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Modern Mexican Painting From the Blaisten Collection at the Meadows

Jenny Block | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Diego Rivera, Smu, Mexico, Southern Methodist University, Slidepollajax, Dallas, Mexican Art, Arts News

European art always seems to get top billing. The good news is that a show in Dallas has the strength to change all of that.

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George W. Bush Presidential Center Will Be 'A Place Of Action'

AP | JAMIE STENGLE | Posted 12.03.2011

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DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush said Monday that his presidential center will be a venue for learning and action, and that it already e...

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Pony Express Delivers In Overtime

AP | By SCHUYLER DIXON | Posted 12.01.2011

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- SMU hasn't enjoyed many stampedes since the days of Eric Dickerson and the Pony Express. The Mustangs relished one Saturday....

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The Loss Of An Authentic Expression Of Human Spirit In The Post-9/11 World

Michael W. Waters | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Southern Methodist University, Handwriting, September 11 Anniversary, Human Experience, Decade After 9/11 - Religion, Digital Self Expression, Coping With Grief, 9/11 Reflection, Dealing With Grief, 9/11, Handwritten Expression, Post-9/11, Self Expression in 2011, 9/11 Grief, Religion News

Where do we see the authentic human spirit captured in handwritten glory today? In love letters? In loving notes placed in lunchboxes? Or do we consider our humanity best expressed in tweets?

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FLASHBACK: SMU Football Receives First NCAA 'Death Penalty'

AP | By RALPH D. RUSSO | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Miami Hurricanes, Southern Methodist University, Video, SMU Football, Ncaa Death Penalty, Miami Hurricanes Scandal, Smu, Smu Death Penalty, College Football, Sports News

-- If you think the emerging scandal at Miami is the worst college football has ever endured, you might not remember SMU. Even now, what happened at...

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Ground Broken At George W. Bush Library Site

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush Library, George Bush Library Protests, Southern Methodist University, Bush Library, The South, George W. Bush Library, College News

Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice and of course George W. Bush himself are expected to be present at the groundbreaking ceremony for the former president'...

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Friends Rally To Get Deported Texas Student Back Home

The Shorthorn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saad Nabeel, University of Texas Arlington, Southern Methodist University, Saad Nabeel Deported, The West, College News

Saad Nabeel could be back home by February 2011, if friends and friends of friends have something to say about it. Nabeel, a former UTA electrical ...

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The PREPPIEST Colleges (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preppiest Colleges, Preppy Schools, Duke, Southern Methodist University, Connecticut College, Preppiest Schools, Princeton, Georgetown, Washington and Lee, Trinity, Preppy Colleges, Top 10 Preppy Colleges, Vanderbilt, Hampden-Sydney, Slidepollajax, Top Ten Preppy Colleges, College News

We've let you in on our picks for the top 10 hipster colleges -- now it's time to go the opposite direction with the PREPPIEST schools. We scoured the...

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Carl Dorvil: A Great American Story (For Now)

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Reform, Tutoring, Southern Methodist University, Education Reform, Nclb, Politics News

A Republican president thought it was a good idea to provide free tutoring to 500,000 struggling low-income students. It would be a shame if a Democratic congress took all that away.

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Bush: 'I Went Against My Free-Market Instincts'

George's Bottom Line | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Economic Policy, George Stephanopoulos, George W. Bush, Free-Market, Southern Methodist University, Politics News

"I went against my free-market instincts." That's what former President Bush said today in explaining why he signed off on the bailout for Wall Stree...

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Presidential Library Clash Could Put Bush Under Oath

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George W. Bush, Bush, President Bush, Southern Methodist University, Gary Vodicka, Texas, Smu, Bush Presidential Library, Politics News

DALLAS — A Texan is trying to put a former president under oath and find out what he knew and when he knew it. But the issue isn't national secu...

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Caught in the Act: The Washington Post Swallows Bush's Latest Spin

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Legacy, George Bush, Washington Post, George Bush Legacy, Bush Library, The Washington Post, Southern Methodist University, Commander Guy, Politics News

The Washington Post is helping George Bush polish his flaccid legacy. Let's hope it's just a sympathetic one-off between two ex-lovers.

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Battle Brewing Over Bush Library

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Bush Library, Southern-Methodist-University, George Bush Presidential Library, Politics News

Former President George W. Bush is preparing for one final struggle against the odds: raising $300 million for a presidential library, museum and poli...

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Coming This Sunday in the New York Times: The Uproar Over George W. Bush's College 'Freedom Institute'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics are denouncing the new "Freedom Institute" established by George W. Bush for various reasons, including the fact that it has been set up to pursue and defend his policies and record, not for scholarly research.

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