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N • AI integrity
With AI technology improving, SU professors consider regulating it in their classrooms to prevent fraudulent work
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C • When ‘The Boss’ rocked the Dome
SU alumni reflect on the energy and emotion from Bruce Springsteen concert from Novemeber 1992
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The beige and steel-blue walls of the hallways in 119 Euclid are decorated with paintings and photographs from famous Black artists. The sound of students is constant, especially in the evenings when both floors are packed.
But once you reach the back corner of the second floor, the noise stops. Instead of art pieces, familiar names like “Breonna Taylor” and “Trayvon Martin” are inscribed in white ink on the matte black walls of a small room. Syracuse University students have added to it with colorful markers, scribbling phrases like “SAY HER NAME” or names of people they know personally who have died from police brutality or gun violence.
“Having a room where we would constantly be reminded of those lives and those people is just a key part of our history,” said senior Mia Fields, one of the students who pitched the idea for the “Reflection Room.” “Whenever we go into that room, it’s a quiet place for a reason.”
Outside the room is a quote from Maya Angelou that was picked by the students — “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
The opening of 119 Euclid, which celebrates its two-year anniversary Thursday, was a byproduct of the campus largely rejecting attitudes of racism and discrimination on campus — they’d had enough following SU’s handling of a series of on-campus hate incidents.
#NotAgainSU protests started in fall 2019 after at least 32 racist, antisemitic and homophobic incidents occurred on or near Main Campus from that November through March 2020. Students created a list of demands to protect and sustain diversity on campus, and 119 Euclid was born out of those initiatives.
“A lot of students are fed up with repetition, they wanted to see the change,” said senior Malique Lewis, co-founder of the Black Student Union. “119 is definitely a step in pushing forward.”
The anniversary celebrations Thursday will go from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and include a lunch and information session. 119 Euclid started as a safe space for Black students but has since evolved into an educational space, hangout and art museum. The title is also the address, but they are looking for a sponsor to name it after.
Lewis and Field were part of a committee including 10 students and one faculty member who helped design the space. Over a Zoom call in the summer of 2021, the committee figured out how to transform offices formerly occupied by the Department of Public Safety and David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics into a “home,” Fields said.
“In coming to any university place where your numbers are not represented, there can be some kind of imposter syndrome,” Fields said. “Making sure that (119 Euclid) has that warm ambience about it allows students to let their guard down and be able to feel comfortable being themselves.”
Fields said the committee also picked the paintings and photographs put up on the walls around the house. They intentionally selected pieces from local artists or ones that had ties to campus.
One piece, titled “HomeComing,” was created by local artist Jaleel Campbell. Another was called “Lonely Angels,” painted by Ted Ellis and depicting Tuskegee airmen standing in front of a fighter plane. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, a former Syracuse football and basketball star, was a part of that battalion.
Junior DJ Dumervil said he immediately noticed the piece “The Sugar Shack” when he walked into 119 Euclid for the first time. It was something he has back at home in Miami, Florida.
“The paintings, the infrastructure, the people there,” Dumervil said. “It was all reminiscent of Black culture.”
The design of the building’s exterior was also intentional. Bricks are scattered around the tanbark past the front steps, each painted in different colors and detailed with Greek letters representing the Black fraternities and
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An Onondaga County deputy shot and killed two teenagers during an altercation in DeWitt early Wednesday morning. The identities of the two teenagers have not been confirmed or released as of 10:44 p.m. on Sept. 6.
A deputy from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call alerting authorities of suspicious vehicle activity near the Midler Meadows Mobile Home Park at approximately 4 a.m., according to CNYcentral.
Two vehicles were at the scene when the deputy arrived, Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. As one of the vehicles attempted to hit the deputy with their car, the deputy shot and killed two of its three occupants. At the press conference, the sheriff said the car was moving “fast enough to run someone over and kill them.”
Both vehicles fled the scene. One of the teenagers killed was dead when responders arrived at the vehicle, which had later crashed in Eastwood. The other was pronounced dead after a deputy attempted to save their life. The two teenagers killed were 15 and 17 years old, syracuse.com reported.
Prior to the altercation with the deputy, the same two vehicles had been stolen approximately two and a half miles away from Syracuse University’s campus. Both vehicles’ occupants burglarized two smoke shops prior to the suspicious call that the deputy responded to, the sheriff said.
At the press conference, Shelley said it was unknown whether the vehicle’s occupants had any weapons at the time. The vehicle is being processed, the sheriff said. The other vehicle and people involved have not been located as of 10:43 p.m. on Wednesday.
Shelley also confirmed the deputy did not have his body camera on when the incident occurred. Police have video footage of the incident taken by the same person who called in the suspicious activity report.
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation said it has opened an investigation into the shooting. The office is required by law to investigate every reported instance of a law enforcement officer causing a death by shooting.
According to state law, the deputy is currently on paid administrative leave for the 72 hours immediately after the incident occurred.
Managing Editor Kyle Chouinard contributed reporting to this article.
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119 Euclid celebrates its 2-year anniversary as a place on campus for Black students119 Euclid Avenue is decorated with paintings and photos from famous Black artists. The quotes on the walls were chosen by students when designing the space in 2021. cassandra roshu photo editor
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NEWS
“Without #NotAgainSU, there would be no 119 Euclid. Without people who even came before that, there would be no 119 Euclid.” - Senior Malique Lewis
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CULTURE
“So everybody was out partying instead of studying for fi nals. It was always really fun.” - Rick Berger, Class of 1984
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“Incarcerated individuals are absent from the climate change conversation, and left to fend for themselves.” - Rainu George, Senior Sta Writer
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SPORTS
“A stronger ACC is good for Syracuse.” - Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack
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Noteworthy events this week.
WHAT: 119 Euclid Second Anniversary Celebration
WHEN: Sept. 7, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: 119 Euclid
WHAT: Pet Therapy
WHEN: Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Barnes Center at The Arch, 103l
WHAT: Chai and Chat
WHEN: Sept. 10, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Hendricks Chapel, Noble Room
In response to the emerging field of artificial intelligence, Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies launched the class Information Studies 300: AI and Humanity this fall.
The class is an introductory course for the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, a SU initiative launched in 2019, that focuses on the intersection of technology, society and policy. It will be taught by Hamid Ekbia, a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the director of ASPI.
“All of us, as citizens, need some level of understanding of AI and that is what this course is going to do,” Ekbia said.
Ekbia said the course follows a “bottom-up” approach to build a solid and robust foundation and understanding of AI, which he sees as essential to students at SU.
“This class is meant to be on AI, but from a very multidisciplinary perspective,” Ekbia said. “The goal is to get students from all over campus and from all different disciplines.”
Although many SU professors have included specific language and guidelines in their syllabi addressing the use of AI in their classrooms, Ekbia intentionally didn’t. Instead, he is opting to teach students how to use AI in a responsible and ethical way.
“Rather than telling people what to do or what not to do, I’m going to teach them to develop a clear sense of how to do this themselves,” he said.
The use of AI in academic settings has been reflected in classes and syllabi throughout SU as programs like ChatGPT – a widely-used chatbot driven by AI technology – have increased in popularity. ChatGPT became the fastestgrowing consumer application in history after reaching 100 million monthly active users in January, only two months after launch, according to Reuters.
Nina Iacono Brown, an S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications professor who specializes in communications law, said SU’s current Academic Integrity Policy, updated in 2021, already indirectly addresses the use of AI in academic work.
