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Several student organizations, including the Graduate Student Organization, hosted a free speech forum at Syracuse University on Wednesday evening.

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The Assault City Roller Derby team competes in a cavernous space known as The Vault in Shoppingtown Mall, leaving blood and sweat on the track.

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S • Over and out

Frank Howard played extended minutes against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, but a turnover marred the Syracuse University point guard’s day.

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crime

Former student arrested 13 of 22 stolen computers recovered from Feb. 19 theft

By Michael Burke asst. news editor

A former Syracuse University student has been arrested and charged in connection to the Feb. 19 burglary of 22 computers from a Link Hall computer lab, according to an email sent Wednesday to students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

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TREVOR COONEY stares toward the hoop after missing a potential game-winning 3 at the end of regulation. Pittsburgh advances in the ACC tournament, while SU’s postseason fate remains very much up in the air.

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missed a free throw to give Syracuse a shot to win.

The game — and possibly the or 39 minutes and 54 sec- Orange’s NCAA Tournament chanconds, they jostled for the es — fittingly boiled into a single lead. For momentum. For play. Into 6.6 seconds. Into Trevor control of their own NCAA Cooney’s hands.

Tournament destinies.

“I should have drove,” Cooney Syracuse led early. Pittsburgh said, his eyes staring at the blue led for most of the game. The carpet in a hushed Syracuse locker Orange erased a room. “... I should 12-point deficit, in have drove.”

2 minutes and 22 Instead he seconds, to tie the I should have drove ... caught the ingame with 1:58 left.

I should have drove. bounds pass from The Panthers used Malachi RichardTrevor Cooney two makes from son, took off down su guard James Robinson the left sideline to build a four-point lead. SU’s and rose up for a leaning 3 as time Michael Gbinije hit a 3 to cut that expired. The shot sailed left, nicked lead to one. Pitt’s Sheldon Jeter see pitt page 12

The number of days between the theft of the computers and the announcement that the former student was arrested

By Jesse Dougherty senior staff writer

SU’s NCAA Tournament bubble thins after 72-71 loss to Pitt in ACC tourney

election 2016

Candidate shares view on campaign finance

By Delaney Van Wey asst. web editor

In front of a small crowd of supporters and Syracuse University students, congressional candidate Steve Williams said the United States is becoming an oligarchy — more controlled by a small group of wealthy elites.

On Wednesday night, the SU

chapter of Democracy Matters, a national student group that focuses on campaign finance reform, invited Williams to discuss his thoughts on the issue.

Williams is running for the 24th Congressional District as one of three Democrats looking to challenge Republican incumbent John Katko (R-Syracuse). The other two Democratic candidates are

Colleen Deacon, an SU alumna and former congressional aide to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Eric Kingson, a professor of social work at SU. Williams gave an overview of the landmark campaign finance court case, Citizens United v.

Federal Election Committee, and encouraged the audience to fight to repeal the decision.

Seth Porter, a member of Democracy Matters and a senior political science and television, radio and film dual major at SU, introduced Williams. Porter is working on Williams’ campaign.

The candidate began by addressing the issue of low voter turnout, especially among young voters. He continued to say that see williams page 4

The student was charged with burglary in the third degree, grand larceny in the third degree and criminal mischief in the third degree, said Can Isik, senior associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, in the email.

The student was first named in the email as Dhawalk Gandhi, and on a second reference referred to as “Ghandi.”

Thirteen of the 22 computers have been recovered and are currently being held as evidence, according to the email.

The computers — along with LCD monitors, mice and keyboards — were stolen from Link 202 on Feb. 19.

Both the Syracuse Police Department and SU’s Department of Public Safety investigated the incident, according to the email.

“We are extremely grateful for the diligent work of the Department of Public Safety and Syracuse Police Department in their efforts to investigate and apprehend the person responsible for a theft that greatly impacted our College,” Isik said in the email.

The arrested student is currently being held at the Onondaga County Justice Center, according to the email. mdburk01@syr.edu

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THIRSTY thursday | smithwick’s premium irish ale

Smithwick’s has nutty flavors, apple finish

By Max Darrow staff writer

Smithwick’s Premium Irish Ale — now that’s a mouthful to say.

Can you imagine ordering it by its full name at the bar?

I probably would just ask for a Smithwick’s, hoping the bartender knew I was referring to the Irish ale first brewed 300 years ago.

Despite the lengthy name, when you get a mouthful of this ale, you won’t be disappointed.

The bottle has a very simple design — it isn’t elegant, it isn’t crazy, it isn’t ornate. It just has a basic red label with a generic font.

Here in the States it might seem like a classy, nice beer. I wonder if it’s as common as a Bud Light over in Ireland.

On the pour, it offers a thick, foamy head. The color reminded me of Newcastle Brown Ale, so much so I wouldn’t be able to tell a difference of the two just based on color. It’s really a translucent liquid, colored somewhere between hazel and brown.

Smithwick’s Premium Irish Ale is very mild on the nose. It doesn’t pack a powerful punch like many

of the other beers I’ve reviewed so far. What it does offer — like many ales — is a rich, nutty aroma, with a hint of dark chocolate.

The taste makes Smithwick’s a very easy beer to drink. It’s nutty and a bit watery, tasting similar to a brown ale — which makes sense, as it’s an Irish red ale. However, the game-changer for me was the hint of apples I got in the finish.

Maybe this was influenced by the bottle’s shiny red label, but I consistently tasted apple in the drink.

On the whole, Smithwick’s Premium Irish Ale has a pretty mild flavor and is easy to drink. Initially, I wasn’t that impressed, but by the end of my glass, I realized I actually enjoyed it and wanted another one.

Smithwick’s would complement the taste of a thick, juicy, bacon cheeseburger with all of the fixings. For some reason, I don’t see this as a beer to drink at a picnic or outside. It’s something I would order at a bar or with dinner at a fun restaurant.

So next time you’re about to order a Bud Light with your burger, step out of the box and try a Smithwick’s. midarrow@syr.edu

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Two counterterrorism bills written by Rep. John Katko (R-Syracuse) have passed the House of Representatives.

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Libraries receive donation Adult education materials to be expanded with $50,000

By Chieh Yuan Chen contributing writer

Syracuse University Libraries recently received a $50,000 donation from former faculty members to digitize materials like cassette tapes from the adult and continuing education collection.

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The year University College was established at Syracuse University

Birds-eye view KEVIN MAILLARD, a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Law, led a discussion titled “To Kill a Mockingbird: From Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter” Wednesday afternoon before the matinee performance of Syracuse Stage’s play “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Syracuse Stage’s run of the play will continue until March 26. yilin zhou staff photographer

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Students debate hate speech policies

By Rachel Sandler asst. news editor

Some students are worried that using words such as “crazy” or pledging support for business mogul Donald Trump could result in punishment from Syracuse University.

These concerns, and others like them, were addressed Wednesday night in Crouse-Hinds Hall at a forum about free speech. About 12 students attended the forum, which was hosted by the Graduate Student Organization to get feedback on a set of recommendations outlined in a report made by the Working Group on Free Speech.

The working group was created

in February 2015 by Chancellor Kent Syverud in response to resolutions passed by the GSO and the Student

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The Graduate Student Organization is comprised of graduate students at SU and represents graduate students in the University Senate. GSO has seven committees that senators are required to be on and that any graduate student can join.

Association. The resolutions called on the SU administration to review its Computing and Electronic Policy, which the organizations claimed limited free speech on campus.

The working group expanded its report, which was released in November, to include recommendations about all free speech policies on campus — not just the computing and electronic policy.

The issues raised at the forum involved how to properly handle hate speech on campus, as well as the university’s Stop Bias website.

The report sets guidelines for what should be considered “harassing speech” and classifies hate speech as speech that is unwelcome, directed at an individual or “so severe, persistent, pervasive, and objectively offensive that a reasonable person would be adversely affected to a degree that interferes

with her or his ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an institutional activity, opportunity, or resource.”

Under this standard set in the report, hate speech is protected, said Zachary Greenberg, a working group member and third-year College of Law student. Greenberg, who led the forum, said he does not want protected speech under the First Amendment “to get swept up in the definition of harassment.”

The protection of hate speech, if it does not fall under the harassment standard, was hotly debated at the forum.

One student said hate speech see free

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Program helps kids with disabilities stay active

By Matthew Gutierrez staff writer

A program in Syracuse University’s School of Education is helping children with disabilities achieve things they previously weren’t able to — like helping a boy with a visual impairment swim to the bottom of a pool.

SU Fit Families is a researchbased physical activity program that was formed in 2013 for children with disabilities and their families.

The program is currently accepting applications for its five one-day workshops, which will assess families with children aged 5-10 with autism on a variety of physical skills. The workshops will begin this month, according to a release on the School of Education’s website.

Each workshop will consist of five different areas of focus: sensory integration and behavior management, communication, motor development and physical activity, aquatic opportunities

and sports, said Luis Columna, the program’s founder.

Columna and his team will provide feedback to the families to help them implement what they’ve learned, he said.

“You can have a disability, you can have an impairment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t achieve great things in life,” Columna said.

Upon arrival at the workshops, families and children are split. While parents go upstairs to learn about how to connect

with their children, the kids play a variety of games in a gym below, Columna said.

At a typical workshop, Columna said he and his team first identify the needs of the children. For example, children with visual impairments may have trouble walking or running. For those children, Columna would suggest doing exercises centered around orientation mobility.

The parents are assessed by more than 200 exercise science see fit

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The donation from Alexander Charters and Margaret Charters will create the Alexander N. Charters Library Initiative Fund, and the money will go toward the 96 different materials in the adult and continuing education collection, said Lucy Mulroney, senior director for the Special Collections Research Center at SU Libraries.

The collection has photographs, films, recordings of lectures and schedules of classes, Mulroney said.

In addition to digitizing the resources, the library will also continue to build the collection in partnership with community and

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national news Here is a round-up of stories happening around the nation right now: POLITICS

FIORINA ENDORSES Former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday in an effort to unify behind him so he can beat business mogul Donald Trump. The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard said she voted for Cruz in the Virginia Republican primary last week. source: the washington post

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DELIVERY TIME Amazon announced Wednesday that it signed a deal with Air Transport Services Group to build the company’s air cargo delivery network and reduce its high shipping expenses. The online retailer will lease 20 Boeing 767 aircrafts from Air Transport Services Group to shuttle merchandise around the U.S. source: the wall street journal

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Professors doubt effectiveness of voter matching site

By Chieh Yuan Chen contributing writer

A recently-created website is helping people choose who to vote for as the next president of the United States, but some Syracuse University political science professors question its effectiveness.

VoterGuru, founded by Ben Krakow and Ben Atkins, is a New York City-based tech startup that helps users find the political candidates that match with them based on their ideologies and personal beliefs, according to the website.

The website currently matches users to candidates based on 14 different issues.

Krakow said he decided to make the website after doing a lot of his own research for the 2014 midterm election and thinking that “there had to be a better way to organize all that information.” VoterGuru tracks voting records and

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williams the votes of most college-age people often do not have as much influence as the votes of people like the Koch brothers.

“The more money you have, the more you can communicate your ideas and the more you can sway the election,” he said.

The Citizens United case allowed corporations to continue to pump nearly endless amounts of money into advertising for political candidates, Williams said. This money flows through super PACs, which are not required to disclose their supporters.

“This has created a very, very bad environment in our country,” Williams said.

While Williams was discussing the case, one of the audience members abruptly left the room with a video camera. Williams said

political candidates’ public statements.

Kristi Andersen, a professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at SU, said she doesn’t think VoterGuru is a good way to assess people’s views.

“The most important (part) is that it asks you to say (whether) you are liberal and conservative on these issues,” Andersen said. “I am not sure people know what that means.”

Shana Gadarian, a political science professor in the Maxwell School, said it would be better if the website were to show where VoterGuru gathered the information from. Users could learn more about each candidate if there were links to candidates’ websites, she said.

“In order to vote for someone, you have to know something else about them,” Gadarian said.

Character, experience and background also

need to be taken into consideration, she added.

Krakow said the issues on the site, which include education policy, energy policy and abortion, among others, are some of the most talked-about topics on the Internet. His team also used Google Trends to search for issues.

Gadarian said there are issues other than the 14 highlighted on the website that are of concern to people.

“It’s only helpful to the extent that you care about these 14 issues,” she said.

It’s easier to decide who to vote for in the presidential race when one already has a partisanship, Gadarian added.

“For people who are Democrats, it’s more likely that they’re going to pick one that is Democratic,” Gadarian said. “You have to think about whether or not you have positions on those 14 issues.”

VoterGuru doesn’t evaluate users’

thoughts about the importance of these issues, Andersen said. She added that websites such as isidewith.com and The Washington Post’s voter guide ask a lot of questions in more detail and evaluate users’ positions more comprehensively.

Krakow said VoterGuru is a tool that helps younger voters become more engaged in politics. An informed electorate is key to democracy, he added.

Gadarian said VoterGuru is a nice way to start for those who know nothing about the candidates.

“Politics is better when more people are participating,” she said.

Krakow said VoterGuru currently has no plans to develop an app, but added that the website will expand into local elections in the future.

the woman was a “political tracker” who had been paid by the Republican Party to record what Williams says on the campaign trail.

Williams said after the event that he had seen the woman before.

make policies that hurt the middle class. He said free trade agreements are one of these policies.

Williams has said he plans to fight free trade agreements and the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries.

He also addressed raising the minimum wage — a proposal he said he supports.

“Does it make sense that people in this country can work full time and still be impoverished?” Williams said.

Toward the end of his speech, Williams said students must continue to keep on top of issues. While their lives may become much busier, he said it is important that they stay involved in and informed about government.

He mentioned a recent incident when someone came into a restaurant Williams was in and said he supported Donald Trump “because he had balls.”

“Is this how we are going to pick the

leader of the free world?” Williams asked.

“Don’t be that guy.”

Williams left after fielding questions from the audience about tax reform, student debt and climate change.

Jessica Faunce, the president of Democracy Matters at SU and a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said Williams was the first politician the group invited to campus. She said the organization’s events are usually issue-based, and added that having a candidate in the middle of the campaign process connected to the group’s purpose.

“Since we are non-partisan, we really emphasize that (the event) has to be strictly about campaign finance and then can be opened up to students’ interests,” Faunce said.

The group is not endorsing Williams or any other candidate, she said.

EARLY BIRD Out of 120 million U.S. households, 158 families donated almost half of the early funds for the 2016 presidential race — ­ 138 funded Republicans and 20 funded Democrats.

