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Traffic to change for Biden Roads near SU campus to be closed temporarily for vice president’s visit

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

The Syracuse University community can expect sporadic and temporary traffic delays on North Campus area streets during Vice President Joe Biden’s visit on Thursday.

Waverly Avenue between South Crouse and Walnut avenues is scheduled to be closed between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to accommodate Biden’s arrival to and departure from Syracuse, said Hannah Warren, public information officer for see biden page 6

Members of the SU community gathered in Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday for this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini, the principal director for Middle East policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, gave the keynote speech. logan reidsma photo editor

SU honors service members through Veterans Day events

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lot of the “unique” culture of Syracuse University comes from veterans and their families, Chancellor Kent Syverud said Wednesday.

While introducing the keynote speaker at this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony in Hendricks Chapel, Syverud discussed SU’s work in veterans affairs and praised the veterans in attendance and all veterans for their service.

“We here believe that the best way to show our thanks is to make every day Veterans Day at this uni-

versity,” he said.

Syverud said all parts of the university have embraced the mission of making SU a leader in veterans affairs. Standing behind the same podium about a year and a half ago, Syverud said one of his main goals as chancellor is to make SU the best place in higher education for veterans.

The chancellor spoke for about five minutes before Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini, the keynote speaker who is the principal director for Middle East policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Father, ROTC cadet daughter spend Veterans Day together

By Justin Mattingly news editor

Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini smiled as his daughter walked down the aisle. Elizabeth looked ahead with a straight face — her eyes set on Chancellor Kent Sy verud and Jake VanMarter.

Elizabeth stopped at the end of the aisle, delivered the U.S. flag to VanMarter, who then gave it to Syverud. Elizabeth turned and marched away — she had done her job. Now, her father was about to do his.

Michael Fantini served as the keynote speaker of this year’s Vet-

erans Day Ceremony at Syracuse University. His daughter, Elizabeth, is an Air Force ROTC cadet and a sophomore psychology major at the university. On this Veterans Day, the two were able to put aside their busy schedules — one as a college student; the other working in the Pentagon — and have a day they won’t soon forget.

It started before the sun rose, on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. The two took part in the Veterans Day Run along with other cadets and administrators. About 10 minutes before 7 a.m., the two crossed the finish line together. see fantini page 4

Arrest made after Yik Yak post

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

A former Syracuse University student who currently lives in Syracuse was arrested and charged after posting an alarming message on Yik Yak, police said.

Another SU student who was alarmed by the Yik Yak post notified the Department of Public Safety about it on Oct. 28. In order to identify the individual, DPS collaborated with other entities, including Yik Yak, according to a public safety email sent Wednesday night.

The email did not specify what the former SU student who made the post was charged with.

Hannah Warren, DPS’s public information officer, did not return an email asking for more information. smswann@syr.edu

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THIRSTY thursday | bell’s best brown ale

Sweet caramel-scented beer has malty flavor

By Clayton Dyer staff writer

I realized this week that we are in an odd part of the season when it comes to beer. I could not yet commit to a chocolate stout or porter because it was not quite yet winter, but I also was not sold on an IPA because of the dropping temperature and changing leaves. I had also had a number of pumpkin ales in the past few weeks and decided to take a break.

Fortunately, I stumbled upon Bell’s Best Brown Ale, the perfect in-between when it comes to fall beers. I was already familiar with the Michigan-based brewery because of its Two-Hearted Ale, one of my all-time favorites, but had yet to try the brown ale.

Brown ales are perfect for the casual drinker — not too hoppy but also not too thick, they traditionally emphasize the rich malts used to brew them.

The Bell’s Best Brown Ale had a dark brown color to it and poured to form a thick, fluffy head. The beer smelled of sweet caramel and tasted

even better. What stood out the most for me about the Bell’s Best Brown was its pleasantly silky texture. The beer had a very full flavor that lingered on the tongue and went down easy and smooth. The Best Brown Ale’s caramel flavor was not too sweet, and was balanced out nicely by hints of cocoa. True to brown ale form the beer had a noticeably strong, malty flavor but was not too heavy.

Because of its sweet and malty flavor, the Bell’s Best Brown Ale would pair nicely with char-grilled steak, gouda cheese and sweet potatoes.

Just as the bottle notes, the beer is perfect to “take us on a colorful tour into winter.” Although frequently overlooked, brown ales have a lot to offer when it comes to an alternative to lagers, stouts and IPAs. A moderate ABV of 5.8 percent, sweet flavor and easy drinkability, the Bell’s Best Brown Ale is the perfect beer for the casual drinker. With the doldrums of another Syracuse winter right around the corner, now is the perfect time to give this tasty brown ale a try. ckdyer@syr.edu

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SU NAACP to hold conference SU chapter of organization to sponsor day-long Blacktivism conference

By Katelyn Faubel asst. copy editor

Sing us a song The Syracuse University Women’s Choir presented its multimedia concert “Syracuse University and National Defense: Forgotten and Untold Stories” on Wednesday in Crouse College to celebrate Veterans Day. The concert included narration, projected photographs and selected choral music representing eras from the 1920s to today. moriah ratner asst. photo editor

Study finds employer disability discrimination

By Amanda Silvestri contributing writer

Researchers at Syracuse and Rutgers universities have found that employers appear to discriminate against well-qualified applicants with a disability.

In the study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, researchers

used fake cover letters to see how employers handle job applications from people with disabilities. Small businesses were least likely to call back the disabled candidates, said Lisa Schur, chair of the department of labor studies and employment relations at Rutgers.

“We noticed the biggest gaps between abled and disabled applicants with small businesses,”

Schur said.

She said this is because of the Americans with Disability Act regulations.

Employers with 15 or more employees cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, according to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

“This is good to see,” because it means that employers with 15 or more employees are following the

law, she said.

The law cannot make small businesses select disabled candidates, said Meera Adya, co-author of the study and director of research at the Burton Blatt Institute at SU. The fictitious resumes and cover letters, which were sent to 6,016 companies in the accounting sector and were made all male to control

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Student veteran develops app to help other vets

By Rachel Green contributing writer

A student veteran at Syracuse University got the idea to create an app for other veterans on campus when he realized many did not know about the resources available to them at the university.

Charles Preuss, a junior information management and technology major who served as an airborne

paratrooper for the U.S. Army for seven years, founded VeteransU, an app that fits the needs of student veterans. The app launched in August in time for the beginning of the fall semester.

Preuss, the former vice president of the Student Veterans Organization at SU, said he saw a need for the app when he spoke to student veterans who were not aware of the university’s resources for veterans. The

students generally got their information about events on campus via emails that they often overlooked, he said, and so he thought of making an app where they could “have it all under one roof.”

“I want VeteransU to be a portal to facilitate success amongst veterans,” Preuss added.

His first step in developing the app was to propose the idea to the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs. Vet-

eransU got funding just two weeks later, and four graduate students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science were hired to build the app. The app, which was completed in about two months, features push notifications that inform users about various events on campus.

The app’s other features include RoadMap, NewsFeed and Veteran Resources. RoadMap is a feature that

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In March, three Virginia Liquor agents arrested University of Virginia student Martese Johnson.

