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While 26 SU students are currently studying abroad in Florence, most others are taking classes online, at home, or on campus. Page 7
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Syracuse has relaxed some ordinances and provided aid to keep small businesses afloat. Page 3
The lacrosse community mourns the death of SU legend Rob Kavovit, who died at age 45 on March 16. The former All-American led SU to a national championship in 1995. Page 12
Housing dilemma
In a report on diversity and inclusion at SU, a Board of Trustees committee suggested that the university move student housing to Main Campus. But residents said South Campus provides independence and community. madeline foreman staff photographer
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iving on South Campus has changed Caroline Bergan’s semester at Syracuse for the better. SU’s South Campus apartments, which span several acres south of East Colvin Street, house an upward of 2,000 students in a given year. While the apartments are a bus ride away from Main Campus, they typically afford students more space and independence than the university’s on-campus dorms. But a Board of Trustees special committee proposed moving all student residences to Main Campus in a year-long report, published March 4, that details 10 recommendations to improve the
A Board of Trustees committee suggests eliminating South Campus housing. But students want it to stay.
campus climate. The recommendation was based on the report’s findings that students of color disproportionately relocate to South Campus during their sophomore years. Students who live in South Campus apartments disagree with the board’s recommendation to relocate all student residences to Main Campus, which would effectively eliminate South Campus housing. South Campus residents who spoke with The Daily Orange said the apartments provide students with a beneficial alternative to dorms. “It’s important to have it here for students as an option,” said Bergan, a sophomore music education major. The board’s recommendation is similar to another proposal made in a September 2019 student see housing page 4
coronavirus
SU awaits state approval for COVID-19 vaccination site By Mira Berenbaum asst. news editor
Syracuse University is seeking state authorization to become a COVID19 vaccination site. The campus has already purchased and installed freezers to store the vaccine, said Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie, who has led SU’s COVID-19 response, at a press
conference in early March. The university only needs state approval. “Syracuse University is ready to be activated as a point of distribution for the vaccine,” Haynie said. “We have told the state that we’re ready. Activate us. Give us the vaccine and we’ll take care of the SU campus community.” If the state approves SU as a vaccination site, here are the guidelines
the university would have to follow:
Appointment scheduling
If approved as a vaccine provider, SU would need to follow the state’s guidance for prioritization — only eligible students and employees would be able to receive the vaccine, though some are already eligible. COVID-19 vaccine providers
are required to follow New York state’s guidance on who is eligible to receive the vaccine. The state’s current criteria for eligibility includes residents 50 or older, as well as health care, child care, public transit, restaurant, grocery and hotel employees. Delivery service workers, residents and staff at long term care or congregate facilities, public fac-
ing staff at government or nonprofit agencies and people with multiple underlying health conditions are also eligible. Vaccine providers are required to verify each individual’s eligibility before administering the vaccine. Providers must also keep a “standby” list of eligible individuals who would be notified as see vaccine page 4
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“(Living on South) has changed my semester at Syracuse for the better. I think it’s important to have it here for students as an option.” - Caroline Bergan, sophomore music education major Page 1
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SA hosts Spring into Action Week By Kadin Person
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Student Association’s Community Engagement Committee is hosting Spring into Action Week from April 3 to April 10. The week, which will include both in-person and virtual events, will encourage students to get involved in the community and learn about issues that are affecting the city of Syracuse, said Brittnee Johnson, co-chair of the committee.
Vaccine rides SU trolleys began providing free rides to the OnCenter vaccination site for eligible students last week. Onondaga County said that eligible students could make appointments for Thursday through Tuesday. The trolley shuttles from College Place to the clinic are operating from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on those days. emily steinberger photo editor
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Syracuse provides relief for small businesses By Katie Scoville staff writer
The city of Syracuse’s Department of Neighborhood and Business Development has worked throughout the pandemic to aid local businesses and residents. In the past year, many businesses in Syracuse were only able to operate for a few months at a time as public health restrictions continued to change. Some officials said that the pandemic has changed the way local government operates, specifically to support local businesses. “Our efforts were all about how we support people that live, work and invest in Syracuse,” said
Michael Collins, commissioner of the department. “Government is well-known for doing things a certain way. It’s set in concrete. In the case of the pandemic, the concrete got liquified.” Since public health officials have deemed it safer to operate outdoors, many local restaurants in Syracuse opted to open outdoor dining throughout the pandemic, when the weather was suitable. Jennifer Tifft, deputy commissioner of the department, said the department helped restaurants operate with more outdoor dining options by renting metered parking spots from the city to allow restaurants to offer more outdoor seating.
“People felt more comfortable outdoors so that caused us to find more ways of using the public outdoor space to accommodate them,” Tifft said.
Never let a crisis go to waste. There is always opportunity within it. Michael Collins
commissioner, department of neighborhood and business development
The department also waived fees
associated with offering food or beverage services and customer seating on sidewalks, Tifft said. This allowed businesses on Walton Street in Armory Square to use the entire street for their seating on the weekends from July to October. The department may continue to offer some services even as the state continues to lift certain public health restrictions, Tifft said. “We’re interested in continuing some of these things,” Tifft said. “Maybe not doing exactly what we did last year but using public spaces so that they’re available for businesses.” The department has donated about $1.3 million to local businesses
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state
Lawmakers agree on plan to legalize marijuana By Maggie Hicks
breakdown of what the legislation looks like:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and several New York state legislators recently reached an agreement about legislation that would legalize the use of recreational marijuana in the state. Cuomo has been working to legalize the drug for adults over the age of 21 since 2019, but faced opposition from state lawmakers. The new agreement would expand the state’s existing medical marijuana program, set up a licensing and taxation system for recreational sales and establish the Office of Cannabis Management, according to a press release. The move is also projected to increase tax collection to $350 million annually and create between 30,000 and 60,000 jobs, according to the governor’s office. As legislators are expected to vote on the bill on Tuesday, here’s a
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Although medical marijuana is already legal in New York state, the new legislation would expand the list of medical conditions covered in the existing program, and allow patients to receive a 60-day supply of the drug rather than the current 30-day limit. Individuals who use the drug for medical purposes would also be able to grow it at home starting six months after the bill is enacted. The legislation would also allow adults who want to use the drug recreationally to grow up to three mature and immature marijuana plants for personal consumption. But individuals would have to wait 18 months after the first adult-use dispensary is opened before they begin growing the drug at home. see marijuana page 4
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been trying to usher in legal marijuana legislation for more than a year. daily orange file photo
It’s an opportunity for students to come together and serve the community Brittnee Johnson co-chair of the community engagement committee
“It’s just an opportunity for students to come together and serve the on- and off-campus community,” Johnson said. The week will focus on three specific topics: poverty in the local community, refugee engagement with the university and giving back to the medical community. SA will host three virtual panels that will address refugee experiences in Syracuse as well as environmental justice and entrepreneurship. The environmental justice panel, set for April 6, will include discussions about Interstate 81, a highway that cuts through downtown Syracuse and has been linked to air pollution in the city, as well as concerns about Onondaga Lake and how racism has impacted the Onondaga Nation. Another panel, scheduled for April 7, will feature entrepreneurs from on and off campus who will discuss starting a business and what entrepreneurship means. “We’ll be featuring Black student entrepreneurs on our Instagram page to get their businesses out there and talk about what inspires them to be business owners and entrepreneurs,” Johnson said. SA will also host a panel on April 5 that will focus on the refugee community in Syracuse and include discussions from people at InterFaith Works, a Syracuse-based organization that provides programming for low-income and refugee residents in the city. “We will talk about what it means to be a refugee in Syracuse, that transition and how students can be involved and be mentors for refugees,” Johnson said. SA will also host several in-person community service events to help students get engaged with local organizations
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housing survey, in which university officials floated the idea of a three-year housing requirement combined with the movement of all student residences to Main Campus. Students are currently required to live on campus for two years. In its reasoning, the Board of Trustees committee said that students of color living on South Campus feel they are more heavily policed by SU’s Department of Public Safety than white students living in Greek life chapter houses on Comstock or Walnut avenues. The report never states that such a disparity in policing exists, referring only to students’ “perceived” marginalization. It goes on to attribute differences in policing to Greek life houses falling under the Syracuse Police Department’s jurisdiction, where “there is seldom enforcement of underage drinking, open alcohol containers and noise violations.” The report concludes that relocating all South Campus housing to Main Campus would help address any policing disparities, “better integrate” SU’s student population and improve the quality of students’ residential experiences.
