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VIOLET WEN (LEFT) AND IRIS YANG are two of many international students at SU who had to choose between staying in Syracuse or face difficulties returning home. emily steinberger photo editor

Chinese international students had to choose to pay the cost of returning home during a pandemic or stay at SU

By Francis Tang staff writer

ris Yang has not been home since fall 2019. Yang, a sophomore in the School of Information Studies who is originally from twhe Guiyang, Guizhou Province in China, booked her roundtrip flights for summer break in January 2020, shortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States. But as the Chinese government began reducing international travel to prevent the spread of the virus, her flights were canceled before the semester ended. When she tried to book another flight, the average price had already gone far beyond what she could afford. Many Chinese international students at Syracuse University have tried to head back home since the university canceled in-person instruction in March, see international page 4

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COVID-19 disrupts plans for new Washington building By Chris Hippensteel

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W hen Sy racuse Universit y announced that it was going to sell the Greenberg House — its long-standing headquarters in Washington, D.C. — officials hoped to announce the acquisition of a new building in the district at the same time. Instead, the university’s plans to replace its aging center of operations in the capital fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Steven Bennett, SU’s senior vice

president for academic operations. “The timing was distorted by COVID,” Bennett said. “We wanted to announce the sale and announce the opening of this new center at the same time. But it just didn’t make sense anymore to do that.” Before the pandemic, the university settled on replacing the Greenberg House by leasing a new space in downtown Washington, closer to a think tank that hosts some of its largest programs. But COVID-19 and its impact on the district’s real estate market has

halted those plans, university officials told The Daily Orange. SU purchased and renovated the Greenberg House for $2.5 million in 1988, according to university archives. Property records in Washington indicate that the building was assessed to value about $5.4 million in 2021, an increase of over $100,000 from last year’s assessment. Over the years, the building has helped host and support Washing ton-based programs for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the

Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Law, among others. SU had myriad reasons for selling the house. The building was too large and cost too much to maintain, despite hosting only one or two employees at a given time, Bennett said. The Greenberg House also didn’t provide adequate space or parking capacity for alumni events and other gatherings. Perhaps the most significant reason for closing the Greenberg House was its lack of accessibility, Bennett said. The building, a

four-story walkup with no elevator, didn’t comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and the cost of renovation would have nearly exceeded the value of the house itself, he said. Although the house used to host classes on-site, as SU’s programs grew in the Washington area, programs began to meet virtually or in other spaces. “The Greenberg House served a terrific purpose for 30 years, but at this point, it was almost a victim of its own success,” Ben see washington page 6

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Students push for expanding LGBT Studies Museum launches STEM program By Gillan Follett staff writer

YZZY PINEDA LIWANAG, a senior student minoring in LGBT studies, is currently taking a queer studies course online. Though there are many students in the class, there are just 14 students in the LGBT studies minor. wendy wang staff photographer By Kailey Norusis asst. digital editor

Students minoring in LGBT studies believe creating a major could considerably improve the quality of queer studies courses at Syracuse University. But limited student interest in declaring a minor in LGBT Studies makes it difficult to defend spending money and resources on creating a major, said William Robert, an associate professor and the director of LGBT Studies at SU. “I don’t see a rainbow wave crashing in,” Robert said. In 2016, the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion recommended that

SU add a major to the program and hire more faculty focused on LGBT studies. Some students and professors have argued that doing so would improve the quality of the courses and spur increased interest in the program. Currently, faculty who teach courses in the minor volunteer to do so since they’re based in other departments. “LGBT studies doesn’t pay any of our salaries — our departments do, and we can’t just abandon them and our teaching obligations for a program that we’re not contractually bound to in the same kind of way,” Robert said. Last spring, a group of LGBT studies faculty discussed efforts

to move forward with attempts to create a major within the College of Arts and Sciences, Robert said. The resources for the program would likely have to come out of the college’s budget, which is already stretched fairly thin, he said. It’s understandable that the college may not want to spend money to develop a major since there are only about 14 students enrolled in the minor, Robert said. But many students, even those who aren’t in the minor, are taking LGBTQ classes, said Avani Singh, a junior minoring in LGBT studies. The classes are beneficial for students in any program, she said. “I’ve met a lot of queer students on campus and who are

interested in learning about queer studies but have never taken a queer studies class,” Singh said. “You’re going to learn about history together, and I think with moderated conversations with the professor, it gets a little bit more deep and a little bit more serious.” In addition to queer studies classes, the LGBT studies minor can also create a sense of community different from the one that clubs or other student activities — such as Pride Union or the LGBT learning community — foster, Singh said. But many students don’t know that the minor exists, which could contribute to its current size, said see lgbt page 6

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ESF faculty applaud rejoining Paris accord By Richard Perrins asst. copy editor

For researchers at SUNY-ESF, President Joe Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement signals a renewed commitment to environmental research. Former President Donald Trump in 2017 pulled out of the agreement, in which countries make efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the rise in global temperature, citing economic concerns. Biden announced plans to rejoin the agreement during his first day in office. ESF began as a school devoted to the study of forestry, and research in that field could be vital to the agreement’s goal of controlling carbon emissions, said John Hassett, professor of

chemistry at ESF. While Biden’s speed realigning the country with the climate mission of the rest of the world is a step in the right direction, Trump’s decision to withdraw wasn’t especially damaging for researchers at ESF, Hassett said. “The main funders have all continued to fund this sort of research throughout the Trump administration,” he said. “So there’s been this dichotomy between the White House and what the professionals in the scientific agencies are paying attention to.” John Drake, an assistant professor in the sustainable resources management department at ESF, agreed that the federal agencies responsible for funding research were able to maintain a fair and strong awards process.