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After continuing the discussion on campaign finance, Williams said the concentration of power among the wealthy has allowed them to

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student life

Skipping class up to student, not policy

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tudents didn’t choose the delinquent life — the delinquent life chose them.

We’ve all had those days when we have to skip class because we just didn’t feel well, or worse, the ominous “stomach flu” conveniently striking after a night at Chuck’s. But students often forget that skipping class can be a waste of money.

A recent study by USA TODAY College found that each missed class costs about $104 at a private university. And when the average college student skips 240 classes by the time they graduate, according to the study, that can add up to roughly $24,960 over the course of four years at a private school like Syracuse University.

So while it’s tempting to miss those 8 a.m. classes and large lectures that don’t take attendance, there is a heavy financial consequence of this seemingly harmless behavior. But, at the same time, students are also paying for the freedom to choose how to spend our time in an academic setting and not have our lives micromanaged, as if we are in K-12.

The beauty of the college experience is being in control of your own path, and students should be able to use personal discretion to determine how time is best spent. For some, a missed class means catching up on sleep after a long night of studying.

For others, it’s time to take a break and binge watch Netflix.

“You’re grown ups, you’re adults, it’s your responsibility — it’s your money and we’re here for you, take it or leave it,” said Larry Lewandowski, the interim chair of the psychology department in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

“I think a lot of faculty feel like they (shouldn’t have to implement mandatory attendance policies) — that’s high school. And that you’re here to learn because you want to learn, not because we’re forcing

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you to learn.”

Skipping class is not necessarily a sign of laziness or apathy: It is a perfectly valid decision when done for the right reasons. This isn’t a PSA to skip class, but sometimes life happens and it can feel tedious to attend a redundant 80-minute lecture for material that’s easily accessible in a textbook, especially when students may have a more important task at hand.

So even though you’re technically wasting money by missing class, having the flexibility and the freedom to prioritize your tasks is an equally — if not more — valuable skill for college students.

Besides, perfect attendance doesn’t guarantee the perfect education, and the classroom shouldn’t be the sole focus of a student’s life. Striving to make use of every dollar spent on class is unrealistic. It’s like the campus meal plans: How many students can honestly say they’ve used every meal swipe available to them?

But students should use this privilege wisely. Higher education is so expensive that it is frivolous to throw money out the window, especially when you’re paying a significant amount to be here.

Evaluating the monetary value of each missed class or credit hour reminds us of the value of our education that should not be taken for granted.

And going to class does help you succeed. As shown in a 2010 study by the State University of New York at Albany, class attendance is a better predictor of grades than SAT scores, studying skills and the amount of time spent studying. Knowing this, some professors implement spo-

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Besides the actual grade, being present is also important for intellectual stimulation, said Lewandowski.

“There’s a lot of times when (students think), ‘Yes, I am bored, this information is not that interesting to me,’” Lewandowski said.

“But there are going to be times when something hits you, something moves you, something jogs an idea in you — that if you weren’t there, (that) wouldn’t happen.”

While some techniques to monitor student attendance are effective, some go too far — apps like Class120 help institutions, athletics departments and parents alike monitor student attendance by sending a text or email notification to a designated person when a student isn’t in class. Besides being slightly sketchy, this concept is inappropriate for young adults, considering it coddles college students and assumes we need external incentives to go to class.

Paying thousands of dollars a year is enough proof that a student wants to be at school. Especially at institutions of higher caliber, it should be accepted that students are intrinsically motivated to succeed. Mandatory attendance undermines student independence, especially when time management to assess individual needs is one of the most essential skills that can learn in college.

Students shouldn’t feel guilty for skipping the occasional class for reasons other than illness or a family emergency. A day off didn’t kill Ferris Bueller, so you should be fine too.

Rashika Jaipuriar is a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at rjaipuri@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @rashikajpr.

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SU alumna responds to March 7 DO article The Daily Orange recently published an article about a new study showing that black students are more likely to pursue lower-paying majors missed the point by failing to provide a holistic explanation of the study.

The author highlights black students pursuing a “low paying major” as though it’s such a awful thing to do is insulting to those pursue those majors. This suggests that onus of achieving economic and racial inequality in the country falls on black college students giving up on their interests and choosing majors based on profitability.

Obviously everyone wants financial stability, but you don’t need to study in a STEM field or health and business. A reasonable amount of financial stability can be achieved in the “intellectual and caring professions” that majority of the students in the study pursued. Students who pursue this path know what they’re getting into and if that’s what they want to pursue then so be it.

Nicole Smith, who is bizarrely the only human source quoted in the story, touches on why African-American students leave STEM majors but doesn’t engage with social and political factors behind it. If a student doesn’t feel appreciated or part of the class, then that’s a problem with the class and not the students to want a comfortable learning environment.

She also says that more black students should choose lucrative jobs so there is more balance and representation in the job market without addressing the responsibility employers have in recruiting diverse candidates.

A more effective way to address inequality in the job market is

closing the wage gap between people of color and white employees, as well as between male and female employees.

White students are rarely, if ever, called out for choosing less lucrative majors. Judging by the demographics of the journalism — another “low paying major” — classes I took at Newhouse it doesn’t seem to be stopping them either. I chose my major based on what interested in me and black students should not be patronized for wanting to do the same.

Maybe in the future, The D.O. will publish a story about how likely white students choose their majors based on lucrative career paths instead of what interests them. In the meant time, I hope The D.O. reconsiders practicing lazy journalism like this in the future.

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House passes 2 Katko bills to combat terrorist travel

By Bridget McAllister staff writer

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) witnessed two of his proposed bills pass in the House of Representatives and move on to the Senate for approval last month.

The first bill, if passed, will require the president of the United States to construct a coherent strategy to combat terrorist travel at the beginning of each new term, according to the text of the bill. The second bill would increase congressional oversight of the Transportation Security Administration, according to the bill.

The first bill, called the National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel Act, focuses on trying to combat and track the travel patterns of known or potential terrorists, according to a release from Katko’s office in Washington, D.C. Tracking is a matter of using standard intelligence patterns to follow suspected terrorists in their travels, said William Banks, director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University and the interim dean of SU’s College of Law. “We track to make sure that these indi-

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libraries local organizations, such as ProLiteracy, which aims to increase literacy rates of adults in Syracuse, said David Seaman, dean of SU Libraries and University Librarian.

“It’s a nice collection built up over the decades,” Seaman said. “The resources are a very strong international collection.”

Seaman said the resources are not only for SU students and faculty members but also for researchers and visitors from around the world to come and work with the materials.

“It is particularly nice to have some resources to really help the collection to be more useful and more convenient to use,”

viduals are not attempting to enter the United States,” Banks said.

The bill says that any president needs to have an “implementation plan” to ensure that travel security gaps are closed, according to its text.

Robert Murrett, deputy director of INSCT, said it is “a good thing” for any president to have a strong sense of policy and of the strategy that they plan to use.

NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST TRAVEL ACT The first bill focuses on trying to combat and track the travel patterns of known or potential terrorists.

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT ACT The second bill focuses on tightening security at commercial airports.

But the long-term effectiveness of an established presidential strategy is debated.

The length of time required to draft such a policy, combined with the tangled complexities of the war on terror, may render an official White House plan ineffective in the long-term,

Seaman said. “We are grateful to have this gift that allows us to set up the fund.”

