Higher numbers of incoming freshmen have left residence halls with less available space. Members of the Student Association want to fix that.

9/16/08

This year's homecoming festivities are earlier than normal, which made advertising more difficult and put homecoming court candidates under pressure, homecoming chairs said. Homecoming events will occur Sept. 18-21, almost a month earlier than the previous year.

9/15/08

In high school guidance offices across the country, prospective college students find the thick report titled "America's Best Colleges." The 2008 publication by U.S. News and World Report released last week, ranks Syracuse University at its 53rd spot - three spaces lower than 2007.

9/3/08

Denver wasn't the only city where cheering Democrats gathered Thursday evening. Around 400 people from Central New York gathered at Palace Theater on James Street for a Democratic National Convention Watch party, and though two time zones away, they joined in the applause as Sen. Barack Obama accepted the democratic presidential nomination.

8/29/08

Marisa Murdock can't take the underwater photography course she signed up for this semester - and it's because she's a student at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. SUNY-ESF announced Aug. 20 that state budget cuts of up to 10 percent forced the college to restrict its students from taking some elective courses through Syracuse University.

8/28/08

While students were gearing up to return to campus, some found out they would have one fewer class to worry about. Classes such as Wine and Beer Appreciation and Human Sexuality are no longer available to State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students - and those already enrolled found out these changes last Wednesday.

8/26/08

Hasty postings on Facebook have come back to bite college students around the world, raising the question of how Syracuse University uses the social-networking Web site to conduct judicial affairs. Violations making the news at other universities in recent months have ranged from academic dishonesty, to threats of violence and underage drinking.

4/24/08

Many Ivy League schools have announced in the past year that they're taking action to reduce tuition for low-income families. Whether or not Syracuse University will follow suit remains unknown.

3/5/08

Lorraine Branham's words have reached readers of The Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post Gazette and others in her extensive career as a journalist. Branham is one of two candidates for dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

1/30/08

Students took part in the search for a new dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as one of the remaining two candidates, Sam L. Grogg, traveled to Syracuse from Miami yesterday to speak with Newhouse students and faculty.

1/25/08

Between faculty, staff, undergrads and graduate students, there are more than 24,131 people who can use the printers and other office supplies on the Syracuse University campus on any given day.

11/28/07

Syracuse University Abroad will debut its newest Santiago program this spring - and the deal just got a bit sweeter.

10/23/07

Syracuse University Parking and Transit Services employees joined the Teamsters Union after a 24-20 vote last Friday at Hendricks Chapel. The decision makes the Teamsters the fourth union to which campus employees belong.

10/4/07

Professors at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications should lock up their cheese and grab their carving knives. During the past few weeks, mice have been discovered in the recently dedicated Newhouse III building.

9/28/07

Whether they saw him in person or on the screen, Syracuse University students received Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. warmly - for the most part.

9/20/07

The E.S. Bird Library will soon be offering students a cup of joe with their books. How soon remains a question. A sign on the library's first floor announces: "Future Home of the Library Café: Coming Fall 2007."

9/13/07

The beat goes on for Apple's iPods. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company refreshed its digital media player lineup last week with new versions of every model.

9/11/07

Both schools on the Hill advanced this year in U.S. News and World Report's controversial list of America's Best Colleges. Syracuse University moved up two places to No. 50 and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry jumped from No. 98 to No. 85, respectively, in the 2008 report.

9/5/07

A series of power outages - both intentional and the result of malfunctioning equipment - have hit Main Campus academic buildings and residence halls in the first week of classes.

8/31/07