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Three SU freshmen created a chapter of Students Demand Action, an organization aimed to prevent gun violence, in their first few weeks on campus. Page 7
Chancellor Kent Syverud signed a letter to New York’s congressional delegation asking lawmakers to monitor immigration policies affecting international students. Page 3
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Crisis pregnancy centers bring pro-abstinence lessons to schools
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By Emma Folts
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Editor’s note: This story is part of Family Values, a series investigating crisis pregnancy centers in Onondaga County.
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ew York state requires public schools to teach sexual educadaga County schools, crisis pregnancy centers have offered abstinence lessons that clash with calls for reform. Crisis pregnancy centers are known for spreading negative views on abortion. Some are religiously affiliated, and most are not licensed medical facilities. their reach beyond women seeking pregnancy care. Pregnancy Center of Central New York, provides pro-abstinence seminars to between 25 and 30 schools, said Paul Marexecutive director. Marshall declined to name the schools that receive the center’s “My Future My Choice” program. crisis pregnancy center went through, Care Net of CNY decided not to disclose names of schools to avoid being put Family Services received backlash for its involvement in local schools after Syracuse.com posted an article on its
University releases enrollment numbers
PAUL MARSHALL,president and executive director of Care Net of CNY, runs the Liverpool crisis pregnancy center. lauren miller senior staff videographer
abstinence program. abstinence sexual education program school students across central New program was a skit intended to demonstrate the value of virginity through a
comparison to chewing gum. In a 2017 audio recording of the skit
piece of gum to a male student, saying the piece of gum was a special “gift.” see education page 4
Center sues state agency for religious discrimination By Emma Folts
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Editor’s note: This story is part of Family Values, a series investigating crisis pregnancy centers in Onondaga County.
Native increased from 92 to 99 full-time enrolled students. They make up less than 1% of the full-time student population. decreased by 114 students to 10,700 full-time enrolled students. They make up 52% of the full-time student population. enrollment increased by 81 students, from 1,683 to 1,764 full-time students. They make up about 9% of the total student population.
Services to be discriminatory under state regulations. Now the center may have to phase out its policy after a district court dismissed a lawsuit contesting the discrimination claim. -
student enrollment remained about the same, increasing to 1,305 full-time students. They make up 6% of the full-time student population.
operates as an adoption agency. Its focus on Christian family values and opposition to same-sex relationships has played out in federal court over the past year. see adoption page 4
Syracuse University’s international student population increased in 2019, while the number of Pell Grant recipients dropped. SU released its Fall 2019 Census earlier this month. The data separates student demographics by gender, ethnicity, Pell Grant status and undergraduate and graduate retention rates. International student enrollment increased by 3% percent from fall 2018 to fall 2019 to 4,354 total students. International students make up 21% of total full-time student population, but 42% of the graduate student body. Total enrollment remained about the same, increasing less than 1% to 22,850 students in fall 2019. SU’s undergraduate enrollment increased only slightly by 49 students. The number of full-time students receiving Pell Grants dropped by 214 students. Pell Grants are federal subsidies given to students based on financial need. Students with Pell Grants now make up about 16% of the total student population, compared to 17% of full-time enrolled students in fall 2018. The census data also detailed retention rates of the fall 2018 and fall 2013 student body. SU had a oneyear retention rate of 92% for fall 2018, and a 83% graduation rate for fall 2013.
New Hope Family Services is located in a shopping center on Syracuse’s Eastside. doug steinman staff photographer
decreased slightly to 1,179 full-time students. They make up 6% of the full-time student population. gkstern@syr.edu
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Online scam circulates university campuses By Richard J Chang asst. copy editor
Symphony sounds The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra performed with the Verona Quartet at Crouse College on Tuesday. The concert was held in Setnor Auditorium. James Tapia, director of orchestral activites and associate professor of music at SU, directed the performance. The Verona Quartet is also providing students with a master class while at SU. hannah ly contributing photographer
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Syverud signs letter opposing federal policy By Casey Darnell news editor
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud signed a letter calling on New York’s congressional delegation to monitor Trump administration policies affecting international students and faculty. Almost 60 leaders of New York universities signed the Oct. 10 letter, including presidents of Cornell University, Ithaca College and Le Moyne College. The administrators cite visa processing delays and increased requests for evidence as deterrents for students and job applicants. “The bottom line is that current policies have made it harder for foreign students to study and work in the U.S., resulting in many international students choosing to study
in other countries,” the letter reads. International students currently comprise 21% of Syracuse University’s total enrollment and represent 42% of the graduate student body, according to SU’s Fall 2019 Census. SU’s international student enrollment has grown slightly in recent years despite a nationwide decline. The U.S. State Department is responsible for processing student visas. The number of visa applications delayed for additional security review has increased in recent years, according to the letter. The State Department advises applicants who need more screening to wait 180 days after their interview to ask about their visa status. The previous waiting period was about 45 days. At SU, semesters span five months, meaning some students would
have to defer enrollment to the following semester under the current waiting period. An increase in “Requests for Evidence” from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has also delayed visa H1-B applications for highly skilled foreign workers, according to the letter. These evidence requests push back visa issuances and “increase legal costs for universities and businesses,” the letter claims. President Donald Trump’s 2017 travel ban and efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have also impacted “the quality of the students and scholars” at New York state universities, the letter claims. Syverud has spoken out against efforts to eliminate DACA, and formed an ad hoc committee to help students affected
by the shift in policy. International students contribute $5 billion to the New York state economy and represent 58,000 jobs, according to NAFSA: Association of International Educators. In the letter, university leaders also highlight the contributions of foreign-born researchers. In 2016, the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics were faculty at U.S. universities who were born outside the country. “The increasing backlog in the U.S. immigration system has resulted in some of our schools experiencing considerable declines in foreign student enrollment, and of course, has raised concerns about the future for all of us,” the letter reads. cdarnell@syr.edu @caseydarnell_
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Early voting increases turnout, professors say By Kyle Henderson contributing writer
Early voting for New York state general elections began Saturday, marking the first time state voters were able to get to the polls before November. Early voting will last for nine days and end two days before general elections on Nov. 5. The reforms are meant to reduce wait times and make voting more accessible. Gov. Andrew Cuomo included early voting measures in his 2019 Justice Agenda, a series of reforms addressing issues like social and economic justice, climate change, workers’ rights and gender equity. One day of voting that requires in-person participation makes it dif-
ficult for certain populations to vote, said Shana Gadarian, an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. These populations include people who have inflexible jobs, who are disabled and who have to travel for work. “There are lots of populations for whom one voting day means essentially that they can’t participate in the voting act,” Gadarian said. The reforms primarily impact voters of color, poor voters and voters working jobs that prevent them from getting time off, said Jenn Jackson, an assistant professor at Maxwell. There are fewer social circumstances limiting people with flexible daily schedules from being able to vote, she said.
