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‘Fresh perspective’ State Sen. Rachel May brings central New York outlook to Albany By Natalie Rubio-Licht asst. digital editor
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STATE SEN. RACHEL MAY first entered political office last year when she defeated incumbent Sen. David Valesky in an unexpected primary challenge. corey henry photo editor
achel May didn’t think her previous career as a Russian language professor would intersect much with her role as a New York state senator. But when she had to address Russian guests at the State Senate in honor of Russian American History Month, she was fully prepared. She gave the first part of her speech in fluent Russian. “I saw my colleagues whipping around and going ‘What on earth is she saying?’” May said. “Then they realized, ‘Oh, she actually speaks their language.’” Last November, May was elected to represent the 53rd district in the New York State Senate. May beat Democratic incumbent David Valesky, who held the seat for 14 years, and defeated Republican Janet Burman by more than 20 percent of the vote. Though her background is in higher education, May came into the position with many ideas for voter reform and climate change advocacy. The most notable accomplishment of the previous legislative session was the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, May said. The bill set a goal for the state to fully transition to carbon-free electricity sources by 2040 and reduce its carbon emissions by 2050. The bill addresses environmental and economic justice issues and makes New York a “real leader” of climate legislation, May said. “I was at the table with other key senators who were hammering out the details of that legislation, and I’m really proud of how that came out,” she said. Emberlin Leja, a senior sociology and civic engagement major at Syracuse University and a coordinator with Sunrise CNY, said she admires May’s see may page 4
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SA members propose bill addressing public transparency By Maggie Hicks staff writer
Student Association members Skylar Swart and David Bruen proposed a bill last Monday addressing SA’s transparency with the public. The bill, which is set to be voted on during Monday’s Assembly meeting, would make any legislation and SA’s voting process publicly through the organization’s website. While SA already releases meeting
minutes, this bill would specifically address distribution of votes and the full text of any past or present SA legislation — a standard practice for many university student associations. Swart and Bruen said they proposed the bill to build SA’s transparency with the student body and to hold SA members accountable. “We heard about some issues with SA transparency in the past with what bills were out there and who was voting on what,” Bruen
said. “Our biggest goal is to encourage members to think about what they are voting on and why, especially now that anyone can access it.” By giving students access to how legislation and vote tallies, SA is working to get more students involved in the organization by bringing attention to the problems they see, Bruen said. “We hope that students will look at the issues more and see who disagrees, who agrees and bring any
concerns or questions to our attention,” Swart said. One of SA’s overall goals this year is to ensure the average student has an understanding of the basic principles of how the organization operates. This would also allow SA to hear and address issues members might not be aware of, SA Parliamentarian Josh Shub-Seltzer said. Changing the bylaws will ensure that the bill’s goals last after the current SA administration, Shub-
Seltzer said. “A lot of students don’t know the potential this organization has to affect change on campus, and we want to do everything we can to make sure they are involved in that change,” he said. DISCLAIMER: Skylar Swart is a columnist for The Daily Orange. She does not work for or interact with the News section, nor does she influence its editorial content as a columnist. mehicks@syr.edu
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Everything to know about Tuesday elections County executive
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Malavenda, a local businessman, has spent more than $1 million of his own money on his campaign for Onondaga County executive. McMahon’s funds have mostly come from donations.
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A Syracuse man, 36, was arrested on the charges of criminal possession of a firearm, seconddegree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. when: Sunday at 1:20 a.m. where: 2000 block of Erie Boulevard East CHILD ENDANGERMENT
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A Syracuse man, 42, was arrested on the charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance. when: Sunday at 7:30 a.m. where: 500 block of Catherine Street
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A Syracuse man, 25, was arrested on the charges of endangering the welfare of a child, criminal obstruction of breathing, second-degree harassment and possession of marijuana. when: Sunday at 1:05 a.m. where: 120 block of Mark Avenue POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
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Onondaga County residents will be able to cast their vote for several city and county leadership positions during Tuesday’s election. The positions of county executive and district attorney, as well as several seats on the common council, are up for grabs. Here is everything you need to know about the candidates, finances and polling locations involved in this year’s election:
County executive
Democrat Tony Malavenda, a local businessman, is running against Republican incumbent Ryan McMahon in the race for county executive. McMahon was appointed as county executive on Nov. 1, 2018. Joanie Mahoney stepped down from the position in the middle of
her tenure. Malavenda would be the first Democrat to hold the position of Onondaga County executive, according to Syracuse.com. McMahon’s campaign raised more than $800,000 as of Sunday, according to state election data. Malavenda has raised more than $75,00 and donated more than $1 million to the campaign. McMahon began his career in politics in 2005 when he was elected to the city council. In 2012, he moved to the Onondaga County Legislature, where he was elected chairman. McMahon’s campaign is based on his PIE plan — poverty, infrastructure and economic development. As county executive, he has negotiated an extended sales tax sharing agreement between Syracuse and the county, developed a plan to give panhandlers the opportunity to work and created a local development corporation to seize
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tax-delinquent commercial properties to be redeveloped. Malavenda worked the past 40 years running Duke’s Root Control, a private company that removes tree roots from municipal sewers, Syracuse.com reported. He has also served on the boards of at least six nonprofits, according to Syracuse.com. His campaign platform focuses on fixing the county’s infrastructure, creating economic opportunity for all and improving the functions of the government, according to his campaign website.
