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The central New York region of the Special Olympics hosted an athletes photo shoot at Light Work this past weekend ahead of “Spread the Word to End the Word Day.” Page 7

Susan Hill, an indigenous studies and history professor, hosted a discussion Tuesday on the portrayal of the Haudenosaunee peoples in Jesuit missionary accounts. Page 3

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Syracuse University officials detailed ongoing and upcoming construction projects to a small group Tuesday during the first of three town halls this semester on SU infrastructure projects. Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer; Mark Hance, associate director for construction and Joe Alfieri, director of the Campus Planning, Design and Construction division, gave updates on the Barnes Center at the Arch, Schine Student Center renovations and several other campus construction and utility plans. “This is the beginning of our communications of summer construction across campus and there will be more to come,” Hance said. Construction of the Barnes Center for the Arch, a fitness and wellness center that is replacing the Archbold Gymnasium, is on schedule. The center is expected to open in September 2019, Hance said. Building A of the center will open in July, ahead of students returning to campus in August, he added. Hance said throughout spring break and the week following, pedestrian traffic on the west side of Carnegie Library will be restricted as more construction is completed on the

Arch. Some parking near the Physics Building will be affected, he said. Joseph Carfi, director of parking and transit services, will work to find solutions to parking that is impacted by construction, Sala said. Alfieri said that the SU Bookstore and Goldstein Auditorium will remain open during the Schine Student Center renovations, which are scheduled to begin in May and finish by fall 2020. The building’s east entrance, which faces Bird Library, will also remain open, he said. The renovated building will consist of mostly open spaces with few private areas, Alfieri said. He added that the dining area will also be redone. Sala said any services that are not student-centered will be moved to Bird Library or the Women’s Building. “Any services that aren’t student facing have been relocated out of the building, and will not return postrenovation,” he said. “So the building’s all about the students.” Construction on the National Veterans Resource Center is going well despite the winter weather, Alfieri said. He said steel installations on the building’s structure will be finished by next week. The roof will be completed this spring, allowing for interior work on the building to see forum page 4

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Libertarian Party endorses Ryan McMahon By Kennedy Rose news editor

The Onondaga County Libertarian Party endorsed County Executive Ryan McMahon and eight other candidates for local office elections on Tuesday. McMahon became county executive after former executive Joanie Mahoney MCMAHON stepped down to take a position at SUNY-ESF. McMahon is running against Tony Malavenda, a local businessman endorsed by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee. “We believe we nominated a group of candidates that can help individuals be less burdened by their local government,” Onondaga County Libertarian Party Chairman Shawn Hannon said in a statement. The party also endorsed Matt Beadnell for Onondaga County comptroller and Chuck Keller for Onondaga County district attorney. Marty Masterpole, Syracuse’s

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comptroller and a former mayoral candidate, is also vying for the comptroller position. Keller will run against attorney Gary Lavine and current DA William Fitzpatrick, who were endorsed by the county’s Conservative Party and the county Republican Party, respectively. Onondaga County’s Libertarian Party also endorsed Will Martin for county legislator in the 8th district, Courtney Hills for county legislator in the 7th district and John McBride for county legislator in the 11th district. Martin will be the first Libertarian Party member to appear on a ballot in Onondaga County, according to the statement. Hills, a Syracuse University alumna, also ran for a County Legislature seat in 2018 on the Independence Party line. In the suburbs, the county’s Libertarian Party endorsed Mike Becallo for Cicero town councilor and Nicholas Paro for Salina town councilor. Jason Zeigler was endorsed for a Common Councilor At-large seat, as well.

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NPR reporter Nina Totenberg discusses Supreme Court

NINA TOTENBERG, the journalist who reported on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, spoke at SU on Tuesday. aaron kassman staff photographer

her a chance. People were blunt in telling Totenberg that they did not hire women, she said. Eventually, she got a job at a newspaper and from Nina Totenberg, an award-winning National Public there worked at several publications, including the Radio journalist, spoke about her career path and National Observer and the New Times magazine. In experiences covering the Supreme Court on Tues- 1975, she was recruited by NPR. day night in Hendricks Chapel. Her talk was the Back then, NPR had a small staff and the only first of the Spring 2019 University Lectures series. program was “All Things Considered,” Totenberg Totenberg has worked at NPR for 44 years and said. She covered Supreme Court cases, the Justice reported on the Supreme Court durDepartment, judicial nominations, ing critical points in United States the House and Senate Judiciary history, including the Watergate Committees and political scandals. scandal and the congressional inquiHer first major story at NPR In my later teens I focused ry into law professor Anita Hill’s on the appeal of three men sexual assault allegations against realized that I really who had been convicted as part of Judge Clarence Thomas. the Watergate scandal that eventudid want to be a She was the first radio jourally led to Nixon’s resignation. The witness to history. court denied the appeal in a 5-to-3 nalist to be awarded Broadcaster of the Year by the National Press vote — the three dissenting justices Nina Totenberg Foundation, and the American were Nixon appointees. npr reporter Bar Association has recognized Totenberg also broke a story her seven times for excellence in legal reporting. that tanked the Supreme Court nomination of College of Law Dean Craig Boise moderated the Douglas Ginsburg in 1987. She revealed that Ginslecture, asking Totenberg about her career, possible burg had smoked marijuana with students while Supreme Court rulings and how the country’s high- a professor at Harvard Law School. At the time, est court has changed over the past few decades. President Ronald Reagan’s administration had a Getting to where she is now wasn’t easy. Toten- policy that the Justice Department would not hire berg said she always had an interest in digging any lawyers who had smoked marijuana after being up the truth. She was 12 or 13 when she realized accepted into the Bar Association. becoming Nancy Drew wasn’t a possibility, she said. “If it didn’t matter to the Republicans, he wouldn’t Working as a police officer was also off the table have withdrawn his nomination,” Totenberg said. because there weren’t many women police officers Totenberg said when President George H.W. at the time, she said. Bush nominated Thomas to the Supreme Court, “In my later teens I realized that I really did the first thing the Bush administration did was get want to be a witness to history,” Totenberg said. out the fact that Clarence had smoked marijuana “The best way for me to do that was not to be a casu- as a student. Shortly after, Al Gore admitted to ist, as it were, but to be an observer.” smoking marijuana. She graduated with a degree in journalism from “It felt like a raining of confessions,” she said. Boston University, but many employers did not give see totenberg page 4 By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

