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Kathy Obear led a chancellor’s retreat in August and the Student Diversity Summit this past weekend. Both focused on the subject of diversity and inclusion at SU. Page 3

The New York State Fairgrounds is making a multimillion-dollar renovation to its equestrian facilities, which could draw a world cup final.

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Julian Buescher has scored or assisted in eight consecutive games and will look to continue his hot streak on Tuesday against the Albany Great Danes.

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‘THE NEW REALITY’ Syracuse recruits face new influences from fans, coaches in digital age illustration by dani pendergast art director

Kingson continues to teach Professor not breaking SU rules by running for House of Representatives

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eventeen-year-old Moe Neal strolled through the Carrier Dome concourse before being stopped by 37-year-old Garth Lee. The Syracuse football fan had never met Neal in person, but still recognized him based on photos he’s seen on the Internet.

Lee said hello to the Class of 2016 Syracuse commit and asked for a photo. Lee, who goes by “Cuse44Life” on Twitter, posted the photo and Neal retweeted it to his near2,000 followers at the time.

“It was a great feeling knowing the fans know you and you’re not even there yet at the school,” Neal said. “I look back on it now and I’m

like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy.’”

Welcome to college football recruiting in the digital age.

Ten years ago, fans didn’t have access to recruits the way they do today. Online recruiting services were just gaining traction and Twitter wasn’t created until 2006. Now, adults can communicate with high schoolers at any time. While this new era of recruiting has both positives and negatives, it’s one more thing for teenagers to think about.

“I think there’s a lot of noise for those youngsters to have to sort through while they’re trying to enjoy being a high school student-athlete,” SU head coach Scott Shafer said. “And I feel bad for them. I tell almost every parent that comes in here, I feel bad for the way recruiting is now.”

A group of Syracuse fans send encouraging tweets to recruits.

The messages mention the Orange’s potential return to prominence or the teammates that recruit might have if they choose SU. The group, which is part of a larger Syracuse fan contingent on Twitter that brands itself with #CuseTwitterArmy, also makes Photoshopped images and hype videos for recruits.

Prior to Neal committing to the Orange, a YouTube video titled “Moe Neal’s Journey To Cuse” detailed how he could help the Orange win its second-ever national title.

“I love it, man. It’s a great feeling to know you’re being followed and a lot of people can’t wait to see you play at the next level,” Neal said.

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Here are Syracuse’s five most followed Class of 2016 members as of Oct. 5.

MOE NEAL 2,004

LINDSEY SCOTT 1,590

DARIUS STUBBS 1,144

MONQUAVION BRINSON 1,086

TAYLOR RIGGINS 1,030

A Syracuse University professor who is running for political office isn’t violating any institutional rules. In fact, SU encourages faculty and staff to run for political office if they wish, as long as they operate within the uniKINGSON versity’s list of rules regarding the topic.

Eric Kingson, a professor of social work at SU, announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for New York state’s 24th Congressional District on Sept. 16. The 69-year-old will be both a congressional candidate and full-time professor. Colleen Deacon, an SU alumna and former Central New York Regional Director to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), will run against Kingson as a Democrat for a seat in the House of Representatives.

According to SU’s policies on partisan political activity, guidelines for a faculty or staff member partaking in a political election are as follows: • Individuals must display their views as their own and not associate their views with the university.

• Individuals are not to use the university’s name or resources, including Listserv, office supplies and equipment, in connection with the campaign.

• Individuals cannot place the university’s name or insignia on any documents used to carry out their political campaign.

• Individuals may not work on related political activities during working hours. see kingson page 8

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TATTOO tuesday | jermaine shavers, jr.

Sophomore celebrates friendship, step team

By Lizzie Michael contributing writer

Jermaine Shavers, Jr. was a member of his high school step team from Jacksonville, Florida. The group was known as “The Wolf Pack.”

Now a sophomore illustration major, Shavers and his friends decided last winter break to design tattoos in order commemorate their time together.

The tattoo, which is on his forearm, depicts an upside-down wolf. This was intentional, Shavers said, because he wanted his tattoo to always be facing him to remind him to be a leader.

The tattoo also features a red bar crossing in front of the wolf’s eyes, which represents his graduating class’s color, as well as strength and a directionless compass.

Stepping is a form of dance that uses a person’s entire body to produce rhythms through complex clapping, stomping and vocal work.

Shavers said he was disappointed when he discovered his high school had no team. Alongside his friends, he introduced the style to the student body. Eventually the

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JERMAINE SHAVERS, JR. got his wolf tattoo last winter in his hometown in Jacksonville, Florida. The tattoo honors his high school step team, known as “The Wolf Pack.” bridget williams staff photographer

team was certified On his ribcage, Shavers has another tattoo that is a quote from author D. H. Lawrence. It goes: “I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.”

Unlike the wolf tattoo, the quote was spontaneous. He and a friend got their tattoos done an hour before their high school graduation.

Shavers has never regretted this, he said, but he does laugh when he thinks back on to what happened next.

At Syracuse University, Shavers dances with the Black Reign Step Team and the new student hip-hop troupe, Outlaws. He said he feels lucky to have the friends he has, and the ability to dance and step with the music. emmichae@syr.edu

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Flight safety An American Airlines pilot flying from Phoenix to Boston died midflight on Monday morning, and the plane landed in Syracuse.

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Three things What do you need to know about Monday night’s Student Association meeting? The D.O. lists three things you need to know.

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Kiss Cam could see changes

Colleen Deacon, former congressional aide, to challenge Katko, Kingson

Seedat, Franco offer revisions to “Kiss Cam”

By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor

By Michael Burke

Colleen Deacon, a Syracuse University alumna and former congressional aide to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), will run against U.S. Rep. John Katko for Congress from New York’s 24th district.

Deacon, a Democrat, resigned from her six-year stint as the Central New York regional director for Gillibrand in the past month to run for Congress, according to an Oct. 1 Syracuse.com article. Deacon previously served as an aide to former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll, who was mayor from 2001 to 2009.

Deacon joins SU professor Eric Kingson in the race to be named the Democratic Party’s

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Student Association President Aysha Seedat introduced a proposal to the assembly to change the use of Syracuse University’s “Kiss Cam” at SU football and basketball games at SA’s Monday night meeting in the Hall of Languages.

Additionally, the assembly elected new members to the Finance Board, Judicial Review Board and University Senate.

what is sa?

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

Seedat and Parliamentarian James Franco’s proposal to change the Kiss Cam includes two main adjustments. It calls for banning the use of the Kiss Cam in the student section and limiting the Kiss Cam to “those most likely in a relationship.” This could be done by predetermining the people who appear on the Kiss Cam, Seedat said, though that is not yet officially in the proposal.

Seedat met with Chancellor Kent Syverud on Monday to discuss the future of the Kiss Cam. Seedat said Syverud didn’t think losing the Kiss Cam entirely would be a big deal, as he said it’s a tradition more popular at universities in the South. Seedat added that Syverud and SU have not taken an official stance on the issue.

SA did not vote on the proposal at Monday’s meeting but will do so at its meeting next week, Seedat said. SU has not shown the Kiss Cam at its two most recent

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KATHY OBEAR, an organizational developmental consultant, speaks to the SU community on the importance of diversity and inclusion on campus at the Student Diversity Summit. moriah ratner asst. photo editor

Obear leads diversity training at SU

By Rob Romano staff writer

Kathy Obear remembers being driven through Washington, D.C. as a preteen after hearing about the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. She was told that blacks were rioting and to lock the doors as National Guard trucks rode through the city.

“My parents enforced the racist attitudes that were just normal,” she said. “I never questioned them.”

This experience seems to have had an effect on her academic pursuits as a youth.

Growing up in nearly all-white Cheverly, Maryland, Obear remembers writing about King for her

senior year report. In college, she wrote about Abraham Lincoln for her senior thesis.

