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Matt Hofmann
is a photographer for The NewsHouse.
![Gary Clark Jr. kicked off the Beak & Skiff Summer Concert Series on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024. Photo by Matt Hofmann.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Entertainment/2024/Music_Concerts/Gary-Clark-Jr/GaryClarkJr_Hofmann_009-scaled.jpg)
Gark Clark Jr. kicks off Beak & Skiff summer shows
Review: The Texas guitarist's blend of blues, rock and soul music made for a perfect night.
![A soon-to-be Syracuse University graduate has a photo taken Thursday in front of Hendricks Chapel adjacent to the pro-Palestine encampment.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/News/2024/Campus-News/Gaza-Solidarity-Encampment/MW_encampment_May-09-2024-13-scaled-e1715305246508.jpg)
Camp demonstration persists amid year-end activities
Syracuse University erects a screened chain-link fence around the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the quad.
![Judah Mintz drives the ball down the court late in the second half of play as the Orange fight to hold their lead over The Wolfpack.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2024/MBB/NC-State/mh_SUvNCStateBBall_007_crop.jpg)
Starling and Mintz lead SU back to winning ways
The backcourt duo combined for 46 points in the team's win over NC State.
![Boston College Quarterback Thomas Castellanos escapes a near sack by the SU defense late in the second half.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2023/Football/SUvBostonFootball2023_005-scaled.jpg)
SU's struggles continue as the Orange falls to BC
Orange football lost their fifth game in a row for the second straight season.
![MSOC vs LOUIS](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2023/Mens-Soccer/Louisville/DianaValdivia_SU_MSOC_vs_LOUIS_MSOCvLOUIS9-8_09082023_003-scaled.jpg)
Ian McIntyre’s art of adaptation: SU men’s soccer makeover
Head coach McIntyre has taken a more conservative and defensive approach for the national title defense.
![Fans dance around with homemade totems at Biscoland 2023.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Entertainment/2023/Biscolands/20231007_Biscoland2023_NH_002-scaled.jpg)
Biscoland music festival nurtures community
Wonderland Forest's two-day event draws campers together for a weekend of musical transcendence.
![LeQuint Allen Jr. scores a touchdown.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/SUvArmyFootball2023-5_sg-e1695740654148.jpg)
Strong second half propels SU to fourth win
The Orange scored 26 unanswered in the second half to stay perfect in the season.
![Live music rings through downtown at Festa Italiana last Friday in Downtown Syracuse, NY. Photo by Matt Hofmann.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/News/2023/Festa-Italiano/mh_FestaItaliana2023_04-scaled.jpg)
Syracuse Festa Italiana celebrates food, culture
Hundreds gather to celebrate the 25th annual Italian celebration in downtown Syracuse.
![Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen opens the show with hit song "Double Vision" at St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023. Photo by Matt Hofmann.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Entertainment/2023/Concerts_Music/Foreigner/mh_ForeignerConcert-4-scaled.jpg)
Foreigner bids farewell to touring life
The classic rockers brought their nearly half-century of hits to St. Joe's Amphitheater.