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University Lectures Hosts New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast March 5

Thursday, February 27, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast will bring an evening of humor to Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 5, as she offers her unique and witty perspective on the happenings of everyday life in the next University Lecture. Chast will speak…

STEM

Student Team Advances to Second Round of Cyber Defense Competition

Tuesday, February 25, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A team of students from the Center for Convergence and Emerging Network Technologies (CCENT) cyber security test bed at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is advancing to the second phase of competition in the Northeast regional section of the…

Documentary Highlights WJPZ-FM History

Tuesday, February 25, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A new documentary highlighting the history of Syracuse University student-run WJPZ-FM will be shown on Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The documentary, “Greatest Media Classroom,” was commissioned by the WJPZ…

Setnor Welcomes Students from Japan’s Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

Tuesday, February 25, 2014, By Erica Blust

A group of students from Japan’s Senzoku Gakuen College of Music are in Syracuse for a week of collaborative music-making at the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music. The 23…

SU Redeems Campus Bottles and Cans to Benefit Rescue Mission

Monday, February 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University will now redeem all cans and bottles collected from the University’s academic and residential buildings through Mission Returns, the bottle and can redemption service owned by the Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse. Proceeds from Mission Returns support a…

Media, Law & Policy

Mike Tirico ’88 Enshrined on WAER-FM Wall of Fame

Monday, February 24, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Award-winning journalist Ted Koppel ’60 and award-winning sports broadcaster Mike Tirico ’88 share many things in common. Both are SU alumni, and both have risen to the top of the broadcast profession. Both Koppel and Tirico also shared a common…

Teacher, Activist Brian Jones to Give Ganders Distinguished Lecture Feb. 28

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will welcome Brian Jones, New York City teacher and activist, for the Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Distinguished Lecture on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium at Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Jones’…

Vice President Biden to Deliver Keynote at Toner Prize Celebration in Washington, D.C.

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden L’68 will be the keynote speaker at the award celebration for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on March 24 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of…

Sport Management Club Raises More than $30,000 at Charity Sports Auction

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management (SPM) Club raised $30,500 for the Food Bank of Central New York at its ninth Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 7, Food Bank supporters placed bids on hundreds of items,…

New Director of Native American Studies Program Named

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…