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Students, SU can make hunting for homes easier
Cautious house-hunters and greater access to information about the off-campus housing process is the only way to ease the panic that comes every fall semester as students search out the perfect place to live for the following year. Good, close-to-campus housing is limited and the demand for it is high.
Pumpkins see it all in Cortland
By Noralil Fores
A 30-minute drive south of Syracuse, Cortland spends a year waiting to be something greater than a necessary stop on the way to Ithaca. It waits for the sounds of Big Band which mix with the smells of grilled hot dogs, homemade chocolate fudge and spiced apple cider.
SU needs group for male domestic abuse victims
By Steve Krakauer
Every 20 seconds, a woman is raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner, according to a 2000 Department of Justice report. This statistic is widely reported and used by women's rights groups to show the need for dating violence education. But what is rarely talked about, according to the same survey, is that every 38 seconds a man is raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner.
Perspectives: Trip to moon wastes money
By Robert Tumas
In 1969, the race to the moon was a result of Cold War pride and the consequence of an advanced case of national insecurity. Why did the Russians never field an expedition to the moon? They realized there was nothing there worth the money it takes to do it.
Perspectives: Exploration worth cost of moon travel
By Steve Krakauer
Some decisions the White House makes are not political, and its support of NASA last week is an example. NASA plans to spend around $100 billion over the next 12 years developing the equipment to put four humans on the moon for a week. The plan's ultimate goal is not a public relations stunt or a simple show of our country's strength.
Perspectives: Should Americans head back to the moon?
"Well it's been 35 years; I guess I question what the benefit is. It was kind of a result of the Cold War last time, it wasn't even that important that we got to the moon. So are we racing with someone again this time or is it just for the hell of it again?" Mike Ness Architecture major Third-year graduate student "It's out there; we might as well explore it if we've got the money and technology.