“Our academic integrity guidelines are pretty clear, what is acceptable and what is not acceptable,” Brown said. “So when a professor asks a student to write a response to something, for example, the expectation is that the student is writing the response, not AI.”
SU faculty and instructors are also encouraged to include a statement on whether and how
artificial intelligence should be included or prohibited in their syllabi, according to SU’s Center for Learning and Student Success syllabus recommendations.
Dan Pacheco, a Newhouse professor of practice and the Peter A. Horvitz Chair of Journalism Innovation, said he sets specific guidelines in each of his class syllabi that allow the use of AI, as long as students disclose how and when they use it. Classes he teaches like Magazine, News and Digital Journalism 545: Virtual Reality Storytelling have more flexible rules than others.
“We are at a unique inflection point in human history with next-generation Generative Artificial Intelligence coming online over the past year,” Pacheco wrote in his syllabus for Journalism 221: Cross-media News Writing, which he sent to The Daily Orange. “If you use generative AI to assist in the performance of your coursework, including assignments, you must disclose it.”
Pacheco doesn’t allow students to use generative AI to write stories or generate and analyze data. Students are permitted to use generative AI in other ways, such as to get instructions on a task or to help write HTML code. Pacheco said he is set to teach a Newhouse class next semester on artificial intelligence for media professionals.
“We need to start using these tools in an educational setting in responsible ways that line up with how industries are using them,” he said.
Alex Richards, an assistant professor of Magazine, News and Digital Journalism in Newhouse, also allows some use of AI in his classes. He said AI can play an important role as a “tutor” for students to help them understand anything they want at any time. But he cautions students against relying on it too heavily.
“Generative AI is not acceptable to use when it’s doing the work for you,” Richards said in his class syllabi’s generative AI and large language model policy, which he sent to The D.O.
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Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide.
The National Veterans Resource Center at Syracuse University hosted Alejandro Villanueva, a United States Army veteran and retired professional football player, for a Suicide Prevention Education Talk Wednesday afternoon.
SPEd Talk is a storytelling event where speakers like Villanueva share their stories with the hope of shining a light on mental health challenges and resources. This is the second consecutive year SU hosted the occasion.
Villanueva, who was born in America and grew up in Spain, played football at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and joined the Army when he was 22. He was stationed in Afghanistan in 2010, receiving a Bronze Star Medal for rescuing wounded soldiers under enemy fire. But he said he found life as a veteran different from what he expected.
“In my mind, I could not make sense of a lot of the things that I have just done,” Villanueva said. “And while I couldn’t make sense of anything, that’s when we started getting ready to go back again.”
SPEd is a national initiative to bring awareness to veteran suicide by discussing and destigmatizing mental health. Suicide among veterans accounts for nearly one in every five suicide deaths in the U.S. despite accounting for approximately 8% of the adult population, according to the SPEd website.
As a veteran, Villanueva said he’s seen firsthand the reality of his fellow military members’ lives in the aftermath of war. He said that while
it was difficult to come back from combat, never cutting ties with his soldiers ensured that they got through it together.
His own mental health experiences were what led him to speak more about suicide prevention, Villanueva said.
“More veterans kill themselves from suicide than in action. The most powerful country in the world, and most of all mighty military in the world,” Villanueva said. “What can be said about such a military? What do we really say when we say thank you for your service, and they’ll kill themselves more than they have been caught killed by the enemy?”
After Villanueva spoke, SPEd Talk hosted a discussion with panelists, who either served or had family members that did. Among them were veterans and members of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which aims to connect with others who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Army veteran Kenny Mintz said the special connections a group makes while serving are irreplaceable. Being a person to lean on for those suffering is one of the most important parts of his life, he said.
“I have a responsibility to those that I serve with,” Mintz said. “Even though I was a commander in combat and we went through this crucible event together, my commanding role has changed, but my responsibility to people has not.”
Kevin Swab, who attended the event and was a lieutenant in the National Guard, now serves as director of the Veterans Service Agency for Cayuga County. He said he sees challenges in connecting younger veterans with resources, which wasn’t always an issue, like during the height of the Vietnam War.
“The culture was obviously completely different than what we have today,” Swab said. “I see
the younger veterans falling into what I consider to be kind of a trap, where they’re not coming together as easily.”
Austin Gleaton, a mental health therapist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, said he came to the SPEd Talk to educate himself since suicide prevention is part of his job description.
“I really love hearing personal stories about people’s relationships so I can implement that into my work,” Gleaton said.
Karen Heisig, a central New York area director for the American For Suicide Prevention, said people can reduce the stigma surrounding suicide by changing language patterns.
“Change the way you talk about it, such as, ‘died by suicide,’ not ‘commited suicide,’ Heisig said. “My husband did not commit a crime.”
Heisig said her husband’s death altered the course of her life. She also said the warning signs are real and should not be ignored.
“You’re human beings first. You have mental health, and if we don’t take care of our mental health, suicide is a real possibility and a real issue,” Heisig said.
For those struggling with mental health after serving or mental health in general, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 is available 24 hours a day flbolduc@syr.edu
Public officials and members of Syracuse’s Nepali community came together Wednesday to celebrate the opening of Caring Family Health Nurse Practitioners. The center will be vital in providing greater primary health care to North Syracuse.
Jai Subedi, vice president of TruCare Connections Syracuse, said the facility’s opening is a long-time dream of Bikash Regmi and his wife Kumari Regmi, the location’s founders. Originally from Nepal, the pair experienced the reality of minimal healthcare services while living in refugee camps, said Subedi, who also served as their case manager.
“The idea behind Caring Health was born from a deep-rooted belief in the power of compassion,” Bikash Regmi said. “It was this experience that ignited our lifelong dedication to health care.”
At the opening, Mayor Ben Walsh proclaimed Sept. 6 as Nurse Practitioners Day in Syracuse.
Walsh was joined by State Sen. John Mannion, Assemblymember Al Stirpe and Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, who spoke at the clinic’s opening to highlight the shortage of primary healthcare and its vital role in the Syracuse area.
“Too many people in the community rely on our prime care in our emergency rooms for primary care,” McMahon said. “And if you have a real emergency, I know recently, you may have waited a long time if you went to the hospital for that. And one way to address this is to build up our medi -
sororities on campus. Spray-painted on the steps are the words “Black Lives Matter.”
Those words have been there since the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which Lewis took part in. He said the opening was the first time he felt “at home” on campus, appreciating that university leadership like Chancellor Kent Syverud as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer Allen Groves attended the unveiling.
“There’s obviously so much more to do, but it felt great to cut that ribbon,” Lewis said. “Just to make it to that moment and know that we’re trying to do something better here.”
The first year saw finishing touches put on each part of the house, which includes a social lounge, kitchen, media room and other resources. 119 Euclid has also hosted events like a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in January, where students of color gathered to talk about navigating a predominantly white institution campus like SU.
“That event had one of the highest turnouts in 119 Euclid,” Fields said. “For the time, I felt like everyone in the room was comfortable speaking their voice and giving their opinion and knowing it was going to be valued and cherished and understood.”
Throughout this past year, Lewis and Fields focused on having more Black student
organizations host events in the space and teaching students about its place on campus.
The education is not limited to the space’s existence, but also why it’s there, Lewis said. This is the first year most undergraduate students were not attending the university when #NotAgainSU unfolded. Lewis was in high school, but he spoke to older classmates during his past three years about their time on the frontlines, understanding the importance of the protests.
