The DIG: A gym for the mind

The Daily Campus News 5/2 5:00A Sophia Llanes, Contributor

The Deason Innovation Gym, more commonly known by its acronym, the DIG, is an on-campus maker-space for all students at Southern Methodist University. Located in the basement of Caruth Hall, it offers a variety of tools. Kylah Bergan, the head of...

3 DART member cities to hold withdrawal elections Saturday

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/1 8:10P Candace Sweat, Alexis Garcia and

Election Information: May 2, 2026 Election Day is Saturday, May 2, 2026. See all races by county: Collin , Dallas , Denton , Tarrant . Results will be updated after 7 p.m. Saturday. Polls are open on...

State Senator to host public education town hall in Fort Worth

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 4/30 6:15A Charles Nichelson

The newest state lawmaker representing Tarrant County is holding a community town hall focused on public education. State Sen. Rehmet will speak and join a panel of local education leaders, including a current Fort Worth ISD teacher and board of...

Flyers targeting President Hartzell spread across campus in response to new ‘Institutional...

The Daily Campus News 4/30 4:23A Tyler Welch, Melanie Jackson, So

Flyers of President Jay Hartzell with the slogan “Speech for Zion, not for thee” were spread across campus late Wednesday night following Hartzell’s institution of a campus neutrality policy. The...

Carving out community on the water

The Daily Campus News 4/30 4:00A Grace Chehlaoui, General Assignm

While most students are still asleep, members of the SMU water ski team are already out on the lake. By sunrise, the boat is in the water, coffee is in hand and the first skier is getting ready to go....

Beyond the balance sheet: Liliana Hickman-Riggs

The Daily Campus News 4/29 6:40A Meghan Macdonald, Contributor

When SMU professor Liliana Hickman-Riggs walks into a packed Cox lecture hall, all eyes go to her outfit of the day. Hickman-Riggs, often called LHR by students, stands around five feet tall. She is...

Introducing the 113th Student Senate

The Daily Campus News 4/22 10:31A Adriana Rao, Layout and Design E

On Tuesday, Dallas Hall hosted the inauguration of the 113th SMU Student Senate . During the ceremony, leaders of the 112th Senate gave words of wisdom to the new class of senators and the new officers, chairs and senators took their oaths of...

Cafe Brazil faces potential shutdown if East Campus expands, disappointing many students

The Daily Campus News 4/22 4:30A Brianna Gapsiewicz, Contributor

UNIVERSITY PARK – During exam season, second-year marketing student Aijah Bailey-Ray studies at Cafe Brazil near campus about twice a week. Her go-to order is the banana bread French toast, always...

Dallas police officer injured, man shot in confrontation in Highland Park

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 4/19 2:39A Alanna Quillen

Dallas Police are investigating an early morning incident on Sunday that left an officer injured and a man with a gunshot wound after a traffic stop near the Highland Park area. Police said a Dallas officer attempted a traffic stop about 2:16 a.m....

Louis Theroux exposes the hollow core of the manosphere

The Daily Campus News 4/17 4:00A Tolu Oyesanya, Contributor

Released on March 11, “Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere” follows British journalist Louis Theroux as he travels to the United States and Europe to meet some of the internet’s most prominent manosphere influencers. The documentary reveals that...

SMU journalism students gain global perspective on extremism in Germany

The Daily Campus News 4/16 4:00A Juan Llamas, Contributor

From the Hilltop to Germany, Southern Methodist University journalism students spent their spring break, March 16th to the 20th, traveling across the Atlantic to study extremism and the role of the...

It’s murph lights up SMU on Founders’ Weekend

The Daily Campus Arts & Culture 4/15 11:51A Chloe Casdorph and Adriana Rao

On Saturday, April 11, EDM DJ it’s murph performed at SMU for Founders’ Weekend. The Daily Campus sent photographers to capture the event. Here are the pictures taken.

Runway Boulevard

The Daily Campus Arts & Culture 4/15 11:35A Chloe Casdorph and Edgar Palacio

Runway Boulevard is a fashion segment from The Daily Campus that showcases the outfits of SMU’s community. From students to faculty, Runway Boulevard captures the everyday fashionistas on campus and...

Song for my father

The Daily Campus Arts & Culture 4/14 5:00A Melanie Jackson, Editor-in-Chief

“Is this dad?” a resident assistant asked by nodding at my Uncle Dwayne as we rolled my cart filled with dorm essentials and storage bins toward my new home in Virginia-Snider Commons. “No,” I said...

A new generation finds its voice at the ballot box

The Daily Campus News 4/13 8:38A Catherine Hornbuckle, Contributo

On a Tuesday afternoon in early March 2026, the line curls around the block outside the polling place in Cedar Hill, TX, a slow-moving ribbon of anticipation and uncertainty. For many young Americans, voting for the first time is no longer just a...