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Writer archives: Melanie Hicken

Culture

Podcast of the week

Podcast of the weekIf you get frustrated by professors bumbling about in front of the classroom, not able to find the light switch, the next… Read more »

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Internet corner

For the hipster with too much storage space, OhMyThatsAwesome.com is a site that will suck you in - along with your bank account, if you… Read more »

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Tech temptation

It's 7:45 on a Tuesday morning, and Aileen Normile is scanning and clicking through Web page after Web page. From ESPN, she gets the Monday… Read more »

Gift guide 2007

Winter break means more than just an escape from classes, tests and the Arctic tundra that is quickly consuming Syracuse (unless, of course, you live… Read more »

'Disturbing trend'

Investigative reporters face a lot more dead ends these days.'A curtain has gradually been coming down over government records and access,' New York Times reporter… Read more »

A secret no more

With bar raids absent from Marshall Street for more than a year, underage Syracuse University students were able to drink at bars without fear -… Read more »

The in crowd

'The Gossip Girl prequel: It Had to Be You'By Cecily von ZiegesarPublisher: Poppy416 Pages$17.99Everyone has a guilty pleasure. Some people read tabloids while others watch… Read more »

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Pop rocks

For two hours last night, fans of indie-pop and eccentric Brooklyn natives meshed to techno beats and heavy bass. Singing and clapping along to The… Read more »

Driven by the images

Two billion people - one-third of the human race - saw the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks within hours. 'The tragedy unfolded in real time,' said… Read more »

Culture

Life behind the scenes

As the private Warner Bros. jet loomed over the runway, Tula Goenka looked out the window. Below her, she saw fire. Rows and rows of… Read more »

A night at the 'masquerade'

If you go:What: 'The Phantom of the Opera'Where: Crouse-Hinds Theater at the Mulroy Civic Center at OncenterWhen: Sept. 25-Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:00 p.m.… Read more »

Something to talk about

Free speech advocates nationwide were puzzled when they heard Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. would be the keynote speaker at today's Newhouse III dedication.… Read more »

Culture

Laying the foundation

It's 2 a.m. on a Thursday night and freshman architecture major Brian Schaller doesn't know how long he's been working. The surface of his desk… Read more »

Staged reality

The Hills Watching MTV's 'The Hills' is a lot like when you spot a car wreck on the highway. You want to avert your eyes,… Read more »

Culture

Q&A with Hypnotist Doug MacCraw

The Daily Orange: First off, why hypnosis? When and how did you discover it? Doug MacCraw: Ha, I'm supposed to be flying planes - I… Read more »

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Mesmerized

Two Syracuse University students drove yellow Lamborghinis last night - Lamborghinis that appeared out of nowhere on the stage of the Goldstein Auditorium. In their… Read more »

Golden goes orange

Los Angeles-When Joan Adler moved here in the fall of 1976, the Syracuse native had never lived outside of New York and had no California… Read more »

Golden goes orange

Los Angeles-When Joan Adler moved here in the fall of 1976, the Syracuse native had never lived outside of New York and had no California… Read more »