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Arts & Culture

Shop at Barnes & Noble Dec. 14-21 to Support Syracuse Stage

Tuesday, December 10, 2013, By News Staff

For one week, Dec. 14-21, customers at the DeWitt Barnes & Noble can donate a portion of their purchases to Syracuse Stage by presenting the Barnes & Noble Bookfair voucher. Online customers can also donate by entering the Bookfair Event…

Campus & Community

Students Organize Initiatives for Typhoon Haiyan Relief

Thursday, December 5, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, slammed into portions of Southeast Asia, hitting the Philippines particularly hard. The storm left unbelievable devastation in its wake. More than 5,600 deaths have been officially recorded, and…

Campus & Community

Community Breakfast to Benefit Typhoon Relief

Thursday, December 5, 2013, By News Staff

A Community Breakfast will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9:30 a.m. at the Alibrandi Catholic Center to benefit Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Oxfam…

Arts & Culture

Special Performances Planned of Syracuse Stage’s Children’s Tour

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, By News Staff

Public performances of this year’s Bank of America Children’s Show, “The Bully Games,” produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m….

Campus & Community

Schine Box Office Hours during Finals and Semester Break

Monday, December 2, 2013, By News Staff

The Schine Box Office will be open the following hours during finals and semester break: Saturday, Dec. 7,  noon-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9-Wednesday, Dec. 11,   11 a,m,-5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, and Friday, Dec. 13th, noon-3 .m. Monday, Dec. 16-Friday,…

STEM

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course Affirms SU’s Status as Forensics Leader

Tuesday, November 26, 2013, By Rob Enslin

A course in bloodstain pattern analysis, offered by The College of Arts and Sciences, has been recently approved by the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA). SU is one of only two institutions in the country—the other is Baylor…

Arts & Culture

Jane Springer to Conclude Fall Carver Reading Series Dec. 4

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

Poet Jane Springer will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the…

Media, Law & Policy

Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates

Friday, November 22, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.

Campus & Community

Registration Open for Spring Art Workshops for Young People

Tuesday, November 19, 2013, By Erica Blust

The art education program at SU is now accepting reservations for its spring 2014 Art Workshops for Young People. The workshops, which are for children ages 5-15, offer a variety of experiences planned in the University’s art education classes. The…

Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.