District attorney
Two candidates are running to unseat long-standing incumbent District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who was first elected in 1992. Fitzpatrick faces opposition from Democrat Chuck Keller and Republican Gary Lavine. Keller, a criminal defense attorney
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for more than two decades, has focused his campaign on prison and bail reform. Fitzpatrick told The Daily Orange that his career as DA has focused on determining factors behind crime and conviction rates. During his time in office, he has promoted eight diversion programs, which process cases involving adolescents and at-risk groups. This election has not been without controversy. Lavine, counsel to Syracuse-based Bousquet Holstein PLLC, distributed campaign mailers accusing Fitzpatrick of covering for former DA investigator Peter Rauch. Years after the alleged cover-up, Rauch killed a teenager while driving drunk. Lavine, who is running for “restoring integrity” to the DA’s office, said there are several controversies that deem Fitzpatrick unfit for the position. see races page 4
A Syracuse man, 20, was arrested on the charge of possession of marijuana. when: Saturday at 8:18 p.m. where: 600 block of West Genesee Street POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA A Syracuse woman, 37, was arrested on the charges of possession of marijuana and open container. when: Saturday at 5:58 p.m. where: 500 block South Clinton Street OPEN CONTAINER A Syracuse man, 62, was arrested on the charge of open container. when: Saturday at 8:15 a.m. where: 600 block of Butternut Street PETTY LARCENY A Syracuse man, 25, was arrested on the charge of petty larceny. when: Friday at 1 p.m. where: 2500 block of Erie Boulevard
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School board candidate discusses motivation By Austin Mirmina contributing writer
Eric Winfree, sitting with a wooden stick in his left hand, addressed the semi-circle of martial arts students gathered in front of him and spoke about life. “Kali is like life,” Winfree said, referring to a style of martial arts he teaches. “What you put in is what you’re going to reap.” Winfree, 56, is an instructor at the Syracuse Martial Arts Academy at ShoppingTown Mall. With over 40 years of martial arts experience, he has transformed his love of combat into helping students become skilled fighters.
Now, Winfree wishes to help students as a member of the Syracuse City School District’s Board of Education. There are currently four seats open for election. This year will be Winfree’s first time on county’s ballot. Board elections take place as part of the state’s general election on Nov. 5. He promised his late wife, Jeanne, that he would run. She died from cancer two years ago. She was a Vermont schoolteacher whose passion for education rivaled her husband’s devotion to martial arts. A good martial art develops both sides of the brain, Winfree said during a recent Saturday martial arts lesson. He referenced two former
students who graduated from the Syracuse Martial Arts Academy. “Martial arts makes you a better thinker,” Winfree said. The practice also teaches students to be self-sufficient, he said. Many of his former students have started businesses, some connected to martial arts. One student owns a business that makes the training weapons used by the martial arts academy. Montell Lyles Jr., one of Winfree’s advanced students, envisions opening a martial arts school after graduating from Onondaga Community College. Lyles, who joined the academy in 2010, credits Winfree with helping him find a sense of life direction.
“I definitely wasn’t the most honorable kid but (Winfree) really helped me get my life together,” Lyles said. “He’s a great life teacher.” For SCSD, Winfree is suggesting a change in culture if he is elected. This includes encouraging positive reinforcement of students to help them better prepare for college or pursue a career outside the classroom. Winfree spoke from experience — as a graduate of Henninger High School, he said he was not prepared to handle college academics. Now, he is promising to bring a fresh voice to the Board of Education. “Are they ready for me?” Winfree asked. “Who knows?” awmirmin@syr.edu
RESISTING ARREST A Syracuse man, 40, was arrested on the charges of resisting arrest and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. when: Friday at 12:45 p.m. where: Destiny USA ASSAULT A Syracuse woman, 47, was arrested on the charge of assault. when: Friday at 12:30 p.m. where: 100 block of Maris Drive HARASSMENT A Syracuse man, 37, was arrested on the charge of harassment in the second degree. when: Thursday at 2:0 p.m. where: Onondaga County Justice Center
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support of central New York voices in conversations about climate change. May spoke at the Syracuse Climate Strike in September and held a February hearing at SUNY-ESF on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act to give residents a chance to weigh in on the legislation. “She is just really concerned about Syracuse residents having a hand and a voice in climate legislation,” Leja said. The first time May visited Albany following her election, she was shocked at how many people knew her name. “I stepped out of an elevator at the legislative office building in the capital, and everyone who was standing and waiting at the elevator said ‘Hi, senator,’” May said. When May was first elected, she was not confident in her ability to advocate for her beliefs. She would be surprised when people would ask for her opinion. Conversations with people and groups from her district have helped her feel as though she can speak for the region she represents, she said. “I have a lot more confidence in deserving a place at the table,” May said. “I realize that goes with being a senator but also with all of the experience and knowledge that I’ve gained.” State Sen. Jen Metzger, who represents the 42nd district, said in an email that May was a “vocal proponent” of holding hearings on the climate bill. The State Senate has held hearings on other issues across the state to connect from page 3
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Six candidates are vying for two at-large spots on the Syracuse Common Council, as well as seats for the 2nd and 3rd districts. Steven Thompson lost his at-large seat on the council in the democratic primary, which he’s held since 2015, according to Syracuse.com. Councilor Michael Greene and School Board Member Rita Paniagua won the democratic atfrom page 8
rowing Intercollegiate Rowing Association. Women’s coach Luke McGee said the priority on Saturday wasn’t necessarily the results, but to focus on the four races — which feature four rowers and a coxswain — and build internal competitiveness. McGee said the team has been mixing the boats up during practice after a couple of weeks when they were separated into top lineups. McGee added that the Orange “didn’t have a chance to row the lineups” until Saturday’s race. On Saturday, in the second flight of the women’s W8+ race, Syracuse’s B team finished ahead of the A team, and second overall with a 9:57.6 time, two tenths of a second faster than the A team in third. “I think it’s easier in these longer races to fall into a slump,” sophomore Ellen Pozzi said. The men’s varsity fours boat placed first in from page 7
