Campus climate survey deadline extended due to lack of response
The low response rate may have to do with the fact that some students think the climate survey is about weather. Read more »
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Senior strives to end stigma surrounding mental illness through 'Colorful Pizza' campaign
Senior Kara Sheplock is using her experiences from being a DellPlain Hall RA to raise awareness about mental illness through a visual, 'Colorful Pizza' campaign. Read more »
Producer, writer details her experiences working on 'How to Get Away With Murder'
Erika Green, a supervising producer on ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder," won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on the show. Read more »
SUNY-ESF officer participates in training program to remove policing bias
A police officer from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry recently completed a training program used in Ferguson, Missouri, designed to prevent officers from exhibiting bias. Read more »
Sanders, Trump declared winners of New Hampshire primary
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and business mogul Donald Trump were both projected as the winners of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. Read more »
SUNY-ESF professor co-writes study finding evidence of environmental racism
A SUNY-ESF professor co-wrote a paper that found that most of the facilities producing pollution are located in minority or low-income communities. Read more »
Syracuse University to hold dialogue circles with DPS to improve police, community relations
Syracuse University will be holding dialogue circles with the Department of Public Safety to improve community and police relations. Read more »
Riley: Macklemore’s new song sparks conversation about race
Macklemore's new song "White Privilege II" has many people up in arms while others are happy that he is using his fame to ask the right questions and begin a conversation about race. Read more »
#BlackLivesMatter hashtag creator to speak at SU
Alicia Garza will speak at Hendricks Chapel on Feb. 23 to honor Black History Month. The event will be free and open to the public. Read more »
Diversity discussions lack participation from SU community despite calls for increased dialogue opportunities
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses the hypocritical trend of the Syracuse University community's lack of engagement in diversity-related dialogue circles hosted by the administration. Read more »
How SU is creating space on campus to talk about race, ethnicity
The Division of Student Affairs uses C.A.R.E., a program that consists of dialogue groups, to make spaces to talk about race and ethnicity. Read more »
University hires should be based on skill, not quota obligation
The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses community suggestions raised at Monday night's diversity forum and argues that Syracuse University's hiring process should be based on qualifications, not meeting quota requirements. Read more »
Wake Forest University pledges $18 million to improve opportunities for women, girls of color
Wake Forest University was among a other universities and institutions to participate in a summit at the White House that worked to advance research about women and girls of color. Read more »
SUNY-ESF students rally in support of Mizzou protesters, administration agrees to demands
Students from The Baobab Society organized a rally to show support for the protesters at Mizzou and to raise awareness about racial issues on the ESF campus. ESF administrators agreed to the demands of the students. Read more »
Student protests erupt across country following racist incidents at Mizzou
The resignation of Tim Wolfe — the former president and chancellor of the University of Missouri — seems to have set a precedent as college protests broke out across the country. Read more »
DPS should omit vague descriptors in public safety notices
The Daily Orange Editorial Board argues that vague descriptions are not helpful in identifying a suspect and should be left out of safety notices from the Department of Public Safety. Read more »
SA debates including the race of suspects in DPS public safety notices
SA members expressed mixed feelings about whether or not DPS should include a suspect's race in public safety notices. The assembly also decided to officially take a stance and support bringing Uber to Syracuse. Read more »
(In)Justice For All organizers discuss inspiration for event
Organizers of the (In)Justice For All panel, which will include the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown, talk about police brutality, race and what caused them to bring the event to Syracuse University. Read more »
D-II LB Connor Harris leads nation in tackles following shoulder injury
Connor Harris lost all feeling in his arm two years ago. Now, he leads the nation in tackles for D-II Lindenwood. Read more »
Syracuse University should promote women’s empowerment programs
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers that the gender wage gap should encourage the university to implement more women's empowerment programs on campus. Read more »
Poll: Should there be a larger study on the effects of the correlation between TA and student race?
Should there be a larger study on the effects of the correlation between TA and student race? Read more »
Study on TA influence based on racial background needs more research
The Daily Orange Editorial Board considers a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research and concludes that it should not be recognized by universities for its small sample size, but warrants further investigation. Read more »
Study finds correlation between TA race, student grades
A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that students whose TAs match their race or ethnicity earn higher grades. The study was conducted at an unnamed public university in California. Read more »
LGBTQ Community discusses response to viral video
In the wake of the viral video that shows women’s soccer player Hanna Strong using derogatory language, some members of the LGBTQ community at Syracuse… Read more »
