UNIVERSITY PARK — While coverage of the 38 task force recommendations for changes on campus was featured in the SMU Daily Campus paper on Wednesday, it's back page ad that's getting a lot of attention.

The ad calls out the behavior of two groups of students for their off-campus antics.

Lori White, the vice president for Southern Methodist University's student affairs, said she has heard enough from the dozens of complaints about students' embarrassing behavior.

"This is behavior that should not be representative of an SMU student," she said.

Now, she is sharing two of them in a very public way.

"I thought it was important for everyone to understand there are certain things we will not tolerate as a university community," she said.

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SMU students allegedly urinated in the hallways of this North Dallas hotel.

One doctor wrote to complain on behalf of a thousand conference attendees. In early April, the group of doctors stayed at the same North Dallas hotel a group of SMU students were also booked at.

On all 15 floors, he wrote, SMU students "urinated in hallways," "came close to physical confrontations with other guests," kicked in doors and walked in on other guests in their rooms. He also said yelling and profane language went on until dawn.

The second complaint from a family taking a spring break vacation in Mexico.

"SMU students attacked the resort like a swarm of locusts," the complaint read.

The mother said she had "never experienced... such arrogance... a total lack of respect" for everyone else at the hotel.

"If there's an off-campus party, I would much prefer you be on buses than driving," said SMU President Gerald Turner.

Registering off-campus social events will now be required to avoid such incidents.

The new rule is one created by SMU Turner's taskforce that was created in an effort to get substance and alcohol abuse under control.

"When you wear SMU on a sweatshirt, whether you're on campus or off campus, you're representing the university," White said.

White said she has heard back from several unnamed students who were involved in the hotel incidents. She said those that contacted her were embarrassed and apologetic.

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