Nov. 15, 2022

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C • Skate softly

S • Small but mighty

Veo will continue to offer its electric scooter and bike rideshare options throughout the winter in Syracuse as weather conditions permit.

N • Snow-mobile Page 3

Passionate about both design and skateboarding, Syracuse local Justin Keskin combined his interests to create Wool and the subsequent Ramchadel video. Page 6

Kevon Darton was overlooked because of lack of size. But his skills helped him turn into a starter for SU this year. Page 16

Fractured legacy

election 2022 Brandon Williams wins NY-22

By Luisana Oritz asst. copy editor

Republican Brandon Williams defeated Democratic opponent Francis Conole for New York’s 22nd District, NBC News called late Monday night.

Steve Kornacki, a national political correspondent for the network, announced the call on Twitter. A little under a week since Election Day, Demo crats control 206 seats in the House of Representatives while Republicans now hold 214.

According to The New York Times, Williams has a lead of just over 4,000 votes with over 95% of the vote counted as Nov. 14 at 11:00 p.m.

Story by Luisana Oritz asst. copy editor

Graphic by Megan Thompson digital design director

s a former Rust Belt city, Syracuse has about 1,800 vacant properties. But the imbalance in their distribution traces back to a highway built during the 1960s down the middle of the city: Interstate 81.

“It creates a physical and mental barrier to cross

Williams declared vic tory on Wednesday, telling his election night crowd “we’re going to Washington, D.C.,” CNY Central reported. Later that morning, he changed his Twitter account’s biography to read “Congressman-elect for NY-22.”

While Conole won the dis trict’s largest county, Onondaga County, Williams carried Onei da, Madison and Oswego Coun ties by double digit margins.

Shortly after NBC News called the election, the Associ ated Press declared Williams the winner.

Williams, who campaigned around being “a patriot, not a politician,” said he supports stricter mandatory sentences for see ny-22

Much of Syracuse’s blighted properties are concentrated west of I-81

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NEWS

“It’s not because they don’t want to live there, they just can’t afford it any longer,” Latoya Allen, Common Councilor Page 1

CULTURE

“My idea is just to try and not be different without a purpose, but try and make something that stands out a little bit on its own, but also on its own merit,” - Justin Keskin, skateboarder and creator of Wool Page 6

OPINION

“It’s difficult for me to understand how one shooting alone does not make all citizens in the U.S. want change.” - Jean Aiello, columnist Page 9

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COMING UP

Noteworthy events this week.

WHAT: HPV Vaccine Clinic

WHAT: Ask A: Grad Student - The Panel Discussion

WHEN: November 15, 2022 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Schine Student Center, 228B

WHEN: November 15, 2022 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Barnes Center at The Arch, Health Care WHAT: 2022 Toner Lecture WHEN: November 15, 2022 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Newhouse 3, Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium

Veo to continue rideshares into wintertime

on campus Barnes to host HPV vaccine clinic

By Kyle Chouinard news editor

Every year, around 13 million Americans, or 4% of the entire U.S. population, contract HPV.

“Nationally we see that … HPV (is) the most common STI,” said Shan non Hefti, the assistant director for health education and outreach at Syracuse University’s The Barnes Center at The Arch. “The reason for that is because there are so many strands. There are over 40 strains that are sexually trasmitted.”

Noel Brewer, a distinguished professor in public health at the University of North Carolina, said that HPV vaccination rates in the United States are below the national goals for all ages. But 39.9% of 18-26 year olds were vac cinated in 2018. SU will hold an HPV vaccine clinic on Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Barnes Center, though the univer sity does not mandate the vaccine.

By Lilli Iannella enterprise editor

Though Syracuse saw its first snowfall of this year’s fall and winter seasons Sunday, the city will continue to host electric scooters and bikes from the Veo rideshare company as long as ridership and winter conditions allow them to operate.

Syracuse partnered with Veo, a rideshare program for e-scooters and e-bikes, last year to provide affordable and sustainable trans

portation in the city. Though the company added 350 new vehicles in the city, the company will con sider temporarily shutting down operations in the city if ridership doesn’t offset potential weatherrelated damage to Veo’s fleet dur ing the winter months, said Paul Colabufo, Veo’s Syracuse opera tions manager.

We’re all Syracuse residents. We know what the winter is like,” Colabufo said in a Pub lic Works Committee meeting. “There are plenty of days when

it’s 30, 40 degrees where if you have a hat, gloves and a coat on, it’s not so bad.”

The city’s winters have become less intense in recent years. Syracuse faced 24 days below 32°F in 2020, and 36 days reached the same mark in 2021, according to the National Cen ters for Environmental Infor mation. Over the course of the past three decades, the total number of days below freezing point per year has dropped.

In 2020 and 2021, the NCEI

reported that Syracuse saw twothirds the amount of snowfall in 2019. That number drops to under half the amount of snow the city experienced in 2018.

Patrick Chambers, a Syracuse University sophomore, said his first time riding a Veo scooter was in March, when average low temperatures were around 35°F, according to the Central New York weather tracker.

“Although it was frigid, if you’re on the Veo, you’re in the

SU, Micron collaborate for workforce training

By Claire Samstag contributing writer

A Future-Ready Workforce Innovation Consortium will be one of the first partnerships between Syracuse University and Micron, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced in October.

Through the program, the Col lege of Professional Studies will

provide training and education — including collaborations with Micron — for students to prepare them for entering the workforce.

The university still has no con crete plans for whether it will run out of SU or the facility or when it would begin, according to a state ment from SU.

The partnership, which will include several academic courses

and skills training, aims to even tually branch out to areas beyond the SU community, allowing regional community college stu dents as well as veteran-serving programs to participate, the uni versity statement said.

“There’s a lot of opportunity to take what is being taught in various courses, and repurpos ing them in either non-credit

form or in some sort of differ ent format,” said Dr. Arthur Thomas, executive director of the office of professional accel erated microcredentials in the college. “That allows people from the community to access these skills and knowledge from all these different areas.”

The training will prepare stu

Students can sign up for the clin ic through SU’s patient portal, Hefti said. When signing up, students will indicate if they have started their HPV vaccine series.

“If they have not started the series, they will get their first shot in the series and that’s essentially what (the event) is,” Hefti said. “The provider would (then) pro vide them education surrounding the HPV vaccine.”

The vaccines protect against the sexually transmitted virus which, in addition to causing warts on both peoples’ genitals and hands, can lead to certain cancers, according to the Mayo Clinic. About 10% of cervi cal HPV cases will lead to a longlasting infection that may become cancerous, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SU Graduate School Dean Peter Vanable, who has published research regarding HPV, wrote in an email to The Daily Orange that it’s “wonder ful” that the Barnes Center is hosting a pop-up HPV vaccine clinic.

“College students still can benefit from the vaccine series,” he contin ued. “Those (who) have not been vaccinated yet really (should) give it

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SA commemorates UVA students killed Sunday night

By Kendall Luther contributing writer

Syracuse University’s Student Association created a resolution at Monday’s meeting com memorating those killed in Sunday night’s shooting at the University of Virginia.

