How students feel about Lynch's recommendation to rework DPS shuttle service
Lynch and her team said they’ve heard a number of complaints from students regarding the service, which contributes to their negative view of DPS. Read more »
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Students disagree with committee’s proposal to remove South Campus housing
Students living in South Campus apartments disagree with the board’s recommendation to relocate all student residences to Main Campus. Read more »
Syracuse Police Department investigating 'non-suspicious death' on Euclid Avenue
Several residents of the 700 block of Euclid Avenue saw multiple ambulances and police cars in the area. Read more »
SA discusses policy recommendations, bias training for DPS
The recommendations come after the publication of former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s review of DPS in February and SA-sponsored focus groups with DPS this fall. Read more »
Student that SU said posed 'imminent threat' to campus sues university
The exact details of the case are unclear. Since all documents related to the case are now under seal, the public cannot access them. Read more »
‘No rational basis’: Court annuls Alpha Chi Rho suspension
The university suspended the fraternity in November 2020 after it determined that members and guests shouted a racial slur at a Black woman. Read more »
Breaking down the Board of Trustees diversity and inclusion recommendations
The committee initially planned to release its report in August but delayed its rollout until March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
DPS didn't adhere to its own operating procedures, Lynch report found
Lynch’s review of documents from those investigations found that “there were at least some respects in which the documentation did not evidence full compliance” with DPS’s standard operating procedures. 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 »
Breaking down Loretta Lynch's 97-page DPS report
The 97-page report is the product of a year-long investigation into how DPS interacts with members of the Syracuse University community this past year. Read more »
Loretta Lynch report lays out structure, powers of DPS review board
In a 97-page report released Monday, Lynch and her team outlined the structure and powers of the CRB. The board will be responsible for reviewing and commenting on standard operating procedures of the department. Read more »
Loretta Lynch releases year-long DPS review
Lynch released the 97-page review Monday. It began last February amid intense scrutiny of how DPS interacted with protestors at Crouse-Hinds Hall. 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 »
Syverud announces diversity and inclusion plan in winter message
The plan will entail a review of current infrastructure, including former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s external review of the Department of Public Safety and other projects. Read more »
Some SU instructors eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as state alters guidelines
Under New York State Department of Health guidance, college and university faculty qualify as part of phase 1B of the vaccine distribution effort. Read more »
DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado to retire in August
Throughout his time at the university, Maldonado has helped DPS strengthen its training programs and policing strategies as well as diversity within the department. Read more »
Tony Callisto set to retire after 15 years at SU
He will maintain his role for the remainder of the academic year and plans to retire on June 30. Read more »
Student sues SU after suspension for alleged sexual assault
The suit dates back to three sexual encounters in September 2019 that the student, identified in the lawsuit only as John Doe, said was consensual. Read more »
String of burglaries reported in University Neighborhood, South Campus
The alleged burglars have entered houses and apartments through unlocked windows and doors, the Department of Public Safety said. Read more »
SA will present recommendations for DPS reform spring 2021
SA held a series of nine student-led focus groups about DPS throughout October for students to share their concerns about the department Read more »
BEHIND THE PROTEST: One year after the formation of #NotAgainSU
Friday marks the anniversary of the start of the #NotAgainSU occupation of the Barnes Center at the Arch. The movement was formed in response to SU’s handling of a series of on-campus hate incidents. Read more »
Man yells anti-LGBTQ comment at Syracuse University students on Walnut Place
This is the second bias incident reported at SU this semester. Read more »
SU's Student Activism Engagement Team discusses goals for semester
SAET includes three deans, three faculty members, three staff members and one student representative. Read more »
New cases remain low after SU announces two clusters
The university is currently monitoring 41 active COVID-19 cases among students and faculty in central New York. Read more »
