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Political scientist and Teen Vogue columnist Jenn M. Jackson is set to teach at SU next year. Her course will focus on power dynamics within race and gender. Page 7

Kathy O’Connell, the first candidate for Disability Cultural Center director to visit campus, spoke to SU students about disability culture Tuesday in Bird Library. Page 3

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Syracuse men’s basketball has six games left. With an up-anddown season so far, the final stretch will define the Orange’s postseason success. Page 12

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SU responds to demands after Ackerman assault forum By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

Syracuse University has begun work on several initiatives that students demanded during a Monday night forum focused on the assault of three students along Ackerman Avenue earlier this month and the subsequent police response to what many campus groups, including Student Association, have called a racially-charged attack. The university is taking immediate action in seven areas, SU officials said in a campus-wide email Tuesday afternoon. Those initiatives

include working with the Syracuse Police Department to “facilitate� a meeting with students about safety and the consideration of an investment to help install additional security cameras in the university neighborhood, according to the email. SU also plans to evaluate latenight transportation options for students, seek feedback on university policy of excluding race from crime reports and provide a map of DPS’ jurisdiction to clarify if campus or city police will respond to noise complaints, per the email. Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado, Dean of

Students Rob Hradsky and interim Chief Diversity Officer Keith Alford sent the email. All three officials answered questions from students, faculty and staff during Monday night’s forum.

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Students at the forum criticized the communication from SU and DPS about the Feb. 9 assault of three students of color on Ackerman Avenue. Jair Walker, who was attacked, said at the forum that one of the attackers called Walker a “n*gger.� Maldonado said it is DPS’ policy to omit the race of the suspects or victims of a crime. The Tuesday email said the Feb. 9 assault involved “clearly racist language.� When Maldonado arrived on campus in 2015, the existing DPS policy was to exclude the race of suspects in campus alerts, he said at

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the forum. DPS created the current policy after students of color raised concerns about possible racial profiling, he added. Maldonado said he wants community input about whether the policy of omitting race should be changed. SU will continue to seek input on the policy, the Tuesday email said. SPD is investigating the assault because DPS does not have jurisdiction to investigate off-campus incidents, Maldonado said during the forum, and it would be “unprofessional� for him to conclude that the assault was a hate crime, he added. see dps page 4

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University to rezone off-campus properties Expelled student View of northern SU properties View of southern SU properties sues SU I-81

East Colvin Street

Irving Avenue

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Student says university mishandled a sexual assault case against him

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By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

Upstate Medical University

Thurber Street

I-81

Skytop Road

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Goldstein Student Center

Waverly Avenue

Irving Avenue

Hall of Languages

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Several addresses listed were not clearly-defined locations with set boundaries and are marked on the map at approximate sites

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By Kennedy Rose and India Miraglia the daily orange

Syracuse University is pursuing an expansion of its Planned Institutional District for a number of properties it owns around Syracuse in response to a large-scale city rezoning plan. The city’s “ReZone Syracuse� project aims to update Syracuse’s zoning ordinance to better accommodate “smart growth,� transit and neighborhood development. SU’s rezoning would take properties currently zoned as residential, industrial or commercial properties and place them under a uniform Planned Institutional District. The university plans to rezone lands close to the SU’s Main Campus and near Skytop on South Campus, including addresses along University Avenue, Harrison Street and East Colvin Street.

“As part of SU’s review of our zoning districts amidst the City’s ‘ReZone Syracuse’ zoning update process, it became apparent to us that PID zoning is more appropriate in these particular locations; thus, the proposed rezonings,� Assistant Director for Campus Planning Jennifer Bybee said in a statement. SU has no building or redevelopment plans for the locations it’s rezoning, Bybee said. Petition filings to the city’s Planning Commission confirmed that SU has no plans for those locations, as of Tuesday. SU will also pursue new zoning classifications for undeveloped land near South Campus, including in wooded areas close to East Colvin Street. Syracuse’s zoning department defines a Planned Institutional District as a zone that encourages “the orderly, cooperative and

flexible development and expansion of institutional land uses.� It can be used to ensure compatibility and functionality for buildings throughout the district, as well as to help traffic flow through the space. Planned Institutional Districts can be used by schools, hospitals and clinics, religious institutions, charitable organizations, daycares and fraternities and sororities, according to the current zoning ordinance. Bybee said city zoning officials support SU’s rezoning efforts, and that they have worked with university representatives to determine best practices for rezoning. The rezoning would also create additional sub-districts within SU’s Planned Institutional District. Those new sub-districts would encompass the Steam Station, near Interstate see zoning page 4

A former graduate student is suing Syracuse University in federal court, accusing the university of wrongfully expelling him after a sexual misconduct allegation, according to court documents. The graduate student, listed as “John Doe� in the lawsuit, attended SU from 2016-17 as a student in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 11, court records show. SU expelled the student in spring 2017 after the University Conduct Board concluded he was guilty of sexual assault, per the lawsuit. In the lawsuit, the graduate student accused SU of violating his rights under federal law, the New York State Constitution and the university’s own policies. The student requested SU pay direct and indirect damages the student experienced after his expulsion as well as punitive damages for allegedly violating his rights, court documents show. Sarah Scalese, SU’s senior associate vice president for university communications, said in a statement Tuesday that the university is committed to investigating and resolving Title IX complaints as fairly, efficiently and sensitively as possible. “That is what happened in this case,� Scalese said. “Per federal privacy law and University policy, we do not comment on the specifics of any individual cases.� The lawsuit lists Sheila Johnsonsee lawsuit page 4

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Katko hosts 3rd I-81 town hall in Liverpool Provost responds to ‘anti-Israel’ criticism By Natalie Rubio-Licht asst. copy editor

rep. john katko (r-camillus) hosted his third town hall meeting with county residents on Tuesday about the Intersate 81 project. He will host another town hall Thursday at Fowler High School in Syracuse. corey henry staff photographer By Gabe Stern

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Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) hosted a third town hall for community members to voice their opinions on the future of Interstate 81’s viaduct that runs through Syracuse on Tuesday evening. Nearly 200 people packed the Liverpool Middle School cafeteria supporting various options — among them a $1.3 billion community grid, a $1.7 billion reconstruction of the current highway viaduct and a $4.5 billion hybrid tunnel-grid concept. Katko has yet to endorse a specific option for the divisive issue that has been debated for more than a decade, and has previously said that he will make a decision once more information on the options was released. Katko on Tuesday said he would like more direct comparisons among the three options. The New York State Department of Transportation has yet to release its Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which Katko said he thought would be released by the time of the town hall.

