Daily Campus

by Christene Dino, Contributing Writer, cdino@smu.edu

While rain poured outside of McFarlin Auditorium in 40-degree weather, a crowd of high school and college students, parents, professors and community delegates packed inside to welcome former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his second of two lectures. (0) comments

by John Coleman, Contributing Writer, jpcolema@smu.edu

"Second Life," an online communication tool and virtual representation of real life, could be bringing the future learning interface of education and business here to SMU. "Second Life" is a virtual world in which people from all over the planet can meet, interact and even speak to each other in fluent conversation. (1) comment

by Katherine Helms, Contributing Writer, khelms@smu.edu

The death rate of anorexia nervosa is 12 times higher than that of all other causes of death in females from ages 15 to 24. Spreading the Word About Disordered Eating (S.W.A.D.E.) was started in hopes of improving this statistic and raising awareness about eating disorders around the SMU campus. (1) comment

by Christina DiPinto, Staff Writer, cdipinto@smu.edu

Known for its collection of Spanish art, the Meadows Museum is no stranger to international artists. Thursday evening, the museum hosted an English artist as part of its Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Roger Tibbetts, sculptor, painter and professor of fine arts at Massachusetts College of Art, gave a presentation on his artwork throughout the years to an audience of about 40 people, some of them SMU students. (0) comments

SMU officials will not open the university today until 10 a.m. due to the winter weather that has been in the Dallas area. The Plano campus has also been delayed until 10 a.m. (0) comments

Sophomore Warren C. Seay Jr. will participate in The Institute for Responsible Citizenship's two-summer leadership program in Washington D.C. at Georgetown University. The program selects 24 minority male students each year. Next summer, Seay will take courses at Georgetown and intern in the D. (1) comment