Research claims standards of beauty based on evolutionary ideals
We've been taught that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The maxim makes a pretty Christina Aguilera song, but it's not exactly true.As… Read more »
Writer archives: Colin Dabkowski
Senior gained best experiences outside of class
In the student-infested spaces of our campus - the Schine Atrium, the Gifford Auditorium foyer, the Quad on a rare sunny day - words fly… Read more »
Crowd joins McFerrin in song
Bobby McFerrin doesn't need instruments - he carries an orchestra in his throat and writes symphonies with his audience members.Last night, the philharmonic demon slinked… Read more »
SU program unaffected by terrorist attack in Madrid
A series of explosions in Madrid this morning that killed as many as 186 people and wounded more than 1,000 did not affect any Syracuse… Read more »
'Straight Plan' scores laughs without reinforcing stereotypes
Comedy Central's 'Straight Plan for the Gay Man' is an anti-fabulous takeoff on Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.'Instead of Gucci-hawking fashion savants, the… Read more »
Former student files disability lawsuit against university
A former Syracuse University graduate student has sued the university in federal court for dismissing him on the grounds of a mental health disability.Eugene Scott,… Read more »
Flock interrupts silence
At 5:30 Thursday afternoon, a throng of would-be sorority girls swarms up to the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center. One rush participant squawks… Read more »
'Old Whore' shines among mediocre gay comedians
In its latest attempt to create cutting-edge programming, Comedy Central slapped together 'Out on the Edge,' a lame, hour-long embarrassment that looked more like a… Read more »
Participants say tunnel fails to teach diversity
A group of about 15 graduate students, professors and intrigued undergraduates assembled in the lobby outside the Schine Student Center Underground on Thursday night. Most… Read more »
Tunnel of Oppression faces opposition
Students in need of a little abuse, worry not - Syracuse University is bringing the oppression to you.In its ongoing effort to promote diversity, the… Read more »
The end is near
Yesterday, officials from Syracuse University's Department of Health Services issued a hotnews e-mail confirming what many students and administrators have feared for the past several… Read more »
Talent show raises money for Habitat for Humanity
Campus talent agencies are not often born out of faith-based community housing projects. But for Syracuse University's chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the stage is… Read more »
Families unhappy with Pan Am politics
Weighing $4 million against a human life is something no family wants to consider.That is the grim proposal families of Pan Am Flight 103 victims… Read more »
Comedy Central movie exploits fool, mocks reality
Comedy Central is no stranger to making dumb people look even dumber. In 'The Daily Show,' comedian-reporters ask absurd questions of right wing zealots, UFO… Read more »
Passion, emotion endure in touring 'Rent' production
Before we start this, let me note that I am still reeling in the post-cathartic daze one feels after seeing 'Rent' for the first time.The… Read more »
Pan Am 103 victims consider next steps
The federal government has never been a friend of Glen Johnson III. A week after his sister Beth-Ann was killed on Pan Am Flight 103,… Read more »
Attell's routine falls asleep
On Comedy Central's 'Insomniac,' Dave Attell is affable and funny. That's because it's easy to pull half-an-hour of charm out of a week's worth of… Read more »
No more Mr. Nice Guy
The Daily Orange: A 12 p.m. interview - isn't that a little early for you?Dave Attell: It's a radio day. Usually I like to sleep… Read more »
Generations of Pan Am victims refuse to let memories fade
The first in a three-part series on the Pan Am settlementAs he read the letter, Tom Dater's delivery was strong and forthright, his voice unwavering.… Read more »
Families affected by Pan Am disaster discuss settlement
Fifteen years after the plane sunk to the ground with 259 people aboard - after hundreds of lawyers, thousands of meetings and untold broken promises… Read more »
Trios honor Coltrane with differing styles
Strange forces were at work last night at the Westcott Community Center. If not for the sound of chirping crickets drifting through the open door,… Read more »
Pan Am families to meet in N.J.
On Sept. 12, the United Nations lifted sanctions against Libya after the country admitted responsibility for bombing Pan Am Flight 103 in 1989 and agreed… Read more »
Cheers for champs
Sorry class of 2007 - you're a year too late for Carmelo Anthony. But at least you can still see the trophy.As the echoes of… Read more »
SU joins Syracuse gay pride parade
Leather daddies on motorcycles. Barely clothed go-go boys writhing passionately to Madonna remixes. Drag kings and queens spewing attitude to the eager masses. And now,… Read more »
