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N • Explaining policy
The Daily Orange explains the Department of Public Safety’s code of conduct. #NotAgainSU has criticized DPS officer’s interactions with organizers. Page 3
O • Super Tuesday
Opinion columnists weigh in on Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday success, the end of the Mike Bloomberg campaign, and the future for Democrats. Page 5
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P • Local legacy
S • Inside angle
The Stand, a South Side-focused publication, launched 10 years ago. Now, a gallery exhibit will be honoring its achievements in The Nancy Cantor Warehouse. Page 9
Two former SU men’s basketball stars, Dale Shackleford and Roosevelt Bouie, give fans a player’s look at Syracuse with their Facebook Live talk show. Page 12
NO END IN SIGHT Negotiations between officials, #NotAgainSU to resume Friday By Michael Sessa asst. news editor
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yracuse University administrators and #NotAgainSU organizers ended negotiations Wednesday without a resolution. Wednesday was the third day of negotiations between SU officials and #NotAgainSU, a movement led by Black students. The movement has occupied Crouse-Hinds Hall for 17 days to continue its protest of hate incidents that have occurred at or near SU since November. The movement presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with 19 demands to meet in November. The chancellor signed 16 as written and revised the remaining three. This week’s discussions have focused on the 16 additional demands #NotAgainSU has issued since it began occupying Crouse-Hinds. The two groups discussed striking graduate students, a review of DPS and the future of negotiations during the Wednesday meeting. The negotiations were originally intended to end that day. SU administrators started the final day of negotiations by walking back on a promise they made Tuesday concerning the positions of striking graduate students. More than 100 graduate students and workers who identify as Black, indigenous and people of color, as well as international students, have been withholding their labor since Feb. 19 in support of #NotAgainSU. Officials promised organizers Tuesday that graduate students on strike would have their current teaching assistantships temporarily filled. But on Wednesday, J. Cole Smith, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said striking graduate students may be assigned to a different class when they return to work. “You’re getting the same wages, and that’s all I can say,” Smith said. Negotiators also returned Wednesday to previous discussions about disarming Department
#NotAgainSU and university officials have negotiated throughout this week on the movement’s additional demands. The groups will negotiate again Friday. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor
of Public Safety officers and the absence of DPS representation at negotiations. Gabe Nugent, deputy general counsel for SU, said DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado wanted to be at negotiations, but SU decided he wouldn’t attend given #NotAgainSU’s calls for his resignation. #NotAgainSU has criticized the way DPS officers have interacted with organizers throughout the Crouse-Hinds occupation, and organizers continue to call for the resignations of Maldonado and DPS Associate Chief John Sardino.
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SU officials said they will look into inviting Maldonado to any future negotiations. “There was a mention here yesterday that he decided not to come, and that wasn’t accurate,” Nugent said. The university maintained that they will not agree to #NotAgainSU’s demand for DPS officers to be disarmed. Nugent said Tuesday he was not well-versed enough on the department’s policies to comment about potentially disarming officers in certain circumstances, such as when officers police protests or parties. see negotiations page 4
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#NotAgainSU occupation continues SU Abroad restricts travel as coronavirus spreads By Maggie Hicks asst. news editor
#NotAgainSU will remain inside Crouse-Hinds Hall until its negotiations with Syracuse University officials are complete. The movement, led by Black students, has occupied Crouse-Hinds Hall since Feb. 17 to continue its protest of at least 30 racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic incidents that have occurred at or near SU since early November. Organizers presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of 19 demands in November. He signed 16 as written and revised the remaining three. The movement has added 16 demands since it began occupying Crouse-Hinds, beginning negotiations on the
additions Monday afternoon. Negotiations ended Wednesday evening without a resolution. Conversations will resume Friday at 5 p.m., a university spokesperson said. “We will be continuing occupying this until this negotiation is over,” a student protester said at the end of Wednesday’s meeting. “That is important to recognize, because we don’t want to be in this building anymore and I’m sure you all don’t want to be in this building anymore.” University officials have not agreed to implement all of the #NotAgainSU’s demands. Organizers previously said they will occupy Crouse-Hinds until the movement’s demands are met. #NotAgainSU demands the resignations of Syverud, Depart-
ment of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado, DPS Associate Chief John Sardino and Dolan Evanovich, senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience. During Monday’s negotiations, Syverud reiterated his belief that no officials should resign. It would not be beneficial for any SU official to leave their position, he said. “It is not the case that the standard is perfection of every individual at the university at all times,” Syverud said. Syverud also told students Monday that administrators will likely not meet the demand for an automatic tuition freeze. University officials also said that DPS officers would have to remain armed. SU agreed Tuesday to implesee occupation page 4
By Emma Folts news editor
Syracuse University has restricted travel for students, faculty and staff in all SU Abroad programs due to the spread of the coronavirus. Students who violate the restriction could face conduct sanctions. The university has prohibited all travel from SU Abroad centers to countries with travel advisories ranked at Level 2 or above from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent Wednesday to students in the programs. The CDC warns travelers to exercise “enhanced precautions” under
a Level 2 advisory and recommends avoiding non-essential travel under Level 3 advisory, the most severe ranking. Travelers should take usual precautions, such as having appropriate vaccines, under a Level 1 advisory. Students who violate the restrictions will be referred to SU’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, according to the email. “Our highest priority is the health and welfare of our students, faculty, and staff,” the email reads. The novel coronavirus, COVID19, is a respiratory disease experts believe originated in Wuhan, China. The disease has spread to 76 countries, infected more than see abroad page 4