March 2, 2023

N • Digital equity

Activist and alumna Gloria Somolekae delivered SU’s Women’s Day keynote speech on technology access for women.

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C • Framed futures

As art photography seniors get to the end of their undergraduate careers, they look back on the impact of a new LightWorks exhibition.

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S • In the rafters

Mike Powell, a two-time NCAA Champion, will have his jersey retired in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday

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END OF AN ERA

By Anthony Alandt senior staff writer

After the culmination of his 47th season at the helm for the Orange, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim will no longer coach Syracuse, according to a press release from Syracuse Athletics. The 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament — which moved his final season to a 17-15, 10-10 ACC record — marked his final game as the head coach of the Orange. Associate head coach Adrian Autry will take over as head coach.

Speculation of 78-year-old Boeheim’s retirement has swirled for nearly a decade, with an announced succession plan in place for then-assistant head coach Mike Hopkins. He ultimately ditched the plan in 2016 when it was announced that Boeheim signed an extension with the Orange through the 2021-22 season. At the same time, Boeheim’s youngest son, Buddy Boeheim, commit-

ted to Syracuse and Boeheim scrapped his announced plan to retire in April of 2018.

Boeheim went on to get bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament the next season, see a .500 ACC team get its season cut short by COVID-19 and miss the postseason altogether for the first time under his tutelage. Calls for his retirement mounted after Syracuse finished 16-17, but he told syracuse.com that he was staying for at least another season, and that there was “a plan in place” for a successor — SU’s second such plan in the last 10 years.

Amidst a season in which he played six true freshmen, relied on Joe Girard III’s inconsistent shooting and depended on the rebounding ability of an undersized Jesse Edwards, Boeheim chided against the new era of name, image and likeness, calling out some ACC foes and saying that they “bought a team.” He also clung to a 2-3 zone that saw the Orange allow the most 3-pointers in the conference, at times calling out his players — before eventually calling out himself — for not having the skill

Daivien Williamson’s 3 gets Wake Forest past Syracuse

By Anish Vasudevan senior staff writer

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s impossible for Jesse Edwards to describe the feeling of losing a close game. But it’s one he’s experienced countless times this season, fittingly again in Syracuse’s last matchup of the year.

Wake Forest took full advantage of a final swing, awarding Daivien Williamson a game-winning, last second 3-pointer after Syracuse failed to take the lead. All Edwards could do was stare at Williamson’s shot and hope that it didn’t go in so SU had a chance

in overtime. But it did.

“We just couldn’t get the stop at the other end,” head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Syracuse’s (17-15, 10-10 Atlantic Coast) 77-74 defeat to Wake Forest (19-13, 10-10 ACC) was the sixth time this season it has lost a game by five points or less. This loss stung even more, though, because the Orange handled the Demon Deacons convincingly at home five days ago. But Wake Forest’s improvements in less than week outmatched SU’s with its balanced attack giving the zone issues down the stretch. The game had all

the inklings for a close win, but that evaporated once Williamson’s shot fell through.

“It doesn’t matter if you play them a week ago, a month ago or a year ago,” Joe Girard III said. “We knew they were going to be a different team. It’s just unfortunate that we couldn’t come out on top.”

Throughout all their close wins this year, the Orange have had the dependability of Edwards, Girard and Judah Mintz. In their 62-61 win over Notre Dame in December, Edwards and Girard combined for 42 points. Then, with 20 seconds left,

Mintz, who had scored seven points up to that point, used a screen and an open lane to drop in a go-ahead, right-handed layup to grant Syracuse a one-point lead.

But Edwards was doubled from the get-go, Girard was faceguarded by Cameron Hildreth and Mintz had an off-night, going 7-for-21 from the field. The Orange needed more options, and they finally found some from their forwards.

Chris Bell has been responsible for a corner 3 every now and then, Maliq Brown can provide Edwards some help on the boards and Benny

Williams has shown he can go on a scoring run. But only Williams has taken over a game, and multiple forwards have not heavily contributed this entire year.

After nailing his corner 3, Bell stationed himself in the same position a minute later. Instead of waiting for a kick-out pass, he bolted into the lane, catching a laser from Mintz for a wideopen layup. When Williams missed a step back 3-pointer, Bell was the only SU player to go for the rebound, securing it and feeding Williams again. Williams drilled his second-

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Jim Boeheim is no longer the head coach of Syracuse men’s basketball after 47 seasons, Syracuse Athletics announced. Associate head coach Adrian Autry will take over

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Jim Boeheim is the second-winningest coach in college basketball history behind Duke’s former head coach Mike Krzyzwekski. On Wednesday, he coached his final game with the Orange. photo illustration by santiago noblin presentation director

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INSIDE

The best quotes from sources in today’s paper.

NEWS

“We want a bright future for Ukraine for all of us, because really, it’s a beautiful country, and great people and we just want to share that with the rest of the world too.”Olecsander Taras Colopelnic, SU Ukrainian Club president

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CULTURE

“Looking back at my time at SU, I’ve defi nitely cultivated a specifi c way for capturing the unpredictability of life.”Natalia Claas, SU art photography senior

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OPINION

“Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. If we don’t come to the table, we will be on the menu.” - Maurice “Mo” Brown, candidate for Onondaga County legislature

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SPORTS

“I’ve been here for 47 years. I got to coach my sons. I’ve just been lucky to be able to coach this long.” - Jim Boeheim

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COMING UP

Noteworthy events this week.

WHAT: Cartooning with Robb Armstrong

WHEN: March 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Bird Library, Lemke Seminar Room

WHAT: Spring Break Service Trip, New York City

WHEN: Beginning March 11, 8 a.m.

WHERE: Hendricks Chapel

WHAT: Spring Break Service Trip, South Padre Island

WHEN: Beginning March 11, 8 a.m.

WHERE: Hendricks Chapel

SU reflects one year after Ukraine invasion

Women’s Day keynote centers on digital age

By Brittany Miller asst. copy editor

When Gloria Somolekae lived in Kenya during her early 30s, women weren’t able to own residential property. The law assumed women would have husbands to house them.

Later, as she began her career as an activist, she formed a task force to push against similar discriminatory laws in Botswana. Somolekae said through her years of activism, one thing she can be sure of is that all women in all societies — whether through legitimate laws or social structures — have a shared experience of subjugation.

“Women suffer different forms of discrimination and disadvantage around the world,” Somolekae said. “It’s just a matter of degree and differences yet … many societies have got embedded biases against women.”

Somolekae, who received her Ph.D. in public administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1994, delivered the keynote speech for SU’s celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday in Goldstein Auditorium. The talk, entitled “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality: Challenges and Prospects,” centered on how girls and women can feel empowered in the digital age.

By Kendall Luther asst. news editor

Olecsander Taras Colopelnic vividly remembers holding back tears in his Spanish class on Feb. 24, 2022. That morning, Russia had invaded Ukraine after months of rising political tension surrounding Ukraine’s sovereignty.

“It was extremely surreal for me,” said Colopelnic, the president of Syracuse University’s Ukrainian Club. “That very quickly turned into that resolution, that resolve to do everything we can to support Ukraine.”

Last month marked the one year anniversary of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The invasion began with a series of missile attacks in locations near Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, with strikes quickly spreading across central and eastern Ukraine.

Colopelnic was born in Sighetu Marmatiei, a city located on the border of Ukraine, and came to America in 2012. He said that between the shock and resolve, sentiments of pain and difficulty blended into feelings of hatred for the invading force.

Recent United Nations Human Rights Office data confirms there were at least 8,000 noncombatant deaths and 13,300 injuries since Russia’s initial invasion, as of Feb. 21. On top of civilian casualties, there are at least 180,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian military casualties, Norwegian Chief of Defence General Eirik Kristoffersen said in a January 2023 casualty update.

The war’s consequences have disproportion-

ately fallen on Ukrainian citizens, said Brian Taylor, a professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs who teaches Russian politics. Data from the Center for Research and Analysis of Migration identifies that crimes of humanity, war crimes and genocidal acts have forced approximately 19 million citizens to flee the country.

Many of these refugees fled to Europe, but others claimed Syracuse and the central New York region as their temporary home.

“Ukraine has become one of the top incoming countries to the United States, and a number of them have settled in Syracuse, which also takes advantage of a historic population of Ukrainians that have lived and worked in the area for many decades now,” said Michael Williams, director of the International Relations program and associate professor with a research focus on international security in 20th-century Europe and Russia.

In March 2022, Mayor Ben Walsh and County Executive Ryan McMahon announced in a joint statement addressed to President Joe Biden that Syracuse and Onondaga County were “ready, willing and able” to welcome and resettle Ukrainian refugees in central New York.

“Communities like Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo historically have had large Ukrainian immigrant and refugee communities,” Taylor said. “There’s a strong Ukrainian community here with their own churches on the West Side, and lots of fundraising I know is going on in the local community to support not only the Ukrainian war effort, but also to support refugees from

the war.”

New York has the largest population of Ukrainian people in the country, with over 140,000 people reporting ancestry, according to U.S. Census data from 2019. In 2022, central New York received 780 Ukrainian arrivals, and over the course of the fiscal year, Ukraine was among the top seven countries from which refugees settled in New York.

Many Syracuse organizations, including InterFaith Works of CNY and Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, have offered their support for the Ukrainian community. Events throughout the year since the invasion included a gathering in Feb. 2022 at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and fundraising events.

