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The former UA Cinema at the corner of Yale and Central Expressway is currently being demolished to make room for development of SMU's new East Campus region. Once demolished, the building will be replaced with a new 870 space parking garage. According to William J. (1) comment

by Steven Thompson, News Editor, sthompson@smu.edu

A Student Senate meeting held yesterday discussed two different, yet important, topics of student life and education: alcohol and advising. Police Chief Richard Shafer spoke to members of the senate about his job, the emergency alert system and the current attitude toward alcohol violations on campus. (1) comment

by Mark Norris, Editor In Chief, mnorris@smu.edu

SMU's School of Engineering will announce a $10.1 million gift at a ceremony today - the largest in the engineering school's history. The entire donation is from the W.W. Caruth Foundation through the Communities Foundation of Texas and will be split into two parts. (0) comments

by Steven Thompson, News Editor, sthompson@smu.edu

As part of the "Does Dallas Care?" program to raise awareness for Darfur, Highland Park United Methodist Church hosted former adviser to the White House under the Clinton administration and human rights activist John Prendergast on Wednesday evening. Prendergast spoke to members of the church, the community and SMU students about the underlying problems with the genocide in Darfur, including the U. (0) comments

by Meredith Shamburger, Contributing Writer, mshamburge@smu.edu

Faculty members gathered yesterday at the Faculty Club to hear Dr. Bonnie Jacobs from the Department of Geological Sciences speak on "The Fossil Planet Record of the Climate Change in the Geologic Past: Relevance to the Future." Jacobs, the founder and chair of SMU's Environmental Sciences program, who has received grants from the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation, is currently researching past climate change by studying plant fossils in Chilga, Ethiopia during the dry season in winter. (0) comments

by Peter Goldschmidt, Staff Writer, pgoldschmidt@smu.edu

"Does Dallas Care," a two-day conference presented by the Human Rights Education Program and Perkins School of Theology, began on Tuesday in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom. The goal of the program is to stress the importance of immediate assistance for victims in Darfur. (0) comments

by Meredith Shamburger, Contributing Writer, mshamburge@smu.edu

The office of New Student Programs hosted an Encore Series lecture yesterday entitled "A-LEC: Helping to Pursue Good Grades." Held in the Hughes-Trigg Forum, the lecture featured a panel of representatives from the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center who discussed the many different aspects of the Center and how they can help students. (0) comments

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

Yesterday, the "Careers in..." series, sponsored by the Hegi Family Career Development Center, held its second panel discussion in Hughes-Trigg. The "Careers in...High-Retail and Fashion" lasted from 12 to 1 p.m. in Atrium C/D. This series allows students interested in a particular career field to ask successful professionals involved in their prospective job paths various questions. (0) comments

by Caitlin Myers, Contributing Writer, cmyers@smu.edu

Jennifer Bowes never thought she looked particularly good in stripes, let alone the black and white verticals of a referee uniform. "I would have never guessed I'd be doing this," the sophomore said. "But the opportunity to become an official presented itself this year and I couldn't refuse. (0) comments