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Some students have noticed a heavy presence of Department of Public Safety officers on South Campus, though none believed that presence warrants eliminating the apartments as a housing option. “I do see police on South a lot compared to Main,” said Jacinda Pinnock, a junior policy studies major. “But I think South should remain an option for students.” Angali Ramnarayan, a senior public health major, said she’s noticed a stronger DPS presence on South Campus. “When you drive past (Main) campus, walk past campus, you see the students outside. Everyone is partying with no issue,” Ramnarayan said. “But usually on South Campus, you’ll see DPS posted in different spots.” It remains unclear whether SU will follow through on the board’s recommendation, as well as what the relocation of all student housing to Main Campus would look like. A spokesperson for SU said the university has not yet decided on its future plans for student housing, though more information may arrive in the coming weeks. To accommodate the displaced student population while maintaining a two-year
appointment slots open up. As soon as a provider is made aware that there are more doses than individuals with appointments, they must call someone on the standby list to administer the extra shots.
erna vaccines, which both require two doses, must schedule appointments for second doses when the first dose is administered. Patients must return to the same vaccine provider for their second dose. The state allocates second doses so they arrive when patients need them. First dose shots may not be used for second doses.
Using doses
Current state vaccination sites
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vaccine
Vaccine providers in New York state are required to administer every dose that is allocated to them within seven days of receiving the dose, under the state’s “Use it or Lose it” policy. Providers that don’t comply could lose remaining doses and be left out of future dose allocations. If a provider is not on track to administer all its doses, it must notify the state within five days of receiving the doses. Providers cannot redistribute doses to other vaccine providers without the state’s approval. Syringes must be used within six hours of being filled for both first and second dose shots for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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relief to help keep them afloat, Tifft said. It also distributed reimbursable grants so businesses could purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies to meet state guidelines. “When COVID-19 first hit, the city was one of the first communities in upstate New York to donate small business relief funds,” Tifft said. But the department has also been working to implement many of its other initiatives despite being slowed down amid the pandemic. Tifft said the department completed one project which connected all of the city’s street lights to one system, which makes the city more efficient and technologically integrated. The streetlight project is part of the city’s Syracuse Surge initiative, an economic growth from page 3
marijuana The bill would also automatically expunge charges for anyone with a previous marijuana conviction that would now be legal under the law or allow them to receive a resentencing.
Distribution and tax collection
Although the bill would take effect immediately if it is passed, New York would still have to set up rules for distribution and sales, according to AP. The governor’s office said the legislation from page 3
service and residents. On April 9, students will make 150 care packages for doctors and nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse and 50 packag-
The state currently operates 32 vaccination sites, two of which are in Syracuse. Binghamton, Utica and Albany also house stateoperated vaccination sites. The State Fair Exposition Center site, in Syracuse, offers both the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines, though appointments are currently only open for the Pfizer vaccine. As of Sunday, the state reported that it had administered over 8 million doses and over 1 million in the past week. In central New York, 307,474 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine and 187,990 are fully vaccinated. As of Sunday, 29.2% of New York residents have at least one dose of the vaccine. mlberenb@syr.edu @BerenbaumMira
project with the goal of revitalizing the city through technology. The department has also been able to continue the city’s Resurgent Neighborhoods Initiative, which aims to focus economic and neighborhood development along 10 business corridors in several neighborhoods across the city. The initiative includes a block-by-block plan of where development could have the most impact on the city. Collins said it was important for the department to continue operations despite pandemic restrictions in order to continue helping and serving local residents. “The department is in service because of the people who live and work in the city of Syracuse,” Collins said. “Never let a crisis go to waste. There is always opportunity within it.” kjscovil@syr.edu
housing requirement, SU would likely have to construct ample dorm space and decide what to do with several acres of vacant apartments and the infrastructure that supports them. Even if the university does go through with the plan, it may not be well received. Residents said they valued the independence that living on South Campus offers them. Several said they felt the apartments give students the ability to complete SU’s twoyear housing requirement without living in a dorm for the entire period. “This is a place where people can go and not live in dorms and still fulfill the two years living on campus requirement,” said Casey Mariano, a sophomore in the Bandier program. Residents also said the wider availability of South Campus housing made it easier for them to live closer to their friends. Students in the tight-knit Bandier program often coordinate to live in the same area on South Campus, fostering a sense of community, Mariano said. During the pandemic, the additional outdoor space on South Campus has proven beneficial, Bergan said. “South Campus was close to my friends, the social life that was going on before COVID,”
said Jaylynn Santiago, a senior psychology major. Santiago, a transfer student, chose to remain on South Campus after spending her first semester in SU’s Skyhall dorms. Students did cite some downsides to living on South Campus, such as the distance from Main Campus and the need to take a bus to classes. Others said that the apartments were outdated and in need of renovations, but they would rather see the buildings improved than demolished. But South Campus residents said they appreciated the area’s sense of independence and community overall. Even if the university does decide to move all student residences closer to Main Campus, Santiago would like to see the university keep the separate apartments and large outdoor spaces similar to South Campus. “A lot of people actually really like it here, and a lot would be angry if they took (South Campus) away,” said Thomas Mitchell, a sophomore television, radio and film major. “Especially because the university does have that two-year housing requirement, South is kind of a nice bridge between living in a dorm and living off campus.” cjhippen@syr.edu @chrishipp15_
New York state currently operates 32 COVID-19 vaccination sites, two of which are in the city of Syracuse. anya wijeweera asst. photo editor
The city waived fees associated with offering food or beverage services and outdoor seating on sidewalks. corey henry senior staff photographer
would create a two-tier licensing process for the delivery of cannabis products to consumers that would include licenses for both producers and distributors. It would also permit “consumption sites” where marijuana could be consumed, but not alcohol, The Times reported. An individual municipality would also be allowed to “opt out” of allowing adult-use dispensaries or on-site consumption licenses. The new legislation would also set a 9% sales tax on cannabis as well as a 4% local tax that would be split between the county and local government of where the drug is sold. The new
structure would also impose an additional tax based on the rates of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in the individual product. All taxes on the drug would be deposited in the New York state cannabis revenue fund, which covers several of the costs associated with administering and implementing the new program.
