Mikayla Melo

Oct 11, 2024 | thenewshouse.com | Mikayla Melo |Surya Vaidy

With burglary rates climbing and police response lagging, off-campus residents are raising concerns about safety. Surya Vaidy On Aug. 29, Mrem Megahed woke up to find her car keys missing. The Syracuse University senior’s keychain was still hanging by the front door, but the key to her Subaru was gone. After a frantic inspection of their home, Megahed and her roommates reported a burglary to the police.

Jan 22, 2024 | thenewshouse.com | Mikayla Melo |Diana Flores Valdivia |Theoplis Stewart II

Syracuse community members gathered on Jan. 21 for largest campus celebration of the late activist. Thousands of people from all walks of life – college students, older city residents, elementary school children – gathered in the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday to honor the work of Martin Luther King Jr. The 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration was the largest campus event honoring the civil rights leader in the country, according to emcee Iris St. Meran, a local broadcast journalist.