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Hotel Shuttles

By Lauren Cook lwcook@smu.edu I am an ARA (academic resident assistant) in Shuttles Hall, which is the most recently renovated residence hall on campus, also known as “Hotel Shuttles.” I had two weeks...

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All Nighters…of the Fun Variety

By Courtney Steele csteele@smu.edu Hey y’all! I hope you’re having a good week! It’s fall break and I’m headed back home to Colorado (yay cold weather, cozy clothes and UGGs!) for a much needed break!...

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RA’s aren’t scary…I promise!

By Liz Dominguez adominguez@smu.edu So…Fall Break was GREAT! I had a great time – sitting in the library all day Saturday, all day Sunday, and all day Monday. That comes with the territory though,...

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Dealing with Illness

By Greg Nelson rgnelson@smu.edu This past week was a tough one for me. I had tests and projects due, which is nothing out of the ordinary. However, I had to do this while I was battling strep. I had...

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Home Sweet SMU

By Derek Hubbard dhubbard@smu.edu For many students, college is the first opportunity to be away from their parents for an extended amount of time. I know this was the case for me when I was a...

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Surprisingly new semester is not a shock

By Lauren Cook lwcook@smu.edu So I thought that I would be more stressed out with this semester, being that my performance in 4 of my 5 classes affects whether or not I get accepted into the 2 majors I...

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What are FiRs for?

By Quincy Schurr This year marks the first year that each residential commons has a Faculty in Residence (FiR) living in the building. While it might seem a bit strange to have a SMU faculty member and...

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Leading the Charge on Commons Development

By Kaleb Lee This summer I did some research abroad with the Residential Commons Leadership Corps. In July of 2014, SMU flew me and six other members of the RCLC out to Oxford and Cambridge to conduct...

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The Residential Commons: Leading the Pack

By Tammy Winter I’ll admit, when I joined the Residential Commons Leadership Corps last year in the hopes of getting to be involved in the creation and implementation of the Res Commons here at SMU,...

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Changing The World, One RC At a Time

Sometimes on the Hilltop, we forget that there is a whole other world going on at the same time. People wake up, brush their teeth, go to work/school/back to bed, eat, and do it all over again. When...

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

As a student in high school, I could never imagine living somewhere other than my house in Alabama with my parents and siblings surrounding me. I had lived in the same house, even the same room, for my...

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Dogs of SMU

My family has had a dog for my entire life. Whenever we moved (which was 6 times), our dog, Coco the Chocolate Labrador came with. So when I came to SMU, I was very sad to leave my dog. However, I...

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Traditions at the Residential Commons

On February 6, SMU had its own version of Mardi Gras in the form of Krewe de Ware. Each year the Residential Commons system has the unique opportunity to sponsor different events throughout the...

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Raising the Bar from the Ordinary to the Extraordinary

Corral Guides preparing for Corral Kickoff Festivities College is a magical time. Pretty much anyone you meet who has been will say that for a number of different reasons: the classes, the personal...

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What I love About Being an RA

It’s move-in day. You’ve prepared all week for 40 new residents to move into your hall. The anticipation awaits of what your floor dynamic will be this year. Will you have a quiet floor? A rowdy floor?...

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The Fourth Lasso

Before school starts every semester, a program called “Mustang Corral” takes place. This program consists of programming on campus, an excursion in Dallas (touring Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium, taking a...

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My Favorite Dining Hall Hacks

I have been on an SMU meal plan for the past three years and I can genuinely say there are some undeniable perks involved with eating on campus. First and foremost, there is absolutely no required...

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Movies Are Better With 100 of Your Best Friends

I am an RA in one of the Residential Commons on campus and one of my favorite events that my commons, Morrison McGinnis (Momac for short), puts on every semester is Momac at the Movies. For this event...

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SMU Res Life Survival Guide

Hi everyone! My name is Cristina Mauldin, and I’m a senior here at SMU! I’m on the Pre-law track with majors in Spanish and Education and minors in Philosophy and Religious Studies. I’m originally from...

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Your Dream College Roommate

Hey y’all! We’re Laura Scott Cary (‘22) and Meredith Lloyd (‘22), and we were freshman year roommates and are still best friends! We didn’t know each other before we decided to become roommates, but we...

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