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Accepted in high school despite cerebral palsy, I expected the same in college. What went wrong?

In this personal essay, posted on Syracuse.com as I graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in May 2021, I discussed my three years as an undergraduate at Syracuse University, my takeaways, and my goals.

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Central Current
Jerk Magazine
The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com
Central New York Magazine
Yahoo
Eagle News Online
The Daily Orange

Beats Covered

Esports room at Syracuse's Barnes Center
Photo by Lucy Messineo-Witt

Esports and Gaming

Covered Syracuse University’s esports scene for The Daily Orange in Spring 2021.

Asian-American woman with mask
Illustration by Nabeeha Anwar

Race and Gender

Covered race and gender for The Daily Orange throughout the 2020-21 school year.

Karen Gutfreund puts socio-political messaging at the forefront of the “Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America” exhibit on display at ArtRage gallery. Artwork by Amy Pleasant.
Courtesy of Karen Gutfreund

The Arts

Covered arts and culture in Central New York for The Daily Orange in Spring 2021.

Front left wheel of wheelchair and left foot of user
Illustration by Thanh Thai

Disability

Covered local and national disability socio-cultural issues for The NewsHouse in Spring 2021.

Stories

Read more about the article Accepted in high school despite cerebral palsy, I expected the same in college. What went wrong?
Photo by Shannon Smith
  • Post published:May 2021
  • Post category:Featured Stories/Personal/Syracuse.com

Accepted in high school despite cerebral palsy, I expected the same in college. What went wrong?

The idea of writing two five-page papers for separate courses in the same week began to erode my confidence. As I traveled the icy path from the Maxwell School in…

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Read more about the article SU’s Intelligence++ competition promotes inclusive design
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:May 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/The NewsHouse

SU’s Intelligence++ competition promotes inclusive design

Historically, designers have laid out the framework for products without accessibility and inclusion in mind. But to Syracuse University professors Don Carr and Beth Myers, the exclusionary nature of products…

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Read more about the article ‘Wordgathering’ brings fresh narrative surrounding artists with disabilities
Courtesy of Amy DeLousia
  • Post published:May 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Disability/Reporting/The Daily Orange

‘Wordgathering’ brings fresh narrative surrounding artists with disabilities

Kenny Fries is often frustrated with the narrative surrounding art created by people with disabilities. “Historically, writing by writers with disabilities has been seen more as ‘therapy’ than art and…

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Read more about the article Falling on deaf ears
Courtesy of Nancy Rourke
  • Post published:May 2021
  • Post category:Disability Beat/Featured Stories/Reporting/The NewsHouse

Falling on deaf ears

As Matthew Watkins entered the final weeks of his bachelor’s degree program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The infectious killer shut down campuses across the…

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Read more about the article Women with disabilities shift narrative around disability awareness
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:May 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/The NewsHouse

Women with disabilities shift narrative around disability awareness

 Helena Schmidt sees her position as a rising female disability advocate through multiple lenses. In a way, she doesn’t see much difference between the struggles men with disabilities encounter compared…

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Read more about the article ISO Community: A Personal Essay
Photo by Shannon Smith
  • Post published:April 2021
  • Post category:Columns/The NewsHouse

ISO Community: A Personal Essay

The idea of writing two five-page papers for separate courses in the same week began to erode my confidence. As I traveled the icy path from the Maxwell School in…

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Read more about the article SU’s Stephen Kuusisto addresses intersectionality in disability rights movement
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:April 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/The NewsHouse

SU’s Stephen Kuusisto addresses intersectionality in disability rights movement

The disability community has fought for every inch of progress throughout time. Providing a bridge between other social movements, the disability rights movement has become more intense over the past…

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Read more about the article VPA’s Canary Lab shows urgency of climate crisis through multimedia art
Courtesy of Ed Morris
  • Post published:April 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

VPA’s Canary Lab shows urgency of climate crisis through multimedia art

Xuan Liu and Natasha Breu recorded a class project at Thornden Park on March 27. In the recorded performance, Liu wore a blindfold as she touched a tree with her…

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Read more about the article Exhibit depicts trauma from a year of COVID-19, racial violence
Photo by Chris Scarglato
  • Post published:April 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Exhibit depicts trauma from a year of COVID-19, racial violence

Catherine Spencer started having repressed and manipulated memories at 5 years old, caused by a change in how her body read DNA. She experienced physical and emotional pain. “My art…

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Read more about the article Shifting to acceptance and empowerment around autism awareness
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:April 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/Featured Stories/The NewsHouse

Shifting to acceptance and empowerment around autism awareness

  Awareness months for diseases or conditions are designed with good intentions. But at the start of Autism Awareness Month that kicks off with Friday’s World Autism Awareness Day, some…

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Read more about the article Art swap: SU, University of Arkansas share students’ work through exhibits
Courtesy of Brett Morgan
  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Art swap: SU, University of Arkansas share students’ work through exhibits

The closest thing to feeling at home for Aanchal Raisahib these last two years has been recordings of her family’s evening conversations. Raisahib, a graduate student at Syracuse University, printed…

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Read more about the article SU students, faculty reflect on anti-Asian racism at forum
Illustration by Nabeeha Anwar
  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Race and Gender Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

SU students, faculty reflect on anti-Asian racism at forum

Syracuse University held an open forum Friday for students, faculty and staff to reflect on racism against the Asian community. Yingyi Ma, director of Asian and Asian American studies at…

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