Early voting reforms should be focused on long-term rather than immediate results, Jackson said. “I think the goal is less to think about seeing more participation or greater turnout, but what you want to see is access increase,” Jackson said. “Do we see more registrations? Do we see more people who know where their polling places are? Do we see fewer people with ambiguity about the voting process?” The early voting reforms may not have a huge effect on local elections, said Kristi Andersen, a professor emeritus at Maxwell. “Turnout in off-year elections, local elections like these, is very low,” she said. Even with voting reform, voters may feel their voices aren’t
being heard in government, causing them to be unmotivated and not participate, Gadarian said. Andersen is interested in seeing how many people vote in the 2020 presidential election compared to the turnout in 2016. Efforts still need to be made to make voting more accessible everywhere, all three professors said. Strict voter ID laws make it difficult for some to vote in certain states, Jackson said. Same-day registration could be helpful, Andersen said. “There’s variation across states. There are lots of states that are implementing policies that make it even harder to vote, and then there are places making it easier to vote,” Gadarian said. kjhender@syr.edu
A blackmail scam requesting explicit photos from social media users is circulating around university campuses, the Department of Public Safety announced in a Tuesday email. Victims experience the scam when communicating with individuals they do not know on social media websites, DPS said in the campuswide email. The scam’s perpetrators request explicit photos from the victims. They then threaten to share the photos on social media if the victims do not send money. Tuesday’s email is the first notification from DPS this semester about internet security threats. In past semesters, SU has experienced waves of phishing, a type of cyberattack that sends emails with fake links and attachments. The email included a link to the Federal Trade Commission offering tips on how to avoid online fraud. Scammers pretend they are someone a potential victim trusts. Social media users should never give out private information or money in response to an unexpected online request, according to the FTC. rjchang@syr.edu
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SU creates working group on free speech By Emma Folts
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A working group created to review Syracuse University’s free speech and civil discourse policies is expected to deliver its final recommendations by May 2020. The Free Speech Working Group will recommend changes to the university’s free speech and civil discourse policies to further the campus’s culture of thought diversity and open dialogue, said Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Keith Alford in a campus-wide email. The announcement comes about a month after Chancellor Kent Syverud said during a University Senate meeting that the university should protect the right to free speech, even if that enables uncomfortable discourse. The working group held its first meeting Tuesday evening and will report its interim recommendations to Syverud in January. Amy Falkner, interim dean of the Newhouse School will co-chair the committee with Steve Bennett, senior vice president for academic operations. esfolts@syr.edu | @emmafolts
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education gum, it was taken back by the instructor, who then repeated the skit with another male student. The chewing gum skit is common among crisis pregnancy centers and abstinence-only sexual education providers, said Caitlin Coulombe, associate director of Stop the Shaming. The New York-based coalition advocates for replacing abstinence-only sexual education in public schools. Items such as tape or cookies are also used in a similar context to the gum, she said. Care Net of CNY promotes sexual risk avoidance that empowers students to participate in healthy, safe behaviors, according to a handout from the center. Coulombe and Gina Tonello were working with their children’s school districts to reform sexual education policy when Syracuse.com published its article. Tonello’s daughter recorded the 2017 chewing gum skit from New Hope, leading Tonello to create the Stop the Shaming website. “Gina and I were kind of actually fighting the same fight at the same time without knowing it,” Coulombe told The Daily Orange. Tonello went to the Baldwinsville Central School District’s board meetings and ended the district’s relationship with New Hope fairly quickly, Coulombe said. Other schools also announced they had severed ties with the center after the Syracuse.com article, she said. The program is not currently taught in any schools, said Kathy Jerman, executive director of New Hope. “We don’t have a director of that program so we’ve kind of just put it on hold,” she said. Many crisis pregnancy centers use sex education programs as a means of bringing a “religious agenda” into public schools, Coulombe said. New Hope often encourages students to sign purity agreements stating they will wait until marriage to have sex, she said. In a document containing presentation slides and handouts from a Real Love Respects lesson, one handout is titled “Why I am waiting for marriage.” It contains a brief statement and a space for a student to write their signature, among other things. “I make this commitment because I recognize this as the best way to protect myself both physically and emotionally and to safeguard my future,” the statement reads. One presentation slide reads “Safe Sex?? Gambling with your future! 1 in 6 Condoms fail.” While that statistic is accurate, Coulombe said, New Hope only focuses on the failure rates in their presentations because its main goal is to educate students about the supposed dangers of premarital sex. There are no other slides referencing any form of birth control or proper contraceptive use in the document. Several slides, however, discuss various sexual transmitted diseases and infections, labeled under “Sexual Risks & Consequences.” from page 1
adoption Hope to reform its adoption program in fall 2018 or face a mandated phase-out of the program. This prompted a December 2018 lawsuit from New Hope claiming the office was violating the center’s religious freedom. “In our procedures we state clearly that we won’t place with same-sex couples or couples who are living together without being married,” said Kathy Jerman, executive director of New Hope. “We brought the lawsuit against New York state for discriminating against our religious beliefs.” The U.S. District Court in Albany dismissed the lawsuit on May 16, ruling that OCFS “stands on firm ground” in requiring authorized state agencies like New Hope to comply with nondiscriminatory policies. “Given the extensive religious ministry and information provided to potential adoptive parents, there is no doubt that New Hope’s general disapproval of cohabiting unmarried couples and same sex couples will continue to be made clear,” the decision reads. A notice of civil appeal was filed June 11 on behalf of New Hope in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Craig Smith, assistant director for public information at OCFS, said in an email that the agency is reviewing the court’s ruling and determining appropriate action.
