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Sisters, Part of Quadruplet Siblings, Acclimate to Life at Syracuse University
When it came time to apply to colleges, the Kryss siblings each decided to try Syracuse University. All four of them. At the same time. The siblings make up a special rarity in families: quadruplets. As it turned out, two…
Setnor School to Present Mozart’s Comic Opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Jan. 25-26
The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present Mozart’s comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7…
Syracuse University at Sundance
When the Sundance Film Festival convenes in Park City, Utah later this month, Syracuse University will be well represented. For the fourth year, a group of 10 film students—five from the Newhouse School and five from the College of Visual…
VPA Communications Design Students Win Big in Creative Quarterly International Competition
Communications design (CMD) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design won big in the international Creative Quarterly 54 competition. Five of the 12 winning entries in the graphic design student category were submitted by members…
‘Yoga for Singers’ Workshops Explore Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Singers interested in using mind-body awareness to improve their vocal technique and overall performance are encouraged to register for a series of public workshops presented by CNY Singing Garden, a Syracuse-based private voice studio. Soprano Laura Enslin and tenor Daniel…
All Hands on Deck: VPA Senior’s Involvement on Campus Springs Him Into ‘Elf the Musical,’ New York City and Beyond
Behind the scenes of every production is a team making it all happen. An organized chaos of choreographed disarray moves to give the audience the experience and “wow” moments for which they attend the theater. Samuel Arencibia, a senior in…
Invent@SU Team Wins Share of First Prize at New York State Department of Health Aging Innovation Challenge
Millions of people around the world with mobility challenges have trouble standing up from a chair or couch. During the Invent@SU program in summer 2017, communications and rhetorical studies major Kalia Zizi Barrow ’17 and mechanical engineering major Ruby Batbaatar…
Indigenous Filmmaker, VPA Faculty Member Scores Sundance Debut for Documentary on Native Author N. Scott Momaday
A documentary film on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday by Jeffrey Palmer, an assistant professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, will make its debut at the Sundance Film…
Relieve Exam Stress with the Syracuse All Steel Percussion Orchestra
To help relieve the stress of final exam week, the Syracuse All Steel Percussion Orchestra (SASPO) will perform a selection of “bangers and party anthems” on Friday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Atrium. Members of…
Design Students’ Exhibition Addresses Microaggressions on Campus
Junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design have ventured to solve the subtle issues involved with microaggressions as perceived on campus through the exhibition “Microaggressions: Ignorance Does Not Equal Bliss,” part of…