Events and efforts to support Ukraine have also occurred at SU. Colopelnic said that as president of the Ukrainian club, he’s worked to stay in touch with Ukrainian organizations on other college campuses across the country and in Canada. Among the schools, SU’s support efforts stand out, he said.

The day after the invasion, SU Chancellor Kent Syverud sent a campus-wide email condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and offering resources and services to students from the impacted regions.

Still, though he’s discussed academic and emotional support strategies with SU’s administration, Colopelnic said there’s more to be done.

“I’m not faulting anyone, but even all of us can always do more, right?” Colopelnic said.

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COVID-19 SNAP benefit expiration hits city

By Julia Kahen senior staff writer

In March, American households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin losing a collective total of $3 billion in SNAP benefits per month.

After three years, the Emergency Allotment of SNAP benefits — part of a federal program that provides food-purchasing assistance for people with low incomes — that was instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic ended on March 1.

The Emergency Allotment temporarily increased each household’s benefits by an average of $90 per month, beginning in March 2020.

In February, Gov. Kathy Hochul extended the food assistance through the end of the month, adding a total of $234 million in SNAP funds.

Amid a year of increasing food prices across

the nation, the end to this boost in benefits will negatively impact many households, especially affecting metropolitan areas with high percentages of people living below the poverty line.

In January 2023, the average cost of food items increased by 10.1% in the U.S. compared to January 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rise in the cost of food at home, or food that SNAP benefits can buy, was even higher at 11.3%.

Food is just one of the many commodities that has risen in cost over the past year. Lowincome households who benefit from SNAP are also facing cost increases in gasoline, electricity, medical care and rent.

But food is often the only thing that households are able to reduce in order to make ends meet, said Becky Lare, the director of government relations at the Food Bank

of Central New York.

“Typically, the food budget is the first place that people look to to cut. It’s one of the easier places for them to turn to,” Lare said. “Emergency Allotments made a tremendous impact for many households throughout Central and Northern New York and across the country. By not having those dollars, it’s going to result in an increased demand on our network of food pantries and soup kitchens.”

The Food Bank of Central New York is the major food distribution hub for central and northern New York. In response to the end of Emergency Allotment funds, the food bank is proactively working to educate community members on how to maximize their SNAP benefits and manage their deductions, such as health care and childcare costs.

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The agenda is all about leaving no one behind.

After her time at SU, Botswana’s president appointed Somolekae as the country’s first woman deputy minister of finance and economic development, and later co-founded and directed the Democracy Project in Botswana to promote public education on democracy and monitor elections. Somolekae also delivered a report on Botswana’s rural development, which led to policy overhaul in its development programs.

In her focus on technology access and development for women, Somolekae pointed to a United Nations report released in December – the same month the theme for SU’s event was announced – which established that bringing isolated women into technological fields resulted in greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality. She pointed to the U.N.’s listed 2015 Sustainable Development Goal to achieve gender equality and empower all women.

“The agenda is all about leaving no one behind,” Somolekae said.

In 2018, the U.N. reviewed its development goals and identified forms of gender discrimination which continue across the globe. One example is women’s responsibility to collect water in rural regions of South Asia and subSaharan Africa, which leaves them with less time to engage with other activities.

Somolekae said that gender discrimination is still an issue that primarily needs to be handled in African countries. A 2020 study from the Brookings Institute revealed that most women in African countries working in agriculture are often unpaid and overworked compared to their male counterparts.

If women are left behind in pay, Somolekae said they’ll always be behind. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated that reality, she said, explaining that women had to stop farming to comply with social distancing protocols and assumed responsibility to help their children adapt to online learning.

Somolekae emphasized the range of ways in which women end up taking on burdens and fulfilling roles that function as effective discrimination.

“Some people think that where the law says we are equal, we have all rights, but they see women’s day page 4

Syracuse organizations, including InterFaith Works of CNY and Catholic Charities of Onondaga County, have offered

support for Ukraine alongside SU programs and groups like the Ukrainian Club. meghan hendricks photo editor

Gloria Somolekae botswana policy developer and su alumna

SGEU announces election dates to certify unionization

By Dominic Chiappone asst. news editor

After launching its unionization campaign on Jan. 17 in pursuit of improved working conditions at Syracuse University, Syracuse Graduate Employees United announced two election dates for members to decide on whether to certify its unionization effort.

SGEU will host voting sessions on April 3 and April 4 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome in hopes of officially entering formal negotiations with the university administration, said Lauren Ashby, a member of the SGEU organizing committee and master’s student in geography.

On Wednesday, SGEU hosted in-person and virtual sessions to discuss specifics on the union election agreement with SU and clarify logistics for the election vote in April.

SGEU announced it had reached an election agreement with the university on March 1. The next day, SU’s Provost, Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter notified SU students via email about the joint agreement and encouraged a respectful and equitable process in a co-signed message with Scott Phillipson, president of the Service Employees International Union.

In a separate Tuesday email to the SU community, Ritter said the university will not take a formal position on if SGEU decides to vote in favor of a union or not. SU also created a webpage with frequently asked questions to inform students, faculty and staff about the unionization process.

“What we will do is encourage our graduate students to give this careful consideration and make an informed decision,” Ritter wrote in the Tuesday email. “Should our graduate students make the collective decision to unionize, we will engage their union in the same collaborative, transparent and fair manner as we do with our

existing union partners.”

Ashby said SGEU is working with SU’s administration to create a path to a fair and neutral election process. The university currently works with four unions which represent a total of approximately 1,400 university employees, according to Ritter’s Tuesday message.

Ashby said the agreement with SU allowed SGEU to secure a union election in the wake of anti-union efforts at other institutions like Temple University, which students presented as a concern for the unionization effort during forums.

If SGEU members vote in favor, the union will be able to engage in a formal bargaining process with the university, Ash by said.

The feeling of isolation extended to her extracurricular activities when she said her peers joked about “World War Three” before the invasion.

SU sophomore Ukrainian Club member Anna Salewycz said the war has taken a toll on her mental health and academic performance over the past year. She said she struggled with feelings of isolation and helplessness.

“It got to a point where I was sobbing multiple times a day and I was like, if I don’t take the break from the news, my own mental health is going to just continue to decline, and I’m not going to do well in school. I need to pass, but I also want to help,” Salewycz said. “It was just all these mixed emotions.”

Salewycz added that being a second-generation Ukranian-American — in addition to in her first year at SU and not having a car on campus at the time — made her feel isolated from the Ukrainian community, which she said she cherished at her home in New Jersey.

“I always knew being Ukrainian was a big part of my life, but I don’t think I realized how big of a hole there was until it wasn’t there,” Salewycz said. “Especially when the war broke out, I just felt very isolated and alone, because there is a Ukrainian community here, but it’s just so different from what I grew up with.”

“In that moment, I was just frozen. I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t know what to do, because it’s like, ‘how can you be so ignorant?’” Salewycz said. “People not having empathy until it became super, super real…made it even more difficult.”

But even before the beginning of the war, Russia and Ukraine had been in a volatile war state, Taylor explained. In 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, it launched an entire separatist war in Donbas. He said that now, following a year of direct war, both Russia and Ukraine have experienced significant losses in personnel and equipment.

SU students outside the Ukrainian community have also worked to show support by collecting funds and resources for Ukraine on campus. Many students donated to the Ukraine Club’s drive in April 2022 to collect everyday resources — shampoo, toothpaste and medicine — and fill all of the provided boxes to donate to Ukrainian citizens in need.

Patricia Burak, the faculty advisor for the Ukrainian Club who teaches Russian literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, said more students visited the club’s

A decrease in SNAP dollar circulation will also harm the Syracuse economy, Lare said. In cities like Syracuse where over 30% of people receive and spend SNAP money on groceries, many people’s jobs depend on SNAP dollars being spent at their place of employment. These jobs include people stocking the shelves, working in the checkout line or trucking the food to the grocery store.

“[SNAP] is a major economic driver. Those are federal dollars that are coming directly back into the state and helping to fuel the state economy, while simultaneously helping people meet their food needs. This is, overall, going to hurt,” Lare said.

Many grocery stores in the Syracuse area

accept SNAP as a form of payment. Jeremy DeChario, the General Manager of the Syracuse Cooperative Market, said their downtown location in Salt City Market receives 10% of their business from SNAP. This is due to the market’s proximity to the Rescue Mission and concentrated poverty, DeChario said.

The Syracuse Cooperative Market is also a participant of the Double Up Food Bucks program. When people use their SNAP benefits, Double Up matches their fruit and vegetable purchases dollar for dollar, up to $20 per day. People who use SNAP are incentivised to shop at stores that participate in Double Up because it makes fresh foods more affordable, DeChario said.

With the end of the Emergency Allotment, DeChario believes that people will have less discretionary money to spend on fresh produce at stores like the Cooperative Market.

“It’s been really awesome to see just how much support we’ve gained, not just among grad workers, but among the campus community at large,” Ashby said.

Over 250 SGEU members and allies marched from Carnegie Library to Crouse-Hinds Hall on Feb. 8 to deliver letters from 14 different campus and community groups demanding the university administration voluntarily recognize its union, including SGEU, the Undergraduate Labor Organization, the Student Association and the Graduate Student Organization.

In its effort to negotiate for better working conditions, graduate workers cited issues like low pay, poor healthcare benefits and high workload demands.

table at this year’s CultureFest in September, just over six months after the invasion, than ever before.

