Mayor Ben Walsh works to address Syracuse’s looming budget deficit
Walsh has said the city plans to partner with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs to host a Fiscal Summit. Read more »
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1st public forum held for LGBT Resource Center director search
Khristian Kemp-Delisser is currently Colgate University’s assistant dean and director of LGBT initiatives. Read more »
CNN commentator Angela Rye urges continued activism, denounces Trump in MLK keynote speech
Rye is a liberal commentator, lawyer and former executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus. Read more »
Freshman Raja ‘Safi’ Aziz honored at Hendricks Chapel memorial service
Aziz died in Pakistan during winter break due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Read more »
News briefs: What you might have missed this weekend
A Women’s March was held on the city’s North Side on Saturday, the federal government shutdown and a report revealed that New York state has paid $10 million to settle 88 cases of groping, among other things. Read more »
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. executives appointed to IVMF advisory board
John Donnelly is JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s vice chairman and David Owen is the company’s chief administrative officer. Read more »
Middle States reaccreditation site team to visit Syracuse University for review
Middle States Commission on Higher Learning will come visit SU campus to approve federal financial report. Read more »
Euclid Shuttle to begin service this spring semester around University Hill
Students will be able to take the shuttle from Euclid Avenue to Westcott Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Read more »
Administrators address student questions at SA forum
Several administrators fielded questions from students and community members at an open forum Monday night. Read more »
Here's how Student Association chairs have advanced several initiatives over the semester
Some initiatives include student organization listening tours, extended library hours and the relaunch of SA’s Chat & Dine program. Read more »
Here’s what SA President James Franco and Vice President Angie Pati have worked on this semester
Student Association President and Vice President — James Franco and Angie Pati, respectively — share how they’ve worked on SA objectives throughout the semester. Read more »
Provost, Department of Public Safety chief to address questions at student forum on Monday
Syracuse University’s Student Association will be hosting the event, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Read more »
Divestment group asks SU to divest from companies providing services to private prisons
Syracuse Divest was formed last year and Janice Dowell, one of the organization’s founders, has addressed the Student Association about private prisons. Read more »
Student Association votes to update Fiscal Code, approve more than $10,000 in funding
The organization last updated the Fiscal Code in 2013. Read more »
Two Maxwell graduate student veterans receive SoldierStrong scholarship
The SoldierStrong scholarship helps to pay for costs of school not covered by the GI Bill. Read more »
Syracuse University professors awarded $330,000 to research bacteria
The professors, who work in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will study bacteria resistance and dormancy. Read more »
Professor asks Student Association to support pledge of divestment from companies that serve private prisons
Janice Dowell, a Syracuse University philosophy professor and founder of the “Divest Syracuse” movement, spoke to SA members on Monday. Read more »
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony celebrates Syracuse University’s commitment to past military service members
The event featured a variety of speakers, including U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Cynthia Pritchett and Chancellor Kent Syverud. Read more »
Student Veterans Organization to perform one-night production in New York City
The Student Veterans Organization at Syracuse University will take its narrative show, “Separated,” to New York City on Monday. Read more »
Student Association members argue about Syracuse University divestment from private prisons
SA was approached to create a resolution urging SU to divest from companies that invest in private prisons. Read more »
Student Association's Finance Board details RSO funding, recommends denial of Cardi B bill
The organization's assembly members met at Maxwell Auditorium Monday evening as the Finance Board discussed spring 2018 funding. Read more »
Student Association plans Puerto Rico hurricane relief trip
A group of Syracuse University students will travel to Puerto Rico to help the island's residents recover from Hurricane Maria. Read more »
UPHOLDING THE LEGACY: Jacqueline Page, through a bond with ROTC, hopes to embody Pan Am Flight 103 victim’s drive and ambition
Page and Timothy Michael Cardwell, who was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec. 21, 1988, both traveled across the world. Read more »
Student Association passes bill creating historian position
The historian will review and document the history of Syracuse University’s student government. Read more »
