Catch up on the week in local and state politics
See what you missed this week in New York state and local politics. Read more »
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Syracuse University student victim of attempted robbery at knifepoint
A Syracuse University was the victim of an attempted robbery on Remington Avenue on Tuesday. The perpetrator demanded money from the student while holding a knife. Read more »
Syracuse University tuition to increase 3.9 percent in 2016-17
In addition to the tuition increases, room and board costs will increase between 2 and 2.5 percent. Read more »
Fire contained in 2nd-floor room at students' Livingston Avenue house
A fire in a Livingston Avenue house owned by Syracuse University students may have started due to "something electrical" on Thursday. Read more »
5 facts to know about Donald Newhouse
Donald Newhouse is the world's 116th wealthiest billionaire. Read more »
Events to look out for this weekend
Here is a roundup of big lectures and events happening 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 2016 Commencement speaker reflects trend in lack of diverse speakers
Since 2000, there have been 17 SU commencement speakers, including Newhouse. Of those, only four were women, eight were writers of some kind and five were SU alumni. Read more »
GSO president discusses changes to student health policy
GSO President Can Aslan has attended more than 50 meetings with the Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee. He said Wednesday that students have come to the group with many grievances about SU's healthcare policy, the first phase of which was rolled out by the university last year. Read more »
University Senators spend most of meeting discussing faculty policy revisions
More than 40 minutes of Wednesday’s University Senate meeting were spent discussing a revision to Syracuse University’s faculty policies, leaving little time to address a report covering free speech on campus. Read more »
University Senate committee pledges support for creation of Ombuds Office
The Senate Committee on Women's Concerns issued a report that said an Ombuds Office would help mitigate feelings of uncertainty and stress in the SU community. Read more »
SU student expresses concern with varying attention toward terrorist attacks in Belgium, Turkey
Talya Sever, an SU student who is both a Turkish and Belgian citizen, finds it troubling that this week's terrorist attacks in Brussels have been drawing disproportionate news coverage and sympathy from the public compared to recent attacks in Turkey. Read more »
University of Alabama students self-publish and sell comic books
Two University of Alabama students became friends through a shared love for comic books. After creating their own comic books, the students started to sell them across various comic book stores in the United States. Read more »
Donald Newhouse to deliver 2016 commencement speech
The president of Advance Publications will speak at Syracuse University’s commencement ceremony on May 15. Read more »
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both secure wins in Arizona primaries
While front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both won Arizona on Tuesday night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-V.t.) earned major victories by huge margins in other western states. Read more »
MLS commissioner discusses the future of American soccer at University Lecture
Garber said one of his biggest challenges is retaining world-class players while trying to develop a soccer culture in America to become more competitive on the world stage. Read more »
Syracuse University Health Services switches to electronic prescriptions to comply with federal and state laws
Electronic prescription regulations, which Syracuse University Health Services is required to abide by, aim to decrease prescription drug abuse, but may have led to an increase in heroin usage. Read more »
New York state sees surge in online voter registration
Between March 10 and March 20, more than 40,883 people registered to vote through New York state's online voter registration system. Read more »
Representative of firm in the running to design NVRC discusses past projects
A representative from the architecture firm Snohetta, which is a finalist to design the National Veterans Resource Complex at Syracuse University, presented at SU Tuesday images of buildings the firm has previously designed. Read more »
News to know: 9 stories to help you pass a current events quiz (March 16 – 22)
Catch up on the week in news before your next current events quiz. 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 »
Syracuse University alumnus encourages university community to give back
As a part of Syracuse University's Philanthropy Week, SU alumnus Jim Carrick spoke to members of the university community about the importance of giving back. Read more »
Company that owns Destiny USA reveals plans for cheaper hotel than original proposal
The company that owns Destiny USA has announced their updated plans to build a smaller, cheaper hotel across from the mall in Syracuse. Original plans for this hotel were made in 2014, but the new plans have cut the budget costs nearly in half. Read more »
SA Briefs: 3 takeaways from Monday's meeting (March 21)
The short take on what happened at Student Association's Monday night meeting. Read more »