Around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a UVA stu dent shot and killed three students travel ing back to campus from a university field trip. Two other students were injured. The students who died were football players at the university — D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler. Police identified the gunman as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former member of the team, and later took him into custody.

“The University of Virginia is also in the ACC with Syracuse University, and it’s sense less and tragic regardless of where it is,” SA

i-81

ing the highway that reinforces segrega tion,” said Austin Zwick, assistant director for the policy studies program in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

According to property data from Open Data Syracuse, both sides of the highway have properties the city has deemed unfit for human living. Issues with plumbing, a lack of heat and backed up sewers can all fall under this category, according to the website’s entries. Currently, there are 96 properties west of I-81 out of 14,408 parcels of land that the city lists as “unfit”. The east side of the viaduct has 13 “unfit” properties out of 6,801 parcels of land.

While there are 6.7 unfit properties per 1,000 parcels on the west side of the highway, there are just 1.9 unfit properties per 1,000 parcels east of the viaduct.

In the mid-twentieth century, people emi grated to the increasingly-industrial western area to settle for work, Zwick said. Zwick referred to these concentrations of vacant properties as representative of a “legacy” of deindustrialization in the region. After Syra cuse’s population peaked between the 1950s and 60s, the city experienced significant dein dustrialization.

“There will be a lot of homes built relatively quickly of relatively poor quality during those decades,” Zwick said. “You had this heavily concentrated area of relatively shabbily built homes in order to be able to work in those factories.”

As the city’s housing stock has developed, disparities between the areas directly east and west of I-81 have increased.

Between the two areas, there are currently 41,365 code violations, around 35,000 of which are on the western side of I-81, accord ing to the city’s open data website. Code viola tions can include issues with the upkeep of land as well as land that’s been left vacant, according to the data.

The rate of code violations per parcel of

President David Bruen said.

SA also said that it will be conducting a food safety tour of the university’s Commissary building to understand how food in dining halls is prepared.

The Commissary building, located near South Campus, houses SU’s Food Services administrative offices, bakeshop, produc tion kitchen and cook-chill facilities, cater ing kitchen, vending operations and ware house operations, according to the Com missary’s website. The tour is in response to anonymous student reports about discover ies of mold on dining hall food submitted to the “No Problem Too Small’’ online form.

“This is just a learning experience for us to understand what the process is for mak ing the food and the food safety regulations that go into it,” Speaker of the Assembly Will Treloar said. “This way we can see every

step of the process, so when we do get student complaints, we can explain that to them as best we can.”

SA will conduct the tour with the Food Safety System Certification organization, which works to implement food safety and social management systems for various organizations, according to its website.

Treloar said he hopes the Commissary trip will increase SA’s advocacy efforts and ability to better communicate with students about their concerns.

“When we understand the process, we’re able to make more informed decisions about it, and when we are able to make more informed decisions, we are better advo cates,” Treloar said.

Other business:

• SA is currently negotiating contracts

with Food Services to provide free food and beverages for students in the Schine Student Center on Dec. 12 and 14

• SA is conducting a clothing drive benefit ing the Center for Community Alterna tives until Dec. 2. Students and faculty can donate through clothing bins in the Student Engagement office, behind the information desk at Schine and each residence hall.

• SA approved six nominations during Monday’s meeting — Tanner Boshart as deputy chief justice, Sierra Huff as associate justice, Sanjeev Uppaluri as vice president of academic affairs and Mackenzie Johnson and Cruz Thapa as First Year Seminar advisory board members.

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land is proportionally over 2.6 times higher on the west side of I-81 compared to the rate on the eastern side of the highway, which includes Syracuse University. Residents can still live in properties marked with code violations.

Latoya Allen, common councilor for Syra cuse’s 4th district and the chairperson of the Neighborhood Preservation Committee, said many Syracuse residents can’t afford to main tain their houses after they retire and end up leaving their properties because they’re on fixed, reduced incomes.

“It’s not because they don’t want to live there — they just can’t afford it any longer,” Allen said.

The Greater Syracuse Land Bank works to buy the abandoned properties in some of these locations. Katelyn Wright, the Land Bank’s executive director, said the majority of proper ties the organization owns are concentrated in the west and south sides of the city. She said the Land Bank demolishes about 30% of its seized properties and salvages the majority to resell with real estate agents.

A staff specialist within the organization attends neighborhood meetings to gather information about which vacant properties residents are most concerned about and the actions they feel are needed, Wright said.

“We are always open to feedback from neighbors,” she said.

A proposed I-81 community grid would remove the viaduct and disperse traffic to local north-south and east-west street lev els. The current community grid plan would also demolish the entirety of Pioneer Homes. According to syracuse.com, 4,000 people live in the development’s 1,000 units.

The Syracuse Party for Socialism and Liberation, a local activist group, wrote on Instagram that the highway’s demolition may “jeopardize the health and safety of workers and nearby residents,” such as those living in Pioneer Homes.

The project’s demolition is currently paused. On Thursday, a state supreme court judge ordered the state’s department of trans portation to stop work at the request of the group Renew 81 For All, which cited the proj

ect’s impact on the area’s air quality.

Professor Sevgi Erdoğan, an associate pro fessor at SU’s School of Information Studies who specializes in transportation systems analysis, said that though cities other than Syracuses are working to remove highways and remedy their negative impacts, those impacts are “irreversible” to begin with.

“You cannot think (of) transportation separate and land use separate or urban devel opment separate, because they are intercon nected,” she said. “Transportation is a driving demand. It’s not happening for its own sake.”

But Zwick said the plan may allow residents to move more freely between areas the high

way previously cut off from one another and open up new land for use.

Removing the viaduct altogether wouldn’t necessarily solve the disconnect between liv ing conditions, Zwick said. Instead, he said, new issues such as gentrification may arise.

“It’s a complicated issue,” Zwick said. “Will that help get rid of the vacant houses? Yeah, probably. Will everyone be better off for it? That’s much more difficult to answer.”

Asst. Digital Editor Alice Liu and News Editor Kyle Chouinard contributed reporting to this article.

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violent crime and Democratic initiatives for mandating background checks for gun purchases and opposes cashless bail.

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veo

cold air for a shorter amount of time,” Cham bers said.

With snow blocking grassy areas where e-scooters and e-bikes are usually placed after use, Colabufo said users will need to park in its over 40 recommended parking zones across the city.

In Syracuse, the service allows users to

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micron

dents specifically for the advancedmanufacturing industry through lessons on semiconductor production, including topics such as information technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The consortium may also delve into careers such as marketing,

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vaccines

serious consideration.”

According to the CDC, the ideal age to get the first vaccination is 11 or 12 years old. But Hefti said this can create some problems for college students.

HPV infection is so highly prevalent that the most sensible approach to protecting oneself against consequences of HPV infection (is) getting the HPV vaccine series.