The footage of Martese bleeding from a gash in his face after being pinned to the ground by one of the agents sparked outrage and led to protests to defend the student. About eight months after the incident, Martese will be the keynote speaker for the Syracuse University NAACP Blacktivism Conference on Saturday in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Martese, along with speakers and activists from all over the United States, will be speaking on the subject of blacktivism, which is defined as the conscious action, support and involvement in creating political, see blacktivism page 6

do round-up Here is a round-up of the top stories published in The Daily Orange this week: NEWS JUST AS FREE A Syracuse University workgroup submitted a report to Chancellor Kent Syverud that details the private university’s right to restrain freedom of speech on its campus.

NOT TODAY SA postponed a vote on sending a letter to the New York State Assembly that petitions for ride-hailing services to be legalized in the state at its meeting in Maxwell Auditorium on Monday night.

ORAL SEX BLACKMAIL The Sadler Dining Hall cook who was arrested last week blackmailed his ex-girlfriend with a video of her giving him oral sex, court records show. The cook was arrested Thursday at about 12:45 p.m. at Sadler Hall on the charges of coercion, unlawful surveillance and harassment.

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Students contribute to study on veterans’ post-war trauma

By Genna Schindel contributing writer

A study analyzing how returning veterans deal with post-war trauma is being led by Syracuse University faculty. The study is a part of a national training program called Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

The study will be conducted by a large and diverse team of veterans and non-veterans — all undergraduates who a part of REU, said Karen Wolford, a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Oswego and a co-principle investigator of the study, in an email. Faculty from SU, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate

Medical University will mentor the undergraduate students conducting the study.

REU and the NSF have partnered to conduct other studies related to veterans in the past, said Dessa Bergen-Cico, a professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, in an email.

“Recognizing the fact that there are many barriers to engaging veterans in traditional clinical treatment for PTSD, we have been conducting research on complementary approaches to reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms and improving the quality of life for veterans,” Bergen-Cico said.

Wolford said the study will be done through an online survey that will begin in June 2016.

The online survey will measure PTSD symptoms, self-regulation, coping practices, childhood trauma and quality of interpersonal relationships, said Ivan Castro, a project manager on the study.

The study also takes advantage of userfriendly kits, which will be mailed to the user’s home, to collect saliva and hair samples from participants. Saliva is used to test genetic material, while hair samples are used to measure cortisol levels, Castro said.

Low cortisol levels are associated with anxiety and high cortisol levels are linked to depression, according to the Rocky Medical Analytical Laboratory website.

The purpose of the study is to investigate potential genetic markers that produce trauma

outcomes, said Brooks Gump, a public health professor in the Falk College, in an email. The study is used to look for relationships between genetics and PTSD as well as chronic stress levels among veterans, he added.

Gump said he believes this study is important because research into veterans’ PTSD is pertinent given the numerous military operations over the past 14 years.

More than 1 million servicemen and servicewomen have served since the onset of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, Gump said, and increased rates of trauma for these soldiers compel research programs to understand and make treatments for them. grschind@syr.edu

SU institute launches veterans entrepreneurship program

By Stacy Fernandez staff writer

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University recently launched a program that will help veterans start their own businesses.

The two-day program allows participants get an outline of what it is like to be in a career as a business owner, outline what goes into a business plan, how to recognize opportunities and an introduction to the available public and private resources, according to the Boots to Business website.

Experts in entrepreneurship and business from the U.S. Small Business Association lead the program. The two-day course is taught at more than 180 military installations — domes-

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veterans day its environment for veterans, calling it inclusive, and added that if he could bottle up the ceremony and what SU is doing and put it in the Middle East, “there’d be a lot less problems.”

The brigadier general, who spoke in front of a crowd that took up most of the lower bowl in Hendricks as well as part of the balcony, called on businesses and organizations to hire more veterans, saying it’s in the country’s best interest to continue investing in former service members.

He challenged the audience, in particular the students and young adults in attendance, to consider public service and quoted former President John F. Kennedy in saying, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

The whole ceremony, which lasted about an hour, honored those who served — both SU veterans and non-SU veterans. Jordan Robinson, president of the Student Veterans Organization who also served as the master of ceremonies, called veterans “ordinary people who have made themselves extraordinary.”

The university has a strong relationship to veterans affairs, which Daniel Piston, vice president of the Student Veterans Organization, spoke on.

Following World War II, which ended 70 years ago, SU Chancellor William Tolley, enacted a uniform admissions program, which ensured all military personnel admis-

tically and overseas, according to the Boots to Business website.

Research done by the IVMF found that by the five-year mark, veterans are three times more likely to be in business than their civilian counterparts.

“Through the research done by IVMF, they found that veterans are uniquely positioned for success in entrepreneurship,” said Michael Schoeneck, the program manager for Boots to Business.

Boots to Business: Reboot is an entrepreneurial education program offered to veterans of all eras, service members and their spouses by the U.S. Small Business Administration in partnership with the IVMF and other organizations. The program is completely free of cost to participants and is designed to inform them about the challenges and opportunities

sion to SU upon their return from war. By the end of 1947, SU ranked first in New York state and 17th in the U.S. in veteran enrollment.

During his speech, Piston compared Syverud’s vision for veterans at SU to Tolley’s vision. SU is currently exploring the idea of a first-of-its-kind medical school that would be veteran-focused and train students to serve in Veterans Administration hospitals. The university has also proposed the creation of the National Veterans Resource Complex, which would serve as a “hub” for all veterans resources.

In rankings released last week, Syracuse was rated as the seventh-best metro area in the U.S. for veterans pursuing higher education opportunities.

Following the ceremony in Hendricks, the U.S. flag — delivered to Syverud by Fantini’s daughter, an Air Force ROTC cadet ¬— was raised while onlookers saluted and placed their hands over their hearts.

Many veterans were in the crowd, at least one from each of the five branches. As the 198th Army Band played each anthem for each respective branch, veterans stood to applause.

“I think a typical veteran, whether they’re going to school here at Syracuse or in the community, you don’t see them and as a consequence, you don’t see them,” said Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs Mike Haynie. “It’s tough to recognize them for their service but this is that one day a year where our veterans are more visible.” jmatting@syr.edu | @jmattingly306

of business ownership, according to the Boots to Business website.

Boots to Business is a relatively new program, which originated in 2012 and had a soft launch in 2013. It became a fully funded program under the SBA in 2014, Schoeneck said.

“There is nothing more American than entrepreneurship and owning your own business. It’s the backbone of this country,” he added.

After the initial two-day program, participants can opt into an eight-week online course led by the IVMF. The eight-week course offers more in-depth instruction of the elements of a business plan as well as techniques and tips for starting a business. To date, about 35,000 people have gone through the program, Schoeneck said.

Shad Lorenz, a veteran of the U.S. Army, went through both the two-day program as

well as the eight-week course.

He was one of the first 4,500 people to participate in the course, and was the only participant to open up his own business within a year of taking the course.

Lorenz said he happened upon the program through a flyer and saw it as a great opportunity especially considering that he and his fiancée had been trying to figure out what they would do after the military.

