From the editor’s desk: Highs, lows strike in memorable year
My father always reminds me that I’m going to college for my diploma — not The Daily Orange. But little does he know this paper is the first thing I think about when I wake up, the last thing I think about before I go to sleep and sometimes what I dream about at night. Of course, it was like that before I became editor in chief, but there is so much about this year that is different and special for The D.O. From breaking news stories receiving national coverage to the paper receiving recognition for excellence to the staff dealing with changing times for journalism firsthand, these past few months have been filled with exciting highs and lows. The paper received national
recognition this fall as one of five daily newspapers at four-year colleges to win a 2011 Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press. The D.O.’s website received an Online Pacemaker, and former assistant photo editor Matthew Ziegler (’11) placed fifth in the spot news photography category for a photo capturing lightning on campus. It certainly made everyone feel honored and inspired to continue to create
Students walk across campus as the weather worsens in this April 16 photo, which the Associated Collegiate Press awarded fifth place in its spot news photography contest. The image was captured by Matthew Ziegler (‘11), a former assistant photo editor. The D.O. also received newspaper and online Pacemaker awards.
great content and cover the campus to the best of our abilities.
Unfortunately, the staff is also dealing with poor ad sales that have put the paper $40,000 behind the projected budget, affecting many areas. The paper is simply dealing with the challenges many national papers are facing, such as advertisers leaving the paper because of changes to their own budgets. To deal with this deficit, The D.O.’s board of directors cut costs from areas such as IT, travel and office printing. The alumni newsletter is being published online, another way for the paper to save.
I don’t enjoy telling my staff that we must print 16-page papers, the smallest size The D.O.
DO PALOOZA
March 2-4
To RSVP, please email editor@dailyorange.com.
Friday, March 2, 7 p.m.
Meetup at The Daily Orange, 744 Ostrom Ave. Catch up with former colleagues and meet the current staff. We will also celebrate Pete Waack’s 10th anniversary as general manager, for those who could not make the October party. If you worked with Pete, please stop by to share your favorite Pete Waackisms. Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, March 3 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Alumni Workshops and Seminars Breakfast will be provided
A sampling of the workshops and panel discussions planned:
• Covering scandal at a university: a panel on the role of a college paper. We’ll also talk about Penn State and SU — how stories were reported and what could have been done differently.
• Reporting for the Web: tips on writing and editing and how social media can enhance coverage.
• Designing for the Web: a discussion with the partners from Upstatement.
Saturday, March 3, 4 p.m.
Syracuse vs. Louisville
The D.O. reserved a select number of first-come, firstserved group tickets for alumni. If interested in attending, please email editor@dailyorange.com.
Sunday, March 4, 11 a.m. Brunch at Rachel’s Restaurant at the Sheraton Please contact us beforehand if you plan to attend so that we know how many to expect.
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Staffers recount the day the Fine scandal broke and what followed
‘THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DECADE’
FIRED" headline stripped across the front page.
By Debbie Truong MANAGING EDITOR
When a former Daily Orange staff writer sent Meghin Delaney a Twitter message saying a men's basketball coach was being accused of sexual abuse, she responded with a mix of shock and denial, unsure of what would unfold next.
"I literally thought he was joking because of what happened at Penn State," she said, referring to child-sex-abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach that had rocked State College two weeks earlier.
Delaney, news editor for the fall semester, and the rest of the staff would soon realize the seriousness of the allegations against Bernie Fine. The story has evolved greatly since it broke in November, capturing national headlines and sparking Penn State comparisons. Through it all, the student journalists at The D.O. have dedicated hours to reporting, sacrificing study and sleep to provide unrelenting coverage.
Shortly after ESPN reported on Nov. 17 that Bobby Davis and stepbrother Michael Lang had accused Bernie Fine of molesting them as boys, members of the sports staff made their way to The D.O., joining Delaney, the editor in chief, managing editor and a few other members of the news staff. The editors worked late into the night, making calls and developing content for the paper's website.
