Writer: Jordan Muller
Chancellor Kent Syverud, other university leaders to attend Hendricks Chapel event
Syverud and other university leaders "will go to an appropriate and accessible space to engage with students and community members who desire to do so," according to a campus-wide email. Read More »
Recognize Us movement promises ‘unbroken’ opposition to SU administrators if student demands aren’t met
The Recognize Us movement is a social coalition organized after the Theta Tau fraternity’s initial suspension. Read More »
SU permanently expels Theta Tau chapter
Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the Theta Tau chapter's permanent expulsion from Syracuse University in a video posted Saturday afternoon. Read More »
College of Engineering and Computer Science announces diversity initiatives in wake of Theta Tau suspension
The diversity initiatives were explained during a Thursday night town hall in the Life Sciences Complex. Read More »
SU has not provided a campus-wide response to release of Theta Tau video as of 5 p.m. Thursday
Students on Wednesday evening organized a protest outside of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s house to call on the university to release the videos. Read More »
Theta Tau grand regent says SU fraternity chapter will be held ‘appropriately accountable’
The Syracuse University chapter of Theta Tau was suspended on Wednesday. Read More »
Syverud declines to comment on absence from 2nd Hendricks Chapel forum
A Daily Orange reporter asked Chancellor Kent Syverud on Thursday why he did not attend a Wednesday night forum in Hendricks Chapel. Read More »
SU suspends Theta Tau fraternity after video of ‘extremely racist’ behavior surfaces
"I solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart for n*ggers, sp*cs and most importantly the f*ckin' k*kes," a person on their knees said in the video. Read More »
Committee to oversee audit of SU disability services
The audit will include a review of SU’s processes and policies on student housing, academic and non-academic accommodations, medical leaves and other disability-related policies. Read More »
Martin J. Whitman, whom SU named its business school for, dies at 93
Whitman was a Life Trustee of the university. He also supported several other initiatives at SU, including the Our Time Has Come Scholarship and the Martin and Lois Whitman Endowed Fund. Read More »
College of Engineering and Computer Science hires personnel to promote major academic plan
The college has hired an assistant dean and promoted its director of advancement, according to a Monday SU News release. Read More »
SU’s Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity suspended after hazing investigation
Sigma Alpha Mu is the third fraternity suspended for Code of Student Conduct violations during the 2017-18 academic year. Read More »
Hundreds of Syracuse University faculty criticize handling of gender pay gap
On “Equal Pay Day,” hundreds of women faculty published a spread advertisement in The Daily Orange expressing concern about SU’s response to the gender pay gap. Read More »
Newhouse School dean joins others in condemning Sinclair ‘fake news’ script
Sinclair Broadcast Group is requiring anchors to read a statement accusing other outlets of spreading false and biased stories. Read More »
Syracuse University student deported after threatening to commit mass shooting
Xiaoteng Zhan, a 22-year-old SU student, stockpiled gun accessories and ammunition in his apartment before he was deported to China in late March. Read More »
College Democrats endorse congressional candidate Dana Balter
The organization voted to support the political newcomer and Syracuse University professor at its Tuesday night meeting. Read More »
Student sues Syracuse University, claiming biased sexual misconduct investigation
The plaintiff is referred to in court documents as “John Doe.” Doe claims he was wrongfully suspended for what he says was consensual sex in September 2016. Read More »
Sexual misconduct allegations against SU professors addressed at School of Architecture forum
A spreadsheet sent to the School of Architecture undergraduate listserv last weekend included anonymous sexual misconduct allegations against past and present professors. Read More »
Mistaken email sent to entire university listserv riles students
A Syracuse University administrator called some emails in the exchange “disrespectful and offensive.” Read More »
UPROOTED: How SU freshman Ruth Bang has reconnected with her hometown of Parkland in the wake of tragedy
Bang heard about the shooting at her alma mater, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, while studying in her Brewster Hall dorm. Read More »
Thousands protest gun violence in Washington, D.C. March for Our Lives
The standing-room only crowd in some parts grew tense throughout the rally. Read More »
Syracuse University sophomores John Jankovic and Serena Fazal announce SA campaign
The pair is the second to declare their campaign for SA president and vice president. Read More »
SUNY faculty union ‘welcomes’ President Quentin Wheeler’s resignation
SUNY-ESF President Quentin Wheeler announced his resignation Wednesday after months of tensions between faculty and administrators. Read More »
SUNY-ESF President Quentin Wheeler announces resignation amid rising tensions
Wheeler had frequently been criticized by faculty for his leadership style. Read More »