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SU students who have received the COVID-19 vaccine said they feel safer now that they have an extra measure to protect themselves from the virus. Page 3

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S • Faceoff struggles

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The ‘Cuse Food Funder has already raised $7,000 for the Hendricks Chapel food pantry and will continue until April 23. Donations will help SU students in need.

Organizations expand access to menstrual products

SU faceoff specialist Jakob Phaup is having an up-and-down season. He drove to New Jersey last week to work with his coach and help snap out of his “slump.”

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SU motion to drop lawsuits denied By Michael Sessa news editor

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uilt, shame and fear are three emotions that Madeline Barrasso said women experiencing poverty feel when their access to menstrual hygiene products is limited. Barrasso, the program manager of I Support the Girls — an international organization that collects and distributes bras, underwear and menstrual hygiene products to women and girls experiencing poverty — worked with one woman experiencing financial abuse who had to choose between food and menstrual products, she said. Another woman wrote to Barrasso saying that she has been forced to use leaves instead of menstrual products because she’s homeless. Barrasso has also heard of women who use socks, napkins or one menstrual product for their entire period, which she said can result in bacterial infections and other health issues. Since March 2020, I Support the Girls has reported a 35% increase in requests for menstrual products and has collected and distributed over 2 million. The organization operates in at least 59 affiliate locations, including in Syracuse. “Periods don’t stop for anything,” Barrasso said. “They don’t stop for violence. They

The coronavirus pandemic has further restricted access to menstrual products in the city don’t stop for hurricanes. They don’t stop for poverty. They don’t stop for pandemics. They’re going to keep going. So, we need a safe and healthy way to create equal access.” Terri Lawless, the affiliate director of the I Support the Girls branch in Syracuse, said that it’s difficult for impoverished women and girls to improve their situations without the necessary feminine hygiene products. “If you are bleeding and have nothing to use, you can’t go to work,” Lawless said. Before the pandemic, Lawless began putting together a pilot program in Syracuse to place menstrual products in bathrooms. She’s heard people say that, if products are put out for anyone to take, they will be stolen by people who are not in desperate need of them. “If women or girls are stealing menstrual see periods page 4

hygiene products, they’re not stealing them for craft projects or not stealing them for making jewelry or anything like that,” Lawless said. “They’re stealing them because they need them.” When she was a school nurse, Lawless said she saw twin sixth graders take pads from the health office bathroom. She didn’t mind them taking the products because she knew they were in a tight situation. “They didn’t want to ask mom to have to start spending, you know, five or six bucks a bag on pads,” she said. The lack of access to period products disproportionately affects people who are low-income, incarcerated or homeless, said Breanne Fahs, a women and gender studies professor at Arizona State University and one of the authors of The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, in an email. In the U.S., menstrual products, which are already expensive, also come with associated pink taxes, a term used to describe the inflated prices of products marketed to women as opposed to those marketed to men. NY state banned the pink tax in October, 2020. “Having subsidized or free menstrual products needs to be a big priority, and many governmental bodies are taking this up throughout the world,” Fahs said. In 2019, about 31% of the total population in Syracuse reported experiencing poverty,

An Onondaga County judge denied Syracuse University’s motions to dismiss two lawsuits involving sexual abuse allegations against former Olympic athlete and student Conrad Mainwaring. The two lawsuits, filed separately in the Onondaga County Supreme Court in February 2020, allege that SU “knowingly and willingly failed” to conduct proper investigations into credible claims that Mainwaring was abusing young boys in his dorm, where he worked as a resident adviser. In one case, SU tried to seek dismissal by arguing that the plaintiff, who was 17 years old when the abuse occurred in 1982, could not be protected by the Child Victim Act because he had reached the age of consent — an argument the judge rejected and called “misplaced.” In both cases, the judge denied SU’s motions to dismiss claims of negligence against the university. The judge also denied the university’s motion to dismiss allegations of negligent hiring, supervision, retention and training. The judge granted motions to dismiss claims against SU’s Board of Trustees, since the plaintiff did not specifically address the board’s role in the allegations. Per university policy, SU does not comment on pending litigation, said Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for university communications, in a statement. Mainwaring, who was an SU graduate student in the 1980s, has been accused of molesting multiple SU students during his time on campus, allegations that were first brought to light in an ESPN investigation. At least 14 men in the Syracuse area have accused Mainwaring of abuse, including at least seven who were local high school students at the time. From about 1980 until 1986, Mainwaring provided counseling, coaching and advice to student athletes, including high school students, in the city of Syracuse, the lawsuits state. It is unclear whether Mainwaring was ever contracted as a coach at SU. Plaintiff Robert Druger, a Camillus eye surgeon, is suing the Syracuse City School District and its Board of Education, in addition to SU. The other plaintiff, John Shapiro, from California, is also suing a Massachusetts summer camp where he interacted with Mainwaring. Druger, whose willingness to

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“Periods don’t stop for anything. They’re going to keep going. So, we need a safe and healthy way to create equal access.” Madeline Barrasso, program manager of I Support the Girls Page 1

OPINION “Hate is contagious, so it is important to take action against Islamophobia to stop and prevent its spread.” - columnist Polina Plitchenko Page 5

CULTURE “If I was trying to get the education I wanted, I’d have to go learn and teach myself. I took my education in my own hands, basically.” SU alumna Carina Lui Page 7

SPORTS “He came in real hot out of the gates this season and then kind of trailed off. We got him back to where he needed to be.” - Jerry Ragonese on Jakob Phaup’s slump Page 12

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SU students get vaccinated in New York state SA forms committee in response to hate By Kadin Person staff writer

Students have been able to make appointments to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on campus at the Barnes Center at The Arch since Wednesday. courtesy of ross o knight iii syracuse university By Mira Berenbaum asst. news editor

Since New York expanded vaccine eligibility, Syracuse University students have been able to get the COVID-19 vaccine both on and off campus. New York state opened eligibility to residents 16 or older on Tuesday. SU began administering 1,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week and will continue to obtain more doses from the state. Cooper Dawson, a sophomore international relations major, got his vaccine through the Barnes Center at The Arch on Thursday. Dawson filled out a form indicating he wanted to be contacted when SU received vaccine doses and was contacted shortly after to set up an appointment, he said. Dawson was surprised that the vaccine was readily available to him and other SU students just shortly after receiving the shipments. “I saw they only got 1,600, and I was like ‘Ah, I probably won’t get it because I’m sure there’s a lot of

people trying,’” Dawson said. Other SU students opted to get vaccinated off campus. Mia Angioletti, a sophomore public relations major, said she already had an appointment at the New York State Fairgrounds Exposition Center before SU announced it received vaccine doses. Angioletti opted to keep her appointment at the state’s vaccination site because she was more willing to get the Pfizer vaccine, she said. “I was more willing to get Pfizer just because it’s what a lot of my friends have and my parents have and so I know people’s experience with it,” she said. Daphne Budin, a sophomore human development and family science major, got the vaccine at the State Fairgrounds before SU began administering the vaccine. Budin, who has underlying health conditions, qualified for the vaccine on Feb. 15 and got her first dose in early March. If she was home in Illinois, she would not have gotten the vac-

cine as quickly, she said. Though she got the Pfizer vaccine, she said she would have been willing to get any of the three vaccines that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized for emergency use. Angioletti and Dawson, who were ineligible for the vaccine in New York until April 6, said they received their vaccine earlier than they would have in their home states. Angioletti, who is from California, would not have been eligible until April 15. Dawson would not have been eligible until April 19 in Massachusetts. “I’m at the very bottom of who needs to get a shot. I’m not a worker, and I’m perfectly healthy,” Dawson said. Peri Meltzer, a sophomore health and exercise science major, got the vaccine at home before the semester even started. Meltzer, who volunteers as an emergency medical technician in her hometown, was one of the first to qualify for the vaccine. Meltzer felt more comfortable coming back to school for the

spring semester knowing she was fully vaccinated, she said. Because of her allergies, Meltzer was initially scared that she could have an allergic reaction to the shot, but brought her EpiPen to the vaccination site. Several students said they felt mild side effects after getting the vaccine. Budin felt arm pain with both doses of the shot and had a headache after her second dose. Angioletti had arm pain after her first dose, and Meltzer’s arm was sore for a day and a half. Dawson experienced a body ache the morning after his shot. “That’s how I know the vaccine is working,” Dawson said. For Angioletti, getting the COVID-19 vaccine provides a sense of relief, especially as the semester is coming to an end. “It’s just nice to know that I’m going to be fully vaccinated before I leave campus and see my parents again,” she said. mlberenb@syr.edu @BerenbaumMira

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Syracuse to hire more police, improve housing By Ashley Clemens asst. copy editor

Mayor Ben Walsh announced plans to hire more police officers, expand the city’s technology programs and create an organization to help maintain housing conditions in his 2022 city budget presentation on April 8. Syracuse’s total budget for 2022 is $264.9 million, Walsh announced in his “Road to Recovery” presentation. About $20.7 million comes from federal COVID-19 relief, which allocates $651 billion to cities across the United States. “We’ve been through an incredibly challenging year,” Walsh said. Walsh introduced the HighOccupancy Monitoring and Enforcement unit, a new coalition

made up of different departments — such as law, code, fire, police and neighborhood or business development — focused on maintaining building codes to protect Syracuse residents living in lowincome housing. The city first announced HOME in response to the murder of Connie Tuori, a 93-year-old woman living in Skyline Apartments. The city is not going to increase Syracuse property taxes in 2022, according to the budget plan. Syracuse will allocate the same amount of the budget to public safety as last year overall, but the money will go toward ongoing reform efforts focused on community engagement, Walsh said. The city plans to hire two new classes of police officers and

one new class of firefighters in 2022 due to an increased retirement rate in both departments, according to Walsh. The police department will launch its first class in July. Some funds will also go toward critical crime and safety programs, as well as reinstating ShotSpotter, a tool used to help officers locate gunshots. The city halted the program last year due to budget cuts from the pandemic. The budget also focuses heavily on developing parks and green space. “I know personally over the past year I have gained a renewed appreciation for our parks and open spaces,” Walsh said. The Parks and Recreation Department received funding to

hire a new staff member to maintain the Onondaga Creekwalk — one of the newly opened trails in Syracuse — and other trails in the city. The city will also install two new playgrounds at Grace Massena Park and at the Onondaga Geddes Playlot. The department received funding to open seven outdoor public pools this summer as well, but the Bernadette Park pool will remain closed due to maintenance. “All pools that we are able to open, will be open,” Walsh said. The Department of Public Works received funding to hire additional staff to work on city litter cleanup and create a municipal sidewalk program that will help restore city sidewalks. see budget page 4

Student Association has introduced an International Student Concerns Committee with hopes of providing international students a stronger voice on campus. The committee, which held its first meeting last week, formed partly in response to the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as anti-Asian hate incidents on Syracuse University’s campus. A white man shot and killed eight people — Hyun Jung Grant, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Paul Andre Michels, Yong Ae Yue, Suncha Kim, Delaina Ashley Yaun and Soon Chung Park — in three spas in Atlanta on March 16. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent. The campus community has also experienced anti-Asian hate recently. Notes containing racist language targeting Chinese students were found in at least three SU buildings on March 11, and on Feb. 28, two people reportedly used anti-Asian language toward a student.

Sometimes you just feel homesick, and you need someone with a culture more similar to yours Mariah Schwambach Franca co-chair of international student concerns committee

Mariah Schwambach Franca, a freshman chemistry major from Brazil and the co-chair of the committee, said she hopes to make international students feel more safe on campus. “Ever since I joined SA, my main goal was to give voice to all international students and represent them and represent us,” Franca said. “With the committee, I can fulfill my goals in a more direct way and listen to what they go through and what they experience.” Franca also hopes to create a support system for international students through SA, especially if college is their first time in the United States. “Especially with international students, we are all away from home and away from our families,” Franca said. “For some people, this is their first experience living in the U.S. or actually being in the U.S. I wanted to help with this tradition with the culture shock.” Franca said she knows that some international students simply want to feel like they belong at SU while staying connected to their culture. When Franca first came to the U.S. from Brazil, she was surprised by how different the culture was. In her role with the committee, she’s hoping to plan a five-day International Cultural Fair that will highlight different continents each day. “Sometimes you just feel homesick, and you need someone with a culture more similar to yours,”

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periods and about 32% of women in Syracuse reported experiencing poverty, census data shows. “COVID has also strained people’s budgets, which has led to less money to go around for toiletries, groceries and bills, all of which indirectly impact people’s ability to buy products,” Fahs said. I Support the Girls collects and donates products to shelters, and the organization’s headquarters provides kits to women in need. Period poverty is not an issue limited to Syracuse, said Lindsay Weiss, the affiliate director of the Kansas City branch of I Supfrom page 1

lawsuit come forward has been credited with leading to Mainwaring’s arrest in June 2019, alleged that Mainwaring used his Brewster/Boland/ Brockway complex dorm room at SU to rub, fondle and masturbate Druger. SU did not properly vet, screen or research Mainwaring and provided him “unfettered and unsupervised access” to campus facilities to meet with underage male high school students and young male college students, the lawsuit alleges. The university allowed minors and male college students to meet with Mainwaring privately in his dorm room and stay overnight, the lawsuit alleges. Druger’s abuse continued from the time he was 17 until he graduated from SU, the suit says. Shapiro said SU allowed him to stay overnight in Mainwaring’s dorm room on at least two occasions in 1981 and 1982 when he was 16 and 17. He was sexually abused, molested and sexually assaulted both times, the lawsuit alleges. Mainwaring met with victims in his dorm room under the guise of “physiotherapy,” “physical therapy” and mental training sessions, the lawsuits claim. Druger and Shapiro both allege that SU was aware Mainwaring was sexually abus-

port the Girls. “There are so many really great organizations doing direct services with people experiencing domestic violence or homelessness or any other hardship,” Weiss said. “We’re happy to connect with them and help them in any way we can.” Weiss said she spoke to a woman living in a shelter after getting out of a domestic abuse situation. The woman had a job interview and did not own a bra, so she was forced to wear a swimsuit under her clothes, Weiss said. Barrasso said institutions like Syracuse University can help address period poverty by expanding access to free menstrual products. SU’s Student Association has been discussing

initiatives to provide free menstrual products on campus this year. Other needs of low-income menstruators need to be taken into consideration as well, Fahs said. These issues include access to medical care, the ability to speak with a doctor about heavy periods or endometriosis, pain management of cramps and work accommodations during difficult or heavy periods. “These kinds of questions move outside of the realm of products and into the realm of other meaningful forms of discrimination and lack of menstrual support,” Fahs said. One of the best ways to normalize menstruation is to talk about it, Barrasso and Lawless said. Lawless said it’s also important

to begin educating girls about menstruation when they’re younger and to ensure that boys are educated about it too. “You’re going to be always surrounded by 51% of us who will bleed monthly,” she said. The more that people talk about menstruation and period poverty, the more normalized it will become, Lawless said. “Everyone deserves dignity,” Lawless said. “They deserve to be treated respectfully. They deserve to have their needs met and to be able to feel good about themselves. If you’re in a situation where you can’t afford to take care of your basic hygiene needs, you can’t possibly feel dignified.” kmnorusi@syr.edu

ing and assaulting minor students prior to their abuse. Despite “warnings, notice and red flags,” the university continued to allow Mainwaring access to isolated, one-on-one meetings with young men that led to abuse, the lawsuits state. SU said it first learned of allegations against Mainwaring in February 2019. The university acknowledged he was a graduate student in the 1980s and worked in the university’s dorms. As of SU’s August 2019 statement, Chancellor Kent Syverud said the university had hired an external law firm to conduct a review of the allegations. Many of Mainwaring’s victims were members of his “squad,” a group of students and young males whom he coached and advised, ESPN reported. After his five years in Syracuse, Mainwaring worked 40 miles away at Colgate University from 1985 to 1987 in the admissions office, according to ESPN’s report. No charges have been filed against Mainwaring in Syracuse. He cannot be prosecuted for abusing the underage boys because the incidents happened too long ago, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick told Syracuse.com. At least one other man has sued SU for its role in Mainwaring’s sexual abuse. msessa@syr.edu @MichaelSessa3

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SU allowed minors and male college students to meet with Mainwaring privately in his dorm room, the lawsuit alleges. elizabeth billman senior staff photographer from page 3

budget Walsh also said the government is allocating some money to increase information technology in the city by 50%. Some of the funding will cover “Balancing Act,” a budgeting tool that allows citizens to simulate the municipal budget division using real numbers from Syracuse. from page 3

committee Franca said. “Sometimes people just want something that feels like home.” By educating others about different cultures on campus, Franca hopes to limit discrimination or hate that international students may be experiencing. Ze Zeng, a sophomore majoring in finance and supply chain management from Beijing, China, is the other co-chair of the committee. He said that highlighting international stu-

Walsh said he hopes that this tool will lead to greater citizen engagement and “empower residents to participate” in the city budgeting process. “Syracuse (will) be a growing city, embrace diversity and create opportunity for all,” Walsh said. aeclemen@syr.edu @aec104

dent concerns on campus allows SU to grow and become more culturally diverse over time. “The school has started to pay attention to international student concerns with food, with culture, with different traditions, and we’re moving forward to make school become a more diverse place,” Zeng said. “This is what our committee wants to do — to keep pushing, using SA as a platform to work with different offices and organizations, to push these kinds of events to make it more culturally diverse.” kperson@syr.edu

We need your help on Sunday 4/18/21 @ 2:30 PM. There is a DeWitt Democratic Caucus to determine the Democratic Candidates for the DeWitt Town Board in the 11/2/21 Election. There are 4 candidates for Town Board and only 3 will be selected to run based on the Caucus paper ballot vote. Your vote is important to us , please vote for these 2 candidates Joey Chiarenza and Jack Dooling. We have worked to save the tax payers money for all DeWitt Citizens. We both have been in office for 2 terms and have saved the citizens of DeWitt over $ 2,100,000.00 on the projects we have completed. We can only continue for another term if you come out and vote at the Caucus for Joey and Jack for Town Board. The Caucus is going to be outside at Town Hall @ the Pavilion in Ryder Park and registration starts at 2:30 PM . Masks and social distancing is required. It has been and honor and privilege to serve the citizens of DeWitt. Thank you in advance for your support. Joey Chiarenza cell (315) 391-6706 and Jack Dooling cell (315) 278-0495

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Islamophobia is felt everywhere Miss the old SU? Then get vaccinated. By Nicole Troy columnist

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he French Senate on March 30 voted in favor of legislation that, if passed, would ban Muslim girls from wearing hijabs in public. The legislation might also prohibit Muslim women from wearing burkinis, or full-coverage swimsuits, in public pools, and ban hijab-wearing mothers from going on school trips with their children. This violently targets the more than four million Muslims living in France. Though France is an ocean away from us and the measures are still awaiting the approval of France’s National Assembly, we must all do more to speak out and act against Islamophobia both abroad and within the U.S. Now is the time for non-Muslim people to be empathetic and supportive of Muslim community members everywhere — including at Syracuse University — as well as to analyze and adjust their behavior to be better allies. Muslim women at SU are affected by the legislation. Zainab

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Almatwari, a freshman who is Muslim, expressed her concern in regard to the French legislation because, in her eyes, laws everywhere impact everybody. She said the ban is similar to former President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban in 2017, and she recalled “an extreme rise in hate crimes against Muslims in America, but also in France.” No matter where Islamophobic policies are enacted, they cause an increase in Islamophobia around the world. Following this pattern, about a year after the Muslim travel ban was passed, letters calling for a “Punish a Muslim Day” were sent to people in the United Kingdom, and they contained Islamophobic tasks and an associated point system for completing them, according to the New Stateman. These tasks ranged from pulling a woman’s hijab off for 25 points to 2500 points for “nuking Mecca.” Now more than ever, SU students who are Muslim need support. Almatwari doesn’t feel like her voice is being heard at SU. “The more I take Middle East

and politics classes, the more I see the conversations being shut down whenever I argue or respond,” Almatwari said. The campus community can take action to better support Muslim students on campus. Students can make sure that they are educated about current events affecting people other than themselves and can find ways to make change within their own community. Professors should ensure that all students are heard equally. “The majority of campus literally don’t know anything about what’s happening or like, even about the Muslim ban,” Almatwari said. Legislation such as the one the French Senate voted in favor of make people around the world think it’s OK to be Islamophobic. It’s not. Hate is contagious, so it is important to take action against Islamophobia to stop and prevent its spread.

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yracuse University recently announced that all students, faculty and staff will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to come to campus after June 1. With so many COVID-19 vaccination doses available in the Syracuse area, it would be absurd not to require vaccinations. There are many benefits to having a fully vaccinated student body, especially as we hope to have a more “normal” fall semester. SU just began administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on campus for all students, and New York state now allows anyone over age 16 to be vaccinated. All students at SU can now easily receive a vaccine. So, what could a fully vaccinated campus look like in the fall? Fully vaccinated people can gather indoors with other fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart, though they should still avoid large gatherings, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This could make for a near-normal in-person semester this fall. Having smaller classes in person and at full capacity would be a huge change for the fall. In some sense, the campus would be back to how it was before the start of the pandemic. CDC guidelines also state that, if you are fully vaccinated, you don’t need to get tested or quarantine after traveling within the U.S. This could mean fewer quarantine rules at the beginning of the semester for students who live in noncontiguous

states. SU students who live within the U.S. and are fully vaccinated have a high chance of finally enjoying a normal semester back on Syracuse’s campus this fall. The CDC also states that most fully vaccinated people don’t need to quarantine or get tested if they’ve been around someone who has COVID-19, unless they’re presenting symptoms. This is huge for SU students, especially those who have spent countless days in the Sheraton Hotel. There are countless benefits of requiring the student body to be vaccinated to return to campus. It’s our only real chance at a normal fall semester. The sports games and events on campus are a huge part of what makes this school so special. So many aspects of campus life have been lost or changed since the start of the pandemic, and they could be reinstated in the fall when the student body is vaccinated. So, the answer to whether getting vaccinated is worth it for a fully in-person fall semester is simple: It’s worth it. With a fully vaccinated campus community, SU will be able to go back to business as usual. Syracuse is an entirely different place with COVID-19 in the mix. Students and faculty should be relieved that an end of this restrained and unfamiliar life here on campus is on the horizon. With vaccinations required, Syracuse will return to an (almost) normal fall semester. Nicole Troy is a sophomore information management and technology major. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at notroy@syr.edu.

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PATRICK PENFIELD, an SU senior, wanted to give back to Hendricks Chapel, so he helped organize ‘Cuse Food Funder after Syeisha Byrd and Brian Konkol reached out to him lucy messineo-witt asst. photo editor

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nstead of receiving gifts this year for her birthday on April 3, Syeisha Byrd, the director of the Office of Engagement Programs at Syracuse University, wanted people to donate to ‘Cuse Food Funder. The virtual fundraiser for Hendricks Chapel’s food pantries started on March 24 and will run until April 23. Byrd, Dean of Hendricks Chapel Brian Konkol and SU senior Patrick Penfield are leading ‘Cuse Food Funder, which has raised more than $7,000 so far, $2,000 over its original goal. “I’m really proud of our team and a number of folks from around the campus and the community that want to be of service to our students

Hendricks Chapel organized ’Cuse Food Funder to collect donations for food pantries on campus in need,” Konkol said. “That, to me, is what Hendricks Chapel is supposed to be about and what Syracuse University is supposed to be about.” People donate food and money to the pantry

often, but Byrd and others recognized the pandemic has created greater challenges for students. The group decided to launch the fundraiser on March 24, the anniversary of SU’s founding. Byrd and Konkol recruited Penfield, a “student who knows students,” Byrd said. Byrd said the donations will enable her to buy more specific items for students in need like cleaning supplies and toiletries. For Penfield, the fundraiser was another way he could give back to Hendricks before he graduates. Previously, he worked with the People’s Place Cafe at the chapel and was also involved with a Hendricks event featuring Don McPherson, a former NFL and Syracuse AllAmerican quarterback. “Hendricks has really given me a lot in the see fundraiser page 8

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SU APIA+ launches mentorship program for Asian students By Abby Weiss

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Syracuse University alumna Carina Lui landed her first two architecture internships through connections from her high school. But many of her SU peers — especially students of color — were unable to get jobs because they lacked those connections, causing them to leave the architecture field. “If we had mentors in the industry already who can vouch for us and get our foot in the door, we would not be losing that many architects of color,” said Lui, who graduated from SU in 2008. “That’s a huge prob-

lem in my industry today: we don’t have representation.” To strengthen the connection between alumni and students, Lui helped create SU Asian Pacific Islander American Plus, a collective of about 120 Asian American or international Asian alumni who advocate for current SU students. The collective is launching a mentorship program on Friday between alumni and students of Asian descent to support students on campus and throughout their careers. “If we’re breaking ceilings, and we’re making big moves in our industries, we can then bring the students up with us and mentor them and give

them guidance,” Lui said. The mentorship program will pair a student with a graduate for three months, with initial pairings for current members happening Friday. Students will have the ability to learn about the industry from a professional and have a go-to person who understands what it’s like to be an Asian student on campus, said Jonathan Chan, a graduate of the Class of 2011. The mentorship component is essential to carrying out the collective’s goals, which are to mentor their fellow alumni and students, be allies of people of color, establish a recorded history of students of Asian

descent and support SU’s Asian and Asian American Studies program. After the three-month period, the pair can decide whether they want to continue as mentor and mentee, and the mentorship can last a lifetime if the two connect well, Chan said. SU APIA+ began as a study group last summer between Lui and several alumni. The group wanted to educate themselves on how to be better allies for people of color after hearing about racist incidents at SU and across the country, as well as the #NotAgainSU movement. A core group of 20 alumni members created the group’s name in October during their biweekly

virtual meetings and promoted it throughout the winter. Since promoting the group on social media, 100 alumni have signed up to be general group members. The group is also discussing programming to go along with the mentorship program. Chan said this group is important because there currently isn’t a form of connectivity between students and alumni of Asian descent. “We’ve created this platform in order to empower students, as well as empower alumni,” Chan said. Lui has experienced racism on SU’s campus, including catcalling. For her, having a group of alumni see apia+ page 8