sinck European Championships win with the U18 Dutch national team, Sinck committed to SU in late March of 2019. “I just wanted to shoot my shot,” Sinck said. When Sinck started training with Syracuse, she and sophomore Syd Taylor vied for the starting job. Early in the season, they alternated starts, and Bradley often used both in a game. Taylor had a year of prior experience with SU’s system, and Sinck had to learn the different technical aspects of the American game. In Europe, players are generally more skilled and have more powerful shots. Sinck had to anticipate shots as players began their shooting motion to be able to react in time. Now playing at Syracuse, Sinck waits until a player connects with the ball to start her save motion. “It sounds weird,” Sinck said, “but when you go from fast balls to slow balls it’s hard because you have to get adjusted to the timing.” Since a double overtime win over No. 2
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legislators in Albany with residents, she said. May’s environmental work precedes her time in the State Senate. Prior to her election, she earned a master’s degree in environmental communication from SUNY-ESF and served as SU’s sustainability education coordinator. Michael Greene, a Syracuse councilor-at large, said May’s “fresh perspective” has been an asset to the city. “She’s been an advocate for a lot of voting reform issues, like early voting and making it easier for people to vote,” Greene said. “That’s directly impacted local elections.” Voter reform was part of May’s platform during her campaign, she said. This year, May co-sponsored a bill allowing for a period of early voting as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2019 Justice Agenda. The voting reforms, which aimed to make voting accessible for people who would otherwise be unable to vote on Election Day. “Early voting was one of the first things we voted on this year,” May said. “Having that happen and seeing people show up to the polls, it was really exciting.” Greene said May’s role as a “prominent voice” for central New York is beneficial when working on big legislation, such as the decision to replace the aging Interstate 81 viaduct. “She’s been a really big advocate for the community grid, which is something I totally agree with,” Greene said. The 53rd district extends farther than just the city of Syracuse. Much of it is rural, and includes the cities of Morrisville, Hamilton and Clinton. May said it was a challenge to
RACHEL MAY has been a vocal supporter of legislation addressing climate change. She spoke at the Syracuse Climate Strike in September. corey henry photo editor
keep in mind the interests of both urban and rural members of the district. Though May lives in the City of Syracuse, she has spent time learning about issues affecting people in rural areas. As the chair of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, she has held hearings on highspeed internet accessibility in rural areas, among other things. May hopes to further bring a central New York perspective to legislation next year. Some bills she previously proposed didn’t get passed, and she plans to push them through next year. For example, as chair of the Committee on Aging, she worked on a bill that would provide
tax credit to caregivers of the elderly. May also wants to make sure bills that were passed this year, like the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, are “implemented optimally.” Though she hadn’t thought of herself as becoming a career politician, she said that working in the State Senate comes with a learning curve. It would be a “waste” to only serve one term. She plans to run again in fall 2020 and said serving three terms would be “optimal.” “Being a progressive voice from upstate has been a really important thing for me,” May said.
large bid and will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Running against Paniagua and Greene are Jason Zeigler, Norm Snyder and Frank Cetera of the Green Party and Thomas Babilon of the Libertarian Party. Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, of the 3rd district, lost her primary race to Chol Majok, a former refugee from South Sudan. Majok is running against Emad Rahim, a former refugee from Cambodia, of the Working Families party. The 3rd district includes the southern tip
of Syracuse and includes much of Syracuse University’s South Campus, as well as much on the city’s Southside. Three candidates are competing for the 2nd district seat currently held by Chad Ryan. Ryan declined the democratic nomination in April and said he would not seek reelection. Democrat Patrick Hogan, Green Party candidate Bill Bass and Libertarian Party Candidate William Martin are on the ballot. The second district includes the northwest part of Syracuse, which includes Destiny USA.
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their 3k race, finishing with a time of 9:18.3. The men’s B, C and D teams finished third, fourth and fifth in the same race. Later, the Orange’s four-man boats also took the top four places in the 300m sprint. “There’s so much training that’s done kind of away from it all,” McGee said, “so it’s actually really exciting and fun to have a chance to go out and have some other people kind of watch what you’re doing and there to support you.” Anderson said that including structured time trials every Wednesday in practice has helped the team build a competitive mindset with one another. It provides a chance for the team, especially the freshmen, to get closer to moving up into the A group earlier on in the season. Last year, Anderson said the team lacked “internal racing mentality” until late in the season, and the simulated races have helped prevent that this season. In the second flight, the men’s V8+ A team placed first with a time of 8:26.3. The men’s
V8+ A and B units then took the top two spots in the 300m sprint. Syracuse’s A team finished in 48.3 seconds, and the B team finished in 49.2 seconds. The women’s V4+ A boat comprised of four racers and a coxswain finished first in the 3k in the spring, while the eight-person varsity boat also won both the long and shortdistance competitions. As opposed to the Orange’s last competition in Boston in the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta, the Orange focused more on speed than steering. The Head of the Charles race was three miles in length and required heavier steering to maneuver the boats along the river’s course, while Saturday was less than two miles and straight. “This is a fairly drama free course and more a test of speed than steering skills,” Elefant said. “It gave the guys a chance to really just lay it out there over a shorter distance which was good.” Syracuse has now tested itself in short and long distance, on straight and winding paths.
Now, Elefant said it’s open to the individuals to improve their fitness through the winter. He said preparation for the spring season is heavily dependent on how much work the men decide to do individually while they’re away from the team over the winter holiday. The men’s team will also prepare for the spring season through training camps and put in miles on the machines indoors. “It’s going to be you and the machine and you’re trying to get personal bests,” McGee said. “But at the same point, it’s also trying to push that person next to you.” While each person is individually competing with one another to get stronger and improve their form for the spots in the best boats, Cummings said that the sport’s team element has drawn him in. “Not only perfecting your technique, but getting eight guys to row perfectly synchronized,” Cummings said. “Just perfecting your art.”
