SU protesters march to downtown Justice Center; draw on national momentum to demand justice for local victims
By Jessie Yuqing Shi
December 9, 2014 - 10:35am
THE General Body supported the Monday afternoon protest, the third in one week.

Standing outside Hendricks Chapel on Monday afternoon, a group of protesters unfurled a big black banner. In white letters, their banner read, “This stops today.” The names of black victims in highly publicized police encounters were printed below. Among these was Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August, and Eric Garner, who died in Staten Island, N.Y., in July after a police officer put him in a chokehold.

Lack of grand jury indictments in Ferguson, Staten Island sparks rally at SU
By Max Bloch
December 6, 2014 - 12:14pm
Call-and-response chants rang out in front of Hendricks Chapel at 2 p.m. on Friday.

Freezing temperatures, some flurries and even SUNY-ESF’s graduation ceremony could not stop a group of Syracuse University students from making their voices heard on Friday. Nearly 50 students, representing a variety of races and ethnicities, gathered in front of Hendricks Chapel at 2 p.m.  to protest the lack of grand jury indictments in recent police officer brutality cases.

THE General Body continues advocacy for key demands, despite end of sit-in
By Lissette Nunez
December 5, 2014 - 2:06pm
Among student coalition's unresolved demands are additional mental health resources and re-establishment of Posse program funding.

THE General Body, a coalition of student groups at Syracuse University, decided to end their sit-in at Crouse Hinds Hall on Nov. 20 after 18 days -- that's 432 hours or 25, 920 minutes spent in the lobby of the administration building, advocating for campus changes in areas ranging from disability to sexual assault.

However, ending the sit-in is not a sign of defeat for the group, members say.

With H-1B Visas complicating job prospects, Chinese international students struggle to find employment
By Shi Shi
November 29, 2014 - 11:54pm
The H-1B Visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.

Chinese international students are used to hearing one phrase during career fairs: “Our company does not hire international students.”

SU promotes tobacco-free policy through Great American Smokeout activities
By Holly Johnston
November 21, 2014 - 9:47pm
Smoking will be prohibited on the Syracuse University campus beginning in summer 2015.

A large glass vase filled to the brim with burnt-out cigarette butts sat in Schine Student Center on Thursday. The depository represented Syracuse University’s latest policy change — come July 1, 2015, SU is quitting smoking for good.

THE General Body: From general interest to campus social movement in less than two months
By Nicki Gorny
November 20, 2014 - 7:27pm
The student coalition ended its occupation of Crouse-Hinds Hall on Nov. 20, 17 days after the sit-in began and six weeks after the group formed.

At the peak of a tumultuous month at Syracuse University, two rallies within three days each drew crowds in mid-September.

THE General Body ends sit-in, plans to continue movement outside Crouse-Hinds
By Nicki Gorny
November 20, 2014 - 5:25pm
After 17 days in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall, THE General Body vacated the building Thursday afternoon.

THE General Body ended their sit-in on Thursday afternoon, after spending 17 days in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall.

Colton Jones, a psychology senior who has been active in THE General Body, described the decision as a “strategic move.” The group had never planned to stay in Crouse-Hinds indefinitely, he said.

Second Elect Her workshop promotes women's involvement in Congress, university politics
By Hanna Horvath
November 16, 2014 - 10:58pm
The Saturday event was run through the American Association of University Women.

Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population, But they represent only 20 percent of congressional positions.

“It’s not that women are less capable than men,” said Eileen Hartmann, director of the New York sector of American Association of University Women, about the discrepancy. “It’s that they are sometimes less confident.”

University looks into colleges' use of social media, development of individual brands
By Matthew Miselis
November 14, 2014 - 2:32pm
Consulting firm Bain & Company highlighted the topic in a diagnostic report for SU in April.

When Syracuse University named Kelly Lux its first online community manager in 2010, Lux understood the expectations that came with the new position.

SU officials wanted her to start and build an online community with students and alumni through Twitter and Facebook. During her time in the position, her frequent activity on these channels led to an impressive growth of followers on SU’s social media platforms.

Alibrandi Catholic Center dances to a new beat with first benefit concert
By Ben Miller
November 12, 2014 - 10:13pm
Chris Lizzi will perform at the Walnut Place center on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

The Alibrandi Center, Syracuse University’s home for Catholic students, is hosting a benefit concert Friday night. It will be the center’s first.

The concert is an effort to diversify how the organization raises money. Maggie Byrne, the campus minister at the Alibrandi Center, said they hope bringing in local musician Chris Lizzi for the show will both raise money and provide a fun, low-cost event for students.