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A debate featuring just two of the five candidates campaigning for Student Association president took place Monday evening in Stolkin Auditorium.

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Freshman Adri Yorke has recently turned her baking passion into a part-time job, after she was recently hired to be a pastry chef at Otro Cinco.

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Syracuse head coach John Desko said senior goalie Bobby Wardwell will be in net on Tuesday night despite a rough outing in SU’s loss on Saturday at North Carolina.

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STUDENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS 2015

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THE RACES Aysha Seedat, AJ Abell discuss, use past experiences in campaigns Editor’s note: With Student Association elections taking place this week, The Daily Orange is profiling each of the five candidates campaigning for president. Check back this week for profiles of the other three candidates.

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ysha Seedat and Jane Hong both know what it’s like to struggle with identity.

As the first two women of color to ever run on the same ticket for Syracuse University SA president and vice president, Seedat and Hong said their campaign has made them each more aware of their identity, in both bad and good ways.

“After we announced our candidacy, people were saying such terrible things about having two women in leadership,” Seedat said. “I’m Pakistani so a lot of people will say racial slurs about my ethnicity. I identify as being Muslim and I’ve been called a terrorist before.”

Hong said she has faced see seedat page 8

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or the first 10 years of his life, Alexander Urievich Tokalchev never went outside of the orphanage’s walls.

He grew up in the middle of Moscow, Russia, but knew nothing about the city or world.

At one point Alexander was headed to a family in Italy.

Then it was America. When the U.S. was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, Alexander, for once in his life, was given a choice.

If he didn’t feel safe going to America, he’d have two more years to get adopted before he was no longer eligible — and at 18 he’d join the Russian military or get an industrial job.

If he chose to go, he’d be in a Pennsylvania suburb two years later, lose his Russian see abell page 6

AJ ABELL

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University aims to inform international students of health care

By Claire Moran staff writer

Syracuse University’s new health insurance policy is causing some confusion among international students.

“Right now, for international students it’s mostly an issue of lack of infor-

mation,” said Patrick Neary, president of the Graduate Student Organization.

“There are cost increases, there are trade-offs for increased benefits. For a lot of international students this is really mostly just uncertainty.”

The policy, which was announced last month, requires students to

have a health insurance plan compliant with President Barack Obama’s health care law. Many international students come to SU without health insurance or with short-term plans that do not meet this criteria.

Switching to Obamacare-compliant plans will increase their expenses

significantly, but will also mean they are provided with more coverage.

THE General Body, a coalition of student organizations, and the GSO staged a protest of the policy last week.

They said the university has not been transparent in transitioning to the new policy. However, university administra-

tors said despite the perceived communication issues, the plan is one that will benefit students both international and domestic in the end.

Pat Burak, director of the Slutzker Center for International Services, said in her time at the university that four see health

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TATTOO tuesday | chantal felice

Senior remembers time at SU with coordinates

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

As the school year comes to a close, senior Chantal Felice chose to commemorate her time at Syracuse University by getting a tattoo of the university’s coordinates.

“I have never felt so confident in my life but here,” Felice said. “This is where everything came together for me. This place gave me so much, and I am so forever grateful for it.”

Felice, a broadcast and digital journalism major, has the coordinates of the center of SU located at 100 University Ave., 43.0377 degrees N., 76.1340 degrees W., tattooed on her left shoulder.

A Los Angeles native, Felice came to SU with the attitude that she wanted to experience growth. She described herself as a timid freshman, homesick at times but also concerned with creating a quality college experience.

“I was a wildflower, I just wanted to go, go, go,” Felice said. “I needed to experience growth. I needed to be scared. I needed to be uncomfortable.”

Felice has been involved in numer-

ous organizations on campus, including Z89 radio, Citrus TV and the National Association for Hispanic Journalists.

She credits her broadcast classes for pushing her to create relationships with people in the Syracuse community.

Although these things may come to an end, she said, the lessons learned and the relationships forged will last.

Felice has two other tattoos, one of which says “Evolve.” She placed the coordinates across from this tattoo, as SU has been a major part of her growth.

“It was the place where I evolved the most,” Felice said. “There were so many lessons here. There were heartbreaks.

There were successful moments, trial and errors. Everything that comes with growing up, it happened here.”

Felice said although her future is uncertain, one thing is definite: SU has given her the confidence to pursue her dreams and to do what she loves.

“Lack of clarity sometimes allows you to open up and believe in opportunities and to believe in possibilities that you wouldn’t do otherwise,” Felice said.

“The unknown allows you to dream.” gantonel@syr.edu

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Experts weigh in on the Obama administration’s call for an end to conversion therapy.

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In SU football’s inexperienced secondary, Cordell Hudson knows he has to add muscle to compete.

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Home in the Dome Prospective students woke up Monday morning on the turf of the Carrier Dome as part of the Own the Dome program.

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@itskeelz Tonight marks the launch of Impact Week! So excited for this week of volunteering. @ Syracuse_RHA @SAatSU

Court date Hayes McGinley, a Syracuse men’s lacrosse player, has a court date Tuesday. McGinley was charged with harassment in mid-March.

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Chuck’s pays debt in lawsuit

By Jessica Iannetta staff writer

Chuck’s Cafe has paid its nearly $7,200 debt to a Pennsylvania-based food distributor after more than a year in court.

The popular Marshall Street bar paid its $7,160.18 debt on April 3. The document certifying Chuck’s had paid its debt was not available online until April 7.

$7,200 ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF DEBT CHUCK’S CAFE PAID BACK TO USA FOODS INC. AFTER LAWSUIT

Fun in the sun Syracuse University students enjoy the nice weather on Monday by relaxing on the grass on the Quad. Students could also be found playing soccer or tossing a Frisbee or football. According to weather.com, temperatures on Monday reached a high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing many students to spend their free time outdoors. Temperatures for the rest of the week are projected to be in the 60s. luke rafferty staff photographer

The Pittston, Pennsylvania location of food distributor USA Foods Inc. sued Chuck’s on Jan. 16 over unpaid bills. The lawsuit says Chuck’s Café entered into an agreement on Oct. 4, 2012 with the company for the delivery of $4,341.55 worth of “goods and services.” An Onondaga County Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the debt collector on Aug. 28, 2014 and ordered the bar to pay $7,160.18. see chuck’s page 6

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2 write-in candidates field questions at debate

By Rachel Sandler staff writer

AJ Abell and Tatiana Cadet were the only Student Association presidential candidates present at the National Pan-Hellenic Council sponsored debate Monday night in Stolkin Auditorium.

Official SA candidates, Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong, as well as writein candidate pair Jesse Nichols and

Moke Hien were unable to attend the debate. Safet Mesanovic and his running mate, Gener Romeu Oliva, were at the debate, but declined to participate and left before it even started.

Both Abell and Cadet answered seven questions from a moderator and then took questions from the audience of about 45 students.

The first question posed to the candidates asked each to craft their own

I don’t think there is a culture in SA that supports openness and supports active representatives.

Jon Dawson aj abell’s running mate

vision and mission statement for SU. “In one word, inclusiveness,” Abell said. “All of the groups on campus are not unified at all.”

Cadet agreed with Abell, but added a diversity component to her ideal vision and mission statements.

“If I were to draft a mission statement for Syracuse University, I would not only include inclusiveness, see debate page 8

NYPIRG holds referendum for student approval

By Jake Cappuccino asst. copy editor

Syracuse University’s chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group will hold a referendum on the Student Association election ballot to determine if it has the support of

the student body.

NYPIRG, a student-directed research and advocacy organization, arranges for the vote every three years to make sure to not lose touch with the student body and to make sure that NYPIRG has the approval of students to use their student activity fee. The

SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry chapter is completely funded by the $3 per student per semester fee.

