Tag: hate crimes
GSO Senate supports #NotAgainSU protesters, condemns bias incidents
The Graduate Student Organization Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the hate crimes and bias-related incidents at SU in November. The resolution also supports future student protest movements. Read More »
Students, community leaders condemn hate speech at Hendricks Chapel vigil
The vigil was meant to help overcome the hate and pain of at least 16 racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents reported on or near SU from Nov. 7 to Nov. 21. Read More »
Multiple universities experience racist, anti-Semitic incidents
Hate crimes and bias-related incidents have spread to many universities across the country in the past month, including anti-Semitic and racist graffiti, blackface and references to mass shootings. Read More »
How SU’s harassment policy compares to other universities
While Syracuse University’s policy on harassment resembles those of its peers, each policy differs based on the values of the institution. Read More »
4 bias incidents reported to DPS this semester prior Day Hall vandalism, records show
A Syracuse University spokesperson released information about the incidents on Monday. Read More »
DAY BY DAY: How racist graffiti sparked campus activism
Racist graffiti sparked protests, forums and the creation of the #NotAgainSU movement. As Syracuse University continued to experience hate crimes, the movement only grew stronger. Read More »
Grad shocked by lack of response by chancellor to racism on campus
SU graduate says their wish for the university’s the leader would be one who is an empathetic person, who provides help and support for all students, not one who merely sweeps hate crimes under the rug. Read More »
No update on SPD investigation of racist, bias-related incidents
SPD spokesperson Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said that SPD does not have any updates on investigations into bias-related incidents near SU campus. Read More »
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 »
Students paint over racist graffiti found in art facility
On Tuesday morning, professors and students would find the Comstock Art Facility vandalized with racist graffiti toward Asian people. By Thursday afternoon, SU’s art community came together and painted over the off-white wall where the graffiti used to be. Read More »
Cuomo’s comments about chancellor inexplicable and disgraceful
Emeritus professors of history David H. Bennett and James Roger Sharp say that Gov. Cuomo’s comments about chancellor inexplicable and disgraceful. 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 »
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 »
Anti-Defamation League says series of hate, bias incidents is “incredibly concerning”
Swastikas, racist graffiti and racial slurs have been etched, written and yelled throughout SU’s campus since Nov. 7. 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 »
Walsh releases second statement condemning bias-related incident
The Syracuse Police Department is deploying additional resources to help with two investigations and to patrol the SU campus, Walsh said in a statement released on Tuesday evening. 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 »
‘This is not about me’: Syverud promises to work with students on demands
Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed his response to the #NotAgainSU demands in an interview with The Daily Orange on Tuesday night. 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 »
White supremacist manifesto allegedly AirDropped to students, DPS says
The reports have yet to be confirmed, and there is no specific threat to Syracuse University, the Department of Public Safety. Read More »
Syverud, SU officials provide updates in hate crime investigations
Syverud assured the Syracuse University community that the perpetrators of Saturday’s racist verbal attack against a black female student will face disciplinary action. Read More »
Student Association works to support #NotAgainstSU movement
SA expressed solidarity with the #NotAgainSU movement and criticized the university’s delayed response to the racist graffiti in Day Hall. Read More »