Tui SIJAY, MAHCH 25, IV97 Vol. 82 No. 100 THE DAILY CAMPUS Dallas. Texai Powell to receive Medal of Freedom By Peyton D. Woodson He was sclcctcd as a White House /XT STAFF WURTK Tate lecture series to feature retired general Fellow in 1972 and became National Security Advisor in 1987 Retired General and former under the Reagan administration. In Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 1989, Powell, at age 52, was the Staff Colin L. Powell will rcccivc and former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff youngest man ever to be named the SMU John G. Tower Cenlcr for had such integrity and is perceived guished level. unanimous selection of the Tower chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Political Studies first-ever Medal of to be such a great American," said Members of the center believe Center's board of directors. Staff, the position that would gain Freedom at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bill Lively, vice president for Powell exhibits the qualities neces- Powell has served a military career him popularity during the Gulf War. McFarlin Auditorium. Development and External Affairs. sary to create a precedent for future that has spanned approximately "The quality of Gen. Powell's ser­ "Gen. Powell is probably one of Professor Calvin Jillson. director award recipients. three dccades. His service includes vice was such that people admired the most respected individuals in of the John G. Tower Center, said "(Powell) epitomizes (he qualities two (ours of duty in Vietnam during him greatly, not just as a military the United States of America, and the center's Medal of Freedom was of character and public service that the 1960s and a year as a battalion man. but as a human being." Jillson it's great when the first such award established to honor a lifetime of we want to honor." Jillson said. commander in Korea during the can be can be presented to one who public service at a very distin­ Lively added that Powell was the 1970s. See POWELL, Pace 5 Colin L. Powell !NBE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL Sharing the wealth Foundation donates $1 million —?*!*• By Kristen Mills lion dollar donation will be used for DC STAFF WWTZR priority projects such as Fondren Library. Dcdman College, the The Hoblitzelle Foundation of School of Engineering and Applied Dallas has donated $1 million to Science, the Edwin L. Cox School SMU. of Business and student services. The money will be used for a "The first projeel (the money will variety of projects under the univer­ help) is a library link for a new sity's major gifts campaign. entrance between the engineering President R. Gerald Turner said science library and Fondren the specific project \<f which the library." Turner said. money will go toward has not yet Some of the $1 million dollar been determined, but it will be donation will also be used to obtain 1 "<*v divided over four years. more funding to complete projects For many years, the Hoblitzelle that have already been started. Foundation has given gifts to the The unrestricted, flexible funds university totaling $4.3 million, provided by the Hoblitzelle including this latest donation. Past Foundation wilt enable the universi­ donations have gone towards the ty to use the funds in many ways. Foreign Language Learning Center Turner said. for computer equipment, relocation "The Hoblitzelle Foundation has of the Career Center, implementa­ already agreed to pledge $250,000 tion of a Chinese language pro­ for the next four years," Turner gram, Underwood Library and said. Office of Financial Aid. With the help of Paul W. Harris, "Never have they given a gift as executive vice president of the large as this," Turner said. "This is foundation, Turner and Harris will the largest." It is likely that the recent $1 mil­ See DONATION, Page 4 '-as#5 : SMU alumna pens ' i-. i il t.'. '• :,i 'i '-j > 7 ^ i DC PHOTO tit EOflAtDUOUNA . '^M»rk Meyers, Pi Kappa Alpha member and junior biol- Kappa Kappa Gamma Third Annual EMfer Ere; Hunt'*" i ^gy^major, dons the bunny suit as part of the Pike and philanthropy Saturday afternoon in the main quad. V Book about Big D s By Andrea Hugg murdered or driven out of the city DC STAFF WRITER in the process. Hill also spoke on women's Students compete on Fantasy dating show The history of Dallas is one which groups and their contribution to the frequently goes without recogni­ city. One group established Dallas' By Tammy Nguyen tion. Patricia Evridge Hill, author of first public library and ran a pure DC STAFF WRTTER Dallas: The Making of a Modern food and water campaign. City, shed new light on Big D's past "Professor Hill made a definite Students crowded