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Media, Law & Policy

Mike Tirico ’88 Enshrined on WAER-FM Wall of Fame

Monday, February 24, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Award-winning journalist Ted Koppel ’60 and award-winning sports broadcaster Mike Tirico ’88 share many things in common. Both are SU alumni, and both have risen to the top of the broadcast profession. Both Koppel and Tirico also shared a common…

Campus & Community

Jewish Law Symposium Explores Issue of Privacy and Prying Eyes

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Jewish Law Students Association, along with Chabad House, present guest lecturer Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe on Monday, March 3. The topic of the discussion is “Privacy and Prying Eyes: Judaism on the Laws of Privacy in the Age of Prying…

Campus & Community

SU Abroad to Host Study Abroad Day on Feb. 27

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Syracuse University Abroad will host its annual Study Abroad Day on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 3-6 p.m. in the Schine Student Center, Room 304ABC. Study Abroad Day is a chance for students in every major and at every class level…

Teacher, Activist Brian Jones to Give Ganders Distinguished Lecture Feb. 28

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will welcome Brian Jones, New York City teacher and activist, for the Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Distinguished Lecture on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium at Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Jones’…

Vice President Biden to Deliver Keynote at Toner Prize Celebration in Washington, D.C.

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden L’68 will be the keynote speaker at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on March 24 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of…

Sport Management Club Raises More than $30,000 at Charity Sports Auction

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management (SPM) Club raised $30,500 for the Food Bank of Central New York at its ninth Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 7, Food Bank supporters placed bids on hundreds of items,…

Can It! Garners Food, Funds for Food Bank of Central New York

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse Orange fans donated 1,705 pounds of nonperishable food and $2,228.75 during the annual Can It! food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Central New York during the men’s basketball game vs. North Carolina State on Feb. 15 in…

Accounting Students to Offer Free Income Tax Assistance

Friday, February 21, 2014, By News Staff

Accounting students in the Whitman School of Management will offer free income tax assistance to SU students, faculty and staff on three Fridays: Feb. 28 and March 21 and 28. The Beta Alpha Psi Free Tax Assistance group will be in…

Arts & Culture

‘Chinglish’ Performs Feb. 26-March 16 at Syracuse Stage

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By News Staff

“Chinglish” is Tony Award-Winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s hilarious new comedy about the misadventures of miscommunication. It tells the story of an American businessman, Daniel Cavanaugh, who travels to a bustling Chinese province looking to score a lucrative contract in…

New Director of Native American Studies Program Named

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…