Nina Kappanadze, colleague at Equal Time magazine

Before I even met Julianne, I knew her by reputation. I had seen her byline in many campus publications and knew of her many awards and internships. As editor-in-chief of Equal Time, Julianne faced a difficult task, and I was excited to join her on the senior staff. The previous semester, ET strayed from its origins as a general interest magazine and became a women’s magazine in the Cosmo vein. Through her insight and clear sense of purpose, Julianne steered Equal Time into uncharted and exciting territory, giving it a modern redesign and implementing high editorial standards, while bringing it back to its roots as the "grab-bag" of campus magazines. Her detailed knowledge of editing standards and the magazine industry taught us all a thing or two about perfecting our craft as editors. The high expectations she placed on writers, editors and researchers helped produce a tight, stylistically consistent magazine unique for its openness to young and often inexperienced writers.

Sharon Clott, former editor of Equal Time magazine, freelancer for New York magazine

I’ve watched her cover everything from the Remembrance Day of the Pan Am flight at Syracuse to the sex stories I assigned her at Equal Time, all of which she exhaustively researches before delving into a subject in order to master it and write about it, to tell a complete story to the readers. I remember she struggled through covering a death of a student at Syracuse , told a beautiful story and only regretted not telling it better – she’s always thinking of ways to improve.

 Sometimes I think she doesn’t realize how her approach to journalism -- with strong ethics and perseverance -- really makes a difference in people’s lives. The story about safe sex she edited could’ve helped people prevent HPV, just like the story about the death of a student did the deceased justice. She’s humble. She’s not looking to become the star-journalist, the writer who other writers write about, she dutifully takes her place behind the scenes. To Julianne, the words are more important than anything else.

Emily Masamitsu, assistant to the editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics

One reason Julianne Pepitone was such an asset to Popular Mechanics was her tireless pursuit of minute details. Each story we publish requires an immense amount of research, and some of the information our writers, editors and researchers dig up never makes it into the story. This discourages some from thorough research, but Julianne was most dedicated to finding all the facts available — whether it meant two phone calls or 20 emails.

I was specifically impressed when she jumped into a story on mercury in compact fluorescent light bulbs. Julianne spoke to experts at the EPA, Rensselaer Polytechnic University and the Department of Energy in reporting on the topic. She supplied facts that put into perspective the small danger the mercury poses to the environment — a danger much lower than that of mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. Another story she contributed to was entitled “25 Skills Every Man Should Know.” Though she admitted she possessed zero knowledge of one skill — cleaning a bolt-action rifle — her reporting resulted in a thorough description of the correct steps to achieving this task.

William Glavin, adviser and magazine professor at Syracuse University

In my classes, she has consistently proven herself to be a perceptive and diligent researcher, a clear and logical thinker, and a dedicated and talented writer. She has worked very hard on her writing and editing, and has taken constructive criticism extremely well. Her dedication to learning has enhanced everything she has done.

Outside of the classroom, her performance has been just as exceptional. She excelled at the ASME internship at Popular Mechanics magazine. One editor at the Hearst corporation told me recently that all of the editors at the magazine "loved her," because of her intelligence, talent, and willingness to work hard to excel. This year, she has served as editor-in-chief of Equal Time, a student-run magazine on campus. The magazine has excelled, in great part because of her commitment, dedication, talent and leadership.

Source | The Daily Orange
A Syracuse University student created a Facebook group, adding in three of her friends to criticize an SU professor. The group led to threats of expulsion and other serious consequences last semester after the targeted teacher complained to administrators.

Source | The Daily Orange
A proposed tuition increase for next year has prompted the University Senate to hold a "Speak Out" event Thursday night.

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As a child, Ian Semple scrambled up a tree every time he felt upset, confused or contemplative.

Source | Popular Mechanics
In the May 2007 issue of Popular Mechanics, we tested seven popular compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and found that the light quality in all of them topped that emitted by traditional incandescent bulbs.