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P • Walking forward

SU has partnered with businesses in the Near Westside through Start-Up NY, a program run through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.

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Austin Pollack discusses his father’s battle with colon cancer and his work as the public relations chairman for SU’s Relay For Life.

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S • She’s swift now

Syracuse’s Taylor Gait has recovered from multiple knee injuries to emerge on the Orange’s firstline midfield while playing for her father, Gary Gait.

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STUDENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS 2015

BREAKING THE TREND

By Sam Fortier

Multiple write-ins campaign

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By Satoshi Sugiyama

Female candidates discuss election challenges

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he first thing Jane Hong read after announcing her candidacy for Student Association vice president read, “We need real men in leadership.”

That “disheartening” comment brought her back to the playground of high school and middle school when boys teased her that she could never be class president.

“That’s something I’ve always resented,” Hong said. “I didn’t understand why people were using my gender against me. That’s something that’s not in my control.”

Hong is running as a vice presidential candidate with presidential candidate Aysha Seedat. The two are the first to run as an all-female ticket since SA changed the bylaws in 2013 so students elect a president and vice president together.

The pair is part of the growing

For some people, a write-in box during elections presents an opportunity to vote for a friend, or type the name of a celebrity as a joke.

But in this year’s Student Association elections at Syracuse University, four pairs of students have taken advantage of the opportunity to earn hand-typed votes by campaigning as write-in candidates.

In addition to Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong being featured on the ballot, there are four sets of presidential and vice presidential candidates campaigning as write-in candidates. These candidates missed the deadline to turn in a petition for election, meaning students will have to manually type their names for these candidates and show clear intent who they are voting for. This has brought additional challenges for the write-ins during elections.

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university senate

Syverud talks search committees for provost, athletic director

By Annie Palmer staff writer

A 13-person committee of faculty, staff, students and trustees has been created to aid in the search for a new vice chancellor and provost.

The committee was approved

at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting and includes representation from most schools and colleges, except for the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

In his address to the Senate, Chancellor Kent Syverud noted that the

search for a new director of athletics is also underway. Interim Athletic Director Pete Sala serves on the committee to search for a new director, but is not a candidate for the position, Syverud said. A search consultant is assisting the committee and has already visited Syracuse University’s

campus twice, he added.

Syverud said he met with several Senate committees to discuss the formation of the Vice Chancellor Search Committee and what its upcoming duties will be. A committee chair has not yet been selected, but Syverud said he plans to meet with the Senate to

discuss possible nominations.

The committee will begin the “bulk of its work” in August and into the fall, he said.

“It’s very important to me that we have a genuinely open search for the provost — that it includes internal

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THIRSY thursday | original sin hard cider

Hard cider contains weak apple undertones

By Ben Glidden staff writer

Occasionally when you sit down at the bar, you want something a little sweeter than beer that also packs the same punch. You want something that tastes good and won’t make your chest burn like a shot or a poorly made mixed drink. A hard cider might be the drink you’re looking for. The Original Sin Hard Cider is one of the many hard ciders out there in a crowded market. So how does it compare to the others?

The smell is predictably apple-centric, but it’s really not too strong. The scent doesn’t pour from the glass, but it is simple and graceful. Upon taking the first sip, I immediately noticed how carbonated it was. My tongue was overtaken by bubbles, and it almost distracted me from the taste.

Then my mouth started watering because this is an extremely sweet drink, but it’s not overly sweet. My criticism of many hard ciders is that they are far too sugary, making it

impossible to have more than one in a sitting, but the Original Sin is the right amount of sweet. The tartness of the drink gives it some kick, and the apple flavor tastes crisp and authentic.

Another major complaint I have with hard ciders is that they taste like a juice or a candy with a super artificial flavor.

But this hard cider doesn’t give me that impression at all.

My major criticism with this drink is that even though the apple is authentic, it’s not very bold. It’s as if this drink has been watered down because it really just doesn’t have the punch that I would want and expect in a hard cider.

It also lacks any complexity. The apple flavor is the only one that comes through, rather than hints of cinnamon, nutmeg or any other flavors you might expect to be in a hard cider.

If you’re sitting down to eat with the Original Sin Hard Cider, it would pair well with something light and refreshing like a salad with chicken.

But if you’re just looking for a snack, cut up some cheddar cheese for a perfect match. biglidde@syr.edu

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Dylan Donahue scored his 100th career goal for SU men’s lacrosse on Tuesday against Hobart.

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NEWS

Conference call The first Cuse Conference, in which students and administrators will gather to discuss campus issues, will take place Sunday.

See Monday’s paper

President-elect The winner of this year’s Student Association presidential election will likely be announced late Thursday.

Voting is on MySlice.

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Syverud discusses health care Chancellor acknowledges frustration with policy

By Brett Samuels news editor

Taking the pledge EMMA HANRAHAN, a representative from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network and a survivor of sexual assault, shared her personal story at the “It’s On Us” event on Wednesday night. A panel of six people spoke to an audience of more than 200 about the importance of sexual assault and violence awareness and prevention. See dailyorange.com for full coverage. isabella barrionuevo asst. photo editor

SU to partner with businesses through NY plan

By Chris Libonati staff writer

Syracuse University has taken advantage of a tax program through the governor’s office to partner with companies on the city’s Near Westside.

Start-Up NY, the program run by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, creates tax-free zones to attract businesses to New York. The program allows businesses to partner with universities, and if approved, those businesses receive

tax breaks. SU and other campuses were designated as tax-free zones, and on Friday the program’s advisory board approved SU’s Start-Up NY plan. SU now has to recruit companies to fill the space that was approved.

“I think that this could potentially be a very positive program for our students in the event that we are able to recruit companies that will hire them upon graduation,” said Marilyn Higgins, the Vice President of Community Engagement and

Economic Development.

The plan’s approval allows SU to begin vetting companies that could fit the program, which could pair SU students with a business in the area.

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The number of geographic zones out of 64 with zero taxes through Start-Up New York that are in upstate New York

Some incentives depend on the type of companies picked, their capital investment and how many jobs they

will create. For all companies there is no tax on employee state income tax and some reduction of property taxes.

Three sites were designated on the Near Westside, one was designated in the Center of Excellence and another was designated in the Center for Science and Technology on SU’s campus. SU received 31,968 square feet of space between all the zones.

SU has formed a Start-Up NY campus council to include Interim Vice see start-up

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university senate

Committee aims to increase research opportunities

By Annie Palmer staff writer

Syracuse University may be moving closer toward achieving its goal of being a student-focused research institution.

The University Senate recommended at its Wednesday meeting that SU create an Office of Undergradu-

ate Research and Scholarship, which would oversee research opportunities and student awareness of those opportunities. The proposal was just one of five other recommendations made by the Committee on Research.

Dinesh Gauri, chair of the committee, said the proposal mirrored SU’s goals to “embolden research,”

which was part of the draft strategic plan released more than a week ago.

“We wanted to know what the current state of affairs was and if there are any benchmarks or best practices that can be followed,” Gauri said.

The committee recommended that the university develop ways of showcasing students’ research

findings, allocate funding for undergraduate research projects, include research opportunities in the undergraduate curriculum and create tools to assess what students learn through research opportunities.

During the “Day of Conversation” in February to update the university see usen page 4

The recently announced policy that requires all Syracuse University students to have health insurance by the start of the 2016–17 academic year was the result of “deferred maintenance,” Chancellor Kent Syverud said.

In an interview with The Daily Orange, Syverud said he realizes there is frustration with how details of the change were communicated, but added that he’s tried to improve on that and allow time for people to learn what their choices are.

Announced in mid-March, SU’s new policy will require all graduate students, international students and incoming students to have health insurance that is compliant with the Affordable Care Act by the start of the 2015–16 school year. Current students will be required to have compatible coverage by the start of the 2016–17 year. see syverud page 10

do round-up Here are a few stories of note from The Daily Orange this week.

