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Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud selected two leaders for the search committee that is in charge of finding a permanent dean of Hendricks Chaoel.

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A group of SU students came together to create the online web series “Struggle Bus.” A year later, it has found success and is starting its third season.

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Matthew Moyer makes playing the violin and painting mesh with his reputation as a highly ranked basketball player at the South Kent School.

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on the map SUNY-ESF has made a decision on divestment, but divestment is in discussion at at least four other SUNY schools.

1 University at Buffalo 2 SUNY Geneseo 3 Onondaga Community College 4 SUNY-ESF 5 SUNY New Paltz

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what is divestment?

Divestment is the opposite of investment. It means to prohibit investment, or take money out of a certain type of stocks or investments. In this case, it means prohibiting the direct investment of any part of SUNY-ESF’s endowment in companies that mainly work with fossil fuels.

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Why SUNY-ESF finally decided to divest after years of deliberation

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fter years of student campaigning and meetings with school officials to discuss what course of action would be best, SUNY-ESF made the commitment to divest from fossil fuels on Dec. 1 — making it the first SUNY campus to do so.

Brenda Greenfield, executive director of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry College Foundation, said the school’s commitment means that SUNY-ESF must remove all direct investments in the 200 companies that have been identified by 350.org — a website that organizes campaigns and public actions in the name of combating climate change — as companies of concern.

SUNY-ESF never had any direct investments because of its mutual fund approach. Therefore, Greenfield said, 350.org would consider SUNY-

ESF to have indirect investments.

“The next thing would be to find out how you can take a mutual fund portfolio and screen it for these 200 companies,” Greenfield said. “What we’re doing right now is investigating other mutual fund projects that might work for us.”

She added that the SUNY-ESF students involved with the divestment campaign have asked the school to try to achieve this over a period of five years.

Divestment was not an easy decision to make, Greenfield said, and something the school has given a lot of thought to.

The first thing SUNY-ESF officials had to consider, Greenfield said, was whether divestment would have a financial impact on the school, with the trade-off being SUNY-ESF providing either fewer scholarships to students or less funding to academic programs.

“So you really need to weigh what’s the right thing to do in that situation,” Greenfield said.

through time September 2014 Divest ESF is formed after a group of SUNY-ESF students attended the People’s Climate March in New York City with members of Divest SU.

She added that there is also discussion on whether divestment is the right thing to do from an environmental position.

A lot of energy companies are making investments into renewable energies or green technology.

Withdrawing support from those

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The number of companies 350.org has labeled as companies of concern

companies, Greenfield said, is perhaps doing the opposite of what SUNY-ESF is trying to achieve.

“It’s not a decision you make lightly,” Greenfield said.

Ultimately, she said, the College Foundation Board wanted to show some support for the students’ passion for divestment. She added that as an institution that is involved in the environment, the College Foundation — which holds

SUNY-ESF’s $22 million endowment — thinks divestment is the right thing to do.

Katie Oran, one of the students involved with Divest ESF and the campaign for SUNY-ESF to divest, said all of SUNY-ESF’s endowment is in mutual funds. This means the university is invested into a pool of money, which is then invested into different sectors across the market, she said.

She added that this gives SUNYESF a diversified investment portfolio so in the case that the market isn’t doing well, the school won’t lose all of its money since other parts may be doing better.

The College Foundation Board, Oran said, was concerned that by divesting from fossil fuels, it would no longer have a diversified portfolio, and if some part of the market crashed, SUNY-ESF would lose all of its investment.

However, Oran said SUNY-ESF is responsible and hypocritical for see divestment page 6

November 3, 2015 Naomi Klein gives University Lecture in Hendricks Chapel and calls out SUNY-ESF for not having divested from fossil fuels yet.

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Syracuse University announces its intent to divest from fossil fuels.

SUNY-ESF announces its intent to divest from fossil fuels.

Claire Rudolph, professor emerita of social work at Syracuse University, died in her home on Jan. 5., the university announced Tuesday.

Rudolph served for almost 20 years as chair of the School of Social Work, where her research focused on regional perinatal care, case management, domestic violence, risks of pregnant women and child health outcomes, according to an SU News release. Additionally, Rudolph developed the curriculum for the school’s healthcare concentration and managed to support students with grants secured from the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, according to the release.

Dr. Rudolph’s dedication helped caseworkers provide to families the tools needed to make necessary behavior changes to adequately provide for and protect their children.

Mark Jachim casework supervisor of the training unit for onondaga county children and family service

Before joining SU faculty in 1965, Rudolph earned a Ph.D. in social sciences from the university. She became a professor emerita in 1996.

Soon after gaining emeriti status, Rudolph took over the Social Work Continuing Education Program, an initiative which, according to the release, still continues today.

Rudolph also used a five-year curriculum development grant

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Tucked away from the Syracuse University population, the Telefund Call Center sits in the basement of the Women’s Building. Home to cubicles, headsets and brightly decorated posters, this is the call center where junior Ellie Winkelmann makes contact with alumni, parents and donors, requesting funds to support the university.

Telefund callers reach out to potential donors in an attempt to raise money for scholarships, organizations and schools within the university.

Winkelmann, a drama student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has worked at Telefund since her freshman year. She said she relishes at the chance to interact with alumni who understand the Syracuse experience.

Alumni often choose to donate to the aspects of campus to which they feel closest — their home college or clubs and activities they participated in during their college years.

Students are encouraged to engage in conversation with potential donors, asking what made their time at SU memorable. Winkelmann said the job has proven to be

INSIDE N • Paying it forward

An initiative by New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted Syracuse and nine other cities in the state $500,000 to combat poverty.

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Matthew Moyer has proven to be more than just a basketball recruit at the South Kent School.

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ELLIE WINKELMANN works with the SU call center to contact alumni and ask them to donate to the university in order to support scholarships and programs on campus. riley bunch photo editor

personally valuable, allowing her to learn and grow.

“They can help you because they know exactly what you’re going through,” said Winklemann, who is attending SU with the assistance of scholarships.

Winkelmann said her job allows her to make strong connections with

alumni who share her love of the school, even if it’s just for a few minutes over the phone.

“Last year I talked to this parent who was really awesome,” Winkelmann said. “She asked me all about what I was doing, and she was like, ‘you know, I want to give this money on behalf of you,

because you work really hard.’”

As graduation looms, Winkelmann is already thinking ahead to what being on the other end of the phone line will be like.

Said Winkelmann: “I’ll always answer the phone and talk to the person. I’ll definitely give.” dbertoli@syr.edu

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Syverud appoints leaders Hendricks dean search committee named

By Rachel Sandler asst. news editor

A whole new world Satellite images of the Earth now cover the second floor of the Heroy Geology building. Earth Science faculty and staff at Syracuse University first saw these types of displays at a conference at the University of Minnesota Deluth. There are three different images, including one of the Earth’s topography from an artist based in Ithaca. liam sheehan asst. photo editor

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School gets grant for online education

By Taylor Watson staff writer

SUNY-ESF recently received a SUNY Investment Fund award in support of its development of online programs, furthering the university’s dedication to distance learning.

State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced on Jan. 11 during her annual State of the University Address that the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry would receive $190,000 to fund the ESF Open Academy. SUNYESF has a history of engaging in a variety of distance learning methods, including video conferences and the use of satellite technology, said Chuck Spuches, associate provost for outreach at SUNY-ESF. “We have a record of success in online learning, and we are up to the challenge of working to better those programs to serve all of our constituents,” Spuches said.

The ESF Open Academy will further institutionalize online learning at SUNY-ESF, expanding the number and range of

undergraduate and graduate courses offered online. Additional certificates will also be made available for online completion, Spuches said.

