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NEWS Briefs World SWITZERLAND— The Swiss National Bank loses control due to deflationary forces and global economic disorder resulting in the Swiss franc to be 13pc higher after the SNB stopped defending the currency floor. BELGIUM — Two suspected terrorists were shot dead and one arrested in eastern Belgium during a major operation on Thursday to prevent “imminent terrorist attacks on a grand scale.” The targets were part of a network of jihadists returning from Syria.
SMU will proceed with 100 staff layoffs olivia nguyen Managing Editor qonguyen@smu.edu As a part of Operational Excellence for the Second Century (OE2C), 100 staff layoffs will be made. This will cut an estimated six percent of the university’s workforce. SMU President R. Gerald Turner released a statement to faculty and staff Jan. 15 announcing the start of the restructure of administrative operations across campus. The operation titled “Organization Design initiative” will be complete by this February. Its goal is to create an organization that is “better positioned to invest in projects that advance the University academically.” The university’s structural budget deficit and costs incurred by OE2C will reallocate savings from administrative functions to
these academic endeavors. OE2C will continue working on the Organization Design Initiative. This may affect additional positions later this year. Afflicted employees will receive assistance and compensation, such as full payment for COBRA premiums, SMU Retirement Plan contribution and outplacement services. The resizing of 1,700 employees made by SMU administration and OE2C will be discreet. Currently there is no specific department or list of employees named. The Daily Campus will report more on this subject once we have more information.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.— Former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice told jurors she was stunned to learn that a classified mission to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions on Thursday. Rice testified for the prosecution of ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, 47, who is charged for illegally disclosing details of the program to New York Times reporter James Risen.
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Texas ODESSA — In Penwell, west of Odessa, a corrections officer and three inmates remain in critical condition and a fourth inmate in serious condition after a prison bus crash en route to Sanchez prison unit last Thursday. The other two guards and eight inmates died on impact.
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Senior Kaycee Morganto’s brother Pvt. Patrick Morganto enlisted in the United States Marines Corps seven months ago.
Military loved ones experience silent struggle with distance lauren castle Contributing Writer lcastle@smu.edu Junior Dana Sherman met her boyfriend Phoenix Thompson in high school in Shoreview, Minn. When it was time to decide what to do after graduation, Sherman chose Dallas and SMU. Thompson decided to enlist in the United States Marines Corps. He is currently serving a 2-year deployment in Okinawa, Japan, 7,164 miles from Dallas. “At first, I was like ‘wow’ we really drew the short end of the stick with getting stationed all the way of there,” said Sherman. “But then, I realized that I am lucky that he is not in a combat zone where he is going to be at high risk for getting hurt.” Sherman believes she and Thompson do not have much control over their relationship. They are not able to choose where he lives. It was hard for Sherman to deal with the long distance during her first year at SMU. Sherman studied abroad last semester and was able to visit Thompson twice. “In one way, I feel like the government is manipulating our relationship,” said Sherman, who is majoring in studio art, health and society. More than 2 million people were serving in the United States Armed Forces in June 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau
New sorority members rejoice after recruitment on bid day 2014.
Spring rush is worth the wait
National NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stated Wednesday he would veto a bill by city lawmakers that would make it illegal for a police officer to put a person in a chokehold during an arrest. Since the death of Eric Garner last July after a policeman grabbed him around the neck, chokeholds have been banned by the police department’s rules.
