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SUNY-ESF’s “Acorns to Action� disaster relief group hosted an event Saturday to bring awareness to problems still affecting Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit the island. Page 3

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The Residence Hall Association’s “Breaking Down Barriers!� event aims to foster discussion on the impacts of hateful language against marginalized communities at SU. Page 7

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Syracuse men’s lacrosse midfielder Andrew Helmer has diversified his positions and developed into a role player for the No. 8 Orange. Page 12

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STUDENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS 2019

‘START THE WAVE’

Experts: Executive order will do little By Kennedy Rose news editor

First Amendment experts say President Donald Trump’s recent executive order requiring protection of free speech on college campuses is largely a symbolic enforcement of conservative Americans’ concerns and is unlikely to change current practice. The order threatens to pull federal research funding and education grants from colleges and universities that don’t protect “free inquiry.� It comes after multiple incidents of conservative students and speakers being threatened with violence or subject to violence over the last several years. “While this is probably politically popular, its practical effect might not be very much,� Clay Calvert, the Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass

MACKENZIE MERTIKAS (LEFT) AND SAMEEHA SAIED are running for Student Association president and vice president, respectively. Their campaign has five main platforms, including student health. molly gibbs photo editor

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

MACKENZIE MERTIKAS

SAMEEHA SAIED

looks to bring her SA experience to president’s role

wants to focus on diversity at SU as vice president

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ackenzie Mertikas has always worked behind the scenes for Syracuse University’s Student Association. Now, with her campaign for SA president, Mertikas hopes use what she’s learned to make improvements both within SA and across SU as head of the organization. Mertikas, a junior public relations and political science major, worked her way up from being a general Assembly member during her sophomore year at SU to SA’s chief of staff this year. Still, she wants to become more involved in SA next year – making her presidential campaign seem like a natural step, she said. The heart of her campaign is putting students first, Mertikas said. It’s reflected in her campaign slogan: “Start the wave.� “A wave to us is super powerful, and strong, and resilient, and it has the ability to push forward and move things,� she said. “And to us, it means that we’re able to be taking see mertikas page 6

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ameeha Saied, one of three candidates for the position of Syracuse University Student Association vice president, said she hopes to shed light on issues surrounding diversity and racial inequity on and around SU. The sophomore psychology major said her racial and ethnic identities have always been defining aspects of her life, and because of that, she has a personal stake in diversity at SU. “I’m a lower-middle class, half-Indian, half-Pakistani, Muslim woman on this campus,� Saied said. “And each of those identities by themselves aren’t too easy to live with all the time, but put together, it’s even more difficult.� Diversity and inclusion is one of five issues that Saied and SA presidential candidate Mackenzie Mertikas are running their campaign on. The campaign is also focusing on financial accessibility, health and wellness, community engagement and transparency and accountability. see saied page 6

While this is probably politically popular, its practical effect might not be very much. Clay Calvert university of florida brechner eminent scholar in mass communication

Communication at the University of Florida, said. Public colleges are required to abide by the First Amendment, but private universities like Syracuse University are only bound to their own rules regarding speech. Requiring public universities to adhere to the guidelines of the First Amendment is “purely gestural� and redundant, said Howard Schweber, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “On the free speech side or academic freedom side, the executive order literally does nothing,� Schweber said. Roy Gutterman, an associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, said the order was designed to signal to Trump’s base that conservative speech would be protected on campuses. Gutterman said there is some validity to conservatives’ concerns, as speakers have been shouted down and disinvited from events at colleges. The University of California, Berkeley settled a lawsuit accusing the school of see order page 6

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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, 19, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. where: 2500 block of Erie Boulevard OPEN CONTAINER A Syracuse man, 43, was arrested on the charge of carrying an open container. when: Saturday at 5:21 p.m. where: 700 block of Ostrom Avenue RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT A Syracuse man, 32, was arrested on the charges of false reporting in the second and third degrees, reckless endangerment in the second degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. when: Saturday at 7:21 p.m. where: 800 block of Park Street HARASSMENT

Indie beat Berkeley, California indie group Mom Jeans. performed at The Westcott Theater on Sunday night in front of a crowd of Syracuse University students and community members. The group is best known for its song “Death Cup.” They are touring with Mover Shaker and Prince Daddy & The Hyena. SU music magazine 20 Watts and After Dark Presents hosted the concert. gabe stern asst. news editor

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Club raises money for Puerto Rico residents By Annie Benson

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Students and community members gathered in SUNY-ESF’s Marshall Hall on Saturday night to support disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Acorns to Action, a student-run disaster relief group, organized the Blue Tarp Party. The event was designed to bring attention to the many Puerto Rican homes still roofed by blue tarps following the Hurricane Maria disaster. As of December, only 26% of individuals who applied for temporary roof installations from the Federal

