Students abroad in Hong Kong finish semester in the US
SU canceled its abroad program on Nov. 13 due to protests and political unrest in the area. Students abroad in Hong Kong were given one week to find their plane tickets on their own. Read more »
Writer archives: Natalie Rubio-Licht
Multiple universities experience racist, anti-Semitic incidents
Hate crimes and bias-related incidents have spread to many universities across the country in the past month, including anti-Semitic and racist graffiti, blackface and references to mass shootings. Read more »
SU officials respond to #NotAgainSU demands, questions at forum
Students, staff and administration gathered at Hendricks to discuss Chancellor Kent Syverud’s response to student demands aiming to protect minority students and change campus culture. Read more »
Walsh releases second statement condemning bias-related incident
The Syracuse Police Department is deploying additional resources to help with two investigations and to patrol the SU campus, Walsh said in a statement released on Tuesday evening. Read more »
IFC leaders condemn actions of fraternity members involved in racist incident
IFC President Connor Dennewitz and Vice President Anthony Licata spoke in a video released Sunday night. Read more »
#NotAgainSU releases revised list of demands
Protesters released an updated list of demands on Friday night, expanding the number of demands to 18. Read more »
Syverud to provide 'detailed responses' to #NotAgainSU next week
Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a video message to the campus community that he will provide "detailed responses" to the Barnes Center protesters next week. Read more »
SU names Karen Davis as inclusive excellence dean for engineering school
The SU College of Engineering and Computer Science named Karen Davis permanent assistant dean for inclusive excellence. Read more »
Gov. Cuomo announces drone corridor, Tech Garden expansion
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the completion of a traffic management drone corridor and an expansion to the Tech Garden on Tuesday. Read more »
State Sen. Rachel May brings central New York view to state legislation
State Sen. Rachel May brought a central New York perspective to state-wide law making. She said talking with constituents helped build her confidence in advocating for the 53rd district. Read more »
Seating display humanizes Pan Am Flight 103 victims
On Tuesday, the Remembrance Scholars sat on the Quad for 35 minutes in solidarity with the the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Read more »
Coworking spaces expand in Syracuse
Syracuse has multiple coworking spaces, one of which opened just last month. Read more »
SU students raise concerns over Clery Act security data accuracy
The report showed a decrease in liquor violation referrals and reported rapes and a spike in reported burglaries and drug referrals in 2018. Read more »
SU annual fiscal report shows historic surplus
The Syracuse University 2018 annual fiscal report revealed a 92 million-dollar operating surplus, one of the largest in university history. Read more »
SU awarded grant for businesses of service-disabled veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the Institute for Veterans and Military Families $100,000 to support service-disabled veterans. A total of $300,000 to organizations across the country for the purpose of supporting service-disabled veterans. Read more »
Intoxication, personal injury reports spike since start of semester
Since the start of the school year, SU has experienced upticks in intoxication, personal injury and larceny reports. Read more »
SU joins program to diversify intelligence field
SU was named an Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence in June. This designation includes a $1.5 million grant to increase diversity through education initiatives and recruitment into the intelligence field. Read more »
Experts say New York’s marijuana decriminalization “falls short”
In June, New York state further decriminalized marijuana by increasing the amount that a person could have on hand from one ounce to two ounces. Read more »
Wildfire app crowd sources emergency alerts from SU students
Wildfire is an emergency communication app based in Berkeley, California. All information on Wildfire is crowdsourced by students. Read more »
Multiple larcenies occur on, near SU campus over summer
DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado said larceny rates increase at the start of the academic year. Read more »
Campus organizations plan events for first-year students
The LGBT Resource Center, Disability Cultural Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs will begin the year with a mixer to promote “cross-cultural exchange.” Read more »
Here are the 10 biggest Syracuse news stories since the Class of 2019’s freshman year
During the Class of 2019’s time at SU, the university was put on lockdown after a nearby shooting, a dean was arrested on prostitution charges and ride-hailing services were legalized in upstate New York. Read more »
Here’s why the viaduct, tunnel options were rejected for I-81
The New York State Department of Transportation selected the community grid as its initial recommendation to replace I-81, rejecting the viaduct and tunnel options. Read more »
