Letter to the Editor: SU's decision to end GLP-1 benefits for employees harms health
Despite SU’s professed commitment to anti-discrimination policies, this decision reinforces societal biases against people who are affected by obesity. Read more »
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: ASA empowers Arab voices, unites campus in action
We aim to create a space for open dialogue, cultural exchange and mutual support, expanding our reach and making the ASA a bridge to the broader SU community. Read more »
Disciplinary proceedings against GSE members contradict what SU stands for
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The Political Science Graduate Students Association (PSGSA) at Syracuse University… Read more »
Letters from our community in response to Gaza Solidarity Encampments
Since the start of nationwide college encampments, The Daily Orange has received multiple Letters to the Editor from the SU community. Read more »
Letters from our community in response to campus unionization efforts
We are a crucial part of this institution, ensuring every student, staff and visitor receives the nourishment they need with a smile, regardless of our own circumstances. Read more »
With rising rates of antisemitism in the U.S., we should embrace unity to combat hate
So much misinformation is spread by the media, but by learning from the experiences of a different person you can gain valuable insight on the subject you want to understand. Read more »
No matter how you view TikTok, banning the platform would be censorship
We are so worried that the CCP will undermine democracy, so what do we do? Block or ban a social media platform. I have lived under a censorious regime, and I can tell you it is not something we want for our country. Read more »
All full-time faculty deserve a path to tenure
Whether through an institutional path to tenure or unionization, full-time teaching faculty, professors of practice and visiting professors with specialized knowledge are critical to the educational mission of our university. They deserve more than precarity. They deserve the full rights of academic freedom. Read more »
Academic freedom is not absolute, must bend to protect Jewish students’ safety
Conceding that there exists an antisemitism problem on campus, hope springs eternal that the entire Syracuse community can cohabit on campus with respectful treatment of one another, allowance for differences of opinion, and complete protection of and safety for all community members, including Jewish students, professors and teaching assistant’s who are sorely lacking those entitlements at present. Read more »
We will not wait for the next school shooting
And most of all, politicians will not have the shallow privilege of reading another front-cover op-ed by students on their knees, begging them to do their jobs — we do not need a permission slip to defend our freedoms. Read more »
Pro-Palestinian speech is a stance for liberation, not antisemitism
Anti-Palestinian and anti-Jewish sentiments are simply different sides of the same worthless coin. No matter what side you bet on, it will flip in favor of denying people’s humanity. Read more »
Before taking a side, reflect on the consequences across communities
How did we once sit next to one another, honoring the tenacity and determination for the survival of our ancestors to now, abandoning those same morals? Read more »
Moderate messages from SU administration fail to protect Jewish students
We as members of the direct or indirect Syracuse community demand that you stop sitting on the sidelines, stop sending moderate messages through email and start using your voice. Read more »
Letters from our community in response to the Israel-Hamas war, on-campus protests
Over the past weeks, The Daily Orange has received Letters to the Editor from a range of Syracuse University’s community members regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Read the collection here. Read more »
Executive Committee of SU AAUP calls for greater academic freedom from administration amid Israel-Hamas war
We caution university leadership in using all-university email communications to implicate — even obliquely — specific departments and individuals for speech and statements they made within their rights of academic freedom. Read more »
The New York Public Research Interest Group helps students lead healthcare reform
While NYPIRG is hard at work to ensure that people in New York get the healthcare they need, our community must come together to fight for healthier policies to be enacted in New York. Read more »
GSO’s new initiatives aim for inclusivity, community engagement
This year, the GSO has a lot of advocacy items already on the books. We are eager to get to it. Read more »
Being involved with the Best Buddies program can make SU more inclusive
By practicing inclusion and looking to engage with Best Buddies, SU students can help give everyone the opportunity to have unique experiences that better the community as a whole. Read more »
After successful unionization efforts, TCGunion-CWA looks to reshape working conditions
As we now head to the bargaining table, we hope TCGplayer and eBay will stop their adversarial relationship with workers, and instead respect us as the experts and critical assets we are as workers. Read more »
The College of Law faculty condemn violence against women
Today, the undersigned faculty write to condemn that alleged behavior in the strongest possible terms. There is no place for intimate partner violence or violence against women at the College of Law. Ever. Read more »
As your new Student Association President and Vice President, we will address students’ needs
Student Association is a group of students who are dedicated to making positive change on campus, and we’re honored to lead it. Addressing student needs has always been our top priority. Now, we will make them the top priority of this university, as well. Read more »
Syracuse University’s bias incident reporting policies fail to protect marginalized students
The student experience does not include ignoring and condoning hate crimes or bias of any sort. Public safety includes investigating hate crimes as hate crimes and telling the wider community when there is a need for concern. Read more »
Unionization process has left out marginalized graduate students
However, the recent move to impeach the GSO president because of her advocacy for students’ concerns is deeply disturbing for me to witness. She was advocating on the behalf of graduate students who have concerns about unionizations and the implications, including myself. Read more »
Impeachment against Graduate Student Organization president was an abuse of power
If this impeachment succeeds, it will create a deadly precedent and a chilling effect on senators’ willingness and ability to express their opinion during debate on the floor of the senate. Read more »