The fact that they were able to do so despite attempts at political interference is a testament to the strong institutions the scientific community still has, Drake said. Still, rejoining the international accord will reaffirm the nation’s role in the global fight against climate change and signal a brighter future for environmental research, he said. “President Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris climate accords early in his presidency sends a message that the U.S. is rejoining the global community that acknowledges the reality and importance of climate change, and the urgency for action,” Drake said. ESF President Joanie Mahoney has applauded the decision to rejoin the agreement, saying it will bring enthusiasm to students

who want to study environmental science and forestry. But the fight against climate change will also involve other areas of science beyond environmental science and forestry, Hassett said. Being proactive in fields such as battery innovation and renewable energy will be critical to meeting the Paris agreement’s goals, he said. While the decision to rejoin the accords may not have an immediate, tangible impact on the research done by students and faculty at ESF, the renewed national focus on the issue will hopefully conjure much-needed economic and political action, Drake said. “The whole scientific community now thinks they have a partner in the White House,” Hassett said. rcperrin@syr.edu @richardperrins2

The staff thought about how the museum’s work could have a positive impact on Black residents in Syracuse and decided to create an educational program aimed specifically at the city’s Black youth. “We have a lot of Black students in our city school district,” said Lauren Kochian, the museum’s president. “And we wanted to do more than just a Facebook post or something that really didn’t have impact. So we thought, ‘Why don’t we do an afterschool program and make it just for Black students?’” The museum will officially launch the program, called Future Innovators, on Feb. 25, Kochian said. Future Innovators, which will provide opportunities for Black students to learn more about careers in science and technology, will focus on students in grades six through nine and will meet once every two weeks. The museum will expose students to several topics related to science, technology, engineering and math, including manufacturing design and aerospace engineering, said Emily Stewart, the senior director of education and programming at the museum. Students will get to work on related projects and activities for each topic and visit local companies that specialize in that area, she said. The students will also have the opportunity to share what they learn with museum visitors, Stewart said. The projects they produce will be featured in the museum’s “Innovation Station,” an exhibit that displays inventions developed in the Syracuse area. The students will also help facilitate public events, such as contacting astronauts at the International Space Station via ham radio, she said. “The cool thing about this program is not just the mix of museum activities and exhibits — which is what we traditionally do — but it also adds the component of career talks and site visits and also them becoming the community engagers,” Stewart said. As part of a mentorship program, Future Innovators will also pair students with a professional in their chosen STEM field who is Black, Kochian said. Currently, there are about 20 students and 10 mentors signed up for the program, she said. “Part of the reason that underrepresented groups are underrepresented in STEM is because there’s no sustained relationships that they form with people who look like them in those positions,” Stewart said. “This kind of sustained mentorship and support is really the way to get people involved in STEM and get them interested in STEM careers.” Kochian said she’s hopeful that the Future Innovators program will awaken a passion for STEM in the students who take part in the program and will help them realize that a career in science or technology is attainable. “Ultimately, the most critical objective is to really get the students to want to study science — not just in school, but in college,” Kochian said. “If one student does that, great. If all of them do, even better.” gifollet@syr.edu

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international but they’ve faced mandatory quarantines and expensive one-way tickets with price tags as high as $15,000. And students who have made it home now have to contend with lengthy international quarantines in other countries if they want to return to campus. For nearly a year, going home has become a far distant dream for many, and the decision to stay in Syracuse or go home has been a hard one to make — one with complicated financial and mental health implications, and one characterized by uncertainty.

Stay or leave

Yang’s roommate, Violet Wen, a sophomore architecture major from the Nanchang, Jiangxi Province in China, also had to stay in Syracuse after many of her flights home were canceled. SU provided Yang and Wen, along with many international students who chose to stay in Syracuse, with an apartment on South Campus for summer break. For the fall semester, the two moved into dorms on Main Campus. But since students can’t remain in the dorms over winter break, the pair had to find their own off-campus housing then. After spending nearly a year in Syracuse, the isolation and loneliness has taken a toll on the pair’s mental health, they said. The two also worry about the financial burden that staying in the U.S. has placed on their families, who were already facing financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic. But before the fall semester started, Yang and Wen were concerned about attending school virtually if they returned to China. They both worried that they wouldn’t be able to access stable internet or campus resources from home. “Initially, I (was) skeptical about whether staying in Syracuse is the right choice for me — lots of uncertainties about the future, and you get really jealous seeing your friends having fun all the time after getting back to China,” Yang said. “But after the fall semester kicked off, I felt relieved because at least I can still have inperson activities on campus, which most of my friends don’t.” Despite the challenges, the pair said they still

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feel luckier than students at other universities. “I think SU has done better than many other universities,” Yang said. “Some of my friends studying in other colleges in the states (haven’t) stayed on campus since March — they have to take care of everything on their own because their schools just don’t care.”

Tough way to home

Ainley Xiao, a sophomore from China, went back to her hometown in Shenzhen in July. Although she faced several flight cancellations and ended up flying back home from New York City, she didn’t have to receive any pre-departure COVID-19 tests for her flights. But students who returned home after summer break have faced greater obstacles than those who left Syracuse prior to the fall semester. The Chinese Embassy and consulate generals in the U.S. have been gradually increasing the restrictions for Chinese citizens traveling home from overseas. All passengers traveling to China are now required to provide negative results from both a diagnostic and antibody test within 48 hours of their scheduled boarding time. Travelers must be tested in one of the officially recognized labs in one of the six directflight cities across the U.S. The embassy and consulate generals will ultimately determine a passenger’s eligibility to travel based on the authenticity of their submitted test results, as well as the “necessity and urgency” of their reasons for traveling, according to a 2020 announcement from the Chinese Embassy. When people are approved to travel, the embassies and consulate generals issue them a QR code on the WeChat app. Haglis He, a sophomore studying economics and sociology, flew back to his home city of Shanghai after the fall semester concluded. Before boarding the plane, He was subjected to the new testing requirements. Although obtaining the tests cost him extra, he said the procedures were necessary to keep everyone safe. “Honestly, I can understand such policies as long as it’s doable for us because, after all, no one really wants to spread the virus back home if you get it,” He said.

