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Q&A with Writing Professor and ‘Tenth of December’ Author George Saunders

Thursday, February 7, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

George Saunders, professor in the creative writing program, answers a few questions about the release of his most recent book of short stories, “Tenth of December,” which was called by the New York Times magazine “The Best Book You’ll Read…

SU Rising: Call to Action to Stop Violence Against Women Is Feb. 14

Thursday, February 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Thursday, Feb. 14, two events at Syracuse University will address the endemic problem of violence against women, both globally and locally.

College of Law Teams Continue Outstanding Trial Competition Season

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Coming on the heels of a championship win at the National Civil Trial competition in November, the SU College of Law advocacy program teams continue to deliver impressive results in regional and national tournaments. Most recently, the SU Team finished…

Campus & Community

New Student Group Aims to Make Wishes Come True

Friday, February 1, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A group of Syracuse University students is embarking on a mission to fulfill the dreams and wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. Wishmakers on Campus is a new student organization with one goal in mind: raising money to allow an…

Stone Canoe 2013 Art Exhibition Opens Saturday at the Community Folk Art Center

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

Stone Canoe, a Syracuse University–based journal of arts, literature and social commentary,  celebrates its annual art exhibition with a public reception Saturday, Feb. 2, from 3-5 p.m. at the Community Folk Art Center Gallery in downtown Syracuse. The seventh Stone Canoe…

Campus & Community

Film Screening: ‘The Desert of Forbidden Art’

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

The SUArt Galleries is pleased to present the film “The Desert of Forbidden Art,” premiering Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse University. This film screening is the second presentation as a…

Health & Society

Encouraging Children to ‘Go Green’

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By News Staff

The younger children are when they first become interested in conserving energy and the earth’s resources, the more likely they will be to support public projects for ecological well-being when they grow up.

Arts & Culture

Author Chris Stedman Will Share Quest to Bridge Gap Between Religious and Atheists

Thursday, January 31, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chris Stedman, assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, will share his experience as an Evangelical Christian turned Atheist—one who is searching for ways to engage religious diversity—with the Syracuse University community on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “Faithiest: How an Athiest Found…

Arts & Culture

VPA International Graduate Students Show Work at XL Projects

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Erica Blust

International graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) are presenting the exhibition “Synchronized Mélange” Jan. 30-March 3 at XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. The show is free and open to the public. A reception…

Campus & Community

Students Host Second Annual Student Leadership Conference on SU Campus

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University student members of the Student Leadership Institute, a year-long program coordinated by the Office of Student Activities within the Division of Student Affairs, are planning the second annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Feb. 9. This one-day event…