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The Syracuse community celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of a menorah in Clinton Square on Sunday evening. Page 7
Syracuse University’s Office of the University Ombuds, which was opened in February, plans to hire a permanent director by the end of December. Page 3
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The Syracuse Stallions, a semiprofessional basketball team, offers a second chance to players such as Dajuan Coleman, a former SU center. Page 12
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Student leaders call proposed Title IX changes
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Syracuse to play in Orlando bowl game By Matt Liberman staff writer
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tudent leaders at Syracuse University have recently expressed concern about the effect that proposed changes to Title IX could have on survivors of sexual assault, and said they plan to continue spreading awareness about oncampus resources. The new regulations, which were announced by the United States Department of Education in mid-November,
would give students accused of sexual assault additional protections. These changes limit the definition of sexual assault to “unwelcome conduct” that denies a person equal access to an educational program or activity. They also allow accusers to be cross-examined and give colleges the option to opt for an informal resolution, rather than a formal investigation, in cases of alleged sexual assault. Lauren Crimmins, co-vice president of Students Advocating Sexual Safety and Empowerment at SU, said the proposal
could make schools not liable in instances of sexual assault that do not occur on campus or during a school-sponsored event. This could discourage students from reporting sexual assault because they may not feel that they will be listened to or respected, she said. Crimmins said she was angry, but not surprised at the proposed changes. “It really is just another slap in the face,” she said. Enacted in 1972, Title IX is a part of federal law that prohibits discrimination see title
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SU considers changes to academic schedule By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor
Syracuse University Provost Michele Wheatly sent an email to the deans of all 13 schools and colleges in mid-September in which she asked for input about potential schedule changes that would eliminate Wednesday classes. The email, obtained by The Daily Orange, said that the Academic Calendar and Schedule Brainstorming Group conducted
a review with recommendations, which would be implemented in fall 2019 at the earliest. All input from faculty was asked to be submitted by Oct. 3. The Academic Calendar and Schedule Brainstorming Group was convened in fall 2017 by Meg Cortese, a staff member in the Office of the Registrar; Associate Provost Jeff Stanton and Associate Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Carol Faulkner, Cortese said in a
Sunday email. Cortese said the change would likely be implemented in fall 2020 at the earliest. The three co-led the group and were asked to create a list of recommendations for the future of the academic calendar since the current version ends in spring 2020, Cortese said. She added that there are representatives from the University Senate, individual schools and colleges, SU Athletics, Hendricks Chapel,
Human Resources, Student Experience and Auxiliary Services. Potential changes are going to be discussed at a University Senate meeting later in the fall, Wheatly said in the email. Cortese said a schedule change does not require formal Senate approval, but the group wants to work with University Senate and have a fully-formed proposal by early 2019. The last University Senate meeting of the semester see schedule page 4
After finishing the regular season at 9-3, its best campaign since 2001, No. 20 Syracuse will play No. 16 West Virginia (8-3, 6-3 Big 12) in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28 in Orlando, Florida. This game marks Syracuse’s (9-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast) second trip to the Camping World Bowl. Its first was in 2004 against Georgia Tech. SU and WVU have long been Big East rivals before West Virginia moved to the Big 12 and SU transferred to the ACC in 2013. “We get to play an old rival and it should be one heck of a football game,” SU athletic director John Wildhack said. “It validates the season that we’ve had and it validates that we’re the second-best team in the ACC.” Syracuse had been tied with Oregon State for the second-longest drought, with its last bowl game coming in 2013 when the Orange beat Minnesota in the Texas Bowl. The Orange won its sixth game and clinched bowl eligibility on Oct. 27 with a 51-41 victory over North Carolina State in the Carrier Dome. West Virginia is led by quarterback Will Grier, one of the nation’s top quarterbacks, who finished top-five in passing yards per game, touchdowns, and passer rating. West Virginia ranks eighth and ninth, respectively, in yards per game (520.4) and points per game (42.3) in the country. Before two-straight losses to Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, West Virginia ranked as high as No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. Heading into Sunday morning, Syracuse’s fate was up in the air with much of the media split between the Orange ending up in the Camping World Bowl or the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in the Bronx. Wildhack spoke with Camping World Bowl CEO Steve Hogan four times last week, Wildhack said. One of Wildhacks’ pitches to Hogan, Wildhack said, was how well he believed Syracuse fans would travel to this game, citing crowds at SU’s previous road games. “We’ve got a number of fans who spend a good chunk of the winter down in Florida,” Wildhack said. “In so many ways it’s a great destination for our fans.” “If people feel that there’s a knock that we don’t travel well,” Wildhack said, “well here’s a chance to prove our critics wrong.” mdliberm@syr.edu
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crime briefs Here is a round up of criminal activity that occurred near campus this week. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION A Syracuse man, 24, was arrested on the charges of resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree. when: Sunday at 2 p.m. where: Destiny USA ASSAULT A Syracuse woman, 26, was arrested on the charges of assault in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, menacing in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child. when: Sunday at 2 p.m. where: Destiny USA CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON A Syracuse man, 23, was arrested on the charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and disorderly conduct. when: Saturday at 9:41 p.m. where: 100 block of Oakwood Avenue CRIMINAL OBSTRUCTION
Holidays at Hendricks The Hendricks Chapel Choir on Sunday sang its annual end of semester concert, featuring guests from the Setnor School of Music, directed by Jose Peppie Calvar. The concert is broadcasted on local television stations each year. The free concert has included ensemble guests such as Syracuse University’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the Syracuse University Singers. gillian farrugia contributing photographer
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Ombuds office to hire permanent director By Jaehun Kim
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Syracuse University’s Office of the Ombuds is planning to hire a permanent director by the end of the month, said Interim University Ombuds director, Samuel Clemence. The office was created earlier this year to facilitate faculty and graduate student complaints. Clemence, a professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, was appointed to the position of interim ombudsperson in February. He was a
professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science for nearly 40 years and was interim dean of Hendricks Chapel from 2015 to 2017. The Ombuds Office, located in Suite 215 of the Health Services building, is a resource that staff, faculty and graduate students can use to informally voice grievances and concerns about the school confidentially. “We’re here to help people, provide them with guidance and counseling,� Clemence said. “We follow full principles. Anything you say in here is confidential.�
We’re here to help people, provide them with guidance and counseling. ... Anything you say in here is confidential. Samuel Clemence
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Clemence, who is a member of the search committee for his permanent replacement, said
they were unable to find a suitable candidate by the end of last semester. The committee has selected candidates and plans to hire someone by the end of December, he added. Since the office’s opening, it has received and worked on more than 60 cases, he added. Jack Wilson, president of SU’s Graduate Student Organization, said many graduate students don’t know about the resource. “They aren’t using quite at the levels we want them to, but that’s probably because the see ombuds page 4
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News briefs: 4 stories you may have missed By Mary Catalfamo Asst. digital editor
A delayed dredging project in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor to Syracuse University’s Trans Day of Remembrance made headlines this weekend.
