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It was unseasonably warm on Wednesday, continuing a trend of high temperatures in the Syracuse area and across the Northeast region.

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ACEing Autism at Drumlins Country Club has provided children with autism the chance to develop social skills while learning how to play tennis.

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Tyler Lydon has attempted to shut out the discussions about him, including those about his scoring output or his potential NBA future, as he’s led the Orange this year.

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Professor known for dedication

By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

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In the classroom, Renate “Rennie” Simson called her students “Mr.” or “Ms.” followed by their last names.

She told her students that because they referred to her by her last name, she should give them the same respect, said Kenny Lacy, a senior African American Studies major.

“It was really the first time I have ever had a teacher or a professor or anyone in that sort of authority showed that they really did care about us with the respect,” Lacy said.

Simson, a professor of African American Studies who taught at SU for 37 years, died Feb. 19. Born in Austria, Simson graduated from SU’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1956 and obtained her Ph.D. from the School of Education in 1974. After teaching at the State University of New York Morrisville, she returned to SU for a faculty position during the 1990s, said Herbert Ruffin, African American Studies department chair and associate professor of history.

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DPS officers are armed to protect campus from violent crimes

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ony Callisto’s stern voice turned solemn as he looked down at a table in front of him and considered the possibility of an active shooter incident at Syracuse University.

“The hope is we never experience one of those events,” said Callisto, the chief law enforcement officer of Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety.

“But we train as if they can happen on any given day.”

Firearms are among the tools DPS officers are trained to use in an active shooter situation. Since New York state granted DPS peace officer status in 2004, guns have become an important part of DPS’ arsenal. Each of DPS’ 68 full-time peace officers are armed and authorized to use firearms like handguns and shotguns.

Ninety-four percent of campus police officers across the country are authorized to carry a firearm, according to a 2015 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

When DPS swore in its first armed peace officers in 2005, some questioned why the university needed guns on campus, said John Sardino, associate chief of DPS’s

84% Minimum proficiency score required in training for police in New York to carry pistols source: new york state police

Law Enforcement and Community Policing Division.

Some were concerned about the image of a campus that needed its public safety department to be armed, he said. But after a student opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus, killing 32 people in 2007, Sardino said people changed their minds.

“People saw the value of having a campus department that could respond to an event and quickly make the campus safe again,” Sardino said.

For officers to carry guns, they must first undergo training mandated by the state and the city. DPS peace officers need to meet the same minimum training requirements as SPD officers, according to the Memorandum of Understanding formalized by SPD and DPS in 2003.

A four-day active shooter training exercise, which will include DPS, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry University Police Department, the Syracuse Police Department and SUNY Upstate Medical University Police, has been scheduled for June.

Those minimum standards require DPS officers to have at least 56 hours of firearms training, Callisto said.

An additional 40 hours of training in the use of force and use of force laws are tacked on to the 56 hours of firearms training, he added.

Callisto said the majority of firearms training is done on

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Number of people who were shot and killed by police in 2016 source: the washington post

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67 Approximate percentage of colleges that used armed officers during the 2011-12 academic year, out of 900 surveyed U.S. colleges source: u.s. department of justice

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Committee to address concerns

By Michael Burke news editor

A recently-formed ad hoc committee could turn into Syracuse University’s first concrete steps to protect undocumented students in wake of actions taken by United States President Donald Trump.

The Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/Undocumented Students was established on Feb. 24. The committee will meet for the first time on Friday, and its members have said they’re hoping the committee will be able to develop a strategy to better meet the needs of DACA and undocumented students.

“I think this committee is very much geared toward understanding the fact that right now there’s crazy stuff going on and what we can do as an institution to sort of help (those students) survive this,” said Gladys McCormick, a member of the committee and an assistant professor of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

McCormick added that she’s hoping the committee will be able to learn of and address the concerns

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THIRSTY thursday | golden vidal blanc ice wine

Finger Lakes dessert ice wine is local, luxurious

By Aline Peres Martins staff writer

It’s rare to find someone complaining about 65-degree weather in February — especially in Syracuse, one of the snowiest cities in the country. But there is one group of people who may have some complaints this winter.

Ice wine makers.

Ice wine is a type of dessert wine that originated in Germany and Austria. It is made by harvesting grapes in the dead of winter just after they’ve frozen and extracting the sweet, concentrated frozen juice. Although it has its roots in Europe, the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York is also a hot spot for ice wine production. That’s why anytime there is a wine tasting in the area you are almost guaranteed to find an ice wine on the list.

The tricky part about ice wine-making, however, is that the grapes have to freeze. Without sub-freezing temperatures, there is no ice wine. And in order to have a large harvest of frozen grapes for production, it needs to be below freezing for long periods of time — something that doesn’t happen during unusually warm winters like the one we’re having this year.

This winter has been one of the warmest in Upstate New York history. In fact, March 1 broke a record set for warmest day from Poughkeepsie to Rochester. The Rochester record has held since 1954 and has now been shattered. This is not good news for ice wine. Grapes could rot and birds could eat them.

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Vidal Blanc, a sweet dessert ice wine, has hints of apricot and honey with a balancing sour. The grapes used to make it can only be harvested at freezing temperature. aline peres martins staff writer

what future winter weather will look like, I decided to try one from the Finger Lakes just in case supply is low in the coming years.

I went with a Vidal Blanc ice wine from Standing Stone Vineyards in Hector, New York.

The vineyard is only an hour and a half drive away so it is a relatively local wine. Vidal blanc is a French hybrid white grape wine and is now most popular in

the Northeastern United States and Canada, typically used for late-harvest sweet wines — like ice wine.

When talking about ice wine, the usual emphasis is on the sweetness, and this Vidal Blanc is a very sweet dessert wine with notes of apricot and honey. But in addition to the sweetness, there is a balancing sour that makes it palatable.

It’s gold color makes drinking it

feel somewhat luxurious, and the $25-price tag adds to that effect as well. At 11.5 percent alcohol, it is on the high end for ice wines, and is the type of wine where you drink one glass and call it a night.

I would buy this wine again — pair it with some brie or Roquefort and you can have yourself a fancy night while supporting the local Upstate New York economy.

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@SUCampus This year’s “Candlelight Yoga in the Dome” is in the Carrier Dome on Thursday at 11p.m.

Embracing technology Several pockets of campus, including the Newhouse School, are using virtual reality.

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Graduation rates up for some

By Chieh Yuan Chen staff writer

Getting recognition WA WAY HTOO looks at artwork displayed at the third annual “We Are Syracuse” event in the Sharon Jacquet Education Commons at Huntington Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Refugee high school students shared their stories to encourage tolerance and celebrate their cultures. The students were from countries including Nepal, Ugana, Iraq and Somalia. colin davy asst. photo editor

Record temperatures shake up central NY

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

Unseasonably warm temperatures swept across much of the Northeast last week, bringing to central New York a glimpse of springtime several weeks early. The recordhigh temperatures prompted students to bask in the sunshine, toss Frisbees on the Syracuse University Quad and hit the fairways of Drumlins Country Club.

Last week, the temperature reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit or above for three consecutive days in February, just the third time that happened since 1930. Sandwiched between two daily records — 69 on Thursday and 68 on Saturday — was a 71-degree Friday, marking the first 70-degree February reading in Syracuse since records began in 1902. The temperature also hovered around 70 degrees for much of

Wednesday of this week.

While Syracuse became the first large city in the U.S. to eclipse 100 inches of snow this year, and temperatures expected to revert back to normal this weekend, it’s been a mild winter across much of New York state. Experts said it’s not necessarily a result of climate change.

