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VOLUME 95, ISSUE 58 TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010

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STUDENT DEATH

Investigation continues in unexplained death

By JOSHUA PARRLayout Editor

[email protected]

By BROOKS POWELLStaff Writer

[email protected]

The SMU Police Department and the Texas Rangers continue to investigate the death of a 21-year-old SMU sophomore who was discovered dead in his dormitory room around noon on Friday, Jan 22.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner was called to investigate the death of Joseph Hunter Green

at the SMU House at 3004 SMU Boulevard. A formal declaration of death was issued at 12:36 p.m.

Following an inconclusive autopsy performed Saturday morning, the Dallas County Medical Examiner ordered a toxicology test to determine the manner and cause of death. Test results may take eight to 10 weeks.

A transfer student from the University of Central Florida,

Green spent his first semester as an SMU student at the university’s Taos, N.M. campus.

Garrett Ruoff, who attended SMU-in-Taos with Green in the fall, says he was “a great guy.”

“He was lively,” Ruoff said. “Sometimes he would go play golf in the woods.”

His friends, including those who live in the SMU House, are reeling from the tragedy, although they preferred not to go on the record

to discuss his death. SMU officials created confusion

among media outlets Monday morning when they listed Green’s death as a ‘homicide’ in the online Daily Police Report Log. Calls for further information were deferred to SMU’s public affairs office.

University spokesman Kent Best said the designation ‘homicide’ is a “technical term.”

KICKER

It’s no big news that the food we eat does not fall off a tree and ship straight to our local grocery stores untouched by processing chemicals and dyes. What may be less known is the detrimental impact that many food and drinks we consume have on our health.

Author Robyn O’Brien spoke Thursday night at DeGolyer Library about her book, “The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is

Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It” and her passion in taking action against what food corporations are putting in our food.

But O’Brien explained that she never grew up as a “foodie.”

“I am a very unlikely crusader for cleaning up food supply,” she said. “I was born and raised in Houston, Texas on Twinkies and Po’ Boys.”

However, when one of her four children developed a food allergy, that all changed.

Curious, she decided to research food allergies: what she came across was not only astonishing to her, it compelled her to take big steps to alert people in the nation about what they were putting in their bodies.

The information she found led her to write a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

sAs a result, she landed a spot on his radio show, gained media coverage across the country, and successfully published her book.

According to her research, the Centers

for Disease Control reports that between 1997 and 2002, there was a 265 percent increase in hospitalizations related to food allergies.

This begged her to ask the question, “Is there something foreign in our food that wasn’t there when we were kids?”

O’Brien found her answer when she learned that in 1994, corporations introduced a new synthetic protein,

By KATIE SIMONStaff Writer

[email protected]

Author Robyn O’Brien talks of dangers lying on our plates

OMG, this is def. a story about abbrevs. It’s obvi. going to be totes legit. Some peeps think it’s ridic. to use these awk. words, while others think it’s NBD.

Translation: Oh my God, this is definitely a story about abbreviations. It’s obviously going to be totally legitimate. Some people think it’s ridiculous to use these awkward words in everyday language, but others think it’s no big deal.

College students across the country are increasing their use of abbreviations in everyday speech, shortening words like legitimate to legit, obviously to obvi. and totally to totes. Jessica Derrick, a speech pathology major at Stephen F. Austin University has seen the trend on her campus.

“It has been a fad that has seemed to have swept into the lives of many college students. It does come from the increase in text messaging but also from the simple fact that our language is a live language that continues to change with the everyday culture,” Derrick said.

While there may not be any prominent studies showing the growth of abbreviations, linguists and language researchers say that the trend is not only growing on college campuses--it’s even seeping into the speech of the general public.

“Recent, relatively new forms that I see being used even by grown men are howevs and whatevs,” said Lars Hinrichs, an English Professor at the University of Texas, in an e-mail interview. “It is likely that these originated and spread on the Internet and only then came to be used in speech.”

David Crystal, a linguist and author of many books on the subject, says that abbreviations were used in original Anglo-Saxon society. Language has been changing since it was created.

“Language changes because society changes,” Crystal said in an e-mail interview. “A new technology offers new opportunities for expression.”

Text messaging has opened the door for many new expressions. People are finding creative ways of putting words and letters together, and ways to be faster and more efficient. There is no doubt that this rising trend

in “text talk” has evolved out of the increased use of text messaging.

“The technology has motivated new styles of discourse, some new punctuation conventions and promises to have an impact on spelling,” Crystal said.

