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Preet Bharara, a former U.S. attorney known for prosecuting crimes by Wall Street executives, will deliver the 2018 SU College of Law commencement address. Page 3

Ruth Johnson Colvin aimed to improve literacy rates in Syracuse, but her influence has gone far beyond the community. At 101, Colvin is still advocating. Page 7

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The D.O.’s men’s basketball beat writers critique everything about the 2017-18 season, including the quality of coaching and the best and worst players. Page 12

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Spending bill surprises councilors Council passes rental registry amendment By Casey Darnell design editor

Syracuse’s Common Council on Wednesday passed an amendment to the city’s rental registry that will require certain landlords, including some in the University Hill neighborhood, to allow interior inspections. Under the amendment, landlords of homes with one or two families must submit to both exterior and interior inspections by the code department every three years to be compliant with the rental registry, a list of one- and two-family homes that landlords are required to be on. Previously, the rental registry only required exterior inspections every two years. While the city’s code enforce-

July 1 Some Syracuse common councilors are pleased that the Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget bill recently passed by Congress doesn’t include cuts to a major grant program. kai nguyen photo editor

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ment department currently performs periodic interior inspections of buildings with three or more families, there were no periodic interior inspections of one- and two-family homes until the passage of the amendment. Several companies that rent to Syracuse University students own properties that are classified as oneor two-family residences, meaning these properties will be under the scope of the amendment, which goes into effect on July 1. Ken Towsley, director of the city’s code enforcement department, has said that only one-third of one- and two-family homes are on the registry, which has no enforcement mechanism. The amendment removes a list of compliant landlords that allowed the city to keep track of how many landlords were on the registry. Councilor-at-large Khalid Bey proposed the amendment at a Jan. 31 meeting of the council. At that meeting, Bey said the change would help the city crackdown on landlords who are “serially negligent.” A few councilors were confused about the details of the amendment and how it would see registry page 6

By Daniel Strauss asst. digital editor

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget was expected to affect every corner of the United States, including Syracuse. And while the proposal was initially expected to eliminate or completely cut funding for major social programs, some of Syracuse’s common councilors are pleasantly surprised with a new congressional budget that rejects many of the Trump administration’s ideas for cuts. The Syracuse community relies heavily on federally-funded social programs that alleviate the effects of poverty and fight homelessness. Programs such as Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnership funds help city officials provide affordable housing for low- and moderate- income Syracuse residents. Trump initially wanted to completely eliminate the CDBG program in Fiscal Year 201819. But Syracuse’s Common Council on Monday approved a request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for about $4 million in CDBG funds and about $1 million in HOME Investment Partnership grants. And those CDBG

figures are subject to change. Stephanie Pasquale, director of the city’s department of neighborhood and business development, said she’s optimistic Syracuse will receive an increase in CDBG funds under the budget approved by Congress last week. What she doesn’t know is how much that increase will be, Pasquale said. “I’ve been doing this for about 18 years, and I can’t recall,” Pasquale said of the last time CDBG received additional funds in the federal budget, opposed to cuts. “I think when I started here, we were getting more than $10 million a year.” Originally, Trump proposed cutting the entire CDBG program next fiscal year. Instead, the $1.3 trillion budget bill passed by congressional leaders boosted the block grant program’s funding by $305 million. In Syracuse, CDBG grants are used to fund emergency repairs and other costs of homeownership. In the president’s original budget proposal, HUD was going to receive an $8.8 billion or 18.3 percent funding cut. Originally, Common Councilor Joe Driscoll said those funding cuts to CDBG were among his top concerns in regard to Trump’s proposal. The city’s council initially budgeted for an anticipated 10 percent decrease in CDBG funding next see budget page 6

$4,019,550 Amount of money Syracuse requested from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2018-19 source: syracuse common council

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‘Senior Scaries’ event to highlight SU resources By Ryan Dunn staff writer

Syracuse University’s Student Association announced on Monday that it would host an event to help students navigate the local rent market and cover financial issues such as taxes and loans. Chris Yin, a senior information management technology major and SA’s director of technology, organized the initiative called “Senior Scaries.” The event is scheduled for April 9-12, and Yin said the programming seeks to highlight on-campus resources that students might not realize they have. SA will partner with the Office of Financial Literacy, Office of Alumni Engagement, Health Services, Blackstone LaunchPad and SU Ambulance to host events throughout the week. Each organization has a designated day during which they will present resources pertaining to housing, healthcare, finances and professional topics. “I think Syracuse does a really good job at preparing us for our careers, but I think it’s really lacking in how to prepare us in the noncareer stuff,” Yin said. “The school

has the resources on campus that students don’t know about. We are trying to raise awareness.” While the event will target matriculating seniors, it’ll be open to all SU students. New York real estate agency Cooper and Cooper will kick off Senior Scaries next Tuesday with representatives giving a talk about finding housing and navigating the rent market. That event is meant to raise awareness of Senior Scaries, which will begin the next week. The first events that Monday will focus on helping students find an apartment. Tuesday’s events will focus on mental and physical health and healthcare, Wednesday’s events will cover financial issues such as taxes and student loans and Thursday’s events will cover networking and other professional subjects.

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SA’s Judicial Review Board was called to review a special electionheld on Feb. 26, during which members were elected to the organization’s finance board. The review board met to discussa complaint that had been made by a finance board see sa page 6

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The D.O.’s beat writers grade SU men’s basketball’s season, including its MVP and biggest flaw after its loss to No. 2 seed Duke in the Sweet 16. Page 12

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SU faculty debate whether shared governance has improved under Chancellor Kent Syverud. See Wednesday’s paper

School safety City police will discuss school safety during an SCSD forum on Tuesday evening. See Wednesday’s paper

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WALSH’S FIRST 100 DAYS

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Relationship with Katko Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus), who represents Syracuse and other portions of central New York in Congress, has praised his relationship with the city’s new mayor, Ben Walsh. Katko, who has served two terms in office, was frequently criticized by Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner. Katko said he supported Republican mayoral candidate Laura Lavine in the city’s election last fall, but added that he would pursue a relationship with whoever was elected.

