Dean supporters use Web to organize
Forget the placards and banners - some Syracuse-area residents are making political waves with their computers. Two cadres of supporters of Howard Dean, former Vermont… Read more »
Writer archives: J.P. Nuthall
Clinton visits State Fair, discusses education plan
When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the Great New York State Fair this year, she did more than tour the attractions. She was an attraction… Read more »
The day the music died.
Things have been rough lately for Syracuse audiophiles. The windows of Happy Endings Coffeehouse in Armory Square are covered with brown paper. The Red House,… Read more »
Presidential debate captures attention of campus, country
Moderator Jim Lehrer laid down the law Thursday night, and the crowd at the presidential debate at the University of Miami stayed absolutely silent. The… Read more »
SU to host security seminar
University of Maine Police Chief Noel March knows that security on a college campus is a unique law enforcement challenge. The duties of a college… Read more »
DPS trap snatches thief in Link Hall
Police officers arrested 17-year-old John Kosmetatos Wednesday in connection with a series of thefts of electronic equipment from Link Hall, said Detective Lt. Michael Lemm… Read more »
SA plans to outline rights for students
For some students, there's no bigger headache than flaky professors. They don't hand back assignments, they change the syllabus halfway through the semester, or they… Read more »
Third round of housing selection leaves older students in limbo
Bridget Fitzgerald and Lesley Stefan have the sort of living arrangement you'd expect for a couple of lowly Syracuse University freshmen. Their open-double dorm room,… Read more »
The battle for the ballot
It was an image not often seen in the world of politics. In the Schine Student Center Atrium Monday, banners for two of the competing… Read more »
NYPIRG referendum completed without any rules violated by either side
For Syracuse University students, there was almost no escaping the battle over last week's Student Association referendum on funding for the New York State Public… Read more »
Vice president lays out plan for 48th legislative session
As he does nearly every week, Student Association Vice President Travis Mason stood before the assembly Monday, laying out plans and projects and recruiting volunteers.… Read more »
Students vote 'Yes' for separate NYPIRG fund
After being bombarded for nearly a week by colorful fliers and e-mails encouraging them to vote in SU's student association's funding referendum for the NYPIRG,… Read more »
Rock the vote: Future of NYPIRG funding questionable in light of student referendum
Over 20 supporters of the New York Public Interest Research Group protested without a sound at Monday's Student Association meeting, tying white handkerchiefs over their… Read more »
University officials unveil 11th chancellor, Nancy Cantor
Syracuse University Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw passed the mantle of power, in the form of his floppy, orange hat, to the first woman to take… Read more »
Nancy Cantor named first woman chancellor, will take office in August
Syracuse University Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw passed the mantle of power, in the form of his floppy, orange hat, to the first woman to take… Read more »
Vote will decide NYPIRG funding
Student Association members grappled Monday over who will monitor the spending of a campus activist group, but the ultimate decision will rest in the hands… Read more »
Two years after Popov death, safety still a priority off campus
Rebecca Mishkin feels safe in her Lancaster Avenue apartment. The senior Spanish, geography and Latin-American studies major moved to the off-campus location from Syracuse University's… Read more »
Engineers plan for month of activities to raise awareness of technical fields
Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science has dubbed February 'E-Month,' and is gearing up for a full slate of activities designed… Read more »
NYPIRG faces vote to maintain level of funding
It's only $6 a year, but an upcoming vote may give students a chance to decide whether they want to keep shelling out that $6… Read more »
Semi-formal bus a no-show at Shaw
About 30 eager freshmen, clad in black dresses, high heels and other semi-formal finery, waited in the lobby of Shaw Residence Hall on Friday night… Read more »
Bush's address gets mixed reaction on university Hill
On Capitol Hill Tuesday night, President George W. Bush rose before Congress to say the state of the Union is 'confident and strong.' On the… Read more »
Popov family back in town for second trial
Two years to the day after their son Simeon, a Syracuse University graduate student, was shot and killed while delivering chicken wings to an Ostrom… Read more »
Activists support bail for accused in Iraq charity case
Dr. Rafil Dhafir, a Manlius oncologist charged with illegally funneling money to Iraq through a charity website, directs his defense from behind a glass partition… Read more »
SU looks to improve athletics' bottom line
After the Big East defections and a 7-5 football season, Syracuse University's Department of Athletics is feeling the pinch in its pocketbook and has had… Read more »
