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| − | '''Syracuse University''' (or SU) is a [[New York]] [[private schools|private]] [[university]] chartered in 1870 by the [[Methodist]] [[Episcopal Church]].<ref>http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1870.html</ref> The school is located in Syracuse, New York. It currently ranks #50 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> | + | '''Syracuse University''' (or SU) is a [[New York]] [[private schools|private]] [[university]] chartered in 1870 by the [[Methodist]] [[Episcopal Church]].<ref>http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1870.html</ref> The school is located in Syracuse, New York. It currently ranks #50 in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> It is also home to two top ranked colleges, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Maxwell School of Citizenship. Syracuse is well known for its extreme liberal bias among both faculty and student, often allowing professors to teach classes purely to give them a platform for socialist causes. |
==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
Revision as of 06:02, January 30, 2009
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| City: | Syracuse, New York |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | Football, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field, softball, tennis, volleyball |
| Colors: | Orange,White |
| Mascot: | Orange |
| Website: | http://www.syr.edu/ |
Syracuse University (or SU) is a New York private university chartered in 1870 by the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] The school is located in Syracuse, New York. It currently ranks #50 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[2] It is also home to two top ranked colleges, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Maxwell School of Citizenship. Syracuse is well known for its extreme liberal bias among both faculty and student, often allowing professors to teach classes purely to give them a platform for socialist causes.
Athletics
Syracuse has 8 men's and 11 women's sports teams.[3] The football program has won 12 bowl games (while losing 9 and tying 1).[4] The men's basketball program won a national championship in 2003.[5] The men's lacrosse team has won 9 national championships and finished second five times.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1870.html
- ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
- ↑ http://www.suathletics.com/
- ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/syracuse_database.htm
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history