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It’s extraordinarily refreshing. We don’t always agree on every issue, but we have a firm commitment to help each other as much as we can. John Katko

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REP. JOHN KATKO (R-CAMILLUS) has had open communication with Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh since November. daily orange file photo

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Rep. Katko, Walsh pledge to work together By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor

United States Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) and new Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh have started off with better relations than the congressman and former Mayor Stephanie Miner did. Katko told S y r a c u s e . WALSH com ea rlier this month that he and Walsh have had open communication

throughout Walsh’s first several months in office. Walsh has previously said his administration has had meetings with federal and state officials, including Katko. Katko and Miner had a tense relationship when she was in office, including an incident in which a Katko spokeswoman called Miner a “failed politician” in June of last year. Miner considered running against Katko in the 2018 midterm congressional elections. Instead, Miner declined to run, and Dana Balter, a visiting assistant teaching professor at Syra-

cuse University, is currently the leading Democratic candidate. Miner even said in August 2016 that she and Katko had not had any sort of governmental relations since shortly after he was elected, in 2015, according to Syracuse.com. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney also had a tense relationship with Miner, but her relations with Walsh have been friendlier. Though Katko endorsed Republican candidate Laura Lavine during the mayoral race, he also said he would pursue a relationship with any winner, according to CNY Central. “No matter who the next mayor

is, we’re going to have to address issues jointly, not separately,” Katko said in September. Katko said he specifically wanted to handle issues such as poverty, crime, infrastructure and education quality with the new mayor, who at the time was not yet elected. Katko has spoken favorably of the communication he has had with Walsh, Syracuse.com reported. He said they speak at least once a month and exchange text messages about government affairs. “It’s extraordinarily refreshing,” Katko said of his discussions see walsh page 6

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The Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s site team is visiting Syracuse University this week to review a self study that SU has compiled. Middle States is an accreditation organization for colleges, necessary for university students to receive federal tuition and aid. Universities must go through the accreditation process every eight years. The site team will give its own report with recommendations for the university, according to a set of guidelines and federal compliances, said Rochelle Ford, a chair of SU’s Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee.

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Preet Bharara, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will deliver Sy racuse Universit y ’s College of Law ’s 2018 Commencement address, SU announced on Monday. BHARARA B h a r a r a worked against public corruption in New York City and prosecuted crimes on Wall Street, according to an SU News release. He was nicknamed the “Sheriff of Wall Street,” according to the release. He prosecuted almost 100 Wall Street executives from 2009 to 2017. He was also listed as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. He hosts his own podcast, “Stay Tuned with Preet.” The commencement will be on May 11 in the Carrier Dome at 11 a.m. “Now more than ever, our nation, founded on and nurtured by the rule of law, requires lawyers and public servants who understand and respect our laws and who are willing to uphold them when confronted by corruption, injustice and impunity,” Bharara said in the release. He was hired as a U.S. attorney under former President Barack Obama. Bharara was fired by President Donald Trump after refusing to resign, according to The New York Times. United States Circuit Judge James Graves Jr. spoke at the 2017 College of Law Commencement, and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the 2016 Commencement.

The site team, made up of leaders from peer institutions, arrived Sunday for a welcome and orientation. The team was scheduled to meet with university-affiliated people, such as students, faculty, administrators and staff, on Monday and Tuesday. Ford said the team will be meeting about 300 people. The site team will ask members of the university community about the student experience, budget and strategic planning, among other things. On Wednesday, the team will read its report to the chancellor’s council — administration, deans and members of the steering committee — which will include how well the commission believed the committee evaluated SU. They will also provide a list of recommenda-

tions for the school. The steering committee will take notes during the closed meeting, but no questions are allowed. SU will receive a copy of the report in the future. The university wrote a preliminary self-study that included aspects of the university that needed to be improved, how the university is meeting certain compliances and budget and administration facts. Ford said hopefully the only corrections in the university’s report will be typo mistakes, but since the school is already coming up with recommendations, she imagines the site team will agree with and emphasize those recommendations. “We knew going into it there’s things that we’ve got to do better at Syracuse,” she said. “So we know

that they’re going to repeat those things back to us.” Once the site team gives its report, the reaccreditation committee can make revisions to the self-study and send it to the commission, which votes to approve or deny accreditation in June. “The good news is, Chancellor Syverud is a commissioner,” Ford said. “He’ll be at that meeting. He kind of knows where we stand in comparison to other reports and things that they see.” Ford said the recommendations that SU is self-identifying also help the university better align with the Academic Strategic Plan, a document that aims to improve the university in a variety of areas. ccleffer@syr.edu | @ccleffert

The application for the Excelsior Scholarship, a scholarship that provides free tuition to state colleges for New York residents, opened on Monday. Students entering college in fall 2018 and current college students whose families make up to $110,000 annually can apply for the scholarship. source: gov. andrew cuomo

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More than $8.5 million was given to central New York municipalities through the Restore New York Communities Initiative, with more than $4.8 million going to the city of Syracuse. The funds in Syracuse will go toward demolition and rehabilitation of buildings near the city’s business district and creating new residential and commercial spaces. source: gov. andrew cuomo

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Faculty respond to story on facilitated communication This letter responds to the recent D.O. article that continues the oft-repeated and outdated attacks on the Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) and the work around facilitated communication (FC). As we wrote two years ago when The D.O. last offered these ill-informed attacks, we stand with the ICI in their decades of work to provide communication and inclusion for individuals at risk of marginalization. This civil and human rights work is in line with Syracuse University and the School of Education’s mission. People who use FC include individuals with a wide range of intellectual abilities who lack reliable pointing skills and can’t speak or whose speech is extremely limited or disordered, many of these people often labeled with intellectual disabilities. However, many individuals who once required significant physical support to communicate have demonstrated the ability to type with minimal or no physical support and/or to read aloud what they type. This country has a horrific history of mistreatment and institutionalization of persons who aren’t able to communicate, and we see that authentic communication, like FC, is a fundamental right. By never watching or learning from those who use FC, The D.O.’s reporters and editors provided no understanding of what FC is or how it works. We want to point out the countless children, families and communities that have benefited by working with the ICI and using FC. The articles ignored young people who were initially labeled with intellectual disabilities (IQs below 70) who learned to type through FC, and went on to receive mostly As in college at places like SU. A number of studies, using multiple methodologies, have successfully demonstrated the validity of typed communication through FC. Equally important is that the ICI’s research is held to the same research standards, involving the ethics of working with human subjects and the rigorous peer-reviewed process that all

scholarly research goes through to get published. The D.O. articles and other criticisms of FC are based on the foundation that people who type to communicate have been scientifically labeled intellectually lesser than and what they type can’t possibly be attributed to them. We must recognize this argument has a history that spans groups of people in the U.S. with “scientific” claims stating immigrants, women and African Americans are intellectually inferior. These kinds of “scientific” claims built on intellectual inferiority are offensive and wrong.

