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Over a dozen teams participated in the Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic at Hiawatha Lake located within Onondaga Park on Saturday, Jan 29.

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SU’s CARE Lab offers free evaluations and diagnoses for the local community. The lab allows undergraduate and graduate students to help with research.

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Jamie Boeheim was supposed to be another Boeheim who played basketball. But after playing for one year at Rochester, Jamie fell out of love with the sport.

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yracuse University is defendant to a class action lawsuit on behalf of all those who paid tuition and fees for the spring 2020 semester.

The class action complaint, which was filed on Dec. 9, 2021, claims students lost the benefit of the on-campus education they paid for as a result of the university’s response to the pandemic. The lawsuit names Shelby Poston, a student at SU during the spring 2020 semester, as the lead plaintiff, but was filed on behalf of all students who have not been refunded for the interrupted semester.

Syracuse University is the defendant in a class action lawsuit that seeks refunds for tuition paid for the spring 2020 semester

If Poston’s class action is certified, the complaint estimated tens of thousands of those who paid tuition for the semester could join as plaintiffs.

The complaint argued the plaintiffs entered into a contract with SU that was breached when the university moved classes online in response to the pandemic, and said the university should return a “pro-rated portion” of any tuition paid toward the semester.

On March 10, 2020, SU announced all academic programs would be moved online until at least March 30. SU then suspended all on-campus classes for the rest of the semester on March 16, 2020, hours after Onondaga County confirmed its first COVID-19 cases.

On March 23, SU announced that students who had to move out of university housing because of see lawsuit page 4

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MLK III highlights family legacy of activism in speech to SU

By Kyle Chouinard asst. news editor

While not officially ordained by a church like his father Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III considers ministry to be a missiondriven project.

“My ministry is in engaging in human rights,” King III said.

“King III spoke at Syracuse University’s 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday night. The event featured a collection of performances from the Community Choir and Black Celes-

tial Choral Ensemble and speakers that included Chancellor Kent Syverud and the Rev. Brian Konkol, the dean of Hendricks Chapel.” “(Martin Luther King Jr.) advocated for love in the face of hate.”

Syverud said. “He pressed for freedom in the face of oppression. He continues to inspire generations with his dream of equality.”

King III said during his talk with event co-chair and SU junior David Barbier Jr. that humanity must learn non-violence. King III said that his father told him that humanity’s choice is between nonviolence and

non-existence.

“Today, unfortunately, we’re at a very critical place where our nation is volatile enough that it could engage in explosion,” King III said. “The hope and the work that we must do is to keep that from happening.”

While speaking, King III connected his father’s words and work to a modern context. He specifically cited social movements of today such as Black Lives Matter, the women’s movement and March For Our Lives.

King III also spoke on the role of colleges and universities as agents of change. An education gives

only part of what it takes to make change, he said.

“Education gives you the theory, but you sometimes have to engage in pragmatic, practical experiences,” King III said.

King III also spoke about his mother, Coretta Scott King, who was an activist and civil rights leader like her husband.

Coretta Scott King was a coalition builder, King III said, helping organize the creation and implementation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. King III said his mother

understood the importance of preserving documents.

“If it were not for mother, I don’t know how far dad’s legacy would have gone.”

King III ended his discussion by asking listeners to let their conscience drive their decision-making.

“I hope that (SU students) would look to Martin Luther King Jr. for a philosophy that helped to transform our nation and the world,” King III said, “so that our nation and world becomes better.”

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SU CARE Lab diagnosis autism for free

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SU announces ‘Unsung Heroes’

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Founded in 2011, the CARE Lab at Syracuse University focuses on understanding how people with autism sense and perceive the world around them. meghan hendricks photo editor

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Natalie Russo remembers when several adults came to her lab. They had suspected they had autism for a long time but couldn’t get a diagnosis for years, she said.

“The opportunity to validate autistic adults who come to the lab and for the first time have a diagnosis … has been really tremendous, and that’s happened on multiple occasions,” Russo said.

Founded by Russo in 2011, the Center for Autism Research and Electrophysiology Lab at Syracuse University focuses on understanding how people with autism sense and perceive the world around them, and how that may or may not be different from people without autism, Russo said.

The CARE Lab has received funding from public and private institutions alike, including the National Institute of Mental Health and the Nancy Lurie Marks Family

Foundation, Russo said.

The lab offers free evaluations and diagnoses for both children and adults, which is a way for the lab to serve the local community, said Ellie Masters, a fourth-year graduate student at SU who oversees the clinical aspects of the lab.

The lab provides the people with a comprehensive report that includes full results and explanations of them, Masters said. It also offers feedback sessions to the families so that they can talk about the evaluations and ask questions they may have. Once there is a diagnosis, the lab will give the family an opportunity to participate in its research.

“We do all these assessments for free,” Masters said. “That’s a really big draw for a lot of families, especially in Syracuse, who may not have access to other resources that actually are a little bit more expensive.”

Many people also came to the lab to be part of the research, Masters said.

“Dr. Russo is a phenomenal

adviser, and she looks at things from a strength-based approach,” Masters said. “That means rather than looking at autism as a deficit type of condition, she looks at all the unique strengths that are associated with autism, which I really appreciate because as a person, that’s really important to remember all the strengths of people.”

The lab saw at least one new family per week on average before the pandemic, Masters said. Most of the people with autism the CARE Lab sees are aged from 8 to 16, with a few adults from time to time, whom The Daily Orange was unable to speak with because of doctor-patient confidentiality.

The lab consists of six SU graduate students and seven undergraduate research assistants, according to the lab’s website. It’s important to include both graduate and undergraduate students to get involved in research for many reasons, Russo said.

“The research that I did when I

was an undergrad was the thing that sparked me to go to graduate school and to want to continue,” Russo said. It’s important to try to engage students who may or may not want to follow that trajectory, she added.

Leah Hamdoun, a sophomore neuroscience and psychology major, joined the lab after she saw the opportunity at an involvement fair on campus at the beginning of the fall 2021 semester. She said she liked being involved in the lab’s research and working with children with autism, who don’t usually have the means to get diagnosed.

“Especially in the U.S., it’s really hard for these kids to get assessed for autism,” Hamdoun said. “Since it’s free and for every task (the families) do they get paid, we’re helping the community and helping people get diagnosed when they need it.”

Undergraduate students in the lab are responsible for helping collect, clean and analyze data, as well as helping run experiments, Mas ters

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LGBTQ+ Advisory Board explores mission

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Since Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the establishment of the city’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, its members have been trying to determine the board’s mission.

The 19-member board, created on Oct. 13, 2021, will serve as a liaison between Syracuse’s LGBTQ community members and the city government to solve issues they might have, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.

“Too often, the interests and concerns of our LGBTQ+ community have gone overlooked,” Walsh said in the release. “The Advisory Board will help to change that and ensure we are living up to our vision of being a growing city that embraces diversity and creates opportunity for all.”

The creation of four subcommittees — community space, outreach and education, business and employment and city policy — will help define the mission and put capable board members in the community to provide any aid needed, said Leonardo Sanchez, the board’s co-chair. The members in each subcommittee will bring their years of experience to the community with their specializations, Sanchez said.

The field of each subcommittee was chosen through discussions with members collaboratively. Every subcommittee is evenly dispersed with either six or seven members, Sanchez said, and each member can join two subcommittees.

The co-chairs each took two different subcommittees to cover all four areas. Sanchez is part of Mayor Walsh created the advisory board to ensure that the city jaden chen asst. photo editor see lgbtq board page 4 embraces diversity for all.

Syracuse University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee announced the recipients of its 37th annual Unsung Hero Awards on Thursday.

The award is given to members of the community that make positive impacts on the lives of others that have not received significant recognition for their actions. This year, 24 individuals received the award, ranging from a local high school football team to SU students, faculty and staff.

Nathena Murray, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the award for her involvement in the Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program, an organization that works to decrease high school dropout rate and increase college enrollment rates. The award also recognizes her role in the WellsLink Leadership Program and as a 2021-22 Remembrance Scholar representing Kesha Weedon.

Peipei Liu, a junior in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, was recognized for her work at WeMedia Lab, a Chinese media team promoting multicultural communication and connecting international students with the university.

She also worked with resident advisers to combat racist incidents with the #SUnite campaign when she lived in Day Hall during her freshman year. Her award-winning screenplay in the same year, “SunKissed Orange,” continued her advocacy for inclusion and diversity.

David Knapp, an assistant professor in the Setnor School of Music and School of Education; and Joanna Spitzner, an assistant professor in the School of Art, have given their time to the Studying an Environment that Nurtures Self Exploration in Students Project, which works to teach sound recording to students of marginalized communities.

Vince Cobb, a media technology consultant and engineer at Newhouse, manages “the Cage,” researches new technologies that keep students up to date with industry standards and serves on SU’s Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Committee.

He also created the Inner-City Media and News Team, a project that paired Newhouse students of color with middle and high school students to work on scripts, production, news reporting and editing workshops at his church.

Members of the varsity football team at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central were also named Unsung Heroes. The 17 members of the team distributed more than 400 Thanksgiving meals, volunteered at the Annual Bike Giveaway Setup in December and began the “Athletes for Community Engagement” program, which seeks to celebrate young athletes and see award page 4

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lawsuit COVID-19 could apply for reimbursements of their housing and meal plan payments. But the university has not refunded any tuition or fees from the spring 2020 semester, the lawsuit says.

As a result of SU’s decision to close their facilities, the lawsuit claims, the plaintiffs in the class did not have access to the educational services, facilities or opportunities for which they paid.

The lawsuit also claims the online learning options offered to SU students were not as effective as in-person methods “in practically every aspect” due to the lack of facilities, materials and access to faculty.

The complaint claimed that SU viewed their in-person and on-campus programs as separate products from its online programs.

Since SU has a separate website through which students can apply for online programs, the from page 3

lgbtq board community space and city policy, while the other co-chair, Michael Sgro, is in business and employment as well as education and outreach.

“The idea right now is let’s hear our population and our community and access where we need to go,” said Chris Kukenberger, a board member and an associate professor at Onondaga Community College. “That will help us understand what our mission long term really is.”

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said. The graduate students oversee them while providing mentorship for their respective research interests and projects, she said.

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university intended it was a distinct product, the complaint argues.

Going into the spring 2020 semester, Poston had an expectation that all courses she enrolled in would be taught in person, due in part to SU’s course catalog listing all her classes as being taught in a physical location on campus. Poston paid SU approximately $26,105 in tuition for the 2020-21 academic year and over $600 in fees, the complaint says.

Though Poston lives in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the class action was filed in Onondaga County because of SU’s location.

On Dec. 30, 2021, SU filed a notice of removal, requesting the case be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. SU cited various reasons for the removal in their notice, including the diverse citizenship of the plaintiffs, the fact that the amount in controversy exceeded $5 million and the size of the class.

Sarah Scalese, the senior associate vice presi-

dent for university communications at SU, did not comment directly on the lawsuit but offered a statement to The Daily Orange.

“We recognize the uncertainty and unique stressors created by the pandemic. Syracuse University remains committed to supporting our students in their academic and related endeavors, and did so when the COVID-19 pandemic forced it (like almost every other institution in the country) to transition to online learning,” Scalese’s statement said.

“Despite the shift to online learning during the spring 2020 semester, the University ensured that our students continued to make progress toward their degree by taking online classes and receiving enriching, credit-bearing learning experiences and other activities.”

The lawsuit was filed by John Cherundolo, a Syracuse attorney and SU alumnus who played on SU’s football team in the 1960s.

Three similar lawsuits that also sought

refunds for the interrupted semester have been filed since SU moved classes online in 2020, naming SU students as plaintiffs.

The first was filed on May 1, 2020, in federal court by Jonathan Yin, an undergraduate student studying information management technology. Yin later withdrew the lawsuit. A second lawsuit was filed on July 26, 2020, by Julian Minichelli, a senior at the time.

Another lawsuit was filed in December 2020 by Cherundolo, but was dismissed by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Thomas McAvoy. Stuart and Stacey Meissner, the parents of an SU student, were listed as lead plaintiffs in the case. McAvoy ruled the Meissners’ daughter had signed the contract with the school, and the parents therefore had no standing to sue even though they had paid her tuition.

Syracuse Police Department to help create new, updated training on working with the LGBTQ population, particuarly the transgender population, they said.

While some committees have started operations, others are still defining their goals. The community space committee has been trying to find an operation center that’s inclusive to members of the LGBTQ community.

The pandemic will make finding a physical space difficult, Sanchez said. In the meantime, a website will be created to provide the community with direct contact to the board. Board members’ emails will be made publicly available on the website,

which will also have pages with resources for the LGBTQ community and provide board updates for transparency.

“We don’t want to try to create something that already exists,” said Coran Klavers, an associate professor and the chair of Syracuse University’s English department. “We want to find out what already exists and find out what the needs of the community are.”

Klavers, the only SU faculty on the board, also hopes that the university can get involved. She wants to connect SU and the city of Syracuse on the board issues and utilize the university’s resources to provide meaningful help to the board’s operation,

she said.

While the mission of the board remains open to public input, there is a common goal between all members to provide representation for those who previously did not have a voice in the government.

“We’re trying to break down barriers. I came from New York City where you saw all different people of all colors in love, and when I moved here people were shocked that I was married to a man and we were an interracial couple,” said Sanchez. “We want this discomfort and fear LGBT people have towards being themselves to stop.”

interests can find something they are excited about through their work at the lab since it serves as an “interesting intersection” of both neuroscience concepts and clinical application.

“Research isn’t just critical. It’s also super exciting and lots of fun,” Russo said. “Involving

undergraduate students means fresh ideas and different perspectives on things.”

Masters said while conducting research could be challenging in many regards, the work she does at the lab has been rewarding. “(It’s) always rewarding to be able to tell them things about themselves that they didn’t

know before,” Masters said. “Our strengthsbased lab is always a really cool part because we get to tell them we showcase all your skills and all your strengths in a way that (is) superior (to) your neurotypical peers.”

degree in social work, community organization, planning and administration from SU in 2015, leads anti-poverty efforts as a part of H.O.P.E. She also worked with CenterState CEO and the city of Syracuse to establish “Syracuse Build: Pathways to Apprenticeship,” a

paid training program for people of marginalized communities, women and veterans.

Beverly Oliver founded the After School and Early Learning Program at C. Grant Grimshaw Elementary School, providing accessible programming to the children

and families of the Onondaga Nation and LaFayette as part of her 35 years spent creating high-quality early child care and afterschool programming in Onondaga County.

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SU must vaccinate all of Syracuse COVID cases shouldn’t dictate SU's protocol

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Vaccinating SU students is not enough —it is imperative that Syracuse residents be vaccinated as well to protect the community. jaden chen asst. photo editor

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s the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus runs rampant throughout the nation, Syracuse University students are being challenged once again to return to campus under strict protocols.

Though SU has a high vaccination rate between students and faculty due to the university’s vaccination mandate, it is difficult to ignore vaccination discrepancies between SU and the greater Syracuse community.

Only 76.1% of Onondaga County residents at least 5 years old are fully vaccinated, as of Jan. 30. Given this number and that Onondaga County has a high transmission level, COVID-19 is still a serious threat to many Syracuse residents. SU must do more to facilitate community vaccination, as a greater effort in community outreach during such a difficult and confusing time would have lasting benefits on the health of those residing in Syracuse.

It is imperative that Syracuse residents get fully vaccinated to protect the community, healthcare workers and SU. As cases have risen, Syracuse hospitals have remained overwhelmed. Crouse Hospital, Upstate University Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, as well as all others in the central New York region, have halted elective procedures in order to accommodate the surge in cases.

Hospitals are experiencing staff shortages across the country.

In some instances, hospitals are requiring healthcare workers to return to work while infected with COVID-19. Though only 7% of New York state hospitals have reported

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staffing shortages, that number will likely increase as the omicron variant spreads through high transmission areas like Onondaga County. The well being of Syracuse healthcare workers heavily relies on vaccinating the community.

Additionally, Syracuse’s racial and socioeconomic diversity increase the stakes of receiving the vaccine. As reported by the Kaiser Family Foundation, low income families as well as communities of color are disproportionately at higher risk of serious COVID-19 illness if infected due to underlying health and economic challenges.

“Both historical and current experiences of racism and discrimination contribute to mistrust of the healthcare system among racial and ethnic minority groups.

This mistrust may extend to vaccines, vaccination providers, and the institutions that make recommendations for the use of vaccines,” a CDC report stated.