Peter Vanable su graduate school dean

“Most students don’t know whether or not they have received the vaccine,” Hefit said. “So a lot of it comes down to educa tion and awareness about talking with their parents, talking with their doctors.”

Because most people first get the vaccine at a young age, the medical decision falls more on the child’s guardian and doctors.

The HPV vaccine, which is distributed as Gardasil-9 in the U.S., is not mandated by the United States public system, Hefti said. The Syracuse City School District,

In the general election’s first debate, Williams called himself a pro-life can didate, only allowing for exceptions regarding rape, incest and the mother’s life. During the debate, he also criticized recently passed Democratic legislation,

ride and park in all areas of the city except for SU’s main campus, according to its ser vice area map. Colabufo said SU wanted its main campus and any private property to be a designated “no-ride zone” for Veo e-scooters and e-bikes, but that the vehicles can access city-owned land on the outskirts of the university.

The closest parking hubs to the uni versity are located in Thornden Park, the Westcott neighborhood and South

management and design.

“With Micron’s investment, this program will expand the recruitment and support for diverse faculty whose research and teaching will prepare the workforce for the future,” Syveruud said at the event.

SU’s Institute for Veteran and Mili tary Families will also work with Micron in another initiative to help the com

including President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

“We keep coming back to issues way down on the priorit list,” said Williams. “The truth is, when you go to the grocery store, decide who you want to vote for.

Campus, he said.

Although the city’s ridership has stayed about the same since the summer, Colabufo said he noticed ride lengths are becoming shorter as the weather gets colder.

Still, SU students contribute to extend ing Veo’s ridership when weather becomes colder, Colabufo said. Even throughout the snowfall in April, Syracuse had the second highest ridership among 38 cities and uni versities where the service is offered, he said.

When you fill up the car, decide who you’re going to vote for. We can’t afford to feed our homes.”

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“Syracuse University really props up our program and helps us when the demand goes down and the weather gets a little worse,” Colabufo said. “That’s when students are really, really important in that they use our scooters and kind of keep us going, keep that momentum going.”

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pany achieve its goal of hiring more than 1,500 veterans over the next two decades. The IVMF will work to train veteran students in the skills needed for jobs at Micron and related roles, accord ing to an SU press release.

Thomas said the university’s partner ship will reach beyond just SU and Micron to impact the surrounding community’s development. Accessibility to important

resources is a key goal of the partnership, he said.

We (will) offer the programs and cre dentials that are most needed by Micron employees to succeed in their work and to also provide a pathway to people who don’t have those credentials to get them some how,” Thomas said.

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under New York state’s guidelines, does not mandate the vaccine, unlike the MMR and Polio vaccines.

With this, parents have the option to not have their child take the vaccine.

“(For) many parents, when it comes to the HPV vaccine, the thing is ‘well, it’s not like my child is sexually active?’” Hefit said.

Vanable said this mindset can extend to doctors as well.

“Some doctors may beuncomfortable

talking about the fact that HPV is a sexual ly transmitted infection,” Vanable wrote. “Discussion about that fact with parents of young children can be a little bit tricky and takes time to do a good job with it.”

Outside of vaccination, SU students can also protect themselves through other means, both Vanable and Hefti said.

University students can utilize the Barnes Center’s Safer Sex Express to order external condoms, internal condoms, oral

dams, lubricant and hand protection, the program’s website reads. Hefti added that the program supplies students living both on and off campus.

“HPV infection is so highly prevalent that the most sensible approach to pro tecting oneself against consequences of HPV infection (is) getting the HPV vaccine series,” Vanable wrote.

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The Barnes Center will hold the clinic from on Tuesday. Students can sign up through SU’s patient portal.

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Wool power

job to commit full time to his skateboarding brand, Wool Skateboards. Keskin designed his brand to encapsulate the warmth skateboarding gave him.

“I wanted to do something that just reflected my own idea of what skateboarding meant to me of just goofing around and having fun and just not giving a f*ck, what ever was going on in the world around you,” Keskin said. “Because your life could be falling apart, but as long as you’re skateboarding, it’s all good.”

By Anthony Bailey asst. culture editor

Justin Keskin loves cliches. He said his friends always make fun of him for how much he uses them. While he laughs at himself about it too, there is one cliche that really resonates with Keskin: “If you love what you do for a living, you won’t work a day in your life.”

For Keskin, this means a little more to him now than it used to. Just over a year ago, Keskin quit his traveling sales

Wool, the self-proclaimed “softest brand” in skateboard ing, first started in 2017 as Keskin’s side project. Keskin tries to release new merch every few months and has even released two full length skate videos in the past year, titled Toy Box and Ramschadel.

Keskin, a local of Syracuse who has a degree in graphic design from Champlain College, has been snowboarding or skateboarding for most of his life. He had always been drawn to the idea of merging two of his passions — design and skateboarding — to create a skateboarding brand.

He had created smaller projects in the past that didn’t work out quite the way he had wanted, including a snow boarding brand named Black Unicorn Death Cult. But this

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SU alumni band to reunite in Westcott

By Leila Frankina contributing writer

Razbari Sumthing has seen a lot as a band — they played shows in a num ber of major cities like New Orleans and Knoxville, and even did a 60-day national tour in 2006. Next Satur day, they will reunite on stage for the first time in over a decade.

“It’s going to be amazing seeing our tribe and true fans from 20 years ago in person,” said Derek Brainard, the band’s trumpet player. “It’ll be a blast from the past.”

On Nov. 26, Brainard and the rest of Razbari Sumthing, who all met during their days in the band at East Syracuse Minoa High School, will perform at The Westcott Theatre along with “My So-Called Band” to benefit local non-profit The Kara Fund, which supports children with life-threatening diseases and their families. The band’s new album, titled Razbari Sumthing, is also set to hit major streaming platforms in the next few weeks.

Razbari Sumthing’s music falls under ska, a genre that blends Caribbean and Jamaican rhythms with elements of pop-rock, jazz and more to create a lively, upbeat sound. Razbari Sumthing com bines a wide range of genres within their ska music, from pop-punk and upbeat reggae to rock and latin jazz. Their new album aims to include all of these genres, said Sellmeyer, the trombone player for Razbari Sumthing

“It is nostalgic, uplifting, and people are going to come back and remember those days on Westcott Street,” Brainard said. “New lis teners will fall in love with it.”

The band last played together in 2011, then split up to pursue their own individual interests, Sell meyer said. Their reunion is long overdue — they had been trying to make music together again, Brain ard said, but the pandemic blocked their efforts.

Still they’ve remained close

The softest brand in skateboarding looks to keep the Syracuse community knit together

Justin Keskin’s own interests and passion came together in Wool Skateboarding, and later the Ramschadel skate video. courtesy of justin keskin

A brutally honest review of every freshman dorm

By Aine Hunt humor columnist

Dorms are where we spend most of our time as college students. As the semester winds down, you’re probably either thinking your dorm stinks or wishing you could live there forever. Either way, let’s be honest with our selves — some dorms are better than others. I spent days hiding out in other people’s dorms (is this illegal?), gathering data behind closed doors — literally — to write this article for you, dear readers. No journal ist has been brave enough to do what I am about to do: write a brutally honest review of every freshman dorm on Syracuse’s campus.

6. BBB - Building Community Through Collective Suffering

Starting at the bottom is the dorm students love to hate. But what most people don’t understand about BBB is that this fresh man dorm builds character and community. Those who live in BBB are under constant persecution from the rest of society and as a result, these poor souls cling to each other, creating a beautiful sense of community. I imagine the Mount as the popular jock in a 90s movie while BBB is the misunderstood nerd who takes his glasses off and is suddenly kind of hot. I respect Triple B only because everyone likes an underdog story.

5. Haven - Haven’t Heard of Her Where is that again?

the worst location on campus, I can see the appeal. One of the only downsides to living in Sadler is any construction on Dome can easily interrupt your welldeserved slumber. Hopefully, no further construction is needed. I mean they already assembled a roller coaster with color-changing lights on the top of the Dome. What else can they add?

3. The Mount - You’ll Love Your Calves After This...

(I counted) to get to your tiny open double every day. If you can look past the steps, the Mount isn’t such a bad location in which to start off. Every other freshman you meet will tell you that they live on the Mount. That can be a great thing if you’re trying to make friends, but a terrible thing if you are trying to pull off a Henry David Thoreau.

2. Lawrinson - Bigger Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better

shorter dorm never hurt anybody. Twentyone floors? Really, Lawrinson?

1. Shaw - The It Girl

4.

Sadler - The Dome’s Unfortunate Neighbor

Let’s be real. Sadler has some perks. With a pretty adequate dining hall and not

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At number three, we have a fan favor ite: the Mount. If you’re looking to get killer calves, request to live on the Mount. You’ll be climbing about a thousand steps

Some people say size doesn’t matter, but when you’re required to take the stairs during a fire drill, the taller a dorm is, the more stairs you will have to climb down. A

Let the angry emails roll in, but I have to get this off my chest: Shaw has the best location and the best dining hall on cam pus! Shaw is close to campus and doesn’t require you to climb up two thousand steps (I counted again) to get to your dorm. The dining hall is never that busy. If you’re a freshman living in Shaw, consider your self lucky. Remember — you can have bad days, but at the end of the day, at least you don’t live in BBB.

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Connect with culture and the city at events this week

By Sophie Szydlik asst. culture editor

2022 Toner Lecture

Every year, the Newhouse School of Public Communications awards local and national journalists as a part of the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, and invites them to campus to discuss their work. This year’s discussion with the winners will take place on Nov. 15 and feature the national category winners, Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey of the Washington Post for their work on “The Attack,” as well as the local category winners David Wickert and Greg Bluestein of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for their story, “Inside the Campaign to Undermine Georgia’s Election.”

Edecio Martinez, a broadcast and digi tal journalism professor, will moderate the lecture, which will be held in the Joyce Her genhan Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. All students are welcome to attend.

Snipe Clan Botanicals Salve-Making Workshop

November is Native Heritage Month, and SU will feature numerous cultural events for stu dents to celebrate indigenous heritage during the month.

On Nov. 17, Syracuse alumnus Sateiokwen Bucktooth will lead attendees in a workshop to make their own botanical all-purpose salve that can treat dry skin, burns and eczema. The workshop will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. in room 300 at 113 Euclid Ave. There is a limit of 15 participants, so registration is required.

Barnes Center Quiz Show

Decompress and have some fun all while learning about Syracuse’s history, travel and more in the Barnes Center’s twice-month ly quiz show. Each quiz is free to play and custom-made through the Kahoot app and website.

The show will be on Nov. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m., and students can join via the Barnes

Center at The Arch Esports’ Twitch chan nel or head to the Esports Gaming Room to play live. Admission is free and registra tion is not required.

International Thanksgiving Dinner

Dating back to 1982, the International Thanksgiving Dinner offers international stu dents the opportunity to learn and participate in the staple American holiday tradition of Thanksgiving.

The 38th International Thanksgiving Cel ebration will be on Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium.

Soft/Loud: Form and Meaning in the Alternative Rock of the 1990s

If Nirvana and other 90s alternative rock bands will be at the top of your Spotify Wrapped, join the Department of Art and Music Histories colloquium series. Theo Cate foris, an associate professor of music histories and cultures, will unpack the revolutionary

rock of the 90s and how its far-reaching influ ence can be heard in mainstream music. The discussion will be held on Nov. 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Bowne Hall, room 309. All students are welcome to attend.

Syracuse Acoustic Guitar Project Concert

The Acoustic Guitar Project is a songwriting initiative with roots in New York City that has international reach — Amsterdam, Moscow, São Paulo — and now, Syracuse. Performers pass one guitar around, each writing and recording their own song with it.

This year features six Syracuse-area songwriters, including Chuck Schiele, Susan Coleman, Mike Gridley, Mark All natt, J. Schnitt and Amanda Rogers. The concert will be on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society and tickets start at $15. sophieszyd@dailyorange.com

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didn’t dishearten Keskin, and with the help of a friend who had also started his own skate company, Keskin was able to get in contact with woodshops and skate shops to help him bring his vision to life.

But soon Keskin faced a larger issue: what to call his brand. He looked back at his previous projects and realized the names that he came up with were too specific, just like Black Unicorn Death Cult. But one day, while he was driving, the word “wool” came into his head and something about it spoke to him.

“The more I thought about it, the more I really liked the multiple levels that it worked on, because wool is an organic fabric that can be worked into many di erent things,” Keskin said. “It just worked.”

Keskin said he was able to visualize the design of the branding of Wool’s name, and quickly fi nalized his ideas. Afterwards, Keskin used Wool as a creative outlet, something he had been yearning for after years of working a sales job.

This creative outlet became much bigger for Keskin, as boards around New York and the country quickly started supplying his brand. Keskin and Lenny Draws, a British artist, worked together to design the logo for his most recent skate video and merch drop, Ramschadel.

In his earlier projects, he had stayed away from his more niche interests, specifically metal music, because he knew not everyone would find that appealing. But with Ramschdel, Keskin wanted to make a heavymetal edit that showcased local skaters while using his favorite music to go along with it.

Keskin edited Ramschadel himself. The entire video was put together in a week — Keskin estimated he spent 48 to 72 hours editing it.

The skaters themselves were important to Keskin. Initially, the skaters for Wool were mostly friends of Keskin, but as his brand grew, so did the team. He began getting clips from skateboarders around the country, but wanted to stay true to his identity.

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since Mike Larkin, the lead singer of the band pulled them all together in high school.

“We weren’t all best friends at the time but it was the formation of the band that really brought us together,” Brainard said. “I can safely say decades later that these are my best friends forever.”

Sellmeyer, Brainard and bass player Rory Edwards also attended Syracuse University together. Between studying online and commuting to campus, they said they each had very distinctive experiences at SU that helped shape their journeys and paths in life.

