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Hundreds of local residents boarded buses from central New York to Washington, D.C., for Saturday’s women’s march at the nation’s capital.

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Sanctuary bill to be voted on

By William Muoio staff writer

About half a million people on Saturday participated in the Women’s March on Washington a day after President Donald Trump was sworn into the Oval Office on the west side of the Capitol Building.

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AT THE SEAMS Political shifts evident at inauguration, women’s march

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ASHINGTON — Protesters from the Women’s March on Washington had artfully drawn many signs. Detailed vaginas graced some, hitting back at Donald Trump’s leaked 2005 comment to celebrity television show host Billy Bush that his own celebrity allowed him to “grab them by the p*ssy.” Others sketched block letters. One read “American Nightmare Day 1.” The next day, the same woman marched in Washington, D.C., and the sign read “American Nightmare Day 2.” Two people held a “This is f*cked up” sign after Trump’s swearing-in near the Washington Monument and walked around the capitol with it.

But on a white sheet, written simply in ink no thicker than a Sharpie, one sign read “Today we march, tomorrow we run #2018 #2020.” A sign that clearly took the least time to construct may have been the most constructive.

The feeling of the inauguration and the Women’s March embodied the new hopes of the political right and left, respectively.

If you came into D.C., as a member of either side, you probably left feeling like you witnessed a shift in your political party.

“Welcome to your first day,” Women’s March protesters shouted as they reached the White House. “We will not go away.”

To ingrain Friday and Saturday into America’s collective memory will require those who either day’s message resonated with to mobilize. Two hundred and fifty

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SENIOR STAFF WRITER thousand people scattered themselves across the National Mall for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States, and an estimated 500,000 people packed Washington for the Women’s March the following day, per USA Today. Estimates of people who marched nationally ranged from 3.6 to 4.6 million, making it the biggest protest in U.S. history, according to research from a University of Connecticut professor. No flag can be sewn without seams. Friday and Saturday found them, tugging at the thread that weaves the country’s differences.

“Jan. 20, 2017, will remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again,” Trump said during his inauguration speech.

“Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving back to you, the people.”

Friday’s inauguration became the Republican Party’s rally for the weekend.

The inauguration crowd was purely partisan, with “Make American Great Again” hats dotting the crowd. Few if any

counter-protesters showed up within the inauguration and even fewer people showed up just to see the inauguration if they hadn’t supported Trump.

That would lend itself to the notion that the U.S. is more divided than ever.

But it’s hard to tell if that’s exactly true.

While they stand for different causes, the youngest supporters of the Republican and Democratic parties both seemingly back “populist” movements. Populism has long been seen as a negative term, but it’s simply a movement that taps into the interests of common people.

Despite that, for the first time in U.S. history, the goals of a major business leader align perfectly with the goals of the most powerful person in the world because they are one and the same. Trump shed his establishment perception by speaking in terms the American public could understand. The newly established right has made it clear it views the elite as those on Capitol Hill. How the populist right reckons with its newfound power will unfurl over the next four years.

The left, however, sees the elite as those more than 220 miles north, on Wall Street and in corporate offices. This weekend, the left digested its failure and adopted a populist movement of its own. Michael Moore spoke to that in a speech Friday at McPherson Square, making it clear that the future beliefs of the Democratic Party see inauguration page 6

The Syracuse University Student Association assembly is expected to vote Monday on a bill calling for SU to declare itself a “sanctuary campus” after tabling a vote on the bill in December at the end of last semester.

SA assembly member Marcus Lane did most of the work on the bill, titled “Call for Syracuse University To Be a Sanctuary Campus.”

The bill was not voted on because SA officials had not looked over the bill before the December meeting.

SA President Eric Evangelista said in a recent interview that SA will re-examine the bill on Monday.

The term “sanctuary campus” has become popular since the election of President Donald Trump, who frequently used harsh and controversial rhetoric regarding immigrants and refugees during his campaign. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner recently reaffirmed that Syracuse will remain a sanctuary city during her 2017 State of the City address on Jan. 12.

Despite calls for him to do so, SU Chancellor Kent Syverud has not declared SU a sanctuary campus.

“I think it is pretty clear what the campus pulse is on this issue,” said James Franco, SA’s chair of academic affairs. “It is now up to see if the assembly votes in favor of it and reflects that campus feeling.”

While Franco said he believes that a vote would be passed, he pointed out there are also students and faculty opposed to the bill.

“It also kind of speaks to the fundamental question of being a representative for those that are not in favor of it,” Franco said. “Do you vote for what you believe to be right, or do you vote to genuinely reflect your constituents?”

New cabinet members could also be appointed at Monday’s meeting.

The Chair of Board of Elections and Membership and the Parliamentarian are two positions that are currently vacant following resignations toward the end of last semester. Those positions might be filled during the meeting, Franco said.

Looking ahead to the rest of the semester, Franco added that he is excited for the upcoming months and some of the initiatives SA has been working on, including one to reassess the freshman forums. The goal is to make them “more effective and good experiences for all students in all colleges,” he said.

The initiative to extend library hours will also hopefully be completed, allowing libraries to be open longer during busy weeks such as midterm week, Franco said. wgmuoio@syr.edu

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Junior combines intellectual pursuits, passions

By Caroline Schagrin contributing writer

Since the age of 14, Angie Pati has been a ball of ambition.

Hailing from central New Jersey, Pati knew she wanted to stay close to home, but several other factors influenced her decision to attend Syracuse University.

She was accepted to several respected universities, including the University of California at Berkeley and Cornell University, but after SU named Pati a Coronat Scholar, she knew it was an opportunity she could not pass up.

The Coronat Scholarship is awarded upon outstanding academic records, leadership roles, and service involvement. As a Coronat Scholar, the university covers all of her tuition and she is a student in the Renée Crown Honors Program. Pati also receives funding for any of SU’s study abroad programs and for a summer of approved research or volunteer work.

Pati is involved with SU’s plethora of student activities and organizations. She serves as the vice president of Love Your Melon, is on the executive board for the Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity and the membership board for OrangeSeeds and is an orientation leader.

As a neuroscience and psychology dual major and triple minor in public communications, health and wellness and biology, she is blending all of her passions into an intense academic grind.

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ANGIE PATI has always wanted to be a neurosurgeon, but she developed an interest in communications due to her time researching malaria and advocating her findings. prince dudley staff photographer

This past summer, she spent a month in Grahamstown, South Africa, where she worked with Inkululeko, a nonprofit organization that combats the limited opportunities offered to South African youth living in townships.

She tutored high school students in science. SU has recently created an Inkululeko club, and Pati works as its advocacy director.

After Africa, Pati traveled to India to learn and conduct research about the country’s alternative healthcare systems and diseases. It was there she realized how threatening malaria really is.

“I really hope I’ll be able to tie it to university students in America,” Pati said.

Although Pati’s extracurricular and class schedules seem laborious,

she is still a normal college student.

In her free time, she enjoys playing the guitar and watching reruns of “Friends” on Netflix. She values her close circles of friends the most.

“The people at Syracuse University, even more than the things I’ve been a part of, have been what keep me here and motivated in life.

I never doubt that I belong here.” caschagr@syr.edu

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Sister march CHARISSE L’PREE, an assistant professor at Syracuse University, was among the university staff and faculty members that attended the “Syracuse in Solidarity” protest held on Saturday in front of the James M. Hanley Federal Building. The protest was among the 673 registered “sister marches” in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington. stacy fernández asst. feature editor

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Thousands march in D.C. for women’s rights

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WASHINGTON — Damia Mendoza carried a sign Saturday on 12th Street SW with her friends from middle school with slogans including, “I don’t dress to provoke you” and “A woman’s place is in the House, the Senate and the Freaking Oval Office!”

Mendoza, a sophomore studying policy studies and philosophy at Syracuse University, hit the streets of Washington on Saturday among tens of thousands of men and women joining the Women’s March on Washington, a demonstration advocating for women’s rights following the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday.

There were also hundreds of other “sister marches” in both the United States and around the world after Trump, the 45th president of

the United States who made several disparaging comments about women throughout his campaign, was sworn into Office the day before.

We are afraid that the new president’s policies are taking us back not 50 years, not 75 years, but 200 years.

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The movement began after Teresa Shook, a retired attorney in Hawaii, organized a Facebook

group to plan a march following the 2016 presidential election, according to The Washington Post. Within a day, about 10,000 people responded saying they would be participating. Bus permits requested for the march were three times more than the number of requests made for Trump’s inauguration, according to The Hill.

“I think there is a lot of stigma toward women because of the way they dress, because of makeup, because of the shapes of their bodies,” Mendoza said. “… Even though the society has made progress, there is still a lot to do.”

Overwhelming crowd

The nation’s capital was the epicenter for the Women’s March, attracting about 500,000 people, per media reports. The size of the crowd was equivalent to 10 times

the Carrier Dome’s capacity.

Similar events took place in more than 670 locations including New York City; Chicago; Juneau, Alaska; Tel Aviv; Barcelona; Mexico City and London, according to The Washington Post. Worldwide, more than a million people participated in the march overall.

Although it is difficult to precisely count the number of protesters, the Women’s March could be the largest protest since the 2004 pro-choice March for Women’s Lives protest in Washington, where an estimated 500,000 to 1.1 million people attended.

Nancy Levine from Florida said Saturday’s march was bigger than the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, where King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech.

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Syracuse locals describe experience at march

By Jordan Muller staff writer

WASHINGTON — Katie Argus chuckled, handing the iPhone back to the woman sitting across the aisle on a bus on Saturday. On the phone’s screen was a picture of someone’s poster with the words “WTF America?” painted in white.

“I know, I think this one was my favorite,” Meg Mariano replied.

The poster was made for the Women’s March on Washington earlier that day. Argus then pulled out her phone to show her pictures

of other posters she liked.

The bus, carrying 49 central New Yorkers back to Syracuse, sat idling in traffic in the parking lot of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium for about a half-hour, but the women aboard didn’t seem to care. They gave each other food and water, exchanged stories about their days marching in Washington, D.C. and looked at the crowds of protesters heading out of the city.

The marchers on the third of three Syracuse buses, most of them women, had left for Washington, D.C. from Syracuse at 12:30 a.m. the

night before the march. About 20 miles away from the National Mall, dozens of charter buses could be seen in the heavy traffic leading into the city. When the bus finally pulled in to RFK Stadium’s parking lot around 8:30 a.m., hundreds of charter buses were already parked with hundreds more continuing to arrive.

The Syracuse women would spend their day marching along with hundreds of thousands of others at the march in the nation’s capital. Many of the Syracuse women initially tried to walk as a group at the Women’s March, but the enor-

mous crowd entering the city made it difficult for large groups to stay together. Some women, like Kerri Windrick, marched alone.

“Marching by myself was a great experience,” Windrick said. “I was able to really think about what was going on and watch all the people.”

Louis Needham, of Syracuse, said one of the most memorable parts of the day was when a church welcomed in marchers to use their restrooms.

She said church staff was happy to greet anybody that walked in, regardless of their gender or religion. see locals page 6

The Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation recently teamed up with the developmental disability workshop facilitator Life Is Washable Inc. to bring sensory-friendly kits to visitors of the Carrier Dome.

The program is intended to provide a more comfortable experience for guests of all ages with sensory challenges such as autism, dementia, traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities.

Each complementary Friendly Access Sensory Safety Kit is packaged in an orange drawstring backpack. It includes a pair of noise-reducing ear covers and ear plugs, anti-glare glasses, a communication card for nonverbal individuals, a fidget toy, sanitizing wipes and tissues, an identification wristband and a venue map to easily locate quiet spaces.

Loud noises and bright lights can make it difficult for individuals with developmental disabilities to enjoy events, according to the Magic Paintbrush Project, the name under which Life Is Washable Inc. does business.

Life is Washable Inc., which is based in Endicott, New York, has been providing sensory-friendly kits to visitors of the Binghamton University Events Center for about a year. The company approached prior benefactors Jim & Juli Boeheim to expand its program to Syracuse University less than a year ago.

The Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation, which has donated to organizations ranging from the CNY Autism see sensory

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PETIT LARCENY A Syracuse woman, 18, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Friday at 7 a.m. where: Destiny USA An Oswego, New York, man, 29, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Thursday at 4:26 p.m. where: Destiny USA A Syracuse woman, 28, and man, 28, were arrested on the charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. where: Destiny USA A Syracuse girl, 17, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Tuesday at 12:35 p.m. where: Destiny USA A Syracuse woman, 20, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Jan. at 6 p.m. where: Destiny USA

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Women’s march was a ‘symbolic middle finger’ to Trump on his 1st day

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ell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and one woman scorned surely doesn’t hold a candle to half-a-million women coming together in peaceful solidarity to protest an establishment that has built its name on degrading and defiling women’s rights.

Just more than 100 years ago, women were protesting against second-class citizenry and demanding the right to vote, the first stepping stone toward the ability to live a life of independence, freed from the confines of living under the restrictive scrutiny of men. And here we are, more than 240 years after our country’s founding, protesting and demanding for inclusion in the promises made to “We the People.”

There was something spellbinding and otherworldly that took place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The air was electric, buzzing with not only the cries of anger and advocacy for change, but an emotion that many women had lost sight of since Nov. 8: hope.

The march was a cathartic moment that many never even knew they had been needing. It was a place to cry. To sing. To scream out the names of the women whose lives had been sacrificed in our winding journey toward justice. To heal the wounds that had pierced our souls for so long. In the words of Carmen Perez, one of the march’s national co-chairs: “We are not hopeless. We are the ones we’ve been hoping for.”

Despite what many may claim, the Women’s March on Washington was not about President Donald Trump. It was about finding a voice in a culture that has silenced women for too long. It was a platform where women could be sexual without objectification, vulnerable without manipulation and angry without belittlement. The march was about reclaiming genders and sexualities that have been reduced and disparaged as nothing more than mere talking points for those in power.

Boasting signs that read “the future is STILL female” to “women are the wall and Trump will pay,” the march was a symbolic middle finger to the government establishment as a reminder that we will be vigilantly watching and holding our politicians accountable to both their electorate and their promises.

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Nothing in my life has reverberated to my core quite like the emotions I felt walking the grounds of our nation’s capital with half a million women at my side. That route has

seen our sisters in solidarity marching for the right to vote more than a century ago. It made witness to Martin Luther King Jr.’s march on Washington, when a black man stood before 200,000 protesters and the rest of the world to profess his dream for a future devoid of segregation. It hosted nearly 100,000 young men and women who begged their government to end the war in Vietnam, joined by the ghosts of those who had been sacrificed in a

war without their own consent.

It was a site marking hallowed ground.

And while the glass ceiling may still firmly be in place, even the strongest glass begins to crack under the pressure of 500,000 women and a dream.

Kelsey Thompson is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at katho101@syr.edu.

Participants in Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington boasted many creative signs, including this play on Beyoncé’s hit song “Formation,” “the future is STILL female” and “women are the wall and Trump will pay.” leigh ann rodgers staff photographer

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SU students need to be conscious of sancutary campus meaning Coming off one of the most politically invigorating weekends since the election of President Donald Trump, it is understandable that students at Syracuse University may feel inspired to enact change on campus by calling for Chancellor Kent Syverud to declare SU a sanctuary campus.

But it is important for these students to recognize the financial limitations of becoming a sanctuary campus, and why it may not be possible from a federal aid standpoint for SU to protect its undocumented students to the furthest extent. To ensure students understand the complexity of having sanctuary campus status, SU should consider holding a panel to explain the implications and consequences of obstructing

cooperation with the new administration in pursuit of its immigration policies.

Syverud has declined to name SU a sanctuary campus, but said he has asked the University Senate and university experts to investigate Trump’s immigration policies. Syverud has also hinted that SU will not allow the nature the administration’s immigration rhetoric to influence its own values.

Syverud demonstrated this willingness to maintain SU’s values and speak up against Trump’s rhetoric when he signed a petition that circulated among higher education institutions to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, an immigration policy established under former President Barack Obama that

permits students who immigrated illegally to remain in the United States by enrolling in school.

But if Syverud took further action to reject the potential immigration policies by the Trump administration by declaring SU a sanctuary campus, he’d risk the loss of federal funding that ensures the survival of SU and all colleges and universities in the country, whether they’re public or private. Even private schools require federal dollars to fund their students’ educations, and it would be a threat to SU’s livelihood to potentially forfeit this funding by obstructing the agenda of the federal government. Also, despite being a private university, SU is still subject to federal laws, and cannot take actions that conflict with state or federal mandates.

While the sentiments and protests of students who hope to see SU become a sanctuary campus are admirable and warranted, students must have a balanced perspective of the sanctuary campus movement.

Being conscious of the financial implications of becoming a sanctuary campus is especially important for university leaders, including representatives of SU’s Student Association, who will vote Monday evening on a bill of support for SU declaring itself a sanctuary campus.

SU could help provide context to students’ understanding of the sanctuary campus movement by holding a panel similar to one at the University of Notre Dame, an SU peer institution, which on Wednesday hosted a “Exploring Sanctuary: Hopes and Realities”

panel to address “the possibilities and limitations of sanctuary as a model for protecting vulnerable populations,” according to Notre Dame’s website.

A panel composed of a higher education expert and a university administrator, along with others, could help students understand what they’re really asking logistically for when they ask for a sanctuary campus.

This nuanced perspective is important as we move forward into Trump’s presidency. And although a sanctuary campus may be an unrealistic request to ask of the SU administration, Syverud should maintain the university’s values and, on behalf of SU, demonstrate his support for undocumented students on this campus.

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A firsthand take on record-breaking Women’s March on Washington

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rom Los Angeles to London, Berlin to Bangkok and Seneca Falls to Syracuse, millions of people turned out on Saturday for women’s marches across the globe to protest President Donald Trump and the derogatory rhetoric of his candidacy and presidency.

The primary women’s march in Washington, D.C. became one of the largest protests in the district’s history. And it was joined by sister marches in all 50 states, more than 60 countries and even Antarctica. As I’m sure it did for many others, the Women’s March on Washington had an incredible impact on me and was an experience I will never forget.

The day of the inauguration, a professor I know who also planned on attending the march the next day handed me a stack of business cards and told me to call her in the event that anything went wrong. The kind gesture was made even more meaningful when I noticed the cards were for her position in the Daughters of the American Revolution, a women’s group composed of the descendants of those who fought for our nation’s independence. Saturday’s march, while much more peaceful, felt like another revolutionary act.

Driving into D.C. on Friday night, a dense fog cloaked the city, adding to the ominous feelings associated with Trump’s presidency. And although this cold, looming weather continued throughout the day on Saturday, it didn’t seem to affect the moral or determination of the marchers.

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“We need women at the table as major decisions about the future of our country get made that will have a lasting impact for years to come,” she added.

Gillibrand’s resoluteness was a common theme for marchers, who spoke out about more than women’s issues. People marching on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement, climate change action and especially women’s rights and gender equality stood together and supported each other and each cause throughout the day.

Getting to and from the march was the most challenging part of the day. The Washington Metro recorded 1,001,613 trips on its subway system on Saturday. Compare this to 570,557 trips recorded on the day of the inauguration — a disappointing turnout Trump doesn’t seem to be able to accept.

This incredible turnout was by far the most impactful part of the march for me. March organizers originally submitted a permit for 200,000 marchers to the National Park Service, but estimates quickly exploded to more than half-a-million attend-

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ees. The entirety of Independence Avenue — the viewing location for speakers including legendary feminist activist Gloria Steinem and filmmaker Michael Moore — quickly became overcrowded, and march organizers were forced to scrap the original march route.

I became part of the group that marched straight up Pennsylvania Avenue from the National Mall to the White House. There’s no way to know how many people went along this path, or how many followed the original route or other routes entirely. All I know is that in every direction I looked — down the length of Pennsylvania Avenue

and every street branching off it — there was a sea of people.

For such a large group, the march remained peaceful and positive. D.C. police reported no march-related arrests, while more than 230 violent protesters were arrested the day of the inauguration. At one point during the march, police vans making their way down Pennsylvania Avenue to reposition officers along the route were applauded by marchers as they moved aside to let the vans pass. “Kill them with kindness” may have been an appropriate slogan for Saturday, as solidarity against Trump helped to stave off

march-related conflict.

The questions remains as to whether these marches were nothing more than a flash in the pan, or the beginning of a lasting movement that supports and defends women’s rights from a president and Congress that won’t. Standing in our nation’s capital, surrounded by protesters as far as the eye could see, it was difficult to imagine these people will go quietly.

Cole Jermyn is a junior environmental resource engineering major at SUNY-ESF. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at cdjermyn@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @Cjermyn8.

The Washington Metro recorded 1,001,613 trips on its subways the day of the women’s march, and 570,557 trips the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. leigh ann rodgers staff photographer

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march Earlier Saturday, a station announcement at Rosslyn Metro station in Virginia declared that it would take about 30 minutes for people to board a train. Protesters occupied the entirety of the upper level platform heading to downtown D.C. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said in a tweet that Saturday’s Metro was 1 million.

Scenes from the street

By 10:30 a.m. Saturday, people had already filled up eight blocks between 4th Street SW and 12th Street SW, making it difficult for marchers to move forward toward a stage where speakers addressed the crowd.

On the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW — near the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building and Smithsonian Metro station — the marchers were already completely packed in. Nevertheless, people continued to flood into Independence Avenue, where the march was supposed to take place Saturday afternoon after the speeches.

One block of 12th Street was overwhelmed within half an hour, as people gushed in from the nearby L’Enfant Plaza Metro station around 1:20 p.m.

The demonstrators brought a wide variety of colorful signs with them. One topless female demonstrator held up a sign urging people to desexualize the female body. Some wore red baseball caps, mocking Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps with the words “WTF America” sewed on the front.

Eileen Dunne, a marcher from Maryland, wore Victorian-era clothing — a blue and white laced hoop skirt, a black robe and a pink bonnet — and walked alongside four others who held a sign that said the year is not 1817.

“We are afraid that the new president’s policies are taking us back not 50 years, not 75 years, but 200 years,” said Dunne, whose nephew attends SU. The Associated Press sent a news alert around 1:20 p.m. stating that because of the massive turnout, there wouldn’t be a for-

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mal march. Within 20 minutes, however, an organizer announced the march would proceed with a different route, drawing deafening cheers.

