Letter to the editor: Dimon represents corporation with strong anti-environment policies
It is important to consider our own individual carbon footprints on Earth Day. But why not also take a moment to check up on the… Read more »
Opinion
Accepted students day: Only strong will return in fall
The Quad's crowded sidewalks and discarded Otto stickers are signs that this week, high school juniors and seniors are visiting campus in higher numbers than… Read more »
Justice John Paul Stevens steps down, Obama faces tricky decision
Justice John Paul Stevens picked just the right moment to step down from the Supreme Court. By announcing his departure at the end of the… Read more »
Obama administration should stay focused on important issues, not landing on Mars
OK, Obama, we get it. Things aren't as bad as people are making them out to be. Even though unemployment hasn't risen, even though you got… Read more »
Obama should keep a more watchful eye on North Korea
Wednesday marked the day that North Korea agreed to abide by international standards on nuclear weaponry. But is that what the world wants?Since North Korea… Read more »
Hip-hop has ability to break down boundaries, create change
Dear Lil Wayne,I am sorry to hear about your recent incarceration, but I think that providing your address online and encouraging your fans to write… Read more »
Letter to the Editor: SA loses sight of purpose
I am shocked and disappointed by Student Association's decision to stand by the administration's undemocratic and flawed commencement speaker selection process. SA should advocate for… Read more »
Obama administration taking influential step in controlling, ridding world of nuclear weapons
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine gave the United States self-proclaimed rights to intervene in European affairs as an international police state if it… Read more »
Spirit of academic freedom, SU values are not compromised by Dimon's planned visit
Dissent and reasoned debate are essential in an academic community. Questions should be raised concerning mortgage-backed securities, high executive salaries and bailout money in a… Read more »
View Dimon's presentation as opportunity to gain valuable insight
I am keenly aware of one of the key roles of a university — namely, to inform and engage public opinion and debate. The selection… Read more »
Dimon protesters should consider different circumstances
On behalf of all of my fellow classmates in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management with half a brain, what is wrong with you?… Read more »
SU Showcase introduces first class of 'Showcase Fellows'
SU Showcase has undergone quite a transformation this year: focusing on a single issue, (sustainability), locating itself on the Quad, and developing a Showcase Fellows… Read more »
Students will enjoy themselves April 30 regardless of event name, location
Euclid Avenue or Walnut Park. MayFest or SU Showcase. The debate is as pointless as Keystone or Natty Ice. Since October, Syracuse University students have… Read more »
Obama's support of Patriot Act hypocritical, misleading
On March 31, a federal judge ruled that the National Security Administration, overseen by Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, illegally used wiretapping. The… Read more »
'Relay for Life' given poor editorial treatment
As a Syracuse alumna (Class of 2009) and last year's public relations chair for Relay for Life, I was overjoyed to hear from my peers… Read more »
JPMorgan Chase & Co. does not deserve defense
Please spare me the defense of JPMorgan Chase & Co. They, first of all, put 600 of the best people I ever worked with out… Read more »
Parents support students' efforts to 'Take Back Commencement
We are writing to express our profound disagreement with the selection of Jamie Dimon as the 2010 commencement speaker. Dimon, as chief executive officer of… Read more »
I am Syracuse because...
Editor's note: In this edition, The Daily Orange writes a series throughout its sections about people who embody Syracuse, the university and the community surrounding… Read more »
'Hydrofracking,' simple value of judgement
Tensions are high over one of the more recent and controversial topics to come onto the horizon in the local sphere in some time —… Read more »
Letter to the editor: SU students should not have disdain for commencement speaker Dimon
We have been reading recent articles published in this paper that reflect a student body that is extremely unhappy and uninterested in the selection of… Read more »
Recognize 'click' moments in life
I knew I was a feminist when I was 9 years old. One of my classmates — let's call him John — smacked my butt… Read more »
Democratic congressmen attempt to create controversy out of nothing
It's hard enough for Republicans to make their voices heard given the Democrats' massive majorities in both chambers of Congress. Things get even more challenging… Read more »
Situation in Afghanistan becoming worse, meeting with Karzai curcial
The situation in Afghanistan is becoming even more dangerous. When the United States originally went into the Middle Eastern nation, President George W. Bush said… Read more »
Initiation and purpose of area college meeting to discuss off-campus issues
In the article 'Area colleges discuss off-campus housing,' published in The Daily Orange on Feb. 23, the reason for area colleges coming together was incorrectly… Read more »
