Thursday, November 26, 2009

Syracuse University

Syracuse University Scraps Kindle Use

After complaints from advocates for the blind, Syracuse stops buying E-book readers. more >>

Muslim Students Hold Forum at Syracuse

After the Fort Hood shootings, Syracuse's Muslim Student Association wanted a discussion. more >>

Syracuse Housing to Allow Opposite Sexes to Be Roommates

The school's new housing policy will allow two-room suites to be occupied by mixed genders. more >>

Syracuse Opens JPMorgan Chase Center

Center will hire student interns to help on-site employees with technological projects. more >>

Syracuse to Cut Merit Aid to Fund Need-Based Grants

Move to cut merit aid follows disappointing fundraising effort, where less than half the goal was met. more >>

Layoffs at Syracuse, Miami U., and Boston U.

More budget problems for more schools more >>

Syracuse Newspaper Eliminates Friday Edition

After lawsuit and failed magazine, paper needs to cut budget. more >>

The Dollars and Cents of Study Abroad

The weak American currency affects where students go. more >>

Trail Mix

Brown housing authorities are doling out $100 fines for candles in dorms; Syracuse officials arrested a man dressed as a construction worker for stealing a laptop more >>

'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' Just Won't Go Away

The arrival of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at Syracuse University was met with eager students, cynical professors, and a drum corps "playing a snappy marching beat." more >>

'Big Sister' Bringing Down Plagiarists

In its continuing war on plagiarism, Syracuse University has gained a new weapon, turnitin.com, a website designed to help professors catch the enemies of academic integrity. more >>

A Generation's Defining Moment

In an anniversary year that isn't even a multiple of five, colleges (and their newspapers) across the nation commemorate the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon six years ago. more >>

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