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The OutCrowd Magazine, an LGBTQ publication at Syracuse University that started in the early 2000s, is returning to campus after a two-year hiatus. Page 7

The Syracuse Rescue Mission Alliance will open the city’s first emergency shelter aimed at providing a temporary home for runaway LGBTQ youth. Page 3

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LGBTQ shelter to open in Syracuse By Sarah Alessandrini asst. news editor

Paying respects Syracuse University has placed two plaques in front of Hendricks Chapel to commemorate freshmen Trevor Pierce and Jack Lundin, who both died last week. Students can visit the plaques to pay their respects to the students and leave flowers or notes. Students have also placed a memorial to Pierce at the intersection of Waverly and Comstock avenues. emily steinberger photo editor

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Hong Kong law affects international students By Francis Tang staff writer

China’s Hong Kong national security law has raised concerns about speech and academic freedom among Syracuse University’s international student community. The country’s supreme legislature passed the Hong Kong national security law on June 30. The law’s ambiguity allows Chinese law enforcement to classify a wide range of speech, including expressions of support for Hong Kong’s independence from China, as crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. These crimes carry up to a lifetime sentence in prison. The law’s passage has led Chinese international students in the United States, including those at SU, to worry that they may face repercussions for taking classes deemed subversive in their home country. Clare Coey, an SU senior studying advertising, said she and her family in Hong Kong were saddened when they first heard about the law’s passing. Coey was born and raised in Hong Kong and came to the U.S. to study. Now, she is not sure whether she’ll go back to Hong Kong after she finishes school. The law may affect students and professors who travel to China as well as those who

have family ties there, she said. “If your family was here (in the United States), and you wanted to stay here to establish yourself and your career in the states, I think you’ll be fine,” Coey said. “But if you know certain things, or are preaching certain things, and want to head back, it’ll definitely affect your career and your life.”

Being more thoughtful in how we bring China into the classroom is worth the effort, irrespective of the (national security law) Dimitar Gueorguiev political science professor

Some U.S. universities have redflagged China-related courses this fall, warning that they may contain material Chinese authorities consider “politically sensitive,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 19. At Princeton University, students enrolled in such classes will use codes instead of real names at the top of their assignments.

Dimitar Gueorguiev, a political science professor who teaches Chinese politics at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said SU has not yet applied measures to protect Chinese students like some other colleges have. But that hasn’t stopped him from taking precautions in his own classes. Gueorguiev does not allow recordings of his lectures, and he requires students to participate in his class in real time, he said. In an article he co-authored in August, Gueorguiev and four other authors provided guidelines on how to teach China-related classes after the law was enacted. While professors should remain aware of possible risks, it is important that educators resist self-censorship, he wrote. “An expansive interpretation of the (national security law) would be very costly for the Chinese state to enforce, but by avoiding ‘sensitive’ topics we may inadvertently enforce the shadow ourselves,” he wrote in the article. Gueorguiev said students from China face greater risks when participating in related class discussions, he said. Article 38 of the law allows for its application regardless of citizenship and resident status or geographic location, which means it can include international students from mainland China and Hong Kong studying

in the U.S. The full text of the law was not made public prior to its passage. Christine Foo, the president of SU’s Hong Kong Student Association, said the law’s vague nature has caused panic among people in Hong Kong. The national security law is aimed at Hong Kong residents who have protested the Chinese government’s influence in the region. Pro-democracy protests swept across the region in 2019, leading SU to conclude its study abroad program there early. When the British government transferred control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the Chinese government initially promised the region a high level of autonomy for the next 50 years under its “one country, two systems” policy. Several activists in Hong Kong have faced prosecution since July under accusations of violating the national security law. Gueorguiev emphasized the importance of academic freedom and resistance toward any form of self-censorship, while also maintaining awareness of political dangers, especially as they pertain to SU’s international students. “Being more thoughtful in how we bring China into the classroom is worth the effort, irrespective of the (national security law),” Gueorguiev said. btang05@syr.edu

In 2015, Deb Coolhart asked LGBTQ youth in Syracuse what resources their community lacked. She received an overwhelmingly consistent answer: a shelter specifically for homeless LGBTQ people. In response, Syracuse’s chapter of Rescue Mission Alliance is now working to establish the city’s first shelter devoted to supporting LGBTQ youth who have run away from home. The shelter will work with ACR Health — another nonprofit organization that provides sexual health services to youth and adults — to provide temporary, emergency housing for youth between the ages of 12 and 17. The shelter’s ultimate goal will be to place children in the care of a supportive family member or safely reunite them with their family, said Tori Shires, chief development officer at the Rescue Mission. “The idea (of the shelter) is to be an affirming and welcoming space,” Shires said. “Either way, we want to make sure the child is going back to a family member who loves and accepts them for who they are.” Rescue Mission Alliance saw the need for this shelter after Coolhart, who is a Syracuse University professor, co-authored a study in 2015 that explored the experiences and unmet needs of homeless LGBTQ youth in the city of Syracuse, Shires said. While the shelter offers housing for any young person, it will strive to create a supportive and caring space for LGBTQ youth, Shires said. According to Coolhart’s survey, LGBTQ youth in the city face homelessness at a significantly higher rate than nonLGBTQ youth. Many LGBTQ youth who enter shelters face discrimination from people who work in the shelters as well as peers who are staying there, Coolhart said. Some shelter workers may use their religious affiliations as a justification to discriminate against LGBTQ youth, she said. “What we found is that there are a number of likely LGBTQ youth or other youth who don’t feel comfortable going to the current shelter, and so they might be couch surfing or staying with friends,” Shires said. “They’re considered see shelter page 4

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Gotcha offers free bike rides on Election Day University receives scientific equipment By Maggie Hicks asst. news editor

The National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program will donate chemistry equipment to two departments at Syracuse University. The MRI program will donate chromatography-mass spectrometers to SU’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and to the Department of Chemistry, which will use the device in partnership with the College of Engineering and Computer Science, according to an SU news release. The equipment allows scientists to analyze the composition of a larger compound by separating it into smaller parts.

The “Roll to the Polls” campaign aims to help voters who lack transportation travel to and from their polling places. The initiative will operate in Syracuse for the first time this year. emily steinberger photo editor By Gillian Follett staff writer

On Election Day this year, voters in Syracuse will have one more way to reach their polling places: a free electric bike ride. Gotcha, a company that offers electric bike and scooter rentals, will join the North American Bikeshare Association in “Roll to the Polls,” an initiative across the bike-share industry to reduce or eliminate the cost to rent a bike on Election Day. In Syracuse, customers can access a free bike ride by downloading the Gotcha app and entering the promo code VOTE2020 when checking out a bike. Gotcha has participated in the Roll to the Polls campaign in several of its other locations in the past, but this is the first year the initiative will operate in Syracuse, said Paul Colabufo, the commu-

nity manager for Gotcha’s Syracuse location. Gotcha was unable to offer free bike rides in Syracuse on Election Day last year due to technical changes the company was making to its app, Colabufo said.

It’s important to be able to vote, and this is a way to open that up for everybody Paul Colabufo community manager for gotcha’s syracuse location

The program will run in over 25 of Gotcha’s other locations across the country this year, including cities and universities, according to the company’s website. The Roll to the Polls campaign aims to help voters who lack reli-

able transportation cast their ballot, Colabufo said. In 2016, about 3% of individuals indicated that transportation problems prevented them from voting, according to the Pew Research Center. “(Bike sharing is) a way for people who can’t afford a car to get around,” Colabufo said. “It’s important to be able to vote, and this is a way to open that up for everybody.” Gotcha launched its “Syracuse Sync” electric bike share system in 2019, installing bike hubs in 35 locations across the city and the Syracuse University campus. The hubs are spaced roughly one-eighth of a mile apart, so they are close to many of the polling places in Syracuse, Colabufo said. Gotcha bikes also have electric motors that assist riders with pedaling and provide faster travel speeds than a traditional bike. Syracuse residents who would

prefer not to vote in-person this election due to the coronavirus pandemic — even with access to free bike rentals –– can still vote by mail, said Dustin Czarny, the Onondaga County Democratic elections commissioner. One of the biggest changes to the election this year is the expanded use of absentee ballots, Czarny said. With just over two weeks to go until Election Day, over 56,000 county residents have requested absentee ballots, and about 22,000 have already returned them, he said. In the last presidential election year, only 16,000 people requested absentee ballots and only 14,000 were returned, he said. Polling places will also open for early voting from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1. Safety precautions will be in place throughout the in-person voting process,

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SA urges better communication on financial aid By Kailey Norusis staff writer

Student Association is working with Syracuse University to improve communication between students and employees in the financial aid office. SA is working with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs, as well as Information Technology Services, to create a chat box where students can ask questions about their financial aid. This would decrease the amount of time students wait to get their questions about scholarships and other financial aid concerns answered, said SA President Justine Hastings. While the financial aid office has been working toward improving communication with students for years, the perspective changed

after Hastings and SA Vice President Ryan Golden brought up the idea for a chatbox this summer, said KC Woods, associate director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs. Many students, including Hastings, have had difficulty communicating with the financial aid office, she said. One time when she called the office, Hastings was placed on hold and the person she ultimately reached wasn’t able to answer any of her questions. “I know I am not the only one who experiences communication issues with financial aid,” Hastings said. “The purpose of the chat box would be to resolve student concerns in a more efficient manner.” Woods said the student experiences Hastings and Golden shared see financial

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SA plans to create a financial aid chat box with ITS for students to ask questions. will fudge staff photographer

Number of MRI grants awarded to SU in the last 20 years

“Our scientists and students will put these to work right away for research and training, while strengthening interdisciplinary connections between departments and colleges,” said Alan Middleton, associate dean of research and scholarship in the College of Arts and Sciences. Receiving two MRI grants within the same year is a “milestone achievement,” according to the release. SU has only received a total of 15 MRI grants in the last 20 years, and the two grants will double how many MRI grants the College of Arts and Sciences has received since 2016. The chemistry department will use a specific liquid spectrometer to create a new type of modified protein that would prevent the breakup of collagen, a protein that maintains healthy tissue in the human body. Researchers in the chemistry department will use the spectrometer to confirm whether they have added or subtracted the correct number of atoms for the modified protein to operate properly. The department will also use the devices to create new renewable materials like biodegradable fabric. The devices will also allow researchers in the earth and environmental sciences department to identify levels of rainfall during a specific period of time. Researchers in that department plan to use a specialty gas spectrometer to analyze lipids, a type of organic molecule, from ancient sediment. The device will isolate hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen in the lipids, allowing researchers to determine the isotopic ratio and atomic weight of those elements. Researchers can determine information about aspects of past environmental conditions. The device will also allow the department to understand how food energy is transferred from one organism to another. The devices will be available for SU students’ research training as well as K-12 and community college students who visit SU. mehicks@syr.edu

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shelter ‘the invisible homeless’ because there’s no way for us to count them.” One participant in Coolhart’s study who had been kicked out of their home for being gay told Coolhart that an employee at a shelter said they agreed with their parents’ decision to kick them out. Another described a shelter worker who refused to use their real name and pronouns, she said.

Homeless youth need a safe place to go, and if they don’t feel safe, they’re going to the street Deb Coolhart associate professor at su

Many homeless youth who didn’t feel safe staying in shelters told Coolhart they would break into abandoned houses to sleep, or would have to engage in sex work to survive, she said. “Homeless youth need a safe place to go, and if they don’t feel safe, they’re going to the street,” Coolhart said. Rescue Mission A lliance already from page 3

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Czarny said. Voters and election inspectors are required to wear masks and voting from page 3

financial aid changed the office’s perspective on the initiative. Hearing directly about what students wanted to do to resolve communication issues helped the office better understand the problem, he said.

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secured a location for the shelter and is renovating it “top to bottom,” Shires said. While construction on the shelter stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic, it restarted again at the end of this summer, she said. The shelter is still undergoing the state and county’s approval and certification process, Shires said. It also must secure funding and hire a 24-hour staff before opening, she said. The house has 10 bedrooms with one bed each. While the shelter will ideally keep one child to a room, they may add more beds if the need arises, Shires said. The goal is to fill all the beds and ensure no child is out on the street, she said. Shires predicts that an individual will likely stay at the shelter for one week to 30 days on average until they are reunited with a safe and supportive family member. The children will mainly come to the shelter through referrals, Shires said. The Rescue Mission will work with counselors to find homeless youth who are seeking shelter. The Rescue Mission’s current shelter in the city, which serves adults 18 or older, is forced to turn youth away, according to a press release on the shelter’s website. In the Syracuse City School District, 6% of students enrolled in the 2017-18 academic year were homeless under the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act, which

The goal of the shelter is to place youth in the care of a supportive family member or to reunite them with their family. elizabeth billman senior staff photographer

defines homeless youth as children who lack a stable home or a permanent address. Shires said the shelter will also follow the guidelines of the McKinney-Vento Act, which states that all homeless children must be enrolled in school and provided with nec-

essary resources, such as school supplies, free lunch and transportation. “No one should feel like they don’t have a safe place to go, or a safe place where they can be themselves,” Shires said.

stations will undergo cleaning after each use, he said. Initiatives that make voting easier for a greater number of people, like Roll to the Polls, promote civic engagement, something

that is especially important during a pandemic that has made voting more challenging, Czarny said. “Easier to apply, easier to register — these are all things that go into all of the

things we want for elections,” he said. “Programs that make it easier to vote can’t hurt. At the very least, there should be options for people.”

“ITS is committed to enhancing the student experience and supporting student success at Syracuse University through technology,” said Jenny Gluck, associate chief information officer for academic services. “With that in mind, we are working with campus partners to identify and evaluate possible solutions to

provide accessible (chatbox) functionality to the campus community.” While the best way to fix communication issues and reduce long wait times would be to increase staff in the financial aid office, it’s unrealistic at the moment due to budget cuts, Woods said. But the chat box is a good start, he said.

“I hope that (the chatbox) helps students easily find answers to questions they may have that they don’t necessarily need to call our office so we can answer some of the more difficult, in-depth, complicated questions quicker,” Wood said.

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18 days in 4 countries: How I got back to the US from China By Nathan Li contributor

Editor’s Note: International Voice is a project that The Daily Orange’s Opinion section founded in partnership with WeMedia Lab, a student media organization at Syracuse University serving international students on campus.

s I sat on the carpet of my hotel suite in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I worried about whether I could make it into the United States border before school started. Because of COVID-19, I had to travel around the world. I made it back to the U.S., but it was almost too easy. As one of the few native Chinese students who went back to China in May and came back to the U.S. in August for the fall semester, I got to see my grandparents and finish my last year of college strong. I also got to see the differences between the two countries in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, the trip home to China was much more intense than my trip back to the U.S. I took off from the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on May 9, transferred flights in Amsterdam and arrived in Guangzhou on May 10. Upon arrival, I was administered a COVID-19 test and spent 14 days in mandatory quarantine. On May 23, I finally got to go home to Beijing for another seven days of quarantine, and then I was finally free. The whole trip was very intense,

as everyone was covered head-totoe in hazmat suits and masks, even the flight attendances. The air was thick with fear. Because of travel restrictions, I couldn’t go straight from China to the U.S. There is only a short list of countries that you can enter the U.S. from due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Cambodia is one of them. My trip to the U.S. set off on July 23, when I arrived in Chengdu, China to get a final COVID-19 test to meet the requirements to enter Cambodia. I arrived in Phnom Penh on July 25 and was tested again when I disembarked from the plane. There, I only needed to quarantine for one day while I waited for a negative COVID19 test result. Then, I was free to go. My friends and I moved into our hotel, which was the quality of a $700 hotel suite in lower Manhattan but cost only $44 per night, with a big living room and a balcony. I was with several Chinese students from Penn State, the University of Delaware and other American universities. Under normal circumstances, we would have traveled around the city, but all the tourist spots were closed. We mostly stayed in the hotel, ordering deliveries for food and drinks. And we did what college students do best: get drunk together. As the day of our departure for the U.S. drew closer, we were all pretty tense because relations between the U.S. and China had been deteriorating for months, and we didn’t know if we would be allowed to return. But fortunately, everything went a lot smoother than we expected.

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We took off on Aug. 9 from Cambodia, transferred flights in South Korea and arrived back in New York City on Aug. 10. I got to the luggage pickup in 40 minutes after we disembarked from the plane as, to our surprise, the custom process was smoother and faster than normal. There were no extra questions asked, and there was much less traffic at the airport. The customs agents also didn’t ask any of us to do a COVID-19 test, and we weren’t asked whether we were in China within the last 14 days. Then, I simply met my driver who drove me

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Traveling to China during a pandemic By Runqi Jiang contributor

n email was sent to every students’ mailbox on March 16 announcing the suspension of in-person learning at Syracuse University for the remainder of the spring semester. This small email changed everyone’s lives. Schools around the country canceled in-person classes because of COVID-19, and international students began snapping up airline tickets to return to their home countries. No matter how hard the journey, no matter whether they needed to quarantine and regardless of the high price, almost everyone joined the fierce battle to find flights. I wanted to return to my family in China, but I decided to wait for two months to try and buy my ticket home. In the meantime, I experienced countless ticket cancellations. One after another, quickly-shifting travel restrictions and changing schedules left me on my toes. But after days and nights of trying to grab tickets, I finally embarked on the long trip home. After more than 40 hours in a plane traveling across the world, I finally landed in Guangzhou, China. The warmth of the motherland mixed with the warm weather in southern China welcomed me back, and I started my 14-day quarantine life. The quarantine conditions were one person per hotel room, with someone stopping by to take my temperature every day at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Meals could be delivered from outside restaurants or ordered from

the hotel. Because the location of my hotel was very good, I often chose takeaway meals. From my experience, quarantine went by actually quite fast, even though I had finished all my spring courses at that time and was already on summer vacation. Because of the jet lag, I also got up early in the morning. After breakfast, I usually read a book or watched a movie, and the morning would pass quickly. After lunch, because I have to take my temperature in the afternoon, I had one or two hours to nap and more time to read books and watch dramas after I woke up. Jet lag played a huge role during the isolation period. I went to bed and got up early every day, bringing a sense of health to the isolation that was originally stuffy in the room. My life in isolation turned into food appreciation more than anything else. I started to think about what I wanted to eat that day as soon as I opened my eyes. I wasn’t even very worried about possible COVID-19 exposure from takeaway food. This was a relief compared to the two months of home isolation in the United States. While in the U.S., I was very uneasy about the world outside of my room. Generally, I cooked for myself. Even if I ordered takeout, I fully disinfected the package of food. I lived in a tense atmosphere almost every day. Therefore, my cooking skills improved greatly during the quarantine period, one good thing to come out of that experience. After returning to China, it was completely different. For any

takeaway, the body temperature of the cooks and the delivery person are clearly indicated on the outer packaging of food, making it very reassuring. The biggest gain during the quarantine period was learning to be alone with myself. At the beginning of spring break, I basically stayed alone for two months. Apart from online communication, I was nearly always by myself. Emotional breakdowns were not uncommon, but the most important thing is to collect yourself. I tried all kinds of methods, and the most effective one was to arrange things for myself every day so that my life was full, and I wouldn’t feel lonely or bored. I chose to continue my fall semester in China and take classes remotely from home. China has now entered a mostly normal life, but people still wear masks consciously when in public and cooperate with the work of taking body temperatures. It is hard to imagine the tension in the city more than half a year ago, when everything started, compared to the calm it exhibits today. Back in February, when the pandemic was just beginning to reach the U.S., the atmosphere of panic began to spread in the circle of international students first, and the originally-peaceful study life was suddenly completely disrupted. However, it’s important to keep in mind that even now, with the pandemic in the U.S. still prevalent, our future is unknown. Runqi Jiang | Contributor WeMedia Lab

straight back to Syracuse. It was easy — but maybe too easy. Precautions were the most relaxed in the U.S. out of all the places I went during my travels. I wish the whole process could be more thorough in certain situations, including measures such as the mandatory COVID-19 tests that I took when disembarking in Cambodia, previous travel location checks or a report of a recent, negative COVID-19 test. Doing that can probably make people feel much safer, if not actually make them safer. The rapidly changing interna-

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tional travel policies created headaches for many more travelers than just my friends and I. It has caused so much chaos and instability both internationally and domestically. Since the onset of the pandemic, Chinese people have been targeted by a rise in hate crimes, especially in the U.S. But why were Chinese people the ones whom people in the U.S. rolled their eyes at? The U.S. needs to stop blaming COVID-19 on China and focus on how they can better work to stop the spread of the virus. Nathan Li | Contributor WeMedia Lab

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BROGAN THOMAS (LEFT) AND SAMUEL BAYLOW are members of The OutCrowd Magazine, which was founded in the early 2000s. It stopped running in 2018 and is returning to campus this year. emily steinberger photo editor

LGBTQ culture publication, The OutCrowd Magazine, returns after two-year pause Sydney Bergan

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yracuse University freshman Brogan Thomas sat in the first floor lounge of Sadler Hall surrounded by two boxes of old editions of The OutCrowd Magazine. The magazine, an LGBTQ publication created by SU students, had stopped running in 2018. Thomas handed fellow SU freshman Samuel Baylow a copy of the magazine and said he should get

involved in bringing back the publication. “We just kind of sat back almost in silence, and we just kind of took in this gem,” Baylow said. “It was a moment where we realized we had something golden on our hands. We had something that could really have an impact.” A group of students founded the magazine in the early 2000s with Melissa Chessher, chair of the magazine, news and digital journalism department at the Newhouse School of Public Communications. The OutCrowd Magazine will return to SU in the see magazine page 8

slice of life

SU student showcases ‘1 Block’ at Chelsea Film Festival By Taylor Contarino contributing writer

Syracuse University senior Jordan Cody Brandon’s interest in film began during his time at Rectory School, a boarding school in Connecticut. Brandon produced a film to encourage alumni to donate money for more scholarships and a bigger gymnasium at the school. The film raised $5.5 million of

donations from alumni. “I just saw that films can be powerful, and I kind of just fell in love with it,” Brandon said. Years later, Brandon’s film “1 Block” aired in the Chelsea Film Festival of New York, which ran from Thursday through Sunday. The film, featuring Portuguese actor José Castelo-Branco, highlights racism that happens late at night in New York City, Brandon said.

I have to be my own pilot in life and make sure that this plane is flying towards greatness Jordan Cody Brandon su senior

In addition to “1 Block,” Brandon has directed and produced original films, such as “Fashion Bang,” “Location! Location! Location!” and “Buckaroo’s Late Night Snack.” Brandon transferred from Sarah Lawrence College to Syracuse University after his sophomore year to achieve a better overall social experience, he said. He was drawn to the competitive atmosphere in the Newhouse School of Public Communications

and the collaborativeness of SU as a whole. “Being a Syracuse University student opens you up to a lot of opportunities,” Brandon said. Before transferring, Brandon spoke to Joseph Comstock, an adjunct instructor who teaches a directing course in Newhouse, and became convinced that the school was the place for him. When he came to SU in the fall, he see film page 8

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Entertainment center reopens with COVID-19 restrictions By Abigail Weber

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Taylor Connell ran to get a bowling ball from one of Apex Entertainment’s bowling machines. As soon as she grabbed the ball, she slung it down the alley to get her mother’s attention. Samantha Connell smiled back at her daughter. She’s brought her family to bowl at Apex ever since the facility opened in December 2018. She’s doing the same now, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, because she feels that Apex is a safe space for her children to have fun. Apex, located in Destiny USA, features an arcade, bowling alley and virtual reality games. After months of being shut down, the 55,000-square-foot facility resumed operations Oct. 7 while following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, bowlers at Apex generally use every other lane to practice social distancing. “Just the way they are spacing people out,” Samantha said. “We love bowling, and we did it a lot before everything got shut down.” On a column outside of Apex’s neon light entrance is a sign telling patrons to adhere to social distancing and wear a mask. Rob Luzzi, Apex’s communication relations manager, wants the entertainment center to be both safe and fun. He came into his managerial position a week before the facility closed its doors March 16. “My timing was impeccable,” Luzzi said. Lacie Massard, who works at the bowling alley, gave out bowling shoes Friday night. But instead of just cleaning the inside of the shoe as she did before the from page 7

magazine spring under the leadership of students, including Thomas and Baylow. Thomas, the magazine’s managing editor, found out about The OutCrowd’s resurgence in her honors seminar course. When seniors visited the class at the beginning of the semester to talk about ways to get involved on campus, Thomas became interested in the return of the magazine, which SU senior and OutCrowd Editor-in-Chief Patrick Linehan was publicizing. “Patrick was really interested in getting that started again, and just from being there, I was able to express my interest and get engaged in the conversation early on,” Thomas said. “When it did start up, I was already involved.” SU freshman Payton Dunn, who is The OutCrowd’s arts and entertainment editor, was drawn to the magazine because it’s a way to make members of the LGBTQ community feel like they belong at SU. This was something Dunn didn’t have in high school, where he felt like he was one of the only “queer guys,” he said. In his role at the publication, Dunn is hoping to further analyze the cultural trends behind the arts and entertainment industry. He also plans to explore the impact the industry has had on LGBTQ culture, and vice versa. He’s also interested in covering the resurgence of LGBTQ country artists, such as Lil Nas X, and the popularity that the song “Sofia” by Clairo has gained off of TikTok, since it was already an anthem in the LGBTQ community. “Starting it up again, there’s a huge opporfrom page 7

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immediately requested to be put in Comstock’s class, even though it was a 400-level class.In 2019, Brandon got an internship with the media corporation Hearst Communications, which offered him a role as an intern and in-house production assistant. Hearst Corporation is known for owning brands such as Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar. Brandon has also done work in front of the

pandemic, she now has to clean every part of the shoe after getting them back from customers. Massard also cleans each bowling lane after a customer uses it, and she and all other employees are mandated to wear masks. Employees clean the whole facility, not just the bowling alleys. Apex has cut down the number of people who can participate in laser tag, and employees clean all the gear customers use. While participating in Apex’s virtual reality gaming, customers stand on socially-distanced spots to ensure they don’t come in contact with other players. Apex employees also wipe down the virtual reality equipment after every use. But one main attraction remains closed: the arcade. A customer hasn’t touched the arcade and its over 50 games since March. The biggest concern with the arcade is that it has a high number of touchpoints where the virus could spread from customer to customer, Luzzi said. The arcade’s machines were still on even though no one was using them, but the prize shop was still roped off. “A lot of the games are lit up because we don’t want it to be dark out front, but the arcade’s closed,” Luzzi said. Along with the entertainment facilities Apex’s restaurant is also following COVID19 guidelines. Menus have been replaced with QR codes, and extra hand sanitizer and sanitary wipes are available to wipe tables and seats down. “When we open the doors every day, we’re trying to just have people know that they can have fun, and feel safe and comfortable,” Luzzi said. “Everything else from there will take care of itself.” aweber02@syr.edu

tunity to kind of start fresh and build off of everything great that the old magazine was doing while putting our own unique twist on it,” Dunn said. The magazine, which will normally run twice a year, will be published once this year due to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The OutCrowd has already begun publicizing its spring edition on its Instagram. The edition will focus on topics such as the presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic and the wide array of social and political protests that have occurred in the U.S. recently, Thomas said. “We’re exploring how the LGBTQ+ community kind of fits into all these different things from this year,” Thomas said. The OutCrowd’s staff includes more than 25 people, Baylow said, and has eight editors and nine writers. The writers will cross over to different sections of the magazine and will pitch their own articles, Dunn said. As a staff writer, Baylow’s main focus is writing whatever he needs to make the magazine work. He would be interested in pursuing a story about the role of LGBTQ people in public television. Overall, Baylow hopes the magazine will look just as good as it did when it ran before, though he predicts it will be even better. “I would love people who are heterosexual to really enjoy what we’re saying, people who may be in the closet to feel more comfortable with themselves and feel like they have a community on campus,” Baylow said. “And (for) people in the community to know the wide array of personalities and cultures within the LGBTQ community.” sabergan@syr.edu

