Moving across the nation to pursue a top-notch education has its strengths and weaknesses, even in today’s fast-paced environment. Transportation technology allows young, bright minds to attend whichever schools they can imagine, and I was fortunate enough to take the risk of moving far away from home to attend a prestigious institution. About a half …
It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving TV episodes! This was a tough pull. There have been a lot of Thanksgiving episodes including on the highly rated and controversial Cosby Show and Glee. Even one recent award-winning Black-ish episode ranks high. As most of us at Newhouse will eventually work in television, I decided it …
Many graduate students come into Newhouse in a traditional way by enrolling right after their undergrad program. But a few grad students choose to get work experience first and then come back. John Benson is one of those people. I reached out to John on Veteran’s Day last weekend. Even though he served for six …
For some, the last three months of fall semester dragged on and for others, thanks to the many assignments, that time flew by. But congratulations, you have made it to Thanksgiving break! Time to sit back, relax, and not think about school for a week, right? Well, some students don’t have the luxury of going …
Everyone has to learn how to manage their money at some point. I remember growing up and my mother instilled in me that hard work ensured money (at least in her house). For my chores, I would get various amounts of money depending on what I did for that week. For my grades, every report …
What do we talk about when we talk about Virtual Reality (VR)? A technology which allows us to enter an artificial world and interact with virtual features or items? Variety of high-tech equipment including headsets and handles? Shooting games? Or just a mysterious phrase? Whatever you thought, here I share my experience with VR and help …
Not all guest speakers at Newhouse necessarily have to have attended Syracuse University, as gaining perspective from a Newhouse Outsider holds great value in such a diverse media landscape. Babs Rangaiah, an Executive Partner of Global Marketing at IBM iX, is a leader in the industry of cognitive marketing experiences and he visited Syracuse in …
Everybody gets excited about that last week of classes to gets ready to do things such as sleeping, watching Netflix and movies until 4 a.m. the next day, and just hanging out back home. When you realize that there’s only one week left, you start thinking of home and all the things you miss. I’m …
Chinese Movies: A Different Romantic And Fantastic World When people are talking about Chinese film, what do they actually talk about? Poor villages? Realism movies? Darkness and struggle in the lower class? Swordsmen? Action? Actually, these labels are just labels and can’t classify all Chinese films. Today, let me introduce some totally different Chinese movies for you …