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SA should promote dialogue with DPS

here are few things more important on a college campus than a healthy relationship between students and campus safety officers, and Student Association’s Diversity Week is an opportunity to promote that relationship at Syracuse University. Diversity Week will feature a partnership between SA and the Department of Public Safety that was designed to encourage interaction between students and DPS to educate the student body about resources offered by DPS. The week will feature an event where students can throw a pie at a DPS officer’s face. All donations from the event will go to the Dunbar Center, which aims to break the cycle of generational poverty and develop racial equality in Syracuse. Amid tension between citizens and police officers across the country, it’s important that DPS strives to build a greater sense of trust with the SU campus community. Any event that promotes engagement between

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students and DPS officers helps students get their questions and concerns addressed, and it also helps officers clarify their roles. The SA Facebook page has only advertised one event this academic year involving a forum with DPS. While these forums likely aren’t the most popular even, they should be given just as much attention as any other event. It’s important SA promotes these events. They play an important role in maintaining peace by creating a proactive dialogue on campus. DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado said open communication between university officials and the student body is key. “The best way to improve relationships between the Department of Public Safety and students is communications,” Maldonado said. “Being able to not only communicate with them but

communicate frequently, because if the only time we communicate is when things are strained, then you’re not really going to get an awful lot accomplished.” Maldonado said DPS continually welcomes events with students as a means of improving these relationships. Maldonado referred to the department as a “peacekeeping” unit as opposed to a “crime-fighting” one, and said it’s important students see DPS officers outside of just responding to a call for service. All relationships need consistent maintenance, including those between students and campus safety officers. SA should prioritize and further promote DPS forums to further those lines of communication and ensure the SU community is not only safe, but also engaged and proactive with those who police it.

Daniel Loftus is a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major. His column appears biweekly. He can be reached at dploftus@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @danielploftus.

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Lack of march diversity must be remedied

he Syracuse March for Our Lives was inspiring in its strive for expanded gun control measures, but the lack of diversity at the march perpetuates Americans’ willingness to ignore gun violence in low-income communities of color. The Saturday march, which was organized after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, demonstrated how real it is for students to live in fear of being gunned down in their schools. But attention surrounding gun violence tragedies is disproportionately directed to majority-white towns as opposed to inner-city communities, where gun violence is rarely given a second thought by those outside the community. Parkland; Newtown, Connecticut; and Columbine, Colorado are white suburban communities the media portrays as crime-free zones — safe havens from violence. When Americans react to the kind of tragedies these towns have experienced, we often wonder how something so violent could have happened in such a supposedly harmless community. But when it comes to violence in inner cities, we remain silent.

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STICK TO THE STATUS QUO Whether we admit it or not, American society expects gun violence at inner-city schools, not affluent suburban ones. Society has decided that violence in lowincome communities is the norm, which is problematic, because the students at these inner-city schools are primarily children of color who are on the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum. This doesn’t mean rallies against gun violence are only responding to tragedies in majority-white, affluent communities. But these rallies have failed to be fully inclusive to marginalized communities and peoples disproportionately

Number of gun-related incidents that have occurred in the U.S. since Jan. 1 source: gunviolencearchive.org

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affected by gun violence. The March for Our Lives rallies focused on stricter regulations for legal guns, but stricter laws on gun purchases cannot be the only solutions for preventing gun violence. We must track down where these guns are coming from and limit access to semi-automatic weapons to see real change in all communities — not just the wealthy ones. The march was an incredible event that showcased the power of youth activists. But until our awareness of gun violence applies to both affluent and low-income communities, the movement behind the March for Our Lives won’t be fully protective of all lives.

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budget year. But with the congressional bill that Trump reluctantly signed last week, Driscoll said he would applaud the administration if those funds actually increase locally. “The Community Development Block Grants fund a lot of the people that are doing the most important work, in my opinion, in Syracuse,” Driscoll said. Several organizations receive CDBG funds allocated by Syracuse. At present, Home HeadQuarters, Inc. would be the largest recipient of CDBG grants in Syracuse with about 45 percent of total funding in the city’s current Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget draft. Home HeadQuarters, Inc. is a nonprofit and Syracuse-based housing agency. The organization’s mission is to create housing opportunities to help improve upstate New York communities. Karen Schroeder, chief communications officer of the nonprofit, said CDBG is critical for helping Syracuse residents. “It’s a really important program, espefrom page 3

walsh with the mayor, according to Syracuse.com. “We don’t always agree on every issue, but we have a firm commitment to help each other as much as we can.”

No matter who the next mayor is, we’re going to have to address issues jointly, not separately. John Katko

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Katko said Walsh will have a “very tough job” in his first year or two in office, but the congress-

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cially here in Syracuse, to mitigate some of the housing issues here in the city,” Schroeder said. Latoya Allen, common councilor of the 4th district, which includes portions of Syracuse University and some census tracts with high levels of concentrated black and Hispanic poverty, said she’s excited about the CDBG funds allocated in the congressional bill. “We need it the most, right here in Syracuse,” Allen said. She said the money could be used to better help some local nonprofits and social programs, such as Home HeadQuarters, Inc. Other aspects of the Trump administration’s budget priorities, though, were still concerning to local leaders. Driscoll said he’s worried about the White House’s support for charter schools. United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is a strong proponent of charters, which are publicly funded schools that operate independently of state school systems. Driscoll said he fears public schools could be cut out of some funds, in favor of charters. man will help him when he can. Walsh said in his January “state of the city” address that the city is expected to have a major deficit next year. The city’s new mayor has also enjoyed a cordial relationship Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney since the election in November. While the former mayor was in office, Miner and Mahoney publicly exchanged blows over economic development initiatives, sanctuary cities and the Consensus commission’s city-county merger proposal. Mahoney did not endorse a candidate in the 2017 mayoral race. But the county executive vowed to begin her relationship with the new Syracuse mayor on a “clean slate.” Two days after Walsh’s election, Mahoney told Syracuse.com she was “re-energized” by the prospect of collaboration with the new mayor. “I’ve already got a file on my desk that has his name on it,” Mahoney said. “I’m getting my agenda ready.” ccleffer@syr.edu | @ccleffert

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Sally Johnston, advocacy coordinator of AccessCNY, an organization that aids more than 3,000 people primarily with disabilities in central New York, said she was disturbed by Trump’s proposal to cut Medicaid, funds for food stamps and other healthcare programs. And some nonprofits in the area, such as Home HeadQuarters, Inc., are looking to diversify revenue sources under the Trump administration, opposed to relying so heavily on federal funds. Paul Joslyn, executive director of AccessCNY, said it’s very hard to anticipate future policy changes that could affect funding. About 90 percent of AccessCNY’s funding comes from the government, mostly in the form of Medicaid Joslyn said. He said the organization is actively trying to diversify their funding sources. “That’s a high percentage, but if we can lower that by even 5 percent, that makes a big difference and helps to mitigate that risk a little bit,” Joslyn said. dstrauss@syr.edu — News editor Sam Ogozalek contributed reporting to this story.

