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CNY Book Awards
Two writers with Syracuse University connections won awards at the Central New York Book Awards, presented recently by the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center. Georgia Popoff, a poet, writer, and part-time lecturer in the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the…
The rise of sports TV costs and why your cable bill keeps going up
Last year, Americans collectively spent 31 billion hours watching sports on TV — a 40% increase from a decade ago. “Every year, there are more entertainment options for people to fill their leisure time,” said Dennis Deninger, a former ESPN production…
Update: Power Restored to Campus
(Updated as of 1:45 p.m.) National Grid has now restored power to all portions of campus disrupted by an outage earlier today. (From earlier) National Grid crews are working to restore electricity in buildings hit by a power outage Saturday…
Campus Community Mourns Loss of Father Linus DeSantis, Roman Catholic Chaplain
Father Linus DeSantis, the Catholic Chaplain at Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1. A wake honoring Father DeSantis will be held Friday, Dec. 4, from 3 – 9 p.m. with…
‘Holidays at Hendricks’ Heralds the Season Dec. 6
Hundreds of musicians will converge on the University for “Holidays at Hendricks,” taking place Sunday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in historic Hendricks Chapel. A campus tradition for more than a decade, the concert is free and open to the…
Graduate Students Teach Philosophy to Eighth Graders in City Schools
A collaborative project between the Southside Academy in the Syracuse City School District and members of the philosophy department in the College of Arts and Sciences is leading to a greater understanding of mankind’s most important questions among eighth graders.
How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics
In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…
National Day of Giving Events Planned for Today
Tuesday, Dec. 1, is National Day of Giving, or #GivingTuesday. Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is observed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, following the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday kicks off the month of…
Scott Warren Selected for Association of Research Libraries Leadership Program
Scott Warren has been selected to participate in the 2016-2017 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows Program. Warren, associate dean for research and scholarship at Syracuse University Libraries, will join 27 other professionals in this executive leadership program that…
OttoTHON Is Back to Raise Money for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
For the second time this year, Syracuse University students will hit the dance floor to help children fighting cancer. OttoTHON will take place from noon to midnight on Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center….