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Students and faculty in Syracuse University’s Newhouse School recently won 55 awards in the international Graphis graphic design competition. Page 3

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Syracuse men’s basketball needed 34 points from Tyus Battle on Sunday to hold off a stretch of six consecutive made 3-pointers from Wake Forest in the second half. Page 12

MISSED MESSAGE Chinese student leader urges SU to launch official WeChat account

YAQI KANG, president of the China Student Development Think Tank, said Syracuse University can improve its communication with international students about off-campus issues in the University Hill area. paul schlesinger staff photographer By Kennedy Rose asst. news editor

afety conditions for Chinese students studying at Syracuse University have improved in the past year, but one student leader says SU can do more by launching an official Chinese social media account called WeChat. There’s still work to be done, said Yaqi Kang, president of the China Student Development Think Tank. Kang said the university’s campus is much safer now, a year after The Daily Orange first reported on her

organization’s efforts to improve Chinese student safety following the murder of Beijing student Xiaopeng “Pippen” Yuan. But the president also said at present, an official WeChat account for Chinese students has not been set up by SU. One year ago, a university spokesman said SU was “actively exploring ways” to add either WeChat or Weibo to its website portfolio. Both WeChat, a mobile messaging app with nearly a billion users, and Weibo are Chinese social media sites. A university spokesperson on Sunday confirmed see safety page 4

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Student injured after falling out of Brewster Hall window By Casey Darnell and Jessi Soporito the daily orange

A Syracuse University student fell out of a window on the second floor of Brewster Hall on Friday night and injured himself, students said Sunday. The student is currently recovering after “an incident” at the dorm Friday, a university spokesperson confirmed Sunday night. The student has not been identified by police. In April 2013, an SU student, Marianne Guppenberger, died after falling out of a window at Brews-

ter Hall. Two other students were arrested on drug charges by the Syracuse Police Department as part of an investigation into Guppenberger’s death. Jiashu Yue, who lives on the second f loor of Brewster in a quad, on Sunday said he returned from dinner Friday night to find a student he did not know on his roommate’s bed. Yue said the unidentified student became aggressive after Yue came out of the bedroom and the student asked if Yue was a friend of his. Yue is a freshman in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

“He tried to fight me, but I (didn’t) want to fight with him,” Yue said. “He was crazy, and then he pushed me.” After the student pushed him, Yue said he left his room to get help. He returned to the room with a DPS officer, he said, to find his window screen broken and the student laying in the snow, on the ground below. Nikita Kakani, who lives across the hall from Yue, said she also heard of the fall. Kakani is a freshman in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Aristotle Proskinitopoulos, a see injury page 4

A university spokeperson confirmed Sunday night that the student was injured in the fall. jessi soporito asst. copy editor

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Bicycle-sharing A city official said a bicyclesharing program could launch in Syracuse by the end of 2018. See Tuesday’s paper

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crime briefs Here is a roundup of crime that happened near campus last week. PROSTITUTION A woman with an unknown address, 46, was arrested on the charge of prostitution. when: Sunday at 1:15 a.m. where: 1400 block of North Salina Street LARCENY A Syracuse woman, 47, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Monday at 1 a.m where: Destiny USA A Liverpool woman, 21, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Tuesday at noon where: Destiny USA A Syracuse boy, 17, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Wednesday at 9:10 p.m. where: Destiny USA A North Syracuse woman, 25, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Friday at 5 p.m. where: Destiny USA

Ongoing construction Renovations are in full swing at Syracuse University’s Archbold Gymnasium, which is undergoing a multimillion-dollar transformation. The front door to the gym has been closed off to campus community members, and SU plans to reopen the facility by 2019. The university is centralizing health services in the building, among other things. hieu nguyen asst. photo editor

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Students, professors earn 55 design awards By Pietro Baragiola contributing writer

Syracuse University creative advertising students and professors recently won 55 awards from the Graphis New Talent Annual competition. The winners, all part of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, made SU the secondhighest awarded school in the competition’s advertising section. SU had previously won 36 awards in 2017 and 15 awards in 2016, but this year marks the school’s best showing in the international graphic design competition. “My professor was fantastic. She never said to us how to fix problems, but instead she pushed us to cre-

ate our own creative project,” said junior Nicole Framm, the winner of one of only eight platinum awards, the competition’s top honor.

The secret is to help students understand how to create an effective ad based on human behavior (so) everyone can relate with it. Mel White

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This is the third year in a row that a Newhouse student has received a platinum award. Framm said she came up with her ad, a campaign against child soldiers, because of her deep love for children, childhood and her willingness to create something meaningful that could grab the audience. Kevin O’Neill, a professor of practice at Newhouse, worked with Newhouse assistant professor Mel White through a series of projects outside of class. They created print and digital ad portfolios to give students ideas about how to create advertisements. “The secret is to help students understand how to create an effective ad based on human behavior (so) everyone can relate with it,”

said White, who has worked in the advertising field for 26 years. When the students win a high number of awards, Graphis honors the instructors as well, O’Neill said. “When our students demonstrate that they are superiors, it means that we are on the right track with them,” he said. White said she believes visual solution advertising, or ads that include visual, concept and words all together, are the most successful in the Graphis competition. She said the Tide and M&Ms campaigns from the 2018 Super Bowl were the most successful because they combined visuals and words. see awards page 4

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Report claims textbook bundles hurt students By Ryan Dunn staff writer

Bundling hard copy textbooks with online access codes can restrict a student’s ability to save money on the used book market, according to a study recently published by a higher education advocacy group. A “bundle” is a textbook sold with supplementary materials, such as an access code that unlocks online homework assignments, quizzes and tests. The study, conducted by Student Public Interest Research Groups, examined course mate-

rials for 10 similar introductory courses at 40 randomly selected four-year and two-year institutions. It found that of the bundles sampled, 45 percent could not be purchased anywhere beside the campus bookstore, locking students into paying the listed price. The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 required publishers to offer all individual components of bundles separately, though Student PIRGs said there are still substantial loopholes in the law. “I think the problem comes about when you can only purchase that access code in a bundle, and

you can only purchase that particular textbook in a bundle,” said Kaitlyn Vitez, the author of the Student PIRGs report and a higher education advocate for the group. “So, when we have these scenarios with custom materials in part of the package, that means that students can really only buy it in one place.” College textbook pricing is contentious. Some researchers concluded that textbook prices are rising at astronomical rates, while others have found that prices have decreased. Many students have opted to buy materials on the used book market,

a route that Vitez said is mostly textbook bundles. “In these specific instances where the bundle is only available on campus, it cuts students ability to shop around and save money,” Vitez said. Marisa Bluestone, the director of communications for the Association of American Publishers, the national trade organization of the publishing industry, called the report “misleading” in an email, saying that all of the titles that were reportedly unavailable outside the bundle could in fact be see textbooks page 4