NEWS ELECTION SEASON There are five pairs of candidates running for president and vice president, respectively, in this week’s SA elections. Each presidential candidate draws inspiration for running from different places and experiences.

PULP IN THE RING For the first time, the Syracuse University Boxing Club team sent female boxers to the national tournament, in Michigan this year.

SPORTS IN HER FOOTSTEPS Jocelyn Cater didn’t get to pitch much at Washington. So she followed her mentor and transferred to Syracuse, where she’s seeing success for the Orange.

See dailyorange.com for our full list of stories.

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candidates national trend of an increased number of female candidates in college government. Of the top 100 institutions ranked this year by U.S. News and World Report, one-third have female student body presidents, according to the American Student Government Association.

This is a slight rise from 30 percent, which The Washington Post reported in 2011 from the same sample size. Despite the growing numbers, Seedat has still heard sexist pushback.

“Jane and I were called tons of names after we announced our candidacy,” Seedat said in an email.

“I was called a ‘bitch,’ a ‘raging crazy feminist,’ a ‘c*nt,’ etc. It was hard to see these comments.”

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start-up ny Chancellor and Provost Elizabeth Liddy and deans of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Other university officials and three students, who Higgins said she hopes will be

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community on the progress of the Academic Strategic Plan, the working group on strategically focused research and doctoral programs also recommended the creation of a new undergraduate research and scholarship office.

A university-wide survey was sent out to

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These comments appeared in comments below Daily Orange articles about the candidates, on the anonymous app Yik Yak and in mutterings as students passed on campus.

Hong has been subject to slurs like “chink.”

Tatiana Cadet, a female write-in candidate for SA president, said in an email she has not felt any hostility because of her gender.

Allie Curtis, former female SA president, faced impeachment in 2013 after members claimed she knowingly allowed a part-time student to serve on her cabinet, which is against the rules. During the proceedings, she said one of her cabinet members approached her and said, “The only reason you won is because you’re a girl and you’re pretty.”

Since the incident occurred in a closed-

doors SA meeting, no records exist. Kerry Foxx, associate director of the Office of Student Activities, said he remembers “hearing something like that,” but doesn’t recall if it was during the impeachment proceedings.

Curtis, now an employee of Elect Her, a woman’s empowerment training program, said that many female candidates can feel apprehensive to run, just like she did.

Curtis almost didn’t run for president because she felt unsure of how she would handle all the criticism which comes with public office. Now, with Elect Her, the aim is to ensure no student feels the way she did.

“It’s not that I want to necessarily see more women on the ballot,” she said. “I just want to see more women comfortable with getting on

the ballot.”

Curtis, a California native, is friends with Jordan Fowler, the recently-elected vice president of the University of Southern California’s Undergraduate Student Government. Fowler and President Rini Sampath became the first all-female ticket to win election at a Pacific-12 Conference school. Sampath is the first female USG president in a decade.

But Sampath and Fowler didn’t run to be lauded for breaking a gender-barrier. They did it because they felt they were the most qualified for the job, Fowler said.

“We didn’t run to be historic,” Fowler said.

“We did it because we both thought we were the most qualified for the job.”

recommended by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Whitman, will comprise the rest of the council. The council will meet about four times each year, she said.

Higgins is being trained on Empire State Development’s rules and regulations, she said.

The training entails daylong workshops, reading guidelines and weekly conference calls with other Start-Up NY campuses across the state.

The council will have to research whether businesses compete with any other local businesses.

Higgins noted that New York has attractive tax incentives for post-production companies.

She said the companies may look to tap into the students at VPA and in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

“About a year ago, we had interest on the part of post-production companies, who came up here

on the campus, took tours, met with our students in both Newhouse and in VPA,” Higgins said.

Higgins added that the Center of Excellence has contacts in the energy field and the Institute of Veterans and Military Families, which has a member on the campus council, also has contacts that could be useful in recruiting companies.

monitor how schools and colleges engage undergraduate students in research projects, successful strategies for involving students in research and some of the problems faculty face in getting students to participate in research.

Responders were notated as being either department-level or school/college-level individuals.

Gauri said a similar study was conducted by the Student Association in February. The study was

sent out to both SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and found that they could benefit from a grant program to fund research opportunities on campus and abroad, as well as other areas.

Seventy-seven percent of students who responded said they would participate in research if they were given the opportunity to, Gauri said.

Some students remain unaware of research

opportunities, while others haven’t had enough preparation in their curriculums to be ready for such projects. Other hurdles lie beyond the students’ ability — faculty availability, limited lab space and lack of financial support.

“When external funding is not available, it is difficult to get top-notch students without offering pay,” a responder from a college said in the report.

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GOOD VIBRATIONS Students at Rice University help create vest to allow deaf people to feel sound

By Erin McDonald staff writer

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tudents at Rice University are working on an innovative science project that would allow deaf people to feel sound.

Undergraduate students at Rice, under the supervision of Scott Novich, a doctoral candidate at the university, have been working relentlessly on a vest that allows deaf people to feel sound through sets of vibrations.

The core focus of this project at the moment is perfecting a sound-to-touch sensory substitution device, and they have the theoretical framework in place behind the conversions that go into such technology, Novich said.

Prior to this project, several decades ago, there was work done and efforts made in an attempt to convert audio to touch to aid the deaf, but the theoretical framework and technology weren’t substantial enough to be successful, which is why now is the ideal time to complete such a project, Novich said.

The process begins with a phone or tablet with Android technology that picks up audio and then uses algorithms to compute patterns mathematically that convert the sound to the sense of touch, Novich said.

These data frames are then transmitted through Bluetooth to the vest that the person is wearing. Vibratory motors in the vest, similar to those in cell phones, pick up the signals that cause certain motors to vibrate in ways that reflect the full spectrum of sound, he said.

Novich added that these vibrations are not similar to Braille, as they allow the brain to pick up on patterns of all types of sounds.

The project began roughly three years ago at Baylor College of Medicine with David Eagleman, who became the adviser of Novich, whose work on this project is part of his Ph.D. thesis.

During a March TED talk, Eagleman discussed the vest and whether we can create new senses for humans.

“It is just what we have inherited from a complex road of evolution, but it’s not what we have to stick with it,” Eagleman said in his TED Talk.

“Our best proof of principle of this is comes from what is called sensory substitution, and that refers to feeding information into the brain via unusual sensory channels, and the brain just figures out what to do with it.”

The vest is effective in allowing the brain to pick up on the patterns of vibrations generated by audio that people who were born profoundly deaf have the ability to pick up patterns of vibrations and convert them to meaningful words after only a few days of training with the vest, said Novich and Eagleman.

While the project is led by Novich and Eagleman, the undergraduate students at Rice are wrapping up the prototype and working on making it quieter and lighter, Novich said. Those students have worked on both the hardware and software behind the vest, he added.

A difference that separates this vest from other technologies that would aid deaf people in being able to interpret audio by other means is that this vest is relatively inexpensive compared to other devices, he said. Novich and Eagleman added that the vest has the potential to be mass-produced. eemcdona@syr.edu

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gender and sexuality

Professional sports must continue to accept women, promote equality

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ith every new football season comes big changes. But when this fall’s season rolls around, the biggest change will have nothing to do with the teams, their players or their coaches. That’s because the NFL recently announced that this year, it would welcome Sarah Thomas as its first female full-time official.

Thomas’ new job won’t have any effect on how football is played; she’ll call the shots just like any other official. However, it does say a lot about football’s transforming culture.

And it’s not just football that’s changing; the entire world of sports is becoming more inclusive than ever before. There may be some negative outliers, but they shouldn’t stop professional sports from continuing this progress.

While Thomas may be the first female official, she wasn’t chosen simply to make history — or to make up for any of the NFL’s recent domestic

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FISH WITHOUT A BICYCLE violence scandals. In fact, she’s qualified for her position. Getting her start in 1996, Thomas was the first woman to officiate a college bowl game and has appeared in preseason NFL games.

