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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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Publications

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 Analyzing SU’s Universal Design for Learning technique
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/The NewsHouse

Analyzing SU’s Universal Design for Learning technique

Academic integrity often gets in the way of college students with disabilities receiving the accommodations they need. In light of the pandemic, fears about students possibly abusing their disability-related adjustments…

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Read more about the article Lender Center for Social Justice appoints new director
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  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Race and Gender Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Lender Center for Social Justice appoints new director

The Lender Center for Social Justice, which will operate under new leadership next fall, hopes to better engage students in social justice. James Haywood Rolling, who is a professor in…

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Read more about the article A call for accurate disability representation in TV and films
Illustration by Samantha Currier
  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Columns/Disability Beat/The NewsHouse

A call for accurate disability representation in TV and films

When RJ Mitte burst onto the Hollywood scene a decade ago, he was surprised. He saw only three people with disabilities working as actors like himself, and the normality of…

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Read more about the article Filmmakers of ‘What Happened’ exhibit use art as catharsis
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  • Post published:March 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Filmmakers of ‘What Happened’ exhibit use art as catharsis

As Simon Liu watched the news in his New York City apartment in November 2019, he worried about his family members and his hometown Hong Kong. The tense relationship between…

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Read more about the article Hilda Frimpong becomes 1st Black student to lead Syracuse Law Review
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  • Post published:February 2021
  • Post category:Race and Gender Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Hilda Frimpong becomes 1st Black student to lead Syracuse Law Review

Hilda Frimpong will become the first Black student to serve as editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review. Frimpong, a second-year law student at Syracuse University, will assume the position for…

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Read more about the article Syracuse resident curates art exhibit to address gun violence, racism
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  • Post published:February 2021
  • Post category:Arts Beat/Featured Stories/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Syracuse resident curates art exhibit to address gun violence, racism

Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Karen Gutfreund has watched as lawmakers have done very little to end gun violence despite multiple school shootings. During her…

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Read more about the article Biden administration expands protections for LGBTQ employees
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  • Post published:February 2021
  • Post category:Race and Gender Beat/Reporting/The Daily Orange

Biden administration expands protections for LGBTQ employees

Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued an executive order expanding federal nondiscrimination standards for LGBTQ people that could further protect workers at Syracuse University.  The order affirms that…

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Read more about the article Disability in diversity: Adding accessibility to diversity, equity and inclusion
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  • Post published:January 2021
  • Post category:Commentary/Disability/Substack

Disability in diversity: Adding accessibility to diversity, equity and inclusion

As I worked on my story about the lack of inclusion on college campuses, I had some eye-opening conversations. I talked to Syracuse University professor Stephen Kussisto about how the…

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Read more about the article Lessons from COVID-19: Creating a more accessible, inclusive post-pandemic reality
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  • Post published:January 2021
  • Post category:Commentary/Disability/Substack

Lessons from COVID-19: Creating a more accessible, inclusive post-pandemic reality

With the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution mode, society sees a return to normal in the near future. But I don't want the normal from before the pandemic. That normal was…

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Read more about the article COVID-19 Hits Long-term Care Facilities Hard, Exposing System
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  • Post published:January 2021
  • Post category:Commentary/Disability/Substack

COVID-19 Hits Long-term Care Facilities Hard, Exposing System

The modern-day term for an institution is a long-term care facility. It's become “politically-correct,” but, I think, it's evolved into a way of softening the reality and putting a patch…

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Read more about the article Tennesee QB Jarrett Guarantano to Transfer
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  • Post published:December 2020
  • Post category:Reporting/Student Union Sports

Tennesee QB Jarrett Guarantano to Transfer

Jarrett Guarantano entered the NCAA's transfer portal on Saturday. The Tennessee quarterback entered the portal as a graduate following his team's 34-13 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M. He did…

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Read more about the article Illinois Names Bret Bielema Head Football Coach
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  • Post published:December 2020
  • Post category:Reporting/Student Union Sports

Illinois Names Bret Bielema Head Football Coach

Illinois announced it is hiring Bret Bielema as its next head football coach on Saturday. The school's announcement comes less than a week after it fired coach Lovie Smith. Bielema,…

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