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Feminism on the runway
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Designers do not define us
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Volleyball makes a comeback
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NEWS Briefs World MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s attorney general says three soldiers have been charged with homicide in the June 30 killing of 22 suspected gang members. SALHIYAH, Iraq— Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq captured a border crossing with Syria on Tuesday, expelling Islamic State militants in heavy fighting that ground down to vicious house-tohouse combat and close quarters sniping.
National PORTLAND, Ore.— A Somali American is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for attempting to detonate a weapon of mass destruction four years ago in Portland’s downtown square. Mohamed Mohamud, 23, could get life in prison, but government prosecutors recommend a sentence of 40 years behind bars. Mohamud’s attorneys want a term of no more than 10 years. BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — State police searching for a man accused of killing a trooper said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt that were capable of causing significant damage.
Texas DALLAS — Federal health officials on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S., a patient who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas and a sign of the far-reaching impact of the out-of-control epidemic in West Africa.
Albright, Gergen, Powell open 33rd season of Tate Lecture Series katelyn hall Contributing Writer khall@smu.edu CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen discussed current foreign policy issues with former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell. You’d expect a discussion between two secretaries of state and a moderator to be solemn and direct. But Monday’s Tate Lecture opened with lighthearted banter about network television. CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen asked the first Female Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the new CBS show Madame Secretary. “I met with the writers, and I think it’s a pretty good show. I wish I looked like her,” said Albright, who wore a Mustang brooch to the SMU event.
But the tone quickly became—and remained— serious in the year’s first Tate Lecture as Albright, Gergen and former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed global issues, principally what do with the terror group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. “I’m an optimist who worries a lot,” Albright said in regards to current foreign policy. The panel discussed why America was caught off guard by ISIS and how to best respond to the group’s threats of terrorism. “Intelligence is not a pure science,” Powell said. “I can’t say why we didn’t know more.” He and Albright agreed Iraq and ISIS should be the U.S.’s top priority in foreign policy today. Powell suggested we use the Iraqi army to combat ISIS, rather than American troops. “It’s a lack of will,” he said
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SMU’s first Tate Lecture Series includes David Gergen, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright.
of why the Iraqi military has not been actively fighting ISIS. Albright emphasized the need for Americans to educate themselves on foreign issues
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and be prepared to take the time needed to address the threat. “Ultimately, it will take us a long time to get out of this,”
she said. SMU Senior Carissa Laughlin thought Powell and Albright
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‘Start the right way’
Coach Larry Brown discusses character addison bolin Contributing Writer abolin@smu.edu SMU students, faculty and guests filed into the HughesTrigg Student Center Theatre Tuesday night for the annual Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics, sponsored by the Maguire Center for Ethics & Public Responsibility The speaker was SMU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Larry Brown discussing doing things "the right way" on and off the court. When addressing ethical questions he faces during the recruiting and admission process, Brown said SMU views a potential student athlete’s character as the most important deciding factor on admission. “Talent is a gift from God, but character is a choice,” Brown said. Brown also shared how his attitude on winning and losing
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Spencer Gutierrez (Fr.), Peter St John (Fr.) and Lindsay Barnes (Soph.).
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Members of Delta Gamma pose with Head Coach Larry Brown.
games is a mind-set he strives to live by off the court. "I've been miserable after wins and proud after losses. If you live your life caught up on the losses you won't get very far," he said. During last year’s basketball season, Coach Brown coined the phrases “Play the right way” and “Finish the right way.” In a
Q&A session during the lecture, he informed the audience exactly what the means. “When you play together and make each other better, that’s playing the right way,” Brown said. The Maguire Ethics Lecture is cosponsored by the SMU Delta Gamma sorority.
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Dedman College to house Schweitzer Fellowship christina cox Managing Editor clcox@smu.edu SMU’s Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences was chosen as the home for the new Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) Program. The program is designed to improve the health of vulnerable people now and in the future by developing emerging leaders in health fields through yearlong service projects inspired by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Albert Schweitzer. It will be the 12th location in the U.S. and the second Texasbased chapter. “The values of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship align
closely with those of Southern Methodist University, which is to prepare students for leadership in their professions and their communities,” said Renee McDonald, SMU associate dean for research and professor of psychology in a press release. “We look forward to this collaboration.” The chapter will be supported by several universities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area including Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Texas Christian University, Texas Woman’s University, University of Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas and University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center.
Fellows are graduate students studying healthcare, social work, law and education who apply their studies to year-long projects. The projects work to discover the sources for health disparities in vulnerable communities. “Our individual chapters supplement traditional education with programs focused on supporting emerging professionals’ desire to serve populations in need,” said Sylvia Stevens-Edouard, executive director of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship in a press release. Recruiting is already beginning for the first class of Fellows who will start their
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SMU speech team succeeds in Newbie Novice lauren aguirre Editor-in-Chief laguirre@smu.edu The SMU speech team received five trophies from the Newbie Novice at Tarrant County College this past weekend. Two of those trophies were first place wins in the informative and extemporaneous events. The extemporaneous event attracted the most student entries. A few years ago, the speech team dissolved on campus. However, Ben Voth, director of forensics, believed that SMU had a good caliber of students who could compete in state and national events. This year, the new debate team is beginning strong. Last weekend, each member placed in the competition. Firstyear Peter St. John won first place in informative and second in persuasion. First-year Spencer Gutierrez earned first place in extemporaneous. Sophomore Lindsay Barnes, speech team president, won second place in informative. SMU received the top two spots in that event.
The team placed third in the sweepstakes. This awards points per competitor to determine the strongest teams at forensic tournaments. SMU averaged 14 points per student. Nine colleges attended the competition. The sweepstakes winner, Texas Southern University, brought 18 students and averaged 5.6 points per student. "I’m sure that the other schools and even the tournament organizers were shocked to see a team show up with only three students and then end up in the top three," Speech Team Coach Ross Sloan said in a press release. "More than anything, that should tell you how good each of our students were this Saturday.” The team's next tournament, the Bayou City Swing, will be held in Houston Oct. 17 and 18. The speech team is still accepting new members for the academic year. “Lindsay and the others all want the same thing for 20142015: more wins and more teammates,” Sloan said. Students who would like to join the speech team should email Ross Sloan at srsloan@smu.edu.