London lesson: Embrace Middle Eastern cultures
LONDON - I gave our waiter Mohammed a really good tip when I first met him. Five pounds for a 30-pound bill. I was with… Read more »
Writer archives: Steven Kovach
Mencia's racial comedy lacks creativity, tact
O Carlos Mencia, how I loathe thee and thine comedy. Let me count the ways:1. You recycle the same jokes about being Hispanic over and… Read more »
Fictional TV show draws ideas from headlines
In the season premier of 'Battlestar Galactica' this fall, a band of human refugees on a distant planet found themselves the victims of an android… Read more »
Playstation 3 launch shows consumer fanaticism
If all went according to plan, Zack Whalen is about $2,000 richer now.Whalen, a junior psychology major, dashed through the Carousel Mall food court at… Read more »
Get informed before casting votes for qualified SA presidential candidates
I spoke with the candidates for Student Association president, Matt Correia and Ryan Kelly, this week, and I learned a lot.First of all, no matter… Read more »
Google's purchase of YouTube reminiscent of dot-com boom
I feel like I'm back in the '90s again. Slap bracelets are cool, roller blading is the ultimate recreational sport and every kid dreams of… Read more »
Trailer review: Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D makes its triumphant return as the sweetest two-man band on the planet in its new movie, 'Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.'… Read more »
Campus dangers can be averted with common sense
I practically ran back to my room in Shaw from Flint one night during Labor Day weekend of my freshman year. I was alone, it… Read more »
Column: Small student groups gain footing in center ring
The biannual three-ring circus made its final stop at Syracuse University for the school year Monday night, and it didn't disappoint. Five hours of spectacular… Read more »
Educational game offers food for thought
Since The Daily Orange made the move to a tabloid-sized paper, it's been close to impossible to fold it in such a way that allows… Read more »
Educational game offers food for thought
Since The Daily Orange made the move to a tabloid-sized paper, it's been close to impossible to fold it in such a way that allows… Read more »
Column: Church demonstrators bring hate speech to soldiers' funerals
As the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq steadily approaches 2,500, the Rev. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., knows… Read more »
Column: Cantor's job history underscored by political maneuvering
When I met Nancy Cantor for the second time last semester, she gave me a hug. Her bushy head of hair barely came above my… Read more »
Column: Immigrants working diligently to improve family situations deserve respect
When I first moved to Houston at the age of 5, my parents hired a housekeeper. She came once a week and mopped our floors,… Read more »
Column: At 3-year anniversary, college-age Iraq war veterans prepare for redeployment
Three years ago I wrote a column for my high school newspaper about the War in Iraq. Like many people, I had been glued to… Read more »
Column: To succeed, SA must not repeat past mistakes
When the three potential new Student Association members stood before the Assembly on Monday night, I was shocked at what I heard: actual questions and… Read more »
Hex: The Fucillo buses
Constant reminders of Upstate New York's weak economyAt the beginning of the school year, we Syracuse University students were met with a surprise. Unfortunately, it… Read more »
Daily Illini editors missed chance to engage in meaningful dialogue
Leave it to a student-run newspaper to spark some controversy.No, I'm not talking about The Daily Orange. This time it's another paper halfway across the… Read more »
Crush: Kimmel Dining Hall Staff
Feeders of the drunken college youthWhere would we be without you, Kimmel Dining Hall staff?Most likely hungry, cold and wandering the mean streets of Syracuse… Read more »
Williams violated free speech of students in Facebook case
I started a new Facebook group, and I urge all of you to join. It's free, open to the public and anyone can post to… Read more »
Assembly passes motion on Academic Integrity Office
A new Academic Integrity Office is one step closer to creation after the University Senate passed a previously tabled motion on Wednesday by the Vice… Read more »
University must find way to increase aid
Brandon Peery may not be on the Hill this time next year, not because the freshman mechanical engineering major can't keep up with his schoolwork,… Read more »
SigEp needs to recruit with its future in mind
Sigma Phi Epsilon has seen rough times throughout the last decade or so. The fraternity lost its national charter, had an on-again, off-again relationship with… Read more »
Jury selection begins for murder trial
Jury selection began Monday morning for the murder trial of Brian T. Shaw, the former Syracuse University cheerleader charged with the murder of Chiarra Seals,… Read more »
