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SU professors are calling on administrators to “stand firm” against the Trump administration’s push to limit academic freedoms.
Diamond Baseball Holdings acquired the Syracuse Mets in December. Mets GM Jason Smorol says little will change.
Mileena Cotter’s relationship with her older brother, who has won an NHL Stanley Cup, helped shape her into a freshman star.
on campus
Students condemn DOEd shutdown By Duncan Green news editor
Sophie Engels was assigned to report on the U.S. Department of Education for her global marketing strategy class this spring, closely following the Trump administration as it began efforts to dismantle the department. As the Syracuse University sophomore examined the complexities of federal financial aid, research grants and the billions of dollars supporting academic institutions at all levels, she struggled to express her feelings in words.
Everyone in America, regardless of class and regardless of national background, deserves the same level of education that I got. Margaux Blin su junior
Christine Lane’s college roommates remembered their time living together and described her as a creative spirit and dedicated friend. courtesy of jen imbaro
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collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside of Washington, D.C. Her 16-year-old son Spencer also died n 1999, Doug Lane snuck into in the crash. The two were returning from the Boston University boat- a development camp after the U.S. Figure house with his roommate Skating Championships ended. to watch the Head of the Born in Cranford, New Jersey, ChrisCharles rowing competition. tine earned a degree in communications Inside, he met Chrisdesign from SU before tine Lane, who was moving to Boston, dressed in a “classic Massachusetts, where 90’s post-college” she married Doug. Years later, the two baggy sweater and Her energy was chunky black boots. adopted Spencer and amazing, like Out of 40,00o peotheir other son, Milo. ple in the crowd, Doug Doug said while sparkling, and was instantly attracthe and Christine everyone loved her, ed to Christine, but were engaged, she felt too shy to ask her made all their wedand her laugh was out. After the race, ding invitations by just contagious. Doug’s roommate hand, decorating got Christine’s email them with elaborate Leah Johnson address. Before long, embossing. She even christine’s college roomate they were dating. made handmade “When I started soap for each of the spending time with her, she was always guests at their wedding. He said that her attention to detail very driven. There was always something to do,” Doug said. “We’re going to go do allowed her creativity to flourish, and this activity, or we’re going to work on this fueled her moments of spontaneity. project for the apartment, or what have “I used to call her ‘Do-It-Yourself Conrad’ because she just refused to let you.” Christine, a 1997 Syracuse University anyone do anything that she could do graduate, died on Jan. 29 when an Army better,” Doug said. “She was always just see lane page 5 helicopter and an American Airlines jet By Henry Daley
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Christine Lane, a SU alumna, is remembered for her warmth and strong relationships
“It ’s completely ridiculous,” Engels said. Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the complete removal of the department last Thursday, many SU students have shared Engels’ sentiment, voicing widespread concern about the future of academic financial aid and access to research programs. In the order, the president instructed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “facilitate the closure” of the DOEd to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.” An SU junior studying biology, who asked to remain unnamed due to retaliation concerns, said they and most of their friends rely on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and other forms of federal aid to attend school. With the funding cuts, they fear they will lose the ability to pursue an education. Several other students also expressed concern about paying for school. Without aid, attending SU cost $88,560 for undergraduates living on campus in the 2024-25 school year, according to the university’s website. Eighty-one percent of SU students depend on some form of financial aid, totaling $498 million, according to the university’s website. Thirty-five percent of them rely on federal aid. USA Today see education page 5