Tag: department of public safety
#NotAgainSU to continue sit-in until negotiations finish
Students pushed administration Wednesday night to set a concrete date for their next negotiation meeting. Read More »
Explainer: Why DPS is armed, how officers are trained
Student protesters have repeatedly asked about DPS officers being armed as well as access to its records and protocols. Read More »
2nd #NotAgainSU negotiation: SU refuses to disarm DPS
#NotAgainSU organizers and SU officials discussed faculty diversity training, disarming Department of Public Safety officers and protections for striking graduate students during Tuesday's negotiations. Read More »
1st #NotAgainSU negotiation: Syverud won’t resign, tuition freeze unlikely
#NotAgainSU organizers and administrators debated resignations, campus protest policies and prior agreements in their first official negotiation meeting. Read More »
#NotAgainSU disrupts chancellor's lunch with donors
#NotAgainSU, a movement led by Black students, disrupted a lunch for Syracuse University donors Saturday to urge Chancellor Kent Syverud to negotiate with the protesters. Read More »
SU gives progress update on #NotAgainSU demands
Therapists who represent multiple identities and speak multiple languages will provide teletherapy to students at the Barnes Center at The Arch. Read More »
#NotAgainSU to negotiate with SU officials
SU officials and organizers reconvened Thursday in Crouse-Hinds to plan the logistics of the negotiations two days after they failed to agree on terms. Read More »
DPS union denies allegations of protester abuse, intimidation
The union said that #NotAgainSU protesters have created an inaccurate image of DPS that goes against the department’s mission Read More »
GSO urges University Senate to investigate SU’s response to protesters
GSO passed a resolution Wednesday night urging the University Senate to create an ad hoc committee to investigate the treatment of #NotAgainSU organizers in Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read More »
#NotAgainSU protesters block intersection outside Crouse-Hinds Hall
More than 100 students, faculty and supporters of #NotAgainSU occupied the intersection of South Crouse and Waverly avenues for nearly two hours Wednesday. Read More »
‘Blatantly wrong’: #NotAgainSU protesters explain interactions with DPS
A series of altercations have occurred between students and DPS officers since the start of #NotAgainSU’s occupation. Read More »
Naming students behind hate acts would violate federal law, experts say
#NotAgainSU demands SU release the names of students found responsible for hate incidents. Read More »
Student Association urges SU to acknowledge protester treatment
SA’s resolution requests that the university fully acknowledge and take ownership of the mistreatment of #NotAgainSU student protesters and expunge any code of conduct violations on students’ records. Read More »
SU continues to dismiss protesters’ claims as chancellor apologizes
Amanda Nicholson, assistant provost and dean of student success, rejected the claim on Monday that DPS officers assaulted students outside Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read More »
DPS investigates racist screenshot sent to student’s phone
The report does not provide details about the screenshot nor states where on campus the incident occurred. Read More »
Parents of #NotAgainSU students say SU failed to inform them of protest
The parents said the university did not fully inform them about the circumstances surrounding their children’s suspension. Read More »
SU responds to racial profiling accusations
#NotAgainSU has claimed SU racially profiled students who were never in Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read More »
3 students found responsible for acts of hate, Syverud says
The university previously announced sanctions against five individuals. Read More »
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review DPS
Former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who served under President Barack Obama's administration, will review DPS amid growing concerns with how the department engages with the campus community. Read More »
#NotAgainSU disputes SU’s depiction of Crouse-Hinds closure
#NotAgainSU alleges that SU used food as leverage over protesters inside Crouse-Hinds on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More »
Crouse-Hinds occupation enters 8th day
The movement, led by Black students, began occupying the building Feb. 17 to continue its protest of at least 29 racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents that have occurred at or near Syracuse University since early November. Read More »
NY college students show support for #NotAgainSU
Students from Divest Bing and Frances Beal Society, two advocacy organizations at SUNY Binghamton, visited Crouse-Hinds on Saturday and slept overnight. Read More »
DPS bias incident classification remains unchanged
SU classifies bias-related incidents as behaviors expressing hostility against an individual or their property because of their race, religion, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity. Read More »
#NotAgainSU deadline passes with no resignations
The movement said in a statement Monday that “escalated action would take place” if the officials did not resign or if SU’s Board of Trustees did not remove them by Friday. Read More »