“All of us just froze:” SU Students Reflect on Campus Swatting Incidents

Since April 2023, four false shooter reports and one false bomb threat have rattled campus, leaving students unsettled and unsatisfied with DPS’ response.

Editor's Choice, latestimage, latestword, Real Talk, TrendingJojo WertheimerJune 28, 2024swatting, college, guns, gun safety, law, syracuse, new york, university, anxietyComment

Escapism: Hitting the Pause Button

How to find a balance between dreams and reality.

latestimage, latestword, Trending, Editor's ChoiceWaverly BranniganApril 17, 2024escapism, reality, pause, meditation, relax, syracuse, collegeComment

College Isn’t A Zoo: Why College Tours Suck

I’m not a tiger, I’m a fucking student, and I’m tired.

latestimage, latestword, Trending, Editor's ChoiceNickaylia AndersonApril 17, 2024orange, SU, tours, touring season, syracuseComment

Shaking Up The Music Industry

What Beyoncé's New Country Songs Mean For the Genre

The Problem with True Crime

Should we feel guilty about liking true crime?

Editor's Choice, latestimage, latestword, Real Talk, TrendingTori BakerFebruary 19, 2024true crime, ethics, syracuse, college, netflix, documentaryComment

Student by Day, Tattoo Artist by Night

SU sophomore Cait Sweeney tells Jerk about her tattoo business.

Culture, Editor's Choice, latestimage, latestword, Trending, From the ZineJojo WertheimerFebruary 8, 2024tattoos, tatsbycait, art, cuseComment

New York Times Puzzles

We can’t stop playing these damn games

latestimage, latestword, Editor's Choice, TrendingJosephine VanryFebruary 6, 2024NYT, games, New York times, wordle, connections, tiles, crosswordComment

Stop Treating Gypsy Rose like an Influencer

Why this social media situation with Gypsy is fucked

The Manipulative Nature of Greek Life

A brief history of Greek life and its questionable practices.

Editor's Choice, latestimage, latestword, Real Talk, TrendingTori BakerDecember 19, 2023greek life, syracuse, real talk, justiceComment

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