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INSIDE NEWS
Peaceful protest Pride Union hosts a protest on the corner of Waverly Avenue and University Place. Page 3
By Rebecca Kheel Asst. News Editor
INSIDE OPINION
Get over it John Sumpter discusses the controversial meeting between Obama and the Israeli president. Page 5
jenna ketchmark | asst. photo editor chuck’s cafÉ, harry’s bar, lucy’s retired surfer’s bar and faegan’s cafÉ and pub, respectively, are the four bars remaining on Marshall Street. Four others have closed since 2004, as a result of raids and lease issues.
Drying up By Melissa Daniels Staff Writer
INSIDE pulp
The perfect formula Course selection can lead to specific career paths. Page 12-13
INSIDE spo r t S
Up for grabs Rising sophomores Rishard Anderson and Phillip Thomas battle each other for a starting cornerback spot. Page 24
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atthew Barnett, manager of Harry’s Bar on South Crouse Avenue, spent seven years in the area, five of which he’s worked at the corner bar. He spends his nights bartending for what he describes as a crowd of “typical college kids.” But since Maggies Restaurant and Sports Bar closed last April, Barnett said he hasn’t seen a noticeable increase in the number of patrons who come in. Though new faces might drop by every now and then, the crowd size seems to stay the same, with repeat customers coming in routinely until the next generation of students come of age. Barnett credits some of this with the changing attitudes of Syracuse University itself. “It’s a little surprising that it’s not busier, but I think it has a little bit to do with the university changing,” he said. “In the past five years, this university has gotten much better academically. So typically, if you’re doing better academically, the party scene drops off a bit.”
Number of bars decreasing over six years, popularity remains stagnant The change in establishments on Marshall Street and South Crouse Avenue creates a different backdrop for students every few years. But in the past six years, the closing of four bars has eliminated some choice for students, with only Harry’s, Chuck’s Café, Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar, and Faegan’s Café and Pub remaining. Now, the vacancy where Maggies once stood holds potential for a breath of fresh air into the bar scene.
Operation Prevent kicks in On April 1, 2009, police confiscated 53 fake IDs and distributed approximately 87 citations for underage drinking at Maggies as part of a state-funded program called Operation Prevent, according to an article published in The Daily Orange on April 1, 2009. On April 15, the Liquor Authority suspended the bar’s liquor license and the business was shut down, according to The Daily Orange in an article published April 16. The space is currently up for sale. So far, the 2009-10 academic year has gone without an Operation Prevent crackdown.
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Marriage and family therapy department changes location By Rebecca Kheel Asst. New Editor
To provide a larger, more technologically advanced working environment for students, the department of marriage and family therapy in the College of Human Ecology began the process of moving to an off-campus location Monday. “It’s a great opportunity for the students to be able to train at a place and have access to knowledgeable
health staff right on-site,” said Thom deLara, the chair of marriage and family therapy. The department, which i ncludes t he G oldberg Couple and Family Therapy Clinic, is leasing space from Liberty Resources, a Central New York human services agency, at 1045 James St. The department was previously located at 426 Ostrom Ave. At the Goldberg clinic,
students in marriage and family therapy master’s or doctorate programs provide counseling under the supervision of faculty to families, couples and individuals who are having difficulties including relationship trouble, problems with children, and struggles with depression and anxiety. The new building will house the clinic, classrooms and department offices. The department agreed on the
move two years ago. As part of the lease agreement, Liberty Resources will provide the department with technology such as a “smart classroom” with video - con ferencing and counseling rooms with digital video imaging for clinical training purposes, deLa ra said. Students already began training with the new equipment, he said. see relocation page 7
The side mirror of a Rural/Metro ambulance clipped a student who appeared intoxicated as the student stepped off the curb on the corner of Comstock Avenue and University Place at approximately 11:55 p.m. Thursday, said Sgt. Gary Bulinski of the Syracuse Police Department. Casey Cornelia-Galletto, a senior at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, was treated at the scene for a head laceration and then transported to Upstate Medical University Hospital for evaluation. “His injuries were ultimately minor,” Bulinski said. “He was taken to the hospital for evaluation, but whether that evaluation was for his level of intoxication or his injuries, I don’t know.” Cornelia-Galletto was treated and released from University Hospital on Friday and was not admitted as a patient, said Darryl Geddes, a spokesman for the hospital. An SPD investigation found that Cornelia-Galletto had stepped off the curb and into the side mirror of the ambulance as it was traveling northbound on Comstock Avenue, Bulinski said.
“The SigEp party closed, and everybody was coming out, and when this kid was crossing the street, I guess an ambulance hit him, and now there’s a puddle of blood.”
Henry Lu
junior biology major
Video surveillance from cameras on the doors of Ernie Davis Hall recorded the accident, said Department of Public Safety Chief Tony Callisto. The surveillance showed Cornelia-Galletto crossing the street against a red light and being struck by the ambulance’s passenger side mirror, Callisto said. Henry Lu, a junior biology major, see galletto page 7