Alexander, who is 99 years old, began his career as the assistant to the dean of University College at SU and later became a professor of adult education, according to an SU News release. Alexander and Margaret, his wife, are strong advocates for adult education and literacy in the community.

Adult education is an important field, Alexander said, because it is largely ignored, adding that education for children is provided, but adults are often left out.

He said people began to realize adult education was important after World War II, when soldiers had to learn to use new weapons and equipment, such as radar and radio, and women learned to do jobs that

said Isaac Kfir, a visiting assistant professor of international relations and law at SU. “Trying to figure out a coherent policy is dreadfully challenging,” Kfir said. “We’re talking about an advanced group of people, a complex form of political violence … which has tentacles in so many different countries.”

Kfir described the U.S. government’s approach to terror as more reactive than proactive because he said there is no clear way to stop radicalized ideas from spreading in the long-term.

“Whether we take out the leaders or not doesn’t mean adherence to or support for these philosophies is going to change,” Kfir said. “One aspect of the policy has to address … the ideologies.”

The second bill, called the Transportation Security Administration Reform and Improvement Act, focuses on tightening security at commercial airports, according to the bill’s text.

In particular, the bill would aim to make TSA more efficient by increasing congressional oversight of its security initiatives, hiring practices and screening technologies, according to the bill.

The priority of this bill, Murrett said, is

Usually adult education is also seen as like outside of the mainstream, so we care for it very much.

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were previously done by men.

The establishment of University College at SU in 1946 has great significance, said Alexander, who is a veteran of WWII, because it was a new idea of having parttime adult students, although it was not called adult education at that time. It placed

to make civilian air travel as safe as possible for its passengers, both domestically and internationally.

Under the bill, the Department of Homeland Security, which encompasses TSA, would be required to regularly update Congress on its activities, according to the bill.

“It’s transparency, but it’s also accountability,” Banks said. “We want our executive agencies to be carrying out their … activities along the lines of congressional requirements.”

The bills are noteworthy for their bipartisan nature, garnering support from both Democrats and Republicans in the House, Murrett said.

Both of the bills, Banks said, act as “good government” bills by enhancing the degree to which different branches of the U.S. government communicate about counterterrorist efforts.

“They’re a positive step forward,” Banks said. “They’re not groundbreaking … but they add some accountability mechanisms and opportunities for Congress and the executive branch … to work more closely together in these areas.” blmcalli@syr.edu

adult education on an equal status with other SU colleges and schools, he said.

“It had a place in the academic role of the university,” he said.

For Mulroney, adult education is a continuation of thinking about women’s rights, the rights of immigrants and the rights of minority groups.

She said contemporary issues like prison education and the Syracuse refugee population are all closely related to literacy and adult education. Illiteracy is a big issue among all different groups, Mulroney said.

“Usually adult education is also seen as like outside of the mainstream, so we care for it very much,” she said. chchen@syr.edu

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COMETOGETHER Professors at University of Iowa work across disciplines to enhance student learning

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he University of Iowa is striving to address challenges by hiring professors from diverse disciplines to work together in team-based atmospheres.

The Cluster Hire Initiative has set out to “meet the grand challenges of the 21st century,” according to the webpage of the university’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. The initiative has so far created seven “clusters” of professors with different areas of specialization to address specific issues.

University of Iowa Provost Barry Butler said professors are still hired with a focus in a traditional department, but in accepting the position, they know that they will be working within a cluster, as well.

The effect of the clusters on students is that they have the opportunity to take a wider range of courses, Butler said.

“The program is built with a research focus, and many of the large research issues in the country right now require expertise in more than just a single discipline,” Butler

said. “The students are not getting a degree in the cluster area. Their degree is still in a traditional discipline, but this broadens the courses they take and allows them to expand their knowledge of different subjects.”

Butler said he doesn’t have any quantitative data to prove the cluster setup will help students

THE SEVEN CLUSTERS Water Sustainability The Aging Mind and Brain Genetics Informatics Public Digital Arts Public Humanities in a Digital World Obesity

in the workforce, but he said he believes it will because the clusters provide students with relevant research topics and expand their network of resources for collaboration and references.

The first cluster implemented was the Water Sustainability cluster, Butler said. Since then, the university has added six more clusters, including The Aging Mind and Brain, Genetics, Informatics, Public Digital Arts,

Public Humanities in a Digital World and Obesity, according to the provost’s website.

To explain how the initiative operates, Butler said one of the professors that works within the Obesity cluster is primarily situated in the Tippie College of Business, but has an interest in health economics. That professor helps with research on the financial side of lost wages due to obesity-related health problems, Butler said.

Butler said he believes the program has so far been a success. He recently received the annual report from the Obesity cluster, which showed that eight of the nine junior faculty in that cluster have received funding from the National Institute of Health.

“Our ability to hire people into the clusters have helped them,” Butler said. “It means they’re associated with more senior faculty, who they can collaborate with and learn from.”

Faculty can and often do submit proposals for new cluster ideas, and they typically accept proposals to introduce a new cluster every year or two, Butler said.

Half of the funding for an approved cluster proposal is provided by the provost’s

office, and the other half is provided by the individual college that is hiring, Butler said.

The amount of funding clusters receive varies by each case, and is dependent upon what they need for their research, he said.

Our ability to hire people into the clusters have helped them. It means they’re associated with more senior faculty, who they can collaborate with and learn from.

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“Some people still think we should hire only in very specific disciplines, and I respect that, but it’s not what is best for the larger campus,” Butler said. blposhek@syr.edu

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fit families students at SU, who volunteer for Fit Families because the experience complements their coursework, Columna said.

“Many of them want to be therapists and trainers, but they don’t have experience working with kids with disabilities,” he said.

“That’s what we’re doing. We’re teaching them how to do it and do it well.”

Columna recalled an interaction at a workshop last year between a mother and her son, who has a visual impairment and had reached the bottom of a swimming pool with the help of exercises learned in the program.

“Tell him what you did today,” Columna recalled the mother telling her son, referring to Columna.

“I was able to go all the way to the bottom

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free speech and offensive speech aren’t the same thing and shouldn’t be put in the same category, which is the case in the report.

“If I say that I support (Donald) Trump, that could be interpreted as offensive to some people,” the student said. “But if someone says the n-word to me, that’s hate speech.”

To that point, Greenberg made it clear that while the report protects hate speech, people are subject to punishment when the standard is met for harassment.

But if that standard isn’t met, Greenberg said that people should confront views they disagree with and call people out instead of punishing them.

In response, one student said he shouldn’t be expected to have an intellectual conversation with someone who uses the n-word.

Some attendees of the forum also took issue with SU’s Stop Bias website, which

of the pool! I’m like superman! I’m the king of the world!” the boy exclaimed.

Daniel Drashinsky, a junior health and physical education major who has volunteered for SU Fit Families since his freshman year, said there’s nothing like helping a child do something he couldn’t do before.

“The parents’ response, they’re coming up to me, shaking my hand and saying, ‘Thank you, you really impacted me,’” Drashinsky said. “That’s the most gratifying.”

Columna said he hopes to expand the program to children with different mental and physical disabilities such as Down syndrome and Asperger’s, among other disorders.

