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Internet Expert Viktor Mayer-Schonberger to Speak

Monday, September 30, 2013, By News Staff

In early June, British newspaper The Guardian reported that the U.S. National Security Agency had been collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans under a secret court order. The source was Edward Snowden, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton,…

Arts & Culture

LGBT Resource Center Presents Coming Out Month

Monday, September 30, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, continues its tradition of celebrating the month of October as “Coming Out Month,” in honor of the national “Coming Out Day” on Oct. 11. This month-long anniversary, designed to…

Campus & Community

Academic and Administrative Buildings’ Evacuation Drill Schedule Fall 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the fall 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Oct. 7-11 (Fire Prevention Week).  The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30 -11:30 a.m. or…

Business & Economy

Connective Corridor Announces Second Round of Facade Grants

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By News Staff

Partners with Central New York Community Foundation on new Syracuse Beautification Fund Syracuse University today announced the recipients of $250,000 in the second round of Connective Corridor Façade Improvement grants to 16 businesses who will make significant investments to improve…

Campus & Community

Taking Shelter

Thursday, September 26, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A wooden frame, a hammer and some nails, and cans of paint were basically all they had to work with. The basic of essentials to construct a humble abode.

Campus & Community

ACLU Executive Director to Speak at Watson Hall

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, By Keith Kobland

As part of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union will be speaking Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. at Watson Hall. Anthony D. Romero is the sixth executive director in the history of the…

Health & Society

A Human Right to Adequate Food

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As the House of Representatives decided this week to cuts billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program over the next decade, the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wants people to consider a different set of numbers.

Campus & Community

Defensive Driving Course

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26 from 5-9 p.m. in Lyman…

Arts & Culture

Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Local Food Pantries to be Held Sept. 27

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit food pantries in the Syracuse community will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from hundreds…

Arts & Culture

CRAVE Festival Immerses Syracuse in the Arts this Weekend

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By News Staff

The Connective Corridor will become an interactive stage for CRAVE, an innovative arts festival of 33 individual events designed to immerse Syracuse in a variety of visual and performing arts this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. The two-day festival brings…