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Media, Law & Policy

A house divided: Race for the 24th Congressional District seat

Monday, November 5, 2012, By Carol Boll

Two years ago, Republican challenger Ann Marie Buerkle unseated Democrat Rep. Dan Maffei in an excruciatingly tight contest for New York’s 25th congressional seat that was ultimately decided three weeks later and by a margin of less than three-tenths of 1 percent. This year’s rematch has given every indication of being just as close.

Media, Law & Policy

A vote for citizenship

Monday, November 5, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

One vote doesn’t decide the fate of a nation. Its greater meaning is in the vital act of citizenship, says Robert McClure, Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy Emeritus at the Maxwell School.

Business & Economy

WISE Women’s Business Center relocates to Syracuse’s Tech Garden

Monday, November 5, 2012, By Lindsay Wickham

Ribbon-cutting to be held Nov. 8 The WISE Women’s Business Center has announced the relocation of its main office to the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse. A ribbon-cutting, to celebrate a heightened awareness for women’s entrepreneurship in Central New York,…

Campus & Community

How to get involved in Sandy relief efforts

Monday, November 5, 2012, By News Staff

The following message was sent to the SU community earlier today.   Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Over the past several days, the SU community has had the people of the Tri-State area in our hearts and minds as they…

Campus & Community

Women in Sports and Events at SU recap London Olympics with rowing Silver Medalist

Friday, November 2, 2012, By News Staff

Women in Sports and Events (WISE) at Syracuse University invites the campus community to join them for “A Night at the Olympics with 2012 London Silver Medalist Natalie Mastracci and USA Rowing CEO Glenn Merry.” Gina Pauline, assistant professor in…

Arts & Culture

‘Documenting Dissent I’ forum is Nov. 14

Friday, November 2, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Interested in student research? Students in Professor Joan Bryant’s African American Studies research methods seminar made use of resources from SU Library’s Special Collections Research Center to conduct research projects related to this year’s Ray Smith Symposium “Positions of Dissent.”…

Campus & Community

Alumni, friends welcomed back to campus Nov. 8-11 for annual Orange Central celebration

Friday, November 2, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

After a week of student activities to pump up the Orange spirit, Syracuse University’s annual Orange Central celebration will culminate in an expanded Homecoming + Reunion for alumni and friends Nov. 8-11.

Arts & Culture

Thom Filicia ’93 to sign copies of new book as part of SU’s Orange Central

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By Erica Blust

Renowned interior designer Thom Filicia, a 1993 graduate of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will sign copies of his new book, “American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat”(Clarkson Potter), on Friday, Nov. 9, from 4-5:30…

Media, Law & Policy

Smart kids, visual stories

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By News Staff

The first thing the kids noticed was the glass. Walking through the halls of Newhouse 3 in the first year of their participation in the “Smart Kids, Visual Stories” project, students from Syracuse city school Levy K-8 couldn’t fathom how the university felt so comfortable allowing so much exposed glass.

STEM

Engineers study how contaminated soil can be drained, utilized

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By News Staff

LCS research published in Geosynthetics International Each year, 400 million cubic yards of soil are dredged from water bodies in the United States alone. Much of this byproduct is contaminated, deemed unusable and put into landfills. Mahmoud M. Khachan, Shobha…