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Academy to train university officers
Specialized program first of its kind
By Max Woolley
With help from the Department of Public Safety at Syracuse University, the first university-based police academy in the country will be opening its doors this May. In conjunction with Onondaga Community College (OCC) and the Public Safety Training Center at the Onondaga Hill, SU's DPS is creating a regional peace officer academy with a curriculum specifically designed for the university setting.
Big Event uses outdoor service to aid community
By Brian Hayden
Along an underpass on Renwick Avenue, just a few hundred feet away from Brewster-Boland-Brockway residence halls, is a bare orange concrete wall littered with garbage and graffiti. In desperate need of a paint job, it serves as an unofficial welcome to those who travel from the university Hill into South Syracuse.
Titanic oceanographer, election panel highlight lecture series
By Jeffrey Moses
Syracuse University students will get the chance to hear guest speakers tackle issues from Sierra Leone human rights to the 2008 presidential election to a trip to the bottom of the ocean next year. The speakers in the annual University Lecture series are: • Ishmael Beah, a human rights activist and author, will speak Sept.
"Artfest' provides forum for independent work
By Nicole Loring
Kristian Rodriguez was frustrated with the lack of artistic expression outside the classroom at Syracuse University, so he decided to do something about it. Rodriguez, with the help of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), is hosting Artfest, a festival to allow artists at SU to share ideas and show their independent artwork outside the educational setting.
