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Students abroad amid protests

By India Miraglia asst. news editor

‘Savage Mode’ 21 SAVAGE performed an array of his hits at Juice Jam on Sunday afternoon, spanning from his early discography to his recent album “I am > I was,” including “Bank Account”, “a lot”, and “X.” Artists EarthGang, FLETCHER and Mt. Joy opened for 21 Savage. The annual music festival started at noon on Skytop Field and lasted until shortly after 5:30 p.m. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor

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SU honors Kevin Richardson at benefit reception By Cydney Lee staff writer

Syracuse University community members welcomed a teary-eyed Kevin Richardson to a reception at the Community Folk Art Center on Sunday night. Richardson was honored at a benefit reception for the Our Time Has Come Scholarship at SU, which supports underrepresented students. At the reception, SU announced the Kevin Richardson Fund, which will be part of the Our Time Has Come program. This weekend, Richardson was able to step foot on the campus he dreamed of attending as a kid. “It’s surreal,” Richardson said moments before he was honored. “Just being here and being 44 and having that dream at (age) 14, and now I’m here. It’s mind-blowing.” In 1989, Richardson and four other black and Latino teenagers — Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, and Yusef Salaam — were falsely accused and arrested for the rape and murder of a woman jogging in Central Park. Richardson was 14 years old at the time of his wrong-

ful conviction. It wasn’t until 2002, when the real perpetrator admitted to the crime, that the “Central Park Five” were exonerated. Now they’re known as The Exonerated Five. “My mother always told me that one day the truth will come out,” Richardson said in a speech. “I am so thrilled that she is alive to be able to see it.” Richardson expressed his interest in SU in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that was released in June. He was always a fan of SU basketball and dreamed of playing the trumpet in the university’s marching band. After seeing the Oprah inter- KEVIN RICHARDSON holds an SU jersey featuring his last name at a view, SU psychology major senior benefit reception. michael collier contributing photographer Jalen Nash started an online petition calling on the university to honor Richardson by present- “44” SU basketball jersey, a Yamaha to give Richardson an honorary ing him with several tokens of trumpet and an award from the degree. The petition has gained appreciation. This event was held 2019-20 recipients of the Our Time nearly 6,000 signatures, but in partnership with SU’s Office Has Come scholarship. the university has not indicated of Multicultural Advancement; Alumna Tara Favors, Class of whether he will receive a degree. Rachel Vassel, assistant vice presi- 1995, also pledged $25,000 to a new The process to get an honorary dent of the office, organized and scholarship in Richardson’s name. degree can take several months or hosted the reception. “I don’t take anything for up to a few years. Vassel introduced several granted. I want to continue this Students, faculty and commu- guests who then gave Richardson legacy for years to come,” Richnity members gathered over hors gifts to welcome him to the SU ardson said in his speech. “If I’m d’oeurves and drinks at the CFAC family. He received a customized see richardson page 4

Dozens of Syracuse University students are studying abroad in Hong Kong while the city experiences historic protests that have grown into a pro-democracy movement. The protests began on June 9 with a march against an extradition law proposed by the local government. The law would allow individuals who committed a crime to be sent to countries that Hong Kong doesn’t have a formal extradition treaty with, including China. Cara Pomerantz, a junior anthropology and geography dual major, is one of 38 SU students currently in Hong Kong. She said in an email that she received texts alerts from both SU and Hong Kong police about times and locations of protests. In addition to getting daily notices from the university, there are also various protocols set up for students, said Julio Burgos, a junior economics major abroad in Hong Kong.

It’s an interesting moment to be here. We always say in the group, we’re living through history. Julio Burgos junior economics major

“We remain in close touch with our students throughout their time abroad,” SU Abroad said in an email. The British Empire ruled Hong Kong as a colony until 1997, when Britain returned it to China as a special administrative region. Since then, China promised 50 years of “a high degree of autonomy,” including free speech, free press and capitalist markets. However, Hong Kong residents have said China is beginning to infringe on the city’s rights even though the promise of autonomy is not set to end until 2047. Multiple news organizations have reported clashes between protesters and police throughout the demonstrations. CNN reported protestors have stormed and caused damage to government property. Police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to control the protestors, according to BBC. Pomerantz and Burgos said the protests are more peaceful than they have been portrayed in media. see hong

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SU drops in best colleges ranking By Emma Folts

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Musical messages Hendricks Chapel hosted the kickoff of its “Music and Message” event series on Sunday. The series, which combines the Malmgren Concert Series and the Dean’s Convocation, will be held each week and will involve speakers and musical performances. This week’s event included performances from Elaina Palada and the Hendricks Chapel Choir, among others. will fudge contributing photographer

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Trolleys to debut on campus in November By Gabe Stern

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Syracuse University students will soon offer a new way to travel around campus. The university is purchasing four trolleys that will each seat 16 to 22 people, SU announced last week. The trolleys are slated to debut in November. The announcement comes after the university’s contract with Birnie Bus expired. The trolleys are set to take over all of the routes Birnie Bus handles, which includes transportation on the Euclid Shuttle, Warehouse

