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Observer names SMU Journalism Alum "Best Blogger"
Sam Merton, 2007 graduate of SMU with a degree from Meadows' Division of Journalism was named the "Best Blogger" of 2007 for his work at DallasBlog.The Observer called Merten's posts "a must-read for political junkies, capturing the drama, intrigue and the contentiousness that the daily paper often overlooks."
"Stuff Happens" this weekend
September 27, 2007
Meadows Theatre Professor Rhonda Blair directs the first 2007-08 season production, "Stuff Happens." The play is written by Sir Dave Hare. Hare's modern-day history play earned a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Off-Broadway Play.
Christy Vutam, Meadows reporter for Daily Data, has a special interview with Rhonda Blair. Performances for "Stuff Happens" begin Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. For tickets and information contact 214-768-2787 (ARTS).
Obama SMU student chapter 'redefines change and voting'
Students for Barack Obama is one of several chapters on college campuses across the United States supporting the presidential bid for Obama. The chapter recently hosted an event, "Countdown for Change." Jaimie Siegle, contributing reporter for Daily Data, gets an exclusive interview with the campus coordinator for the Obama chapter at SMU. more info
Association of Black Students at SMU show support for Jena 6
September 20, 2007
The Association of Black Students hold a silent protest today from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the fountain in front of Dallas Hall. In addition, the ABS students are wearing black to show their support for Jena 6. more info
First Tate lecture series features decorated journalists
Distinguished journalists George Stephanopoulos, Jim Lehrer and news analyst David Gergen visit with high school and SMU students at the Turner Student Forum. SMU student Rachael Morgan gets an exclusive interview.
SMU students present a blog perspective
September 17, 2007According to BusinessWeek.com, the Internet has 15.5 million active blogs. Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that "many people view blogs as alternatives to the mainstream media. Blogging is no longer part of a Myspace or Facebook profile. It's become the latest trend on college campuses, company Web sites and hard and soft copy periodicals.
Several SMU students are becoming part of the blogging trend. In their blogs, they have the opportunity to share their adventures and place the reader in the midst of their journeys.
Brenda Gonzalez blogs her Paris adventures
Gonzalez takes you on a "French Connection" adventure. She is doing a Paris study abroad for Fall '07 and her experiences are incredible.
Read about the new culture Brenda is encountering on her blog.
Sommer Saadi blogs her London experiences
Saadi will call London home for the next nine months. She anticipates experiencing a great amount of culture shock. Sommer's never lived away from home. Checkout how Sommer's adapting on her blog.
Matt Carter brings you e-blog
Carter is not your typical "coach potatoe." The boy knows his TV. Carter is watching the latest hip shows on television and he will be providing his readers with some interesting thoughts on what's happening. Carter will also provide the latest news in films and musci. Catch up with Matt on his blog.
SMU seniors get ahead of the ballgame
September 14, 2007
If you’re a senior and feel the heat and pressure of “the what’s next after graduation.” Checkout the Career Center Newsletter and get tips on interviewing, job searching and writing that “eye-catching” cover letter and resume.
Taking gaming to the grad level
September 13, 2007
The Guildhall, located at the SMU’s Plano campus, announced that it would be offering a 5-year game grad program. It’s a dual degree plan that offers a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a master’s in interactive technology.
"Since we opened our doors in 2003, high school seniors from across the country have been inquiring as to how they can get into our program. If a high schol senior's goal is to someday work as an artist in the video game industry, SMU is the right place for them," said Dr. Peter Raad, founder and executive director, The Guildhall at SMU.
Remembering 9/11
September 11, 2007
According to a recent USA Today poll, "Two-thirds of Americans view 9/11 as the most memorable news event of their lifetime."
SMU-TV's "The Daily Update" airs a special program for the sixth anniversary of 9/11. Aisha T. U-Kiu, President of the Muslim Students Association, discusses the on-going battle the Muslim community faces with media misrepresentation.
Volunteers lead the Centennial Campaign
September 10, 2007
According to SMU newsroom, “the SMU Board of Trustees passed a resolution Sept. 7 establishing steering committees for the University’s upcoming Centennial Campaign.
“The success of the Centennial Campaign will directly result from the active involvement and leadership of volunteers,” the resolution states.
Brad E. Cheves, Vice President for Development and External Affairs, says, “By the time we kick off the public phase in 2008, we expect to have hundreds of individuals serving as key volunteers on our various committees.”