A Cingular commercial that aired in 2007, featuring a mother-daughter conversation about the daughter’s texting bill, gives a good example of this development. During the conversation the daughter responds

with phrases like “omg, inbd!” and “idk, my bff Jill.” This “text talk” may have sounded far-fetched in the commercial, but today teenagers are using language in a similar fashion.

“I think it’s just become a habit unintentionally,” SMU junior Sarah

Bennett said. “It comes from a couple of good friends of mine who speak in text and before I know it I’m speaking in text.”

Though students use this language in conversations with friends and

through technological outlets, most students understand that it is not appropriate in every situation like term papers and e-mails to professors.

“There is a difference between writing a paper and having a conversation with friends,” SMU senior Courtney Guenard said.

Crystal, in his book “Txtng: The GR8 DB8,” writes that texters had an instinct about the value of shortening words to speed up telecommunication. He points out that when texting was invented no one told consumers to use abbreviation--they just did it.

This is even evident when referring to buildings around the SMU campus. One will often hear students refer to the dining hall as “Umph” or the student center as “HT.” Residence halls also have their own abbreviations. VS, Smerkins, MoMac, Cockintosh,and BigMac are all used frequently around campus.

The SMU community is in love with acronyms as well. SAMSA (Student Activities & Multicultural

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In a survey of 57 students on surveymonkey.com. 72 percent said that they use abbreviations in everyday speech. Out of that 72 percent, 33 percent said they used them more than five times a day and 14 percent use them more than 10 times a day.

Abbreviations used most oftenlegit – 24 responsesawk – 14totes 11

Do you think abbreviations are destroying our language?

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CRIME

Football player arrested

Torlan Pittman

By STEPHEN LUSports [email protected]

Police arrested Torlan Pittman, a sophomore back-up defensive lineman for the SMU Mustangs, Monday on an aggravated sexual assault charge for an incident that took place in Huntsville, Texas, according to a report by Bryan/College Station TV station KBTX.

Sean Weatherford, a fellow high school athlete with Pittman and a former baseball player for Sam Houston State University, was also arrested in connection to the case.

The incident took place in September during the Mustangs’ bye week. According to Huntsville police, a 22-year old woman claimed she was drugged at a party and taken back to Weatherford’s apartment.

Lab reports show that the woman tested positive for a prescription drug, which investigators believe she did not knowingly take. According to the investigators, the drug amplifies the effect of alcohol on the body.

“The impairment that night was severe to the point that she was in and out of consciousness during the time of the assault,” said Eric Scott, a detective with the Huntsville Police Department, in an interview with KBTX. “She remembered getting to the last after party but doesn’t remember anything beyond that.”

Investigators spoke to Pittman and Weatherford, and while the two admit to sleeping with the woman, they claim it was consensual. However witnesses at the party told police that the woman could barely walk that night.

“The way they [witnesses] described it was she was so intoxicated she couldn’t stand and he was just almost carrying her across the parking lot,” Scott said.

Pittman was arrested at SMU and will be transferred to Walker County jail. Weatherford was already apprehended and is being held in Walker County jail on bail for $100,000.

According to KBTX, SMU head coach June Jones has suspended Pittman indefinitely until the issue is resolved.

The Daily Campus Business2 • Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Ticker TalkU.S. markets rose modestly Monday after a feverish

end of the week sell off last week. Markets plunged over six percent from the inter-week high on Tuesday.

The markets seemed to be in favor of the seemingly growing momentum toward the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Investors want to see Bernanke remain at the helm, making a large shift in fed policy less likely.

Will Apple’s Tablet be a ‘Game Changer’?

By JP COLEMANBusiness Editor

[email protected]

CampusEvents

MustangTRAK WeekJanuary 25-31

Turkish Language Class Info Sessions5 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg

Portico E. The SMU Turkish Student Association is of-

fering FREE Turkish language classes.

How to Survive the MCAT/DAT

5 p.m. in Fondren Science Room 153. A panel of cur-

rent SMU students will discuss their recent experiences.

LGBTea4:30 p.m. in the Women’s Center in Hughes-Trigg. Come join us for conversa-tion and community. Bring

your mug – we’ll have the rest!

MGC Showcase7 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg The-ater. Fraternities and sorori-

ties comprising the Multicul-tural Greek Council show what it

takes to be an MGC Greek.

“Heart Beats for Haiti” Fundraising Drive

Donate money for the Bush-Clinton Relief Fund to help the

survivors of the recent Haiti earthquake. Ends Feb. 15.

