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A chapter of the Roosevelt Institute was established at Syracuse University this semester, making it the first student-run think tank at the university.

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Tracey Baum-Wicks and her friend Dan Gardner spent the summer building a caravaninspired camper to display at festivals and events.

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S • Not so tiny

Melissa Piacentini has been an offensive catalyst since she arrived at SU. She’s looking to put a stamp on the rising program in her final season with the Orange.

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DPS aims to improve security

By Justin Mattingly news editor

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety is looking to improve off-campus security in the wake of an armed robbery Wednesday night.

DPS will be distributing a door hanger to off-campus houses to help improve safety awareness.

A lot of the crime that happens on our campus is opportunity based.

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ERIC DUNGEY (CENTER) pushes through a tackler in Syracuse’s 45-24 loss to USF on Saturday. The quarterback turned in a wobbly performance in his first game back for Syracuse after a head-to-head hit during Syracuse’s game against Central Michigan. The loss dropped Syracuse to 3-2 on the season. The team remains 1-0 iin conference play.

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Groups work to introduce student athletic fee

By Michael Burke staff writer

The Student Association and Otto’s Army are continuing to work on a proposal for a $100 student athletic fee, which would replace the way students currently purchase season tickets for football and men’s basketball.

The groups are working in tandem to increase student attendance at sporting events and revamp and expand the student section at football and men’s basketball games. Additionally, they are hoping to make the men’s basketball student section easier to access for students with disabilities.

The two organizations are also looking to create a point system to incentivize student attendance at other sports. Students would amass points

for going to games and could trade points for different prizes, said Otto’s Army President Natalie Wiesnet.

SA President Aysha Seedat said there are three SA assembly representatives and two Otto’s Army members who will be doing research and drafting joint proposals for each idea.

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The Student Association is the student government body of the university. SA is currently in its 59th session and Aysha Seedat is president. Outside of the cabinet, there are four committees and four boards, which report to the association.

Former SA President Boris Gresely originally proposed the student athletic fee in February. But that proposal was pulled while SU searched

for a new director of athletics after Daryl Gross resigned in March. SU hired Mark Coyle to take Gross’ place in June, and Seedat has since taken steps toward again proposing the fee.

Wiesnet said SU is one of the only schools that competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference that requires students to buy tickets separately.

Currently, students must pay $219 to the Carrier Dome Box Office for a combination of football and men’s basketball season tickets.

“We’re trying to emulate other schools and get us up to the level of the big powerhouse ACC and SEC schools,” Wiesnet said. “It’s kind of a no-brainer at this point.”

At some schools with student athletic fees, the fee is hidden and not listed along with other fees, accord-

ing to the Washington Post. Thus, students don’t always realize they are paying the fee.

But if a student athletic fee were to be implemented at SU, Seedat said she would want it to be a straightforward expense. Students would have the choice to opt out of the fee and get a refund, she said.

“I’m just envisioning (opting out of the student athletic fee) as a tick in a box,” Seedat said. “I personally would hate to see so many students paying for it but don’t realize they’re paying for it and then they’re not going to the games.”

Since the fee would be automatic and cheaper than it currently is to buy tickets, Seedat expects it would increase student attendance. She said when she met with Chancellor Kent see athletic

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The door hanger features two separate sections, one titled “SAFETY CHECK” and the other, “STAY ALERT!” The safety check section suggests students make their home look occupied, do not hide spare keys outside and do not open the door for someone who claims to be a maintenance or utility worker until after service is confirmed with a landlord, among other suggestions.

The stay alert section describes what suspicious activity is and provides contact information for DPS and SPD. The door hangers also encourage students to use the LiveSafe app, which DPS announced a partnership with over the summer.

Three SU students reported being robbed at gunpoint at their home on the 200 block of Ostrom Avenue late Wednesday night. The students reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday that while they were in their off-campus apartment, they heard a knock at their front door. When they opened the door, two men wearing surgical see dps page 6

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Sophomore discusses dirt biking competitions

By Molly Berger staff writer

While most kids were just learning to ride a bike, sophomore Abby Todd was mastering the basics of driving an all-terrain vehicle when she was 5 years old.

By the time she was 12, she was riding dirt bikes.

“My dad races dirt bikes, so I just kind of started riding too,” Todd said.

Now, Todd rides a KTM 125 dirt bike competitively about once or twice a month during racing season, which spans from May to October.

“I like the challenge,” she said.

“It’s hard, and it can be dangerous, but it’s fun.”

Todd races through dense woods. She said a typical race is about six hours, adding that the racing is a combination of endurance and speed.

Two weeks ago, she won first place in the women’s class of a dirt bike race held in Lansing, New York.

Todd’s father and his friends still actively compete as well, and have

been since they were 20 years old, she said.

Her family was instrumental in her development as a rider.She credits her success to them and the people she has met in the racing community.

Todd hopes to continue dirt biking for many years in the future, just like her father.

She also aspires to win the national competition one day.

“In Nationals, there are 10 races, and they combine your scores to find the winners in each class,” Todd said. “So I’ve been to a couple Nationals’ [races], but I’ve never done them all.”

Todd explained that it is difficult to compete in all of the races because they are all over the country.

She has competed in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Though Todd is a competitive racer, she prefers just riding for fun.

“I really enjoy riding with a couple of friends, trying to pass them,“ Todd said.

“You can’t race if you don’t ride.” moberger@syr.edu

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INSIDE N • Tree lovers

A group of SUNY-ESF students and faculty members helped break a Guinness World Record for setting trees.

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S • Out of commission Mariia Levanova was injured in the first set of SU volleyball’s win against Virginia Tech on Sunday.

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SA will vote on a proposal regarding the future of the kiss cam at Carrier Dome events at its weekly meeting on Monday night.

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The D.O. News Department has compiled all of the top stories from last week, including Chancellor Kent Syverud’s USen address.

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This kiss cam controversy at Syracuse rivals some of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard.

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Director discusses cartel movie

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Auctioned off MICHAEL GBINIJE, a guard for the SU men’s basketball team, smiles while attending the Ms. Orange Fan Luncheon on Sunday afternoon at the Oncenter in Downtown Syracuse. More than 600 women attended the event, which helped raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York.

Attendees placed bids for the opportunity to have a player or coach join their table for lunch. sabrina koenig contributing photographer

LGBT center plans Coming Out Month events

By Deniz Sahinturk contributing writer

A group of students spread out around the Quad last week, and, with chalk in hand, made the

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cement a little more colorful as part of an event for Coming Out Month.

“Bi and Blessed,” read one message. “Ace and Awesome” read another. Passersby stopped to take pictures or just to have a look. Some approached the students to ask what they were doing.

The students were participating in the Coming Out Stories and Chalk the Quad event, organized by the LGBT Resource Center as an event for Coming Out Month, which is Syracuse University and very few other universities’ monthlong take on National Coming Out Day, which was Sunday.