HAGLIS HE chose to return home to China during the pandemic and spent thousands of dollars on travel and hotel rooms to quarantine. courtesy of haglis he

The expenses incurred from the Chinese government’s travel restrictions, as well as plane tickets — which remained costly even after the virus was under control in China — frustrated He. He recalled how Chinese citizens overseas provided support to their country as it suffered through the pandemic. At SU, Chinese students Ruohan Xu and Ze Zeng launched A Hand for Wuhan, a fundraiser for medical supplies to local health professionals in Wuhan, in January 2020. “Lots of international students, including me, did the best they can to support their hometown to fight against the virus,” He said. “But once the situation reversed, when the situation was under control in China but got worse in the states, $15,000 for a single way (back to China) is just so ridiculous.”

Long journey to school

He is among the few students who have successfully come back to SU’s campus after

returning to China. After departing from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Jan. 22, He switched flights in the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, then quarantined in Cancún, Mexico for 14 days before entering the U.S. Though He spent about $15,000 total on his trip from SU to China and back to campus, including expenses for plane tickets and hotel rooms to quarantine in Shanghai and Mexico. But to He, the money and time were worth it. “For everyone who chose to leave home again at such a difficult time, faced exposure risks and spent at least 16 days on the way, there must be some reasons for us to do so,” He said. “As a college student, I have to learn some real stuff in these four years, especially after spending such an amount of money simply to get back here. And honestly, I can’t find any sense of college experience by attending ‘Zoom University.’” btang05@syr.edu @francis_towne

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#NotAgainSU reflects on Crouse-Hinds Hall occupation

oday, Feb. 17, marks a year since the start of our occupation of Crouse-Hinds Hall, which lasted 32 days. Following our Barnes Center occupation, we chose to occupy Crouse-Hinds as a way to continue to apply pressure on the administration, as they were not taking our group and/or our demands seriously. As many students on campus witnessed, we endured a tremendous amount of violence due to the administration’s extreme intimidation tactics. The Syracuse University administration starved, suspended and withheld basic necessities from everyone occupying Crouse-Hinds Hall. Our occupation came to an end in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, we decided to take a step back in order to process everything that occurred in the CrouseHinds space, as well as deal with our personal experience with COVID19. Nonetheless, we would like to thank everyone for their continuous support. We hope that everyone has remained safe and healthy. At the beginning of our last negotiation session on March 6, representatives for the administration stated they would not continue negotiating beyond 7 p.m. and any concessions — even those already agreed to — were contingent on ending negotiations that day. This tactic was to pressure student negotiators to give up on demands. It was not an environment of “good faith,” as they had promised to commit to. Following the last negotiation session, there were many failed attempts at getting administrators back to the negotiating table. They agreed to a one-hour phone call reviewing everything that they already promised in the negotiation sessions. They ignored the many other demands that we did not get to discuss at all. The call ended abruptly when they hung up on us. Last semester, we were dealing with the switch to an online learning experience during a pandemic, while simultaneously dealing with the reality that many of us have not recovered from the trauma that the SU administration inflicted upon us. We decided to take a break in order for us to heal and figure out our own situations. However, this semester, we will be continuing to push for the administration to meet all of our demands (i.e. disarming the Department of Public Safety, freezing tuition, acknowledging white supremacy is upheld by SU) that we have been asking for for months. We will also continue to work to find ways to support Black, Indigenous, and other students of color in ways that this predominantly white institution will not. Over the past couple of months, we have all witnessed massive Black-and Indigenous-led movements for abolition, defunding the police, land back, tearing down statues, along with movements outside the United States

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Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the start of #NotAgainSU’s occupation of CrouseHinds Hall. photos by (clockwise) hannah ly, emily steinberger, elizabeth billman

that are actively fighting against global white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism and the U.S. empire. We recognize that our fights are interconnected and all the work that we, alongside countless other collectives, are doing is important for the continued struggle for liberation of all oppressed people both here in the illegitimate settler colony of the U.S. and abroad. #NotAgainSU stands in solidarity with anyone who has been a part of or involved with action focused on dismantling oppressive systems and institutions in this country and around the world. Due to the administration’s violent treatment of #NotAgainSU, and their complete unwillingness to care for and listen to Black students, we unanimously decided to not work with the administration in any capacity moving forward. It is crucial to note that simply because we have decided to not work with administration does not mean that we will not be working to ensure

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that our ideas were never listened to, our time was wasted and we were distracted from more impactful forms of organizing and direct action. While working in these committees, there are constant microaggressions thrown at us. Students often do the exhaustive and repetitive labor of providing recommendations that the administration chooses to ignore time and time again. This dynamic highlights a power imbalance: students on committees created by the administration do not have any real power or influence. The purpose of committees, working groups and forums is to wait out student organizers until they graduate. This results in no productive action and commitment to the necessary work that needs to be done surrounding student protests and their demands. Initiatives created by the admin are formed to create an illusion and a good public image that the school is taking these issues “seriously;” real tangible change comes from the direct action of students and social movement organizing. All #NotAgainSU organizers currently identify as abolitionists. Abolitionists differ from reformist/liberal groups because reformists/ liberals believe that reform work is merely making changes that are at a surface level (i.e. body cameras, diversity training, creating more committees, etc). These “reforms” are ineffective because they are designed to not address the root causes of racism and systemic oppression. These “reforms” are ineffective because they will never solve any problems that deal with systemic issues. It does not begin to identify the root problems of racism and oppression. We, as abolitionists, are pushing for the necessary demands that will eventually lead to radical change at SU. An example of radical reform would be our demand to disarm DPS, with the intention and hope of one day disbanding DPS on the SU campus and abolishing the Syracuse Police Department in the city of Syracuse. While we continue to work toward this and our many other unfulfilled demands, we will also be focusing on building and maintaining community through engaging with the Syracuse community and prioritizing collective work. This is an intentional decision on behalf of our group. #NotAgainSU continues to stand in solidarity with all Black and Brown city residents, Indigenous nations and all colonized people in the U.S. and around the world. We stand with all of our siblings fighting their institutions and challenging the countless administrations that profit off the violence they perpetuate onto us. Take care of yourself and each other. In these trying times, we must do our best to practice radical selflove and community love. In love and struggle,

