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P • Getting global

Elaine Chao, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, brings an extensive career in government to her role in President Donald Trump’s cabinet.

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Pritesh Desai, a graduate student, created a virtual reality app that allows users to zoom around the world and read news stories where they are happening.

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S • Paying it forward

Jamie Archer was a successful player for SU’s men’s lacrosse team. Now he coaches JamesvilleDeWitt High School and sends some of his best players to SU. Page 16

su athletics

Ticket system to launch

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

In an attempt to boost attendance among both students and alumni, Syracuse Athletics will unveil a new student ticket model on Wednesday — the first such move in at least 10 years, said Jeremiah Maher, SU’s associate athletics director for ticket sales and operations. Students will receive an email on Wednesday with sign-up instructions for the new 2017-2018 season pass, which will precede a rewards program set to launch this fall.

The Dome can be one of the great home-field advantages in all of college football.

JAMES FRANCO has been a member of Student Association since his freshman year. With a running mate who has not previously been in SA, Franco hopes to change the student organization with both insider and outsider experience. ally moreo photo editor

FINAL STEP

James Franco looks to lead SA after 3 years in the organization

John Wildhack syracuse director of athletics

Editor’s note: With Student Association elections occurring this week, The Daily Orange is profiling the two candidates for SA president through Tuesday.

By Clare Ramirez copy chief

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efore beginning his freshman year at Syracuse University, James Franco sent a Facebook friend request to the other students living on his floor — the honors learning community in Sadler Hall.

One girl had been repeatedly denying his request. Three times, to be exact. Apparently, Franco said, she thought his profile was a fan account dedicated to the

actor of the same name. She also thought his profile picture looked like Ellen DeGeneres.

“I thought, ‘Alright, great start to this already,” said Franco, a junior political science and history double major. “This girl probably hates me.”

Two years later, and that “girl” is now one of Franco’s best friends, Angie Pati, and his running mate for the Student Association elections for the 61st session, for which voting began on Monday. Franco and Pati are running for president and vice president, respectively, and are campaigning on the theme of “Proactivity > Reactivity.” The two were the first to announce their campaign in late March, followed see fr anco page 7

“Those of you who are diehard fans,” Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack said last week, “we want to give you a rich experience. We want to give you the opportunity to do that and have some additional benefits.”

The student pass, set to open Wednesday, will operate for football, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse. There are four options for students, each giving access to every SU home game while class is in session. Three of the four options include a priority points element, which includes additional benefits and carries into a student’s life post-Syracuse.

“What the university had been offering was a little plain,” Johnny Oliver, president of SU’s student section Otto’s Army, said. “We hope by offering more choices, see tickets page 4

south crouse development project

Chuck’s to close Tuesday following months of speculation

By Sam Ogozalek asst. news editor

Hungry Chuck’s, the popular student bar, will serve students for the last time at its current location on Tuesday night.

BLVD Equities, a New Jerseybased real estate development firm, plans to demolish the bar and several other businesses along South Crouse Avenue to construct

a “mixed-use” building that will include luxury student apartments.

Steve Theobald, Chuck’s owner, and BLVD developers have been involved in a legal battle over the bar’s closing. Here’s a look at the timeline leading up Chuck’s last night of operation at 727 S. Crouse Ave.

JANUARY 2017 City agency tables vote

The Syracuse City Planning Com-

mission tables a vote on BLVD Equities’ proposal to construct the mixed-use building at 727 S. Crouse Ave. after a lengthy public hearing on the subject.

A major point of contention at the meeting is a zoning law that requires a set amount of parking spots available for retail spaces. The proposed project would normally require 227 parking spots, but BLVD Equities asks the commission to wave that

number to zero.

A lawyer representing Chuck’s says the bar is “ready and willing” to move forward with the proposal.

#SaveChucks trends

Syracuse University community members take to social media to express their outrage about the potential demolition of Chuck’s following The Daily Orange’s report on the planning commission. #SaveChucks trends among students.

FEBRUARY 2017 Theobald discusses project

Theobald in an interview said he has been in constant communication with BLVD Equities’ developers regarding the proposal. The development firm, managed by SU alumni Jared Hutter and Brian Rosen, indicates that it has secured a “significant amount” of off-site parking spots for the proposal, but

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TATTOO tuesday | cameron hart

Tattoos connect sophomore to culture

By Julie McCullough staff writer

Cameron Hart loves Japanese culture. His right arm is covered with a half-sleeve of tattoos, each one a symbol of Japan and his heritage.

In 2012, the week after he turned 18, the sophomore biology major asked his mother to HART write out his full name in the Japanese writing system. Hart’s mother grew up in Japan and wrote Hart’s name in katakana – one of the three character-sets of Japanese. He then got a tattoo artist to put it on the back of his right arm.

“I always had a love for tattoos, and a strong tie to my Japanese heritage,” explained Hart.

“I figured, why not put two and two together?”

Two years later, an artist designed a Japanese scroll around the letters to make it look like his katakana name was written on the scroll. He also got a large cherry blossom branch beside and above the scroll.

“I kind of got the cherry blossom on a whim,” Hart said. “I was trying to think of something related to Japan, to stick with the theme, but also aesthetically pleasing. I decided

to go with the tree because I wanted the pink pedals to stand out against the black and white of the other tattoos.”

The last part of Hart’s sleeve came a year later, when he got a Japanese sea eagle, clouds and a rising sun tattooed beside the scroll.

Hart’s strong tie to Japanese culture is rooted in his heritage.

His mother is Japanese, and passed down many of the same values and practices that her parents had engrained in her as she grew up in Japan.

“I got the tattoos partly because I really love the Japanese way of life, but also because it makes me feel more connected to my mom’s side of the family,” Hart said. “Both her parents passed away when I was five. Learning about Japanese practices makes me feel closer to them and that part of myself.”

Over the summer, he plans to return to the same tattoo artist and get a dragon and fire on the lower part of his arm. He eventually wants to incorporate all four elements — water, earth, wind and fire — into his tattoos. He already has the wind element in the form of the flying sea eagle and the earth element in the form of the cherry blossom tree.

After he gets the dragon and the fire, he will get a tattoo related to water on his chest. jlmccu01@syr.edu

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cor r ection In a Monday story titled “Planting his roots,” Kirk Ventiquattro’s career record was misstated.

Ventiquattro had a career record of 436-418 entering this season. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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CAMERON HART‘s tattoos help him feel connected to his mother’s family. His mom is Japanese and grew up in Japan, so Hart decided to ink symbols from Japanese culture on his arm. ally moreo photo editor

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94 Elaine Chao is the 18th and current United States Secretary of Education. She previously served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor under former President George W. Bush.

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Chao brings years of experience to cabinet

By Michael Burke news editor

Elaine Chao has brought an extensive career in government to her newest position as the secretary of transportation in President Donald Trump’s cabinet.

The U.S. Senate in January confirmed Chao to the position by a vote of 93 to 6. She will likely be a key player in carrying out Trump’s proposed $1 trillion infrastructure plan. Trump has yet to release the plan, but that could happen as soon as next month, according to Politico.

Chao has previously served in the administrations of other Republican presidents, including as the secretary of labor under President George W. Bush.

As the secretary of the Depart-

ment of Transportation, she now leads a department that oversees a number of agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.

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The DOT’s budget funds each of those agencies and in recent years it has given the most funding to the Federal Highway Administration. It allocated more

than $51 billion to that agency in its 2017 fiscal year budget.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the United States’ infrastructure system a grade of D+ in 2017, and estimated that $4.59 trillion would need to be spent to bring the system’s grade up to a B by 2025. The society gave a D for the country’s aviation system, a C+ for bridges, a D for roads and a D- for the country’s transit system.

Democrats have pushed for increased spending on the nation’s infrastructure problems, but that is at odds with fiscally conservative Republicans. That divide could make it difficult for Trump to pass an infrastructure bill, something that is thought to be one of the best hopes for a bipartisan agreement in 2017.

Trump has said that the

infrastructure plan would be paid for through private investments, with private companies being incentivized by large tax credits that would be offset by new revenue.

Chao said last month that the president’s infrastructure plan will be unveiled sometime this year, adding that in addition to transportation infrastructure, it will include proposals for energy, water and veterans hospitals, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Chao’s career prior to becoming the secretary of transportation included stops in both the private and public sectors.