“We have anecdotal information, but we don’t have one central source,� Katko said during the panel. Liverpool resident Nick Ciotti said he wouldn’t mind dealing with the estimated four extra minutes added to his commute into Syracuse, if the community grid was built. “If you’re for the viaduct, think about the message you’re sending to the rest of the country,� Ciotti said. “We (would) say, ‘Hey, we’re Syracuse and central New York. We’re willing to knock down 35 buildings just so we can rebuild a highway so people can drive through our city as fast as possible.’� Another Liverpool resident who said he lives half of a mile from Liverpool also advocated for the community grid. “We have to understand that it’s not just about the city of Syracuse,� Katko said shortly after. “It’s positively a regional thing.� Barry Gordon, who said he has lived in Onondaga County since 1969, said the grid is the only option that would provide a better life for residents who were hurt by the

construction of the current viaduct that splits the city. The construction of I-81 split the 15th ward, a historically African American neighborhood, and led to increased segregation of the city both racially and by socioeconomic status. “Let’s not make the same sort of mistake again by perpetuating an unworkable and unfair situation,� Gordon said. City and county residents have long been divided on the future of the aging viaduct. Mayor Ben Walsh and several Common Councilors publicly supported the grid, while both the Onondaga County Supervisors’ and Mayors’ associations endorsed a hybrid tunnel-grid option. Several employees and residents from the town of Salina stressed the economic benefits the intersection between I-81 and the Interstate 90 thruway give to Salina. Missy Hughes, one of two employees from a group of four hotels near the intersection of I-81 and the I-90 thruway, said the hotels’ convenient location right off of the highway has a strong selling point for customers she speaks with daily.

Jacqui Paikan, a second representative from the group of hotels, said that 95 percent of their customers arrive using their own vehicles, and 70 percent use I-81 to get to their business. “If we do change the route of 81, our occupancy will go down,� Paikan said. “And we’re going to have to cut payroll. We’re going to have to cut hours.� Later in the panel, Salina Councilor Jim Magnarelli said there were three sets of ramps that go through Salina from I-81. He said the tax revenue from the businesses near I-81 exits in Salina is upward of $693,000. If I-81 traffic was rerouted from this area, the town could see as much as a 50 percent decline in market value, Magnarelli said. “Making a decision now that does not take into account all of the current economic concerns of the entire area, especially those areas most closely impacted by the option chosen, in my opinion, would not be rational,� Magnarelli said. gkstern@syr.edu @gabestern326

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DCC director candidate presents at Bird Library By Gabe Stern

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Disability Cultural Center director candidate Kathy O’Connell gave a presentation on disability culture Tuesday afternoon in Syracuse University’s Bird Library. O’Connell is the first of three candidates to give presentations on campus, vying for the open position. Diane Wiener stepped down as director of the DCC in December to take a job at SU’s Burton Blatt Institute. Huey Hsiao, associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, has served as interim director of the DCC since January. “Disability culture is about the transformation from a history of

shame and oppression to one of ownership and value,� O’Connell said. O’Connell said she wants to continue the DCC’s collaboration with other cultural centers at SU. This would bring the DCC to “all corners of campus,� she said. She said she also wants to coordinate with, and at times challenge, SU’s administration to value people with disabilities. O’Connell hopes to bring a progressive focus on addressing ableism in its “overt and insidious forms,� she said. O’Connell holds a certification in rehabilitation counseling. She’s a licensed mental health counselor. She shared a quote from Jay Dolmage’s book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Educa-

tion,� which she said summed up her view on ableism.

With all due respect to ablebodied people, it’s time for us to be leading disability programs more. Kathy O’Connell candidate for disability cultural center director

“Ableism is everywhere, not that it overwhelms all of good schooling

can do,� she read. “But what we are all responsible for looking at it, recognizing our roles in its circulation, and seeking change.� O’Connell, who lives with cerebral palsy, said people with disabilities should be leading more of the DCC’s programs. “With all due respect to ablebodied people, it’s time for us to be leading disability programs more,� she said. O’Connell said the role of the DCC director should be to empower students with disabilities to make the center their own, which includes making the DCC a place where community members can “come and just be,� her presentation read. see dcc page 4

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly on Tuesday detailed the university’s anti-discrimination policy after speakers made inflammatory remarks relating to Israeli and Palestinian groups at a public forum hosted by the Syracuse Peace Council last month. SU did not sponsor the forum and none of the speakers at the event are employed by the university, Wheatly said in an SU News release Tuesday afternoon. She said recent reports have publicized that students can receive internship credit for working with the Syracuse Peace Council, but no current students have internships with them. Only two students have had internships with the Syracuse Peace Council, the most recent being 2014, per the release.

There is absolutely no place at Syracuse University for anti-Semitism. Michele Wheatly vice chancellor and provost

Conservative news websites, including Campus Reform and Breitbart, have criticized SU for giving internship credit to students who work with the Syracuse Peace Council. Both websites called the organization “anti-Israel.� Campus Reform is an online news organization that “exposes the liberal bias and abuse against conservatives on America’s colleges and universities,� according to its website. The Syracuse Peace Council has hosted several events denouncing acts of violence against Palestinian protesters on the Gaza Strip. The anti-discrimination policy does not tolerate anti-Semitism or degrading language or behavior of any individual or group, Wheatly said in the release. “These are foundational values that drive our university initiatives and define our culture,� Wheatly said. Wheatly said the university protects the community’s right to academic freedom. Campus community members have a right to discuss differences of opinion and express ideas in which “some or most of the members of the community strongly disagree,� she said. The university encourages open discussion about peace and justice in the Middle East, and it does not support the boycott of Israeli academic institutions or faculty, Wheatly said. nrrubiol@syr.edu @natalierubio_