The ESF Open Academy will also include the ESF Teaching and Learning Collaboratory, which is a mechanism to help faculty prepare to engage in additional online teaching and learning, Spuches said.

This is an evolutionary process.

We are examining and assessing what we have done so far, and then we will regroup and launch in the fall.

Chuck Spuches associate provost for outreach at suny-esf

Although it is not yet possible to earn a complete degree from SUNYESF online, Spuches said the investment will allow SUNY-ESF to see online

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SU makes no changes to smoke alarm system

By Matthew Gutierrez contributing writer

Although a New York state law passed last month requiring all smoke detectors to have 10-year batteries, Syracuse University does not have to make any changes to its smoke detector system.

In a statement released by the New York State Assembly last month, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo required that all homes and businesses have working smoke detectors with 10-year batteries. The act takes full effect on Jan. 1, 2017, and applies to all buildings on the SU campus.

But although SU will comply to the new law, it will not need to make any major changes to its current smoke detector and fire alarm systems. Nearly all of the thousands of smoke detectors on campus are “state-of-the-art,” and updated regularly, said John Rossiter, manager of the Department of Public Safety’s Fire and Life Safety Services.

Rossiter said almost all of SU’s buildings include proprietary smoke detector and fire alarm systems that are interconnected within the building. For example, when an alarm activates, a signal is sent to the building’s fire alarm

system, which initiates an alarm throughout the premises. The alarm then sends a signal to the Department of Public Safety and an emergency communications center, which then contacts local fire departments, he said.

Newer campus buildings — such as the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Ernie Davis Hall — were

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The percentage of home fire deaths that occurred in homes without smoke alarms from 2009-13

constructed with the proprietary system already integrated. Older buildings, such as Carnegie Library and the Hall of Languages, had the system installed during renovations. The Carrier Dome and buildings on South Campus are also equipped with state-ofthe-art systems, Rossiter said.

That means virtually all of SU’s detectors are up to date and well ahead of the new law. Thus, the cost to become compliant with the new regulation will be negligible, Rossiter said. see smoke

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Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Candace Campbell Jackson, his chief of staff, and Samuel Clemence, the interim dean of Hendricks Chapel, to lead the search committee for a permanent dean of Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University announced Tuesday.

The Hendricks Chapel Review and Dean’s Search Committee will conduct a comprehensive review of Hendricks’s existing programs, facilities and finances before starting the dean search, according to an SU News release. The review will accept input from faculty, students, staff, the University Senate and the SU community, according to the release.

“This review process will help ensure that programs and services continue to align and evolve along with students’ needs,” Syverud said in the release. “It will also be an invaluable tool in identifying the best person to lead this dynamic see hendricks page 6

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he residents of a New York town were given an opportunity to leave their mark on history, but they respectfully declined.

The townspeople of Whitesboro, a small village about an hour east of Syracuse, voted on their controversial town seal earlier this month. The results came out in favor of the current seal with 75 percent of voters opting to keep it as is.

Described on the town’s website as a friendly wrestling match, the seal in question depicts the town’s founder, Hugh White, toppling over a Native American.

The town has continued to defend the seal as a historical moment in which neighboring relations were fostered. But spurring criticism from outsiders and even satirical late-night TV hosts, the tensions surrounding this issue are particularly high and rightfully so.

At its core, the seal is racist and the town voted to keep it out of their loyalty to history, not to morality. The situation in Whitesboro, while primarily focused on the seal itself, should trigger a conversation about a much larger problem: using the power of the change to challenge prejudice and injustice facing Native Americans. The changing of the seal will aid in creating better perceptions of indigenous peoples, but the true actions that perpetuate racism have yet to be dealt with.

The happenings in Whitesboro seem to be a perfect example of the larger problem of recognizing, accepting and dispelling the stereotypes and second-class treatment that affect the people who were here first.

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The ratio of residents in Whitesboro, New York, who voted to keep the village seal as-is, according to CBS News.

Scott Manning Stevens, director of the Native American studies program at Syracuse University, sees the lack of understanding of racism toward Native Americans that stems from the notion that they are a people from another era.

“Native people had been consigned to the past — conquered, wiped out, removed, et cetera. No one expected us to raise our voices in protest anymore than one expected to hear from the Vikings or buccaneers of the distant past,” Stevens said. “But here we are — still here, and no thank you, we don’t want to be your mascots.”

The discussion goes far beyond tangible

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seals and mascots. The real problems are left on the table and under a pile of papers.

There have been whispers, if not muffled screams, for decades and centuries, to start the dialogue on redressing the mistreatment of Native Americans.

Native people had been consigned to the past — conquered, wiped out, removed, et cetera. No one expected us to raise our voices in protest anymore than one expected to hear from the Vikings or buccaneers of the distant past.

Scott Manning Stevens director of the native american studies program at syracuse university

Part of the United States’ ignorance relates back to what Stevens said about Native Americans being perceived as people of the past. However, in the back of America’s mind, there has always been a sense of guilt that has permeated all socially-conscious citizens.

This was seen earlier this month, in Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech for his Golden Globe for best actor in a drama when he acknowledged the indigenous peoples he worked with on “The Revenant,” telling them that, “It is time that we recognize your history … It is time that we heard your voice.”

The same discourse has emerged from other aspects of popular culture, including the controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians for their culturally-appropriated names, mascots and logos. Even the celebration of Columbus Day has caused some individuals to push for a shift in honoring Native Americans, rather than the man who slaughtered them, by reclaiming the day as “Indigenous Peoples Day.” So while the debate about changing town seals, team names and removing flags from state capitols should continue, notice what is not being said, and that is where

change can occur.

“Oppression is most manifested in what is not talked about,” said Spencer Piston, an assistant political science professor in SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

The events that spark so much discussion: the Whitesboro ordeal, the Washington Redskins, even problems like removing the confederate flag from South Carolina’s capital, are just manifestations of larger problems that are not discussed, including racism.

Changing the entire societal narrative is a fight many may not want to participate in because there seems to be no end in sight in the near future, as institutional discrimination is not easily undone.

Despite the flag coming down in South Carolina, the racism is still there, true systemic change has not occurred and people still cling tightly to history. The meaning that Americans attach to the name of their favorite football team, the seal of their town or the flag of their ancestors, takes precedent over the inherent oppression that comes along with them.

But having tangible results come out of discussing the aforementioned problems make these conversations the ones that yield social progress — a conversation Whitesboro can contribute to by moving to change its seal.

Joanna Orland is a freshman newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at jorland@syr.edu.

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ESF divestment should set precedent SUNY-ESF’s commitment to divest from fossil fuels should act as a catalyst for increased dialogue regarding divestment within the State University of New York system.

However, it is not the decision itself that should be seen as a model action to spur discussion, but rather the comprehensive approach the college took in evaluating whether divestment was a sensible step in respect to the college’s financial standing and institutional mission.

Before making the decision, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry College Foundation, which controls the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s endowment, explored the possible financial repercussions of divesting from fossil fuels.

These concerns included whether divestment would affect the number of scholarships the college would be able to offer students, lead to decreased funding for academic programs or leave the college in a vulnerable posi-

tion without a diversified investment portfolio.

Beyond the fiscal components, the board also gauged whether divestment was the right thing to do from an environmental standpoint and considered the five-year campaign from SUNY-ESF students to achieve divestment.

As the first college in the SUNY system to move forward with a decision of this kind, SUNY-ESF has the potential to create a ripple-effect in the largest university system in the United States when it comes to encouraging in-depth conversation regarding divestment. In this way, SUNY-ESF’s thorough process of assessment serves as an example and promotes a method that emphasizes feasibility and responsibility to ensure decisions are being made for the well-being and future of SUNY institutions.

