Syracuse residents should be critical, not demonizing, of Mayor-elect Ben Walsh
With the election of Ben Walsh, Syracuse has truly entered a time of what the independent called “a grand experiment” in nonpartisan politics. The race… Read more »
Writer archives: Kyle Smith
Howie Hawkins’ persistent, all-encompassing platform is what will save Syracuse
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith urges people to vote for Howie Hawkins, the man who’s been trying to create widespread change for years. Read more »
How one DACA recipient took on right-wing extremism and her college’s administration
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith recounts the story of a college student and DACA recipient threatened with deportation by her fellow students, and how the internet is making these attacks into the new normal. Read more »
Turning our backs on refugees is immoral and cause for change
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith urges people to reassure the safety of asylum seekers and protect the cultural identity of Syracuse. Read more »
Perez Williams shows potential to challenge federal government and protect immigrants
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith recognizes how Juanita Perez Williams’ Democratic primary win bodes well for fighting poverty and protecting immigrants in Syracuse. Read more »
Why DACA's repeal demands unity from Syracuse University
Liberal Columnist Kyle Smith underscores the effects of terminating DACA and how Chancellor Kent Syverud plans to support Syracuse University students despite it. Read more »
Why nonpartisan local TV is crucial for healthy public discourse in the Sinclair era
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith highlights why Sinclair Broadcast Group Boris Epshteyn’s political bias has no place in local television, and why radical ideologies seeping into public discourse should not be the norm. Read more »
Smith: Syracuse can beat poverty with data — if it remembers the people behind the numbers
Liberal columnist Kyle Smith describes how a database that reveals concentrated poverty throughout Syracuse can help the city turn it around, so long as it turns that data into progress for real people. Read more »
SUNY-ESF pledges to not use bee-toxic pesticides after designation as 'pollinator friendly campus'
SUNY-ESF is becoming a “pollinator friendly” campus, a designation that is assigned by the BEE Protective campaign led by the Center for Food Safety, a program that is aimed at protecting honey bees and other pollinators from pesticides. Read more »
SUNY-ESF researchers brace for possible EPA funding cuts
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry professors expressed concern in interviews that President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would negatively affect their scientific research. Read more »
Group’s efforts to conduct hemp research at SUNY-ESF on hold
Last year Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law allowing the sale, distribution and transportation of industrial hemp by farms growing the crop for research purposes. Read more »
SUNY-ESF adjunct professor awarded state department funding to monitor wetlands
Timothy Howard was awarded $114,000 by the US State Department to conduct monitoring of the lower St. Lawrence River wetlands and Lake Ontario. Read more »
SUNY-ESF students express concern about accessibility to counseling services
Some SUNY-ESF students said the college needs to hire more therapists for the new SUNY-ESF Counseling Services. Read more »
