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THURSDAY
nov. 4, 2021 high 48°, low 31°
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N • Veterans center
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S • Biscuits with the boss
C • Creative process
Syracuse University officially dedicated The National Veterans Resource Center, featuring a pre-recorded talk from former President George W. Bush. Page 3
Both Ted Lasso and Ian McIntyre use humor in their coaching style. Are there more similarities between the Richmond F.C. and SU soccer coaches? Page 12
From Hong Kong, animation artist Jake Zhang explained the steps involved in creating animated films from planning and storyboarding to post-production. Page 7
Walsh wins mayoral election, Bey plans for the future
BEN WALSH ran for reelection this year and will serve for a second term as Syracuse’s first independent mayor. nick robertson senior staff writer
Incumbent Mayor Ben Walsh ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship By Nick Robertson senior staff writer
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en Walsh was reelected for Syracuse mayor Tuesday, setting him up for a second term as the city’s first independent mayor. Walsh, 42, defeated Democratic challenger Khalid Bey with over 59% of the vote. Bey, who has served in Syracuse Common Council since 2011, fell about 4,800 votes short of Walsh as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. The victory confirms that Walsh’s 2017 election, when he became the city’s first independent mayor, wasn’t an outlier. His campaign and dozens of supporters celebrated with a watch party at the Persian Terrace of the Marriott Hotel downtown. He touted his bipartisan support in his victory speech. “A lot of people, including the party establishment, tried to write off 2017 as a flash in the pan,” Walsh said. “It wasn’t. We once again proved that a broad, diverse coalition that puts people over politics and consistently chooses to rise above can win.” “Syracuse, you picked hope and
optimism for this great city. You rejected the division that has impacted politics elsewhere and had held us back for far too long, and you chose working together to solve the challenges we face.” Walsh acknowledged his opponents in his speech, as well. “Janet Burman’s relentless focus on public safety reflects our desire for safer neighborhoods. Janet, I want you to know that I will work tirelessly to keep our city safe,” Walsh said. “Khalid and I go a ways back and have always worked well together. Khalid has given a large portion of his life serving this community and has done so with dignity and a forceful commitment to ensuring the voice of the people is heard. Khalid Bey conceded the mayoral race on Tuesday evening, but he seemed optimistic, saying there is more work to be done. He described himself as a straightforward, practical and pragmatic person, and said his experience in the mayoral race has taught him a lot about how government is unattractive to voters, leading to low voter turnouts. “We, politics and our government
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KHALID BEY, the Democratic challenger to Ben Walsh, said he still has work to finish as Councilor-at-Large. max mimaroglu staff photographer
Following his current term as a Common Councilor, Bey plans to be a “trouble-making” citizen By Kyle Chouinard and Shantel Guzman the daily orange
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fter conceding the mayoral race late Tuesday night, Democratic mayoral candidate Khalid Bey said he is going to be a “trouble-making citizen.” “If you know me, I was safer in government,” Bey said to the crowd that included other Democrats at Maxwells, a bar and restaurant in downtown Syracuse. “I’m just going to put that out there, so we’re going to have to get to work.” Bey lost on Tuesday to incumbent Mayor Ben Walsh. During Bey’s concession speech, he said he will not be running for a seat in Syracuse Common Council again. Bey will complete his term as Syracuse Common Councilor at-Large in late December. Bey said that he is going to engage in the political system as a citizen and will enjoy being “one of those people (who calls) a spade a spade” or tells things as they are. With a laugh he said, “If you know me, you’ve got to watch out.” Following his time in the common council, Bey will put more time into
working on the businesses he owns, he said. He said that due to conflicts of interest he could not operate one of his businesses, The Atlantean Group, during his time in office. The Atlantean Group is a Community Development Entity that focuses on economic empowerment for low income communities and low income residents of Syracuse, according to Bey’s biography on the city of Syracuse’s website. Bey’s platform for mayor focused on ten main points, including public safety, job opportunity and housing revitalization. Bey told reporters Tuesday that, despite the outcome of the election, Syracuse’s needs won’t change. “These are the same issues from years ago,” Bey said. “So how well are we doing in our effort to improve people’s conditions. … The way I see it tonight, you still have so many people who are disconnected from government for whatever reason. But oftentimes we see that the reason (people are disconnected from the government) is distrust and dissatisfaction … in governments performance. ” During his victory speech, Walsh
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