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Remembering the Syracuse Architect Who Made Silence Visible

Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery Veterans & Military-Connected Individuals Remembering the Syracuse Architect Who Made Silence Visible Lorimer Rich shaped a nation’s grief in plain marble to create the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His papers now live in the Syracuse University Archives. Kelly Homan Rodoski Nov. 11, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player In 1914, a young man from Camden, New York, left Syracuse University with an architecture degree and a head full of drawings. Within a few years, he went into service as a U.S. Army infantryman in World War I. Lorimer W. Rich had spent years imagining the creation of buildings. Now, he experienced the destruction of war. When the fighting ended, Rich continued his studies in Italy. Returning to the United States, he joined the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White in New York City, and after eight years he struck out on his own.

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Mexico has cooperated to significantly slow the flow of migrants. The new White House chief of staff insists it is not enough.

The Berkshire Edge · Mexico, NY

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Thomas V. Czarnowski of Sheffield

Thomas V. Czarnowski was an award-winning architect who was equally at home overseeing complex projects in Shanghai as he was pruning fruit trees and building shelves in his beloved farmhouse in Sheffield. The son of Polish wartime refugees, Tom (as he was known) was born in 1943 in Vermont and grew up in Mexico, Argentina, Egypt, and Iran, acquiring, along the way, a seemingly effortless facility for—and deep love of—languages. He returned to the U.S. to finish high school and went on to attend Princeton for both his undergraduate and graduate studies (which included one year at Cambridge University) at the university’s School of Architecture.

Syracuse University News · Syracuse, NY

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Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 Elected Board Chairman-Elect of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees

Campus & Community (Photo by Amelia Beamish) Campus & Community Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 Elected Board Chairman-Elect of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees Pontarelli, who chairs the board’s Investment and Endowment Committee, will succeed Jeffrey M. Scruggs in May 2027. Nov. 9, 2026 Estimated Reading Time: Share × Video Player Syracuse University today announced that Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92, a dedicated alumnus and a respected leader in global investing and finance who joined the board in 2021, has been selected to lead the University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Jeffrey M. Scruggs, whose term concludes in May 2027. The members of the Board of Trustees selected Pontarelli as Board Chairman-Elect at their Nov. 6, 2026, meeting. Pontarelli has a deep connection to Syracuse University as an alumnus, donor and parent of two Syracuse graduates. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in 1992, in finance from the Martin J.

The NewsHouse · Syracuse, NY

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Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ tour makes first Syracuse stop

skip to main content Go to homepage" Main Website Logo This is the Hamburger/Menu icon Theater Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen tour makes first Syracuse stop Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ tour makes first Syracuse stop For producer and SU mom Mandy Hackett, the Broadway musical connects her work and her family. Story by Genae Horst Published: November 6, 2026 Courtesy of Broadway in Syracuse Maya Drake as “Ali” and the company of the North American tour of Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen.” For Mandy Hackett, the Syracuse debut of Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen is about more than just another stop on national tour. The founding producer of the Tony-winning Broadway musical’s daughter, Miranda, is a first-year student at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. “It’s just such an amazing way that our worlds are intersecting — truly, really special,” Hackett said.

The NewsHouse · Syracuse, NY

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GOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race

skip to main content Go to homepage" Main Website Logo This is the Hamburger/Menu icon Politics GOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race GOP candidate Buller concedes in the NY-22 race First-time candidate claims winner Rep. John Mannion “hung up on her” when she called to concede. Story by Duncan Green / Photos by Logan DeBolt Published: November 3, 2026 Photo by Logan DeBolt Candidate for Congress in NY-22 Kailee Buller speaking to the press Tuesday during the Onondaga County GOP watch party at Embassy Suites at Destiny USA. Incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mannion, the heavy favorite in the NY-22 congressional race, defeated Republican challenger Kailee Buller. The results were called at 9:55 p.m. by the Associated Press. With more than 95% of votes in, Mannion won with 153,511 votes and Buller with 111,261. After the defeat, Buller addressed the attendees of the Onondaga County Republican watch party at the Embassy Suites near Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York.