“Without #NotAgainSU, there would be no 119 Euclid. Without people who even came before that, there would be no 119 Euclid,” Lewis said.
Lewis said the history is not something to shy away from and instead is something that he makes clear to new students.
“We have freshmen coming in, and one of my greatest feelings is they come in and think this was always here,” Lewis said. “Of course we’re going to educate them that this is something new, but we want them to feel like this was always here.”
Dumervil said advertising to Black students around campus is something that 119 Euclid still needs to improve on despite making big strides over this past year. While most First Year Seminar 101 classes are also making trips to space, Lewis urges all non-Black students to take a tour.
“119 is helping us be educated, it’s an academic space too,” Lewis said. “You’re supposed to be learning from people’s cultures and perspectives and if you fail, you’re not making the most of the college experience. Everyone should visit there at least once. asvasude@syr.edu
Another concern Richards raised was how AI could potentially misinform students who use it as a research tool.
Yüksel Sezgin, an associate professor of political science in Maxwell, is also afraid of AI diminishing a student’s ability to think individually and critically. Sezgin has not only banned the use of AI in his classes but also the use of all technological devices in his classroom.
In response to the rising popularity of ChatGPT, Sezgin said he has stopped giving takehome exams this year, which he has done every year previously.
“I have to keep a fair playing ground for all my students between those who cheat and those who don’t cheat,” Sezgin said. “That is my role as the educator.”
Beyond fairness concerns, the negative implications of AI, such as structural biases and misinformation, have been raised by many SU professors.
“The biggest concern that I have, especially as a person of color, is the biases that exist in large language models,” Pacheco said.“They were trained on data from the internet that reflects our cultural biases, so our AI basically will then use those patterns and reflect them back outward.”
Pacheco said the best way to avoid feeding the “beast of bias” is to build the time and space for conversations about issues exacerbated by AI and to teach students how to navigate these technologies responsibly.
“AI creates something that sounds like it should be right and in the process of doing that, it certainly can be right, it can be correct,” Richards said. “But it will also make things up, it will hallucinate, it will generate facts that aren’t facts.”
Jasmina Tacheva, an assistant professor in the iSchool, said she has concerns about AI’s broader societal implications beyond academia, such as the environmental impacts of data centers and pay rates for AI workers who train models.
“My appeal to all of us is not to be swept away by the AI hype cycle; instead, we ought to understand these technologies for what they are – mirrors reflecting our society, with all of its inherent complexities and challenges,” Tacheva wrote in an email to The D.O.
Despite these concerns, Brown acknowledges the educational benefits of AI, as long as professors and students keep in mind that these developing technologies are only just emerging and are inherently flawed.
As AI becomes more prevalent in educational settings and beyond, Richards said, it’s now up to educators to navigate its place in the classroom.
“It’s just sort of a brave new world,” Richards said. “We’re going to have to find ways to respond quickly to AI to keep the whole college experience meaningful and worthwhile.”
cal infrastructure and that’s what you’re doing.”
Bikash Regmi said there are around 92 healthcare providers for every 100,000 people in Onondaga County. However, the high poverty rate in Syracuse means fewer people have access to affordable healthcare. Over 30% of Syracuse residents live below the federal poverty level, according to the Onondaga County Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan.
Jawala Regmi, Bikash Regmi’s father, also stressed the impact that the clinic will have on the Nepali community.
“Many of our people from our community, they don’t know how to drive and they have language problems,” Jawala Regmi said. “So (the clinic) will mitigate because they speak the same language and it’s easy for the people to ask for help when they do not have any drivers at home.”
The Caring Family Health Nurse Practitioners health clinic, which is located on Buckley Road in North Syracuse, is accepting new primary care patients. According to its website, the clinic also provides pediatric care, chronic disease management, women’s health, immunization and acute conditions. The clinic stresses that it accepts all types of insurance.
Kumari Regmi said she was touched by how many people came to celebrate her and her husband’s accomplishment.
“Your presence here signifies the strength and unity of our community, and we’re excited to work together to make Caring Family Health a light and hope for health and wellness in our area, in our community,” Kumari Regmi said. onmoody@syr.edu
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced that they are postponing all performances scheduled for September 2023, beginning with Thursday’s show at the JMA Wireless Dome, the artist said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Over 30,000 tickets were sold
By Nate Lechner culture editor
While Larry Ross ‘92 was working at WJPZ student radio in November 1992, a representative from Columbia Records walked into the studio and offered to take Ross and his friends out to eat on Marshall Street. Once they finished, the representative gave the group a deal: an invitation to a reception at the Sheraton Hotel and tickets to see Bruce Springsteen the next day.
“Unfortunately, we didn’t get to meet Bruce Springsteen, but we did get to enjoy refreshments backstage, and the thrill of being able to walk around in areas not accessible to others,” said Ross. “Being treated like a VIP made for a very memorable experience.”
Springsteen was set to play again in Syracuse on Sept. 7. However, the band announced on Wednesday that the show at the JMA Wireless Dome would be postponed due to Springsteen’s health. For alumni who planned on returning to watch “The Boss,” the show would have been both a night of rock and roll and an opportunity to reflect on a campus they called home for four years.
While attending SU, Ross got the opportunity to see a variety of acts outside of Springsteen play at what was then the Carrier Dome. No matter who was playing, the atmosphere and excitement around campus was palpable, he said. Music blasted from visiting cars as fans walked into the Dome.
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for Springsteen and the E Street Band’s performance in Syracuse on Thursday night.
Springsteen said in his tweet that he’s being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease, and his medical advisors made the decision to postpone the shows.
Ticket holders were promised additional information on the rescheduled shows as soon as it is available.
Springsteen postponed his Aug.
16 and 18 shows in Philadelphia last month due to similar health concerns, which were at that time undisclosed. Rather than postponing two shows, this time he has postponed eight.
The two shows scheduled initially for Citizens Bank Park will take place in August 2024, according to 6abc. “Over here on E Street we’re heartbroken to have to postpone
these shows,” Springsteen said in the announcement. “Thank you for your understanding and support. We’ve been having a blast at our U.S. shows, and we’re looking forward to more great times. We’ll be back soon.”
Thursday’s show was set to be the first performance from Springsteen at Syracuse University since November 1992. culture@dailyorange.com
We’ve been having a blast at our U.S. shows, and we’re looking forward to more great times.Bruce Springsteen musician During Springsteen’s 1992-93 world tour he played without most of the E Street Band, only carrying over keyboardist Roy Bittan. courtesy of the d.o. collection, university archives, scrc, su libraries
from the studio
No Bruce, no problem: 5 songs to jam out to
As Bruce Springsteen comes to the JMA Wireless Dome on Sept. 7, fans are excited to see one of the greatest rock musicians of all time. With an overwhelming discography and over 20 studio album releases, fans might not know where to start to prepare for his concert.
“Letter
To You”
“Glory
Days”
“Dancing In the Dark”
In Springsteen’s memoir, “Born to Run,” he details his father’s struggles with schizophrenia and Springsteen’s own struggles with depression. Although much of his discography focuses on light themes, there are several songs that draw attention to his mental health. Even the title of “Dancing In the Dark” alludes to deeper themes, but its lyrics go even further, describing the feeling of being stuck and tired of life. With an upbeat drum beat and dance-
By Rose Boehm asst. copy editorWhen Josh T Franco taught a minimalism seminar at Ithaca College, he had students copy an essay by Donald Judd to get them to think about how art historians understand the past with materials they have now.
