Reputation questions

[Sanctuary]

A few questions:

1) Syndicate rep still exists, right?
2) What way(s) can a non-rogue discover or modify Ravenholdt and Syndicate factions?
3) any easier/lower level tricks for rogues and Syndicate?

Syndicate rep does exist, here is a screenshot of my rogue. I took this screeny today. I got hated with syndicate by completing a repeatable heavy junkbox turn in. For every 5 boxes you get positive ravenholdt and negative syndicate. As well as a stack of green throwing knives. Any items in the box can be removed, the coins have to stay in :(

I then went around killing syndicate mobs in Hillsbrad and Alterac Mountains to see if my rep would go down, but no it didn't.