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The skaters of the Assault City Roller Derby team started their season this month. The grassroots team champions equity and diversity for all of its players, members said. Page 7
SU has announced speakers for the College of Law’s Commencement and the College of Engineering and Computer Science and School of Information Studies’ convocation. Page 3
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No. 8 seed Syracuse will face the No. 9 seed Baylor Bears in Salt Lake City, Utah during the first round of the men’s basketball NCAA Tourament on Thursday. Page 12
After the “N-word” was used at SU’s Madrid Center, students of color in the program are
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SU not involved in admissions scandal By Kennedy Rose news editor
During a forum last week, administrators asked students to pose questions and share how they felt about the recent use of the “N-word” in classes at Madrid. rori sachs senior staff videographer By Catherine Leffert senior staff writer
Editor’s note: The following article was reported in Central European Standard Time.
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ADRID, Spain — Students and a professor at Syracuse University’s center here used the “N-word” at least four times publicly during classes over the course of nine days earlier this month. In an email sent Tuesday evening to members of the Madrid program, Director Dieter Kuehl said students have come forward to the center’s administration with concerns about the use of the N-word during
classroom assignments and discussions. “All of us at Syracuse Madrid would like to assure all of you, and especially students of color, that you are valued, and that we denounce racial slurs such as the ‘N-word’ absolutely and unequivocally,” Kuehl said at a “community dialogue” held at the center on Wednesday morning. At the event, which SU Madrid hosted, students were encouraged to ask questions and share how they felt about the use of the N-word in classes. A senior adviser to Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly, Cathryn Newton, and SU’s Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Keith Alford, video chatted with students at the forum.
Kuehl, Assistant Director of Academics Amalia Yrizar and Director of Student Life Ariadne Ferro Bajuelo hosted the event. Any student who had a language class at 9 a.m. Wednesday — which is more than 100 people, in total — were required to attend. Ferro Bajuelo, who has spoken to several students of color offended by the language, said at the forum she has never encountered events like these and doesn’t know how to handle them. She said she was “at a loss” as to how to help students through this, so she called the Office of Multicultural Affairs, upon a student’s suggestion. Alford said SU wants to make sure everyone feels valued and no one feels pain, and
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SU Madrid announces inclusivity initiatives By Catherine Leffert senior staff writer
Editor’s note: The following article was reported in Central European Standard Time.
MADRID, Spain — Syracuse University’s Madrid Center will soon implement five initiatives to help create a more inclusive community, director Dieter Kuehl said in a center-wide email on Wednesday evening following outcry over the recent, public use of the “N-word” there.
Over the course of the last two weeks, at least four people — including a professor — used the N-word during classes at the center. Administrators hosted a public “community dialogue” on Wednesday morning to address students’ concerns. Kuehl, at the dialogue, said he wanted students to give suggestions and say how they felt so SU could brainstorm ways to move forward after the incidents. The initiatives listed in Kuehl’s email include creating a student task force to work as liaisons between students, faculty and
staff; scheduling regular dialogue sessions; and hosting experts to speak on diversity and inclusion. Kuehl also said the center is considering creating new courses on different perspectives and cultures and developing a training program for faculty, staff and students on “intersectional issues.” Students at the forum called for the administration to provide more information about racism in Spain during pre-orientation and orientation and for better cultural competency training for professors. “I am grateful to each of you for
participating and I am especially thankful for the candid input and questions we received, as well as the thoughtful suggestions for how we can improve the Madrid experience,” Kuehl said during the Wednesday morning dialogue. Kuehl in an email to The Daily Orange said Martha Diede, director for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and Michael Morrison, associate director of Academic Service Centers, will be at the Madrid Center sometime this week see initiatives page 4
Syracuse University was not implicated in a national college admissions cheating scandal, an SU official confirmed to The Daily Orange. Sarah Scalese, SU’s senior associate vice president for communications, said in a statement that the university is carefully monitoring the case, and has not been approached by investigators about any cheating. “We regularly review our policies and procedures to preserve the integrity of our recruitment and admissions processes,” Scalese said Sunday. Dozens were charged last week in connection to a cheating, bribery and lying scheme that wealthy parents used to get their children into competitive universities. Parents paid bribes to university officials and third-party educational services, cheated on standardized exams and falsified accomplishments to get their children admitted to prestigious schools, according to prosecutors. College officials, standardized exam proctors, teachers, coaches and parents were charged.