camera. He was in a sketch on Saturday Night Live where he played beer pong with Lin Manuel Miranda in 2016 and was in a lie-detector skit which was picked up by Buzzfeed. Heather DiPietro, a former executive producer at New York Production services, had Brandon as an intern in spring and summer 2017 and fall 2018. “He definitely comes in every day like the most cheerful person ever,” DiPietro said. “It’s important because, in this industry, there are long and rough days. You

Located at Destiny USA, Apex Entertainment reopened its doors on Oct. 7 after months of being shut down. abigail weber contributing writer

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always need one of those people on set to just keep it going.” At SU, Brandon has been involved with organizations such as CitrusTV, Ottonomous Productions and a variety of student-run short films. One of his projects featured local restaurants and aired as a special on CitrusTV. Sean Andersen, former president of Ottonomous Productions, said that Brandon’s strengths reside in knowing how to frame shots, work lighting and commu-

nicate with cast members and acting as a leader while on set. As for the future, Brandon aspires to live in a major media market like New York City, where he currently resides, or Los Angeles, where he can work at the forefront of media and trends at a big brand name company. “Ultimately, people aren’t going to make my life happen for me,” Brandon said. “I have to be my own pilot in life and make sure that this plane is flying towards greatness.” tmcontar@syr.edu

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Formation change gives SU best offensive half this season By Gaurav Shetty staff writer

The pressure was mounting on the Duke goal as Syracuse lined up for its third corner kick of the game. After weeks of stagnant offense, Syracuse looked like it was going to score. SU launched the corner kick into the box, and as the heads went up, Jenna Tivnan’s header forced a good save out of Duke goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn. The save landed in the box, and as the ball bounced around, it struck the hand of Duke defender Emmy Duerr and resulted in a penalty for the Orange. Meghan Root stepped up to take the penalty. After leading the Orange in goals last season, Root looked likely to score SU’s first this season. After a short run-up, Root fired her shot to the right side of the goal, but a diving Heinsohn stopped Syracuse from scoring. The search for a goal would continue. “Meg had the confidence, so I’m happy she went up and took it, and it’s unfortunate that it didn’t go in,” Shannon Aviza said. In a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Duke (5-1-2, 3-1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), Syracuse (0-5, 0-5) continued its worst start in program history. The Orange have played only conference from page 12

emerman Flames — the same team that recorded -4 rushing yards versus Syracuse in a 24-0 blowout last year — scored three unanswered touchdowns. The game was only competitive for a fleeting moment in the first half. Now, SU’s staring down the barrel of a 1-10 season, something it’s only done once since the NCAA’s founding. Babers said he didn’t see a divide in his players in the postgame locker room, but it’s clear that frustrations are bubbling over both within and outside of the team. Wide receiver Taj Harris let an easy touchdown slip through his hands and was seen flipping off the camera. A shocked group of former Syracuse players lamented the loss as “embarrassing” on social media. The only other embarrassing moment since 2016 that even compares to the Liberty loss is Scott Shafer lighting up a victory cigar after his Middle Tennessee State team upset the Orange from page 12

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them that are really good,’ but then they take it away and show us something different,” head coach Nicky Adams said. Against Duke, SU’s sloppy starts continued. A majority of the first half was spent in the face of Lysianne Proulx, who made nine saves after recording a career-high 14 on Thursday against UNC. Two early Duke goals, which Vunipola’s faulty defensive play allowed, forced the Orange to remain on their heels the rest of the first half. Duke’s forward, Olivia Migli, received a pass from the left wing in the 33rd minute, carrying it to the top of the box and firing past Proulx for the third goal of the half. Visibly upset with her defense, who couldn’t keep Duke out of its own half, Proulx booted the ball out of the back of the net. Syracuse’s intensity increased in the second half. The Orange registered eight shots — the most in a half this season — and six on goal. Pressure allowed Syracuse to generate more offense, Adams said. “You saw a totally different team in the second half in terms of just an attitude, and with that attitude, you’re going to have more opportunities,” Adams said. Momentum began to shift in the beginning of the second half when Jenna Tivnan lofted a long pass downfield to Kate Hostage, who was waiting in the box. Hostage attempted to settle the pass and get a quality shot off, gaining control but skiing a shot over the net. Still, the chance sparked a series of opportunities for the Orange, who notched their first corner kick of the game in the 72nd minute and would collect three more in the final period of the game. One corner kick led to Syracuse’s best chance, with a flurry of shots leading to a handball and Root’s penalty. Root shuffled

opponents this season, and the team has yet to score a single goal. Just one game after having one shot on target against No. 1 UNC, Syracuse had only two shots on goal in the first half. But after a halftime formation switch, the Orange created many more chances and finished with six shots on goal in the second half.

