heard of the old stereotype of the starving artist? The well-qualified, jobless dancer, musician or actor struggling to make a living with nothing more than his or her art to get by on?
With the introduction last fall of two new interdisciplinary minors, arts management and entrepreneurship, Meadows School of the Arts offers students the chance to back their artistic talent with the practical business skills needed to navigate the arts world. The new minors are a part of Meadows’ movement toward innovative learning emphasizing the importance of an interdisciplinary education in the arts.
“From my perspective, this discipline serves to be a new standard in arts education,” James Hart, the newly appointed director of the entrepreneurship program, said. “The current standard, the status quo that is, is one of all arts technique and no business skill.”
An SMU graduate himself, Hart founded The International Theater Academy of Norway (TITAN) before returning to SMU to lead the entrepreneurship program.
“I’m very much dedicated to helping students realize what [they] want to do,” he said.
While the minor in arts entrepreneurship focuses on giving students a foundation to begin
their own business ventures, the arts management minor focuses on how to work within or manage already existing arts organizations. Although the minors are based in Meadows, students from other schools within SMU are free to study either minor also.
“I think it’s really cool and makes us stand out,” junior Derek Hawkes, studying orchestral management, said. “It’s not enough to be a good player, you have to understand how this industry works.”
Jakeem Powell, a theater major at SMU, hopes to one day open his own theater company. He chose the arts management minor because of this, and he hopes it will give him insight into the administration side of the arts.
“I feel like it is also giving me the skills that I need to manage and market myself as an artist,” Powell said.
In addition to the new minors, Meadows has also added new graduate degrees: a dual master of arts/master of business administration in arts management and the master of management degree in international arts management.
The master of arts and master of business administration in arts management is a 75 credit-hour degree that offers courses from both the Cox School of Business and Meadows, making it the only program of its kind in the U.S.
For the masters of management in arts management, SMU collaborated with the HEC Business School in
SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus
SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and passed one touchdown pass Saturday against the Memphis Tigers.
Courtesy of SMU
Meadows will add two minors — arts management and entrepreneurship.
CLARA LEMONContributing [email protected]
Meadows launches two business oriented minors
See ARTS page 6
BILLY EMBODYStaff Writer
TRADITIONCULTURE
SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus
The SMU Homecoming parade included floats from Greek and non-Greek organizations.
The Boulevard was packed with students, faculty and alumni Saturday morning for SMU’s annual Homecoming parade. The parade began on Hillcrest Avenue at 11 a.m. and then headed toward campus and made its way through
the Boulevard.The parade’s main feature was
the student built floats. All week student put in long hours building and “pomping” their Holiday themed floats.
Before the parade, judges c hose winners of the float building competition.
Third place went to Pi Beta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) for
their Fourth of July themed float.Alpha Chi Omega and Beta
Theta Pi took home first place for their Christmas themed float.
First place went to Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epislon for their creative Texas Independence Day theme float that featured President R. Gerald Turner’s face on it.
See RESULTS page 6
TASHIKA VARMAEditor in Chief
Parade wraps up Homecoming
SMU won its second consecutive game by beating Memphis 44 -13 at Ford Stadium Saturday to cap off Homecoming week at SMU.
SMU was not able to capitalize on trips to the redzone. It kicked three field goals in the first half. After Memphis kicked a field goal with 8:20 left in the third quarter, SMU scored the final 28 points of the game to blow out the Tigers.
“It was a little frustrating in the first half not getting touchdowns, but I thought in the second half we did what we had to do. The kids rallied up and played tough in the second half,” SMU head coach June Jones said.
SMU Garrett Gilbert scored two rushing touchdowns and threw another to Der’rikk Thompson. The Homecoming game was arguably Gilbert’s best performance as a Mustang.
Gilbert completed over 70 percent of his passes and threw for 353 yards without an interception.
“He did the things he needed to do to win the game. I thought he took care of the football. He is a competitive kid and the more confidence he gets, the better he will get,” Jones said.
Senior running back Zach Line passed Craig James on SMU’s all-time rushing list with a 127-yard performance. Line moved into third place at SMU for career rushing yards and added a touchdown as well.
