SMU Tipsheet: July 8, 2010
Some days the news slows to a trickle. This would be one of those days. NCAA qualifiers continued… The reactions around the web have been colorful about the two football players denied admission to SMU. “This is an injustice.” [University Diaries] Hall exploring options for his future — BHS grad could play football and baseball after … Read more
SMU Tipsheet: July 7, 2010
SMU can be pretty newsworthy. Here’s where you can catch up on the important SMU news of the day. The Gulf Project SMU is teaming up with “a coalition of scientists, policy experts, oil and gas engineers and state officials” in an attempt to make offshore drilling safer—thus preventing future oil spills. Gov. Rick Perry … Read more
SMU Link Soup: It’s Mmm… Mmm… Good
I used to round up links for my EIC blog (before I apparently forgot how to post to it). I figure this could be a good thing to do on this blog, since I’m still getting Google Alerts about SMU. I can’t wait for graduation and the day I can turn them off. So without … Read more
My Bad: The Importance of Admitting You Were Wrong
Just because you never run corrections doesn’t mean you’re never wrong. I was talking to Craig Flournoy, one of my journalism professors, one day last April when he said something to that effect. The Daily Campus had just run a correction recently, and he was telling me that we, the paper, were doing the right … Read more
The Moment of Realization: It’s My Last Summer
It really is my last official summer. Provided, of course, that I pass all my remaining classes and earn enough credit to actually graduate from SMU. This is somewhat depressing because unless I either a) become a famous author (my journalism career having gone to pot and all) who doesn’t have a set work schedule … Read more
A Brief Hiatus. The Return to Blog.
Things got a little busy this past semester. [Ed. note: I'll say they did!] My brief stint as Editor in Chief of The Daily Campus has been wonderful. I set out with a few goals, and thankfully we accomplished nearly all of them. This was one of the best semesters we’ve had in quite a … Read more