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Renee Berlucchi, a yoga instructor at Syracuse Yoga, builds an inclusive space to make her flow more accessible to everybody — and every body. Page 9
The “Syracuse Surge” initiative will revitalize a long-closed high school and bring new business and technology opportunities to the South Side of the city. Page 3
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Syracuse University canceled evening classes and all university-sponsored events after 4 p.m. Wednesday due to plunging, subzero wind-chill temperatures. The university, in a campus-wide email, also said the weather could affect Thursday classes, and that it would announce any schedule changes by 6:30 a.m. Thursday. A wind chill warning is in effect until Thursday at 6 p.m., as wind chills between negative 20 and negative 30 degrees Fahrenheit are expected, according to Weather. com. The coldest wind chills were expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning and could cause frostbite on exposed skin within 30 minutes, per Weather.com. The Women’s Building and Ernie Davis fitness centers remained open, but other fitness locations closed. SU last canceled a full day of classes in 2018 — only the third time in university history. That was during a large winter storm.
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JUDGE RORY MCMAHON took charge of Syracuse’s opioid court to help people enter treatment quickly, he said. kai nguyen staff photographer
McMahon meets with participants every weekday, checking on their recovery progress and making sure they aren’t using drugs again. “When I see the success and I see people smiling again, it makes me realize I’m doing the right thing,” he said. The Syracuse program was modeled after a program in Buffalo, the first of its kind in the country. The court in Buffalo led to a significant drop in opioid overdoses in the city, McMahon said. More than 3,100 drug courts were oper-
ating in the United States as of June 2017, according to a report by the nonprofit Physicians for Human Rights. But Keith Brown, director of health and harm reduction at the Katal Center for Health, Equity and Justice, said drug courts have largely been unsuccessful. The courts require people to go into treatment when they may not be ready to do so because of housing instability, past traumas or employment concerns, he said. see court page 4
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Faculty debate gender pay equity adjustments By Casey Darnell and Emma Folts the daily orange
The University Senate debated how to address gender pay equity among Syracuse University faculty at its first meeting of the spring 2019 semester on Wednesday. Diane Grimes and Laurel Morton of the Senate’s Women’s Concerns Committee presented a proposal to create a committee that would determine how SU should address
Evening classes canceled By Gabe Stern
Judge Rory McMahon leads Syracuse’s new opioid treatment court odeled after a first-of-its-kind system in Buffalo, the city of Syracuse has launched a court focused on treating nonviolent criminals with opioid addictions. And Judge Rory McMahon, a longtime public servant in central New York, is leading the new initiative. He took the job immediately after it was offered — he lost a family member to opioid addiction several years ago, McMahon said. Syracuse’s new opioid treatment court, called the Court for Addiction, Recovery and Education, opened this month. It aims to help people, arrested on charges of petty crimes, get treated for addictions. If they successfully complete treatment, their sentences could be reduced. “Our motto is ‘One more sunset.’ Get them to see one more sunset,” McMahon said. “Every day they feel better, they look better, they’re eating again, they’re sleeping again. Our goal is just one more day. One more day for them to stick with the program.” About 15 people have sought help from the court in its first month of operation, and none have had overdoses since they started, McMahon said. Onondaga County’s opioid-related deaths skyrocketed in 2016, but that number steadily dropped in 2017 and 2018, according to county data. McMahon said the court program will exist until the city no longer needs it, but that currently is not the case, after 75 people died from opioidrelated causes in 2018.
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the salary appeal process and its transparency, as well as ways to prevent future inequity. The proposal came more than a year after the university released a report showing women faculty made less on average than men faculty. The proposal recommended that the Office of Academic Affairs work with the Women’s Concerns Committee throughout the semester to establish “the charge and membership for a faculty administration standing
oversight advisory committee.” Senators expressed confusion about the intent of the proposal and debated whether the committee should be created by the Women’s Concerns Committee, a permanent Senate committee or one led by university administration. Grimes said she imagined the new committee would be “facultyheavy,” combining members from Senate committees with university administrators. A standing commit-
tee, though, within the Senate cannot include non-senators, Bylaws Committee Chair Bruce Carter said. Senator Emily Stokes-Rees, associate professor of museum studies, expressed concern over delegating the responsibility of pay equity solely to the Women’s Concerns Committee and “placing the burden” of correcting salary disparities on women. “Gender equity affects all of us,” see senate page 4
I think the colder it got, it (became) smart of the university to do that because it protects people. Syeisha Byrd hendricks chapel director of engagement programs.
In the 90 minutes that followed SU’s Wednesday announcement, students and community members said the effects of the evening cancelation were minimal. Sophomore Cameron Stepec was in Hinds Hall when she received the email, shortly after her class started at 3:45 p.m. Her professor didn’t cancel class on the spot, she said, but her class was eventually released early. Two of her sorority sisters in Kappa Kappa Gamma penned “strongly-worded” letters to Chancellor Kent Syverud on Tuesday night, asking him to cancel classes, she said. Syeisha Byrd, Hendricks Chapel’s director of engagement programs, said morning classes should not have been canceled. “Why cancel classes? I went to work,” she said of the morning hours. “I think the colder it got, it (became) smart of the university to do that because it protects people.” Byrd, who runs the campus coat drive, said she got a phone call Wednesday saying that a student needed gloves and a hat. gkstern@syr.edu | @gabestern326
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Budget deficit SUNY-ESF’s Academic Governance discussed budget intiatives Tuesday night. See dailyorange.com
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Data update Syracuse’s Chief Data Officer Sam Edelstein will speak at SU on Thursday. See dailyorange.com
Landlord frustration Landlords in SU’s University Hill neighborhood are frustrated with SU’s new “safe housing� website. See Monday’s paper
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regional news Here is a round up of the biggest news happening in New York state right now. NO CRIMES
The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office posted a message to its Facebook page calling on would-be criminals to “Stay inside, watch Netflix, don’t commit crimes.� The plea from the sheriff’s office came as the central New York area experienced wind chills between -20 and -30 degrees Fahrenheit. The plea was originally posted by the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky. source: cny central
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Michael Russiffilli, a bartender who previously worked at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown hotel, alleged in a lawsuit that the hotel stole tips from him by adding a “service charge� to customer bills and not giving the extra money to banquet employees. State law mandates that companies inform customers that charges for special events are not a gratuity or tip.