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SPD said the attack was not racially motivated, a conclusion many students at the forum said they disagreed with. “I can only respect the words of the Syracuse Police Department,” Maldonado said on Monday. “The Department of Public Safety cannot comment about specifically whether this was a hate crime or not because it is not our investigation.” SPD officials denied Maldonado’s invitation to attend the forum due to the open investigation from page 1

lawsuit Willis, SU’s chief equal opportunity and Title IX officer, and Bernerd Jacobson, the university’s senior equal opportunity and Title IX investigator, as defendants in addition to the university and its Board of Trustees. SU’s Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion, and Resolution Services started an investigation into the student’s conduct after the Syracuse Police Department declined to investigate further into the matfrom page 3

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After O’Connell presented, she opened the floor to questions from audience members. Jason Harris, a research associate at BBI, said the university should make a larger effort to support and hire more employees with disabilities. Harris said that when he was a student at SU, he did not know many faculty with disabilities that he could look up to, and there were few faculty who came from a similar background as him. He stressed the importance of SU working to better represent and support people with disabilities through faculty representation and resources. “That’s really important for the students and also the structure of the university,” he said. “That would mean in this position and

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of the assault, he said at the forum. Students asked if Maldonado would work to set up a meeting with SPD officials so students could address their concerns. Maldonado promised to follow up with SPD when the investigation is over. Students also expressed frustration with what they said is a lack of security cameras in the University Hill neighborhood. The nearest surveillance camera to the assault, on Euclid Avenue, did not show the assault taking place, Maldonado said at the forum. SU will work with the city to see if installing more cameras would be possible, according to the Tuesday email.

After several students of color at the forum said they don’t feel welcome or safe on campus, Alford suggested creating a new advisory committee made up of students of color. The university is working to create a committee like that to work closely with DPS, per the email. Maldonado said at the forum DPS can only shut down parties at properties owned, operated or managed by SU. Students in the audience said DPS shuts down parties hosted by students of color more frequently than parties hosted by white students. DPS only shuts down parties in response to noise complaints, Maldonado said. He

also said white students represent a higher number of noise complaint referrals than students of color. A student in the audience said it made sense that white students get referred more often than students of color because SU is a predominantly white institution. Students at the forum also called on DPS to review its bias training and how officers treat students of color. Maldonado said he would have no objection to DPS being reviewed. The email did not specify whether DPS would begin a review of its policies and training.

ter, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that SU’s investigation of the student’s conduct was biased. The university used a “trauma-informed approach” to investigate the matter, according to a press release the student’s lawyer sent to The Daily Orange. The student is represented by Michael Allen, a Connecticut-based lawyer. John Doe is a resident of Connecticut, where both students referenced in the court documents met prior to coming to SU, according to the lawsuit. The student is represented by Michael

Allen, a Connecticut-based lawyer. John Doe is a resident of Connecticut, where both students referenced in the court documents met prior to coming to SU, according to the lawsuit. The student is represented by Michael Allen, a Connecticut-based lawyer. John Doe is a resident of Connecticut, where both students referenced in the court documents met prior to coming to SU, according to the lawsuit. The male student, in the lawsuit, denied that any sexual acts with the woman student were nonconsensual. The University Conduct Board rejected the woman’s accusation that

all sexual encounters with John Doe were nonconsensual, according to the lawsuit. The University Conduct Board determined that the student was guilty of committing rape against the woman on Nov. 13, 2016, according to the lawsuit. The Board expelled the student in May 2017, per the lawsuit. The lawsuit also made a claim that SU did no tnotify John Doe that there was a complaint against him. — Assistant News Editor Gabe Stern contributed reporting to this story.

others, we’re hiring more disabled people.” Dee Katovich, assistant director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive and Higher Education, said academic departments at SU “don’t do disability,” meaning many professors and faculty often overlook disability issues, Katovich said. Katovich asked how O’Connell could engage academic departments across SU. O’Connell said people might start to feel more engaged if they are included in discussions about disability issues. “If we open the door and begin the conversation ... people realize that ‘Oh, disability — promoting it, working with the challenges, applies so much to my life,’” O’Connell said. The other two DCC director candidates will also present at SU this week. Stephanie Woodward will speak Wednesday, and Elizabeth Sierra will speak Thursday. gkstern@syr.edu | @gabestern326

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zoning 81, South Campus and the Ainsley Campus, Bybee said. The University Physical Plant, University Commissary, Campus Planning, Design and Construction and other accessory uses are at the Ainsley Campus, located near East Colvin Street. City planning commissioners approved two of SU’s zoning petitions related to its Planned Institutional District at a meeting Tuesday night. The petitions called for the rezoning of properties on University Avenue. Ten other petitions were introduced at the meeting by SU, but they could not be voted on because they also need to be approved by the Onondaga County Planning Board. The two approved SU petitions were able to be voted on because the

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area noted in the petitions is located at least 500 feet away from county- or stateowned properties. Syracuse residents at the Planning Commission meeting expressed concerns about some of SU’s petitions. They said they were worried about additional roads being built near South Campus and about what SU would do with the land if the rezoning was approved. Gloria Sage, a founding board member of the Outer Comstock Neighborhood Association, said she’s worried about development on a parcel of land off of East Colvin Street near South Campus that’s currently in residential zoning. “I don’t trust anything that SU would do with this lot,” Sage said. krose100@syr.edu | @KennedyRose001 irmiragl@syr.edu | @IndyRow

