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N • Making history

The Syracuse Law Review has elected its first Black editorin-chief, Hilda Frimpong. The second-year law student will begin her role next fall. Page 3

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C • How they’ve overcome Three SU students share their experiences with eating disorders and recovery. Here’s how they overcame the disorders and choose recovery every day. Page 7

SU staff work nonstop through pandemic

S • Not enough

Syracuse’s 68-61 loss to No. 2 NC State ruins its chances at a secondround bye in this week’s ACC tournament. The Orange dropped to a No. 5 seed with the loss. Page 12

on campus

Drug and liquor violations decrease By Hannah Gonzalez asst. copy editor

RIUTH SULLIVAN, the assistant director of nutrition management for Food Services, and other employees set up desks in Sadler Dining Hall to arrange resources for students staying on campus after SU shut down in March. courtesy of keone weigl

In a year of challenges, employees have worked late nights and long hours to keep SU afloat

By Maggie Hicks, Kailey Norusis the daily orange

ark Tewksbury recalls seeing just four cars on his way to work at Syracuse University last March. Tewksbury, who is the director of residence hall dining and Dome operations for Food Services, has been working to deliver meals to students in quarantine and those who had to stay on campus during breaks since the coronavirus pandemic hit. He was among the group of SU employees who continued working even after SU’s campus shut down last spring. “When the pandemic began back in March, most people were afraid to leave their house,” Tewksbury said. “But our staff just see employees page 4

Drug and liquor law violations at Syracuse University have significantly decreased since 2017, security data shows. SU referred 1,023 students on campus for disciplinary action for liquor law violations in 2017 but just 440 students in 2019. Referrals and disciplinary action for drug law violations dropped from 186 to 71 in the same period. The data is published as part of the university’s annual campus security report. Colleges and universities are required to publish the report under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure Act, which regulates the maintenance and publication of information related to crime on and near campus. A variety of factors, including updated university policies and educational programs for students, could be behind the decline in drug and liquor law violations, student leaders said. Former Student Association President Ghufran Salih and former Vice President Kyle Rosenblum worked with SU’s administration to adopt a Good Samaritan policy, which allows for students to seek support or medical assistance for drug and alcohol incidents without disciplinary action. The pair started working on the policy at the end of the fall 2018 semester and began to make significant progress by spring 2019, Rosenblum said. “It had been an initiative that has been taken on by different SA sections for the past 10 years, so we had a bunch of research from previous attempts,” Rosenblum said. SU’s amnesty policy now protects students reporting any prohibited conduct from punishment for drug and alcohol use. Previous policies limited those protections to students reporting domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault. “ We did comparisons with other schools and what policies they had,” Rosenblum said. “Ultimately, it was taken up by the senior leadership for implementation in fall 2019.” Salih believed the Good Samaritan policy had a significant see report page 4

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“People are a lot more empathetic than they were prior to COVID because everyone really is in it together.” Angela Noon, manager at Graham Dining Hall Page 1

OPINION “The Syracuse community is intertwined with SU. If COVID-19 is spreading on campus, it could spread in the community.” - columnist Nathan Fenningdorf Page 5

CULTURE “My tendencies can still sneak up on me. But now I literally stand in front of the mirror and speak kindly to myself. I speak my name and say, “Alexis, you are beautiful.” - Alexis Peng, SU sophomore Page 7

SPORTS “We said, ‘This is what we’d like to see, and here’s a template of the uniform,’ and ‘Go play. Go be creative.’ He hit a grand slam with this one.” - Cedric Solice on Noah Hammerman, who designed SU’s new pink jerseys Page 10

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SU publication selects first Black editor-in-chief Five Guys to open in The Marshall By Mira Berenbaum, Sarah Alessandrini the daily orange

HILDA FRIMPONG, a second-year law student, hopes her majority-female team will offer a fresh perspective at the publication, which provides a forum for legal research and writing. courtesy of hilda frimpong By Joey Pagano staff writer

Hilda Frimpong will become the first Black student to serve as editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review. Frimpong, a second-year law student at Syracuse University, will assume the position for the 2021-22 academic year alongside a majority-female editorial board. She hopes that her team will offer a fresh perspective at the publication, which provides a forum for legal research and writing. “Naturally our background and life experiences shape how we approach issues, whether we are cognizant of it or not,” Frimpong said. “I plan to approach

this position by being my authentic self, and that authentic self has many layers.” Frimpong hopes to uphold the review’s status as a credible legal source for practicing attorneys and academics and foster inclusivity within the organization. Frimpong also wants to help students better understand the role of the publication so they will eventually want to contribute. Her efforts will include partnering with other student organizations, co-hosting events and engaging with different communities, she said. Katy Morris, who will serve as a form and accuracy editor for the law review next year, said diversity is vital for law publications.

At a time when the country is reckoning with its racial history, she said being a part of a step forward has brought “pride and joy.” “Everyone who lives here is

I plan to approach this position by being my authentic self, and that authentic self has many layers Katy Morris future accuracy editor

subject to our laws, and yet we have historically marginalized and silenced the perspectives of

those populations who have been most vulnerable to those laws,” Morris said. “By having leadership that represents our whole society, we can make choices with the journal that help support more growth and equitable evolution in the law.” The staff also plans to build on the foundation of last year’s edition, said Leita Powers, who will be next year’s managing editor. Powers feels a responsibility to diversify the publication’s content, especially given that the editorial board is made up almost completely of women. “I don’t experience it as pressure necessarily, but more an opportunity,” Morris said. “I see see publication page 6

on campus

CuseHacks event draws global participation By Gillian Follett staff writer

Over 650 people from a variety of countries participated in Syracuse University’s fourth annual CuseHacks event this weekend — developing websites, applications and other programming projects over a 24-hour span. CuseHacks is a “hackathon,” or a competition where programmers converge to invent and code different projects, either on their own or with a team, and present their ideas for the chance to win prizes. For the past four years, the student organization Innovate Orange has coordinated and managed SU’s annual hackathon. The event is usually held in person, but the organization restructured CuseHacks to operate virtually this year, said Stella Yaunches, the organization’s secretary. In its first year, only about 50

people participated in the event. Over the past two years, about 200 people took part. This year, almost 650 people from throughout the U.S. and around the globe came together, with participants joining from China, India and Algeria, among other countries. “We (saw) almost three times what we normally get,” Yaunches said. “And the majority of our participants this year (weren’t) SU students, which is a big difference from normally. So, to see grow steadily every year and then, now, take a huge jump, has been really, really cool.” Despite the virtual format, organizers preserved many of the elements of the past three hackathons, including hourly programming workshops and networking opportunities with event sponsors such as Google and M&T Bank. The participants communicated over the messaging platform Dis-

cord, which gave them the opportunity to directly message mentors and company representatives, form teams and talk about their project ideas. This year’s event was sponsored by Major League Hacking, which provides funding and workshops to hackathon events at dozens of colleges. Innovate Orange applied to receive the organization’s backing, Yaunches said. CuseHacks participants could enter their projects into about a dozen categories, including a “Best Beginner Hack” category for those who are new to programming, “Best Hack for Social Good” and “Best COVID-19 Related Hack.” The impact of the pandemic was reflected across many of this year’s projects, even those not entered in the COVID-19 category. The team that placed third overall, for example, developed a web application called “Vaccine-Speaks,” which

tracks people’s perspectives about the COVID-19 vaccine across different regions of India. The team that placed first, Oakland University undergraduate students Andrew Dimmer and Harrison Lavins, created an application called “ScoreShare” that allows multiple users to collaborate in real time to compose music scores. Lavins, who is pursuing a dual degree in piano performance and computer science, said the idea was inspired by the increased need for virtual collaboration as a result of the pandemic. “Let’s just say (there was) definitely a lot of blood, sweat and tears for this one and not a whole lot of sleep,” Dimmer told the Zoom audience. “But we were very happy with how everything turned out.” The teams that placed second and third joined the event from Hong Kong and India, respectively. see competition page 6