“People with low incomes who work in jobs such as grocery store workers, delivery drivers or home health aides that are defined as essential may put themselves at higher risk of contracting coronavirus than others who are able to shelter in place and follow guidelines for social distancing,” according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

SU has a responsibility to the community to encourage vaccination and provide vaccine opportunities to those outside of SU with the many resources the university is equipped with. Additionally, SU benefits greatly from the Syracuse community and is responsible for bringing thousands of students to the area — potentially putting the

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Syracuse community at greater risk — therefore the university must do its part in caring for its community during the pandemic.

SU received a positive response when the university opened free testing opportunities to the public at the beginning of January. Community members utilized the resource and avoided the stress and difficulty of securing appointments, high costs and waiting multiple days for results. Although this resource is not currently available to the general community with the return of students on campus, the university is considering reimplementing it.

In a similar way, SU should provide a mass vaccination opportunity available to all eligible community members. An SU-driven vaccine initiative would strengthen the university’s ties to the community while simultaneously protecting those most vulnerable to the virus. SU’s position as an esteemed university and integral piece of Onondaga County has the power to influence those who are skeptical or wary about the vaccine to take advantage of an accessible vaccination opportunity.

Increasing vaccinations in Syracuse will provide deserved protection to at-risk people, and it will not only protect those most vulnerable, but it will restore vibrance to the city of Syracuse. The vaccine is a necessary component required to combat pandemic life while returning to a healthier and more comfortable daily routine.

Cara Steves is a freshman magazine, news and digital journalism major. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at cgsteves@syr.edu.

ow that students are back to campus for the spring semester, we’re seeing a spike in COVID-19 omicron variant cases. This could lead to the university shutting down parts of campus, including moving classes online, like many other schools have done.

Syracuse University should not make these decisions simply based on the raw number of cases on campus because it misses other important variables, like the fact that SU students were required to receive a COVID-19 booster before returning to campus. It’s also important to note that COVID-19 symptoms for vaccinated people are much typically less severe than for the unvaccinated.

A research study from the state of Massachusetts found that 97% of COVID-19 cases in vaccinated individuals don’t result in severe illness.

Since the omicron variant is less severe for many people, there just simply isn’t much of a danger from COVID-19 to the vast majority of students.

This isn’t to make blanket statements and say that students aren’t susceptible to the virus, because there are some students on campus who are more at risk. For those that are at a higher risk, SU should allow virtual options, should they choose.

However, for the rest who are not at serious risk, why shut down the university? Moving classes online makes it difficult for many students to learn, and it is unjust to make students who have already paid their dues for the semester forced to be moved to an inferior form of learning.

Ashish K. Jha, a dean at Brown University and former Harvard University health expert, recently spoke up on how he believes that a surge in the pure number of COVID-19 cases should no longer be a major metric of the pandemic. This is based on

the fact that vaccinated people with COVID-19 as a whole report milder symptoms than the unvaccinated.

The way Jha frames it, the prior variants had higher case rates that led to heightened hospitalizations which led to deaths. The omicron variant, however, changes that — because of the large population of vaccinated people, high case rates no longer leads to high hospitalization and death rates. Jha argues that we should focus on hospitalizations and deaths instead of just pure cases.

SU administration should adopt this mentality. The university is full of students who are vaccinated and boosted, and many aren’t in high-risk groups. Severity of cases should be paid attention to, not just pure case rates.

Now, of course if severe cases climb through the roof, with students, faculty and staff hospitalized at alarming rates, then we can take a step back and reconsider what to do with this semester. As it stands now, however, bringing classes online in the face of what are majority mild cases is an overreaction and the wrong decision. Making students return to online learning is a disservice to all who came back to campus this spring in hopes of having a relatively normal semester.

We’ve been in a long battle against the pandemic for almost two years now. It hasn’t been easy for any of us. I’m not saying that we ignore the pandemic and its dangers, but circumstances change. We aren’t in the same spot we were in March 2020. We have a way to fight this virus — the vaccine works and can help us win this battle. With the combination of the vaccine and the omicron variant, it’s time we start to get back to normal as best we can.

John Hepp is a freshman sports analytics major. His column appears biweekly. He can be reached at jwhepp@syr.edu.

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The idea for the Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic stemmed from a group of Syracuse natives, including Mayor Ben Walsh, who grew up skating in Syracuse’s Onondaga Park. meghan hendricks photo editor

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Attendees brave frigid temperatures at Hiawatha Lake for Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic

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arita Green, a mom who made the trip from Canada to see her son play in the Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic (SPHC), recognized that the main purpose of the tournament was to have fun. She knew the stakes weren’t high enough to warrant unneeded physicality in the games. “(My son is) a big guy, and he used to check a lot,” Green said. “I said to him, ‘Don’t you dare check in pond hockey.’”

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Despite the 9 degree weather, attendees were excited for the Syracuse Pond Hockey Classic. meghan hendricks photo editor

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Lucy Blu Island Bar and Club enchants SU students

By Olivia Ciancio staff writer

Angelina Campanile, a Syracuse University senior, is no stranger to the Orange Crate Brewing Company, a popular nighttime spot for many SU students, Campanile and her friends often find themselves there during the weekends. It was an exciting time for her when Orange Crate

announced the opening of a new bar right around the corner, Lucy Blu Island Bar and Club.

“Going to Lucy Blu was really fun, and I liked that it was more of a club vibe since we don’t have one on campus,” Campanile said. “I also think it is nice to have a place on campus where the energy is more elevated, and people can dress up and feel like they’re at a club in the city.”

Lucy Blu opened its doors on Jan.

19 after posting several teaser posts on its Instagram starting on Oct. 4. The teaser posts boasted a Tikistyle bar with elements of tropical designs. Many students also noticed the installation of new signs where old DJ’s on The Hill signs used to sit.

Many customers from the original Orange Crate were excited about the opening of the new Lucy Blu, especially since it has a lot of familiar bartend-

ers and bouncers from Orange Crate, shown on its Instagram.

Campanile and her friends enjoy going to Orange Crate every night during the weekend.

“It’s really nice to be able to talk to your friends and sit down and have a fishbowl,” Campanile said. “It was a little disappointing that Lucy Blu had mostly the same drink options as the original Orange Crate, since a lot more

people were hoping for more tropical drinks.”

The original occupant before Lucy Blu, DJ’s on The Hill, is still missed by students. Carlee Churchill, a current junior, has lots of memories at DJs from her freshman year.

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‘Flee’ paints an emotional journey of self-discovery

By Michael Lieberman screentime columnist

Amin Nawabi is a 36-year-old student living in Denmark. He’s about to get married to his boyfriend of many years, and along with his ambitious attitude towards academics, his life seems to be moving closer towards rejuvenation and newfound clarity.

What follows this freedom is a chance to look back on a memory. He reminisces on this memory to an unknown listener. This remembrance is one of inability, fear and dismay, with the memory acting as a dark secret kept hidden in Nawabi’s mind. The secret is the basis of the powerful and soulchanging film “Flee,” Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s 2021 documentary.

“Flee” is an exceptional, beautiful and heartbreaking portrayal of what many people take for granted: how the smallest of problems many face today can be a limitation for others.

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As Syracuse’s weather dips into single digits, residents may find it difficult to get out of the house and engage with their community.

Despite 9 degree temperatures — which felt like -8 degrees — approximately 200 people showed up on Saturday for a fun day of pond hockey at Hiawatha Lake in Onondaga Park for the SPHC. Dan Downes, first deputy chief of the Syracuse Fire Department, said that this event showed that Syracuse residents are willing to get out and have fun even when the weather is not favorable.

“People’s reaction when it gets to be 5 or 10 degrees out is to stay inside and hunker down,” Downes said. “But we as a community know that we can still have fun when it’s 5 degrees out, bundle up, layer up. I think everyone’s having a great time.”

After the tournament’s inaugural year in 2020, the SPHC was canceled in 2021 due to COVID-19, SPHC’s press release said. This year, spectators of the event recognized the importance of the tournament being held after a year of uncertainty.

Scott Heffron, a Syracuse resident who lives near Hiawatha Lake, said that the event pointed to the community rebounding from the pandemic.

“It’s a sign that we’re getting COVID behind us, and things are coming back to some normality and we can get out and enjoy each other,” he said.

This year’s SPHC included over a dozen teams from across the central New York region, seven of which returned from 2020.