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Temperature reached in Syracuse on Feb. 24

High pressure east of the Rocky Mountains — more common during the spring and summer months — has pushed cold air north into Canada. Typically

this time of year, Artic Oscillation brings cold air to the eastern U.S. But this year, the oscillation has stayed farther north, allowing warm air from the south to fill the void. That has shaken up the central New York region, bringing record highs, said Brian Donegan, a Weather.com meteorologist based in Cortland, New York.

“It’s been a dominant pattern over the Eastern Seaboard,” Donegan said.

Nationally, temperature hikes have shattered century-old records. More than 400 locations in the U.S. have broken their alltime record for highest temperatures in February, according to The National Weather Service.

Chicago recently set a record-long winter streak without a one-inch snowfall. On Tuesday, only 5 percent of the Great Lakes was covered by ice. On the same date

in 2015, 87 percent was covered.

Burlington, Vermont; Fort Collins, Colorado; Wichita Falls, Texas; Minneapolis; Iowa City, Iowa; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, are among locations to have broken all-time February records this year.

“That’s pretty ridiculous,” said Jon Nese, assistant professor and associate head of undergraduate programs in the department of meteorology at The Pennsylvania State University. In mid-February, State College, Pennsylvania, completed its warmest seven-day stretch during the month since records began in 1893, said Penn State Lecturer of Meteorology Steven Seman.

Also aiding in the warm spell is an extra amount of sunshine. Two months after the winter solstice, the sun is far from its highest point in the sky, yet much higher than it was in December. The late-February sun

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Vigil honors slain individuals with disabilties

By Delaney Van Wey asst. news editor

Syracuse University community members on Wednesday afternoon honored the deaths of people with disabilities who were murdered by their families and caregivers.

The vigil was part of the international Disability Day of Mourning, which is recognized by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network on March 1 every year. Priya Penner, a freshman political science and citizenship and civic engagement double major, organized the event at SU with the support of multiple campus organizations, including

the Disability Cultural Center.

“Every year, this is the gathering I least look forward to have happen because of its horror. And yet I think it’s an opportunity … for us to experience insistence in our celebration of our right to live well and deeply and meaningfully in the world,” said Diane Wiener, the director of the Disability Cultural Center.

After a moment of silence, Penner and Elly Wong, another SU student, read off the names of approximately 900 people who have vied. Penner’s voice grew thicker after a few minutes, and Wiener had to ask if she was able to go on.

Prior to the reading, speakers

at the event said they were angry they had to make the point that the deceased were murdered. Penner said the media often discusses the tragedies with sympathy for the parents and caregivers as if they were “mercy killing,” thus twice victimizing the deceased.

“These parents killed their own children, as if it’s a terrible burden on the parents, and the only action, reasonable action, is to therefore kill their child,” Penner said. “This is wrong. I mean, I don’t think I need to specifically state that.”

Accessibility was also an issue stressed at the vigil. An American Sign Language interpreter was

present throughout the event, and Wiener told the audience that anyone uncomfortable with being recorded or photographed by the media present could stand with her.

“We ought to be countering any violence against us by speaking truth to power, whether that’s spoken with our vocal cords, or with sign language, or with the use of typing communication devices or communication boards or in any other way people communicate with each other including in silence,” Wiener said.

There was also a virtual vigil run by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network on Google Hangouts that

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While the Syracuse city school district’s graduation rate was above 60 percent last year for the first time in a decade, Hispanic and Latino students in the city only had a 48 percent graduation rate, according to a recently published report.

Syracuse had a 60.9 percent graduation rate in 2016, up from 54 percent in 2015, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Education.

“We have worked diligently to improve the conditions in our schools,” Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said in a statement. “…

I look forward to continued progress in our city schools.”

In comparison, graduation rates for other large upstate city school districts like Buffalo and Rochester are 61.7 percent and 47.5 percent, respectively.

Susan Boyle, a Syracuse Common Councilor, said the increase is a good sign for Syracuse city schools, but added that she was not surprised with the results because graduation rates for the city’s school district see graduation page 4

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POLITICS DRASTIC CUTS The Environmental Protection Agency may face drastic cuts, including reducing its staff by one-fifth in the first year, according to the Office of Management and Budget document. source: the washington post

IN THE KNOW Officials in former President Barack Obama’s administration knew about the relations between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and spent their last days in office spreading the information, according to The New York Times. It is reported that U.S. allies gave intelligence on secret meetings between the Trump campaign and Russian officials in European cities. American officials said they wanted to ensure that the intelligence community could find the information. source: the new york times

WORLD MISTAKEN TARGET A Russian aircraft mistakenly bombed Syrian Arab fighters who were being trained by the United States military. The Russian aircraft is believed to have thought they were bombing a ISIS settlement, but it had recently been taken over by Syrian Arab fighters.

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graduation have been steadily increasing for years.

The DOE report showed that nearly every racial group in the state has made progress over the last year, with graduation rates hitting above 60 percent. But in Syracuse, the Hispanic and Latino population has lagged behind.

Boyle said this achievement gap in Syracuse is because of a large proportion of immigrant students who are working to break through language barriers.

“When you are new to a country or when you are the first-generation student, you have more work to do,” she said. “Some of the students who come here don’t come from areas where English is a common language, so they come here completely having to start from the beginning.”

Boyle added that it takes more time for these students to graduate because of additional language courses they need to take.

Syracuse still falls behind the New York state average graduation rate, which was 79.4 percent in 2016, despite its improvement.

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committee and needs of undocumented students, who she said are currently “under a tremendous amount of stress.”

The forming of the committee was a result of collaboration between the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, the Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Department of Public Safety. SU Chancellor Kent Syverud originally charged those three groups to work together to ensure all members of the community are protected in a Dec. 7 message to the campus community.

That message followed calls from members of the community for Syverud to take steps to protect undocumented students during Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump on Jan. 27 signed an executive order preventing

and Hispanic populations out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country.

Boyle believes that offering programs that help build students’ career paths can solve the achievement gap, she said.

“We are bringing the kids to a place where they have future,” Boyle said. “Every opportunity is in place to turn the ship around.”

Programs like Career and Technical Education, Boyle said, have encouraged students across five high schools in Syracuse to pursue their individual talent.

With those programs, Boyle said she expects there would be more of an increase in the city’s graduation rate in the future.

The state’s DOE also said in a news release that it’s important for schools to provide opportunities for students to earn a high school diplomas.

MaryEllen Elia, New York’s commissioner of education, said in a statement that even though the improvements have been seen in recent years, the state is still working on improving outcomes for students at struggling schools.

“While the upward trend in New York state’s graduation rates continues, there is still much work to do,” the commissioner said. chchen@syr.edu

people from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the country for the next 90 days, and all refugee admissions for 120 days. About 50 SU students were then advised not to travel outside of the U.S. because they wouldn’t be allowed in.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals eventually blocked the enforcement of the travel ban, upholding an earlier decision made by a federal judge in Seattle, but Trump has hinted he might sign another order related to immigration.

Walt Donner, a graduate student in the Maxwell School who is also on the committee, said he thinks the committee will look to anticipate any further actions taken

by Trump’s administration on immigration and “act upon those in a timely way.”

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firearms gun ranges and at the SPD, Onondaga County or DPS academies. Training standards are mandated by SPD. DPS matches SPD training standards “even down to the types of firearms our officers carry,” Callisto said.

Those firearms include handguns and a limited number of long guns, Callisto said.

Long guns, which are assigned to officers who work in DPS vehicles, are locked in place inside the vehicle when not in use, he said.

Callisto declined to describe specific details of the police academy training because potential criminals could exploit police tactics, he said.

But he added that DPS officers train with firearms on gun ranges twice a year.

The university also hires community service officers and red-shirted security guards, but they aren’t armed, Callisto said.

Unlike SPD officers, DPS peace officers only have jurisdiction over SU property and the area immediately bordering campus.

About 15 officers are on duty at any given time, but that number fluctuates depending on the day of the week, Callisto said. About 22 officers are present on campus on weekend nights, he added. nity members and groups for Syverud to declare SU a “sanctuary campus.” There’s no strict definition of a sanctuary campus, but the concept is for universities to adopt policies that protect students who are undocumented immigrants.

Syverud has so far avoided using the “sanctuary campus” terminology, but has signaled his support for undocumented students and last month denounced Trump’s order on immigration. The Graduation Student Organization, of which Donner is a member, was among the organizations that called on Syverud to declare SU a sanctuary campus.

Donner, though, said he’s not necessarily expecting the ad hoc committee to push for SU to declare itself a sanctuary status. He said the term can sometimes become “a little bit of a distraction” because of its fluid definition.

Rather than having SU declared a sanctuary campus, Donner said he’s more concerned that

The SUNY-ESF University Police Department and DPS maintain a close relationship.

UPD and DPS officers communicate on the same radio channel to inform officers in both departments of situations in the surrounding area, said Thomas LeRoy, UPD chief.

Additionally, the departments meet monthly with other security organizations in a coalition called the University Hill Public Safety Association, which includes DPS, UPD, SPD and police departments at the hospitals and businesses on University Hill, he said.

In the event of an emergency, LeRoy said DPS and UPD are prepared to help each other “without a doubt.” In a 2015 incident where homicide suspects entered Oakwood Cemetery, which borders the SUNY-ESF campus, LeRoy said five DPS patrol cars assisted the UPD and SPD in creating a perimeter around the cemetery.

DPS and UPD will be training together in multiple exercises this summer, LeRoy said Arming officers ultimately makes the campus safer, Callisto said.

“Our officers can only protect the students, faculty and staff on this campus if we’re fully equipped to go after violent criminals,” he said.

“If we’re unarmed, we’re unable to do that.” jmulle01@syr.edu

the university adopt the specific suggestions outlined in the GSO’s resolution. In the resolution, GSO suggested that SU’s Department of Public Safety not comply with immigration authorities regarding deportations or raids, that DPS not act on behalf of federal agents to enforce immigration laws and that SU refuse to release the immigration status of its students, among other things.

Donner said he was happy to see Tony Callisto, SU’s senior vice president for safety and chief law enforcement officer, say in a statement to the SU community that DPS neither inquires about immigration status of individuals on campus nor assists federal officials in immigration investigations or raids.

“If we can get other things (from that resolution), to me it’s a sanctuary campus, whether or not the chancellor uses a bullhorn to shout it,” he said. mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47

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CNY poised to be hub of drone industry Reader promotes Good Samaritan charity race

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he United States Army recently awarded a Syracuse-based research and development company a $65 million contract to create a system that would detect and defend against drones — evidence enough that there is a demand in the city and central New York region for drone research.

But that demand goes beyond the company, SRC, and has facilitated itself in state funding for a corridor dedicated to the research and testing of drones that will stretch 15 miles from Syracuse to Rome. Gov. Andrew Cuomo allocated $35 million of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative funding toward the corridor and $230,000 toward six drone research projects at Syracuse University. SU is also actively working on proposals to receive more funding for drone research.

“There are very few places in the country where such kind of experimentation facility is available,” said Gurdip Singh, an associate dean at SU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, of the corridor.

Despite the many technological resources available in other parts of the country, Syracuse of all places is the perfect location for the drone corridor. Syracuse — and the central New York region as a whole — have the potential to be emerging hubs of the drone industry.

Believe it or not, Syracuse’s weather conditions played a role in attracting the drone corridor. The city’s varying weather patterns throughout the year — from winter blizzards to spring rainstorms — are

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LET’S GET DOWN TO IT quite useful in drone testing. In other places where drones are tested these weather conditions must be simulated, but Syracuse offers the real environment — and for free.

Another attractive factor is the state’s eagerness to invest in the drone industry. Overall, Cuomo wants to spend $250 million of the $500 million allocated for the Upstate Revitalization Initiative on establishing central New York as a hub for drone research, according to Syracuse.com.

$230,000 Amount of funding Syracuse University received from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative for six drone research projects

Singh said he hopes that Syracuse can do for drones what Pittsburgh did for autonomous vehicles. Pittsburgh took the initiative and passed legislation to allow for autonomous vehicles, a move which generated research and economic activity.

Singh said the corridor, which will be one of few of its kind in the country, will enable research projects that were not before possible and generate economic development.

“Drone research in this particular area is not just driven by engineering and computer science; it’s a multidiscipline activity,” Singh said. “You also need to look at the policy and the law behind it and all of the different applications.”

That multidiscipline activity is reflected at SU, and is what made the university’s proposal for drone funding from the state so attractive. Drones have practical applications in other SU disciplines besides engineering, Singh said, including the archaeology and journalism programs.

One of the current projects, for example, is a joint venture between the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Arts and Sciences’ geosciences program. The project focuses on environmental monitoring, and has used drones to fly over lakes, collect samples and take different measurements.

Singh said drones have applications in pretty much every career path, and added that the College of Engineering and Computer Science is eager to provide resources and expertise for students to explore these applications.

The drone industry is rapidly emerging, and SU and its students are in an exciting position to explore its takeoff. With the projects going on at SU and the financial commitment by the state, Syracuse and central New York seem poised to take the drone industry by storm.

Alex Straus is a sophomore public relations major and finance minor.

His column appears weekly. He can be reached at astraus@syr.edu.

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Good Samaritan 5K & 10K races fundraise to make quality, affordable healthcare available for those in need Christian Health Service of Syracuse (CHSOS) is a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded on the belief that primary healthcare should be made affordable and available to all patients, regardless of their financial needs or level of insurance coverage. Our mission is to reach the medically underserved of central Ne w York with high quality healthcare coupled with the love of Jesus Christ and prayer. Over the last three years, our annual Good Samaritan race fundraiser has helped us provide funding for staff and support an additional 500 patient visits per year to people that otherwise couldn’t afford primary healthcare.

We invite you to our 4th annual Good Samaritan Race on Saturday, April 22, at Long Branch Park in Liverpool, New York. Our event starts at 9:30 a.m. with a Kids’ Sprint. At 10 a.m., the Good Samaritan race begins. This year, we are offering a new 10K in addition to the normal 5K. The 10K runners will lead the event with an out-and-back course on the West Lake Trail at Onondaga Lake from Long Branch. Cost is $30 per participant.

After the 10K race begins, 5K

runners and walkers will begin on the Eastern Lake Trail on a flat, 5K (3.1) USATF certified course # NY14137JG. Race registration is $25 per person for the 5K. (Children 12 and under are free.) Register online at www. goodsamaritanrun.org.

Packet pickup will be in the Community Room at Fleet Feet Sports, 5800 Bridge St. in Dewitt on Friday, April 21, from 11a.m. to 6 p.m.

Water and refreshments will be available. Inspirational music, vendors, entertainment, and concessions will be on site from 9 a.m. to noon Immediately following the race, there’ll be an award ceremony with prizes for the top three finishers in each age group for the 5k, and top 2 for 10k.

All participants receive a swag bag of goodies.

Proceeds enable CHSOS to continue offering quality healthcare to those in need.

Space is available for vendors in our Health and Wellness themed Vendor Village. Monetary gifts may be sent by check payable to Christian Health Service of Syracuse, attn: Good Samaritan Run, 3200 Burnet Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206. Submit questions to goodsamaritanrun@gmail.com Your support will go a long way to help our local neighbors. Hope to see you there.

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DACA committee fills SU resource gap A new Syracuse University committee that will work to develop an institutional strategy to meet the needs of undocumented students shows the administration is willing to take strides to protect students who feel concerned about their immigration status under President Donald Trump.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has stated his support for undocumented students, but the university has not yet taken any concrete actions to protect undocumented students in wake of Trump’s rhetoric about cracking down on undocumented peoples in the United States.

