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Campus & Community

A Spirit of Horsemanship

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

They share a love of horses and horseback riding and a spirit to share that passion with others. The members of the SU English Equestrian Club compete in eight shows a year and also do volunteer work, acquainting young people with horses and assisting on a farm of rescued animals.

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Students Organize to Aid Typhoon Survivors

Thursday, November 21, 2013, By News Staff

Two weeks ago, super Typhoon Haiyan, called the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded history, severely battered the central Philippines with never-before-seen torrential winds and storm surges. Its effects have been described as catastrophic. A group of students…

Arts & Culture

Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Jamie Haft

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

Campus & Community

Medicare Changes for Seniors at This Week’s IRP

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Nov. 21 session of the Institute for Retired People will feature Bill Armbruster, associate state director for New York AARP. Armbruster will discuss recent Medicare changes and how they affect individuals 65 years old and over. Meetings are held…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Alex Kline Garners More Honors

Monday, November 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The accolades for Alex continue to grow. SU sophomore Alex Kline, creator of the basketball website Recruit Scoop on Rivals, was recently named Sports Illustrated magazine’s 25 under 25. “I was surprised at first,” says Kline. “This was the first…

Health & Society

Williams-Forson to Speak on ‘Don’t Yuck My Yum’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Food, culture and health are the themes that launch the 2013-14 Colloquium Series of the Department of African American Studies in The College of Arts and Sciences. The opening event will feature foodways scholar Psyche Williams-Forson, who will present “Don’t…

Campus & Community

Five Join Near Westside Initiative Board of Directors

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has announced five new members of its board of directors. They are Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District (SCSD); Robert…

Campus & Community

Student Council on Family Relations Sponsors Food Drive to Benefit Vera House

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

The Student Council on Family Relations (SCFR), a recognized graduate student organization in the Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies, is sponsoring a food drive to benefit Vera House.  Non-perishable food items, including packaged and canned goods, are…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research on Health Behaviors among African American College Students

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you for participation in the research project “Health Behaviors among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of health behaviors in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have not…

Campus & Community

Honors Accumulate for Lacrosse Documentary

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The accolades continue to accumulate for a documentary about the game of lacrosse and its cultural significance, with an assist going to Syracuse University’s Office of Electronic Media Communications. “The Game of Life, Heart and Spirit of the Onondaga” was…