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National college aid reform alters lending landscape for students; banks left hungry
By Eddie Jacovino
Three banks have told Syracuse University they are getting out of the student lending business, after President George W. Bush signed a financial aid reform bill late last month.
'The holy grail' for diabetics
SU research team invents method for taking insulin orally
By Matt Reilly
Diabetes treatment could get a whole lot easier to swallow. A research team at Syracuse University led by Dr. Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry, has designed, tested, reproduced and patented a system for delivering insulin through an oral pill to rats.
Sprinklers flood floor, displaces Booth residents
By Melissa Daniels
Fourth floor residents of Booth Hall were left homeless Saturday night, after a hallway fire sprinkler went off and flooded the floor.
'Drunk stairs' still a problem, despite routine maintenance
By Lauren Migaki
Nicknamed the "drunk stairs" by residents of Flint and Day halls on Mount Olympus, these stairs have some sober students grabbing for the railing.
Campus Briefs
An unknown man who entered DellPlain Hall Oct. 15 handling a folding knife returned to the residence hall again the morning of Oct. 19, said Deputy Chief Drew Buske of the Department of Public Safety.
Pan Am 103 families speak out against UN
By Stephanie Musat
This week marks Remembrance Week, which honors the 35 Syracuse University students lost in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988.
Judge denies federal employee information to TRAC
By Paul Stanley
Chief U.S. District Judge Norman Mordue ruled in September that the names, salaries and work locations of more than 900,000 federal employees can be withheld by the government from the public.
School upgrades exams with innovative testing center
By Katie Papo
Instead of saying "take out a pen or pencil," professors at Penn State University will soon be saying "turn on your monitors" while administering exams.
