The Daily Orange

SU prepares to host Biden as commencement speaker

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Organizers for this year's commencement ceremonies expect more than 25,000 people in the Carrier Dome Sunday, including students, parents and professors.

But this time around, they're planning for some new faces: Vice President Joe Biden and his Secret Service detail.

SU continues precautions for swine flu

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Talk of H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, has raised concerns nationwide. Universities across the country have eliminated the traditional handshake from their commencement ceremonies, and local Syracuse schools have shut down due to confirmed cases.

Graduating seniors turn to internships

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

As the national unemployment rate climbs past 8.5 percent nationwide, seniors are finding alternatives to traditional employment. Internships, service work and jobs outside their experience area are all attracting seniors who know landing their dream job right out of school may be difficult.

SU announces 18th class of Remembrance Scholars

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Alex Coulombe was studying abroad in London during the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland - a terrorist attack that killed 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students returning home from studying abroad.

For commencement, a U.S. vice president draws international crowds

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Friends and family members will travel from as far as Madagascar for this year's commencement ceremony.

Pat Burak, director of the Slutzker Center for International Services, said her office helps coordinate travel plans for international families by sending out letters of validation along with the commencement invitations.

Then and Now: Looking back at the most memorable moments of 2005 and 2009

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Things were different back in 2005, when many of this year's graduating seniors started at Syracuse University. George W. Bush's approval rating continued to sink, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, and moviegoers gushed over Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain.

Graduating film majors launch company despite risk

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Brendan O'Neil is the pragmatist. Tuan Le is the artist. Mike Perdew holds the middle ground somewhere in between. Together, the three graduating television, radio and film majors from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications make up the close-knit and enterprising team that won't be flying to Los Angeles for jobs this summer, like many of their peers - they'll be starting their own, yet unnamed production company.

Student leaders to share stage at commencement with Biden

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Graduating senior Colin Fanning and Vice President Joe Biden have something in common. They'll both be speaking to 25,000 people in the Carrier Dome Sunday at the Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environment Science and Forestry's commencement ceremony.

GOING FOR 2: Syracuse's quest for back-to-back titles starts with NCAA 1st round

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

John Desko said it is like déjà vu.

Last season, Syracuse played MAAC champion Canisius in the first round of the NCAA tournament, then looked ahead to Notre Dame in the second round. The Orange advanced, of course, winning each of its four games on the road to becoming the 2008 national champions.

MCCULLOUGH: Seniors saw 4 years of compelling stories, if not great results

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

On a sun-splashed Saturday morning in September 2005, I woke up early in my Flint Hall dorm room and prepared to become a Syracuse fan.

Guys from my floor packed into my room at the end of the hall. We drank shots of rum. Paint was scrawled across chests.

Syracuse women's lacrosse hoping tough regular season schedule pays off in NCAAs

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Gary Gait wanted to make his team's strength of schedule better. He felt it would help if they had more quality wins come Selection Sunday for the NCAA tournament.

It worked, lifting the team to an at-large NCAA tournament bid despite the team's loss in the first round of the Big East tournament.

SU seniors on softball team hope for playoff run to cement legacy

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Entering the season, senior Amy Kelley had hoped her class would somehow find a way to leave its mark on the Syracuse softball program, a mark on the program that would carry down through the years.

And after leading the Orange to its second-best record in program history, the class may be well on its way.

Staff: Track and field heads to Princeton for IC4A and ECAC

Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Syracuse track and field teams move on to the second portion of their postseason schedule this weekend, as the men's team heads to the IC4A outdoor championship and the women's team is off to the ECAC championships.

On the men's side, SU qualified a 15-man team, including six sprinters and hurdlers, seven distance runners and two jumpers, to this weekend's meet in Princeton, N.