Chinese Students and Scholars Association

February 24, 2015 - 1:45pm
Chinese Student and Scholar Association hosted Spring Festival Gala at Goldstein Auditorium to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

As the Lunar New Year, a massive New Year celebration in China and most Asian countries that comes this month, the Chinese community at Syracuse University celebrated the festival together on February 13 at Goldenstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center.

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.

February 3, 2014 - 4:34pm
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association marked the start of the Year of the Horse with performances in its annual gala.

Syracuse students, faculty, staff and community members ushered in the Year of the Horse with food, song and dance.

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association welcomed the Lunar New Year on Friday with its annual Spring Festival Gala. The gala is one of CSSA’s biggest events of the year and sold over 300 tickets. The event brings the University and the larger Syracuse community together through the shared celebration.

April 5, 2012 - 9:05pm
Based on Chinese dating show "Fei Cheng Wu Rao," female student choose or reject male bachelors in front of a full audience.

A group of 10 girls sit in the pews on the left side of Hendricks Chapel. They seem nervous, but excited. They chat and smile cautiously as the lower level of the chapel, nearly filled with Chinese students, murmurs excitedly in Mandarin. Some of the girls wear high heels and evening dresses, while others don casual tennis shoes and jeans.  

All 10 are looking for a boyfriend at "Fei Cheng Wu Rao," a Chinese game show modified for Syracuse University by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.