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Students Organize Cardboard Campout, Donation Drive April 18 on SU Quad
In the past year, an average of 235 people who might otherwise have been homeless stayed at the Rescue Mission shelter nightly. On April 18, 26 students enrolled in SPM 101, “Personal and Social Responsibility,”will sleep in cardboard boxes overnight…
College of Law to Present Second Annual Spring Panel
The College of Law‘s Entertainment & Sports Law Society will present its second Annual Spring Panel Event Wednesday, April 10, at 5:45 p.m. in Room 104. The panel will feature ESPN’s Kristi Dosh and Professor Rick Burton from the Falk…
Professor, Author George Saunders Wins PEN/Malamud Award
Award comes amid success of Saunders’ ‘Tenth of December’ George Saunders G’88, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the prestigious PEN/Malamud Award. Given annually since 1988 in honor of the late…
Take a Musical Journey to the South in ‘Violet’
Violet Karl has lived in her “stupid” town of Spruce Pine, N.C., her entire life, and she’s ready for a change. Bearing a facial scar accidentally left by her father at a young age, Violet sets off on a bus…
‘FAQ: Fearlessly Asked Questions’ to Open at Genet Gallery
The graduate museum studies program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will explore a unique aspect of the human condition in the new exhibition “FAQ: Fearlessly Asked Questions,” on view April 10-May 1 in the Sue &…
University Students, Community Members Collaborate for Anti-Bullying Conference
The second annual Life Gets Better Together conference for LGBTQ youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, April 13, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Founded in 2012 by Syracuse University students, the conference seeks to educate the…
Count Basie Orchestra’s McDonald to Perform with Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble
Marshall McDonald, the lead alto saxophone player of the Count Basie Orchestra, will join SU’s Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble for a concert on Thursday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The…
Students Continue to Lead White Ribbon Campaign on Campus
The Division of Student Affairs continues its on-campus efforts to support the 19 annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign, led by student co-chairs, Ashlee Newman and Paul Ang. Wearing a white ribbon or wristband during this campaign period makes an…
Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes
The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…
Mayfest 2013 Celebration Set for April 26
Syracuse University will celebrate Mayfest 2013 on Friday, April 26, from 1-6 p.m. in Walnut Park, adjacent to the SU campus. Mayfest marks the arrival of spring and the end of the school year with live entertainment, prizes and free…