Thomas’ hiring might even pave the way for female coaches in the NFL. In an ESPN.com interview, Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians suggested the league would be open to the idea saying, “the minute (women) can prove they can make a player better, they’ll be hired.”

This doesn’t mean teams should hire women just for show, but it does signal openness toward women who can coach just as well as men.

Hopefully, seeing Thomas shattering the NFL’s glass ceiling will inspire other women to pursue

officiating and even coaching careers.

The NFL should take a page from the NBA’s book when comes to female coaches. In August 2014, the San Antonio Spurs hired Becky Hammond as the association’s first full-time female assistant coach. A former WNBA player, Hammond earned her position because of her basketball IQ and coaching skills.

Baseball is also making strides for women’s rights, but not through new coaches or officials.

Instead, MLB is implementing new domestic violence policies.

With these new programs, MLB is acknowledging its domestic violence track record, which is even worse than the NFL’s. However, MLB isn’t waiting for a high profile case to make a change.

These new policies will make it easier to punish players who commit domestic violence or sexual assault and will require all players to attend mandatory domestic violence education programs.

However, there’s still a lot of discrimination left in sports. Recently, Wal-Mart decided it would not sell UFC champion Ronda Rousey’s new memoir in its stores because it was “too violent.”

Wal-Mart carries DVDs documenting UFC fights and books about male wrestlers, many even aimed at children, but apparently a book about a female fighter is just too violent to stock in stores.

But this bump in the road shouldn’t distract from all the progress women have made in sports recently. The NFL, NBA and MLB — essentially the trifecta of professional American sports — are all making huge changes in support of women’s rights. When more women like Thomas and Hammond make their mark in the sports world, we can shut down that age-old stereotype that professional sports are only for men.

Kathryn Krawczyk is a freshman magazine major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at kjkrawcz@syr.edu.

letter to the editor

Hillel hosts memorials in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day Holocaust Survivor Eli Weisel once said, “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”

Thursday, April 16, the Jewish calendar marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah.

Today, we bear witness, remember and mourn the lives of the 6 million Jews and 5 million homosexuals, physically and mentally disabled, gypsies, Roman Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses and those of color who were victims

of the Holocaust. Likewise, we bear witness, remember and celebrate the survivors, liberators and righteous men and women who saved many lives.

To commemorate this day of remembrance, Hillel at Syracuse University and the Hillel Jewish Student Union would like to invite the Syracuse community to join us for one of three memorial events this weekend. Thursday, on

the steps of Hendricks Chapel at 7:30 p.m. we will gather for a brief memorial service and vigil. Friday night, we invite you to join us at 5:30 p.m. for a memorial service before weekly Shabbat services begin at 6 p.m. And on Sunday, we invite you to join the larger Syracuse Community to Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas in DeWitt from 3–4:30 p.m.

All three events serve to honor the 11

million lives that were tragically taken from us. We must never forget the atrocities that occurred throughout the Holocaust and we recognize that genocide is still very much alive in our world. May their memory be a blessing.

Sarah Schugel, President of Hillel Jewish Student Union Brian Small, Executive Director of Hillel at Syracuse University

letter to the editor

‘The Kumquacracy Forum’ outrages Cadet Campaign team We, members of the Cadet Campaign and students of Syracuse University, are outraged about the offensive, racial undertones of The Kumquat’s “The Kumquacracy Forum” that occurred on the night of April 14 in Maxwell Auditorium.

In The Kumquat’s version of a satirical Student Association debate, a member of The Kumquat, a Caucasian male “mock-debated” alongside real candidates running for Student Association president.

Throughout the debate, the satirical candidate dramatized his answers and comments, often rants about people and issues unrelated to the actual questions.

But the essence of the event, which each of us found problematic and personally offensive, was the random cues of explicit clips of popular rap music and the stereotypical use of Ebonics by the satirical candidate.

These episodes of “dapping” up the audience and randomly saying “swag” at the end of sentences drew laughter from members of The Kumquat and everyone in the audience, including the candidates on stage: Aysha Seedat, Jesse Nichols and Moke Hein and AJ Abell and Jon Dawson.

Everyone laughed except us — the only three African American and two Latino students in attendance.

Although The Kumquat and other candidates said they meant no harm by encourag-

ing and laughing at these racial microagresssions and cultural appropriations, this did not remove the stings of offense that each of us felt and the memories of discriminatory behaviors that we have become victim to throughout our time at SU. After leaving the debate, a member of our campaign was called the N-word on the street. A white male, assumed to be a student, shouted the racial slur from the window of a green Jeep on Waverly Avenue.

We mention this to emphasize that SU still has more work to do to create safe environments and equal opportunities for its students of color.

But how can candidates who laugh at these offensive stereotypes begin to understand and create a safer environment that champions diversity and transparency?

We would be remiss not to mention that no one from our campaign was formally invited to the debate.

All other candidates were contacted, some up to a week prior to the event. When asked why Tatiana and Fatima were not invited, a member of The Kumquat responded that they did not know they were running.

We insist that The Kumquat and all three of the presidential tickets make an apology on behalf of the students who took offense to the stereotypical antics.

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Digital dough

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Business columnist Brian Cheung suggests that business will need to adapt to thwart hackers’ security breaches.

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OPINION

Environment columnist Azor Cole argues that the solution to managing California’s drought should be to limit fracking.

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Start-Up NY links SU, community Syracuse University’s new partnership with Start-Up NY is a creative way to revitalize the central New York economy and create new university resources.

Start-Up NY is a program funded through the state, which partners growing businesses with universities in New York. The universities provide the facilities, and the businesses get to operate tax-free for 10 years. There are currently seven other schools and 93 companies partnered with Start-Up NY in central New York.

If the university considers a similar program, or wants to give more financial support to the community, it should do so with good measure. Investments that are not directly within the university

should be justified. Rather than pouring resources into a struggling community, the university should work with the community but keep itself as a priority.

The university already has an established presence in the Syracuse community. It is currently the second-highest employer in Onondaga County, brings in visitor revenue and is actively involved in community engagement. One of the most notable programs of this nature is the Near Westside Initiative, which works to revitalize the neighborhood through art, technology and innovation. The majority of SU’s Start-Up NY space will also be housed in the Near Westside.

It’s important that SU continue a relationship with the Near West-

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side, which is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country. And it’s good that other schools in central New York are also taking part in this program to help the region’s economy and trying to attract more businesses to the area.

SU plans to specifically partner with businesses focused on green building, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials and advanced manufacturing, according to syracuse.com.

This Start-Up NY initiative will not just help the businesses in the community; it will also benefit the schools and the students that have these new resources. Universities should aim to create symbiotic relationships with the communities they are in, while still putting academics as their top priority.

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Opening Cuban embargo marks Obama’s biggest accomplishment

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ith less than two years left on the clock, President Barack Obama’s remaining time in office has turned into a push to create his legacy. As his term ticks away, it’s becoming clear that it won’t be health care, immigration reform or an Iran nuclear deal that will define his presidency. Instead, the reopening of relations with Cuba is poised to be the greatest achievement of Obama’s eight years in office.

It’s been said that time heals all wounds. Finally, with a president who wasn’t yet born when Fidel Castro took control in 1959, it seems that the time has come to repair relations between the US and Cuba. Obama began that process with a phone call in January, and accelerated it with two handshakes and a meeting with Raul Castro at last weekend’s Summit of the Americas.

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PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS The time has never been better for a change in policy. With American troops all but completely pulled out from Afghanistan and Iraq, Obama has been able to shift the focus of U.S. foreign policy back to our own hemisphere for the first time since 9/11. Cuba, where the policy of embargo and isolation hasn’t seemed to do much good in its 50-year lifespan, is the perfect place to start.

Back in January, Obama revealed the beginning of a plan to normalize relations with our island neighbor. And since then, specific populations of Americans have been able to travel to and conduct business more easily in Cuba. 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

meeting between these two leaders in Panama last week should further inspire hope for exponential progress in the weeks, months and years to come.

