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N.Y. gives $20 mil for projects
By Peter de Montmollin
Twenty million dollars of the New York state executive budget is set aside for Connective Corridor projects in downtown Syracuse and near Syracuse University on East Genesee Street. The money was included in the $121.7 billion state budget enacted April 9.
SU's largest minority group looks for a program of its own
Asian-American students hoping to finalize ethnic studies program
By Matt Levin
Syracuse University already offers minors and majors for African-American studies, Middle Eastern studies and Native American studies - among other ethnic studies programs. And now the largest minority on campus might, finally, receive its program. "The missing gap was Asian-American studies," said Carina Lui, a graduate architecture student who has pushed for the program since arriving at SU six years ago.
Art event showcases union poetry
By Caitlin Dewey
The poets who gathered in Maxwell Auditorium Tuesday were not the type one might expect at a typical poetry reading. Some drove buses for a living, others washed floors. Some wore wrinkled work shirts with their names stitched above their pockets. Some had dropped out of college after one or two years, while others had never made it through high school.
Record-high applicants for class '12
By Rachel Gruber
When Jessica Bagley visited Syracuse University during her college search, she knew this was the school for her. "It was that indescribable feeling," said Bagley, a high school senior from Buffalo, N.Y. Bagley applied to SU after being attracted by the journalism programs offered by the S.
Facebook posts cause some colleges to monitor site
SU refrains from screening student accounts
By Ryan Balton
Hasty postings on Facebook have come back to bite college students around the world, raising the question of how Syracuse University uses the social-networking Web site to conduct judicial affairs. Violations making the news at other universities in recent months have ranged from academic dishonesty, to threats of violence and underage drinking.
Donation program sends pens, supplies to Kenya
By John Giammatteo
Joanna Masingila wants to see some ink. Masingila, a math professor at Syracuse University, is working with Pens for Educating Children in Kenya (PECK), a campus drive to help get pens and other office supplies to less fortunate children in Kenya. Primary and most secondary education in Kenya is free.
Field goal
Two Texas A&M students live dream as guest coaches for Spring football game
By Pete Smith
Down on the grass of Texas A&M's Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, freshman Courtney Roland took a break from pacing the sidelines and listening in on play calls to reflect on what was literally a life long goal achieved. Roland, who one day wants to be a football sideline reporter, was one of two students selected by Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman to be honorary coaches for the Texas A&M Aggie's annual spring, Maroon and White Scrimmage.