We regularly review our policies and procedures to preserve the integrity of our recruitment and admissions processes. Sarah Scalese su’s senior associate vice president for university communications
The admissions cheating occurred at several of SU’s peer institutions, including Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and Wake Forest University. Gordon Ernst, former head coach of men’s and women’s tennis at Georgetown, and William Ferguson, women’s volleyball coach at Wake Forest, were charged. At USC, several officials were charged: Donna Heinel, senior associate athletic director; Jovan Vavic, former water polo coach; Laura Janke, former assistant coach of women’s soccer and Ali Khosroshahin, former head coach of women’s soccer. The University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Texas at Austin and the University of San Diego were also implicated. Those universities are not peer institutions of SU. krose100@syr.edu
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New Zealand vigil SU will hold a vigil for Muslims killed in an attack in New Zealand at Hendricks Chapel. See Wednesday’s paper
Artist lecture Peter Reynolds, an author and illustrator, will speak in the Physics Building on Tuesday evening. See Wednesday’s paper
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crime briefs Here is a round up of criminal activity that happened near campus this week. according to police reports, PETIT LARCENY A Syracuse woman, 54, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Saturday at 7:50 p.m. where: Destiny USA
A Syracuse man, 51, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Saturday at 5:34 p.m. where: Destiny USA
A Syracuse man, 45, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Thursday at 7:30 p.m. where: Destiny USA MURDER
St. Patrick’s party Hundreds of people gathered at Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill neighborhood on Sunday for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The outdoor party near the pub included pitchers and cups of Coleman’s iconic green beer, along with beers and ciders from other local breweries. Attendees sang and danced to music while drinking. kennedy rose news editor
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SU announces guest speakers for 3 schools By India Miraglia asst. news editor
Syracuse University announced the spring 2019 commencement speaker for the College of Law, and convocation speakers for the College of Engineering and Computer Science and ." É "))&É ) É ( ),' .#)(É ./ # -Ĺş ,3É *#)ĹťÉ É ( É )/( ,É of virtual and augmented reality )'* (3É É ĹťÉ 1#&&É -* %É .É the College of Engineering and Computer Science and iSchool convocations on May 11, according to a SU News release. #,&-É ")É ) É É ( É )/( ,É -"' É /$ (#É 1#&&É speak at the College of Law commencement on May 10, per a different SU News release. ),(É #(É 3, /- ĹťÉ *#)É (&#-. É in the Air Force as a wideband and
satellite communications technician before attending SU, according to the release. After graduating from the university with an electrical engi( ,#(!É !, É #(É ĹąĹšĹšĹ¸ĹťÉ *#)É .. ( É ),!# É (-.#./. É ) É "()&)!3É ( É earned a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. Spio began her career working at satellite communications firms. /,#(!É É *,)$ .É ),É É -" É designed and launched satellites into deep space. She later became head of satellite communication systems for the aerospace company ) #(!ĹťÉ * ,É ." É ( 1-É , & - ĹşÉ (É Ĺ˛Ĺ°ĹąĹˇĹťÉ É *, - (. É *#)É 1#."É ." É ),! É , (.-É 1 , ĹťÉ ), ing to the release. The award is given to “alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their ")- (É ĹŚ & -ĹťĆ‡É * ,É Ć‰-É 1 -#. ĹşÉ " É has also been recognized as one
) É É 1-É ĹąĹ°Ĺ°É #-.),3É % ,-É #(É ." É %#(!É ( É , #0 É É Design and Yueh-Ying Hu Memori &É .#)( &É 1 , -É ),É (()0 .#)(Ĺş /$ (#ĹťÉ 1")É 1#&&É -* %É .É ." É law school commencement, started #,&-É ")É ) ĹťÉ É ()(*,)ĹŚ.É ." .É helps young women gain computing skills, in 2012. According to the SU News release, the nonprofit had worked with more than 90,000 girls from the U.S., Canada and (#. É #(! )'É 3É ." É ( É ) É Ĺ˛Ĺ°ĹąĹ¸ĹşÉ (É Ĺ˛Ĺ°ĹąĹ°ĹťÉ /$ (#É , (É (É /(-/ cessful congressional campaign, )'#(!É ." É ĹŚ,-.É ( # (Ć? ' ,#can woman to run for Congress, per the release. She was also a deputy public advocate for New York City. /$ (#É /,, (.&3É - ,0 -É )(É ." É ) , É ) É 0 ,- ,-É ),É ." É (. ,( .#)( &É - / É )''#.. ĹťÉ 1"# "É gives aid to victims of humanitarian
crises, according to the release. She is also on the board for She Should /(ĹťÉ É ()(*,)ĹŚ.É ." .É ( )/, ! É women to run for public office, and serves as an ex-officio trustee of the Museum of Modern Art. She has published three books Ć’É Ć† , 0 ĹťÉ ).É , .ĹťĆ‡É Ć† #,&-É ")É Code: Learn to Code and Change ." É ),& Ć‡É ( É Ć† )' (É ")É )(Ɖ.É #.É #(É #( ĹźÉ , %É ." É )& ĹťÉ É ." É 3Ć‡É Ć’É ( É *, - (. É Ć† "É girls bravery, not perfection,â€? a TED talk on how girls are raised. The College of Engineering and )'*/. ,É # ( Ɖ-É )(0) .#)(É 1#&&É -. ,.É .É Ĺ¸ĹźĹłĹ°É Ĺş'ĹşÉ #(É ." É (& 3É # & É )/- ĹťÉ ( É ." É # "))&Ɖ-É 1#&&É -. ,.É .É ())(É .É )& -. #(É / #.),#/'É #(É ." É Schine Student Center. The College ) É 1Ɖ-É )'' ( ' (.É 1#&&É ) /,É at 11 a.m. in the Carrier Dome. irmiragl@syr.edu | @IndyRow
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3 stories you may have missed over break By Gabe Stern
asst. news editor
Here are three Syracuse news stories you could have missed over spring break.
TEDx speakers announced
Syracuse University student organizers announced eight speakers scheduled to present at the 2019 TEDx Syracuse University Conference. The annual event, which will be held on April 6, will take place in the Slocum Hall auditorium. The speakers include: Ć€É ((# ,É ,, ..ĹťÉ Ć‰ĹšĹ´ĹťÉ "# É /cation officer of a financial wellness app Ć€É . 0 (É ,/(1 & ĹťÉ É - (#),É (0#ronmental biology student at SUNY-ESF Ć€É *,#&É 'É '#."ĹťÉ *"#& (.",)*#-.É
and finance professional Ć€É , 'É ,#% (.# ĹťÉ /."),É ( É *,) --),É .É ." É & 1#(É && É (#0 ,-#.3Ɖ-É "))&É ) É /-#( -Ć€É , ( )(É . #( ,ĹťÉ Ć‰Ĺ¸ĹąĹťÉ É ) É Steiner Sports Ć€É († É . 0 (-ĹťÉ É ').#)(É ( É augmented reality designer and researcher, assistant professor and associate chair of the Visual Communications Department at SU Ć€É É 3É &ĹťÉ É ) É É /.),#(! Ć€É 3 (É #&&# '-ĹťÉ (É (., *, ( /,ĹťÉ personal trainer and serviceman. "#-É 3 ,Ɖ-É -* % ,-É 1#&&É , --É topics such as living with vitality, the potentials of augmented reality and self-awareness, among others, per an SU News release.
# É ().É 1 &%É #(É ./, 3Ɖ-É .ĹşÉ .,# %Ɖ-É 3É , É #(É ), ,É .)É publicly show their disapproval of ( 1É )&# É "# É (.)(É / %( ,ĹťÉ Syracuse.com reported. Twenty-four active and retired officers walked during the parade. Normally, around 100 officers ' , "É ),É ." É .ĹşÉ .,# %Ɖ-É 3É , ĹťÉ ), #(!É .)É 3, /- Ĺş )'Ĺş / %( ,ĹťÉ 1")É 1 -É ")- (É .)É & É ." É 3, /- É )&# É * ,.' (.É #(É December after a yearlong search 3É 3),É (É &-"ĹťÉ - # É . ,É ." É parade that there were disagreements regarding overtime and officer discipline, Syracuse.com reported.
Police members skip St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The New York state police checked Ĺ˛Ĺ°É , . #&É -.), -É #(É ()( ! É )/(ty townships Salina, Clay and Cice-
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Police conduct underage drinking initiative
ro, as well as the village of North Syracuse, for underage drinking, according to a press release. They also checked several locations in the city of Syracuse. The state police conducted the initiative during the evening of March 15, according to the release. All stores were found to be compliant with state laws regarding underage drinking, per the release. )&# É " % É ĹŚ0 É * 1 3É ( É .1)É #. É # É &) .#)(-ĹťÉ -É 1 &&É -É É !' (-ĹťÉ '/&.#*& É &#+/),É -.), -É ( É various gas stations, per the release. Ɔ " É . . É )&# É 1)/& É &#% É to commend these businesses for their compliance during this initiative and is grateful for their support in helping to prevent underage drinking,â€? the release stated. gkstern@syr.edu @GabeStern326
A Syracuse man, 19, was arrested on three charges of murder in the second degree, two charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, one charge of tampering with physical evidence, one charge of grand larceny in the fourth degree and one charge of arson in the third degree. when: Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. where: East Washington Street
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A Syracuse man, 30, was arrested on one charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and one charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. when: Thursday at 2:14 a.m. where: 1000 block of South Clinton Street
TRESPASSING A Syracuse man, 43, was arrested on the charge of trespassing. when: Monday at 5:39 a.m where: Schine Student Center
POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS A Syracuse woman, 26, was arrested on the charge of possession of a synthetic cannabinoid. when: Saturday at 9:15 p.m. where: Thornden Park CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A Cortland man, 44, was arrested on the charge of criminal mischief in the fourth degree. when: Saturday at 6:55 p.m. where: 300 block of South Clinton Street GRAND LARCENY A Bronx woman, 18, was arrested on the charge of grand larceny. when: Monday at 4:36 p.m. where: Destiny USA
A Syracuse woman, 38, was arrested on the charge of grand larceny. when: Monday at 4:36 p.m. where: Destiny USA
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to lead a three-day training program for inclusive teaching. On Monday, Interim Chief Diversity Officer Keith Alford and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly sent a campus-wide email saying the incidents are “challenging us to rethink how we approach issues of racial bias
They highlighted five initiatives, per the email:
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arch is Women’s History Month, and one of the many ways you can celebrate women is by visiting the Community Folk Art Center, where Syracuse University alumna Spencer Stultz’s one-woman exhibit is being showcased until Saturday. Titled “A Time for Joy and a Time for Sorrow,” Stultz’s paintings are a portrayal of identity, spirituality and womanhood. The combination of these concepts outlines her experience as a young African-American woman. When women make art, we are treated to their extraordinary take on life. The images we see in media are often men-driven — now’s the time to appreciate women artists for sharing unique perspectives. “It’s crucial for women to make art about women; no one understands our complex lives the way that we do,” said Allison Sklaney, an instructor of illustration in SU’s College of Visual and Performing
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Art’s School of Art, in an email. The Community Folk Art Center is known for supporting artists of marginalized backgrounds, including women. It’s important that these artists have an outlet to share their work. Mainstream art has often neglected the perspective of minorities. “Art offers insight into the world of others. Within moments we can feel as the subject feels, and in that way experience their truth. Only by free artistic expression of ourselves and others can we break apart what is holding us back from the truth,” Sklaney said. Art is a means of promoting social change. An artist’s personal experience shines through their work and equips us with a new understanding of the world.
Seeing women create art that expresses their life experiences encourages others to do the same, while fostering respect for those experiences. For young girls seeking healthy forms of self-expression, art as a creative process can be an effective way for them to do just that. “To view an image of a woman — whether a painting, photograph or sculpture — as a woman, we sense on a deep level a solidarity, an understanding of her life situation. And while we hold a union in our basic humanity, each person has a story to tell that is unique, that can offer enlightenment to others. As similar as we are, we are often blind to the bias that we hold against each other. Our quick judgement, often without much thought, should be questioned, and as women we should hold each other accountable,” Sklaney said. Take this opportunity to appreciate art as a representation of womanhood. You may leave with an
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enormous potential impacts, particularly for residents and businesses living or working near the existing highway. For this reason, I urge the state to expand the mandatory 45-day public comment period following release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement to a minimum of 60 days. During this time, state Department of Transportation officials must make a multifaceted, good-faith effort to gather public input from those most directly impacted by whatever decision is made — notably, city residents and businesses. This means we need lots of public meetings with ample prior notice, and scheduled at times when residents and
businesspeople from all corners of the city and region are most likely to be able to attend. Every day that goes by without a final environmental impact statement creates more uncertainty. We need facts and we need action—but action informed by a thorough and comprehensive outreach effort to solicit broad public input. I again call on the state to release the Draft Environmental Impact Statement no later than April 1, and to follow that with an expanded period of 60 days for public input into what surely will be a momentous decision for central New York’s future.
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Assault City Roller Derby is based in The Vault, located inside ShoppingTown Mall. There, skaters participate in scrimmages during practice. The team recently hosted its season kick-off bout in honor of Women’s History Month. dan lyon asst. photo editor
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he night of International Women’s Day, skaters on the Assault City Roller Derby team, a name coined from Syracuse’s nickname, Salt City, took on the Thousand Islands Battlefield Betties. Jammers, whose main goal is to sneak away from blockers and defend the track from their opposing team’s jammer, attempted to snake by, whipping around the rink to score points. Two of ACRD’s jammers, Katpiss Neverclean and Riot Punch, took turns tip-toeing, leaping and jostling their way out of packs of skaters, pulling off their 174-99 lead. The season kick-off, known as Assault City’s Women’s History Month bout, commemorated the strides roller derby has made not only within ACRD’s team, but in the sport’s history. As roller derby has grown in popularity,
teams like ACRD, founded in 2007, have evolved since their inception. For many teammates, the sport is unlike many traditional sports they have played or seen. The strong presence of women of all ages, backgrounds and sizes brings a sense of inclusion for all members of the team. Fred Whistley — whose name pays homage to their referee role, as well as Harry Potter characters Fred and George Weasley — began playing in 2016 but switched to a referee position after a non-derby injury. While some people may not view roller derby as a physicallydemanding sport, Whistley knows players on ACRD who supplement practice workouts with cross training. Whistley added that the referees also train to improve their game calling by hosting rule-calling clinics to ensure referees are on the same page during bouts.
“A lot of time, you’ll see roller derby in the lifestyle section, but it’s also a sport,” said Whistley. “People work really, really, really hard and it’s impressive. And as far as the culture goes, it’s come a long way.” Whistley said the sport has made strides within the LGBT community. Last June, the team participated in Syracuse’s Pride parade, but its inclusion extends further than its team-run efforts. In 2011, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, which Assault City is affiliated with, adopted a broad gender policy applying to competitors to promote inclusivity within the sport. Last October, WFTDA publicly condemned the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the legal concept of gender. The season kick-off bout had a referee staff completely made up of women and see derby page 8
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Volunteers, athletes collect toiletries for local pantries By Haley Robertson feature editor
When she was in the fourth grade, sophomore Adena Rochelson volunteered at St. Lucy’s Food Pantry with her mother and sister. She noticed an empty shelf where personal care items were held. Each visit, the shelf remained empty. “I couldn’t imagine being in middle school and having to go to school without brushing my teeth or washing my face or my hair,” Rochelson said. She started using her allowance and birthday money to try to fill that shelf.
For Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients, accessing toiletry items can be difficult, Rochelson said, since the program only allows food to be purchased. With this in mind, Rochelson’s commitment to filling the St. Lucy’s Pantry shelf sparked a nearly decade-long project, called Operation Soap Dish. Since 2009, Operation Soap Dish has collected 61,000 household and personal care items for those in need. Rochelson’s vision has expanded beyond St. Lucy’s Food Pantry and now distributes items to more than a dozen locations in the northeast, including Temple Con-
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Number of household, personal care items Operation Soap Dish has collected for people in need since 2009
cord Food Pantry, Vera House and The Samaritan Center. Now, Operation Soap Dish has joined forced with Syracuse University’s Enactus, a student-run organization dedicated to developing
community outreach projects. After spearheading the project for years, Rochelson said she felt Enactus could help offer a sustainable solution and get more college students involved. During one meeting, members of Enactus discussed how some SU athletes have been looking for ways to give back to the community, despite traveling so often. They saw Operation Soap Dish as an opportunity to advance the project’s mission while also giving athletes an opportunity to give back. Through Enactus, Operation Soap Dish works directly with the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
to encourage the university’s hundreds of athletes to collect personal care items during their travels. Ian Meier, the vice president of project development for Enactus, said the items are collected at various athletic facilities on campus. To maximize the number of items collected by the athletes, Meier said they’ve been in contact with team managers and team captains, reminding them before they leave for trips. “Since these athletes are traveling so much, they’re bringing their own soap and everything, so they’re not using the hotel soap,” Meier said. see soap
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derby nonbinary people, Whistley said, a sentiment they are excited about. ACRD, like other derby teams, has players of varying ages. Neverclean, a jammer, is one of the youngest skaters on the team who began playing when she was 13 years old — which is unusual, she said, considering most skaters begin playing in their early 20s. What makes derby different than other sports, Neverclean said, is that at age 20, some Olympians may be reaching retirement age. “It makes me wonder if the sport ever took off one day, what would the sport’s retiring age look like because there are 50-year-olds playing,” said Neverclean. Forty-eight-year-old blocker Toxic Marsh, a name picked as a nod to her career as an environmental attorney, is considered to be one of the oldest players, she said. For Marsh, playing with skaters in different stages of life is what makes the team more inclusive and better communicators, considering they all have different personal aspects to balance with. She noted how some members balance the sport with both their personal and professional lives. “(People) understand that if your kids got homework to do and you have to stay for that, then you have to miss practice,” said Marsh. “And I think everyone knows the sacrifices that you have to make to be here because it is a very competitive team.” Neverclean and Marsh said the team’s constant reassurance with one another is what from page 7
soap dish “And usually … that hotel soap would just be disposed of.” Collecting the unused products, he added, helps someone in need while reducing the amount of waste the hotel produces. Enactus will host a volunteer event on Friday at noon to count and sort the donations received from student-athletes and then deliver the items to The Samaritan Center. Enactus is open to students of all majors, Meier said,
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helps the team to perform at the level that they do. Neverclean stressed how the game has no restriction on body type, which also builds confidence for players. Relief jammer and blocker Luna Sea said the team celebrates skaters of all different body types, adding how the game is dominated by power and strength. “If you have thick thighs, it’s awesome,” Sea said. “We want to be able to block and be stable and take a hit without falling over, and you really need a good base to do that and so there is no body shaming.” Neverclean said because derby is focused more on distributing weight on the hips rather than the upper body — a technique used more in men’s derby — men’s derby tends to look more sloppy and that she is never “phased” when playing against men. As roller derby has grown in popularity, so has the number of men joining the sport. Whistley said the game has not changed drastically and that men typically adopt the rules set by WFTDA. They added that while some sports, like basketball, put more emphasis on the men’s league, roller derby has shifted gender norms in that some people first picture women when they think of derby. While team members emphasized ACRD’s progress in including all people regardless of shape, age and sexuality, skaters said there is always room for improvement. There have been discussions on whether roller derby is considered an expensive sport to try out, Neverclean said, limiting skaters to join. But and currently has about 100 student volunteers across all of the organization’s projects. This year, Enactus has also worked to grow Operation Soap Dish by reaching out to Clean the World, an international organization that helps recycle and distribute soap left behind by hotels. Meier said this partnership is still a work in progress, but he hopes that this can help connect Operation Soap Dish to hotels in the Syracuse community by assisting them with waste reduction. With the success the project has seen in
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Neverclean added ACRD has a method on combating financial burdens. The team can cover monthly dues if a member can’t afford it one month, she said, and that when new recruits are thinking of joining the team, they can wear gear on loan until they decide if they want to commit. Roller derby’s showmanship history is full of colorful outfits and makeup, but Neverclean said that is a thing of the past — ACRD has opted to wear their signature red and black jerseys and black shorts for a more “professional” look. Although the sport is evolving, Neverclean hopes their derby names don’t get lost, since
these names are closely tied with their identity and confidence. But regardless, she said ACRD will work toward diversity in all aspects, both on and off the rink. With Women’s History Month well underway, Neverclean and other players echoed how closely the sport is tied to women. For blockers Gwen A Fierce and Spinster’s Ambush, it offers time away from their daily lives and professions. “We don’t do the whole break you down to build you up kind of thing,” Fierce said. “We’re more build you to build you up.”
Syracuse, Rochelson said she has been looking to expand to other colleges in upstate New York, such as Le Moyne College and Colgate University. Although Operation Soap Dish was Rochelson’s original vision, she said the project is a community effort, adding that volunteers and others involved have been instrumental in the project. In addition to serving the Syracuse community, Rochelson said one of her main goals is to provide opportunities for others to give back. While she’s not positive of what she wants to
do after college, Rochelson said she intends to carry her passion for community engagement like this beyond graduation. For her, Operation Soap Dish is about more than “just a bar of soap.” “When you think about when you wake up in the morning, and you take a shower, you feel really confident and you feel really good about yourself,” she said. “So giving people that sense of confidence and dignity with something that I’m so very passionate about has really connected me to the project.”