“The students themselves have come closer together. They really want to support each other and to show support for Ukraine in whatever way they can,” Burak said.

Burak said when the university reached out to her and asked how to best help Ukrainian students, she was able to help several students financially throughout the spring semester by consulting with students, academic advisors and university leaders.

In addition to concern for Ukrainian students, Burak said she has worried about Russian students at SU. She emphasized her understanding and belief that no Russian citizen wants this war.

“They’re not happy that their sons and daughters and fathers are being drafted to fight this war. So many people have died, and I would say — on a personal basis — died needlessly,” Burak said.

Williams said that regarding global alliances, the world has mainly been in support of Ukraine and condemned Russia as the violator in the war.

“If you look at most of the U.N. votes, the vast majority of countries in the world will come down and say that Russia was wrong,”

Instead, they will likely shop at the many dollar stores around Syracuse or big corporations like Walmart, he said.

“Walmart is a huge recipient of SNAP EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) dollars. The cruel irony is that they pay their employees not enough money, so their employees benefit from (SNAP),” DeChario said. “Taxpayers subsidize the cheap labor costs for Walmart so they can have record profits, but their employees don’t make enough money to buy food themselves.”

On Feb. 15, Wegmans announced they will allow EBT SNAP payments for online orders through both their website and app.

But parents in Syracuse will likely be the most impacted population by the end of the Emergency Allotment, said Maura Ackerman, director of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance. Ackerman said the

Ashby said that in light of union successes at other institutions, like increased stipends at Brown University as well as capped work hours at Georgetown University and Harvard University, SGEU could potentially start pushing for further compromises with the university.

“There’s a lot of momentum right now around grad worker unions, around kind of big successes and big efforts,” Ashby said. “So it’s been really exciting and it’s going to be awesome to kind of keep that going here and to win our election and to start making real progress.” dcchiapp@syr.edu @DominicChiappo2

Williams said. “But they nevertheless continue to have relationship business.”

Amid the high number of casualties and continued global tension, Taylor said he doesn’t see any quick end to the war, but offered that exhausted militaries on both sides may mean lower intensity going into the second year.

As the war continues and reaches the one year mark, Colopelnic said he’s grateful that so many SU students, faculty and staff have stood with Ukraine through support of SU’s Ukrainian Club.

“We want a bright future for Ukraine for all of us, because really, it’s a beautiful country, and great people and we just want to share that with the rest of the world too,” Colopelnic said.

Colopelnic and Salewycz both emphasized the importance of continuing to advocate for Ukraine, both financially and spiritually.

“The people on the front lines need your prayers. They need your donations,” Salewycz said. “At the end of the day, the war isn’t about me. I’m just a UkrainianAmerican that can speak to my experience and dealing with it.”

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end in additional benefits will disproportionately impact families with children in Syracuse. The city has a 49.1% poverty rate — one of the highest child poverty rates in the country.

“ We know that parents, by virtue of trying to protect their children, are the first to experience food insecurity,” Ackerman said. “They are more likely to skip meals or reduce their caloric intake or reduce the quality of food that they eat, so that they can preserve their children’s ability to eat.”

Families across Syracuse are already anticipating the effects of the end of the Emergency Allotment, Lare said.

“I have heard voicemails from individuals who are going to be impacted, talking about how devastating it’s going to be for their families,” Lare said. “And it’s heartbreaking. It really is.” jskahen@syr.edu

fail to acknowledge and recognize the fact that some people will still find it hard to access the law and to enjoy this benefit because of their sex,” Somolekae said.

Somolekae has sat on boards filled mostly

with men, and she said it’s been difficult for her to assert her own opinion and even express her intelligence. Somolekae said she would go to the bathroom after being ignored to avoid getting emotional around the men in the room.

“In the political and the private sector, even in academics, you always have to fight for that space

to be seen and to be heard,” Somolekae said.

Somolekae identified two lessons for attendees: for people to confront their own personal bias, and in the future, for men and women to learn to work together. She said a past mistake in the women’s rights movement has been alienating male colleagues who could have helped advance the movement.

Moving forward, Somolekae said she remains optimistic about improving the way women are treated and empowered.

“We must keep working hard,” she said. “We must keep holding each other’s hands. We must keep collaborating. We must keep integrating and sharing.”

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SGEU hosted in-person and virtual sessions to discuss specifics on the upcoming union election agreement with SU and clarify logistics for the upcoming event. cassandra roshu asst. photo editor

Sen i or snapshots

Eleven seniors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts have been selected to show their photography work in Light Work’s annual gallery

By Sophie Cohen staff writer

Before senior Natalia Claas became an art photography major, she started her creative journey snapping pixelated images on her Nintendo DSi.

Now, Claas is among 11 seniors at Syracuse University featured in Light Work’s annual gallery, and after four years, she, and other artists have taken the opportunity to reflect on their time as photographers and students.

“Looking back at my time at SU, I’ve definitely cultivated a specific way for capturing the unpredictability of life,” Claas said.

Light Work’s “2023 VPA Photography

Annual” showcases two photographs from each of the 11 seniors in the art photography major. This gallery will be on display at Light Work in Watson Hall from Jan. 17 to March 10.

Artist Lydia McCarthy served as juror for the showcase this year and awarded Ryan

from the kitchen

Ally’s work Best of Show. Though, Ally hasn’t always been in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

seemed like the smart move.

During the summer before Ally’s sophomore year, he gained a new insight for his career and future. He worked with a Brooklyn-based entrepreneur that sold clothing, and Ally was the self-appointed ‘media guy’ for the company. He completely fell in love with the editorial work he was doing, he said.

“That summer job introduced me to a whole now career I could chase. I knew I needed to switch my major as soon as possible,” Ally said. “I’m now a senior in art photography, and it’s been a good ride so far.”

As a freshman, Ally was enrolled in the computer engineering major. He came from a trade high school in the Bronx where students had to choose a focus of engineering, architecture or construction, so majoring in computer engineering

Most of the photos displayed in Light Work relate to the seniors’ final thesis projects that they will present at the end of the semester. Ally’s project is about his parents’ home country of Guyana and their move to New York City as young adults. His project is a way to dive deeply into his Guyanese roots that he hadn’t connected with until recently.

“I never knew what box to check for race

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Fill your plate on a budget throughout Downtown Dining Week

By The Daily Orange Culture Staff

For the next two weeks, restaurants around downtown Syracuse will be giving customers the chance to enjoy local flavors for a more affordable price. Across the area, restaurants will be participating in “Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks,” a two-week period of deals on three-course meals from local favorites.

As a part of the event, lunch menus can’t go over $15 and dinner menus can’t go over $35. Each restaurant has put together a specific menu for lunch or dinner featuring some of their most popular items. Here are a few of the more than 50 restaurants that are participating in the event:

Original Grain

For Original Grain, dining week is an important Syracuse tradition for both the restaurants and the community.

General Manager MaryAnne Stella said Dining Week allows for community members to try out new places they may not have originally stopped at.

“It just brings people in who don’t know anything about specific restaurants and gives them a chance to have a better idea of what each one does and how they do it,” Stella said.” “Learn a little bit more (about the restaurants) and then maybe be able to go back again.”

Original Grain will be having a $15 combo deal for Dining Week that includes a choice of a sandwich or wrap, a bag of chips or soup, a cookie and a choice of OG Lemonade or water.

Funk ‘n Waffles

The jazzy waffle joint has both a lunch menu and dinner menu for Dining Week. For lunch, they are selling ½ chicken and waffles, wings, ¼ James Brownie and a medium soda for $15. Their dinner option is a Bulgogi Waffle, Jersey Shore Waffle and a large soda for $20. Funk ‘n Waffles also has frequent live bands and shows, like Comedy Night on March 9.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Local barbecue restaurant Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will only have a dinner menu. For $30, customers will be able to choose from three appetizers, make their own combo plate and choose their desert along with two sides. The appetizers are fried green tomatoes, barbecue chicken wings or deviled eggs. Combo plates have one protein, like

pulled pork or ribs, and two sides that could include baked beans, coleslaw or mac and cheese. The desert options are a salted caramel cookie bar, chocolate icebox and key lime pie.

Eleven Waters

The Upstate-inspired eatery will be using Dining Weeks to give visitors the chance to try out their full menu. Owner Luke DeWitt said that the deal gives visitors who don’t know the restaurant or are wary because of the price a chance to check out their restaurant.

“It’s so important because… there’s also a lot of people that maybe don’t really go out that much and whether it’s affordability or convenience,” Dewitt said. “This is a great opportunity for people to kind of venture out, try new places,

save a couple of bucks and still get the full experience.”

Eleven Waters is offering a three course dinner for $35. On their Dining Week menu, they are offering shrimp gyoza, peruvian ceviche or blistered shishito peppers for the first course. The second course can either be Manhattan clam chowder or springtime panzanella and the third course can be a tofu bowl, seafood cioppino or a 6-ounce filet.

