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Types of Students Going to the One World Concert
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Annie Segal
October 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Syracuse students are HAPPY
This is Syracuse University’s edition of Pharrell’s “Happy”! The happiest students and staff took a break from the “Finals Week blues” and joined the Happy Team as we spread happiness all over campus. Thank you to each and every one of you who happily danced to lift our peers’ spirits. You are loved. MORE »
Students Deserve to See More than the Dalai Lama
Syracuse students have a lot to look forward to this year when it comes to celebrity guests. They’ve already seen Childish Gambino and Calvin Harris (with special guest The Dean’s List). University Union has planned “An Evening with Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson” and surely everyone bought their tickets for the One World Concert with... MORE »
One World Concert to Host Heated Showdown
The One World Concert has already been generating considerable buzz on the Syracuse campus, in the surrounding community and on an international scale, but recent developments may steer the event in a new direction. The star-studded concert, which will follow a public talk by the Dalai Lama, is set to veer from its original format,... MORE »
Four SU Students Sing “Call Me Maybe”
What do you get when you mix four SU students (one of which with a killer handlebar mustache) with Carly Rae Jepsens addictive song “Call Me Maybe?” Well, you get this. And… um, it’s interesting. The Cast: Polar Bear Shirt Dude- Justin Bieber Shirtless Handle Bar Mustache Dude- Ashley Tisdale Green Shirt Dude (Flailing Arms)-... MORE »
Student Looking for Roommates Doesn’t Realize Nobody Wants to Live With Him
Student housing sucks, plain and simple. The one good thing about student housing is getting out of it and living with your buddies. Or, you know, that random family who doesn’t check their basement or attic enough to notice you living there… The only way to get a decent place to live, whether through the... MORE »
Syracuse student does 1 backflip every day for a year
Sam’s dad bet him $100 that he couldn’t do one backflip (backflip, gainer, wallflip, etc.) each day of 2011. Well, let’s just say that Sam’s dad is now $100 poorer and Sam is probably dizzy as shit. Watch this amazing video of Sam doing crazy backflips all over Cuse. Pretty damn impressive. He also shoots... MORE »
I’m Shmacked The Movie : Trailer #2 – Syracuse University
Trailer # 2 for the movie/documentary I’m Shmacked. The purpose of this is go to 12 of the best schools around the country, choose one student to spend atleast 2 days there , document it to experience how the diversity differs at each college and what makes that school so special to its students. MORE »
Dear Syracuse University….
Some advice from yours truly, Chrissy Ost. STOP BEING RUDE. 1.Say hello to people you know. Be the nice one, who says hi…the other person will be glad you said hello. 2.Walk with your head up. 3.Go one day not listening to music at all times on full blast. Just don’t use the ipod, listen... MORE »
AD Cancelling Noon Football Games Because of Weak Student Section
Get out your planners, kids. Syracuse’s football schedule is receiving a midseason shake-up. After last Saturday’s feeble student turnout, when Toledo played Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, Athletic Director Darryl Gross is implementing a revolutionary strategy to get butts in seats. He is pushing back all 12 PM start times to 2 PM, effective immediately. ... MORE »
Hey teacher, let Smooth D give you a lesson in love
Professor. Come on. You know you want a piece of this Grade-A-prime-cut-extra-tender-plump-and-juicy-satisfaction-guaranteed manly deliciousness. Quit playing. Go ahead and deny it all you want. I’m patient. I know you’ll realize sooner or later that I’m just too irresistible for you to keep reading that newspaper while I spit my game. Just put down that article... MORE »
Syracuse student claims to be Hannah Montana
Sophomore PR major, Hannah Melton, claims to be the real Hannah Montana after getting her wisdom teeth removed. Has the real Hannah Montana been walking among us at Syracuse? MORE »
30 Rock and other shows insult Syracuse, must be destroyed
Tina Fey’s long running show, 30 Rock, will be airing its hour-long series finale tonight at 8/7 central on NBC. Let it be known that this was not Fey’s decision to end the show- it was the higher power of Syracuse University. Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, is the head writer of a variety show starring... MORE »
Poll of the Safest Places in Syracuse
Campus Basement took a poll of what students think are the safest places in Syracuse. Our goal is to inform students so they may be safer on and off campus. MORE »
ATTENTION ALL PREPSTERS: Popped Collars are making a comeback
When did popped collars stop being cool? In junior high, you knew who the cool kids were. They had the coolest spot on the playground at recess, sat at the back of the bus, and popped their collars. Those young’ns looked fresh! Then a disaster occurred. The clean-cut, preppy look was replaced with the grungy,... MORE »
Students Deserve to See More than the Dalai Lama
Syracuse students have a lot to look forward to this year when it comes to celebrity guests. They’ve already seen Childish Gambino and Calvin Harris (with special guest The Dean’s List). University Union has planned “An Evening with Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson” and surely everyone bought their tickets for the One World Concert with... MORE »
Pottermore vs. Finals
So Pottermore is officially open to the public. As a huge Harry Potter fan (I like/know more about Harry Potter than you do), I had to join the site! It’s an interactive look inside (Queen) J.K. Rowling’s mind when she was writing the Harry Potter Series. You find out how she developed names, spells, and... MORE »
The Answer to “What should I wear today?”