Emergency Management Agency received one. Donations for roof repair efforts were collected at the door, followed by an evening of food, music and guest speakers. The event included performances of spoken poetry, piano and local bands Trash, and Bike Lanes on Euclid. “We were excited to perform in support of such a good cause,” said Connor McCourt, sophomore at ESF and member of Trash. Last year, Acorns to Action organized a powerless “Blackout: Empower Puerto Rico” party to raise awareness and funds for the lack of electricity immediately fol-

lowing Hurricane Maria. “We wanted to plant the seed of awareness that these issues can affect anybody,” said Paulina Casasola, co-president of Acorns to Action. “If you live in an impoverished area or with limited resources, it’s always harder to recover.” Acorns to Action has maintained a special relationship with Puerto Rico, and more specifically, the island of Vieques. Lindsay Eberhart, an Acorns to Action member, said the organization allowed her to return the assistance once given to her and her family following Hurricane Sandy. “The club allows me to pay it for-

ward to the volunteers and support groups who were there for us in our time of need,” she said. About 60 students and community members attended the event, raising more than $300 to be donated to hands-on relief organizations local to Puerto Rico. Acorns to Action Co-president Korianne Cosgrove described the club’s goal of continuing to serve and fundraise for any future community in need. “We plan to continue our relationship with Puerto Rico’s residents and with any region impacted by a natural disaster,” she said. ajbenson@syr.edu

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News briefs: 3 stories you may have missed By Emma Folts

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Here are three Syracuse new stories you may have missed this weekend.

Syracuse University to expand shuttle, safety escort services

Syracuse University announced expansions to its late-night shuttle system and safety escort patrol program in a campus-wide email from Keith Alford, SU’s interim chief diversity officer, on Thursday. Shuttle 44, which provides free late-night transportation services for SU students, faculty and staff, will grow to include two drivers and vans, Alford said. Licensed, unarmed security staff will also patrol areas north and east of campus as part of the university’s safety

escort patrol program. The security staff will communicate with SU’s Department of Public Safety via radio. They will also wear reflective outerwear with “DPS SAFETY ESCORT” written on the front and back. A campus safety forum was held on Feb. 18 after the assault of three students of color on Ackerman Avenue earlier that month. Students at the forum presented several demands for the university and DPS to address, including increasing the availability of late-night transportation options.

property taxes are unpaid by April 6, Syracuse.com reported. Syracuse placed a lien, also known as a “tax sale redemption notice,” on the properties for unpaid county taxes, giving the owners a year to pay the bills, per Syracuse. com. If the owners do not pay, the city could seize the properties. The city works with the Greater Syracuse Land Bank to selectively foreclose properties that could be sold or redeveloped, according to Syracuse.com. Properties are not immediately seized and sold by the city, and no tax auction is held, per Syracuse.com.

Syracuse properties risk for seizure by city

Mayor, police chief working to resolve police tensions

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The city of Syracuse could seize more than 2,500 properties in downtown Syracuse if county

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is working with Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner to

resolve tensions within the police department, Walsh told CNYCentral on Friday. Several SPD officers refused to attend Syracuse’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade due to tensions with Buckner, Syracuse. com reported. Jeff Piedmonte, president of the Syracuse Police Benevolent Association, said officers are frustrated with Buckner’s actions and words, but did not disclose their specific grievances, according to Syracuse.com. Buckner said in an interview with CNYCentral that he experienced similar tensions when he took on his former role as police chief of the Little Rock Police Department, and also expected similar tensions when transferring to his position in Syracuse. esfolts@syrr.edu

A Syracuse woman, 36, was arrested on the charge of harassment in the second degree. when: Thursday at 11:55 a.m. where: 3100 block of East Genesee Street A Syracuse man, 50, was arrested on the charge of harassment in the second degree. when: Thursday at 4:50 p.m. where: 500 block of Lemoyne Avenue CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A Syracuse man, 30, was arrested on the charge of criminal mischief in the fourth degree. when: Thursday at 4:50 p.m. where: 500 block of Lemoyne Avenue PROSTITUTION A Syracuse woman, 42, was arrested on the charge of prostitution. when: Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. where: 700 block of North McBride Street PETIT LARCENY A Syracuse man, 38, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Tuesday at 7:08 p.m. where: 500 block of West Colvin Street MANSLAUGHTER A Syracuse man, 27, was arrested on the charges of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. when: Monday at 9:33 p.m. where: 500 block of South State Street CRIMINAL TRESPASSING A Syracuse man, 28, was arrested on the charges of criminal unlawful possession of cannabis, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, criminal mischief, criminal trespassing, criminal contempt in the first degree and petit larceny. when: Monday at 9:30 a.m. where: 500 block of South State Street See dailyorange.com for our interactive crime map.

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here are a lot of questions unanswered about “Cuse Can! It Starts With Us,” an event sponsored by Student Association, University Union and the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Primarily: Why were SA leaders allowed to spend almost $250,000 on “Cuse Can!” without any approval by SA’s Assembly? “Cuse Can!” is branded as an event aiming to facilitate conversations about social change, among other things. Instead, it has — rightly — only raised concerns within SA about a lack of inclusive programming. The Daily Orange Editorial Board believes that the lack of transparency over how this event was organized is extremely concerning. The event starts Saturday in Goldstein Auditorium with a stand-up comedy performance by Tiffany Haddish at 1:45 p.m. Had-

dish’s performance will be followed by two discussion panels in Watson Theater: “What We Need to Be Talking About” and “Just Up The Block.” The panelists had not been publicly announced as of Sunday evening. There will also be a concert performed by Pusha T and Flipp Dinero at 8:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. Only three members of SA — President Ghufran Salih, Vice President Kyle Rosenblum and Comptroller Ambrose Gonzalez — approved the $242,000 in funding for the event through a process called rollover, according to Stacy Omosa, a member of SA’s Finance Board. Rollover is a special SA budgetary fund. Omosa, who’s also a candidate for comptroller, last week said SA’s rollover account is made up of excess funds from the previous academic

year that became available as registered student organizations canceled some events. (The RSOs had to return the excess money to SA.) Here’s the issue: Based off this, almost a quarter of $1 million was spent by SA leaders without other elected members of the student organization knowing. There’s virtually no accountability. And little checks and balances of the executive. This can be easily addressed and fixed moving forward, the editorial board believes. Salih and Rosenblum should explain the details of the rollover fund, including how it exactly works, why they think Assembly members shouldn’t be involved in allocating funds out of it and how much they have spent in rollover this year. Is $242,000 all that was in rollover for 2018-19? It’s unclear, as of now. The campus community, and