Despite some pressure from the SU community, Syverud has not deemed the university a “sanctuary campus,” and he has understandable reasoning for not doing so. Sanctuary campuses, in theory, adopt policies that protect students who are undocumented immigrants, but campuses that

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what is a sanctuary campus?

“Sanctuary campus” is a loose term with no concrete definition.

In most contexts, a sanctuary campus is a college or university that promises to adopt policies to protect its population of undocumented students. A sanctuary campus movement emerged following the election of President Donald Trump.

As an alternative, the Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/ Undocumented Students has the potential to address students’

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concerns about Trump’s immigration policies and rhetoric. Although many of these students may like to see their concerns addressed through the declaration of SU as a sanctuary campus, this committee can likely aim to do the same work as a sanctuary campus — just without the title.

The committee, which was established on Feb. 24, is composed of several students and faculty members, who seem to have knowledge of the issues surrounding undocumented students and actively work to address those issues. It’s key for a committee that is focused on vulnerable students has members who are in touch with the topic at hand.

The university must always work to meet the needs of all its students.

Ensuring that undocumented students feel safe under the Trump administration should be a priority for SU, and this committee is an important place to start.

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he University of Michigan will be offering a course that can help students distinguish what is false and what is true, in a time where “fake news” and “alternative facts” have become common phrases.

The University of Michigan Library has formed a partnership with the university’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts to establish the one-credit class called “Fake News, Lies, and Propaganda: How to Sort Fact from Fiction.” The class will be offered to students starting this fall.

Doreen Bradley, director of learning programs and initiatives at the University of Michigan, who helped design the course, said the library has taught other credit courses that touched on the evaluation of news sources, but the subject of fake news was a small part of those courses.

“We see the students being required to use news sources for their classes and we see them struggling with distinguishing between what’s real and what’s

fake, especially with websites and their social media feeds,” Bradley said.

She said the current political climate was a catalyst for the creation of the course, but added there has always been a need for these skills.

During an interview with NBC News in January, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave out “alternative facts” when he falsely claimed Trump’s inauguration crowd was “the largest ever.” Trump has frequently attacked prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, NBC and CNN, calling them “fake news.”

Bradley said the library will teach the class with the College of Literature, Science and Arts.

Every year they propose a new course to collaborate on, and this year Bradley said a course on fake news would be interesting to offer.

A group of four librarians crafted the proposal, the basic outline of the course and the syllabus, she said, adding that she wasn’t sure whether the course would become a permanent course or how many students can enroll in it. If the class ends up being popular, she said the library would be willing to offer other sections.

“We’ll have the students finding things, arguing sides,” she said. “We will give them a topic and ask them

to find a fake news article too, so they know how to recognize those as well.”

The course will help students know where to go to fact check articles and know what it is to be a responsible citizen when confronting fake news, she said. Their responsibility, she added, was not just sharing and passing news on, but thinking critically about news stories.

A number of students who worked at the library were excited about the course and helped them craft the digital aspect of the course, she added.

“Media literacy and the ability to distinguish fake news is very important but it’s not going to happen,” Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a professor of public policy communication at University of Southern California and an expert in media and politics, said.

Jeffe said not many people care to distinguish what’s fake news. She said Americans focus on cable TV or social media and focus on media that agrees with their points-of-view, whether that media provides fake news or not.

“A course like this will help because we don’t do that anymore. Media literacy was hot in colleges before, a long time ago, but not anymore. However, it all depends on whether the students care to implement what they learn or not,” she said. dsahintu@syr.edu

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professor The African American Studies department will hold a commemorating event honoring Simson on Thursday between 5 and 7 p.m. at Sims Hall 219.

Andre Yearwood, a junior public relations major, took Simson’s writing class on black culture last semester. On the first day of the class, he was surprised that Simson, a white professor, walked in and started teaching a class that was filled with predominantly people of color.

Yearwood recalled that Simson was going to read a passage one day to the class that contained the N-word. Simson told the class that even though she considered the word horrible and didn’t want to say it, she also didn’t want to censor the word, because she wanted students to “get the feel for the truth,” Yearwood said.

“It proved to me that she was very dedicated but also she wasn’t going to sugarcoat what the history was and that is what something a lot of teachers sometimes do,” Yearwood said.

Over the course of the semester, he said Simson demonstrated her knowledge in the subject well by tying artwork from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s into the contemporary political climate. The class provided the opportunity for students to appreciate black artists who don’t get the same kind of appreciation as writers such as Shakespeare and Mark Twain, Yearwood said.

Lena Allen, a senior political science major, also took Simson’s class on black culture last semester. Allen said even though she was shy to speak in the discussion-based class, Simson, who showed up to class with abundant energy, made everyone in her class comfortable to speak up, ensuring she got the most out of students.

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weather can have a significant impact on temperatures, Nese said.

The warm temperatures in the region were replaced by cold air Friday morning, when thunderstorms rumbled through upstate New York. And after what could be another record high on Wednesday, temperatures in Syracuse will stay around 20 degrees this weekend.

The average February high in central New York is about 35 degrees, but has hovered around 50 to 60 over the past week.

In January, Syracuse’s 8.4-inch snowfall marked the least-snowy January since 1950. Still, Syracuse has had 103.7 inches of snow since October, a couple of inches above average and more than any other

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“It showed me that she truly cared and respected that we are also going through things in our lives. Every other professor still wanted me to get stuff in but she wanted me to take the time I needed to grieve and come back and get it all done,” Lacy said.

Simson published more than 30 articles and chapters in journals and books during her career, according to her faculty webpage.

Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said Simson was not only prolific as a scholar, who published numerous papers and conducted research, but also active in her leadership role. Simson served as a department chair between 2010 and 2013 and an interim chair between July and December 2016.

“The African American Studies department is really a critical piece in educating all of our students about diversity and inclusion,” she said. “… And Professor Simson was a critical piece. She taught many students and thus, I think, enabled a lot of dialogues on campus.”

Simson’s cause of death has not been disclosed. Ruhlandt said she does not know specifics but knew Simson had not been feeling well.

Outside of her teaching role, Ruffin said Simson was fond of traveling. Simson worked to establish an exchange program with the University of Graz in Austria, her home country.

Simone Puff, an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, said in an email that Simson had talked at several Austrian universities as an outreach effort to help internationalize SU. Puff, a graduate of Alpen Adria University in Klagenfurt, Austria — where she met Simson in 2006 — said Simson helped her settle in at Syracuse University about 10 years ago.

She described Simson’s passion for her work as “contagious.”

“It consoles me that she is remembered by generations of students who are now residing all over the world,” she said. “ … Passing on knowledge to others in her pursuit to advocate for social justice was her ultimate goal in life.” ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

large city in the U.S. “We’ve gotten the snow,” Donegan said.

“It just hasn’t stuck around long.”

Both Donegan and Nese hesitated to point the much-warmer-than normal temperatures to climate change. The uptick in temperatures can be explained, they said, without evoking global patterns. There are small-scale drifts throughout history that could lead to blips, they said.

“We should not connect a warm period like this with a straight line to climate change,” Nese said. “That said, events like this would tend to become slightly more common as average temperatures go up. You have to be careful connecting individual events to climate change, but it’s not unreasonable to surmise that these kinds of events would become more common.” mguti100@syr.edu | @MatthewGut21

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1. yaro nieves is an assistant teaching professional at Drumlins and one of the founders of Syracuse’s ACEing Autism program. ally moreo photo editor 2. When the program began, some children were unable to swing a racket. After six weeks, most saw their skills improve. courtesy of aceing autism 3. ACEing Autism has 30 locations across the country. courtesy of aceing autism

Volunteer program builds confidence in children with autism by teaching tennis

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errill Charles began his time with the ACEing Autism tennis program rolling a ball across the court. Just six weeks later, he was using a racket to tap the ball back and forth over the net with his teammates.