Although Brenda Greenfield, executive director of the SUNYESF College Foundation, cited students’ passion for divestment as the ultimate deciding factor in the move to divest, it is clear the college was conscious of the fact

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that student input is only one factor in a very complex equation — a mentality that should also be undertaken by other SUNY schools moving forward.

Rather than rush to address student demands, New York state’s public colleges and universities should follow in SUNY-ESF’s example of taking the time to analyze the institution’s finances, respective investment portfolio and the implications of the decisions to divest or to not divest.

Alex Poisson, a sustainability coordinator at SUNY-ESF, said other SUNY schools — including Onondaga Community College, the State University of New York at Buffalo, the State University of New York at New Paltz and the State University College at Geneseo — have been taking steps toward divestment.

But while each of the 64 SUNY institutions are different and should be able to make their own decisions on the issue of divestment, the choice to follow in SUNY-ESF’s thorough process of assessment should extend to each campus.

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verything from movies to ordainments has become available on the internet, and it only makes sense that mental health care is now moving in the same direction.

According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, organizations including the Steve Fund and 7 Cups are working to set up online alternatives to traditional mental health treatment. These websites would make support more accessible to people who wouldn’t normally seek help, which is increasingly important for young minorities on and off college campuses.

Due to the stigma associated with mental illnesses, many people are sometimes unwilling to seek out support. This is particularly true among social minorities, who must often navigate prejudice and difficult economic circumstances in their communities in their

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search for treatment. Although the Steve Fund’s initiative will cater to young minorities unable to find support elsewhere, it is not enough.

College campuses should follow suit by offering online mental health alternatives to accommodate a generation that thrives on technology over tradition.

In the past, face-to-face counseling may have been the only option for young people suffering from mental health problems.

Now, however, the internet provides the opportunity for more effective support. Millennials grew up using the internet and social media to communicate, and, due to this, they may feel more comfortable using it to discuss

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online platforms also afford young users the privacy and access they need to improve their mental health.

Online counseling should have the ability to work, considering young people already use the internet to express their mental health frustrations. Semi-anonymous websites, including Tumblr, are home to thousands of posts about depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders.

The internet is also an important resource for LGBTQ youth.

In addition to support found on traditional social media, many programs are in place already to help connect young LGBTQ people with local resources and online support.

Jennifer Grygiel, a social media professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said such programs would ideally

supplement real-life support. She herself set up an organization called No Gay Left Behind, which connects LGBTQ youth with other local LGBTQ community members and allies. She also acknowledged the success of campaigns by organizations like the Samaritans, an online suicide prevention service.

As indicated by Grygiel, reallife support is ideal. However, online alternatives can effectively reach young people when professionals in the real world cannot.

The accessibility of online counseling provides an advantage for millennials. According to 2014 Gallup statistics, as many as 17 percent of young adults aged 18 to 25 are uninsured. These uninsured individuals may be less likely to pursue mental health care, which varies in cost according to quality of service and the area in which they reside. Even

with insurance, many services require a small copayment. A costfree online resource provided by respective colleges would be much more accessible for young people who are struggling financially.

College is a time of great change, and students often have trouble coping. The stress of maintaining a strong GPA, an active social life and the myriad responsibilities of adulthood can be difficult to adjust to. And while most colleges offer some sort of counseling and some people may prefer the personal touch of a doctor, on campuses at least, online support may be a more feasible option for a connected world.

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SU announces changes to travel, entertainment policy

By Michael Burke asst. news editor

After objections from faculty, Syracuse University has announced changes effective immediately to its new Travel and Entertainment Policy.

The changes — announced Jan. 14 — come after about 40 percent of the faculty at SU signed a petition opposing the policy,

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divestment educating the next leaders, scientists and politicians that will be fighting against climate change while also investing in companies “whose sole business practice is causing climate change.”

“For an institution, an educational institution which is educating the next generation, I think it’s morally wrong for that to happen,” said Oran, a sophomore environmental studies major at SUNY-ESF. Oran added that it is not financially smart for universities to be invested in fossil fuels considering oil just dropped below $30 a barrel for the first time since 2006. Renewable energies are now cheaper and expanding more than fossil fuels, she said.

Oran said she thinks the decision to divest was made now because there are more opportunities to invest in renewable energy companies rather than fossil fuel companies. Investing in these renewable energy companies will allow SUNY-ESF to still have its diversified portfolio, just without

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online grant assess and strengthen its approaches to online education, bringing the university closer to developing online degree programs.

SUNY-ESF’s commitment to online learning is consistent with what the SUNY system is doing as a whole through Open SUNY, a SUNY-wide collaboration that increases online-enabled learning, Spuches said.

“Through formal and informal science education programming … ESF can further its mission to better manage forests and resources, explore nature for sustainable solutions, increase public science literacy and provide uniquely excellent educational experiences across the environmental sciences,” said SUNY-ESF President Quentin Wheeler said in a press release on the school’s website.

In the mid-1990s, SUNY-ESF became one of the pilot schools for online learning by joining the SUNY Learning Network, but due to the specificity of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) material SUNY-ESF offers, it was not until 2008 that the school officially branded SUNY-ESF online, Spuches said.

“Before, information that we offered was limited and specific,” he said. “Now, we are able to offer a greater variety of courses and certificates.”

Spuches added that the funding will also serve high school students and educators

which designated BTI The Travel Consultants as the official travel management company for the university and required faculty, staff and students to use the online booking portal Concur when “booking university-funded, sponsored research or grant-funded travel.” The policy took effect Sept. 1.

University travelers can now purchase airfare, hotel rooms and car rentals on web-

sites other than Concur if documentation is provided that verifies lower costs for the exact same flights, rooms and car classes, according to an SU News release.

Travelers also now get a 2 percent discount on all Delta Airlines airfares, according to the release.

The Travel and Entertainment Initiative Team recommended the changes after it reviewed results from a December survey

the fossil fuels, she added.

Alex Poisson, a sustainability coordinator at SUNY-ESF, said if one school divests, it will not really have an impact on fossil fuel companies, but if a massive number of schools divest, “it’s almost like a run on the bank, but it’s a run on a stock.”

Divesting reduces the stock price of a company, Poisson said.

That makes it more difficult for that company to raise funds for projects, so “in a sense it kind of directly targets the actors who are continuing to extract more fossil fuels,” he said.

“So it’s kind of sending a clear signal to the markets that further extraction and further drilling is not viable and … new investments should go toward renewables, research and development and things like that,” Poisson said.

Other SUNY schools, such as Onondaga Community College, University at Buffalo, New Paltz and College at Geneseo, have been taking steps toward divestment, he said.

In addition, Poisson said the Student Association for the SUNY system passed a motion in the fall in support of divestment

for all SUNY schools that was approved by the executives but did not pass the general meeting. That motion will come up again this spring, he added.

“I think it should make a difference that ESF has taken a step toward divestment.

And that’s also what we’re hoping the way I’ve been seeing it,” Poisson said. “ESF is a relatively small college, but the SUNY system is the biggest university network in the country. If we can make a decision that helps these people make a similar decision, then the impact will be bigger.”

Greenfield said that while SUNY-ESF was encouraged by Syracuse University’s decision to divest from fossil fuels in March 2015, she does not think it influenced SUNYESF’s decision to divest. This is because both colleges had to take different approaches to divestment based on their funds — while SU invests into individual stocks, SUNY-ESF has mutual funds, she said.

“I think ultimately we feel that we’re supporting (our students’ futures) by really making this move and making a public statement to try to move more institutions in a

across the state and beyond. The SUNYESF high school program began in 1999, and SUNY-ESF courses are being taught to more than 600 high school students, he said. Portions of the funding will contribute to an increase in online professional development for teachers who participate in this program, Spuches said.

