Stadium task force needs campus input
Syracuse University’s lack of involvement with the Stadium Task Force could negatively affect the campus community in the future. The Stadium Task Force met for… Read more »
Opinion
Up up and a Little Carried Away
Students, Counseling Center should provide group therapy for eating disorders
Syracuse University’s Counseling Center provides group counseling for a variety of issues such as stress, anxiety and drug and alcohol addictions, but it should also… Read more »
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week brings spotlight to mental illness
The theme of this year's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is "I had no idea." Did you know eating disorders are the most fatal of… Read more »
Piemonte: Republicans spending excessively on campaigns harms election process
Republicans have enacted a new strategy for obtaining seats in the Senate: throw money at the campaigns and hope to buy their way to a… Read more »
Beckman: Facebook's WhatsApp purchase shows potential to bring back millennial users
Millennials used to be best friends with Facebook. We’d tell it what we were doing that day, show it all of the pictures from the… Read more »
Gorny: Facebook increasing gender options good first step to fighting discrimination
There was a time in my life when I found it difficult to identify my gender. But that was because at six years old I… Read more »
Shields: Black women portrayal in media shows stereotypes
On Feb. 12, The Women’s Media Center (WMC) released its annual Status of Women in the U.S. Media Report. The report summarizes women’s depiction in… Read more »
Uniform changes help distinguish DPS officers from SPD officers
The Department of Public Safety’s decision to modify its uniforms is a step in the right direction, but ultimately not enough to distinguish the differences… Read more »
Potter: Report reveals ambiguity with drone strikes overseas
The growing amount of drone strikes used to counter terrorism has created doubt about whether the technology is being used in a humane and just… Read more »
Demers: Republicans should move past Obamacare, also focus on immigration
The GOP will not succeed in the upcoming midterm elections if it proves itself to be a single-issue party. Unfortunately, that appears to be exactly… Read more »
Kramer: Journalism startups provide look into future of specialized, affective coverage
Americans of all occupations and interests understand that journalism is an unstable profession and job market. Jobs are hard to come by and only pay… Read more »
Syracuse bridges political gender gap with Elect Her initiative
Elect Her will be coming to Syracuse on April 5 to combat political gender gaps with the help of a former Student Association president. The… Read more »
Callaghan: Study shows natural gas does not serve as cure-all
The utilization of natural gas as an energy, heating and transportation fuel has skyrocketed in our nation as scientists, policy makers and other experts have… Read more »
Budget committee to provide assistance
Clarification: In a previous version of this article, the allocation of the operation budget was unclear. The roughly $90,000 operating budget that the organization is… Read more »
Fursday Thursday
Dean search moves slowly, shows care
Chancellor Kent Syverud’s careful approach toward selecting a new dean for the College of Arts and Sciences demonstrates his desire to familiarize himself with the… Read more »
Jensen: Today's generation should admire Shirley Temple as celebrity
Shirley Temple’s legacy includes work we should all admire. Temple’s passing on Feb. 10 leaves a pint-sized hole in the silver screen. Whether you admired… Read more »
Knighton: Time Warner, Comcast merger attempts to compete with streaming services
Last Wednesday, Comcast agreed to purchase Time Warner Cable for approximately $45 billion. If approved by the government, the largest cable provider and the second… Read more »
Chili? More like Chil-yippee
Piemonte: Unprecedented editorial from Obama, Hollande urges others to care about climate control
The last time French-American relations made major news, France was refusing to support President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. More than a decade later,… Read more »
Gorny: Sandberg, Getty Images diminish sexist stereotypes through stock photography initiative
Overt sexism is hard to miss, but institutional sexism? That can require a far more sensitive eye. The subtle distinction is what makes Facebook Chief… Read more »
Beckman: Social media steals show at 2014 Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics didn’t begin with the traditional lighting of the Olympic flame. It started with #SochiProblems. When thousands of reporters arrived in Sochi… Read more »
CNY SNAP Challenge aptly shows difficulty of living on food stamps
The CNY SNAP Challenge appropriately calls attention to the issue of living on food stamps—particularly with recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).… Read more »