Duke on Sept. 27 in which Sinck allowed one goal in 77 minutes, the freshman has started every match. At 5-foot-9, Sinck’s style in net is predicated on cutting down angles and making kick saves. Midfielder Carolin Hoffmann said Sinck’s footwork and movement make her tough to beat. To prevent scores in two-on-ones or other rushes, Sinck’s strategy is to stay upright for as long as possible, then read and react to the opponent. Depending on the forward’s decision, Sinck will either come off her line to cut off a shooting angle or slide to intercept a crossing pass. With four minutes left in overtime against No. 5 Louisville on Nov. 2, Sinck came off her line once again, this time in a one-on-one situation. She dove and stuffed a Cardinal forward to keep the score tied at one in an eventual upset win — SU’s third top-five win of the season. Now that she’s adjusted to field hockey in America, Sinck needs to continue her sharp play in the postseason for Syracuse to make an NCAA tournament run. dremerma@syr.edu | @DannyEmerman
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shemanova tried another, which resulted in a Louisville score. “I said to her right away, you know that’s not acceptable,” Yelin said. “We know you can do this, and you’re ready to do this, and you have to do this.” After the conversation, Karakasi returned to her usual form — she made adjustments on difficult passes and set the ball cross-court to give Shemanova attacking opportunities. Then, in the fifth set, she repeated the toss down, this time with success, landing the ball in the middle of four outstretched Louisville defenders to help secure the victory for the Orange. Abby Casiano, a freshman middle blocker, supported Shemanova’s attacking play, recording seven kills from 10 total attacks. Rising high over the ball and spiking straight into the ground in the middle of the court, Casiano’s kill clinched the third set for the Orange. “To win tight sets, tight matches, with
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young players is important,” Williams said. “When it comes down to it in the future, they’re gonna have (this) experience to rely on.” Though not as severe as Friday’s first-set shutdown, the Orange suffered from another slow start as they dropped the first set 25-23. But SU continued its rhythm from Friday, playing organized defense. 24 digs each from both libero Aliah Bowllan and outside hitter Ella Saada to go with 17 from Shemanova kept Syracuse on pace with Louisville’s offense. While her counterparts supported her play, it was Shemanova’s record-breaking afternoon that was the difference for the Orange in their third straight win. Her consistent and timely kills separated SU from Louisville as the Orange kept fighting throughout the game. “I always say to them, to lose points, to lose one set, I’m okay, I’ve been there,” Yelin said. “(But) I don’t want to lose players. So nobody quit.” rferna04@syr.edu
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It’s time to vote county DA out of office State’s new cash bail law increases judicial equity T he 2019 District Attorney’s race in Onondaga County features three major candidates for the first time in decades. Republican DA William Fitzpatrick faces both democratic opponent Charles Keller and Republican Gary Lavine. In recent months, Fitzpatrick has been embroiled in multiple scandals and has been accused by his opponents of abusing the power of his office for political gain. He has lost the trust of the community that is essential to effectively lead, especially in law enforcement. Now, nearing 30 years as Onondaga County District Attorney, it is time for Fitzpatrick to be voted out of office. Lavine, a local lawyer and Syracuse University graduate, is running against Fitzpatrick with the explicit purpose to remove him from office. Lavine is a lifelong Republican just like Fitzpatrick, but he has cited a number of instances where he claims Fitzpatrick has used his office to cover-up the crimes of an aide and remove a deputy police chief who feuded with him. “I was a strong supporter of the District Attorney and a contributor to his campaign,” Lavine told The Daily Orange. “The abuses of the office became so visible, so overt ... that something had to be done within the Republican party to challenge him.” Keller, the Democratic nominee, is focusing his attention on the issues he’d be faced with if elected to the position, specifically “breaking the inadequacy of the current justice system,” according to his website. Without naming his opponent, Keller vows to remedy “corruption, lousy policy and a level of arrogance that has deteriorated
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the respect once held by the office of District Attorney.” While some of the statements by both Keller and Lavine are classic election year hyperbole, Fitzpatrick’s record of service as DA since 1992 has come with a number of blemishes. In 2015, Syracuse Police pulled out of a state drug task force after Fitzpatrick placed Peter Rauch, a part-time police officer and a close aide, on the force. The department “became concerned about the professional qualifications of a member added to the task force,” then-Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said in a statement to Syracuse.com. That same aide was convicted of a hit-and-run in 2017 while drunk. Lavine has accused Fitzpatrick of covering up Rauch’s conviction and investigating and later firing Deputy Police Chief Shawn Broton for criticizing his actions. Broton claims his removal was a politically motivated move by Fitzpatrick, and the claim has been investigated by the Onondaga County Ethics Board. “[Fitzpatrick has] weaponized the office, settling several personal scores and to gin-up bogus criminal investigations against his political opponents. And the only offense of his political opponents is not criminal — it’s they disagreed with him,” Lavine said. Fitzpatrick has also stated that he will collect a pension in addition to his salary if elected, after being denied it earlier this year. Fitzpatrick, now 66, is allowed to do so under state law, though few officials have. This practice has been viewed by some as “double-
dipping,” though Fitzpatrick cites the financial stability of his family as his motive. “Prosecutorial abuse is corrosive. It fundamentally subverts the entire criminal justice system. All other reforms spoke out of the hub of integrity,” Lavine said. Fitzpatrick has been called out for more than just his involvement in alleged scandals, though. Keller’s campaign website states that he “understands that zealously pursuing serious punishment for minor infractions can foster resentment without addressing the true threats to our community.” Both Keller and Lavine have emphasized ethics and integrity as key campaign points. The fact that promises of ethical behavior by candidates are even strong arguments against an incumbent shows how fragile trust in the current DA’s office is. “Now the office is feared, not respected,” Lavine said. “When integrity is restored, the office will be respected, not feared.” A lot has changed since Fitzpatrick first took office in 1992 when the internet was in its infancy and police were less frequently held accountable by the public for their actions. Change is needed at the DA’s office, and William Fitzpatrick won’t be the one to bring it. He should be voted out of office this November, not only due to the numerous scandals he has found himself in, but for the policy changes needed to make Onondaga County a better and safer place to live for all of its residents.
