UU secures Dane Cook, Stewart rejects bid
After weeks of delays resulting from receiving its budgets late, University Union has announced many of the spring's performances and results of bids for speaker… Read more »
Writer archives: Meredith Bowen
UU waits on Stewart bid results
University Union is still waiting to learn whether or not the star of late-night fake news, Jon Stewart, will be speaking at Syracuse University this… Read more »
Panhellenic sororities celebrate Badge Day
Syracuse University's sorority women celebrated their chapter and greek pride Monday by recognizing International Badge Day.The annual celebration is a century-old tradition sponsored by the… Read more »
Healthcare workers protest state's $3 billion Medicaid cuts
Area health care employees and activists rallied outside the Onondaga Community Center Wednesday morning protesting the state's proposed $3 billion cut to health care.Nearly 80… Read more »
System reforms charity events
Giving is going dry for the greek system at Syracuse University, said Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council administrators.It used to be fraternity men and sorority… Read more »
2005 Vision Fund grants awarded to innovative programs
Students will have a number of new courses and opportunities to choose from next year thanks to the recently announced Vision Fund grants from the… Read more »
More changes to come after bidding season
This spring's reorganized recruitment and bid seasons have started a new, longer process of reform to the fraternity system.'It was rather dramatic and rather controversial,… Read more »
University Senate proposes new health plan for faculty
In an effort to provide for the increasing number of retired professors and to help recruit new faculty, the University Senate endorsed a new plan… Read more »
Rush ends with new bid system
Syracuse University's fraternities have completed the newly revamped recruitment process and are now moving into the pledge period, some with a growing brotherhood, while others… Read more »
Mother Marianne Cope comes back to Syracuse as part of her journey to sainthood
For three weeks, Sister Mary Laurence Hanley and Sister Grace Anne Dillenschneider walked the mountain paths of Hawaii, part of their quest to bring the… Read more »
Cheerleaders' safety requests inadequately met
A cheerleader's recent spill during a routine stunt at a basketball game is raising questions about Syracuse University's efforts to support its athletes. Kristen Leister,… Read more »
Professor's research may help combat chemical terrorism
Technology that may have applications in the war on terror is being developed in the labs of a Syracuse University professor.Yan-Yeung Luk, a professor of… Read more »
Somber cathedral ceremony marks return of Syracuse's sainthood candidate
A homecoming over a century in the making was celebrated Wednesday night as hundreds of residents gathered to witness the return of the body of… Read more »
Former local religious leader's body exhumed for sainthood consideration
Local religious leaders are preparing for the return of Syracuse's own holy woman a century after her departure. Mother Marianne Cope, a Sister of St.… Read more »
USen considers plans for anticipated deficits
Fearing future deficits similar to the one that exhausted some of the university's surplus funds last year, the University Senate debated measures to deal with… Read more »
IDentity crisis
The motivation to make fake IDs is not necessarily a criminal tendency, but rather, in the case of one student, a simple desire to save… Read more »
Common Council stalls passing nuisance law
Syracuse Common Council will soon vote on a law that may make the city a safer place, giving law enforcement the authority to close down… Read more »
Federal plan raises fears about privacy
The federal government has taken a cue from reality TV la 'Big Brother' by suggesting to follow each student through his or her college years.A… Read more »
This year, the university had to cover a $3.2 million deficit
The university may have counted its chicks before they hatched when setting this year's budget. As a result of underestimating enrollment this year and other… Read more »
Election outcome draws student protests
They were loud, wet, and very angry, but they weren't going to take the election results sitting down.About 20 Syracuse University students sparked two anti-Bush… Read more »
Kerry stalls as Ohio remains undecided; no definite winner
Echoes of the 2000 election sounded across campus as Syracuse University and the country realized that there would be no decisive winner in the presidential… Read more »
College rankings give university mixed evaluation
Each year, high school seniors around the country look to the ranking of universities in college guide books to determine where they want to spend… Read more »
Power pointless
While college students are on the cutting edge of technology with cell phones, instant messenger, palm pilots and laptops at their fingertips, when it comes… Read more »
Office of Women's Affairs proposed to review tenure of female faculty
Lack of communication and insufficient information became a focus of concern at Wednesday's University Senate meeting. The meeting covered a variety of areas, but the… Read more »