Care Net of CNY, one of three crisis pregnancy centers in Onondaga County, offers pro-abstinence seminars to between 25 and 30 schools in central New York. The center is affiliated with Care Net’s evangelical wing. lauren miller senior staff videographer
Schools that only use the Real Love Respects program aren’t teaching about contraception at all, Coulombe said. Another presentation slide defines abortion as “pain, physically & emotionally,” with the term “post abortion syndrome” written below in all caps. Several studies have refuted the existence of a post-abortion syndrome — a term crisis pregnancy centers and pro-life advocates created, Coulombe said. Post-abortion syndrome was part of New Hope’s post-abortion counseling education and post-abortion counseling, Jerman said. Studies have proven that women who have had abortions have higher levels of addiction, promiscuity and other issues later in their lives, she said. “We find that women, you know, for years and years will grieve for that baby and they may have symptoms such as depression,” Jerman said. The American Psychological Association found in a 2008 study that women who legally had one first-trimester abortion of an unplanned pregnancy face no greater relative risk of mental health problems than women who carry an unplanned pregnancy to term. The misinformation is only one part of the issue with Real Love Respects and abstinence-only programs, Coulombe said. The programs stigmatize sexually-active adolescents by claiming that people who aren’t
abstinent are less worthy than those who are, Coulombe said. They reinforce negative gender stereotypes — emphasizing female purity and male sexual aggression, she said. Coulombe began working to change the Liverpool Central School District’s sexual education program after receiving a letter that informed her of the health class her son would be taking. The letter said in fine print that students would be instructed by a New Hope abstinence program, she said. “When I looked up their website I was just absolutely horrified that they would invite in a pro-life, religious organization to teach about sex,” Coulombe said. Coulombe’s reform efforts, which included writing letters, contacting teachers and attending board meetings, continued for about six to nine months before she saw progress, she said. The district announced they would no longer employ New Hope in May 2018. Both schools and parents disliked New Hope’s chewing gum skit, Coulombe said, adding that parents are often upset to hear that such a comparison was made regarding their child’s sexuality. Stop the Shaming has received “overwhelming” parent support in asking to remove these programs, she said. Jennifer Coman, former manager of Planned Parenthood’s Syracuse Health Center, said it’s important to know the
significance of having access to health care, especially within the Syracuse community. A variety of family planning services, such as birth control and contraception, are provided at the health center, Coman said. The clinic, licensed under New York state, also offers annual preventative visits for women, including services such as Pap smears and breast exams, Coman said. Clients can receive testing for sexually transmitted infections and diseases. One of the biggest health problems facing Syracuse is teen pregnancy, she said. STIs and infections are also prevalent Onondaga County, which ranked highest in New York for gonorrhea in 2014. The New York State Department of Health found the rate of chlamydia among females 10 to 19 years of age in Syracuse was double that of the state between 2012 and 2014. The number of abortion procedures has declined significantly since 2005, Coman said. She attributed the decrease to greater use of birth control and availability of other contraceptive methods aside from abortion. “More frequent use of better birth control gives a woman more control over their fertility,” she said.
New Hope claims in the lawsuit that the OCFS ultimatum has forced the center to choose between violating its religion or no longer exercising it through the closure of the adoption ministry. The center believes that the heterosexual, Biblical model for marriage is “the ideal and healthiest family structure for mankind and specifically for the upbringing of children,” according to the lawsuit. The ruling states OCFS did not infringe upon the religious freedom of New Hope in deeming its adoption policy discriminatory. The dismissal also found that New York’s non-discriminatory adoption policies do not contain anti-religious bias. “OCFS is pleased that the court has granted the motion to dismiss the lawsuit,” Smith said. “The decision affirms that New York state law clearly prohibits discrimination of any kind.” In September 2018, an OCFS permanency specialist conducted a review of New Hope’s adoption policy, according to the lawsuit. The specialist found the placement policy to be “discriminatory and impermissible” under the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. Adoption agencies in the state cannot discriminate or harass prospective adoptive parents due to their sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity or expression, according to state codes. If a same-sex couple went to New Hope
looking to adopt, the couple would be told that the center is unable to place a child with them because of its religious beliefs, Jerman said. New Hope refers them to other agencies. The center is not judgmental or unloving toward same-sex clients, she said. OCFS ordered the center in October 2018 to submit a written response stating whether they would reform their adoption policy to comply with state adoption regulation, according to the lawsuit. If the center did not agree to change their policy, New Hope would be required to phase out their adoption program. “OCFS will vigorously enforce the laws designed to protect the rights of children and same sex couples,” Smith said. “In New York state, we welcome all families who are ready to provide loving and nurturing homes to foster or adoptive children. There is no place for providers that choose not to follow the law.” The Alliance Defending Freedom is representing New Hope in their lawsuit. Southern Poverty Law Center has classified Alliance Defending Freedom as an anti-LGBT hate group in 2016. Attorneys from ADF did not respond to several requests for comment. Alan Sears, former president of ADF, and Craig Osten, a senior director of research for the organization, published a book in 2003 that claimed the existence of a “homosexual agenda” was threaten-
ing the U.S. and Christianity. The authors claimed pedophilia and homosexuality are “often intrinsically linked,” according to the SPLC. The ADF has supported the criminalization and recriminalization of homosexuality in the U.S. and in foreign countries. It submitted an amicus brief in 2003, supporting a Lawrence v. Texas case that claimed gay sex was a public health problem. The group has also supported European laws requiring transgender people to be sterilized in order for their name or gender identity to be recognized by the state. Jerman said she was not aware of those being the beliefs of ADF. “I’m not sure how to answer that question at this point,” she said. Sheila Poole, acting commissioner for OCFS, is named as the defendant in the December lawsuit. She could not be reached for comment. The New Hope lawsuit states that New York law was never amended to formally mandate policies that would require the center to place children with same-sex or unmarried couples. Smith, however, said state law is clear in stating discrimination is illegal. “Discrimination of any kind is illegal and OCFS will vigorously enforce the laws designed to protect the rights of children and same sex couples,” he said.
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n Syracuse’s campus, where “Halloweekend” can last for days, making assumptions about a person based on how much skin they choose to reveal — or not reveal — in MALLORY their costume STOKKER can have bigger FEA R LESS consequences FEMINISM than you might think “In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In girl world, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” These are Cady Heron’s famous words from the 2004 movie “Mean Girls.” Yet 15 years later, we still have a lot to say about the choices women make when they choose to dress up for the holiday. The judgements we make on Halloween night reflect the sexist attitudes we project onto women the other 364 days of the year. Many women’s costumes tend to be skintight, low-cut, short, have cutouts or all of the above. A costume merchant quote in the New York Times said that since the early 2000s, sexy costumes had become so popular they comprised “90 to 95 percent of our female costumes.” Women’s costume retailers,
like Yandy, have everything from “traditional” sexy options like cops and schoolgirls to contemporary costumes like “sexy fake news” and a “Miss Impeachment” costume with a plunging neckline, which was featured in the Washington Post. With the inundation of revealing costumes advertised in the mainstream each year, there can often be pressure to conform to that norm. “We seek to emulate images that we see in media,” said Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising at Syracuse University. A sexy costume means different things to different people. It’s entirely possible for someone to choose a costume simply because they like the way it looks, or how it makes them feel. A revealing costume could, for some women, make them feel confident in their body, or even rebel against stereotypes that women should dress conservatively. A USA Today article said women might dress sexy on Halloween “because trying to curb women’s choices is the whole problem in the first place. Women’s bodies are policed every day of the year. Halloween is a welcome reprieve and a chance for women to express their sexuality, rather than repress it.” What’s truly baffling, however, is that despite how much women are
encouraged to dress and be sexy on Halloween, once they actually do so, they are often degraded for embodying that very image. When a woman dresses up in a revealing costume, she may receive immediate positive attention, but it’s often underlined with dangerous assumptions — that she must be promiscuous because of her outfit choice, or she’s less intelligent or worthy than a woman who bucks the stereotype and dresses more conservatively, or simply doesn’t go out at all. This kind of ridicule of women for the way they dress exemplifies this puzzling dichotomy. Whether these women made the choice to dress the way they did because of social pressures or because of their own desire to be seen in a sexual way, their choice is not the issue. The issue is the way society interprets that choice. “We want to portray people in a way that they can see themselves in,” said professor Egan. “On the one hand, that’s often the ultimate goal, but you get into certain categories, you know, beauty and fashion, where the images that we do portray are more aspirational. That’s where it gets a little tricky in terms of, is that a positive inspiration or does that turn into a negative message?” Right now, women face two nega-
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tive outcomes for how they dress on Halloween: Fulfill expectations and be considered a slut, or defy expectations and be ostracized. The solution is not to change the benchmark of what is “correct” behavior for women, but rather to throw away the standard entirely. Women should have full autonomy over whether they choose to reveal skin or whether they choose not to present themselves in that way. We have to stop making assumptions about people’s character based on
how they dress on one holiday. And the fact that we still make these assumptions reveals just how deeply entrenched this kind of judgment is in our everyday thinking. This Halloween, let’s ditch tearing down women for their choices and embrace what the holiday should be about: expressing yourself how you choose.
Mallory Stokker is a junior magazine journalism major. mstokker@syr.edu @_malloryyrose_
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n Oct. 9, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the expansion of two firms — JMA Wireless and Bankers Healthcare — in the Syracuse area. The expansion, along with new and revitalized NICHOLAS downtown CASSOL facilities, has THE promised to PERSPECTIV E bring new jobs. Although this expansion has the potential to be quite beneficial to the local economy, it also comes with a cost — specifically, $11 million dollars in capital grant money and tax credits: the total sum which the state of New York has provided to both projects. While the promise of new jobs and a boost to the economy is certainly a tempting one, it cannot come at the expense of taxpayer money, which gives them an unfair advantage in the marketplace and is not worth the risks it poses. The firms exist in industries which are currently on the rise. JMA Wireless is a high tech firm which, according to Syracuse geography pro-
fessor Tod Rutherford, an expert on the labor market, is transferring jobs from places like Maryland and Texas. Bankers Healthcare is a high-end financial services firm. These sectors of the economy have been growing quickly over the past ten to fifteen years. The amount of business done outside the local economy, and the degree to which local suppliers are hiring people locally must be accounted for when judging how beneficial these investments will be to the local economy, Rutherford said. Both of these factors inform something called the “multiplier effect,” which Rutherford said “looks at the number of jobs that can be created given a certain amount of investment in the local economy.” If the multiplier effect is high, that means that a multitude of jobs were created from a comparatively small sum of money and that a lot of business was done outside the local economy. This all bodes relatively well for these industries — JMA Wireless, specifically, has received tax credits
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before in Syracuse and has a relatively good track record, and both the financial services and high tech industries have been growing. The problem is accountability, which cannot be guaranteed no matter how impressive the track record. “One of the big challenges is that firms may say they commit to 1,000 new jobs, but if there is a downturn in the economy, they can only create 200,” Rutherford said. “It is difficult to predict what the future will be.” This is to be expected. Any investment represents a risk at some level and as far as investments go, this particular one represents a relatively low risk, with a relatively high potential for return on investment. The problem lies in the principle that these investments establish. This is not a private firm using its own resources and capital to expand its firm and add new jobs to the area, something which would not pose any moral dilemma. Rather, this is a private firm using public resources to expand its business. While the impacts could ultimately be either harmful or beneficial to the com-
munity as a whole, it gives these companies unfair advantages over others in the area. It is not the role of the government to play favorites with companies, even when such companies are in industries on the rise and have the potential to create new jobs. Taxpayer money should not be used to aid in their expansion, whether or not new jobs are created, as it is ultimately a form of corporate welfare that comes at the expense of welfare for impoverished individuals who actually need it. When the government gives money to any company, no matter how big or how small, they are playing a very dangerous game. They are propping up companies with the money of those who did not specifically consent to fund these companies in the first place. While this makes sense in the case of infrastructure, transportation and other public goods that benefit a wider swath of residents, to allocate it to specific corporations and lift from them the burden of having to invest the money and create the jobs
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themselves uses public resources to play favorites with private entities, which is an intrinsically unfair principle to establish. As Rutherford points out, this sort of thing happens all the time, especially with defense contracting, part of the military industrial complex, which is perhaps the most egregious example of such. But as beneficial as the impacts can be, it is the principle that is flawed. Accountability for these companies is a requirement, to ensure that they ultimately do create the jobs they have been tasked with creating, but it is also somewhat irrelevant whether they do or not given the possibility that the investment could have ended poorly in the first place. Taxpayer dollars should be used for public goods and resources, not to aid private entities because of the potential for good that such aid will have.
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Division II hockey club provides students another option By Cameron McKeon contributing writer
Entrenched in a game against Union College last season, Syracuse goalie Kailen Mahabir swung his blocker at an opposing player in frustration and earned a 10-minute trip to the penalty box. SU didn’t have a backup netminder, so Mahabir’s misconduct would have effectively ended the game for Syracuse’s Division II club hockey team. But Parker Finestone, creator of the club team and current head coach, had other plans. Finestone realized Syracuse would have to forfeit the game, so he threatened to call the commissioner’s office. He convinced the referee to change Mahabir’s major penalty into a double minor, allowing him to remain in the game.
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In 2017, when Finestone founded the Division II club hockey team, dirty plays like Mahabir’s were common, Finestone said. Even last year, the team often started games sluggishly after partying the night before, he said. Finestone’s vision for the club was fostering a competitive yet casual atmosphere and creating an in-between option for SU students interested in hockey but wanting a bit more freedom. Now in its third year of existence, he’s done just that, and current and former players alike praise
Finestone for the culture he’s shaped both on the ice and off. “He really spearheaded the whole thing himself and created this from scratch,” said Connor Rotenberg, longtime friend and teammate of Finestone. “It’s the perfect club hockey experience for kids who want to keep playing, but don’t want the intensity of traveling every weekend.” After getting cut from the Division I club hockey team, Finestone looked for another option. Eventually, he decided to start one himself. He initially tried forming the team as a student organization, but that idea failed. The other option was to form the team independently and play in the Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL), which Finestone chose despite feeling “discouraged,” he said. “I thought it wasn’t going to happen many times,” said Finestone. He admitted the independence proved to be advantageous though, as he didn’t have to go through anyone to establish the organization. Finestone was his own boss. Through recruitment, the club was able to collect talented hockey players with experience in travel and Division I club hockey. Rotenberg, who graduated in the spring, was particularly accomplished, spending a year playing junior hockey and a couple more on the Division I team before joining the Division II team. Participation lacked in the first two seasons. Finestone recalled being stressed out and nervous early on because players wouldn’t show up or would wait until the last moment to alert him that they couldn’t make it. But there’s optimism in 2019 as Finestone has voluntarily taken the previously vacant role of head coach. Ten more people tried out, and Finestone could cut players for the first time. More participation, Finestone said, should lead to a better roster and more wins. This year’s squad required cuts for the
Syracuse’s club ice hockey team started in 2017 and has created a competitive, but casual atmosphere for students looking to play. courtesy of parker finestone
first time and it’s the largest roster they’ve assembled: 25 players. “With a school the size of Syracuse, that team really can end up being the best in that league,” Rotenberg said. The club is led by captains Cam Hackett, Cam Kerry and Mahabir, who have each played an integral role in both the club’s formation and performance on the ice. Hackett, for instance, has been with the team since its inception and helped draft practice plans when the team didn’t have a coach.