“I had a lot of wonderful musical experiences at Syracuse,” Sellmeyer said. “Working with the music faculty there, I got a lot of spectacular opportunities that wouldn’t be

Keskin said one of the most important things he thinks about when deciding on skaters is their “X factor.” He wanted originality, creativity and for his skaters to be di erent.

“My idea is just to try and not be di erent without a purpose, but try and make something that stands out a little bit on its own, but also on its own merit,” Keskin said. “It’s just a little o from what everyone else is doing.”

Ramschadel, which dropped Oct. 28, features clips from around the Northeast, with the most coming from Syracuse, Philadelphia and Albany. The style of the edits matched the music, which featured songs from a variety of metal bands. Clips from two of the skaters, Nicole Hawkins and Eli Cary, exemplified the gritty feeling of the edit, with fakie backside tailslides on low ledges and boardslides at the DIY skate park at Ormand Spencer Park in Syracuse.

While the local skate community is important to Keskin, the community values him just as much. He said he’s well-connected with skaters from around

possible anywhere else.”

Leading up to the reunion show, the band is collaborating with Sweet on Chocolate in Armory Square to sell special Razbari Sumthing tru es in support of the concert and The Kara Fund. The raspberry chocolate tru es mixed with a “mystery flavor” are currently being sold now through the day of the show.

During the show, raffle baskets with gift cards to local restaurants and other local businesses will be available for anyone who is present to buy a ticket. Since the show is sponsored by Vans, a free pair of Vans sneakers will be raffled off as well.

“To say we are excited is an understatement,” Brainard said. “When you’re a local band getting back together and getting involved in the community, there is nothing better.”

central New York and has shared his brand with all who want it.

In his hometown of Syracuse, Keskin was able to help a new local skate shop, Flower Skate Shop, stock for their first opening in October of 2020. John Moore, co-owner of Flower, said that when the shop first opened, the only boards on their racks were Wool.

“I think it’s super dope that someone from Syracuse is making boards and is doing the whole thing,” Moore said. “It’s sick that our relationship with Justin is so cool…he goes above and beyond for Wool.”

But for Keskin, he’s just making art. He knows that skateboards are made to be used, not just sit on shelves. But that doesn’t mean it’s not an art — it’s just a functional art.

“I used to get worried about what stickers look like and graphics, and I remember one of my friends said to me — it’s a tool,” Keskin said. “You throw (skateboards) around, of course, it’s going to get damaged. So yes, it’s functional art, but it’s also a tool.”

With his tools, Keskin has been able to

inspire the community and grow the skate scene around Syracuse. He sends his boards to shops around the country but makes sure he shouts out smaller shops that Wool supplies.

Even local skaters feel Keskin’s influence. Keskin encouraged skaters like Sinceyer Smith to pursue skateboarding later in life. Smith, who is featured on Ramschadel, said that Keskin motivated him to make his own shop in the future.

“I want to do something like what (Keskin) is doing,” Smith said. “I want to have a skate shop when I’m older, with my own brand and probably have some of his stu in there too.”

But beyond the community he has built and the lives he’s touched, Keskin is just happy to be doing what he loves.

“What I want (Wool) to capture with it is that feeling of going out and skating with your friends,” Keskin said. “It (doesn’t) matter if you’re going to skate a bowl or a parking lot, just that feeling of hanging out with your buddies and just having fun.”

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Comprised of SU alumni, Razbari Sumthing merges calypso tunes to pop-rock beats, crafting a lively sound. courtesy of derek brainard

The Ramschadel video features some Syracuse skaters like Eli Carey, in a group from around central New York and Philadelphia. courtesy of justin keskin

Students shouldn’t have to die for the U.S. to see a gun problem exists

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Around 10:30 p.m on Sunday, Nov. 13, a student at the University of Virginia shot and killed three stu dents and left two injured. The university immediately ordered students to shelter

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in place for nearly 12 hours until the sus pect was found. The University of Virginia Police Department identified the gunman as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who remained at large until late this morning when he was taken into custody, accord ing to UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo Sr. Jones, 22, was a former member of the university’s football team. Police say the three students killed were also football players, including D’Sean Perry, Lavel

Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler. Jones shot them while they were on a bus pulling into a UVA parking garage after returning from an off-campus trip.

This incident is yet another example of why gun laws must change. This past July, Global Health Policy announced that firearms became the number one cause of death for children in the United States. It’s difficult for me to understand how one

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the U.S. must realize the threat gun violence poses on the future of our nation

Since Amini, the Iranian regime has only become more brutal

By Mehdi Nejatbakhsh guest columnist

Iran is burning right now. There are fires on streets all across the country, women are burning their mandated veils in public and the government is setting protesters on fire from the northwestern Kurdistan region to the southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province. There are bul lets and smoke everywhere, endangering the lives of innocent Iranian citizens.

On Nov. 13, an Iranian court issued its first death sentence, with estimates of 15,000 others, many protesters, in custody.

All we see in the news and in social media are the cycle news of Iranian youth being shot dead on the streets, with more news of people mourning for them and some being shot while mourning. Still, through the pain, Iranians fight, leading to their arrest, know ing the consequences. Sometimes nobody would know who arrested them and where they were detained. Families usually hear news back after several days. Occasionally, they just get their child’s corpse back.

This is disturbing. Although this is not the first time protests have turned violent because of government oppression, the mag nitude is much higher this time. Can you imagine hearing the news of death tolls for two months every day? Or watching videos on social media that are usually marked as “sensitive content”?

This has been the reality in Iran for almost two months now. It began on Sept. 16 when Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died

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shooting alone does not make all citizens in the U.S. want change. I hope this will make people realize the importance of this issue and that it doesn’t disappear if a shooting hasn’t happened in a while. The violence can’t end if the country doesn’t enact stricter gun laws.

According to a CNN article, the U.S. is the only nation that has more civilian guns than people. There are 120 guns for every 100 Amer icans. Many countries also have stricter regu lations on buying guns. Citizens in Singapore must follow a strict process for purchasing a gun, and crime rates in the country are some of the lowest in the world. The background check to purchase a gun in America takes only two minutes. The U.S. should implement a new and extensive background check that requires a valid reason to purchase a gun. The right to bear arms is a part of the Constitution, but so is the right to live.

Unfortunately, severe incidents of gun violence and mass shootings are not enough for government officials to take real action in changing gun policies in the United States. Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 students at a high school in Parkland, Florida in 2018, but this seemingly was not enough. Salvador Ramos shot and killed 17 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde,

while in police custody for her “improper” hijab. The morality police, or the “Guidance Patrol” as it is known in Iran, is the branch of the police that is responsible for enforcing these laws. They stand in public spaces and can arrest people, mainly women, if the offi cer feels that their clothing does not adhere to Islamic codes, as it is interpreted by the Islamic Republic regime. Sometimes they arrest by force and beat detainees.

