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DPS investigating racist incident at University Place

A student reported being called a racial slur by a person in a vehicle driving by on the 500 block of University Place. Read More »

May 3, 2021 at 8:56 pm


Board of Trustees creates diversity and inclusion advisory committee

The announcement comes a month after a temporary board committee recommended a more permanent body to evaluate SU’s progress on diversity goals. Read More »

April 26, 2021 at 10:18 pm


SA candidates explain stances on COVID-19 policies, DPS transparency

Bruen and Stinfort discussed their policy plans at the town hall but also answered questions regarding their stances on important issues affecting students. Read More »

April 23, 2021 at 11:49 am


GSO looks to secure space for graduate students in Marshall Square Mall

If approved, graduate students could use the space for tutoring or hosting small events, or just as a lounge space. Read More »

April 14, 2021 at 11:03 pm


SU launches search committee for new chief of campus safety

The chief of campus security and emergency management services will oversee SU’s Department of Public Safety, as well as its Emergency Management and Global Safety and Support departments. Read More »

April 14, 2021 at 10:58 pm


DPS publishes updated hate crime, hate incident policies

Releasing the policies was a recommendation from former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who published an independent review in February outlining 23 recommendations for improving the department. Read More »

April 4, 2021 at 11:27 pm


GSO to select representative for DPS review board

GSO will appoint one student representative to the board, and the Student Bar Association will appoint a second graduate student. Read More »

March 31, 2021 at 11:28 pm


DPS finds no suspects in investigation into racist anti-Asian flyers

The flyers, which contained racist language targeting Chinese students, were found in Eggers Hall, Huntington Hall and the Hall of Languages on March 10. Read More »

March 31, 2021 at 8:04 pm


Students question SU's commitment to diversity, report shows

Here’s what the report says about SU’s campus culture, how the university compares to other schools and how it can improve going forward. Read More »

March 30, 2021 at 11:14 pm


How students feel about Lynch's recommendation to rework DPS shuttle service

Lynch and her team said they’ve heard a number of complaints from students regarding the service, which contributes to their negative view of DPS. Read More »

March 29, 2021 at 9:36 pm


Students disagree with committee’s proposal to remove South Campus housing

Students living in South Campus apartments disagree with the board’s recommendation to relocate all student residences to Main Campus. Read More »

March 28, 2021 at 11:51 pm


DPS

Syracuse Police Department investigating 'non-suspicious death' on Euclid Avenue

Several residents of the 700 block of Euclid Avenue saw multiple ambulances and police cars in the area. Read More »

March 27, 2021 at 7:06 pm


SA discusses policy recommendations, bias training for DPS

The recommendations come after the publication of former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s review of DPS in February and SA-sponsored focus groups with DPS this fall. Read More »

March 16, 2021 at 1:04 am


Student that SU said posed 'imminent threat' to campus sues university

The exact details of the case are unclear. Since all documents related to the case are now under seal, the public cannot access them. Read More »

March 14, 2021 at 10:18 pm


‘No rational basis’: Court annuls Alpha Chi Rho suspension

The university suspended the fraternity in November 2020 after it determined that members and guests shouted a racial slur at a Black woman. Read More »

March 10, 2021 at 11:01 pm


Breaking down the Board of Trustees diversity and inclusion recommendations

The committee initially planned to release its report in August but delayed its rollout until March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More »

March 7, 2021 at 11:31 pm


DPS didn't adhere to its own operating procedures, Lynch report found

Lynch’s review of documents from those investigations found that “there were at least some respects in which the documentation did not evidence full compliance” with DPS’s standard operating procedures. Read More »

February 24, 2021 at 8:07 pm


We didn’t need Loretta Lynch’s report to tell us DPS is anti-Black

Loretta Lynch’s investigation on DPS told Black students what they already new: the department is built on a foundation of white supremacy. Read More »

February 23, 2021 at 8:40 pm


Breaking down Loretta Lynch's 97-page DPS report

The 97-page report is the product of a year-long investigation into how DPS interacts with members of the Syracuse University community this past year. Read More »

February 22, 2021 at 11:20 pm


Loretta Lynch report lays out structure, powers of DPS review board

In a 97-page report released Monday, Lynch and her team outlined the structure and powers of the CRB. The board will be responsible for reviewing and commenting on standard operating procedures of the department. Read More »

February 22, 2021 at 9:38 pm


Loretta Lynch releases year-long DPS review

Lynch released the 97-page review Monday. It began last February amid intense scrutiny of how DPS interacted with protestors at Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read More »

February 22, 2021 at 2:06 pm


DPS investigates racist Zoombombing incident

An unknown person allegedly hacked into the meeting, typed a racist statement into the chat function repeatedly and played offensive music aloud, a participant in the meeting reported to DPS. Read More »

February 18, 2021 at 1:14 pm


Syverud announces diversity and inclusion plan in winter message

The plan will entail a review of current infrastructure, including former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s external review of the Department of Public Safety and other projects. Read More »

February 9, 2021 at 9:08 pm


Some SU instructors eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as state alters guidelines

Under New York State Department of Health guidance, college and university faculty qualify as part of phase 1B of the vaccine distribution effort. Read More »

January 11, 2021 at 3:49 pm