Nick Robertson is a freshman political science and broadcast and digital journalism major. njrobert@syr.edu @NickRobertsonSU.
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n January, a law that eliminates cash bail for the majority of misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses will go into effect across New York. This new law will ensure that people who are arrested but pose no real KAILEY threat of vioNORUSIS lence to others MEET ME IN will not have THE MIDDLE to stay in jail awaiting trial merely because they cannot afford to post bail. The legal change was a long overdue bipartisan success and will promote a more fair criminal justice system in the state. In a society that many claim is governed and controlled by the country’s elite, the laws often allow the elite more legal leeway. People’s ability to pay for bail and get out of jail pretrial is no exception. As it stands now, when two people are arrested for the same misdemeanor or non-violent felony, the sole deciding factor of which person will be forced to spend the days preceding the trial in jail and who will be able to do so in the comfort of their own home with their family and the ability to continue work, is economic status. But this new law has the potential to change the current system for the better. And it has the potential to disrupt a system where incarceration is the rule. The United States far surpasses any other nation in terms of its incarceration rate — 698 per every 100,000 people as of 2018. In New York, that rate is 443 per every 100,000. In America, 70% of convictions result in confinement — far more than other developed nations with comparable crime rates. Peter Wagner and Wendy Sawyer of the Prison Policy Initiative claim that “incarceration has become the nation’s default response to crime.” Both liberals and conservatives have motives for wanting to lower the country’s incarceration rates. Conservatives generally model their criminal justice after a “tough on crime” stance. Liberals, in contrast, are notorious for “enhancing the freedom of the individual.” Opponents to this kind of laxity about criminal justice argue that it has the potential to create a slippery slope where the justice system is weakened. Both of these arguments are trifling at best and neglect the more obvious disparities in how bail gets enforced and utilized. In Onondaga County the incarceration rate is 348 per 100,000
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people, with 15.2% of people below the poverty line, the Vera Institute of Justice said. Sixty-six percent of all arrests in the county are for misdemeanor charges and 60% of the average daily jail population are people held pretrial. In Onondaga County, the average length of time spent in jail is 32 days. Andrew Cohen, a history professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs said the bill is indicative of prevailing public opinion about how justice is being enacted across the country. “It is a reform that reflects an increasing sense that cash bail discriminates against the poor and it is not necessary for offenses that are nonviolent offenses,” Cohen said.
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The purpose of bail is to guarantee that those accused of a crime show up to the trial. And while opponents of these reforms claim that there will be a greater risk that people won’t show up for trial, they neglect the unnecessary burden this sort of ideology places on those accused of crimes and on the prison system. Convenience cannot be allowed to triumph over principle. Discrimination of the lower class becoming enshrined in law has existed for much of our country’s history. Cash bail is simply another excuse society gives to allow this trend to continue. The month an Onondaga County resident spends in jail waiting for their trial is time that they could spend working or with their family. Instead, many of them will lose their jobs and face days away from their loved ones all because they don’t have the money to choose a better alternative. The revelation by lawmakers that this system was not only unfair, but in fact discriminatory, proves the slow and steady will to fight the hypocrisy of our legal system can still win the day.
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Drummer to visit SU class and perform By Christopher Scarglato staff writer
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Syracuse star Hughie Stone Fish produces music video to highlight community members By Izzy Bartling
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ughie Stone Fish wanted to give back to the city that inspired his musical career. He reached out to people in Syracuse — including city leaders, restaurant owners and dancers — with the goal of highlighting their contributions to the community. “No matter where I go, no matter where I roam, the 315 will be my home.” These are lyrics from “Welcome to Syracuse,” a song Stone Fish, a songwriter and music producer in the comedy boy band Lewberger, released
earlier this year. Now Stone Fish is planning to bring the band, which was a recent finalist on NBC’s “Bring the Funny,” to play shows in the city. Along with the music video, he is currently developing a master class musical comedy workshop that he hopes to bring to SU. Incorporating Syracuse into his musical and creative agenda is Stone Fish’s way of expressing his love for the city. Among those featured were Black Reign Step Team from Syracuse University, the Central Village Boys & Girls Club, the Jamesville-Dewitt Good Time Singers and the Destiny
Nation African Church. Stone Fish grew up in DeWitt, where he joined a comedy band in high school and played shows in Syracuse and Onondaga County. Stone Fish attributes the community for helping him develop a love for music. “There were so many great opportunities for young musicians to play shows and to get recognition,” he said. After leaving central New York to attend school in Boston, Stone Fish said he adopted a deeper worldview through his work in theater and social justice. His work ultimately led him to Los Angeles, where he see stone
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slice of life
Light Work to host Q&A, screening for thriller By Gavrielle Azoff
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When filmmaker Jennifer Reeder first picked up a video camera to record her dance performance in one of her classes, she fell in love and has been creating films ever since. Reeder said she “recovered a phantom limb.” Since then, Reeder’s films have focused on experiences that women and girls face. Her latest piece, “Knives and Skin” will be presented by Light Work’s Urban Video Project on Nov. 7 at Watson Hall Auditorium followed by a Q&A session with Reeder. Along with the upcoming
screening of “Knives and Skin,” Reeder’s work is featured at the Everson Museum of Art as part of the exhibition “Hold/Release,” alongside the works of Kelly Sears and Lauren Wolkenstein. All of the work is experimental and covers similar topics related to women and the female body. The idea for the film came to Reeder when she was driving through her home state of Ohio. She envisioned a goth, punk teenager walking down a rural highway with her friends. This transformed into a story about a misfit girl whose disappearance shakes a small midwestern town,
leading the residents to a psychotic awakening. Reeder said part of the film is more autobiographical as it has themes close to her, like female empowerment. She feels that by covering relevant and important topics in her films, it provides more for the audience. “It’s a film that deals with issues around consent, it deals with issues around violence against women, and, in that way, it’s a real form of social justice.” The themes covered in all of Reeder’s films align with her feminist beliefs. Reeder considers herself a feminist committed to all
aspects of human equality. Although the film is not an activist documentary, the film encourages viewers to think deeply while it entertains audiences through a captivating plot, Reeder said. Anneka Herre, the director of Urban Video Project at Light Work, has worked closely with Reeder to bring her film to Syracuse. She described the movie as a highly stylized film that combines elements of genres like horror and drama. Over several months, Herre has worked alongside Syracuse University faculty members Cooper Batsee thriller page 7
A young Victor Provost walked into his St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, home after hearing a song in his class. He asked his father if he’d ever heard the tune before. His dad selected a record from his collection and placed it on the turntable. “I’ve never heard anything like it before,” said Provost. Provost, a renowned steel pannist, has played across the globe, and teaches classes in world music at George Mason University. The musicial will visit Syracuse from Nov. 7 to 10 to teach a steel drums master class and a perform with the Insomniac Wookies at La Casita Cultural Center. Provost first picked up music from his father, whom he described as a “Renaissance man.” He said he remembers his father’s instruments laying around his house. “I remember being very young and him showing me, note-for-note, how to play tunes like (Beethoven’s) “Für Elise,” and (Doris Day’s) “Sentimental Journey.”
