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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2012

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Furstenberg shares new line PAGE 2

Debating Big Bird PAGE 4

Mavs reload for preseason

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LECTURE

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JAN ANDERSONStaff Writer

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University of Michigan Latina/o studies professor David Ramirez shared the history of Methodism, Pentecostalism and the role of the Holy Spirit at the 2012 Craven Wilson Evangelism Lecture. Hosted by Perkins School of Theology, the lecture “Methodist and Pentecostal Histories from Below” was held in Prothro Hall on Monday, Oct. 8.

Ramirez grew up in an extended Pentecostal family that included two Pentecostal preachers, but after interdenominational experiences in graduate school he transferred to the Methodist Church. Ramirez’s experiences with both denominations made him uniquely qualified to speak on the history of the two Christian movements. He used songs and music to look at Hispanic Pentecostalism.

“What we sing shows what we believe more than any other data point,” he said.

UTD graduate student Esmeralda Sanchez, who also grew up in a Hispanic Pentecostal church said she was “expecting a more general perspective of the role of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.”

Hearing about the historic relationship between the Methodist church and the Pentecostal church through music surprised her. Sanchez

remembered her father singing a number of songs Ramirez listed.

Ramirez’s connection between the word and song also pleased SMU Perkins graduate alumna Jeanette Cobbins, who now works at First United Methodist Church in Dallas.

“It expresses the condition of one’s soul as faith is expressed and the soul expresses what is happening in the community where people are,” Cobbins said.

Ramirez used a tree metaphor to describe Methodism and Pentecostalism. Both have common roots, separate branches and the common “shade” of a brooding Spirit. According to Ramirez, the Pentecostal movement has its roots in Methodism. He said Methodists today need a warm Pentecostal heart, while Pentecostals need some of the sobriety of modern Methodism.

Ramirez also talked about the growth of Pentecostalism, which arrived in Chile in 1909, three years after it began in Los Angeles. Pentecostalism has since spread in Latin America. Ramirez estimated that today one in three Latin Americans consider themselves either Pentecostals or charismatic.

He concluded with an encounter he had with an undocumented Guatemalan at a New Year’s Eve church event in Mexico. The encounter showed him that “Jesus is not just our personal redeemer, but also the redeemer of the world.”

The Craven Wilson Evangelism Lectures bring leaders from across the church in the field of evangelism to Perkins and the Dallas area.

Apple’s latest update has had a rocky start, and the road to improving the technology just keeps getting bumpier. iOS 6 users found a massive bug in the system where the operating system uses cellular data instead of connecting to Wi-Fi. Across the country, people are getting hit with big monthly bills from their cellular provider for unsuspected data usage.

CNN writer Julianne Pepitone dug around the CNN and Apple discussion boards and found people being plagued

by this problem. One user burned 1.8 gigabytes of data over five days on his iPhone 5 despite being connected to Wi-Fi 75 percent of the day. Pepitone noted another user’s queasy reaction to the bug.

“When I first noticed the issue, I actually felt sick,” the user said.

Apple has acknowledged the issue on its support site, promising to “resolve an issue in which, under certain circumstances, iPhone 5 may use Verizon cellular data while the phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network.” A spokesperson for Verizon said customers “will not be charged for any unwarranted cellular data usage.”

But Pepitone found that the “problems appear to be with the

iOS 6 software,” not Verizon. AT&T has not commented on the subject and Sprint admitted it was just made aware of the issue on Sept. 28 after a call from a CNN Money reporter.

Although it appears that the companies are working to fix the glitch, there’s no clear indication that any one knows how to fix it. Apple only addressed Verizon iPhone 5s, but the issue also appears to not be carrier specific. Any phone using iOS 6 could be open to the glitch. Apparently, the issue is tied to the manufacturer of the router producing the Wi-Fi network.

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REPRESENTATION

Two important items of

legislation were passed by the Senate this week, both of which directly affect student life at SMU.

The first concerns Park ‘N Pony’s practices regarding parking violations. Under the current system, Park ‘N Pony tickets vehicles for parking violations on campus without notifying the car’s owner — sometimes multiple times a day. Thus, tickets can pile up on one’s car without one ever knowing about it.

