Tag: DPS
Additional safety officers placed in dorms, security initiatives ongoing
The change is part of a series of new safety initiatives launched by DPS this year in response to a string of hate crimes and bias-related incidents reported at SU. Read More »
SU student assaulted, called homophobic slur outside Syracuse bar, DPS says
The student told Syracuse Police Department officers that he got in an argument Thursday with another man in the rear alley of DJ’s On The Hill, a bar on Marshall Street. Read More »
Diversity initiatives show SU is committed to lasting change
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Keith Alford says SU’s diversity initiatives need to be acknowledged and that lasting change comes with time. Read More »
Racial slur reportedly yelled at Latino man and woman on Euclid Avenue
This incident is now one of 17 racist, anti-Semitic or bias-related incidents to occur on or near the Syracuse University campus since Nov. 7 Read More »
4 bias incidents reported to DPS this semester prior Day Hall vandalism, records show
A Syracuse University spokesperson released information about the incidents on Monday. Read More »
Here’s how Chancellor Syverud responded to #NotAgainSU demands
The chancellor first agreed to the students’ demands on Nov. 21. Read More »
SUNY-ESF students discuss safety concerns, demands to college president
Interim SUNY-ESF President David Amberg introduced initiatives the executive is working on in response to concerns from Tuesday’s forum. Read More »
Student arrested on charge of making graffiti says they are justified
Syracuse University freshman Kym McGowan was arrested Wednesday for making graffiti speaking against the university. They said the graffiti was misinterpreted as bias-related. Read More »
Syracuse police find no devices that received white supremacist manifesto so far
The manifesto was allegedly AirDropped to students at Bird Library on Monday night. Read More »
Syverud agrees to Jewish students' demands
The students presented a list of six demands. Read More »
Walsh orders investigation into racist, anti-Semitic city graffiti
The Syracuse Police Department has begun to investigate the vandalism, which includes a drawing of a swastika, Walsh said in a Wednesday press release. 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 »
SU students leave campus early amid safety concerns
At least 12 racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents — including racist graffiti, racial slurs and swastikas — have occurred since Nov. 7. Read More »
Syverud says manifesto AirDrop reports ‘probably a hoax,’ gives update on investigation into racist verbal attack
Chancellor Kent Syverud gave a brief speech at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting prior a public forum regarding the recent racist and bias-related incidents at or near SU. Read More »
Joe Biden 'deeply disturbed' by hate crimes, bias incidents at Syracuse University
“We are truly in a battle for the soul of this nation, and it requires all of us to stand up together as a country against racism and bigotry,” Biden said on Twitter. Read More »
Student describes encounter with flasher
DPS released a statement at 8:22 p.m. stating that two students reported separate incidents of a man in his early 20s leaving his vehicle naked at around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Read More »
SUNY-ESF community members discuss hate crimes, bias incidents at forum
Students, faculty and administrators gathered in Marshall Auditorium Tuesday to discuss how to make the college a more culturally sensitive environment. Read More »
SU faculty member threatened by anonymous anti-Semitic email
The email, sent anonymously, referenced the Holocaust and used an anti-Semitic slur. Read More »
SPD leads investigation into white supremacist manifesto
The Syracuse Police Department has launched criminal investigations into the sharing of the manifesto and a swastika drawn in the snow near campus, Chief Kenton Buckner said. Read More »
DPS chief defends Syverud minutes after Gov. Cuomo criticizes the chancellor
At least 11 hate crimes or bias-related incidents have been reported on or around Syracuse University's campus since Nov. 7. Read More »
Some faculty, departments cancel classes, university remains open
Some Syracuse University professors and departments have canceled classes or allowed absences following an alleged white supremacist manifesto was sent to students. Read More »
Alpha Chi Rho denies involvement in racist incident as IFC expels fraternity
Syracuse University’s Interfraternity Council expelled the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity indefinitely from campus. Read More »
Asian, Asian American students grapple with hate crimes
Members of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of nine demands at a Friday meeting. Read More »
Gillibrand, Cuomo among NY-elected officials condemning recent hate crimes
Kirsten Gillibrand, a former 2020 presidential contender, said she was “horrified and saddened” that the country’s growing trend of hate crimes in the last few years has affected SU. Read More »