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october 14, 2010
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Back home again SU alumni and students
Home... what? Marina Charny notes
ARyannew“Gumby” homeHenry in thechannels Dome
Triple play at home Former SU stars Jonny Flynn, Wes
celebrate Orange Central 2010 this weekend. Page 3
Homecoming isn’t what it used to be by a long shot. Page 5
his passion for SU sports into cheerleading after four years of being in the stands. Page 13
Johnson and Jason Hart return to the Carrier Dome on Friday as members of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Page 24
Graffiti on Westcott persists By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor
The white graffiti still tarnishes the red metal door on the Westcott Community Center on Euclid Avenue. The graffiti has marked the door since at least three months ago, when the building was last sprayed. And it’s not the first time. The building has been sprayed with graffiti nearly six times in 10 years. “It’s like a billboard for the disrespect some kids have for the public program’s buildings,” said Steve Susman, executive director of the Westcott Community Center.
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st uden t a ssoci at ion mo coyle | contributing photographer Martha Hanson , a member of the Athletic Policy committee, describes the power of a video of mens basketball, lacrosse and football players talking about the mistakes they’ve made and how to be a social role model at Wednesday afternoon’s University Senate meeting.
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Committee on Athletic Policy puts forward report By Shayna Meliker Staff writer
A report from the Committee on Athletic Policy fueled most of Wednesday afternoon’s University Senate session. During the 40-minute session, fac-
ulty posed questions about studentathlete academic performance and the financial relationship between the athletic department and the Carrier Dome. The committee also discussed a video about athletes having to be campus role models.
What is USen?
USen is the academic governing body of the university and meets one Wednesday each month at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.
USen, which works as Syracuse University’s academic governing body, meets once a month at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. The time is a change from last year’s meeting time of 4:15 p.m., and members joked that
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Syracuse University students were reminded to be respectful in their attire this Halloween through an e-mail sent out Monday by Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs.
The e-mail asked students to be thoughtful and sensitive when choosing a costume and to consider how their portrayal of ethnicity and race, gender, class, religion, culture, sexual orientation or disability might affect others. The Department of Public Safety will be patrolling on
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for inclusion, community and citizenship. “This message is all about thinking before you act. It’s really about becoming a more inclusive community.” This year’s e-mail was sent in coalition with the STOP Bias pro-
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Halloween to make sure costumes are in good taste. “The rule of thumb for costumes is: If you’re putting it on and something feels a little funny, that’s an intuition you should listen to,” said Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, the associate vice president of student affairs
By Laurence Leveille Jeff Rickert will run for a second term as Student Association comptroller this November, with plans of improving the budget process for student organizations. “I see a lot of great programs come through as requests that never actually make it to actually be put on because of minor technicalities,” he said. Rickert has three goals to improve the budget process next year: allow funding for organizations to roll over from the spring to fall semester, provide funding for travel and create a committee of fiscal agents. He became a member of the Finance Board in February 2009 and served on the board for the remainder
DPS to crack down on insensitive Halloween costumes By Meghin Delaney
Rickert gives bid to run for comptroller