Tag: Student Association
Sameeha Saied, SA vice presidential candidate, wants to focus on diversity at SU
Saied said other women of color in positions of power in Student Association made her feel empowered to run. Read More »
SU to expand late-night shuttles, safety escorts
The Department of Public Safety will add two vans and drivers in April for students who need late-night transportation after shuttles have stopped running. Read More »
Co-chair of Diversity Affairs for SA resigns due to event
Co-chair of Diversity Affairs for Student Association details resignation. Read More »
SA cabinet members criticize cost, planning of $242,000 event
Student Association members have criticized SA leaders for a lack of transparency in the planning of the “Cuse Can! It Starts With Us” event. Read More »
SA president, presidential candidates react to DPS developments
The Department of Public Safety released a map on Sunday detailing its jurisdiction and sent out a safety survey on Monday. Read More »
SA co-chair of diversity affairs resigns, calling upcoming SU event ‘queerphobic’
Diversity Affairs Co-Chair Quincy Nolan criticized the “Cuse Can! It Starts With Us” event for bringing rapper Pusha T, whose lyrics Nolan said were offensive to LGBTQ+ people. Read More »
Comptroller is the most critical SA position
Comptroller is the most critical Student Association position, yet there is no emphasis on the comptroller election at Syracuse University, candidate says. Read More »
Jalen Nash, Raymond Perez announce campaign for SA president, vice president
Syracuse University juniors Jaleh Nash and Raymond Perez’s campaign for Student Association focuses on three areas: access, communication and safety. Read More »
College Republicans, Democrats debate income inequality and climate change
The two student political organizations debated several topics in Maxwell Auditorium on Thursday night. Read More »
Our reader: SA should bring leaders, not celebrities to event
Our reader believes that SA should have asked different guests to come to its event “Cuse Can! It Start’s With Us!” Read More »
GSO to discuss installing more cameras off campus after Ackerman Avenue assault
The Graduate Student Organization will consider whether to allocate funding for additional cameras in the University Hill neighborhood to improve student safety. Read More »
Mackenzie Mertikas, Sameeha Saied announce Student Association presidential candidacy
Mackenzie Mertikas currently serves as Student Association’s chief of staff. Read More »
Campus celebratory event to feature Tiffany Haddish, Pusha T, Flipp Dinero
University Union, The National Pan-Hellenic Council and Student Association will host “Cuse Can! It Starts With Us” featuring Tiffany Haddish, Pusha T and Flipp Dinero. Read More »
Ryan Golden, Kailee Vick announce Student Association presidential candidacy
Golden currently serves as Academic Affairs co-chair, and Vick serves as SA’s director of DPS relations. Read More »
SA introduces legislation to begin Assembly, swear in leaders during spring semester
Currently, Student Association’s president, vice president and comptroller are not sworn in until the fall. Read More »
SA passes resolution calling for Department of Public Safety review
Public Relation Co-Chair Torre Payton-Jackson wants SU to contract an external organization to review DPS in the same manner as the Greek system review. Read More »
SA praises creation of student of color advisory committee
Student Association President Ghufran Salih said the committee will help ease tensions between students of color and DPS, which she said have been strained in the past. Read More »
SU Chancellor Kent Syverud responds to criticisms of layoffs
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud answered questions at a Wednesday forum about staff layoffs, the university’s endowment and the graduate student experience. Read More »
SA works to improve internal culture after recent tension
Leaders of SA have become more aware of internal issues and are taking steps to fix them. Read More »
SA condemns SU, saying university did not acknowledge racism in Ackerman Avenue assault
The Student Association passed a resolution criticizing Syracuse University and its Department of Public Safety for refusing to categorize the Feb. 9 assault of three students as a hate crime. Read More »
Senators voice concerns about access to Orange After Dark events
The Office of Student Activities said that graduate students do not have early access to Orange After Dark because the Graduate Student Organization does not fund events. Read More »
Video: Recap of the SU student safety forum held Monday
The Student Association and the Student African-American Society hosted a forum on Feb. 18 to discuss the Ackerman Avenue assault and other student safety concerns. Read More »
SU’s Tuesday campus-wide response to Ackerman forum was transparent, commendable
The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends Syracuse University for its transparent response to the Ackerman Avenue forum hosted Monday night. Read More »
SA votes on speaking rights for 2 members
Public Relations Committee Co-Chair Torre Payton-Jackson and Representative John Jankovic lost their speaking rights after being under a behavioral violations investigation. Read More »