Through Boots to Business, Lorenz was able to make a business plan and model that he later used to open up his business, CrossFit Germantown Performance, a CrossFit gym in Germantown, Maryland.

Lorenz was able to make connections through Boots to Business, including officials at the SBA.

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Elizabeth said she was notified after receiving a scholarship a few weeks ago that she could immediately enlist or wait a few days and have her father do it.

“I immediately decided to wait for my dad,” she said.

The brigadier general will soon return to Washington, D.C. where he helps formulate defense policy and national security strategy for 14 Middle Eastern countries. For Elizabeth, she’ll continue to follow in her father’s footsteps.

“Having him come up here — even for just a day — getting to go on the run, then the ceremony, it’s all worked out really well,” she said.

fantini About four hours later, roughly 25 minutes into the annual ceremony, Elizabeth brought the U.S. flag that had been flown in Kabul, Afghanistan on Oct. 21 to the center of the Chapel.

“I was so honored when I was asked,” she said. “The minute they asked I said, ‘of course.’

I want to participate in a lot of events with my father. He’s someone I look up to a lot, especially in the service, and someone I aspire to continue to be like in the service.”

Later Wednesday, the brigadier general enlisted his cadet daughter into the Air Force.

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(FROM LEFT) ELIZABETH FANTINI AND BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL FANTINI shared Veterans Day together this year. Elizabeth is an Air Force ROTC cadet. logan reidsma photo editor

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DPS should consider monitoring Yik Yak One year ago, Yik Yak was a relatively new and intriguing opportunity for students to be able to share their thoughts anonymously online. But since then, the app has become a valid source of concern for student safety.

A former Syracuse University student who currently lives in Syracuse was arrested and charged after posting an “alarming” message on Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app, according to a public safety email sent Wednesday night.

Although the email did not specify what the former student was charged with or what the post said, the arrest should spur reconsideration of the ways in which the university responds to threats made on Yik Yak as an online platform.

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The app should not be banned on the SU campus, as doing so would be a slippery slope toward censorship, but the Department of Public Safety should consider taking appropriate safety precautions by monitoring user activity on Yik Yak. While monitoring posts should not become a main focus for DPS, the department must remain conscious of the fact that addressing threats made online would be an effective measure in ensuring student safety at SU. The department should not devote extra resources to monitoring the app and could have a scrolling screen kept open to display Yik Yak posts. DPS could also take overseeing the site one step further by setting up a system to catch key words that are associated with any

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measures that may be meant to instill fear or inflict harm on the student body.

Students also should be encouraged to report any concerning activity on the app, considering the Nov. 11 arrest was the result of a report made to DPS by an alarmed SU student. Because the university cannot immediately intervene with posts made online, it is ultimately up to users to report threatening activity — a move that can be supported by additional monitoring by DPS. The Department of Public Safety cannot control what users post online, but it can ensure it is doing all that it can to keep up with the changing landscape of student safety by being aware of threats made on Yik Yak.

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pparently, mom doesn’t always know best.

Socially conservative media monitor One Million Moms launched a campaign last week against American Girl Magazine after it published a feature story on a girl with gay parents.

The article’s focus is a warm-hearted 11-year-old named Amaya Scheer, a former foster care kid who helps her father create Comfort Cases, which are packages for foster care children. The fact that Scheer has two dads is incidental. The sexuality of Scheer’s parents’ is not mentioned at all in the article and is only made apparent by a family photograph that accompanies the spread.

While One Million Moms has the right to boycott American Girl, the group’s accusation that the brand is “pushing the homosexual agenda” is baseless. The doll company has

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never explicitly promoted LGBTQ rights, has never created a queer character and the Scheer article does not even discuss LGBTQ issues at all.

Despite the controversy surrounding the article, American Girl should be applauded for widening the image of what it really means to be an American girl.

Although One Million Moms considers itself a pro-family organization, its boycott not only rejects valid families, but also diverts attention away from the foster care conversation.

American Girl’s portrayal of a gay family in a rightfully favorable light could give courage and confidence to its readers with gay parents.

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The article functions to prove that the number and gender of parents in a household do not matter — what is really important is that kids are being raised in a happy, supportive and stable home.

The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System reports that more than 415,000 kids made up the United States’ foster care system in the year 2014.

Of that number, only 50,600 kids were adopted.

These numbers illustrate America’s need for any couple that is willing to accept foster care participants into their homes regardless of their sexuality.

Be that as it as may, placement agency Lifelong Adoptions estimates that 40 percent of all adoption agencies accept applications from LGBTQ couples. At least 33 percent of those agencies would reject gay couples either due to religious

restrictions or state law.

Beyond legal discrimination, gay couples also face social obstacles when it comes to raising kids.

The main argument against LGBTQ parenting is that children ought to grow up with a mom and dad in the home in order to develop properly.

However, studies show that kids raised with gay parents turn out just the same — for better and for worse — as kids who grow up with heterosexual parents.

Due to the fact that there is stigma attached to gay adoption, American Girl Magazine should be commended for showing that there is no shame in having gay parents and that they are as worthy to be parents as straight ones.

As a brand, American Girl tends to be thoughtful in its representation of girls.

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grounds. One Million Moms should realize that American Girl’s decision to feature a girl with gay parents in its magazine is just another example of the brand maintaining a fair level of diversity and inclusivity — this time, in regard to the families in which girls grow up.

One Million Moms and other “pro-family” organizations should focus on improving the welfare of American children, not punishing the people who are doing a good job raising them based on the parents’ sexualities.

Families should not be judged on their heteronormative standards, but by their ability to create a positive developmental environment for their kids.

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veteransu aids with the application process by making student veterans aware of the benefits from their military service, said Tushar Bhatia, one of the graduate students who was part of the Android development team and was involved in conceptualizing, designing and implementing the app.

The NewsFeed feature lets veterans know about the events organized specifically for them. They can mark events on their calendar and view PDF attachments for those events, Bhatia said. The Veterans Resources section of the app focuses on connecting the student veterans with facilities that are available to them.

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blacktivism social and economic change for people of the African diaspora, according to the conference’s website.

The idea for the event came from a similar conference held by Harvard University last year, said Olivia Johnson, the president of the SU NAACP unit and a senior newspaper and online journalism and African American studies dual major.

“We wanted to bring awareness and encourage, celebrate and discuss black activism,” Johnson said.

She added that members of the SU NAACP felt the conference was needed at SU due to several incidents she said were racist, including recorded remarks by former SU women’s soccer player Hanna Strong and racist comments on the anonymous mobile app Yik Yak, among other incidents.

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As the product manager of the app, Preuss said he was responsible for getting the whole VeteransU team on the same page and working toward the same end goal. He gave input

on how different features added value to the app, and about the software development life cycle.

The biggest obstacle Preuss said he experienced throughout the creation of VeteransU was the development of the backhand system.

The team of four was essentially developing two apps — one for Apple and one for Android — in only two and a half months.

VeteransU can connect student veterans with one another to improve camaraderie and team building, Preuss said, and can also build motivation and assist veterans in getting the help they need to be successful academically, which was the goal of the project.

Steve Masiclat, a veteran and director of the

New Media Management graduate program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said in an email he jumped at the chance to work with Preuss and took on the role of project director for the app.

“From the beginning we envisioned helping all student veterans, no matter what college or university they attend, so we knew the app had to be designed in a way that would allow us to quickly and efficiently re-purpose the code to another university,” Masiclat said.

Preuss will present the app at the Students Veterans Association national conference in January to the organization’s 600 chapters in hopes of opening VeteransU nationwide.

“We want (students) to know it’s OK to be an activist — even more OK to be a black activist,” Johnson said. “There’s nothing wrong with that.”

After the Blacktivism Conference was held in October 2014 at Harvard, Johnson said the SU NAACP wanted to start planning in December 2014 for a conference at SU to be held in April 2015.

With the time crunch of only a few months to confirm speakers and the budget for the event, Johnson said the SU NAACP decided to move the event to this Saturday. Olivia said due to budget cuts, the conference was shortened from a three-day event to the one-day event that will begin at 9 a.m. with a welcome breakfast and end at 9 p.m. with the keynote speaker dinner.

A lecture titled “Parallels in Activism” will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., and a series of panels and workshops will follow. A “Looking Forward” panel will be the last event before the

keynote speaker dinner, which starts at 7 p.m.

Rochelle Ford, chair of the public relations department in Newhouse, will join Newhouse Dean Lorraine Branham and two other speakers on the “Systemic Racism in the Media” panel, which will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Ford said she is looking forward to a dialogue and hearing what people have to say, and added that she thinks it is important to have conversations about racism in the media because the media have power.

“The media really provides insight into the biases we have toward people,” she said.

Ford said she hopes the conference draws a mix of people to participate and “creates awareness and conversation.”

Herbert Ruffin II, associate professor and webmaster in the African American studies department, is one of the speakers for the panel “The Myth of Radicalism,” which is set

to take place on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Ruffin said he hopes the conference brings awareness so that some steps can be taken for SU to not be led “down a path like the University of Missouri,” which is currently experiencing widespread student protests in response to what protesters are calling a lack of action to racist incidents.

“Hopefully, whatever can come from these discussions can make Syracuse once again on the forefront of progressively dealing with race-based issues,” Ruffin said.

Two-hundred fifty tickets were made available for the event. Tickets are currently available for $5 for SU students and for $15 for non-SU students in the Schine Box Office.

Both Johnson and Ruffin said students should bring a notebook and a pen, for what Johnson said will be “a historical event” that is “probably never going to happen again.”

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Keith Kobland, media manager for SU, said in an email that the event will not have a major impact on any of the SU campus lots. There won’t be any changes in cost for parking for the event, he added.

The doors to Goldstein Auditorium inside the Schine Student Center will open at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday for those who have tickets. Tickets for the event, which were free of charge, sold out around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

The event is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m.

According to the vice president’s daily guidance, he is scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m Kobland said Schine will remain open

throughout the day on Thursday.

Warren said everyone entering Schine should expect a security screening from the time the building opens at 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Special events sergeant and the commander in charge of managing security for the event told Warren that specific security measures taken for the vice president’s visit could not be discussed with the public or the media.

The vice president will also discuss the public awareness campaign next week at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; Clemson University in South Carolina; and Morehouse College in Atlanta.

said. “There are interviews that can be conducted with employers to better understand how they pick their candidates, how they compare one candidate to another. This can help make the research more credible.”

Researcher Douglas Kruse of Rutgers University said the bigger purpose of the study has to do with policy.

“Matters of diversity should be better addressed in the political climate,” Kruse said.

“Further studies can help us understand how employers think. That can really affect policy and can help construct better, more effective policy to address these issues.”

Researchers said future studies on employment discrimination could include studies on disabled vs. non-disabled applicants in low-skill jobs, female applicants and different industries.

Only 34 percent of working-age people with disabilities were employed in 2013, as opposed to 74 percent without disabilities,

according to the study.

The study also referenced the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which stated that in 2015, the unemployment rate of people with disabilities is 12.5 percent as opposed to 5.9 percent for non-disabled people. This indicates “that their low employment is not simply due to lack of interest in finding a job,” according to the study.

Adya said she hopes the study will give everyone a clearer sense of discrimination against disabled job applicants, despite the laws that are in place. She added that there is a potential to be influenced by perceptions of disabled people, and that trained hiring managers may still discriminate without realizing it.

“This study shows it is a real phenomenon, and we need to have a discussion and prevent this type of discrimination from happening,” Adya said.

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biden the Department of Public Safety, in an email.

The southbound lane of the 800 block of University Ave. — near the Sheraton Hotel — between Waverly Avenue and Marshall Street will also be closed during this time, Warren said.

She added that during this time, hotel guests will be able to leave the parking garage on University Avenue traveling north.

Biden will be visiting SU on Thursday as part of a four-stop college tour to raise awareness about the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign to prevent sexual assault on college

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research for gender disparity.

In the cover letters, the fictitious individual interested in the job would discuss their disability. For these cover letters, the two disabilities the researchers referred to were Asperger’s Syndrome and spinal cord injury. The fictitious cover letters of the disabled applicants stated that they volunteered in charities aimed toward the aforementioned disabilities. Those who were not disabled simply mentioned volunteering for a different type of charity not affiliated with a disability.

This study is just the beginning of further research into employer bias, said Rutgers researcher Mason Ameri.

“We could look further into employer behavior and find out how they come to these decisions when considering applicants,” he

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TOY STORY University of Northern Florida students make toys adaptable to kids with ability impairments

Students at the University of Northern Florida work to make toys specifically for kids with ability impairments.

Electrical and mechanical engineering students usually take the course. courtesy of juan aceros

By Brigid Kennedy staff writer

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tudents and professors at the University of Northern Florida are making it a little bit easier for kids with disabilities to play.

The Adaptive Toy Project is a program aimed at creating accessible toys for the high number of ability-impaired children in northern Florida. Juan Aceros, a professor of electrical engineering at UNF, and Mary Lundy, an assistant professor of the doctorate physical therapy program at UNF, started the program last year.

Along with the project, Aceros said, the university offers a neurotechnology elective entitled “Assistive Technology and Accessibility,” in which about 40 students engineer and design the toy modifications.

“We noticed that there is a very big need in North Florida for adaptive toys,” Aceros said. “And we decided that the best way to reach a large number of these kids would be through a class.”

The poplar course, which is funded through grants, is a mixture of electrical engineering undergraduates, mechanical engineering undergraduates and both graduate and doctorate physical therapy students, Lundy said.

Together, these majors form cross-disciplinary teams and pool their knowledge to create the perfectly accessible toy for an individual child, she added.

Before any work is done, though, a physical therapist must meet with the child in need of the toy and determine the necessary modifications, said Ricardo Gerena, a senior electrical engineering major. Then, a student team gets to work on making those adaptations a reality.

For kids with ability impairments who can’t toggle switches, teams may remove the switch or move it to a new spot with increased accessibility, Lundy said. When adapting ride-on toys, the engineering and PT students deal more with replacing steering wheels with joysticks, or removing pedals.

