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Around 50 students gathered outside Hendricks Chapel Monday night to remember the 10 people killed in an apartment fire in Urumqi, China.
The Station looks to bring in local talent, nontraditional art and informational exhibits to make a unique art space for Syracuse. Page 5
As he walked across Syracuse University’s Quad with fellow students April Santana and Tyler Dawson on a summer night, Boburmirzo “Bob” Sharipov decided he wanted to learn how to dance.
The three were returning from one of Santana’s dance performances with a Hispanic dance group on campus, and
Sharipov convinced himself he could dance too. Santana taught and Dawson watched as Sharipov attempted to dance Batcha on the Quad.
“He was awful,” Dawson said with levity. “He couldn’t do a single (move), but he kept asking for different songs and routines that he would be better at and I just sat there and watched the whole thing. It was hilarious.”
Sharipov, a junior at SU study
Our beat writers reflected on Syracuse football’s tumultuous 2022 season ahead of its first bowl game appearance since 2018. Page 12
Congressman John Katko, who represents Syracuse in New York’s 24th congressional district, said he never did his work alone. Instead, Katko said he
sees himself more as a frontman in a band with his staff as his band members.
“Many of the bandmates are here and they did a terrific job.
So when I talk about what we’ve achieved tonight, it’s because of them,” Katko said.
Katko gave his farewell address at Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Center on Monday night alongside Grant Reeher – a professor of political science at SU and the director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
During the event, which was part of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public A airs State of Democracy lecture series, Katko acknowledged the work his sta did for him during his time in o ce.
He wanted his staff to solve
problems as seriously and efficiently as he does. He recalled telling his staff during their original interviews that their worst nightmare would be him hearing that they didn’t respond fast enough to a mes
An RA and a junior at Syracuse University, Boburmirzo ‘Bob’ Sharipov is remembered for his comforting humor
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Wind whipped through the flags on Syracuse University’s Shaw Quadrangle as a crowd of students gathered quietly at the foot of Hen dricks Chapel’s steps on Monday evening.
Despite the cold and wind, around 50 students gathered outside of Hendricks for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the 10 people killed in an apartment building fire in Urumqi, China on Thursday night.
The fire broke out in an apartment building in Urumqi, the capital city of the western Xinjiang region, where residents could not escape because of the current COVID-19 lockdown policies. Protests have broken out across China in the wake of the fire, with people calling for dimin ished restrictions and criticizing govern ment leaders for the strict protocols.
Though Chinese state media identified the death toll as 10 people, including chil dren, BBC News reported the actual toll could be higher.
To show their support for the victims, students at the vigil lit candles and placed them, along with bouquets of flowers, on the bottom steps of Hendricks over the course of an hour. A small group of stu dents stood silently on the steps and held blank white pieces of paper, which have been used as a symbol of protest against censorship at protests in China.
Ruby Qu, an international student from China and SU senior who attended the vigil, said she and her friends were planning their own remembrance event before they heard about Monday’s vigil through Instagram. She also said the event showed how the fire was on many peoples’ minds.
Qu said she was at a Thanksgiving cel ebration in Atlanta when she heard about the fire. The fire felt like an “accumulation” of issues, she said.
“It’s just not right,” Qu said. “It hasn’t been right for a long time.”
Qu said although some people may view international students’ protests against the fire or lockdowns as “poisoned by capital ism,” her own motivation in coming to the vigil was out of love for her home country.
“I feel like nobody, even those people who died in the fire, they weren’t even trying to fight or anything, they just wanted to live,” she said.
Maggie Zhao, also a senior international student from China, said she wanted to attend the vigil to commemorate the lives lost in the fire and demonstrate her dis agreement with the COVID-19 restriction policies in China.
“It’s just terrible, I feel like I can’t be at home and doing nothing or just post on Instagram,” Zhao said.
She also said she wanted to participate in the vigil because of her connection to the
Along with placing candles, some vigil attendees held up blank white paper signs as symbols of censorship in China. wendy wang senior staff photographer
Chinese community.
“I identify as Chinese. This is my identi ty,” Zhao said. “I can’t just do nothing about
terrible thing that happened.”
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Eric Weltman said Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently signed cryptocurrency mining moratorium is a victory for New York state’s communities and climate.
“It was a coalition pitted against wealthy financial interests, the fossil fuel industry and extreme right wing political players. But with incredible commitment and a lot of hard work, we triumphed by signing the moratorium bill,” Weltman, a senior orga nizer at Food & Water Watch, said.
The Seneca Lake Guardian – an orga nization advocating for the protection of Seneca Lake – hosted a community event for activists and local politicians over Zoom Monday to celebrate the moratorium and push for further actions like shutting down local cryptocurrency mines.
Assemblymember Anna Kelles, who rep resents Cortland and Ithaca in New York’s 125th assembly district, said she’s grateful for Hochul’s efforts to ensure New York meets its “critically important” climate goals.
“Governor Hochul will do the right thing by putting real New Yorkers over these fail ing outside speculators who care more about lining their own pockets than they do about the planet,” Kelles said.
On Nov. 22, Gov. Hochul signed the twoyear moratorium to restrict cryptocurrency mining operations throughout the state.
Yvonne Taylor, vice president of Seneca Lake Guardian, said the bill puts a two-year pause on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants which house proof of work cryptocurrency mining.
Cryptocurrencies use proof of work as a mechanism to verify new transactions to blockchain, a decentralized ledger of all transactions. This mechanism allows min ers to cultivate more cryptocurrency to sell for profit later.
Over the course of the two-year mora torium, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation will con duct a study, which it has yet to outline publicly, on crypto mining’s environ mental impacts.
The second part of the bill, Kelles said,
enables the NYS DEC to conduct a full envi ronmental impact assessment on the state’s ability to reach current climate goals. By 2050 the state aims to reduce greenhouse gasses by 85 percent using the 1990 level benchmark.
