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A new center to be built on the south end of Link Hall will house the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s student support services. Page 3
JUICE JAM
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Syracuse defeated Florida State on Saturday for the first time since 1966. But more importantly SU improved its play against a reputable opponent. Page 12
student association
Leaders plan to improve shuttle By India Miraglia asst. copy editor
Syracuse University’s Student Association will use student feedback to develop possible changes to the Euclid Shuttle program introduced last year, SA leaders said. The Euclid Shuttle was launched as a pilot program at the beginning of the spring 2018 semester. The service has continued this semester with the same schedule and route. Former SA President James Franco worked to develop the shuttle during the 2017-18 academic year to help improve student safety on and near campus. He discussed the initiative during the transition between the two legislative sessions, SA President see shuttle page 4
city
SU buys Crouse Hospital building “Ferg is the name”
By Colleen Ferguson
A$AP FERG took the stage during the Juice Jam Music Festival on Sunday after Playboi Carti. He opened with “Still Striving” from his latest mixtape. Ferg included hits “Lamborghini High,” “Shabba” and “Plain Jane” in his peformance, which lasted more than 30 minutes. Between sets, Ferg took a moment to pay respects to the late A$AP Yam. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer
Syracuse University recently bought a building from Crouse Hospital for more than $3 million, according to Onondaga County real estate records. The hospital sold SU the building, located at 410 S. Crouse Ave., that currently houses Crouse’s outpatient rehabilitation program for people recovering from substance abuse. The sale was finalized in June, per real estate records.
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city
Syracuse poverty rate rises despite US decrease By Casey Darnell asst. news editor
The number of Syracuse residents living in poverty increased slightly despite both national and state decreases in poverty rates, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Syracuse’s poverty rate in 2017 rose to 32.4 percent from 32.1 percent in 2016, according to Census data. This marked the third consecutive year that the percent of Syracuse residents living in poverty has increased. The new census data makes Syracuse one of the top 10 poorest cities in the United States,
tying with Bloomington, Indiana and Dearborn, Michigan at No. 9, according to Syracuse.com. About 41,650 people in Syracuse lived below the poverty line in 2017, according to Census estimates. The poverty rates in the nation and New York state both decreased by 0.6 percent, per the Census data. About 13.4 percent of Americans lived in poverty in 2017. Children under the age of 5 are among the groups that suffer the most from poverty in Syracuse, with 50.1 percent living below the poverty line in 2017. Among city residents under the age of 18, 47.4 percent lived in poverty last year. The proportion of Syracuse
residents with incomes below the poverty line is highest among the city’s black and Hispanic residents. In 2017, 58 percent of Syracuse’s Hispanic population lived below the poverty line, up from 40.5 percent in 2016. The percent of black people living below the poverty line dropped 2.4 percent from 2016 to 40.7 percent. About 25 percent of white residents lived in poverty in 2017. The jump in poverty among Hispanics living in Syracuse comes when that number is decreasing in both New York state and the nation. The percent of Hispanics with incomes below the poverty line in the state dropped 2.4 percent to
21.8 percent in 2017, and decreased to 19.4 nationally. The median household income in Syracuse in 2017 was $35,568, per Census data. That is roughly half of the U.S. average household income of $60,366. For college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the poverty rate was 13.1 percent in Syracuse. Albany’s poverty rate dropped from 23.9 percent in 2016 to 21.9 percent in 2017. The city of Rochester’s poverty rate remained at 32.3 percent during the same period. In New York City, 18 percent of people lived in poverty in 2017. cdarnell@syr.edu @caseydarnell_
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million Cost of Crouse Hospital building source: onondaga county
The hospital had owned the building since 2007, but hospital vice president and spokesman Bob Allen told Syracuse. com that Crouse has outgrown
see building page 4