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Indigenous rights The Haudenosaunee are fighting for the return of wampum belts from collectors. See Thursday’s paper

Journalism lecture Award-winning reporter Rolando Arrieta will speak at Newhouse on Wednesday. See Thursday’s paper

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regional news Here is a round up of the biggest news happening around New York right now. POLICE IMPOSTERS

After two men impersonating police officers pulled over a woman Monday night, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning stating that unmarked police cars do not exist. The woman was told to exit her vehicle, and stood with one of the men as the other searched it, according to police. SOURCE: LOCALSYR

STEAM SCHOOL

Onondaga County legislators unanimously passed a resolution asking for legislation that allows Onondaga County to help finance a new STEAM school. Without the legislation, the county cannot sell bonds to pay for the project. This is part of Mayor Ben Walsh’s Syracuse Surge program. SOURCE: SYRACUSE.COM

RECESS OPENING

Updated framework Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, Mark Hance, associate director for construction, and Joe Alfieri, director of the Campus Planning, Design and Construction Division spoke about ongoing and upcoming Syracuse University construction projects, including at Schine Student Center and The Barnes Center at The Arch. sophia faram contributing photographer

Recess Coffee is opening a third location on the corner of Milton Avenue and Ulster Street in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill neighborhood. The new location is scheduled to open in 2019, possibly in the fall. It will be the largest Recess Coffee shop, with additional space that will allow the company to expand its food menu. SOURCE: SYRACUSE.COM

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WESTCOTT FIRE

Professor talks portrayal of indigenous people

A fire broke out on the second floor of a Westcott neighborhood home Tuesday afternoon. It took 30 minutes for several firefighters to control the fire at 404 Greenwood Place. Five people were inside the house when the fire started, but they all evacuated and were not injured.

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More than two dozen people sat in Bird Library’s Scholarly Commons room Tuesday afternoon to hear a lecture on rethinking indigenous historical events portrayed by the Jesuit Relations. Susan Hill, associate professor of indigenous studies and history at the University of Toronto, deconstructed a series of documents written by Jesuit missionaries about their experiences in the Americas describing Haudenosaunee peoples in the 17th century. Hill is a member of the Grand River Haudenosaunee, in the Mohawk Nation/Wolf Clan, and is the author of “The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River.”

In the Jesuit Relations, missionaries described a litany of “Iroquois attacks” on settlements throughout the northeastern U.S. between 1645 and 1655, Hill said. One report detailed 10,000 “Mohawk warriors” attacking a town, Hill said. Due to a 75 percent decrease in Mohawk population from 1630 to 1640, the attack would have required the participation of every man, woman and child of the Haudenosaunee, she said. The whole Haudenosaunee population also experienced a massive population decline in that time, Hill added. Other reports described murder and cannibalism allegedly committed by the Haudenosaunee, particularly the consumption of children and babies, Hill said. She expressed concern with

I’m not suggesting that the Jesuit Relations and other missionary records aren’t valuable. I’m suggesting that you be careful in how you use them. Susan Hill

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accepting historical accounts at face value, as well as continuing to tell historically-accepted stories that

reproduce harmful binaries. For example, Hill said despite the fact that the Haudenosaunee do things in certain ways according to tradition, they accommodate for diversity and free will. Historical representations often do not acknowledge that, she said. Hill also suggested that audience members pursue the study of indigenous languages to help them better understand the nuance, traditions and governance of the Haudenosaunee in their work. Much of what people understand of the Haudenosaunee is derived from translations, and learning the language could help clear up misconceptions, Hill said. “I’m not suggesting that the Jesuit Relations and other missionary records aren’t valuable. I’m

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New York fair, parks break attendance records By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

Visitor numbers at state parks and privately-held events at the New York State Fairgrounds broke attendance records in 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) office announced Monday. Attendance at non-fair events at the state fairgrounds broke the 1 million mark for the first time last year, while 74 million people visited state parks, historic sites,

campgrounds and trails. These record-breaking numbers come after more than $820 million was invested in the state fair and parks since Cuomo took office in 2011. A total of 1,074,909 people attended privately-run events on the fairgrounds last year, according to a press release from Cuomo’s office. Attendance was about 29 percent higher than that of 2017, and two times more than 2016 attendance, per the release. Fair attendance also reached

an all-time high last year, with 1.27 million people showing up for performances, rides, food and other attractions, according to the release. “As we continue to shatter records and book events for the year-round space, we are bolstering the entire region’s economy and helping to keep Central New York rising for generations to come,” Cuomo said in the release. Blondie, A Boogie, Ravyn Lenae and Ludacris are some of the artists that performed at the fairgrounds

in 2018. Other events held last year at the fairgrounds included the Central New York Fall Boat Show, Syracuse Gun Show and Relay For Life. New York state has invested more than $120 million since 2015 to improve the fairgrounds, according to the release. “The investment in the NYS Fairgrounds has been a major boost for the Central New York economy,” Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said in

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CANCER-FREE

Manlius Police Sgt. Ken Hatter returned to work Tuesday, after being declared cancer-free. He battled Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for 11 years and had a bone marrow transplant in November. SOURCE: CNY CENTRAL

BAR ASSAULT

Bob Champlin, a bar owner in Penn Yan, received a threeyear sentencing after a video of him sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman was released on social media in December 2017, authorities said. He assaulted a second woman hours after the video was taken, according to authorities. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sex abuse in December. SOURCE: LOCALSYR