Managing editor Amrita Mainthia headed to nearby Marshall Street for a student-reaction piece. The staff made calls to a number of people — former players, current faculty, alumni associated with the men’s basketball program. Delaney fielded text messages from her mother, who, like many, wanted details. Delaney was still trying to make sense of the situation herself.
"It was a lot of disbelief the first night," she said.
The ESPN article was published on a nonproduction night — the Thursday before many students were set to leave early for SU's weeklong fall break. Some altered travel plans to stay in Syracuse for a few additional days but, for
The cover of the Nov. 28 issue of The D.O., featuring all news about Fine.
the most part, the staff was scattered and had to communicate via email after the news broke.
Michael Cohen, sports editor during the fall semester, said he was glad different sections collaborated to cover "the biggest story of the decade for The Daily Orange."
Management advised the staff to begin planning for a special edition dedicated to Fine coverage for the first issue back, though The D.O. did not initially intend to produce a paper for that Monday.
With stories written during the break and edits complete, the staff was expecting an easy night the Sunday before the special edition was to be published.
Then — in the middle of production — Fine was fired.
"It just goes to show that you can't plan news and, as much as you prepare for it, you're never going to be totally prepared," Delaney said.
Stories about the campus community's initial reactions to the Fine allegations were no longer relevant. Pages had to be redesigned and members of the news, sports and design staffs stayed at the house into the early morning writing and reworking content.
The final product was distributed across campus the next day, with a three-inch "FINE
The decision to run the headline that large stemmed from the magnitude of the news, said Becca McGovern, presentation director at the time. Charles Apple, who runs a popular newspaper design blog, posted a favorable review of the edition on his blog after receiving a heads-up from former editor in chief Katie McInerney.
"I think I screamed when I saw it on the blog," McGovern said.
Cohen said he received positive feedback from several people, including a professor who said it was the best Daily Orange she’s seen in her time at SU.
Building off momentum from the special edition, the staff continued working around the clock to deliver coverage. Some coordinated a stakeout at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center after hearing rumors that law enforcement would conduct a search at the facilities. In December, Daily Orange reporters stood shoulder to shoulder with national media at a news conference held by the Syracuse district attorney, vying to break the latest Fine-related news.
Online readership has spiked since the story unfolded. In the seven days after Fine’s firing, the website recorded more than 74,000 hits, almost equivalent to the number of visits for all of August.
A few months later, the staff is still pushing forward on every new angle. In recent weeks, The Post-Standard, The Associated Press and ESPN have attributed information to The Daily Orange after the paper’s exclusive interviews with Zach Tomaselli, Fine’s third accuser.
Persistence is Cohen's biggest takeaway from covering the scandal, he said. Writers have been willing to make calls, regardless of how many times they were unable to reach a person. And even after publishing the special edition, many on staff were willing to keep pushing for new content.
Said Cohen: "I think we did a damn good job considering we're student journalists."
Debbie Truong (’14) can be reached at dbtruong@syr.edu.
Tiffany Lankes (’03), a former editor in chief and current member of the paper’s board of directors, wrote the following to commemorate Pete’s 10th D.O. anniversary at a gathering of staffers and alumni in October. As general manager, Pete oversees the paper’s finances.
After nearly a decade, there are — sadly — so many memories from my days at The Daily Orange that have long since faded. But there is one period I will likely never forget. That was the fall of 2001. I was starting my second semester as The Daily Orange’s editor. By most accounts, at the start of the school year, everything seemed to be in shambles. The first half of my term was tough, as I navigated the inevitable learning curve of management, trying to appease an eclectic and passionate group of young journalists, while at the same time trying to run a viable business.
That became especially tough because of the lack of support we received from the business office. He didn’t last long, largely because “The Seal,” as we came to know him, spent more time worrying about his dog biscuit company than putting out a paper. He balked when I suggested he look for new advertisers or revenue sources. He wanted to ration notebook paper. He never understood why our sports department needed to travel to cover games and not just watch them on television. When he screamed at me across a table shortly before production was set to start, I made what was likely one of the most important decisions of my D.O. management career.
