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By Jordan Muller news editor

At least two students charged with “serious violations” of Syracuse University’s Code of Student Conduct in connection to last spring’s controversial Theta Tau videos are currently enrolled in classes at SU, according to documents filed in court Wednesday as part of an ongoing federal lawsuit against the university. The students were allowed to enroll in SU classes after James McClusky, a Jefferson County Supreme Court judge, ruled in a separate New York state lawsuit that SU could not enforce disciplinary action against the students before a hearing on Sept. 19. The 10 students in the state lawsuit, who were all suspended by SU in connection to the Theta Tau videos, claim the university mishandled its response to the controversy, court records show.

Syracuse University is engaged in active litigation and will continue to seek to stay the state order Dara Royer su senior vice president and chief communications officer

“Syracuse University is engaged in active litigation and will continue to seek to stay the state order,” said Dara Royer, SU’s senior vice president and chief communications officer, in a statement. “Syracuse University is obligated to comply with the state court order issued on August 27, 2018, requiring reenrollment of certain Theta Tau students. We are challenging the order, which contradicts a federal court decision from earlier this summer. Due to federal privacy law, we cannot comment on the specific status of any student.” A federal lawsuit, which was filed in April, is similar to the state suit. Students in both lawsuits are being represented by Kevin Hulslander, Karen Felter and David Katz, attorneys at the Syracuse-based branch of Smith, Sovik, Kendrick and Sugnet. Hulslander and Felter did not respond to a request for comment on this story. David DeBruin, a lawyer for SU see theta

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By Josh Schafer sports editor

SU head football coach Dino Babers has never worked three full years at a school — until now

n October 2016, Dino Babers stood in the locker room in a blue full-zip Syracuse jacket and his game day khaki pants. Babers talked about how the opponent didn’t know the work his team had put in. The pregame points spread was more than 20. Virginia Tech thought they’d have an easy game. After a long pause, he began to chant. “Whose house?” Babers yelled. “Our house,” the players responded.

The video of Syracuse celebrating its win over then-No. 17 Virginia Tech went viral. It reached more than 300,000 views on ESPNU’s Twitter. After orchestrating Syracuse’s first win over a ranked opponent since November 2012, Babers had rejuvenated the faith in the program. “That’s what college football’s all about. That excitement, that energy, it’s so pure,” Babers said after the game. “Anytime … you have an opportunity to experience something like that, it’s always going to be special.” see babers page 10

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regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening in New York state right now. NORTH SIDE FIRE

A large fire burned at the site of the Cities Leather & Luggage building on Syracuse’s North Side on Wednesday afternoon. The blaze spread to the adjacent Tawakal Food Market, and smoke filled the area before firefighters were able to stop it. source: cnycentral

LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

The New York State Assembly will hold public forums on legalizing recreational marijuana. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this month that he’ll appoint a working group to consider the issue. Vermont and Massachusetts have recently legalized marijuana. source: syracuse.com

KEYBANK DONATES $100,000

The Keybank Foundation donated $100,000 to Jubilee Homes of Syracuse Inc.’s Build to Work program. The money will help assist veterans and “formerly incarcerated individuals” who are struggling to find work. source: CNYBJ.com

911 MERGER

Summer treats Dozens of students showed up for free ice cream at the LGBT Resource Center’s LGBTQA+ Welcome Social event Wednesday. The annual event brings together new and returning students, staff and faculty members to learn about the center. khristian kemp-delisser, an SU graduate, was appointed director of the center this summer. madeline foreman staff photographer

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Cuomo, Nixon face off in contentious debate By Daniel Strauss asst. copy editor

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first one-on-one debate in 12 years — against Democratic challenger Cynthia Nixon — was filled with arguments and insults. Nixon attacked Cuomo for New York City’s troubled subway system and corruption in Albany, specifically mentioning issues with the governor’s eco-

nomic development councils. An ex-Cuomo aide was recently found guilty of accepting bribes and will be sentenced after the Democratic primary. Throughout the debate, Nixon repeatedly interrupted Cuomo and accused Cuomo of being corrupted by corporate influence. She also called Cuomo “an Albany insider” and a “cracker jack fundraiser.” “We already have a corrupt

Republican in the White House, we don’t need a corrupt Democrat in Albany,” she said. In response, Cuomo outlined a new plan to clean up corruption in the state capital, including campaign finance reform and a proposal to restrict state officials from accepting outside income while in office. The Democratic primary debate in the state gubernatorial race took place at Hofstra Univer-

sity’s Hempstead campus. There were no opening or closing statements, and the candidates had two minutes to answer questions. Nixon, former star of HBO’s “Sex and the City,” has a history of advocating for public education, LGBTQ rights and marriage equality, and she has said she would support a single-payer health care system in New York state. When asked why she was

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SU tops fundraising goal by nearly $90,000 By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor

Syracuse University exceeded its $150 million fundraising goal for Fiscal Year 2018 by nearly $90,000, the university announced this week. D on a t i on s tota led $150,087,407, which was almost 20 percent more than the fundraising goal for Fiscal Year 2017, per a Monday SU News release. The donations included gifts from individuals, foundations and organizations. More than $24 million of total funds raised were earmarked for Invest Syracuse, a five-year, $100 million fundraising plan intended to improve the university’s academics and student experience. Invest Syracuse initiatives include

student scholarships and a plan to hire 100 new faculty members. Of the FY 2018 donations, a single $20 million came from alumnus and Nav y veteran Daniel D’Aniello and his wife, Gayle. Their donation will help fund the National Veterans Resource Complex. The NVRC is expected to cost $62.5 million, so the D’Aniellos’ donation funds about a third of the total cost. The D’Aniellos’ donation was one of the single largest gifts in SU history. Boost the ‘Cuse, SU’s first 24-hour fundraising campaign in October 2017, brought in more than $1.7 million in gifts from about 3,560 donors, exceeding its donor goal by 190 percent. D’Aniello pledged $500,000 dur-

ing the Boost the ‘Cuse campaign. SU received a 37 percent increase in single donations of more than $1 million, according to the release.

Percentage increase in single donations of more than $1 million since Fiscal Year 2017 source: syracuse university

Some major donations include: versity Life Trustee Daniel Mezzalingua and his wife,

Kathy, in support of undergraduate financial aid to help fund renovations on Archbold Gymnasium University Life Trustee John Riley and his wife, Diane, to create an endowed scholarship fund for a dual degree in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management Life Trustee Bill Allyn and his wife, Penny, to partly fund the Bill and Penny Allyn Innovation Center at the College of Engineering and Computer Science ccleffer@syr.edu | @ccleffert

New York state has approved $50,000 to study a merger of 911 services in Madison and Onondaga counties. The two counties will study the feasibility of partial or complete consolidation into a MadisonOnondaga Regional Public Safety Communications Center. source: syracuse.com

BLACK COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Syracuse’s Say Yes to Education program launched a new scholarship program for students looking to attend a historically black college or university. Two city students were awarded $10,000 annual scholarships via the program. source: syracuse.com

MALL ASKS FOR TAX CUTS

The ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt is suing the town because its owners want the mall’s property tax assessment decreased by more than $33 million. The mall, which has lost nearly all of its businesses, has argued in court that its current tax assessment is excessive and unfair. source: syracuse.com

BUS DRIVERS TO BE DRUG-TESTED

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will require school bus drivers throughout the state to submit drug and alcohol screenings. The law, which will take effect in four months, also prohibits bus drivers from consuming alcohol eight hours before their shift. source: cnycentral

ERIE CANAL DEATH

A man was found dead on the towpath next to the Erie Canal in Madison County. The 45-year-old man was found at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the New York State Park Police. Police are investigating the incident. source: cnycentral

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Cuomo announces crackdown on underage drinking By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

New York state agencies will work together to crack down on alcohol sales to minors and the use of fake IDs in college towns, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week. The New York State Liquor Authority and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will perform statewide searches of locations holding liquor licenses to look for fake IDs and alcohol sales to minors, the governor’s office said in a statement Tuesday. The state’s combined enforcement efforts start as college students across the state begin the fall semester. Earlier this month, Cuomo announced a new DMV program that allows law enforcement officers to scan a license or ID using a smartphone app to see if the license matches driving records from any state. New York is the first state in the country to pilot the app, per the statement. Law enforcement made 133 arrests in 2017 for possession of fake IDs used to buy alcohol, while the State Liquor Authority charged 83 licensees with selling alcohol to minors, from page 3

debate running, she said she wanted to help the New York public school system she graduated from. Throughout the debate, Cuomo touted his administration’s efforts to kickstart projects such as the $60 million renovation at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, which began in late 2017. In early June, the administration announced a new $150 billion investment in infrastructure projects over the next five years. When Cuomo was asked whether or not the state would consider covering the cost of a proposed $325 million fare hike for the

according to a January news release. People under 21 who are caught using fake IDs to purchase alcohol can be arrested and have their licenses revoked for a minimum of 90 days. If a business is charged with selling alcohol to someone under 21, it can be fined up to $10,000 per violation. Repeat offenders’ licenses can be suspended or revoked.

1,825 Number of college students between the ages of 18 to 24 who die from alcohol related injuries each year source: national institutes of health

Cuomo has pledged to increase enforcement of state liquor laws as part of Operation Prevent, a statewide initiative aimed at reducing underage drinking and the use of fake IDs. cdarnell@syr.edu | @caseydarnell_

New York City subway, he said he proposed in the past to complete a renovation of the subway system for $800 million, which would be split between the state and the city. Nixon said the state should delay the fare hike and pick up the entire $325 million, but Cuomo argued the city needs to pay its part. “My opponent lives in the world of fiction, I live in the world of fact,” Cuomo said. Nixon endorsed statewide legalization of marijuana during the debate, saying the current laws create a racial justice issue that leads to disproportionate arrests of people of color. Cuomo responded that the lack of housing, schools and job opportunities was the cause of disproportionate

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GOV. ANDREW CUOMO on Tuesday rolled out increased enforcement efforts to combat underage drinking in New York state’s college towns. daily orange file photo

minority arrests in the state, but admitted that the benefits of legalization outweigh its risks.