Trans activist Ruby Corado speaks at SU for Trans Day of Remembrance event
Corado spoke in Slocum Hall on Thursday for SU’s Trans Day of Remembrance commemoration, an internationally recognized
day that memorializes and honors transgender people who have been murdered because of their gender identity. After to immigrating to Washington, D.C., from her home country of El Salvador, Corado transitioned to female. As an advocate for LGBTQ rights, she founded Casa Ruby, the only bilingual and multicultural LGBTQ center in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. “I wanted to start a movement, led by ‘disposable people,’� Corado said. “I wanted a place
where I could wear glitter and not shave and not have to wear clothes that force me to conform and make me uncomfortable.� She said she came to SU to tell her story to people who can relate a little, people who can relate a lot and people who want to learn more about an LGBTQ community they do not understand.
Syracuse Diocese to announce names of clergy accused of secual abuse The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese announced on Satur-
day it will publish the names of clergy accused of sexual abuse of a minor going back to 1950, WSYR reported. Bishop Robert J. Cunningham said the list will include the names of both living and deceased priests, per WSYR.
Trash surfaces in the muck dredged from the Inner Harbor A $10.3 million dredging project that will allow boats to dock in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor will be see news
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A Syracuse woman, 42, was arrested on the charges of criminal obstruction, assault in the third degree, criminal misconduct in the fourth degree, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first and second degrees, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, driving while intoxicated in the first degree and aggravated assault. when: Friday at 6 p.m. where: 500 block of South State Street POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA A Syracuse man, 22 was arrested on the charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. when: Friday at 8:40 p.m. where: 100 block of Marshall Street A Syracuse University junior, 20, in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was arrested on the charge of unlawful possession of marijuana. when: Friday at 10:02 a.m. where: 900 block of East Genesee Street A Syracuse man, 20, was arrested on the charges of unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth and seventh degrees. when: Friday at 10:02 a.m. where: 900 block of East Genesee Street A Syracuse man, 43, arrested on the charge of possession of marijuana in the fourth degree. when: Friday at 10:02 a.m. where: 900 block of East Genesee Street PROSTITUTION A Syracuse woman, 26, was arrested on the charges of prostitution and five counts of possession of synthetic cannabinoids. when: Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. where: 100 block of South Clinton Street
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title ix based on sex. All schools that receive federal funding are subject to the law. A public comment period for the proposal opened Thursday, giving the public 60 days — until the end of January — to voice their opinion on the bill. At a Student Association meeting on Monday, SA Vice President Kyle Rosenblum introduced a resolution that urged SU to reiterate its support for survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. He also outlined parts of the proposed guidelines that SA views as detrimental to college students and stated the organization’s commitment to being a resource for survivors. Rosenblum and SA President Ghufran Salih said an updated version of the resolution will be presented Monday, and they expect it to be voted on then. The ability of an accused person’s lawyer to cross-examine the accuser could be detrimental to the well-being of survivors of sexual assault and could also prevent them from disclosing, Rosenblum said. Many people already choose not to report incidences of sexual assault or harassment because of stigmas surrounding doing so, and survivors also don’t want to relive their trauma, he added. Residence Hall Association President Lily Verbeck said the changes to Title IX would go against the organization’s mission of creating from page 3
ombuds office is new and there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done to let everyone know that this is a thing that exists on campus,” Wilson said. Margaret Susan Thompson, a member of the University Senate and an associate professor of history and political science, said she expected a professional to permanently fill the position by the end of the spring 2018 semester. “We were told this would be a shortterm, interim thing and that by the beginning of classes this semester there would be a full-time person with training and experience,” Thompson said. She added that there needs to be a director who is trained specifically for the posifrom page 1
schedule is on Dec. 12. Margaret Susan Thompson, along with other professors in the history department of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs sent emails to the group expressing their disapproval for the potential plan. “I do not know why anyone seriously involved in teaching thinks that these changes are either necessary or beneficial; certainly, I do not,” Thompson said in a statement to the university. “The current system is not broken.” Thompson said she and many other people have organized their lives around the current schedule, including research and travel. She said she was completely against the proposal and advised its rejection in her
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a safe space for survivors of sexual assault to come forward. Recent movements like #MeToo have helped students feel more comfortable doing so, she said. “This is a step backwards because it’s creating a more hostile environment,” Verbeck said.
