SU students react to possible Title IX changes
Student leaders said the proposed regulations could discourage survivors from reporting sexual assault. Read more »
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4 news stories you missed this weekend while you were watching the battle of the Boeheims
Syracuse University’s Trans Day of Remembrance and a dredging project in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor were in the news this weekend. Read more »
SU is considering a schedule change for Wednesday classes in fall 2019
The Academic Calendar and Schedule Brainstorming Group was founded in fall 2017 to develop a list of recommendations. Read more »
Ombuds Office plans to hire permanent director by end of December
Syracuse University created the Office of the University Ombuds in February and has kept an interim director for the past eight months. Read more »
Trans activist Ruby Corado speaks at SU for Trans Day of Remembrance event
Ruby Corado is the founder of Casa Ruby, the only bilingual and multicultural LGBTQ center in the the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Read more »
How SA is working to become more visible to the student body
The two PR chairs have focused on building an “infrastructure of trust” in the fall semester. Moving forward, they want SA’s presence to be felt more throughout the student body. Read more »
Committee finds SU graduate employees don’t make living wage
The Graduate Student Organization’s Employment Issues Committee determined that 75 percent of graduate assistants are paid less than the cost of attendance. Read more »
SU survey: SEM 100 met its goals
Just over 66 percent of students who took the course responded to the survey. Read more »
Common Council could allocate more funds for SU area bicycle network
The Council will vote Monday on a proposal to approve an additional $330,500 for the University Hill Bike Network Implementation Project. If approved, the money will be used to purchase ice bikes, which have blades that let them go smoothly over icy paths. Read more »
5 ZIP codes in Syracuse are among most economically distressed in US
According to a national report, five ZIP codes in Syracuse ranked 90 or above in levels of economic distress on a 0-100 scale over a five-year period. Read more »
Syracuse to offer paid family leave for employees
Nonunionized city employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid family leave beginning Saturday. Read more »
Meet Rachel May, Syracuse’s next state senator
SU’s former sustainability coordinator, a newcomer to public office, aims to use her academic background to work across constituencies and break down election barriers for the next generation of political candidates. Read more »
Syracuse partners with tech startup to address crime, housing stability
Syracuse has partnered with Startup in Residence to help develop and test proposals from local companies, with a goal of increasing the quality of life. Read more »
This institute at SU plans to revamp the infrastructure field
The founders of Syracuse University’s new Infrastructure Institute want to work with all schools and colleges to create socially responsible infrastructure. Read more »
Student Life chair discusses giving RSO leaders course credit
The assembly also decided on two new logos after more than a month of discussion. Read more »
iSchool faculty discuss role of new dean at forum
iSchool Dean Liz Liddy will retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Read more »
STATE OF MIND: Syracuse has one of the highest rates of poor mental health in New York state
Onondaga County residents had an average of 3.8 poor mental health days per month in 2018, just below the central New York average of 3.9.… Read more »
Romaine lettuce removed from SU dining halls
The lettuce was removed in response to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning. Read more »
3 people taken into custody in connection to attempted robbery on SU’s South Campus
The Department of Public Safety received the robbery report early Monday afternoon. Read more »
SASSE circulates petition to install safe-sex vending machine
The petition currently has about 650 signatures. Read more »
Downtown Syracuse Rite Aid to close after 40 years in business
The South Salina Street location was purchased by Walgreens in May, and all the prescriptions will be moved to another Walgreens-owned Rite Aid on the Near Westside one mile away. Read more »
4 news stories from Syracuse you missed while on Thanksgiving break
A fight at Destiny USA on Black Friday resulted in two men sustaining non life-threatening stab wounds, among other things. Read more »
Here’s a timeline of several long-term SA initiatives
Some projects are taking longer than expected because of limited responsiveness from SU administrators, SA leaders said. Read more »
Syverud calls for SU review of new sexual assault guidelines
Chancellor Kent Syverud has tasked several groups with comprehensively reviewing new federal guidelines for people accused of sexual assault. Read more »