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onday night, Syracuse University’s Student Association and the Student African-American Society hosted a forum to address students’ concerns following the Feb. 9 assault in the 800 block of Ackerman Avenue. At the forum, community members demanded action: Students of color must feel safe at SU, people said, and off-campus security needs improvement. The university must conduct a review of Department of Public Safety policy. SU should send campus-wide updates on how it’s handling the assault’s fallout. At about 5 p.m. Tuesday, roughly 23 hours after the forum, several high-ranking SU officials responded to several requests and grievances discussed during the Monday meeting. The Daily Orange Editorial Board commends SU for its candid and quick response Tuesday. The campus-wide email — signed

by Keith Alford, interim chief diversity officer; Robert Hradsky, senior associate vice president and dean of students; and Bobby Maldonado, DPS’ chief — set tangible goals to address questions and issues raised by SU students and faculty at the forum. According to the email, SU is planning to provide a map of DPS’ jurisdiction. Police jurisdiction was a big topic at the forum, as students questioned why DPS and the Syracuse Police Department responded the way they did to the Feb. 9 assault; whether DPS can investigate off-campus crimes and how DPS and SPD work together. Students Monday also called on SPD to visit campus to explain the department’s response to the incident. Alford, Hradsky and Maldonado, in the Tuesday email, said the university is reaching out to the SPD to “facilitate� a meeting with students about safety on and near campus. The editorial board hopes that a public event, similar to the Monday forum, is held

for SU students to ask SPD questions. SU also on Tuesday announced the creation of a student of color advisory committee to work with DPS, following hours of criticism Monday from community members who said DPS is seriously lacking in transparency. Following through on the information in Tuesday’s email is the next hurdle SU must clear if it’s to prove to students that it took community members seriously Monday. But if it’s any indication, Tuesday appears to show that SU is heading in the right direction.

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ov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced in early January that he would include New York’s version of the Green New Deal in his 2019 Executive Budget. Cuomo is hoping to transform the state’s economy in order to be completely carbon free by 2040. As important as this plan is for the environment, we should make sure that the Green New Deal can actually, and consistently, create jobs to sustain an evolving economy. Recently, politicians at the federal level have started to call for legislation to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. State governments, though, have had to be leaders of this movement because of the current presidential administration’s stance on proenvironmental policies. In Cuomo’s plan, he laid out a timeline with hopes of increasing the state’s offshore wind power production by 9,000 megawatts, and distributed solar deployment by 6,000 megawatts, by the year 2025. News Editor Kennedy Rose Editorial Editor Allison Weis Feature Editor Haley Robertson Sports Editor Michael McCleary Presentation Director Bridget Slomian Photo Editor Molly Gibbs Illustration Editor Sarah Allam Digital Copy Chief Sarah Slavin Digital Editor Maeve Rule Digital Design Director Talia Trackim Video Editor Mackenzie Sammeth Asst. News Editor Casey Darnell Asst. News Editor India Miraglia Asst. News Editor Gabe Stern Asst. Editorial Editor Michael Sessa Asst. Feature Editor Diana Riojas Asst. Feature Editor Kelsey Thompson Asst. Sports Editor Nick Alvarez Asst. Sports Editor KJ Edelman

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BIGGER, BETTER BUSINESS Although he said that he believes that timeline is reasonable, David Popp, a professor of public administration and international relations at Syracuse University, said the ability to store energy for later use is a technical roadblock for implementation of a plan like Cuomo’s. California — which was the first state to enact the Green New Deal — has seen its share of problems in storing solar energy. Solar panels are used during the day to harness energy from the sun, but the technology is not sophisticated enough to be able to store the solar energy when many people come home from work and use appliances. Despite these obstacles, the Green New Deal is trying to reshape the economy. Cuomo is proposing legislation that would set aside $70 million to help convert to clean energy policies and create about Asst. Photo Editor Dan Lyon Asst. Photo Editor Namrata Naik Asst. Illustration Editor Audra Linsner Senior Design Editor Amy Nakamura Design Editor Diana Denney Design Editor Blessing Emole Design Editor Jenna Morrisey Asst. Copy Editor Anthony Dabbundo Asst. Copy Editor Emma Folts Asst. Copy Editor Hattie Lindert Asst. Copy Editor Arabdho Majumder Asst. Copy Editor Jalen Nash Asst. Copy Editor Natalie Rubio-Licht Senior Data Analyst Andy Mendes Asst. Video Editor Anna Genus Asst. Video Editor Lauren Miller Asst. Digital Editor Brooke Kato Asst. Digital Editor Jordan Muller Asst. Digital Editor Kaci Wasilewski

2,600 short- and long-term jobs. It’s unknown how this will exactly affect Syracuse’s economy. Popp said those projected 2,600 jobs require extensive engineering education and training. The blue-collar manufacturing jobs of the clean energy industry will most likely continue to be dominated by the cheap production of solar panels and wind turbines in China and South Carolina, Popp said. If states like New York and California are able to successfully transition to clean energy, then the federal government might finally feel pressure to implement a nationwide Green New Deal. If there is an economic incentive, maybe we can finally begin to turn the tide in the fight against climate change.

Jack Ramza is a freshman majoring in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. His column runs bi-weekly. He can be reached at jjramza@syr.edu.

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t first, assistant professor Jenn M. Jackson was apprehensive about writing for Teen Vogue. She’s “not a teen” and has never really been “into” fashion, she said. But as Teen Vogue continues to stretch beyond their fashionfocused roots, Jackson helps fuel the magazine’s dialogue with historically-based, politically-charged articles that are aimed to inspire younger JACKSON audiences to engage in conversations about the world around them. “It would be great if I had read something in a magazine growing up about feminism and misogynoir and lynching,” she said. “A lot of those things I didn’t learn the language around until I

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was already in my 20s.” Jackson is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at The University of Chicago. She recently announced on Twitter that she will be teaching black feminist politics at Syracuse University next year, after never having the opportunity to take an undergraduate course in black feminism herself. Rather than a formal education in feminist ideology, Jackson explored these concepts outside the classroom through conversations, online research and by reading books, anthologies and encyclopedias on her own. As a political scientist, Jackson said she’s always looking at history, trends, data and how society has learned — or not learned — from the past.

