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An SU alum's journey from fighting to freedom
By Zoe Mintz
November 4, 2011 - 12:44am
As Paul Ariik dragged an AK-47 on Sudanese soil, he never imagined he'd one day earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in America.

Weeks after 9/11, a plane landed in New York City. On board was Paul Ariik, a 21-year-old Sudanese Lost Boy. As the plane began its descent, Ariik looked out the window. It was nighttime and he thought he was seeing fireflies on a river. The fireflies were in fact the New York City skyline. Ariik had never been in a plane or even a city before. In fact, the first time he saw a telephone, refrigerator or even traffic lights was hours after this very flight.

SU alums Koppel and Langella share the stage
By Nathan Mattise
October 1, 2009 - 9:03pm
The former anchor for ABC's 'Nightline' interviews the award-winning actor at Syracuse Stage as part of this year's SU Homecoming.

Oscar-nominated actor Frank Langella (Syracuse University class of '59) and award-winning journalist Ted Koppel (class of '60) weren't best friends during their undergraduate years, but you wouldn't be able to tell from the conversation they had during "One on One: Frank Langella and Ted Koppel," one of the highlight events in this year's Orange Central weekend.

Foreign Policy: Olympic Edition
By CWL
October 1, 2009 - 2:52pm
Barack Obama makes his final push for an Olympics in Chicago.

With the final vote for the 2016 Olympics host city on Friday, President Barack Obama leaves tonight for Copenhagen to make his final push for Chicago to receive the bid for the Summer Olympics.

Michelle Obama along with Oprah Winfrey have already spent a couple of days in Copenhagen pushing for the Windy City. Chicago remains the frontrunner over Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid.