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N • Unclear goals

Syracuse Acoustic Guitar Project gives songwriters a guitar for a week. They each write a song to promote collaboration and embrace creativity. Page 7

SU faculty question the motivation and makeup of the chancellor’s Free Speech Working Group. The body will evaluate university policies on free speech. Page 3

S • Miles apart

After SU men’s basketball’s historic loss to Virginia, one beat writer argues that the game highlighted the significant gap between the programs. Page 12

SU launches its largest-ever capital campaign for

$1.5 BILLION

Syracuse University held a private event on Friday night to kick off the Forever Orange capital campaign. Select alumni, students and other community members were invited to a private reception at Goldstein Auditorium before a dinner in a white tent structure on the Quad. corey henry photo editor

By Casey Darnell news editor

yracuse University has launched a $1.5 billion capital campaign, the largest in its history. The Forever Orange campaign’s main goals are to increase the university’s endowment and double the number of alumni engaged with SU, said Matt Ter Molen, SU’s chief advancement officer and senior vice president. The campaign has already raised more than $770 million and attracted 78,000 unique donors. SU set a goal to attract 125,000 unique donors. The launch comes after SU raised more than $163 million in the 2019 fiscal year, a record-

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Student Association’s Finance Board allocated almost $23,000 for former Press Secretary Sean Spicer to visit campus. Syracuse University’s chapter of College Republication was given the funds to host Spicer next semester, according to budget documents provided to The Daily Orange. Spicer made many contro-

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breaking year for university fundraising. SU is also preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary in March. “We really wanted private philanthropy as one of the key ways and knowing that we were also celebrating our 150th anniversary,” Ter Molen said. “We thought now would be the perfect time to go public with the launch of the campaign.” The campaign will support SU’s Academic Strategic Plan, a 2015 outline of academic priorities and goals the university aims to implement throughout the coming years. Bolstering research programs, hiring more faculty and increasing financial aid are some of the ASP’s goals.

versial and false statements during his six months as press secretary in 2017. He is currently a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars.” In total, the Finance Board allocated about $378,000 to 48 registered student organizations at Syracuse University for the spring semester. SA Comptroller Stacy Omosa presented the semester allocations at last Monday’s Assembly meeting. This semester is the first

time the comptroller has shared the budget document outside of the organization, said John Fisher, SA public relations chair. SU’s chapter of College Democrats did not request any funding, according to the budget document. The most expensive initiative funded was Phi Beta Sigma’s annual State of Emergency concert, which received $90,000. The concert was only partially

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SU again is No. 1 private university for veterans By Emma Folts

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Issak Hernandez’s love of knowledge came from his career in the military. Serving in the United States Army for 6 years, he tried to learn everything he could. Hernandez, now a junior information management and technol-

ogy major, chose Syracuse University because he wanted to be part of a community that was continuously learning. He also saw the university as a place that supported veterans. SU’s website had a tab for veterans on its homepage. The university was going to construct its $62.5 million National Veterans Resource Center. see veterans page 4

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regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening around New York state. FRATERNITY DEPARTURE Sigma Phi Epsilon’s national organization disaffiliated from the North American interfraternity Conference. The chapter called on the NAIC to emphasize student safety, working with professionals and personal development more. Syracuse University has a chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. source: inside higher ed

STORM WATCH A winter storm watch is set to begin on Monday in Onondaga, Oneida, Madison, southern Cayuga, Seneca and Yates counties. Onondaga County can see as much as nine inches of snow this coming week. source: syracuse.com

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Musical spirit Syracuse University held “Identity and Spirituality with Alonzo Turner” at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday. Turner is the winner of the 2019 United Methodist Ecumenical Campus Ministry’s Writing Contest. Victor Provost, a steel pan drummer, joined Turner as the event’s musical guest. The event was part of SU’s weekly Music and Message series. hannah ly contributing photographer

The Associated Press identified 48 dams in New York state that are in poor or unsafe condition. The dams, some of at least 1,680 identified as structurally deficient, were rated as high health hazards because their failure could kill people. Deficiencies include cracks, vegetation growth and small spillways. source: associated press

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that all universities within the State University of New York and City University of New York systems will waive application fees for veterans and their spouses. Cuomo said the change is meant to aid veterans and their families in their adjustment to civilian life.

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A newly-created Free Speech Working Group is tasked with reviewing Syracuse University’s free speech and civil discourse policies. It will suggest potential policy revisions by the end of the academic year. Despite the stated goal, several faculty members in the University Senate said in interviews with The Daily Orange that they wonder what the true purpose of the working group. Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the creation of the working group last month. The working group’s members include faculty, administrators, students and three members of SU’s Board of Trustees.

At USen’s September meeting, Syverud said he fears free speech is limited by a university or department with a “homogenous orthodoxy.” Crystal Bartolovich, a university senator and associate professor of English, said Syverud didn’t provide any concrete evidence to prove that these statements were true of SU. “I was disappointed,” she said. “Not that the chancellor considers free speech to be important. I agree with that. What I disagree with is the vagueness and the particular framing he has been using that I think pre-decides certain issues in ways that are against free speech.” Syverud’s remarks about ideological uniformity at SU echo statements issued by conservative think tanks about liberal bias in higher

education, Bartolovich said. Rather than citing specific examples of free speech limitations at SU, Syverud has used vocabulary that skews in favor of right-wing opinions, she said. Syverud formed a similar working group in 2015, of which Bartolovich was a member, that conducted a comprehensive review of SU’s free speech policies. The chancellor hasn’t offered an explanation of what has occurred in the past four years that would make another policy review necessary, she said. Mark Rupert, a university senator and professor of political science, said he is concerned that faculty voices are being suppressed by the dominance of administrators and trustees in the working group. Three of the group’s 15 members are faculty members. Trustees and university

administrators should not have the final authority on a topic that largely concerns faculty, he said. Syverud announced the creation of the working group without contacting university senators about the issue, Rupert said. He would have preferred if Syverud instead advised the creation of an ad-hoc USen committee to look into free speech at SU, he said. “That felt to me like a slap in the face,” Rupert said. “It seemed to me the message they were sending to us is ‘You just work here, and we’ll make the decisions, and you do what we say.’” Bartolovich is unsure why the three trustees, who “have no particular expertise in free speech,” were chosen to be part see senate page 4

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Departing Syracuse councilors reflect on tenure By Marnie Muñoz staff writer

In about two months, three new faces will sit on Syracuse’s Common Council. Councilor Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, of the 3rd district, and Councilor at-large Steve Thompson both lost their council seats in the Democratic primary. Councilor Chad Ryan, of the 2nd district, declined the Democratic nomination. Democrat Chol Majok, School Board Member Rita Paniagua and Democrat Patrick Hogan will replace Lovejoy-Grinnell, Thompson and Ryan, respectively, in January. Despite the departing

councilors’ differing experiences, each expressed a shared sense of camaraderie in interviews with The Daily Orange. Thompson leaves behind a four-year term on the council that began in 2015, as well as a former career as the Syracuse Police Department chief. He focused much of his efforts toward advocating for the needs of the police force and those on the council. Balancing the needs of the Syracuse community alongside budgetary restrictions and the goals of the Mayor’s Office was part of the challenge in doing that, he said. Ryan’s leave comes after six years in office, having been first elected

in 2013 at the age of 28. Once a newcomer to local politics himself, Ryan emphasized his reliance on the support of his colleagues, reflecting on shifting dynamics between Mayor Ben Walsh and former mayor Stephanie Miner as well as council members themselves. Lovejoy-Grinnell, the council’s most recent newcomer, echoed Ryan in discussing the community formed between councilors. She was sworn in early 2019 as an appointed successor to former Councilor Susan Boyle, who left office mid-term to assume a different role in the county executive’s administration. Serving on the council helped Lovejoy-Grinnell recognize the

unique needs and identities of the neighborhoods in her district, she said. Having only lived in the city’s Strathmore neighborhood, representing the 3rd District allowed her to learn and understand the concerns and perspectives of residents in the Valley, Southside and Outer Comstock areas, she said. As district councilors, LovejoyGrinnell and Ryan said they faced different demands from their respective constituents. “People have trouble navigating through the city’s bureaucracy and they have trouble getting things done,” Ryan said. “There’s a lot we can do to just get in the middle see council page 6

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VAPING DEATHS Vitamin E acetate in electronic cigarette products is the likely cause of numerous vaping-related deaths, the CDC announced Friday. The acetate, which can be used as an additive in vaping products and a thickener in THC products, was found in 29 patients. source: cnycentral

SLEEP STUDY Mattress review company Sleepopolis ranked Syracuse University as No. 13 in a list of the best U.S. universities and colleges for students’ sleep health. The ranking reviewed 133 colleges and considered obesity rates, number of steps taken each day and air quality, among other things. source: cnycentral

OTTOTHON PARADE Syracuse University students marched from the Flanagan Gymnasium to Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital on Saturday, raising $620,000 for the hospital. An accompanied 12-hour dance marathon, one of 350 nationwide celebrated Upstate Golisano patients, families, and staff. source: local syr

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SU held an event Friday for the Forever Orange campaign, inviting donors, alumni, students and other members of the university community to a reception in the Schine Student Center. A dinner event was later held on the Quad. Both events were invite-only and closed to press. The university hasn’t set a timeline for the campaign, but the public fundraising phase will likely last four to six years, Ter Molen said. Former Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s campaign raised more than $1 billion from 2005 to 2012. The university’s endowment, currently valued at about $1.3 billion, is a pool of money collected from donors that is invested in the stock market. Donors can set up endowed funds for scholarships, study abroad opportunities and faculty positions, among other things, Ter Molen said. Growing SU’s endowment diminishes the university’s reliance on tuition and provides for a more secure financial standing. Funds for scholarships and other programs that aren’t endowed must be replenished with donations each year. The campaign aims to grow engagement in more ways than donations, including support of student internships, job opportunities and immersion trips, Ter Molen said. “We wanted to build a campaign in which everyone could participate in,” Ter Molen said. “Campaigns really aren’t just about big dollar amounts.” The university will measure engagement in terms such as whether alumni attend club events in their cities, visit campus for Orange Central or interact with SU on social media. SU hopes to expand the proportion of involved alumni to one out of five. Students have contributed to alumni engagement through the Forever Orange Student Alumni Council, a group of 20 students that act as liaisons between current students and alumni. The council leads Class Act, a campaign encouraging the Class of 2020 to donate to SU. Andrew Regalado, a senior political science from page 1

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And SU was ranked as one of the best schools for veterans to attend. “I really thought to myself, ‘I’m actually here. I’m actually at the best school to go to,’” Hernandez said. “And that’s not just based on obviously myself, but based on everything that they do for the veterans.” Military Times ranked SU as the No.1 private school for veterans on its 2020 Best for Vets list. SU also earned the ranking for 2017 and 2019. Student veterans told The Daily Orange they’ve felt the university’s commitment to veterans and believe the ranking is deserved. SU’s veteran’s office has allowed Mike Sullivan, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, to access campus resources. Without having to focus on tuition, he can focus on other activities like studying abroad, said Sullivan, a senior political science major. “The veteran resources have made it easier for me to take advantage of what SU has to offer,” Sullivan said. “They’re doing it all.” The programs and resources offered to veterans at SU are “second to none,” said Ron Novack, executive director of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, in an email. SU is one of 15 University Partners in the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides academic scholarships and development opportunities to military-connected people and their families. Partner schools are chosen based on their veteran services, cultures of from page 3

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of the working group, she said. David Edelstein’s career focused on information technology and finance. Reinaldo Pascual is a former lawyer specializing in financial investments. Richard Thompson, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, is a senior counsel in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. Margaret Susan Thompson, a university senator and associate professor of history and political science, said she and other senators are frustrated by the lack of communication from Syverud in response to their questions.

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and policy studies major, serves as president of the student council. Members play a hospitality role when alumni return to campus for events like Orange Central and the capital campaign launch, he said. “(We) show from the student perspective how we’re passionate about this place just as alumni and knowing that every dollar counts toward the main objective of giving back to the next generation of Syracuse students,” said Tyler Newman, a senior and member of the council. Lifetime Board of Trustees member Robert Miron and his wife Diane donated $7 million to support SU Libraries and create a pathway between the Carrier Dome and the Barnes Center at The Arch. SU alumnus Elliot Stamler has pledged $5.48 million toward creating endowed funds for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Other previously announced donations are folded into the Forever Orange campaign. These donations became part of the campaign as they aligned with the university’s goals for the future, Ter Molen said. A $25 million gift from John and Laura Lally to SU Athletics and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, announced in

September, is included in the campaign. So is $5 million from former Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Barnes, announced in 2017, toward the Barnes Center at The Arch. Alumni Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello have donated more than $30 million to SU, including toward programs for veterans, the National Veterans Resource Center program and the Whitman School, among other university priorities. Alumnus Kwang Tan has also provided $5 million toward an auditorium in the NVRC, which is expected to open in spring 2020. “Buildings sometimes provide the most visible impact of what campaigns can do to universities,” Ter Molen said on Saturday. “It’s harder to see endowment or current use. When you walk through Schine as we did last night, you can see how we’re really transforming the student center.” D’Aniello and Renée Schine Crown, for whom Schine is named, will lead the campaign as honorary co-chairs. Patricia Mautino and Michael Thonis, vice chairs of the Board of Trustees, and lifetime Trustee John Riley will serve as chairs of the National Campaign Council.

