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Students cash in on MayFest merchandise
By Stephanie Musat
Josh Fishman encourages everyone to stay hydrated on MayFest, any way they can. Water works. So does beer. And to make sure everyone knows his message, he decided to make a "Stay Hydrated" T-shirt commemorating this year's MayFest celebration, as it is traditionally known.
DPS to test Orange Alert system, gauge response
By Abram Brown
Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety will issue the sixth test of the Orange Alert emergency notification system today at 9:30 a.m., said Mike Kearns, manager of technology and security services at DPS. All students and faculty who have SU e-mail addresses will receive a message reading "Orange Alert Test.
TV executive reminisces about industry's golden days
By Ben Tepfer
When 70-year-old Fred Silverman, producer of television hits ranging from "All in the Family" to "Three's Company" to "Cheers," was asked if he would consider running a network again, he didn't miss a beat. "No," he said. "I'm too old and too wise." Silverman was the focus of Wednesday's symposium, "From Test Patterns to Pixels: Envisioning the Future of Television," held in the S.
SU housing helps with roommate search via Facebook
By Brittney Davies
By the time Kevin Rix found out he wasn't chosen to be one of next year's resident advisers, his friends already had housing plans. Roommate-less, the Syracuse University freshman human ecology major turned to the Facebook group Suhousing Roommatefinder and found a roommate in about a week.
Out of the woodwork: At ESF, a fictional student and land in Costa Rica only the scratch the surface of lesser known customs
By Ashley Collman
There are animals in Illick Hall. Lining the walls on the ground floor of the building, several stuffed wildlife specimens, including birds, small mammals and even a bear, pose inside glass cases. These creatures, along with rooftop greenhouses, maple syrup and a made-up student, are just some of the little-known aspects of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
