thursday, august 27, 2026
celebrating 122 years
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O • Remembering a Struggle
N • Where AI fits
S • ‘Redheaded splash’
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Our guest columnist argues the Chinese American fight for belonging helped define citizenship in the U.S., saying it should not be forgotten.
After Elizabeth Watt’s death, her best friend decided to display her photography in the same building they met in.
What’s the T Pitch?
Growing up, Sarah Weisberg competed with older players. She’s doing the same at SU after forgoing a year of high school.
Pitch Social revamps ‘Blucy’s’ to unleash club energy on SU’s bar scene
By Tara Binte Sharil asst. culture editor
oday, Marshall Street’s bar scene is limited to three options: Faegan’s Cafe & Pub, Orange Crate Brewing Co. and Harry’s Bar. At Faegan’s, a typical 21-plus Syracuse University student can
expect a laid-back night playing cards with friends and sipping beer on Flip Night. For a rowdy night filled with dancing, students head over to Orange Crate, while Harry’s primarily operates as a sports bar. Once all three options have run their courses, a night out can become repetitive. Enter Pitch Social at Syracuse. “Students that we’ve talked to have told us that back in the day,
the bar scene was way different. Now, it’s a little more stale and it’s the same stuff over and over again,” Drew Patel, Pitch Social’s founder, said. “Orange Crate has its charm. Faegan’s has its charm. Harry’s has its charm. But I think it’s time to bring something new to campus, a new idea.” see pitch page 8
Artist Jasper Wright painted the back entrance wall of Syracuse’s upcoming Pitch Social. Drew Patel founded the first-ever Pitch Social bar at Rutgers last September and is bringing the second location to Marshall Street. reese niccolls video editor
on campus
Faculty, students say universities ‘need a strategy’ to implement AI By Fiona McHugh asst. digital editor
Amid Syracuse University’s influx of new artificial intelligence programs and nationwide discussions surrounding its role in higher education, many faculty and staff members are still grappling with how to appropriately integrate or restrict its use within classes.
In the last few years, SU has introduced 14 new AI-centered programs across six different schools, while also providing students with free access to Anthropic’s Claude for Education. The university also provides a publicly available list of guidelines for students, faculty, staff and outside collaborators, detailing allowed use for the presence of AI.
“The reality is that this is a huge transformation,” Adam Peruta, director of the Advanced Media Management master’s program at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, said. “It is bigger than the World Wide Web, bigger than social media, bigger than mobile media.” In 2021, only five universities offered AI majors and minors. In June, The New York Times reported at least
74 majors and 89 minors were available to students across the country. While higher education institutions can each take a different approach, having AI in some capacity is necessary, School of Information Studies Interim Dean Jeff Rubin said. “I think the schools that are falling behind are the ones that don’t have an AI strategy, or are still sitting here putting together a com-
mittee to think about a strategy,” Rubin said. An April Gallup poll found that 57% of college students across the country use AI in their studies at least weekly, but 42% of students said their universities discourage the use of AI. At SU, Rubin said professors can choose to allow the use of AI in their class, ban it completely or allow AI see ai page 5