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Guster guitarist leads sustainability talk
By Rebecca Kheel
Country music star Willie Nelson has an odd Thanksgiving tradition. Instead of gorging himself on turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, he makes biodiesel. Nelson, his business partner Bob King and their families take the grease from their turkey and turn it into environmentally friendly fuel in King's backyard in Maui.
March pushes for end of child soldier recruitment
By Sarah Tracey
The calm of Syracuse University's Quad Saturday afternoon was interrupted by a man holding a megaphone. He walked to the center of the Quad and addressed a crowd that was gathering near Hendricks Chapel. "How would we feel if we had a younger brother or sister that was abducted and forced to go in a war against their will?" he shouted.
Day of Silence protests LGBT abuse, discrimination
By Valerie Crowder
Students of various ages and sexual orientations broke a daylong silence with a loud cymbal crash and the ringing of several noisemakers at 5:16 p.m. Friday. Representatives from one middle school, five high schools, Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College rallied in front of Hinds Hall Friday to recognize Day of Silence, a student-run national event to counter issues facing the LGBT community.
Q & A with Guster's lead guitarist Adam Gardner
By Rebecca Kheel
Q&A with Guster's lead guitarist Adam Gardner Gardner was at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus Sunday as part of the fourth annual Campus Consciousness Tour. He and other sustainability leaders introduced a documentary on sustainable biodiesel production and led a discussion on the topic in ESF's Marshall Auditorium.
