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N • University Senate
C • No note unnoticed
S • Speed demon
Chancellor Kent Syverud was among speakers who talked about recent protests and COVID-19 during Wednesday’s University Senate meeting. Page 3
This SU junior taught herself how to play guitar freshman year in her dorm and now she headlines shows at on-campus shows and in basement concerts. Page 7
Sean Tucker had raw speed in high school, but running track helped him hone his skillset and become even faster. Now, he aims to stick with it at Syracuse. Page 12
Rushed and unprepared
on campus
SU places Phi Kappa Theta on probation By Richard Perrins and Michael Sessa the daily orange
SU moved 53 students out of Skyhall II into residences on South Campus and Main Campus in order to isolate students testing positive for COVID-19. meghan hendricks asst. photo editor
Students felt confused and mistreated as SU moved them out to make space for isolation housing
By Karoline Leonard, Kyle Chouinard, Richard J. Chang and Richard Perrins the daily orange
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yracuse University told 53 students living in Skyhall II on Sept. 9 that they would be moving out of their dorms to make room for isolation housing. Students were moved across the entirety of the university’s campus. Some moved to apartments on South Campus, while others were asked to move to Main Campus residence halls, students told The Daily Orange. One student was moved off campus, said Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for university communications, in an email statement. Many of the students who were moved out of Skyhall II expressed frustration over being moved from a single-person room to one with roommates. Jordan Steven Beasley, a sophomore majoring in political science, said that some Skyhall II residents went from being in a single room at Skyhall II to sharing a room “with people we never met or matched with.”
“Luckily my roommate is chill, and we get along nicely. But others I know have said otherwise,” Beasley said. Diana Garcia Varo, a junior dual major studying art video and psychology, was another student relocated from Skyhall II who faced a similar problem. Garcia Varo said she doesn’t feel as safe from COVID-19 living in Booth Hall, and she is worried she will be exposed through one of her three roommates, none of whom lived in Skyhall II prior to the relocation. “It doesn’t make sense that I went from a single to a four-person suite,” Garcia Varo said. “It’s not fair that we have to pay a high price for people who are being very selfish and arrogant and pretending that this pandemic is over.” Bella Rossi, a senior chemistry and forensics major, was told she would be relocated to Marion Hall and had to share an open double with the person who lived next door to her in Skyhall II. She and her family decided to find an off-campus apartment instead. “I was in a position where my parents were see skyhall page 4
Syracuse University has placed its chapter of Phi Kappa Theta on disciplinary and social probation until Aug. 29, 2022, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs’ website. Additionally, SU’s chapter of Lambda Upsilon Lambda has been placed on investigative status. Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for university communications, confirmed the news in a statement to The Daily Orange. Phi Kappa Theta was found responsible for violations of the Code of Student Conduct as well as Fraternity and Sorority Affairs policies, Scalese said. The fraternity ’s disciplinary and social probation means that the chapter is prohibited from hosting or participating in activities, such as social events or new member recruitment, until their probation period is concluded on Aug. 29, 2022. Lambda’s changed status is due to alleged violations of the Code of Student Conduct that occurred at the start of the semester, Scalese said. While on investigative status, the chapter must cease all activities. Scalese said SU cannot provide additional information about the active investigation. The status designations result from a process conducted by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, according to the office’s website. On Tuesday evening, students protested recent sexual assault allegations across multiple Interfraternity Council chapters on campus. The protest began at the Pi Chapter House of Psi Upsilon, but the demonstrators soon moved to other fraternity houses, including Phi Kappa Theta. It is unknown whether the status changes are related to the protests. During the protest, demonstrators called for SU and the IFC to take action by protecting survivors of sexual assault and holding assaulters accountable, with specific emphasis on Title IX and what the protestors said was the university failure to address sexual assault issues on campus. news@dailyorange.com