Off Campus: Multimedia Belt

Always Remember: From Syracuse to Lockerbie
By Emily Allen
March 28, 2011 - 10:35am
Three SU Remembrance Scholars spent spring break in Lockerbie, Scotland to see how Lockerbie residents remember the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy.

From March 15-17, we took a trip to Lockerbie, Scotland, the crash site of Pan Am Flight 103.

At Syracuse, the Remembrance program focuses on what Pan Am Flight 103 means to SU most of the time, and sometimes forgets to take into account how the town of Lockerbie was affected by the tragedy, and how its memory affects the town today. 

Syracuse celebrates the season with Winterfest
By Kelly Criscione
March 3, 2011 - 3:07am
Cook-offs, ice skating, music and games provided entertainment as the 12-day festival came to a close last weekend.

Dan Smith, 46, from Brewerton has lived near Syracuse his whole life, but has only been to the city’s annual Winterfest six times. He has not gone other years mostly because of harsh weather.

This year, he decided to make the trip on the last of the festival.

“It’s a nice day to walk around,” Smith said. “The event had no bearing.”

The weather last weekend was finally a perfect setting for the twelfth and final day of Winterfest in downtown Syracuse, which ran from Feb. 17 to 27.

Marshall Street sees many changes
By Nicole Buckbinder
February 23, 2011 - 8:56pm
While the past few years have seen many closures on SU's beloved Marshall Street, this Spring meets the arrival of many new venues.

Marshall Street is seen by most Syracuse University students as an extension of the campus. And for many, the term ‘Marshall Street’ covers more ground than the actual “Marshall Street” that runs from Alliance Bank to Starbucks.

Syracuse Real Food Co-Op seeks a new home
By Andrew Petrie
February 17, 2011 - 12:19pm
A Westcott community co-op's expansion prompts the need for a new location, but zoning laws and local residents reject the store's first proposal.

Tucked away in the Westcott neighborhood, at 618 Kensington Road, sits the Syracuse Real Food Co-op. The store, which is “cooperatively owned” by more than 2,600 residents in the Syracuse community, aims to provide the city with organic and local dairy products, produce, eggs and meats, as well as a place for members to meet and work together.

Forums aim to ease neighborhood tensions
By David Weible
February 7, 2011 - 1:00am
University Neighborhood Housing Plan looks to help one of Syracuse's most vibrant neighborhoods.

Damian Vallelonga has fond memories of growing up in Syracuse’s University Neighborhood. That’s a large part of why he bought a house here last December. But to Vallelonga, there’s one big difference between the neighborhood he knew back then, referred to by locals as Westcott, and what he sees now from his home on the 700 block of Euclid Avenue – there seem to be more students, a lot more.

The Big Orange in the Big Apple
By Diep Tran
January 27, 2011 - 12:54am
For students in New York City who find themselves missing The Hill, a trip to these locations will be a familiar reminder of SU.

While New York City can seem like a large, foreign place to any student that's fresh off of the Hill, there are certain places in New York that will seem familiar. These are the markers of Syracuse University in New York City: the Big Orange in the Big Apple. Click on an SU logo on the map above to see a video about each stop.

 

SU visits SA
By Ashley Kang
January 3, 2011 - 5:58am
Nine Newhouse students travel halfway across the world to tell the stories of Grahamstown, South Africa.

Traveling from Syracuse to South Africa on the tail end of the East Coast blizzard that shut down airports, trains and any helpful means of transportation made for a slow build-up to the exciting reporting experience nine Newhouse students were embarking on.

Portraits of Election Day 2010
By NewsHouse Staff
November 2, 2010 - 11:59pm
Syracuse University students recorded stories of politics, passion and people across Onondaga County on Election Day 2010.

Hundreds of thousands of New York voters made their voices heard on Election Day 2010, keeping Democrats in power within the state while Republicans took control nationally in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

The waste in our water
By Julia Terruso
October 12, 2010 - 2:53pm
The “Save the Rain” campaign joins the clean-up effort to stop the flow of sewage into Onondaga Lake.

Chris Gandino grabbed a quillback from out of a tank, slipped his finger between its lips and peered into the fish’s mouth. “I’m checking him for tumors and lesions,” Gandino said as the fish flopped from side to side in his hand. 

Gandino, who has worked at Onondaga County fisheries since 1987, sees fewer lesions these days.

Westcott's diversity shines at cultural fair
By Ana Barbu
September 19, 2010 - 8:16pm
The 19th annual Syracuse festival draws 8,000 for artists, performances and businesses.

The vibrant Westcott Nation came to life Sunday with energetic performances and eclectic personalities for the 19th annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair.

“The festival is a great opportunity to get out and meet your neighbors and see all the colorful characters in the Westcott neighborhood,” said Samantha Pierce, a member of the Full Moon Hip Stars dancing troupe.