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Pan Am 103 Documentary Screening is Wednesday

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Remembrance Scholars and the Pan Am 103 25th Anniversary Committee will host a screening of the documentary “Since” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207 of the Hall of Languages. The documentary, by journalist Phil Furey,…

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Listening to ‘Scorched’: Women, War and Resistance

Tuesday, October 8, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

A panel discussion called “Listening to ‘Scorched’: Women, War and Resistance” will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Arthur Storch Theatre. The discussion will follow the 3 p.m. matinee of Syracuse Stage’s production of “Scorched” by…

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Hispanic Heritage Month Concludes with Bomba & Plena Festival

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Georgia Popoff

La Casita Cultural Center will once again host its traditional Bomba & Plena Festival, where residents of Syracuse and all of Central New York join SU’s Hispanic communities for the grand finale event of this year’s commemoration of Hispanic Heritage…

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The Art of Listening: A Reading by Two Poets

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Georgia Popoff

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center offers its third annual reading as a component of Syracuse Symposium, featuring two internationally acclaimed poets—Ilya Kaminsky and Stephen Kuusisto (one hearing-impaired, the other blind). They will read work from their…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week Activities Announced

Monday, October 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2013 is being held on the SU campus Oct. 6-12. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people—including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University—who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

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Community Folk Art Center Presents An Evening With Daniel Roumain

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center will host an evening with critically acclaimed musician Daniel Roumain on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. The concert titled, “Hear Haiti Here,” will be held as part of the center’s concert series A Journey…

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Introducing Candidates for the 2013 Homecoming Court

Thursday, October 3, 2013, By News Staff

The Homecoming Court Selection Committee has announced the 2013 Syracuse University Homecoming Court. This longstanding tradition is just one of many student events, programs and activities that take place during SU’s annual Homecoming event, Orange Central. Voting for this year’s…

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Syracuse International Film Festival Opens Wednesday, Continues through Sunday

Wednesday, October 2, 2013, By Kevin Morrow

The Syracuse International Film Festival 2013 opens Wednesday, Oct. 2, with an art show and reception, “The Golden Era of Hollywood,” featuring work by Italian poster artist Silvano Campeggi, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre. The festival continues through…

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LCM Celebrates 100th with Orange Central Events

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, By News Staff

Celebrating 100 years on campus, Lutheran Campus Ministry builds a float for the Orange Central Parade and hosts an LCM Tailgate.

Business & Economy

NSF Funds OrangeGrid Improvements

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $498,000 to enhance SU’s OrangeGrid by upgrading the campus’s data network infrastructure to facilitate high throughput research computing. OrangeGrid (formerly known as the HTC campus grid) uses idle desktop computers in…