The next step is clear on both sides: the removal of Cuba from the list of nations the U.S. considers sponsors of terrorism. The US has not accused Cuba of any such dealings in many years, and the two presidents’ ultimate goal of establishing embassies in Washington, D.C and Havana rests on this precursor step, which Obama finally took as he submitted his recommendation to Congress on Tuesday to remove Cuba from this list.

There is of course major concern from the usual suspects.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both 2016 Presidential candidates and both Cuban-Americans, warn of the resilience and power of the Castro

regime. While their concerns, and those of the Cuban-American community, should be taken seriously, they should also be taken with a grain of salt. America’s current strategy of economic and diplomatic sanctions hasn’t induced any change and it’s a different world than it was when Cuba became America’s public enemy No. 1 in the Western Hemisphere.

While Obama doesn’t harbor the same fears as his critics, he is by no means taking these negotiations lightly. He’s not jumping in headfirst. Though he and Castro last week agreed to disagree on a number of topics, Obama is earnestly prepared to negotiate. He knows how much the U.S. has to gain, but clearly understands that each step and decision must be carefully weighed and considered. He demonstrated this commitment to careful, deliberate decision making in his

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With these significant steps forward in the reopening of relations with Cuba, Obama has signaled his commitment to changing the status quo. It takes confidence and guts to tackle a policy as entrenched in the American psyche as our relationship with Cuba, but in doing so Obama has shown how well he understands the true nature of today’s America.

President Obama’s actions with Cuba this week have made it clear that the outlook of our future relations with Cuba are bright, and are sure to define his legacy once he has left office.

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committee and external candidates, that there be no favoritism in any direction and that there’s no more important hire that we’ll be making in the next year,” Syverud said.

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Elizabeth Liddy also provided an update on the Provost Advisory Committee, a group of faculty that will meet with the provost to provide feedback on university-level reviews for cases of promotion and tenure.

The group will consist of seven tenured, full-

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syverud The decision was met with resistance from students, particularly graduate student employees such as teaching assistants, research assistants and graduate assistants. As a result, the university announced that it would allow grad-

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write-ins “It is not just clicking a button. It is not that we are on the first choice on the ballot. It is knowing how to spell our names and care enough to write our names in,” said Jon Dawson, a Student Association vice presidential candidate.

Dawson, a junior biology major, is running alongside AJ Abell, a junior broadcast and digital journalism major. Dawson said coordinating meetings with campus organizations was also a challenge.

“You have to give them reasons they want

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time professors representing several university-wide disciplines, who will serve two-year terms — the vice president for research and the associate provost of academic affairs.

Three final dean candidates for the College of Engineering and Computer Science visited campus two weeks ago, Liddy said. She added that a slate of candidates for dean of SU Libraries has also been finalized.

At the end of the nearly two-hour-long meeting, the Senate Budget Committee presented an abridged version of its report to a crowd that waned to approximately 40 sena-

tors. The report touched on areas such as SU’s primary revenue sources, developing a password-enabled database for colleges to access budget data, as well as other areas.

“We are primarily a tuition-driven school,” said Budget Committee Chair Dawit Negussey. “Almost 55 percent of our income comes from tuition.”

Other business discussed: • Next fall, the Committee on Women’s Concerns will look at how Title IX is implemented at SU, specifically within the realm of sexual harassment and those affected by sexual violence. The committee will also continue its

proposal to develop an ombudsman office at SU. • The Senate approved a resolution to honor several retiring faculty and administrators with emeritus status, including former Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina and Melvin Stith, former dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

• In its report, the Academic Affairs Committee also provided an update on its proposal to change the description of Professors of Practice. The official motion will be presented at the first Senate meeting next fall.

uate student employees to stay on the current employee plan until a transition to the student plan is agreeable to both the Graduate Student Organization and the university administration.

Syverud said he understands the Provost’s Office and the Student Affairs Office had members from every school and college participating in a workgroup to gather information

on the health care coverage policy. The group worked for two years, he said.

The workgroup had a recommendation similar to the new policy, but Syverud said he negotiated a yearlong extension with the health care provider, Aetna, to confer with more people about the change. However, he said that extension was coming to an end and

something had to be done so there was an insurance plan available to students that complied with the Affordable Care Act. Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, added that the university has committed to forming a workgroup with representation from an array of graduate students to move forward.

to meet with you and actually to get them to engage,” he said.

Tatiana Cadet, a write-in presidential candidate and a junior communication and rhetorical studies major, said being a write-in candidate could be an advantage.

“We know that if you are voting for us, that means you actually look into what we are standing for and you wanted us to be your president,” Cadet said.

Safet Mesanovic, a write-in presidential candidate and a junior economics major, said being a write-in candidate was the toughest part of his campaign.

Mesanovic said the fact that students voted for them means they know him and his campaign, rather than just clicking on the ticket that is on the ballot.

Another task write-in candidates have been faced with is building their credentials as competent candidates due to their lack of direct involvement with SA. Jesse Nichols, a write-in presidential candidate and junior international relations, public relations and citizenship and civic engagement major, said it is wrong to undervalue the div erse experience write-in candidates have.

“Of course there are advantages to under-

standing the SA system but there also advantages to understanding others facets of campus life and then coming into the SA system with all this knowledge of campus,” Nichols said.

Despite challenges, write-in candidates actively solicit votes through a variety of ways. Moke Hein, Nichols’ running mate and a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said their campaign team has focused its interaction in the Quad, connecting with students on a face-to-face level.

Cadet said the presence of social media is enormous and her campaign takes advantage of it to get recognition among the student body.

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hether it’s through a text, email or phone call, every day Austin Pollack checks in with his father.

“Who do I need to talk to right now? I need my dad. I don’t know what the hell I’d do without him,” said Pollack, a senior broadcast and digital journalism major. His dad has been battling stage 4 colon cancer for nearly a year and a half.

Pollack has a strong relationship with his father. That’s the reason Pollack is participating in Syracuse University Relay For Life. For Pollack, the public relations chairman of the event, Relay For Life is more than just fundraising.

The 12-hour Relay For Life event will take place Saturday in the Carrier Dome and begins at 6 p.m. Registered teams — including student clubs, Greek organizations and individual groups — will take turns walking around the Dome. As of Thursday evening, SU’s Relay For Life website recorded 94 teams with a total of 1,291 registered participants who raised $53,711.64. The

(FROM LEFT) AUSTIN AND IRWIN POLLACK have a close relationship. Austin talks to his father every day. courtesy of austin pollack

money raised from the event will go to the American Cancer Society.

Making his father proud is something Pollack has always strived to do, and his father’s constant battle and positive attitude are what motivated him to join Relay For Life.

“This is someone who fights, and it’s so inspiring to see someone who says, ‘This is possible,’” Pollack said. “I wish I could be half the man he is.” see relay

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llow me to reintroduce myself — my name is Danny Cuneo, and I want you to vote for me for Student Association president.

I know it’s the final day of voting and this is a little last minute, DANNY but some of CUNEO the greatest WOR KING things in life ON IT are decided in the last second, which is why I have nine ShamWows. Plus, politics seem pretty easy to me. You just have to know the right people, avoid sex with interns and you’re golden.

My platform focuses on acrobatics and aquatics. The first goal of my campaign is to bring the power of flight to this campus. I am burning every last one of my parents’ dollars in order for students to own their own Iron Man suits. I think tuition dollars are being wasted on cheap thrills like guest speakers and clean bathrooms, and we need to start focusing on the future of this school.

Iron Man suits would enhance the capabilities of every single student. Who would be late to class with the power of flight?

Would there ever be an off-campus robbery again? Furthermore, the pick-up basketball in Archbold Gymnasium would be insane. Could you even fathom 10 Iron Men sharing the floor at the same time? Someone get my agent (also my mom) — I have a screenplay I need to write.

Additionally I will push for an on-campus aquarium that will be featured in Schine Student Center. On “MTV Cribs,” many of Hollywood’s celebrities have fish all around their houses. I am convinced there is a direct correlation between success and the presence of aquatic life — it’s why Aquaman is everyone’s favorite superhero. So I am pushing to turn the bookstore into the world’s largest aquarium. Most of the T-shirts in there probably violate NCAA policy anyway.

