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Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer Pete Sala outlined upcoming projects and renovations starting over the summer. Page 3

Following his father, Alf Jacques has been lacrosse sticks out of hickory wood for over 50 years on the Onondaga Nation Reservation. Page 12

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The protest was in response to an incident where three SPD officers physically restrained and berated an 8-year-old Black child for stealing a bag of chips. danny amron asst. news editor

Members of the community gathered outside SPD headquarters to protest local governance and policing after a Black child was restrained by officers

By Danny Amron and Jana Seal the daily orange

crowd of roughly 40 protesters gathered outside Syracuse Police Department headquarters Saturday afternoon to protest police and local government in the wake of a video showing SPD officers forcibly putting an 8-year-old Black child in the back of a police car. Organizers for Black Lives Matter Syracuse, Mothers for Justice, the Syracuse Police Abolition and Radical Revisioning Coalition, and Victory Temple Fellowship Church joined Rebirth SYR organizers in advocating for various aspects of police, government and racial justice reform and shared their experiences

with systems of oppression at the protest. Hasahn Bloodworth, a co-founder of Rebirth SYR, opened the series of speakers with a discussion about the organization’s mission and dedication to the boys involved in the incident, as well as systemic issues in Syracuse spanning from community, law enforcement and governmental levels. “We are trying to make a difference in the troubled youths’ lives. And we don’t do that by kicking their back in. We don’t do that by trying to criminalize them,” Bloodworth said. “By trying to make it look like they’re some of the worst human beings in the world. We don’t do that by snatching them, in trying to humiliate them in front of a bunch of people. These are children, they should be treated as such.” see protest page 4

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Buckner resigns, SPD announces Cecile as new chief By Francis Tang asst. news editor

Kenton Buckner, the chief of Syracuse Police Department, resigned from his position on Friday afternoon. First Deputy Chief Joseph Cecile will take over as the chief of police effective immediately, Mayor Ben Walsh announced in a press conference later in the day. Cecile, who has served as first

deputy police chief for 12 years and has been with SPD for a total of 37 years, graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1984. Buckner, who was sworn in as SPD chief in December 2018, entered the search process for a chief of police position in Olympia, Washington, earlier this year. In a press release Friday, he stated he withdrew from the process, citing personal reasons.

On Thursday, SPD held a press conference to address the recent video showing three SPD officers physically restraining a child that was circulated online. Buckner was absent while Walsh and Cecile both spoke. Buckner was not present at the Friday press conference, either. During the press conference, Walsh told The Daily Orange that the decision to appoint Cecile was made

before Buckner’s resignation as the transition was expected because of Buckner’s potential job offer in Olympia. He also said that Buckner’s resignation is not related to the video. “I can say definitively that Chief Buckner’s resignation had nothing to do with that specific incident or anything that transpired here over the past week,” Walsh said. Walsh also declined to comment

further on the reason for Buckner’s decision, saying he respects Buckner’s “personal reasons”. At Friday’s press conference, Walsh praised Buckner’s contribution over the past three years. “Chief Buckner leaves on the best of terms. He did exactly what I asked him to do three years ago when I swore him in in this very room,” Walsh said. “One of the hallmarks see chief page 4

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SU announces series of campus renovations SU grants One University Awards By Kyle Chouinard asst. news editor

Syracuse University will be replacing certain paths leading to the Einhorn Family Walk — located in front of Hall of Languages — with sloped sidewalks to improve its accessibility. lucy messineo-witt senior staff photographer By Katie McClellan asst. copy editor

On April 18, Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer Pete Sala sent a campus-wide email listing construction projects set to start this summer and during the fall 2022 semester. “There are many renovations and major projects planned throughout campus that will enhance the student experience, academic experience and overall enjoyment of our beautiful campus,” Sala told The Daily Orange. The Marshall is scheduled to undergo construction to transition including the addition of door operators, building entrance card access, network wiring and a loading dock at the rear of the building to improve the move-in and moveout processes. Syracuse University alumni Bill and Penny Allyn made a $2.28 million donation to SU,

some of which will help fund the construction of the Allyn Innovation Center. The center is meant to be an “invention accelerator (providing) the structure for students to design, prototype and pitch innovative products with real-world applications,” according to an SU press release. The first phase of the Link Hall renovation, a part of the Allyn Innovation Center construction, is scheduled for this summer. It will include new entries on the south side and west side of the building, including an accessible entrance in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act. Construction is set to begin in May and will be complete in October 2022. The phase will also include the addition of a penthouse to expand mechanical room space and upgrades to central mechanical and electrical systems, which is expected to be

complete in December 2022. Additionally, phase one of construction on the John A. Lally Athletics Complex is set to begin this spring. The multi-year, multi-phase project includes the re-naming of the Manley Field House complex to the Lally Athletics complex, in honor of SU alumni John Lally and his wife Laura with their $25 million donation for the athletics department. A new entry is scheduled for construction at the Simmons wing and a new plaza will be built. Several residence halls’ bathrooms are also scheduled for renovations. Haven Hall’s communal restrooms will be converted to single user bathrooms on floors four through 11. All 40 restrooms in Brewster and Boland halls will be receiving new epoxy flooring, paint and lighting. Brewster, Boland and Brockway halls will receive a new electrical

power duct bank. The construction will result in a closure to the BBB Garage. Floors one through five are scheduled for renovation in DellPlain Hall, including accessibility improvements, a new control desk at the main entrance and new flooring, finishes and furniture. The construction will begin after Commencement and is scheduled to finish in August 2022. The Center for Science and Technology is scheduled to undergo a laboratory renovation. New mechanical systems will be built to support all laboratories in the west wing in addition to renovating 12 laboratory bays. A new seminar room will also be built next to the chemistry office. The project is scheduled to be completed in January 2023. “Quite a bit of research has changed so much over the years

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SPD releases officers’ body camera footage By Danny Amron and Francis Tang

