FREE
WEDNESDAY
march 4, 2020 high 43°, low 31°
t h e i n de p e n de n t s t u de n t n e w s pa p e r of s y r a c u s e , n e w yor k |
P eĂŹ )&98ĂŹ%0&91
N eĂŹ -880)ĂŹ',%2+)
dailyorange.com
SU sophomore Sarah Gross will go on her first formal tour later this month and has an album set to drop in April featuring funkinfluenced songs and R&B tracks. Page 7
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August implemented a law to prevent gun violence. Law enforcement officials say the legislation has had little impact in the county. Page 3
S eĂŹ 037-2+ĂŹ78632+
Led by Elijah Hughes, Syracuse men’s basketball defeated Boston College, 84-71. But the win doesn’t do much for SU’s NCAA Tournament fate. Page 12
Slow progress #NotAgainSU negotiates with SU administrators for 2nd day
on campus
Campaign raises over $800 million By Chris Hippensteel asst. news editor
Syracuse University officials met with #NotAgainSU protesters during the first day of the movement’s occupation of Crouse-Hinds Hall. The two parties are meeting this week to formally negotiate demands. corey henry photo editor
By Maggie Hicks, Chris Hippensteel and Michael Sessa
S
the daily orange
yracuse University administrators and #NotAgainSU organizers discussed faculty diversity training, disarming Department of Public Safety officers and protections for striking graduate students in their second negotiating session Tuesday.
We made an intentional decision to bring the folks in this room, and I’m not going to say more than that Gabe Nugent general counsel for su
#NotAgainSU, a movement led by Black students, has occupied CrouseHinds Hall since Feb. 17 to continue its protest of a string of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic incidents that have occurred at or near SU since early November. Organizers presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of 19 demands in November. He signed 16 as written and revised the remaining three. The see negotiations page 4
state
2nd coronavirus case confirmed in New York By Chris Hippensteel asst. news editor
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday confirmed a second case of coronavirus in New York state, this one just outside of New York City. The 50 year-old man lives with his family in Westchester County and works in Manhattan, Cuomo said. The man has an underlying respiratory condition and is currently hospitalized, Cuomo said. The novel coronavirus, or
COVID-19 — a respiratory disease experts believe originated in Wuhan, China — has spread to at least 64 countries, infected nearly 90,000 people and killed at least 3,000. Nine people in the United States died from the virus as of Tuesday afternoon. Cuomo announced Monday the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in New York, a woman in her late 30s who had recently traveled to Iran. The patient has been isolated since returning to New York, Cuomo said in a statement.
“We said for the past several weeks that with this coronavirus situation you’re going to see continued spreading,� Cuomo said. “That spreading is inevitable.� Unlike the first patient, the second patient does not have any known connections to areas with a COVID-19 outbreak, Cuomo said. This may suggest the disease is spreading in communities that have no clear connection to the virus, he said. The spread of COVID-19 should not be a cause for New Yorkers to
panic, Cuomo said. He noted that the virus’ death rate is low in the United States. “Eighty percent of the people who will get this virus will selfresolve,� Cuomo said. “They might not even know they had the virus. Twenty percent could get ill.� State officials are now working to determine how the virus may continue to spread, Cuomo said. A school one of the patient’s children attended has closed to mitigate the possibility see coronavirus page 4
Syracuse University’s Forever Orange capital campaign has raised more than $800 million since its inception. The campaign, launched in November, aims to increase the university’s endowment through private donations. The university set a goal to raise $1.5 billion from 125,000 unique donors and have 20% of SU alumni actively engaged with the university. The Forever Orange campaign has raised more than $846,362,000 from 81,763 unique donors as of Jan. 31, said Matt Ter Molen, chief advancement officer and senior vice president. SU had achieved 11.3% alumni engagement as of Jan. 31, Ter Molen said. The campaign already raised $770 million by its November launch and attracted 78,000 unique donors. The campaign is on track to meet its goal by the end of its five-year public phase, Ter Molen said. SU may raise the campaign’s fundraising target as it progresses, Ter Molen said. “We won’t make a decision until we get deeper into the campaign,� Ter Molen said. SU alumni Patricia and Louis Mautino donated $750,000 in February to support the campaign and establish a scholarship for student veterans. Marylyn Turner and her husband Chuck Klaus, also alumni, donated $15 million in January to fund scholarships at the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Samuel I. Newhouse foundation also pledged $75 million to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in January. The pledge — the largest in SU’s history — would fund several academic initiatives at Newhouse. “Given the gift from Donald Newhouse, the Newhouse school has probably received the most among our schools and colleges,� Ter Molen said. The Forever Orange campaign has not experienced a decrease in donations as a result of campus protests or bias-related incidents at or near SU, Ter Molen said. At least 30 hate incidents have occurred at or near SU since the campaign’s launch. #NotAgainSU, a movement led by Black students, has occupied the Barnes Center at The Arch and Crouse-Hinds Hall in protests of the incidents. “We have not seen any significant impact from that to date,� Ter Molen said. cjhippen@syr.edu
2 march 4, 2020
dailyorange.com
today’s weather about
Editor@dailyorange.com News@dailyorange.com Opinion@dailyorange.com Pulp@dailyorange.com Sports@dailyorange.com Digital@dailyorange.com Design@dailyorange.com ADVERTISING 315-443-9794 BUSINESS 315-443-2315 EDITORIAL 315-443-9798 GENERAL FAX 315-443-3689
The Daily Orange is an independent newspaper published in Syracuse, New York. The editorial content of the paper — which originated in 1903 and went independent in 1971 — and its online platforms are entirely run by Syracuse University students. The D.O. was named the best college newspaper of 2019 by the Princeton Review and has earned numerous awards from the Associated Collegiate Press, the Syracuse Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. The paper is published Monday, Wednesday and Thursday when SU classes are in session. Special inserts are published before home football games and select basketball games and in the cases of notable and newsworthy occasions. The D.O.’s online coverage is 24/7, including while SU is on break. The print edition is disseminated throughout the SU campus and surrounding area.
how to join us If you are a Syracuse University or SUNY-ESF student interested in contributing to The D.O. on either its advertising or editorial teams, please email info@dailyorange.com.
corrections policy The D.O. strives to be as accurate in our reporting as possible. Please email editor@dailyorange.com to report a correction.
noon hi 43° lo 31°
p.m.
support the daily orange The Daily Orange is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is editorially and financially independent from SU. To help support The D.O.’s independent journalism, consider donating today. donate.dailyorange.com
inside P • Accessible spaces Entertainment park companies at Destiny USA are taking steps to make their venues more accessible and sensory-aware for patrons with special needs. Page 7
FOLLOW THE DAILY ORANGE ON INSTAGRAM Scan this code to follow us.
S • Recent impact
Fouling out was common for SU men’s basketball center Bourama Sidibe, but he’s combined for 30 points and 25 rebounds over the last two games. Page 12
letter to the editor policy The D.O. prides itself as an outlet for community discussion. To learn more about our submission guidelines, please email opinion@dailyorange. com with your full name and affiliation within the Syracuse community. Please note letters should not include any personal information pertaining to other people unless it is relevant to the topic at hand. All letters will be edited for style and grammar.
a.m.
follow us The Daily Orange is published weekdays during the Syracuse University academic year by The Daily Orange Corp., 230 Euclid Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210. All contents Copyright 2020 by The Daily Orange Corp. and may not be reprinted without the expressed written permission of the editor-in-chief. The Daily Orange is distributed on and around campus. The Daily Orange is in no way a subsidy or associated with Syracuse University. All contents © 2020 The Daily Orange Corporation
@dailyorange • @DOsports • @DO_pulp @DO_Visuals • @DO_Alumni • @DO_Opinion The Daily Orange • Daily Orange Sports The Daily Orange Alumni Association @dailyorange
N
Final meeting #NotAgainSU will have its last negotiation meeting Wednesday with SU officials. See Thursday’s paper
NEWS
Counselor diversity The university has taken steps this year to increase diversity among counselors. See Thursday’s paper
Department policy The D.O. breaks down the policies regarding DPS officers’ use of firearms. See Thursday’s paper
dailyorange.com @dailyorange march 4, 2020 • PAG E 3
city
Lawyer discusses social justice, I-81 By Victoria DeCoster staff writer
Cultural conversation NERVE ZEREY, ZACH ANDERSON and other students interested in learning more about Turkish culture and language met in Eggers Hall Tuesday for a culture and conversation table. The event was sponsored by the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, the Middle East Studies Programs and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Lingustics. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor
city
Syracuse children experience homelessness By Sarah Alessandrini asst. copy editor
Children’s handmade artwork hangs on the walls throughout Booth House, a shelter for homeless youth in Syracuse. A whiteboard lists the names of every child living in the shelter and the school they attend. “Every kid — this is all schools they go to,” said Kiana Williams, residential manager for Booth House. “We have a new kid, her busing is supposed to be set up in a week.” More than 1.5 million children in public schools experienced homelessness in the 2017-18 academic year, found the most recent available data from the National
Center for Homeless Education this year. In the Syracuse City School District, 6% of students enrolled in the 2017-18 academic year were homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The law defines homeless youth as children who lack a stable home or a permanent address. “When you think of homelessness, you think of someone maybe in their 50s or 60s. You don’t think of kids,” Williams said. “If we changed that around, maybe people would care more.” SCSD identified a little more than 1,900 enrolled homeless students this year, said Deb Montroy, coordinator for student The Booth House, located in downtown Syracuse, provides shelter to elizabeth billman asst. photo editor see children page 4 homeless youth.