es for residents at Loretto Community Residences, an assisted living facility in Syracuse. The organization will also hold a community clean-up on and around SU’s campus on April 10 in partnership with the New York Public Interest Research Group as well as a gardening event at the Apostolic
Church of Jesus Christ. Johnson hopes to encourage students to get involved in the local community in any way they can, especially given how the pandemic has impacted the city. “This year, especially with COVID19, we just wanted to try our best and to
Education and safety
The Office of Cannabis Management, which would be governed by a five-member board and operate as an independent office in the
New York State Liquor Authority, would be responsible for enforcing and regulating the use of adult-use marijuana in the state. Under the legislation, the New York State Department of Health would also work with colleges and universities in the state to evaluate different methods to detect cannabisimpaired driving. It will create additional funding for drug recognition experts and law enforcement to ensure that residents aren’t driving while under the influence of the drug. mehicks@syr.edu @maggie_hickss
encourage students that even in a time of a pandemic, you can still go out and impact your campus community, whether it’s virtually, whether it’s educating yourself to educate others or actually going out and doing the work,” Johnson said. kperson@syr.edu
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Take a break from social media COVID-19 made me hide my true identity
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hroughout quarantine, I found myself frustrated with the absurd amount of time I spent on social media. Contrary to its name, social media made me have a seemingly antisocial lifestyle. In the pandemic’s early months, my daily screen time amounted to an upwards of seven hours on TikTok, two hours on Instagram and additional time on other mainstream media platforms. Spending all this time on social media was causing me to spend less time in the other, arguably more important parts of my life. When I stopped using such media, I saw an immediate improvement in my mental health. The purposeful avoidance of social media, referred to as a social media detox, is reported to have beneficial, stress-relieving effects on those who practice it. The social isolation of the pandemic led me to mindlessly scroll through social media in search of respite from loneliness. But every time I used it, I was left with a feeling of amplified anxiety and social ineptness. Aside from breeding a sedentary lifestyle, social media isn’t a substitute for the social interaction I experienced before lockdown. Evidently, trying to fill the need for social interaction with social media leads to more harm than good. U.S. adults reported an increased
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amount of time spent social media during the pandemic. This comes parallel to a rise in mental health illnesses commonly related to social isolation. Yet, we still spend hours on our phones each day. Increased social media usage is attributed to worsened mental health through increased levels of depression and anxiety. Unplugging from technology can become a simple yet effective form of self care. Recent studies suggest the average U.S. college student spends an average of 8 to 10 hours of their day looking at a screen. Social media users spend hours in sedentary positions by staring at a screen. In a physical sense, limiting screen time directly changes how you spend their time during the day. For myself, going a full day without hours of TikTok and Instagram freed up time to focus on other activities. I immediately noticed a direct increase in my own productivity. Rather than distracting myself from the loneliness of the pandemic for hours on end, I could focus on more fulfilling activities such as journaling and working out. But fully removing yourself from social media is nearly impossible for our generation. After each detox, I’d inevitably find myself back in the place I started: mindlessly scrolling through my monotonous feed. This is why it can be important to remind yourself to use social media with intention instead of compul-
sion. Detoxing from social media can encourage the deliberate limiting of screen time. However, productive time management is secondary to the real mental health benefits of taking a break from social media. Limiting social media usage can have real effects on how your brain works, as well as its levels of fatigue and stress related illnesses. Every time a person goes on social media, their brain releases dopamine, rewarding them for the action. Social media wires the brain to desire continuous, compulsive scrolling. If not used with intention, social media can become addictive. Additionally, such compulsive use is directly linked to decreases in mental health. Taking the time to check this compulsion can relieve unnecessary stress. Limited social media use, coupled with the subsequent increase in free time, has allowed me to focus on becoming more productive. But I still have never fully detached myself from my online footprint. Social media has anchored itself in modern society. Eliminating it completely from your own routine is unrealistic, but lowering daily screen time may have better and lasting effects on your health.
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Some LGBTQ students face persecution in their home countries while attending SU remotely. emily steinberger photo editor By Sourov Rayhan columnist
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niversities are a place to learn about both academics and yourself. Syracuse University has a lot of work to do to get to a point where students are able to learn and grow in both areas. My first month here, I was unapologetically myself. I wore whatever I wanted, and I did what I wanted to do. But due to the issue of hypermasculinity on this campus, that changed. That, and the COVID-19 pandemic forced me to return home. But at the same time, the scariest part was returning home, to Bangladesh. The realization came to me as I was removing my nail polish, something a man can never wear in my culture. I have to go back in the closet or risk being imprisoned for life or, worse, lynched. No exaggeration here! This is the reality of many nations where homosexuality is unacceptable and draconian laws put us at even more of a risk. When the pandemic peaked in March 2020, I kept thinking of how I needed to go home and change everything about myself once again. Even when I flew home to the Middle East, I had to consider dressing more conservatively. I left most of my clothes and accessories, only taking what would be considered “modest” in my culture. I began suppressing my sexuality, something I didn’t think I would have to do again. It affects my mental health to this day, and I’m eager to return and live without a weight on my chest. SU’s student body includes students from different parts of
the world who are adjusting to a new culture in a new nation. For some of us who cannot identify as LGBTQ at home, coming to SU is supposed to be a safe haven. I came here to get away from my country and its draconian laws toward marginalized groups. But like many, I did not have the economic privilege to stay in the U.S. or at SU during the pandemic. When sending back students, SU must realize what they are forcing their students to return to: hiding their true self and true identity from themselves and those around them. It does not just apply to students like myself; it can apply to students who grew up in abusive households or have bitter relationships with their families and their community. I am definitely not the only person who had to “go back in the closet” due to this lockdown. It leads to depression, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts. It causes us to feel as though we are being retrapped into a cage we were once set free from. Colleges need to better support their LGBTQ communities during this pandemic, especially their international students. If they don’t, they may be implicitly putting us at the risk of execution and torture wherever we call home. It’s a problem that all colleges, including SU, need to recognize and address. The lives and safety of LGBTQ students should not be treated as any less valuable. Especially during this pandemic, we need SU to reassure us that it doesn’t think otherwise. Sourov Rayhan is a sophomore English major. Their column appears biweekly. He can be reached at srayhan@syr.edu.
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SU Abroad prepares to resume all study abroad programs this fall after more than a year of limitations By Mandy Kraynak senior staff writer
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s spring break approached last year, Sasha Perugini knew that Syracuse University’s Florence program had to make a major decision: whether to suspend the study abroad program less than halfway through the semester. Not much alarmed Perugini, who had been the director of the program for 10 years. But news of the severity of COVID-19 cases in China did. In late February 2020, SU Florence suspended its program, and students had only a few days to vacate Italy. It was painful, Perugini said, especially since it felt so unexpected. Senior Emmet Raichle, who was studying abroad in Florence at the time, said it felt like getting a “rug ripped
out from under you.” Now, over a year into the pandemic, Perugini has faced more decisions: how to run a study abroad program when most students aren’t abroad; how to safely run SU’s first in-person abroad program for the few who are traveling and how to navigate the long-term effects that COVID-19 will have on abroad programs. “I think we’ll get to a point in which online will not be seen as a competition to the in-person teaching, but the two universes will join to really give the students the maximum flexibility and a really rich experience,” Perugini said. SU Florence is Syracuse’s only abroad center that has welcomed back students in person, while other programs run completely online. This semester, six graduate students and 20 undergraduate
architecture students are taking classes in Florence with SU. Madeline Alves, a third-year architecture student, is studying abroad in Florence. Alves was hesitant about going in person at first but felt encouraged by SU Florence’s organized plans, she said on March 3, a week before departing for Florence. The program’s plans included COVID-19 testing before the flight, at the airport and once they landed, as well as housing at The Student Hotel, which is equipped with single rooms and individual bathrooms. Days later, Alves and the other students arrived in Florence after several COVID-19 tests, a flight to Rome and a bus ride to Florence. They explored the city for the first time about two weeks ago, still jet-lagged after a full day of see study
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PRSSA teaches young students media literacy By Christopher Scarglato asst. culture editor
Six members from Syracuse University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America wanted middle schoolers to learn more about media literacy, so they created a Canva presentation. On slide 22, the public relations majors presented their acronym for helping to identify reliable news sources: CRAAP, or currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose. On another slide, the team asked students to spot fake news by choosing if an article about Kanye West winning the 2020 election