A Syracuse woman, 53, was arrested on the charge of petit larceny. when: Saturday at 2:45 p.m. where: Destiny USA A Syracuse man, 57, was arrested on three charges of grand larceny in the fourth degree, one charge of grand larceny in the third degree and two charges of petit larceny. when: Sunday at 2:45 p.m. where: Destiny USA NUISANCE PARTY A Syracuse man, 39, was arrested on the charge of nuisance party. when: Wednesday at 11:50 p.m. where: 300 block of Walnut Avenue HARASSMENT A Syracuse University sophomore, 19, in the College of Arts and Sciences was arrested on the charge of harassment in the second degree. when: Monday at 9 a.m. where: 500 block of South State Street CRIMINAL TRESPASSING A Syracuse man was arrested on charges of third- and seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal trespassing, according to Syracuse.com. when: Saturday at 7:55 p.m. where: 500 block of Fabius Street USE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA A Syracuse man was arrested on charges of third- and seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal use of drug paraphernalia and trespassing and littering, according to Syracuse.com. He was allegedly carrying one gram of the powerful and potentially deadly fentanyl drug and a bag of marijuana, police said, according to Syracuse.com. when: Saturday at 7:55 p.m. where: 500 block of Fabius Street

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News briefs: 3 Syracuse stories you may have missed By Sam Ogozalek news editor

Here are some of the biggest news stories from around Syracuse University and central New York that you may have missed this weekend.

DACA webpage launched

Syracuse University announced on Friday that a new webpage has been developed to list resources for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and undocumented students. The website offers contact information for on- and off-campus support services including admissions, academic advising, counseling, legal support and multicultural student organizations. An SU ad hoc committee was formed to address the uncertainty surrounding the DACA program after President Donald Trump’s election. That committee spearheaded the creation of the webpage. Committee members focused on the creation of the new resources site throughout the fall 2017 semester, according to an SU News release. Chancellor Kent Syverud, in an address from page 1

safety that SU is still working to develop an official WeChat account. And Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, interim senior associate vice president for the student experience and dean of students, said in a statement to The Daily Orange on Sunday the university has expanded and strengthened its communications “with students and families in China, including through use of WeChat and Weibo.” “Engaging on these channels stemmed from feedback we received from our students from China, and we began to use these channels to share helpful and relevant content in Chinese for our current and prospective students,” Kantrowitz said. Chinese students typically don’t check their emails, but they check WeChat “every day, every time, every second,” Kang said. She said a WeChat account would be a good way to reach out to Chinese and minority groups at SU. “For international students, especially Chinese students, they don’t really go and search what kind of services they can get from the university or college,” Kang said. “And if they face a problem, the first person they turn to is their friends or any person they know, and most times they will be Chinese as well.” An official WeChat account would allow parents to know what their children are doing while they’re at school overseas, Kang said. WeChat is not just used by teenagers, it’s used by parents and even grandparents, she said. “The problems kind of come from a cultural difference … international students have different problems than local students,” Kang said. Yingyi Ma, director of SU’s Asian and Asianfrom page 3

textbooks purchased separately. Bluestone added that online components of classes have value for students and faculty that traditional mediums might not offer. “You (the student) can go in and take a quiz and you can see how you’re doing, and where you need improvement,” Bluestone said. “Similarly, at the professor level, they can take a look at the class, and what the class is studying, what they’re having problems with, and they can redirect their attenfrom page 1

injury freshman in the Whitman School, said he was the roommate of the student who fell out of the window. Proskinitopoulos said his roommate was “doing better.” Proskinitopoulos lives in a quad on the fourth floor of Brewster. Yue said the student’s friends came to apologize the day after the incident. Several students in Brewster Hall, when

to the campus community this January, said M. Dolan Evanovich, the university’s senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, and other ad hoc committee members would be holding one-on-one meetings with students affected by changing federal immigration policy this spring. Students and other university community members, throughout the spring 2017 semester, called on Syverud to declare SU a “sanctuary campus,” but he declined, citing concerns over federal funding.

Senator leads GOP field

A Syracuse-area senator Friday night moved quickly to capitalize on a prominent GOP politician’s announcement that he was withdrawing from the New York state governor’s race. Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-DeWitt) has emerged as the Republican Party’s frontrunner for upsetting Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to Syracuse.com. State Assembly Minority Leader, Brian Kolb, dropped out of the governor’s race Friday night to spend more time with his family, according to Syracuse.com.

By 10 p.m. on Friday, DeFrancisco had already secured additional support from nine chairs of county Republican committees, according to Syracuse.com. “I’ve been on the phone continuously since 9 a.m. trying to pick up support,” DeFrancisco told Syracuse.com on Saturday. Kolb, according to Syracuse.com, had tweeted on Friday that he had the support of GOP committee members who represent 48 percent of the weighted vote statewide. According to Syracuse.com, under state Republican Party rules a candidate who received “more than 50 percent of the weighted vote at the May convention automatically receives the Republican designation for governor.” DeFrancisco on Saturday told Syracuse. com he expected more support from GOP committee members, after Kolb’s withdrawal from the race.

Nonprofit to host forum

A local nonprofit called Believe in Syracuse announced on Friday that they will be seeking public comment during a general interest

meeting on Feb. 28 to gather ideas on how to promote “positive perceptions” and improving quality of life in the region. The meeting will be held in the South Side Innovation Center, a center operated by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Believe in Syracuse Founder and Executive Director John DeSantis studied at SU, according to Syracuse.com.

Katko endorsed

Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) was endorsed Sunday by the Onondaga County Republican Committee. The committee is the largest Republican Party organization in central New York, according to The Auburn Citizen. Katko is seeking a third term representing the 24th Congressional District, which includes Syracuse. Multiple Democratic challengers are currently vying for a primary spot to face Katko this fall. One of those Democratic candidates is Dana Balter, a visiting assistant teaching professor in SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. sfogozal@syr.edu | @Sam13783

American studies program, said, for example, Chinese students can be targeted by robbers because there is a stereotype that they are wealthy. Kang said she knew a Chinese student who was robbed while walking from his apartment in University Village, near South Campus, to a Tops on Nottingham Road. That student didn’t report the robbery to police, Kang said.