The referendum will remain open for the duration of the Student Association election, which is taking place through Thursday.

Jonathan Schmidt, a freshman NYPIRG intern, noted how important student consent is to NYPIRG. “NYPIRG is unique amongst (registered student organizations) because it gets put to a vote every three years.

We feel it is very important to get the

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student association SA met briefly Monday night, and elections opened Monday on MySlice.

ELECTION UPDATE As of 5 p.m. on Monday, 8.7 percent of the Syracuse University student body had voted in the 2015 Student Association election, said Janine Bogris, vice chair of elections on the Board of Elections and Membership.

There are five total pairs of candidates campaigning for president and vice president. Just one pair of candidates will appear on the ballot, while four others are running write-in campaigns. Voting opened Monday for this year’s Student Association elections.

Through their MySlice accounts, students can vote for president and vice president, comptroller and assembly representatives. Polls close on Thursday.

The last time elections were held, in November of 2013, 31 percent of students voted in the election in total.

— Compiled by Brett Samuels, news editor, blsamuel@syr.edu

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TV reboots cannot match quality of originals, should stay in past

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very day, it seems there is another Buzzfeed post titled “23 Moments ‘Boy Meets World’ Got Way, Way Too Real” or “How Well Do You Know The Theme From ‘Full House’?” Someone will share a link with me and I’ll roll my eyes and then click on it anyway because I have a problem.

When TV is good, people love it, and they don’t want to see it go. It feels good to reconnect with shows you used to watch. That’s why everyone had a meltdown when “Gilmore Girls” started streaming on Netflix. And that’s why we’re always asking ourselves, “How can I have more of that?”

Well, studios have our answer. Within the past month, we found out we’re getting TV revivals of “The X-Files,” “Twin Peaks” and “Heroes,” among

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EATING CULTURE VULTURES FOR BREAKFAST several other titles from the past, including the rumored reboot of the 90s sitcom “Full House.”

But Candace Cameron Bure’s comeback doesn’t come without some “growing pains” — a show that, unfortunately, has not been picked up for a reboot. This trend is innocent, for now, but it has the potential to bring to an early close what many people agree is the new Golden Age of TV. These studios are reaching deep into their creative vaults, and reservoirs of compassion maybe because they want us to be happy, but probably

more so because it makes them money. Audiences today have so many options. Studios of the Netflix and Amazon variety are adding to the thousands of cable channels that are producing better shows than the networks. The shows we are watching are better than they’ve ever been. But as the pool grows bigger, it becomes harder for shows to stand out. That’s why, when execs are taking pitches, it’s a lot easier to say yes to a familiar title that they know will get at least solid base ratings.

Rock, meet hard place. Another industry did this not too long ago and ended up thwarting itself in the process. It was the movie business. And, right now, it’s plagued by awful tent pole franchises and dreadful rehashings of either superhero or Disney princess stories. After these box office

monoliths are done pillaging the studios’ bank vaults, only then are smaller, better, operations allowed to pocket the scraps.

TV execs need to fight off the urge to remake a show just because people love it. At the end of the day, they ring hollow to the people who wanted them in the first place. Take the “Boy Meets World” spinoff “Girl Meets World” on the Disney Channel. We may have Corey and Topanga back together at last, but the new show isn’t for the people who watched the original.

If anything, it just makes us sadder that we can’t have the real thing.

Eric King is a sophomore magazine journalism major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at edking@syr.edu .

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Students should choose SA candidates wisely in presidential election Students should vote in Student Association elections with careful consideration. But before students can cast their ballots with a well-rounded perspective of all the candidates, both recognized and write-in, SA must do its due diligence to publicize the fact that its elections are in full swing.

The polls for SA elections opened on Monday and will remain open until Thursday. Full-time undergraduate students can cast their ballots on their MySlice accounts. Considering the dismal attendance at campaign events held in the past week, it’s uncertain how well-informed students truly are about the candidates run-

ning for SA office.

On Sunday, write-in running mates AJ Abell and Jon Dawson held a town hall meeting and three students attended. The same day SA hosted its election forum and only one student was in attendance. The event that had the largest turnout was the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s debate that was open to all candidates, and about 30 students attended the event.

There were 14,352 full-time undergraduate students enrolled at SU in the fall semester. When approximately 0.20 percent of the student body is present at the best-attended event pertaining

to the SA election, it suggests disinterest in the ongoing election.

This should not be the case. The SA election is an important opportunity for students to have a say in the leadership of the university. It would be a shame for students to make this election a popularity contest and not consider the impact this election will have on the upcoming academic year.

According to its mission statement SA, “strive(s) to create a university community where the needs of students are met, the rights of students are represented, and the voice of the students is heard.” Students who are not

informed about the candidates’ platforms are making a mistake.

As of 5 p.m. on Monday, 8.7 percent of the student body had cast their ballots. Last year’s voter turn out was a record high of 31 percent of students, but SA should not be satisfied with such low voter turnout. In the upcoming days, SA should push to publicize the election and encourage students to vote.

This year’s candidates represent many diverse groups on campus and a record high voter turnout could be in the cards, but only if SA works harder to inform students about the election.

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#StandwithRand Conservative columnist Vanessa Salman suggests that Rand Paul could be the GOP’s nominee during the 2016 campaign.

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A deal’s a deal Liberal columnist Eric Dunay wants President Barack Obama and Secretary John Kerry to finalize the Iran nuclear deal for their legacy.

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International students upset by healthcare We are currently graduate students in the Department of Religion. As fellows and international students, our lives will be adversely affected by the upcoming changes in our health care.

This unilateral move of the university evinces a disturbing disrespect for its agreement with fellows, and zero consideration for the well being of international students like us.

Our decision to attend Syracuse University was based on the comprehensive offer from the university, including the value of its financial package. The official letter from the dean of the graduate school to fellowship recipients, which contains an appointment agreement to be signed, indicates that the fellowship includes a competitive health benefits plan.

While the benefits can be modified over the course of our fellowship, it never suggests the possibility of our current and dramatic decrease in benefits. Had we known that we would be

switched to an upcoming “gold plan” offered by Aetna, whose coverage will be much worse than that of POMCO, we would likely have weighed Syracuse University’s offer differently.

As international students from families of modest income in developing countries, our livelihood in the U.S. depends on the agreed financial package offered by the university. A subpar insurance plan like Aetna will put us into precarious financial situations. Under this plan, if we are hospitalized, for instance, instead of paying a fixed copay under the previous plan, we will incur tremendous costs from a coinsurance payment. How are we expected to pay off the bill?

One aspect of our agreement with the university — which we assume won’t be changed — is that we are not allowed to accept additional employment. In effect, we would have no way to offset potential

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medical bills outside of incurring debt, which could very well become a life-long debt given the income level in our home countries. Even if employment is permitted, we did not agree to study at SU so that we could take menial jobs and work to our bones to pay off hospital bills.

Even if our continued participation in the current employee benefits plan is illegal per IRS regulations, the university should provide us with a comprehensive package equivalent to the current employee health plan.

That the university made a unilateral move to reduce our benefits, and then inform us months away from the change, has caused a tremendous sense of unease and distrust among the fellows and the international student body.

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Education on appropriate police interaction shouldn’t be necessary

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et’s all admit it: half of the stuff we learn in school, we never really apply to real life anyway.

Learning the Quadratic Formula won’t help me do my taxes. However, schools today are introducing new courses that may better prepare students for real world situations.