JANUARY 213:35 p.m., Dedman Center for Life-time Sports/6000 Airline Rd.: A staff member reported theft of a pressure washer from a secured garage. Open.

JANUARY 2212:36 p.m., SMU House/3004 Blvd. A student was found deceased in his room. This incident occurred on Jan. 22 at approximately 12:36 p.m. Open.

2:45 p.m., Moody Coliseum/6024 Airline Rd.: A staff member reported theft of his laptop computer and power cord. Open.

3:40 p.m., Embrey Engineering Bldg./3101 Dyer St.: A student reported she saw an unknown male going through her purse as she walked back into a lab. Closed.

Police Reports4:17 p.m., Collins Executive Bldg./3150 Binkley Avenue: A non af-filiated man was arrested for theft and booked into University Park jail and later transported to Dallas County jail. He was also issued a criminal trespass warning. Closed.

JANUARY 22

JANUARY 2210:12 a.m., Sigma Alpha Epsi-lon/3005 Dyer Court: A police officer reported the lions in front of the SAE house were vandalized with blue paint. Open. Go online to smudailycampus.com for a

complete list of police reports.

Apple is expected to introduce its latest blockbuster consumer product to the market Wednesday, in the form of a 10-inch touch screen tablet computer.

The name, which has been speculated to be the “iTablet,” will operate on an upgraded iPhone software platform and perform in a similar manner.

The tablet is rumored to be an e-reader similar to Amazon’s Kindle, but adding on top of that a high resolution screen capable of playing movies, music and storing pictures similar to the iPhone.

Many media outlets have come out and called this product a potential “game changer.” Print media in particular is excited as it could solve many problems plaguing the industry. Currently, print products arrive out of date and usually the content has already been seen online for free.

The Apple tablet would allow

media to deliver content instantly, along with other forms of media to supplement the print product like detailed color photos and videos, something Amazon’s Kindle is unable to do.

The tablet is also rumored to offer basic computing functions like the ability to surf the Internet as well as run iWork, Apple’s version of Microsoft Office.

The tablet could also be a boon for Apple’s App store. Currently the App store generates close to $1 billion in revenue for Apple and the App creators. Many analysts feel however, that with a larger and better multi-touch screen it could allow for more new creative interfaces and uses for the technology. This could allow for much more innovation in the App creation and more detailed multi-user functionality.

One major concern for the product is the immense amount of bandwidth it would require to operate. The tablet, which is rumored to have a deal with Verizon for 3G use, would suck up large amounts of bandwidth. Some analysts feel this could be a

lot to ask of the current bandwidth infrastructure. However, the tablet will have the ability to connect to WiFi hotspots similar to the iPhone.

With so many potential uses and tie-ins, the product could be a multi-industry performance and productivity game changer. And at a rumored price of up to $1,000, the iTablet will be just another example of the tremendous Apple pipeline adding to its bottom line.

Courtesy of Giffens-Gadgets

TECHNOLOGY

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE AC-TOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Tina Fey for “30 Rock”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE

“Inglorious Basterds”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mo’Nique for “Precious”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christoph Waltz for “Inglorious Basterds”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES

“Mad Men”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

“Glee”

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Michael C. Hall for “Dexter”

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES

Drew Barrymore for “Grey Gardens”

Entertainment

FASHION

Dallas designer’s spring 2010 collection debuts on runway

Ghost Bar, on the 33rd floor of the W Hotel, has one of the best views of downtown Dallas. On Friday night, Dallas fashion designer Prashe Shah lit up the sky with her two-part runway show that unveiled Society Language, her spring 2010 collection of street wear.

Since her start in 2002 Prashe has expanded her line of handbags and accessories to include home and wedding décor, women’s, men’s and children’s fashion. Prashe’s designs are inspired from her Indian heritage and American up-bringing. Her style is a unique blend of both cultures, which she has tagged Prashe-Fusion.

Society Language, which debuted in the first runway show of the night, like Prashe-Fusion is a collection for young, hip women, with a spin that captures her Indian heritage.

The second show consisted of her more traditional and ethnic Indian pieces, such as saris and lenghas.

The anticipation among the crowd was released when the MC of the night, Thais Azevedo, introduced the first show, Society Language.

Members of the crowd applauded in approval of pieces and pointed out outfits on the runway that caught their eyes.