support and academic programs. The university also houses the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, an institute that works to help veterans reacclimate to civilian life and be prepared for careers, Novack said. “Syracuse has a long history of supporting veterans and the military dating back to WWI,” he said. “That legacy makes an impact as does Chancellor Syverud making supporting veterans a strategic priority of his chancellorship.” First-year student veterans at SU are assigned a student veteran peer adviser through Peer Advisors for Veterans Education, a national program that helps veterans adjust to campus. When Hernandez didn’t know where a class was during his first week at SU, his adviser sent him a photo with the class’ location circled on a map of the university. Hernandez sometimes feels as though he’s different from a lot of his peers at SU, but being around other veterans makes that connection better, he said. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Hernandez meets his veteran friends in the veteran’s lounge at University College to talk about what’s going on in their lives. “Being able to talk to my vet friends is like, ‘Cool, you understand where I’m coming from or some of my frustrations with some of my classes and things like that,’” he said. Charlie Poag first attended SU’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication for two semesters starting in 2008, where he earned a certificate in military and visual journalism. The program greatly impacted him, said Poag. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 16 years. When Poag wanted to return to New-

house and put his GI bill toward a degree in public relations, the school was more than accepting of it, he said. Veterans who have worked with or for him would have difficulties with their college processing paperwork on time for the GI Bill, Poag said. They would miss payments and fall behind on their rent, as the bill provides a housing allowance. Poag has never experienced that problem at SU, he said. The university offers unlimited Yellow Ribbon Program benefits, which help cover costs not included in the post-9/11 GI Bill, Novack said. The bill provides financial assistance to military-connected students and can cover some costs of a student’s tuition and fees at private or foreign schools. “A lot of colleges and universities, they have somebody that maybe has read up on the GI Bill and they try and explain it but they don’t really understand what it means to be a veteran,” Poag said. “Syracuse University, they have an entire team of veterans, the OVMA, that’s just dedicated to making those two worlds connect, and they do a great job of it.” Because of the effort, attention and work SU puts toward veterans — from highlighting a student veteran each month to Chancellor Kent Syverud inviting veterans to his home during the holiday — Poag said the university deserves its No. 1 ranking. “It’s just little nice things that make you feel that as a veteran that somebody in the hierarchy of this big system here, this institution is actually thinking about veterans,” Poag said.

She and several other senators, including Rupert and Bartolovich, have sent letters and emails to Syverud, but he has yet to respond to any of them, she said. “It feels like I’m dropping this into an ocean or vacuum,” Thompson said. “If he does welcome open dialogue, why doesn’t he respond to us?” Syverud also hasn’t communicated what problems related to free speech at SU that he is hoping to investigate with the formation of the working group, Thompson said. If the working group will look into his comments about ideological uniformity among faculty, then the issue should be within the purview of USen, she said.

At the very least, university senators should know what specific free speech concerns Syverud is referring to and what evidence there is to prove their existence, she said. “Before you set up a new working group and decide there’s a need for a new policy, you tell people what the problem is,” Thompson said. “How can we solve a problem if we don’t know what it is? How do we know if it is a problem if we don’t know what it is?” The Free Speech Working Group held its first meeting last week. The working group is expected to report its interim recommendations in January and deliver its final report by May.

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SU’s capital campaign goals are vague

ess than two days after Syracuse University closed its third annual Boost the ’Cuse fundraising initiative, the school debuted “Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University” — a $1.5 billion capital campaign, the largest in the university’s history. Donors, alumni and other members of the university community attended a reception in the Goldstein Auditorium Friday evening. They then followed a path of orange orbs to an “experiential dinner reception” that took place inside a heated tent structure crews spent a week assembling on the Quad. The event was inviteonly and closed to press. The Daily Orange Editorial Board appreciates the generosity of donors willing to part with considerable amounts of their savings for the good of their alma mater. The university has said that tuition covers only about 80% of the true cost of an SU education. Gifts help close that gap. But students, the supposed beneficiaries of these massive donations, deserve more than the university’s vague promises, alliteration and buzz words. SU’s fundraising is not out of the ordinary for colleges and universities. It’s normal for schools to show their appreciation by naming a building, pathway or room after a donor. It’s also normal for these important financial decisions to appear exclusive — off limits to the sorts of students and alumni who weren’t invited to drink cocktails under a white canopy on the Quad. SU’s big donors often get to personally choose where their money will go, which makes sense given their commitment to the university, but SU has to find more effective ways to introduce student voice into that decision making. After SU’s annual budget spent

years in the red, Chancellor Kent Syverud said the university’s newfound financial stability, three years of balanced budgets, will eliminate previous financial constraints. “Our narrative now is: We’re Syracuse, we can do this,” Syverud told Syracuse.com. It’s not clear what ‘this’ is, though. The Forever Orange donation page gives donors the option of contributing money to three areas: scholarships, area of your choice and Syracuse’s greatest need. It doesn’t say what “Syracuse’s greatest need” is or where a donation to that category might go. SU’s “Forever Orange” landing page also lists “academic excellence,” “an unsurpassed student experience” and “unique learning opportunities” as examples of “what Orange can do,” imprecise and cliched taglines that might as well have been ripped out of virtually any college brochure that landed in a high school senior’s mailbox in the past six months. A $7 million donation from lifetime Board of Trustee member Bob Miron and his wife, for example, will go toward building a connection between the Carrier Dome and the Barnes Center as well as provide support to SU’s library system. SU said that the “enclosed pedestrian thruway” will “create a seamless navigational experience between the two highly visited spaces,” but it did not say what purpose the passageway might serve for students or fans. This is the type of spending students deserve to know more about. They should know who decided that a pedestrian walkway between two buildings was a productive use of donated money. And they deserve to see figures about how much fundraising money will go toward research, faculty and classroom resources in comparison.

The capital campaign’s third goal — beyond the call for 125,000 individual donors and $1.5 billion in gifts — is to have one in five alumni actively engaged with SU. Matt Ter Molen, chief advancement officer and vice president, said “Forever Orange” should grow engagement in more ways than donations, including support of student internships, job opportunities and immersion trips. Putting resources, financial and otherwise, directly toward enhancing the way students learn needs to be SU’s priority. And SU must routinely and genuinely incorporate student voices into that vision in demonstrable ways. Students need 21st century facilities to thrive as academics at Syracuse. And donations by invested alumni are commendable and productive. But they cannot be confined to a world cordoned off to the broader SU community. University administration, wealthy donors and selected student liaisons in cocktail attire can’t just have dinner on a Friday night and call that representative. The Daily Orange Editorial Board recognizes the need for and value of donations and appreciates the generosity of those willing to make them. But SU must do more to show students and faculty that decisions are being made with precision and with their needs in mind.

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Student supports Boost the ’Cuse fundraising

ear Editor, As a member of the Class of 2020, I am celebrating the success of Boost the ’Cuse, Syracuse University’s 44 hours of giving. Watching our greater community come together to expand the resources and programs that define the student experience was inspiring. Thank you to all who participated and thank you for your generosity and commitment to the advancement of Syracuse University. A special thank you to the classes of 2020, 2023, 2022, 2014 and 2018 who finished at the top of the Boost the ’Cuse leaderboard. As a first-generation American student, I dreamt about conducting research, completing internships and studying abroad. Those dreams became reality thanks to the philanthropic support of our incredible network. At the end of my first year, a scholarship helped me to relocate so I could participate in a coveted internship. Philanthropy made that possible — it also expands immersion programs, provides resources for students of all backgrounds, and builds facilities like the Barnes Center to improve student well-being. My support for philanthropy, specifically student philanthropy, has increased during my time at SU. Each member of this community can be part of something

greater and leave a legacy. This is why I chose to get involved with the Forever Orange Student Alumni Council. Heading into Boost the ’Cuse, FOSAC set a goal of encouraging 44 student donors to give. We set a realistic goal because we understand that giving can be difficult amidst personal circumstances. When we surpassed the goal just a few hours in, we were blown away, and we continued to set new goals. By the end, nearly 600 student donors participated—and that number will grow as we await final numbers. Alumni and students alike share similar aspirations for Syracuse University. Efforts like Boost the ’Cuse make me proud to be Orange and remind me why I chose to be part of this community. Giving a small gift, choosing where it is allocated, and knowing that it adds to larger efforts is empowering. This is what it means to be Orange, and I am thankful to the more than 6,200 donors who agree. As we celebrate 150 years of Syracuse University, we look forward to becoming stronger for the next 150 and beyond—as a family that is Forever Orange. Sincerely,

Andrew Regalado ’20 President and Chairman 2019-2020 Forever Orange Student Alumni Council

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budget funded, as Phi Beta Sigma requested $120,875 for the event. The board’s smallest allocation was $350 to Slow Food, a food and nutrition focused nonprofit, for Café Kubal espresso training. Other large allocations include almost $40,000 to the First Year Players and just over $23,000 for the Pride Union’s drag show finals. Six organizations received partial funding for their events, including Omega Psi Phi and the National Society for Black Engineers. The Finance Board received $857,145 worth of funding requests for the spring 2020 semester but only had $450,000 available. A total of 84 event budgets were denied with some student organizations submitting budget requests for multiple events. “There’s going to be cuts regardless,” Omosa said. “We just don’t have enough money for what people request.” The Finance Board denied $87,735 in funding for The National Pan-Hellenic Council’s Greek Unity Festival Concert. The council planned on bringing in an artist who had already come to SU and whom the student body did not have a good experience with, according to the allocation report. The College Republicans were denied $6,114 to bring Michael Knowles, a conservative political commentator, to campus. Knowles came under fire in September for calling teen climate activist Greta Thunberg “a mentally ill Swedish child” on a Fox News program. from page 3

council there, find out what the disconnect is, (and) see if there’s anything that can be done.” Sometimes outside factors prevented the council’s work from effectively meeting community needs, Ryan said. Thompson said financial barriers often prevented the councilors from being able to fully resolve contentious community disputes. “At the local level, you don’t have a lot of power as a councilor to enact something,”

A University of Missouri-Kansas City student attacked Knowles during a speech in April titled “Men are not Women,” which some students said was anti-transgender, Inside Higher Ed reported. SA’s Finance Board said the organization should focus its efforts on its other fully funded event. The organization has not had significant programming in the past, according to the allocation report. Many of the organizations denied funding failed to properly complete their applications, Omosa said. Four magazines were denied funding because they did not provide three quotes for printing costs in their application. Renegade Magazine was denied funding for not going to fiscal training. Other organizations — including Omega Phi Beta and One World Dance Troupe — did not receive funding because their event exceeded the cost per student limit that all registered student organizations have to follow. Omosa said in May that the limit was approximately $45. Appeals for the organizations denied funding were due Friday at 5 p.m. Just over $116,000 remained for any appeals. Organizations can seek later funding through SA’s special programming fund. SA can also fund events through its rollover fund. Rollover is made up of the sum of money remaining in SA’s budget from the previous academic year and is not included in the semester allocations. The funds used are determined jointly by the president, vice president and comptroller. SA’s rollover funds total for this year was Thompson said. “You don’t have money really at your disposal like the federal government, the state government has in order to prioritize that and get things done.” Certain institutional barriers in the council’s structure magnified those limitations, Lovejoy-Grinnell said. City departments generally only advise councilors six business days prior to council meetings, narrowing the scope of understanding on major issues, she said. Consolidating city government and restructuring districts would be one step toward increasing council efficiency, Ryan

SAMEEHA SAIED (LEFT) AND MACKENZIE MERTIKAS emphasized transparency as part of their campaign for SA. hannah ly contributing photographer

just $100,000, a substantial decrease compared to last year’s $250,000, said SA President Mackenzie Mertikas. “It’s more initiative-based, what we’re looking to spend that money on (this year),” Mertikas said. “It’s what’s going to affect the student body most positively.” Last year, rollover funds were at the center of a debate within SA regarding “Cuse Can!” — an event SA hosted last spring. Several Assembly members complained at the time that they had little input in the planning of the event,

which cost $242,000. Mertikas said she would seek approval from the Assembly for any use of rollover funds moving forward. “We make the final decision, but we would bring anything to the Assembly and our cabinet before we spend that money,” said Mertikas. Omosa is planning to release the full budget to the student body via email as part of her commitment to financial transparency, she said. Transparency was a key component of her April campaign for comptroller.

said. A proposition to redraw district boundaries after the upcoming census was passed in November, according to preliminary results from the recent general election. With less than six weeks remaining in their tenures, the three have each begun to plan for their futures beyond the council. They all said they wished to remain politically active though their avenues differed. Thompson said he was unsure of what his next steps would be. Ryan said he was considering a potential return to the council in a few years after he focuses on his sobriety, which

was the reason for his departure. Ryan took a four-month leave of absence in 2018 to receive treatment for a substance addiction. Lovejoy-Grinnell said she was looking forward to returning to private life and directing her attention to her job as director of Legal Services at Vera House. “My fellow councilors work hard to provide service to constituents and engage with the problems our city is facing,” Lovejoy-Grinnell said. “I hope that the new councilors bring some new perspectives to the group.”

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The Acoustic Guitar Project gives five local songwriters a week to produce an original piece

Loud Luxury returns after Juice Jam show By Kyle Henderson contributing writer

Loud Luxury is returning to Syracuse for a performance at The Westcott Theater on Thursday. The Canadian duo, composed of members Andrew Fedyk and Joe De Pace, performed at Juice Jam in 2018. Fedyk said that they’re excited to come back to Syracuse. He added that Juice Jam was a fun experience and that they enjoyed hanging out with artists that they admired, like Anne-Marie.