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Three days after a video showing a Syracuse police officer physically restraining a young child and moving him into a police car started to circulate on social media, the Syracuse Police Department held a press conference to address the video. Lt. Matthew Malinowski, SPD’s public information officer, stated during the conference that the incident is still under the department’s review. SPD is reviewing all available camera footage and speaking with all officers involved, he said. “This is not an overnight process. But we acknowledge that this incident has started a viral

social media video that has been of great interest of people in our community and from across the nation,” Malinowski said. At the conference, Sgt. Mark Rusin of SPD presented portions of the video footage taken by the body camera worn by the officers — David Ciciriello, Matthew Behuniak and Jacob Kittelberger. The officers responded to a larceny complaint at around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Rusin said. The store clerk told the officers that multiple juveniles — with whom both the officers and the store clerk were familiar — had stolen multiple bags of Doritos chips and left the store. Rusin also said the officers left the store and located the group of juveniles approximately one block

away. In the first video taken by one of the officer’s body-worn camera, two other officers were filmed while encountering the group of children. “Where are you going? Didn’t we just go through this?” Officer Behuniak said to one of the children after pouring a bag of chips to the ground, as shown in the first clip of the videos. Behuniak then started to drag the child toward one of the police vehicles while the child resisted and started to scream and cry. The second clip of the video presented at the conference, taken by Behuniak’s body-worn camera, shows the child crying in the police vehicle with his right hand holding the railing of the car window. No handcuffs

were put on the child’s hands in the video. Behuniak repeatedly said “stop” while the child cried and struggled in the car. The officer then closed the door and argued with several witnesses standing on the curbside about the decision to restrain and move the child into the car before he drove and left. The third clip, also taken by Behuniak’s body-worn camera, was filmed inside the police car while Behuniak was driving. The boy continued to scream and cry in the backseat while struggling in the car. “Nope, you are going home,” Behuniak said to the boy at one see video page 4

The front pews of Hendricks Chapel were filled on Friday afternoon as Syracuse University held the One University Awards ceremony. The event honors members of the SU community who have made an impact through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, according to a university press release. Jaime Alicea, Syracuse Central School District’s superintendent, was recognized by the university with the Chancellor’s Medal. Francielli Silva Genier, a fourth year doctoral candidate in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, won the 2022 Chancellor’s Citation, which recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and creative work, in the category of Excellence in Student Research. Kelly Condon, Steven Schaff ling and Fei Wang were all awarded the Chancellor’s Citation in Outstanding Contributions to the Student Experience and University Initiatives. Condon is a budget support associate in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schaffling is an associate dean for Arts & Science. Wang is an assistant professor, the director of China programs and the master’s program coordinator in the School of Architecture. Mark Glauser, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, won the Chancellor’s Citation in the Lifetime Achievement Award category. Mary Lisa Manning, a physics professor, won the Chancellor’s Citation in Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction alongside Scott Stevens, an associate professor and chair of the English Department. In a separate press release, the university announced that Bethaida “Bea” González, a former vice president for community engagement and current special assistant to the chancellor and dean of University College, will become SU’s macebearer. The Chancellor’s Forever Orange award was also given out during the ceremony. The award, according to the press release, is given to students, faculty or staff who have demonstrated hard work, good values and commitment to excellence. Patricia Burak, a part-time instructor and the adviser of the Ukrainian Club at SU, won the award along with University Catholic Chaplain Father Gerry Waterman. Remembra nce Schola rs, Lockerbie Scholars, Senior Class Marshals, School and College Marshals, University Scholars and Emeriti Faculty were also honored during the ceremony. kschouin@syr.edu @Kyle_Chouinard

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Bloodworth said that he has taken on a mentoring, father-like role for the three boys involved in the incident. A friend of one of the boys’ late father, Bloodworth plans to focus on self-betterment and mental health efforts with the children. “I sat down with this child. I’ve taught this child. It’s not that this is not even my child. But he is my child. Every last one of those gentlemen right there, are mine,” Bloodworth said. “We went and got them new clothes, new sneakers from head to toe. Because you know why? They deserve it. They need to know that they are somebody, they need to feel like they are somebody, they need to be loved. They need to feel compassion with the lack of that and mental health issues.” The Rev. H. Bernard Alex of Victory Temple Church also emphasized providing father figures for disadvantaged youth during his speech. Alex and the church plan to put on events to build community and provide resources, he said. “This Friday at the Victory Church, we’re having a ‘sippy cup and paint’ with fathers, from page 1

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of Chief Buckner’s leadership is that he always looks towards the future, and it’s for that reason that we find ourselves in a very strong position and ultimately prepared for what from page 3

construction that we need our space to be attractive to attract the best, from students to faculty to researchers,” Sala told the D.O. “We want the best.” Upgrades to the steam systems are scheduled for Comstock Avenue and Watfrom page 3

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ment meetings because of systemic barriers that hamper people’s ability to have their voices heard by those in power. “A lot of people don’t have the capacity, or even the luxury to go downtown and attend a common council meeting, to hear them talk about Proposition 42 A,” Davis said. “A lot of people don’t have that, especially when you have families who are working two or three jobs.” Rebirth SYR runs a program called Cop Watch, which Bloodworth said is an approach to community self-policing and accountability. The program works as a way for community members to understand the behaviors that Syracuse police officers exhibit when interacting with people, Bloodworth said. “What we do is we police the police. We have police radios, or scanners and whatever call comes over to here. … More than half of the time we arrive on the scene before police arrive on the scene,” Bloodworth told The Daily Orange. In his speech, Alex said that many incidents resulting from police interactions are sparked by routine responses to simple, everyday happenings that turn violent. Alex referenced the killings of 13-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot while holding a

bag of Skittles, and George Floyd, who was killed after being accused of using counterfeit money. The 8-year-old boy physically restrained by officers, Alex reminded the crowd, had stolen a bag of chips. “A lot of the challenges that we are now living with started from simple things, from young men going to get something to drink, some Skittles and iced tea,” Alex said. “Catching them selling loosies, a socalled $20 counterfeit bill, things that most wouldn’t even make a big issue. Some Cool Ranch Doritos.” Bloodworth said that he considers the program to be one step toward the necessary goal of reinventing policing and severing it from racist origins. “Policing was originated to keep slavery, keep slaves in check. And it kind of feels like that still right now to this day. So that’s why we always say we have to reinvent policing, we have to reinvent the way people think policing should be,” Bloodworth said. “And we as people who pay their salary, we should be the ones determining what policing should look like, especially in our community, especially when it involves our kids.”

we are announcing today.” Walsh then ref lected on Cecile’s 37 years of service with SPD. Cecile was among the finalists for SPD chief three years ago, Walsh said. Cecile said he understands the community he’s serving, as he grew up, went to

high school and college and has lived in the city for many years. “Like all communities, the Syracuse community has both strengths and challenges just like people do. The biggest one we’re facing right now is gun violence,” Cecile said. “Every bullet is like a pebble

thrown in a pond. It sends ripples outward. Only in this case, it isn’t the soothing effects... These ripples are ripples of hurt and trauma and death. These types of ripples tear families apart.”