Also, I will not be accepting bribes.

I’m sorry, what I meant to say is I will not be accepting cash bribes. see cuneo page 14

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relay for life Pollack’s father, Irwin, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in November 2013 after a series of unexplained fevers and fatigue. He has undergone more than 20 chemotherapy treatments, and his tumor marker levels have

This is someone who fights, and it’s so inspiring to see someone who says, ‘this is possible.’ I wish I could be half the man he is.

Austin Pollack senior broadcast and digital journalism major

dropped from 900 to below one.

But cancer was the last thing he expected.

“The doctor came in and he had a really long face, and he said, ‘3–4 inches from your colon, you got some cancer,’” Irwin Pollack said, recalling his doctor’s assessment of his colonoscopy. “I froze because I never thought about cancer before. I never thought about cancer. I never, ever thought about cancer.”

His father’s non-stop attitude is what motivates him to do his best in school and in life, Pollack said.

“When times get tough — it doesn’t get tougher for him,” Pollack said. “Keep going.

Keep doing it. He does.”

Jamie Goldfarb, a senior public health major and tri-chair of Relay For Life, said she has known Pollack since freshman year.

“You would never know that cancer has hit his family because he has such a positive attitude and he’s always happy to help,” Goldfarb said.

Relay For Life at SU became an officially recognized student organization last fall, Goldfarb added, and because of that, the group will be able to donate about $10,000 more this year to the ACS — money that would normally be used to rent the Dome.

ACS uses the money to fund programs such as Look Good Feel Better, which helps women learn how to use makeup differently to cope with the side effects of treatment. It also funds Road To Recovery, which connects volunteer drivers with patients in need of transportation to their doctor’s appointments, said Adriana Sereno, community manager of Relay For Life of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society.

Sereno, who is also a Class of 2014 SU alumna, added that events such as Relay For Life are important, because they not only raise money to continue to run programs and sponsor research, but they give hope to cancer survivors, as well as people who are still fighting.

“You literally give them more birthdays,” Sereno said. “You’re giving them hope that they’re going to live on.”

For Pollack, this ideology rings true. Time and research are what he and his dad have on their side. As long as chemotherapy continues to work for Irwin, neither one of them is giving up.

“I’m very proud of him. It’s not easy to go through,” Pollack said. “It doesn’t change who we are as people. I’m still me, he’s still him. This is just one chapter of his life — that’s all it is.” gmsilvar@syr.edu | @gsilvarole

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This year’s annual TEDx Syracuse University event will take place Friday from 5–7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The event, which is titled “Evolve,” will feature nine speakers who will deliver talks on a range of subjects, from dealing with perfectionism to the art of taking a selfie. Pulp talked to the speakers about the topics of their talks and what messages they hope to convey.

NAME: Bill Jensen TOPIC: Are you future strong?

OCCUPATION: Futurist and management consultant JENSEN will discuss whether the young generation is ready for the future. He’ll share his own stories about becoming “future strong.” “We live in such a plugged-in world that most of us never take a moment to focus on what the person in front of you is saying, and let it soak in and be part of how you are thinking,” Jensen said.

NAME: Petra Kolber TOPIC: The perfection detox OCCUPATION: Founder of Moving to Happiness KOLBER aims to debunk the belief that perfection is needed to succeed.

Perfectionism, she said, hinders people from doing their best work. “I lived in the cage of perfectionism for 25 years. I’ve lived this way, and I know how it feels,” she said. “I know how it limits the way we live life, and I want people to realize their own greatness and potential.”

NAME: Sean Kirst TOPIC: At the lighthouse: Why I tell stories OCCUPATION: Columnist at The Post Standard/Syracuse Media Group KIRST said he was honored to be chosen to speak at the TEDx event.

He thinks his topic of storytelling can have powerful impact on how people perceive what’s around them. “I think whether it’s a community or an individual or a great work of architecture, I think a story determines how we see things — how we look at them,” he said.

NAME: Charisse L’Pree TOPIC: Psychology of selfies OCCUPATION: Assistant professor of communications at SU L’PREE said the TEDx talk is a fun way to conduct research on the psychosocial aspects of selfies. “Selfies are widely disparaged, but I think that they can be used as self-esteem interventions,” she said. “I want to change the way people think about selfies, how we take, make, share and archive selfies and reclaim the selfie as art.”

NAME: Domingo Zapata TOPIC: The healing powers of art OCCUPATION: Painter ZAPATA, a Spanish-American artist who was born in Spain, will be painting live during his TEDx talk on Thursday.

“What’s exciting is that you get to express something that might have lived inside of you for a long time, and then you have an opportunity to do it in public in front of an audience,” said Zapata, who produces neo-expressionist paintings.

NAME: Hailey Temple TOPIC: The power of technology OCCUPATION: Senior public relations and information management and technology dual major at SU TEMPLE said her talk will aim to represent the Syracuse University student voice, as her speech will be geared toward college students and the younger generation in relation to the role technology plays in their lives. “I hope people take away from my talk that their words and actions are a lot more powerful than they realize,” she said.

NAME: Derek Grassman TOPIC: How wind energy saved my life OCCUPATION: CEO of Kohilo Wind GRASSMAN will be talking about how his life experiences led to him inventing a new wind turbine. “The technology itself, it’s really going to help a lot of people around the world, and I feel like I’ve kind of got to get the message out there somehow,” the Kohlilo CEO said. “TED talks is a great platform for that.”

NAME: Douglas Melville TOPIC: Improve your diversity IQ OCCUPATION: Chief diversity officer for TBWA Worldwide MELVILLE, a Class of 1998 SU alumnus, said the TEDx talk was a great opportunity to return to his alma mater. Melville will discuss everyday tips for people to live a more diverse lifestyle. “We learn from difference and we’re comforted by commonality… You learn the most and you are challenged from people that are different from you,” he said.

NAME: Ronald Taylor TOPIC: To be judged OCCUPATION: Senior political science and policy studies dual major at SU TAYLOR said one of the most exciting parts of preparing to speak was reflecting on what he wants to convey. It will be his second time speaking at the TEDx SU event and he will perform a spoken-word piece. “I think that often times we oppress ourselves, and so that’s the main reason why my talk is necessary,” Taylor said.

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Senior plans 2nd version of Run Rob Run

By Emma Baty staff writer

For 13 hours, Rob Faugno ran 54 miles in the cold, in the rain and through the hills of upstate New York last year to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

One year later, Faugno is planning the second installment of the event, called Run Rob Run, with his fraternity brothers. He was running to honor his sister, a Make-AWish recipient, on her 18th birthday.

“As amazing as last year was, it’s unrealistic to think someone’s going to run 54 miles every year,” said Faugno, a senior marketing and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises dual major. “I really wanted to leave behind a philanthropy that was sustainable.”

He and the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha of Syracuse University are partnering with the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha of Cornell University to run in shifts for 24 straight hours on Cornell’s Arts Quad, starting this Friday at 10 a.m. Last year, the run raised $30,000, and this year, the brothers of both chapters want to raise that number to $70,000.

Going into this year, Faugno asked his brothers if they wanted to continue to do Run Rob Run, and he got a positive response.

“Everyone just had such a great experience last year that everyone was like, ‘We just want to keep doing this,’” Faugno said. “I’m honored that not only my chapter but the Cornell chapter has really bought into it.”

One of the main reasons the brothers

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cuneo If you would like any favors — non-sexual — I will be accepting donations in the form of Chipotle Mexican Grill gift cards. Danny needs his guac. If you can’t put it in card form, Microsoft Points will also be an acceptable alternative. All favors will be cashed in on the day of my daughter’s wedding. Since I don’t have a daughter, these favors will be cashed in the next time I watch “The Godfather.”