We already have a corrupt Republican in the White House, we don’t need a corrupt Democrat in Albany Cynthia Nixon new york gubernatorial candidate

New York state has a well-documented homelessness crisis, and Cuomo said the state needs better shelters, mental health services and community residences. Nixon’s campaign has struggled to keep up with Cuomo’s massive fundraising effort. Compared, Nixon has raised roughly $650,000, according to state campaign finance records, while Cuomo’s reelection campaign has raised more than $31 million. Voters will head to the polls Sept. 13 to determine New York’s Democratic candidate for governor. The winner of the primary will run against Marc Molinaro, a Republican with no primary challenger. dstrauss@syr.edu

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Wounds left by Theta Tau yet to heal

Salih, Rosenblum should address Theta Tau now

n the past several months, Syracuse University has been rocked by the Theta Tau controversy. But missteps were not limited to the basement of the fraternity’s house where the now infamous videos were recorded. The university showed over the course of weeks and months that its priority was the image of SU. The administration handled Theta Tau’s expulsion as a public relations issue. They did enact policy changes and launched initiatives, and some of the students involved in the videos were suspended for one or two years. But that’s like only putting a

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GOLDEN’S RULES bandage over a gunshot wound. The spring semester ended with a massive public forum at Hendricks Chapel where students raised concerns of what they said was campus-wide bias and discrimination. Do you think that pain healed over the summer? No. The public relations campaign won’t solve that, and ending the dialogue started after Theta Tau’s initial suspension won’t do anything productive.

Tayla Myree, a leader of the Recognize Us movement, a student social justice group formed after Theta Tau’s initial suspension from SU, said she feels many people involved in the videos have been “left off the hook.” And the former vice regent of Theta Tau successfully appealed his suspension from SU. SU has done the bare minimum, in cases. For that, it should not be applauded.

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he Daily Orange Editorial Board calls on Student Associate President Ghufran Salih and Vice President Kyle Rosenblum to take more public steps to reassure and inform students about the Theta Tau controversy. Not immediately addressing Theta Tau at the start of the first week of classes through a form of campus-wide communication was a mistake. Regardless of the sensitive nature of the topic, shying away from the conversation will only do more harm than good. It would be encouraging to see Salih and Rosenblum take on this difficult issue. The campus has only heard from SU administrators who send emails lacking much detailed information on Theta Tau. SA has a responsibility to ensure that diverse voices are represented on campus, and SA leaders can be the facilitators of those voices and start meaningful conversations regarding concerns raised by campus community members in the wake of SU’s expulsion of the engineering fraternity. Some of those concerns included campus-wide bias and discrimination. If SA leadership takes the lead to frequently provide updates to students on Theta Tau developments — whether that be announcements

related to initiatives launched by SU following the incident or information on the two lawsuits filed against the university in federal court and Jefferson County Supreme Court, respectively, by students involved in the Theta Tau videos — there will be less confusion among campus community members about what’s exactly happening, especially after a state judge ruled that SU could not enforce disciplinary action, at least until Sept. 19, against 10 students who are suing the university over its handling of the incident. It was a tumultuous spring 2018 semester, and there’s a potential that SU’s fall 2018 semester could be equally tumultuous. The university’s student leaders need to acknowledge that. Not doing so would be a disservice to SA’s constituency. The Daily Orange Editorial Board serves as the voice of the organization and aims to contribute the perspectives of students to discussions that concern Syracuse University and the greater Syracuse community. The editorial board’s stances are determined by a majority of its members. You can read more about the editorial board here. Are you interested in pitching a topic for the editorial board to discuss? Email opinion@ dailyorange.com.

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Cable company’s future remains uncertain after ruling By Ellie Coggins

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The New York Public Service Commission’s decision to force Charter Communications, which merged with Time Warner Cable in 2016 and operated under the Spectrum brand, out of New York state is an unprecedented action that leaves Charter’s future in the area uncertain, experts said. The commission unanimously voted on July 27 to rescind its approval of the 2016 merger and gave Charter 60 days to come up with a plan for its exit from the state, according to Syracuse.com. Earlier this month, the PSC agreed to give Charter an extra two weeks to submit the plan, according to documents on the New York State Department of Public Service website. The deadline for submitting the plan was originally set for Sept. 25 but will now be due Oct. 9. Michael Park, an assistant professor at the from page 1

theta tau in the federal lawsuit, said in a Wednesday letter to Judge Frederick Scullin the students that re-enrolled at SU this week committed “serious violations” of SU’s Code of Student Conduct. Some of the students in the state lawsuit have enrolled in community colleges, but all 10 would consider returning to SU during the fall 2018 or spring 2019 semesters if a judge rules in their favor, according to court documents. The university’s lawyers are trying to stop the state lawsuit from proceeding in Jefferson County court. John Powers, a lawyer for SU, on Monday filed a motion in federal court for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to prevent the students from suing in state court. A judge denied the restraining