Society Language was a host of rich mosaics;bright spring colors, jewels,and stones embellished miniskirts, tank tops and any fabric that hit the white runway. Models were adorned with Prashe accessories, like bangles and handbags. The hair and make-up of the models held true to the extravagant and dramatic style of the runway with teased-out, wild up-do’s and thick, smoky-eyes.

There was a short intermission for the stylists to prep models for the more traditional pieces in the second show, but with bartenders at every bar ready to take an order, music blaring, hookahs for rent on the glass patio and a showcase of hors d’oeuvres, hardly anyone noticed the time lapse.

And Prashe saved the best for last.

Her ethnic, traditional show pulled out all the stops, as models hit the stage with large headpieces, shawls,

scarves and ethnic inspired props.The finale of the show was well-

rehearsed, as models circled the runway before Prashe, was joined by her brother and business partner, Pramel Shah, to address the audience

on the runway.This spring Society Language is

sure to be a hit on the streets of Dallas and Prashe’s traditional pieces have already made a splash in the wedding realm.

By GLORIA SALINASCopy Editor

[email protected]

A runway model wears a piece from Dallas designer Prashe Shah’s ethnic Indian collection. The Indian inspired collection hit the runway Friday, Jan. 22 after Society Language debuted.

Photo courtesy Rebeckah Ward

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Obama got into office “because Bush was

terrible.” Obama is now losing popularity “because Bush was terrible.” Clue to Obama: Blaming your predecessor for everything is not a good governing strategy.

In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, President Obama said, “Here’s my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts but the mood around the country: The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office … People are angry and they are frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years but what’s happened over the last eight years.”

Uhm…really? I’m sorry. Did you miss the Virginia governor’s election and the New Jersey election? And then just dismiss the fact that the election in Massachusetts should have been a complete slam-dunk considering the “people’s seat” formerly held by Ted Kennedy was held by an extremely liberal Democrat for years? And that, until January 18, Massachusetts’s entire congressional delegation was Democratic?

If this really had been a referendum on Bush’s governance, as Obama claims, the election probably would have fallen into the hands of the Democrats. Unless, of course, he is accusing Martha Coakley, a candidate that he endorsed, of being too similar to Bush, which I find unlikely.

Obama’s arrogance is only exceeded by his complete ignorance. He also said in the interview that he thought that he could focus on policy and policymaking and that people would “get it,” but we didn’t. We just don’t understand! How silly of us. Especially considering that his presidency has been made fun of on such shows as “Saturday Night Live” for being the “do nothing” administration. But yes, we decided that he had just been focusing too much on doing things.

Or perhaps it should have been expected that the more conservative candidate would win. After

all, Massachusetts does have perfectly functioning universal healthcare of their own, so why should they pay for the rest of the nation to have something that they already have? Ted Kennedy won because he was Ted Kennedy, not because he was a proponent of healthcare.

But really, this is a reflection of Obama’s ability to react. I understand that he is a great speaker (provided he has a script), and I understand he has enough charisma to make up for the rest of the world’s amazingly dry politicians. But none of this means that he has the ability to adequately and appropriately respond to unexpected situations. He waited too long to talk about Fort Hood and did the same with the Christmas Day terror attempt. He bows to every international dignitary he sees and he still refuses to speak with Fox News because they are mean to him. He also gave the Prime Minister of England a box of DVDs that didn’t work on British DVD players, but that’s a story for another day.

Basically, Obama’s ability to respond to situations with which he is unfamiliar is astonishingly awful. When people said that he didn’t have enough experience to do this job, this is what they were talking about. He has no idea how to say, “It was my fault, I’ll do better next time,” or ask, “How should I handle this situation?” He just wings it, and it’s usually at the expense of the American people, the Democratic Party, or at least his own administration.

If President Obama is going to win again in 2012, he had better step up his game. He needs to rake in the humility and stop thinking that he is infallible, and understand that the American people, however angry they may be with the former president, will eventually stop accepting the excuse “This is all Bush’s fault.”

At some point, President Obama, things start becoming your fault. So let’s start making a habit of the “responsibility” you talked about in your campaign and start taking the blame for your own mistakes. This would certainly live up to the change that you promised.

Jessica Huseman is a sophomore journalism and political science double major. She can be reached for

comment at [email protected].

Girls and their chick flicks. Without these

obnoxiously corny movies, how else would single women find hope for a potential lover? Will he whisk me off my feet and kiss me like Noah did to Allie in “The Notebook”? Will he stop my taxi on the Brooklyn Bridge, drag me out

of the backseat, and kiss me in the middle of traffic like Ben did in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”?

