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N • Sing it out
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P • Keeping faith
The University Singers is the premier choir at Syracuse University and the group will perform as part of the Veterans Day ceremonies. Page 9
Kyle Barnett began a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his spinal surgery. In just one week, he has received over $25,000 from more than 300 people. Page 11
S • Class of class
Syracuse’s season will end without a bowl, but don’t blame the team’s seniors. They helped to transform the Orange program, and humbly so. Page 20
men’s soccer
No. 1 SU shuts out Blue Devils First-half goals lead Orange past Duke, into ACC tourney semifinals By Matt Schneidman asst. copy editor
ryan bolton, a freshman, sings “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall after the building locked at 5 p.m. on Friday. Protesters could remain in Crouse-Hinds Hall but could not re-enter until Monday morning. margaret lin photo editor
Seven days in
Protesters spend weekend in Crouse-Hinds Hall, continue negotiations By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor
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epresentatives of THE General Body met with senior administrators for three and one-half hours on Sunday night to further discuss their 45-page list of grievances. Student protesters from THE General Body, a coalition of more than 50 student organizations at Syracuse University, have camped out in Crouse-Hinds Hall since Nov. 3, when they presented a document of demands and grievances to SU administrators following the Diversity and Transparency Rally. Since Wednesday, the SU admin-
istration has released two responses to THE General Body’s list of grievances, students have protested outside the Sheraton Hotel, a solidarity protest was held prior to the SU football game on Saturday and University College Dean Bea González, the liaison between the protesters and Chancellor Kent Syverud, along with other SU administrators have continued to meet with the group. On Sunday, representatives of the coalition met with González, Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, senior vice president and dean of student affairs. “The meetings have gone pretty well. The administrators have been
pretty open and sort of receptive to what we have to say,” said Colton Jones, one of the protesters. “A few
WHAT IS THE GENERAL BODY?
A coalition of student organizations at SU that is aiming to educate and inform other SU students on the list of grievances and campus issues. source: the general body website
things are pretty complex and we acknowledge that, but for the most part they’ve been very receptive to the things we’re saying and they
really care about what we’re doing.” In an email sent to the SU community Sunday night, the university listed nine actions it’s prepared to take to address THE General Body’s concerns. “We hope very soon we can move to a new phase in this process, one that is sustainable and can produce positive change over the long term,” said Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs in the email. A meeting between the protesters, González, Spina and Kantrowitz has been scheduled for Monday afternoon. Jones said he hopes Syverud attends. Syverud’s only meeting with members of THE General Body was see sit-in page 8
Twenty-five seconds into the game, Duke’s Brody Huitema headed the ball off the crossbar. Syracuse goalkeeper Alex Bono was frozen in place and the Orange was on its heels duke 0 before it syracuse 2 could even get possession of the ball. “We looked like we were a bit nervy that first five minutes,” head coach Ian McIntyre said. But the nerves subsided and SU responded with two first-half goals, one from forward Alex Halis and one from midfielder Nick Perea, to jump out to a two-goal lead before the break. The early cushion paced No. 1 Syracuse (15-2-1, 5-2-1 Atlantic Coast) to a 2-0 win over seventhseeded Duke (9-9-1, 4-4) in the ACC tournament quarterfinals in front of a program record 2,533 fans at SU Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon. “It really forced them to kind of change the way they wanted to play,” McIntyre said of putting the Blue Devils in an early hole. “They had to meet us a little higher up.” The early blitzkrieg may not have been possible, though, if it weren’t for McIntyre inserting Halis into the starting lineup for only the second time this season, and not starting forward Emil Ekblom for the first time in his 36-game career. Halis verified McIntyre’s decision by winning a 50-50 ball off midfielder Julian Buescher’s cross at the edge of the 6-yard box less than 10 minutes in. The sophomore toed the ball over Duke goalkeeper Wilson Fisher and into the top of the net to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. see acc
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