Over 100 SU athletes march for Black empowerment, equality
Will Fudge | Staff Photographer
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Syracuse athletes marched together through the wind and snow on Wednesday with one message: Black athletes’ lives matter.
Teams walked together from the Skytop parking lot to Coyne Stadium in groups ranging from five softball players to nearly 20 track and field members. They wore black shirts that said “One Orange.” Some groups brought signs in support of the march.
“Wlax stands for equality, justice.” “Men’s rowing: equality and justice for ALL #BLM.”
In partnership with the Diversity and Inclusion Student-Athlete Board and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, more than 100 SU athletes gathered in three waves on Wednesday to march for equality in athletics for Black athletes, administrators, coaches and students at SU and around the country. Senior cheerleader and athlete board President A.J. Walker sa
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The general public waited 405 days to attend its first men’s lacrosse game in the renovated Carrier Dome. On Saturday, 683 fans watched Syracuse’s game against North Carolina, potentially the last and only home game this season that the general public was able to attend.
Syracuse welcomed a limited number of students back to the Dome beginning on March 6, and just over a month later, the general public returned for SU’s women’s lacrosse game on April 10.
Parents who waited a year to watch their kids play in the Dome were in attendance on Saturday and last weekend, too.
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Syracuse midfielder Jacob Buttermore (31) after a goal in the first quarter. The Syracuse men’s lacrosses team takes on Albany at the Carrier Dome. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. No. 9 Syracuse begins a three-game stretch against top-five competition when it hosts No. 5 North Carolina on Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome.
It’s expected to be the largest crowd inside the dome since the building underwent extensive renovation work last year. The allotment of tickets the school made available to the general public have been sold.