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SU to host debate for house race
Contenders vie for N.Y.'s 25th district seat spot
By Abram Brown
The three local congressional candidates will be on campus tonight to speak about issues. The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will host a 90-minute forum among the three potential candidates vying to be the representative for the 25th congressional district, which contains Onondaga and Wayne counties, stretching from the Greater Syracuse area westward along the Lake Ontario coastline to Rochester's northeastern suburbs.
Wolfe named dean after four months in interim position
By Shayna Meliker
Syracuse University named Thomas Wolfe senior vice president and dean of student affairs, the university announced Monday. Chancellor Nancy Cantor appointed Wolfe as interim dean June 3. He replaced Barry Wells, who stepped down that same day and now serves as a university consultant.
New Yorker editor reflects on political coverage
By Barbara Jackson
David Remnick joked some say the difference between writing and editing is like the difference between a wife and a mistress - though he added he has never actually had a mistress. "When you are writing, it's you and your thing. And when you're the editor, it's the work of others," said Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Candidates split on right to abortion
By Molly Gallagher
Syracuse resident Joan Basile had an abortion before Roe v. Wade was decided. Basile recently released an autobiography titled "You Made Your Bed," which details her life and the struggles she went through after having an illegal abortion, performed at what was called Hotel Syracuse.