I want everyone to feel like they matter.

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president of alliance for change and organizational development consultant

“The irony was that I didn’t look at myself as a white person or the racist attitudes I had,” Obear said. “I had a lot of knowledge about race and racism but no concept about white privilege or white supremacy.”

Obear has worked with many universities on the topics of privilege, inclusion and diversity. Now, she is teaching Syracuse University about them.

The Division of Student Affairs brought Obear to campus to host a keynote address last Friday and the Student Diversity Summit on Saturday. Over the summer, Obear facilitated a retreat, in which Chancellor Kent Syverud, deans of SU’s schools and colleges, vice chancellors and other university leaders met for a three-day retreat focused on diversity and inclusion.

The administrative retreat led to the creation of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. The workgroup was created to see obear page 6

Student Association president Aysha Seedat updated the assembly on her progress in bringing an Uber-like service to the Syracuse area at SA’s Monday night meeting in the Hall of Languages.

Seedat said she has received confirmation from the student government at the University at Buffalo that it will support an initiative to legalize ride-hailing services, like Uber, in central and upstate New York. Seedat said that the student government at the University at Albany and the Rochester Intercollegiate Council, which Seedat said includes student governments at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester, plan to support the initiative.

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Marvel must be careful, respectful in diverse comic line proceedings

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s times goes on, creative properties can only survive by adapting to the ideas and values of modern times.

Increasingly, this means reflecting the diversity of the world that has long been ignored.

This has caused Marvel to launch its “AllNew, All-Different” comic line, which has created a new universe for its characters that has allowed many of them to be reinvented with new races and genders.

The line includes already well-established alternate versions of characters, like the halfBlack, half-Puerto Rican Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and new characters such as a Korean-American Hulk, and a Muslim Ms. Marvel.

But by far, the most marquee move of this overhaul was hiring acclaimed correspondent for The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates to write the new Black Panther comic.

Marvel has gotten off to a great start with this initiative, but still walks a fine line. Any overhaul like this runs the risk of becoming patronizing instead of progressive. The best

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way to ensure that does not happen is to continue to add singular talents like Coates who will ensure deep, nuanced takes on the material.

Coates is one of the most well-known and respected journalists in the United States.

Whether through his heavily researched, incredibly penetrating articles on the history of race in America, or in his National Book Award nominated “Between the World and Me,” he has gained a reputation for creating works that go behind simple ideas and take on big topics.

Reading “Between the World and Me,” I was struck by its sheer practical pessimism.

It is structured as a letter to his son and while many personal non-fiction works conclude with an uplifting message of how something has been learned that will allow change and improvement, his book says “no.”

With his trademark style, he makes an ironclad argument that things have been, are, and will continue to be worse for African Americans. This approach has often caused Coates to be criticized by more populist African-American writers, but even they admit his talent is great.

It is crucial that Marvel bring in people as uncompromising as Coates. The best way to ensure the new stories aren’t told in generic or overly sentimental ways is to bring original, wholly unsentimental writers. Marvel’s new stories need to be meaningful because they’ve walked this tightrope before.

One of Marvel’s earliest African-American characters was Luke Cage. He was originally heavily modeled on the Blaxploitation films of the ‘70s and there are some who believe he was just as offensive as some of those films.

However, elaborations on his origin set up a clear reflection of the controversial Tuskegee experiments and he is now one of Marvel’s most popular, complex characters with a TV

show about him planned for Netflix.

Marvel must ensure characters end up as fully realized as Luke Cage became and are not merely gimmicky props. The ABC comedy “Black-ish” faced similar worries of being counterproductive when it was first announced, but under the direction of brilliant show runner Larry Wilmore, it was turned into a critically acclaimed and popular show.

It is easy to look at measures like Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” as merely creative affirmative action done more for publicity than with the goal of creating great stories.

And while the company must generate sales, it is the work of the writers to make sure these new stories not only live up to society’s expectations, but surpass them.

Mark DiBona is a senior television, radio and film major.

His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at mdibona@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @NoPartyNoDisco.

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Boehner’s exit highlights GOP disunity, promises deadlock

Community invited to attend Umpqua candlelight vigil

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he House of Representatives received the game-changing news in late September that Speaker John Boehner will resign his position and hand over the gavel to a successor in November.

The concerning thing is that Boehner’s exit seems likely to throw the House into chaos.

It’s destabilizing to Congress and will hasten the disintegration of the Republican Party into separate camps of purposefully reckless right-wingers and beleaguered moderates.

Boehner’s Speaker term has been a tale of struggle. Despite being considered an arch-conservative since joining Congress, the Ohio politician has faced fierce criticism from the rising far-right within the House GOP for not taking a harder line in negotiations with President Obama and the House Democrats. He faced near-constant fire from conservative talk radio, right-wing lobbying groups and the elected members of his own party’s rank-and-file.

The simple consensus on the Hill seems pretty obvious: Boehner crumbled. He’s finally fed up with the GOP’s clashing agendas, and the heat he’s taken for trying to keep his boisterous party in line.

The post-Boehner House will test the ability of the “establishment” Republican wing to hold the line against encroaching radicals who have co-opted much of the party’s message since the 2009 Tea Party insurgency.

Aside from the evangelical Christian extremism and hinted racial prejudice that have haunted the Tea Party’s legitimacy, Boehner and the GOP establishment he represented found difficulties with its aggressive hostility toward compromise. Eventually, this crusade mentality on social issues and budget agreements began to interfere with GOP business.

“They’re trying to pass deregulatory legislation, and meanwhile these radical conservatives are basically trying to bring down the House,” said Mark Rupert, an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship

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who studies the conservative movement.

“Business conservatives don’t want to bring down the House,” Rupert added.

“They’ve got a serious, vested interest in maintaining a stable environment for big business, so that capitalism can function.”

Boehner’s political skills, honed by over two decades on the Hill, deserve credit for keeping the House GOP from falling apart more than once over the past few years.

For example, the far-right at one point wanted the government to default on its debt over Obamacare, which would have sent a seismic shock through the financial system.

The Republican establishment doesn’t want disruptions like that, nor do they want a shutdown with social conservatives over every budget.

“It’s bad for business,” Rupert said.

The Republican business-conservative-establishment bloc probably won’t lose its dominance in Congress or in the party, Rupert said.

Still, among the power-hungry partisans now circling the soon-to-be empty leadership House positions, such as Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), none of them seem well-suited to the unhappy role of keeping the far-right in check.

In the case of right-wingers like Chaffetz, they may even hasten our government’s descent into deadlock.

Boehner’s departure reflects a disturbing state of affairs in the House, and seems to stand as yet another landmark in the Republican Party’s long race to the bottom.

Thomas Beckley-Forest is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major.

His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at tjbeckle@syr.edu.

To our beloved Syracuse Community, Hendricks Chapel strives for justice in all of our communities as a moral, ethical and spiritual leader. We embody a diverse spiritual culture and seek to elevate the breadth of our mutual respect of every person’s spiritual belief. With the emerging reports about the attack that took place at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon our hearts break. The Chaplains’ Council of Hendricks Chapel believes that every human life is valuable. As members of a university community, we mourn with the Roseburg community and send our deepest and most sincere condolences to those who lost family and friends. The reports sadden us and give us cause to press on in our pursuit of justice through interfaith dialogue. We stand alongside the Roseburg and UCC community at the loss of Lucero Alcaraz, Rebecka Ann Carnes, Quinn Cooper, Treven Taylor Anspach, Sarena Dawn Moore, Professor Lawrence Levine, Lucas Eibel, Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, and Jason Dale Johnson.

In response, the Chaplains’ Council of Hendricks Chapel will hold a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at 7 p.m. on the Hendricks Chapel steps. The Chaplains

are available to support and assist all students, faculty and staff in need. No matter your faith tradition or non-faith tradition, you are invited to reach out to an individual Chaplain or come to Hendricks Chapel any time to discuss this tragedy further in a nurturing and supportive environment.