$190,000

The amount SUNY-ESF received to fund the ESF Open Academy

“The grant allows us to reach a larger group, and through the Open Academy, it gives us the opportunity to bring together all of the research our faculty does and place it in an online, educational setting,” Spuches said.

SUNY-ESF research programs are not restricted to central New York; research takes place throughout the globe. Spuches said he likens the increase in online education to catching up with the geographical width of the research programs.

“This is an evolutionary process,” Spuches said. “We are examining and assessing what we have done so far, and then we will regroup and launch in the fall.”

SUNY-ESF hopes to have the ESF Open Academy readily available for the 2016-17 academic year, Spuches said. tnwatson@syr.edu

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rudolph to both support tuition and create curriculum for the Child Welfare Concentration within the School of Social Work. Because of Rudolph’s efforts, caseworkers from upstate New York county Department of Social Services agencies are now able to secure master’s degrees in social work on a part-time basis, according to the release.

“Dr. Rudolph’s dedication helped caseworkers provide to families the tools needed to make necessary behavior changes to adequately provide for and protect their children,” said Mark J. Jachim, casework supervisor of the Training Unit for Onondaga County Children and Family Service,

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hendricks institution going forward.”

The remaining committee members will be announced in the coming weeks, according to the release.

The new dean will replace Clemence, who

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smoke alarm SU smoke detectors are checked individually each year by both the city of Syracuse and the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Campus fire alarm systems are either automatically recharged or replaced regularly and backed by batteries that provide 24 hours of power in the case of a malfunction, he said.

From 2009-13, fires in homes without smoke alarms caused an average of 940 deaths per year, or 38 percent of home fire deaths, according to a national report pub-

asking for feedback on the travel policy, according to the release.

SU will be holding additional voluntary Concur training sessions through June “to ensure that faculty and staff have sufficient training on how to use the services.”

The first of those sessions is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in 010 Crouse-Hinds Hall Auditorium, according to the release. mdburk01@syr.edu

the rest All U.S. colleges and universities that have fully divested from fossil fuels: • Warren Wilson College • University of Hawaii • University of Dayton • Unity College • The New School • Syracuse University • Sterling College • Rhode Island School of Design • Pitzer College • Peralta Community College District • Naropa University • Hampshire College, • Green Mountain College • Foothill-De Anza Community College Foundation • ESF College Foundation, Inc. • College of the Atlantic • Chico State University • California Institute of the Arts • Brevard College source: gofossilfree.org

positive direction to improve our climate’s future,” Greenfield said. smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann

in the release.

Rudolph received the American Public Health Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Public Health Social Work in 1994, and was honored by SU in 1998 with the Chancellor’s Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement, according to the release.

“Her leadership within the School of Social Work and the community were evident by her many accomplishments and level of engagement,” said Carrie Jefferson Smith, director of the School of Social Work.

“I join the faculty in the School of Social Work grieving the loss of this consummate scholar and trusted friend. She was a true gift to all who knew her.” brkenned@syr.edu

was named interim dean last fall after the previous dean, Tiffany Steinwert, accepted a job at Wellesley College. Steinwert was the first female dean of Hendricks.

The committee will finish the review in the spring and begin the dean search in the fall, according to the release. rsandler@syr.edu | @rachsandl

lished by the National Fire Protection Association in September.

The report also found that, across the same period, 46 percent of smoke alarms that did not activate were due to a missing or disconnected battery. Twenty-four percent were due to a dead or discharged battery.

“We’ve seen time and again that working smoke alarms can be the difference between life and death,” Firemen’s Association of the State of New York President Robert McConville said in a statement. “This law will no doubt go a long way towards ensuring New York is a safer place.” mguti100@syr.edu

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GOV. ANDREW CUOMO’S proposed budget includes a $5 million grant for 10 cities to combat poverty. If approved by the state assembly, Syracuse would receive $500,000, and city leaders could discuss how to use the money before the current fiscal year ends on July 1.

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Syracuse may receive a $500,000 grant from New York state to combat poverty

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ew York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI) calls for 10 cities, including Syracuse, to receive a $500,000 grant for planning and implementing strategies aimed at reducing poverty.

Syracuse Common Councilor Jean Kessner said the city should study how to use the money before making a decision on how to use it. But regardless of what the city decides, she said “one of the best remedies to poverty is jobs.”

Kessner said some of the money will go toward collaborative training between people looking for employment and companies such as CenterState CEO. Community benefit agreements between businesses and communities are one way to encourage job growth, she said.

“If you’re going to get some benefits from us, then we want from you that you hire local residents,” Kessner said.

That issue, she added, is timely, as the city and local developer COR Development Co. are in the midst of a lawsuit, in which Mayor Stephanie Miner claims the developer committed

fraud in its dealings surrounding Syracuse’s Inner Harbor.

Kessner said city leadership is aware of the city’s widespread poverty, especially among minority groups.

“I don’t think we have been successful at all, yet, in doing anything about it,” Kessner said. “That would absolutely be on the top of the list of what we study.”

The mayor’s office could not be reached for comment.

Rhonda O’Connor, director of community engagement for Visions For Change, a nonprofit organization that aims to help those in poverty attain self-sufficiency, echoed Kessner’s sentiment.

“The only way to get people out of poverty is to get them to start working,” she said.

She added that what is more important, and also more challenging, is getting them to retain those jobs.

There exists “hidden rules,” O’Connor said, of living and working in society, and those rules conflict with the experiences of people coming from “generational poverty.”

Someone who comes from generational poverty relies on relationships for needs, O’Connor said. But when it comes to getting people out of poverty, she added, they have to learn to balance those relationships that previously helped

them survive with new responsibilities.

Visions For Change, and its “Choosing To Thrive” program, aims to do just that. The program gets 70 percent of its participants jobs, and 80 percent of those retain those jobs, O’Connor said.

But organizations like Visions For Change and others need money to support their programs.

The proposal totals $25 million, with $5 million coming from the state budget and $20 million from a grant pool that the cities can utilize. The initiative is part of Gov. Cuomo’s 2016 state budget agenda, which the state legislature will vote to approve or reject before the end of the fiscal year on April 1.

The timing, if ESPRI is included in an approved state budget, allows Syracuse leaders, including Mayor Stephanie Miner and the Common Council, to discuss potential options for the money before its fiscal year begins July 1.

“I hope people we represent would have an opportunity to have input in this,” Kessner said.

Said Kessner: “Five million wouldn’t crack the problem … There’s good work to be done.” dmantoot@syr.edu

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Order requires shelters to aid homeless in freezing cold

By Chizo Nwagwu contributing writer

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Jan. 3 mandating all local governments shelter homeless individuals when the temperatures fall below freezing.

The order, which went into effect on Jan. 5, is meant to ensure that homeless individuals are directed to shelter when subjected to weather that can cause hypothermia, serious injury and death, according to a release from Cuomo’s office.

Under the order, homeless shelters would be required to extend their hours of operations so that people without shelter can remain indoors, according to the release.

New York state will assist local social services districts that lack facilities, resources or expertise, according to the release.

The cause of the order is justified, according to the release, because under the New York State Constitution, the state has an obligation to provide for people in need.

Cuomo’s order requires that there be coordination between police agency resources and local social service providers in order to “conduct outreach to the homeless and to facilitate their transfer to sheltered locations,” according to the release.

“I direct all local social service districts, police agencies including the New York State Police, and state agencies to take all necessary steps to identify individuals reasonably

Sheltering people means you have to build relationships, because a lot of them have mental health issues or substance abuse issues.