These are some of the questions women ask themselves when their love lives are stagnant. Heck, we wish things like that would happen! In fact, we’re pretty positive every woman wishes that. Actually, we’re pretty positive most women walk out of these movies thinking it will happen to them. Unfortunately, this is a very unlike scenario.

From an early age, girls are programmed to find the perfect man. Disney movies and Lifetime originals portray him as tall, chiseled, and completely romantic. This idea fills the minds of small girls and teens that play with their dolls or paint their nails in front of the television set. Has anyone ever met any man that is actually like this? We haven’t, we can tell you that much.

Since when has it ever been a good idea to listen to what the movies tell us to do? Just like people should not try and imitate violent movies, it is a completely bad idea to assume your love life will turn out anything like a romantic comedy.

We actually feel sorry for guys these days because girls have such high expectations. Girls, we need to keep high expectations, but we still need to remember that men will be men. They will forget anniversaries and they will say things that will upset you. Half of

the appeal of men is that they are spontaneous.

Take, for example, Valentine’s Day, 2008. One of us was left disappointed on this day of love because her boyfriend decided to order a present online. Although the gift was eventually received, the recipient was still upset.

Why, you ask? At least she got something for Valentine’s Day. Shut up and be happy, right? Wrong! The fact that the gift wasn’t planned to arrive on Valentine’s Day ruined the moment and definitely ticked her off! The boyfriend was proud of himself for even remembering the gift at all, while the recipient’s expectation of a perfect gift on Valentine’s Day was completely destroyed. This is a perfect example of a guy trying to do something good, but not meeting a girl’s high expectations.

Think about it: would you really want to be with someone who is perfect? We think it would get annoying really fast. So cut the guy a little slack. Not only will he greatly appreciate your sudden loosening of the collar, but it will also give you one less thing to stress over.

We Sams are making a conscious effort this year to accept men for who they are. More importantly, though, we are making an effort to walk out of a movie theatre without any fantastic expectations for our love lives.

Samantha Verrill is a junior journalism major and Samantha Cangelosi is a sophomore journalism major. They can be reached for comment at [email protected] and [email protected], respectively.

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ONLINE EDITOR

Jessica Huseman

Obama should own up to his mistakes

Romantic comedies paint an unrealistic picture

Returning from a seven-month jaunt in Europe has left

me with a lot of great stories to tell, most of which involve weekend travel. Cheap options like Ryan Air, Easy Jet, and train travel made weekends in cities like Paris and Rome both accessible and affordable, even on a college

budget. But spending all of those weekends away in Europe caused a few of my friends and me to wonder why we had never had the same exploratory attitude in our own corner of the world. Why is it that the fun and frenzy of the classic weekend road trip are not wildly popular here at SMU?

Is it the humdrum familiarity we have with Texas that keeps us tethered to the Park Cities? This seems an unlikely explanation, as 48% of students come to campus from out-of-state, according to 2008 statistics. And while too much homework, too many extra-curricular activities, and too little time all could serve to explain our complacency, no mere school assignment ever kept any of us study abroad students from exploring the world around us while across the pond.

The sad truth is that few of us Mustangs ever even venture beyond the limits of the Park Cities and surrounding areas in our free time. Could it be that we, the SMU student body, think that Texas has little to offer outside of Dallas? I am ashamed to say that I used to have a similar attitude. However, after 21 years of life in Dallas, I am ready to expand my horizons and take a deep dive into the heart of Texas.

Outside of the obvious weekend visits to Austin, San Antonio, and, perhaps, Houston, there are a few things already on my list of Texas musts. Among them is, of course, a visit to Shiner, Texas and the brewery of its eponymous Shiner Beer. I have even heard that at the factory they will sit you down, share a drink, and explain the origin of their majestic ram logo.

Texas is also home to the “World’s Smallest Catholic Church” off a little road between Round Top and Warrenton, just a few hours outside of Dallas. Measuring 12 by 16 feet, the tiny St. Martin’s is surely worth a visit. And who wouldn’t want to see the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco? Better yet, I would love to visit the Dublin Dr Pepper factory in Dublin, Texas, which remains the only Dr. Pepper factory that still uses the original Dr Pepper formula.

