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DPS continues to investigate student artwork stolen from ground floor of Bird library By Casey Fabris ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The Department of Public Safety is continuing its search for a piece of student artwork stolen from E.S. Bird Library early in the morning on Nov. 1. The piece was one of six in a series created by freshman Hadley Allen that was put on display on the ground floor of the library near the entranceway. Allen created the series for a dimensional art class, said Erin Murphy, an adjunct professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who teaches the class. “This was one of three projects and we have an agreement with the library that all of our
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of the names of the more than 6,000 military personnel who have lost their lives since the war on terror began. The program continued at 11 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel as multiple Grammy and Country Music Award nominee Michael Peterson doffed his black cowboy hat and invited the crowd to join him in singing the national anthem. More than 100 students, staff, veterans and members of the community filled the central rows of pews in Hendricks Chapel, with the 198th Army Band seated above. Lieutenant Colonel Miguel Sapp, a medaled Iraq veteran, executive director of development and alumni relations at SU, and a graduate of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Law, then requested a moment of silence for fallen veterans and their loved ones. “Every American, no matter where they live or what they do, reaps the benefits of their service,” he said. Several speakers followed at the podium — including Anthony Keach, president of the Syracuse branch of Student Veterans of America — praising the university’s long history of support for the armed services. From 1944, when Chancellor William Tolley lobbied Washington for the passage of the first
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keeping the power outage going strong. “About every house had a tree on the wires,” Buckvar said. Brian Spector, president of the SU Alumni Association and New Jersey resident, said the
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area to celebrate its anniversary and show the progress it has made in the past year. The goal of the institute is to aid veterans and families in finding opportunities for education and employment after returning from service, said Erica Franceschini, a student intern at IVMF. “We implemented a lot of programs to help veterans when starting their own business,” Franceschini said. “We also released a resource to help companies understand what it is like to hire a veteran, and what steps they can take to make it easier and more comfortable for both the veterans and the businesses.” The IVMF has many programs to help
projects for this class are being installed in the library,” Murphy said. The theft took place around 2 or 3 a.m. after Halloween, and may have been part of a fraternity prank, Murphy said. “I don’t know what folks would have done with this,” she said. Murphy has not seen the footage herself, but has been talking with the detective in charge of the investigation. Surveillance footage shows three students entering the building and checking for security. Two of the students hung back and kept watch while the third took the piece and stuffed it under his or her jacket, Murphy said. The students did not swipe their SUIDs to get
GI Bill, to today, when SU is the only university collecting national data on veterans’ education, they said Syracuse’s history of providing for veterans is indisputable. Peterson, who toured Iraq and Afghanistan nine times to perform for soldiers and subsequently became the sole recipient of the American Legion’s 2011 National Education Award, then sang “Wave On, Old Glory, Wave On” to the crowd’s standing ovation. The keynote speaker, Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, extolled SU’s long history of supporting U.S. troops. He cited, among other programs, the work of SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the university’s participation in the Yellow Ribbon program. After the 198th Army Band played the anthems of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, with service members in the audience standing to the anthems of the branches with which they’d served, the crowd filed out onto the Quad. Silent except for the chirping of the few remaining birds and some scattered conversation, everyone awaited the flag ceremony and presentation of a commemorative wreath to end the Veterans Day celebration. SU’s Army and Air Force ROTC members stood at attention as the American flag and then SU’s flag were raised against the breeze. Fittingly, history came together during the flag ceremony, as the stars and stripes were raised on a flagpole donated by the class of
into the building, but rather “piggybacked” on someone else who was entering, she said. Murphy said, according to the detective, the theft could be considered petit larceny. But the ultimate goal, she said, is to have the piece returned. Ironically, Murphy said, the piece that was stolen was a combination lock, and the series was titled “Safe.” “I don’t know if that’s part of the joke,” she said. Both Murphy and Allen are very upset about the situation. “It takes a lot of courage to show your work publicly, especially when you’re a freshman in school, and this is an opportunity for freshmen to show their works — that’s never been
given to a freshman class before,” she said. “That was a big deal.” What’s most upsetting is that this is a missed opportunity for Allen, Murphy said. She could have shown the project at other venues and also used it in her portfolio, as it was a very strong piece, she said. Said Murphy: “The university community should be a trusting environment and I think that it’s really sad when things like this happen, when people can’t respect each other enough to enjoy each other’s work and be able to celebrate it, and not disrespect it and steal things.” cffabris@syr.edu @caseyfabris
luke rafferty | design editor PHILIP KOVACH, a member of the 198th Army Band Buglers, plays taps during the Veterans Day Ceremony, which more than 100 SU community members attended. 1914, and the university flag on a flagpole donated by the class of 1940. The graduates of those two classes lived to see many of their classmates serve in some of the worst military conflicts in history, and their university continue its proud legacy of commitment to veterans.
Said Sergeant First Class Jennifer Pluta: “Syracuse University has a long tradition of support and service to our fellow citizens. We understand the importance of global outreach and civic engagement, and don’t hesitate to answer the call to action.”
noise and wind were unbearable. “It was like a horror movie,” he said. “I’ve never heard or seen anything like that in my life.” Once the calamity of the night had passed, residents were forced to deal with the destruction. After using cars as a power source to charge phones and other electronics, many were forced to deal with long gas lines to refuel their cars. SU alumna Jessica Hurwitz, a Long Island
resident, said dealing with the lines was one of the biggest inconveniences of the storm. “Even at 6 a.m., the lines were still crazy,” she said. There was a significant amount of community support, Hurwitz said, but the harshness of the situation really took its toll. “People were helping each other, but they were also frustrated,” Hurwitz said. “There was
no gas, no power, long lines for everything.” Even when dealing with frustration, the SU community reached out to those in need. “I logged on to Facebook, and my news feed was full of people saying, ‘I still have power, if anyone wants to come over, we’re more than welcome to accommodate you,’” Buckvar said. “It turned a bad situation into almost a fun sleepover.”
veterans start their own business, such as Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EVB), Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (EVB-F), Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-Wise) and Operation Endure & Grow, said Jaime Alvarez, the director of Media Relations and Communications for IVMF. There is a stigma attached to veterans that they are not fit to work after service because they are either seen as heroes or broken, Alvarez said. “What we are trying to do, through our programs and supports services, is show that they all have a skill set that they have gained through military service that is transferable, post-service, to business and industry,” Alvarez said. The EBV program was designed to help veterans transition into the work force, but those still in
service are able to take advantage of it as well. “As a Syracuse guy, the EBV program is a great opportunity for me to be connected to helping veterans as they transition out,” said National Guard member Sean McQuaid. During the last year, a new program was added to help veterans make the transition out of the service. The program, Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup, helps members getting out of the service transition into a career in entrepreneurship or small-business management, Alvarez said. The IVMF has given opportunities for students to come to SU with help from the Yellow Ribbon Program. The IVMF has helped the SU Veterans’ Resource Center and given it a room in which to work within IVMF, said Sean
Galloway, president of the Student Veterans of America SU Chapter. IVMF does not hesitate to help a veteran with anything he or she may need. Students in the Veterans’ Resource Center are comfortable with seeking help from IVMF, Galloway said, which says a lot about the people and organization. “I can go to them for anything, it’s an opendoor policy and that alone is very helpful,” he said. “I can go down there and ask for help, and if they can’t help they will find someone who can.” IVMF, although not part of the Veterans’ Resource Center, is always looking out for the greater good of all veterans, Galloway said. Said Galloway: “IVMF is separate from the Veterans’ Research Center, but they are here for everybody.”
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