candlelight vigil

Post-election vigil seeks hope, healing
By NewsHouse Staff
November 11, 2016 - 4:24pm
A candlelight vigil was held outside Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in response to the results of the 2016 presidential election.

The day after a surprising and upsetting presidential election for many on campus,  several campus organizations began offering various forms of support and recovery.

On Wednesday evening, Syracuse Uniersity and SUNY-ESF students gathered in vigil outside Hendricks Chapel with candles to "stand against hate."

Hendricks vigil calls for 'hope in the midst of darkness' of terrorist attacks
By Benjamin F. Mitchell
November 16, 2015 - 8:16pm
The Monday night ceremony opened with readings of hope and peace from five different faiths.

Dozens of students, faculty and staff gathered on the steps of Hendricks Chapel on Monday night to stand “as lights against the darkness” in the wake of the devastating terrorist attacks that made headlines over the weekend.

Victims of terrorist attacks honored with vigil at Wall of Remembrance
By Stephen Connors
November 16, 2015 - 12:33am
Candelight vigil commemorates those lost in Paris, Beirut and Egypt.

The Syracuse University community gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday night in memory of the victims of recent attacks of terror in Paris and Beirut, as well as victims of a Russian flight that crashed in Egypt.

Remembrance Week: Candlelight vigil commemorates Pan Am Flight 103 victims
By Elaina Crockett
October 23, 2012 - 11:12am
The event was one of several that will be held this week to honor the 35 Syracuse University students killed in the 1988 attack.

Night of remembrance
By Alyssa Henry
September 22, 2009 - 10:18pm
Students gather to honor the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 after the recent release of the Lockerbie bomber.

More than 50 students gathered at the steps of Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil to remember the students killed on Pan Am Flight 103.

On Dec. 21, 1988, a terrorist bombing on Pan Am Flight 103 caused the plane to explode over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. Thirty-five of those were students returning from Syracuse University’s study abroad programs.