son Hall. The majority of work will be along the south side of Waverly Avenue and will require a Comstock Avenue closure, from University Place to Waverly Avenue, for approximately eight weeks starting in June. The Carrier Dome is also scheduled for steam upgrades. Work will begin after the Paul McCartney concert on June 4 and impact both

pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the stadium from June 6 to Aug. 19. Bird Library’s entrances are set to receive upgrades, including the replacement of the north and south entrances to the building. Pedestrian traffic will be rerouted to the opposite entrance during the work. A new gateway sign will be added between the Schine Student Center and

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Cecile pointed to “chronic complaints” of inaction by local authorities and government regarding frequent theft and criminal mischief committed by young people in the Northside neighborhood. During a Q&A session at the end of the press conference, Cecile confirmed that while there is an ongoing investigation into the incident, the officers are still on duty. Walsh took the podium after Cecile and said the incident has “struck a nerve” in the city and across the country. “We’ve all been angry. We’ve felt sadness — how could you not, listening to that little boy screaming and crying? But above all else, I think everyone is frustrated,” Walsh said. “The community is frustrated that they’re seeing another viral video of a young Black child having a negative interaction with law enforcement.” However, Walsh then agreed with Cecile’s assessment of the positive outcome of the incident. He said that if there was no video and someone had simply presented him with the events that occurred, he would say “good job.” He then said that while he would have liked to see things go better with the “tough” earlier videos, the last video was “gold.” Walsh then pointed to progress made in efforts by the city to improve diversionary and alternative response strategies, including an agreement approved by the Common Council on April 11 with Liberty Resources to provide alternative response options for officers. He said the city needs to do better with creating these options for dealing with children, noting that officers would be happy to defer to experts and that he knows the difficulties of dealing with 8-year-olds as the parent of one himself. “This is a painful situation for everybody involved,” Walsh said. “I know we can do better, and I believe we will do better.”

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point in the clip. “It wasn’t even me,” the boy screamed later on. The fourth clip, taken by one of the officer’s body-worn cameras, filmed the three officers’ interaction with the boy’s father. “That’s what they (the group of children involved) do every day — they go to stores and they steal stuff,” one of the officers told the father. The fifth clip, which is about 10 minutes in length, showed the officers talking to both the 8-year-old’s father, identified by syracuse.com as Anthony Weah, and the children before leaving the scene. After the presentation of the bodyworn camera footage, First Deputy Chief Joe Cecile of SPD walked to the podium. He acknowledged parts of the videos are “hard to watch,” referencing when the boy was screaming and crying in the backseat of the police car. “It’s visceral. It’s visceral to all of us. You wouldn’t be a human being if you didn’t feel for that,” Cecile said. “But I want to say that the video that was pushed out by the citizen, (the one that) went viral, was only part of the story.” Cecile said the released body-worn camera video demonstrated a more wellrounded story with a positive outcome that some might call “uplifting,” referring to the final section of the footage where the father and children are interacting with the officers outside their home. “This is community policing 101,” Cecile said. “It’s what every citizen is asking from their police department — community policing. And it’s what we ask the officers to do as well.” The father of the child told syracuse.com that he wants to file a complaint regarding the incident.

male figures. Grab a kid, bring them to the church,” Alex said. “I’m talking about the alternatives so that our children, their time is filled with positive influences and people and when we’re doing some things that are going to impact and change lives.” TJ Davis, an organizer for BLM Syracuse, told The Daily Orange that while the protest might be the most visible form of work his organization does, it’s just the tip of the iceberg with respect to its advocacy efforts. Davis said that many local problems surrounding youth crime or violence in general aren’t unique to Syracuse, and that BLM Syracuse puts resources into researching effective efforts implemented around the world. Davis pointed to the success of universal child care elsewhere as an example of a policy that could reduce teen arrests and behavioral issues in young children, which he said would be a much cheaper alternative to militarizing the police. “It’s like helping with the loving hand instead of just somebody showing up with a weapon as the main solution,” he said. Davis, however, said it is difficult for members of the community to advocate for such policies or participate in municipal govern-

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An internship isn’t the only way to have a productive summer By Hannah Starorypinski columnist

lmost every college student I know either has or is looking for a summer internship. Recently, my LinkedIn has been swarmed with peers announcing their dream internships. These announcements have become more prevalent lately, however, as far back as November I was getting notifications about my classmates getting internships for the following summer. I have been applying for internships since last October and haven’t been offered a position yet. I’ve spent months critiquing cover letters, interviewing and then receiving lots of rejection emails. It’s a huge blow to someone’s confidence to see peers achieving their goals and getting these amazing opportunities when you feel stuck. This isn’t to say that I am not awed by their hard work and talent, but I wish that I could share some of their joy. This frustration seems to be felt by a lot of college students. Maybe you are applying into a competitive field, starting applications too late,

don’t know where to start or you don’t have enough experience on your resume. Alternatively, maybe you have an internship or job lined up but feel like it doesn’t look as good as your peers who got internships at internationally known companies. Regardless of your reasoning, you might be feeling upset about your summer plans and it’s important to note that feeling is shared by others. The two most common feelings I’ve encountered throughout this process are imposter syndrome and embarrassment. As I continue to see my peers getting jobs, I find myself questioning my worth and my career. Will I make it in my field without these experiences? Will I get into graduate school if my resume doesn’t include years of summer internships? What are others doing that I’m failing to do? It’s hard to feel like the work you’re putting in is not enough which makes it difficult to feel confident about your future. This feeling doesn’t just include not having a summer job — I have several friends who feel similarly even though they do have plans, just not doing corporate work. As

I get older and closer to entering the workforce, it can feel like the only acceptable summer position is working for a widely known company or organization and that anything else isn’t nearly as impressive. These feelings shouldn’t overpower anyones perceptions of their summer. Summer internships are not the end all be all path to a successful career. Students should feel inspired and empowered about their summer plans, whatever they may be. Dread and shame shouldn’t be the predominant feelings going into summer, but instead excitement for opportunities and experiences to come. Don’t put so much pressure on your summer that you can’t even enjoy it. Plus, there are so many other ways to fill your summer than through an internship. You can spend the summer assisting in a research lab or working on an independent project, or you can get a local job at a restaurant, working retail or babysitting. Last summer I worked in a warehouse and it was genuinely an incredible learning experience. You could also take summer

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classes with Syracuse University or through a local community college to boost your credits, or volunteer for a charity organization or political campaign. You can reach out to professionals in your field and shadow them at their job without being employed at their company. There are countless opportunities that can boost your resume that don’t include a fancy summer internship, and the experiences might even be more rewarding.

There’s no need to stress if your plans don’t look like everyone else’s. Your future is uniquely yours and not having a dashing internship for one summer will not define you, your life or career. Hannah Starorypinski is a sophomore political science major with a minor in public communication. Her column appears bi-weekly, and she can be reached at hkstaror@syr.edu.

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SU’s South Campus has more advantages than students think By Jean Aiello

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yracuse University freshmen are required to live on campus and are randomly placed in residence halls. There are over 15 residence halls on SU’s Main Campus. Possible dorm room layouts include open doubles, split doubles and corner doubles. Many students prefer split doubles since it gives more privacy with a wall being in the middle. At the end of freshman year, once students get to know the style of living in each dorm, it becomes competitive when selecting housing for their fall semester. Students feel a sense of familiarity with their usual routine walking around campus, so living on Main Campus is the most popular choice. One of the last places that the majority of students seem to want to live is on South Campus. But it was the first place that I wanted to live when I heard about all the perks of living in a South Campus apartment. A primary reason that students have for not wanting to live on South Campus is the commute. Main campus is not an easy walking distance from South Campus, so many students take a bus to and from classes or (if they have a car) drive to campus.

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As someone who took a bus to and from school every day starting in middle school, the idea of commuting this way wasn’t daunting. It’s only a 15 minute bus ride, and I usually leave 15 minutes before each class this year to walk from my dorm to the building where I have class anyways. I would be giving myself about the same amount of time to get to class if I lived on South. There are buses and shuttles that come every few minutes to and from South Campus with eight bus stops located on South Campus alone. There are many perks that definitely outweigh the one “downside” to living on South. Unlike dorms on main campus, South Campus apartments each have a full kitchen, bathroom, lounge area and private bedrooms. The beds are a size full XL, compared to the twin XL beds in dorms. South Campus apartments are fully furnished with a huge amount of storage and closet space. There is on-site parking available, usually right in front of your own apartment. Along with the apartment perks itself, there are many great amenities located near South Campus apartments. The conveniently located Goldstein Student Center includes a computer cluster with printers, a laundry

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room, study spaces and lounge areas, pool tables, TVs, volleyball courts, a food court with a late-night pick up window and South Campus Express where students can buy food and other necessities. Being at college, I’ve missed cooking food for myself like I would do at home. The dining hall options become repetitive, and I find myself getting the same thing to eat every day. South Campus will allow me to

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3 1. Seniors in the fashion design major spend countless hours working on their collections in the weeks leading up to the fashion show.

2. Students in the fashion design program are tasked with creating a six-piece collection as their senior project. 3. Inspired by her mother, Emily Goldberg used bright colors and 1960s fashion styles to create a collection to illustrate futuristic optimism. 4. Stemming from vague childhood memories, Xinglan Stella Yan designed her collection using organza to illustrate fading over time. 5. Seventeen fashion design majors showcased their senior collections at the fashion show on April 22. 6. Isaac Haseltine’s collection takes the stage as bridal wear style pieces inspired by the the harmony of life and death. 7. Jordan Lipkind used AI image generation technology to create fabric for her Italian Renaissance inspired senior collection. 8. Students work on the pieces they have been designing since the fall semester in anticipation of the showcase. 9. Models add the finishing touches to their looks backstage moments before taking to the runway.

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Friends, family and faculty watched 17 fashion design seniors showcase their six-piece collections created for their senior project Story and photos by Meghan Hendricks photo editor

n 2018, 17 freshmen in the fashion design program stepped into the Nancy Cantor Warehouse for the first time. They didn’t yet know that they would spend every waking moment of their senior year here. Professor Kirsten Schoonmaker said every student in the fashion design program comes to Syracuse University with a passion and a creative vision. It is the job of every professor the students interact with at the School of Design to help support and give them the tools to bring this vision to life. On Friday, friends, family, faculty and staff packed the seventh floor of the Warehouse to see what every senior

had spent countless hours producing. The students were tasked with designing, illustrating and physically constructing a six-piece collection over the course of the 2021-22 school year. The senior fashion show allows students to showcase their work in a professional manner, close to industry standards. Each student participating in the fashion show had collections with a unique style and backstory. While a number of them drew inspiration from their personal experiences or family, some were influenced by history, literature or music when creating their pieces. One senior, Calla Kremidas, used designs she drew when she was six and seven years old as the inspiration for her collection. Her mom had held on to her childhood sketchbooks after all these years and suggested that Kremidas take a look at them again when she started her senior year. “Looking back through (the sketchbooks), I saw that I could really turn it into something real now and make it so that it matches who I am today, and all that I’ve learned over the past 15 years or so,” Kremidas said. She used custom printed fabric, laser-cut leather and hand-crafted macrame to bring her childhood sketches to life and create a collection with a childlike whimsical feeling. Yianni Biniaris combined his love of nature and rock music to create a collection of sustainable pieces made entirely from biodegradable materials. Biniaris sourced some of his fabrics from his grandmother’s village in Cyprus to help tell the “off the grid” part of his collection’s story. To convey a combination of the “love, sex, drugs” grungy feel of rock and roll,

French classical music, lavender fields and an “off the grid” natural aspect, Biniaris used raw edges and burned pieces paired with lace and fresh flowers. After spending hours upon hours on these pieces, the seniors had mixed emotions about the show and how it represents an end to an era. “I can’t even imagine not being here every day of my life,” Emily Goldberg said. “We’ve literally been here every day for the whole semester, staying up late, not getting any sleep, only thinking about (the collections) and nothing else.” Goldberg said thinking about being done with everything feels surreal. Many of the seniors said they spent, on average, eight hours every day of the school week at the Warehouse working on their pieces. Not having to worry about it anymore and being able to move onto the next project — something that once might have seemed like it would never happen — is now becoming a reality. Being able to showcase their work not only in the sense of who they are as designers, but sharing it with their loved ones and seeing their work being worn by an actual person was a dream come true for some of the students. “I’m excited for actual models to be wearing our stuff, because in other classes, we look at it on a dress form, talk about it, and then never see it again,” senior Jordan Lipkind said. Despite all of the excitement floating through the air at the Warehouse the day of the show, there was also a bittersweetness looming nearby. These seniors had been together for four years and have been through everything, including a pandemic, with each other by their sides. “We’ve been together since 2018 and after (Friday), it’s like, ‘What’s next?’ Everyone’s going to go their separate ways and do their own thing, and it’s going to be crazy,” Goldberg said. “On Friday, I’m going to be obviously overwhelmed with happiness and relief that it is over, but I’m also going to feel sad.” The small size of the program allows students and professors to develop bonds on a more intimate level than larger programs. Fashion design professors program at the School of Design see these students learn and shape who they are through SU. But after hours of hard work, sleepless nights and countless sewing injuries, the 17 seniors in the Fashion Design Program class of 2022 got to show off their talent. As the seniors took to the runway with their models at the end of the show, members of the audience rose to their feet to give a standing ovation. They had officially reached the beginning of the end of their time at SU. mehendri@syr.edu @megghan_rose

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Green thumbs The Onondaga Earth Corps has helped young adults in Syracuse make an environmental impact in their community Story by Teddy Hudson contributing writer

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etween high-rise buildings and freeways, there’s little room for nature in urban areas. But for the past 17 years, Onondaga Earth Corps has worked to change the concrete environment of cities for the better, by planting trees. “The green industry in general is underrepresented, and especially the green industry’s role in urban settings,” said program specialist Kate Littlefield, a SUNY-ESF graduate who has worked at OEC since September. Since 2005, OEC has been helping young adults in the Syracuse area make a difference in their community through environmental service. The program, which hired 58 new youth members in 2021 alone, is active in a wide variety of local environmental projects, including tree-planting initiatives, park beautification and the construction of stormwater management systems. “We’re a nonprofit in the city who hires a lot of community members from typically underserviced areas,” said Littlefield. “We’re hiring people in Syracuse to do the work in their own communities. So instead of the city hiring a contractor, they hire us.” Young people enter OEC either as members of the youth program, which includes all members aged 16-18, or the young adult program, for those aged 19-25. Both programs boast an “earn to learn” system, meaning that all members are paid as employees and make an hourly wage while building skills in landscaping, leadership and public outreach. Members generally work on a seasonal basis, either working in the spring, fall or summer, and are encouraged to return for multiple seasons and eventually take on leadership roles, according to a form on the OEC website. “The crew members have a job here,” said Megan Gorss, an administrative assistant at

OEC who is also a SUNY-ESF graduate. “They get paid, it’s a normal job, but then on top of that, it’s a priority of the staff and the organization in general to provide services connecting crew members with other organizations.” In the past, Gorss said, these services have included helping members gain employment at other environmental organizations, assisting members with college applications and even working to secure a driver’s license for a member whose job hunt required one. Recently, OEC hired a personal development coordinator in order to help members succeed outside of their work with the organization. This position, a full-time staff role, is currently held by a former youth member. Once hired, members work in crews to perform important local environmental services such as weeding, mulching, tree planting and tree pruning. Much of their work takes place in areas of Syracuse where urban forestry has been significantly neglected due to redlining and other municipal issues, Littlefield said. They said that it tends to be hotter in these formerly redlined low-income communities and communities of color, there are higher rates of asthma due to more contaminants in the air that cause upper respiratory issues, and there’s more flooding because of a lack of green infrastructure. “So all of those things and more are big environmental justice issues that OEC is actively working with the city and other groups to combat,” Littlefield said. The goal of the city’s Urban Forest Master Plan, a 20-year program for public tree planting and maintainence, is to generally increase the percent tree cover in Syracuse, Gorss said. A commitment to environmental justice and equitably distributing trees in the city is the only way to do that, they said. In addition to tree planting, the OEC contributes key tree maintenance efforts to the Urban Forest Master Plan. The plan points out that 700 trees have to be removed annually in the Syracuse area, and maintenance efforts provided by the OEC reduce the likelihood of

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Volunteers help clean up for Earth Day at Cafe Sankofa By Kate Kelley

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Cafe Sankofa Cooperative is not a traditional cafe. While it does sell items like smoothies and coffee, its main focus is holistic health and wellness. CSC board president and Syracuse University alumna Arlaina Harris brings health and wellness education and resources to Syracuse’s Southside community. “Health and wellness is our bread and butter, it’s our mission,” Harris said. “We are trying to be a wellness cooperative by addressing food insecurity, and addressing accessible and culturally competent care.” The cooperative’s latest endeavor was a community cleanup to celebrate Earth Day. The event was held on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the cafe’s garden. Volunteers cleaned up trash and prepared the garden for planting. By 11:45 a.m, volunteers had picked up 10 trash bags worth of litter. “Individuals come together, and that’s how

impact happens,” Harris said. “Overall, we have to move from intention to impact and ensure that we are doing our part to make everyone feel safe and welcome and give everyone access to the same opportunities and services.” Among the volunteers were sisters Johnelle and Jhonna Burgos. Johnelle, who is 7 years old, said she wanted to pick up trash to help animals. “I don’t want nature to be dirty, because it will kill animals and I don’t want them to die,” she said. Jhonna is also passionate about reducing litter and helping animals. She said she wishes that people didn’t litter in the first place. “They should put trash in the trash can, because I have to clean it if they don’t clean up by themselves,” Jhonna said. Tracy Hogarth, who graduated from SUNY-ESF, said she wanted to celebrate Earth Day with a cleanup. As CSC’s program chair, she came up with the idea and shared it to the community via Instagram.