I’ll answer that question with another question: what would you wear for a zombie apocolpyse? In this day and age, with all of the science experiments and general crazy shit going on, you can never be too careful! Also, the weather in Syracuse is extremely temperamental. So, here’s a surefire way to be comfortable and... MORE »
Passover causes bread shortages in SU Dining Halls
As most Syracuse students know the Jewish holiday, Passover, is coming up on Friday. Essentially, it celebrates the Jews’ exodus from Egypt and their journey to Israel led by Moses. In other words, Moses was like “I’m peacin’ outta dis bitch Pharaoh.” Then he split the red sea, but didn’t have time to make a... MORE »
March Madness from the Syracuse Staff
The Campus Basement staff isn’t just a group of beautiful people with no real interests. We actually really like sports and competitions and stuff! We even made a cool iStock Photo Bracket! You should look it up after you finish reading this, it’s pretty sexy. Anyways…the staff has been extremely invested in March Madness. Of... MORE »
Syracuse weather ruins everything!
This week was a doozy for Syracuse. We had a snowstorm earlier in the week, a beautiful day for a picnic mid-week, and it is most likely going to snow this weekend. This is just classic Syracuse! Usually students don’t care much about the weather changing, but something was different this week. The first student... MORE »
Newhouse Freshman self-nominates COM 117 project for an Academy Award
Multimedia Storytelling (COM 117) is a required course for every Newhouse student. Freshman Jessica Serkiss took the class extremely seriously. Serkiss and her group received an A- for their 2 minute non-fiction film about Syracuse’s weird weather entitled “Where’s the Sunshine?”. Serkiss’s first thought upon seeing her grade was, “I totally deserved an A+, this... MORE »
Poll of the Worst Foods to Nom on During Class
Campus Basement took a poll using Syracuse University students asking what the worst foods to eat on campus are. MORE »
Oscar Nominations Causing Riots
The Nominees for the 8th Academy Awards have been announced. For the most part, the nominations were well deserved. There is, however, a group of people who are not content with the list of nominees this year. The group argues that there are many movies that were ignored and did not get the proper nominations... MORE »
PIPA and SOPA, Oh NOPA!
PIPA and SOPA, two proposed pieces of anti-piracy legislation that can have dire consequences on user content-generated websites, are causing uproar among the online community. If passed, the acts could possibly shut down social networking sites, search engines, and blogging websites due to copyright infringement. Here’s a look into the future without our favorite sites.... MORE »
HWD 101: How Hollywood Tries to Prepare You for College
Before coming to college, every future student loads up on movies about college life. Right now, as more and more 12th graders are getting their early decision college acceptance letters, they are stocking up on movies about becoming the king on campus in their freshman year. Well, they’re all going to get a huge wake... MORE »
Occupy Library: Freshman Edition
A dark cloud is looming over the Syracuse University campus. A storm is coming, and its name is finals. Well, the storm actually prefers to be called Helga, but that’s neither here nor there. It’s also a metaphorical storm because it hasn’t snowed in Syracuse yet. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors have experienced the wrath of... MORE »