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Who’s who 2010 Newcomers and incumbents

Don’t be yourself Marina Charny takes on

Stage fright After numerous reported ghost

Bear down Syracuse heads to Cincinnati with

are running for the gubernatorial and the 25th Congressional District elections. Page 3

the weekend’s Halloween festivities. Page 5

sightings, stories spread about Syracuse’s Landmark Theatre being haunted. Page 11

a chance to knock off another perennial Big East power on the road. Page 28

office of a dmissions

Business past to aid next dean By Meghin Delaney Staff Writer

Maurice Harris did not foresee becoming an educator when he was working on his Master of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. “In the back of my mind, I was thinking I would probably go out and work in investment banking some more, selling investment services to cities and municipalities,” Harris said. But Harris’ career has taken on a different path, as he was chosen last week as the new dean of undergraduate admissions at Syracuse

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SPD to patrol Euclid more Students’ coming out stories encourage understanding on Halloween

andrew renneisen | staff photographer blythe bennett, assistant director of the School of Information Studies’ school media program, tells the story of how she divorced her longtime husband and eventually came out to her daughter at an event Wednesday, where students shared personal coming out stories.

By Bianca Szklaruk Contributing Writer

When Danielle Sutton wanted to make an announcement last year, she posted on her Facebook. “I am coming out as a bi-sexual on national coming out day!!!” the status read.

Sutton shared her experiences of coming out during Wednesday night’s Coming Out Stories, the annual event capping Syracuse University’s Coming Out Month. Approximately 65 people attended the event, and eight shared their stories.

Although the media has been placing more attention on the LGBT community in light of recent suicides like that of Tyler Clementi at Rutgers University, events like Coming Out Month and Coming Out Stories have always been important, said Lauren Hannahs, coordinator of the event

and second-year graduate student in the School of Education. Coming out as a straight ally and showing support have also always been important, she said. The event is meant to give all students a chance to share their stories, bring their

Asst. News Editor

Some New Yorkers will be keeping a watchful eye on the other side of the country come Tuesday, as the fate of California’s proposition to legalize marijuana for recreational use could influence the passage of medical marijuana bills in New York. Twin bills are currently sitting

in the New York state Assembly and Senate that would legalize marijuana for medical use. Should Proposition 19, California’s ballot measure to allow marijuana to be used for recreational purposes, pass on Election Day, political activists predict the stigma for New York legislators to approve medical marijuana may be lifted, though the effects may not be

immediate. “A positive outcome for Prop 19 would increase the chance of Democrats stepping up in New York to support medical marijuana,” said Evan Nison, the campus organizer for the Yes on 19 campaign and former director of Ithaca College’s chapter of New York Patients First, a medical marijuana advocacy group.

Staff Writer

Under Proposition 19, Californians over the age of 21 would be able to personally possess, process, share or transport at most one ounce of marijuana. They would also be able to grow up to 25 square feet on private property. Licensed businesses would be able to sell up to an ounce to customers 21 or older.

The Syracuse Police Department will increase off-campus patrols for the Halloween weekend, but residents and students said they are unsure what to expect in light of the recent spike in off-campus party activity. SPD officers will focus on strictly enforcing the open container law and loud parties, Sgt. Tom Connellan said. Increased patrols will be in place in anticipation of the parties this weekend, but Connellan said he was not allowed to report on the exact number of patrols. “There will be strict enforcement,” he said. “People can count on that.” In the past, the Halloween week-

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see coming out page 6

Legalizing pot in Calif. could push NY to approve medical marijuana By Rebecca Kheel

By Katrina Koerting


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