Five Guys will join Hungry Chuck’s and other businesses in the luxury student apartment complex The Marshall. The fast-food burger chain and Hungry Chuck’s, a bar that was demolished in 2017, plan to open at the student apartment complex next to the Marshall Square Mall, just outside Syracuse University’s campus. The apartment complex opened in September 2018 with a first floor reserved for commercial use. Several businesses on South Crouse Avenue, including the original Hungry Chuck’s and the original Funk N’ Waffles, were demolished to build the complex. Orange Crate Brewing Company, a popular bar among students, was also demolished in the project but later reopened on the same block. It’s unclear when Five Guys is set to open, though a permit on the building confirmed the restaurant’s plans for the new location, according to CNYCentral. The chain currently has locations in Fairmount and DeWitt, both nearly a 15-minute drive from campus. Hungry Chuck’s, formerly a popular student bar, plans to reopen in time for the start of the fall 2021 semester, according to Syracuse.com. Before the bar closed, many SU students took to social media using the hashtag #SaveChucks to express their discontent. Steve Thoebald, the bar’s owner, announced plans to reopen Hungry Chuck’s in April, saying he had hoped to reopen in late 2020. The reopening was slightly delayed due to the pandemic, Syracuse.com reported. The property where Hungry Chuck’s was originally located sold for $2.5 million. Fives Guys and Hungry Chuck’s will join Kung Fu Tea, a bubble tea chain that has already opened a location in The Marshall. Kung Fu Tea announced plans to open inside The Marshall in December 2018. Kung Fu Tea is the third bubble tea shop to open near Marshall Street, following Unique Tea House and Feng Cha Tea House. Its closest location to SU previously was in Destiny USA in Syracuse. The take-out tea restaurant, headquartered in New York City, has more than 30 locations across New York state, according to its website. The chain has locations across the country as well as in Canada, Australia and Vietnam, and offers milk tea, punch, slush and other seasonal drinks. scalessa@syr.edu @sarahalessan mlberenb@syr.edu @BerenbaumMira

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employees stepped up. There were 600 students on campus who couldn’t get home, and nobody questioned.” The university began monitoring the pandemic more than a year ago, watching the effects of the pandemic on other colleges and universities, said Joe Hernon, the director of emergency management at SU. “We were really looking very closely at what was happening at (other universities), seeing what they were doing and basically thinking, ‘Wow, that’s crazy. Could we ever imagine a time like that?’” Hernon said. “Then a few months later, well, here we are.” Since then, employees have been working to keep the university afloat. They’ve made phone calls to parents, created new safety protocols and set up makeshift offices. Though challenging, workers said the experience has also been rewarding at times. As the one year anniversary of SU’s campus shutdown approaches, here are some of their stories:

Community in isolation

Every night, Angela Noon sees a group of students enter Graham Dining Hall hoping for some grilled cheese. And every night, Noon, who is the manager at Graham, makes it for them. “If that’s what they want, I’m more than happy to give it to them,” Noon said. Noon, who has worked at Graham since August 2019, said interactions like this make her feel closer to the students and staff she works with. “COVID is pretty scary, not just for adults, but for young adults as well,” Noon said. “There’s a lot of uncertainties. I think it makes our student population feel much more comfortable knowing that they can come to myself or to one of our other staff members and just have conversations.” Even though students and employees are masked and socially distanced, they have the chance to interact in person after spending much of their days online. Last week, a student employee showed Noon how to make shawarma, which is a new addition to the Graham menu. Another employee from Cuba helped host a Cuban food night. “The culinary aspect of food really brings people together,” Noon said. “I absolutely believe in the power of that.” But most of all, Noon said the pandemic has caused people to be more empathetic for one another. There is a mutual understanding between students and employees from page 1

report impact on SU’s campus, but the decrease in drug and alcohol violations is likely the result of a combination of factors beyond policy, such as gradual changes in campus culture and education around drinking. The delay in enacting the policy, as well as teaching students about it, could have contributed to the drop in violations coming a few years after the first discussions, Rosenblum said.

It had been an initiative that has been taken on by different SA sections for the past 10 years, so we had a bunch of research Kyle Rosenblum former sa vice president

Similar policies have been recommended to SU officials for over a decade. The policy, which encourages students to call an ambulance in the case of extreme alcohol intoxication without fear of consequences from the university, was first introduced to former Chancellor Nancy Cantor in 2009. That same year, SU’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities reported 122 cases of extreme drug and alcohol intoxication among students, often resulting in hospitalization. Christine Weber, Department of Public Safety public information and internal

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in the dining hall about how to keep everyone safe, she said. “People are more inclined to talk with one another and put on a different pair of shoes,” Noon said. “People are a lot more empathetic than they were prior to COVID because everyone really is in it together.”

A silver lining

SU’s Department of Emergency Management focuses on preparing students and staff for emergency situations. Traditionally, these emergencies include severe weather alerts and power outages. But a year ago, the department added pandemics to that list. COVID-19 significantly increased demand on the department, which was directly involved in developing many of SU’s safety protocols, Hernon said. SU created a public health team to manage the effects of the pandemic, which includes volunteers from the Barnes Center at The Arch and faculty from Falk College. Other groups look at how specific data and government policies affect SU, Hernon said. “We’re on the front lines of our university’s battle with COVID,” Hernon said. The department relies on several other people to ensure that everyone is prepared for disasters when they do occur. Hernon said. This allows Hernon to work alongside people he may have otherwise never interacted with. “If everyone is bought in to being prepared and ready to face the next adversity, as it be a natural disaster, power outages, floods or a global pandemic, it helps and you can rely on your neighbor,” he said. Since the pandemic is an ongoing disaster, employees are still learning about how to better handle emergencies going forward, Hernon said. SU holds weekly meetings to discuss ongoing problems and potential solutions. “Some of the ways that it changes is it presents new challenges that we often don’t think about or we took for granted,” Hernon said. “I think that’s one of the biggest things that I always find the silver lining of a disaster is we can find ways to learn from our mistakes and improve.”

Providing comfort

Ruth Sullivan, who is the assistant director of nutrition management for Food Services, said the pandemic has made this one of her busiest years. Sullivan works with students who have dietary needs, including those with allergies or chronic illnesses such as Crohn’s disease or celiac disease. With the hopes of

ANGELA NOON has worked at SU’s Graham Dining Hall since August 2019. She enjoys the warm interactions she has with students. courtesy of keone weigl

strengthening their immune systems in the face of the pandemic, some students have become more concerned about what they’re eating, she said. More students are reaching out to Sullivan now, especially if they are in quarantine, she said. “Students will come to campus with a special diet and try to go it alone,” Sullivan said. “But if a student is in isolation and now they have to do takeout, they are a little bit more concerned about their safety, so they would contact me.” Sullivan has also been working with parents who have expressed concerns that their children wouldn’t have access to the food they need. Sullivan said she now makes herself available day and night as well as on the weekends to assure parents that their children are taken care of. “If a student needs something, we give it to them,” Sullivan said. “We know exactly what they can and can’t eat, and they know what they can have. By looking at information, making sure that it’s updated and providing ingredients, we’re telling the parents not to worry. They’re going to get what they need.”

Adapting and adjusting

Last March, Tewksbury and Sullivan, along with several other staff members, set up desks

in Sadler Dining Hall to answer phones and ensure that students who were staying on campus had everything they needed. Tewksbury and other members of the concessions staff would then deliver food and other items to students. “We had students who wanted a yoga mat, so we found a way to get a yoga mat. We had five students who wanted a fan, scissors, a desk lamp, because they were still doing work,” Tewksbury said. “We can make sure that if they want anything or need anything, we can take care of them.” Now, whenever a student enters isolation for COVID-19, they receive a text message from Tewksbury or someone else on his team to let them know how to access food and other necessities, Tewksbury said. “That helps parents and students so they don’t feel disconnected,” Tewksbury said. Tewksbury is proud of how his staff has adjusted to the pandemic. Many employees had to come to campus in March and April, when people were still unsure of how to stay safe amid the pandemic, he said. “Our staff has been amazing — adapting to the new stuff every day, just coming to work,” Tewksbury said. “They all stepped up and did what we needed to do to make sure that the students who were on campus at any point in time were taken care of.” news@dailyorange.com

communications officer, said the university is constantly reviewing data from its annual security report to enhance safety plans for the university.

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SU reported 12 hate and bias incidents on campus in 2019, according to the security report. Of the 12 incidents, nine involved property damage and three involved intimidation. The university also reported one bias-related aggravated assault and one intimidation incident on public property. #NotAgainSU, a movement led by Black students, protested the more than 30 racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic incidents that occurred at or near SU starting in November 2019. The bias and hate incidents reported in 2019 show a dramatic increase from previous years. In 2018, the university reported two intimidation incidents on campus. The university also reported 10 rapes and five reports of fondling on campus in 2019, the same number of offenses as the previous year. Dating violence offenses on campus increased by two, with eight reported incidents on campus in 2019. The number of stalking incidents reported on campus decreased to eight, two less than 2018. Burglaries, motor vehicle theft and arson reports all decreased from 2018. There were seven burglaries, three motor vehicle thefts and no arson reports in 2019. Aggravated assault and robberies reported in 2019 both remained the same as 2018, with two reports of each. SU reported no crimes at its New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles or international campuses. hngonzal@syr.edu

SU’s annual safety amd security report showed a drop in liquor law violations and drug violations on campus. emily steinberger photo editor

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Higher case limit is concerning

Syracuse needs more mass vaccination sites By Nathan Fenningdorf columnist

With SU’s new 880 case limit comes concerns of SU students letting their COVID-19 guards down and, in turn, infecting the greater Syracuse community. sarah lee asst. photo editor By Melanie Wilder columnist

ov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 19 changed the policy regarding the number of positive cases required for pausing in-person classes at universities and colleges such as Syracuse University. Originally, the state would require SU to pause in-person classes if it reported 100 positive COVID-19 tests within a set twoweek period. But now, SU must go on pause if it reports 880 cases within a rolling two-week period. Cuomo said the change will encourage schools to increase testing and will allow more activities to be open without putting student safety on the line. Chancellor Kent Syverud also said that the university will take action to reduce the spread of COVID-19 before the number of cases on campus reaches 880. While the governor’s decision is helpful in some ways, it’s ultimately a risky one. On one hand, students can take a bit of a breath. SU students don’t necessarily have to check the university’s COVID-19 dashboard daily, as my friends and I would last semester just to see how close we were to the

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100 mark. Now, it’s less likely that we’ll get close to hitting the 880case benchmark. Also, having 100 cases be the limit for SU — a university with over 20,000 students — seemed like a strict rule. Now that the limit has changed to 880 people, we don’t have to be as worried about SU shutting down. Students can also be confident that, as long as our numbers remain low, we will have in-person classes all semester. Some students believe that numbers are everything. Will Mahaney, a sophomore mathematics major, believes that “shutting (universities) down based on percentages is better than one constant number for all universities across the state.” But Mahaney said the jump from 100 tests to 880 cases is large — especially when SU is only required to test 25% of students, faculty and staff. While students may be able to take a bit of a breath, some may take the updated policy as a sign to let their guards down. The new limit may cause people to become more nonchalant about following COVID-19 policies and guidelines. Students may be inclined to gather in big groups, party without masks on and engage in other unsafe actions.

If the number of cases on campus reaches 880, the real number of infections would likely be higher. And if the number of on-campus infections reaches high levels, our case numbers will likely snowball. If that happens, how will our increase in cases affect the greater Syracuse community? “We still have a responsibility to the broader Syracuse community to control the spread,” said Charlotte Ward, a freshman policy studies major. If people start to become relaxed about practicing social distancing and start partying, this doesn’t affect just us. It affects the entire Syracuse community. It’s important to remind students of the privilege of ignoring COVID-19 guidelines, Ward said. The new policy may cause students to disregard public health guidelines, which would harm the university and the wider community. The change may let us relax about checking the COVID-19 dashboard daily, but it shouldn’t make us let our guards down.

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yracuse was left off Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s list of New York cities getting mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, making Syracuse the only major city in upstate New York that’s not receiving a new one. Though Syracuse has done well in getting residents vaccinated, an organized effort by way of a mass vaccination site would allow the Syracuse community to return to being the vibrant community that existed before COVID-19. Cuomo announced Feb. 17 that Rochester, Yonkers, Albany and Buffalo would receive new mass vaccination sites the first week of March to vaccinate 1,000 New Yorkers at each site daily. The effort to distribute vaccine doses equitably has become a priority for state officials. The sites that are outside New York City will focus on underserved communities, the governor’s office stated in a press release. Though the lack of a new mass vaccination in Syracuse site is concerning, Onondaga County has continued to show improvements in weekly totals of new cases, hospitalizations, and vaccines administered. So far, 19.6% of Onondaga County residents have received at least the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine, outpacing other large counties in the state. This percentage is also comfortably ahead of the state’s, which lies at 14.3%. A spokesperson for the governor told Syracuse.com that Syracuse was excluded because the county’s vaccination rate is the highest among large counties in New York. The state will also work with the county to add vaccination sites for underserved communities, according to the spokesperson. But until this happens, Cuomo is failing to equitably distribute vaccine doses. The many obvious reasons for having a mass vaccina-

tion site in Syracuse make it hard to understand why the governor skipped on implementing a mass vaccination site in Syracuse. The Syracuse community is intertwined with SU. If COVID-19 is spreading on campus, it could spread in the community. Most SU students are still ineligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but federal health authorities expect vaccines to be available in April to anyone who wants one. SU students and faculty will still be on campus then, and not having a state-sponsored mass vaccination site in Syracuse could limit the amount of students who are able to get the vaccine. This may lead to the further transmission of COVID-19 and an increase in infections within the SU community. Students will go home for the semester in late May, and the likelihood that students will bring COVID-19 home with them could decrease with a mass vaccination site open to students. Cuomo needs to also consider the economic benefits that a mass vaccination site would provide for Syracuse. With a vaccinated population, local restaurants would be able to return to normal operation, local commerce would return, and SU students would be able to freely go into the city to shop or go to bars. Local and state government need to work together to create a mass vaccination site in Syracuse that would administer at least 1,000 vaccinations each day. If SU is going to consistently keep COVID-19 under control on campus heading into April, the community needs a mass vaccination site to ensure that everyone has the ability to get vaccinated as soon as ‘open season’ for vaccine eligibility arrives. Nathan Fenningdorf is a sophomore political science major. His column appears biweekly. He can be reached at nlfennin@syr.edu.

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publication this as a step toward a future where diversity and representation is a given and is not remarkable.” For Frimpong, being selected as editorin-chief during Black History Month made the moment even more special. She’s been thinking about the contributions, bravery and persistence of individuals such as William Herbert Johnson, who became the first Black person to graduate from

Syracuse in 1903, but was denied admission to the New York State Bar Association because of ongoing racial discrimination in the legal profession. Frimpong said she remembers when the association admitted Johnson posthumously in 2019, her first year at Syracuse. That moment gave her a reason for hope. “While there is still more work to do, we’ve come a long way in recognizing diversity and inclusion, and I am honored to be part of this,” Frimpong said. gfpagano@syr.edu

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competition The opportunity that this year’s event provided for people around the globe to collaborate on programming projects was a fortunate consequence of the virtual format, said Kristopher Micinski, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. In spite of the unconventional format, Micinski, who has served as a judge at Cuse-

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The Daily Orange spoke with (from left) Emily Bright, Alexis Peng and Gwen Mercer about their experience with eating disorders and how they reclaimed their lives. emily steinberger photo editor & gavi azoff asst. digital editor

Eating disorders controlled their lives. Now, 3 SU students tell their stories. By Sydney Bergan culture editor

ating disorders are the second deadliest mental illness, affecting 28.8 million Americans. Additionally, around 32% of women and 25% of men in college have eating disorders. The Daily Orange talked to three Syracuse University students who discussed their experience with eating disorders.

Gwen Mercer, junior

When I was 17 years old I had an anorexia relapse that see eating

nearly took my life. I weighed next to nothing and my body temperature was like 92 degrees. My pulse was nonexistent, and they may have had to use the defibrillator on me — I can’t remember if my heart actually stopped. I don’t even know how it got so bad because you basically get to a point where you’re so, so, so sick that it just became that I was my disorder. Going into the emergency room, I didn’t know that it was going to be my last view of the world for a very long time, but it was. They had me on a feeding tube and a 24/7 IV. I was in the pediatric ICU for four days, and they were very worried I wasn’t going to make it. I don’t know who was there. I don’t know what happened

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Safe Space CNY provides accessible mental health treatment By Gavi Azoff

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Tracy Mergler was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 14 years old. Shortly after her diagnosis, she found that there was very little help available in central New York. The Syracuse native always had to leave the area to seek treatment for her

mental health. Since then, Mergler has dreamed of bringing a space to central New York that provides accessible support for people struggling with their mental health. Eight months ago she founded Safe Space CNY, a communal mental health collective, and began running support groups. The wellness organization

provides safety, connection and understanding to community members who are battling mental health issues by offering peerfacilitated support groups and creative therapy groups. “I want everyone (to be) welcome,” Mergler said. “I want this to be a place that is safe for everyone.” Safe Space CNY is run out of SALTspace near Armory Square

but has a permanent location in Syracuse CoWorks on South Salina Street that will open in the future. Up until very recently, Mergler was the only one who was facilitating support groups both online and in person. Now, with the growth of the collective, she said there has been an influx of people looking to get involved. Niki Patino, an author, spiri-

tual life coach and friend of Mergler’s, is one of the people helping to bring her dreams to fruition. The two are currently working together to design a five-week life coaching course. Patino said that being involved in the process of helping Mergler put together programming for Safe Space has been exciting because see safe

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Syracuse’s National Organization of Minority Architecture Students held the exhibit “Hidden Realities” for their Black History Month lecture series, “Hidden Histories.” photos courtesy of lia margolis

Revealing history SU architecture students curated a three-part video exhibition to commemorate Black History Month By Abby Baughan staff writer

nstead of a common advertisement, a poster titled “Federal-Aid Highway Act” is secured with painter’s tape to a light post on Burt Street, providing a flash of color under the gray cover of Interstate 81. The poster, designed by fifth-year School of Architecture student Parinda Sangkaeo, mirrors the design of 1950s automobile ads. It references the white flight and displacement of African American communities that occurred during the building of the national highway system, she said. The piece is one of 15 posters showcased in the three-part video exhibition “Hidden Realities.” The exhibition is a part of a lecture series from Syracuse’s chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students. The final lecture for the series concluded on Feb. 22 and consisted of an all-Black women’s symposium made up of architects Felecia Davis, Ifeoma Ebo and Pascale Sablan. NOMAS is an organization on campus that aims to be a safe space for students of color in the architectural field. The club was revived in 2018 and is known for celebrating Black History Month each year. This year, the Black History Month lecture series aimed to unveil hidden histories surrounding racial inequality in the architecture field and beyond. Sophia Gutierrez, the NOMAS secretary and second-year architecture student, thought of the theme after hearing SU professor Sekou Cooke speak in class about the 15th Ward, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Syracuse that was destroyed during the construction of I-81. Cooke ended up being the first speaker in the lecture series — where he presented again about the 15th Ward — and was followed by a lecture about the hidden history of Black churches and then an all Black-women symposium. The videos were shown before each lecture and often tied back to the topic being discussed. SU architecture students Sangkaeo and fifth-year student Benson Joseph curated the videos. The pair curated last year’s NOMAS Black History month exhibit, which honored former professor Kermit Lee Jr. For Ebonia Moody, vice president of NOMAS, contributing to the Black History Month celebration was really important. Sometimes she feels as if the message the month is trying to convey gets lost and was relieved to have a say in how NOMAS celebrated the month, she said.

