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Ocean rower Roz Savage added to University Lectures 2012-13 season

Monday, October 1, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ocean rower, adventurer and environmental campaigner Roz Savage has been added to the schedule of distinguished guests who will share their diverse global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities as part of the 2012-13…

Excitement builds for ‘Common Ground for Peace’ Symposium

Monday, October 1, 2012, By News Staff

Due to high demand for tickets and in response to continued public interest in the “Common Ground for Peace” symposium featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, Syracuse University will now webcast the two panel discussions live on Monday, Oct. 8.

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IVMF collaborates to assist state communities competing for federal grants in support of returning veterans, families

Monday, October 1, 2012, By News Staff

New initiative will provide free support to applicants to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families grants program A new collaborative effort among the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF), the New York…

Digital Witness Symposium to be held Oct. 4

Thursday, September 27, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Central New York Humanities Corridor, supported by an award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will present the annual Digital Witness Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3.

GRP Records founder Larry Rosen to visit Syracuse Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Legendary music entrepreneur Larry Rosen is coming to Syracuse. Co-founder of the contemporary jazz label GRP Records, Rosen will discuss music entrepreneurship on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. at CNY Jazz Central (441 East Washington St.). The event is…

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…

Onondaga Citizens League calls on community to determine next study topic

Tuesday, September 25, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL), a nonpartisan civic organization focused on increasing understanding of issues facing Central New York, is soliciting suggestions for its 2013 study topic. OCL is a citizen-led group that studies a different community issue each year,…

Author to present ‘Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women’

Tuesday, September 25, 2012, By News Staff

Jennifer L. Pozner, author of “Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV” (Seal Press, 2010), will speak Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater on “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women.” A…

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Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women

Monday, September 24, 2012, By News Staff

Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women (… and men, people of color, the economy, love, sex and sheer common sense!) Do you ever wonder… why reality TV frames humiliation of women as the “perfect fairy tale romance”?…