With parking such a major concern at SMU, Student Senate, via a bill authored by Sen. Jaywin Singh Malhi, voted to amend the way Park ‘N Pony tickets car owners. Now, the student will receive an email notification of the ticket, which is intended to decrease the number of tickets leveled upon one car for the same violation.

The second bill, authored by Sen. Shanitah Young, Chief of Staff Savannah Stevens and Secretary Katherine Ladner, calls for a “Unity Boulevard.”

In keeping with the Senate’s dedication to diversity and tolerance, and in light of the recent vandalism on boulevarding weekends, Student Senate and Multicultural Student Affairs will now co-host a tent in front of Dallas Hall on Boulevard Saturdays. The tent will be located

among many of the campus Greek organizations, and is intended to “send the message that we are a united student body.”

Aside from legislation, the Senate also heard from SMU’s athletic director, Rick Hart. Two months into his position, Hart wanted to establish that he is “absolutely at your service to improve your experience as a student” through SMU’s athletic program, and that he is accessible via email and Twitter.

He also reiterated the perennial theme within SMU’s sports programs: “You [the students] drive the energy in the stands.” Students as fans play a major role on game day, and that “positive visibility” is what makes a game day a success. When athletes are deciding what college to attend, they consider the spirit a school possesses. Thus, spirit extols excellence.

Regarding the coming Big East move, Hart discredited as a misperception the thought that this transition will foster an influx of

money into the program. Indeed, more financial and logistical expenses will present themselves on which the athletic department must suffice with its annually decreasing budget — from $8 million in 2008, to $4 million in 2012.

As Hart said, “The good news is it’s a national conference, the bad news is it’s a national conference.”

After Hart, Zain Rizvi, president of Muslim Student Association, asked the Senate what fasting is, to which one senator spouted, in a textbook response, “It’s the voluntary non-consumption of food or drink […] as a measure of one’s devotion to the Divine.”

Rizvi then informed the chamber about Fast-A-Thon, an event on Thursday Oct. 18th in which students can sign pledges that they will fast from sunrise to sundown — 6:11 a.m. to 6:53 p.m.

Local businesses will make donations to the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation based on the number of pledges attained. The purpose of the fast is “to put everyone in the shoes of Muslims during Ramadan.”

Thus, the event is open to all interested students regardless of religion.

Breakfast will be served before dawn at the Radisson Hotel across the street from SMU, and dinner will be served at 7 p.m.

Spiritual fasts, such as forgoing angry thoughts, are also acceptable for those with dietary concerns.

Professor stresses common themes among faiths, sects

Senate seeks to improve student lifeTIM WELCh

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Apple’s iOS 6 faces scrutiny

Courtesy of AP

iPhone 5 sales have not met investor predictions over the first month of sales.

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Regis shares life lessonsRegis Philbin, entertainer and television personality, spoke at the SMU Tate Lecture Series on Tuesday night.

KATELYN GOUGhNews Editor

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“How do you start?” Regis Philbin wove an answer

to his posed question with a collection of stories Tuesday night that chronicled his rise to becoming a “household name.”

The acclaimed television personality, actor, singer and author spoke to a full house in McFarlin Auditorium as part of the Tate Lecture Series at SMU.

Preston Hutcherson, a sophomore, described the event as “dashes of humor and ghost stories mixed in with Regis’ rise to fame.” A stark contrast to the most recent Tate Lecture—a heated debate between political

commentators William Bennett and Chris Matthews—Philbin’s lifetime spent in entertainment proved “a little different from the usual Tate lecture.”

“I thought it was very funny. It was refreshing.” Hutcherson said.

Philbin told students to take advantage of every opportunity during their four years at SMU.

“This is your chance to learn what you want your profession to be,” Philbin said. “It’s never going to be laid out for you like it is here in school.”

Philbin said he knew when he was 8 years old that all he “wanted to do was be Bing Crosby.” He didn’t get his start in entertainment until after four years at Notre Dame and several

years in the Navy.But as soon as he started,

Philbin always went above what he could comfortably do to build the best career he possibly could. He started with small jobs — watching and listening to gain any and every skill he could. Once he had that, his drive and determination took over.

