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Recovering from the man-made tsunami in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, By News Staff

Everyone knows about the ravages of the 2004 tsunami in Asia. But few realize that the little-publicized, 30-year-long armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the government forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam caused more damage and took…

Fashion designer, alumna Lisa Muscatel to speak at Syracuse University April 14

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will welcome fashion designer and alumna Lisa Muscatel ‘03 back to share her experiences, work and insights on Thursday, April 14, at 2 p.m. in The Warehouse Auditorium, first floor, The…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Stage to offer Happy Hour to patrons

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, By News Staff

Acoustic blues guitarist Melissa Clark of Hamilton will perform at a pre-performance
happy hour Thursday, April 7, at Syracuse Stage, before the performance of “The Miracle Worker.”

Campus & Community

Teres to read and sign books at Barnes & Noble

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, By News Staff

Harvey Teres, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, will be at Barnes & Noble in DeWitt for a reading and book signing of “The Word On the Street: Linking the Academy and the Common Reader” (University of Michigan Press, 2010) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20.

Campus screenings of ‘Wretches & Jabberers’ planned April 16, 28

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

The Syracuse University School of Education will host three screenings of the documentary film “Wretches & Jabberers,” on Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium…

First Syracuse air guitar competition will be April 22

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University brings international rock phenomenon to Central New York Central New York air guitarists: get ready to rock.  The Department of Art and Music Histories in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has teamed up with the Red…

The Future of Minority Studies at SU 2011 symposium: ‘Islamophobia, Orientalism and Gender Justice’

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By News Staff

Laila Farah, a Lebanese-American feminist performance-scholar, will present “Living in the Hyphen-Nation,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in Syracuse University’s Watson Theater. The performance is part of the symposium “Islamophobia, Orientalism and Gender Justice,” presented by the Future of…

The world’s oceans is the topic for SU’s annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By News Staff

Twelve Syracuse University undergraduate students will be recognized for excellence in introductory earth science during the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium, located in the Heroy Geology Laboratory….

Media, Law & Policy

Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ to emcee fifth annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 7

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Luncheon will be held 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at The Plaza Hotel in New York City Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” will serve as emcees at the fifth annual Mirror Awards luncheon ceremony on Tuesday, June…

Founder of Exodus 3 Ministries to receive 2011 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award April 12

Monday, April 4, 2011, By Michele Barrett

In honor of her tireless work advocating for women, Debra Person, founder and executive director of Exodus 3 Ministries (E3M), will receive the 2011 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award presented by Syracuse University’s School of Social Work…