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considering I made so many good memories there, like dancing in the cage and waiting in the notorious long line,” Churchill said. “I think it is a good opportunity to have more variety with the bar scene at Syracuse.”

Inside of the new bar, people can find a similar layout to the old DJ’s, but with a revamped feel — Lucy Blu has decorations such as surf boards on the walls around the bar. Customers can also find a dance f loor where they can let loose and have fun with their friends, with a DJ and club lighting, featuring LEDs in all different colors. There are also two bars and revamped bathrooms.

Feryal Nawaz, an alumna of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is also a frequent customer of Orange Crate and likes that it’s not only a nighttime bar, but that

specialty of this documentary is that it is told mostly through the use of animation, a unique and imaginative approach which brings the viewer into that nostalgic-like state of looking back at youthful experiences, whether beautiful or downright traumatic.

The basis of “Flee” is dark as can be — it is Nawabi’s family attempting to leave their country at a time of war. More specifically, they were attempting to leave when the Mujahideen — members of multiple guerrilla groups operating in Afghanistan — grew as a force throughout an Afghan Civil War in the 1980s. This was a moment in their country’s history that fueled relentless panic and trepidation. Through the tribulations of their country’s oppression, Nawabi also faced another difficult challenge within his mind: whether to leave with his family or not.

Through border crossings and familial turmoil, Nawabi is faced with the memory of home. Not only that, but Nawabi even questions what home could even mean to him.

Mayor Ben Walsh, who grew up skating in the park, SPHC said in a press release.

In the lead-up to this year’s SPHC, Walsh said that after the remarkable response that the event had from the Syracuse community in 2020, it was difficult to have to call off last year’s event.

“We hope hockey fans and everyone who loves winter activities will come out for this year’s tournament,” Walsh said in a press release.

Walsh’s hopes were met, as hundreds of people gathered for a day of music, food, drinks and hockey alongside the 17-acre lake.

Spectators lined the snowy shore of the lake to view the six rinks that games were simultaneously being played on.

Kirk Kwaczala, a Baldwinsville resident who played in the tournament, was shocked by the large turnout.

“With the weather and the temperature that was forecasted, there are a lot more people than I thought were going to be here. Pretty fun, you know,” he said.

While the SPHC was advertised as a competitive event, many people saw it as more than a competition because the tournament doubled as a fundraiser for cancer research. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s event went to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Luke’s Army Pediatric Cancer Research Fund.

Downes spoke to the fact that competition is not the most important aspect of this year’s SPHC. “There’s really more of a fun spirit than a competive spirit on the ice … We’re really looking to just have fun,” Downes said. “It’s not looking for a trophy; it’s looking for a smile.” nlfennin@syr.edu @natefennn

there are also frequent happy hours and game day festivities.

Nawaz said the vibe and feeling was reminiscent of DJ’s on The Hill, other than the tropical decorations. She had only been to Lucy Blu one time and enjoyed the new features and that there is a lot of space to dance and have fun. Waiting in the line in the cold, however, might not be worth it, Nawaz said.

“DJ’s closing was so sad and felt like the end of an era, but I do like that Lucy Blu is much more organized in the way they run and more of a nightlife/club option” Nawaz said. “I also like that people 21 and older can go somewhere else on campus besides the same two bars.”

DISCLAIMER: Feryal Nawaz is a former Opinion columnist for The Daily Orange. She does not currently influence the editorial content of The D.O. ojcianci@syr.edu

While the term “documentary” is a valid categorization of the genre of this film, I would say the way these stories are told by Nawabi is a sort of dramatization. The theory of this art form of documentary is that of “telling it how it is” — how events happen and the multiple perspectives of those involved.

This was a retelling in a new and determined way unlike any documentary that I’ve ever seen, shown without the plainness of a simple documented approach.

The animation in “Flee” makes the viewing experience all the more magical.

Through animation, these reflections act as dreams from long ago. The animation acts as its emotional backbone: imperfect and fractured. The choice to film it this way throughout the picture forms a new approach to shooting a documentary.

Rasmussen said in an interview with ScreenDaily that using animation led to the production process being the slowest he had ever done. “But ultimately that time was good for the film. It also helped that we had

time for Amin to revisit old memories and traumas,” he said.

The devastating tale is visually represented with a lack of feeling smooth or thorough, but instead broken, like its protagonist and his anti-sentimental mindset. With an abstract presentation that keeps the audience engaged, the film is alluring and breathtaking, offering the viewer a chance to sit in on a new and vibrant cinematic experience.

Innovative on a whole new filmic level, “Flee” elevates the viewer’s attention to a great degree. It is a harrowing story of love and its consequences, teaching us all an important lesson on government and its barons. With that, the film will give many people insight on the history of a country’s challenges during one of the most difficult sequences in their time. In focus, we set our hearts towards one man and his survivalistic ambitions — that of becoming independent and singularly accustomed to life in a new world. mrlieber@syr.edu

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game off the bench. But the stresses affiliated with basketball from high school persisted. Jamie said she was doing the bare minimum workload on the court, and the level of difficulty between high school basketball and college had increased significantly — she had to start at the bottom and earn her minutes in the new environment.

There was also anxiety associated with new people watching her play for the first time, with the difficulty of practice and with getting her regular work done. The pressure Jamie put on herself became 10 times worse, said Meg Hair, a former J-D teammate and close friend.

“Everything kind of started falling around me, and I realized that the main reason was because of basketball,” Jamie said.

Growing up, Jamie started playing basketball at a young age just like her brothers.

But she sensed that a part of the decision was also because she “was supposed to.”

In middle school, Jamie told those who asked that softball was her favorite sport.

People were interested when she didn’t say basketball, Jamie said, and she liked being different than the rest of her family.

Jamie still liked the sport, though. She made J-D’s varsity basketball team in eighth grade and was a very skilled player because of how long she’d been playing.

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final stages.

But Pittsburgh, being one of the best rebounding teams in the country, took advantage of Syracuse’s inferior size and depth early on, punishing the Orange by scoring all of its first-quarter field goals inside. SU managed to restrict the Panthers’ scoring to only 2s, with Pitt missing 19 shots from deep and scoring 50 of its points in the paint.

“I thought we did a good job of spacing at the perimeter, and our girls did a good job of following the scout,” acting head coach Vonn Read said. “We did a good job on the perimeter guarding them.”

Pittsburgh’s presence inside was a challenge Syracuse was aware of heading into Sunday’s game. The Panthers were the country’s eighth-best rebounding team, averaging 44.4 a game, and outrebounded Syracuse by 23 with the Panthers converting multiple putback layups. It spurred their 8-0 run to take the lead late in the first quarter.

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The Orange have already played their toughest opponents in the first half of the year, Kalinowski said, meaning many manageable contests will take place after the new year. SU has already played Stony Brook — the ESCHL’s top team at 17-5-2 — four times, losing all four games by a combined score of 33-3. Syracuse also has fewer traveling days than it did in the first half, something that will help with rest and recovery, Kalinowski said.

“No one is sulking. Everyone sees this as an opportunity to grow and get better,” Kalinowski said.

Syracuse’s 18 newcomers also gain more experience in each game they play and have brought significant energy that the team’s older players have fed off of, Kalinowski said, which is rare for college teams. Those underclassmen have given a boost to SU’s stagnant offense that has only scored 45 goals through 22 games this season. Evan Vassilovski and Anthony Larkin, who are two of the five top point-scorers on the team, have been the freshman standouts, combining for nine goals and 12 assists.

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former J-D coach Rob Siechen said.

Jamie was in the gym a few times a week outside of practice, but she didn’t want to devote all her free time to training like Buddy did. Getting up shots wasn’t her top priority, Hair said, though many said she could’ve been a Division I athlete had she felt differently. She played lacrosse and swam in high school and was a “social butterfly” who loved hanging out with her friends.

“Life to her was so much more than basketball,” said Danielle Rauch, Jamie’s former AAU teammate and a close friend. “She liked playing, but I think it was more of something that she just did. It wasn’t who she was.”

Jamie played well in the spotlight at J-D, earning three All-League honors and posting 890 career points. She was a team leader and always gave her full effort at practice. Yet behind the scenes, she could feel the pressure mounting.

On one occasion, Jamie was training on a side court in Carmelo K. Anthony Center during the SU men’s basketball team’s practice. Boeheim closed out his practices by making one person shoot two free throws while the team watched — sometimes players took the shots, sometimes coaches and sometimes even managers. So he asked Jamie to shoot. But Jamie said it was stressful because she didn’t know any of the SU players, and she missed both shots.