“He’s just a great player for us and just works his rear end off. He’s a blue-collar running back and we’re in a pass offense and he passed those guys who were carrying it a whole lot more than he is. Zach has earned it and done a great job,” Jones said.
Line’s touchdown gives him six on the season and 40 career rushing touchdowns. He also added 23 receiving yards. The Mustangs offense piled up 487 total yards while
the SMU defense held Memphis to a lowly 202 total yards and forced two turnovers.
The SMU defense continues to make plays for the Mustangs and was the reason why SMU was able to dominate the second half so well. SMU did not commit a penalty and held the ball for over 35 minutes.
Junior linebacker Kevin Pope recovered a fumble for the second straight game, and safety Shakiel Randolph recovered the first fumble of his career. Senior Kenneth Acker added a career-long 59 yard punt return to the five yard line in the first quarter that set up Line’s touchdown.
SMU jumped out to a 13-0 lead by the end of the first quarter after two Chase Hover field goals and Line’s touchdown. Even after Memphis closed the gap to 16-13, there was a sense that SMU would strike back.
It didn’t as a few minutes later Gilbert added his first rushing touchdown of the day.
“We knew we had to raise the game and compete harder in the second half and not make mistakes. We did that and that’s what you have to do and the kids raised their game to do it,” Jones said.
SMU knew it had to battle back and not give the 1-7 Tigers a reason to stick around and battle. “At halftime we knew that we gave them a reason to compete and you can’t do that with a team that’s down. They only have one win,” Jones said.
Two players that continue to lead the way on offense are receivers Darius Johnson and Jeremy Johnson. The two slots totaled 207 yards receiving and 15 catches combined. Gilbert looked their way plenty of times during his streak of 14 straight completions.
The win moves SMU to 4-4 on the season and 3-1 in Conference USA. SMU heads to the University of Central Florida in a key C-USA matchup that could determine if SMU will be able to make it to the championship game.
Mustangs stampede past Memphis in team effort
The McFarlin Auditorium was alive with the sound of stomping feet and cheers Saturday night at the annual Homecoming Step Show. Fraternities and sororities form groups and perform dances and skits that showcase their talented and rhythmic members.
The show is put on by the Office of F0raternity and Sorority Life in an attempt to bring together different chapters across campus and create a sense of unity in the Greek system.
“Stepping” is a type of dance in which you clap, stomp and chant to a beat.
There was a wide variety in the types of performances that allowed each group to display their personalities.
First up was Alpha Chi Omega (Alpha Chi) and Sigma Phi Epsilon, who danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The Alpha Chi girls slunk down the aisles, creepily approaching the audience as monsters would.
Next was Sigma Lambda Beta and Kappa Alpha Psi, who created a dance-off. Kappa Alpha Psi educated the men of Sigma Lambda Beta on
Greek organizations step it upEMILY HEFT
Contributing [email protected]
SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus
Theta, Chi-Omega and Sigma Lambda Gamma perform at the Step Show.
the art of being “smooth” as the group stepped its way to the top. After a few comical tries, Sigma Lambda Beta seemed to catch on and developed some unique moves of its own.
Next came the girls of Delta Delta Delta and Delta Sigma Theta who again had a competition-style performance. With the boys of Beta Upsilon Chi, the group created a spectacle of dozens of arms moving to the beat behind a single person.
The final performance came from the girls of Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta (Thate) and Sigma Lambda Gamma. The three unified to create a captivating dance that ended with a stunt in which four girls performed
somewhat of a human roll. The step show ended with the
announcements of the winners. Kappa Alpha Psi, who coached Sigma Lambda Beta, won the gold in both costume design and best overall performance. Omega Psi Phi, who coached Chi Omega, Theta and Sigma Lambda Gamma, tied for best costume design and won best theme.
“The step show was a great experience to meet people from so many different chapters,” Danielle Katz, a sophomore Alpha Chi who performed in the show, said. “We all loved working together and learning how to step.”
Police Reportsoctober 25
1:59 a.m. Criminal Mischief. McElvaney Hall/West Side Near En-trance. A Giddy-up driver reported seeing a light pole and two concrete trashcans tipped over and broken on the sidewalk. He saw two males and two females trying to put the light pole back in place but they ran away when they saw him. Open.