“I wanted to do it on my own.”

One of his highlights was meeting his lifelong idol Bing Crosby and serenading Crosby with “Pennies from Heaven” — the song that had become his anthem after hearing Crosby sing it nightly over the radio. The next day, Philbin had a record offer.

He marked that experience as one of his biggest learning lessons

and greatest regrets.“When someone gives

you ambition, inspiration, opportunity…you should always say ‘thank you.’ I never thanked Bing Crosby, and I’ve always regretted that.”

Philbin said it was that “loss” that brought him back to one of the greatest pieces of advice he had ever received—courtesy of the Notre Dame football coach following a loss in one of the team’s greatest winning streaks.

“He reminded us that we’re going to lose…and [we have] to use this loss to build ourselves up and win.”

And with all of Philbin’s success came a number of

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Police ReportsOCTOBER 7

12:00 a.m. Airline Road: Con-sumption of Alcohol by a Minor. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for consumption of alcohol by a minor. Closed.

12:38 a.m. 3000 SMU Blvd: Posses-sion of Alcohol by a Minor. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of alcohol by a minor. Closed.

12:15 a.m. Cockrell-McIntosh Hall: Fire Alarm. An officer responded to an active fire alarm. The alarm panel was showing a smoke detector activa-tion which was triggered by burnt food. University Park Fire Department arrived and the alarm was rest without further incident. Closed.

Campus Events

1:50 a.m.. 3400 Rosedale Ave.: Driving While Intoxicated/Failure to Leave ID and Render Aid/Pos-sess of Alcoholic Beverage in Motor Vehicle. A student was referred to the Student Conduct Office for possession of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and failure to leave ID and render aid. He was also referred and transported to the Dallas County Jail for driving while intoxicated. Closed.

WEDNESDAYOctober 10

THURSDAYOctober 11

FRIDAYOctober 12

LGBTea at 4:30 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg Student Center at SMU’s Women’s Center.

IFC Formal Recruitment meeting at 6 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Theatre.

Góngora/Picasso: Graphic Poetry from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Mead-ows Museum — Jack and Nancy Hamon Galleries.

Presidential Debate Series from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Owen Arts Center in O’Donnell Hall.

“Two Worlds Collide and a New World is Born: The Kingdom of the Sun” from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium.

Court Portraits by Velázquez in the 1620s: Some Thoughts About his Painting Techniques from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Meadows Museum.

STYLE The Daily Campus WEDNESDAY ■ OCTOBER 10, 20122DESIGNER

Style icon since the ‘70s: Diane von FurstenbergHILLARY SCHMIDT

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Diane von Furstenberg, often referred to as DvF, has been creating clothing and accessories -while keeping in mind her desire to empower women that remain timeless and appeal to all ages, especially college students.

Furstenberg, who is most famously known for introducing the jersey knitted “wrap dress,” was born in Belgium in 1946.

Furstenberg began her career as a Belgian-American fashion designer in 1970 after agreeing to marry Prince Egon of Furstenberg, part of the German princely House of Furstenberg.

The aristocratic Furstenberg name stuck and aided in her initial rise to fame.

Furstenberg’s career took off in 1972 when she introduced the jersey knitted wrap dress that is easily associated with her.

Due to its far-reaching appeal, this dress became a symbol of the effortless elegance and empowerment that is fundamental to the DvF fashion brand.

By 1976, she had sold over five million of these dresses leading to her feature on the cover of Newsweek. Furstenberg was represented as a new, fresh icon in the fashion industry.

In 1997, after she took a

hiatus from fashion, Furstenberg re-emerged on the New York fashion scene by re-establishing her company and bringing back the iconic wrap dress that started it all.

Furstenberg’s lines are now sold in 70 countries worldwide while having 45 freestanding shops.

Conveniently for SMU students, a DvF store is located in Highland Park Village. It’s the perfect place to shop for dresses as the beginning of

formal season hits. Furstenberg’s powerful

brand now offers four complete collections per year. The full range of accessories extends to shoes, handbags, small leather goods, scarves, eye wear, fine jewelry, watches and luggage.

