Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse University’
Saturday, September 21st, 2013
DJ Spooky (aka Paul Miller): Sound Scholar
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) is not your typical DJ. Think of him as part Steve Jobs, part Dr. Yusef A. Lateef, part Spike Lee (mixed with touch of Jazzy Jeff). Miller came to the CRAVE Festival in Syracuse on Friday gave a lecture about his love of sampling, vintage vinyl records, quantum physics, open source program development, and the current age of mass customization. Miller showcased his recent work, which was inspired by a trip to Antarctica.
He said he plans to use his platform as an artist/explorer to leverage cultural capital to protect human rights and the environment.
In addition to scoring films, Miller is also the narrator for an app for one of my favorite artists, Romare Bearden. Check back for photos of his Saturday night concert.
DJ Spooky demonstrated a music-mix app he developed for the iPad.
Tags:2013, age of mass customization, Book of Ice, CRAVE Festival, DJ Spooky, DJs, Dr. Yusef A. Lafeef, Malcolm Gladwell, Music, Paul D. Miller, quantum physics, Romare Bearden, Spike Lee, Syracuse, Syracuse University
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Thursday, September 12th, 2013
Kent D. Syverud was introduced today as the Chancellor-designate at Syracuse University. He will take over for Nancy Cantor.
The evolution for Kent D. Syverud is now complete. The legal scholar who graduated undergrad at Georgetown, then law school from the University of Michigan, will now be the leader for the Orange. He will become the school’s 12th chancellor.
Tags:2013, Education, Georgetown, Kent D. Syverud, Nancy Cantor, Syracuse University, University of Michigan
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Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
Syracuse Synergy students Mebrehat Haille and Keshavi Baskota stand in the Capitol Rotunda last month near a bronze statue of Rosa Parks.
Tags:2013, Civil Rights Movement, Cold Case Justice Initiative, monuments, New York Times, Politics, Rosa Parks, Synergy, Syracuse University, Washington DC
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
“There’s a lot that’s been said and written about the decline of older Upstate communities…But like old houses, caring for them is clearly a labor of love.”
Linda Dickerson Hartsock (On Main Street)
This is part one of our conversation with the Connective Corridor’s Linda Dickerson Hartsock. Her work has blended revitalization with historic preservation.
Thanks to Bill Horrace and his band for the intro and credit tunes, which were recorded live on Centro’s Connective Corridor Bus (443).
Tags:"In Motion", 2013, architecture, Bill Horrace Band, Business, Connective Corridor, Economic Development, Linda Dickerson Hartsock, New urbanism, SIF Conversations, Syracuse, Syracuse University
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Friday, June 21st, 2013
We know the semester is over, but how cool is it that historian/cultural critic Greg Tate, a professor at Brown University, used two Syracusans as a reference for his course this Spring on Afro-futurism? Tate gives the Cuse an indirect shout-out by talking about singer Grace Jones and writer George S. Schuyler. And speaking of academics, we wonder how many students know that Schuyler’s papers are housed at Bird Library at Syracuse University (special collections).
Tags:2013, Afro-Futurism, Bird Library, Books, Brown Unviersity, George S. Schuyler, Grace Jones, Greg Tate, Science Fiction, Special Collections, Syracuse University
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Marilyn Higgins, VP of Community Engagement and Economic Development for Syracuse University
Marilyn Higgins, along with Linda Dickerson Hartsock and Maarten Jacobs, spoke last week about how the University has used innovative design, neighborhood dialogue and unlikely coalitions (creative placemaking) to promote a climate of innovation in Syracuse. The event was held in the City Hall Commons Atrium. Higgins discussed how the new narratives of the Near Westside Initiative and Connective Corridor have ignited confidence in how the city views itself.
Tags:2013, City Hall Commons Atrium, Connective Corridor, Creative Placemaking, Downtown Syracuse, Economic Development, Marilyn Higgins, Near West Side Initiative, Syracuse University
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
Hip Hop Icon MC Lyte and Historian/cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson at Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University.
In an intimate, yet lively conversation on Tuesday, rap icon MC Lyte and cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson dissected Hip Hop Culture: past present and future.
MC Lyte noted that the real raw Hip Hop lyrics and culture these days come from the slam poets, because a lot of them do it for art’s sake and not for money. She also noted that the corporate take-over of radio (and play-lists) keeps DJs from being able to break new songs like they did back in the day.
Dyson added that we must be careful not to judge with revisionist history because at the time groups such as Public Enemy (now Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers) were once considered too black and too strong to be played on radio.
The event was co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the NAACP.
Tags:2013, Hendricks Chapel, Hip Hop Culture, Hip Hop Music, MC Lyte, Michael Eric Dyson, Rap, Syracuse University, Truth Be Told Program
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Rip the Runway: 2013’s Fashion Kingdom (photo by Najah Brown)
SIF Intern Najah Brown snapped these shots at Sunday night’s Fashion’s Conscience show at Syracuse University (Goldstein Auditorium). The show featured a guest performance by Trinidad James.
Guest artist Trinidad James, aka “Mr. All-Gold Everything” during the interview prior to his performance (photo by Najah Brown)
From the Miranda Watson Collection (photo by Najah Brown)
From the Mohammad Diallo Collection (photo by Najah Brown)
Trinidad James backstage with show participants (photo by Najah Brown)
Tags:2013, Fashion Kingdom, Fashion's Conscience, Miranda Watson, Mohammad Diallo, Runway, Syracuse University, Trinidad James
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