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N • Teachable moments
dailyorange.com
P • Catching fire
Joanna Masingila discusses her plans after recently being named permanent dean of the School of Education after serving as interim since 2014. Page 3
Tanzanian-born comedian Ed Blaze will perform at the Oncenter on Friday with an observational set about his experiences between Africa and America. Page 11
S • Setting up shop
In the absence of injured starter Randy Staats, Tim Barber has moved into the first-line spot. SU’s chemistry will be tested against No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday. Page 20
student association
Write-ins not allowed in forum SA to limit April 12 event to just one pair of candidates By William Norris staff writer
Write-in candidates for this April’s Student Association elections will not be taking part in the organization’s upcoming election forum. AJ Abell and Jonathan Dawson, running as a pair for president and vice president as write-in candidates, respectively, are not officially on the ballot so they are not recognized by the organization as candidates, said Paulina Colon, Board of Elections and Membership chair. Therefore, Abell and Dawson will not be a part of the election forum taking place on April 12 at 8 p.m. in the Shaffer Art Building, room 121. Uncontested
Through the Forest
see sa page 10
Secretary of Defense SU serves as anchor, creates economic impact to visit SU FOREST WHITAKER, an Academy Award-winning actor, spoke at Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Zeta chapter’s fourth annual Truth Be Told speaker series on Wednesday. Whitaker spoke on “The New American Opportunity” in front of a crowd of about 500. The 53-year-old actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2007 for his role in “The Last King of Scotland.” See page 11 logan reidsma asst. photo editor
By Annie Palmer staff writer
For many post-industrial cities such as Syracuse, economies are no longer centered on making and manufacturing. Universities and health care institutions – or “eds and meds” – are now at the center of inner city income generators. These anchor institutions, such as Syracuse University and the Upstate University Health System, are major stakeholders in the future of the cities they sit in. “Gone are the days where local economies are centered on downtown main streets, for better or for worse,” said Liz Holden, a research and communications associate at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, an economic research organi-
zation. “Universities and hospitals were really the ones who lasted.” Anchor institutions are rooted in communities because they often have too much invested in them to leave, Holden said. SU brings revenue to the city through student and visitor spending, employment opportunities, construction, housing and taxes and fees. This creates an annual economic impact of about $2.1 billion, said Keith Kobland, a media manager in the Office of News Services at SU. The result is a give and take relationship between cities and institutions that means more than just money. “Anchor institutions have a longterm plan to be there,” Holden said. see economic
impact page 7
work zone
NON-STUDENT EMPLOYEES
Here’s a breakdown of the more than 10,000 employees working at Syracuse University.
FULL-TIME INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY 906
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS 1,282
TOTAL STUDENT 5,313
STUDENT EMPLOYEES
FULL-TIME STAFF 3,225
10,362
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
STUDENT EMPLOYEES 4,031
source: su economic impact report
TOTAL NON-STUDENT 5,049
PART-TIME FACULTY 114 PART-TIME ADJUNCT FACULTY 428 PART-TIME STAFF 376
Ashton Carter to speak Tuesday to students, IVMF By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit Syracuse University next Tuesday, according to Stars and Stripes. Carter will speak to students and participate in a roundtable discussion with members of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Stars and Stripes reported Wednesday. The focus of the meeting will be on transitioning service members back into civilian life after they leave the military, Defense Department spokesman Col. Steve Warren told the newspaper.
see carter page 4