Syracuse Celebrities

Celebrities

	Alumnus Spotlight: Taye Diggs By Rosa Perez March 22, 2011 - 8:05pm Film, theatre and television - Taye Diggs has done it all and looked good while doing it! The 1993 alum of the Department of Drama in VPA is well known for his role in the Broadway production of "Rent" and leading role in the television series "Private Practice." He made his show business debut in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award winning play "Carousel." READ MORE
	Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech: Roy Gutterman By Elora Tocci March 7, 2011 - 8:34pm The six-foot-tall letters that adorn the outside of Newhouse III remind us every day that the First Amendment protects our right to freedom of speech. Some of us may think of freedom of speech as an abstract idea or as an inalienable right - of course we can say what we want to say, of coruse we can criticize the government, of course we can write letters to the editors of our local papers without fear of repurcussion. Many of us may not have had direct experience with First Amendment issues and don't give it much thought. READ MORE
	Alumnus Spotlight: Oscar Winner Aaron Sorkin By Elora Tocci February 27, 2011 - 10:03pm Photo Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images, taken from www.life.com You saw "The Social Network," right? The critically acclaimed drama about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was hard to not see, as it was the talk of the town. Exclusive Harvard social clubs, upper-class friendship drama, a significant amount of screen time for Justin Timberlake - the movie had all the makings of a quality film. But for SU students, "The Social Network" gives us not only an enjoyable movie but bragging rights. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin graduated from our musical theater program in 1983. READ MORE
	Alumna Susanne Fox By Elora Tocci February 20, 2011 - 7:23pm Syracuse University has been named the most gay-friendly campus in the country. Alumni like Susanne Fox keep that spirit alive, even post-graduation. Fox, a 2010 graduate from SU’s interior design program who now lives in Brooklyn, has a friend who works for The Broadway League. She said her friend’s gay coworkers were complaining about how stores don’t sell man-on-man Valentine’s Day cards they could buy for their boyfriends, so on a whim, Fox decided to change that. “I was just listening to them complaining and realized there was no reason I couldn’t do something about it,” Fox said. “I figured it would be fun.” READ MORE
	Alexandra Volcy de Nes: Friend, Daughter, Entrepreneur By Michelle Wong February 13, 2011 - 12:10am At first glance, Alexandra Volcy de-Nes seems like a very distinguished woman. Even her name sounds important! And, if you knew her, you know that she’ll be a huge name in the future. She was a member of Syracuse’s Class of 2012, but due to personal reasons she decided to take a break from school. But, unlike other people who spend their breaks from school getting a job or lazing around at home, she decided to start her own business and get her name out there – and the company’s becoming extremely successful! READ MORE
	Introducing Leo Wong By Jocelyn Yan February 5, 2011 - 3:09pm You know that over-achiever in your philosophy class who seems to be able to juggle academics and extracurriculars with incredible ease? Usually, you just want to smack those people who serve as president of six different clubs, maintain a 4.0, do 25 hours of community service a week and still always look polished and put together. But sometimes, those people have actually done some really cool and different things. READ MORE
	Anthony Salatino: An artistic visionary By Elora Tocci February 1, 2011 - 4:12pm SU drama students and professional Broadway actors can come together and bring the house down. READ MORE