Spring Break
The Daily OrangeNews
Stoner scholarship
UC Berkeley amendment bypasses federal aid limits for convicted drug offenders
By Kevin Sajdak
The student government at the University of California, Berkeley recently created a school-funded scholarship for students deemed ineligible for financial aid because of a previous drug conviction. Citing educational opportunity - while remaining critical of a 1998 amendment to the Higher Education Act - Berkeley became the fourth college to establish such a scholarship.
Housing debate shows tensions in campus area
By Eddie Jacovino
Contrary to the current belief, there is no legislation being debated in front of the Syracuse Common Council to force additional students out of their off-campus houses. More than 200 students, faculty, landlords and permanent residents filled a City Hall meeting room to more than capacity Thursday night.
Ask the Experts | From the Academy to the Capitol: Following Al Gore's Oscar win, would it be wise for him to run for president?
By Eric Hughes and Matt Reilly
He was a former vice president and then almost became leader of the free world. In 2006, he ran across the country preaching about global warming - and on Sunday, he won an Oscar for it. Al Gore has worn many hats throughout his career, the most recent of which appears more Ronald Reagan than Harry Truman - Academy Award winner.
Individuals of faith join together for Spring Break trip
By Sarah DiGiulio
Friday: arrive in Istanbul, Turkey; Saturday: visit the Hagia Sofia and the Suleymaniye Mosque; Sunday: visit the Ahrida Synagogue in Balat and Monday: visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. This is the Spring Break itinerary of a group of Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students traveling to Turkey as part of an interfaith experience.
Vanity scare: students more self-centered than ever before
By Jim Armstrong
College students are more narcissistic and self-centered than ever before, scoring 30 percent higher on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory evaluation in 2006 than students in 1982, according to a study conducted by a team of five psychologists. Narcissism is defined as "love of or sexual desire for one's own body," according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