Campus Eventsoctober 26
12:22 a.m. Possession of Marijuana: Off Campus. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Officer possession of marijuana. Closed.
MONDAYOctober 29
TUESDAYOctober 30
WEDNESDAYOctober 31
Faculty Artist and Alumni Series: Lysinger and McDonald, with Howard and Jones in Caruth Au-ditorium from 8 p.m.-10 p.m.
Gongora/Picasso: Graphic Poetry in Meadows Museum from 10 a.m.-5p.m.
PwC SMU Athletic Forum featur-ing Danica Patrick at the Hilton Anatole from noon-1:30 p.m.
IFC Trick-or-Treat on the Boule-vard at 4:30 p.m.
HEALTH The Daily Campus
12:38 a.m. Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor/Possession of fictitious License or ID: Bishop Blvd. Three students were referred to the Student Conduct Officer consumption of alcohol by a minor and one student of those students was referred for posses-sion of a fictitious license. Closed.
MoNDAY n october 29, 20122NUtritioN
Tackle the week of Halloween treats
Do you dread Halloween week because you know you will be surrounded by all of your favorite candy treats? Are you worried you will be tempted and unable to resist?
Stop worrying so much! Halloween only comes once a year. If you want a piece of candy, eat a piece of candy. It is all about balance.
You will not gain 5 pounds if you indulge in a Reese’s Pumpkin
or a pack of M&M’s. Just be smart about it.
Here is the lowdown on Halloween candy: stick to one serving and you will be more than fine.
Most Halloween candy comes in “mini sizes” and “fun sizes.” Mini sizes usually are a tad smaller than fun sizes with about 30 less calories. It is rare that one of these small pieces have more than 100 calories.
However, do not eat a ton of miniature candies in one sitting. Everything adds up. Pick one type of small piece you want to have each
day of the week. It will give you something to look forward to.
If you overindulge, tack on 10 extra minutes of your workout for the day.
If you know you are going to a Halloween party with a lot of treats involved, eat clean throughout the whole day and save up for your party.
Don’t miss out on having fun this week because you are nervous about eating your favorite sugary snack.
You can always get right back on track! One yummy treat never hurt anyone.
ANNe PArKerH&F editor
We have officially had our first taste of winter after this weekend in Dallas.
There is just something about cold weather that screams for lazy days and warm comfort food.
Let the holiday season begin! Just because bathing suit
season is over does not mean that you should throw all of your hard work away.
It is important to stay on track with your clean eats and maintain a consistent workout schedule so you do not have to start all over again.
Set goals for yourself each week.
By setting weekly goals, you are giving yourself a more realistic challenge.
Whether it is a goal of working out five days that week or trying a new healthy recipe, this will help keep you on track.
Exercise during the cold winter months.
Are you one of those people that loathes going to the gym?
Do you stop running all together when it gets cold outside to avoid the treadmill?
Many people just love exercising outdoors.
Who can blame them? There is nothing better than a great run when it is a beautiful,
sunny day outdoors.However, there is no reason to
skip a workout just because you do not want to go to the gym.
There are plenty of ways to fight the cold and still get a good sweat in.
Go to a local sporting goods store and talk to the sales associates about how to stay warm for your outdoor walk or jog.
Start a new exercise DVD program. Perhaps do P90x or that Jillian Micheal’s 30 day shred. You can get your workout done without even leaving your living room.
Try new classes. Is there a yoga studio or a
CrossFit class you have been dying to go to? Join on a month-by-month basis until the weather warms up again. If you pay for it, you will be much more likely to go.
Suck it up and go to the gym. For people who love being
outdoors this may sound terrible, but just go.
Everyone needs to get their endorphins going even if you just sweat for 30 minutes. You might even find that you like it when you leave.
“Health-ify” your comfort food
This is what really gets people. It is cold. Dreary. And all you want is a grilled cheese with soup or a giant bowl of pasta.
While there is nothing wrong
with that, make sure that you are choosing the healthier options.
For example, if you want a bowl of pasta, swap white noodles for wheat and instead of using a ton of pasta add veggies to amp up the volume of your bowl. By adding veggies such as spinach or broccoli, you will actually end up feeling even more satisfied and full.
Have self control.Holiday parties. Halloween.
Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Years.
There is so much to look forward to during this time of year and do not let everything revolve around food.
