How to utilize scholarships

Are you an expert at calling ducks? Are you by any chance a dwarf? Do you know how to make outfits out of duct tape? Are you taller than 6"? Do you have an interest in making candy or other sweet treats? If any of these descriptions fit you, you may be eligible for scholarship money! With the cost of higher education rising year after year, students are looking for different ways to fund their education. Full story

Walsh stands out as SMU falls in Richland matches over break

Spring Break did not quite turn out the way the SMU men's tennis team hoped that it would, as the Mustangs dropped both their matches over the break in Richmond, Va. On Thursday, March 11, SMU took the court against No. 61 Virginia Commonwealth University. Full story

Textbook fight a lesson in civics

Students must think for themselves to truly grasp history

Who knew textbooks could cause such a flap? Last year, a panel of teachers submitted a proposed social studies curriculum for Texas schools. Since then, the state board of education has made a number of changes to that outline, mainly to tailor it to a more conservative outlook. Full story

‘Leaves of Grass’ is a mix of film director’s two worlds growing up, plus personality

Walt Whitman, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Judaism, the Ivy League, backwoods Oklahoma and hydroponic pot are all a part of a new film. Tim Blake Nelson's film, "Leaves of Grass," has all this and more, including not one, but two Edward Nortons. Full story