Hogarth said she wants to help citizens of Syracuse grow their own food and become more in tune with the earth. Cleaning up the garden will allow community members access to fresh, locally grown food. The area around Cafe Sankofa is a food desert, and to combat this issue, she creates health- and wellness-related activities with the help of the organization’s board to combat the unreliable access to fresh produce, she said. Her goal, she said, is to educate the Southside on the food options it has and let the community know that growing its own food is a sustainable and cheaper way to access produce. Everett Fonger, who is 10 years old, attended the cleanup to help his community. He recycles at home and cleans up his local park with family friends. “At school, I learn about how humans affect the ecosystem,” he said. When asked about climate change, Everett said that “unless we do something about it, this is just

going to be very bad.” His mother, Nicole Fonger, is an assistant professor at SU and active member of the community. Since moving to Syracuse, she has become involved with Cafe Sankofa and other community organizations. “I believe in community gardens, community organizations, community centers, showing up to support communities, building relationships with people,” she said. Nicole also said it’s important to have her kids with her at community events so she can demonstrate leadership and lead by example. She likes being a part of a community that shares her values, and the beautification of surrounding areas has offered her a sense of pride since moving to Syracuse, she said. “It’s important to have pride in where you live, and the more connected we become to Syracuse, the more people we meet who are really invested in the community and we like to be a part of that,” she said. katekelley03@gmail.com

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Eclipse, another alignment may bring pleasant plot twist By Liam Hines

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Two alignments in particular mark this week as arguably the most astrologically positive and exciting of 2022: the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in Pisces and the partial solar eclipse, conjunct Uranus, in Taurus. Ancient astrologers distinguished Venus and Jupiter as the two “benefics” of the seven traditional planets, meaning that these two gods carry with them all things people experience as good and pleasurable. Venus brings harmony, romance, attraction, sensuality and beauty. Jupiter brings abundance, success, optimism and joy. Conjunctions of these two planets bring a blending and augmentation of these themes. With this particular conjunction occurring in Pisces, the sign of Jupiter’s rulership and of Venus’ exaltation, over-the-top bliss from page 8

environment trees needing to be removed. “One thing I’m really proud of is the pruning,” said Eh Moemo Qui, a crew leader at OEC. “We did clear a lot of trees. Some of them were growing under wires, and we cut through there. Of course, it doesn’t look nice after you cut a tree in the middle, but you have to, to prevent the tree from growing through the wire and causing future problems.” Initiatives like Qui’s pruning campaign

and indulgence are likely to find you. Expect an expansive and abundant sense of beauty and pleasure to take root towards the end of this week as these planets move into their conjunction, which perfects in the afternoon of Saturday, April 30. This is a wonderful time to host a get-together with friends, soak in the beauty of springtime with a walk in Oakwood Cemetery or Thornden Park, indulge in the syrupy-sweet bliss of romance or simply invite the joys of life however you see fit. While Venus and Jupiter indicate overflowing joy, the solar eclipse in Taurus, also perfecting Saturday, indicates the lightning strike of powerful new beginnings. Eclipses are an astronomical phenomenon in which the sun, moon and earth align exactly. The paths of the sun and moon, though generally close, meet exactly at two points, known in astrology as the nodes of the moon. When luna-

tions occur within about 15 degrees these nodes, the light of one of the two luminaries is blocked, creating an eclipse. Currently, the nodes are in Taurus and Scorpio, meaning eclipses will occur in these signs until mid-2023, when the nodes move into Aries and Libra. Astrologically, eclipses can be thought of as markers of major plot twists, shake-ups and disruptions. With this eclipse occurring in a conjunction with Uranus, the planet of revolution and freedom seeking, the shake-ups of this particular eclipse may be doubly shocking and powerful. Occurring in Venus’ fixed earth temple of Taurus, this revolutionary energy could be directed towards those things which we take for granted as being the most stable in our lives, including food, housing or finances for example. If this sounds frightening, fret not. With Venus, the host of this eclipse, meeting Jupiter at almost exactly the same time, all indicators

point to overwhelmingly positive and exciting developments. Sometimes, major disruption is just what we need to reorient our lives towards the pleasure we seek. This week, let the coming experiences of beauty and pleasure point you toward the natural beauty that is ever-present in our world. When you pause to appreciate a flowering tree in full bloom, a bumble bee cuddling up against a flower, one of the Quad’s family of red-tailed hawks heroically leaping out of their Bowne Hall nest or a simple cloud lazily floating by, it is as if you are in conversation with Venus herself. If we can collectively strengthen our relationship with this natural beauty, we will be more apt to fight for the changes necessary to preserve it. In light of Earth Day having just occurred, I encourage you to take up this challenge.

may seem small in scale, but they are vital to the Urban Forest Master Plan. The plan was designed by the Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation, and Youth Programs, OEC and a steering committee composed of representatives from other local groups, including SUNY-ESF. It describes OEC’s pruning program as “essential” and estimates that OEC was responsible for 65 to 70% of public tree plantings in Syracuse between 2012 and 2020. Last year, the organization planted 1,471 trees and shrubs in the city and surrounding areas.

In 2022, OEC hopes to strengthen local programs like these rather than expand outside of the Syracuse area. This includes continued work in places like Schiller Park and the Onondaga Creekwalk, as well as in the organization’s network of rain gardens and green infrastructure sites. “We have so many gems of parks in Syracuse, but for so long, they’ve been unmaintained, which kind of deters people from using them,” Littlefield said. “So in a way we’re playing catch up, but they’re such great resources and they’re located all over the city.” Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF stu-

dents are able to get involved with OEC in a variety of ways, either as members or volunteers. The organization runs several volunteer events during the year and maintains a working relationship with both universities, Gorss said. “I’ve heard from ESF professors that OEC isn’t involved as much as they would like to see, and I would agree there’s a lot of room for partnerships,” Littlefield said. “Logistically we have to work some things out with that, but we often hold volunteer events catered to ESF — we’re happy to do it catered to SU as well.”

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stickmaking When he was younger, Jacques couldn’t afford a stick when he played on the Onondaga Nation. He constantly borrowed sticks from his neighbor, his brother or his dad but always had to return them. So one day, Jacques’ father, Louis — a stickmaker himself — took him to the woods to cut down a hickory tree and begin the lengthy stick-making process. The sticks were unappealing at first, but Jacques could play with them, he said. Initially the duo began making sticks inside their house, carving wood and netting sticks inside their living room and kitchen, before transitioning to a small shed. In 1968, Louis took out a loan to create a building devoted to full-time stick-making where Jacques still works today. Initially, the two made up to 12,000 sticks a year, Jacques said. “He’s well respected,” Burnam said of Jacques. “He sells out his sticks before he even got them made.” Making the perfect stick begins with from page 12

quinn 5 years old and ran around “trying to keep up” with John (seven years older), Evan Quinn (three and a half years older) and their friends. Quinn always had a stick in his hand growing up, said his high school teammates and neighbors Dylan Pantalone, Jon Pfohl and James Sexton. The trio knew in third grade that Quinn was good enough to eventually become a five-star recruit. He became the record-holder for most points in Niskayuna High School history (342 points), said his dad, John Quinn Jr. In his first collegiate game, Quinn scored twice against Binghamton. He broke his pinky during his sophomore season and tore his

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Jacques searching for the right hickory tree — either smoothbark or shagbark with no knots, limbs or twists. He cuts the tree down and brings it back to the shed and splits it lengthwise with a ledges axe. Then, Jacques handcarves and dries it for nearly two months, since “fresh, wet wood” won’t bend, he said. The wood is steamed for 20 to 40 minutes inside an oil tank set above a scrapwood fire before Jacques finally bends it into the shape of a lacrosse stick. A wire holds the stick in place before it’s stored to dry for at least six months. Then, it goes back in the steamer and is removed before being bent into the shape of the lacrosse head. Jacques removes the wire and carves the stick into the proper shape with a two-handed draw shave to make it more workable. He then drills the holes for the netting, which Jacques does without any measurements, before sanding the stick, and adding his name, the date of completion and shellac to the stick. The stick is dried again before the leather nylon and netting are added to complete the stick. Jacques estimated that he usually makes about 20 sticks at once, though one day he

remembered making around 400. But back in 1974, when plastic sticks “took over,” 12,000 sticks a year turned into around 1,200, Jacques said. He and his father still made sticks on a smaller scale, mainly to preserve one of the reservation’s most important traditions. Boys born on the reservation receive a wooden stick — not a plastic one — when they are born, and are buried with one, too, Jacques said. Burnam has known Jacques since he played at Syracuse in the early 1980s. When Burnam played for the Orange, almost every player used sticks made by either Jacques or Eli Cornelius, another Onondaga stick-maker. Syracuse head coach Gary Gait used one of Jacques’ sticks in 1991 — his first season of professional box lacrosse after graduating from Syracuse. Gait remembered breaking around seven of his sticks but said he enjoyed using them because they were light. Jacques continued making wooden sticks for box lacrosse players, who preferred them over plastic ones. Since field lacrosse requires a wider, longer stick, Jacques said it was harder to make a wooden stick that was more usable than a plastic one because of the weight difference.

“When people saw you using it, I think they respected the game a lot more, because not everyone can use them; they’re hard to use,” Burnam said. But the sticks still served a purpose for defensemen in field lacrosse, Burnam said. They helped with poke and slap checks because they were heavier, and it was easier to pick up ground balls with the shallow pockets. Burnam remembered being able to pick up ground balls with one hand, a move known as the “Indian pickup.” “People used to move their stick out of the way real fast when a wooden stick was around,” Burnam said. To Burnam, Jacques’ sticks offered the perfect balance of a challenge while also maintaining Indigenous culture on the field. Burnam still has all five of his World Championship sticks, and doesn’t plan to give them up. “I got every one of them,” Burnam said. “There’s people that asked me, I’ll give you $500 for that stick. I’m like, ‘I’m not selling that stick.’”

groin, too — injuries that led to limited minutes in 2019. The past three years, Quinn filled a consistent role on the second-line midfield, backing up the first-line that featured AllAmericans Tucker Dordevic, Brendan Curry and Jamie Trimboli. This season, head coach Gary Gait never had a conversation with Quinn saying that he’d be the new starter, John said, but it seemed natural. He’d worked hard enough to earn minutes during his first four seasons at SU, and was finally prepared to fill that starting role. “That was his goal. He wanted to be the guy,” John said. Quinn returned from his calf injury and electrified Syracuse with a secondquarter hat trick against No. 1 Maryland, a sequence where he proved what he was

capable of, John said. Ellen Quinn, his mother, said she didn’t even think Quinn would play that day because he wasn’t fully conditioned. But his family wasn’t surprised by his performance — they always knew he was that good. Then he broke his thumb. Syracuse slumped way below .500, and the end of Quinn’s career loomed. “It’s hard enough when you graduate from college and you leave your team, but when you’re leaving it the way this season ends up, and an injury,” Ellen said, “it’s a bust.” Still, Quinn’s glass-half-full mentality means he’s persevered through a difficult season, his family said. He’s part of what Gait has repeatedly referred to as the “foundation” for the future because of how closely he works with young midfielders like Jackson Birtwistle, Matteo Corsi and Tyler Cordes. From the sidelines during his injury, Quinn continued to coach and support his teammates, Gait said. “It’s easy to get down on yourself, but that’s not the type of guy Lucas is,” Evan said. Quinn knows the all-but-likely abrupt ending to his career is coming after the Notre Dame game. He’s trying to “soak in” the moments that are left with his teammates and best friends, John said. It’s a conversation that both brothers — who played at the University of Hartford but didn’t go pro — have had with Quinn. John said it was a “shock” to figure out a new routine that’s different from lacrosse. Like any transition, it’s about refocusing motivation and energy toward something new, his brothers said.

“Your identity growing up is ‘I’m a lacrosse player, that’s who I am.’ But when that ends and you’re no longer suiting up for Syracuse lacrosse, it definitely takes a little while to figure out your new situation and your new groove and your new identity,” John said. Both know Quinn will be able to make that transition well, though. Quinn said he’ll still help at Niskayuna’s high school and club programs. Kids from Niskayuna consider the Quinn brothers “legendary” in the lacrosse world, Ellen said. He’ll still play casual lacrosse this summer too and work with Ryan Powell’s Rhino Lacrosse. Beyond that, he plans to ski and golf during his free time and work in commercial real estate in Albany, New York. “In hindsight, there’s so much more to life (than lacrosse), obviously,” Quinn said. From the parking lot outside the Dome, Quinn’s parents talk about how he always plays well against Virginia. He had two goals in Syracuse’s first upset of UVA last year, and then two goals and an assist in the second upset. The Cavaliers went on to win the national championship. This year, he had another two goals and an assist in February. They knew he’d be on the field — against Virginia — in a few hours. This time, Quinn was held without a point or a shot in limited minutes because his hand is still healing. And in a week, he’ll likely be done for good. “It’s a huge transition, but it’s all good. It’s what life is,” Ellen said. “You’re always moving on as you get older, that’s just what he’s doing.”