“We may be able to move a switch to a specific location, we may remove a double switch, things like that,” Aceros said. “What we have done this semester is add a joystick, which allows the kid to control steering in a much better way. We’ve also adapted a microcontroller, which can ramp the speed and make the movement more smooth.”

Gerena, who has wanted to be a part of the project since its inception, cites his two little brothers — one with spina bifida and one with cerebral palsy — as his inspirations for getting involved.

“I felt a personal connection with it, which is why I decided to take the class,” he said. “And when we got to see the girl we were building the car for, it was like another level of understanding for what we were doing.”

Adapted toys are given to their new owners at the “gift event,” Gerena said.

When the child is done with or outgrows the toy, Lundy said the only thing the Adaptive Toy Project asks is that they return the toy so the university can place it in a lending library. From there, the toy is inspected, cleaned and made available for another child to play with.

Given the increased demand for adaptive toys, a lending library may not be needed for much longer, Aceros said. He added that he believes accessibility of play is the way of the future — it is a trend that is not going away. brkenned@syr.edu

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It’s hard to deny that Nickelodeon peaked in the ‘90s with shows that catered to the adventurers (“The Wild Thornberrys”), thrill-seekers (“Rocket Power”) and wordsmiths (“Hey Arnold”) inside of us. Now, as the viewers-turned-college students with these personalities, there’s just one nitty-gritty detail we all must overcome before we can be as great as the cartoon characters of the ‘90s: class registration. Seniors can begin to register for classes starting Nov. 12. Luckily, Nickelodeon launched The Splat, a nightly time slot from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. that shows reruns of 14 favorites from the decade. Before you get too distracted by this nostalgia, check out the classes some of your favorite Nick characters would register for next semester if they were college students at SU:

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REGGIE “ROCKET POWER” SOC 367: “Sociology of Sport” Whether she’s skateboarding or surfing, despite being the only girl, Reggie has no problem staying caught up with the Rocket Power gang. Of relevance to Reggie as the tomboy of the group, “Sociology of Sport” examines the roles gender and class play in sports. It also analyzes the relationships between sports, the media and business. The emphasis on media in this class would also be helpful to Reggie in covering big news about skateboarding and surfing for her magazine, “The Zine.”

HOM 473: “Women, Rap and Hip-Hop Feminism” Reggie rules Ocean Shores by either keeping up with or surpassing the boys both from her smarts to her athleticism. As the leading lady and arguably one of the more mature members of the group, HOM 473 would give Reggie a greater understanding of her girl power and its connection to music and society. This class discusses the work of women in hip hop and feminist critiques of music culture.

MAG 205: “An Introduction: Editorial, Ethics, and the Business of Magazines” Reggie is well known for her magazine, “The Zine.” Even though she’s starts “The Zine” as a preteen, Reggie isn’t too young to start out on her career, whether she’s an 11-year-old or a college student like you. Because “The Zine” is a super popular read among her friends, Reggie’s making progress toward her dream job. To hone down her vision further, Reggie should at least take SU’s introductory magazine class to learn the ins and outs of the industry. Students in MAG 205 write a lengthy paper on a specific magazine and have to interview an employee of the publication.

AST 104: “Stars, Galaxies and Universe” In “CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery,” the only TV movie that came out of the four-season show, Cat and Dog set out on a quest to search for their parents, who abandoned them at birth. With only a blanket, a pacifier and a slim number of memories, the two leave the town of Nearburg and in the three segments of the movie find their parents in another universe. In AST 104, students will learn the basics of the stars, galaxies and everything in between, so you know what you’re doing on a cross-galactic quest (or maybe just stargazing in the countryside).

PED 211: “Beginning Swimming” Like most members of the feline family, Cat hates swimming. But unlike real-world pets, Cat would go so far as selling his soul to ride a jet ski. For the times he falls off, however, this class could come in handy. Designed specifically for those with little to no swimming experience — or like Cat, a mild case of aquaphobia — this class teaches the basics of surviving in the water. And a stickler like Cat would like that the class goes at an individual’s own pace, because hey, water can be scary.

EFB 480: “Principles of Animal Behavior” There’s no doubt that cats and dogs are different, and the fusion of CatDog is the prime example of opposites having to work together. In this three-hour lecture, animal behavior is analyzed in the context of evolution and the basic biological elements of a cat and a dog. Bonus: It’s offered through the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and anyone can take it.

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WHO ARE YOU?

GEO 425: “South Africa”

Decide which 90s Nickelodeon cartoon character you are to discover which classes you should take in spring 2016.

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“ROCKET POWER” Show your inner tom boy by channeling Reggie with these classes on feminism, sports and magazines.

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GERALD

“HEY ARNOLD!” These Gerald inspired classes will make you a better storyteller, athlete and maybe even the next best president.

“CATDOG”

Whether you’re a goofball like Dog or a stickler like Cat. Check out the classes that cater to CatDog’s split personalities.

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Stir up some mischief and let your inner devil-child free by taking classes about the youngster you used to be.

These classes will help you discover your inner explorer and will give you a deeper understanding of your chosen destinations.

GERALD “HEY ARNOLD!” ETS 303: “Reading and Writing Fiction” Arnold’s best friend knows how to tell a story and specializes in his fictitious urban legends many of the series’ most popular episodes are based around. From the Stoop Kid to the Ghost Bride, the tall-haired kid wove intense details into a master narrative. Learn to tell a story just as intense by taking professor Sarah Harwell’s course next semester. Harwell said students in the class read great works of literature and then write stories modeled off of them. “You can learn writing through the greats: James Joyce, George Saunders and (Anton) Chekov.” Learn to tell a tall tale like Gerald and you could be on TV one day too.

PED 200: “Indoor Cycling – Beginner” From his red basketball shirt to his skills on the court, Gerald exudes athleticism. But Gerald had a secret: he couldn’t ride a bike. That is, until his football-headed best friend taught him how in an episode titled “Gerald’s Secret.” Fine-tune those cycling skills by taking this one-credit class. This physical education credit will keep you active on a bike during the cold Syracuse winter when it’s easier than ever to blow off going to the gym. Take this class and be “a bold kid.”

PSC 329: “The Modern American Presidency” Gerald was known as one of the coolest kids in school, so it’s no wonder his peers elected him class president. Cross-listed in history and political science, this three-credit class looks at the past and future of the nation’s most powerful office. Professor Margaret Thompson, who will be teaching the course next semester, said the class will analyze the upcoming presidential primaries and look at what factors created the modern president. “When people ask me what we should look for in a president, my current best answer is somebody that can deal with the unexpected,” Thompson said. Based on Gerald’s countless adventures, shouts of “Gerald 2016” may begin to ring across campus.

Eliza Thornberry received her secret power to speak to animals from a shaman in Africa. Unfortunately, this class won’t give you the power to talk to your cat, but it will teach you about the history and politics of South Africa and Namibia. Professor John Western said students tend to learn two major lessons from the class. For one, they learn about the terrible past of what Western calls the most beautiful place he’s ever seen. They also get a new perspective on the United States, which he said is quite similar to South Africa.