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rom the age of nine, Samuel Kuffuor-Afriyie has always dreamed of becoming an organist. Growing up in the church, he had an affinity for classical music and wanted to mimic those same sounds on the keys. Today, the Brooklyn native said he spends much of his time in the Setnor Auditorium, practicing various pieces for his coursework and performances. The Syracuse University junior is currently gearing up for his first solo recital on April 2 in Setnor Auditorium, featuring the works of Bach, Hampton, Mendelssohn and Widor. At a young age, Kuffuor-Afriyie always imagined himself contributing to the sounds he grew up hearing. He cites his heavy involvement in church as his main influence for wanting to pursue organ performance as a career. “I heard the sound of the organ a lot,� he said. “It just sounded so huge to me and I was young. I could imagine myself just sitting behind it and playing.� Kuffuor-Afriyie’s music career began in elementary school when he played the saxophone in his school’s band. He then began playing piano before switching to the organ, which is now his main instrument. His dream started to turn into a reality when he visited SU’s campus with his high school senior class. During his visit, Kuffuor-Afriyie emailed Anne Laver, an assistant professor of applied music and performance (organ) and the university organist. She responded instantly to his email — Kuffuor-Afriyie then left his group to meet with her and soon found himself playing a piece for her in Setnor Auditorium. He credits Laver for influencing his decision to attend Syracuse. Now, Laver serves as Kuffuor-Afriyie’s organ teacher
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and academic adviser. “From that first encounter, she just seemed so embracing and supportive. I think she was one of the main reasons that made me want to study here,� Kuffuor-Afriyie said. Laver said she has watched KuffuorAfriyie grow as a person and progress as a musician since his freshman year. Since he is one of only two people in the organ performance program, Laver is able to tailor her teaching style to his needs and wants. “Just the amount of time that he’s put in has yielded really wonderful results,� Laver said. “Sam’s got a very good head on his shoulders (and) very good work ethic. The thing I really value about him is he’s always ready to take on a challenge and he’s always ready to help out.� One of Kuffuor-Afriyie’s most memo-
rable performances in the Syracuse community was a pre-recital at Holidays for Hendricks at Hendricks Chapel in 2017. It was his first year playing the concert and he said the chapel was a packed house. Kuffuor-Afriyie enjoys playing music from the Romantic era. He believes the harmonies in such pieces can invoke more emotion than that of baroque music. Aside from classical music, some of his favorite genres are R&B, soul and jazz. When it comes to preparing for shows, Kuffuor-Afriyie makes sure to familiarize himself with the piece he is slated to perform. “You have to really know it on an intimate level, that’s what I’ve learned,� he said. “You have to kind of live with it and be comfortable sharing it to an audience.�
Kuffuor-Afriyie is heavily involved with music both on and off campus. He is the organist for Grace Episcopal Church in Syracuse and the Catholic Campus Ministry at Hendricks Chapel. He is also the fiscal agent for SU’s chapter of the Music Teachers National Association. In addition to music, Kuffuor-Afriyie is also a member of African Student Union and other campus organizations. For Kuffuor-Afriyie, the church is one way for him to network and find more gigs outside of Syracuse. He enjoys collaborating with choirs and singers, travelling often to showcase his talent. Last summer, Kuffuor-Afriyie played in his family’s home country of Ghana. He has also performed in Toronto and frequently plays at churches back home in Brooklyn. His ultimate goal with playing the organ, he said, is to always challenge himself to do his best and share his gift with others. He said when someone comes to hear him play, that’s the first and only time they’re experiencing that performance — so he has one chance to make it count. “I have one chance to convey a message to that person, so I think that’s what motivates me,� he said. “I always think about that before I play.� In the future, Kuffuor-Afriyie plans to continue developing his skills in graduate school, possibly teaching organ as well. He said he is very comfortable in the church setting and he hopes to land an organist position in a church later on. “Practice doesn’t make perfect, it makes permanent,� he said. “In practicing music, people always think that the more you practice the (more) perfect you get. But, if you’re not practicing efficiently, you won’t be perfect.� cmlee100@syr.edu
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Lack of depth costs No. 32 SU at No. 15 Wake Forest By Arabdho Majumder asst. copy editor
Nearly two months ago, Syracuse was selected to play in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championship after back-to-back wins against then-No. 9 Michigan and Purdue. It quantified what SU head coach Younes Limam said before the season in regards to the Orange’s added depth. The Orange added transfer Guzal Yusupova and recruited freshman Sonya Treshcheva to enroll at SU from Russia, and they were earning key wins in both doubles and singles early in the season. But that hasn’t lasted. No. 32 Syracuse (10-6, 3-4 ACC) has played an up-and-down season and remains from page 12
tournament “The overall key was winning the two road games against Duke and Ohio State,” Boeheim said. “Two tournament teams, but also the No. 1 seed. That was the key to us being comfortably in the Tournament.” From there, the Orange resisted opposition from page 12
practices guys at some point,” Wellman said. “But also, from a fatigue standpoint, you’ll wear them down. It’s a long season. Some coaches see these guys as 18, 19 years old, and they say, ‘They can run all day.’ But you’re also wearing them down mentally. There comes a point when you can only consume so much and then you don’t hear the rest.” Former Syracuse forward Wesley Johnson (2009-10), now with the Washington
winless against a ranked opponent since its early 4-0 record. On Sunday, another opportunity arose against No. 15 Wake Forest (14-3, 5-1) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Orange’s top slots stepped up in singles to try and tried to spark a comeback, but their depth, the area Limam said was a positive of the squad earlier this season, was winless in a 5-2 loss. When the Orange came back from Oxford, Mississippi on Jan. 27 with two victories, it followed with its highest ITA ranking in program history: No. 10. Early in the season, the Orange were dominating singles play. But two Atlantic Coast Conference matches the following week showed them the reality of the ACC gauntlet. Losses to then-No. 19 Virginia and then-unranked
Boston College, both 4-3. Sofya Golubovskaya and Treshcheva cruised to a 6-2 win at second doubles, which was futile as both first doubles and third doubles lost in tiebreakers. But No. 42 Gabriela Knutson and No. 77 Miranda Ramirez soon erased the Demon Deacons’ lead with straight set wins at first and second singles — Knutson defeated No. 46 Emma Davis, 6-2, 6-4, and Ramirez beat unranked Anna Ulyashchenko, 6-4, 6-3. After dropping the doubles point, Syracuse was two points away from clinching their second ranked win of the year. At third singles, Golubovskaya took the first set, winning six of seven games, and both Yusupova and Dina Hegab battled back from dropping their first frames to force
a deciding third set. At sixth singles, Libi Mesh struggled and was the only Orange player to fall in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Golubovskaya couldn’t take advantage of her first set advantage, losing 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and Wake Forest regained control, leading the match 3-2. Syracuse was now reliant on two comeback wins, and Hegab, who’s clinched multiple matches this year, was pegged to finish next. This time, it was WFU’s Anna Brylin that closed out the dual with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win that earned the Demon Deacons a win. Saby Nihalani’s victory over Yusupova soon to follow pushed the score to 5-2. Syracuse returns home to play No. 22 Florida State next Sunday at 11 a.m. at Drumlins Country Club.