Just remember how special certain days are and save up to indulge.
There is no need to have six cookies at the party — have a bite of one and move on.
Don’t stand by the food tables or you will find yourself constantly munching.
Eat a healthy, filling meal beforehand so you will not be starving.
Bring your own healthy dish to the party. You will know that you at least have one thing to snack on that will not ruin your waistline.
You can do it. Push yourself. Challenge youself. You are the only one who can
determine your health.
ANNe PArKerH&F editor
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3ARTSMONDAY n OCTOBER 29, 2012The Daily Campus ART
Dallas Museum of Art discovers rare Inness painting in collection
For 80 years, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has been holding on to a rare George Inness painting, unaware that it was famous American landscaper’s work.
For years, the painting, titled In the Woods, was unsigned and believed to be the work of Asher B. Durand.
Sue Canterbury, the Pauline Gill Sullivan associate curator of AmericanaArt, viewed the painting in the Museum’s art storage area and was intrigued by its strong composition and competent execution as well as by the questions surrounding its authorship.
Canterbury’s suspicion of Inness’ work was confirmed when the curator discovered an Inness drawing from Princeton University that contained the
basis of DMA’s holding. Upon discovery, the painting’s
title changed from In the Woods to Stream in the Mountains.
“The confirmation that Stream in the Mountains is by the influential American landscape painter George Inness is a major discovery, and this exciting moment underscores the museum’s focus on curatorial research in support of our mission,” Maxwell L. Anderson, the Eugene McDermott director of the Dallas Museum of Art said. “This magnificent early work by Inness joins four additional paintings in the DMA’s collection that stem from the artist’s late career and, thus, will allow us to present visitors with a fuller understanding of the stylistic development of this superb American painter.”
The painting is currently showcased at the DMA on level 4, alongside Durand’s Wooded Landscape.
CHASE WADEA&E Editor
AlsO AT ThE DMA
WhAT: Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries, a compilation of Parisian posters that highlight the city of light’s “poster craze” in the early 1900s. The exhibit runs through Jan. 20 at the DMA.
TElEVIsION
Two SMU alumni land Showtime series pickup
CHASE WADEA&E Editor
This Thursday, two SMU alumni will appear in the Showtime series Reality Show, an eight episode, half hour comedy recently acquired by Showtime from Sony.
Reality Show follows Mickey Wagner (Adam Rifkin), a down-on- his-luck reality show producer, as he crafts a sensational comeback.
Fed up with how staged and phony reality shows are, Mickey hatches a revolutionary idea to pick an average American family and put them under all-encompassing surveillance without the family’s knowledge.
Rifkin is the writer, director, executive producer and star of the show. Rifkin’s eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies, to cult classics to dark and gritty urban dramas.
Rifkin has written such movies as MouseHunt, Underdog and last year’s Showtime series, Look.
The concept is to let real life unfold before the cameras. However, the
family is numbingly boring. And the studio wants more
sizzle. So Mickey starts to introduce drama into the unwitting family’s lives.
With temptations at their disposal, the family becomes much more interesting and, of course, chaos ensues.
Scott Anderson, class of ‘92 and Kelley Menighan Hensley class of ‘91 play husband and wife in this very dark comedy.
Reality Show begins Nov. 1 at 11 p.m. EST.
The remaining seven episodes will air each week at 11:30 p.m. EST.
Kelley Menighan hensley and scott Anderson in Reality Show. Courtesy of showtime
Courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art
Miss out on Klyde Warren Park’s
very grand open-ing? Tune in to “The Daily Up-
date” tomorrow morning to see a
complete round up of the park’s
inaugural weekend.
George Inness’ steam in the Mountains: the painting had gone unnamed for eighty years. KIAN hERVEY/The Daily Campus
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I might drop a class this semester, and the thought of it scares me to death.
I’ve never only taken 12 hours in a semester, especially since I’m still only a junior. I have always thought this was normal practice for seniors who have successfully met all of their academic requirements and take an easy final semester.
For the past four semesters, I have been registered in an average of 17 hours of class. In the fall: I’m stressed. In the spring: I’m stressed. There’s no time to really sit down and comprehend the information that’s being thrown at us by professors every day. Where’s the time to think?