— and being the first non-lizard person to be president — was legitimate or not. “Well, the last time I checked, lizard people don’t exist,” one student said. Along with teaching kids media literacy through the team’s Orange Seeds of Civility program, students also participated as survey samples for PRSSA’s Bateman Case Study Competition. The competition challenges public relation students nationwide with creating a campaign for an assigned client each year. For the 2021 competition, PRSSA tasked students with
promoting civility in public discourse. After teams submit their case studies on Monday, professionals will judge each campaign and announce three finalists in April. With kids growing up during a digital age, Orange Seeds of Civility chose to create their civility campaign about media literacy and middle school students. “Having a middle school demographic for the campaign is going to be a little different than everyone else,” said Orange Seeds of Civility member and SU junior DJ Davis. “By not trying to fix adults, we felt like trying to educate a younger group would be a little more effective in
dissolving these current issues.” SU’s PRSSA chapter first recruited members for its two 2021 campaigns last fall. Samantha Cooper, the chapter’s co-president, helped choose SU’s two teams through an application process. Cooper said she was looking for candidates who had a strong passion and unique perspective on this year’s subject. The Orange Seeds of Civility team assembled in October. After attending a few Bateman seminars, one of the group’s members, Neeve Prendergast, came up with the idea of focusing the group’s case study on media literacy. While researching see competition page 8
Artist Sharif Bey and chef Sara TongNgork were born just days apart. Another artist, Jaleel Campbell, and baker Fiona Day both went to Nottingham High School, where they were involved in the drama program. Through the Salt + Pepper series, these chefs and artists discovered they shared similar experiences despite working in different fields. Presented by Salt City Market and the Everson Museum of Art, the Salt + Pepper series features halfhour conversations between an artist and a chef. The first installment in the series took place on March 4 with Bey, who is also an associate professor of art at Syracuse University, and Tong-Ngork, the creator of Firecracker Thai Kitchen. On Thursday at 6 p.m, Campbell, whose “Homecoming” exhibition is currently on display at the Everson Museum, will speak with Fiona Day, who founded Pie’s the Limit. The third session on May 6 will feature Sleyrow Mason of SOULutions Southern Cuisine and visual artist and storyteller Vanessa Johnson. The Salt + Pepper series comes as the Everson Museum is planning its return to the food scene in Syracuse. In the fall, the museum is reopening a cafe space that has been closed for over a decade. The cafe will use pottery that honorary trustee Louise Rosenfield donated from her collection, Johnson said. During the conversations, which are held over Zoom, the chef prepares food from their kitchen at the Salt City Market while talking to the artist, who is located in their studio. Near the end of the event, Salt City Market’s market manager Adam Sudmann delivers the chef’s food to the artist so they can try it. Meanwhile, Garth Johnson, a curator of ceramics at the Everson Museum, manages the audio and visuals aspects of the event. The series is a “mash-up” that ties food and art together, said Kimberly Griffiths, the curator of education at the Everson Museum. Griffiths, who has worked with Salt City Market to develop the series, said the events combine the fun of watching a chef prepare a dish and talk about the different ingredients with a visual artist’s perspective. This makes art more accessible to people who may not be familiar with the museum, she said. At the first session of the series, Tong-Ngork made a vegetarian Thai omelet. She also created a stir fry, cooking an Impossible burger with garlic, chilies and soy sauce before adding fresh basil, bok choy and red peppers and serving it over rice. The finished product was a vegan version of Firecracker Thai Chili’s signature dish, which is spicy basil chicken. Tong-Ngork said her favorite part of the event was getting to see the ceramics that the artist, Bey, created. In forming the artist and chef duos, Salt City Market and the Everson Museum compiled lists of chefs and artists and then did “a little bit of match-making” to pair them up, see talk
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SU, University of Arkansas students swap art in exhibits By Joey Pagano staff writer
The closest thing to feeling at home for Aanchal Raisahib these last two years has been recordings of her family’s evening conversations. Raisahib, a graduate student at Syracuse University, printed the audio wave from the recordings to make it tangible, pasted it on paper and began drawing around it. She would run the ink along the paper until she had a complete drawing. “I’m trying to share the experience of being an international student — what it feels like to start fresh in a new country, adapt to a new culture or miss home,” Raisahib said. The extended time away from her family was the road map for her “Conversations with You” series, which is on display at the University of Arkansas. The exhibition is an exchange between the master’s of fine arts programs at Syracuse University and the University of Arkansas that began March 22 and runs through Friday. The exhibit displays work from SU students at the University of Arkansas’ from page 7
study abroad travel and orientation meetings. When they saw the Duomo, Florence’s cathedral, they were in denial that they were really there, Alves said. Last Saturday, students went hiking to a point overlooking Florence and saw the buildings and hills in the distance. “I couldn’t believe it. It was like a green screen for me, just because you can’t get anything like that (in the U.S.),” Alves said. “Especially surrounded by mountains and all the fresh air.” All the while, classes are online while travel plans remain in flux. The students can’t leave Florence because the region is in an orange zone and will turn into a red zone on Monday until at least April 5, which puts travel restrictions on the area. Students can only leave their residences for necessities and must fill out and carry self-declaration forms, which state where they’re going. Even so, Jenna Merry, another student on the trip, remains optimistic that students will eventually be able to visit other cities in the Tuscany region. It was a surprise to be able to go to Florence at all, Merry and Alves said. The students have seen a “completely different take on the city,” Alves said. Alves knew the city would be empty but didn’t expect it to be this “vacant,” as large spaces lack tourists. She often hears in restaurants that the students are the first American customers in the area in a long time. With only one center holding an in-person from page 7
talk series Johnson said. “We had talked earlier in the week, and during the event we talked a lot,” Tong-Ngork said. “But then when he finally was able to show his work, he just gave me a new appreciation for the artist that he is, and some of his pieces really spoke to me.” The goal of the series is to “get back to conversation,” especially since many chefs do not have a lot of time to converse when they are running their stalls at Salt City Market, Sudmann said. He intends for the conversations to be natural rather than scripted, and tells the artists and chefs that their talk does not have from page 7
competition current programs, the team hopped on a Zoom call one day in November, pinning down the Syracuse area as the spot to conduct the campaign with the help of their professional adviser, Kristy Smorol. “This campaign is a really lofty topic because it’s about instability and it’s about really combating misinformation and the role that media literacy plays in that,” Smorol said. “Reaching out to local schools and working with kids means that they’re helping these
sUgAR Gallery, and work from Arkansas students at SU’s Random Access Gallery. While its name is simply a combination of the two galleries, Random Access Gallery and sUgAR Gallery, Brett Morgan sees the name’s unintended meaning. “If I were to try to define one theme for the show, it would be that — Random Sugar,” said Morgan, the curator at Random Access. “Works of art that may feel a bit random, but hope to inspire joy. Little pieces of sugar, if you will.” Morgan does not see a specific theme with this exhibition. He said the specific aspects of each piece dictate its umbrella. Through placement, spacing, lighting and location in the gallery, Morgan aims to present the different works cohesively while maintaining the unique nature of each one. But the organization process is puzzlelike, especially when the shows involve multiple artists, he said. He finds it important to allow the pieces to organize themselves — with lighting and placement in mind — and use the color scheme to follow through with the process. However, the artists’ intentions of
their work are not neglected in this decisionmaking process. For David de Lira and Leah Bella Zinder, SU master’s degree students who also have work in the exhibit, art is a way to raise awareness. It’s how they convey the complexities of their identities and the surrounding social structures, Zinder and de Lira said. Zinder views her work as a personal connection with other female artists. With her two works being displayed at the show, she explored history through technique. Before beginning both pieces, she researched historic works from women and considered how to present them to a contemporary audience. “I start with references to historical craft and also work towards connecting with women of the past who also performed these same techniques,” Zinder said. “A sort of community through generations.” She achieved this through using techniques such as bobbin lace making and cross stitching, which Zinder said women have used for decades. For her work at the exhibit, there wasn’t a specific inspirational figure that arose during her research, she said.
De Lira has a similar objective with his work. He hopes to use art as the cornerstone of his identities — an immigrant, brown, cisgender male. His relationship with the different faces of “queer America” is the launch point in his practice and his life itself, he said. More specifically, he said he wants to give representation to younger people because “we live in a culture that focuses on stereotypes of youth.” He began to adopt this approach when he moved from Mexico to the U.S. six years ago and became interested in exploring American culture, especially the LGBTQ community. Art then evolved into a way for de Lira to give representation to those who are underrepresented. Though the artwork is diverse, Morgan sees the connections among the pieces. “There are works that address elements of reflecting on history/histories, some emphasize the domestic space, and others that are more abstract and deal with emotion and feeling,” Morgan said. “Those ideas all seem very relevant to current conversation and daily life in 2021.” gfpagano@syr.edu
program this semester, many SU Abroad faculty and staff are currently furloughed, said Erika Wilkens, the assistant provost and executive director of SU Abroad. Plans are in place for programs this summer at the European centers and programs in the fall at all locations. The programs are expected to be in person with a comprehensive COVID-19 response plan.