Coming Out Month was initially Coming Out Week, which was organized by the LGBT Resource Center’s director at the time. Abby Fite, an administrative specialist and for the LGBT Resource Center, said SU started celebrating the event for a whole month only a couple years ago.

Frite defined it as a month that is intended to spark conversation on and off campus about marginalized genders and sexual identities, which are usually disregarded by society.

“Coming Out Month is a really

important time in the LGBTQ+ community here at Syracuse,” said Elizabeth Sedore, the public relations director of SU Pride Union, in an email. “So we plan events where people can tell their stories, build a sense of community, meet other LGBTQ+ people and if they’re thinking about coming out, offering support for that.”

Other events for Coming Out Month include the keynote event, “Dear Straight People,” a poetry slam that will entail four queer and see coming

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SU students establish Roosevelt Institute chapter

By Stacy Fernandez contributing writer

The first student-run think tank at Syracuse University is focused on local policy research.

A chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a nonprofit organization that aims to carry forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, was established this

semester at SU. The organization is part of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, the U.S.’s largest student policy organization.

The Roosevelt Institute is described on its website as an organization that crafts “a New Deal for the 21st century.” Their mission is based on three concepts: developing and promoting new ideas with long-term visions, developing the

next generation of progressive leaders and grounding policy solutions based on the Roosevelt legacy.

The organization’s goal is to promote economic growth, have an equitable distribution of wealth and promote a political system that celebrates both the role of government and the role of citizens, according to the website.

Taylor Jo Isenberg, the vice

president of networks at the Roosevelt Institute, leads the 120 university chapters nationwide.

Isenberg said the institute is focused on changing the conversation on issues for young people.

“We deeply believe that young people have the power and the vision to affect change,” Isenberg said.

The Campus Network program

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While riding the subway in New York City, a self-taught cinematographer found inspiration in a Rolling Stone article and turned it into an award-winning documentary.

Matt Heineman’s “Cartel Land,” a Sundance Film Festival documentary, tells the stories of an Arizonian drug cartel vigilante, Tim “Nailer” Foley, and a Michoacán-based physician-turned-vigilante Jose “El Doctor” Mireles, as they take on drug problems in Mexico. The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs held a viewing of the documentary as well as a meet-and-greet with Heineman on Thursday in 060 Eggers Hall.

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crime briefs Here is a round-up of criminal activity that occurred near campus recently, according to Syracuse police bulletins.

SOUND REPRODUCTION A senior in the School of Information Studies, 22, was arrested on the charge of sound reproduction, according to a police bulletin. The student held a party that had more than 100 attendees, according to an appearance ticket. when: Monday at 12:30 a.m. where: 100 block of Clarendon St. A Syracuse man, 21, who lives on the 700 block of Lancaster Ave., was arrested two times in less than five hours on the charge of sound reproduction, according to a police bulletin posted Monday. The man hosted a party of more than 50 people, including a live band, according to an appearance ticket. when: Friday, Sept. 18 at 9:20 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2:10 a.m. where: 700 block of Lancaster Ave. PETIT LARCENY A Syracuse man, 41, was arrested on a charge of petit larceny, according to a police bulletin. when: Sunday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. where: 151 Marshall St.

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FAFSA updates will simplify financial aid process for students

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his time next year, students will be reaping the benefits of a revamped federal financial aid process.

Under the current system, students must wait until Jan. 1 to even begin to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For the millions of students that rely on FAFSA to help fund their college education, this makes little sense considering any news of aid comes several months later.

Fortunately, just 48 hours after President Obama introduced a revamped College Scorecard in September, he announced a major facelift to the FAFSA process. The new structure streamlines the application timeline, which will reduce stress for both prospective and currently enrolled students by giving students more time to navigate the financial aid application period.

For currently enrolled SU students, the new system should make it so that the form will be almost entirely completed for them, via the IRS. The expanded IRS Retrieval Tool will gather students’ financial infor-

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mation from the tax databases in a more effective manner.

According to the College Board, 67 percent of SU undergraduates applied for need-based aid in 2014. Of those, 85 percent were offered aid and 42 percent had their full need met. It’s clear that the new FAFSA will make the renewal process a bit easier for the over 10,000 SU undergraduates that it will affect.

“It’s really a win-win for everybody,” said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, in an interview with NPR. “Ultimately, this is going to mean less work for [students] and less work for schools.”

Students will be able to submit their FAFSA as early as Oct. 1 under the new system. This is three months — or 90 days —

earlier than students are able to now.

Although it’s unlikely, the extra time may allow students to receive their financial aid award letters from universities sooner, provided they submit their FAFSA and CSS Financial Aid Profiles on time.

Students will also report income information from the so-called “prior-prior” year. For example, a student applying for aid in the fall of 2016 will submit his or her family’s income information from the 2015 tax year. This means families can avoid estimating the numbers on their FAFSA and then updating them later.

According to the University of California, a common mistake among students is forgetting to update their forms on the FAFSA website, which can delay application processing and limit the aid students are eligible to receive.

But for the new FAFSA to be effective, colleges need to do their part and release financial aid award letters earlier, which could be possible if institutions like SU moved up financial aid deadlines for students. This will

align both the FAFSA and CSS Profile and create a more efficient process.

Matthew Gutierrez is a freshman journalism and entrepreneurial management dual major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at mguti100@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @MatthewGut21.

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Modern Shakespeare engages youth

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ey, Juliet? You up?”

Romeo asks, beckoning his beloved from beneath her balcony.

The theater community has started having nightmares. Why? The Oregon Shakespeare Festival just announced that it commissioned 36 playwrights to rewrite all of Shakespeare’s masterworks into modern English.

Cue uproarious backlash. The theater community, understandably, thinks this project is a horrible idea, claiming it sets a frightening precedent and degrades Shakespeare’s brilliant work.

The general public has its concerns too. The festival’s Facebook page was littered with sarcastic comments like: “Why not just rewrite Shakespeare in emoticons and acronyms?” and “Is there really a need to translate English into Brain Dead American?”

Like it or not, old English is basically a foreign language. Translating Shakespeare so that young people can understand the storylines does not degrade his work, nor does it mean his originals will go unappreciated. On the contrary, this project will bring people closer to his stories.

Still, not everyone is sold.

“Shakespeare is about the intoxicating richness of the language,” said James Shapiro, an English professor at Columbia University, in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting. “It’s like the beer I drink. I drink 8.2 percent IPA, and

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by changing the language in this modernizing way, it’s basically shifting to Bud Light.”

Shapiro’s analogy actually illustrates an important pro-rewrite fact: the modified version will not be a replacement to the sophisticated original, but a second, more down-to-earth option. Respect kids’ right to drink cheap beer and enjoy a Shakespeare they can understand.

This project is not to be dismissed by theatrical and literary elite. Rewriting masterpieces is a serious and intimidating task.

No pressure, but playwrights are required to pay as close attention to rhyme, rhythm, metaphor and rhetoric in the rewrites as Shakespeare did in the originals.

