(EDITOR’S NOTE: Brandon Ross is a current junior at Syracuse University)
Just before 2:30 a.m. this morning, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced via email that he would sign 16 of the 19 demands issued by the #NotAgainSU protestors sitting in at the Barnes Center at the Arch. This has not yet brought an end to the demonstration that has lasted more than a week, as those students are still sitting in.
But long before then, student-athletes began making their voices heard, including members of the football team letting their frustration be known about the racist incidents happening on the Syracuse campus.