Anyone who tries to see Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao square off tonight at Chuck’s Café, DJ’s on the Hill, Faegan’s Pub, Harry’s or Saltine Warrior Sports Pub will not be able to see the bout. Read more »
Students and community activists gathered in front of Hendricks Chapel around noon and then marched in protest around the city in response to recent unrest in Baltimore surrounding the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old unarmed black man, who suffered a spinal injury while in police custody and died. Read more »
Five members of the Syracuse University community will receive honorary degrees at this year’s commencement ceremony on May 10. Read more »
Syracuse University has announced the lectures of the 2015-16 University Lectures Series. The series features seven different lectures, four in the fall and three in the spring. Read more »
SA held senior night at the last meeting of the semester on Monday in Maxwell Auditorium, a time for those moving on from SA to look back on their experiences and offer advice to those responsible for the future of the organization. Read more »
Kent Syverud has used his listening ability and collaboration across SU to make many key decisions in his first year since inauguration last April. Read more »
More than 125 days after a report was submitted by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy, Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the members of a permanent task force on sexual assault and relationship violence. Read more »
At the end of each semester, Syracuse University students are asked to evaluate their courses and professors. While the process may seem tedious, department chairs said they find the surveys useful. Read more »
College of Engineering and Computer Science
There are numerous ways that hackers can gain access to your private technology, according to a group of researchers working out of Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. Read more »
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs
Initially, Pi Kappa Alpha, commonly known as PIKE, was under investigation for an alleged hazing incident. However, after the investigation started on April 13, the Department of Public Safety found that the incident actually only involved two of the fraternity members, said Tony Callisto, senior vice president and chief law enforcement officer for SU. Read more »
As his two-year term as Graduate Student Organization president comes to a close, Neary said the opportunity has equipped him with invaluable skills and experiences that he plans to apply beyond the realm of SU. Read more »
Syracuse University announced the 35 students who will serve as the 2015–16 Remembrance Scholars on Friday. The scholars, chosen by the Remembrance Scholar Committee, will pay tribute to the 35 SU students killed in the Dec. 21, 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Read more »
Syracuse University students prepared for Mayfest in Walnut Park with parties on Euclid Avenue. Read more »
Students gathered in Walnut Park on Friday for Mayfest, an annual event that features free food, drinks and entertainment. Read more »
Syracuse University has announced the 35 students who will serve as the 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars. Read more »
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul held a roundtable discussion with members of the Syracuse University community on Thursday to address the passing of legislation to further combat sexual assault on college campuses. Read more »
In a Syracuse University News release, Syverud said the task force will be advancing and implementing further improvements in sexual violence prevention, education and advocacy services on campus. Formation of the task force was a recommendation from the Chancellor’s workgroup on sexual violence, prevention, education and advocacy. Read more »
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been awarded a $330,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to support more services for veterans. Read more »
At the “Sport and the Pursuit of Healthiness” multimedia symposium this Friday, health experts will be brought in to discuss the connection between sports and the potential for injury. Read more »
While students have advocated for more psychiatric services, nearly three years after adding full-time psychiatric services for the first time, administrators said they’re not sure adding more staff is needed. Read more »
Syracuse University faculty and staff members will gather in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on Friday for a celebration honoring Eric Spina, who stepped down as SU’s vice chancellor and provost in December 2014. Read more »
This month, the Educational Model Program on Water-Energy Research at Syracuse University was awarded a five-year $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation for graduate student training and research. Read more »
The SU Counseling Center has already had about 750 more appointments this school year than all of last year, and students have criticized the center for its long wait times, triage system and focus on short-term counseling. Read more »
A senior architecture major has filed a lawsuit against Syracuse University, a construction corporation and a window repair company after a 50-pound, 6-by-3-feet window pane fell on her head. Read more »
