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Director of Tully Center Calls ‘Ballot Selfie’ a Test of Competing First Amendment Issues
Courts around the country are deciding an issue involving a timeless expression of democracy and a newer form expression of self-absorption: the so called “selfie” photograph taken inside a polling place. It’s a fairly new phenonenon, and getting plenty of…
‘One Wall a Web’ Features Work of Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Light Work is presenting “One Wall a Web,” featuring the work of Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work through Dec. 16. A reception and lecture with Wolukau-Wanambwa will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, from…
Newhouse Student Journalists Participate in Democracy in Action Project
Student journalists at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications are about to get a real-life taste of election coverage by taking part in a project that will place them at the center of one of our most democratic processes….
Newhouse Will Host Film Editor Doug Blush, Screen Film about Journalist James Foley Nov. 5
Academy Award-winning film editor Doug Blush will visit the Newhouse School on Saturday, Nov. 5, for a discussion and screening of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.” The event, sponsored by the Department of Multimedia…
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Poet Matthew Olzmann
Poet Matthew Olzmann, author of “Mezzanines” (Alice James Books, 2013), winner of the Kundiman Poetry Prize, is the next guest in the Raymond Carver Reading Series, on Wednesday, Nov. 9. He will take part in a Q&A session at 3:45…
Heart of a Lion
When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…
Winners of Civic Data Hackathon Announced at City Hall
The winners of the Civic Data Hackathon: Syracuse Roads Challenge were announced recently in a ceremony held at Syracuse City Hall. The hackathon, organized by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the City of Syracuse, and supported by AT&T, brought…
Q&A: Christopher Faricy on the Smooth Transition of Presidential Power
Voters who haven’t yet cast their ballots in early voting step into the voting booth in less than a week to make their voices heard. Citizens need to trust in that election system as part of the democratic process and…
Military Times Ranks Syracuse University #1 Private School, #3 Overall in the Best for Vets: Colleges 2017
Syracuse University’s distinguished history serving veterans and military families is once again being recognized, this time by the Military Times.
Employee Appreciation Day is Nov. 12 at the Dome
Syracuse University celebrates Employee Appreciation Day with $5 football tickets at the Dome on Saturday, Nov. 12, when the Orange takes on North Carolina State at 12:30 p.m. The first 1,000 faculty and staff with an SU ID to visit…