What you’re going to get from me are plenty of false promises. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make my constituents happy. Free candy in Bird Library? Sure.

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decided to hold the event on the quad was to get more exposure. Last year, Faugno ran most of the 54 miles on backroads, so people couldn’t see him doing the actual running.

The brothers are hoping that if people see the event happening, they will be more likely to donate.

“This year, with the event being right in everyone’s face in the Cornell quad, I feel that we’re going to raise a lot more money during the actual event,” Faugno said. “We’re hoping that people who are out enjoying their day are going to see what we’re doing, and it’s going to touch them in some way.”

Everyone just had such a great experience last year that everyone was like, ‘We just want to keep doing this.’

Rob Faugno senior marketing and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises dual major

Faugno said he’s looking forward to Friday’s run and hoping to watch Run Rob Run grow in the future. The brothers hope this philanthropy event will be something they can continue after Faugno graduates.

Farzan Rashid, a senior human biology, health and society major at Cornell and one of the philanthropy co-chairs of Pi Kappa Alpha, said he wanted to leave a legacy behind after he graduated.

That’s going to be tough. The point of being a politician is to make people happy and make laws, and since I haven’t seen “Legally Blonde,” I’m going to settle for the former. If Syracuse University is a fraternity, I am your pledge. Just don’t rough up the face. It’s my beautiful, secret weapon.

I know how these things work. People only really vote when it’s a talent competition or when picking who will be voted off the island. So if you would like to vote for me, text “DANNY” to 1-800-DANNYISCOOL with your name and photo, and if you are attractive, I will text you back with a personal thank-you note.

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Noah Bressman, a senior biology major at Cornell University and the other philanthropy co-chair of Cornell’s Pi Kappa Alpha, thinks this run will be successful because so many of the fraternity brothers have running experience.

Several of the brothers, including himself, are prepared to take long shifts because they are a part of Cornell’s Track and Field Club and Running Club.

“What one of the Cornell brothers said to me was, ‘I’m probably not going to remember that sick party we had last weekend 10 years from now, but I will remember this day for the rest of my life,’” Faugno said. “And I think they understand that doing this — running for 30 minutes doesn’t seem like a lot — but collectively what we’re going to do together is going to help change people’s lives.”

Faugno also said that although his first running experience will always hold a special place in his heart, this year it extends far beyond his personal relationship with his sister.

“It’s about how me and my sister’s relationship is just like every Make-A-Wish kid and their siblings,” Faugno said, “because anyone who has ever been a wish kid sibling knows that they are the most inspiring people you will ever meet.”

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I should probably wrap this up. Attention spans are shorter than ever these days, and I need to take my third nap. But here’s my final plea: why not me? We all know the Student Association is just a fake organization in order to let kids wear suits during the day, so why not let me run it?

Thank you all, God speed and in the words of Mays Gilliam — “I’m the government. I can do anything.”

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Rodgers leads SU heading into final home matches

By Michael Burke staff writer

When she was as young as 4 years old, Amanda Rodgers would often accompany her parents to their favorite tennis courts in Bradenton, Florida, her hometown. Rodgers would bring her black Labrador, with whom she played a tennis rendition of keep-away.

It was then when she began to fall in love with the sport she now plays for Syracuse.

The senior plays No. 1 singles for SU (7-11, 2-10 Atlantic Coast) and will partake in her last two regular-season home matches in meetings with North Carolina State (10-13, 1-11) on Friday and Georgia Tech (11-8, 7-5) on Sunday at Drumlins Tennis Center.

One of three seniors on the team, Rodgers admitted she’s going to be upset when she steps off the court for the last time Sunday. But she also said she plans on not letting those emotions affect her prior to or during her matches.

“We need to win,” said Rodgers, a contributing writer for The Daily Orange. “These are very important matches this weekend, so I’m just going to try to fight as hard as I can.”

Rodgers has spent the past three seasons as the team’s top singles player, and sports a 43-33 career record for SU. This season — Syracuse’s second in the ACC since moving from the Big East — she’s 6-11 at the No. 1 singles spot.

Despite that record, head coach Younes Limam said he’s seen strides in Rodgers since

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niagara and swinging at first-pitch strikes and making something happen,” Ross said. “You got to keep attacking, that’s why it’s called offense. Those hits happen for you when you have confidence.”

In the second game, SU started off the bottom of the first inning strong and never looked back.

Burkhardt stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. On a 2-2 pitch, the No. 8 hitter rocketed a bases-clearing double that rolled to the fence in right-centerfield to put the Orange up 5-0 early.

Burkhardt said she didn’t feel “too hot” at the plate, but assistant coach Matt Nandin encouraged her to keep it simple and it paid off.

“Rachel Burkhardt’s been making contact and hitting the ball hard,” Ross said. “That’s all we ask, hit the ball hard and good things happen.”

Sammy Fernandez followed with a single and Maddi Doane hit a liner that hit the right fielder’s shoulder and rolled toward the right-center gap. Burkhardt and Fernandez both scored on the play, which should’ve ended the inning but instead extended Syracuse’s lead to 7-0.

Niagara held Syracuse scoreless in the second

the end of last season.

“She’s improved tremendously,” he said. “As far as her game, being more aggressive, being closer to the baseline, dictating play, playing on her terms and stuff like that.”

Rodgers’ production on the court has been matched by her value off of it, Limam said. He said she consistently shows up early for practice and sets an example for the underclassmen.

Of its seven-player roster, SU has three sophomores and one freshman, all of whom Limam said look up to Rodgers. It will make saying goodbye to SU that much tougher for Rodgers.

“I was talking to someone in the athletic department the other day and they were asking me if I was excited to graduate,” she said. “I said no. They started laughing because they said Syracuse is the only place they’ve ever heard a senior say they don’t want to graduate.”

Though her collegiate career is quickly coming to an end, Rodgers isn’t yet finished playing tennis. Her next step will be joining the professional circuit, which she plans to do as soon as she graduates.

Limam previously played in the men’s professional circuit snd believes Rodgers can have success at the next level.The head coach said he expects Rodgers will go to Europe to begin her pro career. There, Limam said, she could enter a number of tournaments.Rodgers, however, isn’t yet sure where she’ll play next.

Said Rodgers: “I’m just going to go with the flow.” mdburk01@syr.edu

director for Rutgers football from January 2008 to October 2009 prior to that, according to his LinkedIn profile.

His role at SU will primarily be handling the program’s finances, team travel and helping the coaching staff where needed, per Scout. sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

and third innings, but the Orange offense resurfaced for another six runs in the bottom of the fourth. With the bases loaded and two outs, Wambold dug herself into the box and on the first pitch she saw, hit SU’s second three-run double of the game. The ball landed inches fair down the leftfield line and rolled deep into foul territory to bring the score to 13-0.

In her third career start, AnnaMarie Gatti pitched with a lead for the first time all season.

As she comes back from an injury, having runs on the scoreboard helped her calm down and work with confidence.

“It’s really nice, especially knowing (the game) can be over very fast,” Gatti said. “Knowing I don’t have to be out there and putting tons of pressure on my foot, but I can also practice my stuff in the game is really nice.”

The team left only five runners on base in a game it hopes help build confidence moving into the final eight games of the season.

“Today was a really good day because we didn’t press too much and we kept it simple,” Burkhardt said. “We knew what we were capable of and we just went up there saying, ‘No, we’re better than this. Let’s go do it.’” lpsull01@syr.edu

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freshman year and a pending NCAA waiver for a sixth year of eligibility.

And by persistently returning to the field, she has been able to fulfill a promise she made to play for her father, Gary Gait, who etched his name in SU history as one of the greatest men’s lacrosse players ever.

“I think to her it was a light at the tunnel, like, ‘I’m going to do this. I’m going to play for my dad,’” Nicole Gait said. “‘My dad came here because I was going to play for him, so I’m going to make it work.

What do I need to do?’”

