Mustang Sports Weekly: SMU takes time to celebrate the celebrated

4/24/12 3:05 PM

By Brooke Williamson, kbwilliamson@smu.edu  Transforming the usually loud and sweat filled Moody Coliseum to a draped room scattered with round tables covered in linens and fine foods; the athletes also traded their uniforms and practice gear for slacks, skirts and dress shoes. Many times throughout the year we, as spectators, get so wrapped up in the achievements of our favorite sports teams that we forget that the athletes are fighting battles of their own. Sunday night, the SMU Athletic Department took time out from their busy schedules of recruiting, interviewing, and preparing for next year, to honor and recognize the student-athletes that bring to life all that is, SMU Athletics. The individual awards given to the most deserving student-athletes, accented with...

Police Blotter: April 12-April 15

4/17/12 4:05 PM

By Mackenzie O'Hara, mohara@smu.edu  SMU PD has been busy investigating crimes ranging from the burglary of a vehicle to tampering with a fire alarm so far this April. Here is a breakdown of the number of crimes reported by category according to the Daily Police Report Log: There seems to be a common theme among crimes reported in the past week- damage to cars. • On April 12 at 1:20 a.m. a witness reported an unattended vehicle was struck and the person failed to leave contact information. Open. • Later on April 12 at 6:36 p.m. at the Panhellenic House 1, a student reported intentional damaged to her vehicle and a non affiliated person was issued a criminal trespass warning. Closed. • Seventeen minutes later a student reported burglary of her vehicle from...

Shillings and Sen$e: Tax day is today

4/17/12 4:01 PM

By Mark Agnew, magnew@smu.edu  Happy tax day everyone! This year April 17 is the deadline to file your income taxes since April 15 fell on a Sunday and Monday, April 16 was Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia. Fun fact: Failure to file is a five percent penalty per month (maxing out at 25 percent). But after you file, what should you do with your refund? That’s a valid question. Since your refund check is usually unexpected income, why not treat yourself to something nice. Ask a CPA for advice on what to do because laws can be tricky. In all good fun, check out some of the most bizarre tax laws for a good laugh. Who would guess that blueberries, nudity, playing cards, fur and arrows could be such revenue producing goods for the federal government?...

Wired & Weird: Coachella 2012: Tupac hologram brings back the ‘Gangster Party'

4/17/12 12:03 AM

By Charles Scott, clscott@smu.edu  Tupac is back! (Well, kind of.) Coachella goers were treated to the unexpected Sunday night when the late Tupac Shakur came on stage during a performance. Festivalgoers saw a realistic 3D-animated hologram of Shakur on stage for two songs, one of which was the famous duet called ‘Gangster Party’ where he performed with the still-living half of the “America’s most wanted” duo, Snoop Dogg. From the video, it seems as though the hologram of Shakur was synced with audio clips from past performances when the artist was still living. A number of post-mortem albums have been released under Shakur’s name, but Sunday was the first of his live performances since his sudden, and unexplained death, in 1996. This wasn’t the first time...

Police Blog: April 1-April 9

4/11/12 12:39 AM

By Mackenzie O'Hara, mohara@smu.edu April showers bring ... unusual crimes to the campus of SMU so far this semester. SMU PD received its first report of Terroristic Threat/Criminal Mischief at the Pi Kappa Alpha house on April 9 at 1:15 a.m. Students who are members of the house reported damages to a grill and table. An unknown male picked up a broken leg of the grill and began swinging it in their direction. Open. Another SMU PD first involved a report of “Aggravated Assault/Unlawful Restraint/Possession of Fictitious License or ID/Interference with Emergency Telephone Call” on April 4 at 6:22 p.m. at Boaz Hall. A student was arrested and booked into Dallas County jail for aggravated family violence, felony unlawful restraint and interference with 911. Closed. Other crimes...