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believed to be homeless and unwilling or unable to find the shelter necessary for safety and health in inclement winter weather, and move such individuals to the appropriate shel-

tered facilities,” Cuomo said in the release.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner told the New York Times that Cuomo’s intentions are “admirable,” but she warned that forcibly removing homeless people would equate to “criminalizing homelessness.”

“Sheltering people means you have to build relationships, because a lot of them have mental health issues or substance abuse issues,” she said in the article.

Paul Driscoll, a Syracuse city hall official that oversees the city’s homelessness programs, said in a Syracuse.com article that Syracuse city agencies have not changed their approach to combating homelessness since Cuomo’s announcement. cnwagwu@syr.edu

NY state accepts student loan forgiveness applications

By Michael Burke asst. news editor

New York state began accepting applications on Dec. 31 for a new loan forgiveness program that will relieve student debt for recent college graduates living in the state, according to a press release from New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The “Get On Your Feet,” program announced by Cuomo will offer up to 24 months of relief from student loans, according to the release.

“Ensuring students are able (to) pay for college and not saddled with debt is critical for both their individual success and the continued economic growth of New York State,” Cuomo said in the release.

The release also stated that the program will allow eligible graduates to pay nothing on their student loans for those first two years. It will supplement the “Pay As You Earn,” program, a federal loan repayment program that allows graduates to limit their monthly payments to 10 percent of their disposable income. The program also forgives remaining debt after 20 years.

To qualify for the “Get On Your Feet” program, applicants must have graduated from a college or university in New York state in or after December 2014 in addition to having an adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 and being enrolled in the Pay as You Earn Plan or the Income Based Repayment Plan — another federal program — according to the release.

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STRUGGLE BUS is a YouTube series — created by SU students Cadienne Obeng and Jonathan Wigfall — that chronicles the challenges of being an everyday college student. After taking a short hiatus, the staff of 16 students is getting ready to start production on their third season. riley bunch photo editor

STRUGGLE IS REAL SU students land success writing, starring in online web series

By A.J. Gersh staff writer

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Connective Corridor bus f lies past C ol lege Place, and panicked students are chasing after it — a sight many Syracuse University students are all too familiar with. In that moment, the struggle is real.

This feeling sets the scene for the student-run web series “Struggle Bus,” described by its creators as a “relatable drama-comedy.”

In late 2014, senior communica-

tion and rhetorical studies major Cadienne Obeng and recent SU alumnus Jonathan Wigfall decided to create a YouTube series called “Struggle Bus” to practice the ins and outs of television production.

Now preparing for its third season, the show has become much more than just a taste of the industry.

With close to 15,000 hits on YouTube, the show has seen instant success. Obeng said the show focuses on the ups and downs of relationships on college campuses.

“We really zero in on having conversations about the things that we don’t talk about on campus, like the

grey areas of relationships that we all struggle with,” Obeng said. “That’s why we call it the ‘Struggle Bus.’”

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13,751 views 202 subscribers 10 videos 10 actors 2 seasons released The show is run by a 16-person team comprised of 10 actors and a production team of six. Between classes, they spend hours writing,

revising, memorizing lines and creating the final on-screen product.

Though most of the cast and production members do not major in television or content creation, “Struggle Bus” has accumulated staff members who use the show as an outlet.

“We wanted to create this project because it allowed us to apply what we were learning in the classroom to something that we weren’t doing in class,” Obeng said.

Obeng serves as head writer, producer and has played the role of Cree in the first two seasons. see struggle page 10

SU alumnus walks across country without leaving desk

By Shonnan Usman contributing writer

Syracuse University alumnus Adam Ritchie spent three years walking more than 3,000 miles — the distance between Boston and San Francisco — and it cost him only one pair of shoes and a couple of jeans.

Throughout the journey, Ritchie never stopped working for his public relations firm, Adam Ritchie Brand Direction, and never left his Boston office. He covered the entire distance from his treadmill desk.

Ritchie was given the desk as a gift from one of his clients, Lifespan Fitness. The desk, which replaces the traditional office chair with a treadmill, lets users walk while

simultaneously doing their work. Using it allowed Ritchie to better understand the product he was representing.

If you’re going to be explaining to the media how a product works, it’s really good if you can get some firsthand experience with it.

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“If you’re going to be explaining to the media how a product works, it’s really good if you can get some firsthand experience with it,” Ritchie said.

Ritchie began walking about one or two miles an hour on his treadmill desk while working. He decided to keep a spreadsheet of the distance he walked, and gradually the miles began to accumulate. Eventually he was logging about 26.2 miles, approximately marathon distance, each week, and decided it would be interesting to see how long it would take to walk across the country.

Ritchie said walking didn’t hinder his work, but rather reinvigorated it.

“Using a treadmill desk as part of the way you work is a lot easier than you might

think,” Ritchie said.

Ritchie received a lot of positive feedback on his experiment — people who encountered him told him they thought what he was doing was admirable.

Standing desks were just taking off when he started this exercise, Ritchie added, but now they’re starting to gain popularity. He said he enjoyed the curiosity factor that his treadmill desk brought, especially when clients would come into his office and he had the opportunity to explain what he was doing.

Walking while writing or eating got messy, so Ritchie said he usually took a break to do more precise activities. Sometimes, traveling for work and sickness made see ritchie page 10

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David Bowie’s newest album only finds success after his death

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ne of the greatest musicians in rock history released his swan song in the form of a farewell album earlier this month. The music is woven with themes of death, immortality, pain and sacrifice throughout its seven-song, 41-minute runtime.

And hardly anyone cared.

David Bowie’s last project, “Blackstar,” only received pre-release attention from the indie music press, especially after news broke that the album was inspired by trendy modern artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Death Grips and LCD Soundsystem. The jazz instrumentals and dark hefty lyrics of the album’s initial single, also called “Blackstar,” placed it on more than a few Best of 2015 rankings.

But outside the echo chamber of the indie music press, “Blackstar” hardly made a peep.

The album came out on Jan. 8 to generally high praise among the smaller music press. That morning I told my dad, a long-time fan of Bowie’s, that a new Bowie album was out. He reacted with, “He’s still making music, huh?”

Two days later, on Jan. 10, news first broke that Bowie had died, following an 18-month battle with cancer that few but his closest family and friends even knew about. Once people put two and two togeth-

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er, the album’s function became clear: it was Bowie’s farewell gift to the world. Lyrics like “Look up here, I’m in heaven/I’ve got scars that can’t be seen/I’ve got drama can’t be stolen/Everybody knows me now” were now obvious signs of an artful farewell album on Bowie’s part.

That was when people cared.

On Tuesday, “Blackstar” hit the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 Albums chart, making it his first top album in the United States.

It’s hard to guess how the album would have done without the circumstances of his death coinciding with its release; “Blackstar” almost certainly wouldn’t have had the same attention behind it without Bowie’s death increasing its pop cultural relevance.

Adele’s “25” was an unstoppable force on the Billboard chart before this point — its seven straight weeks at the top surely would’ve become eight without the Bowie factor.

This kind of phenomenon isn’t exclusive to Bowie. Recent major deaths in the music

gained a lot from it.

“It makes me feel more energized during the day,” Ritchie said. “I never get an afterlunch food coma.”

His unusual method of working soon drew attention from his colleagues and clients,

industry like Amy Winehouse in 2011 and Michael Jackson in 2009 resulted in record album sales for artists.

Many music fans, including myself, grieve for passed artists by listening to their music. It’s how we best remember them, after all. If you were like me, you spent much of your day last Monday listening to Bowie, remembering the artist and reminiscing on his remarkable influence over music today.