RSOs that SA funds, deserve to know. Several SA cabinet members have expressed frustration about “Cuse Can!,” saying they were ignored or not consulted in the planning of the event. Cabinet members have also said they disapprove of the event’s cost and content. Goldstein Auditorium only holds a maximum of 1,500 people at any given point for sitting and standing events, according to the university. Hypothetically, if the Haddish or Pusha T performances sold out, and all of those respective attendees were undergraduates, in total that would represent only up to about 19.7% of the undergraduate student population at SU. (If 1,500 undergrads saw Haddish, left, and were replaced by 1,500 completely different ungrads for Pusha T’s concert.) So, running the numbers: Three

high-ranking SA members unilaterally approved the use of $242,000 in funds for a controversial event that includes keynote performances in a space that could hold only up to roughly 19.7% of their constituency. The SU campus community deserves an explanation of why SA’s leaders believe this rollover process is an efficient and fair way of doing business.

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ov. Andrew Cuomo (D) recently announced seven new projects under the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative in Buffalo. The main goal of the program is to put impoverished citizens on a path toward being able to LAUREN comfortably SPIEZIA support N EITHER BLUE themselves. NOR R ED These initiatives don’t just focus on helping people out of poverty. They also teach tools so that people are able to support themselves above the poverty line. That’s what’s going to lead to lifelong success. Austin Zwick, a Syracuse University public affairs assistant teaching professor, said he agrees that training people to have employable skills is necessary for them to have lasting prosperity. The Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative calls for creating a workplace connection program. This program will place people in jobs that allow for family sustainability, preparation for competitive job fields, assistance for those with disabilities and measures to help individuals overcome barriers to employment. The program aims to ensure

job placement for people in the program, and that they make more than just the bare minimum in wages. Zwick said, “They (Cuomo’s projects) focus on people rather than places, which is good.” Viewing issues of poverty and homelessness as more complex than just employment topics encourages more holistic solutions, in general. Economic inequality is not only seen in a person’s average income, but also in the opportunities available to people based on their economic status. For example, the American job market places such a heavy emphasis on education. People without a diploma are disadvantaged from educated citizens. This creates a productivitypay gap, meaning that while profits and the economy have grown over the past 40 years, wages for employees without a college degree have stayed the same. People without higher education have unfairly been set up to fail in the current state of the economy, but Cuomo’s projects attempt to break through those barriers by providing people with jobs education.

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mertikas everything we hear from students and push that forward and make that the key points that we’d be working on next year.” This wave is only the beginning of change at SU, not the end result, Mertikas said. If elected, she hopes to give students the tools and opportunities they need to spark their own change and become more involved in SA’s decision-making process. Mertikas is running alongside Sameeha Saied, a sophomore psychology major. The fact that she and Saied are both women is very important to Mertikas, she said. She said that SU as a whole lacks female representation and in many areas is controlled by white men. Mertikas said that she hopes her campaign will be empowering for other women, especially in the current political climate. from page 1

saied Saied said that she was fortunate enough to meet people who were kind and supportive early on in her time at SU. She quickly recognized, though, that not everyone is able to find friends or organizations that make them feel welcome at SU. Many students of color go through their time at SU feeling socially isolated, Saied said. She also said that SU has a long way to go to become a truly diverse campus. She cited the university’s high tuition as an example and said it limits the number of students of color who can afford to attend. from page 1

order treating conservative speakers differently than liberal speakers in December 2018, Reuters reported. “To that regard, I almost praise the president for at least articulating a public stance on fostering free speech,” Gutterman said. “However, I’d probably say he’s

Mertikas and Saied met through their involvement in planning various “Stressbuster” events at SU, as well as through organizing Mental Health Awareness Week, Mertikas said. The two are now close friends, so when Mertikas decided in late November to run for SA president, she immediately contacted Saied. “I think it’s really important that your friends with the person you’re doing this with, and that you have common goals,” Mertikas said. “That’s one of the reasons why I asked Sameeha, because I knew we shared a lot of the same goals on this campus.” The two share a passion for student health, Mertikas said, which led them to include health and wellness as a key part of their campaign. She said that she hopes to transform the way SU handles student health, particularly mental health. One of their first steps would be to require all faculty to receive mental health training so they are better equipped to help students, she said.

