thursday, april 10, 2025
celebrating 121 years
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N • Campus conversation
C • Down the rabbit hole
S • Freshman takeoff
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Students pushed for empowerment and awareness about reproductive health and resources at Wednesday’s PPGen discussion.
Kimmel Hall was once home to a student-run nightclub, boasting prominent acts like James Brown and the Talking Heads.
Syracuse softball’s Kaimi Tulua is batting .344 with 15 RBIs, emerging as a crucial depth option for the Orange’s offense.
‘Passionate about people’ Newly-elected SGA executives say they will prioritize unity and belonging in 69th SGA assembly By Sydney DePietto staff writer
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Newly-elected SGA executives German Nolivos and Janese Fayson aim to unite SU’s student body through their shared vision of inclusivity and empowerment. solange jain photo editor
fter a year of leadership in Syracuse University’s Student Government Association, German Nolivos and Janese Fayson, the newly elected executives, are stepping into their new term with renewed purpose — and another opportunity to further implement their goals. Their campaign slogan, “Vision for All,” emboldens their belief that all SU students deserve to be seen, heard and valued. To extend community under their administration, both candidates said they believe in empowering student spaces and giving undergraduates a place to grow and thrive. As an incumbent, Nolivos said his return to office offers the association an unusual opportunity for continuity. “It has been so impressive and impactful (t0 watch),” said Reed Granger, SGA’s outgoing vice president. “There’s a form of unity that I haven’t seen in my previous two years as a member of the Student (Government) Association.” Nolivos, the first Latino and international student to be SGA’s president, said his background as a Venezuelan immigrant has helped shape his leadership approach. His perspective drives him to be a voice for those who normally feel underrepresented, he said. Granger said Nolivos’ collaborative leadership style has allowed members to feel more comfortable and engaged in the association, which they said has changed how students view SGA. They said they were happy to see Nolivos ready to serve a second term as the association’s president, as his ability to sway a room and bring joy makes him “unequivocally the guy for the job.”
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le moyne athletics
How new Le Moyne AD Phil Brown is navigating jump to D-1 By Justin Girshon sports editor
Phil Brown compared his job to a student trying to study for an exam before enrolling in the class. Around him, the landscape of college sports is ever-changing. As a result, Brown said he never knows what Le Moyne will be doing tomorrow. So, when asked about the answers he hoped to have by the time the Dolphins complete their Division I transition, Brown chuckled.
“I don’t know that I can get answers,” he said. “That’s the reality of it.” Brown is just over four months into his role as Le Moyne’s athletic director — officially titled assistant vice president of intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation — and spent the past decade working in Vanderbilt’s athletic department. He was hired on Oct. 29, 2024, following Bob Beretta’s departure to St. Bonaventure in June. Now competing in the Northeast Conference, the Dolphins are the only
NCAA program in the second year of what’s supposed to be a four-year transition to fully becoming a D-I school. Simultaneously, college sports have changed drastically because of name, image and likeness and the transfer portal’s emergence. With Le Moyne navigating a crucial transition and the NCAA becoming increasingly professionalized, Brown’s job is to guide the program through its transition and position it to compete in the evolving era of college sports. “It’s evident that Le Moyne was well put together before I got here, and
I’ll just continue to lead it to the Division I promised land,” Brown said. Since beginning their D-I transition, the Dolphins have already experienced success across numerous sports. Their men’s soccer program secured a marquee win over Syracuse, while the women’s basketball team reached the second round of the 2025 NEC Tournament by upsetting No. 4 seed Saint Francis. In men’s lacrosse, veteran head coach Dan Sheehan entered the NCAA’s top-10 wins list on Saturday amid a 7-4 campaign thus far. While
the men’s basketball team struggled in 2024-25, it exceeded expectations by notching a 9-7 conference record in 2023-24. Brown, who started his career in trust tax accounting at Regions Financial, sees championship potential across Le Moyne’s entire portfolio. He believes winning NCAA titles isn’t just possible — it should eventually become the expectation. “We’re not quite winning yet, but I’m not even a full (D-I) member,” Brown said. “I’m still transitioning, see brown page 6