During George W. Bush’s presidency, from January 2001 until January 2009, Chao served as the United States Secretary of Labor.

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student association

Bill demands release of Koch contract details

By Jordan Muller staff writer

The Student Association assembly on Monday passed a bill calling on SU administrators to denounce the Charles Koch Foundation’s $1.75 million donation to the Martin J. Whitman School of Management until the terms of the contract are released to the public.

John Jankovic, a freshman political science major who presented the bill, said during SA’s Monday night assembly meeting that the donation was a threat to academic freedom.

“I want the contract … to be released because the chancellor has not done so, and in the past there has been strings attached,” Jankov-

Providing updates SU’s Middle States Steering Committee will give preliminary recommendations Tuesday.

See Wednesday’s paper

ic said at the meeting. He added that in situations like these, the Koch Foundation is believed to have an influence on faculty members and the research they conduct.

In November, the Whitman School announced it had received a $1.75 million donation from the Koch Foundation to establish the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society, which would research the intersection between public policy and entrepreneurship. The donation raised eyebrows among Syracuse University students and faculty, who were concerned that Charles and David Koch — outspoken supporters of free-market capitalism — would have direct influence over research topics.

The bill calls for SU and the

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry administrations to publicly demand that SU Chancellor Kent Syverud release the terms of the contract for the Whitman School grant. It also calls for SU administration to denounce the establishment of the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society if the terms of the contract are not released.

The SA assembly passed the bill unanimously at its Monday meeting.

In a separate donation last February, the Koch Foundation gave a $40,008 grant to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

In the past, the Koch brothers have donated tens of millions of dollars to universities to sup-

port research that has been used by legislators to advocate for policy supporting free-market capitalism and opposing environmental regulations.

“What they do is they influence the minds that go into their institutions, and then those people create research that is biased towards deregulation and free-market capitalism,” Jankovic said.

Officials at the W hitman School, including Maria Minniti, founding director of the IES, and Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, said the donation does not allow the Koch Foundation to have influence over IES research.

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Feedback sessions to begin

By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

Syracuse University on Tuesday will seek feedback on its work to gain reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education through a pair of information sessions.

The Middle States Reaccreditation Steering Committee will host the sessions, which will also provide preliminary recommendations related to the reaccreditation process.

During the sessions, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and later from 4 to 6 p.m. inside Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center, SU community members will have a chance to learn about the committee’s work to obtain reaccreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The feedback sessions mark the official launch of self-study feedback phase, according to an SU News release.

The university is obligated to carry out a self-study of its academic and co-curricular programs and relevant operations every eight years to hold Middle States accreditation, according to SU’s Middle States website. SU started the reaccreditation process in fall 2015.

The accreditation indicates educational quality and institutional accountability, providing a benchmark to peer institutions and stakeholders of how well SU is performing in terms of its mission and vision. Additionally, accreditation is mandated for SU students see middle

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news to know Here is a round-up of the biggest news happening around the world right now.

U.S. JUDGE REMOVED The Arkansas Supreme Court has yanked out a judge who had participated in a protest against the death penalty from hearing cases that could result in capital punishment. The state’s high court justified the decision to reassign cases and refer Judge Wendell Griffen for an ethics investigation. source: the arkansas democrat-gazette

HELICOPTER CRASHED A Black Hawk helicopter crashed onto a St. Mary’s County golf course in Maryland on Monday, killing one and injuring two. The accident took place during a training exercise. source: wtop

REWARD FOR MANHUNT Cleveland law enforcement is conducting a manhunt for Steve Stephens, a suspect accused of fatally shooting a 74-year-old man on Sunday and who livestreamed the killing on Facebook, and offering a $50,000 reward leading up to his arrest. source: cleveland.com

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tickets

Here’s a breakdown of the new student ticket model that will be unveiled Wednesday

What the university had been offering was a little plain. We hope by offering more choices, returning students will be inclined to get student tickets again.

Johnny Oliver otto’s army president

While Syracuse men’s basketball attendance consistently ranks among the top in the nation — Syracuse has placed fourth or better each season since the Carrier Dome opened in

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returning students will be inclined to get student tickets again.”

This time last year, the administration of former Director of Athletics Mark Coyle had drafted a reward system plan. Those plans dissolved last May when Coyle left for the University of Minnesota.

Over the last few months, Anthony Di Fino, SU’s associate athletics director for business development, has spearheaded an effort to launch a new student ticket policy. He met with Otto’s Army and spoke with representatives from other schools to see what types of programs work. On Wednesday, SU will reveal the new plan, which the school hopes will boost attendance in the student section.

Throughout the ACC, a greater percentage of freshmen and sophomores buy ticket packages than do juniors and seniors. Herein lies one of athletics departments’ greatest challenges: implementing a system that draws students through the turnstiles. Di Fino said in October that SU was looking to “bring that drive back to the student section that was once there.”

1980 — football attendance has lagged.

Despite a new head coach, hurry-up offense and a victory over a Top 25 team, Syracuse football attendance finished the 2016 season second-worst in Carrier Dome history. National Division I FBS attendance has fallen in seven of the last eight years after peaking in 2008.

“When we look at football, one of our goals is to increase student attendance and overall attendance in the Dome. There’s no question,” Wildhack said. “The Dome can be one of the great home-field advantages in all of college football.”

Last summer, Syracuse upgraded Carrier Dome Wi-Fi speeds, video boards and scoreboards and ran its “No Huddle Tour” in Rochester, Buffalo and Binghamton, New York, for the first time since 2010, emphasizing “New York’s College Team.” Fans met

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Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center

• Otto’s Army T-shirt, hat and sling backpack • Syracuse Orange sunglasses • Guaranteed game giveaways (when applicable) • First priority for post-season away game tickets • Meet and greet with select head coaches • Tour of Carmelo K. Anthony Center and Manley Field House • Invite to Carrier Dome for fall football practice • $80 Orange Club donation to start earning Priority Points

players and coaches at the events. This summer, Syracuse plans to add an air conditioning system to the Dome.

The new student ticket plan will mark the first step toward a rewards system this fall.

Syracuse plans on a rewards system because of its success at other Power 5 universities including Miami, Florida State and Boston College, Di Fino said in October.

The first and cheapest option under the new plan is a student pass at $200, granting access to all home games with no additions.

That will operate the same as the current season pass, which costs $219 for all games while school is in session.

The second tier, student pass plus, is priced at $225. It includes $5 Orange Club donation and an Otto’s Army T-shirt.

Orange Club is the group for all season-

Student Pass Premium • Otto’s Army T-shirt and hat • Invite to Carrier Dome for fall football practice • $30 Orange Club donation to start earning Priority Points

Student Pass Plus • Otto’s Army T-shirt • $5 Orange Club donation to start earning Priority Points

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ticket holders, including nonstudents. The third tier, the student pass premium plan, is priced at $250 and gives students an invite to fall football practice, $30 Orange Club donation to start earning priority points and Otto’s Army T-shirt and hat.

The most expensive option is the student pass elite, priced at $300. It gives students first priority for postseason away games, a meetand-greet with select head coaches, a tour of the Carmelo K. Anthony Center and Manley Field House, an invite to Carrier Dome for fall football practice and an $80 Orange Club donation to start earning priority points.

“How do you tailor to consumer taste?”

Wildhack said. “In this case, it’s our students. You create your recipe.

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business

Price Rite satisfies South Side ‘food desert’ but needs further support

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iscount supermarket chain Price Rite recently opened a store on Syracuse’s South Side in a long overdue move that will end the neighborhood’s drought of full-service grocery stores. Area residents have seen several grocery and retail stores move out of the low-income community, but the Price Rite could be a catalyst for its economic revival.

It’s hard to deny the Price Rite will be anything but beneficial for the struggling neighborhood.

For decades, the South Side has been considered a “food desert,” with residents relying on small convenience stores that offer limited selections of nutritious foods and little-to-no fresh produce.

After years of relying on these local corner stores or taking taxis to full-service grocery stores across town, residents finally have an outlet for healthy foods within walking distance. Though the supermarket was partially made possible by taxpayer dollars, Syracuse taxpayers must admit that it’s a worthy investment.

The new Price Rite location, which cost about $5.3 million, was made possible through years of lobbying by local nonprofit Jubilee Homes, according to Syracuse.com.