PUTTING
10 TO PAPER
An ode to Pete Waack’s decade of dedication as general manager
I fired him. I had a good team of top editors behind me, and there we were, a bunch of 20-something kids with no real clue how to run a business. Not to mention navigate the legal issues that inevitably follow a termination. Then the towers fell. Our already fragile staff was shaken, and somehow everything seemed more vulnerable. We floated a few ads and waited for prospects.
I don’t remember a whole lot about many of the candidates we interviewed, perhaps for good reason. Every once in a while, Tito and Ash, also on staff then, reference someone who worked for the WWE. I seem to have blocked
out that person.
I do remember we weren’t having that much luck when that one special résumé came in. I remember us thinking certainly this guy is too good to be true. Experience in publishing and business with a legal background? We hedged bets on what might be wrong with him. We just weren’t boding that well in the luck department. When Pete showed up and proved everything he appeared on paper and more, we were sold. No joke ... when he walked out of 744 Ostrom that day, I think we all felt like we had met Jesus.
Needless to say, we hired Pete and have all since moved on. Ten years later, I find myself working with him again as a member of the board of directors.
My memories of late are a little fresher, and probably laden with more perspective. I recall sitting through my first meeting of the board, listening to Pete pitch ideas for cost-savings and ways to build The D.O.’s reach on campus. I was truly amazed, not only in the depth of ideas he was bringing to the table, but the fact that 10 years later he was still there, and more committed than ever to our student newspaper. In an organization where leadership changes every year and entire staffs don’t last much longer, Pete brings stability that is priceless. I think I can say with great confidence on behalf of staffs past and present that Pete’s institutional knowledge and passion for our mission are invaluable. As we celebrate and honor Pete’s 10 years with us, I don’t think we can raise our glasses high enough to toast his commitment and accomplishment. Cheers, Pete!
Binding history
Committee looks for new ways to preserve paper’s archives
By Meghin Delaney EDITORIAL EDITOR
The attic of 744 Ostrom holds some of the most valuable memories for The Daily Orange — its archives.
The paper’s board of directors created a committee last summer to find new and better ways to preserve this priceless history. The board is still considering its options, although some progress has been made.
When Brooke Williams, the student general manager, came across the archives, they were in disarray.
“There were years of papers sprawled all
over the attic floor,” she said. “I decided to spend the summer organizing and cataloging the archives in order to make them more easily accessible.”
Williams is in charge of assembling the loose archives and having them bound into
Do you have DOs from 1916-28 or 1995-99?
We’re looking to fill some major gaps in the archives.
Please contact Pete Waack at pwaack@ dailyorange.com if you’re interested in donating them.
books, organized by semester. Williams said she believes people should be able to access the archives efficiently because they are such an important part of the school’s history.
The papers date to 1903, The D.O.’s inaugural year, and include special editions such as issues published during the summer and for the New York State Fair. Alumni often contact The D.O. looking for past articles or editions, and editors use the archives to find story ideas, read up on history and search for archive photos to use in current editions.
Williams is working with general manager
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produces, but I also keep in mind that if I can save a couple pages in printing costs today, that helps us tomorrow. And, of course, I would never want to see the paper’s endeavors to create a strong design or solid enterprise story disrupted because of struggling finances.
The issue of ad sales came to a head in December, when the board was faced with a vote on whether The D.O. could afford traveling to a men’s basketball game in DePaul, Ill., during winter break, when the paper does not print. The decision was not easy, nor was it made lightly, especially considering the Fine allegations. Given the tight budget, low ad sales and the prospect of costly travel expenses when the university moves to the Atlantic Coast Conference, the board voted to
Here’s a little bit of what’s happened lately at 744 Ostrom:
• SU experienced its first snow day in 18 years in March. Even with classes canceled, the paper still came out.
• In September, the paper produced a commemorative 9/11 edition. It was the result of hard work and months of planning by our staff, especially news editor Meghin Delaney and presentation director Becca McGovern.
