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One year after graduating from SU, Dan Romeo is running for nomination for the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. Page 3

Professor emeritus Marvin Druger dedicated the Patricia Meyers Druger Astronomy Learning Center on Saturday in honor of his late wife. Page 9

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Syracuse long-stick midfielder Peter Macartney has locked down back-to-back opposing midfielders, and he wasn’t even with the Orange during fall practice. Page 16

University commits to divest from fossil fuels Workgroup what is divestment to assess free speech

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Syracuse University announced Tuesday that it is formally divesting endowment funds from coal mining and other fossil fuel companies.

SU will continue to seek investments through its endowment in companies that are focused on developing new technology involving solar energy, biofuels and advanced recycling, according to an SU News release. This commitment means that SU

will not “directly invest in publicly traded companies whose primary business is extraction of fossil fuels.” External investment managers at SU will also be directed to halt investments in these public see divestment page 6

Divestment is getting rid of investment in a particular item, in this case fossil fuels. Twenty-six colleges and universities have already committed to divest from fossil fuels, according to gofossilfree.org.

Board of Trustees chairman’s term to end in May Here are some of

the major happenings and decisions during Thompson’s tenure as chairman: Sept. 2012 The Campaign for Syracuse University surpassed its goal to raise $1 billion by the end of 2012.

Sept. 2013 Kent Syverud was named the 12th chancellor of SU following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees.

Jan. 2015 The Thompsons made a major gift for the construction of the Ensley Athletic Center, which opened in January.

RICHARD THOMPSON, chairman of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, speaks following the announcement in September 2013 that Kent Syverud would be the university’s 12th chancellor. chase gaewski staff photographer

By Annie Palmer staff writer

Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Thompson will step down in May when his term ends. Thompson’s leave was planned by the university, said Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs. He will likely receive an honorary degree as per tradition for nearly a century, Quinn said. Historically, chairmen leaving the university receive honorary degrees. Quinn said the university has honored this tradition dating back to H.W. Smith, who took office in 1922. He said he could not say if Thompson has officially been awarded the

degree yet, but that he expects SU will announce all recipients “very soon.” University Senators first saw the list of honorary degree candidates during a closed session at a March 18 meeting. Nominees are considered based on outstanding achievements, their resume and letters from other members of the university community, said Christian Day, chair of the University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees. The list of nominees is kept confidential until each person accepts, he added. After the Committee on Honorary Degrees receives nominations, the list is given to the Senate for approval. The chancellor and the Board of Trustees then choose from the slate

of candidates, and the recipients receive their degrees at that year’s commencement ceremony, Day said. “We really try to bring in people who are really worthy,” Day said.

The tradition has been for outgoing Board chairmen to receive (honorary degrees). Samuel Gorovitz philosophy professor

A chairman’s average term lasts three to four years, said Samuel Gorovitz, a philosophy professor and former

dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “Very few trustees receive honorary degrees,” Gorovitz said. “The tradition has been for outgoing Board chairmen to receive them.” Both Gorovitz and Day declined to comment about ongoing honorary degree nominations. When Thompson’s nomination came up in the closed session, a voice vote was used to determine if he would be approved to receive the honorary degree. Many senators abstained from voting, while a significant number opposed the nomination, according to three senators, who asked to remain unnamed due to nominations being private. see thompson page 6

Members discuss policy changes at first meeting By Claire Moran staff writer

The workgroup tasked with looking at Syracuse University’s free speech policies has started meeting, and its members are hoping to look at ways the policy can be improved moving forward. The Student Association and Graduate Student Organization have raised concerns that the current Computer and Electronic Communications Policy is too “vague” and “broad” when it comes to free speech. Last month, Chancellor Kent Syverud created a workgroup to address these concerns. The workgroup includes four students, two undergraduate and two graduate, one faculty member and one staff member. David Rubin, a professor and dean emeritus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will act as the leader of the workgroup. The group met for the first time last week. Only four members of the group were able to attend the meeting, but Rubin said they have planned a number of other meetings and hope to get most of the work done before the student members of the group leave SU for the summer. At the first meeting, Rubin said they started defining the goals and main questions that the group hopes to address, including whether the group should look at free speech only as it applies to electronic communication or if it should broaden its focus to include other forms of speech. He said it’s difficult to write one policy that applies to everything. “So, for me, the goal is to try to establish the basic principles that we agree on, to look at some of the most common kinds of issues, offer our view on those common issues that are likely to come up often and then see workgroup page 6

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Quote from ‘Bell Jar’ inspires fireworks tattoo By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

Alexandra Sloss’ favorite quote is from the novel “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath. The quote reads, “I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.” With graduation nearing, this quote has a special resonance with Sloss, a senior international relations and anthropology dual major. Although her future is uncertain, Sloss is excited for the journey. The fireworks tattooed on her ribcage represent this uncertainty and excitement. “You can’t really know what way the fireworks’ sparkles are going to go, but you also can’t stop them from going where they need to go,” Sloss said. “That’s what I felt when I read that quote and the book in high school, and it’s also how I feel now.” Sloss got her tattoo in early March at Scarab Body Arts in Armory Square. She has three tattoos, each one in a hard-to-see spot, normally

hidden by clothing. “It’s like my own little secret, a little rebellion,” Sloss said, “because if you looked at me, I don’t think you’d label me as a tattoo kind of girl.” “The Bell Jar,” which was published in the United States in 1971, tells the story of a young woman struggling to create her own identity in a society where she is expected to get married, have children and become a housewife. Sloss said she was inspired by the idea of breaking social norms and by not letting anyone stop her from pursuing her dreams. After graduation, Sloss plans to join the City Year Corps in Jacksonville, Florida to mentor and tutor children in public schools. “I might go back to school to be a teacher, or I might travel abroad some more, or I might get a desk-job working for a really cool company — I don’t know,” Sloss said. “I like that I don’t have a plan, but I have so many things that could be plans and that I’m just going to go where I need to go.” gantonel@syr.edu