This is a step backwards because it’s creating a more hostile environment. Lily Verbeck residence hall association president
Arva Hassonjee, president of Oxfam at SU — an international relief and development organization on campus — said in an email the proposed guidelines are harmful and go against the intended purposes of Title IX offices. Oxfam at SU offers self-defense workshops “in hopes of practically empowering students given the dangerous climate we live in,” Hassonjee said. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos has called Title IX a “failed system” to balance the tion, considering the amount of complaints that have been reviewed. “It’s going to be close to three years (without having a permanent official) after this office was approved,” Thompson said. “What this suggests, unfortunately, is that this isn’t a very high priority. Because when the university wants to hire somebody, they do it and they do it quickly.” Hiring a permanent ombudsperson would bring attention to the office and provide an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between GSO and the office, Wilson said. Clemence said the office needs to be more widely known. “When the new person comes in, they can continue to do that and really give publicity to the office,” he said. “I’d love to see the caseload grow and help as many people as possible.” jkim238@syr.edu
statement to the group. Cortese said the group is early in the process of revising the schedule and is currently working to collect input on the proposal, which Cortese said has been both positive and negative. She said the current potential program suggested, which hasn’t been finalized, is based off a proposal developed at SU in 2003. The proposal was never implemented. Several schools have adopted schedules that limit weeks to four class days, but on a Monday through Thursday cycle. The University of Mobile, Eastern Florida State College and University of Akron have all effectively eliminated Friday classes, according to Insider Higher Ed. Cortese said Manhattan College has been using a system similar to SU’s proposal since 2004.
rights of accusers and the accused. In 2017, Devos rolled back former President Barack Obama-era additions to Title IX, including a guideline that required colleges to use the lowest standard of proof in an investigation. The newly proposed changes would allow colleges to instead choose the higher threshold of “clear and convincing evidence,” rather than the lowest standard of proof. Domenic Biamonte, president of SU’s College Republicans, said in an email he believes “a process that grants some protections to the accused until proven guilty is necessary to reach a fair and consistent legal conclusion.” A situation that puts a victim in distress should be avoided, but there should be a balance between the rights of the accused and the accuser, he added. The proposed Title IX guidelines would have a negative effect on victims of sexual assault seeking justice, said Emma Peca, SU’s College Democrats communications director, in a statement. However, she said there is a silver lining: States can still pass additional guidelines regarding sexual assault on campus. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed “Enough is Enough” into law in 2015. The legislation established four requirements for universities to include in their sexual assault and resources policies, including a “Bill of Rights” for survivors and training requirements for administrators, staff and
students. SU Chancellor Kent Syverud said in October 2017 that “Enough is Enough” negated the impact of the DOE’s 2017 rollback of the Obama-era guidelines. Two weeks ago, Syverud announced a review of the proposed changes by the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion, and Resolution Services and the Office of the University Counsel. The review is a good first step, but there should have been an additional email stating the university’s support for the rights of sexual assault victims, Rosenblum said. Verbeck said she wished the university had sent information about what the possible changes consist of directly to the students. Crimmins said it will be important to see how the university reacts if a student reports a sexual assault that happened off campus or not during a school-sponsored event, as the university could choose not to conduct an investigation if the proposal becomes law. If the new changes to Title IX are put into place, the Residence Hall Association will focus on ensuring students are educated on the new guidelines and the resources available on campus, Verbeck said. All students need to know about Title IX and their rights, Crimmins said, “because unfortunately anyone can either be sexually assaulted or know someone who is.” irmiragl@syr.edu | @IndyRow
ter, according to Syracuse.com.
