thursday, april 2, 2026
celebrating 122 years
free
O • SAVE Act silences
C • Varsity’s centennial
S • Back for more
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The SAVE Act’s requirement for documented proof of U.S. citizenship to vote is not only unnecessary, but would also deter voters.
Varsity Pizza has become a longstanding establishment at Syracuse University as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Syracuse center Uche Izoje is returning to the Orange for her second season after a remarkable freshman year.
return of the mac
ilana zahavy presentation director | daily orange file photo | zoe xixis asst. photo editor | courtesy of siena athletics
Gerry McNamara’s Syracuse return tests his most defining trait
By Justin Girshon senior staff writer
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CRANTON, Pa. — A blue “Hometown Hero” banner hangs from a utility pole outside a house on West Market Street. It bears Gerard McNamara’s name and a photo of him wearing a United States Marine Corps service cap. Beneath it reads: 2nd Battalion 5th Marines Battle of Hue City 1967-1969 Dozens of similar banners line the streets of North Scranton. This one hangs just
outside a set of concrete steps, leading from the sidewalk to a home with a front porch supported by five white pillars — looking no different from any other nearby home. It’s where Gerard raised his youngest son, Gerry, and first introduced him to basketball through “NBA Superstars” videos. A few minutes down the road, the McNamaras had a key to the gym at the Holy Rosary Center, where Gerry learned to play and later took hundreds of shots after high school practices. see McNamara page 13
on campus
SU to ‘sunset’ 93 programs following academic portfolio review By Brenne Sheehan news editor
Syracuse University will pause or close 93 of its programs as a result of its academic portfolio review, Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Lois Agnew announced in a Wednesday campus-wide email. Out of the affected programs, 55 have zero students enrolled and 28 are “advanced certificate programs” — specialized curriculum programs that supplement a graduate degree. Agnew wrote that SU offered approximately 460 programs at the time of the review, a number she called “well above the peer average” of 200 programs at other large universities. In total, 258 students — roughly 1.2% of SU students — are currently enrolled in the closed or paused programs, Agnew wrote. Every student enrolled in the paused or closed programs will have the opportunity to complete their degree, she confirmed in the email. Out of the 93 programs slated for pausing and closure, 36 are undergraduate programs and 22 are graduate programs. Thirty-
three are certificate programs, including 27 advanced and six non-advanced certificates. Of the programs listed, 55 have zero students currently enrolled, Agnew said the Wednesday email. A list provided by the university to The Daily Orange detailed the majors with zero enrolled students. The university also provided The D.O. with a spreadsheet of the 93 degree programs that have been closed, paused or are “pausing,” organized by school or college, program title and degree type. No positions have currently been identified to be eliminated, she wrote. Deans of SU’s schools and colleges will work directly with faculty on teach-out plans, curriculum transitions and developing “reenvisioned” programs that “better position Syracuse for the decade ahead.” In August, Agnew announced SU would perform a portfolio review of its 13 schools and colleges, with deans reevaluating their respective programs, degrees and majors throughout the fall semester. see majors page 7
degree programs ‘sunsetting’ source: syracuse university
93 Total degree programs ‘sunsetting’
59%
Percent of ‘sunset’ programs that have zero students enrolled