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Parks and rec Former SU basketball player Lazarus Sims began his new role Monday as commissioner of the city of Syracuse’s parks and recreation department. See dailyorange.com

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Director discusses program Stipend available for research opportunity By William Norris staff writer

DAN ROMEO, a recent graduate of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is running for a seat on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. Romeo grew up in North Syracuse and said he has seen firsthand the value of education. frankie prijatel photo editor

Recent grad runs for city school board seat By Rachel Sandler staff writer

As someone who grew up in the inner city and worked to move into the middle class, Dan Romeo knows firsthand what a good education can do. “I want to see the people of Syracuse do as well as they possibly can,” Romeo said. So, in the effort to make that vision a reality, at the age of 24 and one year after graduating from Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Dan Romeo has started vying for a nomination from the Democratic Party to fill one of four open seats on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. Romeo grew up on the North Side of Syracuse, in the middle of an urban school environment that is struggling on all fronts. As a result, he saw the kind of structural problems that students in urban school districts face, like high poverty rates and a severe lack of funding. “Our students have a lot of challenges that students in other districts don’t have,” Romeo said. “They have barriers that they need to get over before they can even get

to that next level of education.” Romeo’s parents owned and operated a small grocery store in North Syracuse. While his family didn’t have a lot of money, Romeo had the chance to interact with the community his parents’ business was a part of. After graduating from high school, Romeo went on to complete two years

Education, he said he still plans on continuing in that role. There are four open seats on the Syracuse City Board of Education this election cycle. Thirteen people from the Democratic Party are campaigning for those four nominations from the Onondaga County Democratic Committee. In May, the committee will choose

talking it out Dan Romeo, an SU graduate, has started his campaign for one of the four open seats on the Syracuse City Board of Education. His campaign consists of three main talking points. 1

Expanding career and technical education

2 Putting resources toward early childhood education 3 Improving upon the recently implemented Code of Conduct

at Onondaga Community College. Then, he got a job as a firefighter for the Syracuse Fire Department. “I love my job as a firefighter, but I said to myself ‘Man, education is so important I have to go back to school,’” said Romeo. “So while I was a firefighter, I went back to Syracuse University.” Romeo is still a firefighter, and even if he wins a seat as a commissioner on the Syracuse City Board of

which four people it wants to run in the general election in November. Romeo has already done a lot of the legwork necessary to develop his platform, which is rooted in developing policies from an active position on the Board, rather than a passive one. “I’m someone who is truly trying to understand how the people that have their boots on the ground are feeling,” said Romeo. Romeo’s campaign consists of

three main talking points: expanding career and technical education, putting resources toward early childhood education and improving upon the recently implemented Code of Conduct. Romeo is young, but he isn’t the youngest candidate vying for nomination. Caleb Duncan, an 18-year-old freshman at SU, is also campaigning for a Democratic Party nomination. Patricia Body, a current Commissioner on the Board of Education, is not up for re-election this year, but still welcomes the possibility of serving with Romeo and Duncan. “I would have no problem working with anyone who is elected for this office, regardless of their age, as long as their priority and focus is doing what is best for the children who attend SCSD,” said Body. Michelle Mignano, who is president of the Syracuse City School Board and is up for re-election this year, said that she also supports Romeo’s candidacy. “Energy and passion are not dependent on chronological age, nor is wisdom to work with others and within a system to make change,” Mignano said. rsandler@syr.edu

Student Association Director of Academic Affairs Katherine Desy presented plans for this summer’s undergraduate research program at SA’s meeting on Monday night in Maxwell Auditorium, which lasted about an hour. Desy gave a brief summary of what the program consists of and answered questions from assembly representatives. Undergraduate students can apply for the pilot research program, where they can receive a $1,000 stipend to work on research with a professor or faculty member of their choosing at SU over the summer, according to an email sent by SA President Boris Gresely to the student body last Thursday. Desy said in an interview following the meeting that SA’s short-term

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student association Here are some additional things discussed at Monday night’s meeting: SA ANNOUNCEMENTS EXTENDING THE INVITATION SA President Boris Gresely said he met with Chancellor Kent Syverud this past week. Gresely said they talked about whether SA members would like Syverud to come to a future meeting and have a sort of question-and-answer session on the issues related to the NCAA report, which was released March 6. ON THE CALENDAR Earthfest will take place on April 19 from noon until 6 p.m. in Thornden Park. TWEET IT OUT

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Instagram censors content under guise of protecting users

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agree that I have read and understand the terms and conditions” has to be the most common lie among millennials today. For the most part, millennials skim through or just about completely ignore the fine print we agree to when we sign up for an account on social media. Often the terms are filled with policies such as no nudity, violence, copyright infringement or hate speech. So when a woman by the name of Rupi Kaur had a photo taken down on Instagram last week for “violating” community guidelines, she was upset, but she was not surprised. Her response addressed many of the issues that are present in society. Instragram, asks users to keep their clothes on and be respectful in terms of content because of the underage users. Yet social media sites must recognize that this form of censorship only protects ignorant minds. Kaur’s photo features a woman fully clothed, lying on her side with her back to the camera and reveals small menstrual stains on her pants and bed. Instragram took the photo down and Kaur’s response garnered much attention. She uploaded the picture again and stated: “I will not apologize for not feeding the ego and pride of a misogynist society that will have my body in an underwear but not be OK with a small leak...” Censoring a woman’s menstrual stain reinforces the idea that a normal process, one that allows for the regeneration of our species, is disgusting.