ACEing Autism uses tennis to develop social skills for children with disabilities spanning across the autism spectrum. The program works with more than 500 children nationwide and has 30 locations, including Drumlins Tennis Club in Syracuse.

Carol Charles’ 12-year-old son, Merrill, was one of the first participants in the Syracuse program. As the parent of a child with autism, she tries to involve him in many programs, which is how she first discovered the ACEing Autism sessions.

They were listed in a monthly online newsletter from the Central New York Autism Society of America.

After a successful six-week session spanning the first couple months of this year, the Syracuse ACEing Autism program has expanded to 18 participants, joined by 36 volunteers, for its second session beginning Saturday.

Before the Syracuse program, mother Paige Mills would spend more than an hour driving to Ithaca every Saturday to bring her son to ACEing Autism sessions. After a suggestion from Ithaca’s program coordinator, she approached Yaro Nieves, an Assistant Teaching Professional at Drumlins, with the idea of starting an ACEing Autism program in Syracuse. Without hesitation, Nieves was on board.

Two years later, they began the first session in Syracuse. Twelve participants were each paired with two volunteer “teammates,” who worked see tennis page 10

Almost 100 dancers gather together in Goldstein Auditorium to rehearse routines. Passersby could see and hear tap, jazz, contemporary and hip-hop if you go being practiced.

DanceWorks After about Annual Spring five hours, the Showcase exhausted but Where: Goldstein Auditorium happy dancers retreat to their in Schine Stubeds, knowing dent Center they will have to When: Friday and Saturday at wake up tomorrow and do it all 8 p.m. again. It’s what How much: $3 for students, $5 they’ve been for faculty, $7 for working toward all year. nonstudents This weekend, DanceWorks — the largest student run organization on Syracuse University’s campus — will celebrate its 31st anniversary during its annual spring showcase.

Tickets are available at Schine Box Office.

This year’s theme is the Golden Age of Hollywood. Kaitlyn Ertl, the organization’s director, said the choice was inspired by some of the most iconic dance numbers of all time.

“A lot of us loved the classics and how timeless they were,” Ertl said.

These “classics” could fall under anything from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers tapping in “Swing Time” to a drenched Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain. While the dance numbers of Old Hollywood were characterized by their lengthy runs, they remain beloved and treasured to this day. Recent tributes to this old style of film include the Coen Brothers’ “Hail, Caesar!” and, of course, “La La Land.”

Despite the show’s specific theme, the showcase will include dance styles of all kinds. They also have many male dancers this year, offering some partner routines and variations in the choreography.

“This year’s showcase has all different styles of dance ranging from hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, musical theater and tap so there is a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy,” Ertl said.

Senior and co-producer Raychel Renna is particularly excited about the wide array of pieces the showcase has to offer. Her dance is a sassy hip-hop number to Britney Spears that she said is sure to pump up the crowd, while her friend will perform a contemporary dance that “celebrates loving your body at any shape and size.”

“It is very emotional and will be sure to draw a few tears,” Renna said.

While the organization is completely student-run, DanceWorks carries itself with professionalism and expertise. The audition-based group only lets in experienced dancers, and is committed to putting out a top-notch performance each year.

“This is the most diverse and talented group of dancers we’ve ever had,” Renna said. jlmccu01@syr.edu

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f 2016 was the worst year ever, 2017 is shaping up to be the worst year for the media.

A little more than a month into Trump’s presidency and his war on the press is out in full force. Just last week, CNN, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times were barred from a press gaggle at the White House — not to mention fake news all over social media. Now the issue has leaked into the film industry, thanks to Gore Verbinski’s “A Cure For Wellness.”

Fake news falls into the same boat as native advertising, which is essentially paid promotional content formed to match the original content of the media outlet its placed in. All this means is that the line between what’s genuine, honest information and what’s actually a ploy for your money or internet traffic is so blurred now that media consumers find it hard to trust which is which.

While we as consumers find these tactics to be deceiving, marketing departments across the country are jumping on the trend

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tennis with participants of varying disability levels.

“My son is very high functioning. There are kids who are very low functioning. It meets them where they are at,” Mills said.

“It can be a program where they can achieve success and have peer interaction.”

The program works with children based on their individual skill sets, which Nieves notes as a unique quality of tennis. Unlike traditional team sports, Nieves said, “It’s not a one-size-fits-all type of deal.”

Some children who begin the program are unable to hold a racket by themselves or throw a ball, but by the end of the six weeks they gain those skills. Other children start at the level where they could help the ball off a tee, and eventually

in an effort to combat traditional ad fatigue.

Films especially are notable for trying to find original, cheap, and new ways to pique viewer interest. However, given the current climate where trust is low and tensions are high, there is the potential that these creative campaigns can backfire.

Cue “A Cure For Wellness.” The film’s 30-second “Shutter Island”-esque Superbowl spot was more than enough to get me interested. But what made “Cure” fall flat on its face was the decision to utilize fake news in an attempt to bolster buzz around the film.

Five fake local news sites, The Sacramento Dispatch, Salt Lake City Guardian, Houston Leader, NY Morning Post and Indianapolis Gazette were registered solely for the purpose

of promoting the film by distributor 20th Century Fox. However, the articles that were made for these sites didn’t necessarily scream that they were promoting the film, nor was it announced anywhere — until the film was called out on its B.S. — that these were purposefully fake and promotional websites.

Extreme rightist and leftist propaganda news sites circulated the articles, further spreading the fire. Subtle references to the fictional medical center showcased in the film were strewn throughout articles and many ended with the hashtag #cureforwellness. But consumers saw only what asserted their own views, and many overlooked any ties to the film or hints at fictitious accounts completely.

Since Buzzfeed caught on to the reality of the situation, 20th Century Fox has since pulled the websites. All the fake sites’ domain names now link directly to the film’s homepage. Criticism from both the industry and the public called the move tasteless and touchy given the articles’ subject matter and

the current state of our country’s relationship to the media. You could argue that any publicity is good publicity, but in this case “A Cure for Wellness” hardly even breached the Top 10 of the box office when it was released two weeks ago.

Plenty of films have had successful nontraditional marketing campaigns that piqued viewership and fandom. “The Blair Witch Project” and “Cloverfield” are two major films that took off in part thanks to their marketing campaigns that included hidden messages, fake websites and fake documents. Yet, they lacked the inclusion of real people and events that backfired the “Cure” campaign. While it can be refreshing to experience a unique take on film advertisements, it shouldn’t be at the cost of our trust to the media.

progress to successfully hitting a ball back and forth over the net. High-fiving is one of the main ways the instructors help the children get to that point.

Mills said that in many programs for children with disabilities, parents direct their children. But in ACEing Autism, the volunteers are trained to help the participants be successful through varying levels of drills.

Charles said this allows the parents to proudly watch their children learn a new skill and grow while engaging with new people.

“It was one of the first times that I had taken him to an activity and I could sit and watch him interact and be engaged, and he was engaged from beginning to end,” Charles said. “He was doing everything they asked him to do, and I didn’t have to run and redirect him. It was very positive, and every week he asked to go back.”

Learning a new skill was Merrill’s favor-

ite thing about participating, his mother said. The improvement he made as the sessions went on was considerable.

“He was proud that he was able to do the things that they were asking him to do, and he was having fun with it,” Charles said. “Going there, developing a new relationship, being among a community of people and learning something new. Now he can say, ‘I play tennis.’”

Since many volunteers are Nieves’ junior students at the tennis club, they are around the same age as the participants.

