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Turkish dance troupe "The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi" perform at McFarlin Auditorium Wednesday evening. Group members interpret the teaching of the 13th-century Turkish mystic and poet Rumi through dances with accompanying reed flutes, drums and chants. (0) comments

by Erin Hagan, Contributing Writer, ehagan@smu.edu

The Honors Marketing Practicum class hosted Subaru Safari as a marketing campaign for Subaru's Project Acceleration yesterday at Mockingbird Station from 5 to 8 p.m. The class, or marketing team, consists of 17 seniors and is instructed by Judy Foxman of the Cox School of Business's Marketing Department. (0) comments

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

Chris Simcox wants to make one thing clear. He's not a racist. "It's good for immigrants to secure the border," said the president and founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a group that pushes for tougher border controls. "How dare you call me a xenophobe … when we're trying to protect legal immigrants?" Simcox spoke Thursday night in the Junkins building to a group of students, several of whom belonged to the Young Conservatives of Texas. (0) comments

by Natalia Jones, Staff Writer, nljones@smu.edu

Psychiatrists Erszula Kelley and Richard Best spent time with faculty and students Thursday in the Women's Center at noon to lead a discussion on body image and eating disorders. Kelley, the medical director of the Eating Disorders Program at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, said individuals are not born with body images but develop such mind frames as they grow. (0) comments

by Natalia Jones, Staff Writer, nljones@smu.edu

Kerry Max Cook was a juvenile delinquent. He ran away from home at 19, became a bartender and stole a sheriff's car. Although he later turned himself in, it would not take long for him to break parole. Cook was a juvenile delinquent, but that did not make him a murderer. (1) comment

by Gillian McWhirt, Contributing Writer, gmcwhirt@smu.edu

"The Vagina Monologues" features personal stories about women's sexuality as well as their fears and search for self-discovery and condemns domestic violence. The Women's Center is bringing the play to campus to increase awareness about violence against women. (1) comment