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This isn’t the first time Instagram unnecessarily censored its users. Canadian photographer Petra Collins had her Instagram account deleted for posting a picture revealing her pubic hair from the sides of her bikini. Other women who post pictures in underwear or bathing suits do not have their content removed because what separates Collins’ photo from the slew of other nearly naked women is that her bikini line was unshaven. The content of Kaur’s and Collins’ photos is natural occurrences that don’t harm the fragility of anyone’s innocence. We have become a society more shocked by nudity than violence and we have normalized nudity to equate with sexuality. Instagram has since apologized and restored Kaur’s and Collins’ photos, yet social media needs to re-evaluate what should be considered unacceptable or acceptable content. This kind of censorship of natural and non-sexualized bodies doesn’t protect young minds, instead it limits their exposure to the changing idea that our generation has worked so hard to implement. Laritza Salazar is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at lcsalaza@syr.edu.

Don’t feed the trolls Technology columnist Aarick Knighton applauds Twitter for its new safety features to limit the ability of the trolls. See Wednesday’s paper

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In all the wrong places Pop culture columnist Eric King addresses the cancellation of HBO’s “Looking” and explains why he’s not so sad to see it go. See dailyorange.com

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Free speech policies should be reformed The workgroup organized to address the free speech policies at Syracuse University needs to look further than just the Computer and Electronic Policy, and should make suggestions on how to overhaul free speech regulations in all aspects of academic life at SU. In the fall 2014 semester Student Association and Graduate Student Organization passed resolutions to have the Computer and Electronic policy reviewed citing that as it stands it, “is vague, overly broad and subjective.” It’s good that Chancellor Kent Syverud is addressing the concerns students have advocated for, and considering SU’s spotty history in dealings with free speech, it’s important that this workgroup has a wide scope when deciding the future of free speech policies at SU.

SU has a “red” speech code rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education because it has two policies, “that both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech.” One of these is the Computer and Electronic policy, which is criticized for restricting First Amendment freedom on its definition of harassment. Currently, “harassing others by sending annoying, abusive, profane, threatening, defamatory or offensive messages is prohibited,” by the university. It’s appropriate for the university to want to protect its students from emotional harm. Just as obscenity, true threats and fighting words are not protected under the First Amendment, they should not be protected by SU. But future policy must be more discerning and specific on what speech is prohibited. And it

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must be tailored so that it cannot be interpreted in other ways. SU has been criticized for its history of limiting free speech: in 2007 a graduate student in the School of Education was expelled, and later reinstated, after posting racially-charged statements on Facebook; in 2010 a law student was charged with harassment and issued a gag order for his involvement in a satirical website; and in 2013 students took to spray painting, “#1 in communications, last in free speech” on Newhouse III — which has the First Amendment inscribed on it. The workgroup shouldn’t limit itself to only focus on the university’s Computer and Electronic policy. Rather, the group needs to suggest changes on how to combat all policies that infringe upon students’ First Amendment rights.

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n Thursday morning, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill into law. Seems like just another day for the governor, signing bills and all. But no, on Thursday, Gov. Mike Pence unleashed a horrible can of worms. The bill he signed was entitled the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The laymen’s terms of the bill, “... prevent(s) state and local governments from ‘substantially burdening’ a person’s exercise of religion unless a compelling governmental interest can be proved.” Although it’s worded to sound broader, it allows a business owner to refuse service to the LGBT community if they believe their religious beliefs are burdened. It’s a shame that Indiana has decided to relegate a faction of people to second-class citizens. I think most decent Americans can News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Art Director Copy Chief Development Editor Social Media Producer Video Editor Web Developer Asst. News Editor

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concur that the drafters of our Constitution granted us the right of freedom of religion — and that’s great. We often, unfortunately, forget that that right includes freedom from religion. Most Americans are familiar with the types of situations that apparently constitute laws like this. A gay couple is planning their wedding, and their baker or florist of choice refuses them service due to religious morals. To most of us, it wouldn’t make sense to choose a refusing baker or florist anyway. But, it is about the concept. As The Daily Beast writes, “This legislation permits businesses... that provide basic needs and services to put the lives of a less privileged few in peril.” Asst. News Editor Sara Swann Asst. News Editor Lydia Wilson Asst. Feature Editor Jacob Gedetsis Asst. Feature Editor Kait Hobson Asst. Sports Editor Sam Blum Asst. Sports Editor Matt Schneidman Asst. Photo Editor Isabella Barrionuevo Asst. Photo Editor Logan Reidsma Design Editor Sydney Golden Design Editor Matthew Hankin Design Editor Chloe Meister Design Editor Momin Rafi Design Editor Max Redinger Design Editor Katherine Sotelo Asst. Copy Editor Jake Cappuccino Asst. Copy Editor Alex Erdekian Asst. Copy Editor Connor Grossman Asst. Copy Editor Danny Mantooth Asst. Copy Editor Paul Schwedelson Asst. Copy Editor Georgie Silvarole

I think we all agree that we have the right to choose who we associate with in society. However, that’s quite irrelevant. As Anne Hathaway explained at the 2008 Human Rights Campaign Dinner, “Love is a human experience, not a political statement.” And that’s relevant. Most think that we’re past the issue of LGBT discrimination, especially at a governmental level. Most assume the LGBT community is protected from discrimination based on orientation/ identity in the workplace and other government services. Wrong. Only in 18 states is that the case, and Indiana is not one of them. Proponents claim the bill is modeled after a federal statute of a similar name from 1993. Modeled is a poor word. That federal statute involves Supreme Court procedure in cases of religious freedom, but nothing to do

with businesses and public service. Lawmakers in Indiana thought it would be wise to use the same language, “compelling governmental special interest, etc.” to provide a smokescreen for true bigotry. The bill doesn’t just stop at the LGBT community. Opponents of the legislation cite cases of women planning abortions, interracial couples and most forms of bigotry. It is essentially encouraging existing prejudice at the public service level. Many members of Christian America feel that they’re being attacked more by radical liberalism. Interestingly enough, our Founding Fathers wanted to prevent exactly what has happened. James Madison, when drafting the Constitution, didn’t see the need for a religious establishment clause. He felt that there were so many diverse beliefs that no one religion would