LIT/JSP/REL 235: “Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages” Eliza was a well-seasoned traveler after trotting around the globe with her family and famous dad, Nigel. With this class, you can travel vicariously through the writings of travelers and explorers from the past. Students also write their own travel narratives, which professor Ken Frieden said become much more sophisticated as the class progresses. Although students are not able to explore quite like Eliza, Frieden said, “A good travel narrative almost substitutes for travel.”

HST 122: “Global History from 1750 to Present” During “The Wild Thornberrys,” Eliza was only 11 years old, a little too young to know much about the history of the places she traveled to. Now as college students, however, you both have the power to learn about the issues of the modern world with this class. This begins with understanding the complex relationships between different regions of the world and the processes that made them more integrated. After you take this class, you will be able to globe trot like Eliza with a deeper appreciation for the history of your destinations.

ANGELICA “RUGRATS” PSY 335: “Psychology of Childhood” Growing up with jealousy problems, a disposition to bully her cousins and difficulty making friends, Angelica has some social and emotional issues of her own that she needs to reflect on as she grows up. To address her seriously problematic character flaws, she needs to dive into what PSY 335 teaches — the intellectual, social and emotional development of children. If you’re a parent, babysitter or an older sibling/cousin/aunt/ uncle with an Angelica wreaking havoc in your life, get inside the headspace of the punk to outsmart them before they pull a fast one on you.

CFS 331: “Play, Childhood Development and Early Education” For Angelica to get a leg up in her rivalry with Tommy Pickles and the others, she needs to be a step ahead in her thinking by learning as much as she can about them. Even though Angelica competes with and picks on Tommy and the crew, playing together is essential for their growth, development and the shaping of their personalities. Every episode, through their trials and tribulations, they learn an important lesson. CFS 331 shows the importance of playing for children’s development from infancy through early school age. This class is great for anyone considering a career in early education.

SOC/WGS 355: “Sociology of Health and Illness” One of Angelica’s smoothest manipulative ploys is faking sick.

In Season 3, Episode 7 of “Rugrats,” “When Wishes Come True / Angelica Breaks a Leg,” Angelica tricks the adults into thinking that her leg is broken so that she gets to sit in bed all day and use the buzzer to get waited on. To more realistically continue these master plans without getting caught again, Angelica needs to educate herself on the roles of illness in society. This class covers the conceptions of illnesses, the institutional/organizational aspects of health in society and the social elements of health.

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Football fans, game attendance differ greatly across the pond

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arly in the semester, a British family friend asked if I had been to a football (read: soccer) game in England yet. I replied that I had attended the England-Switzerland national game on Sept. 8. Yes, I had been to a football game.

“No,” he replied, “have you been to a real football game?”

He was referring to a Premier League game and proceeded to offer me tickets to see Manchester United play at its home stadium, Old Trafford, one of the most famous soccer stadiums in the world.

Now, I’ve been to three football games in England — one national, one Premier League and one NFL game at Wembley Stadium. Each was distinct from the other two, and all three were barely comparable to my American sports experiences.

The match between national teams intrigued me. Although the game meant nothing for England’s European Cup qualifying, it was an opportunity for striker Wayne Rooney to break his country’s all-time goal scoring record. On the Swiss side, a win would help its qualifying prospects immensely.

For that reason alone, I wasn’t surprised to see the small contingent of Swiss fans outcheer the Brits for most of the game, but the general apathy of the English fans was unexpected. Known for their “hooliganism” at soccer matches, I expected a rowdy experience.

But the fans around me didn’t seem to care very much. Every bad play was met with a resigned groan from the crowd. In Manchester, chants from United fans echoed through the stadium from the opening whistle. This is what I expected from British soccer — my friend was right, and this was my first real football game.

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COMING BACK WITH AN ACCENT United faced a much weaker West Bromwich Albion squad and dominated possession in the first half but was unable to score. The fans chorused, “Shoot!” whenever a player received the ball in space within striking distance, but all shots were off target.

Despite the differences in fandom for United and the English national team, there was no doubting the fans commitment to their side. At Old Trafford, a small section for West Brom fans was surrounded with neon-jacketed security guards in an effort to preempt fights.

When I got to Wembley Stadium for an American football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, I wasn’t surprised to see (presumably British) fans wearing jerseys from all 32 teams.

Once inside, I found Chiefs flags placed on every seat as the “home” team for the day.

During the game, with the Chiefs dominating, In all three respects, the intensity of the fans was, to me, stronger than the typical American fans. United fans took every miss personally while English fans at the international match seemed to think it was their right to a victory that day.

The NFL fans displayed a passion for the sport, if not a specific team, that isn’t seen in America, or Syracuse.

Jack Rose is a junior broadcast and digital journalism major. You can email him at jlrose@syr.edu .

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MUCH ADO ABOUT PUPPETS Shakespeare Improv Weekend to kick off with puppeteering performances, documentary

By Sam Gozinksy staff writer

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hakespeare’s works have been performed millions of times by actors across the world. This weekend, the Bard’s characters will take the stage in a different form — as puppets.

The Shakespeare Improv Weekend, a threeday celebration showcasing the improvisation abilities of human actors and puppeteers in Shakespeare-themed performances, will kick off Nov. 13. Syracuse Shakespeare Festival, the entertainment company responsible for events such as Shakespeare in the Park, is hosting the event in the Central New York Community Foundation’s ballroom.

The weekend will feature performances by a “human” improv team from the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival and a “puppet” team from Open Hand Theater, a Syracuse-based puppet entertainment company.

These are not typical puppets, either. Caitlyn Friedberg, an Open Hand Theater employee who is in charge of contracting and runs programs for children, spoke about how Open Hand Theater makes use of an unconventional type of puppet called a “me puppet.”

“The body of the puppet hangs from your neck and your head is the puppet so you are puppeteering this body but you are actually the head and the personality of this puppet,” Friedberg said.

These puppets will be present in this weekend’s Shakespeare Improv performances and “games.”

The “games” that the performers and audience will be participating in offer a very different performance compared to the typical Shakespeare play. The performers won’t be directly acting out any of Shakespeare’s works, but they will be using some character names and themes from Shakespeare’s plays, off of which the performers will improvise their performance.

Friday night’s festivities will start at 7:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres for audience members and a cash bar for wine and beer. After a half hour, a member of the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival’s production board will lead a reading of the “Shakespeare Mystery,” a PBS documentary.

After, puppets and people alike will grace the stage to engage in three improv “games,” that the audience is encouraged to participate in.

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audience an opportunity to get cozy with their Muppet-esque entertainers, as audience participation is strongly encouraged during all three performances.

Open Hand Theater uses such games frequently in its various camps and programs that it hosts to help develop young actors.

Peter Fekete, a Syracuse native and the artistic coordinator for Open Hand Theater, said he believes that one of the most practical uses of improv games is in helping develop a character or helping an actor get more into their role.

“Usually what helps with special improv games is it helps when finding somebody. So, walking across the stage as not yourself, so as a teacher or a professor, you may be stiff, or as an old person, you may be slow,” Fekete said.

“Another game that I use a lot is the party game and they think of their character coming into a party and they talk and walk along like their character and the host tries to figure out who they are.”

Fekete said he believes that the show’s heavy reliance on improv is going to provide

a distinct opportunity for the audience to see something performed in a way that it will never be performed again.

