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Mother Marianne Cope comes back to Syracuse as part of her journey to sainthood
By Meredith Bowen
For three weeks, Sister Mary Laurence Hanley and Sister Grace Anne Dillenschneider walked the mountain paths of Hawaii, part of their quest to bring the body of Mother Marianne Cope home to Syracuse. Their four-nun group traveled to the isolated Kaluapapa peninsula, where Mother Marianne devoted the final 35 years of her life to help those who had been exiled to the island of Molakai by leprosy.
Dhafir convicted by jury for embezzlement
By Steven Kovach
Dr. Rafil Dhafir, the Manlius oncologist sent to trial for tax evasion and Medicare fraud, was found guilty Thursday on 59 of the 60 charges held against him. Dhafir was arrested in February for violation of the former U.S. embargo against Iraq and embezzling over $500,000 from donors to his charity Help the Needy.
UU Concerts looks for acts
By Alex Roberts
When the Grammy Awards air on CBS Sunday night, there will be an astonishing presence of music artists who have performed at universities in Central New York in the past three years. Among them are Gwen Stefani, Green Day and Kanye West, who together have 19 Grammy nominations and three separate performances.
Gore campaign manager to lecture
By Matt Powers
Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign manager will come to Syracuse University Sunday. Donna Brazile will be the keynote speaker at the African American Male Congress' eighth annual Talented Tenth Leadership Institute. She will deliver the keynote address at the convocation at 4 p.
SASSE sponsors Vagina Monologues
By Michael Lopardi
Sticking your face in a six-foot vagina may seem unusual. Add a group of women and a camera, and things just get weird. But when the vagina is made out of white cardboard with red tissue paper and the women are working to raise awareness about women's issues, the partial perversion quickly becomes progressive publicity.
Professor to play Crouse organ recital
By Erin Fitzgerald
While organ music is most often associated with church, students will soon have the opportunity to experience its contemporary sound. Syracuse University organist and assistant professor Christopher Marks, will perform as part of the "Year of the American Composer" series at 8 p.