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workgroup hope that the basic principles that we offer will help guide people on the campus as they confront other issues,” he said. Although Rubin said there is a need for versatility in the policy, one of the reasons the workgroup was formed was because of complaints

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thompson Chancellor Kent Syverud voiced to the Senate that they should consider Thompson’s vast experience and relationship with SU, rather than just

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goal is to find seven students who will do a great job utilizing the stipend. If the summer goes well, SA plans to apply for funding from the provost office for the program — something Desy said in the past has been difficult

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divestment companies, according to the release. Through its investment return, SU’s endowment helps support student scholarships, academic programs and student life initiatives, among other things, according to the release. “Syracuse has a long record of supporting responsible environmental stewardship and

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that is was too broad and all-encompassing. “The students want to make sure that their speech rights are protected,” said Janine Bogris, a freshman member of the workgroup. “It’s very important. I know a lot of people have felt like they can’t express themselves and we talked about featuring the students and featuring some others on our campus.”

She added that the group wants to gather different opinions on the issue to see how students and faculty members feel about free speech rights. Then, she said, the group can incorporate those ideas into improving the university as a whole. Bogris said although most of the members of the group lean more toward the side of allowing more free speech, they are still able to under-

stand and consider both sides of the argument. “We are going to discuss all the different viewpoints,” Bogris said. “Although we all are for free speech, we do still see things differently and it is good we did get into some conversation where there were slight disagreements on certain policy, but it was all constructive and we all were taking that into account.”

the last three years, senators said. Thompson was elected chairman in 2011. Away from SU, Thompson began working in June 2014 as senior counsel in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

Last year, Thompson and the Board of Trustees came under scrutiny by the Senate for their decision on how SU should change its promotion policy. The Senate serves as a forum for faculty, students and staff to discuss and make recom-

mendations on university matters. Gorovitz said the Senate is not a “rubber stamp” and that it often debates the merits of a nomination. “That something has been a tradition is not by itself a reason to continue to do it,” Gorovitz said.

to do. From there, Desy said SA’s long-term goals would be to hopefully grow the program every year. Candidates for the program will meet with an SA representative and a faculty member on April 27 and 28, according to Gresely’s campus-wide email. While SA won’t be making the final decision on candidates, Desy said she thinks those that will

qualify for the program will probably be students that have good academic standing, students who potentially have past research and internship experience and students that have good personalities and are willing to reach out and ask questions. Desy said SA members spoke with Elizabeth Liddy, SU’s interim vice chancellor and provost, earlier this semester, where they were

told that with SU’s Fast Forward Program, the university was talking about doing more undergraduate research anyway. “I think if we as students bring this initiative in and say, ‘This is what students really want,’ then the university will be able to respond to that,” Desy said.

good corporate citizenship, and we want to continue that record,” said Chancellor Kent Syverud in the release. “Formalizing our commitment to not invest directly in fossil fuels is one more way we do that.” The university’s work in reviewing its investments follows the Board of Trustees’ adoption of its Socially Responsible Investment Policy in 2013, according to the release. One of THE General Body’s demands dur-

ing its 18-day sit-in last November was that the university divest from fossil fuels. In February, SU officials met with members of Divest SU to share information and continue dialogue on the possibility of divestment from fossil fuels, according to the release. Divest SU is a group of students seeking to divest SU’s endowment of fossil fuels and make it invest in renewable energy. The group was formed in 2012 after Bill McKibben, a well-

known environmental author, gave a lecture in Hendricks Chapel. Since then, students involved in the group have hosted events such as Divestment Week, held protests and created petitions to convince the university to divest. “It is heartening to see our students fully engaged on this important issue,” said Bea Gonzalez, dean of University College and special assistant to the chancellor, in the release.”

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CRUZ CONTROL Members of SU community discuss Ted Cruz announcing presidential candidacy By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

en. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first person to formally announce his candidacy for president at Liberty University last Monday, which some experts said has both positive and negative consequences. The conservative politician plans to raise at least $40 million for his campaign to take the White House in 2016, according to a March 23 article from The New York Times. He’s running on a platform that includes plans to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law and to abolish the IRS. With his declaration of candidacy made over a year-and-a-half before the polls open, members of the Syracuse University community are discussing the pros and cons of his early announcement. Grant Reeher, director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, said as a candidate who has “sat on the edge of Republican views,” Cruz will have a tough time swaying a majority of the Republican Party. He said that Cruz also made it clear that he is not going to try to reach moderate voters. “Republicans look at this election as one that they can win. They want to put up someone who can win and I don’t think someone (as conservative as Cruz) is that person,” Reeher said. Reeher said Cruz’s campaign is clearly based on a group of strong, enthusiastic voters. He said he thinks, however, that “he’s too far out of step with the mainstream Republican” to win a nomination. Christopher Faricy, a political science assistant professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said Cruz is announcing

his candidacy for president first “because he’s behind in the polls and a minor candidate.” Faricy added that with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expecting to announce his candidacy in two weeks, Cruz announced his candidacy first because they are “competing for some votes.” “His announcement for candidacy is both unsurprising and surprising. He has given out feelers, but I don’t know what he wants out of this. His chances at winning are small to nonexistent,” said Faricy. “I’ll be interested to see what comes from Ted Cruz’s candidacy.” “I don’t think he has a chance at all,” Faricy added. “You can’t run a 50-state campaign on good looks and charm. He won’t be able to raise enough money.” Sean Kennedy, president of the College Democrats at SU, said he was not surprised

