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Senior Katie Gifford (left) speaks with Suellen Turner (right) at the Taos Open House on Wednesday. The SMU-in Taos curriculum is developed with the surrounding area with its people, artifacts and cultural offerings in mind. (0) comments

by Sarah Scott, Chief Copy Editor, sescott@smu.edu

The Faculty Senate approved a resolution Wednesday challenging an executive order from President George W. Bush that would allow presidents to keep records classified indefinitely. The Senate also passed a resolution listing concerns about the Bush Library complex. (0) comments

by Samantha Urban, Associate Entertainment Editor, surban@smu.edu

According to Teach for America, nine-year-olds growing up in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in high-income communities. Half of them won't graduate from high school. Those who do graduate will, on average, read and do math at the level of eighth graders in high-income communities. (0) comments

by Elizabeth Barnwell, Contributing Writer, ebarnwel@smu.edu

Members of the local and SMU communities gathered yesterday to hear Dr. S. Deborah Kang's findings on her research study entitled, "The Legal Construction of the Borderlands: The INS, Immigration Law, and immigrant Rights on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1917-1954. (0) comments

by Cate Biggs, Associate News Editor, cbiggs@smu.edu

Wednesday marked another typical Valentine's Day. Roses, chocolates, flowers and love were on the minds of most SMU students. But for some philosophy students, yesterday's Valentines celebration was put on hold as they questioned the existence of love itself and explored the inconsistencies of the human emotion that remains an indecipherable mystery to most, even on Valentine's Day. (0) comments

by Sarah Cook, Contributing Writer, sscook@smu.edu

Sophomore engineering major Allison Griffin, prepared herself to look and sound the part of a young professional for Wednesday's Career Fair. Prior to the fair, Griffin updated her resume, researched company Web sites and read materials distributed by the Hegi Career Center to ensure she would both look and act professional when meeting company representatives and prospective employers. (0) comments

by Kelsey Jukam, News Editor, kjukam@smu.edu

SMU's Office of Research and Graduate Studies will host the 2007 Research Day today from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Hughes-Trigg lower level ballroom. This event, which occurs annually, will display research projects by more than 70 graduate students from a variety of disciplines who will be present to discuss their work. (0) comments

by Jennifer Tashman, Contributing Writer, jtashmen@smu.edu

As students walk into Hughes-Trigg today, they may hear an ancient language they cannot identify. When one takes the time to listen, he or she notices the sound of Hebrew. This sacred language, often foreign to the ear of an SMU student, contains the history of thousands of people. (0) comments