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N • Planning the grid
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S • Filling the void
C • Miss ‘Cuse
The town planning firm Dover, Kohl & Partners will create a “Vision Master Plan” revolving around I-81’s removal and the subsequent construction of a community grid. Page 3
Freshman Olivia Adamson took over for the injured All-American Emma Ward and has notched 10 goals this season, helping SU maintain a top spot in the country. Page 12
Six years ago, Serena Exantus saw an advertisement that said she could be a pageant winner. This year, she witnessed her dream become a reality. Page 6
Not alone
After speakers took the stage in Hendricks Chapel, a group of around 30 to 40 people marched around campus to raise awareness for domestic abuse. wendy wang staff photographer
Advocates spoke at Hendricks Chapel for Take Back the Night, an event dedicated to ending sexual and relationship violence By Grace Katz
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igns lined the stage and the pews in Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday night. Each was decorated with bright yellow stars, each containing an individual promise to work toward ending sexual and relationship violence at Syracuse University. “I felt I did not have agency over my own body. I believed my body was infectious,” said Carla Guariglia, the founder and former president of Stand With Survivors SU who was the student speaker. “I didn’t want to be around anyone because of the immense shame that I carried. Everything changed for
me when a friend of mine confided in me that she (had also) survived sexual assault.” Six different speakers, including Guariglia who joined the event virtually, discussed practices to prevent domestic violence during Take Back the Night, a global protest held on college campuses during the month of March to raise awareness about preventing sexual and relationship violence. They also raised awareness about on- and off-campus resources available for survivors. The keynote speaker of the night was Randi Bregman, the executive director of the Vera House. In her speech, Bregman see take
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Syracuse’s ShotSpotter system raises privacy concerns By Grace Katz
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As the Syracuse Police Department expands its ShotSpotter system, concerns about the technology’s privacy have resurfaced. Organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union have criticized the use of live microphones in
detecting gunshots in real time as well as concerns about transparency regarding certain procedures used. The ShotSpotter system was first implemented in 2017 by the SPD and has since been installed in different parts of the city. The most recent expansion came to the Northside neighborhood on March 1, which covered an additional 2.1
square miles of territory according to a press release. Mayor Ben Walsh said in the release that the expansion will help residents feel safer. He added that the police work more effectively through the aid of the system. Additionally, the ACLU said ShotSpotter lacks transparency in addition to its problematic use
of live microphones in residential areas. The system utilizes around 20-25 microphones per square mile, according to the ACLU. While analyzing the system, the ACLU determined that ShotSpotter didn’t pose an “active threat” to privacy, but it set a dangerous precedent. William C. Banks, a law professor at Syracuse University, said that
due to the Fourth Amendment, surveillance technology like ShotSpotter could warrant a legal review. People don’t expect full privacy in public spaces, the professor said. However, when they’re in a residential area or in a more personal space, there is a certain level of privacy expected. If
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