The Rev. Stephanie Castro, Historically Black Church Chaplain The Rev. Pedro Castro, Historically Black Church Chaplain Fr. Linus DeSantis, Roman Catholic Chaplain Maggie Byrne, Roman Catholic Campus Minister Mary Hudson, HPs, Pagan Chaplain The Rev. Colleen Hallagan Preuninger, United Methodist Ecumenical Chaplain The Rev. Gail Riina, Lutheran Chaplain Ahmed Malik, Muslim Chaplain The Rev. Jonathan Santiago, Baptist Chaplain Devon Bartholomew, Asst. Baptist Chaplain Jikyo Bonnie Shoultz, Buddhist Chaplain Rabbi Leah Fein, Hillel Campus Rabbi Jay Koshy, Evangelical Christian Chaplain Student Spiritual Life Council of Hendricks Chapel Dr. Samuel Clemence, Interim Dean of Hendricks Chapel

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Well-informed decision Should students have access to course syllabi prior to registering for classes? Share your opinion on the online poll.

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Early access to syllabi will aid students The Student Association should continue in its push to make syllabi available to Syracuse University students prior to class registration so students can be familiar with general course outlines before signing up.

SA’s Academic Affairs Chair Sonia Suchak met with SU administrators on Monday to discuss the possibility of students having access to syllabi prior to registering for classes. While a resolution for the initiative has not yet been drafted, if one were drafted and passed by SA, it would be a strong sign of support for the initiative to move forward.

Although it would not be feasible for professors to provide dayto-day class breakdowns in time for

class registration, students should at least have early access to outlines of general course expectations.

The basic outline of a course, such as attendance expectations and anticipated workload, should be made available as curriculum plans are already required for courses to be approved by the university.

This shift would help students make more informed choices when selecting classes in giving them the opportunity to more effectively gauge their semester workload.

Although credits and short course descriptions are in place to give students an idea of a class’ rigor, the expectations of a course are ultimately decided by its professor.

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Having a standard class outline would be beneficial to students in giving them the opportunity to more effectively gauge their semester workload and select classes that are in tune to their interests. As a result, the implementation of this policy change could lead to fewer students dropping classes during the first two weeks of the semester, which would alleviate course waiting lists.

Although this is not the first time SA has made efforts to make course information available early, a fresh push for a change could make the discussion a useful reality in providing students with a standard outline of course expectations prior to class registration.

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A positive shift in environmental discourse keeps millennials engaged

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ixing the environment is not a one-person job, it requires a movement — and millennials are at the forefront of it with optimism.

Know Tomorrow, a student-led campaign demanding action on climate change, had its first National Day of Action on Oct. 2. College students from across the country came together to compile more than 50,000 signatures to send to President Barack Obama. The petition will equip him with a list of young supporters before he attends the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Unfortunately, not all coverage

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of the news surrounding climate change focuses on the positive things being done for the environment, which some millennial movements are working to change.

Just last month, the Environmental Protection Agency exposed Volkswagen for cheating on emissions tests by programming its diesel engines to perform better during assessments than on the road. The company’s ethical blunder sparked a public relations

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nightmare. News coverage of the scandal focused on negative impacts on the brand and, more importantly, on the environment.

Volkswagen certainly deserves criticism, but the consistent focus in environmental discourse on destruction and permanent harm is counterproductive. With such depressing and ominous coverage, it is no surprise that people are quickly discouraged and disheartened at the thought of tackling climate change.

One step forward, two steps back.

As millennials strive to help the environment, Volkswagen damages it and the media scare everyone.

Articles claimed the company caused “irreversible damage” to the earth.

A New York Times headline read: “How many deaths did Volkswagen’s deception cause in the US?” Luckily, a new movement is underway. Filmmakers identified this negative attitude and formulated a clever response. The recently released film “Racing Extinction” expounds the fate of the natural

world in a refreshing way.

The documentary is reportedly not a downer like many environmental flicks, and does not bombard people with reasons why the world is ending. Instead, it motivates moviegoers with stories of courage and bravery.

The film created a related campaign to harness millennials’ enthusiasm about climate change. To take advantage of inspired moviegoers, its “impact campaign” answers the question: “so, how can we help?”

Action items are well-suited to appeal to a young crowd. The campaign incorporates social media, allowing young people to discuss and share their sustainable efforts online.

It reminds participants to start small and not to be overwhelmed at the idea of tackling a big issue, using the hashtag #StartWith1Thing.

The campaign even plays off of trendy juice cleanses, providing a plan for a five-day “carbon cleanse” on its website. The themes include changes such as eating vegetarian,

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Filmmakers are onto something. A more optimistic approach to climate change could be exactly what young people need to continue to combat climate change.

With good reason, talking about the earth’s fate can become a heavy discussion. However, the pessimistic way in which the media regularly talk about the environment discourages people, making them want to look away instead of inspiring them to act.

When discussing the future, we should focus more on what we can create than on what we have destroyed.

We should think less about what’s getting worse and more about how to be better. The best things come from inspiration, not fear.

Alison Gala is a senior public relations major and Spanish minor.

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She can be reached at aegala@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @alison_gala.

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Director discusses New York Magazine Bill Cosby cover

By Rachel Sandler asst. news editor

A New York Magazine cover story in August featuring portraits and testimonials from 35 women who have publicly accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault garnered national attention.

The Daily Orange spoke to Jody Quon, the director of photography at New York Magazine about her involvement in the Cosby cover ahead of her appearance with senior editor Noreen Malone Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

The Daily Orange: How do you approach issues that have gotten a lot of media coverage nationally? How do you approach those issues from a different angle?

Jody Quon:For the Cosby story there was a lot of individual tiny news items of citing the different cases of women coming forward starting at the end of November through December

and into January … What we did was accumulate all of the data from the various news organizations, the data of all the women. What we saw was that when you accumulate all that material and you lay it out in front of you — the name, the year the alleged assault happened, where the women are from, their ages — you start to see it from a different perspective …

So we saw an opportunity to produce a photographic portfolio where we could really give the women their voices and also give them a platform and a kind of consistent elegant approach to presenting them in this grouping.

The D.O.: When you were calling these women did you approach them any differently than how you would approach any one to be photographed?

J.Q.:For this project specifically, the project didn’t actually get greenlit until we were able to get a temperature to how the women were feeling. So, in other words, we weren’t sure if this was a good idea or not. And then I thought,

what if I could just call half a dozen women? … So the first six women that I called were like feeler calls where I would talk to them about their story briefly and then propose the project just to get a feel if this was something they would absolutely want to do or if it was something that would make them feel uncomfortable. And so when I called those six women, all of them were so excited to be a part of a collective to give their voice. So to be part of a group — a community — they were thrilled with that possibility.

The D.O.:How have you reacted to the overwhelming positive response that the cover has gotten?

J.Q.: The reaction has been incredible. It’s not every day that you can work on a story and it could have that kind of impact. It’s such a feelgood moment because it’s in those moments that you really recognize the power of journalism and how journalism can make a difference.

So when this story came out we had no idea

the kind of impact it would have. You become so close to a story and we were very heavily invested in it and we were working on it, really, since January. It had been brewing and brewing for a while … But I don’t think we realized the public’s reaction to this.

The D.O.: From the beginning, did you and the staff at New York Magazine always want to approach this story visually as opposed to a written story?

J.Q.: It was always going to be a portfolio, but we didn’t know how big the portfolio was going to be. … We actually didn’t know it was going to be a cover. But it was when I had my first photo meeting where I could show Adam (Moss) maybe 70 percent of the pictures that had been taken thus far and I could show him the visual voice, he loved it and gained more faith in the project. It really comes down to the pictures and how the pictures represented these women.

That’s the power of photography. rsandler@syr.edu

EPA administrator to speak at SUNY-ESF on climate change

By Taylor Watson contributing writer

Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck is making a visit to the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

if you go What: New York Magazine Editors discussion Where: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse III When: Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m.

How much: Free

Enck will deliver a presentation entitled, “Climate Change: A Call to Action,” Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Event Space A and B in the Gateway Center on the SUNY-ESF campus. Enck will discuss topics including the scope of problems presented by climate change, steps the EPA is taking to fight

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obear “develop solutions on how to further create a more diverse and inclusive climate,” according to an SU News release.

Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz helped organize the retreat. The event allowed attendees to break into workgroups to discuss inclusivity and diversity policies, practices and programs.

“It’s a skill you have to build and you have to keep doing it to stay strong,” Kantrowitz said.

Working with students For six hours on Saturday, Obear met with a group of students — mostly residential advisers — to teach them about inclusion and diversity at the Student Diversity Summit.

One of the first exercises at the event was for students to rearrange their chairs into concentric circles. Every participant was given a partner and was asked to describe a time when they felt they mattered.

“I want everyone to feel like they matter,”

climate change and how individuals can help.

The Daily Orange spoke to Enck in a preview for Tuesday’s event.

The Daily Orange:What led you to a career in the Environmental Protection Agency?

Judith Enck:When I was a college student (at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York), I was a volunteer with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). I learned about issues like recycling, the need to clean up toxic waste sites and we did a lot of work on acid rain. It opened my eyes to environmental problems facing our nation and the fact that one person can make a difference if you get involved. Ironically, 35 years later I’m still working on a lot of these same issues.

The D.O.: Global warming versus climate change, which is it?

J.E.: Climate change because it is more than just warming; it’s also intense storms, it involves drought and a lot of erratic weather.

The D.O.: What is the major misconception

about climate change?

J.E.: That there is nothing we can do about it.

There is a scientific consensus that climate change is here. The question is: What do we do and how much damage will be done before we are able to change the course? Some people feel like it’s too big of an issue, too overwhelming. Part of the presentation will talk about government policies, what can you do as an individual and what we can do as community.

The D.O.: How will climate change affect local wildlife?

J.E.: We don’t know. You don’t want to be making dramatic changes to a climate that has been the same for millions of years. Trees would change, animals would change, seasonal timing would change. The Adirondacks have become much hotter and wetter since climate change has arrived. Certain bird species are leaving. The Northeast has the highest concentration of invasive forest pests, which damage trees — the habitat for a lot of wildlife.

The D.O.: What measures should be taken to

Obear said.

At this point, Obear opened up about being a teenager with 50 additional pounds on her body. She was given the nickname “Kathy Obese” by her classmates.

Feeling like an outsider contributed to Obear’s desire to help other students when she was attending Washington College in Maryland. In the 1980s, campuses were just beginning to talk about issues of diversity. As a lesbian and someone who dealt with body image issues, Obear was interested in the discussion.

“I wanted to create a world and training for people where they realize what it’s like to not fit in and not belong,” Obear said.

Obear said some of her passion stems from being privileged to some extent.

To teach members of the group about this, Obear had students look at a piece of paper labeled with the phrases “privileged group” and “marginalized group.” Students were asked to check off what aspects of themselves gave them privilege and which did not.

Having the label of consultant for 30 years,

having a doctorate, being white and using English in a certain way all contribute to her privilege, Obear said.

“I have a lot of passion today to help people recognize most unconsciously that when we are not paying attention to our privileged identities, we may say and do things or create policies or decisions that may benefit folks like us,” she said.

Plans for SU On one of her PowerPoint slides, Obear asked students to think about, in a nutshell, how supportive the current campus structure was toward supporting all students, and how effective leaders on campus were in terms of cultural competency.

The crowd was to respond on a scale of 1 to 10.

Most of the ratings were from 3 to 5.

At the Student Diversity Summit, Obear spoke about eliminating microaggressions, which are everyday actions committed by people who — without any intent or malice — leave other people feeling negatively impacted.

Obear said her strategy through her work at SU is not to blame people, but to enable students to grow.

“Let’s just help each other improve this place together with humility, commitment and with passion,” she said.

She acknowledged that she herself is still learning about the oppression transgender people, people with disabilities and those with unique immigration statuses face.

“I don’t believe anyone is ever done,” she said.

Director of the Office of Residence Life Terra Peckskamp attended Obear’s keynote lecture on Friday. She said creating lasting solutions from Obear’s talk is something that can be done by students, faculty and staff by interrupting microaggressions.

Obear’s is not part of the university’s upcoming Diversity Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion.

However, Kantrowitz said she would anticipate that Obear will be back for future workshops at SU. At her keynote address in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, Obear spoke about the path to making SU a more inclusive place for students of all identities, and not just a university with a diversity committee.

combat climate change locally?

J.E.: I’d like to see more of a commitment to investing in solar energy. There is a group in Syracuse called Solarize Syracuse which helps people install solar panels in their homes.

There is no reason why Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF can’t get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy.

The D.O.: What are some ways that individuals can help combat climate change?

J.E.: There are easy ways and there are harder ways. Easy would be recycling, walking, riding a bike or carpooling, which doubles fuel efficiency. The harder ways are placing solar panels in school, home or business and buying an electric or hybrid electric car. There is no shortage of things we can do to combat climate crisis, but there is a shortage of leadership. All hands need to be on deck — the government, businesses and individuals — to commit to combating carbon. tmwatson@syr.edu

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NASA announced last week that a team of researchers had found evidence of hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater on Mars, validating their original hypothesis that the streaks are formed by liquid water. This photo was taken using Infrared-Red-Blue/Green technology, which distorts the color of the image. courtesy of nasa

TESTING THE WATER SU professors discuss the implications of finding water on Mars

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team of researchers at NASA discovered what appears to be “the strongest evidence yet” that liquid water flows on present-day Mars.

According to a paper published in earth sciences journal “Nature Geoscience” on Sept.

28, spectrometer images from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) showed the presence of hydrated minerals during warm season on streaks called recurring slope lineae, believing to be closely associated with contemporary water activity on the Red Planet.

The Daily Orange spoke to Gianfranco Vidali and Carl Rosenzweig, professors of physics at the College of Arts and Sciences, and William Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs about the discovery and the future of Mars research.

The Daily Orange: What was your reaction when you learned about the NASA study?

Gianfranco Vidali: I was surprised and not surprised. The claim of the presence or past presence of water on Mars has been there for many, many years … In this specific case they found that these salts were hydrated, meaning they have water, and they were concurrent and morphologically located along these streaks and these streaks actually appear with seasons. So

that means that (in) warm weather you have appearance of these streaks and disappearance during cold weather.

Carl Rosenzweig: This is different because this says it’s not that we know water was on Mars (one) billion years ago. Water was on Mars a few weeks ago.

The D.O.: Does this finding mean that some kind of life form exists on the planet and that humans could settle there?

G.V.: So, obviously the discovery of current presence of water is promising. However, some experts at NASA pointed out that there is some caution to be exercised in this case. The reason being that is Mars is a rather cold planet — although it has large thermometric excursion between winter and summer because of the atmosphere.

C.R.: That is now how it goes … Liquid water seems to be a necessary ingredient for the formation of life. It’s not sufficient — just because you have liquid water does not mean life is going to get started.

The D.O.: According to a press release from NASA, MRO has been examining Mars since 2006. Why does it take so long to come to this finding? How does the process work?

G.V.: The reason is this: MRO had been built 10 years ago, and also you have to appreciate when they send something out in space they don’t use the latest technology because you don’t want to take a risk, so you use something (from) several years back. So what they have

there, I mean, is not something that can be used for this research, but apparently this group managed to combine information from different instruments to make this inference.