In 2010, she further expanded her line and introduced a home collection that includes dinnerware, flatware, bedding, bath decor and rugs.

But she didn’t stop there. Among the home collection,

the DvF Empire even includes sportswear, beauty and fragrance lines. DIANE, the fragrance, was launched in 2011.

Furstenberg continues to appeal to all ages. Her most recent endeavor is her first-ever collaborative line of children’s wear for Gap Kids, which was released in March 2012.

Both adorable and affordable, this line has appealed to a large audience. While designing her Gap line, Furstenberg wanted to create something that both mothers and children can enjoy.

This new collection consists of clothing suitable for newborns and children up to age 14. It offers a large variety of styles that reflect her signature pieces originally designed for adults.

Along with expressing her commitment to empower women through fashion, Furstenberg also displays her loyalty through philanthropy and mentorship.

Furstenberg is on the board of Vital Voices, a non-governmental organization that supports female leaders and entrepreneurs around the world.

Furstenberg’s drive to empower women is distinctly reflected through her involvement.

Furstenberg also established the DvF Awards to honor and extend grants to women who have displayed leadership, strength and

Courtesy of Bloomingdale’sFurstenberg’s signature wrap dress.

Courtesy of Bloomingdale’s

Furstenberg ensures that her designs help to empower women of all ages.

courage in their commitment to their causes.

Furstenberg’s hard work and commitment certainly paid off.

In 2005, Furstenberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her impact on fashion.

A year later she was elected, and currently is, the CFDA’s president. Furstenberg has dedicated herself to fostering up-and-coming talent while also aiding in the establishment of

the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, which protects designers from counterfeit reproductions of their work.

Furstenberg has proven that she is not just a fashion icon who has been influencing this business for decades, but she is also a committed philanthropist hoping to empower young women around the world.

Her success has made her a well respected high-end designer whose lines are loved by a large variety of women.

3NEWSThe Daily Campus WEDNESDAY ■ OCTOBER 10, 2012

“The only way I could quickly get my iPhone 5 and iPad working on a Wi-Fi router was to downgrade,” CNET writer Brooke Crothers said. “That worked but seemed like an odd solution.”

Despite all these issues, Apple made Interbrand’s “100 Best Global Brands” list on Wednesday. Interbrand, a market research firm, factors in more than just financial performance to make its list selections.

In order to ascend to the number two spot, Apple raised 129 percent in brand value, successfully “humanizing” itself and experiencing a “smooth transition of power” after the

death of former CEO Steve Jobs. Interbrand believes the company will stay on the list for a while.

“The market may move on if Apple’s products cease being a differentiator of class, taste or cool, but that doesn’t appear to be happening any time soon,” Interbrand said in a press release.

Apple rarely does consumer research, but as pressure mounts to stay on top of its game, the brand has decided to look into marketing.

“Apple has contracted Market Strategies, an independent marketing research firm to conduct this survey,” the company said in an email.

Most questions regard

consumers’ thoughts and feelings on Apple software, specifically in comparison to Microsoft. CNET blogger Chris Matyszczyk welcomed the constant competition

“Apple’s still got a little thing about Microsoft. Which, in its way, is a charming relief,” he wrote. “[But] Apple is asking me how it might improve its rather fine products [is] weird.”

Nothing has been normal about Apple products in general. The company prides itself as being a technological innovator. But the increasing number of glitches associated with iOS 6 and consumer research methods adopted by the brand is just a little “weird.”

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HURDLES: Glitches continue to hurt Apple bottom line

losses.“I had a really up and down

career.” Philbin said.As something that comes

with the industry’s territory, Philbin consistently faced shifts from times of incredible triumph to periods of fighting for the jobs he really wanted.

His nearly three decades of hosting his morning talk show Live! With Regis, despite being his biggest launch to fame, Philbin

said was some of the most taxing.

“It was very confining. Every morning, you had to be there…every day for 28 years.”

However, freshman Noelle Hunter took away the most from those stories of the ups and downs.

“It was really cool hearing that he went through hard times and [that] he finally made it,” Hunter said.

Philbin’s narrative made it

clear that his success started with humility. He left students with his secret to starting on the path to the career they really want.

