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SU to hold day of remembrance Oct. 10 for Bassel Shahade

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University will host a day of remembrance for slain Syrian film student Bassel Shahade on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Shahade, a Fulbright Scholar and native of Damascus, Syria, was killed in Homs, Syria, on May 28 while working as a…

‘Juju Rules’ author Hart Seely will hold book reading, signing at Newhouse Oct. 3

Tuesday, September 25, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Writer and humorist Hart Seely, award-winning reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard, will visit the Newhouse School Oct. 3 for an event featuring his recently-published book, “The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames from Your Couch: A Memoir of a…

New Design Gallery exhibition examines history of hand tools, woodworking

Monday, September 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

In recent years, the connection between process and product has slowly separated, creating a rift between the two.

Campus & Community

SU hosts Saturday recreation program for Syracuse families

Friday, September 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Department of Recreation Services within the Division of Student Affairs continues its long-standing tradition of opening its facilities to Syracuse families on Saturday mornings through the Neighborhood Youth Recreation Program (NYRP). Dating back to the mid 1970s, the…

Westcott Street Cultural Fair celebrates vibrancy of neighborhood

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A September tradition, the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 23, from noon-6:30 p.m. An annual one-day event, now in its 21st year, the fair celebrates the vibrancy, diversity and uniqueness of the Westcott neighborhood through its…

Bandersnatch Music Series to host Kid Ink, Skizzy Mars

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By News Staff

Rapper Kid Ink will headline University Union Concerts’ first Bandersnatch Music Series show of the semester on Monday, Oct. 15. Rapper Skizzy Mars will open the show, to be held in the Schine Underground. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, September 19

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE The Disability Scoop website, WRVO and the Post-Standard reported on the study co-authored by the Burton Blatt Institute’s Meera Adya, which finds people with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics. The size of the…

Black and Banned: Community-wide Read-Out planned Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker and internationally renowned author and humanitarian Maya Angelou share a common bond—their books have been banned, challenged or rejected in public schools and libraries across the United States.

Onondaga Historical Association will be next topic of IRP

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

At the Sept. 20 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Gregg A. Tripoli, executive director of the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA), will talk about the renovation of the building and other projects currently taking place. He will also…

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Seasonal flu clinics for students begin Thursday

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

SU Health Services will hold this year’s first seasonal flu vaccine clinic for Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students on Thursday, Sept. 20, from noon-4 p.m. in Flanagan Gymnasium. A second clinic will be held…