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Bar-B-Que roasts Pete Davidson Short film club to start podcast series By Mary Catalfamo senior staff writer

Valentine’s Day at Dinosaur BarB-Que was treated more like a day of appreciation for single people called “Eat, Drink and be Messy,” with drink specials like the “(Beer) Bucket of Love,” and the “Thirst Trap Margarita.” But Jason Ryan, marketing director for Dinosaur, felt the selection of drinks wouldn’t be complete without taking a jab at outspoken Syracuse critic, Pete Davidson. Dino introduced a vodka cranberry called “Thank You, Next” to go with the rest of their anti-love themed

drinks, named for the celebratory breakup song of Davidson’s ex-fiancé, Ariana Grande. “We didn’t want to put too much effort into him by coming up with something custom,” Ryan said of making the drink a standard vodka cranberry. “It was kind of like ‘OK, this is how much it means to us. You’re the most basic thing. Move along.’” Davidson has made his disdain for Syracuse known loud and clear. He first criticized the city during a SiriusXM interview in September with Howard Stern. “Dude, I was shooting this movie out in Syracuse. Syracuse, you know, it’s trash. Worse

than Staten Island. The nicest hotel in Syracuse is, like, a f*cking Ramada,” he said. The comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member wrapped up filming the movie “Big Time Adolescence” last summer with Liverpool-based production company American High, which was founded by “Wedding Ringer” co-writer Jeremy Garelick. American High did not respond to The Daily Orange’s multiple requests for comment for this story. The film premiered Jan. 28 at the Sundance Film Festival, where Davidson continued to publicly see davidson page 8

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For members of Syracuse University’s Ottonomous Productions, filmmaking skills learned in class are put into practice throughout their creative process — beginning with writer meetings, followed by pre-production planning, filming, editing and distribution. As the organization reflects on its first five years, its leaders hope to grow the club’s membership and experiment with new forms of entertainment.

“We like to say we are the premier short film club on campus, because we are the only short film club on campus,” said Lizzy Jones, president of Ottonomous Productions. Founded in 2013, Ottonomous Productions does both pre- and post-production work for student films. This semester, Ottonomous Productions is working on a new podcast series which will focus on films and movies. Jones said they are currently planning out

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jackson Jackson will teach black feminist politics in the spring 2020 semester, along with a graduate course in gender and politics. In the fall, she’ll teach introduction to American politics. “We’ve been hoping to build on strengths that we already have in areas like race and ethnic politics,” said Brian Taylor, the chair of the political science department in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He added that Jackson’s expertise in the field made her the perfect candidate. The black feminist politics course will discuss the intersection of race and gender in ways other classes offered at SU may touch on, but don’t focus on entirely, said Shana Gadarian, an associate professor of political science in Maxwell. One aspect of political science, Gadarian said, is the study of how power is distributed in society. She said Jackson’s course will offer from page 7

davidson share his disdain for the city. He told Variety during a taped interview with the rest of the film’s cast that “the whole town of Syracuse blows.” Later, Davidson said “never again, Syracuse” while giving the middle finger. Davidson and others, including Grande, were seen at Syracuse staples like Funk ‘n Waffles, Wegmans, Armory Square and Dinosaur Bar-BQue, while Davidson was filming the movie. The cheekily-named drink was also meant to send the message that, “You can’t come out after our town after we tried to show you a good time,” Ryan said. Dino introduced the “Thank You, Next” drink on its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages on Feb. 1, four days after the Variety from page 7

ottonomous episodes and securing hosts and guests to come onto the show. She added that she is excited for a live-reaction podcast they will stream on Feb. 24, following the broadcast of the Academy Awards. “(Podcasts) are definitely a new project, it’s something we have never done before and it taps more into audio production, which we don’t do a ton of,” Jones said. “It will be a really fun process.” Nicki Zelenak, co-head writer for Ottonomous Productions, said that most ideas for projects come from their weekly writers’ meetings, which serve as an opportunity for writers to pitch story ideas and get feedback on scripts.

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the opportunity to explore power dynamics in regard to both race and gender. “(Jackson) is a really dynamic voice on thinking about intersectionality,” Gadarian said. “We’re excited for her to teach all her classes, but particularly this class, since it’s one that we don’t have very much coverage on right now.” Jackson said she wanted to offer this course during her first year of teaching at SU because her work is centered around the intersections of race, gender, class, ability and sexuality. She wanted to ensure she’d be able to contribute to that culture and dialogue on campus, within her first couple of semesters of being at SU. The course will focus on both theory and praxis of black feminist work by discussing notable individuals and groups, such as the Combahee River Collective. The Collective contributed heavily to what we know as intersectionality today, Jackson said, with precepts based in their experiences as black, queer, working-class and poor women in Boston during the 1970s. For Jackson, it’s important that the course

doesn’t only analyze the theoretical and mainstream ideas about feminism. While the class will discuss influential feminists like bell hooks, Barbara Smith and Audre Lorde, Jackson aims to engage students with more radical ideas and less-acknowledged aspects of black feminist ideas and critique. Beyond knowing the names of historical figures and what they have accomplished, Jackson said she hopes the course helps students start thinking about themselves and the ways that they’re situated toward power differently. “My hope is that when people come into this classroom, that they’re challenged in constructive ways,” she said. “But most importantly, that they actually want to apply it.” Jackson’s work as a scholar and educator is closely tethered to her activism, which she said is critical to everything she does. For her, it’s important for scholars to see how they can bring their ideas outside of the classroom in light of what’s happening in the country today. “There are a lot of conversations that we

are having as scholars at the margins and sometimes they don’t ever leave the ivory tower,” she said. These ideas and resources being discussed in academia, she added, should be reaching the communities that are most affected by current political issues. Jackson also hopes the course makes these concepts accessible to the entire student body. When classes related to race or gender are added to the curriculum, she said, there may be a connotation that they only apply to certain people. Jackson encourages people who may feel like these conversations don’t directly pertain to them to enroll, as they are actually who should be in the room. “We should be concerned with the world around us and with shaping our world view with as many perspectives as possible,” she said. “So I would encourage folks to really open their minds up and think about what this could be in terms of how they might look at the world differently.”