“Say, ‘I will be your assistant. I will be anyone’s assistant.’”

Philbin’s lesson in earning what you work for was the one that had the biggest influence on freshman Victoria Gilbert.

“He went from nothing to everything,” Gilbert said. “He is a success story from that advice because that’s how he started.”

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OBSTACLES: Philbin discusses up and down career path, struggles

Regis Philbin spoke at the Tate Lecture Series Student Forum with a room full of students. SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus

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That debate was a game changer. Debates don’t often matter, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that the one last Wednesday definitely did. The polls have swung wildly in Mitt Romney’s favor since then, giving Romney small leads nationwide.

If Romney wins the election now, he can have the debate to thank. It showed he had the leadership capabilities necessary to be president, and the enthusiasm and energy to get things done. Debates haven’t often mattered, but in 1960, 1976, 1980, 2000 and 2012 they have.

Romney has gotten a huge boost in the polls. In the Pew poll, which has a history of slightly overestimating the Democratic vote share, Romney got perhaps his largest bump. Pew does monthly polls, and in September Romney was down 51/43. In the poll that came out Monday, he was up 49/45.

The internals of the poll were great news for Romney too. In September’s poll, he was down among voters age 18 to 49 by a margin of 56/39, but in October was up by a margin of 49/46. That’s a total swing of 20 points.

In September he was down by 18 points among women; now he’s tied. This poll also showed him with a net favorable rating, correcting a problem that has plagued Romney since the start of his campaign.

However that wasn’t the only good news in the polls for Romney. Real Clear Politics is a site that averages out the polls in all sorts of races, and Tuesday was the first day of the general election in which the average of polls showed Romney in the lead, even if only by 0.7 percent. There are still several pre-debate polls included in that average, too. As they go away, I would expect for Romney’s lead to expand.

The debate isn’t the only thing that’s going to help Romney in the polls. Currently, many of the polls are of registered voters, not of likely voters. There is a generally accepted convention that registered voters are a subset of adults, likely voters are a subset of registered voters, and actual voters are a subset of likely voters.

Each of these subsets is a slightly more Republican population than the one before it. The kinds of people least likely to vote are also the kinds of people likely to be Democrats, on average. Minorities, younger voters and lower income voters are all relatively solid Democratic constituencies and are all groups least likely to turn out and vote.

What does this mean for polling? Combine the demographic realities with the emerging enthusiasm gap showing Republicans much more enthusiastic about voting than Democrats, and this means that when pollsters switch from registered to likely voters, their samples will get more Republican.

All of this combined should show the Obama campaign that they need a game changer much like Romney had last Wednesday. But as fewer people are expected to watch the next debate, any possibility for turn around from that alone is minimal. Add to this that the format of the debate is a town hall style (where questions are asked by audience members), which is more difficult to be aggressive in, and the race is going to get much closer in the last four weeks of the campaign.

Keene is a junior majoring in political science, economics and public policy. He can be reached for comment at [email protected]

W. TuCkER kEENEOPINION EDITOR

WEDNESDAY n OCTOBER 10, 2012

I have to give Mitt Romney a lot of credit: telling the man moderating your debate that you plan on cutting all government funding for the channel on which he hosts a news hour every night takes some chutzpah. I’m hoping Jim Lehrer doesn’t fear for the future of his career now that Mitt Romney’s been moving up in the polls, especially because it doesn’t look like anyone’s planning on hiring him to moderate any more debates soon.

It seems conservatives like making an issue of funding for public media every time we start talking about budget cuts. And hey, I don’t blame them. It’s an easy talking point and a great galvanizer. My liberal compatriots are incensed: Mitt Romney — the man who would kill Big Bird.

As usual, such a straw man argument is not wholly productive. If the government did decide to stop subsidizing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), nothing would likely happen to Sesame Street. The show gets most of its money from product sales and donations. Consider this: on average, about 15 percent of PBS budget comes from federal funds, according to ABC News.

That being said, without the government subsidy, public media would certainly look different. You could probably kiss Antiques Roadshow goodbye. Wasn’t Mitt Romney having a hard enough time winning the votes of senior citizens?