• Pete Waack celebrated 10 years at The D.O. as general manager in October. Staff members and alumni joined Pete and his friends and family at The D.O. for a small celebration. It’s safe to say much of what the paper has done in the past and continues to do daily could not be done without Pete.
• Reporters and a photographer dropped their plans and traveled to Penn State in November when riots broke out after football coach Joe Paterno was fired. They spent the weekend covering the story, which was an exciting opportunity and unlike any experience before.
See Page 2 for more on Bernie Fine
We were then faced with a national story in Syracuse. The night assistant men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine was fired, when no paper was scheduled because of Thanksgiving break, staff members ended their vacations early to put out an eight-page special edition for the next day, when students were returning to campus.
The issue was discussed favorably on Charles Apple’s design blog and Jim Romenesko’s media blog. The paper has kept up with national news outlets to cover the story. Michael Cohen, last semester’s sports editor, appeared on CNN and ESPN to discuss the coverage, and other media outlets have sourced The D.O. in their stories.
D.O. Palooza
This year’s D.O. Palooza will be held March 2-4. Last year’s 40th anniversary celebration
cut the expense. Because of cuts like this one, we were able to finish the calendar year on target with expenditures.
When I’m not working or thinking about the paper (which is not very often), I’m a junior dual major studying newspaper and online journalism and management. Previously, I served as news editor and assistant news editor. At the start of the school year, former assistant feature editor Amrita Mainthia joined me as managing editor. Amrita will be finishing up her senior year during the spring semester and working to expand The D.O.’s Web and social media presence as new media editor. Debbie Truong, former assistant news editor, has moved to the management couch.
Despite the difficulties we have dealt with this past semester, in the end I know the paper will be OK. Because there’s never a question of if the paper is going to come out tomorrow — it has to. We all believe in the paper and want it to succeed. There’s no hurdle, whether it’s low ad sales or sudden breaking news, we aren’t going to try to overcome in months of planning or in the few hours we have before deadline. We are The Daily Orange, and it is our job to get the news out and do it the best way we can.
Dara McBride (’13) is editor in chief and former news editor at The Daily Orange. She also serves as the president of the paper’s board of directors. Please feel free to contact her with comments, ideas or tales from your time at The D.O. at editor@dailyorange.com.
will be a tough act to follow, but we are excited to learn some exciting lessons and see the staff meet multiple generations of alumni. I hope to see many of you there — and that we don’t get hit with a terrible snowstorm again.
Alumni
Dave Levinthal (’02) and Tiffany Lankes (’03) joined the board of directors in the spring. They’ve contributed ideas for fundraising, promoting the paper, and expanding The D.O.’s social and new media use. Dave and Tiffany were also a great help when they came to Syracuse in August to lead the staff in workshops and kick off the year. We also have had success with the reinstated D.O. mentoring program. Alumni were paired with fall staff members to share their experiences and offer advice. We are always looking for more help, so please email alumni@dailyorange.com if interested.
Pete Waack celebrates his 10th anniversary as general manager in October with, from left, fall managing editor Amrita Mainthia (‘12), editor in chief Dara McBride (‘13), former editor in chief Tiffany Lankes (‘03), former editor in chief Katie McInerney (‘12) and former managing editor Kathleen Ronayne (‘12).
NEWSMAKERS
UPSTATEMENT
Tito Bottitta, Jared Novack and Mike Swartz with co-workers
MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN
STEPHEN DOCKERY
THEN D.O. design gurus in the early 2000s (which included stints as presentation director and in management)
NOW Partners at Upstatement, the Web design firm responsible for bostonglobe.com’s look
Although he’ll readily admit none of them “had worked on newspapers for a while,” Mike Swartz thinks he and partners Jared Novack and Tito Bottitta were armed with the right tools to design bostonglobe. com because of what they learned at The Daily Orange.