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registry differ from what the code enforcement department currently does. Towsley said at previous meetings that his department would still need to request a warrant from a judge if a landlord refuses to allow an interior inspection. He has also said that the code enforcement department would re-allocate its resources to fulfill the new requirements. The vote on the amendment was repeatedly delayed as the administration of Mayor Ben Walsh was reallocating resources in the code department. Councilor-at-large Timothy Rudd voted against the amendment, as did Councilor Joseph Carni, of the 1st district, and Councilor Chad Ryan, of the 2nd district. “I think this law is an illusion of action. I don’t think anything will happen,” said

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candidate regarding a negative personal recommendation. According to the complaint, SA comptroller Cierra Britton interviewed a candidate and did not recommend them to the assembly, who votes on whether or not to elect the candidate to the JRB. The candidate alleged that Britton withheld her recommendation for personal reasons. The Judicial Review Board concluded that there was no wrongdoing in regard to the personal recommendation and decided that the results of the election would stand. SA Vice President Angie Pati also gave an update on the proposed peer listening service, an initiative that would offer support for students who are dealing with stressful situations. The listening service would allow students to anonymously discuss difficult situations with peers trained in active listening. “We are looking at fall 2019 or spring 2020,” Pati said. “There’s nothing like this on campus and students have shown that they want it.” rarozenb@syr.edu

Rudd after Wednesday’s meeting. Rudd said the city should use its forthcoming Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to financially penalize landlords who do not enroll on the rental registry. The New York State Assembly passed a bill allowing Syracuse to create the bureau in June 2017. The bureau, which former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner advocated for, would issue fines for code violations in the way that the current parking violations bureau issues tickets. Rudd said he believes if the code department focuses on enforcing the new requirements, the city will be unable to fully implement the bureau. “You have to create financial incentives and penalties for slumlords to repair their properties,” Rudd said. “Until we cut off the revenue from those property owners, there’s no way anything will change.” cdarnell@syr.edu

New opportunities The Obama Foundation and UChicago started a scholarship program to shape young leaders. See dailyorange.com

Support system Camp Good Days offers programs for people affected by cancer and sickle cell anemia. See Wednesday’s paper

PULP

Artful allegory Though CNY Playhouse’s “Chess” has political undertones, the real focus is the play’s love story. See Wednesday’s paper

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UU to host ‘Blockers’ screening By Taylor Watson

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University Union announced Monday that it will host an advanced screening of the movie “Blockers,” starring Leslie Mann and John Cena. The screening is on Friday at 8 p.m. in HBC Gifford Auditorium, in partnership with NBC Universal. “Blockers” follows the drama that ensues after three parents discover their daughters’ pact to lose their virginities at prom and launch an operation to stop the teenagers. The film also stars Ike Barinholtz from “Neighbors” and “Suicide Squad.”

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RUTH JOHNSON COLVIN made it her mission to improve literacy rates in Syracuse, but her reach has extended far beyond central New York. Her organization has a presence in about 30 countries. courtesy of proliteracy worldwide

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fter reading an article on U.S. Census Bureau statistics in 1961, Ruth Johnson Colvin was shocked to learn that 11,000 people in her hometown of Syracuse could not read. Although Colvin said she knew other places in the world had this issue, she was astounded by the prevalence of illiteracy in Syracuse. She started by visiting a class in the area that helped adults learn English. An avid reader herself, Colvin decided to take matters into her own hands. She set up an office in her basement, sought out volunteers and worked with local organizations to create Literacy Volunteers of America, designed to help adults learn how to read. March is National Reading Month — a month dedicated to literacy, just as Col-

At 101, Ruth Johnson Colvin is still a trailblazer for literacy efforts vin is. Colvin, now 101 years old, graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 and has since influenced literacy worldwide while remaining young as ever at heart. In 2002, LVA merged with Laubach Literacy International to form ProLiteracy Worldwide. At first, Colvin thought making a change in Syracuse was going to be the end goal for her organization. Today, ProLiteracy has more than 1,000 volunteers

in the United States and a presence in about 30 countries. There are about 36 million people in the U.S. who have reading levels below that of a third-grader, said Michele Bellso, director of marketing at ProLiteracy Worldwide. But literacy isn’t as black and white as learning to read and write, she added. ProLiteracy serves individuals who are learning English as a second language, who need workforce training and who have reached high-school fluency levels, in addition to those who can’t read at all. People generally think if you can’t read, you must be unintelligent, Colvin said. But when she heard the stories of illiterate people and how they survived, she realized they were “extra smart.” They had figured out ways of getting by without being able to read things most people take for granted, such as street signs and bottle labels. see colvin page 8

The comedy is Kay Cannon’s directorial debut. Cannon, the writer of the “Pitch Perfect” series, was attracted to the script because of its women perspective, according to Variety. The publication described the film as “American Pie” meets “Bridesmaids.” The film is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver alongside Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Chris Fenton, according to a University Union press release. “Blockers” is executively produced by Nathan Kahane and Joseph Drake with Chris Cowles, Josh Fagen, Dave Stassen and Jonathan McCoy. The film was written by Brian and Jim Kehoe, Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Eben Russell. Doors open at 7 p.m. Friday. Entrance is free for students, faculty, staff and the general public. Open captions will be provided. UU also provides screenings for other movies in HBC throughout the academic year. tnwatson@syr.edu

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SU juniors to pitch wearable inhaler at national competition By Erin Gavle staff writer

The Staten Island Ferry only runs every half hour. So when Syracuse University student Elizabeth Taran-