“This is an important step, and we must keep working together to protect our com munities from the worst effects of climate change,” Kelles said.
Kelles said organizations should all con tinue to advocate for more support and more funding for the NYS DEC.
“Because we know that those climate goals are some of the most aggressive and ambitious in the country,” she said. “And it will lean very heavily on the DEC to make sure that they happen to make sure that we meet them along with other agencies within the state.”
Elizabeth Moran, a New York policy advocate at EarthJustice, said the legis lation is a fundamental step. Following recent research which found that crypto mining is tied to climate concerns, Moran said the legislation aligns with an increas ing need to invest in climate.
“It’ll be very important for New York
state to look this through. Other states and Congress should look to New York as a lead er. It’s thrilling because this step really is another sign of New York state’s leadership,” Moran said.
Locals near Seneca Lake have said exist ing crypto miners – that aren’t affected by the new law – in New York are heating up the lake and polluting the air around it. Taylor called on Hochul to shut down Greenidge Generation – a local bitcoin mining com pany – in order to protect the Finger Lakes.
Taylor, who said she started a coalition of communities that have been impacted by crypto mining across the country, added that organizations and community mem bers in the network are watching New York state carefully.
“As a community that is impacted by the crypto mining industry every single day, we understand how harmful and threatening this industry can be,” she said. “Communi ties across the country are also understand ing these impacts.”
ing in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, died on Nov. 18 in a car accident. Friends at SU and family at home in Brook lyn, New York said Sharipov had a comfort ing humor and wit.
Santana, who lived two floors down from Sharipov in Lawrinson Hall during their freshman year, said he acted as a make shift, sometimes snarky therapist for his friends. He would come into her room, take one of Santana’s books off her desk, put on her roommate’s glasses and proclaim, “therapist Bob is here.”
“He would write down everything we needed to rant about,” Santana said. “When ever I needed to talk to someone I would go to him.”
Sharipov often responded through San tana’s self-proclaimed rants with a “yeah, you’re right” or a “this is dumb, you’re over reacting.”
“If I had a problem, I knew that I could go and talk to him and get his input,” Santana said.
Sharipov met many of his close college friends in Lawrinson, including Dawson,
sage from a constituent.
Katko thanked his staff for holding him accountable to not introduce a bill without a Democratic co-sponsor, a remark which fell in line with the conver sation’s focus on Katko’s bipartisanship. According to a 2021 report from the Luger Center, Katko was the third most bipartisan member of the House of Representatives’
who was his roommate throughout his time at SU, and Lindsey Latorre, a junior in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
When the Barnes Center at the Arch required students to sign up for slots to workout during the pandemic and Latorre only had time to go at night, Sharipov was always there to make sure she felt safe.
“It was just that quick little walk from the Barnes Center down to Lawrinson at night time, but I was a freshman and I didn’t want to make that walk alone,” she said. “There were a handful of times that I would just text him or call him and he’d meet me outside of the gym and walk me home.”
son’s second floor between the building’s computer lab and elevators.
“We all lived in the same building, our little school family,” Latorre said.
When members of the usual Spikeball group were too busy to play, they would sit against the wall and do homework. But Sharipov rarely spent time on the sidelines.
“Bob was always super competitive, always wanting to play spike ball or ping pong or whatever we were doing,” Dawson said. “He was always playing.”
Abdulaziz Sharipov, Sharipov’s brother, calls his friends at SU his “family away from family.”
Every time Sharipov came home, he recounted how much fun he was having at school, his brother said.
“Even though he passed away too young, he had the best three years of his life,” Abdu laziz Sharipov said.
showing that he cared, she said.
“We ended up just talking and laugh ing for the whole four hours,” Grosso said. “That was kind of who Bob was. He would have those moments where some thing was really supposed to be taken seriously and he made it into something fun and memorable.”
Following his death, Sharipov’s family created an online fundraiser, to help with the costs of his funeral. With 21 days as of Nov. 28 until the fundraiser closes, over 200 people have donated a total of $11,049. The campaign’s original goal was set at $10,000.
“Everyone always gravitated towards him at any family gathering; always crack ing jokes and lightening up any mood,” the fundraiser’s website reads.
Throughout Sharipov’s time at SU, Daw son saw him become more and more outgo ing. Sharipov could have a conversation with anyone, anywhere, he said.
During many of the wintery pandemic nights of the spring 2021 semester, Sharipov and his friends played spikeball on Lawrin
Katko added that many politicians continue to only focus on what will allow them to keep their seat instead of doing what’s right. Members of Congress can only be truly bipartisan if they accept the possibility of losing their position, he said.
When Katko was a federal prosecutor, he received death threats. But he received far more while in Congress, he said.
During the address, Katko thanked his entire family, who were sitting in the audi ence, for supporting him throughout his time in office.
“They didn’t make the decision to run, Robin and I did,” he said. “(My family) had to see a lot of things I’ve gone through, and I’m sorry about that.”
Katko also specifically thanked his wife Robin for being “strong” and handling the threats for as many years as she did.
In addition to threats, Katko said acting as a bipartisan legislator brought moral and ethical challenges. Katko said the aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021, when he voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump, was “the darkest time in my career.”
Sharipov was also a resident advisor in Haven Hall. One of his fellow RAs, senior Sydney Grosso, trained Sharipov on work ing the front desk – or at least she tried to. Sharipov used sarcasm to relate to people, Grosso said. He always made a serious situation more lighthearted while also
“I’m so happy I got to meet him, so happy I got to spend two years with him as my roommate,” Dawson said. “I’ll always have the memory of the first friend, first real true friend at Syracuse.”
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435 voting members.
“We had over 100, or close to 100, bills passed in my time in Congress,” he said. “It’s because of all the work, as they say ‘behind the scenes,’ and my commitment to bipartisanship.”
Katko said Congress is designed to be a place where disagreements happen, not where a body of representatives is complete ly left- or right-aligned.
“What I think people don’t understand in modern times is that (Congress is) built on compromise,” he said. “It’s not built on all or nothing.”
In the time leading up to Jan. 6, Katko said fellow Republican politicians approached him saying they wanted to certify the election but didn’t want to create political trouble for themselves in their home states.
“That was very disturbing to me because it was for the wrong reasons,” Katko said. “They get so locked in to what they have in Washington that they can’t fathom not being there, so they compromise everything to stay there.”
Still, he said his decision to vote in favor of Trump’s impeachment was an easy one to make. The night before the vote, Katko said there was a “sense of calm, but also a sense of foreboding” among himself and his staff.
Although Katko was one of only 83
certi fication
Arizona and one of 64 House Republicans
support the certification of Pennsylvania’s election in 2020, he said he could not pinpoint those – or any other vote – as his most difficult. Looking
back, Katko said, he wouldn’t want to do anything differently.
“I’m at peace with what we’ve accom plished,” he said.
So what I think people don’t understand in modern times is that (Congress is) built on compromise. It’s not built on all or nothing.
John Katko congressman representing new york’s 24th district
Whenever I needed to talk to someone I would go to him. April Santana su juniorBy Anthony Bailey asst. culture editor
Peter Svoboda, the curator of a new gallery named The Station, is tired of average things.
“There’s a lot of regular stuff (in Syracuse). We don’t want to do regular stuff,” Svoboda said. “You’ve got regular theater. You’ve got ballet…That’s regular cultural offerings. What we want to do, and here’s the important point, we want to do challenging stuff.”
The Station is on the grounds of an aban doned train station, hence the name, which only adds to Svoboda and his board’s desire to make the gallery “unique.” The gallery is full of art Svoboda has found and col lected over the years that Svoboda hopes will inform people of untold stories.
Svoboda is frustrated with the other dis plays of art around town. The Syracuse area see the station page 6
Melissa Rain Anderson has direct ed four stage productions of Dis ney’s The Little Mermaid, so this time she wanted to do something different.
“(In) every production, we have built upon new themes and new artistic acts,” she said on the Syra cuse on Stage podcast. “It feels as fresh and new today as it did in 1989 when it made its debut.”
Anderson decided to reimagine her production of the show, which will be running at Syracuse Stage until Jan. 8 and is a collaboration between Syracuse Stage and the College of Visual and Performing Arts Department of Drama. By using acrobatic, aerial silk choreog raphy, aimed to both maintain the nostalgia of the original and estab lish it as a timeless classic.
The production, which includes professional actors and Syracuse Drama students, was choreo graphed by Joshua Dean of Two Ring Circus, an aerial silk per formance company. He said cho reographing the musical was an important line to navigate, as he wanted to create a visually engag ing, creative performance, but also needed to stay true to the story of the musical.
“The most important part is that it (the aerial silk choreogra phy) is still story-forwarding, so all of the aerial moments help enhance the story,” Dean said in a behindthe-scenes video posted on the Syracuse Stage website.
Crystal Sha’nae, who plays Ursula, is a VPA Department of Drama alumna. She said perform ing in this production alongside drama students is a full-circle moment for her.
Sha’nae was incredibly impressed by the student actors — they’re young and passionate, just like she was at their age, she said. Now with more experience, Sha’nae said she tries to provide
The Station gallery displays cutting edge art alongside educational exhibitions and nontraditional pieces
Stop by the Shaffer Art Building to browse through the Art Market, which will feature student-made ceramics, prints, jewelry and more. Hosted by The Shaped Clay Society and Command Print, the sale will be held Tuesday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
Head to Bird Library to learn about Bee Campus USA, a group that helps college communities support and preserve bees and other native pollinators through combatting pesticides, as well as providing nesting areas and native plants. The event, held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, will also offer attendees a chance to grab some giveaways.
Close out Native Heritage Month at Sky barn on South Campus for an evening of giving thanks and dancing. The event will also showcase an array of Indigenous students’ artwork and a reception. Every one is welcome to attend — the event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on
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isn’t engaging or educational enough, he said. He wants to bring edgy and rebellious art to Syracuse.
Many of the decisions The Station’s board makes are based on their passion for activ ism. The board is made up of Svoboda, Steve Susman, the vice president, and Matt Cutler, the secretary.
Svoboda and Susman are also leaders of the nonprofit Pinnacle International, which they founded in 2020. The organization sponsors the gallery and is a way for Svoboda to be able to impact the community in a positive way.
From a young age, Svoboda saw the impor tance of activism, but as he matured, he found that many of the organizations he joined were too disorganized to actually take action.
So he decided to make change himself. With his gallery, Svoboda, who also used to be an adjunct professor at Syracuse University
support to the budding actors.
“I’m having a ball,” Sha’nae said. “I hope I can give whatever is needed at the moment to these students.”
Sha’nae reflected on her time as both a student in the drama program and a woman of color. She said the environment at SU felt homogeneous and lacked diversity and rep resentation. But she was proud and excited to see that the freshmen in the drama
Wednesday.
Join SU alumna Shanti Das for a discussion on her path to success and the challenges she’s faced during her career. After she graduated in 1993, Das went on to work at Capitol Records, LaFace Records, Columbia Records, Sony Urban Music and Universal Motown, all while coping with depression and anxiety. She now owns and operates Silence the Shame, a nonprofit that educates communities on the stigma around mental health and supports those who struggle with mental illnesses.