Last year, when The Boston Globe revamped its online business model and introduced a new
THEN Editor in chief, Class of ’99
website and paywall, the boys at Upstatement, a small Web design firm based in Boston, were there for each step of the way.
The trio, along with fellow D.O. alumnus Rob Howard, started Upstatement in 2008 after working at the Globe as designers and developers. Because they’d grown so familiar with its content,
NOW Relationship columnist for The Boston Globe and author of “The Singles,” due out in April
In Meredith Goldstein’s four years at SU, it is her rollercoaster experiences at The Daily Orange — where she worked in feature and management — that stand out most.
“It turned me into the person I am,” said Goldstein, now a relationship columnist at The Boston Globe.
At The D.O., Goldstein met individuals who significantly shaped her college experience. When a
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few of them met years later for a friend’s wedding, she couldn’t stop thinking about various relationships and what they mean.
So she decided to write a book about a group of old friends at a wedding. Three years later, “The Singles” will be released April 24. Three of the five main characters are D.O. alumni, and a number of minor characters hail from
NOW Reporter for The Daily Star in Lebanon
New York City. Chicago. Boston. Los Angeles. Journalists strive to find opportunities in cities like these. But for Stephen Dockery, his dream job existed in a time zone 10 hours ahead — Lebanon.
“I wasn’t entirely sure how I’d get here, but I knew I wanted to get back there,” he said.
Dockery could spend years at The Associated Press, working up the domestic ranks, or he
could simply go to Lebanon and figure things out.
He chose the latter.
In October, Dockery moved to Beirut, where he lived in 2009 for an internship through a Syracuse University scholarship.
“I was terrified I wouldn’t find anything, but I was very fortunate that things worked out,” he said.
Now a Lebanon reporter for
Left, with Jami Gertz, co-founder of Lime Orchard Productions
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Pete Waack, IT director Mike Escalante, editor in chief Dara McBride and the 2010-11 management team, Katie McInerney and Kathleen Ronayne, to bring the archives up to speed. One task they are working on is digitalizing the archives.
Escalante said he’s been researching inexpensive options that meet users’ needs.
“The task of making the archives digital is no small task,” he said. “The D.O. itself does not actually have any form of the paper that would be easy to turn into a PDF.”
Scanning a newspaper is expensive because of the scanner needed and because the pages have to be manually separated, Escalante said. Also, it’s important that the digital items are searchable, which requires specific software.
The main challenge, Escalante said, is
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they knew exactly what to design for the new site, they said. That’s the same way it was after working at The D.O. for so long. Bottitta described creating the website nearly from scratch as “exactly what we did at The D.O.” He and Novack embarked on a redesign of the paper’s framework, design and content during their time at 744 Ostrom.
Next on the agenda for Upstatement is something they call Vision Quest — working on more personal projects and taking a step back from client-based work. That includes an app to revamp the company’s original business model and typical scheduling, which they hope to release to the public, and an experimental typography website, described by Swartz as a “weird type-nerd fansite.” They’ve also set up a screenprinter in their South Boston office to expand into another medium.
The exploration into personal projects has created a welcome work environment for the Upstatement crew. The switch to less clientbased work has made it “cool to come to the office every day and work on stuff you want to work on,” Swartz said. “It’s a unique job.”
— By Katie McInerney (’12), a former Daily Orange editor in chief and presentation director. Contact her at k.n.mcinerney@gmail.com.
thinking of every option and angle.
“We need to take money, time, accessibility and ease into account — we don’t want to spend lots of money, have this project take a year and then keep the archives hidden from everyone,” he said.
Digital archives dating to spring 2010 are available on dailyorange.com because editors now upload a PDF of the next day’s paper to the website each night. But that leaves more than 100 years of papers that are not online.
The project is easy to throw on the back burner because it’s not a pressing issue, but Escalante said he is hoping to pick things up this semester.
Another issue is the archives are incomplete. There are about 31 years unaccounted for, including gaps between 1916-28 and 199599, Waack said. It took some time to find out exactly what was missing, and Waack is now contacting alumni who may be able to provide old issues.