Most interestingly and amusingly of all, Texas is home to quite a few oddly named towns. Of course we all know about Rome and Paris, Texas, but have you ever heard of Friendship, Gun Barrel City, or Old Glory, Texas? One might throw a Luau on Tiki Island or perhaps load up on morning whole grains in Oatmeal. We could either celebrate Thanksgiving or take an elaborate bath in Turkey. Surprisingly, visiting Tuxedo requires no dress code. As a girl with a bit of a sweet tooth, I wouldn’t mind stopping by Chocolate Bayou, either. I can only hope that fate someday brings me to my personal favorite, Jot-Em-Down.

With a bit of research and a lot of imagination it becomes clear that trekking through Texas could prove to be almost as fun as catching a flight to Munich or Prague. Besides, where else can you see Paris, Rome, and Dublin without crossing a single border?

Rebecca Quinn is a junior art history, Spanish, and French triple major. She can be reached for comment at

[email protected].

COLUMNIST

Rebecca Quinn

Explore Texas

This weekend’s sad news is a first for the staff under our new Web site. Based on the nature of the story, we felt it would

be appropriate to send out breaking news alerts. The death of a student is never cause for normal operations.

We sent out our first breaking news email of the weekend with a link to our story. All appeared normal. However, subsequent breaking news emails were sent out without links to our updated story (and one email was sent twice). We don’t know why this happened, but I would like to apologize.

Our point was to inform our readers on what was happening as this important story was developing. But without a link to our story, further details or explanation were left out of the email. This is not how we should be notifying you, our reader, of breaking news.

Steps will be taken to investigate and fix this problem.

Furthermore, one reader has remarked that, perhaps, we sent out too many emails, and that our updates were not appropriate for the medium. Did we send out too many? I don’t know, but I agree that this is a discussion that our staff needs to have. We shouldn’t be rushing to spam your inboxes with unnecessary emails. Future breaking news alerts will be used prudently.

--Merdith ShamburgerEditor in Chief

From the editor

Like the entire SMU community, The Daily Campus was saddened to learn of Hunter Green’s death this weekend. We offer our most sincere condolences to his

family and friends as they deal with this tragedy.For the sake of all involved, we urge the SMU community to

refrain from jumping to conclusions or spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the cause of death. The initial autopsy was inconclusive and further tests will take weeks. As of right now, there is no evidence of foul play; any speculation to the contrary would be inappropriate and hurtful given the information we have now.

As more information comes to light in the coming weeks and months, the university has a responsibility to both Green’s family and to the student body. It should conduct a careful investigation into the details of Green’s death and share the results with his family. It should also determine if anything could have been done to prevent the incident, not to point fingers, but to make any changes necessary to ensure the health and safety of current and future SMU students.

We hope the administration has learned from the mistakes it made four years ago when three students died as a result of drugs and alcohol. While the university eventually appointed a substance abuse task force, it acted too slowly in addressing the “drug culture” many considered prevalent on campus. The administration wavered when it was clear that steps could have been taken to prevent further tragedies. We are confident that the university will handle Green’s death in a much more effective and respectful manner.

This weekend’s tragedy affected the entire SMU community. Dealing with the loss of a friend and classmate is always difficult, and students upset by the event should take advantage of the many resources available to help handle grief.

The thoughts and prayers of The Daily Campus’s staff go out to Hunter Green and his friends. He will be missed.

Coping with campus tragedy

Students and faculty should take appropriate action to

handle student’s death

Meredith ShamburgerPraveen SathianathanTaylor Adams

Nat FrenchJessica HusemanLisa Collins

Stephen Lu

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Student Affairs), RLSH (Residence Life and Student Housing), PC (Program Council) and SF (Student Foundations) are all organizations that naturally look to shorten their names. The fraternities and sororities that dominate SMU social life are even abbreviated. Very rarely do students say Delta Delta Delta or Pi Kappa Alpha; they use titles like Tri-Delt or Pike.

Some students say they only use abbreviations when joking around with friends and realize that their use isn’t appropriate in all mediums of communication. Others say they use abbreviations to converse faster and more efficiently.

“I don’t think it’s about efficiency, it’s about being funny or cute,” Guenard said.

In his DCblog, Crystal responded to a reader who

noticed that teenagers in the U.S. are using text message shorthand in everyday talk.

“There’s nothing intrinsically new about the process. I remember my Uncle Bill saying TTFN (‘ta-ta-for-now’) when he went off to work - and that was in the 1940s,” Crystal writes. “Abbreviations of this kind have been in English for ages - some for decades. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the first recorded reference to ASAP as 1955.”

Hinrichs recognizes this transformation in the English language, but also said that the process is nothing new.

