Writer: Mira Berenbaum
MealMe prepares SU launch comparing prices of delivery apps
MealMe team plans to meet with several student organizations at SU and learn about their favorite restaurants so they can target students with deals at popular restaurants near SU. Read More »
SU using on-campus lab to accelerate COVID-19 testing
The new testing method, aided by SU’s laboratory, will produce results within 24 to 36 hours — significantly faster than in the fall. Read More »
How professors are redesigning their courses amid COVID-19
The pandemic has created additional work for instructors, who again have to dedicate time and energy to redesigning classes and addressing new obstacles for the spring semester. Read More »
SU announces 2021 Unsung Hero award-winners
Unsung Heroes are community members, employees or students that positively impact others but are not “widely recognized” for their work. Read More »
Amanda Finney and her ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in Biden press office
The 2016 Newhouse graduate serves as President Joe Biden’s chief of staff for the press office and special assistant to the press secretary. Read More »
Some SU instructors eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as state alters guidelines
Under New York State Department of Health guidance, college and university faculty qualify as part of phase 1B of the vaccine distribution effort. Read More »
SU slates commencement for May 23 with goal of in-person ceremony
The ceremony, previously set for May 9, was pushed back by two weeks to accommodate the updated spring semester calendar. Read More »
SU’s College Republicans condemn pro-Trump mob’s storming of Capitol
The Capitol was placed on lockdown and lawmakers were escorted to their chambers or to other buildings as the mob outside breached security and filled the halls of the building. Read More »
Gov. Cuomo proposes recreational marijuana legalization
Cuomo’s proposal includes creating an Office of Cannabis management to oversee both recreational and medicinal marijuana use. Read More »
‘The most unideal situation’: Off-campus housing in question after semester delay
SU's decision to push back the spring semester means that some students' leases will end before classes do, leaving them without a place to stay for the final weeks of the semester. Read More »
New York confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant
A patient from Saratoga Springs, New York, about two hours away from Onondaga County, has contracted a new strain of COVID-19 that was originally detected in the United Kingdom. Read More »
12 hate crimes, bias incidents reported on SU campus in 2019, new data says
The bias and hate incidents reported in 2019 show a dramatic increase from previous years. Read More »
Newhouse grad Amanda Finney named chief of staff in Joe Biden’s press office
Finney earned her master’s degree in television, radio and film from the Newhouse School of Public Communication in 2016. Read More »
SU begins using new COVID-19 testing method
Saliva samples will be “deposited directly” into a plastic tube in the new testing method. Read More »
SU could adjust spring semester plans depending on public health conditions
The university will modify the Stay Safe Pledge before the semester begins. Read More »
SU directs most faculty, staff to work from home amid COVID-19 spike
Faculty and staff who need to come to campus to conduct research or work in a studio may continue to do so with proper personal protective equipment. Read More »
Maxwell dean among those fired from Pentagon defense board
Several loyal supporters of President Donald Trump will replace the board members who were fired. Read More »
SU waiting on state guidance before changing length of student quarantine
SU’s current policy requires that students who contract the virus isolate for 10 days and that students who come in close contact with infected individuals quarantine for 14 days. Read More »
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon quarantines after COVID-19 exposure
McMahon was exposed to a family member who tested positive for COVID-19 and has since tested negative. Read More »
SU to adjust testing hours at Carrier Dome
The testing site, which was previously open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will shorten its hours beginning Nov. 30. Read More »
Students describe COVID-19 testing delays, gaps in SU’s contact tracing
Despite SU’s extensive COVID-19 response plan, several students said that they were never contacted by the university after their friends tested positive for the coronavirus. Read More »
County will expand testing capacity, ensure care to hospital patients
As of Monday, County Executive Ryan McMahon reported 74 hospitalizations within the county and six patients in critical condition. Read More »
Democrats gain advantage as county tallies absentee ballots
While the county was initially set to begin counting ballots Monday, lawsuits from multiple candidates including Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) caused the board of elections to delay counting by one day. Read More »
Rep. John Katko defeats Dana Balter in race for New York's 24th district
Katko received 7,392 absentee votes in Onondaga County as of Thursday night while Balter had 16,678. Read More »