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Fellowship opportunity now available
By Rebecca Kheel
Graduating seniors have the opportunity to work for a Syracuse-based company by applying for the newly offered Engagement Fellowships. The fellowships will be accompanied by two courses per semester in a Syracuse University graduate school free of tuition.
Students, professors stage debate
Event provides public forum to highlight candidates' views
By Erica Taylor
Democratic and Republican representatives exchanged accusations of socialism, George W. Bush loyalty and inexperience during an election debate in the Maxwell Auditorium Monday night. The Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) held "The Debate" in order to provide a forum for students to hear about the candidates' views without the media filter, said junior advertising and psychology major Emily Hicks, SAVE's program director.
Times reporter criticizes treatment of American workers
By Barbara Jackson
Steven Greenhouse, labor reporter for The New York Times, said many companies treat workers with a lack of dignity. Greenhouse spoke to an audience of students, faculty and community members at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Monday evening.
Professors from two academic fields to examine memory loss
By Fred Hintz
Chris Kennedy's mother has Alzheimer's disease. She would forget her name, where she was, how to describe her basic surroundings. He took these experiences and wrote a memoir about his relationship with his mother. "It became my way to make sense of what was happening with my mother," said Kennedy, director of the Creative Writing Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Committee measures need for on-campus women's center
By Julia Terruso
When Syracuse University became the first co-ed university in the state of New York in 1870, its 62 female students had a 10 p.m. curfew. A passage in the student handbook read, "You must never let a door close in the face of a woman." The school was speaking literally.
Beyond the Hill briefs
Baylor University's SAT-based aid violates ethics code Baylor University planned to offer the class of 2012 a chance to retake the SATs after admission for a $300 gift card to the university bookstore. The university is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, which is an organization that helps students transition to college.