What is WeChat?

WeChat is a Chinese social media site with nearly 1 billion users as of last year source: tech in asia

YAQI KANG said WeChat is not just used by teenagers. The social media site is also used by parents and grandparents, she said. paul schlesinger staff photographer

Off-campus areas are still perceived as dangerous by some students, Kang said, after a survey found last year that, of about 400 Chinese students, 80 percent of respondents said they “encountered a dangerous situation” in the city. But, since last spring, the Department of Public Safety has stepped up patrols in areas where international students commonly rent rooms off campus, said John Sardino, associate chief of the police department’s law enforcement and community policing division. Sardino said DPS has increased its evening patrols in the Ivy Ridge neighborhood, which is south of South Campus near the university’s Physical Plant. Many international students rent apartments in that neighborhood, Sardino said. The increase in patrols there has reduced reports of harassment and robberies in the

area, he said. DPS will also try to increase the number of officers dedicated to international student issues if they receive requests from other organizations, the associate chief added. Ma said there needs to be better communication from the university to Chinese international students in person, and with specialized outreach efforts such as student ambassador programs. Kantrowitz, in the statement Sunday, said SU has also “incorporated information related to safety in editions of their weekly newsletter, as well as hosted sessions on safety with the Department of Public Safety during the international undergraduate and graduate student

orientation programs.” Kang said the think tank started talks with the Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services last year to create an “off-campus ambassador” position to help students find better and safer places to live, Kang said. As a mentor with the Slutzker Center for International Services, Kang said she found that some students were afraid to talk on the phone with English speakers because of the language barrier, and they may choose to not report any incidents and act as if problems don’t exist. “They don’t talk, but that doesn’t mean the issue doesn’t happen,” Kang said. “The issue is still there.

tion and focus to where the students need it the most.”, Critics of the practice argue that access codes can be financially restrictive for students, because they lack an alternative option. “There’s not an affordable alternative, they can’t rent it, and they’re basically paying to turn in their homework, or paying to take a test or paying to do these assessments,” said Katie Steen, an open education policy manager for the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, a group that promotes open access scholarship. “There’s not a good opt out alternative for

students, which in terms of accessibility issues is really concerning.” Student PIRG’s study also found that switching to open educational resources could lower textbook prices. According to the study, switching the 10 introductory courses listed in the report to OER’s would save students $1.5 billion in material costs, assuming students were to purchase the least expensive OER option. OER’s are academic resources, such as textbooks, that are under open licenses. That means anyone can revise or edit them without first being granted permission.

“Open education resources have the ability to save students a lot of money because of the open license and the legal permissions that it carries,” Steen said. “I think that it is the best alternative to the current traditional textbook market and the prices that students are having to pay.” Bluestone said many publishers are already putting open access resources into their own work. “Publishers aren’t opposed to OER. There’s a lot of OER that’s incorporated into publishing materials,” Bluestone said.

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handles feedback for the creative process. She chooses the ideas she believes are worth pursuing. This competition is a chance for students to “gain those golden stars on their resume,” O’Neill said. “It encourages me to do more. At the beginning of the program I asked myself what could distinguish me from the others in the class,” Peng said. “This victory gives me the confidence to say that I have some intel in the creative advertising world.”

asked about the incident Sunday afternoon by The Daily Orange, were still unaware of the fall. Resident advisers at the dorm’s main desk declined to comment on this story. Students have fallen out of SU dorm windows in the past. Before Guppenberger’s death in 2013, Lockerbie Scholar Andrew McClune died in 2003 after falling out of a seventh-story window in Sadler Hall. cdarnell@syr.edu | @caseydarnell_ jmsopori@syr.edu | @jessisoporito

awards Ting Peng, a senior advertising major and winner of three gold awards at Graphis 2018, said inspiration can come from anywhere. Peng, a former advertising designer for The Daily Orange, won awards for her work on advertisements for Playstation VR, Samsonite and Moleskine. Students often bring ideas to professors for criticism, and White said she’s the professor who

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It’s essential SU implements WeChat Considering the limited communication between Syracuse University, international students and their overseas relatives, it’s time SU delivers on a promise it made to last year to create an SU WeChat account to improve dialogue. A 2017 survey conducted by the Chinese Development Student Think Tank found more than 40 percent of Chinese students at SU felt the university wasn’t providing enough resources to ensure their safety on campus and in off-campus living communities. The survey, comprising 384 Chinese students, reported that 80 percent of students had “encountered a dangerous situation” while in Syracuse. Yaqi Kang, president of the China Student Development Think Tank at SU, acknowledged Chinese students have fewer safety concerns now than they did after the September 2016 murder of SU student Xiaopeng “Pippen” Yuan, who was from Beijing. The safety concerns also stemmed

from increased reports of offcampus robberies and break-ins at predominantly Chinese apartment complexes and locations. Following Yuan’s death, the university promised to develop an official SU WeChat, a Chinese mobile messaging app that would allow for communication regarding students’ academics and personal safety between their overseas family and the administration. More than a year later, the university is still working on an account. An SU WeChat account is essential to improving the campus environment and SU experience for Chinese students. It’s also an incredibly tangible resource that shouldn’t have taken more than a year to facilitate when the university has a moral obligation to ensure students that their safety is a top priority. SU has made efforts to address the safety concerns. More DPS officers patrol the Ivy Ridge neighborhood, which

is south of South Campus near the university’s Physical Plant and houses many international students. But SU must improve the communication between administrative officials and the international student community by prioritizing the WeChat app. Student safety is a right — not a privilege — and SU should hold itself to a higher standard by turning safety promises into safety resolutions.

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Black History Month is about more than retweets

hen February rounds the corner each year, the purpose of Black History Month is rudely challenged — as if us black folk haven’t faced enough obstacles — and the significance behind our history and reasons for celebrating it CAMRYN are disputed. SIMON There’s ALWAYS nothing LEARNING, wrong with ALWAYS WRITING retweeting an Ida B. Wells quote or sharing a Martin Luther King sentiment on your timeline, but if you really want to celebrate Black History Month, action is crucial. Society is riddled with clicktivism, the use of social media as a means of supporting social justice issues with little involvement. Now’s as important a time as ever to be proactive about our involvements, online and off. Herbert Ruffin, associate professor and chair of history in the African American Studies department at Syracuse University, recommends remaining strong and true to the central themes of this month: “direct action, self-critical reflection and celebration.” Ruffin said the essence of Black History Month is people coming together to forge connections and understand one another on a deeper, more personal level. With social media at our fingertips, forming connections is accessible. But Ruffin warns of falling into iconography traps, which happen so often now that we can repost and share anything. While emulating black icons is an important component of socio-political discourse, the conversation needs to become proactive at addressing issues consciously and working toward greater awareness. Now is the perfect time to turn Ruffin’s words into action by acknowledging and expanding awareness of black history in Syracuse. Students can celebrate Black History Month by getting involved in the community and making a change. Maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two about yourself — or even better, someone else. The “Cuse for Good: Social Justice” event, sponsored by Univer-

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sity Union in partnership with the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Student Association, will be held Saturday, and is sure to be incredible. The day-long event includes a panel featuring Yara Shahidi of “Black-ish” and rapper Joey Bada$$, among others. Give back to the community by buying your own ticket to Marvel’s “Black Panther” and a ticket for a child in Harlem. The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem created a GoFundMe page to provide tickets for black children to see the superhero film. Representation in any art form is vital for children, especially children of color, and this endeavor is sure to make a lot of children see themselves represented in a positive light. By seeing superheroes they can identify with, perhaps these children will be inspired to become one. You can also catch a screening and discussion of the Ferguson documentary “Whose Streets?” on Feb. 22 at the Community Art Folk Center in Syracuse. The discussion will be led by Casarae Gibson, an assistant professor in the African American Studies department at SU, and focus on the police murder of Michael Brown and its effects on those who experienced the following protests. In light of all the incredible ways to get involved, it’s important to make time for reflection. Growing up, I don’t remember learning about my ancestors’ history, because it wasn’t a part of course curriculums. The whitewashed history textbooks and lectures used in class barely touched on African American history, and discussion on slavery was limited. Even then, that discussion directly focused on the economic benefits of slavery, with no regard of the trauma inflicted on the people who built this country we now call home. If students don’t take the time to remember and celebrate the triumphs, hardships and accomplishments of African Americans, it’ll be all the easier to believe textbook descriptions that enforce systemic racism. And if you saw any bit of “12 Years A Slave,” you know there was a lot more to it than just some cotton.

Camryn Simon is a freshman dual magazine journalism and Spanish major. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at csimon01@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @camsimon_.

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When Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens spoke at Dr. King Elementary School on Saturday, she reminded listeners about the importance of acknowledging their talents. “Remember you are gifted,” Owens said during her speech. “There are gifts that you were born with that you are finding out day by day that you have. It doesn’t matter that whether somebody taught you, it doesn’t matter whether somebody recognizes your gift; what does matter is that you recognize your gift.”

“Since it’s Black History Month, we’ve looked to interact with the community in different ways and with different interests.”

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Stephanie Ellen Parks community engagement site director

These words were part of Owens’s keynote address at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration, which was part of an ongoing partnership between Syracuse University and the Syracuse City School District. The SCSD hopes to continue this community interaction during Black History Month. Dr. King Elementary School will enable parents on Monday to participate in National African American Parent Involvement Day by attending classes with their children. Community Engagement Site Director Stephanie Ellen Parks said Dr. King is considered a community school. “And within that, we want to be considered as a hub for resources,” she said. “We offer opportunities and resources for parents and families and students, and it all leads back around to raising the academics for students.” In addition to National African American Parent Involvement Day, the school will host a reading by storyteller ~jack e grace!, who will read the West African folktale “Leeroy the Wide Mouth Frog” to students. “Since it’s Black History Month, we’ve looked to interact with the community in different ways and with different interests,” Parks said. Attendees at Saturday’s event honored King’s life and legacy and participated in family-friendly activities, including African drumming, storytelling and dance lessons from SU’s OutlawDance Troupe. At the celebration, the Dr. King PEACE Awards were distributed, and winners for an essay contest based on a King quote were announced. The PEACE Awards were given to students nominated see elementary page 8

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A place for all Black Cuse Pride creates a welcoming environment for queer people of color By Jony Sampah staff writer

ahzie Seals couldn’t find an organization in Syracuse dedicated specifically to queer people of color, so in 2013, she created “Black Cuse Pride.” Today, with funding from grants and help from other organizations in the city, Black Cuse Pride strives to create a safe space for queer people of color and provide them with resources that are hard to come by in a city with a poverty rate of 33.6 percent, per the United States Census Bureau. Seals, the president of the organization and a former Common Council District 4 candidate, came up with the idea in 2011 when she noticed the lack of inclusivity within the gay clubs in Syracuse. She described its infancy as a party-promoting business, called “From the Bottom Entertainment.” She’d book venues to throw parties where queer people of color would feel welcome. This desire to create a safe space

for queer people of color in the city would lay the foundation for Black Cuse Pride. In 2015, Seals teamed up with LoriKim Alexander, a biologist who agreed to help her run the organization and is now its vice president. Alexander said a lot of the things queer people must think about are things straight people don’t. “For (straight people), going into the doctor’s office, it’s pretty straightforward for the most part. But for us, even that is an ordeal,” Alexander said, “because you get asked questions that you may not be comfortable answering, or you’re comfortable answering, but folks aren’t comfortable with your answer.” Alexander said this means they need alternative resources to ensure their safety. Seals described the organization’s early stages as frustrating, and recalled an exchange with the owner of a prominent gay club in Syracuse who refused to play hip-hop and R&B music after Seals suggested it. Seals said she felt playing music popular within the black community would be see pride page 8

A few decades ago, the grandest theater for entertainment on Salina Street in Syracuse was slated for demolition. Now, that same venue just had one of its most successful years, attracting thousands of audience members for hits like “Wicked” and “The Lion King.” The Landmark Theatre’s 90th anniversary celebration is Monday at 6 p.m. The event will offer tours of the venue and a free screening of “West Point.” The film, which was released in 1927, was the first movie shown at the theater. “We wanted to harken back as much as possible to what it was like when the theater opened,” said Mike Intaglietta, executive director at the Landmark. The theater opened on Feb. 18, 1928, as Loew’s State Theatre. Hundreds of people came to opening day to experience the building’s grandeur for a 25-cent admission. Designed by architect Thomas Lamb, the theater boasted a wealth of tapestries, carvings and chandeliers. Lamb had already worked on other movie houses in Syracuse: the Strand, Keith’s and Temple, none of which are still in operation. Robert Searing, curator of history at the Onondaga Historical Association, said the building’s exquisite architecture and opulent stylings make this theater unique from modern venues. “I think for those of us living now, it’s almost like a time machine — a way to go back,” Searing said. “If you go to Destiny to watch a movie, it’s just a big box; there’s no character.” The theater thrived during the Great Depression. Comedic movies and 1930s epics allowed people to escape reality for a reasonable price, Searing said.

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Trouble began after WWII when both the city of Syracuse and federal tax rates went up. Searing believes changes in consumer culture with the invention of television may have also played a role in the financial struggle, as people were now able to access entertainment within their homes. After years of difficulty, Loew’s was threatened for demolition in the 1970s. In an effort to save the theater, community members formed the Citizen’s Committee to Save Loew’s. The effort was short-lived — the theater closed a day after the committee was formed in 1975. It was revived a couple months later when the Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre acquired the property with help from the city of Syracuse. Volunteers assisted with renovations to get the venue back in shape for see landmark page 8

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pride a first step in making queer black people feel welcome in clubs dedicated to queer people. “We don’t really have anywhere that you could say, ‘Oh it’s a safe place that predominantly you’d be able to find queer people of color,’” Alexander added. “We don’t really have anywhere to go. Everywhere is very white — gay white male specifically. Which is not a very welcoming environment, I can tell you.” The organizations in Syracuse that stand for LGBT people of color often focus on HIV/ AIDS and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, Seals said. Seals liked the idea of an organization where queer people of color could find a welcome community, in addition to “different types of resources” — something she said was extremely lacking in Syracuse. She likened her concept to New York City’s “The Center,” an organizatin that empowers LGBT individuals by giving them access to health and wellness programs, entertainment and cultural events and parenthood and family support services. Syracuse University students are welcome to reach out to Black Cuse Pride if they are from page 7

landmark hosting stage events. In 2011, the Landmark renovated the stage area to meet the technical requirements of larger Broadway touring productions. Everything behind the proscenium is new, but the rest of the theater still reflects the 1920s luxury design. The retro architecture has its challenges for the theater to consider moving forward: the seating is not as accessible for patrons with disabilities as modern theaters. Starr Guckert, advocacy coordinator at Aurora of CNY, has discussed these issues with the Landmark staff. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guide-

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interested in helping, Alexander said. “We really want queer folks of color to have a voice in this town, and that includes the students who may not really reside in this town full time, but they’re here, and they need to be safe,” she said. “Safe doesn’t necessarily mean safe from physical harm. They need to have someplace to be that they feel comfortable.” In celebration of Black History Month, the organization plans to honor historical queer activists and modern queer voices in the black community by posting short biographies and images on the Black Cuse Pride Facebook page. Alexander said she hopes the posts will create a sense of community and agency for queer people in Syracuse and empower them to emulate these individuals — some of whom many do not know are queer. The organization, entirely run by Seals and Alexander with occasional input from volunteers, will host a Queer People of Color Mixer on April 19. They plan to host the mixer at Community Folk Art Center, SU’s cultural hub dedicated to black artists. Seals chose the center because of its high concentration of people of color, and added that the mixer will serve as a networking event for queer people of color who wouldn’t otherwise be available. lines, the theater is supposed to have accessible seating in variously priced sections as well as companion seating, Guckert said. “(The Landmark) has plans to take out 2,800 seats and put in new seating,” Guckert said, “which would give them the opportunity to comply with what the ADA says about accessible seating in a facility such as theirs.” Intaglietta recognizes the present design issues. He said the renovations will happen when the theater has the funds to do so, as it is going to be a “sizeable project.” Said Searing: “I just hope that the community continues to rally to the cause and continues to support the organization ... so future generations can continue to enjoy it and be transported back to a long-forgotten era.” hrober03@syr.edu

Seals and Alexander also plan to organize hiking, museum and theme park trips during the summer, as well as trips to music festivals to diversify the activities they provide. Alexander said the organization is planning arts and entertainment activities that will put queer people of color in the spotlight, including screenings of movies starring queer people of color, in addition to open-mic, poetry and spoken word nights. Most of these events are made possible by a grant the organization received from the Gifford Foundation to create spaces for queer people of color. The Gifford Foundation is an independent private foundation based in central New York that has invested more than $43 million in the community through grants since its inception in 1954, according to its website. Black Cuse Pride also has two initiative programs, “Sisters” and “Big Bro” dedicated to queer femmes and questioning individuals, respectively. “For ‘Sisters,’ it is collaborating with adult femme women — for women who identify as more on the feminine (side), so they can provide support to the younger youth who identify as queer young women, who dress as women,” Seals said. “And for the ‘Big Bro,’ it’s the same thing — youth or just younger from page 7

elementary by teachers for exemplifying King’s peaceful ways. Dr. King Principal Andrea Ellis-Smith said the event helps children learn about the history of King, who spoke at SU in 1965. She added that SU and the SCSD have tried to reinvigorate their connection in recent years. The community event began in connection with the MLK Celebration dinner at the Carrier Dome, said Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel. “(The event) used to be held at local churches outside of the community and

people who are questioning.” Seals said she’s gained a sense of community since she started the organization and learned more about her identity as not only a queer person, but also as a person of color. She credits the organization with helping her “have a better understanding” of transgender individuals, people who prefer no labels and gender nonconforming people. “How you learn is by meeting people who identify a certain way. You talk to them, and then you start to find out what makes them click,” she said. “You start to find out about their experiences, and then you start to find out their experiences are like yours.” Alexander said she thinks the organization is on track to achieving its goals and sees it growing to include all the disparate voices around the city. She hopes the organization brings visibility and equity to queer people of color and helps build capacity for queer communities in Syracuse. Seals added that her dream is for Black Cuse Pride to have its own space and become a center. “Slow and steady wins the race, that’s how I see it,” Seals said. “We want to make sure that we’re not leaving anybody behind, we want to make sure everybody is connected with us.” ktsampah@syr.edu

then moved to Dr. King Elementary,” Byrd said. “Since then, we have rotated it around the city, and this year we thought it would be nice to bring it back home.” In a student body with 88 percent students of color, Ellis-Smith said the event is a great learning opportunity for the local community. “One of the long-standing traditions here at Dr. King Elementary, because we are his namesake, is to really pay homage during this month of February,” she said. “A lot of times with our young people, they hear about the present, but they really don’t know about the plight of people of color and how we came to be in having some of the freedoms we have today.” mtestlin@syr.edu