This is the group’s first North American headlining tour, “Nights Like This.” It will be accompanied by electronic duo Black Caviar. University Union vice president Lauren Crimmins said that working with Loud Luxury for Juice Jam was a positive experience. “The manager was super friendly and super approachable and so were they. They were very willing to let the press ask all the questions that they wanted to,” Crimmins said. “They really wanted the students to have

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t first, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers didn’t think sending a guitar around Syracuse for artists to create a song in one week would work. “Oh, wouldn’t it be great?” he thought, musing on the possibility. Rodgers believed there was a great community of songwriters in Syracuse. He proposed the idea in 2013 to David Adams, who founded The Acoustic Guitar Project in New York City the year before. Adams said yes without hesitation, and the project came to life in Syracuse. On Friday, five songwriters will each perform a few original songs, including their project song, at a concert at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse. Ten Syracuse-area songwriters participated in 2014, the project’s first year, and five have participated every year since. They use the same guitar, a handmade acoustic with each songwriter’s signature from the last five years. Adams created the project to prevent songwriters from fussing over songs for a long period of time, said Rodgers, an adjunct professor in creative nonfiction writing and songwriting at Syracuse University and the founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine. “It’s meant to capture the song in its raw form,” Rodgers said. “It tends to just see guitar page 8

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Groovestand A Cappella will perform its annual fall invitational, featuring a mix of songs from artists like Rihanna and The Turtles, but this year, for the first time, the concert will benefit to local organizations. Members of the co-ed ensemble chose Onondaga Environmental Institute, We Rise Above the Streets and HumaneCNY as possible local nonprofits to benefit. Admission to the concert this Friday is free, but attendees are encouraged to give to one of the groups chosen.

It was nice to feel like I was a part of something when that’s sometimes a really difficult transition period Daniel Pauker su senior

“We haven’t done a benefit concert before,” said sophomore Morgan Eaton, president of the a

cappella group. “I think it’s really important because lots of times nonprofits within the community might not have a platform on campus, and this is our way of giving them a platform so they can spread their message to the student body.” Music arrangements for the fall invitational were developed this semester by musical directors Manda Borden and Natalie Pereira, and vary each year, Eaton said. She added that each member is asked to suggest songs, and the result reflects every member of the group. Daniel Pauker, a senior who has been an active member of see groovestand page 8

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guitar bring something different out of people, playing a guitar they haven’t played before and having that kind of time pressure. You just have to see what you’re inspired to do in that time.” Additionally, Rodgers said the project celebrates the local community and its music. As curator, he seeks a diverse group of musicians to participate each year, both in background and genre. Mark Wahl, a luthier, or a person who makes stringed instruments, and president of the Ontario Center for the Performing Arts in Oswego, was the first songwriter to receive the guitar this fall. The song, titled “Your Lovin’ Man,” cautions the listener about desiring perfection in a relationship and is inspired by his daughter, he said. Wahl also values the relationship between songwriters and the audience they perform for. “The opportunity for songwriters to do their own stuff is precious. To have a listening audience — an audience interested in the creation of new material — is hard to find,” Wahl said. Jess Novak, an SU alumna, got the guitar second. She’s a singer and guitarist who characterizes her genre as pop rock and soul. Novak has her own band and is also in a duo with her boyfriend. Novak performs nearly 300 times a year. She writes songs constantly and said she keeps thousands of notes for songs in her phone. But when she received the guitar at the from page 7

westcott the full experience and get exposure to that.” UU President Anna Simone said she thought that the students really enjoyed their set. While the duo said it had a great experience at Juice Jam, they said they’re excited to come back to Syracuse and put on their own show this time. The duo said that the show will be the “ultimate party.” They’ll have their own stage set from page 7

groovestand Groovestand since his freshman year, said the invitationals are his favorite experiences. The theme of this year’s event is business casual, inspired by a song by American funk band Vulfpeck that Groovestand will sing in Friday’s performance, Eaton said. The group rehearses three days per week for two hours each day, Eaton said. The more they practice, the easier it is for singers to remember their parts, Eaton said. “We’re preparing for (the fall invitational) longer than any other performance in the year, so to see it all accumulate into one performance that we all feel great about every year is something that we all look forward to,” Pauker said. Eaton added that the executive board works to ensure each practice is engaging because of how taxing the amount can be. Pauker also said the friendships formed in

The Acoustic Guitar Project gives songwriters one week to create an original song. People all over Syracuse have played the shared guitar. courtesy of jack bocchino

start of the week, Novak said she froze. Her inspiration finally came while playing a show on Friday night of that week. Titled “Anchor,” the song is about her not needing to compare herself to her boyfriend and being herself, she said. For Novak, being part of the project was humbling. “You want to show why you were picked for it,” she said. “You don’t want to disappoint — not that anyone is looking at it that way, but you always do … when you’re a perfectionist and a songwriter.” Another alumna of SU, Catherine Cadley, describes herself as a lifelong musician. Her music is a mix of Ameri-

cana, bluegrass and country. Over several decades, she developed her skills as a musician by directing and singing with a church choral group in Fayetteville. It was there where she met her husband, John, with whom she is now in a duo and a fourpiece band with. Cadley said she was apprehensive when she first got the guitar. “There’s a little fear that goes with that deadline,” she said. “Here’s your guitar. See you in a week.” But the deadline helped her focus, and she wrote the song about the guitar itself, referencing her relationship with the instrument and guitar players. The song is

up with an entire bus production crew. “We like to pride ourselves in being professional party-starters. We’re going to bring all the energy, all the party and good vibes,” Fedyk said. Loud Luxury is best known for its song “Body” which was the most played song on dance radio for all of 2018. Right now, they’re enjoying the success of “Body” said Fedyk, and they love seeing the continued response it’s getting. They said they didn’t expect it to get as big as it did and

thought that getting just one million streams would be exciting. The song currently has more than 600 million plays on Spotify. “Every day we would have people sending us messages from across the world saying it’s playing here or being featured on this,” said Fedyk. As for the future, the duo has many artists that it hopes to collaborate with on a track. It has already worked with artists like Bryce Vine on their song, “I’m Not Alright.” Fedyk said that they’re really inspired by

Groovestand are supportive and welcoming, and that the performances can be bittersweet, for seniors especially. He added that the a cappella ensemble was where he first made his group of friends as a freshman. “It was nice to feel like I was a part of something when that’s sometimes a really difficult transition period,” he said. Briana Gilyard, a freshman in Groovestand, agreed with Pauker. She said being able to talk to seniors during her first couple of weeks about what to expect at SU was helpful. Groovestand will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. Pauker said what has remained constant is the group’s closeness, which comes across in its performances. “Having a group that works well together that can collaborate, and that can really enjoy the process of learning music is just going to make our sound that much better,” said Eaton. “The dynamic is almost as important as the musical ability.” bmoore09@syr.edu