Mills and Nieves believe this age similarity is an advantage to their program because it builds lasting relationships even outside of tennis, making the sessions more impactful for everyone. “(The volunteers) are kids too, so the fact that they are able to do this with a small amount of training and just a ton of enthusiasm and positive attitude is pretty

amazing,” Mills said. “It really makes me feel hopeful in terms of how we look at disabilities and being an inclusive community.”

The Drumlins community seems to recognize the work done by everyone involved with the program. Nieves receives phone calls from many club members who tell him how proud they are to belong to a club that offers a program for children with autism. Some members watched the program one Saturday morning and volunteered the next week. Others have given donations to the program, which allowed it to have a pizza party on the final week to celebrate the children’s growth and success.

“There are a lot of people in the world that are willing to help, and there are some kids who were just dealt different cards,” Nieves said. “And for those kids, it should not stop them from being just as successful as anybody else.”

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events bar Amid midterms, applying to internships and trying to maintain your health, you probably deserve a break. Here’s a list of events happening around Syracuse so you can wind down, go out and do something fun this weekend: DWC VISITING AUTHOR READINGS: AUTHOR JAIMEE WRISTON COLBERT Jaimee Wriston Colbert is the author of five books including: “Wild Things,” “Shark Girls,” “Dream Lives of Butterflies,” and “Climbing the God Tree.” A creative writing professor at Binghamton University, she will discuss her work. when: Friday, 7 p.m. where: YMCA of Downtown Syracuse SYRACUSE AREA MUSIC AWARDS The SAMMYs celebrates the best of the Syracuse music scene. Since it began in 1993, this has become the number one local music awards show in central New York. when: Friday, 7 p.m. where: Palace Theatre AZTEC TWO STEP Folk/rock duo Aztec Two Step, comprised of Alex Fowler and Neal Shulman, will perform their original music. With more than four decades of touring, folk enthusiasts will also appreciate their tributes to Simon & Garfunkel and The Everly Brothers. when: Friday, 8-10 p.m. where: May Memorial Universalist Society

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s Syracuse schools let out for spring break, families may consider heading out on a road trip or camping in one of New York’s state parks. To preview the best RVs in town before summer, the Central New York RV and Camping show has got it covered.

“When you get an RV and go camping, you’re checking out,” said Drew Wickham, event manager of the CNY RV and Camping show. “You’re checking out of the technology world, your computers, your phones — so, camping gives us a chance to get away.”

The indoor show will display hundreds of new and preowned RV’s from nine dealers. There will be multiple campgrounds, exhibitors, RV suppliers and a variety of campers up for purchase, including travel trailers, motorhomes and truck campers. The show will run from Thursday to Sunday in four buildings at the New York State Fairgrounds.

This year, the show celebrates its 47th year of operation.

The CNY RV dealer association created the show to bring together dealers, RV’s and campers to one central location.

“If someone’s looking to buy an RV, they can come to this show and hit nine different dealers in one afternoon versus driving all over central New York, going to each one of the dealerships,” Wickham said. “So it’s really an efficient way to get a jump on the camping season.”

One of the nine dealers involved in the show is Burdick’s RV Center. John Burdick, president and general manager of Burdick’s RV Center, said his family-run business has been in the car and RV industry since Burdick’s grandfather sold travel trailers in the 1930s.

Burdick said the timing in March is a great aspect of the show. For RV dealers, fall is usually reserved for traveling with their RVs or packing up their RVs and storing them away.

“It really kicks off our season,” he says. “The RV business hibernates from late October to mid-march, and so this is kind of picking up the season for us.”

Burdick’s RV Center has participated in the show for seven years, and will feature around 30 units this time, including travel trailers and motor homes.

Along with a new collection of models, the show will also have an inventory of used campers and units in The Horticulture Building. Visitors who aren’t ready to buy a new camper can then browse newer options in other buildings, and also find used, more affordable RVs. The Shriners Hospital for Children will also be in attendance to offer information on campfire safety, along with the Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association, bringing dogs to the show for adoption because “we all know dogs make good campers, right?” said Wickham.

Paul Jenkins, manager and owner of Oak Hill Motors, will participate in the show for the third year. Although they won’t be having a big display at the show, Jenkins said the show is an opportunity for RV dealers to attract new customers.

“It’s getting your name out there, it’s exposure,” Jenkins said. “There’s a lot of people that come to the show, and the more people that see Oak Motors, the better for our business.”

The Frankfort, New York-based, family-run business will be selling four trailers in the show, including travel trailers from Wildwood, XLR and Viking. For anyone who is interested in buying a camper or RV, Jenkins says the show gives a chance for people to see what’s available.

“Every floor plan, every option, every trailer that’s made is probably going to be at the show,” Jenkins said. “So if somebody doesn’t have a good idea, if they’re new to camping, and they don’t know what they want, you can’t ask for a better place to walk around and get ideas of what to buy.”

Burdick especially likes the camping aspect of the show.

No matter what ages the attendees are, Burdick said, camping is a great outdoor activity that everyone can enjoy.

“Camping provides a home away from home, obviously one that’s movable and mobile,” Burdick said. “You can go from the Adirondacks to the Finger Lakes to the Niagara region down to the Catskills, and just thousands of other places to go and places to see.”

In addition to seeing some of the bigger campers, Wickham is looking forward to having dealers sell their units and make sales. Most importantly, Wickham said he encourages people to come to the show and celebrate the experience of camping.

“Nothing beats sitting around the campfire, making friends, special family time, it’s just all great summer fun,” Wickham said. “And it’s people’s chance to get away from home, settle down and have some quality family time, which is real important this day and age.” hmaeda@syr.edu

KELLIE PICKLER The former “American Idol” finalist and “Dancing with the Stars” winner is coming to Syracuse to perform country hits like “Red High Heels” and “Best Days of Your Life.” when: Friday, 9 p.m. where: BG Cowboys Saloon SIPA HAZE & RUGGED BEER RELEASE Willow Rock Brewery will release two new types of beer this Saturday: SIPA Haze, a Session New England-style IPA and Rugged, a Scotch Ale. when: Saturday, 1-8 p.m. where: Willow Rock Brewing Company ALCHEMICAL NURSERY PROJECT EXHIBITION Saltquarters will showcase work from 30 individual artists focusing on a particular theme, including vegetables, fruits, or trees all painted on a wooden sign. when: Saturday, 6-9 p.m. where: Saltquarters MOE. A band originally from the University of Buffalo, these central New Yorkers are an American jam band.

Join them for a fun night of swaying, dancing and electric guitar. when: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. where: The F Shed at The Market PITCHBLAK BRASS BAND Formerly known as Un-named, this Brooklyn-based band is bringing their unique style that mixes hiphop and brass to Syracuse. when: Saturday, 10 p.m. where: Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown

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Peterson and Brittney Sykes said while the extra rest could be helpful, they enjoy taking the court earlier.

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11-5 ACC) first conference tournament game will is Thursday night against No. 14 seed North Carolina, a team the Orange already beat this season. For that one game, SU will deploy its normal tactics.

But to advance to the ACC title game, Syracuse will have had to play three games Number of players who average in as many days, a far cry from the two- and double-digit minutes for SU in three-game weeks it plays during the reguconference play. Last year the Orange lar season. Given that last year’s team had had nine players who averaged at a double-bye and more depth, SU faces an least 10 minutes in the ACC. uphill battle.

“We’re resting like crazy,” head coach Quentin Hillsman. “This time of year it’s about legs, it’s about being fresh.”