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gelo wants to visit her family, she gets off the subway and has to run to catch it, making an exercise-induced asthma attack almost inevitable for her. That’s the story Tarangelo, a junior bioengineering and neuroscience double major, and her inventing partner Kayla Simon, a junior aerospace engineering major, have told during the countless pitches they’ve given about their invention: In-Spire. In-Spire is a wearable bracelet inhaler roughly the size of a Fitbit band that opens to expose a mouth-

piece and can hold 10 doses of albuterol, which Tarangelo said is enough medication to get relief in the case of an asthma attack. What started as a pitch for an entrepreneurship class has quickly developed into a tangible product. The device has won nearly $1,100 from several entrepreneurship contests, including the Impact Prize in 2017 and the iPrize last week. On April 5 and 6, Tarangelo and Simon will participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference InVenture Prize Competition at the Georgia

Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The event will be televised, and if In-Spire makes it to the second round, the duo will pitch in front of a panel of 15 judges and an audience of nearly 2,000 people. After the presentation, the judges are allowed to ask questions. If the duo makes it to the top five, there will be a mobile voting system set up for a fan-favorite winner. “They call it like the ‘American Idol’ for nerds, I think, which is kind of funny,” Simon said. Simon said past competitions

have been like a circuit — the same people and same inventions they’ve seen or competed against before. ACC is different. They are competing against people they’ve never seen before, but who have all won the same competition to get there, she said. What’s more, the ACC Inventure Prize pitch is only 2 minutes and 45 seconds, so they’ll have to modify their routine pitch. Linda Hartsock, executive director of SU’s Blackstone LaunchPad, see invention page 8

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colvin “And it’s only because (illiterate people) didn’t have the opportunities I had or others had, not because of something they did,” Colvin said. “People are very important to me … It’s not things, it’s people.” Since graduating from SU, Colvin has been recognized with an honorary Ph.D. from the university. In September 2017, she attended and spoke at the ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Literacy, which took place in Minneapolis, Bellso said. After Colvin’s speech, a woman hobbled up to her and said, “I think you’re amazing. I’d like to do what you do, but I think I’m too old.” When Colvin asked the woman how old she was, she replied that she was 80 years old. Colvin responded by saying she was 100, so if Colvin could do it, so could the other woman. She said she saw the woman stand up a little higher and walk away a little more proud. “Her number one quality is passion,” Bellso said of Colvin. “Her passion for people and literacy and lifetime learning is amazing and inspiring.” Colvin said this passion for giving back to the community stemmed from her childhood. As the oldest of five siblings, she was relied on to help out at home, especially since her father died at just 38. On Sunday afternoons, Colvin’s responsibility was to keep her younger siblings busy, and she said coloring books only did so much to keep them preoccupied. One day, she took from page 7

invention has worked closely with the team for months and said she has full faith in them. “I have no doubt they will absolutely ace this competition,” she said. “They’re smart, they’re talented, they’re driven, they’re passionate and this project has real meaning for them.” Tarangelo and Simon credit Hartsock with connecting them to mentors and entrepreneurs

out a model globe and “with all the authority of a teenager” told her siblings to close their eyes, spin the globe and point. The kids were then tasked to learn more about the country where their finger landed. Although Colvin doesn’t remember where her younger siblings “traveled,” she knows she landed on Hyderabad, India. Forty years later, Colvin would be in Hyderabad giving literacy training. To this day, Colvin has traveled to 62 countries and worked in 26 developing countries. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in 2006 and is included in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Out of the nine people awarded the Medal of Freedom along with Colvin, she was the only woman. “I’ve gone through a man’s world, and we still have a long way to go, but we’ve come a long way,” Colvin said. “We women are strong, and around the world, women are now realizing — and men are realizing with us, which I appreciate — the equality.” Bellso said Colvin has taught her the importance of lifelong learning. You’re never too old to learn something new, she said. Everyone you meet has something new to share, and you can take something from them that adds value to your own life. Colvin continues to makes an impact on younger generations. This May, when she speaks at Le Moyne College’s graduation ceremony, she will become the oldest commencement speaker at any institution in the U.S., said who helped them develop In-Spire, as well as empowering them to become female founders: women who start their own companies. “I know what it’s like to have to open those doors for the first time, and I think it’s fantastic to see this new generation just taking charge of their lives,” Hartsock said. Simon remembers a competition where there were men in the room who said the team wouldn’t win because they weren’t good enough, she said. They placed first,

RUTH JOHNSON COLVIN greets President George W. Bush in 2006, when he awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. courtesy of proliteracy worldwide

Joe Della Posta, Le Moyne’s director of communications and public affairs. Colvin’s record of helping those in need, in addition to her literary efforts, mirrored the Jesuit academic institution’s mission of serving others, he said. “The students are going to be very honored to have her there and get her message that they can do whatever they set their mind to, just like she did,” Della Posta said.

Colvin still advocates for literacy. She continues to tutor adults with ProLiteracy Worldwide, and in her free time, she enjoys being at her daughter’s home in Sea Ranch, California; going to the gym twice a week; and playing golf. She appreciates the sunshine. “Age is just a number,” Colvin said. “It’s what you do with that number that matters.”

and Tarangelo said it felt satisfying to prove them wrong. Now, Simon and Tarangelo are looking into licensing the product to pharmaceutical companies and lifestyle companies that promote healthy behavior. They’ll eventually have to secure a patent, and because it’s a medical-grade piece of technology, Food and Drug Administration approval. Then they’ll consider expanding their range of wearable medication to inhalable insulin or

cough medicine. “To be able to create a solution like this that not only is such a smart idea but can really save lives,” Hartsock said. “That’s what an entrepreneur is really about at the highest level.” Neither of the students expected In-Spire to take off the way it has, but they’re fully embracing the process. “I don’t have free time anymore, but it’s worth it,” Tarangelo said. “It’s absolutely worth it.”

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report card take on a leading role this season. Instead, Moyer never really got his redshirt freshman season going. He struggled early in nonconference play, oftentimes getting the brunt end of Jim Boeheim’s yelling when he’d get subbed out. Moyer had a breakout, 18-point 11-rebound performance against Connecticut, but that proved to be an aberration, not the start of the trend. Then on Jan. 24, Moyer sprained his ankle. He missed a few games and lost his starting spot to Marek Dolezaj. Even after he came back, Moyer primarily only saw the court either to spell Dolezaj for a few minutes, or if the Orange was hit by foul trouble. Moyer ended the season averaging 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds, while playing just 16.8 minutes per game — and he didn’t reach that mark in any contest since SU’s penultimate regular season game against Boston College. On March 26, he announced his transfer from SU. — Tomer Langer

Biggest flaw: Offense

In late February, Boeheim said only three players were capable of scoring. That held true for nearly the entire season, save for the occasional random outbursts. Nearly one-third of Syracuse shots were midrange 2-pointers. The midrange jumper is the most ineffective shot in college basketball. That issue was compounded by SU’s inconsistent 3-point shooting. Junior point guard Frank Howard turned into the second-most improved player in the conference, Brissett shined as one of the better freshmen in the country and Battle was the team MVP. Dolezaj chipped in, too. Otherwise, the Syracuse offense was the biggest weakness on this team. — M.G.

