Ryan Patel: Tour guide decides no better place to give back than on SU campus
The junior is usually donning orange gear and sharing his love for the university with tour groups. Read more »
Writer archives: Divya Murthy
SU alumnus releases part-memoir, part-medical narrative on death of his brother
Tim Wendel, Class of 1978, lost a brother to leukemia, and he’s documented the medical journey in his latest memoir, called “Cancer Crossings: A Brother, His Doctors and the Quest for a Cure to Childhood Leukemia.” Read more »
At 80, former Common Council president Van Robinson is still serving Syracuse
Van Robinson served on the Common Council as member and president for 18 years. Read more »
More than 500 people sought shelter in Onondaga and neighboring counties during annual Point-in-Time Count
On one of January’s coldest nights, the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York conducted a one-night count of all sheltered and unsheltered homeless people. Read more »
Toronto-based Keys N Krates brings fresh sound to Westcott
Toronto-based trio Keys N Krates gave The Westcott Theater a dose of electronic music with live instruments on Thursday night. Read more »
Electronic duo Louis The Child returns to Syracuse at Westcott
The Westcott Theater hosted Chicago-duo Louis The Child and fellow electronic-based Point Point AND Chicago rapper Joey Purp at a sold out concert Friday night. Read more »
Serenity for Women builds tiny houses and a community garden for women veterans
The housing organization aims to empower and enrich the lives of women veterans by providing them with homes. Read more »
CNY Fair Housing to hold conference on challenges facing Fair Housing Act in its 50th year
As the Fair Housing Act nears its 50th anniversary, CNY Fair Housing will discuss the impact of the current act and the challenges it faces, like school segregation, domestic violence and accessibility. Read more »
Syracuse University students and faculty to light up Sculpture Garden for Diwali celebration
SU groups will decorate campus with 1,000 luminaries Thursday to celebrate Diwali, the festival of light. Read more »
Syracuse University celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day for 2nd year
On its second year in recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day, the native community at Syracuse University reflects on the atmosphere the community faces and the changes it's seen. Read more »
Open Hand Theater's larger-than-life puppets, art education programs find new home in mall
A local theater specializing in puppetry and educational theater will celebrate its relocation to ShoppingTown Mall with a grand reopening Thursday. Read more »
Catch the McCartney Madness, a student-run festival on the SU campus
Students from the Setnor School of Music worked all summer to produce a Paul McCartney festival hours before Paul McCartney performs in Syracuse on Sept. 23. Read more »
With Love, Burma hints at a fresh take on Burmese food at Onondaga Community College’s teaching restaurant
Onondaga Community College’s teaching restaurant has changed hands from Pakistani food to Burmese offerings, as With Love reveals a new destination for the next six months. Read more »
Bored? Consider taking on 1 of these 5 hobbies
Spend a fruitful summer in Syracuse by participating in any number of activities in the central New York area. As a mountain climber’s club would say, the sky is the limit. Read more »
'The Wizard of Oz' released as part of Syracuse University’s Department of Drama’s 2017-18 lineup
Syracuse University’s Department of Drama will bring musicals, comedies and classics to their 2017-2018 season line up. Read more »
Shazif Shaikh: This student won’t sleep until he sees Syracuse University science community at its peak
Shazif Shaikh sleeps only a few hours a week, but that doesn’t dim his energy and drive to improve the science community on campus. Read more »
13 SU students became gummy bears, plants and much more at the Syracuse Stage
The 19th Young Playwrights festival gave high schoolers and middle schoolers a chance to see their plays come to life as performed and read by SU College of Visual and Performing Arts students. Read more »
Reading a book begins and ends with eating a piece of cake at the Onondaga Free Library
The Onondaga Free Library’s book club organized a French dessert bake-off as an additional way to learn about the book of the month, and as a way to welcome new faces to the library. Read more »
Learn about the life of refugees in Syracuse with a walk and a Pakistani meal
SUPRA’s 3rd Annual Walking Tour will take 50 participants through the refugee community in Syracuse, with stops at refugee learning and resettlement centers and a shared meal at a restaurant run by a Pakistani refugee. Read more »
With Love, Pakistan tastes like warm chai and nostalgia
With Love, Pakistan serves up traditional Pakistani dishes by Sarah Robin, a refugee from Pakistan and the current entrepreneur-in-residence at Onondaga Community College’s teaching restaurant. Read more »
The Black Celestial Choral Ensemble is turning 40 this year
The Black Celestial Choral Ensemble has brought Christian gospel to the SU campus since 1977, and the group is spiritedly planning its 40th anniversary this weekend with a concert and banquet with alumni. Read more »
Thrive at SU raises more than $1,500 to help refugees in Syracuse – with dance, music and Otto the Orange
The first – hopefully annual – Thrive Together Fair raised over $1,500 InterFaith Works’ Center for New Americans showcasing international cultures. Read more »
This coffee shop just opened and it already has regulars
The newly opened Salt City Coffee in the Westside neighborhood serves up locally roasted coffee, tea and sandwiches in a living room setting. Read more »
Libraries are supposed to be quiet, except when they host a Poetry Bash
The 6th Annual Poetry Bash hosted by SU's "Flying Busman" Mickey Mahan at the Petit Branch Library welcomed people of all ages to read and recite their favorite works of poetry. Read more »