The project’s number one rule is “do no harm.” The contemporary works will not be adaptations, nor will they simplify Shakespeare’s layered storylines. There will be no Facebook references and Hamlet will never breathe the words “on fleek.” Rewriters cannot cut, edit or add personal politics to the works, nor are they empowered to change settings or time periods.

Shakespeare is not exactly a beach read, and there is no shame in not understanding. Even OSF’s savvy director of literary development and dramaturgy, Lue Douthit, admitted she does not understand it all the time.

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She is not alone. In fact, for centuries, dedicated Shakespeareans have criticized his complicated, confusing language for mucking up his brilliant works.

After 400 years, fluent speakers have come to unknowingly misinterpret Shakespeare’s English. For example, the famous line “Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo” is commonly misinterpreted because “wherefore” is thought to mean “where.”

An expert rewrite would teach theatergoers that the line is not asking, “Where are you Romeo,” but, “Why are you Romeo,” lamenting the fact that Romeo was of a rival family. Translations would clarify these mix ups and better communicate Shakespeare’s story to a contemporary audience.

The point of this project is to provide a new way for young people — and let’s face it, older generations too — to appreciate Shakespeare’s beloved texts.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival does not intend to demean Shakespeare. In fact, this project does quite the opposite. Its efforts will make his plays more accessible, inclusive and relevant. It celebrates Shakespeare by helping audiences to truly understand his stories instead of just pretending to.

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Incentive proposals need further consideration The concept of the Student Association and Otto’s Army working toward implementing an athletic fee with the goal of improving attendance at on-campus sporting events is good in theory, but there are many flaws that must be addressed before a proposal is put into action.

The organizations are putting together a joint proposal for a $100 student athletic fee, which would automatically provide every SU student with season tickets for football and men’s basketball. The groups are also working to create a “spirit program” in which students would accumulate points for going to less-attended games and could trade points for different prizes.

Although these programs support the admirable goal of increasing student attendance at sports games on the SU campus, the proposals fail to take into account several potential scenarios that could be counterproductive.

Currently, students must pay $219 to the Carrier Dome Box Office for a combination of football and men’s basketball season tickets. The proposal to create a student athletic fee would make games more affordable for students, but ultimately become a problem for highly anticipated games.

SA and Otto’s Army must consider what will happen if every student, who has paid the athletic fee and now has access to all football and men’s basketball games, shows up at a sporting event and

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the student section is not able to accommodate them. For big games this could be a problem.

Although there are talks to expand the student section, that presents problems on its own. If the section is expanded, but students continue to not attend games, the student section will just be emptier.

This expansion of the student section also could infringe on the quality and quantity of seating for non-students who pay more money to attend on-campus sporting events.

The move to implement the fee may also receive pushback from the student body, considering many students might not notice the additional fee when they pay it and then feel as if they wasted the money.

In addition to the athletic fee, the “spirit program” point system should also be assessed. For this program to be successful, the proposed incentives must strongly appeal to students.

The proposals could be similar to Duke University’s program for its men’s basketball game against the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The program required students who were camping out for the game to attend non-revenue sporting events, such as volleyball, in order to keep their spot in line for prime seats at the basketball game.

Although these proposals are in their early stages, it is important that the Student Association and Otto’s Army acknowledge these gaps and work to resolve them moving forward.

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athletic fee Syverud last month, he said Coyle was especially concerned with the attendance at football games. “(The fee) is going to bring students to those games, so it solves that problem and it’s something students would definitely benefit from,” she said.

And since the athletic fee could, in theory, increase student attendance, Student Life Chair Keelan Erhard said SA is also looking to increase

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masks pushed their way into the apartment, according to DPS. The men had handguns and knives, according to DPS, and demanded the students’ car keys, wallets and cellphones. The suspects left the students’ apartment with one of the student’s vehicles, a Porsche SUV. The Syracuse Police Department recovered the proceeds, or belongings that were taken, of the

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coming out transgender spoken word poets sharing their poems with SU students on Oct. 27 in Hendricks Chapel. The poets — Alix Olson, Danez Smith, Yazmin Monet Watkins and Kit Yan — are also each writing a poem titled “Dear Straight People” in honor of the event.

The keynote format is different from previous years’ keynotes, which have usually entailed a speaker lecturing at the university.

Fite said the reason for the change is that the lecturer last year was transgender actress Laverne Cox.

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institute has 12,000 students on more than 100 college campuses in 38 states nationwide who are creating and implementing policy change, according to the website.

The vision of the Campus Network is that budding thinkers and doers can make a significant difference in the political process, and not just on Election Day, according to the website.

The policy process — the way in which the rules of the government are developed — is a way in which young people can develop, advance and advocate for sustainable solutions.

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heineman about,” Heineman said. “What fascinated me about the film and continues to fascinate me is: What happens when government institutions fail? What happens when citizens feel the need to take the law into their own hands to protect their families and communities?”

Heineman added that he wanted to provide a window into a world that people will never see and introduce people to characters they will never meet. He said there has been a lot of coverage about the war on drugs but that he wanted to see what was happening between everyday people in the middle of the war.

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the student section’s capacity at football and men’s basketball games, which would involve potentially moving it to another part of the Carrier Dome.

SA and Otto’s Army are also hoping to make the student section at men’s basketball games more accessible for students in wheelchairs. At football games, there is a platform near the student section for people in wheelchairs, but there is not one at men’s basketball games, Wiesnet said.

“It’s kind of horrible that there isn’t an easier way to include every kind of student on campus,” Wiesnet said. “... We want to make sure

that we’re not exclusive in any way.”

Wiesnet added that there are not enough entrances at the Carrier Dome for those in wheelchairs. SA Vice President Jane Hong will be meeting with a representative at the Office of Disability Services soon to discuss those issues and create a proposal to solve them, which she and Wiesnet will then discuss with Pete Sala, SU’s chief facilities officer.

Additionally, Otto’s Army and SA are working on a proposal for a “spirit program.”

Students would get points for attending home

games of less-attended sports, which they could then turn in for different prizes.

Wiesnet said the Otto’s Army Executive Board is working with the SU Athletics marketing department to develop a mobile application, which students would use to check into sporting events and track their points.

“We’ve been trying to get attendance up at the smaller, Olympic sports,” Wiesnet said. “But it’s hard to get kids to go if you don’t give them some sort of incentive to go.”

robbery in the parking lot of 201 Seeley Road shortly after, according to an SPD release. No injuries were reported and the investigation is ongoing.

“A lot of the crime that happens on our campus is opportunity based,” said Nikki Cooter, the manager of administration and Clery compliance for DPS, in a recent interview.

Outside of the door hangers, DPS will be participating in partnership with “Cuse Stay Safe” for a demonstration later this month, said Hannah Warren, DPS’s public informa-

tion officer, in an email.

The installation, organized by a group of three School of Architecture students, will happen on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. on Comstock and Euclid avenues with the possibility of a second night of the installation on Oct. 21, the three students said in an email.

The students, Estefania Maldonado, Taylor Johnson and Brooke Shea, said they’ve gathered about 4,000 glowsticks, which will light up parts of the two streets near the SU campus.