Express, Quad Shuttle and Late Night Orange Express. “The benefits of the trolleys are substantial, beyond the cost savings,” said Jenn Horvath, communications director for SU’s Division of Business, Finance and Administrative services, in an email to The Daily Orange. “The trolleys will have more modern accessibility features, including air suspension for kneeling, ramps, and low floors; and Parking and Transit Services will also be able to adjust routes more quickly if needed in response to community feedback.” SU will have renderings of the new trolleys by October, Horvath

said. SU will see significant savings with the trolleys by hiring workers in-house instead of contracting it through an outside company, she said. Horvath did not respond to a follow-up email inquiring about the cost of the four trolleys, or how much money the university will save in total from the switch. When reached by telephone, Rahmin Azria, assistant director of transportation, logistics and finance for Parking and Transit Services, didn’t disclose information on the trolleys. It is unclear what company SU is buying its trolleys from. New trolleys listed on the Trolley Bro-

kers LLC website, which sells new and used trolleys, range between $150,000 and over $200,000 each. Few of SU’s peer institutions have adopted their own trolley system. Boston University, the University of Miami, the University of Connecticut and the University of Dayton have trolley services available near their campus that are run by their respective cities. Pennsylvania State University lists a trolley bus on its transportation website. No other peer institutions list trolley-related services on their websites. gkstern@syr.edu @gabestern326

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SA plans for Mental Health Awareness Week By Maggie Hicks

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Student Association will focus on mental health intersectionality during its fourth annual Mental Health Awareness Week. The week-long initiative is held to promote mental health awareness as well as the resources available to Syracuse University students. Mental Health Awareness Week is set to begin on Oct. 7, offering events at the Barnes Center at the Arch and on the Quad, among other campus loca-tions. “We hope to show students that this university really cares about their mental health and shed light

on the fact that we are working together to make sure people know that they aren’t alone,” said Mackenzie Mertikas, SA’s president. SA members have been in close contact with leaders of SU resource offices — including the Of-fice of Multicultural Affairs, the Disability Cultural Center and the LGBT Resource Center — to ensure that people from all over campus are heard and understood. As part of the week, SA will hold a panel on the intersectionality of mental health. Representa-tives from the SU offices and student volunteers will also discuss the role mental health plays in everyday life. “We hope to bring students into

the conversation who wouldn’t necessarily be a part of it other-wise and make sure they understand the intersectionality of mental health across different de-mographics or even just between your mental and physical health,” Mertikas said. The panel is a new addition to Mental Health Awareness Week. SA is also planning to add medi-tation and yoga, offered through the Barnes Center, to the week’s itinerary. Some events from last year’s awareness week will reappear this year, such as the Stop the Stig-ma Concert, featuring performances from students and faculty. The week will also feature rib-bontying campaign for people who

have struggled with mental health or know someone who has, another repeated event. John Jankovic and Amber Grant, SA Student Life Committee co-chairs, said in an email that they look to volunteer and spread awareness as much as possible during the week. They also plan on working on other mental health initiatives “It’s so great to have one week for students to be able to walk across the quad and go to these events and have mental health actually be something you can engage with. It just makes every-thing a little bit more real,” Sameeha Saied, SA’s vice president, said. mehicks@syr.edu

Syracuse University fell one spot in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report ranking of best national universities. The university is now ranked No. 54, tying with Santa Clara University and Ohio State University, Columbus. The best national university rankings are published annually with a variety of other lists, including best colleges for veterans and best value schools. Last fall, SU jumped eight spots to No. 53 from its 2018 ranking at No. 61. SU’s first-year retention rate is 91%, according to this year’s rankings. The university’s predicted graduation rate is 74%, nine percentage points below its actual graduation rate of 83%. SUNY-ESF now claims the No. 121 spot alongside Iowa State University, The University of Tulsa and the University of Vermont. The university was rated No. 106 this year and No. 97 in 2018. Top-ranking universities this year include Princeton University and Harvard University, which claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. Both Ivy League universities maintained their positions from the previous year. Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University all tied for the No. 3 spot for 2020. The ranked colleges are grouped according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, according to U.S. News and World Report. Among other updates, the classification used for the best colleges ranking was updated in December 2018. Approximately 13% of schools were put in new categories. The ranking’s methodology weighs outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinions, financial resources, student excellence and alumni giving. esfolts@syr.edu | @emmafolts

crime briefs Here is a round-up of the latest crime in the Syracuse University area. CRIMINAL TRESPASSING A Syracuse man, 49, was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing in the third degree and petit larceny. when: Sunday, Sept. 8 at 8:38 a.m. where: The corner of Washington and Beech Streets CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A Syracuse man, 59, was arrested on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third, fourth and seventh degrees; resisting arrest; carrying an open container and tampering physical evidence. when: Sunday, Sep. 8 at 2:28 a.m. where: 400 block of Shonnard Street

