Stand With Survivors SU demands include preventative action, administrative reform
Stand With Survivors Syracuse University detailed 18 demands for administration in a manifesto released on Tuesday. Read more »
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Bea González increased access to education as an SU administrator
González will retire from her current position as special assistant to the chancellor this month after 36 years at SU. Read more »
SU's statements don't show enough progress responding to racist incidents
The Daily Orange Editorial Board argues that SU administration must take tangible actions to fight racial injustice on campus to mend the campus community and earn back the trust of its members. Read more »
Syracuse 8 and THE General Body: A look at SU’s response to past protests
#NotAgainSU has met with university officials throughout the week to negotiate its additional demands. The groups have yet to reach an agreement. Read more »
Syverud, SU administration cannot honestly work against racism
SU graduate Syverud and the SU administration cannot honestly work against racist, anti-Jewish, anti-immigrant, anti-Black speech and acts, because many of their own actions on a university policy level have been white supremacist and anti-women at their core. Read more »
Chancellor signs #NotAgainSU demands after calls for his resignation
The forum was held to address Syverud’s response to a list of 18 demands from #NotAgainSU and demands from international students. Protesters gave Syverud until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to sign the demands. Read more »
THE General Body members support resignation of chancellor
Alums and current Syracuse students who fought the administration as members of The General Body five years support #NotAgainSU and the petition asking for Chancellor Kent Syverud’s immediate resignation. Read more »
Over 1,000 people sign petition calling for Syverud’s resignation
The petition was created in response to Syracuse University's delayed communication of racist graffiti in Day Hall. Read more »
Why students are still protesting in Barnes Center after 24 hours
Student organizers told The Daily Orange they don't plan to leave until university officials provide answers to their demands in writing. Read more »
Students hold sit-in at Barnes Center
The sit-in was organized in response to student concerns regarding SU's response to racist graffiti in Day Hall. Read more »
Students say SU response to racist graffiti represents pattern of silence
Dozens of students believe Syracuse University’s unwillingness to inform its student population was harmful. Read more »
'Breaking Down Barriers!' event to provide inclusive space for marginalized students
The Residence Hall Association’s “Breaking Down Barriers,” an event aimed at discussing the impact of hateful language and slurs against marginalized communities on campus, will take place on the field between the Ernie Davis and Dellplain residence halls on Saturday. Read more »
Here are the top 10 biggest SU news stories since the Class of 2018 began as freshmen
Catch up on the biggest news stories that occurred in the SU community during the last four years. Read more »
Institutional reform at SU requires discomfort to promote real progress
Anarchy columnist Sam Norton argues for institutional restructuring in the wake of the expulsion of Theta Tau, the professional engineering fraternity. Read more »
Community members call for campus reform at Student Association-sponsored forum
Students in Maxwell Auditorium on Monday night discussed diversity, the Theta Tau videos and what they called on-campus segregation. Read more »
Theta Tau videos are latest example of SU’s discriminatory culture, students say
Nearly four years after Syracuse University students staged an 18-day sit-in to protest an array of campus issues, student activists say the problems that existed then still remain. Read more »
Recognize Us movement promises ‘unbroken’ opposition to SU administrators if student demands aren’t met
The Recognize Us movement is a social coalition organized after the Theta Tau fraternity’s initial suspension. Read more »
Fundraising campaign for former THE General Body member in coma raises more than $50,000
Colton “C.J.” Jones, a Syracuse University alumnus, fell into a coma after inhaling smoke from the California wildfires. Read more »
How experts say student activists can influence race relations
Campus protests like recent ones on Cornell University’s campus are likely to continue in coming years given the country’s racial climate under President Donald Trump, scholars said. Read more »
Divestment from fossil fuels has not caused Syracuse University’s endowment to suffer, official says
The university’s growing endowment, in the wake of its decision to divest from fossil fuels, may be a signal to other schools that divestment is a viable option. Read more »
Syracuse University administration should maintain progress towards creating a more inclusive campus
The Daily Orange Editorial Board applauds the Syracuse University administration for directing effort towards increasing diversity, but recognizes there's more work to be done. Read more »
Diversity isn’t about numbers. It’s about improving the student experience.
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses Syracuse University’s freshman class demographics report, and how statistics are less important than how students actually feel. Read more »
Dunn: Top 5 campus protests of the past 4 years
Liberal columnist Ryan Dunn breaks down the biggest campus protests of the last four years, from THE General Body to the die-in on the University Place promenade. Read more »
Top 10 Syracuse University news stories from the past 4 years
SU was put on lockdown, the NCAA hit the men's basketball team with sanctions and THE General Body protested actions of the SU administration. Read more »
