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Marshall Street regular Gertis McDowell looks for spare change from students and residents to pay bills
By Will Halsey
You may know Gertis McDowell by the sound of his bucket jingling with coins or his calls for spare change. Chances are, if you walk near the corner of Marshall Street near Starbucks, you have seen McDowell. He is a 61-year-old Syracuse resident and lives south of the university in Brighton Towers, an assisted-living community.
Humor columnist thankful for space to try and make people laugh
By Scott Spinelli
Absolutely nothing can compare to these last two semesters. Under some crazy set of rules that govern the universe, I was allowed to fill the space this column provides. Want to read a funny story? Though I don't think anyone ever responds in the negative to a question like that.
'The Hills' fashion guru and boss Cutrone to speak
By Kelly Outram
She is an entrepreneur, fashionista and boss of two MTV reality stars. Kelly Cutrone, founder of People's Revolution, where Whitney and Lauren from "The Hills" work, will be speaking Friday at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Cutrone will speak at 2 p.
Beer Bytes
By Chris Curran
Export Ale 5 percent alc/vol Shipyard Brewing Company, Portland, Maine $8 per 6 pack 2 of 4 mugs Export Ale deceives the olfactory neurons with a light, fruity smell that is absent in any aspect of the taste. The golden color holds a distinct malt taste with a small dash of hops that struggles to round out the balance of this bland beer.
Clip of the Week | Wainy Days
By Erinn Connor
One part of the epic yet doomed comedy trio "Stella," David Wain, has created and produced his own Webisodes called "Wainy Days," which follow his daily antics and hapless dates with women. The shorts are random, have plenty of strange, nonsensical jokes that come out of nowhere, really, really strange "plots" and even dance breaks.
Drama L'Orange group to perform murder mystery play
By Dan Kaplan
The far end of the Panasci Lounge has been transformed into a private vintage library. Inside, a group of approximately 20 students stages a play within a play, complete with detectives, mysterious German maids and a wild, red-headed director. Yet as the characters go about their business, a murder is revealed.