Biggest X-factor for next season: Forwards

Next season, the forward position group will likely be the indicator of Syracuse’s success. The Orange will have sophomores in Oshae Brissett and Marek Dolezaj who grew remarkably this season, and they’re complemented by a top-10 recruit in Darius Bazley. Brissett is the most important member of this group, and he said he’s for sure staying. This year, Brissett struggled with finishing at the rim, selecting the best shot and allowing the big moments to swallow him. Those issues are the biggest worry, but Brissett’s improvement this season and perimeter performance are points for optimism. Still, as you know, when it comes to Syracuse basketball, what makes sense really doesn’t matter. — S.F.

Evaluating the coaching staff

On an individual level, a lot of SU’s players made strides throughout the course of the season. Brissett shot 28 percent from deep in nonconference play, but upped that to 37.6 in the ACC. He also became a better finisher through contact and eventually developed into a lategame bucket getter. Marek Dolezaj seemed timid and afraid to shoot the ball early in the season. But he had his two highest-scoring games in the postseason: a 20-point performance against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament and a 17-point outburst against TCU in the NCAA Tournament. On top of the individual success, Syracuse was a Top 10 defense in points allowed and in adjusted defensive efficiency, per Kenpom. com. In fact, this year’s 2-3 zone had the best adjusted efficiency of any SU team since

MAREK DOLEZAJ had his top-scoring game in the postseason with 20 points in SU’s ACC Tournament first-round win. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

2013. Doing all that with a seven-man rotation, that really only had six healthy players, was very impressive. Still, there’s a reason this year’s efforts didn’t get an “A” from me. The entire season, Syracuse just couldn’t figure out how to manufacture offense. Nearly every game featured periods of isolation-heavy basketball with little off-ball movement and action. It’s not like SU didn’t have weapons. Tyus Battle was one of the best one-on-

one scorers in the country. Frank Howard and Oshae Brissett almost always had size advantages over their defenders. But the offense was stale. At one point in the season, Boeheim said that he didn’t run plays because his players wouldn’t make the shots anyway. Frankly, that seemed like a cop-out. Because his players weren’t making a lot of their contested shots as the shot clock was winding down, anyway. — T.L. sports@dailyorange.com

tennis

International players come to SU for the camaraderie By Anthony Dabbundo staff writer

When Younes Limam accepted the Syracuse head coaching job in 2014, his hiring represented a shift away from the domestic-recruiting practices of the old staff. Hailing from Morocco, Limam could use his connections and experience around the world to recruit internationally and expand the brand of SU tennis. The question was how to convince international athletes — many seeking to play professionally — to come to Syracuse for four years of collegiate tennis. Most of the players Limam recruited were the players teetering on the edge between hitting the courts on the WTA tour full-time or hitting the books. “We’re looking for players that have the dream of playing professional after college,” Limam said. “At the end of the day we’re just trying to find the best recruit out there.” Limam’s international recruiting has led to Syracuse’s eight-player roster being filled with six international players all from different countries. Of the 10 ACC teams in the ITA top-50, only

Miami rosters more international players, with seven. Limam’s move has propelled Syracuse (12-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast) to No. 32 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. For Limam, recruiting internationally proved to be more difficult than the old staff’s domestic approach. Some players, like Israelnative Libi Mesh, were actively seeking opportunities in the United States to play tennis. “I wanted to come here since I was about 15 years old,” Mesh said. “I never played for a team, I always traveled alone and wanted to play for a team.” Most of the international players had never played on a team before. The constant individual tournaments across Europe create a sense of loneliness, Mesh said. When Mesh visited Syracuse in April 2014, she was hooked immediately by the energy and enthusiasm within Drumlins Country Club. The sense of camaraderie and togetherness brought comfort to players who came to central New York from thousands of miles away. “I think we all are going through the same thing,” junior Dina Hegab said. “It helps us understand each other better.”

Russian freshman Sofya Golubovskaya’s journey to the United States was much different. She had never been to Syracuse prior to her arrival on campus in January. Limam first met her when she played in an International Tennis Federation Futures tournament in Finland in summer 2017. It was up to Golubovskaya to decide whether or not she wanted to commit to SU. After a few Skype calls and Facebook chats with Limam, the freshman made her decision. “My mom said I should go to college, that was more important” Golubovskaya said. Limam and associate head coach Shelley George often offer and recruit players they know they can’t watch in person. Instead, an online search of player’s results compare talent across the board. “We use some agencies, we go to tournaments to watch players, we talk to former players, teammates, and coaches,” Limam said. That’s how the pair found Miranda Ramirez. The SU sophomore hails from San Antonio, Texas, but was discovered by George in a Switzerland ITF tournament. After George saw Ramirez, Limam went to Portugal

over the summer to watch her for himself. He immediately noticed her talent, but still had to convince Ramirez that she could balance both tennis and school after focusing on just tennis for so much of her youth. When Limam recruited Hegab, he never got the chance to see her in person. However, through the ITF rankings, Limam closely followed Hegab’s results. Once in touch with her, she sent him videos of some of her matches and practices. Playing college tennis doesn’t necessarily mean that the players can’t play in WTA or ITF tournaments during the offseasons. The spring season is booked with Syracuse matches every weekend, but Limam said he gives his players the freedom to play in tournaments during both the fall and the summer. Hegab said there is a common misconception surrounding collegiate tennis: that it is wasting four years that could be on the professional tour. “Playing college tennis is a really high level,” Hegab said. “It’s a preparation for me if I want to play WTA when I’m done. I don’t see it as going out of the way.” amdabbun@syr.edu

softball

Syracuse relies on 5 freshmen for major contributions By Kaci Wasilewski asst. copy editor