She said she also wants to inform students about the services covered by SU’s health and wellness fee. Many students are unaware of what the fee is used for, she said. Mertikas thought back to Mental Health Awareness Week, when a student came up to her and thanked her for letting him know about the mental health resources available to him at SU, Mertikas said. “They said, ‘I didn’t know that anyone really cared about me or my mental health,’” Mertikas said. “For me, it’s interactions like that, that’s why I want to do this. If we can do anything to help one student on this campus, I think it’s a step in the right direction.” Mertikas is running on four other platforms in addition to student health: diversity and inclusion, financial accessibility, community engagement and transparency and accountability. She said it’s important for students to know what their student government can do for them. “I’ve had the ability to see all of the amazing

things that SA can do,” Mertikas said. “But a lot of things happen behind the scenes, and a lot of students don’t really know what’s going on.” In addition to her work in SA, Mertikas is a member of the Phi Sigma Pi gender-inclusive honors fraternity, a Relay For Life executive board member and the president of the Traditions Commission, which organizes events such as homecoming and the Winter Carnival. Julia Howard-Flanders, Mertikas’ campaign manager, said that upon meeting Mertikas she instantly knew she wanted to work with her. Howard-Flanders said that Mertikas’ experience in SA, combined with her hard-working and friendly nature, makes her a perfect fit for president. “She and Sameeha are both incredible women who are just so powerful and driven,” she said. “I think that no matter what they set their minds to, they can achieve it.”

“There are a lot of things holding this campus back from being an incredibly diverse campus,” Saied said. “But it’s really, really important to make sure this campus is as inclusive and as welcoming as it can be to the people who are here right now in order to bring more diverse people to this campus.” She said that because of SU’s high cost of attendance, the price of additional expenses such as textbooks and meal plans should be dramatically reduced. Mertikas and she hope to revamp the current student employment system, as it’s currently difficult for many students to find work-study jobs, Saied said. Saied is also looking to make students more

aware of what is happening off campus. She said that the university is separated from the surrounding communities, which has made students ignorant to the issues facing the city. She said she wants to get students more involved in Syracuse through connecting them with nonprofit organizations. Julia Howard-Flanders, Saied and Mertikas’s campaign manager, met Saied through OrangeSeeds, a first-year leadership program. She said Saied possesses several qualities that she thinks are important for a leader, including strong communication and listening skills, as well as an approachable and empathetic demeanor. But Howard-Flanders said one of the most

significant aspects of their campaign is the fact that they’re two women from two different ethnicities. She said that gives Mertikas and Saied different perspectives on the SU campus. Part of the reason Saied decided to run was because she felt that past woman SA leaders of color, including current SA President Ghufran Salih and former Vice President Angie Pati, had paved the way. “Knowing that it’s possible to be in this kind of position and be able to make lasting, meaningful change for the people on this campus that don’t necessarily have the easiest time getting by, is so important to me,” she said.

getting close to content discrimination and picking a side in a free speech battle.” Schweber said some stories of conservative speech being shut down are “highly exaggerated.” Small actions can get amplified by the internet and the news cycle, he said, and become overblown for political reasons. The current guidelines for what could be considered discrimination of speech are unclear, Calvert said. The 12 federal agencies

responsible for determining discrimination could look for enforcement of speech codes, instances of speakers being disinvited from events or free speech zones being too small or narrow, he added. If the guidelines for enforcement of the executive order are unclear, it could be unenforceable, Calvert said. “A lot remains to be seen down the road because the agencies themselves have to cre-

ate their own guidelines and then they have to implement them,” Calvert said. Experts said they cannot forsee any blowback from colleges or other groups because the rules are unclear at this point. SU Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU will “continue to vigorously protect freedom of expression,” in response to the executive order.

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Barriers!” The advocacy event involves the creation and “symbolic smashing of the wall of slurs and insults and a share-out opportunity to discuss the impact of hateful language on marginalized students on our campus,” per the event flyer. The event invites students to come paint bricks with insults or slurs that have been used against them on April 3 and 4, weather permitting, as a way of reclaiming their identities and experiences. The wall will be constructed on the field between the Dellplain and Ernie Davis residence halls. Bee Poshek, the national communications coordinator for RHA, said they found inspiration for “Breaking Down Barriers!” through the University of Florida’s similar event, “Writing on the Wall.” Unlike University of Florida, Poshek said SU’s wall will only remain intact for a day-and-a-half. “The focus is on that day-of event and that speak-out opportunity. We felt if we left the wall up for too long, there would be a risk of retraumatization,” they said. “We wanted to focus more on that therapeutic aspect and feelings of solidarity.” “Breaking Down Barriers!” is RHA’s first event as part of see barriers page 8

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In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Syracuse University’s Office of Health Promotion will host events through April aimed at raising awareness about sexual violence. The office has collaborated with other organizations in the SU community — including the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion, and Resolution Services and It’s On Us— along with community orga-

nizations like Vera House. The first initiative of the week, known nationally as Teal Tuesday, aims to encourage community members to wear teal to show support for survivors of sexual violence. Throughout the month, there will be an ongoing contest in which participants will decorate their dorm doors and offices in teal to spread awareness. Students are also invited to share how they will work to end violence using the hashtag “#IWillTBTN” on social

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media posts, which stands for “I will take back the night.” SURVIVING THE SILENCE: A Conversation on Race and Sexual Assault, a panel discussion covering the topics of race and sexual assault, will take place in Goldstein Auditorium on Wednesday at 7 p.m. On Thursday, there will be a resource fair and panel discussion about campus resources. Christina Percoski, the training and development specialist in

