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NEWS Briefs World BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities detained a woman and young boy believed to be the wife and son of the reclusive Islamic State group leader, and were questioning the woman and conducting DNA tests on the child, senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday. JERUSALEM— Israel’s divided government fell apart Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two rebellious Cabinet ministers and called for a new election more than two years ahead of schedule.
National PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Four of the remaining nine USS Arizona survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are vowing this year’s anniversary won’t be their last reunion. The men in their 90s gathered for a news conference Tuesday in a building overlooking the memorial that sits on top of the Arizona. SAN FRANCISCO— The three-year drought gripping California has shrunk reservoirs, rivers, creeks and snowpack while leaving residents drawing heavily on underground aquifers to water everything from lawns to crops.
Texas AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement on the passing of Betty King, who served as secretary of the Texas Senate from 1977 until her retirement in 2001: “Of all the people I have been privileged to work with, Betty King stands out above almost all as a selfless servant. She displayed a sweetness of heart few possess and an uncanny ability to manage a chamber.”
Chad Morris announced as SMU’s new head football coach Patrick engel Sports Writer pengel@smu.edu After 12 weeks of searching, SMU has found its next football coach. SMU Director of Athletics Rick Hart introduced Chad Morris as head coach Monday afternoon in HughesTrigg Student Center. Morris spent the last five seasons (four at Clemson) as an offensive coordinator at the collegiate level and spent 16 years as a Texas high school football coach. “I’m excited about the future of SMU football, and my family is thrilled to be back in the state of Texas,” Morris said. “I want to thank Dr. [R. Gerald] Turner, Rick Hart and the search committee for this opportunity.” Hart said the search was exhausting, but in the end SMU got its man. “It is an honor and a pleasure to introduce Chad Morris as the head football coach at SMU,” Hart said. “His arrival on the Hilltop reinforces our commitment to compete at the highest level.” Morris, a Dallas-area native, thinks his Texas ties will aid the rebuild of SMU football. “Being involved with Texas high school coaches, being a part of that group, it’s a fraternity,”
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Chad Morris was named SMU’s new head football coach Monday afternoon during a ceremony in Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
Morris said. “To be able to know that I’m one of those guys and to be able to get into those schools immediately [is huge], because that’s where it starts. It starts with the recruiting. It’s going to take all these high school coaches pulling in the same direction to get this thing done.” Morris said he is eager to start
recruiting and will waste no time hitting the trail. “There’s some great players right here underneath our own wingspan, within a quarter-tank of gas drive you can get all you want,” Morris said. “We’re going to make it really hard for these guys to leave here. We’re not going to play second fiddle to
anybody and we’re not going to back down from anybody.” Above all, Morris said the program needs a culture change. One part of the change is getting students involved and supportive. “I think you have to get out there and get involved,” Morris said. “You have to do it one handshake at a time. I think you
have to see me out there and I think that’s critical to not just the fans, but our faculty as well. Whatever it takes.” Morris hopes to have his staff assembled by Christmas, and would like to include some current Texas high school coaches
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A picture is worth 1,000 words Photographer Platon gives his take on humanity katelyn hall Contributing Writer khall@smu.edu World-renowned photographer Platon took McFarlin stage with words that fittingly described his lecture and personal journey as the man behind the lens of modern history. “It’s going to be bumpy.” He then took the audience through a detailed and eclectic rendering of the human stories behind his greatest photographs of the world’s greatest people. He captivated the audience with tales of tender moments shared with the mother of a decreased military vet, inexplicable moments with famed Chistopher Walken, and moments of awe photographing Russia’s leader Putin. “All I can honestly do is give you my take,” he said of his subjects. And he did give the audience his take—on George W. Bush, who didn’t want to appear emotional, Willie Nelson who apparently showed up to the photo-shoot “stoned” and dozens of others. He said of Putin, “This is the face of cold authority.” “He’s the most mystical character you’re ever going to meet,” he said of performer Prince. Whether talking about smuggling himself into Burma to photograph Aung San Suu Kyi and running from the secret police for hours or detailing the unease of standing in the presence of a naked former model, the
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Ben Voth inspires students inside and outside the classroom lori lizarraga Contributing Writer llizarraga@smu.edu Courtesy of 4.bp.blogspot.com
Photographer Paton spoke at Tuesday’s Tate Lecture Series.
photographer focused on the humanity behind his images. It was that ability to connect audience members so closely to world leaders that impressed sophomore Blake Rainey. “His portraits uniquely decipher then men and women behind the legends,” Rainey said. “Unlike the images that we are usually presented with, Platon is able to showcase the vulnerability that we rarely, if ever see, from these icons.” Through his tales of his subjects, the audience gained
insight into Platon himself. One of his most formative moments came photographing Bill Clinton during his presidency. He decided to go against his editors’ opinions and use a wide-angle lens and low angle to capture an untraditional glimpse at power. “Then I had the moment when I became Platon,” he said of the shoot. He went on to photograph Barack Obama, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
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Since his arrival at SMU six years ago, Ben Voth has become incredibly involved on campus, not only as a communications professor and director of debate, but in many aspects of campus life. But it’s not just his on-campus contributions that impress his students and colleagues so much It’s his passion for his work and the love he has for his students. “I think that Dr. Voth is a great teacher because he’s very compassionate about communications and it shows through his teaching,” communications student
Christy Hellwig said. “He cares about every single one of his students and he always has such great insight that I’m always learning a lot.” “I’m very passionate as a professor about people having their voice,” Voth said. Voth spends the time putting that passion into action. Recently, he spent time at the Bush Institute working with five immigrants from North Korea on how to better find their voice in the world. Voth was the first to ever utilize the institute’s extensive translation resources. He takes much of his inspiration as a debate coach, professor, minister and father from
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