Lazarus Sims, 42, is a former point guard for the SU men’s basketball team. He played from 1992-1996, and took over as leader of the city's parks department on Monday. Read more »
Tickets to the second annual TEDx Syracuse University will be made available for reservation starting this Thursday. Read more »
Construction officially began last Tuesday on a solar house that produces twice the energy it consumes. The GRoW Home was designed by a team of students from the University at Buffalo and SUNY-ESF. Read more »
Tony, Kevin and Ron Golumbeck were part of a dominant Michigan State crowd at the Carrier Dome on Sunday that watched Michigan State defeat Louisville, 76-70, to advance to the Final Four. Read more »
Howard Booker has scalped tickets at the Super Bowl, the Indianapolis 500 and the World Series. The East Regional tournament has been tougher, with so many tickets available, and available at such a cheap price, it’s been difficult to flip tickets. Read more »
In the midst of this weekend’s NCAA Tournament East Regional contests, both non-disabled people and people with disabilities came together for their own March Madness in a game of wheelchair basketball. Read more »
Two years ago, the Block Party announcement had a similar timetable to this year when it wasn’t announced until March 31, 2013 that Ke$ha would be performing at the event. The artists for the 2013 MayFest — Earl Sweatshirt, Sound Remedy and The Chainsmokers — were announced about a week later on April 7, 2013. Read more »
Here is a round-up of criminal activity that occurred near campus during the past week, according to Syracuse police bulletins. Unlicensed possession of marijuana A… Read more »
The suit was filed March 26 by the Fitapelli & Schaffer law firm on behalf of servers, bussers, runners, bartenders and other “tipped workers” to recover minimum wages, pay for “side work,” overtime compensation and misappropriated tips. Read more »
The hour-long forum began at 2:30 p.m. and was attended by about 30 members of the Syracuse University community. Louis Altman is one of three finalists in the search for the SU ADA coordinator. Read more »
During the event, Sayed Kashua spoke about what influenced him to be a storyteller and how it led him to move from the place he called home for entire life. Kashua’s work has generated significant recognition in Israel as well, as he is the recipient of the Bernstein Prize and the Prime Minister’s Prize in Literature. Read more »
Syracuse midfielder Kelly Cross has been suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules, SU Athletics confirmed Friday shortly after noon. Read more »
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is coming to Syracuse University on Tuesday to speak with Chancellor Kent Syverud, IVMF officials and students. Read more »
On Marshall Street, stores and restaurants are preparing for larger-than-usual crowds. Manny’s and Shirt World are selling NCAA-specific apparel, and Varsity Pizza is expecting huge crowds for its various traditional dining options. Read more »
The Department of Public Safety is working with Parking and Transit Services, the Syracuse Police Department and the city of Syracuse in arranging a park-and-ride transit system which will run from Armory Square and Destiny USA to SU. Read more »
The Carrier Dome has been transformed from the inside, both procedurally and structurally, for this weekend’s NCAA Tournament East Regional. Read more »
As of March 18, SU Abroad canceled the Paris Noir program due to the fact that only nine students had been accepted into the 2015 summer program, of which only three paid had paid for it by the deadline. Read more »
As the Carrier Dome gets ready to host the East Regional this weekend, law enforcement and Dome officials prepare through advanced security and counterterrorism. Read more »
The NCAA did not discuss changing venues for the NCAA Tournament East Regional following the organization’s report released in early March regarding Syracuse University’s athletic program. Read more »
According to the Ticket City website, currently 20 out of the 47 total seating sections are already sold out for both the North Carolina State-Louisville game on Friday at 7:37 p.m. and the Michigan State-Oklahoma game, which is scheduled to tip-off at 10:07 p.m. Read more »
The Carrier Dome last hosted Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games in 2010, when one of the most talented teams in recent years saw its championship hopes disappear on the Carrier Dome floor. Read more »
One day before hosting the NCAA Tournament East regional's Sweet 16 matchups, the Carrier Dome held open practices for N.C. State, Louisville, Michigan State and Oklahoma on Thursday afternoon. Read more »
Kelly Cross, a starting midfielder on the women's lacrosse team, was the driver of a car that crashed into the Mount Olympus stairwell on Monday morning. Read more »
The Mount Olympus stairwell will re-open by the end of the day Friday, according to an email sent Thursday to Mount residents. Read more »