The class shouldn’t be about theory, but more about the entire idea of experience Basile Touratier french exchange student at su
Growing up, Provost heard jazz tunes and bossa nova records from musicians like jazz-pianist Chick Corea and a jazz-bossa nova album called “Getz/Gilberto” by Stan Getz and João Gilberto. He was later influenced by these types of sounds which eventually created be-bop, jazz music, jazz and island fusion. One day while Provost was practicing classical piano at Saint John’s School of the Arts, he heard the steel band play. Intrigued by the bright sound coming from the pans, then 12-year-old Provost followed the sound and found a room of his friends playing the instrument. Rudy Wells, who shaped Provost’s steel drum experience, described him as a disciplinarian. Provost said Wells taught 30 young Caribbean students in his ensemble without sheet music. Instead, he would go around the room and teach by rote, a technique where the students would remember music through muscle memory. After leaving school, Provost stayed in touch with Wells who continued to mentor him throughout his career as a musician. Combining his childhood influence from his father in jazz and his see provost page 7
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stone fish currently resides. Throughout his work, he has learned about the world and the ways in which the country is set up to make it difficult for certain people to thrive. This knowledge, he said, has brought him closer to Syracuse, which was listed as one of the top 10 cities in the nation with the highest poverty rate in 2018. Growing up, Stone Fish said his eyes were closed to what was happening right down the street from him. “It’s part of the reason I’m so passionate about trying to bring awareness to some of the socio-economic problems that are happening in the beautiful city of Syracuse,” he said. Prior music video for “Welcome to Syracuse,” Stone Fish met with as many people as he could who he thought might want to be involved in the project. He said that a number of people and organizations, many of who are featured in the video, were immediately on board. The Black Reign Step Team at SU was one of them. Soon after Stone Fish reached out from page 6
provost knowledge of the steel pan from his formative years, Provost blended the bright and dollopsounding music of the Caribbean with the smooth and free-form music of jazz. Provost said that there’s an “explosion” in jazz education in the United States, and it shows that there’s an interest in that type of music. “Jazz is in the middle of a reawakening right now,” said Provost. “There are a few musicians right now that are bridging some of those cultural and generational gaps together.” from page 6
thriller tersby and Emily Vey Duke to bring Reeder’s work to the community. Both were Reeder’s students while they were in graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
to the team on Twitter and met with Assata Cradle-Morgan, Black Reign’s vice president of external affairs. It was then confirmed that the team would be featured in the video, dancing to a fiddle solo. The experience was new for the step team. First, they had never been in a music video before, and second, they had never stepped to the fiddle before. When Stone Fish sent them
the track they would be stepping to, CradleMorgan said the team’s response was “wow.” Eight members of the team, including Cradle-Morgan, met inside Schine Student Center last fall where they performed next to a colorful mural across from the box office. Cradle-
Morgan added that the lighting, camera crew, sound checks and “take-twos” made the whole experience surreal. Giselle Bookal, Black Reign’s vice president of internal affairs, said she enjoyed seeing the team alongside other important groups and people in the Syracuse community recognized in the music video. Making an appearance in this community-based project made the team feel like they were beyond a group of college students stepping for fun, Bookal said. They felt like they were a deeper part of the Syracuse community. Bringing music and comedy together to convey deeper messages about social injustices is a concept Stone Fish became familiar with about six or seven years ago. He became familiar with this idea when he began working in comedy at The Second City, an improv-based sketch comedy troupe in Hollywood. “What’s beautiful about music is you can really control and adjust the way that people are feeling, especially when you add comedy to it,” he said. Stone Fish collaborated on a musical
comedy called “Afros & Ass Whoopins,” written and directed by Dwayne Colbert. The show ran at The Second City from fall 2015 to December 2016 and added more shows during its run. Stone Fish, as well as fellow songwriter Keenan Montgomery, wrote the songs and lyrics for the musical, which is about the history of police brutality in America. Colbert said he had been looking for someone to kickstart the musical comedy with, and people kept pointing toward Stone Fish. When they finally ran into each other at a mutual friend’s birthday party, Stone Fish agreed to assist as both songwriter and lyricist for the musical comedy. What Stone Fish and Colbert did next was put together different forms of storytelling, comedy and music as an invitation for people to talk about hot-button topics such as police brutality and racism. Stone Fish said he hopes to bring “Afros & Ass Whoopins” to Syracuse, along with his other musical projects. “I want to help and inspire and also show that the city inspires me,” he said.
