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Jam-packed South Campus buses
Dialing up An upgraded network still causes
Girl power SU faculty members celebrate and
End of an era With legendary UConn head coach Jim Calhoun’s retirement,
too many problems for some students. Page 5
are getting increasingly more crowded with higher enrollment. Page 3
discuss Women of Achievement Month. Page 9
the rivalry between Syracuse and the Huskies will never look the same. Page 20
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SU leaves politics aside, builds academic relationship with North Korea By Casey Fabris ASST. NEWS EDITOR
It had been part of Blake Stilwell’s yearly routine for the past four years: send application for student visa to travel to North Korea. “This year I did it and three days later I got, ‘OK you’re accepted,’ and I was like, ‘holy s***. Like, I don’t know what to do now,’” he said. “I’ve never made it this far.” North Korea and the United States don’t have a diplomatic relationship and the strain means there is little interaction among the people of the two countries. North Korea is hardly a destination spot for U.S. citizens, college students don’t study abroad there and the barrier remains. Syracuse University professors and university officials have long worked to break down barriers with North Korea, and SU is one of the only universities to have an ongoing relationship with the country. Through academic exchange programs that first began in 2002, SU has put the politics aside and forged a relationship using what the university knows best: knowledge. Stilwell, a public diplomacy graduate student in the Maxwell School of
SEE NORTH KOREA PAGE 8
1953 Ceasefire ends fighting in Korean War.
chase gaewski | asst. photo editor RACHEL PASTRICH, a sophomore in the School of Education, practices sign language with classmates during an American Sign Language class. The class does not fulfill a foreign language requirement. 2001 Stuart Thorson and Tom Harblin approach the Korea Society to start an exchange program. 2006 North Korea’s first digital library comes to fruition at Kim Chaek.
*According to an article in the fall 2009 Maxwell Perspective
2002 The first North Korean delegation comes to visit SU, and scientific delegation from SU visits North Korea. 2007 The U.S.DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium is established with broader scientific goals in mind.
Deaf community spreads culture at SU By Shannon Hazlitt STAFF WRITER
For Corrine Sartori, sign language is more than an extension of the English language. It is part of a community. The sophomore information technology major is working to show others that sign language is just one aspect of deaf culture. “We consider ourselves able to do whatever we want like everyone else,” Sartori said. “Deafness is just one part of who we are and we are proud of it.” She’s not alone in her mission,
as there’s a push among many on campus to raise awareness about deaf culture and accommodations on campus. Sartori helped found the American Sign Language Club at Syracuse University, whose goal is to spread the word about accommodating deafness on campus and recognizing it as a part of a distinctive culture. Club meetings, held in the Slutzker Center for International Services, are open to members of the community. Sartori said many hearing and deaf individuals from outside the university attend these meetings.
On Fridays, Sartori participates in deaf chats where she practices signing with club and community members at Panera Bread locations in Syracuse. The meetings are a great way to meet people and connect with others in the community who are passionate about deaf pride, she said. But Sartori has recently begun to focus more on pushing for participation from SU students. She said she specifically planned the club’s meetings around the schedules of students taking sign language classes at
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Shot possibly fired on Marshall Street Saturday, video evidence shows man with gun By Dylan Segelbaum ASST. COPY EDITOR
A handgun was possibly fired on the 100 block of Marshall Street early Saturday morning, according to a notice released by the Department of Public Safety. The Syracuse Police Department
and DPS responded to a “suspicious noise” at 2:25 a.m., according to the notice. Witnesses told SPD they saw an unknown male pull out what appeared to be a handgun and heard a single popping sound. The suspect immediately fled away from campus, and no injuries were
reported, according to the notice. SPD Sgt. Tom Connellan said it seemed initial reports of the incident were unfounded, but video evidence showing a man who appeared to be holding a gun turned up later. He said it is unclear whether shots were actually fired.
There has been an increase in high school students and inner-city gang members coming to the SU surrounding area, he said. Some of this is occurring after the bars close, he said. These groups are attracted to parties held by SU students, Connellan
said, and SPD is making efforts to prevent them from entering to ensure student safety. Any students with information on the incident are asked to contact DPS or SPD. dmsegelb@syr.edu @dylan_segelbaum