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Hip hop artist Nas to rap at Schine
By Kelly Outram
This year Block Party is getting some competition. Celebrated rapper Nas will headline the annual Greek Unity Fest at Syracuse University on Friday, April 18 at the Schine Student Center. The musician known for hits like "One Mic" and "I Can," will perform four days before Fergie and Sean Kingston take the stage at University Union's yearly spring concert, Block Party.
SU hires director of greek life | Job filled after eight months of interim director
By Lauren Bertolini
The presidents of four Syracuse University Greek councils sat waiting for Eddie Banks-Crosson to meet them for lunch. The presidents of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Latino Greek Council sat on one side of the table, and the presidents of the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association sat on the other, said Michelle Herrera, the president of the LGC.
Author, doctor discusses mental dangers of war
By Julia Terruso
Dr. Jonathan Shay's opening message wasn't what one might expect to hear at a lecture given by an award-winning author. "Not a blessed thing I have to say in this regard is new," he said. "Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing." Shay went on to explain this statement to the crowd of nearly 100 students and faculty who gathered to hear him speak Wednesday in Maxwell Auditorium.
Entrepreneurs perfect recipes in test kitchen | Local culinary program to aid economic development
By Max Woolley
With the help of a newly launched Syracuse test kitchen, anybody, even students, can bring their homemade recipe to the mainstream industry. "It's giving (opportunities to) small entrepreneurs who may never have had an opportunity to come out and be successful," said Dave Evans, director of Nelson Farms.
Former governor of Puerto Rico to visit SU | Colón to discuss island's current legal status
By Sarah DiGiulio
Syracuse University students will get the chance to hear a new perspective on Puerto Rico - from the commonwealth's former governor. Rafael Hernández Colón, the former governor of Puerto Rico, will visit The Warehouse in downtown Syracuse tonight to discuss Puerto Rico and its current status as a commonwealth to the United States.
Scientist to discuss physical effects of college stress levels
By Alex Kish
Some college students are tired but can't sleep. They have no appetite. And although they've been falling behind in school, they haven't been able to get out of bed to make it to their 9:30 a.m. class. These students, like many other Americans, are probably suffering from the pitfalls and annoyance of chronic stress.
New directors hired to run technology research program
By Rachel Gruber
At Syracuse University, Hubert Yang and Molly Zimmermann are on the forefront of an innovative program law schools across the country are adopting. The two are assistant directors in a new program that features a merger between the New York State Science and Technology Law Center at Syracuse University College of Law - bringing together the fields of technology and law.
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Broomtricks | Students at Middlebury College pioneer ground-based version of Harry Potter game
By Kasey Panetta and Conor Orr
Xander Manshel's favorite sport requires that he run around donned in a cape with a broomstick between his legs. Quidditch, first introduced by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series, was adapted by Manshel, a Middlebury College student, in the fall of 2005.
