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Administrator: Removing seats hurts SMU's image

by Brooks Powell, Staff Writer, blpowell@smu.edu

Although a controversial bill abolishing special-interest seats for ethnic minorities and academic affiliation in the student senate was pulled by its authors late Monday afternoon, debate over the bill dominated Tuesday's senate meeting. Both galleries in the Hughes-Trigg Forum were filled with opponents and supporters of the bill, many of whom spoke about the legislation, which is currently being revised by authors Christina Kearney, a Dedman I senator, and Peter Goldschmidt, student body secretary. (7) comments

University Libertarians, NORML, hold first event to discuss legalization of medicinal marijuana

by Steve Thompson, Managing Editor, sthompson@smu.edu

Standing in front of nearly 50 students in Hughes-Trigg Forum, Clifford Deuvall told the audience his slogan. "Can you smell the freedom?" he said, sporting a gold marijuana leaf on the lapel of his oversized grey suit. "If you can't, you're not working hard enough. (0) comments

Marijuana supporters draw on prohibition era for support in legalizing drug

by Kyle Spencer, Contributing Writer, kspencer@smu.edu

It's one o'clock in the afternoon and Keven O'toole, an SMU senior, boards the Dallas Area Rapid Transportation train to go, unwillingly, to another probation hearing. O'toole, who was charged with possession of marijuana in March 2008, was put on deferred adjudication after a plea bargain with the city's attorney. (1) comment

Media experts help students find connections through Digital Threads

by Rachael Mackin, Contributing Writer, rmackin@smu.edu

If you're familiar with cyber communities such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace - finding a job after graduation might not be as hard as you think. On Thursday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 6, SMU students are invited to attend the Meadows School of the Arts' second annual "Digital Threads" media conference. (0) comments

Campus newspapers continue to beat commercial papers

by James Lucente, Contributing Writer, jlucente@smu.edu

SMU junior Lauren Parker starts her day off with the same simple routine each morning. She commutes to SMU in DFW traffic, swings by Java City and tries to avoid the morning rush and get her hands on a hot chai tea latte.� Finally, she makes it a point to stop at one of the 55 The Daily Campus stands and grabs a copy of that day's issue. (0) comments