Bank joins with SU; gives $30 million for new curriculum, building
JPMorgan Chase announced a $30 million partnership with Syracuse University this summer that will allow students to work and study in a real-life environment involving… Read more »
Writer archives: Jim Armstrong
The last step: SU offers consultations for graduates with loans about paying debts
Senior Carly Migliori is like 65 to 70 percent of the students that attend Syracuse University - she has student loans. Through two online exit… Read more »
Alumnus donates record $400 million to Columbia for financial aid
Columbia University will receive a $400 million gift - the largest ever exclusively toward financial aid, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education- from 92-year-old… Read more »
Socialist politician attacks U.S. reliance on military spending during weekend panel
Numbers and economic ideas dominated a local discussion about peace last weekend.In a small but lively discussion at the Westcott Community Center on Euclid Avenue… Read more »
SU, other campuses debate policies completely eliminating smoking
Much to the disappointment of the 31 percent of college students who smoke, according to a recent USA Today article, a greater number of universities… Read more »
Behind the scenes : Getting it FIXed: FIXit workers maintain, repair 6 million sq. ft. of campus real estate
Each day Robert Ogletree improves Syracuse University's residence halls one surface at a time, one floor at a time. Students walk around and through his… Read more »
Vanity scare: students more self-centered than ever before
This article is also on the New York Times via Uwire.College students are more narcissistic and self-centered than ever before, scoring 30 percent higher on… Read more »
New York Times correspondent to share thoughts on uncovering White House's wire-tapping scandal
Students will have the opportunity today to hear from the reporter who alerted the nation to the Bush administration wire-tapping program. The S.I. Newhouse School… Read more »
Campus Response to Bush's Agenda, Policy for Coming Year
President George W. Bush prefaced his 2007 State of the Union address by recognizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi in front of members of Congress, his distinguished… Read more »
'The damage is...amazing'
Nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf Coast Region, volunteers continue to work to rebuild and… Read more »
Event aims to improve downtown
During the past three days, the American Institute of Architecture has engaged with the city of Syracuse on how to improve the city's sustainability. Syracuse… Read more »
Campus reacts to use of term 'civil war' in Iraq
On Monday, NBC News began to refer to the war in Iraq as a 'civil war.'Throughout the week, other major press outlets such as The… Read more »
Q&A with Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls
Since April 2006, the Goo Goo Dolls have been touring the United States, Canada and Europe, promoting its new album, 'Let Love In.' The Daily… Read more »
SU employs 4 groups for self-study
Syracuse University has employed four self-study groups to evaluate and address concerns on campus in preparation for the Middle States of Colleges and Schools accreditation… Read more »
School offers 2 masters programs for '07
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications recently announced it will offer two new master's degree programs beginning July 2007: public diplomacy and documentary, film… Read more »
Blood bank center to allow for stem cell research in Syracuse
The announcement of an umbilical cord blood bank center in Syracuse drew varying opinions from Syracuse University students.Gov. George E. Pataki recently announced that the… Read more »
Event to feature international technologies available to artists
Syracuse University students can migrate downtown to The Warehouse to attend an event today at 5 p.m. about the many artistic resources available to them… Read more »
Events to honor 35 SU students killed in 1988 terrorist attack
Pan Am Flight 103 crashed in the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988 as a result of a terrorist bomb.Beginning today, Remembrance… Read more »
School, local TV stations adapt to changing role of sports broadcasts
Recently, local television stations in the Syracuse University area have been evaluating their newscasts and redefining the sports segments of their shows, and the S.I.… Read more »
Tully Center to focus on free speech issues
Speakers at Friday's inaugural events for the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University focused on the importance of free speech in today's society,… Read more »
Maintenance worker killed after accident at university steam plant
Arthur Besanson, an employee of Route 84 Enterprises of Central Square, died Sunday, Oct. 8, after suffering injuries on the job the previous Thursday.According to… Read more »
Alumnus killed fighting in Iraq war
For many in the Syracuse and Rochester areas, the War on Terror hit close to home this week. First Lieutenant James Lyons, a 2003 graduate… Read more »
Walkers raise $315,000 for cancer research
The 11th annual Syracuse Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, which was held on Sunday, Oct. 1 in Clinton Square, drew 6,000 walkers and raised… Read more »
SU study finds drop in environmental protection
During the course of the last six years, a disturbing environmental trend has arisen.The federal government's enforcement of environmental laws has declined drastically during this… Read more »
