Article by Rud
April 30, 2012

Disgruntled Student Passes Out and Sleeps Through Block Party…AGAIN

 April 27th was no ordinary Friday for Katrina Locke; nor was it for any other Syracuse student. It was a very special Friday: the mythical day known as Mayfest. Katrina, a lover of electronic music and raspberry alcohol, had pumped herself up for weeks upon weeks over Mayfest’s arrival. “This year will be different. This... MORE »

Article by Kevin Cardoni
April 27, 2012

Mayfest is Here: Do’s and Don’ts

Today is Mayfest, arguably the biggest holiday to ever grace this fine campus.  But today isn’t for the faint of heart; it’s an all day event that should be had with the utmost preparation.  That being said, it’s safe to say that over 80% of the campus is already intoxicated.  With such an event going... MORE »

Article by Annie Segal
April 26, 2012

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 »

Article by eeeeeeeee2
April 24, 2012

Hillary Clinton visits campus; SU jizzes itself

Well unless you’ve managed to block Twitter, Facebook, RSS Feeds (do people still use these?), your school email, OTN, the DO, and the bulletin boards around campus in an effort to increase your pre-finals productivity (LOLZ jk, we see through your attempts), then here’s the scoop: Today, at 12pm, in Hendricks Chapel, Hillary Clinton provided... MORE »

Article by Kevin Cardoni
April 21, 2012

Student Stops Sleeping for Finals

Jason Mandelbaum, a freshman engineering student, knows the value of a good night’s sleep, or lack there of.  That’s because he is currently embarking on a marathon of sorts, albeit one that requires little training above knowing how to open a can of Red Bull. The life of an engineer in training is not an... MORE »

Article by Daniel T
April 20, 2012

Dissecting My 103 Plays of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful”

So have you heard about One Direction? Now I’m not talking about how your basic compass points, nor am I talking about Glee’s New Directions (are you seriously still watching that?). What I’m really talking about is that new British boy band or, as one of my professors said, that new group of Justin Biebers.... MORE »

Article by Alfred
April 20, 2012

Syracuse University schools Issue Letters to Class of 2016

As the Spring Welcome begins to wind down, the academic faculty here at Syracuse University sent letters to prospective Class of 2016 students. Here they are, for your viewing pleasures: MORE »

Article by Anonymous
April 19, 2012

Syracuse University Class of 2016

Dear Campus Basement readers, Are you curious to see who the incoming freshmen are? Do you want to hear how young and innocent they all are? Are you reminiscing when you were still in high school and were anticipating Cuse? Well you are in luck because I have recently gone undercover posing as an incoming... MORE »

Article by Anonymous
April 17, 2012

There is something extremely wrong with this picture

It appears Google Street View caught a glimpse of a typical Syracuse occurrence. Well, so much for renting this house. Robbers in syracuse… typical. MORE »