I think a lot was said at halftime. When you pick and choose how hard you want to play, it’s a problem. Nicky Adams syracuse head coach

“I think a lot was said at halftime. When you pick and choose how hard you want to play, it’s a problem.” head coach Nicky Adams said. “Just simplified it a bit more in terms of the formation against them in the second half and decided to press the hell out of them because we had nothing to lose being 3-0 down.” Syracuse began the game with the 5-3-2 formation it used against UNC but tried to involve in the Dome. But even that was more flukey than getting run out of the building by the Flames. Last year’s 63-20 loss to a Maryland team that finished 1-8 in the Big Ten erased the high hopes SU had coming off a 10-win season, but that was more shocking than humiliating. “I’d tell (the fans), ‘Hey, we’ve got a lot of young people playing. And it’s going to have to get better,’” Babers said. “But that same fan base saw guys beat Virginia Tech when they weren’t supposed to be very good. That same fan base saw what we did to Clemson when we weren’t supposed to be very good. And that same fanbase saw us 6:45 from winning the conference … And I expect them to know that we’re going to right it.” Though there’s no other way but up, there’s also no clear avenue for improvement this year. Syracuse is inexperienced and physically underdeveloped for ACC football at linebacker and in the secondary. Its wide receivers consistently drop would-be touchdowns and chunk plays, and its offensive line struggles to open up running lanes or provide clean pockets. It’s her feet, paced forward and sent a shot toward the right side of the net. Duke’s backup goalie, Brooke Heinsohn, picked the correct side and blocked the ball with her outstretched hand.

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Just 42 seconds after the miss, Duke marched down the pitch and netted its fourth goal of the day through Graham. Unmarked at the back post, she finished the day with two goals. Syracuse’s second half surge has been a common theme through the past three games, in which the Orange have given up a combined six first-half goals compared to only two in the latter half. “I feel like we get something from this team and then, I don’t know why or how, but they shut it off for another 45 minutes,” Adams said. With four regular season contests remaining, Syracuse — who has never won fewer than three games — will have to win three of its final four games to avoid the program’s worst record. “We do have that competitive edge, I don’t think that we’re lacking it there,” defender Shannon Aviza said. “I think (it’s about) the consistency of showing it and knowing we can play with these teams.” cbmckeon@syr.edu

its wingbacks more, as Telly Vunipola would often join the attack and take positions higher up the field. But as in the game against UNC, the tactics didn’t work, and the Orange came out of halftime in the more conventional 4-2-3-1 that the team used in the first few games. The switch allowed for players such as Root to take advantage of space down the wings. While Duke enjoyed the majority of the possession, Syracuse managed to string some passes together and force the ball into the Duke half. After a good spell of possession, Syracuse won its first corner in the 71st minute, something the Orange were unable to do against North Carolina and struggled to do in the first half against Duke. In the first half, striker Hannah Pilley was left isolated up front. On many occasions, Pilley would receive the ball and hold it up, only to lack teammates to pass to. Pilley found more success linking up with her teammates after the halftime switch, and that led to more corner kicks and scoring opportunities, such as the penalty kick. “What’s happening in the past is that we’re playing target players, and we’re playing almost hero balls to get in, and we’re not as athletic, currently, as other ACC teams,” Adams said. “Which is fine, we just have to play to our

strengths, so I thought we did a much better job in the second half of playing to our identity.” While Syracuse did play better in the second half and managed to create several clear goal-scoring chances, the scoreline at the end showed how far the Syracuse offense still has to go. In the 54th minute, Tivnan received the ball near midfield and played a long ball over the top of the defense to Kate Hostage. The redshirt junior midfielder let the ball bounce once before taking a shot on the half volley. The ball sailed wide right, and Hostage fell to the ground in disappointment. Along with her missed penalty, Root fired two shots on goal that resulted in routine saves for the goalkeeper. It’s been a problem all season, as Syracuse has yet to score a goal and has never gone this far into a season without one. Still, the offensive resurgence in the second half showed the Orange can create chances, they just have to take them. “Look, we had opportunities to score. Kate Hostage should’ve taken a couple touches and slotted it back post, Aysia (Cobb) has opportunities, Mackenzie Vlachos, Jenna (Tivnan) on set pieces,” Adams said. “To win games, you gotta score goals.”

unclear whether reinforcements are coming.

is faith,” receiver Anthony Queeley said after the Liberty loss. “That’s what everybody falls behind, and everybody supports it. That’s how we’re staying positive throughout this.” But falling to rock-bottom doesn’t mean Babers should be on the hot seat. The circumstances surrounding the pandemic season afford him unprecedented leniency. Injuries and opt outs have affected seemingly half of SU’s expected contributors from preseason, from Andre Cisco and DeVito to starting running backs Jarveon Howard and Abdul Adams. Since he took over the job in 2016, Babers has urged faith, both for his team and for its fans. He defines it as belief without evidence, and he’s continued to harp on it throughout this season. And with such a lack of any reason for optimism, it’s never resonated more.

We need to go back, and we need to look at ourselves. There’s certain things that we’re still not doing well. We’re not getting better. Dino Babers syracuse head coach

SU is dead last in offensive predicted points added, a statistic that measures play outcomes. Only UMass has a worse offense in the FBS, per success rate. The Orange’s 19.6 points per game would be by far the lowest in the Babers era and the worst since 2014. Only eight teams average fewer points per game this year than SU. “There’s a lot of hope, but what we preach from page 12

wake forest For much of the match’s early stages, Wake Forest lived in Syracuse’s defensive third. On the Demon Deacons’ first penalty corner, Meike Lanckohr got a good look but lifted it high and wide of the cage. The sophomore didn’t make any mistakes on her second chance, though. She and teammate Eleanor Winants ran a give-and-go just outside the right wing of the circle. Lanckohr then ripped a ground ball past a diving Syd Taylor for a 1-0 Wake Forest lead in the fourth minute. The Demon Deacons continued their attack, as Syracuse was unable to sustain possession past midfield. But on the Orange’s first successful clearance of the quarter, de Vries received the ball just beyond midfield and did the rest herself. Dancing around two defenders, she turned her right-handed stick around at the top of the striking circle and rifled a shot into the upper-right corner of the cage. Wake Forest continued to apply pressure on the Orange defense, winning two penalty corners in the final three minutes. The first was turned away by a sprawling Taylor, who smothered the ball beneath her stick and right glove until referees directed the Demon Deacons to disperse. Some controversy surrounded Wake’s third and final penalty corner of the first quarter, when a shot appeared to glance off the stick of an Orange defender, but referees ruled it off her foot. The call was upheld after a long video referral, and Wake Forest had another chance, only to be stonewalled by Taylor once again. Syracuse’s best scoring chance of an uneventful second period came in the waning seconds of the half, when freshman and reign-

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ing ACC Player of the Week Florine van Boetzelaer entered the striking circle with a head of steam. She was met by four Wake Forest defenders, who cleared the chance to end the half.