The goal of the installation, they said, is

“to light up these under lit areas and raise awareness on crime prevention for students on campus.” The glowsticks will be placed on Euclid between Ackerman and Lancaster avenues and Comstock between East Adams and Marshall streets.

The Wednesday night armed robbery was the first armed robbery reported by DPS since Sept. 10, 2014, when an SU student reported being robbed at gunpoint on the 100 block of Comstock Avenue.

“We were thinking, ‘How do we top Laverne Cox?’ and then we said, ‘We can’t,’” Fite said.

Another event called Queer and Trans Yoga, which will take place on Friday. The session

will be a mix of standard yoga with justice and liberation that enables the participants to liberate their body, soul and mind, Fite said.

She added that she hopes that through these events, the name of the LGBT Resource Center will be better known.

In addition to Coming Out Month, the LGBT Resource Center has a library and three discussion groups called Embody, Fusion and New 2 Cuse that meet throughout the academic year.

“The space itself is also a resource,” Fite said. “We want to be an environment where people can just come to chill, read, do homework or have a conversation. People just come in and hang out at our lounge.”

Pedro DiPietro, an assistant professor in the women’s and gender studies department, has also expressed similar concerns. He said while Coming Out Month enables greater and more positive visibility for those struggling to express their gender identities and sexualities, it could be an attempt to “over-normalize” marginalized genders and sexualities, and that would be dangerous.

“It may be a way of using visibility in order to prove that we are as normal as middle class, straight white folks,” he said. “If we are only focused with this goal, a portion of the LGBT community will be left out.”

“When the rules don’t work, it’s our responsibility to re-write them,” the website said.

Isenberg and her team are highly focused on elevating what students talk about in their individual chapters into a national dialogue that is crowd sourced.

“We are believers in that policy should come form the crowd up,” Isenberg said.

Every year, the institute publishes a “10 Ideas” series journal to elevate student policy change ideas in the six centers: energy and environment, defense and diplomacy, economic development, health care, equal justice and education. These journals are distributed onto the desks of decision makers, and serve as

blueprints for action, according to the website.

Lower Northeast New Chapters Coordinator Rasheda Browne’s main job is to ensure that students are engaging in policy discussion and that they establish strong local policies.

“Students tend to look at how the universities are using their money and how this affects the local community as well as students,” Browne said.

SU’s Roosevelt Institute chapter recently held its second general interest meeting of the semester and there were more than 20 new and existing members in attendance.

“We are currently focused on trying to recruit people and build our e-board as well as

becoming a recognized organization on campus,” said Weston Young, SU’s chapter president and founder and a senior policy studies and economics dual major.

Young said submitting at least 10 policies for the “10 Ideas” series is the organization’s first goal. The last day for the chapter to put in their intent to submit is Oct. 31.

Members of the chapter have already expressed ideas ranging from housing structure and zoning to equitable funding for public schools, Young said.

“We’re on our way to being a successful chapter, hopefully for many years to come,” he said.

more than 20,000 people have disappeared since 2007 in Mexico, Heineman said. He added that he wanted to see the way the war is being funded through the consumption of drugs, as well as the power of human nature in the face of conflict.

Heineman spent six months getting access to Nailer and gaining his trust before he went to Arizona for four months to film. While in Arizona, his father sent him another article about the “citizen uprising” of the Autodefensas against the Knights Templar drug cartel. It was after this article that Heineman decided to “create a parallel story on vigilantism on both sides of the border, fighting the same common enemy.”

In the case of Nailer, a veteran, Heineman said he believes that Nailer felt as though it

was his duty to continue to protect the United States, and in his mind, it was a fear that the Mexican drug wars and the violence that comes with them will seep their way into the U.S. Mireles fought for basic survival because he was living under the rule of a vicious cartel that created a lawless society, Heineman said. The journeys that these vigilantes go on — Mireles in particular — are ones that Heineman feels cannot be written.

The non-Spanish speaking documentarian said that although he picked up a little Spanish while filming, he had a translator with him.

“It was an absolutely terrifying film to make … The film led me into some crazy places like shootouts between the vigilantes and the cartels, meth labs in the dark, places of torture … I

found solace in the craft,” he said.

Yet Heineman said it wasn’t the adrenalinefilled moments that were the scariest. A particular interview with a woman who witnessed her husband being chopped up into pieces and burned to death by the cartel remains with him.

“To be in the room with this woman and to see her body there, but almost as though her whole soul had been sucked out of her … That is what mentally stuck with me,” he said.

Despite the difficulty, Heineman said he will continue to work on films similar to “Cartel Land” because he said, “It is an honor and a privilege to tell these stories,” and he said he feels like he has an obligation to tell these stories and generate important conversations.

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Several members of the SUNY-ESF community helped break a Guinness World Record by planting 202,935 trees across North America, from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to New York City on May 20. The SUNY-ESF group planted 1,622 trees in Boonville, New York. courtesy of justin heavey

SUNY-ESF helps to set Guinness World Record for planting the most trees in one hour

By Taylor Watson staff writer

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t took only one hour to turn a group of dedicated nature enthusiasts from SUNY-ESF into Guinness World Record holders as they helped plant 202,935 trees across North America.

The Sustainable Forest Initiative Inc. (SFI) partnered with 29 teams — a total of 1,165 volunteers — across North America to set the world record for most trees planted within one hour, according to a press release from SFI. The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry jumped aboard when ReEnergy Holdings LCC, a company that works with SFI, asked them to help out in the tree planting initiative.

SUNY-ESF Senior Research Support Specialist Justin Heavey said ReEnergy is an

important industry partner of The Willow Project research group at SUNY-ESF. ReEnergy supports the expansion of the renewable bioenergy industry in New York state and owns and operates facilities that use forest materials to produce homegrown, renewable energy.

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Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, UAE “They are conscientious of environmental and sustainability issues and are certified by the SFI who organized this event,” Heavey said.

“So, when ReEnergy asked us to lend a hand to plant some trees, we were glad to help out.”

Groups gathered across the continent from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to New York City to plant trees between the hours of 1 and 2 p.m. on May 20. The SUNY-ESF team

met at the Sand Flats State Forest in Boonville, New York, a location in need of reforestation following a harvest. At that particular site, Heavey said 1,622 trees were planted.

“Setting the world record is memorable and cool to be a part of, but the real benefit is the fact that over 200,000 trees got planted all across North America and we contributed to that,” Heavey said.

He added that he hopes this project will inspire others to try to break the new record and plant another 250,000 or 300,000 trees.

SUNY-ESF Research Project Assistant Nathan Sleight said rows had been marked out ahead of time on the cleared land in Boonville.

The group then split up into teams of two, took bucket of seedlings and got to planting. Once they ran out of seedlings, they would retrieve another bucket of seedlings and get back to work.

“It wasn’t too difficult, but we definitely slowed

down over the course of an hour,” Sleight said.