CHILI’S MURDER

William Wood Jr. pleaded guilty to 10 charges on Friday, including attempted robbery and murder in the first and second degrees. Wood is responsible for the fatal shooting of two men at a DeWitt Chili’s restaurant in September. SOURCE: CNY CENTRAL

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totenberg Boise asked Totenberg about the treatment of Anita Hill and how her situation differed from that of Christine Blasey Ford during the nomination hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Totenberg said that, on the day the Senate Judiciary Committee was voting on the Thomas nomination, she noticed many people on the committee were looking at the same document from a manila folder. Then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) said at the hearing that the committee would not address any allegations of character failures or misconduct by Thomas. from page 1

forum begin, he said. The center is expected to be completed in December 2019 for a January 2020 opening, Alfieri said. The design for the new Carrier Dome roof is complete, and the university is working with the city to get a permit for construction, Sala said. He said steel installation for the roof is scheduled to begin in fall 2019. The actual roof replacement is expected to begin in March 2020 and be completed by September of that year. Sala said he met with a contractor Tuesday to talk about how students and pedestrian traffic will be able to move around the Dome during the construction. from page 3

attendance the release. “This investment is just another example of great things that can happen when we all work together.� A 110,000-square-foot Exposition Center opened at the fairgrounds in August 2018. It hosted a temporary ice rink and the largest I Love New York tourism exhibit in the fair’s history, per the release. The Expo Center was also the location of a Winter Fair in

“I thought, ‘Nobody made any allegations of misconduct against him. What are they talking about?’â€? Totenberg said. “I just basically smelled a rat.â€? She called dozens of people, trying to find people who knew about Hill and the allegations. In 1991, Hill gave Totenberg an exclusive interview about her allegations. “(Hill) was treated by Republicans on the committee as if she was a lying and vindictive woman who had lusted after Judge Thomas,â€? Totenberg said. She said Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were anxious to not repeat the treatment of Hill while Ford gave her testimony. Totenberg was shocked by KavaAs part of SU’s signage and wayfinding program, the university will also put up 45 new signs this spring and 40 more throughout the summer and into the fall, Alfieri said. A digital sign program will also be added to the SU app, he said. “With this comes the requirement for us to have a program for managing changes in signs and new sign installations,â€? Alfieri said. “So when we do establish this uniformity in signs across campus, we maintain it in the future.â€? Hacen also gave updates on other construction projects at the forum: Ć€É " É #.3É ) É 3, /- É #-É !#((#(!É #.-É (#versity Hill Bike Network Project in April. The project will establish “traffic calming measuresâ€? in the SU area. irmiragl@syr.edu | @IndyRow

February, the Indoor Auto Racing Series and the ISHA National Horse show in March and September, respectively. In recent years the $120 million investment has been used to replace an old grandstand and race track with a full-service RV park, a space for the fair’s Midway and more attractive fairgrounds, according to the release. Cuomo’s 2020 fiscal year proposal advocates spending $2.5 million on additional projects. Visitors increased four percent through-

naugh’s outbursts and conspiracy theories during his hearing. “I have known Brett Kavanaugh for at least 15 years, and that is not a Brett Kavanaugh I have ever seen,� she said. When asked about the future of abortion rights, Totenberg said the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion is in “peril� now that Justice Anthony Kennedy has been replaced by Kavanaugh. The court now has a conservative majority. Totenberg said she doesn’t expect the court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Instead, justices may slowly strip away the abortion rights provided by the original ruling. In states like New York, where the Legislature has passed an abortion from page 3

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suggesting that you be careful in how you use them,� Hill said. During her undergraduate years studying United States history she noticed that her classes were “democracy-focused�: professors often romanticized the founding of America. When she took a colonial U.S. history class, which covered 1607 to 1801, she noticed that her professor said the word “Indian� twice throughout the entirety of the course. “We were at best, two tiny little footnotes to his story about the founding of America,� she said. Her first introduction to the Jesuit Relations came while watching the 1991 movie out the state’s park system in 2018, totaling 74.1 million visitors, according to a separate release from the governor’s office. Traffic at parks has increased overall by 28 percent — 16.2 million visitors — since Cuomo took office in 2011, per the release. A new environmental education center was opened at Green Lakes State Parks in Manlius, just east of Syracuse, as part of Cuomo’s NY Parks 2020 initiative, according to a press release. Green Lakes saw a 33 percent increase in visitors, per the release.

rights bill, the court’s ruling wouldn’t make a difference, she said. At the end of the lecture, Totenberg took questions from an audience of about 300 people. One person asked how she felt when women justices were appointed to the court. Totenberg covered the court a long time before women were appointed, she said. The first was Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, appointed by Reagan in 1981. When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrived in 1993, it completely changed the equation for O’Connor, Totenberg said. “She didn’t feel that the weight of the world was on her shoulders,� she said. cdarnell@syr.edu | @caseydarnell_

“Black Robe.� The film, depicting a Jesuit priest seeking to convert indigenous tribes in Canada, has Iroquois characters capture, kill and torture members of the exposition. “I walked out of the movie theater in shock,� Hill said. The filmmakers said it was based on true stories from the Jesuits Relations, which prompted Hill to explore what the documents were. Now, she said she can only handle reading the Jesuit Relations for a few hours at a time before needing to take a break, she said. “This body of literature had so much power over how my people were represented in the historic record,� she said. gkstern@syr.edu | @gabestern326 krose100@syr.edu

Cuomo committed a total of $90 million to the Parks 2020 initiative in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget. The initiative, announced in 2015, aims to revitalize 50 parks across the state. A total of $700 million has been invested since 2011 to install playgrounds, repair 200 miles of trails and begin construction on or the improvement of cabins, cottages and 30 nature and cultural centers, per the release. More than half of that funding has been used to improve basic infrastructure. cdarnell@syr.edu | @caseydarnell_