It’s important to remember that federal funds for PBS and NPR are not distributed equally. Affiliates like KERA here in North Texas could probably survive on their own through member donations (albeit with some deep cuts), but affiliates in more rural areas depend on the government for up to 60 percent of their funds since they can’t rely nearly as much on people donating for pledge drives. There’s no doubt those stations would shut down.

And how much money would we save by cutting the PBS subsidy? In 2011, we spent $430 million to support the CPB, an amount

constituting .00012 percent of the federal budget. Someone bust out the champagne. Neil deGrasse Tyson snidely tweeted that “cutting PBS support to help balance the federal budget is like deleting text files to make room on your 500 gig hard drive.”

However, conservatives realize that we’re not going to balance the budget by forcing Downton Abbey into syndication. Funding for PBS, NPR and public media has become controversial in recent years. This is not because people think it’s too expensive, but because people think it’s a bad use of our money. After all, who gave us the Corporation for Public Broadcasting but that nutty leftist Lyndon Baines Johnson?

PBS and NPR were conceived by liberals and continue to be defended by liberals. Sesame Street and Arthur might be innocuous enough, but NPR’s news has a pretty obvious left-leaning bias, like most of the mainstream media. They might like to pretend they’re not, but fiascos like the firing of Juan Williams last year illustrate that, yes, NPR and public broadcasting in general leans left.

But just because NPR listeners are 326 percent more likely to have read The New Yorker in the past six months doesn’t mean that we need to let the market decide whether or not it’s worth funding. Sometimes it’s worth breaking the laws of the market to accomplish a particular ideal (and conservatives can’t disagree with me about this: look at the military budget). If we accept that one key tenet to the maintenance of a republic is an educated populace, public media is essential.

Yes, NPR and PBS aren’t perfectly objective, but if we let profits drive public media’s operations, we’d end up with something looking a lot more like MSNBC (which I hesitate to even call news). I want PBS and NPR to keep their federal funding because I believe the government has a duty to maintain a well-educated polity. That .00012 percent of the budget is money well spent.

Bub is a junior majoring in English, political science and history.

Even if you didn’t catch last week’s debate, you probably heard about Mitt Romney saying that if and when he is president, he is cutting off Big Bird.

This little remark was made into a huge deal thanks in large part to Twitter. Remarks in regards to the economy and Obamacare just didn’t have the same comic appeal to them as did the idea of big, bad Romney cutting the purse strings to PBS.

However, a strong argument can be made for Romney’s remark being spot on. Currently the U.S. is in debt just over $16 trillion. We are having to borrow money from whoever is willing to lend it to us. China currently owns more of our debt than any other country. This is bad as the U.S. has acted as a world powerhouse ever since it overtook Great Britain’s position of dominancy. These days, the U.S. is living in the shadow of China’s economy.

His statement was not the oversimplified anti-PBS or the grossly oversimplified fire Big Bird. His point was whether or not Americans were so passionate about the federal government funding Big Bird that it was willing to borrow from China to do so? It is a safe assumption that most people, aside from the residents of Street and Elwood City, would be willing to let that minor expense go by the wayside in the interest of not further indebting ourselves to China in order to do so.

PBS is broadcast in a variety of markets, each one locally owned and operated. The total amount of PBS’ overall revenue derived from the federal government amounts to only about 15 percent.

The total amount comes to around $450 million a year. True, this number seems rather insignificant when you take into account the fact that the U.S. government will spend $3.5 trillion in this fiscal year.

However, when you are in debt it is imperative that you cut down wherever you can afford to and as the federal contribution to PBS amounts to only 15 percent of its

annual income, it would not be so detrimental to the institution that it would be altogether lost.

As with any cutbacks, there would be some disadvantages. While on the national level the federal money makes up only a relatively small percentage, in certain smaller markets the federal funds constitute 40 to 50 percent of their total budgets. Because of this, it is altogether possible that the branches of PBS in these markets might be forced to close. While this may be sad to Elmo lovers, it is reported that only about 89 million people watch PBS on a given week. This encompasses only about 29 percent of Americans. This is yet another government funded program that everyone pays for, but few benefit from.

