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Campus & Community

Celebration of the Life of Pat Druger to Be Held Saturday

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Patricia Meyers Druger G’74, a former administrator in The College of Arts and Sciences, passed away on Jan. 19 at Francis House. She was 75. She was an administrator for the introductory biology course and academic coordinator in the Writing Program…

Campus & Community

Free Flu Shots for Students Continue This Week

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Health Services is holding free flu clinics on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and Thursday, Jan. 23, from noon-4 p.m. Please use the ambulance entrance and bring your SU/ESF ID with you. Questions? Call 443-9005. Website: https://www.facebook.com/suhealthservice/posts/819081434775940 Contact Person: Kathleen T. VanVechten,…

Arts & Culture

Ray Smith Symposium Focuses on Commodification, Aesthetics of South Asian Folk Art

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The commodification of South Asia folk art, including Mithila paintings by women from Northern India and parts of Nepal, is the focus of an upcoming Ray Smith Symposium.

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Arts & Culture

CollegeHumor to Create Laughs at SU Feb. 19

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

University Union Performing Arts presents “CollegeHumor Live” on Feb. 19 in Goldstein Auditorium. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. Created in 1999, CollegeHumor is a comedy website that features original videos and articles targeted…

Arts & Culture

A Change in Weather

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Artist and VPA Associate Professor Sam Van Aken was curious about the effects of weather on body and mind. So he is transforming the atmosphere inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s (MWPAI) Museum of Art in Utica—at least for a little while.

Campus & Community

Unsung Heroes Honored at SU’s MLK Celebration

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards were presented to four members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities during the University’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Against All Odds.” The event…

Campus & Community

Spring Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Opportunities

Friday, January 17, 2014, By News Staff

The Department of Recreation Services offers a variety of programs, activities and facilities to the University community during the spring semester that foster healthy lifestyle behaviors. Read more.  

Arts & Culture

Two Alumni Garner Oscar Nominations

Thursday, January 16, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

March 2, Oscar night, could have a distinctly Orange tint this year. Craig Borten ’87 and Chris Renaud ’89 have been nominated for Academy Awards for their work on two very different films that came out during 2013. Borten was…

Media, Law & Policy

Larry Wilmore of ‘The Daily Show’ to Visit Newhouse School Feb. 12

Monday, January 13, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Comedian/writer/producer Larry Wilmore, “senior black correspondent” for the Emmy Award-winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 12, as part of the school’s Leaders in Communications 13th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment…