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Semester in Review: The top 10 stories of the fall semester

Courtesy of Samantha Pupatelli

A memorial in Paris commemorates the 132 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the city in November.

Over the course of the fall semester, The Daily Orange undertook complicated stories both locally and around the globe. We had datelines from Paris and Lockerbie. We covered a campus lockdown. We provided extensive reporting on the firing of SU’s head football coach, among other sports stories. It’s been a busy semester filled with news, and from Syracuse to Scotland, our staff continuously produced in-depth coverage.

1. SU Abroad students detail experiences during Paris terrorist attacks 

2. Syracuse University campus lockdown lifted after homicide on Hope Avenue 

3. HOW HE’S MADE: The development of Syracuse basketball’s temporary (and future) head coach 

4. Joe Biden speaks at Syracuse University about sexual assault prevention 



5. Year after year: Former Lockerbie Scholars reflect on time at SU 

6. Increase in administrators at SU comes at a cost 

7. Former director of jazz studies at VPA details life as musician and teacher 

8. Heavy lifting: Ben Polk carries aspects from turbulent childhood into SU career 

9. Greg Paulus quarterback experiment backfires for Syracuse in 2009 

10. New SU recruiting policy complicating management of scholarships 





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