Karl Hallen, SUNY-ESF research support specialist in forest and natural resources management, said in the long run, a sustainably grown forest will emerge from the newly planted trees. They can then be harvested to make room for the cycle to continue.

As a forester, Hallen said the project was right up his alley.

“We planted like crazy,” he said. “I haven’t had time to sit down and think about (setting a world record), but it was cool to be involved in.”

For most who participated, their passion for forestry was enough of an incentive to become involved.

“Planting trees is a fun experience,” Sleight said. “Having it count toward something larger than just planting trees — having it count toward a continent wide initiative — is great.” tnwatson@syr.edu

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tracey baum-wicks, owner of Syracuse’s Sanctuary Spa, was inspired by nomadic culture when she began dreaming up what she calls the “Wonderlust,” the camper she built with her friend Dan Gardner this summer. anna leach contributing photographer

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racey Baum-Wicks wants to be a fairy godmother.

The owner of Syracuse’s Sanctuary Spa, Baum-Wicks spent the summer creating a purple-striped, caravan-inspired camper — the perfect magic coach — with her friend Dan Gardner. She said she hopes to inspire creativity and wonder using the vehicle, much like a fairy godmother would.

On the corner of West Genesee Street and North Terry Road, just 15 minutes off the Syracuse University campus, the camper is visible to drivers passing by. It stands out next to the ordinary cars parked in the driveway with its bold and whimsical details — a bright purple-andgreen color scheme, copper floral decorations and a sign that reads, “Gone Wishin’.”

Baum-Wicks had been inspired by nomadic culture for years when she decided she wanted to build a camper to take with her on her trips to summer festivals and gatherings.

Having the creative vision but lacking the mechanical skills to build such a thing, she enlisted Gardner, whom she knows, as Gardner and his wife are long-time customers of her spa.

After tossing ideas around for about a year, this summer Gardner said to Baum-Wicks, “Let’s do it. Are you ready to do it? I’m ready to do it.”

And the project began.

Gardner said he spent over 100 hours building the camper, working about four hours every day for a month during July.

“It was very daunting because there’s a lot of pieces involved to start with, but once we got started with it, it was kind of like we got on this roll,” Gardner said. “I was cutting out the pieces, she was painting them, I was assembling them, and when we got the basic skeleton together she just took over creatively, and I’m still amazed when I look inside of it.”

It was just a thrilling kind of geeky, mad science project.

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The duo used a book called “The New Gypsy Caravan” by Timothy Lemke to guide them in the building process. The book outlined how to build the camper using about $1,000 worth of materials. However, the design from the book was too

simple for Baum-Wicks — the style and personal touches of the camper are all her own.

“It was just a thrilling kind of geeky, mad science project,” Baum-Wicks said.

As an environmental activist, it was important to Baum-Wicks to take advantage of repurposed materials in the creation of the camper. Parts of the inside are made out of shower curtains and the flap that covers the back window during drives is made out of an old hot tub cover.

Baum-Wicks has a greater vision for the camper than just using it for travel. She dubbed it “Wonderlust” because she hopes it will inspire wonder and empower people to engage their creativity. She said she hopes to use the camper to spark joy by lending it to close friends as a gift as well.

“For my birthday, she gave me the gift of a weekend with the glam camper with my little grandchildren who are going to think they’re in fairy land,” said Anne Kowalczyk, owner of Syracuse’s Moonstruck Gifts and Baum-Wicks’ neighbor and friend.

When Baum-Wicks took the camper to the Quaker Farm and Wilderness campgrounds in Vermont for a family Wiccan camping event, she realized its ability to trigger imagination and its potential as a tool for activism. Wicca is a modern, pagan witchcraft religion that Baum-Wicks practices.

The camper was difficult for people passing by at the camp to miss — it was parked in a spot that was visible as campers turned around the bend to get to the dining hall.

She said the children at the camp acted as if they thought the camper was part of a Disney exhibit, asking their parents to bring them over and let them go inside. They were equally bewildered by Baum-Wicks, who they viewed as a see camper page 10

his weekend, the film “Pan” flopped at the box-office, bringing in less than $20 million.

On paper, this film had all the elements to succeed: Beloved source material, a high budget with visual effects, a critically acclaimed ERIK director and BENJAMIN just enough DON’ T CA LL star power.

ME SHIR LEY But when you read between the lines of these seemingly good elements, this film was never destined to take off.

The first sign of this film being in trouble was a rescheduling of its release date. “Pan” was originally supposed to be a big summer release for Warner Brothers, opening in a prime July 24 slot. For some context, this would be the week after “AntMan,” the same week as “Pixels” and “Paper Towns” and the week before “Mission: Impossible.”

Needless to say, this was quite the competitive market. Warner Brothers could already see that Pan would be lost in the shuffle of these blockbusters so it pushed it back to October where, much to the company’s dismay, it looks to be lost in the shuffle again.

One thing Warner Brothers probably did not anticipate was the success of this fall’s other films.

“Pan” has to compete with “The Martian,” the over-performing Matt Damon sci-fi that some are calling one of the best movies of the year and “Hotel Transylvania 2,” which is also outperforming expectations.

These two films combined are bad for the family audience of “Pan.” We must remember that at the end of the day, parents are the ones buying tickets for their children. Parents with older or mature kids will probably try to persuade them to see “The Martian,” while the younger kids will probably want to stick to the fun “Hotel Transylvania 2,” which, for the record, earned more than “Pan,” despite being open for three weeks. These two films essentially put “Pan” in the dead zone of being not mature enough for older kids and too mature for younger kids.

As important as scheduling is,

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camper magical character, she said.

“That week all the strawberries were ripening, and I would tell each kid, ‘OK this is your strawberry, you can have your daddy check it each day and when it’s ripe you can pick it and come tell me how it tasted,’” Baum-Wicks said.

After her time in Vermont, Baum-Wicks realized she wanted to develop the persona the children imagined her to be. She plans on using the camper to create amagical experience for kids — potentially volunteering for organizations that help kids in need — acting as what she described as “a fairy godmother” or “the last wild witch in the woods,” telling stories under

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benjamin ultimately it should not matter if you have an interesting product people want to see. That’s the problem with “Pan.” It isn’t interesting enough.

Reimagining of fairy tales is the hot trend right now. “Alice in Wonderland,” “Maleficent” and “Cinderella” have were rousing successes, but they have one significant difference from “Pan” — they are Disney movies. Here, “Pan” is by Warner Brothers.

Now, most children do not really know or even care what movie is made by Warner Brothers, but they definitely know what is made by Disney. The company just knows how to make movies feel special and give them a certain magic. Because “Pan” is trying to capitalize on the success of Disney’s animated

the shade around the camper, serving snacks and maybe running puppet shows. She said by doing this, she hopes to “spin enchantment.”

Baum-Wicks said she hopes the camper could inspire others of her faith to make their own campers — something that could help promote environmental activism by catching the media’s attention. She said that after her trip, at least two or three families of the campers are considering building their own campers.

