Writer: Ryan Dunn
Former SA presidential candidate accused of bias, misconduct at meeting
John Jankovic, who ran for SA president last spring, was accused of choosing his friends to go on a hurricane relief trip to Puerto Rico and misusing emails during a past election. Read More »
SA President James Franco gives updates on Euclid Avenue security cameras
Franco said crime in the surveilled area decreased roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2017. Read More »
Here’s how Student Association candidates want Invest Syracuse funds spent
SA members helped introduce the Euclid Shuttle, which was supported by Invest Syracuse funds. Read More »
Student Association to host resource event for graduating Syracuse University students
The event, called “Senior Scaries,” will focus on the resources available to graduating Syracuse University students. Read More »
University College launches Rescue Mission collection drive
The drive started Monday and will run until March 30. Read More »
Student Association approves funding for buses to Washington rally
The March For Our Lives, a demonstration to address gun safety in schools, will take place in late March. Read More »
Syracuse University hosts vigil for people with disabilities killed by parents or caretaker
The Disability Day of Mourning was organized by two SU students and multiple on- and off-campus organizations. Read More »
Textbook bundles hurt college affordability for students, study finds
A recent study found that bundled textbooks can negatively impact college affordability. Read More »
Student Association confirms 2 joint chiefs of staff, filling vacancy
The previous chief of staff stepped down prior to the start of the spring semester. Read More »
Student Association-led coalition to launch partnership with Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line allows people to text a volunteer counselor for free. Read More »
Student Association leaders detail Invest Syracuse funding goals
Student Association President James Franco and Vice President Angie Pati said they hope to work with university officials to make sure Invest Syracuse money is used to hire more mental health counselors. Read More »
Members elected to Student Association boards, committees during 1st meeting
President James Franco and Vice President Angie Pati also discussed a possible initiative to increase campus transit accessibility. Read More »
Student Association president: Euclid Shuttle service to start Thursday
The Euclid Shuttle will provide students living in Sadler Hall, Lawrinson Hall and the Brewster/Boland/Brockway Complex direct transportation to Lancaster Avenue, Stratford Street and Westcott Street. Read More »
Tensions cause Hasidic community to vote to create 1st new town in New York in 35 years
In a move that creates the first new town New York state has seen in 35 years, residents of the Village of Kiryas Joel voted to secede from the town of Monroe, ending years of feuding between the two sides. Read More »
Transgender rights advocate Jennicet Gutiérrez delivers Transgender Day of Remembrance keynote speech
Noted transgender activist Jennicet Gutiérrez discussed issues facing transgender people and transgender people of color in America and around the world. Read More »
4 New York metropolitan areas vying for Amazon headquarters
The Syracuse-Mohawk Valley region and the Buffalo-Rochester area submitted bids for Amazon’s $5 billion second headquarters. Read More »
Hiroshima survivor recounts bombing, speaks out against nuclear proliferation at Syracuse University lecture
Keiko Ogura was 8 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped over her hometown of Hiroshima. Read More »
U.S. Census Bureau: New York lost more residents than any other state last year
More than 190,000 people left the state between July 2015 and July 2016. Many residents opted to escape cold winters, moving to states such as Florida, research shows. Read More »
New York state finances receives failing grade in controversial report
The report claims New York state has more than $132 billion worth of debt and “would need more than $20,000 from each of its taxpayers to pay all of its bills.” Read More »
Federal officials could soon allow a controversial gas piping project to move forward
New York state officials initially denied the Millennium Pipeline Company key permits to build about eight miles of new piping in Orange County. Read More »
Two-thirds of private universities opt out of New York state tuition aid program
Syracuse University was one of 66 colleges and universities in New York that opted out of the tuition assistance program, but officials expressed they would reevaluate it in the future. Read More »
Confederate monuments are being removed across New York state after the Charlottesville violence
While many protest the existence of Confederate monuments in New York, some believe it’s honoring the past Read More »
Dunn: President Donald Trump’s education budget cuts and privatization plan add up to a bad deal for Syracuse schools
Liberal columnist Ryan Dunn outlines how President Donald Trump’s cuts to education will disproportionately affect central New York students — but they come as no surprise. 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 »