Columns


Tom Huddleston
Jerk Explains it All by Tom Huddleston
Tom is a graduate journalism student at SU and a JERK web-columnist whose past work includes “Ghetto Wrap: A Look at Contraception Gone Awry” and “Rick Moranis: Canada’s Favorite Little Guy.” Tom graduated from Dickinson College, where he majored in English and punching nerds. Originally from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, he was raised on a farm but firmly believes that this doesn’t make you better than him. Given the general infallibility of the print journalism business, Tom’s future plans include getting paid a lot of money to write stuff when he feels like it and, I don’t know, traveling.
Meghan Russell
Pride Fever by Meghan Russell
Meghan Russell is a magazine, newspaper and online journalism graduate student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She received her bachelor of arts in English at Keuka College while working at the Amsterdam Recorder newspaper during her semester breaks. At Keuka, she contributed to the Keukonian newspaper, was an editor of Red Jacket, the campus literary magazine, and frequently acted in campus theater productions. Her poetry has been published in SU’s Verbal Seduction, and she is currently the online and narrative editor for Outcrowd, SU’s LGBT magazine.
Angela Hu
Bring on the Noise by Angela Hu
Angela Hu is a Magazine Journalism and English major whose love for music stems from listening to long hours of Louis Armstrong, The Beatles, Grace Jones and being a Marching Band geek all throughout high school. Before moving to Tinseltown, Los Angeles at age eight, she was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan – learning how to effectively barter for cheap flea market buys. She has been featured on sixsentences.blogspot.com and is inspired by E. E. Cummings. She chokes up every time she reads Harry Potter and wrote a scathing column hating on the Twihards, which has gained her a lifetime of enemies.
Sean Sweeney
The Greasy Pole by Sean Sweeney
A Magazine, Newspaper & Online Journalism graduate student in the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications from Salem, Mass. and a recent graduate of Springfield College in Massachusetts, Sean has written for SLAMonline.com, Dime Magazine, the Hoophall Report and Rivals.com among others. He hopes to one day cover the NBA in some form and pay off his debts so he doesn’t have to move to Cuba. Sean lives for turkey club sandwiches and enjoys listening to rap and slow jams as well as playing basketball. He is also the world’s best video game player in his own mind.
Kelly Outram
Jerkin’ it in London by Kelly Outram
Kelly is a junior newspaper journalism and English and textual studies major, who is currently studying abroad In London. In her spare time she likes to people watch in British cafes and wander the streets looking for cool things. While she’s still getting the hang of things it still weirds her out to say “sorry” instead of “excuse me.”
Muslim Girl
Life, Arranged by Miss T
This is the story of a Muslim girl living in America. Her parents are arranging her marriage. She’s trying to deal. She has chosen to remain anonymous so she could write uninhibited by the lovely thing we call life. This way she can let all her feelings and emotions out and not give a shit about what people will think, or you know, scare off any potential husbands.

Mallory Passuite
Jerk Wearby Mallory Passuite
Mallory Passuite is a senior magazine journalism major at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Her interest in fashion grew working as a fashion consultant at Tony Walker & Co. in Wiliamsville, New York, where she developed a love for denim, and became acquainted with the world of designer brands. But vintage remains a favorite for Mallory, who finds thrifting thrilling. She maintains a growing collection of Salvation Army finds. She particularly loves sailor stripes, shades of white and cream, and foreign fashion magazines.