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While watching “Concrete Cowboy,” the Black cultural practice of call and response comes to mind. In music, it happens through the direct imitation between two instruments or by a phrase shouted and repeated back to the original caller. But call and response can also happen between different cinematic works. In the case of “Concrete Cowboy,” the exploration of the strained yet special bond between a Black father and son feels like a sort of response to John Singleton’s “Boyz n the Hood,” despite whether the filmmakers intended it to be that way. “Concrete Cowboy,” a Netflix film that stars Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin as father and son, is a coming-of-age story set in Philadelphia among a community of Black urban cowboys. It’s based on G. Neri’s novel, “Ghetto Cowboy.” The film’s essence is the same as “Boyz n the Hood,” where a mother sends her rebellious son to live with his estranged father, whose purpose is to teach valuable life les-

sons to his son. While the plot is the same, this story places the protagonist into the context of the real Fletcher Street riders, who’ve been carrying on a 100-year-old legacy of Black cowboys who maintain stables and ride horses in North Philadelphia. The film, therefore, has two tasks. One is to unfold Cole’s (Caleb McLaughlin) story as he forms a relationship with his father and matures in the process. The other is to preserve the history of the Fletcher Street riders and its disappearing territory — the city is currently developing on Fletcher Street’s land in real life — on screen. The film excels in both, with only a few missteps. The most profoundly endearing aspect of “Concrete Cowboy” is the casting of Jamil Prattis and Ivannah Mercedes, who are Fletcher Street riders. While Prattis plays Paris, the wise cowboy in a wheelchair, Mercedes plays Esha, Cole’s unexpected but oh-so-right love interest. Mercedes’s presence as a young Black woman, and a cowgirl at that, from North Philadelphia is incredibly refreshing. She is sensitive, hardworking and hopeful. Prattis’s character puts things into per-

spective for young Cole, who is hiding a life of dealing drugs on the street with his cousin Smush (Jharrel Jerome) from his nononsense cowboy father Harp (Idris Elba), who spent time in prison while Cole was growing up. Throughout the film, Paris reveals a sort of hidden double meaning in “riding” that the film thematically plays with. Riding is either what you do to sell drugs on the street or what you do on the backs of horses to stay off the street, depending on who someone asks. Both are seen as modes of survival in this North Philadelphia community, but one is choosing a life of danger that can prove fatal. In this way, one can see the response “Concrete Cowboy” makes to the call of “Boyz n the Hood” — the effect that havoc drug dealing and life on the street can have on Black boys without an intervention, such as a strong outside force who steers the young person from a doomed fate. It’s also about a community coming together to protect and support one another. At times, “Concrete Cowboy” borders on cliche and overdramatization in its

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apia+ who shared similar experiences made her feel empowered to advocate for current students. In architecture classes, her professors didn’t teach about Asian architecture and would ignore her concerns about the curriculum, she said. In response, Lui founded the Society of Multicultural Architects and Designers, a club where students taught each other about the cultural influences that affect design. She also wrote her senior thesis about Asian communities and art. “If I was trying to get the education I wanted, I’d have to go learn and teach myself,” she said. “I took my education in my own hands, basically.” She has continued her advocacy in the SU community since, as she campaigned for SU’s Asian and Asian American Studies program in 2008 and has been an informal mentor to students. To recruit students, group members of SU APIA+ reached out to student organizations such as Asian Students in America and the Syracuse Korean-American Student Association. While the initial pilot cohort does not have as

trope of young Black teens getting involved with drugs and crime. There is also some cultural oversight from white director Ricky Staub. In one scene, Cole goes to work at the messy, manure-covered stables in his fresh, brand-new white Jordans. Culturally speaking, this just would not happen. For many in the Black sneakerhead community, shoes and the care for them is sacred. The scene was based on an experience Staub had one day when he worked at the Fletcher Street stables in brand-new white sneakers. For a film that aims for realism and authenticity of an actual community, this was not it. However, the film saves itself by giving each character, even Smush, dreams, goals and moments of tenderness. Staub’s dedication to depicting in earnest the community of the Fletcher Street riders and their mission is noteworthy. Gathered around a bonfire in a tin trash can, the Black cowboys, and Black cowgirl Nessie (Lorraine Toussaint), discuss the erasure of Black cowboys from history. But the film “Concrete Cowboy” will not let that happen. mntyler@syr.edu Although the fundraiser has already reached its goal, the organizers hope people continue donating. And besides just raising money for the food pantries, the fundraiser is also competitive, with different class years vying against each other to see who can raise the most funds and donors. As of Sunday, the Class of 2021 is in the lead, having raised over $1,000. “We want to keep pushing because all of the money is staying in Syracuse, staying on campus and helping people on campus,” Penfield said. “It’s just a resource anybody can use.” cscargla@syr.edu @chrisscargs many students as mentors, it’s a starting point that will allow them to expand in the future and test what works well in the program. “I think that there will be some very happy students and alumni come next week,” Chan said. Bonnie Kong, a member of SU APIA+ who graduated from SU in 2012, said one of her goals for the program is to broaden student outreach, which may require working with the university instead of student clubs. She’s excited to use her expertise to mentor students in liberal arts. Chan wishes he had a program like SU APIA+ in college because he would’ve received more guidance about what to do with his career instead of depending on his own research. He’s looking forward to empowering students and giving them the guidance he wishes he received. “It’s more so for us to be able to construct something that’s a little bit more formalized, and something that we want to be accountable for down the line to make sure that we are able to empower students,” Chan said. “That is something that I’m very excited for, for all of these students.” akweiss@syr.edu

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phaup back to Syracuse. This season’s been tough for every faceoff specialist in the country because of the rule changes. Faceoff Academy coach and founder Greg Gurenlian said multi-time All-Americans have been benched because they didn’t focus enough on the new faceoff stance. The midweek trip helped clear Phaup’s head so he could figure out what caused the funk, he said. “We just got him back to homeostasis,” Ragonese said. “He came in real hot out of the gates this season and then kind of trailed off. We got him back to where he needed to be.” When the NCAA first announced the rule changes this summer, Phaup was worried, Gurenlian said. Faceoff specialists nationwide were frustrated, too, because they’re “creatures of habit” who were being forced to stray from the fundamentals they’d been using their entire career, Princehorn said. Gurenlian told Phaup that his body’s reaction to the whistle still remained, and so did his knowledge of the position, so it was just about fine-tuning the nuances. By the end of the summer, he’d grown far more comfortable in the new stance. With the old position and rules — the motorcycle grip, with both faceoff specialists on one knee — it was easy to predetermine who would win a matchup. “It was either you won the clamp and you were gone or lost the clamp and (your from page 12

hitting is due to the reality of starting each year on the road, combined with this year’s Zoom practices, training away from Skytop Stadium and limited face-to-face coaching, Doepking said. SU paused athletics’ activities in November due to rising COVID-19 cases on campus, too. “I think a lot of it is we are asking these kids to play a 50-game season with a month and two weeks of practice, and then in between, we had two months off to go home and sit and do nothing,” Doepking said. Aside from last year’s season, which was cut short at 20 games due to the pandemic, the team’s batting average is at its lowest clip since 2013, where it finished six games below .500 and slashed a combined .226/.328/.398. That from page 12

mangakahia and second in points per game (15.8). She’s been an All-American honorable mention in each of her last two seasons. Before the 2020-21 season, she was called up to the Australian national team, too.

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ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel has Mangakahia going No. 27 to the Atlanta Dream in the third round of the draft. Fellow analyst LaChina Robinson said she could see Mangakahia going “late second or third round.” “I just think there is an understanding that she’s still kind of working her way back,” Robinson said. “But she’s a fantastic talent, and I think she would have an opportunity to get into camp and prove what she can do.” That would be a step down from Mangakahia’s preseason aspirations to be drafted in the first round. Robinson also said that front offices consider a number of unknowns, mainly if the 25-year old Mangakahia can return to her 2019 form as the oldest player in the class. Mangakahia said she felt like “a 50-year-old,” at times from page 12

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but SU was swept for the doubles point. The loss marks the end of SU’s regular season, one closed out with two consecutive home losses, including Friday’s defeat at the hands of No. 1 North Carolina. It marks Syracuse’s first losing season since 2016-17, too, but it’s the third time in the last five years that Syracuse has ended a season with 10 or more losses. Against a Blue Devils team with all ranked players, including three singles players in the top 50, Syracuse couldn’t squeak by. Viktoriya Kanapatskaya was SU’s only ranked singles player, at No. 23, and Natalie Novotna and Kanapatskaya were the only ranked doubles

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opponent was) gone,” Ragonese said. Now, specialists have a plethora of different ways to win a faceoff. They can go straight for the clamp. They can “counter” by lifting the opponent’s hand with their stick and trying to disrupt them from getting to the ball. They can use a “true plunger” to trap the ball with the bottom sidewall of their stick. Specialists don’t have to go straight for the ball anymore — that’s a “knee-down mentality” from the past, Ragonese said. Phaup forgot that during his slump. “He was honing in on only one facet of the game,” Ragonese said. “He went back to ones and zeros. It’s not one and zeros, there’s a lot more colors. There’s a lot more things going on.” Phaup, a former high school wrestler, was never known for his hand speed, Gurenlian said. It’s some players’ only asset, but Ragonese describes Phaup more like a Madden player who has a 50-rating in everything as opposed to a quarterback with a 99-passer rating and dwindling stats in the remaining categories. Phaup can counter well, and he has the footwork and IQ to track down and scoop up a loose ball in traffic. That’s why Ragonese has been trying to get Phaup to focus on the macro instead of the micro. The macro is about brushing off losses and moving on to winning the next faceoff, Ragonese said. It’s about positioning his wings correctly, forcing a turnover if the other faceoff specialist starts to scramble away and choosing

between a back-and front-door exit. It’s about what to do if Phaup doesn’t get to that ball first. “If you’re not planning for a disaster, you’re not planning — period,” Ragonese said. Phaup and Ragonese break down film over Zoom every week. They analyze the mistakes that led to losses and “walk back to a 50% or 60% game” based on the film. Faceoff specialists are the only players who “can’t hide behind anything” because the stats definitively represent their performance, Ragonese said, so he doesn’t sugarcoat anything. After the Notre Dame game, Phaup texted Ragonese to ask if he could come down. “He goes, ‘I’m not even moving on the whistle. It’s not like I’m even getting beat. I’m getting my doors blown off,’” Ragonese said. Phaup made the drive to New Jersey and went head-to-head with Ragonese. The session helped get Phaup out of his own head, and by the end, Ragonese could tell the junior was more relaxed in his shoulders. The difference was palpable, he said. “What better way to make yourself feel better than to go against a pro guy, see that your hands are just as fast, see that your counters are just as fast,” Ragonese said. “If you can do this versus me, you can do this versus anybody, so go out there and do it.” Phaup has picked up a number of violations this season, something that’s disrupted his ability to get in a groove. Every ref’s been calling violations differently because of the rule changes, to the point where Gurenlian recommends watch-

ing film to prepare for a referee’s tendencies. Phaup said not knowing what’ll be called on a given day has been the toughest part. Because Phaup was in his own head, he didn’t make those necessary in-game adjustments. “That’s what separated Jake last year from Jake at his low point right now,” Ragonese said. On Tuesday morning, Ragonese texted him a meme that referenced “Syracuse sucking at faceoffs.” He told him to print it out and stick it on his locker because “this should piss you off.” Phaup said he would. And on the opening faceoff against Albany two days later, he clamped and shoveled the ball out the back door toward short-stick defensive midfielder Peter Dearth. “Even though I wasn’t really winning clean faceoffs, I was able to kind of have a little pep in my step, able to get the ball back after winning those clamps,” Phaup said after the game. “It was a confidence booster.” Phaup threw both arms in the air in celebration as he trotted off the field. Varello gave him a pat on the helmet, and others came up to congratulate him. Two violations later, Phaup was back on the sidelines in the second quarter, just like the previous two games. But this time, Desko reinserted him in the third quarter. “That’s why coach (Desko) goes back to him,” Gurenlian said. “Because he is dependable, because he is durable, he’s humble, and he’s not shook by this stuff.”

