Plus-size model and SU alumna Emme influences fashion design curriculum, launches year-long contest
By Caroline Koller
September 21, 2014 - 12:47pm
Through Emme's initiative, SU is the first U.S. college to bring plus-size mannequins into the classroom.

This fall, Syracuse University became the first U.S. college to stretch its fashion design curriculum to size 12.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) fashion and design department launched its “Fashion Without Limits” program through leading plus-size model and SU alumna Emme's initiative. Through the new yearlong program, students learn to create dresses greater than size 6.

Rally addressing controversial closure of SU's Advocacy Center ends in chancellor's office
By Rachel Lockhart
September 17, 2014 - 9:57pm
Students and faculty called on Chancellor Kent Syverud to re-open the Advocacy Center as a safe space.

The sun was shining on Hendricks Chapel at noon as a crowd of people began to gather. Some talked quietly among themselves, while others sat silently on the steps with their homemade signs speaking for them: “Survivors need more choices, not less” and “The AC was a safe space!”

Syracuse University students and faculty gathered on the steps of Hendricks Chapel at noon Wednesday for a Rally for Consent. Organized by the Campaign for an Advocacy Center at SU, the rally attracted representatives from several sponsoring organizations and many non-affiliated student supporters.

Television-inspired course introduces non-Whitman majors to business basics
By Shannon Hazlitt
September 15, 2014 - 11:30pm
Professors act out drama surrounding a fictional chocolate company to engage students in Whitman's new "Business Essentials" course.

Susan Smith never teaches her newest class with lectures or PowerPoint slides.  When she enters her lecture hall of 105 students, she becomes the marketing executive of the fictional company MJ Whitman Chocolates.

The class, BUA 100: Business Essentials, is a two-course sequence specifically for students who do not major in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. There are no prerequisites for the class, which is taught as if it were an interactive television drama.

String topography artwork in Schine draws attention to Orange After Dark
By Seth Porter
September 15, 2014 - 9:09pm
Graduate student Luke Blum creates the "S" now hanging in Schine at a pancake breakfast last year.

Inspiration struck Luke Blum, a graduate student in Syracuse University's School of Education, in an unusual way last year. The result -- a piece of artwork featuring an orange Syracuse "S" -- now hangs in Schine Student Center. 

Chinese community gathers to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival away from home
By Shi Shi
September 15, 2014 - 12:32am
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association hosted the annual event in Goldstein Auditorium.

With singing, dancing and traditional cakes, the Chinese community at Syracuse University celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, hosted by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, commemorates the traditional Chinese reunion festival each year. It’s one of CSSA’s biggest annual events, selling more than 350 tickets this year. The event brings SU students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger Syracuse community, together through the shared celebration.

SU students must pay more to replace lost or stolen ID cards
By Shi Shi
September 13, 2014 - 7:46pm
A microchip embedded in the new student ID cards means higher prices for replacements.

With the introduction of a new student ID card this semester, Syracuse University students face slightly steeper costs for replacing lost or damaged IDs.

Author, Iraq War veteran kicks off 2014 Syracuse Symposium lineup
By Holly Johnston
September 11, 2014 - 9:04am
Award-winning author Kevin Powers will open the annual series at 7 p.m. Thursday in Watson Theatre.

The 2014 Syracuse Symposium kicks off Thursday with one of the most diverse lineups to date. The annual semester-long event, which started in 2001, draws on the theme “perspective” this year by asking the question, “How do we see the world?”

Professor encourages healthy eating, self-reliance through small business
By Jessica Mattern
September 11, 2014 - 1:49am
After launching Make Fresh Foods in July, local entrepreneur Nancy Rissler looks toward the future of her recipe-based business.

When Nancy Rissler saw a 15-year-old mother give Coca-Cola to her newborn baby, Rissler was not disgusted or judgmental. Instead, she was inspired. She refers to this experience as a moment that changed the course of her life. This moment instilled a desire in her to teach the world about food and how to nourish one’s body, which launched a career as a certified hospitality educator, Syracuse University professor, food scientist and, most recently, an entrepreneur.

Sweet Basil Thai House moves to Marshall Street
By Jessie Yuqing Shi
September 8, 2014 - 12:16am
The Thai and Vietnamese restaurant relocated from Mattydale to former Cosmos spot on Friday.

Sweet Basil Thai House opened in its new location at 143 Marshall St. on Friday, putting a new face on the storefront that Cosmos Pizza and Grill had filled for years.

Juice Jam 2014: Nothing Short of Magical
By Charlene Cooper
September 7, 2014 - 11:19pm
In the final hurrah before classes pick up pace, music lovers came together for good music, good company and good times.

Some say it'll make you feel like an eager child on Christmas morning. Others claim it's the only good reason to wake up before 9 a.m. on a Sunday. Either way, the 10th annual Juice Jam Music Festival brought music lovers together in a final hurrah before classes pick up pace.