Sept. 14, 2016

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Syracuse University held its first open forum on the Campus Framework, which is part of the Fast Forward Syracuse initiative, for the fall 2016 semester on Tuesday afternoon. Page 3

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You can never get too much James Franco, and at SU, you get double come Friday. Junior James Franco talks about his life and growing up with the famous name. Page 9

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Syracuse women’s soccer forward Stephanie Skilton moved from New Zealand to play at SU. She’s led the Orange in scoring each of the past three years. Page 16

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OVER THE YEARS The events of Sept. 11, 2001 had immediate effects on campus and across the nation, as seen in this timeline.

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Over the course of 15 years, here's a look at how graduation rates have changed in academic programs relevant to 9/11.

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the aftermath

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earned majors

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middle eastern studies; b.a.

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Here is a timeline of events that took place on the Syracuse University campus and in the community closely following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

9/11 Syracuse University holds memorial service in Hendricks Chapel. More than 2,000 people attend.

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international relations; b.a.

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political science; b.a.

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9/11 Schine Dining Center, Goldstein Dining Center and Kimmel Food Court remain open for 24 hours to provide food and a gathering place for the Syracuse community

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Student Association holds vigil on the quad

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The Red Cross holds a blood drive on the SU campus

New York elections, including Syracuse’s Democratic mayoral primary, elections are cancelled by thenGovernor George Pataki

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middle eastern studies declared majors (spring semester) middle eastern studies declared minors (spring semester)

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Then-Chancellor Buzz Shaw cancels annual State of the University address

9/13 Syracuse football game against East Carolina is postponed

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9/11 first responder reflects on attacks By Michael Burke asst. news editor

Jeff Kozuch thought he had the day off from work, so he spent the Tuesday morning watching TV. And like so many other Americans, it was on TV that Kozuch saw the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 begin to unfold. When he learned the first plane had crashed into the north tower of the World Trade

Center, Kozuch’s first thought was that the next few weeks of his life would be consumed with putting out a single fire in that tower. But as he watched the second plane hit the south tower, he realized that first responders in New York City like himself were now tasked with a much bigger challenge. “As I picked my jaw up off the floor, I couldn’t believe what I just saw,” Kozuch said. Kozuch — the father of

Kate Kozuch, a sophomore magazine journalism major at Syracuse University — was at the time a firefighter for the Brooklyn Fire Department. Over the next few days, he would be at the scene of the attacks, helping to save lives and put out the fires. Not long after the second plane hit, Kozuch rushed out of his Long Island home and made his way to the fire station in Brooklyn, where he

arrived around 11 a.m. He and other first responders were held there until 7 World Trade Center fell, at which point they loaded onto a bus and moved into lower Manhattan. Near the World Trade Center, several neighboring high rises were in f lames, including the 90 West Street building. Kozuch and about 20 others spent most of the night putting out 10 floors of see responder page 8

SU up 1 spot in rankings University moves from No. 61 to No. 60 in US News & World Report By Stacy Fernandez asst. news editor

Syracuse University rose to the No. 60 spot in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report National University rankings, one up from last year. The rankings were released Tuesday at about noon. Last year, SU shared the No. 61 ranking with four other schools. This year, the university tied at No. 60 with five other schools: Fordham University, Purdue University - West Lafayette, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland - College Park and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. SU remained as the seventhhighest ranking university in the state of New York. The university has a more selective acceptance rate of 48 percent and a freshman retention rate of 92 percent, according to the U.S. News and World Report website. The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry fell 10 spots on the 2017 list, tying for 99th. SUNYESF’s ranking has dropped for at least three years in a row. Last year the university was ranked No. 89 and in 2015 it was No. 76. Princeton University and Harvard University retained their No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. The University of Chicago tied for third with Yale University, bumping down Columbia University which tied for No. 5 with Stanford University. The rankings, which are released annually, take into account each university’s acceptance rate, freshman retention, graduation rate and strength of faculty. Here are how SU’s peer institutions compare:

Northwestern University — tied for No. 12 Cornell University — tied for No. 15 University of Notre Dame — tied for No. 15 Vanderbilt University — tied for No. 15 see ranking page 8


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