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Exhausting, yet thrilling Block Party satisfies everyone’s tastes

At the end of the exhausting Mayfest day’s proceedings, Block Party is the calm after the storm, in a more controlled indoor environment. You have the choice between seeing your favorite artists by...

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Murthy: Top 10 tips for surviving finals week

Beads of perspiration are slowly forming on your forehead, the same place you’re considering slapping with your biology textbook. You’ve already drank 17 cups of stale Mountain Dew. It is 3 a.m. and...

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Stevens: Summer is the perfect time to watch niche TV shows

As the number of networks, channels and streaming sites has grown, television has become a home to many smaller, niche shows. Summertime always marks a period in the television cycle where many niche...

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Palmer: Cast change in ‘Top Gear’ will change show

Let’s just get one thing straight right off the bat. “Top Gear” isn’t going to be the same show we all used to love. You can do all the same stunts, drive all the same cars, break all the same laws,...

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Homan: This year’s technology-themed Met Gala will bring extraordinary fashion

Fashion and technology will collide Monday night at fashion’s most important event of the year: the Met Gala. The star-studded soirée brings out the best designer looks, which corresponds to the theme...

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Cuneo: Life lessons I learned from college

With the clock winding down on my college career, I guess it’s time to take the metaphorical basketball and shoot until I can’t shoot anymore, like the brilliant teammate I consider myself to be....

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McCourt: Things I learned this semester

Well readers, the end is near. Another year at Syracuse has gone by, and I think I’ve learned enough lessons this semester. I’m tired. Not only have I realized my bike has been sitting out in the rain,...

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Benjamin: Lessons I learned from 2016 movies

Its hard to believe, but another semester of school here at Syracuse University is basically in the books. It’s gone by fast, and while we have been here at school working hard on academics, the film...

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Cuneo: A poem for the graduating class of 2016

If you give a senior a cap and gown, he’ll probably start crying. If that senior starts crying, then he’ll have to buy tissues. If he has to buy tissues, he’ll go to CVS and also buy a handle of...

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Weiser-Schlesinger: Profiling the last four years in music

A lot has happened in the world of music in the four years the Class of 2016 has been in college. One-hit wonders rose and fell just as quickly. Nowadays, it’s easy to forget that Miley Cyrus even had...

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Riley: The soundtrack to the Class of 2016’s college career

Entering college as a freshman in 2012 meant the usual  — wanting the experience to be fun and fabulous, wanting your roommate to like you, wanting to be successful. And you were successful. You...

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Homan: Outfits you will need post graduation and clothes that should stay in...

College is a weird time for personal fashion because we’re surrounded by people our own age. We can’t judge each other too much for wearing leggings and Ugg boots to 8 a.m. classes or wearing gym...

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Rockett: Lack of nutrition and sustenance can harm one’s physical, mental and...

Findings from early nutritional studies may have traction in solving eating disorders and disordered eating. As researchers continue to try to understand the physical and psychological workings of...

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Benjamin: Fast reactions from the “Beauty and the Beast” teaser trailer

This morning, Disney dropped a teaser trailer for “Beauty and the Beast.” The live action adaption of this Disney classic has become one of my most anticipated films in recent memory. Why? Well,...

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McCourt: An encyclopedia of sunburns

Today marks my return from a long hiatus away from this column. Not much has changed in the six weeks since classes ended, except that’s a lie because literally everything has changed. OK, maybe not...

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Benjamin: Ranking Pixar’s 17 movies from worst to best

UPDATED: June 22, 2016 at 6:41 p.m. There is no brand in the film industry, or dare I say any industry, that resembles Pixar’s success. For the last two decades Pixar has churned out hit after hit,...

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McCourt: Brexit. Election 2016. Gun Control. I have opinions on these issues,...

Did you hear about this? I did. The U.K. is leaving the European Union. That’s right, and I know more about this than anyone who voted for it. This seriously complex issue will bring lots of changes to...

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Benjamin: A guide to whether a sequel should be made

For better or for worse, 2016 has been the season of sequels. We have had hits, such as “Finding Dory” and “Captain America: Civil War”, but we have also had some big misses, such as “Independence Day:...

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Sports movies aren’t always just about sports

It’s football season and I want to clear some things up. The sports movie genre is over-saturated with dramatic scenes, ones where Troy throws a touchdown pass to Chad to beat West Side High — and they...

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Justin Bieber is changing up his persona, maturing

Justin Bieber has been releasing banger after banger these days. Yes, “Purpose” was an unbelievable comeback album after a long hiatus, but his recent tracks have been even more incredible. The thing...

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