C.R.: The MRO was not designed (to look) for the salt as far as I know. It’s designed to check temperature … It also is not a very hard resolution instrument so when it does map out where various elements are it’s not very good resolution.

The D.O.: Where does this discovery lead to future of research on Mars?

G.V.: Mars goes up and down depending on whether budgetary reason or depending on whether you have exciting or disappointing discovery … So this will bring a new excitement and hopefully newer location of funds.

C.R.: I would expect that people who are designing Mars experiments will make sure that the next orbiters will have better precision in doing this and possibly more accurately mapping these and other chemicals that indicate there is water there.

William Lambright: In the United States, there is a mission plan for 2020 and that mission is pretty much set. It will be a mission to repeat, in some respect, the Curiosity Rover that is presently on Mars. But there will be — in addition to (those) tasks — the 2020 rover will (pick up) some samples of soil or rock that will be acquired by later missions to Mars. So the strategy of Mars research is pretty much set by the scientific community. ssugiyam@syr.edu

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iSchool center to collect big data, will analyze campaign

By Conor Ried staff writer

The School of Information Studies is launching a new research center that will focus on collecting and analyzing big data.

The Center for Computational and Data Sciences will help to build a network of scholars and advance research that helps understand or solve social and political issues, said Jenny Stromer-Galley, who is leading the center, in an email. The center will do this by collecting, storing and analyzing large amounts of data.

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kingson The commitment of partaking in the political arena and the needs of the university are discussed with the school and departments involved.

“All professors negotiate with the dean and

The center will specialize in analyzing unstructured data, or text, said Stromer-Galley, who is an iSchool professor known for her work on presidential campaigning.

“For example we have now collected the entire set of submissions and comments from Reddit,” Stromer-Galley said. “We have the techniques to begin to understand what people are saying, to whom and to understand a variety aspects of behavior on those places from trolling, to influence, to opinion change.”

One project Stromer-Galley and her team are currently working on is collecting all of the mes-

sages and comments on social media about presidential candidates. They’ve developed algorithms to automatically sort the different messages and comments in more than 20 categories.

“Our goal is to create a website that displays in real-time what the candidates are saying on social media so that we can increase transparency and accountability of our candidates,” Stromer-Galley said.

She added that journalists and the public are their target audiences for this site.

Stromer-Galley added that she expects to have faculty from across the Syracuse University cam-

pus be involved in the center.

“The best way to share our knowledge, and data, is to find ways to bring faculty from across the disciplines together,” Stromer-Galley said. iSchool staff members with expertise in software development and grants administration, will be assisting Stromer-Galley at the center, Jeff Stanton, interim dean of the iSchool, said in an email.

The purpose of the center, Stanton said, is “to enhance the reputation of the university and in so doing to help to attract research funding to support the work of students and faculty.”

faculty chairs of the department they are in to determine which classes they will teach depending on the needs of the unit,” said Carrie Smith, program director of the School of Social Work. “This is a process done every semester by all professors whether they wish to participate in politics or not.”

Smith said Kingson’s dual role will likely not affect Kingson’s work as a professor since it is very early in the process.

If Kingson were to win the election, however, there would be negotiations to deal with his time away. Kingson would have the option to take a leave of absence or retire from the

university and return at a later time if he chose, Smith said.

A plan will be set in place through human resources and move up the ranks for further approval, if Kingson decides to take a leave of absence, Smith said.

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The assembly elected Nachanan Mekto, a sophomore finance and supply chain major, to serve as its representative on Finance Board. It also elected to the board Blair Finkel, a senior finance and marketing major; Kevin Gonzalez, a junior accounting, finance and policy studies major; and Michael Lerner, a sophomore who is currently undeclared but intends to major in finance.

In the Judicial Review Board election, four candidates competed for two open seats. The assembly elected Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti, a freshman biology and policy studies major, and Krista Maloney, a sophomore policy studies major.

Student Association also elected Madeleine Fitzgerald, a freshman political science major, to the Academic Affairs Committee of University Senate in the night’s only election that wasn’t contested. Fitzgerald is also a member of SA’s Academic Affairs Committee.

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football games after a letter to the editor of Syracuse.com said that the Kiss Cam condoned sexual assault and male entitlement. In the letter, SA was called upon to “review what happened” with the Kiss Cam at SU’s game against Wake Forest University on Sept. 12.

In the Finance Board election, five candidates competed for five open seats, but SA Comptroller Phil Kramer had recommended that the assembly elect only four new members — one SA assembly representative and three regular student members.

Kramer said this was because the Finance Board needs 60 percent of its members to be present at meetings to meet quorum. Thus, with fewer members on the board, Finance Board has to rely on fewer members to come to meetings.

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deacon nomination for the 24th district. Kingson, whose platform is focused on improving social security benefits, launched his campaign in Thornden Park in September. John Katko, a Republican, is the 24th district’s current representative. He unseated democratic incumbent Dan Maffei in an election last year where he earned 60 percent of the vote.

During her time as regional director for Gillibrand, Deacon worked with elected officials, businesses, not-for-profits, educational institutions, community groups, manufacturers and individuals in central New York.

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efforts in Central New York over the last six years,” Gillibrand said in a Monday release.

Deacon filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Thursday, thereby declaring her run for the House of Representatives, according to the release.

The candidate was able to pay for her education at SU through her jobs as a waitress and grocery clerk, and by taking out student loans, according to the release.

“I understand the challenges and opportunities facing my neighbors here in Central New York, because I’ve lived them myself,” Deacon said in the release. “I have seen — up close and personal — how the issues that get talked about in Washington, D.C. affect real people’s lives.” atorrens@syr.edu

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In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an investment of $50 million to renovate facilities at the New York State Fairgrounds, which includes its equestrian facilities. With improvements, it could host world competitions. logan reidsma photo editor

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New York State Fairgrounds to make $9 million renovation to equestrian stables, ring

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yracuse and horse-racing don’t seem to mix on the surface, but a large chunk of state money could make the Salt City a yearround destination for equestrian competitions.

The central New York equestrian community is anticipating a $9 million renovation to the facilities, which should be completed by the 2017 New York State Fair. In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an investment of $50 million toward renovating existing buildings and building new ones at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse that will begin shortly and be applied over the next few years.

The New York state funds will support renovations to the equestrian facilities at the fairgrounds, which will include renovating the Toyota Coliseum itself, building three new horse rings and modernizing stalls in the surrounding barns, according to a Syracuse.com article.

Horse shows actually provide a significant economic boost to the area, as The Autumn in New York Horse Show, the last major show in a series of 30 horse shows held at the Toyota Coliseum during the summer, brought $12 million to the Syracuse community, according to the article by Syracuse.com.

John Madden is the owner of John Madden Sales, a horse farm in Cazenovia, New York. He is also coach and husband to Olympic winner

and only athlete to be named the United States Equestrian Federation’s Equestrian of the Year four times: Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden.

He has run the Madden farm for over 20 years.

“The fact of the matter is that the existing facilities can’t attract high quality equestrians like they are now,” Madden said.

Madden said that if the equestrian facilities at the fairgrounds were developed with an open design in mind, they could be used to host a number of equestrian competitions year-round, with some being held on the same weekends.

He said that the area in and around Syracuse has the potential to draw a world cup final or the Fédération Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games.

“The county commissioner and state have a lot of insight in putting this in our state,” Madden said. “There’s not a lot of places where there’s a city the size of Syracuse so close to agriculture — which is close to equine.”

Madden said that the demographic of people that participate in equestrian events either put their money back into the community or bring new money in, which he said is nice to see.

“Our area is suited for equestrian facilities.

What I see is that (the equestrian community) is growing fast, much faster than the general economy, “ Madden said. “(The renovation) is a great thing for central New York to take advantage of.”

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s I approached the group huddled together, shivering in the breeze of the first cool day of autumn, I had already formed an opinion of them.