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The D.O. Though names and majors have been changed, the book’s flashbacks occur in Syracuse. Goldstein also gave the book an alternate ending to what happened in reality. In fiction, reality generally holds little literary value, she said.
The book caught Hollywood’s attention before its release. After being contacted by production companies, Goldstein recently traveled to Los Angeles, where Lime Orchard Productions bought the film and television rights. Though a movie is not guaranteed, Goldstein said Lime Orchard is looking to move forward with the project.
Goldstein cites much of the success, happiness and chaos in her life to The D.O.
“I can trace every good thing about my adult life back to that newspaper,” Goldstein said. “It’s why I have my job and it’s why I’m thoughtful about my job. It’s given me my best friends. And even the most negative experiences, well, they gave me a book deal.”
— By Amrita Mainthia (’12), the new media editor and a former managing editor for The Daily Orange. She can be reached at media@dailyorange.com.
But missing archives isn’t the only issue. Upkeep for current issues is difficult, too. Some of the bound copies are deteriorating around the spine, and issues can easily get out of order or get lost, Waack said. Ideally, he would like to get the bound copies into a climateand moisture-controlled environment. Even a small unit can run about $15,000, so the board is exploring different options, Waack said.
“With budget constraints, we can’t hire someone,” he said. “We’re dependent on the board and staff committee to move the effort forward.”
Those interested in finding out more about the archives or the committee’s efforts should contact editor@dailyorange.com.
The D.O. welcomes all alumni to visit the archives to take a peak at old stories and relive their D.O. memories.
Meghin Delaney (’13) can be reached at opinion@dailyorange.com.
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The Daily Star, Dockery has written about topics such as how those who identify as Muslim celebrate Christmas.
Despite Lebanon’s distance from the United States, Dockery said working at The Daily Star is similar to working at a traditional newspaper because it involves beat reporting and building contacts. Well, besides covering Lebanon’s political instability, which contributes to what he describes as “exciting journalism.”
Dockery said he’s trying to improve his Arabic, especially because more than half of his colleagues are Lebanese. However, instead of being up at the crack of dawn like many U.S. reporters, he and his peers work in the afternoon and through the late hours — a schedule similar to that of The Daily Orange, a place he looks back on fondly.
“It has taught me an incredible amount, it gave me some of my best friends in college,” he said. “It’s a place unlike anywhere else.”
— By Colleen Bidwill (’14), an assistant feature editor at The Daily Orange. She can be reached at cbidwill@syr.edu.
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1946
Edith Handleman Lank , who was a junior editor of The D.O. in 1946 (then the men came back from the war and took over all the positions we’d worked to earn — and how could we resent it?) is still going strong with a weekly column in her flagship paper, the Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle, and a syndicate version distributed by Creators Syndicate. Edithlank@aol.com.
1952
Robert A. Juran, who was active on The D.O. as reporter, editor and movie reviewer, has published his eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th books: “Lost Innocence: America in the Best of Times, 1900-1920”; “The Encyclopedic Guide to American Birthplaces”; “Forgotten Film Classics, 1925-1935”; “Bad News: An Award-Winning Editor Reveals What’s Wrong with American Newspapers”; and “America’s 667 Scenic Highways.”
In retirement, he freelances as a copy editor for authors and publishers, and has now edited more than 120 books. He can be reached at bobjuran@msn.com.
2001
Sapna Kollali and Kevin Tampone had a daughter, Leela Ann, in February. It is their first child. The couple lives in Syracuse, where Sapna is a public information officer for MadisonOneida BOCES and Kevin is the online editor of the Central New
York Business Journal. At The D.O., Sapna was a staff writer, assistant copy editor and lifestyle editor; Kevin was a staff writer and an assistant news editor.
2004
Ted Rones has been living in New York City since graduating in May ’04. He stayed in the ad sales world and got into the digital space, starting with the CNN Digital team in January 2007. As mobile evolved as a major content consumption player, he transitioned to the mobile ad world and is now an account executive for CNN Mobile.
