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Campus & Community

Thousands of Alumni Return Home for Orange Central

Thursday, October 25, 2018, By John Boccacino

A record-setting Orange Central weekend brought thousands of proud alumni back home to Syracuse University for SU’s annual reunion and homecoming celebration, Oct. 18-21. It was a weekend of reminiscing and reconnecting with classmates and professors, sharing nostalgic moments from…

STEM

Accent Discrimination: Invisible Source of Social Bias

Thursday, October 25, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

On April 3, 2009, an Asian American named Jiverly Wong shot and killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, then turned a gun on himself. His victims included an ESL teacher and 12…

Arts & Culture

Three to Receive 2018 Poetic Icon Award at Verbal Blend’s Spoken Word Poetry Institute

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

On Friday, Oct. 26, Omanii Abdullah, Georgia Popoff and Jackie Warren-Moore will be honored with the 2018 Poetic Icon Award at Verbal Blend’s fifth annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute. The Poetic Icon Award recognizes poets who have been trailblazers within…

Campus & Community

Take the ’Cuse Challenge and Hang Out with Pete Sala

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The Fall 2018 semester at Syracuse University brings student engagement to a new level with the ’Cuse Challenge mobile app. The mobile app, available on the App Store and Google Play, features activities and traditions that students can participate in…

Arts & Culture

SU Symphony Orchestra to Present Oct. 30 Screening of ‘Frankenstein’ with Michael Shapiro Film Score

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, By Erica Blust

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”—and just in time for Halloween—the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 29

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University employees make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 29, and continues through Friday, Nov. 9. This is the only time of year when individuals may elect or change their…

Arts & Culture

Random Access Gallery to Present Matthew Nielson’s ‘Numb Windows’

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, By News Staff

Random Access Gallery will present “Numb Windows,” the first solo exhibition by Matthew Nielson, with an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 26, from 5-8 p.m. in 117 Smith Hall. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Nielson’s work…

STEM

Family Weekend Kicks Off with ’Cuse Tank, a Lively Student Innovation Competition at Bird Library

Tuesday, October 23, 2018, By News Staff

The “Elite Eight” finalists for the first ever ’Cuse Tank will vie in a “Shark Tank”-style prize competition on Friday, Oct. 26, from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library. The event—co-sponsored by the Blackstone…

Business & Economy

Tips, Trends and Predictions for the 2018 Holiday Retail Season

Monday, October 22, 2018, By News Staff

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – With just a few weeks left until the kick-off of the holiday shopping season, which retailers will come out winners and which ones will continue to lag behind? In a recent update, Toys R Us announced that…

Veterans

Q&A with Veterans Advocate Roland Van Deusen ’67, G’75

Monday, October 22, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Veteran suicide rates have increased 25 percent over the last decade, with veterans more than twice as likely as non-vets to take their own lives. Roland Van Deusen ’67, G’75, a former U.S. Navy petty officer and retired psychiatric social…