April 4, 2018

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N • Note from Hendricks

P • King of kings

Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol and Muslim Chaplain Amir Duric condemned the “Punish a Muslim Day” phenomenon in a campus-wide email Tuesday. Page 3

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The architecture firm King + King recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. The firm designed local buildings including Bird Library and Crouse College. Page 7

S • Lockdown

Syracuse men’s lacrosse kept the Kraus-Simmons trophy by locking down Hobart 11-4 on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. SU caused 10 turnovers in the win. Page 12

‘THE YOUNGER CROWD’

on campus

College Democrats endorse Dana Balter By Jordan Muller asst. news editor

SERENA FAZAL (LEFT) AND JOHN JANKOVIC, both sophomores, were the second candidates this spring to announce a bid for Student Association vice president and president, respectively. katie reahl staff photographer

STUDENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS 2018 JOHN JANKOVIC

SERENA FAZAL

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Jankovic hopes to bring SA experience, youth to organization

Fazal aims to unite student groups to enact change

By Sam Ogozalek

By Ali Harford

news editor

presentation director

ast fall, John Jankovic realized Student Association presidential candidates had traditionally been seniors. As the organization’s historian, Jankovic wondered why more underclassmen weren’t running for SA leadership. That’s part of the reason why Jankovic and one of his best friends, Serena Fazal, are now running for SA president and vice president, respectively, for Syracuse University’s 2018-19 academic year. “I just decided to take it upon myself because I thought I had the qualifications and … yeah, why not now?” said Jankovic, a sophomore political science

erena Fazal has never been a member of the Syracuse University Student Association. She heard about the organization through her best friend, John Jankovic, who got involved in the organization during his freshman year. In December, the two traveled to Puerto Rico on Syracuse University’s relief trip, which Jankovic helped organize. While working together abroad, Jankovic told Fazal more about SA, she said. She decided she wanted in. The sophomore Spanish and psychology double major announced her run for vice president, as Jankovic’s running

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The Syracuse University College Democrats voted to endorse Democratic congressional candidate Dana Balter on Tuesday night. Balter, a political newcomer and visiting assistant teaching professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is challenging incumbent Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) in the 2018 congressional race. The Onondaga County Democratic Committee backed Balter in February. The College Democrats voted by simple majority to endorse Balter at the organization’s Tuesday night meeting. Jordan Lally, acting president of the organization, said the group allowed members to talk about and question the vote before casting ballots, but the discussion was “pretty quick.” Lally said members of the organization supported Balter’s focus on healthcare, education and criminal justice reform. “The club’s very passionate about her,” Lally said. Healthcare is among the main focuses of Balter’s campaign, and she supports a “Medicare-for-all” plan, she has said. “We have a Medicare system that works very well and is incredibly efficient,” Balter told The Daily Orange in September. “The people who benefit from it really like it, and so the simplest thing to do would be to open that program up so that anybody could access it.” Criminal justice reform is also a centerpiece of Balter’s congressional bid. Balter wants to bring more local attention to how poverty is treated “like crime” in the U.S., she said in September. Rules on fines, fees and money bail need to be changed to make sure people “caught in the criminal justice system are there for legitimate reasons,” she has said. Balter launched her campaign in September. In February, she trailed behind Katko in fundraising by more than $1 million. Katko, a two-term incumbent, has become particularly unpopular among local activist groups for voting to approve the Republican Party’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Lally said College Democrats will now work to encourage its members to participate in the election, no matter who they support. The organization is also planning to host events featuring Democrats that will be on the November ballot. jmulle01@syr.edu @jordanmuller18


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