Common

A Common greatness
By Jill Chandler
March 30, 2010 - 11:36pm
Common chats and raps about his philosophy and personal life at a crowded Hendrick's Chapel.

Common free-styled his way into the room, and into the hearts of Syracuse University students Tuesday night at Hendricks Chapel with a motivational speech and impromptu raps.

Common asked a member of the audience to choose any word for him to freestyle about. He began a freestyle rap stemming from the word “heaven,” and it somehow evolved to include Otto, Jim Boeheim, Wes Johnson, Acropolis, Marshall Street, and ‘Melo. 

Common spreads a little greatness
By Jill Chandler
March 30, 2010 - 10:50pm
Common aims to inspire a crowd of more than 450 people Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel.

Common waltzed into the Hendricks Chapel and our hearts with an exhilarating freestyle rap that had the crowd energized and ready to listen.


The 38-year-old Chicago rapper spoke of finding your own greatness by “finding your path, believing in your path, living your path, and working hard.”

Upstate University Hospital Receives Award for Cancer Program
By Erika Mahoney
March 30, 2010 - 4:24pm
Plus, rains flood the East Coast and rap artist Common comes to Syracuse University.

Upstate University Hospital has received an Outstanding Achievement Award, according to the Post Standard. The American College of Surgeons' Commission of Cancer awarded the Syracuse hospital for its excellent care of cancer patients. The award was created in 2004 and is based on surveys by doctors. This year's award was based on surveys conducted in just over 400 cancer care centers from across the United States in 2009.