Franco created his own “Scriptorium,” Latin for a room for writing, in the SU Art Museum to provoke the same feelings. He set up one part of his gallery with a table and chair, books relating to his profession as an art historian and free temporary tattoos that said “C/S,” meaning “con safos,” a way that Chicano artists like himself mark their artwork.
“What (Franco) was trying to do with this Scriptorium, in particular, was to really visualize what the transmission of knowledge, what does art history look like on a college campus,” said Melissa Yuen, interim chief curator of the SU Art Museum. “And so he’s created a space where all museum visitors can come in, engage with the books that are on view.”
Franco spent 16 months working with Yuen, fi nding pieces from SU’s permanent collections to put in “Scriptorium con Safos: Syracuse.” In addition to curating the collection, Franco will also perform in the Scriptorium later on in the semester. During the performance, he will transcribe these books, but students are free to come and participate at any time to look at a common art history practice.
“It’s definitely not theatrical, so it’s very durational like there’s no beginning or end; it can totally be framed as very boring,” Franco said. “It’s literally: read a part of a book, transcribe it in my own hand and then read the transcription and do it over and over again for two hours. It could be three hours. I could do a marathon one day.”
CONCERTS THIS WEEKEND
Redgate
For the venue’s second show of the year, they will feature Bandier student Padma and Long Island-based band Exit 61. A hot spot for SU students on weekend nights, Redgate emphasizes the importance of live music to their attendees. DM their Instagram for the venue address and more information.
WHEN: Sept. 8 at 10 p.m.
PRICE: $7 presale and $10 at door
able melody, Springsteen maintains his rock reputation even through dark lyrics.
“Out In the Street”
Several gems can slip through the cracks when an artist has released a discography as wide as Springsteen’s.
“Out In the Street,” from Springsteen’s fi fth studio album “The River,” is one of his most underrated works. The album’s titular song is also featured on Springsteen’s setlist and describes going out on the town after a long week of work.
“She’s the One”
Any piece of writing about Springsteen’s work would be remiss to leave out songs from the album “Born to Run,” considered by many to be the best rock album of the 1970s. Featured on the setlist, “She’s the One,” a sweet, buoyant love song, describes a love that “could save you from the bitterness.” One of Springsteen’s most beloved pieces, it takes a step away from his usual party animal themes to hit a sweeter tone.
Funk ‘n Wa es
Come to Syracuse staple Funk ‘n Wa es this weekend on Friday and Saturday for two concerts. Friday will feature pop folk artist Joey Harkum, who will be accompanied by Pat Tato and the Baked Potatoes. On Saturday, rock band Transient Kicks from Syracuse will play an evening set.
WHEN: Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. (Joey Harkum Band) and Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. (Transient Kicks)
PRICE: $15.13 (Joey Harkum Band) and $13.07 (Transient Kicks)
Irish Festival
Celtic folk band CrossBow will perform two sets at the Syracuse Irish Festival this weekend. Come check them out Saturday in Clinton Square along with Irish dancing, Irish food and other festivities.
WHEN: Sept. 8 & 9
PRICE: Free
The 443 Social Club
Part of the “Blues at The 443” series, Carolyn Wonderland, a blues singer from Texas, will perform at The 443 this weekend. Known for being a talented guitarist and singer, she has been touring for over 25 years.
WHEN: Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
PRICE: $40
The Song and Dance
WHEN: Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
PRICE: $31.59
When Franco started envisioning the exhibit, Yuen and the museum allowed him to go through the whole university’s collection.
He explored different thematic throughlines from what the university already had.
“I wrote all the section labels and
determined what the sections are in. They’re kind of a random group of topics,” Franco said. “And I’m just eager for how other people make sense of that, students who are interested in thinking about that.”
ing the tour. She said that this choice called back to one of the fi rst pieces in the exhibit that Franco created. The piece has two panels with these colors and a quote from Heinrich Wöl in, who championed the practice of compare and contrast, a foun
“We were fortunate to have a number of concerts come to the Dome during our time as students, from the Rolling Stones to Genesis to Rod Stewart to Bruce Springsteen,” Ross said. “We always took advantage of the opportunity to see shows on campus, even if we weren’t diehard fans.”
The concert culture at SU has always been unique, attracting big-name artists to play almost anywhere on campus. Rick Berger ‘84 said concerts would be held on the Shaw Quadrangle or in front of Bird Library, making it nearly impossible to want to go to class. He remembers one show during finals week where Joan Jett and Jools Holland played in Walnut Park. The environment there was something Berger will never forget.
“I mean, it was nuts to have live music at the library on the quad, and then an outdoor party. So everybody was out partying instead of studying for finals,” Berger said. “It was always really fun.”
The 1992-1993 Bruce Springsteen World Tour was particularly unique as “The Boss” was performing without the famous E Street Band. The backing band for the tour included drummer Zachary Alford, bassist Tommy Sims, guitarist Shane Fontayne and keyboardist Roy Bittan, the only E Street member who was retained.
The new group Springsteen formed led to more guitar-based arrangements of his classic hits, and his new backup singers, such as Gia Ciambotti and Bobby King, gave the music an R&B feel.
“Even though he was not touring at the time with the E Street Band, I had never seen an artist play for 3+ hours and Springsteen’s energy was unmatched by anyone I had seen before,”
Ross said. “Even though some of his newer music was unfamiliar to some, the crowd was still loud and responsive.”
While the absence of the E Street Band lowered the buzz for the concert, there were still plenty of people who were eager to go to the show. Scott Greene ‘93 remembers working at WKFM radio the day tickets went on sale. The station handed out coffee and donuts to students waiting in line and played some of Springsteen’s greatest hits throughout the day.
After hours of playing songs from a set playlist, Greene said that he went “off-script” playing songs from his own CD material. Admittedly, the music director at the station was not pleased with his decision to play “Roll of the Dice” over “Kitty’s Back.”
Although he had been to a few other Springsteen prior to the show in ‘92, the experience of the concert at SU made it particularly memorable.
“As many of his concerts do have those one or two special song nuggets,” Greene said. “I remember feeling the excitement of how cool it was to see my favorite musician on campus at my own college.”
Every time Springsteen takes the stage, the audience is engaged and can sing along to nearly every word, Berger said. He recently took his teenage daughter to a show on Springsteen’s tour and said that his mind really opened up to the number of people who have fallen in love with Springsteen’s music. He has passed down Springsteen’s music to his kids and thinks that many parents have done the same.
“Springsteen has maintained a cool factor even though he’s 50 years older than (college kids),” Berger said. “You’ll probably be looking at him and not think he’s an aging performer. He’s out there working as hard as you do at your job.”
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dation of the art history profession.
Franco used this to highlight one of the main ways art historians conduct their work and further wanted to ponder the questions of the advancements in technology like phones.
Yuen hosted a public tour of Franco’s exhibit on Wednesday as an introduction of their work together through an in-person and live-streamed tour. Museum patrons from anywhere could join the livestream, meaning more people could connect with Franco’s message.
“We are always trying to share the work that we do here at the museum with as wide of a public as possible, we recognize that it is a weekday launch on the SU campus and may not be the most accessible to members of the greater Syracuse community,” Yuen said.
These kinds of outreach programs are important to reaching a wider audience. People who joined were from central New York or even as far as Austin, Texas. Franco was able to join from his home in Washington D.C.
JD DiFabbio, a non-profit development consultant based in Austin, follows his work because she loves how he brings a bunch of research into it. She said his art pieces are not too dense because he incorporates humor, which she was able to see virtually.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to visit the SU Art Museum from Austin … but now I feel like I walked through the space with the curator, which is a richer experience than seeing still photographs of the installation,” DiFabbio said.