Getting chances to stay fresh during the game have come few and far between. In each of SU’s last two games, senior point guard and ACC Player of the Year Alexis We’re resting like Peterson has walked to the bench for a quick drink during free throws or other stoppages. crazy. This time of The reason Peterson is playing so much year it’s about legs, it’s stems back to the shallow bench. Last year, SU had nine players who averaged doubleabout being fresh. digit minutes in ACC play, with nobody playing more than Peterson’s 31.3 minutes. This Quentin Hillsman year, only six players are averaging more su head coach than 10 minutes per game in conference play. Without the double-bye, Syracuse’s thin line of reinforcements becomes a more glaring issue.

“I like getting going, not waiting,” To combat fatigue late in the season and Peterson said. “Just the anticipation of, reduce impact, SU focuses more on cardio- you haven’t played but they have played, so vascular exercises during training sessions, they’ve gotten shots up, they’ve gotten used said strength and conditioning coach Ryan to the rims at game speed.”

Cabiles. Syracuse also pays more attention To start the season, Peterson and her The Daily Orange 3/1/17 Sudoku to recovery after training. And while ice aunt, Carla Norris, said the point guard was baths and foam rolls help, the main factor preparing all offseason to be a 40-minute is sleep. player. In conference play, she got less than “In a perfect storm,” Cabiles said, “four three minutes of rest per night. games in four nights is challenging. But they Despite not getting the double-bye and To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column a can definitely do it.” the lack of depth, Syracuse isn’t worried box contain the numbers 1 have to 9.deep in Hillsman and Read both said they did must not about how much energy it will envision SU using more bench players in the the tournament. It just needs to win its game tournament and stressed that nothing about on Thursday, first.

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“It’s just one day,” Sykes said. “One day, Meanwhile, some players are viewing the oneeach more game.”

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SU takes advantage of girls ice hockey growth in Winnipeg

By Andrew Graham asst. copy editor

When Dena Derkatch played hockey in the 1990s in Winnipeg, Manitoba, there was one league. When her daughter, Kelli Rowswell, played hockey there last year, there were at least five.

Rowswell even played Grade 12 at Balmoral Hall — then one of three Winnipegarea hockey-specific prep programs — a place designed entirely to mimic the college hockey experience and help girls play Division I college hockey. That wasn’t even conceivable when Derkatch played.

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Number of players from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that Syracuse ice hockey features. This has increased in recent years because of what head coach Paul Flanagan called “a recruiting pipeline.”

The area’s increased investment in hockey-specific schools has grown the game immensely for girls over the past decade.

Syracuse (15-12-5, 14-4-2 College Hockey America) has been a primary beneficiary as its roster now includes four products of that system: senior Larissa Martyniuk, junior Stephanie Grossi, and freshmen Savannah Rennie and Rowswell. Winnipeg also claims NHL all-stars Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith. Currently, leagues like the Winnipeg Women’s High School Hockey League have added three new teams.

“It’s just good hockey,” Martyniuk said.

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coming kind of players.”

All four of the Manitobans skating for Syracuse played for a prep program during their high school years. Martyniuk, Grossi and Rennie all belonged to the Shaftesbury Titans, which no longer maintains its hockey-specific program. Rowswell played for Balmoral Hall under head coach Gerry Wilson.

Rowswell decided to move to Balmoral Hall for her last year of high school partly for hockey and partly for school. In hockey, she wanted more exposure. Rowswell said immediately after switching to the higher level of hockey, she received attention from college coaches and scouts that had been previously absent.

“The second week I was there,” Rowswell said, “we were in a tournament and after I got RIT coming at me, I had Syracuse com-

ing at me.”

Prep schools function similar to a college program. Class runs Monday to Thursday with practice every day. Weekends are spent on the road to tournaments and showcases.

Tournaments ranged from anywhere in Canada to Washington State to as far as Vermont.

Shaftesbury, too, travelled far and wide, Rennie said, and that going far keyed more looks from scouts and coaches.

“We haven’t put anything in the water,” Wilson said. “… The talent was always there.”

It was just a matter of getting girls seen by scouts in the U.S. Recruiting from an area with that growth becomes a sort of cascade effect, Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan said. One player leads to two, and two leads to four.

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battle Fifty-two (21.7 percent) have come at the rim and 133 (55.4 percent) from behind the 3-point line.

In nonconference play, though, 69.6 percent of his shot attempts were 3-pointers.

Since ACC play began, that number dropped to 48.4 percent. Battle has grown accustomed to defenses in college and is now less hesitant to penetrate toward the basket.

Instead of opponents forcing him to settle for longer shots, Battle is the one dictating and creating for himself.

TAKES 2S TO TANGO Percentage of Tyus Battle’s 240 field goal attempts that have come from mid-range

22.9 After the Orange lost to Louisville by 20 on Sunday, SU head coach Jim Boeheim said Battle was his only player “that tried to attack.” The Cardinals dared both Battle and graduate transfer Andrew White to dribble to the basket, Boeheim said. White struggled, Battle didn’t.

“With Louisville you have to drive them right away,” Battle said. “It’s hard to really get to the basket against them because all

finder idea. If they saw one girl paving the way, either in Winnipeg or playing for SU, following became easier. Derkatch called Balmoral Hall the pioneer of preparing girls for Division I hockey in Winnipeg.

“Seeing girls who can actually make it and have a dream and accomplish it,” Rowswell said, “… all that stuff, it definitely contributes to wanting to build hockey.”

As the game grows 1,101 miles to the northwest, Syracuse and Flanagan reap the benefits.

Martyniuk is a co-captain and is second on the team in blocked shots (37). Grossi provides a prominent offensive threat as team points leader (28) and boasts an 11 plus-minus rating.

Rennie leads all freshmen in points (18) and closed out the regular season with a three-goal, four-point weekend against Penn State. Rowswell is second in points for a freshman (5). Altogether, the four combine for 29.1 percent of the Orange’s total offense and together have a plus-minus of plus-30.

Since the only American school relatively close to Winnipeg is North Dakota, girls from Winnipeg must travel far to attend college in the states. The lack of choice, Flanagan noted, makes it easier to recruit a player from Winnipeg as opposed to someone from, say, Boston, because the United States is inundated with nearby choices.

Flanagan likes where he stands with the four girls on the team currently, and says the best tool for recruiting is word of mouth. Parents talk to parents, players talk to friends.

Coaches develop a rapport with his staff.

“I think they call it a recruiting pipeline,” Flanagan said.

The new wave of Manitoban hockey will hit another city this weekend when the Orange travels to Buffalo for the CHA tournament. And, Syracuse hopes, Buffalo won’t be the last stop.

“I think it kind of boosted everyone,” Rennie said, “and it just shows that you can go anywhere with hockey, right?” aegraham@syr.edu | @A_E_Graham

five of them converge. So it’s either a pull-up or a kick-out 3.”

But Battle didn’t dish out a single assist on Sunday. When he got inside, he found ways to hit the pull-up jumper he has used more and more as the season’s progressed or sneak his way in to hit the layup. He scored 12 of SU’s first 17 points.

In the final seven minutes against thenNo. 9 Virginia on Feb. 4, Battle hit two midrange shots. The first came off the dribble and pushed Syracuse’s lead to five. The second, a floater at the end of the shot clock, doubled the Orange’s lead to four in the eventual four-point win.

In the final six minutes against thenNo. 10 Duke on Feb. 22, Battle hit three more pivotal 2-point jumpers. On the first, he dribbled around a screen and elevated before the help defender could get in his way. On the second, Battle feigned a drive before stepping back to create space, clapping once the ball fell in. On the third, he performed a similar move and shook his head with 14 second-half points en route to victory.

“He just knows how to get himself just enough wiggle room to get up for a shot,” White said. “That’s kind of just his natural instinct. … He knows how to get those shots off. He knows how to get leverage. He has some gamer in him.”

Battle said he’s always been good at pull-up jumpers, a move he whipped out often in high school. He used it to counter defenders who tried to draw charges when he’d drive. In college, it’s the third element to Battle’s increasingly dangerous offensive game.

