The Juice

Remembrance Week will honor victims of bombing
By Rahimon Nasa
October 21, 2012 - 9:19pm
Several events will be held on campus this week to remember the 35 SU students killed in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 attack.

This week, the Syracuse University community will participate in Remembrance Week. Many students have probably noticed the renovations on the Remembrance Wall in front of Hall of Languages have been completed.

But, what exactly is Remembrance Week?

On Dec. 21, 1988, 35 SU students returning home from study abroad programs were killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The plane held 270 passengers. The university started Remembrance Week to honor those students that died. 

Lamees Dhaif reflects on free speech struggles
By Jayne Jaramillo
October 16, 2012 - 11:57am
Dhaif, the winner of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech, accepted her award and spoke in the Hergenhan Auditorium Monday night.

When Lamees Dhaif’s niece tells her she wants people to be anxious to read her every word just like her aunt, Dhaif is often unsure about how to respond.

“Do I tell her a word could cost her her life?” Dhaif, a Bahraini journliast, asked the audience in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium Monday night. “Or should I tell her that a word can distance her from everyone she loves and everything she loves?”

Chancellor Cantor to step down in 2014
By Nick DeSantis
October 12, 2012 - 12:58pm
Syracuse University's 11th chancellor announces she will leave once her current contract expires.

In an email sent to SU students and faculty on Friday morning, Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced her exit from Syracuse University at the end of her contract, which expires in June 2014. The Board of Trustees were informed of her decision earlier in the morning, according to her open letter to the SU community. 

Daniel Klaidman speaks on Obama's drone operations
By Maya Gao Qian
October 10, 2012 - 11:10pm
The journalist elaborated on his research and novel about President Barack Obama's administration.

By the time President Barack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he had already authorized twice as many drone attacks as George W. Bush’s administration, said Daniel Klaidman, veteran correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast.

Klaidman, author of "Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency," spoke in the Miron Special Events Room of Newhouse I Wednesday afternoon.

Falling tile at Westcott Theater injures concertgoers
By Nick DeSantis
October 3, 2012 - 1:43pm
At least three fans go to hospital after incident during Dada Life performance.

An estimated six to eight concertgoers were injured by a falling ceiling tile during Dada Life’s Westcott Theater performance early this morning.

The ceiling tile came loose and fell on part of the crowd towards the end of the electro-house duo’s set. At least three injured attendees arrived at Upstate University Hospital, where they were treated and released.

Former congressman tells students to challenge their viewpoints in college
By Sean Walker
October 3, 2012 - 1:37pm
Artur Davis, a former Alabama congressman, spoke at Syracuse University’s Watson Theater Tuesday, Oct. 2.

SU students compete for live spot on NBC's Today Show
By Lauren Levy
September 17, 2012 - 6:32pm
On Monday, Kathie Lee and Hoda's camera crew visited SU, which has been named a finalist in the "Kathie Lee and Hoda Go Back to College Challenge."

A strong love for Syracuse and morning wine collided as camera crews for The Today Show filmed live on campus Monday morning. Syracuse University was named a finalist for the "Kathie Lee and Hoda Go Back to College Challenge" and cameras caught the reaction of enthusiastic students decked out in orange. 

Political reporter, SU alumn sheds light on Mitt Romney
By Maya Gao Qian
September 15, 2012 - 5:49pm
Boston Globe reporter Michael Kranish spoke in Maxwell Auditorium about his latest book, "The Real Romney."

Thirty-six years ago, Michael Kranish was a political science and journalism major at Syracuse University with an ambition to become a political reporter.

He stood in the same auditorium where he took an introductory American government class in 1976. Only this time, he was the lecturer.

"Modern Family's" Jesse Tyler Ferguson to take the stage at SU
By Nick DeSantis
September 13, 2012 - 4:44pm
The Emmy Award-nominated actor will speak at the Goldstein Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

University Union Performing Arts will host “An Evening with Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson” on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Goldstein Auditorium. The LGBT Resource Center and the Television-Radio-Film Department of the S.I.

Additional artists, Advance Student on-sale ticket info announced for "Common Ground for Peace"
By Nick DeSantis
September 6, 2012 - 6:47pm
World-renowned artists such as David Crosby, A.R. Rahman, Nelly Furtado and more slated to perform at concert in Carrier Dome. Advance Student tickets go on-sale Friday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m.

The artist lineup and Advance Student and general public on-sale ticket dates have been announced for “Common Ground for Peace”, a two-day forum led by the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  Running Oct. 8-9, the event schedule will include academic panel discussions for students and faculty, a public talk by the Dalai Lama and a festival-style music event dubbed the One World Concert.