In the summer of 2007, Taylor and Gary talked at the kitchen table while the family still lived in Denver. Her father wanted to coach the SU women’s team, and he wanted Taylor to play for him there. She played for Real Colorado, a soccer club with nearly 5,000 players and was reluctant to move to Syracuse, but lacrosse coursed through her family’s veins.

It was then that the two made a promise to team up at SU, and that promise has driven her ever since.

The first time she tore her left meniscus and ACL, nobody touched her as she sat crying on the lacrosse field at Christian Brothers (New York) Academy as a high school junior.

Twenty minutes passed, she said. Gary was on a bus at Syracuse, leaving for an away game, and her mother was teaching dance at their house.

A teammate’s father shooed away first responders, Taylor said. When she had to be on bed rest for two weeks after the surgery, Taylor wanted to move around, but couldn’t.

“I had never been hurt before,” Taylor said. “…

When it happened, I was like, ‘I don’t even know how to be injured. I don’t know. Why can’t I play?’”

After surgery and rehab, her father noticed she couldn’t fully extend her leg, and she experienced nerve pinching in her left leg. Both effects have yet to subside, she said.

Taylor rehabbed until late March 2012, when she returned for her high school senior season. In her first weekend back, she pulled herself off the field because something was wrong with her knee.

She eventually visited three doctors. Each told her they couldn’t figure out what exactly was wrong, but she had likely torn her meniscus again.

Leslie Matthews, an orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens, repaired Taylor’s meniscus in March 2012. She woke up from the anesthesia freezing cold — a unique reaction to the surgical drug — and cried. Matthews found her left ACL was partially torn and she’d have to come back in two weeks for another surgery.

She decided to redshirt her freshman year at SU. Warming up for a home game she couldn’t even play in, her left knee gave out on a simple cut. This time she tore just her left meniscus. Her left knee developed scar tissue, so Matthews cleaned it out twice in the summer of 2013.

Taylor rehabbed again, and things were going well until the alumni game. Within a week of tearing her ACL, she found herself under Matthews’ knife again.

“We were leaving the next day to play our first game and she tore her good knee,” Gary said.

“That was kind of heartbreaking.”

Through each injury, Nicole reminded her daughter that lacrosse did not have to define her.

But Taylor still returned to sports, attending every CBA soccer practice even though she couldn’t play. She scheduled physical therapy around practice so she could throw a lacrosse ball around and fine-tune her stick work.

After she tore her left ACL and meniscus a

TAYLOR GAIT has finally enjoyed personal success on the field after her injuries. She has scored eight goals in the Orange’s last four games. frankie prijatel photo editor

second time, Taylor and her mother talked about whether she needed to come back to lacrosse again. Taylor questioned whether she wanted to come back, but didn’t waver.

“I said to her once, ‘You are so much more than lacrosse… Who cares?’” Nicole said. “‘Mom, I’m going to play again’,” Nicole said her daughter told her. “‘Stop saying that. I will play.’”

And Taylor has.

While she’s regained the ability to run, it has taken baby steps to get back into lacrosse.

She played on the second midfield line in SU’s first game against Denver on March 6, tallying a goal and an assist. Then she cracked the starting lineup against Florida on March 10, scoring a goal.

On April 7, she finally emerged. She scored a hat trick in a four-minute span to bring SU back in an

eventual loss against Notre Dame.

After the game, her mother sat in the bleachers. Nicole occasionally surveyed the then-empty Carrier Dome turf. Her eyes began to well up.

“Six surgeries, four years not playing and then you see what she’s doing,” Nicole said. “… It’s amazing to me.”

Taylor sometimes runs four miles after practice, even though she says she shouldn’t.

But to this point, the injuries haven’t stopped her. Not from running. Not from playing lacrosse. And not from carrying out her promise to her father.

“Me and my dad have a special relationship,” Taylor said. “I feel like he’s the one motivating me every time.” cjlibona@syr.edu

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Huegel translates hockey skills to lacrosse field for Orange

By Jon Mettus staff writer

When Maddy Huegel first visited Syracuse it wasn’t for lacrosse.

She toured the athletic facilities and Tennity Ice Pavilion with ice hockey up next head coach Paul Flanagan before @ Louisville @ UofL Lacrosse Stadium watching one of Thursday, 2 p.m. his team’s games.

“I was in love with it,” Huegel said.

But then she came back again — this time for lacrosse.

“I thought that (lacrosse) was a better chance — opportunity — for me,” Huegel said. “… (a) better chance for a national championship.”

The two-sport star was torn between hockey and lacrosse coming out of high school, but ultimately chose to play the latter at Syracuse. Techniques and skills she developed playing hockey have helped her in areas on the lacrosse field, like winning ground balls and controlling draws.

Huegel’s missed seven games this season due to personal reasons, she said. And after playing as a defender and on the draw circle last season, she’s focused in more on draws as a junior. Huegel will use the skills she developed as a hockey player when she lines up around the circle for No. 9 SU’s (9-6, 2-4 Atlantic Coast) game at No. 14 Louisville (9-5, 1-4) on Thursday at 2 p.m.

“She’s just got a knack for seeing the ball and getting it into her stick and anticipating

the space and where the ball is going to go,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “She probably learned that from hockey.”

Hockey was Huegel’s first sport. She started skating at 5 and a year later she joined an organized team.

She was the star center on all of her teams and led in points every year, she said. In 2010, she led Lysander Lady Lightning in New York to a state championship.

Huegel loved to deke through defenders in hockey, which has translated into her being able to pick up the ball in a scrum and come out with it still in her stick. “(Hockey is played in) small quarters,” associate head coach Regy Thorpe said. “… It’s natural to box out and you can take a little bump and still run with the ball,” he added of hockey’s benefit to lacrosse players.

The squats she did mostly for hockey improved her leg strength and her ability to box out opponents on the draw.

The biggest benefit, Huegel said, has been with her form on ground balls. She’s able to smoothly scoop balls off the ground, which comes naturally from her years of playing with a puck on the ice.

“We knew she was a good hockey player, but you never know until they get here, right, what they’re going to do and she settled into a sort of draw specialist,” Thorpe said.

With just two and a half minutes left in regulation and the score tied in an April 7 overtime loss to Notre Dame, Huegel lined up around the circle

MADDY HUEGEL often draws upon her stick skills learned from years of playing ice hockey when she plays for the SU women’s lacrosse team. kelli mosher staff photographer

against Fighting Irish defender Barbara Sullivan.

The whistle blew and SU attack Kailah Kempney popped the ball forward. Huegel shielded Sullivan with her body as Kempney and Notre Dame midfielder Casey Pearsall battled for the ball. It fell behind them and Huegel scooped it up before tossing it back to the SU defense, giving the Orange one last possession.

Huegel played in the final four for Syracuse during her freshman year and started the national championship game loss last season,

but only has two more chances to to validate her choice of lacrosse over hockey and win a national championship.

SU has just two regular season games before the ACC tournament, then another before the NCAA tournament begins.

“I was such an offensive-minded player in hockey,” Huegel said. “So I think in lacrosse, I just want to get the ball back. That’s why I’m on the draws.” jrmettus@syr.edu

softball

Syracuse pitching tosses 2 shutouts in sweep of Niagara

By Sam Fortier staff writer

AnnaMarie Gatti swiped her right foot through the dirt.

She had walked a hitter on four pitches and just thrown a first-pitch ball to the next batter.

Assistant coach Mike Bosch came out to the mound for a visit. Bosch told her to look at the scoreboard and trust her defense. Gatti walked to the back of the circle and toed the rubber.

The hitter lined Gatti’s 1-0 offering into center field, where Mary Dombrowski picked it up on a hop. Dombrowski saw the runner trying to score from second and gunned the ball toward home plate. Catcher Julie Wambold blocked the plate and turned, moments before the runner bowled her over, sending Wambold sprawling into the dirt. But she hung on to the ball and the umpire signaled out.

Gatti had flown through the first two innings, allowing only one baserunner. Though she struggled in the third, her defense picked her up.

“I settled in and calmed down,” she said.

“There’s no pressure because we were up and they didn’t have any runs.”

