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Complaints persuade SU to expand VPA dean search: Internal choice to lead school until national hunt opens in September 2009
By Sarah DiGiulio
Sky Harris attends a barbecue each semester that her choir director hosts. The entire choir and the director's family are there. "We know his family," said Harris, a music education second-year graduate student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Panel argues about Lee documentary: Filmmaker speaks today at OnCenter
By Madison Schmakel
Gwendolyn Reed considers herself a patriotic American, but after witnessing the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina she also said "she's American enough to say what's wrong." The Black Communications Society and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. collaborated with the Department of Communications and Rhetorical Studies to produce an open panel discussion about the effects of Spike Lee's documentary "When the Levees Broke.
Wi-Fi chief consultant analyzes Internet future: Phil Belanger talks about more wireless possibilities to come
By Bill McMillan
For all the success Phil Belanger has achieved through the wireless Internet market, he maintains a unique claim to fame. "I was able to train Bill Gates to say 'Wi-Fi.'" Belanger, better known as "Mr. Wi-Fi," came to campus Wednesday for a Syracuse Technology Roundtable.
Whitman | Students provide free tax service
By Dana Manochi
As April 15 approaches, taxpayers around the country agonize about filling out forms and getting them in on time. But for people in the Syracuse area, there is a place to turn during the stressful time of year known as tax season. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a program run by students in the Martin J.
ESPNU back on air at SU
By Michael Jiang
When students without a digital box from Time Warner tuned into ESPNU hoping to catch the latest college sports action, all they saw was a black screen. Now Syracuse University students are once again able to watch ESPNU, Channel 72, on the university's standard television lineup for all residence halls.
Bird Library to reveal new café name today: Popularity of new eatery follows trend of snack bars in chain bookstores
By Hope Morley
Students have been sipping coffee and munching on sandwiches for more than a month in the café in E.S. Bird Library, but the official opening will take place this afternoon. The café began serving on Jan. 14 and since then, has quickly become a popular place for students.
ROTC program in question at Columbia: Presidential election could spark reinstatement
By John Giammatteo
After banning it for 39 years, Columbia University is now considering the reinstatement of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. In 1968, Columbia was a platform for many large-scale anti-Vietnam War demonstrations on its campus. The next year, Columbia banned the ROTC program, citing issues such as a lack of control over the curriculum and the hiring process of ROTC officers.