that the demands are met amongst other important and necessary work that needs to be done on campus. The administration has never intended to “work with” students in a meaningful way. They only claim to “work with” students for the purposes of PR and co-optation. This year, much like years in the past, student organizers have been funneled into joining the committees and working groups that the university has offered as solutions. As active participants of these groups, we can confirm that progress is not being made on the demands and real work is not being done. The administrators won’t ever work with us for the betterment of our experiences because this institution is meant to uphold white supremacy, which imposes violence on Black and Indigenous students. With this in mind, we will no longer be wasting our efforts collaborating with the administration for futile results, and instead will be organizing around creating

pressure on those whose job it is to carry out the will of the students. The SU campus commitments team sent us a signed document that included their responses to each one of our demands. Their response to each demand included whether or not they were willing to meet the demand and to what extent. We must make it abundantly clear that this is not a win for us, at all. The administrators did not sign off on many of the demands we made in their entirety. They are labeling our demands off as “completed” and “in progress” on their website, even when they are far from being done. The only people who are able to confirm whether or not a demand has been completed to its full extent are the ones who created them. Even demands as simple as an increase in laundry funds that were promised were not followed through on. As student activists, many of us have previously participated in committees, working groups and forums that the university sets up only to find

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washington nett said. Some of SU’s Washington-based programs have relocated to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a foreign policy think tank. Maxwell also relocated many programs to the CSIS’ downtown headquarters, where they intend to remain, said Mark Jacobson, head of Maxwell’s Washington-based programs. CSIS uses the building during the day while students are at their internships, and Maxwell uses the space to hold classes in the evening, Bennett said. “The school and the university’s deep commitment to D.C. programming hasn’t changed,” said Jessica Smith, director of communications and media relations for Maxwell. “The University simply outgrew the Greenberg space.” The Maxwell program’s growth along with CSIS’ location in the heart of Washington made the think tank a de facto center of SU student activity, with the Greenberg House located a 10-minute drive away. from page 3

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Yzzy Liwanag, a senior in the minor. And sometimes, queer studies classes fill up with students from other programs since they can fulfill diversity requirements at students’ home colleges, she said. Adding a major isn’t enough, though, Robert said. The university also needs to hire more faculty solely dedicated to LGBT studies for the program to have the focus it needs. “It’s just really difficult for me to see how the program can grow unless the faculty grows,” Robert said. “And that takes money, right? So, like most other things, it comes down to the financial bottom line.” Although creating a major or hiring focused faculty may not be a realistic option in the foreseeable future, Singh

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“There was really no utility in having this facility up the road,” Bennett said. “What we really needed was to have a facility right near (CSIS), where we could support the faculty that were teaching there, where we could provide student service, where we could do the things we were doing in the Greenberg House for alumni relations and recruitment.” The university’s ideal fit for a new space includes close proximity to the CSIS, Bennett said. He envisions a more modern, flexible space that the university would rent so it can expand and contract with the needs of the university. Rather than classrooms, the space would have offices to support its academic programs in the district, as well as a small conference space to hold small gatherings like SU Abroad pre-departure briefings. The new facility — potentially located only a few blocks away from the White House — would also provide essential space for SU’s government relations, Bennett said. For larger gatherings, the university would instead rent individual venues around Washington, as it has done

for the past few years, he said. After receiving approval from the Board of Trustees to sell the Greenberg House, the university had narrowed its search for new space down to a selection of rental properties in the same neighborhood as CSIS, Bennett said. The search included some new buildings “right across the street” from the think tank, he said. But then the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S. “The university went into serious cost containment mode,” Bennett said. “So leasing a new property is probably not the smartest thing to do when you’re trying not to lay people off.” SU is still hoping to acquire a new space by the end of its next fiscal year, Bennett said. But for now, officials are waiting for high prices in the Washington real estate market to drop and for the pandemic to subside so SU’s academic programs can resume fully in person. Another key component of SU’s physical presence in the nation’s capital is its alumni base. With over 15,000 graduates in the region, Washington is a key part of

the university’s alumni network, said Lottie Watts, co-chair of the SU alumni club in Washington. “It’s a very strong presence in terms of alumni who live and work here,” Watts said. “In your daily life as you’re walking around, you’ll see people wearing Syracuse shirts or hats, in recent months even masks.” Watts said she would like to see SU maintain its strong presence in the Washington-area and provide more opportunities for students. A strong alumni network is as important as physical space to the university’s presence in the city, she said. The sale of the Greenberg House marked the end of SU’s 30-plus-year stay in the building. But SU also hopes it will provide the university with greater flexibility to expand its presence in the capital, Bennett said. “We had this big building that was sitting empty for years and years and years,” he said. “And the university now has an opportunity to procure space in Washington which we can fully utilize.” cjhippen@syr.edu @chrishipp15_

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Kimmel Food Court closing means many students have lost their favorite place to get coffee in the morning, study during the day and hang out with friends at night. emily steinberger photo editor

Bye, Kimmel By Abby Presson asst. copy editor

onathan Halitsky learned to drink coffee during late-night study sessions at the Kimmel Food Court. The 1999 SU alumnus would make frequent stops at Kimmel for Dunkin’ or 99-cent Bacon Double Cheeseburger from Burger King. Over 20 years later, Halitsky’s nephew will follow his uncle’s path by studying at SU in the 2021 fall semester. But he won’t be able to enjoy the late-night runs to Kimmel his uncle made as a student. The place where Halitsky and many SU students have made cherished memories is now gone. Kimmel, a campus-favorite, closed its doors when the Schine Student Center reopened after renovations. Food Services reassigned staff from Kimmel to other dining centers on campus, scattering friendly faces students had