Habiba’s Ethiopian Kitchen

Habiba’s Ethiopian Kitchen is one of the many restaurants with booths in Salt City Market that have deals for dining week. For $35, visitors can buy Beyaynetu, Doro Beyaynetu or Yebere Beyaynetu, all combination platters

Senior Ryan Ally’s photographs “Fisherman” and “Slaughterhouse” are featured in Light Work’s “2023 VPA Photography Annual.” Ally uses his photography to dive into his Guyanese roots. shuyang (sky) zhuang contributing photographer

Looking back at my time at SU, i’ve definitely cultivated a specific way for capturing the unpredictability of life

Natalia Claas art photography senior

OSCARS GUIDE

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday. Our screentime columnists made their predictions for which actors, directors and films will take home an Oscar

By The Daily Orange

Illustration by Julia English

contributing illustrator

On Sunday, the 2023 awards season will come to a close with the 95th Academy Awards, live from Los Angeles. 2022 marked a near-complete return for movie theater audiences and Sunday night’s show is expected to be a strong celebration of some of the films that helped bring people back to the cinema. This year, there are a few intriguing storylines surrounding the nominees. Will Steven Spielberg garner recognition for his most personal film, “The Fabelmans?” Will Brendan Fraser or Colin Farrell finally take home a “Best Actor” award? Will “Everything Everywhere All At Once” become one of the most unique “Best Picture” winners of all time?

Here are our screentime columnists’ predictions for some of Sunday’s top prizes.

Henry O’Brien

Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Best Original Screenplay is a two-horse race between “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and Martin McDonagh’s script for “Banshees of Inisherin.” McDonagh, a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker, has won awards for his writing before, like at the Golden Globes for his 2017 film, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” While his dark humor is my preferred choice, Daniels’ knocked it out of the park with the perfect blend of humor, emotion, nihilism and warmth to bring home one of probably many awards on Sunday.

Anish Vasudevan

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Tár”

“You cannot start without me!” This line from Blanchett at the start of “Tár” immediately sets the precedent for the control she has over the screen, her presence demanding your attention in every second. Todd Field allows Blanchett to be at her best in one of the more complex and interesting movies of the year. She perfectly portrays a broken, psychotic and tortured artist.

Michelle Yeoh is a close second for this award, having also won the SAG

Best Actress award, but I expect Blanchett to win this one.

Best Picture: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

The fact that the creators of the “Turn Down for What” music video are favored to win the Best Picture is an accomplishment in itself. But after “Swiss Army Man” showed that Daniels could make an absurd plot enjoyable, the rise of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” shouldn’t be that surprising. “EEAAO” pays homage to some of the greatest action movies with compelling performances from Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu. A lot of older people in the Academy might disagree, but all the versions of each character are captivating and the ending is perfect. Goodbye, Oscars of old. It’s time for a multiverse, immigrant family drama to win Best Picture.

Teddy Hudson

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

No nominee in any category this year is more of a lock to win than Ke Huy Quan. The 51-year-old former child star, who audiences will remember from ‘80s hits like the “Indiana Jones” franchise and “The Goonies,” has mounted a major comeback with his supporting role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Quan’s performance as Waymond Wang, a mild-mannered laundromat owner, has earned him dozens of awards, including key victories at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Awards, and SAG Awards. With such widespread buzz, his first Oscar win is almost guaranteed and well-deserved.

Best Animated Feature: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”

Oscar voters are notorious for not taking Best Animated Feature very seriously. An anonymous Academy member admitted to The Hollywood Reporter this week that they only saw three of the five nominees before voting. This means the award tends to become a brand name recognition contest, which Disney routinely wins. But this year’s nominee pool includes a new competitor — former Best Picture winner Guillermo del Toro. The director’s

first animated film, a stop-motion passion project aptly titled “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” has swept the animation categories at most major award shows this season. After nine Disney victories in the past 10 Academy Awards, “Pinocchio” has a chance to change the narrative.

Nate Lechner

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

There’s nothing Hollywood loves more than a good comeback story, and none has been more discussed this awards season than Brendan Fraser. Fraser was one of the biggest stars of the ‘90s, with films like “School Ties,” “George of the Jungle” and “The Mummy,” but he hasn’t seen much success in the 21st century. In “The Whale,” Fraser gives a very powerful and emotional performance as an obese English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter. He has already picked up Best Actor wins at the BAFTAs, Critics Choice and SAG awards, and is primed to truly cement his legacy with the Best Actor Oscar.

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A eulogy for spring break plans that never stood a chance

By Aine Hunt humor columnist

Dearly Beloved,

Thank you all for coming. You all look terrific in black, by the way. Except for you in the front. I know it’s a funeral but that doesn’t mean you have to look like death. Anyways, we are gathered here to honor the short life of my original spring break plans.

If you knew my original spring break plans (which I’m sure you did, because I never stopped talking about them), you would know that they were better than everyone else’s. Picture this: me in a bikini sipping a piña colada while I watch the sunset in Cancun. Now that you’re done being a creep who pictures innocent women half-naked on

the beaches, I must remind you that these plans are no longer with us. It breaks my heart to say this, but my original spring break plans have passed away.

I’ve replaced my spring break fantasy with something more — how should I phrase this — financially feasible. The moment I looked at my bank account, Cancun became my parent’s house and my piña colada became the one glass of red wine my parents let me have with dinner.

I’m not upset though, because I know my spring break plans are in a better place now—that place being someone else’s reality. I can’t wait to live out my fantasy vicariously through other people’s Snapchat stories. You, in the back wearing black — don’t be shy on social media during this week away from campus. Post everything, because sad people like myself are itching to see what Punta

her mom and grandma Yai Yai who has dementia.

Cana actually looks like. If you’re going somewhere warm, I want you to post so much that I develop carpal tunnel just from clicking through one day of your vacation. I want you to post everything from the sunsets to what the toilets look like in your mildly expensive resort. After looking at several consoling quotes on Pinterest, I’ve decided it’s best to move on, despite the absence I feel in my heart. Life without my original spring break plans can’t be that bad, right? My parents have HBO Max, and they have explicitly promised me I only have to watch five sad documentaries with them while I’m home. Since my parents moved away from my hometown and chose to settle down in North Carolina, I have no friends to go home to. But that’s okay, because last time I visited a nice man on the street said he would

each subject gave off.

love to spend some time with me. He seemed nice enough, or it could just be that southern charm people keep telling me about.

For all of you who still have your original spring break plans, hold them tightly tonight for me. Before you take a shot in Mexico, pour one out for me. While you shake your ass on the dance floor in Miami, think of me at home in North Carolina. Before you ride that water jet ski in Jamaica, think to yourself, “Wow, that humor columnist is probably on her fourth weirdly depressing documentary by now.”

On that note, thank you all for coming. There will be no refreshments served after the service. Not because we’re cheap, only because this is a fake eulogy.

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and ethnicity,” Ally said. “When I started this project, it pushed me towards a self discovery about my culture.”

Ally’s two photos featured in Light Work are titled “Fisherman” and “Slaughterhouse,” and were both shot in Guyana last summer. “Fisherman” is a vibrant photograph with popping turquoise and terracotta colors, with three men standing on a boat fishing. “Slaughterhouse” was taken in an open yard where men set up a makeshift slaughter production line. Large pots produce smoke in the forefront of the image while men work in the background.

Ally hopes that people who share similar experiences of growing up with immigrant parents can relate to the images and embrace the abnormality of existing between two different cultures.

Similarly, Lillian Bencich turned to her family as the focus of her thesis project. Bencich’s images in Light Work are both untitled, and will be featured in her final project at the end of the year. Her project focuses on the relationship between

composed of curries and veggies. For $30, Habiba’s will be selling Yebeg Alecha and it’s offering Doro Tibs and Awaze Beef Tibs for $25.

Sweet on Chocolate

After the dinner and lunch deals, stop by Sweet on Chocolate to satisfy that sweet tooth. “Syracuse’s Premier Chocolatier” offers homemade, artisanal chocolate and Gina Brainard, the store’s front end

Bencich is interested in understanding how her relationship has evolved with her mom and grandma as they have all grown older, and explores that theme in her photos.

“Realizing that your elders aren’t these untouchable people, but human beings too, is something I think everyone can relate to,” Bencich said.

Overhearing people comment and make interpretations of the images on display is Bencich’s favorite part about having her photos featured in Light Work. She hopes that the audience finds a little bit of their own family represented within the images.

Sophie Walter decided to incorporate mixed media into her photographs. Her two images at Light Work are both titled “Colors of Persona” and blend photography with watercolor and embroidery thread.

Adding these extra elements adds an extra level of depth and tactile feeling to the two-dimensional image, she said. Walter is interested in color theory, and worked with colorful paint and thread to portray the aura

manager, said the shop is happy to be participating in the dining week again.

“It’s a big community down here and we just love being a part of that,” Brainard said. “We love the Syracuse Downtown committee as well, so we try to do anything that we can for them.”

For dining week, customers are invited to build their own six-piece truffle box and customize a handmade artisan chocolate bar for $15. Customers can choose from over 18 different truffle flavors and a variety of chocolate bar options.

“I’m also disrupting (the subjects’) facial features, so you’re not really supposed to understand what you’re seeing right away,” Walter said.

Claas also leans into the idea of questioning the normalcy of reality in her two images, which are titled “Field of Vision” and “Pinch.” In each photo, Claas sought out subtle disruptions in daily life where there is an altered or unexpected element to the photo. In her photo “Pinch,” there is a slight distortion to the subject’s face as it is shot through a car window.

Claas, Ally and Bencich all shared similar sentiments, in that they feel they’re at a point where they can reflect on the past four years at SU and trace how their art has evolved. When Ally switched majors, he promised himself that he would take up every opportunity to “level up” and learn anything and everything about photography, he said.

Being awarded Best of Show was a testament to how far Ally has come since switching his major during his sophomore

“Everything is handmade in our own shop. It’s artisanal, everything is made with conscious efforts and love,” Brainard said.