state
‘Red Flag’ law shows little change, officials say By Sarah Alessandrini asst. copy editor
A New York state law aimed at preventing gun violence has had little impact on Onondaga County, according to law enforcement officials and experts. Gov. Andrew Cuomo implemented the Red Flag Law in August to allow police to confiscate guns from people who prove a risk to themselves or others. The legislation, also known as the extreme risk protection order law, prevents at-risk individuals from purchasing firearms. While red flag laws have pre-
The worst aspects of gun violence in the county are not related to mass shooting events Christopher Morley suny-upstate medical university
vented mass shootings and suicides in other states, the law doesn’t apply to the city’s most common types of gun violence, said Christopher Morley, chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. “The worst aspects of gun violence in the county are not related to mass shooting events or to suicides,” Morley said. Many of the city’s crimes are gang-related, said Sgt. Matthew Malinowski, a Syracuse Police Department spokesperson. The red flag law seems to be geared toward people with mental health concerns
who are seeking firearms, he said. There isn’t enough data yet to determine the effectiveness of the red flag law specifically in Syracuse, Malinowski said. Firearms resulted in 18% of violent crimes reported in Syracuse in 2019, according to preliminary data from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Guns were involved in 129 aggravated assaults, 62 robberies and 20 murders in the city last year, the data shows. Of the 102 victims of shootingrelated incidents in Syracuse in see law page 4
Lawyer Lanessa Owens-Chaplin discussed Interstate 81’s connection to environmental racism during a Tuesday lecture at SUNY-ESF. The I-81 highway, which cuts through downtown Syracuse, reached the end of its usable life in 2017. The New York State Department of Transportation recommended a community grid replacement option for the viaduct in April. The grid would level the viaduct and reroute traffic on city streets. Owens-Chaplin, Project I-81 counsel for the New York Civil Liberties Union, expressed support for the community grid option during the discussion in SUNY-ESF’s Gateway Center. The community grid option would unite communities that I-81 historically divided, Owens-Chaplin said. She also called for NYSDOT to compensate for 55 years of environmental injustice through restorative measures.
All across the nation you’ll see a major viaduct cutting through a predominantly minority neighborhood Lanessa Owens-Chaplin new york civil liberties union
The portion of the I-81 viaduct above Almond Street is a particularly dangerous stretch of road, according to the NYSDOT website. When the viaduct was constructed in the 1950s and 1960s, 90% of the Black population in Syracuse lived in the surrounding neighborhood, OwensChaplin said. “All across the nation, you’ll see a major viaduct cutting through a predominantly minority neighborhood,” Owens-Chaplin said. About 90,000 cars travel across the I-81 viaduct each day, she said. Air pollution from I-81 can have adverse effects on those living or going to school nearby, particularly people of color, Owens-Chaplin said. “The most polluted ZIP code in our nation is 13205, and that’s where the viaduct sits, where the Black community lives and goes to school.” The effects of the air pollution can reach up to 600 feet, Owens-Chaplin said. Portions of STEAM at Dr. King Elementary School — which has a student body largely composed of Black students — are located as close as 10 feet from the viaduct, she said. Owens-Chaplin cited studies
see i-81 page 4
4 march. 4, 2020
from page 1
negotiations movement has added 16 demands since it began occupying Crouse-Hinds, beginning negotiations on the additions Monday afternoon. During the Tuesday negotiations, SU officials agreed to implement mandatory diversity training for non-tenured faculty. #NotAgainSU previously retracted a demand that the university publicly disclose whether tenured faculty members received diversity training. “There are instances of professors harassing students of color, students of marginalized identities, consistently,” an organizer said. “Implementing this diversity training, and non-tenured faculty to complete this within one academic year, I think needs to be done with urgency.” Officials also promised that graduate students on strike will not be penalized or risk losing their positions. More than 100 graduate students and workers who identify as Black, indigenous and people of color, as well as international students, have been withholding their labor since Feb. 19 in support of #NotAgainSU. Some graduate students have received emails from Graduate School Dean Peter Vanable asking about their plans, and others have been informed that substitutes will take over their discussion sections, recitations and labs, a protester said. Paying substitute teaching assistants to fill the positions of striking graduate students is part of the university’s commitment to all students, but said graduate students’ will be allowed to return to their positions when the strike ends, SU officials said in the meeting. “If you’re looking for an assurance that students who are striking now will be able to come back to the classroom and they won’t have their jobs supplanted by someone else, I can make that offer, make that promise,” said J. Cole Smith, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Administration also promised that reimfrom page 1
coronavirus of infection, he said. Two more families in Buffalo recently traveled to parts of Italy where the coronavirus has spread, Cuomo said. Those families are in isolafrom page 3
children support services. She believes that number is underreported. “We have a lot of kids who may spend an afternoon, instead of going to class, looking for a place or someone to spend the night with,” Montroy said. Under the McKinney-Vento Act, all homeless children must be enrolled in school and provided with necessary resources, such as school supplies, free lunch and transportation. Parents who enroll their children in SCSD must be able to provide proof of address, Montroy said. She’ll have private conversations with parents who are unable to do so to determine if their children are protected under the law. “It’s obviously very personal, and there’s a from page 3
i-81
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency that outline the health impacts air pollution can have on children. Living or attending school near a major roadway can affect a child’s ability to from page 3
law
2019, 12 were killed and 86 were injured. Onondaga County had a firearm-related death rate of 7.14 per year between 2012 and 2016, according to data from the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. Of 167 deaths reported in those five years, 89 were suicides and 75 were homicides, according to the data.
dailyorange.com news@dailyorange.com
bursement and stipends, tuition and the ability to apply for funding will not be jeopardized for graduate students in the future. Gabe Nugent, deputy general counsel for SU, said the university will not agree to #NotAgainSU’s demand for Department of Public Safety officers to be disarmed. Peace officers on campus undergo more than 400 hours of training, Nugent said. Nugent was not well-versed enough on the department’s policies to comment on potentially disarming officers in certain circumstances, such as when officers police protests or parties, he said. Protesters’ experiences with DPS officers during the Crouse-Hinds sit-in have illustrated DPS’ incompetence, a protester said. The movement has criticized the way DPS officers have interacted with organizers throughout the Crouse-Hinds occupation, and organizers continue to call for the resignations of DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado and Associate Chief John Sardino. “They never discharge their weapons, so I don’t see a point in having (them), especially for things that actually require force,” a protester said. The union representing DPS said in a statement Thursday that officers have acted under orders from Syverud and senior SU administration throughout the protest rather than from their superiors in law enforcement. Protesters expressed frustration that DPS representatives were not present at the negotiations to discuss the department’s protocol. Maldonado decided not to attend the negotiations, Nugent said. “We made an intentional decision to bring the folks in this room, and I’m not going to say more than that,” Nugent said. Marianne Thomson, dean of students, said the university would need to have more than an hour of negotiations to commit to any kind of comprehensive review of disarming DPS. Amanda Nicholson, interim deputy senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, said SU cannot offer free printing
to students, a demand of #NotAgainSU. SU will double the available printing funds for students from $20 to $40, she said, costing the university $400,000 annually. No decision has been made about the demand for laundry services to be free, Nicholson said. “I believe in the laundry issue,” Nicholson said. “I’m going to keep pushing on it to see if there’s a way we can do that.” Protesters also pressed officials about the university’s commitments to counseling services. #NotAgainSU organizers want to open an additional counseling position to lower the ratio of counselors to students. SU hired four new counselors prior to the
tion and are being tested for the virus, he said. Syracuse University has taken precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. SU has restricted university travel to three countries experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, suspended the SU Abroad program in Florence, Italy and begun creating a plan
to finish the semester online if on-campus classes are suspended. Cuomo also announced a new directive Monday requiring state health insurers to waive cost-sharing associated with coronavirus testing, including emergency room, urgent care and office visits.
“We can’t let cost be a barrier to access to COVID-19 testing for any New Yorker,” Cuomo said in a Tweet. New Yorkers receiving Medicaid coverage will not have to copay for any testing related to COVID-19, Cuomo said.
lot of stigma attached,” Montroy said. “Parents aren’t really quick to say to the school, ‘Hey, I’m homeless now.’ It’s hard to support those families if they don’t tell us what’s going on.” There are many circumstances that may contribute to child homelessness, Williams said. Though some parents may be incarcerated or experiencing drug and alcohol addiction, many families may find themselves just unable to provide shelter for themselves and their children, she said. Children staying at Booth House are considered “unaccompanied,” meaning they’ve been moving from place to place on their own. Booth House typically shelters anywhere from two to 12 teens at a time, Williams said. Numbers are usually higher in the winter. The Booth House program is voluntary, and children can leave whenever they want. Employees will alert parents or guardians, but they can’t stop a child from leaving. The goal is always to
reunite the children with their parents, Williams said. On some occasions, police will bring in children they find on the streets with nowhere to go, Williams said. In other cases, parents will bring in their child if they know they’re experiencing unstable housing. A closet on the second floor of Booth House stores donations such as toiletries, extra clothing and other basic necessities for children who might not have any. “Some of our kids’ parents will pack up every damn thing they have in their room, and some parents won’t let them take anything at all,” Williams said. Palmer Harvey, co-founder of Syracuse Tenants Union, said homelessness has been on the rise in the Syracuse community. Eviction often leaves Syracuse families homeless, and parents must deal with the stress and stigma attached, Harvey said.
“They live in a constant state of ‘I don’t want people to know that I’m living through this right now,’” Harvey said. Troy Gray, director of programming for Rise Above Poverty, an organization in Syracuse providing basic necessities for homeless and impoverished youth, said children don’t come to mind when people think of homelessness. “The first thing that usually comes to mind is a grown person living in a shelter,” Gray said. “People don’t realize that the definition of homelessness is not having a permanent address to live in.” Williams said she hopes people start to recognize the severity of homelessness and that shelters such as Booth House can provide the stability and peace homeless kids need to continue their education. “You just gotta be loving, and kids will love you back,” Williams said.
Distance, in feet, that the effects of air pollution can reach
learn, she said. “Children perform lower on test scores, they have trouble concentrating, they miss a lot of school days,” Owens-Chaplin said. NYSDOT should revise its community grid proposal to remove Wilson Park — located near the Syracuse Housing Authority — as a staging site option and guarantee compensation to residents who may be affected by the highway’s
reconfiguration, she said. People should consider how their own environment and surroundings may reflect their privilege, Owens-Chaplin said. “The same protections that SU students are afforded to feel landlocked and protected with no access is to the detriment of those on the other side,” said Owens-Chaplin.
The law hasn’t created huge changes in the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, said Sgt. Jon Seeber, public information officer for the sheriff’s office. Under the red flag law, family members, school administrators and district attorneys can report suspicious activity from a person who has access to firearms. If the person is considered a threat, police will confiscate the gun until a judge determines whether the indi-
vidual’s license should be revoked, Seeber said. “We’ve always operated in this manner,” Seeber said. “It just gives an opportunity now for family members, teachers and doctors to speak up,” he said. The red flag law does help police in detecting potential mass shooters, something lawmakers had in mind when implementing the legislation, Seeber said. While there is no real set of symptoms
to diagnose someone as a potential mass shooter, Morley said, having someone report suspicious activity is more effective than nothing. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that regulating and restricting firearms works in preventing gun violence, he said. “It’s reasonable to want to separate (firearms) from people who want to do harm,” Morley said.
600
Implementing this diversity training, and non-tenured faculty to complete this within one academic year, I think needs to be done with urgency #NotAgainSU organizer
start of the 2019-20 academic year, said Rob Hradsky, senior associate vice president of the student experience and dean of students. The university also created four additional counselor positions after #NotAgainSU’s November sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch. SU believes the four additional counseling positions are adequate, Hradsky said. Newly-created positions in SU’s counseling center exceed the perceived future demand for mental health services from students, Hradsky said. SU gathered feedback from students and evaluated the progress of students who currently use mental health services, he said. An organizer said that process is not enough to estimate future demand for student
mental health services. Keith Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer, said he would like to revisit the availability of mental health services at tomorrow’s negotiations. An organizer said #NotAgainSU will refuse to work with SU any further on mental health services if the university doesn’t agree to add at least one additional counseling position. A student at the negotiations said the university needs to expel any perpetrator of hate crimes immediately to show SU is taking the situation seriously. There should be varying degrees of punishment for bystanders, the student said. SU will try to hold accountable any individual who has helped someone commit targeted vandalism, Thomson said. SU officials and students also revisited discussions about multicultural living and learning communities Tuesday. Thomson said Monday that SU could not promise to create a multicultural living and learning community in each of the university’s residence halls. #NotAgainSU organizers argued that the administration had already agreed to this in November. The movement’s initial list of demands called for the expansion of multicultural learning communities “to more residence halls on campus,” but did not specify the communities should be located in every dorm. Hradsky on Tuesday confirmed that SU will launch a multicultural living and learning community in Day Hall, where several racist incidents have occurred. Thomson will revise SU’s response for additional multicultural living and learning communities and revisit them during negotiations Wednesday. Nicholson also said the university would recommit to improving housing services for students with disabilities. SU is currently undergoing a disability review with an outside company, and issues that protesters brought up will be given to that company during its review, Hradsky said. news@dailyorange.com
cjhippen@syr.edu
scalessa@syr.edu | @sarahalessan
vadecost@syr.edu
scalessa@syr.edu | @sarahalessan
O
OPINION
dailyorange.com @dailyorange march 4, 2020 • PAG E 5
environment
liberal
Greenwashing manipulates consumers ASL should fill foreign language requirement T he environmentally conscious consumer searches for “green” products. It’s a sentiment growing within the clothing industry after being a niche market for decades. At the same time, for college students, it can be hard to choose an environmentally friendly piece of clothing while on a budget. The constant conflict between quality, trendiness and environmental impact has led to a new business trend in the fashion industry. “Greenwashing” refers to fashion companies claiming that their products are environmentally friendly, when often they are not. Examples of greenwashing from companies today include the fast-fashion brands Uniqlo, H&M, and Lululemon — which are popular with college students. According to Investopedia, H&M alone “has almost 4,000 stores worldwide and has plans for 7,000-8,000 more stores in the future.” This scale of growth is not unique for fast-fashion brands as Uniqlo reports similar types of growth. This growth shows how profitable and easy it is to make inexpensive pieces of clothing. According to the fashion nonprofit ReMake, 80% of discarded textiles globally are incinerated or landfill-bound, with just 20% being reused or recycled. The production of the clothing that much of the Syracuse University community and the rest of the nation wears is hidden from the eye behind the marketing of a company. Why do companies market themselves as ‘green’? Companies do better when they make the
HARRISON VOGT
NEW GREEN
consumer feel better about their purchase. Companies that have a real positive impact on the environment are more than happy to share their progress in their marketing. Patagonia, which has a history of activism and executing sustainable environmental initiatives, has become a staple in many college students’ wardrobe. Patagonia gained consumer trust through environmental activism. Their website demonstrates that their claims of environmentalism are backed up by action. In 2019, H&M launched its own line of “green” clothing titled “Conscious.” The company claims to use “organic” cotton and recycled polyester. However, at quick glance, the line is nothing but a shelled marketing tactic used to make themselves appear more environmentally friendly. When looking at H&M’s “Conscious” line, its mission states: “Shop our selection of sustainable fashion pieces that make you both look and feel good.” Despite this, there is not a single legal definition for marketingfriendly words such as “sustainable,” “green,” or “environmentally-friendly.” A men’s “green” long sleeve shirt from H&M is made of “100% organic cotton.” How can something that, on average, takes about 20,000 liters of water to produce be sustainable? The simple answer is because companies are legally able to get away with blatant misrepresentation. The Federal Trade Commis-
sion provides loose guidelines for greenwashing. Companies cannot be misleading in their claims. Other industries have consumer protection laws instead of guidelines. How can a guideline be concrete and clear to determine whether a company’s marketing tactics are misleading or not? The very fact that much of the “green” marketing is based on loose definitions allows for an interpretation of what the company actually means. Thus, consumers are left to determine on their own what company stands for their values. This is where it gets dirty. In a college setting, students on a budget must choose clothing that has the least impact on their wallet, not the environment. When it comes to choosing a stylish $549 jacket from Patagonia, or a cheap $59.99 Puffer Jacket from H&M, the choice is simple. Consumers shop because it feels good, and when the dirty truth is kept secret and even deliberately hidden in the cases of greenwashing, there is little an environmentalist can do to change consumer spending habits other than expose the truth. As consumers, the voice each individual has can impact the very companies committing the pollution. In response to this, consumers must be more aware of the ethics of what they buy for fashion as the sustainability of society depends on it.
Harrison Vogt is a freshman environment sustainability policy and communication and rhetorical studies dual major. His column appears bi-weekly. He can be reached at hevogt@syr.edu.
S
yracuse University has some curriculum catching-up to do. Our university does not accept American Sign Language to fulfill its forRACHEL eign language PIERCE requirement. LEFT The point of PERSPECTIV E learning a language is to communicate with more people. So, what about those who are deaf or hard of hearing? Mike Mazzaroppi, Accessibility Counselor and ASL instructor at SU first taught at Onondaga Community College. OCC offers 15 to 20 classes on ASL from level 1 all the way to level 6 every semester, and also offers classes on figure spelling and deaf culture. There’s even an ASL minor. “SU only offers, at most that I have seen, it’s four classes in the semester. I don’t think they offer any in the summer, and it’s usually three level one and only one level two,” he said. OCC is not an outlier. About 200 universities across the country accept ASL in fulfillment of graduation. SU is not one. Interestingly, 10 SUNY schools, including Albany, Buffalo, Oswego and more all make the list. “Normally, that wouldn’t really be a big thing I guess, except for the fact that SU prides itself on being inclusive and progressive,” Mazzaroppi said. “If you think about it, they have a disability studies program, a disabilities culture central and yet, ASL is not the language that they promote, which kind of contradicts everything, in my opinion.” This disparity is the most upset-
ting in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, where majors in the school can’t fulfill their foreign language requirement by learning how to communicate to the deaf and hard of hearing. “We go by the rules of what is offered at the foreign language department. So right now, because sign language is not a foreign language, we do not accept that as a foreign language,” said Suzanne Maguire, director of undergraduate advising and the records office at Newhouse. However, Maguire would like to see some change. Maguire and Mazzaroppi both said last year there was talk of making sign language count as a foreign language, but no formal policy change has been made. What is needed now is to go through the curriculum process. “I think it would probably be a vote from the university. Who votes and makes those decisions? Faculty. I am not a faculty member,” Maguire added when it comes to moving the curriculum forward. “I particularly hope that will change. It’s a language.” The lack of consistent curriculum between instructors in conjunction with the absence of a variety of ASL classes speaks volumes. It undoubtedly contradicts the university’s pride in “diversity and inclusion.” SU must uphold its inclusivity and diversity promises by prioritizing deaf people with an ASL curriculum.
Rachel Pierce is a junior broadcast and digital journalism and political science major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at repierce@syr.edu.
fast react
#NotAgainSU wrong to attack SU connection to US Military
S
ince the racist incidents across Syracuse University’s campus since November, #NotAgainSU has gained immense traction. With almost 13,000 Instagram followers, the movement has made national news and is working to create real change on campus. As the #NotAgainSU platform grows, organizers have a responsibility to advocate conscientiously and to use their influence to affect positive change. Unfortunately, #NotAgainSU has used its platform to attack the U.S. military. Today #NotAgainSU took to Instagram to make the
claim that the military and weapons manufacturers “further the foreign and domestic wars on Black and Brown people and constrain what and how people study.” This is not only untrue, it is ignorant and dismissive of the almost 1,400 military-connected students that attend SU. The idea that SU is linked to the U.S. military is wrong. SU is closely linked to the Department of Veteran Affairs, an independent federal government agency. This branch does not fund wars, it funds veterans who fought to protect the free speech #NotAgainSU is exercising.
News Editor Emma Folts Editorial Editor Nick Robertson Feature Editor Amy Nakamura Sports Editor Danny Emerman Presentation Director Talia Trackim Photo Editor Corey Henry Illustration Editor Sarah Allam Co-Copy Chief Keighley Gentle Co-Copy Chief Austin Lamb Digital Editor Casey Darnell Video Editor Casey Tissue Asst. News Editor Gillian Follett Asst. News Editor Chris Hippensteel Asst. News Editor Michael Sessa Asst. Feature Editor Christopher Cicchiello Asst. Feature Editor Mandy Kraynak Asst. Sports Editor Mitchell Bannon Asst. Sports Editor Andrew Crane Asst. Photo Editor Elizabeth Billman
Asst. Photo Editor Sarah Lee Asst. Illustration Editor Cassie Cavallaro Asst. Illustration Editor Tanisha Steverson Design Editor Nabeeha Anwar Design Editor Katie Getman Design Editor Shannon Kirkpatrick Design Editor Katelyn Marcy Design Editor Emily Steinberger Asst. Copy Editor Sarah Alessandrini Asst. Copy Editor Sydney Bergan Asst. Copy Editor Marnie Muñoz Asst. Copy Editor Tim Nolan Asst. Copy Editor Gaurav Shetty Asst. Copy Editor Morgan Tucker Asst. Video Editor Rachel Kim Asst. Video Editor Camryn Werbinski Asst. Digital Editor Richard J Chang Asst. Digital Editor Roshan Fernandez Asst. Digital Editor Susan Zijp
ADRIANNA SAN MARCO
THE CONSERVATIVE REPORT The idea that weapon manufacturers limit what students study is wrong. Lockheed Martin donated $250,000 to SU’s engineering program in 2006. In doing so it significantly aided the university in advancing a “worldclass microwave engineering laboratory.” The advancement of labs expands the horizons of studies for all SU students. The claim that the Department of Public Safety has become increas-
ingly militarized is also untrue. #NotAgainSU said in its Instagram post that DPS denied “food, medicine, and hygiene products” to protesters, and while this statement is factual on its face, the implication is false. DPS did not unilaterally decide to block essential supplies to protestors. DPS’s union reported last week that the decision was passed down from “Syverud and senior SU administration throughout the protest.” While we can point blame at those with scary badges and radios, it is not peace officers making decisions.
t h e i n de p e n de n t s t u de n t n e w s pa p e r of s y r ac u s e , n e w yor k
Haley Robertson
Catherine Leffert
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MANAGING EDITOR
Where do these claims leave us? They leave us with 1,400 students feeling ostracized for risking their lives to serve our country. They leave DPS fearful of doing their job. They weaken us. I advocate for change on campus, and I believe #NotAgainSU has the power to facilitate change, but I will not stand for the demonization of those who protect us.
Adrianna San Marco is a freshman economics major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at asanmarc@syr.edu. She can be followed on Twitter at @adriannasanmarc.
Advertising Designer Diana Denney Advertising Representative Jasmin Chin Advertising Representative Sarah Grinnell Advertising Representative Erica Morrison Advertising Representative Caroline Porier Advertising Representative Katherine Ryan Social Media Manager Izzy Hong Special Events Coordinator Alyssa Horwitz Circulation Manager Charles Plumpton Circulation Manager Jason Siegel
follow us on dailyorange.com
Graphics Editor Digital Design Editor Digital Design Editor Podcast Producer Archivist
Ali Harford Deleha Decker Kasey O’Rourke Elizabeth Kauma Tyler Youngman
Special Projects Editor Sam Ogozalek General Manager Mike Dooling IT Manager Mohammed Ali Business Assistant Tim Bennett Advertising Manager Victoria Tramontana
@dailyorange facebook.com/thedailyorange
6 march 4, 2020
dailyorange.com
P
Ten years in print
Family man Stand-up comedian Vladimir Caamaño spoke about his upcoming SU show on Thursday. See page 8
Power of punk
The Stand, a print publication dedicated to the South Side of Syracuse, celebrates 10 years. See Thursday’s paper
PULP
SU punk band Madam Ravine released a new EP and is gearing up for a show on Saturday. See Thursday’s paper
dailyorange.com @dailyorange march. 4, 2020
•
PAG E 7
SARAH GROSS, a singer-songwriter and SU sophomore, announced a spring break tour that will bring her and three of her bandmates to Philadelphia, New York City and Long Island. Gross is releasing her debut album “Songs from the Passenger Seat” in April. will fudge staff photographer
Traffic jams SU sophomore Sarah Gross wrote her debut album before getting her driver’s license
By Christopher Cicchiello asst. feature editor
A
t 5 a.m., Sarah Gross jolted awake. For weeks, she had been trying to piece together the lyrics for the chorus to her band’s latest single, “I’ll Remember You.” Now, in the early morning hours, the Syracuse University sophomore had a fully-fleshed chorus that had somehow materialized in her sleep. “I remember I woke up randomly and the chorus popped into my head,” said Gross, a sound recording music technology major and singer-songwriter.
“And I have a really, almost scary voice memo on my phone of me whispering the chorus into my phone while my roommate in Haven Hall was asleep.” Gross unveiled the new single on Feb. 14, the second off of her newly announced album, “Songs from the Passenger Seat.” With an album dropping in April and a tour over spring break, Gross will be busy recording with her bandmates and prepping for her first formal tour. In addition, Gross opened for Clark Beckham last night at The Westcott Theater. The songs on Gross’ latest concept album have one unifying theme: All of them were written see album page 8
beyond the hill
Destiny USA businesses create accessible entertainment By Jewél Jackson
contributing writer
In Destiny USA mall, several entertainment businesses are working to incorporate sensory-friendly events, including WonderWorks, Apex Entertainment and Museum of Intrigue. WonderWorks, a 40,000-squarefoot center of “edutainment,” as stated on its website, hosts Sensory Days throughout the year. These days allow for families with children with disabilities to have an opportunity to exclusively enjoy the park. Alysn Lyons, the sales and marketing coordinator of Syracuse’s
WonderWorks, said WonderWorks takes numerous measures to becomes a sensory-friendly environment on Sensory Days. She said it turns down the music, as well as any and all appliances that are loud, to create a “more inclusive environment.” Lyons, who has been working with WonderWorks for nearly a year, said she believes the days have become more popular as she has seen attendance increase. “We want to create an environment in which everyone is welcome and comfortable,” Lyons said. She said while there is little work that the park has to do in order to become sensory sensitive, the days
We have on our locations sensory backpacks that include different objects, quiet spaces, noise canceling headphones and weighted blankets for anyone feeling overwhelmed Leila Dean director of the museum of intrigue
are invaluable for families who may not be able to enjoy the park on a typical day. Sam Miller, the marketing manager of Apex Entertainment in Marlborough, Massachusetts, said that he generated the idea of autism awareness hours for Apex. The one-hour sensory friendly events are held the first Saturday of each month. “I was the person who initially started the conversation with advocates for autism in Massachusetts and talked to them about what an autism-welcoming environment is and how to become one,” Miller said. Apex includes attractions such as bumper cars, arcades and bowling.
