SMU in the News Highlights from March 17-23, 2015 News Dallas Morning News SMU receives $45 million gift from the Meadows Foundation, largest in school’s history http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150322-meadows-foundation-gives-smu-45m- largest-gift-in-schools-history.ece and here http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/morning_call/2015/03/meadows-foundation-to-give-45m- gift-to-smu-largest.html?ana=e_dal_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2015-03- 23&u=vX6EprjlMIiL3OUXuRkqUC/anml&t=1427128755 and here (second item) http://keranews.org/post/us-supreme-court-hear-case-about-texas-confederate-flag-license- plate and here (picked up from AP) http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article16070888.html and here http://www.artforum.com/news/id=50977 SMU’s Santos Rodriguez Scholarship, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings donates $10,000 http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/mayor-rawlings-donates-10k-to-the-new-santos- rodriguez-scholarship-at-smu.html/ Ernest Jouriles and Renee McDonald, Dedman, bystander program aims to prevent sexual assault http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20150316-smu- professors-aim-to-prevent-sexual-assault-with-bystander-program.ece Mustangs celebrate first NCAA berth since 1993 http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/columnists/kate-hairopoulos/20150316- hairopoulos-with-visit-from-george-w.-bush-smu-gets-chance-to-smell-roses-ahead-of-ncaa- tournament.ece SMU community cheer on, send off Mustangs http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20150317-smu-fans- cheer-on-mustangs-fill-out-brackets-in-their-favor.ece and here http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/college-photos/20150317-bring-on-the- madness-smu-players-band-members-leave-for-louisville.ece Kudos to Larry Brown, letter to the editor http://letterstotheeditorblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/kudos-to-smus-great-coach.html/ Dallas Mav’s Rick Carlisle says Larry Brown is a “game changer” and “one of the all-time great coaches” http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/mavericks-rick-carlisle-smus-larry-brown-is-a- game-changer-one-of-all-time-greats.html/ State legislation underway to bring private school police departments into compliance with open records law http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150318-bill-aims-to-shine-light-on-actions- of-police-at-private-schools-like-smu.ece SMU falls to UCLA in first round http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/smu-mustangs/20150319-nichols- heartbreaking-loss-has-smu-coach-larry-brown-asking-questions.ece Brian Stump, Dedman, are small quakes causing unseen damage? http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20150320-what-unseen- damage-can-small-quakes-do-in-north-texas-research-is-shaky.ece Cal Jillson, Dedman, how does Trinity toll road play at the polls? http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/local-politics/20150322-trinity-toll-road-a-hot-topic-but- how-will-it-play-at-the-polls.ece New York Times (Well blog) Nathan Cortez, Dedman Law, questioning the value of health apps http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/health-apps-provide-pictures-if-not-proof-of- health/?_r=0 Wall Street Journal Peter Weyand, Simmons, March’s true madness, flopping http://www.wsj.com/articles/marchs-true-madness-flopping-1426603260?tesla=y&mod=vocus Wired Magazine John Browning, Dedman Law (adjunct), good reasons why people love to sue Uber http://www.wired.com/2015/03/good-reasons-people-love-sue-uber/ Alexis McCrossen, Dedman, will Americans like the Apple watch? http://www.wired.com/2014/09/apple-watch-history/?mbid=social_fb Christian Science Monitor Cal Jillson, Dedman, Bush and Clinton: America’s political royalty http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2015/0322/America-s-political-royalty CBS DFW Mustangs earn sixth seed in NCAA tournament http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/smu-earns-6th-seed-in-big-dance/ and here http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/03/16/smu-team-looks-to-the-future-but-remembers-the-past/ Corpus Christi Caller Times Meghan Ryan, Dedman Law, execution drug supplies running low, states looking for backups http://www.caller.com/decodedc/execution-drug-supply-is-running-low-and-states-are-looking- for-lethal-backup-plans Dallas Business Journal Cox receives $2 million gift from Linda and Ken Morris for an endowed faculty directorship of the Caruth Institute. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/morning_call/2015/03/5-things-to-know-fluor-ceo-to- chair-united-way.html?page=2 ESPN Former President George W. Bush congratulates Mustangs MBB http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12496682/smu- mustangs-get-visit-former-president-george-w-bush and here http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/columnists/kate-hairopoulos/20150316- hairopoulos-with-visit-from-george-w.-bush-smu-gets-chance-to-smell-roses-ahead-of-ncaa- tournament.ece and here http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/smu-visit-president-george-bush-29681743 Fox Business Network Michael Cox, Cox, on Fed’s recent comments on raising interest rates http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4119907871001/yellen-removing-patient-doesnt-mean-well-be- impatient-/?playlist_id=933116626001 Houston Chronicle Larry Brown, retirement didn’t suit, basketball does http://www.chron.com/sports/college-basketball-men/article/Larry-Brown-happy-to-be-teaching- again-at-SMU-6143404.php KERA Mustangs returns to March Madness after 22 years http://keranews.org/post/smu-returns-march-madness-after-22-years and here http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/15/no-20-smu-holds-off-uconn-62-54-to- win-aac-championship/24817709/ and here http://www.wfaa.com/story/sports/ncaab/march-madness/2015/03/16/fans-welcome-smu- basketball-team-campus-aac-win/24838955/ and here http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-smu-glance-20150316-story.html and here (AP) http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/smus-larry-brown-1st-ncaa-88-title-kansas-29717829 and here http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKC_NCAA_SMU_LARRY_BROWN?SITE=AP&SECTI ON=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-03-18-03-34-55 New York Post Larry Brown, ready for another NCAA tournament http://nypost.com/2015/03/19/after-long-hiatus-larry-brown-back-in-ncaa-tourney-with-smu/ Phys.org Louis Jacobs, Dedman, ancient whale fossil discovery offers more clues to human evolution http://phys.org/news/2015-03-ancient-whale-swam-hundreds-miles.html and here http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/03/13/1421502112 and here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2999276/17-million-year-old-whale-reveals-man- walked-two-feet-Mammal-s-wrong-turn-river-sheds-light-Africa-s-ancient-swamplands.html and here http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2015/03/17/Ancient-whale-fossil-helps-reveal-birthplace-of- humanity/2791426606880/?spt=hs&or=sn and here http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0317/How-an-ancient-whale-skull-could-point-to- humanity-s-birthplace Star-Telegram Bernard Weinstein, Cox, Barnett Shale rigs now few and far between http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/barnett-shale/article15518804.html Tyler Morning Telegraph Bernard Weinstein, Cox, slated to speak this week at the East Texas Energy Summit at UT Tyler http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-Business/216188/et-energy-summit-set-for-friday Wallethub Orly Mazur, Dedman Law, best states to be rich or poor, taxwise http://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-be-rich-poor-from-a-tax-perspective/11257/#orly-mazur Students SMU student Gabriel Edwards discusses the history of a hymn by 18th-century hymn writer William Williams http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-guide-me-o-thou-great-jehovah SMU student athlete Nic Moore thrives on the challenge of Coach Brown’s expectation http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/columnists/bill-nichols/20150318-nichols-how- smu-s-nic-moore-handles-stressful-job-of-larry-brown-s-point-guard.ece SMU student Renwei Chung writes about a Silicon Valley sexual harassment/discrimination case http://abovethelaw.com/2015/03/the-curious-case-of-ellen-pao-and-the-lesson-we-can-learn- from-it/ Alumni Mustang basketball alums celebrate MBB team’s return to tournament http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20150319-former-smu- basketball-players-celebrate-teams-return-to-big-dance.ece .