Katie Kolinski, an SU graduate assistant at the time, recalled the moment too.

She understood that Jamie was struggling with self-confidence then.

At Boeheim’s suggestion, Jamie worked out regularly with Kolinski, sometimes in

the ‘Melo Center and other times at the Boeheim’s house. She helped Jamie with her shooting form, 3-point range, taking players off the dribble and capitalizing on her athleticism.

Still, later in high school, Jamie said she would stress for hours before games, and then again hours after. She focused on the negatives and the shots she missed, not the ones she made, Hair said. Her last name brought omnipresent pressure because she didn’t want to disappoint anyone.

“I was putting myself through so much more than just loving basketball,” Jamie said.

At Rochester, that conflict continued throughout Jamie’s freshman year. Jamie tried not to think about basketball during the ensuing offseason, but eventually, in the month leading up to tryouts, she grew very conflicted about what to do, Vaughan said.

Jamie passed the mid-October fitness test where she had to run a mile, but as soon as she got back to her room, she broke down crying. She was dreading practice the next day and finally acknowledged the emotions and thoughts she’d been suppressing.

“It all kind of hit me at once,” Jamie said.

“I think that just triggered a huge emotional realization that I wanted to quit basketball.”

Jamie met with Scheible the next morning and told him that she wanted to shift to a team-manager role. She didn’t tell her parents — who were supportive of the decision — until after the meeting.

“To me … this was about her being true to herself and doing more of what she wants to do,” Juli, Jamie’s mother, said.

The temptation to return was present,

but Jamie knew it wasn’t what she wanted.

Instead, she watched from the sidelines as the team manager for a year, running the shot clock at the scorers table, working with assistant coaches and more. The transition was awkward, and the first game of the season was upsetting and challenging, she said.

But Jamie was close friends with many of her former teammates, so shifting to team manager was a logical “stepping stone” for her. Jamie explained the shift to her teammates with a phrase Scheible said he’d heard from her multiple times before: “Just because I’m a Boeheim doesn’t mean I have to love basketball.”

Jamie stepped away from the manager role after the pandemic hit. This past summer, she interned at Crouse Health’s Bill and Sandra Pomeroy Treatment Center.

Friends called her compassionate and empathetic, making her a good fit for a role where she met with patients for therapy sessions at the outpatient center.

She did more work with substance-misuse patients last fall, too.

As for basketball, Jamie hasn’t played in over a year. She doesn’t play pickup or shoot around anymore. It brings up difficult emotions. But she still loves the game, still supports her family and former teammates, and still has a strong connection to the sport — even if it isn’t as a player anymore.

“She said she found her happiness,” Kolinski said. “That’s kind of what it’s about, just being happy.”

rebounds during that stretch, scoring two putbacks and one driving layup. Amber Brown pulled the Panthers within five points of the Orange, with a putback layup of her own.

Then, two plays later, Emy Hayford soared past two SU players below the basket, picked up back-to-back boards and got Pittsburgh within a point. Pitt went on a 10-4 run throughout the rest of the quarter, as SU missed 3-pointers and conceded costly personal fouls that limited its aggressiveness and pushed the boundaries of which Read would be willing to rotate players in off the bench.

Syracuse finished the game with eight offensive rebounds, while Pittsburgh recorded 16 after just the first 20 minutes.

Those rebounds led to those putback shots and allowed the Panthers to reset their possession around the Orange’s zone. But as SU outrebounded Pittsburgh in the second half, it was in control on either side of the ball allowing it to lead for the final two frames.

“We knew that was going to be a battle and that they’re a great offensive rebounding team,” Read said. “I thought we did a better job in the second half only giving up

eight offensive rebounds, but they were a very athletic team.”

Still, the Orange’s transition game was in full-swing, as they were able to take advantage of Pittsburgh’s turnovers — which offset their inconsistencies on the boards, and at times, from the field.

Syracuse established their most important lead with back-to-back second-quarter layups.

Christianna Carr hit a mid-range jumper to give Syracuse a three-point lead late in the first half, and then, on Pittsburgh’s next possession, Christianna recorded a steal off a Maliyah Johnson pass, and reminiscent of Chrislyn’s fast-break strategy, she ran the ball uncontested to sink the layup. It was her 10th point of the game, the most she had recorded since Jan. 13 against Louisville.

But Syracuse began conceding turnovers late in the game as their usual fatigue — the same fatigue that overcame it against both Notre Dame and Louisville — settled in. Still, the Orange remained consistent on the fast break, which led to 31 of the team’s points on Sunday.

Syracuse also kept hitting crucial 3s, which kept its lead intact. It took the Orange 40

minutes to consistently sink three 3-pointers in Thursday’s loss at Notre Dame, a loss which saw the Fighting Irish seal a 21-point victory with a 14-2 fourth quarter run. On Sunday however, the Orange reached that mark in the game’s first three minutes.

Pittsburgh missed all 10 of its first half 3s, while Syracuse went 7-of-18. Christianna, who hadn’t made more than 30% of her 3s in two of her last three games, missed just one of her first four shots from deep.

It was that ability to strike from 3-point range and in transition that allowed Syracuse to exploit the weaknesses of a bigger Pittsburgh team and snap a six-game conference losing streak that had stretched on since December. Being able to convert more chances — Pittsburgh’s turnovers in particular — gave the Orange confidence that a late ACC win streak is possible.

“If we can cause that many turnovers, we’re going to go on a pretty big stretch here,” Murray said. “If we can make every team turn the ball over 20 times a game.”

accepting us to the team and easing us into the college level,” freshman Lucas Skolnick said.

Graduate student Lucas Prestamo has also been one of the few offensive leaders early on this season. The forward has tallied 10 goals and seven assists so far, and for Syracuse to increase its offensive production — and ultimately number of wins — it will need to continue relying on Prestamo to lead the offense.

The Orange are looking to become one of the four qualifying teams for the conference tournament in February. In a normal year, all six teams in the conference qualify for the tournament, but with COVID-19 restrictions put in place, only four can advance to the postseason this season.

While currently sitting in last place and 10 points removed from a spot in the tournament, Syracuse hopes to use the experience its young players have gained in the first three months of the season to find more success in February and eventually play in the conference tournament for the first time in two years.

“We are a very young team with a small senior class, and we knew we would struggle early in the year,” Kalinowski said. “Everyone can see that something good is being built here.” jdmazer@syr.edu

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Polina Kozyreva continues to lead SU in win over Cornell

By Wyatt Miller staff writer

Up 5-0 against Cornell’s ​​A shley Huang in the opening set, Polina Kozyreva took charge of the last point with ease. She served two bullets that Huang couldn’t handle, sent a backhand to the left corner, and the sixth point was won before anyone else had taken three sets to the scoreboard.

Kozyreva continued her dominant start to the season on Sunday with her second 6-0, 6-1 straight set victory of the season. Throughout the team’s first four matches, Kozyreva has jumped out to early leads. She has yet to drop a singles set this season and has only lost two doubles matches.

Kozyreva and her doubles partner, Sofya Treshcheva, also won their match 6-4 en route to a 6-1 Syracuse victory.

Playing in the fifth singles spot, Kozyreva’s aggressive play meant maintaining short rallies, which often lasted just three or four hits in the opening set. Head coach Younes Limam said that Kozyreva continued playing to her strengths, which included her power advantage over her opponents and ball placement.

“She set the tone very early in the match,” Limam said. “She has done a really good job of imposing her strengths onto her opponents.”

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decision, which freshman Shiori Ito won.

Once the second set started, Kozyreva and Huang began longer rallies, but she was still not able to secure a point until Kozyreva led 5-0, a point away from victory.

When the rallies started to last longer, Kozyreva was able to improve upon her consistency struggles from the team’s prior matches. In past sets, when she trailed in the Penn State doubles, Kozyreva has shown a tendency to rely on power when she’s tired or it isn’t advantageous.

But against Cornell, she was more composed, improving her swing in the second set to keep her rallies going.

Kozyreva will look to continue her hot start next weekend when the team heads to Philadelphia to take on Drexel on Feb. 6.