Following the public outrage against several high-profile cases of police brutality in the past months, some schools have introduced courses and seminars on how to interact with police. Most recently, University of Michigan’s Residential College announced it was going to teach a seminar mini-course called #Blacklivesmatter in solidarity with the movement. Back in November the East Side Community High School in New York City coached students News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Art Director Copy Chief Development Editor Social Media Producer Video Editor Web Developer Asst. News Editor

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND Y on how to interact with police, and in New Jersey, a bill was proposed that would require students be taught about police interaction.

While these courses are great strides toward attempting to minimize the number of victims of police brutality, it speaks to a much larger issue. We are a generation that constantly has to re-adjust ourselves to be safe in this world, but in reality this world should progress to be a less dangerous and prejudiced place. This is not to say that classes like this should not be taught, but if we are going to do our part, the Asst. News Editor Sara Swann Asst. News Editor Lydia Wilson Asst. Feature Editor Jacob Gedetsis Asst. Feature Editor Kait Hobson Asst. Sports Editor Sam Blum Asst. Sports Editor Matt Schneidman Asst. Photo Editor Isabella Barrionuevo Asst. Photo Editor Logan Reidsma Design Editor Sydney Golden Design Editor Matthew Hankin Design Editor Chloe Meister Design Editor Momin Rafi Design Editor Max Redinger Design Editor Katherine Sotelo Asst. Copy Editor Jake Cappuccino Asst. Copy Editor Alex Erdekian Asst. Copy Editor Connor Grossman Asst. Copy Editor Danny Mantooth Asst. Copy Editor Paul Schwedelson Asst. Copy Editor Georgie Silvarole

police should do its as well.

According to The Washington Post, thousands of people have been killed by fatal police shootings, yet only 54 officers were charged. On April 7, a South Carolina police officer was charged with murder after fatally shooting a black man he had stopped for a malfunctioning taillight. The incident was captured on video and shows the officer planting a Taser near the man to make it appear as if there had been a struggle.

Although the man was running away from the officer at the time of the shooting, he never charged toward the officer or posed an immediate threat.

This goes to show that victims of police brutality sometimes are not as aggressive as they are painted to be. Earlier this month comedian Chris Rock

posted on Twitter several incidents where he had been pulled over by the cops to which actor Isaiah Washington responded, “I sold my $90,000.00 Mercedes G500 and bought 3 Prius’s, because I got tired of being pulled over

by Police. #Adapt.”

Washington fails to recognize that that sort of adaptation reinforces and affirms a society in which victims are to blame. Washington’s response comes with good intentions, yet, on some level, changing our behavior perpetuates the concept of respectability politics. Respectability politics means that if we act accordingly we avoid dangerous situations. The truth is you can be rich and respectable and still get killed by the cops.

What millennials should take away from these incidents is that

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learning how to safely interact with police is a good start, but it is not the answer. Schools know that young people are not the ones to blame for these incidents but we need to be the first to spark a change. Residential College’s #Blacklivesmatter mini-course only began after many students on campus expressed their concerns about police brutality.

Our generation has begun to keep up our end of the bargain in discussing and acting on pressing issues, it’s time the police did the same. We need to recognize our rights, in a world full of wrongs.

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abell accent by his junior year of high school, row for a Division I college and run for president of Syracuse University’s Student Association.

Alexander’s decision led him to the latter.

“I knew nothing beyond that life and it made me curious about what was out there,” said Alexander, who is now AJ Abell. “I had a tough childhood, really tough, but I don’t use it as an excuse for anything. I’ve been able to do anything I’ve wanted, and it hasn’t set me back.”

If Abell doesn’t win the SA election, he won’t say it’s because he’s a write-in candidate. Because he’s not on the actual ballot — he and running mate Jon Dawson put their names in a few days after the petition deadline — students have to first remember his name, then type it in as their vote.

But Abell’s life has taught him to value experience as much as result. His past has loose connections to a platform centered on transparency and inclusiveness. As a student-athlete who’s never been in SA, he sees his candidacy as a potentially fresh perspective, even though most presidents rise through the ranks.

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chuck’s In October, an attorney for Chuck’s Café owner Stephen Theobald and his company asked the judge to overturn his ruling because the bar never received a copy of the summons and complaint for the lawsuit.

The court docket shows the summons and complaint was twice served to Theobald’s house: once on March 27, 2014 and again on

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And it’s all rooted in the same curiosity that once led him to a new life.

“The thing about AJ is that he sees something and wonders how it can be better. He does that all the time,” Dawson said. “Even if we don’t win and students care more about SA and what’s going on on campus, we’ll both see that as a success.”

When AJ was adopted by Tim and Peggy Abell in 2003, he and three other boys from the orphanage traveled to the U.S. for a twoweek “trial period.” Abell, having always been well-behaved, passed the test while two of the boys were sent back to Moscow.

Next came a warped transition into American culture.

In Moscow, Abell was used to cold food and going outside two or three times a week. It wasn’t uncommon for one boy to stand up in the middle of a classroom and punch another in the face.

When he was 8, he stood in line to see the orphanage’s “dentist” only to have a tooth yanked out by pliers. He wasn’t given anesthesia.

Abell then moved to Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, not knowing a word of English. He remembers not “really talking” to his adoptive parents for close to eight months, using pseudo

April 16, 2014.

Last month, the judge upheld his original ruling, saying Chuck’s failed to provide a reasonable excuse or any evidence that would lead the court to overturn its decision.

Albert DiGiacomo, an attorney for USA Foods Inc., declined to comment. In addition, Jacqueline Jones, an attorney for Theobald, did not respond to calls and emails on Monday. jliannet@syr.edu | @JessicaIannetta

sign language instead.

And when his parents took him to the dentist, he had a flashback to the shooting pain and vehemently refused to sit in the chair. He was eventually calmed down and had his teeth cleaned. America was starting to grow on him.

“His transition from where he came from to being part of our family was just so smooth,” said Ryan Abell, AJ’s younger brother. “He fit right in and it was kind of amazing. Even from a young age he wanted to be in control, be in charge and have a lot of responsibilities.

“I could definitely could see him as the president of Syracuse’s Student Association.”

When Abell and Dawson announced their write-in campaign after Spring Break, Abell said he was “perceived as a joke by SA.” He didn’t have any experience in the organization, his campaign website had a page for “Cat Pictures” and student-athletes don’t generally cross into student government.

But he’s a keen communicator as a broadcast and digital journalism major and thinks that being a student-athlete offers him an unfiltered look at SA’s role in the SU community. He met with a number of campus organizations and found his goal of

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health care committees on health insurance have recommended something similar to this program.

“Overall I’m thrilled,” Burak said. “Syracuse has been behind the times by not having a policy that would provide necessary coverage for all students, domestic and international.”

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uniting the campus similar to theirs. Then he sat down with outgoing SA president Boris Gresley to prove his the legitimacy of his candidacy.

“I think that, right now, the campus is like this,” Abell said before placing the university’s different groups in imaginary compartments all around him.

“It has to be more like this,” smacking his hands together and locking his fingers.

Abell smiles when thinking of the improbability — with his past and write-in candidacy — of him becoming SA president.

He admittedly doesn’t know all the nuances of the organization and would have to memorize all the bylaws if he were chosen. But he also was enrolled in an American elementary school before he could ask his parents for a glass of water.

The learning curve doesn’t bother him. Neither do the slim odds. Because Abell was once Alexander Tokalchev and anything other than the Moscow orphanage felt out of reach.

“When I was thinking about coming to America, I thought I could live the American dream,” Abell said. “... It’s on a smaller scale, but my campaign visions are sort of like my Syracuse dream.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

vices, said the university started the process late, but that it is trying to help get the word out about it.

Domingo said despite the communication issues, the plan is, overall, a good one.

“While there might be a communication problem, I don’t want that to overshadow what we’re really doing here, which is assuring very, very good medical coverage for students at a very affordable rate,” he said. clmoran@syr.edu

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CONVERSION CONVERSATION

By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

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he Obama administration announced Wednesday that it is calling for an end to conversion, or reparative, therapy for children in response to a petition created after trans* teenager Leelah Alcorn’s suicide in December 2014.

According to the petition on Change.org, Alcorn wrote in a suicide note that she was forced to participate in conversion therapy by her parents, who also “pulled her out of school and isolated her in an attempt to change her gender identity.”

President Barack Obama will not call for a federal law against reparative therapy, but instead is supporting efforts in individual states to ban the therapy for youth, according to an April 8 article by The New York Times. Some people have spoken out against the decision, while others say it doesn’t go far enough.

Joseph Nicolosi, founder of reparative therapy, said this type of therapy comes from the psychological term reparative drive, which is when people try to repair themselves through gay sexual activity.

“He’s totally out of line. Obviously, his statement is very revealing that this is a political action,” Nicolosi said of Obama. “Psychology is not for (Obama) to comment on; he is not a psychologist. This is obviously a reaction he is giving due to the pressure he is getting from gay lobbyists.”

Nicolosi said reparative therapy asks patients questions and inquires about feelings

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Researcher, SU professor discuss politics of Obama’s stance on ending youth conversion therapy through individual state law

and thoughts they have that underlie their behavior. He said, “it offers interpretation, it does not impose interpretation.”

He added that he would be concerned about unaccredited organizations that conduct reparative therapy because they don’t have formal psychological training.

Bruce Carter, an associate professor of child and family studies at Syracuse University, said the reality is that reparative therapy is child abuse and that it is harmful behavior to the child.

The decision made by Obama was reasonable, Carter said, “but he’s falling short in his decision morally, scientifically and ethically.”

“He’s allowing states to choose. To me, that’s where he’s gone wrong,” Carter said.

“The reality is that these are tortures that have been used against children and adults who don’t align with gender roles that people see as normal.”

Due to younger people who are more accepting, Carter said he suspects in the long term that there is already a broad change in the attitudes of American citizens toward members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

“The reality is that people we know and love are coming out and realizing, ‘The stuff I’ve heard doesn’t fit this individual,’” Carter said. “In the long term, I think reparative therapy will die out because the reality is you get a lag between discrimination and torture of children and adults.” kmfaubel@syr.edu

success of conversion 13%, 26 participants In a study conducted in 2002, 202 participants were interviewed and subjected to sexual orientation conversion interventions. At the end of the study it was reported that 87 percent — or 176 participants — perceived themselves as having failed conversion therapy. Only 13 percent — or 26 participants — perceived themselves as having been successful.

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seedat similar attacks for her identity. As a freshman, Hong was walking on the Quad with a group of her friends, when a man walked by them and said “too much yellow.”

“I had never heard that sort of comment before.

I’d never had someone hold my identity against me like that,” Hong said. “That struggle has unfortunately been a huge part of my experience at SU.” Seedat and Hong said these shared experiences have allowed them to identify how much further they want to push SU as an institution.

Hong said they want students to appreciate how diverse the SU student body is, and how that diversity makes the university a better place. In addition, the two have drawn on their experiences to form the second pillar of their campaign, which is based on improving safety.

“We both have experiences with walking home late at night and having to deal with that fear of walking on campus as a woman,” Hong said. “No one should have to call (a campus escort service) with fear or that doubt that they would actually come through.”

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debate but I would want a campus that is diverse and respects students no matter what,” Cadet said.

Throughout the debate, both candidates said they would work to make SA more representative of marginalized groups on campus and to decrease campus segregation, by race, by college or by campus organization.

“I don’t think there is a culture in SA that supports openness and supports active representatives,” said Jon Dawson, Abell’s running mate.

Some current SA representatives who attended the debate were quick to critique both of the candidates’ lack of understanding of how the

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Though they’ve discovered many similar experiences and shared passions which now drive their campaign, Seedat and Hong had never met before the campaign brought them together.

Hong said she had consistently heard about Seedat and her success as the chair of the Student Life Committee. She said Seedat’s committee was completing initiatives, such as one to bring heat lamps to campus bus stops, which had been shot down in the past.

“Aysha got it done because she doesn’t take no for an answer,” Hong said. “I know that I’m standing behind a president who would truly get things done.”

But when Seedat first walked in to the Student Association office as an assembly member her sophomore year, she said she was scared and felt unwelcome. Boris Gresely had appointed her along with several other members who were not currently in SA. At that time, many members didn’t want people outside of SA being appointed, Seedat said.

Seedat, the chair of the Student Life Committee for the past three semesters, has changed that.

“She helped prove the ability of members to excel in their jobs without prior SA experience,”

structure of SA works and what SA can accomplish during the question-and-answer session.

In response, Abell said good ideas would gain the support of the assembly and therefore things will get done. He added that, as president, he would reach out directly to students.

Cadet said she would try to build to good relationships with assembly members and to actually listen to what issues concern students.

After the debate, Danielle Reed, a member of Cadet’s campaign, accused the group of SA members of being disrespectful toward the candidates during the Q-and-A. Many of the members agreed and apologized, but said they were also critical of Seedat and Hong. rsandler@syr.edu

said Daniela Lopez, SA vice president. “She worked exceptionally well with administration to establish trust between them, SA and students.”

Hong has also worked to further eliminate the stigma of exclusivity that often surrounds SA. As a member of the board of elections and membership, Hong aimed to create a more welcoming atmosphere for those outside of SA. She was also involved in the mentor program within SA to encourage new members and help them grow.

“A lot of the write-in candidates talk about exclusivity and needing voices from outside SA,” Hong said. “But we’re the only candidates who have actually battled through it and made it better.”

Seedat said it’s been exciting to see so many write-in candidates express interest in SA and want to bring change to campus, but familiarity with SA is crucial for a presidential candidate.

“I’m intrigued as to what’s drawing them to want to become the president or vice president of an organization that they’ve never been to a meeting for,” Seedat said.

Kyle Coleman, Seedat’s campaign manager and an SU graduate student, said he believes Seedat and Hong have a history of professionalism and achievements within SA that sets them apart from

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nypirg students (sic) consent to remain on campus,” Schmidt said in an email.

But the vote also benefits the students, all of whom benefit from NYPIRG advocating on their behalf, said Brittania Smead, the NYPIRG project coordinator for SU and SUNY-ESF. “A lot of the work we do benefits the student body in one way or another. The whole student body also benefits in a way because we work on higher education affordability,” Smead said. “The whole campus community is benefiting from that work.”

Not to mention, the referendum also gives stu-

other candidates.

“When I got the chance to help both of them on this campaign, it seemed like the perfect opportunity,” Coleman said. “They are incorruptible. They will always choose the high road.

They don’t align with people who take short cuts and cut corners.”

Coleman said an important part of Seedat and Hong’s campaign has been engaging with “all corners of campus” and meeting with other communities such as the SUNY-ESF Undergraduate Student Association, which no other candidates have even reached out to.

Sydney Hammer, president of Sigma Delta Tau of which Seedat is a member, said Seedat is a positive presence and powerful member of any organization she chooses to be a part of.

Hammer said, as president of an organization whose purpose is empowering women, she believes Seedat and Hong are the best candidates to do just that.

Said Hammer: “Aysha and Jane are showing women on this campus that they belong in government and that they can and should be in positions of power.” lawilson@syr.edu

dents a democratic voice in NYPIRG. Smead said it promotes student engagement and reassures the organization that it has students’ support.