Miller stated that the Massachusetts Apex partnered with a nonprofit autism organization that gave recommendations on how to make the facility welcoming. He added that most of the suggestions were to dim the lights and turn down the music, as the environment can be very stimulating. “We have autism-welcoming kits that include sunglasses to help dim lights, headphones if the music is overwhelming, and little toys so they can distract themselves,” Miller said. “We also have a special room if someone needs for composing themselves.” see accessibility page 8
8 march. 4, 2020
dailyorange.com pulp@dailyorange.com
from the stage
Stand-up comic discusses career, creative process By Madison Tyler
contributing writer
Vladimir Caamaño, a Dominican comedian from The Bronx, made his late-night standup debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and has appeared on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Superstore.” Caamaño will perform in Syracuse University’s Grant Auditorium on Thursday at 10 p.m. The Daily Orange talked with Caamaño about his career path, mentors and sources of inspiration.
if you go
Comedian Vladimir Caamaño performs at SU Where: Grant Auditorium When: 10 p.m. Cost: Free
The Daily Orange: Growing up, did you think you’d become a comedian? Was that part of your plan? Vladimir Caamaño: It’s all a part of my plan. You know, when I was a baby, I told my momma I wanna be a comedian. I’m kidding, obviously. I think it was always in me. I think when you love something you’re just drawn
to it, and it’s a matter of accepting it and being persistent. And I’ve always loved comedy, and I grew up watching Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, so those guys made me so happy. John Candy, Steven Martin — they just made me happy, and I think the fact that they made me happy made me wanna be that way, if that makes sense. I wanted to be like them.
D.O.: How did you get to this point in your career? What kind of obstacles have you had to overcome? VC: The biggest one is I had to believe in
myself. I think that’s the hardest thing for anybody. Are you good enough to do this? You know, and every day you always kind of have to re-believe in yourself. It’s so easy to go along. You learn that things don’t hurt as bad, rejection is not as bad as you thought, and hearing people’s stories. You make certain friends along the way. You meet your mentors, and you only meet certain people in your life if you take certain risks. It’s like Luke Skywalker. Had he not taken the risk, he never would’ve met Han Solo and Chewie. So, if you want to meet the special people in your life, you got to be willing to take flight. Like, if I had a movie, the tagline would be “friendship awaits.” If you wanna make some good friends, you got to take the leap.
D.O.: Tell me about the friends you’ve made in taking this leap
into stand-up comedy. Do you have any mentors? VC: My mentors are probably my family. You
know, a lot of my humor comes from my family. A lot of my humor comes from coming out of New York, you know, New York City subways. New York City has a rhythm. It has a vibe. You know, it has a frequency; it has a beat. And that beat for me happens to be comedy. I started playing to that New York beat. You know it’s a melting pot. Everyone from all over the world is in New York, so you have a lot of different flavors to pull from. It’s almost like I’m making a pot, and I’m trying to use all those flavors that all the city has to offer to make a nice little dish.
D.O.: Can you tell me more about your creative process? VC: Inspiration comes from all over the place,
man. It could be a conversation. It could be a song. It could be a movie. It could be a memory. It could be a dream. You know, it could be someone else’s conversation that you kind of overhear. It could be sitting in the doctor’s office, and the doctor made a funny remark or something like that. It could be at the barbershop, you know. As long as you’re receptive to it.
D.O.: Do you have a favorite joke you like to tell? VC: I don’t have favorite jokes, but I have
favorite themes. Like, one of my biggest
from page 7
album before she got her driver’s license. Gross said that she is a historically poor driver and has always had numerous people drive her over the years. “It’s just a personal thing that I think is funny,” Gross said. “I also think that it’s a tribute to anyone who has ever driven me somewhere. It’s like, ‘Thank you for driving me to any musical opportunity. Here’s an album instead of gas money, and there you go.’” Gross said that this album is also an attempt to showcase a lot of the different corners of her music. Traditionally, Gross describes her music as “singer-songwriter folk with jazz influences.” But her sophomore effort will simultaneously feature funk-influenced songs alongside both R&B and acoustic pop tracks. To assist Gross with the creative vision of this project was senior backing vocalist Gillian Pelkonen. The two met through a cappella choir rehearsals in 2018 when Pelkonen asked Gross to perform with her in a last-minute Funk ‘n Waffles set. Since then, they have remained friends and frequent collaborators, singing harmonies on each other’s pieces. “I have been working with her for so long, at this point I can just tell by the way she’s breathing what she’s about to do,” Pelkonen said. Gross added that “Gill’s my moral support to say, ‘keep that, that’s good.’” Meanwhile, the duo worked closely last year in writing the deeply reflective single “I’ll Remember You,” which they debuted at The Ark, an off-campus music venue. Gross explained the song is about the freshman year cycle of gaining and losing friends. “I think it’s my ‘thank u, next,’” Gross said, referencing the Ariana Grande track. from page 7
accessibility Miller said that he personally has seen the need for environments to be inclusive for all. “We hear stories about parents and their children can have an episode and how other parents would judge them, give them unfriendly looks, or say ‘Why can’t you control your kid?’” Miller said. “And it’s not necessarily their fault, it’s the situation they’re in, and how it can be overstimulating.” Miller stated that hearing those stories are “heartbreaking.” While the hours are specifically hosted for individuals and families who are autistic, Miller said that all people are welcome to come. “This time is mainly for people that are on the spectrum and their families,” Miller said. “We try to leave it to them specifically so that they can have an environment where they are comfortable and don’t feel like they’re getting judged.”
GROSS said this album is a love letter to those who have driven her to a music event and is an alternate form of payment to gas money. will fudge staff photographer
As her album title suggests, Gross will be in the passenger seat while Pelkonen drives for the duration of the band’s tour. Pelkonen said the group will start at Drexel University and stop in Philadelphia, Long Island, New York City and will eventually end in New Paltz, New York. Only a few from Gross’ extensive band, however, will be touring. Of the six members that make up her band at SU and the studio band she records with back at home in Long Island, only four members are traveling: bassist Mitchell Taylor, drummer Ian Yates, Pelkonen and Gross. “It’s Sarah and a whole lot of Grosses,” Yates said. Yates recalled Gross recruited him as the Currently, autism hours are held within the Apex locations in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Syracuse. Finally, the Museum of Intrigue, which serves as an escape room center, is an everyday 24/7 sensory-friendly environment. The director, Leila Dean, says that being a sensoryfriendly environment was of great importance to co-owner Nicole Ginsburg. “We have on our locations sensory backpacks that include different objects, quiet spaces, noise canceling headphones and weighted blankets for anyone feeling overwhelmed,” Dean said. Dean explained by being a continuous sensory-friendly entertainment center, everyone is welcome to come. “Everyone wants to have fun, right?” Dean said. “Everybody wants to explore and have an adventure in their lives. By being all-inclusive, we help all families to enjoy being adventurous.” jjacks17@syr.edu
drummer for the band in a less-than-traditional manner. During a tech rehearsal for the First Year Players production of “Newsies,” Gross leaned down in the band pit below the stage and asked him to join her band. He added that the band is still in the works of solidifying a name for themselves. Initially, they were called “Sarah and the Grosses,” but lately the name is just “I’m Sarah Gross and these are my friends.” “The band is super, super fun,” Pelkonen said. “We all click really well with each other. We have a lot of silly banter. I would just say that we really enjoy making music with each other, and I know personally I admire them as musicians. And I would say just respect, but it
themes is family. Family, friendship — selfesteem is a big theme for me. Mental health is a big thing for me. Being silly, being able to be free to be silly. These are all subtext for the joke, but I would say those things.
D.O.: Do you have a particularly memorable set that you’ve done? VC: In 2015, I did the Just For Laughs Com-
edy Festival, and I did a set for Howie Mandel and the Just For Laughs gala. That, for me, is probably my favorite set I’ve ever done, and at the end of it, Howie Mandel gave me a huge hug, which is a big deal. When Howie says something, he means it, so it was nice.
