SA to provide graduate admissions test preparation
The Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, is often required for applying to graduate schools. Read more »
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SU launches committees to implement #NotAgainSU demands
Members of committees will provide feedback for implementing changes to various aspects of student life. Read more »
SA to address student concerns about health resources
Sameeha Saied, SA vice president, asked Assembly members about their concerns regarding university health resources ahead of a meeting with representatives from the Barnes Center at The Arch. Read more »
Student Association plans to help implement student demands
The organization will use its resources to help carry out the demands, SA leaders said. Read more »
Student Association cancels meeting, joins #NotAgainSU protest
SA President Mackenzie Mertikas and Vice President Sameeha Saied encouraged association members to join protesters at the Barnes Center at The Arch. Read more »
Student Association works to support #NotAgainstSU movement
SA expressed solidarity with the #NotAgainSU movement and criticized the university’s delayed response to the racist graffiti in Day Hall. Read more »
Several Student Association cabinet members receive hateful emails
The emails were sent from an account titled "Inland Waterways Incorporated." Read more »
Campus organizations support #NotAgainSU protesters
Otto’s Army posted on Instagram that it would not be attending Wednesday’s SU’s men's basketball game. Read more »
College Republicans hope to bring Sean Spicer to SU in spring 2020
“We’re still in the process of coordinating with Sean Spicer’s people,” said Rody Conway president of SU's College Republicans Read more »
SA members criticize university response to racist graffiti
Several Student Association members discussed SU's response to the incidents in Day Hall. Read more »
Trump's former press secretary Sean Spicer to visit Syracuse University
The Finance Board received $730,000 in requests. Read more »
SA to help students on campus for Thanksgiving break
SA is working to provide students who are staying on campus for Thanksgiving break with activities through the Center for International Services. They have also been collecting cans to donate to the Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry for their second annual “Thankful for Syracuse” food drive. Read more »
Student Association proposes bill addressing transparency issues
SA general assembly members Skylar Swart and David Bruen proposed a bill Monday that would make any legislation and how it was voted on assembly available through the SA website. Read more »
Title IX changes remain unimplemented nearly a year after proposal
The proposed changes shift the definition of sexual harassment. Read more »
SA to host forum on racial profiling at Syracuse University
Kennedy Hagens and Lujane Juburi, co-chairs of SA’s Diversity Affairs Committee, introduced the initiative at Monday’s Assembly meeting. Read more »
Student Association struggles to recruit members
SA President Mackenzie Mertikas and Vice President Sameeha Saied announced the decision to open applications for the second time in the fall semester at last Monday’s meeting. Read more »
SA works to improve trigger warnings in SU classes
Trigger warnings became an issue near the beginning of SA President Mackenzie Mertikas’ term when students expressed concerns about sensitive topics discussed in classes, especially when the topics strayed from class content. Read more »
SA leaders criticize Assembly members for lack of participation
Student Association leaders were disappointed with Assembly members’ level of participation in Mental Health Awareness Week. Read more »
SA leaders discuss transportation, safety initiatives with DPS
Topics discussed included the expansion of DPS transportation services, the addition of new security cameras around and efforts to increase department visibility and improve student relations. Read more »
Panelists discuss experiences with mental health
The panel was held on Tuesday night as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Read more »
Student Association’s Diversity Affairs Committee is working to improve admissions questions for next year
The Diversity Affairs Committee will continue working with the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment to understand what the current data collection process is for admission. Read more »
SU students raise concerns over Clery Act security data accuracy
The report showed a decrease in liquor violation referrals and reported rapes and a spike in reported burglaries and drug referrals in 2018. Read more »
SA to kick off Mental Health Awareness Week on the Quad
Throughout the week, SA will offer activities and presentations that will highlight the resources available to students to help keep both their physical and mental health in check. Read more »
Crime decreases may be proof that changes to DPS and campus security measures are improving student safety
Liberal columnist Nick Robertson argues that crime decreases in SU’s annual security report might be proof that changes to DPS and security measures on campus are increasing student safety. Read more »
