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Students reflect on Tuesday’s primary election and the lack of knowledge about where to vote on campus.
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For the first time since 1925, a total solar eclipse is happening in central New York. Here’s how to prepare for the day.
Syracuse long pole Riley Figueiras has emerged as a staple on SU’s new-look defense one season after recovering from an ACL tear. . Page 16
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The program is unique to the Maxwell School as the country’s only interdisciplinary social science Ph.D. program. The 78-year-old program is designed for students whose academic interests could not fit into a single social science discipline. . joe zhao asst. photo editor
second-year student in the program. little more chance and the flexibility Maxwell’s social “I knew that public administration to explore other disciplines — that’s in the Maxwell School is super strong what really attracted me.” science Ph.D. fter earning a bachelor’s and at the same time, I could have a In February, students in the Ph.D. at the China University of program were informed in a meeting Political Science and Law with current faculty chair Renée de program has not and a master’s at the RenNevers that admission to the program min University of China had been paused for two years, Zhang been admitting — both in public I was shocked, not administration — Jun said. It remains halted indefinitely. Zhang wanted to pursue her “dream” After the February meeting, students about the decision, applicants for two of continuing her academics in the but the process. When requested a meeting with Maxwell School of States. Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean David Van years. Students United you are students, you Zhang applied to 20 public adminSlyke, which Zhang said de Nevers helped them istration doctoral programs across the arrange. During the March 18 Zoom meeting, are informed of the and heard back from ten. HowVan Slyke cited a “reimagining” of the program were officially made U.S. decisions, but not ever, one stood out: Syracuse Univeras the reason for the pause, according to meetsocial science Ph.D. program. ingnotesobtainedbyTheDailyOrange. aware in March. sity’s“(Since) integrated into (them). I had seven years … in pub“Maxwell is continuing a pause on Griffin Uribe Brown
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‘Cuse Ceasefire Coalition demands Common Council resolution Kendall Luther news editor
Around a hundred people gathered in the Common Council’s chambers Wednesday afternoon with flags and signs to call for a resolution in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. During the entirety of the Council’s study session, members of the ‘Cuse Ceasefire Coalition — a collection of local activist groups dedicated
to passing the Common Council resolution — and other community members wore Palestinian and Israeli flags and held signs calling for a ceasefire. Pat Hogan, who represents the 2nd District, said the Council will vote on the ceasefire resolution at its regular meeting Monday. “I wanted to thank everybody in the audience here,” Hogan said. “Before anything, we are citizens in the city of Syracuse, we owe
each other respect and let’s act in that manner.” The resolution will urge “the President and the Congress of the United States to call for peace to lessen the suffering of civilians in Israel and Gaza,” according to next Monday’s meeting agenda. Common Councilor At-Large Chol Majok, who will introduce the resolution at the next meeting, asked the other councilors to save any comments for Monday.
“The citizens of the United States want a permanent ceasefire called and passed, and we believe our country has the power to do so and should do so,” coalition member Amelia Bittel said. A f ter Hamas’ initia l attack on Israel k illed 1,200 people almost six months ago, Israel’s response has killed over 30,000 and wounded 70,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military killed seven people working with the World Central Kitchen who were on a convoy Tuesday. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the airstrike was an accident, Chef José Andrés, the founder of WCK, told Reuters the aid workers were “targeted deliberately.” Bittel said Israel has “already committed multiple war crimes.” see ccc page 7