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Tips and tricks to sleep better
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‘Moody Magic’ bigger than ever
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Discovering Halloween in DFW
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Mustangs score for first time at home
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OCTOBER 27, 2014 MONday High 85, Low 67 TUESday High 79, Low 60
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NEWS Briefs
Law students build for Habitat
World KIEV, Ukraine— Ukrainians overwhelmingly voted in several pro-Western parties in a landmark parliamentary election Sunday, another nudge in the former Soviet nation’s drift away from Russia.
maria cross Contributing Writer mcross@smu.edu
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JERUSALEM— Clashes erupted Sunday between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces at the West Bank funeral of a teenage boy killed by Israeli troops, as an Ecuadorean tourist died of wounds suffered in an attack last week by a Palestinian man who drove his car into a crowded Jerusalem train station.
National NEW YORK— The gulf between politicians and scientists over Ebola widened on Sunday as the nation’s top infectious-disease expert warned that the mandatory, 21day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa is unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from traveling to the danger zone. HAWAII— Dozens of residents in a rural area of Hawaii have been placed on alert as flowing lava from an erupting volcano advances 250 yards on Sunday authorities said.
Texas BORGER — A Texas Panhandle apartment building that was heavily damaged by a deadly explosion this weekend had problems for months with gas odors at the structure, according to residents. Saturday’s explosion at the six-unit apartment complex in Borger killed one person. Several others suffered minor injuries. A cause of the explosion was still being determined by investigators.
A member of Global Medical Brigades terrifies guests as they make their way through the Haunted House Saturday.
Nightmare on Bishop Boulevard Global Medical Brigades hosts haunted house on campus lauren aguirre Editor-in-Chief lcaguirre@smu.edu Screams echo into the night air. Maniacal laughter soon follows. Students anxiously await their turn to enter the haunted house. SMU Global Medical Brigades (GMB) put on their first ever haunted house Saturday night, just outside McElvaney Commons. Each year, GMB fundraises LAUREN AGUIRRE/ The Daily Campus to coordinate a seven day Members were hidden throughout McElvaney Commons. medical brigade to a developing country with limited health and GMB's care access. The haunted "We actually had to sophomore rework our original idea the house was a part of this year's fundraising chair, said. day before," Kaitlin Ostling, fund raising. Highland Park has specific
rules for haunted houses in buildings. The group only found out about these rules Friday. They spent all Saturday rebuilding their idea to work outside. And it paid off. Sophomore Grant Meadows enjoyed the haunted house. "This is definitely one of the better haunted houses," he said. "I thought it was a great presentation. They really played up the fear with a variety of different ways to scare you." The haunted house was actually made to be a haunted hospital.
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Dedman Law students put on their hard hats and fastened their tool belts for a Dallas area Habitat for Humanity build Saturday morning. The build took place in the Cedar Crest neighborhood of Dallas and was led by experienced Habitat volunteers. Dedman Law students also joined in on their day off, as well as attorneys from Dallas-area firms. Ashley Deweese, a third-year Dedman Law student, who is no stranger to volunteering, said she had never participated in a Habitat build before. “It’s a lot harder than I thought,” she said, acknowledging that the end result would be quite rewarding. The Dedman School of Law Student Bar Association, Dedman School of Law Real Estate Law Association and The Dallas Bar Association sponsored the event, with over two-dozen volunteers in attendance. Homeowners of Habitat homes, who are also on site due to requirements of the Habitat program, were grateful to all the volunteers, especially the law students. “I feel like my house is going to be high-class because of all the soon-to-be lawyers working on it, ” said Gabrielle Davidson, the homeowner of the build. “It’s truly a blessing.”
career
TFA influences inside and outside the classroom MONICA Rodriguez Contributing Writer monicar@smu.edu Teach for America has been operating nationally for almost 25 years; the program was created by Princeton University graduate Wendy Kopp. Raised in Highland Park, Kopp knows the value of education. As of this fall, the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development has been named the official alternative certification partner for the Teach for America
DFW region. TFA’s DFW region was established five years ago, but as of last year, the Simmons School is where students in this region acquire their teaching certificate. Students are able to obtain a teaching certificate through 18-hours of coursework at the Simmons School. “One of our missions here at Simmons is to prepare students well for the DFW classrooms and this is why we offer our full support to TFA members,” Simmons’ Dean David Chard said. Chard also explains that SMU offers a discounted tuition rate for
TFA members and alumni who are interested in pursuing a Master’s Degree in teaching, counseling or educational leadership. Tuition for TFA members or alumni who are enrolled in an Educational Master’s program at Simmons is about onethird of the regular tuition to attend. According to Ryan Buchanan, TFA’s recruiter based out of DFW, SMU’s mission statement seems to be exactly what SMU graduates are doing in their classrooms. “This is the second year in a row that SMU has appeared on TFA's top contributors list which means that more and more quality
SMU grads are choosing to make a difference in education post-grad,” Buchanan said. “Additionally, SMU grads are making a strong impact in the classroom.” TFA recruits members from all different majors including business, engineering, sociology and communications. According to Buchanan, TFA needs leaders who want to make an impact in their community by leading in the underrepresented classroom. The program currently has members in 35 states and 50 regions across the country. As a TFA member, one can
enroll in AmeriCorp, a national service program that gives qualified members a $5,500 grant per year, which may be used to pay off qualified state and federal loans. Members also qualify for some state and federal loan interest forgiveness and/or forbearance. Recent SMU graduate and first-year TFA member Anthony McAuliffe is teaching middle school Spanish in Charlotte, NC. “I’ve truly become a huge fan of TFA. Teaching hasn’t been easy, but TFA does a great job at preparing us to be excellent teachers,” McAuliffe said.
STUDENT LIFE
Students impress at Family Weekend Talent Show savannah louie Contributing Writer slouie@smu.edu It’s no mystery that the students of SMU are a talented bunch – especially after the university’s annual talent show Friday night. The 39th annual talent show featured five individual and five group acts in McFarlin Auditorium. SMU students Tori Titmas, Joshua Kezar, Preston Hutcherson and Jamie Hinz hosted and performed a comical, mystery-themed skit for the audience between each performance. Each act brought a different talent to the stage, including dance, vocal and
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Stampede, a new acapella group on campus, won the first place group award and the audience choice award.
drag performances. “It shows the diversity of SMU,” said Hinz. Titmas agreed
with her co-host, referring to some acts as “surprises.” A panel of four judges
determined the first place winners and runner-ups for individual and group acts. Additionally,
audience members determined the winner of the popular vote by voting for their favorite act via text message. Cash prizes were awarded to each of the winners. Queen Irene danced her way to the individual first-place title in a Beyonce inspired drag performance, while Stampede, the newest acapella group on campus, performed their rendition of Say Something to secure the group first-place title and the audience choice popular vote. SamStep and Dat Cookie, Dough! share the individual runner-up title for their unique musical performances, and the
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