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications who specializes in media law, communications policy and sports communication, said the move was “assertive.” “I don’t recall another state making such a move, essentially kicking out a broadband cable provider particularly for not honoring a franchise agreement,” Park said. Whether Charter stays or goes won’t have a heavy impact on most people, Park added. As part of the PSC’s July decision, the commission stated that Charter must provide a smooth transition for another company to take over its New York operations. Natarajan Balasubramanian, an associate professor of management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, said he believes it’s unlikely Charter will be kicked out of New York. “Given the significant transition costs for both Charter to move out of the state and the public to transition to other providers, I would be very surprised if the company and the com-

mission are not able to negotiate a solution,” Balasubramanian said. The only people who could potentially face major issues are those who have no alternative broadband internet options, he said. Most people can more easily find alternatives to cable television and telephone services, he added. Patricia Longstaff, a communication law and policy professor in Newhouse, said that while asking an entire company to leave a state isn’t common, companies making promises they struggle to fulfill is not out of the ordinary. In this case, part of the 2016 merger included a condition where Charter would provide cable services to 145,000 underserved and unserved homes in rural areas, according to Syracuse.com. Charter fell short of goals it was supposed to reach to achieve these numbers. Park said that while Charter may have broken a main condition, its promise to serve the underserved is a difficult one to keep. The cost, time and effort that need to be put

toward building the infrastructure necessary for cable and internet services in rural areas is what he described as the “last mile cost,” which either has to be subsidized through the government or covered by Charter to fulfill their original condition. “Cities have a grid,” Park said. “But when you’re out in the town 10 miles east of Watertown, New York, or something, that last mile is costly.” Often times, these promises are considered more like pledges than conditions, Park said. He added that because conditions are contractual in nature, they have more “legal teeth” than pledges do. Interpreting this legal weight will be critical if the case goes to court, and Longstaff said she’d be surprised if this case didn’t get there. Given the 60-day time limit given to Charter by the PSC, litigation may be a method employed by Charter to give it more time to find solutions, she said.

order on Tuesday, but another judge could rule on the preliminary injunction after a hearing next week, according to court records.

tive and reputational chaos on campus.” “The distraction and disruption their reenrollment would cause to University life and operations cannot be overstated,” French said in court documents. Recognize Us, a student group formed to advocate for minority students in the wake of the Theta Tau controversy, denounced McClusky’s order in a statement Wednesday night. “Judge McClusky’s decision to temporarily halt the University’s disciplinary action against these students endangers the well-being of all marginalized students on campus,” Recognize Us said in a statement. “The bigotry and hatred displayed by these boys are antithetical to all the University stands for, and the return of these students will undoubtedly damage the campus climate and jeopardize the progress our (sic) University’s reformation.” SU suspended more than a dozen students

for one or two years after videos surfaced in April showing people in the Theta Tau engineering fraternity house engaging in behaviors Chancellor Kent Syverud has called “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities.” The fraternity chapter, in a statement at the time, said the videos depicted a “satirical sketch.” “I solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart for n*ggers, sp*cs and most importantly the f*ckin’ k*kes,” a person says in one of the videos, after being shoved to his knees by another person and asked to repeat an “oath.” In a second video, a person sits down in a rolling chair and a different person yells, “He’s drooling out of his mouth, because he’s retarded in a wheelchair.” The videos sparked campus-wide protests and days of public forums.

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Daniel French, SU’s senior vice president and general counsel, in court papers filed Monday accused the students in the second lawsuit of “blatant forum-shopping and claimsplitting.” He said their re-enrollment at the university this year would cause “administra-

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Food affair Toss ‘In’ Fire Pizza from North Syracuse has participated in the Taste NY Food Truck Competition for the past four years. Nick Sanford, the restaurant’s owner, said the event is an opportunity to connect with the central New York community. courtesy of nick sanford

By Kelsey Thompson asst. feature editor

he restaurant industry is often written off as a thankless career path, one marked by long hours, high temperatures and near-constant stress. Add in the sweltering heat and the bustling crowds of the Great New York State Fair, and some might consider it an opportunity worth passing on. Not Joel Capolongo. For the co-owner of Strong Hearts Cafe, an all-vegan restaurant in Syracuse, each day at the fair is an opportunity to spark a connection with fairgoers through a relatively simple thing: sharing a meal. The event gives him the opportunity to connect with people who may have never visited the restaurant’s two permanent locations, Capolongo said. “Our main mission is to show people that vegan food can be just as delicious as the food they’re already used to eating, while (being) just as convenient and affordable,” he said. Sharing a meal is about more than passing plates. Rooted in culture and passed down through tradition, food can act as a gateway into beliefs, values and experiences differing from one’s own. “The most rewarding part is having people come back up to our booth after trying our food for the first time to tell us how much they loved it,” Capolongo said. While the majority of Strong Hearts customers are meat eaters, the owner said the positive feedback makes all of the long hours worth it. As the Fair has expanded its audience reach in recent