The title of the video exhibit, “Hidden Realities,” refers to the histories we may not notice at first but experience in everyday reality, Joseph said. Each of the three videos showcases five posters that are scattered throughout the city. Each poster has its own hidden meaning. “What would be seen as history nowadays is something that some people are facing as everyday realities,” Joseph said. NOMAS hopes that the series will inspire people to look into the hidden histories surrounding marginalized people, including people of color. Joseph’s poster “The Mission” illustrates this concept well and coincided with the second lecture by religious studies professor Biko Gray, hosted on Feb. 19. The poster touches on the history behind a local Syracuse restaurant, The Mission. “The idea is that you are sitting in this beautiful restaurant, enjoying your mojito, eating your tacos, but like 200 years ago, a slave used to hide there,” Joseph said. “It was their lifeline.” In January, Sangkaeo and Joseph directed the poster designers to choose from a list of topics surrounding racial issues, but ultimately designers were free to take the posters in any direction they wished. Each designer had two weeks to finish their posters and then find a location in Syracuse that had a layered history to it. Other posters shed light on topics like equality for transgender people of color and the bureaucratic barriers of the Syracuse education system. Under the direction of Michael Speaks, dean of the School of Architecture, the curators found a way to make the different designs more cohesive. One of the ways they did this was by including either a red, green or black border to the posters in homage to the Pan-African flag. As well, Sangkaeo and Joseph collaborated with NOMAS to understand the topics covered at each of the three lectures. Each video was placed into three categories: the local Syracuse area, the second on the national level and the final on the international stage. Through their research, they compiled archival footage, soundbites and images to compliment the videos they created. Sangkaeo spent hours editing the videos, even surprising Joseph with her work in the third and final one. “I started crying in the middle of the presentation … I just couldn’t stop,” Joseph said. Despite not always relating personally to every part of the project, he still hopes the videos capture that emotion for others. afbaugha@syr.edu

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eating disorders for those four days. I’m not necessarily a religious person, but I’m definitely a spiritual person, and I definitely had some sort of weird experience there which makes me feel very lucky to be here. They put me on a different floor for eating disorders for about two weeks. They were trying to get me to the point of stability where I could go to an actual in-patient program. But I was going through refeeding syndrome, which basically just means that after being starved for some time, when you give your body fuel it doesn’t really know what to do with it, which can be really dangerous. They told my parents that I would either be on tubes for the rest of my life at the hospital or that I had to be sent to a place to fix my issues in Denver. So the next morning, they said, “We’ve packed up all of your stuff and you’re going to be hospitalized in Denver.” I didn’t have a say, but it was the only thing that was going to save my life. Once I got to The ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders in Colorado, I spent 40 days in complete isolation. I had a 24/7 aide who watched me eat, watched me sleep and watched me shower. My heart rate went to an overshoot phase where I started to have cardiac arrhythmias or a resting heart rate of 150 or 160 BPM. Every morning I woke up and something was wrong. My experience there contributes to why I have an issue with recovery programs. The aides were so mean. If you didn’t finish every single bite of your food, you would get punished. So for a person who’s trying to reestablish a healthy relationship with food, to have food become the punishment just doesn’t make any sense to me. I eventually became stable enough to go to a hospital that wasn’t isolated. I went to Children’s Hospital Colorado, and for me, a 17-year-old girl who hadn’t seen anyone except the nurse in over a month, I was really excited. It also meant that I was able to start eating real food again. The first food I ate was a banana, and to this day, bananas are still my favorite because they gave me life again. I met so many amazing people at Children’s Hospital Colorado, but there were still terrible parts too. I cried and had panic attacks every single day. I became this anxious angry person who just wanted out, just wanted to be done. At the end of the program, one of the girls –– who became my best friend –– and I went on a hike and took a picture on top of a mountain, and we were like “this is symbolic.” Unfortunately, the programs are often a means to an end, and while you’re there you just want to be healthy again so you can get out. So when I was 19, I relapsed, and I think it might have been even worse than when I was 17. I should have gone back to the hospital, but I was so afraid of what would happen if I went back. I was like, “You know what, recovery centers didn’t work when I was 14 in an outpatient setting, it didn’t work when I was 17 when I was in an inpatient. It has to come from an intrinsic source. I have to be my own recovery.” So when I was 19, I made the decision that my eating disorder was no longer in control of my life, and I haven’t looked back since. Now, I’m a nutrition major because it’s my from page 7

safe space she supports Mergler and what she’s doing for the community. “I would offer up all of my expertise to help people in the community with this mission,” Patino said. “I think it’s really important work.” Mergler said that helping other people in their recovery drives her personal recovery journey, and it’s why she plans to have a mentorship program within Safe Space. She feels that helping other people is important in one’s recovery. Even though Safe Space CNY is still in its early stages, the support groups are already helping people. Amber May Paice started attending the eating disorder recovery group about eight months ago. Within the group she found a sense of community around a topic that feels isolating.

passion, and I became a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal fitness trainer. I’ve run two half marathons and a triathlon, and I teach at Orangetheory Fitness in Syracuse. Nutrition and fitness are very important to me because, for a long time in my life, there was no life in me. It just shows you how you can recruit your demons as your army to work for your lifelong battle against the thing.

Emily Bright, junior

I was really nervous about what people would think of me and how I looked going into my freshman year of college. You know, maybe I wasn’t as skinny as I used to be when I was playing basketball and training all of the time in high school. I felt like everything was really spiraling out of control. And obviously, a classic thing about food is that it gives you control. So I really started restricting my diet, and one time I was leaving my COM 117 lab at 9:30 p.m. and passed out on the way home. I didn’t have enough energy, and I was going to class from early in the morning until 10 p.m. and not eating. All my friends were really worried about me and knew I wasn’t acting normal and had no energy. I ended up calling health services, and I went to a couple of appointments with an eating disorder specialist. I really didn’t like it though because it was really hard to start over with a new therapist. I lost 15 pounds my freshman year instead of gaining the “freshman 15.” When I went home for winter break, I got out of a toxic relationship that I was in for three years. And all my problems stopped. But my story isn’t even that interesting. It was pretty brief. I think I was really lucky because I didn’t have to seek intensive help. My problems are literally nothing in comparison to my sister Sara.

I felt like everything was really spiraling out of control. And obviously, a classic thing about food is that it gives you control. Emily Bright su junior

My sister was a ballerina her entire life and then she stopped her senior year. And I think that kind of led to a lot of her problems because she was intensively dancing in her studio for hours and then she wasn’t anymore. So she started exercising a lot, which at first was great. But then she and her friend became vegans together. And I think veganism can be a really great thing when you do it correctly, but I almost have a negative view of it because of what it did to my sister. Because my sister didn’t go vegan for health benefits and to be kind to the environment. She did it because she wanted to lose weight. Once she got rejected from her dream “I found that it’s sometimes difficult to find people who can really empathize with eating disorder recovery, and the work that takes an intentionality in that healing process,” Paice said. Being a part of growing Safe Space CNY has motivated Patino to put together new life coaching courses catered to what people need right now because of the pandemic. What the central New York community needs is more access to mental health support, Merger said, and that’s what she hopes to provide with Safe Space CNY. She recognizes how many generations of people are struggling with their mental health in the area. As someone who struggled with her eating disorder and mental health in college, she wishes to bring more support and resources to college and high school students. “It’s really important to feel validation within your own recovery, but then also feel like you’re