Marvi Najam, a senior psychology major, serves on NYPIRG’s student board of directors, which consists of two to three students from each campus chapter. Najam said similar things to Smead. First and perhaps most importantly, the referendum helps NYPIRG to remain connected to the needs of the student body. “(NYPIRG) is very focused on students and what they want and the needs of students,” Najam said. “The issues are very relevant: reducing tuition, registering students for voting and helping them find voting booths.” acappucc@syr.edu | @Jake_Cappuccino

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Q&A: Miss America to talk at SU Nina Davuluri discusses cultural competency

By Clare Ramirez feature editor

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BAKED

ADRI YORKE began in late March as a pastry chef at Otro Cinco. She works twice a week. isabella barrionuevo asst. photo editor

Freshman balances SU, working as pastry chef at Otro Cinco

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he first time Adri Yorke walked into the kitchen of Otro Cinco, a local Mexican restaurant, she felt she had to earn the respect of her older co-workers.

Yorke, a freshman television, radio and film major, balances being a student at Syracuse University while working at Otro Cinco as a pastry chef twice a week. Her responsibilities include making a variety of desserts, from cupcakes to tarts to rice pudding.

When her half-sister Johanna Yorke, the owner of Otro Cinco and Alto Cinco, asked her if she’d be interested in taking the job in early March, Yorke was on board. She was especially enthusiastic because at school she didn’t have opportunities to bake, since she lives in a dorm without a kitchen. She began working at the restaurant at the end of March.

“At first it was very intimidating to walk into an environment of adults

who knew what they were doing. The first day I definitely felt out of my element,” Yorke said. “I feel like people didn’t take me that seriously because I was Johanna’s sister.”

However, as Yorke continued working at Otro Cinco, she described her coworkers’ attitudes toward her as changing from, “What is she doing?” to “What is she making tonight?”

I think that she uses cooking as a means of artistic expression, and she’s very good at it.

John Yorke father of adri yorke

Like many college students, Yorke said making time for her job isn’t easy.

She also works as a communications assistant in the College of Law during the day, and joined a sorority earlier

As the first Indian American to receive the title of Miss America in 2014, Syracuse native Nina Davuluri received plenty of backlash, as many people took to social media to make negative comments about DAVULURI her ethnicity.

The experience only propelled Davuluri to continue a conversation about diversity, and she’ll be speaking at Syracuse University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse III. Her talk, “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency,” is part of a series of events for Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The Daily Orange spoke with Davuluri about her experiences as Miss America and the work she’s doing to spread her message of cultural acceptance.

The Daily Orange: Why is

YORKE balances work at the Mexican restaurant and school. She said time flies while in the kitchen. isabella barrionuevo asst. photo editor

this semester. Despite her packed schedule, her job at Otro Cinco is a priority. She doesn’t feel like it’s a tiresome commitment because she said time flies when she’s in the kitchen.

Yorke’s sister, Alex, a sophomore nutrition science major, drives her to Otro Cinco twice a week.

“By now she has an idea of when she will be working, so she tries to plan. If she has something due Thursday but has to work Wednesday night, she’ll try to make sure she does the assignment Tuesday night,” Alex Yorke said.

Becoming gluten-free recently

poses an additional challenge for Yorke in her baking process. She can’t eat many of the creations she makes at work, save a couple small bites or tastes. Outside of Otro Cinco, however, she’s been working on making gluten-free treats that are tastier than those sold in supermarkets.

“It’s definitely more difficult, but it’s something I can get over,” Yorke said. “It’s sad for me because I love desserts — it’s really kind of heartbreaking.”

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it important to talk about these issues of diversity?

Nina Davuluri: I think there are many stereotypes associated not only with Asian-Americans or Indian Americans, but with quite a few different ethnicities. That’s really the heart of my platform, this idea of cultural competency.

And it’s not just about addressing the different ethnicities. I think it’s also about addressing groups of people and the idea of inclusion, and finding a way to being able to communicate with one another in an open and honest manner.

The D.O.: How would you define cultural competency?

N.D.: It’s definitely having an open mind and being understanding and respectful of people’s backgrounds and beliefs. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you agree with everyone’s beliefs. That’s not ideal that everyone has to agree with everyone’s beliefs, or realistic even. I think it’s really see davuluri page 10

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yorke around age 10. She grew up learning the skills from her dad, because baking was an activity the two enjoyed doing together.

“She’s always been very creative,” Adri’s father John Yorke said. “I think originally she really got into it because of the decorating aspect.”

Her father said it has been rewarding watching his daughter’s baking abilities improve as she’s grown up. He joked that when she was little, they used to eat all of her mistakes.

“I think that she uses cooking as a means of artistic expression, and she’s very good at it,” John Yorke said.

Yorke became more serious about baking professionally in high school, when she started her own baking company where she would bake cupcakes for graduation parties. Typically for those events, she said she would spend time making about 100 cupcakes in her kitchen from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Both Yorke and her father have the same

favorite dessert to make — chocolate cupcakes filled with peanut butter filling, covered in chocolate ganache and topped with peanut butter buttercream frosting.

Because of her other interests in communications and TV, Yorke’s dream job would be to produce for the Food Network.

Yorke’s advice for students who would like to pick up baking or cooking is to stick with it and to not get discouraged. She also suggests learning by watching YouTube video tutorials.

“I’m definitely more of a visual person, especially when it comes to decorating. I found that the best way to learn was to actually watch the video while doing it yourself. It takes practice, lots of practice,” Yorke said. “There were a lot of sad, pathetic looking roses, but eventually you get there.”

In the end, for Yorke, the payoff of culinary skills is worth the labor of learning them.

Said Yorke: “It’s a lot of fun when you know what you’re doing, and it’s very rewarding to be able to make yourself a meal or bring a cake to a party.” aerdekia@syr.edu

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davuluri about forming that open communication and asking questions. If you’re curious about something, I’ve always found that asking questions and learning from one another is great.

The D.O.: How has being Miss America helped you spread your message of diversity?

N.D.: I will say that quite a bit of my work and a majority of my platform work started even before I was Miss America. So I didn’t just wake one day and say, “I’m going to promote diversity.” … But also obviously, Miss America changed my life, and with a job like this, I had a voice and I could advocate for my platform nationally. SU will be my 37th, I believe, either the 37th or 38th college that I’ve spoken within the course of these past 18 months. My year ended technically in September, but I still feel very fortunate to be able to spread this message and talk to a lot of people because it’s so timely.

The D.O.: What’s it been like for you to travel to these colleges?

N.D.: I love it. It’s been my favorite place where I get to spread my message, and every campus is so unique, so different… And as much as I love sharing my story, I love hearing other people’s stories. It’s

not just about me sitting there talking about my journey, and while I’m happy to share that, it’s really about looking forward to the conversation and the dialogue that happens after.

The D.O.: What did you learn from the backlash that you received as Miss America?

N.D.: So I can touch upon this in a couple different ways. I was prepared in the sense that I had experienced very similar backlash when I won Miss New York. It was initially shocking because it’s supposed to be the melting pot of the world, essentially. It seemed almost intolerable for people to be making remarks like this…

What’s even more uncanny about all of this (is) about 30 years ago, Vanessa Williams won Miss America, also a former Miss Syracuse.

She had received a very similar response and backlash, and here we are 30 years later, seeing how much our country has evolved, and it’s still a similar response but in a different light and conversation. And so this year, what’s important is to take that initial negative reaction and turn it into a positive conversation.

People will always say that for every negative comment I received, I got hundreds — if not thousands — of positive encouragement. And that’s really great. I always tie it back to the fact that it’s not just me. There are so many people across the country resonating with this message. clramire@syr.edu | @clareramirez_

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roll Musician to create documentary highlighting Syracuse music scene

By Isha Damle staff writer

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n Radiohead’s “In the Basement” session, the band was filmed recording its entire album in a studio while surrounded by a few friends.