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he Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously that the Eighth Amendment’s protections are limited for excessive fines applied by both state and local governments, including when related to property seizure. This court ruling was empowering, but in order for it to be effective, people will need the right resources to challenge excessive fines. The ruling doesn’t stop people from being fined, but now, if you have the right resources, you can take steps to fight excessive fines. “For this law to be effective, it’s going to have to be activated through the grassroots up. That means that various defenses are going to have to find lawyers and resources to use this right to combat

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STUDENT LIFE COLUMNIST state practices, because the incentives to use this practice are going to continue,” said Jeb Barnes, a professor of political science at the University of Southern California. There’s still work to be done, but now state governments will have a little more accountability. Many of the fines the government imposes will be reduced and challenged. This decision comes after Tyson Timbs, a resident of Indiana, sued the state after his $42,000 Land Rover was seized by the government following his arrest. Timbs didn’t

end up getting his property back, but the case led to excessive fine reform. “It is important to remember that this is a single case that regulates the practice of civil forfeiture, but it doesn’t end it. So, it is a step towards eliminating disproportionate fines through this process,” Barnes said. It’s certainly a promising step in the right direction, but there’s still work to be done in the regulation of civil forfeiture. Only time can tell as to whether this decision truly prevents excessive fines that lead to the seizure of citizens’ property.

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he House Judiciary Committee recently advanced the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill would require background checks for all public and private gun purchases in the United States. Last week, it passed through the United States House of Representatives after a 240-190 vote. As it advances to the Republican-majority U.S. Senate, the bill’s future is unsure. But if it’s enacted, it could encourage legislators to take further action regarding gun control.

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bipartisan support of the bill shows that gun control is not just a political issue. It concerns the safety of American citizens, regardless of party affiliation. Ellen deLara, a social work professor and school shootings expert at SU, said the cooperation between both sides of the aisle sets this bill apart from past gun control legislation. “It signifies the fact that the Democrats and Republicans are willing to work together to tackle this ongoing problem,” deLara said. There have also been recent cases

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old medals and beaming smiles flashed under studio lights on Sunday afternoon as athletes, family members and coaches posed for portraits. The central New York chapter of the Special Olympics hosted a photo shoot at Light Work to prepare for “Spread the Word to End the Word Day.” Founded in 2009, the day was created to encourage people to stop using the R-word, according to Spread the Word’s website. Cassandra Rucker, director of development for Central and Southern Tier Regions at Special Olympics New York, said the purpose of the event was to take pictures of the athletes, but they decided to host it closer to March 6 to help get the word out about the campaign. Athletes from ages nine to more than 60 years old came to the studio to get their pictures taken and represent their sport. The central New York chapter of the Special Olympics currently has 22 Olympic sports for athletes to participate in. Omar Barry, a 16 year old who has been skiing in the Special Olympics for four years, said his favorite sport is skiing, but he participates in different sports throughout the year. His favorite part of being in the program, he said, is helping out the other athletes. “My favorite part is when a new athlete joins, I like to help them,” Barry said. “I help them by telling them what’s gonna happen, what equipment you will need to bring.” see olympics page 8

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‘CNY Young & Amazing Awards’ to honor local youth By Hattie Lindert asst. copy editor

Earlier this year, a page on Advance Media New York’s website read, “Nominate Someone Young & Amazing,” headlining a short nomination form. At the bottom of the page, the website made its second offer: “Be a part of an awards program spotlighting deserving youth in our community.”

Hundreds of nominations then poured in. On Thursday, the honorees will be recognized at the fourth annual “CNY Young & Amazing Awards,” a ceremony that highlights exceptional young people in the Syracuse community. This year’s award categories — each one sponsored by a different local organization — highlight a diverse range of talents, including categories for Athletic Sportsman-

ship and Philanthropy. The ceremony also features the “Overcoming Great Odds” award, which, according to the website, aims to highlight “a young person who made significant strides forward despite physical, economical, mental or environmental challenges.” Each recipient will receive a $500 scholarship. Katie Wegerski, an event specialist and event coordinator for

Advance Media New York, has worked on the awards since their inception and said that the organization received hundreds of nominations this year alone. For Wegerski, the awards offer a chance to highlight more positive stories in a media landscape often overpowered by negativity. “We tend to see a lot of negativity in the news, so this is a way to show some good news and shine a

light on these kids,” Wegerski said. Winners are selected by the sponsor of the award for which they were nominated for. Following their selections, the winners receive a phone call telling them they are finalists and that they will go through one final round of interviews. Wegerski, who conducts these interviews, said this is her favorite part of the process: during the see awards page 8

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Syracuse Stage has announced the six-show lineup for its 2019-20 season. Included in next year’s repertoire are theater staples such as “12 Angry Men,” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” “Amadeus,” and “Once,” along with more contemporary works like 2016’s “The Wolves” and the East Coast premiere of “Yoga Play.” Before the official start of Syracuse Stage’s subscription season, Syracuse Stage will host the world premiere of “Thoughts of a Colored Man” from Sept. 2 to Sept. 22, written by Keenan Scott II and directed by screen and stage actor Taye Diggs. The production aims to welcome audience members into the “vibrant inner life of being Black, proud and thriving in the 21st century,” following a community of men trying to connect with their fears, dreams and visions for the future, per a Syracuse Stage press release. from page 7

olympics For Austynn Willson, a 9-year-old figure skater, the best part of competing in the Special Olympics is doing her program in competitions. In her program, Willson skates and dances to “Shake it Off,” by Taylor Swift, and said her favorite move is a turn. After starting in August 2018, Willson has kept up with ice skating all year. Melissa Misiak, Willson’s figure skating coach, said the best part about being a coach has been watching Willson grow and seeing all of the improvements she has made in a short period of time. “The best part is to have her see that she can do whatever she puts her heart and mind to, and she improves and she enjoys just doing from page 7

awards interviews, the winners are surprised on camera with the information that they have, in fact, won a Young & Amazing Award. All the footage is eventually put together into a documentary about each winner and is shown during the culminating awards ceremony, held this year at the Everson Museum of Art. “Gaging their reaction on camera is always very rewarding,” said Wegerski. “There’s lots of ‘thank you’s’ and big smiles.”