The U.S. government has been spending like Marie Antoinette for years. No matter where the cuts in spending come from, it is of the utmost importance that they be implemented. Taking $450 million a year form PBS won’t make much of a dent in curbing federal spending, but it is a step. With a large number of those who watch TV subscribing to cable and satellite services, locally produced free stations are not as widely viewed as they once were.

The question presented by Romney is valid, do you want PBS bad enough to borrow money from China to fund it or are you willing to cut federal funding to a television channel that has largely become obsolete?

In a debate stacked with depressing statistics and candidates promising a bleak future if their opponent were to win, the American public took the lighthearted humor where they could find it.

This obviously will not act as a divisive political issue, but it addressed the much graver issue of the government’s funding of superfluous institutions and programs and the fact that no matter how small the contribution, each played a role in the mounting debt.

Dunn is a junior majoring in political science.

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Sesame Street’s Big Bird found himself in the center of the national political arena in the past week following a mention from Mitt Romney in last week’s presidential debate while he was discussing cuts to federal funding for PBS and other public media.

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Dallas began the preseason with a trip to veteran forward Dirk Nowitzki’s home country and an 89-84 win versus German club Alba Berlin Saturday.

The Mavericks’ performance was far from perfect as the team committed 26 turnovers, but the play of new signings, Darren Collison and Chris Kaman, more than made up for the squad’s shortcomings.

The two combined for 28 points, while Collison added nine assists to Kaman’s six rebounds.

Nowitzki did not have an outstanding outing, but was able to contribute eight points on three of nine shooting. Given the tumultuous end of the postseason and beginning of the offseason, any decent showing by Dirk is a happy sight.

After what began as a tragic offseason that had many wondering if Dallas would be selecting a lottery pick in next year’s NBA draft, Mark Cuban’s squad was able to turn lemons into lemonade heading into this upcoming season. With new acquisitions in guards Collison and O.J. Mayo along with centers Kaman and Elton Brand, the Mavericks recovered from an early offseason scare.

The new guard duo will add a scoring and assist threat while Kaman and Brand will provide a veteran presence under the basket.

The Mavericks will still rely heavily upon Nowitzki, who will enter his 15th season as the franchise’s scoring leader and the 19th best in NBA history.

While the Mavericks’ new signings were significant, the first real test will be opening night when Dallas travels to Los Angeles to take on what

many are calling the best team in the league.

Even though the competition in the West will not allow the Mavericks to relax, if they play within the boundaries of head coach Rick Carlisle’s system, a top-five playoff seed should be attainable.

The goal of the regular season should be to avoid an unfavorable matchup in the first round of the playoffs, while getting out of the first round will be the deciding factor for a successful 2012-2013 campaign.

The preseason continued Tuesday night when the Mavericks traveled to Spain to compete against FC Barcelona Regal.

Despite Kaman leading the team with 15 points and 10 rebounds, the Mavs lost to the 17-time Spanish champs, 99-85.

The team returns to Dallas to take on Houston on Oct. 15.

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Randall Joyner had a great night last Saturday, making 14 tackles and two interceptions to help the Mustangs’ defense shut out the University of Texas at El Paso [UTEP] Miners for the first time at home since 2003.

The stellar athletic feat earned the junior SMU linebacker Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors as well as the Mustangs’ second win of the season.The 5-foot-10, 228-pound linebacker out of Newman-Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas was an integral part of keeping the Miners off of the board.

Both interceptions came on the SMU side of the 50 yard line. Joyner’s first interception stole all of the momentum away from UTEP’s offense after Miners’ quarterback Nick Lamaison threw a 35-yard pass to Jordan Leslie to threaten within field goal range.

After Lamaison was intercepted a second time, second-string quarterback Carson Meyer was put into the game for the Miner offense. Joyner wasted no time rendering the backup ineffective by intercepting a pass from Meyer on his first drive also on SMU territory.This Saturday’s game will take Joyner and the rest of the Mustang defense to the Big East, where the team will play the Green Wave of Tulane in

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the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Tulane, which holds the unfortunate

longest currently active losing streak in college football, should prove to be a light task for the Mustangs’ defense.