The people were pro-life protesters, praying outside the local Planned Parenthood on East

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Genesee Street. As someone who feels strongly about giving women a choice, to me, they seemed absurd.

Homemade signs made it laborious to get to the front door without winding through photos of fetuses and newborns. As I advanced, it was impossible not to imagine having to walk by these heart-wrenching images while deciding whether or not to terminate your own pregnancy.

It would be sickening.

When I reached them, they were deep in prayer. Not wanting to be disrespectful, I stood to the side and waited. A young man broke away and came over to me. He asked the obvious yet audacious question.

“So, are you pro-life or pro-choice?”

I was hesitant to reply.

While this is usually a topic I am quite uncompromising about, I didn’t want to push the protesters away before having a chance to speak to them. Clearly sensing my reluctance to answer, he quickly

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equestrian es and riders at many different barns and riding stables throughout central New York. The 21-year-old has been riding for 18 years, specifically in the hunter and jumper disciplines, and has lived in upstate New York her whole life.

Last weekend, McGowan had riders and horses competing in all four days of competitions at the Autumn in New York Horse Show, with the weekend ending with amateur and young rider shows on Saturday and Sunday.

“For this arena, this is kind of the grand finale show,” McGowan said. “… We have a big group of clients here so it’s nice to see them improve and see how far everyone’s come in

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archambault added, “I only ask because I am pro-choice, but I want to have a conversation with them,” tilting his head toward the group.

This man, Sriharsha Gowtham, is a student at SUNY Upstate Medical University. While walking down East Genesee Street he happened upon the group and decided he wanted to converse with them.

Gowtham, a vegetarian, harped on the fact that life is “incredibly important” to him. But, he stressed that by criminalizing abortions, he was confident they would only increase in number and become far more dangerous. He referenced India, where feticide is illegal, yet more prominent and more violent.

Perhaps Gowtham is correct. According the Washington Post, after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, which legalized abortions

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showing from the beginning of the year. The same goes for the horses.”

McGowan said that she heard that renovations on the equestrian facilities would take place around

the structures of most of the buildings and some of the building’s historic parts. She said the renovations are a positive improvement to the facilities.

“It would definitely benefit us because in the past we’ve had some incidents here,” McGowan said. “The footing wasn’t that good a couple of years ago and we had a few horses get injuries because of it.”

Her father, Mike, is a third-generation horse-person and owner of Heritage Stables in Skaneateles, New York. He occasionally travels with his daughter and clients around the East Coast to attend different shows and division finals. His regular circuit shows, however, are usually held around the northeast region of the United States.

Mike said that he supports the renovations

of the equestrian facilities at the New York State Fairgrounds. In the past, he has competed in the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, a central New York competition that was previously held at the fairgrounds.

“It sounds like it’s going to be quite an incredible venture. We can attract more people to create a bigger venue at the fairground,” Mike said. “Since I’ve been to a world cup level horse show, I’d love to see that come back and have the fairgrounds be the venue.”

Mike said that the renovated equestrian facilities would attract bigger names in the equestrian world and higher-level riders and horses.

“It would be great to have Olympic-caliber riders coming to Syracuse,” Mike said.

across the United States, the legal abortion rate has been on the decline since the ‘80s and hit its all-time low in 2010.

“These protesters,” Gowtham said, “they’re all kind, gentle, respectful people who genuinely care. They’re just ignorant and that’s why I need to have this discussion with them. I need to show them that by supporting abortion they would actually be saving more mothers and babies.”

As the prayers tapered off, both Gowtham and I approached the group. I realize Gowtham was correct: Not one of them was a hateful individual.

In my head, I had them pegged as an evil clan who craved to take opportunities away from young women and force victims of assault to live with the memories. But, they spoke of God and of life. They persistently repeated that their intentions were simply to show girls that they had other options such as adoption. While I was not completely sold on their ideas, I never once felt chastised.

One lady, who asked to remain anonymous, divulged that she had a child aborted and it was her most horrific memory. She said she comes to pray and to hopefully save other young women from making the “mistake” that she did.

I remain steadfast in my belief that Planned Parenthood is an organization that does too much good to be shut down. With more than 700 centers nationwide, Planned Parenthood not only offers the option to terminate a pregnancy but also offers STD testing, Pap tests, birth control options and breast exams for those who do not have health insurance.

While abortions make up a decent amount of Planned Parenthood’s revenue due to its expense, Betty DeFazio, the Planned Parenthood Director of Community Affairs and Public Policy for the Rochester/Syracuse region, said 90 percent of the work Planned Parenthood does is preventative.

“These people know that Planned Parent-

hood is a trusted provider of reproductive healthcare,” DeFazio said. “We know that for a lot of people this is the only healthcare they will receive all year.”

To me, it seems absurd that anybody would want to take funding away from a program that offers so much more than just abortion services.

People who wish to defund them need recognize not only the plethora of other things the organization does but also understand that for many people who choose to have an abortion, it is the most appropriate option.

As Gowtham put it, “It’s impossible to say that I like abortions, because nobody likes abortions, but it’s also impossible for me to not support them. They, and the work Planned Parenthood does, are essential.”

The fact of the matter is that the existing facilities can’t attract high quality equestrians like they are now.

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Alex Archambault is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. You can email her at ararcham@syr.edu or follow her @Alex_And_Raa on Twitter.

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4 men’s style clothing items to wear during fall season Text by Alexis McDonell

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weater weather has finally arrived in Syracuse. But instead of seeing sweaters, I’ve seen a lot of guys in sweatpants and sweatshirts — perfectly acceptable garb if you’re going to the gym, but not if you’re trying to be a fashionable man.

This season is the time to experiment with layering and having more complicated outfits (because you can’t just walk outside in a T-shirt anymore). Here are the four items that every man needs in his closet for this fall, at least according to me.

1. Puffy (but not too puffy) Vest

This retro fall staple is bringing fashion back to the ‘80s — think Marty McFly in “Back to the Future.” Except this time it’s back slightly different — they’re not as puffy as before. Smaller indie designers, outdoors-wear titans, fast-fashion retailers are all coming out with sleeker designs with less bulk and less shiny material. Not to mention they come in so many different fabrics (from wool to cotton to the traditional down-filled vest), colors (anywhere from black to neon green) and styles (sporty, sleek, classic, etc.). As the weather is still transitioning, this vest will help you stay warm without feeling like you’re sweating bullets.

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I don’t know too many men who don’t already own a flannel, but if you don’t, buy one now. Flannels are the ultimate fall top because the thicker fabric helps you stay warm, while the actual structure of the shirt frames your shoulders to give a very streamlined look. You can either wear it buttoned all the way down or left open with your favorite comfy tee underneath.

Throw it on with a pair of khakis, your Timberlands, and a beanie for the ultimate lumberjack-esque vibe.

3. Corduroys

Forget your traditional pair of jeans or khakis (even though I fully endorse everyone having a good pair of both) and go for a more textured look with corduroys. Ignore the stigma that dorks or dads are the only ones that actually wear them. Everyone should wear them. The key to finding a good pair of corduroys is fit. For every man, any pair of pants can go bad if they don’t fit right, and the texture of the corduroys will only make the fit issues more obvious. Corduroys are great because they can come in a wide variety of colors, so you can make your look even bolder with a brighter color. For a classic look, try them on with a simple button down and pair of boots.

4. Turtleneck

Channel your inner Joey (you know, he did get all the ladies in “Friends”) or Ron Burgundy with this classic sweater. Turtlenecks are extremely versatile and can come in all shapes, colors and sizes. They look good oversized or fitted, a plain single color or patterned, and with heavy cable-knit textures or smooth-looking jersey knits. Try pairing them with some dark-wash jeans and a pair of oxfords for a super sleek and sophisticated look.