D.O.: What can Syracuse University students expect when you perform? VC: When I perform at Syracuse University
on Thursday, students can expect just to be happy. It’s going to be a very warm atmosphere. They can expect to feel safe. I’m a very safe guy. I’m like a big ol’ comedy teddy bear. At the same time, I speak some truth though. I’m a lovable man. I try to make a warm atmosphere, but there’s a little undercurrent of truth. You’re gonna get some life lessons. You’re gonna get some tools for living. So, you’ll walk out of there with something new. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. mntyler@syr.edu
goes to an admiration of all of them.” On average, the band meets for rehearsals for two hours and then records for six to 12 hours per week, Gross said. Both the album and the tour have put added pressure on the group. In an attempt to reduce the stress of booking shows and handling promotional content, senior Andy Torres-Lopez entered Gross’ circle. Torres-Lopez said his roles span that of a publicist, a marketer and an agent. “For me, being a manager is being a really big fan who can advocate on her behalf whether that means reaching out to press, reaching out to other bands, venues to book her,” Torres-Lopez said. Even with Torres-Lopez’s assistance, Gross has encountered daily challenges connected to making music in a college atmosphere. Gross said that all of these issues revolve around one central issue: respect. She has found that in a creative field, the most difficult aspect is convincing people to take the band seriously and preventing herself from being used. Gross added that with every negative experience, she is learning to “juggle all these things with a smile on my face.” Just in February, Gross said that the band was cheated out of the money that they had earned performing at an off-campus music venue. Even so, Gross maintains a positive outlook on her music career and covets her time at SU making music with a cohort of band members. “My whole philosophy with that is just like ‘I’m in college,’” Gross said. “After college, when are you gonna get the chance to literally get together with your friends and just have fun? At the end of the day, it is something I really do want to push career-wise, but right now I just want to have fun with it.” cmcicchi@syr.edu
illustration by sarah allam illustration editor
march 4, 2020 9
dailyorange.com sports@dailyorange.com
from page 12
sidibe game-to-game. Boeheim said it was because of fouls. But Sidibe earned no such treatment. Sidibe went out for the minutes he could provide until fouls forced Boeheim to remove him. Boeheim always asked for more, and Sidibe always shrugged seemingly unknowing of what he was asking for. But Sidibe’s game against Georgia Tech was the perfect baseline for the good and the bad. He had no fouls in the first half and still fouled out in the second, yet Boeheim raved after the game about his strong play. He followed that performance with a combined 39 points and 37 rebounds over the next two games, adding 10 blocks and eight steals. Sidibe has struggled all season long with the 2-3 zone shifts, parfrom page 12
strautmane Fisher parked her Hyundai Santa Fe outside the Carmelo K. Anthony Center, swiped in and watched Strautmane progress through her pre-practice workout: the layups, the dribbling cones, the 3-pointers with the rebounding machine. It was weird, Fisher thought as she joined. She didn’t recall Strautmane owning a car to get there. She doesn’t. Every morning, Strautmane walks 20 minutes from her South Campus apartment to the Syracuse practice facility at least an hour before practice. After that encounter, Fisher picked Strautmane up for most of the season and the two drove together, but recently Fisher’s started sleeping in, she said. Strautmane returned to walking. Assistant coach DeLisha Milton-Jones said Strautmane’s drive is a source of her shooting problems. She urged the junior to sleep an extra half hour or meditate instead of running three or four miles on the treadmill, launching hundreds of shots and starting Syracuse practices already tired. Inside her office, MiltonJones asked Strautmane to envision herself on the court, receiving the ball and rising into her jumpshot: a quick release, step and shoot. “She sees the play when she’s in the play,
ticularly closeouts in the corners, but in recent games he’s been less fidgety in the middle. “Bourama was tremendous tonight,” Boeheim said after Sidibe’s 17-point, 15-rebound and 6-block performance against North Carolina. “He’s really found himself the last couple of games.” The 2-3 requires a lot of the center, Sidibe said. There are several rotations around the rim and to the high post, but consecutive swing passes can make the center the most reliable shot disruptor in the corners as well. Sidibe hasn’t struck the balance between using his length to alter shots and closing out without fouling all year. “Sometimes you’re going to foul people,” Sidibe said. “There’s no way to avoid it. You just got to keep playing.” Sidibe said Boeheim’s post game feed-
back rarely has to do with the offensive end. “(Boeheim) doesn’t care about me scoring,” Sidibe said. A few games ago, Sidibe started rotating up to the elbows to contest mid-range jumpers. Then Boeheim said he got “a little bit” better getting to the corners. He blocked shots and stayed involved in the game. On offense, Sidibe has gotten inside position and grabbed offensive rebounds with his length. He recently increased strength from five-days-a-week workout routines. He knows he’s improved physically. It’s his proudest growth. He’s always known what he can do, he just never put himself in a position to do it. But Sidibe, despite playing his most aggressive and disruptive defense all season long, stays on the court long enough to “find the wide open area” on the other end. “I mean, everybody wants to score,” Sidibe
said. “(But if) I get a 10 rebound or 15 rebound or 12 rebound (game). That motivates me. That’s something that’s kind of worth playing for, you know?” As the final seconds ticked off of the first half against North Carolina on Feb. 29, Sidibe boxed out his man and leapt for a looping pass. SU had never scored on its final shot before the end of the first half this season. They worked it to Elijah Hughes first, who had the ball stripped out, leading to the out-of-bounds play. Now, Sidibe was the only open option. He aggressively cut to the rim, rose up and he nearly picked up a poster dunk while he was fouled. It was a burst of speed and aggressiveness Syracuse hadn’t seen from Sidibe all season long. But it’s always been in him.
and that’s a second too late,” Milton-Jones said. “And that’s the difference between her being normal and mediocre or inconsistent, or her being consistently great and dependable.”
week later against Maryland Eastern Shore, Strautmane made five long balls, but airballed one. “Some games I’m better, some games I’m worse,” Strautmane said. The stretch mirrored her youth basketball days when Strautmane was “immature” with her shot, Čukste said via WhatsApp. When she was 12, Strautmane pushed 3-pointers with one hand because she didn’t have the strength for a proper release. When the ball arrived on the wing, she’d catch and immediately shoot without fluidity. From that point, Strautmane took the 5 a.m. Rigas Satiksme bus line daily, the only one in her city, to the Riga gym and worked with Čukste — her sports school coach for TTT Riga club team, Rīdzene — until class started. Then, Čukste drove her to Riga 66 and reconvened for sports school later that day. They worked to craft a mixture of shot height, jump height and balance mid-shot that Strautmane depends on now. Her first year at Syracuse focused specifically on refining footwork with former assistant coach Adeniyi Amadou. Strautmane notched 17 points in the 2017-18 opener against Morgan State, but managed just single digits for the next seven games. She got more out of pickup games with teammates and scrimmages in practice than the shooting
drills themselves. There, she could make sure that the first step was followed by a second, resulting in a quick release. “She pushes the envelope of what she did the day before,” Syracuse backup guard Lauren Fitzmaurice said. “So, you see that with any correction she’s given.” In her final game with Rīdzene before starting at Syracuse, Strautmane tossed the ball aside and strolled over to the bench. Liepāja had just hit a 3-pointer to take a onepoint lead in the Latvian Junior Basketball League U-19 championship with 1.7 seconds left, and Čukste had one more possession after advancing the ball. He drew the play up for Strautmane. She was their tallest player, but popped up out of the paint on the inbounds pass. In one motion, 1-2 step and shoot, Strautmane flung the ball over her Liepāja defender and watched the ball swish through the net as the buzzer sounded. The shot wasn’t perfect yet. It wouldn’t be even after she arrived at Syracuse, and Strautmane would be the first to admit it. But as Strautmane’s teammates piled on top of her at midcourt, she felt the impact it could have.
