Best Of SMU & Park Cities 2011

Voting took place November-early December 2010 through an online survey on smudailycampus.com.

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Best place to sit and hang out with friends

• Hang out? Who has time for that?
• Varsity in Hughes-Trigg
• Java City (now Cafe 100)

Best place to study

• Fondren Library
• Bridwell Library
• Hamon Arts Library

Best first-year memory

• Residence Hall
• Mustang Corral
• AARO

Best residence hall overall

• Virginia-Snider
• Boaz
• McElvaney

Best residence hall for social butterflies

• Boaz
• McElvaney
• Perkins/Smith

Best place to take out-of-town visitors

• The Boulevard
• Meadows Museum
• Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports

Best SMU tradition

• The Boulevard
• Celebration of Lights
• Peruna

Best residence hall for shut-ins

• Virginia-Snider
• Shuttles
• Moore

Best off-campus student housing

• The Lofts at Mockingbird Station
• The Shelby
• The Village

Best place for your parents to stay

• Hotel Palomar
• Hotel Lumen
• Hilton Park Cities/Ritz-Carlton

Best SMU female athlete

• Courtney Webb - Women's Soccer
• Audra Egenolf - Swimming
• Kathryn Wilkerson - Volleyball

A junior goalkeeper on the SMU women's soccer team, Courtney Webb started all 22 games and played every minute in net for the Mustangs. Webb posted career-bests in goals-against average (1.00), save percentage (.813) and shutouts (7).

The Dallas native helped lead SMU to the Conference USA Championship semifinals and was named first team Academic All Conference USA.

Best professor

• Rick Halperin
• Judy Newell
• Veronica Leon

Best reason to go to an SMU football game

• Watch the game
• There's a game? Stay on The Boulevard.
• See friends

Best SMU sport to watch outside of football/basketball

• Men's Soccer
• Swimming & Diving
• Volleyball

Best SMU male athlete

• Kyle Padron Football
• Juan Castillo Men's Soccer
• Zach Line Football

In his season as a full-time starter, sophomore quarterback Kyle Padron led SMU to its second consecutive bowl game appearance after earning Hawaii Bowl MVP in 2009. Padron set single season school records with 3,828 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, and 35 total touchdowns.

The Southlake native also earned honorable mention All Conference USA accolades.

Best campus office

• Student Activities & Multicultural Student Affairs (SAMSA)
• Lyle School of Engineering Offices
• Hegi Family Career Development Center

Best on-campus hideaway

• West Stacks in Fondren Library
• Tunnel system under campus
• Study cubicles in Fondren Library

Best fraternity

• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Beta Theta Pi
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Best sorority

• Gamma Phi Beta
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Chi Omega

Best non-Greek campus organization

• Student Foundation
• Program Council
• Student Senate

Best sorority event

• Mr. University
• Theta Late Night
• Gamma Phi Frog Fry

Best fraternity event

• Heaven & Hell
• White Trash Bash
• Phi Delta Theta Casino/BYX Island Party

Best place to propose marriage

• Steps of Dallas Hall
• Steps of Perkins Chapel
• Scoreboard of Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Best view of campus

• From steps of Dallas Hall looking south toward downtown Dallas
• From Mockingbird looking north on Bishop Boulevard
• From 4th floor of Fondren Library

Best campus building exterior

• Dallas Hall
• Perkins Chapel
• Blanton Student Services Building

Best place to find girls

• Sorority Row
• In class
• Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports

Best place to find guys

• Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports
• Fraternity Row
• In class