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The
TANGERINE
VOL. LXXVI, ISSUE 3
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023
UTICATANGERINE.COM
Rally hosted in response to Academic Program Review ◊
TANGERINE STAFF
Rain, sleet and snow came pouring down on a sea of red, the morning of Feb. 17 as students and faculty gathered at Utica University’s Duffy Plaza, to rally against the Academic Portfolio Review. This rally was formed in response to the Academic program review which was announced to faculty in early September 2022. After investigations into all majors on the University campus, data was released on Jan. 18
when it was announced that 15 majors were up for sunsetting. In a previous interview with the Tangerine, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Honors Program Leonore Fleming explained there were three main concerns that faculty have surrounding the process of the review. A lack of transparency throughout the program review process, including but not limited to the promise of data that has not been fulfilled
An unclear rationale behind the initial Board of Trustees charge and subsequent recommendations The violation of the collective bargaining agreement pertaining to curriculum decisions. Despite the dismal weather, the spirit of the crowd was high as they marched down and around Bell Hall, chanting for all of campus to hear. The crowd chanted stop the cuts, holding signs and standing out in their bright red AAUP-
Utica t-shirts. The weather matched the emotions pouring out of the crowd, a mix of anger and sadness at what was happening at the university as the group recited a variety of phrases and held signs attempting to get the attention of the Board of Trustees on campus. After the march the group stationed themselves back in Duffy Plaza where faculty and students stood in front of the crowd in the rain Cont. on page 4
Student on the Street:
What goes through your mind when you hear about another school shooting? “I honestly think it’s kinda sad that it’s just like one after another and there’s not really anything being done about it. It’s like disappointing kind of.” Who are you disappointed in? “You know, it’s like the schools, like the school systems, like how they aim to protect us as well as like the government and how do these people get their hands on the different weapons that are available.” —Lexi Aliasso, sophomore “It’s sad but it also feels like unfortunately like a normal thing at this point, which it shouldn’t.” —Christian Betrand, freshman for fall ‘23
“I think I’m lucky that I wasn’t in one. I’m lucky that it wasn’t my school. But I also think it’s unfortunate that it’s still happening. Even after all these things (procedures) that we had in place, I feel like with these things that we do have in place, we’re also informing the shooters of the plans that we have towards this. Let’s say the shooter knows the steps people take to protect themselves, like hiding under a table, etc, now they know where to look. So it’s like I don’t really know how you can stop that from happening but at the same time, you know, I see why people want to help. I see what they want to do with the plans… procedures to follow.” —Jonatan La O Gonzalez, sophomore
Interviewed by Diana Sidorevich