One of my professors enlightened me and said that the average student at SMU takes over 15 hours of class each semester. When she was an undergraduate, this number was limited to 12.
She said it gave students time to research, spend time with reading material and really comprehend what was being said in the classroom. So why are we so pressured to take one, two and sometimes three more classes than what used to be the normal four?
It’s the competition. We’re in constant competition with ourselves, our peers at the university and our peers across the nation.
SMU is gaining prestige at the national level as a high-quality, academic institution. Our students are known as leaders in their fields who have completed course work that makes them competitive in an international job market. I’m a junior and already have a job offer at a multi-national nonprofit. Many of my friends have been recruited and signed contracts with major consulting firms. We are fierce, but sometimes I question if all of the stress and time spent in 18 hours of class per week is worth it.
How often do you finish all of your reading for a class? How often does one of your professors lessen the amount of reading due for the semester because no one has the time to finish it?
Granted we could all hide out in the library all year and complete our work, but that’s not what the university experience is about.
The university experience includes your time with friends, extra-curricular activities and personal time to meditate on what you’re learning.
Of course we’re here to learn and receive a fabulous education, but without those other three things we become hermits and people unable to function in society. Dare I say it: daily reading and tests aren’t the only things upon which we should focus.
We need time to think; we need time to socialize. Most importantly, we need time to complete our work and do it well.
I came into the university with several credit hours that allowed me to take a little break and still receive two majors and a minor. I used to feel shameful for not taking 18 hours every semester, but not anymore.
I look forward to lightening my load, really investing my time into learning what’s being taught in the classroom and still balancing life out of the desk to be a well-rounded and productive university citizen.
And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Graves is a junior majoring in communications and religious studies. He can be reached for comment at [email protected].
mICHAEL GRAVESCONTRIBuTOR
MONDAY n OCTOBER 29, 2012
Pursuit of the American dream still drives immigration from abroad
I still remember the first glimpse of it: the first tender glance at the American landscape. I had to crane my neck to glance out the window, and I distinctly remember regretting the move (I was sitting on the middle row aisle of a Boeing 747).
I do not know what I expected to see. Somehow, I may have wished to see all those stories about the US, all the amazing cities and glean — Hollywood, the National parks and the Wild West and the beaches in that one moment. What I really saw, as the flight descended determinedly toward Fort Worth, was the vast Texan arid fields of nothingness. But I liked it — let’s take it one step at a time.
There were a lifetime’s expectations packed into that glance. It was saddled by the weight of so many dreams. I was almost sure that the patch of ground where I may have glanced first might have even
caught fire. America—indeed the land of
dreams, home of the brave and definitely the hottest brand in the world. Everyone wants a piece of it. And it comes as no surprise that outside of the U.S., the single most populated country that admires American civilization is not any other anglicized or western country, but India. Fareed Zakaria, the almost infamous American journalist and commentator of Time magazine and CNN, once talked about his experience of going back to India where he was born and raised. After an interview with the cabinet ministers there, they took him aside and said, “We are all very proud of you,” Fareed was amazed: “If from India you travel and give away your loyalties to the U.S., they don’t consider you as a traitor, they think you made it,” he said.
That anecdote exemplifies the sentiment and expectations riding on the back of a student who travels half way across the globe to study
and “be someone” in the US. The change is huge- and complete. You end up leaving behind all comfort zones, all of your friends, family, the culture and anything else familiar or close to you. Or, at least, this is true for the vast majority of students who reach the U.S. — other more fortunate ones may already have family or friends here who may have worn those shoes not long ago.
Everything changes suddenly: you may have spoken flawless English all your life and excelled when you took the TOEFL, but without the particular twists and turns of the American tongue, you have as much difficulty speaking to a native as if you didn’t know the language at all. The food, the rules, the laws, the atmosphere, the culture — everything changes. Change is in the very air we breathe.
This change and the acclimatization are as truer for a student from Europe or any other westernized country as well. Only, in different ways. So depending
on where you originated, America and its culture would mean some things more than others. It might be freedom, it might be prosperity, it might be opportunity, it might be sluggishly laid back or highly efficient: it might mean a home away from home, or simply, to echo Octavio Paz, “A formidable labyrinth of solitude.”
