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A chance to see the next possible Marc Jacobs is at your fingertips. Syracuse University's The School of Visual and Performing Arts is hosting their Annual Fashion Show this week, and the night promises to bring plenty of fabulous fashion, glamour, and buzz.  The School of Art and Design's senior fashion design majors will debut their collections during the two-day event.

The Goldstein Auditorium will house the runway show. Seating is available in the balcony for $15, or $10 with a valid student ID. Floor seats are $25 and include access to a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. All seats are $6.

The event is 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30.Tickets are available at the Schine Student Center Box Office. For more information call 315-443-4644.

Spring’s biggest event is back, but will it be the same? Mayfest, typically a lively outside block party stretching across multiple streets, has a new home.

 Walnut Park will be the central location for the day’s festivities. The park will be split into three sections: A free beer trailer for 21 and up, a concert stage offering live performances, and a free food station.

 But the event isn’t a free-for-all.

 In an open letter to the SU community, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner wrote:

 “As Mayor, I have instructed the Syracuse Police Department to strictly enforce the City ordinances during the April 30 Mayfest event in Walnut Park but also along Euclid Avenue and in the East neighborhood.”

 Miner explained the city ordinances of “open containers, excessive noise, littering” are prohibited and anyone in violation will be held responsible. 

 Student Association President Jon Barnhart also sent an open letter to the SU community about Mayfest, saying:

 “This will be a day to celebrate spring, the end of the school year, and the great friendships we all have here at Syracuse University and SUNY ESF. It will truly be a day for students.”

 Mayfest has literally risen from the dead. Earlier this year it was canceled, but SA and University Union have fought to revive the beloved affair.

 Mayfest will be held from 1-5:30 p.m. and leads up to the University Union’s Block Party at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome featuring performances by rapper Drake and N.E.R.D.

 To view the letters from Miner and Barnhart and learn more about the day’s schedule, visit the official Mayfest site.  

The Schine Underground looked like a Taiwanese fairground Wednesday night. The Taiwan Connection hosted a "Taiwan night" from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for SU students to experience Taiwan culture. Taiwanese games, prizes, food, and a flea market comprised the night's activities. Students could try their luck at games like marbles picking, throw the hoop, or poke it. Winners received candy and assorted knick-knacks. If gambling wasn't appealing, you could learn how to make origami or Sand Art.

A makeshift flea market had a rack of clothes and a multitude of crafts for sale under a colorful string of lanterns. A buffet line snaked through the room as students were served fried rice, scallion pancakes, bubble tea, dumplings, and sugar-coated fruit. Each of the eight tables had two Taiwan Connection members uniformed in bright pink T-shirts reading "TaiwanYes!" controlling each station.

Roughly 50 students attended the event including first-timers Eva Lyons and Sam Kogan. Kogan, a freshman, saw a flier on campus about Taiwan night and thought it looked like a great time.

"The origami looks totally awesome," Lyons, a junior, enthused.

"Cuisine, culture, toys -- it's fun," Kogan said.

Joe Blum delivers all his best pick-up lines in his conquest to win a date on Valentine's Day. But his suave suit, nice bouquet and sweet smile isn't impressing the ladies. Just when he begins to lose all hope, Blum bumps into fate, and a girl named Bridget. Watch the greatest Syracuse love story unfold.  

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