Writer: Maggie Hicks
Syverud, Student Association VP condemn anti-Asian racism
Stop AAPI Hate, a nonprofit that tracks hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., received nearly 3,800 reports of hate incidents — including verbal harassment and physical assault — throughout the pandemic. Read More »
SU mandates testing twice a week for main campus students amid cluster
The chancellor encouraged students living in DellPlain, Shaw and Booth halls to exercise “enhanced vigilance.” Read More »
SU confirms emerging COVID-19 cluster in residence halls
The cluster has the potential to spread “very quickly,” especially due to the close living quarters in residence halls. Read More »
How COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people of color in Syracuse
The pandemic’s adverse effects on communities of color stemmed from deeply rooted inequalities both in health care, as well as in various other systems across the country. Read More »
New SUNY initiatives aim to combat domestic and sexual violence
The plan, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in his State of the State address in January, includes four new or updated initiatives meant to reduce sexual and domestic violence on SUNY campuses, as well as at other colleges and universities. Read More »
SU College of Law student dies from COVID-19 in Brazil
Neto, who was studying virtually from his home in Brazil, was a highly regarded class action lawyer and a law professor at the Universidade de Ribeirão Preto. Read More »
In year of COVID-19 challenges, SU employees have worked nonstop
Despite challenges, SU staff members have found some silver linings of working through the pandemic. Read More »
‘Reliving history’: Residents fear I-81 project could displace communities
If the I-81 viaduct is removed, the land leftover could lead to gentrification and displacement for families whose homes were already destroyed when the highway was built. Read More »
SU on verge of moving classes online as cases increase, Syverud warns
As of Wednesday, the university reported a total of 90 active cases of the virus among students and employees in central New York, an increase of 13 since yesterday. Read More »
New SU registrar hopes to add efficiency, inclusivity to scheduling process
SU appointed Campbell as university registrar in January, after she worked for nearly three years as the director of operations in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell. Read More »
SU officials, experts hope Biden will reverse Trump-era Title IX policies
Last May, then-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos finalized several changes to Title IX, a law passed in 1972 that prohibits sex discrimination in schools that receive federal funding. Read More »
SU employees launch tutoring network for city students
The goal of the initiative is to help the organizations expand their tutoring resources as the pandemic continues to limit them. Read More »
After 97 days, state certifies Claudia Tenney as winner of NY-22 by 109 votes
Rep. Anthony Brindisi, who had been pursuing a legal appeal of the election results and demanding a manual recount of its votes, conceded to Tenney on Monday. Read More »
Walsh: Syracuse on ‘right track’ despite financial setbacks from COVID-19
Walsh focused on how the city has been recovering from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and provided updates to several long-term city projects. Read More »
SU announces move-in dates, procedures for spring semester
Students from New York and bordering states can begin moving in on Feb. 5 while students from other states will move in between Jan. 30 and Jan. 31. Read More »
‘Our Laura’: Laura Rodriguez remembered for her determination, compassion
Rodriguez, also known as Natalya, was a senior from Houston, Texas studying psychology at Syracuse University. Read More »
DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado to retire in August
Throughout his time at the university, Maldonado has helped DPS strengthen its training programs and policing strategies as well as diversity within the department. Read More »
SU community gathers to memorialize victims of Pan Am Flight 103
SU hosted a virtual service Monday to memorialize the passengers on the flight, including 35 SU students who were returning from a semester abroad. Read More »
Former SU student accused of sexual assault out of jail after posting bond
Cohen was extradited to Syracuse and was detained at the Onondaga County Justice Center on $200,000 bail. Cohen bonded out of jail Wednesday afternoon. Read More »
Trump nominates former Syracuse mayor, SU alum Roy Bernardi as USPS governor
Bernardi served as mayor for the city of Syracuse from 1994 to 2001 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1972. Read More »
Heard a boom Wednesday morning in Syracuse? It’s probably a meteor.
A member of the American Meteor Society said that the sound was likely a sonic boom from a meteor entering the atmosphere. Read More »
SU limits gatherings as Cuomo names parts of Onondaga County ‘orange zones'
The areas in the orange zone include the city of Syracuse, as well as Solvay, DeWitt and Lyncourt. Read More »
String of burglaries reported in University Neighborhood, South Campus
The alleged burglars have entered houses and apartments through unlocked windows and doors, the Department of Public Safety said. Read More »
Gunshots hit vehicle, residence on Meadowbrook Drive and Euclid Ave.
Syracuse Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call around 3:43 p.m. Tuesday. Read More »