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Syracuse University canceled evening classes and all university-sponsored events after 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon as the city prepared to be hit with wind chills between -20 and -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Windchills on Wednesday night were cold enough to cause frostbite. SU has only canceled a full day of classes three times in its history. dan lyon asst. photo editor
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‘Syracuse Surge’ plan to bolster South Side By Jishnu Nair staff writer
In 1975, Syracuse’s Central Technical High School closed its doors. Now, 44 years after the school shut down, Mayor Ben Walsh is working to convert Central Tech into a regional Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math school as part of his larger “Syracuse Surge� initiative. The city tried to reopen the South Side school as a vocational tech school in the early 2000s, but the plan was quickly shelved due to high renovation costs and declining enrollment, according to Syracuse. com. Walsh announced the Surge, a growth and economic initiative, in his 2019 “State of the City� address.
The new STEAM school is part of a proposed Southside Campus for the New Economy, which Walsh said was the “signature investment� of the Surge. Director of City Initiatives Greg Loh said the idea to renovate Central Tech came from a need to house Syracuse’s technical programs. “One of the major parts of the Surge are the companies investing in industries like drone technology and cybersecurity,� Loh said. “We need to build the pipeline for talent to flow into the companies investing into Syracuse.� Assemblywoman Pam Hunter, whom Walsh recognized in his address for her “tireless work in the South Side,� said that funding for Central Tech is not set. She said the
state will fund about 60 percent of the project, with the city funding the rest. Hunter said the Surge landed in the South Side due to initiatives that were taking place as early as 2006. One of those initiatives was the Southeast Gateway, which Hunter secured $200,000 in funding for in the city’s 2018-19 budget. “Talking to South Side organizations and residents was a key part of the redevelopment plan for this neighborhood,� Hunter said. The area around Central Tech will also be renovated to address initiatives related to business, data and research. A new center, the New York Center for Smart Cities, will use data from the city to make decisions on how to best deploy municipal resources.
The city purchased 17,500 street lights to convert them to smart LED lights that can be operated and maintained remotely. The street lights will save Syracuse $3 million annually. Syracuse’s Chief Data Officer Sam Edelstein said the street lights are only the beginning, and that officials are also analyzing traffic flow through the city. Both the street light and traffic data programs will be headquartered in the New York Center for Smart Cities, he said. “All the numbers we capture will be used to build a model smart city,� Edelstein said. “We’ll find out what works and what doesn’t and try to be a reference point for other cities pioneering similar initiatives in the state.�
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Here are three Syracuse news stories you might have missed this week.
Former Syracuse University adviser sentenced to probation
Ryan Gavigan, a former conduct adviser at SU, pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to a 10-year probationary period. Gavigan, 28, pleaded guilty in exchange for his sentence, Syracuse.com reported. Gavigan worked in SU’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, which resolves conduct violations that are filed against students. Gavigan was originally arrested in December 2017 on two charges of
The Syracuse City School District announced Wednesday morning that city schools will be closed Thursday, but staff are still required to report to work. Other public schools around central New York, including in Baldwinsville and East Syracuse, will be closed on Thursday. Le Moyne College, SUNY Cortland, Wells College and Jefferson Community College have canceled classes. source: syracuse.com
REP. JOHN KATKO TOWN HALLS
Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) will hold four town hall meetings in central New York in February to gauge community opinion on the replacement of the Interstate 81 viaduct. Katko has declined to comment on the I-81 replacement, but said that he’ll request federal funding for the plan supported by a majority of the community. The congressman will hold meetings in Auburn, DeWitt, Syracuse and Salina. source: syracuse.com
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child pornography. Only a handful of photos were found in Gavigan’s possession, so he was offered a probationary plea deal, Prosecutor Jeremy Cali told Syracuse.com. He pleaded guilty to possessing a photo of two underage boys involved in a sexual act, per Syracuse.com. Gavigan will register as a sex offender as part of the deal, Syracuse.com reported, and he will be free until his sentencing Feb. 28., where he will officially register.
Syracuse high school graduation rate declines
The Syracuse City School District graduation rate declined from 60.5 percent in 2017 to 58.3 percent in 2018. This is the second consecutive year that SCSD had a declin-
ing graduation rate, with a 0.5 percent drop between 2016-17, Syracuse.com reported. Syracuse had the second-lowest graduation rate of New York state’s “Big Five� school districts, which includes Buffalo, Rochester, New York City and Yonkers. Rochester had the lowest rate at 53.5 percent, per Syracuse.com. In Syracuse, the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central had the highest graduation rate at 83 percent, down from 91 percent in 2017, Syracuse.com reported. Fowler High School had the lowest rate at 46 percent, down from 50 in the previous year.
