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‘Common Ground’ Documentary Screening on May 22

Tuesday, May 14, 2013, By News Staff

Arts Emerging project builds bridges among students from local high schools Over the past five months 112 Syracuse-area high school students were given video cameras and one assignment: to film their everyday lives. Students from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Fowler High…

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‘An Iliad’: Powerful Adaptation of an Ancient Tale

Thursday, May 9, 2013, By News Staff

One of the world’s oldest stories comes to life from the point of view of a single poet in “An Iliad,” directed by Penny Metropulos at Syracuse Stage.

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SU Drama Announces 2013-14 Season

Monday, May 6, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Department of Drama (SU Drama) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 season. Offerings will include the fantastical musical “Seussical,” Brian Friel’s Irish drama “Translations,” the beloved family classic “A Christmas Carol” (a…

Black Celestial Choral Ensemble Uplifting the Spirit through Song

Tuesday, April 16, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Voices raised in joy and praise will ring through Hendricks Chapel Saturday, April 20, for the 36th Anniversary Concert of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. The concert will feature eight choral selections, including…

Understanding the Nuremberg Trial and Its Lessons

Tuesday, April 16, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

In restoring her filmmaker father’s 60-year-old documentary, “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today,” Sandra Schulberg didn’t want the film to be received as just another film about Nazis. She wanted people to understand the greater message in a film that had never been shown in the United States.

Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises

Thursday, April 11, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.

‘Who Cares About Kelsey?’ Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker, Star

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

Somersworth High School student Kelsey Carroll has one goal—to graduate. However, as a freshman in her New Hampshire school notorious for its high dropout rate, Carroll failed to earn a single academic credit. Carroll also carries with her a diagnosis of ADHD, a history of emotional and substance abuse, and the physical scars of self-mutilation. The odds seem stacked against her.

Take a Musical Journey to the South in ‘Violet’

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

Violet Karl has lived in her “stupid” town of Spruce Pine, N.C., her entire life, and she’s ready for a change. Bearing a facial scar accidentally left by her father at a young age, Violet sets off on a bus…

University Students, Community Members Collaborate for Anti-Bullying Conference

Monday, April 8, 2013, By News Staff

The second annual Life Gets Better Together conference for LGBTQ youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, April 13, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Founded in 2012 by Syracuse University students, the conference seeks to educate the…

The Final Numbers: The Campaign for Syracuse University Releases Final Report

Monday, April 1, 2013, By News Staff

When The Campaign for Syracuse University kicked off in 2007, its goals were deemed “ambitious.” Some might have said impossible, in light of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Today, as the campaign releases its final report, the numbers tell a…