Tag: campus
Audra Linsner: Otto's Army leader pours emotion, dedication into Orange fandom
Linsner is also a member of Phi Sigma Pi, a resident adviser, a University 100 tour guide, a player on the women’s club ultimate Frisbee team and a fellow with Believe in Syracuse. Read More »
Shazif Shaikh: This student won’t sleep until he sees Syracuse University science community at its peak
Shazif Shaikh sleeps only a few hours a week, but that doesn’t dim his energy and drive to improve the science community on campus. Read More »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud doesn’t currently have stance on potential merger
In a recent interview with The Daily Orange, Syverud said he doesn’t have a position “on any particular proposal because I don’t know yet what the exact proposal is.” Read More »
Stanley Bondy: Behind-the-scenes staffer in Newhouse is known for his kindness
Stanley Bondy, facilities coordinator for the Newhouse School, stays humble despite being indispensable to faculty. Read More »
Priya Penner: Freshman fights for a more accessible campus across all marginalized identities
Priya Penner has only been on campus for a year, but she’s already making a mark through her involvement with the disability rights community. Read More »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud ‘wasn’t bothered’ by Jim Boeheim's comments on retirement announcement
Last month, SU extended Boeheim’s contract past the 2017-18 season after he was previously scheduled to retire. Boeheim said he “did not want to make it public” in 2015 that he planned to retire in 2018, but Syverud overruled him. Read More »
Middle States accreditation committee urges community feedback in information sessions
Information sessions were held on Tuesday to start feedback period of the Middle States reaccreditation effort. Read More »
How James Franco’s experiences and family life have influenced him to campaign for Student Association
James Franco, who is campaigning for SA president on the platform “Pro-active > Reactive,” grew up with a law enforcement influence in his father. Read More »
Middle State information sessions to start on Tuesday, soliciting feedback on SU’s accreditation effort
Syracuse University’s Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee will hold two information sessions on Tuesday. Read More »
Professor receives grant to study effects of communication technologies on veterans
Bryan Semaan, an assistant professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, received a $173,205 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the possible benefits of communication technologies on veterans. Read More »
New job-recruiting database raises privacy questions
Handshake, a new job-recruiting database is questioned for releasing students’ GPAs to future employers without their knowledge. SU is potentially switching from OrangeLink to Handshake in upcoming years. Read More »
Why some colleges and universities are calling to 'Ban the Box' on college applications
One of the questions on the Common Application, which SU uses for its admissions process, is about criminal history. Other colleges and universities have been calling to remove the question, citing unnecessary barriers for otherwise qualified students. Read More »
This Pulitzer-Prize winner rode on the top of freight trains for 1,600 miles to cover immigration
Sonia Nazario spoke Wednesday night as the last speaker in the University Lecture series. She discussed her work and what people can do to help child immigrants from Latin America. Read More »
Here’s how to play the SU version of Settlers of Catan
The first player to acquire 10 graduation points wins the game and gets a job as Lord of Campus. It’s an unpaid job with no benefits, but why would recent grads need anything more? Read More »
Tuition likely to continue rising for foreseeable future due to rising costs at universities
Annual increases in tuition at private universities like SU can be largely attributed to the rising costs of running a university, experts said. And with those high costs unlikely to slow down in the coming years, tuition hikes are also likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Read More »
Taking to the streets, SU students rally against sexual assault and rape culture during annual event
Roughly 600 students and Syracuse residents gathered Wednesday evening for SU’s annual Take Back the Night rally, an event aimed at eliminating sexual assault, abuse, violence and rape culture. Read More »
SU students remain confused by university health insurance mandate
At the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year, Syracuse University began to require all incoming students have a U.S.-based health insurance plan compliant with the Affordable Care Act that covers basic services in the greater Syracuse area. Read More »
Syracuse, Le Moyne to form academic partnership in information studies, law education
The partnership will establish a collaborative relationship where Le Moyne's Madden School of Business students have access to SU in the areas of data science and information security management, while SU students gain access to Le Moyne’s health information systems and enterprise systems resources. Read More »
'Out Here' screening and Q&A session will highlight LGBTQ farmers
Jonah Mossberg’s documentary film "Out Here" looks into the lives of queer farmers in the United States. It will be screened at Syracuse University on March 28. Read More »
At Syracuse University, more students are getting ahold of virtual reality
Virtual reality is an emerging type of software that allows people to leave a physical environment and enter a virtual one. SU has started dabbling in the technology across schools and organizations on campus. Read More »
SU community members hold vigil on international Disability Day of Mourning
At the Disability Day of Mourning vigil, SU students read off the names of 900 people with disabilities who have been killed by their caretakers. Read More »
As many students are taken to emergency room for intoxication, SU says specific information is unavailable
How often do Syracuse University students go to the emergency room for being intoxicated? The official charged with compiling that data says she won’t release what information she has. Read More »
NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico discusses media landscape and his career at Newhouse event
The future host of the Olympics, Mike Tirico, spoke about a variety of topics and answered student questions Thursday morning. Read More »
Department of Public Safety chief, SU student and local trainer give tips for jogger safety
Syracuse University had no reports of joggers being pestered, robbed or harassed in the last 18 months, but police still urge joggers to take extra caution on and near campus. Read More »