But, for now, SU has adopted Abroad@ Home, where faculty are teaching classes, which they previously taught in person, to students on SU’s campus and those studying remotely. The courses focus on topics such as Mediterranean food and culture, economics and environmental racism. The faculty come from several SU Abroad centers and bring a non-U.S. centered perspective to the online classes, said Perugini, who is teaching an online course on cross-cultural competence. Students are taking Perugini’s course from locations such as China, Taiwan and Spain, along with Syracuse. The diversity in Perugini’s class makes it “the perfect team”
for the course’s subject of cross-cultural competence, she said. Online classes seem to have less of a smooth, natural flow than in-person classes, Perugini said. When Perugini taught the cross-cultural competence class in person, she would draw examples from the adjustment phase that students go through upon arrival in Florence. Now, teaching the course online to students in several locations, she couldn’t rely on these same examples. “Teaching online is difficult,” Perugini said. “It’s difficult for students; it’s difficult for myself. It requires a lot of planning, and it requires a lot of patience, and it requires a lot of determination in pursuing the goals on both ends.” While Perugini is grateful to have the opportunity to connect with students during a difficult time, she misses the closeness with students that comes from in-person classes. Other staff members feel the same way. Becca Farnum, the interim assistant director for outreach and engagement at SU London, misses the moments her students experience something for the first time. She loves sharing “firsts” with them, like managing the London public transit system or visiting Lockerbie, Scotland. There, students tour the crash site where Pan Am Flight 103 exploded on Dec. 21, 1988, killing 270 people, including 35 SU students. After an intense day of Remembrance activities, Farnum and students go on a hike and visit a nearby waterfall. One time, a student stopped at the bottom of the trail, staring and not moving. When Farnum approached
the student to check in, the student replied in a “prayerful tone” that they had never seen a waterfall before. Farnum felt privileged to witness the student’s moment with nature. But now, it’s impossible for her to replicate these experiences. “There is literally nothing that’s ever going to compare or substitute or take the place of going to a theater with 1,000 people and watching Kenneth Branagh, right, or walking into a market and smelling the combination of Indian spices, Moroccan cooking styles and British palates,” she said. Despite this, Farnum said online classes can still expose students to ideas and projects. For her “Climates of Resistance” class, she is hosting guest speakers from around the world and holding hands-on workshops related to repotting plants and cooking. Another guest presentation featured Emma Robbins, an activist and artist who spoke about the Navajo Water Project, an Indigenous-led project that delivers clean water to people living on the Navajo Nation. After presenting and answering student’s questions, Robbins invited students to submit art for a World Water Day exhibit. The work of one of the students was selected for the showcase, and Farnum, Robbins and the student were able to connect despite being in three different locations. “We don’t think that online learning is going away, but abroad learning is not going away either, right?” Farnum said. “And we’re just really excited to see how those come together and strengthen each other.” ackrayna@syr.edu
to go in a specific direction. He encourages the artist and chef to meet the week before the event to begin to get to know each other. “I’ve told them: have free range,” Sudmann said. “If it goes somewhere totally wacky, I don’t care. As long as it’s natural.” When choosing the length of the conversations, Sudmann wanted to find a balance between allowing for depth and giving both the artist and chef space to talk, without exhausting the viewer. Sudmann hopes to pivot to in-person conversations in the future after piloting the trio of virtual sessions. During the next session in the series, Day from Pie’s the Limit anticipates talking to Campbell about some of their shared experiences, such as attending Nottingham High
School. Other than that, the two will just see where the conversation goes. Day will be making a banana cream pie at the event and have some ingredients prepared ahead of time. She will show what the pie looks like when it comes out of the oven, just like on cooking shows, she said. By showcasing the perspectives of chefs alongside visual artists, the series allows the two groups to find ways in which they are alike, such as their creativity and ability to problem-solve, Campbell said. “To me, I see it as an artist-on-artist,” Campbell said. “We get a chance to have a conversation about our different work processes, and though we are in different forms of art, there’s some similarities in that.”
Sudmann said the series shows the potential for discovering commonalities with others by talking to people who are “outside of our normal sphere.” This potential isn’t limited to food and art because there are interesting aspects of every discipline. As the “best binder of people,” food often invokes conversations about family, and the Salt + Pepper series offers community members a lens into both artists and chefs that they wouldn’t normally see, Johnson said. “Food is something that automatically connects people and automatically makes people put down their guards,” Johnson said. “So, we’re looking for honest, emotive conversations around food.” ackrayna@syr.edu
kids have the foundation of media literacy.” During winter break, Kate Reynolds, an SU junior and one of the group’s members, emailed over 10 middle schools around central New York. The team eventually got in contact with three different schools. For Nick Luppino, a social studies teacher at Lincoln Middle School on James Street, Orange Seeds of Civility reached out at the perfect time. The 2020 election and media literacy was something his seventh and eighth graders focused on in class this school year, and the SU students’ program was another way for them to learn about the topic.
The team began creating their presentation in February and finally presented their program to middle schoolers throughout the day on March 5. Luppino recalled over 100 Lincoln students logged into Microsoft Teams from different classes — including biology, music and math — and paid close attention to the presentation, asking questions and adding their own opinions. And despite being slotted for just a time period right before noon, the program ran 15 minutes over time. In the beginning and end of each section, the team sent out a Google Form survey to students, whose information will be used as data for the
case study. Students filled out true and false, multiple choice and open response questions, and one asked them about the importance of media literacy. “Media literacy is basically helping us understand the world around us and this era of our history,” one student wrote. “It’s important because you have to learn the online world,” another submitted. Although the six were doing the program for a competition, those types of answers were exactly what they’re looking for. cscargla@syr.edu @chrisscargs
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grades to overlook in the grading. While the grade is weighted toward the end of the season and postseason, too many points were lost when SU slacked early in the season. The valedictorian is Buddy, who is the microcosm of the Orange’s offense. Bad early, great late. His breakout stardom in March sets him up for a potential superstar 202122 season if he can maintain his improved shooting form. Danny Emerman: A, Buddy Boeheim Dabbundo’s evidently a far tougher grader than I. I’m not sure what more you could’ve asked for out of this offense. Even when the shots weren’t falling early in the season or around COVID-19 pauses, SU more than often weathered droughts by pounding the ball inside. It was a jump shooting team that didn’t fall in love with 3-ball to a fault. The 23rd most efficient offense in the nation, per KenPom, is no joke. And SU’s engine, when it mattered most, was Buddy. He became a phenomenon in March — rightfully so — while he keyed the Orange’s miracle tournament run. The strides he made as a playmaker and ball handler allowed SU to be more multidimensional, and had defenses spinning. He’ll be back, and Syracuse’s offense should be even better next year.
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Crane: B-, Kadary Richmond This may be a lenient grade, but Syracuse’s surge at the end of the season and success of the zone in the opening weekend of the tournament is why it’s this high. They somehow survived an entire season without a true center anchoring the middle, which meant Marek Dolezaj played out of position for essentially the whole year. What really helped prevent some games from becoming disastrous was Kadary Richmond’s spark off the bench, causing disruptions and creating turnovers for opposing offenses. He’ll be a major force at the top of the zone for the next three years (or maybe four, depending on what he does with the extra year of eligibility). The zone had some incredibly low lows in 2020-21, especially the 64-point half it allowed to Pittsburgh and the scoring bursts from page 12
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was unable to string together a comeback, putting together only a few two-point runs to draw Duke’s lead to four. Duke took the fourth set, 25-15, tying the match at 2-2. Going into the final set, Yelin said that the team’s desire to win for Saada was paramount in regaining control of the match.
