Tag: department of public safety
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 »
Alpha Chi Rho denies involvement in racist incident as IFC expels fraternity
Syracuse University’s Interfraternity Council expelled the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity indefinitely from campus. Read More »
Asian, Asian American students grapple with hate crimes
Members of the Chinese Student and Scholars Association presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of nine demands at a Friday meeting. Read More »
Gillibrand, Cuomo among NY-elected officials condemning recent hate crimes
Kirsten Gillibrand, a former 2020 presidential contender, said she was “horrified and saddened” that the country’s growing trend of hate crimes in the last few years has affected SU. Read More »
SU suspends social activities at all fraternities after racist incident
Social activities at all fraternities on campus were suspended following a racist incident Saturday night involving a racial slur yelled at a black woman. A fraternity whose members and guests were found responsible has also been suspended. Read More »
Several Student Association cabinet members receive hateful emails
The emails were sent from an account titled "Inland Waterways Incorporated." Read More »
State Sen. May, Assemblyman Magnarelli visit Barnes Center sit-in
Both state representatives told student protesters they were disturbed by the recent hate crimes on and near SU's campus. Read More »
Slur yelled from Day Hall window, student says
Day Hall has had four reported hate crime incidents in the last 10 days. Read More »
Newhouse School holds forum in response to hate crimes
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications held an open forum Friday afternoon in response to the series of hate crimes that occurred on and around Syracuse University’s campus this past week. Read More »