In 2005, while directing a steel-pan group of high-school kids near Virginia Beach, he crossed paths with David Knapp, an assistant professor of music education at Syracuse University. Then, in 2014, after going a few years without seeing each other, Knapp was leaving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Provost contacted him. He was playing a gig in Muscat, Oman, and asked Knapp if he wanted to come see him. Knapp drove across the Arabian desert to see Provost play. Being the director of the steel drum ensemble, Knapp wanted Provost to come
teach steel drum students at SU and play. At the master class on Thursday, Provost said he hopes to teach and refine SU student’s playing ability on the steel pan. Basile Touratier, a French exchange music student at SU playing the steelpan, tries to attend every master class he possibly can. “I like it since it’s a shared moment,” Touratier said. “It’s great when they talk about how they reached this point. The class shouldn’t be about theory, but more about the entire idea of experience.” Provost said that he tries to incorporate his own life experience into his master classes and
how to survive as a musician. He also said that he tries to have the student be on the instrument as much as possible to keep them motivated and continue practicing. The steel pannist will also be playing with multiple ensembles at SU during his time here, including the steel drum ensembles. “We have this idea that everything that is us is normal, while in other countries they feel exactly the same way about us, so I just want everyone to listen openly, Provost said.
Vey Duke said the film is especially remarkable because it crosses over between the world of experimental filmmaking and more conventional, mainstream filmmaking. She said she hopes that attendees of the screening leave the event with a better understanding of radical feminism, which
is a major component of Reeder’s work. She added that having those beliefs can be alienating, but they shouldn’t be. Reeder said she hopes that viewers of the film take away the importance of art and culture and how art, like her film, can be a conversation starter on difficult subjects.
“I would hope that they would understand the importance of the place of art and culture and how art and culture can begin conversations around very potentially difficult and tough subject matter,” said Reeder.
I want to help and inspire and also show that the city inspires me Hughie Stone Fish singer and songwriter
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Sarah Sinck has become Syracuse’s go-to goalkeeper By Danny Emerman asst. sports editor
Sarah Sinck often doesn’t remember most of her saves. In the moment, her mind goes blank. “Sometimes after games,” Sinck said, “people will go, ‘Oh, great save,’ and I’m like ‘What are you talking about?’” One moment Syracuse’s goalie won’t forget, though, is her team sprinting from the midfield to greet her by the cage on Oct. 20. Sinck had just rejected all four of No. 3 Connecticut’s penalty strokes to secure SU’s second win over a top-five opponent. A career-high 11 saves in that game, including a sliding stop on a twoon-one in overtime, put the Orange in position for the shutout win. That performance earned Sinck a conference defensive player of the week award, but a career-game against UConn wasn’t an outlier. No. 14 Syracuse (12-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast)
has leaned on the freshman throughout the season. Sinck entered the year competing for the starting job but has become one of SU’s most important players and the ACC leader in saves per game (3.65). “I just think she was connected, and in the moment,” SU head coach Ange Bradley said of Sinck’s performance against UConn. “She played fearless.” Last winter, Syracuse wasn’t on Sinck’s radar. She didn’t even know if she wanted to go to the United States for college. But when the Eindhoven, Netherlands native’s club team switched coaches and added a second goalie, she started researching American universities. In Syracuse, Sinck found what she was looking for — a top-notch field hockey program and an opportunity to build off an internship at Philips with industrial design. After a 2018 see sinck page 4
SARAH SINCK extends her stick to make a save against North Carolina. She leads the ACC in saves per game with 3.65. jordan phelps staff photographer
volleyball
Shemanova breaks kills record in SU’s win against Louisville By Roshan Fernandez staff writer
Polina Shemanova rose above the net and cocked her arm back for what appeared to be a spike. While in the air, she adjusted, instead glancing the ball gently off her fingertips to find a hole between Louisville’s blocker and libero. On the next play, she again lobbed the ball into an empty space in the Cardinals defense to extend the Orange’s third-set lead. Then two plays later, she exposed another weak area in the opponent’s defense. Time and time again, Shemanova showed her dominance. She recorded a Syracuse-record 36 kills in Sunday’s win
over Louisville (15-7, 8-4 Atlantic Coast). The 3-2 victory to beat the third-place Cardinals came after the Orange (8-11, 5-7) upset the conference’s then-second best team, Notre Dame, on Friday. After beating the Fighting Irish, head coach Leonid Yelin was unsure of whether the win was a onetime performance, or if the momentum would continue into Sunday’s matchup. His team didn’t disappoint. “Every time we’re playing against a highranking team, the team is playing well, and playing so hard,” Yelin said. “… I’m glad they came today with the attitude and belief that they can beat them.” Shemanova’s record number of kills came from 78 total attacks. For the Orange,
having a player of Shemanova’s caliber who is reliable in the game’s most important moments is a luxury, Yelin said. Though she’s led the Orange all season with kills powering through blockers, she outsmarted Louisville by avoiding numerous doubleand triple-team blocks. In the fifth set, Syracuse played through Shemanova, who recorded six kills in the frame, continuing to make smart plays that exposed the Cardinals’ defensive holes. “(The fourth set) gave us momentum which we carried into the fifth,” assistant coach Derryk Williams said. “And we just put our foot on the gas and took care of it.” The second set saw Syracuse pull through numerous set-points and win 28-26. Shem-
anova’s kills combined with a block from Dana Gardner and another kill from Yuliia Yastrub gave the Orange the set. That momentum carried into the third frame, where minimal attacking errors gave SU as much as a ninepoint lead. Elena Karakasi had a career-high 57 assists, mainly to Shemanova. But like against Notre Dame, when numerous poor sets forced adjustments from her outside hitters, her overall performance was inconsistent. On Sunday, she improved, but consecutive errors during the fourth set forced Yelin to sub her out. She tried a toss down, which was returned, then later in the point,
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With the ACC tournament nearing, Syracuse field hockey is relying on star goalie Sarah Sinck. See Page 7