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Downtown deals By involving restaurants in most of the neighborhoods, the committee Photos by Gillian Pelkonen hopes that the 45,000 to 50,000 anticcontributing photographer ipated customers can fully enjoy all of the opportunities downtown Syracuse here may be no such thing as a has to offer. free lunch, economists argue, “I think the more businesses but this year’s Downtown Din- (the committee) includes on their ing Weeks surely challenges the idea. map, the more likely folks are to For the first time in its 14-year his- come adventure outside of Armory tory, the annual promotion hosted by Square,” Walls said. the Downtown Committee will offer Maggiore said the committee also lunch specials alongside their usual hopes that college students, who may deals on dinner. From Thursday to normally be confined to a tight budget, 28, customers can stop in to any of find the deals appealing. the 21 participating restaurants and The recent addition of ride-sharorder a three-course lunch for just ing services to the Syracuse commu$10. A record 35 establishments will nity have made it easier for students be offering three-course dinners for to get downtown. $25 or less. Slow business amid the dreary “We hope it will be a fun way to February weather inspired the Downinclude restaurants that are only open town Committee to first implement for lunch and that the special menus Downtown Dining Weeks in 2005 as a offered will encourage the 28,000 one-week promotion to drive customemployees who work in Downtown ers to downtown restaurants. In 2009, Syracuse to step away from their desks the committee added another week in and enjoy lunch out with friends,” said response to its favorable reception. Merike Treier, the committee’s execuFour downtown hotels — the Marritive director, in ott Syracuse Downthe organization’s town, the Jefferson press release. Clinton Hotel, the This year’s Courtyard by Marexpansion allows riott at Armory lunch-only resSquare and the taurants like The Residence Inn by Sweet Praxis to Marriott at Armory Apizza Regionale participate for Square — began Fish Friar the first time in offering the “Sleep Funk n’ Waffles the annual proOver Package” last Goodies II motion. year. The special Original Grain “We already reduces rates to Modern Malt offer lunch every $185 per night Niko’s Family Italian Restaurant day, and because throughout the two Shaughnessy’s Irish Pub we have desserts, weeks in an attempt The Sweet Praxis sweets and hot to capitalize on the And more! beverages like influx of customers espresso drinks, to the central New it just made sense York region. to do a little ‘Choose three from our This year, there are three ways that menu,’” said Jennifer Walls, co-owner Dining Weeks patrons can give back to of The Sweet Praxis. “We’ll see new the Food Bank. faces, and it’ll be great for our existing If hotel guests provide a Dining customers too.” Weeks dinner receipt, they can choose Patrons of The Sweet Praxis will to have their hotel donate $25 to the have the option to choose from a bagel Food Bank of Central New York as part with cream cheese, tartine of choice, of the committee’s first-time partnerspicy Thai peanut salad or focaccia ship with the organization. for their first course. Customers can Customers can also bring a nonchoose any two of the following to perishable food item for donation round out the meal: small drip coffee, to any of the four parking locations loose leaf tea, peanut butter buckeye, downtown: the Atrium Garage, the French macaron or any single cookie. Clinton Street Garage, the surface The Sweet Praxis is one of the down- lot at Fayette and Walton Street town restaurants outside of Armory or the lot at Fayette and Clinton Square partaking in the promotion. Streets. With a donation, they can “A lot of times when central New park for just $5 after 5 p.m. York in general thinks of downtown, On Food Bank Fridays, customers I think that the instinct is to think will receive a Food Bank pledge card at of Armory Square and not the seven their table on the two Fridays that fall other neighborhoods that are a part of during the promotion, which are Feb. downtown Syracuse,” said Alice Mag- 16 and 23. giore, communications manager for Maggiore said the Food Bank can the Downtown Committee. translate a $1 donation into three The committee defines “down- meals. “So, if someone gives $5, all of town” as the 82 blocks bordered by a sudden that’s 15 meals for an indiInterstate 690 and Interstate 81, vidual in need.” Adams Street and Onondaga Creek. aglehner@syr.edu

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The Sweet Praxis is one of the lunch-only restaurants that will be included in Downtown Dining Weeks.

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Pastabilities is one of the 35 participating restaurants offering a three-course dinner for $25 or less.

Downtown Dining Weeks was inspired by the dreary February weather in 2005 as a way to drive customers downtown.

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Jumping rope proves key to SU blows by SU goalkeepers’ quick feet Southern Miss, 8-3 By Michael McCleary asst. digital editor

Syracuse goalies have gotten used to the routine. As the field players separate to play catch, the goalkeepers grab the ankle weights waiting for them aside the goal near the exit of the Ensley Athletic Center. While one goalie takes shots from her coach, the others strap on the weights, grab a jump rope and begin to hop. It’s a simple routine, but it’s what Syracuse expects to make a world of difference in developing its young and talented goalie group. “There’s so many goalie drills out there from tennis balls to all those sorts of things,” SU head coach Gary Gait said, “some people just forget about some of the basics.” The goalkeepers for No. 7 Syracuse (1-0) have grown accustomed to jumping rope in practice. The drill is meant to improve the footwork of the Orange goalkeepers and early on, it’s had a positive effect. “We jump rope a lot,” freshman goalkeeper Hannah Van Middelem said. “It helps our endurance and stamina and makes our feet really fast and quick.” The new routine is emphasized under the guidance of new volunteer assistant coach Matt Palumb. Starting goalkeeper Asa Goldstock said the Orange typically do “10 minutes of jump rope every day.” Palumb was not made available to comment. The drill is a new addition to the Orange’s practice schedule, junior goalie Bri Stahrr said. To improve the footwork of goalkeepers last year, Syracuse used an agility ladder. But jumping rope while wearing ankle weights provides more of an emphasis on quick feet. Gait said that the exercise can help the SU goalkeepers “keep (their) feet light and keep (their) legs fresh.” “(Jumping rope) makes your feet quicker,” Stahrr said. “The quicker you can move your feet, the quicker you can get behind the ball, which means you can save the ball from page 12

battle The last bucket in his game-high 34 points was the loudest, and it helped Syracuse (17-8, 6-6 Atlantic Coast) survive a late upset bid by Wake Forest (9-16, 2-11) and win, 78-70, on Sunday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. Battle entered the contest averaging a team-high 20 points per game in February. “When they made their run,” Boeheim said, “we had a little cushion, and then Tyus just made big plays, and Frank (Howard) made a big play to Paschal (Chukwu) at the end. That was the difference.” Battle started cooking early. He hit a short jumper, then finished a layup in traffic. Just more than three minutes in, the sophomore guard found himself on the right wing against Bryant Crawford, the Demon from page 12

defense However unpromising SU looked down the stretch, failing to finish off a strong first half and stow away its opponent, the home victory represents another small but needed step toward NCAA Tournament consideration. “We just played great defense in the first half,” Boeheim said. “I was disappointed, we should have been in control … we won the game because we got to the foul line 39 times.” A win did not come for Syracuse in the two teams’ meeting on Jan. 3, when Wake Forest crushed SU on the glass en route to a 73-67 victory. The Demon Deacons have lost 10-of-11 games since, so this victory is far from telling. But the slight difference Sunday came both from interior defense — the Orange defended well inside and limited second-chance points — and rebounding margin. SU was beat to the boards countless times last month at WFU, but the Orange outrebounded WFU 35-32 this time. Several other factors led to SU’s victory.