But back to “Blackstar.” Why did the album, despite the supposedly prestigious artist credited with it, not garner attention before its release? Critical reception was not an issue; its average Metacritic.com review score of 86 puts it as the best album of the young year so far. Google Trends search figures show us that interest in the new album increased six-fold from the album’s Jan. 8 release date to the announcement of Bowie’s death on Jan. 10.

As much as music dorks like me might try to tell you otherwise, here’s the harsh truth: not too many people rush out to listen to the latest from a 69-year-old aging rock star, talented or not. While musical insiders might have been excited by the creativity and fresh direction of “Blackstar,” few people outside of that realm really cared.

Take Elton John, another Brit musician in his late 60s with far-reaching influences, as an example. On Feb. 5, he’s releasing “Wonderful Crazy Night,” his first new album since 2013. Not much is to be said yet for how well this album will do for Sir Elton, but considering that the singer-songwriter hasn’t had a top-charting album in the United States since 1975, it’s pretty unlikely.

Once an artist passes what people call his or her “prime,” it’s no secret that the public will move on from them quickly. Even though Bowie made groundbreaking music up to his death, a larger portion of the mainstream public didn’t pay much attention to his later work after his “prime” years.

But since Bowie died so soon after his last album, its importance in the public eye shifted from an ignored release by an aging rock star with waning relevance, to a musical letter addressed to fans as he approached a death few but him even knew about. “Blackstar” will be regarded as an important album for quite some time, but only because Bowie didn’t live on to tell about it.

including former employee Rachel Jermansky.

“I was his intern when we first got the treadmill desk in the office, and Adam never got off of it,” Jermansky said. “He used to joke that his working out on this machine allowed him to enjoy a beer or two and not feel guilty.”

Now working at a new PR firm, Jermansky said she still thinks about the treadmill desk and having her own would help her stay focused at work.

“When you’re at a normal desk, it’s very easy to want to fall asleep or be distracted,” Jermansky said. “When you’re walking and

typing, you really have to concentrate on what you’re doing.”

One of her PR clients also has a treadmill desk in their office space, and Jermansky said she has begged her firm to install one as well.

Though he has walked the span of the United States, Ritchie plans to keep walking and cover the distance of the earth’s circumference. From his calculations, he’ll achieve the feat in 2037, but he’s not daunted by the long walk ahead.

Said Ritchie: “I feel like I come up with better ideas when I’m on it.”

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Lewis and Obeng originally planned to end the series after graduating this coming May, but its growth and popularity made them reconsider.

“At first, me and Cadi kind of sold ourselves short. We were originally thinking, in the beginning, that this could possibly end with us, and that’s okay,” Lewis said. “But I think the more we work with it and the more time we put in, the more we want to see it really grow into something.”

Although she’s approaching graduation and departure from the show, Lewis is excited for the future of “Struggle Bus.” She plans on passing the proverbial torch of “Struggle Bus” down to younger, inspired members of the SU community, and is excited to watch the product once she is no longer directly involved.

In a search for new members, Obeng wants to work toward becoming a more diverse cast. In the future, she said “Struggle Bus” hopes to eventually have an “equal representation of SU’s campus” by adding members of sports teams, Greek life and other organizations.

When the cast first took shape, it was just a group of friends. It was an all black cast, Lewis said, but one race’s perspective doesn’t cloud the viewer’s ability to relate. “‘Struggle Bus’ is a show for you and me.

It’s a show that is supposed to represent everybody and showcase maybe a different but realistic side of college life,” Lewis said. “… People can just relate to it. And that is what I think I love the most about it.”

struggle In the past year, the show saw a surge in views, despite not releasing videos for several months. Obeng said this rise in popularity pushed them to strive toward a more professional level in their production quality.

“My ultimate goal for the series is for it to be as close to what TV looks like as possible,” Obeng said. “I want it to be something that makes people laugh if they talk about it.”

Demarquez Grissom, a junior in the School of Education, will continue his role as Mac in the upcoming third season. After being on the show for the first two seasons, he said “Struggle Bus” has taken on a special meaning for him.

“It connects with me being a college student, in general. I think anybody at Syracuse University — anybody in general — could really relate to ‘Struggle Bus,’” Grissom said.

“It’s so realistic, it’s not made up. This stuff actually happened to us.”

Grissom added that “Struggle Bus” has big plans for the future, and that the crew has hopes to take things to the “next level.”

“We’re trying to take it where the quality is better, the sound is better, and maybe where the series gets subscribed to by HBO,” he said. “We’re trying to actually get on TV.” Marissa Lewis, a senior communication and rhetorical studies major, was a coproducer and actress through the first two seasons, and will serve as co-writer for the third season.

Brett Weiser-Schlesinger is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. He can be reached by email at bweisers@syr. edu or followed on Twitter @brettws.

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IT’S A RAP

Henry Kaczman released his newest album, “Stent,” on Jan. 18. He’s also released two other EPs since his rap career began in high school. courtesy of henry kaczman

SU sophomore tells stories of struggle though his rap music

By Rebecca Plaut staff writer

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hen Henry Kaczman injured his calf in his senior year of high school, he discovered an outlet for his anxiety: rapping.

He started out rapping along to songs he liked listening to, and eventually began writing his own original material. Today, he goes by the stage name Concept Residue.

“Concept means ‘idea’ and residue means ‘what’s left over,’” said Kaczman, who is from Connecticut. “My raps are kind of like leftovers of what I’ve been thinking about lately.”

Now a sophomore double major in psychology and biology at Syracuse University, Kaczman compares the art of rapping to engineering. He mechanically breaks down words while simultaneously making sure the rhyming and rhythms are in sync. His dream is to combine psychology and rap to be either educational or therapeutic.

Since the start of his rapping career, Kaczman has released two EPs, “Concept Residue” and “In Confidence,” as well as a ninetrack mixtape. He featured fellow artists on his first two EPs, but then decided to move away from this approach for his most recent album.

“If I do a story, I want to be able to control the beginning, middle and end,” he said. “I could pass it off, but it wouldn’t be as cohesive.”

C onc ep t R e sidue ’s ne w album “Shent,” which was released on Monday, tells the story of two childhood friends and how they grow up together. Eventually,

one of their lives begins to go downhill.

“I was just thinking of what the story of the album sounds like in one word and ‘shent’ popped into my head, even though I’d never heard of it,” Kaczman said. “I looked it up and it was a really old word that used to mean shame. I thought it was perfect because it fits the lead character’s descent into corruption, ultimately ending in shame.”

The 10-track album relates to aspects of Kaczman’s life, his friends’ lives and topics in the media, all morphed into one story.

My raps are kind of like leftovers of what I’ve been thinking about lately.

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When writing the lyrics for “Shent,” Kaczman said he wanted to step outside of himself and become other characters. He took his personal feelings and applied them to a greater scenario where they could be exaggerated.

“OG Uno Ojo,” Kaczman’s favorite track from the album, was a challenge on both artistic and emotional levels. He said it was difficult to rap not only because it is a slower tempo, but also because the sentiments of the character don’t align with his own beliefs.

When producing the tracks for “Shent,” Kaczman received help and feedback from his friend, Leo Marino, despite the fact that he is thousands

of miles away in Strasbourg, France.

“Now that we’ve got all the kinks worked out, I can see a long distance collaboration over a six-hour time difference is nothing to shy away from,” Marino said in an email. “We work well together and are not afraid to tell each other if something isn’t really working.”

Marino produced the beats for “Existing” and “The Wharf,” the first two tracks on the album. He also provided the drawing for the album cover and played bass on the chorus third track of “Shent,” titled “Need.”

“Shent” is a significant upgrade from his first EPs. Kaczman went from recording at his friend’s house to recording at StudioDOG Pro on Fayette Street in downtown Syracuse.