Students are disappointed Kimmel has closed before Schine becomes 24/7 facility

grown accustomed to. Schine offers a mix of new and familiar dining options. While SU intends on eventually having Schine open 24/7, the building currently closes at 11 p.m, with dining options closing even earlier. Before it shut down, Kimmel was a social hub. A place of countless memories, both good and bad. A spot on campus where fatigued partiers would go to feed their 1 a.m. hunger on SU classics like Queso’s and The Tomato Wheel. So, until Schine’s hours are extended, the SU campus faces no central location on Main Campus for nighttime snacking. When sophomore Trey Redfield read an article about how SU was reopening Schine, it was “heavenly peace on earth,” he said. But further down in the article, Redfield learned that Kimmel was closing, leaving him devastated. For Redfield, Kimmel was a place where he see kimmel page 8

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SU students launch clothing brand

Art exhibit addresses gun violence, racism

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Aidan Turner and Peter Permanente don’t take things too seriously. Turner used to have a fake Instagram, known as a finsta, where he made jokes about stinky cheese. So when the two Syracuse University freshmen were designing a logo for their clothing brand, Grater Things, they went with a cartoon cheese grater. “It’s not super serious,” Turner said. “It’s just a simple thing. I designed it, and I was like, ‘We’re just gonna roll with this. We’re gonna roll with it.’” The minimalist cartoon cheese grater — which pays homage to

Barstool Sports’ simple stool logo — acts as a pun for Grater Things. Turner and Permanente found each other while leafing through the SU Class of 2024 Facebook group. Soon after becoming roommates in September, the two started the clothing company and have grown since then by completing over 100 orders and launching their website. Products from Grater Things are available on their website, ship within the U.S. and can be picked up on the SU campus. “Over the winter break we have gained like 150 more,” Turner said. “It’s crazy how much it’s grown and we’ve hit 100 successful orders.” Both Turner and Permanente

utilize aspects of their majors for their company. As an architecture major, Turner designs the sweatshirts while Permanente, a computer science major, handles the website and other technical aspects of the brand. Permanente launched the company’s website in January after using skills that he learned in his intro to computing course to build the website. As of now, their website only offers sweatshirts and wall prints, but Turner and Permanente plan to expand their merchandise. Turner has more designs in the works for new masks, workout tank tops, T-shirts, different sweatshirts see grater

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Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Karen Gutfreund has watched as lawmakers have done very little to end gun violence despite multiple school shootings. During her 15 years curating art exhibits relating to feminism and social justice, Gutfreund had the idea to hold an exhibit that dealt with gun violence following the Sandy Hook shooting. Now, the exhibit, which focuses more

on protesting a culture of violence, systemic racism and police brutality, is a reality at ArtRage gallery. “Art can gesture towards new ideas, solutions and priorities,” Gutfreund said. “Art can create a new normal for inclusivity rather than creating divides with marginalized peoples being considered ‘other.’” The exhibition, “Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America” is a collaboration among ArtRage, the Community Folk Art Center and Point of Contact Gallery. Gutfreund first intended to focus the see exhibit page 8

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kimmel and his friends could get together, have a good time and eat “really good” food. He practically grew up on Kimmel during his freshman and sophomore years. Without many other options for after-midnight dining, Redfield asks, “What am I going to do if I’m hungry late at night?” “7 o’clock, are you kidding me?” Redfield said. “Some people are in class until 9. I don’t have a schedule like that, but some people do. Where are they going to go? Can’t go to Ernie. Can’t go to Schine. Oh, you want to go to Kimmel? Yeah, from page 7

grater things and more. Each sweatshirt is currently made in Rhode Island, by one of Turner’s hometown friends. However, as their brand grows, they have plans to invest in their own equipment to make the sweatshirts. SU freshman Abbie Bender was introduced from page 7

exhibit project on just gun violence, but adjusted her plans after the death of George Floyd, she said. Sally Edelstein, who has work on display at CFAC, said Gutfreund is leading an art movement against senseless killings and turmoil. “When it comes to politics, Karen doesn’t just talk the talk. She walks the walk,” Edelstein said. Gutfreund said the exhibit, which opened on Feb. 11 at ArtRage and will run until April 18, exemplifies her dedication to social justice art. This is her first exhibit of 2021, and it features a series of works created to stimulate dialogue, raise consciousness and encourage social change. The ArtRage exhibit includes the work of artists and ranges from images of police officers preparing to shoot a hooded man to a semiautomatic weapon painted on a rainbow.

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that’s closed, sorry.” However, Redfield may change his mind if Schine opens for 24 hours. And even though he has to take a slightly longer walk from Booth Hall, he said Schine will have his support. After students were sent home early last spring, her meal plan was refunded in dining dollars. LaFiandra said using up the refunded dollars will be harder going forward without the convenience of having Kimmel so close to her dorm — especially with around $1,200 still sitting in her account. “I think that’s ridiculous, she said. “The fact that now there’s one less place to spend that money is not that great.”

Due to the excitement centered around the newly renovated Schine, the building has recently been packed. LaFiandra worries that the student center is more susceptible to COVID-19. The crowded space has made her less comfortable with stopping by Schine. She felt that Kimmel was more cautious of COVID-19 concerns, and was less of a risk. Now that Schine has reopened, LaFiandra has realized the available space in Kimmel was “unparalleled.” And what she’ll miss the most about the space are the memories she has tied to Kimmel, including the post-party hangouts with friends and evening homework sessions with coffee. Many students

have gone to Kimmel with their friends and have a kind of personal history with the food court, LaFiandra said. Halitsky is upset that his nephew won’t be able to experience the late nights as Kimmel. But at the same time, Halitsky is looking forward to what other options his nephew can find instead and is excited to compare their SU memories with one another. “I’m sure he’ll find something else,” Halitsky said. “I’m sad he’s not gonna enjoy Kimmel, but I’m excited to hear what he enjoys on campus so I can live vicariously through him when he goes.”

to the clothing brand through word-of-mouth while living on the same floor as Permanente and Turner in Shaw Hall. “I think they do $30 for crew necks which I think is pretty good,” Bender said. “Because honestly, there’s so many sweaters that are like $50 for a crew neck. That’s too expensive.” To promote their brand, Turner and Permanente post on their social media to spread the word about Grater Things. Permanente

shared how they are planning on buying online ads business and targeting them to the Syracuse community. “We’re gonna try and target it to Syracuse just specifically right now,” Permanente said. “And I think we’re just gonna take it from there.” Currently, Grater Things is running a charity promotion where $10 from certain purchases are donated to a charity of the buy-

er’s choice, Turner said. Customers are able to choose between a blue or pink sweatshirt and are given the choice between different embroidered colors. “That’s definitely a really unique thing that’ll help us out, but also helpS the charities that we donate money to,” Turner said. “If this charity is successful, then I have absolutely no problem with continuing the charity line.”