Pastabilities

The popular pasta restaurant will be offering two prices for their dinner menu. Each comes with a three-course meal, with price varying based on the different pastas. For $25, guests can get the homemade tomato sauce, alfredo or fresh basil pesto pastas, among others. For $35, guests can order the bolognese, spicy bolognese or hot tomato macaroni baked pasta, among others.

year. He remembers not telling his parents when he first made the switch, because he didn’t know how they would react. After a few weeks in the program, Ally recalls telling his parents and assuring them he wouldn’t be some “starving artist” post graduation.

“When I got the call that I won Best of Show I was like, ‘What? Wow!’ I didn’t even realize there was a best of show,” Ally said. “My parents are super proud, and so am I. I never expected this.”

Ally hopes to turn his finished senior thesis project into a photo book titled “The Guyanese American Dream.” Over spring break, he will be returning to Guyana to stay with his family and take pictures of his community for the second time this year. As he travels abroad, Ally hopes that he can continue to make his work powerful and is optimistic about his future.

“I think every photographer has that moment where they know there has to be a great shot somewhere in the mess of photos,” Ally said.

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Otro Cinco

The Spanish and Mediterranean restaurant is only offering a dinner menu for $35 for one person or $70 for two people. For that price, guests can choose between four appetizers, a type of paella and a dessert for a full three-course meal. The appetizers can be shishito peppers, cheese and membrillo, patatas bravas or meatballs. The paella is made with chicken and vegetables, but there is also a full vegetarian option. Dessert options include a pot de creme, with a vegan option available. culture@dailyorange.com

By Sarhia Rahim columnist

Outside of presidential elections, voting at any other time of the year is overshadowed. On June 27, the primary election for new Onondaga County legislators seats on the Syracuse Common Council will take place. It is important that county and city residents vote in this upcoming election.

Local elections can have a direct impact on a community. Individuals have more influence at the local level, and it’s important for community members to have the same sense of urgency for local elections as they do for presidential ones.

Syracuse legislators are always looking at projects, policies, grants and programs that can bring historic changes to the city, both positive and negative. It is crucial that individuals and communities are knowledgeable on local government policies and how they can be affected.

Onondaga County Legislature’s roles and responsibilities consist of an annual review of the county executive’s proposed budget, approval of an adopted county budget. The Legislature is responsible for the funding of mandated social service programs, administering health care services and more, and acts as the chief policy making body for Onondaga County

Currently, the county legislature only has two people of color out of 17 legislators who represent the 17 districts in Onondaga

in local elections can diversify legislators

County. In the June election, two candidates of color are running — Maurice “Mo” Brown and Nodesia Hernandez.

For residents living in the city, the 15th district is important to focus on, especially after rezoning included more area outside the city in the district. It starts from within the city and extends all the way to the western border of the city, touching on the border of the town of Onondaga. Currently there are two candidates running for county legislature representing the 15th district — Brown and Tim Rudd.

“It is important to run for county legislature because Syracuse does not live in a silo,” Brown said. “Our county’s inaction has cost us lives.”

Brown perceives current decisions made by the county as choosing profit over the community. He referenced Van Duyn, a nursing care facility in the county, which privatized in 2013 and subsequently deteriorated in conditions.

Residents in the city have also seen officials prioritizing profit over the community recently regarding the county’s new $85 million aquarium project. Local residents protested the approval to use the county’s budget surpluses to build the aquarium instead of using the money towards dealing with the current housing crisis and ongoing child poverty in Syracuse.

Brown sees residents face these issues first hand as a success coach at Onondaga Community College. “They don’t struggle with algebra, or biology, they struggle with

childcare. They struggle with housing insecurity and the subpar transportation system,” he said.

“Now that we have a $85 million aquarium, how will our youth from working families and impoverished families be able to enjoy it?” Hernandez said.

It is clear the community wants change to better the conditions of those living in poverty and housing. There is a want and a need for city and county officials to become more proactive rather than reactive by using funds to ease the hurdles that city locals currently face in Syracuse and improve social conditions.

Participation in local voting systems are then key to have those we elect to represent us and hear our communities needs. Local elections can be swept under the rug, but arguably have the most immediate impact on individuals.

Hernandez, who is running to represent the 17th district, echoed the same beliefs regarding the county legislators’ current spending. Like Brown and city residents, she’s confused on why money is not going towards bettering the life of families within the city.

According to the 2021 US Census, child poverty in Syracuse has improved, but is still among the highest in the country at 41%. As of 2019, 31% of Syracuse is living below the poverty line, meaning that individuals are making less than $27,000 annually on average.

An overwhelming majority of locals have passion towards issues regarding poverty in the city and political leaders should show support to resolve that issue. Local politicians are those with power to impact people’s lives immediately. They are in reach to be contacted and held accountable. The leaders elected in these local elections are a representation of the communities voices and needs, but that only works when locals cast their vote and stay involved.

“Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. If we don’t come to the table, we will be on the menu. Our money is spent by local leaders and we should have a say on how it is spent.” Brown said.

Sarhia Rahim is a sophomore policy studies major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at slrahim@syr.edu.

Male-dominated online spaces threaten the safety of women

By Summer Brannan Taylor columnist

Editors Note: This story contains mentions of rape and pedophilia.

Arecent report regarding the incel movement has revealed that rhetoric within online forums hosting such a mentality pose a rising threat towards women.

“Incel,” originally meaning involuntarily celibate, was a term first coined in the nineties to encourage others to share their own experiences. In the years since, the term has been adopted largely by heterosexual men who often harbor animosity towards women as a whole, based on the belief that they are being denied sex they feel entitled to. These men commonly connect online through various forums like incels.wiki, Reddit and even Twitter.

While the majority of incels do not commit heinous crimes, it would be remiss to not highlight how this dangerous ideology online bleeds into real-life treatment of women.

These cases included attacks, like one committed by self-described incel Elliot Rodger, who went on a stabbing and shooting spree in 2014 that left six dead. The first act of violence motivated by the incel ideology that was officially labeled an act of terrorism occurred in 2020 after a Toronto spa was attacked, leaving one dead and two injured. Both perpetrators cite their involuntary celibacy as a motive for committing such attacks.

Though these instances are statistically rarer, even incels who do not commit atrocities propagate dangerous content on incel forums. An analysis of the forum conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate showed that members post regarding rape every 29 minutes, with the vast majority agreeing that rape is permissable and even beneficial for the perpetrators. Of all members, over 50% support pedophilia.

The most popular forum, incels.wiki, specifi-

cally targets men they label as “normies” in order to spread these views to those who wouldn’t typically hold them. Many men who fall into this trap are exactly how they sound: normies. These are normal men who are typically introverted and lacking in sexual experience, which exacerbates feelings of deep loneliness. However, once falling down the incel rabbit hole, these men become increasingly radical, fueled by others on the site.

The result is a group of enormously miserable and misogynistic men who blame everything for their celibacy, from their bone structure to women’s dating habits. Their sexual insecurity manifests into a violently misogynistic outlook

inflamed by their own self-hatred.

Commiserating with others who face similar experiences may be appealing, but this self-pity presents a slippery slope of defaulting into anti-women sentiments. If unchecked, the participation in vile discussions could translate into how a member treats women outside of the internet. On a larger scale, this could mean motivated attacks, but does not necessarily just apply to the more radical reactions.

If a man internalizes the dehumanization of women that are rampant on such forums, this would logically affect his treatment of women in his life. Though most will

not extend this treatment to homicide, it is not illogical to assume incels will participate in the degradation of women on a smaller scale outside of a forum.

However, some measure of sympathy is in order for men who fall into the rabbit hole of incel ideology out of sheer loneliness. Many who adopt the title incel start as impressionable teenagers who feel as though they’ve missed a developmental benchmark. This isolation leads them to forums that have publicly stated their mission to be the conversion of such vulnerable people. Already at-risk men and boys being faced with such an apparent threat would understandably be susceptible to adoption of this toxicity.

This does not act as an excuse for the terrible rhetoric they spout, but it does offer an understanding that the incel community is clearly predatory. Intimate relationships are such an essential hallmark of the human experience; someone lacking in them for any reason would likely be depressed and are therefore easily influenced. Any outcast would seek a community that they feel so excluded from, and the incel community is looking for exactly that breed of desperation.

It is easy to fall into feelings of hopelessness when considering that the incel problem as digital misogyny has presented itself as more and more of a threat. The spread of misogyny has only increased since the internet provided a vehicle to communicate such messages. However, falling into despair does not remedy the issue.

Within communities and schools, greater credence can be lent towards these men who show warning signs. Compassion needs to be extended. Instead of shunning a man who finds himself falling down the wrong path, mentorship and intervention can be the answer to the real-life threats digital misogyny poses for women.

Summer Brannan Taylor is a frehsman in the College of Arts & Sciences. She can be reached at sutaylor@syr.edu.

illustration by remi jose illustration editor

The leaders elected in these local elections are a representation of the community’s voices and needs, but that only works when locals cast their vote and stay involved.

Sarhia Rahim columnist

level to play the zone well enough.

Boeheim hinted at his retirement after Wednesday’s second round loss to the Demon Deacons in a convoluted postgame press conference. He said that he made his retirement speech after the Orange’s final regular season game on Saturday. Boeheim said, though, that the decision to bring him back for another season is ultimately the university’s call. After bringing in a signing class of six freshmen and knowing Girard, Edwards and Benny Williams were coming back, Boeheim said he decided to stay for another year.