Last season, then-junior Faith Cain started at first base. Rounding out the infield was thensophomore Alicia Hansen at second, thenjunior Sammy Fernandez at shortstop and then-sophomore Hannah Dossett was at third. Then, this year’s freshman class took over, leaving only Fernandez in her former spot. Second baseman Gabby Teran forced Alicia Hansen’s move to center field. Neli CasaresMaher took over third base and former thirdbaseman Dossett now shares first base with freshman Lailoni Mayfield. Teran, Casares-Maher and Mayfield, along with two more freshmen, have had notable playing time for the Orange (15-11, 4-5 Atlantic Coast). Freshmen have accounted for more than a third of Syracuse’s RBIs and hits as well as 30 percent of the runs. Each has played in

more than half the games. “We recruit people who I think are capable of playing when they come in,” SU head coach Mike Bosch said. “It’s just a matter of how quickly they develop and mature and all of them really stepped up.” Starting all 26 games this season, Teran has made an impact at the plate. Third on the team in batting average (.280) among players with more than 50 at-bats, the Atlanta native hit fourth in all three games against Florida State last weekend. In SU’s 12-0 win over Virginia on March 16, Teran led the team with three runs, including the first two of the game. Teran, who went deep against Cal Poly on Feb. 19, is one of two Syracuse batters to hit a homerun this season. “I think that the freshmen this year are the most athletic group of freshmen that I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” Hansen said. Casares-Maher has started 24 games at

third-base, tallying 15 hits and driving in seven runs to date. Mayfield is another California native and added another left-handed bat to the Syracuse lineup. She started off the season with two hits against UT Arlington. Mayfield, listed as a utility player, has spent time at first base and designated hitter. She has started 19 games for the Orange. “(Starting) was always a goal that I would work toward,” Mayfield said. “It definitely wasn’t expected.” Miranda Hearn and Michala Maciolek don’t contribute as much at the plate as the other freshmen. Instead, Hearn has become an option in the circle and Maciolek has played 15 games at catcher, starting 14 of them. Hearn came to Syracuse as both a pitcher and a hitter. Most of the time, she comes in as a reliever for sophomore Alexa Romero or senior AnnaMarie Gatti.

On March 18 against Virginia, Hearn recorded her first start. Pitching the first three innings, she struck out five batters and allowed two runs before Gatti came in as relief. “Being that she’s a freshman,” Bosch said, “we’ve really tried to give her a few more opportunities to get out of different situations in practice, and I think it’s helped.” Hearn is also used on occasion as a designated or pinch hitter. Against Sacramento State, she drove in a career-high three runs. While she’s only recorded eight hits this season, Hearn’s also driven in six RBI. Syracuse’s season is more than halfway done and the freshmen have been a big part of SU’s overall winning record. They’re doing what Bosch expected them to do when he recruited them. “They’re holding their own,” Romero said. “Every day they’re getting better.” klwasile@syr.edu | @Kaci_Waz

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men’s lacrosse

SU’s ball control leads to improved offense against Duke By Matt Liberman staff writer

Duke surrounded Owen Seebold like a swarm of bees. Once he was freed from one double team, he ran into another. Three minutes into the second quarter, Seebold raced around midfield, dodging from side-to side at Koskinen Stadium, desperately trying to escape the pressure. Seebold kept his composure though, holding onto the ball and escaping any trap. He eventually found an open Brendan Curry on the left side of Duke goalie Danny Fowler. Curry received the pass, turned and ripped a goal to give Syracuse a 5-4 advantage. “Duke doesn’t really let you hold the ball too much,” Syracuse head coach John Desko said. “They come out with pressure and they want to make you make a decision and either get a bad shot or get a turnover. Our guys played pretty poised at the offensive end.” On March 18, In a 14-10 loss to Rutgers, a team that ranks 30th in caused turnovers per game, SU coughed up the ball a season-high 22 times. After losing the turnover battle in a loss to Johns Hopkins the week before, SU tried too hard to avoid turnovers. They played timidly against the Scarlet Knights and it backfired, sophomore midfielder Jamie Trimboli said. This Saturday on the road against then-No. 3 Duke, a team that caused 9.3 turnovers per game, SU had eight. The Orange protected the ball, leading to longer and better possessions that allowed SU to shoot and score more as then-No. 15 Syracuse (4-3, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) took down then-No. 3 Duke (8-2, 0-1). Still, Syracuse doesn’t assist on many of its goals. SU ranks 25th nationally with just 6.43 assists per game and it didn’t even meet that number against Duke. Syracuse assisted on six of its 14 goals in the contest, but instead of taking early shots, Syracuse waited for the right opportunities and matchups. SU sent players flying in front of the crease

as potential outlets in front of the goal, but also to draw defenders and open one-on-one matchups. SU knew it could take advantage by playing faster than Duke could, Desko said. While the ball movement didn’t necessarily boost assists, it tired the Duke defense and opened up space in front of the crease. Before Trimboli’s game-winning shot, he picked up the ground ball because he managed to ditch a defender. When Tucker Dordevic ran across the crease to receive a pass, the defense collapsed on him, allowing Trimboli to slip by untouched and score an easy, pointblank goal. “We were just trying to play big and play fast the whole game and wear them down a little bit,” Trimboli said. “Eventually, things started to pop open.” On the same play that Curry scored SU’s fifth goal after Seebold avoided a turnover, Curry drew a short-stick defender. It did not take much for the fastest player Nate Solomon has ever seen to blow by his defender and find the back of the net. Rather than taking early shots and trying to force scores, something SU has struggled with this season, Desko said Syracuse focused on finding weak links and exploiting matchups. “We wanted to control possession and wear them down a little bit and wait for our best shot,” Brendan Bomberry said. Syracuse, a team that ranked 34th in the country in shooting efficiency — which takes into account goals scored per possession, shots on goal that are saved and shots that miss the cage entirely — put 28-of-34 shots on goal against Duke. Entering the game, Duke ranked third in the country in opponent turnover percentage. While facing a statistically superior opponent, SU protected its possessions and put together its most complete offensive game of the season against a ranked opponent. “The last couple games we held the ball,” Desko said. “We were a little bit tentative. Guys today just went out and played.” mdliberm@syr.edu

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STEPHEN REHFUSS drives left against Duke on Saturday. He finished the Syracuse win with two goals and three assists. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

JAMIE TRIMBOLI (LEFT) AND REHFUSS (RIGHT) celebrate a first-half goal in Durham on Saturday. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

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Mixed reviews

Beat writers give grades, superlatives for men’s basketball Report Card Our beat writers give feedback on SU’s season, the team MVP, biggest surprise and more