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A block away from Independence Avenue, Justin Mullins, wearing Trump’s wellknown “Make America Great Again” red baseball cap, was looking at his map trying to figure out how to get away from the crowd.

Mullins, a Trump supporter from Tennessee traveling with his family, said he was glad the march took place for protesters, allowing them to exercise their First Amendment rights.

Wearing pro-Trump apparel in a march protesting Trump, he said he “may be” afraid of his safety in the back of his mind.

“I don’t want to give into that though,” he said. “I think it’s my right to wear this.

I don’t agree with necessarily everything they are doing, but I am not going to attack them for it.”

While the Women’s March was aimed at addressing women’s rights issues, the march drew some people concerned with other issues such as the environment and health care.

Sara Carpenter of Queensbury, New York was holding a white board that read: “My husband’s CHEMO costs $10,000 per month.” She said her husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2000, and it became mutated and aggressive in 2014.

Even though Carpenter said he is healthy now and is able to afford the medication through his insurance, owing to former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, she also said he could be dead within a year if he can’t take the medication.

Trump’s pledge and recent actions to begin repealing the health care law, she said, are “mortifying.”

Carpenter said she drove eight hours by herself to attend the march to not only promote social justice, but also health care justice.

“This is just a way for me to share that particular way that Donald Trump’s policies will affect our family,” she said. ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

Protesters of Donald Trump were out in full force on Saturday in Washington following his inauguration the previous day. moriah ratner staff photographer from page 1

inauguration lie more in the campaign rhetoric of Bernie Sanders than in the that of Hillary Clinton.

He called on protesters to let Trump know they were living in a “sh*t show” Friday.

During and after Trump’s inauguration, the farthest reaches of the left emerged. Anarchists around McPherson and Franklin squares smashed the windows of a Starbucks, destroyed the windows of a limo and spray painted an anarchist “A” on buildings and bus stops.

Protesters sat on the limo, rapping and using it as a platform for their messages. Later, a black plume of smoke rose above Franklin Square. As people ran toward the smoke, a woman stepped out of a building and thought protesters had set a building on fire.

One witness saw a protester throw a flaming projectile into the limo, which set it on fire. Police in riot gear and emergency teams rushed to the scene. As protesters continued to chant and protest peacefully, the anarchists tore up brick and broke them to throw at the police in riot gear. Police used chemical dispersant in response Protesters traveled from Standing Rock, North Dakota, where people have resisted the Dakota Access Pipeline. Another protester, Jared Krauss, said he drove all the way from Iowa City, Iowa in one night to document the protest. Kyle Giacomozzi, who said he had been attending similar protests for the last year, lives in Washington, D.C., but some of his family descended on the city to protest.

Friday purged the anger still seeping from November’s election. Saturday imbued the same section of the electorate with hope, except for when protesters broke into antiTrump chants at Trump International Hotel on their way to Pennsylvania Avenue. That anger dissipated as protesters marched away from the hotel and toward the White House, however. Even a block or two away from the march, cheers often rose spontaneously throughout downtown Washington.

The two days’ events raised the question of who Trump was actually turning his country over to. He lost the popular vote, a message the people who upstaged his inauguration on Saturday reiterated though chants. If Friday represented a funeral for the left, Saturday represented its rebirth.

Moore spoke again at the Women’s March, while very few establishment politicians spoke Friday or Saturday. He emphasized how to influence policy under Trump, even spreading a “to-do list.”. Among other things, like calling elected representatives and joining groups like Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, Moore shouted, “You have to run for office.”

Just like Trump’s right, the left’s looming problem will be action and parsing out who will push the movements further. More than 500,000 people descending on Washington, D.C. was just the beginning they hope.

Chris Libonati is a Senior Staff Writer at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at cjlibona@syr.edu or @ChrisLibonati.

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locals He added that “there wasn’t a bad moment” during the day, even as downtown Washington became especially crowded and it was at times difficult to move.

Mariano, from Syracuse, said the size of the crowd was one of the most inspiring parts of the day.

“People converged here from everywhere, but we all set out to do the same thing,” she said. Some said they even saw a group of women from as far away as Fairbanks, Alaska.

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sensory kits Society of America to the Syracuse City Ballet, awards about $80,000 per year in grants for causes that support its expansive mission statement, said Kelly Taylor, the foundation administrator. Its website lists donations to more than 30 charities in the spring of 2016 alone. Life is Washable Inc. was one organization to receive grant money a few years ago.

The kits are on loan from the Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation, who have paid for them, while Life Is Washable Inc. provides expertise on running the program successfully.

“Once we found the right people to talk to, it was really a no-brainer,” Taylor said of coordinating with the Dome to put the Friendly Access program in place.

The kits were made available on loan at Guest Services starting last month, making the Dome “the first venue of its size in the United States to offer sensory accommodations to its patrons,” according to a press release from the Jim & Juli Boeheim

environmental, Latino and LGBTQ activists.

For Needham, a supporter of LGBTQ rights, participating in the Women’s March was personal.

“As a lesbian, I’ve been fighting forever to get these rights,” Needham said, referring to the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

Although the Women’s March may not have an immediate change on government policies, Needham said she thought the march was a success and hoped the march would lead to a better future for the groups that protested.

The bus arrived in Syracuse at about 3 a.m. Sunday. “It’s a long bus ride, and I have an hour-long drive back home,” Windrick said. “But this was all worth it.” jmulle01@syr.edu

Foundation. The Dome, at 49,250 seats, is significantly larger than the 7,753 seat Binghamton University Events Center.

Though the program had an unannounced soft opening at the Dome earlier this basketball season, the Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation didn’t start publicizing the initiative until a few weeks ago, when six of the kits were distributed directly to a community group at SU’s home men’s basketball game against Boston College.

In the future, the kits will be distributed from Guest Services, a department that was created to assist people with all different abilities, said Tom Benzel, assistant director of business and operations for the Dome. Currently, the kits must be returned at the end of the game and are not available for purchase.

Since being introduced last month, Taylor said the kits have been reportedly well received.

“I think (the participants) were thrilled that they were available complementary and that effort is being made to acknowledge the needs of those with sensory impairments,” Taylor said. mdcatalf@syr.edu

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MIKHAIL PALTSYN, a doctoral candidate at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, oversaw the analytical aspects of a study that may give new hope to the legacy of an extinct tiger species in central Asia.

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EYE OF THE TIGER SUNY-ESF researchers look to bring tigers back to central Asia

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close relative of the long-extinct Caspian tiger — the largest tiger subspecies in history — may be the key to bringing tigers back to Central Asia.

A team of researchers that includes scientists from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry recently published a study in the journal “Biological Conservation,” analyzing the best possible regions in which to reintroduce a tiger population to Central Asia. This is a major step in a process that has already taken nearly 10 years, according to a SUNYESF press release.

The plan is to repopulate the identified region, the Ili-Balkhash region of western Kazakhstan, with Amur tigers, a subspecies so genetically similar to the Caspian that they should be considered one species, according to the Global Tiger Initiative’s website.

While the Amur tiger currently resides in the Russian Far East, the Caspian tiger once roamed vast expanses of Asia, from modern-day Turkey through Central Asia to northwestern China.

“When (the Caspian) disappeared, the number of nations that hosted tiger populations was reduced by more than half,” said James Gibbs, a member of the research team and a conservation biologist who is director of the Roosevelt Wild Life Station at SUNYESF, in the release.