The store also received $1.4 million in state grants, $200,000 from Onondaga County and tax breaks

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LET’S GET DOWN TO IT for its first 10 years of operations, per Syracuse.com. In addition to providing South Side residents an affordable and wide selection of fresh produce, meats and other groceries, the new store has created 15 full-time and 85 part-time jobs for the neighborhood.

One hopes that this Price Rite store is a catalyst for that change.

James Newman professor emeritus of geography at su’s maxwell school

Evan Weissman, an assistant professor of food studies at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said he believes the Price Rite is an example of the government executing its role in ensuring the health and safety of its citizens.

“If we’re not paying upstream

in ensuring people live healthy lifestyles, then we’re paying a whole lot more downstream when we are admitting people to emergency rooms,” Weissman said.

Syracuse taxpayers have long been supporting citizens who are unable to be active or productive members of the workforce because of poor health and diet. With the introduction of the Price Rite store offering accessible nutritious foods for South Side residents, it’s only a matter of time before the store’s offerings are reflected in the health of nearby residents.

More importantly, if Price Rite can remain soluble for a couple years, it could potentially attract retail stores back to the area, which would be a true sign of the area’s economic reemergence.

In addition to South Side residents, shoppers from surrounding neighborhoods — including the SU community — should consider buying groceries at the new Price Rite to ensure the store sticks around in the long term and continues to serve the South Side.

“Local and state governments have to be the leaders in trying to change the dynamic of this area for the better. One hopes that this Price Rite store is a catalyst for that change,” said James Newman, professor emeritus of geography at

SU’s Maxwell School.

A long line of customers eagerly awaited outside the store on its opening day, but Price Rite will need to prove that it can continue to attract and sustain a strong customer base before the area gets any real attention from investors.

In the meantime, the SU community needs to do its part in supporting the store, which has the potential to revive an entire community. Located only 1.7 miles from campus on

611 South Ave., Price Rite is a worthwhile alternative to the Tops near South Campus, which can be pricey at times.

Not only will groceries be more affordable at Price Rite, but we can do our part in supporting the recovery of a community that’s been in need for decades.

Alex Straus is a sophomore public relations major and finance minor. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at astraus@syr.edu.

THE PRICE IS RITE Price Rite provides healthy food options for South Side residents and needs continued support to stay in business.

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Ticket system misses mark on attendance Syracuse University Athletics has made efforts to increase attendance at home games, but the new season ticket model set to unfold Wednesday falls flat in supporting that goal because it lacks a rewards system that truly incentivizes students to attend games.

What SU needs is structure that would increase attendance at games that garner smaller crowds — like women’s basketball — by promising students that if they attend those games, they’ll be guaranteed better seats at a premiere game of men’s basketball, the most popular sport among SU fans.

The university is expected to unroll a rewards system this fall based on the success of similar systems at other Power 5 universities, but has taken unnecessary steps to previewing this system in the meantime.

SU has planned to put in place a four-tiered season pass for football, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse that has options News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Head Illustrator Copy Chief Development Editor Digital Editor Social Media Director Video Editor Web Developer Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. Editorial Editor Asst. Feature Editor Asst. Feature Editor Asst. Sports Editor

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varying in cost and offerings to fans. The cheapest ticket plan is $200 — $19 cheaper than the current season pass — and the most expensive ticket plan is $300.

$200 The cheapest ticket plan in SU’s new four-tiered season pass system costs $200, which is $19 cheaper than the current season pass.

The cheaper plan operates in the same manner as the current season pass in that it grants access to all home games for these sports with no additions.

The most expensive option, on the other hand, offers access to all home games in addition to first priority for postseason away games and a meet-and-greet with select head coaches, among other Asst. Sports Editor Matthew Gutierrez Asst. Photo Editor Colin Davy Asst. Photo Editor Jacob Greenfeld Senior Design Editor Kiran Ramsey Design Editor Ali Harford Design Editor Andy Mendes Design Editor Layla Molayem Design Editor Bridget Slomian Design Editor Rori Sachs Design Editor Alex Szelewski Asst. Copy Editor Emera Riley Asst. Copy Editor Caroline Bartholomew Asst. Copy Editor Charlie DiSturco Asst. Copy Editor Andrew Graham Asst. Copy Editor Haley Kim Asst. Copy Editor Taylor Watson Asst. Video Editor Brigid Kennedy Asst. Video Editor Lizzie Michael Asst. Web Editor Anna Merod Asst. Web Editor Divya Murthy

amenities for students.

The different tiers of this new system echo a rewards system, but they don’t offer students incentives they care about.

Rather, the new tiered system offers niceties including a tour of the Carmelo K. Anthony Center and Manley Field House and a pair of Syracuse Orange sunglasses — features that aren’t likely to motivate the average student to purchase a $300 “student pass elite” ticket plan.

If SU Athletics truly wants to incentivize attendance for its less popular sporting events, it should have waited to package the season pass with the rewards system it will unveil in the fall.

Students are unlikely to cash in on the offers the new tiered system includes. This does not bode well for the goal to increase attendance at non-men’s basketball games and instead makes the system appear more as a ploy for money than an act of goodwill for the university’s less popular teams.

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Aftershocks

Experts disagree over implications of US airstrike in Syria

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By Sandya Iyer staff writer

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xperts are at odds over the effectiveness and repercussions of a recent United States airstrike in the war-torn nation of Syria that was ordered by President Donald Trump.

Trump ordered the strike in response to a chemical attack that occurred in northern Syria in early April.

The strike has affected the United States’ relations with regional powers in the Middle East such as Iran, and has escalated tensions with Russia. Some experts at Syracuse University have differing stances on how the strike will impact U.S. relations in the coming weeks, as the six-year conflict in Syria continues to drag on.

The use of chemical weapons is banned under international humanitarian law because once the weapons are released on the battlefield, there is the possibility civilians can indiscriminately be killed along with targeted combatants.

Some see the airstrike Trump ordered as a step in the right direction because it is retaliating against chemical attacks, said Corri Zoli, an assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Since World War I, international law has condemned the use of gas in warfare, Miriam Elman, an associate professor of political science from the Maxwell School, said in an email.

“In 1919, the Versailles Treaty forbade the use of poison gas; in 1925 the League of Nations approved the Geneva Protocol which bans the use of chemical and biological weapons,” Elman said.

This is the U.S.’s first direct military strike against the Syrian Bashar al-Assad regime. Experts agree that the lack of direct military action until now might be due to decisions made by former President Barack Obama’s administration.

Zoli said the previous administration had a foreign policy aim of retreating from the Middle East. Even though atrocities were also being committed during that time, Obama had preferred to not intervene against a sovereign state in the region, she said.

Even though Obama had previously said that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government would lead to serious consequences

for the regime, no meaningful actions were taken against the regime, Elman said.

Elman said this lack of enforcement from the Obama administration was seen as a sign of weakness around the world. It also contributed to the erosion of international laws and norms because people stopped believing that members of the international community would put restraints on chemical warfare, Zoli added.

Zoli said rather than more direct military attacks in the future, she expects to see more work done behind the scenes to get local governments in the nation to help put the “Syrian pieces back together.” She added that the possibility of resettlement for Syrian civilians driven from their homes might more of a priority in the future.

On the other hand, Elman said in response to other “crimes against humanity” in Syria and the violation of international laws, she does expect to see more military strikes against the Assad regime.

“Indeed, Defense Secretary (James) Mattis has already publicly intimated that further chemical weapons use by the Assad regime would trigger yet another U.S. military response,” she said.

Experts also disagree over the impacts the U.S. air strike will have on the relations with nations that have investments in Syria, such as Iran and Russia.

Zoli said it seems as if the U.S. wants to “put boundaries around Iran’s mobility in the (Middle East),” because Iran is trying to create their own hegemonic force within the region. While this could upset Iran, she said, it will be in the interest of U.S. allies in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

She added that Russia is pushing the boundaries of its involvement in the Middle East, in an effort to replace U.S. security hegemony in the region, and that the airstrike serves as a reminder for other countries that are intervening in the region that there is a new attitude regarding American involvement in the Syrian conflict.

However, Elman said that even though the airstrike shows that the Trump administration will not hesitate to use military force in retaliation for human rights violations, the airstrike itself doesn’t show a significant change in U.S. policy in regards to Syria. The airstrike, Elman said, was meant to primarily “punish Assad for his latest war crime.” ssiyer@syr.edu

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“We realized that our different paths would somehow cross to create a really dynamic pair that could make some change in Student Association,” Pati said.

That’s not to say Franco has no experience outside of SA. He’s also been an active member of Syracuse University Ambulance, a choice influenced by his upbringing in a law enforcement family in New Hartford, New York, about 45 minutes away from the university. His father, who shares his same first name, worked for the Utica Police Department for 20 years before retiring in 2008. Similarly, Franco’s uncle also worked for UPD for 20 years as a detective before retiring.

Franco’s interest in safety is rooted in exposure to his family’s police background. It’s why he wanted to join SA his freshman year, and why he feels completely at ease speaking to DPS officers. It’s also why, after graduating from SU, he plans to attend law school and study to become a federal prosecutor.

“He sees law enforcement as a career, and he looks at being a prosecutor as protecting the public, protecting the community, trying to help the people,” his father said. “He’s seen my career as a police officer and has seen some joy in that, and obviously I just am really proud as a father.”

As the son of a police officer, Franco from time to time gets asked if he’s ever considered following in his father’s footsteps.

While he admits he has, he also realizes he has the opportunity to go further than that,

as Franco is the first person within his family to pursue a four-year university degree. “(My dad) thinks that I can do better than what he did — which, I hate when he says that because I truly admire what he did and what the entire field does,” Franco said. “But I do understand in the sense that I had the chance to go to higher education and be lucky enough to be somewhere like Syracuse.”

His pursuit led him to Syracuse, where he expressed an interest in SA before he got to campus. Before his freshman year started, Franco emailed then-SA Vice President Daniela Lopez asking what he could do to get involved in the organization. The more he got to know SA and the people involved, the more he saw himself taking on a bigger role. As a freshman, Franco told then-SA President Boris Gresely that he wanted to someday try to be in his shoes.

The leaders of that administration, he added, helped create his vision for how a college union like SA should operate.

Three years later, and Franco’s resume experience boasts a number of positions.

As the current chair of academic affairs, Franco’s contributions to SA this semester include extending the E.S. Bird Library hours during midterms and being one of the primary writers of SA’s “sanctuary campus” bill.

At the same time, he is aware of the “SA lens” and has even gone as far as to call SA experience “overrated.” The biggest value

in that experience, he said, is to understand within SA that SA can’t do everything — to realize the difference between an ambitious goal and an attainable goal.

Kathleen Dempsey, a policy studies major, helps run social media for the Franco-Pati campaign. As a freshman, Dempsey said she believed their platform spoke to everyone on campus and wanted to make sure her voice was heard.

“I know when I came here, I didn’t know my resources on campus, and one of the best things that they’re trying to do is to bring those resources into the freshman year forums, the CAS 101 classes,” Dempsey said.

“And I just really appreciated that because they’re really important for freshmen and students of all ages to have.”

Ultimately, Pati said, it’s also about how much Franco enjoys the ability to affect change in the university and being involved in SA. When Franco lost the comptroller election last year, he didn’t bolt from SA. Rather, he stayed on the finance board, was appointed a cabinet position and produced tangible results as a dedicated SA member.

“SA is not supposed to be a divisive party split government. It’s supposed to be a student union where your main job is to advocate students on a large scale, but your constituency is every student,” Franco said.

“If you have this to help people, then we should say, ‘Let’s get it done.’”

to be eligible for federal aid, per a separate release. The committee previously held information sessions in October last year.

In Tuesday’s sessions, SU leaders are expected to speak before one of the steering committee chairs explains the reaccreditation procedure, according to the news release. The chairs are Rochelle Ford, professor and chair of the public relations

department in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Libby Barlow, assistant vice president in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Jeff Stanton, associate provost for academic affairs and professor in the School of Information Studies, is in charge of accreditation liaison.

Afterward, representatives from each working group will give an overview on findings and present preliminary recommendations. Those working groups are mission and goals; ethics and integrity; design and delivery of the student learning experience; sup-

port of the student experience; educational effectiveness; planning, resources and institutional improvement; governance, leadership, and administration; and compliance.

Middle States institutions have to comply with 15 requirements pertaining to affiliation and eight accreditation-relevant federal regulations, according to the SU News release.

Subsequently, participants at the Tuesday information sessions can visit numerous stations to learn further information about the findings, see the preliminary reports and give feedback on standards.

The report also will be made available online for collecting feedback in late April and be kept until September for viewing, according to the release.

“It is a necessary condition, for us to succeed as a national research university, that we be accredited,” Chancellor Syverud said during a University Senate meeting in March.

The steering committee needs to submit its final version of the report by Dec. 22 for a review by Middle States peer institutions in spring 2018.

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by Tyler Rossi and Roy Tin. Pati said it’s “wild” that what started as an ongoing joke freshman year has grown into a full-fledged campaign.

“James would say, ‘You should run with me,’ and I was like, ‘Nah, I can’t,’” said Pati, a junior neuroscience and psychology dual major. “He did wait around for me to switch over, and he always says that he knew that I would. He just knows me so well.”

Their platform comprises four elements: safety; health and advocacy; experience and engagement; and diversity. Franco and Pati’s ideas across the four pillars include establishing a peer listening service; enlisting the help of DPS to implement a shuttle service in the immediate area around on Euclid Avenue; and creating a multicultural community within SA comprised of leaders from student groups on campus.

The two both said their success as president and vice president will rely on the balance of Franco’s SA experience and Pati’s diverse experiences outside of the organization. Franco has held multiple positions in SA since his freshman year and is currently the chair of academic affairs. Pati’s involvement lineup, on the other hand, incudes Love Your Melon, SU’s Student Affairs Advisory Board and the Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity.

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chuck’s does not elaborate on the issue.

Agency passes construction proposal

The Syracuse City Planning Commission passes BLVD Equities’ proposal to construct the “mixed-use” building.

“It’s been a long road, and we’re excited to push forward,” Hutter told The Daily Orange at the time.

BLVD Equities requests tax breaks

BLVD Equities files paperwork with the city indicating that construction on the “mixeduse” building could begin by March. The paperwork, submitted to the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency, shows March 1 as the first date of construction and Aug. 1, 2018, as the last date of construction for the project.

The paperwork was part of the developer’s request for $1.7 million in mortgage and sales tax breaks for the project from the city agency.

Tax breaks approved

The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency approves BLVD Equities’ requested tax breaks for the project. During a public hearing on the matter, Hutter portrays the Marshall Street area as a rundown section of the Hill, calling the buildings that would be destroyed to make room for the mixeduse building “decrepit.”

MARCH 2017 Theobald files temporary restraining order

In a turn of events, Theobald files a temporary restraining order against Syracuse 727 LLC — the developers behind the 727 S. Crouse Ave. project — blocking them from conducting an asbestos abatement inside Chuck’s. Syracuse 727 LLC is principally owned by BLVD Equities.

Both Theobald and the developers say that negotiations about the bar’s closing have deteriorated.

If the abatements are to take place, Chuck’s will close during the entire abatement process.

Theobald claims the abatements would cause significant damage to the interior of the bar.

Chuck’s remains the only tenant to not evacuate the premise at 727 South Crouse Ave.

Hutter said he has cut off negotiations with Chuck’s, allowing the bar to remain open the rest of the semester, but jeopardizing its long-term future on the Hill.

Because of the upheaval, Hutter said the entire South Crouse Avenue development project has been delayed. The developer also said Chuck’s, if it were to return to the new “mixed-use” building in the future, would have its rent increased by 30 to 40 percent.

“That is an effing strong arm tactic and that is indicative of the sh*t that they have been pulling off for f*cking weeks,” Theobald told The Daily Orange at the time.

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termination

Chuck’s files a lawsuit in the Onondaga County Supreme Court seeking to prevent the bar from being forced out of its current space. Landlord and developer Syracuse 727 LLC had previously served Chuck’s with a termination notice in February.

Chuck’s challenges the lease termination because, according to the lawsuit, the bar does not believe that Syracuse 727 LLC has the proper permits to begin construction for the project, may not have the necessary financing to support the project and may not yet hold a title to one of the properties where the “mixed-use” building will be built.

Court hearing adjourned

A scheduled court hearing in Onondaga County Supreme Court regarding the asbestos abatement issue and Chuck’s temporary restraining order is adjourned. Theobald said attorneys representing the bar’s new landlord asked for a postponement and a new date had not been set.

APRIL 2017 Chuck’s announces last night

In a Facebook post, Chuck’s announces that it will host students for the final time at its current location on April 18. Theobald said he is “very confident” that the bar will reopen for the 2017-18 academic year and he hopes to announce the bar’s new location before the end of the spring.

It is unclear whether Chuck’s intends to reopen in BLVD Equities’ “mixed-use” building, as Theobald had previously said that it would. sfogozal@syr.edu

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In doing so, she became the first American woman of Asian descent to be appointed to a president’s cabinet.

She also worked under President George H.W. Bush in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was the director of the Peace Corps from 1991-92 and the United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 1989-91.

Later in her career, Chao for four years served as the president and CEO of United Way of America, a nonprofit organization that supports charitable groups across the country.

When Trump appointed Chao to the position of secretary of transportation, it was expected that she would be confirmed unanimously. But the chaos at airports following Trump’s first executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority

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However, SU’s contract with the Koch Foundation is not public.

“It’s not saying that the university should reject the donation, it’s just saying that the terms should be released because academic freedom is so important,” said Janine Bogris, chair of SA’s Board of Elections and Membership.

Other business

The SA assembly passed the “Diversity Affairs Committee” bill, which establishes a standing committee tasked with promoting inclusion and celebration of diverse backgrounds at SU. The new Diversity Affairs Committee will not replace the Public Relations Committee, a change previously considered by assembly members.

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countries slightly plagued her confirmation vote.

Before the vote, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) sent a letter to Chao asking her whether she agreed with the order and how as secretary she would approach further travel restrictions, according to The Washington Post.

Nelson said he never received a response back from Chao and concluded that she had not been consulted on the matter. Still, Nelson encouraged other senators to vote to confirm Chao, though six did not: Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

“We need Secretary Chao as someone who has the experience and has common sense and will be in a position to offer levelheaded, good, experience-based advice to the government going forward,” Nelson told The Washington Post. mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47

modations Clause” bill, which will require recognized student organizations to provide contact information for students seeking special accommodations at RSO events.

Contact information would be printed on posters for the RSO event.

what is sa?

The Student Association is the student government body of the university. SA is currently in its 60th session and Eric Evangelista is president. Outside of the cabinet, there are four committees and four boards, which report to the association.

Keelan Erhard, co-chair of the Student Life Committee who presented the bill, said he hoped the bill would help make RSO events more inclusive. jmulle01@syr.edu

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PRITESH DESAI is the architect behind Little Maxima, a new virtual reality app that allows readers to view stories where they are happening around the world. The app earned more than 500 downloads since its release in late March. ally moreo photo editor

Whole new world Students create app allowing users to read news where it happens

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eading the news can be a standard procedure for many people. They snag a newspaper, flip through an app or scroll through a website. But for those who own an Oculus Rift headset, they can now read the news in virtual reality.

Little Maxima is a studentcreated virtual reality news reading app and one of the first of its kind. Users can choose stories to read from its pinned location on a globe, allowing them to know where the story is happening. Each story is DESAI

accompanied by three different articles, meant to give the reader a variety of perspectives on the same topic. The free app, which launched at the end of March on the Oculus Rift store, has already amassed more than 500 downloads.

“Instead of just reading an article, when you actually put on the headset you are taken to that place, and you’re seeing things,” said Pritesh Desai, the app’s creator and co-CEO. “And instead of seeing things that happen in a faraway corner, it’s something that actually impacts you.”

After strapping on the wired headset and grasping the two controllers, a user is welcomed with the globe. Using the knobs on the controllers, they can rotate and zoom in and out of the Earth. To read a story, a user chooses a pin and zooms all the way in, where they see the three

articles, which are not attributed to their respective publications to reduce bias.

Desai, a computer engineering graduate student at Syracuse University, said he created the app after frequently visiting the Alan Gerry Center for Media Innovation to play with the Oculus and the HTC Vive. The lab, filled with white tables, orange-cushioned swivel chairs and hundreds of dollars of virtual reality equipment, is where the team does most of its work. Little Maxima’s updates plan is scrawled onto glass whiteboards mounted on the walls.

Currently, a lot of virtual reality applications are games where you are “killing zombies,” Desai said, but there are more meaningful applications for the medium. He started building the app in Unity — typically used to make games — over winter break. see little

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Scotland proves strong country, but not strong enough to leave U.K.

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gazed out at the mesmerizing view in front of me. A city stretched out, a beautiful ocean reflecting the sky above it. Behind me, the Scottish flag, blue etched with a white X-shaped cross, waved proudly.

The intense divide between the Scottish, English and the Irish was one of the first things I realized after coming to London. Despite sharing stark differences in culture, language and traditions, the regions continue to make up the United Kingdom.

There’s a common joke that the easiest way to offend a Scot would be to ask if they’re from England.

It doesn’t really come as much of a surprise that, following the Brexit referendum, Scotland is fighting to become an independent nation.

Unlike England, the majority of Scotland voted to “remain.” The next

logical step for many Scots was to break away from the United Kingdom to function as a separate country. But doing so would be a mistake.

There are many reasons why Scotland would be rich as an independent nation. It has a plethora of natural resources, ranging from tidal energy to wind turbines. It has some of the best universities and colleges in the world. According to the Office for National Statistics, Scotland has the most educated population in Europe. It is also a strong financial hub.

But Scotland’s current prosperity doesn’t guarantee its success as an independent state.

Bill Fleet, an aircraft engineer currently living in Scotland, said he is in two minds about whether Scottish independence would be a good

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thing. He is concerned an independent Scotland would not be allowed to join the European Union, and wouldn’t do so well economically if not a part of the EU trade market.

Fleet isn’t alone in his worries.

The Independent reported that more than half of Scots don’t want another vote on their independence.

This is for a variety of reasons.

Being a part of the United Kingdom could mean more economic stability. Currency would be a tricky matter. Unemployment could rise due to separate tax regulation systems.

Overall prices of goods could rise due to an increase in trading costs.

Besides this, Scotland is tied to the rest of the United Kingdom in many ways. All of the U.K.’s submarine-based nuclear power bases are in Glasgow. Many oil reserves are in Scotland, and dividing up the reserves would be a complicated and difficult process.

Fleet said he feels people are being forced to push for an independence vote although most of them, particularly in the younger electorate, don’t know what will happen if and when Scotland becomes independent.

Much of the Scottish culture is mingled with, and sometimes even stems from, the British culture.

When I was in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, this weekend, I definitely got the sense Scotland has its own traditions and lifestyle.

I saw only one United Kingdom

flag my entire time there. Although English was still the language of communication, I heard different dialects during my time there.

At the same time, I spotted Nando’s, William Hill, fish and chips restaurants, massive Marks & Spencer stores and other symbols of British culture. Although the Scots and English may not like being associated with each other, their relationship is more characteristic of one between siblings rather than enemies.

Scotland could certainly be a strong independent state, but as the saying goes, we are stronger together.

Saniya More is a sophomore dual major in international relations and broadcast and digital journalism. Her column appears weekly in Pulp. She can be reached at ssmore@syr.edu.

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or almost as long as the history of cinema, movie-makers have sold products to go along with their films.

One of the highest-selling merchandise brands for a film is “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” released more than 80 years ago now. Over the years these brand extensions have been limited to a certain segment of films: Disney movies, of course, and a select few big adventure films with notable characters, such as “King Kong” and “Jurassic Park.”

As Hollywood evolves into more brand maintenance, though, we should expect to see more extensions beyond the typical fare.

Take one of this weekend’s releases, “The Fate of the Furious.” Back in 2001, “The Fast and the Furious” was a smaller action film focused on street racecar driving. Cut to 16 years later, and we’re on the eighth installment of a multibillion-dollar franchise. Universal Pictures has at least another two installments planned, so they must somehow maintain excitement and brand awareness. from page 9

little maxima “I believe in VR. Like I believe it is magical,” Desai said. “It’s as close to magic as any technology can possibly take us.”

The stories on Little Maxima are chosen by an algorithm, which Desai updates every few days, said Asa Worthley, a junior marketing and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises double major and Little Maxima’s chief marketing officer.

While the app currently has positive reviews, the initial launch wasn’t so smooth.

