Syracuse Mets set to welcome 2,000 fans for Opening Day
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On Tuesday, more than 2,000 Syracuse Mets fans will be able to see the new $25 million renovations in NBT Bank Stadium.
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The Syracuse Mets will welcome 2,163 fans back into NBT Stadium on Tuesday for its home opener against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders. The game will be the largest in-person gathering in Onondaga County since before the pandemic.
The absence of Mets baseball in 2020 had implications on both staff within the organization and in the Onondaga County community, said Michael Tricarico, director of broadcasting and media relations for the Mets. Seasonal employees have gone without work, and interaction with fans has been significantly limited.
SU Steam Station’s complicated relationship with a Syracuse neighborhood
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David Rufus has experienced firsthand the effects that SU s Steam Station has had on the local community. In recent years, the station has made efforts to improve its relationship with the neighborhood.
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Syracuse University’s Steam Station hasn’t always been a good neighbor, according to David Rufus.
Since 1926, SU’s Steam Station has towered over the corner of McBride and Taylor streets. Pioneer Homes, one of the oldest public housing communities in the U.S., is just across the street. The station borders Interstate 81, which destroyed and displaced a predominantly Black community when it was built in 1959 and continues to negatively affect residents today.
SU s Asian/Asian American studies program needs more resources, professors say
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Roughly 3,800 incidents of racial violence against Asian Americans have been reported during the pandemic, according to Stop AAPI Hate.
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Syracuse University professors believe that a strong Asian/Asian American studies program could be critical to combating anti-Asian racism. But the university’s program needs more resources and support to best educate students.
Mary Szto, a teaching professor in SU’s College of Law, said in a public forum earlier this month that the Asian/Asian American studies program lacked resources and funding. The forum addressed the recent rise of anti-Asian hate in the U.S. and how the university should respond.
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Despite SU’s top research status, challenges for researchers mount
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Maintaining a nonprofit research status allows the university to stay current in research trends, which allows more freedom with research initiatives.
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After pursuing research as an undergraduate at Syracuse University, Stephen Ajayi chose to stay at the university for his graduate degree. The research that he participated in during his undergraduate years fueled his desire to continue that work.
Ajayi, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in neurobiology, spends about 80 hours a week with his research. But since he’s only paid through his role as a teaching assistant, that research feels like only a secondary responsibility.