Local restaurants put best fork forward at the NY State Fair years, its emphasis on food and providing a variety of options has become more pronounced — gone are the days of options being only corn dogs and cotton candy. With the addition of food-centered events such as the Taste NY Food Truck Competition and the Wegmans Demonstration Kitchen, the fair has become an even greater celebration of both the diversity of New York’s food industry and the farmers and chefs who contribute to it. Nick Sanford, owner of Toss ‘n’ Fire Pizza in North Syracuse, has participated in the food truck competition for the past four years. In an email, he said the fair is not only an opportunity to showcase some of his restaurant’s most unique and popular dishes, but also to build a more intimate connection with the central New York community. “You get customers from all over the state who come to the fair,” Sanford said. “It’s a lot of fun to meet new people and interact with them.” Despite the competitive nature of some of the fair’s food competitions, it also promotes a sense of camaraderie between fellow restaurant owners and chefs. It’s an experience for Shayne Cohen, a sous chef at The Mission in Syracuse, which is rooted in “a labor of love.”

“For many, many years, we were having this whole kind of paradigm of ‘We are all competition,’” Cohen said. “I don’t look at it that way. I look at every other restaurant, every other owner, every other chef as an opportunity to learn something new.” The beauty of cooking, he said, is that it can cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding. His cooking style at The Mission, a fusion of Mexican and Latin American dishes with an Asian twist, isn’t standard restaurant fare — and that’s exactly what he’s aiming for. “When we take risks putting quote-unquote ‘odd’ things on the menu, I’m really hoping that it encourages people to say, ‘You know what, I want to try these things. I want to see what food can really be that isn’t mashed potatoes and steak.’” Cohen will do his first culinary demonstration at the fair’s Wegmans Demonstration Kitchen on Friday. Preparing a pork tenderloin taco topped with fruit salsa and sesame oil is a curveball he hopes will become a grand slam. “You just don’t expect to have flavors like that,” Cohen said. “I’m just trying to give people something they’re used to looking at but that doesn’t taste like what they think it’s going to.” And with the demonstration’s “Student Day” theme, he said he thinks he’s playing to the right audience. “You can’t go wrong with a taco,” he said, laughing. “Everyone and their grandmother loves a taco, so why not?” katho101@syr.edu | @writtenbykelsey

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Local couple wins free wedding-on-ice at NY State Fair By Rachel Burt

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When Syracuse natives Abby Grovine and CJ Ozimek entered a competition for a free wedding at the Great New York State Fair, they didn’t have high hopes of winning. “We’ve never won anything before,” Grovine said. Their luck changed when

Grovine got a call from Dave Bullard, the Fair public relations and marketing manager, asking her if she and her fiancé could ice skate. “I immediately knew we had won,” she said. “I was in such shock, I didn’t even know what to do. I kept saying to myself: How did we win, how did we get so lucky?” The couple entered the contest for a free wedding on ice through

Facebook, and the event was designed to show off the Fair’s new exhibition center. To enter, Grovine commented on the post with the couple’s love story, along with a picture of herself and Ozimek. The couple was chosen randomly from nearly 200 entries. The only thing the Fair asks of the two, other than that they present

a marriage license, is they skate to the altar. Their guests do not have to skate and can instead stand or sit on rugs on the ice. Ozimek, 27, and Grovine, 29, both worked on the replenishment team at Michaels craft store in the early mornings. The first day Grovine started, in 2014, she noticed a bulletin board with September birthdays posted. Someone

named CJ had the same birthday as her — Sept. 1. When the two were scheduled for the same shift, Grovine met Ozimek for the first time. “I said to him, ‘So you’re CJ, we actually share the same birthday!’ He thought that was pretty cool too,” she said. “I was new so he helped me out, we ended up getting see wedding page 9

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New dishes, vendors offered at food truck competition the most votes will be declared the “People’s Choice” winner.

Zachary Bohn, owner of The Original Crunch Roll Factory food truck, has a new strategy this year for the 2018 Taste NY Food Truck Competition. He’s going to be the loudest. Bohn and his team will bring their truck to the NY State Fair with a decked out and creative truck, sporting speakers on the roof to crank out music and televisions on the side for guest entertainment. The Original Crunch Roll Factory is a food truck returning for its second year, with plans to bring its popular buffalo crunch rolls to the fair. Family-owned and operated, Bohn said its unique center dish, the crunch roll, has become a hit by peaking consumers’ curiosity. Made with chicken, three cheeses and wing sauce and fried in a crispy shell, it’s an option that he said will have fairgoers coming back for more food. “We just like to be the loudest,” Bohn said. “It’s just a fun atmosphere wherever we are, and people are really interested and curious as to what a crunch roll is, and once they know,

they keep coming back.” Started in 2015, the food truck event features nearly 50 food trucks, treating attendees to a variety of cuisines and dishes as part of a friendly competition over who has the best meals. Rachel Hawthorne, the event’s organizer for the past four years, said she has been planning the competition for a year. “I see the entire competition to its final stage and have been there since the start,” Hawthorne said. “The thing about organizing these events is that preparation for the next competition begins immediately after the current one ends.” With more than 20 trucks participating each day, Hawthorne said Saturday and Sunday are full-day events. “Since the fair starts so early, people come for breakfast and end up staying for lunch and dinner,” she said. This year, event organizers upgraded the voting system, shying away from traditional print ballots and opting for a tech-savvy solution. Patrons can now cast one vote for their favorite food truck using a special phone number posted during the event. The truck with

