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DPS investigating anti-Buddhist comments on Discord

DPS said it has already conducted multiple interviews in addition to contacting the reporting party for further details. Read More »

March 31, 2022 at 12:35 pm

DPS investigating anti-Asian language on Discord

Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety is investigating reports of racist and threatening language toward Asian people on a Discord server. Read More »

February 4, 2022 at 7:11 pm

DPS investigating anti-Asian bias incident

On Sunday, an unknown man reportedly approached a student on East Genesee Street, made derogatory statements about Asian people and spat in the student’s direction. Read More »

August 3, 2021 at 7:46 pm

DPS releases updates on investigation into 2 bias incidents

Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety has released updates on further investigation into 2 bias incidents. Read More »

July 30, 2021 at 1:54 pm

DPS investigating anti-Semitic incident near Waverly and University Aves

The occupants of a silver SUV reportedly shouted anti-Semitic language and threw an egg at a group of students Saturday. Read More »

July 10, 2021 at 3:39 pm

DPS investigating bias incident on promenade

A group of students were tabling for a student group on the Einhorn Family Walk when an individual unaffiliated with the university came by and made comments about the subject of the group. Read More »

May 14, 2021 at 6:07 pm

DPS investigating reported incidents of harassment on campus

The department described the boys as between 12 and 16 years old and have been seen near the several spots on SU's campus. Read More »

May 7, 2021 at 2:50 pm

DPS investigating racist incident at University Place

A student reported being called a racial slur by a person in a vehicle driving by on the 500 block of University Place. Read More »

May 3, 2021 at 8:56 pm

SU organizations host vigil in response to anti-Asian hate

Roughly 3,800 incidents of racial violence against Asian Americans have been reported during the pandemic, according to Stop AAPI Hate. Read More »

April 19, 2021 at 12:09 am

Anti-Asian messages found in Syracuse University buildings

The racist messages claimed students on campus are agents for the Chinese government. Read More »

March 11, 2021 at 1:18 pm

Anti-Asian hate incident reported on 800 block of Comstock Avenue

A student was walking into the apartment complex at around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday when two unknown individuals allegedly used anti-Asian language toward them. Read More »

February 28, 2021 at 1:06 pm

DPS investigates racist Zoombombing incident

An unknown person allegedly hacked into the meeting, typed a racist statement into the chat function repeatedly and played offensive music aloud, a participant in the meeting reported to DPS. Read More »

February 18, 2021 at 1:14 pm

Day Hall student worker finds anti-Black slur on package

DPS is conducting an investigation after university staff discovered a package with an anti-Black slur in Day Hall. Read More »

September 4, 2020 at 11:10 pm

Flyer at SUNY-ESF dorm falsely says students were quarantined

SUNY-ESF officials are investigating the incident as an instance of bias targeting individuals based on race. No one at the school is quarantined, officials said. Read More »

March 10, 2020 at 5:14 pm

DPS investigates racist screenshot sent to student’s phone

The report does not provide details about the screenshot nor states where on campus the incident occurred. Read More »

February 24, 2020 at 8:45 pm

Homophobic graffiti found in Day Hall

The graffiti was found in a bathroom on the dorm’s fourth floor, according to a bias incident report from the Department of Public Safety. Read More »

February 21, 2020 at 3:35 pm

Driver shouts racial slur at students on University Place

A driver yelled the slur out the window of the vehicle at about 1:30 Saturday. Read More »

February 8, 2020 at 10:52 pm

Racist graffiti found in SUNY-ESF dorm

The graffiti was written on whiteboards in the residence hall and posted to social media. Read More »

February 8, 2020 at 9:37 pm

DPS investigates racist graffiti found in Day Hall stairway

Day Hall has been the site of six reported incidents of racist graffiti. Read More »

February 3, 2020 at 5:30 pm

DPS investigating bias incident targeting Asian American student

A student reported being verbally harassed by individuals in a passing vehicle at the corner of Comstock Avenue. and Stratford Street on Saturday, Jan. 25. Read More »

February 1, 2020 at 12:43 am

Racist graffiti reported in Day Hall

The graffiti was found on the back of a vending machine, according to a DPS bias incident report issued Tuesday. Read More »

January 28, 2020 at 1:42 pm

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Marshall Square Mall

The graffiti was found in a men’s bathroom stall on the second floor of the mall, according to a bias incident report from the Department of Public Safety. Read More »

January 26, 2020 at 2:57 pm

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Bird Library

The graffiti depicted a swastika and was found on a table in the lower level of the library. Read More »

January 22, 2020 at 1:32 pm

SU student assaulted, called homophobic slur outside Syracuse bar, DPS says

The student told Syracuse Police Department officers that he got in an argument Thursday with another man in the rear alley of DJ’s On The Hill, a bar on Marshall Street. Read More »

December 17, 2019 at 12:02 am