Gutfreund has done different artwork depicting other social issues. Within the last year, she curated a book, “Not Normal: Art in the Age of Trump,” which included 350 works from 147 artists. “It is her belief that the artist’s voice can help foster important dialogues and inspire others to add their voice,” Edelstein said of Gutfreund. “With a keen eye she curates work crafting narratives, blending art and activism, and a cry for social justice to amplify the voices of those who have been historically silenced.” Kimberly McCoy, the community engagement organizer at ArtRage, hopes those who see the exhibition reflect on gun culture and gun violence. In working with Gutfreund, McCoy said, she has focused on how to best encourage conversations about mass shootings, police killings, domestic violence, and current and past white supremacist movements with those who attend.

Art can create a new normal for inclusivity rather than creating divides with marginalized peoples being considered ‘other’” Karen Gutfreund curator

Edelstein said activist art is ultimately a call to action for those who view it. “I don’t think it is the intention of the artists to keep people away from politics,” McCoy said. “I think the artists hope people who see their work have a response, and it is up to the

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viewer how that response manifests.” In her work and throughout the exhibit, “disarm” takes on several meanings, Edelstein said. It’s not only about removing illegal guns and disarming those who seek to harm others, but also using art to disarm the political and social climate and restore compassion to the consequences of violence. What it isn’t, she said, is an antigun movement. Gutfreund has felt frustrated over the past few years. The Trump administration threatened the world’s health, economy and social fabric, Gutfreund said. Through her exhibits, she sees opportunities to help repair some holes in the fabric and stand for what’s right. “Many people take to the streets, take to Twitter,” Gutfreund said, “and as artists, we take to our studies and raise our paintbrushes in protest.” gfpagano@syr.edu

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Behind Alexa Romero’s decision to return for 5th year By Connor Smith asst. copy editor

Alexa Romero was at home in Aurora, Colorado, when she got the news. The NCAA had just announced spring athletes would receive an additional year of eligibility after cancelling seasons on March 12. Romero immediately went to tell her parents she was going to use the fifth year and return to lead Syracuse’s softball team for another season. Just 18 days after her season ended while sitting on a tarmac, Romero was already focused on 2021. “There was no doubt in my mind, not at all. No matter what, I was gonna come back,” Romero told The Daily Orange in April. “I’ve wanted this dream and I’m finishing it the way I want to finish it.” By making the decision to return to SU, Romero rejected a graduate program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where she was in discussions with the head coach from page 12

boeheim mostly or only zone. Liverpool, which former SU player Ryan Blackwell coaches, rode the 2-3 to the AA state championship in 2018. Boeheim’s effect on the high school game doesn’t always stem from a personal connection, though. Fayetteville-Manlius coach Luke Tucci doesn’t know Boeheim personally but replicates Syracuse’s zone, running it “exactly the way (Boeheim) does.” Trap the short corners. Guards go over ball screens and deny the high post. Forwards take away the middle and react to a hot shooter by extending higher on the perimeter. “We get it all from Boeheim,” Tucci said. He also admires the culture of SU’s program — one that fosters players like Eric Devendorf, who thrive on the court and then give back to the community. Tucci strives to replicate that.

about a coaching position. Ultimately, however, a chance to continue playing for Syracuse won out. Romero enters the 2021 season, beginning Friday against Notre Dame, ranked top-5 in Syracuse history in 12 different pitching categories — she’s second all-time in strikeouts (661) and third in wins and shutouts (46 and 12, respectively). Syracuse hasn’t had a winning season since 2018, and has only been above .500 in conference play once during Romero’s career. Back in high school, however, Romero helped turn around a losing team. Eaglecrest High School (Colorado) only won three games the season before Romero’s freshman year. After she arrived, the school made four straight appearances in the state championship tournament, and she recorded 269 career strikeouts. Her quiet-yet-strong leadership ability stood out during her four years, her former coaches said. When her high school teammates returned

to the dugout after difficult at bats, Romero would go over and talk with them, according to former Eaglecrest softball coach Joe Bruley. The verbal exchanges weren’t always clear to the coaching staff, Bruley noted, but the player always returned to the field playing strong defense behind Romero. “I have younger players who today still talk about her and how great her and that team that she played on during that time was,” said former Eaglecrest head coach Yvette Hendrian, who has coached Romero since she was 8 years old. “We mold our program after that whole culture that her and her freshman peers came in with.” In Romero’s junior season, she earned 13 of Syracuse’s 21 wins. Last year she appeared in 14 of the Orange’s 20 games. Her workhorse mentality stems from her high school career, said Hendrian, who put Romero in for nearly every game, bringing her in for relief in games she didn’t start. Keeping her current pace, Romero could

appear — or even start — multiple times during a weekend series this season. With two of this season’s seven freshmen being pitchers, Romero’s veteran presence could help anchor the rotation, along with sophomore Kaia Oliver. “(Romero) has had some really great years for us,” head coach Shannon Doepking said last spring. “She is still a very great pitcher and is going to be an important piece of the puzzle.” Romero’s best friend and high school teammate Tayler Mashburn said she wasn’t at all surprised to hear Romero’s plans to return for a fifth year, despite her potential gig as a graduate head coach. She’s four starts away from the secondmost all-time, and is taking her final chance to solidify herself in Syracuse’s record books. “She’s going to dominate,” Mashburn said. “She’s not going to let off the gas at all.” -Assistant sports editor Allie Kaylor contributed reporting to this article.