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she said. “CJ was even more excited because this way it will be impossible for him to forget our anniversary!” Ozimek proposed to Grovine on July 5, 2016 on a beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was gathering shells for a project she was going to work on when they got back home. When Grovine sat next to him, he handed her a shell full of sand and said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Then Ozimek asked her to marry him. “He has always been by my side, supported me in everything, encouraged me to open my Etsy shop, and is just always there when I need him,” she said. “We both support each other equally, and there’s not one thing either of us wouldn’t do for the other.”

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wedding to know each other pretty well.” Now, they’ll have something else to celebrate on Sept. 1 — their wedding day. At about 2 p.m. Saturday, Grovine and Ozimek will get married on a temporary ice rink in the Fair’s new expo center. The Fair will provide an officiant and photographer, as well as a catered reception for up to 50 guests. Once the two are married, they will be escorted by limo to the Jefferson Clinton Hotel where they will stay for the night. In addition to the wedding on ice and a package from del Lago Resort and Casino that includes a stay at their resort, Grovine and Ozimek will also

We both love the idea of having our birthdays and anniversary on the same day. Abby Grovine winner of fair wedding

Grovine said the two always go to the Fair to celebrate their shared birthday. She thinks it’s only fitting that they will be married there as well. “We both love the idea of having our birthdays and anniversary on the same day,”

It’s just a fun atmosphere wherever we are, and people are really interested and curious as to what a crunch roll is, and once they know, they keep coming back. Zachary Bohn owner of the original crunch roll factory food truck

“We always did this kind of old-style voting system where we printed ballots for each truck and people could vote for their favorite like that, but this year we went to text voting,” Hawthorne said. “It’s less work for the patrons and the trucks, as well.”

Successful trucks have gone on to do big things, Hawthorne said. The first winner of the People’s Choice award was Smokin Petes Barbeque, which has since set up shop at huge festivals such as Coachella. Food trucks this year include Sassy Taco, Smoothies Plus, Silo Food Truck and The Hen & The Hound. Not only is the event something visitors can enjoy but competitors, as well. Many of the event’s participants are returners, but about half of the food trucks will be competing for the first time. Another returner, 3.21 Salads, offers lighter meal choices and hopes to win over patrons with its signature mini wedge salad. The vendors proudly use homegrown ingredients, sporting New York-themed items, as well as state fruits and vegetables. Not only does the food truck competition mean a lot to state fair organizers and vendors, but it’s also an opportunity to connect with Syracuse residents, giving them one last hurrah of summer. ltoney@syr.edu

Grovine was able to buy a dress for the big day and pull together a guest list in about two days. She even sent out invitations to make the affair a bit more formal. “I wanted at least part of the wedding to be traditional,” she said. Though they appreciate the free onenight stay at the hotel, the couple definitely would like to go on a longer honeymoon to the Bahamas sometime in the future. The two can’t wait to spend the day with friends and family to celebrate both of their birthdays and now, their wedding day, Grovine said. “The entire wedding will be an unforgettable blast,” she said “and we are over the moon excited to see how it will go.” rvburt@syr.edu

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babers The Virginia Tech game gave Syracuse fans a reason to believe. An upset win over thenNo. 2 Clemson provided the evidence Babers promised in year two. At Babers’ last two head coaching stops, a moment such as the Clemson upset is where everything started to click. In his first stop at Eastern Illinois, Babers’ team jumped five wins from year one to year two and finished 12-2. After one season at Bowling Green, the Falcons improved by two wins and finished at 10-3. But at SU, the record remained stagnant — repeating a 4-8 finish each of the last two years. Babers, who owns a 45-32 career record as a head coach, will enter unchartered waters as he leads a football team for a third season for the first time in his career. “Year three is when you can really start to fairly judge the coaches, even though it’s still not entirely their recruits,” said Stewart Mandel, editor-in-chief of The Athletic CFB. “The guys they didn’t recruit are upperclassmen who have been in that system for two years. So I think, at this point, you’ll have a pretty accurate reflection of the talent there and the program that he runs.” While the first two years had the same end result, Syracuse showed improvement in year two under Babers. Both the Orange’s offensive (25.7 points per game in 2016 to 27.4 in 2017) and defensive (38.6 points allowed per game in 2016 to 32.2 in 2017) numbers boosted in the second year under the new coaching staff. The win over then-No. 2 Clemson was emblematic of improvements. It was Syracuse’s biggest upset since 1984. The Orange played tighter with ranked opponents in 2017 than they did in years past, twice sitting within two points of Top 25 teams on the road. They lost both, though, with a Sept. 23, 35-26 loss at LSU and a 27-19 loss at Miami on Oct. 21. “The question is can he build some momentum off of it,” said Bruce Feldman, a National College Football Insider for The Athletic and a sideline reporter for Fox College Football. “That’s why it’s kind of a swing year again.” A Syracuse team which enters the season

