How Syracuse alumnus Jarret Eaton overcame obstacles to earn spot at US Olympic qualifying
A substitute teaching job has helped Jarret Eaton fund his running career. He earned a spot at the United States Olympic qualifying. Read more »
Daily Archives: April 13, 2016
Graduate Student Organization approves budget for 2016-17 and elects next executive board
The Graduate Student Organization held its last meeting of the semester on Wednesday night. The meeting was broken up into three parts: a budget meeting, elections and a special meeting. Read more »
21.5 percent of the Syracuse University student body has voted in SA elections as of Wednesday night
There had been 3,061 votes casted in the Student Association elections as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, accounting for 21.5 percent of the student body. Read more »
Differences between 2015 and 2016 Student Association elections explained
Last year’s Student Association election season was unprecedented in its number of write-in candidates, but this year’s election — which features no write-in candidates — was also an outlier due to it having a candidate pair with no SA experience. Read more »
Corinne Ozanne breaks Syracuse softball's all-time career home-run record in 22-1 win over Canisius
Corinne Ozanne etched her name into SU's record books by breaking the school's all-time career home run record, which was set in 2014. Read more »
Martin Indyk gives lecture on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Martin Indyk, executive vice president of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday in Eggers Hall. Read more »
Sarconi: Facebook Live may be awkward now, but has potential for growth
Technology columnist Paul Sarconi discusses the dynamic between Facebook and live video streaming in response to the recent expansion of Live to all users. Read more »
Gozinsky: Hillary Clinton’s plan to make manufacturing ‘sexy’ lacks balance
Business columnist Sam Gozinsky gives his take on Hillary Clinton’s “Make it in America” plan and argues that the proposal should refrain from negative reinforcement practices for the industry. Read more »
Syracuse University students can win $20,000 in campus business competition
Sixteen semifinalist teams were selected for the competition, which will take place from Friday to Saturday. Read more »
Student Association 58th Session members endorse Malik Evans for SA comptroller
The president, vice president and comptroller of the 58th Session of Student Association endorse Malik Evans to be the next comptroller. Read more »
Otto Tunes Executive Board endorses Eric Evangelista and Joyce LaLonde for SA office
The Executive Board of Otto Tunes, a Syracuse University a capella group, endorses Eric Evangelista and Joyce LaLonde for president and vice president of the Student Association 60th Session. Read more »
SU student invites campus community to Earthfest 2016
Syracuse University student Sarah Epelman calls on the campus community to attend Earthfest, an annual environmental sustainability festival. Read more »
University Senate Budget Committee chair on how SU might pay for Academic Strategic Plan
Dawit Negussey said it could cost the university anywhere between $6 million to $15 million to implement. Read more »
Syracuse University may see changes to Academic Integrity Policy
The changes will go into place if a proposal is fully approved by faculty and staff. Read more »
University of Missouri course teaches students about sleep disorders
The course is online, so the students can learn the subject matter from the comfort of their own beds. Read more »
Funk ‘n Waffles will hold a 'Indie Label Meetup' to celebrate Record Store Day
Ulf Oesterle owns and operates Aux Records, a local, independent record label he started in 2003 as a doctoral student at SU. The label will participate in the “Indie Label Meetup." Read more »
Ong: Soda should be substituted with carbonated water
Sex and Health columnist Isabella Ong used to be an avid drinker of different sodas. Since realizing the negative effects the drink has on her health, she has found health alternatives. Read more »
2 Syracuse women are opening an upscale vintage thrift store
Sue Hodell and Shauna Diliberto are both self-proclaimed thrifters, which is partially why they set to open Vintage Love, a thrift store selling clothing, accessories and homeware. Read more »
Reel Queer Film Festival reflects experiences of LGBTQ communities worldwide
Reel Queer Film Festival will begin April 15 in the Shemin Auditorium at Syracuse University. This is the 17th year that the festival will be held. Read more »
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump to campaign in Syracuse
This weekend Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump will be visiting Syracuse to campaign ahead of the New York primary on April 19. Read more »
4 honorary degrees will be awarded at Syracuse University 2016 commencement
Receiving the honorary degrees will be Kevin Bell, Floyd Little, Donald Newhouse and Tobias Wolff, according to an SU News release. Read more »
Former Mastoloni campaign manager Austin Galovski issues statement about resignation
Austin Galovski attempts to clarify himself after recently appearing to say that Charlie Mastoloni's SA presidential campaign exchanged a position in its potential administration for Andrew Brendel, another SA presidential candidate, dropping from the race and endorsing Mastoloni. Galovski was Mastoloni's campaign manager at the time of the statement but left the campaign on Wednesday. Read more »
Moran: News coverage takes alternative perspectives in different parts of the world
Abroad columnist, Claire Moran has been following the US news such as the primaries from Hong Kong. She finds it interesting to see how different countries can place a completely different spin on stories. Read more »
