As Matthew Watkins entered the final weeks of his bachelor’s degree program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The infectious killer shut down campuses across the…
Helena Schmidt sees her position as a rising female disability advocate through multiple lenses. In a way, she doesn’t see much difference between the struggles men with disabilities encounter compared…
The idea of writing two five-page papers for separate courses in the same week began to erode my confidence. As I traveled the icy path from the Maxwell School in…
The disability community has fought for every inch of progress throughout time. Providing a bridge between other social movements, the disability rights movement has become more intense over the past…
Xuan Liu and Natasha Breu recorded a class project at Thornden Park on March 27. In the recorded performance, Liu wore a blindfold as she touched a tree with her…
Catherine Spencer started having repressed and manipulated memories at 5 years old, caused by a change in how her body read DNA. She experienced physical and emotional pain. “My art…
Awareness months for diseases or conditions are designed with good intentions. But at the start of Autism Awareness Month that kicks off with Friday’s World Autism Awareness Day, some…
The closest thing to feeling at home for Aanchal Raisahib these last two years has been recordings of her family’s evening conversations. Raisahib, a graduate student at Syracuse University, printed…
Syracuse University held an open forum Friday for students, faculty and staff to reflect on racism against the Asian community. Yingyi Ma, director of Asian and Asian American studies at…
Academic integrity often gets in the way of college students with disabilities receiving the accommodations they need. In light of the pandemic, fears about students possibly abusing their disability-related adjustments…
The Lender Center for Social Justice, which will operate under new leadership next fall, hopes to better engage students in social justice. James Haywood Rolling, who is a professor in…
When RJ Mitte burst onto the Hollywood scene a decade ago, he was surprised. He saw only three people with disabilities working as actors like himself, and the normality of…
As Simon Liu watched the news in his New York City apartment in November 2019, he worried about his family members and his hometown Hong Kong. The tense relationship between…
Hilda Frimpong will become the first Black student to serve as editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review. Frimpong, a second-year law student at Syracuse University, will assume the position for…
Earlier this month, fury mounted when Sia’s “Music” film received two Golden Globe nominations -- best musical or comedy film and lead actress for musical or comedy film -- despite…
Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Karen Gutfreund has watched as lawmakers have done very little to end gun violence despite multiple school shootings. During her…
Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order expanding federal nondiscrimination standards for LGBTQ people that could further protect workers at Syracuse University. The order affirms that…
As I worked on my story about the lack of inclusion on college campuses, I had some eye-opening conversations. I talked to Syracuse University professor Stephen Kussisto about how the…
With the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution mode, society sees a return to normal in the near future. But I don't want the normal from before the pandemic. That normal was…
The modern-day term for an institution is a long-term care facility. It's become “politically-correct,” but, I think, it's evolved into a way of softening the reality and putting a patch…
The US reported 125,220 coronavirus patients in hospitals Wednesday, the most ever on a given day during the pandemic, according to The COVID Tracking Project. Death, destruction, polarization and a…
Jarrett Guarantano entered the NCAA's transfer portal on Saturday. The Tennessee quarterback entered the portal as a graduate following his team's 34-13 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M. He did…
Illinois announced it is hiring Bret Bielema as its next head football coach on Saturday. The school's announcement comes less than a week after it fired coach Lovie Smith. Bielema,…
The comments about how my needs were too much for the system to handle still echo in my ear. I can hear the conversations that handcuffed my family. As we…
It’s been four weeks since Joe Biden stood before America to accept his nomination. On that night, standing in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware, he called for unity and…
As candidates make final attempts to win over voters before polls close Tuesday night, some Black students at Syracuse University expressed frustration with the voting process. Representatives and leaders of…
When Syracuse University shut down campus in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Troy Boyer, aka the “Cuse Candyman,” was disappointed. “I consider all the students like family,” Boyer said. “It…
Some colleges and universities are cutting back diversity training programs in response to an executive order from the Trump administration. The Trump administration issued an executive order on Sept. 22…
A day after falling to 0-4 with a 31-23 loss to the previously-winless Minnesota Vikings, the Houston Texans fired Bill O'Brien on Monday. Sunday's loss was simply the last straw…
Syracuse’s esports club held its second WiFi Warriors Smash Bros event of the semester on Saturday in an effort to revitalize the university’s gaming culture. The virtual event, which 25…
When I rolled backward down the three-foot, foldable ramp that projects from the rear of my white Dodge caravan, I felt a familiar pressure. A pressure I'd been experiencing for…