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces net neutrality proposal
New York state Gov. Andrew
Cuomo (D) announced a proposal to strengthen net neutrality as part of his 2020 Executive Budget. The proposal puts into law Executive Order 175, which requires internet providers to give equal access to any internet content, a Cuomo office press release stated. Cuomo signed the order in January 2018, per the release. “The FCC’s dangerous rollback of net neutrality puts corporations over people and goes against our fundamental belief in the free exchange of ideas,� Cuomo said in the release. The Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality laws in December 2017, per the release. The repeal went into effect in June 2018. nrrubiol@syr.edu @NatalieRubio_
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New York state banned buses and tractor-trailers from the New York State Thruway, beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday due to hazardous weather conditions. Those who break the ban will be ticketed by New York State Police. source: syracuse.com
NORTHSIDE DEMOLITION
The Greater Syracuse Land Bank on Monday will start the demolition of a house on the city’s Northside that was the site of two murders. James Springer III, 12, was shot dead near the house in October 2018, and Antonio Gullotto, 16, was killed inside the house. The building is being demolished because of its condition, including 31 code violations since 2011. source: syracuse.com
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court “Unless those courts are taking a personcentered, harm reduction approach to what people need, they’re not going to be successful for a lot of people,” Brown said. Some people may also stop using drugs without treatment, Brown said, and going through treatment might be disruptive to their lives. Immediately placing people in a treatment program and getting them Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid dependency, has helped the CARE court treat people, McMahon said, though. The court regularly drug tests participants and works with Catholic Charities of Onondaga County to help house them, he said. Richard Blondell, vice chair for addiction from page 1
senate she said, adding that the issue deserves a separate committee. The committee proposal was part of the Women’s Concerns Committee’s January 2019 report. The report also laid out four major concerns that surface consistently among faculty about SU’s handling of salary inequity adjustments. Concerns included what the committee called a lack of a standard process for making salary adjustments among SU’s schools and colleges and the inability of current salary adjustments to address long-term effects on salary inequities. The report also claimed the university hasn’t been transparent in its adjustment of faculty salaries. The Women’s Concerns Committee supports a “make-whole” model of rectifying pay from page 3
surge Edelstein said that changes in city infrastructure could have transformative effects on the data flows. One potential development is the overhaul of Syracuse’s I-81 overpass. The New York State Department of Transportation
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medicine at University at Buffalo, said the best treatment for opiate addiction is opioid replacement therapy, which could be supported by some behavior counseling. Abstinence-only treatments have not proven to be successful, he said. “The best way to deal with this opioid epidemic is prevention. In fact, we’ve never really dealt with epidemics very well at all, ever, through treatment,” Blondell said. Blondell said drug courts that force abstinence haven’t been successful, but courts that get people into treatment may provide better outcomes. The courts, though, are too new to have data to give a definitive analysis, he said. McMahon said the only people arrested in Syracuse have access to the court’s treatment program. But the city is looking to expand the program to other jurisdictions to help more
people, he added. The most common crimes committed by participants are petty thefts because they steal to support their habit, McMahon said. They have also been charged with criminal possession of stolen property or possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, he added. Syracuse has a separate drug court, but the CARE court specifically focuses on people struggling with addiction to opioids who committed petty crimes McMahon said. Violent offenders are not allowed in the program, he added. Opioid courts are distinct from other drug courts because they have a relationship with opioid treatment providers, Brown said. He added that while access to treatments like Suboxone and methadone is positive, the courts are still are a part of the criminal jus-
tice system — not an alternative. To solve what he said was an overdose epidemic, not an opioid one, Brown said municipalities should instead focus on providing access to opioid treatment drugs and working on the pre-arrest level to prevent encounters with law enforcement. McMahon said reception to the program has been overwhelmingly positive. A mother of a participant thanked him for bringing her daughter back to her after just three weeks of treatment, he said. “One guy asked if his wife could come in because she wanted to personally thank me,” McMahon said. “I said, ‘Sure,’ but it’s not me. It’s you. You’re doing it, not me.”
inequity, according to the report. The model, used by the United States Department of Labor, establishes an assessment of back pay which considers earnings lost due to past pay inequity, per the DOL’s website. The committee’s concerns echoed a statement signed by more than 200 women faculty in April 2018 that criticized SU’s handling of the gender pay gap. Michele Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, spoke about SU’s faculty salary adjustments before Grimes and Morton introduced the proposal. Wheatly said the university is finalizing its review of faculty salaries as updated by the November 2018 Faculty Census. SU will recommend final adjustments to the deans of the university’s schools and colleges as needed, she added. The provost said she will present more information at the March Senate meeting.
“We are also studying what underlying issues create challenges and barriers to female faculty and faculty from underrepresented groups,” she said. “Some representative topics will include implicit bias, campus climate and culture, mentoring and work-life balance.” As senators discussed the committee creation proposal from the Women’s Concerns Committee, Wheatly urged the Senate to let university administration continue its current efforts to adjust faculty salaries. Deborah Pellow, a senator and anthropology professor, said the committee should be permanent so there’s constant overview of pay equity. Faculty have been concerned about the way individual schools and colleges were allowed to have different methods to make salary adjustments, she added. Pellow also said the Senate shouldn’t leave the solution up to university administration. “You don’t leave this in the hands of the peo-
ple who make decisions because that’s where the issue was created in the first place,” she said. Senators decided to table the motion in the interest of time. The proposal will be reconsidered when the Women’s Concerns Committee determines how to adjust the wording of the proposal.
is reviewing three options to renovate the nowoverpass section of the highway: a community grid, a taller and wider viaduct or a tunnel. “Our current views on traffic flow will most likely be viewed as archaic by the time I-81 is fully replaced,” Edelstein said. Vacant buildings will be incorporated into the Surge program, Deputy Commissioner of
Business and Development Honora Spillane said. A property inventory check will be conducted through the city to help determine which buildings are viable to use, she said. Loh said that if the Surge succeeds on the South Side, it could be repeated in other neighborhoods around the city, such as the Near Westside. Results from the Surge shouldn’t be expect-
ed overnight, Spillane said. The school renovations will likely take several years to complete, and the rest of the program does not have a fixed timeline yet, she said. Still, she said she was optimistic about the project as a whole. “We have an opportunity to catch up,” Spillane said.