The event will be held at the Joyce Her genhan Auditorium on Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Syracuse University Art Museum will host a seasonal open house. Browse the museum’s current exhibits while drinking tea or hot chocolate to warm you up, or create your own “fuzzy winter friend.” All materials will be provided, and creators of all experience levels are welcome. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday.
and taught a consulting to emerging enterprise course, wants to make people think about the culture around the city and the world.
“It wasn’t to make money,” Svoboda said. “It was to have an impact on culture, and people’s lives.”
In The Station’s current featured show, The Degenerate Art Show of Hitler’s Germa ny, Svoboda wanted to educate and inspire people in a powerful way. The exhibition is based on the art that Adolf Hitler deemed unworthy, but it also features the work of many famous artists like Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh.
Svoboda curated the exhibition using many photos and paintings he had from when he traveled to Europe in 2019. His own knowledge of World War II and European History helped inform many of the decisions made in the exhibition.
With the show, Svoboda wanted to achieve three things: display modern art, teach about the lives of each artist and encourage visitors
department are far more diverse.
“There were not a lot of brown people in the department, and it really gave me joy to look at the freshman wall to see (people of color) were getting opportuni ties,” she said.
Sha’nae said she’s thrilled to bring her interpretation of Ursula to Syracuse Stage. Maturing in her career has also bolstered her confidence as a performer, she said, so stepping into a leading role like Ursula is empowering.
“I try to approach her from the realm of ‘not
Join author Daphne E. Jones for a dis cussion of her book, “Win When They Say You Won’t: Break Through Barriers and Keep Leveling Up Your Success.” Part of the Whitman School of Man agement’s Women in Leadership series, the event will also feature a moderated Q&A and a reception. The discussion will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday in the Flaum Atrium in the Whitman School of Management.
Bring your DIY projects — knitting, crochet ing, sewing — and join other members of the SU LGTBQ+ community at this special session of Knit 3 Spill the Tea. In honor of World AIDS Quiltmaking Day, collaborate with others in the queer community in quilt ing to commemorate lives lost to AIDS. The event will be held on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Schine Student Center room 132.
Unwind at the end of the week by join ing Orange After Dark for some retrothemed roller skating. The event, held at
to think about what happened to German people at that time and why.
“That’s most important, because since we’re all people, we are all subject to influ ence,” Svoboda said. “I hope that (viewers) will learn what series of events that happened that made (the German people) susceptible to this guy, Hitler, that came along.”
Along with the exhibitions, The Station wants to display unique art from around the city of Syracuse. The board members fre quently talk with local artists and encourage them to share their ideas with The Station. Through this, they have scheduled art lessons, lectures and musical performances in their gallery, Svoboda and Cutler said.
Susman is passionate about growing the local art scene. He said he sees it as a chance to really make Syracuse a special city.
“We stick around and actually develop the same love for the unusual and can’t see it any where else, that idea,” Susman said. “Some of the suggestions that come in, a lot of them are
the villain,’” she said. “That she’s complex, that all of her actions have come from somewhere.”
As the director, Anderson continued to praise her cast, specifically the SU students who are part of the production.
“The students are really rising to the occasion, which is so charming and I’m so proud of them already and it’s really astounding,” she said. “I learn from the stu dents just as much as I learn from the adults every day.”
With the recent news of Disney’s liveaction remake, it might seem like a coinci
the Barnes Center at the Arch on Friday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., is free to attend and requires a valid SUID.
Celebrate veterans’ talent and passion at the Syracuse Veterans Creative Arts Competi tion Closing Celebration. The winners of the first, second and third place winners of the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the event, which will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the National Veterans Resource Center Gallery.
Unwind from the stress of the semester and prepare for finals at the De-Stress Dinner, hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Eat pizza and practice self care at the event in Schine Student Center room 132 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Get started on holiday shopping at the Snowmies Holiday Market. Hosted by Black Artists Collective, the event will take place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Salt City Market.
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non-traditional art, which is great.”
Susman and the rest of The Station said that they want the gallery to be a place that no other city has — a place where all forms of art could be celebrated.
Still, Cutler worries that the space isn’t known widely enough even with its great programming.
“The biggest bummer of it all is without the strong word of mouth or getting the word out there, a lot of people are missing out,” Cutler said. “We just need to get the word out there and get some support for it.”
Svoboda said he hopes that The Station will make an impact on his community and make something unique in Syracuse.
“I wanted this to be a place where people that were into arts and culture and litera ture and intellectual subjects could come,” Svoboda said. “We want to do edgy stuff…we want to do cutting edge stuff.”
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dence that this production is occurring now, but she said the inspiration for the current Little Mermaid production was the message behind the story.
“It is an incredible journey. I think there is something for everybody,” Anderson said. “You’re going to have a connection to fam ily. You’re going to have a connection to going after what you believe is your truth. You’re going to have a connection to that gorgeous score that we all know and love from the movie.”
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As a Colombian international student whose primary family income isn’t dollars, going to Syracuse Univer sity can be more expensive than one would think. For international students, whose primary source of income is not the US dol lar, buying lunch in between classes or for a Dunkin Donuts beverage at Schine Student Center. It is depressing to spend the equiva lent of 20,000 pesos for my morning coffee.
This is the reality for most of the 4,000 international students at SU, thanks to the expensive nature of the U.S. dollar.
The monthly minimum wage in Colom bia is 1,000,000 Colombian pesos, which is equal to 203 United States dollars. Accord ing to the IRS, in the United States, a fulltime employee works an average of 30 hours per week. At $14.20 an hour, a full-time worker in NY with a minimum wage job earns $1,704 per month. This contrast in income is especially drastic since $1 is equal to 4,911 Colombian pesos. This means for me to pay for anything in the US, I must pay almost 5 times my single currency in pesos.
SU should keep this currency disparity in mind, especially since international students have no option of earning money through work-study and FAFSA is only for Americans.
At SU, most international students emi grate from China where the dollar is worth 7.20 Chinese yuan. The next country with the greatest number of international stu dents in SU is India, followed by Canada and Brazil. In the case of India, the U.S. dollar is worth 81.84 rupees, while in Canada the U.S. dollar is worth 1.34 Canadian dollars and in Brazil, the U.S. dollar is worth 5.35 reais.
The U.S. dollar currently stands as the ninth strongest currency out of the 180 differ ent currencies worldwide. Given this, citizens of 171 countries must pay more than their singular currency to equalize just one dollar.
The saddest part of this whole situation isn’t the exchange rate but the lack of resourc
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and extensively about the world around them. I personally have never had a lesson about geography, much less the inner work ings of international issues.
Additionally, students are less likely to learn about another country if it isn’t directly related to domestic affairs. I’m guilty of this even when consuming news, as I gather my information from Ameri can based companies and generally only learn about another country’s news when a major event takes place. It’s easy to place yourself into an America-centric bubble by only consuming and learning topics about America, written by Americans.
Since studying abroad in London, I have noticed that a lot of the locals I met have a much better understanding
es and amenities at SU for international stu dents, especially those who weren’t able to leave for the break. Staying on campus during Thanksgiving break, I noticed not many plac es were open for us international students. Goldstein, Schine and other food amenities were closed most of the time this week and only one dining hall, on average, was open at a time for the whole week.
How come all of the stores and restau rants in SU are more expensive within the school than outside, considering that the majority of international students use money they’ve earned from their home countries that decrease in value once in the U.S.? This is inconsiderate for the people that leave their home countries to be able to attend SU. Sometimes equity is ignored for the convenience of the dollar.
Daniela Dorado is a junior creative writing and advertising major. Her column appears bi-weekly, and she can be reached at ddorado@syr.edu.
of foreign affairs than my peers and me. This might be due to Britain’s proxim ity to Europe and loose visa regulations, allowing citizens to visit and learn from neighboring countries. It also might be as a result of the diverse European educa tion system, which does not exclusively teach about domestic affairs but com pares internationally as well.
European students grow up studying multiple languages with diverse teachers. In my classes at Syracuse, many of my pro fessors were experts on domestic policies, while my professors in London are well versed in the political systems of Middle Eastern and European countries, in addi tion to American politics.
Even strangers I met while traveling in Europe were able to engage in conversations about global politics. When I face confusion about international politics I can rely on
my family here, who are British, to pro vide context and answers to any question I have, regardless of topic. Every European seems to have a general baseline knowledge in regard to foreign understanding, which is lacking in the states.
Studying abroad has helped my own glob al awareness as professors have challenged me to think multiculturally or to research crises occurring in other countries. Despite my own increase of knowledge, not everyone gets the opportunity to study abroad and see for themselves the possibilities of for eign understanding. Regardless, I think it is important for American students to have a broader understanding of global issues and affairs. In an increasingly globalized society, an understanding of the world around us will only help to improve it.
There are a lot of ways to achieve global awareness even if you haven’t had studies
that touch on foreign affairs. I think the easi est way to start is updating where you get your news from. Even branching away from the New York Times and reading the BBC or Al Jazeera — outlets that tackle diverse top ics — might expand your knowledge. Other avenues for information include podcasts, such as the CFR’s Daily News Brief, which summarizes events around the globe, or simply taking a class revolving around inter national issues and affairs.
By immersing yourself in one form of media to improve your global awareness, you will have the opportunity to learn about politics, societies, cultures and news you may have never heard about otherwise.
Hannah Starorypinski is a junior political science major with a minor in public communication. Her column appears bi-weekly, and she can be reached at hkstaror@syr.edu.
International students are forced to live beyond their means because the currency conversion to USD is too high
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is that, given where SU has been over the last 20 years (i.e. mediocre, sometimes plain awful), a 7-5 regular season is a success.
2. What were the biggest reasons behind the five-game losing skid?
Alandt: Getting away from running the ball. Be it with Sean Tucker or LeQuint Allen, Syracuse’s offense is potent with an active ground game. When it doesn’t (like when Tucker had five carries against Clemson) it puts too much pressure on the passing game. Anae can implement as many pre snap motions and fun routes as possible, but if there’s zero threat with your All-American running back, then it’s an empty spectacle. Allen showed he’s really quick when he gets the ball. Wildcat plays with both Allen and Tucker in the backfield proved to be pretty successful against Boston College. It’s too bad Anae and Babers didn’t start using him until late in the season.
Cirino: Syracuse became too predictable. Heading into the season, the biggest question surrounding Shrader was whether or not he’d have a passing game, let alone the reliable targets to find. He found one
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play with four or three people, but also knows how to be a star player when her time comes.”
Woolley learned to play with other teammates by training with Bronnie Marshall, a former Olympian and pro fessional Australian basketball player. Woolley and her parents were told that she had a chance to go pro, so they found trainers that helped her grow. Sue said this attention from trainers came from her notable skills.
“She’s a very good driver and she can get to the basket,” Sue said.
Woolley’s father, Adam, said while a lot of other players pigeonhole themselves into being just a good 3-point shooter or a good point guard that dishes out the ball, Woolley could do everything.
Marshall said Woolley, even as a small, lanky 11-year old, was better offensively than the kids around her. She was very good on the fast break and quite good on the drive.
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are shooting below 30% from deep against the Illini and hold teams to just a 42.3% effective field-goal rate.