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of Labor and Statistics. Service members receive support from the government, community organizations and strangers, such as educational and health benefits, care packages, language programs and therapy. However, their loved ones go through what is called a ‘silent struggle.’ Many believe it is hard for others to understand what it is like to have a loved one in service. Some live in fear of the unknown, feel alone or battle with frustration of other’s reactions. Sherman does not tell people about her struggles unless asked directly. “It makes it hard to talk to about it with anyone. People won’t get what you are saying or where you are coming from,” Sherman said. “When you do talk about it with people, they will be like: ‘Oh I’m so sorry.’ It’s my choice. I chose to be in this relationship. I am not looking for pity when I tell people.” There is no official number on how many SMU students have loved ones in the military. However, there were 108 undergraduate student veterans at SMU last year. One highly positioned SMU administrator has a son in the military. The official did not want her name used because of the sensitive nature of her son’s work. “Sometimes people express surprise that someone has a loved one in the military,
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As spring semester approaches the students of SMU, hundreds of eager girls begin preparations for the long-awaited week of recruitment. Unlike many universities around the United States, SMU has a longstanding tradition of deferred Panhellenic recruitment. Although this feels like an eternity for the girls about to go through recruitment, many current SMU sorority members found that deferred recruitment has more benefits in comparison to fall recruitment. “Having deferred recruitment is a huge advantage because it gives [you] time to both truly see all the different personalities of the houses and develop relationships with girls in every house,” said current sorority woman and junior
Molly O’Connor. Throughout the fall semester it’s common for students to notice the abundance of girls in sorority t-shirts on lunch dates, whether in Café 100, HughesTrigg, Arnold, or any of the other dining halls around campus. These lunch dates allow the girls to get to know each other before actual recruitment begins, an advantage that isn’t available for universities with fall recruitment. “I really liked having the first semester [at SMU] to get my feet on the ground with school,” said freshman Lindsey Wilson. “I enjoyed meeting sorority girls and going on lunch dates because you get to see a little bit of what every chapter is about.” However, deferred recruitment has its downfalls as well. According to the SMU Panhellenic Council page, around 500 women participate in the recruitment process every year. They reported: “too often, women go through the process with a more narrow opinion and
unfortunately this attitude poses a real danger for disappointment.” It’s a well-known idea for women going through recruitment that they should always keep an open-mind and try to keep pre-conceived notions out of the decision-making process. This tends to be more difficult for women beginning the process a semester later, due to existing ideas of individual houses they formed during the first few months of college. According to the numbers given by Panhellenic Council, only three to four women historically will not receive invitations or “bids” to a house after the process is over. “While the numbers aren’t perfect,” they especially iterate the importance of open-mindedness. “With deferred recruitment, you don’t have to base [your decision] off of opinions you’ve heard from others,” said O’Connor. “You really have time to see what [each house] is like and find the best fit for yourself.”
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Law clinics give voice to those less fortunate maria cross Contributing Writer mcross@smu.edu When Lucas Williams, an SMU law student, stepped foot onto the Dedman Law campus for the first time, little did he know he’d one day be representing a client involved in a whirlwind of neglect, drug-addicted parents and foster care. The client, a one-year-old child that can barely talk or combine words to create a simple sentence, depends on Williams to represent his best interest throughout the long legal journey ahead of him. The child was removed from his home by child protective services and it is up to the courts to determine where he will grow up. “While they may not be bad people, they’re just not good parents,” said Williams. You’ll encounter student attorneys like Williams in the basement of Storey Hall, tirelessly pouring over various cases. And they do it all for free. Operated by the Dedman School of Law, the purpose of the Clinical Program is to not only train students, but to help people who can’t afford their own counsel. There are nine legal clinics in total, focused on an assortment of legal practices that serve the community: consumer
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The Child Advocacy Clinic lets student attorneys represent children in need.
advocacy, criminal justice, civil law, small business and trademark, child advocacy, and consumer advocacy. Each clinic is run by student-attorneys and guided by seasoned lawyers who also serve as professors of the law school. The law school was among the country’s first to sponsor a community legal clinic, reinforcing one of its core commitments: public service. In 2015, three additional clinics will be added, bringing it to 12 clinics in total. These clinics include the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women — made possible by Ray L. and Nancy Hunter, and expected to open early 2015, the VanSickle Family Law Clinic — expected to open fall of 2015, and the
Patent Clinic. Excited about the expansion, Diane Sumoski, a licensed attorney who also serves as director of the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy clinic, hopes the new clinics can interact with each other and share knowledge, especially because the practices they represent are interrelated with child advocacy. In the Child Advocacy clinic, students work full-time for Dallas children, and serve as their guardian/attorney ad litem, which is a guardian appointed by the courts to represent the interests of infants, the unborn or incompetent persons in legal action. The children they represent are involved in some of the most severe cases of child neglect and abuse, and it’s the students responsibility to provide critical assistance to better their lives in any situation. Under the supervision of Sumoski, law students assist more than 12 Dallas County children a year. Sumoski also adds the student’s passion invigorates her, and it makes her excited to continue to practice law. “They’re going above and beyond, and it’s so fun to see the great job they do,” she said. Officials with several of the other legal clinics were contacted but were unable to comment on
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