Mayor Ben Walsh announces plans to improve housing stability, reduce evictions
Walsh announced several city initiatives at a press conference on Wednesday. Read more »
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GSO to discuss installing more cameras off campus after Ackerman Avenue assault
The Graduate Student Organization will consider whether to allocate funding for additional cameras in the University Hill neighborhood to improve student safety. Read more »
NPR reporter details coverage of Cuban migration, Ebola outbreak
Award-winning NPR reporter Rolando Arrieta has reported stories such as the journey of Cuban migrants and the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Read more »
Local officials confront Rep. John Katko on I-81 replacement at Syracuse town hall
Katko lead a fourth Q&A session with residents of Syracuse and Onondaga County on Thursday night. Read more »
Senators voice concerns about access to Orange After Dark events
The Office of Student Activities said that graduate students do not have early access to Orange After Dark because the Graduate Student Organization does not fund events. Read more »
SU graduate students detail employment issues
The Graduate Student Organization may conduct a survey on graduate student employment to determine the condition of wages, benefits and health care on campus. Read more »
GSO to conduct 2nd survey of graduate student income
The GSO’s Employment Issues Committee will create a survey for graduate students to submit data about employment opportunity and wages. Read more »
Committee finds SU graduate employees don’t make living wage
The Graduate Student Organization’s Employment Issues Committee determined that 75 percent of graduate assistants are paid less than the cost of attendance. Read more »
GSO to bring report to Syverud about doctoral student, graduate assistant wages
The organization passed a resolution at Wednesday’s meeting to put together a cost of living report and approach Chancellor Kent Syverud about paying graduate and doctoral students a living wage. Read more »
SU groups host events for Disability Awareness Month
A Bird Library exhibit features approximately 40 books about experiences of being disabled, including both physical and mental disabilities. Read more »
New York schools to implement mental health education
New York is the first state to require mental health education from elementary to high school. Read more »