A lot of people would say that he has no chance at all, but I would say he has a chance. Sean Kennedy president of the college democrats at su

that Cruz was the first person to formally announce a candidacy. He said someone who is as far right as Cruz would need “as much time as possible to sway public opinion.” Kennedy, a senior political science and history dual major, added that while Cruz will secure a lot of Republican votes by announcing his candidacy early, he does not know if “moderates are going to buy.” “He’s kind of like the Republicans’ Barack Obama. He hasn’t served a whole term in the

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Senate. But, he has caused a lot a of noise,” Kennedy said. “Whether you love him, hate him or are neutral on him, you still know who he is.” As a primary candidate, Kennedy said that Cruz can influence the debate to swing to conservative ideologies. He said that Cruz will also influence public discourse around the Republi-

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(FROM LEFT) MARVIN DRUGER, RUTH CHEN AND CHANCELLOR KENT SYVERUD cut the ribbon at the dedication of the Patricia Meyers Druger Astronomy Learning Center in Holden Observatory. Druger and his wife, Pat, were married for 56 years. moriah ratner staff photographer

Lifelong dedication Professor emeritus honors late wife with Holden Observatory donation By Kait Hobson asst. feature editor

arvin Druger’s name is attached to places all over campus: a bench, a tree, a chair in Setnor auditorium and a lab in Life Sciences, to name a few. But it was a woman behind the scenes that made the donations in

Druger’s name. “My wife used to make these donations to everything in my name and I would always complain. I’d say, ‘Why don’t you leave some money for us?’ And she would say ‘I’m making you a generous man. What is there that you need that you don’t already have?’ “I could never answer that question,” Druger said. “I have everything.”

(FROM LEFT) MARVIN AND PATRICIA DRUGER worked in the biology department at Syracuse University. courtesy of marvin druger

This past Saturday, Druger dedicated the Patricia Meyers Druger Astronomy Learning Center in honor of his wife, who lost her battle to cancer last January. The Syracuse University professor emeritus’ donation helped refurbish Holden Observatory to have a functioning telescope and a usable classroom. A photo of the Drugers hangs in the Holden Observatory with a plaque that reads: “Marvin and Patricia Druger who loved, laughed and traveled together for 60 years.” Druger said he hopes that his donation will preserve Pat’s memory and allow everyone to remember “the beautiful sparkling star who lit up the lives of all those who knew her.” Druger wanted to memorialize Pat’s life and her love of SU in some way, when he realized that making a donation to restore the Holden Observatory would be what Pat wanted. She had loved astronomy since she was a child and would visit the Hayden Planetarium with her father. “It’s what she would have done. So, I’m trying to follow in her footsteps,

which is hard for me because I’m not that generous, but it was in her heart. I would pay anything for her. I don’t need the money,” Druger said. “What more is there than what you need?” In the midst of Druger’s grief, he balances his sadness with happy memories of Pat and the witty jokes they shared. “My wife is there with me everywhere I go, and I laugh and laugh, that’s my theme with her. That’s what we had together.” During the ceremony on Saturday, Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke about the importance of “characters” at SU. He was referring to Druger, who has taught in the biology department at SU for more than 50 years and claims to have taught more than 55,000 students during his career. Perhaps what makes Druger a “character” is his infectious laughter and humor, his personalized tours around campus to prospective students, his innumerable accomplishments as an emeritus professor and his life-sized cardboard cutout in the SU bookstore. see druger page 10

ingapore’s first Prime Minister and founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, died at age 91 last Monday. For Singaporeans around the world, Lee’s death is inarguably the greatest loss this nation ZACHARY has collecGIPSON tively faced WHER E IN CHINA IS TH AT? in its short history. This past week, I have watched one of the world’s smallest countries form one of the largest families in mourning — an incredible thing to witness as an outsider. Born to a Shell Oil Company depot manager in the early 1920s, Lee achieved great heights in both academia and politics. A Cambridge-educated lawyer turned political activist, he formed the People’s Action Party in 1954. Established to “build a fair and just society,” PAP has since become Singapore’s major political party, accounting for more than 60 percent of valid votes during Singapore’s 16th parliamentary general election held in May 2011. Though a controversial and sometimes unorthodox figure during his 31-year incumbency, Lee has been given primary credit for constructing the Singapore we know today. With his strategic creation of the Economic Development Board, his significant contribution to the housing industry and his commitment to the nation’s defense force, Lee gave this tiny, Southeast Asian seaport an extravagant, urban makeover. He did all of this in less than 50 years’ time. His eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong, serves as the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore and has kept rather close contact with locals during the past week by releasing various statements to the press. In his first on-camera address last Monday, Lee was nearly brought to tears while reading a translation of his eulogy in Mandarin. “The first of our founding fathers is no more,” he said. “He inspired us, gave us courage, kept us together and brought us here. He fought for our independence, built a nation where see gipson page 10

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druger Pat worked alongside Druger at SU in the biology department, then later as an administrator in the writing program. She attended SU for graduate school, earning a degree in mathematics. “She basically made me who I am,” Druger said. “Without her, I couldn’t do anything.” Druger points out Holden Observatory, the second oldest building at SU, on his tours of campus. On almost every tour prospective students ask Druger if the telescope works; when he told Pat that the telescope was broken she encouraged that they make a donation to fix it. “I said, ‘What are you crazy? We don’t even work in the physics department.’ I talked her out of it. She was very generous with my money,” Druger said, laughing. “I didn’t even know I had this much money. I said this on one of my tours, and a kid yelled out, ‘Well, you don’t anymore.’” Pat and Druger met when she was 15 and he from page 9

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was 20. They were married for 56 years and were together for 60. On their second date, Druger took Pat to a movie and she put her arm around him, an unusual thing to do back then, he said. “She told me later that she didn’t put her arm around me, she was fidgety, so she put her arm around the chair,” Druger said. “I said, ‘Great, now you tell me.’ And that’s what we did together — we loved and we laughed.” Druger described his wife as the head of the family. She controlled their finances, and she loved to quilt and knit. She spent her time helping people with their taxes, volunteering with children and was active in many clubs. “She was an unbelievably talented woman who was beautiful in so many ways,” Druger said. “Everybody loved her because she was a sparkling person. She just sparkled. There are some people who come into the room and light it up — that was my wife.” When Pat was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer, she never let it affect her.