When recording at StudioDOG, Kaczman was given the opportunity to choose from and incorporate a selection of supporting vocals, drums and bass lines. He is inspired by artists such as Tech N9ne, Alice in Chains and Statik Selektah.

While Kaczman has performed at Schine and Funk ‘n Waffles, he prefers the studio to the stage because he can record the tracks as many times as needed until he is satisfied, he said.

“Rapping gives me a sense of accomplishment,” Kaczman said. “It distracts me from unnecessary worrying that I tend towards.”

He has since recovered from his high school injury, and said he feels lucky to now have both rap and exercise as outlets.

Said Katzman: “I don’t regret getting that injury — otherwise I wouldn’t have found a pull towards rapping.” rcplaut@syr.edu

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Inside Polk’s experience at the MLS SuperDraft

By Connor Grossman asst. web editor

As MLS commissioner Don Garber walked on stage with still more than two minutes for the Portland Timbers to announce their first-round pick in the MLS SuperDraft, Ben Polk was sure Garber was about to announce another trade.

Seven teams within the first 19 picks had already swapped draft picks, and Polk thought the Timbers’ selection was coming too quickly to have already decided on a player.

Polk recalled uttering, “Oh my God.” He embraced Syracuse volunteer assistant coach Blair Stevenson and headed up the stage to meet the commissioner.

“I tried to play it cool,” Polk said, “pretend I wasn’t nervous.”

Polk realized on stage he forgot to bring up his speech notes he’d held on to the entire day. But he delivered short words, thanking his former coach Pepe Aragon at Herkimer Community College and SU head coach Ian McIntyre and his staff.

Polk walked off the stage in the Baltimore Convention Center as a member of the Timbers and the final firstround selection of the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday.

I tried to play it cool, pretend I wasn’t nervous.

Ben Polk former su forward

It was a weight lifted off his shoulders, as with each passing first-round pick he tried not to think about his lackluster performance at the MLS Player Combine just days prior.

He’ll head to Portland, Oregon, for the first time ever on Wednesday, and three days later he’ll fly to training camp in Arizona to begin his professional career.

“I’m nervous,” Polk said. “But they obviously saw something they liked in me.

They’re going to work with me.

“I’m only gonna get better.”

After Syracuse’s season ended in a penalty-kick loss to Clemson in the College Cup semifinal on Dec. 11, Polk struggled to stay in shape. Inclement weather at home in Banbury, England, kept Polk off the pitch.

He didn’t touch a soccer ball again until working out with Toronto FC on Jan. 5 — 25 days since losing to the Tigers in his final collegiate match. Polk could tell immediately that his touch was off, and that translated to his workouts in the combine two days later.

2:13 Time left on the clock when MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the Portland Timbers selected Ben Polk.

The first game of the combine “was like a million miles an hour,” and Polk knew he wasn’t in good enough shape. He was more capable of long-distance running instead of executing quick sprints and cuts.

“I just wasn’t the same player,” Polk said. “There was times where I was like ‘Aw for God’s sake Ben they’re coming to watch you do what you do well.’

“And I was just not doing it well.”

He shook off the rust in the second scrimmage, netting a shot past the 6-foot-2 frame of former Creighton goalie Connor Sparrow.

The familiar presence of McIntyre and Buescher helped him too, Polk said.

Eight MLS teams conducted face-toface interviews with Polk toward the end of the combine — not Portland though — and he flew back to Syracuse to meet up with McIntyre, Stevenson and assistant coach Matt Verni to drive to the draft in Baltimore.

“See, I’m still taking care of you,” Polk recalled McIntyre joking with him on the drive. “Still needing things from me and you’re not even one of my players anymore.”

Playing at Syracuse was a life-changing experience for Polk, he said, and the program’s historic success in 2015 gave him the platform to end up playing professionally.

As he spends his final hours on campus, primarily sifting through the 300-plus social media notifications he received on draft day, he’s still struggling to fathom what’s transpired in the five short months since he arrived at SU. “To go in the first round i s obviously crazy,” Polk said. “... (Being at Syracuse) was definitely one of the high points in my life.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

BEN POLK (7) was drafted No. 20, after teammate Julian Buescher was taken by DC United in the MLS SuperDraft. chase guttman staff photographer

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Briana Day’s shot blocking anchors Orange’s 2-3 zone

By Paul Schwedelson asst. sports editor

Virginia Tech’s Regan Magarity caught an inbounds pass at the low block and took a dribble toward the middle of the lane. With one step, she tried squeezing around Syracuse center Briana Day before letting go of a one-handed floater.

Day slid alongside Magarity, and when the ball left her hand, Day knocked it away. The block protected Syracuse’s 15-point thirdquarter lead on Jan. 10, but the typical manner in which it happened reflected a key part of Day’s game that has come to be expected.

“Yeah, it was (typical Briana),” twin sister and Syracuse center Bria Day said. “I don’t think it was anything like spectacular other than her playing defense and her doing what she knows she can do best.”

Briana Day ranks second in the Atlantic Coast Conference with 2.2 blocks per game in just 22.4 minutes per game. She’s blocking shots on 7.75 percent of opponent’s possessions according to WBBState.com, ranking third in the ACC. The lanky 6-foot4 center has been the anchor of Syracuse’s (14-4, 4-1 ACC) 2-3 zone and while she said she can still improve her rebounding, she’s turned away 39 shots this season.

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moyer something other than sports or violin, and to actually put so much time and effort into that, like I’m so proud of myself.”

Moore is relieved one basketball player was already removed from her class. She has to reprimand another for sleeping and another for using his phone.

But Moyer, the affectionate athlete with an infectious laugh, is different.

“That he takes it seriously, I mean it’s art,” Moore said. “He’s a gem.”

‘He’s embraced this community’ “Hi, I’m Matt Moyer,” he says, “Come to South Kent!”

He’s still trying to court people to come to his school, just like he’s done with top basketball recruits since committing to SU a year and a half ago.

Moyer is an ambassador for South Kent, Jefferson’s undoubted choice if a basketball player needs to speak to children or about the program.

He’s extended his influence beyond basketball and reached those outside the athletic realm.

Before basketball season started, he

It’s a result of her athleticism, growing experience and lack of foul trouble, she said.

Briana Day has put it all together, blocking a shot in seven straight games.

“Anytime you have a post player that’s going for the basketball, you have a chance to get those kinds of records,” Orange head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “And she’s done a really good job of being aggressive and going after shots up in the air. Anytime a player’s doing that, you’re going to get a lot of shots blocked.”

She’s averaging 2.4 blocks in conference play, behind only Notre Dame’s Brianna Turner, arguably the best player on the No. 3 team in the country.

“Just getting in position early and not fouling, honestly, just jumping straight up,” Briana Day said. “I think that’s why I’ve been so effective.”

In the past, Briana Day would be slow to get to the right spots. But now, she’s caught up and is beating opponents to spots instead of the other way around.

“Just being smarter, when to go and try and get a blocked shot or when I know I can’t,” Briana Day said. “I think it’s just being smart and decisive as to when I want to (block) it.”

Briana Day’s only fouled out once this season and picked up at least four fouls

twice in the last nine games. She’s timing shots better and going after balls that are free, rather than in opponents’ hands.

And while Syracuse would like to see her perform like she has over the next four games, Briana Day’s influence on the defen-

donated money from recycled bottles to an episcopal cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut. Twice a month he went to Church Street Eats, a cooperative ministry in Hartford, and served lunch and donated clothing to the needy. He washed dishes in the school cafeteria every other week, sometimes offering to fill in when staff was shorthanded, and still volunteers as a chalice bearer during communions.

“My ability to separate myself in other things besides basketball and academics has really made me understand people better,” Moyer said, “… You know, I do take pride in it.”

