.... { •} / " • '-r' • v Earning his wings Moving UP • '-pr •' WEDNESDAY David Boreanz of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' V\fomen's soccer team moves to No. 10 ranking' 13, 1999 moves to L.A. to atone for his sins in new TV show after weekend wins V VM. 85 No. 33 Arts & Entertainment, Page 7 The Todayi Sunny and hot SOUTHERN METHOmSTUNIVER Bgfi90,Law61 Tomorrow! Clear 88. Low 61 - An independent newspaper serving Southern Methodist University • Dallas, Texas Tutu urges forgiveness, tolerance in Tate lecture jBy Emily Frank Today's World," was given in McFarlin University of South Africa and is cur­ desire is to request up to $2 million . ' ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Auditorium, where Tutu was accompa­ rently the Canon Visiting Distinguished annually from the United States as a „ and Jonathan Harrall nied by his wife, Leah. Professor of Theology at Emory vehicle to ensure South Africa's with­ ':V' STAFF WRITER "What does skin color tell us that is University in Atlanta. He was ordained standing peace. of any significance about a person?" an Anglican parish priest in 1961. Tutu . At the forum, senior theater major Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recipi­ Tutu asked at the forum. "The thing helped victims of apartheid after being Patricia McGregor asked Tutu about ent of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for that counts is the fact that each of us is appointed General Secretary of the the status of race relations in the United his work fighting racial injustice and a human being created in the image of South Africa Council of Churches in Slates. She said even though United oppression in South Africa, spoke to . God." 1978. States citizens are 30 years removed full crowds Tuesday afternoon and T\itu spoke as a part of the Willis M. He said it is amazing what South from the civil rights movement, race evening about race relations, forgive­ Tate Distinguished Lecture Series in a Africa has done away with in the past relations are still a problem in this ness and religion. lecture sponsored by Bank of America. five years after 50 years of apartheid country. ' A student forum took place in the He opened the lecture by asking the and several centuries of racial injustice. "I think he offers us an opportunity Hughes-Trigg Student Center audience to applaud itself. This advancement, he said, is not a pre­ to see the parallels between racial prob­ Ballrooms that housed SMU students, "Our victory over this awfulness is cursor to a secure, peaceful future for lems in South Africa and the United local high school students and commu­ in effect your victory," Tutu said. South Africa. He said stabilization of States and to hopefully open a dia- Jessica Solce/Tm DAILY CAMPUS nity members. The evening lecture, Tutu received a teaching diploma any society requires more than just Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks Tuesday in the student "The Search for Spiritual Values in and a bachelor's degree from the effort; it takes money. Tutu said his TATE, See page 8 forum for the Tate Lecture Series. DENIED Conference USA leaves SMU out of expansion plans By Justin K«it«r inyited to the Big 12 when the Southwest SENIOR STAFF WRITER Conference broke up in 1996. Then, SMU, found itself in a similar position when eight SMU announced on Monday that it will stay schools bolted from the WAC to form the in the Western Athletic Conference, but not by Mountain West Conference. its own choice. This time, however, it hits close to home In New York on Monday, the 14 Conference with TCU leaving. USA presidents voted to issue an invitation to Copeland said even though he knew it was, . TCU, but not to invite SMU. possible only one of the schools would receive The announcement marks the end of a an invitation, he was still "somewhat sur-4; year's worth of talks and speculation about prised." whether SMU and TCU would leave the unsta­ SMU President R. Gerald Turner echoed ble WAC and join C-USA when it decided to Copeland's reaction, stating he was a bit sur­ expand, C-USA commissioner Mike Slive got prised that SMU was snubbed by C-USA. the go-ahead on Aug. 31 to begin formal dis­ "It was a surprise," Turner said. "You're cussions with SMU and TCU. always hopeful to have a choice and to decide "When we started talking about a year ago, whether or not to say 'yes' or 'no.' But C-USA we went into it knowing it may or may not be a did the deciding for SMU." fit on either side," SMU Athletic Director Jim C-USA commissioner Mike Slive said SMU Copeland told the media Monday evening in was left out because the league was not