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Campus & Community

Q&A: Associate Provost Jeff Stanton on Why Middle States Matters

Friday, March 17, 2017, By Carol Boll

Last fall, the Syracuse University campus community began hearing frequent references to Middle States and the reaccreditation process now underway. The foundational work leading up to the 10-year reaccreditation review with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education actually had…

Wired

Jeff Hemsley on why Fake News Spread

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Jeff Hemsley, assistant professor, was interviewed by Wired magazine for the article The Internet Made ‘Fake News’ a Thing—Then Made It Nothing

FiveThirtyEight.com

W. Henry Lambright: Will Mars Ever be a Priority? Why Should That Stop Us?

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland

W. Henry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science, was quoted by FiveThirtyEight.com for the article Americans Will Never Make Mars A Priority. Why Should That Stop Us?

Business & Economy

Student Shares Why Syracuse University Was Her First Choice

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

The reputation of Syracuse University, as well as the reputation of the economics department, was the deciding factor for Andrea Fleming to choose Syracuse. Fleming is a senior double majoring in economics and international relations with a concentration in European…

Media, Law & Policy

Thaler Pekar ’85 Presenting ‘Why and How True Stories Matter’ Thursday at Newhouse

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

In a loud, complex and data-saturated media landscape, true stories matter more than ever. Thaler Pekar ’85 will discuss why the ability to spot, structure and share stories is crucial to success as a professional communicator and present different ways…

Campus & Community

Student Explains Why She Loves New Dining Services App

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A new smart phone app available to students, faculty and staff, which allows them to order food from Food Services simply by tapping their phone, is drawing rave reviews. The app is called Tapingo, which is free to download, and…

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Moral Injury and Military Veterans: What Do We Need to Know, and Why?

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, By News Staff

“Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Moral Injury and Military Veterans” is a research colloquium, free and open to the public. When: Saturday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Reilley Room, 4th floor Reilly Hall, Le Moyne College. Free parking…

Campus & Community

Video: Why do #IBleedOrange?

Friday, April 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

We’ve heard the saying “I Bleed Orange,” but what does it mean, and why do people say it? To find out, we asked members of the Orange community. Why Do #IBleedOrange? from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.

LA Times

The rise of sports TV costs and why your cable bill keeps going up

Saturday, December 5, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Last year, Americans collectively spent 31 billion hours watching sports on TV —  a 40% increase from a decade ago. “Every year, there are more entertainment options for people to fill their leisure time,” said Dennis Deninger, a former ESPN production…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Cavel Whyte ’15

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

Cavel Whyte hails from Kingston, Jamaica, and attended a high school in the Bronx that did not have any college counselors. So she took it upon herself to learn the college admissions process firsthand, then teach it to her peers. She…