Syracuse scored its gamewinning goal against Wake Forest in the 49th minute

The Orange came out of halftime with a newfound intensity, quickly winning the first of three penalty corners in the span of 30 seconds. All three chances resulted in one pass and a shot, all of which Wake Forest’s Anne van Hoof blocked. SU tried to combat this by screening van Hoof on the ensuing fourth penalty corner of the match, in the 39th minute, but that resulted in a whistle that nullified de Vries’ second goal of the match seconds later. Through the end of the third and into the fourth quarter, Syracuse maintained that pressure. A great chance to add insurance came four minutes after Bothof’s 49th minute goal, but a shot by Eefke van den Nieuwenhof was stopped by van Hoof once again, thwarting the last of SU’s penalty corner opportunities. In the final two minutes, the Orange dealt with Wake Forest’s final penalty corner as Taylor fisted a shot past the right side of the cage and SU’s defense cleared the ball. The two teams play again Monday in a non-conference midday matchup before Syracuse heads home to play its first — and final — home game of the year, against Louisville. tnolan@syr.edu

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SU falls to Duke, 4-0, for 5th loss By Cameron McKeon staff writer

Seven minutes into the game, Duke’s Mia Gyau streaked down the left side and ran straight at Syracuse midfielder Telly Vunipola. Gyau angled a pass that threaded through multiple players before finding Maggie Graham, who buried the opportunity with ease. Gyau bolted down that same side minutes later, and Vunipola warily got in position. This time, Gyau cut inside, beating Vunipola and centering herself in the middle of the field. Gyau slid a pass to Tess Boade and fired a shot, nearly a mirror image of the first goal. Syracuse’s (0-5, 0-5 Atlantic Coast) 4-0 loss at the hands of No. 5 Duke (5-1-2, 3-1-2) was its ninth straight since Oct. 10 of last season. SU on Sunday continued its worst start since the program’s founding in 1996, and the team has yet to score through five games this year. The Orange earned an 80th-minute penalty from a Duke handball, but Meghan Root couldn’t convert from the spot. “I walk away saying, ‘(SU) shows us every single game that there are qualities and pieces of

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SU has reached a new low point under Dino Babers. It can only go up from here.

ead coach Dino Babers loves describing his Syracuse team with movie references. When he announced the 2017 recruiting class, Babers compared headliner Tommy DeVito to Denzel Washington in “Glory.” He’s repeatedly quoted “Dumb and Dumber” and likened his offense to “Ford v Ferrari,” a 2019 drama about race cars. But after Saturday’s 38-21 home loss to Liberty (5-0), Babers’ team is as broken and hopeless as Bruce Wayne staring up into DANNY EMERMAN the infinite prison abyss in “The Dark Knight Rises.” Its upcoming UBUNTU matchup with No. 1 Clemson is as lopsided as Rocky Balboa versus Clubber Lang. His tenure at Syracuse is as up-anddown as a Quentin Tarantino film. Yes, Hugh Freeze is a formidable coach, and the Flames’ dual-threat QB transferred from Auburn. Yes, they were favored by 3.5 points. But there’s no way around

it: Saturday was a new low for Babers’ Syracuse program. “We need to go back and we need to look at ourselves.” Babers said after the loss. “There’s certain things that we’re still not doing well. We’re not getting better.” The main reason for the stagnation is injuries, which are exasperated by a stunning lack of depth. But even a junior varsity squad without its best player and starting quarterback doesn’t excuse a catastrophic loss to Liberty. When Syracuse scheduled a three-game series with Liberty in 2018, the only plausible outcome was three Orange blowout victories. Liberty was a program searching for an identity like the evangelical Notre Dame, which fully joined the FBS last year. LU had never beaten an Atlantic Coast Conference team before beating Syracuse, and the Flames entered the season with just one win over a Power Five opponent. The Orange defense, featuring underclassmen at every non-line position, didn’t show any resistance against the run, shedding nearly five times the amount of rushing yards at halftime and 338 yards in total. The see emerman page 10

Bothof’s goal leads Orange past WFU By Tim Nolan staff writer

When Wake Forest’s freshman goalkeeper, Ally Butler, lost a Carly Bothof shot under her feet and proceeded to kick the ball backward and to her left, Bothof was there for the putback. Four minutes into the final period, sophomore Charlotte de Vries found space down the right sideline and angled toward the striking circle, sliding a pass behind the Wake Forest defense and to a waiting Bothof. The freshman juggled the ball before collecting it and cutting past a defender. She fired a shot at Butler and tucked her own rebound into an open cage. Syracuse (2-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) rode that fourth-quarter goal to a 2-1 victory against Wake Forest (1-4, 0-3) on Sunday’s game in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons dominated possession in the first half — outshooting the Orange 7-1 — but de Vries’ first-quarter goal was enough to keep the two teams tied until SU ultimately took over in the second half. see wake

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