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Experts have recommended the use of road salt to de-ice roads in the winter should be limited because of the effect it could have on groundwater and lakes. Page 3
Drag queens and ballet performances highlighted the Black Artist Collective’s Fête Noir-themed Black History Month Showcase. Page 6
Jim Boeheim said after Syracuse’s loss to Duke that Frank Anselem still isn’t ready for big-time minutes after only recording no points and two rebounds in 12 minutes. Page 12
Syracuse comes together in solidarity with Ukraine
Members of the congregation stepped outside following a service at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church to raise the Ukrainian flag and sing the Ukrainian national anthem. meghan hendricks photo editor By Danny Amron, Richard Perrins the daily orange
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undreds of people gathered at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Sunday afternoon to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Nataliya Kolesova, a member of the congregation, is a second-year doctoral student in teaching and curriculum at Syracuse Univer-
State and local officials have shown support for the Ukrainian community
sity’s School of Education and a paralympic athlete. Her daughter and mother, alongside her friends and other family members, still live in Rivne in western Ukraine, where she grew up. But after she read about Russia’s invasion in the news, she said she hasn’t been able to return to her studies. Instead, she’s been constantly calling her friends and family to encourage and pray with them. see ukraine page 4
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Syracuse University Literacy Corps aids city community By Kyle Chouinard asst. news editor
In an elementary school near Syracuse, a teacher noticed one of the students was a great orator but couldn’t always do well in a group setting. The student needed more one-on-one time, a presence to be around him while he is doing his classwork. Katherine Quinn, a member of Syracuse University Literacy
Corps, provided that service to this student last year. The SULC provides tutors to local school districts as well as programs such as the North Side Learning Center, Hillside and 100 Black Men of Syracuse. Currently, 35 tutors are involved in the program and are spread between 15 sites, said Carla Ramírez, an assistant director at SU’s Shaw Center, who runs the program. Before the pandemic, Ramírez
said the program had around 100 tutors and was spread between 40 sites. Little by little, they are getting back to where they were before the pandemic, she said. The literacy corps’ website calls itself a “reciprocal learning experience,” where SU students gain experience working in the Syracuse community. Quinn, a senior public relations major at SU, joined the literacy corps in her sophomore
year. During her time as a member, she said, her work has varied. “I would do vocab words, I would read one-on-one with them, I would help them with any of the class work they were doing,” Quinn said. “Other classrooms I would literally just sit in there and just help keep the peace.” In kindergarten classes, she would take students out for walks if they were being moody or disruptive. The work the SULC conducts
is not restricted to younger children — the group also works with people as old as college students. The North Side Learning Center helps refugees and immigrants learn English, NSLC Executive Director Mark Cass said. He added that SULC tutors have been the strongest and most effective the organization has had. He said people who arrive in the U.S. at a high school age see literacy
corps page 4