When finalizing the 2019-20 lineup, Syracuse Stage artistic director Robert Hupp said he prioritized showcasing “diverse and powerful voices.” “Our 47th season brings to life rich stories that entertain and delight; it’s a poignant season of love and loss, of justice and jealousy,” Hupp said in the release. “We sought works that make you stand up and take notice.” “12 Angry Men,” an adaption by Reginald Rose from his 1957 teleplay, follows the trial of a teenager accused of murdering his father and tension among juror’s over the credibility of evidence. Playwright and director James Still will direct Syracuse Stage’s co-production of “12 Angry Men” in conjunction with Indiana Repertory Theatre. Syracuse Stage veteran director Donna Drake will return for her third musical at the Stage with “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” following her directorial experience with “The Wizard of Oz” and “Elf the Musical.”

“Beauty and the Beast,” based on the classic Disney princess tale, will be co-produced with Syracuse University’s department of drama. “The Wolves,” described by The New York Times as an “exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence,” follows the story of nine 16- and 17-year-old girls on an indoor soccer team, exploring the complexities of each characters as the group forges bonds in and beyond the game of soccer. Hupp will work alongside Stage veteran, Mickey Rowe, as Rowe takes on the lead role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in “Amadeus.” The production explores the mysteries surrounding Mozart’s death at the age of 35, with rival composer Antonio Salieri bearing the central question in his final composition: “The Death of Mozart – or, Did I Do It?” Irish playwright Edna Walsh’s “Once,” adapted as a musical in 2012, is an eight Tony Award-winning production about an Irish busker and Czech émigré who help one another

rekindle their passion for music and life. Adapted to the silver screen in 2007, the play’s central anthem, “Falling Slowly,” took home the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. “Yoga Play,” originally written by Dipika Guha and directed by Hupp, is a comedy poking fun at the authenticity of marketing directors as Joan, the CEO of athletic wear company Jojomon, learns that the manufacturers of the company’s yoga pants have been accused of using child laborers. As the company goes into damage control, it reaches out to a revered and respected yogi to help save its public image. “It’s fun to pack surprises into our season and ‘Yoga Play’ is just that: a delightful new comedy to wrap things up,” Hupp said in the season’s announcement. “Funny, yes, but right on the money, too, as playwright Dipika Guha turns the fitness industry on its ear. You don’t have to be into yoga to relish this send up of the ‘authenticity’ industry.”

it,” Misiak said. In addition to having athletes come to the photoshoot, police officers also joined the group to support the event. Rucker said officers have partnered with Special Olympics New York for various fundraisers and activities. One of their programs, “Cops on Top,” involves police officers on the rooftops of Dunkin’ buildings to fundraise for the Special Olympics. Dunkin’ is also one of the biggest sponsors of the Special Olympics, Rucker added. “It’s really great to just be part of that community allowing everyone ... to compete as one and be part of the athletic community,” said Lt. Christopher Koeppe of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. To get more Syracuse University students involved, Rucker asked the SU Special Olympics Club’s president, Liza Dupler, if a photog-

rapher from SU could work the event. Dupler found Hannah Frankel, a sophomore photography major at SU who has a sibling with Down syndrome. Rucker said it’s good to see support for the campaign from members of the SU community. “There’s a lot of students at Syracuse University who they, themselves, have siblings with intellectual disabilities so they still come out and support regardless of what state they’re from or what part of the country they’re from,” Rucker said. Aaron Tabak, a senior sports management major and intern for the Special Olympics New York Central Region, said that before his internship he wasn’t fully aware of the athletes’ strengths. After learning through the job, he said he knows he can be part of this organization for however long he wants to, even beyond his internship.

The photoshoot and Cops on Top are just two of the ways the central New York region of the Special Olympics support the athletes. They also put on various activities through the year, including a law enforcement torch run and a polar plunge that takes place the first week of December each year. “We are always trying to spread awareness about our Special Olympics athletes and that they’re part of our community,” Rucker said. Each of the athletes is like their own celebrity, Rucker said, and were eager to be photographed this past weekend to help spread the word. “We don’t give out medals for participation, you earn your way,” she said. “So, they’re always happy to celebrate that and spreading the word of what the Special Olympics are — because it is our athletes.”

Alena Zhang, who won the 2017 Academics in Science Award, can attest to the shock of winning: she said finding out she had received the award was a “strange, surprising validation.” Zhang won the award for her work with SciExcite, Inc., a nonprofit she founded while she was a student at Fayetteville-Manlius High School. SciExcite, Inc. works to bring hands-on science education to central New York students. Zhang now studies sustainable development and philosophy at Columbia University and said the two fields of study combine her

passion for science along with the humanity behind it. Encouraging students to pursue things they are passionate about is just as important as highlighting achievements, said Lauren Chyle, the assistant director of the Everson Museum. In addition to hosting this year’s awards ceremony, the Everson is also sponsoring an art award. “The arts are important to all aspects of our community,” Chyle said, in an email. “Through the Art Award we hope to encourage more people to engage in the arts, whether

through visiting the Museum, taking a class, or making your own art at home.” The Young & Amazing Awards have an impact on more than just the young individuals who receive them. Wegerski said the award has a positive effect on the greater Syracuse community. “I think it gives people hope,” Wegerski said. “I think that it’s really incredible that these kids are so young and doing amazing things, and I think it might motivate older people to want to do more in our community.”

