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SU study finds that online multiplayer video games create greater negative consequences — yet elicit greater enjoyment — than traditional video games among college student playersOctober 17, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu Online video games with thousands of simultaneous players, such as…

SPIN auction helps law students pursue public interest careersOctober 16, 2007Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Social justice, children’s rights, environmental protection, civil liberties — these are just some of the community issues that Syracuse University law students can help address with funds…

Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies hosts public screening, discussion with filmmaker Keith Beauchamp Oct. 30 at The WarehouseOctober 16, 2007Erica Blustesblust@syr.edu The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will present…

Torres-Saillant, Van Gulick named Tolley ProfessorsOctober 11, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu Silvio Torres-Saillant, associate professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies Program at Syracuse University, and Robert Van Gulick, department chair and…

Shhhh, it’s a secret…October 11, 2007Wendy Harris Mary Gilmore Smith (’29, G’38) will be 100 years old on Nov. 2. University College (UC) will honor her with a SURPRISE reception on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Drumlins Country Club. If you…

iSchool at Syracuse researchers improving access to digital resourcesOctober 10, 2007Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Reading about Egyptian mummies or papyrus pales in comparison to seeing a sarcophagus or the ancient paper. Or simply knowing the local newspaper was first printed in…

Food Justice Roundtable to be held Oct. 10 at Syracuse University October 09, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu As a follow-up to the Oct. 9 visit by food activists and entrepreneurs Alice Waters and Judy Wicks, a Food Justice Roundtable will be…

IJPM symposium to examine intellectual property law, policy Oct. 26October 09, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu A global surge of rights assertions has made intellectual property a pressing concern in policy debates and a regular item on the docket of the U.S….

‘Screening Free Speech’ film festival at Syracuse University focuses on threats to free speech, freedom of expressionOctober 09, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu “Screening Free Speech,” a film festival celebrating the First Amendment, will be held Friday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 21, at…

First global blog to report human rights violations, Impunity Watch, created at Syracuse University, launches Oct. 11October 09, 2007Jaclyn D. Grossojgrosso@law.syr.edu Myanmar. Darfur. Iraq. Civil unrest and human rights violations exist in every part of the world. Now — through…