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new briefs delayed by trash buried in the muck, according to Syracuse.com. Dredging the area has turned up more garbage than expected. Chase Croyle, a representative from the company that is skimming the water for trash, estimated that the trash collection may extend through the winter, Syracuse. com reported. The New York state Canal Corp. announced the dredging project Friday, and the channel for boats will be made by an Altamont company called Carver Construction, per Syracuse.com. The project, which is estimated to be finished in May, aims to boost the $350 million transformation of the Inner Harbor into a residential and commercial cen-
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Syracuse police responded to a shooting early Sunday morning on the 300 block of Richmond Avenue just before 2 a.m., according to CNY Central. Officers found a 30-year-old man with gunshot wounds to both arms and hands in a vehicle on the 700 block of Park Avenue, per CNY Central. The victim was taken to Upstate University Hospital for treatment with non life-threatening injuries, according to police. He said he was shot while sitting in his car and did not see his attacker, per CNY Central. @mrycatalfamo mary@dailyorange.com
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ocal grocery store Tops Market is planning to close down its South Salina Street location soon. The grocery retail market may seem to play a small part in the country’s economy, but Syracuse residents must realize that the decline of grocery stores and accessibility to healthier foods have major implications on the stability of communities. Retailers such as Walmart or Target are taking complete control of the market, and urban communities are noticing a lack of easy access to supermarkets. Food Trust estimates that 23.5 million Americans do not have access to a supermarket within a mile of their home. “Syracuse has a suburban feel in an urban area,� said Paul Nojaim, former owner of Nojaim Brothers Supermarket, which was in the city. Despite attractive low prices and price-matching policies, it’s difficult and expensive for people living in
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cities to get to large retailers like Target and Walmart that tend to be established in suburban areas. This leaves many without any other option but to reach for unhealthy foods found in corner stores and fast food restaurants that have found their niche in food deserts. But not just the city’s health is at stake. Grocery stores function as a community staple. Emanuel Carter Jr., a professor at SUNY-ESF, said that grocery stores provide a sense of urban community, as well as function as a place where people tend to meet their neighbor. The demise of large supermarkets should make small scale stores such as Rite Aid a success. That’s not the case, though. A local Rite Aid eÏ 0)%7)Ï-2'09()Ï=396Ï83;2Ï3*Ï residence and any relevant affiliations eÏ 34-'7Ï7,390(Ï4)68%-2Ï83Ï8,)Ï Syracuse area eÏ )88)67Ï7,390(Ï238Ï-2'09()Ï%2=Ï personal information pertaining to other people unless it is relevant to the topic at hand, which will be decided at the discretion of
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our years ago, Syracuse University removed a designated advocacy center for sexual assault victims in order to better follow Title IX’s mandatory requirements. However, with the dissolution of the advocacy center, the loss of a safe haven for survivors followed. Sexual assault is a prominent issue on all college campuses, including SU. Having a trustworthy outlet for survivors to go to on campus is essential to a student’s health and safety, but so is an in-depth education on the harsh reality and prevention of sexual assault. In 2015, Dartmouth announced the Moving Dartmouth Forward Plan which included a ban on hard liquor, the development of a mandatory four-year sexual violence prevention curriculum and the creation of new residential communities. Additionally, Boston College created a program called SANet — Sexual Assault Network — which helps endorse different counseling groups for victims and hosts events on campus to bring awareness to the work they are doing as a form of outreach to the community and survivors. These programs have become vital fixtures on both their campuses, helping combat sexual violence and also providing support for survivors. SU has to make major improvements to help combat
sexual assault and support survivors following the closing of the advocacy center. The Counseling Center offers some support for survivors, yet services need to be improved to prioritize these specific individuals and their needs in the face of the advocacy center’s absence. At the moment, the Counseling Center offers an average wait time of one month before an appointment can be made and a counselor made available. Allocating more funds for the Counseling Center is a great step forward toward hiring more counselors who specialize in helping victims of sexual violence. Another improvement could include creating more options for group therapy that are readily available for survivors; currently, there is only one set time per week. Additionally, SU could adopt programs like those seen at institutions such as Dartmouth and Boston College. This might become even more important as new Title IX changes threaten to prioritize the rights of the accused over sexual assault survivors. SU needs help combating sexual assault on campus. Although there is no solution to this crisis, SU has a responsibility to exhaust every resource possible to lessen the severity of this epidemic.
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Sunday night marked the beginning of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, the festival of Lights. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh joined Chabad Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport for a menorah lighting in Clinton Square. doug steinman staff photographer
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anukkah music filled the air on Sunday evening at the corner of Clinton Square. A crowd of people — and ice skaters in the rink — stood to watch Chabad Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport and Mayor Ben Walsh light the massive menorah in downtown Syracuse. Hanukkah falls at a different time each year, and this year’s celebration starts during the end of the semester. As a typically family-oriented holiday, it may be difficult for students to celebrate with their families, but there are still options for students to observe
the holiday on campus. “When they’re in school, sometimes Hanukkah can often get put to the side,” Rapoport said. “But here they’ll be in Syracuse for the whole Hanukkah, and so that just makes our job more rewarding.” The two men were lifted into the air with the help of Syracuse Fire Department’s truck No. 3 to light the menorah for the first night of Hanukkah. Walsh lit the shamash candle, the central candle used to light the other eight candles, and Rapoport lit the first candle for the first night. Rapoport said the mayor lights the shamash because he’s the “most important” see hanukkah page 8
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CoreLife Eatery, an active lifestyle restaurant chain, opened its first location in Syracuse three years ago. Now, the homegrown company has nearly 50 locations in 11 states. CoreLife celebrated the public grand opening of its DeWitt location on Dec. 1 at Widewaters Parkway. The restaurant is known for its fresh bowls, salads, noodles and “power plates.” “It was like a homecoming,” said Meggan Camp, the community engagement director at CoreLife.