Said Columna: “Parents tell me, ‘I feel so bad because I was holding my child back and your program allowed me to push him to the maximum potential. The sky’s the limit now.”’ mguti100@syr.edu

operates as an anonymous reporting tool for students to report what the university defines as “bias.” Greenberg pointed out that what the university considers “bias” includes forms of protected speech like name-calling and stereotyping.

“This is ridiculous. I could report you all right now,” Greenberg joked.

The students raising concerns about the website said they are afraid innocent people can be targeted if they do something that is perceived to be offensive by only one other person. One student worried if he called someone “crazy” that it would be considered ableist and offensive.

The report addresses these concerns, Greenberg said. The report recommends that the Stop Bias website be controlled by students instead of the university.

Former GSO President Patrick Neary said the line between offensive speech, hate speech and harassment is delicate,, and said the recommendations in the report do their best to reflect that. rsandler@syr.edu

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Assault City Roller Derby brings women together through challenging sport Text By Rachel Gilbert co-feature editor

Photos By Sam Maller staff photographer

Editor’s note: In light of Women’s History Month, this four-part series looks into how Syracuse women have contributed to the fight for equality.

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unny N Clyde caught the black shirt launched across the track by Esprit de Corpse, the room filled with the screeching of roller skates across the track.

Turning on a dime, she began to hurtle toward the other end of The Vault, flying past a sign reading “Skate like a champion today.”

Bunny slammed the shirt down on the back of a chair, which was met with the sound of a whistle and an announcement of “Red point.”

Members of the Assault City Roller Derby Team were playing capture the flag during an evening practice in The Vault, a boarded-up, cave-like space that’s hidden in the back of Shoppingtown Mall. Just feet away from moviegoers snacking on popcorn, 12 skaters circled the track in preparation for their upcoming bout, or match, against the Utica Wonder Brawlers at Onondaga Community College.

Roller Derby is a full-contact sport played on an oval shaped track. Each team has five players consisting of one jammer and four blockers. Points are scored when jammers lap members of the opposing team.

Assault City, whose name riffs off Syracuse’s nickname of the Salt City, trains three times a week for 2-3 hours. With Rihanna’s “Work” blasting through the speakers, Coach Blair Genther started the workout with pushups, planks, sit ups and squats — all on skates.

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1. REN stands in the middle of the track waiting for instructions from the coach. “Fresh Meat” skaters are put through their paces before they hit the track and start training for bouts.

2. Skaters line up in preparation for a full contact game of capture the flag. When there aren’t enough skaters for a full scrimmage, Assault City will practice with “skate-soccer,” capture the flag or tag.

3. PRYMAL N-STYNCT listens to directions from Coach Blair Genther who stands in the middle of the track shouting directions and blowing the whistle to start and end drills and practice plays.

4. Each workout starts with warmups, including squats, stretches and pushups. Once the skaters are warm, they practice footwork and blocks.

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Coleman Hell wakes up crowd during Bandersnatch concert

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oleman Hell, a mixture between a cowboy, pirate and hipster, blends style and music with his original mix of funky-fresh synth beats layered with his glass shattering high notes. The Canada native took the Schine Underground stage Wednesday for University Union’s Bandersnatch concert series.

Opening with a EMERA bang, Hell sang his way RILEY IN DIE HIPSTER through the night as the MUSIC SNOB audience thrashed and clapped along. Playing newer hits like “Flowerchild,” and “Supernatural,” Hell revealed his ability to both entertain the crowd and dance like nobody was watching.

The sounds, while relying heavily on synth, were incredibly upbeat and fun.

Openers for the show included local band Pizza Party, who seemed like a fan favorite. Audience members kept yelling pizza-related words including pepperoni, sausage and cheese.

Prelow, a New York City band, calmed things down with sleepy singing and even more synth beats.

Hell closed the show with his big hit, “2-Heads.”

“Recently, I’ve kind of re-embraced where I grew up and that’s why my single is like a banjo dance song,” Hell said. “I’m kind of just experimenting with the kind of sounds I heard growing up.”

Hell said he wanted to create an experience for the audience.

“I think just connecting in place that I’ve never been before with a group of people I’ve never met,” Hell said.

Emera Riley is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears weekly in Pulp. You can email her at elril100@syr.edu.

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derby and I feel so much better. It’s bonding with your teammates and also physically exerting yourself is a great medicine.”

Hard work as a team pushes the women to achieve its motto: “Strong, proud, focused.”

Each skater is clad in protective gear from head to toe, including knee pads, elbow pads and helmets. They wear red tank tops featuring the team logo on the front with each skater’s name

COLEMAN HELL headlined the Bandersnatch concert on Wednesday night, playing PRELOW brought a sleepy contrast to new, lesser-known songs as well as his hit “2 Heads.” Every song from the set had the the other acts’ sounds with synth-heavy audience up and moving to the funky, upbeat tunes. liam sheehan asst. photo editor music. liam sheehan asst. photo editor

PIZZA PARTY is a Syracuse University-based band that engaged the audience. Throughout their set, concertgoers acknowleged the band’s edible name by yelling out pizza toppings like “cheese” and “pepperoni.”

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and number emblazoned across their backs.

Names such as Tough Buck, Esprit de Corpse and Riot of the Valkyrie all flash by as they fly around the track; their stride occasionally cut short by a stumble or collision. In the corner of the cavernous hall, there’s a well-stocked first aid kit. Injuries are fairly infrequent, but head referee Celtic Knightmare said he’s seen a few broken bones, and the “geek sport” requires special insurance to play.

Skaters will team up to block the opposing team’s jammer from passing, preventing

them from scoring a point. Linking arms and blocking with what Genther described as a “magnetic booty,” the skaters do-si-do back and forth, knocking jammers from the track and sometimes, from their skates.

“A lot of girls and women are told their whole lives, ‘don’t be aggressive, you’re supposed to be the meek one, the one that’s quiet,’” Genther said. “What derby allows is for girls and women to see that they don’t have to sit in that role.”

The skaters agreed that the sport is empowering to women because it challenges stereotypes and, as Genther said, express themselves “on that primal level of battle and competition.”

He added that derby could be summarized into the words “chaos” and “family.”

Family is a big part of the sport: Anyone can tie on a pair of skates and anyone can cheer them on from the stands. All skater names are family friendly, and children under 12 receive free admission to bouts.

The “grassroots sport” extends far beyond the track, Buck said. She said she loves that the team is DIY — the women have to keep the team financially stable and learn the ins and outs of running a business.

The team faces off with other teams in the league at least once a month and often sees a turnout of 200-300 people cheering them on.

The next time the team will hit the track is March 23 in the SRC Arena at OCC. The bout carries a theme: Women’s History.

“I think all of us in the league are pretty mindful about what it means to be women in athletics and I think going into the OCC bout, we’re going to try and represent women in athletics pretty strongly,” Bunny said.

Coach Genther echoed this sentiment, but said the theme doesn’t change how hard the team will work to prepare for this bout. Genther explained that coaching in the sport hasn’t really “caught fire” yet. He said there are many male and female coaches, but there are also a number of successful teams that don’t even have a coach.

Genther is the first coach for the team, joining at a time when older members were transitioning out and newer ones were coming on. An hour before practice that night, Genther was testing out the “fresh meat.”

The team takes skaters of all levels, many of whom have never skated before. Rookies are taught the rules of the game and the basics of skating before passing a skills test.

