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Health & Society

World Cup Begins, But Will We Watch?

Friday, June 13, 2014, By Keith Kobland

One of the biggest spectacles in sports is underway in Brazil, as soccer teams representing 32 nations compete in the World Cup. But while the rest of the world watches, soccer fandom in the United States is still lukewarm at…

Health & Society

Blending Passions for Playing, Studying Sports

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By News Staff

In the 1990s, many economists disdained sports economics as a field for specialization. But, as someone who had played and watched sports his whole life, Rodney Paul went against that advice he heard in graduate school. Paul had an extensive…

Campus & Community

Meeting of the Minds in the ACC

Tuesday, May 20, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In a year of first-time matchups for Syracuse University as a new member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Stephen DeSalvo ’14 and Kelsey Monteith ’14 brought their game to another ACC first.

Arts & Culture

Meet the Men Behind Creation of the Fisher Center

Thursday, May 8, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Winston Fisher and James Kuhn are the driving force behind Syracuse University’s New York City  academic home in midtown Manhattan. This video provides some insight on the two men who made it all happen. Here’s a transcription of the story:…

Campus & Community

Getting to Know: Peggy Pappas

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Keith Kobland

You won’t find one of the biggest fans of SU’s football and basketball teams sitting in the stands at the Carrier Dome. Most likely, you’ll find Peggy Pappas out on the court or the playing field. “I do bleed orange,”…

Campus & Community

Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at 160th Commencement

Friday, April 25, 2014, By News Staff

A world-class scientist in the understanding of cell reproduction, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a legendary lacrosse coach and sculptor will take the stage at Commencement to be honored for their significant accomplishments.

Arts & Culture

Mandarins to Host Annual Show Featuring Hernz Laguerre

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Mandarins are changing the a cappella game at their annual concert, Mandarins Live!, on Saturday, April 26, at 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The evening’s special guest performer, Hernz Laguerre, is well known on campus for his…

Campus & Community

Former Student-Athletes Supported in Return to Academic Life

Friday, April 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

John Wallace had always had a general knowledge about the life of Harriet Tubman. But it was a course he took on his return to Syracuse University to finish his degree that made him see something much deeper about the courageous woman who led several hundred slaves to freedom.

Inauguration Day Press Kit: Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University This document is also available by clicking here. Nancy Cantor 2004-2013 Nancy Cantor was inaugurated the first female chancellor of Syracuse University. Under her leadership, the University launched Scholarship in Action—a vision that challenges higher…

Campus & Community

In Retrospect: A Look Back into the University Archives

Tuesday, April 8, 2014, By News Staff

As the University prepares to celebrate the next chapter in its history with the inauguration of Chancellor Kent Syverud on Friday, here’s a look back at some of the people and places that are part of Syracuse’s 144-year history.