more efficiently.” Gait describes the drill as “old school.” “Palumb’s back!” Gait exclaimed, smiling at the return of his college teammate to SU. However, “old school” has worked for the Orange in the past. A name that immediately popped to Gait’s mind was Liz Hogan, who is perhaps the best goalie in recent memory at Syracuse. She is SU’s all-time leader in saves (660) and ground balls (181). The drill that Gait said Hogan used to help improve her footwork: jumping rope. While most of the Orange’s current goalies say that they have gotten used to the routine, Stahrr laughed when asked if she thought the drill was a fun addition to the Orange’s workload. “It’s fun getting better,” Stahrr quipped. While Gait mentioned that he noticed the improved quickness is helping the goalkeepers “playing confident” and “making a lot of saves” in practice, the immediate proof of the effectiveness of Palumb’s routine can be seen in the Orange’s season-opening performance. Against Connecticut, Goldstock shined. She demonstrated quickness to every angle on each of her 11 saves, including saving five of Connecticut’s six free position shots on her. With such little time to react, she was able to make quick cuts to the ball to prevent the Huskies from getting back on the board. While it is not certain that the new jumping rope routine had a direct correlation with her performance, she commended her new coach, Palumb, while discussing her performance on Friday. The new routine, along with the addition of Palumb to the staff, is “really important,” Goldstock said, to the Orange’s development of its goalkeeper corps. After a successful goalkeeping performance against the Huskies, Gait said his team is willing to do anything it can. “The goalies are buying in and they’re playing very well in practice,” Gait said in the preseason. “So if we need to jump rope, we’ll jump rope.” mmcclear@syr.edu | @mikejmccleary

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Syracuse (2-1) beat Southern Mississippi (0-4), 8-3, on Sunday morning at the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Orange was supposed to face Massachusetts for a second time this weekend, but after Saturday’s slate of games was rained out, Southern Mississippi replaced the Minutemen. Five SU players crossed home plate over the course of the game, starting with Alicia Hansen. The second batter of the game, Hansen tripled then scored on a wild pitch. She scored again at the end of the sixth, driven in by a Toni Martin double. Bryce Holmgren also scored on the play. Holmgren and Gabby Teran also finished the game with two runs apiece. Teran’s first run, thanks to Holmgren’s double in the third inning, was her first career run at SU. Sammy Fernandez and Hannah Dossett each scored one run as well. Alexa Romero started in the circle for the Orange, pitching for a little more than five innings and striking out eight batters. She let up one run in the sixth inning before she was pulled from the game for senior AnnaMarie Gatti. Gatti faced two batters and let up two runs before she was pulled for freshman Miranda Hearn. Hearn pitched an inning and two-thirds with a walk and a strikeout to close out the game. SU will travel to Palm Springs, California, next weekend to participate in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. The Orange starts the weekend against Utah. klwasile@syr.edu

wake forest each of the first two quarters. But in the third stanza, Syracuse came thundering back. A fter the Demon Deacons scored first to open up an 18-point lead, Mangakahia set up Gabrielle Cooper for the Orange’s first points of the half. Hillsman credited dropping into halfcourt pressure — a departure from SU’s usual full-court press — as part of the difference to creating turnovers and getting back in the game.

The biggest thing with it is just to continue to build off our effort. Quentin Hillsman su head coach

“We got some really good traps and I thought that was key in the second half,” Hillsman said of his team. “… They came out in the second half and they played urgent.” When WFU got to 51 points on the scoreboard, SU had 38. There was 5:41 left in the third quarter. With 1:34 left in the quarter, SU took a 52-51 lead. Fourteen-straight points brought Syracuse out of a major hole and into the drivers’ seat. Digna Strautmane’s five and Jasmine Nwajei’s four were the largest contributions to what was a 14-0 run. Entering the fourth quarter with a lead, the Orange pulled away, outscoring WFU by nine in the final 10 minutes. “The biggest thing with it is just to continue to build off our effort,” Hillsman said. As time wound down, Wake Forest didn’t bother to foul Syracuse. With the lead at 10 and under a minute left, the result was a formality. “This is (the players’) win,” Hillsman said. “… We’re counting these last five games as one game. We need all five of these.” wmheyen@syr.edu | @Wheyen3

Deacons’ best scorer who shadowed Battle for most of the afternoon. Crawford had been the one who hit three-straight corner 3s to deal the Orange its first-ever loss to Wake Forest on Jan. 3 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Battle sized up Crawford, then jabbed right and appeared to drive that same way. Crawford reacted. But, too late, he realized it was a fake. Crawford tried to stop his own momentum and reposition himself in front of Battle, but none of that happened. The Wake Forest guard crumpled to the floor. The Carrier Dome student section lost it. Above the “Ohhhhhhhhh!” the only words audible were: “He better have ankle insurance!” Battle drilled the 3. “Yeah, (that’s the dream),” Battle said of making an ankle-breaking move. “That’s happened a few times throughout my

short basketball career, so…” He paused. “I didn’t think he was going to fall, but he went down and I had a wide-open 3. So, I had to take it.” Battle finished with 10 first-half points, but he popped off even more in the second half. On Syracuse’s second possession, the ball got knocked away from Battle out of bounds and he turned to one referee and stared at him, like, “Where’s the foul?” After the in-bounds, Battle beat his man and the seas parted to the hoop. When he missed, Chukwu grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked. Then, just as determined, Battle drove and drew a foul. His relentless aggressiveness set the tone and helped Syracuse keep attacking. When Battle was asked if he felt like he has had to carry the team this season, he shrugged it off as he does any question that puts atten-

tion on himself. “I never feel like that,” he said, and then he added Howard carried the team on multiple occasions, with his big steal late to stop Wake Forest from being close the gap even more, after WFU cut the lead from 14 to single-digits with 3s. Then, Battle added: “I should’ve done better in the first half so I wouldn’t have had to have 24 in the second half.” After Chukwu’s dunk, Battle scored 12 of Syracuse’s next 13 points and piloted the Orange through the challenges faced by the Demon Deacons heating up from the field. “(Wake Forest) did a good job making some shots,” said associate head coach Adrian Autry, “but Tyus was hot. We rode his hot hand. It’s one of those games.”