The exhibition is on view for museum patrons the whole academic year, Yuen said. Franco is curious how the public will respond, beyond just others in his field. He wonders if the variation between his own work and other works in the collection will be clear to people who are not familiar.
“I’m not the curator, and I am an artist,” Franco said. “I use four of my own works throughout the show among the rest of the permanent collection. I am curious how that reads or is it very clear, institutionally, this art is on loan from an artist, or is this a permanent collection?”
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It is now imperative to assess the impact of climate change on all of society, including those often over looked. Negligent prison policies in the United States have prompted numerous experts to scrutinize the policies of the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Correc tions and the correctional facilities themselves.
On May 22, 2023, a report revealed that Law shawn Thompson, who is incarcerated in Fulton County, Georgia, suffered a horrifying fate; he was eaten by insects due to extreme neglect. This distressing incident sent shockwaves across the nation, prompting a significant shift in focus toward reevaluating both national and state prison policies. Advocacy groups and grassroots organizations swiftly mobilized, amassing grow ing public outrage that sparked Thompson’s tragic demise. His death was one of the first to expose the alarming degree of neglect experi enced by incarcerated individuals within the U.S. prison system.
As the world is experiencing extreme heat on a more frequent basis, growing caution about the rise in global average temperatures is fol lowing. In the state of New York, we have seen some of the hottest summer days. For Syracuse and upstate NY, many heat advisories have been issued to tell the public to be vigilant towards the dangers of extreme heat conditions.
A comprehensive case-crossover study investigation found a between soaring extreme temperatures, scalding heat waves and a surge in prison mortality rates. What’s particularly alarming is the dramatic uptick in deaths linked to heart disease and suicide.
The U.S. prison system, widely known for its negligent policies and inhumane conditions, fails to protect incarcerated populations from heat-related deaths, illnesses.
These inhumane conditions have prompted lawsuits to be filed, and judges in several states have declared subjecting incarcerated populations to extreme temperatures as unconstitutional, but have not mandated any relief measures. In Texas prisons, the lack of air conditioning has already led to a noticeable increase in heat-related deaths and illnesses, with 271 deaths reported between 2001 and 2019.
ventilation for extreme heat is adequate.
Neglect of incarcerated populations is not the only issue at these prisons as prison staff lack the necessary training to deal with emergencies that can arise due to extreme heat conditions as well. According to a survey by the Ella Baker Center, most incarcerated individuals were unaware of any emergency procedures for extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfires or flooding in their prisons.
The study also delves into the personal and geographical variables at play. Age, duration of incarceration and prison location all enter the picture as modifiers of these dire effects. Astonishingly, this research marks the pioneering milestone of shedding light on the previously uncharted territory of heat-related mortality spikes within the incarcerated population.
These conditions are recognized to be inhumane, yet resources to manage them have not been implemented. Minor comforts such as fans or towels are rare in prisons and often unaffordable through the prison commissary. In one federal prison, a fan costs over $30, making it out of reach for the majority of those incarcerated who earn meager wages.
Most correctional facilities in the state of New York use fans for cooling as opposed to air conditioning. Advocacy groups have raised concerns that these fans alone are not sufficient for incarcerated individuals, but in response to this, The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said using fans as
This concerning situation highlights an urgent need to reevaluate how incarcerated individuals are cared for in adverse weather conditions.
But it wasn’t just the case studies and surveys that shook the foundations of complacency and neglect. It was the faces and stories behind those numbers — incarcerated individuals who had been abandoned to face the merciless heat without relief.
As the nation’s conscience awakens to the injustice, further policy reform within the prison system is necessary to ensure that prison populations do not suffer at the hands of extreme temperatures.
Rainu George is a junior studying Policy Studies and Political Science. She can be reached at rcgeorge@syr.edu
It was the faces and stories behind those numbers — incarcerated individuals who had been abandoned to face the merciless heat without relief. Rainu George senior staff writer
Syracuse set a program-record for yards in a dominant 65-0 win over Colgate. With their only Football Championship Series opponent out of the way, the Orange welcome Western Michigan to the JMA Wireless Dome for the second time ever. SU’s beaten the Broncos by putting up more than 50 points in both of the program’s previous matchups.
Western Michigan enters off a 35-17 win over Saint Francis (PA) and are looking to improve on a 5-7 season that marked the end of Tim Lester’s six-year tenure. First-year head coach Lance Taylor, who was Louisville’s offensive coordinator last season, said Syracuse is a “good team with good players” and that the Dome will be a “loud” environment.
Here’s how our beat writers predict Syracuse (1-0, Atlantic Coast Conference) to fair against Western Michigan (1-0, Mid-American Conference) on Saturday:
Anthony Alandt (1-0)
Buck the Broncos
Syracuse 40, Western Michigan 20
Syracuse rolled Colgate in a game that was impressive even against an FCS opponent that hasn’t beaten it in over 70 years. Garrett Shrader looked poised, and a large crop of wide receivers showed their prowess and made me feel much
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not receive any TV revenue for its first nine years in the league and the two California schools will only take in a 30% share for their first seven years. That extra money should add about $50-60 million, according to ESPN, to the ACC’s annual pot, portions of which will be divided proportionally among league members and also placed into initiatives that reward winning programs. That, hopefully, should encourage top dogs like Clemson and Florida State to hang around the league a little longer instead of sniffing around for greener pastures.
“It helps,” Wildhack said of the additional revenue. “There’s no question.”
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wishbone offense — priding itself on a groundand-pound approach. Ford wanted to transition out of the scheme and adopt a spread offense. Evans, who helped implement that very change at Dayton, was the perfect candidate.
As a recruiter, it was clear that Evans was going to excel. Ford noticed in the interview that Evans was an intelligent talker good at expressing his wants. Traditionally, UAlbany didn’t recruit in Ohio, but with Evans, Ford felt comfortable. The next morning, Evans was hired as the tight ends coach.
In May 2008, John Allen, UAlbany’s wide receiver’s coach, left for Penn State. His departure left a vacancy heading into the summer. Evans had spent the spring working with the tight ends but Ford had no issue moving pieces around.
“I’ve always felt that if you can coach or you can teach, you can coach or teach anything. You just have to learn the subject matter,” Ford said. “It always comes down to desire.”
Evans attacked recruiting by honing in on high school coaches to bring him players that best fit the “Purple Family.” Once Evans gained trust from the coaches, he reached out to the players and their families, pitching a relationship that would extend past their collegiate careers. He told recruits that it wasn’t a four-year relationship, rather the beginning of a 40-year one.
Evans volunteered to organize an academic plan at UAlbany for the team. The plan involved scheduling study halls, checking classes and completing progress reports. Former receiver
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How Syracuse beats Western Michigan Syracuse had the sixth-best Pro Football Focus grade in the FBS for its defense against Colgate. Though the Orange will likely respect Salopek’s arm, taking a physical approach to counteract the Broncos’ ground-and-pound style will be the best way to stall opposing drives.
Having Terry Lockett and Stefon Thompson off the bench is key to a Syracuse defensive line that lacked depth last season. Syracuse possesses the manpower and defensive mastermind to limit Western Michigan’s scoring.
