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NYU professor, author criticizes U.S. food industry
By Maya Gao Qian
November 13, 2012 - 11:36pm
Marion Nestle said the government needs to create more legislation to take control of and regulate the country's agriculture

Marion Nestle thinks the United States should overhaul its food regulation policies.

“You can’t understand anything about food in America, or anything else in the world, without understanding how the agriculture system works,” said Nestle.

College Survival Guide
By Madina Toure
November 6, 2012 - 9:37pm
From healthy eating to parking to staying safe — find out how to meet your daily needs and address some basic concerns while at Syracuse University.

When you arrive at a new destination — a university, for example — one of the biggest challenges you face is figuring out how to fulfill your basic needs: figuring out how to eat well without spending a lot of money, transportation, safety and security, good study spots, you name it.

We have produced stories to help students navigate the very concerns at the top of their minds. Are there other "how-to" stories that interest you? Let us know.

 

Election 2012: Listen To Me
By Farhad Peikar
November 2, 2012 - 2:19pm
As Election Day approaches, SU students and Syracuse-area voters say the economy tops their concerns.

Syracuse University students and area voters joined a chorus of other U.S. citizens by focusing on economic concerns as the presidential campaign heads into its final days.

The NewsHouse talked with dozens of SU students and local voters in upstate New York about their priorities, the political system and what may influence their decisions at the voting booth. The interviews were produced in conjunction with PBS NewsHour's "Listen to Me" project.

A look back on Nancy Cantor's career
By Maya Gao Qian
October 18, 2012 - 7:52am
Syracuse University's 11th chancellor worked to promote closer ties between the university and city, supporting outreach and cultural projects to benefit both communities.

Dum Dum Girls and Math The Band bring a unique crowd to The Underground
By Sam Kogon
October 12, 2012 - 3:43pm
WERW put together their most eclectic show to date, from garage rock to electro-rock-punk to a band made up entirely of Nancy Sinatra clones, this certainly was a bill for an eclectic audience.

Opening the show was Dumb Talk, who played to a sedated crowd, but by the last three songs everyone had shaken off their catatonic states to enjoy the valiant efforts of the band. Dumb Talk recently signed to Miscreant Records, a label formed by Syracuse University student, Jeanette Wall. With a new record pressed, and many upcoming one-off shows, Dumb Talk is giving it the best they can, especially since all of the members are still in college. 

Environmentalist kicks off University Lectures
By Elaina Crockett
October 10, 2012 - 8:48pm
350.org founder Bill McKibben spoke at Hendricks Chapel Wednesday night about global climate change.

Bill McKibben started his lecture with a joke.

“The Dalai Lama is a hard act to follow,” he said, garnering some laughter from the crowd.

But McKibben was greeted with a sea of audience members who packed into Hendricks Chapel Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. to see him speak as part of the first Syracuse University 2012-13 University Lectures series.

Dalai Lama stresses music's connection to peace at One World concert
By Avery Hartmans
October 9, 2012 - 10:36pm
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke on the importance of collaboration and music to global peace at Tuesday's One World concert.

To the Dalai Lama, the most important thing in life isn’t religion. It isn’t ritual or tradition or even the Buddhist faith. To the His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the most important thing in life is love.

“The message is the same in all religions: love, forgiveness, tolerance,” he said in a press conference Tuesday prior to the One World Concert at the Carrier Dome. “It’s same goal, to make better human beings.”

The Dalai Lama's visit garners praise and criticism from student community
By Lauren Bradley
October 8, 2012 - 11:07pm
Reactions to the His Holiness' campus appearance were varied.

The "Common Ground for Peace" symposium has generated mixed views of the panel’s most popular guest, the Dalai Lama.

Outside Goldstein Auditorium, students who attended the panel discussion shared their thoughts.

Westcott Fair's 21st year celebrates diversity in Syracuse
By Megan Paolone
September 24, 2012 - 11:10am
Just a mile off campus, Westcott Street came alive on Sunday as the neighborhood's annual cultural fair ushered in artists, performers, restaurants and visitors from the surrounding area.

The 21st annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair awakened the surrounding neighborhood on Sunday, welcoming thousands of people of various ages and ethnicities to celebrate Westcott's diversity. 

The fair is a volunteer-driven effort organized by the Westcott Area Cultural Coalition, and the planning, “never stops,” Sharon Sherman, chair and treasurer of WACC, said. “It’s to celebrate this neighborhood,” she said. “I just like to see people happy, and with the fair, you see people from different walks of life coming together that I wouldn’t expect.”

SU surpasses billion-dollar campaign three months early
By Jennifer Bundy
September 13, 2012 - 7:04pm
Officials announced the Campaign for Syracuse University raised more than $1 billion before its official ending date.