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South Campus Incident | Suspects' case to be heard by grand jury
By Kyle Austin
Attorneys from both sides agreed to forego the preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday in the case of the four students accused of committing armed robbery at a Syracuse University's South Campus apartment on Feb. 9. The case was waived to the grand jury.
Off-campus robberies hit two students
Attacks occur one day apart in same neighborhood
By Lauren Bertolini
A graduate student was robbed on the 1200 block of Madison Street Friday at 7 p.m He left his residence, on the 1300 block of Madison Street, at 7 p.m. to walk to work at one of the campus dining halls and was approached by two males. They asked him for the time, and before he had a chance to answer, the heavier of the two punched him in the back of the head, according to a report from the Syracuse Police Department.
New residence hall on Comstock breaks ground today
By Bryan Young
Beginning today, construction taking place on the DellPlain lawn will grow into Syracuse University's newest residence hall. Construction crews will arrive at 8 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends and work will last until the new dormitory is completed in August 2009.
Audience members critiques beliefs and work of Islamic activist
By Aleksey Shats
Sitting in the audience at Maxwell Auditorium, Yusuf Abdul-Qadir read a list of points questioning the authority of Irshad Manji, a journalist and activist for Muslim reform who spoke at Syracuse University on Friday. The audience applauded for Abdul-Qadir, a senior political science major and president of the Muslim Student Association, after he spoke and asked Manji what gave her the right to claim herself as authority on Islam.
Campus Briefs: Woman taken to hospital after M-Street fall
By Lauren Bertolini
A visiting student from Rochester Institute of Technology slipped and fell on the sidewalk in front of the Starbucks Coffee Co. at 177 Marshall Street. on Saturday at 5:56 p.m. The student hit her head and blood was seen in the snow where she fell, according to a report from the Syracuse Police Department.
Venue, time changes for Spike Lee visit
By Erinn Connor
Documentary filmmaker Spike Lee will now speak at 8 p.m. at the OnCenter on Thursday. The award-winning director originally was slated to speak at of Goldstein Auditorium at 5 p.m on Thursday. Buses will transport students from University Place beginning at 6:30 p.