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n Thursday, the School of Information Studies is sponsoring a talk by Sam Edelstein, chief data officer of the city of Syracuse. The talk is called “Syracuse Surge: The Path to Becoming a Smart City.� The talk ties into Mayor Ben Walsh’s “State of the City� address, in which he proposed an initiative worth more than $200 million in public and private investments that aims to modernize the city’s economy. Walsh wants to turn Syracuse into New York state’s preeminent smart city. The initiative has already garnered support from all sides. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) recently announced support for the plan in his executive budget proposal. Neighborhood leaders have also praised the mayor for his initiative. As Syracuse community members, we should learn more about the initiative that could help modernize our city. Jino Distasio, director of the Institute of Urban Studies, and vice president of research and innovation at the University of Winnipeg, said the best urban development projects are those that involve all stakeholders of the community. That’s where Walsh’s initiative shines. Walsh’s initial plan is to
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purchase more than 17,500 streetlights and convert that entire network into a more efficient smart LED system. This would also allow the city to develop an interconnected grid of streetlights that enable data collection. The streetlights would have smart software and hardware installed that can be fitted with all types of devices and apps. As a result, the uses for the smart streetlights range from laying down the groundwork for autonomous vehicles to installing cameras and microphones for police use. The Syracuse Surge initiative also has projects that target the south end of downtown Syracuse. The mayor has proposed to renovate the abandoned Central High School — known as Central Tech — and turn it into a high school focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The school would target students from inside the Syracuse City School District, but would accept students from other districts, as well. The students that attend Central
Tech would have the opportunity to get a high-quality education in the heart of the city, preparing them for high-paying jobs. The SUNY Educational Opportunity Center Complex would be further developed to include a new workforce development center, expanding the opportunities for adult vocational training. Also, the Technology Garden business incubator — which is home to local startup companies working on emerging technologies — would be expanded. Syracuse Surge is still in a planning stage, and it will take many years to see its full impact, here. The initiative will likely be successful, though, as its multiple projects represent a broad set of interests. “It’s fundamentally about a broad and long-term time perspective. Individual projects are never successful, but the aggregate of intentional work is something that is significant. You shouldn’t try to knock it out of the park with a single project,� said Robert Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo.
Santiago Hernandez is a finance major. His column runs biweekly. He can be reached at sherna06@syr.edu.
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fter completing graduate school, Renee Berlucchi — then Spangler — found herself in a deep depression. She had just received news that her boyfriend since high school had died in a car accident. “In my world, I thought we were getting married,� she said. “My life as I knew it had ended.� Berlucchi said in the months following his death, she didn’t eat or sleep. As someone who doesn’t like to show emotions, she repressed all the anger and sadness she felt. But outside of her internalized grief, she said she felt a profound pull toward yoga. “My body, it just drove me to yoga,� she said. “As I started practicing more and more, I started realizing, ‘Wow, I have a lot of sh*t going on in my head because of
this traumatic event,’ and it made me deal with it.� A lifelong athlete, Berlucchi was first introduced to yoga while running track and cross-country in high school. Her teammate’s mother taught Bikram yoga and would allow Berlucchi to attend classes at her studio for free. The intense mileage left Berlucchi’s legs in near-constant need of stretching, and she said she initially sought yoga for the physical benefits. It wasn’t until years later, following her boyfriend’s death, that she understood its emotional and spiritual effects, as well. Berlucchi — a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education and a master’s in education with a reading specialist degree — relocated to Syracuse in fall 2017. She now works as a classroom coordinator at the E. John Gavras Center in Auburn, a yoga instructor at Syracuse Yoga and a substitute at Mindful Yoga. While living in Pennsylvania, she often attended yoga classes with friends, who encouraged
her to utilize her passion for teaching and love of yoga to become a certified instructor. Despite serving different populations, Berlucchi said her experiences as a teacher and as an instructor often mirror one another. Working with students with special needs, Berlucchi has learned how to best cater her classroom plans for each individual so that their learning experience is readily accessible. She said it’s this same mindset she uses when she teaches her three yoga classes at Syracuse Yoga. “Sometimes, there’s this energy that you can feel throughout a class and I can tell that sometimes I can push the students more,� she said. “And then other days, I can feel people are wanting to relax more. You kind of have to do that with the kids too at school.� Prior to moving to Syracuse, Berlucchi was a yoga instructor for Easterseals, a nonprofit health care organization that provides yoga classes for children with
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‘Don Giovanni’ opera opens Friday CNY Brewfest to feature 120 breweries By Mateo Estling staff writer
On Wednesday evening, the cast of Syracuse Opera’s “Don Giovanni� rehearsed in The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, preparing for opening night this weekend. A soprano voice reverberated throughout the space as the performer portraying Don Anna was dragged across the stage by her character’s father, accompanied by a full-bodied orchestra. Syracuse Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni� opens Feb. 1
at 8 p.m. The company will perform the show’s Italian version, written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, but with the use of traditional period costumes. While the performance stays true to script, the company hopes to give the opera a modern flair through revamped staging and a different acting approach. “The musical language stays the same, but the stage language can change,� said Christian Capocaccia, conductor of the opera. “The challenge is to speak in a language, meta-
phorically, that is accessible, but without changing the language so much that it becomes a different medium.� For Capocaccia, who’s from Rome, Italy, performing an opera in the United States is vastly different than doing so in Italy — where the art form is more popular. He described how, in Rome, cab drivers are some of the most “experienced opera lovers� in the world. When it comes to opera in Italy, Capocaccia said people will see see opera page 8
By Madeline Hinderstein contributing writer
Central New York Brewfest is back for its 23rd year, featuring 132 breweries from central New York and across the country. Patrons can sample more than 200 beers at the festival, which is set for Saturday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the New York State Fairgrounds’ Horticulture Building. Jason Purdy, organizer of CNY Brewfest, said that when planning
this year’s event, providing a variety of breweries while focusing on the customer experience was key. “I enjoy the rush in the beginning and then the exhale once everything is underway,� Purdy said. This year’s event is divided into multiple sessions — each accommodating 1,500 people — running through the day. Along with the beer tasting, guests can also enjoy live music and a viewing party of the see brewfest page 8
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asana physical disabilities and limited mobility. Throughout the program’s six-week sessions, Berlucchi said not only did the experience challenge her to modify her practice to best fit students’ abilities, but that it also expanded her definition of who can become a yogi. “That was a challenge to me, to learn and to research all of it and to know that I’m instructing it safely and accurately for the kids to be able to access it in a way that they can,” she said. “But we would always see improvement by the kids by the end of the six-week session. Always.” As yoga has risen in popularity in recent years, the practice has become more diversified, encompassing people from varying backgrounds, body shapes and physical abilities. It’s a development, Berlucchi said, that has from page 7
