Campus community gathers for candlelight vigil honoring victims of Pan Am Flight 103 bombing
About 200 Syracuse University campus community members attended the event. Read more »
On Campus
Remembrance Week events to include museum display on promenade sharing story of Pan Am Flight 103
This year’s Remembrance Week events will include a pop-up museum display on the promenade, which will feature postcards from the students who died and information about the events that took place after the bombing. Read more »
Syracuse University English professor wins award for fiction writing
Dana Spiotta, the professor, has previously won awards for other novels. Read more »
Students hold candlelight vigil to honor hurricane, earthquake victims
Syracuse University’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers sponsored the vigil at Hendricks Chapel on Thursday night. Read more »
Syracuse University’s 24-hour fundraiser exceeded its goal by 190 percent
More than 3,560 donors contributed to Syracuse University’s first 24-hour fundraiser, called Boost the ‘Cuse. Read more »
Senate committee report underscores LGBTQ issues, calls for increased resources
The report revealed that Department of Public Safety officers are not required to participate in LGBTQ bias training and that the LGBT Resource Center was not invited to participate in accepted students and student recruitment programming events last year. Read more »
Meet the graduate students who helped discover gravitational waves and neutron star collisions
Ari Fair and Swetha Bhagwat both worked on LIGO, which won the Nobel Prize in physics for a major breakthrough on gravitational waves. Read more »
Entrepreneurs to display products at 3rd ‘Cuse Market
The Blackstone LaunchPad, a entrepreneurship center at Bird Library, is hosting the market. Read more »
Provost asks faculty to assist students infected by the mumps during midterms
Michele Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, sent an email to university faculty members on Tuesday asking for their help. Read more »
Falk College nutrition program celebrates 100 years of education
Representatives of Falk said there has been an increase in the number of students entering the nutrition program straight out of high school. Read more »
U.S.-Turkey visa suspension could affect prospective SU students
A new visa suspension between the United States and Turkey has the potential to leave many prospective students from Turkey in limbo. Read more »
How a food pantry on Syracuse University’s campus works to address the national issue of food insecurity
A recent survey of about 3,800 students found that 40 percent of white student respondents had recently experienced food insecurity and 57 percent of black student respondents had experienced food insecurity. Read more »
FRATERNITY AND SORORITY AFFAIRS
Syracuse University chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity suspended for violations that include hazing
Hazing at the fraternity occurred in spring 2017, according to a release from the national organization. Read more »
Boost the ‘Cuse campaign aims to support Syracuse University programs, scholarships
The campaign will feature thousands of dollars in possible prize awards for on-campus units such as schools and colleges. Read more »
Here’s a timeline of the mumps outbreak at Syracuse University
Stay up to date on the campus mumps outbreak that has affected more than 50 students since August. Read more »
The number of sex offenses on Syracuse University’s annual security report are lower than national statistics. Here’s why.
In total, 17 sex offenses were reported on the Department of Public Safety’s 2017 annual security report. Read more »
Student Association members plan hurricane relief trips to Puerto Rico, Houston
The trip to Puerto Rico will be organized over Winter Break. The trip to Houston will be held this spring. Read more »
Gravitational waves team discovers elemental creation in star collisions
Scientists recorded a neutron star collision for the first time and discovered evidence of the creation of heavy elements such as gold and platinum. Read more »
Officials confirm Schine feasibility study is part of Syracuse University’s Campus Framework plan
At a public roundtable held in early October, another official at first said the feasibility study was not part of the Campus Framework, then said “it could be.” Read more »
Business owners say veterans complex could change the dynamics of Marshall Street
Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Complex project will go before the city’s Planning Commission on Monday for a site plan review. Read more »
Syracuse University community members get vaccinated at flu clinic
At a flu POD, or point of delivery, Syracuse University health officials distributed flu vaccines to students, staff and faculty. Read more »
How donors have an impact on the speed of Campus Framework projects
At a Campus Framework forum Saturday, Syracuse University officials explained how donations and funding could influence construction project timelines. Read more »
22 mumps cases confirmed at Syracuse University, 19 probable
The Onondaga County Health Department confirmed the first mumps case at Syracuse University at the end of August. Read more »
Former Syracuse football player Amir Ealey pleads guilty to rape charge as part of plea deal
Under the plea agreement, the former defensive end for Syracuse will be sentenced to 10 years of probation but avoid jail time. Read more »