The name of Mahsa Amini has become a code for revolting and social change, along with the slogan, “Woman, Life, Freedom.” Street protests have then spread through out the country and into universities, high schools and in even younger crowds. Celeb rities and sports athletes have shown their support of the movement, although they themselves are under pressure from the gov ernment. Women have started not wearing headscarves, which have been mandatory since the Iranian revolution of 1979. Strikes are spreading among workers throughout the country and people have started boycot ting state-linked businesses.

This is not just life inside Iran. For all Iranians outside of the country, the past two months have been disorientating. My Ins tagram news feed has been almost entirely stories and posts about Iran for almost two months now, whether it is news, a critical viewpoint, artwork or just feelings of anger, courage, fear and solidarity by Iranians liv ing outside of Iran. Apart from the mental pressure and trauma, it is hard to talk or video call loved ones in Iran due to the inter net conditions. Support also comes from

Texas, but legislators still didn’t take enough action. The list goes on and will continue to grow as politicians who dismiss the issue are elected. And the recent reelection of Republi can Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas is heartbreak ing news for families of the Uvalde shooting victims. Abbott has continuously ignored their pleas in the fight to change Texas gun laws.

“Unfortunately, 21 people dead doesn’t change peoples’ minds,” Jazmin Cazares, the sister of Jacklyn Cazares, a victim in the Texas shooting, told the Texas Tribune.

Abbot claims that implementing stricter gun laws is not “a real solution,” and says that mental health resources should be the focus. In other words, Abbott refuses to see the real issue, the easy access to guns, and shifts blame elsewhere, which is danger ous to those struggling with mental health. Abbott exemplifies those who assume men tal illness is the cause of gun violence and dismisses the real facts.

A study about the relationship between mental illness and gun violence by the Edu cational Fund to Stop Gun Violence explains that the U.S. has much higher rates of gun vio lence than other countries while having simi lar rates of mental illness. The study also states that people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violence, not perpetra tors. Urging for more mental health resources in response to gun violence only fuels fear

friends and family members who are inside Iran, although the internet is down for most of the day and the government is cracking down on any forms of protest.

Then comes the question of what we can do from here. I always hear this question from Iranians and non-Iranians alike, and there are many ways to help. Some have bought and shared VPNs with people inside Iran to facilitate internet access. Those abroad are sharing on social media to raise awareness, while some are donating to cam paigns. Others are pushing their representa tives to ask governments and international organizations to support Iranian people and protesters and to increase pressure on the Iranian government.

and stereotypes against those with a mental illness, which could lead to people avoiding mental health resources for themselves.

Even if a person exhibits warning signs that they may harm others or has the poten tial to, little is ever done. It seems that action is only taken once people are killed. We have to stop sitting back and waiting until more people are killed to do something.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was already a known threat to UVA before the shoot ing occurred. The university was alerted in the fall that Jones said he possessed a gun. Authorities did nothing to further investigate him, so three lives were lost and hundreds of college students are now traumatized.

“I’ll try to do better next time,” the school’s chief of police, Ted Longo, said in a press conference.

Mass shootings are the most publicized and traumatic events involving firearms. The facts state that the rate of gun deaths in the United States increased 33 percent from 2011 to 2020. On average, 40,620 people die and 76,385 are injured in the U.S. due to gun violence, and it costs the country $552.2 billion per year.

Growing up in New York City, I had to prac tice lockdown drills with my classmates and teachers by hiding under desks in the corner of the room where we were not visible from the door’s window. Sometimes my fellow class

We, the Iranian Student Association at Syracuse University, have also held multiple events so far on campus both in solidarity with people in Iran and to emotionally support each other here. There have been memorials and candlelight vigils, information tables, perfor mances to lift people’s moods and more.

It is hard to keep up with what is occur ring in Iran right now, adding to the troubles of our normal lives and academic respon sibilities. However, every effort made and awareness spread is important in this fight for both Iranian women’s liberation and the country’s. Until then, Woman, Life, Freedom!

mates and I were unaware if it was real or just a drill. It’s saddening that such young children need to practice extreme safety measures in case of a threat or shooting.

Children should not have this fear while sitting in class every day. Neither should college students. Last year, a Syracuse Uni versity student was arrested for possession of firearms on South Campus. This problem affects all of us.

In 2018, I participated in the national school walkout against gun violence. At 15 years old, I was not as educated as I am now about the issue, but hearing student speak ers share their own trauma and experiences related to gun violence made me want to actively use my voice for change. Staying silent on issues like this is almost as disap pointing as those who disagree with the enforcement of stricter gun laws.

Government officials won’t acknowledge my voice on its own. Students should not dismiss the issue. The national walkout hap pened in 2018, but gun violence has con tinued, if not gotten worse, in the past four years. The conversation cannot end until the government takes action and enforces stricter gun laws.

Jean Aiello is a Sophomore magazine, news and digital journalism major. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at jdaiello@syr.edu.

Mehdi Nejatbakhsh, President of the Iranian Student Association at Syracuse University

The recent protests in Iran have resulted in mass imprisonments and the Iranian court issuing its first death sentence. courtesy of geoff livingston, flickr

began attacking the weight room to bolster his lower-body strength in high school. By the time he graduated, Darton was stronger from the waist down than anyone else in his league. He was the best defensive lineman and a pro lific gap-stopper that was quick off the snap.

“He’s able to slip blocks, and he’s able to really read the guard or read the tackle … their demeanor, and basically be able to decipher what they’re about to do,” said Zukudo Igwenagu, one of his high school teammates.

The Hilltoppers were a gap-front team, needing all of their defensive linemen to blow up the gaps. In the momentary pause

between when the ball is snapped and when the center moves, Johnson told Dar ton, then a nose tackle, that he had to win those battles.

Darton quickly gained the ability to com bat a double team. His size allowed him to get lower than the opposing offensive line men before he would turn his shoulder to get through both blockers.

Darton also had a “phenomenal” doubleslot move he utilized in pass-rush situations off the edge. He would slap linemen’s hands down and then simply blow right past them to the quarterback.

With this move, Darton recorded 72 tack les and 10.5 sacks as a senior for Worcester Academy. He was one of the better defen sive linemen in a Prep School league going

tioned at the opposition’s free-throw line.

up against larger offensive linemen — and dominating them.

Darton just didn’t fit the typical mold of a Division-I player. He had the speed, the weight and the wingspan. Brigette said he wasn’t someone that dwelled on the fact that he was smaller. Darton just didn’t pass the “eye test,” Brigette said.

Johnson said Darton was better than everyone else as a sophomore at St. PeterMarian High School. Even before he trans ferred into the prep league, he was blow ing up offensive linemen. Once he arrived at Worcester Academy, it took him a year to start tackling people behind the line at a much higher rate, realizing he had to increase his aggressiveness to go up against players who would eventually play on Satur

days and Sundays.

Syracuse tends to add a few preferred walk-ons that it feels can become scholarship players, so Babers took a flier on him. Dar ton jumped on it. Syracuse was the oppor tunity to show he belonged at the Power 5 level, Brigitte said. When Darton facetimed his parents on the afternoon of Aug. 8 with excitement and relief plastered across his face, Brigette and Douglas knew. After three years at Syracuse, following Babers’ mantra of being consistently good rather than occa sionally great, Darton earned a scholarship.

