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Making a difference SA prepares to launch its
Congress endorsement The Daily Orange Editorial
Like a boss Max Gredinger runs the
Far from over After an impressive comeback victory over South
Board endorses Democratic candidate Dan Maffei for the congressional race. Page 5
Impact Week campaign for the benefit of the Syracuse community. Page 3
show for college rap duo Aer. Page 11
Florida, Syracuse can’t be counted out yet. Page 20
Hurricane prompts state of emergency By Casey Fabris ASST. NEWS EDITOR
gency calls about an individual being heavily intoxicated, the dispatcher is not informed that the person has been drinking. More often, SUA is notified that someone has injured him or herself, or is extremely ill. It is only upon arriving at the scene that the emergency crew can assess an individual’s level of intoxication, he said.
Though President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in New York state as Hurricane Sandy approaches, it does not appear that the hurricane will severely affect Syracuse University. SU will still hold classes as usual on Monday and Tuesday. If the university does change its status of operation, students will be made aware via a campuswide email, according to a Sunday SU News release. Students can also check the university’s homepage and SU News, according to the release. Physical Plant employees have taken necessary steps to prepare for the storm, including preparing backup power in the event that parts of campus experience power outages, according to the release. While many SU students are not concerned that the hurricane will affect campus, they said they are worried about what Hurricane Sandy might do to their hometowns and families. Rachel Marks, a junior social work major from Connecticut, said she was more worried for her hometown than SU. But, she said, when she looked at the weather forecast for Syracuse, it didn’t look good either. Losing power is what Marks said she’s most worried about, especially since she lives off campus. Marks said she’s more likely to lose power than people living in dorms. Natalie Mota, a freshman psychology major, said she is worried about her family in New York City. “I think they went to the supermarket and got a lot of food, but I know the food supply is low,” she said. Tricia Daniels, a sophomore biology major from Weehawken, N.J., said that since she lives near
SEE BINGE DRINKING PAGE 6
SEE HURRICANE PAGE 9
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Still remembering
(FROM FRONT) IVAN BAKIN, JESSE FEITEL AND JULIE MERRYMAN, Remembrance Scholars, prepare to lay roses on the Wall of Remembrance on Friday at 2:03 p.m., the exact time Pan Am Flight 103 crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland. Each scholar represents an SU victim. Scholars each said a few words about the victim he or she represented at the ceremony. The theme for this year’s Remembrance Week was “Look back. Act forward.” Each scholar at the ceremony pledged to act forward in memory of the victims. SEE DAILYORANGE.COM
Fade to black Binge drinking raises cause for concern on SU campus By Avery Hartmans
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ASST. COPY EDITOR
ome students wake up on Saturday morning having to nurse their headaches and fight off nausea, while others won’t wake up until well into the afternoon. But for those whose night ended in the hospital, the night’s antics may be
part of a larger problem. The Office of Judicial Affairs reported 165 cases of extreme drug and alcohol intoxication during SU’s 2010-2011 academic year, often resulting in trips to the hospital. Judicial Affairs reported 122 cases for the 2009-2010 academic year. In the past couple of years, SU has
consistently placed in the top 20 party schools in various national rankings. In August, the university landed the No. 10 spot in the Princeton Review, based on online surveys that polled about 325 students. While the rankings may be an attractive quality for some students, binge drinking has caused an alarming amount of students to be transported to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. “I hate to say this, but that means in some cases they were one or two drinks away from possibly dying,” said Cory Wallack, director at SU’s Counseling Center. Paul Smyth, EMS manager for SU Ambulance, said that in the majority of cases in which SUA receives emer-
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