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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate
The SMU Spirit squad placed first in the Game Day D1 category at the 2021 NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Newspaper Advertising Time Capsule: What a Sales Rep Saved in 1994
I was beginning my junior year studying journalism at SMU when the first issue of Park Cities People hit front lawns in Highland Park and University Park.
Coronavirus
PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal
From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Gracie Hunt Crowned Miss Kansas USA
Even from Kansas, Gracie Hunt is doing the Park Cities proud. Hunt, 22, was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2021 in April, but her Dallas ties run deep.
Happenings On The Hill
Far from SMU’s hilltop, paleontologists with deep Mustang connections have identified another new species of duck-billed dinosaur.
John Wesley’s Traveling Pulpit Gets New Home at SMU
The World Methodist Museum’s historical and theologically significant collections are moving in May to SMU’s Bridwell Library.
Come Together With a ‘Mixtape’ App
Matt Sidhom mused recently over coffee about the present social woes and an idea for connecting with music, personalized giving, and nostalgia.
Four Ways to Address Migrant Crisis
SMU Dedman School of Law’s Natalie Nanasi researches and teaches on issues relating to immigrant women and children and has volunteered at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, which houses more than 1,500 teens apprehended at the southern border.
Happenings on the Hill
Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.
20 Under 40
Nick Silva – 20 Under 40
Many young boys dream of taking to the skies as pilots, but Nick Silva turned that dream into a reality.
20 Under 40
Liz Silva – 20 Under 40
Liz Silva worked in SMU in alumni relations while attending graduate school at Vanderbilt and often found herself connecting other SMU alumni with people interested in internships or jobs.
20 Under 40
Brooke Donelson – 20 Under 40
As a consulting analyst at Sendero and an advocate for Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Brooke Donelson makes a difference for clients and children.
20 Under 40
Amy McEvoy – 20 Under 40
Amy McEvoy dived into fundraising and nonprofit work shortly after graduating from SMU by joining the interior architectural design firm Wilson Associates and Trisha Wilson’s nonprofit, the Wilson Foundation.
Camps
Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs
While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.
Happenings on the Hill
Don’t expect Texas to follow Virginia’s lead in abolishing capital punishment anytime soon.
In Case You Missed It
Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors
While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.
Happenings On the Hill
SMU faculty will likely eventually write new textbook entries about the transition from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.
Coronavirus
Abbott, Johnson Offer Relief Initiatives After Winter Storm
Dallas continues to deal with the aftermath of last week’s storm, all while ramping up vaccine distribution. Here’s what you need to know today.
Could 2021 Prove a Turning Point?
Yes, 2020 was terrible. But the United States has seen worse.