Tulane’s quarterback has thrown

only 333 yards, five interceptions and two touchdowns on the year. The Green Wave ground game will be easy for Joyner to handle, as it is ranked dead last in the football bowl subdivision, with an average of 14.6 yards per game.

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Junior linebacker Randall Joyner (5) in the 48-3 loss to Texas A&M Sept. 15.SIDNEY HOLLINGSWORTH/The Daily Campus

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SMU professor stands out in ‘The Revisionaries’ REVIEW

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Science and religion often lend themselves as clashing concepts for the sake of a good documentary.

In the case of The Revisionaries, a sharp documentary that follows the thunderous battle between textbooks on the Texas Legislative floor, this too is the case.

Director Scott Thurman, who is relatively fresh to documentary film making, does a solid job of showcasing the clash of cultures that surrounded Texas’ education system in 2009 and 2010.

With Lubbock, Texas roots, Therman is more than familiar with the ever-changing landscape of Texas’ education bureaucracies.

Essentially, the film portrays the battle between the teaching

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of creationism and evolution, a nationwide argument that is still being discussed to this day.

As one of the nation’s largest textbook purchasers, Texas has a lot of say in what the nation as a whole learns.

By the film’s standards, the quarterback for the “Team Evolution” is prominent SMU professor Ron Wetherington.

Wetherington receives ample screen time as the loud, often frustrated proponent for Texas’ teaching of evolution.

Opposite Wetherington is Don McElroy, State Board of Education chairman and creationist.

In the film, McElroy is portrayed as aloof and almost dumb. Thurman couldn’t have skewed the characterization more.

McElroy, along with a team of spirited supporters, argue the case of creationism. He believes

that at one point on the Earth’s history, man and dinosaur shared the same land.

Wetherington and Texas Freedom Network Presidnet, Kathy Miller, aren’t neccesarily arguing for an “evolution-only” classroom, they just want the

state to stop dilluting the science in the name of religion.

Regardless of one’s political or religious views, The Revisionariesis still one of the year’s most intriguing features.

Thurman tackles the subject with courage, not too many

filmmakers possess the patience Thurman had to sit through hours and hours of state education meetings.

Thurman’s documentary will become ever more important as the debate surrounding Texas’ textbooks heat up later this year.

Ron Wetherington in “The Revolutionaries.” Wetherington is a prominent supporter of evolutionary teachings.

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Just when you thought the Twilight fad was over with Kristen Stewart’s infidelity, the cash cow franchise shows it’s sharp, vampire-like teeth once more.

MovieTickets.com is reporting that sales of The Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 are surpassing the franchise’s previous installment by a healthy 27 percent.

Breaking Dawn — Part 1 went on to gross $138 million on its first weekend.Will Part 2 break even more records?

‘Fi� y Shades’ � nally picks up

screenwriterFans of the best-selling novel

Fifty Shades of Grey are rabid about the book’s adaption for the screen. While the search for the elusive lead male character is still in the air (most reports are pointing to either Matthew Bomer or Ian Somerhalder), the adaption has named part of its screenwriting team.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Kelly Marcel, who has written such television shows as Terra Nova, has signed on to adapt the book.

Focus Features and Universal Pictures have yet to give word when the film will start production.

NBC delays ‘Community’

season fourIt seems like the NBC

sitcom Community just can’t catch a break.

After multiple reports of the show’s cancellation, NBC confirmed that the Joel McHale lead comedy was coming back to air. While season four of the show has been confirmed, contrevertsy is rising as NBC announced that the network has pushed back the season premiere to an undertermined date. The show was originally slated to start on Oct. 19.

Along with the delay of Community, NBC also has decided to hold off on the premiere of Whitney as well.

‘Taken 2’ wins weekend with

$50 millionWhen the box officer

numbers seemed like they were never going to impress, vetern actor Liam Neeson proves critics and analyst wrong.

Neeson’s sequel to the 2008 action thriller Taken made an impressive $48 million during its opening weekend.

The film edged out Halloween family films like Frankenweeinie and Hotel Transylvania for the top spot.

Pitch Perfect, the teen comedy about a collegiate a capella group impressed as well as the film took in $14.8 million.

With the success of Taken 2, talks about a third installment of the franchise are already in the works.

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