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Students Form Sustainability Organizations on Campus
For Elizabeth Kahn, being president of Students of Sustainability at Syracuse University is not just a campus commitment. A few weeks ago, Kahn spent her weekend in Washington, D.C., with 12 other students in the organization to protest the proposed…
Rob’s Run: SU Junior Plans 54-Mile Jog to Help Make-A-Wish
A Syracuse University junior is lacing up his running shoes for a 54-mile jog, in the name of his sister and an organization that grants wishes to sick children. Rob Faugno will depart before sunrise on April 11, which is…
Getting to Know: Astrophysicist Jedidah Isler
Jedidah Isler was interested in the heavens from the time she was 11 or 12. She had a telescope as a kid, which her sister bought her for her birthday one year. But she didn’t get a chance to pursue…
Design Students Partner with the Delphics
Thirty-three communications design students of the College of Visual and Performing Arts are working alongside the Delphic Council of the Americas to raise awareness of the Delphic Games’ arrival to Syracuse in the summer of 2015. The Delphic Games are…
‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’ Examines True Essence of Goodness
Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In Bertolt Brecht’s comic and complex play, this question is raised by one of his most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, who is forced to…
Faculty Member a Judge for IBM’s Master the Mainframe Competition
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be involved in an innovative IBM academic initiative, as one of its faculty members participates as a judge for the technology firm’s “Master the Mainframe World Championship” programming competition for young innovators. One…
Toner Prize Goes to Tumulty of Washington Post
Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2013 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The $5,000 Toner Prize honors the late Robin Toner, a summa cum laude graduate of Syracuse University with dual degrees in…
‘Tomorrow Happens Here’: The Experience of SXSW
South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive is the place to be to find out “what’s next” in creative content and digital technologies. “I always loved the old SXSW tagline: ‘Tomorrow Happens Here,’ and it still feels true,” says Sean Branagan, director…
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Session for Staff Scheduled
Faculty and staff are invited to a free, introductory session on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to be held from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Room 500 of the Hall of Languages. Participants will have the…
4th Annual Literacy Corps Scrabble Tournament
Join us for the 4th Annual Literacy Corps Scrabble Tournament! The event will take place Thursday, March 27, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in 304ABC Schine Student Center. Participants can register by emailling literacy @syr.edu. The cost is $10 per person, or…