Though expectations this year are elevated, the team has lost its first four games of the season. Mahabir, whom Finestone called one of the most valuable players, will get an opportunity for redemption during the team’s next game against Union wCollege on Nov. 2. “If awareness keeps going up and they keep getting kids,” Rotenberg said, “they should really be one of the better teams in that league and have a shot at winning it.” cbmckeon@syr.edu
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VFX artists subject to abuse in industry By Jason Connolly
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Of the top 50 highest grossing films of all time, 49 rely on visual effects to tell their stories. It’s the work of thousands of talented VFX artists that help these films and countless others break box office records. Just this year, it was reported that visual effects regularly account from one-fifth to half of the total production budget. The budget parallels the rising quality in visual effects technology, which improved throughout the last 20 years as well as the rising demand by an audience to see these effectsheavy blockbusters.
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and chapter at SU. The club plans to have its first meeting next semester.
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acob Laros and Jenna Swetland met by accident during their first week on campus, when Laros was visiting a friend in Sadler Hall. After getting to know each other, they realized they had something in common: a passion for preventing gun violence. Before coming to Syracuse University, Swetland direct messaged Sarah Chadwick on Instagram after learning that she also planned to attend SU in the fall. Chadwick, a freshman, is a Park-
land shooting survivor and March for Our Lives activist. The message that Chadwick received from Swetland said that she was involved in a gun violence prevention organization, Students Demand Action. Swetland also said that they should meet up t0 talk about what they want to do, on campus, for gun violence prevention. After meeting in person on one of their first days on campus, Swetland and Chadwick decided to start a chapter of Students Demand Action at SU. Soon after, Swetland asked Laros to join her and Chadwick. Swetland is a national adviser for
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Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention organization that includes Students Demand Action, Moms Demand Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Prior to coming to Syracuse, she worked from her home in Chesapeake, Virginia, and has been a national adviser with the group for a year. Laros said that many SU students are passionate about gun violence prevention, but they may have lacked either the opportunity or initiative to start an organization like the chapter of Students Demand Action at Syracuse. He hopes these see action page 8
slice of life
Playwright to discuss feminist work on campus By Alexia Berenger contributing writer
Born in 1969 on the U.S.-Mexico border in Mexicali, Baja California, Bárbara Colio is an awardwinning playwright and director. She has gained recognition for her work in a number of plays, notably “Julieta tiene la culpa” (“It’s Juliet’s Fault”) and “Usted está
aquí” (“You are here”). “Julieta tiene la culpa” follows three female protagonists from various examples of modern drama. The piece depicts a feminist drive that Colio instills in her viewers, many of whom are women and young girls. “Colio’s work is not only inspiring, but universal,” said Havva Karakas-Keles, the coordinator of
regional programs at SU. Syracuse University will be welcoming Colio to campus on Nov. 6. The event is sponsored by the Latino-Latin American studies program and the program on Latin America and the Caribbean, among other programs. There will be an interactive workshop followed by an overview of Colio’s two most popular
plays. The event will also include an audience-based discussion and an opportunity to ask the playwright questions about her life as an artist. Colio has become a global inf luence, Karakas-Keles said. She is the fifth woman in 30 years to be awarded the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Award for her see playwright page 8
As the major studios continue to make massive profits, the VFX workers that make up the very foundation of their products are being forced into submission. They must embrace a hellish, constantlymoving work environment, a borderline illegal system of labor where months of overtime are allowed to go unpaid. Even when compensated, the pay is minute compared to the film’s profit. Despite the massive budgets, this almost never translates into higher profits for the VFX companies and the artists. VFX artists are abused by an industry that has become entirely dependent on their services, who are working countless hours of overtime, being paid at incredibly thin margins, and often going without retirement funds, benefits or health insurance. Shaina Holmes, an assistant professor in the television, radio, and film department at Syracuse University, has worked as a visual effects artist and said that work in this field can be very time-consuming. She has worked on films such as “Chicago,” “Tropic Thunder” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” “Work-life balance doesn’t exist … it’s really like fighting to survive when you’re at work and fighting to figure out what the next move is after that,” Holmes said. She added that working up to 16-hour days, seven days a week is normal. A 2015 study examined the see vfx page 8
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action students will turn to the SDA chapter at Syracuse to get involved in activism. “There was kind of like a hole in the university where we needed to fill that with some sort of gun violence prevention,” Laros said, “especially because there’s a lot of people here that are passionate about it and want to get active.” The chapter at SU is a registered student organization, and the three student leaders are in the process of laying the groundwork for the club. Chadwick said they hope to hold the first meeting by next semester. The three students have been using word of mouth and social media to recruit new members. They also plan on hanging up flyers. Many students have already expressed interest in joining the club, Laros said. Laros is from Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 students died in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. He was one grade above the elementary school at the time of the shooting, a tragedy that deeply affected his town, he said. Laros said there were many organizations aimed at passing gun legislation, adding that he worked with some of these organizations back home, but he’s excited to transfer his activism to SU. Chadwick said that being personfrom page 7
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overtime and lack of labor standards that have become normalized within the VFX industry. Exceeding the labor limit in most countries, 38% of the workers had worked 100 hours a week. And, more than 90% of visual effects workers in the United Kingdom, France, India and other locations were not paid for the entirety of hours worked. Holmes said a union wouldn’t be successful in bargaining against the monumental leverage the major studios hold over VFX Vendors. She said that VFX is a global industry where technology advanced too quickly, but the industry isn’t organized even though it so dependent on VFX. She added that she thinks change starts with the government and these movie studios. “If the people who make all the money are willing to change what their goals are and work with domestic (VFX) companies to make them survive and thrive instead of being dismantled and dispersed all over the world,” she said, “then I think we’ll have more of a chance.” Holmes said that action was taken to the government following the 2013 outcry over VFX exploitation in “Life of Pi.” VFX workers formed a group to lobby to change the tax laws that govern services shipped out of the country, she said. Due to lack of organization and availability of VFX workers spread across the globe, the group did not receive enough funding from the community they were trying to save, Holmes also said. “Without the financial support, there really wasn’t anything else to do besides go back to work and the bigger fight has laid stagnant since,” Holmes said. The flawed business model of the VFX industry works in several different ways to from page 7
