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Coffee is king
By Leslie Walters
September 29, 2011 - 2:05pm
Syracuse University students and coffee proprietors alike admit that java is their pick-me-up of choice.

After waking up from a long night of studying, you need a quick pick-me-up before you head to your 10:30 a.m. lecture. If you intend on making it to class on time, you better plan on getting a head start because many other students have the same idea as you.

What we're reading: February 14
By Valentina Palladino
February 14, 2011 - 11:04am
A round-up of food-related articles and recipes we're digging into today.

What we're reading:

Household products promise to cure hangovers
By Rashaud Thomas
February 10, 2011 - 6:43pm
Research finds caffeine and aspirin help fight painful headaches.

Everyone has their own unique remedy to cure a hangover but new research finds all you might need is some coffee and a painkiller, reports MSNBC.

The research, out of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, shows the caffeine in coffee and anti-inflammatory ingredients in painkillers such as aspirin fight against ethanol, or pure alcohol.

Explore Tipperary Hill
By S.J. Velasquez
December 28, 2009 - 11:50pm
This traditionally Irish pocket of Syracuse hosts more than a few pubs.

You don't have to cross the pond to get a taste of Ireland's green pastures.

Syracuse's own Tipperary Hill hosts a surplus of Irish pride mixed with a multicultural flare that is uniquely American. From Cashel House, an Irish imports store, to a pizzeria owned and operated by a man whose grandparents haled from Austria and Poland, Tipp Hill's private businesses add to its old-world charm.

Pan-Am flight 103 gets a second look
By Chelsea Damberg
October 26, 2009 - 10:55am
Investigators are reviewing the Lockerbie bombing case to see if they overlooked conspirators in the accident.

The Lockerbie bombing of Pan-Am flight 103 is under investigation again in hopes of finding accomplices to the only person convicted. The Pan-Am bombing killed 270 people on December 22, 1998; 35 were Syracuse University students studying in the SU abroad program. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was freed by Scottish officials in August after health reports showed he was dying of cancer, Syracuse.com reports....

Working through an economic funk
By Jamie De Pould
July 16, 2009 - 3:54pm
Business slows at Funk 'n Waffles but owners plan to weather the downturn.

There’s only one place in Syracuse that sells a falafel waffle.

Funk ’n Waffles co-founders Adam Gold and Kyle Corea began experimenting with music and waffles while they were film students at Syracuse University.

“We brought that same [living room] vibe to the restaurant, so a lot of people feel like they’re just hanging out in our apartment,” Gold said. “But now we have a food service permit.”

The business started strong, he said. But then things changed.