Then, they’re ready to hit the track.

Some people may get onto the A team within six months, while others might not.

It’s a personal journey where members learn at their own pace, Bunny said.

Buck added that the sport doesn’t require a set skill, but rather a skillset to fill different positions. She emphasized that the most important thing to bring to the track is a good attitude.

But roller derby isn’t for the faint of heart: Skaters often leave the track sweaty, bloodied and bruised - Bunny has a permanent dent in her shin to show for it. But Assault City skaters leave everything they have on the track.

“It’s really hard to deny the reality when your muscles no longer work and you’re vomiting in a can because you just put in that much work,” Genther said. “I think it allows people to explore their limits and really find out who they are.” rcgilber@syr.edu

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KAI ROBERTS struggled with mental illness while he studied at Carnegie Mellon University. He began to write music to help him deal with his internal thoughts, in the same way many use a journal. Today, he uses rap to encourage discussions on mental illnesses. courtesy of kai roberts

Mind matters Active Minds brings rapper Kai Roberts to shed light on mental illnesses

By Hanna Horvath staff writer

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ental illness activism comes in many different mediums — speeches, discussion circles, art displays, to name a few. But Kai Roberts takes a different approach, discussing the subject in a performance called “Rapping the Movement.”

Roberts will bring “Rapping the Movement,” a discussion and performance on mental health and other issues to Schine Underground on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The free event is hosted by Syracuse University’s division of the national student organization Active Minds.

Active Minds aims to change the conversation about mental health. Treasurer Jenesis Gayden, a sophomore psychology, neuroscience and forensic science triple major, chose Schine Underground for the event’s location because the venue hosts most of the concerts at SU. The event was also funded by the Student Association, which Gayden says allowed the admission price to be free.

SU Active Minds president Kylie Kerker, a sophomore neuroscience and biology double major, said the group wanted to bring something “new to the table.” and have been working since September to organize the event.

Kerker and Gayden discovered Roberts through the National Speakers Bureau — a national organization of professional speakers. After discussing the idea, they decided to bring Roberts to campus.

“We thought it would be a good idea to bring him in because he brings interest to mental health awareness in an interesting way,” Gayden said.

Kerker added that Roberts stood out to her because

of the fun way he shares information.

“Usually mental health is considered boring and dry because it’s mostly speakers that just come and talk,” she said. “It’s more engaging.”

Though music has been part of his life for a while, Roberts said he did not begin rapping about mental health issues until he struggled with them himself. He began experimenting with music in elementary school with the clarinet and saxophone.

By the tenth grade, Roberts had transitioned into writing his own music, which he said was his way of

Through song and speaking, he talks about his battle with anxiety and panic disorder.

Mental illness affects everyone indirectly and directly.

Jenesis Gayden treasurer of active minds

keeping a journal. But while studying at Carnegie Mellon University, Roberts began experiencing extreme anxiety and panic disorder.

“I took a leave of absence sophomore year,” Roberts said. “I started writing music to deal with everything.”

He eventually put out an album titled “Carnegie Café,” which he produced and funded through Kickstarter. Rob-

erts then contacted the national branch of Active Minds to hopefully be featured, he said. Though they did not initially respond, after performing at the National Speakers Bureau, Roberts got his break: SU’s Active Minds asked him to come and perform on campus.

Roberts described his music as a little bit of everything, but mostly focused on his battle with anxiety. He also performs about love, heartbreak, being bullied and the actual physical sensations of anxiety.

The event will begin with a video created by Active Minds, though the event itself will primarily go back and forth between Roberts rapping and a dialogue between him and the audience, talking about mental health issues, Gayden said.

“Through song and speaking, he talks about his battle with anxiety and panic disorder,” Gayden said. “Mental illness affects everyone indirectly and directly.”

Gayden also said he believes this event is a good example of healthy ways to cope with anxiety. What’s more, Gayden said Roberts’ status as a black man is important to note because minorities are “very underrepresented” when it comes to mental illness.

Overall, Kerker stressed that the goal of the event is to have the audience leave with a different perspective of mental health and how to deal with it.

Roberts mirrored Kerker’s statement, saying he hopes the audience learns to understand the value of perseverance when it comes to mental illness.

“I want people to feel less alone in their mental struggles, and see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Roberts said. “College can be a very daunting process.” hrhorvat@syr.edu

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the side of the rim and fell to the Verizon Center court. Pittsburgh’s (21-10, 9-9 Atlantic Coast) bench streamed onto the court, celebrating a 72-71 ACC tournament win on Wednesday that conceivably puts it on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Orange (19-13, 9-9) slowly walked toward the tunnel behind its bench, the first steps in a long four-day wait for an unpromising Selection Sunday.

The contest had been called an unofficial Tournament play-in game, and SU finished inches wide of a resume-making win.

“Being in the position that we are, I think there are a lot of teams in ‘play-in games’ that are thinking that,” Cooney said of whether Syracuse approach Wednesday as a must-win game. “It was tough. I mean we’re a good team, and we’ve proven that throughout this year, and we’ll see moving forward.”

After a 5-0 Pittsburgh run erased Syracuse’s latest comeback attempt, the Orange trudged into a timeout down 12 with 4:18 left in the game. Cooney, who played a season-low 24 minutes and sat most of the second half, had a white towel around his neck and tried to pick up his teammates with spirited high-fives. Tyler Lydon stared at the big screen hovering over the court, which was replaying Jamel Artis’ deep 3 on the previous possession. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim made an adjustment to give his team a puncher’s chance.

The Orange jumped into a full-court press. And when the Panthers finally got into its halfcourt offense on the next play, Tyler Roberson raced in front of a crosscourt pass and a Michael Gbinije dunk tied the game 68-68 with 1:58 remaining.

SU assistant coach Gerry McNamara jumped off the bench, pumped both fists then spread out his arms to keep the Orange bench from spilling onto the court. The 12-2

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run forced Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon to briskly walk toward the scorer’s table and take a timeout. All else in the past, the game was either team’s for the taking.

“It was a tremendous comeback,” Boeheim said. “I can’t say enough about our effort. When you’re down 11 or 12 points with not much time on the clock, it was a huge effort in that last couple minutes.”

The Orange regained possession, but a Franklin Howard turnover led to a transition layup for Robinson. On Pittsburgh’s next possession, Robinson created space on the right wing and sunk a mid-range jumper to bump the deficit to four. It seemed that Syracuse was finished once again — but a Gbinije 3 and missed free throw by Jeter stretched the drama out for one more play.

Boeheim wanted the ball to go to Gbinije. Pittsburgh doubled him on the inbounds play, and Richardson found Cooney instead. Cooney shook off a defender but couldn’t find the bottom of the net.

“I know Coach wants us to go to the basket, but at the same time it’s a Trevor Cooney 3 at the end of the game,” said Gbinije, who finished with a team-high 24 points. “I don’t know, I don’t really have a problem with it personally. He can make that shot, he’s very capable, it’s just unfortunate that he missed.”

Now all Syracuse can do is wait, while conference tournaments around the country shape the NCAA Tournament bracket, and hope its name is called come Sunday. It had a chance to all but guarantee that on Wednesday, but a third loss to Pittsburgh on the season could very well produce the opposite result.

“I’m not on the committee,” said Boeheim, 10 minutes after Dixon sat in the same chair and said his team is in “good shape” to make the field of 68.

