Syracuse University reaches out to Chicago-area high schools

As an alumnus of both Syracuse University and Naperville North High School, I was excited to begin my new role as Syracuse's Chicagoland Representative. At a ground level, I was excited to share my experiences at Syracuse University with students who had similar high school settings.

Trading One Love for Another

I went to Syracuse “undecided.” When I was in high school, my father asked what I was going to study in college, and I said I wanted to study business. And he said, “Well, if you're going to study business, you're not going to go to college.

The Best of The Rest

When I was a junior in high school, I took the SATs and I went to my guidance counselor for advice about where to go to college. He recommended a list of schools that I might be interested in.

It Started up on Mount Olympus

Recently I read a really interesting book called Mr g. It's a fictional novel about the concept of God, written by Alan Lightman. After reading it, I had this feeling that I used to have every time I left my favorite class at Syracuse University.

Friday, August 10, 2012

It Started up on Mount Olympus

8:34 AM David Edelstein No comments

Recently I read a really interesting book called Mr g.  It's a fictional novel about the concept of God, written by Alan Lightman.  After reading it, I had this feeling that I used to have every time I left my favorite class at Syracuse University.I took Ancient Greek Religion as an elective when I was a senior. The professor would tell us stories about the ancient Greek gods and myths.  We met once a week for three hours; I think it was every Thursday night. Syracuse University is on a hill, and the building that we took the class in overlooked the valley.I remember that we would have class, and we would all be entranced by the stories the professor told us, and then we would walk outside, and it would be dark,...
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