brewfest Syracuse-Pittsburgh men’s basketball game at 6 p.m. Saturday. The event will also feature VIP tickets and designated driver options. With only 300 tickets per VIP session available, the VIP option allows one-hour early entry, featuring 10 specialty kegs. Designated driver tickets are available for $20 at the door. Chris Spencer, a longtime participant of the CNY Brewfest and the general manager of the local tavern The Evergreen, said the event allows guests to taste different styles of beer that are outside of their comfort zones — without the danger of experiencing “buyer’s regret.” “Brewfest showcases both beers that are available and many more that are not normally or ever available,” Spencer said. Purdy, owner of Now & Later — a bottle shop and tap room located in Syracuse — has been running the event for the past three years. Purdy said his goal this year is to improve the festival from last year, especially by finding rarer beers not readily available in the Syracuse market. With last year’s attendance reaching
been beautiful to witness. “I think that people have realized that there’s so many different body types and there’s so many different reasons why people actually come to yoga,” she said. “Studios and people who become yoga instructors realize that our ability to meet everybody’s needs is there.” Yoga originated in ancient India between 1,000 and 5,000 B.C., advocated in Hinduism’s Upanishads sacred texts as a path toward personal and spiritual growth. According to data released by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 58 percent of practitioners cite practicing yoga “to maintain health and well-being.” Rebecca Alexander, a physical therapist and an instructor at Syracuse Yoga, said that while any form of exercise increases blood flow and releases endorphins into the body, the structural makeup of yoga practices can a record high, the CNY Brewfest has also revamped its ticketing process to help benefit each beer lover’s experience. Some of the newer brewers who will be featured at this year’s event include The Alchemist (Vermont), Magnify Brewing Company (New Jersey), Modern Times Beer (California) and Jackie O’s Brewpub (Ohio). Along with the new faces at this year’s Brewfest, Purdy said some of his old favorites will be returning, as well. These veteran breweries include Southern Tier Brewery (New York), Founders Brewing Co. (Michigan) and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (California). Dennis Flynn of Founders Brewing Co. said he’s excited to return to the festival with crafted India pale ales and draft beers for patrons to sample. Flynn said his goal this year is to have as many people try new beers and inform guests on what’s coming next for the company. Middle Ages Brewing Co.’s, Isaac Rubenstein has participated every year since its inception, with his parents heavily involved in the planning of the CNY Brewfest early on. “We don’t do many brew fests, but we love to do this one because it is one of the best brew fests in CNY,” Rubenstein said.
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further elicit these feel-good hormones. “Yoga really adds this other layer that really is this mind-body connection,” she said. Alexander added that there are eight elements of yoga that, when combined, can instill calmness and mental clarity into practitioners. The way many people envision yoga, she said, is through asana, the postures and poses. But two elements in particular — pranayama, or breathing techniques, and dhyana, meditation — are what elevate the physicality of the practice. Katherine Sargent, a mental health counselor and yoga instructor, added that she envisions yoga as being “a catalyst for change and for healing.” Teaching trauma-conscious yoga through Connected Warriors at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, she said that for those struggling with depression, anxiety and life stresses, yoga reunifies the body and the mind. “There’s a lot of different avenues and ways from page 7
opera performances of the play multiple times, making the audience demand a newer, fresher version of the opera. In the U.S., on the other hand, he said it’s more acceptable to perform a rendition that’s truer to script.
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The unfamiliarity of the opera’s language is a potential barrier for audiences. Ophelie Wolf, director of the opera, hopes to make
that yoga heals many different populations,” Sargent said. “But really, it’s all about using the breath and mindfulness to connect the mind, body and spirit.” As Berlucchi has further deepened her own practice and teaching skills, she has witnessed the knowledge she’s gained as a yoga instructor bleed into her role as a teacher. It’s the beauty of the connection she develops with her students and the growth of their progress that continually fuel her practice. She and a fellow teacher led a yoga session for their preschool students last week, sitting with their legs crossed on the floor, hands folded in prayer over their heart’s center. One of her students with special needs and underdeveloped verbal skills turned to her, a wide grin spreading across his face. “Namaste, Renee.” katho101@syr.edu
the audience feel more included. “I think my job as a director is to translate that so that it doesn’t matter what they’re singing,” Wolf said. “The story is still the same. The story is still relevant.” Katie Hannigan, who plays the role of Zerlina, described her character as naive, yet savvy. For her, opera is different from musical theater beyond solely the differences in vocal technique. “Things become more suspended in time, whereas with musical theater, there can be more opportunity of being in the moment,” Hannigan said. She said it’s important to recognize that although this story is set centuries ago, these characters can still be relatable to today’s audiences. “Don Giovanni” follows the titular character’s path leading him to hell. The inciting incident — an attempted rape — is what Wolf thinks can connect the opera to modern times. “In the current ‘Me Too’ movement environment, it’s an interesting piece to be doing,” Wolf said. The opera’s performances of “Don Giovanni” will take place Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 3 at 2:00 p.m. mtestlin@syr.edu
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Fine art flow Adho mukha śvānāsana “Downward dog”
Yoga with heART, run by instructor Dara Harper, is held at the Everson Museum of Art on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Yogis are surrounded by paintings as they relax. mengxuan tang contributing photographer
Yoga with heART combines paintings with poses at weekly classes Story by Taylor Watson senior staff writer
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he Everson Museum of Art was quiet on a snowy, Saturday morning in the middle of January. Their doors opened at 10 a.m., but many local residents were staying indoors, preparing for the winter storm that was set to hit that afternoon. A series of harmonized “om” chants floated out of a gallery on the second floor. There, amid an exhibit celebrating last year’s 50th anniversary of the museum, the floor was polka dotted with brightly colored yoga mats and 15 seated students, ready as Dara Harper’s, Yoga with heART, class began. Harper has taught the class every week since the museum reached out to her six years ago. The partnership was born out of the desire to make the museum more accessible to the community — to make everyone feel like there’s something there for them, said Kimberly Griffiths, curator of education at the Everson. The class, she said, is an alignment of yoga and art. “(The space) is meditative and peaceful,” Griffiths said. “When you’re in a pose, it gives you the opportunity to observe and contemplate a work of art.” Harper, who has been teaching yoga for almost 25 years, has a steady following of about 18 students per class at the museum. To keep the art safe, students always practice at least three feet away from the walls and sculptures. “When we’re around visually inspiring art, it’s really useful because as people are in poses, their minds tend to wander, and if you’re going to wander anyway, they may as well look at beautiful things,” Harper said. “It gives you something to shift your mood.” Harper prepares a philosophical piece for class each week, she said. The “asana,” or pose practice, usually reflects pieces of the philosophical ideas. On this particular day, Harper starts out the class by offering a personal story, relating it to the proverb: If you have a pebble in your shoe, remove it rather than learning to walk with a limp.