“In most cases, clippings come, get used for a while and then fade away,” Hinrichs said. “In rare cases, the clippings stay as new words. For example, ‘legit’ is quite stable, but others come and go.”

This trend has even caused a debate among English teachers and

linguists. Some say the increased use of text talk in our society is destroying the English language. Some proponents against text talk say that in the future English users won’t be able to spell correctly and that many words will be forgotten and replaced by abbreviated forms.

While other people believe that the use of text messaging increases spelling as users need to know the actual spelling of the word to create the abbreviation. Others say that it increases problem solving skills to determine the meaning of an abbreviated phrase. Though the issue is a continuous debate, many linguists aren’t concerned for the English language.

“People will always complain about the ‘young people these days’ who don’t use language ‘properly.’ And yet, I don’t see Standard English going anywhere - it is in perfect health,” Hinrichs said.

TEXT TALK: Trend taking over English language, or is it?RBGH, that they were inserting into

dairy cows in order to increase their lactating profitability.

Even more suspicious to her—many top world governments never allowed the introduction of RBGH into their cows because of its toxicity potential.

“There were nights…where I thought, ‘How many sippy cups of this stuff have I filled? And how many bowls of cereal have I poured

this on, not knowing that this was not allowed in children’s food around the world?’” O’Brien said.

As a result of the introduction of this protein, milk is now the most common food allergy in the U.S.

So how does O’Brien suggest ridding these chemicals out of one’s diet? Aside from avoiding corn syrup and sticking to organics, she suggests considering three simple questions.

“Ask yourself, ‘Would

grandmother have had this on her kitchen counter? Can my eight-year-old read the ingredients on the side of the box?” And finally, “is it pronounceable?”

O’Brien has an MBA in finance from Rice University. She is the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, an organization that funds research to advance and practice techniques to heal children with autism, ADHD, asthma or allergies.

FOOD: Hazards to beware

“Nothing has changed,” Best said, reiterating that no foul play is suspected.

Officer Linda Perez with the SMU PD provided clarification,

saying the homicide designation in Green’s case is consistent with the Uniform Crime Reporting standards set forth by the FBI.

“That applies to any death,” Perez said, adding that any unexplained death is classified as a homicide until a more specific determination is made.

Family and friends held a memorial service in Dallas Sunday afternoon. University officials have refused to comment further on the matter, citing:

“At the request of Hunter’s family, at this time SMU is not releasing further information regarding this matter,” Best said.

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CAREER

MustangTrak Week draws students

By SARAH POTTHARSTAssociate News Editor

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The Career Center is promoting MustangTrak Week this week by offering the opportunity to win $50 gift certificates to The Container Store.

The Hegi Family Career Development Center is offering the gift certificates as an incentive for students to explore the MustangTrak Web site. MustangTrak is an online database that consists of more than 3,200 job and internship opportunities for college students.

In order to be eligible to win a certificate, a student must complete an online orientation at www.smusaddleup.com and register on MustangTrak between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31.

Marva McGrew, associate director of Employment Relations at the Career Center, said that the total number of registered students on the MustangTrak Web site is lower than she expected, so the Career Center is hoping to gain more interest among

students with the incentive based program.

The Career Center has already seen an increase in the number of students who registered on the site over the weekend and it expects the numbers to keep rising, McGrew said.

Students should register on MustangTrak as soon as possible, McGrew said. The sooner a student registers, the better prepared that student will be with resume building, interviews and more. Part of the Career Center’s responsibility is not to just help students get a job, but to prepare them for jobs.

McGrew also suggests students utilize the Career Center more often—not just because of its availability, but also because it is free for all students.

The Career Center provides career counseling, job listings, campus recruitment programs and networking opportunities, according to the Career Center’s Web site. It offers students the opportunity to develop lifelong skills necessary for career management as well as guidance in forming a career

path.A student can “start from the

very bottom, and go to the very top,” McGrew said.

The Hegi Family Career Development Center is unique from other college career centers because it centralizes all job/internship opportunities within its department. Every employment activity that occurs on campus is with the help of the Career Center. Moreover, 75 percent of these job and internship prospects are open to all SMU majors.

“Employers are now looking for more well-rounded students,” McGrew said.

Because of this, McGrew said students majoring in English and history shouldn’t assume that they are exempt from earning business or technology-related jobs.

The next big event that the Career Center will host is the Career and Internship Prep Day on Feb. 10 in the lower level of Hughes-Trigg Student Center from 1 to 7 p.m.

