March 1, 2015 - 5:04pm
Using Zimride, the challenge was created in hopes that more people will consider sustainable commuting practices.

The Campus Commuter Challenge will allow all Syracuse students, faculty and staff to earn points for every commute in which they don’t drive alone and enter for a chance to win a $50 MasterCard gift card. 

February 27, 2015 - 2:59pm
Gabriella Kreuz wants to give back to the people and organizations that helped her after her time in a violent relationship, and help others in similar situations.

It was 5 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2011. Gabriella Kreuz and her boyfriend were arguing again, and once again, he became physical. This was not the first time that her boyfriend physically harassed her. But this time, someone heard the argument and called the police. As a result, her boyfriend was kicked off the campus and given a restraining order.

February 25, 2015 - 11:38pm
The day consisted of three meetings, all meant to provide findings to the campus community and get input as to how to achieve their goals.

The chairs of seven working groups presented a long list of their findings and recommendations Wednesday at Goldstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center during “A Day of Conversation,” part of Fast Forward Syracuse’s...

February 16, 2015 - 7:23pm
The Red Cup Project, who made an installation out of red Solo cups in the fall semester, will return this spring with a contest to pick their next installation.

The Red Cup Project members announced last Monday a design competition with red Solo cups. Originally starting the project as a group project for an architecture course in fall of 2014, they are now trying to combine arts with the awareness of sustainability.

February 10, 2015 - 1:49pm
The Office of Health Promotion and Hill Communications put on the event, which included the video launch and discussions with different student organizations.

Students and representatives from various student advocacy groups came together in the Schine Student Center on Monday to celebrate the launch of the #NotAskingForIt video, which highlights the issue of sexual assault victim blaming and promotes awareness about the reality of sexual assault. The video is part of the Office of Health Promotion's campaign, "Got Consent? Be S.U.R.E."

February 9, 2015 - 12:39pm
Some people can't get enough of snow in Syracuse, but others can't wait for it to melt. Here are five reasons why.

Love snow? Hate the cold? As you trudge to class in the piles of Syracuse snow, think about what makes you enjoy the snow. Is it the way it drapes over the houses? The way it quiets every sound around you?

 

And for those who just want the white stuff to melt, take a minute to vent it all out with these fun recipes, memes and photos.

Didn't get your fix of everything snow? Then take your own Instagram photos with #snowacuse and check them out below.

 

February 8, 2015 - 2:41pm
Recent campaigns, media attention, and federal programs of sexual assault on college campuses have sparked more discussion about the definition of consent among students, faculty and administration.

It was just another night at college; at least that is what Jackie Reilly thought. A couple of girls and guys hanging out upstairs in a fraternity house together on the first night back sophomore year after a long summer apart. Jackie arrived back early to Syracuse University’s campus because she was a peer advisor participating in freshmen orientation. That night, she accepted a drink that she did not see poured. The bottom of a white Styrofoam cup and the contour of her rapist’s body in the background was her last memory.

January 19, 2015 - 3:48pm
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, whose theme this year was "Remember. Celebrate. Act." is in its 30th year, and featured the presentation of the Unsung Hero Awards.

The quest for racial equality in America is still far from complete, award-winning radio journalist and former ABC news correspondent Michele Norris told about 2,000 spectators gathered in the Carrier Dome on Sunday in celebration of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 14, 2015 - 9:19pm
Locals share stories about the unofficial "mayor of Marshall Street."

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December 11, 2014 - 12:25pm
Peaceful movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and THE General Body inspire conversation on how social movements gain momentum and whether they will actually lead to justice.

In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, one of the best-selling films of the year, heroine Katniss Everdeen and the people of her society declare the violence and injustice that the Capitol has subjected them to must end, and that the people will keeping fighting back until it does end.

“If we burn, you burn with us,” she proclaims.