The first review on the Oculus store said Little Maxima was “the worst VR app I have seen in a long time,” according to one user.

“It was almost like he took our baby and stabbed it,” Desai said.

While “The Fast and the Furious” franchise is a somewhat unconventional choice, it is now a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood, with the attraction opening up soon in Florida. When you think about it, “The Fast and the Furious” has all the makings of a fun attraction: It is fast, it is exciting and you can craft a small narrative around some brief plot conventions. An attraction is a major step for a franchise because it, at least for the time being, immortalizes it. The attraction is always running, meaning the film is always existing in the present. For Universal Studios, that is more and more people engaging with this film who will hopefully buy a ticket to the next two movies.

While Orlando attractions are certainly nothing new, another fascinating avenue

for brand extensions is live stage shows. Of course, we have seen various successes of this, most notably with “The Lion King,” but going all the way to more modest hits such as “Kinky Boots” on Broadway. While Broadway is always a fun and classy choice, there is also a performance space that is often left unexplored, but has vast potential: Las Vegas.

This weekend, I was in Las Vegas and saw a show called “BAZ – Star Crossed Love,” which was based off the films of Baz Luhrmann, specifically “Moulin Rouge!,” “Romeo + Juliet,” and “The Great Gatsby.”

While I’m not sure if the piece entirely worked — the three narratives were a bit jumbled — it was an interesting idea to take a beloved film director’s career and translate it into a full-blown stage production.

In a time where films are increasingly made to have a longer shelf life, this was a creative way to marry a director’s style — as Luhrmann is known for his over-the-top lushness — with a different medium. While

there might not be the name recognition for Luhrmann like there is for other properties, “BAZ — Star Crossed Love” represents a willingness to explore different avenues of expanding the lifeblood of certain films, ones that you would not initially imagine to live on beyond the screen.

Hollywood films are becoming more and more expensive to produce — audiences are flocking to big budgeted event pictures to hand over their hard-earned cash. Studios are looking for other ways to expand their revenue streams besides the film itself, while also building hype for future installments.

Rides and shows not only provide great entertainment to customers, but can also help maintain and build buzz, whether it be for the next “The Fast and the Furious,” or whatever film Luhrmann chooses to do next.

But the negative review ended up helping Little Maxima. Desai posted a screenshot of the review in Reddit, and the post “exploded,” Worthley said. People were curious and wanted to try the app, and soon over 100 people were downloading and commenting.

Now the team — Desai, Worthley and Nishant Raman, a student at the University of Texas at Austin — is working on its first update.

They want to improve the options for music, finesse the zooming capabilities, change the background the stories are read in and add borders and labels for the countries on the map.

Worthley also said they hope to introduce video into Little Maxima. He will be shooting 360 video at the People’s Climate March on April 29 in Washington D.C., which will hopefully be made into exclusive content for the app, he said.

“Reading the news is great, but … people just want their news quickly, so I think add-

ing a more immersive element — a different way to experience news — will push people to the headsets,” Worthley said.

Right now, Little Maxima is in the “chicken and egg” stage, where it needs to prove that virtual reality is the ideal space to watch 360 videos, said Dan Pacheco, who holds the Peter A. Horovitz Chair of Journalism Innovation and is an adviser for the startup. Travel is a big area in virtual reality, he said, and if the team could curate a lot of 360 videos, the app could grow very popular.

Desai is also working on getting into a business accelerator, which will provide money, resources and time for Little Maxima. He has heard back from a few but nothing has been confirmed yet. The app is currently free, and while the accelerators have asked how Little Maxima plans to make money in the short-term, the team hopes to keep it open to encourage people to

download and try it, Worthley said.

Right now the main competition for Little Maxima are news companies that have launched their own VR apps, including CNN, and virtual reality companies that create individual experiences, like Emblematic, which recently visited SU as part of Sundance Ignite On Tour. But in the end, progress made by these companies helps Little Maxima because they make virtual reality more mainstream, Worthley said.

Pacheco said the startup highlights what the innovation lab is meant to do — bring together VR enthusiasts from across majors and schools.

“These people come through and then my job is basically just to see the dots and be like, ‘You two dots should connect,’’’ Pacheco said. “Often they just run into each other, like Asa and Pritesh, and that’s the way innovation happens.”

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Dear Syracuse, Local restaurant delivers cultural delicacies. With Love, Pakistan

Customers eat traditional cuisines at With Love, Pakistan, OCC’s teaching restaurant. It offers immigrants and refugees a chance to do a residency for six months, serving up foods from their homelands. The cuisine changes every six months, offering a taste of different cultures in Syracuse. courtesy of adam sudmann

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he little restaurant on North Salina Street had been open for 30 minutes, and it was already packed. Trays stocked with traditional Pakistani dishes flew out of the kitchen and some customers were already digging into some lamb chops and taking sips out of their warm pink chai.

With Love, Pakistan has been open since December, but it’s no ordinary dining establishment. As Onondaga Community College’s teaching restaurant, With Love provides training for immigrant chefs. They complete a six-month residency specializing in a cuisine from their homelands.

The idea came from an OCC workforce grant, said Adam Sudmann, the program manager. With this business-culinary venture, Sudmann hopes to bring people together by celebrating diverse cultures.

“By some estimations, Syracuse is the eighth most segregated city in the nation, so we figured food is a great way to break those walls down and get people to mingle, and restaurants are a great way to do so,” he said.

The restaurant kills two birds with one stone, giving resident chefs practical, hands-on experience while simultaneously diversifying the tastes of the neighborhood.

Conversation and music flowed easily on a sunny Friday evening at the restaurant. Blue walls decked with world maps match a blue futon on the floor that serves as seating. The customers take off their shoes and sit down together on the floor.

The seating situation was adored by Anya and Owen Reckess, six and nine-years-old respectively, who beelined for the cozy corner as soon as they entered the establishment.

“The corners are the best seats,” Owen said, taking off his shoes and hurrying into one. Both Owen and Anya enjoyed their pink chai and butternut dal, a lentil dish, but Owen declared the fish special his favorite as soon as he bit into it.

“The fish isn’t hard — it’s squishier so it’s easier to eat,” he explained.

Approving remarks are the norm at With Love, Pakistan, the current entrepreneur Sarah Robin said. Robin is a refugee from Pakistan and came to Syracuse about four years ago.

Despite not knowing how to cook professionally before, Robin, with the help of the entrepreneur-in-residence program at OCC, found not just a knack for it, but also a livelihood.

“People really like my food,” Robin said. “And when they ask about my food, they ask about me, that’s the way I connect with people.”

Robin serves customers seven specialty items: apple pakoras and chaat

papri, both crunchy savory items as appetizers; followed by haleem, a dish flavored with 37 different spices; lamb chops and butternut dal as entrees; and finally, a gajar halwa, a carrot-based dessert overloaded with sweetness.

Beverages include coffee from Salt City Coffee and the customer favorite pink chai, drizzled with crushed pistachios.

Although the dishes on the menu are doing well, Robin wants to completely revamp it to say goodbye to colder days and welcome warmer ones.

“It’s so amazing and warming,” she said about the gajar halwa. “But it’s summer time now, I’m going to change it and make it something different.”

Each dish on the menu has a lesson-plan and goal behind its making, like soup, slow cooking, knife skills or in the case of the gajar halwa, nostalgia.

Robin talked about how it wasn’t easy settling down in a place completely different from her hometown of Lahore, Pakistan. She came to the United States with her husband.

“I feel so blessed coming in this country because this country has given me so much, more than my own country and it was not easy in the starting,” Robin said. “It was not difficult also, because of Catholic Charities and so many different NGOs (non-government organizations) and programs that help out.”

Robin wants to start her own café after her residency at With Love is finished. She already has plans and recipes that focus on sweet tooth indulgences at her dream café, “Punjabi Girl.” She is definitely more confident about her future, thanks to the compliments from customers.

“The best thing I have heard is when people said it’s the best food of their lives,” she said, smiling happily. “Many people have told me, and I’m going to hear it again in few more minutes when they’re leaving. It’s a really huge blessing.”

Nobody knows yet which country’s cuisine will grace the restaurantfront six months from now — Sudmann is still playing around with ideas.

“We have a lot of people here from the Middle East, South-East Asia, from the horn of Africa, so that might be a possibility,” he hinted.

“Something good.”