“The last couple of days it felt like almost a celebration, if you will, in our community that this brand and concept that was started here has come back around.” Before doors opened at 11 a.m., Co-founder John Caveny helped more than 15 employees with final preparations. For most employees, this was their first day with the company — the job posting on its website reads, “No experience preferred.” For Caveny, cultivating a staff that’s kind and energetic was more important than hiring employees with extensive food experience. He said CoreLife
prefers to have people with minimal experience in the restaurant industry because the industry has created many “bad habits.” “We really want to hire for attitude, not aptitude,” Caveny said. “We’re trying to be more proactive with how we train people and that they’re smiling, that they’re engaged, that they’re authentic.” About 10 employees were stationed right behind the counter, half of them assigned to an ingredient station. The first customers who came in were police officers — something Caveny said speaks to the quality of CoreLife’s menu because see corelife page 8
Syracuse-born CoreLife Eatery celebrated the opening of its DeWitt location on Saturday. anna genus staff videographer
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hanukkah person in the city, and it’s the most important candle of the menorah. Every year, people of the Jewish faith celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights. The holiday lasts eight nights and comes with various traditions for observers to partake in. The most significant component of Hanukkah is the lighting of the menorah, when a new candle is lit each night. Syracuse University’s two major Jewish organizations, the Chabad House and the Hillel Jewish Student Union, have provided menorahs and Hanukkah candles for students who wish to celebrate in their dorm rooms. Students who live in dorms are not permitted to light the candles in their rooms, Rabbi Zalman Ives said. But students can light the candles in the lounge or lobbies of their respective buildings. “We’ll be there to make sure you have what you need to have a fun Hanukkah party,” Zalman Ives said. Both Hillel and Chabad are hosting their own Hanukkah celebrations. On Sunday, Hillel hosted an event called “Donut Stress” through their First-Year Students of Hillel program, which offered students free sufganiyots, traditional jelly doughnuts. Hillel Rabbi Leah Fein said she thought it would be good to have a party that helped students de-stress right before finals. All of those events will lead up to Chabad’s “Winter Wonderland,” which takes place from page 7
corelife first responders often aim to eat healthy to perform better. Business was steady throughout the early morning and afternoon with customers of all ages. Nearly every menu item is highly customizable, and each employee assisted customers with their order as they moved down the counter. Elizabeth Goldish, a sophomore graphic design major at Syracuse University, ordered a
Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the Quad. The celebration will include an ice sculpture menorah outside of Hendricks Chapel. After the candle lighting, the event will move to Hendricks Chapel to continue the celebrations with various activities, such as doughnut decorating, a dreidel competition and traditional Hanukkah food. Members at Chabad will also be walking to all of the dining halls on campus to provide candles and menorahs for students who need them. Both of these organizations will host a special Shabbat dinner on Friday night in honor of Hanukkah, where the menorah will be lit, latkes and jelly doughnuts will be served and dreidel will be played. Since the Pittsburgh shooting, both organizations said they saw an increase of people attending Shabbat. Rapoport said it’s meaningful that Hanukkah falls a month after the Pittsburgh shooting. “The light of the Hanukkah menorah and our basic idea that a little light dispels a lot of darkness, it’s very meaningful and very pertinent today,” he said. For Rapoport, this idea of light and darkness is the same idea he and Zalman Ives echoed at the Pittsburgh vigil earlier this semester. When lighting the menorah in Clinton Square, Walsh said there has never been a more important time to embrace Syracuse’s diversity — the city’s greatest strength, he said. “When it comes to matters of light and good, we always increase, we never decrease,” he said. srslavin@syr.edu
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son, CoreLife engages with the community by connecting with local businesses. Camp reaches out to fitness studios, gyms and health food restaurants to help reach CoreLife’s target audience. A few stores down from CoreLife, a Panera Bread is in the same plaza. Scott Davis, CoreLife’s president and chief concept officer, led Panera’s menu development for more than a decade before joining the CoreLife team. Although the companies have similar values, Camp said there are some differences — CoreLife doesn’t
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Collective comedy Local improv comedy troupe brings plenty of laughs to Syracuse community
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he small, dimly-lit studio shook with the boom of stomping feet as the Syracuse Improv Collective, a local troupe specializing in improv comedy, began its Tuesday evening class. One of the students participating was tasked with an improv exercise: naming “ways to leave a house besides a door.� The entire class shouted, “Those are 10 things!� as she finished naming them. Many descended into laughter as the group continued stomping. SIC has offered classes like this to the Syracuse community, as well as staged performances with its own troupe since 2011. The organization was officially incorporated as a nonprofit at the beginning of this year. Jill Tibbett, president of SIC, said the group hopes to bring improv to the greater community through its classes. Tibbett was first introduced to the artform through Toastmasters International, an organization designed to enhance public speaking and leadership skills. “While it’s a great program, I found improv was a fun way to do that,� she said. Lauren Esposito, a co-chair of SIC’s education committee, agreed. As a master’s student at Stony Brook University, Esposito wrote her dissertation on how improv can be applied to real world communication. “It’s a tool that’s very adaptable to different contexts,� Esposito said. “It doesn’t just have to be in a theater. It moves beyond the theater.�
SIC offers six-week courses in improv at three different levels: one is an introductory course, the next focuses on scene work and the final level introduces a classic improv technique called “the Harold.� This technique begins with presenting three random, improvised scenes and then revisiting them over the course of a show.
