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Media, Law & Policy

New D.C. Externship Program Offered to Syracuse Law Students for Spring 2014

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The College of Law has one of the longest running and most respected Law in London programs in the country, and now law students can add Washington, D.C., to the list of programs for experiential learning. Beginning in January 2014,…

Media, Law & Policy

Grossman Trial Competition Winners Announced

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Samantha Robbins and Gracie Wright are the winners of the 36th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition, which was held on Oct. 24 at the James M. Hanley Federal Building, according to the Syracuse University College of Law. Finalists included…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Remembers Lou Reed ’64

Monday, October 28, 2013, By News Staff

Lou Reed was an American master: a playwright, a poet and a photographer whose photos have been exhibited worldwide. He was also a rock singer-songwriter and a founding member of the legendary Velvet Underground. Reed died on Oct. 27. Since…

Campus & Community

Family Weekend 2013 Brings Families to SU Campus

Monday, October 28, 2013, By News Staff

Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will  join the campus community this weekend, Nov. 1-3, for Family Weekend 2013. This year, more than 3,100 people and 1,100 families will be attending, representing more than 34 states, including Hawaii…

Arts & Culture

Houston Ballet II Performs Nov. 6 on Campus

Monday, October 28, 2013, By News Staff

As part of the 2013-14 season, the Pulse Performing Arts Series will present a performance from the Houston Ballet II. This premiere dance company is Houston Ballet’s second company and part of the Houston Ballet Academy, the fourth-largest ballet company…

Campus & Community

Statement from Syracuse University Regarding the Passing of Lou Reed

Sunday, October 27, 2013, By News Staff

“The Syracuse University family learned today of the passing of one of its own, musical pioneer Lou Reed, an honors graduate of the class of ’64 whom we honored just a few years ago with SU’s highest alumni recognition, the…

Campus & Community

Veterans Day Events at SU

Friday, October 25, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 at Hendricks Chapel. This year’s ceremony will feature Richard Thompson, chairman of SU’s Board of Trustees and Vietnam veteran. The University Singers and the 198th Army Reserve Band will…

Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Jails and prisons have become the nation’s largest psychiatric institutions, especially for low-income persons and persons of color. The National Sheriffs’ Association reports that in virtually every county across the country, county jails hold more people with severe psychiatric illness…

Youth-Driven Summit Is Saturday

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The SALT District of the Near Westside, in cooperation with the National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, will present the #TURNUPCUSETOWN Youth Summit on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Fowler High…

Arts & Culture

University Lectures Hosts Billy Collins

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal as Billy Collins.