Sudmann also wants to incorporate more local produce in the menu and have dishes that are more seasonal. He has worked with specialty grocery stores and produce before as the owner of My Lucky Tummy (link), another pop-up restaurant series showcasing the traditional foods of immigrants who participated.

With efforts like these, Sudmann wishes not just to capture the refugees of Syracuse in a conversation, but really anybody who wants the chance to witness a myriad of cultures, both refugee and otherwise, in the same place.

Said Sudmann: “It’s nice to get a little bit of blending. That’s what kitchen culture and restaurant culture is good at. My hope is that it’ll make people less isolated.” dmurthy@syr.edu

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is not about putting the six best offensive cia Hansen said. “If you want to swing at players on the field,” ESPN lacrosse anastaff writer the first pitch, do it, but make sure it’s a lyst Mark Dixon said. “It’s about putting good pitch.” the best six players who work the best It’s been beat into player’s heads over and Syracuse takes advantage of this together and fit what you’re trying to do.” over. The batting cage repetitions are aggressive mindset to give its players Syracuse typically spends the last 30 minfocused on creating the best hitting techmore opportunities to score. After conutes of practice working the man-up, under niques for all players, but one mistake can tact, players are told to run out whatever the tutelage of Xs and Os guru Kevin Donahue. cut a session short. they can. Whether SU pops one up to the SU head coach John Desko has hardly altered “We work on pitch selection all the pitcher, grounds a slow-roller to the secthe personnel of the group, reserving it mainly time,” senior Sydney O’Hara said. “If you ond baseman or hits one high into the for Mariano, Evans, Voigt, Evans, Bomberry swing at a ball, you’re out, and if you let a outfield, the team always expects the ball and Matt Lane. Four days after scoring on to drop in its favor. This mindset has gotNotre Dame’s highly ranked defense, SU went ten them on base in situations that almost a perfect 5-for-5 in a rout of Hobart. certainly appeared as sure outs.

Voigt recalled a play against the “Fluke things happen,” said sophomore Statesmen when Salcido looked his shortstop Sammy Fernandez, the team’s way but didn’t see him open. He looked leadoff hitter. “You always want to try to again. Still, Voigt was smothered. Salcido get that extra base if you can.” turned and tossed it backside to Mariano, O’Hara, who leads Syracuse in batting who caught it and scored one of his four average and the country in on base percentgoals in the game with plenty of time on age, notices when her team starts to swing the clock. Syracuse’s offense is not parat pitches they shouldn’t. She used constant ticularly fast-paced, but there’s that sort examples of the games versus Boston Colof sense of urgency in the man-up. lege, where she and others on the team “It’s not like, let’s go out there, slow would swing at balls out of the zone and it down, get it around a couple of times,” how that contributed to the low run total Voigt said. “It’s like, let’s go out there, do and total number of people on base. our play and get it over with.”

Being able to extend at bats is imporIn practice, the group works against a tant to the Orange. An important skill variety of defenses. One time, a player will they go over is the two-strike approach overplay one guy. Another time, he’ll sink at the plate. According to O’Hara, as well closer to the cage. North Carolina head coach as assistant coach Alisa Goler, it is the Joe Breschi said SU’s man-up guys aren’t hardest thing to master. This can be tied bounded by dodging and shooting, especially back to the cage work the Orange do that as the clock winds down. They share the ball The Daily Orange punishes just4/17/17 one mistake Sudoku at the plate, as a so well, he said, that defenses such as North mistake with two strikes will.

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“The game always knows,” Goler said. backside, he had space to wind up and shoot.

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Football adds a transfer, former women’s basketball star goes pro and men’s lacrosse stays No. 1 MEN’S LACROSSE SU MEN’S LACROSSE STAYS NO. 1 After comeback wins against Cornell and then-No. 17 North Carolina, Syracuse remains atop the rankings in college lacrosse. Syracuse is the first team to be No. 1 for two weeks in a row since then-No. 1 Maryland did it early in the season. Syracuse has one more regular season game remaining when it takes on Binghamton for Senior Day on Saturday at 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BRIANA DAY SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT Former Syracuse center Briana Day inked a training camp contract with the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars. Day joins Kayla Alexander, Syracuse’s all-time leading scorer, with the Stars. Day leaves Syracuse as a member of the 1000 points, 1000 rebounds club after averaging 9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game her senior year.

FOOTBALL SU FOOTBALL PICKS UP JUCO COMMIT Syracuse added Josh Allen, a junior college defensive end, as the 27th member of it’s 2017 recruiting class.

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opponent’s best player, to under his season average. Six years ago, Archer had Firman, the No. 17 recruit in his class, make the same position switch in high school. That led to a seamless transition in college.

“Look what Scott’s doing for us now,” Desko said. “His high school experience has helped him because he played some long stick for J-D and close defense … He’s done an unbelievable job.”

Then there’s Evans. The attack wears the same No. 22 as SU legends Gary Gait and the Powell brothers. He was the No. 1 recruit in the 2013 recruiting class and led J-D to undefeated seasons in 2010 and 2011. He lost six times in four years.

The IQ that analysts praise Evans for now originated from J-D and Archer. A lot of that knowledge came from study sessions, practice and one-on-ones with Archer.

“I was really close with him,” Evans said.

“He wasn’t afraid to go hard on me. With him allowing me to try to make plays, it also came with ‘You shouldn’t be trying to do that’ … There’s a time and place for everything and sometimes you’re going to try to overdo it.”

Archer still texts Firman and Evans before games because he wants to keep close with his former players. But that’s as far as he usually goes. He lets Desko and the SU coaching staff handle the coaching, unless he thinks he can help.

But he likes just offering pointers. Archer said he wants to stay put at JamesvilleDeWitt for the foreseeable future, because while jumping to the collegiate level of coaching comes with a bigger paycheck, there’s less job security and higher stakes.

“I’m pretty convinced he can be a very effective college coach,” Firman said. “He prepared us like we were a college team in terms of scouting, giving us a look at their offense and knowing their players.”

But Archer, for now, remains interested in dominating New York high school lacrosse. Just like he has the past 11 years.

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and called out players, loudly, for mistakes.

Archer was level-headed, critiquing players one-on-one rather than in front of the team, Evans said. But if needed, Archer stopped practice to point out errors. “(Archer’s) pretty low key and analytical in his coaching style,” Firman, a senior at Syracuse, said. “But he wasn’t afraid to be upfront and tell you that you were doing a bad job.”

His analytical coaching style developed into a run-and-gun offense, a trait commonly associated with Syracuse. Archer had taken what he learned at SU and put his own spin on it: he wanted to push harder in transition and play even faster.

“It’s always a transition game for us,” Archer said. “We don’t like to slow things down.”

His strategy played out perfectly in the 2011 state championship game.

Tied 7-7 in overtime, Garden City (New York) High School held the ball on J-D for about a minute and 20 seconds.

Garden City wanted to tire out J-D and take its time finding a defensive weak point. Then, GCHS passed it to the middle for Brian Coleman and J-D sprung its double-team. Firman approached from the backside and tomahawked his stick toward the head of Coleman’s. Suddenly, the ball was on the ground.

Firman scooped it up and flung to his cutting teammate, long-stick midfielder Matt Kopp. The high pass forced Kopp to extend his pole over his head on the run. And he caught it in one of the best high school plays Archer has ever seen. But J-D had only crossed the ball over midfield. Now, they needed to score.

“Most coaches when you get the ball back with little time,” Evans said, “they’re going to call that timeout and try to set up some random play, but just like I said, he let us play and he let us make the plays.”

Earlier in the game, Evans had slipped and fallen in a similar situation and given the ball

away behind the goal. After the play, Archer pulled Evans aside on the sideline. He told his star player, who would eventually be ranked the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the nation, to forget about the turnover. He’d get another chance.

Seeing Kopp on the run, Evans broke backdoor on his defender toward the goal.

With three seconds left, Evans capped J-D’s perfect season with a state title. Archer received a familiar Gatorade shower.

“I’ve had a couple of those,” Archer said. “(The players) win a championship with the guys you grow up with, there’s nothing better.”

He’d experienced similar success as a feeding attack for SU in the early 1990s. He won the 1990 and 1993 NCAA titles after then-Syracuse assistant coach John Desko recruited him almost 30 years ago. In four seasons, Archer finished top 10 in career assists and became an All-American, like his father before him.

