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Silver fox CNN’s Anderson Cooper will be
Continuing care Officials at the campus
School of fish Students don snorkels and
Early ace Syracuse senior leader Emily
the emcee at this year’s Mirror Awards ceremony, sponsored by Newhouse. Page 3
Boba Suite may close up shop By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Boba Suite Tea House will be forced to close if owner Glenda Nunez and her staff cannot raise about $10,000 by April 15. Nunez, a 2011 graduate of Syracuse University, bought the tea house located on South Crouse Avenue on March 15 and was told she had one month to make the first down payment of $25,000 to the previous owners. With her own funds, Nunez has already put forth a little more than $15,000. Now at the two-week mark, Nunez said she is starting to panic because there are many changes she and the employees had planned to make to the business, such as adding food and more drink options to the menu, and now they may be unable to do so because of their looming payment deadline. “We don’t have enough time to see it all through,” she said. “It is heartbreaking.” Since Nunez became the owner, the tea house has already seen financial improvements, recently making its best sales to date. Deliveries have also
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THE FINANCES
Boba Suite’s Glenda Numez bought the tea house March 15 and was told she had one month to make the first down payment of $25,000 to the previous owners. With her own funds, Nunez has already put forth a little more than $15,000. Nunez is now at the two-week mark and said she is beginning to panic because there are several changes her and employees wanted to make to the business, such as increase selection choices to the menu, that they can no longer do because of the payment deadline.
day care center must continue offering updates to parents. Page 5
fins in an underwater class as they learn how to scuba dive. Page 9
Harman has been a gifted tennis player her entire life. Page 16
Finding
his voice
Student Association elects first University College representative after waiting more than a year
chase gaewski | staff photographer JOHN ADAMS was elected to the position of the first Univeristy College representative by the Student Association on March 26. Adams has been attending SA’s weekly meetings for four years and has also served on the Committee on Administrative Operations.
By Dylan Segelbaum
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STAFF WRITER
f he hadn’t taken a shortcut home four years ago, there’s a strong possibility John Adams would not be the first representative for University College in the history of the Student Association. The decision to cut through Maxwell Hall would change his life when he stumbled upon an SA meeting. “I need to go that way to go home, so I cut through the build-
ing,” he said, cracking a smile. “When I went through the building — there they were.” On March 26, SA elected Adams, a senior paralegal studies major, as the first representative for University College, Syracuse University’s school for part-time students. As an official member, Adams is no longer confined to passively observing from the upper gallery of Maxwell Auditorium — a spot he has occupied longer than most current SA
members have attended SU. For the first time in 56 sessions of SA, University College students now possess a formal voice in the general assembly. But the process of obtaining this seat was a protracted battle, plagued by bureaucratic processes. Jon Barnhart, president during the 54th session, authored the bill that paved the way for making the addition possible. Any change to the SA constitution, like this proposal,
must be approved by a majority of the student body through a referendum on the November presidential ballot. Because the bill was presented after elections had already occurred, the vote was delayed until the next election cycle, Barnhart said. SA began to consider this provision during the 53rd session, when Adams presented a desire to the then-administration to get involved,
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univ ersit y union
Officials to hold forum in response to Block Party lineup criticism By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Strong disapproval of the 2012 Block Party lineup is prompting University Union to take action. UU will host an open forum in response to the negative reactions toward DJ and electronic artist Kaskade and indie-rock band Cold War Kids on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Life Sciences Complex auditorium. UU officials plan to specifically address the
concern that the organization is out of touch with the student body regarding the performers it brings and how the organization spends its funding. Members of UU’s Board of Directors plan to discuss in detail how the organization works, its main goals and tasks, the number of factors that contribute to how concerts are booked and how headlining performers are chosen. “The premise of the forum is to inform students on Block Party and
clear up a lot of misconceptions,” said UU President Rob Dekker. “We’ve seen comments ranging from people saying that UU isn’t a student organization to comments saying the concert is a multimillion-dollar concert when it’ws not.” Students will be invited to ask questions after the forum during a Q-and-A session. Those who cannot attend are encouraged to send their questions to uuquestions@gmail.com or tweet
at UU’s Twitter handle, @UUInsider, using the hashtag #AskUU. UU members see the discussion as a way for students to voice their opinions and concerns, and for UU to provide students with a clearer explanation of how UU operates, Dekker said. Said Dekker: “It’s (the job of) an Official Programming Board to open up multiple avenues to converse with students.” meltagou@syr.edu