Catherine Leffert
The Daily Orange
Syracuse, NY, United States
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Past articles by Catherine:
SU senior reflects on shooting for gratitude, and sometimes falling short
Catherine Leffert, class of 2020, shares how she balances the dichotomy of gratitude and discomfort since being home during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Letter from the editors: The D.O. will publish online for remainder of semester
As students disperse across the country, The Daily Orange will still be here. → Read More
The D.O. adjusts style guide to capitalize ‘Black’
After a careful review of its current style guide, The Daily Orange has decided to capitalize “Black” when referring to a culture, ethnicity or a group of people. → Read More
SU Madrid Center director announces inclusion initiatives
Syracuse University’s center in Madrid, Spain, plans to create a student task force and host experts on diversity and inclusion after at least four people used the N-word in classes at the center. → Read More
Students, professor use ‘N-word’ during classes at SU’s Madrid program
Several recently reported cases in which the N-word was used in classes prompted a community dialogue Wednesday at Syracuse University’s program in Madrid. → Read More
University Senate urges chancellor to help students barred from registration by financial holds
USen passed a motion that calls on Chancellor Kent Syverud to allow students with financial holds to register for spring classes. → Read More
SU administrators support Cluster Hires Initiative
The initiative will hire 53 tenure-track professors across seven domains. → Read More
57 priests accused of sexual abuse in list released by Syracuse Diocese
The Bishop of Syracuse announced in a letter on Saturday that the church would release the names of priests credibly accused of abuse. → Read More
SU is considering eliminating Wednesday classes in fall 2019
The Academic Calendar and Schedule Brainstorming Group was founded in fall 2017 to develop a list of recommendations. → Read More
SU survey: SEM 100 met its goals
Just over 66 percent of students who took the course responded to the survey. → Read More
SASSE circulates petition to install safe-sex vending machine
The petition currently has about 650 signatures. → Read More
Downtown Syracuse Rite Aid to close after 40 years in business
The South Salina Street location was purchased by Walgreens in May, and all the prescriptions will be moved to another Walgreens-owned Rite Aid on the Near Westside one mile away. → Read More
Syverud calls for SU review of new sexual assault guidelines
Chancellor Kent Syverud has tasked several groups with comprehensively reviewing new federal guidelines for people accused of sexual assault. → Read More
The latest campus construction updates
The foundation of the $62.5 million National Veterans Resource Center is complete, and the construction of the steel structure will begin. → Read More
53 SU faculty to be hired through ‘Cluster Hires Initiative’
Syracuse University has chosen the seven themes for its Cluster Hires Initiative and approved funding for 53 faculty members. → Read More
Veterans honored during ceremony in downtown Syracuse
The ceremony was held at the Onondaga County War Memorial. → Read More
Leaders of College Democrats, Republicans satisfied with midterm elections results
The midterm elections churned out a Democratic majority in the House, flipping the chamber. → Read More
John Katko defeats Democratic challenger Dana Balter in battle for Congress
Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) has represented Syracuse in the House of Representatives since 2015. → Read More
Syverud denounces shootings in Pittsburgh and Kentucky
Eleven people were killed in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh this weekend. Two people were killed in a grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. → Read More
Boost the ‘Cuse initially misses donor goal
Boost the ‘Cuse is a 24-hour fundraiser that held its second annual event on Thursday. → Read More