school, her life fell apart and she really started restricting her food. I was at school at that point, and I was just nervous that something bad was happening, but everyone else seemed to not notice. Maybe I noticed because I knew what that felt like at one point in my life. When I came home because of COVID19, she was a completely different person. She reverted back to a very childlike existence where everything centered around when and what she ate. She had to plate all of her food and count the calories. Dinner was the most stressful time of the day. I dreaded family dinners because it was painful to watch her sit at the table and like poke around at her food. She used to try to throw out her food, and my dad would have to steer her back to the table. By April, she was so thin. I thought that I was suffering my freshman year, but, dude, seeing her, it was like it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. She looked like a ghost because her face was sunken in, and she had bags under her eyes because she couldn’t sleep. We had a whole team of people — therapists, a nutritionist, a pediatrician — on “team Sara” but it wasn’t enough. My parents eventually told her if she didn’t go to a hospital she couldn’t go to college. And, you know, she worked really hard to get into a good school, and the thought of her not being able to attend college was really upsetting to her. So she started going to treatment throughout the entire summer. She was there for all three meals but there was a lot of work to be done at home. She was in this program for about six weeks, and by the end, she was sad to leave. She made friends there and she really liked her doctors. I think she felt safe there. You know, she had a routine every day she went from 8 to 5 every day. Originally, the people at the program were like, “There’s no way she can go to college in the fall.” But then she ended up graduating from the program and only going to school two weeks late. She’s doing great today, and I’m really proud of her. I think she learned a lot from it. I think she learned to revert back to family and trust us more. And, you know, she and my parents do have a better relationship from it.

Alexis Peng, sophomore

I was a skinny kid. I guess my metabolism was just crazy, but I was always in a healthy weight range. Some of my first memories were going to family gatherings and relatives of mine commenting on my appearance. They would be like “you’re too skinny” or “eat more.” My immediate family never cared. They were like, “You eat, you’re healthy, you’re fine, whatever.” But at family gatherings, my relatives would always put more food on my plate just because of the way I looked. I think that made me become very aware of my body’s appearance and my weight at a very young age. And then when puberty hit, I naturally gained 10-ish pounds, maybe a little bit more, in a short period of time. I was still healthy but I gained a bunch of weight at once. So then the comments from relatives and family members became “Wow, you gained a lot of weight fast” and “You need to start watching what you eat.” It was like the complete

It’s really important to feel validation within your own recovery, but then also feel like you’re helping somebody else. It provides meaning. Tracy Mergler founder safe space cny

reverse of what it was before. This hyperawareness of my body image and weight later manifested into my relationship with food. In high school, I became very wary of what I ate and would go through phases where I would calorie-track and weigh myself constantly. I became obsessed with the number that came up on the scale. I used to confide in my friends and say that I was watching my weight because I gained a couple of pounds, and they would always respond by saying, “Alexis you’re so skinny. You’re basically anorexic.” That phrase is clearly problematic, and we were young, so I don’t think they would say that stuff now, but it made me feel invalidated in my body image issues. The new tipping point for me was when I got to college. I had more control over my meals and my portions and stuff that I didn’t really have control over when I was living at home. I began to fall into the cycles and patterns that I had in high school, where I suddenly became hyperaware of my appearance. I’ll be staring at myself in the mirror and analyzing every curve and every crevice. I could not see what was in front of me. I only saw my flaws. And I was very dependent on what I saw in front of me, which didn’t help with my body dysmorphia. To fix my body image, I’d lighten my portions a little bit, which would leave me hungry throughout the day and especially at night. This then leads me to snack on like a whole bag of chips or something. And after I snack, I’m hit with this overwhelming sense of shame and guilt, which then causes me to overanalyze my body more. I fell really deep into this cycle one year ago. I was laying in my dorm, and I was feeling awful about myself. Not only about my insecurities and my appearance, but also the shame and guilt for feeling the way I did. But then, I read an email about eating disorder awareness week and was almost like, that’s ironic. I started going down a YouTube hole where I was listening to other people’s stories. There was one YouTube video that really struck me. She had very similar mannerisms that I have, where it never manifested to specifically anorexia or bulimia –– which is what I think most people associate when they think about eating disorders. She said something like, “Eating disorders are 75% mental which leads to physical behavior,” and suddenly all of my struggles and issues that I had my whole life just made sense. Sometimes I would say I have eating disorder tendencies or behaviors, but I think because of the general stigma of what an eating disorder is, I still struggle to call it that. Shortly after that realization, we got sent home because of COVID-19. Honestly, it was kind of a blessing in disguise. I was free from other opinions, and it gave me an opportunity to create a relationship with myself and my own body without being clouded by other people’s critiques. I was able to work on myself and became the most confident in my own skin I’ve ever been. My tendencies can still sneak up on me. But now I literally stand in front of the mirror and speak kindly to myself. I speak my name and say “Alexis, you are beautiful.” sydney@dailyorange.com

helping somebody else,” Mergler said. “It provides meaning.” Mental health is going to be at the forefront coming out of the pandemic, Patino said, and that is especially true for student populations. She sees a deficit with student mental health services, so she thinks it’s great that Mergler is trying to branch out and provide local students with more resources and support. Ultimately, Mergler said that she wants anyone who wants to get involved with Safe Space to be involved, including health professionals. She hopes that participants can find what works for them and their recovery. “I hope that this only grows, and that Safe Space is seen as a necessary community space in all cities,” Mergler said. “All cities should have a place where people can come and connect. That’s my goal.” gavi@dailyorange.com

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Behind the design of SU’s new breast cancer jerseys By Roshan Fernandez sports editor

For Noah Hammerman, the “nitty gritty” details on Syracuse women’s basketball’s special uniforms were crucial. After point guard Tiana Mangakahia was diagnosed with breast cancer, SU Athletics had the idea in fall 2019 to design pink uniforms. The goal was to create a uniform that brought awareness to breast cancer and symbolized Mangakahia’s journey, said Cedric Solice, the team’s director of program management and development. Hammerman, a Syracuse University senior and graphic design major, experimented with the “4T” patch on the shoulder, a reference to Mangakahia’s No. 4 jersey and the “Tough4T” campaign that the team promoted during her fight. He adjusted the gradient on the pink jerseys. He tweaked the number of breast cancer logos along the sides of the shorts and shirt. Syracuse debuted the pink jerseys on Sunday, Mangakahia’s final game in the Carrier Dome. SU’s matchup with No. 2 NC State on Sunday marked the 15th year of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s annual “Play4Kay” game, held in honor of NC State’s 38-year head coach Kay Yow, who died of breast cancer in 2009. It was Mangakahia’s first Play4Kay game since being diagnosed with stage 2, grade 3 breast cancer in June 2019, going through chemotherapy and being declared cancer-free later that year. Mangakahia and her teammates didn’t know about the new jerseys — which came in two versions, pink and white — until a photoshoot last week, where Hammerman was also the photographer. Mangakahia complimented him on the work and time that he put in when the two met that day. “I told her, ‘You are the person that I made this for,’” Hammerman said. “‘You may not realize it, but truly, it’s for you and everybody that has gone through something like this.’” The uniform design process began with about five different drafts. Hammerman worked on Adobe Illustrator and Nike Teams, experimenting with different styles for the uniforms. He knew that Syracuse’s usual uniforms are very clean and “blocklike,” while the designs for Kay Yow Fund are more like a “paint stroke.” He tried to find a middle ground.

