WATCH: Syracuse’s Buddy Boeheim Accused of Punching Opposing Player in the Gut
Syracuse University’s Buddy Boeheim has been accused of punching an opposing player in the stomach during Wednesday’s ACC Tournament.
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Syracuse U. Hosts Fired CNN Contributor Accused of Antisemitism
Syracuse University hosted fired CNN contributor and Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill, who has been accused of Antisemitism. Hill gave a virtual talk on black voter “suppression.”
Syracuse U. Claims ‘Identity-Based’ Student Housing Is ‘Open to All’
Syracuse University claims that its new “identity-based” student housing will be “open to all,” contrary to the name. The university added that “Future recruitment efforts will be targeted to Indigenous nations/tribal communities,” adding that it “plans to hire an Indigenous healer in spring 2021.”
Free Speech Org FIRE Blasts Syracuse U. with ‘Lifetime Censorship Award’
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has issued Syracuse University a “Lifetime Censorship Award” — a dubious award reserved for colleges that appear so frequently on the organization’s annual “worst list,” that “they deserve special recognition.” FIRE’s criticism of the university is based on its “unashamed assault on expressive freedoms that has continued despite a pandemic, a new chancellor, lawsuits, and countless FIRE letters, blog posts, and press releases.”
Syracuse U. Pauses Campus Activities After Spike in Positive Coronavirus Tests
Syracuse University announced this week that it will pause most in-person campus activities after a small spike in positive coronavirus tests amongst the student body. The spike occurred after several students tested positive after attending an off-campus party last week.
Syracuse U. Prof Placed on Leave After Writing ‘Wuhan Flu’ in Syllabus
Syracuse University Professor Jon Zubieta was placed on leave this week after students complained about his use of the term “Wuhan flu” a syllabus for a Chemistry course. In the syllabus, Zubieta also referred to the virus as the “Chinese Communist Party Virus.” According to the university, Zubieta’s language is “offensive to Chinese, international and Asian-Americans everywhere.”
Syracuse U. Will Punish ‘Bystanders’ to Racial Incidents
An administrator at Syracuse University announced the adoption of a new policy that will impose sanctions on those that merely witness a racial incident on campus. Earlier this year, a conservative student was forced to leave Syracuse after she claimed officials failed to protect her from threats of violence that were made by students in response to her activism.
Conservative Student Claims Syracuse U. Is ‘Complicit’ in Threats Made Against Her
A conservative student at Syracuse University has announced that she will not return to campus this fall over threats to her physical safety, which she says the school has failed to address. The student accused the university of being “complicit” in the threats based on their lack of action or response to her.
Emory U. Student Paper: We Need to ‘Rethink Free Speech’
The student editors of the Emory University newspaper made the case that American universities and colleges need to “rethink” the concept of free speech in an editorial that was recently published.
Watch: Masked Syracuse U. Student Block Traffic During Protest
A series of videos were published online this week showing masked students at Syracuse University blocking traffic to bring attention to a series of alleged racial incidents that have taken place on campus.
Syracuse University Suspends More Than 30 Student Protesters
Syracuse University suspended more than 30 students on Tuesday after student protesters staged a sit-in at a university building and refused to leave. The students had been protesting the administration allegedly being too slow to respond to “racist acts.”
Syracuse U. Students Demand Right to Select Roommate by Race
Leftist student activists at Syracuse University are fighting for the right to select their roommates based on race. The university’s chancellor replied, “I’ve heard the concern and I validate it.”
Syracuse Class Makes Michael Moore’s ‘Stupid White Men’ Required Reading
An African American politics course at Syracuse University requires that students read leftist filmmaker Michael Moore’s book Stupid White Men.
Liberty’s Hugh Freeze Coaches from Hospital Bed in Loss to No. 22 Syracuse
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty coach Hugh Freeze made his coaching debut for the Flames in a hospital bed set up in the coaches’ box during his team’s 24-0 loss to No. 22 Syracuse on Saturday night. The bed was being used to support his healing back.
Report: More Universities Offering Tampons in Men’s Restrooms
Many universities around the country have begun to offer menstrual products in men’s restrooms as part of a campaign to support transgender students.
Police: Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim Involved in Fatal Car Accident
Police say that Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was involved in a tragic accident Wednesday morning that ended in the death of a man walking on Interstate 690.
Syracuse University Counts Anti-Israel BDS Internship Towards Degree
Students at Syracuse University can intern with the Syracuse Peace Council, an anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group, to earn credits that can count toward a degree at the university.