interview came out. The tweet read, “In light of #PeteDavidson’s recent comments on @Variety regarding #Syracuse we added a sixth drink called, ‘Thank you, next’ just for you, Pete.” Ryan, who also teaches a course about social media use for companies as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, said it was fun to see online interaction with the posts. Dino’s tweet announcing the drink has about 90 retweets and more than 200 likes. A Syracuse.com article on the drink’s announcement collected more than 50 comments. “It was really funny to see people interact on Twitter and on Facebook and Instagram and see them being like ‘Yeah, this is our city, you can’t make fun of it,’” Ryan said. “The idea itself was extremely simple, but it was more or less to get people together and talk about it.” The Onondaga County District Attorney

also fired back at Davidson over his comments to Variety in a video to CNYCentral. “I am going to ask Manlius police to look into the charges that were brought against Mr. Davidson and see if they can’t be reopened. And then we’ll see how much he really likes Syracuse,” said DA William Fitzpatrick, in the video published Jan. 29. Davidson was pulled over by Manlius police in August while driving with friend and fellow comedian Joey Gay Jr. in the passenger seat. Gay Jr. was subsequently charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, Syracuse.com reported. “Let’s be honest — they found out I was there and tried to arrest me the entire time,” Davidson said in the same January interview to Variety. “My reaction is not that serious as some

people have let on,” Fitzpatrick said in an interview with The Daily Orange on Tuesday. “I can’t believe people are stupid enough to think I would actually reopen a speeding case, for crying out loud.” “I didn’t really know who Pete Davidson was. I don’t really care what he says,” Fitzpatrick added. Stein said she ultimately wasn’t surprised by Davidson’s comments. “Not because I think Syracuse is trash,” she said. “But just because of how he is and how people act when they think they’re above other people. But when he was here, he didn’t act like we were trash.” “We all have a lot of pride in our little city,” Stein said. “I think it was something everyone wanted to do but didn’t, so I’m glad that Dinosaur that had enough balls to make it happen.”

The meetings feel like working in a Hollywood writing room, Zelenak added. “We try to simulate that environment,” she said. “We just really work to build each other up and improve each other’s writing.” Last semester, Ottonomous Productions produced its first mini-series project, which included a handful of five-minute episodes. The group is currently working on a project called “Dorm Hunters,” a play off of HGTV’s “House Hunters” — but for college students. “For us to band together and produce a fivepart mini-series, just blew me away,” Jones said. “This is something that people do in capstone classes, and this was made by mostly freshman and sophomores.” Sophomore Valentina Velasquez said that one of her favorite parts of being a member of

Ottonomous Productions is attending the writers’ meetings and pitching ideas to her peers. She said she’s currently working on developing a story that combines her love of conspiracy theories with the show “American Horror Story.” This semester, Velasquez has been working as a production assistant on a project, a first for her. She added that having the opportunity to work in different areas in addition to writing has been beneficial for her and has opened her eyes to what goes into a project after the script is finalized. “I feel like a (production assistant) is a good position for me because I get to kind of have my hand in everything and help out with whatever while still being a part of the project,” she said. “(Writing and producing) are both so different, but both so great.”

For Jones and Zelenak, what makes Ottonomous Productions special is the different people it brings together. Jones explained that the organization serves as a bridge for the College of Visual and Performing Arts and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications students to harness their creative and technical skills developed through academics in a project of their own. The organization tries to provide creative opportunities for students outside of class, Zelenak said, since some students may “get a little restless” waiting to get into upper-level film courses. “A lot of the skills you learn here go beyond the classroom because you learn how to work as a team,” Jones said, “which sometimes you can’t really simulate in a class.”

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our Syracuse University drama students — Gabriel Girson, Daisha Abdillahi, Claire St. Marie and Jacob Rosen — are gearing up for their performance of “Shakes-Beer” at WT Brews on Sunday at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by the Baldwinsville Center for the Arts as part of its Winter Arts Series and will feature complimentary beer tasting. Their rehearsal last Sunday night didn’t start until 9:30 p.m., since it was the only time that could work for the four of them. “Jacob is in a show right now,” St. Marie said. “Daisha is also doing a show that’s touring at different elementary schools. Everyone is always just so busy in this department, and to be able to find those little pockets of time to be able to rehearse is so important.” The four students serve as the directors, choreographers, designers and actors of the performance. Girson said that, despite the demanding schedule of the drama department, when he was first approached about the Shakes-Beer performance last year by the BCA, it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. While working on BCA’s Ghost Walk last semester, Girson said he talked with the artistic director about his other interests and the two bonded over Shakespeare. Following winter break, he said he got an email from the artistic director asking if he would be interested in working with other SU students to put the Shakespearean show together. Girson reached out to Abdillahi, St. Marie and Rosen to help set up and act in “Shakes-Beer,” with them eventually coming up with a structure for their performance. “We decided to put it into three different sections,” Abdillahi said. “About love and lust, villainy, and then taking the piece ‘All the World’s a Stage’ and making that into a whole section.”

Instead of performing a full Shakespeare play, “Shakes-Beer” will serve as a greatest-hits tour of the Bard, with each scene corresponding to one of the three sections. The first act, love and lust, will feature scenes from “Romeo and Juliet” and “All’s Well that End Well.” The second act covers the villains of Shakespeare’s work, including Iago from “Othello” and “Richard the III.” But it’s the final act that the four said is the most intriguing. The final act will be referred to as the “seven stages of man,” from Shakespeare’s soliloquy, “All the World’s a Stage.” The act has the character talking about the

seven different stages of life a man goes through, Girson said. For each stage of life, he added, the characters perform a different monologue that compliments it. Going scene to scene from many different Shakespeare plays might be confusing for the audience, and the actors said it’s up to them to show the audience what’s going on. But they said it’s less about the characters being portrayed and more about the themes and the actors doing the work. “We are playing the characters,” Rosen said. “But we are also, in a very real sense, playing ourselves. There is so much ebb and flow in the characters.” mtestlin@syr.edu

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DAISHA ABDILLAHI (LEFT), GABRIEL GIRSON, JACOB ROSEN AND CLAIRE ST. MARIE are SU drama students performing in the Shakespeare-inspired “Shakes-Beer” event as part of the Baldwinsville Center for the Arts’ Winter Arts Series. mateo estling staff writer

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No. 67 Miranda Ramirez is thriving at 2nd singles this year By Eric Storms staff writer

