Five years ago the Syracuse University Magazine stated that SU recognized the lack of diversity in faculty and was on its way to creating a plan to make a change. Flash forward to half a decade later and the story is still the same. While administration has professed the goal of creating a diverse campus, they are not basing their objectives on statistics.
Think about how many times you've been walking down a dark street alone in Syracuse. You've probably been separated from your friends for one reason or another and found yourself as alone as Janet Reno on Valentine's Day. Open up your e-mails that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) sends out and you'll have the information to prepare yourself for this situation.
The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly states "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." Though U.S. citizens disagree on a number of issues, the American people are united behind this amendment, reinforcing the right of an individual to own a gun.
Danish journalist Terkel Svensson was covering a meeting at President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch earlier this week when he crossed the street to get better cell phone reception. As he stepped onto a neighbor's lawn, he encountered an elderly lady with a pistol yelling at him to get off her property.