These are the realities that every international student faces, but all of them have one thing in common: dreams. The dreams of a future full of promises. Some of us might want to hold onto this land of opportunities for ever and make this our home. Some of us might only want to take what it has best to offer and make our lives elsewhere. But whether you stay or whether you leave, one thing is for sure: America would have changed you. And you will thank Uncle Sam later.
Sunil is a graduate student in the Lyle School of Engineering.
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America has one of the best assets (or problems, depending on one’s point of view) a nation could have: the fact that people are eager to make it their home.
Many of the world’s best professionals see it as a promise land of sorts, where they can grow and expand their skills, knowledge base and, more often than not, bank accounts. Furthermore, the nation is largely very welcoming to people with diverse backgrounds. Universities, corporations and other influential organizations are filled with highly competent foreigners.
The payoff for both sides has been huge. Non-Americans can achieve the kind of success their own country may not be capable of providing, while America receives the kind of
talent that can power their nation to economic success and consistent excellence across global industries.
However, the country is now at a crossroads. The world is a globalized and competitive place where jobs are not as readily available as they once used to be. It is not as safe either. With an abundance of terrorist threats and a high unemployment rate, one can understand why the immigration process has become slow and unresponsive. However, its unpredictability and unpleasantness serve as a deterrent and major obstacle to the inflow of talented migrants.
The travails of skilled immigrant foreigners reach beyond simply the application process whereby an employer must sponsor them (most of whom are reluctant to do so in the first place as the paperwork is costly and tedious). They must live in a state
of perpetual uncertainty whereby one misstep can lead to a withdrawn application and concurrent deportation — by no means a desirable lifestyle. Furthermore, their family members may be barred from working in some states.
As a result, fewer skilled individuals are willing to go through the immigration process which results in a considerable loss of potential talent. To make matters worse, there is no shortage of options for the well-educated in other developed countries, most of who hand out visas with minimal bother. Countries such as Singapore and Canada are now reaping the rewards of America’s reluctance to let the talented make it their new home.
It is a shame that many of those who possess the sharpest minds and stellar educational backgrounds have no choice but to return to their
native countries or travel to more responsive shores in order to fulfill their potential.
There can be no hiding from the fact that the global economy is fragile and America’s economy is currently staggering at best. Nations need every boost they can get to reignite their prosperity. The U.S. is a nation that experiences the positive side of the “Brain Drain” phenomena. Despite being in pole position to benefit from the migration of foreign skilled workers, as of today, it stands to miss out on some of the best talent the world has to offer.
Being home to the cleverest can be the source of unlimited innovation and growth. Letting such an opportunity go however, might turn out to be equally damaging.
Iqbal is a senior majoring in psychology and business.
America’s flawed immigration policy causes more problems than it solvesAkBAR IqBAL
ABHIjIT SuNILContributor
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The Statue of Liberty has long represented the American dream for new immigrants arriving in New York City for the first time.
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Tyler Engel lifted the No.19 Mustangs over Marshall 1-0 Sunday afternoon with a goal in overtime on senior day.
“Every time we play Marshall it’s a knock-down, drag-out,” head coach Tim McClements said.
“They have a good mix of athletes and technical players. For whatever reason it’s a good match and it’s better when you come out on the winning side of it.”
The goal by Engel was only the eighth allowed by Marshall goalkeeper Daniel Withrow, who had previously only allowed seven goals this season.
Engel got the ball on the right side of the box, made a cut inside and fired an 8-yard shot in the
corner to give the Mustangs the win, moving the team to 10-3-3 and 6-1 in C-USA play.
“He [Engel] is the guy you want on the ball and in the box,” McClements said. ”He is one of those guys that the world just slows down for him when he is in the box and he is able to pick things out and finish.”
Marshall came out as the aggressor, out-shooting SMU in the first half 11-6.
However Marshall only had two shots on goal and seemed to be forcing shots that weren’t there.
The SMU team was the opposite, with each shot being more methodically set up.
The Mustangs seemed to be waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike rather than force the issue and leave the team vulnerable on
the defensive end. All season long, SMU has
had a defensive approach and is consistently out-shot, but when looking at the team’s shot to goal ratio it is apparent that the team is doing something right.