“There’s puppetry and you don’t have a script with improv; it all comes together.

There’s no real practice, it’s kind of whatever comes out at that time,” Fekete said. “That’s a great thing in a way because you know that’s never going to happen that way, whatever comes out. I’m hoping people are entertained and they like it.” slgozins@syr.edu

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By Brandon Fitzpatrick contributing writer

For Mickey Burke, the first year of his collegiate running career couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. Doctors found a bone tumor in his femur that cost Burke his freshman season. He redshirted as a result of the tumor.

The tumor was a cause for serious concern when it was first discovered. Burke was heading into his doctor’s appointment expecting to be diagnosed with a stress fracture, and was shocked to find out about the tumor.

There was even some initial thought among the doctors that Burke might not be able to run competitively again.

Chris Fox, SU’s cross country head coach, said he believed that the tumor was exposed because of Burke’s running, but that it wasn’t actually caused by the intensity of running.

“In my perspective, I didn’t think there was a doubt (to run again),” Burke said, “but I saw a couple of specialists and surgeons who said I might not ever be able to run again, especially at this level.”

Burke credits his family and Fox keeping him upbeat and positive through the difficult time. Fox also cites that not having surgery was a big factor in helping to keep Burke from getting frustrated. And since Burke has returned to action, he progressed in his second season with the Orange, finishing twice in the top 20 as the season marches on toward its final stretch.

“We were really iffy when they were talking about surgery,” Fox said. “… They were

going to have to go in and put a metal in and do all kinds of things that maybe he could run and maybe he couldn’t. We didn’t know.

Fortunately he could.”

Once Burke received the news about not having to get surgery, he began rehabbing.

Burke stretched and ran often, paying close attention to the maintenance of his femur. He tried to slowly return to health so everything could be normal again.

Now, Burke is finally healthy and ready to compete for a spot in the top seven for Syracuse next season.

“We knew he was a pretty talented runner coming out of high school,” assistant coach Adam Smith said. “… We’re counting on Mickey to be a big part of the team.”

Smith has noticed a substantial improvement from Burke over the last year. He praised Burke’s toughness and talent when talking about what makes him a great candidate for the top seven.

Now that the injury is behind him, Burke has gained traction with his own running as Syracuse heads into the second stage of the postseason. And though Burke didn’t run at the Atlantic Coast Conference championships, he’s satisfied with being healthy and possibly a part of history.

“My personal goals are what the team goals are really, striving for that national title,” Burke said. “You know, really bond as a team, and create history that hasn’t been created before.” bfitzpat@syr.edu

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Matthew Moyer signs NLI to join Syracuse’s Class of 2016

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

Matthew Moyer signed his National Letter of Intent Wednesday, making him Syracuse’s first Class of 2016 signee.

Moyer committed to SU on Aug. 8, 2014.

He stands 6 feet, 8 inches and 205 pounds, per ESPN, and had offers from the likes of Wisconsin, Florida and Butler. Moyer never swayed from his verbal pledge to Jim Boeheim and the Orange despite the NCAA sanctions looming over the program.

He signed his NLI at South Kent (Connecticut) School, the prep school he transferred to for his senior season. Previously, Moyer attended Lincoln High School in his home state of Ohio.

At Syracuse’s annual media day, Moyer stood in Boeheim’s office with the head coach, observing over the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center court. He later used the caption “Me and coach be plotting” in response to the moment.

Moyer also played in the Mary Kline Classic over the summer along with former

SU signee Moustapha Diagne, who is now playing junior college basketball in Florida.

Moyer was ranked the No. 85 player in the Class of 2016 and the 14th-best player at his position by ESPN. He’ll join a big man group at Syracuse that could include Dajuan Coleman, Paschal Chukwu, Chinonso Obokoh, Tyler Roberson and Tyler Lydon next year. Chukwu will also be in his first year on the court with SU after transferring from Providence and sitting out this coming season due to NCAA rules.

Moyer has been vocal in trying to get other top prospects to join him at Syracuse. The Orange couldn’t be as flexible with doling out scholarships because of the NCAA sanctions, but SU was able to reel in Class of 2016 fivestar prospect Tyus Battle after he decommitted from Michigan.

Syracuse.com reported that Battle will sign his letter of intent next week at his signing party, completing the group of two Syracuse will bring in next season.

The Orange opens its regular season on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome against Lehigh. mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

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jecko Growing up without youth field hockey programs in her area, the Clinton, New York native split time in soccer nets with her twin sister Vanessa. As an eighth grader moving into high school, Jecko realized that only one Jecko could play goalie. When the middle school field hockey coach asked her to play, it provided a solution.

Jecko would still practice with her sister. The pair designated goals with cones set up across from each other and would shoot a mini soccer ball back and forth, taking turns making saves.

what a save Jess Jecko save percentage from 2012-2015:

2012

.600

2013

.723

2014

.702

2015

.754

She worried if field hockey had been the wrong choice. The high school team she played on was terrible. But Meghan Kempeny, her high school coach, saw glimpses of what could be and dedicated time before and after practice to send extra shots Jecko’s way.

Talented field hockey players join club or future’s teams before college to enhance their skills and continue training in the offseason. The nearest team that wanted Jecko was stationed six hours from her home, an unreasonable distance. And when other field hockey stars around the country began getting recruited, Jecko fell at a distinct disadvantage.

Then-Syracuse assistant coach Lynn Farquhar noticed Jecko — a regular at SU field hockey clinics and camps — and invited her during her junior year to play in a tournament. Jecko was placed on “Team 44,” comprised of Syracuse recruits. The pieces began to fall into place.

During one of the countless Sunday clinics hosted by SU, Bradley pulled Jecko into one of the corners of Manley Field House. The two talked about general goalkeeper duties and expectations before Bradley set up a goal, directed Jecko between the posts and fired shots on her faster and harder than Jim Jecko had ever seen.

JESS JECKO grew up as a Syracuse fan, attending games all throughout high school. Ange Bradley took a chance on her, and now, as a senior, she’s gone from being a big fan to one of the team’s best players.

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The session ended with the Jeckos puzzled and Bradley’s interest piqued. Jecko had stopped more than a good deal of shots and impressed everyone, even herself.

Utica College and SUNY Oneonta offered but Syracuse stood alone. Eventually James Madison offered. Still, Jecko was hooked on the Orange.

Sitting in Syracuse SummerStart classes, Jecko felt in awe seeing basketball players Jerami Grant and Brittney Sykes surrounding her. Walking around campus she’d wave to athletes. Bradley said she was more of a fan at times freshman year than a player.

Jim Jecko said there were times during her freshman year that his daughter sometimes thought about her lack of experience and questioned whether she could play at the high level.

The first season became a “blur,” according to

Jecko, and she spent her time on the sideline.

But with that offseason came the graduation of starter Leann Stiver and an opening for Jecko. She recommitted herself to training.

“To see someone who’s lost 50 pounds since she started here and finished here, it’s life changing and a transformation,” Bradley said.

“She’s really special.”