“She’s been committing to her game plan, committing to her shots, and just playing with a lot of confidence,” Limam said. wbmiller@syr.edu

women’s basketball

Observations from SU vs. Pitt: 3s return, struggles inside

By Anish Vasudevan asst. sports editor

Following its sixth straight loss, Syracuse headed back to the Carrier Dome for another Atlantic Coast Conference matchup against Pittsburgh.

In the first of two meetings over the next 14 days between the two teams, the Orange ended their losing streak with a win against the Panthers.

Syracuse kept it close from the start, hitting from 3-point range four times in the first five minutes. After taking a lead at halftime, the Orange only added to their lead while Pittsburgh struggled to shoot from deep in the second half.

SU recorded double-digit 3-pointers for the first time since its only other conference win on Dec. 11 against Clemson.

Here are some observations from Syracuse’s 80-72 win over Pittsburgh:

Spreading the wealth

The Orange’s 5-out offense has been used to take advantage of the speed that the undersized team had. While conference opponents have been able to stop them at times, these issues didn’t arise against Pitt’s defense.

The Panthers allow 66.0 points per game, sitting at sixth in the conference in defensive rebounding with 27.5 per game. But with Pittsburgh’s offense struggling from deep throughout the majority of the game, its defense faltered, too.

The Orange struck early from deep, hitting seven 3-pointers in the first half. They were able to find open looks by setting screens for potential shooters while also relying on the likes of Alaysia Styles and Christianna Carr — who don’t normally shoot from deep.

Instead of taking the first open look it could find, Syracuse remained patient and allowed

screens to dictate where the offense would flow while also looking for the extra pass.

The drive-and-kick method from earlier in the season also made a return. And the Orange’s quickness turned transition offense into a simple race between Syracuse players’ speed versus Pittsburgh’s. In most of those battles, the Orange won, with players like Chrislyn Carr being too quick for the Panthers to handle.

Defense in the paint

Syracuse’s inside play has been a struggle on both sides of the ball, and Pittsburgh was able to use its size to its advantage against the Orange’s 2-3 zone defense. At 6-foot-3, Styles is the Orange’s presence in the middle of the court, but she was unable to stop easy looks from the Panthers inside.

Early in the first quarter, Pittsburgh realized that if it were able to get Styles out of position by sending the ball handler directly at her, another player could be freed up on a backdoor cut. The Panthers ran this successfully on their first two baskets, and the second resulted in a foul by Styles, too, while she tried to make up for the space she lost focusing on another defender.

Styles or other defenders were able to come back and force tough shots on most possessions, but the next issue came on the glass.

Repeatedly, the Panthers sent one or two of their bigs to try and get offensive rebounds against the smaller Syracuse team. Those rebounds quickly turned into easy baskets.

Teisha Hyman again

Though the Orange have spread the ball out within their offense for the majority of the season, Teisha Hyman has still emerged as their most prolific scorer. She entered the game leading the team with 15.4 points per game, 4.3

assists and 2.6 steals, while adding 5.7 rebounds per game.

On the first possession of the game, Hyman made her impact on the defensive end with a steal off an inbounds pass by the Panthers. But she pulled up on the other end and missed the ensuing mid-range jumper, allowing Pittsburgh to push in transition and get on the board first.

Hyman opened the scoring for SU in the second quarter, though, embracing contact from one defender inside the lane before fading back for a jumper. On the ensuing possession, Hyman used her speed to secure a rebound and go coastto-coast for another layup. This time, she used her left hand to get the bucket and the foul.

But for the rest of the game, Hyman stayed somewhat quiet, giving up her own scoring opportunities to her teammates. She helped the Orange push in transition, and she finished with 11 points.

Rhythm from deep

Syracuse has not been able to build any rhythm from beyond the arc in recent games, finishing its last two matchups against Georgia Tech and Notre Dame shooting 20.0% and 15.0% from 3-point range, respectively.

Still, the Orange didn’t change their game plan of trying to get open looks from deep early against the Panthers. SU’s de facto center, Styles, was the first to attempt from deep, hitting the front rim. But Styles found the bottom of the net on her second and third heaves from the right wing following a make

by Najé Murray from the same spot.

Christianna added a fourth 3-pointer before giving the Orange the lead in the second quarter with a strike from deep. Christianna continued to get open from deep by

getting into spots that Pittsburgh left empty in its defense. At the start of the third quarter, Chrislyn quickly moved the ball in transition, leaving a trailing Hyman with an open look at the left wing.

But Hyman didn’t shoot after she got the ball, instead sending a cross-court pass to Christianna for a 3. A minute later, Christianna positioned herself at the same spot she shot from before sending the ball to Murray for a 3 at the opposite wing. The Orange finished with 13 3-pointers.

Rice off the bench

Syracuse has only brought one player off the bench during most of its games in January — Auburn transfer Alaina Rice.

At the end of the first quarter, Rice showed her importance as the Orange’s main hustle player, making up for a mistake

by Chrislyn. After Chrislyn lost the ball on the offensive end with the first quarter in its final seconds, Rice rushed back on defense and stuck her right arm out to prevent a pass from Amber Brown, setting up a buzzerbeating shot.

With six minutes left in the second quarter, Styles went out following a hard hit that left her on the ground at the defensive end for over a minute. She was able to get onto her feet and check in later in the quarter, but acting head coach Vonn Read plugged Rice back in during that time.

“Alaina is playing a lot of minutes for us and she can play multiple positions for us,” Read said earlier this season. “She’s tough enough to play inside and she’s skilled enough to play out on the perimeter.” anish.sujeet@gmail.com @anish_vasu

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SU sets records at Terrier Classic, 7 wins at Kane Invitational

By Michael Philipkosky contributing writer

This weekend Syracuse had two separate meets with the John Thomas Terrier Classic as well as the Kane Invitational. The Orange set plenty of personal records set at the Terrier Invitational while racking up seven wins at the Kane Invitational.

On Friday night in Boston, Annie Boos placed 13th in the women’s mile with a time of 4:45.34, a new personal record for her. Abigail Spiers finished just behind her with a time of 4:52.09 and placed 19th.

Emma Eastman and Justus Holden-Betts also competed and each set new personal records with 4:55.06 and 4:59.95, respectively. Syracuse runners Shona McCullough and Olivia Joly finished just behind with times of 5:10.97 and 5:13.09.

In the women’s 5k, Ellie Lawler finished first among Syracuse runners with a time of 17:05.14, a new personal record, and placed 14th overall. Rounding out the race for the Orange was Reilly Zink, Sophia JacobsTownsley and Emily Nugent with times of 17:17.83, 17:39.60 and 17:48.25, respectively.

In the final action on Friday night Sage Brooks and Bethany Steiner, both freshman, ran in the women’s 1000m. The duo finished in the top 20 with Brooks coming in 15th, finishing with a time of 2:56.03 and Steiner came in 20th at 3:00.17.

On Saturday, Syracuse started off dominant, winning the men’s 60m hurdles with all five Syracuse runners place inside the top 10. Jaheem Hayles took the top spot at 7.87 seconds, followed by Naseem Smith who finished 0.13 seconds behind at 8.00 flat. In fourth and fifth, David Peters and Isaiah

Lewis who also finished 0.13 seconds apart at 8.22 and 8.35, respectively. The final runner for Syracuse was Xayvion Perkins who came in 7th at 8.49.

On the women’s side, Syracuse took four of the top five spots. Shaleah Colaire ran away with the race at 8.58, following her in third was CJ Fox (9.18) and Kirstyn Schecter (9.49) in fourth. And finally, Sheridan McGadden came in fifth at 9.77.

Syracuse continued its winning in the 60m on both the men’s and the women’s side. Trei Thorogood came in first at 6.82, with running back Sean Tucker right behind him at 6.92. In the women’s event, Kahniya James finished first by over a tenth of a second, at 7.62, and Colaire came in fourth at 7.81.

Jana Riley placed first in the women’s 400m with a final time of 1:00.12. Also in

the women’s 400m was Mariana McManus who placed in eighth at 1:07.14. On the men’s side Perkins also ran in this race and placed 9th (53.34).

In the mile, Kevin Robertson took first for Syracuse on the men’s side with a final time of 4:10.15. On the women’s side, Syracuse runners took three of the top ten places; first for SU was Caroline Kirby, who placed fourth (5:17.19), followed

by Bearett Tarris (5:26.02) and Maddie Heintz (5:27.56).

In the high jump, Olivia Etienvre took sixth, making it over the 1.55 meter mark.

