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LGBT activist speaks at Villa Rossa Lecture Series
On Oct. 10, the Villa Rossa Lecture Series at Syracuse University in Florence hosted Vladimir “Vladi” Luxuria, an Italian actress, writer, politician and television host. The lecture, entitled “Across Ocean and Gender, Discovering the Unknown,” explored her time spent traveling…
SU alumnus named a National Book Award finalist
Syracuse University alumnus Steve Sheinkin ’90 has been named a finalist in the Young People’s Literature category of the 2012 National Book Awards. A former international relations major in The College of Arts and Sciences, Sheinkin was nominated for “Bomb:…
Rhodes, Heyman to present Setnor School of Music faculty recital Oct. 26
Violinist Harumi Rhodes and pianist Steven Heyman, both faculty members in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a recital on Friday, Oct. 26, at 8…
‘Ensuring Successful Students and Schools’ is focus of next IRP
The Oct. 18 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Sharon Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District. She will discuss the district’s five-year plan for ensuring the success of the city’s students. The IRP program…
SU Humanities Center, Society for New Music present program of music, film and video Oct. 28
The world premiere of “Cantos,” an ambitious multimedia work by New York State composer Rob Deemer, is part of the next installment of Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Memory-Media-Archive.” The premiere is part of a program titled “Aural…
Four alumni to be honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central celebration
Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni—leaders in the fields of social media, design, athletics, philanthropy and community service—will be honored with the George Arents Award at a celebration dinner in the Goldstein Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 8, during the University’s 2012 Orange Central celebration.
‘Changes at The Post Standard’ is the subject of Oct. 18 TMR
The Oct. 18 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Stephen A. Rogers, editor and publisher of The Post-Standard, and Tim Kennedy, president of Syracuse Media Group. The pair will discuss the changes taking place at the Post-Standard as they…
Professor Anna Vasilevna Gorbatsevich remembered
Anna Vasilevna Gorbatsevich, professor emerita of Russian, passed away at her home on Sept. 6 at the age of 88. She was a resident of Syracuse for more than 60 years. Gorbatsevich was born near Warsaw, Poland, where she studied to become…
Social ballroom and swing dance on Oct. 20
The SU Ballroom Dance Organization and SU Swing Club will be co-hosting a social dance this Saturday, Oct. 20 at Skybarn on South Campus from 7-10 p.m. There will be approximately 20 dances represented, such as tango, west coast swing,…
NASCAR Kinetics student event
The NASCAR Kinetics is having a student run event to be happening on the Syracuse University campus this weekend. The event is a NASCAR viewing party for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway to be held Sunday, Oct. 21…