Gen. Petraeus reports "surge" is working
September 10, 2007
According to the Associate Press, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq, reported to Congress that “the surge of 30,000 troops had largely met its military goals and that by next summer they would be gone.”
In an AP poll, most Americans see the Iraq war as a failure; 59 percent believe history will judge the Iraq war as a failure.
Former Fed chairman "points to market fear"
September 7, 2007
Alan Greenspan, former Fed chaiman of the United States from 1987 to 2006, views market behavior as identical to past market crashes. Greenspan said that "anxiety over a global credit squeeze triggered by the US housing slump was driven by 'fear'."
SMU launches iTunes U
September 2007
SMU students now have the ability to get their favorite song, movie and class lecture all from the same place, SMU iTunes U. SMU has joined partnership with Apple and iTunes to help provide faculty with innovative ways for allowing students to gain access to class lectures and materials.
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Moyers delivers SMU Commencement address
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In his commencement address Saturday at Southern Methodist University, journalist and author Bill Moyers told graduates that he tore up the speech he had written for the occasion after the deaths at Virginia Tech. "This moment, this time together, the only time we'll all be in the same place ever again, is all the more hallowed for thinking about how precious life is, and how fragile and fleeting," Moyers said. "Take hold of this day, pull it close, squeeze from it every drop of joy and camaraderie and fellowship you can." (Read more courtesy SMU Public Affairs)
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Fast Company editor-in-chief SMU’s first business journalism O’Neil chair
Fast Company's editor-in-chief, Mark Vamos, will begin the Fall 2007 term as the first William J. O’Neil Chair in Business Journalism at SMU. According to a press release (.pdf), Vamos brings business journalism and teaching experience with him to coordinate the new cross-school programs in Meadows and Cox. Vamos will also coordinate the William J. O’Neil Lecture Series in Business Journalism. |
Memorial planned for missing SMU student
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A memorial service for Meaghan Bosch will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, according to SMU’s Web site. The Dallas Morning News reported that construction workers found Bosch’s body a few days after her family reported her missing May 10. The cause of death is still unconfirmed. Bosch was 21 years old and an English major at SMU. Faculty and students from SMU’s English department met Thursday, May 17, to talk about their loss. Media coverage: Fox 4, McKinney Courier-Gazette, Dallas Morning News |
Meaghan BoschSMU signs iTunes deal, preparing rollout
Today, the iTunes University Steering Committee meets to discuss final interface design issues before rolling out iTunes U to the SMU faculty, staff and students. Although SMU was the first university in Texas to be approached by Apple Computer to be a member of the iTunes U program, legal concerns held up the contractual agreement until late this semester.
Once iTunes U is officially in place, members of the SMU community will be able to easily share audio and video content from the classroom and creative activities with audiences as tightly restricted as a class' enrollment or as broadly available as anyone with an Internet connection (the author of the content determines the distribution scope, see SMU's policies and procedures for ownership and copyright policies involving podcasts).
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Students, faculty mourn loss, celebrate life of Jordan CristRoughly 200 people attended "A Celebration of the Life of Jordan Crist" in Perkins Chapel on Thursday, May 3, 2007. Those in attendance shared the sense of community Crist inspired among his peers. President R. Gerald Turner expressed the university's heartfelt sorrow and read from "The Velveteen Rabbit," confirming that Crist will remain real in the hearts of those whose lives he touched. |
How secure is the SMU Campus?
After the Virginia Tech shootings, several national media outlets criticized the way the Virginia Tech campus police department communicated with the VT community. Colleges across the country are questioning their readiness should a similar event arise (TIMELINE: Historical gun violence at universities). How prepared is SMU?
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Memorial Vigil for Students and Faculty Slain at Virginia Tech, April 20
- Candlelight vigil around the flagpole from 9 to 10 p.m.
- Sponsored by SMU students with the assistance of the Office of the Chaplain
- Bring your own candle
- At the request of students at Virginia Tech, students around the country are asked to wear maroon and orange ribbons/armbands on Friday, April 20 in honor of those slain last Monday.
- As of Thursday noon, more than 600 SMU students have sent their condolences to student colleagues at VT through Facebook.