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and owner of Explosion Softball club, said that more players like Ramos have been slipping through the cracks in recent years for a variety of reasons. “The recruiting right now is broken. It’s absolutely broken,” Denio said. Due to the extra year of eligibility many players took because of the pandemic, teams have overloaded rosters and don’t have the money to sign more scholarship players. The increased use of the transfer portal has also caused many elite teams not to recruit high school players, Denio said. Denio said softball teams have also emphasized recruiting through their own camps, which prospective athletes have to pay for, as opposed to sending their assistant coaches on recruiting trips, which the program pays for. One positive of more players going underrecruited is increased parity across the sport, Denio said, which can help schools like Syracuse secure talent that otherwise wouldn’t be available to them. “We definitely know the programs that are around consistently. … There are other schools in the Northeast that don’t come out as much as, say, a Syracuse would,” Borzilleri said.

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prepared to verbally commit to a different school. Loredo said he believed that Breen initially looked at Syracuse partially as a favor to Borzilleri and himself, but she ended up forming a connection with the coaching staff and committed in November of her junior year. Former SU assistant Michael Steuerwald recruited Breen when he coached at Utah Valley University, and Borzilleri credited him for influencing Breen’s commitment to Syracuse. Doepking also attended several of Athletics Mercado’s games in person, Loredo said. Ramos, a San Diego native, had a lot of interest from local schools as well as a few other Power Five offers, but Syracuse made the most sense for her, Borzilleri said. Initially, Syracuse was not an option for Ramos, but once Breen knew Syracuse was looking for another infielder/outfielder, she “nudged” Ramos, Loredo said. Ramos didn’t initially play for a club team as well known as Athletics Mercado, which resulted in her not getting as much recruiting attention, Loredo said. Bret Denio, the national director of Premier Girls Fastpitch

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Inside SU’s recruiting hotbed By Connor Pignatello asst. digital editor

ALF JACQUES (CENTER) has made wooden lacrosse sticks on the Onondaga Nation Reservation since he was 11 years old. courtesy of mark burnam

THE STICK MAKER By Alex Cirino

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of pride for their Indigenous background, even if the sticks were harder to use than newer, plastic versions. “We’re Iroquois Nationals — we have a stick-maker on our reservation — we’re kind of proud to use them,” Burnam said. “That stick’s medicine for us.” The stick-maker, Alf Jacques, has been making wooden sticks on the Onondaga Nation Reservation since he was 11 years old. As lacrosse’s rules have evolved and wooden sticks have been discarded in favor of plastic ones, Jacques has preserved the traditional manufacturing process in order to maintain the Indigenous lacrosse culture on the reservation. “We had to keep the tradition (and) the culture going by making sticks for our people. You can’t play a real medicine game without a wooden stick,” Jacques said.

Alf Jacques has maintained Indigenous lacrosse culture by making thousands of sticks

ark Burnam used the same type of stick in five different World Lacrosse Championship games for the Iroquois Nationals. It was a handmade, 6-foot wooden long-pole stick, with the same hickory wood used to make sticks for the rest of the team. The sticks, heavy by nature, were opposed by many of the Nationals’ opponents who referred to the sticks as “weapons,” Burnam said.. Burnam remembered once breaking the collarbone of an Australian attack while running to pick up a ground ball. But the Iroquois Nationals didn’t use the wooden sticks to threaten their opponents. They used them out

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5th year Lucas Quinn reflects on SU career senior staff writer

Two hours before Syracuse faced off against No. 6 Virginia in the second-to-last game of Lucas Quinn’s career, seven of his aunts and 21 cousins tailgated in a parking lot just west of the Carrier Dome. Over burgers, hot dogs and beers, family and friends chatted about SU lacrosse’s upcoming bout with the Cavaliers, about Quinn’s unfortunate injuries and about what could’ve been for the fifth-year midfielder in his final season. But mainly, those who

made the two-hour drive from their hometown in Niskayuna, New York, and the handful of others that came from as far as Atlanta, Georgia, were there because of how proud they are of the person that Quinn’s become. Each donned a white t-shirt with his name and No. 26 on the back. A smaller group will be back for the season-finale on Sunday, but the family wanted one last celebration. “He’s doing everything in his power to finish strong,” said John Quinn III, his eldest brother. The 2022 season has been a “frustrating” one for Quinn

though, he said. The five-star recruit worked his way up from a reserve midfielder role in 2018 to a coveted starting role this season. After overcoming a right calf strain sustained during preseason, he notched a hat trick in his first career start against No. 1 Maryland. But a month later against Johns Hopkins, he was sidelined again with a broken thumb on his dominant hand. Quinn returned with three games left in the year, but his role has significantly diminished as his hand continues to heal. He knows playing professional lacrosse isn’t

There are other schools in the Northeast that don’t come out as much as say a Syracuse would Greg Borzilleri athletics mercado coach

men’s lacrosse

By Roshan Fernandez

With year-round training and a large population, Southern California is a softball paradise. The region holds some of the best softball competition and talent in the nation, and players take advantage of the year-round sun to play around 150 games every year. In recent years, Syracuse has taken advantage of Southern California’s massive talent pool. The Orange currently have six players from the region, including their only All-ACC selection from a year ago, Neli Casares-Maher. Three of SU’s key freshmen also come from California. Catcher Laila Alves comes from Northern California, and Kelly Breen and Angie Ramos played together on the Athletics Mercado club team in Southern California. The opportunity to earn significant playing time was a deciding factor in Breen and Ramos’ respective commitments, Will Loredo, who coached both players at Athletics Mercado, said. Breen is one of just three players to start every game this season while Ramos has played four different positions as a utility player.

the most realistic goal. He knows that next week, after playing his last game, will be the beginning of a difficult shift since “lacrosse player” has defined so much of his life. But those close to him, including his two older brothers who underwent the same shift, know he’s more than ready to handle it. “It’s going to be such a transition. And this is all going to come to an end,” Quinn said before the Virginia game. For Quinn, the youngest of three brothers, playing lacrosse was always logical. He started around see quinn page 10

Despite competition with other Power Five schools and local small schools in Southern California, Syracuse has a strong presence in the softball hotbed, said Greg Borzilleri who coached with Loredo at Athletics Mercado. Borzilleri and Loredo both highlighted strong relationships with head coach Shannon Doepking as a reason for Breen and Ramos’ commitments to Syracuse. Breen and Ramos played together on Athletics Mercado for their first three years of high school and received nationwide offers, Loredo said. Athletics Mercado traveled to tournaments around the country to gain as much exposure from college coaches as possible. Borzilleri said the team travels out of state six or seven times a year to tournaments in Texas, Colorado and Florida, among others. Breen had several offers across the east and west coast, but Syracuse expressed interest late in the recruiting process as she was see recruiting page 10