‘Beckham’ bends the rules, suceeds as insightful drama
On a rainy afternoon in Madrid last semester, I walked through the streets near the Puerta del Sol searching for something to captivate my interest.… Read more »
Writer archives: Colin Dabkowski
Film festival ‘calls out’ media
At the last “Unamerican Film Festival” in Troy, hundreds of protesters picketed outside the screenings, accusing organizers of unpatriotic, anti-American activities. It wasn’t McCarthyism, festival… Read more »
Jerk magazine launches first issue
As campus publications flit in and out of existence at Syracuse University, Jerk magazine is determined to be more than a one-semester-long crapshoot at success.After… Read more »
Life's a drag
The Schine Underground is a mess of coat racks and makeup tables. Clothes strewn about the floor are trampled by the bare feet of half-dressed… Read more »
Buffalo not just another Western NY city
YOU BETTER PACK an open mind and maybe a book. If you're in Buffalo for more than a few hours, these two will come in… Read more »
Marsalis family plays sold-out crowd in historic show
A sold out crowd of high school students and middle-aged society types bore witness Friday night to one of the most historic concerts ever to… Read more »
‘Totally Fabulous!’ queens, kings play packed house
Last night’s “Totally Fabulous!” drag competition was so sexually charged, the organizers’ supply of free condoms ran out before intermission.The three-hour show saw Syracuse University… Read more »
After recent club deaths, local officials continue to protect against the worst
By Colin DabkowskiFeature Editor When Sam Orlando goes clubbing in Syracuse, safety is not something he thinks about.“When I go out around here I feel… Read more »
First ever drag extravaganza makes ‘fabulous’ debut tonight
Scores of faboo celebrities are slated to perform tonight in Goldstein Auditorium in an unprecedented gender-bending performance of gigantic proportions.Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston… Read more »
‘Monologues’ instill understanding
Thank God I don’t have a vagina.The “nappy dugout” apparently smells awful, expunges mysterious substances and scares the living crap out of people everywhere. What’s… Read more »
'Red Tent' celebrates womanhood
In Biblical times, women didn’t have vaginas.Legend has it that women were ostracized from society when they got their periods, forced to congregate in a… Read more »
Spam irks e-mail users
The Internet was supposed to be the techno-savior of the modern world. It was supposed to revolutionize the way we think, eat, talk, have sex… Read more »
Review: Actors add punch to an otherwise predictable film
It took you longer to read this sentence than it takes the average moviegoer to figure out that Roger Donaldson’s “The Recruit” is not what… Read more »
SUck it, Trebeck
Darrell Hammond sounds a lot like Al Gore. Or is it the other way around? It’s been said that his impeccable impressions are so far-reaching… Read more »
Baby Back Blues
Anyone who has trudged through Central New York’s unforgiving winters and woken up to its depressing gray skies will tell you one thing — Syracuse… Read more »
Students struggle with American image abroad
Graffiti plasters city walls and train station corridors — “Viva Bin Laden,” and “Fuck American,” read two roadside walls in Figueres, Spain. “Death to the… Read more »
SU proposes elimination of nursing school
Syracuse University's School of Nursing has trained students in the health professions for decades, but pending the approval of a proposal to eliminate the school,… Read more »
Fire rips through Sumner Avenue home
Daniel Hickman left his Sumner Avenue home to go grocery shopping Saturday night at 7 p.m. When he came back, the air conditioning unit in… Read more »
Rays of light
Seekers of enlightenment rejoice: you are now entering Syracuse, New York.The city of Syracuse might seem like the worst place to reach a higher plane… Read more »
Student Dome seatin changes for football, basketball
After much anticipation, student complaint and the creation of a special Student Association task force, seating in the Carrier Dome for Syracuse University football and… Read more »
Syracuse Jazz Fest features vocal, local talent
In 1982, the idea of holding a major jazz festival in Syracuse was just a pipe dream. Twenty years later, the city is home to… Read more »
ESF student killed during mountain climbing trip
Jeffrey Dupuis was poised to make a great impression on the world, but unfortunately, he never got the chance. He did have the chance, however,… Read more »
Souping up: Modifying your clunker into a street racer
Everyone has thought about buying a useless Dodge Dart and souping it up to go faster than their neighbor’s shiny new Corvette. Well, maybe not… Read more »
Transgendered community encourages understanding
Many people have lesbian, gay or bisexual acquaintances, but when it comes to the last letter of 'LGBT,' most are left in the dark.That 'T'… Read more »