During the era of Soviet control in Central Asia, a variety of factors decimated the Caspian population, eventually leading to its extinction. The main threats to the population were state-sponsored hunting, agrarian reforms that destroyed their habitat and the resulting loss of their prey there. The subspecies was designated as extinct in the mid-1960s.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the abandonment of the harmful agricultural projects, the reed thickets and wetlands that make up a tiger’s ideal habitat have had the chance to regrow. The sites that the research group have focused their efforts on are the Ili River delta and adjacent southern coast of Balkhash Lake, per the release.

The Amur tiger also has a healthy, sizeable population, according to the release, and relocating approximately 50 tigers would not harm the current ecosystem in

the Russian Far East.

Gibbs, along with two other scientists from SUNY-ESF and two scientists with the World Wide Fund for Nature, found that there are further obstacles to overcome before the plan can be implemented. Mikhail Paltsyn, an ESF doctoral candidate, identified four such obstacles in the release: • Uncontrolled fires in the identified habi tat zones must be stopped.

• Hoofed animals, the tiger’s ideal prey, must be restored to the region first. This may take five to 15 years.

• The safety of the local human population and how they can socio-economically benefit from a new population of wild tigers needs to be established.

• Water consumption in the Ili River must be regulated in both Kazakhstan and China in order to ensure adequate habitat conditions.

The government of Kazakhstan has already voiced their support for the reintroduction of Amur tigers when it was proposed in 2010 at the Global Tiger Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The study was funded by Russia’s WWF branch and NASA’s Land Cover Land Use Change Program grant to ESF. dovanwey@syr.edu

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Syracuse Skate Gang comes together twice a week. Monday is a free skate day, while Wednesday is a planned lesson day. Every month the instructors hold a class for inexperienced skaters. There is no set age limit as skaters range from 18 to 60 years old. lizzie michael asst. video editor

RAISING THE SKATES Rollerblading group uses past experiences to promote safety

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hen Ariel “Havoc Baldwin” Servadio broke her ankle roller skating six years ago, she didn’t think it would lead to her becoming a skating teacher.

“It was a long road to recovery from there,” she said.

A year’s worth of physical rehabilitation ultimately culminated with surgery, after which she decided it was time to get back on her feet and start skating again.

Now, with her teaching partner Elizabeth “Esprit de Corpse” Wil-

liamson, one of her primary goals is making sure her students stay safe.

“Given our injury histories, (we) have a lot of experience in rehabbing,” Corpse said. “We have a lot of pointers to give people because we’ve been there.”

“You cannot have wheels under your feet without a helmet on your head,” Baldwin echoed.

Syracuse Skate Gang trains every Monday and Wednesday night at The Vault in ShoppingTown Mall. Littered with skates, helmets, shoes and bags, colorfully dressed skaters zoom around the ring to the instruction of Baldwin and Corpse.

“It’s just an incredibly fun way to exercise because you’re working really hard, but you don’t realize it because you are having so much fun,” Baldwin said.

The Gang started informally a few years ago as an outdoor skating group. Both Baldwin and Corpse were instructors for Derby Lite, a class which taught both skills and general skating to newbies and more seasoned see skate

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2017 is turning into the year of the comeback artists, albums

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t’s only been a couple weeks into 2017, but artists in the music industry are already bouncing back. Ed Sheeran released two singles from his long-awaited album “Divide” and his millions of fans rejoiced. #WelcomeBackEd was trending worldwide on Twitter within hours of the release. Alternative band The xx dropped its third album, “I See You.” Fans and critics have described it as some of the band’s best work yet.

Fans of every genre can look forward to the return of some of their favorite musicians. Big names like Taylor Swift and The Killers are

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I USED TO LOVE KANYE rumored to release new music this year. Comebacks seem to be a trend in 2017 — so who’s next?

Let’s start with some of the biggest throwback artists.

Sean Combs

Er, is it Diddy now? Actually, it’s back to Puff Daddy for his newest LP, “No Way Out 2.” It’s a sequel to his iconic 1997 album, “No Way Out,” which brought rap classics

like “I’ll Be Missing You” and “Victory” with The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes. There’s some hype surrounding Sean Combs/ Diddy/Puff Daddy’s comeback, but, in all honesty, he should probably just stick to running Bad Boy Records and promoting Cîroc.

believe their reunion will be epic, their comeback opportunities have been long gone. It’s like that one time the Backstreet Boys tried to make a new album in 2013, and now they have a Vegas residency show. Yikes.

TLC

The most unexpected comeback announcement was definitely Michelle Branch. All I can think about is how her song “Everywhere” was in every romantic comedy in the early 2000s.

Maybe a single from “Hopeless Romantic” will be the next big pop song — who knows? We’ll

If you’re like me and still blast “No Scrubs” on the daily, you should be pumped to hear that TLC is planning on releasing a new LP soon. It will be the first new music the world will hear since former member Lisa Lopes’ tragic death in 2002. Although I want to

Michelle Branch

just have to wait until April 7 for the album’s release.

The most anticipated albums this year, however, are from more recent artists.

Drake

He should be releasing “More Life” any day now. With the success of “Fake Love” and “Sneakin’,” fans and critics are expecting a lot with this album. Drake always brings something fresh to the music scene, so I’m excited to see what’s next for him. The only thing I’m dreading is seeing everyone’s Instagram caption with the same

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What students learn when paying attention during syllabus week

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yllabus week is over, and it was a perfect time to see the people you haven’t seen in a month, catch up on all that sleep you missed during break or plan your trip home based off your last final. And why not? You’re not expected to go to class and pay attention. You get a lot of props for doing even just one of them.

But not for me. I’ve been a part of four syllabus weeks and I’ve studied hard for each one. It’s paid off because I learned a lot, and you missed it all. And, so you don’t have to ask me for my notes, I’ll just give them to you — but I expect your notes for the rest of the semester. Deal?

First off, when you actually pay attention during syllabus week, it can be really intimidating. Here’s a document with all your work for the next four months, and you’re going to get five of them in the span of around 48 hours. Have fun organizing the 17 tests, 11 papers, and 230 readings onto your dollar-store desk calendar. If

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skate gang professionals. Together, with interested skaters, they began to spend a summer skating outdoors. A passerby commented on how the group looked like a gang, and the name Syracuse Skate Gang was born.

But the lessons didn’t start until four months ago in September 2016. After Derby Lite left Syracuse, Baldwin and Corpse decided to continue teaching and transitioned their original group into a class.

The Syracuse Skate Gang was built around a flexible teaching style. Baldwin and Corpse are both Skate IA Level 1 Certified Instructors, which allows them to teach skaters on rollerblades and roller skates.

People who want to skate competitively seek their instruction, but so do casual skaters

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KENT IS MY BIGGEST FAN that doesn’t drive you into a crying-coma, then I envy you.

One of the most important things that you’ll hear in every class you take — and I assure you it’s every class — is not to plagiarize. If for some reason your professors don’t have a section on plagiarizing in their syllabus, email me to prove me wrong at academicintegrity@syr.edu. But you won’t have to because every teacher has a section about plagiarism. Like, the exact same section about plagiarism. It’s almost like it was copied from somewhere, but I’m not sure where.

If you don’t show up to class on the first day of syllabus week, picking seats is difficult. First off, you can’t come too early just looking for some exercise. They skate indoors during the year, and transition outside during the summer.

18-60 Range of ages that learn to skate with Syracuse Skate Gang

Besides their focus on safety, Baldwin and Corpse are dedicated to teaching skills their students want to learn.

“If someone approaches us, and says ‘I

because you’re the only person sitting in the class. That means making awkward eye contact with the teacher and the obligation to sit in the front. Showing up too late means getting stuck in the front. Plus, you’re probably not able to sit with your friends. Showing up the right amount of time early is the priority, especially if you want to be able to pretend like you’re paying attention.

what is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is an academic offense where someone passes off parts or all of another’s work as their own.