into a smoke-filled Lena's in her lecture last Friday. contribution to Dallas history" said Bar and Grill Thursday night to witness a humor­ Hill graduated from SMU in 1979 Bob Fairbanks, history professor at ous battle between Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi with a degree in history. the University of Texas at Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi She said due to the lack of infor­ Arlington. "She was able to tell the Alpha on the dating show Fantasy Date. mation and books available on stories of many different groups Earlier this month, Todd Gcnuit, the show's Dallas' past, she could not resist which often go unnoticcd." host, visited SMU fraternities in search of a few investigation. Hill said people must look at eligible bachelors to be contestants on Fantasy "Dallas is the last big city to be a Dallas as a multi-layered city with a Date, the only dating game with a mandatory gaping hole in urban history," Hill multi-layered past. swimsuit competition. said. "Dallas is not all about big busi­ Chosen to represent their fraternities were Rett The result is a book that explores nessmen who built a great city Coluccio, SAE; Josh Hittman, FIJI; and Chad the history of Dallas that many peo­ where none ought to be," Hill said. Kollar, Phi Dell. ple do not know about. This theory is the basis of the The men competed against each other with In her lecture, Hill focused mainly "Origin Myth" which implies that on the struggle of organized labor Dallas is all about business and quick wits and loose tongues, sporting playful DCPtHim trSvsAS Drxs outfits like '70s style leather jackets, butterfly- and an event known as "T.he Ford salesmanship. collars and Hawaiian shirts. The audicncc hooted Rett Coluccio, SAE member, Chad Kollar, Phi Delt, and Joshua Hittman,.FIJI, Terror." This terror led to many vio­ Education concerning the past and cat-called, actively participating in the festiv­ participated in Thursday's taping of Fantasy Date with host Todd Genuit. lent attacks on anyone with pro- shows people what can be done in ities with chants and jeers. labor sentiments, which were made tne future. A vivacious Genuit, a Pamela Anderson-esque The shows were divided into three segments, of describing their fantasy date, while the blindfold- light of by the media in order to Hill said Dallasites must move co-host, scantily clad swimsuit models and three which the contestants could receive maximum of ed female contestant listened. Kollar responded protect the Dallas elite. away from the assumption (hat if it rambunctious fraternity males together resulted 35 points. The union finally won, but many is this way now, it has always been in a night of chaotic amusement and madness. The first segment consisted of the contestants See DATING, Page 5 of the members had been maimed, this way. Down to final four OUTSIDE Taking the bar by storm ByTagg Baker said. "Student satisfaction is the DC STAFF WRITER result by keeping the faculty moti­ New student vated. It took eight hours on Saturday for me to read every facul­ officials elected The last candidate in the search for ty member's resume. SMU has a the dean of the Edwin L. Cox very bright faculty and if we don't High - 56 High - 65 v ^ W School of Business spoke to over lake care of them, wc can lose them in law school Low - 53 Low - 36 30 students and alumni Monday. to other schools." Albert W. Niemi Jr. is currently Niemi also touched on the topic of Today Tomorrow By Tarnarm Wisdom not starting a doctorate program. the tiean of the School of Business DC STAFF WRITER at the University of Alabama at "I believe the great strength of this school is not having a Ph.D. pro­ Birmingham. While the rest of the SMU campus gram," Niemi said. "The program is 'The SMU school is regional, not was trying to recover from spring and it diverts national or global," Niemi said. incredibly expensive break, eight students from the law resources." "We need to market and promote school were perfecting their plat­ Niemi also said most schools with the school. Nothing is more impor­ forms. doctorate programs are being cut by tant than marketing and promo­ Elections for the Student Bar 50 percent because it is causing the tion." Association were held Wednesday, MBA programs to disappear. Niemi said he believes SMU's with a run-off race for treasurer DC PHimi nr Rvu Uw "This is the best deanship avail­ marketing program is one of the top Thursday. Shonn Evans, Shawn Cleveland, Elaine Tran and Gene able in the country," Niemi said. "I 10 in the nation, but the school docs Newly elccted SBA President want to be at the leading business Swimming success Roberts were elected to the Student Bar Association.