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David Grann kicked off his writing career as a journalist before he began writing nonfiction novels. He said he realized the stories he wanted to write were based on factual events rather than fictional accounts. On Tuesday, Grann will speak GRANN at The Oncenter at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series. Grann, a No.1 New York Times best-selling author, will discuss his latest novel, “The White Darkness.” The novel tells the story of Henry Worsley, a man who spent his life idolizing the 19th century polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Worsley was related to a member of Shackleton’s crew, Frank Worsley. After Shackleton failed to cross the entire continent of Antarctica, Worsley set out to cross Antarctica in 2008 with two other descendants of the original crew. In his lecture, Grann said he plans to focus on the larger themes of his novel. Grann said these include a love story between a man and his family as well as questions regarding failure. He plans to use audio recordings and images taken by Worsley throughout his journey to help audience members experience the story.

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Several factors were involved in Grann’s selection for this year’s series, based in part on the success of his previous novels, including 2017’s “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.” The novel explores the 1920s massacre of the Osage people, and the birth of the FBI and features founding FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as one of its characters. The lecture series is organized by Friends of the Central Library and previously featured speakers including Frank Bruni, Rainbow Rowell, Diana Abu-Jaber and Louise Penny. The series wraps up with novelist Colm Tóibín on May 7. Joan Brooks, executive director of Friends of the Central Library, said the speakers who participate in the series each year are selected during the summer by a committee made up of board members, librarians and others who are knowledgeable on current works of literature. Peggy Fabic, president of Friends of the Central Library, said that when the selection committee picks its see lecture page 8

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barriers their National Residence Hall Month initiative, in partnership with the National Residence Hall Honorary. Each week of the month will be centered around advocacy, leadership, service and recognition. While the event is educational in its nature, Poshek said the main focus is not to provide a learning experience for students who have not experienced racism, transphobia or similar marginalization on campus. “We want to engage in a conversation with members of the campus community,” Poshek said. “I thought this could be a really awesome site and opportunity to do that to spark conversation, particularly about language but also just identity in general and what it’s like to be a marginalized student on this campus.” Poshek said having student-led advocacy is an essential component to campus dialogues, because it’s coming from the very people experiencing said marginalization and oppression. Poshek cited THE General Body’s 2014 Crouse-Hinds Hall sit-in, last spring’s Theta Tau protests and students’ response to this semesfrom page 7

awareness the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion, and Resolution Services, said the process of reporting sexual violence through the university is student-driven. She hopes the fair will make students more aware of all of the resources at their disposal. “If I could have every student know how to support their friends, that would be a huge accomplishment,” Percoski said. The resource fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Schine Student Center in room 228B, complemented by a panel beginning at noon. An educational workshop will be held Thursday at 7 p.m., including activist and former It’s On Us organizer Samantha Skaller. Volunteer opportunities are also available for It’s On Us throughout the rest of the month.

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ter’s Ackerman Avenue assault as examples of grassroots initiatives within the past five years that have helped create proactive dialogues within the campus community. “Even though I haven’t personally experienced outright racism, on a daily basis, I experience microaggressions,” Eldawy said. “This is an opportunity to encourage intersectionality and solidarity between struggles. We need to do better at realizing these connections and being more effective advocates for everybody, not just one group of people.” Nathan Shearn, a senior anthropology major at SU, will also participate as a guest student speaker during the share-out portion of Saturday’s event. Shearn, who has been doing research in New York City with LGBTQ+ activists this year, will include some of his research discussing his personal experiences with marginalization and prejudice. “A big thing that came out of my research was about voice, to reclaim and find their voice individually and as part of a collective,” Shearn said. “In terms of activism today and in terms of forming communities, a big part of it is how do you collectively annunciate your grievances and how do you find some sort of solidarity with Other events include a comedy show centered on healthy relationships and masculinity, a documentary screening and a forum on race and sexual assault. One of the last events of the month, Yoga as Healing, will take place on April 24 in the Flanagan Gym Exercise Room. The trauma-informed yoga aims to heal through meditation and regulating the nervous system. Percoski said that when planning these events, coordinators keep in mind how such topics may affect survivors. Each event offers resources like counselors on hand. Outside of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Percoski works to provide these resources to events relating to sexual violence throughout the year. In years past, turnout has been less than ideal, Percoski said, but it’s increasing every year. Two years ago, about five students came to the resource fair — last year, there

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Shearn added that changing the campus climate, both socially and politically, requires both the effort of administrative leadership as well as student-led initiatives. “We want to keep as many doors open and still have a seat at the negotiations table, ultimately. So it’s about working with the system, working with the institution, but also pushing were 25. Percoski said she hopes for at least 50 at this year’s. To Percoski, being able to provide support and educate the campus community is what makes the event a success. “Unless you’re affected, it’s not on your radar,” Percoski said. “As long as we’re there, and we can give information, even if it makes a difference in one person’s life … that would make it a success.” Percoski added that while there are a lot of myths and fears surrounding the process of reporting sexual assault, students seem to have become more informed over the years . “Get involved. Even if you don’t think it affects you,” Percoski said. “When we see things from different perspectives, we’re more empathetic and we become more connected and better community members.” emkelleh@syr.edu

back when it’s not living up to its promises.” When Shearn first heard the title “Breaking Down Barriers!” he said he was not only reminded of the physical borders built around the world — such as President Donald Trump’s proposed Mexican border wall — but the internal barriers individuals create to protect themselves and elements of their identities. The beauty of this event, he said, is that it not only addresses the reality of how these walls are constructed, but also the collective power of being able to tear them down and begin anew. The inclusion of insults and slurs painted on the bricks is both political and intentional, Shearn said. By nature, seeing these words and the weight that they bear is designed to be a jarring and unsettling sight. But they also mark a reclaiming of one’s identity, he said, along with a resilience that can help begin the process of healing one’s relationship with themselves “You can change the infrastructure, you can change policy, you can try to make things more open and diverse,” he said. “But ultimately, I think you have to change hearts and minds to change the students as well.” katho101@syr.edu | @writtenbykelsey

