Syracuse University

Kansas City school district to close almost half of the district's schools in cost-cutting measure
By Braedan Ritter
March 11, 2010 - 5:21pm
Plus Gary LaTray appears before a federal judge and an update on Arinze Onuaku's status for the NCAA Torunament.

The superintendent of the Kansas City, Missouri school district is defending the decision to close many of the districts schools. John Covington said the district was operating too many schools, and closing schools was the right thing to do.

“Closing schools and making the remaining schools much stronger academically is unquestionably the right thing to do for kids,” Covington said.

Frontlines to online
By Darren Benda
March 10, 2010 - 12:51am
National Public Radio's Scott Simon discusses his career as a journalist and the evolving state of the media industry.

Scott Simon knows the state of journalism has evolved from when he started in the 1970s. 

As a young reporter, he covered the Civil War in El Salvador. He drove to where shots were fired, and reported breaking news on the massacre. His job was to tally wartime deaths, and he was told the most accurate method was to count the slaughtered heads.

Syracuse Opera on campus this Thursday
By Rebecca Schmid
October 6, 2009 - 10:51am
The SU community can preview the upcoming production of "La Bohème."

If you like opera, don't miss the opportunity to hear Kate Mangiameli (Musetta) and Christopher Temporelli (Colline) sing excerpts from Puccini's most beloved opera in Crouse Hall at 12:30 P.M. this Thursday.