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Campus & Community

United Way 2013 Campaign Launches on Campus Oct. 8

Monday, September 23, 2013, By News Staff

Celebrating more than three decades of support for the United Way of Central New York, Syracuse University will launch its 2013 United Way campaign Oct. 8. Pledge cards will be distributed to all employees. Ushering in a new season of…

Arts & Culture

Chance the Rapper to Perform in Schine Underground Nov. 6

Monday, September 23, 2013, By News Staff

Chancelor Bennett, known by his stage name, Chance the Rapper, is set to perform in the Schine Underground on Wednesday, Nov. 6, as part of his Chance the Rapper’s Social Experiment Tour. DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn will open for the…

Arts & Culture

Black & Banned: Community Read-Out Planned

Friday, September 20, 2013, By News Staff

The Black Syracuse Project in the Department of African American Studies is organizing Black & Banned, a Community Read-Out for Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28. This year’s event is a “town-gown” collaboration with the Beauchamp Branch of the Onondaga County…

Health & Society

A Human Right to Adequate Food

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As the House of Representatives decided this week to cuts billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program over the next decade, the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wants people to consider a different set of numbers.

Campus & Community

Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

Transmedia Visiting Artist Gary Kibbins will give a talk on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. Kibbins is a media artist and writer currently teaching in the Department of Film Studies at Queen’s University, Canada. He previously taught…

Campus & Community

Orange Smiles Highlight Students’ Common Bond at SU

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

On Sept. 4, the LivingSU student team kicked off the new academic year by hosting the event “Have a Slice Day,” to highlight the one thing we all have in common at SU—we are all Orange! In partnership with SU…

Arts & Culture

Plastics Pioneers Reading Room to Open in Bird Library

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

On Friday, Sept. 27, from 2:30–4 p.m., the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, a gift of donors Glenn and Patsy Beall, will officially be dedicated and opened on the sixth floor of Syracuse University’s Bird Library. The public is invited to…

Arts & Culture

Critical Connections Lecture on Plastics by Robert Friedel

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Robert Friedel, professor of technology and science at the University of Maryland, will present “Is it Real? Imitation and Style in the First Plastics” on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first…

Campus & Community

Balancing Caregiving and Your Career

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Caregivers who also work outside the home may often experience the stress and anxiety that comes from trying to balance the responsibilities to their loved one with their work life. With approximately two-thirds of America’s family caregivers working outside the…

Campus & Community

Campus Directory Updates: Is Your Information Accurate?

Tuesday, September 17, 2013, By News Staff

The campus directory for employees for the 2013-14 academic year will be updated soon. The directory will be available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to…