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hong kong “The protests, contrary to how they have been portrayed in America, are largely nonviolent, and very civil — most of them are sit ins, with a bit of chanting, but I haven’t seen any outright violence yet, and I’ve walked right through the middle of a few of them,” Pomerantz said. The two students said they feel safe in Hong Kong. SU student housing is not in the main areas of Hong Kong where the protests are, Pomerantz said. Students stay at either SU’s housing center in Hong Kong or in housing at the City University of Hong Kong. Burgos said he has not encountered the protesters. On his first day of classes in Hong Kong, he experienced a traveling delay after protesters targeted a train station he used in his commute. SU Abroad said 41 students were originally enrolled in the Hong Kong program, and three chose not to attend. Classes for students in Hong Kong began last week, but students arrived in early August to participate in a seminar that included travels to China, Malaysia and Singapore. Students in Hong Kong met with professors and experts to learn about the “historical and contemporary context and implications of the protests,” as part of their program from page 1

richardson not around, my name will still be here. My time has come.” Tanisha Jackson, CFAC’s executive director and an SU professor, said she is proud to have been able to bring the Syracuse community together to host Richardson. Through all of the recognition he has been receiving, Richardson said it is rewarding to have younger generations know his story. He also said that, while the emotional journey is a day-by-day process, he has found solace in all the attention he has been receiving and called it a “therapeutic process.”

orientation, SU Abroad said. They were also given the “standard American Citizen Services briefing.” Syracuse Abroad center directors speak regularly with local police, the United States consulate or embassy and other study abroad program directors, among others, according to SU’s Study Abroad website. The abroad programs have a task force for emergencies as well as an emergency procedures manual. The plans are kept confidential for security purposes, per the website. It is unclear how long the protests will last. Carrie Lam, chief executive of Hong Kong, indefinitely delayed the heavilyprotested extradition law on June 15 and declared the law “dead” on June 14, per Reuters. On Sept. 4, Lam said she would officially withdraw the bill, which was one of the protesters demands, The New York Times reported. Over the summer, the protesters list of demands grew to include an independent inquiry into policy conduct, an end to labeling the protests as riots, a restart of the electoral reform process and amnesty for arrested protestors, according to Bloomberg. Protesters have also called for Lam’s resignation. “It’s an interesting moment to be here,” Burgos said. “We always say in the group, we’re living through history.” irmiragl@syr.edu | @IndyRow

Richardson will be meeting with College of Visual and Performing Arts’ students on Monday at Shaffer Art Building to have lunch with the 2019-2020 Our Time Has Come scholars. On Monday night, he will lead a discussion on justice in the United States and his exoneration. Richardson said in an interview after the reception that his advice to black and brown youth when it comes to persevering through hardships is to never give up. “Never give up on your dreams and aspirations,” he said. “Keep pushing forward in life. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel.” wcmlee100@syr.edu

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Construction limits green space

he once-green outdoor area on the east entrance of Lawrinson Hall and parallel to SUNY-ESF’S Baker Lab was converted into a staging area for the Dome construction project over the summer. The impacts of Syracuse University construction projects like this may only seem temporary, but altering ecosystems like these on campus leaves lasting effects. We need to be more thoughtful about the toll our renovations and new additions to campus take on the land here. Construction efforts at the Dome involve a new roof, light and sound systems, air conditioning and other amenities. The project is set to be completed in 2022, the university said. SU media relations manager Keith Kobland, said the university chose the staging area for the project due to its proximity to the Dome. “The site will be restored to its former state upon completion, and the impact of construction on the surrounding communities should be minimal,” Kobland said. w“On an ecosystem level, we can lose a great deal,” said Voelker. “From pollinators to decomposers,

ANTHONYNE METELUS DIRT DON’T HURT there is no way that such a loss of land can be ‘minimal.’” In the former courtyard, the ground that was once covered in grass has been taken over by gravel. The crab apple trees, black squirrels and groundhogs have been replaced by barrier planks, cranes and porta-potties. No matter how well workers try to restore the area once construction is completed, the ecosystem of this area will never return to the way it once was. The effects of destroying a natural area, even if temporary, can be devastating, not just for plants and animals, but for humans too. According to studies done on the shifts that occur after large man-made environmental changes, rehabilitation of green spaces can take up to four growing seasons to return to a state similar to how it was prior to being altered. Each growing season is about five years, so the impacts of what is being done today will be seen up to twenty years into the future.

Simply replanting grasses and trees will never be enough to recreate the environmental harmony that took years to cultivate. And in the interim, students who utilized the ecosystem recreationally suffer. “It’s hard to argue with the value of green spaces,” Voelker said. “The largest concern that I have about using areas that are populated, with respect to ecosystem interactions, is the loss of connectivity. In relation to human interactions, green areas create a means for us to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.” As we continue to urbanize — and make new additions and repairs to our campus — we must realize that the ecosystems we destroy during construction are not easily replaced. We need to explore options that will leave nature as intact as possible. And we need to recognize the important ecosystem services green spaces on campus provide to the health and wellbeing of our campus itself and our students.