It was that concept that inspired Corey Jordan to create a documentary web series after his initial idea - a comedy web series - proved difficult to fund. His project involves finding local bands in the central New York area and talking to them about their experiences.

“The area of central New York - it’s not exactly a hot spot with the (music) business - but with talent, there’s a lot of talent, and a lot of awesome people trying to do awesome things,” said Jordan, a 24-year-old music performance major at Onondaga Community College.

The episodes of his “rockumentary,” titled “Syracuse TV,” is planned to incorporate two parts. The first involves Jordan following a band and interviewing its members about being a band in Syracuse. The second part involves filming in the studio with the band, to also showcase local recording studios.

“The best part is helping out artists going through the same crap that I went through and still am going through,” Jordan said. “Instead of focusing on myself, I’m hoping to get them exposure, and hopefully make a difference.”

The first episode of “Syracuse TV” will be about the Spring Street Family Band and will also feature SubCat Studios. Jordan said for the second portion of the first episode, the team plans to interview SubCat, because he

thinks the local recording studios are just as important as local artists.

The studio portion of the show covers what it’s like being a local studio as well as how the studio helps promote and support local artists. The band will be filmed performing one song live in the studio, which Jordan said will be a part of the band’s promotional packages for performing in venues.

Jordan added that the documentary series will provide publicity to both the artists and the studios, helping the artists book gigs and showcasing the studio’s sound quality.

“Any artist’s story is relevant and important to be told because artists are more able to convey their emotions in certain aspects of life,” Jordan said.

“Especially in this area, being a smalltown musician, a small-town anybody, we all go through the same stuff - we’re all trying to work towards the same thing, which is being happy.”

The first episode is set to release May 25, after which Jordan and his team will film the next episode and will release it this summer.

Jaime Ransome, a member of the series’ production team, said she looks forward to combining the audio and visual components of music in the series.

“I’m excited to get creative with how people visually experience these bands and artists, as well as enjoying the music and interviews,” said Ransome, a senior film major at Syracuse University. “I think the performances will give good opportunities to showcase more than one art form at a time.”

Several artists in the area have contacted Jordan and his production team

(FROM LEFT) COREY JORDAN AND BRIAN HUGHES work on a documentary web series that will showcase local musicians and studios. The first episode is set to release May 25. rachel kline staff photographer

with interest about being featured in the series, a fact that Brian Hughes, a friend of Jordan’s who works on the documentary with him, said has been one of the best parts of the process of making this series.

“Seeing the interest in all the bands that contact us, and seeing

their talent so far is really amazing,” Hughes said. “For an idea we haven’t gotten off the ground with fully yet, I think it’s really great.”

“Syracuse TV” will be available on YouTube, Facebook and the SubCat Studios website. Jordan said that he is working on creating a website dedicated

to the web series.

Said Jordan: “Watch it, because you might know these people, and you might not have any idea that they’re capable of this amazing talent - they’re out there under most of our noses.” idamle@syr.edu

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chiefs taught to do in baseball and that is to be about the fans.”

Despite extensive efforts to try and bring fans to the 11,117-seat ballpark, the Chiefs finished last in both total and average attendance in the International League in 2014.

The paid total of 247,046 was the lowest in the history of the Chiefs’ ballpark, which opened in 1997 and is now called NBT Bank Stadium after two name changes.

Smorol said that while the club announced a more than 100,000-person decrease in attendance from 2013, concession sales were up and there were actually more people physically in the ballpark than in previous years—during which attendance tracking wasn’t as accurately portrayed, said Benjamin Hill, who covers minor league baseball for MiLB.com.

Smorol took over as general manager following 44 years of either Tex or John Simone running the ball club and said the Chiefs are still essentially starting a brand-new franchise from scratch. It was often the case where fans could go to a local grocery store or bank and get free Chiefs tickets. Smorol said no more — there were no free tickets last year, except for the city of Syracuse buying out the July 4 game.

“Our product has value,” he said. “So we established that value of $12, $10, $5 a ticket and then more people came last year.”

To generate that value and build some buzz, the Chiefs held promotions such as Deport Justin Bieber Night, Boy Band Night and Tattoo Night to go along with the classics of Fireworks Night and Giveaway Saturdays.

Promotions are more important in minor league baseball than in the major sports because in minor league baseball the average fan is not a fan of the team, Hill said.

The most effective promotions, Hill said, are ones that don’t have to be explained, such as fireworks. The Chiefs currently have 20 fireworks shows planned for this year, compared to 13 last year.

“Owning a ball club is like owning a restaurant with live entertainment,” said Lloyd Johnson, editor of the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball.

The club is continuing to try and improve attendance through promotions, adjusting to what’s popular — such as selling beer for $2 on Thursdays.

Promotions aren’t the only factor that goes into attendance, but also the weather.

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During 2014 Chiefs home games, about 2,300 fewer fans on average came to the ballpark when there was precipitation.

In 2010, Stephen Strasburg made four starts for the Chiefs at then-named Alliance Bank Stadium. Strasburg was the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball and a former No. 1 overall draft pick. Smolnycki described the ballpark as “jam-packed” and “bedlam.”

“It just was a whole different atmosphere,” he said. “People were into the game.”

In Strasburg’s four starts in Syracuse, the Chiefs averaged 5,678 more people per game than their average attendance for 2010.

But having Strasburg, and eventually top prospect Bryce Harper in 2011, come to Syracuse was “lightning in a bottle.”

“There’s just really not enough baseball fandom intensity in the minors for top prospects to get that kind of attention, unless they’re true outliers like Strasburg or Harper,” Hill said.

Right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole is the Chiefs’ highest-rated prospect to start the season, coming in at No. 30 on the Baseball Prospectus Top 101 Prospects list. He’s the only current Chief on the list.

Even without a top prospect, sometimes a winning team isn’t enough automatically help boost attendance.

The Chiefs won the International League North Division last year by two and a half games, but still finished last in attendance for the entire league. In 47 of their 66 home games, they had the higher winning percentage of the two teams going in.

Marshall Adesman, a former general manager for the Waterloo Indians, said winning is the best promotion, but is not necessary to have good attendance. The Chiefs largest total attendance for a season, 1999, came in a year when the team finished two games above .500.

There are many factors that go into attendance, both for the Chiefs and minor league baseball as a whole. What Smorol and other managers can do is “control the controllables.”

While Chiefs management can’t control the weather, the on-field performance or the roster, they can control the fan experience.

“We want to really engage our fans and we want them to have fun,” Smorol said.

“Again, that’s what it’s all about — just the fans having fun, wanting to come to the ballpark, spend some time with their families, spend some time with their friends and by the way, there’s a really good baseball game going on.”

every game this season and Hill, an Onondaga Community College transfer, has received limited minutes off the bench.

Former SU goalkeeper and current graduate assistant Dominic Lamolinara said the coaching staff was still looking at the tape and would use Monday’s practice to make a final decision on who would play on Tuesday. But Desko made sure any rumors of a more permanent goalie change were put to rest.

Said Wardwell: “As far as I know, I think I’m going to be playing tomorrow.”

Henry Schoonmaker likely won’t play on Tuesday

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“I don’t think he is,” Desko said. “I hope he is, but I don’t think he is. We’ll know more tomorrow.”

Schoonmaker sat for much of the second half of SU’s loss to UNC on Saturday. He was seen on the ESPNU broadcast with his right shoulder taped up.

