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This class is a monster The University of South Carolina
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Back on top A year after Le Moyne upset SU, the Orange
offers a sociology class on Lady Gaga’s fame. Page 11
trend of high-end designers collaborating with low-end stores. Page 4
each college student. Page 13
defeated the Dolphins 91-48 thanks to consistent 3-point shooting. Page 24
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Students’ presence increases By Bianca Graulau Contributing Writer
With 16 students, University Senate has the most student senators in the history of the university this year, said Student Association President Jon Barnhart. The increase comes from a combination of SA’s recruiting efforts and students’ desires to become involved on campus, Barnhart said. “The people that come up are very conscious of what they want to do and have a very clear vision of why they want to be part of the senate,” he said. Students looking to become senators need to apply and get elected by
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maddy jones | contributing photographer Luisita Lopez Torregrosa , a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, explains Tuesday night in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium that most Hispanic immigrants to the United States are motivated by the desire to find a job and most come to the country legally.
Latina writer Torregrosa dispels misconceptions of US immigration By Breanne Van Nostrand Contributing Writer
Luisita Lopez Torregrosa shook her head when questioned if the United States would see immigration reform in the next few years, and she said she struggles to see an adequate solution. “Immigration in the United States has come to mean Hispanic immigra-
tion,” Torregrosa said. “And further, illegal immigration.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer spoke Tuesday night in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, focusing on the future of immigration and its impact on last week’s elections. A columnist for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times, a correspondent for Politic-
sDaily.com and a contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Torregrosa was once an assistant national editor for The New York Times and has written an award-winning memoir. Thirty-five million to 40 million people in the United States are of Hispanic ancestry, but only about ten million entered the United States illegally, said Torregrosa, who was
raised in Puerto Rico. Torregrosa said there is no solution to the illegal immigration problem except a strengthened border enforcement, which has proven successful in the past year. The climate in the United States is unfavorable for Hispanic immigrants, especially due to the stereo-
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Tickets sold out Tuesday morning for rapper Wiz Khalifa’s December concert at Syracuse University after a long line led out the doors of Schine Student Center. Nearly 1,500 tickets were pur-
chased in two and a half hours for Khalifa’s show in Goldstein Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4, said Joshua Anderson, president of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, which is sponsoring the event. The doors will open at 6:15 p.m. for the concert, during which rap artist J. Cole will also
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perform. Tickets for general admission were supposed to go on sale for a higher price on Friday, but the box office
By Brianna Quaglia Contributing Writer
sold out of all available tickets on Tuesday. Khalifa, who is known for his hit “Black and Yellow,” was arrested Monday night on marijuana charges after he performed at East Carolina University, according to Yahoo!
Lt. Col. Susan Hardwick was casually talking with her cadets last fall about Syracuse University holidays — there were days off What: Syracuse for religious University’s inaugural ceremony holidays but none in honor to celebrate Veteran’s Day of veterans. Where: Hendricks With veterChapel ans returning When: Thursday, from Afghani10:45 a.m. stan and Iraq How much: Free and enrolling
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Tickets for Wiz Khalifa show sell out in less than 3 hours By Michael Boren
SU to host Veteran’s Day tribute Veteran’s Day Ceremony