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titled “Wood and Wire.” SU College of Visual and Performing Arts professor Leo Crandall labors over his lyrics, refining them with a personal editor. His studies of poetry and degree in English are major influences. When he received the guitar on a Monday, Crandall said he didn’t want to touch it. He decided to wait until he could pick it up and start writing the song as a single moment. The song he wrote, titled “Handbreadth,” is about his friend who died. The opening was inspired by an Irish funeral where people shake everyone’s hands. “It wasn’t meant to be morose, that was the poetry on my mind,” he said. Syracuse native Phil Grajko, singer and guitarist for local roots-reggae soul band Root Shock, was the last to receive the guitar. Grajko said he had gigs every night of the week and very little time to write. But he wasn’t nervous, he said, because he knew he’d write something. “It was just a crappy rainy day out, and I was stuck in the house and just thinking about how nothing really lasts. And that’s kind of where that song came from,” he said. The song is called “The Dew.” Rodgers said that the project is about encouraging the artist to get in touch with the spark of creativity that starts the songwriting process. “The music that’s being made by the people here is as good as it is anywhere in the world,” Rodgers said. “It just celebrates the community and the original music that’s coming from right here in this area.” aclamb@syr.edu

a lot of talented Canadian artists, like Drake and The Weeknd. Overall, they said they are very excited to close out the final leg of their tour and make it a great show for all of their fans. “It’s been so much fun just going across the U.S. and Canada and meeting people from all these different places who just love our music,” Fedyk said. “It inspires us to just keep going and we’ve got plenty more music on the way.” kjhender@syr.edu

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KATY QUARTARO first joined the U.S. Marine Corps after she graduated high school. Now a student at Syracuse University, she is one of 60 recipients honored as a 2019 Tillman Scholar. courtesy of ross knight

Pat Tillman Scholar Katy Quartaro has spent the last three years assisting SU’s student veterans By Mandy Kraynak asst. copy editor

aty Quartaro thought the director of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs was joking when he called to tell her that she had been named a Tillman Scholar. She didn’t think she stood a chance against the competitive applicant pool. Quartaro was driving when she received the call. She parked her car and started nearly hyperventilating when she heard the news. Quartaro said the rest of the day felt surreal, and she questioned whether she deserved the award. She noted that one of the scholars was a Medal of Honor recipient. She is one of 60 student veterans and military spouses from 15 universities who were named 2019 Tillman Scholars. The scholarship was created to honor Pat Tillman, a starting safety for the Arizona Cardinals who set aside his NFL career to enlist in the army after the 9/11 attacks and was killed in Afghanistan. Quartaro is studying public administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She received her bachelor’s degree in forensics and psychology from Syracuse University in 2018 as well. Lauren Pyland, the operations manager at the OVMA, said Quartaro is “incredibly humble.” Quartaro will be hosting SU’s Veterans Day ceremony this year, and Pyland said she had to add all of Quartaro’s accolades to the description Quartaro wrote about herself for the ceremony. “She doesn’t like to take credit for everything. She doesn’t want to make it about herself, Pyland

said. “But she is obviously a leader as soon as she steps into a room.” Quartaro joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. She jokes that she did this to one-up her older brother who was in the Navy. During high school, she didn’t want people to view her as someone who only excelled academically. She was also concerned about paying for college and wanted to avoid getting into debt.

the tillman scholarship honors Patrick Tillman who postponed his NFL career to enlist in the U.S. Army after the 9/11 attacks

While in the Marine Corps, Quartaro worked on more than 100 criminal investigations. She also worked with dogs trained to detect drugs and explosives. “I learned probably more than I ever wanted to about people — and some good, some bad,” Quartaro said. “But I wouldn’t really change it.” Now, in her third year working as a team leader with Peer Advisors for Veteran Education, she said that working with the group is what she is most proud of on campus.

“Seeing other veterans support veterans through those situations has been really, really rewarding and I hope that the PAVE program has made a difference for the veterans on campus,” Quartaro said. While Quartaro mentors other students at SU, she has also found personal mentors like Pyland and Jennifer Pluta, the assistant director of Veteran and Military Family Career Services. Pluta said she was so happy when she found out Quartaro got an internship at the FBI’s headquarters office. Quartaro’s commitment to supporting other student veterans resembles some of the qualities of Pat Tillman, including a tendency to prioritize the needs of others, Pluta said. She added that serving others is one key aspect that both Quartaro and Tillman have. “Every time you needed someone to step up and take on something, Katy has always been more than willing,” Pyland said. Quartaro applied for the Tillman Scholarship twice. Unlike the first attempt when she applied because she was told to do so, the second time she put a lot of thought into how she could make a difference in the fields she wants to work in. Quartaro is part of the University’s brand campaign. A picture of her is on a giant wall in the airport and she was on a billboard, said Leah Lazarz, the communications manager at the SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the OVMA. “I think that everything that I’ve done so far has really been about something bigger, and I fully intend to just keep it that way and keep working towards that,” Quartaro said. ackrayna@syr.edu

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virginia To call Syracuse a dumpster fire after a performance normally reserved for its worst seasons ever would be misinformed. But to maintain blind faith would be overlooking the profound depths they reached against UVA. The Orange, in all likelihood, can only improve from here with a slew of nonconference and mid-major opponents on the horizon. But, just as likely, Virginia — and all the other ACC teams that started its season with a more obvious crop of talent than SU — can too. The Orange entered the season with more unknowns than proven contributors. The yearly pondering over the center spot persisted after Paschal Chukwu graduated. Elijah Hughes stepped into a No. 1 role he hasn’t from page 12

forwards in both transition and in the half court. Over the summer, she’s trained to bring back the perimeter skills that “fell short” for her last season. The 6-foot-1 sophomore averaged 1.3 assists per game last year. After almost each of Engstler’s seven defensive rebounds against Ohio, she pushed the ball up the court herself instead of throwing an outlet pass to a guard. Hillsman said she has the “green light” to run the point because of her ball-handling and passing skills. “I think it puts tons of pressure on the defense,” Finklea-Guity said, “Because I don’t think a lot of defenses really realize she can handle the ball as well as she can, so I think it throws people off.” from page 12

tournament Massimo Ferrin started up top, appearing much healthier than he did in the Orange’s first-round match. His health, plus the return of Nyal Higgins to the backline, enabled McIntyre to return to his preferred 3-5-2 formation.  In the opening 20 minutes, SU’s three center backs struggled to cope with UVA forward Daryl Dike. Dike ran at Sondre Norheim at the top of the penalty area, and as Norheim went in to tackle the ball, he brought him down and from page 12

