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Retail Expert on Macy’s Opening on Thanksgiving

Monday, November 9, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University professor of retail practice offers insight on the recent announcement that Macy’s will be open on 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day “Macy’s, along with multiple other US retailers are planning to uphold their Thanksgiving hours, recently pledging to…

Syracuse University to Host Vice President Biden for ‘It’s On Us’ National Week of Action

Monday, November 9, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

As part of the “It’s On Us” campaign’s National Week of Action, Syracuse University will host Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68 on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. “Syracuse…

Chancellor’s Task Force Encourages Participation in ‘It’s On Us’ National Week of Action

Monday, November 9, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A number of events will be held this week, including a visit from Vice President Joseph R. Biden L’68, as part of the “It’s On Us” campaign’s National Week of Action to help end sexual assault.

Campus & Community

Message to the University Community from Chancellor Syverud

Friday, November 6, 2015, By News Staff

Dear Orange Friends: Syracuse University has been working hard to raise awareness about and to put an end to sexual and relationship violence. I appreciate the great efforts of the Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy; the Task…

Campus & Community

Tickets Now On Sale For MLK Celebration

Friday, November 6, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Tickets for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration are now on sale. Student tickets are $15 and can be purchased through a meal plan at dining halls. Students without a meal plan can purchase at Schine Box Office….

Campus & Community

La Casita, Smithsonian Team up for ‘Latinos and Baseball’ Initiative

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Rob Enslin

La Casita Cultural Center has been selected to participate in “Latinos and Baseball: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” a national community collecting initiative at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Light up the Quad Event Planned for Diwali

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Keith Kobland

An illuminating event is planned on campus to commemorate Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated throughout India. Students enrolled in Professor Romita Ray’s “Art and Architecture of India” course in the College of Arts and Sciences will be lighting up…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Erin Rand Wins National Communication Association Book Award

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Erica Blust

Erin Rand, an associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS), has won the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies…

Campus & Community

One More Flu Clinic Planned for Faculty, Staff

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By News Staff

If you work for Syracuse University and you haven’t had a flu shot yet, you’ll have another chance next week to get vaccinated—for free—against the most common types of flu expected to strike during this flu season. The Office of…

Campus & Community

Students Work with Nepalese Communities in Earthquake Recovery

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Brian Kam ’15 was planning to travel to Nepal last spring and summer to assist in beekeeping enterprises and fruit tree planting, mainly agricultural initiatives. His plans quickly changed as he arrived a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous country on April 25.