Syracuse University News

The annual Four Flags Ceremony at Heritage Point in Crescent Park honored Seneca, French, British and United States roots.

To the Editor: Judge Brian DeJoseph's dismissal of the case against Syracuse University head basketball coach Jim Boeheim was just too easy.

Denver, CO, May 26, 2012 -- -- Yorktown University, an accredited Denver, Colorado-based online university, is pleased to announce the appointment of Monte Hancock, an expert in statistics and artificial intelligence applications for data mining, as associate professor of mathematics.

Tickets are $10 and will be on sale at the Thornden Park field house noon to 3 p.m. the day of the tour.

Following the start of major construction in mid-May, restoration of Carnegie Library's main Reading Room and original Quad entrance is expected to be completed within the year.

Despite reports that the University of Miami had reached out to the Big 12 conference to gauge interest in a possible move in case several ACC members leave for more Midwestern pastures, athletic director Shawn Eichorst has broken his silence on the matter and claims the U is "committed to the ACC." Eichorst also clarified that the school has not ... (more)

If you've defaulted on your student loans, you're far less likely to wind up in front of a judge if you live in West Michigan than if you live on the east side of the state.

Should you say yes to life? Follow your passion? Dare to dream? Alice Cooper and Oprah Winfrey have the answers First, let me say what a great honour it is to have been asked to write this blogpost about commencement speeches.

To the Editor: Today we have in our midst veterans of World War II and Korea, veterans who served through the ''peacetime draft'' and the Cold War, veterans of other more recent conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, plus National Guard or reserve members called up in the past who continue to serve subject to redeployment.

Spoleto Festival USA unveils its 2012 poster, which depicts a portion of the painting iBeasti by Li Songsong, a young Chinese artist well known in the People's Republic for his large-scale compositions which consist of thick, colorful impasto.

In the FBI field office in Washington, D.C., two pictures hung on the wall: one of the tail of the Pan Am Flight 103 aircraft, which donned an American flag, and the other of a baby shoe.

I didn't say that, but I hear it from people and I can't believe it. It continues to amaze me that I still come across learned folks who think we can't teach entrepreneurship.

Syracuse University football recruit Jason Emerich will play in one of the best high school showcases in the country next month -- the Big 33 Football Classic.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY's WAER/SYRACUSE is marking its 65th anniversary in broadcasting, and has opened the "WAER Hall of Fame" inside its broadcast facility on Ostrom Avenue.

As a longtime sushi addict , I responded to this news by rushing to Komachi, a Japanese restaurant with an old-school sushi chef.

Crane and Jackson have something very significant in common: they were both chief prosecutor at the international level.

Evanston native Jessie Mueller was nominated for a Tony Award this month for her performance in the 2011 Broadway revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Mueller, a graduate of Evanston Township High School and Syracuse University, acted in several shows in Chicago before landing her first gig in the Big Apple.

U.S. Lacrosse has announced the 2012 induction class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame , and two former Syracuse University players are among the eight inductees.

The death of the only individual convicted for the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, has brought renewed calls for futher investigation into that tragedy.

Every Wednesday morning, a large white truck marked with a modest logo pulls up to Funk 'n Waffles restaurant near the Syracuse University campus.