DPS investigating anti-Buddhist comments on Discord
DPS said it has already conducted multiple interviews in addition to contacting the reporting party for further details. Read more »
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DPS investigating anti-Asian language on Discord
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety is investigating reports of racist and threatening language toward Asian people on a Discord server. Read more »
DPS investigating anti-Asian bias incident
On Sunday, an unknown man reportedly approached a student on East Genesee Street, made derogatory statements about Asian people and spat in the student’s direction. Read more »
DPS releases updates on investigation into 2 bias incidents
Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety has released updates on further investigation into 2 bias incidents. Read more »
DPS investigating anti-Semitic incident near Waverly and University Aves
The occupants of a silver SUV reportedly shouted anti-Semitic language and threw an egg at a group of students Saturday. Read more »
DPS investigating bias incident on promenade
A group of students were tabling for a student group on the Einhorn Family Walk when an individual unaffiliated with the university came by and made comments about the subject of the group. Read more »
DPS investigating reported incidents of harassment on campus
The department described the boys as between 12 and 16 years old and have been seen near the several spots on SU's campus. Read more »
DPS investigating racist incident at University Place
A student reported being called a racial slur by a person in a vehicle driving by on the 500 block of University Place. Read more »
SU organizations host vigil in response to anti-Asian hate
Roughly 3,800 incidents of racial violence against Asian Americans have been reported during the pandemic, according to Stop AAPI Hate. Read more »
Anti-Asian messages found in Syracuse University buildings
The racist messages claimed students on campus are agents for the Chinese government. Read more »
Anti-Asian hate incident reported on 800 block of Comstock Avenue
A student was walking into the apartment complex at around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday when two unknown individuals allegedly used anti-Asian language toward them. Read more »
DPS investigates racist Zoombombing incident
An unknown person allegedly hacked into the meeting, typed a racist statement into the chat function repeatedly and played offensive music aloud, a participant in the meeting reported to DPS. Read more »
Day Hall student worker finds anti-Black slur on package
DPS is conducting an investigation after university staff discovered a package with an anti-Black slur in Day Hall. Read more »
Flyer at SUNY-ESF dorm falsely says students were quarantined
SUNY-ESF officials are investigating the incident as an instance of bias targeting individuals based on race. No one at the school is quarantined, officials said. Read more »
DPS investigates racist screenshot sent to student’s phone
The report does not provide details about the screenshot nor states where on campus the incident occurred. Read more »
Homophobic graffiti found in Day Hall
The graffiti was found in a bathroom on the dorm’s fourth floor, according to a bias incident report from the Department of Public Safety. Read more »
Driver shouts racial slur at students on University Place
A driver yelled the slur out the window of the vehicle at about 1:30 Saturday. Read more »
Racist graffiti found in SUNY-ESF dorm
The graffiti was written on whiteboards in the residence hall and posted to social media. Read more »
DPS investigates racist graffiti found in Day Hall stairway
Day Hall has been the site of six reported incidents of racist graffiti. Read more »
DPS investigating bias incident targeting Asian American student
A student reported being verbally harassed by individuals in a passing vehicle at the corner of Comstock Avenue. and Stratford Street on Saturday, Jan. 25. Read more »
Racist graffiti reported in Day Hall
The graffiti was found on the back of a vending machine, according to a DPS bias incident report issued Tuesday. Read more »
Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Marshall Square Mall
The graffiti was found in a men’s bathroom stall on the second floor of the mall, according to a bias incident report from the Department of Public Safety. Read more »
Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Bird Library
The graffiti depicted a swastika and was found on a table in the lower level of the library. Read more »
SU student assaulted, called homophobic slur outside Syracuse bar, DPS says
The student told Syracuse Police Department officers that he got in an argument Thursday with another man in the rear alley of DJ’s On The Hill, a bar on Marshall Street. Read more »