“Lot of Orange blood runs through that family’s veins,” Desko said.

After graduating from Syracuse in 1993, Archer wanted to become a gym teacher while also coaching lacrosse. He returned to his alma mater, Nottingham (New York) High School, and spent six years there before joining J-D in 2000.

Archer didn’t coach at J-D right away, though, spending one last spring with his final senior class. Then, he became the junior varsity head coach for a season before becoming an assistant to long-time head coach Jim Pistello.

Since 2006, when Archer took over, the Red Rams have been to six state championships, and Archer owns a career record of 218-27. In the past five years, J-D has never lost more than three times in a single season.

Over the past few years, five players from Jamesville-DeWitt have ended up at Syracuse. Others have gone on to Virginia, Villanova and other schools. But none have found more success than Firman and Evans.

Firman wears Syracuse’s No. 11 jersey, given to the best defender on the team. The senior transitioned from long-stick midfield to close defense this season and has limited nearly every matchup he’s faced, often the

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Dina Hegab settles in at 5th, 6th singles positions on the bench, she put her head in her hands.

To eliminate emotional distractions while she struggled, Hegab concentrated on her approach to each individual point.

“My routine, my breathing, everything,” Hegab said. “It’s very important how to prepare ourselves for the next point.”

Hegab also focused specifically on improving her knees at individual portions of practice. Now, when she prepares to take a shot, Hegab bends her body fully down towards the ball. She’s found an improvement in her accuracy, and she now has positive plays to react to.

“A lot of it is making a lot of (returns) and making her opponent earn the shots,” Limam said. “That’s when she plays her best.

We call it controlled aggression, not going for every single shot but waiting for the right shot before you pull the trigger.”

Ideally, Limam wants Hegab to stay as emotional as she is, but emphasized she needs to avoid using too much energy after every point.

“The balance (of emotions) is important,” Hegab said. “Sometimes you get so tense, so of course the balance is important.”

Hegab and her teammates would relish an opportunity at another NCAA Tournament run following last year’s program-first appearance in the Round of 32. Collecting wins at fifth or sixth singles with Hegab can only help SU’s cause, and earning those starts with Hegab’s mechanical and emotional improvements.

Hegab’s favorite shot to hit is her “forehand inside-in.” A ball coming towards her backhand side, she gets her feet around it and pulls a forehand down the left sideline.

If Hegab hits it down the line past her opponent, you’ll definitely hear her. And, lately, she’s been heard a lot.

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It’s hard to miss Dina Hegab winning a point.

The Syracuse sophomore accompanies every win in singles play with loud screams of “Point!” or “Mine!” and a fist pump. Hegab’s volume has not changed throughout the season but her frequency has.

Hegab began the season struggling as high as the third singles spot, but lately has settled in at either fifth or sixth singles. Her play has stabilized through better mechanics in her knees and improved control of her high-strung emotions. In her last 13 matches, played exclusively at the latter spots, Hegab has compiled a record of 7-6 for Syracuse (7-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast).

It’s a marked improvement for the Giza, Egypt, native, who started the season 2-4 in singles, the same record the Orange had as a team. Since, she has found consistency against lower-in-the-lineup opponents.

“It definitely affects (me) when (I) don’t play good or lose a match,” Hegab said. “But we try to have a short memory and just get over it and start working again.”

SU head coach Younes Limam and Hegab emphasized the bulk of her improvement has come from decreasing her unforced errors.

Hegab attributed the decline in errors to moving well and bending her knees more.

Early in the season, Hegab said she had a tendency to remain upright when hitting returns. She didn’t fully involve her whole body and compensated for not getting low enough by overextending her right arm.

Even without knowing the flaw in her mechanics, something was evidently wrong.

When shots flew into the net or hooked wide, her shoulders dropped or she exasperatedly stared into the distance. In between games

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Former SU player Jamie Archer leads JamesvilleDeWitt’s boy’s lacrosse

JAMIE ARCHER has led the Jamesville-DeWitt Red Rams to six state championship games in his 11-year tenure. Current Syracuse players like Scott Firman and Jordan Evans played for Archer, a former player for SU himself, at Jamesville-DeWitt.

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cott Firman started putting on his pads.

The soon-to-be Jamesville-DeWitt (New York) High School sophomore was playing pickup lacrosse with his teammates. Usually his head coach, Jamie Archer, stood off on the side and watched. But one day, Archer came out with pads himself and suited up. Firman had to guard his coach, a former Syracuse All-American.

“I tried to play defense on him,” said Firman, now one of the best defenders in the country. “… He had old man strength. I never believed it until I guarded him.”

“I’ve retired my stuff,” Archer quipped.

The former Syracuse All-American has been the head coach of Jamesville-Dewitt’s varsity team since 2006, producing some of lacrosse’s top talent. Three current players — Firman, Jordan Evans and Connor Flanagan — on the top-ranked Orange (10-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast) went through Archer’s program at J-D. Griffin Cook, a junior at J-D, recently committed to Syracuse. The high school is just six miles away from SU’s campus.

J-D alumni at Syracuse include the Orange’s best defensive player, Firman, and offensive weapon that dons the legendary No. 22 jersey, Evans.

Since graduating SU in 1993, Archer stays close to

the lacrosse program as an assistant in the summer and an attendee as often as he can in the spring.

“If I can help it, I don’t miss a game,” Archer said. “I go to every Syracuse game I can go to. I haven’t missed a game unless I’m out of town.”

On April 8, Archer stood with his arms crossed on the sideline, analyzing his team before J-D’s game against West Genesee (New York) High School, another local feeder program for Syracuse. In the two-hour contest, Archer was relaxed throughout. He rarely spoke to the referee, and his team never trailed in an eventual 13-7 win.

Evans knows that quiet confidence. “He doesn’t get out of whack,” the Syracuse senior attack said.

When Evans and Firman played at J-D, they said Archer and assistant coach Bob Elmer had contrasting coaching personalities. Archer was the “good cop” and Elmer the “bad cop.”

Elmer focused on the defensive side of the field see jamesville-dewitt page 14

men’s lacrosse

No. 1 Syracuse man-up having best season in 36 years

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

To win its third overtime game this year, No. 1 Syracuse took all of 30 seconds into its man-up to get its fifth game-winner of the season. A North Carolina penalty gave Syracuse the man-up opportunity and the best unit in the country delivered.

The Orange’s lethal man-up gained traction two months ago and has taken off over the last three games. SU’s most recent goal came on the extra-man, a Sergio Salcido rifle in overtime to cap off a 7-1 run and edge then-No. 17 North Carolina,

12-11. It marked Salcido’s 14th point on the man-up — he’s far and away Syracuse’s leading man-up threat — and clinched the regular-season conference title for No. 1 Syracuse.

After a 2-for-3 showing at UNC, Syracuse (10-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast) has the country’s highest man-up conversation rate (56.3 percent).

It’s the highest percentage in team history, dating back to 1981 when SU’s oldest man-up statistics are available, ousting the 51.8 percent man-up attack from 1989 — Gary Gait’s junior season and a national championship year for SU. “It’s scary,” said junior midfielder

56.3 Syracuse’s man-up conversion rate, the best mark in the country

Brendan Bomberry, who has three man-up goals this season. “Any one of us can put the ball in at any given time. We force the defense to really think about who they want to overplay. Whomever they pick, another guy’s going to score.”

The spread-the-wealth opera-

tion begins with no one in particular. SU has scored at least once on the man-up in all but one game (a win over St. Johns on March 11) and in its last three games has scored eight man-up goals. Six different SU players have scored on the man-up. (The Orange also has two goals man-down.)

Bomberry, who led the country in man-up goals last year at Denver with 11, looms at the front door, where his stealth belies his sizes and strength. He works in tandem with scoring machine Nick Mariano (five man-up goals), Salcido (four), facilitator Jordan Evans (three) and man-up

specialist Brad Voigt (two).

Salcido has 10 of his team-high 28 assists on the man-up and Mariano has five of his team-high 28 goals when up a man.

All six players on the unit understand one another well, where to space out and when to make the extra pass. And generally, they have a sense of when to pass the ball around and when to initiate. Whichever of the offense’s four man-up sets is chosen, Salcido said, Syracuse assembles into a formation that can leave even top defenses perplexed.

“The EMO (extra-man offense) see man-up page 12