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Male freshman found dead in DellPlain Residence Hall
By Melanie Hicken
A Syracuse University male freshman was found dead in his room on the fourth floor of Dellplain Residence Hall early Wednesday morning, university officials said. An emergency call was made to Public Safety shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, said SU spokesman Kevin Morrow.
U.S. Olympian joins student's charity effort
Fellow Sudanese refugees aim to improve health care
By Daniel Bortz
Lopez Lomong walked five miles to watch the Summer Olympics on a black-and-white television in 2000. Eight years later, the Sudan-born athlete carried the American flag at this summer's Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing. It was a 17-year endeavor for him to reach the games.
Middle ground
Middle Eastern students work to reconcile home cultures with American ways at SU
By Adeniyi Amadou
On a muggy, mid-summer afternoon in August, a group of mild-mannered students wove through the busy streets of Syracuse University and swept into the campus Starbucks. As they made their way to the patio to join friends, the smells of oven-baked pastries and freshly brewed coffee gave way to pricey colognes and cigarette smoke.
ABC campus bureau launches after delay
By Max Nerenberg
ABC News will launch a Web site for news reported by college students today, and Syracuse University is one of five schools selected to house an ABC News on Campus bureau. The Web site was scheduled to launch in late August, but only some of the southern universities were in session, so it was postponed.
All tangled up
Obama, McCain take different approaches to addressing relations with Iran
By Jamie Munks
In the mind of Syracuse University professor Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Iran needs to be a critical issue in this year's presidential race. "Iran has become the Bermuda Triangle of successive U.S. administrations," said Boroujerdi, an Iranian-American who has lived in the United States for 30 years and who now directs the SU Middle Eastern Studies program.
