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No lone Wolfe
Interim dean of student affairs aims to unite campus
By Melissa Daniels
For Thomas Wolfe, Syracuse University isn't just a workplace - it's where his family is. His eldest daughter graduated three years ago, his youngest is currently a junior and his wife is working on a master's degree in social work. Further back, his grandfather attended Syracuse at the beginning of the 20th century.
Former students sentenced
Two given jail time, probation for armed robbery
By Megan Saucke
Two former Syracuse University students who were arrested in connection with an armed robbery in February were sentenced Wednesday morning. Onondaga County Judge William Walsh gave Akhere and Odion Akhuemokhan five years of probation, including six months in jail, according to The Post-Standard.
Let the search begin
Off-campus housing seminars prepare students to sign leases
By Shayna Meliker
Darya Rotblat has seen Syracuse University students sign a lease that put them in the wrong house two miles away. She's helped a student who signed a lease giving the landlord permission to enter whenever he deemed it necessary. One student signed a lease that required her to shampoo all the rugs in the house.
Thornden Park to host festival promoting green lifestyle
By Michael Boren
Animal lovers and environmental activists will come together in the Thornden Park Amphitheatre Sunday to celebrate being environmentally responsible and cruelty-free lifestyles with live music, vegetarian food and speeches about animal rights. Syracuse Vegfest 2008, hosted by the student animal liberation group Syracuse Animal Rights Organization, will run from 10 a.
SUNY-ESF strives for sustainability despite rising oil prices
By Carrie Jordan
The cost of oil is quickly increasing and many institutions, including the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, have begun introducing cheaper and more sustainable ways of producing energy. Currently, it takes about 80 barrels of oil for one student to earn a degree, said Charles Hall, a professor of environmental and forest biology.
Student Republicans adapt to convention schedule changes
Members stay updated on key speeches, candidate addresses
By Tory Marlin
If You Go: What: McCain's speech viewing party Where: Hall of Languages Room 207 When: Tonight at 8:30 p.m. How Much: Free Hurricane Gustav's postponement of Republican National Convention events in Minneapolis-St. Paul didn't change Syracuse University College Republican Nick Johnson's goal for the week.
