Student Association

Unprecedented student turnout in 2011 SA elections
By Bianca Graulau
December 14, 2011 - 4:05pm
Student participation in SA elections tops record high; voters pick Dylan Lustig for president.

This year, student participation broke the record with 26.1 percent of the students voting in the Student Association (SA) elections. Before this year, the highest percentage of participation had been in 2008 with 23.6 percent.

Dylan Lustig elected next Student Association president
By Sara Tracey
November 18, 2011 - 2:28am
Lustig beat out opponent Taylor Carr in the most popular SA election since voting started on MySlice.

With more than twice as many votes as his opponent, Dylan Lustig was voted Syracuse University's Student Association president for the 56th Session.

Candidates examine issues at Student Association debate
By Brandon Weight
November 14, 2011 - 3:31pm
Candidates for several SA positions discuss their positions on community service, personal leadership skills and the university's national rankings at this year's debate.

Showing divides on ways to tackle community service, Syracuse University’s falling rankings and leadership capabilities, Student Association presidential hopefuls Dylan Lustig and Taylor Carr debated at Grant Auditorium Sunday evening in front of an audience of more than 40 people.

The debate acted as a prelude to the SA elections. Students can vote for Lustig or Carr, as well as the unopposed comptroller candidate and home college representatives. Voting is done through MySlice and starts Nov. 14 and continues until Nov. 17 at midnight.

Student groups collaborate to end cyber bullying
By Christina Ferraro
April 14, 2011 - 1:49pm
Syracuse University organizations sign resolution to induce change in code of student conduct.

Multiple student organizations at Syracuse University joined forces today in signing a resolution that constitutes a commitment to changing the university’s current code of student conduct regarding harassment.

Student Association Looking to Adopt Smoke-Free Campus
By Marquise Francis
September 28, 2010 - 2:14pm
Syracuse University's Student Association is looking to adopt a smoke-free policy campus-wide.

Student Association at Syracuse University is looking to adopt a program that will make the campus smoke-free over the next three years, according to the Daily Orange. College for Change, a state-funded program ran through Onondaga County Health Department, is the basis of the operation. The program aims to decrease tobacco use on campus, partnering with 21 colleges in the state.

Merry Mayfest
By Erica Sanderson
April 13, 2010 - 5:06pm
Mayfest is back this year with a few changes but students must mind their manners.

Spring’s biggest event is back, but will it be the same? Mayfest, typically a lively outside block party stretching across multiple streets, has a new home.

 Walnut Park will be the central location for the day’s festivities. The park will be split into three sections: A free beer trailer for 21 and up, a concert stage offering live performances, and a free food station.

 But the event isn’t a free-for-all.