I would sometimes think these games are good but I’m not consistent. Maybe I was just lucky to make shots or I was lucky to get these rebounds. Digna Strautmane junior forward
When Strautmane and her father, Andris, talked over the phone in late February, they agreed that Strautmane wasn’t shooting enough in games. They dug back through early-season box scores, and noticed singledigit shot attempts and minimal makes. The first game she went 1-for-5 against Ohio and was told by head coach Quentin Hillsman during a timeout she couldn’t pass up shots. One
mmcclear@syr.edu | @mikejmccleary
— Sports editor Danny Emerman contributed reporting to this article. arcrane@syr.edu | @CraneAndrew
JOIN US FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES THIS MARCH 220 Herald Place Syracuse NY Historic Herald Square
pressroompub.com Info: 315-369-4345 Take out: 315-299-5652
10 march 4, 2020
dailyorange.com sports@dailyorange.com
men’s basketball
Syracuse allows 19 Boston College 3-pointers in victory By Nick Alvarez
senior staff writer
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The ball rolled on the ground and orange Syracuse jerseys swarmed. As hands reached for the ball, Boston College’s Derryck Thornton side-shuffled near the 3-point line. Four SU players collapsed, leaving the fifth on an island between Thornton and Steffon Mitchell. Two quick passes later, Thornton notched his third 3 of the game. SU head coach Jim Boeheim stormed up the baseline, feigning two punches. Less than a minute later, Jay Heath converted another deep ball. On Tuesday, SU had its statistically worstdefensive performance along the 3-point arc. It didn’t matter. The Eagles totaled 19 3s against Syracuse and lost by double-digits, 84-71, in the Conte Forum on ESPN2. With three rotational front-court players out, Boston College (1317, 7-12) attempted 42 deep balls. SU (17-13, 10-9 Atlantic Coast) weathered the barrage, though, stitching together long defensive stops in the game’s deciding stretches. SU let shooters leak free after allowing an offensive rebound, and while its two best players ultimately decided the score, it was BC’s constant launching that kept the game within reach. “Teams take a lot of 3s against us, anyway,” Boeheim said. “They went to an extreme because I think they had to.” It was a game of season-highs for both sides. It was the most deep tries SU allowed since North Florida registered 17 on Dec. 21. And the Eagles eclipsed their previous single-game
high in 3s by eight. In the first half, BC collapsed and kicked, letting Syracuse’s 2-3 zone overload on one side before a shooter skirted free on the wing. When Boston College visited the Carrier Dome on Jan. 15, it created open looks but didn’t connect. BC missed its first 18 tries from deep and finished with six in a 24-point loss. Tuesday night featured a similar strategy, Joe Girard III said postgame. For the Eagles first 3, they followed the prototypical way to break down the zone. The ball started on the right-wing before being passed down to Heath in the post. Elijah Hughes rotated over but the corner was left open. Kamari Williams rose and Hughes swiped his hand on the follow-through. Within 16 minutes on Tuesday night, they had six 3s. They eclipsed that four minutes into the second half, too. “You can’t leave shooters open in college basketball,” Boeheim said. “… Most of their 3s until the end there were off rebounds going back out. Those are hard to match up on.” In the second frame, Buddy and Girard collapsed on a guard atop the key, and a quick pass to Thornton cut the SU lead to six points. Boeheim quickly called a timeout, yelling at his son as he approached the huddle. Thornton finished with 6 3s, breaking free on broken plays. Heath, BC’s leading 3-point shooter (37.3%), operated from the high-post but found room from the top of the key. But it was Julian Rishwain that uncharacteristically helped BC’s attack. The freshman started just his fourth game in place of Jairus and Jared Hamilton, who, along with Nik Popovic, missed the game.
Boston College shot nearly 50% from beyond the arc against Syracuse on Tuesday night, hitting on 19 of 42 3-pointers. kaci wasilewski senior staff writer
Rishwain tallied a conference-high 23 minutes and swished four 3s. He rotated over screens and drew SU guards higher out. Yet, SU’s interior defense was enough. They allowed just six two-pointers, its secondlowest total of the season. Though it was more of a product of BC’s gameplan, Syracuse players said. While five of BC’s 3s came in the final 2:18, the Orange have still given up 30 3s in
the last 80 minutes of gametime. It didn’t matter Tuesday night, but with an impending postseason gauntlet, a tighter defense around the perimeter can be the difference between an early-exit and postseasonclinching run. “We just made our free throws at the end to keep that separation,” Hughes said. “But they got hot, we gotta do a better job.” nialvare@syr.edu | @nick_a_alvarez
ice hockey
Abby Moloughney on way to becoming next great SU player By Gaurav Shetty asst. copy editor
Tied at two against Robert Morris, Syracuse’s penalty ended, and a four-on-four turned into a power play. Lindsay Eastwood gathered the puck at center ice and Abby Moloughney joined her on the attack. Eastwood entered the zone and backhanded a pass to her winger. At the top of the slot Moloughney picked the puck up, stared down the goalie and rifled a shot into Colonials’ net. The goal stood as the game winner — Moloughney’s second of the game and 50th career point. Last year, Moloughney led all SU freshmen in points and goals and finished second on the team with 22 points. As one of the fastest players on the ice, Moloughney’s speed helps her stay out of the box, lead SU’s breakout and maintain control of the puck. It has allowed her to lead the team in points in 2019-20 and has put her on pace for 100 career points. Only Melissa Piacentini and Stephanie Grossi have ever crossed the 100point plateau in Syracuse school history. But Moloughney’s parents, teammates and coaches from page 12
boston college Syracuse’s weekday game against a middling ACC opponent, if anything, only impacted Syracuse’s position in the ACC tournament. Syracuse entered this game after a loss to North Carolina, another dropped opportunity in a season full of so many. With a series of bad losses in the Carrier Dome and no marquee win to point back to, the Orange will likely need a run to the ACC tournament championship for any chance at an NCAA Tournament berth. The Orange didn’t start well. Twelve turnovers between the two teams littered the first 10 minutes of the game. As the ball bounced around the court, with no dominating presence possessing it, Syracuse clanked shots from far out and close near the rim. On one sequence, a failed alley-oop between Howard Washington and Quincy Guerrier turned into a Boston College three-pointer down the other end. For much of the first half, the ACC’s top scorer kept Syracuse alive. Hughes’ first basket came from an alley-oop in which the
all believe she can be the third. “She’s fast, she’s so fast I can’t keep up to her,” SU senior Savannah Rennie said. “It’s easy to play with her.” Moloughney’s speed developed through long nights on the family’s outdoor rink in Ottawa, beating her brothers to pucks, her father Mike said. During her youth, Moloughney played pickup games on the backyard rink with Mike, brothers Ronan and Brennan and her mother Kristen. They’d have many different lineup combinations, but Mike and Moloughney were usually on different teams. Moloughney’s team usually won, Kristen said. Beyond hockey season, Moloughney grew up a sprinter and soccer player. When Moloughney was six she began her career as a runner, and by the time she was in high school Moloughney, who ran the 100- and 200-meter races, beat her competitors at every meet, she said. But after a hamstring injury forced her out of running for a year and set her back from the competition, Moloughney “transferred all her energy into hockey.” Moloughney’s speed carried her to play
for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats. She thought she couldn’t make it and almost didn’t try out, former Nepean coach Bruce MacDonald said. Moloughney made the team as a 15-year-old, playing against players three years older than her. When Moloughney started her second season she was the fastest player. By her third season, an alternate captain.
6-foot-6 forward flew from the baseline to the rim. Then he performed his usual scoring routine. The redshirt junior hit turnaround jump shots, open 3-pointers and drew fouls. Hughes believes when he’s hitting his 3-point shot, teams can’t guard him. So when his first pull-up jump shot from beyond the arc hit, he locked in.
stopped and pulled up to hit a jump shot. “I was just out there hooping,” Hughes said. “I wasn’t really thinking about it too much. When I got in a rhythm, I kind of felt like no one out here can defend me.” In the second half, Buddy couldn’t be guarded either. He dribbled inside, hopped on both legs for space and then sank jump shots. He hit transitions 3’s and scored on an inbound pass in the corner. After scoring 22 points in the first game against Boston College, Buddy knew he had a favorable matchup against the Eagles. With smaller defenders on him, he dribbled into the lane and simply shot over them. With a release point several inches above the defenders, even sound defense couldn’t prevent a made basket. “Last year I wasn’t really able to get in the paint,” Buddy said. “ I wasn’t strong enough, good athlete. I think now I’m using my body, being smart, taking my time, you know just really using my height advantage to shoot over guys.” At times, Syracuse turned the game into an offensive showcase. Hughes often dribbled
I wasn’t really thinking about it too much. When I got in a rhythm, I kind of felt like no one out here can defend me. Elijah Hughes
redshirt junior forward
Boston College tried to switch on screens. Even the second defender, the one who’s meant to help, couldn’t impede Hughes. Through body contact, Hughes
She’s fast, she’s so fast I can’t keep up to her Savannah Rennie senior forward
W hile penalties have plagued the Orange all season, Moloughney’s foot speed has allowed her to match opponents stride-for-stride and avoid stick infractions — keeping her out of the penalty box. She was called for slashing in the first game of the season against Clarkson,
her only penalty of the regular season. While hooking, tripping, high-sticking and slashing penalties often occur when a player is lagging behind their opponent, Moloughney is often ahead of them. “I think sometimes it’s a bit of a misnomer with an offensive player just to look at goals and assists because she’s a really good defensive player,” head coach Paul Flanagan said. “She’s a real sportsman, she stays out of the penalty box, so she’s a wellrounded player.” In 2019-20, Moloughney has been nominated for College Hockey America player of the year, best defensive forward and the Individual Sportsmanship award. But Moloughney’s “biggest achievement,” she said, would be breaking the 100-point mark and immortalizing herself in the record book of Syracuse’s young program. “Abby will do it, there’s no doubt she’ll probably leave there the leading scorer in Syracuse history,” MacDonald said. “I have no doubt in my mind she’s gonna get better and better every year.” gshetty@syr.edu | @Gaurav__Shetty
past his defenders, and in ways only Hughes can do for Syracuse, and made it look effortless. Midway through the second half, he faked a drive to the basket. As his defender failed to stop quickly and stumbled, Hughes stepped back and drilled a jump shot. All Buddy could do was smile. “It’s just so fun playing with a guy like that, there’s some moments like that you just got to smile and have fun...this was one of the most fun games I’ve been a part of,” Buddy said. Later he caught a pass from Joe Girard III and promptly jacked a 3-pointer. He started backpedaling before the ball touched the netting. Of course it was going in. It didn’t matter where Boston College stood or where Hughes was standing. BC didn’t have an answer, and few teams all year have. “Not many people have anybody that can guard Elijah in this league,” Boeheim said. No matter where the season will go as Syracuse faces an uphill stretch to make something of what’s headed for a lost season, the Orange put on one more show. For yet another night, Hughes just balled out. jlschafe@syr.edu | @Schafer_44
CLASSIFIEDS
dailyorange.com
march 4, 2020 11
Affordable Off-Campus Housing 3 Bedroom Specials Best Values on The Hill Prices Start at $325 / Bedroom Euclid, Lancaster, Madison, Westcott and many other areas
Visit Our Website at www.universityhill.com Free 50 inch TV with new lease signing!
