thursday, april 30, 2026
celebrating 122 years
free
O • Heading home
C • Four years framed
S • Outsized impact
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Recognize personal change that’s occurred while at Syracuse in order to enjoy your summer break.
Ahead of graduation, photographers roam campus cameras in hand capturing soon-tobe graduates.
As the shortest player on Syracuse men’s lacrosse, starting midfielder Wyatt Hottle is proving his height is an advantage.
Access falls short SU students report barriers navigating campus with injuries, noticing accessibility gaps By Vivian Collins asst. news editor
After tearing his ACL during a skiing accident in January, Syracuse University sophomore Charlie Raibman immediately began to question how he would get around campus with his crutches and knee immobilizer. SU prides itself on being an accessible campus and is “committed to inclusivity at every touchpoint,” according to its website. However, several students, including Raibman, have noticed gaps in the university’s care. With malfunctioning accessible buttons and transportation limitations, students with injuries impacting their mobility face daily obstacles. Raibman first secured transportation to classes through Barnes Center at the Arch, but found the process to be “complicated.” He received a note from his doctors to present to Barnes, but was told that since no expiration date was listed, he would only have it for the week, requiring him to get another note.
After securing the initial approval from Barnes, Raibman learned that the medical transportation, Access ‘Cuse, would only take him from his dorm to his first class, and then back home after his last class. He said he ended up being late to multiple classes and traveled far distances across campus. “I needed to be at Falk, and so they would drive me to Falk. But then, if I had a class in Newhouse, that’s basically all across campus, they wouldn’t come get me again,” Raibman said. “So that was definitely hard.” For one of his classes in Bowne Hall, Raibman gets dropped off by Access ‘Cuse in the parking lot between Bowne and Carnegie Library. He said he noticed the door he needs to use to enter the building is missing an accessible button, making it difficult for him to enter when he was on crutches. Raibman later noted the buttons outside of Orange Hall and the 200 Waverly Ave. entrance to the Schine Student Center didn’t work see accessibility page 5
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SU senior’s Miirror app bridges gaps in eating disorder recovery By Bailey Dunn staff writer
Alongside her chaotic schedule, Syracuse University senior Haley Greene spent the past 11 months working on her passion project — a digital platform aimed at addressing “critical gaps” in eating disorder treatment. Miirror, Greene’s startup now operating as a C corporation, seeks to support individuals in recovery by offering tools for the hours when patients face gaps in professional support. The company, which has a
team of around 15, combines peer support, recovery tools and clinicianinformed resources into a centralized system. Growing up in Los Angeles and previously working as a model and actress, Greene witnessed eating disorders firsthand — both in her professional life and among those close to her. Recognizing systemic failures in treatment access for those that struggle inspired her to start Miirror, Greene said. “It started as a passion project of seeing this huge gap in the healthcare
system and trying to figure out a way to fix it,” Greene said. “I found a solution to a problem that I really, really wanted to solve.” With a mission to build the “nation’s first comprehensive peer support ecosystem for eating disorders,” according to its website, the app will be designed to address the barriers that make recovery difficult. The website highlights obstacles like long waitlists for treatment, the high cost of care and limited support outside of clinical appointments.
“This is a 24-hour mental disorder,” Greene said. “What happens in those hours between care at 3 a.m. in the morning, when you’re not with a professional?” Miirror, currently going through internal testing, works with hospitals around the United States to gain clinical input from medical professionals. While Greene said her goal is to have the platform be available for anyone struggling, it currently targets students. Eating disorder treatment can cost tens of thousands of dollars, putting care out of reach for many families and
students. Even for those with access to treatment teams, support can be fragmented, Greene said. She added that one goal is to integrate the platform into institutional health plans in a model similar to how universities provide students access to wellness apps. Miirror’s free model will include daily recovery tools based on therapeutic frameworks used in inpatient treatment centers, as well as educational resources and crisis support information. A premium model see miirror page 5