volleyball Polina Shemanova recorded 32 kills, the Orange (10-11, 7-7 Atlantic Coast) entered Sunday’s match on a four-game winning streak. A favorable matchup against secondto-last place Virginia Tech (9-18, 2-12 ACC) allowed SU to pull out a dominant 3-0 win. In the straight-set victory, SU never trailed. Early in the first set, it was immediately apparent that Virginia Tech would struggle to keep up with the Orange. A kill from middle blocker Abby Casiano that lacked power and appeared to be heading out of bounds was mishandled by a Hokie defender, gifting SU the point and an early lead. That lead continued to grow as juniors Ella Saada and Dana Gardner combined for a pair of blocks that came from weak Virginia Tech kills.  The Orange’s offensive dominance allowed them to secure a 25-17 victory in the first set, and Virginia Tech struggled to generate much offensive production; a first-set hitting percentage of 9.7% encapsulated their woes. SU would record a hit percentage of 38.7% in the first set. Yelin wouldn’t go as far as admitting that the Hokies were a less talented team, though, citing their victory over Louisville three weeks ago as evidence of what they were capable of.  “It’s important to not really look at the other side and just control what you can control as a team,” outside hitter Kendra Lukacs said. What SU did control was a season-low seven attacking errors and evenly distributed kills. Seven kills from Casiano, paired with 16 from Saada made up for a quiet game from Shemanova, whose 17 kills were her least in the past six games. In the second set, Casiano rose high above the net on numerous occasions and drove the ball straight into the ground, exploiting holes and poor organization from the Virginia Tech defense. Her seven kills tied

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mimicked in nearly five years. And a starting lineup that’s returning just one player from last year’s tournament team is tasked with quickly meshing in the Orange’s 2-3 zone But through two preseason games, SU seemingly offered some answers. It found an identity with the 3-point shot, showed promise with its defensive rotations and Hughes elevated his game to become the Orange’s unquestioned leader. “I’m really excited we get to open up with a game like (Virginia),” Buddy Boeheim said after SU’s win over Carleton. “It just sets the tone for the season.” But the tone the Orange set was the antithesis of their path toward a successful season. Their 3-point strategy failed. Hughes, the only SU player in double figures, shot just 4-for-14 from the floor.

Starting center Bourama Sidibe had twice as many fouls as points. A Syracuse team that promised to be different offered much of the same. The Cavaliers, though, showcased a defensive identity with their pack-line strategy and scorched the Orange with 26 points in the paint. Boeheim repeated that the Cavaliers are the best defensive team that the Orange will play until the two teams meet again. Playing them in November compared to March doesn’t change that their first game won’t have an impact on their ability to defend. But Syracuse will have to play Virginia again, and a number of other teams on a similar standing. Coming into Wednesday, questions loomed above both teams regarding their individual abilities to recover from a loss of stars. Syracuse

and Virginia, by the nature of college basketball’s four-year maximum eligibility, have reset their rosters several times throughout the years. The results have always followed a similar pattern: Virginia rises to be one of the top teams in the country under the guidance of head coach Tony Bennett. And Syracuse remains a middling program whose ability to perfect its zone sometimes produces deep runs in March. Though, an answer at the five never fully emerges, Syracuse’s No. 1 option is never fully enough, and the defense never fully becomes impenetrable. The ceiling is simply lower. Perhaps the Orange’s loss Wednesday illuminated the least surprising thing of all: Syracuse, with still so many questions left unanswered, won’t fool anyone.

In the half-court, Engstler often facilitates the offense, acting as SU’s secondary playmaker behind point guard Kiara Lewis. Several times against Ohio, she found Finklea-Guity underneath the basket with lobs over the top of the defense. If FinkleaGuity, who went 4-for-10 on Tuesday, had converted more inside, Engstler would’ve recorded a handful more assists than her total of two. Engstler likes to pass more than shoot, which sometimes frustrates Hillsman, who said he wishes Engstler was more selfish. Hillsman also wants Brooke Alexander, a 6-foot graduate transfer, to provide spacing off the bench. After a timeout in the second quarter, SU ran a play for Alexander, running Lewis off a high ball screen. Lewis read that Alexander’s defender sagged off into the paint, leaving her

open in the corner. Alexander collected Lewis’ pass and sunk a 3-pointer, her first of eight points in 15 minutes. Last year at The University of Texas at Arlington, Alexander shot 39.3% from deep, what would’ve been the highest mark on SU’s 2018-19 team. Alexander went 2-for-2 against Ohio, but Hillsman also pulled Alexander out of the game twice for her hesitancy to shoot. “Brooke needs to take more shots,” Hillsman said. “She needs to face the basket, catch it and be a threat.” Syracuse also needs Strautmane, a 6-foot2 junior forward, to seek her shot from the outside. Strautmane, who shot 36.1% from behind the arc on 4.3 attempts per game last year, went 1-for-5 in the season-opener. SU likes to use Strautmane as a screener in the pick-and-pop with Lewis, which

can create mismatches. If a smaller guard switches on the screen, Strautmane can use her height to back her down. If the defense tries to fight through the screen, Strautmane often ends up with an open 3-pointer. Several times, SU ran a play that placed Strautmane and another big at the elbow. Strautmane set an on-ball screen for Lewis, then came off another screen to spring her open above the break for a 3-pointer. Regardless of whether the Orange have a size advantage, they will continue to use their floorstretching bigs to create mismatches. Along with Lewis’ penetration from the point, SU’s forwards are the engines that make the offense run. Said Hillsman: “Hopefully we get some opportunities to continue to exploit that size and matchup on the perimeter.”

the referee pointed to the spot, awarding the Cavaliers a penalty. SU goalie Christian Miesch, whose penalty save in the opening round helped them advance, guessed correctly again, but Joe Bell’s penalty had just enough height to find the back of the net over Miesch’s outstretched right hand. When Dike took on fellow center back Dylan McDonald and beat him to the end line eight minutes later, Dike’s cross across the penalty area opened up the Syracuse defense. With Miesch now out of position at his near post, Nathaniel Crofts tapped the ball into the empty net.

