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‘A Conversation with Congressman Dan Maffei’ At Jan. 30 TMR

Monday, January 27, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Jan. 30 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Congressman Dan Maffei, 24th District of New York. TMR meets from 8:15-9:15 a.m. Note: The Jan. 30 meeting will be held at WCNY Broadcast and Education Center at 415 W….

Arts & Culture

Libraries’ Spring Exhibition Explores ‘The Archive in Motion’

Monday, January 27, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries’ spring exhibition, “The Archive in Motion,” will open with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. “The Archive in Motion” is an exploration of movement…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Snow Sculptor Jackie Snow

Friday, January 24, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This winter’s “polar vortex” and bone-chilling temperatures have made the season a little harder to bear, but a drive through the Syracuse University campus’s South Gate will warm your heart and put a smile on your face.

Arts & Culture

New VPA Gallery to Showcase Student, Faculty Work

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that it will open a new gallery to showcase the work of its students and faculty at 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Scheduled to open in February, 914 Works will…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Disability-Themed Comic Symposium: ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con 2014

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By News Staff

Back again for its second year is the highly anticipated symposium “Cripping” the Comic Con. This year’s theme, “Take Away the Suit and What Are You?” provides participants with the opportunity to engage in a broad array of reflective discussions…

Arts & Culture

Professor Discovers 400-Year-Old Play in Madrid

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has discovered a “lost” play by one of Spain’s great 17th-century writers, Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and…

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Campus-Wide Ban on Tobacco to Be Debated Jan. 23

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Banning smoking on the Syracuse University campus is the subject of the next Campbell Debate, a series on timely issues of public importance sponsored by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at SU’s Maxwell School. The event will be held on…

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Arts & Culture

A Change in Weather

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Artist and VPA Associate Professor Sam Van Aken was curious about the effects of weather on body and mind. So he is transforming the atmosphere inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s (MWPAI) Museum of Art in Utica—at least for a little while.

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Unsung Heroes Honored at SU’s MLK Celebration

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Against All Odds.” The event…