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University Union sits down to discuss how it hopes to entertain SU
By Eddie Jacovino
Clarence Cross III President Former Director of Speakers As president, Cross oversees the board of directors and is responsible for much of the public face of University Union. "My job is to make sure nothing blows up," he said. A senior broadcast journalism and marketing major, he uses skills from both disciplines to deal with clients and to raise awareness of UU's activities among students on campus.
SU student threatened by 4 males
By Eric Hughes
A Syracuse University student approaching the corner of Comstock Avenue and Waverly Avenue was threatened and pushed back and forth by four males on Sept. 11 at 7:15 p.m., according to an SU Campus Safety Alert. The four males asked the victim what he was carrying in his bag and did not appear to have a weapon, the alert stated.
Maffei knocks Rosetti out of congressional race
By Rob Anthes
Dan Maffei didn't expect much of a challenge in securing the nomination of the Working Families Party for the U.S. House of Representatives. He won, but the race was closer than he expected. Maffei defeated challenger Christina Rosetti, 48 votes to 22 votes, for the opportunity to run as the Working Families Party's nominee for the 25th Congressional District's seat in the U.
U.S. News & World Report names school as one of the country's best universities
By Zach Siegal-Eisman
In the U.S. News & World Report's special issue of "America's Best Colleges of 2007," the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked among the nation's best universities. For the fourth year in a row, ESF achieved a position among the top 100 national universities in America at No.
SU students pass first level of prestigious financial examination in New York City
By Eric Meyers
Three students from the Whitman School of Management passed a prestigious financial analyst examination during the summer. Daniel Popa and Angad Rajpal, both second-year MBA students, as well as Jing Hua, a second-year Master of Science in finance candidate, passed level one of the Chartered Financial Analyst examinations.
New program to expose students to religion's connection with media
By Nya Wilson
Three professors wish to expose interested students-primarily graduate students-to religion and its relationship with everyday life, as well as its connection to the media and international relations. The trio is introducing a new interdisciplinary academic program here at Syracuse University.
State charges SU alumnus with murder
By Peter de Montmollin
Jonathan Edington, a Syracuse University alumnus, was charged with murder, burglary in the first degree and use of a deadly weapon at his arraignment Tuesday morning in the Bridgeport, Conn. Superior Court, according to a court clerk. Police are still investigating whether Edington, a lawyer in Fairfield, Conn.