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lecture speakers, they aim to find a group of six authors who represent different types of writing. The committee tries to assemble a group that is diverse in as many ways as possible, with writing interests including both fiction and nonfiction. The lecture series is about to celebrate its 25th season, Brooks said, and has grown since its inception. Fabic said ticket sales for the series grew during the first 15 years of its existence, but have since dwindled. “In the past several years, we have maintained enough ticket sales to continue the series, but our sales have slipped,” Fabic said. “We are trying hard to attract a more diverse audience, including younger people, and have been more aggressive with our promotions this year, compared to previous years.” mtramont@syr.edu

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The Setnor School of Music wrapped up its Syracuse Legacies Organ Conference on Sunday, which paid tribute to the musical contributions of Calvin Hampton, Walter Holtkamp and Arthur Poister. dan lyon asst. photo editor

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s snow began to fall over Hendricks Chapel on Sunday afternoon, audience members settled into their pews. The opening notes of Calvin Hampton’s “Prayer and Alleluias” rang from the organ pipes. In partnership with the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies, the Setnor School of Music wrapped up its Syracuse Legacies Organ Conference on Sunday. The conference served as a tribute to the legacies of Hampton, Walter Holtkamp and Arthur Poister — three individuals who left their mark on Syracuse’s music program. Anne Lavor, an assistant professor of applied music and performance (organ) at Syracuse University and the university organist, said this conference took more than two years to plan. She added that the theme came to fruition after she discovered Poister’s biography, “Arthur Poister: Master Teacher and Poet of the Organ.” Afterward, she connected Hampton through his musical composition and Holtkamp through the organ constructions he made at SU during the 1950s. To kick off the hymn festival, former SU university organist Kola Owolabi played Hampton’s “Prayer and Alleluias.” Soon after, the Hendricks Chapel Choir and Festival Choir performed to hymn pieces like, “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” and “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing.” After each organ solo, Owolabi rose from his seat and took a bow. Each time, the applause grew louder. Owolabi said Hampton’s constant fusion with other music genres like rock and film music is why he connects to

Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel Choir and Festival Choir performed several hymns including “All People That On Earth Do Dwell” on Sunday afternoon. dan lyon asst. photo editor

Hampton — since it reflects his own exposure to different music coming from a Trinidadian-Nigerian household. For Owolabi, Hampton was a pioneer in the industry by trying things not many people had before. “He just did things that never were really done before. He would write pieces for church that would combine strobe light effects,” Owolabi said. “It’s given me the kind of versatility and interest in a lot of things this music represents.” Now an associate professor of organ at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Owolabi continues to champion for Hampton as he continues teaching organ in Michigan. Anthonyne Metelus, a SUNY-ESF freshman who performed in the choir, had previous experience performing Hampton in Long Island during her senior year of high school. “I really fell in love with his music,” Metelus said. “To be able to come up here and be able to sing his music again — that’s just amazing to me.” Another proponent of Hampton is Cherry Rhodes, an

adjunct professor at the Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California and a guest at this weekend’s conference. Rhodes performed in Friday night’s organ recital and has played Hampton’s music in Europe and at Lincoln Center in 1977. After her premiere at Lincoln Center, she recalls Hampton and Larry King arranged a limousine for her and her family to the reception afterwards. “I couldn’t believe it, ‘Here’s this limousine in New York and Calvin Hampton is with us.’ It was unbelievable,” Rhodes said. “He was so happy I was playing his music.” As Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol’s weekly convocation began at 7 p.m., marking the last event of the conference, Konkol reflected on the power of music to a small group of attendees. “There’s power in music, there’s power in music, and I know — I’m preaching to the choir,” Konkol said, the crowd laughing at his pun. “Music encompasses the totality to be people of God. Music of the spirit.” ddriojas@syr.edu

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helmer offensive opportunities. At Syracuse, the Orange saw an opportunity to take advantage of Helmer’s tools. By mid-April 2017, Helmer developed a reputation as a runner in the defensive midfield. The platoon of Helmer and Austin Fusco increased SU’s forced turnover numbers. Though SU’s defense struggled against dodges from the top side, Fusco and Helmer earned the Orange extra possessions. Starting in his sophomore year, Helmer’s contributions with a short stick from page 12

wolfpack Golubovskaya went down 6-2 in the first set at second singles. But with the second set tied 3-3 and down 40-15, she rattled off three straight points to break No. 70 Smith. After that, though, it was all Smith. Midway through the second set, Golubovskaya hit the ball out and muttered something angrily to herself. The ensuing point, Smith’s ball beat Golubovskaya to the right from page 12