playwright dedication and contributions to both Mexican theater and the drama world. Because her works have received national praise, they have been translated into a multitude of languages like Portuguese, Gallego, French and English to reach larger international audiences, SU Spanish professor Gail Bulman said. With her plays performed across the world, Colio has been able to accurately represent the contemporary realities of gender discrimination and the jarring conflicts of present-day life, Bulman said. “Students will feel more confident speaking their mind by being able to interact directly with Colio one-on-one,” Bulman said. Colio’s work discusses the emotional themes surrounding love and relationships
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ally affected by gun violence drives her activism. It’s one of the main reasons she is starting a chapter of SDA at SU. But, she said, other people who have not been directly affected by gun violence are just as passionate about prevention. Gun violence happens everywhere, Chadwick said, and it’s important to acknowledge this. “It’s showing that we are paying attention, and we do see these problems and we see what’s happening,” Chadwick said, “and we care and we sympathize, and we want to do something about it.” Swetland said SDA aims to educate people about this and provide a way to create both legislative and cultural change. She said this involves teaching students how to submit legislative policy at the local level and addressing the cultural significance of gun violence. Gun violence, in the form of city gun violence and intimate partner violence, is a daily problem for many people, Swetland said. She noted the high rate of gun violence in the city of Syracuse. “There’s definitely a disconnect between the school and the city itself,” Swetland said. “And I would really love for this club to be a way for our students to help contribute to the actual culture going on in the city.” Gun violence disproportionately affects marginalized groups of people, including minorities, women and LGBTQ people, enforce the tight margins, lack of profit and intense deadlines that create the nightmare environment for the average VFX worker. Another issue to this problem is freelance artists. These artists may not have the skills and efficiency needed for the job that can ask for a high day rate which exploits the VFX companies who are desperate for artists. The VFX industry is competitive with many VFX vendors given fixed bids for their work, which means the artists are paid directly by overhead cost, and not from the film’s profit. It’s a deceitful tactic of abuse that VFX vendors have no way of combating, being unprotected from the leverage these big companies have. Another glaring issue in the business model is the abundance of outsourcing of VFX workers to other countries. This means that VFX vendors in the United States are forced to bid at even lower prices or move out of the country. VFX companies, all vying for work from six major motion picture studios, have all the leverage in this arrangement. Since VFX workers and VFX companies have no protections against this type of exploitation, they are forced to constantly chase tax subsidies around the globe. Despite all these issues, Holmes said she feels optimistic for the future of her students. “I feel an obligation to tell my students about the real struggles occurring in the industry today,” Holmes said. “They are the generation that are entering the industry and they are the ones who can make change.” Every year, more and more visual effects companies go under and VFX artists continue to be put under grueling conditions with little labor protections. It’s clear there’s a lot wrong with the business model, and there seems to be no easy solution in sight, but one thing is for sure: The visual effects industry needs to change. jgconnol@syr.edu
through personal and feminist anecdotes, Bulman said. She allows theater to give a voice to those who feel marginalized.
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Bulman added that she hopes the event empowers female students to think critically about how the arts can be a good outlet to spark change and speak one’s mind. “Nov. 6 is a day that will inspire and enlighten many. Colio has become an expert in her field and a role model to her audience,” Bulman said. aberenge@syr.edu
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Swetland said. She hopes that the chapter of SDA at Syracuse will bring attention to this and will be inclusive of all members of the community. SDA is a nonpartisan group, Swetland said, and the only endorsements it makes are for candidates who show support for legislation that prevents gun violence. The
chapter plans to hold voter registration events on campus, as well as town halls and events with speakers. “The purpose of SDA is to inform kids our age that we do have a voice and that we do have the power to make change when we need it,” Laros said. “And we do need it right now.” ackrayna@syr.edu
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Professor Margaret Susan Thompson continues to fight for women’s rights
an SU professor since 1981, is a national expert on the role of women in the Catholic Church. She said that she believes feminists across generations should unite to have conversations on the issues of sex discrimination and misogyny. diana riojas feature editor
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s was the case for most of her days as a young professor, Margaret Susan Thompson was busy at work at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs history department. When the dean walked into the office, he saw Thompson and patted her head before continuing with his business. After mentioning the incident to some of her male colleagues, they laughed about the degrading pat. Looking back, Thompson sees humor in the incident, but she still knows: “He wouldn’t do this to a male,” she said. Thompson has seen the campus evolve since arriving at Syracuse University in 1981. She’s taught in the history, political science, religion, women’s and gender studies and honors departments. While she’s seen many faces come and go, she’s still advocating for change. Earlier this semester, Thompson spoke out against a fellow SU faculty member who claims the recent faculty-student relationship ban restricts women’s freedoms. Thompson pointed out the professor’s lack of acknowledgement of the one-sided power dynamic involved with these relationships and use of outdated sources. Now, Thompson is speaking on the current women’s movement, her experiences with sexism in academia and the advice she has for survivors of assault, as she too is a survivor of sexual abuse. “Whether it’s verbal or whether it’s physical or it’s both, it’s traumatic,” Thompson said. Mark Rupert, a professor of political science, has known Thompson since he first arrived at SU in 1987. He said he has seen her unapologetic persistence firsthand in University Senate meetings
and in her work on the role of women in the church. Thompson, a Catholic, has been an outspoken critic of the role of women in the Catholic Church and has critiqued the Vatican in its stances toward women taking on leadership roles. She was once arrested in St. Peter’s Square while protesting the treatment of women in the church. “If you (were) going to be a woman having this kind of career, you kind of suck it up,” Thompson said. Since her time at SU, Thompson has inspired a former student who teaches at the university today. Aileen Gallagher, now an associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, was a student in Thompson’s modern presidency class. At the time, Gallagher hadn’t had many female history teachers, and she admired Thompson for her combative teaching discussion and vast knowledge. “Peggy Thompson was the smartest woman I ever met,” Gallagher said. “She was a huge intellectual influence on me as a woman because a) she was so brilliant, and b) she could stand up to anyone.” In talking with both colleagues at SU and grad school, Thompson said it’s unusual to find a female professor who has not had similar experiences in their professional or personal lives. Thompson’s abuser was her ex-husband. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Yale undergrad and Yale Law School. For Thompson, the sexual abuse was only part of her past experiences. She was also emotionally abused for far longer, which she said can be just as bad. Despite her ex-husband’s academic track record, Thompson said that’s still not an excuse to overlook someone like him as an abuser. “My ex-husband was very similar in a lot of ways to Brett Kavanaugh,” Thompson said. “I