“The university hired me, and it’s their choice on what to do. I always have the choice to retire, but it’s their decision. I’ve been very lucky to coach my college team … and never having to leave Syracuse,” Boeheim said.

But Boeheim stands as one of the winningest coaches in NCAA basketball history, compiling 1,014 recognized wins and taking Syracuse from a solid team under then-head coach Roy Danforth to a national powerhouse. Boeheim finished 26-4 in his first year as head coach and took SU to the Sweet 16 after eight seasons as an assistant coach under Danforth. It was the first of 35 eventual NCAA Tournament appearances,

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chance 3-pointer from the right wing, converting on another deep ball from the opposite side to extend the Orange’s lead to eight. He also finished a wide-open layup after the Demon Deacons’ double-team on Edwards backfired.

“Everybody can make shots, but what else can you do? That’s all we were trying to do, be active,” Bell said.

Williams continued to make an impact, putting back a contested missed jumper from Edwards. He swatted away an inbound lob attempt too, leading to an easy layup for Mintz in transition. Still, the Demon Deacons were only down by two at half, eight less than last weekend.

Syracuse started to miss shots at the start of the second half, which Boeheim said took a toll on the defense. The Demon Deacons took the lead with back-to-back baskets at the start of the period and Tyree Appleby’s lob to Bobi Klintman empathically extended their lead to six with 14 minutes left.

Boeheim called a timeout, but SU wasn’t much better out of the break. Mintz missed

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stuff,” Lindsay said. “As his teammate, I was spoiled every day.”

Springer said Powell had one of the best first steps, able to break anybody down in front of him. He used his first step and complete offensive package, scoring 70 points in his first year to rank second all-time among SU first-year players. That season, Powell led Syracuse to the National Championship in 2001 versus Princeton.

Lindsay said Powell carried the team in the final few minutes of the game, scoring the game-tying goal to send it to overtime. But the Orange lost to the Tigers 10-9, failing to win a second straight title.

Powell came back hungrier as a sophomore, becoming “everything” for the team, Springer said. Despite the Orange having a talented senior class, Powell continued to lead the offense. He was just as skilled on the ride as he was with scoring. There wasn’t any facet of the game that he didn’t excel in, Desko said.

“We had unbelievable players, but when you have Mike Powell on the field, it’s a different animal,” Lindsay said.

Powell snatched the Tewaaraton Trophy after leading the Orange back to the national title game, playing Princeton again. The Tigers defense tried to stop him, but it wasn’t enough. He scored four goals and dished out four assists, notching SU’s game-winning 13th goal off a

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goal, but she doesn’t get too high after a save.”

Before Sweitzer had a clear picture of her mindset in goal, she built her skill set with Gebhardt. He has volunteered his time with the SU women’s program since 2019 after graduating from the Syracuse men’s program in 1998. His 265 saves in 1996 still ranks third all-time in a season in program history.

Gebhardt does specialized goalie drills with the “g-unit,” as Sweitzer called it, such as crosscrease and inside shots. He also runs them through off-the-wall reaction drills and other reactionary training, Sweitzer said. Gebhardt said that this season, he’s been working with Sweitzer on her reaction time to assisted shots.

18 Sweet 16 berths, seven Elite Eight appearances, five Final Fours, three national championship appearances and the culminating national championship in 2003, headlined by freshman Carmelo Anthony.

When the Orange moved to the Big East

short on a drawn-up play then Girard fell to the ground and lost the ball. Appleby nailed a 3 in transition after Girard’s turnover and Williamson knocked down another 3 following a missed wide-open layup from Mintz. Boeheim called another timeout with Wake Forest up by 12.

This was unfamiliar territory for the Orange, who hadn’t completed a 12-point comeback since defeating Notre Dame 78-73 two months ago. The key to help SU come out on top of that win was Bell and the full-court press. The latter made the difference again in Greensboro.

After Williams nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing, Girard deflected Wake Forest’s inbounds pass straight to Mintz, who hesitated to let a defender blow by before finishing the layup. Less than a minute later, the Demon Deacons completed the inbounds pass to Appleby, but Quadir Copeland forced him to cough the ball out of bounds, sitting on the ground and flexing after causing the turnover. Girard hit a 3 off a pass from Copeland seconds later to cut Wake Forest’s lead to one with six minutes left.

Edwards said the Orange’s comeback was

right whip into the top right corner.

“Anytime you can win that last game, it’s very special,” Desko said. “You strive as a player to reach that goal, and it’s certainly really rewarding.”

Springer said Powell rarely had an off-day. But the Orange struggled during Powell’s junior season, losing to Johns Hopkins in the Final Four. For Powell, it was a low point. He scored a career-low 64 points, and there was a lot of negativity around the team for not reaching the National Championship, Lindsay said.

But, just like the rest of the challenges in Powell’s career, he rose to the pressure. During his senior season, he broke Ryan and Casey’s record in SU’s regular season finale against Georgetown, leading the Orange back to the national championship, this time versus Army.

The Golden Knights game-planned around Powell, thinking that if they could stop him from scoring, they could win the game. But Powell’s ability as a “complete player” made him more of a facilitating threat. Lindsay said he was always looking to feed.

“He had eyes in the back of his head,” Desko said.

Powell took on the task of being the primary distributor, Lindsay said. He finished with four assists to cap off an illustrious career back on top of the mountain.

“The guy is the greatest player to pick up a stick,” Lindsay said. “What he sees on the field, not a lot of people can see. It was just a matter of (if you’re) ready to catch the ball.”

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“We really focused on getting all the goalies to tighten up movement in the goal,” Gebhardt said. “A lot of times, you aren’t just standing still and waiting on the shot. There’s a feed that comes and you have to come and have a quick reaction.”

As a result of her mental and physical training leading up to the season, Sweitzer has anticipated opponents’ aim before the ball leaves their sticks.

On Virginia Tech’s first possessions of the second half, Paige Tyson received a pass inside the 8-meter. She took a few hard steps toward Sweitzer, but she saw her redirect back for a high shot and stuck her crosse out to meet it at the release point. The ball skipped off. Visibly frustrated, Tyson ran back to the Hokies’ sideline. SU grew its 8-1 lead to a 16-5 blowout, and Sweitzer recorded her career-high in saves for the third

in 1979, he went on to win the regular season conference title 10 times and the tournament title five times. He was inducted into the NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 and was named coach of the year in 2010 after going 30-5 and losing in the Sweet 16.

“natural” with the flow of the game and that they started playing better overall. Bell added the comeback was a testament to the strength of full-court press, something they work on at every practice.

“Effort, that’s all that it was,” Bell said. “We made a comeback and we were back in the game.”

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The final five minutes were much of the same back-and-forth play throughout the night, but both teams had different options to step up. Hildreth nailed a 3-pointer before he scored inside. Edwards muscled his way into the lane for layups in between both Hildreth baskets.

Mintz also had his moments with a 3-pointer,

After the 2014-15 season, the NCAA suspended Boeheim for nine games to start ACC conference play and took away 12 SU scholarships over the next four years for violating the league’s code of conduct. A multi-year investigation found that, beginning in 2001, the university had committed academic violations, including giving athletes impermissible assistance from tutors and mentors. It also found that the university gave basketball players improper academic benefits and didn’t follow its own drug policy. As punishment, the league vacated 108 total wins between 2004 and 2012, the third-most wins ever permanently vacated by one program.

Boeheim began his career with Syracuse as a walk-on from Lyons, New York, eventually working his way up to becoming team captain his senior year with the Orange. In his final year as a player, Boeheim and Dave Bing led the team to a 22-6 record, earning the school’s second-ever NCAA Tournament berth. He played professionally with the Scranton Miners of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, but retired from basketball and joined Syracuse’s coaching staff under Danforth as a graduate assistant in 1969.

“I’ve been here for 47 years. I got to coach my sons,” Boeheim said. “I’ve just been lucky to be able to coach this long.”

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layup and dish to Williams in the final three minutes. His pass to Williams led to a 3-pointer, which awarded a 74-72 lead to SU. But Hildreth quickly drove in inside, spun and drilled a floater over Edwards’ outstretched hand.

“They got a little bit more penetration,” Boeheim said. “Hildreth hurt us getting into the lane a little bit.”

With 28.4 seconds left, Boeheim called a timeout. He drew up a high-low play for Edwards, but Williams couldn’t get to him inside. Instead, Girard isolated himself on the left side and stepped back for a 3-pointer.

Girard was the hero in a one-point win over Louisville, his late 3-pointer gave SU the final advantage. But his shot barely grazed the front of the rim against Wake Forest, which delivered seconds later on the only chance it needed.

“We’re always going to fight to the end of the horn, and we’ve done that a lot this year to come back in games,” Girard said. “We just couldn’t do it tonight.”

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time this season.

Sweitzer saved 15 shots on a .750 save percentage in the win, which was Sweitzer’s second straight game with a 75% save rate. She also picked up two ground balls and forced six turnovers in what was “one of the best individual performances I’ve seen all year,” Treanor said “I hope to break (my personal best) again. I’m ready,” Sweitzer said when asked about breaking the mark for a third time.

Gerbardt said the team has increased their practice reps on free-position shots from the 8-meter. And more shots for the position players translates for more reps for the goalies.

With the defense that SU plays, Gebhardt said there are a lot of shots off of inside feeds, but that Sweitzer has done phenomenal handling them all season.

