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GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS - PAGE 5 WEDNESDAY VOLUME 89 OCTOBER 8, 2003 ISSUE 31 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY • DALLAS, TEXAS • SMUDAILYCAMPUS.COM WEATHER Confusion marks Senate debate Parking By Jeremy Roebuck discussion. printing and table and chair rentals. ate passed the legislation with an Editor in Chief The first bill, introduced by Sen. Senate Finance Chair Daniel Kimes amendment to fund an extra $60 [email protected] Horacio Ruiz, seeking $2,064 for a reported that he had little faith in for further on-campus publicity. Mediterranean Concert sponsored his committee's recommendation, "These events have a tradition of gates Newly-inducted senators had by Global Connections, the Persian since no one from the organization being amazingly well attended by their training wheels removed Student Society and the Turkish Stu came to the committee meeting to those outside of the community," TODAY during the Senate's regular Tuesday dent Association, called for money explain their requests. Meadows Sen. Michael Dorff said. High 81, Low 67 meeting as contentious debate arose to cover the cost of the rental of two Several senators also raised con "It's important that we support the over whether and to what extent police officers to direct traffic, the cerns regarding information not activities of these three fairly new planned TOMORROW the body should provide funding printing of tickets and six large full- presented in the legislation, such organizations." High 78, Low 66 for two separate events organized color posters, chair and table rental as whether or not the group had The Senate also approved funding by a coalition of international and miscellaneous expenses. arranged for money to be set aside $2,952.90 of a request for $6,379 for Three garages to be student groups and Mobilization of The concert will be free to stu to rent out McFarlin Auditorium. MOVE efforts for its Community WHAT'S INSIDE Volunteer Efforts. dents and $15 a ticket for those from "This is a fundraiser," Kimes Service Day on Oct. 25. outfitted with Although the senators voted to the Dallas community. Sen. Ruiz said. "I don't think it's a good idea This year, the event, part of approve both pieces of legislation, described the event as a fundraiser to splash out all this money when Homecoming festivities, will fea security arms PAGE TWO old and new senators received several for the organizations involved. there are questions about how much ture a barbecue afterwards where Chicken McNuggets get lessons in parliamentary procedure The Senate's finance committee money these groups are putting for participants are encouraged to share McHealthier. Page 2. throughout the four-hour meeting recommended that the body fund ward or whether they've even put up their experiences during the day and By Kristen Simigran as Speaker Jeff Pope continually had $1,654 for the concert, excluding the money to rent McFarlin." socialize with other volunteers. Contributing Writer ENTERTAINMENT to interrupt discussion to organize the cost for the posters, ticket After an hour's debate, the Sen SEE "SENATE" ON PACE 8 [email protected] No plans for fall break? A few Long lines with late and complain mini-vacations. Page 6. ing students are what the SMU police department hopes to avoid when they SPORTS Unearthing an implement the new gate system for the A prescription for the Mustang parking garages. football team. Page 3. In the near future, students, teachers and faculty will now have to either punch in their ID code or swi pe their ID card to be OPINION ethical problem granted access into the three main garages Band members defend Peruna. on campus- Moody, Airline and Law. Page 7. Professor excavates Native American Although police initially pianrjed to install the gate system by fall break, they remains, works with local tribes have postponed its implementation togive it more time to test. By Sarah Scott "The gate mechanisms have to be low Contributing Writer ered and raised because we have a counting TODAY'S QUOTE [email protected] system that keeps up the number of cars that are entering and exiting the garages," When there are rules for ethics, "It's nice to have guidelines, SMU Police Chief Michael Snellgrove said. but it's better to have guardrails," Dr. Michael Adler said. A plus for having these gates is that now Tuesday night, Adler gave the annual Maguire Center for Eth the garage cameras are able to get a clean "Replace George Bush with ics Public Scholars lecture entitled "Who is the Past?" shot of the license plate on every car that someone else. That's the only In his lecture, Adler spoke of the archaeological research he, enters thegarage for security reasons. hope we have." his students and colleagues are doing on the Chavez-Humming A "lot full" sign will now light up at all bird Pueblo and the ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of the entrances to the garages so that drivers will know beforehand that there are no Ann Richards, Page 5. this research. available spots, instead of driving up and Adler and his team were originally investigating the identities of the former occupants of the pueblo and studying the artifacts down the garages trying to find a spot. The police department plans on having these cultures left behind. officers outside of the garages the first day Now Adler is aiming to work with local tribes in order to more or two after the gates are working to help fully understand the link of the Native American cultures of prevent traffic and avoid confusion that today and those of the "tumultuous 1200s." TODAY'S POLL might occur. In a move unusual for archaeologists, Adler is collaborating The gates will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with four local tribes - Hopi, Zuni, Acoma and Laguna - put of on Monday through Friday. The gates will Who was your favorite • volition rather than government mandate. candidate for California not be active on weekends and holidays. Adler views this collaboration as "not just ethical, but neces Visitors will also have to pay a flat governor? sary" in order to apply knowledge about present cultures to past $5 fee to park in the Moods garage on ones. the first floor and in the University Lot • The porn magnate. Adler has also received a grant from the National Science whether they are there for five minutes • The former child star. Foundation to continue his research for the next two years. or five hours. • The politician. Cultural Resource Advisory Teams from the tribes are chosen There will be money stations at all exit • The stripper. by the tribes for their expertise. gates that will accept dollars, change and • The terminator. They visit sites, museums and sacred landscapes "to try to credit cards. locate and test the relevance of the information we are all shar "The parking fees will be used for the Photo by Michelle Wigianto, The Dally Campus ing," Adler said. parking fund which goes toward the clean Vote online at Anthropology professor Michael Adler discusses his research into the By working with teams of anthropologists and archaeologists, ing and fixing of lights, stripping and the smudailycampus.com. identities of former pueblo occupants in Chavez-Hummingbird Pueblo at SEE "MAGUIRE" ON PAGE 5 the annual Maguire Center for Ethics Public Scholars lecture. cameras in thegarages" Snellgrove said. 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There is no place in a democratic Gray Davis was passing 52 percent to 48 protect against discrimination is at issue.The consti society for book burning or censorship. Freedom percent. tution of the Netherlands, for example, begins with Photo courtesy of KRT Campus of expression is the ultimate good. It is a basic right Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger SAN JOSE, CA — California gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands a ban on discrimination: all residents of the country in every democracy. But just as essential is the right was receiving 50 percent of the vote, with with supporters following a rally for the candidate in San Jose, Calif., on Monday.