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THURSDAY
oct. 9, 2014 high 61°, low 42°
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N • Birthday bash
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is celebrating its 90th birthday with lectures, a party and a self-guided tour of its buildings. Page 3
O • Invite only
Technology columnist Aarick Knighton explains why start-up social networks are more likely to succeed when they’re exclusive. Page 8
DAZED AND
CONFUSED
P • Cast your vote
There’s not much time left to vote for Homecoming Queen and King. Pulp interviewed each candidate to get the scoop on this year’s court. Page 11
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Syracuse University released its annual safety report last week, which includes data about criminal activity on campus during the past year. According to the report, there was a sharp rise in alcohol-related incidents in 2013 in comparison to past years. Below are some statistics from this year’s report as well as some statistics about college drinking across the nation.
drink up
of college students drink alcohol
S • No rest for the weary
Syracuse plays three games in seven days this week, but it’s just another week in a rigorous college soccer season for the Orange. Page 24
About half of college students who drink alcohol also consume alcohol through binge drinking.
About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including: • missing class • falling behind • doing poorly on exams or papers • receiving lower grades overall
25%
ON CAMPUS
SU students drink significantly more alcohol than the national average for college students, the university found. Here are statistics on alcohol-related disciplinary actions and arrests for 2011-2013.
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY NON-CAMPUS BUILDING OR PROPERTY PUBLIC PROPERTY *ABOVE REPRESENT ONLY THE YEAR 2013 2011—2012
3,335
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3,151
on the rise Here is a breakdown of alcohol-related incidents on campus during the past three years. RESULTED IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
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RESULTED IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
150
direct DPS referrals in 2013
RESULTED IN ARRESTS
1,303
1,073
19 63
22
0
0
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
ARRESTS
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS THAT RESULTED IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN 2013
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS THAT RESULTED IN ARRESTS IN 2013
1,002
1,044
1,193
956
1,258 - CAMPUS
2 - CAMPUS
1,193 - RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
0 - RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
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15
13
36 - NON-CAMPUS BUILDING
0 - NON-CAMPUS BUILDING
2011
2012
2013
9 - PUBLIC PROPERTY
11 - PUBLIC PROPERTY
It comes back to making good choices and I know it’s kind of a cliché, but try to make good choices and these numbers could go down. Paul Smyth emergency services manager for sua
graphic illustration by chloe meister design editor
University officials question reason behind spike in alcohol violations By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor
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hen it comes to drinking, Syracuse University students are above average. “Our data shows that SU students drink a lot, significantly more than the national average, and that places our students at risk,” said Cory Wallack, director of the Counseling Center. “There are lots of reasons students drink to excess, and one reason is to manage anxiety, stress and life difficulties. This also contributes to high-risk drinking.” This tendency to drink to excess became evident last
week when SU’s annual security report was released and showed that the number of liquor law violations increased by nearly 25 percent from 2012 to 2013. The number of violations rose from 1,020 in 2012 to 1,258 in 2013. Nearly 95 percent of the liquor law violations – 1,193 of 1,258 – occurred in residential facilities. There were two liquor law violation arrests in 2013, down from 12 in 2012. Despite the sharp rise in violations, campus safety officials and administrators aren’t sure there’s one clear reason for the increase. Factors such as increased enrollment, SU’s recent party school ranking and SU students’ tendency to see alcohol page 4
university senate
Senators discusses tenure By Annie Palmer staff writer
Several faculty senators are calling for the Syracuse University administration to explain why it chose to overrule the University Senate motion to keep promotion and tenure decisions in the hands of the faculty, rather than the provost. At Wednesday’s University Senate meeting in Maxwell Auditorium, Robert Van Gulick, a philosophy professor and chair of the Committee on Instruction, and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Sam Gorovitz requested the senate hear from the administration and the Board of Trustees about this issue. The meeting began with a eulogy for Scott Strickland, an associate professor of history who died in May and then moved on to reports by the Agenda Committee and ended with a report by the Committee on Computing Services.
what is usen?
The University Senate is the academic governing body of the university and is made up of faculty, students, staff and administration members. The majority of its work is done in 17 standing committees, which report to the full senate at least once a year. Last year, the Appointment and Promotions Committee worked to evaluate SU’s promotion policies and later recommended the university create a committee of tenured faculty that would review appeals from the administration and individual schools and colleges on promotion decisions. The motion passed almost unanimously in the senate. In a May 10 decision, the board
see usen page 10