“As a young coach, that’s what you want as well, too,” said Tucci, who is 28 and in his third year as head coach. “You want your young players to talk about you. You want your young players to come back to games. You want people to have that family aspect around your program.” The family aspect often starts with the common thread of Syracuse basketball. On the brisk night of Feb. 9, the Christian Brothers Academy boys basketball team filed into its gym before 7:30 practice. The whole team had just spent the previous hour watching Syracuse’s game against North Carolina State. “They knew what the score was when we came in (for practice) at halftime,” CBA coach Buddy Wleklinski said. “Our kids are all aware. They know who the players are on top.” Wleklinski’s been CBA’s head coach since 1984, a tenure that nearly mirrors Boeheim’s at SU. Wleklinski’s a Greater Syracuse Hall of Famer, and though he doesn’t consider him-

self a Boeheim disciple, he has applied some of Boeheim’s concepts to the CBA program. He’s committed to a specific system — in his case, man-to-man defense. He also watches Boeheim’s in-game adjustments and tries to glean information from them. But what Wleklinksi mostly points to as Boeheim’s imprint on the high school game is how generations of central New York kids grow up as Syracuse fans. Players grow up watching games in the Dome, idolizing players and picking up SU’s style of play. That’s all Boeheim, Wleklinski said. Jacob Works, a junior guard for Liverpool, is one of those kids. A long-time Syracuse fan, he plays for Blackwell, running mostly a 2-3 zone and learning directly from the source. He said he and his teammates learn so much from Blackwell because his I.Q. is “just off the charts.” “The way Boeheim plays, and he plays with

all his teams, they play up and down, shooting a lot of 3s and dunking,” Works said. “You see a lot of teams try to replicate that play style, just because (SU’s) had so much success with it. And we’ve seen it, here in Syracuse.” Works is averaging 21 points in Liverpool’s 3-0 start but likely won’t follow Brandon Triche and DaJuan Coleman as local high school stars who join Syracuse — he hopes to play in college, but he has only heard from small schools so far. Triche and Coleman are anomalies, playing in a high school basketball ecosystem that trickled down from Syracuse and then continuing at SU. Because of Boeheim, that’s often the dream. “I think (SU has) set a prime example around here for young kids,” F-M’s Tucci said. “Basketball’s really all we’ve got when it comes to Syracuse ... But Syracuse basketball’s the Mecca.”

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from behind the arc. When SU is hitting 3-pointers, the insideout strategy of initiating the offense through Kamilla Cardoso has proved to be effective. But when the shots don’t fall, Syracuse is liable to go on scoring droughts like it did against the Seminoles. “It’s really hard to cover the paint and then have to go that long distance to get out to a shooter, but our players committed to that, and they’re great 3-point shooters,” FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff said postgame. “Luckily for us, it didn’t fall too much for them tonight.” And for Mangakahia — a career 33% shooter from distance — shooting 3s hasn’t been a strength this year. Still, when the fifth-year senior has an open look from deep, Hillsman expects the point guard to fire. Like the rest of the team, sometimes that strategy pays off. With Syracuse up by two, with just over three minutes remaining against Pittsburgh on Feb. 7, Lewis dribbled toward the basket before swinging a pass to an open Mangakahia at the top of the key. Mangakahia then nearly passed to Williams on the left wing, before pulling the ball back. As her teammates yelled to shoot, Mangakahia fired a 3, hitting her only field goal of the game and extended Syracuse’s lead. “(Hillsman) yells at me to shoot the ball, so I try to shoot, I do feel like I need to shoot more,” Mangakahia said. “I tell myself I gotta shoot more, and be more of a threat on offense.” While SU’s fast paced offense and quick shots helped Williams hit six 3s against Miami — and eight earlier in the season against Division II Lincoln (PA) — it also resulted in the five-star recruit shooting 3-of-11 from distance against Notre Dame. Early in the second quarter against the Irish, Taleah Washington missed a 3, but Digna Strautmane grabbed the rebound. After another SU missed shot, Maeva DjaldiTabdi grabbed another offensive rebound, before kicking out to Williams for a 3. Her shot clanked off the side of the rim, and SU was unable to capitalize off of the extra chance. “My coaches told me to keep shooting,” Williams said after the Notre Dame game. “Obviously, nobody wants to miss a shot but … eventually they’re gonna fall.”

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Two possessions later, Mangakahia returned the favor, passing to Williams on the left wing. After a quick jab step to create separation, the guard launched a deep 3, jumpstarting her career high 26-point night that featured 6-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. Syracuse continued to rely on its hot shooting, nailing 17 triples, to score its most points ever in an ACC game. “Share the ball, move the ball, play inside-out,” Hillsman said after the Miami game. “I thought that was a key to us scoring a lot of points.” But there have been games where playing inside-out and finding open shooters doesn’t work. In SU’s last game against Florida State, the Orange shot just 4-of-23 from behind the arc. During a near 10-minute stretch where SU scored one point, the Orange missed eight consecutive three-pointers. Regardless if those shots are falling, Hillsman wanted his players to shoot whenever they have open looks. “We gotta be confident and take shots,” Hillsman said. “That’s what’s important for us, to take open shots and continue to be aggressive.” In that same game, guards Kiara Lewis and Mangakahia followed Hillsman’s directions and shot 3s aggressively. But the two combined to make just 2-of-10 shots

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How Jim Boeheim has made his mark on high school basketball in central New York

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Syracuse’s much-anticipated game against Louisville on Wednesday has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent contact tracing within the Cardinals’ program. Syracuse (12-6, 6-5 Atlantic Coast) announced the postponement at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday, less than five hours before the scheduled tipoff. SU’s first matchup against Louisville, originally scheduled for Feb. 3, was also postponed due to COVID-19 within the latter’s program.