Anthonyne Metelus is a sophomore conservation biology major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at ametelus@syr.edu.

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chool is officially back in session, and for some, that means rushing a fraternity or sorority practically within the first five minutes of stepping onto campus. Syracuse University, unlike many other colleges, uses a “deferred recruitment” system, which means students are not eligible to join a fraternity or sorority until their second semester freshman year. Students at SU and at other schools should follow SU’s lead and consider waiting to join Greek Life for a semester or two. You have to find yourself at college before you can find your community. Rachel Becker, who graduated from SU in 2018, joined Gamma Phi Beta as a freshman. Becker said rushing in the spring allowed her to settle in at Syracuse first and learn about the sororities available to her in ways she wouldn’t have been able to in the fall. “Rushing second semester genuinely made a difference,” Becker said. “Had I not had the first semester experience of friends, the process would have been very uncomfortable. In my opinion, it’s so great it is second semester.” While she was at Gamma Phi Beta, Becker was also a mentor for potential new members during News Editor Editorial Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Illustration Editor Copy Chief Digital Copy Chief Co-Digital Editor Co-Digital Editor Video Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. Editorial Editor Asst. Feature Editor Asst. Feature Editor Asst. Sports Editor

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SOPHIA BECKER WHAT’S UP SYRACUSE? their rush process. That experience showed her the importance of getting grounded at school before entering a time-consuming and intimidating process. “You’re not so fresh into college, so it’s easier to open up, and academically you are in more control,” she said. “I can’t imagine rushing fall.” Maggie Hickey, a sophomore at the University of South Carolina, joined Phi Mu sorority fall of her freshman year. “I found the summer before recruitment to be very stressful because I didn’t know what to expect being so far away,” Hickey said. At the University of South Carolina, the rush process is open to freshman and starts before the start of the fall semester. Hickey’s plan was to rush as a way of meeting new people when she first got to school — to make some friends before the chaos of classes began. At SU, students have to make friends without Greek life their first semester on campus before having the opportunity to grow their circle by rushing. By rushing Asst. Sports Editor Danny Emerman Asst. Photo Editor Elizabeth Billman Asst. Photo Editor Dan Lyon Asst. Illustration Editor Cassianne Cavallaro Design Editor Isabelle Ann Collins Design Editor Nabeeha Anwar Design Editor Katie Getman Design Editor Emily Steinberger Asst. Copy Editor Richard J Chang Asst. Copy Editor Christopher Cicchiello Asst. Copy Editor Andrew Crane Asst. Copy Editor Gillian Follett Asst. Copy Editor Adam Hillman Asst. Copy Editor Mandy Kraynak Asst. Video Editor Casey Tissue Asst. Video Editor Camryn Werbinski Asst. Digital Editor Izzy Bartling Asst. Digital Editor Arabdho Majumder Asst. Digital Editor Natalie Rubio-Licht

in the spring, Syracuse students get a better look at their workload and establish their own time management habits. And without the pressure of committing to a fraternity or sorority early on, students have the chance to try out other clubs and organizations on campus. The hype about rushing a sorority or fraternity and finding your ‘home’ on campus is reinforced by popular culture likes movies and television from a young age. But resisting that hype for a semester or two can prove beneficial. Even though a freshman year rush might help you easily find a solid, like-minded friend group early on, it comes at the expense of better acclimating to a new school. Freshmen need time to work out a balance between classes and homework and having a social life. And they need time to explore their campus and all it has to offer on their own. Rushing can be exciting, but students should take a second to pull themselves together before that process starts.

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s EarthGang’s high-octane set came to a close and fans finally recovered from the mosh pits, the wait for University Union’s Juice Jam headliner, 21 Savage began. A half hour passed with no sign of 21 Savage and skeptical fans started saying that he wasn’t going to perform. But at 4:45 p.m., phones shot into the air as everyone captured a shot of 21 Savage ascending the steps clad in black. For nearly an hour, the “Saint Laurent Don” performed to a frenzied college student crowd that began opening mosh pits almost immediately. There were times when 21 Savage seemed to stop and look out at the crowd, amazed at the energy level he was producing. Trying to gauge the level of fandom in the audience, 21 Savage kicked the set off with some of his earliest hits including off of his collaborative extended play “Savage Mode” with Metro Boomin with tracks including “No Advance” and “Ocean Drive.” A screen depicting a hellish city landscape set ablaze on stage accompanied 21 Savage and further evoked the dark subject matter in each bar. His even-toned flow and calm nature allowed his lyrics to make their impact. Midway through his set, he unleashed some of his biggest hits including “Rockstar” featuring Post Malone and tracks like “monster” and “a lot” of his new album “I Am > I Was.” 21 Savage finally addressed the crowd, asking for everyone who has been cheated on to “put your middle fingers up” and launched into his song “X.” Wrapping up his set with his biggest song to date, “Bank Account” the rapper smiled down and said, “Syracuse, I love y’all thanks for having me.” Contrasting the dark and aggressive set that 21 Savage delivered, the duo consisted of Olu and WowGr8 known as EarthGang hyped the crowd with their playful lyricism and light-hearted nature. Both pranced across the stage in vibrant outfits that reflected their colorful personas. One of their first songs was a cover of “FDT” which was met with an uproarious chorus delivery from the audience. The song abruptly cut out and both artists raised their hands to quiet the crowd. “Sshh...we meditating,” WowGr8 said, transitioning into their song with J.I.D “Meditate.” At one point, Olu called for four individuals to come be on stage as impromptu backup dancers, and the crowd swelled forward so that he could pick from the crowd. Security at the event quickly put a stop to it. From their recent album “Mirrorland,” which was released on Friday, fans were treated to performances of “Top Down” and “Proud Of U.” The duo also per-