The most important thing you’ll find out isn’t on paper — it’s finding out what type of teacher you have. Is this teacher like what the students from 2009 said on ratemyprofessor.com? If they started off class with, “You must have the book by next class,” or “I don’t curve anything,” consider throwing a

tomato. If they start off with “I don’t believe in grading and tests,” consider bribing the teacher to also take on the department head job for your major.

Lastly, the most difficult thing that we all face is figuring out whether or not we can use a laptop. There’s no general consensus as to technology in the classrooms. Laptops, phones, tablets, iPads, Kindles, Kindle Fires and pagers all have specific places in some classrooms and not others. How am I supposed to know that I’m not supposed to pull out my Firefly prepaid mobile phone in class? There’s nothing on the syllabus saying I can’t.

You just better hope it’s on Blackboard.

Josh Feinblatt is a sophomore television, radio and film major. He thinks any teacher that puts a required texts section on his or her syllabus when there are no required texts is the MVP. He can be reached on Twitter @joshfeinblatt or through email at jfeinbla@syr.edu.

really want to learn how to do this,’ we’re totally open to researching that and trying to figure that out,” Baldwin said. “And sometimes we’re teaching someone something that we’re learning ourselves, too.”

They teach a monthly beginner class called the blue group where inexperienced skaters learn how to skate. Those skaters can then transition into the black group, which has more skilled skaters and focuses on learning new techniques each week.

“Most of our drills have some basis in a derby-related skill,” Corpse said.

Wednesday lessons always begin with a warm-up that starts on feet instead of on wheels. The students, generally between 12 to 25 per class, learn the week’s skill, play games and do other drills.

Because Baldwin and Corpse both have been skating for so long, coming up with new weekly lesson plans isn’t too difficult.

“Mostly, we just have a lot of experience in different fun things to do,” Corpse said.

“We pull from our bag of tricks.”

Corpse is also member of Assault City Roller Derby, Syracuse’s local derby league.

Because of the partnership, individuals interested joining the league must first take lessons with the Gang to ensure they have the proper training.

“We want to make sure people on the track can skate around other people safely,” Baldwin said. “It’s very important to us to teach people to stop safely and fall safely.”

They also emphasize the importance of the right gear. Besides the skates, members also wear helmets, wrist guards, kneepads, a mouth guard and sometimes even additional protection such as padded shorts, knee braces or ankle braces.

Because Baldwin and Corpse have not set an age limit on their skate lessons, they’ve had skaters as young as 18 and as old as 60.

Due to Vault restrictions, the youngest skaters they can teach need to be at least 18.

Baldwin and Corpse are proud of the fact that they’ve built something that people enjoy.

“I just like the community aspect of it — the skating indoors, the skating outdoors,” said Megan “Focus Pocus” Mills, a Skate Gang member. “It’s a lot more low-key than derby, so it’s fun to just kind of come here and skate and have fun.”

“We really just always want to have an outlet for people who want to skate, but maybe aren’t interested in derby,” Baldwin said.

“But we’re also happy to help people who are interested in derby feel more prepared and also have another place they can skate.”

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it will be interesting to see how he’ll incorporate them into his cool country sound.

I’m not a fan of mixing country music with other genres because it has such a distinct sound. But on the other hand, people liked when Nelly and Florida Georgia Line collaborated. But if I hear “Cruise” one more time, I will scream.

chung lyrics or hashtags. I’m looking at you, person who posted a picture of their pizza and wrote, “#views.”

John Mayer

He is always up to something new. He shared at the end of 2016 his plan to release four songs every month until his album “The Search for Everything” debuts. “Love on the Weekend” was released last November, but three more singles just dropped on Saturday. After listening to the first wave of singles, I am already begging for more of his chill, yet sexy rock music.

Madeon

EDM fans can look forward to Madeon’s second album following his popular first album “Adventure.” His first album was the go-to choice for when I needed an instant pick-me-up or if I felt like dancing. The upbeat rhythms, perfectly-timed drops, and catchy lyrics from “Adventure” quickly put Madeon into the center of the EDM scene. Let’s hope his second album can compare.

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Brad Paisley

“Love and War” will come out on March 3.

This album features some surprising guests including Demi Lovato and Timbaland, so

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Lorde

She is scheduled to headline several music festivals like Coachella and The Governors Ball which has made flower crown-wearing “hip” teenage girls swoon. But before anyone will see Lorde making her notoriously strange movements — or dance moves? — she’s planning on dropping some new music. On Twitter, she posted teasers and photos to promote her upcoming music, including a photo of the headphones she uses to listen to this long-awaited album. Lorde may be young, but “Pure Heroine” was one of the most mature and comprehensive albums within this past decade. If she made this incredible album at 17, imagine what she can do at 20.

Gorillaz

What’s really gotten a lot of attention is new music from Gorillaz. It’s been seven years since we’ve seen this epic, animated band, but “Feel Good Inc.” still hasn’t gotten old.

I’m also wondering if their animated characters will remain the same or if there will be more CGI used to keep up with the technological advances made — because seven years is a really long time. I’m wondering if their new music will be worth the wait.

2017 might not be your best year ever, but at least you’ll have some good music to get you through those tough times.

Christine Chung is a senior communication and rhetorical studies major. Her column appears weekly in Pulp. You can reach her at chchun02@syr.edu.

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New York City bar, restaurant fosters Syracuse University spirit

By Kenneth Mintz staff writer

ew York City is a hotspot for Syracuse University graduates, boasting more than 50,000 alumni who bleed orange, according to the university’s New York City website. Having the No. 1 nationwide concentration of SU grads, New York City offers many venues for SU alumni to watch games and reunite with old friends.

Now after six months of business, alumni and fans have another place they can call home.

About 193 miles away from the actual street in Syracuse is Marshall Street Bar and Restaurant, located in Manhattan’s Midtown East on 49th Street and 2nd Avenue. The owners aren’t SU graduates — Rob Gerola graduated from Le Moyne College in1991, and Jimmy Cafiero graduated from Pace University in 2012. But they are big fans of SU basketball, particularly Gerola who has been watching since high school. They didn’t want to create just another sports bar in New York, so they opened up shop with the Marshall Street name, pulling ideas from the real street’s bars to create an SU-themed bar in the Big Apple.

Cafiero said the bar was originally going to have a live music theme, but about one month before opening, they realized that was a mistake. The partners had to pivot. “(Gerola) came to me and asked me if I was okay with it because I’m not a Syracuse alumnus, but I was all for it,” Cafiero said. “I’m a ‘Cuse fan, and I know a ton of people that

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went there. It’s really the only college you can root for if you’re a big hoops fan from New York.”

Cafiero had not been to SU before they decided on the theme, so Gerola gave him a tour. The two immersed themselves in SU’s bar scene, visiting Marshall Street and its staples — Orange Crate Brewing Company, Chuck’s Cafe, Harry’s Bar and DJ’s on the Hill. After two visits, Cafiero quickly found the bar scene to have a casual atmosphere.

“We didn’t want to open a fancy high-end sports bar and call it a Syracuse bar,” Cafiero said, “because that’s not the kind of bar you go to when you’re up in Syracuse.”

Gerola is familiar with the bar scene in New York City — he’s the owner of American Trash and has owned a few bars that have since closed. The partners met at one of Gerola’s bars, and when Cafiero was presented with the opportunity to partner up for the new venture, he jumped on it.