Those bits of inspiration are one of the many reasons Nancy Daley has been attending the class for the past six years. The museum makes an elegant invitation to attend class, Daley said, and provides a reason to visit the museum more frequently. “It’s a nice merging of the physical self and visual beauty,” she said. “The art invites you to be gentle.” Daley started attending classes as an activity to do with her teenage daughter. During her first class, she couldn’t make it through the practice without taking a break. Now, she is one of the strongest students, Harper said. Her class requires all muscle groups to work together, Harper said, rather than targeting certain muscles, as one might do with a gym machine. Daley said the class has made her feel stronger from within. “You get to know muscles or know your body in ways you didn’t know,” Daley said. As she continues her practice, Daley delights in achieving poses she had previously struggled with — namely Ardha Chandrasana, or “Half Moon Pose.” But the class is about more than how long or far you stretch, Daley said. It’s the feeling of tension and balance. It’s a flowing exploration of each pose — and no matter what pose Harper has the students in, they can see different displays and galleries. The yoga practice follows ideas around form and lines found in the body, Harper said. During the practice, she can point to the artwork and the practitioners’ bodies alike, how lines and curves work together. But the art also serves as a pleasing backdrop, she added. While the art on the walls and within the gallery where they practice may change from week to week, every class ends the same, Daley said. Everyone smiles and bows as they say namaste — a Sanskrit word meaning “I bow to you.” tnwatson@syr.edu
Utthita Trikonasana “Triangle pose”
Vrksasana “Tree pose”
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Syracuse started with 7 defenders, but it only has 4 left By Arabdho Majumder asst. copy editor
On Jan. 29, down to four active defenseman against No. 6 Cornell, Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan asked Logan Hicks to play the position she gave up two years prior. Originally a defender, Hicks focused on her new role as junior right winger this season. She had to switch because the Orange didn’t have enough defenders to fill its usual three lines. Hicks kept things simple. She cleared pucks quickly, angled skaters away from the net and didn’t take risks. The defense held Cornell — the ninth-best offense in the country (3.24 goals per game) — to two scores in the first two periods. But in the final 20 minutes, everyone was “gassed,” Flanagan said, leading to mental mistakes and three unanswered Big Red goals. Syracuse (6-18-2, 6-5-1 College Hockey America) has been hobbled by injuries this season, losing three defenders to injury. Dakota Derrer sustained a lower body injury on Nov. 10 against Penn State, ending her career, Flanagan said. Lindsay Eastwood has no timetable for return with an illness and Kristen Siermachesky was hit into the boards from behind against Penn State on Jan. 26, leaving the Orange with four healthy defenders for most of that contest. Flanagan adjusted without major changes to his system, rotating Hicks to the back against Cornell, and that’s likely to from page 12
affolder off. Soon after that, he ended his long-distance relationship, of three years, after late night calls and fights over FaceTime before meets. At times, the coaching staff questioned Affolder’s focus, wondering if he’d rather be at his girlfriend’s school than running at Syracuse, his mother, Brandyn said. Affolder’s exgirlfriend wished not to be named. Coaches didn’t sway his personal decisions either way, he said. They tried to help clear his mental space to achieve optimal performance. He came to understand no running performance defines him. During this time, he also consulted with a sport psychologist, who helped clear his mind. Affolder said he made more significant changes to his dieting, social life and sleep schedule. He now meticulously tracks his sleep and food consumption. Before the threeweek reflection period, he would often stay up late doing homework. Now, he makes sure he from page 12
battle six assists. It was Battle’s highest point-total in a regulation game this season. “They just couldn’t stop Tyus in the second half,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said, “and that was the ballgame.” Boston College seemed to have the hot touch early, breaking it open to an early 15-6 lead. But that’s when the Orange offense came alive. Elijah Hughes hit a 3 from the left wing off a hand-off from Battle. Then another — moments later from the same spot, again off a pass from Battle, that cued a Hughes air guitar motion. Saturday, the Orange couldn’t solve Virginia Tech’s help defense and double teams. But Wednesday, Battle took it upon himself. He split defenders and drew fouls to negate their impact. Then, in a distributor role, Battle set up back-to-back 3s from Buddy Boeheim before setting up Marek Dolezaj for a triple. “If he has it in his hands, somebody else can’t screw it up,” Boeheim said of using Battle at the point. Syracuse was 75 percent of the way to its Virginia Tech point total at halftime, and Battle wasn’t done. He rose up and hit a long 2-pointer out of the halftime break to open the second-half scoring. And while BC answered back again and again, leading Boeheim to yank off his jacket, Battle wasn’t losing Wednesday. “He’s a phenomenal player,” Buddy said of Battle. “He’s once-in-a-lifetime player I get to play with.”
