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On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict
When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…
‘Race and the Media’ Event to be Held at Newhouse School March 29-30
The Newhouse School will host a two-day event focused on race and the media Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The symposium will include discussions of the ways our media and our country do—and don’t—explore critical issues of race…
U Senate Committee on Student Life Launches Email, Social Media Presence
The Syracuse University Senate’s Committee on Student Life has created an email and three new social media addresses to strengthen its online presence and allow students to interact with the committee. The committee, composed of undergraduate and graduate students and…
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center Uncovers Early Norman Rockwell Illustrations
The Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries has made a significant find—two original Norman Rockwell illustrations. They represent the artist’s first commercial commission, created in 1911 during his initial years of study at the Art Students League of…
International Women’s Day 2017: Be Bold for Change
International Women’s Day, March 8, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating equity and social justice in our communities and around the world. To…
New Student Convocation Faculty Speaker Call for Nominations
The New Student Convocation Planning Committee is seeking nominations for the 2017 New Student Convocation faculty speaker. The selected speaker will give the faculty address to incoming undergraduate students during the Aug. 24 Convocation. A hallmark feature of the University’s…
Yoga Educator and Scholar to Present Lecture, Workshop March 7
Chelsea Jackson Roberts, Ph.D., E-RYT, an educator, scholar and yoga practitioner will present a talk and yoga workshop on Tuesday, March 7, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Rooms 304 ABC of the Schine Student Center. Hosted by the School of…
Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Continues March 7
The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will continue on Tuesday, March 7. The dialogue, on “Anti-Semitism Today,” will be held from 6-8 p.m. in…
‘Tapped’ Documentary Screening and Taste-Testing
The Syracuse University campus group, Students of Sustainability (SOS), will host a screening of the documentary, “Tapped,” in support of the Take Back the Tap initiative. The 2009 documentary by directors Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey examines the environmental, economic…
Longtime Religion Department Chair, Former Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel Mourned
A few days after Samuel Clemence was named co-chair of the committee charged with conducting a comprehensive review of Hendricks Chapel, former Department of Religion chair James B. Wiggins called him. “He offered me a copy of his report from…