“Every coach in the country that’s got any kind of record thinks they should get in the tournament. What do you want me to say?” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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coleman His first big play came off a pass from Cooney that he rose up with and dunked. His last big play before coming out late in the second half was a monstrous block on a Chris Jones attempt just before the shot clock expired.

Still, on a layup attempt following his drawn charge, he missed badly. That would have cut the lead to four. He continually would get the ball and bring it down low instead of going straight up with it.

“I thought he got a little bit better,” Boeheim said. “He’s still not where we need him to be.”

As a result, he wasn’t in the game as the Orange made its final, furious run to fully close the gap. But while he’s shown flashes this season — a 13-point performance against Montana State and a fantastic two-minute stretch at home against Florida State — this was the time when he was the best for the longest.

And it still wasn’t enough to get SU a win.

“These games, you really want to be able to win these games,” Coleman said. “We (weren’t) able to do that.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

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role players The two also led Pittsburgh in rebounding, combining for 11 boards on the afternoon.

They were two unknowns coming in. They averaged a combined 9.3 points per game.

Syracuse found a way to lose to Pittsburgh three times this season. Two of them followed one formula, but Johnson and Luther had to switch things up to ensure it happened again.

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By Connor Grossman asst. web editor

As the front line of Syracuse’s press, Brittney Sykes stood her guard. She stared down Notre Dame’s Lindsay Allen just behind half court, using the full breadth of her 5-foot-9 frame to stall her.

In a brief moment of panic, Allen slung the ball cross-court to Michaela Mabrey.

Sykes followed. She double-teamed Mabrey with Cornelia Fondren, forcing a quick pass back to Allen. Sykes followed. She stood at the top of the key as the UND guard dished it down low to Brianna Turner, boxed in by four SU defenders. Sykes stopped.

She didn’t follow the ball. Instead she backed away, standing slightly outside the open passing lane from Turner to Mabrey.

Sykes pounced the instant Turner let go of the ball, and punctuated the disorderly possession with a steal using her outstretched left arm.

Mission accomplished.

“My purpose at the top of the press is to disrupt,” Sykes said. “If I’m not doing that, then what am I there at the top for?

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howard Howard played 18 minutes while Trevor Cooney — who eventually missed a gamewinning 3 attempt in the final seconds — played a season-low 24. Boeheim said Cooney wasn’t hurt, and Cooney said he wasn’t given an explanation for the decreased time and sitting for most of the second half. Whatever the reason, it put Howard at the head of the Orange’s offense in crunch time of his first-

“I just think in my head: ‘Make sure you get a deflection. Disrupt the pass. Blur the vision of the ball handler.’”

In that 12-second span against the No. 2 Fighting Irish on Sunday, Sykes did all three.

Being “long and lanky” is the first thing friends on other teams tell her about her scouting report. But finally she’s using it to her advantage, blossoming into a focal point of No. 14 Syracuse’s (25-7, 13-3 Atlantic Coast) defense that could face some of nation’s best offenses next week in the NCAA tournament.

Her 66 takeaways is a new career high, and Sykes’ 2.2 steals per game is sixth-most in the conference to round out a top 10 that features four other Orange teammates. Sykes admits she’s only one piece of SU’s elaborate defensive puzzle, but she’s emerged as an active force atop Syracuse’s press.

It’s a spot she could be doubted to perform in with a twice-torn right ACL, but is deftly navigating the open space up top in the eyes of her head coach. “(Sykes) is a little more confident in her slides,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said.

“She has a little more freedom at the top of our

press, and I think she’s taking advantage of it.”

The medical report on Sykes is no secret, and the bulky, black brace enclosing her right knee is an ever-present reminder. Hillsman pesters Sykes to stay active on defense, warning that upcoming opponents will target her if she appears stagnate on film.

ever postseason game.

He handled it precociously, loosening Pittsburgh’s air-tight man-to-man defense with consistent penetration. That freed up Gbinije and Malachi Richardson on the wings, and Richardson particularly used that space to attack closing-out defenders off the dribble.

He also created opportunities for Dajuan Coleman, who finished with 11 points and 11 rebonds, off passes and on the offensive glass.

“Coach always tells me he wants me to play downhill, go to the basket,” Howard

said. “That’s what I really try to do, just try to make sure I get past someone and make a play or finish at the rim. That’s basically it.”

And when Syracuse needed him to facilitate to the best of his ability, Howard was sure Gbinije was in clear space. A split second before, Gbinije had run around an off-ball screen and Howard said he expected Robinson to “play Gbinije’s hip,” which would have allowed him to comfortably fit a pass in.

Instead, Robinson surprised Howard by leaving Gbinije and stepping into the passing

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Number of takeaways for Brittney Sykes — the most in her career and third most on the team.

Nagging reminders turned to Hillsman screaming in the opening minutes of the Orange’s game against Georgia Tech on Feb. 7. Sykes was attacked. The Yellow Jackets repeatedly drove past her on the left, forcing Sykes to drop back on her fragile right knee.

The same drives played out for six and a half minutes, before Hillsman summoned his veteran guard to the bench as Georgia Tech snatched an early lead. The head coach quipped to Sykes

that the other team could see her frustration, and she was going to keep getting tested.

“I just toughened up,” Sykes said. “You don’t ever want to make someone think you’re weak because they can build off of it.

“Just (like) our press, if we think you’re a weak ball handler … we’re going to hone in on your weakness. You just have to toughen up.”

She finished the contest with four steals, building off the prior three games in which she notched nine total takeaways.

And the next game against Virginia, Sykes stole the ball a season-best five times to cap off one of the best defensive stretches of her career.

She used to get bogged down and frustrated by the volume of deflections and nearsteals. Now she’s grabbing the ball more frequently than ever. She used to wonder how her compromised right knee would respond to quick cuts. Now, her calling card on defense is movement.

Sykes isn’t playing defense like she used to.

She’s playing free, with as good a hold on her defensive abilities — and the ball — as ever. cjgrossma@syr.edu | @ConnorGrossman

lane. A play drawn up for Gbinije quickly sped the other way. It was the first domino to fall in an eventual one-point loss, which could put Syracuse on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble come Selection Sunday.

“He’s a young talent, and hopefully we’ll need him in the future,” said Gbinije, smirking uneasily at the Orange’s murky Tournament hopes. “So you just want to tell him next play. I know he’s good, I know he’s a confident guy. He’s probably ready to bounce back.” jcdough01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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men’s lacrosse

Matt Lane transitions to new position after scout team year

By Chris Libonati asst. sports editor

Just last year, Matt Lane wasn’t exactly himself.

He played attack for most of his lacrosse career.

He was his high school’s all-time leader in points.

But none of that is what Syracuse needed.

SU needed him to act out the playing styles of physical midfielders like Duke’s Myles Jones, Notre Dame’s Sergio Perkovic and Cornell’s Connor Buczek, among others.

“I realized that I really wanted to play midfield,” Lane said of imitating those players, “because I was doing it for the scout team and I kind of liked more of the dodging perspective.”

Syracuse toyed with moving him to the midfield last season. Although it wasn’t a defining factor, Lane knew he wanted to play like Jones by watching Duke midfielder.