Meadows graduation set, rain plan still in the works
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After reversing his decision to move the Meadows 2007 graduation ceremonies to McFarlin Auditorium, Dean Bowen continued to work with faculty and students at a meeting April 18. A rain plan and a heat plan topped Bowen's list of concerns as he considered student suggestions ranging from paper fans to cooling tents. While several ideas appeared to pique his interest, Bowen discussed adding banners for a more colorful ceremony, potentially setting up a "paparazzi" area for parents to snap photos during the ceremony, and possibly splitting graduation ceremonies by majors in case of rain. |
Dean Bowen moves Meadows graduation back to original plan
Dean Bowen sent an e-mail to graduating seniors in Meadows April 17, in which he confirmed he will move the Meadows graduation ceremonies back to the original place and time, but requested that graduating Meadows seniors follow up on their promise to work with him on creating an alternate plan.
He asked that graduating Meadows seniors come to Greer Garson Room 3527, which is upstairs in the Dean's suite, on Wednesday, April 18, at 11:30am to make further plans.
Blumenthal Discusses Controversy
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Ralph Blumenthal (bio), the Southwest Bureau Chief for the New York Times, spoke to Tony Pederson’s media ethics class on Tuesday, April 17. This was not Blumenthal’s first campus visit. He sparked controversy earlier this year when he filed a story containing quotes sourced from a January 9 private faculty meeting regarding the Bush Library. |
Numbers talk, Meadows walks…to McFarlin?
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The original meeting was to take place in the Greer Garson Theatre, however too many 2007 graduates showed up forcing the meeting to be moved. Once inside the Hope Theatre the crowd seemed much smaller. Fifty-one seniors, six faculty and staff and one parent participated in the discussion to keep Meadows graduation ceremony outside along the Owens Art Center. The attempts from the crowd to convince Dean Jose Bowen did not seem to be enough. |
Tornado sirens blare on campus
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Students and visitors sought shelter as tornado sirens blared on campus Friday evening. No damage reports have come in after hail up to one-inch in diameter pelted SMU. As the storm approached, some students headed to their cars for escape while others found shelter in basements across campus. The SMU Police Department recommended central locations and keeping a radio nearby to listen for the all-clear. Some students who did not have radios handy called their parents and friends for updates on news coverage. Relay For Life, in which teams usually walk around Bishop Blvd. to raise money to fight cancer, had to change venues because of the storm. Participants moved across Hillcrest to the Biggers Recreation Center, which opened its doors to over 400 people, a stage, entertainers and fundraising boothes. |
Intelligent Design Controversy Evolves
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Scientists, students and religious leaders will meet in SMU's McFarlin Auditorium this weekend. They will gather to hear stories and lectures and discuss Intelligent Design. The Darwin Vs. Design conference begins Friday night at 7:30. But not everyone is excited about the conference taking place on campus. SMUdailydata.com reporter, Tom Rodgers provides the details. UPDATE: Both faculty and students sound off on the controversy. |
Faculty Senate votes on Bush Library complex resolutions April 11
The faculty senate approved two resolutions pertaining to the Bush Library center at the April 11, 2007 meeting.
A resolution introduced by Dennis Foster (pdf) called for SMU President Gerald R. Turner to require that the proposed Bush Institute's charter and name be independent and separate from SMU's name and identity passed by an overwhelming majority (25-6-3) of senate votes.
A second resolution introduced by Hemang Desai, Rob Frank, Jim Hopkins, Dan Orlovsky, Ulrike Schultze, Linda Sterns, Richard Nelson and Santanu Roy (pdf) also passed by a wide margin (25-6-4), urging identity separation between SMU and the Bush Institute, urging the Bush Institute to express an inclusive environment and reaffirming the senate’s positions on concurrent appointments, the rescission of Executive Order 13233 and the commingling of funds between the two entities.
The senate voted down two additional resolutions.
Kristof discusses Darfur, motivates students
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times spoke to honors program and journalism students at 3 p.m. on April 10, 2007 in McCord Auditorium. Topics included his coverage of the Darfur region of Sudan, media ethics and American foreign policy. |
Lecture Series brings CNBC analyst to campus
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CNBC financial analyst Ron Insana spoke at the William O'Neil Guest Lecture Series Monday, March 26, 2007. |
Maguire Center selects 2006-2007 interns
The Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility slected seven students for the 2006-2007 Maguire and Irby Family Public Service Internship. According to the Maguire Web site, a committee selected the students based on project proposals, need for and ethical merit of the proposed projects and the roles the projects will play in the students' futures, among other criteria.