Against Maryland, Kate Sites stood at the wing of the 8-meter, her back foot twitching with anticipation. When the whistle blew, she sprang forward a few steps and then fired off the turf to the left of Sweitzer. Sweitzer swiped up with her stick, and the ball dropped inside the crease between her feet. She scooped up the ground ball with urgency to give SU possession.

That was her 11th save of the game, tying her then-career high. She went on to save 13 shots in a dominant win over then-No. 2 Maryland.

“She’s confident, and she’s in such a good mind place with her psychology, (and is) just seeing the ball really well,” Treanor said of Sweitzer. “She’s gotten a little better every game, but she’s been terrific for us all season.”

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Angel Jasso develops hitting power through workouts

By Zak Wolf asst. digital editor

At eight years old, Angel Jasso’s softball coach recommended she do 100 pushups a day. Her father, Carlos Jasso, said she wasn’t too fond of that.

Like most young kids, she was hesitant to listen to her coach. But Carlos encouraged her to get stronger, which was needed as she transitioned from 8U to 10U softball. Carlos sacrificed a lot to put Jasso in a position to succeed, and he didn’t want to see it go to waste.

A junior outfielder for Syracuse, Carlos described Jasso as scrawny and bony from a young age. Jasso didn’t always have the motivation to workout. It wasn’t until high school when she got serious about her strength and conditioning. Jasso developed a relationship with her hitting coach, Nicole Sardelich, who worked on strength training with her. Jasso’s time in the gym grew her frame, leading her to become one of Syracuse’s most prolific hitters.

“She lived at the gym,” Carlos said.

The two were similar. Sardelich wasn’t a naturally gifted athlete, either, and the relatively small age gap — nine years — made it easy to communicate. Jasso absorbed everything Sardelich said to her, saying she sometimes listened to her more than her parents.

“Oftentimes, Nicole would tell her things that we were telling her, but it was the fact that it wasn’t her mom and dad telling her that made her listen,” said Elizabeth Jasso, Sardelich’s stepmom. “It was coming from somebody…who already went through the recruiting process, who played college softball and already did the things that Angel’s trying to achieve.”

men’s basketball

By Connor Smith senior staff writer

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Moments after Syracuse’s three-point, buzzer-beating loss to Wake Forest in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Jim Boeheim took the podium for his postgame press conference. With a 17-15 record, the loss likely ended the Orange’s season, meaning they won’t play in the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since 1969-70.

Eventually, the question was posed. Has Boeheim thought about his plans for next season? What does the future look like? The answer, Boeheim said, is up to SU. Hours later, though, Syracuse announced Boeheim’s retirement, and the plan for Adrian Autry to succeed him as head coach.

Boeheim noted that it’s been “great” to see Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Roy Williams (North Carolina) and Mike Brey (Notre Dame) sign on to post-retirement roles at their respective schools. He said he hasn’t had any conversations about that with Syracuse — but hopes he will.

“The university hasn’t offered me anything, whether to work or do anything at the university. That’s their choice,” Boeheim said. “I think you missed it, I gave my retirement speech on the court last Saturday, and I gave

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Elizabeth added that the money they spent on training was worth “every penny,” and that Sardelich pushed Jasso harder than other trainers had.

Jasso and Sardelich first met through mutual connections. When Jasso transitioned from coach to kid pitch, one of Jasso’s coaches mentioned Sardelich — their oldest daughter played with Sardelich at Angleton High School. She was an experienced catcher that could help the players transition to higher levels.

When Jasso was 10, Sardelich started giving her hitting lessons, having her hit off the tee to perfect her mechanics. Elizabeth said that before meeting Sardelich, Jasso worked with several trainers, but she connected best with Sardelich.

Sardelich played four seasons at a Division-II school, St. Mary’s College in Texas. But whenever Sardelich returned on break, she went right back to work with Jasso. After graduating in 2017, Sardelich opened up her own gym, “The Backyard,” where Jasso got involved immediately.

Jasso’s main goal was to become a more powerful hitter, Sardelich said. Carlos always talked about how Jasso was a great contact hitter when she was younger, but Sardelich wanted to work on her power.

Workouts typically lasted two hours, starting with a 15 to 20 minute warmup. Certain days, Jasso worked on legs with squats and box jumps. Other days, Sardelich focused on her upper body with power lifts. The one day that Jasso never looked forward to was conditioning workouts, Sardelich said.

Jasso did suicides — sprinting from one end of the gym to the other. She jumped rope, used the erg machine, did squats, pushups and used the rowing machine. They were simple things, but

longtime domains, Sardelich said.

“I’m not going to make her do anything that’s ridiculous,” Sardelich said. “When it comes to overheads or anything she doesn’t need to do, I would tweak it to something that would make sense for her.”

The workouts were meant to be specific to singular sports, featuring quick and powerful movements. Sometimes in the summer, Sardelich took Jasso swimming, too.

Jasso didn’t miss a day at the gym. After school, Elizabeth took Jasso’s three younger sisters to their extra-curricular activities and dropped Jasso off at the gym. Elizabeth would pick her up two or three hours later on her way back. Sometimes, Jasso also even did her homework in the gym, Elizabeth said.

Jasso’s motivation wasn’t always high. Elizabeth remembered Jasso being lazy when she was younger when the two worked out together. When she saw Jasso not working hard enough, she threatened to take her phone away.

Sardelich said the parental discipline only benefited Jasso. Elizabeth said Jasso was the one they were the hardest on. Talking about Jasso’s Syracuse scholarship, Elizabeth joked that Jasso’s three younger siblings will probably be “living with us for the rest of our lives,” explaining that Jasso set herself apart.

Sardelich and Jasso’s parents started seeing a difference in the way she carried herself when she was a junior in high school. Jasso still didn’t know whether she would play D-I softball with new transfer rules that made it harder to fit on a roster. Everything rode on a scholarship, so Jasso kicked it into high gear.

Every Memorial Day, Jasso started doing

“The Murph” workout with Elizabeth. It’s a one mile run at the start, 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, 300 squats along and ending with another onemile run. Jasso didn’t love it at first, but eventually got really into it, Elizabeth said.

“She was going to let her laziness take over,” Elizabeth said. “All the fears and things that we had that we were trying to prevent from happening changed because of her work ethic. Not only did she listen to what we were trying to teach and instill in her, but she’s also applying it.”

Jasso didn’t need anyone to tell her to workout. She did it on her own.

“She sees the big picture now that she’s kind of gone through it …. I told her you’re either going to go all out and use it, or you’re just going to let it go to waste,” Sardelich said.

Carlos started seeing the difference in her power after a while. Before, Jasso was more of a contact hitter, someone who “put the ball in play,” Carlos said. Jasso still has the ability to get on base, leading Syracuse in batting average last season with .365, but she’s added the power to her arsenal.

Before coming to Syracuse, Jasso had only hit one or two home runs in her life, Carlos said. In her freshman season, she hit four. Jasso increased that total to five in her sophomore season, which was third on the team. She recorded 18 extra-base hits, more than double her total from the year before.

“You can tell from freshman year to sophomore year, she’s just getting better and better,” Carlos said. “That’s just from her determination, which makes me proud as a father to see that.”

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it in the press conference afterwards.”

When pressed further on whether he was announcing his retirement, Boeheim reiterated that it’s “up to the university,” and wouldn’t confirm if he wanted to return next season. When asked how he’ll decide if he’s coming back to coach Syracuse, Boeheim said “you’re talking to the wrong guy.”

of Athletics John Wildhack on those questions — including if Wildhack and SU Athletics wanted Boeheim to return next season — wasn’t immediately answered. Boeheim told ESPN in February that he will “probably” return next season, saying he had no other plans, and that it’s “his choice” when he steps away. He later clarified those comments during a meeting with Wildhack.

“No, I said it’s up to the university,” Boeheim said when asked if he was announcing his retirement without actually announcing his retirement. “They have to make their decision, and it’s up to them. I hope we can come to a good agreement. I mean, that remains to be seen.”

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It’s unclear if Boeheim was under contract next season, or was in discussion for a new contract — or an extension. A request for comment from Director

Opponent Preview:

By Anthony Alandt senior staff writer

Syracuse forced overtime against then-No. 6 Duke, storming back to reclaim a lead it lost in the third quarter at the end of regulation. A final goal from Finn Thomson in front of the crease sent the Orange into the first overtime period with momentum, and a 13-13 tie. But after a strong defensive effort and two of Will Mark’s 27 saves in the afternoon, Charles Balsamo sent in a shot from about 10 yards away that flew behind Mark. Now, on a three-game losing streak and out of the top 20 for the first time since week two, SU will welcome No. 10 Johns Hopkins to the JMA Wireless Dome.

The Blue Jays jumped five spots in the latest Inside Lacrosse rankings following a onegoal win over Saint Joseph’s, and they enter Saturday’s game at 4-3 with other wins over Georgetown, Jacksonville and Utah. But they are coming off an 18-13 loss to No. 1 Virginia on Tuesday. The Blue Jays stand as the final ranked opponent for Syracuse before it takes on three unranked teams.

Here is everything you need to know about Johns Hopkins (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten).

All-time series

Johns Hopkins leads 31-28.

Last time they played

Last year, Syracuse fell to 2-4 after a 10-7 loss

Boeheim said that while recruiting the six members of this year’s freshman class, he decided he would coach them. Before that, he was unsure if he would retire or not. But between that class — which included starters Judah Mintz and Chris Bell — and the returns of Joe Girard III, Jesse Edwards and Benny Williams, Boeheim said he knew Syracuse had a chance for a good team this season.

