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Top Ten Gift Ideas Among the Most Popular at the University Bookstore

Friday, December 13, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Whether you need to pick up some last-minute holiday gifts or you’re just making out your list, the University Bookstore has some unique finds for the SU fan in your life.

Campus & Community

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Was a Great Man

Friday, December 6, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, 95, died yesterday. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid system. Upon his release, he chose to advocate for reconciliation rather than…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse City Ballet Offers SU Community Discount Tickets to ‘The Nutcracker’ Dec. 6 and 7

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse City Ballet is offering members of the SU community a 10 percent discount on adult tickets to its Dec. 6 and 7 productions of “The Nutcracker” at the Oncenter’s Crouse Hinds Concert Theater. To take advantage of the discount,…

Campus & Community

Bringing Sustainable Initiatives to the Caribbean

Monday, December 2, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

In Kiven Pierre’s home country of Guyana, cheap electricity is a valuable commodity. He hopes to change that with two new award-winning businesses that are making the most of sustainable options.

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.

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Students Organize to Aid Typhoon Survivors

Thursday, November 21, 2013, By News Staff

Two weeks ago, super Typhoon Haiyan, called the most powerful storm to make landfall in recorded history, severely battered the central Philippines with never-before-seen torrential winds and storm surges. Its effects have been described as catastrophic. A group of students…

Arts & Culture

Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Jamie Haft

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

STEM

Leadership and Culture Course, Book in Classroom Field-Testing

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Good grades, a polished resume and the requisite degree aren’t the only things students need to land a great job after college. However, many college students don’t recognize until too late that employers also require demonstrated leadership qualities in those…

Media, Law & Policy

Cultivating Entrepreneurial Journalists

Monday, November 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Dan Pacheco, Newhouse’s Peter A. Horvitz Endowed Chair of Journalism Innovation, wants communications students to explore all the ways that storytelling brings words, photos and video to life in compelling ways. A new program, in conjunction with Kickstarter, is giving Newhouse students more opportunities to make that happen.