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s instruments are being unpacked and the stage is being set in a quiet room in Vancouver, musician Mike Garson finds himself feeling nostalgic as he looks back on a friendship that spanned decades. He shares stories of his late friend with reverence, the way anyone would speak of a good friend gone too soon. These stories are about a life of music, breaking barriers and triumph: a life that belonged to music icon David Bowie. Even several years after his death, Bowie’s music still sells out venues around the world. Garson, a close friend and former pianist for Bowie’s band, started getting requests from fans to bring members of the band back together. And with that, “A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour� came to life. After making more than 30 stops in Europe and North America on their third and current tour, the alumni band will be in Syracuse on March 7 at The Palace Theatre, kicking off the show at 7:30 p.m. “It’s not a tribute band,� Garson said. Rather, the group is an alumni band with people who have worked with Bowie throughout the years. Garson said it all started after Lorde sang “Life on Mars� at the BRIT Awards 2016 a few months after Bowie passed. Since then, various celebrities have joined the band for shows, including Evan Rachel Wood from the hit television series “Westworld.� During an appearance on the “Tonight Show� earlier this year, the actress gushed about both Garson and the tour. “It’s not a cover band, it’s THE BAND,� Wood said in her interview with Jimmy Fallon. Each of the performances sees different combinations of Bowie’s band members come together to play the late musician’s greatest hits. Garson said the group coming to upstate New York is “quite exceptional.� With key members like Bernard Fowler, a longtime backup singer for the Rolling Stones, guitarist and singer Charlie Sexton, Living Colour’s Corey Glover and guitarist Earl Slick, Garson said Syracuse’s show will be a starpacked performance. “It sounds like what I remember hearing when I worked with David,� Garson said, “and the sound is what I remember and that’s the important point here.� The band’s setlist includes some of Bowie’s greatest hits, along with a few lesser-known songs that die-hard fans might know. Initially, Garson and some of the other musicians worried that audiences

ĂŹ performed with Bowie during his first and final concerts in the United States. courtesy of steve rose

would think this tour was a run-of-the-mill tribute band. After the success of their first few shows, those concerns were quieted. Even if Bowie didn’t become the musical icon that he is known as today, Garson believes that his music would still have made a significant impact. Garson compared Bowie to artists like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett — those who are not only great singers but also have an equal level of songwriting talent. For Garson, it’s the music itself that makes Bowie’s hits so popular and beloved. He said it’s important that these songs are shared with audiences of all ages. “These songs need to be heard, and I feel great about bringing them around the world,� Garson said. “I’m seeing people out there singing the words who are 14 years old. So, I’m trying to let people know that there is great music to be heard.� Even though the impact Bowie had on music and popular culture will be seen for years to come, Garson said how the two connected through music and a shared drive will be how he remembers the singer. “We both were always trying to push the envelope, always trying to find something new to influence us. Never resting on our laurels,� Garson said. “We’re always pushing the boundaries.� kmcanene@syr.edu

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Doepking’s hitting approach produces uneven results By Anthony Dabbundo asst. copy editor

In the first frame against Indiana, Syracuse had a chance to grab a first-inning lead against better opposition. Alicia Hansen was in scoring position, and Alexis Kaiser came to the plate. Ahead 2-1 in the count, Kaiser popped out to third base on the fourth pitch. Inning over with no runs on the board. Seven more times in that game, the Orange stranded runners on base. Their offensive production under a new hitting philosophy, which struggled opening weekend, amounted to just one run in a 5-1 loss. Under first-year head coach Shannon Doepking, Syracuse (5-11) has one main offensive change in 2019: hit less singles, blast more home runs. Rather than stringing together hits, Doepking believes it’s easier for the Orange to rely on power. When the Orange have a chance to drive-in runs, Doepking’s “three good from page 12

phaup the Orange placed the majority of the workload at the faceoff X on Varello. But with his performance against the Raiders, Phaup supplanted himself at the forefront of the recent progress, taking the first faceoff in SU’s March 2 matchup with then-No. 13 Virginia. He’s won 39 of his 60 attempts from the faceoff X this season, a mark that ranks him as the seventh-best faceoff specialist in the country. He’s earned comparisons to SU’s alltime faceoff leader Ben Williams at a high school in an area of Pennsylvania that rarely produces Division I lacrosse talent. Though SU head coach John Desko said the Orange will ride the hot-hand for the entirety of the season, Phaup’s recent play has led him to take

swings” approach hasn’t produced. “We try to avoid taking first pitch strikes, a lot of times pitchers will try to get ahead, and it’s usually right there,” sophomore shortstop Neli Casares-Maher said. But SU is just 1-3 in one-run games and batting 38 points worse than last season. As Syracuse enters its final nonconference tournament of the season, scoring with runners on base will turn one-run losses into one-run wins, Doepking said. Players said that under former head coach Mike Bosch, hitting for contact was a priority. The Orange tried to score runs by stringing together singles last year. After just 14 home runs in 50 games in 2018, SU already has five this season from four different players. But following the loss to Indiana, Doepking told her team that they can’t be passive in big moments with runners on. “Coach talks about that, when it does come down to those situations, you have to be the person that wants to be in the game,” sopho-

more Miranda Hearn said. “Even though that didn’t happen that game, we had a really good talk with her about it.” On Feb. 15 against Penn State, the Orange had the game-tying run on second with just one out. But the final plate appearances — Anya Gonzalez took a called third strike and Toni Martin swung and missed contact — ended the game. Syracuse lost 3-2 to the Nittany Lions, leaving the tying run just 120 feet from home plate. Eight days later, the Orange faced one of the best pitchers in the nation in Kelly Barnhill. Even in the loss, though, the Orange struck out just five times because of their aggressive approach, much lower than Barnhill typically averages. “The fact that we only struck out five times against her is progress,” Doepking said. To improve their timing, Syracuse takes batting practice, but doesn’t swing. A hitter loads up as if they were to swing, moving their hips through the ball in time if it’s a fastball. But if it’s a changeup, the player holds

their hips back. Doepking wants the Orange to swing earlier and ensure they get their three good swings. While the bat never leaves the hitter’s shoulder, the Orange use their body movement to time pitches. When SU strings together multiple hits, as they did against then-No. 20 Oklahoma State last weekend in the second inning, a baserunning error cost them a run. With runners on first and second, Lailoni Mayfield singled to right field. Hannah Dossett was thrown out at home, and it was as close as SU came to scoring that afternoon in a 8-0 loss to OSU. Syracuse has gotten runners on base, but hasn’t done much with them this season. Now, it just has to get them home. “She was talking about our mindset and how we need to have the type of mindset where we aren’t timid,” Hearn said of Doepking. “Once we do well in those situations, we won’t lose those close games as much anymore.”