An upset in Champaign starts off with a good game from Girard. Whether or not Mintz plays or Benny Williams is effective, Girard needs to demonstrate his ability to be a shooter again. He shot a measly 2-of-22 from the field and 1-of-12 on 3-pointers over the last two games. It starts with Girard and ends
in Oronde Gadsden II as well as Damien Alford and Devaughn Cooper at times. That improvement was one of the reasons he was statistically a top-10 quarterback in the country early on. Then ranked defenses started to focus on Shrader himself. It was obvious when the Orange would utilize Tucker or when Shrader would launch a deep ball. SU’s offensive line grew more inconsistent too. When Shrader wasn’t at 100% — especially during Syracuse’s scoring drought — very little could be accomplished, especially as the season got tougher.
Smith: Injuries have to be the primary one. Losing Shrader, Williams, Jones and a host of others was clearly detrimental to this team’s success. The fact that Syracuse also lost several other key contributors in Stefon Thompson, Chris Elmore and Terry Lockett early on in the season hurt big time. Perhaps SU beats Pitt if Shrader is playing at full strength. Perhaps the Orange beat Wake Forest if their defense is mostly healthy. There were some other minor factors, too, mainly poor special teams play, a struggling run defense and a weak stretch from Tucker. But if Syracuse had lost half the number of players it did to season-ending injuries, its year could have finished differently.
Woolley and Marshall trained twice a week for six months before Woolley had state or club training. Marshall added a 3-point shot to Woolley’s arsenal as well and helped her get better defensively. She told Woolley to get offended when someone beat her. A final growth-spurt at 15 elevated her skills to another level, Marshall said.
“She was able to compete all over the court,” Marshall said. “She was able to actually get rebounds and if necessary play against big players.”
Right when her growth spurt hit, Wool ley earned an opportunity to play at a semi-professional level in the National Basketball League One, one step below the Australian professional Women’s National Basketball League. The league features regional conferences where Woolley could play at just 14 or 15 years old.
Along with this exposure, Marshall watched Woolley dominate in a bronze medal match at the state championships. Woolley played for a team in Brisbane that had only eight players because of
with Syracuse, by any means possible, getting to the free-throw line. Syracuse is hitting on 73.7% of its free-throw shots, good enough for 84th in the country. The Orange aren’t great from the line, but can utilize it to slow the game down against an efficient offense.
They also can send Illinois to the free-throw line, where the Illini are 281st nationally. It’s tempting for the Orange, but head coach Jim Boeheim has singled out multiple players — mostly Edwards — as being too aggressive and in foul trouble too quickly. Regardless, no team has put up more than 70 points against the Illini. But as long as its key
Alandt: Syracuse has an easier start to the season next year than it did this year. Colgate, Western Michigan and Army are all below .500 this season. However, the Orange hit the road to face Florida State and North Carolina in back-to-back weeks, as well as heading to Purdue. The Orange will need a strong start from a defense that is likely without Jones, Williams or Marlowe Wax. It will also need Shrader to build early trust with a now-experienced group of receivers. Devaughn Cooper will be gone, but hopefully Trebor Pena can slide into that speedy slot role. It also needs to quickly figure out a starting five offensive line that’ll be without Carlos Vettorello and Matthew Bergeron.
Cirino: With the talent Syracuse could lose to the NFL Draft, the beginning of the 2023 season will be all about getting its young core to perform right out of training camp. That happened this season (to a lesser extent), but with a lot of roster turnover — especially on defense — 2023 will be the ultimate test for the Orange to see whether or not their development is heading in the right direction. Who will step up in Williams’
injuries, Marshall said. Even with the short bench, Woolley scored 16 points to secure the victory.
Stephen Wong, the girls’ basketball coordinator at St. Paul’s School, a pri vate high school in Bald Hills, Australia, was immediately impressed by Woolley’s ball-handling as it was “way above her age group.” To Wong, Woolley always knew what she wanted when she was on the court and how to distribute the ball.
Against John Paul College, Wool ley went coast-to-coast on defenders, blowing by players with every move in her repertoire. Sometimes she dribbled between her legs to get by defenders. Other times, she shook them off with behind-the-back moves.
Woolley’s skills helped her score 40, sometimes 50 points in tournaments against other schools, Wong said.
“She’s the best by far,” Wong said when comparing Woolley to other players at St. Paul’s over the years. “She was an absolute standout here.”
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players perform like it should, SU could have an upset on its hands.
Illinois’ two-point shooting percent age is 62.1%, which is seventh-best in the country. The Illini are a dynamic offense that have been held below 70 points just once, against a vaunted Virginia defense. They put up 103 points against Monmouth, and even dropped 79 points against UCLA. Syracuse can shift between the 2-3 defense and man defense as much as Boeheim wants, but the reality is, Illi nois is going to have its way. The Orange’s opponents are only shooting 45% from
place? Who will be the new go-to center? The kicker? If Tucker happens to leave this offseason, has Allen proven himself as a consistent starter? Like this season, the early stages of 2023 will have its unknowns. But success will come from Syracuse’s new starters and leaders. Smith: It starts by returning this season’s main pieces. Tucker, Jones, Williams, Wax and Bergeron could all leave early for the NFL Draft, which would leave the Orange with some gaping holes to fill. Shrader and Gadsden should return, and so should all three defensive line starters and most of the secondary. A majority of the injured players will return, including Thompson and Terry Lockett. The schedule will also be slightly easier, with a nonconference game against Army instead of Notre Dame, and the Orange playing Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, which were both underwhelming this year. If Shrader can stay healthy and build on his improved passing from this season, a few players return to school instead of going to the NFL and the Orange avoid major injuries, they should have a chance to seriously compete in the ACC next year.
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St. Paul’s, said Woolley’s shooting also improved in high school because of a height ened court vision.
With her transition to Syracuse, Woolley started to translate those quali ties she built up from her time with Marshall and St. Paul’s. After missing three of the first five games of the sea son, Woolley made her first start against Bucknell, where she nailed a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
In the Orange’s season opener against Stony Brook, Woolley curled near the baseline as she located an open space in the right corner. She then threw up her hands, prompting a midair pass from Fair.
