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Health & Society

Tips for Staying Fit When Snow and Cold Keep You Inside

Thursday, January 23, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

If the freezing weather is keeping you indoors, Eliza Decker of Recreation Services says don’t let that stop you from getting in your work out. She offers tips to stay motivated and energized with activities both indoors and out.

Campus & Community

SU Showcase Offers Sustainability Workshops

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU Showcase will sponsor two workshops this semester that will offer students opportunities to learn about sustainability issues, engage in hands-on projects with students from many disciplines and earn a credit. The workshops are “Verdant Compound: Cultivating Self-Reliant Communities” (SOL…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Disability-Themed Comic Symposium: ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con 2014

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Back again for its second year is the highly anticipated symposium “Cripping” the Comic Con. This year’s theme, “Take Away the Suit and What Are You?” provides participants with the opportunity to engage in a broad array of reflective discussions…

Campus & Community

Otto’s Army Temporarily Suspends Camp-Out at Dome

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

After conversations with University officials, Otto’s Army will suspend the camp-out for the Syracuse vs. Duke men’s basketball game on Feb. 1. With temperatures projected to plunge into the negative numbers for the next three nights, concern for students’ health…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Focuses on Commodification, Aesthetics of South Asian Folk Art

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The commodification of South Asia folk art, including Mithila paintings by women from Northern India and parts of Nepal, is the focus of an upcoming Ray Smith Symposium.

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Arts & Culture

Cuban Dance Weekend Comes to Syracuse

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Award-winning author, researcher and dancer Bárbara Balbuena Gutiérrez will visit into Syracuse next month as The College of Arts and Sciences’ Art and Music Histories Department plays host to the renowned academic for a four-day program Feb. 6-9. Along with…

Campus & Community

Dream Week Activities Jan. 21-25 Engage Campus, Local Communities

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

The Office of Residence Life within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a week of programs, called “Dream Week,” to follow the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Dinner at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 19. This…

Campus & Community

Unsung Heroes Honored at SU’s MLK Celebration

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Against All Odds.” The event…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Joins Eduroam

Friday, January 17, 2014, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology and Services (ITS) has completed the process of making Syracuse University a full-fledged peer in the eduroam network, a worldwide access service. SU students, faculty and staff can now use eduroam to securely and easily connect to the…