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without 63.6 percent of its receiving yardage from 2017 and its starting linebacker corps graduated, has the Orange predicted to finish last out of the seven teams in the Atlantic Division. At ACC media day, Babers said his team needs to have a season like North Carolina State did last year— which featured two wins against ranked opponents, two wins in November and a bowl game victory. NC State finished 9-4 including a 6-2 mark in the ACC. In two years under Babers, Syracuse is a combined 4-12 in the ACC. The Orange have yet to win a game in November, a month in which starting quarterback Eric Dungey hasn’t played a full game. Through two seasons, Babers has fulfilled some of his promises. The offense has played fast. He’s beaten top teams.

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But Babers wants more. “It’s really important for us to find a way to not only stay true to our motto, to play fast but to also find a way to finish,” Babers said on July 19. “And to finish the month off, November, the way we’ve played September and October.” Babers said entering year three, the locker room is full of more of “his guys.” Players such as Dungey, running back Dontae Strickland and defensive tackle Chris Slayton have been a big part of what’s defined years one and two, but haven’t always played in Babers’ system. In year three, Babers said they know it so well they likely forgot their old one. “This is new ground for me as well,” Babers said on Aug.1, one day before 2018 fall camp began. “But I think just having a better understanding of what’s going on in the conference, having a better understanding of the 107 guys

in the room.” More than half of the players listed on the two-deep depth chart ahead of the Western Michigan game are Babers recruits. Junior college transfers Ravian Pierce and Alton Robinson have solidified themselves at the end positions on opposite sides of the ball. Freshman safety Andre Cisco started at free safety in the nickel defense during training camp. It’s the combination of the players who are directly Babers’ guys and those who have learned the way that will define year three. “Everybody’s headed in the right direction,” Babers said on Aug. 1. “I think there’s more of our type of guys in the room than before, and I think it’s going to pay off for us in the long run.”

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“Before, it was more basic progressions,” Williams said. “Now, it’s the most advanced development that you can do.” Brosnan’s summers were geared toward fixing small kinks while adjusting her mindset. Williams knew she had the skills to be a top goalkeeper in college soccer, but Brosnan’s mental mindset needed to conform to situational soccer. Her growth continued as a sophomore at SU, when she led the ACC in saves with 81. As a junior, she upped the mark to 93, with a career-high 15 saves against Florida State. With one season left, she further worked out small deficiencies with Williams over the summer, setting her up to break records in her senior year. Going into that final season, SU’s only other goalie was Lysianne Proulx, who spent her first season learning behind the senior. The then-freshman was introduced to the “real technical side of soccer” from Brosnan, Proulx said. “She taught me to try and not beat myself up with mistakes,” Proulx said. “I needed that.” After a season overseas filled with cultural barriers and adjustments, Brosnan returned to her offseason training with Williams. Their 2018 summer consisted of much of the same, while Brosnan looked for her next challenge outside of the French second division. Though Williams didn’t see a huge change in her game, he knew the season abroad would pay off. Two days before Brosnan’s new soccer endeavor was announced via Twitter, a sign of the benefit came when she texted Osit and Williams. And like every other periodic congratulatory reply text about awards and accomplishments, they both know there will be more of them to come.

brosnan by the Soccer Girls IMG Academy Top 150. “She honestly had no weaknesses even at that age,” Osit said. “I always wondered why she wasn’t being called into U.S. national teams because I thought she was one of the best goalkeepers around.” As Osit worked with Brosnan, her intangibles were evident. She gained national acclaim because of her “smoothness,” Osit said. Brosnan brought bounce to play in the air and off the line with a confidence that helped her against penalties and in late-game situations. During her junior year of high school, Brosnan made her international debut when she was added to the U-17 Irish national team. Her high school career featured the 2010 New Jersey Group 3 state title for Millburn High School, along with being named the top goalkeeper for the 2013 All-American team. Before her commitment to Syracuse, Brosnan peaked as the No. 91 women’s soccer recruit in the country. Brosnan found immediate success at Syracuse when she was named to the ACC AllFreshman Team. That didn’t stop her from wanting to improve her game. In between each semester, Brosnan returned to New Jersey to develop. Williams, who began coaching Brosnan during her junior year of high school, was her guide. He put her through his strength and power development training, which involves high-intensity jumping and running drills. Williams’ created an individual workout plan for Brosnan that was harder than his average program because he recognized her strong work ethic. He hoped to improve her explosiveness. from page 12

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corners Vermont its lone goal. But against Albany, SU allowed the Great Danes to run 13 plays from the corner. “It was us not moving and sloppiness,” head coach Ange Bradley said after the Albany game. “Once we figured some things out in the second half, we were able to open