“Even when she was dying, she never complained. I never saw a single tear,” Druger said. “She died as bravely as you could imagine, with courage and with humor.” Pat and Druger’s daughter, Lauren Jamieson, said her mother would courageously counsel other cancer patients despite her own diagnosis. “She set her mind to it, and she continued to live her life like it was nothing. She was really courageous,” said Jamieson, who graduated from SU in 1982. “She didn’t let the cancer take anything.” The witty jokes between Druger and his wife didn’t end even during the final moments of her life. “The funny part of it,” Druger said, “is the very last words she said to me before she died were ‘Marvin, shut up.’ It’s so typical of her. Those were the two things we did best together, we loved and we laughed.” The Holden Observatory is now fully functional, and Druger’s entire family came to Syracuse to celebrate the dedication.

“She had a big presence in the SU community so this is really special for my grandma,” Pat and Druger’s granddaughter, Lindsey Jamieson said. “She would have loved it, she’d be really happy about the SU community getting together. She loved astronomy and she taught others by being herself — it’s really exciting that she’ll be immortalized in this way.” Druger just finished his second children’s book — a story about his life with Pat. The book’s main character, Mr. Munny, is as rich as can be; ‘He looked in the mirror and what did he see, a greedy old man who’s as rich as can be.’ Mr. Munny bumps into a woman on the street who is kind, caring and generous. She changes his life as Mr. Munny finally realizes the message: “What more is there than what you need?” Druger said he wants people to visit Holden Observatory, look up at the photo of the sparkling woman who did so much for so many people and say, “Wow, isn’t she beautiful.”

eans. We won’t see another man like him.” Most Singaporean television networks, websites and newspaper covers have featured the face of Lee. When you turn on the radio, you hear sorrow in the voices of domestic and international political figures alike. Children dress in commemorative T-shirts, businessmen sport car decals on their Mercedes-Benzes and aunties clip brooches to their dresses. Citizens have also worn black ribbons in his honor — a “spur of the moment” idea inspired by Alex Yam Ziming, a Member of Parliament for the People’s Action Party. Saturday was the last night people could visit the Parliament House before Lee’s Sunday afternoon funeral. According to Agence France-Presse news, nearly 500,000 people paid tribute to Lee. His coffin, draped in the red and white national

flag and protected by a glass case atop a twowheeled gun carriage, was taken in a 10-mile procession from the Parliament House to the National University of Singapore. Thousands, including myself, gathered in the heavy downpour with umbrellas and raincoats to see his final journey through the streets he assembled from scratch. Even though a majority of Singaporeans have grieved, others have rejoiced, using Lee’s passing as a platform to express political discontent. One dissident was Amos Yee, a 17-year-old blogger, who posted an 8-minute anti-Lee Kuan Yew rant on YouTube in which he compared the late Lee to Jesus Christ. Since its surface, 15 police reports have been filed against Yee, most claiming his anti-religious commentary, known as sedition, was made with the intent to “provoke the public’s

response.” The video has since been deleted. Being here during all this has been nothing short of unprecedented. Lee’s death has shown me an exceptionally different side of Singaporeans — one that is genuinely emotional in both a positive and negative sense. Watching locals shed tears for this man — a visionary with a huge dream and compassion for people — has made me feel more connected to this place. In some ways, this tragedy makes me feel almost like an insider. After three months, this is the closest I’ve felt to Singapore and its people.

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Zachary Gipson is a senior majoring in economics and linguistics. He is striving to fit in with the fast-paced locals of Singapore. To chat about life abroad, shoot him an email at ztgipson@syr.edu.

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JAMES GARDNER, whose stage name is Special McKinley, wants to create social change through his music. Gardner grew up on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York and is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. He recorded his first album this year and is planning to release an EP titled “Just for a Second” on April 24. rachel kline contributing photographer By Isha Damle staff writer

ames Gardner wants to do more than just make music. He wants to promote social change through his beats and lyrics. Gardner, a freshman in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries, goes by the stage name Special McKinley. He grew up on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York and is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. He is part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy. “I’m one of the first musicians from my reservation that came out to record music, and I just want to honor that throughout,” Gardner said. “I want my music to be something that I can be proud of, be the face of. Hopefully someday I’ll be able to be the face of Native American music.” Gardner hopes to eventually advocate for Native American politics and “advocate for a more positive image socially.” He has been influenced

by an EDM group, A Tribe Called Red, whose members are all Canadian aboriginal musicians. “I’d like to identify myself with Native American culture in music,” Gardner said. “I just want to start a trend of Native American musicians coming out and doing good things. I want to publish other Native American artists’ music, too.” Gardner chose the name Special McKinley because he found it memorable. He said his music is influenced by alternative rock and pop punk, and that he likes to experiment with different genres. “I don’t stick with one particular genre. I love experimenting,” Gardner said. “I want to be fresh and not be bored, and I want to experiment and learn more as I go on.” Gardner released his debut album, “Insignificant,” last month. He recorded the entire album by himself in his dorm room using his laptop. His music is available on SoundCloud, Bandcamp and his Facebook page. For Gardner, recording the album in his dorm was sometimes difficult because he didn’t want to

