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Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Lives in Darfur

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A region scarred by civil violence and a resulting humanitarian crisis over the past decade, Darfur in western Sudan still struggles to reach peace between the government and rebel factions. Its citizens, however, are not waiting to start rebuilding their lives and communities.

Chicana Novelist Helena María Viramontes to Give Public Reading Feb. 20

Friday, February 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Cornell author known for gritty portrayal of Latina/o culture Helena María Viramontes, professor of English at Cornell University, will read from her acclaimed novel, “Their Dogs Came with Them” (Atria Books, 2007), Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Heroy…

Raymond Carver Reading Series to Feature Award-Winning Novelist Justin Torres

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with novelist Justin Torres, author of the critically acclaimed “We the Animals” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a…

Campus & Community

Disabilities as Ways of Knowing—A Series of Creative Writing Conversations: Part II

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Disability Experience and Poetic Verse Reading by Poets Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth, and Stephen Kuusisto March 28 Reading 7-8 p.m. at Watson Theater Reception and book signing from 8-9 p.m. at Light Work Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth…

Blue Cross Blue Shield VP to Discuss Digital Media in Healthcare

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

R. Andrew Hetzel ’90, vice president of corporate communications with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 27, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series…

STEM

PRIDE Coordinates Playful Challenges for National Engineers Week

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By News Staff

Programs Rooted in Developing Excellence (PRIDE) in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) coordinates an annual celebration of National Engineers Week, which brings the members of the college together and introduces the campus community to the field…

Campus & Community

OrangeAbility 2013: Accessible Athletics Expo

Thursday, February 14, 2013, By News Staff

Experience and play accessible athletics with us! All are invited to OrangeAbility 2013, Syracuse University’s Accessible Athletics Exposition! Come by and experience wheelchair basketball, power soccer, and sled hockey–as well as other sport and recreation events designed for people who…

Career Services Presents Business Smarts for Sciences & Arts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its second workshop, “Service: A Work of Heart,” on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 228B Schine Student Center, as part of the semester-long series Business Smarts for Sciences &…

Actor, Comedian Seth Meyers to Perform Stand-up Comedy at SU March 27

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

University Union will present “A Night of Comedy with Seth Meyers.” Meyers will be performing stand-up comedy in Goldstein Auditorium on March 27, with doors to open at 7:30 p.m. Meyers is most recognized as the sole “Weekend Update” anchor…

Arts & Culture

Razor-Sharp Wit in ‘Top Girls’ Examines Costs of Success

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, By News Staff

A skeptical and comic look at the role of women in contemporary society, “Top Girls” flashes with Caryl Churchill’s razor-sharp wit and ingenious theatricality. Set in the early days of Margaret Thatcher’s England, the play follows two sisters: hard-nosed, successful…