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The teaching techniques SIC uses focus on creating a supportive environment for students, Esposito said. Once students feel comfortable, many of improv’s challenges — such as finding courage to take risks and embracing failure — often fall away. “When we’re onstage, we have each other’s backs,� Esposito said. “We’re there to make each other look good and support each other, no matter what ideas come across.�
Phil Gross, a co-chair of the education committee alongside Esposito, said SIC takes pride in being “very accessible.� Diversity has long been a sore spot among improv groups across the country, Gross said, and SIC plans to address the widespread problem. “We believe that improv is one of those art forms that anyone should be able to do, regardless of your background or your income,� Gross said. The organization also hopes to become more visible in the community, as well as to Syracuse University students. Jeff White, an instructor at SIC, said he partially judges the success of the program based on what he calls the “date night test�: if one of SIC’s shows is an event somebody would attend on a date — even with little to no knowledge of improv — that is a good sign. “It’s kind of a signifier that you’ve got some clout in the community, and it gives improv a voice in the artistic community,� White said. Esposito added that in many ways, improv has an edge not present in traditionally scripted theater and allows the audience to be as much a part of the production as the actors themselves. For Esposito, the art form can often be like “walking on a tightrope.� “They don’t want to see you fall because you know that you’re trying this out at the same time they’re seeing it, and they’ll never see this exact show ever again,� she said. The SIC’s next show is on Dec. 8 at the CNY Jazz Central at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. hklinder@syr.edu
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stallions undefeated in their first six games. They rank third in the most recent American Basketball Association power rankings. Dourdas, a Syracuse native, local wealth manager and basketball trainer has trained Buddy and Jimmy Boeheim, plus about one dozen other Syracuse stars. Dourdas played professionally overseas himself and brings a run-and-gun, fast-break approach. “This is a platform for high-caliber players who have a dream to play overseas,” Dourdas said. “We’re serious about this. We will play good basketball.” For decades, minor league basketball organizations have struggled financially. A Rowan University study entitled, “Minor league basketball organizations: making them work,” found many small-market minor league teams don’t succeed because they don’t benefit from the TV contract and sponsorship revenue that the NBA does. Most minor league basketball teams are not profitable, the study found, and they don’t have deep enough talent pools from which to pull players. “In the NBA, that’s the highest level of basketball in the world,” Dan Panaggio, the former head coach of Quad City, said in the study. “But when it comes to the minor leagues no one really identifies with the team, and on a cold winter night, it finds itself competing with a college or an NBA team on television.” The study offers a few suggestions for minor league teams hoping to last. Having owners who offer financial support is a good start, and maintaining a strong foothold in the community through off-court events can help market teams and their players. Local players with a following is a plus. from page 12
blowout we didn’t show the best effort,” Syracuse forward Digna Strautmane said. “It was a tough loss. We were not mentally ready.” Following the early-game back-and-forth, Syracuse gained full control. Though at times it seemed as if their shots wouldn’t fall, the opportunities were seemingly endless. On one possession late in the first quarter, SU racked up four offensive rebounds. Later in the game, Syracuse got a bucket following three-straight. When the rebounds fell the way of the Tigers — by the end of the game Syracuse led the rebounding battle by just one — turnovers provided SU added opportunities. The Orange forced 30, the most it has against any team this season. Much of the game was just going through the motions for the Orange. At the end of the first and third quarters, Syracuse found Gabrielle Cooper on the elbow for a 3-pointer. Both times, she drained it and walked forward as the seconds ticked off the clock, slapping the hand of her nearest teammate and slowly entering the SU huddle. At the end of the first half, Drummond was fouled on a 3-point attempt and was awarded three shots at the line. Dealing with lower back pain from earlier in the season, Drummond hasn’t participated from page 12
strautmane stepped out of bounds. On the next possession, Mangakahia found a streaking Strautmane on the left baseline, where the forward swished a mid-range jumper to get SU on the board. “She was impressive off the catch,” Hillsman said. “She had a few stand-still 3s early in the game, and she took them with confidence.” She diversified her looks at the basket throughout the game, starting with the midrange jumper and following it up with a putback layup after an offensive rebound. Later in the first, Strautmane caught a pass from Emily Engstler before she dribbled toward the hoop and knocked down a floater. A few minutes later she used her skills off the dribble again. She caught a pass at the 3-point line and moved to the elbow to convert another jumper. She began where she left off in the second quarter, draining her lone 3-pointer of the game to give her 13 points, matching a season-high. She credited her shooting to the ball movement that Syracuse developed against the Tigers early on. “Good passes, we all played together,” Straut-
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Most of the Stallions are from central New York. A jam-packed schedule is common for team members, many of whom work a fulltime day job and other part-time jobs to rack in extra cash. Take Nick Perioli, who rolls out of bed around 5:30 every morning to teach in the Phoenix Central School District. After school, he works out for an hour by himself before coaching the boy’s varsity team at Phoenix. Then, Perioli drives to the Manlius Pebble Hill
