The Oklahoma House State Powers moved to pass a new bill Wednesday morning that would retroactively legalize the practice of conversion therapy on 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in the state. The bill passed with a vote of 5-1, with District 77 Representative John Waldron (D-Tulsa) being the only opposition, and the bill will now be heard by the house floor. Click to read more.
Author: Karoline Leonard
During Syracuse University’s Student Association’s town hall Wednesday, students expressed their anger and frustration around the university’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Plan released in mid-October. Students said they felt the plan lacked substance and contained a lot of “fluff.” Click to read more.
Alyssa Grzesiowski sat in seat 29D, just a few seats away from Matthew Sala. Grzesiowski, who represents Louise Ann “Luann” Rogers, said that she felt especially connected to Sala, who represents Turhan Ergin. Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars took their seats on the Quad at noon for 35 minutes, honoring the 35 students killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Click to read more.
For three Remembrance Scholars, looking back and acting forward plays a special role in their lives as they connect ROTC to Pan Am Flight 103. SU chooses 35 seniors each year as Remembrance Scholars to represent the 35 students killed by the attack, an act of terrorism that led to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland. Click to read more.
Syracuse University students protested recent sexual assault allegations across multiple Interfraternity Council chapters on campus on Tuesday night. A small group of protesters gathered at the Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon Fraternity at around 9 p.m. to protest what they said was the university’s failure to protect survivors of sexual assault and to hold assaulters accountable. Click to read more.
The New York Federation of College Republicans has withdrawn from the College Republican National Committee following an investigation into the CRNC and its chairman, Chandler Thornton. The state branch plans on creating a new forum-based national college Republican organization to replace the current CRNC, the NYFCR stated in a July 13 report titled “CRNC Dossier.” Click to read more.