If Shrader can maintain his accuracy and
more reassured heading into the difficult stretch of the season later on. Rocky Long’s defense showed out, led by Alijah Clark, and graded out as an impressive sixth-best defense in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Western Michigan has a talented group of upperclassmen who are bound to move the ball more against Syracuse on Saturday. The firepower just isn’t there for me to think the Broncos are going to shock the ACC this weekend. I do think, however, that a three-headed rushing attack will give Syracuse some fits. It will be a great test for a team that struggled mightily down the stretch against opposing running backs.
As long as Shrader can maneuver through blitzes and his receivers get open, the Orange should put this one away around the third quarter while watching their defense prey on another inexperienced quarterback. Syracuse still needs to play a more complete, penalty-free game to impress me before heading off to Purdue, but a win and a 2-0 start will certainly feel good for Dino Babers and the Orange.
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A dominant start Syracuse 45, Western Michigan 17
After the Orange beat Colgate 65-0 last week, their largest victory since 1959, expect them to keep dominating against another opponent
Granted, that additional cash does minimal in closing the financial gap between the ACC and, say, the Big Ten. Though it’s not a drop in the bucket, either.
And yes, none of the three schools are football heavyweights by any means, and each is a long ways away from Syracuse or any other ACC school. Those 2,800-mile trips for Olympic sports from Syracuse to the Bay Area were Wildhack’s main concern, he said, but the plan, as of now, is for those teams to only make one West Coast trip per season. For men’s and women’s basketball, it would be every other season.
All of Syracuse’s programs should benefit from regularly playing in California and Texas, the two most-populated states, each with a high volume of talented athletes. The recruiting ben-
Ryan Kirchner said Evans arrived to players’ classes five minutes early to save a seat in the front row. Then, he’d sit in the back for at least 10 minutes, making sure they stayed.
“It’s a passion to be great and excellent in everything that he does,” Kirchner said. “He sets this incredibly, incredibly high bar because he knows that’s what it takes to win.”
Morita said Evans put together pass game reports at the end of the season and after spring camp. It included play-by-play breakdown for each route combination UAlbany ran, equipped with a full page writeup of the attempts, completions, yards, interceptions and sacks.
Once, Evans marked down seven or eight sacks for one play that the Great Danes ran during a 7-on-7 drill. “We don’t get it off in time so I count it as a sack,” Evans said to Morita in a meeting. No linemen participated in the drill.
The Great Danes won three Northeast Conference titles, the Gridiron Classic and went to the first round of the Football Championship Series during Evans’ time there. Leaving for the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2013 was hard but it served as a chance to move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision level and work under Garrick McGee, a friend of his from Northwestern.
Evans had done all he could, and it was the next step to pursuing the dream he’d had since he was a kid.
“You’re not sure how long you’re going to be there, and I fell in love with it,” Evans said. “I was never actively looking to leave because we were having so much success.”
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find open receivers like he did against Colgate, Syracuse will have no problem lighting up the scoreboard. Shrader will likely have to play the entirety of Saturday’s game, but an extra week of limited contact is crucial for the quarterback as he works his way back from elbow surgery.
Statistic to know: 33.3
Western Michigan punted three times against St. Francis, a number that’s bound to rise significantly against Syracuse. Carson Voss, who’s getting his first chance to punt in college after not playing the past two seasons, averaged just 33.3 yards per punt.
SU’s D’Marcus Adams finished with an average of 10.3 yards per return against Colgate,
outside the Power Five. Coming off a 5-7 season, Western Michigan secured an 18-point victory over Saint Francis to start off 2023. The Broncos are a run-first team with a dual-threat quarterback, but SU’s defensive front is well-equipped to win the battle up front.
Four Broncos had at least seven carries last week, including quarterback Jack Salopek. Running backs Jalen Buckley and Zahir AbdusSalaam combined for 267 yards and two scores on 50 carries in the victory. That will be the priority for this Syracuse defense. The secondary is more than capable of executing 1-on-1 matchups on pass attempts, which could be rare on early downs, so expect another dose of heavy pressure this week. SU’s speed and size on the defensive line should be enough to beat the Broncos.
The Orange allowed just 106 yards of total offense and zero red zone trips last week against an offense with a similar identity to WMU. The line got after Michael Brescia, forcing three sacks and countless rushed throws. Look for more of the same this week against an offense that’s only slightly better than Colgate’s on paper. This Syracuse pass rush has the tools to be a top unit in the ACC, and they should bowl over this Western Michigan front en route to a sizable victory.
Henry O’Brien (1-0)
A clearer postseason path
Syracuse 31, Western Michigan 10
efits will be immense, and SU’s brand should only grow. The significant number of West Coast Syracuse alumni and supporters — like Dino Babers’ own mother — can now watch and engage with the Orange in-person.
No question an 18-member conference (17 in football because of Notre Dame’s independence) is excessively large and awkward. But in today’s world of DI athletics, it’s necessary. Adding members right now means adding stability — just look at how the Big 12 has changed its image from an eight-team league missing Texas and Oklahoma to a 16-member one that’s undoubtedly a power conference. Big 12 members have gone from scared to secure.
After Friday, the ACC has hopped into the boat with the Big 12, believing new members — a
While Dino Babers said he was losing sleep over last week’s Colgate game, I imagine Western Michigan will give him more of a reason to toss and turn in the middle of the night. The Broncos displayed some of their offensive weapons like Buckley, who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown in the win over Saint Francis.
But let’s not kid ourselves. Syracuse will win this game by multiple scores. The Orange have shown they are able to easily take care of inferior competition. Expect LeQuint Allen to rush for 100 yards again. Garrett Shrader will have an opportunity to show off SU’s receiver depth again. While the defense may give up an early score that makes SU fans complain on social media, Rocky Long’s defensive front will manhandle Western Michigan’s offensive line. There are too many playmakers, like Marlowe Wax and Jeremiah Wilson, for the Broncos to handle.
This win will put the Orange four victories away from clinching back-to-back bowl game appearances for the first time since 2012-13. The path is starting to look much more clear. Next week’s opponent — Purdue — looked dreadful in a 39-35 loss to Fresno State. Army lost to ULMonroe 17-13 and No. 25 Clemson was allergic to the end zone in its upset loss to No. 21 Duke. While SU probably won’t reach the heights of 2022 (No. 4 Florida State will make sure of that), it will be playing in December or January. sports@dailyorange.com
larger boat — can keep it above water and maybe even inch it closer to the SEC and Big Ten.
“I think the ACC is doing what they have to do based on the expansion,” Jim Boeheim, now a special assistant to Wildhack, recently said to syracuse.com. “Otherwise you could have no league in two, three years.”
In the long run, this might not work out. The conference’s top schools could still jump ship, and Syracuse could be left in a watered-down ACC. But if this does keep the league together long-term, Syracuse will be a winner in conference realignment.
This isn’t a game you want to lose. Because that, truly, would be scary.
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including a punt return in the first quarter that he caught at Syracuse’s own 19-yard line and returned it to Colgate’s 42-yard line.
If the Orange find themselves in a close game, plays on the margins will be the deciding factor. For WMU, Voss needs to do more than 33 yards per punt, especially against a highpowered SU offense.
Player to watch: Marshawn Kneeland, defensive end, No. 99 Western Michigan was the only FBS school to extend an offer to Kneeland, a two-star recruit out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kneeland recorded 38 total tackles through 10 games last season, adding in three break ups and five quar-
terback hurries. Against St. Francis, he finished with three tackles and contributed to a sack for a loss of three yards.
Poised for a strong redshirt junior season, Kneeland originally announced his intent to transfer to Colorado under Deion Sanders. But he returned to Kalamazoo after a conversation with Taylor.
