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Women's basketball to play Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament

by Nicole Jacobsen, Associate Sports Editor, njacobse@smu.edu

The noise that erupted from the women's basketball team as ESPN revealed the NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket could have rivaled the screams of a national championship team. Fans packed into Ten Sports Grill to witness the unveiling of who the Mustangs would play. (1) comment

Senate pushes pub plan to administration

First steps toward on-campus pub to be taken by Student Senate

by Donnie Wyar, Student Senate Beat Writer, dwyar@smu.edu

Before spring break, senators unveiled the first piece of legislation that could bring a pub to campus. On Tuesday, senators will vote on whether or not to support the resolution, which needs to gain a majority vote in the senate before being passed on to the administration for consideration. (0) comments

SMU alumni invest in education

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

Two former Cox school of business graduates contributed funding to enhance the education of SMU business students. The money donated is being used to create a subset of finance for "alternative asset management." Scott Luttrell (BBA '77) and David Miller (BBA '72 and MBA '73) have donated a total of $3 million for the creating of the new subset. (0) comments

Student involvement critical to recommendations' success

by Donnie Wyar, Student Senate Beat Writer, dwyar@smu.edu

The 30 recommendations offered by the president's Task Force on Substance Abuse Prevention are a step in the right direction to change the culture on campus, according to university officials. Without an ongoing and open line of communication with students, however, the recommendations will never reach their potential. (0) comments

Meadows School receives donation from Wachovia Foundation

by Liz Ford, Staff Writer, eford@smu.edu

The Wachovia Foundation donated $174,000 to the Meadows School of the Arts and Meadows Museum to budget "Imagine U @ SMU," a program bringing middle-schoolers from disadvantaged backgrounds to SMU to participate in an interactive campus arts experience. "Imagine U @ SMU" is a program designed to help the children, known as Imagine U @ SMU Scholars, to think creatively and develop interest in collegiate arts. (0) comments