(TOP) 21 SAVAGE started the show by performing songs from his album “Savage Mode.” (LEFT) Among the many songs performed by FLETCHER, she performed her new song, “One Too Many.” (RIGHT) MT. JOY member, SOTIRIS ELIOPOULOS played the drums and sang for the crowd at Juice Jam.

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SU students push to the front of the barriers to see 21 Savage perform. performed to a crowd of about 70 people. performed songs off of its album “Mirrorland,” which was released Friday. led a call-and-response cheer for her song,”undrunk.” member of Mt. Joy played the guitar and sang for SU students on Sunday.

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formed the songs “Wells Fargo” and “Down Bad” on J. Cole and Dreamville’s compilation album “Revenge of the Dreamers III.” Nearing the end of its set, EarthGang took a moment to talk about its song “UP.” “This song came out about a year ago on COLORS on Youtube, but now it’s available everywhere.” Olu said “So you guys gotta get up for this.” With that, Olu loosened his bandana and let his dreadlocks fly. At EarthGang’s conclusion of its set, the crowd had nearly doubled in size and clearly wanted to keep the party going. Throughout the entire day, there seemed to be a theme of cheating ex-girlfriends and -boyfriends fueling some of the performers music as 21 Savage, FLETCHER and Mt. Joy all addressed the crowd about this issue. “Do any of you have an ex that you absolutely hate? Well I do and I wrote a whole album about them,” FLETCHER said. Drum sounds erupted from the indie stage as Mt. Joy’s set ceased, which led to a mass of people running to get a prime viewing spot for FLETCHER. While she may not have garnered the largest audience, those in attendance belted every song with the New Jersey native. Highlights from her set included an alt-rock twist on Khalid’s “Talk” where she weaved in with her own song “You Should Talk” and her song “All Love.” In an interview leading up to her performance, FLETCHER described her music as “aggressive and vulnerable and ‘TMI.’” And her continuous interaction and stories about her bar escapades created an intimate atmosphere that reflected this sentiment. FLETCHER also gave fans a taste of her upcoming project with her performance of “One Too Many.” And for those that stayed for the entire set, she led a massive call-and-response of “undrunk” off of her 2019 album “you ruined new york city for me.” Each act built off each other’s energy throughout the afternoon and Mt. Joy was no exception. By the time Mt. Joy took to the main stage for its first college show, a modest crowd had grouped together to see the Philadelphia-band perform. They breezed through its biggest songs “Sheep” and “Astrovan” and also jammed on Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.” They pressed on with impassioned performances of two songs off of its upcoming album, “Let Loose” and “Come with Me.” The band ended with “Julia,” but not before adding the inspiration behind it. “This song’s about getting high and eating food and an ex-girlfriend,” lead vocalist Matt Quinn said, “but the other part’s better.” Kilo Kish, a rapper and visual artist from Brooklyn, had the difficulty of performing at 12:45 p.m. on the indie stage when only a smattering of people watched her set. Even so, she performed songs from her new album “mothe” and her previous works including her hit single “Taking Responsibility.” At the end of her set, complete with inventive choreography, Kilo Kish gave everyone a piece of advice. “Have a good time in college. You never get it back.” cmcicchi@syr.edu @ChrisCicchiello

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Chapter 44: Homecoming Section 1. All About Orange Central fig. 44: The Evolution of The Orange

Syverud Era

2020

Cantor Era

Shaw Era

Eggers Era

Corbally Era

2000

Tolley Era

Graham Era

Flint Era

1950

Day Era

Sims Era

1900

Haven Era

Winchell Era

1870

Schedule of Events Tuesday 9/10

Thursday 9/12

Saturday 9/14

Slice of Orange Days, Life Sciences Lobby, 11a-2p. Get your free game shirt, free food and more! Hear the official announcement of Homecoming Court!

DanceWorks Presents: Legends sponsored by the Traditions Commission, Goldstein Aud., 8p. Tickets at Schine Box Office (located at 118 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building).

