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Syracuse struggles to contain Lamar Jackson in blowout against Louisville
By Monica Ortiz
November 18, 2017 - 7:54pm
Syracuse is now on a four-game losing streak after another away loss.

When Syracuse (4-7, 2-5 ACC) entered Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, the Orange had a slim chance to win. Rain fell almost the entire game, including a forty-three minute delay in the second quarter, but it was no contest as the Louisville Cardinals ended the game with 727 yards for the night, and Syracuse only 335. As a result, Syracuse failed to win a road game this season, and the team has failed to qualify for bowl contention for a fourth year in a row.

Knight wins individual NCAA cross country championship
By Will Muoio
November 18, 2017 - 2:16pm
He is the first individual to win the NCAA championship in men's cross country history.

Justyn Knight won the men's NCAA cross country championship on Saturday with a time of 29 minutes and .1 seconds. This is Knight's first NCAA championship, and the first Syracuse individual championship in the school's history.

Knight, a senior from Vaughan, Ontario, was consistently in the top ten racers, gradually speeding up and passing oppositon. Towards the final leg of the race, Knight separated himself from the pack, beating out Northern Arizona's Matthew Baxter by .7 seconds.

Cosplayers get ready for RetroGameCon 5 in Syracuse
By Aaron Halls
November 16, 2017 - 12:00am
Cosplayers from all over will attend Syracuse's retro video game-themed convention this weekend at the Oncenter, donning elaborate themed costumes.

In a posted Instagram photo, John Bass looks like a knight in 21st century armor ready to take on a supervillain. Black and silver metal plates cover him from head to toe, a fiery red light glows from his chest, two square-shaped hand cannons are on his wrists and another appears on the suit’s shoulder ready to fire Nerf darts. The costume is based on the Marvel Comics character War Machine, who appears in the Marvel Studios films and is portrayed by actor Don Cheadle.

Mike Tirico, legendary sports broadcaster, honored with Marty Glickman Award
By Will Muoio
November 14, 2017 - 6:49pm
Previous recipients, along with other Syracuse alumni, were present for this award.

Mike Tirico, Newhouse School alumnus, was presented the Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media. Tirico is the fifth recipient of the award.

Near Westside Initiative faces uncertain future, partners continue green revitalization
By McKenna Moore
November 14, 2017 - 4:47pm
After 11 years of funding, Syracuse University will be pulling its support from the Westside Initiative, an organization committed to revitalizing the neighborhood

When the Near Westside Initiative was founded in 2006, Syracuse University played a large role financially and administratively. Now, SU is pulling its support from the cooperative revitalization effort and taking its funding with it. This could limit future residential rehabilitation and revitalization plans that can be done in the Westside neighborhood. 

Bandersnatch 2017 brings Mura Masa to Goldstein Auditorium
By Katherine Reahl
November 12, 2017 - 3:46pm
The concert featured two opening acts before the EDM artist took the stage

On the night of Nov. 11, the walls of the Goldstein Auditorium shook, leaking dance and electronic music into the streets of Syracuse. University Union, a Syracuse University student organization, had outdone themselves organizing the 2017 Bandersnatch Concert Series. The headliner was Mura Masa, a European artist whose music lies between the genres of electropop and nu-disco.

Second half surge by Wake Forest topples Syracuse; bowl game seems unlikely for Orange
By Frank DeLuca
November 12, 2017 - 10:52am
Syracuse needs to win both remaining games to finish .500

The Syracuse Orange lost to the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest 64-43 in a football game Saturday, despite having a final score you’d expect from a basketball contest.

Ultimately, it was a tale of two halves. The Orange closed out the first half on a 24-3 run, and held a 38-24 lead after two quarters. In the second half, two completely different teams came out to play. Wake Forest won the second half by a score of 40-5, and the Syracuse defense was demolished by the Deacon offensive unit.

Louis the Child lights up a sold-out Westcott Theater
By Jordan Capozzi
November 11, 2017 - 1:04pm
Review: EDM dominated even before the popular duo took the stage.

Louis the Child was everything you'd hope for from a Westcott Theater concert. The dance floor was packed, people were dancing in small groups, Juuls were being passed around, the lights were blinding and the music was bumping.

Tyus Battle charges Syracuse to victory in Boeheim family contest
By Will Muoio
November 10, 2017 - 9:50pm
The Orange finished shooting 51.4 percent in the second half.

Syracuse men’s basketball season got off on the right foot on Friday, as Jim Boeheim and his team grabbed a 77-45 win over Cornell University.

Jill Lepore's University Lecture follows Wonder Woman's feminist history
By Adelaide Zoller
November 9, 2017 - 11:42pm
Historian Jill Lepore spoke at Hendricks Chapel on Thursday evening on the topic of her newest book, "The Secret History of Wonder Woman."

The latest installment of Syracuse's University Lectures brought Jill Lepore, an American historian, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, and staff writer at The New Yorker to Hendricks Chapel on Thursday night.