continue until Eastwood or Siermachesky comes back. “I thought our kids did a good job, and we only had four defensemen, so we asked a lot of those four,” Flanagan said following the Penn State matchup. Flanagan kept his defense fresh by rotating the five players in the last two matchups. Syracuse averages 5.1 penalties a game, but committed only one against Penn State and three against Cornell. The emergence of junior Allie Olnowich and more consistency from freshman Shelby Calof have helped the Orange secure their defensive depth. Olnowich started as the seventh defender this season, but against Cornell, she started alongside senior captain Allie Munroe. Now, Olnowich’s ability, that Flanagan said she’s always had, is standing out. She’s an “intuitive” player when it comes to decision making. Olnowich is also the most disciplined player on the ice for the Orange, Flanagan said. The lack of discipline has lost them games this season. Olnowich has committed just two penalties, the fewest out of players with consistent ice time. Syracuse’s forwards have helped with SU’s recent success, too. Their responsibility on the defensive side of the ice grew with the injuries, and two-way players like Lauren Bellefontaine became essential. The freshman, who is third on the team in blocks, got in front of a career-high four shots against Penn State when Siermachesky went down, and she repfinishes any work he has before practice and falls asleep at 10:30 p.m. on the dot every night. He’ll often stay home and watch Syracuse sporting events on TV instead of wasting energy standing in the student section or risk getting sick. “Everything’s down to a science,” Affolder said. In every decision he makes, big or small, he asks himself: Will it affect his running? “He’s very regimented,” head coach Brien Bell said. “I just think he’s really, really emotionally in it.” Now, Affolder only eats food where he can pronounce all the ingredients — once, Bell caught him eating Little Bites muffins on a cross-country trip. Now, he opts for overnight oats for breakfast and Nature Valley bars for snacks. “I haven’t touched Little Bites in almost two years,” Affolder boasts. Once he regained his footing, he won the conference steeplechase championship, earning All-ACC Academic Team honors. Then, at NCAA Outdoor Championships, he placed After Syracuse lost at Virginia Tech, Battle said “the bottom line” is that he has to be more aggressive. He hadn’t looked to take over that game early, and by the time he came out of halftime looking to provide a spark, the Hokies’ lead was already too large. Battle didn’t let that happen Wednesday. “Just to keep on attacking, that’s really it,” Battle said. “Keep on attacking and try to find my shot … They put a couple different guys on me. I was just trying to be aggressive.” He scored 10 in the first half, and when BC seemed to have an answer in the form of a 16-7 second-half run, Battle had a bigger one. A 3 from the top of the key, that barely nicked the back rim as it fell. Then another 3, same spot, swish. “He steps back, and it’s a hard shot to stop,” Boeheim said. “He’s pretty quick, and if you come at him really quick, he’ll get by you. He’s played well all year, and that’s what he does.” As Battle jogged back down the floor after the second 3, he hopped up-and-down a few times, and shook his head side-to-side. “I didn’t even notice I did that,” Battle said. “I probably did do that. I’m a competitor. I like to get going like that.” Battle missed another 3 by a couple of inches, because his right foot was on the line. He’d settle for a swished 2 and four claps as he came back down the floor. In the end, it was all Battle. And that was plenty. “We needed a Herculean effort from Tyus to win this game,” Boeheim said. wmheyen@syr.edu | @Wheyen3
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licated her block total three days later against the Big Red. “It’s really helpful having the forwards get back and having them talk to you and being an outlet to get open makes it a lot easier,” Hicks said. Syracuse got the day off after facing Cornell to recover from three games in five days. Now,
it won’t play again until Feb. 8. Even if Eastwood isn’t fit to return by that point, it gives Hicks time to acclimate to her old position. With just one day of practice before playing against Cornell, Flanagan didn’t have much advice for Hicks. He had no other options.
ninth in the steeplechase. Affolder’s mind was clear and his legs churned; the three-week sabbatical paid off. Then, to start his sophomore year, Syracuse failed to win the cross-country ACC Championship for the first time since joining the conference in 2013. When the team returned to Syracuse, they went out to dinner at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to discuss what went wrong and how to regroup for nationals, which were less than three weeks away. Affolder remembers eating pulled pork and macaroni and cheese, same as everyone. Hours later, around 3 a.m., Affolder woke up and couldn’t stop vomiting. He assumed it was food poisoning. But in the back of his mind, he remembered the anatomy and physiology exam worth a third of his grade he had to take later that day. Affolder didn’t have time to recover. He composed himself the best he could, sat down in class, filled out the first three questions on the exam, then fled to the bathroom to vomit more. Twenty-four hours after first vomiting, Affolder was rushed to the
emergency room for an appendectomy. Nineteen days after his surgery, Affolder competed in the National Cross-Country Championships, finishing 190th out of 252 runners. He said the right side of his body still wasn’t responding well when the race started. “Unfortunately,” his mom said, “It seems like just when we think he’s about to peak and do something great … he has these unforeseen setbacks.” After becoming the best distance running prospect in New York, according to former head coach Chris Fox, Affolder moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, but sat out most of the outdoor season due to tendinitis. During a meet at Virginia last year, Affolder clipped a barrier and injured his elbow, but he ran the next day in an Aircast. The memories of last indoor season haunt Affolder, but they also fuel him every day, in every practice, and every decision he makes. A roadblock can appear any time — he knows that — but now, he’ll be ready for it.
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interior head coach Jim Boeheim said. “Our rebounding is atrocious. Our defense inside is not good.”
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Syracuse only recorded one block in its 77-71 win over Boston College on Wednesday, but held the Eagles to 18 paint points
Dolezaj was no better that Chukwu, finishing with three points and going 1-for-3 from the field. Dolezaj said Boeheim wants him to be more aggressive: “Shoot when I’m open,” is the message. Yet, he’s hesitated when freedup after setting screens, and he’s missed looks inside. When Dolezaj didn’t make an open layup Wednesday, the Eagles got the rebound and scored a transition bucket. After the game, Boeheim spoke with a concerned tone when breaking down the Orange frontcourt. He knows his bigs can do more. And he knows they need to do more. Their emergence could go a long way for a Syracuse team looking to handle the better conference opponents ahead on the schedule. “I don’t know what he was doing the first 20 minutes in there,” Boeheim said of Chukwu. “He’s 7-foot-2. He’s there, he’s got to stop shots.