The Mustangs are averaging 10.3 shots a game and 1.33 goals a game while their opponents are averaging 15.3 shots a game and .933 goals a game.
In the second half SMU showed signs of urgency, but were unable to get anything past Withrow.
The team uncharacteristically took more shots than its opponent in the second half and tied the team at 15 shots for the entire game.
“We haven’t really dominated in the shots section in a lot of our games,” McClements said.
“Generating quality
opportunities is our main objective and we would have liked to have created more. But we got the one that mattered.”
Goalkeeper Jaime Ibarra continued his impressive season record three saves in his sixth shutout of the year.
If the Mustangs do not host a playoff game this season then Sunday’s match would be the last home game for seniors Ben Hill, T.J. Nelson, Juan Robles and Ryan Rosenbaum.
The four were honored in a brief pregame ceremony where the players were escorted to the center of the field and presented with a gift from Athletic Director Rick Hart.
“It’s going to be really sad to see these guys go,” Ibarra said. “They’ve been a really big part of the team.”
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Senior forward player Ben Hill kicks the ball in SMU men’s soccer team’s game against Tulsa on Oct. 3. JEFFREY MARK REESE/The Daily Campus
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SMU volleyball took on the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on the road Oct. 25, but Caroline Young’s match-high 24 kills were not enough to lead the Mustangs to a victory.
Young had a set-high nine kills leading the Mustangs to a 25-18 victory in the first set.
The Mustangs never trailed behind the Blazers by more than one point and beat the Blazers 22 digs to 16 and hitting .410 for the set.
SMU took an early 10-5 lead in the second set, but the Blazers quickly came back on a 6-1 run to tie the score at 11.
The Mustangs scored the next two points, but the Blazers scored 14 of the next 16 points and won against the Mustangs 25-15.
The Mustangs came out strong in the third set, scoring four of the first six points and the Blazers had a quick come back once again by scoring nine of the next eleven points and taking the lead 11-5.
The Mustangs then took a 5-2 run, but could not fight off the Blazers. UAB won the set, 25-17. Young had seven kills in the set
and took her match total to 18.SMU fought back in the fourth
set taking a 25-20 victory. Abbey Bybel and Maddie Lozano lead the Mustangs with Bybel’s five kills and Lozano’s four.
UAB left with the victory after the 15-12 win in the fifth set for the 3-2 victory over the Mustangs.
“In the fifth set we started behind so we were always playing catch up,” Lozano said.
“Since the fifth set only goes to 15 points, it is always important to not get behind, but that’s what we did.”
Young and two other Mustangs left UAB with at least three kills. Freshman Bybel scored 13 kills and five digs and Lozano had 10 kills and five blocks. Setter Olivia Bailey ended the match with 48 assists and 17 digs.
“I think our weakness in the UAB game was the passing and our connections,” Bybel said. “The next week in practice we worked on our rotations a lot and made out connections way better.”
The Mustangs hosted Memphis in Moody Coliseum on Sunday for Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s (SAAC) Pack the House event and took the victory over the Tigers in five sets.
SMU will take on UTEP Friday, Nov. 2 in El Paso, Texas.
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Montreal, Canada and SDA Bocconi in Italy to provide a one-year program during which students interested in studying international arts management can travel abroad.
Despite the large number of schools offering prestigious undergraduate degrees in the arts, only a handful of
colleges are offering programs in arts management and entrepreneurship. SMU will join the likes of New York University, Yale University, Boston University Carnegie Mellon University and other universities.
Hart said that although it is a growing discipline, entrepreneurship is essential for artists to make on impact
on the community.“It can really change the cultural
landscape,” Hart said. “Creative individuals learn how to
create opportunities for themselves, and inevitably they end up creating opportunities for others. So they become very real contributing factors to the economy.”
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artS: Meadows joins elite ranks with management, entrepreneurship programs
“We loved that the community came out to support the festivities and it really helps us remind the surrounding community that SMU is here,” Student Foundation Homecoming Chair Kaleigh Schropp said.
The parade also had appearances from the Mustang Band, President Turner, Provost Paul Ludden, Dean Jose Bowen and special floats, such as an SMU Unbridled float and a float in honor of Dallas Hall’s birthday.
