Being a student at Newhouse is like having the meal ticket to the finest buffet of knowledge and advice. However, that buffet is only as good as what you can take from it. And in most cases your schedule will dictate how much you will be able to eat. So, if you find yourself with …
It’s not the way anyone probably would have preferred to commemorate our year-long program but a ceremony for those of us part of the Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism program and its undergrad counterpart was held via Zoom and it was unique. I think it is safe to say most students have never graduated via …
Like most in my generation, I live for podcasts. At the gym, on the bus, between classes, walking around campus avoiding eye contact with students in my Instructor Assistant classes, driving to visit friends on the weekend or to a late-night ice cream run with my roommates, I engross myself in this type of media. …
Moving from Atlanta, the music epicenter that gave the world amazing artists ranging from Migos to Alan Jackson, to upstate New York, I was incredibly nervous. I worried that I would miss out on the music scene and once-in-a-lifetime chances to see touring artists in my new, snowy home. Would I have to travel hours …
By Kyla Wright This weekend, I had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to visit my hometown – Detroit. Though I did see family, this was a business trip. I attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit as an Under 30 Scholar. The Forbes Under 30 Scholars Program isn’t the well-known annual 30 Under 30 List, even …
In the beginning of January, while most of my TRF master’s cohort spent the days eating tacos and wearing shorts in sunny LA, I took another trip. I went to chilly New York City with about a dozen of my other classmates and participated in the NYC Immersion Trip with Professor Andy Robinson–and I couldn’t be …
As we roll into Black History Month, Syracuse University celebrated the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The celebration highlighted the impact of service across the university and city’s community. The performances shared insight of the plights black people face in America today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is no stranger to the …
A week before Thanksgiving break, my professor emailed students asking if they wanted to gain experience in production. The email’s subject line was titled “Production Opportunity” and after reading that I immediately told myself to keep scrolling since I probably wouldn’t have time for it anyway. I admit this is a bad attitude to have, especially …
“We were frustrated with how Hollywood was making romantic comedies. We wanted to show that those type of movies are better when they come from a real place.” This is the inspiration behind Michael H. Weber, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and Syracuse University alumnus. Weber (’00) and his writing partner Scott Neustadter are behind some of …