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The NewsHouse •

Breaking down political messages in Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show

Pop culture has long served as a conduit for political activism, and Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show for the 59th Super Bowl did just that on America’s biggest stage. When the rapper, early in the performance, said, “The revolution will be televised. You picked the right time but the wrong guy,” he let us know this was about to get deep.


Although Lamar and Drake’s beef has been a hot topic, there’s a lot more to this politically-infused, symbolic, powerhouse performance. Yes, there were plenty...
The Daily Orange •

Eddie Lampkin Jr.’s Big Fellas brings Cajun spice to Syracuse

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In 2023, Antoine Smith arrived at basketball center Eddie Lampkin Jr.’s Boulder, Colorado, house with a pan of crab legs. When Lampkin bit into a juicy, smoked crab leg, he knew Smith had talent. The seafood sparked a four-hour conversation that eventually led to a business venture.
“It was crazy because we don’t really get that kind of food out here,” Lampkin said. “He came back that night, and we ta...
The Daily Orange •

‘La Vida Es Sueño’ immerses children in Spanish language, literature

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Kimberly Santana started at central New York’s only Spanish-language pre-professional theater, La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino, when she was 5. When she stopped performing at age 12, Santana returned to her childhood theater, being the oldest among nine other cast members, including her younger brother.
“What brought me back was seeing my younger brother do what I did at a similar age, and that just...
The Daily Orange •

Latine greek life showcase their history, values at Night with NALFO

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“I now see other freshmen who might be in the same position I was in, and being that help...
The Daily Orange •

Gordon Parks exhibit elicits multi-sensorial experience of his trailblazing career

Anthony Bleck, a Cayuga Community College student, drove 32 miles from Fulton, New York to the Syracuse University Art Museum. He traveled to the “‘Homeward to the Prairie I Come:’ Gordon Parks” for his class taught by Melissa Johnson, his art professor.
“We talk about what wasn’t being represented in art and what’s here,” Bleck said. “And now it’s here in a really big way, and that’s really impressive....
The NewsHouse •

The growth of African American Studies at SU

At Sims Hall at Syracuse University, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech in 1965. In 1969, dedicated students fought to establish the Department of African American Studies (AAS).

This year is the 45th anniversary of the department’s fruition. Today, it functions as an interdisciplinary academic unit offering a B.A. in African American Studies, an M.A. degree in Pan-African Studies and a minor in African American Studies.

The department’s hallways are adorned with history, from the achie
Crescent magazine •

Exploring all Seven Continents

Phoebe Schechner has participated in a polar plunge. Submerged her body into the Arctic Ocean. Slept in Tanzania’s Serengeti while lions roar throughout the night. Kayaked with humpback whales in Australia. And has lived to tell the tale.

Schechner, a sophomore sociology major, was assigned a project in her middle school art class which had asked her to write down what she wanted in her future.

“I was thinking about it and one of my main passions is traveling… I was like, it’d be really cool t
Crescent magazine •

THE INSIDE SCOOP

“We all scream for ice cream” has a whole new meaning for Southern students Brandon Foligno and Benjamin Foligno. In 2021, the twins, both sophomores majoring in business administration, created their own ice cream truck called Seaside Creamery.

“We go to the beach a lot. The other ice cream trucks are always prepackaged, broken and overpriced so we came up with an idea to start our own ice cream truck and keep the prices fair,” Brandon says.

The pair started off buying their own freezer to ho
Crescent magazine •

IN THIS CORNER

From campus to the boxing ring

She wraps her hands, laces up her shoes and slips on her heavy gloves.

Prepared for her training session, she then steps into the ring to face a sparring opponent and starts her workout.

Three or four times a week Rodriguez makes the trip from her home in Waterbury to Springfield, Mass., nearly 56 miles away, and involving two hours of commuting. Her commitment to her new-found sport comes from a desire to learn all she can and to compete in boxing bouts.

Athle
Crescent magazine •

SIGNS are to EYES what WORDS are to EARS

Outside of the American Sign Language classes, there is a whole community of deaf and hard.of-hearing people whose culture can be spread. The ASL Club, founded in 2020 by current alum Meaghan Reilly, is dedicated to practicing signing and being more knowledgeable on the deaf community.

Jessica Komacki, a senior communication disorders major, was the club’s previous treasurer, and is currently the president of the ASL Club. She says she thinks the deaf/hard-of.hearing community is underrepresent
University Girl •

Why Lori Harvey Is That Girl — University Girl

The backlash Ms. Harvey faces, specifically in her dating life, reveals the double standards lingering in our society today. The model is judged for what most men get praised for–dating around. While Lori gets labeled as someone who is “for everyone,” guys get called “the man,” and it’s unfair.

Lori is a young and irrevocably gorgeous woman; why do we expect her to be with one man at such a young age? Our 20s are meant to be a pivotal time in our lives to experiment with careers and relationshi
University Girl •

Seriously...What is going on with Doja Cat? — University Girl

But Doja is not a rookie when it comes to trolling, controversies, or straying away from norms of fame. The 27-year-old called her successful albums Hot Pink and Plant Her “cash grabs” on Twitter in May and that her fans fell for it, describing her work as “mediocre pop.” The star would also go back and forth between tweeting she’s quitting music and following up with “jk,” delving deeper into her controversies.

Back in 2020 (yes, there’s more), Twitter users, now called X, discovered an old so