March 8, 2018

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N • Hackathon winners

dailyorange.com

S • Beaten in Brooklyn

The winners of a local “hackathon” snowplow competition were announced at SU’s iSchool on Wednesday at a press conference attended by Mayor Ben Walsh. Page 3

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Syracuse faced off with North Carolina on Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC tournament at the Barclays Center, falling to the Tar Heels, 78-59. Page 16

university senate

Faculty discuss pay equity efforts By Sara Swann

senior staff writer

All but three of Syracuse University’s deans have submitted proposed salary equity adjustments for faculty in their school or college, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly said during Wednesday’s University Senate meeting. The salary adjustment recommendations come in response to a recent Senate faculty salary report that found women faculty at SU earn less than their men colleagues on average. Wheatly said that once all of the deans’ recommendations have been submitted, work can start to correct some of the pay inequity for women faculty. The goal is to have this completed by the end of the fiscal year in June. Dana Cloud, a professor in SU’s see salaries page 6

university senate

For-profit prisons resolution passes

On their heels OSHAE BRISSETT AND FRANK HOWARD sit on the bench as SU failed to top North Carolina. The Orange struggled on the glass against UNC, one of the country’s best rebounding teams. With Paschal Chukwu and Bourama Sidibe in foul trouble, the Tar Heels cruised to a 78-59 win in the second round of the ACC tournament. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

fraternity and sorority affairs

Phi Kappa Psi to change alcohol, pledging policies By Jordan Muller asst. news editor

The national Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to its pledging and alcohol policies in the wake of hazing, alcohol abuse and sexual assault reports on college campuses across the country. The organization’s decision comes as some universities nationwide move to shut down or tighten restrictions on Greek life. The Syracuse University chapter

of Phi Psi has not been disciplined for hazing, or any other student Code of Conduct violations. Jack Johnson, who SU lists as Phi Psi’s president, did not respond to a request for comment on this story. Four fraternity pledges died in the United States last year, though, while participating in their respective new member processes, CNN reported. One of them was in Texas State University’s chapter of Phi Psi. “Not one of these men figured that joining a fraternity could

be deadly,” the Phi Psi fraternity said on its website. “Nor did the members of these groups, including Phi Kappa Psi, ever figure

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Number of fraternities suspended from Syracuse University during the 2017-18 academic year

that the choices they would make — or did not make — would have profound impacts on their own lives and the reputations of themselves, the organizations they represent and the host institutions they attend.” Hazing or alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in each pledge’s death in 2017, CNN reported. Phi Psi, in the next six months, will ban hard alcohol over 15 percent alcohol by volume in chapter houses, according to the national

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By Sara Swann

senior staff writer

Members of the University Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday calling for Syracuse University officials to publicly commit to not investing in for-profit prisons. Jackie Orr, an associate professor of sociology, and Janice Dowell, graduate director and professor of philosophy, gave a presentation to senators on for-profit prison divestment and why it would be significant for SU to make a public statement. As of February 2017, SU had no direct investments in for-profit prison companies or their major suppliers, Dowell said. But it’s unclear what the university’s current status is, she said, so SU making a public statement on the issue could remove confusion. Dowell added that she does not believe SU is invested in for-profit prisons, but confirmation would be appreciated. Commitment to divestment from for-profit prisons would have little see divestment page 4


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