41 attempts to Varello’s 10 over the last two weeks, and it’s sprung him firmly to the front of SU’s faceoff rotation after his wrestling background aided a late start at the position. “He does a really good job of just kind of sticking his nose in there,” Desko said after Syracuse’s loss, “and fighting for it.” When Phaup first stepped onto the lacrosse field at Souderton Area (Pennsylvania) High School in ninth grade, the first thing the coaching staff noticed was his athleticism. He played offense, he played defense, and he did both better than most players on the team. Coaches asked themselves: How can we use him more? A wrestler all through middle school and high school, Phaup had strong foot-and-hand quickness and a low center of gravity that foreshadowed him as a draw-control specialist. So, Souderton head coach Mark Princehorn threw

him to the X. Phaup won the first faceoff. “Beginner’s luck,” Princehorn remembered he said. He took the second. “Oh, this kid’s pretty good,” Princehorn said. Then, the third. “Expletive,” Princehorn censored. “This kid is going to be expletive incredible.” That night, Princehorn called Phaup’s mother, Beth, and said Phaup had abilities they couldn’t ignore. In Phaup, Princehorn saw a premier talent. But Princehorn isn’t a faceoff specialist, he said. To hone the craft, Phaup had to seek outside help. Phaup trained twice or more per week the summer after his freshman year at Philly FaceOff League and Philly Faceoff Academy, two of the premier training facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania. For the first couple of months, PFL coach John Bodnar recalled Phaup got “smoked” against kids from major high schools. It was clear Phaup came in with little experience, something Bodnar said is indicative of the lacrosse area he grew up in, and Phaup picked up the nickname “Souderton.” But coaches admired his gradual improvement. In the summer before his sophomore year, Philly Face-Off League’s clinic ended with a double-elimination tournament. Phaup made it to the end, matched up and beat guys he “had no business” being in the same ring with months earlier. “He’s not ‘Souderton’ anymore,” Bodnar remembered he said. “He’s Jake Phaup.” Phaup entered the Philly Showcase, one of the top college scouting showcases in Pennsylvania, and listed “Souderton” where entrants list their club affiliate. Against 40 to 50 almost exclusively club players, Princehorn said, Phaup was one of four to make the all-star team. SU assistant coach Lelan Rogers reached out to Souderton, and Princehorn responded with gametape from a recent game that year. Seventeen minutes later, Princehorn’s phone rang. “Wow,” Princehorn remembered Rogers said to him. “You got something special here.” Rogers compared Phaup to Williams, who won 256-of-380 attempts for SU that year. And it wasn’t crazy. Both followed wrestling

backgrounds and hand-fighting qualities to the X. Wrestling, a one-on-one battle on its own, produces faceoff specialists often, Bodnar said. Princehorn joked with Phaup: “I bet you walk in there, and you’re No. 37.” They both laughed. For a Souderton team that previously converted 40 to 60 percent of its faceoffs, Phaup won 84 percent of his attempts in his junior year and 74 percent of his nearly 700 attempts in his career. He translated his prior athleticism into tangible benefits. At SU, opponents attempt to throw him off balance. Dating back to his time in the wrestling ring, Phaup’s high school wrestling coach Tristan Boyd said Phaup learned to “fight your body into a good position.” In one play against Virginia, an opponent’s shoulder straightened Phaup off the jump, freeing the Cavaliers space to scoop the ground ball. But as the UVA player tilted his head to the ground, Phaup knocked him off his feet and scooped the ball off the ground. Off the whistle, Phaup uses his hand near the base of the stick as a lever to maneuver his stick head over the ball. Though he’s rarely one to beat the opponent at the whistle, his explosion and movement on the balls of his feet allow him to stick with the play. “He’s so technical,” Princehorn said. “He’s done an amazing job perfecting his craft.” Prior to SU, Phaup filmed himself taking draws and focused on the repetitions of his movements. The handwork, the footwork, the rotations: everything has to be the same. He made use of his past strengths and molded them into those of a potential faceoff star. He brought Souderton to several playoff appearances and is the “sole person,” Princehorn said, who revitalized Souderton’s lacrosse program. At SU, many expect he can be the future of the faceoff unit. On his first day with the Orange, he located his nameplate in the locker room and saw the number he was assigned. “JAKOB PHAUP 37” hung in the center of the row. Phaup smiled and remembered his journey. He snapped a photo with his phone and sent it to Princehorn.