Gerola said he has followed his entrepreneurial spirit after graduating from Le Moyne College.

Opening a bar in New York City comes with high rent and a lot of “red tape,” Gerola said, but it has been fun to persevere.

David Baer, co-president of New York City’s SU alumni club, Big Apple Orange, said that the organization is in talks to make Marshall Street Bar an affiliate. The club has one official game bar, 5th&Mad, but has multiple affiliate bars: Village Pourhouse Downtown, East End Bar & Grill and The Montrose.

The venue is smaller in scope, though, compared to some of its

Marshall Street Bar and Restaurant sits in New York City. A prominent spot for SU alumni and sports fans alike, they serve upstatestyle buffalo wings. ally moreo photo editor

other affiliate bars, so he said they will get creative when it comes time to schedule events. He mentioned trivia night and a smaller scale happy hour as options.

“I think that you can’t have too many Syracuse bars,” Baer said.

“It’s great whenever you see the blue and orange hanging outside.

It’s another place that alumni can get together and feel connected with the university, and that’s always a good thing.”

Since opening in September, Marshall Street has already experienced success. Cafiero said he told the bartender who was opening up on the morning of the Syracuse-Clemson football game to expect a light crowd as Clemson was expected to demolish SU, which they did 54-0. Cafiero was in no hurry to go to the bar for the game but when he checked the cameras on his smartphone, he saw that the bar was packed.

Marshall Street features pool tables, Skee-Ball machines and a basketball free throw game, along with space for 140 people. The restaurant’s signature is its Atomic Wings, which Gerola describes

as “authentically upstate buffalo style wings.” Besides traditional flavors like mild, hot and barbecue, the wings also come in other flavors: suicidal, jerk barbecue and garlic parmesan. The menu also offers a variety of burgers, salads and sandwiches.

Robert Britton, who graduated from SU in 2014, said Marshall Street reminds him of Varsity Pizza but with more of a bar feel.

He particularly enjoys running into old friends from school when he goes there.

“Marshall Street reminds me of Lucy’s more than anything,” said Ben Adams, a Class of 2015 alumnus. “The color scheme and the memorabilia on the walls makes me want to order a fish bowl.”

The bar is equipped with Syracuse memorabilia and a sound system to make customers feel as if they’re at the game.

“We’d like to be the premier Syracuse alumni gathering spot,” Gerola said. “We want to be the number one sports bar in Midtown, and we’d like to be the go-to place for any game.” kmintz@syr.edu

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Syracuse breaks No. 14 Hurricanes press in 81-48 victory on the Orange’s breaks. She drew three fouls on press-breaks in the first half alone, even after Meier constantly told her team to stop reaching.

“You’re not going to steal the ball from Alexis Peterson in a trap,” Meier said. “I can’t cry about — they had so many fouls, we were not smart. We did things that aren’t going to be effective and weren’t strategic. Smart teams don’t foul 29 times regardless.”

After yet another Miami foul on the press late in the second quarter, Meier yelled “back” to her team and called the press off. It wasn’t even halftime, and the Hurricanes were already down, 38-25.

By Matt Feldman staff writer

Just 20 seconds into Sunday’s game, after a slick Keyona Hayes layup put Miami on the board early, Hurricane head coach Katie Meier put her hands in the air, calling for the Miami defense to press the inbounds pass to Alexis Peterson.

Miami set up in a hybrid full-court press that attempted to flow back into a 2-3 zone after trapping the Orange guards before half court. Hurricane guards Jessica Thomas and Laura Cornelius laid the pressure on Peterson, who frenetically backpedaled and weaved until she crossed half court. Peterson dishing to Brittney Sykes, who chucked up a contested 3-point attempt that missed its mark.

You’re not going to steal the ball from Alexis Peterson on a trap. I can’t cry about — they had so many fouls, we were not smart.

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The front was exactly the type of press Meier said she wanted coming into Sunday’s contest: A press forcing the ball from Peterson’s hands and untimely shots from the other SU guards that would disrupt Orange’s flow.

“Their guards really committed to pressing early,” Peterson said. “But (Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman) talked about staying in attack mode, don’t dribble side-

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The amount of free throw attemps the Orange had.

Syracuse drained 25 of them.

ALEXIS PETERSON had seven assists as well as five rebounds and two steals to accompany her 24-point outing. jeff anderson contributing photographer

ways, be just as aggressive.”

But Syracuse (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) systematically dismantled the press and drew bunches of fouls to thrash No. 14 Miami (14-5, 3-4), 81-48, in the Carrier Dome on Sunday afternoon. It was the Orange’s 10th straight home win of the season, and its third win over an AP top-25 team on the season. At least five of Miami’s fouls came behind half court, attempting to stop Orange ball-handler Peterson from pushing the tempo of the game.

Hillsman described how Miami changes up its press front — sometimes defending with two guards, sometimes with one — to try and create problems for the Orange’s full-court offense.

Three quarters later, as Cornelius slowly

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trudged off the court to join Emese Hof and Kaila Prather as a third Hurricane casualty to fouls, it became apparent that the press Meier once hoped would be effective had become anything but.

“I don’t know why we thought we could reach on Alexis Peterson,” Meier said. “That just wasn’t smart, that was immature and I think there was really some fake effort on our part when fouling Peterson in a trap.”

After every Hurricane bucket, the Miami contingent would push a hard press onto Peterson and Sykes, but with effort the Orange backcourt easily broke it.

All Peterson did was put her head down and maneuver to the outside of the press to either draw a foul or fly past the Hurricane defense

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miami second half was a turnaround jumper from the free-throw line. She also had three and-1s in the game.

“She’s just special. She’s really, really special,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said.

“We let her play to her scout in the first half.

In the second half, she went against our scout and torched us, too.”

On defense, Sykes wreaked havoc. On one possession, Sykes started off playing up top with Peterson and Cooper, pressuring the ball on a possession that started at midcourt.

Miami broke the pressure and passed a ball deep into the corner, but Sykes had already recovered and managed to deflect the ball away. She finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals.

When the Hurricanes scored, they threw full-court pressure at Peterson as she brought the ball up court. First it was one defender, but Peterson normally broke that easily. Then it was two Miami players trying to trap her, but she split them, too.

Miami was often left to foul. On one play, Peterson split two defenders in the backcourt and got fouled by a third near midcourt.

Hillsman yelled “all day” at Peterson. The next possession, the press was called off. In

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The Hurricanes didn’t bother attempting to press again in the third and fourth quarters.

After Hillsman subbed out Peterson and Sykes, the Orange bench players slowly worked the ball around the backcourt with under two minutes remaining in the game. Meier stood motionless on the Hurricane sideline, resting her chin on her left hand and staring at her team: Down 33 to an unranked opponent, two starters and two role players fouled out, 29 total team fouls. The difference between the two sides became clear.

“My players go, ‘Ah,’ and complain to the referee, and then come to me and say, ‘Coach, I’ve got foul trouble,’” Meier said.

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the second quarter alone, the Orange shot 11-of-14 from the free-throw line.

“They did everything they could but Lex is just, she’s a good ball-handler,” Hillsman said. “If you give her space, she’s going to make you pay.”

In the second half, SU was even more dominant. Miami couldn’t shake any of the momentum that SU had. After back-to-back baskets for the Hurricanes —something that rarely happened in the second half — Sykes converted an and-1.

On the next possession, Peterson spun out of pressuring defense, dribbled toward the free-throw line and passed a ball toward an open spot the baseline. Sykes swooped in on a backdoor cut and went up for the layup.

Peterson, who finished the game with 24 points and seven assists, turned around and celebrated before Sykes even finished the play.