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(Ky) Bowman had two layups right at him.” Junior shooting guard Tyus Battle, who scored a game-high 31 points with six assists, said his bigs may lack confidence. Earlier in the season, sophomore forward Oshae Brissett also said they’re not assertive enough. It shows when they don’t go up strong in the paint. It shows when they don’t jump high for boards. And it shows when they get bodied up by players several inches shorter. Last March, Syracuse’s surprise Sweet 16 run was rooted in an air-tight defense that restricted interior drives, contested outside shots and minimized high-post presence. All of that stemmed from the bigs, specifically Chukwu and Dolezaj who patrolled the inside. They were active, altering shots and cutting away lanes. Their offensive production didn’t soar, but they held their own on both ends of the court — a sentiment players said is all the frontcourt needs to do. “We can’t miss up layups and give up offensive rebounds,” Dolezaj said Wednesday. A renewed frontcourt would further stretch out a progressing offense still trying to find its true form. Big man production, albeit in small amounts, would reinforce the bottom of the 2-3 zone and make teams more reliant on outside shots. That’s what Syracuse wants: opposing offenses to fall into one-dimensionality. SU bigs have showed, in spurts, what they’re capable of. They just have to produce with more regularity. “We’ve got to get more out of our inside guys,” Boeheim said. “We’re not going to be successful if we don’t get more from them.” mguti100@syr.edu | @Matthewgut21
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By Eric Storms staff writer
NOAH AFFOLDER �locked up� in last year’s indoor ACC Championship. Syracuse finished last. In the following three weeks, he committed almost exclusively to running. max freund staff photographer By Danny Emerman staff writer
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alfway through the indoor Atlantic Coast Conference Championship distance medley relay race last February, Noah Affolder prepared to kick into high gear. Suddenly, the then-freshman’s body “locked up.� He slowed down, and it felt like he was moving backward. Affolder almost got lapped. Syracuse finished last, two minutes behind the top team. Affolder called the performance “embarrassing,� leading to the coaching staff to scratch him from the rest of the weekend to prevent further humiliation, he said. After the meet, his coaches challenged him, giving the distance runner three weeks to “fix your crap.� He couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. He still doesn’t exactly know. When Affolder
returned to campus, he had trouble getting out of bed. “They tested me for everything,� Affolder said, “and everything came back negative.� Affolder used the three weeks to make lifestyle changes while committing almost exclusively to running. After the allotted time, Affolder embarked on a selfdescribed redemption tour. His disappointing first indoor season triggered it. He had a medical hiccup during cross-country in 2018, and now, the distance runner is focused on returning to the All-American form he earned last spring. “I have the opportunity to write my own legacy here at Syracuse, and I’m not going to have my legacy be my freshman year,� Affolder said. After 2018’s Indoor ACC Championships, Affolder wrote a list of everything important in his life. If it didn’t help his running, he’d cross it see affolder page 10
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Despite win, Syracuse still struggles in the paint By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — For as well as Syracuse played in January, its prevailing weakness came inside the paint. Over the past several weeks, SU has watched chance after chance slip away. They’ve come in several forms: rebounds, pickand-roll opportunities and altered shots. As the offense surged, the progression of SU bigs declined.
Wednesday night in a 77-71 win over Boston College (11-8, 2-5 Atlantic Coast), Syracuse (15-6, 6-2) bounced back from a 22-point loss at Virginia Tech to pick up its eighth win in the last 10 games. SU is taking care of the games it needs to, and its perimeter shooting has surged. But senior center Paschal Chukwu and sophomore forward Marek Dolezaj, who rotate at the center position, have remained stuck in neutral. The bigs weren’t supposed to do
this — not this season. They returned after a year of growth in 2017-18. And yet, they haven’t progressed to the level they need to for Syracuse to play with more consistency. “I know I need to do more,� Chukwu said last month. Chukwu wasn’t made available for a postgame interview after scoring two points and attempting only one field goal. He failed to both set a high-ball screen and roll successfully in one fluid sequence.
He collected just four rebounds at 7-foot-2. While senior point guard Frank Howard said Chukwu’s been just what SU needs — “we’re happy in his play� — he’s sometimes indecisive in ball-screen scenarios. Against the Eagles, he mishandled a couple of dump-offs inside that would have given him easy looks at the basket had he caught the pass. “Our inside guys aren’t finishing around the basket bad(ly),� Syracuse see interior page 10
After a big weekend of wins over No. 9 Michigan and Purdue — who toppled No. 12 Ole Miss to face the Orange — Syracuse (4-0) was ranked No. 10 in the weekly Oracle/ITA National Team Rankings, its highest in team history. In the season’s first Tennis Channel/USTA ranking released Wednesday, the Orange sat at No. 17. Syracuse previously ranked No. 24, tied for its highest ranking since 2016. The Orange cracked the top-25 for the third time in program history. It checked in at No. 25 after defeating then-No. 3 Georgia Tech last year. Syracuse defeated Michigan 4-2 with aid from No. 43 Gabriela Knutson, upsetting No. 3 Kate Fahey. Knutson was named ACC Player of the Week. Dina Hegab also stepped up for SU, winning the clinching point in both weekend matches. Virginia (4-1) will come to Syracuse to open ACC play for the Orange on Friday afternoon, where Syracuse will look to stay undefeated. After visiting Boston College (5-0) on Sunday, the Orange will spend the next weekend in Seattle for the ITA National Indoor Championships, which they qualified for by winning their opening rounds of the tournament over Michigan and Purdue. estorms@syr.edu
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Battle lifts SU over BC By Billy Heyen
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — As Tyus Battle lined up free throws with less than a minute to go, a contingent of Syracuse fans chanted. “Ty-us Battle, Ty-us Battle,� the orangeclad supporters let ring through BATTLE Conte Forum, about a four-and-a-half hour drive from the Carrier Dome. In a game that threatened to get away from the Orange early and became tight again late in the second half, Battle put it out of reach. Syracuse (15-6, 6-2 Atlantic Coast) was carried by Battle in the second half to key a bounce back win in ACC play over Boston College (11-8, 2-5) on Wednesday night, 77-71, in Conte Forum. Battle scored 21 second-half points and finished with 31 to go with
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