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INSIDE NEWS
Mr. Crane goes to Washington College of Law professor David Crane will provide his expertise to a congressional committee. Page 3
Acquired taste Co-op provides South Side residents with fresh food options
INSIDE OPINION
Under virtual cover Generation Y columnist Nina Rodgers says millennials should be more conscious of cybersecurity. Page 4
INSIDE PULP
Ecuador excursion SU and ESF students are building sustainable structures in Ecuador. Page 9
INSIDE SPORTS
Where there’s a Will
photos by spencer bodian | asst. photo editor
By Shelby Netschke STAFF WRITER
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he South Side of Syracuse used to be considered a “food desert.” A walk to the grocery store is a trek from the corner of East Colvin and South Salina streets, and the remaining options in between are convenience stores and Kentucky Fried Chicken. But now, after about five years of work, the Eat to Live Food Cooperative
the co-op business model and have been working on the project with the community since. Eat to Live was created to introduce a healthy eating and healthy food education to the community, said Jim Diamond, the general manager. The lack of nearby grocery resources played a large role in picking a location for the cooperative, which is in an area of the city with the highest-density
walking population, he said. The store is open to the public, but any customer can become a member for a $100 fee, which can be broken into a payment plan. Members elect a board of directors, go to membership meetings and vote on the initiatives of the co-op, including what to carry, Diamond said. He brought in fresh produce and other products he thought would be
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ischool
School receives largest donation from late alumna By Alfred Ng ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Strength coach Will Hicks continues to personalize his training model in his 29th season. Page 20
has opened its doors on South Salina Street, which means South Side residents can now buy fresh produce within walking distance. The community brought up the need for better access to cheap, healthy food options at a Southside Community Coalition meeting about five years ago. The Southside Community Coalition and Syracuse University’s South Side Initiative Office, then chose and formed
In 2005, Estelle Wilhelm donated $500 to the School of Information Studies after receiving a Christmas card from her alma mater, and promised to send more in the future. Eight years later, after she died, she made good on her promise, donating half of her estate to the school in her will. The $7 million donation is the largest gift the iSchool has ever received, seven
times the amount of the second largest donation ever made to the school — which Wilhelm also gave, in 2006. She graduated from the School of Information Studies in 1939 from its master of library science program and went on to become a librarian for the remainder of her life, working in libraries across the country. Previously, Wilhelm donated $1 million to the iSchool in 2006, a gift that led to the naming of the Katherine Katchmar
“The magnitude was very much a surprise. We had no indicator of how much she wanted to donate.” J.D. Ross
ISCHOOL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Learning Center — a laboratory and a classroom, in memory of her mother. “She came back for that naming and had a really wonderful time during that visit,” said Scott Barrett, the school’s assistant dean of advancement. “A lot of people who were here and spent time with her that day talked about the great joy she had.” Barrett said with her recent donation, the social lounge in Hinds Hall
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