InclusiveU Sign-Making Party Huntington Hall, Commons, 1st Floor, 4-5p. Connect with alumni, staff and students from InclusiveU, an initiative that brings students with intellectual disabilities to campus for a fully inclusive college experience. Make a spirit sign for the football game and then head over to the Orange Central Tailgate together! All materials will be provided.

Tie-Dye Night presented by Traditions Commission, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Field, 8p. Come tie-dye a t-shirt to wear to the game on Saturday! Extra tie-dyed items will be donated to OTTOthon. 1 t-shirt, snacks and all supplies provided. Rain or shine!

Wednesday 9/11 Slice of Orange Days, Life Sciences Lobby, 11a-2p. Get your free game shirt, free food and more! Trivia Night presented by Traditions Commission, Hall of Languages 500, 8p. Prizes for each round and overall winner, FREE food and no ticket needed!

Grocery Bingo, presented by Orange After Dark, 10p. Grant Aud. Play to win a bag full of groceries. Free for students with valid SU I.D. No ticket needed. Snacks provided.

Friday 9/13 University Union and Traditions Commission Performing Arts Show, Goldstein Aud, 8p. The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced; tickets at Schine Box Office. Get Air! Trampoline Park, presented by Orange After Dark, 10p. $3 tickets on sale at Schine Box Office starting 9/3. Buses depart College Place and Goldstein Student Center at 10p. Accessible bus available.

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shemanova absolutely yes and who you have to go see.” Yelin arrived in St. Petersburg and drove to a local elementary school gym, where Shemanova was going to be playing with her mother, Olga Anisimova, against a recreational team. Even competing against non-professional players, Yelin saw her all-around talent: How she could leap and reach high into the air, how she was willing to sacrifice her body to keep the ball from smacking against the floor, how she could pummel the ball across the court. Most of all, he was amazed at how she was so confident in her abilities at such a young age. “I was really nervous. It’s like, ‘Oh my god. It’s a person who wants me to play in America,’” Shemanova said. “I’m playing with these people and it’s not the best level in St. Petersburg. I have to show him my best. It was kind of weird, but I tried. It was uncomfortable.” Even though Shemanova is relatively short for an outside hitter, at 6 feet, Yelin was convinced that he needed Shemanova on his team. So, at the end of the game, Yelin, Shemanova and her mother talked in the parking lot for an hour and a half. Since Levanova had already sold Shemanova on life in America, Yelin focused his efforts on convincing Anisimova, who was still unsure about sending her daughter across the world. Yelin promised that Shemanova could “kill two birds” by getting a world-class education and playing volleyball. “We had the same coach when we were young, so I knew her and I knew her as a very good player with a lot of experience,” Levanova said about recruiting Shemanova via WhatsApp. “That’s why I wanted her to come.” If Shemanova stayed in Russia, she would’ve had to pick between volleyball and education because the country doesn’t have a collegiate sports system. Pro teams sign players around the age of 15 and Shemanova wasn’t going to be able to attend top-ranked schools for education. During her last year of high school, Yelin and Shemanova called through Skype once from page 12

football struggled from the outset and this time, it was too late once it got going. The defense was missing in action. Even Andre Szmyt, who a year ago won the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s best kicker, missed an extra point for the first time in his career. Babers lauded his defense as the strength of his team throughout training camp and after the Orange’s season-opening shutout. That was surprising, given SU’s frequent struggles to field a capable defense early in Babers’ tenure. Last season was a building block and it looked like SU continued to build in Week one. But on Saturday, the SU defense that gave up 200-plus rushing yards to Clemson last year and got bulldozed regularly for 40-plus points in 2016 and 2017 is what showed up. The pass rush was feeble, the linebackers misplayed runs and SU continually took bad angles, getting burned for long scores of 20, 52 and 60 yards. While the Orange’s passing attack finally found success (330 yards and three scores), it failed to consistently run the ball and abandoned it nearly completely once Maryland pulled ahead. Though normally the strength of a Baberscoached team, the offense wasn’t expected to carry the load early this year. But 20 points — and a 22-point per game average through two contests — is never going to be enough, especially if the defense doesn’t turn it around. “Obviously we’re not as good as the first game,” Babers said. “I would like to think we’re not as bad as the second game.” The past two weeks, SU has gone into its games relatively blind to what its opponent might do. Both teams have new head coaches installing vastly different systems. The Orange had no film on Liberty and one unrepresentative sample of what Maryland might look like. There is no shortage of pertinent game tape on Clemson. So, Syracuse’s issues must be resolved by looking inward. “We’ll work on us,” Babers said on Saturday. “And hopefully the season will recover and we’ll be happy with what happens at the