halftime six minutes out of halftime to take control of the game. Players and head coach Gary Gait attributed the lapses to a lack of focus. To correct this, they began to work on the 10-minute break between halves. “We just talk about starting over again, starting fresh in the new half,” Gait said. “Let’s go out there and do what we need to do, make sure they don’t just fire the ball at the goal and they don’t get comfortable and they play hard.” Players first enter the locker room and talk among themselves. Then, the coaches, usually led by associate head coach Regy

were limited. He was injured and could only practice the last two days of the week. For games, he picked up the short stick and “tried to do my best.” Helmer appeared in 12 of Syracuse’s 15 games (the three he missed were due to injury) and split time between the short stick and the long pole. Coming into 2019, Helmer said he remained limited with the short stick and practiced with the rest of the defensive unit in pre-practice shooting lines and stick drills. Though he’s rarely shot in practice prior to this season, Dearth said SU’s “aggressive and up-tempo” style has

forced players like Helmer and Spencer Small to work frequently with short sticks, so they’re “not completely clueless” when put in those situations in-game. “I’m definitely getting more comfortable with it,” Helmer said. “Being able to play out in transition and play both sides, I think that’s huge.” Even on the defensive side, the short stick relies mainly on footwork and quickness, something Davidson said Helmer adapted to. He thrives through contact and utilizes his speed to stick with players and lead the break the other way. “He’s been becoming and unbelievable

offensive midfielder,” Dearth said. Against Virginia, Syracuse mounted a comeback through mainly quick-trigger transition play off of faceoffs. Behind the goal, Helmer camped with the long stick he was used to playing with. When the ball found him, he passed it over the top to Bradley Voigt. In one of his best plays of the season, Helmer exemplified the offensive development he’s made, the result of a playing style Syracuse is taking advantage of. “It’s a progression,” Helmer said. “Getting better and better.”

corner to break her, and she eventually went on to win 6-2, 6-4 over Golubovskaya. “I think a lot of it is not to rush, that’s one,” Limam said of coaching Golubovskaya. “And after that is trying to play to your strengths and remember what you do well ... she stayed back too far on both serves, maybe move a little bit, move back just making a few adjustments like that.” Knutson’s two-set loss sealed the victory for the Wolfpack, but Syracuse finally got on the board as No. 90 Ramirez defeated No. 116

Adriana Reami 7-5, 6-2. Guzal Yusupova, in her first singles match since March 17, won 6-2, 7-5. Yusupova had been limited recently due to back soreness, but “now everything is better.” Sunday’s match marked Syracuse fourth-straight match against a top-15 team, going 1-3 with a home win over thenNo. 15 Florida State during that stretch. But in that period, the Orange failed to win a doubles match in any of the four matches. Earlier this season, Syracuse cracked the top-10 for the first time in program

history. But as its ranking has dropped and its losses have piled up, SU hasn’t been able to consistently take advantage of topranked teams. Sunday was no exception. “I think that as we went through these four matches, our opponents got better and better,” Ramirez said. “I think it’s tough to show how much we’ve grown just because our opponents keep on growing. When we take a step, our opponents are taking a step as well.”

Thorpe, come in and “pump-up” the players, Emily Hawryschuk said. Thorpe, who “owns” halftime speeches, she said, helps the team realize when it’s being complacent. “It’s almost like hitting a reset button,” Wallon said. “Not only focusing on what just happened but what’s going to happen. (The coaches) shifting their tone of voice has helped a lot.” Aside from increased feedback and criticism on its play, Syracuse is also getting out onto the field quicker. At the beginning of the season, the Orange spent all of halftime in the locker room without any warm-up. Now they get out earlier, practicing ground balls and shooting with the downtime left on the clock. It has resulted in better second halves for

SU, which hadn’t outscored a team by more than two goals in the second frame during its first nine games. Now, it’s scored 30 goals in its last five second halves, including two seven-goal outbursts. “We have a whole new game plan now, our coaches set us up to make sure we’re focused the entire time,” sophomore Sam Swart said. “Coming out and doing ground balls, less sitting around during halftime.” Syracuse’s new tactics were tested last week, when it found itself down three goals at halftime to Notre Dame, its first halftime deficit of the season. Instead of losing its focus, SU poured in five goals and held the Fighting Irish to just one — the first time it outscored a ranked team in the second half all season.

The Orange have three games left in its regular season before the ACC tournament starts in late April, including a matchup with No. 4 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Saturday. Earlier in the season, Syracuse could’ve been prone to a potential second half collapse against the Tar Heels, even if it jumped out to an early lead. But with SU’s new halftime tactics successfully in place, the Orange appear poised to prevent future second-half surges. “No matter what team we play, they’re not just gonna give up, even if we are up by a bunch at halftime,” senior attack Nicole Levy said. “We learned to respect those teams and acknowledge that they’re not just gonna give up and we gotta make sure that we’re focused in, dialed in the entire game.”