“We’re always trying to figure out interesting and fun ways to you know, draw attention to important causes and share information with people,” Baum-Wicks said. “And [the camper] was really an attention-getting, attention-holding, phenomenon, so why not use it?” aerdekia@syr.edu

“Peter Pan,” this film not being Disney simply feels like a rip-off.

Director Joe Wright is known for creating visually pleasing movies, but he usually does this with a small budget and small stories.

Here, his style is extrapolated to epic proportions, and he was simply unprepared. The movie’s marketing could not decide if it was a visual-effects action movie.

Additionally, there is a bit of “Peter Pan” saturation right now. The musical was just staged on NBC, and “Finding Neverland,” a musical about author J. M. Barrie is currently on Broadway. There is “Peter Pan” everywhere you look, so why go to the movies to see it again?

Erik Benjamin is a sophomore television, radio and film major. You can email him at ebenjami@syr.edu or follow him @embenjamin14 on Twitter.

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The Arad Evans Inn offers eclectic dining experience in a cozy, historic atmosphere

The Arad Evans Inn specializes in New American cuisine with French techniques. A hidden gem of Fayetteville may seem like an upscale dining experience in appearance, located in a Federalist-style home, but instead caters to a variety of audiences from around the area.

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f you’re looking for a getaway, or even just a date-night spot with your significant other or friends, I’ve got the perfect place for you.

The Arad Evans Inn is the hidden gem of Fayetteville and one of the best restaurants around Syracuse. I recently went to Arad Evans for a birthday dinner and enjoyed every dish I tried.

The quaint spot was built nearly 200 years ago and has a dollhouse look and feel to it.

Architecturally, it possesses characteristics that make it part of the Federalist Period (1795-1820). A broad roof overhang, grand piazza and the ornate gingerbread brackets adorn the interior of the house, representing the unique style of the Inn. Arad Evans specializes in New American cuisine with French techniques. Their signature items include escargot, the house salad and their famous chocolate mouse tower

dessert. There are also oysters that are available every day as a special. In order to keep customers interested, they have a seasonal menu that changes on the first Thursday of every month. There are also gluten free, dairy free and vegan menus available.

For appetizers, I tried the tuna tataki and charcuterie. The tuna was perfectly grilled and was topped in a delicious kimchi sauce. The sautéed squash, red pepper and carrots added to the dish made it exceptional with flavor. The charcuterie included an assortment of cheese and accouterments — I enjoyed the sweet taste of the fig jam combined with the fresh artisan cheeses.

I ordered the halibut as my main dish, which is broiled in a white wine and served on a bed of wild rice and grilled pineapple. This was a tropical version of halibut, but then combined with pineapple and beurre monté, it was exceptional. I also tried my friend’s petite filet dish; it was cooked in a bordelaise sauce and was delciously executed. The filet mignon was tender and soft, melting right in my mouth.

For dessert, I tried the famous chocolate tower. Topped in fresh berries, the dessert is a decadent combination of rich dark chocolate and creamy mouse with a fruity finish. The hard chocolate shell surrounds the mouse filling, giving the dessert a very attractive look to it. This dessert is a must try.

The restaurant opened in 1995 as an inn providing overnight stays to customers.

Within two months of the opening, proprietor Jason Thomas decided to turn the bedrooms into dining rooms. Throughout the first year of renovations, he introduced other meals and concentrated on serving dinner seven nights a week. From that point on, The Arad Evans Inn became a fine dining spot.

The restaurant is housed in a Federalist-style residence, offering three dining areas.

Arad Evans offers dinner nightly in the formal dining rooms for an intimate meal. Their everyday dining provides more of a casual experience and is served in the bistro area and on the outdoor seasonal deck. There are also

private dining rooms for events like business meetings, graduation/birthday parties, parents weekend, etc.

Aaron Ames has been the executive chef for five years and has been recognized for his work by countless Trip Advisor reviews. His food is cooked from scratch and there are no MSG’s or unnatural ingredients. Ames deals only with antibiotic-free and hormone-free meats and poultry. In addition, all of the fish is either line caught, wild or sustainably farmed.

The only complaint I had was with the service. The waitress was slow and unconcerned with our party’s comfort. She rushed us to order and was not very accommodating with making minor changes to our dishes.

Because The Arad Evans Inn may come off as a more upscale dining experience, it gets all kinds of customers. There is no dress code necessary. The food was delicious and I definitely would recommend it to anyone looking to get off campus for a nice meal with a cozy atmosphere. caweinst@syr.edu

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Fredericks separates himself as SU’s top RB despite loss

By Jesse Dougherty web editor

TAMPA, Fla. — Syracuse trailed by three touchdowns in the third quarter and its comeback window was shrinking with every snap.

After a defensive holding penalty pushed the Orange to South Florida’s 30-yard line, freshman quarterback Eric Dungey scrambled left into a wall of Bulls pass rushers.

He had gone through his downfield reads and nothing was open.

His remaining options included scrambling to his right, throwing the ball away or checking down with a screen pass to fresh-

man Jordan Fredericks.

Dungey went with Fredericks, and the running back took it from there.

“That was sick,” SU hybrid Ervin Philips said of the play that followed. “It definitely could be on ESPN.” Fredericks caught the screen, juked inside past one defender, spun around another, made one more fake, then ran past the rest of the USF defense into the end zone.

The play was Syracuse’s (3-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) offensive highlight in a disappointing 45-24 loss to South Florida (2-3, 0-1 American Athletic) at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. It was also further confirmation that

Fredericks, in his first collegiate season, is the Orange’s best option at running back.

In total, Fredericks carried the ball four times for 16 yards and caught two passes for 38 yards — his primary plays being that touchdown catch and a third-down conversion out of the Wildcat formation.

But George Morris gained just 7 yards on five carries and Devante McFarlane, SU’s first-string running back on its Week 5 depth chart, didn’t touch the ball.

Fredericks again stood out with his downhill running style and ability to make defenders miss, which has made him the Orange’s primary late-game ball carrier

through five games.

On the season, Fredericks leads Syracuse with 236 rushing yards on 42 attempts and his two rushing touchdowns are tied with Dungey for most on the team. Most telling, he has significantly more carries than Morris’ 31 and McFarlane’s 21.

“I saw Dungey in a scramble and he just checked down to me,” Fredericks said of his 30-yard touchdown catch, which was also the first reception of his college career. “After that, I just thought about the end zone and ran to it.

Everything that happened just happened. It’s all instinct.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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Levanova injury looms in SU’s 5-set win over Virginia Tech

By Jack Upton contributing writer

The bench went wild as Mariia Levanova went up for the kill. The freshman, who started the game for Syracuse, struck the ball as it went crashing into the floor, giving the Orange a 9-8 lead.

But the Women’s Building didn’t erupt as usual after a Syracuse kill; there was complete silence. Levanova was down, holding her knee.