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a week. Most of the conversation was casual and Yelin would often quip with her, showing his sarcastic side. Once, when her younger brother was out in the yard playing soccer, Yelin joked about persuading SU’s head soccer coach to sign him. Yelin highlighted features of SU to convince Shemanova. She could have the comfort of playing a team with heavy Eastern European ties — four of its 2019 roster is from Europe — while also studying at a private university. She could learn English, play professionally and prepare for a career outside of volleyball. Leaving was difficult, though. When Shemanova departed for the U.S., her mom was pregnant. Shemanova missed her brother’s birth late last year and his first steps this summer. She only sees her family over the summer, as she returned to St. Petersburg for two months to meet her brother, Artemii, for the first time. “It was tough, but when we all looked it at it just made sense,” Shemanova said. “To get this opportunity to play and study is perfect.” One year ago, a 17-year-old Shemanova wasn’t allowed to speak to the media, meeting with Yelin twice a week to smooth the transition to America. Yelin had made sure to guide the outside hitter, a future pillar of the program, Yelin and Shemanova said. His plan worked. The then-freshman dominated ACC competition, recording doubledigit kills in 26 of 28 matches. She notched 25 kills and 20 digs against Miami before spiking 30 kills against Florida State, who made the NCAA tournament, in the very next game. Her attacks bounced off the hands of middle blockers, between outside hitters and into the golden wood floor of the Women’s Building. Standing under a basketball hoop in that same gym, Shemanova doesn’t waver when asked about her relationship with Yelin. The two who met twice weekly her freshman year now rarely convene. She just doesn’t need his help anymore because Shemanova has become a leader for the Orange. Yastrub said players trust her to talk about almost anything. To Yelin, that trip to St. Petersburg paid off. “She knows what she wants to be and she knows who she wants to be,” Yelin said. adhillma@syr.edu| @_adamhillman

end of this.” For that to be the case, Syracuse has myriad questions to answer. Can the pass rush be effective? Can the linebackers and safeties play better against the run? Can the passing game be more consistent? Can DeVito be better and limit turnovers? Can Syracuse, in the face of the best college football has to offer, show that it’s not defensively disorganized, offensively onedimensional and a shadow of the team that jolted the program back to life in 2018? There’s no overarching fix or broad stroke to remedy Syracuse’s problems, but Babers offered two clues as to how the Orange will start to approach righting what went wrong. First, he said SU will focus on its “base” — the things it does well and the coaching staff can make adjustments to. Second, he thinks the humbling loss will help his players absorb what the coaching staff is saying. “I think that when we tell them that it’s blue, they’re gonna believe it’s blue and it’s not yellow,” Babers said, delivering a cryptic analogy. “If we tell them we want four, they’re gonna give us four and not three or five and tell us good enough. And I think the biggest thing is, when you win and you tell them, ‘Hey guys, this is not exactly the way you want it,’ sometimes they don’t believe you.” “I really hope that they believe me now.” Saturday was supposed to help SU answer questions, not pose more. A loss to Clemson is not a death warrant on the Orange’s season — so much is still on the table and few expect SU to have a chance at pulling a secondstraight monumental upset at home over the Tigers. But now Syracuse needs to prove it hasn’t taken a step back, that it can still hang with the Clemson’s of the world. Playing Clemson was and is always a chance for Syracuse to make a statement. But instead of getting to show how good it is, the Orange are playing just to show how bad they aren’t — and moreover, that 2018 wasn’t a fluke.

Andrew Graham is a senior staff writer for The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at aegraham@syr.edu or on Twitter @A_E_Graham

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new hampshire with just five minutes to go in regulation and sucked the life out of SU Soccer Stadium. Syracuse entered the 2019 season with more questions than answers on its backline. Its first half performance — two goals and lockdown defense — appeared to leave the Orange safely en route to a statement win. But SU couldn’t hold on defensively

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The number of minutes Syracuse has played in back-toback double overtime games. Both ended in a tie.

as No. 22 New Hampshire (2-0-2) scored two goals to tie Syracuse (1-1-2), 2-2, after double overtime. The collapse leaves the Orange with the same questions at the back they had entering Sunday night. Massimo Ferrin, Simon Triantafillou and Ryan Raposo have brought their goals and attacking creativity, but the Orange still don’t have a starting goalie through four games and are replacing twothirds of their defense. After an opening weekend defeat to then-No. 13 Georgetown and a frustrating draw with Yale, SU had a two-goal lead on a nationally ranked opponent. In the first half, SU was cruising. Four minutes in, an early UNH turnover set Raposo free and running at the Wildcats’ backline. Raposo played a pass out to winger Hilli Goldhar, who dribbled toward the endline before firing a ground cross into the box. The ball leaked to Triantafillou, whose shot deflected off the keeper on its way into the bottom left corner of the net. Not only was the goal the earliest SU had scored in a game of the young season,