Blake Mycoskie, SMU alumnus and TOMS Shoes “chief shoe giver,” acted as the grand marshal for the parade and SMU alumnus Dan Bell was the master of ceremonies for the parade.
The parade also featured performances from local high school line dancers and
baton twirlers.After the parade and
Boulevarding, students, alumni and faculty made their way to Gerald J. Ford Stadium to watch the game against Memphis.
During halftime, Homecoming queen and king were announced.
There were four elements that determined the winner for the queen and king, with each part counting 25 percent. Candidates were judged based on popular voting, resume/GPA, interview and spirit points, which are a result of the week long Homecoming activities.
FIJI’s Eric Sabandal was crowned Homecoming king and Kappa Alpha Theta’s Paige Evans was crowned Homecoming queen.
Evans expressed her excitement for Homecoming week overall. “My favorite part about Homecoming is getting to show my SMU spirit while bonding with
so many incredible and involved candidates,” Evans said.
First runner up went to Pi Kappa Alpha’s Ryan McComb and Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Anne McCaslin Parker.
Beta Upsilon Chi’s Ryan Cole and Chi Omega’s Jennie Pearson received second runner up.
The winner of Homecoming overall was announced as well.
This win is determined by the points earned throughout the week in events such as Peruna painting, field day, window painting, rock the vote, banner competition, blood drive participation and the float building competition.
This year Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Chi Omega took home first place.
“Homecoming went off without a hitch. We couldn’t have done it without our Student Foundations members, all participating organization and SMU’s support,” Schropp said.
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When it comes to finding a babysitter, a database of 415 CPR-trained sitters may sound like a lot. However, Sitter Central Dallas, a local babysitting recruitment service, wants more.
“We need sitters right now,” SMU alumna and founder Rachel Logan said.
Sitter Central Dallas is a sitter-finding resource that primarily serves the community near SMU in areas such as Highland Park, Preston Hollow and University Park. Since 2006, Sitter Central’s website, www.sittercentraldallas.com, has provided a platform for families to find babysitters that fit their schedule and price-point. Logan collaborated
with Erica Shaw to launch the site, and, years later, Logan now hopes to hire more sitters as the demand for sitters on the website has grown stronger.
The majority of sitters are either SMU alumni, such as Logan, or current SMU students. Katie Tumminello, a senior English major, has worked at Sitter Central since her sophomore year. Tumminello sought employment at the company to earn money part-time and to find babysitting jobs. “It’s really hard to find families on your own,” Tumminello said.
Sitters at the company can commit as few or as many hours as they’d like to work, and as far in advance as they prefer as well. Tumminello said she enjoys the fact that she has the choice to stay home on the weekends when she needs to study.
All of Sitter Central’s babysitters are interviewed in person, receive background checks and are CPR certified. Parents also undergo background checks. To use the website and become members, parents pay a fee of $30 a month. Sitter Central’s babysitters do not have to pay to use the website and can make anywhere ranging from $200 to $1500 a week.
Logan graduated from SMU with a dual degree in business administration and psychology in 2003 and has been babysitting since the age of 12. She had college students in mind when she founded Sitter Central. Logan wanted to devise a win-win situation where parents could find sitters and where sitters could work on their terms.
Sitter Central is primarily targeted toward parents near the SMU area so
that the majority of its sitters, who are SMU students, do not have to travel far for jobs.
The company’s name is not only found in Dallas. Logan sold franchise rights of the company to Timothy Carrell, an SMU alumnus, for use in Miami.
Laura McCoy, mother of 7-year-old twin girls, has been a member for two and a half years and typically uses the website three or four times a month.
She has had emergencies with a babysitter hours before an event or encountering a last minute need to go out, but the service was able to find replacement sitters within a few hours.
“They could probably do it quicker if they had to,” McCoy said.
Martha Jackson, mother of a 4-year-old son and 7-year-old
daughter, was one of Sitter Central Dallas’ first customers.
Jackson’s favorite part of website is its search capabilities. The site offers the ability for parents to specify
dates, times and preferred hourly rates to help narrow choices down.
“I can now decide in the afternoon that I want to go out that evening,” Jackson said.
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Kaitlyn Gangl, sitter and SMU student, with the McCoy twins. Courtesy of Sitter Central Dallas
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