Syracuse entered the break up by 10 points, only the second time in 2018 that it’s had such a buffer to begin the second half. The Orange, as it showed in the second half, needed that buffer. Rest also likely played a role, as SU had five days off since it earned a road win Monday night in Louisville. When Syracuse’s offense exploded late last month in an 81-63 victory over Boston College, the Orange was coming off an eight-day hiatus. Next up is North Carolina State at home Wednesday (two days rest), then a trip to No. 25 Miami on Saturday. Matchups against No. 9 Duke and No. 21 North Carolina loom later in the month, making home games against unranked opponents all the more important to seize. “We need wins,” Boeheim said last week. “We need wins anywhere.” To Boeheim, Sunday’s win originated from the charity stripe, where Syracuse tallied 26 points. Eleven came from Battle alone. His aggressive takes opened up the outside, where SU shot 6-for-12 from deep. But Wake Forest hit nine of its 13 3-point attempts in the second half to stay close. How Wake

Forest’s shooters — Bryant Crawford and Mitchell Wilbekin being the primary culprits — traces to an SU adjustment. The Orange had been packing the paint, preventing WFU from driving and dumping off to bigs. The Demon Deacons made plays from the middle of the floor — exactly what you don’t want out of the 2-3 zone, Howard said. As a result, Moore had 16 points and 16 boards. When SU dropped back, WFU shot the lights out as space became open up top. Crawford and Wilbekin combined to drill six-straight 3s alone, pulling the Demon Deacons almost all of the way back. “I’ve never seen anybody come in here in 42 years,” Boeheim said, “and make six in a row. Two different guys make six in a row.” Oftentimes, drives to the basket appeared to be just that, until WFU’s guards kicked the ball out, Syracuse associate head coach Adrian Autry said. That deception, combined with the shooters’ hot hands, made the perimeter a heaven for the Demon Deacons. The Orange responded by enticing Wake Forest to enter the ball into the high post and

prevent 3-pointers at almost all costs. A few steals resulted, none more important than Howard’s in the final minutes. Shortly after a WFU turnover, Howard, who had 12 points and nine assists, picked off a pass. While he missed both free throws, a share of grunts and boos came, but he poked the ball out on the next WFU possession. Then came Chukwu’s monster block, depriving the Demon Deacons of a last-second comeback. “They were smart,” Boeheim said. “When we spread out, they went inside. But fortunately, they didn’t convert in there.” The SU offense still stagnated at times, often bailed out only by a nifty one-on-one move by Battle. The defense, the very thing on which SU’s identity rests, was fairly strong. But, perhaps more than anything else, Sunday proved the Orange’s growth since its road loss against the Demon Deacons over a month ago: that it may know how to do just enough to hang on when ahead. “Good win,” Boeheim said.

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Staying awake Syracuse’s defensive adjustment holds off pesky Wake Forest

Syracuse’s 2-3 zone cuts down passing lanes against Wake Forest on Sunday, when it shifted its defense to slow down WFU big man Doral Moore. When the Demon Deacons got hot from behind the arc, the Orange reverted. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

t the 9:40 mark in the second half, Jim Boeheim thrust off his jacket. Wake Forest’s answers Sunday .afternoon often came in the form of a 3-pointer — which prompted Boeheim’s jacket removal — or an alley-oop to 7-foot-1 center Doral Moore. WFU constantly answered, too, hitting big shots late in the game that never failed to silence a once-booming Carrier Dome crowd. After the Demon Deacons further cut into SU’s lead, Boeheim tossed a chair to the side. It was another 3-pointer. Not until a Paschal Chukwu block and Tyus Battle two-handed jam did fans get the reprieve they sought for the better part of 20 minutes.

By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

They were smart. When we spread out, they went inside. But fortunately, they didn’t convert in there. Jim Boeheim su head coach

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Because while many of the 24,018 in attendance saw Syracuse’s late burst to pull away, winning 78-70, the Orange shouldn’t have had to be in that situation in the first place. This time last week, Syracuse was stuck in neutral. Losers of three straight, SU’s offense could not keep pace in the Atlantic Coast Conference. But a surprising 78-73 victory at Louisville Monday night that provided the Orange a glimmer of hope. The Orange (17-8, 6-6 ACC) followed it up with a 78-70 win Sunday afternoon over a sliding Wake Forest (9-16, 2-11) team. Battle scored a game-high 34 points as SU eclipsed 70 points for the second consecutive game.

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Battle bolsters SU with 34 points SU tops Wake Forest, 71-61, on the road By Sam Fortier

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The third dunk made up for the first one he blew, because Tyus Battle thundered it down and the thousands of fans packed into the Carrier Dome stood up. He had outraced a Wake Forest defender, snatched the ball away by his fingertips and risen up to jam. The roar from Battle himself, who flexed after he landed back to the court, and the crowd carried the same cathartic weight. After 39 minutes of struggling to push Wake Forest away, of the Demon Deacons snapping the net from 3-point land six straight times, of watching his head coach, Jim Boeheim, tear through his stages of furor from dejacketing to reach chair-shaking, Battle had closed the door. see battle page 11

By Billy Heyen

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TYUS BATTLE jumps for a dunk. The sophomore had 24 points in the second half alone. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

Syracuse trailed Wake Forest by 16 at halftime on Sunday after being down by as many as 21 in the first half. By the end of the third quarter, the Orange had taken a one-point lead on the Demon Deacons. All told, SU outscored WFU 25-8 in a gamechanging third quarter. “We needed it,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “… That was huge.” That big third quarter was enough to erase a weak first half for SU (18-7, 6-6 Atlantic Coast) and give the Orange a 71-61 win over WFU (11-14, 3-9). The Orange won the second half by a

42-16 margin to storm back from the halftime deficit. SU was led by the country’s assist leader, point guard Tiana Mangakahia, who took over the scoring mantle on Sunday with 26 points. Mangakahia added eight assists and for the first time all season didn’t turn the ball over. “We just told her we needed her to take care of the ball and that we wanted to get a shot every time down the court,” Hillsman said. Syracuse, with just one conference road win entering Sunday’s game, looked as if it would continue its road struggles. Wake Forest outscored SU by eight in see wake

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