A year and a half later, the final product is very similar to Hammerman’s original concepts, Solice said — he spent his time finetuning the details. “What you saw on Sunday was the perfect version of what we created,” Hammerman said. After working on the uniforms for over a year, the process has made Hammerman feel closer to Mangakahia, even though he hasn’t talked to her many times. The project was particularly significant for Hammerman, who’s had multiple members of his family affected by breast cancer. Other parts of the senior’s job include designing graphics for SU’s social media accounts, but this project meant “10 times more” to him because of personal experience. “I could care less about my portfolio, in all honesty. I could care less about getting a job. It was about making something truly meaningful, and this project, above all the rest, did that for me,” Hammerman said. Hammerman, Solice and numerous other people within SU Athletics, Nike and the university worked together on the project, which they initially hoped to have ready for the 2020 season. But there were complications during the production phase that slowed down the process. When they cycled back, “it was just really important to get this uniform done” so Mangakahia could wear it while she was still at SU, Solice said. The breast cancer ribbons along the sides of the shorts and the jerseys were another “nitty gritty” detail that the group went back and forth about. Initially, Hammerman started with just four — a reference to Mangakahia’s jersey number. But after much discussion, the group settled on 44 ribbons. It was important to honor not only Mangakahia but also Ernie Davis and Floyd Little, who both wore the No. 44 and died of cancer, Solice said. Little was diagnosed with cancer in late May 2020, and that’s when Solice said they realized they could honor the past 44s along with Mangakahia. Little died in January. There are 44 ribbons on each of the four different panels: both sides of the shorts and both sides of the jersey. Some get hidden by the design and the gradient, but the principle still remains, Solice said.

NOAH HAMMERMAN designed Syracuse’s breast cancer awareness jerseys, which the team wore on Sunday for the Play4Kay game. noah hammerman su athletics

Nike was adamant that, if a team wants to create a custom jersey, there should be symbolic purposes associated with the custom elements, he said. The meaning behind 44 did just that. “The conversation kind of percolated out of the ethos, almost to the point where it just made sense,” Solice said. “Fortyfour, Syracuse, and obviously Tiana wearing the No. 4, but having had two 44s go through the cancer process.” Hammerman, Solice and the others worked on perfecting the “4T” patch that sits above the Nike logo on the upper left chest side of the jersey. They reworked it multiple times to make it more simplified, more sleek, more clean, Hammerman said. Mangakahia said she appreciated the amount of thought that went into the little details, including the patch. “The process, taking as long as it did, made the wait so much more worth it,” Hammerman said. Hammerman and Solice worked with university and Nike representatives, among others, regarding the NCA A’s rules for uniforms. There are very specific guidelines and logistical factors because of licensing and trademarking for SU, the ACC and the NCA A, Solice said.

Originally, they wanted to fill the entire back of the jersey with a large breast cancer ribbon, which would go under the number. But the guidelines didn’t allow that because of the particular shading, Solice said, so the group had to settle for a less visible version of the ribbon on the pink set of uniforms. Head coach Quentin Hillsman, known for his fashionable sideline outfits, appreciated how the uniforms were simplistic but still had some “flair to them.” They were the perfect balance, he said, because “you don’t want to be overstated, but you also don’t want to be understated.” When talking to the team about the uniforms, Hillsman joked that, if “you look good, you play good,” senior Digna Strautmane said. Hammerman said the home and away versions were designed with the hope that they’d be used for years down the line, representing not just this team but many in the future. “We gave (Hammerman) some nuggets, and we said ‘This is what we’d like to see, and here’s a template of the uniform,’ and ‘Go play. Go be creative,’” Solice said. “He hit a grand slam with this one.” rferna04@syr.edu @roshan_f16

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In final home game, Mangakahia records 10 points, 3 steals By Tim Nolan staff writer

Earlier this week, Tiana Mangakahia went on a drive. The fifth-year is admittedly solitary outside of games and practices, so this was nothing new. As she drove through campus and listened to music, she reflected on her time at Syracuse. The good memories, everyone in the program who helped along the way and, more importantly, who aided Mangakahia in returning from breast cancer for a healthy, mostly-full regular season. Despite the fact Syracuse (12-7, 9-7 Atlantic Coast) fell to No. 2 NC State (17-2, 12-2), 68-61, losing its hold on a second-round bye in the ACC tournament, the highlight of Sunday for the Orange was a well-deserved celebration for its seniors, mainly Mangakahia. In SU’s annual #Play4Kay game, which remembers late NC State coach Kay Yow’s battle with breast cancer, Mangakahia scored 10 points to go along with five assists and three steals. In her view, she from page 12

nc state ended in layups or foul shots, as NC State sprung out to a 51-38 lead by the end of the third quarter. After NC State went on a 15-2 third-quarter run, Syracuse scored eight of the first 10 points in the fourth to retake the lead. Hillsman implemented a full-court press as NC State tried to inbound.

underwhelmed, but in hindsight, she has continued to far exceed expectations. “It’s been such a journey,” Mangakahia said. “So just walking up the court I just felt grateful and thankful to commit to Syracuse out of my JUCO.” Six years ago, Mangakahia was at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Over the ensuing three seasons, she would garner enough recognition to receive an offer from Syracuse. The past three years have seen her become both the program’s all-time leader in assists as well as a cancer survivor. All of that was commemorated today, beginning with the pregame festivities. First, Mangakahia was handed a letter from an SU assistant. Then head coach Quentin Hillsman embraced her at midcourt while greeting her with pink flowers. Closer to tipoff, two Wolfpack players in white jerseys with pink trim handed Mangakahia — wearing a pink SU jersey designed specifically for her — a trophy. Beyond the concrete significance, it demonstrated the overall kindness

that the ACC has, Mangakahia said. “I actually didn’t get to look at it very much, cause it was an adrenaline rush,” Mangakahia said, “And then I was like thankful cause I was about to cry.” During the game, Mangakahia tried to take charge early. She said last week she wanted to shoot more, and SU’s first three points came courtesy of a Mangakahia 3-pointer. Kiara Lewis connected, and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi followed with another 3-pointer after an assist from Mangakahia. SU quickly assumed an 11-6 lead. Five points were the largest SU’s lead would get all game, but Lewis kept the Orange afloat. She scored 15 in the first half, while Mangakahia added two steals and three assists. “Tiana does what she does and I do what I do,” Lewis said. “And when one of us is on we’re going to give each other the ball and that’s what I think she did tonight.” But for the better part of the third quarter, neither guard could assert themselves and NC State commenced a 15-2 run to end the quarter. With SU being 1-14 in its previous 15 games

against AP Top-5 teams, it seemed the Orange would fade once again like it had against No. 1 Louisville over a month ago. Until the opening Wolfpack possession of the fourth quarter, when Mangakahia turned over Kai Crutchfield. She sprinted back down the floor and got fouled, appearing to twist her left knee in the process. But after being helped to her feet, the fifth year managed to drill one of two free throws, the beginning of a 20-4 Orange run that would span nearly seven minutes. Mangakahia found Kamilla Cardoso with position inside for an and-1 layup. The same happened with Priscilla Williams. With 5:33 to play in the game, Lewis nailed a 3-pointer from the left-wing as Hillsman raised both fists in the air in exaltation from the sidelines. SU had pulled off another monstrous fourth-quarter until it didn’t. “I did feel like I gave it my all and I tried really hard,” Mangakahia said. “So I’m happy with myself, and I’m just excited for next week.” tnolan@syr.edu

“Get up!” Hillsman yelled at his guards. “Come on, hurry up!” As Perez tried to weave around Mangakahia, she ran into Lewis. With a half-court violation ensuing, NC State head coach Wes Moore grimly shook his head and called a timeout. After play restarted, NC State tried a different strategy to inbound, throwing all the way down court to a vacant Syracuse basket. That pass was too long for Jones, and Lewis calmly took possession for a contested layup, cutting

NC State’s lead to 53-51. The press led to a Lewis triple on the next play, putting SU up 54-53, too. But Syracuse’s glimmer of hope was quickly snatched away by the Wolfpack. “Hold them here,” Moore yelled. Down 59-58, Djaldi-Tabdi swatted Cunane’s arm, sending the center to the line. Cunane then knocked down her seventh free throw of the game, giving NC State a 60-58 lead. “Cunane made five shots, and she lived on the foul line,” Hillsman said.

