SOBS

April 1, 2015 - 8:11pm
How Syracuse's popular black squirrels inspired us to create a fictitious student organization. Oh, yeah. And April Fool's played a part, too.

On April 1, The NewsHouse broke the story about a student organization that evolved over a common cause: saving our black squirrels, SOBS. Or when you really break it down, So BS.

Yes. That's right. We got you! 

We may have had you believing that the curiously cute, and kind of rare, acorn-loving creatures were becoming endangered. The idea was a collaborative effort amongst all of the lead producers here at The NewsHouse.

April 1, 2015 - 12:01am
Declining numbers of black squirrels in the Central New York region have inspired one student group to take action in order to stop the extinction.

Otto may be alive and well, but Syracuse University’s unofficial mascot is headed for the endangered list.

The all-too-familiar black squirrels commonly seen scurrying throughout campus are at risk of vanishing because of environmental threats from groundhogs, litter and their gray squirrel cousins.