SU (17-22, 1-10 Atlantic Coast) defeated Niagara (1-27, 1-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic) in both games of a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at SU Softball Stadium. The Orange pitching didn’t allow a run, and the SU offense mercy-ruled in both games, 11-0 and 13-0, respectively.

Gatti made her third collegiate start after

returning from injury in the second game and Sydney O’Hara came in for the final three outs.

“Anna… didn’t have the speed she’ll build back up to,” Syracuse head coach Leigh Ross said. “But she learned today that if you just spin the ball right and put it right where you want to, then hitters will get themselves out.”

It took Gatti eight pitches to induce three groundouts in the first innings.

She got two more groundouts in the second, and a popout to third base in foul ground ended the inning.

After walking a batter in the third and allowing the hit that Dombrowski made her strong throw on, she induced a groundout to end the frame.

“My drop curve worked pretty well,” Gatti said. “… But knowing that I can hit (that spot) now is helping. Knowing that I’m getting ground balls is also good for my confidence.”

Gatti allowed a leadoff double in the fourth, but stifled any potential damage with a strikeout and a groundout. Second baseman Sammy Fernandez charged a weak grounder and flipped the ball to first for a close out to end the inning.

O’Hara struck out the side in the fifth, making Wambold’s mitt pop the loudest it had all afternoon.

After three swings-and-misses, the last Niagara batter walked back to the dugout.

“We did a great job of playing our game and pulling things together,” Ross said. “We had some good, solid pitching performances.” sjfortie@syr.edu

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donahue admittedly more important, gave the Orange its first lead since an April 2 win against Albany.

“I don’t know, I really don’t think of it,” Donahue said of his feat. “I didn’t know until today they were saying it.

“I don’t really think of it, I’m just looking forward to the next game.”

Reaching the century mark in goals is a byproduct of the offensive value he’s provided to the Orange this season. In scoring three times on Tuesday night, he helped lead No. 4 Syracuse (9-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) to an 18-5 win over Hobart (7-4, 4-0 Northeast).

It was Donahue’s fourth game in the last five that he’s tallied at least three goals, and he leads SU this season with 38 scores. The 5-foot-9 attack has been as dynamic of an offensive player as head coach John Desko could’ve hoped for.

Craftily weaving through defenses to station himself on the crease has become a staple for Donahue, as evident by the manner he got SU’s offense going against the Statesmen.

“I think we share (the ball) really well, so for him to have that kind of success with the ball and without the ball is great,” Desko said. “He has a really good knack for reading the situation on the field and what the defense is doing.”

Donahue’s off-ball prowess has best been displayed in man-up situations for Syracuse’s offense. Against defenses with one less body, it’s only made it easier for Donahue to do what he’s best at.

His 12 goals for SU when it has the one-man advantage are the most of any player in the

country, and Desko said that only further proves his point about Donahue’s exceptional ability to find and create open space.

Derek DeJoe is better versed than most with the Orange’s man-up schemes as the team’s man-up specialist.

DeJoe attributes Donahue’s dominance to an inherent intelligence he has, always knowing the direction he should maneuver on the field.

“He just always finds open space,” DeJoe said. “A lot of us admire the way he just has the greatest lax IQ on our team.”

It didn’t take a stroke of brilliance for the Syracuse attack to decide where to go after blocking William Locke’s inbound pass deep into Hobart’s territory. The Orange’s leading scorer scooped up the ball after he def lected the pass and Donahue beelined toward Hobart’s crease.

He easily beat out Locke in a footrace and scored in three seconds after creating the opportunity off a turnover.

It’s not blazing speed constantly letting Donahue skirt defenders. It’s not pinpoint accuracy making him one of the team’s most reliable deep-scoring threats. It’s not exceptional agility allowing him to showcase an arsenal of dodges.

For Donahue, there’s no replicable formula perpetuating his success this season.

He’s blended his wealth of lacrosse knowledge with his athletic frame to make plays for Syracuse in nearly every situation he’s needed to.

“It’s not like he takes the ball up and dodges 20 times a game to try and get his points,” Desko said. “It’s a little bit with the ball and a little bit off the ball.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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Spotless While the SU offense piled it on, the pitching staff held Niagara scoreless during the teams’ doubleheader on Wednesday.

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Cardinal rule Syracuse women’s lacrosse travels to Louisville at 2 p.m. on Thursday coming off its worst loss in two years.

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Senior moment Amanda Rodgers is getting set to play her last regular season home matches. She’s played No. 1 singles the past three seasons.

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football

Report: SU hires Robinson

By Sam Blum asst. sports editor

Syracuse has hired Drew Robinson as its new director of football operations, according to multiple reports.

It was first reported by Mike Quick of MSG Varsity.

Robinson was formerly the assistant athletic director of creative services and fan experience at Rutgers and had been in that capacity for 10 months.

He tweeted Wednesday afternoon that it was his last day as an employee at the university after six years there.

Robinson attended Syracuse and served as a student manager of the football team from January 2005 through May 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile, and graduated from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 2007.

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men’s lacrosse TAYLOR GAIT made a promise to her dad, current Syracuse head coach Gary Gait, that she would one day play for him at SU. The junior has endured seven knee injuries, including three torn ACLs, but persisted and has appeared in 15 games this season. frankie prijatel photo editor

Taylor Gait persists through knee injuries to play for father at Syracuse

By Chris Libonati staff writer

T

aylor Gait knew it. Her mother knew it. And her father knew it.

It made him sick, and Nicole Gait said it was written on her husband’s face.

Sitting on the Manley Field House Here’s the timeline of Taylor Gait’s injuries:

turf, Taylor pleaded, “Why me?” while tears streamed down her face. On that play during Syracuse’s alumni game in late January 2014, the then-sophomore had torn her right ACL and meniscus for the first time.

“This was my time, I was going to be so good,” Taylor confided to her mother in the training room, “I was

ready. My (left) knee was so good.”

Since the first time Taylor tore her left ACL and meniscus in late April 2011, she has not played a full regular-season lacrosse game because of her seven combined knee injuries.

Despite her mother telling her it was OK to stop playing, the junior midfielder has played in every game this

season and scored 16 goals.

Five of the six procedures required to repair Taylor’s knees have been on her left one. Another left knee injury could end her career. Doctors told her another surgery would be too invasive, yet she could possibly play another three years thanks to a redshirt

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softball

SU offense explodes in pair of victories over Niagara

By Liam Sullivan staff writer

Syracuse has struggled to get hits in crucial situations all season long.

But on Wednesday afternoon, niagara 0 the Orange syracuse 13 r e c o r d e d timely hits to score runs when it

mattered.

“That’s what those hitters need, they need that confidence,” SU head coach Leigh Ross said. “… I think we had kind of gotten into this mode where our offense was just slow. We’re starting to pick that up now.”

Syracuse (17-22, 1-10 Atlantic Coast) defeated Niagara (1-27, 1-7

Metro Atlantic) by a score of 13-0 in the second game of a doubleheader at SU Softball Stadium following an 11-0 shutout in the first game. Following a weekend of three frustrating losses to Pittsburgh, the Orange rebounded by scoring enough runs in each game to end the contests early due to the mercy rule.

SU junior attack keeps producing, nets 100th career goal against Hobart

By Connor Grossman

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Donahue maintains reliability

The Orange batted around twice in the second game and only one player failed to get a hit in an offensive explosion for the most runs scored all season long. Rachel Burkhardt and Julie Wambold led the way for SU, recording four and three RBIs, respectively.

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Dylan Donahue hardly had to move to etch his name in the Syracuse record books.

The junior attack stood motionless on the edge of the crease, silently calling for the ball by holding his stick out to his left as Mike Messina streaked down the field.

Messina landed his pass right to the webbing of Donahue’s stick, and he took one short step with his left foot and tapped down his right as he fired a point-blank shot past Hobart goalie Jackson Brown.

The goal made him the 23rd SU player to reach 100 career goals, but see donahue page 19