Writer: Jordan Muller
SU Theta Tau chapter launches legal action against university
This is the third legal challenge to SU’s decisions in response to the April Theta Tau videos controversy. Read More »
Syverud denounces shootings in Pittsburgh, Kentucky
Eleven people were killed in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend. Two people were killed in a grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Read More »
Video: Take a tour of Alpha Chi Rho’s renovated fraternity house
The renovations cost about $2.3 million. Read More »
Balter outraises Katko by more than $1 million
Democrat Dana Balter will face off against incumbent Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) for New York’s 24th Congressional District seat in November. Read More »
SU Counseling Center director says wait times have been cut in half
Cory Wallack, the Counseling Center’s director, discussed SU’s recent mental health investments in an interview with The Daily Orange. Read More »
Interactive: See how SU crime compares to other universities
Syracuse University released crime statistics on Monday in its Annual Security Report. Read More »
SU student arrested on animal cruelty charge
Dancheng Wang, 21, was arrested after SU’s Department of Public Safety investigated an alleged domestic dispute. Read More »
‘Our city needs a healing’: Syracuse clergy call for peace in wake of recent gun violence
Pastors and ministers called on residents to share information about a Thursday night shooting on Syracuse’s South Side that involved an 8-year-old victim. Read More »
Theta Tau executive director says SU chapter could be reorganized without university recognition
Michael Abraham, Theta Tau’s executive director, said representatives of Syracuse University’s chapter of the engineering fraternity could petition for a charter in two years despite the chapter’s permanent expulsion from SU. Read More »
Federal judge denies SU’s request to halt state lawsuit filed by students involved in Theta Tau videos
Syracuse University is facing two lawsuits over its handling of last spring’s controversial Theta Tau videos. Read More »
Schematic work begins on $6 million innovation center being built through Invest Syracuse
The Bill and Penny Allyn Innovation Center will house the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s student support services. Read More »
Video surfaces showing behavior that led to Zeta Beta Tau fraternity’s disciplinary probation, SU official confirms
The Daily Orange has obtained a video showing a person covering another person’s face with a mop and later appearing to spit into that person’s mouth. An SU official said an investigation into the video led to the fraternity’s current disciplinary probation. Read More »
Students involved in Theta Tau videos file motion to drop federal lawsuit
The motion could allow students in the federal lawsuit to consolidate their claims in a state court in Jefferson County. Read More »
Margaret Atwood, George Saunders to speak as part of University Lectures series this semester
The authors are among the three lecturers that will speak at SU through the University Lectures series in the fall 2018 semester. Read More »
At least 2 students involved in Theta Tau videos enroll in SU classes despite conduct violations
The students were allowed to enroll in classes after a state judge ruled SU could not enforce disciplinary action against the students until a mid-September court hearing, court records show. Read More »
10 students involved in Theta Tau videos file 2nd lawsuit against SU, could return to campus
A Jefferson County Supreme Court judge signed an order prohibiting SU from enforcing disciplinary action against students involved in the Theta Tau videos before a court hearing in September. Read More »
DPS, local police investigate SU dorm burglaries
In a campus-wide email, SU’s Department of Public Safety said burglars reportedly pulled fire alarms in an effort to create a distraction while stealing personal items from dorm rooms. Read More »
SU bans sexual, romantic relationships between employees and undergrads
The new policy, announced Monday, also prohibits relationships between employees and certain graduate students. Read More »
As students return to SU, many say fallout from the Theta Tau controversy lingers on campus
Theta Tau was permanently expelled from SU last spring. But students returning to campus say they continue to feel its impact. Read More »
Comedian Trevor Noah to speak at SU in January 2019
Trevor Noah, the award-winning host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” will speak at Syracuse University as part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Read More »
Former Theta Tau vice regent granted appeal on SU suspension
The vice regent, who was present at the event recorded in last spring’s controversial Theta Tau videos, according to court documents, could return to SU this year. Read More »
6 storylines every SU freshman should be watching
Check out six storylines The D.O.’s News staff thinks freshmen need to know before coming to SU this fall. Read More »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo expands anti-hazing law
Syracuse University’s Greek organizations have dealt with hazing violations in the past. Read More »