“He deserved it,” Johnson said. “He goes ‘coach, I can play at this level.’ And I said I know you can.”

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disallowing the Binghamton players to drive anywhere but the corners. And that’s when SU’s front court would step up to trap.

With just two minutes gone in the sec ond quarter, Dariauna Lewis deflected an attempted pass right into the hands of Alai na Rice. Rice took a dribble and looked up to see Fair streaking down the court.

Rice threw an outlet pass with pinpoint accuracy right into Fair’s lap, and Fair took two steps before laying the ball in for two points. Even when the possession didn’t end in a turnover for Binghamton, Syracuse was quick to capitalize off of missed shots.

With 30 seconds left in the half, Rice rebounded the ball and sprinted down the court. It didn’t take her long to throw a pass to Kennedi Perkins, who was already posi

The pass deflected off the back of a Bing hamton player, but after a brief scramble for the ball, Perkins retrieved possession and lofted the ball into the basket.

“We play free,” Legette-Jack said. “We play off each other and we don’t really care who gets the credit as long as Syracuse scores higher than its opponents.”

Halfway through the third quarter, Rice collected her eighth rebound of the night. Again, she heaved a pass to Fair, who caught it and slowed down as if to wait for the defender to catch up to her.

As Fair neared the basket, she jumped and faked a layup attempt, passing the ball behind her head to a wide open Hyman, who was trailing her on the play. All Hyman had to do was put the ball in, uncontested, to extend SU’s lead.

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described as “his best basketball memories,” and his love for the game grew further when he hit the AAU circuit.

or beating the Bearcats down the court, the Orange were dominating in the paint. The strength and height of the SU players that had given them the edge in their first two matchups of the season translated perfectly into this one, allowing them to score 68 points in the paint.

Three minutes remained in the first half when Saniaa Wilson got her first offensive look with the smaller Anna Long between her and the basket. Wilson held the ball, waiting for the defensive help to clear out around her before she began her dribble. Suddenly, Wilson spun, a move too quick for Long to react to, and put up a shot attempt with Long’s arm draped around her body. The referee whistled for a foul as Wilson’s shot fell through the basket to put Syracuse up by 19.

With a little under four minutes left in the third quarter, Lewis caught the ball in the corner. She jabbed at her defender, Gen

evieve Coleman, and pump-faked once to get Coleman in the air. Lewis then drove, taking Coleman with her and pushing her deeper into the paint. A few dribbles later and Lewis was directly under the basket.

Lewis jumped, bumping into Coleman and drew the foul as she laid the ball up into the net and nodded her head with enthusi asm. Walking to the free-throw line, Lewis calmly lined up her shot and entered her rou tine before sinking the extra-point for her 14th point of the night.

Entering the fourth quarter, Syracuse were already up 35 in a matchup that had been out of reach by the last few moments of the first quarter. Although outscored 21-19 in the final quarter, Syracuse’s presence in the paint, instant offense, and fly-around defense were too much for Binghamton.

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against Elmira, Benedict already had 15 points. He finished the game with 24. Shooting’s been his main skill since Benedict was “draining shots” on a minihoop when he was 1, Peter said. He tried other sports, but the more basketball he played, the more he loved it. He played on teams coached by his father, which he

“The competition brings out the best in him,” said Amy, his mother. “We love watch ing him compete.”

Benedict played for Syracuse Select before joining his current team, Syracuse Hoops, which Martin and Bonin coach. During the summer, Benedict played for Syracuse Hoops in the NY State Fair

Basketball Tournament. He was one of only two rising sophomores on the roster, but Benedict said playing against the top players in the area pushed him to perform the best he had ever played.

Benedict scored 20 points to lead Syracuse to a 75-73 win in the champion ship game. He continued to work with Martin and Bonin throughout the rest of the summer, gearing up for the increased role he has without Paragon at the helm

of the team.

Paragon was the first Division I recruit from C-NS in 30 years, and is preparing to play for Brown next fall. Benedict has the same goals as his “role model,” and he plans on doing just as well or better than Paragon on the hard wood this season.

“I know I’ll have a target on my back, but it will only make me better,” Benedict said. amstepan@syr.edu

Fair hit an early jumper outside, estab lishing her willingness to take longer shots. While an early 3-point shot from Fair hit the rim, she pushed off her defender and nailed a step back 3. On a fastbreak at the start of the second, Fair got a pass following a Nyah Wilson to collect an easy layup.

Fair was also directing where everyone needed to go, filling the typical point guard role of floor general. Her teammates moved around the hoop and the ball eventually got down to Wilson who made her jumper to make the score 32-18.

In the third quarter, an airball from the Bearcats allowed Alaina Rice to look up and pass to Fair. Fair waited for Binghamton’s defense to crack, eventually sending a slick

pass behind her head for a simple Teisha Hyman layup with 6:08 left in the quarter. Fair exited the game with nine minutes in the fourth quarter, when the Orange were already up by over 30 points.

Dariauna Lewis dominant inside

For the third straight game, the Orange relied on their strength inside as the Bearcats’ tallest player was 6-foot-2 bench player, Ella Okubasu. This opened the door for Lewis to have a dominant performance.

On the opening tip, Lewis got the ball to Fair. The ball eventually made its way to Rice, who got the opening points of the game on a layup. Lewis contributed on multiple second chance points, including with three minutes left in the first quarter when she collected her own miss and scored on the ensuing layup. In the second quarter, Lewis

collected the initial miss from Wilson and scored another layup. Toward the end of the third quarter, Lewis took a contested layup and made it, drawing a foul in the process.

She also contributed defensively, becom ing a solid rim protector. Lewis finished the matchup with a team-best four blocks. Lewis also took care of the Bearcats’ early 2-3 zone to finish with her first career dou ble-double for Syracuse, recording 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Some trouble guarding outside

In the 72-48 win over Colgate last week, Syracuse had some trouble trying to stop the Raiders’ outside shooting. Jenna Paul took all of her shots from beyond the arc and made six of them.

Against Binghamton, Syracuse started to allow some outside shooting success as the

Bearcats shot 40% from the 3-point line. Bing hamton’s Genevieve Coleman took a shot close to the 3-point line before coming down again and nailing a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to make it a one-point game in the first quarter.

Traeger banked in a 3-pointer for the Bearcats’ first points of the second half. Min utes later, Binghamton passed around the arc, throwing the Orange’s defense off-guard. Then, guard Cassidy Roberts nailed a long midrange jumper after finding some space.

Mere moments after Hyman picked up her own missed shot and scored on a layup, Wanzer quickly went down the court and made a 3-pointer. Thirty-two seconds later, Wanzer made another shot from beyond the arc. Clare Traeger also got an open look at the top of the key, but her shot hit the rim.

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Opponent preview: What to know about Colgate

By Anish Vasudevan sports editor

Jim Boeheim will have an opportunity to clinch his 1000th official win on Tuesday night against Colgate, a team that handed the Orange their first loss last season. Col gate heads into the game with back-to-back wins over Wells and Brown, losing to Buf falo by one-point in its season-opener.

