Hillary Clinton stops by Varsity Pizza during trip to Syracuse
Hillary Clinton visited Varsity Pizza near the SU campus Friday during her trip to the city of Syracuse. Read more »
Election 2016
Why SU professor and Congressional candidate Eric Kingson thinks the US needs a Democrat in the White House
Eric Kingson spoke at Syracuse University on Wednesday by the invitation of Democracy Matters, a national student group with a chapter at SU that focuses on campaign finance reform. Read more »
Hillary Clinton to campaign in Syracuse on Friday
Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will campaign in Syracuse on Friday. Read more »
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both secure wins in Arizona primaries
While front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both won Arizona on Tuesday night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-V.t.) earned major victories by huge margins in other western states. Read more »
New York state sees surge in online voter registration
Between March 10 and March 20, more than 40,883 people registered to vote through New York state's online voter registration system. Read more »
Project encourages Syracuse University students to get engaged in primary and general elections
Syracuse University is encouraging its students to get involved in the 2016 primary and general elections with its Student Voter Registration Project. Read more »
Professors question effectiveness of voter-candidate matching website
VoterGuru helps users find the political candidates that match with them based on their ideologies and personal beliefs. But Syracuse University professors doubt the effectiveness of the website. Read more »
Sanders pulls off huge upset in Michigan, Trump takes Michigan and Mississippi
Leading up to the Michigan primary, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a considerable lead in all of the polls. But on Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pulled off a surprise win and beat Clinton. Read more »
Clinton, Sanders clash over Wall Street, gun laws in 7th Democratic primary debate
The two candidates looking to secure the Democratic nomination sparred over gun restrictions, Wall Street and more on Sunday night. Read more »
Rubio wins Puerto Rico primary while Sanders wins Maine caucus
On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) won all 23 delegates in the Puerto Rico Republican primary while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won at least 15 delegates in the Maine caucus. Read more »
Donald Trump wins GOP Nevada caucus by huge margin
Presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump took hold of the Republican Nevada caucus on Tuesday night, beating out Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-T.X.). Read more »
Weiser-Schlesinger: Donald Trump is the Lana Del Rey of politics
What do businessman turned politician Donald Trump and musician Lana Del Rey have in common? As our music columnist Brett Weiser-Schlesinger explains, a lot. Read more »
Professor gives presentation on presidential campaigns' usage of social media
Jennifer Stromer-Galley, an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, gave a presentation on how candidates are using social media for the 2016 presidential election. Read more »
Voter registration in Onondaga County increases
The uptick is normal for a presidential election year and may have to do with population changes rather than the nature of the election. Read more »
What will President Barack Obama speak about at an SU event in March?
President Barack Obama will speak about Robin Toner and journalism at an SU event in March. Read more »
What other U.S. presidents have spoken at SU events?
With President Barack Obama scheduled to speak at an SU event at the end of March, take a look at some other presidents who have spoken at SU events. Read more »
President Barack Obama to speak at SU event in Washington, D.C.
United States President Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker at this year's Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting ceremony, which is sponsored by Syracuse University. Read more »
3 things to know before the New Hampshire presidential primaries
New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primaries will be held on Tuesday. Here are three things to know before them. Read more »
Cruz tops Trump in GOP Iowa caucuses, while Clinton, Sanders finish night in virtual tie
Ted Cruz won the GOP Iowa caucuses on Monday, beating out Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, who finished in second and third, respectively. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finished the night in a virtual tie. Read more »
Katko outraises Democratic opponents in 4th quarter
Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), the incumbent Congressman in the 2016 race, is leading in fundraising efforts for the fourth quarter in 2015 against his three Democratic challengers. Read more »
Obama discusses education, other broad topics in last State of the Union address
In his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama touched on a number of topics, including education, Social Security, the Affordable Care Act, climate change and terrorism. Read more »
Martin O'Malley seen as winner of 2nd Democratic presidential debate
According to The Washington Post, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was the winner of the second Democratic debate, held Saturday in Iowa. Read more »
SU students gather to watch Bernie Sanders host town hall
As Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) hosted a town hall meeting in Virginia Wednesday night, SU students gathered in HBC Gifford to watch it. Read more »
'Students for Rand' shows support for presidential candidate at SU
Students for Rand at Syracuse University will hold its first general interest meeting in an effort to get more students to support Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Read more »
