Cregan: Settling in foreign country brings up homesickness
Having been in Strasbourg for nearly a month, I’ve recently found myself wondering when I will stop feeling like a tourist. I began thinking about… Read more »
Writer archives: Maggie Cregan
Cregan: Eating abroad provides cultural learning experience
Every study abroad student’s experience may be different, but there is one element that is inescapably important for all — the food. France’s passion for… Read more »
Cregan: Asking for help proves to be vital in foreign classrooms
Study abroad, as I’m learning, isn’t a solo endeavor. For me — and, I’m guessing, almost every study abroad student out there — the past… Read more »
Cregan: American culture appears more prevalent than expected in France
On one of the first days in Strasbourg, the program director gave us some valuable advice: Don’t compare life in France to life in the… Read more »
Cregan: Abroad experience comparable to childhood lessons
I made the first mistake of my semester abroad when I thought the trip would make me feel more adult. Seven hours later, I made… Read more »
Several SU academic buildings vandalized with graffiti
UPDATED: Dec. 9, 5:23 p.m. The Department of Public Safety has identified several people of interest after academic buildings at Syracuse University were vandalized with… Read more »
Global icon, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95
After becoming South Africa’s first black president, leading the movement to end South African apartheid and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Nelson Mandela lost a… Read more »
App lets Syracuse residents order snowplows on demand
Syracuse residents who usually plow their own driveways can go back to bed next time they wake up to a foot of snow thanks to… Read more »
Syverud to temporarily live in BBB
Chancellor-designate Kent Syverud will spend the next 10-12 days living in an apartment in Brewster/Boland/Brockway Complex to experience student life. “To understand student concerns, nothing… Read more »
Man hospitalized after shooting near South Campus
A shooting at a gas station near South Campus resulted in one man being hospitalized, according to a Saturday Post-Standard article. At about 3:20 p.m.,… Read more »
First-year master's student dies at family home on Saturday
A first-year Syracuse University master's student died at her family’s home on Saturday. Kelsey Hogarth was working toward her master’s degree in advertising in the S.I.… Read more »
A voice that echoed: Fifty years after JFK's assassination, alumni remember his 1957 commencement address at SU
Warren Kimble wishes he had a photograph of John F. Kennedy handing him his diploma from Syracuse University. As class president, Kimble accepted the diploma… Read more »
Voter turnout remains on par with last year's election
By 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 17.6 percent of the student body — or slightly more than 2,600 students — had cast ballots in the Student… Read more »
Initial voting turnout falls just short of last year's numbers
As of 6 p.m. on Monday, 12.7 percent of the student body cast their votes in the Student Association elections, said Dan Hernandez, chair of… Read more »
Blocked party: Boston officials implement heavy restrictions for parties at MIT
Parties have effectively been banned at a majority of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s greek life houses and independent living groups. Boston officials banned MIT fraternities,… Read more »
Spina appoints interim dean-designate for college
The School of Education has a new interim dean-designate: Joanna Masingila, a professor in both the School of Education and College of Arts and Sciences… Read more »
Small chemical spill occurs at Center for Science and Technology, Life Sciences Complex
UPDATED: Nov. 1, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. The Center for Science and Technology and the Life Sciences Complex were evacuated at about 2:45 p.m. on… Read more »
'Truth Beyond College Buying' panel to be held at South by Southwest festival
University Union will host a panel this March at South by Southwest, a music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas. UU concert director Kelly Benini will… Read more »
Broader horizons: SU Abroad adds choices; faculty discuss advantages of studying home and away
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, details about SU Abroad’s new Poland destination were misstated. The Poland addition is a program, not a center.… Read more »
Bird Library exterior construction to finish this winter
Construction on the exterior of E.S. Bird Library is nearly complete and is scheduled to be finished before the winter weather sets in. The purpose… Read more »
UBE, SU administration collaborate after survey’s release
Undergraduates for a Better Education is working with the administration and Graduate Student Organization to turn the results of their recent student survey into progress.… Read more »
Guarding angels: Judy O'Rourke receives honor for work with Remembrance, Lockerbie scholars
For those affected by the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy, Judy O’Rourke has always been there. She’s a “surrogate mother” to Lockerbie scholars, a good… Read more »
School certifies students to participate in personalized nutrition consultation program
The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is now offering personalized nutrition consultation to students of Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF, as well… Read more »
New school: SU experiments with national trend of massive open online courses
Imagine a college course with none of the trappings: no lecture hall, no notebook and, in most cases, no tuition and no credits. These are… Read more »
