Sasha Meyer, a sophomore business major at the University of Notre Dame, has created her own not-for-profit organization entitled “The Heartening,” aimed at fighting the lack of clean drinking water confronting homeless in the South Bend, Indiana area. Read more »
Members of the SU community crawled to steps of Crouse College to raise awareness for the “inaccessibility” of the city of Syracuse. Read more »
Syracuse ranked second in a study that observed advancement in closing the gender pay gap in the United States' most populous 100 metro areas. Read more »
FIXit at Syracuse University uses the experience of its employees and a vast operation to help SU students with any and all maintenance problems. Read more »
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to crack down on students using false identification to purchase alcohol. He said buying fake IDs puts students at risk for identity theft. What do you think? Read more »
SU announced on Tuesday that James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is stepping down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Read more »
The market, which is organized by the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, has existed for more than 100 years and has evolved from a free-lanced occurrence to a more organized event, featuring more than 50 farmers from the Central New York area. Read more »
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to enact initiatives that will crack down on underage students' use of fake IDs. Read more »
A new organization made up of members of the Syracuse University community is working to get students with disabilities more accessible and affordable homes. Read more »
The bill, which was signed in mid-August, requires all body piercing and tattoo studios to use prepackaged and sterile single-use needles and single-use ink. Read more »
The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics recently received two grants to assist trauma victims of neighborhood violence in the Syracuse area. Read more »
LaVonda Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs in the College of Law, has been chosen to chair the search for a new dean of the College of Law. Read more »
Rapper Snoop Dogg will no longer be performing at the New York State Fair on Wednesday. A replacement has not been named. Read more »
Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong officially started their tenure as president and vice president of Student Association on Monday. All nine of Seedat's cabinet nominations were confirmed as well. Read more »
Students, faculty and staff members have until noon on Sept. 14 to nominate up to three individuals, including themselves, for a position on a working group in the Academic Strategic Plan Oversight Committee. Read more »
Bobby Maldonado officially became SU's new DPS Chief in July. He plans to prioritize community policing by building positive relationships with students. Read more »
SU's new travel and entertainment policy will save the university money and gives those traveling in official university capacities increased flexibility. Read more »
Changes to SU's study abroad policy have had an unknown effect on enrollment, but SU has partnered with an organization to expand abroad outlets. Read more »
The U.S. signed a nuclear arms deal with Iran in July. Several Democratic U.S. senators are opposing the deal despite President Barack Obama's support of the agreement. Read more »
University Union announced the full lineup for Juice Jam 2015, which will feature Detroit rapper Big Sean. Read more »
36 SU DPS officers will start wearing body cameras on Oct. 1. The move was spearheaded by former DPS Chief Tony Callisto. Read more »
A change to the definition of consent is one of the most important aspects of the recently signed into law, "Enough is Enough" legislation that affects both public and private universities, including SU. Read more »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recently passed sexual assault prevention legislation, “Enough is Enough" will change SU's sexual assault policy and definition of consent. Read more »
Former Student Association presidents Allie Curtis and Boris Gresely discuss the future of the organization under Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong, who will take the oath of office on Monday. Read more »