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im Boeheim was coaching more than just his team in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center. It was a year after Syracuse’s 2016 Final Four run, and he’d invited a special guest to watch the group practice led by Andrew White III, Tyler Lydon and Tyus Battle. Boeheim’s guest, Jeff Ike, remembers how intense the practice was. How every athlete brought game-speed to each drill, how regimented and organized everything was and how detailed the advance scouting was — “‘They run this out-of-bounds play 30% of the time,’ that’s what I heard when they had the breakdown session in practice,” Ike said. Ike, who’s been the boys basketball head coach at Jamesville-Dewitt High School since 2015, has known the Boeheim family for years. He was Buddy, Jimmy and Jamie Boeheim’s physical education teacher, and he also coached Jimmy and Buddy. At the time he visited Melo Center, Buddy and Jimmy were in the middle of a 21-4 season at J-D and on the cusp of a state title in Ike’s second year at the helm. Not every central New York high school basketball coach gets to learn firsthand in

the Melo Center, and not every team had Boeheims on their roster. But Ike’s not the only local coach who’s molded their program based on Boeheim’s. Some teams run almost exclusively zone defense like the Orange. Lifelong Syracuse fans dictate the high school game on the sidelines and as players with much of their collective basketball I.Q. stemming from Boeheim. And with the start of the season delayed due to COVID-19, Boeheim’s influence is all over the high school game in central New York again in 2021. Ike’s coaching style is distinctly like Boeheim’s. The sixth-year head coach calls the 45-year head coach occasionally to pick his brain about the zone or an offensive set. When Ike coached Jimmy and Buddy, he ran the same plays Syracuse dialed up to get Gerry McNamara open 3-point looks. He still runs them even after the two Boeheims graduated. And when designing practice plans, Ike always ponders about whether Boeheim would think something’s useful. “Just to be able to have somebody in the Hall of Fame of basketball, something that all little kids dream of, and I have that as a resource to ask ideas and bounce ideas off and ask questions to,” Ike said. “It’s made me

a better coach.” Forty years ago, East Syracuse Minoa coach Jim Kilpatrick was in the Carrier Dome for Syracuse’s 1981 Big East championship win over Villanova in triple overtime. But he wasn’t there in the bleachers as a fan — he was under the basket as a ballboy. His mom was a long-time secretary to Boeheim, and her connection led to the gig for the 8-year-old Kilpatrick. His whole perception of the sport was shaped by storied Big East rivalries and a young Boeheim pacing up and down the bench. He’d notice how teams such as Connecticut played with their heels on the baseline to try to stretch out the zone. “It’s probably one of the reasons why I became a coach, because I learned so much being that close, watching Villanova, watching UConn,” Kilpatrick said. Kilpatrick thinks that seeing SU up close helps his understanding of how to play zone and how to beat it, which comes in handy often with high school basketball in central New York. He’s watched every online coaching clinic from Boeheim he can find. Multiple teams in the Salt City Athletic Conference — a Section III league consisting of teams in the greater Syracuse area — play see boeheim page 10

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SU’s 3-point shooting produces mixed results By Thomas Shults staff writer

During Syracuse’s three-week COVID-19 pause, Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman had nothing but time on his hands. With his team isolated, SU’s coach couldn’t practice with his players before fully starting Atlantic Coast Conference play. Instead, the homebound Hills-

man watched film and worked on his team — his NBA 2K team. “I’ve been playing a lot of PS5, playing some basketball, some 2K21,” Hillsman said after the pause. “We shoot all 3s, it is what it is, points per possession, we shoot all 3s.” In real life, Hillsman urges his Syracuse players to shoot whenever they have an open look from 3, too. On fast breaks, SU players com-

monly stand around the arc and wait for catch-and-shoot opportunities. On offensive rebounds, Syracuse often finds a kick-out pass to the perimeter for a 3. SU averages over 24 shots per game from beyond the arc, one of the highest rates in the ACC, but the results have been up and down — the Orange have shot as high as 57% and as low as 11%. But whether Hillsman is shout-

ing at players from the sideline, or controlling them with his thumbs, the offense strategy doesn’t change. Against Miami, Syracuse’s best game from deep, the 3-pointers just kept falling in the Orange’s 99-64 victory. After winning the opening tip, freshman Priscilla Williams caught a pass on the left wing of Miami’s see 3-point page 10

Louisville represented one of Syracuse’s last chances to get a signature regular-season win. The Cardinals are unranked but received 40 top-25 votes in the latest AP poll. A win in the KFC Yum! Center would have been Syracuse’s first Quadrant 1 win of the season. “It’s bad,” head coach Jim Boeheim told Matt Park on Wednesday. “We played well and have had two good practices. We’re ready. At the end of the year, these are missed opportunities ... It’s one thing if you lose, that’s bad, but if you can’t play, that’s worse.” A win over Louisville would’ve boosted Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament odds from 23% to 52%, according to analytics site Barttorvik.com,. A loss would’ve effectively erased SU’s March Madness hopes, dropping it to 16.7%. The Orange have made the Tournament three out of the last four years it occurred. Boeheim also cited postponed games against Florida State and Clemson, both of which were at home, as “missed opportunities,” adding that it’s “terrible for our team” and “I feel bad for our guys.” Syracuse has not announced any plans to make up the postponed games. SU’s next contest is a home game against Notre Dame on Feb. 20. Its four remaining games include trips to Duke and Georgia Tech and a regular-season finale at home against North Carolina. The Duke and Georgia Tech contests are also Quadrant 1 matchups. SU has paused its program twice this season due to COVID19, leaving four outstanding postponed games. Many ACC teams want to make up lost games, and there are eight days between SU’s season finale and the start of the ACC tournament that could potentially serve as an opportunity for teams to make up games. dremerma@syr.edu @DannyEmerman