think it’s important to acknowledge that ‘I’m this accomplished person’ is not an excuse.” Last year was the first time in 40 years that Thompson had publicly acknowledged her experience. She recognizes acknowledgment as an incredibly difficult task, especially during the years that she was a student and young professor. Along with this experience, Thompson said when she studied at the University of WisconsinMadison for graduate school, a male professor shut his office door, put his arms around her when she was meeting with him for advice. She also had negative experiences with her senior male colleagues at SU and formerly at Knox College, where she taught. Thompson said she sees sexual harassment and assault as two of the most important areas of focus for the feminist movement to address. She hopes conversations around it will lead to a bigger conversation about the issues of sex discrimination and misogyny. To achieve this, she believes feminists across generations must unite. Older generations of feminists have a responsibility to listen to the priorities of younger feminists, she said. She does this by welcoming conservations around the topic and is always open to learning from students and offering advice. She said her main advice to survivors and young feminists looking to push the movement is to find allies. “You have allies on the faculty; you have allies on the staff. Know who those people are,” Thompson said. “And if your first experience in speaking is not as constructive, it doesn’t produce results as you’d like, then do it again and find someone else. Be persistent.” ajrouhan@syr.edu | @AlexRouhandeh
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Logan Hicks is a product of Arizona’s ice hockey growth By Mitchell Bannon staff writer
Every summer Logan Hicks goes back home. Every summer she sees more. More skaters at local rinks. More opportunities for players in the position she found herself just a few years ago. Hicks can see how her home state of Arizona is redefining what it means to be a traditional hockey market. A senior on the Syracuse women’s ice hockey team, Hicks is part of a growing trend of Arizona hockey players becoming collegiate, professional and Olympic hockey players. From 2013-18, Sports Illustrated reported that hockey registration in Arizona increased by 109%, the largest growth of any American state. While the face of this movement may be Auston Matthews, a moustached 22-year-old playing for the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, the growth of hockey within the state is seen at the youth level. It’s found in the success of local collegiate programs and in the development of future Arizona-born players, like Hicks, who are succeeding at the highest levels across the country. “When I think about it, yeah it is pretty cool,” Hicks said. “Being from a non-traditional hockey area. But I mean, I’m just proud to be from Arizona.” In 1996, a relocating Winnipeg Jets franchise found its way to Arizona with only three ice hockey rinks. While the Coyotes have no Stanley Cup banners and a lone Western Conference Finals appearance, in the more than 20 years since, their impact has carried the state into hockey relevance. Lyndsey Fry, an Arizona-born Olympic silver medalist, estimates that 10 more sheets of ice have popped up in the Phoenix area since the Coyotes were founded, includfrom page 12
exhibition he showcased an improved crossover dribble, which drew defenders in. As Syracuse started to beat people to the rim, the defense crashed in, leading to wide open shots from beyond the arc. “(Hughes) can run it,” Boeheim said about Hughes taking the ball up the court after Jalen Carey and Goodine struggled. “If he runs it we have a different attack... so we will have him do that. In the halfcourt, SU can highlight its strength — shooting — and get to the rim with off-ball movement. Several times, Syracuse players broke down defenders at the top of the key, which drew attention away from the wings. Because defenders cheated up to stop the Orange’s shooting threat, SU players cut to the rim. Sophomore Robert Braswell and Hughes, among others, scored baskets backdoor.
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Buddy Boeheim is a dangerous option out of the baseline inbound set. He knocked down three-pointers in that situation twice in the first half against Carleton. On the first, Buddy passed the ball into Marek Dolezaj who had boxed his man out. Buddy then stepped quickly to the corner, snatched a handoff from Dolezaj and swished a 3-pointer. His second was more straight forward. A bounce pass from page 12
norheim center back in place of the Major League Soccer-bound Miles Robinson and graduating Louis Cross. He joined the program in February 2017 and was paired that fall with then-junior Kamal Miller to anchor the Orange’s backline, starting 17 games. “We had some big shoes to fill,” McIntyre said. “We were trying to continue that kind of dominant, physical defender. Sondre brings that.” In his first two seasons, Norheim missed just one game due to a suspension after he received a red card against Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in his second career match. He went on to start 33 consecutive games spanning until the end of his sophomore season. After a back injury in the spring of 2019 carried into the fall, Norheim missed his first-ever game because of injury, SU’s season-opener
ing one in Chandler, where she started skating at 5 years old. Without that rink, and some inspiration from the “Mighty Ducks” film franchise, Fry may never have had the opportunity to play. Without that rink, she would not have been one of the 21 American women who earned silver at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. “When I was very first starting to play hockey, I didn’t even know what the Olympics were,” Fry said, “I thought I was going to be Shane Doan and play for the Coyotes someday.” Following the Coyotes’ first years, a dedicated and tight-knit group of Arizona hockey players began to grow. It’s common for NHL players and young hockey players to practice in the same facilities. One time, Hicks even skated with Fry. But Hicks’ hockey dreams were not inspired by an NHL team or Disney film franchise. She was born into the sport. Following Hicks’ father’s professional hockey career, Hicks and her family moved to Arizona in 2006. Wayne Hicks, Hicks’ grandfather, finished a professional hockey career of his own with four seasons for the WHL’s Phoenix Roadrunners, Arizona’s first professional hockey team. Lacking opportunities growing up in Germany, she and her father said, Hicks started playing in third grade once she moved to Arizona. Her dad coached her, which benefited both of them. Alex became an assistant coach at Arizona State in 2014, one year before the Sun Devils’ program was founded. ASU’s team was the fastest ever Division I men’s program to reach the NCAA tournament, and now features three local players. Phoenix native and ASU freshman defenseman Connor Stuart grew up playing road hockey with neighbors on his driveway, but it was sup-
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port from the Coyotes that motivated his hockey career. But where the Coyotes failed, until recently, was the development of competitive girls’ programs. Unlike many other states, Arizona didn’t have Triple-A youth teams for girls, so Hicks had to move to St. Louis to continue advancing in the sport. “It sucks that you don’t have like the competitive girls growing up,” Hicks said. “Where you can start playing with them and practice with them every day.” Now led by Fry — a brand ambassador and special advisor to the Coyotes — Arizona has taken the next step and introduced more competitive programs to keep talented hockey play-
ers in-state through high school. Fry helped create a “Kachinas Program” for girls aged between nine and 19 with the goal of developing more Arizona female hockey stars. “If we can keep them here,” Fry said. “I think we’re going to be able to do something really special.” Twenty-three years removed from three rinks and a newly relocated NHL franchise, the seeds of hockey in Arizona are paying off and paying forward. Players like Fry are returning home, looking to give back. As long as players like Hicks continue to return and help promote the sport, hockey will continue to grow in Arizona. Said Alex: “I think the sky’s the limit.” mbannon@syr.edu
brought the ball into Boeheim on the wing and he sank another triple. Buddy finished with three long balls. Through two scrimmages, he’s established himself as the likely second scoring option behind Hughes. With limited time on the shot clock, Buddy often found himself with the ball dribbling for an open shot. On one drive in the second half, he forced movement from the Carleton defense and swung the ball down low to Quincy Guerrier for a basket. Buddy established himself as an outside threat last season. With more offensive responsibility this year, his ability to dribble off shot fakes and distribute could be critical to the Orange’s success.