Two Harvard players watched from the sideline as their teammate, Rachel Lim, took on No. 67 Miranda Ramirez on Sunday afternoon. Ramirez easily took the first set 6-1. “This girl is sick,” one remarked to the other. Ramirez went on to win in straight sets on a slicing shot to the corner. The junior from Texas moved to 7-3 on the season for No. 19 Syracuse (6-4, 0-2 Atlantic Coast), including victories over No. 52 Jessica Failla (Pepperdine) and then-No. 36 Chiara Lommer (Michigan). With Sofya Golubovskaya dealing with a shoulder issue, per head coach Younes Limam, from page 12

season problems. Sure, center play has been a question mark all season long, but 3-point shooting has led to wins, while also being SU’s biggest weakness in its worst losses. SU’s defense has held off star players — projected top-3 NBA pick RJ Barrett shot 8-of-30 — before getting burned by other standout performances mere days later. “Part of it is, your offense goes bad, and I think you lose focus sometimes,” Boeheim said. The gauntlet of what Boeheim called Syracuse’s “ridiculous” back-end of its schedule starts with Louisville, but continues on to No. 1 Duke, No. 8 North Carolina and No. 3 Virginia. All four of those teams rank in the top-20 of KenPom’s adjusted offensive and defensive efficiencies. The Blue Devils are fully healthy and looking for revenge, the Dean Smith Center is a tricky place to play and UVA’s brand of man-to-man defense has caused SU to struggle in past games. There’s no arguing how difficult a stretch this will be, with the only lightweights coming away against Wake Forest and Clemson. And

Ramirez played the past weekend at second singles for the first time this season. She went 2-0 in the stretch, including a pair of threegame comebacks. “Miranda’s been playing at a very high level,” Limam said. “... Freshman year, I think, she did play (first singles) most of her freshman year. So we know she can play at that level.” Ramirez credited her ability to adjust to different styles for her recent success. Limam said it’s been about her court positioning. She’s been more of an aggressive baseliner and has been finishing points at the net, Limam said. Ramirez’s serve has also improved, giving her “free points.” On Sunday, Ramirez faced Lim, a lefty. Ramirez was given an opportunity to use her while the Orange had shown an ability to win on the road, their most recent trip to NC State ended in a blowout loss. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently lists Syracuse in his bracketology as an 8-seed. Maybe the Orange don’t need those ranked wins to sneak into the postseason, but they can’t afford a 1-5 or 0-6 stretch to close the regular season. Somewhere, this inconsistent SU team will have to find ways to win games. “All that matters is how many games you win,” Boeheim said. “Doesn’t matter how many you win by or how many you lose by … Win 10 games and you lose eight games by 30, it doesn’t matter. We don’t wanna do that, but it doesn’t really matter how much you lose by.” While Hughes knows Syracuse is still searching for its identity, he also said the Orange won’t go down easy — that they’ll fight until the end. If Syracuse doesn’t cement a further style on the court, an obvious question comes to the forefront: How far can heart take a team? We’re about to find out.

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one-handed backhand more. Gabriela Knutson said she can’t hit Ramirez’s backhand “at all” and Ramirez’s former coach, Thomas Finck, called Ramirez’s “money shot.” Ramirez has seen so many lefties in her career, pivoting to her go-to stroke is routine. Ramirez started the spring season unranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings while Knutson sat at No. 43, and Golubovskaya came in at No. 92. In the Feb. 6 iteration, Ramirez climbed to No. 67 while Knutson fell to No. 48, and Golubovskaya fell out of the top 125. Last year, the pair earned All-American honors in doubles. The pair has not been as dominant this season at 6-3, with one match from page 12

rebound out the Orange defense and limited Syracuse’s offensive opportunities, Desko said. So SU made ground balls the focus moving forward. While practices typically consist of a typical routine mixed in with a few “more interesting” passing drills, SU defender Tyson Bomberry said, the Orange included “at least one” ground ball drill into every single practice after Colgate. “I think we just made an emphasis this week to make sure we play you through the whistle,” Bomberry said. “Sometimes when a ball gets knocked down, everyone has to play through the whistle and get the ball and clear it. Or pick up the ball and start the offense again.” The Orange did one-on-one, two-on-one and three-on-two drills. Coaches tossed balls at all different angles, Syracuse faceoff specialist Danny Varello said, and SU players battled. Albany brought similar uncertainty because Saturday was its first game of the season — a similar lack of information that plagued the Orange a week ago. Syracuse dominated on ground balls

that was left unfinished. Knutson said she believed their match against Purdue on Jan. 27 was on of the best of their careers. But they lost 7-5. With Ramirez thriving in singles, though, the duo may be just beginning their ascent again after a dominant 6-2 win against Harvard. Their shared history has led them to believe that it’s only a matter of time before the wins in doubles come. As Syracuse rebounds from its four-match losing streak, Ramirez’s play will be crucial. “So extremely proud of her,” Limam said. “... She’s been playing extremely well for a while now, so good to see.” estorms@syr.edu

Saturday. In addition to improved production on faceoffs, it took advantage of a Great Danes unit that lost one of the country’s top faceoff specialists in TD Ierlan. SU kept with loose balls early and often in the game, and it helped the Orange maintain possession. Syracuse used a number of players on weakside help to deny Tehoka Nanticoke of a lane to the goal. When he fell to the ground, an SU player always trailed to scoop up the loose ball. Long offensive opportunities were prolonged by SU’s ability to stick with its own shots after deflections. When SU lost the ball, there was a player there to scoop up the error. After the game, when prompted about ground balls and whether or not they were sick of them or not, SU players chuckled and buried their heads into their chest. The Orange focused more on it than they ever had in the past, Desko said, and it worked. “When you win a game and you look at the film and it’s like, ‘Ah, we should work on that a little more,’” Desko said. “But they’re not as glaring as when you lose.” mmcclear@syr.edu | @mikejmccleary

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Bounce back After struggling last season for SU tennis, Miranda Ramirez is shining in second singles. See page 10

Le Moyne’s women’s basketball team was ranked this year. Here’s how they changed the program. See dailyorange.com

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Next test Syracuse men’s basketball plays No. 18 Louisville on Wednesday. Learn more about SU’s opponent. See dailyorange.com

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Ground ball focus helps SU rebound

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By Michael McCleary sports editor

Syracuse plays four ranked opponents in its last six games, including No. 1 Duke in the Carrier Dome — the Blue Devils are trying to avenge an earlier upset-loss. The Orange enter this stretch after a loss to NC State. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

