The Daily Orange is the independent student newspaper published in Syracuse, New York. It is free, and published daily during the Syracuse University academic year. A student newspaper is a newspaper run by university or high or middle school students that covers local and in particular school or university news. ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. ... Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a private American research university. ...

Lengthy legal battles gained The Daily Orange its independence from Syracuse University in 1971. It was one of the first college papers to become fully independent from its parent college. Its alumni work at nearly every major newspaper in the nation -- New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dallas Morning News, Boston Globe -- in a variety of reporting, editing, design and photographic capacities.

The Daily Orange is also unique in featuring its own student art, comics and editorial cartoons. It is the only college paper in the country to rely solely on students to fill a comics page. The Daily Orange has produced many famous cartoonists, such as Vaughn Bode, Robb Armstrong (creator of Jumpstart), Brad Anderson (creator of Marmaduke) and Nicholas Gurewitch (creator of the Perry Bible Fellowship). Vaughn Bodé (July 22, 1941 - July 18, 1975), was an influential artist involved in and inspirational to underground comics, graphic design, and graffiti. ... Brad Anderson (born 1924) is an American cartoonist. ... Marmaduke is a newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson from 1954 to the present day. ... Perry Bible Fellowship (PBF for short) is a webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. ...

Publisher reported circulation for 2005 was 9,000 copies, with a readership of 20,000.

The paper has in the past decade won numerous awards, including more than a dozen "story of the year" awards in several categories from the Associated Collegiate Press and top-story honors from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It is also the best designed student newspaper in the country, as voted at the University of Missouri Student Society for News Design awards in 2005.

Offices are located at 744 Ostrom Ave., Syracuse, N.Y., 13210. Main phone: 315-443-2314.

Notable Alumni

Ashbury Park Press
Harris Siegel, AME for visuals
Newsday
James Klurfeld, editorial page editor
Lou Schwartz, former executive editor and L.A. Times Syndicate president
Boston Globe
Tito Bottitta, sidekick art director
Michael Kranish, political reporter
Chris Snow, Red Sox beat writer
The New York Times
Tom Coffey, staff editor
Dave Horn, page designer
Andrew Phillips, graphics editor
Pete Thamel, sports writer
New York Daily News
Ralph Vacchiano, sports writer
Bergan County Record
Mike Kelly, columnist
Orange County Register
Dena Bunis, Washington Bureau chief
The Christian Science Monitor
Court Sheldon, former managing editor
The Detroit Free Press
Steve Dorsey, AME for visuals
The Washington Post
Jacqui Salmon, staff writer
Eli Saslow, sports writer
Kansas City Star
Jeff Passan, national baseball writer
Orlando Sentinel
Dave Curtis, University of Florida sports writer
The (Syracuse) Post-Standard
Frank Cammuso, editorial cartoonist
CBS
Larry Kramer, president of CBS Digital Media
Dallas Morning News
Dave Levinthal, Dallas City Hall reporter
Kent Fischer, education reporter
The Wall Street Journal
Kate LaVoie, arts/graphics editor
The Los Angeles Times
Kristina Sauerwein, political reporter
Hartford Courant
Tara Weiss, media reporter
Seattle Times
Greg Bishop, sports writer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rose Ciotta, investigations editor
Quillsville (Mass.) Basaltica
W.F. Whence, staff sculptor
Associated Press
Ron DePasquale, AP Boston
Neil Sutter, AP New York
New York Daily News
Bob Heisler, arts and entertainment editor
Knight-Ridder
Linda Epstein, Washington Bureau photo editor
America Online
Kristin Sladen, photography manager
Men's Health
Mike Fazioli, managing editor

External link

• Daily Orange (official site)
• Daily Orange Alumni Association
• Daily Orange Blog
• "Daily Orange online history exhibit from Syracuse University archives"