Finally, in the women’s 4×400, Syracuse took first once again, beating the second place Binghamton by almost 15 seconds. Kennedy Tarley, Eunice Boateng, Riley, and Colaire made up the relay team. mdphilip@syr.edu

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women’s basketball

Syracuse ties season-high 13 3-pointers in win over Pitt

By Anish Vasudevan asst. sports editor

At the start of the third quarter, Amber Brown scored a layup to put Pittsburgh within five points of Syracuse’s halftime lead. But on the ensuing inbound pass, Chrislyn Carr quickly moved the ball in transition, leaving a trailing Teisha Hyman with an open look at the left wing.

Instead of shooting immediately, Hyman suddenly sent a cross-court pass to Christianna Carr at the right wing for a successful 3.

Three minutes later, the Panthers continued to claw back on the Orange’s lead, but Christianna positioned herself at the same spot, the ball. But like Hyman, Christianna gave up her own opportunity, firing an overhand bullet pass to Najé Murray at the opposite wing.

Murray found the bottom of the net, cementing a Syracuse lead that wouldn’t be less than three for the rest of the afternoon.

“We got some good looks, and we knocked them down,” acting head coach Vonn Read said.

“I’m not surprised by 13 3-pointers by us.”

The Orange’s (9-10, 2-7 ACC) 13 makes from beyond the arc matched a season-high, one they set in their only other Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season against Clemson on Dec. 11.

Syracuse struggled to score from beyond the arc in recent games, finishing its last two games against Georgia Tech and Notre Dame shooting 20.0% and 15.0% from 3-point range, respec-

tively. But in its return to the Carrier Dome, Syracuse shot 40.6% from deep in its 80-72 win over Pittsburgh (11-10, 2-8 ACC) on Sunday.

Despite the latest struggles from deep, specifically in five of their last seven games where they shot below 30% from that range, the Orange started the game looking for open looks deep.

With the lack of size inside against Pittsburgh’s forwards, SU surrendered, establishing center Alaysia Styles in the post, having her receive the ball at the top of the arc instead.

Murray said Styles and the rest of Syracuse’s offense have realized that defenses have not respected Styles’ range since she adapted a new position after transferring to SU that has made her simply an inside presence.

Against the Panthers, however, Styles was the first to attempt from deep, though her shot hit the front rim and backboard before rattling out. But Styles found the bottom of the net on her second and third heaves from the right wing following a make by Murray from the same spot.

“Her ability to come out on the wing, teams have been slagging off her because she hasn’t attempted them all year,” Murray said. “Now she is starting to attempt them, and she gets a few. If she can get one or two a game for us, that’s killer.”

Christianna, who has also stayed relatively quiet from deep as another big for the Orange, added a fourth 3-pointer before giving them the lead in the second quarter with a strike

from deep. She continued to get open from deep by getting into spots that Pittsburgh left empty in its defense, tying a season-high with 19 points, including three 3-pointers.

Recently, Syracuse had also tried to push the pace on every offensive possession, shooting early in the shot clock in order to prevent elite defenses like Georgia Tech’s.

The Orange finished with 55 points against the Yellow Jackets using this strategy, their third-lowest total of the season.

But against a Pittsburgh defense that allowed a 31.3% 3-point percentage from its opponents this season, Syracuse didn’t try to push the pace on every possession. It took its time, with Chrislyn handling the ball to allow Styles and Christianna to set up screens at the wings for other players to use.

Still with the slight change in strategy, Read said that the difference against the Panthers wasn’t any change to SU’s 5-out system. It was simply because shots started falling.

“I thought it was just a matter of time — they’ve been getting some good shots,” Read said. “They stepped up and knocked them down today, knowing we needed to protect home court.”

But the biggest factor for the Orange was the performance from Murray, who hadn’t scored more than once from beyond the arc since she missed a few games after getting COVID-19 last month. Murray, who had been the kickstarter for SU’s offense since the start of the season,

took one of the first shots from deep against the Panthers after they took a 5-2 lead.

In the second half, Pittsburgh continued to fight back on the Orange’s expanding lead, bringing it down to eight with a layup from Taisha Exanor. Chrislyn took the ball in transition, but with the Panthers defense still lagging on the other side of the court, she quickly passed to Murray at the left wing. This time, pushing the pace worked as the ball found the bottom of the net.

“Najé hit some really crucial shots when they were making their runs,” Read said.

Less than two minutes into the final quarter, Murray took the ball up on the left side as Syracuse’s lead had diminished to three. With no defenders in front of her, Murray had a wideopen look at the left wing, but she decided to swing the ball around instead.

While the ball cycled between Murray to Hyman and then Christianna, Murray ran through the paint and stopped at the right corner. The Panthers’ defense couldn’t keep up with Murray’s movements, leaving her unmarked in that spot. She scored, capping a team-high four 3-pointers and keeping the Orange’s lead at five.

“Every time all five of us score double-digits we win, and today all five of us scored doubledigits,” Murray said about the Orange’s starting group. “My teammates, they don’t tell me to stop shooting — they just keep me going.” anish.sujeet@gmail.com @anish_vasu

tennis

Syracuse tennis only drops 1 match in win over Cornell

By Irie Harris staff writer

After suffering their first doubles loss of the season, freshmen Miyuka Kimoto and Shiori Ito came into Sunday’s matchup against Cornell looking for redemption. Slated against Jenny Wong and Alexandra Savu, the Orange took an early 2-0 lead in the set.

Kimoto stayed consistent on the net to keep her opponents — who were unaware of the dynamic backhands she delivered on the court — on their toes. But once Wong and Savu got acclimated, the Orange slipped a bit and Cornell tied the count at 2-2.

After a back and forth over the next three games, the duo only led 4-3. Following a quick talk with Syracuse head coach Younes Limam at the game break, the duo erupted with back to back wins to finish the set. Ito’s aggressive forehands made it hard for Cornell to reply with efficient shots, and instead set up Kimoto to finish their opponents immediately from the net.

“They compliment each other. Miyuka is very aggressive on the net and puts a lot of pressure on the returners and Shiori kind of sets her up, and Miyuka is the finisher,” Limam said.

Kimoto and Ito’s dominance helped Syracuse lead the singles play 2-0, eventually sweeping doubles play and earning a 1-0 match lead. Together the duo has improved their record to 3-1 and repeatedly set the tone during matches for their older teammates. The Orange improved their overall record to 3-1, after defeating the Cornell Big Red 6-1, winning five of their six singles matches.

Entering their No. 3 doubles matchup with a 3-0 record, Viktoriya Kanapatskaya and Ines Fonte looked determined to continue their dominance against Cornell’s Valerie Ho and Lan Mi. Both players fed off each other well, as Kanapatskaya hustled from side to side multiple times to keep the ball inbounds.

At one point in the sixth game of the set, while leading the match 3-2, Fonte ran forward to the net to get back into position, only to be struck by a hard hit coming her way. As the ball flew in the air, Fonte quickly shuffled and added a soft touch on her hit to take the lead in the game. Kanapatskaya and Fonte would go on to win that game and two more to secure the match and improve their doubles record to 4-0 on the season.

Unlike Kanapatskaya and Fonte, Sofya

Treshcheva and Polina Kozyreva entered their No. 1 doubles matchup eyeing to get back on track after dropping their last two matches.

The duo looked to be in sync early in the match, leading 3-0 at one point. After allowing Cornell to come back and tie it at 4-4, the duo would take over with the energetic forehand of Treshcheva to win the match 6-4. Their win improved their doubles record to 2-2 on the season and completed the doubles sweep to give the Orange a 1-0 match lead.

Syracuse replicated its dominance from doubles play in its singles play. In her No. 5 singles matchup, Kozyreva finished her matchup first before anyone else, winning her sets 6-1 and 6-0 to improve her singles record to 4-0.

Kozyreva has out-lasted her opponents each match with a combined total of 48-9 games so far in the season.

“Polina has been really committed to her game plan, committed to her shots and just playing with a lot of confidence,” Limam said.

Freshmen players Ito and Kimoto also played well during their singles matches.

Kimoto recovered from her first singles loss the previous week against Penn State and went on to win her No. 2 singles sets 6-2 and 6-1 over Cornell’s Maria Adiaconitei. While Ito easily won the first set of the No. 4 singles match, she

took-over during her second set, adjusting to her opponent’s quick forehand to come out on top 7-5.

