Writer: Satoshi Sugiyama
Food Services employee sues SU claiming disability discrimination
Jose Dieffenbacher claimed in a lawsuit that a supervisor at the energy system and sustainability management department at SU told him that "those types of people" — those with learning disabilities — are not acceptable in his department. Read More »
Hundreds of students enjoy Mayfest and free food despite rainy weather
Hundreds of Syracuse University and non-SU students gathered in Walnut Park for Mayfest on Friday. They enjoyed free food, music and "swag." Read More »
Stephanie Miner advises caution during Mayfest
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner wrote a letter advising Syracuse University students to be mindful of their safety and considerate of residents living around Walnut Park during Mayfest on Friday. Read More »
White House officials talk college affordability, post-college job prospects on conference call
The press call was prepared as a preview of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill's visit to the Community College of Philadelphia on Monday. Read More »
Entrepreneurship program opens inside Bird Library
An opening ceremony for Blackstone LaunchPad, the transparent cube on the ground floor of Bird Library, was held in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons at Bird Library Tuesday afternoon. Read More »
Eric Evangelista and Joyce LaLonde react to being elected Student Association president, vice president
The pair garnered 1,934 votes — equivalent to 46.9 percent of the vote — defeating their opponents, Charlie Mastoloni and Jessica Brosofsky. Read More »
See the results of a survey on alcohol use taken by Syracuse University students
The survey was administered using a paper questionnaire the week before and the week after Spring Break for the “A Sobering Reality” project. Students in three 300-level news reporting classes at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications approached students to ask them to take the survey, which was anonymous. The students who administered the survey were instructed to approach people they didn’t know in a variety of locations on campus. Read More »
Fans on Marshall Street react to Syracuse's loss in the Final Four
Syracuse fans flooded Marshall Street to watch the men's basketball team play UNC in the Final Four. Read More »
The 5 biggest news stories from this week in Indianapolis, the site of the women's Final Four
Here are the five biggest news stories happening right now in Indianapolis, which is the location of the Syracuse University women's basketball team's Final Four game. Read More »
The 5 biggest news stories from this week in Houston, the site of the men's Final Four
Check out the five biggest news stories happening right now in Houston, where SU's men's basketball team will play the University of North Carolina on Saturday. Read More »
Bracketologists are shocked Syracuse basketball made it to the Final Four
No one expected SU to make it into the Final Four as a 10th seeded team, not even bracketologists, professional NCAA tournament bracket experts. Read More »
Syracuse University students line up for free bus tickets to Houston for men's Final Four game
The first student on line for free bus tickets arrived at the Schine Student Center around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Tickets were distributed starting at 10:30 a.m. Read More »
Final Four men's basketball tickets available for season ticket holders
Syracuse University students with 2015-16 SU men’s basketball season tickets are being given the first opportunity to purchase tickets for SU’s Final Four game against No. 1 seed University of North Carolina this weekend. Read More »
Syracuse University continues work on accessibility, but some say more needs to be done
Over the years, Syracuse University has been making progress in increasing the campus's accessibility and inclusivity for students with disabilities. But some say there is still work to be done. Read More »
Syracuse University deans discuss book about domestic role of US military
As part of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute lecture series, William Banks, the interim dean of Syracuse University's College of Law, discussed his book about the domestic role of the U.S. military with Maxwell Dean James Steinberg. Read More »
Graduate student in Whitman hits and injures bicyclist with car
A graduate student in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management hit and injured a Syracuse bicyclist, 49, Saturday night with his car at the intersection of E. Genesee Street and Westcott Street. Read More »
Newsmakers: Meredith Goldstein sees 'Spotlight' shine at the Oscars
Meredith Goldstein, a journalist for The Boston Globe, was at the Oscars as "Spotlight" was named Best Picture. Goldstein was Editor in Chief of The D.O. in the late 1990's. Read More »
Syracuse community members express skepticism at meeting on potential merger
Community members shared their concerns and worries regarding the potential merger between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County at a town hall meeting Monday night. Read More »
Officials weigh in on potential merger of Syracuse, Onondaga County
Officials discuss the possibility of a merge between the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County. Read More »
Sen. Chuck Schumer visits Syracuse University to discuss college affordability
United States Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) visited Syracuse University on Monday afternoon to discuss a bill that tackles rising student debt. Read More »
How 3 Syracuse University professors learned they played a role in proving Albert Einstein right
Here's how professors in the physics department at Syracuse University learned they had played a role in discovering gravitational waves, thus proving correct Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Read More »
National Veterans Resource Complex Committee members discuss design competition
The National Veterans Resource Complex Selection Committee recently selected three finalist firms to design the complex. Officials revealed more details about how those selections were made. Read More »
What Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said at her State of the City address
Miner used the State of the City address to discuss economic development, investment in infrastructure and education. Read More »
How students from Falk College will fight child obesity
The Falk College students will work with 200 students from McKinley-Brighton Elementary School and LeMoyne Elementary School in Syracuse. Read More »