Leaving the game, Schoonmaker was seen with his arm in a sling and ice wrapped around his shoulder. The senior midfielder has scored 13 goals this season, including 10 in the four games before the injury.

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track & field

Orange’s Hehir reflects on breaking 10,000-meter record

By Matt Alexander staff writer

Six-plus mile tempo runs are a staple for Syracuse to get ready to compete in the 10,000-meter race.

And while all the distance runners spent weeks replicating them, Martin Hehir wasn’t able to.

Instead, he had to prepare and race in nationals for the end of the indoor track season.

But none of that mattered. By the time the race had finished, Hehir had shattered another school record — this time by 15 seconds.

“Everything was kind of clicking when I was in the race,” he said. “… I just decided to go for it.”

Hehir, a senior, led all collegiate runners in the event with a time of 28:27.70 and finished second overall, behind only three-time Olympian Juan Luis Barrios. But even after breaking another Syracuse record — one that had stood since 1982— Hehir isn’t ready to revel in his achievements.

Going into the Stanford Invitational, Hehir

said he had two things in mind: he wanted to help pace his teammates in the event and get a qualifying time for regionals to keep in his back pocket for later in the year.

He’s a man now, instead of a kid, and he’s prepared for big moments like that.

Chris Fox

su head coach on martin hehir

“Going to Stanford… the weather there is so nice so it’s really made for racing fast,” Hehir said. “So it’s hard to go there and not think about running real fast.”

Hehir started out pacing SU runners Dan Lennon and Reed Kamyszek, with the three of them taking turns pushing the tempo.

They rotated — one in front, the other in

back. Lennon said they didn’t have much of a game plan, but Hehir benefitted from them staying in the pack to start.

“You get a little strength running with your teammates,” head coach Chris Fox said.

Hehir said he ran mainly in lane two, which meant wider turns that added up to a longer distance. He admitted it’s a bad habit, but Hehir likes the space to operate — it gives him room to make a move.

And at about the 8,000-meter mark, he began to break away from the pack.

“I think he’s matured, he’s able to handle big situations better,” Fox said. “He’s a man now, instead of a kid, and he’s prepared for big moments like that.”

Hehir holds the Syracuse record in the mile, the 3000-meter run and now the 10,000-meter run. He’s always leading the workouts and setting the bar for his teammates to follow.

About once a week, the distance runners travel to Sweet Road, a 6.5-mile, up-hill path run at about

a 5:40 pace per mile. Fox said the drill is his team’s bread and butter — the place they go to build up their strength.

With a split time of about 4:42, Hehir holds that record, too.

“I don’t really like to think about my successes too much,” Hehir said, “because once you start doing that then you’ll start not caring about making more success and winning more races.”

Hehir is going back to Stanford on May 2 for the Payton Jordan Invitational where he is hoping to replicate his record-breaking performance.

This time, he’ll be running the 5,000-meter, where he hopes to improve his personal record that he said has been slacking the last couple of years.

“He seems very hungry right now,” said Lennon. “He’s always been a great runner but now it seems he really wants it more than he’s ever wanted it.” mralex01@syr.edu

club baseball

Syracuse adjusts to poor weather conditions, lack of field

By Tomer Langer contributing writer

On a rainy night, players on the Syracuse club baseball team are busy taking cuts in batting cages inside of Manley Field House.

After having five series already canceled due to inclement weather, SU has yet to start the spring portion of its season.

Because of weather limitations, all three North Atlantic regions of the National Club Baseball Association split up the season between the fall and the spring. But that still doesn’t take into account that winters in Syracuse can be even longer and more brutal then expected.

“The winter isn’t really a problem because we don’t play games in the winter,” senior and team president Nick Dellefave said. “It’s when the winter runs into the spring, which it’s doing right now.”

The weather is just one of the many challenges

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d’agostino season. They haven’t been expected, though — even the official Syracuse men’s lacrosse Twitter account didn’t list D’Agostino as a starter in either game. But his physique and speed make him the ideal matchup defender for smaller, quicker attacks, something that Desko said is becoming a trend in college lacrosse.

And it’s something Hobart (7-3, 4-0 Northeast) will possess, as its top three goal scorers are all 6 feet or under, when taking on the No. 4 Orange (8-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Carrier Dome.

“As far as matchups go, I think Ralph is definitely one of the top cover guys,” SU defender Brandon Mullins said. “He has really quick feet, and especially with players like Joey Sankey who have a low center of gravity, he can match up pretty easily against them.”

that the club baseball team faces every season.

One of the biggest obstacles that the team has to overcome is the fact that there isn’t

The winter isn’t really a problem because we don’t play games in the winter. It’s when the winter runs into the spring, which it’s doing right now.

Nick Dellefave senior and team president

actually a baseball diamond on campus.

It’s is forced to practice either in Manley Field House or out on Hookway Fields, but neither is really a fitting spot for a baseball team to practice — and it hurts the players’ abilities to hone their fundamentals before the season starts.

“The biggest disadvantage we have is pitchers,

D’Agostino admitted 6-foot-2 defenders Sean Young and Jay McDermott are probably more polished players overall that are better off-ball. But D’Agostino realizes his role, and has known since the start that he’ll be used for a more niche set of abilities.

He said the left-handed Young is a better matchup against powerful right-handed players and that the three aren’t necessarily interchangeable. Still, the type of attacks that Syracuse is facing better suits the arsenal D’Agostino can defend them with.

“You’ve got some 5-7 guys, 5-8 guys running around and it can be tough for someone really tall to cover these guys that get underneath them,” Desko said. “I think Ralph’s got very good feet, he matches up size-wise, he’s a strong player so he can push them out and keep them away from the goal.

“To cover that trend of attackmen lately, he’s a good matchup for them.”

Apart from just his smaller stature aiding

because we don’t have a mound,” said Dellefave.

Some of the other teams in the conference have an edge on Syracuse in that they actually have a Division I baseball team.

There are some athletes at schools like Penn State who get recruited to play baseball, but for one reason or another aren’t on the varsity team.

This forces SU to play against top college baseball recruits without being able to have the same kind of “trickle down talent” as Dellefave called it.

Despite all the difficult circumstances surrounding the situation the baseball team is stuck in, the appeal of joining the team is pretty high.

Dellefave estimates that about 70-80 students tryout every year, with only 5-10 being selected.

“I’ve loved baseball since I was two years old, and getting the chance to play it for four more years is the reason I stuck with it,” senior Connor Clowes said.

For some of the newer players on the team, there is an adjustment period that happens when

they grasp the team’s situation. Many high school baseball teams practice every day and don’t have to go through some of the same struggles that the Syracuse club baseball team has to go through.

Freshman Pat Doherty is fond of practicing in Manley Field House and has enjoyed being able to work on more than just conditioning during the offseason.

“It’s pretty cool just being able to do real baseball stuff in the winter, like take batting practice and take infield,” Doherty said.

Dellafave acknowledged the rumors surrounding SU attempting to make baseball a Division I sport, but couldn’t comment on their validity.

For now, Syracuse will focus on making the most of the tough situations that it’s continuing to deal with.

Said Dellefave: “Being on a club baseball team in Syracuse, we’ve kind of become experts at playing the hand we’re dealt.”

him in getting leverage on attacks closer to his size, D’Agostino spends time on getting faster to also keep up with them.

you’re not going to be big, you’ve got to be fast,’” D’Agostino said. “Quickness is probably the best attribute of myself.”

Mullins said that D’Agostino can squat more than 475 pounds, and D’Agostino confirmed, but admitted redshirt freshman Josh Pulver is the one person on the team able to squat more.

“I think he beat me by like five or 10 pounds,” D’Agostino said, laughing. “I was like, ‘Damn it.’”