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Syracuse volleyball’s improved defense helped power the Orange to another conference win. See Page 4
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Latarie Kinsler Jr. commits to Orange By Adam Hillman asst. copy editor
Straight shot Syracuse men’s and women’s rowing concluded their fall racing season in Ithaca on Saturday. Both teams found success, winning multiple races in the 3,000 meter and sprint. molly gibbs senior staff photographer
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THACA – While on water, Jakob Anderson doesn’t hear anything other than the swooshing sound of his and his teammates’ oars hitting the water. Yet on land, the Cayuga Lake Inlet exploded with noise. As screaming parents and fans cheered on the seven teams competing Saturday from the shoreline, referees called out instructions on megaphones from their own nearby boats and each boat’s coxswain shouted commands from the sterns of their own boats. From the shoreline, the sound of the rowers’ oars slapping the water can still be heard above the rushing wind and cheering crowd. “You don’t hear much,” senior Andrew Cummings said. “It’s mostly sights.” Syracuse men’s and women’s rowing concluded its fall racing season in the Cornell Autumn Classic on Saturday
in Ithaca. The Orange’s competitive championship season isn’t until the spring, but they’ve had three tune-up events to compete with other schools and find their best lineup. The women’s and men’s teams won four of the six races they each raced in. Syracuse now heads into the winter season to prepare for next May’s ACC and NCAA Championships and other meets. “I think I was just happy to see a sea of orange jerseys out there that were all racing hard and representing us well,” men’s assistant coach Jason Elefant said. “Results today were overwhelmingly positive, but we can’t let that be the end-all of the season. So, the biggest thing is just getting back to work and having good quality practices from now until the spring.” The Orange women’s team, who finished second in the ACC in 2017 and 2018, and third in 2019, usually practice on Onondaga Lake early in the morning or in the afternoon. The women compete in the NCAA, while the men are in the see rowing page 4
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Syracuse fires defensive coordinator Brian Ward By Josh Schafer
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Syracuse head coach Dino Babers has fired defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brian Ward, Syracuse Athletics announced in a press release Sunday afternoon. Defensive ends coach Steve Stanard has been promoted to interim defensive coordinator. Ward’s termination came one day after Syracuse (3-6, 0-5 Atlantic Coast) lost 58-27 to Boston College in the Carrier Dome. Against the Eagles, SU allowed five touchdowns of more than 50 yards in one quarter and a program record 496
rushing yards in total. “I want to thank Coach Ward for everything he’s done for Syracuse University and this football team,” Babers said in the press release. “However, I felt a change needed to be made at this time to give us the best opportunity for success moving forward.” Only 15 teams in the country are currently allowing more yards per game than the Orange, which has allowed 456.7 yards per game through the first nine contests this year. SU’s 30.7 points per game allowed is tied for 91st in the country. In several of Syracuse’s large deficits this year the Orange
allowed big yardage on the ground including 354 rushing yards against Maryland, 241 to Florida State last week and most recently the program’s highest mark ever against BC. While the Orange are off this week, Stanard will consume the defensive coordinator role. Stanard is in his third season with the Orange and previously was the defensive coordinator at Wyoming from 2014-16. Stanard’s been a defensive coordinator in 20 of his more than 30 years coaching college football at programs such as Tulane, Colorado State and New Mexico State among others.
At Wyoming, Stanard’s defenses ranked third in the country in defensive touchdowns and 10th in turnovers. Syracuse didn’t have a problem creating turnovers under Ward, either, as the Orange recently had a string of 21 consecutive games with a turnover. In 2018, Syracuse’s defense ranked in the top 10 nationally in 3rd down defense, turnovers and sacks. This year, the Orange isn’t the top 10 in any of those categories. Ward had been with the program since 2016. Ward worked with Babers at Bowling Green before coming over with him in 2015. jlschafe@syr.edu | @Schafer_44
When Latarie Kinsler Jr. considered his different college options — varying from LSU to Penn State to Syracuse — he only wanted to play at a school where he’d earn meaningful snaps as a freshman. When he visited central New York in June, he talked with senior defensive linemen Alton Robinson and Kendall Coleman. The two told Kinsler how they started during their first few months at Syracuse, while maturing with the coaching staff. As juniors, Coleman and Robinson tallied 10 each sacks in 2018 and are both on track to make the NFL. “I felt like I could come in and do the same thing,” Kinsler said. “We all got the same goal to play in the NFL and I think what Syracuse did with them shows how good of a coaching staff they are.” That was the same message that safeties/nickelbacks coach Nick Monroe pitched him on over the past three years. Even though he was offered by Tennessee, Texas A&M and South Carolina, Syracuse stuck out. Kinsler, a four-star recruit on Rivals.com, felt validated by the recruiting process but wanted to go somewhere where he felt wanted. For Kinsler, that meant heading north to a 3-6 football team that’s losing its two best pass rushers heading into 2020. Of the 15 commits in Syracuse’s 2020 class, Kinsler is the highestranked. He’s the third four-star to commit to head coach Dino Babers in the last two years, following none in his first two years at the helm, according to Rivals.com. .”It started getting more clear when I thought can see myself playing early, that was a big thing,” Kinsler said. Early on in high school, Monroe and Kinsler began speaking. That relationship grew over the course of high school and conversations quickly surpassed just football. Kinsler asked Monroe for life advice. Questions arose about how to navigate the last few years of high school and family life. “Coach (Monroe) always kept it 100 with me about football and outside of football,” Kinsler said. “About anything, Coach always told me what it was and how it was. He was just real.” Before committing, Kinsler talked with various fellow Florida natives, including freshmen linebackers Lee Kpogba and Mikel Jones. Walking around campus and touring Manley Field House and the Clifford J Ensley Athletic Center, Kinsler envisioned himself wearing Orange as he spun past tackles and sacked quarterbacks. It all made sense. “The players are very friendly, great guys,” Kinsler said. “My family loved it.” adillma@syr.edu