Last year he crossed the top thing off his bucket list and went to Peru and hiked Machu Picchu. Over the last eight years he has backpacked through Europe, done an excursion to Israel, and gone to Ecuador and the Galapagos. Besides traveling, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, and discovering new and exciting places around the city.
2006
Renee Gross, a former classifieds ad manager, is in law school at DePaul University and focused on public health policy, specifically in food marketing and access issues. This sum -
CLASS OF ’11 AD REPS FIND SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION
The four students who worked as D.O. ad reps and graduated in 2011 have moved on quickly and successfully into the professional world. We are glad to report:
After graduating with a triple major in advertising, marketing and supply chain management, Adam Schatz was hired as a media planner at MediaVest and is now working on the Comcast account in New York City. Adam
just moved into a pad in midtown with two school buddies.
Kelsey Hoffman, our sole non-New York City grad, is working as an account coordinator at News America Marketing on the ConAgra account. She is trying to adjust to threeday vacations instead of three months.
After graduation, Adam Bielman started as an intern at Saatchi & Saatchi in New York City and refused to leave. He
has been hired as an assistant account executive, currently working on the Head & Shoulders campaign. Adam recently commented, “I learned that account management doesn’t change all that much, whether your client is a marketing manager at Procter & Gamble or the owner of a cupcake shop. By that, I mean nobody ever thinks their logo is big enough.”
Eric Forman quickly moved to the opposite side of the
Former staffers gather at 744 Ostrom in May 2011 for the now-traditional graduation photo.
The Daily Orange’s Class of 2011 is represented at, among other places: The Washington Post, Kiplinger’s, The International Business Times, The Huffington Post, The Star-Ledger, Forbes, Vetstreet, the New York Yankees and Booz Allen Hamilton.
mer she’ll be working in Dallas at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, helping with litigation efforts aimed at correcting corporate misbehavior — mostly advocating honest labeling and halting deceptive marketing practices. She spent time in Costa Rica this past year learning Spanish and surfing.
2008
Heather Collura married Rick Burchfield Jr. on Oct. 1. Collura served as assistant news editor in 2005, managing editor in spring 2006 and editor in chief in fall 2006 before serving as the book editor for “September Through Spring” in 2007.
advertising business from his work as a D.O. ad rep. He is planning and buying as a junior media planner on the AT&T account at MEC, a global advertising agency with a focus in media. He works with digital media, as he did at The D.O. Eric reports, “My sales experience at The D.O. made me a better candidate and, I believe, has made me a quality hire.”
— Compiled by Pete Waack, general manager
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IN MEMORIAM
Harvey L. Katz, a former Daily Orange editor, died June 4 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, according to his online obituary. He was 86.
Katz enrolled at Syracuse University after serving with the 75th Infantry Division in World War II. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star after being wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, according to the obituary.
During his time on campus, he served as D.O. editor and reported on a fire that nearly
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Summary: Ability to work well under deadline pressure. This means managing the potential heavy workflow of the art and production department on a daily basis to ensure quality, accurate and timely output. Acts as chief ad designer. Able to balance quality with speed and volume of work. Mature, level-headed, quality design skills, strong people skills Excellent computer skills specifically as it relates to ad building and design software such as Quark, InDesign CS5, and Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat. It is also expected there is a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, and has some knowledge of the pagination process. An eye for design along with superior written, verbal and communication skills are necessary for professional communications with staff, vendors and customers. Company: Dan’s Papers is a unique print and online editorial offering covering Long Island’s East End and whose print edition is distributed from Montauk to Manhattan.
Beverly B. Dominy
Maura McPolin
Zach Schonbrun
Stacy E. Spiegel
Jonathan Halitsky
Lila Roberts
David Franecki
Deidre A. Depke
Blake T. Hanna
Robert Francis Howard
Adair D. Sampogna
Mel Elfin
Jack R. Heneks Jr.