Against Hobart, Syracuse will likely defend a front line of 6-foot Alex Love, 5-foot-10 Matt Opsahl and 5-foot-8 Brendan Saylor.

Syracuse will still consult assistant coach Lelan Rogers on matchups, but if D’Agostino’s name is called, it won’t be a surprise this time.

“Even these past two weeks, I wasn’t totally sure if I was or not until they called my name so I don’t know,” D’Agostino said. “I’m just going to prepare like I’m going to start.”

I think Ralph’s got very good feet, he matches up size-wise, he’s a strong player so he can push them out and keep them away from the goal.

John Desko su head coach

He joked that he’s unable to stretch himself out to get taller, so the majority of his time with assistant strength and conditioning coach “Muscle Matt” Mancz is spent working on his lower-body strength.

“My dad said when I was a little kid, ‘If

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hudson After redshirting last season, Hudson lacks the strength to be considered a versatile cornerback by Division I standards. But he’s still in the mix in a cornerback unit that returns one starter in senior Julian Whigham, has senior Wayne Morgan returning from a season-ending injury and has rising sophomore Antwan Cordy learning both cornerback and strong safety.

Hudson is quick to say he’s not yet ready to contribute, but plans to improve his strength and technique in the months ahead of his first collegiate season.

“It’s all in the heart, you have to be physical,” Hudson said. “... Even though they are bigger, you have to be physical with them. It’s strength. There’s a height difference but I can deal with that, it’s definitely strength.”

It’s not the first time Hudson is working to make his size a non-factor.

At Largo (Florida) High School, Hudson was coached by former NFL defensive back Marcus Paschal. Paschal, who is 6 feet tall and hovered around 200 pounds as a player, was a standout at Iowa before latching onto the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens for parts of four years. He saw Hudson as a similar cornerback and taught him how to match up with receivers of any build.

That meant using his hands effectively, anticipating routes before they happened and ultimately relying on technique. Hudson took to the approach and was able to use his length to “shut down one side of the field” for Largo in a high school football hotbed.

College coaches were impressed with Hudson’s ability to recognize routes and play in

Largo’s various coverage schemes, and he was one of three Florida cornerbacks to land in SU’s Class of 2014.

“At the beginning, you see him at a 5-11,” Paschal said, “but that’s where he made his name for us. They started to pick on him and every time they came at him he stepped up to the challenge.”

Hudson said he struggled at the start of spring football and the coaches came down on him. So he watched more practice film and worked hard at the “shallow technique,” which Syracuse teaches to all its cornerbacks. Players like Estime and Alvin Cornelius, who once burned him in the open field, became easier to stick with and his improvements seeped into an encouraging spring game performance.

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Syracuse cornerbacks returning from last year’s team to the 2015 roster. SU has two in its incoming recruiting class.

But on one of the offense’s last possessions, Hudson was pushed over by the 6-foot-5 Custis on the goal line, giving SU quarterback Terrel Hunt a wide-open target in the corner of the end zone.

The pass was a tad high and went through Custis’ hands, but next time Hudson may not be so lucky. “(Hudson)’s got to make a big jump with his strength and weight from the end of spring ball to the beginning of training camp, because he’s going to play,” SU defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough said.

“We’ve seen injuries already, there’s going to be injuries. He’s going to play so he has to get bigger and stronger.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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Martin Hehir broke the school record for the 10,000-meter run. He now holds three major records at Syracuse.

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The number of seats in the Chiefs’ stadium, now called NBT Bank Stadium

Here is a look at how consensus No. 1 overall prospect Stephen Strasburg impacted the Chiefs’ attendance in a brief stint in Syracuse in 2010: Game attendance

graphic illustration by katherine sotelo design editor

game attendance The Syracuse Chiefs’ season-long attendance numbers fell below 300,000 fans last year.

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April 10, 1997: The day the Chiefs’ stadium opened. It was called P&C Stadium and Alliance Bank Stadium before being named NBT Bank Stadium in March 2013.

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international league north division attendance average

300,000

Last year, the Chiefs ranked dead last in the International League’s North division in average attendance.

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By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

D

ave Smolnycki does it for the game of baseball. When he takes his seat in Section 204, Row 8 on Thursday he’ll be in attendance for the 45th-consecutive Syracuse Chiefs home opener.

“I know nowadays, you need all

the fancy stuff with the entertainment, but to me, it’s always been the game itself,” he said.

But the number of fans like Smolnycki is steadily decreasing.

Minor league baseball teams are having to rely on entertainment and promotions to bring fans out to the ballpark. As the Chiefs are set to have their home opener at NBT Bank

SCRANTON/ WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS

5,906

Stadium on Thursday, the club will look to rebound from a season in which it placed last in the International League in attendance. But now second-year general manager Jason Smorol is confident that there’s a turnaround coming up.

Smorol came to the Chiefs — the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals — with more than a dec-

ade’s worth of minor league baseball experience. When he took over in October 2013, Smorol had the mentality of being all about the fans and being “more minor league-y.”

“I just came in with my philosophy,” Smorol said. “I don’t know that that’s any different than someone else’s philosophy, it’s just what I was see chiefs page 12

men’s lacrosse

Undersized D’Agostino relies on speed, strength

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

When the Carrier Dome public address announcer called Ralph D’Agostino’s name in the starting lineup against Albany on April 2, the Syracuse defender was standing in the tunnel formed for the starters

to run through rather than sitting on the bench with them. up next “Why weren’t you on the VS Hobart bench when @ Carrier Dome they were callTuesday, 7 p.m. ing the starting lineup?” D’Agostino recalled John

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

There were two Cordell Hudsons at the annual Syracuse spring game on April 4.

The first was Hudson in a comfortable situation — matching up with speedsters like Sean Avant and Brisly Estime in the slot and tracking them step for step downfield.

The second was the 5-foot-11, 166-pound Hudson in a less suitable spot — pressing up against big-bodied receivers like Jamal Custis and Adly Enoicy out wide and contending for jump balls.

And while he was generally successful in the intrasquad scrimmage, his physical deficiencies were scattered throughout the afternoon.

“I definitely have a lot of work to do,” Hudson said. “I definitely have to get bigger and stronger, get in the film room and watch some more film.”

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Hudson hopes to add depth

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Syracuse club baseball has to deal with the harsh reality of poor weather. It’s already resulted in the cancellation of five series.

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RUNNING ON EMPTY Chiefs attendance

Postponed

Hobart and Syracuse will put the Kraus-Simmons Trophy on the line on Tuesday night. The two schools have a storied rivalry.

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Desko asking him.

D’Agostino said he didn’t know that he was starting. But the head coach thought it was assumed that the short, quick and stocky junior would match up against shifty Albany attack Connor Fields.

Then as the Orange warmed up against North Carolina on Saturday,

the 5-foot-10, 191-pound D’Agostino knew he’d probably start against 5-foot-5 attack Joey Sankey, but asked volunteer assistant coach Steve Scaramuzzino — who laughed in response — just to make sure.

The last two games have been D’Agostino’s first two starts of the see d’agostino page 14

Desko: Wardwell to start

By Sam Blum asst. sports editor

After being noncommittal following Syracuse’s loss on Saturday about a starting goalkeeper for SU’s matchup with Hobart on Tuesday, head coach John Desko was more defiant when the question was brought up at a media availability on Monday.

“There’s no doubt about it,” Desko said. “Bobby Wardwell will be in the goal tomorrow.”

Wardwell was pulled from SU’s 17-15 loss at North Carolina after allowing 10 goals on 14 shots in the first half. Warren Hill replaced him and fared a little better, collecting six saves.

Desko said his reasoning was to help mix things up.

Wardwell has started in see notebook page 12