Senior Gosia Wlaszczuk fell to the floor with her hands over her face. But after a long silence that seemed to deject a previously energized Syracuse team, Wlaszczuk knew she had to lift her team’s spirits. “(We can) either break and cry, or (we) can step up and win for the team,” she recalled telling her teammates. “Let’s win for her and do our best to fill her spot and get the W.” Wlaszczuk said she noticed that most of her teammates energy rose after the injury

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piacentini Piacentini can’t be missed. She’s a scrappy, physical player, and has already notched three goals and an assist in two games this season.

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instead of wasting their time talking about the injury.

Levanova wouldn’t return in Syracuse’s (13-4, 4-2 Atlantic Coast) 3-2 win over Virginia Tech (12-6, 3-3) on Sunday, instead sitting on the bench with her leg propped up as Syracuse came back.

Despite winning the first set, the Orange’s chances of pulling out a win for Levanova was slim as SU went down two sets to one, losing the third set by eight points.

Virginia Tech seemed to have taken a hold of the momentum. Seniors Nicolette Serratore, Monika Salkute and Wlaszczuk carried their frustration from Friday’s loss to Pittsburgh and used it as fuel to start the comeback in today’s match.

“We all tried to forget about those two sets and remember being down 2-1 doesn’t mean we lost …

I think we stepped up as a team,” Wlaszczuk said.

In the fourth set, the Orange shifted the tide of the game. Head Coach Leonid Yelin said

season at Syracuse in 2014 after transferring from New Hampshire. She went head-to-head against Piacentini twice, and remembers the shifty, speedy player with a nose for the puck.

“Every single time there was a loose puck in front of the net, I just remember her being right there,” she said.

In the third period of Syracuse’s season opener against Clarkson on Oct. 6, Piacentini corralled a loose puck off a deflection on the left side of the net and wrapped around to the right side, flicking the puck into the goal.

She’s made a living of using her small size to dig out pucks around the net in her time at Syracuse.

Gilligan joked that even during practice, Piacentini gets in her grill, acting as a “pot stirrer” in front of the net. After experiencing it from both sides, Gilligan is content just watching.

“Every single time I’m in the net against Tini, I just shake my head because I’m like, ‘Thank goodness I don’t have deal with this again against her,’” Gilligan said.

Yet for all the fire Piacentini brings to the ice, she also brings to it a sense of calm. In her four years, Flanagan said that Piacentini’s greatest development has been in the cerebral part of her game.

From the moment she walked onto the ice as a freshman, Flanagan said, her fundamentals have

Serratore’s improved serve was a catalyst for the comeback.

(We can) either break and cry, or (we) can step up and win for the team. Let’s win for her and do our best to fill her spot and get the W. Gosia Wlaszczuk su setter

“When Nico started serving well…our blockers were doing a good job,” Yelin said. “The level of confidence for [Virginia Tech] went down… they’re young players from both sides, if you’re not doing well it’s hard to say strong.”

After taking the fourth set, 25-18, the Orange

always been ahead of the curve. Her progression has been a matter of polishing the little things and refining the mental parts of her game.

“I think I’ve grown as a person,” Piacentini said. “Just being in the locker room they kind of instill those different life lessons in you and the mental toughness aspect of it all. I think over the years, I’ve just grown to become more mentally strong in terms of staying focused.”

As a freshman, Piacentini found herself looking on from afar with four weeks to think things through. Now, she’s better adept at reading and handling situations and recognizing her own mistakes.

“Her hockey knowledge just seems to calm everybody down on the team,” Gilligan said.

“When she’s out there, we don’t panic as much as maybe we necessarily should.”

Against Clarkson, Piacentini skated out for her final home opener. But the emotions were kept in check, and the focus was solely on winning the first CHA conference title and proving Syracuse could compete against anyone.

And this time, Piacentini wasn’t on the bench.

“I think Tini’s just going to do Tini,” Gilligan said. “…She’s just going to go after it and get done what she needs to get done and I think everybody else will follow after that.” mralex01@syr.edu

reached a fifth set for the third time this season.

Players went up throughout the match to talk to Levanova, who was at the end of the bench with her leg covered by a towel. When she got up to walk, she needed crutches to do so.

Wlaszczuk and the Orange continued its success in five-set matches as a Monika Salkute kill gave the Orange their third straight five-set win.

The win seemed almost overshadowed after the game, as Yelin was upset in talking about Levanova’s injury. She is expected to visit the doctor tomorrow for an official prognosis.

When asked what he said to her following her injury, Yelin paused for a long time before answering. He rested his face in his hands.

“I just asked what kind of pain (she was in),” Yelin said. “Unfortunately it’s happened to me coaching a couple of times. I hate to have this experience … I was hoping and I still hope it’s not ACL.” jfupton@syr.edu

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dougherty It’s going to get ugly in the Carrier Dome.

After Week 4 loss to LSU: Who are these guys and what did they do with Syracuse? The Orange, despite letting Fournette rush for 244 yards on 26 carries, was down one score in the fourth quarter. Mahoney was under center but there’s a good chance Dungey and Philips get healthy during the bye week. Moral victories don’t show up in the standings but they can say a lot about a team, and this 34-24 loss spoke volumes to the Orange’s potential.

Three wins for a bowl? Check that box.

After Week 6 loss to South Florida: Well, that was quite the setback. Syracuse was out-muscled, out-coached and outrun by a team that had limited ways to win heading in. But South Florida stuck to a concentrated game plan of testing the Orange defense on the edge, and SU never adjusted. Syracuse collected 305 yards in 67 plays. USF used 69 to collect 540.

Can this team get the three ACC wins needed for bowl eligibility if it doesn’t belong in the same stadium as a middling AAC team?

We won’t know until next week, when the season could look a lot different than it does now. jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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2014-15: 11-15-10

ICE HOCKEY SEASON PREVIEW

they said it (last year)

2ND IN COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA

ICE HOCKEY

then and now

2014 (FINAL STARTING LINEUP)

2015 (STARTING LINEUP)

I want to be that goalie that the coaches look to win that big game.

Jenn Gilligan

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12

14

LW FERRARA

RW PIACENTINI

9

LW BURRIS

RW LACOMBE

7

8

C SIBLEY

C GROSSI

2

23

17

23

D RENAULT

D QUINN

D MARTYNIUK

D QUINN

33 G GILLIGAN

33 G GILLIGAN

su goalie who transferred from unh and became the starter in 2014-15

We’ve been in a lot of close games. So what? We’ve won six games out of 26 and if we’re defined by our record then we really haven’t done much. We find ways to lose games rather than find ways to win games.

Paul Flanagan

spotlight

prediction

big number

paul flanagan he ad coach 8TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH

Paul Flanagan has compiled a 102-11627 record (49-53-19 in conference) since becoming SU’s head coach when the team was formed in 2008. Flanagan rose to prominence at St. Lawrence University, where he led the Saints to four consecutive Frozen Four appearances. He has 332 career wins, the eighth-most in NCAA women’s ice hockey history. The Orange was picked to finish first in the CHA this year, and Flanagan will surely turn to the team’s young core — which he praised last season — to help the team reach that position.

su head coach following a 4-3 loss to rit on january 24

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Games that ended in ties for Syracuse, a team record.

