The victim, who is a 20 year-old Syracuse University student, will need extensive physical therapy in order to regain use of his fingers. The hazing incident occurred at about midnight on Sunday, when three pledges of Nu Alpha Phi were told to perform exercises at a park for approximately 20 minutes as punishment for “failing to perform their daily duties properly,” police said. Read more »
Jim Boeheim disputed his responsibility for the allegations the NCAA investigated about the Syracuse head coach and the men's basketball program. Read more »
Chairman Richard Thompson said the university has taken responsibility for past violations, and has self-imposed a set of serious penalties. However, Thompson said the university believes, “a number of the penalties instituted by the NCAA are excessive, and I support the University’s decision to consider its options for appeal.” Read more »
Syracuse University Director of Athletics Daryl Gross issued a statement supporting SU's disappointment with the NCAA's findings into the university. Read more »
In an campus-wide email, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud said the university is considering an appeal of certain findings of the NCAA investigation into SU released Friday. Read more »
The NCAA's report said that Syracuse's decision to self-impose a postseason ban for the 2014-15 season did not factor into the NCAA's final infractions decision. Read more »
The NCAA announced Friday its sanctions for Syracuse University, which include a five-year probation, scholarship reductions, vacation of wins and a nine-game suspension for men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim. Read more »
In its 94-page report, the NCAA noted that student-athletes who tested positive for banned substances were generally not withheld from competition. Syracuse had a written policy, however the head basketball coach and athletics director admitted they did not follow the policy, according to the report. Read more »
The involvement of a booster with the men's basketball and football programs was part of the lack of institutional control exhibited by Syracuse that led to the NCAA sanctions. Read more »
While the punishments inflicted on Syracuse are not all clearcut, one of the murkier provisions is the five-year probation that will stretch from March 6, 2015 to March 5, 2020. Here's what it means. Read more »
The investigation does not involve any current student-athletes, and dates back to 2007 when SU self-reported possible violations within the athletics department. Academic violations detailed in the report involve athletes receiving impermissible assistance from tutors and mentors. The violations mainly involved the men’s basketball team, but also included football. Read more »
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The NCAA cracked down on the Syracuse athletic program with a series of penalties on Friday, and here is the full list of the punishments from the report. Read more »
Shortly after the NCAA announced its sanctions on Syracuse University, Chancellor Kent Syverud issued his own response to the penalties in an email. Read more »
The NCAA announced Friday its sanctions for Syracuse University, which include a five-year probation, scholarship reductions, vacation of wins and a nine-game suspension for men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim. Read more »
The Daily Orange editorial board reacts to the announcement on Oct. 1, 1992 by the NCAA on its sanctions against the Syracuse men's basketball team. Read more »
Syracuse was last sanctioned by the NCAA in 1992 for violations with its men's basketball, women's basketball and football teams. Read more »
The NCAA will release a report regarding the results of its investigation into Syracuse University at noon on Friday, according to an NCAA press release. Read more »
The accident happened in front of Bird Library. Students gathered around the scene to see what had happened, and ambulances and Department of Public Safety cars arrived shortly after. The girl was loaded into an ambulance just before 3:30 p.m. Read more »
School of Information Studies assistant professor Yun Huang has received a continuing grant to research reasons why people share public safety information on social media platforms. Read more »
The partnership of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the BE Wise campaign released a video last week aimed at drawing attention to the downsides of alcohol abuse. The video, titled “Make Wise Choices,” which depicts a night of drinking gone sour, was released on Feb. 25 and has already racked up over 1,300 views on YouTube. Read more »
Racially diverse emojis featuring the option of five different skin tones will soon be coming to Apple devices, and some Syracuse University professors see it… Read more »
Over the last three weeks, IVMF has received a total of $8.5 million in funding from three companies, allowing the institute to continue its work with veterans. Read more »
On Wednesday at 8 a.m., members of the Special Olympics Club at Syracuse University spray-painted orange messages in the snow on the Quad to raise awareness of their “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign. Read more »
