If Syracuse University students were honest on course evaluations
The website for the teaching & course evaluations for the fall semester is now open. It is very important that we receive your feedback. Your feedback is completely anonymous and the results are...
View ArticleArea moms worried Trump presidency will affect daily life
Unprompted by any questions, local mom Mrs. Miller asked, “Is he going to grab me?” Tammy Miller, a mother of three, lives in a nearby suburb and sat down with me, and multiple glasses of pinot noir,...
View Article5 movies to check out over Christmas weekend
You know, there’s something truly special about this weekend. Everyone coming together, appreciating family, spending time with one another. It’s just a magical time of the year. This weekend, as we...
View ArticleNick Viall’s diary: Stop reminding me how washed-up and scummy I am
Dear Diary, “Welcome. Or should I say ‘welcome back.’” I get it. I’ve been around the block a few times by now. But really? Does everyone need to rub it in? Almost every single girl that got out of...
View Article4 things totally going on at SU that you’re missing
Pretty much the entire Syracuse community has left campus for the winter break, but that doesn’t mean campus is shut down. Other than Georgetown still sucking, there are a ton of exciting things...
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Feeling blue this winter? It might be more than just a bad day
Welcome back to the land of single-digit weather, 8 a.ms and sunsets on the way to your 3:30 p.m. class — Syracuse. Behind you are the days of holiday cookies, binge-watching “Broad City” while your...
View ArticleThe xx’s new album shifts into new but familiar territory
For the first time in nearly five years, The xx has released an album, titled “I See You.” It might be the band’s greatest release to date, but it’s definitely a bit of a shift from what it’s done...
View ArticlePacking to study abroad is not light work
A yawn escaped my mouth as I began reading yet another article on how to pack lightly for a semester abroad. It was 4 a.m. Messy islands of clothes almost completely hid my suitcases. A thousand other...
View ArticleAdults, stop asking me how I feel
“How do you feel?” adults — like real adults, not legal adults — ask with a smile, as they clearly see the chaos behind my eyes. I, along with thousands of other seniors who are not delusional with...
View ArticleWhat syllabus week really teaches you
Syllabus week is over, and it was a perfect time to see the people you haven’t seen in a month, catch up on all that sleep you missed during the break or plan your trip home based off your last final....
View ArticleFrom Puff Daddy to Lorde, artists are making 2017 their comeback year
It’s only been a couple weeks into 2017, but artists in the music industry are already bouncing back. Ed Sheeran released two singles from his long-awaited album “Divide” and his millions of fans...
View ArticleLondon is a new cup of tea
One of the first things I noticed about Londoners the second I got off my flight was that they are quiet. This certainly came as a cultural shock after living for a month in noisy India and spending...
View ArticleA WebMD guide for the campus cold
Do you know what to do when you catch that cold every single person you interact with has, or when that very same cold becomes something more serious? Check out the latest information on the campus...
View ArticleFreshman tells mom he’s fine, but really hates everything
Freshman Wilson Schmitt can be heard in room 301 at 8:15 every night telling his mom on the phone “everything is fine.” But in reality, nothing is fine. In the eyes of Schmitt, everything is terrible,...
View ArticleYou need to stop listening to Chris Brown right now
It baffles me that people still listen to Chris Brown. Yes, I understand that his songs are catchy and fun at parties, but let’s not forget that he’s an awful human being. He first established himself...
View ArticleControversy transports ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ into irrelevance
This weekend the film “A Dog’s Purpose” was released, and by all accounts, drastically underperformed. The film had everything it needed to succeed: family elements, an effective marketing campaign and...
View ArticleA foreign perspective on the United States and Islam in London
Throughout the first week of Donald Trump’s presidency, a lot has changed in the United States. After the executive order banned citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.,...
View ArticleSex in an ‘Alternative Fact’ world
Alternative facts. Fibs. Falsehoods. Lies. Whichever word you choose, the meaning is the same: not true. And because these so called “alternative facts” are sweeping the nation, it is important to...
View ArticleRock and Roll Hall of Fame? More like Hall of Same
The 2017 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were just announced, and with that announcement comes the annual onslaught of debate that surrounds the Hall. This is not unprecedented — the Hall...
View ArticleBreaking: Kent Syverud sends email addressing own emails
Dear Orange Friends, I bet you’re wondering what this one is about. Will it be spotlighting random achievements of university individuals that I’m not even sure how I met? Will it be addressing a real...
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