Professors need to make their virtual classes more inclusive
Professors can make the virtual learning experience much more equitable by simply utilizing a pre-semester student survey. Read more »
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Silver Wings club encourages students to volunteer during the pandemic
The Silver Wings club should inspire students to do more for their community. Read more »
Graduate students need more mental health resources, too
It should not have taken a pandemic for mental health to garner attention at Syracuse University. Read more »
Hate has no place at Syracuse University
SU’s campus community should have no tolerance for harmful acts of prejudice. Read more »
The plan for fans to return to the Carrier Dome is a 'complete failure'
Our reader states that his hopes were set too high in expecting SU to allow fans into the Dome this semester. Read more »
SU needs to establish a required financial literacy program
SU should implement a literacy program for all students in order to encourage personal responsibility. Read more »
Syracuse needs more mass vaccination sites
Syracuse should be a city that is equally prioritized in receiving a new mass vaccination site. Read more »
Cuomo's new COVID-19 shutdown restrictions are concerning not just for SU
With SU’s new 880 case limit comes concerns of SU students letting their COVID guards down and, in turn, infecting the greater Syracuse community. Read more »
Syracuse University needs to do better for Syracuse
Syracuse University needs to realize the role it plays in the city of Syracuse’s high level of poverty. Read more »
We didn’t need Loretta Lynch’s report to tell us DPS is anti-Black
Loretta Lynch’s investigation on DPS told Black students what they already new: the department is built on a foundation of white supremacy. Read more »
When it comes to COVID-19, SU can only do so much. Students must step up.
In only three weeks of being back on campus, there have been 100 positive COVID tests. It’s time for students to be smarter and safer. Read more »
Syracuse needs to take climate change seriously
Climate change is a threat to us all, not just those in Texas or California. Read more »
SU administration, stop giving athletes preferential treatment
SU needs to treat student-athletes with the same as every other SU student. Read more »
With Majorie Taylor Greene, GOP has no chance in 2024 presidential election
The GOP thinks that simply condemning the words of congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene will clear them of any guilt. They are incorrect. Read more »
Cuomo may have acted in the best interest of New Yorkers by withholding data
New Yorkers should consider the fact that Gov. Cuomo’s handling of COVID data actually was in their best interest. Read more »
White people trying to embody Black features is wrong. Stop 'Blackfishing.'
The issue of Blackfishing is overtly prevalent within younger generations and needs to be addressed. Read more »
SU prioritized the student experience, but ignored the student voice
While the new student center has great potential, SU should have consulted students’ opinions when it came to the newly renovated Schine Student Center’s dining options. Read more »
Love in college is complicated, to say the least
Happy Valentine’s Day to all college students that find love a bit complicated. Read more »
Biden has lowered the temperature from a political boiling point
Americans should expect nothing but positive progress for these next four years. Read more »
Standardized tests expose privilege, not intelligence
New York State standardized tests perpetuate systems of classism and racism, while placing pressure on a student’s mental health. It’s time for them to go. Read more »
This is how Syracuse University can limit food waste
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Cuomo stopped punishing recreational marijuana users. So should you.
While many New Yorkers have their doubts about the addicting effects of legalized marijuana, in reality the safest decision is to legalize the drug. Read more »
The pros and cons of buying vs. leasing cars
Buying and leasing a car both come with positives and negatives. It’s important to weigh the two against each other before making a decision. Read more »
The pandemic has proved health care is privilege, not a right
In the wealthiest nation in the world, cost should not be a barrier for basic healthcare. Read more »
