Department of Drama Chair addresses distinction between Syracuse Stage and...
To the editors: In the interest of promoting the high journalistic standards and professional best practices to which I know the Daily Orange aspires, I write in response to an Oct. 4 article on the...
View ArticleSyracuse law student reflects on the influence of ride-hailing services
Dear Editors, Uber, coming and going. Pun Intended. Uber and Lyft enjoyed the limelight on the front-page story of The Daily Orange a few weeks ago. I remember reading the article. It featured quotes...
View ArticleS.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications graduate student informs...
On Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Flanagan Gymnasium, a flu clinic will be set up to administer flu vaccinations. This is free for all Syracuse University students, staff, faculty and...
View ArticleOur reader: We should reflect on the history of Syracuse’s nickname
Amidst the ongoing controversy regarding the use of Native American imagery in sports, we thought we would take a reflective look at how that topic is embedded within the history of Syracuse University...
View ArticleSyracuse University student discusses the real price of college
According to recent research conducted by the Federal Reserve, the total amount of student loan debt has climbed to a whopping $1.44 trillion, $260 billion more than our nation’s credit card debt....
View ArticleConservatism is a front for opposition to positive social programs
It is about time that someone who is “in the know” told you and the students, faculty, staff and administration at Syracuse University, as well as the people of the city of Syracuse, New York, the...
View ArticleSyracuse University student reassures fellow seniors about graduation
Welp, officially a quarter of the way done with senior year. Darty season is over, you’ve pretty much blown through all your summer money, you’ve found out the hard way that National Grid isn’t a new...
View ArticleCornell University Ph.D. candidate urges students to consider a New York...
To the Editor, This Election Day, Nov. 7, 2017, there is a ballot question in New York state asking whether we should hold a convention to amend the state constitution. I believe we should and thus...
View ArticleOur reader: Ben Walsh shouldn’t be running as an independent
To the Editor, Ben Walsh claims to be an independent, but he is more realistically a Republican. By claiming to be an independent running in Syracuse where the registration is predominantly Democratic,...
View ArticleCongress, Katko should consider Trump tax plan’s disastrous effect on students
Soon, Congress will be voting on President Donald Trump’s tax scam, which will essentially disadvantage everyone but the wealthy. The idea that this bill could get passed is frightening coming from a...
View ArticleOur reader: Victims of sexual harassment are not to blame, their perpetrators...
Dear Editor, I am writing to you and your readers in the hope that I might be able to be a little helpful and supportive. When I was a 25-year-old college student back in the 1970s, I was very badly...
View ArticleStudent Association encourages students to share concerns, question...
14,920. The number of undergraduate students filling our beautiful campus on a hill. A campus filled with diversity in every aspect of the word. These different beliefs help foster positive discussion...
View ArticleOur reader responds to article on deer management
To the Editor, Your title, “Area residents split over ways to address deer overpopulation, culling methods,” gives the impression that there are a great deal of people who are for and against deer...
View ArticleOur reader responds to D.O. article on Student Association and Residence Hall...
To the Editor, In response to the Daily Orange article “Here’s how Student Association chairs have advanced several initiatives over the semester.” It is a recurring theme that when The Daily Orange...
View ArticleNew York State must shift its focus when it comes to climate change
To the editor, I understand that the Department of Public Service and the New York Independent System Operator are considering carbon pricing options for New York’s wholesale electricity markets. While...
View ArticleSU softball players defend coach Shannon Doepking
Editor’s note: The D.O. published a story Monday detailing allegations of verbal abuse, hazing and mistreatment against Syracuse softball coach Shannon Doepking. Below are two letters to the editor...
View ArticleWhy we at SU should examine Colombia and Israel’s policing, militarism
In 2016, rapper and provocateur M.I.A. questioned why Black Lives Matter discourse doesn’t extend beyond U.S. borders. She calls on audiences to recognize the growing nature of policing in different...
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SU’s Board of Trustees has too much power, and isn’t using it well
Student leaders should refuse to humor the Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees until proper student representation is offered. Of all of the 45 voters on the board, there are no students, as...
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While it seems like the easy solution, SU should avoid a return to hybrid...
Skylar Swart’s Sept. 7 column, “SU should encourage professors to offer an online option for classes,” makes a case for a remote option for students who are sick or awaiting negative COVID-19 test...
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SU abroad prioritizes COVID safety
I write in reply to Eleanor Chapman’s opinion piece published in The Daily Orange’s Sept. 13 print edition. I applaud Chapman’s reminder to students that they are “guests” visiting their host...
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