A failed conditioning test in the spring of her freshman year jumpstarted Jecko to get in shape and she began to take field hockey more seriously. Now as a senior she provides her defense with charted shooting tendencies and notes on each opponent. After falling behind 1-0 to Connecticut in the 2014 national championship, Jecko began her preparation and scouting as early as December.

This summer, Michele Jecko left her daughter

a list labeled “things needed for senior year” intending to pick up school supplies. Jecko interpreted the list loosely, penciling in “national championship” right above “shampoo.”

Against North Carolina on Sunday, Jecko dove to the ground to clear a shot, but the ball squirted away and UNC was able to convert in overtime. As heartbreaking as that goal was — giving SU its only loss — it didn’t change the course of Syracuse’s season. The Orange is still seeded No. 1. The road to the final four still goes through Coyne Stadium.

It’s a position that Jecko has helped put her team in. She used to be the fan waving to coaches and star athletes. Now, she’s the star.

“As a senior it hits you,” Jecko said. “…This is it — everything I’ve trained for.”

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to score the second goal and put teams away bumped its lead to two on Polk’s team-leading ninth goal of the year.

SU forward Chris Nanco charged up the left side and fired a low shot from just outside the 18-yard box. Clemson goalie Andrew Tarbell made a diving save and a defender tried to clear the ball, but it ricocheted off Noah Rhynhart to Polk, standing alone in the middle of the box.

Syracuse never let off the gas on both sides of the ball. Out of Clemson’s 15 shots and seven corners, Hilpert only had to make one save in the shutout.

Coming into the tournament, SU was winless against ranked opponents, but now has beaten two in a row. It’ll have a shot for three and a trophy on Sunday.

“For us to be in the ACC final four for the last two years was special,” McIntyre said.

“Something we’ve never done is get to the championship game.”

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BEN POLK scored two goals for Syracuse as the Orange defeated No. 2-ranked Clemson on Wednesday to advance to the ACC final at Notre Dame. chase guttman asst. photo editor

had certainly in recent years.”

Less than a minute after the first goal, Clemson had its best chance of the night. SU goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert charged at Tigers forward Diego Campos, who poked the ball past the diving goalie. But Cross slid in front of the net to knock the ball away.

In the first half, Clemson fired eight shots toward the net, but forced Hilpert to make only one save — a mishit shot by Kyle Murphy fluttered to Hilpert.

The Orange generated only three shots, but multiple chances, including Polk’s highlight-reel goal.

“We did a good job of trying to limit their chances down the stretch,” McIntyre said. “We had to weather some pressure, but I thought we did an outstanding job collectively.”

Just 12 minutes into the second half, a Syracuse team that has constantly struggled

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Clemsoning SU head coach Scott Shafer will address the media in person for the last time before the Orange faces No. 1 Clemson.

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SU beats CU 2-0 in ACC semis Syracuse advances to play Notre Dame in the ACC finals on Sunday

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Ben Polk settled an approximately 35-yard pass from Louis Cross with his back to the net, boxing out Tigers defender Patrick Bunk-Andersen. He spun right and curved a left-footed shot from just beyond the penalty area off the left post and in.

Polk jogged to the SU sideline to celebrate, forming a bowl with one hand and pretending to eat out of it with the other as a smile stretched across his face. “(It was) a special strike,” Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre said.

“A moment of individual brilliance.”

JESS JECKO has allowed an average of 0.94 goals per game this season. The senior goalkeeper has anchored a Syracuse defense that allowed 17 goals this entire season. No. 1 seed Syracuse faces UMass on Saturday in the NCAA tournament.

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Jecko’s field hockey career comes full-circle from SU fan to star keeper

By Liam Sullivan staff writer

T

he Jeckos were rabid Syracuse fans and traveled the hour from their home to watch the Orange play. Syracuse players often remained on the field at J.S. Coyne Stadium to sign autographs for fans. Jess Jecko, then a high schooler, was a mainstay among them — lean-

ing over the handrail of the bleachers to say hi to head coach Ange Bradley.

Jecko played the sport in high school, and she viewed Syracuse’s players as her heroes. Playing field hockey at her dream school was just that — a dream.

“I was such a pest after every game,” Jecko said. “Ange probably didn’t even know who I was but I loved talking to her. Actually, she definitely

knew — I was the annoying fangirl.”

It became a reality for Jecko, who caught the eye of Bradley. Now her idols have become her teammates, and Jecko is leading No. 1 seed Syracuse (17-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast) from the cage as the Orange begin its quest for a national championship Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

Jecko has largely contributed to a 0.94 goals allowed per game average

— fourth fewest in the country.

A lot of SU’s success is credited to Jecko — a player that wouldn’t even be in Division I had Bradley not taken a chance on her.

“It’s been a life-changer for her to grow from that girl,” Jecko’s father, Jim Jecko, said of his daughter learning from Bradley, “to one of the best goalies in the country.” see jecko page 14

football

Clemson head coach commends SU’s Scott Shafer

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

Dabo Swinney doesn’t doubt that Scott Shafer is the head coach that can build Syracuse’s football program back to the prestigious status it once had.

“To me, the measure of a coach is … how do your guys play?” Swinney, Clemson’s head coach, said Wednesday on the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches’ teleconference. “… And that’s the one thing I told our team

that I’m so impressed with when I watch the tape is that these guys, they are physical, they play hard, their effort is tremendous, they flatout get after you.”

Swinney, whose No. 1 Tigers (9-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) will visit the Carrier Dome to take on Shafer’s Syracuse (3-6, 1-4) team on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., said it’s unfortunate that so much pressure is put on SU’s head coach. The Orange is riding a six-game losing streak, its longest since 2005, and has been

outscored by Clemson 65-20 in two losses the last two years.

Swinney highlighted several injuries and Syracuse’s youth as reasons why SU’s season hasn’t gone well.

During its current losing streak, Syracuse has been outscored 64-38 in the fourth quarter. But while scouting, Swinney said the Orange hasn’t given up in games and isn’t “worried about a scoreboard.”

“There’s nothing on the tape that says these guys have three wins,” Swinney said. “All you do is just

watch them play.”

Last season, SU lost by a score of 16-6, allowing its third-fewest points in a game all year. Swinney said Shafer is a “heck of a coach” and the types of things Syracuse does defensively can cause problems for opposing offenses.

“You can tell by how the guys play that the message is resonating that these guys believe in what they’re doing,” Swinney said. “To me, that’s how I look at it, the job of a coach.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

For this group that is still learning and growing, this was a magnificent result. It wasn’t a lucky game.

Ian McIntyre

su head coach

Polk was eating up the Clemson defense. He scored two goals, took five shots and helped No. 13 SU (125-3, 3-4-1 Atlantic Coast) shock the No. 2 Tigers (15-2-2, 6-1-1), 2-0, to advance to the ACC tournament championship game at No. 7 Notre Dame on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The seventh-seeded Orange beat second-seeded North Carolina in penalty kicks on Sunday and third-seeded Clemson on Wednesday — in what McIntyre called the “best performance of the year” — to avenge two games it blew during the regular season.

Now, one game stands between the Syracuse and its first ACC title.

“For this group that is still learning and growing, this was a magnificent result,” McIntyre said. “It wasn’t a lucky game. …

This is one of the best nights we’ve see clemson page 14