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SMU knocked off the Houston Baptist Huskies, 82-68, Saturday afternoon in Moody Coliseum in the team’s final non-conference game of

the season.Following a 73-65 road win over

the Rice Owls last week, SMU finds themselves at 8-10 overall and 1-3 in Conference USA, moving them into eighth place in conference standings.

Derek Williams scored a game-

high 27 points, giving him his third consecutive 20-plus point game. Williams finished the night shooting 9-14 in field goals and a near-perfect 8-9 from the line.

Despite having just four years of what head coach Matt Doherty calls

“organized basketball,” the 6-foot-1-inch guard from New York is just in his second season at SMU and has already established himself as the team’s leading scorer with a 17 point per game average.

SMU gained an early and commanding lead, only allowing the Huskies to come within 10 points throughout the game. As Houston Baptist (3-14) closed the gap from a 19-point lead down to just 10 points, SMU’s defense stepped up, posting a season-high six blocks courtesy of Papa Dia, Frank Otis and Robert Nyakundi.

In the end of the first half, SMU held a 38-25 lead, capped off with a dunk by Justin Haynes with three seconds remaining. The final minutes of the game ended in a similar fashion, as Mouhammad Faye connected off a pass from teammate Paul McCoy for the team’s second dunk of the night.

However, despite holding onto the lead, Doherty said he was still left unsatisfied as time expired.

“It’s nice to win. I was hoping for more,” Doherty said. “I’m never satisfied as a coach. You just want to keep your foot on the gas pedal and not let up. I don’t think we got better today. We won the game, but I don’t think we got better.”

Making what could be argued an even larger contribution to the team’s win was Nyakundi with a career-high 20 points, including a perfect 5-5 in three pointers.

After missing five games at the start of the season with a heel injury, Nyakundi returned in mid-December making an immediate impact with his 6-foot-8-inch presence.

“Having Robert back has helped,” Doherty said. “I think you see now why he’s such an important part of the team.”

SMU closed out the game shooting 56 percent from the field, making it

the fourth time in the past five games the team has shot over 50 percent. Saturday’s win also marked the second straight game in which two Mustang players have scored at least 20 points in one game.

The Mustangs will resume conference play on Wednesday when they host the University of Central Florida Knights (10-9, 2-3) at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Mustangs sink Pirates with defense

MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus

The SMU women’s basketball team cruised into the No. 2 spot in Conference USA polls following a 73-59 victory over the East Carolina Pirates, Saturday night in Moody Coliseum.

Senior Brittany Gilliam contributed a game-high 19 points to the team’s fourth consecutive win, boosting the team to 14-4 overall and 4-1 in C-USA. The University of Alabama-Birmingham and Memphis have 4-1 conference records as well. Gilliam’s performance, capped off with seven rebounds, was the third time in five games that the 5-foot-11-inch senior has reached double figures in scoring.

Fellow senior Alice Severin pulled down 11 rebounds, tying her career-high, while sophomore Christine Elliot added 17 points and six boards, reaching double-digit scoring for the fourth straight game. Severin’s defensive performance helped quiet ECU’s 75.7 points per game average, making it just the third time this season the league’s leading offense was held to less than 60 points.

“Our seniors are very smart seniors, you don’t always have a group that thinks the game like this game does,” said head coach Rhonda Rompola. “Our three seniors’ basketball IQ is very high. I sometimes say we’re one of the ugliest winning team, but I don’t care, as long as we’re winning.”

SMU never allowed the Pirates to take the lead as the Mustangs got off to a quick start with a 10-2 run before the Pirates could kick their league-leading offense into gear. East Carolina (15-4, 4-2) quickly cut SMU’s lead down to one, 12-11, but they were never able to pull ahead of the home team.

Leading 38-28 at halftime, SMU increased their lead by 18 in just under three minutes of play before the Pirates were able to take advantage of SMU’s foul trouble, cutting the lead to within six points, 58-52, with just over six minutes left in the game. SMU’s final scoring effort, a 15-7 run in the final six minutes, sealed the third straight double-digit win of the season for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs will travel to Houston on Thursday to take on the Rice Owls (8-10, 2-3) in the first of a four-game road trip.

By NICOLE JACOBSENSenior Staff [email protected]

SMU guard Samantha Mahnesmith drives for the basket against East Carolina Saturday night at Moody Coliseum.

SMU wins second straight gameBy NICOLE JACOBSEN

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SMU forward Frank Otis contests the shot of Houston Baptist University player Mario Flaherty on Saturday, Jan. 13.

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