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The lawsuit alleges that Syracuse University officials violated federal Title IX policies
By Skyler Rivera and Michael Sessa the daily orange
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former Syracuse University student is suing the university and two of its officials, claiming they were “deliberately indifferent” and negligent to her complaints of assault and sexual harassment by former lacrosse player Chase Scanlan. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, names Director of Athletics John Wildhack and former men’s
lacrosse coach John Desko, as well as SU, as defendants. SU officials violated federal Title IX policies and failed to appropriately address reports that Scanlan had assaulted multiple students, the civil rights action alleges. The university did not suspend Scanlan until months after it learned of his prior history of violence and reported assaults, the suit claims. The plaintiff is requesting monetary compensation and injunctive relief that would require SU to obtain outside experts to institute see lawsuit page 4
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John Lewis Aldridge remembered for pushing expectations By Kyle Chouinard asst. news editor
John Lewis Aldridge pushed past expectations. No matter the field, Aldridge went farther than others around him could initially see. “He seemed like somebody who would never accept that things as they are have to be the way they are,” Grant Stewart, a friend of Aldridge, said of his work and life. Aldridge was a graduate student in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies pursuing a master’s degree in library and information sciences. Aldridge died on July 8 at age 28 after being struck by a car in his home state of North Carolina. Aldridge’s lack of acceptance for
things as they were manifested itself largely in his music and art. During his time at University of North Carolina Wilmington, Aldridge involved himself in the school’s student radio station: Hawkstream Radio. Bill Nome served in an advisory role for the station while Aldridge was a member. Hawkstream, though, had a problem. “We don’t have a broadcast curriculum here,” Nome said of UNC Wilmington. A lack of funding, a lack of expert advice and a lack of overall support did not seem to deter Aldridge. In his second year with the program, he was nominated to be the station’s president. While every member of Hawkstream Radio was pushing past
the expected by producing content without support, Aldridge led the group. “Some of the first initiatives that he put in place was to get Hawkstream not only better recognized by the campus community, but off campus as well,” Nome said. “He started recording at first for some of the live bands on campus, and then he started sending live DJs to off-campus venues like clubs and restaurants.” Like any other student organization, Hawkstream had difficulties. “We were just having constant challenges with making sure the signal got out correctly,” Nome said. “He just tackled those again and again.” see aldridge page 4
People who knew Aldridge remember his music and willingness to push boundaries. daily orange file photo