The two got subbed out at separate points late in the fourth quarter. Each one of them got a standing ovation from the crowd. Together, they led SU to its best win of the season.

“This was a must-win, and we said it was that,” Hillsman said. “We didn’t shy away from saying that this win could possible define our season. And hopefully it has defined it in a positive way.” tdlanger@syr.edu

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The little look, is almost like I have to double check, like, did you really try that ...

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grossman brief runs where SU cut the deficit to single digits, or even one possession, but then faded away just as quickly. Both games illustrated that the Orange is far from matching up evenly with the ACC’s best, let alone pulling off an upset.

For 41 years, Boeheim’s teams have all finished with winning records and qualified for the NCA A Tournament or NIT (when allowed). This season could very well be one of firsts.

If Syracuse does fail to make a postseason tournament, it won’t be for lack of opportunity. Six ACC teams currently rank in the Top 25 and SU still has five games remaining against that bunch. Two already flew by in the past week. Then there’s Clemson and Wake Forest, ranked as the 34th and 36th best teams, per Kenpom.com. That offers the Orange two more chances for quality wins, rounding out a list of games against No. 10 Florida State, No. 12 Louisville (home and away), No. 16 Virginia and No. 18 Duke.

“We’ve still got a lot of big games,” freshman Taurean Thompson said, “so I’m just looking forward. What’s in the past is in the past.”

But the conversation about upcoming chances has to ground itself on what we know about the opportunities Syracuse has already had. In addition to Notre Dame and North Carolina, SU’s already lost handily to presently ranked Wisconsin and South Carolina, not to mention losses against less heralded teams like St. John’s and Connecticut.

Weaknesses have appeared in nearly every facet of SU’s game. Each contest seems to highlight a different need of improvement, including overall defense, point guard turnovers, offensive and defensive rebounding, 3-point defense, reliance on Tyler Lydon and more.

It seems nothing can click at the same time, and the Orange is getting consistently burned for it. Every team has its

weaknesses, but it’s increasingly apparent that Syracuse has too many.

“Look at last year,” Thompson said when asked if Syracuse could turn its season around. “I think they were 9-9 in conference. So that’s my motivation. “…Last year they did it. So why can’t we?”

Thompson’s sentiment is likely one shared by the optimistic slice of SU’s fan base. Last year’s team endured its fair bit of criticism and doubt, only to parade through March and land in the Final Four. But the comparison isn’t completely right.

Last year SU featured a reliable nucleus of Trevor Cooney, Michael Gbinije, Malachi Richardson and Lydon coming off the bench. This year it’s been Lydon paired with a revolving door of cast members, most of which have proven to be one-way players.

Thompson and Tyler Roberson provide the ideal example. The 6-foot-11 freshman likes to shoot and has been an offensive boost in the post, but poor defense has plagued him all year. Conversely, Roberson was removed from the starting lineup largely because of his offensive inefficiencies while still providing steady defense.

Then there’s White, who’s scored more than anyone on the team but has become too one-dimensional at times with his 3-point shooting. Topping it off is a tugof-war between Howard and John Gillon at point guard, each appearing frustrated at times with Boeheim’s short leash. As a group, the mixed and matched lineups have struggled to play together.

“You want to win, and you don’t take losing lightly,” White said, “but I use the word disappointed lightly.

“Because usually when you’re disappointed (and it’s) within your control, you go out and do something about it.”

So far, Syracuse hasn’t. There are few indications, if any, that it will.

Connor Grossman is a Senior Staff Writer at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at cgrossma@syr.edu or followed on Twitter @connorgrossman.

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BRITTNEY SYKES led Syracuse with 29 points and combined with Alexis Peterson’s 24 points to outscore No. 14 Miami 53-48 all by themselves. The blowout was the Orange’s signature win of the season, and saw SU frequently break the Hurricane’s press and draw 29 fouls.

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Brittney Sykes, Alexis Peterson combine for 53 points in 81-49 win over No. 14 Miami, stop two-game losing streak frustration as Peterson looked unsatisfied by the explanation the referee was giving her.

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iami’s Laura Cornelius thought she had an easy transition layup after an Alexis Peterson turnover. But she couldn’t see Brittney Sykes running down right behind her.

As Cornelius went up for a layup, Sykes leapt and swatted the ball down toward her before it trickled out of bounds. She turned and stared at Cornelius.

“I kind of give a little look, but I don’t want to get a (technical foul), so I just walk back and set up for our 2-3 out of bounds,” a laughing Sykes said after Syracuse’s 81-48 upset over No. 14 Miami on Sunday afternoon. “The little look,” Sykes added, “is almost like I have to double check, like, did you really try that … it’s like a quick glance and like, alright, you buggin’.”

Later in the first quarter, Peterson got called for a foul she and her coach Quentin Hillsman didn’t agree with. Hillsman turned around in

She’s really, really special ... in the second half she went against our scout and she torched us, too.

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On the next possession, Peterson lined up for a 3-pointer, missed, but got the ball from Briana Day after an offensive rebound. Peterson pulled up and drained the next one. She jumped up and yelled, looking in the same direction of where the referee

who had just called the foul on her was standing.

The Orange (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) was frustrated after back-to-back road losses to Georgia Tech and No. 7 Florida State. Its senior backcourt of Sykes and Peterson — dubbed by Hillsman as the best backcourt in the country and branded as such by the team’s social media accounts — channeled that frustration into a masterful performance.

SU’s two best players combined to score 53 — five more than Miami did as a team — ensuring its two-game slide would end. It also marks 16 straight home wins, extending back to last season. The third regular-season victory over a ranked opponent ties a program-best mark in the dominating 81-48 win over No. 14 Miami (14-5, 3-4) on Sunday afternoon.

Sykes scored in a multitude of ways for the Orange. Her first basket was a layup following an offense rebound by Day. On the next possession she drilled a transition 3-pointer. Her first bucket of the

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Grossman: Syracuse offers little proof it will turn season around

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OUTH BEND, Ind. — The scene inside Syracuse’s locker room was one that’s played out many times already this season.

Team managers zipped up equipment bags as players quietly shuffled in and out, providing the only steady noise in a silent room. Eventually players spoke to reporters in hushed tones, trying to conjure reasons for another convincing loss in a season checkered with them.

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Boeheim lamented SU’s defense, while his team praised Notre Dame’s talent and acknowledged they played a step behind in the 18-point loss on Saturday. But really, these explanations have threaded their way through the entire season. Against North

Carolina. Against Boston College.

Against St. John’s.

The same reasons continue to surface, and so does the same result.

“We know (this season is) a disappointment,” point guard Frank Howard said. “We’re not going to sit here and act like it’s something that it’s not.”

With a winless record outside the Carrier Dome and a bruising 8-5 non-conference record, pretending would be difficult.

Syracuse’s (11-9, 3-4 Atlantic

Coast) season has been marred by inconsistency, and the outlook is grim near the midway point of conference play. SU is more than one marquee win away from the NCAA Tournament conversation, but it had two shots at one this week against No. 9 UNC and No. 15 Notre Dame.

The results can be summed up in one number: 49. That’s how many combined seconds the Orange led against the Tar Heels and Fighting Irish. For the remain-

ing 79 minutes and 11 seconds, Syracuse exhibited the clumsy and inconsistent traits that have left little hope for change in the remaining 11 regular season games.

“There’s still time to turn it around,” freshman Tyus Battle said.

“We know what we’re capable of.”

In both the UNC and UND games, SU scored on its first possession and never held an advantage on the scoreboard afterward. Both games featured

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