“What I told Coach Taylor is that I need (defensive coordinator Lou Esposito) to be there, and I need (Grant Geib) to be the strength coach,” Kneeland said to reporters in July. “He fulfilled on those two guys that basically was right there with me in the recruiting process.”
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As Richland Community College won the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship, Lorenzo Boselli and Segio Baena rushed over to each other to celebrate.
While Boselli had a stellar game, scoring the match’s only two goals, reaching the pinnacle of JUCO was still bittersweet. Boselli had committed to Syracuse while Baena was going to Tulsa. It was a victory, but it was also their last game together.
“At that time we were together and we just kept complimenting each other and we just cried,” Baena said. “We had made it at that time and I’m never going to forget that moment.”
Boselli is now going for his fifth consecutive collegiate championship after playing a crucial part in Syracuse’s 2022 National Championship campaign. He primarily featured in the midfield last year but has since been pushed up the field by head coach Ian McIntyre entering this season. So far, the change has paid off. Boselli is SU’s leading scorer with three goals in four games — already matching his tally from last year.
sion I. “I love Lorenzo to death, and I’ll tell this to his face: I’ve been the head coach for five years and he’s not the best player we’ve had.”
Originally from Italy, Boselli came to Texas in 2019. He remembered seeing Southern Methodist University play and thinking, “I’m never going to get to that level.”
Playing on both the left and right wings for Richland, Boselli beat opponents with his dribbling, Herrera said. If Boselli was on the right, he consistently reached the endline to put crosses in the box. On the left, he cut in and looked for his shot. Herrera said there wasn’t anything flashy about Boselli’s game, but he was still the “whole package.”
Despite playing out wide, Boselli positioned himself in the right areas to score goals. In 2021, he registered six goals and two assists in three NJCAA tournament games, including the lone two in the final.
“He was amazing. When we needed a goal, he scored. It sounds so simple, but that’s how it was,” Herrera said. “Just having somebody like that on the team, it’s always important.”
Now playing more centrally with Syracuse, Boselli is getting more scoring chances than ever. All-Americans Nathan Opoku and Levonte Johnson combined for 22 goals and 14 assists last season before departing to play professional soccer. McIntyre said SU can’t directly replace their production, but expects players like Boselli to chip in.
In Syracuse’s season opener against Providence on Aug. 24, Boselli recorded a brace. He latched onto a Giona Leibold cross to score his first goal and converted from a corner for his second. Both goals were headers. After the game, McIntyre said Boselli was the difference for Syracuse.
“He provides a skill set that we didn’t have in his ability to play between the lines to kind of wriggle away from pressure, and he’s adding goal scoring as well,” McIntyre said.
“For me being a striker this year, it’s all about making the right runs,” Boselli said. “The ball is going to come, I know Giona [Leibold], Nate [Edwards] and Mateo [Leveque] are going to make good crosses and then it’s up to me to finish the opportunities.”
Through four games, Boselli is the only Syracuse forward with a goal. The rest have come from defenders. Even though attacking production has lacked, Boselli’s excelled at connecting quick passes in the final third with players like Nicholas Kaloukian and Felipe D’Agostini.
Syracuse trailed Virginia 2-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals before Boselli scored the equalizer with six minutes left. Boselli said it was his favorite soccer moment and watched it on replay about 20 times. Four days later, he scored the winner against Clemson in the ACC championship, smashing home a half volley. The Orange went on to win 2-0 for their second-ever ACC title.
“Before coming to the U.S., I’m gonna be honest, I wasn’t a big game kind of player, but apparently going to the U.S. changed me,” Boselli said.
“I knew he would do well, but I didn’t think he’d be doing this well,” Richland head coach Raul Herrera said of Boselli’s transition to Divi-
Boselli played striker until he was 15 before switching to the wing but never lost the qualities of a striker. Each of Boselli’s goals have come on one touch finishes, something he said was crucial to the position.
Boselli said he has been trying to stay close to the other forwards, but feels disconnected at times, believing his issues come from his familiarity playing in the midfield. McIntyre said Boselli will grow into the role as the season goes on.
Boselli didn’t break into Syracuse’s starting lineup until later in the 2022 season. He scored just three goals, two of which were some of the most important goals of the season.
After a championship last season, Boselli is self-assured. He’s leading the line in the No. 10 jersey, formerly worn by Opoku.
“I just felt confident and wanted to ask for it,” Boselli said. “Coach [McIntyre] gave it to me… it’s big shoes to fill because you know who had number 10 last year, and hopefully I’m half as good as [Opoku] was last year.”
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With just over a minute left in the first half, Lana Hamilton received a lead pass from Charlotte de Vries and quickly slotted the ball to Hattie Madden. Madden took three dribbles, created an angle and chipped a shot into the top left of the net.
The goal tied the game 2-2 before No. 7 Syracuse (4-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast) took the lead in the fourth quarter and won 4-2 against Cornell (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League). Madden’s goal was supported by the performance of Eefke van den Nieuwenhof, who tallied a hat trick.
“When that ball moves, there’s some really creative, pretty hockey,” SU head coach Lynn Farquhar said.
Madden’s shot was the only goal of the game not scored from a penalty corner or penalty stroke. The Orange totaled 13 penalty corners and one penalty shot. Van den Nieuwenhof scored twice from insertion passes and once on her penalty stroke. Cornell only garnered two penalty corners in the game, both coming in the first quarter.
A Syracuse defender kicked a ball crossed into the circle 4:28 into the game, allowing Cornell its first chance. Caroline Ramsey rocketed a pass from Julia Ramsey into the back of the net, putting Cornell up 1-0.
Seven minutes later, SU allowed another Cornell penalty corner. Ramsey shot from the same spot on the circle, slotting it into the same spot of the goal to give Cornell a 2-0 lead.
Then later in the first, Cornell’s defense was forced to penalize a Syracuse attack, leading to a corner off the foul. It couldn’t convert the first opportunity but drew a second one due to an illegal Cornell touch. Cornell goalkeeper Martha Broderick made a save, but the Orange retained possession and earned a third corner.
On the third try, van den Nieuwenhof smacked a ball into the bottom right corner off the insertion, cutting SU’s deficit to 2-1.
“Our circle defense wasn’t strong enough from the start, but I think after we were down 2-0 we were able to very much pick that up,” van den Nieuwenhof said.
Broderick had 10 saves on 14 shots on goal, stifling a potent Orange offense until Syracuse pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Hattie Madden nearly scored again 1:04 into the fourth, but she drew a penalty shot for van den Nieuwenhof. She converted on the penalty stroke, putting the Orange up 3-2.
Then with about 10 minutes remaining, van den Nieuwenhof converted on another penalty corner to score her third goal of the night. The hat trick was the second of the season for van den Nieuwenhof, who moved into a tie for most goals in the ACC (six) with teammate Pieke van de Pas.
Though van de Pas didn’t score in the victory, she drove assertively into the circle and drew several penalty corners with well-timed shots and passes.
“I’m able to connect with (van de Pas) on the field, able to just have that passing option towards her,” van den Nieuwenhof said.
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After taking down Football Championship Series opponent Colgate 65-0 in its largest win since 1959, Syracuse welcomes Western Michigan to the JMA Wireless Dome. In 2018 and 2019, SU eclipsed the 50-point mark against the Broncos. A win on Saturday would give the Orange their seventh-straight win over a nonconference opponent in the regular season.
