By Chris Robbins On Tuesday, as President Barack Obama signed insurance reform legislation into law, he also signed legislation changing the student financial aid process. “Year after year, we’ve seen billions of taxpayer dollars handed out as subsidies to the bankers and middlemen who handle federal student loans when that money should have gone to [...]
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After nearly five years of quiet, Third Eye Blind is showing signs of life. The alternative pop/rock group got its start in the mid ‘90s with hits like “Semi-Charmed Life” and “Jumper” along side their post-punk peers. The group would ride its success into the early 2000s until in 2004 Elektra would merge with Atlantic [...]
Continue reading …Letter to Editor by Shannon Frazer People traveling on North Campus between White Hall Classroom Building and Patterson Office Tower on March 9 around 12:15 p.m. caught a glimpse of an unusual sight. As part of a wide-scope prank, numerous students took part in a “freeze mob,” simultaneously standing frozen for three solid minutes while [...]
Continue reading …Letter to Editor by Sam Reid Surface mining is disadvantageous to the health of all parties affected. Valley fills bury headwater streams, consequently increasing their Sulfate levels, Selenium levels, pH and electrical conductivity. Selenium sterilizes the fish populations in the streams, which then sterilizes the birds who eat them. Living in an area with surface [...]
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Standing on the precipice of greatness, perspective is easy to lose. So when the Cats stunningly fell just short of the Final Four, they fell hard. A team whose 13 players had combined to play in six NCAA Tournament games before this year’s go-around often struggled to find the right reaction in [...]
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The Cats have streamrolled through the NCAA Tournament so far, downing ETSU, Wake Forest and Cornell. But the toughest matchup has yet to come, as John Calipari and Co. face a coach (Bob Huggins) that Cal hasn’t had a lot of success against. West Virginia is battling injury and the Cats are young. The winner [...]
Continue reading …SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Growing up an only child, Da’Sean Butler had a wild imagination. To stay entertained, he had to. So he would go in the backyard at home in Newark, N.J., shoot some hoops and let his mind run free. He’d haul down big rebounds, shoot game-winning shots — lay-ups and jumpers, twos and threes, [...]
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – He was only a senior in high school when he first heard he could be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. “I was shocked,” UK freshman guard John Wall said. “That’s a dream come true for anybody.” Now that dream seems to becoming more clear with each passing day, and [...]
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