Moyer greeted nearly every student or teacher with a handshake or hug. Almost everyone who walked by at lunch asked about the soft cast on his left wrist. He explained that he fell on it against Brewster Prep three days prior but would be ready to go later that day. One female teacher wrapped him with a bear hug. He didn’t know her name, but she knew him.

Moyer says he relates to the Asian students who play violin, the white students who play hockey and the black students who play basketball. His teammates ques-

tioned him for gravitating toward other groups, but he was just doing what others have always done to him.

“He’s embraced this community, the community has embraced him,” Reverend Stephen B. Klots said. “… He really is a multifaceted young man.”

‘He’ll thank us one day when he’s 50’ Sunlight illuminated the inside of St. Michael’s Chapel on South Kent’s campus while Moyer looked toward the stage at 11:47 a.m. It’s the same view the entire school had when he played “Ashokan Farewell” two Fridays ago, a rare sighting of his violin outside Jefferson’s office during basketball season.

Moyer started playing violin when he was 5 and never had the option to stop. His mother Annette wouldn’t let him until he didn’t live at home. He sat first chair in the Columbus Symphony Junior Orchestra and stopped practicing in eighth grade because he didn’t need to. He could play a song after listening to it only two or three times.

“I told him, he’ll thank us one day when he’s 50,” she said. “He was definitely the best violinist in the orchestra in high school.”

In the same chapel, Moyer sang a solo as one of three kings in the school’s Nativity Play. Klots has worked at South Kent 21 years and always has slight trouble finding three kings. But as Moyer stood backstage in a gold crown and blue robe, his teammates laughing uncontrollably in the audience, the only challenge was to hold back his own laughter.

“I think his teammates were waiting for it to be funny, but he was good,” Jefferson said.

Music used to cast Moyer as an outlier, but others have grown to understand. Just like he’s assimilated the largely Asian musical contingent at South Kent. It’s given him a different perspective on how people function, including himself, and he’s learned to use the violin to erase his own stress.

As Moyer’s left hand shook vigorously on the strings in his coach’s office, his right conducted the bow at varying angles and the notes melodically flowed between high and low. He aimed his steadfast gaze downward, zoning out everything around him just like he intends.

“I feel like playing an instrument is a part of you, is like an extension of your soul, an

MATTHEW MOYER stands in St. Michael’s Chapel, the building he’s both played the violin and sang in with the whole school watching. matt schneidman sports editor

sive end has already been felt.

“You’re not going to be a good shot-blocker if you’re not athletic,” Hillsman said. “So obviously she has long arms and she’s very athletic … It’s really paid dividends.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

BRIANA DAY anchors SU down low, providing a steady presence on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. courtesy of syracuse athletic communications

extension of yourself,” Moyer said. “I know whenever I have a problem going on in life, I can just resort to the violin.”

‘He’s a novelty’ The picture on the flat-screen TV buffered out of focus and it was rather inconvenient considering the game’s magnitude. Syracuse was looking for its first conference win against Boston College after starting 0-4. Moyer urged the ESPN3 stream to improve so he could watch his future team from inches away on his bed.

[He’s] sort of a Renaissance man. It’s a risky thing to do as a macho athlete.

Walter Moore south kent associate athletic director

His hands are finally free, save for the occasional McDonald’s fry. He held a pencil in art class at 8 a.m., a basketball in open gym at 10:30, a violin in his coach’s office at 6 p.m. and the hands of friends and teachers throughout the day. Now they’re just used for instinctive reactions to the game.

He teems with anticipation when discussing his potential role, roommate arrangements and going to school with girls. Within feet of each other in his room sit his Syracuse scarf, a framed picture of him and Boeheim and two pillows with matching Syracuse pillowcases.

He’s ready to move on.

If anything, boarding school has uncovered sides that neither Moyer nor others knew he had. He’s gone from questioned to accepted and in the process, stretched his profile beyond those of the Division I-bound players surrounding him.

It doesn’t distinguish him on the court, where numbers define everybody. But off it, past the eye of coaches, past the jeers of fans and past the pressure of being a nationally ranked recruit, Moyer is defined by more.

“When you think of basketball, especially high-major top 50 basketball players, he’s not the average, he’s far from it,” Jefferson said. “He’s a novelty.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

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MATTHEW MOYER will play for Syracuse this fall, but the 6-foot-8 prep school senior has interests beyond the hardwood. His artistic ability, musical background and extroverted personality separate him from the prototypical nationally ranked basketball recruit and define him beyond the court. courtesy of david spagnolo

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A day spent with SU basketball signee Matthew Moyer reveals layers past basketball

By Matt Schneidman sports editor

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OUTH KENT, Conn. — Kelvin Jefferson’s office door slowly opened as Matthew Moyer stepped into complete darkness shortly before 6 p.m., just 30 minutes after South Kent’s 99-83 win over Army Prep.

The lights turned on and revealed Syracuse’s Trevor Cooney on the cover of two magazines and a copious amount of basketball memorabilia. But not Jefferson. The head coach was back at the gym. Moyer wasn’t there to see him anyway.

He reached for a black case behind Jefferson’s swivel chair and brought it to his lap. Moyer keeps the case in Jefferson’s office, down a narrow hallway of The Old Building, so his violin inside won’t get stolen or

damaged by the varying temperatures in his dorm room.

The 6-foot-8 Syracuse basketball signee then nestled the violin between his chin and blue sweater. He was still wearing his sweatpants from after the game and played almost three minutes of “Ashokan Farewell,” a song from the Civil War era.

“Sort of a Renaissance man,” said Walter Moore, South Kent’s associate athletic director. “It’s a risky thing to do as a macho athlete.”

Moyer is a quasi-celebrity 10 hours from his Ohio home, known mainly as a basketball star at the boarding school with 2,000 fewer students than his high school. But a day spent with him last Wednesday revealed artistic interests, musical backgrounds and a natural extroversion that adds layers beyond a future high-major Division I basketball player.

Each piece of his arsenal lends insight into a different segment at the 180-student all-boys school, allowing him to connect with different social and racial groups or isolate himself in his own head. Each provides an understanding of an aspect outside his niche on the court, further diversifying a Syracuse-bound forward who is striving for the same expansion in his game.

Fresh off his 20-point outing, Moyer finished with a twirl of the bow and stored his violin with the same precision. He walked out of the door and back into the desolate hallway. No noise or lights.

Just the bustling dining hall on the floor below. He ducked to avoid the ceiling as he descended the narrow stairway, back into the shuffle of normal high school life, if only for five more months.

‘That he takes it seriously, I mean it’s art’ Cheryl Moore wanted to know where the rest of her students were. The South Kent Art Department Chair, and Moyer’s teacher for his first class of the day, was starting a new unit on water colors and the last stragglers shuffled in the door.

530 Matthew Moyer verbally committed to Syracuse on Aug. 8, 2014, and he’s stayed with the Orange in the 530 days since.

Moyer was the first one there and stood with both hands in his pockets, intently observing as Moore demonstrated the assignment. He retreated to his desk, flex-

ible ruler and pencil in hand.

Moyer didn’t complete the template before class ended but offered to come in and finish before the 4 p.m. tipoff, when he’ll showcase his shooting range and guardlike ball-handling abilities.

When the class began in the fall, Moyer viewed art as an easy A. Now it’s a tool to put his imprint on something besides a scoreboard. Accompanied by the Pandora stations Moore plays in class — today Sam Smith Radio — Moyer clears his mind of everything besides art.

He’s spent the last four weeks illustrating his selfportrait, a fairly accurate black-and-white rendering that now serves as his phone’s lock screen picture.

“I’ve never tried this hard for anything drawing, ever in my life,” he said. “Just being able to actually focus on

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