Here’s what you might have missed this week in The Daily Orange news:

John Kasich holds rally at Le Moyne College

Republican presidential candidate John Kasich made a campaign stop at Le Moyne College in Syracuse on Friday. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, knocked both of his Republican competitors on their policies toward immigrants.

He also touted his past accomplishments in bipartisan legislature and said the next president will have to work with both parties.

Kasich said he believes that he will secure the Republican nomination in an open convention. He would not be able to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination, as he trails both Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas).

Trump is reportedly scheduled to campaign in Syracuse on April 16. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic candidate, will campaign in Syracuse on Tuesday.

Logan Reidsma | Senior Staff Photographer

 

Syracuse University renews service agreements

SU will pay $7 million over five years to the city of Syracuse as part of a contract renewal, the university announced Thursday. The payments are part of a services agreement, which was made in 2011 to facilitate contributions in lieu of taxes.

The university owns “a significant amount of untaxed land” in the city.

The agreement includes $4.5 million to fund general services and $2.5 million for organizations in the university neighborhood. This is an increase from the $5 million the university contributed to the city over the last five years.

 

Parties at Castle Court continue despite ban

Hundreds of students crowded into the parking lot at Castle Court during the NCAA Tournament games this season for parties, despite a ban that was implemented nearly a year and a half ago.

Campus Hill, which operates Castle Court, reached an agreement with SU and the Syracuse Police Department after the university became concerned about the parties.

The police have been reluctant to enforce this ban, though. SPD officials said they do not have “any specific policy” about Castle Court and will only intervene if they sense safety concerns.

Chase Guttman | Staff Photographer

 

Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion closed for repair

The ice at Tennity was removed this week after a mechanical malfunction. Officials learned on April 1 that a heat exchanger, which keeps the ice frozen, had broken.

Officials said the heat exchanger will have to be fixed before the rink is operational again, which they said is unlikely to happen before the end of the semester. SU’s Physical Plant department will be responsible for fixing the malfunction.

Moriah Ratner | Asst. Photo Editor

 

New director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs appointed

The Division of Student Affairs appointed Laura Sanders to take over as the director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, the university announced Tuesday. The previous director left the university in August 2015 to take a job at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sanders previously worked as assistant director of communications and marketing at Wells College in Aurora, New York. She has also served as the director of alumnae and alumni relations at Wells and the assistant dean of students at Cornell University.

Published on April 10, 2016 at 9:56 pm

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