This season, the move to midfield has benefited Lane and No. 3 Syracuse (4-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast), which hosts St. John’s (1-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. To make the move, Lane spent more time in the weight room and changed his diet. By Lane’s estimation, he’s gotten to play in his first meaningful games in three years. So far, the 6-foot-7 sophomore has scored two goals and assisted on four others.

“This year we felt his strength, especially with his outside shooting, would be in front of the goal, head coach John Desko said. “So we thought his best opportunity for him to play would be in the midfield right now.”

On the scout team, Lane was tasked with playing like other teams’ bigger midfielders.

He watched Jones , who showed Lane how to use his body and get into the defender early to set up a dodge.

He watched Perkovic, who showed Lane not to hesitate before shooting.

He watched Buczek, who showed Lane pairing an on-the-run shot with a long frame makes him even more dangerous.

Lane was one of a few players to stay in Syracuse during Winter Break to get extra reps and work out.

“I really realized that my body style and my playing style wasn’t going to be able to be effective if I was playing midfield the whole time,” Lane said. “I went to (assistant strength and conditioning coach Matt Mancz) and I told him I would do anything he felt possible.”

He worked with Mancz, who helped Lane replace carbohydrates with protein in his diet. Lane slimmed down 20 pounds, running on the treadmill until he couldn’t run anymore. Now, Lane has become more fit. He was a matchup problem before, but has become even more of one now.

“You’re used to playing smaller quickertype guys,” defender Brandon Mullins said.

“So when you go against a bigger guy like that … you have to get into him a little earlier.”

Lane’s biggest adjustments have taken place off the field — in the weight room and film room, particularly — and his production has helped Syracuse in games against Albany and Army, in particular.

He no longer gets gassed on the field and Desko called him “lean and mean.”

“When I was redshirting and last year, I was like, ‘Wow, I should be playing right now. I could help the team this way,’” Lane said, “and now that I actually am in that role, it’s really … come full circle.” cjlibona@syr.edu | @ChrisLibonati

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PANTHERS’ LAIR Howard’s TO overshadows big minutes

Coleman goes for 11 and 11 in loss to Pitt

By Jesse Dougherty

By Sam Blum

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ASHINGTON — Frank Howard picked up his dribble and locked his eyes on Michael Gbinije. That was the start of his mistake.

Then he threw the ball without ever seeing James Robinson dart into the passing lane. That was the brunt of it. Then Robinson dribbled down the court, sidestepped past Howard and converted a layup to give Pittsburgh a twopoint lead it never gave up. That was the result.

“I should have taken Frank Howard out of the game, but I just thought that he had been playing well,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I should have taken him out and put Trevor back in. It was my mistake.”

Before that costly turnover — which came with the game tied and 1:08 left — Howard was at the center of Syracuse’s (19-13, 9-9 Atlantic Coast) comeback in a heartbreaking 72-71 loss to Pittsburgh (21-10, 9-9) in the second round of the ACC tournament at the Verizon Center on Wednesday. He tied a game-high with five assists and, just by being in the game, allowed Michael Gbinije to work off the ball and pace the Orange with 24 points. His length played a key part in SU’s full-court press, which kickstarted a game-tying 14-2 run in the final 4:18.

But the late turnover, despite having a small effect on his final line, remains the most memorable play of his performance.

“As a point guard you have to see it,” Howard said. “If you don’t make that play at that time of the game, I feel like, it hurts.” see howard page 14

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JIM BOEHEIM has not fared well against Jamie Dixon-coached Pitt teams in his career. On Wednesday, the Panthers eliminated SU from the ACC tournament. logan reidsma senior staff photographer

they said it I know we’ve beaten four teams in the top 30 or 35 in the country.

We’ve beaten eight teams in the top 100.

If there’s teams better than that, so be it.

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Syracuse shot 10-of-19, or 52.6 percent, from beyond the 3-point arc in its 72-71 loss to Pittsburgh.

The rebounding margin for Syracuse on Wednesday after being outrebounded heavily in the last two games against Pitt.

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Pittsburgh’s bench points against Syracuse on Wednesday. SU scored just 10 points off the bench.

ASHINGTON — Dajuan Coleman lay on the ground while the Syracuse bench rose to its feet, players pumping their fists and clapping their hands. The Orange was on an 8-0 run and Coleman drew a charge to give his team a chance to make it even more.

He got up to his feet, pointed to the person holding the mop and told him where to clean up the floor drenched with his sweat.

Coleman has been inconsistent this season, showing some flashes of the player he was expected to be.

On Wednesday, he played seemingly the most aggressive game of his Orange career.

“The whole game I’m just playing all out,” Coleman said.

Coleman finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds in Syracuse’s (19-13, 9-9) 72-71 loss to Pittsburgh (21-10, 9-9) on Wednesday afternoon at the Verizon Center. He was 5-of-7 from the field and found success finishing, even scoring once off the dribble.

He secured four offensive rebounds, and showed reckless abandon.

Jim Boeheim said that he would have liked to see Coleman be even more aggressive. Coleman said he would have liked to finish some of his shots better.

Regardless, with Tyler Roberson struggling again — he scored four points, took one shot and collected just two rebounds — Coleman was the big man option for Michael Gbinije and Frank Howard to look for.

“I thought D.C. asserted himself in the paint at times,” Gbinije said.

“He did a good job rebounding as well. I think he stepped up.” see coleman page 12

men’s basketball

Pitt role players roast Syracuse in ACC tournament loss

By Sam Blum senior staff writer

WASHINGTON — Syracuse had lost to Pittsburgh on Dec. 30 and on Feb. 20. In those games, Pittsburgh’s Cameron Johnson and Ryan Luther combined for 15 total points. The Panthers won both those games the same way, limiting Michael Gbinije, relying on Jamel Artis, and using a late-game run to create separation.

It’s been 29 years since Syracuse lost to a team three times

in one season. And the Orange snapped that streak against the Panthers on Wednesday afternoon. And it was those two previously irrelevant Pitt players that added an unseen dimension.

“They were humungous on the offensive end,” Malachi Richardson said. “We just didn’t get out to them fast enough to stop them on the inside.”

Johnson finished with a career high 24 points. Luther added 13 more. They made up more than

half of Pittsburgh’s offense and were as clutch late as they were hot early in Pittsburgh’s (21-10, 9-9 Atlantic Coast) 72-71 win over Syracuse (19-13, 9-9) on Wednesday afternoon at the Verizon Center.

Pittsburgh’s bench outscored its starters 20-11 in the first half, and helped keep separation in the second half when the Orange mounted a late-game run.

“His improvement has been dramatic. He’s made us better … a lot of big plays from him,” Pitt head coach

Jamie Dixon said about the redshirt freshman Johnson. “Ryan, too. Ryan gave us some really good minutes.

He’s been good against the zone.”

Syracuse led by as many as 10 points, but it was two Johnson 3’s that helped bring Pittsburgh back. The second one tied the score at 26. When the Orange cut the lead from 14 to four in the second half, Johnson hit another 3, from the exact same right-wing spot that he made the others from.

And on the next possession down — after a Richardson layup,

it was Luther that cleaned up his own miss and scored a bucket to keep stalling the Orange’s run.

Artis took just five shots, Michael Young made only four. James Robinson waited until the last minute to be effective offensively. It was these two that were the catalyst.

“He stepped up tonight,” Gbinije said about Johnson.

“We should have done a better job locating him in the zone. We didn’t and he made us pay for it.” see role

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