SMU students react to the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

The Daily Campus News 9/13 8:49A Neely Davis and Tolu Oyesanya

Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was fatally shot on Wednesday, Sept. 10, during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The shooting occurred 20 minutes into Kirk’s...

Chris Brown’s return to Dallas

The Daily Campus News 9/12 5:40A Darcy Bass, Managing Editor

On Wednesday, July 30, Chris Brown arrived in Miami for the first show of the Breezy Bowl XX US tour. After touring the East Coast, Brown performed at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 2 and 3. In Feb. 2023, Brown allegedly attacked...

SMU Volleyball faces off against the Washington Huskies in home opener

The Daily Campus News 9/8 5:34A Cambyll Francois, Deputy Managin

SMU Volleyball won its home opener against the Washington Huskies in the DoubleTree Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 4, at Moody Coliseum. To start the match, the Mustangs and Huskies fought for a two-point difference, leading to a close set....

SMU drops overtime heartbreaker 48-45 to Baylor

The Daily Campus News 9/7 6:52A Tyler Welch, General Assignment

Despite outstanding performances across SMU’s offense, the No. 17 Mustangs couldn’t stop the Baylor Bears in a double-overtime affair, losing 48-45 on Saturday. Redshirt junior Kevin Jennings passed...

Sci-Fi sculptures made of food cans take over NorthPark for CANstruction Dallas

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 9/3 4:28A Alanna Quillen

There s spring cleaning and fall refresh, and if you re about to clean the closet, a group in Fort Worth wants to do something good with your fancy clothes. Bring dresses. Bring tuxedos. Bring them on hangers. And in return, we re hosting an event...

SMU Hillel welcomes President Hartzell at first Shabbat Dinner of Semester

The Daily Campus Arts & Culture 9/2 10:53A Perry Majidi and Melanie Jackson

Hillel at SMU gathered to celebrate the first Shabbat dinner of the semester, welcoming President Jay Hartzell and his wife, Kara Hartzell, who attended their first community event on campus Friday night at the Alpha Epsilon Phi fraternity house....

SMU beats East Texas A&M 42-13 in season opener

The Daily Campus News 9/1 7:01A Dean Ralsky, General Assignment

SMU kicked off its 2025 season in front of a record-breaking student section in bright red jerseys that lit up Ford Stadium Saturday night. The Mustangs took the lead less than a minute into the game and never looked back, defeating the East...

111th Opening Convocation: SMU welcomes largest class of new Mustangs to the Hilltop

The Daily Campus News 8/29 8:16A Victoria Baeza Garcia, Newslette

New students at the 111th opening convocation on Sunday, Aug. 24, heard an important message at McFarlin Auditorium from university leaders: The Mustangs beside them could be there for the rest of...

Dallas photographer's exhibition kicks off the new season at Meadows Museum, SMU

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/23 6:25A Kimberly Richard

Family friends of a man shot and killed during an apparent carjacking are speaking out. Dallas police said the shooting happened in Northwest Dallas while the victim was on a FaceTime call. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Juan Hernandez...

Erik Menendez denied parole after decades in prison

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/21 7:36P Chelsea Hylton

After a nearly 10-hour hearing, California officials denied Erik Menendez parole on Thursday after he spent decades behind bars for killing his parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez , in 1989. The...

SERVPRO Team Shaw Named One of Americas Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000

SMU BubbleLife iReporter 8/19 4:32A Jennifer Halstead

Grapevine, TX August 19, 2025 SERVPRO Team Shaw is proud to announce its inclusion on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America , a recognition that reflects both...

Are incentives to retain Texas teachers working? Job turnover remains high

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 8/18 10:04A Andrea Lucia

Job turnover among teachers in Texas remains high after hitting a record in 2023, when more than 13% left their jobs. In 2022, after 11.5% of teachers left, Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force to find solutions to the growing shortage of...

TEA releases 2024-25 school ratings. See the best/worst districts and charters here

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/15 8:45A Frank Heinz

The Texas Education Agency released school accountability ratings for the 2024-2025 school year on Friday, with some of the largest school districts in North Texas grading between A and C. The Dallas,...

Doctors warn heat illness can strike student athletes, band members in any weather

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 8/13 4:35A Alanna Quillen

As high school football and marching band season ramp up across Texas, doctors are urging parents to take extra precautions to protect kids from heat-related illnesses — even when it’s not triple-digit hot. “Heat stroke is a more serious illness....

DART restores limited rail service near downtown Dallas after train fire

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/31 12:27A Frank Heinz

DART says limited rail service is operating downtown Thursday after a train fire on Wednesday injured 15 people and suspended service. On Thursday morning, DART said power had been restored in the Central Business District and there was limited...