Victims of terrorist attacks honored with vigil at Wall of Remembrance
By Stephen Connors
November 16, 2015 - 12:33am
Candelight vigil commemorates those lost in Paris, Beirut and Egypt.

The Syracuse University community gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday night in memory of the victims of recent attacks of terror in Paris and Beirut, as well as victims of a Russian flight that crashed in Egypt.

NAACP Blacktivism Conference brings social-justice awareness to campus, features activists
By Jessie Yuqing Shi
November 15, 2015 - 4:42pm
The Syracuse University chapter of the NAACP hosted a conference for those looking to become better activists and more aware of the plight of Black people in America.

The NAACP SU Chapter held an all-day Blacktivism Conference on Saturday at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications to bring awareness to and encourage black activism through lectures and panels.

Biden visit brings the White House to the Hill
By Maggie Gilroy
November 13, 2015 - 12:24am
The arrival of the Vice President and his Secret Service detail generates excitement among students and faculty.

A simple walk to class proved exciting for Syracuse University students Thursday as they passed Secret Service agents and marveled at sharp shooters on top of the Schine Student Center and the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel. The frenzy was generated by the visit of SU School of Law alumnus and Vice President Joe Biden.

Biden delivers simple message to SU crowd: 'It's on us' to end sexual assault
By Claire Moran
November 12, 2015 - 4:16pm
Vice President Joe Biden brought his fight to end violence against women to Goldstein Auditorium on Thursday.

Vice President Joe Biden addressed students in Goldstein Auditorium on Thursday as part of the It’s On Us Week of Action to end sexual assault on college campuses. He talked about his experiences on Capitol Hill fighting to end violence against women and said it was the responsibility of the community to stop it.

Author Kate Harding takes on rape culture with her book 'Asking for It'
By Regan Spencer
November 11, 2015 - 4:01pm
Her speech at Newhouse on Monday was the first of this week's "It's on Us" events.

Author Kate Harding’s reading and discussion about her latest book Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do About It on Monday evening in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium was the first event for the It’s On Us Week of Action to shift the way people think about sexual assault on campus.

Discussion on sexual assault focuses on educating students
By Gulnaz Khan
November 11, 2015 - 3:54pm
The conversation highlighted the need to spread awareness about campus resources and to provide education that is inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

Syracuse University students and staff gathered Monday night in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium for a candid conversation on sexual and relationship violence across cultures as part of the It's On Us Week of Action.

Students bask in November sunshine
By Georgie Silvarole
November 5, 2015 - 9:26pm
The campus community reacts to the unseasonably warm weather in the past two days.

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Best-selling author Naomi Klein thinks 'transition is coming' in fight against climate change
By Anna Gibertini
November 4, 2015 - 11:24am
In the last University Lecture of 2015, Klein urged students to continue to act as part of a global network of social justice.

By November, the fear of imminent and endless snow weighs heavily on everyone’s mind in Syracuse. No surprise than that the uncharacteristically balmy 70-degree weather Tuesday delighted most students.

But for author and environmentalist Naomi Klein, this delightful weather only further proved the perturbing and unabated rise in temperature associated with climate change.

“This is the warmest early November weather recorded in 38 years,” Klein said in her opening remarks. “Right now, 2015 is shaping up to be the warmest year recorded, just as 2014 was the year previously.”

Greek or Treat draws over 100 Syracuse children
By Maggie Gilroy
October 31, 2015 - 12:33am
The annual Halloween event pairs local children with SU student "bigs" for Halloween-centered activities.

On the afternoon of Halloween eve, several school buses pulled up to Walnut Park for the annual Greek or Treat. They released local school children, some dressed as tigers or their favorite character from Frozen. They were eager to meet up with their “bigs” and begin their Halloweekend festivities.

For Remembrance Scholars, connections and legacies run deeper than just one week
By Stephen Connors
October 30, 2015 - 2:48pm
Three of the 2015 Remembrance Scholars reflect on the victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing they have chosen to represent.

Juan Rangel sometimes walks by the Livingston Avenue house that Alex Lowenstein lived in during his junior year. Lowenstein was a Syracuse University student and a victim of the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, that left 270 dead, including 35 SU students who were coming home from a semester abroad on Dec. 21, 1988.