Fonte won the first set of her No. 6 singles match 6-2 but wouldn’t be able to combat her opponent’s game plan as she lost the second set 3-6. In the end, Fonte and her opponent battled multiple back and forth resulting in a tie-breaker, only for Fonte to lose that tiebreaker, giving Cornell’s Wong and her team their only point of the day.

Kanapatskaya combated the strong forehand of Cornell’s Mi during her No. 1 singles match, winning her sets 7-5 and 6-3 to give Syracuse a 5-1 lead. At one point during the fourth game of her first set, Kanapatskaya sent Mi back-to-back backhand volleys to help grab a 3-2 lead.

Treshcheva would finish her match last, but ended up on top to give the Orange a 6-1 win over Cornell. After a solid first set win 6-2, Treshcheva combatted an intense second set from her opponent and as it went down to the wire, she played a soft backhand to win the game and set.

“She used a lot of variety in her match. She wasn’t rushing it as much and I’m very proud of her for bouncing back,” Limam said. irharris@syr.edu

club sports

Syracuse club hockey leans on new players for improvement

By Jason Mazer

contributing writer

After a 5-0 loss to Delaware in late October, Syracuse’s club hockey team was 2-6 on the season, but its only two wins had come via forfeit. The Orange were missing several key players in their first five losses but were at full-health against the Fightin’ Blue Hens.

SU knew it needed more experience playing and working together if it wanted to be competitive moving forward. So, that night, the Orange held a players-only meeting, with players debating what they wanted the rest of the season to entail.

“I have never been on a team in a players-

only meeting, and that shows how tight we are,” captain Mackenzie Murphy said. “Not everyone may have the skill, but everyone has the same mindset and the desire to make a winning team.”

Five days after the Oct. 24 meeting, Syracuse beat SUNY Oswego 4-3 in a shootout, its first regulation victory since March of 2020.

But SU finished 2021 on an eight-game losing streak, 2-14 in the conference, and now sits in sixth place out of six teams in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL), a division that includes other Northeast schools like Stony Brook and Drexel.

But despite the slow start, Syracuse’s new acquisitions have helped provide a much-

needed energy boost to the team, players said.

Captain Tim Kalinowski said the Orange are looking to build on the positives as they begin moving into the final portion of their schedule throughout February.

“We are viewing the new year as a new season. What happened in the fall happened, and we learn from it, but we are 0-0 now,” Kalinowski said.

Last year, Syracuse’s season was canceled due to COVID-19, keeping the team off the ice for almost two years. It led to many players making their club hockey debuts this year, giving the group limited experience heading into the season.

“This is a very hard league to be young in

and to get the hang of,” Kalinowski said. “It takes a few games under your belt before you feel more comfortable.”

Beyond just experience, SU’s lineup was also decimated by injuries and “every single sickness you could think of,” Kalinowski said, including a stomach bug and the flu, among others. Syracuse was forced to play next-man up hockey, with 18 combined inexperienced freshman and sophomores making their first appearances this season. But the Orange finally returned to full-strength as the first half of the season wrapped up in December, and they hope to maintain that during the season’s final weeks. see club

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Owen Hiltz out with upper body injury

By Roshan Fernandez

Jamie Boeheim grew up playing basketball, but she stopped after her freshman year at Rochester

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jamie boeheim recorded 890 career points and won three state titles at Jamesville-DeWitt High School before playing basketball at Rochester, where she stopped playing after one season. photo courtesy of jamie boeheim

By Roshan Fernandez senior staff writer

J

amie Boeheim knew exactly why her father drove from Syracuse to Rochester right before her sophomore season began. She knew exactly what question he’d come to ask her — it was the same one Rochester head coach Jim Scheible had asked Jamie days earlier when she told him she wanted to stop playing basketball.

But Jamie also knew that she’d made up her mind. Her father, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, came to make sure she wasn’t making a rash decision about moving on from the sport. That evening, he took Jamie to dinner to make sure she’d thought about how the decision would affect her day-to-day routine, social life and more.

“My dad just kept saying, ‘Are you sure this is what you want to do? You should give it a week. Why not try?’”

Jamie said.

Jamie knew she didn’t need to take the week to decide.

She’d always played basketball, winning three state championships at Jamesville-DeWitt High School before playing at University of Rochester (Division III). She’s part of central New York’s most famous basketball family that includes Boeheim, in his 46th season as SU head coach, and Buddy and Jimmy Boeheim, who both play for their father.

But before the first practice of her sophomore year,

Jamie realized she no longer had the same love for basketball. The game had become affiliated with excessive pressure, anxiety and stress — it wasn’t giving her the same joy it once did. Those closest to Jamie said the decision to move on from a lifelong passion to prioritize her own happiness speaks to her strength as a person. And now, over two years later, Jamie said she doesn’t regret the decision at all.

“People just automatically assume, your dad is a Hall of Fame coach, so basketball is your priority,” said Kasey Vaughan, Jamie’s close friend and a former J-D teammate. “I sensed that she didn’t want basketball to be her everything.”

By Jamie’s junior year of high school, she realized that Division I wouldn’t be attainable. Even though she knew she wasn’t good enough for that level, she wondered what recruiters and coaches were saying about her. She wondered what they thought when they read her last name. That recruiting process sparked some of Jamie’s first conscious thoughts about falling out of love with basketball, she said.

Scheible said Rochester was a perfect academic fit for Jamie, but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to be a college student at another larger school or play basketball for the Yellowjackets. In the end, Jamie picked the latter, but Scheible said that wasn’t a definitive call.

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Syracuse attack Owen Hiltz will reportedly miss significant time after suffering an upper body injury in the Orange’s preseason scrimmage against Michigan, according to a report from Inside Lacrosse.

The injury reportedly resulted from a hit during the scrimmage, and Hiltz departed early and didn’t return. A source close to Hiltz confirmed the injury to The Daily Orange but added that the severity is still unclear to them.

Hiltz had the most goals (29) and the second-most points (48) for SU last season. He was the only freshman among Syracuse’s starting attacks, which also featured Stephen Rehfuss and Owen Seebold.

Hiltz, an Ontario native, grew up playing box lacrosse in Canada.

The smaller-sized lacrosse field and enclosed space helped hone his lacrosse IQ and stick skills. Hiltz was the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2020 and earned his first career start in Syracuse’s second game of the season last year.

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Hiltz posted five points in that start against Virginia on Feb. 27, 2021, scoring three goals and adding two assists.

Without Rehfuss, Hiltz was projected to start for SU this season alongside Seebold.

The Orange’s season is scheduled to start on Feb. 12 against Holy Cross and will mark the start of Gary Gait’s tenure as the team’s head coach. Gait led the SU women’s lacrosse program from August 2007 until June 2021, when men’s head coach John Desko announced his retirement. rferna04@syr.edu @roshan_f16

women’s basketball

Transition offense helps SU overcome Pittsburgh 80-72

By Alex Cirino

asst. sports editor

Chrislyn Carr had been slowed down throughout Syracuse’s sixgame Atlantic Coast Conference losing streak. Going against bigger opponents, the Orange’s 5-foot5 guard has spent the past month playing out of her comfort zone — unable to speed past her opponents

in transition and help ignite a successful Syracuse fast break.

But visiting the Carrier Dome on Sunday was a Pittsburgh team that averaged 18.2 turnovers a game and committed nine after the game’s first 10 minutes. Chrislyn ended the first half with seven points and returned back to her strong role on the fast break, often getting to the bucket with ease.

Late in the second quarter, Najé Murray secured a defensive rebound, took one step forward and launched a pass into Pittsburgh’s end for Chrislyn. She routinely caught the ball in stride between two Panthers defenders and banked in a layup, breaking a 31-31 tie to give Syracuse the lead.

“I think in transition we did a really great job tonight,” Chrislyn

said. “Running and making the right pass, and my teammates helped me bring the ball up the court in those crucial moments.”

It became a lead that Syracuse (9-10, 2-7 ACC) would not surrender against Pittsburgh (11-10, 2-8 ACC) in a 80-72 win. The Orange snapped their losing streak — despite being outscored in the paint and significantly outbattled on the boards — as

they were able to exploit the Panthers’ 23 turnovers and produce offense off them.

While Syracuse has typically been the smaller team in recent ACC contests, it hasn’t struggled to win the battle on the boards. It matched Louisville with 31 rebounds and outrebounded Duke by 12, two relatively close games until the game’s

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