includes a 2019 team that finished 8-16 in conference play and a 2015 team that ended 4-13 in ACC play. Even with a lower batting average in 2020, the team scored 96 total runs, while this year’s squad scored 74 in the same span. The Orange have hit a combined .200 or less in nine games this year, going 3-6 in those. Those games include a two-hit 1-0 win against UMass and four hits in a 3-2 win over Notre Dame. The Orange average four runs per game, and they’ve scored the third-fewest runs in the ACC, but they average a half-run victory through 26 games. In the middle of its struggles, Syracuse’s offense has had hot flashes, too. SU’s seasonhigh in runs scored is nine — the team has reached that peak twice, but those games were against Buffalo and Pitt. The Bulls have a combined 5.59 team ERA, and the Panthers

have a 5.14 combined ERA. The Orange won after six innings against Buffalo for their first mercy-rule win since March 2019. “I think it’s great confidence for these kids to come out and do what they did today, to swing it a little bit,” Doepking said after defeating Buffalo. Despite early season power surges from Toni Martin and Gabby Teran, no one on the team has more than five home runs. The lack of power continues a trend that has lasted nearly a decade. Just two players — Jasmine Watson and Corinne Ozanne — have finished with double-digit home runs since 2013. The coaching staff has been preaching to “do the little things” when it comes to hitting. They say the team needs to spray the ball pole to pole, something Doepking said freshman Angel Jasso did well in the sweep of Buffalo.

Jasso’s three hits against the Bulls included a home run to right, a single to center and a ground ball single to the shortstop. Doepking also said the Orange need to stop swinging at balls outside the strike zone. It’s those little things that cause the Orange to have the third-fewest runs and secondfewest hits in the conference. Fixing those little things will also help SU against ranked ACC opponents. But without spring practices, Doepking said, the Orange have an uphill climb to complete the season. “The developmental stage of what we were able to do this year, we just didn’t get,” Doepking said. “And when you take off as much time offensively as we were asked to take off, it’s very, very hard.”

this season, citing the toll that chemotherapy, radiation and a year on the sidelines took on her body. Rebecca Lobo, another ESPN analyst, said that this draft class as a whole is “not as strong” as past ones. Whether that will help or hurt Mangakahia’s draft stock remains to be seen. Indiana Fever head coach Marianne Stanley emphasized the difficulty of making a WNBA roster even after getting drafted, which she said are limited to 137-144 league-wide spots. But Mangakahia’s experience and “grit” gives her a shot, Stanley said. “You don’t base your decisions or your evaluations on one game or one season or one set of circumstances,” Stanley said. “You kind of look at everything in its totality. And she’s somebody who understands how to play this game, clearly has a love for the game and has a huge heart.”

“Even her 60% is better than 100% of the rest of the country,” Hillsman said after the UConn loss.

Mangakahia is an above-average ball-handler whose court vision is second-to-none. She thrives in the half court using high-ball screens and can orchestrate quick transition scores. The point guard is an accomplished three-

level scorer as well, so much so that Hillsman told Mangakahia to shoot more frequently. She finished fourth on the team in 3-point percentage (34%), and the 5-foot-6 point guard has a number of creative finishing moves to evade bigs much taller than her. She totaled over a steal per game this season as well. That said, all of her numbers declined from two seasons ago, and she turned the ball over nearly five times a game. Sometimes it was an ill-advised pass, other times the dish was so good her teammates didn’t expect it. And then there were the giveaways where Mangakahia was physically too slow, a stark contrast from the agile floor general SU had in 2018 and 2019. “I don’t think what we saw this season is a full picture of what Tiana is really capable of,” Robinson said. “I think she’ll continue to kind of work her way back into form in the way we saw her play earlier in her career.” But Mangakahia’s mental tools might be what expedites the calling of her name on Thursday. Stanley said via the WNBA Draft Teleconference that her character is a testament to “the fight she’s got inside her.” Robinson considered her basketball IQ “extremely high.”

pair, at No. 28. The lineups — and results — remained the same as SU’s loss to UNC. Kanapatskaya and Novotna lost at No. 1 doubles, and Sofya Treshcheva and Kozyreva lost at No. 2 doubles. And once again, the doubles round was decided within 40 minutes of the match’s commencement. Duke’s No. 6 doubles pair, Meible Chi and Margaryta Bilokin, overpowered Kanapatskaya and Novotna. The Blue Devils pair continuously returned serves that Syracuse couldn’t react to, extended rallies and hit winners down the line that caught SU out of position. Treshcheva and Kozyreva couldn’t handle Duke’s presence at the net. No. 10 Chloe Beck and Karolina Berankova consistently rushed the net together for a double presence. Syracuse

managed to win three games, but the Blue Devils prevailed by returning most of SU’s rallies. Just as they did against North Carolina, Yusupova and Erman kept up with their opponents on the No. 3 doubles court. But just like against UNC, the doubles round was decided before they could finish. Yusupova and Erman were down 5-4, in the middle of trading service games with Duke’s Chen and Georgia Drummy, when play stopped. Although Yusupova and Erman have meshed well together in their last two matches, head coach Younes Limam isn’t sure if they will remain a pair for the upcoming ACC tournament. “There’s a long way to go. A lot can happen between now and then. But yeah, they played well on Friday and today,” Limam said. “They’ve practiced together in the past, and I

really like what I saw this past weekend.” Kozyreva also completed a three-set victory against Berankova after losing the first set, coming back to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, but Ines Fonte lost 3-6, 0-6 early in the singles round. Syracuse had to win at least four of the remaining five matches still in play, but both Kanapatskaya and Novotna suffered straight-set defeats at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively. And by the time Yusupova, Erman and Kozryeva won their games, SU had already lost. Limam acknowledged his team’s shortcomings after the match, SU’s last before the ACC tournament. “We have to charge the batteries … and improve on a few things that we saw during this weekend,” Limam said.