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When the clock hit zero at the end of Sunday’s game, Syracuse led 1-0. But the game wasn’t over. Albany was awarded four penalty corners, which meant four chances to tie. SU committed an infraction which awarded the first corner. Again and again and again the Orange failed to clear the ball out of the circle, committing an infraction each time and extending the game one more shot. But the defense finally prevailed, as it always has this season. Syracuse (2-0) has not allowed a team to score off a penalty corner yet, despite already facing 18 across two games. And so far, infractions still have been the only thing that can hurt the Orange. SU’s only allowed goal this season came as a result of a penalty shot, which is awarded as a result of a more serious infraction. “The set pieces are becoming an even bigger part of our game now,” junior defender Claire Webb said. “The corners, both attack penalty corners and defensive penalty corners are both really big parts of our game because the attack can capitalize on that. If it’s a one goal game, it’s even more important, so it’s definitely a big part of our game.” Penalty corners are awarded when a member of the defense commits an infraction: committing an intentional defense in the circle against a player without possession, a defender sending the ball over the backline intentionally or when a defender gets a ball lodged in their uniform or equipment, among other things. Webb is one of the five players that finds herself in the cage during the penalty corners. She is joined by senior defender Roos Weers and sophomore goalie Borg van der Velde, along with two other Syracuse defenders. All the players in the cage don facemasks for protection. In the opener against Vermont, SU only committed five infractions that awarded penalty corners, as well as a more severe infraction that caused the penalty shot that gave

COURTNEY BROSNAN left Syracuse in 2017 as its leader in saves. After taking her talents to Club Croix de Savoie in France, Brosnan looks to impress top-level international scouts in her United States national team debut. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

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ourtney Brosnan’s ultimate soccer goal is to play professionally in the United States, said her trainer Mark Williams. To do that, she had to take a detour. After graduating as Syracuse’s all-time saves leader, she had no professional playing opportunities in the United States. So she’s taken her talents to Club Croix de Savoie, a second-tier French team. Playing in Europe has opened a door to playing internationally, which may open other possibilities for pro opportunities back in the U.S. Through 11 games in France’s second division, Brosnan’s talents have landed her a spot

She honestly had no weaknesses ... I always wondered why she wasn’t being called into U.S. national teams Josh Osit brosnan’s former goalkeeper coach

in goal with the U.S. U-23 national team for the Nordic Tournament. The move makes Brosnan the first member of Syracuse University to be called up for that tournament, since Brittany Anghel in 2012. Now, with an opportunity to play in front of what Williams called top-level international scouts, she may get back to her ultimate goal. “She had to be active overseas ...” Williams said. “They probably wouldn’t know about her. It’s a resume builder.” Brosnan’s path to international soccer grew more probable when she was a freshman in high school and started training with Josh Osit, a goalkeeper coach. He began to work with Brosnan at the Players Development (New Jersey) Academy, where she was ranked the No. 12 goalie in the nation her junior year see brosnan page 10

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Opponent preview: What to know about Western Michigan By Andrew Graham senior staff writer

Syracuse kicks off its 2018 campaign on Friday at 6 p.m. at Western Michigan. Heading into Dino Babers’ first-ever year-three as a head coach, the Orange aims to get out of neutral and avoid another 4-8 finish. Here’s what to know about the Broncos. All-time series: This is the first meeting between the two teams. The Western Michigan report:

The Broncos are coached by former Syracuse offensive coordinator Tim Lester. Though players are excited to go against a former coach, they want to avoid a similar situation to last year when Scott Shafer and Middle Tennessee beat SU in the Dome. In 2017, Western Michigan racked up more than 2600 yards and 26 touchdowns on the ground. Rushers averaged 4.8 yards per carry and ranked 21st nationally with 224.8 yards per game. During the week, SU players

noted how WMU loves the stretch play — running outside the tackles. In response, Syracuse worked on outside run fits all through camp and fully expect a heavy dosage of outside runs on Friday. Led by its strong ground game, Western Michigan had the 25th-best scoring offense in the country a year ago, averaging 33.9 points per game. Defensively, WMU also allowed 29.0 points per game, which ranked 81st. However, against Power 5 opponents, the Broncos surren-

dered 77 points in two games. How Syracuse beats Western Michigan: Stop the run and air it out. This game has the makings of a Week 1 shootout. Despite questions at receiver, Eric Dungey has enough options around him to keep Syracuse’s offense moving forward. If the Orange slows the WMU rushing attack behind its talented defensive line, SU should be in good shape. Player to watch: Jamauri Bogan, running back, No. 32

Last season, Bogan played second-fiddle to 1000-yard rusher Jarvion Franklin. Now, it’s Bogan’s turn to take the Broncos’ rushing attack on end. At 5-foot-8, 190 pounds, Bogan is a bowling ball coming out of the backfield. His diminutive stature keeps his pad level lower and makes Bogan harder to bring down. If he starts cutting loose, it could be a long opener for Syracuse. aegraham@syr.edu @A_E_Graham