SU students cannot retrieve belongings from dorms yet as CNY reopens
Students will be allowed to retrieve belongings when public health officials deem it safe. Read more »
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Mayor Walsh asks for federal aid in letter to congressional leaders
Walsh asked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for support for local and state governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
SU to award degrees virtually to graduating seniors Sunday
Graduating seniors will receive their degrees virtually on Sunday, while the date for on-campus commencement remains uncertain. Read more »
County businesses suffer financial tolls as coronavirus spreads
The county has confirmed 35 new cases, bringing its total to 876 cases. Read more »
Hastings and Golden sworn in as SA president, vice president
Justine Hastings and Ryan Golden were sworn in as SA president and vice president. Read more »
Onondaga County confirms 28 new coronavirus cases
Onondaga County reported 28 cases of the coronavirus Saturday, 14 of which are related to senior living facilities and 11 due to community spread. Read more »
McMahon discusses coronavirus deaths, economic plan
Onondaga County reported two new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. Read more »
Student Association condemns visit from Ben Shapiro
The bill, passed at Monday night’s virtual Assembly meeting, requests that the university take “whatever measures are necessary” to prevent Shapiro from speaking at SU. Read more »
County officials to begin testing nursing home employees
The county is working on more testing strategies to target patients who are not showing symptoms but may still infect others. Read more »
SA candidates debate coronavirus response, Ben Shapiro visit
Candidates for Syracuse University’s next Student Association leadership sparred over funding for controversial speakers and discussed SU’s response to coronavirus during a virtual debate Tuesday evening. Read more »
SA to hold virtual elections in April
Syracuse University’s Student Association will continue to hold 2020 elections through MySlice as SU switches to online classes. Voting will open April 13, and candidates… Read more »
SA alleges presidential campaign violation
The association's Board of Elections and Membership alleged that Justine Hastings' and Ryan Golden's presidential campaign violated a bylaw prohibiting the use of academic listservs. Read more »
SA working with campus committees to reform SEM 100
Each of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will vote on whether to include reforms to inclusion and diversity coursework in their curriculum. Read more »
Student Association urges SU to acknowledge protester treatment
SA’s resolution requests that the university fully acknowledge and take ownership of the mistreatment of #NotAgainSU student protesters and expunge any code of conduct violations on students’ records. Read more »
SA leadership joins campus engagement committees
The housing and residential experience committee, which met Monday, was the first of the nine campus engagement committees to meet. Read more »
SA historian to help plan SU's 150th anniversary celebration
Antonia Su, SA’s third historian, will help plan the university’s sesquicentennial celebration this March. Read more »
Student Association to host Black History Month celebrations
This year’s celebrations, which will take place throughout February, will include events about LGBTQ and disability inclusion within the Black community. Read more »
SA donates $10,000 to campus food pantry
This is the first time Student Association has donated to the Hendricks Chapel Food Pantry. Read more »
County Executive Ryan McMahon proposes diversity office
McMahon proposed the office as part of his budget for the upcoming year. Read more »
Syracuse adds additional bike path, increasing connectivity
The path was installed on Comstock and Waverly avenues. Read more »