the rest of ACC play, avoiding bad losses and making plays to win tight games. They picked up an additional ranked win over thenNo. 18 Louisville on Feb. 20 to solidify a postseason-bound resume. “I’m excited to move forward with this team,” Boeheim said. “I think we’re in a better position than we were last year in terms of how we’re playing.”
Tyus Battle missed Syracuse’s two ACC tournament games with a back bruise, but completed his first full day of practice on Sunday. He was “rusty,” Boeheim said, pointing toward his week off as the reason. Battle added that he is close to 100 percent and will play against Baylor. When Battle returns, the Orange will be at full strength, a team that once ranked as high as No. 15 in the country. Syracuse wouldn’t reach
those heights in the rankings again, but did enough to safely make the NCAA Tournament. Now, all the previous games, the four nonconference losses and the monumental win over Duke are in the past. It’s win or go home. And despite making the Sweet 16 last season, this year’s Syracuse team is different. They’re better.
Wizards, said practice at SU rarely exceeded 90 minutes. Sometimes, practice lasted only about 75 or 80 minutes, he said — “way less” than his two seasons at Iowa State where it pushed three hours. All college programs must take one day off per week, per NCAA rules. For Syracuse, the break depends on the week’s game schedule. Usually, Boeheim plans the day off to give the Orange at least two days to prepare for an opponent. During regular season in which SU plays Tuesday and Saturday, the Orange typically don’t practice on
Wednesday, giving them two days to ready for a weekend game. Syracuse practices start at 4 p.m. during the season. For the NCAA Tournament, they vary depending on site and time of game. They usually start with an active warm-up and stretch, followed by group work — bigs and guards separate — from about 4:10 to 4:30. When the patented 2-3 zone is effective, Wellman said, practice segues into offense work such as “five man” — a common drill where five players work through plays with no defenders involved. Transition drills, defen-
sive tweaks and free throws also are built into most practices. When SU travels to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Tournament this week, with all the distractions surrounding it, practices will stay simple. They’ve run things this way for decades. “We play hard the entire practice, so I don’t think the length matters,” said Tyus Battle. “It’s short, but that lets me go in there an hour before and an hour after to get my own work in, without being tired.”
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No. 4 SU beats Louisville 14-7 By Kaci Wasilewski asst. digital editor
JIM BOEHEIM coached Syracuse to the NCAA Tournament for the 34th time in his 43 years as head coach at SU. But, unlike the last three years in which the Orange were on the bubble, SU safely made the 68-team field this season. tj shaw staff photographer
No surprises Syracuse earns 8 seed in NCAA Tournament, will play No. 9 seed Baylor
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he halls of the Carmelo K. Anthony Center were silent. There were no loud screams coming from the back room like last year, when Syracuse welcomed their uncertain NCAA Tournament fate. For the first time in four years, the Orange (20-13, 10-8 Atlantic Coast) weren’t sitting on the bubble. As Syracuse’s name popped up as a No. 8 seed on Selection Sunday, it was expected. SU will face No. 9 seed Baylor (19-13, 10-8 Big 12) in the Round of 64 on Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah. Syracuse has been an eight seed once before in its NCAA Tournament history, losing in the first round in 1999. “That determines a good or bad year,” senior
point guard Frank Howard said of making the postseason. “Always been a goal since Day one … Definitely always been in the back of our minds. We’re just trying to control what we can control and go out and give everything we have.” This marks the second-straight NCAA selection for the Orange after they pulled out three wins in five days a year ago to reach the Sweet 16. It’ll be the 34th appearance in the NCAA Tournament for Syracuse under head coach Jim Boeheim in his 43 seasons in charge, and the 41st berth in program history. SU began the season with two easy wins before losing two-straight games at Madison Square Garden in mid-November. Its first test ended with a win over then-No. 16 Ohio State on the road, but the Orange added two more nonconference losses in mid-December to Buffalo and Old Dominion at home.