inter­ his office. "Obviously, there were things we ested in having more than 14 schools in basket­ saw as assets, or we wouldn't have continued ball. to talk. We're in the same spot we were in last Slive also explained why TCU won favor year, and it's not that bad." over SMU. He said greater success in football However, ever since the breakup of the and men's basketball, the two major revenue Southwest Conference, SMU and TCU have sports, was the reason TCU was invited. TCU been in the same spot together. But on Monday, also beat the University of Southern California A. VUniographer/Xm DAILY CAMPUS TCU accepted C-USA's invitation. in last season's Sun Bowl. The Horned Frogs SMU Athletic Director Jim Copeland reacts to Conference USA's decision to leave SMU out of its expansion plans.C- For the Mustangs, it's the third time they USA presidents decided onMonday to only offer a bid to Texas Christian University. have been left out in the cold. SMU was not <MJ8A,8tep*gefl Experiences of gay community Lawyer speaks about state on campus has changed over years "Here at of race relations in America By Delia Jalomo dum to include sexual orientation in the univer­ school, it's not By Nhaila Hendrickse cases against hate groups such as the Ku Klux SENIOR STAFF WRITER sity's non-discrimination statement. Klan and its various offspring organizations. In Executives of the Gay, Lesbian and something I'd NEWS EDITOR 1987, a jury awarded $7 million to the mother of a v Bo Asher came out to a few friends at SMU Bisexual Student Organization (GLBSO) have Something seemed contrary Monday night as young black man lynched by members of the the Wednesday before Thanksgiving last year. just as many positive as negative stories to scream Morris Dees stood before the assembled audience KKK. The verdict held the Klan liable for the acts Then he went home to Breckenridge, Texas, tell. in the Hughes-Trigg Theater and spoke about race of its members and resulted in the group's eventu­ a small town that he described as a Dating,- for example, has been an issue. about." relations, sexual orientation, religion and toler­ al bankruptcy. •; "football/rodeo/go sports!" kind of place. Asher said he would never bring a date to ance. "There is an ill wind blowing across this nation ; By Saturday, more than 100 people had » SMU. The white man hailing from Alabama spoke now," Dees said. "Every hour of every day some­ called his home to see if it was true. "Some people say they can handle seeing it, with the soft, melodic southern drawl normally one is a victim of a hate crime." ; "Here at school it's not something I'd but once they see it, it's different,"Asher said. Bo Asher, associated with people like U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms : scream about," Asher, a sophomore, said. First-year Kevin Hope, GLBSO secretary, and preacher Jerry Falwell, who spread anti- I Over the years, SMU's gay, lesbian and has brought his boyfriend on campus and sophomore semitic and racist epitaphs across television sets, Ibisexual community has had to plow through recalled the first time they kissed openly at newsletters and just about any media outlet they 1 stereotypes and deal with issues like coming SMU. "There is an ill wind blowing can get their hands on. lout, dating on campus and last year's referen­ GAV;SttfM9*3 However, Dees preached understanding, edu­ across this nation now." cation and most importantly, tolerance. "I hope each of you would remember the prophet Amos, a farmer who came from the fields Society to host panel discussion on media to Jerusalem bothered by the lack of justice," Morris Dees, By Jonathan Dawbra major and president of SOAAC. phere it allows for debate of this topic.' Dees said. "He told the leaders, 'Unless justice ; . STAFF WRITER "People need to come out of this with The event is set up so that first the rolls down like waters, you're never going to co-fomder, Southern Poverty Law Center an awareness, with understanding." panelists will speak on their point of enjoy the beautiful things you have.' • The Society of African American The panel discussion is a direct view and how they feel media manage­ "I have faith because we are all angels and [Communicators will hold a panel dis­ result of a symposium that SOAAC ment is important for minorities. there is one link that connects us," Dees said. "If cussion on the topic of "minority own­ held last year on the role of African Among the panelists are Esther Wu, we are going to fly, we have to embrace each oth­ ""TEenwjontyoTmM not committed by organized hate groups, said ership and management in the media" Americans in the media.