In a campus-wide e-mail, SMU Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility Coordinator Terri Gwinn announced that Chris Bhatti of Cox School of Business, Aaron Clinger of Dedman School of Law, Madison Dyal of Cox School of Business and Meadows School of the Arts, Cynthai Halatyn of Dedman College, Johsn Hasley of Dedman School of Law, Sommer Saadi of Dedman College and Meadows School of the arts, and Angad Talwar of the School of Engineering and Dedman College recieved internships.
Brief: Faculty Senate passes one Bush Complex resolution, ties another
SMU's Faculty Senate introduced two resolutions concerning the Bush Library Complex at the March 7 meeting. After hours of discussion, the senators narrowly passed a resolution calling for all concurrent SMU faculty and Bush Fellows appointments to remain independent, but failed to pass a resolution calling for the Bush Institute to either come under the the university's oversight or disassociate itself from anything pertaining to SMU. Voting on this latter resolution came down to a 13-13 tie with three abstentions after Profost Tunks reminded the Senate of the consequences of such a vote. In a later e-mail, Tunks said the resolutions themselves were not an issue for him, but he was concerned about "the cumulative effect of dragging out controversies that have largely been settled" when he addressed the senators. "At issue is the continuing string of negatives coming from our campus," he wrote. "I do respect the opinions of all concerned, including the Senators, and think healthy debate is what we should be about. I also think that all of us should be aware of the possible consequences to the University of our discussions." Tunks's point in speaking to the Senate "was to remind them that the Library complex coming here is not finalized, and that if we keep sending only negative messages about the Institute (which the Bush administration says must accompany the Library and Museum) we do stand a chance of costing ourselves the whole package." |
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SMU community members discuss current topics
Faculty Voices: Matthew Wilson and Charlie Curran discuss the Bush Library complex. Tom Rodgers moderates. |
Fertility: never too early to consider options
SMU senior Clare Taylor has given little thought to starting a family. As she prepares for graduation, she worries more about establishing herself in the workforce than about baking buns in the oven.
‘Generation Next’ lends helping hand
As University of Michigan senior Adam Percy walks through the halls of the business school there, he says he hears fellow business majors talk about the six-figure job offers they expect to receive upon graduation. They plan to work for top accounting, investment banking and marketing firms around the country.
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Blanton Building evacuated
A suspicious envelope, which turned out to be filled with a cooking spice, caused an evacuation of the Laura Lee Blanton building Friday afternoon. |
Construction advisory
According to an e-mail Gary Schultz sent to the student, faculty and staff lists, a new pedestrian controlled crosswalk will connect the Law School parking garage and the Law School. Construction will begin on Daniel Avenue east of Hillcrest Avenue Monday, Jan. 29, and should end by Friday, Feb. 2. Schultz advised the community to expect delays on that route. |
Flu Shots on CampusAccording to an e-mail Patrick Hite sent to the student and faculty lists on Thursday, Jan. 18, the health center still has a few flu shots available and has dropped the price to $10. Those interested in receiving an injection should go to the health center located near the north end of the Boulevard. |
Students, faculty enter holiday season with Celebration of LightsStudents and faculty mix celebration and remembrance at SMU's 29th Annual Celebration of lights. |
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Winter's first snow falls on last class dayA mix of sleet and snow came down on campus as students finished their classes and headed into reading days. |
SMU Offers HPV vaccine
Southern Methodist University received the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) soon after it was released in the summer of 2006. Now the Memorial Health Center is working on ways to publicize the vaccine to SMU women.
Dedman student plays Millionaire
English major and lifelong trivia enthusiast Matt Carter began his sophomore year in New York filming "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." He won $16,000 on the show, which aired on WFAA Channel 8 at 3 p.m., Dec. 5 and 6. |
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Caswell to retire in May 2007
Vice President for Student Affairs Jim Caswell announced his retirement effective May 31, 2007. The news was bittersweet for many of his colleagues. Caswell reflects on his 40 years at SMU, and his plans to serve as an executive pastor at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano.