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There are many other items that should be on this list: Timberlands, the half-shirt half-jacket combo, etc. But this fall is really about trying out different trends to find the look that suits you, and fits you, the best. When in doubt, layer, my male friends. admcdone@syr.edu

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Syracuse thrives on both ends of field on penalty corners

By Sam Fortier asst. web editor

Five Syracuse players stood inside the cage wearing masks.

They hunched over, waiting for Virginia’s Katie Kelly to inbound and begin field hockey’s most hectic and arguably most important play, the penalty corner.

Before every penalty corner, SU’s defense mimics a chest thumping and humming combination similar to actor Matthew McConaughey’s from “Wolf of Wall Street.” Goalie Jess Jecko then yells, “Nothing in! Nothing in!”

It looks really simple but it’s hard. For each different person who hits it, they like it at different speeds … There’s a lot of different aspects that, if you don’t get it right, the shot’s going somewhere else.

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Kelly passed the ball in. Jecko, who reviewed hours of the Cavaliers’ penalty-corner tendencies, looked at the angles of players’ feet. The post player defended against an inside pass. The right and left “covers” sprinted to defend the side spaces. And everyone followed Laura Hurff, “the flyer,” who sprints 16 yards to the circle’s top to get in the way of Tara Vittese’s hard hit shot.

Vittese’s awkward, forced shot sailed back across the end line. The Orange ripped off the goggle-like masks, worn only for that play, and sprinted back into play. Another defensive penalty corner won.

Only once in 11 games has Syracuse drawn less penalty corners than its opponent. The penalty corner is vital, Lies Lagerweij said, because it’s one of the best scoring opportunities in field hockey. No. 1 Connecticut, the nation’s highest-scoring offense (6.55 goals per game), is third in penalty corners drawn (9.18).

The No. 2 Orange (11-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast) aims to allow three or fewer penalty corners per game, Lagerweij said, and to convert on about one-third of attacking penalty corners.

“It’s a huge piece of the game,” SU head coach Ange Bradley said.

Syracuse ranks 12th in Division I in penalty corners per game with 7.73. Still, head coach Ange Bradley said the team could improve in that area. The Orange has about 30-50 plays for penalty corners, players estimate.

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On the other end, the team earns penalty corners by drawing fouls, usually when the defender hits the ball or obstructs the offense in the circle. Emma Lamison leads the team in penalty corners drawn, a stat the Orange keeps itself.

The team practices drawing penalties with one-on-one defensive drills.

“They also work on getting the ball up off the turf,” Bradley said. “… 3-D skills. Against a defense, (the players) read the body position and play the ball off them (to draw fouls).”

After the whistle blows, the penalty-corner team gathers in a circle at the top. Alyssa Manley peers at the sideline, watching for coaches to signal the play with different letter combinations on green-and-white sheets.

There are 30-50 plays, players estimate. Manley relays the play and the six or seven players, depending on the play, spread along the shoot-

ing-circle arc. Usually Emma Russell plays the “insertion” from the end line, passing to the “stick-stopper,” usually Serra Degnan, at the top of the circle.

As Russell passes in, the four masked defenders — outnumbered by the seven or eight offensive players — leave the goal.

The stick-stopper receives the pass and distributes to the “castles,” players standing closely on each side, who are running the play.

Degnan learned the position in the spring; how to grip the stick for control, left hand on the handle and right hand inches above the stick’s blade, and how to roll the right hand over the ball to make a touch pass without topping it.

“It takes a lot of time to learn,” Degnan said. “It looks really simple, but it’s hard. For each different person who hits it, they like it at different speeds … There’s a lot of different

aspects that, if you don’t get it right, the shot’s going somewhere else.”

According to the shooter, Degnan has to vary her passes. Some, like Alma Fenne, prefer a fast-rolling ball and others like a slow-roller.

Then, the shot.

Just as the opposition’s goalie drops, Jecko does as well. They do that because, for the goal to count on the first pass off the insertion, it must hit the 18-inch-tall backboard at the bottom of the goal. On offense, all the Orange can do is shoot and hope to score, or a rebound presents another opportunity.

Syracuse has drawn 85 penalty corners this season and allowed just 33. Still, the team has converted on less than the team goal of 33 percent.

“We’re good,” Bradley said. “But we’re not yet where we want them to be.” sjfortie@syr.edu

football

Bulls head coach Taggart previews matchup with Syracuse

By Sam Blum sports editor

South Florida head coach Willie Taggart has watched tape of both Eric Dungey and Zack Mahoney at quarterback, but concluded that not much will change with either Syracuse quarterback behind center.

On Monday, SU head coach Scott Shafer told Cuse TV that Dungey is “ready to go” for

the Bulls on Saturday. But Taggart said on the American Athletic Conference coaches’ teleconference that his team is preparing to face the Syracuse (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) option offense as a whole when the Bulls (1-3, 0-1 AAC) host SU on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Tampa, Florida.

“I don’t think they’re going to get too far away from their offense and the things that they do,” Taggart said.

Playing against the option takes discipline, Taggart said, and the ability to stick with defensive matchups.

“You have a guy for the dive, you have a guy for the quarterback, one for the pitch,” Taggart said. “You’ve got to be consistent with your discipline. And go back to high discipline.”

Defensively, Taggart said, he knows that Shafer will have his team ready to go up against USF and its mobile quarterback Quin-

ton Flowers.

He referenced SU’s ability to “fly around” and blitz, and said the Orange creates a lot of confusion.

“They blitz and try to get you off schedule offensively,” Taggart said. “I think offensively we’ve got to be sound in what we’re doing and understand when they blitz and what they like to do when they do blitz.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

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recruiting “And they really believe in me (and that) I could change the program around.”

Joe Price (“Joey ‘Cuse” on Twitter), 48, also tweets at recruits often. He tweets photos of his fishing adventures since he said a lot of recruits enjoy fishing and might not realize the options they have near Syracuse.

The Baldwinsville, New York, resident followed the recruitment of Malik Brown, who flipped from Syracuse to Tennessee on signing day in 2013. Price said when Tennessee offered Brown a scholarship, Brown gained 2,000 Twitter followers, which Price said “blew the kid’s skirt up.”

“I think (Twitter’s impact) is bigger than people think. A small private school like we have here, we’re slugging with the big boys,” Price said. “…

There’s a lot of things people don’t know about the area. The sun does come out up here. It doesn’t snow year-round.”

Price mentioned interactions with recruits’ parents as being valuable. Providing advice on hotels and restaurants helps the families feel more at home, he said.

Unfiltered access does come with negative aspects. Though Class of 2016 Syracuse commit Sam Heckel said he enjoys the Photoshoped images he’s received, the amount of times coaches have reached out to him on social media was “too much.”

“The social media aspect really changes the game,” Heckel said. “It must have been a lot different 10 years ago.”

The NCAA’s restrictions on contact via Twitter is looser than it is with other types of contact like phone calls. Starting on Sept. 1 of a high schooler’s

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junior year, there are no limitations on direct messages. SU director of recruiting operations Eric White said the Orange is “on top of it,” which provides a key advantage that other schools might not capitalize on.

With both fans and coaches keeping an eye on players’ accounts, attention on social media is at an all-time high.

“It’s nuts. It’s crazy. We’ll start recruiting a kid and before you know it, they’ll blow up,” White said, “… A kid will get thousands of followers after each offer he gets from each fan base. It’s kind of amusing.”

Both Neal and Heckel recognize that they can’t just say anything they feel like on Twitter. They know people are watching and a mistake could reflect poorly on their character.

But the issue isn’t isolated to Syracuse. Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson said it’s not healthy for college football, high school football or the high schoolers themselves. Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson said sometimes reports will come out that his team offered a scholarship to someone who he’s never heard of before. “(Social media) definitely affects them, probably not for the good,” Johnson said. “I think the recruiting part gets blown out of proportion a little bit and it’s hard for the young men who are getting recruited.”

When players don’t choose a certain school, sometimes those fans tweet angrily at the player.

