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Ray Harris, Generation Development for TXU, gave a lecture to the SMU community Wednesday night, focusing on renewable energy for the state of Texas. TXU is looking into wind energy as well as solar, geothermal and deep sea. (0) comments

by Kelsey McKinney, Staff Writer, kelseym@smu.edu

SMU staff members are settling into their new offices off campus inside Expressway Tower. The 15-story office building at the corner of North Central Expressway and Yale Boulevard was acquired by SMU in January 2006. Renovations began in the winter of 2006, and the first offices were moved to the building this summer. (0) comments

Members of the SMU community will hold a protest today to raise awareness of a group of high schoolers now known as the Jena 6. The peaceful protest is against the charges of six black students at Jena High School in Central Louisiana. The protest will be held from 11 a. (1) comment

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

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas:" The helpful mnemonic device for remembering the nine planets in our solar system was rendered obsolete last year when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared that Pluto was no longer a full-fledged planet. (0) comments

by Ian Winston, Contributing Writer, iwinston@smu.edu

Hispanic-based sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma hosted its first annual ice cream social and info session Monday evening to cap off its events for recruitement. "This has been a big turnout compared to past events," Sigma Lambda Gamma President Anna Dominguez said. (0) comments

by Lola Obamehinti, Contributing Writer, lobamehint@smu.edu

At a special SMU Faculty Club gathering Wednesday, numerous staff members, professors and community individuals were able to listen to Professor Rick Halperin speak. Halperin, the director of SMU's Human Rights Education Program and the Chair of the Board of Amnesty International USA, was the guest speaker at the Faculty Club's luncheon from 12 to 1 p. (0) comments