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Accounting Students to Offer Free Income Tax Assistance

Friday, February 21, 2014, By News Staff

Accounting students in the Whitman School of Management will offer free income tax assistance to SU students, faculty and staff on three Fridays: Feb. 28 and March 21 and 28. The Beta Alpha Psi Free Tax Assistance group will be in…

Arts & Culture

‘Chinglish’ Performs Feb. 26-March 16 at Syracuse Stage

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By News Staff

“Chinglish” is Tony Award-Winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s hilarious new comedy about the misadventures of miscommunication. It tells the story of an American businessman, Daniel Cavanaugh, who travels to a bustling Chinese province looking to score a lucrative contract in…

Campus & Community

Literary Agent to Speak Monday, Feb. 24

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By News Staff

Thinking about a career in publishing or literary representation? Don’t miss a chance to meet Writers House literary agent Stephen Barr at the English Department’s Career Workshop:  Monday, Feb. 24 5:30 p.m. 500 Hall of Languages Barr will discuss what…

Campus & Community

Vice Adm. Robert Murrett Talks about National Security at This Week’s IRP

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By News Staff

The Feb. 20 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (ret.), deputy director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University. Murrett, currently a professor of practice at SU’s…

Business & Economy

Students Pitch for as Much as $10,000 at RvD IDEA Awards

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By News Staff

There is no shortage of creative students with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas on the SU campus. Whether you’re in the Panasci Lounge at Schine or waiting in line at Starbucks, you can hear students talking about the “What ifs” and realizing…

Media, Law & Policy

Helping Bring the Olympics to the World

Monday, February 17, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The Sochi Olympics has us riveted to our televisions as the athletes ski, skate and speed into sport legends. Syracuse University students are playing a part in helping to bring the drama to fans around the world—with NBC and with the International Olympic Committee.

Media, Law & Policy

Authority on Mexico-U.S. Relations to Join Maxwell School Faculty

Friday, February 14, 2014, By News Staff

A noted Latin American scholar, policy maker, teacher, diplomat and journalist has been named the inaugural Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Rafael Fernández de Castro, founder and chair of the…

Media, Law & Policy

Diversity in Sports Media Is Topic of Feb. 26 Newhouse Forum

Friday, February 14, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The face of sports media—especially as seen on pregame, postgame and halftime shows on television—may seem diverse. But just how representative of athletes, sports fans and American society is it? What about management—the people who do the hiring and assigning…

Health & Society

Getting to Know: Kevin Heffernan

Wednesday, February 12, 2014, By News Staff

Kevin Heffernan has always been excited about exercise. In high school and college he was active in many sports, and his sports training led to a love of weight lifting. His earliest research focused on weight training and the health…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Presents Música del Corazón to Celebrate Launch of New Program

Wednesday, February 12, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The La Casita Cultural Center, Symphoria and Signature Music, are partnering up to present “Música del Corazón,” or “Music of the Heart,” a string quartet recital featuring classical compositions, rhythms and melodies of Latin America. The event, scheduled for Friday,…