Michael Becker
Janet Caro Murphy
Harvey L. Katz (’49), former editor
destroyed Archbold Gymnasium in 1947.
Also at SU, Katz met Glory Weisberger. They married in 1949, the year he graduated, the obituary says.
During the next decade, Katz was a reporter and editor for several newspapers. In 1958, he was hired as director of corporate public relations for Pan American Airways, becoming the first Jewish person to work in upper management for Pan Am, the obituary says. He became vice president of the New York
Christopher M. Covello
William Diggs
Christine McBride
Patricia Bidwill
Claire Lerner
Dave Tousignant
Lisa Vickery
Frank Warren
We’d like to especially thank Tyler Dunne and his parents, Steve and Lori, whose generous contribution will provide priceless opportunities for the sports department.
City Convention and Visitor’s Bureau in 1973 and played a large role in promoting the city as the Big Apple, the obituary says. He held this position until he retired in 1992.
Katz is survived by his wife, children Arne Katz and Susan Miller, Miller’s husband, Stephen, and many nieces and nephews. The family could not be reached for this story.
Liz Sawyer (’14) is the news editor at The Daily Orange. She can be reached at news@dailyorange.com.
Find fellow D.O. alumni to fill positions at your company. Email alumni@dailyorange.com to submit any open positions.
Contact: Bob Edelman — 631.537.0500 or bedelman@danspapers.com (Tell him you discovered the opportunity through Manhattan Media’s art department.)
Our Town Downtown | otdowntown.com | 20K+ Circulation SPORTS WRITERS
Our Town Downtown is hiring freelance sports writers who live in NYC. Send résumé and short cover letter to the Editor: Marissa Maier / mmaier@manhattanmedia.com. No phone calls. (Mention you discovered the opportunity via Sahar Vahidi.)
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FOOD WRITERS
Our Town Downtown is hiring freelance food writers who live in NYC. Send résumé and short cover letter to the Editor: Marissa Maier / mmaier@manhattanmedia.com. No phone calls. (Mention you discovered the opportunity via Sahar Vahidi.)
Our Town Downtown | otdowntown.com | 20K+ Circulation PHOTOGRAPHERS
Our Town Downtown is hiring freelance photographers who live in NYC. Send résumé and portfolio link to Sahar Vahidi / svahidi@manhattanmedia.com. No phone calls.
Our Town Downtown | otdowntown.com | 20K+ Circulation 2012 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Our Town Downtown will accept summer 2012 applicants on March 1. Internships are for college credit only. Metrocard will be provided for assignments. Assignment expenses will be handled. Schedule an appointment with the career center at SU to fill out applicable forms; be wary of registration deadlines. For editorial opportunities, contact Marissa Maier /mmaier@manhattanmedia.com. For photography opportunities, contact Sahar Vahidi / svahidi@ manhattanmedia.com. No phone calls. No materials will be accepted prior to March 1.
REMEMBER THIS?
After each news staff departs or moves on, tradition encourages posting their names and a slogan on the wall at 744 Ostrom. The staffs go back to the early ’90s.
Paste-up
Laying out your trip down memory lane
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
To celebrate Elyse Andrews (’06) and Mike Swartz’s (’06) wedding, the couple’s friends created a half-page house ad that ran in The D.O. in late August.
The ad featured “then” and “now” photos and was designed to match the paper’s look from the mid-2000s.
COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
With the Syracuse University men’s basketball team sitting near the top of the national polls week after week, it seems even more likely the Orange could make it deep into the NCAA Tournament.
The team’s successes bring to mind the last time SU reached the ultimate milestone: a national championship. At left is the issue from April 8, 2003, the day after the Orange took the title. The D.O. sent sports, news and feature reporters and photographers to cover the event, which was in New Orleans. The staff later produced a book to commemorate the season.
This newsletter was edited by Brittney Davies, Dara McBride, Debbie Truong and Amrita Mainthia and designed by Katie McInerney. Special thanks to Kathleen Ronayne. Send feedback to alumni@dailyorange.com.