Though successful, Juice Jam can expand, embrace format of common music festivals
University Union took a step in the right direction with this year’s Juice Jam Music Festival, but there is still opportunity to better embrace the… Read more »
Editorial Board
SA should focus on campus goals before broadening scope to national student issues
The Student Association should continue to prove it is proactive with tangible on-campus initiatives, before looking to tackle national student issues. At the second SA… Read more »
Congress should not authorize strike on Syria; positive results not guaranteed
It is hypocritical to fight bloodshed with bloodshed. On Tuesday, top lawmakers, including Republicans John Boehner and John McCain, met with President Barack Obama and… Read more »
Student body must become more aware of Title IX program, officer position as resource
There is an uninformed notion surrounding the purpose of Title IX. The Title IX law is commonly known to involve athletics, but students should be… Read more »
DPS should better promote its safety information, target freshmen at start of school year
This semester, the Department of Public Safety has successfully identified problems concerning on-campus safety. However, there is still room to better target students and better… Read more »
SU should use student feedback to ease textbook costs on campus
As textbooks become more expensive, Syracuse University officials should come up with strategies to ease the costs for students. Between 2002 and 2012, textbook prices… Read more »
Obama should think long term, provide details on college affordability plan
President Barack Obama must provide more details and think in the long term about the latest government proposal he has laid out for millions of… Read more »
Curtis should take responsibilities more seriously after cabinet departures
Four additional members have resigned from Student Association President Allie Curtis’ cabinet. This means 73 percent, or eight out of 11 cabinet members, will have… Read more »
Online alcohol program should engage offline with peer advisers, speakers
The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs changed its online alcohol education course for freshmen from the considerably outdated Ever-Fi Alcohol Education to Think About… Read more »
Graduates should continue to follow passions despite job market doubts
Despite statistics that show a recent stagnant hiring period among college graduates and less interest from employers toward liberal arts majors, Class of 2013 graduates… Read more »
Administrators should allow student input on academic ideas
The Syracuse University administration should keep students and faculty informed as progress continues to develop regarding recently presented ideas about the future of the university.… Read more »
Five issues must be addressed before fall
In the last semester, the Syracuse University community has witnessed numerous controversial actions taken by the university administration, the student government and local politicians unfold… Read more »
Next chancellor should restrict growing debt
Though Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s successor has yet to be determined, the financial ideology that Syracuse University’s next leader must follow is unequivocally conservative. When Cantor… Read more »
SA app to prove effective if cautiously executed
The Student Association’s Student Engagement Committee is making advances in both technology and peer outreach with the creation of an original application. Student Engage, a… Read more »
Athletics department should pay exit fee
Syracuse University will officially join the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, a move that will benefit the entire university. With a $7.5 million exit… Read more »
Citizens must limit speculation after tragedy
On Monday, Boston became another name on a growing list of towns and cities destroyed by an act of terror. Boston joins Newtown, Conn.; Aurora,… Read more »
Safety concerns warrant city budget revisal
The crime rate in the city of Syracuse is higher than 96 percent of the state’s cities and towns. Yet Mayor Stephanie Miner’s 2013-14 budget… Read more »
The Kumquat should seize opportunity to improve SU
Since The Kumquat launched more than a year ago, it has quickly gained the Syracuse University community’s attention by highlighting the school’s stereotypes in a… Read more »
SU should apply resources, efforts to student needs, not ropes course
The Division of Student Affairs is not effectively targeting Syracuse University students with its latest project: an outdoor challenge course. This spring, the Department of… Read more »
Progress feasible if SA prioritizes several concerns
The last several weeks have proven tumultuous for the Student Association. Moving forward, SA should become a symbol of betterment for the campus community, leaving… Read more »
Maxwell undergraduate major to benefit students, SU
Students at Syracuse University no longer have to be enrolled in a graduate program to earn a degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and… Read more »
Contrast exists between biking initiatives
Adding bike lanes to Waverly and Comstock avenues is a positive development for the community. The Syracuse Common Council approved the addition of new bike… Read more »
SA members fail to effectively correct faults
The necessary steps to begin rebuilding the Student Association after almost two weeks of inefficiency were not executed appropriately by members of the organization during… Read more »
SU community united by Orange success
Syracuse’s trip to the Final Four for the first time in a decade brings an electrifying buzz to our campus that no one can ignore.… Read more »