It was a relief. It’s a lot of pressure on the players who want to win for their senior, and it’s a relief that we were able to do that. Leonid Yelin head coach
“It’s all about how we finish for the seniors because the last match is so important to them,” Yelin said. “It’s the last one. Never
Dabbundo: C+, Kadary Richmond The Orange’s defense did some extra credit and recovered from a disappointing first few months of the season. It began with Bryant, who scored 84 points on the Orange. Buffalo nearly put up 100, Pitt scored 96 and Virginia scored 81. The Orange’s zone at times looked disengaged. It missed assignments and often slept through early portions of games against NC State and Notre Dame. Late improvements as Jesse Edwards, Richmond and Robert Braswell joined the rotation helped SU get a passing grade here. But the poor defense is why the Orange nearly missed the NCAA Tournament. The valedictorian is Richmond, who excelled at the top of the 2-3 zone and was third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in steal percentage as a freshman. Emerman: C, Marek Dolezaj SU’s defense held it back all year, until the very end when it showed moderate improvements. The bizarre offseason likely made it difficult for freshmen and transfers to learn the zone concepts. Bourama Sidibe’s injury in the season-opener upshifted everyone. Opponents regularly took advantage inside and on the offensive glass. SU recorded the 77th most efficient defense, but its opponents shot just 31.8% from 3. That wasn’t all because of great closeouts; the Orange’s defensive numbers might’ve looked even worse had teams made more open looks. It felt like SU never found the right lineup balance in terms of getting enough shooting and defending on the court at once. Lineups with Richmond, Edwards and Braswell were often the best defensively, but that meant putting two of SU’s better scorers on the bench. The Orange leaned more heavily on the scoring-heavy lineups, and it showed. Syracuse asked Dolezaj, a senior, to clean up messes all over the place, from inexperienced players still learning the zone to what happened 30 years ago.” During that 1982 Saturday night game in the Carrier Dome, Spera played just two minutes against the Cougars, and starting center Andre Hawkins was tasked with guarding Olajuwon — someone 4 inches taller yet just as mobile. The CBS primetime game quickly turned into a “track meet,” with players constantly sprinting up and down the court, Spera said. Neither team established any sort of defensive rhythm, yet Syracuse, coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament misses, still managed to defeat the No. 9-ranked Cougars. “I don’t think the Phi Slama Jama mystique or aurora had really hit yet,” Spera said. A near triple-double from Leo Rautins and 22 points from Erich Santifer lifted the Orange going to be again. Never going to be the same again. In the end, (Saada’s) teammates stood up and showed their will to win for her.” In the final set, the Orange got out to a hot start mounting a 6-3 lead behind three kills from Casiano. However, the Blue Devils roared back, taking the next four points off of attack errors from Lokhmanchuk and Saada. The two teams split the following eight points until Syracuse exploded for a four-point run led by two kills from Franco and one from Saada to give the Orange a match point. Following a Duke kill, the Orange attack forced the Blue Devils into a ball-handling error, winning the final set 15-12. As the team celebrated the final point, Saada said that the emotions of the day took over. “I really wanted the win, like, really wanted it,” Saada said. “All the girls came and hugged me after we won, and I was so happy because I needed to win my final game in this building.” Syracuse concluded its final homestand with two wins, settling its overall record to .500. The Orange will close out its season next weekend in Tallahassee, Florida, as they take on Florida State and North Carolina State. swarre03@syr.edu
guards allowing penetration into the lane and undersized rebounders around him — an undersized 5 in his own right. Dolezaj played smart and hung tough with players with up to 50 pounds on him.
lected 20.5% of misses per KenPom, best on the team. When Edwards was on the bench, seemingly every Orange defensive rebound was tipped out or bobbled inside around a horde of opponents.
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Dabbundo: C+, Quincy Guerrier All Syracuse rebounding grades must be on a curve, as the inherent weakness of the 2-3 zone is defensive rebounding. The Orange have never been a great rebounding team out of the zone. But Syracuse was decent at attacking the offensive glass despite the issues on the defense. The injury to Sidibe also hampered the SU lineup’s size in the middle. In Syracuse’s loss to the elite rebounding team Houston, SU nearly played the Cougars even. While it’s been a liability in the past, it wasn’t why Syracuse was eliminated from the ACC or NCAA Tournament.
Dabbundo: B+, Kadary Richmond Like many of the other categories, the past few weeks have improved Syracuse’s grades. Richmond, Braswell and Edwards have been major contributors down the stretch run. They needed Richmond to help the defensive backcourt. Braswell took many minutes from Griffin while Griffin had issues in the 2-3 zone defensively. And Edwards, with his good games and bad games, occasionally sparked the Orange’s defense and helped on the glass. Against UNC, Houston and San Diego State, his presence in the middle was noticeable. The valedictorian of this group though is Richmond, who flashed all kinds of potential at both ends for the future. Assists, steals and dribble penetration all aided the Orange, and he even made a few 3s in the NCAA Tournament.
Crane: C, Quincy Guerrier In addition to overall defense, rebounding was the second issue that plagued Syracuse throughout the entire season. Games like North Carolina reflected the lows, when offensive rebound totals neared defensive rebound numbers, but there were other times when the Orange held their own on the glass. With Dolezaj sometimes nonexistent on rebonds, Guerrier was forced to become SU’s primary rebounder — one of his main tasks off the bench last season. He finished as SU’s leader with 8.4 rebounds per game, and those numbers helped him record four double-doubles in his first seven games.
Emerman: C, Jesse Edwards Defense and rebounding are intricately linked, and the issues for each stem from the same roots. The lack of interior presence was an issue as soon as Sidibe went down against Bryant. Guerrier and Griffin occasionally picked up the slack on the defensive boards, but neither were consistently physical enough inside — especially against big teams like North Carolina. The fact that Syracuse never lost a game it won the rebounding battle in is astounding. As for the valedictorian, it’s the center who wasn’t ready all season. Edwards was thrust into a bigger role in Sidibe’s absence, and he was mostly effective. He always played hard, and colto a 92-87 win, their sixth straight to open the season. That’s why Sampson downplayed Houston’s win, and that’s why Jarreau replied with “not really” when asked if he’d considered the historical context of the win over the Orange. It’s understandable — the importance of wins take shape over time, evolving as games become seasons and seasons form a program’s legacy. It’s why Sampson shaking off the burden of Houston’s past and focusing only on its brightened future is expected. It’s why he paused after fielding a question about the Cougars’ last trip to the Elite Eight, staring into the screen in front of him and asking “How many years (has it been)?” That’s what Syracuse did against the Cou-
Crane: B, Robert Braswell Syracuse’s bench did exactly what it needed to do down the stretch, with Richmond, Edwards and Braswell all playing valuable minutes throughout the tournament run. But for a while, Richmond was the only viable option SU had, and that’s why this grade is so low. Braswell started 0-for-12 on 3-pointers through his first five games, but then hit 4-of-5 against Pittsburgh in his first breakout game. Then, runs like he had in ACC Tournament games against NC State and Virginia further etched his role into the Orange’s rotation heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Emerman: A-, Kadary Richmond Jim Boeheim typically plays a short bench, and he continued that trend this year. Only Richmond, Edwards and Braswell saw meaningful minutes off the bench. But just about every game, at least one of those three reserves made a significant impact. There was a stretch of the season where Richmond looked like the best guard on the team. Braswell was always steady and stout defensively. Edwards sured up the frontcourt against bigger opponents. sports@dailyorange.com @DOSports
gars 39 years ago too, downplaying the win initially and using that single nonconference win as a primer to Big East games against Patrick Ewing and Georgetown, against top-10 St. John’s and No. 4 Villanova. “Just think of all the people that have come and gone since then,” Sampson said before pausing. “I’m not even sure how to answer that. I think you should honor the past; I think you should live in the present.” Eventually, this group of Houston players could be the ones honored as the past, the group that paved the way for future wins and runs. The victory over Syracuse brought them one step closer to that point, even if the win seems miniscule in the moment.
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underrated wins ever. And Houston’s win over the Orange will serve as a pivotal point in the Sampson era, regardless of whether its run ends on Monday night or extends one more weekend to the Final Four. Bart Torvik gives the Cougars a 24.9% chance to finish the season as national champions. They’ve pieced together five consecutive tournament appearances after decades of mediocrity. And the foundation is there for more. “What happened 37 years ago is — that was tremendous,” Sampson said postgame. “That’s one of the great teams of all time. But I don’t think any current team plays based on
it gave up to teams like Buffalo and Bryant — mid-major teams that pushed SU to the brink before the Orange did just enough to win. Richmond has to be the valedictorian here, mostly because he was, for a good chunk of the season, Syracuse’s most effective defender altogether.
