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Arts & Culture

Two world premieres among the highlights of Syracuse Symposium 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

With the theme “Memory-Media-Archive,” Syracuse Symposium, the annual semester-long intellectual and artistic festival, will kick off Sept. 14 with the world premiere of “Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo.” Originally workshopped in Syracuse in 2010,“Cry for Peace” is based…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, August 27

Monday, August 27, 2012, By News Staff

Los Angeles Times quotes Falk College’s Eric Kingson on privatization of Social Security.

Campus & Community

Kicks4Kidz fall soccer programs at SU

Monday, August 27, 2012, By News Staff

Two six-week soccer programs we are running at SU this fall for boys and girls. Our aim is to complement local club coaching and also give children the opportunity to meet the SU players!

Campus & Community

Syracuse University recognizes Constitution Day

Monday, August 27, 2012, By News Staff

In honor of Constitution Day—nationally recognized on Sept. 17—Syracuse University is holding a series of activities, beginning Sept. 12 and running through Sept. 21. National Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept.17, 1787.  Constitution…

A big welcome to the newest members of the SU community

Saturday, August 25, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

“Y.O.L.O.—You only live once.” Travis G. Mason ’06 energized an estimated crowd of 6,000 people at the Dome Friday with these words of wisdom and encouragement for the Class of 2016. “College is a precious moment,” Mason said. “Spend your time wisely.”

Getting to know Carrie Grogan Abbott

Saturday, August 25, 2012, By News Staff

This past July, while many on campus were enjoying the slower pace of summer, or taking long-anticipated vacations, Carrie Grogan Abbott, director of First-Year and Transfer Programs, was at her desk making dozens of phone calls, sending emails and coordinating countless logistics for one of the University’s biggest events of the year: Syracuse Welcome.

Cyclists, motorists, pedestrians experience new University Avenue

Friday, August 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

Most mornings you can find Steve Morris cycling from his home on the West Side of Syracuse to the bike shop he and his wife own on Westcott Street in the University neighborhood. “It’s a good way to wake up—get the blood flowing,” says Morris, a 2007 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate.

Health & Society

New study finds female athletes rarely used as ad spokespeople

Friday, August 24, 2012, By Michele Barrett

As athletes and fans celebrated new world records, international milestones and personal bests during the 2012 London Olympic Games, one story that repeated itself was the prominent role female athletes played in fueling U.S. Olympic success and medal count. The…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, August 24

Friday, August 24, 2012, By News Staff

News coverage of SU’s Opening Week and Syracuse Welcome included the Post-Standard and 9WYSR. 9WSYR also featured a special piece on Tami Henry ‘88, who was moving her daughter, Taylor, into Ernie Davis Hall. Tami was best friends with Miriam Luby Wolfe, who died on Pan Am Flight 103.

Arts & Culture

Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series opens with poet Roger Fanning

Thursday, August 23, 2012, By News Staff

Roger Fanning, a Whiting Writers’ Award winner, will open the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is…