Syracuse’s next six games will reveal this team’s identity

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arlier this season, Syracuse didn’t have a team identity. Was it the defensive juggernaut from last year’s NCAA Tournament? Did it finally have more of a scoring punch? There was no obvious answer in its nonconference slate with four losses and a pair of twogame losing streaks. After losing to Florida State by 18, Elijah Hughes was asked whether the Orange had an identity, then, or were still searching for one. “Kind of both,� he replied. Soon, we’ll know who this Syracuse (17-8, 8-4 Atlantic Coast) team really is, or isn’t. Six games remain in the regular season, four of those against currently ranked teams. Three will be in the Carrier Dome, a building where the Orange have traditionally mounted upset bids. In a season of ups and downs, SU’s final stretch can either propel it into the NCAA Tournament or prove that its

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ENGINEERING MY CASE inconsistency isn’t going away. That’ll start Wednesday night against No. 18 Louisville (18-8, 9-4), the first step to revealing what type of squad Syracuse could be. “You can let a loss like (NC State) drag on you and mess up your next two games,� Frank Howard said, �or you can build on it and come back strong.� Three wins in five days defined Syracuse’s season a year ago. Sneaking into March Madness after an imperfect regular season was all forgotten when the Orange charged to the Sweet 16. But their postseason success came with added expectations, SU head coach Jim Boeheim pointed out earlier this season.

Even with all five starters back and additions on the perimeter, maybe it was unfair to expect a huge jump forward from a team that’s stagnant offense hindered it. But whatever the reason, SU simply hasn’t shown a consistent version of itself. Losing at home to Georgia Tech was a brutal defeat. The Yellow Jackets have lost nine of their last 10 since then. But 48 hours after the defeat, the Orange were celebrating in Cameron Indoor Stadium after upsetting No. 1 Duke. Maybe Syracuse was living up to its preseason ranking, but a blowout loss at Virginia Tech showed SU wasn’t in the topechelon of college hoops. “You have to get over it,� Boeheim said. “You have to have a short memory.� But the weirdest part of Syracuse — which entered the season ranked No. 16 in the country — is it rarely has the same

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softball

SU’s pitching depth limited at season’s start By Danny Emerman staff writer

Last season, Syracuse’s ace Alexa Romero pitched almost half of the team’s 339 innings (169.2). The year prior, she pitched 145.1 innings, also a significant majority of the team’s playing time. Now, with the addition of sophomore transfer Sophie Dandola, Romero will get a break. “I think our innings will still be pretty high up, and our pitch counts will still be high,� Romero said before the season. “I’m so excited. It’s kind of nice to have more of a pitching staff this year than last year.� The Orange (2-6) envision a deeper pitching staff to keep the opposing batters guessing and

their arms rested for conference play, head coach Shannon Doepking said. So far, Dandola (19.1 innings) has occupied the circle more than Romero (13.1), who has struggled with her control. Now a junior, Romero knows having a more complete pitching staff is key to making a run through the ACC, she said. After leading the nation last year in strikeouts per seven innings (10.9), Romero sees Dandola, a top-25 finalist for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Freshman of the Year, as an equal counterpart in the rotation. Romero, a left-handed rise-ball pitcher, said her style “meshes together� with Dandola, a righty,

drop-baller. Dandola typically yields more grounders while Romero punches out more batters. In both of Syracuse’s wins, its starting pitcher played the whole game. Against Grand Canyon on Feb. 9, Romero pitched all eight innings, allowing two runs. In the Orange’s 11-1 rout of Penn State, Dandola allowed one run in five innings. But Romero hasn’t been consistent this season — she’s allowed eight earned runs in four appearances, walking 11 batters. Romero exited last Friday’s game against then-No. 24 Indiana after 1.1 innings of work and appeared to have discomfort in her throwing hand. Miranda Hearn, SU’s third option, has also struggled. In 8.2

innings this year, she’s allowed seven earned runs and has walked nine. Romero helped the sophomore tweak her curveball in the offseason while the rotation works together to improve as a whole, Hearn said. Doepking said both Dandola and Romero will pitch heavy innings. Along with Hearn, Peyton Schnackenberg and Logan Paul are in relief and will help SU get through its grueling 53-game season. “Everybody knows we have great pitching,� Doepking said. “And I think we’re deep this year on the mound. Not just (Romero), but we have five good arms we can go to.� dremerma@syr.edu

At the postgame press conference, after Syracuse beat then-No. 15 Albany, goalkeeper Nate Siekierski sat on the podium and squinted. A reporter read aloud the faceoff stats where the Great Danes edged the Orange by one. Siekierski, who had faced 48 shots from SU, gave up 13 scores and allowed a player who hadn’t recorded more than two goals in a game in his three-year career to put in six. That stat, and the allusion that Albany had the edge in the possession category, didn’t add up. “We got worked. I was just looking at that stat,� Albany head coach Scott Marr said of SU’s ground balls advantage. “That’s a tell-tale sign of why you lose a game by eight goals.� No. 17 Syracuse (1-1) captured a bounceback victory by executing a gameplan it set out over the course of the week in practices and film sessions. With the addition of a bevy of ground ball drills, SU laid the framework to dominate possession, which allowed its offense to come alive.

We got worked ... That’s a tell-tale sign of why you lose a game by eight goals. Scott Marr

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Prior to the week, SU players and coaches said the difficulty of facing Colgate in its first game of the season was the inability to scout them appropriately. This was a new Raiders team — far different than the team the Orange dominated 17-5 a year earlier — and it was under the leadership of a new coach: Matt Karweck. But the Orange hadn’t had a chance to scout themselves, either. Colgate dominated possession, and it started on successful faceoffs. It continued with turnovers and mishandled pickups. Even when the Orange had the ball, it gave the ball back soon after with bad passes and shots right to the chest of Colgate goalkeeper Connor Mullen. The Orange failed to convert on many of their 50/50 opportunities, too. The few times the Orange possessed the ball for a large stint led to doorstep opportunities and longdistance strikes from way outside the crease. Syracuse showed it had what it takes to score, it just needed the ball. “Colgate had a lot of possessions. They had a lot of shots,� SU head coach John Desko said after the loss to Colgate. “Again, we didn’t have ... we didn’t know what they were going to do offensively or defensively.� After the game, the Orange noticed one glaring stat: Colgate outworked SU on ground balls 31 to 25. Though just a slight advantage, the Raiders’ ability to maintain possession tired see rebound page 10

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