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Syracuse completes 4-game sweep over Pitt with 9-3 win By Alex Cirino staff writer
Syracuse (10-9, 6-6 Atlantic Coast) scored a season-high nine runs to round out a road series sweep at Pittsburgh (9-18, 4-13). Five runs in the fourth inning along with a five strikeout game from pitcher Kaia Oliver secured a 9-3 rout over the Panthers brought the Orange back over .500. For the fourth time this series, Syracuse scored a run in the first inning. Following a leadoff walk from Calista Almer, Angel Jasso singled off a bunt, giving the Orange two runners on base. Neli Casares-Maher grounded to third, forcing Almer out and advancing Jasso to second. Gabby Teran singled into left field to bring Jasso home to give the Orange a 1-0 advantage.
Oliver gave up a home run in the second but allowed just four hits through six innings. She bounced back a day after giving up four runs in three innings in Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader. Following a brief rain delay heading into the fourth inning, Syracuse registered three hits to regain its lead. After a leadoff flyout, Toni Martin and Paris Woods hit consecutive singles, leaving Orange runners in scoring position. Martin was then driven home on an Almer double. Pittsburgh brought Brittany Knight in to pitch, and she immediately threw a passed ball allowing Woods to score, giving Syracuse a 3-1 lead. Jasso then followed Almer’s RBI double with one of her own, her fourth extra-base hit of the series.
After two consecutive walks from Teran and Lailoni Mayfield, the Orange loaded up the bases with two outs. Knight gave up a third walk to pinch hitter Makenna Fidler, which brought Jasso in for Syracuse’s fourth run. But the walks continued, as Knight’s fourth consecutive walk to Rebecca Clyde brought Teran home extending Syracuse’s lead to 6-1 for a season-high of five runs in one inning. But Pittsburgh tightened the scoreline in the sixth inning, capitalizing off a Sarah Seamans triple that brought in two unearned Panther runs making it 6-3. Syracuse scored again in an error-heavy seventh inning. Martin walked to lead off the inning followed by Woods reaching first on an error. With Almer batting, Martin and Woods
attempted a double steal. Pitt’s throw to third missed, and Martin came home. With Woods on third, a Jasso groundout to first allowed her to safely run home. The Orange quickly got runners back on base with a Casares-Maher single and a Teran hit by pitch. Then Mayfield hit the ball to third base, leading to the Panthers’ third error of the inning, allowing Casares-Maher to score to extend Syracuse’s lead to 9-3. Alexa Romero pitched the bottom of the seventh inning for the Orange, earning the save and securing Syracuse’s first conference series sweep since April 2018 against NC State. Syracuse returns to action on April 1 for its first home action of the season against Georgia Tech. ahcirino@syr.edu
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3 Syracuse sophomores have career days in win over Duke By Henry O’Brien staff writer
On the first point of the fifth set, Blue Devils’ middle blocker Lizzie Fleming spiked the ball to the middle of the court in search of her 10th kill of the game. Sophomore outside hitter Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk dove to dig the ball, passing to Lauren Woodford, who set up Abby Casiano in the middle. Casiano attacked the center of the court, and Duke setter Alex Springate tried to corral the SU sophomore’s effort with the tips of her hands before it hit the ground for a kill. But she couldn’t, and SU gained early momentum that led to a 15-12 win in the final set. While it was Senior Day for the Orange, the underclassmen shined in Syracuse’s fivefrom page 12
kavovit together if the team was down, re-energizing everyone he spoke to, Beardsley said. The 1995 team lost just two games during the regular season, one of which was an eight-goal blowout against Virginia in the Carrier Dome. When Syracuse was set to rematch Virginia in the Final Four, Kavovit was the “catalyst,” Beardsley said. Syracuse blew out the Cavaliers 20-13 and advanced to the championship game behind Kavovit’s three goals and five assists. “The bigger the moment throughout his career, the better he was,” Carcaterra said. “I think about the biggest games that we ever played in — he was always at his best. He never was rattled, never was nervous. He was always in control.” In the title game against Maryland, everyone knew to feed Kavovit. Syracuse used a middie-based offense during the regular season, but Kavovit had an “aura” that made him unstoppable, Beardsley said.
set win via sophomores Woodford, Casiano and Lokhmanchuk. Senior Ella Saada finished with just a .067 hitting percentage. But Syracuse’s (7-7, 7-7 Atlantic Coast) sophomores led the offense in the victory over Duke (9-11, 7-8). When Lokhmanchuk came into the game to replace freshman Naomi Franco, who finished with eight kills of her own, Woodford always accompanied her. Woodford recorded an assist on 12 of Lokhmanchuk’s 13 kills. The setter led the team with 25 assists, just one shy of her career high. Head coach Leonid Yelin said while he wanted to get reps for as many players as he could, the Lokhmanchuk-Woodford combination was made more out of necessity, as Syracuse’s usual setter, Elena Karakasi, was playing with a broken finger. Lokhmanchuk carried SU for four sets,
but Casiano was the one who took over in the end. After a long rally, Duke’s Gracie Johnson f loated the ball back to Syracuse’s side. Yuliia Yastrub easily received the ball and passed it to Elena Karakasi, setting up Casiano in the middle. Casiano rose up and sent a spike to the middle of the court, causing Blue Devil libero Mackenzie Cole to dive. The ball hit the f loor, and Casiano yelled loudly, cheering with her teammates. Casiano had four kills in the final frame, pushing the Orange to victory. The sophomore middle blocker finished with 14 kills, 17 points and a hitting percentage of .414. All three stats led the team as well, the first time Casiano has led all three this season. But it wasn’t just tangible results the sophomore was able to bring to the table
against Duke. “Coach (Yelin) likes to refer to me as the ‘energy leader,’” Casiano said. “So that’s pretty much my job ... I go out there and look like a crazy person, but if we can get a few points off of my energy, I’ll take it.” As the season winds down to its final week, the performances from Casiano and Lokhmanchuk are promising for SU’s future, Saada said. Despite her Senior Day stats being less than what she hoped for, Saada had nothing but praise for her underclassmen teammates. “I think they are going to have a really good season next year,” Saada said. “And when Polina (Shemanova) and Marina (Markova) both return, I feel the team will have a really good future.”
Kavovit was guarded by Paul Elstrom — a former teammate from Yorktown who theoretically could guard him well. But the matchup didn’t shake Kavovit, who scored four goals and seven points en route to a 13-9 championship win. “In those games, if you don’t have a guy step up and do the things that he did, you just don’t win,” Beardsley said. “You have to have a guy that’s your Carmelo Anthony, the guy that drops 30 in the national championship … You just don’t win those big games without a superstar. Rob was our superstar that year.” “I was just so proud of him because I think everyone knew how good of a lacrosse player he was, but he etched his name in NCAA history with that performance,” Carcaterra said. Kavovit’s 18 points in the 1995 tournament are fourth all-time in a tournament run for Syracuse. In 1996, he started all 15 games and was Syracuse’s leading scorer. From that point, it became “Kavo’s team,” Beardsley said. Carcaterra and Kavovit were teammates for over a decade. The two played together on their lacrosse team in elementary school,
won three straight state championships at Yorktown and started at Syracuse simultaneously. At both schools, Carcaterra and Kavovit played on the same attack line, making them closer on and off the field. Kavovit was a high school All-American and is third on Yorktown’s all-time scoring list. The two were “old-school boys,” Carcaterra said, exploring wooded areas in their town during free time when they were younger. When Kavovit got his driver’s license before Carcaterra, they made a habit of going to their favorite pizza place, Maria’s, nearly every Friday night. “We spent so much one-on-one time together (in) every kind of step in the game of life,” Carcaterra said. “We were always kind of there for each other.” Beardsley wasn’t as close with Kavovit growing up in Yorktown, but their parents knew each other. Even though Lakeland and Yorktown were rival high schools, Beardsley still kept in touch with Kavovit in their small town. About nine years ago, Kavovit moved from New York to Florida with his wife, Marion, and their two kids. He had a physical therapy
practice and was coaching high school lacrosse. Carcaterra, who is also an ESPN analyst, said that Kavovit would watch games he was calling and would text him with his own analysis. They recently discussed Syracuse’s current season. When Kavovit died on March 16, Beardsley said 50 or 60 people texted him to offer their condolences. People he barely knew reached out to say how much they looked up to Kavovit and to share what he meant to them as lacrosse fans and players. Syracuse players will wear a No. 15 sticker on their helmets for the remainder of the season in honor of Kavovit. Mitch Wykoff said honoring Kavovit was important because the Syracuse jersey represents everyone in the SU lacrosse community. Days after Kavovit’s death, the Orange scored 15 goals in what goalie Drake Porter called “fate.” “He was such a big part of my life that my heart will always have a void to fill,” Carcaterra said. “When I think of those critical years of my life, he’s in all of them.”
