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NEWS Briefs World ST. MORITZ, Switzerland— Lindsey Vonn continues her legacy at the 64th World Cup victory Sunday. Vonn raced down the Engiadina course in one minute, 23.55 seconds with only one opponent behind her. TOKYO— Japan stands by its policy to refuse terrorist demands after ISIS released a video beheading one of the two Japanese captives. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated his current highest priority is saving the life of the remaining hostage, journalist Kenji Goto.
National CHICAGO— Two men were wounded during a shooting on the West Side of the city Sunday. One man was riding in a van on the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue in the afternoon when someone fired shots from outside. In a separate shooting, a 38-year-old man suffered gunshot wound to the head on 2400 block of South St. Louis Avenue.
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SMU students, faculty and visitors view facts about Helen Suzman at the traveling exhibit in Meadows.
Helen Suzman Exhibit comes to SMU CAMPBELL FLEMMONS Associate Online Editor @campbell_mccall Meadows school of the arts will be displaying a traveling graphic panel exhibition showcasing the career of South African anti-apartheid and human rights activist Helen Suzman (1917 – 2009). The exhibit will be in the Bob Hope Lobby of the Owen Arts Center from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20. There will be an opening reception for anyone interested on Wednesday Jan. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Bob Hope Lobby. “Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights” tells the story of Suzman’s journey to become the leading Member of Parliament to oppose apartheid legislation during her 36 years of public service. Meticulously selected photographs, personal letters, speeches, political cartoons
DALLAS — Police are searching for two men suspected to have mugged two women since Thursday. Ann Etgen Atkinson, 82, had her purse stolen at Tom Thumb on Northwest Highway and Central Expressway while a 25-year-old woman in the parking lot outside near the Galleria.
could create the climate for negotiations.” Suzman was recognized as a human rights champion, earning two Nobel Peace Prize nominations, multiple honorary doctorate degrees and worldwide accolades. “The entire exhibition really tells the story of one fearless individual’s steadfast commitment to fighting for what she believed in the face of institutionalized opposition,” says Clyde Valentín, director of SMU Meadows’ Arts + Urbanism Initiative. “In many ways, her life work affirms that, even when things seem their most bleak, the tides of enlightenment and justice eventually prevail. It is good for our students to see themselves in Helen Suzman’s story.” When asked if her Jewish values were the source of her staunch stand against apartheid, Suzman responded that instead
of looking only at values, she was more inspired by the shared experiences of enslavement and prejudice, perpetrated on both Jews and blacks. She said that since she had lived and seen what can be achieved when not enslaved, she was fueled to do what she could to end legislated and legitimized prejudice. Partners for the SMU exhibition include SMU Meadows’ Arts + Urbanism Initiative, the SMU Embrey Human Rights Program and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. The “Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights” North Texas collegiate campus tour is presented by The M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation (http:// www.zalefoundation.org). The exhibition has visited two other North Texas college campuses, Austin
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PORTLAND, Oregon.— A man from Hillsboro, Oregon was arrested last year for playing violin naked while outside the federal courthouse in Portland is now suing the police. 25-yearold Matthew T. Mglej claims police used excessive force and violated his First Amendment rights. He is seeking $1.1 million in damages.
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and news articles showcase her remarkable strength in the face of relentless animosity, anti-Semitism and intimidation from other South African Parliamentarians, colleagues and citizens. Suzman served in the South African Parliament for 36 years from 1953 to 1989, including a 13-year period from 1961 to 1973 as the governing body’s only member of the Progressive Party and among the few Parliamentarians to condemn apartheid. The exhibit also chronicles her friendship with Nelson Mandela, which began when they met in 1967 during his incarceration at the Robben Island Prison west of Cape Town. Suzman was a vocal advocate for Mandela’s release from prison saying that Mandela “was the one man who would have the will and authority to persuade the African National Congress (ANC) and the government to suspend violence, and who
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Professor Ross Sloan is a teacher, mentor, friend CAROLINE HICKS Contributing Writer chicks@smu.edu
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Four Corners Brewing Co. made history releasing cans of beer with “360 End Lids.”
Four Corners Brewing Co. satisfies beer connoisseurs SCOTT SANFORD Contributing Writer ssanford@smu.edu It’s not hard to find quality, locally brewed beer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. But if you’re looking for a bar where you don’t have to resort to sipping out of a tiny puncture in the lid, well there’s only one place in Texas that
can give you that. Across the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Trinity Groves is slowly becoming an entertainment destination, and Four Corners Brewing Co has been a part of it since the start. While Four Corners is known for its personally brewed craft beers, the brewery recently put a different spin on canned beer.
Four Corners Brewing Co has made its home at Trinity Groves for nearly two years now, but just six months ago the brewery made history, releasing three of its brews in 12-ounce cans with fully removable “360 End Lids.” “What you’ve never been able to do is get the craft
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Professor Ross Sloan has been inspiring and making lasting relationships with students as an English teacher at SMU for the past six years. “My favorite part about teaching is the students, which probably sounds like a tired answer and the answer that teachers everywhere give, but I think especially for me especially the last four or five years the SMU students have fulfilled my expectations, have fulfilled my life in ways I never expected,” Sloan said. “Sloan goes above being a teacher,” said former student Brooke Bonner. “For me he’s a mentor, a friend and someone I can definitely see being a part of my life for the long run.” In addition to being a teacher, Sloan is also a husband and father to seven children between the ages of 3 months and 12 years old. “I balance family life and teaching the best I can,” he explained. “It’s always a negotiation, but I have a happy home life, I have a happy work life.”
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Professor Ross Sloan was nominated best teacher in 2014.
His students can attest to his amazing ability to balance everything he does. “If he assigns a paper he will be at Fondren until maybe 4 a.m. just incase someone has a question,” Bonner said. “And you know he still has to go home to his family of 7 children.” Sloan has a conversational style of teaching and hopes students will gain valuable, lifelong skills. “Literature is a lens on the world,” Sloan said. “I want them to be capable writers, more than that I want them to be great writers.” Sloan was voted best teacher in 2014 by The Daily Campus, and he loves the job just as much as his students love him. “Other than my wife agreeing to marry me, teaching at SMU has really been the honor of my life,”