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Health & Society

Tips for Staying Fit When Snow and Cold Keep You Inside

Thursday, January 23, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

If the freezing weather is keeping you indoors, Eliza Decker of Recreation Services says don’t let that stop you from getting in your work out. She offers tips to stay motivated and energized with activities both indoors and out.

UVP to Show Videos by Yui Kugimiya

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Urban Video Project and Light Work announced the exhibition of three recent video pieces by Brooklyn-based artist Yui Kugimiya. Works included in the exhibition are “Cat Brushing Teeth” (2009), “Cronica de Una Muerte Anunciada” (2012) and “Sunset Donut” (2012). Kugimiya’s…

Campus & Community

Center for European Studies CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Proposal deadline: Thursday, Feb. 27 Center for European Studies Graduate Summer Research Grants 2014 Maxwell Graduate and Doctoral Students The Center for European Studies of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University,…

Arts & Culture

Professor Discovers 400-Year-Old Play in Madrid

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has discovered a “lost” play by one of Spain’s great 17th-century writers, Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and…

Campus & Community

Celebration of the Life of Pat Druger to Be Held Saturday

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Patricia Meyers Druger G’74, a former administrator in The College of Arts and Sciences, passed away on Jan. 19 at Francis House. She was 75. She was an administrator for the introductory biology course and academic coordinator in the Writing Program…

Campus & Community

Free Week of Fitness Classes

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Interested in trying out a fitness class but not sure if you will like it or if it fits into your schedule? Participate in a  free class through Jan. 24.  A wide variety of classes will be offered. Website: http://recreationservices.syr.edu…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Focuses on Commodification, Aesthetics of South Asian Folk Art

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The commodification of South Asia folk art, including Mithila paintings by women from Northern India and parts of Nepal, is the focus of an upcoming Ray Smith Symposium.

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Arts & Culture

A Change in Weather

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Artist and VPA Associate Professor Sam Van Aken was curious about the effects of weather on body and mind. So he is transforming the atmosphere inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s (MWPAI) Museum of Art in Utica—at least for a little while.

Campus & Community

Dream Week Activities Jan. 21-25 Engage Campus, Local Communities

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

The Office of Residence Life within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a week of programs, called “Dream Week,” to follow the 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Dinner at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 19. This…