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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage, Rain Lounge Seek Local Contestants for Inaugural Salt City Drag Battle

Friday, January 12, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage and Rain Lounge will present the inaugural Salt City Drag Battle on Friday, March 23, in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. Who will be named the first-ever Salt City Queen or…

STEM

University Grants Available to Faculty and Students for Research, Projects Addressing Sustainability

Friday, January 12, 2018, By News Staff

Faculty and students can apply for funding from the Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program for research, projects or course development that engage the campus in addressing climate change and sustainable systems. Applicants—either individuals or teams—may request research…

Campus & Community

2018 Martin Luther King Celebration Unsung Hero Award Winners Announced

Friday, January 12, 2018, By Keith Kobland

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced this year’s Unsung Hero Award winners. The awards are presented annually to people who, in the spirit of King’s “beloved community,” have made a positive difference in the lives of others,…

Media, Law & Policy

Gerrymandering: foxes guarding the hen house if they promise not to eat too many chickens

Thursday, January 11, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Professor Keith Bybee, a legal scholar at Syracuse University who studies the politics of race and ethnicity and director of the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media, offered comments on the recent ruling by a judge in North…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Kent Syverud to Deliver 2018 Winter Message on Tuesday, Jan. 16

Thursday, January 11, 2018, By News Staff

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend Chancellor Kent Syverud’s 2018 Winter Message to the University community. The event will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 3:45 p.m. in the Jack and Laura Hanhausen Milton Atrium in the Life…

Arts & Culture

Broadway Veteran to Star in ‘Next to Normal’ at Syracuse Stage

Thursday, January 11, 2018, By Joanna Penalva

The rock musical “Next to Normal” has an impressive record. It won three Tony Awards in 2009, including the award for Best Original Score, and it is one of only nine musicals ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama…

A successful president needs experience in government.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

After Oprah Winfrey gave an impassioned speech at the Golden Globes, a rallying cry arose on social media for Winfrey to run for president in 2020. However, Shana Kushner Gadarian, an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and the…

The Christian Science Monitor

America’s Interest With Oprah 2020

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

After Oprah’s empowering Golden Globes speech, the idea of Oprah 2020 began to spread, leaving some to wonder if fame is now becoming a prerequisite for political office. Steven White, a Political Science Professor in the Maxwell School, discussed this,…

Media, Law & Policy

Everyone Loses During a Government Shutdown

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Once again, Congress is facing a looming government shutdown as legislators return to Capitol Hill and begin the fight over immigration and budget items. Congress must come to an agreement on these contentious issues by next Friday to avoid a…

Media, Law & Policy

Infrastructure and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

David Van Slyke, Dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to talk to media about public-private partnerships, a topic being discussed with the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan. Van Slyke is a leading international expert on public-private partnerships and public sector…