Freshman secretly backpacked across Europe
While traveling in Germany as part of a graduation present, Emily Bacon decided to backpack across 17 countries in 38 days without telling her parents what she was doing. Read more »
Slice of Life
Stevens: Ken Burns' documentaries continue to stun audiences
TV columnist Kyle Stevens discusses the latest Ken Burns documentary, "Jackie Robinson," and the rest of Burns' films to see what made this documentarian so well-known. Read more »
SU alumnus works to change stereotypes surrounding black community
Moises DeLeon, an SU alumnus, started the company The Young Black Successful, LLC in order to help combat the negative perceptions of black youths he saw in the media. Read more »
The 2014 Pacific Rim Riesling has a hint of gummy bears
The 2014 Pacific Rim Riesling is the wine featured in this week's Thirsty Thursday. The smell and taste is very sweet, with hints of tropical fruits and gummy bears. Read more »
SU ADVANCE works to remove obstacles for women entering STEM fields
Marie Garland is the executive director of SU ADVANCE, a program funded by the National Science Foundation and that strives to help women at Syracuse University entering STEM fields. Read more »
Former SU professor launches 'Trumpmania' exhibit at Wescott Theatre
Anthony Rotolo, a former Syracuse University professor, just launched his exhibit "Trumpmania," which features art pieces both celebrating and criticizing Donald Trump. Read more »
Sophomore gets musical tattoo to remember concert pianist past
Jolanis Alexandre began playing the piano when she was six years old. Although she doesn't plan on continuing her piano career after college, her musical tattoo will always be a reminder of her past. Read more »
Syracuse-based podcasts cover everything from music to gaming
In anticipation of "Serial" co-creator Sarah Koenig coming to Syracuse University for a talk, the Pulp staff met with three Syracuse-based podcasts to learn more about what it takes to produce a show. Read more »
SU seniors create application to combine music streaming and social media
Alec Ellin and Prodan Statev are the co-founders of Darkchart, an application that combines Soundcloud and Spotify. The application will be released in a couple of weeks but only to a select group of people. Read more »
'The Christians' at Syracuse Stage leaves audience contemplating religion
This weekend, the Syracuse Stage launched its production of "The Christians," a play that asks its characters to contemplate their religion and leaves the interpretation of the story up to the audience. Read more »
Otto the Puppy reunites with littermate in guide dog training program
Otto the dog is a 13-month-old yellow lab who is training in the Guiding Eyes program in order to be able help people see and hear things they normally could not. Read more »
Ballast Point’s The Commodore American Stout has bold scent, weak flavor
This week, Thirsty Thursday writer Max Darrow tried out Ballast Point’s The Commodore American Stout. While the beer isn't full-bodied, the smell has notes of coffee and chocolate. Read more »
Graduate students to show MFA exhibition in Shaffer Art Building
The annual MFA exhibition at the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this year titled "MFA 2016: None the Wiser," will showcase the work of 28 graduate students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read more »
Reading series brings authors and poets to Syracuse Downtown YMCA
The Visiting Author Reading Series at the Syracuse Downtown YMCA brings about 20 to 25 authors and writers a year to read their poetry and excerpts from books to attentive audiences. Read more »
SU community members form jazz funk band Casaroja
Casaroja is a Syracuse-based jazz funk collective composed of members Matt Berger, Matt Kingsley, Sam Roux, Jon Kane, Nick DiNardo, Shaun Kinney and Ludo Coudert. Read more »
SUNY-ESF Ducks Unlimited club work to save wetlands and waterfowl
Duck's Unlimited is one of the world’s largest wetlands and waterfowl conservation groups. They have clubs on campuses around the country and ESF just started theirs this year. Their first fundraising even will be this Thursday. Read more »
South Side Innovation Center offers helping hand to the community for past 10 years
The South Side Innovation Center, which functions as both a services provider for emerging businesses and as an idea incubator, recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Read more »
Junior to craft photo book to honor Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary
Liz Stantley loves music festivals. That's why, for her senior thesis, she has decided to create a photo book to examine and remember the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. Read more »
Indian Tandoor Halal has flavorful tikka masala, crispy naan
This week From the Kitchen writer Casey Russell visited Indian Tandoor Halal, a restaurant normally known for its takeout food, that offers a large menu of Tandoori style cuisine. Read more »
5 things to know about The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers will be co-headlining the Block Party 2016 in the Carrier Dome. The duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall has been gaining popularity since their single #SELFIE was released in 2014. Read more »
Local author uses experience with autism to write children's books
Benjamin K. M. Kellogg has autism, and used to struggle to even cross the street. Now, he's using the children's books and poetry he wrote to help other people with autism in Syracuse and beyond. Read more »
Local gold medalist prepares to cycle in 2016 Paralympics
In 2010, Jill Walsh was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Six years later, she has won gold for Team USA in the para-cycling world championships and Parapan American Games, and is training in preparation for the 2016 Paralympics. Read more »
Syracuse freshmen will open for EDM rising star TroyBoi
Classically trained musicians and Bandier students Memphis White and Benji Scheinman have been making EDM music since their high school years. They have worked their way up to opening for a large EDM star on Thursday at Westcott Theatre. Read more »
Palmer: Nothing is more exhilarating than Formula 1 racing
The Formula 1 racing season recently started up, so automotive columnist Zac Palmer lays down his advice for how adrenaline junkies can get their kicks without being on the F1 tracks. Read more »