315-422-0709 rentals@universityhill.com www.universityhill.com
Tour Today
-New Energy Star Stainless Steel Refrigerator, Stove, Dishwasher -New Energy Star Furnace -New Energy Star Washer & Dryers -New Basement Glass Block Windows -New Energy Star Windows & LED Lighting -New Granite Kitchen Counter Tops -Free Parking -No Extra Fees/Charges -Zoned Heating
collegehome your home away from home
Copper Beech Commons
Skyler Commons
300 University Avenue
908 Harrison Street
2, 3, & 4 Bedroom
2020-2021
2 thru 8 Bedrooms FURNISHED No charge for laundry & parking
Fully Furnished Studio Apartments 12 Month Leases
Fully Furnished Units
Now Leasing for 2020-21!
10 & 12 month leases
Check us out at:
Rates starting at $799
HousingSYR.com -
All-Inclusive Private Tenant Shuttle
John O. Williams
Quality Campus Area Apartments Call John or Judy
info@housingSYR.com Call: 315-565-7555 - T ext: 315-466-8253
All Saints Catholic Church
315 - 478 - 7548
collegehome.com | cuselord1@gmail.com
Where All Are Welcome!
1342 Lancaster Ave Syracuse, NY 13210 Saturday Sunday 3:00pm ~ Sacrament 9:00am ~ Sunday Mass of Reconciliation (Gospel Choir) 4:00pm ~ 11:30am ~ Sunday Mass Anticipated Mass (Contemporary Music & (Traditional Music) Congolese Choir)
“Modern American Cuisine in a Trendy Casual Atmosphere” Destiny USA 9090 Destiny USA Dr Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 422-0110 www.110grill.com @110_grill
Monday – Friday: 11:30am ~ Dailey Liturgy
Studios, 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms Close to campus & 24-hour on call maintenance
LadiesDay every Tuesday 1/2 price food all day long, including wings, burgers, eggplant!
D.N. Drucker Ltd.
Please call (315) 445-1229 OR frontdesk@dndruckerltd.com www.dndruckerltd.com Serving SU Campus for more than 30 years!
AUDI/VW (used) 7 Days Sales - 39 Years *Good/Bad Credit!! Service 315-789-2200 SelectEuroCars.com
HOUSING AVAILABLE • Ackerman/Sumner/ Lancaster Aves. • 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Bedrooms • Furnished, Stainless Kitchens
• Free washer and dryer • Off street Parking • Leases begin June 1 w/ some flex • www.willco-su-rents.com
CALL/TEXT RICH @ 315-374-9508
3 party rooms for up to 400 guests with free parking! PressRoomPub.com
Affordable Off-Campus Housing
Visit Our Website at www.universityhill.com Free 50 inch TV with new lease signing!
Tour Today
3 Bedroom Specials Best Values on The Hill Prices Start at $325 / Bedroom Euclid, Lancaster, Madison, Westcott and many other areas 315-422-0709 rentals@universityhill.com www.universityhill.com
-New Energy Star Stainless Steel Refrigerator, Stove, Dishwasher -New Energy Star Furnace -New Energy Star Washer & Dryers -New Basement Glass Block Windows -New Energy Star Windows & LED Lighting -New Granite Kitchen Counter Tops -Free Parking -No Extra Fees/Charges -Zoned Heating
S
SYRACUSE 84, BOSTON COLLEGE 71
S PORTS
dailyorange.com @dailyorange march 4, 2020 • PAG E 12
‘Just hooping’
men’s basketball
Sidibe keeps fouls in check to succeed By Michael McCleary senior staff writer
Bourama Sidibe thought he let everyone down. Just 27 seconds into his final sequence against Louisville on Feb. 19, Sidibe rotated late and hacked a Cardinal driver, heard the whistle blow and then took a seat back on the bench.
Sometimes you’re going to foul people. There’s no way to avoid it. You just got to keep playing. Bourama Sidibe junior center
ELIJAH HUGHES scored 28 points for Syracuse against Boston College on Tuesday night for the Orange’s third win in four games with the ACC tournament beginning next week. kaci wasilewski senior staff writer
By Josh Schafer
senior staff writer
C
Buddy did, scoring 21 points while Hughes finished with a gamehigh 28. The Orange’s best players were better than any defensive scheme Boston College trotted out on Tuesday and it led to an 84-71 Syracuse victory on Tuesday night at Conte Forum. The Orange (17-13, 10-9 Atlantic Coast) didn’t pass often on Tuesday — finishing with nine assists — but they didn’t need to. In Syracuse’s second to last regular-season game, isolation plays sliced up BC’s defense as the Orange avoided a losing season for the 51st straight year. “Elijah was really good tonight he got into some space, he was hard to guard tonight,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “Buddy got going in the first half so the combination of those two guys got us some separation.”
Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim power SU past BC
HESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Buddy Boeheim up-faked on a 3-pointer and fooled his defender. As Buddy’s defender rose into the air, Syracuse’s best 3-point shooter gathered himself with a dribble before drilling his shot from beyond the arc. After the second consecutive Buddy basket out of the half, BC called timeout. Elijah Hughes looked at Buddy and twirled his fingers in a circle with a head nod as if to say “Again…again.” “It was time to just get going,” Hughes said. “He’s seen a couple shots go in and we just kept firing them and they kept going in.” see boston
college page 10
He doubled over and put a hand on his face. This always happens, Sidibe thought. He fouled out of four of the last five games to that point. “Whenever you try to be aggressive, the ref calls some dumb fouls,” Sidibe said. All season long, Sidibe’s production relied on two things: Picking the right spots and staying on the court. In the last three games, he’s done exactly that. Sidibe is enjoying perhaps the best stretch of his career not because of any drastic overnight change in ability, but because he’s abandoned the fears that once held him back. Sidibe isn’t playing not to foul anymore, he’s just playing. And it’s made him more aware of where he needs to be on the floor. “If you go through the motions every day, you’re not being aggressive,” Sidibe said. “You’re not doing what you’re supposed to do.” Syracuse (16-13, 9-9 Atlantic Coast) head coach Jim Boeheim had fielded questions all season long about Sidibe’s frontcourt-mate Quincy Guerrier’s limited minutes see sidibe page 9
women’s basketball
Digna Strautmane rediscovers shot ahead of ACC tournament By Andrew Crane asst. sports editor
When her defender cheated toward a potential pick-and-roll on the wing, Digna Strautmane crept a step deeper into the corner and waited. Gabrielle Cooper saw the opening and lofted a one-handed pass over the Eagles’ zone. As Strautmane waited for the lob, Boston College’s Makayla Dickens made up ground. But in one motion, the Syracuse junior’s catch and release shot beat Dickens’ contest and sunk through the net, tying the March 1 game at 52. It was what Strautmane wanted all her shots to be like. But through-
out her development, hiccups prevented consistency. Strautmane stressed too much with the ball and forgot to breathe during shots. She’d practice 3-pointers in practice, but then enter the game as a post player. A quick release differentiated Strautmane’s shot from others, but never became a staple. “I was never like a shooter shooter,” Strautmane said. After eight seasons with Latvian youth coach Ainārs Čukste and nearly three at Syracuse, that’s started to change. Strautmane played mostly power forward last year, but transitioned back to small forward in the offseason. As Syracuse’s secondleading returning scorer, she entered
the 2019-20 season with heightened expectations. But when Kiara Lewis emerged as SU’s offensive focal point, Strautmane stumbled back into a complementary role. Back-to-back 17 and 18-point outputs in February have reflected a recent resurgence for Strautmane, and she’s only two 3-point attempts behind Cooper for the most on the Orange (15-14, 9-9 Atlantic Coast) — who face Virginia in the ACC tournament on Thursday. “I would sometimes think these games are good but I’m not consistent,” Strautmane said. “Maybe I was just lucky to make shots or I was lucky to get these rebounds.” Earlier this season, Whisper see strautmane page 9
DIGNA STRAUTMANE scored 17 and 18 points in back-to-back February games for the Orange. corey henry photo editor