The Daily Orange

JULY 25, 6:10 P.M. - Dr. Roy W. Baker, director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs in the Office of Student Affairs at Syracuse University, announced his resignation in a letter on Tuesday. Baker has accepted a position with the Pennsylvania State University Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

JULY 17, 10:40 A.M. - The rippling effects of the investigation by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo have reached the nation's capitol as the House of Representatives passed a bill that will revamp the student lending landscape. Students entering college in fall 2008 will be the first class to face the changes, which shift the support of the federal government towards government-sponsored loans and Pell Grants as opposed to private loans.

JULY 2, 1:05 A.M. - JPMorgan Chase, a banking institution, will partner with Syracuse University in creating a financial and information technology curriculum, benefiting students throughout upstate New York, and a technology center on campus.

JULY 16, 11:35 A.M. - Former Syracuse University senior Timothy J. Ginocchetti was sentenced today to 15 years in state prison for stabbing his mother to death last August.

JUNE 28, 3:09 P.M. - The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission granted a second appeal Thursday for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence official convicted of bombing Pan Am 103, according to the BBC.

The fire started early Tuesday morning at 122-124 Redfield Place and was caused by a cigarette that was carelessly discarded onto the second-floor balcony couch.

Ra Ra Riot, a band made up of Syracuse University alumni and Syracuse residents, confirmed it will continue as a band despite the death of drummer John Pike on Sunday, June 3.

JUNE 22, 5:58 - Today was a day of firsts and lasts. It was the first time a major motion picture was filmed on the Syracuse University campus. And it was the last of a 52-day shoot for the Universal Pictures movie "The Express" about the late Ernie Davis.

JUNE 24, 3:20 P.M. - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed lawsuits on June 13 against seven Syracuse University "network users," presumably students. They are being accused of copyright infringement and the RIAA is pursuing legal action on behalf of major record companies.

JUNE 5, 10:50 P.M. - John Pike, a 2006 Syracuse University graduate and drummer for Ra Ra Riot, a band made up of SU alumni and Syracuse residents, was found dead in seven feet of water in Southern Massachusetts' Buzzards Bay Sunday afternoon. He had been reported missing last Friday night after attending a house party in Fairhaven, Mass.

JUNE 5, 1:14 P.M. - To Ryan Hickey, John Pike was an inspiration. To Jeff Irvine, a very talented drummer. To Style Band Aid, a client. To Kacie Barton, a close friend. To all of them, John Pike was a bright, skilled young man whose time came too soon. Pike, drummer of Ra Ra Riot, a band made up of Syracuse residents and Syracuse University alumni, was found dead in seven feet of water in Southern Massachusetts' Buzzards Bay Sunday afternoon.

Irish President Mary McAleese and Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor have a lot in common. Both are powerful, female leaders and feminists. Both have a close family member with a disability - McAleese, a deaf brother, and Cantor, an autistic son.

The autopsy for John Pike, a 2006 Syracuse University graduate, revealed "no determination" to the Massachusetts Medical Examiners Office Monday, said Charles McDonald, spokesman for the Executive Office of Public Safety. "The autopsy has been done, but the cause of death is pending," said McDonald, who oversees the examiners office that conducted the autopsy.

Michael Schwartz lowered his notes and stopped speaking for a moment. He then stood up from his chair, walked forward to the woman sitting a few feet in front of him and had her hold them instead. Schwartz walked back to his chair and smiled at the 75 or so law students and distinguished guests staring back at him.

Syracuse University named Tony Callisto chief of Public Safety on Tuesday, after a nationwide search and interviews early last week with two other candidates. Callisto has held the position on an interim basis for more than a year. "He's been changing the culture to a more community-oriented unit and that's really what we want on a campus," said Eleanor Ware, senior vice president of human services and government relations.

JUNE 4, 6:27 P.M. - Shortly after 6 p.m., manager Josh Roth of Ra Ra Riot, a band made up of Syracuse University alumni, sent the following statement to The Daily Orange: "We are all in a state of shock. Time has been dragging on slowly since the early hours of Saturday morning.

JUNE 4, 1:31 P.M. - Former Syracuse University senior Timothy J. Ginocchetti admitted today in Onondaga County Court that he stabbed his mother to death in their home last August. Ginocchetti, 21, plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter and agreed upon a sentence of 20 years in state prison promised by Judge Anthony Aloi.

Sitting outside the Career Development Center, Francesca Touma was approached by one of the office's counselors. A Syracuse University alumnus from "Wife Swap," a popular reality television show, needed two production assistants as soon as possible. The counselor asked Touma if she would be interested.

UPDATED: JUNE 4, 8:38 P.M. ----- JUNE 4, 12:59 P.M. - 2006 Syracuse University graduate and Ra Ra Riot drummer John Pike was found dead Sunday afternoon by New Bedford Police Department after an extensive search on a southern Massachusetts peninsula. Ra Ra Riot is an indie-pop band made up of six SU graduates.

When Ryan Walsh ran out of marijuana last month, he took some Vicodin instead. A friend of his had a broken leg and a surplus of prescription painkillers. It was too convenient for Walsh to pass up. "I wanted to get fucked up," the Syracuse University sophomore said.

JUNE 3, 8:33 P.M. - John Pike, drummer for Ra Ra Riot, a band composed of SU alumni, was found dead this afternoon, according to U.K. music magazine NME's Web site. Pike, a 2006 Syracuse University graduate, was reported missing late Friday night after leaving a house party at about 3 a.

To fuel the appetite of an efficiency-hungry nation, private institutions and researchers are cultivating a recipe for a new, cutting edge Internet. This ambitious operation, called the "100x100 Clean Slate Project," is expected to simmer for 10 to 15 years before the raw data will become useful.

MAY 21 - Pretrial motions in the Timothy J. Ginocchetti case -- originally scheduled for May 21 -- have been postponed to June 4. Judge Anthony Aloi granted adjournment after the defense council appealed for a later date. Ginocchetti, a former civil engineering major at Syracuse University, was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in August 2006.