Pearsall returns to Newhouse to tell stories of war, Oprah
By Glenn Coin
November 11, 2011 - 8:33am
Former combat photographer and Newhouse grad Stacy Pearsall spoke about her experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After combat photographer Stacy Pearsall was discharged as disabled from the Air Force at age 28, she didn't know what to do with her life. But she knew one thing: "Being disabled did not mean I was unable."

Staff Sgt. Pearsall, who was the first woman to win the National Press Photographers Association's military photographer of the year, graduated in 2004 from Newhouse School's Military Photojournalism Program. She spoke Thursday night before a standing room only crowd.

Remembrance Week comes full circle with Gadhafi's death
By Annie Knox
November 9, 2011 - 8:07pm

For those involved in this year’s Remembrance Week honoring the 35 Syracuse University students killed on Pan Am Flight 103, the death of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi means a few different things.

For the scholars, his death highlights a need for more discussion about how to prosecute convicted terrorists and the governments who support them. For some families of Pan Am 103 victims, scholars said, Gadhafi’s death has helped to bring a sense of closure and justice served.

Syracuse University follows dropping trend in university rankings
By Sara Tracey
September 13, 2011 - 12:09pm
SU slips several spots in the 'U.S. News & World Report' university rankings over the years, prompting response from Chancellor Nancy Cantor.

Syracuse University ranked 62nd in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report National University Rankings, published Tuesday. This is a seven-spot drop from 55th in the World Report's 2011 rankings.

This is not the first time the university has dropped in this list. SU stayed put in the list's 58th spot in 2010 and 2009. In 2008, SU sat at 53rd, three spots lower than it's 50th ranking in 2007. Between 2006 and 2004, the rankings have jumped around between 52 and 50.

As 9/11 nears, SU Department of Public Safety on high alert
By Tara Donaldson
September 9, 2011 - 7:37pm
The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety is asking for students' assistance in reporting any suspicious activity as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches.

The 10th anniversary of 9/11 marks not only remembrance, but cause for a little extra vigilance in reporting anything out of the norm.

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety is asking for students' assistance in reporting suspicious activity. Anything that does not seem to be right should be communicated. Examples of activity that should be reported are as follows:

Jerk Magazine awards the trendy, artsy and charitable
By Kaitlin Santanna
April 18, 2011 - 9:35am
On Saturday evening, Jerk Magazine hosted its first, soon-to-be-annual awards show. The magazine honored students and community members who do charitable and creative work but often go unnoticed.

Students dressed in artfully ripped tights, short dresses, and high-heeled boots mingled, nibbling their sushi rolls and finger sandwiches as thumping bass shook the walls of Smith Hall’s basement-turned-trendy-art-gallery.

Welcome to the 1st Annual Jerk Awards & Student Show.

The Jerk magazine staff and more than 100 students gathered on Saturday night to recognize groups and individuals doing “out-of-the-ordinary things” to contribute to their community.

Student groups collaborate to end cyber bullying
By Christina Ferraro
April 14, 2011 - 12:49pm
Syracuse University organizations sign resolution to induce change in code of student conduct.

Multiple student organizations at Syracuse University joined forces today in signing a resolution that constitutes a commitment to changing the university’s current code of student conduct regarding harassment.

Damon Wayans to perform comedy concert
By Julia Shanahan
September 30, 2010 - 3:57pm
Stand-up comedian and star of "My Wife and Kids," Damon Wayans, is coming to Syracuse University to perform for homecoming weekend

This year’s Orange Central events will include a comedy show performance by stand-up comedian and television star, Damon Wayans.

The homecoming weekend concert will take place Oct. 16 in the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The event starts at 8 p.m., but Wayne will kick-off the night at 7 p.m. with a pre-comedy show.

Wayans is well known for his successful comedy show, “In Living Color,” the sitcom, “My Wife and Kids” and a string of movies including, “Major Payne” and “The Last Boy Scout.”

SU to open abroad center in Istanbul, Turkey
By Shayna Meliker
September 22, 2010 - 11:52am
This spring, the new program will bring students to Turkey's largest city.

Syracuse University launches its eighth SU Abroad location this spring: in Istanbul, Turkey. 

The department will host an information session with the program’s director, Erika Wilkens-Sozen, at 4 p.m. today in 225 Eggers Hall.

The new center, docked on the waterfront campus of the private Bahçeşehir University, will offer classes that include European Union studies, film, engineering, religion and Middle Eastern studies. The program starts Feb. 1 with a seminar called “Istanbul, the City,” and runs through June 22.

University Union Performing Arts to host creator of PostSecret
By Julia Shanahan
September 20, 2010 - 10:22am
Frank Warren will talk about the popular postcard website Oct. 20 at Goldstein Auditorium.

University Union Performing Arts will host a speech and signing with Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret, at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20, in the Goldstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center. 

What the Gulf oil spill means for you
By Julia Shanahan
September 13, 2010 - 10:52am
University Lectures will host a panel discussion on Oct. 26, to explore the long-term impacts of the BP disaster.