50% Syracuse won exactly half of its faceoffs in 2014-15 (1020-1020).

6.7% Syracue’s shot percentage in 2014-15, lowest in the CHA.

PREDICTION:

16-12-6

Syracuse opened the season as the favorites to win the College Hockey America regular season title. The Orange returns two of its key players in forward Melissa Piacentini and goalkeeper Jenn Gilligan, both in their final season wearing orange. Despite only playing two home games before mid-November, SU puts together a solid regular season and wins the program’s first CHA title.

A lot of the focus is about losing the seniors and everyone’s been kind of upset about that just because they’re a big part of the team, but next year we’re expecting more.

Alysha Burress on the conclusion of the 2014-15 season

key additions

allie munroe defender

—Compiled by beat writers Matt Alexander, Chris Thomsen and Tomer Langer

key players

karleigh scully forward

MELISSA PIACENTINI Piacentini was selected as one of three alternate team captains during the preseason. She’s been an offensive catalyst her entire SU career, and she finished as the Orange’s second-leading scorer (18 G, 11 A, 29 P) last season. She was the only SU player to earn first-team All-CHA honors. Piacentini will look to bring a veteran presence to a young offense.

cha standings

JENN GILLIGAN Gilligan joined the team last year after starting her collegiate career at the University of New Hampshire and made an immediate impact, playing in 34 of 36 games.

Gilligan increased her level of play when playing conference opponents, allowing just 1.85 goals per game, less than her 2.40 season average. Her play earned her second-team All-College Hockey America honors. The crease is expected to belong to Gilligan this season with no other experienced starting goalies.

STEPHANIE GROSSI Grossi came in as a freshmen and immediately blew away expectations. She racked up 21 assists last year, leading the team by a wide margin. She also ranked first in plus/minus, ending the season as a +21. She was also named to the All-CHA rookie team and eventually won the CHA rookie of the year award. With a full year under her belt, Grossi will be expected to consistently produce as one of the Orange’s best players this year.

sarah stuehr forward

out Players who graduated or aren’t returning: Amanda Cariddi Akane Hodoyamada

Syracuse finished second in the CHA standings behind Mercyhurst — ­ who SU beat for the first time in program history last season.

1 Mercyhurst / 14-5-1 / 23-9-3

3 Penn State / 9-9-2 / 17-16-4

5 Lindenwood / 7-11-2 / 10-21-2

2 Syracuse / 8-6-6 / 11-15-10

4 Robert Morris / 8-8-4 / 11-19-15

6 RIT / 5-12-3 / 15-19-5

Allie LaCombe Julie Knerr Kallie Goodnough

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SPORTS

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BENCHMARK Melissa Piacentini hopes to cement goal-scoring legacy in final season as Syracuse forward FALL SPORTS SEASON PREVIEW WOMEN’S HOCKEY

By Matt Alexander staff writer

M

elissa Piacentini stands a few steps in front of the double doors that lead into the Syracuse locker room. She turns, thoughtfully, and points to the set of benches to her left just over her shoulder.

“I still remember,” she said. “It was this bench right over here against Lindenwood.”

Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer is talking about the only time she was ever benched.

Piacentini wasn’t playing up to her abilities, and Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan pulled her out and didn’t put her back in. It happened right before Christmas break during her freshman year. Piacentini had a month to mull things over.

“It made me sit back and think about my

mistakes and think about how I had been performing back then,” Piacentini said. “It really made me mentally focused and come back ready to be stronger.”

Piacentini called it the “best coaching decision” Flanagan had ever made for her. The move came at the perfect time and she was forced to view things through a different lens.

Four years later, one of the most decorated players in Syracuse ice hockey history is gearing up for her final ride. Last season, Syracuse lost in the College Hockey America conference finals. With one last chance, Piacentini is hoping to take care of last season’s unfinished business.

“Honestly I can’t say enough good things about her,” Flanagan said. “I’m already dreading losing a player like her to graduation.”

Despite standing just 5-foot-2 on the ice,

moriah ratner asst. photo editor

drop the puck For an extensive season preview of the ice hockey team, flip inside for lineups, predictions and more.

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Expectations surrounding Orange fluctuate with each passing game

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AMPA, Fla. — It took three and a half hours, stretched out by humidity and hard-to-watch football, for Syracuse’s season to change course.

On Saturday, the Orange jogged onto the field at Raymond James Stadium as the team that heavily competed into the fourth quarter in a 10-point loss with then-No. 8 LSU two weeks before. A bye week welcomed back two of its most promising offensive players: freshman quarterback Eric Dungey and sophomore hybrid Ervin Philips. The expectations for this season had ballooned and a win at South Florida seemed attainable, if not imminent.

But after four quarters, a 45-24 loss to the Bulls (2-3, 0-1 American Athletic) became Syracuse’s (3-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) freshest team-defining result. The Orange looked sluggish and underprepared in its first road game of the season, and had a third-quarter comeback

JESSE DOUGHERTY

THE DOCTOR’S IN effort squashed by USF’s 35 second-half points.

So the narrative shifts, yet again, as SU closes up nonconference play and looks ahead to the seven ACC games that will characterize 2015. The unpredictability of college football makes it so every game can completely shift the outlook of a season. We’re seeing it with Michigan in Ann Arbor, Texas in Austin, USC in Los Angeles and — maybe most drastically but with much less national significance — Syracuse in central New York.

In the six weeks since opening against Rhode Island on Sept. 4, Syracuse’s annual roller coaster ride has included major injuries, positive signs, a questionable win and one very

encouraging loss.

Before you buckle into conference play, let’s look at how sharply the perception of Syracuse has changed, week-to-week, good to bad, and everything in between.

Preseason: Coming off a 3-9 season, it looks like Syracuse’s best-case scenario is scratching into a bowl in spite of itself. The team graduated eight defensive starters and Terrel Hunt is coming off a season-ending injury. But it’s always fun to look at a blank slate, and you won’t know if the shoe doesn’t fit until you try it on.

After Week 1 win over Rhode Island: A loss in a win. No plainer way to say it. On the third offensive possession of the season, Hunt tears his right Achilles. Deja vu. Now Tim Lester’s offense is going to be run by a true freshman. How many days until basketball season?

After Week 2 win over Wake Forest: This Eric Dungey kid is it. He can run the option, looks

comfortable in the pocket and just took down Wake Forest, 30-17. Things are starting to look up and Dungey has time to get his feet wet before conference play. He just has to stay healthy, which should be easy enough.

After Week 3 win over Central Michigan: Or not. A late hit knocks Dungey out of the game in the second quarter against Central Michigan — an eventual 30-27 overtime win — and the Orange is going to trot out sophomore walk-on quarterback Zack Mahoney against LSU. Mahoney led the Orange to the game-winning touchdown against the Chippewas and SU is 3-0 for the first time since 1991.

But leading DuPage in the North Central Community College Conference is a lot different than facing a Southeastern Conference opponent with inexperienced parts all around you. There’s also that Leonard Fournette guy.

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