“He’s a dominant player,” McIntyre said of Dike. “He allows other players to play off him and made it difficult for us.” Immediately after the second goal, Archimede came on for Singelmann. One fewer midfielder and one more attacker meant that Syracuse would be more open through the middle, leaving them potentially exposed to counterattacks. Syracuse registered a few chances in the opening half, including a pair of John Austin-Ricks shots. UVA regained control of the match to start the second frame, and Miesch made a few critical saves and punch

outs on set pieces to keep the Orange close. The Orange earned a corner in the 69th minute. The ball was delivered to the near post and UVA goalie Colin Shutler came out to play it. Before he could, a Virginia defender flicked it on to the far post, where Archimede scored unmarked. His goal set up a frenetic final 20 minutes where the Orange probed, but never found the tying goal.  “It would’ve been easy for us to roll over and accept defeat today, but we kept pushing until the final whistle,” McIntyre said.

her career-best, and they came from a mere nine total attacks.  Saada had 27 total attacks, only five fewer than Shemanova — usually, the Orange bombard Shemanova with as many balls as possible; but on Sunday, she had 32 total attacks, her lowest in ACC play this season. SU seemed to spread the ball around with far more success. The team was even able to involve their more inexperienced players, including freshman Berkley Hayes, Izzy Plummer and Lauren Woodford, who appeared in at least two sets.  “It’s always nice when (they can) get playing experience when they’re a little bit younger, so that way they’re a little more comfortable if they have to come in at a crucial time,” assistant coach Derryk Williams said.  The Orange took the second set 25-15, and forfeited only 13 points in the third set, the least they’ve allowed in conference play this year. Libero Aliah Bowllan (18 digs) made a number of diving saves and led a strong allaround defense for SU.  Her efforts kept plays alive, and Williams said Bowllan is the determining factor in the Orange defense. When she’s playing well, the rest of the defensive unit follows.  Early in the season, SU suffered a 3-1 loss to Wake Forest, who has since emerged as the conference’s worst team. Sunday against the second worst team, Syracuse reversed the narrative, appearing confident and assertive. In the midst of a five-game win streak, the Orange are clicking — the team was able to win and make it look easy, something it couldn’t accomplish at the start of the season when they lost six of seven conference matches.  “(Against Wake Forest), I looked on the court and didn’t feel like we were in control at any point. Today, I thought we were in control the entire match,” Williams said of the team’s improvement. “Our girls were confident, yet not cocky and ready to do their jobs, which was the most important thing.” rferna04@syr.edu

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‘Hybrid’ forwards boost SU’s offense By Danny Emerman asst. sports editor

In its season-opening win, Syracuse outrebounded Ohio by 25. But that statistic alone doesn’t define SU’s frontcourt. Against Ohio, the Orange had the three tallest players on the court at all times. Versus smaller teams, Hillsman likes to use big lineups, forward Emily Engstler said. He has that option because SU’s roster is populated by skilled forwards like Engstler, whom he calls “hybrids.” He can play three players over six-feet tall without sacrificing offensive spacing and playmaking.

ELIJAH HUGHES was one of the only Syracuse players to not struggle against Virginia. He had 14 of the Orange’s 34 points on Wednesday night as SU’s primary offensive weapon. max freund staff photographer

Historic season-opening loss reveals significant gap between Virginia and Syracuse

BOURAMA SIDIBE had twice as many fouls than points against the Cavaliers. max freund staff photographer

fter Syracuse recorded its worst offensive performance since the end of World War II, Jim Boeheim treated the game like any season-opener. SU’s roster full of potential recognized none of it on Nov. 6. Boeheim strolled to the podium frustrated, but looked to put the misfortunes of the Orange’s embarrassing performance in the past. “I wish we would’ve won so when I say it, what I’m going to say would matter,” Boeheim said. “You never want to play leagues game early. It’s stupid. It’s just a money grab.” Boeheim may be right, but his comments are reflective of the stark contrasts between the two program’s expectations, creating a dangerous precedent for a team whose allure surrounds its seemingly endless possibility. Virginia’s season will be judged on how deep it can run in MICHAEL MCCLEARY the NCAA Tournament in the year following a championship win. Syracuse will be judged on BIG FIRST whether or not it will get in at all. NIGHT

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Brooke (Alexander) needs to take more shots. She needs to face the basket, catch it and be a threat. Quentin Hillsman su head coach

To fully execute Hillsman’s pace-and-space offense, Syracuse (1-0) relies on complementing an interchangeable combination of rim-running centers — Amaya Finklea-Guity, Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi — with inside-out forwards in Engstler, Digna Strautmane and graduate transfer Brooke Alexander. And if the Orange can take away any lessons from their first win, it’s that they have the flexible frontcourt personnel to create mismatches. “I think we work well together,” Engstler said of the starting frontcourt of her, Strautmane and Finklea-Guity. “Me and Digna can shoot. We’re both bigs, but we’re not. So, I think it opens up a different variety on the court where other players can’t guard us.” Engstler opens up options for SU

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Orange lose 2-1 in ACC quarterfinal SU sweeps Virginia Tech to win 5th straight game By Anthony Dabbundo asst. sports editor

When Syracuse last played a top10 team — No. 8 Clemson on Oct. 19 — the Orange played a high line, pressed and set up to attack one of the nation’s best teams. Ninety minutes later, SU had been battered for seven goals at home. SU Head coach Ian McIntyre and multiple players called that loss “embarrassing.” He said he didn’t set the team up right. Sunday against No. 4 Virginia, the Orange needed to be more measured. More cautious. Then, Virginia scored two goals in the opening 18

minutes in Sunday’s ACC tournament quarterfinal. McIntyre had no other options. He subbed in forward Luther Archimede for midfielder Noah Singelmann. The Orange had to chase goals, even with the risk of getting embarrassed again. And while Syracuse outplayed the Cavaliers for much of the second half, it wasn’t enough. The Orange couldn’t overcome a slow start against a UVA defense that had conceded just five goals in 16 matches entering Sunday. Virginia (15-1-1, 6-1-1 Atlantic Coast) beat Syracuse (7-6-5, 2-4-2), 2-1, in the ACC tournament quarterfinal Sunday in Charlottesville, Vir-

ginia. SU will now await its NCAA tournament fate, which will be announced on Nov. 18. “Our guys left it all out there today,” McIntyre said. “Certainly not the start you want to go out and concede a couple of soft goals, but we grew into the second half and kept pushing forward until the final whistle. We just ran out of time today.” The Orange played 120 minutes on the road against North Carolina on Tuesday, traveled back to Syracuse, then back down south to take on Virginia, who had nine days to rest since the end of the conference regular season.

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Syracuse head coach Leonid Yelin leaned back in his chair, his right leg crossed over his left. Yelin’s typically very active during matches, jumping out of his seat to yell instructions as soon as he sees something that can be improved upon. His emphatic gesturing and vocal directions have become characteristic of Yelin and a staple for the Orange.  On Sunday, however, he was con-

tent to sit back and watch as his team routed Virginia Tech — he didn’t call a timeout all game, and when the Hokies did, he was calm. He didn’t appear to have much to tell his players.  “In a tough competition, there comes a time when you almost need the coach to push you a little bit, to give a little bit more,” Yelin said. “They didn’t need it today. They didn’t need it.”  Coming off a five-set victory at Boston College on Wednesday where see volleyball page 10