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Welcome to Multicultural Diversity Day!
Third Monday in October
For more than a decade, educators have celebrated National Multicultural Diversity Day (NMDD) on the third Monday in October. Created by Cleorah Scruggs, a fourth-grade teacher in Flint, Michigan, the day was adopted as a national event by the 1993 Representative Assembly to "increase awareness of the tremendous need to celebrate our diversity collectively."
You can get involved just by being creative. Start by sharing cultural information with your class about yourself. Introduce students to multicultural issues by inviting a local expert to talk about diversity. Sing songs that celebrate diversity. Ask students to bring in items or food representative of their ethnic heritage to share with classmates. Share with students that diversity is a core democratic value and that we should respect all people. Diversity means freedom and justice for all of us, not just some of us.
SU News
Welcome to Multicultural Diversity Day!
Third Monday in October
For more than a decade, educators have celebrated National Multicultural Diversity Day (NMDD) on the third Monday in October. Created by Cleorah Scruggs, a fourth-grade teacher in Flint, Michigan, the day was adopted as a national event by the 1993 Representative Assembly to "increase awareness of the tremendous need to celebrate our diversity collectively."
You can get involved just by being creative. Start by sharing cultural information with your class about yourself. Introduce students to multicultural issues by inviting a local expert to talk about diversity. Sing songs that celebrate diversity. Ask students to bring in items or food representative of their ethnic heritage to share with classmates. Share with students that diversity is a core democratic value and that we should respect all people. Diversity means freedom and justice for all of us, not just some of us.
SU News
How did North Carolina escape harsh NCAA penalties after Syracuse got hammered? (PS; Carlson)
During a conference call with reporters following the release of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions report, chairman Greg Sankey acknowledged the NCAA believes that North Carolina athletes received fraudulent credit, and that the fraudulent credit was used to keep them eligible.
Yet, somehow the NCAA failed to deliver substantial sanctions to UNC after 18 years of sub-standard classes, saving its lone penalties for two relatively unknown individuals for a failure to cooperate with the investigation.
"I think it's important to understand that the panel is in no way supporting what happened," Sankey said on Friday. "What happened was troubling. I think that's been acknowledged by many parties. But the panel applied the bylaws to the facts, albeit at times, positions shifted and we were skeptical of positions taken. The panel couldn't conclude violations. That's reality."
The reality then, is that the largest and most offensive academic scandal in the history of college sports occurred at North Carolina. Everyone acknowledges it. Yet, the NCAA handed out virtually no punishment.
How could they justify that, particularly when the organization has come down so much harder on schools displaying less problematic behaviors?
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The endless potential for the 2018-2019 Syracuse basketball team | isportsweb (isportsweb.com; Godnick)
The 2017-2018 Syracuse basketball season is nearing its beginning, but that doesn’t mean we can’t discuss the 2018-2019 season. The Orange aren’t getting a lot of hype this year, unfairly so, but that’s partially because of their youth and inexperience.
The Orange aren’t returning many impactful players, but they do have an impressive young group of players that can focus on developing their fundamentals this year. Not only does this year’s team have promising young talent, but the Orange already have two ESPN top 35 players committed to joining the team in 2018 in Darius Bazley and Jalen Carey.
This year’s team has freshman talent such as O’Shae Brissett, Bourama Sidibe, and Howard Washington. There’s a very likely chance that all three of those players will return for their sophomore year, so there’s a strong chance that the 2018-2019 roster can have five extremely talented players ready to win.
Washington is the kind of point guard that sets the tempo for the entirety of the game, and makes the right pass at the right time. His ability to get in the lane will help him not only finish easy looks, but find open shooters on the perimeter. Brissett is the main recruit for this upcoming season as he brings athleticism and length to both sides of the ball. His quick first step will allow him to terrorize opposing defenses this winter.
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Harpeth Rising, Stephane Wrembel: 5 shows to see in CNY (Oct. 15 to 21) (PS; Tulloch)
A fine medley of string music acts will descend upon Central New York this week, from the classically-trained musicians of Harpeth Rising to the to the guitarist-composer Stephane Wrembel, who learned his craft in gypsy camps of the French countryside.
Add the talents of Albert Cummings, Aztec Two-Step and the cast of "Carmen," and CNY has a full weekend of great music to see, especially for fans of guitar prowess and operatic vocals.
1. Harpeth Rising
Harpeth Rising, a trio of classically trained musicians, will perform as part of the Folkus Project on Friday. The trio fuses folk, newgrass, rock and classical music and produces vocal harmonies reminiscent of both Appalachia and Medieval Europe. Building from the tonal depth of Maria Di Meglio's cello, Jordana Greenberg and Michelle Younger layer in spirited violin and banjo notes.
Where: May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 East Genesee St., Syracuse.
When: Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m.
How much: Admission is $18. Advance tickets and more information can be found at folkus.org.
2. Syracuse Opera presents 'Carmen'
The beguiling gypsy Carmen captivates the pious soldier Don Jose, with disastrous results. Directed and choreographed by Syracuse's Anthony Salatino, Syracuse Opera opens its 43rd season with an audience favorite (sung in French with projected subtitles). Christian Capocaccia conducts.
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