News to know: 12 stories to help you pass a current events quiz (Sept. 30–Oct. 7)
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Poll: Should SU staff and faculty members be able to run for office while working full-time on campus?
A professor in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics is seeking the Democratic nomination for New York state’s 24th Congressional District. Should SU staff and faculty members be able to run for office while working full-time on campus? Read more »
Timeline: The relationship between Syracuse University and Utica College
Syracuse University created Utica College as a two-year institution to accommodate the higher education needs of World War II veterans in 1946. Now, UC is an independent four-year institution that recently cut tuition by 42 percent. Read more »
New York Magazine editors discuss national Bill Cosby cover
Jody Quon and Noreen Malone, two editors who worked on the New York Magazine cover that featured 35 of Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual assault victims, discussed the cover at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday. Read more »
Utica College, former branch campus of SU, cuts tuition by 42 percent
Utica College, a former branch campus of Syracuse University that became legally independent in 1995, recently cut tuition by 42 percent and total cost by 35 percent. The college still has academic ties to SU. Read more »
SU community honors UCC shooting victims with vigil
About 40 members of the Syracuse University community gathered on the steps of Hendricks Chapel Tuesday night for a religious candlelight vigil to honor the victims and families of the Umpqua Community College shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. Read more »
SU to host three-part webcast series on issues of accessibility in public spaces
Syracuse University has partnered with the American Alliance of Museums to feature experts who will discuss how the issue of accessibility relates to spaces such as libraries, museums and universities in a three-part webcast series in Bird Library. Read more »
Study conducted by SU professor shows creativity leads to dishonesty
A recent study conducted by Lynne Vincent, a Syracuse University professor in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, concluded that people who identify as creative tend to be dishonest. Read more »
GI Bill tool to help veterans, service members in assessing benefits
A new online tool called the GI calculator allows veterans to analyze the cost of more than 4,000 colleges after taking their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits into consideration. Read more »
JetBlue will begin to fly passengers from Syracuse to Fort Lauderdale in 2016
JetBlue will expand its service to include non-stop daily flights from Syracuse's Hancock International Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from Jan. 13, 2016 to May 1, 2016. Read more »
Former SU student sues university due to head injury
A former SU student is suing the school after he suffered a head injury during a sparring session with the SU Boxing club. Read more »
Poll: Should students have access to course syllabi prior to registering for classes?
Student Association has discussed the possibility of students having access to syllabi prior to registering for classes. Do you think students should have access to syllabi? Read more »
SA proposal calls for changes to Syracuse 'Kiss Cam'
A proposal made at Monday night's SA meeting would change the way the "Kiss Cam" at SU athletic events operates. Read more »
Seedat updates assembly on Uber-like service coming to Syracuse
At Monday night's SA meeting, President Aysha Seedat updated the assembly on the possibility of a ride-hailing service like Uber coming to Syracuse. Read more »
SU professor will continue to teach while running for Congress
Eric Kingson, a social work professor at SU, will still teach during his run for Congress. However, he has to follow some university rules while doing so. Read more »
SA Briefs: 3 takeaways from Monday's meeting (Oct. 5)
Here are three takeaways from Monday night’s Student Association meeting. Read more »
Ask the Experts: SU professors discuss process, implications of discovery of water on Mars
The Daily Orange spoke with three Syracuse University professors about the discovery of liquid water on Mars, what it could mean about life on Mars and what it means for future research about the Red Planet. Read more »
National Catholic Reporter publisher discusses future of Catholic Church
Tom Fox, the publisher of National Catholic Reporter, speaks about his views on the role of women in the church, the church's child sex abuse scandals and homosexuality on Monday night in Hendricks Chapel. Read more »
Obear trains SU students and administrators on diversity, privilege
Kathy Obear, an organizational development consultant and trainer, is working with Syracuse University administrators and students on the topics of privilege, inclusion and diversity. Obear delivered a keynote lecture Friday and conducted a Student Affairs Summit Saturday. Read more »
iSchool launches research center to collect big data
The Center for Computational and Data Sciences in the School of Information Studies will focus on collecting and analyzing big data. Read more »
Q&A: Jody Quon talks New York Magazine Bill Cosby cover
Jody Quon, the director of photography at New York Magazine, and senior editor Noreen Malone will speak at SU on Tuesday in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. Read more »
Q&A: EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck talks climate change
EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck will be discussing climate change at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Event Space A and B in the Gateway Center on the SUNY-ESF campus. Read more »
SU alumna, former congressional aide announces campaign for Congress
Colleen Deacon, a Syracuse University alumna and former Central New York Regional Director to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), will run for Congress as a representative for New York state’s 24th District. Read more »
American Airlines pilot dies mid-flight; flight lands in Syracuse
An American Airlines pilot flying from Phoenix to Boston died mid-flight this morning and the plane landed in Syracuse, according to ABC. Read more »
