Student taken to hospital after car crash on Clarendon Street
UPDATED: March 21, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. A 22-year-old Syracuse University student was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after being hit by a car… Read more »
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Tuition to increase by 3.6 percent for 2014-15 academic year
Syracuse University’s full-time undergraduate tuition will increase by 3.6 percent from $38,970 to $40,380 for the 2014-15 academic year. Room and board rates will also… Read more »
Bracket: Choose Syracuse's best player of all time
We've selected 32 of the best former players in SU history. Each day, we'll cut down the field through reader voting and ultimately a greatest player of all time will be named Wednesday night. Read more »
"Part of justice is remembering": Conference marks 50th anniversary for Civil Rights Movement
The history books remember 1964 for the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Prize win and the Freedom Summer campaign… Read more »
Barking up the wrong tree: SUNY-Brockport students charged with torturing an animal after posting photo of dog drinking from keg
Images of college students drinking alcohol and images of dogs seem like two of the most common things on social media today. Two students from… Read more »
Alumni reflect on campus memories, create videos for SU's birthday
A special day for Syracuse University is just around the corner, and many alumni are doing their part to join in the festivities. To celebrate… Read more »
Miner announces plans to redesign city zoning
When Syracuse Common Councilor Bob Dougherty rides a bike around his neighborhood, he notices some buildings that don’t seem to fit in with the other,… Read more »
SU to cut ties with Bangladeshi factories
Correction: In a previous version of this article, the amount of time the United States Against Sweatshops organization at SU pushed SU to implement the… Read more »
Committee on Instruction outlines potential for programs, improvements
The University Senate continued discussion on Wednesday about teaching improvement and assessment recommendations outlined in a task force report released last June. Robert Van Gulick,… Read more »
New York State Senate rejects DREAM Act, campus discusses implications
The DREAM Act, a proposal that would expand state-funded tuition assistance to undocumented students, failed to pass in the New York State Senate on Monday.… Read more »
Watching out: Common Council considers added proposal for downtown surveillance cameras
A non-profit organization has made it clear that the security of downtown Syracuse’s workers, inhabitants and visitors must be protected. The Downtown Committee of Syracuse… Read more »
Working overtime: Say Yes to Education operations director balances duties as NCAA official, father of three
For Pat Driscoll, there’s more madness to March than college basketball. As an NCAA basketball official, operations director of the Syracuse chapter of Say Yes… Read more »
Founder of micro-lending company discusses business ingenuity
Jessica Jackley didn’t always hold business people in high esteem. So she never thought she would found a company that would raise more than $500… Read more »
Charity partners with Connective Corridor to raise funds, help beautify downtown
A philanthropic startup and the Connective Corridor are harnessing the power of social media to get students to invest in Syracuse’s beautification. The Connective Corridor,… Read more »
Contest promotes creative sustainability displays
A Syracuse University organization wants students to know sustainability involves more than just being mindful of the earth, and aims to spread that message in… Read more »
Tuition to increase for next academic year amid efforts to increase student input
Tuition for the next academic year is expected to increase 3–3.6 percent and increases are likely in the coming years. Chancellor Kent Syverud said he… Read more »
Law students visit South Africa during Spring Break
A College of Law professor and a group of Syracuse University students visited South Africa during Spring Break to study the country’s legal system. Deborah… Read more »
Assembly elects representatives, Finance Board members
Student Association elected three assembly representatives and two Finance Board members during a series of uncontested elections at Monday night’s meeting. Two students were elected… Read more »
Student group aims to curb Syracuse poverty
After aiding the elderly and homeless during Spring Break in Washington, D.C., Syracuse University students now hope to lend a hand in Syracuse. Students who… Read more »
School of Architecture group receives entries to design urban rest stop beneath I-81
After crossing the dangerous Interstate 81, pedestrians often have to walk under the highway overpass on a dark, gloomy passageway. But the passageway may soon… Read more »
Syverud speaks at dedication for Carnegie Library Reading Room
Kent Syverud “sprinted” into Carnegie Library while exploring buildings on his first morning as Syracuse University’s chancellor Jan. 13. The beauty of the library’s high-ceilinged… Read more »
Inconvenient truth: Government whistleblowers to visit SU as part of nationwide tour to discuss value of diligence
When Jon Oberg was a researcher for the U.S. Department of Education, he noticed that student loan lending companies were illegally collecting millions of taxpayer… Read more »
Miner to speak at Elect Her
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will serve as the keynote speaker for the Elect Her initiative, which will take place on the Syracuse University campus on… Read more »
Green grub: Cafe offers reusable take out boxes to reduce waste
SUNY-ESF’s Trailhead Café is taking a step toward sustainability. The cafe has begun a new Eco To-Go program that allows students to purchase reusable to-go… Read more »
