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SU to hold day of remembrance Oct. 10 for Bassel Shahade

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University will host a day of remembrance for slain Syrian film student Bassel Shahade on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Shahade, a Fulbright Scholar and native of Damascus, Syria, was killed in Homs, Syria, on May 28 while working as a…

Ray Smith ‘Positions of Dissent’ Lecture on Voluntary Primitivism is Oct. 11

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Felicity D. Scott, associate professor of architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning, will present a lecture, “Voluntary Primitivism,” on Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, located on the first floor of Bird…

High school kicks off SUPA Academy with academic pep rally

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By News Staff

As an inner city school, Murry Bergtraum High School—located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side—may face many challenges, but that has not stopped it from believing and investing in its students. One way Murry Bergtraum is showing its commitment to its…

Westcott Street Cultural Fair celebrates vibrancy of neighborhood

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A September tradition, the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 23, from noon-6:30 p.m. An annual one-day event, now in its 21st year, the fair celebrates the vibrancy, diversity and uniqueness of the Westcott neighborhood through its…

Inaugural ‘Positions of Dissent’ lecture by Helen Horowitz is Sept. 20

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Helen Horowitz, Sydenham Clark Parsons Professor of History Emerita at Smith College, will give the inaugural lecture in the Syracuse University Library’s Ray Smith Symposium, “Positions of Dissent,” on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly…

Black and Banned: Community-wide Read-Out planned Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker and internationally renowned author and humanitarian Maya Angelou share a common bond—their books have been banned, challenged or rejected in public schools and libraries across the United States.

SU honors memory of historian James Powell with daylong colloquium Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a daylong colloquium in memory of James M. Powell, professor emeritus of medieval history at Syracuse University. The program, “Religious Tolerance-Religious Violence-Medieval Memories,” is Friday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m.-6…

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SU in the News: Monday, September 17

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University is featured in an NBC Today Show”College Challenge” segment on school spirit and social media. The University’s spot in the competition is also noted in WHEC (Rochester), WKTV (Utica), CNY Central and Syracuse.com…

Correspondent discusses ‘Obama’s War on Terror’ Oct. 10

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Daniel Klaidman—a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who reports on terrorism and national security—will discuss “Obama’s War on Terror” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 4:15 p.m. in the Miron Special Events Room (303) on the plaza level…

CANCELED’Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding’ Nov. 1

Friday, September 14, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Jeffrey S. Peachey, a book conservator, tool maker and historian of the book, will present an illustrated lecture entitled “Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding” on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird…