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A house divided: Race for the 24th Congressional District seat
Two years ago, Republican challenger Ann Marie Buerkle unseated Democrat Rep. Dan Maffei in an excruciatingly tight contest for New York’s 25th congressional seat that was ultimately decided three weeks later and by a margin of less than three-tenths of 1 percent. This year’s rematch has given every indication of being just as close.
A vote for citizenship
One vote doesn’t decide the fate of a nation. Its greater meaning is in the vital act of citizenship, says Robert McClure, Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy Emeritus at the Maxwell School.
How to get involved in Sandy relief efforts
The following message was sent to the SU community earlier today. Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Over the past several days, the SU community has had the people of the Tri-State area in our hearts and minds as they…
Three to be honored Nov. 9 with Eggers Distinguished Alumni Award
Distinguished alumni William “Bill” F. Allyn G’59, Janet “Penny” Jones Allyn ’60 and Shirley Ann Fenner Reidenbaugh ’54 will be honored with the Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award during the annual Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award Dinner, held…
Student-faculty projects draw international spotlight
When architecture professor Anda French looks at downtown Syracuse, she sees more than a city; she sees a studio for creating spontaneous stories and generating interactive conversations.
Thom Filicia ’93 to sign copies of new book as part of SU’s Orange Central
Renowned interior designer Thom Filicia, a 1993 graduate of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will sign copies of his new book, “American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat”(Clarkson Potter), on Friday, Nov. 9, from 4-5:30…
Smart kids, visual stories
The first thing the kids noticed was the glass. Walking through the halls of Newhouse 3 in the first year of their participation in the “Smart Kids, Visual Stories” project, students from Syracuse city school Levy K-8 couldn’t fathom how the university felt so comfortable allowing so much exposed glass.
Setnor School reschedules concert of new music from faculty composers for Nov. 7
The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present a concert of new music from faculty composers on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…
SU’s Ray Smith Symposium focuses on Latino/a ‘Homeland’ Nov. 8-9
The Ray Smith Symposium titled “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean,” continues Nov. 8-9 with events pertaining to issues of “Homeland.” (A cluster of events under the umbrella of “Borders”…
National Book Critics Circle Award winner B.H. Fairchild speaks at Syracuse Symposium Nov. 14
Syracuse Symposium continues its fall theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a special reading by poet B. H. Fairchild. Winner of the prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award, Fairchild will speak at the Downtown Syracuse YMCA (340 Montgomery St.) on Wednesday,…