SAM FORTIER

DEFENSE COACHING GUARDS FORWARDS BENCH

MATTHEW GUTIERREZ

TOMER LANGER

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men’s basketball

VP: Tyus Battle

Before the season, Battle faced the question of whether he could become the alpha Syracuse needed. He answered with a resounding YEP. Battle strapped this team to his back and carried it for most of the season by scoring, and that doesn’t really do justice to the job he did Heimlich-ing the Orange’s offense at the end of the shot clock on a possession-by-possession basis. His experience at the top of the 2-3 zone on defense with Frank Howard helped settle greener players behind him, and that suffocating pressure spearheaded a run to the Sweet 16. Battle didn’t dazzle throughout, but he played well enough on the biggest stages to pull his NBA Draft projection from late second round to the late first. His 3-point shooting percentage (32.2) probably didn’t end up where he wanted, but that could be a byproduct of every team focusing on slowing him down every night. But hey, that’s the responsibility of the team’s alpha. — Sam Fortier

Most pleasant surprise: Marek Dolezaj

In his 42 years at Syracuse, head coach Jim Boeheim said he has offered a scholarship only twice to players he had not seen in person. One was the “worst player I had,” whom Boeheim did not name. The other is Dolezaj. The coaching staff overhauled Dolezaj’s jumpshot, which helped him go from little-known reserve to starting forward for the second half of the season. He’s so skilled, Boeheim said, that if he were 200 pounds he’d “probably be one of the better players in the country.” His growth is encouraging and he factors to be a key cog for the Orange in years to come. — Matthew Gutierrez

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Hold on tight Syracuse men’s lacrosse’s victory in the turnover battle against Duke propelled it to victory. See page 11

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Biggest disappointment: Matthew Moyer

Moyer redshirted a year ago after suffering a turf toe injury and missing much of the preseason. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward came in as the No. 74 recruit in the 2016 class and was the Connecticut Player of the Year his senior year of high school. There was the hope that the year off would allow Moyer to develop on the side and prepare him to see report

OSHAE BRISSETT developed into a reliable option at the rim and late in games for Syracuse. His and Marek Dolezaj’s development will be key for SU. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

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JIM BOEHEIM coaxed a Sweet 16 run out of the first SU team to finish under .500 in the ACC. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

Moyer to transfer from SU By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

Former Syracuse redshirt freshman Matthew Moyer will transfer from the men’s basketball program, he announced Monday via Twitter. The 6-foot-8 forward started the first 20 games of the season, but he lost the job when he suffered a MOYER high-ankle sprain in a Jan. 24 win against Boston College. Marek Dolezaj took his role and began to play well. Moyer did not start again and played sparingly the rest of the season. Moyer appeared in 35 of SU’s 37 games, averaging 16.8 minutes, 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He reached double figures four times, including his 18-point outburst on Dec. 5 against Connecticut. A native of Gahanna, Ohio, Moyer chose the Orange over offers from Arizona State, Butler, Florida, and Wisconsin, among others. Moyer is the third player to leave Syracuse in the last calendar year, joining former graduate transfer Geno Thorpe and forward Taurean Thompson, who transferred to Seton Hall. His career at SU hit a few roadblocks, first when he got hurt in the 2016-17 preseason. He redshirted the entirety of last season and struggled this year in his only season with Syracuse, oftentimes getting chastised by head coach Jim Boeheim. At then-No. 23 Florida State in January, Moyer said Boeheim “got into me” during halftime. “Obviously coach Boeheim can be tough sometimes,” Moyer told The Daily Orange. One of Moyer’s highlights came in the NCAA Tournament win against TCU. He played the final 6:11 of the game in place of Dolezaj. “I dreamed of playing here when I was a kid,” Moyer said after the game. Moyer did not pick up a call Monday afternoon seeking comment. mguti100@syr.edu

women’s lacrosse

Syracuse falls to Northwestern, 14-10, for 2nd-straight loss By Billy Heyen

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Northwestern’s Sheila Nesselbush won a free-position shot just 11 seconds before halftime. On the whistle, she took a couple steps and fired the ball past Syracuse goalie Asa Goldstock. Nine seconds remained on the first-half clock. It was the third goal in less than three and a half minutes for NU. Nesselbush’s goal put the Wildcats up one, a sharp turnaround from an early three-goal deficit, and just the turnaround NU needed. “I thought we played really well,”

SU head coach Gary Gait said. “We just didn’t score.” Syracuse (6-4, 0-2 Atlantic Coast) knotted the game up to start the second half but eventually succumbed to the home Wildcats (7-3, 1-0 Big Ten), 14-10. Playing its second game in three days after losing at Notre Dame on Saturday, SU struggled on the draw and in the second half on Monday afternoon at Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. The game began well for Syracuse. Before the game was seven minutes old, the Orange led 3-0. Sam Swart opened the scoring and Nicole Levy finished the next two.

From 23:54 remaining in the first half, though, until 14:34 left in the second half, Northwestern went on a 10-1 run to take control of the game. “We didn’t put the ball in the back of the net,” Gait said. Goldstock’s saves kept Syracuse in the game. But the times that she did give up goals, it was frequently Northwestern coming back again after winning the draw. For the game, the Wildcats won 18-of-26 draws. “We just keep trying to find the right mix and do the right things in practice,” Gait said of the draw. “It’s just a matter of finding some chem-

istry and getting it done.” Nesselbush scored her first goal of five goals with 3:31 left in the first half to bring NU within one at 4-3. Then, Northwestern’s Taylor Pinzone won the ensuing draw. And at the 3:00 mark, it was NU’s Claire Quinn scoring to make it a tie game. “We kind of gave them a couple to get them going,” Gait said. Five minutes after Levy tied the game early in the second half, Northwestern’s Shelby Fredericks won a draw and less than a minute later NU scored. Fredericks won the next draw, too, and 45 seconds later, the Wildcats had another goal. Syra-

cuse won the following draw but couldn’t do anything before Northwestern scored again, won another draw and scored again. The score had ballooned to 10-5 in favor of the hosts with just over 15 minutes left. SU lost for the second time in three days on Monday. Two more games in the next five days await the Orange to break out of the slump. “We get back to work,” Gait said. “We get a tough Princeton team at Princeton and they’re very good. We gotta mentally get prepared to play and show up and execute for a full 60 minutes.” wmheyen@syr.edu | @wheyen3