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'30-Seconds of Fame': SMU students win ad contest
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November 15, 2006 On Nov. 3, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that eight SMU students had won the restaurant's first-ever college advertising competition, “30-Seconds of Fame.” The contest, which required competing schools to create a 30 second advertisement on Chipotle, awarded the students and SMU with $20,000 and the title of being Chipotle’s favorite commercial. |
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Advertising and Cinema-Television students create ads, compete online through YouTubeFifteen students from Meadows School of the Arts are competing against students from over 20 universities in Chipotle's "30-Seconds of Fame" college advertising competition. According to a joint press release issued by Dr. Glenn Griffin, Asst. Professor at Temerlin Advertising Institute – SMU, and Dr. Mark Kerins, Asst. Professor in SMU's Division of Cinema-Television, the winning team will recieve a $10,000 prize and matching donation for their school. The competition has an added twist. The company will also reward the school that does the best job in getting their work seen by the public by noon (central time) on November 17 with an additional $10,000. |
Pilot program increases Fondren hours
Wubbie Hendrix usually leaves around 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. but it’s 3 a.m. now and she is still staring at the computer bleary-eyed. She is one of a couple dozen students still working on the first floor of SMU’s Fondren Library. (full story)
Technology reporter spends two days with SMU journalism studentsPatrick Seitz, a technology reporter for Investor's Business Daily, spent two days at SMU speaking about technology's effects on business, journalism, and life. He spoke to several classes, sat down for an on-camera interview and made himself available to students interested in careers in technology journalism. |
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Terence Smith lectures on media ethics
At the seventh annual Sammons Lecture in Media Ethics Terence Smith spoke about challenging ethical decisions that new organizations must make that effect the populous. Smith spoke to an audience at Caruth Auditorium Thursday night, October 5 about the decisions that editors have to make concerning whether or not to run a story that they have been told, by the government, not to run. He spoke about three examples that have appeared in the news within the last year. Smith told the audience that sometimes the ethical dilemma is not as clear-cut as one would think. (full story)
Grade Inflation
Grades are about to be posted. Will you get that “A” you’re hoping for? More importantly, do you deserve it? Some SMU professors say that you may not. “Grade inflation is everywhere,” an assistant professor wrote in a recent survey. “We are asked to aim for a class average of 80, which is a B-, and not a C, which is a class average of 75.” |
Study abroad office experiences growing pains
SMU’s Study Abroad Office is working to smooth out kinks caused by the growing demand for more programs in unique destinations.
Created in 1969, the Study Abroad Office has continually evolved and expanded, offering eight semester and year programs and 10 summer programs. According to the director’s message on the Study Abroad Web site, “[our ] goal is to personally assist all qualified students who want to participate...” (full story)
SMUPD releases annual crime statisticsGary Schultz sent the following information to SMU students via e-mail
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Dean Bowen Wows Incoming Students
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Newly minted Meadows Dean Jose Bowen received a standing ovation from the incoming students, parents and faculty following his "Hermeneutics" speech delivered at 2006 SMU Convocation ceremony yesterday afternoon. Using a variety of pedagogical techniques, Dean Bowen reminded incoming students how fortunate they were to attend SMU and challenged them to use their time at SMU to change themselves, and by using their knowledge and understanding of their environment, eventually change the world. |
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Rising college trend: Adderall
In Sindy’s sophomore year of college, she found herself at a new and academically challenging school and her mother diagnosed with cancer.
“My friend said she knew this doctor, all you had to do was say ADD and he would prescribe Adderall” said Sindy.
Adderall is in the amphetamine family, drugs that act as stimulants. According to the University of Chicago Magazine, students obtain Adderall by prescription or illegally through buying the pills from suppliers for $1 to $5 depending on the time of year. Prices rise during finals. (full story)
SMU names interim provost
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Blocker Resigns as SMU Provost to Return to Yale
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After serving less than one year, Dr. Robert Blocker announced his resignation from his position as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. In a letter distributed to the SMU community (.pdf, 19k), Blocker expressed his regret at the resignation and described the tension he felt between his love of music and the time constraints of his administrative duties. President R. Gerald Turner also circulated a memo (.pdf, 19k), responding with understanding of Blocker's position, and praise for his service to date. President Turner also announced an upcoming interim appointee to serve as provost while the university prepares for a formal search for a permanent replacement. Blocker will return to Yale University where he will resume his tenure as the Lucy and Henry Moses Dean of the School of Music, a position he held since 1995 before leaving to join SMU last year. Additional resources:
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Relay for life raises $113,000 for cancer research
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Relay for Life raised $113,000 Friday, April 21, to help the American Cancer Society save lives and empower individuals to fight against cancer. During the event SMU students on different teams walked around the Boulevard. Each team kept at least one member walking at all times. The walk is supposed to be used to celebrate those who have survived cancer and to remember those who have died from it. The money raised at SMU went to the American Cancer Society. The team that raised the most money was Bien Kappa Juniors. They raised $5,555 for the event. |
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Student jailed in on-campus protest
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SMU Amnesty International is protesting for the release of a political prisoner. The President of SMU Amnisty International, Kristen Schutz, volunteered to lock herself up for 72 hours to help gather petition signitures for the release of the prisoner. The mock jail began at noon on April 19 and will continue until Friday April 21.