Woolley said this play was one the Orange like to run. It’s her job to finish off those shots, which she did.
“It feels good,” Woolley said. “I just had confidence going into that game. Just not even thinking about the injury helped me do what I do.”
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inside the arc, but SU hasn’t faced a team that’s this good on two-pointers thus far.
Player to watch: Terrence Shannon Jr., guard, No. 0
He’s No. 10 in KenPom’s Player of the Year standings thus far after being named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team prior to his first year with the Illini.
Through his first six games with Illinois, Shannon is averaging 20.3 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game and has 23 assists. He’s going to be a formidable threat to Syracuse’s defense, especially because he’s shooting 47.1% from deep on 34 attempts.
With Syracuse tied 2-2 against St. Law rence early in the second period, Sarah Marchand pulled down an attacker and was called for a holding penalty. Syracuse faced a man-down situation for the sec ond time in the game.
First, Hannah Johnson blocked a St. Lawrence attempt before Rachel Bjorgan picked up the loose puck. But Rayla Clemons pressured her into a turnover, starting a Syracuse break.
Clemons accelerated past Rachel Teslak into the attacking zone and closed in on goal as defenders collapsed around her. At the last second, she slid it across to an unmarked Sarah Thompson at the far post, who scored into an open net, giving Syracuse a 3-2 lead. Thompson’s score was a part of three special teams goals that helped Syracuse overcome a two-goal deficit in the first five minutes.
Special teams have played a huge role for Syracuse ice hockey this season. SU is tied for third nationally and leads College Hockey America in short-handed goals with four. It is also second in the CHA with 11 power-play goals, tied for ninth nationally.
“Understanding how important special teams are to overall team success is big,” Syra cuse head coach Britni Smith said. “It’s a time whether you’re a man up or down that can really change the feel and look of the game. We’ve really taken pride in making sure that we’re the team that comes out with momentum.”
Clemons, Marchand, Thompson and Tatum White have all scored shorthanded goals for the Orange this season. Thompson leads the Orange with three
men’s basketballpower-play goals. Sarah Marchand and Madison Primeau have two, while five other SU players have netted goals in man-up opportunities.
Smith emphasizes strength on either side of a power play, and dedicates time with her staff to pay close attention to small details that could give the Orange an advantage. The Orange have a success rate of 0.200 on power plays this season while holding their opponents to 0.132. Smith knows that although man-up opportunities are about putting pressure on the opposing team, Syracuse won’t score on every power play. Instead, having an extra player gives teams a chance to “take hold of the game,” Smith said.
Man-up opportunities allow a higher chance to find openings in the defense. Given just two minutes, basics such as crisp passing and patience in the offensive zone can be crucial in executing a strong power play.
“I think we’ve been especially strong this year in those situations,” Clemons said.
With two power plays in the first period against Lindenwood on Nov. 4, Syracuse punished the Lions’ both times. Hannah Johnson wasted no time on the first power play, scoring just eight seconds into the first man-up opportunity. After Thompson’s faceoff win, Rhéa Hicks released a shot that was spilled by the opposing goaltender before Johnson cleaned up the rebound to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead.
Syracuse was on the power play again with just under a minute left in the first period. Thompson threaded a pass to Terryn Mozes. Mozes shot, but Natalie Ferenc saved the shot. Hicks controlled the rebound and played it to an unmarked Primeau, who one-
timed the puck past Ferene for SU’s second power-play goal of the opening period.
Clemons plays a major role in Syracuse’s penalty kills. Her speed puts opposing defenders under pressure and disrupts their attacking rhythm. Clemons best showed off her speed against St. Lawrence, when she assisted Marchand’s go-ahead goal with 1:52 left in the second period.
While shorthanded, Clemson focuses on picking the right moments, dubbing them as “triggers.” This helps her to not get dragged out of position, leaving an opening for the attackers to exploit.
“It’s when we recognize when we should be a little more aggressive or whether we should fall back and just play it smart,” Clem ons said. “We’ve worked on that enough in practice, and we all know that when it’s time
to get the puck and try to score.”
Smith says scoring shorthanded goals “gets everyone fired up” on the bench. Teams don’t usually expect to be attacked while on the power play, so when Syracuse goes forward, the Orange can catch their opponents off guard.
Other SU players have stepped up since a couple of key special teams members are out injured. Defenseman Mae Batherson missed a couple of games and forward Anna Leschyshyn appeared in just six games.
“We’ve had different opportunities where people have had to step up into differ ent roles,” Smith said. “I don’t think anyone specifically stands out in terms of being bet ter than anyone else. It comes down to the team focusing and locking in.”
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Syracuse is now on an early-season, twogame skid following a close loss to St. John’s and an emotionally charged, one-point loss to Bryant. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first half and held on despite efforts from Justin Taylor after Judah Mintz’s ejection. That was against Group of 5 opponents, and SU’s next oppo nent, No. 16 Illinois, provides its first real test of the season.
The Illini are rebounding from an early exit from the NCAA Tournament and are now without big man Kofi Cockburn. They’ve gotten off to a prolific start, downing nonconference opponents and falling only to then-No. 16 Virginia in a tight matchup on the road. They’re led by Terrence Shannon, a Texas Tech transfer who’s averaging 20.3 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game. Illinois is the seventh-best team in the coun try in two-point shooting percentage and is
firing 37.7% from deep. It faces off against the Orange for the first time since 1995.
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Illinois leads 2-1.
Syracuse hasn’t faced off against Illinois in 27 years, when the Orange beat the Illini in the first game of the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii. A season that would end up with Syracuse falling to Kentucky in the 1996 National Championship game started with Syracuse winning its first 11 games of the season. Though Illinois came in with a .500 record, it held close to the Orange, ending the first half tied at 34-34. While neither team did particularly well from beyond the arc — SU finished at 23.1% and the Illini at 16.7% — Syracuse went 24-of-32 on free throws to seal the game in the second half.