Led by first-year head coach Lance Taylor, Western Michigan is looking for its first win against Syracuse in program history, opening as 21-point underdogs. The game completes the final leg of a home-and-home series with the Broncos announced in 2019.
Here’s everything you need to know about the SU and WMU game on Saturday:
All time series Syracuse leads 2-0.
Last time they played
In 2019, Western Michigan made its first-ever trip to the Dome and lost 52-33. Quarterback Tommy DeVito led Syracuse with four passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in the win, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Western Michigan, led by quarterback Jon Wassink, ended with 557 total yards, 12 more than Syracuse. Wassink finished 23-for-46 with 356 yards and two touchdowns. WMU Running back LeVante Bellamy led all rushers with 165
yards on the ground, tacking on two touchdowns and eight receiving yards.
DeVito tallied 85 yards on nine rushes, including a 60-yard rush on the second play of the game.
“Tommy could always run,” Babers said after the win. “I’ve been trying to tell you guys that he’s fast, he can run. We just ask him to be very careful when he does it.”
The Broncos report
Western Michigan opened its 2023 campaign with a 35-17 win over Saint Francis (PA) last Thursday. The Broncos are coming off of a 5-7 season that saw the end of a six-year tenure for head coach Tim Lester. Five different players scored their first collegiate touchdowns in the win. Led by quarterback Jack Salopek, who
went 18-for-26 for 170 yards and a touchdown, Western Michigan flaunts a roster that Garrett Shrader said was “physical.”
Salopek, a redshirt sophomore, won the starting job over redshirt freshman Treyson Bourguet out of camp. He’s working behind a veteran offensive line that features two seniors, two juniors and a graduate senior. Every player on WMU’s starting defense has at least a year of experience under their belts.
If Syracuse struggles against the run game like they did last season, Western Michigan’s offensive weapons — freshman Jalen Buckley, junior Zahir Abdus-Salaam and Virginia Tech transfer Keshawn King — have a chance to surprise the Orange early.
“I love Lorenzo to death, and I’ll tell this to his face, I’ve been the head coach for five years and he’s not the best player we’ve had.”
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richland college men s soccer head coachLorenzo Boselli scored just three goals in 2022. Now, placed in a traditional striker role, he’s equalled last year’s total after four games. arnav pokhrel staff photographer football field hockey
The simple truth is that conference realignment scares people.
Why else would Oregon and Washington bail on over 100 years of tradition in West Coast athletics to join a conference based in Illinois? Why would Stanford and Cal, stalwarts of the Pacific Coast, join the Atlantic Coast Conference?
Why would every ACC school sign a 20-year grant of rights deal that handed over their media rights to the league until 2036? And why else would Florida State’s Board of Trustees have panicked this summer because they can’t escape that agreement and are now stuck looking for more revenue to compete nationally when they haven’t even won their own conference since 2014?
brought added revenue to membership that desperately needed it. The ACC has now solidified itself as a power conference for at least the next decade, with all of its core members still present.
And that helps Syracuse greatly. Fans almost never benefit from realignment moves, but Syracuse supporters should be applauding this one, even if staying up past midnight on a Tuesday in February 2025 to watch the Orange battle the Golden Bears on the hardwood isn’t enviable. Something that is, though, is a healthy ACC.
needed for acceptance. Over three weeks ago, they didn’t. While NC State ultimately flipped its vote to “yes,” the schools that were against it all along — Florida State, North Carolina and Clemson — are also three of the likeliest to leave the ACC as soon as they can.
Because these schools were scared. Because money — or the lack of it — from FOX, ESPN and others can entirely change the direction of athletic departments. Rivalries, loyalty, fans and common sense can all be damned.
Realignment has, at times, made well-educated leaders make unwise decisions out of fear. But in adding Stanford, Cal and SMU last week, the ACC did the right thing. This wasn’t done hastily or without thought. It’s a move that protects the league’s future — at least to the extent it reasonably can right now — and
“As we dove deeper into it more and more, it became clear that this was good for Syracuse and it would strengthen the ACC,” Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack recently told The D.O. “A stronger ACC is good for Syracuse.”
The ACC is the best place for SU, no doubt. There’s a mix of private and public universities, academics are a priority, geographic sensibility is mostly there and the competition level is appropriate. And by the way, the Big Ten and SEC aren’t calling anytime soon. The Big 12’s western-heavy footprint just doesn’t fit.
The ACC was reportedly uncertain going into the vote Friday whether the three schools had the 12 votes
Wildhack said Syracuse was always a “yes” vote for adding the three schools. He mentioned academics — Stanford, Cal and SMU all rank in the top-75 of US News’ 2022-23 best national universities rankings — and enhanced Olympic sports competition as reasons why. Since 2010, Stanford has won 10 Capital One Cups, an award that recognizes athletic success across all sports.
“I feel better about the ACC. I think it’s a healthier ACC. I think it’s a stronger ACC,” Wildhack said. “It builds on what is already a great conference, and it’s a great academic fit.”
While TV market size may not play the role it once did in realignment discussions, the additions give the ACC entry into the Dallas (fifth-largest) and San Francisco-Oakland (10th-largest) markets, meaning the ACC Network will have a lot more cash on its hands.
It certainly helps, too, that SMU will reportedly see acc expansion page 9
Eric Evans’ college playing career lasted two weeks.
As a freshman wide receiver from St. Charles, Illinois, Evans joined DePauw University’s football team in 2000. But, in the middle of training camp, Evans was knocked out in practice.
Hedoesn’t remember anything from that day. He remembered going to bed the night before and waking up
in a hospital bed surrounded by family and head coach Nick Mourouzis.
It was his fifth concussion, one that placed him into a conscious coma for eight hours. The events of that day were relayed to Evans by Mourouzis, who told him his playing career was over.
But Mourouzis knew that Evans wanted to be a coach and with a limited staff, the head coach felt something could be pried out of disaster.
Mourouzis told Evans that he could coach until he graduated college. He
went on to be a student assistant with the team, earning the Kenneth Brooks Holland Memorial Award in 2003.
“What probably was the worst day of my life became the best day of my life because it turned me into being a coach,” Evans said.
After graduating from DePauw, Evans accepted a part-time job as the tight ends coach with Dayton University. In 2008, Evans took a job with UAlbany as a wide receivers coach — the beginning of a suc -
cessful five-year stint. Now, as the tight ends coach for Western Michigan, Evans returns to the area that molded him on Saturday.
Evans saw an opening in the Great Danes’ coaching staff on Football Scoop, a website about football coaching across all levels. He took a flight into Albany in February 2008 and then-head coach Bob Ford picked him up at the airport. Two coaching connections assisted him in getting his first full-
time coaching job. Each member of Northwestern’s coaching staff called Ford, praising Evans’ work.
Evans met the rest of the coaching staff in an interview that he remembered felt conversational. Former offensive line coach Mike Morita said that Evans showed “extremely strong” knowledge of the passing game.
When Evans’ arrived, UAlbany ran much of its offense from a two-back or double tight end formation — the see evans page 9
Conference realignment has hurt fans and nixed rivalries. Yet, “there is no question” that the ACC’s three new additions make it healthier and wealthier. daily orange file photo “As we dove deeper into it more and more, it became clear that this was good for Syracuse and it would strengthen the ACC. A stronger ACC is good for Syracuse.”
John Wildhack
syracuse university athletic director
Adding Cal, Stanford and SMU to the ACC was the right choice. In an expanded conference, reaching both coasts, Syracuse’s brand will only grow.
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