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Tears, smiles, and poignant remembrances merged Saturday to mark the passing of a ���߲��о��� student whose deep love of life, fun, and occasional “chaos” left an indelible mark on campus.

Not every first-year student is “adopted” by a volunteer host but for international students that family-style rapport can be key to adjusting to college life in America. And host families often gain as much as they give.

Across ���߲��о���’s campus on Sunday, in private discussions held in dorm rooms and in public comments shared in community spaces, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was marked. Echoing the themes of remembrance and sacrifice that resonated around the nation and the world, students, faculty, and staff members took part in several events.

In central New York, preparing for the elements, every possible weather situation that is, is always the way to go. This week, students got out their umbrellas, raincoats, and rain boots and put them all to good use, braving the persistent downpour in order to get to class on time.

The university’s Emergency Management Team is closely monitoring the potential for increased flooding caused by heavy rains.

In an effort to increase the greening of campus and mobility for ���߲��о��� students, staff, and faculty who may not own cars, the Student Government Association (SGA) has brought Zipcars to campus.

As the nation and the world prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Professor Christopher Vecsey has just published a book on how The New York Times covers religion in the wake of the catastrophe.

Editors at the New York Times invited ���߲��о��� President Jeffrey Herbst to weigh in on an important issue regarding the internationalization of higher education: How can American scholars and universities maintain their academic freedom when interacting with China?

First week of classes! This week, the campus has really come alive with students strolling to, and at times, running to their classes. This semester, I am taking Intermediate Spanish, Analysis Health Issues: Cancer, as my first-year seminar, Topics in Organismal Biology, and The Silk Road.

There’s no other spot on campus where, on a given day, you’ll find an alumnus from the Class of ’41, the president of the rugby club, a staff member from the accounting department, and a geography professor. But at ���߲��о���’s new Trudy Fitness Center, they’re all sweating it out in tandem.