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‘Sweet lovers love the spring’ in ‘As You Like It’

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, By News Staff

At the heart of the joyful play “As You Like It” is perhaps Shakespeare’s greatest comic heroine, Rosalind. As a woman disguised as a man, she exists not fully as either but in between, where she can relish the privilege…

Syracuse University study finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in eastern United States

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, By News Staff

Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn. A new study by…

Switching subject categories could improve test scores

Tuesday, April 24, 2012, By News Staff

New research on ‘output interference’ published in Psychological Science Students of all ages could improve their test scores if the category of information changed abruptly midway through the test, according to a new study on memory by researchers from Syracuse…

World premiere of ‘Crooked Arrows’ to take place in Syracuse May 9

Monday, April 23, 2012, By News Staff

The red carpet will go down on Montgomery Street on Wednesday, May 9, as Syracuse prepares for the world premiere of “Crooked Arrows,” the first mainstream film featuring the sport of lacrosse. Neal Powless, a former All American lacrosse player,…

LGBT Resource Center presents class of 2012 Foundation Awards

Thursday, April 19, 2012, By News Staff

The LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs at Syracuse University, has announced the recipients of its 2012 Foundation Awards, who were honored at the Rainbow Banquet on April 12. As a group, the winners represent the innovative…

White House Young America Series comes to CNY Wednesday night with live event at Syracuse University

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, By Kevin Morrow

Central New Yorkers will have an opportunity Wednesday to discuss with White House and U.S. Department of Education officials matters of concern to young Americans and see examples of successful civic engagement by young people in the community. The White…

SU Showcase 2012 fellows selected

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, By News Staff

Eight fellows will be recognized and have their sustainability videos screened during SU Showcase on Wednesday, April 18, starting at 3:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center.  Representing both individual and team efforts, the videos were selected from the…

Conference to explore community-based activism

Monday, April 16, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University will present: “Reading, Writing, and Speaking for Change: Conference on Activism, Rhetoric and Research (CARR),” from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, in the Hall of Languages. Keynote speakers are Seth Kahn of West Chester University of…

Elevating environmentally: 2012 SU, SUNY-ESF grads to wear sustainable Commencement gowns

Monday, April 16, 2012, By News Staff

At the Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF 2012 Commencement celebration May 13, nearly 98,000 plastic bottles will be on display in the Carrier Dome, not in their original container shape, but in the form of 3,900 graduation gowns donned by students. New this…

SU, Cornell Student Assembly host White House Young America Series event April 18 to discuss the critical issues facing young Americans

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, By News Staff

Organizers welcome area college students, young adults to SU campus to explore civic engagement ideas and models The White House Young America Series (WHYAS) offers a special forum in which issues critical to young Americans in the 21st century can…