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students, all 71 Student Association seats were filled. Page 3
weighs the pros and cons of a late Homecoming. Page 5
activities to tackle before snow settles in at SU. Page 7
SYRACUSE CITY ELECTIONS 2011
The race is on
Candidates for city seats wind down campaigns; ready themselves for Election Day
By Meghin Delaney, Jon Harris and Heather Wentz THE DAILY ORANGE
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ust a week away from Election Day, races around the city of Syracuse are heating up. The Daily Orange highlights four city election races: 4th District common councilor, city auditor, 5th District common councilor and councilor-at-large.
4TH DISTRICT COMMON COUNCILOR The 4th District Common Council sector includes downtown, parts of the Southside and Eastside neighborhoods and some Syracuse University neighborhoods.
The Democratic candidate for the 4th District Common Council is Khalid Bey. Two of Bey’s major issues on his platform include job creation and education. Bey said that in Syracuse, he has seen a problem with people not understanding what jobs are in need. “There needs to be a promotion of what jobs exist and training in those areas, and then attracting more jobs to the city,” Bey Khalid Bey said. Education is part of his platform, and Bey supports programs that are catered to the needs of students. “My opinion is that the environment for education is not conducive to learning,” Bey said. “It’s a tough sell. It’s a lot tougher than it sounds, but I plan to work closely with school commissioners to come up with ideas.”
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The Green Party candidate for the 4th District is Howie Hawkins, a well-known activist for the Southside and Eastside of Syracuse. Hawkins’ campaign platform includes better education, fair wages, equal employment and clean energy systems. “He is a multi-issue person,” Ursula Rozum, Hawkins’ campaign co-chair, said. “Anything that has to do with social justice, fairness, equality, humans’ rights or fair Howie food wages, he works for.” Hawkins Hawkins is involved with the South Side Community Coalition, which is trying to revitalize the business district on Salina Street between Brighton and Colvin streets. “In cooperation with SU, we got the communications center involved where the kids can come in and use the computers,” Hawkins said.
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CITY AUDITOR Because of term limits, Democrat Phil LaTessa can’t run for re-election. The Department of Audit, headed by the city auditor, conducts an audit of the affairs of every officer, department and board of the city.
The 69-year-old Republican had a career as general counsel and manager of broadcasting stations in Maryland, Buffalo and Syracuse. Kimatian ran for mayor in 2009, but lost to Democrat Stephanie Miner. He also is an adjunct professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Kimatian said he is looking to create transparency for how decisions are made by the city administration. Like Martin MasSteve Kimatian terpole, Kimatian plans to address the balance of pension costs and overtime issues. Kimatian said his credentials — more than 25 years dealing with finance, accounting and lenders — should appeal to residents and SU students. Kimitian also said he works well with the city administration, but isn’t close friends with them like Masterpole. “My opponent happens to be part of the inner circle of the mayor of Syracuse, and to expect that a person who is part of the inner circle is going to be critical of what that person does, I think is a pretty big reach,” he said.
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The 38-year-old Democrat previously served four years as a Syracuse common councilor. He is currently completing his fourth year as an Onondaga County legislator representing the 17th District. Masterpole said one of his main goals is to provide more services from the department. “Typically right now, we see many of just the chartered audits being conducted, but I’d like to expand that to some perforMartin mance-based audits,” Masterpole said. Masterpole During Masterpole’s time on the Common Council, he was on the Finance, Taxation and Assessment Committee every year and went through the city budget several times — something Masterpole said his opponent isn’t as experienced with. “I think my opponent has been boasting about a large corporate background and oversight over these large corporate budgets, but I’m not interested in discussing corporate budgets,” Masterpole said. “I’m interested in discussing a municipal budget that I’m very familiar with, and I believe I have more experience in that than he does.” SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 4
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IN THE CITY
The 4th District Common Council includes downtown, parts of the Southside and Eastside neighborhoods and some Syracuse University neighborhoods. The 5th District Common Council covers the eastern portion of Syracuse and the eastern side of SU, including Thornden Park and the Westcott, Near Eastside and Salt Springs neighborhoods. The position of city auditor and councilor-at-large covers the entire city of Syracuse.
Onondaga County
within the State of New York
The City of Syracuse within Onondaga County
The 4th District and the 5th District within the City of Syracuse
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Students aid in Turkish relief efforts By Nicki Gorny CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Turkey’s call for aid in the aftermath of the country’s earthquake early last week fell on receptive ears in Syracuse. “After the Turkish government asked for help from foreign countries, it became obvious that we need to take a step forward to increase the awareness on campus,” said Hamza Salih Erden, president of the Turkish Student Association and doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at Syracuse University. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Van province in southeast Turkey on Oct. 23. As of Sunday evening, 1,561 aftershocks of varying magnitudes rocked the country, according to Earthquake Report, an independent earthquake reporting website. Tens of thousands of displaced Turks, homeless or afraid to return to the unstable infrastructures of homes and buildings, slept in streets and tent cities this week as nightly temperatures dropped below freezing, according to a Time magazine article published online Sunday. The death toll in Turkey surpassed 600, according to Earthquake Report. TSA joined with the Helping Hands Relief Foundation to raise funds to improve conditions in the region with a campaign that began Saturday. The Turkish Cultural Center has also been working through Helping Hands on its own, Erden said. TSA contacted Helping Hands after the nonprofit organization began a donation campaign on the night the earthquake hit the Van province. “Helping Hands’ offer was very reasonable,” said Erden about the coordination of fundraising efforts between Helping Hands and the university. In addition to soliciting monetary donations through Helping Hands’ website, TSA will collect nonmonetary donations like clothing, shoes, handbags, linens, curtains, bicycles and toys, Erden said. The donations SEE RELIEF EFFORTS PAGE 4