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First-year student Jordan Crist died from acute alcohol poisoning according to a report released today by the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Crist had a blood alcohol level of .4 - five times the legal limit. (29) comments
A day full of cloudy skies and promises of rain caused Mane Event to move inside the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports on Tuesday afternoon. However, the weather did not prevent many from enjoying pizza outside under the building's rotunda. Inside, sumo wrestling paraphernalia, large inflatable accessories and a stage with a DJ greeted students as they stepped onto what just hours before was simply a basketball court. (0) comments
It will be at least three weeks until friends and family of first-year student Jordan Crist know how he died. Crist was found unresponsive Wednesday morning in a dorm room on the third floor of Perkins Hall. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said Thursday toxicology and electrolyte tests are needed to determine the cause of death. (2) comments
SMU's Human Rights Education Program is now a reality. Dr. Rick Halperin is happy to proclaim that, "It's not a theory anymore, its here." Human Rights will officially become a minor degree program at SMU by the fall semester. Halperin, the director of SMU's Human Rights Education Program, has been working on this since July 1 of last year when Dedman College received a sizeable gift from the Embrey family for the program. (2) comments
Students and other members of the Dallas community gathered in the McFarlin Auditorium as bands Phantom Planet and Motion City Soundtrack played during the annual Code Red Concert on Tuesday at 8 p.m. "We tried to mix it up this year," said Jordan McCarter, the advisor to SMU's Program Council. (0) comments
The 94th Student Senate Officers were inaugurated in the Hughes-Trigg Commons on Tuesday afternoon. University President R. Gerald Turner was there with opening remarks. He spoke of how hard the 93rd Student Senate worked efforts. He feels they accomplished many goals throughout the year and with much to come in the future, he does not know what to expect. (0) comments
On Saturday, May 19, Southern Methodist University will hold its 92nd annual commencement ceremony in Moody Coliseum. The commencement speaker for this year is renowned television journalist and commentator Bill Moyers. Moyers, along with Dallas civic and business leader William T. (2) comments
Kidi Amanuel stands out in her biology class. She is the only black student in her class, which isn't unusual for SMU. "Personally, I don't let things like that really affect me, other than noticing the fact, so I don't dwell on it much," Amanuel said. "But maybe it shows that I'm getting used to being a minority. (5) comments
Tuesday was the postmark deposit deadline for the incoming class of 2011. The long recruiting season has ended, and Southern Methodist University is busy preparing to welcome the new first-years to the Hilltop. Current SMU students come from each of the 50 states and nearly 90 foreign countries. (0) comments
Channing Cass transferred to SMU in the fall of 2006 from the University of Oklahoma. A senior English major, Cass always considered herself a strong writer and reader until enrolling in Professor Beth Newman's poetry class. Cass said that Newman returned the class' first writing assignment with a note attached to her paper calling her a poor writer who should never have made it so far as an English major. (2) comments
SMU graduate Ashley Rich was weeks away from walking down the aisle when she quickly and quietly called off her six-month engagement to a man she had known since the third grade. She and her fiance had everything planned, from the wedding colors and flower arrangements to the hotel and flight reservations for their honeymoon in Italy. (0) comments
SMU first-year David Speedlin said he has seen friends do community service simply to put it on a resume for graduate school. He has also witnessed fraternity members backstabbing their own brothers to benefit themselves. One time a frat brother told a false rumor to a girl about another brother only so she would break up with him. (5) comments
One family-size box of cereal. A package of cookies. A large bag of potato chips. A gallon of ice cream. A frozen pizza. While this may seem like a weekly grocery list, it could be just one afternoon's worth of food for someone suffering from binge eating disorder. (1) comment
As spring semester winds down, many SMU students are struggling to juggle their responsibilities. A typical day for any student includes hours of class, meetings and mountains of homework. The amount of classwork is not only a pain, but could also be causing depression, stress and eating disorders. (0) comments
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