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Glorious Storytelling in August Wilson’s Politically Potent, Humorous ‘Two Trains Running’
In “Two Trains Running,” an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee’s diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, “Two Trains Running” is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson’s 20th-Century Cycle plays.
MLK Community Celebration to be held Saturday at Frazer School
The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee will hold its annual Celebration of Arts, Culture and Education in the Syracuse Community on Saturday, Jan. 26, from noon-4 p.m. at Frazer K-8 School, 741 Park Ave. in Syracuse. The…
You’re Invited! MOOCs for the rest of us webinar
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become the talk of academe, with many colleges and universities debating whether they should start them or join one of the consortia offering the courses. But what of colleges that don’t plan to offer…
‘White Christmas’ tied for third best-selling show at Syracuse Stage–19,000 tickets sold
Patrons donated more than $24,000 to support people living with HIV/AIDS Nineteen thousand tickets were sold to Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” making it a tie with “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1996) for the third best-selling show in Syracuse Stage’s regular…
Stacey Keefe appointed executive director of RvD IDEA
Stacey Keefe has been appointed the executive director of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (RvD IDEA). The RvD IDEA program promotes student startups at Syracuse University and includes the IDS minor and courses, the IDEA Student…
Shafer promoted to lead SU Football
Scott Shafer, who is recognized as one of the top defensive minds in college football, is taking the reins of Syracuse University’s football program as head coach.
Teams chosen to advance in Movement on Main competition
UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate in the Syracuse University School of Architecture, and the Syracuse University Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development have announced the results of stage one of the Movement on Main: Designing…
601 Tully to offer series of free eco art classes for children
601 Tully, the center for engaged artistic practice on Syracuse’s Near West Side, is offering a series of free eco art classes for children this spring. Classes will be on Saturdays, 1:30-3 p.m., beginning on Feb. 2. The nine class…
Globe lights lobby of Heroy
The Heroy Geology Laboratory lobby now features the latest landmark on campus–a 10-foot-diameter, inflatable, illuminated globe that is visible day and night to the thousands of students going to class and the crowds of spectators going to events in the Carrier Dome.
Student Startup Madness: Building dreams into reality
When Camille Malkiewicz G’12 reflects on her experience last year with Student Startup Madness (SSM), a competition that originated through the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, her smile almost says it all….