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Gabriela Knutson needed to hold serve, with Syracuse on the verge of losing its second-straight game. A strong crosscourt backhand from Knutson tied No. 31 Anna Rogers, but Knutson’s next backhand went into the net. Frustrated, she slapped her leg. The next point, too far out right. Then, at match point, Rogers smashed a shot past Knutson, with a loud scream and a big fist pump. The Wolfpack lived up to their billing, quickly collecting the doubles point before winning the first three singles points, ultimately culminating in No. 10 NC State’s (19-3, 9-1 Atlantic Coast) 5-2 victory over No. 28 Syracuse (11-8, 4-6). In two matches against top-10 teams this weekend, the Orange were outscored 10-4 and did not secure a victory. “I think this weekend is a learning process and we’re going to take the positives from it,” SU head coach Younes Limam said. “And we’re gonna watch some of the matches again and just evaluate a little bit more and try to get better from it.” Two days prior, Syracuse was dropped by No. 2 North Carolina by the same score, 5-2. And like Friday’s loss, No. 71 Knutson and Miranda Ramirez were tasked with competing against another top doubles team — No. 9 Rogers and Alana Smith. At 2-2, the Orange went up 40-15 with an opportunity to break, but sent two straight shots out of play before NC State recovered.

It was happening all over again. Midway through the second half of Syracuse’s Feb. 24 matchup with then-No. 4 Northwestern, Lindsey McKone scored on a freeposition opportunity to make it 12-12, erasing an early Orange lead. SU’s players on the field slowly walked to their huddle. The Wildcats’ sprinted in between them, jumping and yelling. A week prior, the Orange had entered halftime with a two-goal lead over No. 1 Boston College, only to be outscored by four goals in the second half and lose. After going into the break with a lead against Northwestern, another top-five team, Syracuse gave up five-straight goals and fell behind by two. If not for some late-game heroics by Megan Carney and Emily Hawryschuk, SU would’ve suffered the same fate at the hands of the Wildcats.

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Number of top-15 opponents Syracuse has lost to in its last four games

When the Wolfpack pairing went up 40-0 trying to break Ramirez, up 5-4, they didn’t falter like SU did before. On the following point, Ramirez’s serve was returned right back at Knutson and her ensuing volley went wide to give the Wolfpack the doubles point. “They were both definitely really good players, credit to them,” Ramirez said. “They played well. We tried to implement our own game, and be aggressive, and counteract everything that they were doing and they were just the better pair.” To start singles, Sonya Treshcheva was dominated at fifth singles by Bianca Moldovan 6-0, 6-2. Nearing the top of the lineup, Sofya see wolfpack page 10

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ANDREW HELMER has tallied just one goal and one assist for the Orange, but his versatility has also led to more opportunities in transition. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

Andrew Helmer’s transition role has expanded in the shot clock era By Michael McCleary sports editor

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s if it were unexpected, Andrew Helmer charged up the field and drew little attention. The skills — the size, the speed, the stick-handling — were nothing new during Syracuse’s season-opening loss to Colgate. The 6-foot-1 long-stick midfielder rarely flashed them for much of his career. Offense or defense, he navigated mostly with his long pole in hand, sparingly using a short stick. Against the Raiders in 2019’s season-opener, to the surprise of maroon jerseys that sat and watched, Helmer reached back and found twine. “I’m pretty limited honestly,” Helmer said. “Usually I’m trying to get it to the extra man on the fast break. But, I mean, if someone gives me time and room, I’m more than willing to shoot.” While the effects of an 80-second shot clock have been largely minimal, SU head coach John Desko noted that the inception will lead to a faster pace of play before the season. A game which for years moved toward specialization now highlights midfielders who can play both sides of the ball. No. 8 Syracuse (5-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) has proven pieces for that mold. Junior short-stick defensive midfielder Peter Dearth showed versatility off a primarily offensive role in his first year and David Lipka has gone on scoring explosions. Helmer, in a consistent role with a goal and an assist so far this season, represents the evolution of SU’s system to feature its top athletes. “Guys are used to specializing at a young age and a lot of your short-stick defenders aren’t used to handling the ball,” Desko said. “If we can find guys like that, it’s a bonus.” Helmer primarily served a defensive role with the long stick when he attended Summit (New Jersey) High School. He played close, one-on-one defense and shifted out to navigate the crease area. But Helmer showed something more, and became adept leading fast breaks — he scooped ground balls and took off. Jim Davidson, Helmer’s high school coach, talked with coaches about giving Helmer an opportunity with the short stick and possibly adding him to the man-up unit. But Helmer settled as a close defender and used the speed that made him “one of the fastest guys on the team” to create see helmer page 10

When we come with our gameplan in the first half it’s all great, we get up on teams by a lot then we get a little bit too comfortable. Natalie Wallon senior midfielder

Through the first nine games of No. 3 Syracuse’s (12-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast) season, the Orange have outscored their opponents by 50 in the first half. In the final frame of those games, SU was outscored by seven. In six matchups against ranked teams over that stretch, SU’s struggles continued despite halftime leads after every contest. That disparity led to Syracuse’s only two losses of the season and two onegoal victories. Since then, the Orange have tweaked their halftime routine and outscored their opponents in the second half of each of their past five games. “I think it had a lot to do with getting too comfortable,” senior midfielder Natalie Wallon said. “When we come with our game plan in the first half it’s all great, we get up on teams by a lot then we get a little bit too comfortable.” Against Boston College, it took just six minutes for the Eagles to turn their two-goal halftime deficit into a lead they never relinquished. On March 9, in its loss to No. 2 Maryland, Syracuse went on a three-goal scoring run to end the first half and entered the break with a lead. But just like Boston College, it took the Terrapins just see halftime page 10

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