Neither Lee nor Price said they follow that practice, and when it does occur, oftentimes other fans will insist they respect the high schooler’s decision.

“You got to keep it in the back of your mind, yeah, they are still in high school,” Lee said. “Some of them are (sophomores) and (juniors) and they are still young and impressionable. So you just got

MOE NEAL (LEFT) AND GARTH LEE (RIGHT) pose for a photo at Syracuse’s game on Sept. 19 against Central Michigan. They had never previously met. courtesy of garth lee

to keep it a little professional.”

That’s why Steve McDuffie monitors his son, Class of 2017 SU commit Isaiah McDuffie on social media and tells the players he coaches at Bennett (New York) High School to be careful with it.

Tweeting without thinking could alter a player’s status with a coaching staff, Steve McDuffie said.

He recognizes that Twitter could also be used as a learning tool, but ultimately, mentors must be involved.

“Kids have to realize that you can’t react to everything that’s said,” Steve said. “You’ll get negative things like you’ll get positive things and that’s just

social media and that’s why it has to be monitored.”

Fans have a platform unlike ever before and teenagers are being pulled in all different directions.

Neal said he’s had fans tweeting at him since he was a freshman in high school and being recognized by another stranger in the Carrier Dome didn’t startle him. It was just another aspect of the altered recruiting landscape.

“Now you have to say well that’s the new reality, the new formula and how to adjust to it,” Shafer said, “and how to put ourselves in position to take advantage of the things that can help us.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

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buescher looked like more of the same from last. Buescher had seven shots — fewer than only Nanco — and nothing to show for it on the score sheet.

But with almost 70 percent of the team’s scoring gone from last year, SU needed players to step up. The team talked about how, with Perea gone, it needed points from the midfield, Juuso Pasanen said.

And Buescher finally emerged, beginning his point streak which most recently included a twogoal performance in a win over Duke on Friday.

His responsibility now is to also be a little bit more of a game changer for us.

He’s risen to that challenge and he’s embraced that.

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In 10 games, he already has nearly triple the amount of points, the same amount of assists and almost the same number of shots that he had during his freshman campaign.

“His responsibility now is to also be a little bit more of a game-changer for us,” McIntyre said. “He’s risen to that challenge and he’s embraced that.”

At times this season, Buescher has moved from his attacking midfield position into more of a forward role next to Ben Polk.

He doesn’t have the speed that the team’s other forwards have, Alseth said, but Buescher excels

JULIAN BUESCHER leads Syracuse in points (13), shots (33), goals (four) and assists (five). Buescher has become one of Syracuse’s most important players, making his mark all over the offense for the Orange in 2015. logan reidsma photo editor

“checking in, receiving the ball (and) facing the wrong way.” He allows the Orange offense to be more creative with Nanco making runs from the midfield.

“It just makes us more unpredictable because we have more opportunities up front,” Alseth said.

Against then-No. 23 Louisville on Sept.

11, Buescher positioned his back to the net at the top of the penalty area. He boxed out his defender and angled a pass from Alseth neatly into the box for Alseth to score on.

In his goal against Pittsburgh on Sept. 25,

Buescher was the farthest man down field and buried a right-footed shot from about 18 yards away with defenders in front of him.

“I can go a little bit more forward so I get more opportunities to be closer to the goal and actually get chances to score,” Buescher said.

When Buescher plays forward, it helps SU defensively because he naturally drops back, he said, so the Orange gets an added midfielder.

Buescher has shed the inability to score that plagued him freshman year and is flourishing

at a time when Syracuse needs him offensively.

McIntyre helped Buescher increase his production by pushing him into a more attacking role.

The success of the Orange going forward will rely, at least in part, on whether or not Buescher can keep up the consistency that he has shown, McIntyre said.

“In order for us to fulfill our potential, we need goals and assists from him,” McIntyre said.

“He welcomes that and he’s been very good.” jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus

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Bull rush South Florida head coach Willie Taggart previewed USF’s matchup with SU on Monday’s AAC coaches’ teleconference.

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SPORTS

Mic’d up Scott Shafer will speak with the local media Tuesday morning.

Check our website for updates later in the day.

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Cornered Syracuse thrives on both ends of the field on penalty corners, one of the most important parts of a field hockey game.

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QB Scott pledges to Syracuse

By Chris Libonati asst. copy editor

JULIAN BUESCHER has recorded a point in eight straight games. The sophomore midfielder didn’t score a single goal in 2014, but is now one of SU’s most important players. Buescher scored two goals in the Orange’s most recent game against Duke. logan reidsma photo editor

MEN’S SOCCER

Buescher rides point streak into Albany game

By Jon Mettus asst. web editor

Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre is reluctant to call Julian Buescher the most consistent player on the team.

“Julian has been very, very good,” McIntyre said. “Most consistent?

We’re looking for goals and assists from him and I think he’s scored in a

couple of big games for us.”

But Buescher has personified the word as well as anyone for SU — he’s scored or assisted in each of the last eight games.

After not scoring his freshman year, the midfielder has taken on a larger role in the offense for his sophomore season. He leads the team with 33 shots, 13 points, five assists and

four goals. He’ll try to keep his point streak alive when the Orange (7-21, 2-1-1 Atlantic Coast) faces Albany (5-4-1, 0-1 America East) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at SU Soccer Stadium.

Buescher played for 1,563 minutes in 20 starts last year and tallied just five assists while not converting on a single scoring chance. It wasn’t for a lack of aggressiveness, as he

shot just one and two fewer times than midfielder Nick Perea and forward Chris Nanco, respectively, both who scored five goals.

“The fact that he didn’t score at all last year was a shock to everyone, pretty much,” midfielder Oyvind Alseth said. “… He didn’t hear the end of it.”

The first two games of this season see buescher page 14

Class of 2016 quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. committed Monday afternoon to Syracuse, he announced via Twitter.

The Zachary (Louisiana) High School quarterback is listed at 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, and is rated as a three-star recruit by recruiting side Scout.com.

247Sports lists Scott as a dualthreat quarterback, and he can run the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds, per Scout.

Scott ranks as the No. 68 quarterback in the country and had offers from Harvard, LouisianaMonroe, Army and Air Force Academy, per Scout.

In five games this season, Scott has racked up 983 passing yards and 11 passing touchdowns and 663 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground, according to MaxPreps.

SU head coach Scott Shafer called to offer Scott on Monday and he committed during the same phone call, per Stephen Bailey of Syracuse.com.

Scott is the 15th commit in SU’s Class of 2016 and the second quarterback recruit. Rex Culpepper, who tore his ACL this season, was the first quarterback commit.

The Orange currently carries five quarterbacks on its roster, including Eric Dungey, Terrel Hunt, Zack Mahoney, Austin Wilson and AJ Long. cjlibona@syr.edu

FOOTBALL

Dungey and Philips will play vs. USF

By Sam Blum sports editor

Quarterback Eric Dungey and hybrid Ervin Philips both practiced on Sunday and are ready to go against South Florida on Saturday, head coach Scott Shafer said in his weekly interview with Cuse TV. “They’re ready. They’ve been running with the team all last week and practicing,” Shafer said. “They looked good...There was really no hesitation.”

Dungey missed the Louisiana State game on Sept. 26 and part

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Eric Dungey and Ervin Philips have missed 309 minutes of game action with injuries. Both will be able to play when Syracuse plays USF on Saturday.

of the second half against Central Michigan the prior weekend after

taking a hit to the head on a targeting penalty against CMU defensive lineman Mitch Stanitzek. Philips had knee surgery following SU’s season-opening win against Rhode Island. He had two touchdowns in that game despite missing the entire second half.

Syracuse plays USF on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Tampa, Florida.

The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

ERIC DUNGEY will be able to play against South Florida on Saturday.

He’s started two games this season. chase guttman asst. photo editor