SMU in the News Highlights Feb. 10-16, 2015

Students SMU student Shameek Malviya wins $18k after making a halfcourt shot at ESPN’s College Game Day at Moody http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/103095/watch-smu-student- becomes-second-in-three-weeks-to-hit-gameday-half-court-shot and here http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/smu-student-nails-halfcourt-shot-for- 18000-at-college-gameday.html/ and here http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20150214-smu-student- nails-halfcourt-shot-for-18000-at-college-gameday.ece and here http://www.wfaa.com/videos/sports/ncaa/2015/02/14/smu-freshman-nails-18k-halfcourt- shot/23432979/

SMU student Carson James will volunteer in Ghana during spring break http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/02/15/college-students-choosing-volunteerism-over- partying-during-spring-break/

Alumni SMU alumnus Matt Alexander launches another fashion startup that designs and produces Dallas-made apparel http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/dallas-entrepreneur-launches-his-latest- online-fashion-startup-that-designs-and-produces-apparel-in-dallas.html/

SMU alumna Constance White nicely profiled as vice president of public art at the Arts & Science Council in Charlotte, NC http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/02/11/5508723/on-style-with-constance-y- white.html

SMU alumnus Scott Waara, Q&A with the Tony-Award winner in Once at Fort Worth’s Bass Hall http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/q-a-with-scott-waara-smu-alum-and-tony- award-winner-in-once-at-bass-hall.html/

SMU alums Judge Barbara Lynn and Mike Lynn, love in law http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202717826053/Love-in-Law-Two-Legendary-Lawyer- Couples-Talk-Life-and-Love?mcode=1202717826053&slreturn=20150113101756

SMU alum Jim Williams partners with Grace Academy School in Prosper, Texas; plan a 48-acre campus by fall 2016 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/frisco/headlines/20150213-prosper- school-grows-with-new-12-million-campus-in-the-works.ece

SMU alumna Nina Magon gives expert tips for home design http://houston.culturemap.com/news/home-design/02-14-15-stunning-reality-tv-star- goes-beyond-smoke-and-mirrors-these-expert-design-tips-are-anything-but-an-illusion/

SMU alumna Sarah Saldana, begins new post as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/national-politics/20150215-hot-seat-is-part-of- the-job-for-immigration-chief-sarah-saldana.ece

News ABC DFW Scott Norris, Dedman, likelihood of winning the lottery http://www.wfaa.com/videos/features/2015/02/12/how-likely-are-you-to-win-the- powerball/23285001/

Brian Stump, Dedman, answers to Irving earthquakes will take time http://www.wfaa.com/story/opinion/2015/02/13/earthquake-irving-stump-uncut- pearson/23387511/

Austin American Statesman Bernard Weinstein, Cox, opinion, POTUS restrictions on energy production may derail progress toward independence http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/weinstein-restrictions-may-derail- progress-toward-/nj75Y/ and here http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other- voices/article9922085.html

Dallas Morning News Hayden Fry to receive the first Legends award presented by the SMU Lettermen’s Association and athletic department http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/legendary-coach-hayden-fry-will-be- smus-first-legends-award-winner.html/

Larry Brown remembers the late UNC basketball coach Dean Smith http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/smus-larry-brown-feels-loss-of-dean- smith-hes-meant-everything-to-me.html/

Masters in Counseling program at SMU-in-Plano hosted a program about domestic violence last week http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20150211-actor- activist-to-discuss-domestic-violence-at-smu-in-plano.ece

SMU basketball team looking good for tournament picture http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20150211-national-writer- there-are-few-reasons-to-see-smu-as-anything-but-a-likely-tournament-team.ece

Larry Brown has bigger things in mind http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/rick-gosselin/20150212-gosselin-smu-in- similar-position-one-year-later-but-here-s-why-larry-brown-expects-new-result.ece

Bernard Weinstein, Cox, low prices could adversely affect some college athletic departments http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/columnists/chuck-carlton/20150212- carlton-how-low-oil-prices-could-adversely-affect-some-big-time-college-athletic- departments.ece

Pamela Lange, Dedman, remembers Dallas literary leader Erv Eatenson after his passing http://www.dallasnews.com/obituary-headlines/20150213-erv-eatenson-retired-dallas- literary-leader-dies-at-90.ece

Harvey Rosenblum, Cox, Citigroup whistleblower still after the too-big-to-fail http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/cheryl-hall/20150214-citigroup- whistleblower-still-on-the-trail-of-the-too-big-to-fail.ece

ESPN’s College Game Day visits SMU http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20150214-get-a-look-at-the- scene-and-the-signs-as-college-gameday-visits-smu.ece

Education Next David Chard, Simmons, new report by the George W. Bush Institute explores origins of school accountability http://educationnext.org/idea-school-accountability-come/

Houston Chronicle Brian Stump, Dedman, new data shows fault near Irving, West Dallas is location of earthquakes http://www.chron.com/news/article/New-data-shows-North-Texas-fault- 6076004.php#next

Legal News Yolanda Eisenstein, Dedman Law, releases new book Legal Guide for Dog Owners http://www.legalnews.com/jackson/1401547/

Los Angeles Review of Books Ezra Greenspan, Dedman, review of Williams Wells Brown: An African American Life http://lareviewofbooks.org/review/african-american-life

Mainstreet.com Donald Shelley, Cox, stocks: keep winners, sell losers http://www.mainstreet.com/article/when-you-need-to-sell-your-losing-stocks-and-keep- the-winners

National Driller Maria Richards, Dedman, named president elect of the Geothermal Resources Council http://www.nationaldriller.com/articles/89907-geothermal-resources-council-chooses- president-elect

Offshore magazine Bruce Bullock, Cox, culture change necessary for offshore competitiveness http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-75/issue-2/departments/beyond-the- horizon/culture-change-critical-for-offshore-competitiveness.html

Phys.org Brian Stump and Heather DeShon, Dedman, fault found for earthquakes in Irving and West Dallas http://phys.org/news/2015-02-analysis-earthquake-sequence-reveals-geologic.html

Science Codex Santosh D'Mello, Dedman, transcriptomics identifies genes and signaling pathways that may regulate neurodegenerative diseases http://www.sciencecodex.com/transcriptomics_identifies_genes_signaling_pathways_th at_may_regulate_neurodegeneration-150700

Star-Telegram Bernard Weinstein, Cox, in Denton, drilling advocates tied anti-fracking campaign to Russians, leftists http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article3911603.html

Cal Jillson, Dedman, State Sen. Konni Burton says no lobbyists in her office http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article10086761.html

United Methodist News Service Pamela Elrod Huffman, Meadows, part of the professional choir Conspirare, which won a Grammy Feb. 8 for Best Choral Performance http://www.smu.edu/News/2015/pamela-elrod-huffman-11feb2015

USA Today Larry Brown remembers the former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian after his passing http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/02/11/jerry-tarkanian-obituary- unlv-mens-basketball-coach-ncaa/2064683/

Wilson County News Valentine from retailer J.C. Penney to third wife, Caroline, is part of the J.C. Penney archive at DeGolyer Library http://www.wilsoncountynews.com/article.php?id=64010&n=south-texas-living-behind- lens-cover-photo