Sabrina White, Editor-in-Chief   With the excitement surrounding the renovations of Saint Gertrude’s Café, and the hope for a revamped menu as well, many students have started to feel disappointed with the daily selections offered. From serving the same food a few days in a row, especially at dinner, to a lack of options for those with dietary restrictions, many

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my revulsion at the jokes published in the Sep. 25, 2017 issue of The Belltower.  As a father of an SMU student, a male SMU employee, and former newspaper writer, I found several jokes to be sexist and unprofessional. The ninth joke relies on the stereotype of the “ditz” which has contributed for

Katherine Pecora, Managing Editor   To my professors and classmates, I have to apologize for the insensitive and offensive material published on the back page of our last issue. I have had professors and classmates alike confront me about why this was put into a paper who’s goal it is to contribute to the building of a strong community. There

Bethany Montgomery, Section Editor   On Sept. 29, the Office of Public Safety released their Annual Security and Fire Safety report to the entire SMU campus. Each year, the Office of Public Safety is required to inform students of SMU’s up-to-date security policies, emergency alert system information, crime report procedures and disciplinary policies. The Security and Fire Safety report mostly

Sabrina White, Editor-in-Chief   On behalf of the Belltower, I would like to acknowledge the offence taken by members of our campus community at the jokes published in the last issue of the Belltower. I would like to reaffirm that these jokes were submitted by students not affiliated with the Belltower and do not represent the opinions or ideals of