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Montesi wins annual 'Mr. University'

by Austin Reed, Staff Writer, atreed@smu.edu

The Hughes-Trigg theater was packed Thursday for SMU's annual Mr. University pageant, held by the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Each year, representatives from fraternities and other organizations compete in multiple events, both fashion and talent related, to be crowned "Mr. (1) comment

Author speaks of culture and tradition at lecture

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

The English department sponsored a Gilbert Lecture featuring Zakes Mda, a South African novelist, playwright, poet and filmmaker and professor of English at Ohio University. Mda read a selection from his most recent book "Cion," a novel about a group of people in Athens, Ohio, who have descended from African-Americans, Native Americans and Irish Americans. (0) comments

Evolution lecture hits on middle ground

by Morgan Brief, Contributing Writer, mbrief@smu.edu

Thursday night, cellular biologist and Brown Professor Dr. Kenneth Miller gave a speech on what the collapse of intelligent design means for science and faith in America in his lecture entitled, "Is it Time to Abandon Darwin?" Miller quickly cut the tension in the room with his opening statement of a loud and clear, "No. (6) comments

Students share Thanksgiving traditions

by Laura Murray, Contributing Writer, lmurray@smu.edu

The turkey, an animal so loved by Benjamin Franklin that he wanted to make it the national bird, has lost its appeal with some modern day Americans. While Thanksgiving has remained a staple holiday for the United States, the turkey remains in the center of a bitter battle between those who love it and those who don't. (0) comments

Yoga provides classes for all types

by Tucker Pressly, Contributing Writer, cpressly@smu.edu

Pregnant women deep into their third trimester leave their comfy couches, cartons of ice cream, and soap operas and waddle in for a 75-minute yoga class. Men and women block out 90 minutes of their day to sit in a sweltering hot room heated at more than 105 degrees. (1) comment