Syracuse comes into Tuesday off an eight-day break, defeating Lehigh 90-72 last Monday. Judah Mintz, Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard III all finished with over 15 points, and the Orange won the rebounding battle 39-26.

“It’s early, there’s a long way to go. We got a lot of work ahead of us,” Boeheim said about the win. “This was a much better overall outing than the first two exhibition games. So, try to build on this.”

Here’s everything to know about Colgate before Tuesday’s matchup:

All-time series Syracuse leads 127-46.

Last time they played Colgate defeated Syracuse for the first time since 1962 last season, defeating the Orange

100-85. SU took a 17-point lead seven min utes into the game as the Raiders started 0-for-12 from beyond the arc. But Colgate found its stride from deep, scoring 33 points from 3 in around 17 minutes.

“They started out the game missing, and I think we thought that it was our defense — it wasn’t our defense,” Boeheim said. “They were missing open shots. As the game pro gressed, they’re going to make those shots, and we have got to be able to defend better.”

Buddy Boeheim finished with 19 points and Girard finished with 27 points, but Syra cuse’s defense and lack of rebounding led to the loss. Buddy called the game “a punch in the face.”

The Raiders report

Colgate enters this year’s matchup without its two leading scorers from last year’s win. Jack Ferguson, who finished with 25 points, graduated. Nelly Cummins, who recorded 18, transferred to Pittsburgh. The Raiders are currently led by Tucker Richardson’s 18.7 points per game. He finished with 11 points, including three 3-pointers, against SU last season.

The Raiders aren’t as much of a deep shooting team this season, averaging eight threes per game — they made 18 versus

Syracuse in 2021. But they’re eighth in the country with a 67.1% 2-point percentage this season, according to KenPom.

Syracuse, using either the 2-3 zone or manto-man defense, will have to hone in on guard ing the holes that the zone leaves in the mid range and put as much pressure as possible on Richardson, who also leads the team in assists.

How Syracuse beats Colgate

In order to not have a repeat of last season, Syracuse will need to win the rebounding battle like it did against Lehigh. Colgate will throw Keegan Records and Jeff Woodward, who are 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-11 respectively, at Edwards. Records and Woodward have basically split the time at center for the Raid ers, playing 77.5% and 46.2% of minutes, respectively, according to KenPom.

Edwards and Benny Williams had some issues in the Orange’s exhibition games, Boeheim said, but those issues seemed somewhat resolved against Lehigh. Symir Torrence also helped on the boards with six in the game.

Mintz and Girard will be key on both sides of the floor. Mintz has shown his ability to create on his own like Girard, helping Syracuse become the 30th-best offense nationally in terms of adjusted

efficiency, according to KenPom. But this was only through one game, and the Orange will have to continue to uti lize their weapons in Mintz, Girard and Edwards to their advantage.

Stat to know: 17.6 %

Another statistic which works into Syra cuse’s favor is Colgate’s lack of success on the offensive glass through three games this year. Colgate has a 17.6% offensive rebound ing rate this year, putting them in the bot tom 50 nationally, according to KenPom.

Records and Malcolm Bailey lead Colgate on the offensive glass with a combined 13 rebounds in three games. Edwards had nine defensive rebounds on his own against Lehigh, so he shouldn’t have any issues against the duo.

Player to watch: Tucker Richard son, guard, No. 5

Richardson scored a season-high 22 points in Colgate’s opener against Buffalo, almost matching his career-high of 24, which he set against Holy Cross in February. He earned All-Patriot League First Team honors last year, leading the Raiders in defensive rebounds (178) and steals (47).

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Beat writers predict SU will beat Colgate to move to 2-0

By The Daily Orange Sports Staff

After an unusual eight-day stretch without any games after its season-opener last Mon day, Syracuse returns to the court Tuesday night for a matchup with Colgate. The Raid ers, who have had an annual spot on SU’s schedule since 1993 and have played the Orange more than any other school, pulled off a surprising upset win in the Dome last year, 100-85. It was Colgate’s first win over Syracuse since 1962.

The Raiders won the Patriot League last year and advanced to the NCAA Tourna ment, where they lost to Wisconsin in the first round. The Orange are coming off their first losing season under head coach Jim Boeheim, but impressed in their win over Lehigh last week, winning 90-72 behind a combined 37 points from Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard III.

Here is what our beat writers think will happen when Colgate and Syracuse meet for the 174th time Tuesday night:

Anish Vasudevan (1-0)

Not like last year

Syracuse 85, Colgate 77

Syracuse led by 17 points just seven min utes into last year’s matchup against Col gate. But a lack of rebounding and 3-point defense helped the Raiders take control of the half, and ultimately the game. The Orange’s defense has improved this season with the

addition of Judah Mintz at the top of the zone, and Edwards and Benny Williams have shown their strength crashing the boards.

But Indiana University of Pennsylvania exposed how SU still needs to improve on defending deep shots. IUP lost steam, which Boeheim said wouldn’t happen with a stron ger team — possibly Colgate. This game may be closer than it needs to be, but if Edwards and Williams can make sure Syracuse wins the rebounding battle, unlike last season, it should be able to come out on top.

Connor Smith (1-0)

Back to normal

Syracuse 79, Colgate 60

Syracuse had a 54-game win streak going against Colgate until the Raiders came into the Dome and dropped 100 points last November. Granted, Colgate was the Patriot League’s best team for the third-straight sea son and on its way back to the NCAA Tourna ment, while the Orange were just kicking off what turned out to be their first losing season under Boeheim. Still, SU losing to this instate foe was nothing short of shocking.

I expect things to go differently this year. While the Raiders do return nearly 60% of their minutes from last year’s team, Syra cuse looked good in its opener, and I just don’t think Colgate can pull a surprise two years in a row. The Raiders have more size than Lehigh did, but I still expect Edwards to dominate inside and finish with a double-

double. The Orange’s guards played well in the season-opener last week, and Symir Tor rence and Girard will each hit a few 3s, help ing SU improve to 2-0.

Anthony Alandt (1-0)

Close call

Syracuse 80, Colgate 75

This one’s going to give Syracuse fans a lot of heartburn following last year’s mind-bog gling loss to the Raiders. But the Orange are much improved from last year, despite start ing two freshmen and Boeheim ripping into players like Chris Bell for not grabbing loose rebounds after SU’s first win against Lehigh.

There’s plenty of room for improvement for the Orange, and getting over last year’s blunder will certainly quiet some concerned whispers that arose through the team’s first two exhibition games.

Syracuse should take care of business, helped along by its high-scoring lineup and Edwards down low. But Colgate can also score, averaging 85.7 points per game through three contests thus far. It’ll be a win for the Orange, giving them a 2-0 start, but it won’t come without a few sweaty palms.

After an eight-day break, our beat writers agree that Syracuse will remain undefeated when it takes on Colgate. jacob halsema staff photographer

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