JAKOB PHAUP (RIGHT) was a wrestler in middle school and high school, which helped him become a faceoff specialist. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer from page 12

mistakes Orange moved the ball better than they have all year in the first half against the Cavaliers. “We didn’t get 34 points because we shot great,” Boeheim said Monday. “... We were moving better, getting to the rim, making some plays.” But in the second frame against Virginia, like recent second halves, the movement slowed. Players are forced into one-on-one situations against top opposition, and SU’s looks become limited. “The second half, we really didn’t move the ball like we have to,” Boeheim added after Monday’s loss. “... We didn’t get any good shots in the second half, really.” It hasn’t all been bad, though. The Orange put up 39 second-half points at UNC, but the Orange defense devolved, allowing 50 points in the final 20 minutes. The top of the zone didn’t adjust to Coby White’s hot shooting, and he dropped 19 points just in the second half. When the Orange start to see the game

slip away from them, their offense tends to force more 3-pointers early in the shot clock. Howard goes away from playing pass-first and takes contested 3s. Oshae Brissett doesn’t attack the rim and does the same. “We just have to put both halves together, and I think we’ll be fine,” Battle said. Boeheim thinks it’s simple. There’s a reason that Duke, UNC and UVA are all topfive teams and Syracuse hasn’t received votes in the AP Poll in weeks. All three of those teams score and top the nation’s defensive efficiency list. The Orange has shown promise in leading three of the country’s best at halftime, Battle said. Without playing two good halves, though, there’s not much hope of going on a postseason run like last season. “You play the (No.) 1, 2, 5 teams in the country in 10 days, we’re not as good as they are, bottom line,” Boeheim said. “... We’re not better than these teams. We’re not even close to being better than these teams. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be a good team.” wmheyen@syr.edu | @wheyen3

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2 players earn All-ACC awards By Eric Black

senior staff writer

Tiana Mangakahia has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team for the second straight season, and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi has been named to the conference’s All-Freshman team, the ACC announced Tuesday. Mangakahia was recently named ACC Player of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 29.3 points per game in three contests. During that week, she tied her career-high with 44 points against No. 22 Florida State and became the fastest player ever to reach 1,000 career points with the Orange, hitting that mark in just 60 games. She led the ACC with 8.4 assists per game and ranked fifth in the conference in steals and seventh in points per game. Mangakahia is on the watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which honors the best Division I point guard each season.

JAKOB PHAUP has won 39 of 60 faceoffs for Syracuse this season. The sophomore attended Souderton Area (Pennsylvania) High School in a region not known to produce college lacrosse talent. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

Jakob Phaup’s wrestling career prepared him for his future as SU’s faceoff specialist

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ared Fernandez squared his shoulders at the faceoff man running off the field, flexed and roared. It was Feb. 8, and Syracuse was in the middle of its own comeback bid it never expected to be in. In a lifeless seasonopening performance against Colgate — an eventual 12-9 loss — SU spent a majority of the contest without the ball, but the last two minutes brought an Orange run.

By Michael McCleary sports editor

With usual faceoff man Danny Varello watching from the sidelines, the Orange looked into their near-present and future as sophomore Jakob Phaup won one faceoff, then the next, then the next. Then three more. “It’s a weird, funky thing,” Phaup said of the season-opener. “I think I was just hearsee phaup page 10

ing the whistles, just felt good. Wasn’t really nervous at all, just came in (and did) the job.” Against the Raiders, No. 14 Syracuse’s (2-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) futility with the ball allowed Phaup an extended run in relief of Varello — the first step toward Phaup’s starring role in the Orange’s faceoff unit. After the Colgate loss, SU identified its biggest issue as a lack of possession. It was a similar hindrance from last year, when

men’s basketball

2nd half mistakes doom Syracuse’s upset bids By Billy Heyen

senior staff writer

In the past two weeks, Syracuse led three top-five teams at halftime. But by the final buzzer, the Orange had blown all three. “It’s nothing specific, but that’s why they’re top-10 teams,” Tyus Battle said of Syracuse’s secondhalf collapses. “It’s hard to beat them, and you have to play great the entire game to beat them.” The Orange’s (19-11, 10-7 Atlantic Coast) only win within the last 14 days has come against Wake Forest, which is 11-17 this season. Against

three of its last four opponents — then-No. 1 Duke, then-No. 5 North Carolina and most recently, No. 2 Virginia — Syracuse has started strong, but the second half of each matchup doomed any chance for a win. Syracuse was 10 points better than its opponents in the first half of those games and 54 points worse in the second. SU has struggled to move, shoot and defend the ball in the final 20 minutes, and it’s cost them shots at major upsets. “I’d say we played really well (in the first half), and they just took over and dominated the game in the second half,” SU head coach

Jim Boeheim said after Monday’s 26-point loss to Virginia. Early in the season, Syracuse was a second-half team. At thenNo. 16 Ohio State in November, the Orange outscored the Buckeyes by 12 in the final frame to win by double-digits. Battle led a comeback charge against Georgetown on Dec. 8 with 21 points in the second half alone. Battle averages 2.4 points more in the second half compared to the first, including SU’s recent post-halftime issues. Even in blowouts against weaker nonconference opposition, SU scored more after the midway point.

That’s changed of late. Syracuse has found its stroke early in games, with seniors Frank Howard and Paschal Chukwu making contributions — Howard was second on SU in scoring in the first half at UNC, and Chukwu’s joint-high in UVA’s first frame led the Orange to a twopoint halftime lead. SU’s first-half movement on the court led to halftime leads against its most recent opposition. The motion offense that Syracuse runs at times has featured more prominently in creating good looks. Boeheim said he thought the see mistakes page 10

29.3

Number of points per game junior point guard Tiana Mangakahia’s averaged in her last three contests

Joining Mangakahia with AllACC honors was Djaldi-Tabdi, a redshirt freshman who has been a key piece to Syracuse’s frontcourt rotation this year. While Emily Engstler was named to the preseason ACC Newcomer Watch List, it was Djaldi-Tabdi, who averaged 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the regular season, who earned postseason recognition. Djaldi-Tabdi made her presence felt immediately for SU, notching her first-career doubledouble just three games into the season. She scored in doublefigures 14 times, including a career-high 19 points against Bucknell, and tied for the teamlead in rebounding. Her selection marks the third-straight year that the Orange have had at least one representative on the All-Freshman team, as Digna Strautmane and Amaya FinkleaGuity each made the team last year while Gabrielle Cooper was selected in 2017. Syracuse earned the No. 5 seed in the ACC Tournament and begins play Thursday at 11 a.m. The Orange will play the winner of Wednesday’s matchup of 12-seed Virginia and 13-seed Boston College, which SU defeated in its regular season finale. erblack@syr.edu | @esblack34

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