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The Syracuse women’s basketball program is at a crossroads. The Orange just welcomed the No. 4 recruiting class of 2020, including co-ACC Freshman of the Year Kamilla Cardoso. SU has the No. 11 recruiting class in 2021 as well. But SU has 10 players in the transfer portal this offseason, and the Orange haven’t yielded a season past the second round of the NCAA Tournament since Sykes’ and Alexander’s 2016 run. Mangakahia getting drafted would be an immense testament to Hillsman’s ability to recruit and cultivate under-the-radar talent at a time when SU sorely needs depth. Mangakahia’s draft selection would begin another chapter after overcoming breast cancer. After SU’s final game against UConn, she said she wants to start her own foundation for those who can’t afford cancer treatments. She also wants to do more public speaking and become a resource to others battling breast cancer. tnolan@syr.edu

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How Jakob Phaup hopes to snap out of ‘slump’

softball

SU’s offense struggles in ACC Anthony Alandt asst. copy editor

JAKOB PHAUP traveled to New Jersey to train with his coach and clear his head after going through a “slump.” The training helped Phaup go 60% at the X against Albany. courtesy of rich barnes usa today sports

The All-American’s had an up-and-down season after the NCAA’s new faceoff rules By Roshan Fernandez sports editor

akob Phaup has never experienced a rough patch like this. His 6-of-21 performance at the faceoff X against Vermont was the first “slump,” he said. Two solid outings against weaker nonconference opponents followed, but another slump returned with a 1-of-10 game against Duke and a 1-of-8 match against Notre Dame the week after. Phaup said he was in a “mental funk” and a “rut,” too. After the Notre Dame game, he texted SU defensive coordinator Lelan Rogers that he was “pretty lost.” Prior to the 2021 season, only five of the All-American’s 23 career games ended with him losing more than half of his faceoffs. But eight games into the 2021 season, he’s added three games to that total. In high school, anything under 80% of faceoff wins was an off-day for Phaup, said former Souderton Area (Pa.) High School coach Mark Princehorn. The numbers he’s put up during his slump were “never in his repertoire” in past years at SU.

Princehorn said Phaup just had bad games. The junior’s Faceoff Academy coaches said he reverted to the strategies he’d used before the NCAA changed the rules so that faceoffs are taken from standing-neutral ground position instead of on one knee. But they all said that he’ll work his way out of the slump. A 9-for15 performance against Albany represented progress, but it’s still almost 8% lower than his average last year. He ranks 30th nationally in faceoff percentage but was sixth in 2020. Phaup started this season as Syracuse’s (5-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) primary faceoff specialist once again, but head coach John Desko has since turned to senior Danny Varello and freshman Jack Savage amid Phaup’s struggles. Phaup’s latest high point — the Albany game — was fueled by an extensive rebuild. Ahead of the game against the Great Danes, he made the three and a half hour drive to New Jersey on a Monday to “go back to square one.” He worked for four hours with Faceoff Academy coach and founder Jerry Ragonese, going one-on-one with the New York Lizards player and “starting with the basics” of faceoff technique. Then, he drove see phaup page 10

Of the nearly 300 Division I softball teams in the country, Syracuse is batting in the bottom 100. Against Atlantic Coast Conference bottom-dweller Boston College, Syracuse’s .243 batting average dropped to .239. Prior to this weekend’s slate, SU’s batting average ranked 210th in the nation and was tied with Central Connecticut State. Syracuse scored just 13 runs in four games against the Eagles, and the Orange are in the bottom 20% of D-I programs in on-base percentage. They’re middle of the pack in slugging percentage, too. Though Syracuse just ended a nine-game winning streak and sits sixth in the ACC, the Orange’s (15-11, 8-8 ACC) batting average is 11th in the conference, and they have an ACCworst .307 OBP. Head coach Shannon Doepking attributes the struggles to a lack of preparedness. But with only conference games remaining this season — including three sets against ranked opponents in No. 9 Florida State, No. 15 Virginia Tech and No. 18 Clemson — the offense could prove to be a detriment heading into the final stretch of the season. “We’ve been up and we’ve been down. Just because we’ve had a couple good games doesn’t mean we’ve arrived yet,” Doepking said when asked about the team’s preparedness for ACC play. College softball, especially at a place like Syracuse, is a “grind,” Doepking said. The Orange spend over a month on the road to begin each season to avoid the snowy weather and cold temperatures that are typical in February and March in central New York. Their 2020 season was canceled the week before their first home game, so they went 702 days without a game at Skytop Stadium. The lack of offensive success see hitting page 10

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Evaluating Mangakahia’s draft stock No. 14 Duke tops SU in regular season finale

By Tim Nolan staff writer

For much of her three seasons at Syracuse, all-time assist leader Tiana Mangakahia controlled the game on the floor. But on Thursday, her professional fate will be left up to 12 WNBA teams with 36 picks between them. Five Orange players have been drafted in program history, most recently teammates Brittney Sykes and Alexis Peterson in 2017. But none of their college journeys compare to the remarkable path of SU’s fifthyear point guard. “She wants to go and do what she’s supposed to be doing already,” former

Syracuse guard Emily Engstler said before this season. “And that’s going to the WNBA.” Here’s where a number of experts believe Mangakahia may land in the 2021 draft on Thursday, as well as what impact that may have on her career going forward:

The resume

Mangakahia came to Syracuse from Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, a JUCO bridge between her high school in Australia and the Atlantic Coast Conference. In her first eight games for head coach Quentin Hillsman, Mangakahia notched double-digit assists.

She went on to compile 736 assists in just three seasons for Syracuse, shattering the program record by over 100. Mangakahia missed her third season following a successful double mastectomy, and upon returning cancer-free to the court this season, she led the nation in assists per game for the second time. “She’s just a really tough kid,” Hillsman said following SU’s seasonending loss to UConn. “(She had) every reason to quit, and she didn’t quit. She came back and gave it everything she had.” Mangakahia also finished her SU career 11th all-time in points (1,341) see

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By Bryan Brush staff writer

After all the other matches were complete, players and coaches from Syracuse and Duke crowded around the No. 2 singles court. They watched as Guzal Yusupova pumped her fist in celebration after Kelly Chen’s shot sailed past the baseline. Every player in a Syracuse uniform began clapping, and they surrounded Yusupova, congratulating her on the victory. In her final match in the Drum-

lins Tennis Center, Yusupova — a graduate student — capped off a grueling, three-set win over the No. 27 ranked singles player in the nation. Despite Yusupova’s triumph, Syracuse (6-10, 5-8 Atlantic Coast) lost 4-3 to No. 14 Duke (13-5, 8-4 ACC) on Sunday afternoon. In its last nine matches, Syracuse played eight ranked opponents and lost against seven. Yusupova, Zeynep Erman and Polina Kozyreva were responsible for Syracuse’s three points, all earning singles victories, see

duke page 10