but it helped SU push forward and keep the Wildcats on their heels. UNH registered just one shot in the opening half and never came close to threatening Leahy in goal. Later in the first half, Raposo drifted to the left edge of the penalty area and stopped to curl a cross into the box. The ball glided past the leaping heads of Ferrin and Triantafillou, and as the keeper stood frozen just off his goal line, the ball spun into the bottom corner of the goal. No one had touched it. Raposo’s intention — his second assist of the night — was instead his fourth goal of the season. Either way, the Orange were rewarded for their high-intensity pressure and earned a two-goal lead. Syracuse also had a chance make it a threegoal lead in the opening frame, but Goldhar skied his 1-on-1 chance all alone with the keeper. Both Leahy and SU head coach Ian McIntyre put their hands on their heads as Goldhar missed a chance to put the game away in the first half. In the second half UNH slowly began to take control of the game and pin Syracuse deep in its own half. The corners and scrums inside SU’s box became more numerous and the Wildcats broke through eventually. A free kick from just outside the 18-yard box was whipped to the far post and headed down. Leahy made the initial save but Bilal Kamal scored the rebound. Kamal’s goal left SU in preservation mode for the final 20 minutes of regulation. SU’s lone source of offense was long clearing balls to Severin Soerlie, who was unable to hold up the ball. The pressure mounted, the groans from the SU crowd increased — including shouts of “play better.” Finally, the Orange broke. New Hampshire had multiple chances to win the game, but sailed one kick and one header just over the bar in double overtime. On one hand, the Orange tied a top-tier collegiate team and played some of their best soccer of the year in the first half. But SU also squandered its chance to have an early seasondefining win. amdabbun@syr.edu @AnthonyDabbundo

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POLINA SHEMANOVA propelled Syracuse to its first NCAA tournament appearance in program history last season behind her 447 kills. The outside hitter was recruited from Russia and has become one of the Orange’s top hitters. corey henry photo editor

Signed, sealed, spiked Initially not a touted recruit, Polina Shemanova has become a cornerstone for Syracuse By Adam Hillman

by an SU freshman. She was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team, ACC freshman of the year and 2019 ACC preseason first team. Shemanova became the cornerstone of SU before she was 18. Shemanova didn’t consider coming to America before talking with her childhood friend, Mariia Levanova, who played for Syracuse from 2015 to 2018. Eventually, Levanova approached Yelin, telling the storied head coach about her friend’s natural skillset, work ethic and talent. “If she’s really as good as everyone says, why would I not?” Yelin said. So in January of 2018, he flew to Russia to convince Shemanova to play ACC volleyball. “I pretty much knew who she was,” Yelin said. “I had heard she was interested. You know who’s an absolutely no, who’s an

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olina Shemanova and Yuliia Yastrub reclined on the orange bleachers under a basketball hoop in the Women’s Building and listened. In an unfilled gym following a late August practice, the two fixed their gazes on head coach Leonid Yelin as he described the first time he ever saw Shemanova on the volleyball court. “(Shemanova) played with her mom,” Yelin said. “Her mom was actually better than her.” The two laughed at Yelin’s joke. Before becoming Yelin’s star player, Shemanova wasn’t a touted recruit, even though she finished third in the U-18 World Championships with Russia in 2017. In Shemanova’s freshman season, the St. Petersburg, Russia native tallied 447 kills, the most ever

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Graham: Syracuse reverting to its old ways COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It’s been a long time since Syracuse played like it did on Saturday. One needs to track back to 2017 to find the last time the Orange surrendered 60-plus points and another year further to 2016 when Lamar Jackson racked up 610 yards and five touchdowns to find a similarly prolific offensive display to what Maryland put up on Saturday. “There’s no way that that’s exactly what our football team is,” Babers said following the blowout. The Orange reverted to its old ways Saturday, getting run over on

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defense and hoping for its offense to keep pace just to give them a chance. It cost the soon-to-be-unranked No. 21 Syracuse (1-1) as the Terrapins outclassed the Orange in every phase of play en route to a 43-point victory, handing Syracuse the third-worst margin of loss in the Dino Babers era. With the Orange hosting No. 1 Clemson this Saturday, it isn’t obvi-

ous how Syracuse can make sure of its coach’s decree — that the lopsided loss to Maryland was an aberration — and show 2018 wasn’t a blip on the timeline of Syracuse football. “Now we have to decide what the 2019 team’s gonna be,” Babers said. “You don’t have the memories of the 2018 season anymore after something like this. So now, what kind of team is the 2019 football team gonna be?” In every phase of the game, Syracuse failed. For the second-straight week, the offense

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For 2nd consecutive game, SU ties at home By Anthony Dabbundo asst. sports editor

The entire second half, Syracuse’s lead was in peril. Two early SU goals had been the reward of high-energy, highpressing first half play, but the Orange had clearly slowed. They dropped back. Syracuse’s heavy legs and newly assembled backline, playing their second game in less than 48 hours, couldn’t

withstand New Hampshire’s relentless search for an equalizer. As Donnett Sackie’s header flew in between the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Jake Leahy and into the goal, SU’s 2-0 lead had evaporated. One goal came from a set piece as a cross off a free kick that was headed down and eventually tapped in off the rebound. The second goal tied the game at two see new

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