For more information see the Daily Campus article SMU Amnesty President locked away for 72 hours by Farrell Crowley, Contributing Writer for the Daily Campus.
Students protest hate speech with silent march
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Students and faculty members wearing white t-shirts and societal labels bound themselves Wednesday, April 12, in resonse to a column in the student newspaper. They marched from the Meadows steps to the Student Center gagged and bound together then stationed themselves around the fountain before lining up near the flagpole. |
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ImprezaPoolaza rocks Mockingbird Station
More than 700 students, faculty and members of the Dallas community and surrounding areas gathered on the upper level of Mockingbird Station last night as SMU’s HorsePower Marketing and Subaru teamed up to create ImprezaPoolaza. The event featured local bands and entertainment in hopes to raise awareness of the new cars created by Subaru. Read the full Daily Campus Article
Spring break brings more than fun
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Soaking up the sun in Cancun, skiing in Breckenridge, gambling in Vegas. Students will flock to these party locations and others in the coming weeks in search of the perfect spring break. For most of these students, spring break will be fun and relaxing. But many will mix alcohol and sex along with their sun and snow. And that can lead to potentially dangerous situations, experts say. “Travel with people you know and trust who can help you determine when it is time to stop drinking or get out of a situation that may become harmful to you,” said Courtney Aberle, director of the SMU Women’s Center. |
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), students who drink excessively have higher rates of injuries, assaults, academic problems, arrests, vandalism, and other health and social problems each year compared to their non-drinking counterparts.
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Belo Distinguished Chair in Journalism receives lifetime communicator awardDallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council presented Norvell Slater Communication Awards to three communicators at a luncheon Thursday, March 9. According to their newsletter, the awards committee chose Tony Pederson, Belo Distinguished Chair in Journalism, for a lifetime communicator award "based on his longtime involvement with freedom of the press issues, which allow faith groups free expression of their beliefs and values, and his involvement with developing student journalists at SMU." |
Hovering parents become over-involved in students' lives
When John Coyne was young, his mother used to fix his hair and try to choose his clothes. When he came to college at SMU, it only got worse. She’d call him everyday, all day.
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Week's end moves to Thursday
It is no secret that for many college students Thursday is when the weekend begins. All night partying and drinking is not reserved for Fridays and Saturdays anymore at SMU and other universities around the country.
Literary festival revives as long-time supporter prepares to retire
Marshall Terry finally found the time to organize his desk in January, the week before beginning his final semester teaching at Southern Methodist University. The office he has occupied for decades just received its first top-to-bottom clean.
After a two-semester sabbatical next year, Terry will retire.
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Facebook makes student conduct public concern
When Molly Tuttle posted a picture of herself drinking on her Facebook account, she didn'’t think twice. Like many Facebook users, Tuttle, a senior at Pepperdine University in California, was used to posting pictures on the popular networking site for friends to look at.
After university officials saw the picture, though, Tuttle, along with 1,500 other Pepperdine students, was put on probation for breaking the Pepperdine student code of conduct. Another violation and the university would have grounds to expel her.
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Wireless coverage increases across college campuses
Scott Kolb does not bring paper to his classes. Sometimes the senior cinema-television major doesn’t even bring a pen. Like a growing number of students across the country, he carries their high-tech counterparts. In this case, they are his PowerBook and his BlackBerry.
Abortion key issue at Women’s Center discussion
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American steps in Middle Eastern lands: a student's journey
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Eichenwald Inspires, Warns Future Journalists
What goes on in the media behind closed doors? Kurt Eichenwald, author and reporter, talked about behind-the-scenes journalism Wednesday night, October 12, at Southern Methodist University. |
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Mark Cuban lectures on technology reporting
Mark Cuban dropped by campus on Oct. 19 to talk to journalism students about how professional media cover the technology industry.
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Students offer massive participation during service day
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Mumford's paintings capture moments of Iraqi war
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Secretary resigns, energy resolution passes
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SMU and the Environment:
Green Power Campaign Environmental Society and Student Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association |
