In hopes of increasing awareness and improving the treatment of adjunct professors at colleges and universities around the nation, students, faculty and staff at various colleges participated in the first-ever National Adjunct Walkout Day last week. Read more »
Two members of Nu Alpha Phi have been arrested on hazing charges for their involvement in an incident that may cause a pledge to lose four fingers due to severe frostbite. The fraternity was suspended Monday when the university first received details of the incident, said Kevin Quinn, Syracuse University’s senior vice president for public affairs. Read more »
The Student Association will be offering students round trip buses for Spring Break to popular East Coast destinations. “It's important to offer the buses to… Read more »
Fraternity and sorority affairs
Two Syracuse University students have been arrested for involvement in a hazing incident which resulted in a pledging member suffering from severe frostbite on both hands, according to the Syracuse Police Department. Read more »
Nina Davuluri, who lives in nearby Fayetteville, New York, will give a lecture titled, “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency,” according to a syracuse.com article. She was the first-Indian-American crowned Miss New York, and eventually became the first Miss America of Indian heritage. Read more »
Public meetings are being held in Syracuse to brainstorm design ideas for the second phase of the Onondaga Creekwalk, a scenic bike route and walkway that runs through the city. Read more »
In the Best Foot Forward program, volunteers from SU hold resume and cover letter workshops with women in the facility who are no more than 60 days away from their release. Read more »
By the end of the month, Syracuse University students will likely be able to freely check out and use bikes from Archbold Gymnasium, thanks to a pilot bike-share initiative being organized by the Student Association and various SU departments. Read more »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for private universities in New York state, such as Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Cazenovia College, to adopt sexual assault policies recently put in place at the state’s public colleges. Read more »
The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will welcome its first class in the new Master of Arts program in addiction studies in the fall. Read more »
Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and data expert, delivered his lecture titled, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data” Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel to a crowd of about 130 members of the SU community. Weigend’s was the first University Lecture of the spring semester, and he addressed the way data affects people’s daily lives. Read more »
Isaiah Rashad, a hip-hop artist, will headline Syracuse University’s second Bandersnatch Concert Series show of the spring semester, University Union announced on Twitter Tuesday night. New Orleans hip-hop artist Pell will be performing as direct support, according to a University Union press release. Read more »
A new endowed professorship of physics has been established through a $1.4 million bequest to the department of physics, the College of Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday. Read more »
The Student Association assembly passed five bills in just under half an hour Monday night, including a bill giving the organization’s vice president a bigger… Read more »
Andreas Weigend, big data expert and former chief scientist at Amazon, will be giving the first University Lecture of the spring semester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weigend will talk to students about using data to benefit themselves and others. Read more »
Professors at Syracuse University agree that the bipartisan congress has hindered movement on the decision of building the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Read more »
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said at a roundtable event at Syracuse University on Monday that she is optimistic that a bipartisan bill to combat sexual assault on college campuses would pass into law. Read more »
The future of Schine Student Center and Bird Library were the main topics discussed at an open forum Monday on the future of Syracuse University’s infrastructure. Read more »
Here is a round-up of criminal activity that happened near campus during the past week, according to Syracuse police bulletins. Resisting arrest A senior… Read more »
Syracuse University will commence its annual male-run Vera House White Ribbon Campaign on Monday with the goal of raising more than $125,000 for sexual and domestic violence education and awareness programs. Read more »
Phil Kramer, a sophomore economics and finance major, is running uncontested for comptroller in April’s school-wide presidential elections. Kramer currently serves as assistant comptroller in SA and has been on the finance board since October of his freshman year. Read more »
This semester’s University Lectures series will kick off this week, with this spring’s speakers including a big data expert, the president of the WNBA and a female photojournalist. Read more »
Danielle Berry's trip to Ethiopia sparked her interest in water restoration and looking at the different contaminants in water. Read more »
Members of U100 give campus tours, greet students and their families at open houses and host events for prospective students. Now in its 30th year, the U100 program has changed to reflect forward thinking yet still maintains its original purpose. Read more »