“I wanted to come back and coach these guys, and that’s what I was able to do,” Boeheim said.

Boeheim said he’s been lucky to play and coach at Syracuse for several decades, and hopes

to live in the city for a “long time into the future.” He referenced having the chance to coach his two sons, Jimmy and Buddy, last season, and making a run to the Sweet 16 in 2021.

Syracuse learned from the close games it played throughout this season, Boeheim said, pointing specifically to the Notre Dame and Louisville wins. He said SU closed the loss Wednesday offensively — making three strong plays, including Williams’ 3-pointer with a minute left that put the Orange up two — but they were unable to get a defensive stop.

“We were close. I’m happy with what we did,” Boeheim said. “It’s not that easy. There’s some teams that were picked very high in the country and in the league that didn’t fare so well.”

Still, even after Boeheim continued to answer questions about his future while the ACC’s moderators tried to end the press conference, it’s unclear whether this — after 47 years, over 1,000 wins and a national championship — was his last game as Syracuse’s head coach.

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at Johns Hopkins in a game where only Tucker Dordevic notched more than one goal. Despite the Orange outshooting the Blue Jays 54-29, winning 14-of-21 faceoffs, causing 21 turnovers and picking up nine more ground balls, their offense couldn’t get going enough. After the game, head coach Gary Gait said that while the Orange played well in every facet except finishing off shots on goal, they struggled to execute throughout, leading to the loss.

The Orange entered halftime tied with Johns Hopkins at 4-4, a low-scoring affair that saw Harrison Thompson end the day with seven saves on 29 shots. But in the third quarter, Syracuse allowed four goals, led by Joey Epstein’s five points and Jonathan Peshko’s three goals. It ended up being the second fewest goals the Orange would score last year, as they only notched six goals in a blowout at Notre Dame toward the end of the season.

The Blue Jays report

After the win over Syracuse last season, Johns Hopkins sputtered out, winning just two of its final seven games before falling to Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

It got off to a terrific start to 2023, headlined by an upset win over then-No. 3 Georgetown and an ensuing victory over Jacksonville. But the Blue Jays haven’t tallied more than 15 goals in a game this season, and were held to eight and seven goals in their losses to North Carolina and

Loyola Maryland, respectively.

In his fifth season at Johns Hopkins, Garrett Degnon is pacing the team in goals (14) and shots (33), while freshman Matt Collison has impressed in his first season with 13 goals and an assist. Attack Jacob Angelus is leading the team with 24 points, 18 of which have come from assists as a catalyst for the Blue Jays. Tim Marcille is their man in net, but has allowed 75 goals through his six starts. He’s also saved 81 shots, compiling a save percentage of 52%.

How Syracuse beats Johns Hopkins

The Orange have a faceoff and ground ball problem that has persisted throughout the threegame losing streak. Gait said after the loss to Duke that Johnny Richiusa still had the starting job, but that Jack Fine was plugged in at certain points when Richiusa was struggling. The Blue Jays have picked up the most ground balls in the Big Ten, but have the worst faceoff percentage — 48.4% — in the conference. Had it not been for a standout performance by Mark, the Orange wouldn’t have been to even sniff overtime against the Blue Devils. With the similar defensive breakdowns and inability to clear the ball and generate scoring opportunities, Syracuse is likely to struggle once again. However, if Richiusa can perform like he did against the Tar Heels and the Orange’s offense can rebound — and Joey Spallina can return from his midseason slide — they should

pace the Blue Jays and beat them for the first time since 2020.

Stat to know: 16.43

Johns Hopkins is averaging 16.43 turnovers per game and is one of six teams in Division-I lacrosse that has coughed up more than 100 turnovers thus far this season. While the Orange may have struggles at the faceoff X, picking up ground balls and generating consistent offense, it tends to play clean games and has caused 49 turnovers throughout its first six games. They can lean on the Blue Jays’ somewhat sloppy play in order to quickly storm back and eliminate a deficit or pile on goals and get out to a sizable lead.

Player to watch: Jacob Angelus, No. 23, attack

Though he has scored just five goals this season, Angelus is one of the top catalysts for offense in the country, garnering 18 assists through seven games for the Blue Jays — the most in the country. His 2.6 assists per game is one of the best in the nation, and he could prove to be a difficult matchup for a Syracuse defense that held off Duke’s penetrators early, but wilted as the game progressed and ultimately let up 14 goals. He finished last year with 16 goals and his sophomore season with 12, showing his ability to — along with assisting — score on his own. anthonyalandt29@yahoo.com

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‘DIFFERENT ANIMAL’

Mike Powell, who will have his jersey retired on Saturday, wore Gary Gait’s legendary No. 22. He is

only four-time winner of the Jack Turnbull Award

By Anish Vasudevan senior staff writer

The Powell brothers pretended to be Gary and Paul Gait playing lacrosse in their backyard as children. But there were three siblings, so the older two, Casey and Ryan, would act as the Gaits. Michael Powell, the youngest, was demoted to goalie.

At Syracuse, Powell finally got his chance to emulate the Gaits, wearing Gary’s No. 22 throughout his fouryear career. On Saturday, his jersey will join Gary’s in the JMA Wireless Dome rafters.

“There’s very few that have done what he’s done and reached the goals that he set for himself,” said John Desko, former Syracuse head coach. “They couldn’t be doing it for a more deserving person or player.”

Powell surpassed Casey and Ryan’s record for SU’s all-time leading scorer, recording 307 career points and winning two Tewaaraton Trophies. He is also the only fourtime winner of the Jack Turnbull Award, presented to the nation’s top attack, and won two NCAA Championships as well.

Powell had more pressure on him than any player in the history of the program, according to former Syracuse attack Sean Lindsay. Ryan had graduated in 2000 prior to Powell’s arrival, and before he even stepped onto the Dome turf, Powell was already recognized as a star.

“You never saw him get rattled. He never got too up or too down with the weight on his shoulders,” Lindsay said. “This guy came out and

destroyed everybody’s expectations.”

Desko said Powell made an impact from the get-go. Unlike Ryan, he didn’t rely on physicality to get open on the attack. Instead, Desko said he was closer to Casey, using his quickness and creativity to get past defenders. Former Syracuse attack Michael Springer said he had one of the best first steps he’d seen, able to break

anybody down in front of him.

Powell became famous for his trick shots, which included a litany of behind-the-back and between-theleg moves. Desko said he was a crowdpleaser as a freshman, but he wasn’t like some other players who would try to be flashy and consequently end a play unsuccessfully.

“Mikey had a purpose for it, even if it’s a behind-the-back pass or a between-the-legs shot. It was based on what his defender was doing,” Desko said.

Springer said Powell made the hardest trick shots look effortless. Once, he even pulled off a front flip into a shot — known as “the move” — with ease at Lake Placid the summer before his senior year, trying it in the final regular season game.

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Sweitzer has become SU’s top goalie through mental training

By Wyatt Miller asst. sports editor

A week before Syracuse’s opening game against Northwestern, the four-person goalie unit went in for its weekly meeting with the coaching staff. That’s when head coach Kayla Treanor informed Delaney Sweitzer that she would start and play the entire game.

After transferring from USC ahead of the 2022 season, Sweitzer started the first five games of last season before being benched in favor of Kimber Hower. She never played a full 60 minutes, and averaged a .231 save

percentage as a starter.

Sweitzer knew she had to play “very well” to keep the starting spot, so she went to the team’s new sports psychologist, Mark Glicini, to prepare herself. Glicini emphasized to Sweitzer the importance of having a quick memory.

“(Whether) the goal goes in or I make a play, I just need to reset and come back and stay neutral,” Sweitzer said.

Sweitzer heeded the advice and saved a then-career high 11 shots in a 16-15 win over then-No. 4 Northwestern. Since then, her save percentage has risen in all but one game, and she’s been one of the top statistical goalies

in all of college lacrosse.

After SU’s 6-0 start, Sweitzer ranks fourth in the nation in save percentage with .592, and ninth in saves with 58. No one else with a top five save rate is within 10 saves of Sweitzer’s total on the season, and she has the highest percentage of any goalie with 50 or more saves. Her advanced metrics are even more dominant, ranking first in the nation in excess saves and second in excess saves per shot on goal, per Lacrosse Reference.

Sweitzer, who has set her career high in saves three times this season, credits her success to mental prepara-

tion before and during games, aided by Glicini and Treanor.

Treanor brought in Glicini, a former Division-I lacrosse player, during the preseason to give the team ample time to adjust to his mindset training. Glicini now runs a program called “Mark Glicini Peak Performance,” delivering customized mental, physical and nutritional advice, as well as performance strategies to athletes from all different levels, per the program’s website.

“Pressure and stress become friends of those who engage in mental performance training,” according to the website.

Through Glicini’s instruction, Sweitzer said the whole team has been trying to implement a “neutral” mindset during games and practice. That means “not being so high or so low, it’s very in the middle,” Sweitzer said.

Sweitzer mentally recenters herself after every single shot, including the ones she saves. Goalie coach Jason Gebhardt said he sees a “noticeable difference” in her mental game.

“The way she reacts to goals is different, and the way she reacts to saves is different,” Gerbardt said. “She doesn’t let herself get down after a

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MIKE POWELL is Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer, recording 307 career points and winning two Tewaaraton Trophies. daily orange archival photo

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