Marius Janulis led the Orange with 18
points, and John Wallace finished with a double-double in the victory. While Illinois forward Jerry Gee totalled 21 points and added 12 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting, only one other Illini finished with more than 10 points, and the team shot below 40%. To overcome poor shooting on 3-pointers, SU finished shooting 42.1% from the field and had five players finish with at least 10 points.
Illinois has an 81% chance of winning, with a projected score of 76-67.
Illinois is right where everyone expected it to be. The Illini are 5-1 after beating down nonconference opponents, narrowly escaping from a solid UCLA team and fall ing to then-No. 16 Virginia. There’s a lot to like about Illinois’ offense, one that is fifth in effective field-goal percentage. Led by Shannon and Dain Dainja, the Illini are set up for another postseason run carried
by an offense that averages 84.7 points per game and a team that totals 40.2 rebounds per game.
They have three players averaging dou ble-digit points per game and are shoot ing 37.7% from deep, which should prove effective against an SU defense that has struggled stopping the long ball. Against Virginia, the Illini put up 26 shots from deep, connecting on nine. Illinois also has the 39th-most efficient offense in the country and will likely apply pressure to a Syracuse team that itself has had success putting up tons of points on opponents.
Defensively, the Illini are equipped to stop Judah Mintz from taking over the game and ensure Joe Girard III has yet another poor shooting game. It doesn’t have the height underneath the basket that it had with Kofi Cockburn, but the 6-foot-10 Coleman Hawkins is averaging over five rebounds per game and can provide a formi dable stopgap to Jesse Edwards. Opponents
Six weeks ago, Syracuse had its best start since 1987. No one expected SU to be undefeated, yet it climbed into the top 15 nationally. But the Orange lost their momentum just as fast as they built it, dealing with constant injuries and a lack of consistent offense en route to a five-game losing streak. They rebounded this past weekend against a poor BC team, and now have a few weeks to prepare for their first bowl game since 2018.
With the regular season in the books, our beat writers answered questions about Syracuse’s turbulent year:
Anthony Alandt: Taken as a whole, yes. This team was a few plays and incomplete passes away from having just three or four wins. The Orange did one thing right that they didn’t do last year: win close games. Think Purdue, Virginia and to a lesser extent NC State. Those games — and possibly even the Boston College win — wouldn’t have been victories last year. Flipping a 5-7 record to a 7-5 record is a success, even if there was a five game losing streak. It’s clear Syracuse has a depth problem, has difficulty winning on the road and still puts out questionable play calling. But it’s in a bowl game again and holds a winning record, with some really bright spots on the defense, offensive line and receiving group.
Alex Cirino: Absolutely. Even though Syracuse finished the season 1-5 after clinching a bowl game berth in Week 7, SU’s 2022 campaign surpassed its preseason expectations. It’s obvious that Robert Anae and Jason Beck’s transformation of the Orange’s offense had a major impact. This team was ranked because it was well-balanced, especially during its six-game winning streak. The way Syracuse’s undefeated stretch came to an end in Clemson after an 11-point first half lead and four forced turnovers was tough, and was certainly a “what could have been” moment. But Syracuse was competitive in the vast majority of its games this season. All the pieces came together and this Orange team got its fans excited.
Connor Smith: Yes. This was up for debate last year, when Syracuse had a bit of a transitional season, changing quarterbacks and offensive systems in a 5-7 finish. But the Orange lost their last three games and bowl eligibility. Players couldn’t agree on whether 2021 was a success. But this season is much different. SU had its first 6-0 start to a season in 35 years and should’ve beat Clemson on the road. Syracuse spent time in the national rankings, reaching as high as No. 14, and sold out the JMA Wireless Dome twice. None of that usually happens in central New York. The five-game losing streak was disappointing, but Garrett Shrader, Garrett Williams and Mikel Jones all missed time due to injuries. The fact of the matter
Georgia Woolley scored 24 points in a Queensland State League game matched up against Stepha nie Reid. Reid had just finished her collegiate career under Felisha Legette-Jack at Buffalo, and knew the Bulls could use a player like Woolley. Reid called her former coach after the game, telling her to heavily recruit Woolley.
Woolley knew she would fit in perfectly at Buffalo after one phone call, said Sue, her mother. After Reid convinced Woolley about Legette-Jack’s ability to coach, the decision was finalized.
After one season at Buffalo, Woolley followed Legette-Jack to Syracuse. The transfer guard has played in just three games due to “nagging” injuries, according to Legette-Jack and Woolley’s parents. But after a year at Buf falo under Legette-Jack and a lifetime of excelling at basketball in Australia, Woolley has proven she will become a key contribu tor for SU with her ball-handling skills and ability to create scor ing opportunities.
Once Woolley got to Buffalo, she thrived. In 34 games with the Bulls, she averaged 14.6 points per game on 41.8% shooting. She had stand-out performances, includ ing a 29-point game against Ball State in the 2021 MAC Tourna ment Championship. Not even 10 games into her collegiate career, even with All-MAC talent like Dyaisha Fair on the roster, Wool ley was trusted to close out games.
Against VCU on Dec. 8, 2021, Buffalo set up Woolley for a shot in the final seconds of a tied game. Woolley received an inbound pass from the left wing, curled into the high post and scored on a running hook shot at the buzzer, giving Buf falo its fifth consecutive win.
“Her IQ of the game is what you need on the court,” LegetteJack said. “She knows how to
Our beat writers reflected on Syracuse’s up-and-down 2022 season ahead of its bowl gameSU surpassed preseason expectations, but it lost momentum in the latter part of the year due to injuries and lack of consistent offense. arthur maiorella staff photographer