Rotation still unclear
Jim Boeheim said in the postgame press conference after Daemen that SU “can’t play 12 guys.” Due to exhibition play, SU has run with a deep rotation to give minutes to players who might need to earn them. But, aside from the startingfive, SU’s quest to find the typical seven-to-eightman rotation it typically employs is unclear. “It possibly could get to ten,” Boeheim said of his rotation. “But it’s more likely that it’s going to be eight or nine in actuality... somebody goes in and plays well like Robert [Braswell] did the first game, he played more. He didn’t really get hot tonight.” The Orange have depth at a lot of spots on against then-No. 13 Georgetown. Norheim said even in the offseason, he has “always been in good shape.” McIntyre called Norheim “arguably the hardest working guy on the team on and off the field.” “It’s my job to be ready for each game,” Norheim said. Norheim’s durability has allowed him to stay on the field and lead the Orange’s backline, which, unlike past years, lacked experience playing together. Prior to this season, SU’s two other starting center backs — Higgins and Dylan McDonald — had appeared in a combined four games against ACC opponents, and never in the same game. When Norheim’s back injury prevented him from playing against Georgetown, McIntyre went away from his preferred three-at-the-back system and changed to a back four with Higgins and McDonald as the center backs. The defensive unit “wasn’t mature,” Higgins said, and the Orange
QUINCY GUERRIER scored eight points on 3-of-9 shooting on Tuesday night. He also added five rebounds and three blocks. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor
the floor, but Boeheim noted that deep rotations aren’t conducive to players gaining a rhythm on the floor. Girard III, Goodine, Jesse Edwards, Guerrier and Braswell have all contributed solid minutes for SU. Girard III and Goodine are vying for minutes in the backcourt, where
SU’s most productive offensive players occupy the roles, and Guerrier, Braswell and Edwards are all looking to rotate in, where all three getting significant time is unlikely.
conceded three times against Georgetown, including two in one minute in the second half to put the game out of reach. “(Sondre) brings a veteran type of quality to the team,” Higgins said. “That’s what we were looking for in that first game.” At one point, the Orange had earned the most corners in the nation without scoring a goal. Ferrin’s service has improved of late, though, and Norheim has been the beneficiary. His first goal was SU’s equalizing third goal against UNC off a free kick. Three days later, he scored the winner against Connecticut. Four days after that, Norheim scored twice in the Orange’s 7-4 loss to No. 8 Clemson. His four goals on the year rank tied for third among Syracuse players and bring him to nine total in his college career after five as a sophomore. “If you’re going into the box, your mentality should be, ‘I’m going to score,’” Norheim said. “Sometimes (the ball) ends up in your area, and you have to be in the
right mindset to go get it.” Norheim’s physical stature makes him hard to handle in one-on-one situations. At 6-foot-4, Norheim is the tallest player on Syracuse’s roster. If his height wasn’t enough, Norheim added six pounds of muscle to his 180-pound frame this past offseason. In what was an inexperienced, mistakeridden defensive unit at the start of the season, Norheim’s veteran presence and leadership have made them complete, evident in SU’s 3-0 win over No. 23 North Carolina State on Saturday. With the postseason nearing, the Orange’s backline must be at its best to give SU its best chance of advancing and potentially securing a home game in both the ACC and NCA A tournaments. “We’ve been progressing and we’re going to keep progressing,” Higgins said. “We’re getting better. We’re maturing as a unit.”
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Wild west Logan Hicks is part of a group of hockey players that benefit from the sport’s growth in Arizona. See Page 10
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The NCAA Board of Governors unanimously voted Tuesday to start the process of changing rules to allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Michael V. Drake, chair of the board, said the vote directs each of the NCAA’s three divisions to immediately consider updating relevant bylaws and policies for the 21st century, per the NCAA’s press release. The board members said that all “modernization” should assure that college athletes are treated similarly to all other students, maintain the priorities of education and the collegiate experience, and emphasize competitive balance. The board also set a January 2021 deadline for each division to create new rules. When contacted for more infor-
mation about the language of the board’s guidelines, the NCAA provided no further comment. “We appreciate and support the NCAA Board of Governors’ recent action that paves the way for studentathletes to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model,” Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack said in a statement. “Syracuse University will continue to elevate all aspects of our student-athletes’ experience. This includes providing enhanced academic support, holistic health and wellness resources and integrated academic advising and career planning,” Wildhack said. “These actions, and others, further position our student-athletes for success.” The news comes as several state legislatures have proposed bills that would allow college athletes to be
compensated. California’s Fair Pay to Play Act was signed into law in September and allows college athletes in the state to profit from their likeness and hire agents. The NCAA previously condemned the bill, saying it would “erase the critical distinction between college and professional athletics.” According to an ESPN report, the NCAA’s new rules will not follow the “California model” of a virtually unrestricted market. New York State Senator Kevin Parker proposed a bill in September that would evenly distribute 15% of every athletic department’s annual revenue to college athletes. Based on data provided by the university, SU Athletics generated $96,722,491 in total revenue across all sports in 2017-18, the most recent public figure. dremerma@syr.edu @DannyEmerman
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JALEN CAREY scored seven points and recorded three assists in the Orange’s 77-58 win. Carey is expected to take a bigger role this year with the absence of Tyus Battle. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor
Syracuse handles Carleton, 77-58, in final exhibition game before season-opener By Michael McCleary and Josh Schafer the daily orange
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yracuse closed out its preseason with a 77-58 win against Carleton in the Carrier Dome on Tuesday. The Ravens, who have won 14 of the last 17 Canadian national championships, were led by center Biniam Ghebrekidan who scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds. Elijah Hughes led the Orange with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Girard III finished with 14 points and Buddy Boeheim added 12 points and four assists. Below are three takeaways from Syracuse’s final preseason tune-up before the Orange begin their
season hosting defending national champion Virginia on Nov. 6 in the Carrier Dome.
Halfcourt offense
When Carleton pressed its guards forward, Brycen Goodine couldn’t break free. He dribbled left and right, lost the ball a few times and double-dribbled. Running a full court game, due to tight defense in the backcourt, the Orange struggled. After some rough, sloppy play in the early part of the game, Syracuse controlled the pace of the game and broke down defenders off the dribble. Hughes demanded the ball after the Goodine double-dribble and patrolled the offense with a steady pace. When he worked between the elbows,
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Syracuse needed a breakthrough on Oct. 15 against Connecticut, and its open play offense wasn’t producing with the game still scoreless. Its production on set pieces had struggled much of the season, but on the seventh corner kick of the night, Sondre Norheim snuck in a pocket of space between four Huskies defenders. Massimo Ferrin’s service was perfect, and a wide-open Norheim nodded the ball in at the near post. In one of the Huskies’ final attacks of the night, UConn’s Dayonn Harris received the ball on the left flank and drove at Norheim one-on-one. Harris cut inside then quickly switched directions, but Norheim lunged in and won the ball, preserving SU’s clean sheet in an eventual 1-0 win. “He goes up against guys that are supposed to be really, really good players and he makes them look average,” Norheim’s backline partner Nyal Higgins said. “He gets forward a lot and scores goals. He’s had a great impact on the team.” Norheim’s sturdy defending and timely attacking has driven Syracuse (7-4-4, 2-3-2 Atlantic Coast) to four wins and three clean sheets in its last five games, keeping the Orange’s chances of hosting a first-round game in the ACC tournament alive. Over that span, Norheim has scored four goals — all from headers off set pieces — and shown his experience in defense to help SU to its best run of form of the season. Head coach Ian McIntyre recruited Norheim in 2016 to be Syracuse’s next big, physical see norheim page 10