disrupt students on his floor. But he said recording as a solo artist was a positive experience, and that although he enjoyed recording on his own, he hopes to add new members to Special McKinley. “Being the only member of Special McKinley has been great creative-wise — I get my own chance to make music I like, and it’s a faster process for me to make music,” he said. “But on the other hand, I want to find some more people to play with.” Gardner writes original music and has performed covers, including music by bands Brand New, Blink 182 and Modern Baseball. He said the environment in the Bandier program has influenced him musically. “Being in the Bandier program, some of the people have a lot of energy and a lot of focus, and I’m influenced by them to write music that I really care about,” Gardner said. Freshman Bandier student Stephen Smith said Gardner’s work ethic sets him apart . “He’s incredibly hardworking, and a lot of people, especially in a college environment, don’t

work that hard to do what they want,” Smith said. “He has a clear vision and really works hard to make sure that it happens how he wants it too.” Gardner performs almost every Wednesday night at the open mic night at Funk ’n Waffles. He said he hopes to perform more often in the future. “My favorite part about performing would have to be getting up there, and realizing that people are there for you — you’re engaged with the audience,” Gardner said. “Performing for an audience has always been a blessing. It’s nice to have that feedback. People are smiling, people are nodding and it’s a wonderful feeling.” Gardner said he plans to continue making music, and that he cannot imagine a college experience without it. “It’s definitely great for me to put my foot in the door. It’s been a blessing to make music and I can’t see myself doing anything else in college,” he said. “I’m just thankful to make something that I actually enjoy having out there.” idamle@syr.edu

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Kayla Treanor is overthinking. That’s what Gary Gait, the Syracuse head coach, said about one of the top scorers that he’s ever worked with. When the defense throws something new at her, he said his star player takes too long to figure out how she will counter that move. “The worst thing you can do is let them get in your head and let them frustrate you,” Gait said. Over the past two seasons, fellow All-American Alyssa Murray forced the opposition to pay attention to both her and Treanor. But as the only proven star on this year’s team, Treanor doesn’t have anyone else to consistently distract defenses. She ranked second in Division I with 79 goals last season, often seeing a face guard before she gets the ball and a double team after. “It hasn’t really happened in prior seasons,” Treanor said. She still leads the No. 7 Orange (8-4, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) in goals, but after scoring 21 in the first five games, Treanor was held scoreless in four of the next six. SU hasn’t lost more than four regular-season games in a season since 2011 and its success in the second half of this year could depend on the team’s most dangerous scoring threat. Since Treanor has faced so many different looks from defenses all focused on stopping her, Gait said it’s slowed down her game. “She gets the ball, then she’s like, ‘OK, set up a dodge’ and by the time all that happens, there’s a double and pressing out,” Gait said, “and she’s got to move the ball again.” Though opposing defenses have slowed Treanor down, she says it’s given teammates more opportunities. If she can’t avoid a double team, Treanor looks to pass to whomever’s open. But so far this year, Treanor has only nine assists and through the same number of games last season, she had 23. “They’re just throwing everything at her,” attack Halle Majorana said. After Boston College held her to no goals,

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Annie Toczynski was only a high school sophomore in California when she committed to play softball for Syracuse. “She always finds a way to put the ball in play,” head coach Leigh Ross said of Toczynski in high school. “I think that was always the connection; we need a kid that’s just going to put the ball in play.” Since she entered the starting lineup on March 7, Ross said the freshman has done just that, despite striking out in 11 of her 34 at-bats on the season. Now, the left fielder has started 12 of SU’s (12-17, 0-6 Atlantic Coast) last 14 games after making vital adjustments to her swing. Toczynski is more confident at the plate, but is batting just .147. Ross said Toczynski was injured in the fall, stunting her growth. When she started playfrom page 16

macartney detailed layout of how he could maintain his body weight and match the level of intensity he’d be getting in a fall practice workout. Then when Macartney returned home to Colorado in November, he trained with Spangler — who would pull up footage of Jones dominating the Orange last year. They focused on imitating game situations

ing, she was leaning over too much at the plate, putting too much weight on her back foot and letting go of the bat with her left hand during her follow-through. “When I overthink, that’s when I mess up because I try to hit home runs,” Toczynski said. “But I have to realize now that I’m not a home run hitter, I’m a scrappy hitter and that’s my role here.” Since Toczynski is right-hand dominant but bats left-handed, she tends to pull her weaker hand off the bat. Ross struck a chord in Toczysnki’s mind when she told her to “punch the pitcher” in her follow-through. “Focus on your left hand, drive it back up the middle, that’s going to be your extension,” Ross said. The head coach videotaped Toczynski’s batting stance to show her how far she was leaning over the plate. Until she saw it, Toczynski couldn’t fix the problem. She went to hitting coach Matt Nandin’s

optional hour-long hitting sessions before practice to work on her new swing. “I was more on my back foot, leaning back. It was really ugly,” Toczynski said. “Now I’m more centered and stepping toward the pitch instead of stepping (straight up and down).” Before the season, left field was slated for Riley Johnson, who was injured in the first weekend of games. For the next month, the position was largely a revolving door. Against Virginia Tech on March 7, Toczynski made the second start of her career, going 1-for-2 with a single and a strikeout. Ross was impressed with her feistiness at the plate. “It’s the courage to actually swing the bat and put the ball in play that we’re looking for,” Ross said. Though her stats don’t show it, Toczynski always finds a way to make contact with the ball at the plate, Ross said, and she regularly records quality at-bats.

