SMU Announces “Wear Red Fridays” In Effort To Boost School Pride

Students can show their Mustang pride by wearing red each Friday starting September 1.

Liz Cruz, Audience Engagement Editor

August 31, 2023

An SMU student chats near Dallas Hall Lawn wearing a red polo.

SMU President R. Gerald Turner declared every Friday as “Wear Red Friday” for students to show Mustang pride and unity on August 25.

SMU embraces tradition through various activities leading up to Homecoming. Students and staff are excited about the new Friday tradition but think it will take time to get the movement to catch on.

“It would be kinda cool to see students really showing pride in their university,” SMU Meteorology professor Steven McCauley said. “If it’s new, it’s going to take a while to stick.”

In addition to boosting school pride, some students believe that “Wear Red Fridays” could easily fit into their morning routine.

“I usually don’t know what to wear,” junior Charlie Morrone said. “If somebody told me to wear red on Friday, it would make it a lot easier.”

SMU Student Body President Alex Alarcón signed off on this new tradition, showing commitment to President Turner’s idea of supporting the “Mustang Nation.”

The first Wear Red Friday is September 1.

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Liz Cruz, Copy Editor

As the copy editor for The Daily Campus, Liz ensures stories are up to date with AP style and free of errors before publishing for accurate and free-flowing copy. She collaborates with the EIC, managing editor and other editors for last minute edits. Liz previously served as the audience engagement and assistant copy editor of The Daily Campus and was a Dallas Morning News Fellow in spring 2024. She also covers news on campus, you can reach her at [email protected].