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Houston completed the final step to its first Elite Eight appearance since 1984 on Saturday, when Marcus Sasser intercepted a Kadary Richmond pass and scored the game’s final two points. DeJon Jarreau raised his arms on the ANDREW sidelines as CRANE the game clock LOV E OF struck zeros, THE GA ME and Houston fans stood and cheered — snapping pictures and waving their hands, their towels, their mini American flags, anything within reach to celebrate. Kelvin Sampson, Houston’s head coach, stood stoic on the sideline at first, arms resting at his side and feet pacing. He was Montana Tech’s head coach in 1984, when the Cougars and their Phi Slama Jama-nicknamed roster reached their third straight Final Four and punctuated an 88-16 record during that span — including a 31-3 record in 1982-83, their peak season. One of the losses in that peak year came to Syracuse, the only other time the programs met before Houston defeated the Orange 62-46 in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. But the win in 1984 didn’t seem as significant at the time. It carried more and more significance as the season — and the ensuing ones — unfolded and players from Houston’s roster flourished, said Sonny Spera, a reserve guard on the 1982-83 Syracuse team. Clyde Drexler became Clyde Drexler. Hakeem Olajuwon became Hakeem Olajuwon. And Phi Slama Jama became a phenomenon. “At the time, the impact of the win, I don’t think I can say it was a huge, monumental win,” Spera said. Houston’s win over Syracuse in the 2021 NCAA Tournament will evolve in a similar way. Sampson downplayed the meaning of Houston’s victory postgame after two consecutive seasons ended with single-digit postseason losses. He said he was more concerned about figuring out how to pull up Oregon State tape on his iPad during the bus ride back to their hotel. Syracuse — a program defined by a lone 2003 title, a near-miss in 1987 and a plethora of other March runs — saw its win over Phi Slama Jama in 1982 mold into one of its most
No. 11 Syracuse’s improbable NCAA Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16 on Saturday night at the hands of No. 2 Houston. Behind Buddy Boeheim’s 30 and 25 points in the first and second round, respectively, the Orange flattened No. 6 seed San Diego State and squeaked by No. 3 seed West Virginia. Below is The Daily Orange’s report card for Syracuse’s season, which concluded in the Sweet 16 on Saturday with a 16-point loss to the Cougars. We asked our writers to provide a letter grade, and a valedictorian, as part of their evaluation of SU’s season.
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Andrew Crane: A, Buddy Boeheim The balance and versatility of Syracuse’s offense throughout the season is what stood out to me, and it’s why I’m giving them the top grade here. Early in the season, Quincy Guerrier commanded possessions inside and evolved into a constant presence that was absent in his freshman year. But as the season went on, Buddy and his tear in March became the top option by far and made him the valedictorian of the offensive group. Alan Griffin and his ability to string together 3-pointers — like early in the second half of the regular-season finale against Clemson — provided some balance for the Orange’s offense, although those stretches were sandwiched by so much inconsistency. Syracuse didn’t necessarily have the best shooting percentages in the country, per KenPom, but they operated with a top-25 efficiency rate. The key pieces are returning for the 2021-22 roster to produce at the same rate, or a better one, too. Anthony Dabbundo: A-, Buddy Boeheim Syracuse had its most efficient offense since 2012, and its late season hot shooting propelled the Orange into the NCAA Tournament and Sweet 16. The only reason this isn’t a flat A is the poor shooting Syracuse had early in the season. Games against Northeastern, Pittsburgh, Virginia round one and Clemson make it difficult
ROB KAVOVIT was a three-time All-American attack and 1995 national champion at Syracuse. He died at age 45 on March 16. courtesy of su athletics
Rob Kavovit 1975-2021
Lacrosse community remembers Syracuse legend By Allie Kaylor
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efore Rob Kavovit and Ric Beardsley were teammates at Syracuse, they were high school rivals in Yorktown, New York. Lakeland versus Yorktown High School was always the game of the year, and during the matchup in 1991, Beardsley was clearing the ball up the sideline as Kavovit checked his stick, trying to break the ball free. “I kept saying ‘Come on little boy, come on little boy, come on little boy.’ And then, on the last check, he nearly broke my elbow,” Beardsley said of Kavovit’s toughness as a competitor. “I remember saying to myself, ‘That little boy almost broke your elbow. You better shut up next time.’” On March 16, Kavovit died at age 45 in his home in Florida. Former teammates did not comment on the cause of his death. Kavovit was a three-time
All-American attack at SU and a pivotal player during the Orange’s 1995 NCAA Championship and four Final Fours. Former teammates remember the Syracuse lacrosse legend as a humble, witty person and one of the best players on the championship team. “I hated playing against him because he was so goddamn good, and I loved having him on my team because he was so goddamn good,” Beardsley said. Many former teammates said Kavovit was a sneaky good player. He played alongside Casey Powell and Roy Colsey — who won National Midfielder of the Year — but Kavovit provided a “common presence” for the team, childhood best friend and teammate Paul Carcaterra said. Kavovit was never the flashiest player, but he led the team in assists three of his four years and sits seventh on Syracuse’s all-time assists list. Then-assistant coach John Desko called Kavovit one of the most important players during his time at SU. Kavovit brought the locker room
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SU cements victory over Duke in 5th set, evens record at .500 By Sam Warren staff writer
Ella Saada took the court for her 103rd and final game in Syracuse on Sunday against Duke. In her four-year collegiate career, Saada played in every game and helped the Orange to its first NCAA Tournament run as a sophomore. On Sunday, following a 3-2 victory over Duke, Saada left the court holding a plaque etched with her collegiate accomplishments, marking
the end of her Syracuse career. In its last home game this season, Syracuse (7-7, 7-7 Atlantic Coast) pulled away in the fifth set after Duke (9-11, 7-8) tied the match at 2-2. Following a loss in the first set, the Orange dominated the Blue Devils on the blocking front in the second and attack in the third. Duke fired back and commanded the fourth set, 25-15. As the match came down the stretch, the Orange pulled away to defeat the Blue Devils 15-12
and evened their record at .500. “It was a relief,” head coach Leonid Yelin said. “It’s a lot of pressure on the players who want to win for their senior, and it’s a relief that we were able to do that.” The Orange fell behind after a series of attack errors from Saada and right side hitter Naomi Franco catalyzing a 7-2 run that led to a 13-7 Duke lead in the first set. Syracuse never returned from the six-point deficit, trailing for the rest of the set.
“I was excited and nervous, and I think that kind of got me a little bit,” Saada said. “It was a really emotional morning leading up to the game, and it caught me when we got out on the floor.” Syracuse settled into a rhythm over the next two sets, dominating Duke 25-18 and 25-17, respectively. The Orange denied several Blue Devil attacks in the second set, blocking four kills with middle blocker Izzy Plummer and outside
hitter Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk each delivering two. In the third set, Syracuse’s attack ignited with 13 kills past Duke’s defense. Despite dropping the first set, Abby Casiano said that the team refocused on their gameplan and the importance of the match. The momentum shifted in the fourth set as Syracuse experienced attack struggles again. The Blue Devils jumped out with a 7-2 run from the start of the set. Syracuse
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