“Don’t look at the points, don’t look at your batting average,” Ross said. “As long as you’re having good at-bats and you’re seeing the ball well, those balls are going to fall.” But this weekend’s games may have proven the merits of a different freshman. After starting the first of a three-game set with Louisville, Toczynski sat while fellow freshman Rachel Burkhardt manned left field. In the series finale, Burkhardt connected on a three-run home run, the first of her career. The future lineup card is yet to be announced, but Toczynski seems to have earned her team’s respect, no matter her position. “She showed up in practice, the coaches saw that, they figured they’d give her a shot in the game,” outfielder Mary Dombrowski said. “She’s enthusiastic, she’s always calling out the plays … and she’s always eager to get the ball, which is good to see.”

as Macartney’s return to SU was inching closer, mimicking the process of sprinting to the X from the wing, going around the faceoff, having to defend a 230-pound player and then sprinting down the field with the ball. “It was his No. 1 priority every day of the fall when he missed fall ball at SU to return to the team ready to play his final year,” said Sandra Macartney, his mother. “He worked out one or two times daily, 6–7 days a week and it was no mistake that Peter returned

bigger and stronger.” When Macartney came back to school, it was time for the players to do their 440-meter running test. Fellow wing Mike Messina said Macartney jokingly said he didn’t know how well he’d do since he’d been overseas and didn’t know if his preparation would be enough. “And he ended up being in the top 10 anyway,” Messina said. “I don’t really worry about Pete ever being a step behind.” Now that he’s shutting down some of the

country’s best midfielders, Macartney is beginning to emerge from the shadow that long-stick middies often find themselves in. He continues to be the “monster” on ground balls that Messina coined him as, and has rounded into a newfound form that was hardly expected of him just a short time ago. “He’s playing his best college lacrosse right now,” Desko said. “Maybe we should give all our guys the fall off and we’ll get better.”

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Coming back? Chris McCullough is reportedly considering entering his name into the NBA Draft after previously saying he was returning to SU. See dailyorange.com

SPORTS

Uphill chase SU track and field steeplechaser Haley Cutright is adjusting to practicing with limited facilities and equipment. See page 15

Double vision Attack Kayla Treanor has struggled lately trying to counter the looks opposing defenses have been throwing her way. See page 12

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STICKING WITH IT

men’s basketball

Christmas earns AP 3rd team By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

Former Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas was named a thirdteam All-American by the Associated Press on Monday afternoon. He is joined on the AP’s third team by Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer and Kevin Pangos, Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield and Iowa State’s Georges Niang. Christmas received the same honor from Sporting News earlier this month. He led the Orange, averaging 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds and ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in each category. Christmas is projected to be a second-round pick in the NBA Draft this summer.

SU’s Macartney excels as longstick midfielder after forgoing fall practice to travel

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men’s lacrosse

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

eter Macartney didn’t know if he would play college lacrosse again. After interning at Credit Suisse in New York City through August, he was offered a job for the following summer. He wanted to use his fifth year of athletic eligibility, but didn’t need graduate school. So instead of participating in fall practice, Macartney took the money he’d earned in the summer and went sightseeing in Europe, making stops in Ireland, Madrid and Morocco. “We go for five, six weeks in the fall and we get a lot done there,” SU head coach John Desko said. “For him to not be playing the sport of lacrosse for the whole fall, I thought he’d take a half-step back, frankly.” Macartney eventually decided to return for the spring, and if anything, has leapt forward. The 6-foot-1, fifth-year senior has now helped shut down 6-foot-4, premier midfielders in consecutive weeks — Duke’s Myles Jones and Notre Dame’s Sergio Perkovic. Macartney’s picked up ahead of where he left off, crediting his 14-year hockey career for already ingraining the speed, scrappy stick skills and tenacity that longstick midfielders possess. And this fall, Macartney maintained a rigorous workout routine to stay in shape even in hotel rooms abroad. He’s erased any

PETER MACARTNEY didn’t practice with SU in the fall and instead traveled around Europe. He decided to return and has thrived as a long-stick midfielder. larry e. reid jr. staff photographer

doubt that arose when he decided to forgo fall practice, and is now playing an integral role in No. 2 Syracuse’s (7-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast) success at an unheralded position. “I didn’t expect to come back and have the success I’ve had so far,” Macartney said. “It’s come back really quickly and I worked a lot this fall to stay in shape and work out.” From a young age, Macartney had the intangibles that now define him. On the rink, his shifty stick skills, ability to box out for a loose

I didn’t expect to come back and have the success I’ve had so far. Peter Macartney su midfielder

puck and innate physicality built a foundation for the hockey career that would later give way to lacrosse. After picking up lacrosse for the first time in seventh grade, Macartney was the only freshman to make varsity in high school. “He picked up the game very quickly and just played at a very high-level speed and lacrosse IQ for a freshman in high school,” said Chris

Spangler, who coached Macartney his freshman year in high school. “It was just a natural fit for him from day one.” In his freshman season, Macartney was unsure if he could compete at the Division I level. But after redshirting, he saw gradual success, first picking up 15 ground balls in a season, then 30 and last year had SU’s highest of any non-faceoff specialist with 41. Then when he decided to travel abroad instead of practice in the fall, and the same uncertainty that accompanied the start of Macartney’s career resurfaced. So to squelch that, Macartney contacted a former teammate. “He said, ‘Hey I’m not going to be at practice every day with those guys,’” said former SU midfielder Billy Ward, now a personal trainer in North Carolina, “‘not going to be running with them in the fall, what should I be doing in that time?’” Along with other trainers Ward knew, he developed a fall workout plan for Macartney. He emphasized power, agility and speed and said they had to be creative with designing a plan since Macartney was often not in a traditional gym setting while abroad. Macartney would email Ward with what equipment he had and in return, he’d get a see macartney page 15

Syracuse falls to No. 2 in poll By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

Syracuse dropped one spot to No. 2 in Inside Lacrosse’s Monday morning poll following the Orange’s 13-12, double-overtime loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. The then-No. 2 Fighting Irish now holds the top spot, garnering 24 of the 25 available first-place votes, while Syracuse received the other. Monday marks the first time in five weeks that the Orange hasn’t held the top spot. The rest of the Top 10 consists of Maryland, North Carolina, Denver, Cornell, Duke, Virginia, Albany and Brown. SU (7-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast) next faces the No. 9 Great Danes (7-1, 3-0 America East) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Carrier Dome. mcschnei@syr.edu @matt_schneidman