gym for Stallions practices from 7 to 9 p.m. Perioli, and many of his Stallion teammates, played college basketball before moving on to other ventures. Perioli played overseas in six countries, while teammates played for teams across the U.S as well as overseas. Some stopped playing competitive basketball altogether to get a full-time job and settle in one place. But the Stallions piqued the interest of
CORNELIUS VINES played at Hofstra University and on a professional team in Uruguay. This year he joined the Syracuse Stallions. max freund asst. photo editor
in one-on-one drills in practice lately. “That was painful,” she laughed of the Towson defender landing on top of her. It hurts most when she lands on her stomach, she said, and that’s what she did. But when she stepped to the line, she drained all three. Roaring plays in the first half like a Cooper 3-pointer, plus the foul sent the SU bench into a frenzy as Cooper slapped three fingers to the back of her head. But the game settled down and the Orange offered a level of nonchalance. Strautmane smiled as a ball slipped from her hands on the Towson baseline. Even as Towson’s Janeen Camp tried to take advantage of the energy, screaming “and-1” after a foul under the hoop. She clanked the shot. Her ensuing free throw hardly grazed the side-rim. Towson had overthrows, mishandles and deflections. Many left players with discouraged looks. This time, defeat loomed, and the misfires put the game further out of reach. When Syracuse made a mistake, seemingly nothing changed. “We kind of settled down a little bit,” Hillsman said. As Syracuse continued its dominance, Mangakahia dropped a Towson defender with a behind-the-back move and fired a no-look pass underneath to Kiara Lewis who finished easily. The possession prior she drained a mane said. “It was just our game, how we play, it was just better, so then it just came naturally.” Strautmane burst onto the scene last year as a freshman. She started all 31 games and averaged 10.1 points and 6.1 rebounds, even exploding for 25 points and five 3-pointers against Boston College. But this season, she’s struggled. The jump that Syracuse expected from her still hasn’t come as a sophomore. Entering Sunday’s game, she was totaling 24.8 minutes a contest, four fewer than her average last season. Her point total has nearly halved at 5.5 points per game. In addition to her inconsistent shot, she’s struggled with foul trouble, which has limited her playing time, Hillsman said. But against Towson, Strautmane looked like a different player. Instead of hesitating behind the arc, she took open shots with confidence or, when guarded, dribbled toward the paint to get a better look. She hadn’t taken a free throw in any of SU’s first eight games, but due to her aggressiveness on Sunday, she took six. She made all of them, and on top of that, didn’t commit a foul. “Digna’s minutes have been down a little bit,” Hillsman said. “(If she) plays the way she played tonight, she can play a lot more minutes.” erblack@syr.edu | @esblack34
3-pointer that rolled around every part of the rim before it fell, and she backpedaled casually into her defensive position. Hillsman bent low to the floor as Towson called a timeout. He clapped slow yet powerfully as he waddled into a scrum of SU players and offered low-fives. His team doesn’t have a shot at an undefeated record. They can’t go the season without their fair share of mistakes.
many players in Syracuse because they could stay home. “Just being able to look up at the crowd and see the faces that are there to see me,” Perioli said. “It gives you an extra push.” Perioli said he plays for free, as does 23-year-old forward Lloyd Parkmond, who works full-time at DeStefano Contracting, a home-improvement construction company. Parkmond received a Facebook message from general manager Mike Sugamosto about trying out for the team. A few weeks later, he was on the court with 137 other hopeful players for a tryout. At first, he was offered a spot as a reserve, which Parkmond accepted. Three days later, the Stallions signed him. Cornelius Vines, a 6-foot-2 Stallions guard, played at several colleges, including Hofstra. He won a championship for a pro team in Uruguay. But around 2014, after a stint in Canada, Vines was involved in a bad car accident. He hurt his back and suffered a herniated disk. “Basketball was over from there,” Vines said. “I didn’t know what to do once basketball stopped. I just started coaching from there.” Now, Vines is recovered and back in competitive basketball with the Stallions, who play near Henninger High School, which he attended. When the Stallions returned for their home game on Dec. 2, he and Perioli said they’d look into the stands and see familiar faces. Perioli said he’d see his family, friends and the players he coaches at Phoenix. When he played abroad, no one could watch him play. He was on his own. “Everything I was looking for was finally in my hometown,” Perioli said. “Over the summer, I had six offers to go back to Europe, and I turned them all down just so I can stay home and start a life here.” mguti100@syr.edu | @Matthewgut21 csdistur@syr.edu | @charliedisturco
But Sunday, the “balance” he’d preached all season was there, and the doubt wasn’t. “Getting offensive rebounds, quick rebounds and outlets help us push the ball and get quick open threes,” Mangakahia said. “It showed in the game how aggressive we were on the boards and how much we practiced that in the two days that we had.” mmclear@syr.edu | @MikeJMcCleary
MIRANDA DRUMMOND grabs a rebound in Sunday’s game against Towson. Drummond had 10 rebounds against the Tigers. tj shaw staff photographer from page 12
wisconsin power plays. A day after Syracuse goalie Maddi Welch recorded a career-high 48 saves, she faced 40 shots on goal, conceding nine times. Wisconsin struck first with a goal by redshirt senior forward Emily Clark seven minutes into the game. Five minutes later, forward Sophia Shaver added to Wisconsin’s lead. Later in the period, Clark scored her second goal on a power play to make it 3-0. Fourteen minutes into the second period, SU freshman Abby Moloughney scored a short-handed goal while killing Emma Polaski’s interference penalty. Moloughney’s third goal of the season was assisted by freshman Lauren Bellefontaine, who played alongside Moloughney prior to coming to Syracuse on the Nepean Wildcats, an Ontario Juniors club. “I’ve been playing with Abby for a few years,” Bellefontaine said last week. “We’re playing really well together, we just haven’t always capitalized.”