As Syracuse eyes a possible NCA A Tournament berth, it’s likely going to need everything it can get from its dynamic freshman. Battle is healthy again and now possesses a reliable third dimension to beat defenders.

“A lot of teams like to force me off the 3 so if I drive, they like to take charges,” Battle said. “So I’m just pulling up and trying to find the open spot to score. It’s been successful so far so I’m going to keep on going to it.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

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lydon Lydon anywhere near Twitter or Snapchat.

He logged out of Twitter for the duration of the season, and he deleted Snapchat entirely. Instagram remains his only portal to the social media world, where he posts pictures of his teammates and his puppy, Boone.

Otherwise, Lydon stays unplugged. This wasn’t the case last year, and he looks at it as a distraction. Now he’s completely out of sync with the NCAA Tournament projections seemingly updated by the hour. Not once has he glanced at a mock NBA Draft, most of which slot him as the 20th-25th selection in the first round.

He doesn’t discuss his NBA prospects with anyone. The family’s inevitable conversation won’t take place until the season’s end, and even last year the discussion about Lydon’s future lasted a “couple minutes” at most.

“He wasn’t ready,” Tim said. “Everybody knew that. I don’t think any of us thought he’d be ready to go in there and play with 270-pound forwards.”

Lydon prepares for life after Syracuse by working solely toward his next game, a rematch against Georgia Tech that could tilt SU’s NCAA Tournament fate. He routinely starts practice before most of his teammates.

Assistant coach Adrian Autry and a few team managers dole out contact on drills to improve his post play, and Lydon shoots upward of 100 3-pointers from different spots around the arc. Whatever the drill, he usually looks like he’s already gone through a full day’s practice before the actual one begins.

He quickly retreats to the locker room to swap out his sweat-drenched shirt for a fresh one and the process commences all over again.

“He’s definitely one of those guys that expects to make every shot,” Autry said. “It’s one of those things where his preparation before practice is about that mindset.

“You can really tell working with him before practice how focused he is and how intent he is on finishing the drill and finishing at a higher level.”

If nothing else, it’s a guarantee Lydon will finish whatever drill he’s working on before practice. Whether or not he’s satisfied with his performance is an entirely different discussion. Like many other athletes of his caliber, Lydon demands an unrealistic quality of play out of himself.

When he inevitably can’t reach that ceiling, the sophomore isn’t shy about letting his frustration be known. It could be something subtle, like a grunt when he lets go of a 3-pointer he knows isn’t going in. But more often the display is a little more pyrotechnic.

Lydon’s fired balls at the stanchion below the basket, and when he’s really aggravated, he punts basketballs into the highest reaches of the Carrier Dome’s atmosphere — but only during practice. On one attempt, the ball crashed atop the portable bleachers along the sideline and trickled down the steps.

Lydon only becomes so demonstrative in what he considers his safe space. There aren’t many of those left for him, so he doesn’t have a problem letting loose when no one’s looking.

“For whatever reason,” Lydon said, “I feel like

I should be able to do everything the right way.

Obviously, that’s not realistic, it’s basketball.

“Whenever I miss a shot I know I can make … it gets frustrating. At the same time, I think the funny part is I’ve gotten a lot better with (my temper).”

This isn’t the Lydon that most Syracuse fans have come to see. What they see is a polished version, who doesn’t throw temper tantrums or get too low after poor performances. But don’t confuse his stoicism for lack of caring.

Lydon knows how much he means as an individual to the program and fan base.

Without him, there’s probably no NCAA Tournament run to hope for or NBA Draft that will be worth watching this year for SU fans. But Lydon needs to tune out the constant chatter about Syracuse, which is usually centered around him anyway.

It’s the only way he can try to do it all.

“There’s a lot of expectations that can be hard to uphold and follow through with,” Lydon said, “but I like those challenges. I like being someone that’s responsible for all that.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

TYLER LYDON deleted Snapchat and logged off his Twitter. It’s all a part of his goal to avoid distractions while leading SU this season. jessica sheldon staff photographer

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IN HIS BUBBLE Tyler Lydon shuns noise while leading Syracuse this year

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A surface-level expectation for Lydon carrying the burdensome label of “Syracuse’s most talented player,” is to score, and score a lot.

That’s OK to a certain extent, but the stalky 20-year-old is capable of so much more. Usually he serves as SU’s best defensive player on the court, stretching every fiber out of his massive wingspan to plug the Orange’s zone defense. He blocks more shots than anyone on the team.

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Lydon is a do-it-all player, but he can’t do it all at once.

“I like to think I can affect the game in other ways than just scoring,” Lydon said before a practice last week. “I’m sure most people don’t really recognize that, because I don’t think the typical basketball fan really sees that.”

What they see are the headlines: Lydon named to All-ACC preseason team. Lydon earns spot on Wooden Award preseason Top 50 list. Lydon projected as late first-round NBA draft pick.

Headlines bring hype, and hype brings monumental expectations to carry Syracuse (17-13, 9-8 Atlantic Coast) at all times. Especially through its last gasp for NCAA Tournament consideration.

It doesn’t bother Lydon. He’s come to terms with his starring role after last year serving as

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a supporting cast member to Michael Gbinije, Trevor Cooney and Malachi Richardson. But as the external commotion ramps up — about his future, the Orange’s future and what more he needs to be doing — Lydon descends further into the shielded basketball world he’s created for himself.

Only there, usually in the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, can he be the perfectionist and temperamental being that he is. Everywhere else he’s left to block out the noise around him.

“Honestly, I don’t even know if he knows about all those watch lists,” said Tim Lydon, Tyler’s father.

“He doesn’t look at any of that stuff. He doesn’t read any articles about the team. “… He stays away from it, which I think is good for him.”

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Battle flashes mid-range growth SU using tight rotation for ACC tournament

By Paul Schwedelson senior staff writer

Rick Pitino knew Tyus Battle was well-regarded in high school. He actively recruited the guard and visited him at Gill St. Bernard’s (New Jersey) High School. But the Louisville head coach also knew Battle needed time to develop the same reputation in college.

After watching him in person again at Syracuse (17-13, 9-8 Atlantic Coast) two weeks ago and then on tape three more times

after that, Pitino was impressed.

And when Battle dropped a teamhigh 20 points against the Cardinals on Sunday, Pitino’s thoughts were validated.

“Seeing him up close and personal yesterday,” Pitino said Monday, “he’s even more impressive.

“Because he puts it on the floor, he’s got a good mid-range game.

He’s going to get better and better.”

Battle’s three 2-point jumpers rounded out his trio of 3-pointers and one layup against the then-No. 7 Cardinals. With one regular-season game remaining,

Saturday against Georgia Tech (17-13, 8-9) in the Carrier Dome, Battle has hit 45.5 percent of his 2-point jump shots, according to Hoop-math.com. After beginning the season effective from 3 and improving his driving at the start of conference play, Battle’s developed his mid-range game, the most recent addition to his diverse offensive arsenal.

Of the freshman shooting guard’s 240 field-goal attempts, 55 (22.9 percent) have been 2-point jump shots, per Hoop-math.

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By Tomer Langer sports editor

The style of play on which Syracuse prides itself presents possible issues. The Orange deploys an unrelenting full-court press every game in an effort to create more turnovers and, in turn, more possessions to capitalize on.

It’s the same technique that catapulted SU to the Atlantic Coast

Conference and national championship title games last year. The pressure requires players to be in peak physical condition. Only now, the problem is that SU is relying on far fewer pieces.

“I thought we had a lot more depth last year,” SU associate head coach Vonn Read said. “… We had a really, really strong bench.”

Sixth-seeded Syracuse’s (20-9, see tournament page 12