While Hillsman continued to put the ball in Lewis’ hands, Syracuse couldn’t score in its final possessions. Instead, NC State continued to knock down its free throws, overcoming a late Syracuse lead. “This is just one of those games where you’re disappointed because you had an opportunity to beat a really good team on your home floor,” Hillsman said. “And we just didn’t get it done.” tgshults@syr.edu @ThomasShults5

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When will fans return to dome? By Anthony Dabbundo senior staff writer

Syracuse University has not received approval from New York state as of Sunday night on SU’s plan for returning a limited number of fans to the Carrier Dome. The Carrier Dome has a basketball capacity of 34,616 seats, meaning the stadium could hold about 3,500 fans for upcoming basketball games. Teams must have their safety protocols and regulations approved by the state prior to reopening to fans, Cuomo previously said.

KIARA LEWIS’ 29 points were not enough as Syracuse conceded an 11-3 run in the final three minutes, losing to No. 2 NC State on the Orange’s senior night. courtsey of richard barnes usa today sports

The Orange fall to No. 2 NC State despite Kiara Lewis’ 29 points By Thomas Shults staff writer

yracuse guard Kiara Lewis dribbled at the top of the key, waiting for screener Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi to wedge herself to the side of NC State guard Raina Perez. When the center was in position, Lewis drove left. With Perez still defending, SU’s guard crossed over her dribble, forcing the off-balance Perez to stumble. The senior then reversed course to the top of the key, took a step-back 3 and, with no defender around to contest, connected. Her make gave the Orange an early firstquarter lead. In a game with 19 lead changes, Lewis poured on a season-high 29 points, shooting 12-of-23 from the field as Tiana Mangakahia had a quiet afternoon. But eventually, Syracuse (12-7, 9-7 Atlantic Coast) couldn’t keep up with No. 2 NC State (17-2, 12-2), losing 68-61 on Sunday. After leading 58-55 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, Syracuse couldn’t hold on, finishing just 4-of-24 from 3. As Syracuse failed to convert on chances, NC State regrouped behind 17 points from Elissa Cunane, spoiling Syracuse’s senior day. “(NC State) did a really good job of taking our inside play away,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “If it wasn’t for (Lewis) tonight, we would have lost this game by 20-plus points.” Syracuse entered Sunday’s matchup still searching for a win over a top-3 ACC team and looking to lock up a top-four

seed in the ACC tournament. A win would have secured a double-bye, but Syracuse’s loss — paired with Florida State’s win — means the Orange now have just a firstround bye. SU’s game against NC State could measure how far Syracuse could advance in the NCAA tournament, according to ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme. Currently projected as a No. 8 seed, Syracuse could face a top-seeded team — like the Wolfpack — in the second round of March Madness. Defeating NC State could’ve proved that Syracuse’s ceiling could realistically expand beyond the second game of the NCAA tournament, where Creme currently projects Syracuse’s season to end. Instead, the Orange hung around against the nation’s best team until the dying minutes, losing by seven. In the third quarter, Syracuse responded to NC State’s 15-2 run and retook a 58-55 lead late in the fourth quarter after Emily Engstler’s layup and Lewis’ pull-up jumper. But the Wolfpack responded soon after and finished the game on an 11-3 run. After breaking through Syracuse’s full-court press, NC State passed inside to Cunane. She turned toward the basket and released a hook shot. Cunane’s shot bounced off the glass and in, giving NC State a one-point lead. The Wolfpack led from there, and Syracuse was forced to foul and send NC State players to the free-throw line. Perez sank six straight free throws and iced the game. “Down the stretch, we’re trying to get steals, and we’re fouling trying to get the ball back and get possessions, and they did

a fantastic job of making free throws,” Hillsman said. “They were 19-21 from the foul line. That’s what good teams do. They go to the foul line, and they close games out.” While Syracuse couldn’t close out a win on Sunday, the team struggled to score. After Engstler grabbed an offensive rebound and missed a layup in the second quarter, Kamilla Cardoso snatched another offensive board. Lewis swooped in, grabbed the ball from her teammate and reset the offense. After dribbling near the logo, Lewis barrelled down the right lane, cutting between multiple Wolfpack defenders. Once the redshirt senior reached the low block, she lept past Cunane with a layup that cut NC State’s lead to one. A couple of possessions later, Lewis again relied on her dribble penetration. After weaving past her defenders, Cunane and forward Kayla Jones stepped out of the paint to defend. Lewis crossed Jones over, before an up-and-under layup fooled Cunane into jumping the wrong way. “I just took my time,” Lewis said. “I just took what the defense gave me.” In the second half, NC State continued to allow Lewis room to shoot but switched its offensive strategy. After scoring 30 first-half points, the Wolfpack reverted to attacking the paint — one of the reasons it averages almost 80 points per game. As soon as Wolfpack guards crossed half-court, they looked to pass to Cunane. Once the Wolfpack center caught the pass, she swiveled and faced off with Cardoso. More often than not, these possessions see nc

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We continue to work closely with the county and state on a plan to safely reopen the stadium, public health permitting SU spokesperson

Syracuse men’s basketball’s penultimate home game Monday night against North Carolina is the first men’s basketball game that fans could have attended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ruled Feb. 10 that stadiums and arenas across the state could reopen at 10% of their maximum capacity as early as Feb. 23, but local and state health department officials must first approve their plans for testing and safety protocols. “The University has supplied the information it needs” to the necessary governing bodies that would need to approve the plan, a spokesperson for SU Athletics said Saturday. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon tweeted Saturday night that SU has had a plan submitted for weeks and that New York state officials did a site visit to examine safety protocols. But the state needs to approve the testing plan, McMahon said in another tweet Saturday. Fans will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours and participate in temperature checks upon entry, Cuomo said Feb. 10. Masks will be required, and mandatory seating will be assigned. “We continue to work closely with the county and state on a plan to safely reopen the stadium, public health permitting, starting with students,” said Sarah Scalese, SU’s senior associate vice president for communications, in a statement Saturday. SU Athletic Director John Wildhack said Feb. 2 that SU has a “great plan” that it could put in place on “relatively short notice.” Syracuse men’s basketball will conclude home play Wednesday at 5 p.m. against Clemson. amdabbun@syr.edu @AnthonyDabbundo