The Badgers quickly halted any Orange momentum, though, with back-to-back goals late in the second period to extend their lead to 5-1 heading into the final frame. In the third period, Clark netted her third goal of the game on a five-on-three power play after penalties by Polaski and Kristen Siermachesky. Before Siermachesky could return to the ice, Wisconsin added another power play goal to go up 7-1. The Badgers piled on two more goals late in the third period to sink SU. Polaski, who leads the Orange in scoring with eight goals, committed two costly penalties that resulted in Wisconsin goals and didn’t record a shot. Senior defenseman Allie Munroe, who scored SU’s lone goal yesterday, played solid defense with a team-high nine blocks. Syracuse’s last win came nearly a month ago when they beat Penn State, 5-2, on Nov. 4. Their schedule eases slightly in the upcoming week as the team travels to Hamilton for a weekend series with unranked Colgate (9-5-2). dremerma@syr.edu
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Tiana Mangakahia put on a grim face and took a breath before she was inbounded the ball following a Towson 3-point make. It wasn’t out of defeat. After all, Syracuse led by three points with just under halfway to go in the first quarter. But it appeared something struck her, as if SU wasn’t supposed to be there, that close. “We didn’t schedule any moraleboosting games,� Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “I thought it would be a little more of a dogfight.� No. 12 Syracuse (7-2) dominated Towson (3-4), 98-55, in a battle between two teams on the opposite ends of the country’s powers. In a game filled with offensive rebounds and second-chances, Syracuse commanded both categories and cruised to its first performance in a year that five players contributed doubledigit scoring numbers. Prior to the season, Hillsman said that his team can go 29-0. No, he corrected, 35-0. Can’t forget the tournament. There would be challenges along the way: First, the Orange got a then-No. 3 ranked Oregon following a cross-country road trip just a few days after the season opener. Then, a three-game stint in the Cancun Challenge capped by a meeting with then-No. 16 DePaul. They’d sandwich that between two matchups with top-25 teams. And for the most part, Syracuse was up for whatever came its way: a twopoint loss to the Ducks was followed by a five-game win streak before a loss to then-No. 20 Minnesota. But this wasn’t one of them. Towson ranks 253rd in the rating percentage index. Syracuse ranks 8th. SU forward Miranda Drummond said the Tigers were predictable, too. In the game before, against the Golden Gophers, Syracuse was crushed inside. Many times, lost rebounds led to easy fouls and trips to the line, Hillsman said. But Drummond said that Towson played a similar way, and the Orange weren’t looking for a repeat. “We knew that the previous game
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SU women’s basketball freshman Kadiatou Sissoko will miss time with a right knee injury. See dailyorange.com
By Matthew Gutierrez and Charlie DiSturco the daily orange
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DAJUAN COLEMAN hasn’t played competitive basketball in three years, since his time as a center at Syracuse, where he averaged 4.9 points. max freund asst. photo editor
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hen Evan Dourdas heard his dad was assembling a semi-pro team, he knew whom to ask: one of his closest friends, former Syracuse center Dajuan Coleman. The big man hadn’t played competitive basketball at full health in three years, and his oncepromising Syracuse career ended prematurely due to knee surgeries to repair a torn meniscus and cartilage damage. Coleman wasn’t sure if he’d be healthy enough to return to basketball this year. But a quality summer playing in Utica injected confidence in him to get back on the court. He couldn’t resist. “I’m ready to get back to myself and grow,� Coleman said, who wants to create a new highlight tape for prospective pro teams overseas. Evan’s father, Peter, is confident that Coleman helps the Syracuse Stallions, a semi-professional basketball team, grow, too. Dourdas is the head coach of the new basketball team in the city, currently in its first season. They’re hoping to draw a large number of fans to their games at Manlius Pebble Hill School in DeWitt. They’re also betting that the Stallions will be sustainable long term. There have been more than a dozen attempts at starting semi-professional basketball in Syracuse, with financial backing and community support being the largest barriers, Dourdas said. Plus, the Stallions entered a crowded marketplace: Central New York already has a number of sports entertainment options, from hockey to baseball to college sports, including a big-time college basketball program in Syracuse that routinely attracts more than 20,000 fans per game. The Stallions offer players out of college a chance to play, make some side money and keep their larger basketball ambitions alive. It’s not the NBA, but it helps pay the bills: Players make as much as about $200 per game, Dourdas said. The Stallions have jumped off to a hot start in their first few weeks, see stallions page 10
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Strautmane scores 19 in SU win Syracuse crushed by No. 1 Wisconsin, 9-1 By Eric Black
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Quentin Hillsman turned away from the court, exasperated, after Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi committed a foul. The Syracuse head coach mouthed “Come on, man,� turned to the bench, and without saying a word, pointed to Digna StrautSTRAUTMANE mane.
Despite only sitting for a minute after starting the game, Strautmane popped off the bench and checked in. She immediately made an impact. First, with a block on Towson’s 6-foot-4 center. Then, two free throws. Then another block. The sophomore out of Riga, Latvia, tallied 10 points, two offensive rebounds and the two blocks in the first quarter, helping No. 12 Syracuse (7-2) jump out to an early lead against the Tigers (3-4). After scoring in double-figures just once in the first eight games of the season,
Strautmane broke out for a seasonhigh 19 points as the Orange blew out Towson, 98-55. “(Strautmane playing well) helps us a lot,� SU point guard Tiana Mangakahia said. “Her starting off the game strong, letting the game come to her was important.� Strautmane was active on both sides of the ball early, forcing the Tigers into a turnover on the very first play of the game. She trapped Ryan Holder on the baseline and with nowhere to go, Holder see strautmane page 10
By Danny Emerman staff writer
Syracuse isn’t ready to hang with the best teams in Division I. With its 9-1 loss to No. 1 Wisconsin (17-1, 7-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association), the Orange is 0-7 against top 10 teams and 0-9-1 against out-of-conference opponents. Syracuse’s sixth straight loss came on Sunday afternoon in
Madison, Wisconsin, and capped a string of four games in which SU (4-12-1, 4-3-0 College Hockey America) mustered two goals. The outcome was never in doubt. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Badgers won the second period 2-1 and poured on four third-period goals. Wisconsin registered 31 more shots than Syracuse and scored on three of four see wisconsin page 10