Additional safety officers placed in dorms, security initiatives ongoing
The change is part of a series of new safety initiatives launched by DPS this year in response to a string of hate crimes and bias-related incidents reported at SU. Read more »
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Help us investigate SU’s sexual misconduct reporting, adjudication procedures
The Daily Orange is spending the spring 2020 semester investigating the sexual misconduct reporting and adjudication procedures at Syracuse University. Read more »
Nearly 80 sexual assault, stalking, other incidents reported to SU’s Title IX officer
The incidents were detailed in data published by New York state’s Department of Education on Thursday. Read more »
SUNY-ESF finds drawing, may include swastika
Members of the campus community have interpreted the drawing's intent differently, SUNY-ESF Interim President David Amberg said in a statement to the college. Some saw a swastika included in the drawing. Read more »
SU closes Crouse-Hinds Hall, denies entry to #NotAgainSU
A #NotAgainSU protester told The Daily Orange that they were canvassing the building around 8:30 a.m. When they got to Crouse-Hinds, DPS officer stopped two organizers. The officers denied the organizers entrance into the building. Read more »
4 bias incidents reported to DPS this semester prior Day Hall vandalism, records show
A Syracuse University spokesperson released information about the incidents on Monday. Read more »
Here’s how Chancellor Syverud responded to #NotAgainSU demands
The chancellor first agreed to the students’ demands on Nov. 21. Read more »
No update on SPD investigation of racist, bias-related incidents
SPD spokesperson Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said that SPD does not have any updates on investigations into bias-related incidents near SU campus. Read more »
SU to implement safety measures over break
The Department of Public Safety will deploy 19 new residential community safety officers in several residence halls, including those affected by the November hate crimes and bias incidents. Read more »
SUNY-ESF students discuss safety concerns, demands to college president
Interim SUNY-ESF President David Amberg introduced initiatives the executive is working on in response to concerns from Tuesday’s forum. Read more »
Student arrested on charge of making graffiti says they are justified
Syracuse University freshman Kym McGowan was arrested Wednesday for making graffiti speaking against the university. They said the graffiti was misinterpreted as bias-related. Read more »
Syracuse police find no devices that received white supremacist manifesto so far
The manifesto was allegedly AirDropped to students at Bird Library on Monday night. Read more »
Syverud agrees to Jewish students' demands
The students presented a list of six demands. Read more »
Walsh orders investigation into racist, anti-Semitic city graffiti
The Syracuse Police Department has begun to investigate the vandalism, which includes a drawing of a swastika, Walsh said in a Wednesday press release. Read more »
SU officials respond to #NotAgainSU demands, questions at forum
Students, staff and administration gathered at Hendricks to discuss Chancellor Kent Syverud’s response to student demands aiming to protect minority students and change campus culture. Read more »
Syverud says manifesto AirDrop reports ‘probably a hoax,’ gives update on investigation into racist verbal attack
Chancellor Kent Syverud gave a brief speech at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting prior a public forum regarding the recent racist and bias-related incidents at or near SU. Read more »
Joe Biden 'deeply disturbed' by hate crimes, bias incidents at Syracuse University
“We are truly in a battle for the soul of this nation, and it requires all of us to stand up together as a country against racism and bigotry,” Biden said on Twitter. Read more »
Student describes encounter with flasher
DPS released a statement at 8:22 p.m. stating that two students reported separate incidents of a man in his early 20s leaving his vehicle naked at around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Read more »
SUNY-ESF community members discuss hate crimes, bias incidents at forum
Students, faculty and administrators gathered in Marshall Auditorium Tuesday to discuss how to make the college a more culturally sensitive environment. Read more »
SPD is not leading a criminal investigation into racist College Place incident
The racist verbal attack led Chancellor Kent Syverud to suspend all fraternity social activities until the end of the fall semester. Read more »
SU faculty member threatened by anonymous anti-Semitic email
The email, sent anonymously, referenced the Holocaust and used an anti-Semitic slur. Read more »
SPD leads investigation into white supremacist manifesto
The Syracuse Police Department has launched criminal investigations into the sharing of the manifesto and a swastika drawn in the snow near campus, Chief Kenton Buckner said. Read more »
Cuomo criticizes Syverud’s handling of hate crimes, bias-related incidents
Cuomo said he directed the state’s Hate Crimes Task Force to expand their investigation to include recent reports of a white supremacist manifesto being allegedly airdropped to students in Bird Library. Read more »
Some faculty, departments cancel classes, university remains open
Some Syracuse University professors and departments have canceled classes or allowed absences following an alleged white supremacist manifesto was sent to students. Read more »
