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‘Guns and America’ Discussion Draws Crowd to Hendricks

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The first in a series of public discussions on the issue of guns and America drew nearly 200 people to Hendricks Chapel, as a panel of people with different perspectives attempted to find common ground.

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GET Speaker Series: Technology Trends and Leadership

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Global Enterprise Technology program would like to invite you to join us for our first speaker of the semester: “Technology Trends and Leadership” featuring Lisa Schreiber, vice president for Support Account Management at Oracle Corporation, USA, and Fred Vona,…

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Cloud of the Impossible: A Lecture with Catherine Keller

Tuesday, February 19, 2013, By News Staff

Catherine Keller will deliver a public lecture entitled “Cloud of the Impossible”  Thursday, March 7,  at 7 p.m. in 214 Slocum. Her talk will engage the theopoetics of mystical unknowing, indeterminacy, and interdependence. While gesturing towards the limits of apophasis….

Ocean Rower Roz Savage to Kick Off Spring 2013 University Lectures Series

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ocean rower, adventurer and environmental ambassador Roz Savage is one of four distinguished guests who will share their diverse global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities as part of the Spring 2013 University Lectures season. Savage will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Joey Bada$$ to Headline UU’s Bandersnatch Music Series

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

Rapper Joey Bada$$ will headline the first Bandersnatch show of the semester, hosted by University Union, on Tuesday, March 5, in the Schine Underground. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., with music to start at 8 p.m. An opener will…

Raymond Carver Reading Series to Feature Award-Winning Novelist Justin Torres

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with novelist Justin Torres, author of the critically acclaimed “We the Animals” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a…

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Disabilities as Ways of Knowing—A Series of Creative Writing Conversations: Part II

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Disability Experience and Poetic Verse Reading by Poets Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth, and Stephen Kuusisto March 28 Reading 7-8 p.m. at Watson Theater Reception and book signing from 8-9 p.m. at Light Work Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth…

Guns and America: Joining the Conversation Is Feb. 19 in Hendricks Chapel

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Recent tragedies involving gun violence are causing communities across America to engage in dialogue regarding our culture, especially issues such as promoting public and personal safety, preserving individual rights and providing high-quality mental health care.

Jukebox the Ghost to Headline University Union’s Bandersnatch Music Series

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

Pop-rock band Jukebox the Ghost will headline University Union’s second Bandersnatch show of the semester in Schine Underground on Tuesday, March 19. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., with music to follow at 8 p.m. An opening act will be…

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Participants Needed for Research Project on Alcohol Use among African American College Students

Monday, February 11, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you for participation in the research project “Alcohol Use among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of alcohol use behavior in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have…