But, the strength of schedule in nonconference play proved to be another bonus toward SU being deserving of an at-large bid. Five of the teams SU faced in nonconference play made the NCAA Tournament: Buffalo, Old Dominion, Northeastern, Oregon and Colgate. It was the hardest the Orange have ever faced, Boeheim added. Syracuse had never reached the NCAA Tournament after losing four times in nonconference play. Things looked even more dire after the Orange lost to Georgia Tech in the Carrier Dome on Jan. 12. Two days later, though, the Orange’s season started to turn around. That’s when Syracuse pulled out a 95-91 overtime win over then-No. 1 Duke, effectively overshadowing its previous struggles. SU’s upset gave it a resume-boosting victory, one other bubble teams wouldn’t have. It helped March Madness become a reality.
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Shorter, 90-minute practices aid Syracuse By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer
Jim Boeheim blew his whistle and then-first-year assistant coach Allen Griffin couldn’t believe it. Syracuse players met with coaches in a huddle, then dispersed through the Carmelo K. Anthony Center. Practice had ended one afternoon at 5:30, 90 minutes after the usual 4 p.m. start time. Griffin knew Boeheim likes to keep things simple. Just as Boeheim’s timeout and halftime speeches are short, practice instruction is kept to a minimum. But early last season, Boeheim had called practice after an hour and a half. Most top-tier programs practice for two to three hours, accord-
ing to Griffin and several other college basketball coaches. “Gotta keep ‘em fresh,” is the SU practice motto, per Griffin, who’s coached at Providence, Hofstra, Dayton and now Syracuse. While many teams use the NCAA’s 20 practice hours per week maximum, the Orange (20-12, 10-8 Atlantic Coast) practice only 90 minutes a day. Sometimes, even less — especially during the NCAA Tournament, which begins for SU on Thursday against Baylor (19-13, 10-8 Big 12). The first few practices of every season run longer, former and current players said, but Boeheim prides intensity over duration. Quality over quantity. Short spurts over long drills. He believes in practicing the funda-
mentals and what’s most pressing for the next game. Former and current players say Boeheim and his staff have a knack for distilling complicated scouting reports, hours of film and decades of basketball wisdom into something digestible. They are meticulously detailed, scheduling most drills down to the minute, senior Frank Howard said. “Some days we only practice an hour and 10 minutes or so,” freshman point guard Jalen Carey said. “When you’re sore, that really helps.” Boeheim’s practice philosophy aligns with that of legendary coach John Wooden, who won 10 national titles at the University of California, Los Angeles. Wooden kept practices to two hours or
less, because he believed in quick transitions between drills and few long talks with his team. Wooden’s written in his books that he usually spent more time planning practices than running them. At SU, there are few practice drills in which individual work is prioritized. The widely-held belief is that players can work out on their own before or after, but not during. There are few drills centered on conditioning, said director of operations Kip Wellman, who added that he “can’t recall anybody ever running one suicide” —a grueling running drill — since he took on his role six years ago. “When you’re close to three hours every practice, you lose the see practices page 10
For Syracuse’s final game in its three-contest road trip, the Orange traveled to Louisville to face a conference opponent, its first in four games. Louisville, one of the two teams in the Atlantic Coastal Conference not ranked in the top-20, had only beat Syracuse once before Sunday afternoon’s matchup. It remained that way after Sunday’s game. No. 4 Syracuse (8-2, 2-1 ACC) defeated the Cardinals (4-7, 0-3), 14-7. SU’s defense held UofL to two goals through the first 50 minutes and its offense went on an 8-0 run in the middle of the game. “Our defense once again led the way,” SU head coach Gary Gait said, “shutting them down, holding them to a goal in the first half. Then our offense heated up a little bit.” The Orange scored first. Megan Carney caught a pass from Meaghan Tyrrell and scored to put SU on the board. It took five minutes and three turnovers for Syracuse’s offense to find its rhythm. Junior Emily Hawryschuk was awarded a free position shot. She scored and, a minute later, scored again. Two minutes later, Mary Rahal was awarded a free position shot as well, which she capitalized on for SU’s fifth goal of the game. During that time, Louisville got its only goal of the first half when Alex McNicholas scored from an assist by Kayla Marshall. Syracuse scored four more times before the end of the first half and then four more to start the second. Hawryschuk led Syracuse’s scoring with five goals, including three of the first four goals of the second half. Louisville scored once more before the 50-minute mark. SU goalie Bri Starr came in after that to replace Asa Goldstock who had nine saves. “They played good zone, tough team defense,” Gait said. “Asa made some saves and everything worked out.” In the last 10 minutes, the tide of the game turned. Syracuse only scored twice more, both by junior Morgan Alexander, before Louisville went on a 5-0 run to end the game. The 14 goals scored by the Orange were helped by its dominance on the draw control. At other points this season, SU struggled to win draws and gain possessions. Against Louisville, Syracuse was 15-6. Hawryschuk and freshman Braelie Kempney took a majority of the draws. “We’ve been working hard, grinding hard on that,” Gait said. “It clicked a little bit today against that team.” Syracuse returns home for its next opponent, Harvard, on Tuesday afternoon. klwasile@syr.edu | @Kaci_Waz