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N • In the neighborhood
SU alumna Toni Brillante records her debut album in the Philippines. Page 9
Local restaurants participated in Downtown Dining Week, which ran until Saturday. Restaurants featured lower prices to attract more business. Page 3
S • Straightjacket
Syracuse fell to Georgia Tech 67-62 Tuesday night, and C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Keita were unable to win their final game in the Carrier Dome. Page 20
SU student guilty of burglarizing By Annie Palmer news editor
A Syracuse University engineering student who was arrested for burglarizing two South Campus apartments last year pled guilty to burglary Tuesday. But if he stays out of trouble, he will be able to avoid any jail time. Erwing Augustin, 20, pled guilty to felony third-degree burglary under the agreement that he will be sentenced to interim probation for one year. If he follows the terms of his probation, he will be guaranteed a reduction to criminal trespass. Augustin, a citizen of Haiti, faces the possibility of deportation after the burglary conviction, said Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti, who presided over the case. But if his charges are reduced, he will be see augustin page 8
Protesters rally against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, D.C. Sunday. Activists, including students from SU, have spoken out against the environmental effects of the pipeline, which would run from Canada to the Gulf Coast if approved. courtesy of bianca drevensek
Pipe dream SU, SUNY-ESF students protest pipeline outside White House By Anna Merod and Jen Bundy the daily orange
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group of Syracuse University students transformed into activists this past weekend. Three cars packed full of students made the 375 mile drive to Washington, D.C. to join a peaceful protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline on Saturday. That night, they slept on the floor of a church provided by 350.org, an international environmental organization. The next day, the Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Sci-
ence and Forestry students joined a group of 1,200 students outside of the White House gates where they vocalized their concerns with the Keystone XL Pipeline. Some students were so impassioned that they lost their voices. The Keystone XL Pipeline is a plan to extend oil pipelines owned by TransCanada from the tar sands in Northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The Canadian government and oil companies are waiting for approval from the U.S. government and President Barack Obama, who is reviewing the proposal after TransCanada changed the route of the pipeline, according to a Feb. 4
Everson Museum to cut hours By Ellen Meyers asst. news editor
About 400 protesters were arrested after chaining themselves to the White House gates Sunday. courtesy of bianca drevensek
Washington Post article. David Oster, a senior political science and geography major, was the campus point person at SU. He helped organize students to attend the protest hosted by XL Dissent, a national
organization of youth activists. “Seeing so many people out there united for one cause was amazing,” Oster said. “It was one of the most incredible experiences I’ve had.” see keystone
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After evaluating the institution’s peak hours, the Everson Museum has decided to cut back how often it’s open. The museum will be closed on Tuesdays starting March 18, said Sarah Massett, the interim director of the Everson Museum. After the Board of Directors evaluated the institution’s peak times, they took the measure to cut costs. The new hours are essentially the same as the summer hours, said Massett. The museum will keep extended hours on Thursdays, when more people visit the institution. It won’t reduce staff hours or positions, she added. see everson page 8